Being a parent in the late 1700s and early 1800s wasn’t for the weak. In this family plot at the Westminster Hall Burying Grounds in Baltimore, lies a macabre tale that gives a unique and tragic insight into just how perilous infant mortality was. 1 in every 3 children wouldn’t make it to their first birthday, and many more would die before reaching adulthood. The Brown family had to watch as 4 of their 10 children didn’t make it to age 2; ultimately, they would lose 6 of them. So next time you’re visiting Edgar, make sure to stop by the Brown’s and pay them some respect, they sure went through it. Brown Family Inscriptions: 1. Jesse Brown Died the 29th day of January 1790, Aged 20 Months 2. Mary Brown Died the 14th of November 1790, Aged 2 Days (Footstone M.B.) 3. Margaret Brown Died the 14th of August, 1792, Aged 20 Months 4. John Brown Who departed this life November 4th 1794 in the 49th Year of his Age (Footstone J.B. 1794) 5. Footstone J.B. 1795 [James Brown, born 1772] 6. J...