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18 September 2009

COOGAN story appearing in "Commemorative Biographical Record of
New Haven County, Connecticut" (J. H. Beers & Company, 1902) 
[PAGES 1214-1215]:


PATRICK J. COOGAN, who is engaged in the drug business in 
Waterbury, is a native of Pennsylvania, born March 23, 1868, in 
Upper Lehigh, Luzerne county.

Patrick T. Coogan, his father, was born in County Kilkenny, 
Ireland, coming thence over thirty years ago to the United 
States, and settling in Pennsylvania, where he was employed as 
a coal miner.  In 1877 he came to Waterbury with his family, 
and about the year 1886 established his present grocery 
business on Washington street, which he still conducts.  While 
in Pennsylvania he married Mary A. Burns, who was born in 
Heckscherville, Schuylkill Co., Pa., daughter of James Burns, a 
native of Ireland.  She died Jan. 11, 1898, at the age of forty-
eight years.  To this union were born thirteen children, two of 
whom are deceased, the names of the others being: Catherine, 
Patrick J., Bridget, Maggie, Annie, Mary E., James, Thomas, 
Joseph, Loretta and Elizabeth.  Catherine married Michael Ryan, 
of Waterbury, who was born in Pennsylvania. Bridget is the wife 
of George A. Gibson, of Waterbury, a sketch of whom appears 
elsewhere.  Maggie married Francis Grimes, of Waterbury.  Annie 
married L. [McLaughlin], a Philadelphia merchant.

Patrick J. Coogan, our subject, was about eight years old when 
his family came to Waterbury, and there he received his 
education, at the age of twelve years commencing to work in 
factories.  In that line he continued until he was twenty-one 
years of age, when he engaged in the grocery and liquor 
business on Washington street, whence, some three or four years 
ago, he removed to his present location, No. 839 Baldwin street. 
On July 5, 1901, he changed his line, engaging in the drug 
business. He has been remarkably prosperous, and although yet a 
young man has accumulated considerable property in Waterbury. 
In 1896 he erected his store, in 1898 three tenement buildings, 
and in 1899 one, having altogether as many as seventeen 
tenements.

On [...] 23, 1893, Patrick J. Coogan married Sarah Dunn, who 
was born in Ireland, a daughter of Michael and Susan Dunn. She 
died in 1895, leaving no children.  On Sept. 23, 1896, Mr.
Coogan married Mrs. Mary Russell, daughter of Anthony White, 
and widow of Michael Russell, and two children, James and 
Eileen, have been born to this union. By her first husband Mrs.
Coogan had one son, Roy.  Our subject and his wife attend the 
services of Francis Xavier Catholic Church of Waterbury.  He is 
a Democrat in politics, but in local affairs always casts his 
ballot for the best man regardless of party lines.  Socially he 
is a member of the Knights of Columbus and the Foresters of 
America, and no one in Waterbury is more highly honored or 
respected. 
 
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