1795 — Scarlett Fever, at least 16 MA towns, esp. Beverly/19, Sterling/8, Topsfield/11– >39

— >39  Blanchard tally from locality breakouts below.[1]

 

Ashburnham (   ?)

–?  Caulfield. “Some Common Diseases of Colonial Children.” Transactions, p. 35, fn. 84.

 

Beverly           (19)

—   19  Vital Records of Beverly Massachusetts to the end of the Year 1849, Vol. II. 1907.

–1  Caswell, Samuel. 4 years old. Sept. 2 burial. Vital Records of Beverly. P. 394.

–1  Groves, Ichabod. 3 years old, Jan 15 burial. Vital Records of Beverly. P. 457.

–1  Harris, Charles. 4 months old, May 24 burial. Vital Records of Beverly. P. 463.

–3  McKeen family. Caulfield. “Some Common Diseases…” Transactions, p.35, fn. 84.

–Alice. 2½ years old, May 18 burial. Vital Records of Beverly. P. 501.

–Margaret. 11 moths old, May 29 burial. Vital Records of Beverly. P. 501.

–Mary. 3 years old, May 16 burial. Vital Records of Beverly. P. 501.

–1  Ober, Joseph. 7 months old, Aug 28 burial. Vital Records of Beverly. P. 519.

–1  Oliver, Anna. 5 years, 10 months old, June 18 burial. Vital Records of Beverly. P.520.

–1  Preston, Thomas. 7 months old, April 15 burial. Vital Records of Beverly. P. 534.

–1  Pride, Peter. 2 years, 7 months old; May 15 burial. Vital Records of Beverly. P. 535.

–2  Rimmons family.  Caulfield. “Some Common Diseases…” Transactions, p.35, fn. 84.

–Daughter of Robert. 9 yrs., 11 mo., buried Oct 27. Vital Records of Beverly. 544.

–Daughter of Robert, 3 years old; buried Nov 22. Vital Records of Beverly. P.544.

–1  Selman, Jacob. 1 year old; buried Nov 26. Vital Records of Beverly. P. 551.

–3  Thomson family.  Caulfield. “Some Common Diseases…” Transactions, p.35, fn. 84.

–Daughter of James, 1 year, 11 months old, July. Vital Records of Beverly. P.574.

–Son of James. 3 years, 8 months old, July. Vital Records of Beverly. P. 574.

–Son of James. 5 months old, July. Vital Records of Beverly. P. 574.

–1  William, James. 9 months, buried Oct 23. Vital Records of Beverly. P. 431.

–1  Williams, Thomas. 5 years, 6 months old, Aug. Vital Records of Beverly. P. 603.

–1  Zechariah, Samuel. 1 year old, Aug 19 burial. Vital Records of Beverly. P. 485.

— >17  Caulfield. “Some Common Diseases…” Transactions, p. 35-36.

 

Boston            (  ?)

–?  Caulfield. “Some Common Diseases of Colonial Children.” Transactions, p. 35, fn. 84.

 

Groton            (  ?)

–?  Caulfield. “Some Common Diseases of Colonial Children.” Transactions, p. 35, fn. 84.

 

Harvard         (  ?)

–?  Caulfield. “Some Common Diseases of Colonial Children.” Transactions, p. 35, fn. 84.

 

Ipswich           (  ?)

–?  Caulfield. “Some Common Diseases of Colonial Children.” Transactions, p. 35, fn. 84.

 

Kingston         (  1)

–1 Nathaniel Fish, 10 years old, Died May 21. Vital Records of Kingston, MA to 1850, p. 348.

–?  Caulfield. “Some Common Diseases of Colonial Children.” Transactions, p. 35, fn. 84.

 

Leominster     (  ?)

–?  Caulfield. “Some Common Diseases of Colonial Children.” Transactions, p. 35, fn. 84.

 

Marblehead   (  ?)

–?  Caulfield. “Some Common Diseases of Colonial Children.” Transactions, p. 35, fn. 84.

 

Spencer          (  ?)

–?  Caulfield. “Some Common Diseases of Colonial Children.” Transactions, p. 35, fn. 84.

 

Sterling           (  8)

–8  March 1795-Apr 18, 1796. Caulfield. “Some Common Diseases.” Transactions, pp. 35-36.

 

Sturbridge      (  ?)

–?  Caulfield. “Some Common Diseases of Colonial Children.” Transactions, p. 35, fn. 84.

 

Sutton             (  ?)

–?  Caulfield. “Some Common Diseases of Colonial Children.” Transactions, p. 35, fn. 84.

 

Topsfield        (10-11)

–11  Caulfield. “Some Common Diseases of Colonial Children.” Transactions, pp. 35-36.

–10  Vital Records of Topsfield Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849. 1903.

–1  Benjamin Bixby Jr. 17 years, June 2. Vital Records of Topsfield to 1849, p. 206.

–1  Joshua Conant. 15 years old, July 12. Vital Records of Topsfield to 1849, p. 213.

–1  John Cree. “short of a year,” Sept 4. Vital Records of Topsfield to 1849, p. 213.

–2  Joseph Cree children; 1 and 5 years old; Aug 30, Sep 1. Topsfield Vital Rec., 213.

–1  Simon Oliver Jr.; about 5, June 29. Vital Records of Topsfield to 1849, p. 225.

–1  William son; 10 years; Oct 29. Vital Records of Topsfield to 1849, p. 254.

–1  Elijah Zacheus (child of); 5 months; July 15. Vital Records of Topsfield to 1849, 225.

–1  Elijah Zacheus (child of); 2 years; July 19. Vital Records of Topsfield to 1849, 225.

–1  John Zebulun Jr., “child;” Oct 14. Vital Records of Topsfield to 1849, p. 243.

 

Weymouth     (  ?)

–?  Caulfield. “Some Common Diseases of Colonial Children.” Transactions, p. 35, fn. 84.

 

Woburn          (?)

–?  Caulfield. “Some Common Diseases of Colonial Children.” Transactions, p. 35, fn. 84.

 

Narrative Information

 

Caulfield: “During 1795 there were scarlet fever deaths in at least sixteen Massachusetts towns. The Boston epidemic began in the spring. At least seventeen died in Beverly, and eleven in Topsfield. In Sterling between March 1, 1795, and April 18, 1796, there were 8 deaths out of 150 cases, or a case fatality rate of 5.3 percent.” (“Some Common Diseases of Colonial Children.” Transactions of the Colonial Society of Massachusetts, Vol. 35, April 1942, pp. 35-36.)

 

 

Sources

 

Beverly Massachusetts. Vital Records of Beverly Massachusetts to the end of the Year 1849, Vol. II, Marriages and Deaths. Topsfield, MA: Topsfield Historical Society, 1907. Google preview accessed 1-27-2018 at: https://books.google.com/books?id=ayaF0vm1AMIC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false

 

Caulfield, Ernest. “Some Common Diseases of Colonial Children.” Transactions of the Colonial Society of Massachusetts, Vol. 35, April 1942, pp. 4-65. Accessed 1-17-2018 at: https://www.colonialsociety.org/node/865

 

New England Historic Genealogical Society. Vital Records of Kingston Massachusetts to the Year 1850. Boston: The Society, 1911. Google preview accessed 1-27-2018 at: https://books.google.com/books?id=8TEgg3nzpIcC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false

 

Topsfield Historical Society. Vital Records of Topsfield Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849. Topsfield, MA: The Society, 1903. Google preview accessed 1-27-2018 at: https://books.google.com/books?id=U_kLAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false

 

 

 

 

[1] The tally comes to 38-39, however, as can be seen, Caulfield notes the existence of scarlet fever in eleven localities, for which we find no specific numbers. We use the at least sign (>) to note the probability of additional deaths in one or more of these localities.