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Re: Fred Baker - from Devon, England to Dakota
« Reply #9 on: Tuesday 03 October 23 00:55 BST (UK) »
Quote from: CaroleW on Tuesday 03 October 23 00:22 BST (UK)
I think Maddy has solved the mystery of Fred  ;D
She has! Be interesting to know how he died, considering his young age

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Re: Fred Baker - from Devon, England to Dakota
« Reply #10 on: Tuesday 03 October 23 01:19 BST (UK) »
He seemed to have been buried very quickly! I wonder if it was the "wife", as she had a nice pay out from his insurance  :-\

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Re: Fred Baker - from Devon, England to Dakota
« Reply #11 on: Tuesday 03 October 23 01:57 BST (UK) »
According to the item about the insurance payout, he died from inflammation of the bowels.

I had a look for a death certificate (and a marriage certificate) but couldn't find one. Others may have more knowledge of where to find them.

The probate record, as Erato found, may have more information.

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Re: Fred Baker - from Devon, England to Dakota
« Reply #12 on: Tuesday 03 October 23 02:02 BST (UK) »
Oh, just realised I was looking at a different newspaper item to that on the findagrave site. This one:
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn90059522/1887-12-03/ed-1/seq-3/#words=%22%2Bfred%2Bbaker%22%2B

St. Paul daily globe. December 03, 1887  (5th column, bottom)

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Re: Fred Baker - from Devon, England to Dakota
« Reply #13 on: Tuesday 03 October 23 02:04 BST (UK) »
"inflammation of the bowels"

Uh oh.  Arsenic?
Wiltshire:  Banks, Taylor
Somerset:  Duddridge, Richards, Barnard, Pillinger
Gloucestershire:  Barnard, Marsh, Crossman
Bristol:  Banks, Duddridge, Barnard
Down:  Ennis, McGee
Wicklow:  Chapman, Pepper
Wigtownshire:  Logan, Conning
Wisconsin:  Ennis, Chapman, Logan, Ware
Maine:  Ware, Mitchell, Tarr, Davis

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Re: Fred Baker - from Devon, England to Dakota
« Reply #14 on: Tuesday 03 October 23 02:37 BST (UK) »
Quote from: Erato on Tuesday 03 October 23 02:04 BST (UK)
"inflammation of the bowels"

Uh oh.  Arsenic?
Could very well be. The money she got was equivalent to around $64,000 so there's definitely motive!

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Re: Fred Baker - from Devon, England to Dakota
« Reply #15 on: Tuesday 03 October 23 02:41 BST (UK) »
Quote from: maddys52 on Tuesday 03 October 23 02:02 BST (UK)
Oh, just realised I was looking at a different newspaper item to that on the findagrave site. This one:
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn90059522/1887-12-03/ed-1/seq-3/#words=%22%2Bfred%2Bbaker%22%2B

St. Paul daily globe. December 03, 1887  (5th column, bottom)
2 months after he took out the policy  :-X
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