From the book "Centennial History of Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania"
by Rhamanthus M. Stocker in 1887 (page 427):

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Auburn Township

After that period [1835] Irish settlers were induced to locate upon them
[rough tracts of land in the eastern part of the township] and in other
parts of the township, until nearly one-third of the inhabitants were of
Irish nativity or descent.
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  With few exception, these Irish citizens were also Roman Catholics, and a
list of them would, therefore, embrace the names of those who constituted
the early membership of St. Bonaventure.  Among the leading families were
James Logan, Andrew Rooney, Thomas Rafferty, James Fitzsimmons, Thomas Boyan,
Bernard McGee, Peter Thane, Patrick Galvin, Patrick Donlin, James Sherridan,
Felix, James and Charles Reynolds, Edward Cavanaugh, Patrick McGavin, Edward
Flannagan, Joseph Farley, Joseph Matthews, Cornelius Degnan, Michael Hade,
John Bridget, James Dougherty, Patrick Dougherty, John McGee, James McGee,
Michael Kerrigan, Michael Riley, Philip Farley, Peter Farrell, John Kearney,
John Moran & O. O'Neal.  A few of the above lived in Rush, but were properly
a part of the Irish settlement in Auburn.

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From Regina Graham (3.36):

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  Did you know that Ann Laffey Thayne had 2 sisters who are buried in Auburn.

          Margaret Laffey Riley
          Born 1834 - Died 5-29-1881
          Husband Michael Riley

  The other was married to McCarthy - I have her name someplace - I think
her husband was Charles.

  I don't know much more about the Laffey sisters than what is on their
head stones.  I don't think Margaret had children but the one who was married
to McCarthy had survivors in the Auburn Pa area but they didn't know about
their relatives until I told them.  I also think there was a brother or two
who may have come here before Peter & Ann.  They lived out on Rte 26 and
are believed to be buried at St. Augustine's Cemetery in Silver Lake near
Montrose - one of them was named Mick (Michael) and was the third husband
of John Feheley's mother.  Feheley was married to my mother's first cousin,
Florence Dolan.

  Ann apparently had sisters with her in America, and possibly brothers
who were here earlier.

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From William Vincent Thayne <wthayne@stny.rr.com> (1.9):

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My uncle James E. Thayne told that Peter Thayne (1816-1862) was one of 10
or more sons several of whom emigrated to the US and settled in Utah &
2 were hung for horse theft.  James claimed to have heard this from his
grandfather, John Laffey Thayne.

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