Records of Death for the Town of Bethel 1892
Pages 552-553
Pages 554-555
The word Blank has been used when no information was entered on the actual 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 |
Sex/Color |
Name of Father/Mother |
Person Certifying |
| 1. Baird, Laura Grace | Bethel, CT | January 1 | 10y 5m 22d | Female | Single | Bethel, CT | Bethel, CT | Diphtheria | Blank | White | John H & Bertha Baird | A.E. May, MD |
| 2. Son of Arthur & Maggie Raymond | Bethel, CT | January 2 | 0y 0m 0d | Male | Single | Bethel, CT | Bethel, CT | Stillborn | Blank | White | Arthur & Maggie Raymond | A.E. Barber, MD |
| 3. Howard, Lodowick D | Bethel, CT | January 6 | 58y 0m 0d | Male | Married | Waterford, CT | Bethel, CT | LaGrippe | Merchant | White | James & Maria Howard | A.E. May, MD |
| 4. Daughter of Joseph & Eliza Purvis | Bethel, CT | January 8 | 0y 0m 0d | Female | Single | Bethel, CT | Bethel, CT | Stillborn | Blank | White | Joseph & Eliza Purvis | A.E. Barber, MD |
| 5. Cole, William F | Bethel, CT | January 9 | 50y 11m 25d | Male | Married | Bethel, CT | Bethel, CT | Pneumonia | Hatter | White | Hiram & Mary Cole | C.R. Hart, MD |
| 6. Parker, James T | Bethel, CT | January 17 | 39y 0m 0d | Male | Married | Putnam County, NY | Bethel, CT | Cirrhosis of Liver | Laborer | White | Joseph & Mary Parker | A.E. May, MD |
| 7. Pulford, Verona L | Bethel, CT | January 21 | 81y 5m 20d | Female | Widow | Washington, CT | Bethel, CT | Epilepsy | Housewife | White | Unknown | A.E. May, MD |
| 8. Son of George and Effie Crofut | Bethel, CT | January 25 | 0y 0m 0d | Male | Single | Bethel, CT | Bethel, CT | Stillborn | Blank | White | Geo H & Effie Crofut | A.E. May, MD |
| 9.Crofut, Effie | Bethel, CT | January 26 | 25y 5m 21d | Female | Married | Monroe, CT | Bethel, CT | Peritonitis | Housewife | White | Austin B & Abby Lockwood | A.E. May, MD |
| 10. Benedict, Delia A | Bethel, CT | January 30 | 72y 9m 27d | Female | Widow | Monroe, CT | Bethel, CT | Pneumonia | Housewife | White | Blank | A.E. Barber, MD |
| 11. Barnum, Isaac C | Bethel, CT | February 9 | 78y 8m 15d | Male | Married | Bethel, CT | Bethel, CT | Pneumonia | Carpenter | White | Eli & Jerusha Barnum | A.E. Barber, MD |
| 12. Sniffins, Mary | Bethel, CT | February 11 | 80y 11m 4d | Female | Widow | Bethel, CT | Bethel, CT | Pneumonia | Housewife | White | Blank | C.R. Hart, MD |
| 13. Chinn, Maud | Bethel, CT | February 11 | 2y 8m 17d | Female | Single | Bethel, CT | Bethel, CT | Scarlatina | Blank | White | John & Betsey Chinn | A.E. Barber, MD |
| 14.Ridge, Minerva J | Bethel, CT | February 18 | 49y 8m 19d | Female | Married | Bethel, CT | Bethel, CT | Typhoid Fever | Housewife | White | Orrin Bartram/Blank | A.E. Barber, MD |
| 15. Barnum, Mary Emily | Bethel, CT | February 23 | 72y 0m 0d | Female | Married | New Canaan, CT | Bethel, CT | Cancer of the Breast | Housewife | White | William & Rachel Cady | A.L.Scott, MD |
| 16. Whitlock, Zalmon | Bethel, CT | February 26 | 82y 11m 7d | Male | Married | Bethel, CT | Bethel, CT | Cerebral Hemorrhage | Hatter | White | E & Sarah Whitlock | C.R. Hart, MD |
| 17. Norton, Eunice D | Bethel, CT | February 28 | 63y 7m 21d | Female | Widow | Redding, CT | Bethel, CT | Cerebral Hemorrhage | Housewife | White | Preston & Betsey Durant | A.E. May, MD |
| 18. Banks, Joseph A | Bethel, CT | March 8 | 56y 7m 26d | Male | Married | Danbury, CT | Bethel, CT | Apoplexy | Hatter | White | Alan O & Elizabeth Banks | A.E. Barber, MD |
| 19.Nichols, Josephine S | Bethel, CT | March 11 | 4y 7m 23d | Female | Single | Bethel, CT | Bethel, CT | Scarlet Fever | Blank | White | John F & Kate M Nichols | C.R. Hart, MD |
| 20. Cro?chley*, Maria L | Bethel, CT | March 14 | 72y 0m 0d | Female | Widow | New York, NY | Bethel, CT | Diabetes Mellitus | Housewife | White | Unknown | A.E. May, MD |
| 21. Fitzpatrick, John F | Bethel, CT | March 15 | 22y 5m 4d | Male | Single | Bethel, CT | Bethel, CT | Pneumonia | Hatter | White | Mathew & Nora Fitzpatrick | A.L.Scott, MD |
| 22. Williams, Mary | Bethel, CT | March 15 | 76y 9m 14d | Female | Widow | Easton, CT | Bethel, CT | Chronic Bronchitis | Housewife | White | Todd/Blank | C.R. Hart, MD |
| 23. Ambler, Leland S | Bethel, CT | March 20 | 4y4m 20d | Male | Single | Bethel, CT | Bethel, CT | Endocarditis | Blank | White | Joel & Georgianna Ambler | E.A. Stratton, MD |
| 24. Farnam, Ethel T | Bethel, CT | March 20 | 17y 9m 14d | Male* | Single | Bethel, CT | Bethel, CT | Plumonary Phthisis | Hatter | White | Legrand & Mary J Farnam | A.L.. Scott MD |
| 25. Reagan, Patrick II | Bethel, CT | March 24 | 44y 0m 0d | Male | Single | Blank, Ireland | Bethel, CT | Phthisis Pulomon?lis* | Hatter | White | Peter Regan/Unknown | M.E. May, MD |
| 26. Keane, Aloysius | Bethel, CT | March 26 | 0y 14m0d | Male | Single | Bethel, CT | Bethel, CT | |||||
| 27. Hunt, James | Bethel, CT | April 3 | 73y 3m 25d | Male | Married | Philadelphia, PA | Bethel, CT | Lupus-Exhaustion | Hatter | White | Paul & Ann Hunt | A.E. May, MD |
| 28. Pondley, Gilbert N | Bethel, CT | April 6 | 58y 0m 0d | Male | Married | Pawling, NY | Bethel, CT | La Grippe | Farmer | White | Martin & Lillian Pondley | A.E. May, MD |
| 29. Hopkins, Grace | Bethel, CT | April 8 | 6y 8m 0d | Female | Single | Carmel, NY | Bethel, CT | Scarlet Fever | Blank | White | Azor B & Susan A Hopkins | A.E. May, MD |
| 30. Gilbert, Hannah | Bethel, CT | April 13 | 78y 0m 0d | Female | Widow | Bethel, CT | Bethel, CT | Brights Disease of Kidneys | Housewife | White | Zachariah & Hannah D ?????h* | A.E. Barber, MD |
| 31. Morgan, Orlando | Bethel, CT | April 16 | 62y 9m 23d | Male | Married | Warren, CT | Bethel, CT | Heart Disease | Hatter | White | Caleb & Minerva Morgan | A.E. Barber, MD |
| 32. Mead, Azor | Bethel, CT | April 22 | 85y 8m 8d | Male | Widower | North Wilton, CT | Bethel, CT | Heart Failure | Blank | White | Samuel & Helen Mead | C.R. Hart, MD |
| 33. Green, Elmer | Bethel, CT | April 22 | 6y 9m 15d | Male | Single | South East NY | Bethel, CT | Otitis Media | Blank | White | Cha?* H & Sarah E Green | A.E. May, MD |
| 34. Bush, George | Bethel, CT | April 23 | 7y 11m 23d | Male | Single | New Haven, CT | Bethel, CT | Consumption | Blank | Black | Gilbert & Harriet Bush | A.E. Barber, MD |
| 35. Beers, Alonzo | Bethel, CT | April 26 | 19y 5m 0d | Male | Single | Georgetown, CT | Bethel, CT | Hypert??phy of Heart | Laborer | White | Walter &Julia Beers | A.E. May, MD |
| 36.Cole, Eliza M | Bethel, CT | April 30 | 68y 9m 22d | Female | Married | Southberg, CT | Bethel, CT | Chronic Nephritis | Blank | White | Eli & Jeanette French | C.R. Hart, MD |
| 37. Henn?sy* Philip | Bethel, CT | May 1 | 46y 8 24d | Male | Married | Brooklyn, NY | Bethel, CT | Blank | Shoemaker | White | Blank | A.E. Barber, MD |
| 38. Lacey, Aaron S | Bethel, CT | May 26 | 65y 0m 24d | Male | Married | Bethel, CT | Bethel, CT | La Grippe | Teamster | White | Russell & Sophia Lacey | Joseph Dobson, MD |
| 39. Farnam, Laura P | Bethel, CT | June 5 | 79y 2m 10d | Female | Single | Litchfield, CT | Bethel, CT | Old Age | Blank | White | John & Hannah Farnam | A.L. Scott, MD |
| 40. Wilson, Betsey A | Bethel, CT | June 13 | 77y 1m 6d | Female | Married | Bethel, CT | Bethel, CT | Hepatitis-Nephritis | Housewife | White | Asel & Lucy Barnam | C.R. Har, MD |
| 41. Hunt, Edna Josephine | Bethel, CT | July 6 | 15y 9m 10d | Female | Single | Bethel, CT | Bethel, CT | Phthisis Pulmonalis | Blank | White | Edwin J & Kate G Hunt | A.E. May, MD |
| 42. Crofoot, Marion A | Bethel, CT | July 10 | 14y 10m 25d | Female | Single | New Canaan, CT | Bethel, CT | Tubercular Meningitis | Blank | White | Ebenezer M & Kate Crofoot | A.E. May, MD |
| 43. Nichols, Harriet C | Bethel, CT | July 16 | 67y 8m 0d | Female | Widow | Brookfield, CT | Bethel, CT | Hypertrophy of Heart | Housewife | White | S K & Silvia Fairchild | C.R. Hart, MD |
| 44. Daughter of Frank W Schoonaker | Bethel, CT | July 21 | 0y 0m 0d | Female | Single | Bethel, CT | Bethel, CT | Stillborn | Blank | White | Frank W & Ella Schoonmaker | A.E. May, MD |
| 45.Crofut, Estella J | Bethel, CT | July 23 | 38y 3m 29d | Female | Single | Newtown, CT | Bethel, CT | Peritonitis | Blank | White | Edward & Cornelia Crofut | A.E. May, MD |
| 46. Northrop, Etta | Bethel, CT | July 25 | 17*y 9m 25d | Female | Married | Danbury, CT | Bethel, CT | Puerperal Scarlatina | Blank | White | Harrison & Hannah Waterman | C.R. Hart, MD |
| 47.McCarthy, Alice | Bethel, CT | August 1 | 0y 5m 12d | Female | Single | Bethel, CT | Bethel, CT | Prostration | Blank | White | Daniel & Bridget McCarthy | Samuel J Kelly, MD |
| 48. Wi?hman*, Charles | Bethel, CT | August 4 | 3y 0m 18d | Male | Single | Bethel, CT | Bethel, CT | Inflammation of Bowels | Blank | White | Theodore & Mary Wi?hman* | A. E. May, MD |
| 49. Russell, Helen C | Bethel, CT | August 7 | 1y 6m 22d | Female | Single | Bethel, CT | Bethel, CT | Cholera Infantum | Blank | White | Frederick & Minnie Russell | A.E. May, MD |
| 50. Taylor, Grace May | Bethel, CT | August 11 | 0y 10m 28d | Female | Single | Bethel, CT | Bethel, CT | Cholera Infantum | Blank | White | Robert & Eva J Taylor | C.R. Hart, MD |
| 51. McCarty, Thomas E | Bethel, CT | August 11 | 0y 9m 16d | Male | Single | Bethel, CT | Bethel, CT | Entera Colitis | Blank | White | Michael & Marisa N McCarty | C.R. Hart, MD |
| 52. Belknap, Alfred | Bethel, CT | August 11 | 37y 0m 0d | Male | Married | Duval County FL | Jacksonville, FL | Typhoid Fever | School Teacher | White | Blank | P. Bennett, MD |
| 53. White, Lois A | Bethel, CT | August 12 | 18y 9m 4d | Female | Married | Unionville, CT | Bethel, CT | Miscarriage | Housewife | White | David H & Bessie M Cottrell | R.Ellis, MD |
| 54. Murray, John | Bethel, CT | August 13 | 0y 3m 10d | Male | Single | Bethel, CT | Bethel, CT | In?n?tion* | Blank | White | John C & Lana E Murray | A.E. May, MD |
| 55. Richards, John | Bethel, CT | August 15 | 0y 4m 1d | Male | Single | Bethel, CT | Bethel, CT | Entera Colitis | Blank | White | Jesse & Theresa Richards | A.E. May, MD |
| 56. Grumman, Emily A | Bethel, CT | August 16 | 54y 0m 18d | Female | Married | Bethel, CT | Bethel, CT | Acute Diarrhea | Housewife | White | Isaac & Emma Barnum | A.E. Mary, MD |
| 57. Ferry, Henry S | Bethel, CT | August 26 | 11y 8m 17d | Male | Single | Granby, MA | Bethel, CT | Hernia Cerebr??* from fracture | Blank | White | Orris & Mary A Ferry | C.R. Hart, MD |
| 58. Wi?man*, Laura | Bethel, CT | February 22 | 0y 0m 0d | Female | Single | Bethel, CT | Bethel, CT | Internal Hemorrhage | Blank | Blank | Richard & Annie Wi?man* | James F Smith, MD |
| 59. Br???an* Annie | Bethel, CT | September 5 | 32y 0 0d | Female | Married | Blank | Bethel, CT | Typhoid Fever | Housewife | White | Blank | A.E. May, MD |
| 60. Child of Matthias Fitzpatrick | Bethel, CT | September 6 | 0y 0m 0d | Female | Single | Bethel, CT | Bethel, CT | The Child from it's appearance, had ??marks before it was born* | Blank | White | Matthias & Margaret Fitzpatrick | R. Ellis, MD |
| 61. Lodge, Gussie | Bethel, CT | September 5 | 25y 9m 27d | Female | Married | Blank, Germany | Bethel, CT | Puerperal Fever | Housewife | Blank | Otto & Marie Dieke | J.H. Benedict MD |
| 62. Child of Ella Richards | Bethel, CT | September 16 | 0y 0m 0d | Male | Single | Bethel, CT | Bethel, CT | Stillborn | Blank | Black | Ella Richards | J. Dobson, MD |
| 63. Sloan, David | Bethel, CT | September 22 | 71y 0m 0d | Male | Widower | Blank, CA | Bethel, CT | Alcoholism | Hatter | White | Unknown | A.E. Barber, Deputy Coroner |
| 64. Bassett, Clifford J | Bethel, CT | September 26 | 23y 4m 22d | Male | Single | Bethel, CT | Bethel, CT | Phthisis Pulmonalis | Hatter | White | B??ch* G & Harriet E Bassett | A.E,. May, MD |
| 65. McDowell, Harriet | Bethel, CT | October 3 | 66y 9m 16d | Female | Married | Weston, CT | Bethel, CT | Hypertrophy of Heart | Housewife | White | Ge?* & Laura Williams | A.E. May, MD |
| 66. C?rney* Mary A | Bethel, CT | October 6 | 25y 2m 0d | Female | Married | Blank, England | Bethel, CT | Pleursey | Housewife | White | Martin & Mary Howley | Frank P. Clark, MD |
| 67. Thorp, Orrin W | Bethel, CT | October 8 | 77y 7m 13d | Male | Married | Redding, CT | Bethel, CT | Chronic Bronchitis | Hatter | White | Blank | C.R. Hart, MD |
| 68. Bevans, Samantha C | Bethel, CT | October 12 | 67y 7m 15d | Female | Married | Newtown, CT | Bethel, CT | Cerebral Hemorrhage | Housewife | White | Hiram & Mary Cole | A.E. May, MD |
| 69. Taylor, Cynthia | Bethel, CT | October 13 | 84y 2m 18d | Female | Married | Bethel, CT | Bethel, CT | Apoplexy | Housewife | White | Ira & Lois Benedict | A.E. Barber, MD |
| 70. Daughter of Ernest J Bell | Bethel, CT | October 14 | 0y 0m 0d | Female | Single | Bethel, CT | Bethel, CT | Stillborn | Blank | White | Ernest & Hattie E Bell | J. Dobson, MD |
| 71. Pomeroy, Gertrude M | Bethel, CT | October 14 | 35y 0m 0d | Female | Married | Burlington, CT | Danbury, CT | Killed by Cars | Blank | White | George & Laura E Richards | A.E. Barber, MD |
| 72. Son of Duncan Brodie | Bethel, CT | October 27 | 0y 0m 0d | Male | Single | Bethel, CT | Bethel, CT | Heart failure | Blank | White | Duncan & Janet Brodie | F.P. Clark, MD |
| 73. Smith, Abby C | Bethel, CT | November 1 | 2y 6m 0d | Female | Single | Bridgeport, CT | Bethel, CT | Cerebritis | Blank | Black | Albert & Augusta Smith | J. Dobson, MD |
| 74. Cahill, Katie | Bethel, CT | Noveber 7 | 1y 2m 0d | Female | Single | Danbury, CT | Bethel, CT | Diptheria | Blank | White | Thomas & Annie Chahill* | A.E. May, MD |
| 75. Son of Rollin T Toms | Bethel, CT | November 10 | 0y 0m 0d | Male | Single | Bethel, CT | Bethel, CT | Stillborn | Blank | White | Rollin T & Julia A Toms | C.R. Hart, MD |
| 76. Ridge, Elore | Bethel, CT | November 14 | 0y 7m 22d | Male | Single | Newtown, CT | Bethel, CT | Congestion of Lungs | Blank | White | Chas & Ester Ridge | A.E. Barber, MD |
| 77. Judd, Henry O | Bethel, CT | December 1 | 34y 10m 0d | Male | Single | Bethel, CT | Bethel, CT | Paralysis of Heart | Hatter | White | E Starr & Emily Judd | A.E. May, MD |
| 78. Judd, Charles E | Bethel, CT | December 7 | 45y 0m 23d | Male | Single | Bethel, CT | Bethel, CT | Cerebral Congestion | Hatter | White | Hiram & Marie Judd | J. Dobson, MD |
| 79. Fidner, George | Bethel, CT | December 13 | 31y 11m 13d | Male | Married | Bethel, CT | Bethel, CT | Pulmonalis | Hatter | White | John & Sarah Fidner | A.E. May, MD |
| 80. Munson, Willis | Bethel, CT | December 14 | 74y 2m 8d | Male | Widower | Unknown | Bethel, CT | Apoplexy | Shoemaker | White | Unknown | A.E. May, MD |
| 81. Son of William Shultz | Bethel, CT | December 18 | 0y 0m 0d | Male | Single | Bethel, CT | Bethel, CT | Stillborn | Blank | White | Wm & Carrie Shultz | A.E. May, MD |
| A True Record | Attest | Howard H Woodman | Registrar | |||||||||
| 82. Owen, Emily W | Danbury, CT | January 14 | 29y 6m 0d | Female | Single | Warwarsing, NY | Danbury, CT | Typhoid Fever | Nurse | White | Jessie & Hannah Owen | S. Penfield |
| 83. Stowe, Marinda | Redding, CT | April 1 | 77y 1m 14d | Female | Married | New Fairfield, CT | Bethel, CT | Heart Disease | Housewife | White | Eligiah & Ester Beers | A.E. Mays, MD |
| 84. Ferry, W.R. Jr | Newtown, CT | April 29 | 43y 8m 20d | Male | Married | Bethel, CT | Danbury, CT | Heart Disease | Hatter | White | W.R. & Laura Ferry | A.E. Barber, MD |
| 85. Stowe, Adelia A | Danbury, CT | May 3 | 54y 0m 8d | Female | Married | Otego, NY | Danbury, CT | Brights Disease of Kidney | Blank | White | Homer & Mary Judson | A.L. Scott |
| 86. Hoyt, Darwis | Newtown, CT | July 20 | 83y 10m 0d | Male | Widower | Blank | Newtown, CT | Old Age | Farmer | White | Blank | Edward W Smith, MD |
| 87. Bates, Richard | Danbury, CT | August 20 | 2y 0m 0d | Male | Blank | Danbury, CT | Danbury, CT | Diptheria | Blank | White | Jerome & Helen Bates | A.L.Scott |
| 88. Conklin, Mary Hellen | Danbury, CT | September 14 | 31y 5m 0d | Female | Married | Edward W Smith, MD | Danbury, CT | Blank | Hatter | White | Augustus & Eliza Cole | S Willard Oley, MD |
| 89. Glover, Esther | Danbury, CT | December 19 | 47y 0m 0d | Female | Married | Bethel, CT | Danbury, CT | Cancer | Blank | White | Blank | Dr. W.S. Watson |
Transcriber's Notes:
20. Cro?chley*=?may be "n" or "u"
24. Male*=ditto makrs under previous Male entry: Ethel may be female
25. Pulmon?lis*=? unreadable
30. D?????h*= ?????? unreadable
33. Cha?*=may be Char or Chas
35. Hyper??phy*=?? unreadable
37. Henn?sy*=probably "e", may be "a"
46. 17y* may be 19
48. Wi?hman*="c" or "s"
54. In?n?ition*=illegible
57. Cereb??*=illegible
58. Wil?man*=illegible
59. Br??an*=may be Brennan
60. ??* ??=two words-illegible
64. B?ch*=illegible
65. G??* = illegible
66. C?rney* ="a" or "u"
74. Chahill*=probably Cahill
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