William Boken

First Name: William
Last Name: Boken
Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
Cause of Death
COD Category: 
Accident
COD: 
Transportation
COD Method/Implement: 
horse
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths do say that the dec'd came to his death by misfortune & axidente [sic] by a team of horses that he was driving taking frite [sic] & . . .flung him off & Braking [sic] his head over & about his Right eye

COD Short Description: 
horses took fright
Original Record: 
2953

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