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Mary Walker Roberts diary: Deaths page 25

Transcription p. 25 Walker death record – Mike Bertram Dec. 1, 2020 Green highlighting indicates place names; fuchsia highlighting indicates cause of death; enterred = interred;

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18 of 7 mo 1849 William infant son of William & Phebe Howard was buried at Pikeland Church

13th of 7 mo 1849 - Jacob Sloanaker - his son - and a lad all were buried today died of Cholera of few hours illnefs (illness)

16th of 7th mo 1849 James Jones of Valley Forge was buried at Schuylkill aged 82 years

23rd of 7th mo 1849 William son of John and Harriet Taylor was buried this afternoon at Presbyterian burial ground - aged 21 years

Died the 11th of 7th mo 1849 - of inflammation of the bowels - my Dear Sister Ann wife of Samuel Richards - she was buried at a new graveyard near Trenton Ohio - aged about 71 years ill about 3 days

Died the 26 of 7 mo 1849 Cousin Esther Evans of Phila (Philadelphia) of Cholera

Died the 28 of 7th mo 1849 of Paralysis of about three days illness my Dear SisterSarah wife of David Roberts of Lower Merion Montgomery County aged 73 years 7 mo 13 days interred in the Old Merion burying ground on the 30th attended by her Husband aged 84 years and 7 daughters and their husbands - 1 Daughter in law and several grandchildren and a large collection of relatives and neighbors who deeply feel their lofs (loss) no doubt our lofs (loss) is her everlasting gain

Died on the 31st of 7th mo 1849 - Sarah youngest daughter of my Dear Brother Joseph Walker - she was a sufferer for about 18 months the most of the time confined to her bed - with a disease in her back which she ore with great patience - she was interred in friends burying ground Valley on the 2nd of 8th mo

Died of Cholera the 10th day 8th mo 1849 Dr. Joseph Griffith and was interred at the Old Pikeland fds (Friends) burying ground the 12th in the afternoon much lamented by all his numerous friends

Wm (William) son of Preston Ayres was buried at Salem Methodist burying ground on 5 day the 27 of 9th mo 1849 - aged about 6 years

Elizabeth daughter of Lewis & Eliza Hungle ? Jungle was buried at Salem 10th mo 21st 1849

Jefse (Jesse) son of Saml ? (Samuel ?) & Catharine Rickstine was buried at Pikeland Church 7th of 11th mo 1849 aged about 6 years - disease was croup

Robert Miller aged 84 years was buried at Minest burying ground Phoenixville on first day the 25 of 11th mo 1849

____________________- ??? daughter of John and Rachel Ann Jones was buried up the (name shows up on p. 27, Mary Darlington)

Nov. 25, 1849