According to his wife's obituary, James Carragan, "was long one of Saratoga's best esteemed citizens and business men. He was engaged largely in the grain and feed business and had a flour mill near The Geysers."
James and Mary Vanderwerker Carragan had two sons; George and John and daughter Mary Seavey. His parents were Eleazer and Mary Carragan from Dutchess County, who moved the family to Saratoga in 1811.
Here is an interesting obituary for James from The Saratogian Newspaper at the time of his passing:
A ROBIN AT A DEATH-BED
The Saratogian of Thursday morning sayst "One of the strangest coincidences that ever came to our attention occurred on White street at midnight of Sunday, at the time of the death of James Carragan. The upper sash of one of the windows had been lowered to give the patient more air. His daughter, Mrs. Seavey, sat by the sufferer, giving him ice, which he craved. J.L. Lucas, a friend of the family, was also present. Just before midnight Mr. Carragan gave unmistakeable signs of sinking, and when the town clock was striking the hour his spirit left the body. As he was dying a robin flew in, and resting on the lowered sash, gave forth in clearest notes its well-known song, and the moment death claimed the sufferer the bird few out into the darkness of the night whence it came."
James and Mary Vanderwerker Carragan had two sons; George and John and daughter Mary Seavey. His parents were Eleazer and Mary Carragan from Dutchess County, who moved the family to Saratoga in 1811.
Here is an interesting obituary for James from The Saratogian Newspaper at the time of his passing:
A ROBIN AT A DEATH-BED
The Saratogian of Thursday morning sayst "One of the strangest coincidences that ever came to our attention occurred on White street at midnight of Sunday, at the time of the death of James Carragan. The upper sash of one of the windows had been lowered to give the patient more air. His daughter, Mrs. Seavey, sat by the sufferer, giving him ice, which he craved. J.L. Lucas, a friend of the family, was also present. Just before midnight Mr. Carragan gave unmistakeable signs of sinking, and when the town clock was striking the hour his spirit left the body. As he was dying a robin flew in, and resting on the lowered sash, gave forth in clearest notes its well-known song, and the moment death claimed the sufferer the bird few out into the darkness of the night whence it came."
According to his wife's obituary, James Carragan, "was long one of Saratoga's best esteemed citizens and business men. He was engaged largely in the grain and feed business and had a flour mill near The Geysers."
James and Mary Vanderwerker Carragan had two sons; George and John and daughter Mary Seavey. His parents were Eleazer and Mary Carragan from Dutchess County, who moved the family to Saratoga in 1811.
Here is an interesting obituary for James from The Saratogian Newspaper at the time of his passing:
A ROBIN AT A DEATH-BED
The Saratogian of Thursday morning sayst "One of the strangest coincidences that ever came to our attention occurred on White street at midnight of Sunday, at the time of the death of James Carragan. The upper sash of one of the windows had been lowered to give the patient more air. His daughter, Mrs. Seavey, sat by the sufferer, giving him ice, which he craved. J.L. Lucas, a friend of the family, was also present. Just before midnight Mr. Carragan gave unmistakeable signs of sinking, and when the town clock was striking the hour his spirit left the body. As he was dying a robin flew in, and resting on the lowered sash, gave forth in clearest notes its well-known song, and the moment death claimed the sufferer the bird few out into the darkness of the night whence it came."
James and Mary Vanderwerker Carragan had two sons; George and John and daughter Mary Seavey. His parents were Eleazer and Mary Carragan from Dutchess County, who moved the family to Saratoga in 1811.
Here is an interesting obituary for James from The Saratogian Newspaper at the time of his passing:
A ROBIN AT A DEATH-BED
The Saratogian of Thursday morning sayst "One of the strangest coincidences that ever came to our attention occurred on White street at midnight of Sunday, at the time of the death of James Carragan. The upper sash of one of the windows had been lowered to give the patient more air. His daughter, Mrs. Seavey, sat by the sufferer, giving him ice, which he craved. J.L. Lucas, a friend of the family, was also present. Just before midnight Mr. Carragan gave unmistakeable signs of sinking, and when the town clock was striking the hour his spirit left the body. As he was dying a robin flew in, and resting on the lowered sash, gave forth in clearest notes its well-known song, and the moment death claimed the sufferer the bird few out into the darkness of the night whence it came."
