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013 1910 Mayor Shea Mother Obituary

Obituary Mayor's Mother Passes awayThe Quincy Daily Paper Vol 25 No.227  Mayors mother passes away  Was a proud son and his election to mayoralty  The mother of Mayor Shea who _ hovering between life and death the past few days passed quietly away to rest at 4:30 this A.M. thursday surrounded by her children.   She was about 79 years of age.  . s_ervices will be held for her from – 12 Common.  Sautrday morning at 8:15 will be followed by a __ at St. Mary’s.  _ 3o’clock.  The citizens of Quincy in general sympathize with Mayor Shea in the loss of his mother Mrs Margaret Shea.  Mrs Shea has been in poor health for a number of weeks and while it was known that she  would not recover everything  possible was done to prolong her life.   She  has been very weak for the past few days and her death has been expected every day.  Mrs Shea was the widow of William Shea who came to Quincy in the early 50’s and built up a substantialgranite business.  He died in 1889 and since that time his business has been carried on under the firm name of W. Shea & son.   Her husband was a veteran of the Crimean war and took part in that famous battle known as the charge at Balklava as a member of the immortalized Light Brigade that went into battle against the Russinans with 607 men and by Queen Victoria with the Victorian Cross, the highest badge of honor which the British Empire bestowes upon it’s soliders.  It was shortly after this battle that he came to Quincy.  Mrs Shea was justly proud of her children, and it was for her a happy moment when she sat in the gallery at City Hall three years ago and saw her son inaurated as Mayor of the City of Quincy.  Yet she was no more proud of her children than they were of her, for her comfort and pleasure has always been uppermost in their minds.  She leaves six children, two sons, and four daughters.  They are Hon. W.T. Shea, Mayor of Quincy; Michael E. Shea, foremean of the Street department of the city; Miss Katherine E. Shea, who lived at home with her mother and brother ; Mrs. Mary, wife of Michael Lyons; Mrs. Elizabeth, wife of A.A. Murphy, both of Quincy, and Mrs. Anne, widow of John V. Scollard late of Braintree."


Datesept 1910
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Linked toRILEY, Margaret; SHEA, William Thomas

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