1987 (1) Anthony Canavan (1822-1890) & Ann Hughes (1818-1899)
Editor’s Note: In 1987 I recorded my Uncle John D. Casey’s memories of the Canavan family. In this clip, John talks about his grandfather, Anthony Canavan (1822‑1890), and his grandmother, Ann Hughes (1818‑1899) — the youngest of their eleven children was John’s own mother.
Transcript
Speakers: WJB — William J. Bowe; JC — John D. Casey. Transcribed from the recording; punctuation added and obvious mis-hearings corrected.
WJB: Who was your grandfather?
JC: My grandfather was Anthony Canavan.
WJB: Did you know him?
JC: No, I did not know him — he died in 1890.
WJB: What year were you born?
JC: I was born in 1907.
WJB: And Grandmother Canavan — his wife, Ann Hughes — that is Anthony Canavan’s wife —
JC: She died in 1899.
WJB: So you didn’t know her either?
JC: I didn’t know her either.
WJB: And your mother was their… how many children did they have?
JC: Eleven.
WJB: And your mother was —
JC: She was the youngest child.
WJB: Of eleven?
JC: Yeah.
WJB: She was born?
JC: About 1862 or ’63. I remember my sister was born in the year 1900.
WJB: What year did your mom die?
JC: She died in 1930.
JC: Manteno is where Anthony Canavan lived after working for several years. When he first arrived in the United States, he landed in Baltimore, but for some reason he went straight to Philadelphia. And when he landed, he had the fever sickness that they used to get on the ships. It was a trip of nine weeks and three days. So, when he got out, he had to go into a hospital. He was admitted to some hospital in Philadelphia. And his wife got busy.
