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Luke Viets (1743 - 1757)

Luke Viets
Born in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticutmap
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Died at age 14 in Becket, Berkshire, Massachusettsmap
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Biography

Luke died at the young age of 15years.


Inscription on Headstone:

In memory of Luke Viets who was shot suppos'd for a Deer and died in Becket Oct. 21st 1757 in the 15th Year of his age.

Sources

Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, Boston, Massachusetts, Various Newspaper. (Index of Obituaries, 1740 - 1800). page 496. Luke Viets of Simsbury was mistaken for a deer and shot.


  • Find A Grave, Memorial # 67925840, Becket Center Cemetery, Becket, Massachusetts, USA.




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