James Christopher Colgan (1858-1933)

James Christopher Colgan

Birth

25 Jul 1858

Doylestown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death

24 Apr 1933 (aged 74)

Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA

Burial

Holy Cross Cemetery

Yeadon, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map

Plot

Section 28, Range 9, Lot 38, Grave 3

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BIRTH: 25 Jul 1858 - Church Record (Baptism)
BAPTISM (Church Record): 15 Aug 1858 - Our Lady of Mount Carmel Roman Catholic Church, Doylestown, PA
BAPTISM SPONSORS (GOD PARENTS): Patrick Colgan and Catherine Honigan(?)

MARRIAGE (Church Record): 23 Jan 1888 - Cathedral of Saints Peter & Paul (Roman Catholic), Philadelphia, PA
MARRIAGE WITNESSES: Matthew Patrick Colgan (brother of groom) and Anna Colgan (sister of groom)
License Number: 16065 (City of Philadelphia, PA)

FUNERAL: From 605 North 63rd Street, Philadelphia, PA (residence)
REQUIEM MASS: 28 April 1933 - St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church, Philadelphia, PA (1535 N. 59th St.) (Church closed in 2013)

The following family members are in this lot (complete listing):
• Margaret Connelly Colgan McKegney (1837-1913)
• Peter M. Colgan (1853-1919)
• John A. Colgan (1866-1910)
• Anna A. Colgan (1868-1939)
• James Christopher Colgan (1858-1933)
• Catherine "Katie" Murphy Colgan (1867-1947)
• Mathew Colgan (1889-1918)
• Elizabeth Marie Colgan (1888-1904)

Other members of this family buried in this cemetery:
• Joseph Edward Colgan (1860-1940)
• Catherine Kahler Colgan (1863–1922)
• Raymond Paul Colgan (1898–1971)
• Mary E. O'Dea Colgan (1904–1951)
• Annie V. Dougherty Colgan (1895-1918)
• Rita Colgan (1917-1918)
• Annie Colgan (unknown-unknown)
• Sister Regina Denise Colgan (Born Ann Doris) (1919–1992)

Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia, PA - 26 April 1933:
COLGAN - April 24, JAMES C., husband of Catherine Colgan (nee Murphy), Relatives and friends, also Holy Name Society of the Church of St. Rose of Lima, are invited to funeral Fri. 8:30 A.M., residence, 605 N. 63d st. Solemn Requiem Mass at the Church of St. Rose of Lima, 10 A.M. Int. Holy Cross Cem.
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COD: Pulmonary edema | Contributory Causes: Atherosclerosis, Apoplexy
Informant for Death Certificate: Catherine Colgan (Wife) (605 North 63rd Street, Philadelphia, PA)
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