Description: Died

Date: October 20 1826

Newspaper published in: Philadelphia, Pa.

Page/Column: 2/4

Died

-- On Wednesday morning, the 18th instant, Mrs. Christiana CHRISTY, widow of the late James CHRISTY, in the 67th year of her age. The friends and acquaintances of the family are particularly invited to attend her funeral from her late residence, No. 125 Brown Street, this afternoon At 3 o’clock, without further notice.

-- On Wednesday evening, Mr. William NILES, in the 90th year of his age. His friends and those of the family are invited to attend the funeral from his late dwelling, No.95 Arch street, this morning at 10 o’clock.

-- On Monday morning last, the 16th instant, at his residence in Bristol township, Philadelphia county, Mr. Jonathan MEGARGE, in the 4th year of his age, after a short illness.

-- In the city of Lancaster, on Monday, the 9th instant, Henry SLAYMAKER, Esq., in the 64th year of his age. Mr. SLAYMAKER was well known as the contractor for building the bridge over the Susquehannah at Columbia, and several other bridges in that vicinity, as well as for completing part of the Schuylkill canal. He lived respected, and died lamented.

-- In the borough of West Chester, on the morning of the 14th instant, Thomas HOOPES, aged 56 years. On the Sabbath following his remains were removed to Friend’s burying ground for interment, attended by an unusually large concourse of relatives and friends. The deceased was distinguished for integrity and benevolence. He was a good neighbor and faithful friend. For nearly ten years past he had been a director of the bank in that place.

-- Near the Bay of St. Louis, Sept. 13, Mr. Martin THAXTER, of Mobile, aged 35 years, a native of Worcester, Massachusetts. Mr. THAXTER set out last week on a party of pleasure for the Bay of St. Louis, and his death is communicated in the following extract of a letter from one of the party: “You may recollect we started on an excursion to the Bay of St. Louis; while on the way we stopped at the Bay of Baluxey (Biloxi?), where Mr. THAXTER took sick, on 11th instant. The next day he was removed on board of the packet schooner Creole, Captain ROSS, where every attention was paid him. On the 13th, captain ROSS made sail for the Bay of St. Louis, and while passing through Pass Christian, about half past 12 o’clock, Mr. THAXTER died. His complaint was generally believed to be the bilious fever. He was decently interred the next day at the bay, where a respectable number of inhabitants attended his funeral.