Linus A. Chase - Florence, MA
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N 42° 20.076 W 072° 40.461
18T E 691597 N 4689547
The grave of drowning victim Linus A. Chase is located in in Park Street Cemetery in Florence, MA.
Waymark Code: WMZVHG
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 01/09/2019
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On May 30 1875 a double drowning occurred in the Connecticut River. The victims, Linus A. Chase and David K. Millard, were both 21 years old. They drowned when the boat they were in overturned and are buried side by side in separate graves with identical style marble monuments with curved tops. The marker for Linus A. Chase is inscribed:
LINUS A. CHASE
Drowned in the
Conn. River at Northampton
May 30, 1875
Aged 21 yrs 2 mo's,
13 days
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