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Portrait and Biographical Album of
Huron County, Michigan
Pub. Chapman Brothers, Chicago, 1884

           [205-206]

           JOHN MELLIGAN, Supervisor of Rubicon Township, and resident in
        the village of Port Hope, was born in Dereham Township, Oxford Co.,
        Ont., April 29, 1848.  His parents JOHN and MARY (FORTUNE) MELLI-
        GAN, were natives of Ireland.  They removed to Worth Township,
        Sanilac County, when the son was in his childhood.  They belonged
        to the farming class and reared their sons to that calling.  The
        father died in 1867, in Worth Township.  The mother is of Irish
        parentage and lives in Sanilac County.
           MR. MELLIGAN became his own master at the age of 16 years, and
        wrought out his own fortune. He also inherited a part of the care
        of his parents, and discharged that duty creditably. When he was
        26 years old he became by purchase the proprietor of 100 acres of
        land in the township of Rubicon. The place was in a wholly wild
        state, and he has pushed his energies and efforts until he now
        owns 225 acres, of which 100 acres is in a finely improved and
        cultivated condition.  Since 1871, MR. MELLIGAN has been in the
        employment of W. R. STAFFORD, in the management of his farm.
           He is a Democrat in his political views, and is serving his
        second term as Supervisor of Rubicon Township.
           He was married July 3, 1873, to MARTHA FRY.  They have two
        children, — J. WILLIE, born Oct. 10, 1876, and CLARENCE M., born
        July 25, 1880. Both children were born at Port Hope.  MRS. MELLIGAN
        is the daughter of WILLIAM and CATHERINE (MCKAIGAR) FRY. Her mother
        died in 1856, and was 30 years old at the time of her death. Her
        father was married again, and resides at East Saginaw.

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