Michael Flanagan

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Danny Leavy

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Name	Michael Flanagan
Alt’ Name	Michael Flanigan, Michael Flannagan
Location/ Birthplace	Edenderry Parish/Union Edenderry – Wikipedia
Born	1837
Baptism Record	Edenderry Union 04206/03, Balyna – Catholic Parish Registers at the NLI Record Transcription: Ireland Roman Catholic Parish Baptisms \| findmypast.ie
Year of Death	1899
Grave Location	St. Mary’s Cemetery, Pittsburgh Michael Flanagan (1837-1899) – Find a Grave Memorial
US State	Pennsylvania
US Residence	Pennsylvania Avenue, Pittsburgh 1880 US Census Image \| findmypast.ie 1440 Pennsylvania Ave – Google Maps
Mother	Mary Keeley
Father	Patrick Flanagan
Other Family	Wife: Mary Ann Grant Mary Ann Grant Flanagan (1847-1897) – Find a Grave Memorial Brothers: Christopher, Dominic & Patrick Sole Heir To His Large Estate Was Patrick Flanagan in Cloncannon, Edenderry, Son of Christopher Flanagan
Army	Union Army Union army – Wikipedia
Military History	His Regiment were involved in several major battles The Battle Of Fredricksburg The Battle of Gettysburg The Battle of Cold Harbor The Siege At Petersburg
Army Details	23rd Pennsylvania Regiment Battle Unit Details – The Civil War (U.S. National Park Service) 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment – Wikipedia His Obituary stated he was a member of the 23rd Pennsylvania Regiment.
Other Details	A Blacksmith By Trade. On his death this soldier left a fortune equal to $2.6 Million Today. His will was contested and after 5 years of litigation the sole heir was deemed to be Patrick Flanagan from Cloncannon/The Derries, Edenderry, Co. Offaly – Married 1904, Died 1910 5715888.pdf 4514527.pdf