BIOGRAPHIES:  Edward HAWKINS, Pepin, Pepin Co., WI

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Edward Hawkins, farmer, P. O. Pepin, was born at Rustyduff, county
Wicklow, Ireland, June 16, 1816, a son of Thomas and Rebecca (Dack)
Hawkins.  He attended school until eighteen years old, when he left
home and came to Quebec, Canada, and bought 120 acres of wild land in
Kitlay township, thence went to Utica, N. Y., and drove a team on the
Chenango canal.  In 1837 he returned to Quebec, sold his land, and went
to Flamborough, West U. C., where he purchased a farm and was married,
April 10, 1838, to Catherine, daughter of Francis Connell, a native of
Kildare, Ireland, who died at Pepin, about 1873.  Mrs. Hawkin's
mother's name was Malone before marriage.  Mr. and Mrs. Hawkins had
eleven children, namely:  Rebecca (Mrs. Schofield), born January 18,
1839; Frank, now living in Frankfort township, Pepin county, born March
13, 1841; Maria (Mrs. R. Fenner), born March 31, 1844, died May 29,
1881; Edmond T., born March 11, 1846, died November 7, 1888; Frederick
C., born March 2, 1849, died January 6, 1882; Theresa, born February
26, 1852, died May 29, 1854; Kate E. (Mrs. L. Byington), born April 11,
1854, died September 22, 1889; Alfred A., of Arkansaw, Wis., born
August 20, 1865; Harriet D. (Mrs. P. L. Little), born February 14,
1859; Alvina E. (Mrs. C. Schafer), Downsville, Wis., born August 4,
1861; John A., born March 24, 1865, married May 9, 1889, Ida Hetrick,
daughter of George and Matilda Hetrick, of Nelson, Wis., and has one
child Hazel C., born April 1, 1890; they live on the homestead with Mr.
Hawkins.

About 1847 Mr. Hawkins moved to Huron Tract, Canada, then came to
Pepin in 1853, and bought a farm of 160 acres on section twenty,
township twenty-three, range fourteen, where he has since resided. 
Mrs. Hawkins died there March 1, 1889.  Mr. Hawkins was reared in the
Church of England, which faith he still holds.  In politics he is a
republican, and has held various offices; school clerk, justice of the
peace, assessor, etc.

-Transcribed from the "Historical & Biographical Album of the Chippewa
Valley Wisconsin, 1891-2," page 675.


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