Emigration: US Naturalization Papers - John HIER, 1852 *********************************************** Ireland Genealogy Projects Archives Wexford Index Copyright ************************************************ File contributed by: Mary Kay Kuhfittig pkuhfittig@wi.rr.com US NATURALIZATION PAPERS - JOHN HIER, 1852 Jo Daviess (Illinois) County Circuit Court, State of Illinois 25 September 1852 Declaration of Intent John HIER, born in Ireland in the County of Wexford, now twenty-five years of age, migrated from New Ross of Ireland and arrived in the city of Buffalo, New York in June 1852, and now resides in the County of Grant, state of Illinois [actually, Wisconsin] Grant County, Wisconsin Circuit Court 13 February 1853 Declaration of Intent Moses HIER, AGE 24 Grant County, Wisconsin Circuit Court 13 February 1855 Declaration of Intent Nicholas HIER, age 21 Jo Daviess County, Illinois Circuit Court, March Term 25 March 1862 Final Papers Moses HIER Nicholas HIER The HIER family, parents Nicholas and Esther, and children John, Moses, Nicholas, Anne, Mary, Ellen and Margaret emigrated to Grant County, Wisconsin from Wexford (probably Ballymitty) in 1852. The oldest son, Philip, left on his own and went to Argentina. Esther WHITE HIER (1794-1866), had a brother, William WHITE (1807-1894) , who, with wife Margaret FURLONG (1801-1882)and children emigrated from Bannow Parish, town of Mooretown to Menominee Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois in 1847. The parents of Esther and William WHITE were Moses WHITE, and Elenor DOYLE, buried at St. Peter's Catholic Church, Ballymitty, Co.Wexford.