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- Caroline BURDICK was born near Darien, Genesee Co.,
N.Y. March 14, 1829.
- She was next to the oldest of a family of nine children,
seven boys and two girls, born to John L. and Catherine CLARK
BURDICK.
- Her girlhood was spent in New York and Rhode Island. At
Westerly, in the latter
- state, she learned the trade of tailoress which she followed
for some years. Soon after she came into the west she was married
to Kirke W. TANNER, April 5, 1858. The young couple
began their homemaking in the vicinity of Milton. To them was
born one child, Mrs. Ida B. COTTRELL.
- Mr. TANNER died September 9, 1906. Since his death
Mrs. TANNER was
- cared for by her daughter, until two years ago she came to
the daughter's home where she passed away Sunday morning, February
6, 1916, aged 86 years, 10 months and 23 days. There survive
her her daughter, Mrs. COTTRELL, and two grandchildren,
Mrs. Lester W. HULL and Howard COTTRELL.
- It is not definitely known when Mrs. TANNER became
a baptised believer in Jesus
- Christ. For a time she was a member of the Seventh-day
Baptist church at Milton. When the Seventh-day Baptist church
at Milton Junction was organized she became one of the constituent
members and was a faithful member up to the time of her death.
- The funeral services were held at the home of Mrs. COTTRELL
Tuesday afternoon,
- February 8, conducted by Rev. Henry Jordan, who was assisted
by Rev. George W. BURDICK. A quartet composed of Mr.
and Mrs. I. B. CLARKE and Mr. and Mrs. F. L. BURDICK
sang two selections. Interment was in the cemetery at Milton
Junction. [Thursday edition, p. 1]
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- Courtesy of Jon Saunders
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