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1862 Lynn Deaths










Transcribed and submitted
by Shaun Cook
Volume 183, pages 202-223

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Surname Name Death Date Yrs Mts Dys Birthplace Parents Parents Birthplace Cause (Place, if not Lynn)
Adams Ann P. 12/2/1862 28 8 Lynn, Mass Samuel P. & Susan Adams Gilman, NH/Gilman, NH Consumption
Aldworth John 10/24/1862 50 Ireland Henry & Margaret Aldworth Ireland/Ireland Bowel Inflammation
Alley Ezra 4/5/1862 47 4 Lynn, Mass Abner & Susan Alley Lynn/Lynn Liver Complaint
Alley Francis D. 12/31/1862 38 Lynn, Mass Jacob & Elizabeth Alley Lynn/Marblehead Consumption
Alley Freeman 6/20/1862 44 Lynn, Mass Abner & Susan Alley Lynn/Lynn Convulsion
Alley James E. 5/18/1862 2 10 9 Lynn, Mass Peter H. & Hannah P. Alley Lynn/Beverly Brain Congestion
Alley Joseph 1/12/1862 74 Lynn, Mass Joseph & Hannah Alley Lynn/Lynn Fever
Alley Mercy 10/29/1862 83 6 26 Salem, Mass Jonathan & Anna Buffum Salem/Salem Old Age
Alley Nathaniel 8/19/1862 73 5 Lynn, Mass Ephriam & Hepsabeth Alley Lynn/Lynn Paralysis
Alley Nathaniel Q. 10/5/1862 49 5 Lynn, Mass Nathaniel & Keziah Alley Lynn/Lynn Consumption
Alley Ruth 10/1/1862 82 8 8 Lynn, Mass Sally Breed Old Age
Alley Sylvester 3/26/1862 25 3 Lynn, Mass Henry W. & Elizabeth Alley Lynn/Lynn Consumption
Annable Emma C. 6/4/1862 10 11 Lynn, Mass Henry C. & Elizabeth Annable Franklin/Medford Typhoid Fever
Appleton Julietta 5/27/1862 5 6 Rindge, NH Benj. & Sarah Appleton Lynn/Lynn Bowel Inflammation
Atkins Elizabeth 11/14/1862 59 11 Salem, Mass Peter & Betsy Law            /Salem Chronic Diarrhea
Atkinson Joseph W. 12/25/1862 31 8 Lynn, Mass Joseph & Ruth Atkinson Lynn/Lynn Brain Congestion
Austin George 5/26/1862 3 10 13 Lynn, Mass David & Almira Austin Lynn/Medford Brain Disease
Ayer Abigail E. 5/26/1862 67 7 Haverhill, Mass John & Phebe Alley Haverhill/Haverhill Consumption
Ayers male 9/8/1862 Lynn, Mass Barrington & Judith Ayers England/England Stillborn
Barker Asa P. 10/25/1862 37 10 14 Naples, ME Stephen & Hannah B. Barker Andover/Denmark, ME Consumption
Barnicoat Rebecca   2/21/1862 79 Wellfleet, ME Lung Fever
Barry Anna A. 1/20/1862 1 4 2 Lynn, Mass Charles P. & Henrietta Barry Lynn/Duxbury Scarlet Fever
Barry Anna Cora 10/3/1862 9 8 Lynn, Mass Edward A. & Sarah E. Barry Lynn/Buxton Fever
Barry David 1/4/1862 2 4 Lynn, Mass David & Mary Barry Ireland/Ireland Scarlet Fever
Bartlett female 8/28/1862 Lynn, Mass Amos G. & Georgeanna M. Bartlett Haverhill/Newburyport Stillborn
Batchelder George W. 9/17/1862 23 9 Lynn, Mass Jacob & Mary W. Batchelder Topsfield/Templeton Killed in Battle (Antitam)(Sharpsburg, MA)
Beauchampe Alice H. 6/3/1862 1 2 Bombay, India Isaac & Alice F. Beauchampe Kingston/Yarmouth Measles
Beede Lottie E. 10/6/1862 1 8 Lynn, Mass Valentine & Charolotte A. Beede Sandwich/Salem Canker
Beers Joseph 5/24/1862 77 1 2 Wilmington William & Mary Beers Boston/Beverly Neuralgia
Bell Alberta S. 11/9/1862 1 6 11 Lynn, Mass Daniel & Ellen M. Bell Albany, NY/ Cliffton Teething
Bell John 11/11/1862 59 5 2 N. Hampshire Dropsy
Berry William H. 3/16/1862 39 Lynn, Mass John & Susan Berry Haverhill/Haverhill Consumption
Biglowe Sarah Hattie 3/20/1862 21 2 23 Sutton, C. E. Stephen & Millie Bigelow Consumption
Blair Harmon W. 12/4/1862 1 7 Lynn, Mass John W. & Phebe Blair Lynn/Danvers Brain Congestion
Blake Nellie G. 5/3/1862 7 8 Lynn, Mass William H. & Mary A. Blake Lowell, ME/Framington, Mass Consumption
Boyle George 5/28/1862 18 Kingston, CA William & Sarah E. Boyle ?/Milton Brain Congestion
Boynton Hannah 5/27/1862 60 2 Lynn, Mass Benjamin & Phebe Lamphier Lynn/Lynn Paralysis
Boynton Nancy E. 2/5/1862 25 Jay, Maine William & Nancy M. Mitchell Chesterville/Livermore, ME Consumption
Boynton William F. 7/14/1862 23 4 1 Troy, NY William & Mary S. Boynton Newbury/Lynn Bowel Inflammation (Portsmouth Grove, RI)
Brackett Susan Caroline 1/2/1862 4 11 5 Lynn, Mass William F. & Susan W. Brackett Lynn/Ipswich Scarlet Fever
Brackett unknown 11/1/1862 1 Lynn, Mass Lucy Brackett Infantile Debility
Bradley Abbie C. 7/5/1862 10 Lynn, Mass James & Martha J. Bradley ME/Rye, NH Infantile
Bradley Martha J. 10/14/1862 32 New York Joseph & Abba Robee Readville/ Consumption
Brear Alma W. 2/13/1862 1 10 20 Marblehead Thomas & Mary H. Brear England/Marblehead Fever
Breed Bassett 12/20/1862 87 2 Lynn, Mass James & Mary Breed Lynn/Lynn Erysipelas
Breed Francis 7/1/1862 13 5 23 Lynn, Mass Jabez & Joanna Breed Lynn/Marblehead Debility
Breed Isaiah 10/10/1862 1 10 25 Lynn, Mass Bowman B. & Hannah Breed Lynn/Danvers Cholera Infantum
Breed Kate 9/3/1862 26 9 1 Nova Scotia             O'Brien Consumption
Breed male 4/27/1862 Lynn, Mass Charles O. & Malvina (Jones) Breed Lynn/ Stillborn
Breed Moses S. 2/11/1862 41 Lynn, Mass Nathan & Mary E. Breed Lynn/Concord Debility
Breed Nathan Jr 12/24/1862 38 10 Lynn, Mass Samuel & Annie A. Breed Lynn/Lynn Murdered
Breed Rebecca 2/6/1862 76 8 Lynn, Mass Amos & Esther Breed Lynn/Lynn Lung Fever
Breed  Clara E. 10/17/1862 22 17 Lynn, Mass Josiah & Jane Breed Lynn/Derry, NH Consumption
Breed  Hannah 2/27/1862 80 6 Newbury, Mass Francis Sutter Sullivan/ Consumption
Breeden Willietta O. 9/5/1862 6 13 Lynn, Mass John P. & Maria P. Breeden Lynn/Pittsfield Cholera Infantum
Bresnahan Ellen 10/15/1862 24 Lynn, Mass Maurice & Ann Bresnahan Ireland/Ireland Canker
Briordy male 9/19/1862 Lynn, Mass Patrick & Catherine Briody Ireland/Ireland Stillborn
Brown Francis 10/7/1862 1 2 Lynn, Mass Martin & Bridget Brown Ireland/Ireland Consumption
Brown James 8/17/1862 2 Lynn, Mass John T. & Esther Brown Salem/Providence Convulsion
Brown Lydia 12/9/1862 63 35 Lynn, Mass Joseph & Dorcas Smith Lynn/Lynn Dropsy
Brown Martha J. 8/5/1862 29 Bath, ME James & Francis Tutt Bath, ME/Bath, ME Liver Disease
Brown Martin 5/27/1862 40 2 5 Ireland John & Margaret Brown Ireland/Ireland Consumption
Brown Sylvester H. 11/1/1862 8 10 Lynn, Mass Lucius H. & Hannah E. Brown Lynn/Lynn Consumption
Buckley Johanna L. 6/27/1862 1 10 Lynn, Mass John & Eliza Buckley Ireland/Ireland Infantile
Buckman Sarah Ann 12/13/1862 27 1 Lynn, Mass Thomas & Lucy Buckman Lynn/Lexington Consumption
Burchstead Nancy P. 12/20/1862 49 6 Danvers, Mass Artemas & Eleanor Perley Boxford/Boxford Consumption
Burley Eliza E. 3/29/1862 1 8 Lynn, Mass James & Jane Burley Ireland/Ireland Teething
Burrill Edward   1/28/1862 20 1 Lynn, Mass Alden & Mary Ann Burrill Lynn/Lynn Typhoid Fever (D.C.)
Butler Alice M. 5/9/1862 5 6 9 Lynn, Mass Charles & Maria Butler Cornish/Portland, ME Brain Congestion
Butler Charles E. 5/11/1862 8 8 Lynn, Mass Charles I. & Mary E. Butler England/Lynn Brain Congestion
Cahill Johanna   8/21/1862 5 Lynn, Mass John & Honora Cahill Ireland/Ireland Infantile Debility
Caldwell Betsey 1/16/1862 51 9 Lynn, Mass William & Polly Clarrage Lynn/Lynn Consumption
Calvert Willie W. 9/27/1862 9 20 Lynn, Mass William W. & Abbie A. Calvert England/S. Danvers Cholera Infantum
Carling Bertha J. 9/29/1862 5 26 Lynn, Mass Charles H. & Margaretta Carling  England/England Cholera Infantum
Carroll John 1/9/1862 44 6 Ireland William & Catherine Carroll Ireland/Ireland Consumption
Carroll John E. 5/31/1862 2 10 Lynn, Mass Timothy & Eliza Carroll Ireland/Ireland Croup
Casey Margaret 3/3/1862 55 Ireland Honora Murphy Ireland/ Bowel Inflammation
Chase Eliza M. 12/8/1862 33 5 Lynn, Mass Blaney & Eliza D. Chase Lynn/Lynn Heart Disease
Chase Maria E. 9/17/1862 22 New York Consumption
Chase Nellie C. 4/21/1862 6 8 Lynn, Mass John H. & Sarah I. Chase Bangor, ME./Lynn Measles
Churchill Walter 5/7/1862 7 Lynn, Mass Addison G. & Rebecca C. Churchill Lynn/Lynn Cancer
Clark male 12/25/1862 Lynn, Mass Nathan & Eliza M. Clark Wells, ME/Dedham Stillborn
Clark male 12/25/1862 Lynn, Mass Nathan & Eliza M. Clark Wells, ME/Dedham Stillborn
Clark Nathan F. 1/9/1862 16 Lynn, Mass Charles G. & Mary J. Clark Wells, ME/Lynn Canker
Clark Theophilus 4/24/1862 84 2 14 Lynn, Mass Edwin & Elizabeth Clark Lynn/Lynn Lung Fever
Clooney Thomas 8/22/1862 11 14 Lynn, Mass Thomas & Margaret Clooney Ireland/Ireland Dysentery
Cole unknown 11/4/1862 Lynn, Mass Frank & Margaret Cole Lynn/Ireland Stillborn
Collins Julia Ann 3/14/1862 5 8 Lynn, Mass Thomas & Mary Collins Ireland/Ireland Fever
Collins Margaret 7/1/1862 3 4 Lynn, Mass John & Bridget Collins Ireland/Ireland Worm Fever
Collins Mary 2/13/1862 2 18 Lynn, Mass Thomas & Mary Collins Ireland/Ireland Remittent Fever
Collins Nellie 12/18/1862 1 9 Lynn, Mass George Z. & Harriet A. Collins Salem/Lynn Whooping Cough
Collins Patrick O. B. 7/27/1862 42 Ireland Eugene & Margaretta Collins Ireland/Ireland Consumption
Collins Samuel E. 6/25/1862 21 10 Lynn, Mass James & Sarah A. Collins Lynn/Lynn Shot in Battle (before Richmond)
Conant Joel 5/16/1862 80 Townsend, Mass Cholera Morbid
Condon male 12/9/1862 Lynn, Mass Edward & Margaret Condon Ireland/Ireland Stillborn
Conry Mary 9/23/1862 48 Ireland John & Bridget Huse Ireland/Ireland Fever
Craig Elizabeth 1/6/1862 5 5 Lynn, Mass James & Elizabeth Craig Scotland/Scotland Croup
Craig Isabel V. 1/20/1862 3 3 Lynn, Mass James & Elizabeth Craig Scotland/Scotland Scarlet Fever
Cullen Alice 11/25/1862 1 Lynn, Mass John & Margaret Cullen Ireland/Ireland Canker
Currant Rebecca A. 2/21/1862 56 3 10 Boston, Mass Caleb & Mary Green Malden, Mass/Malden, Mass Brain Congestion
Currier Clara B. 6/1/1862 23 6 Consumption (Swampscott)
Currier George F. 5/9/1862 45 Ashby David & Susan Curier Ashby/Ashby Delirium Tremors
Curtin Dennis 9/5/1862 1 6 Lynn, Mass John & Mary Curtin Ireland/Ireland Cholera Infantum
Curtis Annie F. 12/26/1862 14 Lynn, Mass Benj. B. & Fannie M. Curtis Lynn/Nova Scotia Canker
Curtis Charles C. 11/29/1862 5 11 Lynn, Mass George A. & Mary Curtis Danvers/Manchester Diphtheria
Dailey John 1/11/1862 98 2 Ireland Timothy & Margaret Dailey Ireland/Ireland Old Age
Davis Frances A. 9/12/1862 1 10 Lynn, Mass Frank & Mary E. Davis Portland, ME/Lynn Dysentery
Dean unknown 8/1/1862 1 Lynn, Mass Leander & Lucinda Dean Hollis, NH/Rockland,ME Infantile Debility
Dennis female 8/22/1862 Lynn, Mass John & Mary E. Dennis Marblehead/Lynn Stillborn
DeWolfe Mary Anna 8/12/1862 2 Lynn, Mass Miner & Adda DeWolfe Danvers/Lynn Brain Inflammation
Dodge Mary E. 6/6/1862 7 Lynn, Mass Thomas W. & Lavinia A. Dodge Salem/Chatham Measles
Donovan Ellen 8/24/1862 2 3 Lynn, Mass Richard & Hannah Donovan Ireland/Ireland Dysentery
Dooley Thomas 9/2/1862 20 Ireland Thomas & Mary Dooley Ireland/Ireland Consumption
Dow  John C. 9/21/1862 22 5 Lynn, Mass Thomas W. & Melinda Dow Meridith, NH/Lynn killed in Battle (Keetsville, MA)
Downes Emma 4/11/1862 21 4 Nova Scotia James & Mary McKenny Nova Scotia/Nova Scotia Child Bed Fever
Downes male 4/4/1862 Lynn, Mass Joseph & Emma Downes            /Hamsport, NH Stillborn
Doyle Carrie O. 10/23/1862 4 Lynn, Mass Charles E. & Carrie B. Doyle             /Farmington Canker
Draper Sarah S. 2/11/1862 11 14 Lynn, Mass Alonzo G. & Sarah Draper Brattleborough/Boston, Mass Measles
Driver Mary Francis 11/22/1862 2 2 Roxbury, Mass Charles M. & Mary L. Driver Salem/Lynn unknown (Roxbury)
Dupar Lizzie A. 2/18/1862 1 6 Lynn, Mass William H. & Maria B. Dupar Lynn/Lynn Canker
Durgin Henry B. 12/15/1862 11 24 Lynn, Mass George W. & Margaret M. Durgin Saco, ME/Newburyport Brain Congestion
Edmonds Edward 7/28/1862 30 6 England Edward & Ann Edmonds England/England Dropsy
Ellis Mary Ann 8/15/1862 28 Lynn, Mass George C. & Margaret Ellis N. Hampton/Bangor, ME Cholera Infantum
Emerson Sarah J. 10/15/1862 26 Bradford, ME Philip & Sophia Kimball Bradford, ME/NH Consumption
Emery Carrie E. 5/25/1862 2 10 17 Lynn, Mass George & Emily Emery Nova Scotia/Nova Scotia Consumption
Emery Charles 7/16/1862 2 Lynn, Mass George & Emily Emery Nova Scotia/Nova Scotia Canker
Emmerton Mary 8/3/1862 84 3 Lexington, Mass Calley & Anna Newhall Lynn/Livington Old Age
Estes Rebecca 2/11/1862 81 7 22 Lynn, Mass Benjamin & Eunice Chase Salisbury/Lynn Old Age
Farrell male 3/25/1862 Lynn, Mass William & Ann Farrell Ireland/Ireland Stillborn
Flanders Francis E. 12/22/1862 17 5 Lynn, Mass Francis & Almira T. Flanders Alton, NH/Alton, NH Typhoid Fever
Flint Edwin S. 10/13/1862 6 Lynn, Mass James & Mary Flint Winchester/Pittsfield Cholera Infantum
Flint John S. 5/15/1862 46 3 Danvers, Mass Samuel & Susanna L. Flint Reading, Mass/Danvers, Mass Consumption
Frazer Simon 10/27/1862 75 5 12 Charleston, SC Elescambria & Mary E. Frazer Charlestown, SC/Charlestown, SC Consumption
Freeman Jennie 6/21/1862 14 4 Lynn, Mass Stephen & Ann Freeman Virginia/Virginia Consumption
French George R. 12/17/1862 1 8 7 Lynn, Mass True E. & Selina P. French Chichester/Palerma Croup
Fuller Alice W. 5/15/1862 5 2 10 unknown Gideon T. & Caroline Fuller Duxbury/Windsor Measles
Fuller Frederick J. 11/6/1862 20 4 N. Hartford, NY Jesse & Sarah Cole           /Charlestown, MA Dysentery
Gage Isabel A. 1/3/1862 6 Lynn, Mass Addison & Addie L. Gage Lynn/Andover Croup
Gage Thomas 3/17/1862 1 11 Lynn, Mass John & Joanna Gage Ireland/Ireland Measles
Garney female 12/1/1862 Lynn, Mass John & Sophia Garney Lynn/Ipswich Stillborn
Gibney Ellen 5/13/1862 4 Ireland Matthew & Ann Gibney Ireland/Ireland Fever
Gilbert Mary 5/13/1862 62 5 Marblehead Consumption
Goggin Margaret 10/12/1862 55 2 Ireland Dysentery
Goodwin Thomas 9/14/1862 92 Berwick, ME James & Sarah Goodwin Berwick/Berwick Old Age
Gorman Catherine 3/5/1862 35 Ireland Daniel & Bridget Connor Ireland/Ireland Consumption
Gould Samuel 1/15/1862 20 9 Lynn, Mass Moses & Abigail Gould Consumption
Gowen James 6/12/1862 62 Dixmont John & Louisa Gowen Dixmont/Dixmont Heart Complaint
Graham Ella A. 7/3/1862 25 Hampdin, Mass            Philbrick Lung Inflammation
Graham Sarah Elizabeth 9/25/1862 2 1 Lynn, Mass Samuel & Ella A. Graham Lynn/Camden Infantile Debility
Greenwood Sarah E. 4/11/1862 36 Nova Scotia Thomas & Waty Johnson Nova Scotia/Nova Scotia Consumption
Griffen Joshua B. 8/18/1862 49 7 Medford Joshua & Rebecca Griffin Medford/ Consumption
Gutterson James Franklin 8/15/1862 5 9 Lynn, Mass Bradley V. & Sarah A. Gutterson Weare/Derry Head Disease
Gutterson William 7/18/1862 53 8 Francistown, NH Josiah & Rachel Gutterson             /Dracut Heart Disease
Haines Mary N. 1/28/1862 53 7 Lynn, Mass Samuel & Hannah Neal Lynn/Lynn Consumption
Haley Henry  12/31/1862 1 6 Swampscott John & Julia Haley Ireland/Ireland Canker (Swampscott)
Haley Margaret   1/24/1862 2 8 7 Lynn, Mass Bartholomew & Mary Haley Ireland/Ireland Brain Dropsy
Hall George M. 10/31/1862 23 7 25 Jonesboro, Mass Horace C. & Sabrinia Hall Jonesboro, Ma/Jonesboro Consumption
Hall William Ernest 7/27/1862 1 2 7 Lynn, Mass Charles A. & Frances N. Hall Canada/Lynn Brain Congestion
Hallowell John 12/7/1862 73 Lynn, Mass Henry & Lucy Hallowell Lynn/Lynn Bowel Consumption
Hammond Charles B. 12/26/1862 2 8 Lynn, Mass Charles & Lydia M. Hammonds Charlestown/Lynn Lung Fever
Hammond Charles W. 8/22/1862 5 11 Lynn, Mass William E. & Jane Hammond Middleton/Nova Scotia Consumption
Hammond Hannah 8/18/1862 69 1 Marblehead Richard & Mahitable Russell Marblehead/Marblehead Heart Disease
Hankar Joanna 2/19/1862 2 8 Lynn, Mass Michael & Mary Hankar Ireland/Ireland Burning
Hankard Michael  9/24/1862 32 9 Ireland Edward & Mary Hankard Ireland/Ireland Consumption
Hanley Patrick 11/3/1862 2 1 2 Lynn, Mass Martin & Kate Hanley Ireland/Ireland Burning
Harmon Emma M. 11/18/1862 5 6 Lynn, Mass James S. & Emily P. Harmon Gorham, ME/Topsham, ME Croup
Harmon  Alice 11/27/1862 1 11 Lynn, Mass James S. & Emily P. Harmon Gorham, ME/Topsham, ME Croup
Harris Hester 9/19/1862 37 5 Salem, Mass Dover & Susan Hersey Hamilton/Hamilton Dropsy
Hasker Sarah H. 4/17/1862 27 Salem, Mass                   Butford Consumption
Hathaway Abby M. 6/5/1862 21 2 York, ME William & Mary J. Newbury York, ME/Newbury, NH Lung Fever
Hayden Charles H. 12/5/1862 23 11 5 Jay, Me Thomas & Eliza Hayden Quincy/Maddison Consumption
Healey Margaret 8/17/1862 3 3 Lynn, Mass Timothy & Catherine Healey Ireland/Ireland Canker
Heffernan William Jr. 12/18/1862 1 Lynn, Mass William & Margaret Hefferman Ireland/Ireland Infantile Debility
Henderson Sarah E. 11/22/1862 7 10 Lynn, Mass Isaac L. & Sarah A. Henderson Sandwich/Nova Scotia Dropsy
Herlihy Mary 4/3/1862 7 4 Lynn, Mass John & Ann Herlihy Ireland/Ireland Scarlet Fever
Higgins Alice G. 7/15/1862 3 Lynn, Mass Moses G. & Ann E. Higgins Malden, Mass/Malden, Mass Fever
Higgins Joseph Edmund 3/23/1862 18 2 Lynn, Mass William & Mary Higgins Ireland/Ireland Lock Jaw
Hilliker male 10/23/1862 Lynn, Mass J. W. & Abba A. Hilliker Lynn/Lynn Stillborn
Hinks Anna W. 8/20/1862 24 4 Lynn, Mass Moody & Clarissa Dow Concord, NH/York, ME Lung Congestion
Hinks Anson Burlingame 1/27/1862 5 3 Lynn, Mass Edward W. & Anna R. Hinks Bucksport/Lynn Measles (Rockville)
Hobby Augusta E. 12/29/1862 26 8