Over the years, the women of the McCorriston family have supported the Daughters of Hawaiʻi, a philanthropic society organized “to perpetuate the memory and spirit of old Hawaiʻi and of historic facts, and to preserve the nomenclature and correct pronunciation of the Hawaiian language.”
Read moreSarah Theresa McCorriston, 1868-1924
Sarah Theresa McCorriston (September 3, 1868-April 27, 1924) was a part-Hawaiian pioneer of the Island of Molokai born during the reign of King Kamehameha V.
Read moreA History of the McCorriston Family: Second Generations
The second generations of the McCorristons in Hawaiʻi see the children of Hugh McCorriston H-1 and Margaret Louise Gorman Foster and of Daniel McCorriston D-1 and Anna McColgan spreading throughout the Hawaiian Islands. They concentrate on Molokai and on Oʻahu.
Read moreA History of the McCorriston Family: Beginnings in Hawaiʻi
Most of the McCorristons now living in Hawaii are descendants of one of three men: Hugh McCorriston H-1, Daniel McCorriston D-1, or Daniel Frederick McCorriston. The McCorristons of Molokai are descended from Hugh and Daniel McCorriston, brothers who arrived in the Hawaiian Islands in the mid-1860s. They arrived from Limavady, Londonderry, Ireland, and initially settled in Waiau, Oʻahu.
Read moreMargaret Ann McCorriston, 1867-1963
Margaret Ann McCorriston (June 22, 1867-October 25, 1963) was a part-Hawaiian pioneer of the Island of Molokai born during the reign of King Kamehameha V.
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