52 Relatives: Clarence Edward Hildreth (1874-1878) of Leominster, Massachusetts

 I have posted over 500 genealogical sketches of  my ancestors back through the 7th great-grandparents - see the list in 52 Ancestors Biographies.  

I started a new weekly series called "52 Relatives" to document the lives of siblings of my ancestors with relatively short sketches with events and source citations.  They deserve a sketch also - they were integral parts of the lives of my ancestral families.  I will post the sketches on my Ancestry Member Tree and in the FamilySearch Family Tree. 

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Clarence Edward Hildreth[1,3] was born on 24 May 1874 in Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, the second child and only son of Edward and Sophia (Newton) Hildreth.[1] He died of accidental poisoning on 21 February 1878 at the age of 3 in Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.[2-3] He was buried after 21 February 1878 at Evergreen Cemetery in Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.[3]

I can't imagine the pain that his parents, and his 16 year old sister, felt when this precious little boy died.  

SOURCES:

1. "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1915," indexed database and digital images,  New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors (https://www.AmericanAncestors.org), Births:  Volume 261, Page 333, 1874, Leominster, Clarence Edward Hildrith entry, 24 May 1874.

2. "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1915," New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors, Deaths: Volume 303, Page 345, 1878, Leominster, Clarence E. Hildreth entry, 21 February 1878.

3. Find A Grave, indexed database and digital image,  (https://www.findagrave.com), Evergreen Cemetery, Leominster, Mass. Clarence Edward Hildreth (1874-1878) memorial #139229484.

NOTE:  Clarence Edward Hildreth (1874-1878) is my great-granduncle.

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