Crehan History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms 

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 Crehan family in North America:

Crehan Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

• Mary Crehan, aged 18, who landed in New York in 1864 2

Crehan Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

• Bridget Crehan, aged 18, who settled in America from Ballygar, Ireland, in 1907
• John Crehan, aged 37, who landed in America from New Bridge, Ireland, in 1907
• Bernard Crehan, aged 26, who landed in America from Ballygar, Ireland, in 1908
• Johannah Crehan, aged 29, who immigrated to the United States from Lizzagry, Ireland, in 1908
• Annie Crehan, aged 28, who landed in America from Ballygas, Ireland, in 1909
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Crehan Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

• Patrick Crehan, aged 26, who arrived in South Australia in 1857 aboard the ship "Marion" 3

• Joseph Crehan (1883-1966), American film actor who appeared in over 300 films
• John J. Crehan, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1932; Candidate for U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 10th District, 1932 4
• Bernard J. Crehan (b. 1874), Irish Roman Catholic priest and author
• Martin "Junior" Crehan (1908-1998), Irish fiddle player

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