The epidemics during that season (winter) would include influenza, smallpox, diphtheria. Chickenpox killed as well, most often because of bacterial superinfection. In addition to diphtheria, bacterial diseases that were frequent killers, especially in winter, included many streptococcal diseases like scarlet fever, different types of meningitis. Yellow fever is mosquito-borne, therefore unlikely in January. Epidemics of diphtheria tragically were not rare. How old were Nancy, Jemima, Betsey? E Jost Sue wrote: > Three, possibly four CLARK family members died in 1794- > > Nancy - Jan 9 > Jemima - Jan 11 > Betsey - Jan 11 > > and, possibly, Lucy and/or Molly (do not have death dates for either) > > Does anyone know if there was a fever or flu epidemic that winter? > They are buried in Davidson Cemetery, Whitingham. > > I do know that in Philadelphia, PA there was a yellow fever epidemic, > -but- I can find no record of one hitting Windham co., Vermont. > > thanks, > Sue > > > ==== VTWINDHA Mailing List ==== > Brattleboro - Brooks Lib. - http://www.brooks.lib.vt.us > Middlebury Col. Lib. http://www.middlebury.edu/~lib/genealogy.html > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >