OBITUARIES: Patrick HAUGHIAN, Rice Lake, Barron Co., WI ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, 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. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. Submitted by: Kent Robarge 03 August 2007 ************************************************************************ Obituary of Patrick Haughian in Wed, Mar 23, 1938 Rice Lake Chronotype (Rice Lake, Barron County, WI) Patrick Haughian Patrick Haughian, 88, a pioneer Barron county resident and one of the early county supervisors, died Tuesday at his home in Herbert, Sask., Canada, from the infirmities of old age. Funeral services will be held Thursday at Herbert from St. Patrick's Catholic church with the Rev. Joseph Cabonel officiating and burial will be in the Catholic cemetery. Mr. Haughian was born April 7, 1849 is Westport, Ontario, Canada. He lived there until the late 1870's when he moved to Barron county and settled on a farm six miles northeast of Rice Lake. A half century ago he donated the land for the Marquette school. After living there 10 years he traded farms with his brother and settled on the road now known as Old 53. He had a store there and persuaded the government to establish the Grattan post office. Mr. Haughian was the first and only postmaster. He was married in April, 1881 at Dobie to Miss Bridget Clara Dooher, also a native of Canada. The family lived at Grattan 12 years and then moved to a quarter section four miles north of Rice Lake. In 1911 he sold out and moved to western Canada. Mr. Haughian served many years as a township official, being clerk, chairman, and assessor. He was a member of the early boards of supervisors that established the county government. He was a leading member on what was known as the "Irish Settlement." He is survived by a daughter and five sons, Anthony, Herbert; Mrs. Matilda Hurd, Seattle; L.P., Rice Lake; Gerald, Spiritwood, Sask., and Joseph and Michael, Regina, Canada. Mrs. Haughian died July 8, 1933, three days after the death of a daughter, Mary Palm of San Joucquin, Cal. Two girls died in infancy.