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McPEAKE, James
Died on Thursday, the 27th of August, in the 33rd year of his age, after a
lingering consumption, James McPeake, third son of John and Rachael
McPeake, who emigrated to this country from county Derry, Ireland, over
thirty years ago. His father died in May, 1841, leaving a widow with four
children, whom she succeeded in keeping together, until the fell destroyer
- Consumption - snatched them from her one by one. Patrick Joseph McPeake,
the eldest son, died on the 24th December, 1849, just as he had
established a lucrative business in Broadway. Sarah A. C. McPeake, the only
daughter, died on the 4th of November, 1854, after a long and painful
illness, borne with Christian resignation. Thomas, the youngest, was one
of those who sought fortune amidst the newly discovered gold regions of
California; and as he has not been heard from for years, his friends have
long given him up for dead.
The deceased - who leaves a devoted wife and infant child, in addition to
his widowed mother, (who now parts with the last link that binds her to
earth) to mourn his untimely loss - was brought up to the painting
business, and was gifted in an eminent degree with that energy and tact
for with Irish-Americans are remarkable. He was warm-hearted, generous and
genial in his disposition, affable in manner, and kind, affectionate and
dutiful in his relations of husband, father and son. His demise is deeply
felt by his afflicted family, with whom we sincerely sympathise, and by a
large circle of friends and acquaintances who universally loved and
esteemed him. He was brother-in-law of Wm. L. COTE, of this journal.
His remains were deposited on Sunday last in the family vault, in the
Roman Catholic Cemetery in 11th Street. May he rest in peace. Amen.
Contributed by, Brandon K. McPeake - Lexington TN
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