Ebenezer Rathbone
(1696-Bef 1775)
Sarah Berry
(1696-1782)
Ebenezer Rathbun
(1740-1828)
Mary Crandall
(1773-1846)
James Noyes Rathbun
(1802-Abt 1829)

 

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James Noyes Rathbun 1 2

  • Born: 4 Mar 1802, Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States 1 2
  • Died: Abt 1829 about age 27 1 2

   Cause of his death was Killed by lightning.2

  Medical Notes:

"Mr. Rathbun", while gathering hay in 1829 on the farm of James Noyes, "went to turn the the horse he had used for haying into the pasture" and "having let down the bars and led the horse through, he was slipping off the bridle when he was struck by lightening and was instantly killed. He fell across the bars without a struggle, his face almost backened by the effect of the electrical current. No wound or scratch was found on his person." (Volume 4, Number 4, Page 60, October 1984)

Sources

1 Frank H. Rathbun, Editor and Publisher, The Rathbun-Rathbone-Rathburn Family Historian (Name: Published quarterly by the Rathbun Family Association;), Volume 2, Number 3, Page 46, July 1982. Source Medium: Magazine

2 Frank H. Rathbun, Editor and Publisher, The Rathbun-Rathbone-Rathburn Family Historian (Name: Published quarterly by the Rathbun Family Association;), Volume 4, Number 4, Page 60, October 1984. Source Medium: Magazine

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