I was
doing a blog post on Mary (Moynahan) Parks (1833-1905) and I was distracted when I
learned that her son-in-law Peter H. Donnelly died in the Railroad
Exchange Hotel (demolished in the 1920s) in Salt Lake City in 1891.
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| Source: The Utah directory, for 1883-84 : by J. C. Graham & Co; J.C. Graham & Company. (1883) |
Here’s the thing: on ancestry.ca, Peter's death was recorded as “Murdered, in, hotel, Salt Lake City, Salt
Lake, Utah, USA” by someone who has done extensive research and with whom I have written to over the years. I trust her work!
