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Poorhouse Record of Diseases 1840-1842 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
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