CORNELIUS CLEARY (1802-1875) (Parents Unknown)
BRIDGET EAGAN (1802-1876) (Parents Unknown)

Cornelius Cleary and his wife Honorah were natives of (Clondagal) Co. Clare Ireland. Nothing is known about their births or the date of their marriage and all their known children appear to have been born in Ireland. In any case there is no information on this family prior to their settlement in the Credit River area of Scott Co. MN. Nora Cleary may have been related to the Egans who settled in the same area but there is no evidence to this effect. Cornelius settled on a farm on the shore of Cleary lake in 1854 and is said to have been the first settler in what at that time was called New Dublin but was to become Credit River Twp.

Children

Ann (1826-1900) Peter Corrigan (1864) St. Peter's Credit River MN
Patrick (1827-1899) Bridget ( ) St. Peter's Credit River MN
John (1831-1902) Hannah Scott (1861) St. Peter's Credit River MN
James (1832- ) Ann Callaghan (1869) (Lived in St. Paul MN ??)
Thomas (1839-1908) Margaret Foley (1865) St. Peter's Credit River MN
Peter (1840-1900) Honorah Queally ( ) St. Peter's Credit River MN
Mary (1842-1921) Thomas Foley (1865) St. Johns Burnsville MN
Honorah ( - ) Michael Flemming ( ) St. Peter's Credit River MN

Most of the children listed settled in the area with their parents. Nora Flemming is assumed to be a daughter and was married to another early settler o the area. James may not have been related to this family. The only evidence to support a relationship is derived from census records which show a Thomas Foly staying with his family in St. Paul. This may have been the a nephew but this is not known for certain. Conn and Nora both died at home on the original farm and are buried at St.Peter Cemetary.