Just in time for St. Patrick's Day, I'm back with a blog post about one of our ancestors named Patrick. I will focus on Patrick McGuire* (1797-1861) and I think you will not be disappointed by this remarkable Irish immigrant. For those of you (like my sister) who like to position ancestors around Felicite Constant Motier, Patrick was the father of Felicite's daughter-in-law, Mary McGuire Motie. In fact, Patrick almost surely interacted with Felicite in Davenport. Patrick was born in Kilrush, County Clare, a far western part of Ireland (also where the Keatings and the Creaghs come from later). Patrick immigrated to the U.S. with his wife, Margaret Slattery, and two older daughters, Mary (1828) and Catherine (1834). He arrived in Davenport in 1839 and I think he left Ireland a year or two early and went through Newfoundland on the way to Davenport. Again, we have no specific information about why he came to Iowa, but the "pull" was likely jobs and opportunities
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