Chester County PA Archives Obituaries.....Speakman, Cheyney J. January 24 1863 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Wanda Casella james_casella@verizon.net February 8, 2005, 6:56 pm CCHS Surname File In East Bradford, on the 24th of June ,Cheyney J. Speakman, son E. and M. Speakman in the 11th year of his age. A Sad Case Cheyney J. Speakman, 11 years of age, son of Ebenezer Speakman of East Bradford died last month. The little fellow haas passed through a tremendous ordeal within the passed three years. Two years ago lst october, he went inot the paper mill, on the Brandywine;A place he had been in the habit of visiting and from a pitcher, which he supposed was water, he drank a quanity of vitriol. His life was saved, but since the occurrence he has suffered a great deal. His throat healed up in such a manner as to prevent the passage of food, and he has been living the lst two years and a half on liquids-- for two days at a time on different occasions, it was impossible him to swallow even that kind of nourishment, and he forced to go that length of timewithout any subsistence. the last two weeks before he died he was in great agony, wish and craving all the time to eat. He has gone to school since the accident, and it was thought for a while that he would get well, but some time ago he took cold, since which he has been very feebl. He was a bright, energetic Lad, and very much pettd and liked by all who became acquainted with him.He complained but very little, and would never mention anything about it unless asked,bearing all his suffering in silence. This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/ File size: 1.9 Kb