Linda; Interesting thought, about epidemics being so much a part of everyday life. Also, as Cheri said, could have been as simple as one child getting a communicable disease and passing it on the other child. Since I first posted my question, I have come upon another two records showing twin infants who died within days of each other. I’m extracting obits and it is so sad to see so many infants and toddlers dying in a month long period. So far, it’s been almos 50/50 between adults and infants/toddlers. I now understand better why you always hear of the short life expectancy in bygone times. Many people lived into their 70’s & 80’s but; so many died as infants/toddlers that the average was brought way down. I feel so bad for all those families.
Sam (Mazatlán, MX) From: linda Sent: Friday, March 1, 2019 8:28 PM To: Azores Genealogy Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: July 1900 disaster Santa Maria? There are no major natural disasters listed here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_disasters_in_the_Azores So, I'm with Cheri and am putting my money on an epidemic: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diseases_and_epidemics_of_the_19th_century A long while back, I read a 19th century travelogue that described the writer's ship's passengers as not being allowed to disembark at one of the Islands either 1) until the ship was cleared as being free of epidemic disease, or 2) not being allowed to disembark at all because the ship had come from a port where an epidemic had been occurring. Sorry my recollection is vague and I don't recall the source. My point is, I suppose, that epidemics were so much a part of life that there was a bureaucracy in place to deal with them. On Friday, March 1, 2019 at 4:51:36 PM UTC-8, Sam Koester wrote: I’m doing obits right now and I have two siblings, one 11 months and the other 15 days old that died 9 days apart in July of 1900. (July 20 and 29th) So sad. Out of curiosity, does anyone know of some disaster that occurred around that time on Santa Maria island? Sickness, earthquake, ?? Sam (Mazatlán, MX) Virus-free. www.avast.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores.
