Margaret Maria Stanley (1854 - 1937)

Born 21 Mar 1854 in Richwoods Twp., Peoria Co., Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Patrick V. Colgan — married 16 Jan 1873 in St. Mary's Church, Peoria, Peoria Co., Illinois, United States

Descendants

Died 2 Jan 1937 at age 82 in Wyoming, Stark Co., Illinois, United States

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Biography

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.^[1] It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Residence

Residence:

Date: 1900

Place: Valley Twp., Stark Co., Illinois, United States

Residence:

Date: 1870

Place: Valley Twp., Stark Co., Illinois, United States

Burial

Burial:

Date: 5 JAN 1937

Place: St. Dominic's Cemetery, Wyoming, Stark Co., Illinois, United States

Religion

Religion: Roman Catholic

Note

Note: #N73

User ID

User ID: E45ED495A7C94A49AFB07D8A1BF748AB194B

Object

Object:

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Marriage

Husband: John Stanley

Wife: Bridget Agnes McEvoy

Marriage:

Date: 22 NOV 1849

Place: Termonfeckin Parish, Co. Louth, Ireland^[2]

Note: #N1354

User ID: EEF1A73E7A6A420BA915A249AB35380FC562

Child: Patrick Stanley

Child: Margaret Maria Stanley

Child: Agnes A. Stanley

Child: Clara Evangeline Stanley

Child: John Elba Stanley

Child: Arabelle Stanley

Sources

1. ↑ Stanley-3282 was created by Michael Carl Budd through the import of MCBAncestorsOnly.ged on May 5, 2014. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.
2. ↑ Source: #S26

Notes

Note N73

Obituary:

"Mrs. Patrick Colgan

Passes at Home Here

Saturday Afternoon

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Had Been Resident of This City 32 Years;

Was Confined to Bed for the Past Two Months

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Mrs. Margaret Maria Colgan, for 31 years a resident of Valley township and a resident of Wyoming for the past 32 years, passed away at her home on North Madison avenue Saturday afternoon.

Mrs. Colgan's last illness dated back to Nov. 1, 1936, and since Nov. 5 she had been confined to her bed. For several weeks her condition had been serious, and death was attributed to the infirmities of old age.

Funeral services were held Tuesday morning at St. Dominic's church and were attended by a large crowd of relatives and friends. The rites were in the charge of the Rev. Fr. J. M. Fitzgerald, and interment was in St. Dominic's Cemetery. Pallbearers were Lawrence O'Brien, Eugene Day, Nelson Shane, Raymond O'Neill, Leonard Shane, and Earl Day.

Margaret Maria Stanley was born in Richwoods township, Peoria county, on March 21, 1854, and had she lived until her next birthday anniversary she would have been 83 years of age. She was a daughter of John and Bridget Stanley and was one of a family of nine children, four of whom died in infancy. One sister, Mrs. Clara Westefer, died in May, 1935, and another sister, Mrs. Agnes Stickle, passed away at Knoxville, Iowa, Mary 16, 1936. Once sister, Mrs. W. C. Kreiling, and one brother, E. J. Stanely, both of Peoria, are survivors of her parents' family.

On January 16, 1873, she was united in marriage to Patrick Colgan, in St. Mary's church, Peoria, and they began housekeeping in Valley township. They remained there for 31 years, and it was there that their 11 children were born. Five children died in infancy, and the surviving six children are as follow: Mrs. Sarah O'Brien of Camp Grove, Mrs. James P. Colgan of Speer, Mrs. James T. O'Neill of Wyoming, Mrs. Fred Schaffer of Stark, Mrs. John E. Day of Wyoming, and Mrs. Joseph Shane of Speer. Other survivors include 29 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.

On October 9, 1904 the family moved to Wyoming, taking up their abode in the home on North Madison avenue, and it was there on May 9 1917, that Mr. Colgan passed away. Mrs. Colgan was a member of St. Dominic's church and the Ladies' Altar and Rosary society, and she live a truly Christian life. Possessed of [piece missing] charms, she was a lovely lady and took great pride in being [missing] She enjoyed [missing]."