Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-03-16
MORTALITY RECORD.
Deaths and Funerals of People Wei
 Known I'm This City.


 Known Ina This City.
 The death of John Byrnes. which oc- cured yesterday afternoon at his residence 1,345 East Main street, removes man who came to Waterbury when there were not half a dozen of his countrymen in town, for he had lived here almost con- tinuously since 1887 and met and extended a greeting to every Irishman who came to Waterbury during the great exodus from Ireland to America from 1S40 to 1852. The deceased went to Canada with his pa rents when a child and remained there un- til he had attained his majority. He left here for a short time, going west with Michael Donahue of East Main street. On his return he paid a visit to Canada and married Miss Mary White, sister of Mat thew D. White of Adams street The couple came to Waterbury about 1S41. Eight sons and two daughters were the result of the union. all of whom are living in Water bury. They are: Henry R., John, James, Peter, Matthew. Martin, Stephen and William. Byrnes, Mrs Mary Barrett and Miss Sarah Byrnes MT Byrnes worked for a number of years as a wire drawer at Brown & Elton's. now Rogers X Brother. When John P. Elton went to the West Brass mill and the Brown & Brothers started their rolling :mill. Mir Byrnes went to Brown and Brothers, where he worked at the fine wire bench until fifteen years ago when he decided to to give up work, and his son Henry R. Byrnes took his place. But he could not rest idle and after leaving Brown & Brothers he worked for a couple of years as annealer for Rogers & Brother. During the asttwelve years he has spent most of his time at home. He enjoyed good health almost up to the time of his death, which was due to old age, and during his whole life he never was known to have a physician prescribe for him. His habits were decidedly domestic and he spent most of his leisure time among his family, never becoming con- nected with any organization. MT Byrnes lived to witness some remarkable changes take place in Waterbury and perhaps not the least of these was the increase of his own countrymen. When he first saw this place there were no Catholic churches, no clergymen of his faith, and very few of his race, but he lived to see six Roman Catholic churches, with twelve officiating clergymen and almost twenty thousand adherents There was no center square at that time, and the place where that part of the city now stands was pool of sts gnant water. The factories were few and not much larger than ordinary dwell ing houses and the whole place was noth- ing but a common country village. and from this the deceased saw 1t rise 10 it's present condition. He was a man of won- derful memory and could tell some interest ing anecdotes of life in Waterbury half a century ago. He lived in the house where he died over fifty years and was regarded by his neighbors as A man of excellent character. His funeral will take place to- morrow afternoon at ? o'clock to the Sacred Heart church.
 George N. Granniss, aged 69 years, the we'll known photographer, died at his home, 13 Sparks street. yesterday afternoon. The funeral will take place from the house at n'clock SnnAav nfternnnn-