Miss Bridget COLBERT, was born in County Waterford in 1827. She married John FLEMING,
Sr. of Kilworth, County Cork, Ireland on April 20, 1849. He was born on November 1, 1825. The
couple emigrated to the USA in 1849 residing for a time in Maryland and New Jersey.
In 1853 they moved to Lafayette County, Wisconsin where they bought a farm in Seymour,
Wisconsin. In 1900 they moved to Shullsburg, Lafayette County, Wisconsin. They are the
parents of eleven children including:
M.J., of Shullsburg, Wisconsin, USA
Margaret, of Shullsburg, Wisconsin
John Fleming, Jr., of Shullsburg, Wisconsin
Alice, of Shullsburg, Wisconsin
William of Montrose, South Dakota, USA
Mrs. Julia Curren of Salem, South Dakota, USA
Mrs. Bridget Dalton of Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Thomas Fleming, of Seymour, Wisconsin
Mrs. Mary McWilliams, of Seymour, Wisconsin
Mrs. Lizzie Boyle, of Seymour, Wisconsin
On April 20, 1909, the couple celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with representatives
from four generations from the vicinity in attendance. Those from “abroad who were unable to
attend sent letters of congratulations. . .”
Mrs. Bridget (Colbert) Fleming died on July 5, 1919, and was buried in Our Lady of Hope
Cemetery in Seymour, Lafayette County, Wisconsin. Her husband preceded her in death
on October 5, 1912. He is also buried in Seymour, Lafayette County, Wisconsin.
Source: The Pick and Gad, Shullsburg Wisconsin, April 22, 1909,
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| Date of Birth | 1st Jan 1827 | |
| Date of Death | 5th Jul 1919 | |
