Morning journal and courier., 1891-07-06
A oENrENARIaN,s pE.rH.

Death OF Mrs. Sally Cannon Mt Her
Home on College Street, Aged One
Hundr ed and One Years, Three
Months and Twenty.Six Days.
Mrs. Sally Cannon died yesterday at the
home of her son, Mr.. William T. Cannon.
| at the notable age of one hundred and one
years, three months and twenty-six DAYS.
Deceased was a native of Wallineford.
where she dwelt until the death of her hus-
band, about thirty-one years ago, since
which time she has resided with her son
here in New Haven. Her long life covers
one of the most eyentful centuries in the
worlds history, century which has seen
the invention of the steamboat, the iron
horse, the telegraph, the telephone, the
photograph, and other great inventions,
and has seen the country grow from thir-
teen states, with less than 4,00O, 900 peo-
pie, to forty-six states with $4,000. 900.
John 9. Trement, the pathfinder, had not
opened the way across the trackless wilds
to the Pacific coast, and the gold excite
ment of California had not started when
she was well on in middle life. There
were In her early life no floating palaces,
no ocean greyhounds. Slavery in the
United States had not been dreamed of as
a source of strife that would eventually
cost millions of lives and untold millions
of money. The war of 1912 occurred when
she was twenty two years of age, and when
the Mexican war occurred she was. al
times go, an old woman.
The deceased was lovable, kindly old
lady, esteemed by all. She was, as wife,
mother and neighbor, priced and valued
She had the good fortune to enjoy almost
infa tod
ing what illness was until her last illness,
which began about three weeks ago and
which was rather the fading out of life
from tine pressure of extreme old age than
the effect of any special ailment. She was
a wonderful old lady in that she retained
until about the last, hearing, eve sight and
and all her mental faculties and the uss of
her limbs. She used spectacles years ago
for awhile, but gaining second sight dis
pensed with them and had pieced
bed quilts for diversion and pastime
in the last two or three years, and was
finishing one when taken. down q few
weeks ago. Another fact, one which does
not agree with a theory held by some, is
that her two sisters and her only brother
all died of consumption, none of them
reaching middle life. Her parents lived
to be about three score and ten. Mrs.
Cannon was given q birthday party few
months ago. People present remarked
with interest the fact that none were more
sprightly in conversation than she, and
she talked very Interestingly of national
events of long, long ago, of which
she had distinct personal recollection,
among which was the profound national
sadness over the death of Washington.
Her centennial birthday was appropriately
commemorated and was an occasion of |
rare interest, marked by the attendance of |
a large gathering of relatives and friends
and the bestowal of many gifts as tokens |
of regard, while many of our distinguished
people, friends of the family, called at the
house to participate in extending congratu-
lations.
Mrs. Cannon was the mother of five chill
dren, two of whom are iving-William T,
long prominent stove merchant of this |
city, at whose house, No. College street, |
she died, and George L., who is in Dem
yer. She was Congregationalist and had |
been a member of the Wallingford Con-
church for many years, retain |
ing her membership there to the end.