| Long Life Ended Mrs. Louisa B. Stewart Passed Away on New Year's Day, Aged 93 Years. Mrs. Louisa B. (Coolidge), widow of Jeremiah Stewart, one of the oldest residents of this city, the first Fitchburg mother to loose a son in the Civil War, and probably the longest time Protestant church member in this community, passed peacefully away at her home, 271 Blossom street, on New Year's day at 4.30 p.m. Mrs. Stewart had retained her mental faculties unimpaired and had experienced little bodily infirmity up to last Friday when she was attacked with pneumonia, which at her advanced age left no hope of recovery. She was born at Boston, Feb. 24, 1812. Her parents died before she was five yeears old and after their death she resided with relatives in Boston till about 10 years of age when she came to Fitchburg and resided with a Mr. Hovey on West street, who was related to her. Her first marriage was to David Taylor, Jr., no Sept. 13, 1839. She had five children by this marriage, two of whom -- Mrs. Edwin Huckins of this city and Mrs. John Q. A. Barden of Allston -- are living. Her younger son, Sergt. George B. (sic) Taylor, served in Company B, 15th Mass. regiment, and was the first Fitchburg soldier to lose his life in the War of the Rebellion, having been killed at the Battle of Balls Bluff, Oct. 21, 1861. David Taylor died in this city, Sept. 1, 1844. Her second marriage was to Jeremiah Stewart on March 16, 1848. He died, Oct. 5, 1891, leaving one daughter, Miss Susie E. Stewart, who survives. Besides her children, Mrs. Stewart leaves one granddaughter, Mrs. May (Barden) McGowan of Allston, and one great-granddaughter, Miss Pauline McGowan, nine years old. Mrs. Stewart was the last of her parents' five children, three of whom lived to be over 90 years of age. She joined the C. C. church nearly 80 years ago and when the Rollstone church was oprganized in 1868 she removed her relations to that church of which she has been, since the death of Roby Fletcher, the oldest member. She was of a quiet retiring disposition, but a lady of most exemplary character, b earing great trials with patience and resignation. |