Person:Joseph Chesney (1)

Facts and Events
Name Joseph (Stasny) Chesney
Gender Male
Birth? 1830 Praha, Praha, Čechy, CzechoslovakiaPrague
Marriage 1860 Prague, Bohemiato Katherine (Czerny) Black
Immigration? 19 Jul 1866 New York to Chicago
Emigration? 1873 Chicago, ILL
Unknown? 18 Jul 1890 Minneapolis, MN
Census[1] 1875, 1880
Occupation? Mason, Laboror At Janney, Brooks & Eastman
Residence? 309 15th Ave. NE Mpls.
Death? 9 Jun 1893 Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States
Burial? Hillside Cemetery, Minneapolis, Mn
Cause of Death? cardiac failure
Nationality? Bohemian, Austria Hungary, Czech
Religion? Unknown

EMPL: Place: Janney, Semple, Eastman

PURC: Date: 16 NOV 1874 Place: Lot 10, Block 23, Note: Botteuaus 2nd addition, St. Anthony Township


Family of 5 immigrated to U.S. from Bohemia in 1866. Stopped in New York for a short time and moved to Chicago, ILL. After great fire of 1871, family moved to Minneapolis sometime between late 1872 and 1873. Joseph may have been a tailor but is listed as a laborer and a mason.


Came to U.S. and first settled in Chicago, IL. After the fire of 1871, the family moved to Minneapolis, MN. City dwellers.

Lived at the corner of 3rd St. and 15th Ave. NE.

References
  1. locate 1885 MN census