Bio of Anthony GUINTIRE (b.1833 d.1892), Wright Co., MN

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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.

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be some typos.


Page 424	HISTORY OF WRIGHT COUNTY

[Incomplete Bio]
[Florence Ethel Elenore was born July 25, 1912. Another died in 
infancy. Lena Mattson, now Mrs. Anthony Guintire, Jr., was tern 
June 18, 1883, the second of a family of seven boys and six girls. 
Her father, Lars Mattson, was born in Sweden, and at the age of 
nine years came to America. He is now a prosperous farmer, owning 
60 acres of good land in section 21, French Lake township.]

Anthony GUINTIRE

Anthony Guintire, an honored and respected early settler of 
French Lake township, now deceased, was born in Belgium, December
17, 1833, and died in Wright county, January 24, 1892. The years 
between these dates spanned a useful life of honorable hard work 
and earnest toil. He helped to develop the county and developing 
a good farm, and he reared a large family to revere his memory. 
His parents, Anthony and Mary Josephine G~xintire, died in the 
old country. He was reared on a farm in Belgium, attended school, 
and there grew to manhood. April 14, 1865, the sad day when 
Abraham Lincoln was assassinated, he arrived in America. He found 
his way to French Lake township, this county, and in 1868 bought 
eighty acres in section 15. He hired the land cleared, built a 
log house 16 by 20 feet, of unhewed logs, shake roof and plank 
floor, and this started his career as a farm owner. The furniture 
was home made and he owned a yoke of oxen. Fortunately the family 
larder was always full, but there were still many rigors to be 
endured and much hard work before the farm was developed and improved. 
On this place he reared his family, on this place he continued 
to carry on his farming operations and on this place he died. 
Anthony Guintire was married October 13, 1870, to Elizabeth Nelson, 
born February 20, 1854, the youngest of the family of two sons 
and two daughters born to Nels and Elizabeth (Matson) Nelson. 
Nels Nelson came to America in 1869 and on June 24 of that year 
settled in French Lake township. He died in March, 1897, and 
his wife died July 1, 1886. Mr. and Mrs. Guintire were blessed 
with eight children: Paul, Peter, Anthony, Emily, Albert, 
Elizabeth, Mary and Anna. Paul was born April 17, 1872, and 
died in January, 1886. Peter was born February 23, 1874, and 
has always remained on the home farm. Anthony was born March 3, 
1876, and is now a successful farmer of French Lake. Emily was 
born July 12, 1878, and died July 10, 1901. Albert was born 
September 11, 1880, and died July 4, 1900. Elizabeth was born 
January 23, 1882, and was married November 27, 1908, to August 
Matson, of Minneapolis. Mary was born July 9, 1885, and died 
May 12, 1914. She was married July 7, 1908, to John Becklund. 
Anna was born March 6, 1891, and was married June 23, 1913, 
to Joseph Dc Cheney, of South Haven, this county. They have 
one son, Donald William, born March 21, 1914. Mrs. Elizabeth 
(Nelson) Guintire, widow of