Norwich bulletin., 1910-09-12
OBITUARY.
Mrs. Mary Jane Case.

Mrs Mary Jane Case, for many years resident of East Main street, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. c. E. Iumis. at Fort Point, at 10.45 Satur- day night. Mrs. Case, whose maiden name was Mary Jane Burrows was born in Plainfield, Conn, April IS, 1S36 the daughter of MT. and Mrs George W. Burrows. She was twice married. Her first husband, David C.. Case, to whom she was married on November 26. 1857. was killed at the battle of Bull Run. July 21, 1861. On March
 IA, 1868, she was married to George W. Briggs. whose death occurred near Iy thirty years ago. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. c. E. Lumis by her first husband and Mrs. L. J. Hammond by the second; also by five grandchildren. Mrs. Case was mem
 Der of the Methodist church of Nor wich. She also belonged to the Sedg- wick Woman's Relief corps and the Kings Daughters. Mrs Case had
 large number of friends who will learn
 of her death with regret. She was woman of fine characteristics charit-
 able and sympathetic, and proved a kind and true neighbor. She had been
 in poor health for some time and her death was not unexpected. Until with in the past year she had made her
 home at 329 Main street, which prop
 erty she recently sold to w. H. Nich-
 olson. She was highly esteemed by her
 many acquaintances She has been a
 devoted mother and grandmother, and will be greatly missed.
 Mrs Martha H. CusIman.
 Mrs. Martha H. Cushman died Sat
 urday morning at her home, No. %
 Church street Hartford. Although in
 advanced years, she had been able to
 be about until last Sunday night, when
 she had a fainting spell. She was about the house Monday morning, but
 at II o'clock took to her bed and nev-
 CT left it again. Death was due to a general breaking down.
 Mrs Cushman was born in West
 Stafford May 13, 1920, a daughter of
 MT and Mrs. Josiah Holmes. and came from a family whose members attain
 ed great age. Her father lived to be
 79 years old and her mother to be 91.
 Of her grandmother's family four girls lived to be more than 90, and five oth-
 CT girls and two boys to be more than so. Of Mrs. Cushman'S brothers two
 died in the civil war and three lived to be more than 70. Of the five sisters three are now living, Mrs. Mary Hayes of Rockville, Mrs. Almira Patten of
 Stafford Springs and Mrs Elinor Rich
 mond of Cromwell, their ages aver aging about Fl years
 Mrs. Cushman was married in 1844. Her husband Dwight Cushman, was then also a resident of West Stafford.
 After their marriage they lived at Stafford Springs until 1S60 when they went to Hartford. MT. Cushman died | five years ago this month. Mrs Cush- man has lived over forty years in the same house. She was a member of the Pennington Avenue Congregational church.
 Burial is to be in Stafford.
 Mrs. Michael F. Shugrue. Mrs. Johanna Cornell Shugrue, wife of Michael F. Shugrue, passed away at her home, No 66 Mt Pleasant street, early Saturday afternoon, aft CT an illness of about two weeks with pneumonia and pleurisy. She is sur 4ived by her husband and three sons, l John J., William J. and Frank Shu- grue, and by one sister, Mrs. Matthew Shinners of this city. She was an af- fectionate wife and mother, and her kindly disposition endeared her to many friends who regret her death.