His death was caused by the effects of tainted smallpox vaccine.
From another contributor: "Samuel Fletcher was born in Ashburnham, but his birth was also recorded in Groton and Westford. Page 88 of Vital Records of Groton, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Salem, Mass.: The Essex Institute, 1926) shows that he was born in Ashburnham."
His death was caused by the effects of tainted smallpox vaccine.
From another contributor: "Samuel Fletcher was born in Ashburnham, but his birth was also recorded in Groton and Westford. Page 88 of Vital Records of Groton, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Salem, Mass.: The Essex Institute, 1926) shows that he was born in Ashburnham."
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