Daily AncestorDied "on the 14th inst."
Kentucky Gazette (Lexington, Ky.), February 20, 1840, page 3
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DIED--At his residence in Georgetown, D. C., on
the 9th inst. Mr. Francisco Pizarro Martinez, late En-
voy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from
Mexico to the United States.
In Louisville, at the residence of her mother, Mrs.
Prather, on the 14th inst. Mrs. Julia Clay, consort of H.
Clay, Jr. Esq. in the 24th year of her age.
This issue of the Kentucky Gazette is dated February 20, 1840. When did Julia Clay die?
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"inst." (instant) means the current month, the month the paper was printed, so the 14th inst. is February 14, 1840. "ult." would mean last month and "prox." next month. "Consort" means wife, and "in the 24th year of her age" means she was 23. Her mother's name, Mrs. Prather, is a strong clue to her maiden name.
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