Mrs. Henry "Elizabeth" (Simplot) Pelan 1823-1900

PELAN, SIMPLOT, WILCOX, FORRIST

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Date: 8/8/2017 at 09:07:30

Dubuque, Iowa, Herald on July 22, 1900.

THE LATE MRS. PELAN

She Had Been a Resident of Dubuque
Sixty-One Years

Mrs. Elizabeth Pelan, one of Dubuque’s early settlors, died Friday night at 11:15 p.m. at her home, 105 Alpine Street. Two weeks ago she suffered a stroke of paralysis, which was the cause of her death.

Mrs. Pelan was born in Parish, Oswego County, New York, Sept 17, 1823 of French parents, and came to Dubuque with the family of her brother, Henry Simplot, in 1839. She was married to Christopher Pelan in 1844, and is survived by several children, Mrs. C. W. Forrist, Providence, R. I., Mrs. S. C. Wilcox, of Des Moines; Charles, James LeRoy, William and Harriett.

Mrs. Pelan was a devoted mother and a consistent Christian, being one of the first members of St. John’s Episcopal Church. She came to Dubuque at a time when it was a small town, and during her sixty-one year residence has noted its growth and development. She was a woman of much strength of character and was endeared to a large circle of friends.