William D. Huntington, Report, circa 19 August 1844

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William D. Huntington
28 Feb. 1818–20 Mar. 1887. Constable, sexton, carpenter, farmer, postmaster. Born in Watertown, Jefferson Co., New York. Son of William Huntington and Zina Baker. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Luke Johnson, Aug. 1836. Moved ...
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, Hancock Co., IL, ca. 19 Aug. 1844. Version published in “Deaths,” Nauvoo Neighbor, 21 Aug. 1844, p. [3].
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DEATHS—For the week ending monday the 19th [Aug. 1844].

Asahel Howe, 42y 25d; billious fever.

John Parker, 7y 4m; dropsy.

Oliva Evans, 1y 3m 10d; diarrhea.

Wm. Arthur Van Orden, 3y 20d; bloody flux.

Nahum E. Reed, 6m; inflammation on the lungs.

Lehi Rogers, 7m 10d; Canker.

John Batley, 49y; diarrhea.

Sidney W. Gardner, 7m 17d; inflammation on the brain.

Peter Campel, 40y; consumption.

Elizabeth Statham, 45y; inflammation.

Total 10.

, Sexton. [p. [3]]

Footnotes

1
See also Huntington, Cemetery Records, [19]–[20].