Sonoma County CA Archives Biographies.....Tighe, Kelly 1833 - 
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Author: Alley, Bowen & Co. (1880)

Tighe, Kelly. Born in county Sligo, Ireland, in 1833. When eleven years of age
he emigrated with his parents to Canada; after a residence here of sixteen
months, returned to Ireland, remained there five years, came back and landed at
New York, resided at Troy for a short time, and moved into Canada, and there
remained about five years, in which time he learned the carriage-blacksmithing
trade. Then he moved to Burlington, Vermont, where his father resided; he stayed
there with his father and family about two months, he then moved to New York
State, took up his residence at Kingston, Ulster county, worked there about
sixteen months, and made a visit home to Vermont, making his home at Rutland,
for five years, and from there to California, landing at San Francisco on the
23d day of February, 1858. Remained at San Francisco about one week, afterwards
came to Petaluma, and worked at his trade until 1869, since which time he has
been sole proprietor of the Brooklyn Hotel. In 1876 he was elected to the office
of Public Administrator and Coroner of Sonoma county, and on September 3, 1879,
was re-elected to the office. He has also held the office of City Trustee of
Petaluma City one term. Married Miss Annie Casedy, June 6, 1858. She is a native
of county Cavan, Ireland. Names of his children: John, George, Celia and Anna.

Additional Comments:
Petaluma Township

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HISTORY
—OF-
SONOMA COUNTY,
-INCLUDING ITS—
Geology, Topooraphy, Mountains, Valleys and Streams;
—TOGETHER WITH—
A Full and Particular Record of the Spanish Grants; Its Early History and
Settlement, Compiled from the Most Authentic Sources; the Names of Original
Spanish and American Pioneers; a full Political History, Comprising the Tabular
Statements of Elections and Office-holders since the Formation of the County;
Separate Histories of each Township, Showing the Advancement of Grape and Grain
 Growing Interests, and Pisciculture;
ALSO, INCIDENTS OF PIONEER LIFE; THE RAISING OF THE BEAR FLAG; AND BIOGRAPHICAL
SKETCHES OF EARLY AND PROMINENT SETTLERS AND REPRESENTATIVE MEN;
—AND OF ITS—
Cities, Towns, Churches, Schools, Secret Societies, Etc., Etc.
ILLUSTRATED.
SAN FRANCISCO:
ALLEY, BOWEN & CO., PUBLISHERS.
1880.


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