She was the wife of John Mulligan. In 1871 Jane "Jennie" and husband John Mulligan were living in Peshtigo, Oconto County (now Marinette County), living in a boarding house. On Sunday, October 8, 1871, the wind was strong and the air became very hot. It was the start of the "Great Peshtigo Fire." Jane and husband John survived the fire and were instrumental in helping others to reach the river and escape the fire. After the fire, they tended to the survivors, organizing and distributing food and clothing, etc. At the time of the fire, Jane was pregnant with her only child, a son, John Mulligan, Jr. According to history, the Peshtigo Fire took the lives of more people than any other fire in U. S. History. It did not receive that much attention, as another fire occurred in Chicago at the same time.
She was the wife of John Mulligan. In 1871 Jane "Jennie" and husband John Mulligan were living in Peshtigo, Oconto County (now Marinette County), living in a boarding house. On Sunday, October 8, 1871, the wind was strong and the air became very hot. It was the start of the "Great Peshtigo Fire." Jane and husband John survived the fire and were instrumental in helping others to reach the river and escape the fire. After the fire, they tended to the survivors, organizing and distributing food and clothing, etc. At the time of the fire, Jane was pregnant with her only child, a son, John Mulligan, Jr. According to history, the Peshtigo Fire took the lives of more people than any other fire in U. S. History. It did not receive that much attention, as another fire occurred in Chicago at the same time.
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Jane MULLIGAN/Daughter of E & J Lenerville/Born/25 May 1848/died 20 May, 1875
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