McLean County IL Archives Obituaries.....Anthony, Francis August 1903 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarch.org/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarch.org/il/ilfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Teresa Taramasso califiadesigns@yahoo.com April 30, 2008, 4:51 pm The Anaconda Standard, Anaconda, Montana; August 30, 1903 OLDEST INHABITANT DIES. -- Bloomington, Ill., Aug. 29. -- Francis Anthony, the oldest inhabitant in Illinois, died this morning after a two weeks' illiness with heart failure. He was born May 8, 1800, in Ireland. He emigrated to Canada in 1820, and was a captain in the Canadian army during the French rebellion in 1837. For 30 years he had been a resident of Bloomington township, and his vitality was remarkable. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/mclean/obits/a/anthony258ob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/ilfiles/ File size: 1.0 Kb