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

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Record #2620 from Maryland Death Certificates (Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester Counties), 1910-1922

Page (PDF) 91
Certificate Number 2792
Name of Deceased Sturgis, Esther
Place of Death Wicomico
Town of Death Salisbury; PG Hosp
Sex F
Race black
Married, Widowed, or Single married
Date of Birth x
Age (year, month, days) abt 19 yrs
Occupation or Employer cook
Birthplace Maryland
Father's Name unknown
Father's Birthplace unknown
Mother's Name unknown
Mother's Birthplace unknown
Informant (Relationship and Address) Miss A Malshohocky?
Date of Death 2/12/1916
Cause of Death and Time Attended by Doctor general peritonitis; 7 ds
Immediate, Secondary, or Contributory Cause and How Long contracted pelvis with dead putrid etus in utero
Physician and Address Miss A Malshasky; Salisbury
Burial Place, Date, Undertaker, and Address shipped to Pocomoke; shipment 2/12/1916; Hill & Johnson Co; Salisbury
Length of Residence, Where Disease Contracted, Former Residence 6 ds; lifetime Worcester
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