I’ve come across the following illnesses and causes of death while researching. Hope these explanations and definitions are helpful to fellow researches; they were gathered from various genealogical articles. I have been able to confirm most of the definitions with a medical encyclopedia with minor variances. AGUE………………….fever, chills, sweating; Malaria APOPLEXY……………bursting of a cranial blood vessel; stroke CATARRH……………..inflammation of the throat with fever CONSUMPTION……...Tuberculosis; TB DROPSY………………swelling of the body with fluids QUINSY……………….inflammation of the tonsils SCURVY……………….wasting disease from lack of Vitamin C TYPHUS……………….deadly fever spread by flea or tick bite FLUX………………….discharge or drainage of fluid from body GRIPPE………………..influenza; flu ECLAMPSIA…………..toxemia during pregnancy RICKETS………………skeletal disease from Calcium and Vitamin D deficiency THRUSH………………fungus disease of the mouth 7 throat of children DEBILITY…………….general body weakness or feebleness Please feel free to make any corrections and additions. Pam AYRES BEST BOWERY CONNER COPE DELP HOSKINSON MCAFOOSE MCCREARY/MCCREERY REDICK REYNOLDS SNODGRASS STONE ZELLEFROW