Haggen History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The 19th century saw a great wave of Irish families leaving Ireland for the distant shores of North America and Australia. These families often left their homeland hungry, penniless, and destitute due to the policies of England. Those Irish immigrants that survived the long sea passage initially settled on the eastern seaboard of the continent. Some, however, moved north to a then infant Canada as United Empire Loyalists after ironically serving with the English in the American War of Independence. Others that remained in America later joined the westward migration in search of land. The greatest influx of Irish immigrants, though, came to North America during the Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s. Thousands left Ireland at this time for North America, and those who arrived were immediately put to work building railroads, coal mines, bridges, and canals. In fact, the foundations of today's powerful nations of the United States and Canada were to a larger degree built by the Irish. Archival documents indicate that members of the Haggen family relocated to North American shores quite early:

Haggen Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

• Thomas Haggen, who settled in New York in 1812

Haggen Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

• Anthony Haggen, who arrived in Allegheny Co. Pennsylvania in 1906

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Haggen Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

• Charlotte Haggen, who settled in Toronto in 1871