Cairo
Almshouse
1894
Original record book located at the Durham Center Museum. Transcribed by Sylvia Hasenkopf.
Names |
Nationality |
Cause |
Received |
Discharged |
Weeks |
Days |
Age |
Remarks |
Town of Ashland |
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Freddie Fryer |
United States |
Deaf and Dumb |
August 6, 1895 |
Whent to New York August 6, 1895 and got this boy out of Deaf and Dumb School; he is said to be insane |
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Henry Grout |
United States |
Poverty and Old Age |
December 7, 1895 |
August 1, 1896 |
79 |
Died and was buried in Ashland |
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Town of Athens |
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Isaac Watson |
United States |
Insane |
November 10, 1894 |
52 |
1 |
42 |
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Margaret Mufford |
United States |
Blind |
November 10, 1894 |
52 |
1 |
68 |
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Edward McDonald |
Irish |
Intemperate |
November 10, 1894 |
May 20, 1895 |
27 |
3 |
60 |
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Geo. Hazard |
United States |
Intemperate |
November 16, 1894 |
May 20, 1895 |
26 |
4 |
60 |
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Lusinda Kirt |
United States |
Foolish |
January 18, 1895 |
42 |
2 |
52 |
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James Kane |
Ireland |
Intemperate |
January 26, 1895 |
May 20, 1895 |
16 |
3 |
38 |
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Patrick Campbell |
Ireland |
Intemperate |
February 16, 1895 |
May 20, 1895 |
13 |
3 |
42 |
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Nellie Sterrit |
United States |
Sick |
June 20, 1895 |
October 30, 1895 |
19 |
24 |
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Patrick Campbell |
Ireland |
Intemperate |
July 24, 1895 |
15 |
4 |
42 |
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Town of Cairo |
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Isadore Van Demark |
Irish |
Poverty |
November 10, 1894 |
52 |
1 |
82 |
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Elsie Mott |
United States |
Poverty |
November 10, 1894 |
52 |
1 |
71 |
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Frederick Richtmyer |
United States |
Intemperate |
November 10, 1894 |
52 |
1 |
78 |
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James Keast |
England |
Poverty |
November 10, 1894 |
52 |
1 |
72 |
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Pleasant Banks (Colored) |
United States |
Poverty |
November 10, 1894 |
52 |
1 |
25 |
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Abraham Lydecker |
United States |
Poverty |
November 10, 1894 |
52 |
1 |
66 |
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Mary McNamee |
United States |
Poverty |
November 10, 1894 |
52 |
1 |
66 |
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Frederick Miller |
United States |
Poverty |
November 10, 1894 |
52 |
1 |
43 |
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George Van Steenburgh |
United States |
Intemperate |
November 10, 1894 |
52 |
1 |
78 |
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Robert Brink |
United States |
Intemperate |
November 10, 1894 |
May 15, 1895 |
26 |
5 |
61 |
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Wm. H. Vanwagner |
United States |
Cripple |
November 23, 1894 |
May 1, 1895 |
22 |
6 |
66 |
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Mrs. Denniston |
United States |
Poverty |
January 28, 1895 |
41 |
6 |
92 |
Amount paid for Board to Keeper $51.25 |
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Thomas Smith |
United States |
Poverty |
April 17, 1895 |
April 28, 1895 |
1 |
5 |
76 |
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John Reed |
United States |
Poverty |
April 17, 1895 |
May 3, 1895 |
2 |
3 |
68 |
Died and buried in County Lot |
Francis Bennett |
United States |
Intemperate |
April 21, 1895 |
June 22, 1895 |
9 |
71 |
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Mr. Bijar Ransom |
United States |
Poverty |
July 25, 1895 |
15 |
3 |
82 |
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Wm. Pierce |
Collard |
Sick |
September 13, 1895 |
September 14, 1895 |
2 |
80 |
Died and buried in County Lot |
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Town of Catskill |
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Margaret J. Cogen |
Ireland |
Blind |
November 10, 1894 |
52 |
1 |
64 |
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Patrick McManus |
Ireland |
Poverty |
November 10, 1894 |
52 |
1 |
66 |
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Edward Conley |
Ireland |
Poverty |
November 10, 1894 |
52 |
1 |
60 |
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Mary Marquit |
United States |
Poverty |
November 10, 1894 |
52 |
1 |
55 |
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Henry Egnor |
United States |
Idiot |
November 10, 1894 |
52 |
1 |
22 |
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Kate Lent |
United States |
Poverty |
November 10, 1894 |
52 |
1 |
90 |
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Harlon P. Jones |
United States |
Poverty |
November 10, 1894 |
52 |
1 |
79 |
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George W. June |
United States |
Intemperate |
November 10, 1894 |
52 |
1 |
88 |
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John Linzey |
United States |
Idiot |
November 10, 1894 |
52 |
1 |
20 |
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Ellen Makeley |
United States |
Poverty |
November 10, 1894 |
52 |
1 |
59 |
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Mrs. J. Brackney |
Ireland |
Poverty |
November 10, 1894 |
December 29, 1894 |
7 |
1 |
71 |
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Emily Whitney |
United States |
Poverty |
November 10, 1894 |
52 |
1 |
38 |
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Claude Whitney |
United States |
Poverty |
November 10, 1894 |
52 |
1 |
1 |
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Sylvester Houghtlaing |
United States |
Intemperate |
November 10, 1894 |
May 3, 1895 |
25 |
1 |
45 |
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Edward Emsley |
England |
Intemperate |
November 10, 1894 |
April 16, 1895 |
22 |
4 |
63 |
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Peter McGee |
Ireland |
Intemperate |
November 10, 1894 |
May 20, 1895 |
27 |
3 |
67 |
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Margaret Kivland |
Ireland |
Intemperate |
November 10, 1894 |
52 |
1 |
64 |
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Mrs. Whitaker |
United States |
Poverty |
November 10, 1894 |
May 1, 1895 |
24 |
5 |
46 |
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Wm. P. Lank |
United States |
Poverty |
November 18, 1894 |
April 10, 1895 |
20 |
4 |
62 |
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Mary Mannerham |
Ireland |
Poverty |
November 10, 1894 |
November 22, 1894 |
1 |
6 |
67 |
Died November 22, 1894; body taken to Catskill |
John Rexford |
United States |
Poverty |
November 26, 1894 |
December 12, 1894 |
2 |
3 |
73 |
Died December 12, 1894; buried in County Lot |
John Sullivan |
Ireland |
Intemperate |
December 13, 1894 |
June 3, 1895 |
24 |
6 |
64 |
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Joseph Saefart |
German |
Intemperate |
December 18, 1894 |
April 20, 1895 |
17 |
5 |
46 |
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Thomas Daglash |
Irish |
Intemperate |
December 18, 1894 |
May 21, 1895 |
22 |
2 |
44 |
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James Mc Cormick |
Irish |
Intemperate |
January 26, 1895 |
March 10, 1895 |
6 |
2 |
40 |
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Henry Flynn |
Irish |
Intemperate |
January 30, 1895 |
April 1, 1895 |
8 |
6 |
33 |
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Salley Abell |
Collard |
Poverty |
February 12, 1895 |
38 |
6 |
68 |
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Samual Richtmyre |
United States |
Poverty |
March 25, 1895 |
April 14, 1895 |
3 |
63 |
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Henry Langley |
Irish |
Sick |
March 27, 1895 |
May 10, 1895 |
6 |
3 |
31 |
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Mrs. Mary E. Hitchcock |
United States |
Rheumatism |
July 12, 1895 |
17 |
3 |
70 |
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John Tier |
United States |
Dropsey |
July 23, 1895 |
July 28, 1895 |
6 |
72 |
Died July 28, 1895 and buried in County Lot; cause heart failure |
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Annie Hanley |
Ireland |
Rheumatism |
July 26, 1895 |
15 |
3 |
74 |
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Wm. Obrine |
Ireland |
Intemperate |
August 6, 1895 |
13 |
6 |
34 |
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Manie Janson |
United States |
Old Age |
August 24, 1895 |
11 |
2 |
72 |
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James Son |
United States |
Intemperate |
August 16, 1895 |
12 |
3 |
53 |
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Paul Banlanax |
German |
Sick |
September 10, 1895 |
8 |
6 |
51 |
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Town of Coxsackie |
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Henry Hill |
English |
Poverty |
November 10, 1894 |
June 17, 1895 |
31 |
3 |
70 |
Died and buried in County Lot |
Rose Post and Child |
United States |
Poverty |
November 10, 1894 |
52 |
1 |
37 |
Child taken to Orphan Asylum Mrch 16th 1898 |
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Edward Silvernail |
United States |
Poverty |
December 1, 1894 |
52 |
1 |
22 |
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Wm. Hoose |
United States |
Intemperate |
December 18, 1894 |
April 16, 1895 |
17 |
1 |
51 |
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Amanda Newman |
United States |
Poverty |
December 25, 1894 |
January 12, 1895 |
2 |
5 |
20 |
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Melvin Newman |
United States |
Poverty |
December 25, 1894 |
January 12, 1895 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
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John H. Newman |
United States |
Poverty |
December 25, 1894 |
January 12, 1895 |
2 |
5 |
3 weeks |
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Jacob Myers |
United States |
Poverty |
January 9, 1895 |
43 |
4 |
65 |
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Ed Dewitt (Collard) |
Collard |
Sick |
January 10, 1895 |
June 7, 1895 |
21 |
2 |
76 |
Died and buried in County Lot |
Edward Francis |
United States |
Homeless Child |
October 21, 1895 |
October 24, 1895 |
4 |
4 |
Taken to Albany Orphan Asylum |
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Charlotte Francis |
United States |
Homeless Child |
October 21, 1895 |
October 24, 1895 |
4 |
2 |
Taken to Albany Orphan Asylum |
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Town of Durham |
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Rufus Rowlinson |
United States |
Idiot |
November 10, 1894 |
52 |
1 |
79 |
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Lavanchia L. Judson |
United States |
Poverty |
November 10, 1894 |
52 |
1 |
67 |
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Hannah M. Jones |
United States |
Poverty |
November 10, 1894 |
52 |
1 |
80 |
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John Turner |
United States |
Poverty |
November 10, 1894 |
June 18, 1895 |
31 |
4 |
67 |
Died and taken to Durham and buried with his wife |
Mrs. John Schick |
German |
Poverty |
December 6, 1894 |
January 15, 1895 |
5 |
6 |
72 |
Died January 15th. Body taken to Durham for interment |
Moses Earl |
United States |
Poverty |
April 3, 1895 |
July 20, 1895 |
15 |
4 |
90 |
Died and buried in County Lot |
Town of Greenville |
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Patrick Herring |
Irish |
Insane |
November 10, 1894 |
52 |
1 |
61 |
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Ann Houghtaling |
United States |
Poverty |
December 22, 1894 |
46 |
2 |
63 |
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Town of Halcott |
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Town of Hunter |
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John Ellison |
United States |
Intemperance |
November 10, 1894 |
July 20, 1895 |
78 |
Died and buried in County Lot |
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Jeff Towner |
United States |
Foolish |
November 12, 1894 |
51 |
6 |
28 |
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David Curtis |
United States |
Intemperance |
November 26, 1894 |
50 |
74 |
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Wm. H. Smith |
United States |
Lazy |
February 7, 1895 |
June 1, 1895 |
16 |
3 |
64 |
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Lonzo Robbison |
United States |
Sick |
October 8, 1895 |
4 |
6 |
63 |
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Town of Jewett |
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Hepsibeth M. Egbertson |
United States |
Poverty |
November 10, 1894 |
52 |
1 |
40 |
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Town of Lexington |
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William H. Mansfield |
United States |
Cripple |
November 10, 1894 |
52 |
1 |
22 |
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Hattie May Phoenix |
United States |
Foolish |
November 10, 1894 |
20-May |
27 |
3 |
18 |
Runaway |
Marshal L. Osborn |
United States |
Intemperate Parents |
November 14, 1894 |
3-Apr |
20 |
5 |
6 |
Let out to party on trial |
Town of New Baltimore |
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Jemima Flemings |
United States |
Insane |
November 10, 1894 |
November 24, 1894 |
2 |
1 |
82 |
Died November 24, 1894; Buried County Lot |
Eliza Wheeler |
United States |
Poverty |
November 10, 1894 |
52 |
1 |
76 |
Adress of friends: Wm. A. Wheeler, Kinderhook, Col. Co. |
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Betsey Hoose |
United States |
Poverty |
November 10, 1894 |
52 |
1 |
76 |
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Mrs. Anna Houghtaling |
German |
Poverty |
November 10, 1894 |
52 |
1 |
63 |
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Peter Clow |
German |
Poverty |
November 10, 1894 |
52 |
1 |
52 |
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James Jackson |
Collard |
Poverty |
January 17, 1895 |
20 |
6 |
20 |
Came here with feet frozen; got drowned at So. Cairo June 11th in Catskill Creek while bathing; was buried in County Lot June 12, 1895 |
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James Defreight |
United States |
Poverty |
April 29, 1895 |
May 14, 1895 |
2 |
2 |
85 |
Runaway |
Town of Prattsville |
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Barney Shout |
United States |
Poverty |
November 10, 1894 |
52 |
1 |
47 |
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Mrs. Ruth Shout |
United States |
Poverty |
November 10, 1894 |
52 |
1 |
77 |
Died Nov. 5; Buried in County Lot |
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William M. Lewis |
United States |
Poverty |
November 10, 1894 |
52 |
1 |
64 |
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Duane Shout |
United States |
Intemperance |
December 21, 1894 |
January 30, 1895 |
5 |
6 |
55 |
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Town of Windham |
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Alvin Pierce |
United States |
Poverty |
November 10, 1894 |
52 |
2 |
72 |
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Mrs. J. DuBois |
United States |
Poverty |
November 10, 1894 |
52 |
2 |
83 |
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Rose Ward |
United States |
Poverty |
November 10, 1894 |
52 |
2 |
21 |
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Geo. Bibbins |
United States |
Poverty |
November 10, 1894 |
November 28, 1894 |
2 |
5 |
79 |
Died November 28, 1894. Buried in County Lot. |
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