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Margaret May Garrison

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Margaret May Garrison

Birth
Clarkstown, Rockland County, New York, USA
Death
6 Jul 1944 (aged 69)
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Burial
Palisades, Rockland County, New York, USA Add to Map
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She was a resident of Hartford, Connecticut. She lived on Burnside Ave. Mrs. Garrison was killed in the Hartford Circus fire. She was 69 years old.

Miss Margaret May Garrison of 598 Burnside Avenue, East Hartford was born October 20, 1874 in Clarkstown, New York, daughter of New York natives Clamana (Tallman) and Fletcher L. Garrison. She was found dead at the circus grounds after the fire on July 6 and was buried at Palisades Cemetery in Sparkill, New York, after services at St. John's Episcopal Church in East Hartford. Margaret was single and had no children.

Miss Garrison's remains were identified by Mrs. Edith Hollis of East Hartford. Her estate was awarded $5,000 by the arbitration board. Two years after her death, the East Hartford Civilian Service Corps dedicated their new home, Garrison Hall, to Margaret, an outstanding post worker who volunteered her services when posts were first established in East Hartford.
She was a resident of Hartford, Connecticut. She lived on Burnside Ave. Mrs. Garrison was killed in the Hartford Circus fire. She was 69 years old.

Miss Margaret May Garrison of 598 Burnside Avenue, East Hartford was born October 20, 1874 in Clarkstown, New York, daughter of New York natives Clamana (Tallman) and Fletcher L. Garrison. She was found dead at the circus grounds after the fire on July 6 and was buried at Palisades Cemetery in Sparkill, New York, after services at St. John's Episcopal Church in East Hartford. Margaret was single and had no children.

Miss Garrison's remains were identified by Mrs. Edith Hollis of East Hartford. Her estate was awarded $5,000 by the arbitration board. Two years after her death, the East Hartford Civilian Service Corps dedicated their new home, Garrison Hall, to Margaret, an outstanding post worker who volunteered her services when posts were first established in East Hartford.


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