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The Fascinating Story Of A Woman Who Was Resurrected From The Dead
She continued to live (again) for another 40 years.
Margaret Dickson was born in 1702 in Musselburgh, Scotland. She was a fish and salt merchant who married a local fisherman. But soon after getting married, he quickly moved away. According to historical reports, her husband was either conscripted into the Royal Navy or moved to Newcastle, searching for employment.
Maggie decided to start working in an inn, in a town called Kelso, to earn a little bit of money. There, she became pregnant, reportedly by the innkeeper’s son, quite quickly. But since she was scared of getting evicted and losing her job, Maggie proceeded to keep the pregnancy secret.
After giving birth, the baby was either stillborn or murdered. Historical reports claim that she couldn’t put the body in the water, so she decided to lay it by the River Tweed. Shortly after, the baby’s corpse was identified, and a doctor concluded that the infant had been alive, but only for a short time.
Maggie was initially charged with concealing pregnancy, but the crimes were eventually changed to manslaughter after an investigation. Thus, Maggie was quickly convicted by an all-male jury, leaving the judge with no alternative but to…
