Death in Early New England: Rites, Rituals and Rem Rochelle Dowden-Lord to be turned into something

to be turned into something bigger than its parts

immersive debut from an astonishing new voice

to a new life promised by Britain's king to former slaves who fought for the Crown in America's War of Independence

Arthur Neilsen

Death in Early New England: Rites, Rituals and Rem Rochelle Dowden-Lord to be turned into somethingDeath in early New England came early and often during those harsh first decades of settlement. Epidemics, hunger, accidents and childbirth contributed to a heavy toll in New England. Disease in some cases erased entire families, and almost always affected the majority of individuals in the communities. For most families, death was still a private affair. Traditions brought over with European customs and others that were strictly American were