Killed in the Massacre of Pigeon Roost, her unborn babe was cut from her and laid across her breast. Both were scalped. The British was paying $5.00 a head for them. Her husband Henry died 2 days later from a bullet wound to the head.
Killed in the Massacre of Pigeon Roost, her unborn babe was cut from her and laid across her breast. Both were scalped. The British was paying $5.00 a head for them. Her husband Henry died 2 days later from a bullet wound to the head.
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Pigeon Roost Massacre. The following are known to have been Massacred at and around Pigeon Roost: Mr Isaac Coffman, Mr Henry Coffman, Mrs Rachel Collings, Mr Moffit, Mr John Morris, Mother Of Mrs John Morris, Mr Elias Payne, Mrs Elias Payne, Fifteen Children, One Unborn
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