Cairo
Almshouse
1887
Original record book located at the Durham Center Museum. Transcribed by Sylvia Hasenkopf.
Name |
Nationality |
Cause |
Received |
Discharged |
Weeks |
Days |
Age |
Remarks |
Town of Athens |
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Mary Fellows |
United States |
Weak Minded |
November 10, 1887 |
52 |
53 |
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Isaac Watson |
United States |
Insane |
November 10, 1887 |
52 |
36 |
|||
Margaret Mulford |
United States |
Insane |
November 10, 1887 |
52 |
61 |
|||
Peter Everson |
United States |
Poverty |
November 10, 1887 |
52 |
76 |
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Sarah Francis (colored) |
United States |
Poverty |
November 10, 1887 |
52 |
51 |
|||
Evert Conine |
United States |
Poverty |
November 10, 1887 |
52 |
65 |
|||
Lawrence Ford |
United States |
Poverty |
December 5, 1887 |
48 |
3 |
2 |
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Edward McDonald |
Irish |
Poverty |
November 30, 1887 |
April 9, 1888 |
19 |
51 |
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Robert W. McCartre |
Irish |
Poverty |
February 2, 1888 |
April 9, 1888 |
9 |
6 |
35 |
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Commencement of Supt. Duncan 1892 |
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Mrs. Jemie Collins |
United States |
Poverty |
January 5, 1892 |
25 |
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John H. Collins |
United States |
Poverty |
January 5, 1892 |
5 |
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Williams Collins |
United States |
Poverty |
January 5, 1892 |
7 |
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Cornelius Collins |
United States |
Poverty |
January 5, 1892 |
3 |
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Town of Ashland |
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Elizabeth Cline |
United States |
Poverty |
November 10, 1887 |
May 3, Died |
25 |
1 |
63 |
|
Amy Marshall |
United States |
Poverty |
February 27, 1888 |
June 18, Died |
16 |
2 |
59 |
|
Elsie Brandow |
United States |
Poverty |
September 3, 1888 |
14 |
1 |
78 |
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Town of Cairo |
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Mrs. Isadore Van Denmark |
Ireland |
Poverty |
November 10, 1887 |
52 |
75 |
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Leamon Phinney |
United States |
Poverty |
November 10, 1887 |
February 15, 1888 |
14 |
80 |
Died and buried in county lot |
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York Wynkoop (colored) |
United States |
Poverty |
November 10, 1887 |
October 6, 1888 |
47 |
3 |
111 |
Died and buried in county lot |
Mattie Mickles |
United States |
Poverty |
November 10, 1887 |
November 10, 1887 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
Taken to colored orphan asylum, NY |
Frederick Olmsted |
United States |
Poverty |
November 10, 1887 |
52 |
78 |
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Alonzo Slauson |
United States |
Poverty |
November 10, 1887 |
52 |
68 |
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George Van Steenburgh |
United States |
Poverty |
November 10, 1887 |
May 8, 1888 |
25 |
2 |
65 |
|
Vincent Montague |
United States |
Poverty |
November 10, 1887 |
April 9, 1888 |
21 |
6 |
51 |
|
Thomas Rex_ |
England |
Poverty |
December 13, 1887 |
April 28, 1888 |
14 |
3 |
48 |
|
Elisabeth Covy |
United States |
Poverty |
February 22, 1888 |
March 1, 1888 |
1 |
4 |
24 |
|
Ella Apjohn |
United States |
March 8, 1888 |
March 8, 1888 |
1 |
13 |
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Joseph L. Smith |
United States |
July 27, 1888 |
15 |
6 |
88 |
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Town of Catskill |
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Margaret J. Cogan |
Irish |
Blind |
November 10, 1887 |
52 |
57 |
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Maria Beckwith |
United States |
Poverty |
November 10, 1887 |
52 |
18 |
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John W. Trumphour |
United States |
Poverty |
November 10, 1887 |
52 |
72 |
|||
Isaac Palmer |
United States |
Mute |
November 10, 1887 |
October 7, 1888 |
46 |
3 |
78 |
Died and Buried in County lot |
Adaline Hughes |
German |
Debauchery |
November 10, 1887 |
52 |
30 |
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Patrick McMannus |
Irish |
Poverty |
November 10, 1887 |
52 |
59 |
|||
Abigail Moore |
United States |
Poverty |
November 10, 1887 |
52 |
78 |
|||
Patrick Hartnett |
Irish |
Poverty |
November 10, 1887 |
52 |
34 |
|||
Peter Elmendorph (Colored) |
United States |
Poverty |
November 10, 1887 |
52 |
58 |
|||
Edward Coonley |
Irish |
Poverty |
November 10, 1887 |
52 |
54 |
|||
Mary Maraquit |
United States |
Poverty |
November 10, 1887 |
52 |
47 |
|||
Anna Williams (colored) |
United States |
Poverty |
November 10, 1887 |
52 |
36 |
|||
Martha Erwin |
United States |
Poverty |
November 10, 1887 |
July 15, 1888 |
35 |
4 |
61 |
|
Bridget Munny |
Irish |
Poverty |
November 10, 1887 |
52 |
65 |
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Henry Egnor |
United States |
Idiot |
November 10, 1887 |
52 |
15 |
|||
Lilla B. Hipp |
United States |
Poverty |
November 10, 1887 |
November 10, 1888 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
Taken to colored orphan asylum, NY |
Pleasant J. Banks (colored) |
United States |
Debauchery |
November 10, 1887 |
52 |
21 |
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Elisabeth Plusch |
Switzerland |
Poverty |
November 10, 1887 |
52 |
90 |
|||
Abram Secord |
United States |
Poverty |
November 10, 1887 |
March 1, 1888 |
16 |
1 |
88 |
|
Minnie Banks (colored) |
United States |
Poverty |
November 10, 1887 |
52 |
1 |
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Philip Swan |
United States |
Poverty |
November 10, 1887 |
Died February 11, 1888 |
13 |
4 |
65 |
Buried in county lot |
Francis Eagler |
United States |
Poverty |
November 10, 1887 |
52 |
18 |
|||
William Eagler |
United States |
Poverty |
November 10, 1887 |
52 |
3 months |
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Henry Hinds |
United States |
Poverty |
November 10, 1887 |
52 |
22 |
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Frank McGrath |
Irish |
Poverty |
November 10, 1887 |
May 1, 1888 |
24 |
6 |
41 |
|
Mary McGrath |
Irish |
Poverty |
November 10, 1887 |
May 1, 1888 |
24 |
6 |
42 |
|
Sylvester Houghtaling |
United States |
Poverty |
December 5, 1887 |
June 5, 1888 |
26 |
2 |
40 |
|
George Lewis |
United States |
Poverty |
December 12, 1887 |
February 12, 1888 |
9 |
40 |
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William G. Plank |
Irish |
Poverty |
December 29, 1887 |
April 29, 1888 |
17 |
4 |
53 |
|
Peter Van Buskirk (colored) |
United States |
Poverty |
December 31, 1887 |
April 1, 1888 |
13 |
78 |
Died |
|
Eliza J. York |
United States |
Poverty |
January 14, 1888 |
43 |
6 |
66 |
||
Mary Manesham |
Irish |
Poverty |
January 30, 1888 |
41 |
4 |
60 |
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Charles Brown |
German |
Poverty |
March 10, 1888 |
March 20, 1888 |
1 |
4 |
34 |
|
George Holtzman |
German |
March 19, 1888 |
April 8, 1888 |
2 |
2 |
43 |
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Fred Williams |
English |
March 20, 1888 |
May 7, 1888 |
5 |
6 |
38 |
||
Abram Secord |
United States |
April 27, 1888 |
29 |
82 |
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George Lewis |
United States |
August 14, 1888 |
13 |
2 |
40 |
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John Doyle |
United States |
September 26, 1888 |
October 28, 1888 |
4 |
5 |
19 |
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Nicholas Morver |
Irish |
September 29, 1888 |
September 30, 1888 |
2 |
60 |
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The commencement of Supt. Duncan |
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Town of Coxsackie |
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Agnes Hollenbeck |
United States |
Idiot |
November 10, 1887 |
52 |
69 |
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Henry Hill |
United States |
Poverty |
November 10, 1887 |
52 |
66 |
|||
Maincie ? Fluker |
United States |
Poverty |
November 10, 1887 |
January 30, 1888 |
11 |
5 |
13 |
To her father in Rochester |
Emma Roberts |
United States |
Debauchery |
November 10, 1887 |
52 |
28 |
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Michael Lynch |
Irish |
Poverty |
November 10, 1887 |
52 |
74 |
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Charles Roberts |
United States |
Poverty |
November 10, 1887 |
August 8, 1888 |
39 |
4 months |
Died and buried in county lot |
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William N. Hoose |
United States |
Poverty |
December 14, 1887 |
February 2, 1888 |
7 |
1 |
39 |
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Robert Selkirk |
United States |
Poverty |
July 5, 1888 |
July 15, died |
1 |
3 |
36 |
Buried in county lot |
Town of Durham |
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Rufus Rowlinson |
United States |
Poverty |
November 10, 1887 |
52 |
57 |
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Thomas Quin |
Irish |
Poverty |
November 10, 1887 |
52 |
60 |
|||
Abbie Hammond |
United States |
Poverty |
November 10, 1887 |
52 |
77 |
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William bern |
United States |
Poverty |
November 10, 1887 |
52 |
66 |
|||
Levancha L. Judson |
United States |
Poverty |
May 1, 1888 |
28 |
3 |
60 |
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Town of Greenville |
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Patrick Hening |
Irish |
Insane |
November 10, 1887 |
52 |
48 |
|||
Maria Ostrander |
United States |
Poverty |
November 10, 1887 |
52 |
78 |
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Gideon Austin |
United States |
Poverty |
November 10, 1887 |
December 9, 1888 |
52 |
67 |
Died and buried in county lot |
|
Nicholas Perry |
United States |
Poverty |
November 10, 1887 |
April 9, 1888 |
9 |
4 |
64 |
|
Corinda Warren (colored) |
United States |
Poverty |
February 2, 1888 |
April 12, 1888 |
7 |
3 |
61 |
|
Curtis Knapp |
United States |
Poverty |
June 21, 1888 |
64 |
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Nicholas Perry |
United States |
Poverty |
July 5, 1888 |
19 |
64 |
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Town of Halcott |
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Town of Hunter |
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Philip M. McGinnis |
November 10, 1887 |
52 |
64 |
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William Johnson |
November 10, 1887 |
Died February 15, 1888 |
14 |
74 |
Buried in county lot |
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Eliza McGinnis |
November 10, 1887 |
52 |
75 |
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Philip Quick |
November 12, 1887 |
51 |
5 |
57 |
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David Curtis |
December 12, 1887 |
April 8, 1888 |
16 |
6 |
76 |
|||
Town of Jewett |
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Jacob Hawver |
United States |
Poverty |
December 14, 1887 |
Died March 25, 1888 |
14 |
4 |
66 |
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Catherine Hawver |
United States |
Poverty |
February 3, 1888 |
May 19, 1888 |
15 |
2 |
56 |
|
Town of Lexington |
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Elizabeth Sharpe |
United States |
Blind |
November 10, 1887 |
Died June 6, 1888 |
29 |
6 |
85 |
Buried in County Lot |
Town of New Baltimore |
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Rosetta Gibson |
United States |
Poverty |
November 10, 1887 |
52 |
67 |
|||
Jemima Flemmings |
United States |
Poverty |
November 10, 1887 |
52 |
75 |
|||
Betsey Hoose |
United States |
Poverty |
November 10, 1887 |
52 |
79 |
|||
Eliza Wheeler |
United States |
Poverty |
November 10, 1887 |
52 |
69 |
|||
Town of Prattsville |
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Christina Stevens |
United States |
Poverty |
November 10, 1887 |
November 10, 1887 |
5 |
25 |
Runaway |
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Joseph Lewis |
United States |
Lameness |
November 10, 1887 |
January 2, 1888 |
7 |
4 |
26 |
Placed in a brush factory in New York |
Town of Windham |
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Ann Kirkland |
United States |
Poverty |
November 10, 1887 |
Nov |
52 |
80 |
Died |
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Mary W. Wentworth |
United States |
Mute |
November 10, 1887 |
52 |
36 |
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Valentine Sfonsel |
German |
Poverty |
November 10, 1887 |
December 13, 1888 |
52 |
59 |
Died |
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