Five-year-old Charlot Fitzpearl died this date, November 26th, in the year 180 and was buried at Bethel Burying Ground. Her actual name was probably Charlotte Fitzgerald. There was no doctor in attendance when she died of “Decay.” This term describes the individual’s condition and is no assistance in ascertaining the exact cause of death. The child’s death could have been from dozens of sources including lead poisoning, Sickle Cell Disease, lack of nutrition, trauma, a congenital disease or the many serious respiratory diseases that were epidemic in the community.
Bethel Burying Ground Project 