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- The death of Huldah Miller, wife of Henry Tanner of this city, occurred on Sunday morning at 9 o'clock at her home, 305 Courtland avenue, after a six weeks illness from paralysis. Mrs. Tanner, who was nearly 73, was born in Jefferson county and when 16 years old, married Mr. Tanner, who was known as the "Boy Captain" because then the youngest canal boat captain on the Erie Canal. After a number of years on the canal, Captain and Mrs. Tanner bought a small farm at Stanwix and lived there for 48 years, coming to this city three years ago. Mrs. Tanner was a member of the Free Methodist Church of Rome and was a woman of beautiful Christian character. She had a large circle of friends in this vicinity. She is survived by her husband, who is almost 83 years old, and by eight children, William of Amsterdam, Albert of New York, Eugene, Charles S., Aden and Frederick of this city, and Mrs. Alice Gorham of New York, a former resident of Rome. Sixteen grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren also are left. Four brothers, Frank Miller of this city, Spencer Miller of Fulton, Horace of Minetto, and Gilbert of Altmar, survive their sister, also two sisters, Mrs. Henry March of Syracuse and Mrs. Dwight Delong of Altmar.
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