Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History & Culture Enduring Connections: Exploring Delmarva's Black History

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Record #38 from Delaware Coroner's Inquests 1757-1890

State Delaware
County Sussex
Last Name Burton
First Name Selah
Middle Name
Suffix
Date 06-04-1828
District Lewes & Rehoboth Hd
Cause of Death Accidental poisoning
Transcriber Notes opium, admin. to quiet her by grandmother. child. Dau. of Noah Burton (free black man) & Hannah. Gr'paren Loudon and Dinah Kollock

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