Biography extracted from History of Sauk County, Wisconsin Chicago: Western Historical Company, published 1880.

Baraboo:

Rev. P. J. Lavin, priest of St. Joseph's Church, Baraboo; he was born in Ireland, Aug. 14, 1840; he graduated first at Carlow, then at Athlone; then he studied at Maynooth, and was ordained at St. Francis, Milwaukee; was then located at Madison, assisting Father Smith; after this, he established a mission in Dane Co.; then he went to Mauston, Juneau Co.; from Mauston to New Lisbon, Necedah, Lemonweir, Marion, Tomah, Union Center, Warnerville, Lynden and Greenfield; in 1871, he returned to his native county, made a visit of about six months when he came back, and resumed his labor in the interest of his church; located at Black River Falls till May, 1872, attending several stations which were formed at that mission; from there he went to Hudson, St. Croix Co., for a few months; from that point to Erin Prairie, and was there till the spring of 1880; he then took charge of St. Mary's Church, at Baraboo, Wis.

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