Millagyn History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Millagyn family

Early History of the Millagyn family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Millagyn research. Another 109 words (8 lines of text) covering the year 1798 is included under the topic Early Millagyn History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Millagyn Spelling Variations

Irish names were rarely spelled consistently in the Middle Ages. Spelling variations of the name Millagyn dating from that time include Monaghan, Monahan, Monagham, Monahon, Monagan, Mongan, Monaugher, Monck and many more.

Early Notables of the Millagyn family

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Migration of the Millagyn family

During the 19th century thousands of impoverished Irish families made the long journey to British North America and the United States. These people were leaving a land that had become beset with poverty, lack of opportunity, and hunger. In North America, they hoped to find land, work, and political and religious freedoms. Although the majority of the immigrants that survived the long sea passage did make these discoveries, it was not without much perseverance and hard work: by the mid-19th century land suitable for agriculture was short supply, especially in British North America, in the east; the work available was generally low paying and physically taxing construction or factory work; and the English stereotypes concerning the Irish, although less frequent and vehement, were, nevertheless, present in the land of freedom, liberty, and equality for all men. The largest influx of Irish settlers occurred with Great Potato Famine during the late 1840s. Research into passenger and immigration lists has brought forth evidence of the early members of the Millagyn family in North America: William Monahan, who settled in Virginia in 1654; Edward Monaghan, who arrived in New York, NY in 1806; Patrick Monagan, who arrived in Ontario in 1809.