Mary Ackerly of White Plains, New York, was the uneducated daughter of a poor family. So it was only natural that she would be won by the charms of Harry Nelson, "a person of considerable wealth and influence" who lived near Sing Sing.
On December 14, 1845, "in an advanced state of pregnancy, Mary was taken to New York, where board was provided for her in a house of ill fame", according to her deathbed statement. There, Nelson brought Dr. Seth Shove to her room at night. Then "one of them blew out the light while the other proceeded against her will, to perform the operation."
The baby, born two days later, was placed on a marble-topped table where he or she was found by Mary Kearney, who lived at the house. Mary Kearney saw that the baby was still moving, so she placed the child in a warm spot by the stove hearth, where it died about half an hour later.
Mary sickened, and when it was clear that there was no hope for her she was taken back to her mother's home, here she died on January 20, 1846.
Mother: Martha Ackerly
Father: Sutton Ackerly
On December 14, 1845, "in an advanced state of pregnancy, Mary was taken to New York, where board was provided for her in a house of ill fame", according to her deathbed statement. There, Nelson brought Dr. Seth Shove to her room at night. Then "one of them blew out the light while the other proceeded against her will, to perform the operation."
The baby, born two days later, was placed on a marble-topped table where he or she was found by Mary Kearney, who lived at the house. Mary Kearney saw that the baby was still moving, so she placed the child in a warm spot by the stove hearth, where it died about half an hour later.
Mary sickened, and when it was clear that there was no hope for her she was taken back to her mother's home, here she died on January 20, 1846.
Mother: Martha Ackerly
Father: Sutton Ackerly
Mary Ackerly of White Plains, New York, was the uneducated daughter of a poor family. So it was only natural that she would be won by the charms of Harry Nelson, "a person of considerable wealth and influence" who lived near Sing Sing.
On December 14, 1845, "in an advanced state of pregnancy, Mary was taken to New York, where board was provided for her in a house of ill fame", according to her deathbed statement. There, Nelson brought Dr. Seth Shove to her room at night. Then "one of them blew out the light while the other proceeded against her will, to perform the operation."
The baby, born two days later, was placed on a marble-topped table where he or she was found by Mary Kearney, who lived at the house. Mary Kearney saw that the baby was still moving, so she placed the child in a warm spot by the stove hearth, where it died about half an hour later.
Mary sickened, and when it was clear that there was no hope for her she was taken back to her mother's home, here she died on January 20, 1846.
Mother: Martha Ackerly
Father: Sutton Ackerly
On December 14, 1845, "in an advanced state of pregnancy, Mary was taken to New York, where board was provided for her in a house of ill fame", according to her deathbed statement. There, Nelson brought Dr. Seth Shove to her room at night. Then "one of them blew out the light while the other proceeded against her will, to perform the operation."
The baby, born two days later, was placed on a marble-topped table where he or she was found by Mary Kearney, who lived at the house. Mary Kearney saw that the baby was still moving, so she placed the child in a warm spot by the stove hearth, where it died about half an hour later.
Mary sickened, and when it was clear that there was no hope for her she was taken back to her mother's home, here she died on January 20, 1846.
Mother: Martha Ackerly
Father: Sutton Ackerly
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