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MRS. MARIA. DALY ‘SHE A. ~~
‘editor Cutholie Standard and Times!
; ‘Kindly allow me‘to make a record of
‘the death, on March 25, of Mrs’ Maria
A » sh a
jounty to this country when three
‘years old. In arly youth she becam me
wucinember of the household. of
‘Lloyd; who: lrad been a Oe ot in the;
pore 978/ ae sem rong ini te
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‘American shorthand reporting and re-
;porter ofthe first House of epresen- ;
tatives of the United States. “The social |
fins the. early days of the’ Church in:
‘Philadephia was a commanding one.
papers and manuscripts of Mr. |
Lloyd. who died in 1827, were of gre
‘historical value concerning: ‘Chureli and!
‘public affairs. .Miss Maria Daly’ re-:
ccived the best education. possible for:
a Carholis young, woman- of seventy.
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‘occupied .the ‘residence ‘at Highteenth)
and. Summer streets, since the .ho
absorbed and: retaine d ane fund of his-'.
torical knowledge po ssed. by: the,
‘three daughters Of Thomas Lioyd, and, |
ats their heir, the family) papers. an
rthe records of Mr.” Lloyd became hers
iOF ‘the facts. relating the Catholic
Chureh. in Philadelphia, as to 1e
priests-and people, no one 1 ever knew)
| possessed: the, knowledge of Mrs. Shea.
Indeed, the traditio ons of )Chureh and
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rom Revolutionary da All. these |
\were cherished by a anind’ keen -for the |
days of the past, that. Mrs. rant |
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Sphes indeed a mar vel. in this important
oh
er .
/ Il had known her for th irty years.
Usual ly -I have placed but little. re-
Hanee upon the recollections ot ese ed |
‘persons giving eoltal s of the pa ti
stimes they have been helpful in giving <
Jight or_color to facts I had knowledge!
of, But Mrs. Shea ar as really wonderful;
dn her accuracy information given}
me, She had the. fiocumrente to prove}
her statements. She delighted in often‘
‘examining many records she possessed}!
ged.
‘of precious "histo ric al yalue—mere}
‘scraps at times—are considered value-:
ess for future years. We all destroy | oO
ment. j
f In the historical work may have
sdone ine telling of the Ghurehe Yn this!
jcity Mrs. Shea at times was most help-/
fut, She lo ved. to be so to all, esne-|
clally to, Very Rev. Thomas C. Middle- |
‘ton, O. A., of Villano and to my-'
ise if, We reaped abundantly, of the |
[stores of knowledge: she possessed. }
‘knew no other who linked the days
‘of a century—the v y foundation day ys |
oe - She is worthy of: memo ry’s |
‘hon
: The funeral / services” took: place’ ing —
eee SSS eeenalenen
“the “Ghureh of the Immaculate’ Con-4 >
ception, Germantown; the interment, at
St. Denis’, Haverford. May she rest |
in peace. Respectfully, O
: MARTIN [> J. GRIFFIN, ?
Philadelphia, April 10, 191 oN
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