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              From "History of Monroe Co 1820-1988"
    Information given to Dayton Birdwell by Arla Thompson Harlan               

   Arthur Hagan was born between 1760 and 1770 in Ireland.  He was
kidnapped by some sailors and forced to serve on a ship sailing to New
York.  When they arrived in New York, he managed to escape.  His
parents thought he was dead and later had another son and named him
Arthur after their son that was lost.  They soon migrated to America,
settling in New York. After they had been there for awhile, they found
their lost son.  The eldest Arthur had black hair and the youngest
Arthur had red hair, so, to distinguish their names, they called the
eldest "Black Art" and the youngest "Red Art".
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