Peter Francis Hope was born in Longwood, County Meath, Ireland, on 8 Apr 1831, the son of Christopher and Elizabeth Farrell Hope, who remained in their native land throughout life. He was baptized on 10 Apr 1831 in Kinnegad Parish in County Westmeath, and sponsored by Patrick Leech and Mary Mulligan.
Peter F. was a young man of twenty-one when he resolved to seek a new home in America. He settled at Lovelton, married Marcella Reilly, the daughter of Bernard and Ann (Cunningham) Reilly, and there engaged in farming.
To Peter F. and Marcella Hope were born these children: Christopher, subject of this sketch; Bernard, Edward, Bartholomew, Francis, Charles, George, Elizabeth (Mrs. John Corcoran), Anna (Mrs. Edward Schultz), Mary (Mrs. Malloy), Margaret, Susan (Mrs. Michael Murray), Catherine, and Marcella, - all living in 1899.
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