Norwich bulletin., 1922-02-02
OBITUARY.

Nathan Taylor Maine 70, of Laurel
Glen. Tuesday morning. Mr.. Maine had
been in failing health for the past year
and death was attributed to diabetes Mr..
| Maine, who resided on his farm, was
| a fur trader and at one time was post
master Of the Laurel Glen post office.
\ He married Oceania Smith of Laurel
Glen May 20, 1853. She died about three
years ago. Mr.. Maine is survived by
| four sons, Leonard Maine 90 Bristol,
| Conn, Clyde Maine of Utah., Nathan F.,
| and Attaway Maine of Laurel Glen, and
| a daughter, Mrs. Howard Martin of
| Potter Hill. He was member Of the
Laurel Glen Baptist church.
| Mrs Thomas McHugh.
Mrs. Catherine Dee MeHugh. wife Of
| Thomas McHugh, died at her home at
| 274 Prospect street on Wednesday after
knoon following an illness of ten days
with pneumonia.
Mrs. McHugh was born in Norwich, the
| daughter of James and Hannah OBrien
| Dee, both natives of Ireland. She at
| tended St Patrick's school and before
| her marriage had been employed in Nor
| wich In 1909 she was married at st.
Mary's church to Thomas McHugh by
Rev. ]. J. Smith. She Is survived by her
| husband, two sons, Thomas and James
McHugh, and one daughter. Catherine.
She also leaves one sister. Mary Dec.
Mrs. Milton NJ. Matteson.
Mrs Alice Able Mattesen, widow of
Milton NJ Mattesen, died at her home at
the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Archibald
NJ Main of Eastern Point Tuesday
evening Death, which came at see
| o'clock, was due to pneumonia contracted
during the last "a hours of her life. She
had been Ill since last Wednesday. but
the ailments at that time were not con.
sidered serious. She suffered mostly from
nervous attack before pneumonia SCI
| in.
Mrs Matteson was born in Mystic Dec
6, 1870 the daughter of Chauncey ABB
and Anna Morgan of that village, and il
her early girlheed removed with her par
ents to Groton Long Point While res
ident there, about 1890. she was marie,
to Milton NJ. Matteson, by occupation
!. farmer. Some years after, with her hus
, band and father. she took up her resi-
dence in Noank.
> During her residence in Noank he
husband died in 1904, and with her sol
Ralph she removed to North Stoningtor
For nine years she had made her HON
at Eastern Point with Mr.. and Mrs A
NJ. Main.
: Besides her son. Ralph W. Matteser
she is survived by two sisters. Mrs
George Ryan and Mrs. Linden S. Abb
$ of Hazardville. Conn. She also leaves a
aunt, Mrs. Emma Williams of Hazard
, vile.
r Mrs. Daniel ". Benjamin.
> Mrs. Caroline H. Sholes Benjamin
widow of Daniel W. Benjamin, fermerl,
l. of Norwich, died in Ponfret early Wed
e nesday morning. Mrs. Benjamin ha
I made her home in Pornfret for only
g few months.
She was born in Preston 81 years age
the daughter of Francis and Hanna
Sholes. Her childhood was passed il
f Preston at the Sholes homestead O
g | what is known as the middle road. Aft
t er her marriage with Daniel w Ben
! | jaGnin she went to WauWecus Hill to liv
and resided in that section until abou
n fifteen years ago when her husband dice
i Following the death of her husband sh
n returned to this city and made her HON
with her brother, Jeremiah Shoes of til
d East Side. Upon his death she went t
reside with a family on Summit stree
and later moved with the family t
= Ponfret where she has since resided
She was a member of Trinity Episeeps
. church. The children of Mrs Benjami
y have all Ked and she is the last of he
= immediate family. She leaves grant
daughter, Mrs. Edwin Street of Hi
/ street, and a number of grandchildren