Poorhouse Record of Diseases 1840-1842

Last Name First Name Age Disease Year Page

2Worms 1841 8

2Worms 1842 13

Augustus4 Measles 1841 2

Dummy6 Worms/Convulsions 1841 4

George15 Marasmus 1842 10

George2 Cattarrh 1842 9

HarryFrozen feet/Mortification 1842 13

Henry3Whooping cough 1842 10

Jeremiah80 Phthisis Pulmonalis 1842 10

John5 Measles 1841 2

Sammy2 Cattarrh 1842 9

Viney3 Convulsions 1841 3

Barr James66 Pneumonia 1841 1

Barr James66 Haemopthisis 1841 3

Barrett Hiram38 Remittent fever 1842 11

Barrett Joshua48 Cholera Morbus 1841 3

Bates Lydia 1826 5

Batt Michael81 Debility 1841 3

Benderman Sam30 Acute Hepatitis 1842 12

Bennerman Thomas3Scalded head 1841 1

Birkit John25 Typhus fever 1842 11

Birkit John25 Fever 1842 12

Bishop Perry25 Inf. of lungs/Insane 1841 3

Bond Jesse45 Phthisis Pulmonalis 1841 4

Bond Mary Ann4 Measles 1841 2

Boocher Lucetta23 Diarrhea/pertonitis 1842 11

Bowers Mary25 Amenorrhea 1841 4

Bowers Mary25 Spinal disease/Anasarca 1842 10

Bowers William4 days Convulsions 1841 1

Boyers Ann 5

Boyers Ann Insane 1842 8

Chester County Archives and Record Services, West Chester, PA 19380 Last Name First Name Age Disease Year Page

Braden Jane 79 Prolapsis Ani 1

Brenderman Edith2 Diarrhea 1842 11

Brenderman Edith2Worms 1842 8

Brenderman Edith17 months Whooping cough 1842 9

Brenderman Jane34 Catarrh 1842 8

Brenderman Thomas4Whooping cough 1842 9

Brenneman 1Dysentery 1841 2

Brenneman Edith8 months Measles 1841 2

Brenneman JaneCholera Morbus 1841 2

Brenneman JaneHamatemesis 1842 8

Brenneman Thomas4 Measles 1841 2

Brown 2Cholera Infantum 1841 3

Brown Hugh46 Hypochondriasis 1840 1

Brown JaneMeasles 1841 2

Brown Jane3Inf. lungs 1841 3

Brown JohnNasal Polypus 1841 3

Brown LydiaMeasles 1841 2

Brown Lydia2Cholera Infantum 1841 3

Brown Lydia2 Suppuration from cold 1842 9

Brown Lydia3 Suppuration of head 1842 9

Brown Margaret 1841 5

Buchanan Thomas36 Leg ulcer 1842 10

Buffington Hannah 5

Bunting MaryDiarrhea 1841 4

Burgess John24 Venereal disease 1842 13

Burns Christopher31 Dropsy from fever 1842 13

Burton Mary3 Measles 1841 2

Burton Owen44 Deranged stomach 1842 9

Campbell Ann 22 Amaurosis 1841 1

Campbell Ann Jane2Whooping cough 1842 9

Campbell Ann Jane3Worms 1842 9

Campbell Ann Jane2Worms 1842 9

Campbell Daniel61 Diarrhea 1842 12

Chester County Archives and Record Services, West Chester, PA 19380 Last Name First Name Age Disease Year Page

Cannon Marsh53 Leg ulcer/Pleurisy 1842 10

Carey Rachel78 1830 5

Carey Rachel78 Ischemia diarrhea 1842 10

Carrell Patrick64 Inguinal hernia 1842 11

Carroll Pat 64 Cough 1842 13

Carson PatrickPneumonia 1842 9

Cary Rachel78 Menorrhagia/Anasarca 1842 9

Casey Rachel78 Opthalmia 1841 3

Chalfant Robert50 Typhus fever 1842 11

Chalfant Robert38 Fever/Debility 1842 8

Christie Elizabeth 5

Clarktappin Enoch46 Intermittent fever 1841 4

Cline George19 Ischuria 1842 9

Coleman Daniel23 Concussion etc. 1842 11

Collins Patrick65 Brain congestion 1842 8

Conner John7 months Cattarrh 1842 13

Conner Lydia77 Phthisis Pulmonalis 1842 10

Conner Lydia77 Phthisis Pulmonalis 1842 12

Cooper Eliza38 Cough 1842 13

Cooper Elizabeth Jane1Cough 1841 4

Cox Henry3 Diarrhea 1842 11

Cox Joseph87 Cough 1841 4

Cudjoe George27 Phthisis 1841 1

Culbertson JamesUlcerated leg 1842 12

Curtis Catherine19 Rheumatism 1841 1

Davis Elizabeth53 Hepatitis 1841 1

Davis Elizabeth54 Debility 1842 10

Davis Elizabeth50 Erysipelas 1842 10

Davis Elizabeth54 Dysentery 1842 11

Davis Elizabeth54 Cardialgia 1842 11

Davis James4 Measles 1841 2

Davis Rebecca 5

Davis Rebecca34 Menorrhagia 1841 4

Chester County Archives and Record Services, West Chester, PA 19380 Last Name First Name Age Disease Year Page

Denman William5 Measles 1841 2

Derry Betty81 Paralysis 1841 2

Derry Jane2 Cattarrh fever 1842 9

Derry Sarah2 Diarrhea 1842 11

Devart JohnIntermittent fever 1842 8

Dogherty Charles65 Arcites/Anasarca 1842 10

Dogherty John45 Contusion of hip joint 1842 13

Dowlin Isaac70 Gangrene from throat tum 1842 13

Downing James6 Measles 1841 2

Downing James8 Epilepsy 1842 13

Drummond Elizabeth3 Cattarrh 1842 12

Duffee John50 Rheumatism 1842 11

Duffey James30 Lues venerea 1842 10

Dunn Barney35 Anasarca 1841 2

Dunn William70 Paralysis 1842 10

Elizabeth Dutch40 Anasarca 1841 3

Ellis Anne Blindness 1

Few Ann 40 Erysipelas 1841 2

Fisher Benedict64 1841 4

Flaherty John36 Debility from fever 1842 12

Frame Harriet20 Rheumatism/Metastasis t 1842 8

Gallagher John28 Dysentery 1841 4

Gillaspie Ann Jane80 Spasms 1841 2

Gillaspie Sarah 49 Occasional insanity 1

Glascoe Samuel5 Measles 1841 2

Gloss Joshua4Fever 1842 11

Gordon James24 Intermittent fever 1841 3

Gray Sarah Ann 5

Gray Sarah Ann23 Diarrhea 1841 3

Gross 2 Diarrhea 1842 11

Gross James6 Pertussis 1842 10

Gross Sarah33 Rheumatism 1842 10

Haggerty Daniel63 Pneumonia 1841 8

Chester County Archives and Record Services, West Chester, PA 19380 Last Name First Name Age Disease Year Page

Hanson Sarah 5

Harlan William68 Cattarrh fever 1842 9

Hart John63 Dysentery 1841 4

Hazzard Diana50 Carbuncle/Rheumatism 1841 2

Henthorn Hannah53 Dyspepsia 1841 3

Henthorn Hannah53 Diarrhea 1841 3

Hetherington Rachel46 Gastritis 1841 2

Hetherington Rachel46 Diarrhea 1841 2

Hicks Mary48 Palsy 1841 1

Hill Rachel very aged Spinal injury 1

Hill Thomas61 Diffuse cellular inflammati 1841 4

Hollings Thomas44 Scrofula 1842 13

Hoopes Jane70 Pleuritis 1842 11

Hopkins JeremiahPhthisis Pulmonalis 1841 4

Howard RebeccaRheumatism 1841 4

Hughes Patrick40 Rheumatism 1841 1

Humes JamesRheumatism/Hernia 1841 1

Humes JamesRheumatism 1841 4

Humes James4Congestion of lungs 1841 8

Jackson Franklin6 months Convulsions 1842 10

Jackson Franklin14 weeks Cattarrh fever 1842 9

Jackson Isaac 50 Chronic diarrhea 2

Jackson Isaac50 Chronic Diarrhea 1841 5

Jenkins Charles28 Epilepsy 1841 1

John Sarah80 Cattarh 1842 13

Johnson Henry30 Purulent expectoration; C 1842 11/12

Johnson JonathanLung congestion 1842 10

Jones 2Frozen toes/emaciation by 1842 8

Jones Samuel3Shingles 1842 10

Jones William50 Necrosis 1840 1

Kane Jane80 Leg ulcer/Cough 1831 1

Kane Jane82 Diarrhea 1842 10

Kane Margaret58 Erysipelas 1842 11

Chester County Archives and Record Services, West Chester, PA 19380 Last Name First Name Age Disease Year Page

Keeler Samuel45 Rheumatism 1841 1

Kirke Chalkley20 Scrofula 1842 12

Kirke JosephWhooping cough/Gangren 1842 9

Koover Elizabeth Ann16 months Whooping cough 1842 9

Lamb James72 Cough 1842 13

Leggatt John26 Pneumonia 1842 13

Leggatt John26 Pleurisy 1842 13

Linton James33 Intermittent fever 1841 4

Lynch Nancy26 Acute hepatitis 1842 11

Lynch Nancy40 Cough 1842 12

Marshall Mary74 Rheumatism 1842 13

Marshall Mary80 Cattarh 1842 13

Massey David60 Cattarrh 1842 9

Mayarrow Milly70 Shoulder dislocation 1841 3

Mayarrow Milly70 Dysentery 1841 4

McBride George70 Gravel 1842 13

McCalla Martha Inf. of bladder 1

McCaully Matty84 Gastritis 1842 8

McClary Jacob78 Erysipelas 1841 1

McClennan Patrick27 Fractured arm 1842 11

McColgan John22 Intermittent fever 1842 13

McColgan John22 Intermittent fever 1842 13

McDowell Samuel57 Intermittent fever 1842 12

McDowell Samuel68 Intermittent fever 1842 13

McElroy John22 Ankle contusion 1842 9

McGrath Patrick54 Rupture 1842 13

McGuigan James4Whooping cough 1842 9

McGuire James54 Intermittent fever 1841 4

McIntosh Alexander76 Chronic diarrhea 1842 9

McIntosh Alexander76 Bladder affection 1842 9

McIntyre Daniel63 Paralysis 1842 10

McKee Thomas66 Diarrhea 1842 13

McMehan Michael48 Psoropthalmy 1842 12

Chester County Archives and Record Services, West Chester, PA 19380 Last Name First Name Age Disease Year Page

McNamee John27 Inf. Of hip joint 1841 1

Middleton Benjamin36 Phthisis pulmonalis 1842 10

Miller MargaretCholera Morbus 1841 3

Miller Margaret64 Cough 1842 10

Miller Mary72 Palsy/Mortification 1842 10

Miller Robert24 Intermittent fever 1842 13

Milner Elizabeth2 Milky scale 1842 10

Moss Joseph39 Phthisis Pulmonalis 1841 3 murray William26 Hydrothorax 1842 13

Myers ChristiannDiarrhea 1842 12

Myers Franklin1Teething 1842 11

Myers Franklin9 months Dysentery 1842 12

Myers Jacob27 Hydrothorax/General Ana 1841 3

Nesbit James73 Erysipelas 1841 2

Nevan James78 Rupture 1841 4

Nevin James79 Ischuria 1842 12

Nutt Rachel44 Mania 1841 1

Nutt Sarah Ann6 Measles 1841 1

Nutt Wilmer5 Measles 1841 1

Owen Hudson60 Bilious fever 1842 12

Owen Hudson60 Rheumatism/Ulcerated le 1842 8

Owen Hudson60 Rheumatism/Ulcers 1842 8

Patchell Edward60 Ulcerated leg 1842 10

Patterson William71 Opthalmia 1841 8

Pearce Jane 88 Hemmorrhoids 1

Pearce Jane74 Diarrhea 1841 3

Pendergrass George3 Diarrhea 1842 11

Pendergrass George2 Ulcers/Phthisis 1842 9

Pendergrass Susan3Ananarea general 1841 2

Pendergrass Susan3 Measles 1841 2

Pharis Thomas 1842 12

Pickhaven William4 weeks Convulsions 1842 13

Place Anne30 Nettle rash 1842 10

Chester County Archives and Record Services, West Chester, PA 19380 Last Name First Name Age Disease Year Page

Place John3 months Cholera Infantum 1842 10

Pratt George50 Lues venerea/Hepatitis/H 1841 3

Pratt HenryHydrocele 1842 12

Pratt Henry36 Dropsy 1842 13

Price Elihu17 Remittent fever 1842 13

Raeburn AlexanderCystitis 1841 1

Richards Isaiah67 Debility 1841 4

Richardson Elizabeth3 Convulsions/Worms 1842 9

Riley Samuel33 Ulcerated leg 1842 8

Ringland James38 Ulcerated leg 1842 8

Root Joseph46 Dislocation of wrist 1842 13

Ross Mary 5

Rush Catherine27 Ischuria 1841 2

Rush Charles2Worms 1841 3

Rush Charles3Whooping cough/Worms 1842 9

Rusk CatherineCongestive fever 1842 8

Sammons John28 Paraplegia 1834 1

Shaw Caleb71 Palsy/Cancer 1840 1

Shay Catherine44 Congestion of lungs 1841 4

Shriener Huldah20 Dis. of spine 1841 2

Simson Mary 5

Singleton William89 Diarrhea 1841 3

Singleton William89 Debility 1841 4

Singleton William89 Chronic diarrhea 1841 4

Spear Benjamin45 Phthisis Pulmonalis 1842 10

Stahl David75 Chronic diarrhea 1842 9

Starling Barbara50 Inf. of foot/Insane/Idiotic 1841 2

Starling Barbara50 Phthisis Pulmonalis 1841 8

Steen Anna Ann18 Chorea 1842 12

Steen Harriet20 Measles 1841 2

Stevenson Sarah50 Cattarrh 1842 11

Stewart James54 Suppression of urine 1842 13

Thompson MaryCough/Fever Phthisis 1841 2

Chester County Archives and Record Services, West Chester, PA 19380 Last Name First Name Age Disease Year Page

Thomson Hannah5 Measles 1841 2

Thomson Mary Consumption 5

Tinney Eli Mortification from frozen 1841 8

Toxey LawrenceInf. of feet; Mania a potu 1841 3

Vanderslice Jane4Whooping cough 1842 9

Vanderslice Wilson5 Intermittent fever 1841 4

VanLugen Martha68 Intermittent fever 1842 12

Vanluzen MarthaDysentery 1841 3

VanLuzen Martha89 Cattarrh fever 1842 9

Wade James73 Paralysis 1841 1

Wade James73 Chill/Fever 1841 4

Way Nancy70 Incontinence 1842 8

Wheelan Michael59 Head injuries 1842 12

Wheelen Michael57 1841 3

Wheelen Michael58 Haemopthisis 1841 8

Whipper George50 Unknown disease 1841 4

White David30 Dropsy 1841 4

White David30 Sloughing of scrotum 1841 8

Wieser Richard30 Gonorrheal tumor 1842 12

Willand Leonard28 Diarrhea/Lues Venerea 1842 12

Wilson George41 Carcinoma of stomach 1841 4

Wilson Henry22 Hydrothorax 1842 13

Wilson Margaret38 Hemiplegia 1841 4

Winger Adeline3 Diarrhea 1841 4

Winger Ann 38 Spinal disease 1842 13

Winger JohnNecrosis 1842 10

Winger John22 Diarrhea 1842 11

Winger JosephWhooping cough 1842 9

Wright Fanny 99 Rheumatism 1

Chester County Archives and Record Services, West Chester, PA 19380