Explore the Doherty family history and Irish and Scotch-Irish ancestry, including connections to Londonderry, the Isle of Man, Michigan, New Jersey, and the American Midwest. Search the stories of Doherty and Dougherty ancestors, 19th-century immigrants, settlers, pioneers, farmers, and Michigan families in Fife Lake, South Boardman, Kalkaska County, and Lapeer County. The family history also includes the story of a World War II Marine in China.
All 13 Doherty stories
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- Doherty
- Michigan
Doherty Family History in Alaska: Lynn Twigg, Pilot & Guide in Talkeetna, and Karen Tillinghast in Juneau
Two Dohertys lived in Alaska in the mid-1970s. They were Lynn Twigg, a guide and pilot, and Karen (Doherty) Tillinghast, a Sierra Club activist and state employee. They both loved…
- Doherty
- New York
The Importance of Being Who We Are: Finding Authenticity as Catholic Lesbians
The attached article is about the founding of the Conference for Catholic Lesbians, my own story, and some of the experiences of the women who were involved or inspired by…
- Doherty
- New York
Sister Time and A Beautiful Walk
My sister, Sharon M. Doherty Longworth, and my brother-in-law, Christopher Longworth, enjoyed a good visit with us last month. On Thursday afternoon, October 14, 2021 we had a beach walk…
- Doherty
Ed “Skull” Murphy of the Stonewall Inn: From Gay Blackmailer to Activist
Ed Murphy is not a relation, but he's an interesting story in my life. Ed was an integral figure in the "Chickens and the Bulls" homosexual blackmail scandal in the…
- Andersen/Anderson
- Doherty
- New Jersey
Mom and Dad’s Burial
Three years ago this week, on June 14, 2018, we buried Mom and Dad in Rosedale Cemetery in Linden, New Jersey. Both my parents had originally been cremated, but…
- Doherty
- New Jersey
Frank Burton Doherty, Jr. (1920–1972)
Frank “Doc” Doherty was my father’s older brother. He was born on July 19, 1920 in Hammond, Indiana. I’m guessing the “Doc” nickname comes from the pronunciation of “Doherty”…
- Doherty
- Nason
- Indiana
- New Jersey
Edna Nason Doherty (1899–1961)
Edna Nason was born in Hammond, Indiana on April 24, 1898. Her father, Fred R. Nason, was born on July 27, 1861 in Girard, Pennsylvania. Her mother was Florence…
- Doherty
- Rossman
- Michigan
- New Jersey
Frank Burton Doherty (1886–1945)
Frank Burton Doherty was born on March 5, 1886 in South Boardman, Kalkaska County, Michigan. He was the son of Albert Burton Doherty and Rosetta May Rossman. He was…
- Doherty
- Rossman
- Van Buren
- Ireland
- Michigan
Alexander Andre Doherty (1817–1898): From County Derry, Ireland to Lapeer County, Michigan
Alexander Andre Doherty came to America from Londonderry, Ireland in 1830. He was born on February 18, 1812. He married Mary Elizabeth Van Buren. Their children included Joseph Alex…
- Doherty
Finding Feathers: The Spiritual Side of Family History Research
30 years ago I found feathers in my path whenever I walked in the woods near our house in Pennsylvania. I used the feathers to complete two masks. Once the…
- Doherty
The WWII Chinese Wife in Peiping
My mother told me that Dad, Eugene Nason Doherty, married a woman when he lived in China. Her father sold her to him, and he married her in a “Chinese…
- Doherty
Dad’s China Knife
My father brought this knife home from China. He was a U.S. Marine stationed in China in 1944 and 1945. The Marine base was near Peiping (Beijing). Dad hired a…
- Doherty
- Nason
Gramsey’s Rocking Chair
The chair is a Lincoln Rocker. It was made from mahogany wood in the 1860s. President Lincoln has a similar rocking chair in his office. That is where the name…