Meeker County MN Archives Biographies.....Dowling, Hugh 1848 - 
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    HUGH DOWLING, harness maker and dealer in horsemen’s goods, Litchfield, is a
native of Bath, Me., born September 29, 1848, and is the son of Edward and Lizzie
(Hanlon) Dowling, natives of the Emerald Isle, who had settled in Maine shortly
before the birth of Hugh. The father of our subject worked at ship-carpentering
until 1850, in Bath, after which he came to Minnesota, and remained until 1855 in
St. Paul. He then, in company with a Mr. Egan, removed to Dakota county, this State,
and was one of the first settlers in the town of Egan. He took up a homestead there,
and made it his home until 1866, when he sold out and came to Meeker county and
bought a farm. He died here December 27, 1870.

   Hugh Dowling resided at home on the farm until he had attained the age of
twenty-five years, when he commenced to learn the harness-making trade. In 1879 he
opened a shop of his own, which burned down March 4, 1885, with a loss of $1,900,
only part of which was covered by insurance. Recovering himself, our subject soon
afterward opened his present place of business, where he carries in stock all kinds
of harness, robes, blankets, trunks, etc.

   Mr. Dowling and Miss Kate E. Dougherty were united in marriage January 11, 1880.
The lady is a daughter of Thomas and Catherine (Ward) Dougherty, natives of County
Donegal, Ireland, who were among the very earliest settlers in this county, coming
here in July, 1856. Mrs. Dowling is a native of Will county, Ill.


Additional Comments:
Illustrated Album of Biography
Meeker and McLeod Counties, Minnesota
1888


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