Born ‎28 Mar 1903 Brooten, Stearns Co, MN, died ‎27 Jul 1956 Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co, WI‎, 53 years, buried ‎30 Jul 1956 Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co, WI

Born ‎30 Nov 1908 Comfrey, MN, died ‎4 May 1997 Milwaukee, WI‎, 88 years. Occupation: School Teacher

Born ‎5 Jun 1854 Wakefield Twsp, Gatineau Co, Quebec, Can, died ‎27 Jul 1948 Bangor Twsp, Pope Co, MN‎, 94 years, buried ‎29 Jul 1948 Brooten, Stearns Co, MN, Funeral: Church of the Immaculate Conception, Sedan, MN. Burial:St Donatus Catholic Cemetery, Sedan, MN.
(Medical): Hugh M Rooney was born in Ottawa, Canada and immigrated, with his family, to the U.S. about 1864. They moved first to St Anthony Falls, the site of the present city of Minneapolis, which at that time was so small the town could be covered in a half hour by horse and buggy. Hugh attended a parochial school there until they moved to Padua, MN.
In 1889, he was united in marriage to Winifred S Rooney at Sauk Centre, MN. They moved to the farm near Brooten where they made their home until the time of their deaths. Winifred died in 1942, at the age of 77 years. Hugh was a lumberman in northern Minnesota for a time, and grew well acquainted with the Indians, learning their languages and customs. He lived also in Montana for a short time, engaged in hunting. Family stories are built around these early days, when his party would often sleep on the ground during the winter, shooting 15 or 20 buffalo before breakfast. At times the Indians would cause trouble, ruining the buffalo skins, terrorizing the men, and breaking up camp. Farming, however, was Mr Rooney's livelihood, and he practiced it for 60 years. Hugh was 94 years of age at the time of his death and had resided on the homestead five miles west of Brooten for almost 60 years.

Newspaper Article: 9 Jun 1899
Bangor township in this county was the scene, on Tuesday evening of last week, of a terrible fire caused by a bolt of lightning, during the rain and thunder storm on that evening, the house of Hugh Rooney of the village of Brooten was struck by lightning and almost instantly burned to the ground. The bolt entered the chimney, scattering the brick all over the lower floor, Mr. Rooney was partially stunned by the schock but recovered his physcial and mental activity in an instant and with the assistance of his wife managed to rescue the children who were asleep upstairs, by Mrs Rooney handling them out through the window from which she afterward jumped herself. In their scant night clothing they made their way in the drenching rain to thehouse of a neighbor where they were sheltered through the night. Some of the children were obliged to stay in bed the next day until kind neighbors came to their assistance with clothing. Mrs Rooney who was in a delicate condition, gave birth to a child after reaching the neighbors house, the excitement and exertion no doubt hastening the process of parturition. According to latest report mother and baby as well as the other members of the family were getting along all right. It certainly was a narrow escape from death on part of these people, wither by the electric stroke or the fire it instantly originated. The loss to Mr Rooney is a severe one, as he is a poor man, but he may consider it a fortune that the lives of his dear ones were saved.



Cause of death: Cardiac decongesation at age 94.

Born ‎3 Aug 1864 Wakefield Twsp, Gatineau Co, Quebec, Can, died ‎16 May 1942 Bangor Twsp, Pope Co, MN‎, 77 years, buried ‎18 May 1942 Brooten, Stearns Co, MN, St Donatus cemetery.
(Medical):Cause of death: Pulmonary edema due to hypertension and encephalites.

Born ‎24 Jun 1820 County Galway, Ireland, died ‎19 May 1880 Padua, Stearns Co, MN‎, 59 years
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Born ‎1823 Ireland, died ‎30 Nov 1895 MN‎, 71 or 72 years

Born ‎17 Mar 1814 Athlone, Roscommon Co, Ireland, died ‎23 Apr 1897 Bangor Twsp, Pope Co, MN‎, 83 years, buried ‎Apr 1897 Padua, Stearns Co, MN, Funeral: Padua church.
(Medical):Thomas was born near Athlone, County Roscommon, Ireland in 1814. He emigrated to Canada, settling near the Gatanau River, where he remained until 1867 when he removed to Raymond Township, Stearns County, MN, in which place and in Bangor, Pope County he resided until his death. He died at age 83 of throat cancer.


Died of throat cancer.

Born ‎6 Jun 1823 Kilgarvan Par, Co Mayo, Irl, died ‎22 Aug 1922 Bangor Twsp, Pope Co, MN, Died at the home of her daughter, Mrs Frank Landwehr at age 99. Suffered a paralytic stroke about 3 1/2 months before her death.‎, 99 years, buried ‎24 Aug 1922 Sedan, Pope Co, MN
(Medical):Bridget was born in Ireland in 1823, settled first in Canada, married Thomas Rooney in 1854, and settled in Stearns Co in 1867.


Cause of death: Chronic Myacarditis with contributory causes of Embolism right knee.

Born ‎1783 Ireland, died ‎12 Jan 1857 Wakefield Twsp, Quebec, Can‎, 73 or 74 years, buried ‎Jan 1857 Farrellton, Quebec, Can, St. Camillus Catholic Cemetery

Born ‎1784 Ireland, died ‎17 Feb 1875 Padua, Stearns Co, MN‎, 90 or 91 years, buried ‎Feb 1875 Padua, Stearns Co, MN

Born ‎1783 Ireland, died ‎12 Jan 1857 Wakefield Twsp, Quebec, Can‎, 73 or 74 years, buried ‎Jan 1857 Farrellton, Quebec, Can, St. Camillus Catholic Cemetery

Born ‎1784 Ireland, died ‎17 Feb 1875 Padua, Stearns Co, MN‎, 90 or 91 years, buried ‎Feb 1875 Padua, Stearns Co, MN