When was it published?

April 16, 1762 in The New Hampshire Gazette

Domestic News April 16, 1762

The New Hampshire Gazette

Q: What keywords are associated?

Suicide, Hackensack, Blacksmith, Delusion, East Jersey

Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire

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What is this article about?

In Hackensack, East Jersey, blacksmith Nicholas Laziere, suffering from delusions for 8-10 days, pretended to hunt ducks but shot himself with a fuzee last Wednesday, dying and leaving a widow and three children.

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We hear from Hackensack, in East Jersey, that last Wednesday one Nicholas Laziere, a Blacksmith, who for 8 or 10 Days before that had been under a strong Delusion, was so much hurried along therewith, that under pretence of shooting some wild Ducks, went from his House, with a Fuzee in his Hand to a Pond hard by, and there pulling out the Ram Rod, and clapping the Muzzle to his Breast, with the Ram Rod pushed the Trigger, by which he put an End to his Days: He has left a Widow and three Children.

What sub-type of article is it?

Death Or Funeral

What keywords are associated?

Suicide Hackensack Blacksmith Delusion East Jersey

What entities or persons were involved?

Nicholas Laziere

Where did it happen?

Hackensack, In East Jersey

Domestic News Details

Primary Location

Hackensack, In East Jersey

Event Date

Last Wednesday

Key Persons

Nicholas Laziere

Outcome

he put an end to his days; left a widow and three children

Event Details

Nicholas Laziere, a Blacksmith, who for 8 or 10 Days before that had been under a strong Delusion, was so much hurried along therewith, that under pretence of shooting some wild Ducks, went from his House, with a Fuzee in his Hand to a Pond hard by, and there pulling out the Ram Rod, and clapping the Muzzle to his Breast, with the Ram Rod pushed the Trigger