Augustus Canfield
- Given Name
- Augustus
- Surname
- Canfield
- Birth Date
- August 12, 1828
- Birth Note
- Death described in 18290223LCC_WHS1.
- Death Date
- February 19, 1829
- Death Note
- Bargaintown, NJ
- Mother
- Louisa Cornelia Canfield
- Father
- Mahlon Dickerson Canfield
- Biographical Information
- The second child of LCC and MDC, and the second child to die very young. (Their first child was Frederick Allen Canfield, b. 1827.) Little Augustus passed away at the tender age of "six months and a few days old," ailing from the croup. Augustus died while the family was in Bargaintown, N.J., where MDC practiced medicine. LCC describes Augustus' death and the sadness that follows in 18290223LCC_WHS1. In this letter, she chides Henry for his poor parenting, using God to her advantage: "He will most assuredly punnish those who live in neglect of his holy commands [to revere thy children] – be awakened my beloved Brother." AxS born 9 months later.
- Citation(s) for Biographical Information:
- Google Books. Last modified June 26, 2015. Accessed on June 26, 2015.
- Citation(s) for Birth Information:
- Google Books. Last modified June 26, 2015. Accessed on June 26, 2015.
- Citation(s) for Death Information:
- Google Books. Last modified June 26, 2015. Accessed on June 26, 2015.