Batavia, Genesee County, NY Batavia paper - probably the Daily September 27, 1905 JOSEPH COUPLAND Former Resident of Putnam Settlement Dead at East Shelby Joseph COUPLAND, a former well known resident of the Putnam Settlement, died yesterday afternoon at the home of his sister-in-law, Mrs. Anna CLARK, a widow, at East Shelby. He had been in failing health some time and a week ago Monday he suffered a stroke of paralysis, which was the cause of his death. If Mr. COUPLAND had lived until November 5th he would have been eighty years old. He was born in Lincolnshire, Eng., and came to this country and settled at Easy Shelby in 1858. About 1880 he bought the Osgood PUTNAM farm in the Putnam Settlement and lived there until a year ago last March, when he sold the place and went to East Shelby to live. His only surviving blood relatives are a nephew, John W. COUPLAND, and three nieces, Misses Rose E., Kate and Anna C. COUPLAND, all of Batavia. The funeral will be held from the home of Mrs. CLARK at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon and the remains will be brought to Batavia for interment in the Elmwood cemetery. ************************************ Submitted by Joan Falcone Arnold - Jma8763@aol.com Copied from Obit books at Genesee County History Department NY-OLD-NEWS-L@rootsweb.com