I was about to sit down and write a post about my beloved maternal Grandparents whose wedding anniversary is today. I checked the date tin my RootsMagic genealogy software to be sure it was on June 7. Definitely June 7th and 100 years ago today in Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota. Gertrude Margaret Cook (1901-1999) and Maurice Michael “Mike” Hanley (1893-1968) are hopefully celebrating in heaven. The met at a dance held at the Saint Paul hotel in downtown Saint Paul. That grand hotel is still going strong. Unfortunately, I do not have a photo from their wedding.
Grandma Gert was born here in Saint Paul to John Thomas Cook, a native of Faribault, Rice County, Minnesota and Marie Delia Malvina “Violet” Daoust, a native of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Grandpa Mike was born in Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, to Michael Hanley, a native of [County Tipperary?], Ireland, and Johanna Walsh, a native of the Dingle Pensinsula, County, Kerry, Ireland. All four of my grandparents and seven of my eight great grandparents died in Saint Paul. Buried in the same cemetery? No, it took four different cemeteries for them.
Happy 100th Anniversary Grandma and Grandpa!
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