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EARLY SETTLERS OF SANGAMON COUNTY - 1876
By John Carroll Power

These biographies were submitted by a researcher and evidently abstracted from the 1876 History of Sangamon County, IL. Errors could occur, so one should always verify the correctness by obtaining copies of vitals and performing all necessary research to document what is contained herein.



FIREY, JACOB, was born April 14, 1791, in Washington county, Md., married there May 2, 1815, to Mary Houser, who was born June 3, 1796, in the same county. They had seven children, three of whom died under seven years. The family moved to Sangamon county, Ill., arriving in October, 1836, in what is now Cooper township, south of the Sangamon river, where his brother Joseph had preceded him the year before. Of their four children--

ISAAC H., born Feb. 2, 1820, in Washington county, Md., married in Springfield, Ill., Feb. 11, 1847, to Eliza Sattley. They have seven children. JACOB J., born Nov. 5, 1847, graduated March, 1869, at Bellevue Medical College, New York city. He was married June 29, 1869, at Ann Arbor, Mich., to Kate Bessimer, who was born Aug. 18, 1850, They had two children, ALBERT and JOHN; the latter died young. Dr. J. J. Firey is a practicing physician, and resides in Taylorville, Ill. HATTIE E., born Nov. 4, 1849, was married June 10, 1875, to Ross M. Houck. ALBERT, WILLIAM H., SUSAN E., ISAAC E. and MARY E. The five latter live with their parents. Isaac H. Firey and family reside near Grove City, Christian county, Illinois.

SUSAN, born Oct. 23, 1822, in Washington county, Md., married in Sangamon county, Ill., to Peter Troxell. See his name.

ELIZABETH, born Feb. 26, 1824, in Washington county, Md., raised in Sangamon county, and married Patrick Cooper. See his name.

MARY ANN, born Oct. 26, 1825, in Maryland, married in Sangamon county to Samuel Prather. They had two children, who died young. Mr. Prather died Nov. 21, 1859, and Mrs. Mary A. Prather resides with her sister, Mrs. Cooper.

Mrs. Mary Firey died June 9, 1837, and Jacob Firey died May 18, 1853--she in Sangamon county, and he in Christian county, Illinois.



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