The following is an excerpt from “Elmwood Township a Pictorial History” by Larry Wakefield.
The Corrigan Family
Michael and Julia Corrigan arrived in New Orleans in the spring 1846. Both were from County Cork, Ireland. While in New Orleans they had two children, James and Margaret. Julia died at the time of her daughter’s birth, and in 1850, Michael moved the family to Chicago. There he married Sarah Jane Fewins and in 1874 twin boys, James, Jr. and Daniel, were born.
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