In 1820 there was an outbreak of Yellow Fever in Savannah Georgia, taking over 700 lives, including two doctors that were tending to the sick.
I left out "Savannah Georgia" from the post title for a good reason. These people that died in Savannah were not only from Georgia, but also from other states and other countries, including Canada, the UK and Germany.
I recently came across this book...
An official register of the deaths which occurred among the white population in the city of Savannah, during the extraordinary season of sickness and mortality which prevailed in the summer and fall months of the year 1820. To which is annexed a list of the persons who died out of the city, after retreating from it.
The order is by date of burial, not by name. You can search for a name in the search box. When there is no cause of death it was the Fever. When there is no age it's because it was unknown or under two years of age.
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Register of deaths in Savannah GA in 1820
How wonderful to find this resource, as it can be challenging to trace pre-census Records, but how appalling that so many people lost their lives. It is telling of the times that it is only “white” people who were listed.
ReplyDeleteWhen I first saw the title with "people of colour" I got excited thinking there would be names, but no... just a guesses number. *sigh
DeleteI always love to find books like this at Internet Archive. Thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeleteYes, a great place to research. Thanks for visiting.
DeleteSuch a sad time to remember. Thank you for highlighting this resource. That John Rogers from Canada was not as far as I know related to me, but I may find a connection yet.
ReplyDeleteYou"re the first person I thought of when I saw the name Rogers ;-)
Delete700 people died, it's a lot. And only "white" ones were counted. Great document by the way!
ReplyDeleteIt was surely a sad time for many. And so many of the victims were just visiting the city.
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