Holyoke City Clerk Death Records,
May 27-June 18, 1875

The chart below was transcribed by Laurel O'Donnell, summer of 2000 directly from the City Clerk's Office in Holyoke. Please note, while most of these deaths represent burn victims from the Precious Blood Fire, some do not. Look carefully at the Cause of Death column. Every death entry was copied from May 27, 1875 through June 18, 1875. The next burn death occured on July 2, 1875. I stopped at that point, though there could likely very well be some other deaths after July 2 that are burn related. Hopefully I will have an opportunity to explore that at some future time.

This was transcribed from a microfiche copy of the original handwritten version. Notes indicate illegibility and/or other problems with reading the entries.

No. Date of Death Name of Deceased Sex Color other than White Condition Age Years Age Months Age Days Cause of death Residence Occupation Place of Death Place of Birth Fathers' name Birth Place Mothers' Name Birth Place Place of Burial
141 05-27-1875 Isaiah Moreau M   M 26     Burned Holyoke Pressman Holyoke Canada Theophile, Canada Charlotte, Canada Canada
142 05-27-1875 Fabien Moreau M   M 54     Burned Holyoke Miller Holyoke Canada ______, Canada ______, Canada South Hadley
143 05-27-1875 Josephine Viget F   S 43     Burned Holyoke Operative Holyoke Canada Benjamin, Canada Catherine, Canada Canada
144 05-27-1875 Alphonsine Morreau F   S 16     Burned Holyoke Operative Holyoke Canada Fabien, Canada Marcia, Canada South Hadley
145 05-27-1875 Delia Coache F   S 16     Burned Holyoke Operative Holyoke Canada Augustus, Canada Selina, Canada Holyoke "F" (?) C.C.
146 05-27-1875 Philomene Dupont F   S 15     Burned Holyoke Operative Holyoke Vermont Joseph D., Canada Marceliine, Canada South Hadley Falls
147 05-27-1875 Ellen Blair F   S 20     Burned Holyoke Operative Holyoke Vermont Louis, Canada Sophie Re[is?]ville Holyoke
148 05-27-1875 Justin Brissant M   S 19     Burned Holyoke Operative Holyoke Canada Louis, Canada Marguerite, Canada Canada
149 05-27-1875 Mrs. Jos. Daigneau F   W 36     Burned Holyoke Housewife Holyoke Canada ______, Canada ______, Canada South Hadley
150 05-27-1875 Matilda Daigneau F   - 13     Burned Holyoke Operative Holyoke Canada Joseph, Canada Domatilde, Canada South Hadley
151 05-27-1875 Cora Forger M   M 20     Burned Holyoke Laborer Holyoke Canada Frank, Canada Lucy, Canada South Hadley
152 05-27-1875 Fabien St.Peter M   - 19     Burned Holyoke Carpenter Holyoke Canada Francis, Canada Mirance, Canada Canada
153 05-27-1875 Ella Meunier F   S 19     Burned Holyoke Operative Holyoke Canada Christian, Canada Rosilla, Canada Holyoke
154 05-27-1875 Alphonse Fortier F   - 11     Burned Holyoke ______ Holyoke Canada Joseph, Canada Selina, Canada Canada
155 05-27-1875 Benjamin Fortier M   S 20     Burned Holyoke Laborer Holyoke Canada Joseph, Canada Selina, Canada Canada
156 05-27-1875 Mary Greenwood F   - 14 6   Burned Holyoke Operative Holyoke Natick, RI Frank, Morristown, VT Mary, Georgia, T Greenfield
157 05-27-1875 Delina Coty (Lacosta) [sic] F   M 21     Burned Holyoke Weaver Holyoke Canada Joseph, Canada Mary,Canada South Hadley
158 05-27-1875 Marie Lacosta F   S 14     Burned Holyoke Operative Holyoke Canada ________, Canada _______, Canada Holyoke
159 05-27-1875 Louisa Guyott F   W 50     Burned Holyoke Housewife Holyoke Canada ________, Canada _______, Canada South Hadley
160 05-27-1875 Ozilda Lafrance F   S 20 7   Burned Holyoke Weaver Holyoke Canada William, Canada Philomene, Canada South Hadley
161 05-27-1875 Mary Pion F   S 27     Burned Holyoke Operative Holyoke Canada Timothy, Canada Orezi[n or m]e,Canada South Hadley
162 05-27-1875 Joseph Mercier M   M 43     Burned Holyoke Laborer Holyoke Canada ________, Canada ________, Canada South Hadley
163 05-27-1875 Selina Doucette F   S 15     Burned Holyoke Operative Holyoke Canada Louis, Canada Selina, Canada South Hadley
164 05-27-1875 Celeste Lariver (hard to read) F   M 54     Burned Holyoke Laborer Holyoke Canada ________, Canada ________, Canada South Hadley
165 05-27-1875 Gaspard Pellerin M   M 23     Burned Holyoke Laborer Holyoke Canada Luke, Canada Caroline,Canada South Hadley
166 05-27-1875 Jacob Theriiault M   M 64     Burned Holyoke Laborer Holyoke Canada ________, Canada ________, Canada South Hadley
167 05-27-1875 Alphonsine Desgarden F   S 16     Burned Holyoke Laborer Holyoke Canada Louis, Canada Domatilde, Canada South Hadley
168 05-27-1875 Rosella Desgarden F   S 21     Burned Holyoke Winder Holyoke Canada Louis, Canada Domatilde, Canada South Hadley
169 05-27-1875 Delia Desgarden F   S 23     Burned Holyoke Operative Holyoke Canada Louis, Canada Domatilde, Canada South Hadley
170 05-27-1875 Domatilde Desgarden F   M 44     Burned Holyoke Housewife Holyoke Canada ______, Canada ______, Canada South Hadley
171 05-27-1875 Louis Desgarden M   M 59     Burned Holyoke Laborer Holyoke Canada ______, Canada ______, Canada South Hadley
172 05-27-1875 Peter Daignault M   _ 11     Burned Holyoke ______ Holyoke Canada J. Bli[l or s]e, Canada Rosalie, Canada South Hadley
173 05-27-1875 Josephine Pacquin F   _ 14     Burned Holyoke ______ Holyoke Canada Alexander, Canada Felisté, Canada South Hadley
174 05-27-1875 Rosanna Hammel (Paquin) (hard to read) F   M 20     Burned Holyoke Operative Holyoke Canada Alexander, Canada Felisté, Canada South Hadley
175 05-27-1875 Harmenia Morin F   _ 13     Burned Holyoke ______ Holyoke Canada Victor, Canada Julia, Canada South Hadley
176 05-27-1875 Mary Perry F   S 18     Burned Holyoke Weaver Holyoke Canada John, Canada Pauline, Canada South Hadley
177 05-27-1875 Rosalie Lagasse F   W 54     Burned Holyoke Housewife Holyoke Canada ________, Canada ________, Canada South Hadley
178 05-27-1875 Deline Rosgia F   M 38     Burned Holyoke Housewife Holyoke Canada ________, Canada ________, Canada South Hadley
179 05-27-1875 Rose LaChapelle F   _ 12 8   Burned Holyoke Operative Holyoke Canada Michel, Canada Marie, Canada South Hadley
180 05-27-1875 Cora Forger F   _ 11     Burned Holyoke ______ Holyoke Canada Abraham, Canada Zoe, Canada South Hadley
181 05-27-1875 Zoe Forger F   M 48     Burned Holyoke Housewife Holyoke Canada ________, Canada ________, Canada South Hadley
182 05-27-1875 Adele LaChapelle F   S 16     Burned Holyoke Operative Holyoke Canada Michal, Canada Marci, Canada South Hadley
183 05-27-1875 Marceline Blanchard (Boivin?) F   M 22     Burned Holyoke Housewife Holyoke Canada Luis,Canada Marceline, Canada South Hadley
184 05-27-1875 Victoria Dané (or Daré) hard to read F   _ 11     Burned Holyoke Operative Holyoke Canada Francois, Canada Annie, Canada South Hadley
185 05-27-1875 Antoine Ozier M   M 74     Burned Holyoke Carpenter Holyoke Canada ________, Canada ________, Canada South Hadley
186 05-27-1875 Matilda Payette F   _ 15     Burned Holyoke Operative Holyoke Canada Paschal [illegible], Canada Lucy, Canada South Hadley
187 05-27-1875 Eliza Payette F   S 17     Burned Holyoke Operative Holyoke Canada Paschal [illegible], Canada Lucy, Canada South Hadley
188 05-27-1875 Julia Gerard F   S 16     Burned Holyoke Operative Holyoke Canada Peter, Canada Mary, Canada South Hadley
189 05-27-1875 Selina Roberts F   _ 9     Burned Holyoke ______ Holyoke Canada J. Blisli [unclear], Canada Delina, Canada South Hadley
190 05-27-1875 Edmund Roberts M   _ 11     Burned Holyoke ______ Holyoke Canada J. Blisli [unclear], Canada Delina, Canada South Hadley
191 05-27-1875 Phemie Falrauth or Falrault F   S 22     Burned Holyoke Operative Holyoke Canada Amaba, Canada [unclear] Lucy, Canada South Hadley
192 05-27-1875 John B.Longville M   W 40     Burned Holyoke Laborer Holyoke Canada ________, Canada ________, Canada South Hadley
193 05-27-1875 Mrs. Paul Stay F   M 33     Burned Holyoke Housewife Holyoke Canada ________, Canada ________, Canada Burlington, VT
194 05-27-1875 Olive Armond F   W 55     Burned Holyoke Housewife Holyoke Canada ________, Canada ________, Canada South Hadley
195 05-27-1875 Amelia Fremont F   S 17     Burned Holyoke Operative Holyoke Canada J. Bla[sea or ste -- illigible], Canada Rose, Canada South Hadley
196 05-27-1875 Marceline Dufresne F   S 17     Burned Holyoke Operative Holyoke Canada Enoch, Canada Marceline, Canada South Hadley
197 05-27-1875 Azilda Lacoste F   _ 16     Burned Holyoke Operative Holyoke Canada Joseph, Canada Mary, Canada South Hadley
198 05-27-1875 Roslie Devine F   S 21     Burned Holyoke Operative Holyoke Canada Michel, Canada Rosalie, Canada South Hadley
199 05-27-1875 Selina Plante F   S 18     Burned Holyoke Operative Holyoke Canada Basil, Canada Sophie, Canada Canada
200 05-27-1875 Sophie Boudreau (Herbert) F   M 37 9 _ Burned Holyoke _______ Holyoke Canada Andre H., Canada Archange, Canada South Hadley
201 05-27-1875 Marceline (Longlais) Dupont F   M 44 _ 11 Burned Holyoke _______ Holyoke Canada Antoine, Canada Catherine, Canada South Hadley
202 05-28-1875 Ovilla Dupont F   _ 2 2   Weakness Holyoke _______ Holyoke Canada Finalas, Canada Seraphine, Canada F.C.C.
203 05-29-1875 Christine Dion F   S 37     Burned Holyoke Operative Holyoke Canada Peter, Canada Christine, Canada Canada
204 05-29-1875 John Madison Chapin M   W 67 8 22 Ptyphoid Pneumonia Holyoke Manfr Holyoke W.Springfield John, W.Spfld. Sallie, W.Spfld Forestdale
205 05-29-1875 Lucy Hicks F   S 21     Burned Holyoke Operative Holyoke NY Anthony, Canada Angeline, Canada South Hadley
206 05-29-1875 Maurice Costello M   _ 15     Brain Fever Holyoke _______ Holyoke VT Maurice, Ireland Elizabeth,Ireland Hol.C.C.
207 05-30-1875 Marceline LaChance F   S 19     Burned Holyoke Operative Holyoke Canada ________, Canada ________, Canada South Hadley
208 05-31-1875 Onerzion (sp? -- illegible) Pion F   W 55     Burned Holyoke Housewife Holyoke Canada ________, Canada ________, Canada South Hadley
209 05-31-1875 Webster S. Abercrombie M   S 19 8   Pulmonary Pulmonalis Holyoke _______ Holyoke Pelham MS Stillman, Pelham Frances W., Pelham Amherst
210 05-31-1875 Mary Hicks F   S 25     Burned Holyoke _______ Holyoke York State Anthony, Canada Angeline, Canada South Hadley
211 06-01-1875 Katie Ginley F   _ 3     Whooping Cough Holyoke _______ Holyoke Holyoke Terrence, Ireland Mary, Ireland Hol.C.C.
212 06-01-1875 Hermine Sampson F   S 27     Consumption Holyoke Weaver Holyoke Canada Charles, Canada Harminie, Canada South Hadley
213 06-02-1875 Arilda LaChance F   S 19     Burned Holyoke Operative Holyoke Canada Cloffase, Canada Flemane, Canada South Hadley
214 06-02-1875 Elizabeth Didmas F   _ _ 5   Cholera Holyoke _______ Holyoke Holyoke Edward, Canada Philamene, Canada South Hadley
215 06-04-1875 Lillian Rathburn F   _ 2 9   Tubucular Meningitis Holyoke _______ Holyoke Boston James, Berlin MS Amanda, Vermont Berlin
216 06-04-1875 Bridget O'Brien F   _ 16 _   Consumption Holyoke ______ Holyoke Ireland Patrick, Ireland Julia, Ireland Holy CC
217 06-05-1875 Philamie Grandchamp F   S 21     Burned Holyoke Operative Holyoke Canada _______, Canada Gaugine, Canada South Hadley
218 06-07-1875 Mary Girard F   M 41     Burned Holyoke Housewife Holyoke Canada _________, Canada ________, Canada South Hadley
219 06-09-1875 Minnie Holloran F   _ 1 8   Spinal Holyoke _______ Holyoke Holyoke Frank, Ireland Margaret, York State Hol. C. C.
220 06-10-1875 Margaret Connon F       7 10 Water on the Brain Holyoke _______ Holyoke Holyoke Herbert, Ireland Mary, Ireland Hol. C. C.
221 06-13-1875 William W. White M     6     Diptheria Holyoke _______ Holyoke Lee Martin, Ireland Winifred, Ireland Hol. C. C.
222 06-14-1875 Margaret Sullivan (Connors) F   M 62     Dropsy Holyoke Operative Holyoke Ireland James, Ireland Mary, Ireland Hol. C. C.
223 06-17-1875 Selina Dufresne F   F 52 8   Burned Holyoke Operative Holyoke Canada Joseph, Canada Dorothy, Canada Canada
224 06-17-1875 Medy Dufresne (or Vedy, illegible) F   M   9   Drowned Holyoke _______ Holyoke Canada Leon, Canada Sophia, Canada FCC
225 06-18-1875 Gaustane Bayer M   _ _ 1   Unknown Holyoke _______ Holyoke ______ Gustave, Germany Emille, Germany Holyoke
  07-02-1875 Marceline Blanchard (Longevine) F   M 22     Burned Holyoke Housewife Holyoke Canada John, Canada ______, Canada South Hadley


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