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Elizabeth “Bessie” <I>Dugan</I> O'Connor

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Elizabeth “Bessie” Dugan O'Connor

Birth
County Tipperary, Ireland
Death
28 Jun 1914 (aged 77–78)
Deerfield, Oneida County, New York, USA
Burial
Waterville, Oneida County, New York, USA Add to Map
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1914 Jun 29, Utica Herald Dispatch, P3, Utica, New York
Mrs. Elizabeth O´Connor
Mother of the Rev. Father O´Connor Died at Parochial Residence
The death of Mrs. Elizabeth O´Connor occurred at the home of her son, the Rev. Father Richard O´Connor, in the rectory of St. Peter´s Church, Deerfield, yesterday, at 9:10 a.m. She was the widow of Richard O´Connor, who died in 1899.

The death of Mrs. O´Connor was due to a general breaking down attendant upon old age but her fatal illness had been of only a month´s duration. Mrs. O´Connor´s maiden name was Elizabeth Dugan, and she was born in County Tipperary, Ireland 77 years ago, the daughter of Joseph Dugan and Margaret Burke. She came to this city 27 years ago following her marriage to Mr. O´Connor. The couple settled in Waterville and resided there 10 years. Mrs. O´Connor came to Utica about eight years ago after the death of her husband and had recently resided at the parish residence.

She is survived by the following sons and daughters: John of Sidney, Australia; Michael of Los Angeles; William of Denver; Mrs. William O´Toole of Rochester; Joseph O´Connor of Waterville; Mary E. O´Connor; and the Rev. Father O´Connor of Deerfield. Mrs. O´Connor was a woman of the ideal Christian type. Her exemplary equalities of character and disposition had caused her to the [sic] deservedly loved and esteemed and her death is sincerely mourned by all who knew her.
1914 Jun 29, Utica Herald Dispatch, P3, Utica, New York
Mrs. Elizabeth O´Connor
Mother of the Rev. Father O´Connor Died at Parochial Residence
The death of Mrs. Elizabeth O´Connor occurred at the home of her son, the Rev. Father Richard O´Connor, in the rectory of St. Peter´s Church, Deerfield, yesterday, at 9:10 a.m. She was the widow of Richard O´Connor, who died in 1899.

The death of Mrs. O´Connor was due to a general breaking down attendant upon old age but her fatal illness had been of only a month´s duration. Mrs. O´Connor´s maiden name was Elizabeth Dugan, and she was born in County Tipperary, Ireland 77 years ago, the daughter of Joseph Dugan and Margaret Burke. She came to this city 27 years ago following her marriage to Mr. O´Connor. The couple settled in Waterville and resided there 10 years. Mrs. O´Connor came to Utica about eight years ago after the death of her husband and had recently resided at the parish residence.

She is survived by the following sons and daughters: John of Sidney, Australia; Michael of Los Angeles; William of Denver; Mrs. William O´Toole of Rochester; Joseph O´Connor of Waterville; Mary E. O´Connor; and the Rev. Father O´Connor of Deerfield. Mrs. O´Connor was a woman of the ideal Christian type. Her exemplary equalities of character and disposition had caused her to the [sic] deservedly loved and esteemed and her death is sincerely mourned by all who knew her.


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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65288430/elizabeth-o'connor: accessed ), memorial page for Elizabeth “Bessie” Dugan O'Connor (1836–28 Jun 1914), Find a Grave Memorial ID 65288430, citing Saint Bernard's Cemetery, Waterville, Oneida County, New York, USA; Maintained by Pinkscraps (contributor 47101951).