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Domestic News
April 1, 1786
Fowle's New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
In Gorham, Mr. Stephen Harris lost four children to throat distemper over four days, with his wife giving birth amid the tragedy and now dangerously ill.
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FALMOUTH, March 23.
"We hear from Gorham, that Mr. Stephen Harris of that town, has lost four children of the throat distemper—the eldest in the eleventh year of her age, and the youngest in her third. What makes this dispensation of Providence the more affecting, is, that his wife was brought to bed five days after the death of the first child; the next day after, another died; on the second day from the death of this, a third died; and next day after, the fourth. Under this pressure of grief she now lays dangerously ill."
"We hear from Gorham, that Mr. Stephen Harris of that town, has lost four children of the throat distemper—the eldest in the eleventh year of her age, and the youngest in her third. What makes this dispensation of Providence the more affecting, is, that his wife was brought to bed five days after the death of the first child; the next day after, another died; on the second day from the death of this, a third died; and next day after, the fourth. Under this pressure of grief she now lays dangerously ill."
What sub-type of article is it?
Death Or Funeral
Disease Or Epidemic
What keywords are associated?
Throat Distemper
Child Deaths
Gorham
Harris Family
Family Tragedy
What entities or persons were involved?
Mr. Stephen Harris
Where did it happen?
Gorham
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Gorham
Event Date
March 23
Key Persons
Mr. Stephen Harris
Outcome
four children died of throat distemper; eldest aged 11, youngest aged 3; wife dangerously ill.
Event Details
Mr. Stephen Harris lost four children to throat distemper in quick succession: wife gave birth five days after first child's death, then second child died the next day, third two days later, fourth the following day.