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Laura Buchanan Sickles was the only child of US Representative Daniel Sickles and his first wife, Teresa Bagioli Sickles. She had a difficult life, with her father infamously murdering her mother's lover, Phillip Barton Key, her mother's death in 1869, and her father's move to Spain and remarriage. Laura reportedly married once and divorced soon afterwards and died from cirrhosis at age 38. 

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Laura Buchanan Sickles was the only child of US Representative Daniel Sickles and his first wife, Teresa Bagioli Sickles. She had a difficult life, with her father infamously murdering her mother's lover, Phillip Barton Key, her mother's death in 1869, and her father's move to Spain and remarriage. Laura reportedly married once and divorced soon afterwards and died from cirrhosis at age 38. 

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https://civilwartalk.com/threads/the-sad-life-of-laura-buchanan-sickles.170694/
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The Sad Life of Laura Buchanan Sickles
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46861988/laura-buchanan-sickles
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Laura Buchanan Sickles BIRTH 1853 DEATH 10 Dec 1891 (aged 37–38) BURIAL Green-Wood Cemetery Brooklyn, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York, USA PLOT Section L, Lot 18923 MEMORIAL ID 46861988 · View Source
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While this lists her age as 70, this is likely a mistake and this is actually the Lauren Sickles, age 7. Name: Laura B Sickels [Laura B Sickles] Age: 70 Birth Year: abt 1790 [1853] Gender: Female Birth Place: New York Home in 1860: New York Ward 12 District 2, New York, New York Post Office: Harlem Dwelling Number: 103 Family Number: 128 Attended School: Yes
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Laura Buchanan Sickles BIRTH 1853 DEATH 10 Dec 1891 (aged 37–38) BURIAL Green-Wood Cemetery Brooklyn, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York, USA PLOT Section L, Lot 18923 MEMORIAL ID 46861988 · View Source