When hometown history has an element of horror. I likely spent years near this stone but never looked closely enough.
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Caitlin G. DeAngelis
Aaron Bowers of Pepperell, Mass. was not quite 3 when he was "instantly killed by a stock of boards" in 1791.
His gravestone has an image of a child being crushed by boards. It's not the only NEng gravestone that depicts the manner of death, but it is one of the most specific.
His gravestone has an image of a child being crushed by boards. It's not the only NEng gravestone that depicts the manner of death, but it is one of the most specific.
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"whose death was caused by falling backwards on a stick as he was loading wood. Nobody present but his grandson who lived with him."
"instantly killed by a fall in his mill"
"struck dead . . . by an overturn of his cart"
"a Cart Wheels going over him"