Philadelphia Saturday Courier 17 January 1835 Deaths

Finding long forgotten children in a family can be tough, especially when no one remembers them being alive.  Sometimes, it is only the chance finding the name in a death notice or the name in a family plot. I know, because this is how I have found several children who died as infants or small children in my own bloodlines.

Look at today's transcriptions and notice the number of young deaths.  It was winter in 1835. Was it a particularly cold winter?  Were the children born "sickly"? Or was it just one of those times in history?

Photo by Andrew Hoffmann

BRADFORD		Joseph B				32d yr
MOSER		Philip				64y
PEECHIN		Christiana				88th yr
MORGAN		Caotn Thomas				66 y
BEALE		Benjamin H		s/o Matthias/Margaret		6m6d
ALBRIGHT		Samuel McFate		s/o Peter/Elizabeth Albright
STARK		BOLLING				26th yr
DYKE		John Sr				70 yr
JENKINS		Hannah L		w/o Joshua C d/o T Wilson Moore		21st yr
GIBSON		Edward		s/o John		9th yr
PETERS		Sarah Ann		w/o Joseph		19th yr
CROSBY		John D		s/o Robert P		22nd yr
HENDERSON		Martha
POULSON		Daniel C		s/o Wm/Martha		8m23d
KIRK		Hyman G				30th yr
ESENWEIN		Emma Louise		d/o Charles		infant
THUM		Ellen		d/o Charles/Sarah		infant
MOODY		David P		s/o Paul		20 mo
VANHOLT		Valentine
WATSON		Mercey		w/o Marmaduke
PARKE		Dr Thomas				86th yr
SHEPHERD		Hannah				69th yr
BRINCKLE		Dr John				71st yr
BOYER		James				68th yr
MASON		Mary		w/o Joseph		43 y5m
DRAKE		Jane Cunningham		d/o Dr Alfred		19 mo
CARTER		Mary Ann

Ahh, genealogy.  Seeing and feeling the heartbreaks of young lives lost.

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Philadelphia Saturday Courier 25 May 1839 Deaths

Glancing at old death notices can entice one to earn more about American history.  Take, for instance, the find in today's transcription from the 25 May 1839 issue of the Philadelphia Saturday Courier.  

Just the name Cadwallader R Colden sounds interesting.  I mean, have you ever known anyone with that name?  I haven't, and I have never heard of the "Whip."

Just doing a quick search, revelations on the good Cadwallader can be told.  He was indeed a writer in New York on horse racing and pedigree horses.  In fact, he was considered quite good at it.  He had lived in England and loved to write about English racing. However, his outspoken ways led to troubles in the publication.  Shortly before his death, he was the editor of the "The Whip", although he only lived long enough for one issue to be released.

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STORY		Elizabeth A		d/0 Geo P
PATTERSON		Josephus				23rd yr
SMITH		Rev John
WILLIAMS		Mary				60th yr
PILKINGTON		George				26th yr
FEHAN		Ann				48th yr
PATTERSON		Roxanna		w/o A H
HORNER		John				70th yr
CARBIN		Augustine				63rd year
VAUGHAN		Charles		b/o John		80th year
COLDEN		Cadwallader R				64 years
STRONG		Sarah Bowers		d/o Prof T		16y 7m
MESSCHERT		Elizabeth A		w/o H		29y
McGINNES		Margaret				50y
RIMBY		Jacob				43d year
CUMMING		Martha				84th yr
MURPHY		Samuel				74th yr
TEISSEIRE		Magadalen				20y
CLIFTON		Amy		w/o William		67y

Ahh genealogy.  It's another grand day for a race to find the past.

Source:

https://books.google.com/books?id=CD05AQAAMAAJ&pg=RA2-PA11&lpg=RA2-PA11&dq=The+Whip+editor+colden+new+york&source=bl&ots=j6NU2RM46r&sig=ACfU3U0aY_08zoazIqDaZOxKrFu2C5I3Iw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiLpoz7g__pAhVnSDABHYrbAfEQ6AEwAHoECAYQAQ#v=onepage&q=The%20Whip%20editor%20colden%20new%20york&f=false

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Philadelphia Saturday Courier 8 June 1839 Marriages

Seek and you shall find.  It's another day of completed transcriptions for the Philadelphia Saturday Courier that Andrew Hoffmann has is his personal collection.  Thanks again, Andrew, for allowing the genealogy community access to these early finds.

I just knew if I did it long enough, I would find a name of interest to me.  And that day is today!

I have a couple of connections to the ASHMEAD family from Germantown, so I will spend some time digging up what I can find on this William ASHMEAD whose marriage is listed in this paper.  My connections to the ASHMEAD family come by way of marriages in the BRINGHURST family as well as having a grandpa serve under Captain Jacob ASHMEAD in the 2nd PA Regiment during the American Revolution.

Just for fun is an excerpt on Jacob ASHMEAD, who is buried at Hood Cemetery in Germantown, which I shared on 4 February 2017:

Captain Jacob ASHMEAD (1742-1814)-  history tells us he served under Bendedict Arnold  (ouch)
before he was promoted to lead the 2nd PA Regiment.

He was nephew to George BRINGHURST (1697-1752) and Anna ASHMEAD(1708-1760) -his natural aunt.

George and Anna were parents of John BRINGHURST (1726-1795) who married Elizabeth SHUTE (1735-1808).

Their daughter, Margaret (1757-1798) married James SIMMONS (1763-1809).

James, son of John SIMMONS (c. 1730-1795) and Catherine DALLY (c. 1742-1818)--  my grandparents!

With the exception of John SIMMONS and Catherine DALLY, they all reside at Hood Cemetery in Philadelphia.  This cemetery has a fascinating history in its residents.  I hope to go there one day.

Back to the task at hand.

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REPPLIER	John G		McGAULEY	Anne
FITEY	Samuel		MOORE	Margaretta
MYERS	Abraham S		HORN	Dorothy
BOWERS	John R		PRICE	Martha C	d/o Isaac
MAYBERRY	Thomas		GARRISON	Ruth
WILTBANKS	David S		PIERCE	Rebecca
HARKER	Samuel		CHURCH	Eliza
STRATTON	Jacob		BUCK	Ellen
NEWCOMB	T		WILE	Virginia
ULMER	Albert		JOHNSON	Leah Jane
McMAHON	Moses		CLEMANTS	Hester
McLANNAN	Alexander		STANLEY	Mary Ann
ELLIS	Jonas B		DRIPS	Jane
SHUMANN	William		MOORE	Frances
ASHMEAD	Wm		LISLE	Nancy M	d/o John
HAY	Gilbert		MALLETT	Adeline
NEWMAN	Chas		FISHER	Sarah
GORDON	Alexander G		OPIE	Juliet A	d/o Heireme L

Ahh, genealogy.  Gotta go dig in Germantown again to learn more.  It just never stops!

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