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Sigerson

• References:
  • Piatt family tree (also here) by Eldon G. (Pete) Keefer.
  • Piatt family tree by Marlene Batdorf and Laverne Piatt.

William Sigerson,
had issue:

Dr. George Sigerson, polymath, born 1836,
meant to be cousin of Daniel O'Connell and of Blennerhassetts,
mar Hester Varian [novelist and poet],
surgeon, medical researcher (Darwin was interested in his biological research), translated the pioneer neurologist Charcot into English,
writer and historian, major figure in the Irish literary revival, translator of Gaelic poetry,
also wrote on politics, often under the pseudonym "Erionnach", wrote in the Freeman's Journal,
friend of the Fenian Charles Joseph Kickham, as his doctor attended his deathbed 1882, see [Comerford, 1979], [Maher, 1942],
President of National Literary Society,
Hester died 1898,
he was co-founder of the Feis Ceoil competition 1903,
the Sigerson Cup (the Gaelic Football third-level competition) founded by him 1911,
see entry in [Census, 1911],
Free State Senator,
died 1925, age 89 yrs, see his grave,
see [Dict. Ir. Biog.],
had issue:

1. Dora Sigerson,
   the poet, born 1866,
   mar Clement Shorter [journalist],
   she wrote as "Dora Sigerson Shorter",
   after the 1916 Rising, she designed a pietà style Memorial to the rebel dead, and left funds in her will for its erection,
   she died 1918, age 52 yrs. See her grave.
   See [Dict. Ir. Writers].
   Her 1916 Memorial was finally erected in Glasnevin Cemetery post-1926, possibly 1929. It still survives. See photos.

   
   

2. Hester Sigerson,
   Anna Hester, NOT Hestor, born 1871, Rathmines, Dublin,
   she must be the un-named dau of her parents who was born 13 June 1870, Rathmines [GROI],
   in her youth she knew her father's friend, the Fenian Charles Joseph Kickham (died 1882),
   mar 1901 to Arthur Donn Piatt [see here and ancestors, pron. "Pie-at", NOT Don, born 1867, Georgetown, Washington DC],
   he was son of John James Piatt [born 1835, U.S. Consul at Cork, Ireland 1882-93 (when Ireland part of UK)] by his wife Sarah Bryan (the poet Sarah Piatt),
   Arthur was US Vice-Consul in Ireland (this is NOT confusion with his father), census 1911 lists him as "American Vice and Deputy Consul" (when Ireland part of UK),
   Hester was a poet, wrote as "Hester Sigerson" or "Hester Sigerson-Piatt", listed as "journalist" in 1911 census,
   see entry in [Census, 1911], under religion she is listed as "Catholic", he is "Information refused",
   Arthur died 1914, Dublin, age 47 yrs,
   Hester was member of Cumann na mBan from 1919,
   she corresponded with Annie Kickham Cleary, she was author of the Kickham memoir [Sigerson, 1933],
   she attended Nell's funeral Sat 10th June 1939,
   and died only days later, Fri 16th June 1939, age 68 or 69 yrs,
   had issue:
   1. Eibhlín Sigerson-Piatt,
      or Eibhlín Piatt,
      Eibhlín Hester, born 30th Sept 1911,
      NOT Evelyn,
      mar Emmet Humphreys and had issue.