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From: "William Hartman" <>
Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] 1834?
Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2002 12:43:08 -0400
References: <Pine.LNX.4.21.0208052112260.455-100000@melake.erols.com>


Regarding the Death Issue for 1834, I just did a quick search of the "Died"
Items in the Hunterdon Gazette for the year 1834. If they were able to
diagnosis cause of death with any degree of accuracy [not necessarily by
modern standards?] a number of infants and young children died of
"dysentery" during the year. A few old persons died of consumption
(tuberculosis).

Regards, Bill

----- Original Message -----
From: "Marshall Lake" <>
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Sent: Monday, August 05, 2002 9:16 PM
Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] 1834?


>
> > Aside from its being incredibly sad that the parents - William and
> > Charity (Painter) SOUDERS - lost 4 children in less than a month between
> > Aug 22-Sep 17, 1834, I was wondering if anyone on the list knew what
> > might have caused these deaths?
> > Smallpox? Diphtheria? something as simple but deadly as Measles? Or,
an
> > accident, a fire, say?
>
> While looking at a list of Epidemics I see that there was a cholera
> epidemic in NYC in 1834. Could it have made its way to Hunterdon Co to
> infect this family?
>
> In fact, looking further at the list I see that cholera seemed to be
> spread across the nation around this time period.
>
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