Meeker County MN Archives Biographies.....Delaney, Michael 1828 - 
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MICHAEL DELANEY, a prosperous and industrious farmer of Ellsworth township,
residing upon section 16, came to Meeker county in 1877, and located on the
place where his home now is. He had purchased the land some time previous to
this, but he has made nearly all, if not all, the improvements here, and he has
now a magnificent property consisting of 342 acres lying in this and Greenleaf
townships. He is giving a large share of his attention to stock-raising,
principally to half and three-quarter-bred Durham, Holstein and Jersey cattle.
His home is one of the most beautiful in the township, and attracts the
attention of even the most casual observer.

Mr. Delaney is a native of Ireland, born in County Leitrim, July 28, 1828, and
is the son of Bernard and Catherine (McWeeny) Delaney, both of whom died in that
"ever verdant isle," the mother in 1863, the father in 1873, at the age of
ninety years. Bernard Delaney was a farmer and followed that business as best he
could in that oppressed land. He was the parent of but two children, Bernard and
Michael.

The latter, the subject of this biography, was reared among the beautiful
scenery of the West of Ireland, but on attaining manhood felt that he must seek
in other countries the freedom from the Saxon’s yoke that has oppressed that
island for seven centuries, and accordingly, in 1852, emigrated to the United
States, landing in New York. From there, after stopping a short time in New
Haven, Conn., he went to the State of Virginia, where he was engaged in railroad
construction for four years. His next move was to Minneapolis, where he arrived
in 1856, and made his home until 1877, except a year spent in Kentucky and
Tennessee. At the date last mentioned he moved to Meeker county.

Mr. Delaney was united in marriage in June, 1858, with Miss Mary Garvey, a
native of County Mayo, Ireland, who had come to the United States a short time
before. The ceremony took place in St. Anthony, now Minneapolis. By this union
they have had seven children, six of whom survive: Mary, who is a teacher in the
St. Paul schools; John, teaching in Swift County, this State; Kate, who is
teaching the school in District 68, Litchfield township; Hannah, who is teaching
in District 66, Ellsworth; Nellie and Anthony William. 

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


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