Described as a farmer, Ebenezer took his own life on Sunday, September 7th, 1879, in the stockyard situated in a grove about a quarter of a mile from the home of his uncle Ebenezer Hawkins in Nassakeag, where he was employed. He was 42 years old, leaving a wife and three children.
Obituary - Ebenezer Hawkins, Jr., employed on the farm of his uncle, Ebenezer Hawkins, at Nissequogue, L.I., committed suicide by cutting his throat in a grove near the house. He leaves a wife and three children, and the only known cause of the act was trouble about a loan of money he was unable to pay.
(Source: U.S. Census Mortality Schedules, New York and the New York Times September 15, 1879; The Evening Post, New York, Monday, September 15, 1879, page 1)
Described as a farmer, Ebenezer took his own life on Sunday, September 7th, 1879, in the stockyard situated in a grove about a quarter of a mile from the home of his uncle Ebenezer Hawkins in Nassakeag, where he was employed. He was 42 years old, leaving a wife and three children.
Obituary - Ebenezer Hawkins, Jr., employed on the farm of his uncle, Ebenezer Hawkins, at Nissequogue, L.I., committed suicide by cutting his throat in a grove near the house. He leaves a wife and three children, and the only known cause of the act was trouble about a loan of money he was unable to pay.
(Source: U.S. Census Mortality Schedules, New York and the New York Times September 15, 1879; The Evening Post, New York, Monday, September 15, 1879, page 1)
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