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From: Ray Friess <>
Subject: Re: [PABERKS] History question
Date: Sat, 06 Mar 2004 19:13:32 -0700
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RAMBO's ????
Ray

Glenn & Nancy Rambo wrote:

>Ray, There were many deaths at that time period. I know we had a few
>RAMBO's pass then and it appears that typhoid was the cause of many deaths.
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>Nancy
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Ray Friess" <>
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>Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2004 8:19 PM
>Subject: [PABERKS] History question
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>>Have a question for the history buffs in the group here...
>>Anyone have any idea what was going on in Berks County in 1861 that
>>would have taken
>>the lives of three of my ancestors within days of each other?
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>>My cousin Katie Frees (Friess) was married to John Schaeffer. Two of
>>their children were named
>>Emeline, b. 11-30-1856 and Catharine b. 11-30-1860. Another of their
>>cousins (and mine), William Frees (Friess) was b. Feb 1, 1861. Emeline
>>and Catharine both died on August 13, 1861 and their cousin William died
>>four days earlier on August 9, 1861.
>> I'm wondering if there was some sort of plague going on or
>>something else that might account for these three deaths within a 5 day
>>period. I thought maybe indian attacks, but dont know if the area was
>>still having that problem then....
>>Ray Friess
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