Found this on another mailing list. Hope it helps somebody. Dot ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 10:26 PM Subject: [CT~Old-News] New Article for United States - Connecticut >A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > >Connecticut > New London > http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=744 > > Also visit our new sister sites: > http://www.AncestorsOnTheWeb.com > http://www.Genealogy101.com > > Direct link to article: > http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=50600 > Submitted by: Gigimo > > Article Title: New England Courant > > Article Date: December 11 1721 > > Article Description: Death of John ROGERS, the Baptist Teacher, From > Small Pox. Also Death of Mrs. Elizabeth YEOMANS. > > Article Text: > > They write from New Port, that several persons have been taken ill with > the small pox there, who are remov'd out of town to prevent its spreading. > > Extract of a Letter from a Gentleman at New London to His Friend in > Boston, dated Nov. 24, 1721. > > Sir, > > I find the death of John ROGERS, the Baptist Teacher of this place, is > mention'd in one of your publick papers; and if you think the > under-written account of his carriage (when near his End) will oblige the > town, you may communicate it. The old man, by his presumption, has > brought such distress on his family, as I believe is not to be parallel'd > in Boston. Some of them, particular his Blacks, are so obstinate as to > deny themselves the use of means when sick, it being against their > opinion. As for John's errors, I hear of neither Recantation nor > Confirmation; when when ill, he seem'd as if astonish'd, to think the > small pox (a punishment for the wicked) should be sent to him. All I can > learn he said, when Mr. G______n first told him the small pox was our upon > him, was, That he was in the Hands of God, and had no Fear upon his > Spirits; and for several days he was possest he should not die; till at > last strength failing, and all Hope of life being taken away, he kneeled > dow! > n (for he could not ly in bed) and prayed, that IF God had seen any thing > amiss in him he would forgive him; and that he would either keep his wife > from the infection, or carry her thro' it. And so died John ROGERS the > Baptist, who while he lived said more than was desired, when he came to > die said less than was expected; and as he led his followers, so he left > them in the dark, where, I think, (if no good man ever died of a common > calamity) we must e'en leave him. > > The same Letter adds, that a certain man at Stonington (who has a wife and > several children) lately castrated himself; which has occasion'd abundance > of waggin talk among the looser sort of the female tribe, who are so > incensed against him, that some of them talk hotly of throwing stones at > him, if he lives to come abroad again. He is very much swell'd, but seems > rejoyc'd at what he has done. > > On Monday morning last died here Mrs. Elizabeth YEOMANS, Consort of John > YEOMANS, Esq., of the small pox. > > We are assur'd that the small pox is at Lime in Connecticut. > > > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > CT-Old-News > > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM > http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >