Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-01-18
MORTALITY RECORD.
Deaths and Funerals of People Well
Known Here.


Known Here.
The funeral of Mrs Rosalie Girard
took place yesterday afternoon to the
church of the Immaculate Conception.
The funeral services were conducted by
the Rev Father Mulcahy. Mrs Girard
bequeathed money to the amount of
81 ZOO to the church of the Immaculate
Conception. The funeral and other ex-
penses will be paid out of this amount.
The funeral of the infant son of John
Murphy, of No 30 Washington street,
took place Sunday afternoon at 3
o'clock.
The funeral of John Fitzpatrick, of
1858 Mill street, took place this afternoon
at o'clock. @7T
The funeral Of Mrs Bridget Donahue
was largely attended from her late resi-
dence on Spring street, to the church of
the Immaculate Conception this morn
ing, where solemn requiem mass was
celebrated. The officers of the mass
were: Celebrant, the Rev Father Null
nell; sub-deacon, the Rev Father
Fleming. The pallbearers were: Pat
rick Holohan, John Stanley, John Fitz-
patrick, Andrew Moran, Michael Wal
lace and Matthew White.
Mrs Jane G. Kingsbury, of Lyme,
aged 80 years, died at her home in
Black Hall, Saturday evening at Z
o'clock. Her life has been one of ro-
nance. In the early days, when the
west was vast plain, Major julius
Kingsbury, a graduate of West Point,
wooed and won Jane Cunningham from
her home in Waterbury and the young
couple Immediately left for the west.
Where the city of Chicago now stands
was a fort and there Major Kingsbury
was ordered to do active duty. His
young wife accompanied him on several
expeditions farther west against the
hostile Indians. Seven children were
born, all now being dead. One, a
daughter Mary, married General Buck
ner, West Point officer, who joined
Joined the Confederate army. He sur
rendered Fort Donaldson with 10000
men to General Grant and opened a
way for Grant to Port Hudson A son
of Mrs Kingsbury graduated at West
Point and was appointed colonel of a
Connecticut regiment. His name was
Henry and the Grand Army post and
Sons of Veteran corps in Lyme are
named for him. He was killed
at the battle of Antietam. General
Buckner, who later became governor
of Kentucky, being very wealthy
and being afraid of losing his money in
Henry Kingsbury, his wlfes brother, to
keep in trust. Henry married a Miss
Taylor, southern girl. a son was
born and named Henry, after his father.
He is at present on a pleasure trip in
Egypt. His father made a will trans
ferring his property to Governor Buck
ner and his mother. He was soon killed
and flaw was discove.ed in the will
which caused long litigation, but was
hn
promise Mrs Kingsbury received an an
nuity, the amount of which is I'M
known, but which was sufficient to
enable her to live in good style. She
received none of the property in her
own name, however, and left very little
when she died. The funeral was held
at Lyme this afternoon and was largely
attended. The remains will be taken to
Waterbury tomorrow morning for in
terment beside her husband. Services
will be conducted at the Hall memorial
chapel by Rev DIR Anderson after the
arrival of the 11:17 train. So rowing a
life was led by Mr. and Mrs Kingsbury
that no two of the seven children born
to them are buried in the same ceme-
terry. Mrs Belknap, daughter of Gov
ernor Buckner of Louisville, and her
husband, and Louis Cunningham and
wife of Washington, nephew of the de-
CSdSSus dCCSuOcu lie funeral. 1n6y
will follow the remains to this city to-
morrow Mrs Kingsbury was an aunt
by marriage of F. J. Kingsbury.
Mrs Mary Kelly, aged 50 years, died
at $50 Saturday night, at her home on
Cooke street. The deceased was sister
of MIS- Jane Finnegan, Mrs John j.
Geraghty and Policeman Martin Moore,
and was highly respected by a large
circle of friends. She leaves three son 5
and three daughters. The funeral will
take place to the church of the Immacu-
late Conception at 8 o'clock tomorrow
morning.
The funeral of Mrs Elizabeth A. Law
lor, of Meadow street, was largely at
tended yesterday afternoon. Services
were, conducted at St Patrick's church
by the Rev Dominick Brown. The
pallbearers were: Theophilus F. Berube,
Joseph A. GUILTY, Patrick Guilfoile,
Daniel Fines, Patrick Cosgrove and
John Doran.
The funeral of Mrs Eliza Carroll was
largely attended this morning from her
late residence on Walnut street, to the
church of the Immaculate Conception,
where a high mass was celebrated at
HOO o'clock by the Rev Father
Flemming. The pallbearers were: John
Stanley, Thomas Mccarthy, Patrick
McQueeney, John Srahan, James Smith
and Owen Mcmahon.
The infant child of William Morgan,
of Welcott road, died this morning,
The funeral will be held tomorrow
afternoon.