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MICHAEL McAULIFF
[People’s Press, 13 November 1917]
On Sunday morning, November 11th, Michael McAuliff, passed away at his residence, 93 Bald Street, Welland. He was in his 74th year. Deceased was born in Ireland and when a child of about three years came to America. The greater part of his life was spent in Welland but he also spent a number of years in the United States. He was in Brooklyn during the time of the American Civil War and served three years in the Grand Army of the Republic. He was also a contractor while he was in the States. He afterwards took contracts on the Welland canal. He was a member of the Weddell Dredging Company and also had contracts on the Murray canal near Trenton and all along the St. Lawrence river to Montreal.
He was also associated with the Manley Dredging Company, but not actively engaged. For the past seventeen years he has been retired from active work, though associated with many business activities. In much of the pioneer dredging he took a prominent part. He was a Governor of Montreal General Hospital. He also was interested in the founding of the Welland County Hospital and a charter member of the Welland Club. In religion he was a Roman Catholic and in politics a Liberal.
A wife and two sons, William and Francis, both of Welland, and one daughter, Margaret, also of Welland.
Funeral at St. Andrew’s church on Tuesday morning. Interment at St. Catharines.
Died: 11 November 1917
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