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Mallory P Davenport

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Mallory P Davenport

Birth
Colrain, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
17 Oct 1884 (aged 27)
Colrain, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Colrain, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map
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GREENFIELD, Oct. 25.--Mallory Davenport, of Colerain, yesterday filled a sack with stones, tied it around him, shot himself through the neck, and jumped into the Deerfield River. His body was found to-day, and also a note saying he committed suicide to escape the insane asylum. He was the son of Levi Davenport, a wealthy farmer. He had been a teacher in Bernardston Academy, and was 23 years old.

GREENFIELD, Oct. 25.--Mallory Davenport, of Colerain, yesterday filled a sack with stones, tied it around him, shot himself through the neck, and jumped into the Deerfield River. His body was found to-day, and also a note saying he committed suicide to escape the insane asylum. He was the son of Levi Davenport, a wealthy farmer. He had been a teacher in Bernardston Academy, and was 23 years old.



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