The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-01-03
The MOrtuary Record of the Town of Benz
ningt on for 1888.

To THE EDITOR OF THE BANNER
Dear SIR I'VE present herewith a rec
ord OF the deaths which occurred in the
own Of Bennington during 1883. When
.he exact rge is not given, if the person
had lived beyond the first six months of
his last birthday, full year is added to
the record. So if the person had died
within the first six months of his last
no account is taken of the
months intervening. The oldest person
who died was Mrs. Nancy Richardson,
aged IS years, mon'h and l3 days.
There are in the list two over 80, six
over 80 and thirteen over 70.
The sexes are divided as follows
males, SO females, so.
The number of deaths among children
was the same as last year-fourteen.
Consumption had eight victims :;
heart disease, twelve typhoid fever,
three cancer, four pneumonia,
twelve. In the other cases wide range
of diseases is recorded. In the list be-
low the following order of arrangement
is bserved Date of death, name, res
idence, disease and age !:
JANUARY
q Frank Gui'tenane, residence, Division street
Consumption aged 10 years and months.
8, Hope E., infapt daughter of F. n. Squire,
North street, months
5, DIR. Harlan P. Partridge, Main street. Cor
sumption ; IS years. months and % days.
0, Leland Fairbanks, northwest part Of town.
Gradual failure of the vital powers "a years,
month and 10 days.
s, Joseph LamOix, Park street. Cancer Of the
pancreas % years.
0, Cora NJ. Bowles, daughter of George BOwles,
northeast part of town Consumption IS years,
months and days.
0, Mrs, Mary Guiltenan, County street, so years.
II, Mrs. Amelia E Clark, wife of Robert NJ.
Clark, Depot street Gradual failure of the vital
powers 60 years and days.
FEBRUARY
/, Austin F. Harmon, west part flown. Heart
disease 6s years,
is, Mrs. Emily Moore, widow of David Moore
east part OF town, II years.
q, - Norton, Soldiers Home. Consump
ton a years.
"a. Albin Bengts n, Gage street. Pneumonia
% years
81, Charles W. Hurley, School street, Pneu
monia % years.
q, Mrs Harriet p. Bahan, Bennington Center
Gradual failure of the vital powers 4s years.
MARCH
l. Mrs. Electa Watson, Pleasant street. Hear
disease 60 years.
2, Thomas Doyle, Irish Corners. Pneumoms
"a years.
q .cIlap Ina
ton Of brain IS years
II, Mrs. Abbie Morse, wife Of Gideon A. NJ orse
School street. Pneumonia ; IS years and % days
19, Edward Kirby, Stafford street. Consump
ton ; % years.
IA, Mrs. Mary Murphy, east part of town, 6;
years.
Is. MSdin V. Bahan. Bennington Center Pneu
monia IS years.
10, Infant son Of William Bright, Bennington
Center.
%, David Hon, west part OF town, II years.
IS, Mrs, William Bright, Bennington Center
Puerperal fever ; 81 years.
q, Mrs. Harriet A. Patchen, wife OF L. 8
Patchen, Main street, "A years.
80. Cathleen, daughter Of John Healy, Rivel
street. Group years and 5 months.
81, Elizabeth r. Dyer, months.
APRIL
Q, Clarence, son of Mrs. NJ. W, Walsh, q year
and 10 months.
8, George selby, Pleasant street. Gradual fai'
ure of the vital powers "a years.
8, I. Spencer Hathaway. southeast part o
town. Perfnrating ulcer of stt mach 40 years
8. Mrs Mary Cummings North Bennington. p
years.
H. Mrs BetSey E. Burt widow of Daniel q
Burt, School street. Gradual failure of the vita
powers 6s yhars.
u, Mrs Frederick Berry (colcred) Gage street
IS years,
81, Harold II. Martin, son of II. W. Martin
Main street. Capillary bronchitis years anC
month.
Is. Mrs. Caroline Burton, widow of Abram Bur
ton. Died at Greenwich, N. Y. while temporar
lily out Of town. Pneumonia 20 years, 5 month";
and % days.
"a, Henry Moves, North Bennington. Hear
disease u years, month and % days
q, Mrs Michael Murphy Irish Corner. Pneu.
mOnia 81 years
l, Oliver johnson, Putnam House Heart dis
ease 63 Yeas,
2, Carrie NJ. Bruffee. North Bennington. Con-
sumption % years.
3, Clara Sibley, town farm, IS years.
I, Mrs C.arissa B. Norton, widow of J. C. Nor,
ton. Main street Heart disease +; IS years.
4, Tessie A. Cronln River street. Heart dis
ease IS years and months.
I, Mrs. Clara Sibley, widow Of John Sibley
Washington avenue. - years.
. Infant son of George Ineson.
10, James A. Pierce, North street. Gradual
failure of the vital powers rs years. II months
and days.
10, Mrs. Nancy Richardson, widow of Hiram
Richardson. North Harrington. ps wears. l month
and IA DAVIS
81, Mrs. Elizabeth Wood, wife OF Eugene A
Wood, east part of town, u years.
Is, Charles r., sou ofC. W. Thatcher. Willow
street. Capillary bronchitis year, II months
and II days.
25, Mary A. Morris, daughter OF Edward Nor.
ris, North Bennington, II years.
rs, Mrs. Roxanna Downs, widow OF John Downs
east part Of town, y years
LIME
" MIS- mary n cunningham Norm bennng
ton' cancer % years.
~, mrs, Andrew MORRISON Union street Fer
ton't's ~ years ,
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