St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-03-13
RECENT DEATHS
Blunt.

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had a shock and since that time had
been practically an invalid. She
was born in Amherst, N. H, Nov
ember 80, 1928, and November 20,
184S, was united in marriage in
Newburyport, Mass, to Asa P
Blunt, formerly of DanyiIle. Mr..
land Mrs. Blunt resided in St. Johns
bury until after the civil war, when
/ they bought a home in Manchester,
which they always kept. Before the
war Mr. Blunt built the Herbert w
Blodgett house and while he was in
the war Mrs Blunt resided there
with the children. MIR. Blunt was a
craftsman for - years in Fair
banks shop. Four children were
born to them, Henry L., who died
when he was % years old, Mary
Frances, who died when she was II,
John s., who died in infancy, and
Nellie A Mrs. Harry H. Carr, who
is the only one of the children living.
Col. Blunt served with the 3rd, 9Th
and 18th Vermont regiments and af-
ter the war was appointed captain
of the regular army, and Mrs. Blunt
/ lived wherever he was stationed. He
was stationed at Washington, Fort
Bufford, Nashville, and was the first
commandant at Foat Leavenworth
where he remained 10 years. He
died in Manchester, n. H., October
4, 1889. Since his death Mrs. Blunt
had resided with her daughter, Mrs.
Carr She had been a member of
the South Congregational church for
over so years. Mrs. Blunt is surviv-
ed by her daughter and three grand
children and two sisters, Mrs. Laura
L. Stewart, aged SO years, and Mrs.
Henrietta A. Cram, aged "A years of
Goffstown, ~ H The funeral was
held Friday afternoon at two
o'clock from the house, Rev. H. w.
Hubert officiating and the remains
were taken to Manchester, N. H, ]
for burial in the family lot.
BOissOnnauIt.
Miss Philomene BoissonnauIt died
Saturday at the ST. Johnsbury hos
pital where she had been an inmate
for the past nine years. She was z 8
years old and the last sister of Rev. |
j. A Boissonnault. Another sister
died at the hospital three years
ago. Death was due to the infrmit-
les of age She is survived by two |
brothers, Medor and Lucien of ST. |
Blais, Que. The funeral was held !
yesterday morning at 10 o'clock |
Marceau of Winooski who was
warm friend of the late FIR. Bois- |
sonnault and associated with him
for many years in the care of Notre ,
Dame parish officiated, assisted by |
Rev. Fathers Lachance, Dame, !
Leonard, LaBlanc of Barton and |
Pontbraind of LyRdonville.
O'MaIley.
Patrick F. O'Malley, for over so !
years a faithful employee of E. and
T. Fairbanks and Co., and for an !
equally long time a highly respect |
ed citizen of the town, died Monday |
afternoon at his home on Mt. YER
non street after just a weeks ILL !
ness from pneumonia. He was a /
self-educated man and deserved |
the respect he won, not only be-
cause he had done so much for /
himself but for the opportunities of
education which he had given to his |
children. His oldest son, Arthur
F., is a teacher in the West RoX-
bury high school at Jamaica Plain,
Mass, Henry O'Malley is superin-
tendent of the United States fish |
hatchery at Oregon City, Oregon,
Julia is a graduate of a Massachu-
sets normal school and was a teach
er in that state until her marriage
to George Francis of Fitchburg,
Mass, and Emily is now teacher
in Portland, Oregon. Mr.. O'Malley
was born in Inverness, Canada, 81
years ago and SO years ago came to
his, home. In May, 1878, he mar
ried Miss Julia Canty of this town,
who survives him with the four
children. He was one of the oldest
members of Caledonia Lodge, /. Q.
o. F., and was also a member of
Green Mountain Lodge, N. E. o. p,
and Green Mountain Commandery,
u. o. G. c.. The funeral will be
held from ST. Aloysius church of
which he was a member on Thurs
day morning at ten O'Clock and in
terment will be here.
BlOdgett-
Ephraim A. Blodgett died on Sat
urday at his home in Waterford af-
ter over three years illness in which
he was tenderly cared for by his wife
and youngest son. When building
the new barn on his place hay rack
fell on him and hurt his head and
spine rendering him a great sufferer
for the rest of his life. He was born
in Waterford, 81 years ago and liv-
ed there all his life. On Nov. %,
1872, he married Miss Martha J.
Thomas of Lunenburg, who survives
him. He also left two brothers and |
two sisters, and three sons, Royal.
F., of St. Johnsbury East, Harlev |
H., of Springfield, Mass, and Carl
H, who lived with his parents on the |
home farm. The funeral was from |
the house on Monday afternoon at /
one O'Clock In the absence of Mr.. |
Blodgett's pastor, Rev. g. w. G. |
Hill, Rev E. E. Grant oficiated and /
interment was in the family lot at
Passumpsic
WEST LUNENBURG
DR. R. F. Johnson of Concord was
in the place Thursday to see Orange