No specific date of birth has been found in any records, but his date of death was recorded in a diary entry of the date noted by John Quincy Adams, who was then living with the Hellens in Georgetown while Congress was in session. The inscription noting his age at death in 1806 as one year and five months would then support his birth as about the previous July, possible June.
JQA's diary entry also noted that the infant, attended all the previous night by Dr. Weems, "expired just after 5 o'clock in the afternoon" which had been "gradually approaching from the morning".
JQA's diary entry also noted that the infant, attended all the previous night by Dr. Weems, "expired just after 5 o'clock in the afternoon" which had been "gradually approaching from the morning".
No specific date of birth has been found in any records, but his date of death was recorded in a diary entry of the date noted by John Quincy Adams, who was then living with the Hellens in Georgetown while Congress was in session. The inscription noting his age at death in 1806 as one year and five months would then support his birth as about the previous July, possible June.
JQA's diary entry also noted that the infant, attended all the previous night by Dr. Weems, "expired just after 5 o'clock in the afternoon" which had been "gradually approaching from the morning".
JQA's diary entry also noted that the infant, attended all the previous night by Dr. Weems, "expired just after 5 o'clock in the afternoon" which had been "gradually approaching from the morning".
Inscription
WALTER HELLEN - Died 1806, Aged 1 year 5 months
