________________________________ From: Sent: May 31, 2020 7:31 AM To: Don 1 <[email protected]> Subject: Quigley Hi Donald Thought yo might like to read this * PENETANG — Henry Arthur Columbus, Penetanguishene, believed to be a direct descendant of Christopher Columbus, discoverer of America, was buried in Penetang this morning, following a double funeral service for him and his brother-in-law, James Quigley, both men died on Monday in the Quigley family residence, here. Columbus was the grandson of Louis Columbus who came to Penetanguishene as a gunsmith for the local garrison during the war of 1812-14. Louis Columbus, in turn, was the son of a well known early Toronto gunsmith, Isaac Columbus, who conducted a shop on Caroline St., in Toronto. Isaac Columbus Lived to be one hundred and four years old. Isaac came to Toronto from Montreal where he was born. Isaac’s parents, according to family history came from France. Isaac’s father was supposed to be one of two sons of Christopher Columbus who went to France from Genoa, the birthplace of Christopher Columbus. The other son of Christopher Columbus reportedly went to Morocco and the local branch of the family has no trace of his descendants. Henry Columbus, who died early Sunday morning is survived by four sons, Frank, Christopher, Cletus and Leo, and one daughter Ethel. Mrs. Columbus and a daughter Edna are predeceased. During his lifetime, the recently deceased Mr. Columbus was a lumber camp foreman for the McGibbon Lumber Co., Penetang. James Quigley, who died a few hours after Mr. Columbus in the same house, had been ill for seventeen months. He was in his 83rd year. A lifelong resident of Penetanguishene, Mr. Quigley was the son of Irish immigrants who settled in this district. He is survived by his wife, the former Susan Columbus, whom he married in 1888, and three sons, James and Arthur in Calgary and Howard in the United States. The funeral cortege of Mr. Quigley met that of Henry Columbus which started from his brother’s home at the outskirts of Penetanguishene, and the combined cortege proceeded to Ste. Anne’s Jesuit Memorial Church, where Requiem High Mass was sung by Rev. Father Walsh, interment of both men was in Ste. Ann’s cemetery. _______________________________________________ CoTyroneList Mailing List Mailing List Email Address: [email protected] Change Your Preferences: http://cotyroneireland.com/mailman/listinfo/cotyronelist_cotyroneireland.com Mailing List Archive: https://goo.gl/mQCKrY
