William Belcher

First Name: William
Last Name: Belcher
Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
Cause of Death
COD Category: 
Suicide
COD: 
Poison
COD Inquest Finding: 

uppon the oaths do say we the jurors do say that Mr. Wm. Belcher ... came to his death by taking poison of some kind unknown to the jurors

COD Short Description: 
took unknown poison
Original Record: 
3194

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