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| Johnstown Daily Tribune, 22 Mar 1887, Page 1, Contributed by Sandy Lewis |
| The older residents of this city will experience a sense of more than ordinary regret in consequence of the death of the venerable subject of this sketch; but sorrow will not be confined to the elderly, for all who knew her, either personally or by reputation, will deeply mourn her departure. She was a good woman in every sense of the word. A sincere and zealous member of the Catholic Church, she was earnest in her labors to promote its welfare. Being among the earliest members of St. Johns congregation she watched its growth interestedly and rendered, whenever opportunity offered, all the assistance in her power toward its material as well as its spiritual progress. She was a good mother. No children ever had a more tender, devoted parent than she, and they honored her "The blush of shame was never brought to her face by any act of a child of hers. She was a good neighbor. When her presence was needed at the bed of sickness or in the home of affliction, there she was ever present, her kindness in this direction being proverbial. Being thus in all these respects a model woman, her demise is certainly a fit cause for a communitys regrets. Rose Quinn was born in County Derry, Ireland, in 1813. She came to America in 1830 with Mr. and Mrs. Gilmore, who were bound for Pittsburgh. Landing in Philadelphia, the party journeyed overland by coach to Pittsburgh. Miss Quinn stopping with her sister, Mrs. Ed. Kearns, until 1888, when she was united in marriage with Mr. Thomas Quinn, Father McQuire performing the ceremony. Mr. Quinn had previous to this time, in partnership with John Kingston, built Section 1 of the old Portage Railroad from Johnstown to East Conemaugh completing the contract on the 10th day of December 1832, he going hence to Pittsburgh. After their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Quinn remained in Pittsburgh a short time, going thence to Kentucky, where Mr. Quinn was for two years employed on the Frankfort & Lexington Railroad, one of the first sections of railroad built in this country. During their sojourn in Kentucky one child, Ellen, was born to them. She survives. From Kentucky Mr. and Mrs. Quinn came to Johnstown, and purchased the property on Franklin street, which has ever since, with the exception of two years, been the family residence. During the years 1839 and 1840 the family lived in Maryland, Mr. Quinn being employed as a boss in the construction of the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal. A daughter, Mary Jane, now deceased, was born while the family resided in Maryland. Mr. Quinns employer while on the canal was John ONeil, father of John C. ONeil Jr., of this county, appointed by President Pierce Consol at Belfast. Returning to Johnstown in the latter part of 1840, the family has ever since remained here. Mr. Quinn died on the 5th of April 1871, leaving his wife and a large family of children to mourn him. All of the children save Ellen, John, and James followed their father during the succeeding years to their eternal home. Mrs. Quinn was a woman of vigorous constitution and enjoyed during lifetime almost uninterrupted good health until in 1866, when the platform at the P.R.R. station fell, when she and her daughter Mary Jane and her son James were precipitated into the pit. James escaped injury, but the daughter was fatally wounded, and Mrs. Quinn was severely shocked, her back being badly sprained. From that time forward she never enjoyed her former health. A year ago, the failure of her vital powers became quite noticeable, but her great will power enabled her to combat the inevitable until Tuesday last. On that day she undertook to walk to the office of her physician but was taken with a weak spell and fell on the street. She was assisted to her home but did not take her bed until last Thursday. On Saturday night she sank into a comatose condition, and so remained until 11:30 last night, when her soul took its departure. The funeral will take place at 9 oclock on Thursday morning. The remains will be interred in Lower Yoder Cemetery. |
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