Burned To Death

Mrs. Margaret Levins of Sweetman's Land, near Freehold, was burned to death about a week ago. She was 72 years old and lived alone. A neighbor's attention was attracted by a bright light in the house and on entering the house Mrs. Levins was found on the floor badly burned from head to foot. She died before s doctor could be summoned. It is supposed that a curtain caught fire from the lamp and in trying to put out the fire Mrs. Levins's clothes caught fire.

Source: Red Bank Register, Wednesday, Mar 13, 1901

Some additional excellent resources for your research are:

• New Jersey Census, 1772-1890 - Ancestry.com

• Calendar of New Jersey Wills, 1670-1760 - Ancestry.com

• Interment.net - NJ ~ New Jersey Cemetery Transcriptions on the net.

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