From her obituary:
March 2, 1931. Our paternal great-grandmother, Margaret M. Carney Butler of Worcester, MA, was laid to rest after passing away the night of February 26th in her home at 6 Lewis Street after a short illness. Born in Worcester on April 29, 1848, Margaret was the daughter of Thomas and Ellen (Maher) Carney. In 1870, Margaret married 31-year-old Civil War veteran John Butler, with whom she had eight children. She was eighty-two at the time of her passing, and was survived by four of her six sons, one of her two daughters, and her sister, Mrs. Nellie C. Nugent, also of Worcester.
Margaret’s funeral was attended by the monsignor and several priests—sixteen by my count! She is buried at St. John's cemetery.
Note: Thomas Carney and Ellen Maher were married on May 16, 1846. I know very little about either of them, although Thomas was most likely an Irish laborer and Worcester resident.
Margaret's photo hangs in Pawcatuck, CT, where her grandson Lewis J. Butler lived during retirement and until his death. Three of Lewis's sons now reside there, sorting the archives and enjoying the beauty and lobster rolls of southeastern CT!
Peter Butler
Ed. by Patricia Butler
