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Alvin Salisbury

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Alvin Salisbury

Birth
Missouri, USA
Death
21 Aug 1880 (aged 42–43)
Hancock County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Webster, Hancock County, Illinois, USA GPS-Latitude: 40.4694833, Longitude: -91.0030889
Memorial ID
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Birth year approximate; the inscription indicates he died at the age of 43.

He married Mahala Aldrich in 1861.

Alvin Salisbury was the victim in the infamous Salisbury - Duff murder in Hancock County. He was attacked in the village of Fountain Green and lingered for a day before dying of his wounds. His exact place of death is undocumented - it is unclear whether he died in the village of Fountain Green or if he was taken to his farm home in Fountain Green Township.

There are news reports of his murder and the subsequent trial, but they describe the gruesome wounds inflicted and name the person who attacked him. Find A Grave does not allow this information on memorials.
Birth year approximate; the inscription indicates he died at the age of 43.

He married Mahala Aldrich in 1861.

Alvin Salisbury was the victim in the infamous Salisbury - Duff murder in Hancock County. He was attacked in the village of Fountain Green and lingered for a day before dying of his wounds. His exact place of death is undocumented - it is unclear whether he died in the village of Fountain Green or if he was taken to his farm home in Fountain Green Township.

There are news reports of his murder and the subsequent trial, but they describe the gruesome wounds inflicted and name the person who attacked him. Find A Grave does not allow this information on memorials.


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