I was browsing through a book called Billerica's Vital Records to 1850 and I came across this interesting entry
in 1848 about a 4-year-old boy who died rather suddenly and I believe, rather strangely, and I couldn't help but
wonder - how did it happen?  Did he do it to himself or did someone do this to him?  I can't fathom how he
could've possibly killed himself in this manner so I'm assuming (and I may be wrong about this) that someone
else may have been responsible for his death in this manner.  But there is no other entry stating any suspicions
as to his death so I'll have to assume that somehow this was an accident.  Who knows?  But it is bizarre. 

Anyways, if you're game as to who and what I'm talking about, just answers the questions below and see for
yourself just how bizarre his death sounds.
 

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