1741 — “Long Fever” or “Lung Fever,” Sutton, MA (19) and New London, CT (?) — >19

–19  Sutton, MA.  Duffy. Epidemics in Colonial America. 1979, p. 225.

–19  By April 6. Benedict and Tracy. History of the Town of Sutton, MA 1704-1876. p. 59

—  6  Vital Records of Sutton, Mass. to the End of 1849. 1907.

–1  June 9. Sarah Putnam. Vital Records of Sutton, Mass. to the End of 1849. 1907, p453.

–1  July 19. Solomon Barnard. Vital Records of Sutton, Mass….1849. 1907, p. 398.

–1  Aug 11. Isaac Barnard. Vital Records of Sutton, Mass. …1849. 1907, p. 398.

–1  Sep 12. Amos Bacen. Vital Records of Sutton, Mass….1849. 1907, p. 397.

–1  Sep 23. Hannah Boutell. Vital Records of Sutton, Mass. …1849. 1907, p. 402.

–1  No date. E. Bond. Vital Records of Sutton, Mass. …1849. 1907, p. 401.

 

Narrative Information

 

Benedict and Tracy: “1741. April. 6. ‘Nineteen persons have died with the lung fever: many more of the throat distemper; no less than five in one Family God’s hand is upon old and young, especially upon my People.’” (p. 60.)

 

Duffy: “In 1741 the ‘long fever’[1] killed nineteen persons in Sutton, Massachusetts, and several others in New London, Connecticut.” (Duffy. Epidemics in Colonial America. 1979, p. 225.)

 

Source

 

Benedict, Rev. William A. and Rev. Hiram A. Tracy (compilers). History of the Town of Sutton, Massachusetts, From 1704 to 1876. Worcester: Sanford & Co., 1878. Google preview accessed 4-13-2018 at: https://books.google.com/books?id=OnMNAQAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false

 

Duffy, John. Epidemics in Colonial America. Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana State University Press, 1953, reprinted 1979.

 

Vital Records of Sutton, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849. Worcester, MA: Franklin P. Rice, 1907. Google preview accessed 2-9-2018 at: https://books.google.com/books?id=nX50wTdXBaEC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[1] So-named because the victim would suffer a sometimes weeks long continuous fever.