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Maria Nelson

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Maria Nelson

Birth
Yorktown, York County, Virginia, USA
Death
26 Dec 1811 (aged 16–17)
Burial
Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA Add to Map
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Born about 1794; burned to death in the Richmond Theatre, Dec 26, 1811, aged 17. Her body was identified by the watch of Hon. Francis Walker, her brother-in-law, of Castle Hill, Albermarle County, Va. Dr. Robert W. Nelson, of Charlottesville, had the watch, and a little diamond belonging to it was in possession of Dr. R.C.M. Page of New York.
Born about 1794; burned to death in the Richmond Theatre, Dec 26, 1811, aged 17. Her body was identified by the watch of Hon. Francis Walker, her brother-in-law, of Castle Hill, Albermarle County, Va. Dr. Robert W. Nelson, of Charlottesville, had the watch, and a little diamond belonging to it was in possession of Dr. R.C.M. Page of New York.


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