Interesting list with so many familiar names as contributors to the fund. My 3G Uncle was Robert Boak (Jr) abt 1789 - 2Mar1867. He was born in Co. Tyrone, and lost his first spouse to cholera in 1833, location was Pennsylvania, USA. She was Elizabeth Calderwood, bef.1816 - 12Aug1833), daughter of John Calderwood and Isabella Hansen, also from Co Tyrone. Here is the transcribed portion of a handwritten letter Robert Boak wrote to his brother Charles about Elizabeth's death. I include it here as folks may be interested in reading his first-hand account of the terrible disease, both for its description and the style of writing (letter dated 17Aug1833). My Dear Brother your forebodings have been awfully realized by the writing of this letter. That desolating disease the colera visited me and in a few hours deprived me of a loving and affectionate wife the 12 day of August on the Sabbath morning. She rose as usual to prepare the breakfast and was buried that Evening. She had been complaining for a few days before and we had made arrangements to remove to her Father's the following Monday as the disease was raging with great virulence in the part of the city in which we lived. On Saturday night she rested well all night and when she saw the Sabbath morning stated that she felt better than she had been for some time past.When in a moment she was struck with the shake of death. Oh what a tryal My Dear Brother to see the beloved of your bosom cut off in a moment and all my relatives trembling to come near the house. Her own wish was that none should come near her lest they catch the contagion. In less than five minutes I had the assistance of two doctors who never left her until She breathed her last then orders that she should be immediatelyburied and the house deserted all their demands as orders were complied with. From the first moment the blood ceased to circulate through the head it was as cold as a piece of marble she suffered severely with the cramps which wrought from the extremities up to her body this disease the Drs removed by external applications. But all means failed to circulatethe blood a complete stagnation took place the moment she was taken after a few hours of severe suffering she was removed to the joys of her Lord. * * * * * THANKS for all the work that goes into so many contributions to this site. Regards, -Sandy -----Original Message----- From: "James McKane via CoTyroneList" [[email protected]] Date: 04/24/2023 11:05 AM To: "CoTyroneIreland.com Mailing List" <[email protected]> CC: "James McKane" <[email protected]> Subject: [CoTyroneMailingList] New Content - Relief from Cholera in Strabane, Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland: Subscription List 1832
Relief from Cholera in Strabane, Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland: Subscription List 1832 Thanks again to Len Swindley for another great addition to CTI! Jim McKane Kitchener, Ontario
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