[From "The History of Dennis Henry Mongovan" by Jan Patrick Mongoven in 2012.]
Catherine Costello was born around 1804, likely in County Clare, Ireland, as Costello (Costelloe) was a very common name there. A Catholic, she married James Mungovan (later spelled Mongovan, and then Mongoven) of County Clare around 1830. They had six children, all born around the town of Ennis: Dennis Henry, John, Patrick J., Margaret, Catherine, and Delia (Bridget).
She emigrated from Ireland to America with her family during, or shortly after, the Great Famine of 1845-1850. The 1908 obituary of her son, Patrick J., indicates that the family came to Boston around 1851-52. They spent a few years in the industrial city of Lowell, west of Boston, before moving to Chebanse township in Iroquois County, south of Chicago.
The Mongovans were devout Catholics, but few churches were built in primitive Iroquois County by the early 1860s. According to The History of Iroquois County, Clifton's first Mass took place in 1862 at the home of James "McGovern." The Clifton Centennial 1857-1957 clarified: "The earliest Mass, in Clifton, was celebrated in the house of James Mongoven in 1862 with Father Vanderpool officiating. Services were sometimes held in the warehouse, too, being held a month or six weeks apart when the priest could get here. The first Roman Catholic Church was built about 1865…named St. Peter's…" St. John the Baptist Church was built in 1875 at L'Erable in Ashkum Township, several miles southeast of Clifton.
Catherine Mongovan, our 66-year-old Irish ancestor, died at Clifton on January 13, 1870. She was laid to rest two days later at St. John the Baptist Cemetery in L'Erable, with Father Charles Clement conducting the funeral service and son John Mongoven and neighbor Edward Gosselin serving as witnesses.
Catherine Costello was born around 1804, likely in County Clare, Ireland, as Costello (Costelloe) was a very common name there. A Catholic, she married James Mungovan (later spelled Mongovan, and then Mongoven) of County Clare around 1830. They had six children, all born around the town of Ennis: Dennis Henry, John, Patrick J., Margaret, Catherine, and Delia (Bridget).
She emigrated from Ireland to America with her family during, or shortly after, the Great Famine of 1845-1850. The 1908 obituary of her son, Patrick J., indicates that the family came to Boston around 1851-52. They spent a few years in the industrial city of Lowell, west of Boston, before moving to Chebanse township in Iroquois County, south of Chicago.
The Mongovans were devout Catholics, but few churches were built in primitive Iroquois County by the early 1860s. According to The History of Iroquois County, Clifton's first Mass took place in 1862 at the home of James "McGovern." The Clifton Centennial 1857-1957 clarified: "The earliest Mass, in Clifton, was celebrated in the house of James Mongoven in 1862 with Father Vanderpool officiating. Services were sometimes held in the warehouse, too, being held a month or six weeks apart when the priest could get here. The first Roman Catholic Church was built about 1865…named St. Peter's…" St. John the Baptist Church was built in 1875 at L'Erable in Ashkum Township, several miles southeast of Clifton.
Catherine Mongovan, our 66-year-old Irish ancestor, died at Clifton on January 13, 1870. She was laid to rest two days later at St. John the Baptist Cemetery in L'Erable, with Father Charles Clement conducting the funeral service and son John Mongoven and neighbor Edward Gosselin serving as witnesses.
[From "The History of Dennis Henry Mongovan" by Jan Patrick Mongoven in 2012.]
Catherine Costello was born around 1804, likely in County Clare, Ireland, as Costello (Costelloe) was a very common name there. A Catholic, she married James Mungovan (later spelled Mongovan, and then Mongoven) of County Clare around 1830. They had six children, all born around the town of Ennis: Dennis Henry, John, Patrick J., Margaret, Catherine, and Delia (Bridget).
She emigrated from Ireland to America with her family during, or shortly after, the Great Famine of 1845-1850. The 1908 obituary of her son, Patrick J., indicates that the family came to Boston around 1851-52. They spent a few years in the industrial city of Lowell, west of Boston, before moving to Chebanse township in Iroquois County, south of Chicago.
The Mongovans were devout Catholics, but few churches were built in primitive Iroquois County by the early 1860s. According to The History of Iroquois County, Clifton's first Mass took place in 1862 at the home of James "McGovern." The Clifton Centennial 1857-1957 clarified: "The earliest Mass, in Clifton, was celebrated in the house of James Mongoven in 1862 with Father Vanderpool officiating. Services were sometimes held in the warehouse, too, being held a month or six weeks apart when the priest could get here. The first Roman Catholic Church was built about 1865…named St. Peter's…" St. John the Baptist Church was built in 1875 at L'Erable in Ashkum Township, several miles southeast of Clifton.
Catherine Mongovan, our 66-year-old Irish ancestor, died at Clifton on January 13, 1870. She was laid to rest two days later at St. John the Baptist Cemetery in L'Erable, with Father Charles Clement conducting the funeral service and son John Mongoven and neighbor Edward Gosselin serving as witnesses.
Catherine Costello was born around 1804, likely in County Clare, Ireland, as Costello (Costelloe) was a very common name there. A Catholic, she married James Mungovan (later spelled Mongovan, and then Mongoven) of County Clare around 1830. They had six children, all born around the town of Ennis: Dennis Henry, John, Patrick J., Margaret, Catherine, and Delia (Bridget).
She emigrated from Ireland to America with her family during, or shortly after, the Great Famine of 1845-1850. The 1908 obituary of her son, Patrick J., indicates that the family came to Boston around 1851-52. They spent a few years in the industrial city of Lowell, west of Boston, before moving to Chebanse township in Iroquois County, south of Chicago.
The Mongovans were devout Catholics, but few churches were built in primitive Iroquois County by the early 1860s. According to The History of Iroquois County, Clifton's first Mass took place in 1862 at the home of James "McGovern." The Clifton Centennial 1857-1957 clarified: "The earliest Mass, in Clifton, was celebrated in the house of James Mongoven in 1862 with Father Vanderpool officiating. Services were sometimes held in the warehouse, too, being held a month or six weeks apart when the priest could get here. The first Roman Catholic Church was built about 1865…named St. Peter's…" St. John the Baptist Church was built in 1875 at L'Erable in Ashkum Township, several miles southeast of Clifton.
Catherine Mongovan, our 66-year-old Irish ancestor, died at Clifton on January 13, 1870. She was laid to rest two days later at St. John the Baptist Cemetery in L'Erable, with Father Charles Clement conducting the funeral service and son John Mongoven and neighbor Edward Gosselin serving as witnesses.
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Catherine C. - wife of James Mongovan - Jan. 13, 1870 - Aged 66 years
