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Re: 1820s deaths and Year Without Summer
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Craig Kilby <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 10 Aug 2012 11:51:56 -0400
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Eric,

This is why I think there is more to this story. When things do not fall neatly into place, there is a reason why, and one needs to broaden the scope beyond a state's borders. Just my hunch. That his wife's  death is reported in a New York newspaper but not in Virginia is a very big clue.

Craig

On Aug 10, 2012, at 11:20 AM, Huffstutler, Eric S. wrote:

> Could be but doubtful unless on travels?  I know his son the Henrico
> Clerk died in West Virginia area while traveling in 1839.
> 
> I also know that I haven't seen his wife's death listed either in a
> Richmond paper (or found a marriage record either) but she shows up in a
> New York newspaper saying she died in Richmond 1826.  Odd.
> 

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