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 |