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The Sheahen family has lived in Highland Park for over 5 generations. The first family member was Patrick Sheahen, an Irish immigrant in 1859. When Patrick arrived in America he made his way to Highland Park and began working as a farm hand for Daniel McAdams. Patrick married Daniel McAdams eldest daughter, Mary Jane, and they had 7 children. These 7 children continued to work and live in Highland Park where there roots anchored them to the building up of Highland Park. Over the years, many grandchildren and great-grandchildren have been born into the Sheahen family, who also continue to live in the area.

*For more information on the Sheahen family, consult "Highland Park The First Hundred Years"

The Ott family, Johann Jacob Ott, 48, his wife Maria, and children Jacob, Caspar, Christian, Lorenz, Philip, Magdalena (Mary?), emigrated to the United States from Alsace in the early 1830s. They first settled in Pennsylvania, later settling in Deerfield, Illinois. Mary Salome Ott married Philip Brand and settled in Highland Park, Illinois.

The Caspar Ott House, part of the Deerfield Historic Village, is the oldest standing dwelling in Lake County, Illinois.