EDWARD BARRETT - Biography

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This biography appears on page 634 in History of Racine and Kenosha Counties, Wisconsin...
published by the Western Historical Co.: 1879.

EDWARD BARRETT, farmer Sec. 24; P. O. Burlington; he was born in County
Cork, Ireland, in November, 1821; he came to Wisconsin in October, 1849,
and settled in Burlington Township, where he was employed by P. M.
Perkins as a farm hand; he remained with Perkins til 1855: Mr. Barrett
then bought the farm on which he is now living; he married, April, 1853,
Miss Mary Berry, who was born in County Cork, Ireland, in 1833; they
have had eight children, seven now living -- Julia, born July, 1856 ;
Mary, April, 1858 ; Thomas, October, 1859; Ellen, April, 1862;
Catherine, January, 1864 ; Edward, August, 1865; William, March, 1871;
Mr. Barrett has been Pathmaster for a number of years; he owns 120 acres
of fine land, well improved; members of the Wheatland Catholic Church.