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Date April 9 1890
County Northumberland
Place Newcastle
Newspaper Union Advocate
The language of the text is the original used in the newspaper entry and as transcribed by Daniel F. Johnson. Records acquired by the Provincial Archives are not translated from the language in which they originate.
George ROGERS eldest s/o Edward ROGERS, formerly of Northesk (North. Co.) was killed in the woods in Minnesota by a falling tree on March 21st. He was to leave camp the next morn. for his home in Minneapolis. He was 34 years of age. Unmarried. Much sympathy is felt for his parents, brothers and sisters. It is through the influence of the deceased that Mr. and Mrs. Edward Rogers and family left Miramichi for Minnesota in November last.