Bio of Timothy DESMOND (b.1835), Wright Co., MN ========================================================================= USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. If you have found this file through a source other than the MNArchives Table Of Contents you can find other Minnesota related Archives at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/mn/mnfiles.htm Please note the county and type of file at the top of this page to find the submitter information or other files for this county. Made available to The USGenWeb Archives by: Diane Hanson ========================================================================= This Bio is from the HISTORY OF WRIGHT COUNTY, Volumes I and II, Published in 1915 by Franklin Curtiss - Wedge. Surname Index for The HISTORY OF WRIGHT COUNTY can be found at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/mn/wright/wright.html Under HISTORY. NOTE: This file was scanned and changed to text so there may be some typos. 520 HISTORY OF WRIGHT COUNTY Timothy Desmond, retired, Maple Lake, was born in Montpelier, Vt., May 26,1835, son of Timothy and Mary Quinn, natives of Ireland. The father came to America as a young man, lived in Vermont for a time, then went to Maine, and in 1856 came to Wright county, and located in Monticello township, where he and his wife both died. In the family there were twelve children: Eliza, Timothy, Lucy (deceased), James (deceased), Margaret (deceased), Daniel, of Minneapolis; William (deceased), Frank, of Superior, Wis.; Ellen (deceased), Zachariah (deceased), George, of Monticello township, and Maria. Timothy Desmond was reared in his native state and as a young man engaged in the lumber business in Maine with his father. He came to Wright county with his parents, and in 1862 enlisted in Company E, Eighth Minnesota Volunteer Infantry. After his discharge in 1865 he took up farming in Wright county. He was unusually successful, and at onetime owned half a section of land. In 1903 he retired and moved to Maple Lake village, where he now resides. In addition to his farm holdings, he is interested in the First State Bank of Maple Lake. He is a prominent member of the G. A. R. post at Buffalo. The family faith is that of the Roman Catholic church. Mr. Desmond married Nancy Blakely, who died January 1, 1913. Mr. and Mrs. Desmond were blessed with six children: John married Agnes Connis. They live in Duluth and have one son, Counis. Grace married Thomas Madigan, banker, of Maple Lake. They have two sons: Timothy Irving and Paul James. Timothy Irving is a champion lightweight amateur wrestler. Blanche married J. E. Madigan, attorney and statesman, of Maple Lake. They have five children: Mark, Frances, Harriett, Russell and Faith. Vivian married Patrick O'Laughlin. They live at Northome, Minn., and have five children: Pearl, Grace, Daniel, Patrick and Nancy. Mabel married John Connole. Their home is at Sherwood, N. D. They have a daughter, Catherine. Maude married Raymond Kelley. They live at St. Paul and have four sons: Harold, Gerald, Regis and Morris. (Mabel and Maude are twins).