Records of Death in the Town of Bethel, 1897
FHC Film #11491337
Pages 578-579
Pages 580-581
The word Blank has been used when no information was entered on the original record
An * indicates an error on the part of the original recorder, not the transcriber
The ? marks indicate letters or words that could not be read due to the quality of the original record
Name of Deceased |
Place of Death |
Date of Death |
Years/Months/Days |
Sex |
Condition |
Place of Birth, State |
Residence at Death |
Cause of Death |
Occupation |
Color/Race |
Name of Father/Mother |
Person Certifying |
| 1. Johnson, Clarence Albert | Bethel, CT | January 8 | 15y 3m 26d | Male | Single | Bethel, CT | Bethel, CT | Diabetes | Student | White | Reuben & Eendora A Johnson | George D Wright, MD |
| 2. Cunningham, Nora | Bethel, CT | January 15 | 75y* Blank Blank | Female | Widow | Blank, Ireland | Bethel, CT | Paralysis | Housewife | White | Bernis* & Julia Murphy | A.E. Barber, MD |
| 3. Wiehman, Theodore A | Bethel, CT | January 28 | 33 Blank Blank | Male | Married | Danbury, CT | Bethel, CT | Pneumonia-Endocartitis | Hatter | White | Theodore & Catherine Wiehman | H.F. Brownlee, MD |
| 4. Ambler, Lucinda | Bethel, CT | February 9 | 54y 9m 18d | Female | Single | Ridgefield, CT | Bethel, CT | Valvular Disease of Heart-Pneumonia | Blank | White | Benjamin S & Phebe Ambler | Frank P. Clark, MD |
| 5. Wilson, Ethel Mary | Bethel, CT | February 11 | Blank Blank 17d | Female | Single | Bethel, CT | Bethel, CT | Premature Birth-Convulsions | Blank | White | Arthur & Ada Wilson | A.E. Barber, MD |
| 6. Wilson, Leonard Arthur | Bethel, CT | February 12 | Blank Blank 18d | Male | Single | Bethel, CT | Bethel, CT | Premature Birth-Convulsions | Blank | White | Arthur & Ada Wilson | A.E. Barber, MD |
| 7. Lyon, Minetta* | Bethel, CT | February 13 | 80y 4m 3d | Female | Widow | Bethel, CT | Bethel, CT | Apoplexy | Blank | White | Samuel & Eunice Blackman | G.D. Wright, MD |
| 8. Ferry, William Harrison | Bethel, CT | February 16 | 84y 1m 6d | Male | Widower | Bethel, CT | Bethel, CT | Old Age-Apoplexy | Hatter | White | Noah T Ferry & Philas Ferry | A.E. Barber, MD |
| 9. Millard, Russell S | Bethel, CT | February 24 | 70y 10m Blank | Male | Widower | Westport, CT | Bethel, CT | Brights Disease-Erysipelas | Hatter | White | Abraham & Abigail Millard | G.D. Wright MD |
| 10. Johnson, John Griffin | Bethel, CT | February 24 | 85y 1m 18d | Male | Widower | Huntington, CT | Bethel, CT | Paralysis Visicar Uniranial erasmus Senile | Farmer | White | Samuel & Sally Johnson | E. Weiss, MD |
| 11. Foster, Benjamin F | Bethel, CT. | March 1 | 72y 4m 12d | Male | Widower | Danbury, CT | Bethel, CT | Apoplexy | Carpenter | White | Alanson & Polly Foster | A.E. Barber, D |
| 12. Glover, Harry Sanford | Bethel, CT. | March 8 | 69y 8 9d | Male | Married | Newtown, CT | Bethel, CT. | Pneumonia-Congestion of Lungs | Hatter | White | Harry & Lucy Glover | A.E. Barber, MD |
| 13. Bassett, Mary C Judd | Bethel, CT. | March 24 | 37y 5m 15d | Female | Married | Bethel, CT. | Bethel, CT. | Tuberculosis | Housekeeper | White | Frank & Mary Judd | A.E. Barber, MD |
| 14. Fairchild, Minerva | Bethel, CT. | March 25 | 89y 9m Blank | Female | Widow | Redding, CT | Bethel, CT. | Endometritis Arthiomatose | Blank | White | Eri & Betsey Crofet* | D.C. Brown, MD |
| 15. Merrill, Nancy | Bethel, CT. | April 8 | 60y Blank Blank | Female | Married | Norwalk, CT | Bethel, CT. | Tuberculosis-Lungs | Housekeeper | White | Sipeas* P & Susan Tuttle | Frank P Clark, MD |
| 16. Holm, Son of Oscar E | Bethel, CT. | May 1 | Blank Blank Blank | Male | Single | Bethel, CT. | Bethel, CT. | Stillborn | Blank | White | Oscar & Anna Holm | Geo D Wright, MD |
| 17. Black, John E | Bethel, CT. | May 16 | 80y Blank 3d | Male | Married | Plymonth, VT | Wellesley, MA | Paralysis-Heart Failure | Merchant | White | Levi & Mary Black | A.E. Barber, MD |
| 18. Stanton, Sarah Janet | Bethel, CT. | May 30 | 11y 7m 24d | Female | Single | New York, NY | Bethel, CT. | Pneumonia-Diphtheria | Blank | White | Wm & Magdaline M Staton | Geo D Wright, MD |
| 19. Algroe, Estella | Bethel, CT. | June 1 | 26y 1m 11d | Female | Married | New Fairfield, CT | Bethel, CT. | Suicide | Housework | White | Frederick & Florence Hillman | A.E. Barber, Deputy Coroner |
| 20. Matthews, Clarence | Bethel, CT. | June 5 | Blank Blank 26 | Male | Single | Bethel, CT. | Bethel, CT. | Cholera Infantum | Blank | Black | Charles & Jennie W Matthews | Geo D Wright, MD |
| A True Record | Attest | Howard H Woodman | Registrar | |||||||||
| 21. Sarah C Kinner | Bethel, CT | July 10 | 45y 4m 10d | Female | Married | Chester, NY | Bethel, CT | Albuminuria Urarsmia* | Housewife | White | Hudson & Malinda Kinner | C.R. Hart, MD |
| 22. Edna May Henwood | Bethel, CT | July 24 | 3y 10m 29d | Female | Single | Danbury, CT | Danbury, CT | Dysentery | Blank | White | Wm B & Lillian Henwood | G.D. Wright, MD |
| 33. Bridget Oaks | Bethel, CT | August 3 | 66y 7m Blank d | Female | Widow | Blank, Ireland | Bethel, CT | Paralysis | Housewife | White | Patrick & Mary Conovan | A.E. Barber, M.D. |
| 24. Daughter of Chas A Becket | Bethel, CT | August 8 | Blank Blank Blank | Female | Single | Bethel, CT | Bethel, CT | Stillborn | Blank | White | Chas H & Libbie Becket | G.D. Wright, M.D. |
| 25. Juliette Guyer Burr | Bethel, CT | September 13 | 61y 7m 13d | Female | Married | Bethel, CT | Bethel, CT | Apoplexy | Housewife | White | Wm & Lucy Guyer | G.D. Wright, M.D. |
| 26. Susan O Cook | Bethel, CT | September 18 | 84y Blank m 9d | Female | Widow | Hamptonburgh, NY | Bethel, CT | Old Age, Heart Disease | housewife | White | Chas & Philadelphia Booth | A.E. Barber, M.D. |
| 27. Sarah M Johnson | Bethel, CT | September 20 | 77y 5m Blank d | Female | Widow | Ridgefield, CT | Bethel, CT | General Influence of Age, Paralysis | Housewife | White | Samuel & Mary Smith | J.H. Benedict, M.D. |
| 28. Loe Carl Smith | Bethel, CT | September 23 | 2y 11m Blank d | Male | Single | Bethel, CT | Bethel, CT | Syphilis | Blank | Blank | Wm & Bessis Smith | G.D. Wright, M.D. |
| 29. Florence E Meeker | Bethel, CT | October 6 | 42y 3m 26d | Female | Married | Woodbury, CT | Bethel, CT | Pleurisy? | Housewife | White | Wm H & Sarah E White | C.A. Hart, M.D. |
| 30. Thomas A Gormian* | Bethel, CT | October 9 | 23y 1m Blank d | Male | Single | Bethel, CT | Bethel, CT | Tuberculosis | Hatter | White | Henry & Honora Gormian | G.D. Wright, M.D. |
| 31. Marguerite Mudelfred* | Bethel, CT | October 15 | Blank y 3m 6d | Female | Single | Bethel, CT | Bethel, CT | Bronchial Pneumonia | Blank | White | Eugene & Monica Mundelfred* | E. Weiss, M.D. |
| 32. Son of Thomas Keanan* | Bethel, CT | October 19 | Blank Blank Blank | Male | Single | Bethel, CT | Bethel, CT | Stillborn | Blank | White | Thomas & Katie Dolan* | E. Weiss, M.D. |
| 33. Francis Anthony King | Bethel, CT | October 19 | Blank y 11m 5d | Male | Single | Danbury, CT | Bethel, CT | Pneumonia | Blank | White | Geo C & Ella G Claney* | G.D. Wright, M.D. |
| 34. David R Van Riper | Bethel, CT | November 21 | 53y 1m Blank d | Male | Married | Jersey City, NJ | Bethel, CT | Locomoter Ataxia | Merchant | White | David & Jessie Van Riper | G.D. Wright, M.D. |
| 35. George E Lynch | Bethel, CT | November 23 | Blank y 0m 1, 1/2d | Male | Single | Bethel, CT | Bethel, CT | Premature Birth | Blank | White | Geo W & Anna L Hunt Lynch | G.D. Wright, M.D. |
| 36. Mary Culhane | Bethel, CT | November 26 | 17y 8m 10d | Female | Single | Bethel, CT | Bethel, CT | Typhoid Fever | Worked in Leather Shop | White | Cornelius & Hannah Culhane | G.D. Wright, .D. |
| 37. Thomas Buckley | Bethel, CT | November 28 | 37y Blank m Blank d | Male | Married | Blank, Ireland | Bethel CT | Consumption | Hatter | White | Thomas & Hannah Buckley | C.R. Hart, M.D. |
| 38. Raymond Murray | Bethel, CT | December 8 | Blank y 1m 4d | Male | Single | Bethel, CT | Bethel, CT | Whopping* Cough | Blank | White | John E & Dora Peck Murray | G.D. Wright, MD |
| 39. Stephen Osborn | Bethel, CT | December 9 | 78y Blank m Blank d | Male | Single | Easton, CT | Bethel, CT | Chronic Melancholia Exhaustion | Blank | White | Blank | J.W. Gordon, MD |
| 40. Edith Bell Steele | Bethel, CT | December 11 | 2y 5m 12d | Female | Single | Bethel, CT | Bethel, CT | Congestion of Lungs-Heart Failure | Blank | Black | William & Jane Steele | A.E.Barber, MD |
| 41. Mary Ann Drussing* | Bethel, CT | December 12 | 68y Blank m 12d | Female | Single | Wilton, CT | Bethel, CT | Paralysis | Hat Trimmer | White | Able & Rachel Drussing* | A.E. Barber, MD |
A True Record
Attest
Howard H. Woodman
Registrar
Transcriber's Notes:
1. 75*=says about 75 Bernis*=could be Dennis
7. Minetta*=could be Miretta
14. Crofet*=could be Croft
15. Sipeas*=could be Lipeas
21. urarsmia*=hard to read
23. Oaks*=could be Oebs; Conovan*=could be Craven
30 Gormian*=could be Gomian or Gorman
31. Mudelfred*=could be Muchelfred
32. Keenan* Dolan*=note that deceased surname is Keenan but parents surname is Dolan
33. Claney*=could be Clancy
38. Whopping*=probably is Whooping
39. Osborn*=could be Oslow
41. Drussing*=hard to read, could be Drumming
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