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Wilson Elmer

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Birthplace: Ashfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States
Death: March 26, 1885 (74)
Ashfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States
Place of Burial: Shelburne Falls, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Samuel Elmer, Jr and Chloe Elmer
Brother of Ansel Elmer; Erastus Elmer; Alfred Elmer; Watson Elmer; Nathan Elmer and 1 other

Managed by: Tommaso Valarani
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About Wilson Elmer

Died AE 74 yrs. 10 mo. He married, first, on Nov 29,1850 at Ashfield,MA, Julia Wood.

He married, second, on Nov 26,1875 at Buckland,MA, Amanda (Ranney) Richmond.

SUICIDE AT ASHFIELD Wilson Elmer, 74, of South Ashfield, hanged himself in his barn Wednesday afternoon in a fit of despondency. His wife died last summer and left a will by which he feared he might lose his farm, and the complications of legal technicalities have made him almost crazy. [published Friday, March 27, 1885, Springfield Republican]

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Wilson Elmer's Timeline

1810
May 6, 1810
Ashfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States
1885
March 26, 1885
Age 74
Ashfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States
March 26, 1885
Age 74
Arms Cemetery (Plot Section R28), Shelburne Falls, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States