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JEREMIAH KENEFICK
JEREMIAH KENEFICK, a farmer
of Liberty Township, was born March 13, 1831, in the southern part of Ireland,
a son of John and Anna (Mahony) Kenefick, who emigrated to New York in 1848,
settling in Clinton County, New York, where they remained until their death. In
1856 the subject of this sketch sailed from New York for San Francisco. He went
to work for a man named Ferguson eight miles east of Stockton, remained with
him one month, then went to a place called the I ranch, near Ione, in Amador
County, where he was employed by Greene & Logan in hauling hay for the
stage teams for one week, then came to Dry Creek, where he was engaged in
ranching for two years by Mr. Masterson. Then he bought a team of horses and
went freighting from Stockton to different points until the fall of 1861, when
he bought his ranch in Liberty Township, situated on the Galt and Elliott road,
about five miles from Galt. His ranch contains 375 acres of fine grain land: he
also owns 480 acres of fine improved land in Sacramento County.
He was married to Miss Rosa Dorsey, a
native of Ireland, on the 1st of November, 1863. Their family
consists of five children, namely: Annie E., the wife of Charles Connelly; John
T., Edmund H., Rosa M., Ida M.
Transcribed by: Jeanne Sturgis Taylor.
An Illustrated History of San Joaquin County,
California, Page 302. Lewis Pub. Co.
Chicago, Illinois 1890.
© 2008 Jeanne Sturgis Taylor.
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