Obit of Luke FINNIGAN (b.1820 d.1908), Sibley Co., MN

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Arlington Enterprise
Thursday 26 March 1908

JOIN SILENT MAJORITY
Deaths of the Week of well Known Sibley People
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LUKE FINNIGAN
 Again death has visited our midst and taken from us one of our oldest and
host highly respected citizens in the person of Mr. Luke Finnegan, who died
at the home of his son Thomas, of old age Sunday morning, March 15 at 4
o’clock.
 Mr. Finnegan was born in Ireland, Oct. 2, 1820, and was therefore 87
years, 5 months and 13 days old.  While a young man he learned the tanner
trade.  In 1828 he came to New York where he remained six years, after
which he moved to Pennsylvania where he resided for several years.  He came
to Minnesota in 1855 and steeled on a homestead in Jessenland where he
resided over forty years.  He was married to Mary Menton in 1849 and six
children were born to them of whom four are living namely: Thos., of
Jessenland; Luke, James and Mrs. Jas. Weier of St. Paul and Minneapolis.
 In the early days in this community there was great opportunity offered a
noble man to assist his fellow mortals of which opportunities he always
made use to the utmost of his abilities.  We have often heard people of
neighboring towns tell of how they used to go to the county seat in early
days and if night would overtake them they would always find a warm welcome
at the home of Mr. Finnegan.
 At the death of this old pioneer we are forcibly reminded that a member of
the greatest generations that ever lived passed away.  It took a Hussy,
Deering, Deere and Mast to invent and manufacture the seeder the reaper, and
the riding plow, but all this would avail us nothing if it were not for
those noble pioneers who cleared the land, grubed the stumps, so these
machines could work.  Mr. Finnegan was always a devout member of the
Catholic church.  The funeral was attended by a large concourse of friends
and neighbors of the deceased.  -  Green Isle Record