Raymond Day Bierce

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Raymond Day Bierce

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Bristol, City of Bristol, England
Death: July 27, 1889 (16)
Chico, Butte County, California, United States
Place of Burial: Saint Helena, Napa County, California, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Ambrose Gwinett Bierce and Mary Ellen "Mollie" Day
Brother of Leigh Hunt Bierce and Helen Ray "Bibsy" Bierce

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About Raymond Day Bierce

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/47730569/mary_ellen-bierce

Age 17, 9 months, single, white, male.

Day met a woman named Eva Atkins. Two days before they were to get married, Eva eloped with Neil Hubbs, Day's best friend. When the newlyweds returned to Chico, Day argued with Neil, the two drew pistols and fired at each other. Day mortally wounded Hubbs, shot Eva and clipped her ear, went to an upstairs room and shot himself. Both men died on July 27.

Interred July 29, 1889, Block 3, Lot 8.

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Raymond Day Bierce's Timeline

1872
December 1872
Bristol, City of Bristol, England
1889
July 27, 1889
Age 16
Chico, Butte County, California, United States
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St. Helena Cemetery, Saint Helena, Napa County, California, United States