Grundy County IL Archives Biographies.....Feehan, Patrick 1824 - 
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Author: History Grundy County 1882

Patrick Feehan, farmer, P. O. Morris, was born in Queen's County, Ireland, 
March 17, 1824, son of Patrick and Mary (Boland) Feehan, she a daughter of 
Owen Boland. Mr. Feehan came to America in 1850, arriving in New York on New 
Year's eve, and immediately after came to this State, and, having nothing but 
his hands to make a living, he immediately set to work. He hired out by the 
month on a farm at low wages, and after saving sufficient means, purchased a 
team, and, for eighteen months, followed the fortunes of the railroad. After 
this, he sold his outfit for $240, came to this township, purchased some cows 
and engaged in stock-raising; at the same time, he worked among the farmers; 
all this time he was supporting his mother and one sister. After a time, his 
stock having accumulated, he made a cash sale and purchased a team and engaged 
in farming, on the land which Henry Newman now owns, remaining there about two 
years. About this time, he purchased eighty acres of canal land, on Section 
21, paying therefore $6.75, but still continued renting land for about four 
years, when he purchased eighty acres additional, which cost him $9 per acre, 
making him 160 acres in one body. He then located on this land, and has since 
remained, and has put on all the improvements. In 1860, he married Ann O'Mara, 
a native of County Tipperary, Ireland, daughter of Jerry and Kittie (Whalen) 
O'Mara, who came to America in 1849, landing in St. Louis, and finally 
locating in Cincinnati. Mr. and Mrs. Feehan have but one child - Joseph - who 
resides with them at home, and who was born January 15, 1861. Mr. Feehan owes 
his success in life to his own energy and industry.

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

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