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Henry Collings

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Henry Collings

Birth
Kentucky, USA
Death
5 Sep 1812 (aged 23–24)
Pigeon Roost Station, Scott County, Indiana, USA
Burial
Vienna Township, Scott County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
Plot
Unknown
Memorial ID
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His wife Rachel and their unborn child were killed in the Massacre of Pigeon Roost. His unborn child was cut from Rachel's womb and laid across her breast. Both Rachel and the child were scalped. The British were paying $5.00 a piece for them. Henry, from assumingly grief, died 2 days later from a bullet wound to the head.
His wife Rachel and their unborn child were killed in the Massacre of Pigeon Roost. His unborn child was cut from Rachel's womb and laid across her breast. Both Rachel and the child were scalped. The British were paying $5.00 a piece for them. Henry, from assumingly grief, died 2 days later from a bullet wound to the head.


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