Person:Ellen Callaghan (1)

Ellen Josephine Callaghan
Facts and Events
Name Ellen Josephine Callaghan
Gender Female
Birth[1] Abt 1884 Mara, Ontario, Ontario, Canada
Death? 17 Mar 1914 Brechin, Ontario, Ontario, CanadaFire at McCauley's Hotel
Reference Number? 15249
References

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  2.   Newspaper Clipping
    Rathburn, March 20 - Death to a bright young life on Tuesday March 17, when
    Miss Ellen Josephine Callaghan was burned to death in a disastous fire at
    Thomas McCauley's hotel in Brechin. Miss Callaghan was loved and esteemed by
    all who knew her. She was a dress-maker by trade, and was well known in
    Orillia and Mara. She was a good Catholic and received the blessed sacrement
    the Sunday before her death. The funeral took place from Brechin to St.
    Columbkille's Church, Uptergrove,on Wednesday, March 18, where requiem high
    mass was sung by Rev. Father Trayling, of Orillia. Interment was made in the
    family plot. Miss Callaghan leaves to mourn her loss, her father and mother
    and six brothers, all of whom are at home. They are: Leo, James, John,
    Edward, Clement and Thomas. The pall bearers were Messers John and
    .......McInerns, Thomas Pyke, John ......, Patrick Maloney, and James
    McDonnell.