1781, 17 February
Seventh day, Samuel Wharton returned to his Family after upwards of 12 years absence. He lost his eldest son Joseph on ye passage, by a melancholy accident. Josey Wharton's Pistol, 'tis said, went off by accident, and shot him through ye Head, of which wound he immediately expired.
~ Genealogical Gleanings from the Journal of Elizabeth Drinker, 1759 to 1807, Page 596 in Pennsylvania Vital Records, Vol. I, by the Genealogical Publishing Company, Incorporated in 1983.
You can visit the memorial page for Joseph Wharton.
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