Sullivan County PA Archives Biographies.....Farrell, Ambrose E. 1849 - 1896
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  Author: Thomas J. Ingham (1899)
  
  
   AMBROSE E. FARRELL. - The life labors of Ambrose E. Farrell were ended in death
  March 12, 1896, but the memory of his upright career remains as a blessed
  benediction to all who knew him. Man's true position in the world is determined
  by his character, and he who lives nobly leaves to his family the priceless
  heritage of a good name. Ambrose E. Farrell was one whom all respected for his
  genuine worth, for in both the social and business relations his line of conduct
  was such as to commend him to the high regard of all with whom he was brought in
  contact. He was born in Dushore, Pennsylvania, in 1849 and was of Celtic
  parentage, his father being James Farrell, now deceased. In the public schools
  he acquired a good education, which was supplemented by extensive reading and
  the knowledge acquired through experience and observation. Early in life he
  embarked in the lumber business and afterward became identified with mining. By
  assiduous labor and careful management he acquired a handsome competence, and in
  1889, in connection with Jeremiah Deegan, became proprietor of a hotel in Lopez,
  known as the Lopez Hotel. He continued to conduct that enterprise until his
  death, and made it one of the best hostelries in Sullivan county. It contains
  fifteen rooms, pleasantly and tastefully furnished, and every attention possible
  was paid by Mr. Farrell to the comfort of his guests. Broad verandas surround
  the hotel and give it a homelike appearance. In his management of the enterprise
  Mr. Farrell was very successful and made it a favorite resort with the traveling
  public, and thus it still continues.
  
      Mr. Farrell was twice married. He first wedded a Miss Burgin, by whom he had
  one daughter, Mary, who is now a student in St. Cecelia's school, in Scranton,
  Pennsylvania. On the 3d of January, 1893, he was joined in wedlock with Miss
  Anna Gilligan, daughter of James and Bridget (Corden) Gilligan, of Dushore, both
  now deceased. The family came from Scotland, but for many years the parents of
  Mrs. Farrell resided in Dushore. They had eight children, five sons and three
  daughters, namely: Anna; James, a resident of Bernice; Mary, wife of James P.
  McGee, the genial manager of Hotel Lopez; Nellie, wife of Peter Riordan, of
  Lopez; John, who is living in Lopez; Maggie and Michael, twins, of this place;
  and Alice, a successful teacher of Sullivan county. The father died at the age
  of fifty-three years, and the mother passed away at the age of forty-six. Both
  were members of the Catholic church.
  
      Unto Mr. and Mrs. Farrell were born three children, Joseph, Genevieve and
  Ambrose, who with the mother still survive the husband and father. Mr. Farrell
  early learned the lessons of Catholic piety, lessons that he faithfully and
  perseveringly practiced. He had great sympathy for the oppressed and distressed
  of every race and every creed, and was charitable and benevolent, often giving
  of his means to the poor and needy. The purity and integrity of his life were
  most marked, and made him deserving of the tribute paid to Brutus many years
  ago: "His life was gentle, and the elements so mixed in him that Nature might
  stand up and say to all the world, 'This was a man.'"
  
      Mrs. Farrell still resides in Lopez, and has long been associated with the
  interests of Sullivan county. She was educated in Dushore, and is now an
  esteemed resident of Lopez, where she has a good property, left to her by her
  husband. The hotel is now managed by her brother-in-law, James P. McGee, who was
  born, reared and educated in Bradford county Pennsylvania. He was married
  September 5, 1893, to Miss Mary Gilligan, and they have two children, Lee and
  Mary Alice. In his political views Mr. McGee is a staunch Republican, and does
  all in his power to promote the growth and insure the success of his party. He
  is now serving as town treasurer, and is a capable and trustworthy official.
  
  
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  Extracted from: 
                
              History of Sullivan County Pennsylvania
                        by Thomas J. Ingham
                
                             Compendium of Biography
                
              The Lewis Publishing Company
    Chicago: 1899
  
  
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