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Date 18 octobre 1836
Comté Northumberland
Lieu Chatham
Journal The Gleaner and Northumberland Schediasma
Le langage employé dans les textes est tel qu’il a été transcrit par Daniel F. Johnson à partir des entrées dans les journaux originaux.
Accident! Thursday last, age 14, Catherine GILLIS d/o Mr. GILLIS farmer of Napan, was out digging potatoes, and being cold she went to warm herself by the fire which had been kindled under a stump in the field,when her clothes ignited. She immediately ran toward a house situate a short distance but before reaching it she was enveloped in flames and burned in such a manner as to cause her death the following day