Daniel McConnell
- Born
- 1 Jan 1788
- Died
- 14 Jun 1873
- Gender
- Male
- Place of migration
- Migrated to/Born in USA
Daniel McConnell was born in 1788.
Daniel McConnell was a native of Ireland and was a distiller by trade, but followed the occupation of farming during the greater part of his life. When he was nineteen years of age, he traveled to the United States for new opportunities. Daniel was also angry with the Catholic church for excommunicating his brother because he joined the Mason's.
Daniel would immigrate to the United States of America around 1781 and his deposition to become an American citizen was recorded on October 12th, 1832. Daniel located first at Geneseo, New York, where for several years he worked at his trade. He then removed westward in 1846. becoming a resident of Wisconsin, and took up his abode in the town of Wiota. Lafavette county, where he purchased one hundred and twenty acres of land and engaged in farming.
Daniel retained his residence upon that farm until his death, which occurred when he was seventy-seven years of age, while his wife passed away at the age of eighty-three years. He became a Universalist in religious faith, while his wife was an advocate of the Unitarian belief. She bore the maiden name of Betsey Bennett, and was a native of Connecticut. By her marriage she became the mother of his thirteen children.
He died in 1878 from injuries he received in a runaway accident when he was in Gratiot about five miles from home. He was took home by bystanders/family but he lived only two weeks after said incident.
