- JOHN SKELLY, deceased, was born in Sussex, N.J., on the 30th
day of November, 1790.
- His father, John SKELLY, who was born in Dublin, Ireland,
emigrated to America, when eight years of age and settled in
Sussex, N.J., where he was reared and where he married Mary McKLOSKY.
Their two sons, John and Hugh, were soldiers of the War of 1812,
and the latter was killed at the battle of Lundy's Lane, on the
12th day of July, 1814.
- The subject of this sketch, John SKELLY, was united in marriage
with Miss Christiana MUSSER,
- who was born in Reamstown, Pa. May 20, 1804, and was a daughter
of William and Christiana MUSSER. Their union was blessed with
a family of thirteen children, eight sons and five daughters,
of whom nine are now living, while all of the thirteen lived
to be adults. John married Levina SQUIRES, and died November,
19, 1877; Elizabeth, wife of Ephraim SHUPE, resides in Fort Hill,
Ontario, Canada; William wedded Malvina WILLIAMS, now deceased,
and makes his home in Janesville; George, who is single, is a
resident of the same city; Charles married Amanda CRALL, and
is engaged in merchandising in Janesville; Harriet, unmarried,
is living in Janesville; Fanny died in September, 1862; Henry
wedded Anna SANDERSON, and is a wagonmaker of Janesville; Adam
died June 15, 1865; Christiana is the wife of Amos CRALL of Janesville;
Daniel died June 21, 1877; Richard is single and resides in Janesville;
Emily is also a resident of the same city. Two of the sons,
Daniel and Richard, served in the late Civil war.
- The following memoranda of the MUSSER family was handed the
writer by a member of the
- SKELLY family: "John Adams MUSSER, born Nov. 28, 1746,
in Lancaster, Pa., died Jan. 26, 1823. His wife, Christiana
MUSSER, whose maiden name was BRUNNER, was born Nov. 5, 1752,
and died Nov. 5, 1823; Marcus MONTILIUS, born Oct. 25, 1752,
died May 16, 1805, and his wife, Christiana MONTILIUS, who was
born Nov. 16, 1759, died Dec. 20, 1830; George MUSSER, born Dec.
20, 1774, died Jan. 21, 1853; Elizabeth MUSSER, his wife, whose
maiden name was MONTILIUS, was born in 1787, and died May 21,
1833."
- Mr. SKELLY removed from New Jersey to Reamstown, Lancaster
Co., Pa., in early life, was
- there married and came in 1848 to Janesville, Wis., where
he made his home until his death on the 10th day of August, 1872.
He had previously dwelt in Canada for a period of thirteen years.
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- Taken from "The Portrait and Biographical Album of
Rock County, Wis." (c)1889, p. 822.
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- Courtesy of Carol
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