Brown, Mercy Lena b. 1872 d. January 17, 1892 Folk Figure, Hysteria Victim. The second of three children born to George and Mary Brown, she lived a quiet life in the rural New England town of Exeter until an epidemic of Tuberculosis took the northeastern states by force. Prior to her death the disease had claimed hundreds of lives in the area as well as the lives of her mother and sister. Unfortunately by the time of her death her brother Edwin had also fallen ill. Families like the Browns were losing children and spouses quickly and had...[Read More] (Bio by: R. Digati) Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Exeter, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA
b. 1872 d. January 17, 1892