Mary DuBois (Schoonmaker)

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Philip...aged 4 months

MARY: Died at the residence of James E. LeFever, near Gardiner, on Thursday, July 18. Mary Schoonmaker, wife of John W DuBois - Mrs DuBois was the daughter of Abraham S Schoonmaker and Cornelia DuBois who were in their day among the best people in the town of Gardiner, and were related by ties of kindred to many residents of that town as well as New Paltz. The deceased was brought up on her father's homestead, now occupied by her brother Selah. She married John W DuBois, a prominent merchant at Wallkill, and after her marriage resided in that locality. While on a visit to her sister & brother-in-law she was seized with the fatal illness that caused her death. Mrs DuBois bore an excellent reputation in different localities where she lived. She is survived by a husband and brother and sister also by an uncle and aunt, the latter residing at Vigo, Ohio. July 26, 1901 from the New Paltz Independent