Jean and List - A few weeks ago I ordered an incorrect death cert from the UK. This gentleman died from "a Visitation of God", he was 86 and died 1845. This was the first time I had seen this cause of death. I was curious and googled it to find it could mean either unknown causes or old age. I researched this gentleman with the same name as my ancestor and found he was not only elderly but lived alone. I assume they found him dead so this term was used. Jane ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jean Darnall" <jdarnall@ix.netcom.com> To: <newbrunswick@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2007 3:09 PM Subject: [ NB ] Cause of Death Descriptions > Lisa and List- > > It would be both informative and interesting if list members would share > phrases used as causes of death for their NB ancestors. While "sugar > poisoning" referred to a specific event, most others would have > reflected the descriptive language of the time used for specific causes > of death. For example, two of my ancestors, of roughly the same time > frame who died in their 80s in the Southern U.S. states, were listed > as, "old age worn out." I've always assumed that the phrase was used to > indicate that the individual simply died of old age. I wonder if this > phrase was ever used in reporting NB deaths-or was some other phrase > used for the death of an elderly person with no evident other cause of > death, instead? How old was the individual who died as a result of > "Visitation from God?" > > Jean > ___________________________________________ > Lisa Zajkowski wrote: > >>Jean, and List, >> >>I have no additional info on "sugar poisoning," but I am wondering if >>anyone >>else out there has >> >>heard of the following cause of death - "Visitation from God." Does it >>simply mean died of natural causes? >> >>This one kills me. >> >>Lisa Z >> >> >> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NEWBRUNSWICK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >