Source: Hudson Post 22 Feb. 1889 Mrs. Joseph Pixley, of Hudson, died last Friday. Burial at Hudson Cemetery. She was 74 years, 2 months, and 12 days. Neuralgia of the heart. She died February 15. Aurilla Hale was born in Toronto, Upper Canada on December 3, 1814. She lived there until almost 17, when she moved to Goodrich, Upper Canada and married Joseph Pixley in London, Upper Canada on August 19, 1835, They moved to Michigan in 1837, settling near Canandaigua for 6 years and then moved to Hillsdale County for 3 years and then near Hudson. She was the mother of 12 children, 6 boys and 6 girls, 9 still living, 5 girls and 4 boys. They are widely scattered.