Allegheny County PA Archives-  Obituaries: Rogers, Ameline, 15 Mar 1890

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from The Pittsburgh Press dated Saturday, March 15 1890  (page 7):

Ameline ROGERS, aged 30 years, died suddenly this morning at her home,
No. 30 Anderson street.  Deceased leaves three children.  The coroner
is investigating the matter.

from The Pittsburgh Press dated Sunday, March 16 1890  (page 2):

In the case of Mrs Emily RODGERS, who died suddenly at No. 30 Anderson
street, Allegheny, the coroner's jury returned a verdict of death
resulting from natural causes.

from The Pittsburgh Press dated Monday, March 17 1890  (page 6):

FROM NATURAL CAUSES

Thomas RODGERS, whose name is said to be BOGGES in Ontario, Canada,
and whose wife died under mysterious circumstances at her home, corner
of Anderson and Sandusky streets, Allegheny, on Saturday, arrived home
yesterday from Canada.  He says that the first intimation he had of
his wife's death was when he saw the crape on the door.  Even then he
could not believe that it was his wife who had died until told so by
inmates of the house.

He says that it was his wife's relatives that charged him with having
poisoned her and they had caused him all of his trouble.  The post
mortem which was held satisfied the coroner that the deceased had died
from natural causes.  RODGERS took the children to an asylum yesterday
and left instructions that nobody but himself should be allowed to
take them from the institution.  He says that he is afraid that his
wife's relatives will make an attempt to take the children away from
him.  He said that he was in Canada to obtain some effects, and when
he saw the officers approaching his mother's house he thought they
were coming to arrest him for attempting to defraud his creditors.  He
had not seen the telegraph announcing his wife's death.  The remains
of the wife will be sent to Scranton, Pa., for interment.

from The Pittsburgh Press dated Monday, March 17 1890  (page 7):

Coroner McDowell concluded the inquest on the body of Mrs Thomas
BOGGES, who died suddenly on Saturday at her late boarding house,
corner of Robinson and Anderson streets, Allegheny.  Drs Matson and
Small testified that death resulted from natural causes, and a verdict
to that effect was rendered.  The husband was fully exonerated from
all blame.

from The Pittsburg Dispatch dated Sunday, March 16 1890 (page 1,
summary of article):

-mother is Mrs Charles FLETCHER of Hamilton, Ontario
-sister lives in Swansea, Ontario (Mrs Jerry THOMAS)
-Children are Charles Garfield, Nellie, and a baby
-Married 6 years
-May have been 26 years of age
-Came to Allegheny in December 1889
-May have been the second wife

from The Pittsburg Dispatch dated Monday, March 17 1890  (page 2,
summary of article):

Burial to be in Scranton PA where her brother is in business and where
her father is interred.

NOTES:
Allegheny Cemetery site notes burial in Section 35, Lot A, Grave 545
under the name Emily BOGGESS.  Article in The Pittsburgh Press dated
March 19 1890 (page 7) also notes that burial was in Allegheny
Cemetery and that the remains were not sent to Scranton PA per
previous reports.

Marriage of Thomas BOGGESS and Mary Emily FLETCHER in Hamilton,
Ontario, Canada, on January 23 1884.  She is daughter of Charles and
Mary Ann FLETCHER.

Thomas and children found in 1900 and later census under BOGGESS in
Portland, Multnomah, Oregon.  Children are Charles, Nellie, and
Estella.

Brother is Milford FLETCHER.