Alicia M Dufficy (1891 - 1923)

Born 12 Apr 1891 in Clooneigh, Tulsk, Roscommon, Ireland

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Died 1 Sep 1923 at age 32 in Great Kanto Earthquake in Yokahama, Japan

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Biography

Alicia was born in Clooneigh, Tulsk, Roscommon, Ireland on April 12, 1891. She was the daughter of Richard Dufficy and Alicia Giblin.

Alicia (Alice) is listed in the 1911 Census as an employee for John & Mary A Fitzgibbon (Drapers) at Castlereagh, Roscommon. 25 employees inc. 3 Servants.

She became a nun with the following interesting story from Scott Coen (descendant) relating : " The most interesting family item that I discovered was one of my Grandmother's sisters. Alicia M Dufficy. She's listed on the family tree. My grandmother, Margaret always told me about her. Alicia, who was born in 1891 was killed in the Great Kanto Earthquake in Yokahama, Japan on September 1, 1923. The quake hit just before noon on a Saturday. Alicia was a nun who traveled to Japan to teach. On that day all the nuns were at Saturday noon service. The Kanto earthquake hit and the church fell down on top of them. She was 32 years old. "

Alicia was known as Sr. Michel Dufficy

Sources

• https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie
• Birth : https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1891/02377/1887143.pdf
• Information and photos courtesy of Scott Coen (Massachusetts, USA) who is the grandson of Margaret Ellen (Dufficy) Dagg.