Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1881-10-08
MRS. BUNAPARTE.
A Sketch Of Her Eventful Life-Her Mar
rage to the Son of Jerome Bonaparte

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A Sketch Of Her Eventful Life-Her Mar
riage to the Son of jerome Bonaparte.
Baltimore special to the Chicago Times
says: Mrs. Susan May Bonaparte, widow Of
the late Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte, died this
morning at her residence here. Six weeks age
her decline became perceptible, and since Sun
day last she had been in a state of semi-con-
seriousness. At her bedside this morning were
present her two sons, Col. jerome Napoleon
Bonaparte, Charles J. Bonaparte, aud her
physician She was sixty-nine years of age
The Immediate cause of her death was par
alsis. 1t is expected that her funeral will take
place next Sunday, and that her remains will
n be st. rest b. tie side Of her husband the
terry. OF an amisble and retiring disposition,
Mrs. Bonaparse made many friends by her
genial and pleasant conversational powers,
though she never courted notice OF
admiration. She gave aan abundance of
sad blow to many who had every reason to ap-
preciate her charity, one of the noblest traits
III her character. She was a member of the
Presbyterian church. Mrs. Bonaparte was
married on the Sd of November, 1924, when
Napoleon Bonaparte, who was then in the TWEEN
ty-fourth year Of his age. The ceremony took
place in the large dwelling of her father, Ben
Jamin Williams, a shipping merchant and
wealthy citizen: He had come to Baltimore
was performed by Archbishop Whitfield, and
on account of one of the parties being Prot
estant 1t took place in the dwelling instead of
the cathedral al III Nine. Patterson Bonaparte,
MATCH as it was her ambition that her son
should marry in royal family Of France
and thereby strengthen her hope that he would
eventually become a Teigning power, to which
she considered he had rightful claim
r a1ent marriage and thy was brilliant society
citizens that came to the house in carriages
was an exciting episode that is we'll remem-
Dered by the people who now remain that
S were N their youth fifty years ago. Jerome
was married, was the only child of jerome
and Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte, and was
born at Camberwell, England, July T. 1905
He graduated at Harvard college in 1926 and
studied law. but never practiced, his time
being principally occupied in agricultural
pursuits and the management of his large
estate. He frequently visited Europe, and he
and his father were on the best of terms
While travelling in Europe incoguito he at
tracted considerable attention on account of
Napoleon. He visited Napoleon Ill several
times, by whom he was cordially received
During his residence in Baltimore he led a
somewhat retired life. He died June II,
1870. Mrs. S. NJ Bonaparte's first son was
born IN Baltimore, and was named after his
father, Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte He gradu
ated at West Point in 1852, served
as a lieutenant on frontier duty
until 1854 when he resigned, entered
the imperial French army, served in
the Crlmean war, was made knight of the
Legion OF Honor of France, and received the
Crimean medal from the queen of England for
distinguished military services. He was in the
Algerian campaign OF 1856 and 1857, in the
Italian campaign against Austria in 1859 was
IN garrison at various posts from 1859 to
1867. and in the guard of the empress of
France. On the fall of the empire he with
difficulty escaped with his life from the COM
mune OF Paris. In 1871 be returned to this
country, and married in the same year, atNew-
port. Mrs. Caroline Delay Edgar formerly Miss
Appleton, grand daughter of Daniel Webster
Col Bonaparte resided in the United States
until 1873, when he went to Europe, and has
been living in Paris most of the time since
lie returned in 1879 to be present during the
last illness of his grandmother, Nine. Bona
parte, arriving at Baltimore few days before
her DEATH He has two children daughter
and son. He had come to Baltimore recently
and was with his mother this morning during
her last moments.
Charles Joseph Bonaparte, the youngest son
Of the deceased, was born June 8, 1859, TWEEN
ty Years after IKE marriage. He graduated in
the law school of Harvard college in 1874 re-
turned to Baltimore was admitted to the Bal
timore city bar, and entered upon the practice
OF his profession, IN which he is at present
successfully engaged He was married Sept
l, 1879, to Miss Ellen Charming Day, Of Bos-
tor, ana IS now residing in Baltimore county,
city, on farm presented to him by his grand
mother, Nine Bonoparte He is member OF
the Roman Catholic church and Republican in
politics. Ans