When was it published?

June 28, 1820 in Daily National Intelligencer

Domestic News June 28, 1820

Daily National Intelligencer

Q: What keywords are associated?

Ohio, Mental Derangement, Child Drowning, Unpardonable Sin, Salvation

Washington, District Of Columbia

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What is this article about?

In Ohio, a woman deranged by belief in committing the unpardonable sin drowned her three young children on the Sabbath to secure their salvation, while her husband attended meeting.

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An awful instance of mental derangement lately occurred in Ohio. A woman of exemplary character had imbibed an immovable opinion that she had committed the unpardonable sin, and utterly despaired of salvation. She had three young children, whose salvation she supposed might be secured by an early removal from this world; and, as she imagined no act of hers could make her own prospect worse, she resolved to put them to death; which she executed by drowning them, on the Sabbath, while her husband was at meeting.—[Del. Watchman.

What sub-type of article is it?

Crime Death Or Funeral

What keywords are associated?

Ohio Mental Derangement Child Drowning Unpardonable Sin Salvation

Where did it happen?

Ohio

Domestic News Details

Primary Location

Ohio

Event Date

Lately; On The Sabbath

Outcome

three young children drowned to death.

Event Details

A woman of exemplary character had imbibed an immovable opinion that she had committed the unpardonable sin, and utterly despaired of salvation. She had three young children, whose salvation she supposed might be secured by an early removal from this world; and, as she imagined no act of hers could make her own prospect worse, she resolved to put them to death; which she executed by drowning them, on the Sabbath, while her husband was at meeting.