Mrs. Mary Quinn

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Posted By: Rebecca Foster (email)
Date: 8/31/2014 at 14:02:00

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At thirty minutes past the noon hour of Holy Saturday there passed away into the sleep of death one of Davenport's old and respected residents, Mrs. Mary Quinn. Her death took place at the residence of her son, James Quinn, 2005 Gaines street.

Mrs. Quinn's life had almost reached the century mark, falling short of it by less than five months. She was born in the county Galway, Ireland, on August 20, 1793, consequently being 99 years, 7 months and 12 days old. The night one hundred years of her life covered the most stirring and most important period in the history of both her native country, Ireland, and her adopted country, the United States. She was five years old at the time of the rebellion of '98, seven when the Irish parliament was destroyed by the act of Union, ten when Robert Emmett was executed and thirty-six when O'Connell carried Catholic emancipation. George Washington was just beginning his second term the year Mrs. Quinn was born, and since then the long line of his successors have played their part in American history and the second war with England, the Mexican and the Civil war have passed into the annals of history. The century marked by Mrs. Quinn's life, which ceased to be on the eve of the great feast of the Resurrection is in truth one of the most wonderful in the annals of the human race.

On the 11th day of April, 1849, almost 44 years, Mrs. Quinn came to this state, where she made her home ever since. She made many friends during her long residence here, who admired her noble quality of mind and heart. Three children survive to mourn her loss: James Quinn, who is a well-known and highly esteemed citizen of Davenport, Peter Quinn of Butler township in this county and Mrs. Allen, who is in California.

The funeral services took place Monday at 9 o'clock at St. Mary's church. Interment was in St. Marguerite cemetery.

Source: Davenport Daily Leader, Davenport, Ia. 05 Apr 1893.