Kindred Footprints: Edward A. Manley (1879-1880)

Edward A. Manley was the first child of Hugh Manley and Ettie Potter. Born in Thorold, Welland Co, Ontario, Canada on the Jun 24, 1879 and baptized on Jul 16, 1879 at Holy Rosary RC Church. His Godparents were his Uncle Frank Manley and his Aunt Eliza Potter. Early in 1880 the family relocated to Chicago, IL and in the spring of that year, young Edward passed away before reaching his first birthday.

He died on Apr 19, 1880 and is buried with his parents at Calvary Cemetery in Evanston, IL.

Parents of Edward A. Manley:
Hugh Manley (1856-1925)
Henrietta Potter (1859-1894)

Dear Ancestor

Your tombstone stands among the rest;
Neglected and alone.
The name and date are chiseled out
On polished, marble stone.
It reaches out to all who care
It is too late to mourn.
You did not know that I exist
You died and I was born.
Yet each of us are cells of you
In flesh, in blood, in bone.
Our blood contracts and beats a pulse
Entirely not our own.
Dear Ancestor, the place you filled
One hundred years ago
Spreads out among the ones you left
Who would have loved you so.
I wonder how you lived and loved,
I wonder if you knew
That someday I would find this spot,
And come to visit you.
~ Author Unknown ~

Kindred Footprints

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Edward A. Manley (1879-1880)

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