John E. Geary was born in Scotland, July 23, 1840, and was brought to the United States in 1842 by his parents, who settled in St. Lawrence County, N. Y., where he remained until August 15, 1862, when he enlisted in Company A, One Hundred and Forty-second New York Infantry, and served in the front some three years, and was discharged at Albany, N. Y., June 15, 1865, when he returned to his parents home. He remained there until November, 1877, when he came to Freedom Township and purchasing a farm of 120 acres on section 18, where he now lives, settled down as a farmer and stock-raiser. March 14, 1867, he was united in marriage with Eliza Fields, and they have had a family of six children: George Edgar, born April 15, 1868; Albert James, February 13, 1872; Myron Fields, October 10, 1874; Lilian May, July 1, 1880; Anna Luella, September 4, 1882, and Stella, June 17, 1886.
HISTORY OF STEELE & WASECA COUNTIES, MN
HISTORY OF STEELE & WASECA COUNTIES, MN
John E. Geary was born in Scotland, July 23, 1840, and was brought to the United States in 1842 by his parents, who settled in St. Lawrence County, N. Y., where he remained until August 15, 1862, when he enlisted in Company A, One Hundred and Forty-second New York Infantry, and served in the front some three years, and was discharged at Albany, N. Y., June 15, 1865, when he returned to his parents home. He remained there until November, 1877, when he came to Freedom Township and purchasing a farm of 120 acres on section 18, where he now lives, settled down as a farmer and stock-raiser. March 14, 1867, he was united in marriage with Eliza Fields, and they have had a family of six children: George Edgar, born April 15, 1868; Albert James, February 13, 1872; Myron Fields, October 10, 1874; Lilian May, July 1, 1880; Anna Luella, September 4, 1882, and Stella, June 17, 1886.
HISTORY OF STEELE & WASECA COUNTIES, MN
HISTORY OF STEELE & WASECA COUNTIES, MN
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