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The unshaken faith of a protestant on her deathbed

A protestant relative of a Catholic Archbishop – The Montreal Daily Witness, Sep. 30 1875 This morning the remains of Catherine McHale, widow of the late James »

Brennan Neill on Roman Catholic vs Protestant, death 27 September 2015

Smallpox strikes down a man in Griffintown

A sad death – The Montreal Daily Post, Sep. 23 1885 A smallpox patient falls dead in Dalhousie Street One of the saddest events which it has »

Brennan Neill on smallpox, death, Griffintown 27 September 2015

Can't be buried on a Sunday

Funerals – The Montreal Daily Witness Sep. 4, 1874 It is a breach of good taste which prevails here perhaps more than in other countries, to make »

Brennan Neill on church, death, funeral 31 August 2015

Farmer dies after dinner

City News – The Montreal Daily Post Jun. 15, 1885 A farmer named Beaudoin arrived from the country on Saturday morning and put up at one of »

Brennan Neill on death 14 June 2015

Woman dies after knocking over lamp

Burned to Death – The Montreal Daily Herald May 26, 1886 A woman named Mary Ann Dwyer, residing at 59 Colborne street, was occupied whitewashing a room »

Brennan Neill on death, fire 24 May 2015
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