- PATRICK GAGAN, farmer and nurseryman, Sec. 1; P.O. Janesville.
He grows hardy fruit,
- shade and ornamental trees and shrubs, and all kinds of small
fruits; makes a specialty of Wilson's Albany strawberry, Doolittle
Black Cap raspberry and Lawton blackberry; he deals in all kinds
of evergreens, especially of the Norway spruce; he has the Concord
and Delaware grape, and is fruiting others, also; his experience
of twenty-three years in the business leads him to regard the
Golden Russet, Talman Sweet, Willow Twig and Snow apple as desirable
for winter use; his fall varieties include St. Lawrence, Fall
Stripe and Winesap; he considers Dutchess of Oldenburg, Red Astrachan
and Yellow Harvest the leading summer varieties, though he has
all other varieties of apples; he also has Early Richmond cherry;
Transcendent and Hyslop crab; Cherry, White and Red Dutch currants;
Houghton seedling gooseberry. In ornamental shrubs, he has Honeysuckle,
Flowering Almond, Snowball and many others. Mr. G. came to Rock
Co. in 1853. Married Margaret CALAHAN, daughter of John and
Katherine CALAHAN, in 1852, they have eleven children - Mary
J., Agnes, Esther, John, Henry, Ella, Theresa, William, Anna,
Frank and Monica. His family attends St. Patrick's Church, Janesville.
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- Taken from "The History of Rock County, Wis."
(c)1879, pp. 796-797.
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- Courtesy of Carol
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