Unknown Infant

Description: 
Unknown Infant
Sex: 
Unknown
Child: 
infant
Race: 
White
Cause of Death
COD Category: 
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths, do say: The said infant child was the Child of Caroline Laurean but from being buried such a length of time was in such a state of decomposition, it was impossible from autopsy to find out cause of death, Therefore we find that it came to its death from some cause unknown to it there

COD Short Description: 
infant was most likely stillborn
Original Record: 
2295

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