When was it published?

December 4, 1767 in The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle

Foreign News December 4, 1767

The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle

Q: What keywords are associated?

Cork, Smallpox, Premature Burial, Servant Girl, Exhumation

Portsmouth, Greenland, Rockingham County, New Hampshire

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What is this article about?

In Cork, a servant girl ill with smallpox and fever appeared to die, was buried on Thursday morning, but was found alive in her coffin hours later after noises were heard; she expired moments after being exhumed, her body bruised from struggling.

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Cork, July 21. Last Wednesday Se'nnight a Servant girl, who had been for some days ill of the Small Pox, attended with a fever, to all appearance died, and on Thursday morning was interred in a Burying ground in this City. Some hours after he was buried, a noise was heard in the grave, which was thereupon immediately dug up, and the Body taken out. The girl was alive when the Coffin was opened but expired in a few moments after: Her body was much bruised and scratched by struggling in the Grave before she was taken up.

What sub-type of article is it?

Disease Or Epidemic

What keywords are associated?

Cork Smallpox Premature Burial Servant Girl Exhumation

Where did it happen?

Cork

Foreign News Details

Primary Location

Cork

Event Date

Last Wednesday Se'nnight

Outcome

the girl expired moments after being taken from the grave; her body was much bruised and scratched from struggling.

Event Details

A servant girl ill with smallpox and fever appeared to die last Wednesday se'nnight and was buried Thursday morning in a Cork burying ground. Hours later, noises from the grave led to exhumation; she was alive upon opening the coffin but died shortly after.