MacGoferan History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the MacGoferan family

Early History of the MacGoferan family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our MacGoferan research. Another 73 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1410, 1444, 1476, 1481, 1547, 1581, 1587 and 1593 are included under the topic Early MacGoferan History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

MacGoferan Spelling Variations

Those scribes in Ireland during the Middle Ages recorded names as they sounded. Consequently, in this era many people were recorded under different spellings each time their name was written down. Research on the MacGoferan family name revealed numerous spelling variations, including MacGovern, Magauran, MacGoveran, MacGoverin and others.

Early Notables of the MacGoferan family

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Migration of the MacGoferan family

Thousands of Irish families left for North American shores in the 19th century. These people were searching for a life unencumbered with poverty, hunger, and racial discrimination. Many arrived to eventually find such conditions, but many others simply did not arrive: victims of the diseased, overcrowded ships in which they traveled to the New World. Those who lived to see North American shores were instrumental in the development of the growing nations of Canada and the United States. A thorough examination of passenger and immigration lists has disclosed evidence of many early immigrants of the name MacGoferan: Daniel MacGoveran, who settled in Philadelphia in 1840; Andrew, Bernard, Edward, James, John, Michael, Patrick, Peter, Terry, Thomas MacGovern all arrived in Philadelphia between 1840 and 1860.