RESIDENT OF CITY FOR PAST 76 YEARS DEAD
Mrs. Clara Thompson Crowley Expires at Age of 82
Mrs. Clara Thompson Crowley, a member of the Baptist church and a past president of the Stanley Women's Relief Corps, died at her home, 12 Lake court.
Mrs. Clara Thompson Crowley, 82 years old, a resident of this city for 76 years, during which she was a member of the Baptist church for 60 years, died last evening at her home, 12 Lake court, after a lingering illness.
She was born in Birmingham, England, August 24, 1844, and when she was a child the family moved to America and settled in New Britain. Always active in the affairs of the city, she won a host of friends during her long life as a resident here. Besides being one of the oldest members of the Baptist church, she was also a past president of the Stanley Women's Relief Corps, an organization which occupied her greatest interests for years.
Her parents were the late Joseph and Clara Bassett Crowley who after settling in this city became two of its most prominent residents. Her family is among the oldest stock in th? city. Surviving her are a son, Dr. George T. Crowley, well known veterinary; two daughters, Mrs. Arthur C. Ellsworth of South Manchester and Miss Agnes E. Crowley, who has been living with Mrs. Crow-ley during the latter years of her life, and two granddaughters.
Funeral services will be held at the late home Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Rev. William Ross, pastor of the First Baptist church, will officiate. Interment will be in Fair-view cemetery.
Reproduced unchanged from New Britain Herald, September 30, 1926, page 1.
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Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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RESIDENT OF CITY FOR PAST 76 YEARS DEAD
Mrs. Clara Thompson Crowley Expires at Age of 82
Mrs. Clara Thompson Crowley, a member of the Baptist church and a past president of the Stanley Women's Relief Corps, died at her home, 12 Lake court.
Mrs. Clara Thompson Crowley, 82 years old, a resident of this city for 76 years, during which she was a member of the Baptist church for 60 years, died last evening at her home, 12 Lake court, after a lingering illness.
She was born in Birmingham, England, August 24, 1844, and when she was a child the family moved to America and settled in New Britain. Always active in the affairs of the city, she won a host of friends during her long life as a resident here. Besides being one of the oldest members of the Baptist church, she was also a past president of the Stanley Women's Relief Corps, an organization which occupied her greatest interests for years.
Her parents were the late Joseph and Clara Bassett Crowley who after settling in this city became two of its most prominent residents. Her family is among the oldest stock in th? city. Surviving her are a son, Dr. George T. Crowley, well known veterinary; two daughters, Mrs. Arthur C. Ellsworth of South Manchester and Miss Agnes E. Crowley, who has been living with Mrs. Crow-ley during the latter years of her life, and two granddaughters.
Funeral services will be held at the late home Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Rev. William Ross, pastor of the First Baptist church, will officiate. Interment will be in Fair-view cemetery.
Reproduced unchanged from New Britain Herald, September 30, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from New Britain Herald, September 30, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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RESIDENT OF CITY FOR PAST 76 YEARS DEAD
Mrs. Clara Thompson Crowley Expires at Age of 82
Mrs. Clara Thompson Crowley, a member of the Baptist church and a past president of the Stanley Women's Relief Corps, died at her home, 12 Lake court.
Mrs. Clara Thompson Crowley, 82 years old, a resident of this city for 76 years, during which she was a member of the Baptist church for 60 years, died last evening at her home, 12 Lake court, after a lingering illness.
She was born in Birmingham, England, August 24, 1844, and when she was a child the family moved to America and settled in New Britain. Always active in the affairs of the city, she won a host of friends during her long life as a resident here. Besides being one of the oldest members of the Baptist church, she was also a past president of the Stanley Women's Relief Corps, an organization which occupied her greatest interests for years.
Her parents were the late Joseph and Clara Bassett Crowley who after settling in this city became two of its most prominent residents. Her family is among the oldest stock in th? city. Surviving her are a son, Dr. George T. Crowley, well known veterinary; two daughters, Mrs. Arthur C. Ellsworth of South Manchester and Miss Agnes E. Crowley, who has been living with Mrs. Crow-ley during the latter years of her life, and two granddaughters.
Funeral services will be held at the late home Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Rev. William Ross, pastor of the First Baptist church, will officiate. Interment will be in Fair-view cemetery.
Reproduced unchanged from New Britain Herald, September 30, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from New Britain Herald, September 30, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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RESIDENT OF CITY FOR PAST 76 YEARS DEAD
Mrs. Clara Thompson Crowley Expires at Age of 82
Mrs. Clara Thompson Crowley, a member of the Baptist church and a past president of the Stanley Women's Relief Corps, died at her home, 12 Lake court.
Mrs. Clara Thompson Crowley, 82 years old, a resident of this city for 76 years, during which she was a member of the Baptist church for 60 years, died last evening at her home, 12 Lake court, after a lingering illness.
She was born in Birmingham, England, August 24, 1844, and when she was a child the family moved to America and settled in New Britain. Always active in the affairs of the city, she won a host of friends during her long life as a resident here. Besides being one of the oldest members of the Baptist church, she was also a past president of the Stanley Women's Relief Corps, an organization which occupied her greatest interests for years.
Her parents were the late Joseph and Clara Bassett Crowley who after settling in this city became two of its most prominent residents. Her family is among the oldest stock in th? city. Surviving her are a son, Dr. George T. Crowley, well known veterinary; two daughters, Mrs. Arthur C. Ellsworth of South Manchester and Miss Agnes E. Crowley, who has been living with Mrs. Crow-ley during the latter years of her life, and two granddaughters.
Funeral services will be held at the late home Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Rev. William Ross, pastor of the First Baptist church, will officiate. Interment will be in Fair-view cemetery.
Reproduced unchanged from New Britain Herald, September 30, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from New Britain Herald, September 30, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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RESIDENT OF CITY FOR PAST 76 YEARS DEAD
Mrs. Clara Thompson Crowley Expires at Age of 82
Mrs. Clara Thompson Crowley, a member of the Baptist church and a past president of the Stanley Women's Relief Corps, died at her home, 12 Lake court.
Mrs. Clara Thompson Crowley, 82 years old, a resident of this city for 76 years, during which she was a member of the Baptist church for 60 years, died last evening at her home, 12 Lake court, after a lingering illness.
She was born in Birmingham, England, August 24, 1844, and when she was a child the family moved to America and settled in New Britain. Always active in the affairs of the city, she won a host of friends during her long life as a resident here. Besides being one of the oldest members of the Baptist church, she was also a past president of the Stanley Women's Relief Corps, an organization which occupied her greatest interests for years.
Her parents were the late Joseph and Clara Bassett Crowley who after settling in this city became two of its most prominent residents. Her family is among the oldest stock in th? city. Surviving her are a son, Dr. George T. Crowley, well known veterinary; two daughters, Mrs. Arthur C. Ellsworth of South Manchester and Miss Agnes E. Crowley, who has been living with Mrs. Crow-ley during the latter years of her life, and two granddaughters.
Funeral services will be held at the late home Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Rev. William Ross, pastor of the First Baptist church, will officiate. Interment will be in Fair-view cemetery.
Reproduced unchanged from New Britain Herald, September 30, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from New Britain Herald, September 30, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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September 30, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:New Britain Herald, Daily Kennebec Journal, Evening Star, Watauga Democrat, The Alaska Daily Empire, The Sauk Centre Herald, The Carbon County News, The Lambertville Record, The Bismarck Tribune, and Seward Daily Gateway.
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