The Smoking Baby of Trenton

Winfield Doran gained famed as the "smoking baby of Trenton." He started smoking a pipe when he was seven months old. Because his parents were worried about the health effects of this, they eventually persuaded him to smoke cigars instead. But he refused to smoke cigarettes.

He died of diptheria when he was four years old.



Canton Independent Sentinel - Aug 14, 1890



Quincy Daily Ledger - Nov 11, 1890

     Posted By: Alex - Thu Jul 11, 2024
     Category: Babies and Toddlers | Children | Smoking and Tobacco | Nineteenth Century





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