This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: bbffrrpp Surnames: Rice, Patience Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.unknown/6943.4.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hello. This might help a little. This is my gr-gr-grandmother in 1880 in "Danvers." (This is a reminder to look for all spellings of names, as "Grandma RICE" was Adelaide. RICE, ADELANE C (1880 U.S. Census) MASSACHUSETTS , ESSEX, DANVERS Age: 28, Race: WHITE, Born: MA Series: T9 Roll: 528 Page: 33 The top of the page has written: Danvers Hospital. I don't have time to find out how many pages here list all the "Patients" that year. But, browsing through them will show all the ages. ALSO, Adelaide had given births in 1876 and 1878, and we will never know what her problem was. But, nowadays, we could say she "might" have had "Post-Partum Depression." Betty (near Lowell, MA) ALSO, Maybe 5 years ago I found out about a family-history book written by a man in Chelmsford. It's a large book about the PATIENCE family which lived in the Connecticut River Valley. I didn't read the book cover to cover, but I read several of the stories. One was about a lady who never married, and she lived with several family members during her younger adult years. But, when she got older, she decided she didn't want to live with them any longer. I don't believe she worked, so she didn't have an income. So, somehow she ended up in a facility (state hospital?), where she spent the rest of her life. She did not have a medical reason to live there; it was her choice. She was not "IN" a building; she roamed the grounds when she wanted to. AND, don't forget all the "women problems" which sent women to hospitals. Many husbands found ways to "admit" their unwanted wives to those hospitals / asylums. I even found out about a case in the 1980's. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.