My Hoag family was from Duchess County in that time period. Is there a way I can find more on this? I would like to find when Isaac Hoag died. Any help appreciated. Thanks. M.E. jsorensen4@cfl.rr.com ----- Original Message ----- From: <nydutche-request@rootsweb.com> To: <nydutche@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, March 17, 2008 2:00 AM Subject: NYDUTCHE Digest, Vol 3, Issue 80 > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Aged Families - 1849 - Carpenter - Hoag - Southwick - Farnum > (Ginny B.) > 2. 1849 - Coroner Inquest - I. Hulberton (Ginny B.) > 3. 1849 - Public Health - Cholera - Part One (Ginny B.) > 4. Re: 1849 - Public Health - Cholera - Part One - Correction > (Ginny B.) > 5. 1849 - Public Health - Cholera - More County House Victims - > Part Two (Ginny B.) > 6. July 20, 1849 - July 27, 1849- More Cholera Deaths - > Poughkeepsie (Ginny B.) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2008 17:57:13 -0400 > From: "Ginny B." <ginny243@optonline.net> > Subject: [NYDUTCHE] Aged Families - 1849 - Carpenter - Hoag - > Southwick - Farnum > To: Roots List Dutchess <NYDUTCHE-L@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <005901c887b0$b14a0070$6c615743@ginny> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > The Journal and Poughkeepsie Eagle > April 14, 1849 > > Aged Families - A week or two since we recorded the death of Zeno > Caprenter, of Utica, at the age of 88 years. Since then we have received > the intelligence of the death of Phebe Hoag, at Lockport, aged 82 years, > sister of the above deceased, and the last of a family of eight children, > of which the late Elizabeth Soutwick, of this village, was one. William > Carpenter, their father, died at the age of 80. The united ages of the > father and eight children was 724 years, averaging about 80 1/2 years. > > The late Zadock Southwick, husband of Elizabeth Southwick, deceased of > this village, has a sister living, mother of S. J. Farnum, of Newburgh, > aged 90 years, the last of a family of eleven children, whose united ages, > with that of their father, Lawrence Southwick, amount to 946 years, > averaging about 79 years. > > - - - - - - - > Not my family - Just passing this along. > - - - - - - - > > Ginny > http://www.geocities.com/ginnyflies/ > Ginny's History, Genealogy, > Historical Preservation, & Poughkeepsie Hometown Page > Dutchess & Putnam Counties, NY > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2008 18:18:13 -0400 > From: "Ginny B." <ginny243@optonline.net> > Subject: [NYDUTCHE] 1849 - Coroner Inquest - I. Hulberton > To: Roots List Dutchess <NYDUTCHE-L@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <006d01c887b3$a02898d0$6c615743@ginny> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > The Journal and Poughkeepsie Eagle > Sat. June 2, 1849 > > INQUEST - On Thursday last Coroner Taylor held an inquest upon the body of > a man found in the river near Barnegat, a few miles south of this village. > He was apparently about 35 years of age; from the appearance of the body > it must have been in the water six or eight months, and it is supposed the > person who fell overboard from a canal boat opposite this village, some > time last fall, and for the recovery of whose body a reward was offered at > the time. From papers found upon him his name is believed to be "I. > Hulberton", and that he was captain of the canal boat C. A. Wheaton. Over > seventy dollars in money was found upon his person, together with a watch > and various papers. His wife and friends are believed to reside at > Syracuse. > > - - - - - - - > Not my family - Just passing this along. > - - - - - - - > > Ginny > http://www.geocities.com/ginnyflies/ > Ginny's History, Genealogy, > Historical Preservation, & Poughkeepsie Hometown Page > Dutchess & Putnam Counties, NY > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2008 18:34:01 -0400 > From: "Ginny B." <ginny243@optonline.net> > Subject: [NYDUTCHE] 1849 - Public Health - Cholera - Part One > To: Roots List Dutchess <NYDUTCHE-L@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <007401c887b5$d58bd300$6c615743@ginny> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > The Journal and Poughkeepsie Eagle > July 21, 1847 > > THE PUBLIC HEALTH > > The report of the Board of Health in our last was for the week ending > Thrusday, July 12, and the following is thier report for the week ending > the 19th. > > Friday 13th - A colored woman and a child, by the name of Harden, residing > in Jefferson st. died from Cholera. . . .A man named Gilman, report on the > 5th inst. died to-day of cholera. > > Saturday 14th - An old lady named Mrs. Fowler residing in Pine st. was > taken about 11 o'clock with cholera, and died about 5 o'clock the same day > . . . .A young man named Webster was reported to-day and is convalescent. > . . .A man named McNiel from the railroad, was taken to the hospital while > suffering from cholera - recovering. > > Sunday 15th - no cases reported > > Monday 16th - John Mullen, brought to the hospital from below town, died > of cholera. . .A colored woman and child died at the hospital of the > prevailing epidemic. > > Tuesday 17th - no cases reported. > > Wednesday 18th - an engineer on the railroad named Fox was attacked with > cholera to-day, but is convalescent. . . .Two individuals, a male and a > female were reported sick with cholera at the county house to-day - both > have since died. . . .Samuel Knox, Water st. reported recovering from an > attack of cholera. > > Thursday 18th[sic] - Mrs. Fairman, Main st. slight attach of cholera - > recovering. > > By the above report it will be seen that thirteen cases of the disease are > reported by the board - including county house and hospital cases - of > which number eight have died during the past week. At first sight this > report might seem alarming but. . . . .[to be continued] > > - - - - - - - > Just passing this along. > - - - - - - - > > Ginny > http://www.geocities.com/ginnyflies/ > Ginny's History, Genealogy, > Historical Preservation, & Poughkeepsie Hometown Page > Dutchess & Putnam Counties, NY > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2008 18:35:37 -0400 > From: "Ginny B." <ginny243@optonline.net> > Subject: Re: [NYDUTCHE] 1849 - Public Health - Cholera - Part One - > Correction > To: Roots List Dutchess <NYDUTCHE-L@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <007d01c887b6$0ec1d200$6c615743@ginny> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > The date should be July 21, 1849 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Ginny B. > To: Roots List Dutchess > Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2008 6:34 PM > Subject: 1849 - Public Health - Cholera - Part One > > > The Journal and Poughkeepsie Eagle > July 21, 1847 > > THE PUBLIC HEALTH > > The report of the Board of Health in our last was for the week ending > Thrusday, July 12, and the following is thier report for the week ending > the 19th. > > Friday 13th - A colored woman and a child, by the name of Harden, residing > in Jefferson st. died from Cholera. . . .A man named Gilman, report on the > 5th inst. died to-day of cholera. > > Saturday 14th - An old lady named Mrs. Fowler residing in Pine st. was > taken about 11 o'clock with cholera, and died about 5 o'clock the same day > . . . .A young man named Webster was reported to-day and is convalescent. > . . .A man named McNiel from the railroad, was taken to the hospital while > suffering from cholera - recovering. > > Sunday 15th - no cases reported > > Monday 16th - John Mullen, brought to the hospital from below town, died > of cholera. . .A colored woman and child died at the hospital of the > prevailing epidemic. > > Tuesday 17th - no cases reported. > > Wednesday 18th - an engineer on the railroad named Fox was attacked with > cholera to-day, but is convalescent. . . .Two individuals, a male and a > female were reported sick with cholera at the county house to-day - both > have since died. . . .Samuel Knox, Water st. reported recovering from an > attack of cholera. > > Thursday 18th[sic] - Mrs. Fairman, Main st. slight attach of cholera - > recovering. > > By the above report it will be seen that thirteen cases of the disease are > reported by the board - including county house and hospital cases - of > which number eight have died during the past week. At first sight this > report might seem alarming but. . . . .[to be continued] > > - - - - - - - > Just passing this along. > - - - - - - - > > Ginny > http://www.geocities.com/ginnyflies/ > Ginny's History, Genealogy, > Historical Preservation, & Poughkeepsie Hometown Page > Dutchess & Putnam Counties, NY > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2008 19:41:31 -0400 > From: "Ginny B." <ginny243@optonline.net> > Subject: [NYDUTCHE] 1849 - Public Health - Cholera - More County House > Victims - Part Two > To: Roots List Dutchess <NYDUTCHE-L@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <008601c887bf$43590570$6c615743@ginny> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > The Journal and Poughkeepsie Eagle > July 21, 1849 > > THE PUBLIC HEALTH [Continued] > > . . . . . . At first sight this report might seem alarming but upon a > little examination it will bear an encouraging appearance. For instance, > Wednesday, two persons ar attacked and died at the county house, on the > day following we have a report from that institution, which contains > between two and three hundred individuals, that no symptons of cholera are > visible there, showing that the disease can be and is controlled. Again, > take the cases in the village, where speedy medical attendance can be > procured, we find that five have been cured out of eight, reported above, > from which we get the encouraging inference that our medical men are > successful in their mode of treating the disease. Four of the deaths > reported above occurred in a family of colored persons, who, after being > taken had no proper care, from the fact that the authorities could not for > a time induce any person to care for them. Aside from these four we have > two deaths in the village by the epidemic, and on! > e of them, that of Gilman - was probably from some other disease, for he > was attached by cholera on the 5th and died on the 13th. Upon careful > examination of the report of the Board therefore, we repeat that it is > highly encouraging rather than alarming. > > P. S. On Friday morning, having heard that the disease had RE-APPEARED at > the County House, we went out to get the CORRECT particulars, and found > that during Thursday eight persons were attached, for of whom died, and > one died on Friday morning. When we wrote the paragraph above this on > Thursday morning we had the most flattering assurance of the health of the > inmates of this institution, and hoped that the unusual efforts of its > managers to purfiy and cleanse it would check the fearful miasma, but > twelve hours had not passed before it had made cold the bodies of four of > the inmates and destroyed almost all hope of checking its destroying > influence there. > > There are sixty children in the house, and we are gratified to learn that > steps have been taken for their immediate removal to more safe quarters. > Too much care cannot be taken of these little ones. > > The names of the victims are > Joseph Herrick, > Peter Cazar, > Pompey Ompadon (colored), > Mr. Snooks, and > Widow Brower. > > ANOTHER DEATH - A woman residing in Union st. was taken with the epidemic > on Thursday night - her husband being intoxicated, no medical attention > was called, and she died before morning. > > - - - - - - - > Just passing this along. > - - - - - - - > Listers Note: At the time this report was written the County House (a/k/a > Poorhouse/Almshouse was located in the City of Poughkeepsie). It was not > until 1864 when the County Split its Poor off from the City and built the > County Poor House in the Town of Washington, near Millbrook. > > The word miasma was a new one for me - learn something new every day - > Defintion - a vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease; also > : a heavy vaporous emanation or atmosphere. > - - - - - - - - > Ginny > http://www.geocities.com/ginnyflies/ > Ginny's History, Genealogy, > Historical Preservation, & Poughkeepsie Hometown Page > Dutchess & Putnam Counties, NY > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2008 20:09:43 -0400 > From: "Ginny B." <ginny243@optonline.net> > Subject: [NYDUTCHE] July 20, 1849 - July 27, 1849- More Cholera Deaths > - Poughkeepsie > To: Roots List Dutchess <NYDUTCHE-L@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <008f01c887c3$34234bc0$6c615743@ginny> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > The Journal and Poughkeepsie Eagle > July 28, 1849 > > Friday 20th July - Private practice; a child of James Carson, recovering. > . . .Mrs. Sevy, dead - Hospital; Patrick Robine, well. . . .County house, > Peter Cassor, Jos. Herrick, Pompey Ompedor, Jno. Silvernail, Charles > Pells, Mrs. Brower, dead - two other recovering from an attack. [We gave > Friday's report in part last week in an editorial, but it was not > official] > > Saturday 21st - Private practice; Wm Wildey, convalescent. . . .Peter > Decker, dead. . . .County House; John Griffen, Miss DuBois, Samuel Low, > Cornelius Case, Mr. Harrington, dead - one recovering. > > Sunday 22nd - Private practice; Wm. H. Bradley and daughter, dead . . . > .Charles Hall, living. . . .Hospital; Julia Ann Cramer, dead . . . .County > House; Jacob Lawrence, James Grumley, Patrick and Francis Dunham, > (children) dead - one recovering > > Monday 23rd - Private practice; Mrs. Andrus, dead. . . .Mrs. Weed, Mrs. > Sitzer and Mrs. Barnes, recovering. . . .County House; Samuel Barber and > John Boice, both dead - no other cases there today. > > Tuesday 24 - Private practice; Mary Malone, dead. . . .County House; H. > Shader, Morgan Leonard, John Hunt, Case Radcliff, John Robinson and two > children named Dunham, dead. Six other cases were reported recovering. > > Wednesday 25 - Private practice; Mary Shaw, James Vail, Mrs. Walsh, dead. > . . .Charles Palmateer, recovering. . . .County house; two cases report, > no deaths. > > Thursday 26 - Private practice; Mrs. Gallager; dead. . . .Peter Decker, > yet living. . . .County house; Catharine Mahar, Elizabeth Lound aged 89 > years, Lenna Weeks aged 79 second attach, Polly Delamater aged 70, Patrick > Cummings age 30, dead - four others reported doing well. > > Friday 27 - Up to 11 o'clock A.M. but one new case had occurred at the > County house. > ---------------------- > [A recapitualtion is given next for Friday - Thursday which the poster > will summarize] > > Private Practice > Cases - 18 Cases; Deaths 10 > > County House and Hospital > Cases - 49; Deaths - 30 > ------------------------------------ > The article goes on to state: > > "We do not know that we have any remarks to make upon the above. The > cases and deaths are carefully reported, and we leave the reader to his > own reflections." > ----------------------------------- > Overseers of the Poor in this county, are requested not to send any person > to the County House unless compelled to do so by the most urgent > necessity. > Walter Hughson, County Supt. - July 27, 1849 > > > - - - - - - - > Just passing this along. > - - - - - - - > Ginny > http://www.geocities.com/ginnyflies/ > Ginny's History, Genealogy, > Historical Preservation, & Poughkeepsie Hometown Page > Dutchess & Putnam Counties, NY > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the NYDUTCHE list administrator, send an email to > NYDUTCHE-admin@rootsweb.com. > > To post a message to the NYDUTCHE mailing list, send an email to > NYDUTCHE@rootsweb.com. > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYDUTCHE-request@rootsweb.com > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body > of the > email with no additional text. > > > End of NYDUTCHE Digest, Vol 3, Issue 80 > *************************************** > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.21.7/1331 - Release Date: 3/16/2008 > 10:34 AM >