If he was murdered I would presume there would have been a trial, the transcripts of that trial should be interesting and shed some light on exactly how he died. My Dad used to say of men whose wives were known the be rather unpleasant to live with, "He died in self-defence." Ruth On 2/25/2011 7:32 AM, MK wrote: > I found a death record for a man who died at Craftsbury, VT. This record >states > his cause of death was murder, "harried to death by his wife". Does this >mean > she physically harmed him, or just nagged him to death? > > I believe I have read the handwriting correctly and the word is harried. > > Thanks.... -- Ruth Barton [email protected] Dummerston, VT