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Cecilia Boon Stephen (1835–1835)

On Sunday the 4th instant, Cecilia Boon, the infant daughter of Sydney Stephen, Esq., aged 7 months. Her death was occasioned by a fall on her head, which brought on inflammation of the brain and of the lungs. She appeared in perfect health for seven days, when the inflammation appeared, which in fourteen days terminated her existence.

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'Stephen, Cecilia Boon (1835–1835)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/stephen-cecilia-boon-22112/text32042, accessed 5 October 2024.

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