Minnie died in childbirth. During her pregnancy, she was advised to have an abortion, but she rejected the idea on religious grounds. Sadly, because of her small size, both she and her child died. The baby, who weighed six pounds, was supposedly buried in its mother’s arms. Her husband, also a dwarf, returned to his native England and remarried.
The Middleboro Historical museum has a wonderful collection of items that belong to Minnie, and her sister Lavinia and her husband. The gravestone for Minnie is said to have been made the same height as she was.
Minnie died in childbirth. During her pregnancy, she was advised to have an abortion, but she rejected the idea on religious grounds. Sadly, because of her small size, both she and her child died. The baby, who weighed six pounds, was supposedly buried in its mother’s arms. Her husband, also a dwarf, returned to his native England and remarried.
The Middleboro Historical museum has a wonderful collection of items that belong to Minnie, and her sister Lavinia and her husband. The gravestone for Minnie is said to have been made the same height as she was.
Inscription
HULDAH P.
Wife of
Edward Newell
Dau. of
J.S. & H.P. Bump
Born June 2, 1849
Died July 23, 1878