Bios of Fitzgerald, Garrett Wabasha Co., MN
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This bio comes from "HISTORY OF WABASHA COUNTY" 1920.
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Fitzgerald, Garrett (p. 624), a pioneer of Wabasha county, was a native of
Ireland, and came to the United States in the early fifties with his
parents and three brothers, the family locating at Reed's Landing, Wabasha
County, Minn. Later the parents settled on land in Watopa Township, this
county, the father, with the assistance of his sons, being for a number of
years actively engaged in land development and farming. Both he and his
son, Garrett, served in various town offices and were stirring and useful
citizens. The home farm was in section 2, and contained 160 acres. Garrett
Fitzgerald was married in this state to Margaret Costello, who died in
1877. He survived her a number of years, passing away in 1904, a man of
wide acquaintance, who had been a successful farmer and patriotic citizen,
and whose loss was deeply felt. Mr. And Mrs. Fitzgerald were the parents
of eight sons and two daughters, the daughters and five of the sons being
now living, namely: Garrett, section foreman at Weaver; Helen, who married
John Dixon, and lives in Columbus, Ohio; Mary, wife of Henry Herring, and
a resident of Iowa; John J., who is chief of the fire department at Grand
Forks, N. D.; Michael, an electrician at Grand Forks, N. D.; William,
living on the old home farm; and Edward, a grain buyer at Minneiska. Those
deceased are: Ned, John (first), and Thomas.