In July of 1863, the cousins Daniel McCorriston departed their homes in County Londonderry, Ireland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and began a months-long voyage to the Hawaiian Islands. The cousins, together with a later arrival of Hugh McCorriston (1836-1926) and Edward McCorriston (-1872), established a large, interconnected family that remains to this day.
Read moreAnna McColgan, c.1851-1907
Anna McColgan (c. 1851-May 3, 1907) was the wife of Daniel McCorriston (1840-1927). She was a part-Hawaiian woman born in the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi during the reign of Kamehameha III.
Read moreAn Almost-Comprehensive List of Deceased Descendants of Hugh McCorriston (1836-1926)
When Hugh McCorriston (1826-1926) married Margaret Louise Gorman (1846-1932) in 1877, they started a long line of descendants influential in the Hawaiian Islands during the transition to territorial status and extending across the United States today.
Read moreJohn C. McColgan, 1814-1890
John C. McColgan (December 24, 1814-February 28, 1890) was a tailor, haberdasher, and sugar cane planter in the Hawaiian Islands during the reigns of the last Kings of the Hawaiian Islands.
Read moreThe McCorristons and John C. McColgan
Daniel McCorriston (1840-1927) and Hugh McCorriston (1836-1926) and their families were lucky to have many relatives throughout the Hawaiian Islands in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In addition to the families to whom they were related through marriage, they also had a number of cousins living in Hawaii. One such cousin was John C. McColgan (1814-1890), a prominent fixture in Hawaii society and the biological father of famed hula practitioner Kini Kapahu Wilson (1872-1962).
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