Washington County Biographies



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Thomas Cooney

Thomas Cooney, farmer, Sec. 29; P.O. Hartford; has 40 acres of land; is a native of Kildare, Ireland; was born near Dublin, Sept. 8, 1833; he is the son of Richard and Mary Cooney. In 1854, he emigrated to the United States, spending six months in the city of New York, and then came to Wisconsin and located in the town of Hartford with his parents. In March, 1862, he enlisted in United States Navy; served three years and four months; during a large portion of the time, he was stationed at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. He was married in Hartford, Oct. 15, 1866, to Miss Mary Grady, daughter of Michael Grady. They have six children-Mary, Eliza, Richard, James, William and Anna.

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