DANIEL COFFEY, farmer; P. 0. Kilbourne; was born in Kerry Co., Ireland, about the year 1837; he was the only child of his parents, whose names were Timothy Coffey and Mary Sullivan; they dying when he was about 14 years old, he was left to "shirk" for himself; he was one year on a vessel plying along the coast; then worked among the farmers until 1857, when he embarked for America, landing at New York; he worked some time on the 0. & M. Railroad, and P. P. & J. Railroad; he then came up the river to Bath, and hired out to Charles Thompson, working for him four years. Aug. 15, 1862, he married Ann Burke, a native of the same county as himself; thev have four children—John, Ellen, Catharine and Bridget. After his marriage, he rented land for four years on the ground now owned by Messrs. Cragg & Boyle; he then rented land of Stephen Dolben for eight years. In 1877, he bought ninety acres, and is now farming successfully. He and his wife are members of the Catholic Church.



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