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Where did the Irish Canavan family come from? What is the Irish Canavan family crest and coat of arms? When did the Canavan family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Canavan family history?
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Spelling variations of this family name include: Canavan, O'Canavan, Canaman, Kinevan, Kinavan, Kanavan, O'Kennevain and many more.First found in Galway, where they held a family seat as hereditary physicians to the O'Flahertys. Traditionally, this great sept is descended through the Fihillys from Muredach Maolleathan the 16th Christian King of Connacht. Irish history was greatly influenced by the Norman invasion of 1172, and thereafter, the surnames of Irish Gaelic clanns and septs and many of the Norman families became almost indistinguishable.
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Canavan Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Michael Canavan, who arrived in America in 1800
- Thomas Canavan, who landed in Mississippi in 1838
- Patrick Canavan, aged 24, landed in Mobile, Ala in 1848
- Biddy Canavan, aged 16, arrived in New York, NY in 1849
- Biddy Canavan, who settled in New York in 1849
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- Dennis Canavan (b. 1942), Scottish politician
- Katherine Canavan, current United States Ambassador to the Republic of Botswana
- Trudi Canavan (b. 1969), Australian writer of fantasy novels
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