Elroy George  KENT

1877 Birth
1 April 1877
Weston, Vermont, USA

1880 - Mount Tabor, Vermont
Name Elroy Kent
Age 2
Birth Date Abt 1878
Birthplace Vermont
Home in 1880 Mount Tabor, Rutland, Vermont, USA
Dwelling Number 57
Race White
Gender Male
Relation to Head of House Son
Marital Status Single
Father's Name George Kent
Father's Birthplace Vermont
Mother's Name Caroline Kent
Mother's Birthplace Vermont
Cannot Read Yes
Cannot Write Yes
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Household members
Name Age
George Kent 28
Caroline Kent 25
Belle Kent 5
Elroy Kent 2
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1900 - Waterbury, Vermont
Name Leroy Kent
Age 23
Birth Date 1877
Birthplace Vermont, USA
Home in 1900 Waterbury, Washington, Vermont
House Number 3
Sheet Number 4
Institution Vermont State Hospital For the Insane
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation 1
Family Number 2
Race White
Gender Male
Marital Status Single
Father's Birthplace Vermont, USA
Mother's Birthplace Vermont, USA
Can Read Y
Can Write Y
Can Speak English Y
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Name Age
Leroy Kent 23
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1910 - Windsor, Vermont
Name Elroy Kent
Age in 1910 30
Birth Date 1880
Birthplace Vermont
Home in 1910 Windsor, Windsor, Vermont, USA
Sheet Number 17a
Street State Street
Race White
Gender Male
Relation to Head of House Prisoner
Marital Status Single
Father's Birthplace Vermont
Mother's Birthplace Vermont
Native Tongue English
Occupation Tailor
Industry Tailor Shop
Able to read Y
Able to Write Y
Enumeration District Number 0290
Enumerated Year 1910
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Household members
Name Age
Sarah J Duckel 61
Frank Beaudry 25
Frederick Eastwood 68
David B Sherman 23
Frank E Bickford 35
Joseph W Moulton 35
Fred Lovell 23
John L Edwards 40
William H Woods 23
Jerry M Smith 29
John A Devine 27
Tony Carr 52
William Howard 29
William Ryder 31
Joseph Lebrun 30
William Trayak 20
Jerry M Downey 61
Adelbert Martin 36
Ira W Downing 33
Ralph Swagerty 32
Albert Downin 31
Archie L St Peters 25
George C Phillips 37
James J Congdon 28
Oliver F Germain 27
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1912 Death
5 July 1912
Windsor, Vermont, USA

He died at the age of 35.

1912 - ROPE BREAKS AT HANGING. Accident Mars Vermont Execution, but Slayer of Girl Died Swiftly.
WINDSOR, Vt., Jan.5. - Elroy Kent was hanged in the State Prison here to-day for the murder of Delia B. Congdon, a deaf mute, in her home in East Wallingford, three and a half years ago. Although the rope broke, and the body fell to the floor, Dr. S. E. McKerven, the prison physician, said he died almost instantly.

The trap was released at 1:18 P. M., when six deputy sheriffs each pushed a button. One of them released the trap.

The statement was issued by Dr. McKerven after the execution:
Owing to an unavoidable accident which no one was responsible for, the condemned man's neck was only partially broken by the fall. But he suffered no conscious thought and died from the shock.
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The New York Times
New York, New York
January 6, 1912