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On the same day Purrington killed his wife Elizabeth, and seven of his eight children; 19-year-old Polly, 15-year-old Martha, 12-year-old Benjamin, 10-year-old Anna, 8-year-old Nathaniel, 6-year-old Nathan and 2-year-old Louisa. The Sunday before his death he wrote to his brother that on the reception of the letter he should be dead and requesting him to take charge of his family.
(8 July 1806)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1987

There are 3361 births, 3912 deaths, 1121 murders, 494 disasters and 2072 other events about 5715 people in 6416 places until today.

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corner of Oakman and Grand River, Detroit, Michigan, United States.

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