GILBRIDE, JOHN

GILBRIDE, GURDETT

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Date: 5/19/2005 at 12:57:37

Biography reproduced from page 528 of the History of Kossuth and Humboldt Counties, Iowa published in 1884:

John Gilbride is a native of Ireland, born in 1836. In 1856 he came to America, landing in New York. After living in Mercer Co., N. Y., two years, he removed to De Kalb Co., Ill., making his home there eleven years. In 1870 he came to Kossuth Co., Iowa, settling on section 32, township 96, range 28, where he now owns 200 acres of good land, well improved, raising grain of all kinds, and also being interested in stock. He was married June 8, 1878, to Anna Gurdett, a native of France. They have three children—Louis, Charles and Ester.