This is an index to all local names mentioned in the medical journal of Dr. Yale. They were mostly patients. Many of the deaths he attended went unrecorded by the town and do not appear in Vital Records of Tisbury to 1850 (abbreviated here as TVR.)
The journal itself begins in 1831 and ends regular entries in 1841 (two additional entries were added in 1842 and 1846.) It is about 63 pages in length. The original was donated to the Martha's Vineyard Historical Society by Marion H. (Carey) Alton (a descendant of Leroy Jr.'s sister, Sarah Smith Boardman (Yale) Carey.) It is being transcribed and published as a serial in Fish Tales by Tom Morse, and may also appear as a serial in future editions of the MVHS Dukes County Intelligencer. See a sample.
See The Biography of Dr. Leroy Milton Yale, Sr. and The Island Doctor, Dr. Leroy Milton Yale for more information about Dr. Yale.
Thanks to Liz Alton for her assistance.
The general format to index entries is Name - Age (if mentioned) - Date of Death (if mentioned) - (Page Number -- Date of First Reference) - Quotation (or summary) of the text -- Editor's Notes. I have omitted the names of authors of books he was reading, political references, and unidentifiable people (e.g. "a man" with no other identifying references.) Dates are in the format month / day / year.
child of Joseph S. Adams, aged 10 weeks, died 3/12/1833 (p. 14 -- 3/12/1833) "had the hooping cough about 3 weeks..."
Mr. Allen p. 10 -- 2/11/1833) "now here on a visit"; from "The Medical Lectures" in Boston?
Nicola Anicdea[?] p. 37 -- 10/3/1836) "sick with a low Bilious fever""; seaman of Brig Sea Island of Boston, from Savanah
child of Mr. Abraham Anthony, aged about one year, died about 8/15/1834 (p. 29 -- 8/15/1834) "Dentition. Diarrhea, vomiting, tympanitic state of the bowels." - (Ed. note: See also TVR (Vital Records of Tisbury) p. 196: Rebekah Taber Anthony, d. 8/18/1834.
child of Ezra Athearn, aged 3 yrs., died 11/17/1836 (p. 38 -- 11/17/1836) ", died of Croup"
Mr. Jona. Athearn, aged 93, died 4/4/1841 (p. 61 -- 4/4/1841) "old age" (Ed. note: See also TVR p. 198.
Wm. S. Baldwin, died 10/24/1836 (pp. 37-38 -- 10/14/1836) "has been complaining for 6 or 7 days - yesterday became helpless & speechless... has had fever + ague."; seaman of Bath
Mr. J. R. Barbour p. 3 -- 12/15/1832) of Byefield; "preached in the meeting house... He is here for the purpose of raising funds to rebuild the Congregational meeting house in the West Parish."
Mr. James L. Barrows p. 62 -- 11/20/1846) "formed the design of organizing a Congregational Church in this place..."
Esther Bassett, a great deal advanced in years", died 12/7/1833 (p. 21 -- 12/8/1833) ", died after an illness of several weeks"; "a coloured woman"
Harriet Blish, aged 14 (p. 40 -- 10/29/1838) lung fever
Mrs. T.[?] Bradley, died 7/16/1834 (pp. 28-29 -- 7/16/1834) "a very severe case of Cholera Morbus...after eating cherries..."
Gilbert Brush, aged about 25 (p. 53 -- 1/3/1841) "has Rheumatism... Now it affects the hip + lumbar region... rendering him entirely helpless..."; "He...belongs to a family who are all strongly disposed to the same disease."
Capt. David T. Carey, died 11/14/1838 (p. 40, 52 -- 11/22/1838) "of this place"; "a man of exemplary habits. gentlemanly in all his deportment + universally beloved + lamented - He, died at Alexandria D. C. on his return from Liverpool, England, on the 14th of this month. Disease dropsy of the chest." -- (Ed. note: See also entry of wife Mary Carey.)
Jane Williams Carey, died 10/27/1836 (p. 38 -- 10/27/1836) "extremely low from teething - vomiting - diarrhea - cough - emaciation"; daughter of Capt. Carey -- (Ed. note: See also TVR p. 201.)
Mrs. Mary Carey pp. 52-53 -- 12/18/1840) "complained much of pain + oppression about the region of the heart with dyspepsia on motion or excitement..." -- (Ed. note: See also TVR p. 201: d. 12/28/1843 of "disease of heart." )
child of Abraham Chase, aged 15 months, died 4/26/1833 (p. 16 -- 4/27/1833) ", died very suddenly yesterday of hooping cough"
Capt. Churchill p. 22 -- 12/9/1833) "with his two daughters Jerusha + Emily" "waiting for a wind to Boston"
child of Bartlett Claghorn, aged 2 weeks (pp. 15-16 -- 4/16/1833) "cough + difficult respiration... will probably prove fatal."
Abigail Cleveland p. 38 -- 10/25/1835) "strong symptoms of Typhus fever... very low. - recovery doubtful."
David Cleveland, aged about 40, died about 8/27/1834 (p. 29 -- 8/27/1834) Icterus
child of George Cleveland, aged about 3 weeks, died 1/20/1833 (p. 8 -- 1/20/1833) "It was apparently feeble at the time of birth and gradually failed from that time till it, died." -- (Ed. note: See also TVR p. 203: Sophronia A. Cleveland, d. 1/21/1833)
children of Capt. Warren Cleveland p. 38 -- 10/25/1836) "One week since one of Capt. Warren Cleveland's children was taken sick - one or two days after three others - + now 4 are sick with strong symptoms of Typhus fever - Abigail the first attacked is very low. - recovery doubtful."
child of Warren Cleveland p. 40 -- 11/10/1838) "Icterus" - "Recovered"
child of John Clifford, aged 5 years, died 7/27/1833 (p. 18 -- 7/27/1833) "after an illness of 8 days - disease Enecia Cannia..."
Mrs. M. Coffin p. 15 -- 4/17/1833) "has for 4 or 5 years been in a feeble state of health - after bearing twins..."
Thaddeus Cook p. 44 -- 1/1/1840) smallpox, contracted in New Bedford; of Gay Head
wife of Thaddeus Cook, died before 1/23/1840 (p. 45 -- 1/23/1840) of smallpox; of Gay Head
Henry Cooper p. 38 -- 11/7/1836) "was landed sick with fever"; of Pittston Me.; brother of master of Sch. Esther
Leonard Cooper p. 38 -- 11/7/1836) master of Sch. Esther
Mrs. Cottle p. 40 -- 9/8/1838) nurse of Sarah Norton
Mrs. Peggy Cottle, aged 63, died 5/13/1834 (p. 27 -- 5/13/1834) "She had been troubled with cough for 2 or 3 weeks + about 10 days ago complained of headache - pain in right side + stomach..."
daughter of Arnold Crowell, aged 8 weeks, died 3/7/1841 (p. 57 -- 3/4/1841) "Infantile Jaundice" -- (Ed. note: See also TVR p. 207. )
Edward Crowell p. 11 -- 3/1/1833) small barn destroyed in fire - "I am told that there has been no building destroyed by fire in this place for 35 years..."
child of Mrs. John Crowell, aged 4 or 5 weeks (pp. 15-16 -- 4/16/1833) "is very sick with hooping cough... will probably prove fatal."
Mrs. E. D. p. 20 -- 10/29/1833) "confined three months since... complained of headache, diarrhea, ... soon began having convulsions..."
Edward Daggett, aged about 21, died 12/20/1833 (p. 24 -- 12/21/1833) phthis pulmonalis -- (Ed. note: See also TVR p. 207: d. 12/20/1834)
child of Henry Daggett, aged 18 months, died "last week" (p. 37 -- 9/25/1836) "with dropsy of the Brain... had a fall from the bed the day previous..." -- (Ed. note: See also TVR p. 208: Rebecca Taber Daggett, d. 9/20/1836. )
Mrs. Jane Daggett, aged about 55, died 4/4/1834 (p. 26 -- 4/4/1834) ", died after an illness of nearly 2 years from carcinoma uteri."
Mary Merry Daggett, aged 6, died 4/6/1841 (p. 61 -- 4/4/1841) "typhus fever + hooping cough..." -- (Ed. note: See also TVR p. 208. )
Oscar Daggett, aged about 23 (pp. 53-54 -- 1/3/1841) "was attacked about 2 years since with cough..."
child of Timothy Daggett, aged 4 years (pp. 58-59 -- 3/16/1841) "taken yesterday with vomiting + some thirst + heat..." -- (Ed. note: See also TVR p. 36: Was this Eliza Daggett? )
Pamelia Davis, aged 6 years, died 8/4/1833 (p. 18 -- 8/4/1833) "attacked with the Dysenteria 2 or 3 days after the death of Susan [Davis]..."; daughter of Benj. Davis Jr.
Phibean[?] Davis, aged 13 (p. 47 -- 3/14/1840) "pain in wright wrist, arm + shoulder..."
Susan Davis, aged 3 years, died 7/6/1833 (p. 18 -- 7/6/1833) "after an illness of ten days with dysentery."; daughter of Benj. Davis Jr.
Benjamin Dexter, died 5/5/1834 (p. 26 -- 5/5/1834) ", died of Delirium Tremens." -- (Ed. note: See also TVR p. 209)
child of Dennis Dexter p. 42 -- 4/16/1839) "with scarlatina simplex"
Geo. W. Dexter p. 60 -- 3/19/1841) "this morning had palpitation... then was attacked with a sense of suffocation...followed by difficulty of breathing..."
Charlotte Downs, aged about 3 years, died 1/18/1833 (p. 7 -- 1/16/1833) child of Chas. Downs;, died of croup -- (Ed. note: See also TVR p. 211)
child of Geo. Dunham, aged about 5 months, died 12/25/1833 (p. 24 -- 12/25/1833) "It had been unwell some days, but was not considered very sick..." -- (Ed. note: See also TVR p. 211: Adelia M. Dunham, d. 1/2/1834. )
wife of Geo. Dunham, died 2/4/1834 (p. 25 -- 2/5/1834) "after a lingering illness of Consumption" -- (Ed. note: See also TVR p. 211: was this Eliza (Manter) Dunham? )
Geo. Dunham p. 40 -- 10/29/1838) "son of Wm. Dunham"; "has had typhus fever this month..."
wife of Shubal Dunham p. 59 -- 3/17/1841) "in labour - child born at 6 am" -- (Ed. note: See also TVR p. 42: Birth of Phebe Dunham on 3/16/1841. Was the mother Mary B. (Ray) Dunham? )
Thomas Dunham Esq., aged 79[?] (pp. 58-61 -- 3/13/1841) lung fever -- (Ed. note: See also TVR p. 212)
James Evans p. 37 -- 10/3/1836) "sick with a low Bilious fever"; seaman of Brig Sea Island of Boston, from Savanah
Mr. Seth Ewer, aged about 50 (p. 6 -- 1/6/1833) "The Baptist minister employed here...very resolute and determined in whatever he undertakes, but is not generally well received by the people..."
Capt. Wm. Field p. 37 -- 10/7/1836) "sick with low Bilious fever""; master of Brig Benjamin of Brunswick from River Potomac + New York
Dr. Fisher p. 1 -- 11/1/1831) assisted in the exam of Mrs. Jane Luce's tumor;
Dr. Fisher p. 15 -- 4/9/1833) Dr. Yale attended Dr. Fisher's patients during his absence.
Doct. Fisher p. 27 -- 5/7/1834) [assisted Dr. Yale in applying ligature to Mrs. Peggy Smith's tumor]
Mr. Forsyth p. 10 -- 2/11/1833) "now here on a visit"; from "The Medical Lectures" in Boston?
James Foster, aged about 56, died 11/11/1833 (p. 20 -- 11/11/1833) "Some years ago he was in the habit of using ardent spirit to a great excess + continued it so long that it apparently undermined his constitution... has been attacked with a chronic diarrhea... which eventually exhausted the powers of nature."
Polly Foster, aged 77, died 5/22/1840 (p. 48 -- 5/22/1840) "She had been some months labouring under the effects of a Paralytic Shock which rendered her almost helpless + some 3 weeks ago she fell + broke the neck of the femur + under this she gradually sunk."
Mr. Orix(?) Fowler p. 23 -- 12/19/1833) of Fall River; preached the sermon at the dedication of the Congregational meeting house at Tisbury.
Rev. Wm. Gould p. 62 -- 11/20/1846) of Fairhaven; "commenced preaching" in the newly-organized Congregational Church
Mr. John Gray, aged 75, died 1/23/1834 (p. 25 -- 1/23/1834) with lung fever -- (Ed. note: See also TVR p. 214.)
Mr. Oliver Grinnell pp. 14-15 -- 3/8/1833) suppression of urine; labourer
Oliver Grinnell, aged 70, died 4/12/1841 (pp. 60, 62 -- 3/18/1841) "attacked with Retention of urine... the bladder burst into the perineum which produced gangrene..." ", died... after a lingering + painful illness - gradually sinking under the influence of the pain in voiding urine till he was entirely exhausted." -- (Ed. note: See also TVR p. 214. )
child of John Hammett, aged 6 years, died 12/27/1833 (p. 24 -- 12/27/1833) ", died with an affliction supposed to be the croup" -- (Ed. note: See also TVR p. 215: Edward W. Hammett, d. 12/17/1833. )
Francis Hancock, aged about 25 years, died 10/17/1833 (p. 19 -- 10/17/1833) "a week previous she took cold during the menstrual period which occasioned a suppression..."; daughter of Samuel Hancock -- (Ed. note: See also p. 215: Frances Hancock. )
Mr. Elijah Hillman, died 12/13/1840 (p. 51 -- 12/11/1840) "was attacked...with apoplexy or paralysis..." -- (Ed. note: See also TVR p. 217. )
Mrs. Elijah Hillman p. 51 -- 11/26/1840) "has had for some months frequent attacks of pain in right side + shoulder attended with nausea + vomiting -with general feverish excitement..." -- (Ed. note: See also Was this Mrs. Charlotte (Coffin) Hillman?)
Thos. N. Hillman p. 49 -- 10/25/1840) "This afternoon Mr. Thomas H. Smith called on me for advice on account of an he received in the neck or throat from Thos. N. Hillman..." -- (Ed. note: See also The Descendants of Jeruel West..)
child of John Hursell, aged 5 weeks, died 4/15/1833 (p. 15 -- 4/15/1833) ", died with hooping cough"
Sophronia Hursell p. 47 -- 3/13/1840) "two or three months since was attacked with chilblains[?] on the feet... shortly after she was attacked with inflammation in the flexure of the thigh..."; "Abscess in the groin."
Mr. Louis Jansan, aged "say 27 or 28" (p. 6 -- 1/6/1833) "The Methodist minister that is now occupied here... an Englishman by birth, young... possessed of some natural talent, but not a very thorough education..."
Doct. Jay p. 9 -- 2/6/1833) of N. York; sent shells to Dr. Yale
Capt. Kelly p. 37 -- 10/14/1836) master of Brig Albert Henry, from Philadelphia with coal.
Miss R. P. Lambert, aged 22 (pp. 29-30 -- 8/14/1834) school teacher; "was attacked with alternate chills + heat - some pain in back, very slight in head..."; Erysipelas; "...excited by unexpected arrival of her brother..."
child of Hosea Lewis, aged 1 year (p. 10 -- 2/25/1833) "severe" case of croup
Mrs. Jabez Lewis p. 48 -- 5/23/1840) miscarriage in about sixth month of pregnancy -- (Ed. note: See also Was this Mrs. Eunice (Luce) Lewis? )
Aaron Look, died 2/25/1840 (pp. 45-46 -- 2/17/1840) "Town Pauper"; "affected with the enlargement of the Liver."
Rebecca Look p. 40 -- 11/10/1838) "abscess in the leg..."
Barzilla Luce p. 40 -- 10/29/1838) "in August... had typhus fever..."
Chas. Luce, died after 11/1832 (p. 15 -- 4/21/1833) "killed by a whale in Nov. last he went out in the Ship Gent. Pike of Bedford..." -- (Ed. note: See also TVR p. 221: states he, died 12/16/1831. )
Clarissa Luce, aged 12, died 10/11/1833 (p. 19 -- 10/11/1833) "of phthisis pulmonalis..." TVR p. 222.)
Mrs. Clarissa Luce, died 9/4/1838 (p. 39 -- 9/5/1838) ", died of phthisis pulmonalis, having laboured under a cough since last fall... She is the third sister that has, died of the same disease within the three years, both their father + mother yet living + well though more than 70 years old." -- (Ed. note: See also TVR p. 222: d. 9/4/1839. )
Mrs. Clarissa Luce p. 46 -- 3/1/1840) same symptoms as Mrs. C. Newcomb.
Mr. Edwd. Luce p. 51 -- 11/26/1840) "complains of pain in the region of the stomach..."
Mr. George Luce, aged 81, died before 12/15/1840 (p. 51 -- 12/15/1840) "buried today" -- (Ed. note: See also TVR p. 223: d. 10/14/1840. )
Mrs. Hepsy Luce, aged 76, died 2/8/1835 (pp. 33-34 -- 1/30/1835) "attacked... with Erysipelas of the face...."
Mrs. Jane Luce, aged 44 (pp. 1-2, 14 -- 11/1/1831) "an attack of uterine hemorrhage..." followed by the discovery of a uterine tumor; "widow - has had two children, the last one 14 years since..."
Mrs. Jesse Luce p. 61 -- 3/19/1841) "inflammation left eye - pain in head..."
Mrs. Jona. Luce Sen., p. 40 -- 10/29/1838) lung fever - "convalescent"
Maria A. Luce p. 39 -- 4/23/1838) marriage to Dr. Yale - also visit to his mother and uncle James Scovil's family.
Mrs. Peggy Luce, aged 63, died 5/14/1834 (p. 27 -- 5/14/1834) "She was attacked five days ago with pain in head back + right side..." -- (Ed. note: See also TVR p. 225. )
Mrs. Rhoda Luce pp. 32-33 -- 1/15/1835) "symptoms from suppression of Lochia"; "confined in the 21st of Decr. + had a natural + easy labor with her third child..."
Mrs. Seth Luce, aged 35 (pp. 57-61 -- 3/8/1841) "subject to bilious colic + a variety of symptoms dependent on suppressed menstruation... [She] has borne 2 children, the last about 5 years since." -- (Ed. note: See also TVR p. 227: Mrs. Abigail (Pease) Luce, d. 9/10/1843. )
Susan Luce p. 40 -- 11/10/1838) daughter of Timothy Luce; "sick" with "Icterus" - "recovered"
Mrs. Manter, died "within the last week" (p. 28 -- 7/2/1834) Phthisis; "of Tisbury" -- (Ed. note: See also Was this Mrs. Thankful (Luce) Manter? )
daughter of Athearn Manter, aged about 6 years, died about 3/23/1834 (p. 26 -- 4/1/1834) "She was the fifth one of that family that has been attacked with typhus fever within the last 5 months..."
wife of Granville Manter, died 11/22/1836 (p. 39 -- 11/22/1836) "was confined ... [and later] was flowing considerably - In a few minutes after...found her without pulse..." -- (Ed. note: See also TVR p. 230: Julia (Athearn) Manter. )
Harriet Manter, aged 10, died 4/7/1834 (p. 26 -- 4/7/1834) "she had been sick for about 2 months with typhus fever + was recovering when she eat some raisins + fried cakes +, died in 2 or 3 days afterwards." -- (Ed. note: See also TVR p. 230: was she Harriet Manter who d. 3/31/1833? )
Nathan Mayhew p. 62 -- 11/20/1846) "formed the design of organizing a Congregational Church in this place..."
Henry McCollum p. 45 -- 2/6/1840) "Today the people of the place have been thrown into a panic on account of a report that the smallpox had broken out in West Tisbury in the person of Henry McCollum - who has been exposed to it at Gay Head..."
Mrs. Timothy Merry p. 57 -- 3/7/1841) "severe pain in head - vomiting frequent of bilious matter..." -- (Ed. note: See also Was this Elizabeth (Merry) Luce? )
Isaac Miller, died 9/22/1836? (p. 37 -- 9/22/1836) "Bilious fever... had been sick 6 or 7 days..."; of Sch. Eliza Sour[?]
Mrs. C. Newcomb, died "one week ago" (p. 46 -- 3/1/1840) "taken...with nausea + vomiting with severe distress in epigastrium - followed by severe headache and intense thirst..." -- (Ed. note: See also Was this Mrs. Cordelia (Lambert) Newcomb? )
Mrs. Parnell Newcomb pp. 52-53 -- 12/18/1840) "has been troubled for more that a year with bronchitis... [now] confined to her bed..." -- (Ed. note: See also TVR p. 233: d. 7/4/1841. )
Mrs.[?] Sarah Newcomb, aged about 78 (p. 38 -- 11/2/1836) "disease of heart"
Mrs. H. Norris, aged about 19 or 20 years (pp. 17-18 -- 5/18/1833) "was confined with her first child... pain + swelling in right groin + leg..."
Lucy Norris p. 62 -- 4/13/1841) "attacked with chills + vomiting..." [daughter of Mrs. Lucy Norris.] -- (Ed. note: See also TVR p. 234: she, died 4/20/1841. )
Mrs. Lucy Norris p. 62 -- 4/13/1841) "attacked on the 6th with severe rigors vomiting +c. + great prostration of strength..."
Freeman Norton, died 4/28/1835 (p. 36 -- 4/28/1835) "Disease of heart with some affection the Liver + lungs apparently." -- (Ed. note: See also TVR p. 234: d. 4/29/1835. )
child of Horatio Norton, aged 12 or 15 months, died 9/29/1833 (p. 19 -- 9/29/1833) of "teething + strong marks of inflammation of the brain." -- (Ed. note: See also TVR p. 234: Almira A. Norton.)
Ichabod Norton p. 31 -- 9/23/1834) "injured his hand by the bursting of a gun..." [several fingers lost]
son of Jacob Norton, aged 6 years, died 8/19/1833 (p. 18 -- 8/19/1833) enecia cannia; from Chilmark
Mayhew Norton p. 18 -- 8/4/1833) "while eng, aged in blasting a rock in a well [was] badly injured..."; lost 3 fingers
Miss P. Sarah Norton, died 9/7/1838 (pp. 39-40 -- 9/8/1838) ", died very suddenly..."
Thomas Norton p. 18 -- 8/4/1833) "while eng, aged in blasting a rock in a well [was] badly injured [in leg]..."
Capt. Moses Norwood p. 40 -- 11/10/1838) "of Brig Columbia of Eastport"; "affected with Colics[?]"
Harriet Pease, aged about 40, died 1/20/1841 (pp. 54-55 -- 1/17/1841) "subject to Epileptic Fits... has been reduced for the last few years to a state of dementia..." -- (Ed. note: See also TVR p. 236. )
Timothy Pease Junr., died 1/6/1835 (pp. 31-2 -- 1/7/1835) of the Brig Pactobus; boom "broke + struck him on the head..."
Wm. Pool, died 11/24/1836 (p. 39 -- 11/25/1836) "was found dead in the path in which he was returning home from meeting."
Mr. Poor p. 23 -- 12/19/1833) "made the first prayer" at the dedication of the Congregational meeting house at Tisbury.
Mrs. Caleb Prouty p. 42 -- 3/6/1839) delivered stillborn child in 7th month of pregnancy, followed by swelling in legs. -- (Ed. note: See also See TVR p.236 for record of stillbirth. )
Thomas Richard p. 37 -- 10/14/1836) "has been sick four or five days. Pain in head, back & limbs with general soreness..."; mate of Brig Albert Henry, from Philadelphia with coal.
Mrs. Richardson p. 48 -- 5/10/1840) "Mrs. Richardson the Doctress is here with her herbs to cure all maladies."
Mr. O. Robbins p. 51 -- 11/26/1840) "has been sick about 3 weeks with headache loss of appetite - general soreness of the flesh..."
Timothy Ruggles, died 10/24/1836 (p. 38 -- 10/25/1836) "chronic pleurisy + disease of the liver."
John Simpson, died 9/22/1836 (p. 37 -- 9/22/1836) "of Sch. Eliza Sour[?], died in the harbor before I saw him. Disease unknown..."
Nor Skiff, aged 80, died "within the last week" (p. 28/4/1833 -- Thomas "old age"
Mrs. Stephen Skiff, aged 42 (pp. 19, 22-3 -- 12/12/1833) "anomalous symptoms during gestation... has had 8 children - she became pregnant with the 8th in Decr. 1832..."
child of Chas. G. Smith, aged about 2 years, died 7/14/1834 (p. 28 -- 7/14/1834) "she was attacked with diarrhea - which continued very urgent till she, died..." -- (Ed. note: See alsoThe Descendants of Jeruel West.)
Ebenr. Smith p. 9 -- 2/8/1833) reference to house on harbor -- (Ed. note: He evidently had a home on the Eastville side of the harbor. )
daughter of Franklin Smith, aged 17 mo., died 1/6/1833 (p. 5 -- 1/5/1833) "complaining of cough... feverish + restless... some vomiting... disposed to attribute the death to an excessive irritation or inflammation of the stomach..."
son of John Smith pp. 48-49 -- 5/23/1840) "in play about 4 days ago had the left elbow punctured with a common pin..." [followed by swelling and discoloration.]
Mrs. Peggy Smith, aged 41, died 9/20/1834 (pp. 26-30 -- 4/1/1834) "She had failed gradually for two months..." [from a uterine tumor]; wife of E. A. Smith
Mr. Thomas H. Smith p. 49 -- 10/25/1840) "This afternoon Mr. Thomas H. Smith called on me for advice on account of an he received in the neck or throat from Thos. N. Hillman..." -- (Ed. note: See also The Descendants of Jeruel West.)
Thomas H. Smith p. 9 -- 2/8/1833) reference to house on harbor -- (Ed. note: See also He had a home next to what is now Owen Park in Vineyard Haven. )
Capt. Alpheus Talbot p. 38 -- 10/30/1836) of Sch. Eliza Ellen
Ambrose Talbot, aged 14 (p. 38 -- 10/30/1836) "sick with low bilious fever"; of Portland; of Sch. Eliza Ellen
Rev. Samuel S. Tappan p. 62 -- 11/20/1846) first minister of newly-organized Congregational Church.
W. W. Thackama p. 19 -- 9/8/1833) visiting from Philadelphia
Capt. Towne p. 25 -- 1/13/1834) "broken his leg eight days previous to his arrival" [on Ship Corro[?] from Calcutta]
Mrs. Sally Trask, aged 72, died 5/1/1833 (p. 16 -- 4/23/1833) "very much inclined to sleep + when awake coughs frequently..." -- (Ed. note: See also TVR p. 240. )
Miss J. A. Vincent p. 15 -- 4/9/1833) "an affection of the lungs + throat which has occasioned complete aphoria..."; of Edgartown
Octavus Weeks, aged 20, died about 4/12/1835 (p. 36 -- 4/16/1835) ", died with Scurvey. He had been home about 4 days from sea after an absence of three years + a half...." -- (Ed. note: See also TVR p. 241: d. 4/13/1835. )
Mr. Shubal Weeks, aged about 70 (p. 53 -- 12/19/1840) "suppression of urine... dependent on an abscess in the kidney..."
Solomon Weeks, aged 87, died 10/27/1833 (p. 20 -- 10/29/1833) ", died from gangrene of one foot which originated from scratching it with a shell while wading in the water"; "Indian"
Mrs. Edwd. West, aged 20 (pp. 61-62 -- 4/6/1841) "pregnant 8 mos. with her first child... began to be troubled with oedema in the pudenda..." -- (Ed. note: See also The Descendants of Jeruel West.)
Mr. Geo. West, died 10/1839 (p. 48 -- 4/11/1840) "killed by a whale"; first officer of Ship Pocahontas; "he was much esteemed here + his loss was greatly lamented." -- (Ed. note: See also The Descendants of Jeruel West.)
Mrs. Jas. S. West Sen., aged 60 (pp. 57-61 -- 3/7/1841) "pain in right side pain in head..." -- (Ed. note: See also The Descendants of Jeruel West.)
Stephen West p. 21 -- 12/1/1833) "Skin dry - harsh - Tongue, thin white coat...great tenderness in pressure in epigastrium + region of liver... cannot sleep in the horizontal position - sits up constantly..."
Stephen West, aged about 40 years, died about 3/1/1834 (p. 26 -- 4/1/1834) "had been complaining for nearly a year with symptoms of an affection of the liver + heart..." -- (Ed. note: See also TVR p. 242. See also The Descendants of Jeruel West.)
Thos. West p. 55 -- 1/19/1841) pilot of bark that "was run on shore in the Storm..."
Marinda White pp. 58-61 -- 3/13/1841) "troubled... with difficult muturition - pain + soreness in bladder..."
child of Geo. Winslow p. 40 -- 10/29/1838) lung fever
son of Dr. Leroy Yale p. 56 -- 2/12/1841) "This day I had a son born about 12 o'clock M - + all well - it is two years + 6 days since my first child was born." -- (Ed. note: See also TVR p. 95: births of Amerton Yale and Leroy M. Yale Jr. )
"a child", aged about 6 months (p. 4 -- 12/29/1832) "labouring under symptoms of croup..."
"a girl", aged 20 years (p. 4 -- 12/29/1832) "labouring under acute Rheumatism..."
"a man" (pp. 56-57 -- 2/19/41) "was called today to see a man on board the Brig Tecumseh of Boston who fell from aloft on the 14th + broke his thigh + dislocated his shoulder..."
"a married lady about 20", (p. 12 -- 3/4/1833) "of a nervous habit...subject to mismenstruation...complains of headache - loss of appetite - some vomiting + retching... cannot yet determine whether it is pregnancy or suppression of the menses..."
"a small black child", aged about 4 years, died about 4/1/1835 (p. 36 -- 4/16/1835) ", died with an affection of the head, probably dropsy..."
"a woman of 50 or 55", (p. 16 -- 5/18/1833) "chronic dysentery"
"an old lady of 68", died 1/25/1833 (p. 8 -- 1/20/1833) "had been complaining for one or two years of pain in the region of the stomach + vomiting..."
"child", aged 2 1/2 years (p. 11 -- 3/1/1833) "another case of croup..."
"child", aged about 9 weeks (p. 12 -- 3/6/1833) "very sick with the hooping cough ... there appears to be some affection of the head..."
"patient", aged 3 1/2 years (pp. 14-15 -- 3/24/1833) "very sick with hooping cough... there have been convulsions + considerable febrile excitement."
"patient", aged 1 year (pp. 14-15 -- 3/24/1833) "very sick with hooping cough... there have been convulsions + considerable febrile excitement."
master of Sch. Eliza Sour[?] (p. 37 -- 9/22/1836) "unwell"
mate of brig _____ from Havanna died 10 days previous to sailing (p. 16 -- 4/23/1833)