Mary Walker Roberts diary: Deaths page 19

Transcription p. 19 Walker death record – Mike Bertram Nov. 25, 2020 Green highlighting indicates place names; fushia highlighting indicates cause of death; enterred = interred; original death paper was cut off on left side and very blurry image

Feb. 20, 1838

Charlestown Township Chester County Hezekiah (?) Davis died about ninety years – He was a soldier of the revolution and one of those who suffered the deprivations and horrors of the New York prisonship. This vice of confusion (?) of Liberty is nearly extinct – here and there a heavy head is seen to claim from the younger the reverence due to age – and the gratitude due to public service to this reverence and this gratitude was H Davis prominently entitled

Was buried at the Valley from Pottsgrove Ruth Richards the 20^th 2^nd 1838

Was buried the 25^th of 2^nd mo 1838 Saml (Samuel) Richards wife she died of the Measles

Sarah Gorsuch was buried in Philadelphia 3^rd mo 3^rd 1838

Mary W. wife of Issaher (?) Evans was buried 3^rd mo 3^rd 1838

__cole (?Nicole??) Rapp was buried at the Ridge on Seventh day the 1st of 4^th mo 1838 of Palsey which he laboured under about __ years

John (?) Rapp was buried at the ridge on first day the 22 of 4^th mo 1838 of Palsy of eight days illness aged 68 years 4 mo 22 days

Jacob Aker (?) buried his young son on 7^th day the 5^th of 5^th mo 1838

John Jacobs was buried the 10 of 7^th mo 1838 at Providence

___ Harriet ? Van ? Chers Balee ???? was buried the 13 of 7^th mo 1838

___ Hannah?? Daughter of Dr. J.L. Coffman was drowned the 8^th of 8^th mo 1838

___ Thomas was killed by the breaking of a swing on the 4^th of 8 mo

____ Fufsell (?? Fussell??) son was buried the 19 of 10 mo 1838

______________________ buried the 27^th of 10^th mo 1838

______________________ was buried the 29^th of 10th mo 1838

______________________ Morgan Eager was buried the 27^th of 5^th mo 1838

Peggy Rue ? was buried the 19^th of 1^st mo 1839 her death caused by the upset of the slay ? under their wagon (wagon) which run over her. She survived about 2 weeks

Mary Sowers was buried the 18^th of 2^nd mo at the Minest burying ground aged about 80 years

____________________ was buried at friends burying ground Valley 3mo 19^th 1839 attended by _____________ course of relatives & friends. A meting was held on the occasion _____________ Kimber & Joseph Foulke spoke largely of his age ___________________ 2 months & 18 days

______________ daughter ?? was found dead on the Valley hill 3^rd mo 25 1839

_____________ was buried at the Valley Presbyterian 4^th mo 4 1839

____________ was buried 4 mo 5^th 1839

April 5, 1839