Flora Macdonald Bunting

From "The MacQueens of Queensdale", p. 55:

"Flora MacDonald MacQueen received the name of the famous heroine, her kinswoman, Flora MacDonald, of Scotland, and is said to have been exceedingly beautiful, and of a most lovable disposition; and for that day and time was a well educated and most accomplished lady in mind and in person."

From "The Robeson Register" Vol. 1, No. 1 (quoting "The Fayetteville Observer", May 1834):

"Flora McQueen Bunting died 11 May 1834 after a 'protracted illness of Paralysis.' On the day of her death, she complained of a headache and in a few hours was 'struck with paralysis of the right side, and lost the power of speech also.' Physicians today would report that Mrs. Bunting had a cardiovascular accident (CVA) with left hemiplegia and aphasia. Apparently this was not a single stroke but the last of two or more strokes after giving birth to a daughter."

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