Helen A. Drugan ^{1 2 3 4 5}

   Cause of her death was Heart Disease.

  General Notes:

Was not listed with her parents for the 1860 US Census when she would have been about 7 years old. Was she living elsewhere or was she just skipped?

Or was she the same person as Caroline Drugan, also born in the same year of 1851 or 1853?

If her birth date was 15 Apr 1853, then was she a twin to Loretta Drugan who was also born on 15 Apr 1853? Or were they from different families?
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  Death Notes:

Steele County, Minnesota Death Records
Book B page 27 line 7
Helen Drugan died 2 April 1907
White--female--single
born 15 April 1853
cause of death: Heart disease
53 years, 11 months, 18 days
Housekeeper
Born: Kane County, Ill
Father: Francis Drugan, born: Ireland
Mother: Mary Malanaphy born: Austria
Buried: Catholic Cemetery, Owatonna
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Name: Helen Drugan
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 2 Apr 1907
Event Place: Steele, Minnesota, United States
Event Place (Original): Steele, Minnesota, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 53
Birth Year (Estimated): 1854
Father's Name: Frances Drugan
Mother's Name: Mary Malanaphy
Document Number: 640
Page Number: 27

Citing this Record
"Minnesota, County Deaths, 1850-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPS1-XLD5 : 25 October 2019), Frances Drugan in household of Helen Drugan, Steele, Minnesota, United States; citing Death, multiple county courthouses, Minnesota.
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  Noted events in her life were:

• She has alternate birth date of 1851 and a birth location of Illinois.

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• She has alternate birth date of 15 April 1856 and a birth location of Illinois.

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• She appeared on the 1870 US Census in Elm Creek Township, Martin, MN on 4 June 1870. ¹

1870 US Census
Page 4, Family 27
Elm Creek, Martin County, Minnesota
Helena Dugan..19..IL

(Living with parents.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 15 Apr 1853, then her age should have been 17 instead of 19.
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• She appeared on the 1885 Minnesota State Census in Owatonna, MN in May 1885. ²

1885 Minnesota State Census
Page 14, Family 103
Owatonna, Steele County, Minnesota
Hellen Drugan..32..IL

(Living with parents.)

NOTE - If her birth date was in 1851, then her age should have been 33 or 34 instead of 32.
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• She appeared on the 1895 Minnesota State Census in Owatonna, MN in 11 June 1895. ⁶

1895 Minnesota State Census
Page 23, Line 18, Family 188
Owatonna, Steele County, Minnesota
Hellen Drugan..35..IL

(Living with widowed mother.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 15 Apr 1853, then her age should have been 42 instead of 35.
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• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Owatonna, MN on 8 June 1900. ³

1900 US Census
Page 8A, District 133, Family 172
Owatonna, Steele County, Minnesota
906 South Grove Street; House owned no mortgage
Hellen A. Drugan..Daughter..Apr 1856..44..IL

(Living with widowed mother.)

NOTE - Her birth date is believed to have been 15 Apr 1853 instead of Apr 1856.
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• Her obituary was published in the Unknown newspaper in April 1907 in Owatonna, MN.

Miss Helen Drugan

Miss Helen Drugan, for many years a highly respected resident of Owatonna, died Tuesday afternoon, April the second at half past five o'clock, at her home in this city, 215 east University street. Death was caused by a complication of diseases.

The deceased was taken ill but a week before her death with neuralgia and it was not thought at first that her condition was serious. Other complications set in during the week which eventually caused her death.

Miss Drugan was held in high esteem by all who knew her and has many friends in this city. She resided with her mother, Mrs. Mary Drugan, widow of Francis Drugan. Her taking away at this time is mourned by a large number of friends.

The late Miss Drugan would have been 54 years of age the 15th of this month. She was born at Elgin, Illinois on the 15th of April, 1853, and lived there with her parents for a number of years. Later the family moved to Cedarville, Minnesota, where they made their home for ten years after which they moved to Owatonna where they have since resided.

The deceased is survived by her bereaved mother, Mrs. Mary Drugan, and one sister, Mrs. Agnes Odell of Kansas City Missouri.

The funeral will be held Friday morning at ten o'clock from the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Rev. Fr. Pivo officiating, and the remains will be interred in the Catholic cemetery.

(Source: Unknown newspaper, Owatonna, MN, Apr 1907)
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• Her obituary was published in the Unknown newspaper on 4 April 1907 in Owatonna, MN.

Called to the Great Beyond

Miss Helen Drugan, Well Known and Highly Respected Resident, Passes Away.

Miss Helen Drugan, for many years a highly respected resident of Owatonna, died Tuesday afternoon, April the second at half past five o'clock, at her home in this city, 214 east University street. Death was caused by a complication of diseases.

The deceased was taken ill but a week before her death with neuralgia and it was not thought at first that her condition was serious. Other complications set in during the week which eventually caused her death.

The late Miss Drugan would have been 54 years of age the 15th of this month. She was born at Elgin, Illinois on the 15th of April, 1853, and lived there with her parents for a number of years. Later the family moved to Cedarville, Minnesota, where they made their home for ten years after which they moved to Owatonna where they have since resided.

The deceased is survived by her bereaved mother, Mrs. Mary Drugan, and one sister, Mrs. Agnes Odell of Kansas City, Missouri.

The funeral was held Friday morning at ten o'clock from the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Rev. Fr. Pivo officiating, and the remains were interred in the Catholic cemetery.

(Source: Unknown newspaper, Owatonna, MN, 4 Apr 1907)
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• She was buried on 12 April 1907 in the Sacred Heart Cemetery in Owatonna, MN.

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