1. James McGovern and Bridget McGovern James McGovern was born ca 1809-1811 in Ireland. He was the son of Owen and Margaret McGovern (per his death record). Sometime before 1836, he married Miss Bridget McGovern. They had two daughters born in Ireland, one being Anna b. 1836. One was evidently left in Ireland. They emigrated, probably along with other family members, between 1836 and 1841. Two sister of James McGovern lived in Brooklyn NY. James and Bridget's daughter Margaret was born in 1841 in Boston, Massachusetts. One of Bridget's sisters married a Mr. Cullen and remained in Boston, Massachusetts. From there, James and Bridget moved to Albany NY and then to Hamilton, Ontario, Canada where they remained several yrs. A brother of Bridget's , Thomas McGovern, settled in Canada. Later they moved to Ohio. Bridget's brother, John McGovern settled in Sandusky. They came to Minnesota in 1861.
McGovern, Lawler and McElligott families