PATRICK BRADY,
jeweler, was born in Dublin, Ireland, March 17, 1837, and is a son of
Paul and Martha (Hamilton) Brady, natives of Ireland. Patrick learned
the jeweler’s trade in Dublin, and subsequently took a full course of
instructions in the manufacture of watches in Liverpool, England. He
then returned to Dublin, where he became foreman of one of the leading
jewelry houses of that city. During the war he immigrated to Sharon and
opened a jewelry store, which has grown to be the foremost house in its
line in that borough. Mr. Brady married Ellen Cooke, a native of
Ireland. Of this union seven children survive: Martha, Ella, Lucy,
Lillie, Emma, Alice and Albert. Politically he is a Republican, and the
family belong to the Episcopal Church. He is a member of the Masonic
fraternity and the A. O. U. W. Beginning on a small capital he has, by
close attention to his business, accumulated considerable property, and
is one of the oldest business men of Sharon.
Source: History of Mercer County, 1888, page 709
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