Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Piercy, Sarah G Hunte February 12, 1832
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American Beacon and Virginia and North-Carolina Gazette Tuesday, February 14, 1832

Died- On Feb. 13. Mrs Sarah G. Piercy, relict of James L. Piercy, and daughter 
of the late James Hunter of Norfolk. She also took care of the children of her 
deceased brother and sister. She died from burns when her dress caught fire 
while standing near a grate. (p. 4, c. 4)
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Constitutional Whig (Richmond, Va. Semiweekly) Thursday, February 16, 1832

Died in Norfolk, from burns when her clothing caught fire, Mrs. Sarah G. 
Piercy. Date not given but before Monday last. P3 C4
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Virginia Herald (Fredericksburg, Va.) Saturday, February 18, 1832

Died- In Norfolk, Mrs. Sarah G. Piercy, from burns when her clothing caught 
fire. No date - from the Norfolk Herald of Feb. 13. (p. 3, c. 1)
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North-Carolina Free Press (Tarborough, Edgecombe County, North Carolina), 
Tuesday, March 13, 1832, p. 1. 

Death by Fire.—A melancholy incident occurred at Norfolk on Saturday week. Mrs. 
Sarah Piercy, who had but a week before lost a sister, whose infant children 
she took charge of, was standing with her back to the fire caressing one of 
them, when her dress, of light calico, caught fire, and she was immediately 
enveloped in flames. In confusion she threw herself on the bed, the clothes of 
which also caught. She then rushed down stairs. In the mean time her screams, 
with those of the children, had been heard at the next house, the master of 
which ran in and met the unfortunate lady at the foot of the stairs; he seized 
her in a moment, and throwing her down and wrapping the carpet around her, 
immediately extinguished the fire, which by that time had nearly consumed her 
entire clothing! A physician was immediately called in, but she was past all 
hope of recovery; and after remaining in the most excruciating agony till 11 
o’clock next day, she expired. Mrs. Piercy was in the 37th year of her age, 
widow of Mr. James L. Piercy, and the only survivor of the family of the late 
James Hunter, Esq. of Norfolk borough. 

Additional Comments:
Cedar Grove
Paper states death Feb 13th, Stone states Feb 12th

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