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Subject: Laurenia (Laura) Baldwin Vosburg
Date: 23 Jun 2005 04:34:32 -0600

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Surnames: BALDWIN, VOSBURG
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In reply to Marge's query on June 18, 2005, the following obituaries were found for Laurenia Vosburg.

"Tunkhannock Republican" 19 Dec. 1879
"Aunt" Laura Vosburg, of Vosburg, passed from earth at the residence of her son-in-law, at Vosburg on Wed. morning last. Our correspondent failed to give particulars. Aunt Laura was well known in this county as a nurse and an herb doctor. Great confidence was imposed in her skill, and she had a large practice. Very many will gratefully remember her gentle attentions in time of sickness, and she will be much missed by the community in which she lived.

"Tunkhannock Republican" 24 Dec. 1879
"Aunt Laura" Vosburg, an old and well known citizen of our county died at the residence of her son-in-law, at Vosburg Station last Wednesday morning. Though naturally impulsive no one possessed a more generous heart, and her ministrations among the sick and needy will not soon be forgotten. Thus another of those old land marks has passed away and a place left vacant that can never be filled.

"Tunkhannock Republican" 9 Jan. 1880
Laurena Vosburg was born in Connecticut in the year 1497 [should have been 1797], and died December 17, 1879, at her home, aged 82 years, 6 months and 9 days. Aunt Laura, as she was commonly called, came with her parents from Connecticut when she was a small child, and settled in Pennsylvania. She married comparatively young, and spent her married life and widowhood in Washington township. She was a widow thirty-eight years. She might probably be called the most public woman in the township, in that she was known in many, many homes as doctress and nurse, in which capacity she made herself very useful. For many years she was a member of the Baptist Church, in the faith of which she died. She was confined to her bed about seven or eight weeks during her last illness. She spoke with confidence of her future prospect and her faith in Christ. She talked of death and her funeral management as composedly as a merchant talks of goods. She was greatly concerned about her children an!
d grandchildren, and either delivered or sent to them each a message to be sure and prepare to meet her in heaven. The closing utterances of life still linger, "Prepare to meet me in heaven." May none be missing from the company at the right hand of the Judge on the final day of reckoning is the prayer of the writer. G.

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