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Subject: Re: Fwd: AGS-D Digest V99 #256
From: Debbie
Date: June 21, 1999
There was also several major Yellow Fever epidemics in sea ports in 1822,
and 1834-1836. The ports effected included, but are not limited to, New
Orleans and Charleston, and all the stops in between.
Debbie
Some of the major epidemics in the United States are listed
>below:
1657 Boston Measles
1687 Boston Measles
1690 New York Yellow Fever
1713 Boston Measles
1729 Boston Measles
1732-3 Worldwide Influenza
1738 South Carolina Smallpox
1739-40 Boston Measles
1747 CT,NY,PA,SC Measles
1759 N. Amer [areas inhabited by white people] Measles
1761 North America and West Indies Influenza
1772 North America Measles
1775 N. Amer [especially hard in NE] epidemic Unknown
1775-6 Worldwide [one of the worst epidemics] Influenza
1783 Dover, DE ["extremely fatal"] Bilious Disorder
1788 Philadelphia and New York Measles
1793 Vermont [a "putrid" fever] and Influenza
1793 VA [killed 500 in 5 counties in 4 weeks] Influenza
1793 Philadelphia [one of the worst epidemics] Yellow Fever
1793 Harrisburg, PA [many unexplained deaths] Unknown
1793 Middletown, PA [many mysterious deaths] Unknown
1794 Philadelphia, PA Yellow Fever
1796-7 Philadelphia, PA Yellow Fever
1798 Philadelphia, PA [one of the worst] Yellow Fever
1803 New York Yellow Fever
1820-3 Nationwide [starts Schuylkill River and spreads] "Fever"
1831-2 Nationwide [brought by English emigrants]Asiatic Cholera
1832 NY City and other major cities Cholera
1837 Philadelphia Typhus
1841 Nationwide [especially severe in the south] Yellow Fever
1847 New Orleans Yellow Fever
1847-8 Worldwide Influenza
1848-9 North America Cholera
1850 Nationwide Yellow Fever
1850-1 North America Influenza
1852 Nationwide[New Orleans-8,000 die in summer] Yellow Fever
1855 Nationwide [many parts] Yellow Fever
1857-9 Worldwide [one of the greated epidemics]Influenza
1860-1 Pennsylvania Smallpox
1865-73 Philadelphia, NY, Boston, New Orleans} {Smallpox
Baltimore, Memphis, Washington DC} {Cholera
[A series of recurring epidemics of:}
> {Typhus {Typhoid {Scarlet Fever {Yellow Fever
1873-5 North America and Europe Influenza
1878 New Orleans [last great epidemic] Yellow Fever
1885 Plymouth, PA Typhoid
1886 Jacksonville, FL Yellow Fever
1918 Worldwide[high point yr] {Influenza) more people were hospitalized
>in WWI from this epidemic than wounds. US Army training camps became death
>camps, with 80% death rate in some camps
Finally, these specific instances of cholera were mentioned:
1833 Columbus, OH
1834 New York City
1849 New York
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>AGS-D Digest Volume 99 : Issue 256
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>Today's Topics:
> #1 Re: Do I post this? ["Judy White" ]
> #2 Beyond Thanks [[email protected] (Olivia Haughn)]
> #3 STRAW [Coral Babb #4 VALENTINE family [[email protected]]
> #5 White River Arkansas ["Davis" ]
> #6 Epidemics [[email protected]]
> #7 Re: Beyond Thanks ["D L LACEFIELD" #8 RE: Beyond Beyond Thanks [ronstone ]
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>Date: Tue, 15 Jun 1999 10:04:23 -0500
>From: "Judy White"
>To: [email protected]
>Message-ID: <[email protected]>
>Subject: Re: Do I post this?
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>Sorry, that last email was to go to another list, sorry! Some days are
>like that!!
>Judy
>Wallis White Branches
>http://www.pionet.net/~jwhite
>Aitkin County Minnesota
>https://sites.rootsweb.com/~mnaitkin
>Pipestone County Minnesota
>https://sites.rootsweb.com/~mnpipest
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>Date: Tue, 15 Jun 1999 08:08:55 -0700 (PDT)
>From: [email protected] (Olivia Haughn)
>To: [email protected]
>Message-ID: <[email protected]>
>Subject: Beyond Thanks
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>Thanks. The post of the mother in Oregon is something that is the
>plight of many both mothers and fathers across our Nation has had to
>deal with. Maybe our law makers (voteing today)
>need to take a hard look at. It i sad but rewarding to hear of a mothe
>who gave her soul so that her child could live a "normal" life of not
>having to be the ball between the parents because some
>inconsiderate of the child ruled such thoughtlessly for the child.
>Thank the mother in Orgon for sharing, Thanks to the list mebe for
>posting it and Thank you owner of AGS for printing A plight on the
>web that is in the spotlight of the public.........Maybe someone will be
>encouraged and our laws will change the way we treat our children.
>Olivia in Ca.
>
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>Date: Tue, 15 Jun 1999 13:00:02 -0400
>From: Coral Babb
>To: [email protected]
>Message-ID: <[email protected]>
>Subject: STRAW
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>If this message came to me I would do look-up like newspaper
>graduation pictures etc and I would mail or scan it to her as I would
>any request I get. Newspaper articles and pictures in them seem to me
>to be public domain. I never question a legality on a look-up. Fact
>is someone could mail the whole newspaper to her therefore not
>choosing just the son's portion .
> She could also call the newspaper office and buy a newspaper to be
>sent to her without any personal explanation at all .
>
>I think this is all that can be done unless a person aquainted with
>her could respond at their choice and relate news. Maybe someone who
>knew her when she lived there could respond with news. I was a child
>of this kind and I certainly could have benifited by casual info from
>someone..
>Coral Babb
>
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>Date: Tue, 15 Jun 1999 15:03:31 EDT
>From: [email protected]
>To: [email protected]
>Message-ID: <[email protected]>
>Subject: VALENTINE family
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>Top to bottom:
>Alexander Valentine, born in NC, married to Margaret Coffey.
>They had 2 sons and don't know of any other siblings, David and Charles
>Alexander.
>David married Malinda Benton.
>Charles married Elizabeth Ann Watson (Betty)
>Anyone out there have these people in your tree?
>Wendy
>
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>X-Message: #5
>Date: Tue, 15 Jun 1999 17:16:42 -0500
>From: "Davis"
>To: [email protected]
>Message-ID: <006d01beb77c$c03e7920$2125f1cd@oemcomputer>
>Subject: White River Arkansas
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>Hello All,
>
>Can someone tell me where White River, Arkansas is or was?
>
>Information found today states my ggg grandfather, John McDaniel/McDonald
>supposedly being born around there, this was about 1820.
>
>Unless I am overlooking it I cannot find it listed as a county, can someone
>help ?
>
>Thanks,
>Dona
>
>Arkansas surnames: McDaniel/McDonald and Crow
>
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>X-Message: #6
>Date: Tue, 15 Jun 1999 18:32:14 EDT
>From: [email protected]
>To: [email protected]
>Message-ID:
>Subject: Epidemics
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>This came to me from another list, thought I would forward it along:
>
> In case you ever wondered why a large number of your ancestors disappeared
>during a certain period in history, this might help. Epidemics have always
>had a great influence on people - and thus influencing, as well, the
>genealogists trying to trace them. Many cases of people disappearing from
>records can be traced to dying during an epidemic or moving away from the
>affected area. Some of the major epidemics in the United States are listed
>below:
1657 Boston Measles
1687 Boston Measles
1690 New York Yellow Fever
1713 Boston Measles
1729 Boston Measles
1732-3 Worldwide Influenza
1738 South Carolina Smallpox
1739-40 Boston Measles
1747 CT,NY,PA,SC Measles
1759 N. Amer [areas inhabited by white people] Measles
1761 North America and West Indies Influenza
1772 North America Measles
1775 N. Amer [especially hard in NE] epidemic Unknown
1775-6 Worldwide [one of the worst epidemics] Influenza
1783 Dover, DE ["extremely fatal"] Bilious Disorder
1788 Philadelphia and New York Measles
1793 Vermont [a "putrid" fever] and Influenza
1793 VA [killed 500 in 5 counties in 4 weeks] Influenza
1793 Philadelphia [one of the worst epidemics] Yellow Fever
1793 Harrisburg, PA [many unexplained deaths] Unknown
1793 Middletown, PA [many mysterious deaths] Unknown
1794 Philadelphia, PA Yellow Fever
1796-7 Philadelphia, PA Yellow Fever
1798 Philadelphia, PA [one of the worst] Yellow Fever
1803 New York Yellow Fever
1820-3 Nationwide [starts Schuylkill River and spreads] "Fever"
1831-2 Nationwide [brought by English emigrants]Asiatic Cholera
1832 NY City and other major cities Cholera
1837 Philadelphia Typhus
1841 Nationwide [especially severe in the south] Yellow Fever
1847 New Orleans Yellow Fever
1847-8 Worldwide Influenza
1848-9 North America Cholera
1850 Nationwide Yellow Fever
1850-1 North America Influenza
1852 Nationwide[New Orleans-8,000 die in summer] Yellow Fever
1855 Nationwide [many parts] Yellow Fever
1857-9 Worldwide [one of the greated epidemics]Influenza
1860-1 Pennsylvania Smallpox
1865-73 Philadelphia, NY, Boston, New Orleans} {Smallpox
Baltimore, Memphis, Washington DC} {Cholera
[A series of recurring epidemics of:}
> {Typhus {Typhoid {Scarlet Fever {Yellow Fever
1873-5 North America and Europe Influenza
1878 New Orleans [last great epidemic] Yellow Fever
1885 Plymouth, PA Typhoid
1886 Jacksonville, FL Yellow Fever
1918 Worldwide[high point yr] {Influenza) more people were hospitalized
>in WWI from this epidemic than wounds. US Army training camps became death
>camps, with 80% death rate in some camps
Finally, these specific instances of cholera were mentioned:
1833 Columbus, OH
1834 New York City
1849 New York
>
>______________________________
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>X-Message: #7
>Date: Tue, 15 Jun 1999 21:17:20 -0500
>From: "D L LACEFIELD"
>To: [email protected]
>Message-ID: <000001beb79e$5ded4860$65ddfdd0@home>
>Subject: Re: Beyond Thanks
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>It seems like every three or four months a story like this seems to show up.
>It is no question that the mother of this child (the child is almost 18
>years now) is very distressed over this situation. She has my sympathy over
>what has happened and what is going on now. However, I am only hearing her
>side of the story and I can not pass judgement on the laws or courts that
>allowed this situation to become what it is today. It is my firm belief
>that these type of topics should not be part of this forum. This is not a
>"Dear Abby" column and I would appreciate all of our correspondence be
>related to genealogy....to be enjoyed by all and benefical to everyone who
>participates.
>
>Dennis
>Houston, Texas
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Olivia Haughn [mailto:[email protected]]
>Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 1999 10:09 AM
>To: [email protected]
>Subject: Beyond Thanks
>
>Thanks. The post of the mother in Oregon is something that is the
>plight of many both mothers and fathers across our Nation has had to
>deal with. Maybe our law makers (voteing today)
>need to take a hard look at. It i sad but rewarding to hear of a mothe
>who gave
>
>
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