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Person Details
 
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Last NameBROWN
First NameMERCY L
Maiden 
RelationD/O GEORGE T & MARY E
Cemetery NumberEX022
Cemetery NameCHESTNUT HILL CEMETERY
Birth Day0
Birth Month 
Birth Year1873c
Death Day17
Death MonthJAN
Death Year1892
AGE nth Year -
AGE Years 19
AGE Months -
AGE Days -
War 
Gravestone Details
Section 
Lot 
Map00383
Stone Materialmarble
Conditionfair
Shaperound top
Carvingno carving
Legibilityfair
Number of Graves on Stone1
Stone Height (inches)28
Stone Width (inches)16
Exists?
Last Seen Date2025
Carver 
Notes/Misc Details
NotesThis unfortunate girl, who probably died of tuberculosis, was accused of being a vampire. She was dug up and her heart taken out and burned.
Transcribed ByDAR47;JES;JWN