John Brown

First Name: John
Last Name: Brown
Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
Cause of Death
COD Category: 
Other
COD: 
Alcoholism
COD Inquest Finding: 

do say upon their oaths . . .they do believe that he died on Saturday evening the 15th ... by excessive drinking of ardent spirits

Original Record: 
2655

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