- TIMOTHY MORIARTY, farmer, Sec. 22; P.O. Milton Junction;
native of Ireland; born near the
- city of Tralee, County Kerry, April, 1829; son of Thomas
Moriarty and Ellen CALAHAN; they had two sons - Timothy and John.
Timothy came to America in 1849; stayed in New York seven years;
came to Wisconsin about 1856, and located in Milton. He bought
five acres on Sec. 27, after working hard four years; lived there
twelve years; then purchased 147 acres, on Sec. 22, which is
the present homestead, in 1872. He married Miss Ellen HAYES,
daughter of Matthew HAYES and Catherine FARRELL, from County
Limerick, Ireland, July 4, 1852, at Lansingburg, N.Y.; they have
ten children, nine living - Thomas died. Mary Ann, born Aug.
10, 1854; Julia, born Sept. 18, 1856; John, born Nov. 13, 1858;
Johanna, born Nov. 18, 1860; James, born Jan. 1, 1863; Ellen,
born Jan. 20, 1865; Maggie, born Nov. 29, 1868; Timothy, born
Oct. 24, 1870; Katie, Jan. 4, 1873. Family attend Catholic Church,
at Janesville.
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- Taken from "The History of Rock County, Wis."
(c)1879, p. 826.
-
- Courtesy of Carol
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