Some Deaths from the Town of Lexington
Greene County, NY, during the year 1848
(As found in the Lexington Town Clerk's Office)
Transcribed by Daryl Holmes
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Date |
Name | Age | Occupation | Mar/ UnM | Foreigner? Y/N | Cause of Death |
| Jan 2 | Samuel Gordon | 67 | M | |||
| Jan 8 | Eleakim Briggs | 63 | Farmer | M | ||
| Jan 12 | Lucy E. Bushnell | 1 | U | Croup | ||
| Feb 14 | Mrs. Israel Whitcomb | 77 | M | |||
| Feb 22 | Lucinda Gap | 28 | Weaver | U | Consumption | |
| Mar 13 | Mary Cleaver | 75 | M | Dropsy | ||
| Mar 15 | Niles Sheffer | 20 d | U | Inflammation of ? | ||
| Mar 17 | Phoebe Briggs | 93 | M | Old Age | ||
| Mar 20 | [NFN] Fellows | 3 d | U | |||
| Mar 21 | John Van Hoesen | 18 | Farmer | U | Inflammation in ? | |
| April 12 | James Kent | 39 | Merchant | M | Consumption | |
| April 14 | Jerusha Rider | 10 m | U | Croup | ||
| May 13 | Selah Weeks Dunham | 1 yr. | U | Lung Fever | ||
| May 15 | Nicholas Gass | 83 | Farmer | M | Yes | Lung Fever |
| May 27 | Buel Rowley | 61 | M | Consumption | ||
| June 10 | Lewis Angle | 3 | U | Accidental | ||
| June 13 | (NFN) Davis | 7 d | U | |||
| July 27 * | Elizabeth Van Valkenburgh | 75 | M | Dropsy | ||
| July 1 | Thankful C Huested | 2 | U | |||
| Aug 4 | Mansfield Cornish | 2 | U | Summer Co--? | ||
| Aug 14 | Lydia Cross | 8 | U | Inflamation of ? | ||
| Aug 18 | James Moore | 51 | M | Consumption | ||
| Aug 29 | Rosetta Butler | 1 | U | Inflamation of the ? | ||
| Aug 29 | James Cleaver | 33 | M | Dropsy | ||
| Sept 4 | Bridget Riley | 17 | U | Yes | Dropsy X Con...? | |
| Sep 12 | George Kellogg | 24 | U | Consumption | ||
| Sep 15 | Lucy Tyler | 83 | M | Old Age |
Abbreviations: d = days, m = months, y = years, nfn = No First Name
* I think this date should possibly be June 27, rather than July.