MARY SNAY.
Mrs. Mary Snay departed this life at the residence of her son-in-law, Mr. James Phillips, on Friday, January 23, 1885. Mrs. Snay was born in Montreal, in 1797, was married in 1817, was the mother of ten children, three boys and seven girls, five of whom are still living. She had nineteen grandchildren and six great grandchildren. The deceased was fairly entitled to rank as one of Michigan's pioneers, having settled at St. Joseph forty-eight years ago. She was a Catholic, a worker, and a good mother. Her funeral services were conducted by Elder T. Brooks.—Pair Pate True Northerner, January 29, 1885.
Source: Collections of the Pioneer Society of Michigan, Report of the Pioneer and Historical Society of the State of Michigan, Volume VIII, 1886; Pg. 105
