Biography
William Joseph Dorgan is an enigmatic character. He is also my grandfather.
His baptismal certificate (not the parish register) says his name was William John Dorgan. However, this may have been an error made by the person who entered the name into the church register at the time of his baptism, or this may have been an error made by the person who copied his name from the register onto a certificate to be sent to me.
In any case, my grandfather is William Joseph Dorgan, Sr. My father is William Joseph Dorgan, Jr. and I am William Joseph Dorgan III.
The Passenger Record of William Joseph Dorgan:
First Name: William
Last Name: Dorgan
Nationality: Ireland, Irish
Last Place of Residence: Midleton
Date of Arrival: June 9th, 1897
Age at Arrival: Infant
Gender: Male
Ship of Travel: Teutonic
Port of Departure: Queenstown
Manifest Line Number: 0566
Passenger ID: 102902013196
1900 US CENSUS:
Name: William Dorgan Age: 3 Birth Date: Apr 1897 Birthplace: Ireland Home in 1900: Providence Ward 3, Providence, Rhode Island
[Providence] Race: White Gender: Male Immigration Year: 1898 Relation to Head of House: Son Marital Status: Single Father\\\\'s Name: Patrick Dorgan Father\\\\'s Birthplace: Ireland Mother\\\\'s Name: Mary Dorgan Mother\\\\'s Birthplace: Ireland Occupation: View on Image Neighbors: View others on page Household Members:
Name
Age
Patrick Dorgan
39
Mary Dorgan
29
Annie Dorgan
12
Michael Dorgan
10
Patrick Dorgan
8
David Dorgan
5
William Dorgan
3
1910 US CENSUS
Name: William Dorgan
[William Dorgon]
[William Dergan] Age in 1910: 12 Birth Year: 1898 Birthplace: Ireland Home in 1910: Providence Ward 3, Providence, Rhode Island Race: White Gender: Male Immigration Year: 1908 Relation to Head of House: Son Marital Status: Single Father\\\\'s Name: Patrick Dorgan Father\\\\'s Birthplace: Ireland Mother\\\\'s Name: Mary Dorgan Mother\\\\'s Birthplace: Ireland Neighbors: View others on page Household Members:
Name
Age
Patrick Dorgan
44
Mary Dorgan
39
Anna Dorgan
21
Mecheal Dorgan
20
Patrick Dorgan
18
David Dorgan
16
William Dorgan
12
Mary Dorgan
5
Mary Johnstone
50
William does not appear in 1920, 1930, and 1940 US Census for Rhode Island.
The 1905 Census of Rhode Island has his date of birth as May 21, 1897.
William Joseph Dorgan\\'s Death Certificate says he was born on April 15, 1905.
His Social Security Account number application says he was born on April 15, 1900.
The Social Security Death Index says he was born on April 11, 1897.
He was older than Helen Louise McIntosh, his second wife, who was also born in 1905. His sister, Mary Catherine, was born on March 19, 1905, and she is the last born of Patrick Dorgan and Mary Hartnett. It seems that the SSDI is right. He was born on April 11, 1897. This date was also confirmed by William\\'s Irish baptismal certificate.
His Rhode Island state file is #159 and his Warwick, Rhode Island file is #83-160.
William applied for a Social Security Account Number on January 29, 1940. At that time, he gave his address as Division Road, R.F.D. 67, East Greenwich, Rhode Island. He stated that the business name of his employer was Moriarty. This is Raymond James Moriarty, husband of William\\'s sister, Mary Catherine Dorgan. Raymond owned a trucking company. William drove his trucks. He was also a carpenter.
His baptismal certificate (not the parish register) says his name was William John Dorgan. However, this may have been an error made by the person who entered the name into the church register at the time of his baptism, or this may have been an error made by the person who copied his name from the register onto a certificate to be sent to me.
In any case, my grandfather is William Joseph Dorgan, Sr. My father is William Joseph Dorgan, Jr. and I am William Joseph Dorgan III.
The Passenger Record of William Joseph Dorgan:
First Name: William
Last Name: Dorgan
Nationality: Ireland, Irish
Last Place of Residence: Midleton
Date of Arrival: June 9th, 1897
Age at Arrival: Infant
Gender: Male
Ship of Travel: Teutonic
Port of Departure: Queenstown
Manifest Line Number: 0566
Passenger ID: 102902013196
1900 US CENSUS:
Name: William Dorgan Age: 3 Birth Date: Apr 1897 Birthplace: Ireland Home in 1900: Providence Ward 3, Providence, Rhode Island
[Providence] Race: White Gender: Male Immigration Year: 1898 Relation to Head of House: Son Marital Status: Single Father\\\\'s Name: Patrick Dorgan Father\\\\'s Birthplace: Ireland Mother\\\\'s Name: Mary Dorgan Mother\\\\'s Birthplace: Ireland Occupation: View on Image Neighbors: View others on page Household Members:
Name
Age
Patrick Dorgan
39
Mary Dorgan
29
Annie Dorgan
12
Michael Dorgan
10
Patrick Dorgan
8
David Dorgan
5
William Dorgan
3
1910 US CENSUS
Name: William Dorgan
[William Dorgon]
[William Dergan] Age in 1910: 12 Birth Year: 1898 Birthplace: Ireland Home in 1910: Providence Ward 3, Providence, Rhode Island Race: White Gender: Male Immigration Year: 1908 Relation to Head of House: Son Marital Status: Single Father\\\\'s Name: Patrick Dorgan Father\\\\'s Birthplace: Ireland Mother\\\\'s Name: Mary Dorgan Mother\\\\'s Birthplace: Ireland Neighbors: View others on page Household Members:
Name
Age
Patrick Dorgan
44
Mary Dorgan
39
Anna Dorgan
21
Mecheal Dorgan
20
Patrick Dorgan
18
David Dorgan
16
William Dorgan
12
Mary Dorgan
5
Mary Johnstone
50
William does not appear in 1920, 1930, and 1940 US Census for Rhode Island.
The 1905 Census of Rhode Island has his date of birth as May 21, 1897.
William Joseph Dorgan\\'s Death Certificate says he was born on April 15, 1905.
His Social Security Account number application says he was born on April 15, 1900.
The Social Security Death Index says he was born on April 11, 1897.
He was older than Helen Louise McIntosh, his second wife, who was also born in 1905. His sister, Mary Catherine, was born on March 19, 1905, and she is the last born of Patrick Dorgan and Mary Hartnett. It seems that the SSDI is right. He was born on April 11, 1897. This date was also confirmed by William\\'s Irish baptismal certificate.
His Rhode Island state file is #159 and his Warwick, Rhode Island file is #83-160.
William applied for a Social Security Account Number on January 29, 1940. At that time, he gave his address as Division Road, R.F.D. 67, East Greenwich, Rhode Island. He stated that the business name of his employer was Moriarty. This is Raymond James Moriarty, husband of William\\'s sister, Mary Catherine Dorgan. Raymond owned a trucking company. William drove his trucks. He was also a carpenter.
Facts
- 11 APR 1897 - Birth - ; Carrigkilter, Ballintemple, East County Cork, Ireland
- 15 APR 1897 - Baptism - ; Church of Churchtown South, Diocese of Cloyne, County Cork, Ireland. Baptised by: Rev. John O\\\\\\\'\\\\\\\'
- 25 FEB 1983 - Burial - ; St. Francis Cemetery, Providence, Rhode Island (Section 60, Grave #1480)
- 22 FEB 1983 - Death - ; Warwick, Rhode Island 02889
- Occupation - Oil Truck Driver, Auto Mechanic and Carpenter
- Religion - Roman Catholic
Ancestors
Family Group Sheet - Child
PARENT (M) Patrick J. DORGAN | |||
Birth | 26 APR 1860 | Carrigkilter, Ballybraher, Ballycotton, East County Cork, Ireland | |
Death | 9 DEC 1937 | Cranston, Rhode Island | |
Marriage | 26 NOV 1886 | to Mary Catherine HARTNETT at Cloyne RC Church, Cloyne, County Cork, Ireland | |
Father | Patrick DORGAN (DARGAN) | ||
Mother | Johanna (Ann) (Nancy) FLYNN | ||
PARENT (F) Mary Catherine HARTNETT | |||
Birth | 22 NOV 1866 | Churchtown South, East County Cork, Ireland | |
Death | 23 NOV 1950 | Warwick, Rhode Island | |
Marriage | 26 NOV 1886 | to Patrick J. DORGAN at Cloyne RC Church, Cloyne, County Cork, Ireland | |
Father | John HARTNETT | ||
Mother | (Mary) Catharine DUHIG | ||
CHILDREN | |||
F | Anne Theresa Dorgan | ||
Birth | 24 APR 1887 | Churchtown South, Cloyne, County Cork, Ireland | |
Death | 1 JUN 1975 | Warwick, Rhode Island 02888 | |
Marriage | 26 JUN 1913 | to John Henry MAGUIRE at Providence, Rhode Island | |
M | Patrick Francis Dorgan | ||
Birth | 21 JUN 1891 | Carrigkilter, District of Cloyne | |
Death | 8 APR 1969 | Providence, Rhode Island | |
Marriage | 12 JAN 1914 | to Sarah Violet WATERS at St. Patrick''s Church, Providence, Rhode Island | |
Marriage | to Edna M. FRECHETTE at New York, New York | ||
F | Mary Catherine DORGAN | ||
Birth | 19 MAR 1905 | Providence, Rhode Island | |
Death | 20 DEC 1996 | Cranston, Rhode Island 02920 | |
Marriage | to Raymond James MORIARTY | ||
M | Timothy Joseph DORGAN | ||
Birth | 17 JUN 1902 | Providence, Rhode Island | |
Death | 17 APR 1903 | Providence, Rhode Island | |
M | Michael Joseph Dorgan | ||
Birth | 25 FEB 1889 | Ballybraher, Ballycotton, County Cork, Ireland | |
Death | 10 AUG 1967 | Hooksett, New Hamshire | |
Marriage | 29 JUL 1914 | to Catherine Josephine KING at Immaculate Conception Church, Warwick, Rhode Island | |
M | John Joseph DORGAN | ||
Birth | 16 DEC 1895 | Ballybraher, Ballycotton, Parish of Cloyne, County Cork, Ireland | |
Death | AFT 22 DEC 1895 | Ballybraher, Ballycotton, Parish of Cloyne, County Cork, Ireland | |
M | William Joseph (Bill) Dorgan Sr. | ||
Birth | 11 APR 1897 | Carrigkilter, Ballintemple, East County Cork, Ireland | |
Death | 22 FEB 1983 | Warwick, Rhode Island 02889 | |
Marriage | 25 JUL 1923 | to Helen Louise McINTOSH at Fall River, Massachusetts | |
Marriage | 9 JUN 1917 | to Jessie GREIG at Saint Patrick''s Church, Providence, Rhode Island | |
M | David Andrew Dorgan | ||
Birth | 9 SEP 1893 | Ballybraher, Ballycotton, County Cork, Ireland | |
Death | 4 OCT 1984 | Providence, Rhode Island 02905 | |
Marriage | 5 NOV 1919 | to Ellen Margaret DOORLEY |
Family Group Sheet - Spouse
PARENT (M) William Joseph (Bill) Dorgan Sr. | |||
Birth | 11 APR 1897 | Carrigkilter, Ballintemple, East County Cork, Ireland | |
Death | 22 FEB 1983 | Warwick, Rhode Island 02889 | |
Marriage | 25 JUL 1923 | to Helen Louise McINTOSH at Fall River, Massachusetts | |
Marriage | 9 JUN 1917 | to Jessie GREIG at Saint Patrick''s Church, Providence, Rhode Island | |
Father | Patrick J. DORGAN | ||
Mother | Mary Catherine HARTNETT | ||
PARENT (F) Helen Louise McINTOSH | |||
Birth | 28 DEC 1905 | Providence, Rhode Island | |
Death | 6 NOV 1992 | Roger Williams Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island | |
Marriage | 25 JUL 1923 | to William Joseph (Bill) Dorgan Sr. at Fall River, Massachusetts | |
Father | Charles Leslie McINTOSH | ||
Mother | Ellen Louise DWYER | ||
CHILDREN | |||
M | William Joseph Dorgan , Jr. | ||
Birth | 7 JUL 1923 | Providence, Rhode Island | |
Death | 26 AUG 2006 | Roger Williams Medical Center, Providence, Rhode Island | |
Marriage | 31 AUG 1946 | to Mary Anne Gorman at Blessed Sacrament Church, Providence, Rhode Island | |
Marriage | 17 DEC 1987 | to Dolores CARBONE at St. Joseph''s Church, North Scituate, Rhode Island | |
F | Helen Louise DORGAN | ||
Birth | 19 AUG 1924 | Providence, Rhode Island | |
Death | 26 JUL 2015 | Nashville, TN | |
Marriage | to Thomas Francis MONAHAN, SR | ||
F | Corinne Hope DORGAN | ||
Birth | 28 OCT 1927 | Providence, Rhode Island | |
Death | 7 APR 2015 | Greenville, RI | |
Marriage | 26 OCT 1953 | to Earl Earnest HERZOG |
Family Group Sheet - Spouse
PARENT (M) William Joseph (Bill) Dorgan Sr. | |||
Birth | 11 APR 1897 | Carrigkilter, Ballintemple, East County Cork, Ireland | |
Death | 22 FEB 1983 | Warwick, Rhode Island 02889 | |
Marriage | 25 JUL 1923 | to Helen Louise McINTOSH at Fall River, Massachusetts | |
Marriage | 9 JUN 1917 | to Jessie GREIG at Saint Patrick''s Church, Providence, Rhode Island | |
Father | Patrick J. DORGAN | ||
Mother | Mary Catherine HARTNETT | ||
PARENT (F) Jessie GREIG | |||
Birth | 26 FEB 1900 | Providence, Rhode Island | |
Death | |||
Marriage | 9 JUN 1917 | to William Joseph (Bill) Dorgan Sr. at Saint Patrick''s Church, Providence, Rhode Island | |
Father | Alexander H. GREIG | ||
Mother | Catherine | ||
CHILDREN | |||
M | Baby Son DORGAN | ||
Birth | 9 OCT 1917 | Rhode Island | |
Death | 15 OCT 1917 | Rhode Island |
Picture Gallery
Descendancy Chart
1 William Joseph (Bill) Dorgan Sr. b: 11 APR 1897 d: 22 FEB 1983
+ Helen Louise McINTOSH b: 28 DEC 1905 d: 6 NOV 1992
2 William Joseph Dorgan , Jr. b: 7 JUL 1923 d: 26 AUG 2006
+ Mary Anne Gorman b: 7 MAR 1925 d: 28 JUN 1982
3 Mary Ann DORGAN b: 29 SEP 1947 d: 29 SEP 1947
3 Daniel Patrick DORGAN b: 30 SEP 1958 d: 25 MAR 1959
3 William Joseph (Bill) Dorgan III b: 6 DEC 1948
+ David Oscar Witcher b: 26 DEC 1969
3 Edward Michael (Eddie) Dorgan b: 4 AUG 1950
+ Lori MORRISON b: 9 MAY 1957
3 Joanne Marie DORGAN b: 4 AUG 1953
+ John Michael DOOLEY b: 10 NOV 1950
4 Michael Matthew DOOLEY b: 21 AUG 1977
4 Meaghan Elizabeth DOOLEY b: 18 JUN 1981
5 Madelyn Elizabeth KING b: 5 JUL 2017
3 Donna Marie DORGAN b: 9 JUL 1963
+ Timothy Neil PHELAND b: 3 MAY 1963
4 Timothy Neil PHELAND b: 28 APR 1989
5 William Joseph PHELAND d: 11 JAN 2020
5 Timothy Neil PHELAND b: 18 FEB 2021
4 Kyle Patrick PHELAND b: 19 DEC 1992
4 Mackenzie Marie PHELAND b: 17 SEP 2001
+ Dolores CARBONE b: 27 FEB 1932 d: 3 AUG 2020
2 Helen Louise DORGAN b: 19 AUG 1924 d: 26 JUL 2015
+ Thomas Francis MONAHAN, SR b: 23 DEC 1922 d: 17 AUG 1988
3 Ellen Margaret MONAHAN b: 26 AUG 1946
4 Timothy William STAATS b: 23 APR 1967
5 Dylan Redmond STAATS b: 31 DEC 1993
5 Brandon Lorenzo STAATS b: 23 SEP 1999
4 Wendy Lynne STAATS b: 18 FEB 1969
+ Ramiro REYES b: 12 JAN 1970
5 Joshua Felipe REYES b: 20 FEB 1997
5 Kaitlyn Cecilia REYES b: 30 NOV 2006
3 Thomas Francis MONAHAN b: 9 MAR 1948 d: 31 AUG 2019
4 Andrew Francis MONAHAN b: 8 SEP 1977
4 Matthew Jean MONAHAN b: 29 JAN 1979
+ Leslie Marie GAMEZ b: 8 AUG 1984
5 Madison Hope MONAHAN b: 17 AUG 2007
5 Dylan Chase MONAHAN b: 18 JUN 2009
+ Cheryl
4 Brandon MONAHAN b: ABT 1999
3 Lynne Ann MONAHAN b: 7 APR 1952
+ Lynne Ann MONAHAN b: 7 APR 1952
4 Tommy
4 Michael
3 Kenneth Alan MONAHAN b: 29 JAN 1959
2 Corinne Hope DORGAN b: 28 OCT 1927 d: 7 APR 2015
+ Earl Earnest HERZOG b: 3 APR 1926 d: 17 SEP 2010
3 Richard HERZOG b: 16 MAR 1952
+ Kathy
3 David HERZOG b: 12 MAY 1955
3 Donald E. HERZOG b: 4 JUN 1956
+ Julie
3 Robert HERZOG b: 29 SEP 1949 d: 25 JUN 2012
+ Jessie GREIG b: 26 FEB 1900
2 Baby Son DORGAN b: 9 OCT 1917 d: 15 OCT 1917