John Langan, II

John Langan II (1860-1930) was a laborer. (b. March 1860; Williams Township, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA - d. April 6, 1930; 288 Ege Avenue, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, 07304-1002, USA)

Name:
Some family members thought his name was John Patrick Langan, but "Patrick" as a middle name does not appear on any official document.

Parents:
John was the son of James Langan (1831-1922) and Katherine Gallager (1831-c1922). His father had emigrated from Ireland, worked as an indentured servant for the Gray family near Bethlehem, Pennsylvania according to the oral family tradition. He took his wife and unmarried children back to Ireland with him around 1910 where he died in 1922.

Birth:
He was born in March of 1860 according to the 1900 United States census. The family appears in the 1870 United States census living in Williams Township, Northampton, Pennsylvania. Williams Township is 10 miles east of Bethlehem, Northampton, Pennsylvania. Secular vital record keeping for Pennsylvania begin in 1905. In the 1860 census his father was listed as a laborer.

Siblings:
John had the following siblings: James Langan II (1854-?); Edward Langan I (1858-1946) who moved back to Ireland and married Anne Boner and died in Maghery in County Donegal; Ann Langan II (1860-?); Mary Langan I (1862-?); Bridget Langan (1864-?) who moved back to Ireland and married Neil Gallagher; Bernard Langan I (1866-?); and Daniel Langan I (1870-?).

First marriage:
He married Cecelia McCole, aka Cecilia McCool on April 24 1881 in St Patrick's Roman Catholic Church in Jersey City.

Child:
John Langan II (1882-1882), who was born on January 7, 1882.

Second marriage:
On November 13, 1884 John married Catherine Devaney (1863-1956) at Saint Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey.

Children:
Together they had the following children: Daniel Langan (1885-1964) who married Jenny Lynch (1885-1969); Edward Langan (1886) who died as an infant; Mary Langan II (1888) who died as an infant; James Patrick Langan (1889-1975) who was an Army Sergeant who served in World War I and was a Newspaper Pressman who married Katherine (Kitty) Mary Norton (1894-1942); John Langan (1890-?); Edward Langan (1891-?); Catherine V. Langan (1892-1950) who was a school teacher who never married; John F. Langan (1893) who died as an infant; Cornelius Langan (1893-1896) who died as a child; Bernard Langan II (1895) who died as an infant; Mary Langan III (1895-?); Bernard Langan III (1895-1898); Ann Langan (1898-1939) who married Francis Ayers; Charles E. Langan (1899-1996) who was a welder who married May Cornetta; Bernard Francis Langan (1903-1982) who married Anna Fortmuller; and John Langan II (1905) who died as an infant. The 1900 US census says that they had 10 children with 5 living, but the 5 is crossed out and a 10 is written above it.

Jersey City, New Jersey:
In the year 1900 they were living at 818 Garfield Avenue, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey and from at least 1922 till his death they lived at 288 Ege Avenue in Jersey City.

Death:
He died on April 6, 1930.

Funeral notice:
His funeral notice was published in the Jersey Journal on Wednesday, April 9, 1930: "On Sunday, April 6, 1930, John beloved husband of Catherine Langan (nee Devaney), and father of Daniel, James, Anna, Charles, and Bernard Langan. Relatives and friends, also Holy Name Society of Our Lady of Victories Church, are invited to attend the funeral from residence 288 Ege Avenue, on Thursday, 9 am. Thence to Our Lady of Victories Church where solemn high mass of requiem will be offered for the happy repose of his soul. Arrangements by James M. Houghton."

Research:
Researched and written by Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) for Findagrave starting on July 16, 2003. Updated on September 3, 2019 with information on his birth in Williams Township, Pennsylvania. Updated on December 10, 2019 with information on the number of children. Updated on June 8, 2022 clarifying that there is no record of him having a middle name.

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