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    1. Re: [VTRUT] Margaret (Mrs. James) Burke 1909
    2. This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: komland1 Surnames: Austin, Bowes, Brown, Burke, Casey, Clark, Collins, Corbett, Darick, Elworth, Fox, Gallagher, Grady, Green, Hollaran, Howley, Maher, McNamara, Monahan, Pardee, Powers, Spencer, Welch Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.vermont.counties.rutland/2547.3/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I looked up the Rutland Herald article (4 Jan 1909) about my great-great-grandmother's funeral, which described it as being "unusually largely attended". Like the Fair Haven Era article, the writer described the eight great-grandchildren preceeding the hearse to the cemetery. Here are other names mentioned in the article. Rev. J. M. Brown officiated at the church and at the grave. Bearers, all of Rutland unless specified: - James Clark of Schenectady, NY - T. C. Elworth - John Fox - Owen Monahan - T. E. Howley - C. A. Collins Out-of-town attendees: - Walter Pardee and Mrs. William Spencer of Buffalo, NY [Pardee was the widowed son-in-law of Margaret] - Henry Welch, James and William Clark, and Miss Josie Clark of Schenectady - Mr. & Mrs. William Corbett of Fort Edward, NY - Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Monahan of Sandy Hill, NY - Mrs. J. B. Grady and Mrs. Fred Austin of Whitehall, NY - Mr. & Mrs. James Powers of Middletown Springs - Mr. & Mrs. D. J. Darick, Mr. & Mrs. James Mi____e [difficult to read on the microfilm], Mr. & Mrs. James McNamara, Mr. & Mrs. E. J. McNamara, Mrs. M. J. Green, Mrs. Thomas Bowes, Mrs. Thomas Maher, Mrs. James Casey, and Miss Margaret Hollaran of Fair Haven - Mrs. James Gallagher of West Rutland Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

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