tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post6456561598157992342..comments2024-03-28T04:26:30.557-05:00Comments on Boston 1775: Epidemic Behind the American LinesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-85624573168704525702011-08-22T16:52:50.258-05:002011-08-22T16:52:50.258-05:00I just came from the old cemetary in Chelmsford Ma...I just came from the old cemetary in Chelmsford Ma and discovered a large number of deaths of children and young people all who died during the last week of August and first 2 weeks of September 1775! I could not imagine what could have happened. This is why I love old cemetaries, so many lost stories! You can imagine how excited I was to find this blog and to learn about the highly probable reason for all this loss in such a short time! Thank you for this facinating glimpse into the past! -JaneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-61291773427544963192007-08-30T20:55:00.000-05:002007-08-30T20:55:00.000-05:00That was a fascinating post. It's amazing how not...That was a fascinating post. It's amazing how noticing paralells between people and experiences can lead to other, larger issues or events that do not have a great deal of "coverage" historically.pilgrimchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13808106043964544413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-85974511282126168172007-08-30T20:01:00.000-05:002007-08-30T20:01:00.000-05:00Thanks for the comment! Here's a direct link to Ri...Thanks for the comment! Here's a <A HREF="http://www.rickbeyer.net/astonish/archives/2007/08/the_epidemic.html" REL="nofollow">direct link</A> to Rick Beyer's pictures of the Childs gravestone. <BR/><BR/>And thanks for your <A HREF="http://www.rickbeyer.net/astonish/archives/2007/07/1775_blog.html" REL="nofollow">kind comments about <B>Boston 1775</B></A>!J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-9540547672663142652007-08-30T19:53:00.000-05:002007-08-30T19:53:00.000-05:00There is a burial marker in Lexington that tells t...There is a burial marker in Lexington that tells the story of another (related?) epidemic three years later. Abijah and Sarah Childs lost six children in less than three weeks. For more information and to see pics of the gravestone, check out the attached link.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com