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Thomas Rooney

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Thomas Rooney

Birth
Wakefield, Outaouais Region, Quebec, Canada
Death
10 Dec 1868 (aged 19)
Raymond Township, Stearns County, Minnesota, USA
Burial
Padua, Stearns County, Minnesota, USA Add to Map
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Originally published August 1998, Padua Cemetery, by Ginny Walz Borgerding

Thomas Rooney was born in 1849, the son of Patrick and Ellen (Tracy) Rooney. He was the seventh son of nine children. Thomas was accidentally shot to death at Sand Lake (near Padua) at the age of 19. It is said he was the first person buried at Padua.

Thomas shares a tombstone with his mother Ellen Rooney. His grandmother Catharine Rooney, aunts and uncles Michael Tracy, Thomas Rooney, John and Mary Rooney, Patrick and Catharine Killeen, and many other relatives are also buried in Padua.
Originally published August 1998, Padua Cemetery, by Ginny Walz Borgerding

Thomas Rooney was born in 1849, the son of Patrick and Ellen (Tracy) Rooney. He was the seventh son of nine children. Thomas was accidentally shot to death at Sand Lake (near Padua) at the age of 19. It is said he was the first person buried at Padua.

Thomas shares a tombstone with his mother Ellen Rooney. His grandmother Catharine Rooney, aunts and uncles Michael Tracy, Thomas Rooney, John and Mary Rooney, Patrick and Catharine Killeen, and many other relatives are also buried in Padua.


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