Sacramento County
Biographies
PATRICK
MATTHEW BOYLAN.
PATRICK MATTHEW BOYLAN - To have rounded out a full life, doing his part in the work to which Providence had called him, making his contribution to the building up of the commonwealth cheerfully and to the best of his ability, is a record of which any man may be proud, and among such we find Patrick Matthew Boylan, whose sterling qualities are attested to by the many friends made here during nearly a half century of residence. A native of County Cavan, Ireland, he was brought to Providence, R.I., as a boy, and reared there. In 1854 he made his first trip to California by way of the Isthmus, and on arrival mined for a time in Eldorado County.
Returning to his eastern home, Mr. Boylan married there Rose McAteer, born in Belfast, Ireland, and he then became engaged in railroad work in Providence for a period. The lure of the West proved too strong, however, and in 1859 the young couple came to Sacramento via the Ithmus, and settled down to make their home in the new surroundings. Mr Boylan entered the employ of the Capital Gas Company, and for forty-three years he was a trusted employee of that concern, for many years serving as engineer of the plant; to remain with one concern for so great a length of time shows a character made up of stability and true worth and also that these qualities were appreciated by his employers. Three children blessed the union of Mr and Mrs Boylan, and two of them are now living; Nellie A., and Mamie Boylan. Mr. Boylan passed to his reward in 1901, leaving many friends to mourn his loss, as well as his devoted family..
Transcribed by: Jeanne Sturgis Taylor.
Source: Reed, G. Walter, History of Sacramento County, California With
Biographical Sketches, Page 893.
Historic Record Company, Los Angeles, CA. 1923.
© 2007 Jeanne Taylor.