I got this from another list that I am on, and thought I would share it with y'all. If you notice that several of your people died within the same year or close together....you might check to see if the date is listed. They may have possible died of an epidemic. Kay ************************************ >Year Ailment Place Extra info >1350 Bubonic plague WW* >1499 Bubonic plague UK London >1507 "Fever "UK* 1507-51 >1551 Influenza UK >1555 Famine UK Rains brought famine & weakness >1556 Bubonic plague UK*1556-63 Extreme >1578 Bubonic plague UK >1586 Bubonic plague UK*Chesterfield. Harvest failed >1591 Acute distress UK >1593 Bubonic plague UK >1596 Famine UK*Harvests failed & epidemics >1603 Bubonic plague UK >1612 Bubonic plague UK >1617 Smallpox US*Native Indians >1623 Bad years UK 2 years >1625 Bubonic plague UK >1626 Bubonic plague UK >1630 Very bad year UKMany died >1631 Bubonic plague UK >1633 SmallpoxUS* Native Indians >1636 Bubonic plague UK >1637 Bubonic plague UK >1647 Yellow FeverWest Indies >1648 Smallpox US >1648 Whooping cough US >1654 Bubonic plague UK >1657 Measles US Boston >1662 Smallpox US NY >1665 Bubonic plague UK Extreme >1666 Bubonic plague UK Eyam >1668 Yellow FeverUSNY >1677 Smallpox US*Boston >1687 Measles USBoston >1690 Yellow Fever US NY >1699 Yellow Fever US SC >1702 Yellow Fever US*NY >1702 Scarlet Fever US Boston >1706 Yellow Fever US SC >1713 Measles US Boston >1721 Smallpox US Boston >1723 Influenza WW >1723 Famine UK*7 years poor harvests & epidemics >1728 Yellow Fever US SC > 1729 MeaslesUSBoston >1732 Yellow FeverUSSC >1732 Influenza WW* >1735 Diphtheria/scarlet fever US*4 yrs -New England >1738 Smallpox US S.Carolina >1739 Measles US*Boston >1743 Yellow FeverUS*NY >1747 MeaslesUSCT, NY, PA, SC >1759 MeaslesUSNorth America >1761 InfluenzaUS& West Indies >1763 SmallpoxUS*Boston >1772 MeaslesUS >1775 InfluenzaWW* >1783 Bilious disorderUSFatal >1788 MeaslesUSPA, NY >1789 InfluenzaUS >1792 Yellow FeverUS*7 yrs >1793 UnknownUSPA >1793 InfluenzaUSVermont, Virginia >1802 SmallpoxUSNebraska >1803 Yellow FeverUSNY >1820 "Fever"US* >1826 CholeraWW*1826-37 >1826 Dengue FeverUS* and West Indies >1829 MalariaUS* >1831 CholeraUKStarted WW 1826 >1831 CholeraUS* >1832 InfluenzaUS >1833 CholeraUSOhio >1834 CholeraUSNY >1837 TyphusUSPA >1837 SmallpoxUSIndians >1841 Yellow FeverUS >1847 MeaslesUSIndians >1847 Yellow FeverUSNO >1847InfluenzaWW* >1848CholeraWW* >1850Yellow FeverUS >1850InfluenzaUS* >1850Dengue FeverUS* >1851CholeraUSIL >1852Yellow FeverUSNO >1853CholeraBirmingham?This came from a UK report with the ? >1855Yellow FeverUS >1857InfluenzaWW* >1860SmallpoxUS*Pennsylvania >1861EpidemicsUS*Civil war numerous infectious diseases >1865SmallpoxUS* >1865CholeraUS >1865TyphusUS* >1868SmallpoxUS*7 yrs >1873InfluenzaUK*N. America & Europe >1873CholeraUS >1878Yellow FeverUSNO >1885TyphoidUSPA >1886Yellow FeverUSFL >1889InfluenzaWW* >1893PolioUS1st known outbreak >1900PlagueUS* >1901SmallpoxUS* >1907PolioUS*9 yrs. >1917InfluenzaWW*Worst ever >1931PolioUS >1942PolioUS11 yrs >* - means the epidemic is spread over more than one year.