Michael Crotty 1817 – 1900

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Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 5/23/2020 at 10:18:40

Source: Decorah Republican Mar. 8, 1900 P 1 C 8

Aged Couple Pass Away.
Dubuque, March 3—Michael Crotty, an old veteran of the Mexican war, died near Dyersville, yesterday, aged 96 years. His wife aged 90, died last Saturday. The old couple had no children and lived a hermit life in an old shanty for years past.

Transcriber’s Note: Find a Grave shows Michael was born in 1817 and died March 1, 1900 and is buried in St. Francis Cemetery in Dyersville. It shows his wife Ellen died Feb. 25, 1900 and is also buried in St. Francis Cemetery