John Heery

HEERY, NEWELL, LEONARD

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Date: 2/24/2002 at 21:12:22

The first piece of land entered in Butler county, consisted of 160 acres, located on sections 18 and 19, Butler township. This was entered on the 22d day of November, 1850, by John Heery. Mr. Heery at that time resided at Milton, Wisconsin, and was informed in regard to the land along the Shell Rock river by James Newell, who had been trapping along said stream. When Mr. Heery listened to the description as detailed by Mr. Newell, he at once concluded to there procure for himself a home. He therefore on Monday morning, November, 11, 1850, bid his family an affectionate good-by, assuring his wife that he would return one week from the Saturday following. He started on foot for the frontier; upon reaching the Shell Rock he soon found the identical piece of land described by Newell; then he went to Dubuque where he entered the same and returned home, arriving at Milton on Saturday evening. It was a very dark night, and he was obliged to borrow a lantern to light his way, but he reached his home before 12 o’clock.
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In the spring of 1852, Mr. Heery brought his family to their new home. John Heery is a native of Ireland, born in 1813. In 1845 he married Miss Catherine Leonard. In 1848 he emigrated to the United States. He first settled at Newburg, New York; subsequently he emigrated to Wisconsin. Mr.. and Mrs. Heery have reared a family of six children, five of whom are now living – Thomas, John, Peter, Albert and Mary. Mr. Heery is a democrat in politics, and in religion a Roman Catholic.
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Source: History of Butler and Bremer Counties, Iowa
Union Publishing Co., Springfield, IL, 1883
Pages: 502-503