Person of the Week
#4
Michael McQuillan
Born: November 20th, 1842 in England
Married: May 1st, 1876 to Hannah Ratigan in Massachusetts
Died: February 8th, 1919
Born in England, Michael's parents came from Ireland to England during the Great Potato famine. He worked for a cloth mill company and was transferred to Massachusetts, where he married Hannah Ratigan, also from Ireland. After a few months, he quit and they took the train as far as it would go. They stopped and homesteaded in Heartwell Nebraska. There, they homesteaded and had their children:
William McQuillan
James McQuillan
Thomas McQuillan
Joseph McQuillan
John McQuillan
Grace McQuillan
Catherine McQuillan
In the early 1900's, they moved to Meridian Mississippi due to Michael's lingering asthma. (He thought the south had cleaner air.) Michael died on February 8th, 1919. He is buried in Meridian.
Thanks for reading!
JM
Born in England, Michael's parents came from Ireland to England during the Great Potato famine. He worked for a cloth mill company and was transferred to Massachusetts, where he married Hannah Ratigan, also from Ireland. After a few months, he quit and they took the train as far as it would go. They stopped and homesteaded in Heartwell Nebraska. There, they homesteaded and had their children:
William McQuillan
James McQuillan
Thomas McQuillan
Joseph McQuillan
John McQuillan
Grace McQuillan
Catherine McQuillan
In the early 1900's, they moved to Meridian Mississippi due to Michael's lingering asthma. (He thought the south had cleaner air.) Michael died on February 8th, 1919. He is buried in Meridian.
Thanks for reading!
JM
Which of those seven kids is your mom descended from?
ReplyDeleteJoseph McQuillan. He is my great great grandfather.
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Love this one. =0)
ReplyDeleteVery interesting!!! Mrs. V
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