Grundy County IL Archives Biographies.....Cosgrove, P G 1811 - 
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Author: History Grundy County 1882

P. G. Cosgrove, farmer, P. O. Morris, was born in County Roscommon, Ireland, 
March 17, 1811, and was raised on a farm. He came to the United States in 
April, 1840, and worked in Pennsylvania for two years on canal and railroad; 
he then went to Canada, where he was engaged on public works for the following 
two years; then came to Chicago, where he worked until August 15, 1846, when 
he began steamboating on the Mississippi River. In the spring of 1853, he went 
to California, where he worked in the mines for three years. Returning to 
Illinois, he settled in Wauponsee Township, Grundy County, on his present farm 
of 160 acres, which is all under cultivation, and valued at $50 an acre. 
Subject was married, February 17, 1833, to Miss Annie Kattican, of County 
Roscommon, Ireland, born October 22, 1808, and died in Wauponsee October 15, 
1874. She bore him one son - Redman, born November 10, 1937. He was married, 
February 27, 1869, to Miss Mary Nolen, who was born July 10, 1849; they have 
seven children - Mary Ann, born April 21, 1871; Martin, June 5, 1872; 
Margaret, April 16, 1874; Catherine, November 1, 1875; Seva, February 24, 
1877; Pabuck, March 18, 1879; Nellie, November 10, 1882. Our subject has one 
adopted son - Daniel, born in 1855.

Additional Comments:
Source: History of Grundy County, Illinois. (1882) Chicago: O.L. Baskin & Co. 
Historical Publishers.

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