Mary Grace Aldrich

First Name: Mary
Middle Name(s): Grace
Last Name: Aldrich
Description: 
infant child
Sex: 
Female
Child: 
infant
Parent(s): 
Rev. N. P. Aldrich and Mrs. E. D. Aldrich
Race: 
White
Cause of Death
COD Category: 
Homicide
COD: 
Infanticide
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths do say. . .that said child came to her death at the time and place aforesaid by having large portions of laudaunum administered by a servant girl the nurse of the name of Clarissa. . .with felonious intent

COD Short Description: 
overdosed with laudanum
Original Record: 
3549

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