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Below is a family biography included in The History of Adams County, Illinois published by Murray, Williamson & Phelps in 1879. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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MULLIGAN, H. C., groceries, dry goods, boots and shoes, provisions, queensware, etc., etc., southwest corner of 6th and Payson avenue. He was born in Langford, Ireland, March 16, 1842; came with his parents to America when three months of age, landing at New York City; came to Quincy in 1861, stopping two years; then left the city and travelled six years, working at his trade (harness making), after which he returned to Quincy, in 1869; married Miss Lizzie Lakey, Feb. 14, 1862, who died in September 1873. On Oct. 11, 1876, he married Miss Anna Grant, who was born in Quincy, Ill., Sept. 11, 1842. Two children have been the issue of the last marriage: Henry James, aged eighteen months, and Emmett Leo., aged two days. Is a member of the Hibernian Benevolent and Orphan Society of Quincy. Religion, Catholic. Politics, Democrat. Real and personal property valued at $8,000.
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This family biography is one of 1444 biographies included in The History of Adams County, Illinois published by Murray, Williamson & Phelps in 1879. View the complete description here: The History of Adams County, Illinois
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