. Portrait and biographical record of Winnebago and Boone counties, Illinois, containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, together with biographies of all the governors of the state, and of the presidents of the United States. II. REGAN, deceased, was oneof the pioneer settlers of WinnebagoCounty, and a man of exemplary habitsand character. He located in Rockford in1842, was a pioneer lumberman, and for many3ears was associated in business with Seely connection with his lumber business,he was alsoa contractor and builder, and was regarded as oneof the th
. Portrait and biographical record of Winnebago and Boone counties, Illinois, containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, together with biographies of all the governors of the state, and of the presidents of the United States. II. REGAN, deceased, was oneof the pioneer settlers of WinnebagoCounty, and a man of exemplary habitsand character. He located in Rockford in1842, was a pioneer lumberman, and for many3ears was associated in business with Seely connection with his lumber business,he was alsoa contractor and builder, and was regarded as oneof the thrifty, enterprising business men of theplace. He was a large contractor of both publicand private buildings, and by his industry andgood business acumen accumulated a handsomecompetence. At the time of his death, which oc-curred at his fine residence on East State Street,Rockford, in 1875, he was the owner of a consider-,able fortune. He had large interests in Wisconsin,especially in a large sawmill which he had estab-lished first on his own account, but later owned inpartnership, and was well known for his push andenergy. He was a good, reliable citizen. In politics, Mr. advocated the principlesof the Democratic party. He was a liberal con-. A MARCELLUS, PORTEAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 905 trilnitor ki all worthy enterprises, cspeciall3 thoserelating to eliurches and schools, and a willinghand was alwa3s extended to the needy and afflic-ted. He was born in Rochester, N. Y., and waspartly reared in that State, and partlj in was still single when he came to Rockford,and here he was married to Miss Lonisa Dewey, anative of the East. She died when thirty-sevenyears of age, having had six cliiUlren, three ofwhom arc now living: Emma, wife of O. (sec sketch); George and William, thetwo sons now residing in Kansas. Mr. Regans second marriage was in Troy, N. Y.,to Miss Adelaide Stewart, a native of was the daughter of L3nian Stewart, a Ver-m
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