Sevilla Servilla Jones

Death by Force

On a cold winter morning in New Boston, New Hampshire, a promising young life was tragically cut short. Sevilla Servilla Jones, a white female of 17 years, was on her way to school on January 13, 1854, accompanied by her younger brother, Plummer. Their routine walk was violently interrupted by a 23-year-old woodcutter named Henry N. Sargent. Sargent, whose family lived near the Joneses, was infatuated with Sevilla and believed she had given him encouragement. However, his affections were not ful ...Read More

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Sevilla Jones (1836-1854) - Find a Grave Memorial

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