Bridget (Joynt) Higgins 1830-1918

HIGGINS, JOYNT

Posted By: Joe Conroy (email)
Date: 6/27/2010 at 17:17:59

The Palo Alto Tribune
Emmetsburg, Iowa
17 Apr 1918
Page 1

Mrs. Bridget Higgins

Mrs. Bridget Higgins died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. C. J. Berger at 10:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 10. She was an elderly lady and had been in poor health for some time, so that her death was not unexpected. Funeral services were conducted by Very Rev. P. F. Farrelly at the Assumption church at 10 a. m. Friday. The pall bearers were Carl Berger, Willie Joynt, John D. Higgins, Ray Joyn, Patrick Nally and John Finn.

Miss Bridget Joynt was born in the County Galway, Ireland, in 1830 being the oldest of a family of ten children. She came to America in 1849 and located at Binghamton, New York, where she lived for a number of years, then moving to Galena, Ill. In November, 1855, she united in marriage with Daniel Higgins at Galena. To this union nine children were born, four of whom died in infancy. The others, two sons and three daughters survive their mother and all reside in this county. They are John J. and Joseph D. Higgins, Mesdames J. M. Kelsh, Frank McCormick and C. J. Berger.

Mr. and Mrs. Higgins moved to Dyersville, Iowa, in 1856, where they resided until 1892 when they came to Palo Alto county and settled on a farm in Great Oak township where they lived for four years. In 1896 they moved to Emmetsburg where she since made her home. On Sept 14, 1904, Mr. Higgins died and since that time Mrs. Higgins made her home with her daughter, Mrs. C. J. Berger.

The deceased was a resident of this county for twenty-six years and during that time formed a large acquaintance and made very many friends. She was mild and gentle in manner, kind and courteous to all and her Christian life was beautiful to its close. Through all the trials, sorrows and vicissitudes that she met in the pathway of life, her faith in God never faltered. She had a kindly regard for all with whom she came in contact and no one ever came to her home without feeling the warmth of her genuine hospitality. Age did not diminish her solicitude for her friends or her interest in young people. She was a true and devoted wife, a kind and loving sister and a mother whose dearest life's interests were those of her children. She lived a long useful life and departed from life with the confidence that eternal reward awaited her. Besides her two sons and three daughters, two brothers, Patrick and Michael Joynt, one sister, Mrs. Walter Keating survive her. To them the Tribune extends sincere sympathy.