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Revision as of 18:23, 9 May 2015

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Cause of Death: "Surfeit of Playing Ball"

Salience Noteworthy
Tags Hazard
Location NYC
City/State/Country: New York City, NY, US
Immediacy of Report Contemporary
Age of Players Adult
Text

"DIED.  Last Evening of surfeit, playing ball, M[r] John McKibben, merchant of this city."

Sources

New York Spectator, September 11, 1811, page 2.

Comment

John Thorn adds: "It is surely a coincidence that John McKibbin, Jr. was president of the Magnolia Ball Club of 1843, about which I have written. The Magnolias'  McKibbin and his father were born in Ireland.

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Submission Note 19CBB submission, 11/2/2013.



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