John France of New Bedford - death of infant
As John France of New Bedford was descending a stairway, on Friday evening, with an infant son in his arms, he stumbled and fell, and the child's head came in contact with a water pipe with such force as to cause its death in about four hours.
"The State." [column]
Lowell Daily Courier,
Lowell MA,
Friday 29 May 1868,
Page 4, column 1.