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Free Research > O > O'Connor > Family StoryUse the free genealogy search to quickly discover your family history or share your own! James and Bridget (Jennings) O'Connor
James O'Connor was born to Michael and Elizabeth (Betts) O'Connor in Limerick County, Ireland. He arrived in Canada as a boy and lived in Rawdon, Quebec for a number of years. In 1848, James married Bridget Jennings, who was born to Michael and Bridget (Donaghy) Jennings in Kerry County, Ireland.
In 1854, the O'Connors moved to Wisconsin and spent their next nineteen years in the area of Elizabethtown/New Lisbon. The couple had eleven children: Patrick, Michael, Mary Ann, Joseph Corey, Elizabeth B., James William, Sarah Jane, Katherine Agnes, John J, Peter, and Francis. At some point, the couple also adopted a son named John McCabe. In 1872, James and Bridget brought their children; Patrick, Michael, and Mary; from New Lisbon, Wisconsin to Emmet Township, Dakota Territory. Each filed for a quarter of land in the township and then built small shacks on the land to make improvement to fulfill the Homestead Act. Patrick and Michael were reported to have farmed; while, Mary was reported to have cooked, washed, and sewed. When Patrick fell ill in 1874 and was no longer able to cultivate, James and Bridget brought the rest of the family down from New Lisbon, Wisconsin to Dakota Territory. Patrick O'Connor's burial was the earliest on record for St. Joseph Cemetery.
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