Mrs. Isabella G. Safely 1771-1875

SAFELY

Posted By: CHERYL MOONEN (email)
Date: 5/29/2018 at 07:14:02

Dubuque Daily Times, Tuesday, Mar 30, 1875, Dubuque, IA, Page: 2

The death of Mrs. Isabella G. Safely, the centenarian, which took place on the 18th inst., at Mt. Vernon is announced. She was born in Dunbar, Scotland, in the year 1771, and was at the time of her death, over 103 years of age. “She was in many respects, a remarkable women, and her long life was attributed, in a great degree, to the evenness of her temper, it being often said of her that she was never known to be in a passion.” She was the grandmother of John G. Safely, of Mt. Pleasant.