The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-01-05
The MOrtuary Record for The Town of
Bennington for 1887.

the deaths which occurred in the tow
of Bennington during 1887. When the
exact age is not given, If the person had
| lived beyond the first six months of hi;
last birthday, full year is added to lht
record. So if the person had died with
in the first six months of his last
birthday, no account is taken
of the months intervening. The Oldest
person who died WAS Ira A. Fillmore
aged SO years, month and 6 days.
There are in the list eight over 20 and
thirteen over 80. the sexes are divided
as follows : Males, so: females, 49,
The death rate among children wa
considerably in excess of that of NUN
Der of previous years-14 in all. Con-
sumption had eight victims, heart dis
ease, ten; BrIghts' disease, two; pneu,
monia, five; typhoid fever, five. In the
other cases range of diseases is record
ed. In the list below the following or
der of arrangement IS observed Date
of death, name, residence, disease and
age.
JANUARY.
2. Mrs. Jane NJ. Mallory wife of Ross
Mallory. residence northeast part of
town. Pneumonia supervening on
Bright's disease; 90 years.
8. Thomas McDaniels, South st. Grad
ual failure of the vital powers; 80
years. months, 30 days.
%, Wealthy l.. EIlsw orth, west part of
town. Metritis; AZ years, 6 months
"a. Louis Delaney, North Bennington. 50
years.
90, James Watson. North Bennington.
81 years,
80. Daniel A. Rudd. School street Apo
pIexy, IA years IA days.
80 Dwight Thomas, North Bennington.
Paralysis; So years, II months 4 days,
81. Mrs. Maria G. Benton, wife of Chas,
II. Benton, Main street. Heart dis.
ease; 81 years. months and 6 days.
FEBRUARY.
/ Mrs. LYDIA II Barney, widow of Chss
Barney, residence east part of town
Pneumonia; 81 years.
4. DR.. Benjamin F. Morgan, Bennington
Center. Pneumonla; 81 years, mos.
and 1 days.
5. Katie, infant daughter Of John Hogan
Is months.
l2 Mrs. Sarah Kimbsll Weeks street
Heart disease; SO years and months.
IA. Robert II. Patterson, Putnam street.
Consumption; y years, s months and
day.
Is. Mrs. Bridget Mahar. wife of Michael
Mahar, Gage street. Apoplexy; 56
years.
90 Charles Ferguson. Grove street Ty
phoid fever: 90 years.
%. Miranda Martin, Main street. Grad
ual failing of the vital powers; 80 yrs.
months and days.
%. 7. Putnam Sibley, found dead in his
store on Main street. 30 years,ll mos
and % days,
MARCH.
5. L Maria Hubbard, Washington ave.
Cancer; II years.
8. Mrs. Mary Monroe. Bennington Falls.
Gradual failure of the vital powers;
Sc years.
10 Mrs, Martha Berry (colored). wife of
VIM. Berry, Gage street. Epilepsy; "a
years.
IA. Michael Enright Scotch-ave. Con.
sumption; 80 years and 10 months.
II. John Myers, Silver street. COnsump
ton; 90 years and % days.
10 james NJ, Atwood, Consumption,
~ years.
20, Thomas F. Meagher, North Benning
ton. Typhoid pneumonia; 30 years.
APRIL.
3. Mrs Hannah Bigeow, widow of Pom.
eroy Bigelow, Southeast part of town.
Gradual failure of the vital powers;
SO years. l. months and "a DAYS
II. Benajih S, Potter Ora iual failure
of the vital powers; ~ years.
10 Mrs. Lizzie E Robinson, wife of Her |
bert F Robinson, Washington avenue
Consuption; % years.
%. James Charters, WilIow.st. Blood |
poisoning; 81 years.
%. Andrew NJ. johnson. North street. |
Gradual failure of the vital powers; "a |
years, months aud % days.
IS John White, North Bennington.
Gradual failure OF the vital powers
SO years and months.
70, Mrs. Samuel Galow, North Benning
ton. Heart disease; so years.
MAY.
5. Mrs. Emerett Boyd, wife of Edgar
F, Boyd, Main street. Consumption;
40 years. . months and 81 days.
8, Joseph C. f. Lewis (colored) Main
street, Consumption 40 years, 2 mcs.
and 81 days.
j. Sylvester Green, southeast part of
town. Suicide; SO years.
i, Samuel II. Brown, North S rect
Gradual failure of the vital powers: SO
years and 30 days.
JUNE.
/. Fannie Myers, daughter of Sherman
Myers. Silver street. Inflammation Of
brain; s years.
=, Mrs. Louisa Bahan, wife of James Ba
han, Bennington Center. Heart dis
ease; 65 years.
!. Frank l., Wood son of Eugene Wood
Is years.
o. Oliver Smith, Park street. Heart
disease; rs years, 3 months 10 days.
JULY.
Mrs. Benjamin R. Sears. Bennington
Center. Gradual failure of the vital
powers; 81 years, eight months and
days.
3. Mrs, Eliza S. Noyes. Main street.
Hemorrhage: "a years.
3. A son of Charles Bent years.
6. Mrs. Eliza Benedict, widow of Aaron
Benedict, Park street. Gradual fail
ure of the vital powers; 70 years s
months and II days.
6 Robert, son of Lyman Fradenburg
Drowned near Bradford g mill; years
and II months.
8. Mrs. Sarah Fairchid North Ben
nington. 65 years.
0. Mrs. Della Bowker, North Benning-
ton. rs years.
0. Jonathan q. Houghton, North Ben
nington. Malignant disease; 81 years
IL months and 26 DAYS.
l Elijah Greenslet. SO years.
AUGUST,
An infant son of Charles Wakefield.
An infant son of VIM. E. Krkwood
. Mrs. Harriet Knapp, wife of Hiram
Knapp. east part OF town. Consump-
ion: 80 years.
An infant son of Elmer F. lockwood
. Gage G. Gibson. son of G. d. Gibson,
Main street, Dysentery; years and
months. Il
. Mary Doyle. Division street. Heart
disease; 40 years.
5. Nettie Crawford. 15years.
8. Mrs. Mary. B. Cole. wife Of Charles
G Cole. Died at Lake Pleasant while
temporarily out of town. SO years.
s. An infant son Of Charles Baudestel.
0. Mrs. Celia Martin. wife of Dennis
Martin, School street. Sc years.
o. An infant son of c. w. Hurley.
0. An infant daughter of Edgar Morse.
3. An infant son of Loziar Marcia.
A. Rev Isaac Jennings, Bennington
Center. Chronic cystitis; II years and
| month.
i. William Vsnderburg (colored), Nor
gan street. Gradual failure of the vital
powers; so years, 2 months and 3
days.
SEPTEMBER.