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Mercy Brown vampire incident

The Mercy Brown vampire incident occurred in Rhode Island, United States, in January 1892. It is one of the best documented cases of the exhumation of a corpse in order to perform rituals to banish an undead manifestation. The incident was part of the wider New England vampire panic.

Several cases of consumption (tuberculosis) occurred in the family of George Thomas (born April 1, 1842 - died November 17, 1922 at age 80) and Mary Eliza "Elizabeth" Arnold Brown (born October 11, 1847 - died December 8, 1883 at age 36) in Exeter, Rhode Island. Friends and neighbors believed that this was due to the influence of the undead. Mercy Brown is born August 2, 1872 and died January 17, 1892 at age 19 to near-adulthood. She is the sister of Harriet "Hattie" Mable May Clarke Brown Pierce (born February 13, 1875 - died April 7, 1954 at age 79), Mary Olive Brown (born February 16, 1864 - died June 6, 1884 at age 20), Edwin "Eddie" Atwood Brown (born June 17, 1867 - died May 2, 1892 at age 24), Myra Frances Brown Caswell (born December 23, 1881 - died June 25, 1899 at age 17), Jennie Adeline Brown Edwards (born January 13, 1877 - died October 2, 1895 at age 18) and Annie Laura Brown Taylor (born March 18, 1870 - died August 9, 1895 at age 25). Provided by Wikipedia