This came to me from another list. Thought I'd pass it on. Ron Sept-Oct, 1997, Newsletter - Genealogical Society of Santa Cruz County Source: Ancestors West, SSBCGS, Vol 20, No l, Fall 1993, South Bend (IN) Area Genealogical Society "In case you ever wondered why a large number of your ancestors disappeared during a certain period in history, this might help." Epidemics have always had a great influence on people - and thus influencing, as well, the genealogists trying to trace them. Many cases of people disappearing from records can be traced to dying during an epidemic or moving away from the affected area. Some of the major epidemics in the United States are listed below: 1657 - Boston -- Measles 1687 - Boston -- Measles 1690 - New York --Yellow Fever 1713 - Boston -- Measles 1729 - Boston -- Measles 1732-3 - Worldwide -- Influenza 1738 - South Carolina -- Smallpox 1739-40 - Boston -- Measles 1747 - CT,NY,PA,SC -- Measles 1759 - North America [areas inhabited by white people] -- Measles 1761 - North America and West Indies -- Influenza 1772 - North America -- Measles 1775 - North America [especially hard in Northeast] epidemic -- Unknown 1775-6 - Worldwide [one of the worst epidemics] -- Influenza 1783 - Dover, DE ["extremely fatal"] -- Bilious Disorder 1784 - New Bern, NC (Craven Co) -- Yellow Fever 1788 - Philadelphia and New York -- Measles 1793 - Vermont [a "putrid" fever] and -- Influenza 1793 - Virginia [killed 500 in 5 counties in 4 weeks] -- Influenza 1793 - Philadelphia [one of the worst epidemics] -- Yellow Fever 1793 - Harrisburg, PA [many unexplained deaths] -- Unknown 1793 - Middletown, PA [many mysterious deaths] -- Unknown 1794 - Philadelphia, PA -- Yellow Fever 1796-7 - Philadelphia, PA -- Yellow Fever 1798 - Philadelphia, PA [one of the worst] -- Yellow Fever 1798 - New Bern, NC (Craven Co) -- Yellow Fever 1803 - New York -- Yellow Fever 1820-3 - Nationwide [starts-Schuylkill River and spreads] -- "Fever" 1831-2 - Nationwide [brought by English emigrants] -- Asiatic Cholera 1832 - New York City and other major cities -- Cholera 1837 - Philadelphia -- Typhus 1841 - Nationwide [especially severe in the south] -- Yellow Fever 1847 - New Orleans -- Yellow Fever 1847-8 - Worldwide -- Influenza 1848-9 - North America -- Cholera 1850 - Nationwide -- Yellow Fever 1850-1 - North America -- Influenza 1852 - Nationwide [New Orleans-8,000 die in summer] -- Yellow Fever 1855 - Nationwide [many parts] -- Yellow Fever 1857-9 - Worldwide [one of the greated epidemics] -- Influenza 1860-1 - Pennsylvania -- Smallpox 1865-73 - Philadelphia, New York, Boston, New Orleans -- Smallpox 1865-73 - Baltimore, Memphis, Washington DC -- Cholera [A series of recurring epidemics of: Typhus, Typhoid, Scarlet Fever, Yellow Fever] 1873-5 - North America and Europe -- Influenza 1878 - New Orleans [last great epidemic] -- Yellow Fever 1885 - Plymouth, PA -- Typhoid 1886 - Jacksonville, FL -- Yellow Fever 1918 - Worldwide [high point year] -- Influenza More people were hospitalized in WWI from this epidemic than wounds. US Army training camps became death camps, with 80% death rate in some camps Finally, these specific instances of Cholera were mentioned: 1833 Columbus, OH 1834 New York City 1849 New York 1851 Coles Co., Illinois, The Great Plains, and Missouri

Discusting! I can relate to it. t ----- Original Message ----- From: Ron Hatton <rhatton@tampabay.rr.com> To: <OHHURON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, October 01, 2000 7:16 PM Subject: [OHHURON-L] Epidemics This came to me from another list. Thought I'd pass it on. Ron Sept-Oct, 1997, Newsletter - Genealogical Society of Santa Cruz County Source: Ancestors West, SSBCGS, Vol 20, No l, Fall 1993, South Bend (IN) Area Genealogical Society "In case you ever wondered why a large number of your ancestors disappeared during a certain period in history, this might help." Epidemics have always had a great influence on people - and thus influencing, as well, the genealogists trying to trace them. Many cases of people disappearing from records can be traced to dying during an epidemic or moving away from the affected area. Some of the major epidemics in the United States are listed below: 1657 - Boston -- Measles 1687 - Boston -- Measles 1690 - New York --Yellow Fever 1713 - Boston -- Measles 1729 - Boston -- Measles 1732-3 - Worldwide -- Influenza 1738 - South Carolina -- Smallpox 1739-40 - Boston -- Measles 1747 - CT,NY,PA,SC -- Measles 1759 - North America [areas inhabited by white people] -- Measles 1761 - North America and West Indies -- Influenza 1772 - North America -- Measles 1775 - North America [especially hard in Northeast] epidemic -- Unknown 1775-6 - Worldwide [one of the worst epidemics] -- Influenza 1783 - Dover, DE ["extremely fatal"] -- Bilious Disorder 1784 - New Bern, NC (Craven Co) -- Yellow Fever 1788 - Philadelphia and New York -- Measles 1793 - Vermont [a "putrid" fever] and -- Influenza 1793 - Virginia [killed 500 in 5 counties in 4 weeks] -- Influenza 1793 - Philadelphia [one of the worst epidemics] -- Yellow Fever 1793 - Harrisburg, PA [many unexplained deaths] -- Unknown 1793 - Middletown, PA [many mysterious deaths] -- Unknown 1794 - Philadelphia, PA -- Yellow Fever 1796-7 - Philadelphia, PA -- Yellow Fever 1798 - Philadelphia, PA [one of the worst] -- Yellow Fever 1798 - New Bern, NC (Craven Co) -- Yellow Fever 1803 - New York -- Yellow Fever 1820-3 - Nationwide [starts-Schuylkill River and spreads] -- "Fever" 1831-2 - Nationwide [brought by English emigrants] -- Asiatic Cholera 1832 - New York City and other major cities -- Cholera 1837 - Philadelphia -- Typhus 1841 - Nationwide [especially severe in the south] -- Yellow Fever 1847 - New Orleans -- Yellow Fever 1847-8 - Worldwide -- Influenza 1848-9 - North America -- Cholera 1850 - Nationwide -- Yellow Fever 1850-1 - North America -- Influenza 1852 - Nationwide [New Orleans-8,000 die in summer] -- Yellow Fever 1855 - Nationwide [many parts] -- Yellow Fever 1857-9 - Worldwide [one of the greated epidemics] -- Influenza 1860-1 - Pennsylvania -- Smallpox 1865-73 - Philadelphia, New York, Boston, New Orleans -- Smallpox 1865-73 - Baltimore, Memphis, Washington DC -- Cholera [A series of recurring epidemics of: Typhus, Typhoid, Scarlet Fever, Yellow Fever] 1873-5 - North America and Europe -- Influenza 1878 - New Orleans [last great epidemic] -- Yellow Fever 1885 - Plymouth, PA -- Typhoid 1886 - Jacksonville, FL -- Yellow Fever 1918 - Worldwide [high point year] -- Influenza More people were hospitalized in WWI from this epidemic than wounds. US Army training camps became death camps, with 80% death rate in some camps Finally, these specific instances of Cholera were mentioned: 1833 Columbus, OH 1834 New York City 1849 New York 1851 Coles Co., Illinois, The Great Plains, and Missouri ==== OHHURON Mailing List ==== Join and support the Huron County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Soc. We meet the 4th Monday of every month, save December. 7:30pm at the Senior Center, Norwalk, Oh.