Holyoke, Mass. Jan. 28, 1938. Dillon Brothers Funeral Home, 124 Chestnut St. Established 1872. He was a Foreman at the old Crocker Manufacturing Company Paper Mill. He died at home at 1465 Dwight Street. He came from Ireland with his widowed mother and 6 siblings and settled in Denver, Colorado. He married Annie Theresa Doran on 8 Jan 1891 in St. Patrick's Catholic Church (Parish), Denver, Colorado by Rev. J.P. Corrigan. Witnesses were Bridget "Bridgie" McAlpine and Pat McGuinness. They had a total of 8 children, one of their children born in Colorado also died there. Another child born in Colorado died in Holyoke. They moved to Holyoke, Ma. sometime between 1891 and 1895 and lived on East Street.
Children:
1. Sabina Anne McAlpine - 16 July 1892 Denver, Co. - 26 July 1894 Denver, Co.
2. James Patrick McAlpine - 22 Sept 1894 Denver, Co. - 28 July 1898 Holyoke, Ma.
3. Martin Joseph McAlpine - 1 Nov 1896 Holyoke, Ma. - 22 May 1931 Brooklyn, Kings, N.Y.
4. Mary McAlpine - 21 Aug 1899 Holyoke, Ma. - 29 May 1901 Holyoke, Ma.
5. Maria Hazel McAlpine (Sr. Mary Anita, S.S.J.) - 13 Dec 1901 Holyoke, Ma. - 30 March 2000 Holyoke, Ma.
6. Patrick James McAlpine, Jr. - 27 Feb 1903 Holyoke, Ma. - 15 July 1969 White Plains, Westchester, N.Y.
7. Anthony Joseph "Tony" McAlpine - 28 March 1906 Holyoke, Ma - 20 July 1950 Chicopee, Ma. He was murdered and his body was found in the Ct. river at the end of the Chicopee St. boat ramp, unsolved murder.
8. Agnes Viola McAlpine (Sr. Anna Patrick, S.S.J.) - 27 Aug 1908 Holyoke, Ma. - 3 Sept 1958 Springfield, Ma.

All the children were born at home and the ones that died young was from the Cholera epidemic. Child #5 and #8 are buried in Springfield in St. Michael's Cemetery with the Catholic Sisters of St. Joseph.