That period is close to the World Wide Flu epidemic. I don't know if this chart will come through clearly or not, but it came from another mailing list. Betty Pace Note: * means the epidemic was spread over more than one year. WW means World Wide YearAilmentPlaceOther info 1350Bubonic plagueWW* 1499Bubonic plagueUK London- 1507"Fever"UK* 1507-51 1551InfluenzaUK- 1555FamineUKRains brought famine & weakness 1556Bubonic plagueUK* 1556-63 Extreme 1578Bubonic plagueUK- 1586Bubonic plagueUK* Chesterfield. Harvest failed 1591Acute distressUK- 1593Bubonic plagueUK- 1596FamineUK* Harvests failed & epidemics 1603Bubonic plagueUK- 1612Bubonic plagueUK- 1617SmallpoxUS* Native Americans 1623Bad yearsUK* 2 years 1625Bubonic plagueUK- 1626Bubonic plagueUK- 1630Very bad yearUKMany died 1631Bubonic plagueUK- 1633SmallpoxUS* Native Americans 1636Bubonic plagueUK- 1637Bubonic plagueUK- 1647Yellow FeverWest Indies- 1648SmallpoxUS- 1648Whooping coughUS- 1654Bubonic plagueUK- 1657MeaslesUS-Boston- 1662SmallpoxUS-NY- 1665Bubonic plagueUK* Extreme 1668Yellow FeverUS-NY- 1677SmallpoxUS-Boston* 1687MeaslesUS-Boston- 1690Yellow FeverUS-NY- 1699Yellow FeverUS-SC- 1702Yellow FeverUS-NY* 1702Scarlet FeverUS-Boston- 1706Yellow FeverUS-SC- 1713MeaslesUS-Boston- 1721SmallpoxUS-Boston- 1723InfluenzaWW- 1723FamineUK* 7 years poor harvests & epidemics 1728Yellow FeverUS-SC- 1729MeaslesUS-Boston- 1732Yellow FeverUS-SC- 1732InfluenzaWW* 1735Diphtheria/scarlet feverUS* 4 yrs - New England 1738SmallpoxUS-SC- 1739MeaslesUS-Boston* 1743Yellow FeverUS-NY* 1747MeaslesUS-CT, NY, PA, SC- 1759MeaslesNorth America- 1761InfluenzaUS & West Indies- 1763SmallpoxUS-Boston* 1772MeaslesUS- 1775InfluenzaWW* 1783Bilious disorderUSFatal 1788MeaslesUS-PA, NY- 1789InfluenzaUS- 1792Yellow FeverUS* 7 yrs 1793UnknownUS-PA- 1793InfluenzaUS-VT, VA- 1802SmallpoxUS-NE- 1803Yellow FeverUS-NY- 1820"Fever"US* 1826CholeraWW* 1826-37 1826Dengue FeverUS and West Indies* 1829MalariaUS* 1831CholeraUK, US-OH, NY* Started WW 1826 1832InfluenzaUS- 1837TyphusUS-PA- 1837SmallpoxUS-Native Americans- 1841Yellow FeverUS- 1847MeaslesUS-Native Americans- 1847Yellow FeverUS-New Orleans- 1847InfluenzaWW* 1848CholeraWW* 1850Yellow FeverUS- 1850InfluenzaUS* 1850Dengue FeverUS* 1851CholeraUS-IL- 1852Yellow FeverUS-New Orleans- 1853CholeraBirmingham? This came from a UK report with the ?- 1855Yellow FeverUS- 1857InfluenzaWW* 1860SmallpoxUS-PA- 1861Numerous EpidemicsUS-Civil war numerous infectious diseases* 1865SmallpoxUS* 1865CholeraUS- 1865TyphusUS* 1868SmallpoxUS* 7 yrs 1873InfluenzaUK, US & Europe* 1873CholeraUS- 1878Yellow FeverUS-New Orleans- 1885TyphoidUS-PA- 1886Yellow FeverUS-FL- 1889InfluenzaWW* 1893PolioUS1st known outbreak 1900PlagueUS* 1901SmallpoxUS* 1907PolioUS* 9 yrs. 1917InfluenzaWW* Worst ever 1931PolioUS* 1931 to 1942, 11 yrs From: Pahtwo@aol.com To: irl-galway-d@rootsweb.com Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2004 12:17:44 EDT Subject: epidemic Does anyone know about an epidemic that occurred during 1900 to 1914. I had an aunt and uncle who died as teenagers. The year of their deaths occurred during that period of time. Any help that anyone can provide will be much appreciated. Pat ______________________________