SWIFT COUNTY, MINNESOTA BIOGRAPHIES
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Authored and submitted by great-great granddaughter, 
Claudia C.Schuman Schuman16@att.net 
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Patrick Moore, an early resident of Hudson, who was, according to his baptismal 
record, born Jan 30, 1829 in Hacketstown, county Carlow, Ireland. He was a son 
of Lawrence and Ann (Sweeney) Moore.  Upon his arrival in the US he went to 
Hartford, CT., where he applied for citizenship in 1853.  He then came to St. 
Croix County and purchased 41 acres in Hudson on December 15, 1855, and 
additional property on April 1, 1857.  His brothers John, Peter, Lawrence, 
Christopher and Joseph Moore also settled in the  Hudson area. One brother, 
Thomas Moore, made his home in Auburn, NY and died there in the 1870's.  Another 
brother Dennis Moore, and a sister Elisa (Moore) McCabe, remained in Ireland. 
 
Patrick was married to Norah McMahon, who was also from Ireland, and had the 
following children; Anna Jane, born August 15, 1856. Charles Edward, born May 
25, 1857, Lawrence, born Feb 19, 1860, Patrick Henry, born March 1861, John L, 
born April 28, 1863, Joseph W., born July 9, 1865, George E., born April 29, 
1868, and Mary Elizabeth, born Oct 26, 1870. 
 
The family left Hudson, moving to Stillwater, MN in 1867, where Patrick was in 
partnership with Michael Kinsella, dealing in groceries and provisions under the
 name of "Moore & Kinsella".  In 1876 they moved to a farm in Swift County, MN 
and stayed there until 1881, then moved to St. Paul, MN. where they lived the 
remainder of their lives. 
Patrick died May 11, 1903 in St. Paul Minnesota, his wife Norah had died June 4, 
1901.  They are buried at Calvary Cemetery in St. Paul. 

(Submitted and authored by great-great granddaughter, Claudia C. Schuman)