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    Elizabeth Davis (Ackley)

    Birth: 3-13-1834

    Death: 9-6-1857

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Elizabeth Davis was a resident of Gloucester, MA. On September 6, 1857, she was shot by her husband Samuel Davis while out picking berries with her two sisters. Samuel then shot himself. An account of the murder/suicide was published in the New York Times and recounted in a letter from William Roland G. Mellen to Frances Seward on September 21. Mellen performed the funeral service for the couple.

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Elizabeth Davis was a resident of Gloucester, MA. On September 6, 1857, she was shot by her husband Samuel Davis while out picking berries with her two sisters. Samuel then shot himself. An account of the murder/suicide was published in the New York Times and recounted in a letter from William Roland G. Mellen to Frances Seward on September 21. Mellen performed the funeral service for the couple.

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Mary E Davis in the Massachusetts, U.S., Death Records, 1841-1915
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Mary E Davis in the Massachusetts, U.S., Death Records, 1841-1915
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Mary E Davis in the Massachusetts, U.S., Death Records, 1841-1915
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Tuesday, September 20, 2022 - 23:15
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