A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > District of Columbia http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=323 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=34541 Submitted by: Susan Article Title: Washington City Weekly Gazette Article Date: May 11 1816 Article Description: Died Article Text: Died Suddenly, on Friday morning, May 3, at the Franklin Hotel in Washington City, Mr. SAMUEL THWING aged 20, a midshipman in the United States Navy. On May 4, after a lingering illness, Mrs. MARGARET POWELL, aged 26, consort of Mr. GARSTON POWELL. At his residence in Washington City on May 6, Captain EVERSFIELD BOWIE, late of Prince George’s County, Maryland. On May 7, after a short illness, Mrs. ELIZA BRENT, consort of DANIEL BRENT, esq. On May 3 at Athens, in the State of New York, the Hon. SAMUEL DEXTER, of Massachusetts. At Philadelphia, JOHN EWING, esq., counselor at law. At HAVELBERG, in Prussia, Field Marshall MOLLENDORFF, at the age of 92. He is believed to have been the oldest general in Europe. Lately, Mr. REINHOLD, a celebrated composer. He was brought by HANDEL a boy from Germany; his favorite ring, with an intaglia head of that great composer, he has left to JAMES CURTIS, esq. and bequeathed 5l to Sir William BLIZARD, on express condition that he divided the windpipe of their throat before his interment, lest he might be buried alive – an operation which was duly performed. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ DC-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com