WORCESTER VITAL RECORDS

UNPUBLISHED DEATHS

Compiled by Thomas Doughton © 1991, 1999

The following document is a compilation of Native American & African Americans deaths recorded in manuscript records of the City Clerk's Office of Worcester, Massachusetts for the period from 1845 through 1890. For information on African American & Native American Worcester deaths 1890 through 1930, contact Thomas Doughton. Companion files for unpublished vital records for people of color 1845-1890 at Worcester are available: births among Worcester's people of color and marriages 1845-1890.

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Volume 1: 1849-1863

1849

Frederick Hector, [---],17-0-0, of (Worcester), single, (Grafton), son John Hector & Susan [Toney] Hector, consumption, buried at Grafton: July 2, 1849 [1]

Zoney Gimby, colored, 57-0-0, of (Worcester), widow, (Worcester), dau James Leonard & Diana Leonard, consumption: Jan. 30, 1850 [9]

Sydney O, Francis, [---],19-0-0, single, (Ct).: John Francis & Diana Francis, consumption: March 2, 1850 [9]

John Robbins, colored, 41-0-0, single, ----, ----, ----: April 25, 1851 [22]

Catherine Wilson, colored, 50-0-0, married, (Md)., ---, ----, June 2, 1851 [22]

Josephine Willard, colored, 29, married to Luther Willard, ---, ----, dau., ---- Dyer & Mary Angier, consumption: June 3, 1851 [22]

Catherine Carter, colored, 35-0-0, Union St., married, (New York), consumption: Feb. 10, 1852 [30]

Lydia Peters, colored, 28, Exchange St., married, (Woodstock, Ct).: ---- & Eleanor Crowd, consumption: March 31, 1852 [31]

Hiram Bixby, colored, 53, laborer; Pine St.: married, (Worcester); Leonard Bixby & Sarah Bixby; cancer: May 7,1852 [32]

Eliza Jane Mason, colored, 0-9-16, Exchange St., (Worcester); Isaac Mason & Ann Mason; lung inflammation: May 11, l852 [32]

Maria G. Green, colored, 2-1-27, Union St.; (Westerly, R.I).; Charles Green & Matilda Green; teething: May 14, 1852 [32]

Lucy H. Rich, colored, 35, Summer St.; single, (Worcester); Peter Rich & Sylvia Rich; dropsy: Aug. 17, 1852 [35]

William L. Gimby, [---], 0-8-0, Pine St.; (Worcester); Edward Gimby & Laura Gimby; dysentery: March 7, 1853 [40]

Frederic E. Johnson, [---], 0-8-12, Pine St.; (Worcester); James J. Johnson & Mary Johnson; fever: July 11, 1853 [43]

Noah Williams, colored, 39-6-0, barber; Front St.; (Boston); Michael Williams & Anna Williams; neuralgia: Dec. 11, 1853 [48]

Mary Gardner, colored,81-0-0, Pine Court; widow of John Gardner; [---]; Hezekiah Burr & --- Burr; old age: Jan. 22, 1854 [49]

Charles A. Johnson, colored, 5-11-0, Pine Court; (Baltimore, Md.); James C. Johnson & ---- Johnson; dropsy: Jan. 28, 1854 [49]

Judith Walker, colored, 55-0-0, married; Bloomingdale Hill; [---Barre?]; ---- & Prince Walker; consumption: July 1, 1854 [52]

Hannah Field, colored, 75, Pine St.; (Hudson, New York) Robert Field & Tamar Field; consumption: Sept. 22, 1854 [56]

Peter Rich, colored, 93, laborer; Summer St.: widower; (Lancaster) Pomp[ey] Rich & Phylis Rich; old age: Oct. 31, 1854 [57]

George Mason, colored, 2-5-0, Union St.; (Worcester) Isaac Mason & Anne Mason; dysentery: Sept. 23, 1855 [67]

John Angier, colored, 52, gardener; Pine St.; widower; (Worcester) ---- & Rose Angier; wound by fall: Oct. 31, 1855 [68]

Laura A. Boston, [---],1-6-0, at Alms House; (Worcester) James Boston & Lucy Boston; consumption: March 16, 1856 [72]

James Brown, colored,0-0-3, (Worcester) Frederick A. Brown & Emma Brown; ---: June 8, 1856 [74]

Susan J. Hector, [---],19, East Central St.: (Grafton); John Hector & Susannah [Toney]; consumption: June 26, 1857 [90]

----, Rich, [---], [---], Arch St.; (Worcester); Peter A. Rich & ---; premature: Oct. 23, 1859 [120]

Laura A. L. Hector, [---],3-6-0, Union St.; (Providence, R. I.); Richard Hector & Hannah P. Hector; [---]: Dec. 19, 1859 [121]

William E. Gimby, colored,1-8-0, Union St.; (Worcester); Edward Gimby & Sarah Gimby; whooping cough: May 16, 1860 [127]

Malinda F. Jay, A[frican], 0-3-17, Union St.; (Worcester); Joshua Jay (Baltimore, Md.) & Hester Ann Jay (Colchester, Ct.); consumption: June 17, 1860 [128]

William A. Johnson, m[ulatto], 1-9-17, Laurel St.; (Worcester); James J. Johnson (Worcester) & Mary Ann Vickers (Thompson,[Ct.]); cholera: Aug. 4, 1860 [130]

Rosanna Ebits, A[frican], 89-6-0, Central St.; wife William Ebits; (Barre); ---- & --- Lewis; lung fever: Oct. 28, 1859 [120]

Gertrude Perkins, m]ulatto], 0-2-21, Summer St.; (Worcester) William P. Perkins (Philadelphia, Penn.) & Sophia E. Perkins (Albany, N.Y.); [---]: Sept. 19, 1860 [132]

Charles W. Clough, m[ulatto], 20-11-1, single; barber; Summer St.; (Worcester) Francis A. Clough (Boston) & Harriet R. [Rich] Clough (Worcester); consumption: Dec. 24, 1860 [135]

Rachel Cooper, m[ulatto], 39, married; Wilmot St.:(Maryland); Spindalow Collins (Md.) & Elsey Collins (Md.); apoplexy: Dec. 26, 1860 [135]

Emma E. Johnson, m[ulatto],1-10-2, 62 Union St.; (Worcester) Robert H. Johnson (Md.) & Mary Johnson(---); lung inflammation: Dec. 28, 1860 [135]

Glibert B. Walker, A[frican],1-2-24, Union St.; (Worcester); Allen Walker (Md.) & Sarah B. Walker (Delaware); pneumonia: Dec. 14, 1860 [135]

Robert H. Johnson Jr., m[ulatto],0-3-20, Union St.; (Worcester); Robert H. Johnson (Md.) & Mary Johnson (Md.); whooping cough: Jan. 24, 1861 [137]

George Putnam, m[ulatto],65, married; barber; Highland St.; (Danvers); Asahel Putnam (Danvers) & --- Putnam (Danvers); dropsy: March 29, 1861 [140]

Eliza Worthington, A[frican],73, single; at hospital; (Ct.: --- & ---; consumption: April 17, 1861 [141]

Cora C. Hector, m[ulatto], "part Indian", 0-6-0, (Worcester); Asa Hector (Grafton) & Lucretia Hector (Hardwick); lung fever: June 3, 1861 [142]

Helen M. Kyle, m[ulatto], 4-1-0, 17 Central St.; (Worcester); Charles A. Kyle (Mass.) & Sophia E. [Ebits] (Sturbridge); [---]: July 1, 1861 [142]

Joseph H. Yahler, A[frican], 0-5-13, 18 Chandler St.; (Agawam); John Yahler (---) & Mary A. Yahler (---); [---]: Aug. 14, 1861 [144]

John R. Scott, m[ulatto], 54-4-22, married; whitewasher; Lafayette St.:(Norfolk, Va.); John Scott (Va.) & Nancy Scott (Va.); consumption: Aug. 27, 1861 [145]

George H. R. Johnson, [---], 7-2-0, 6 Union St.; (Flushing, N.Y.); George R. Johnson (Md.) & Ruth Johnson (New York); scrofula: Sept. 2, 1861 [145]

William Langdon Jay, A[frican], 0-2-27, 18 Chandler St.: (Worcester); Joshua Jay (Md.) & Esther A. Jay (Ct.); cholera; July 30, 1861 [150]

Ida Estella Kyle, m[ulatto], 2-5-0, Central St.:(Worcester); Charles A. Kyle (Northampton) & Sophia [Ebets] (Uxbridge); consumption: Jan. 25, 1862 [151]

Ella M Durkins, A[frican], 5-0-0, 11 Austin St.; (Worcester); John A. Durkins (---) & Sarah Durkins (Baltimore, Md.); dropsy: March 14, 1862 [152]

Cynthia Johnson, A[frican], 53-7-0, widow; Pine St.; (Worcester); John ---(Swansy) & Mary ---- (R.I.); tumors: May 8, 1862 [155]

Joseph E. Belden, A[frican], 25-2-20, single; barber; Union St.: (Worcester); James Belden (Northfield) & Caroline Belden (Worcester): consumption: July 12, 1862 [157]

Jefferson Brown, A[frican],11-3-23, Laurel St.; (Canada) John Brown (---) & Charlotte Brown (---); brain disease: Oct. 3, 1862 [161]

Clara N. Rich, A[frican], 42-0-0, single; Summer St.; Peter Rich (--) & Sylvia Rich (---); swelling glands: Dec.1, 1862 [162]

Gustina R. Bricane [Bricard], A[frican], 2-6-22, 22 Carroll St.; (Worcester); William A. [Bricard] (Md.) & Susan [Bricard] (Charleston, S.C.); stoppage: Dec. 22, 1862 [162]

Laura A. Johnson, A[frican],0-1-19, Arch St.; (Worcester); R. H. Johnson (Md.) & Mary Johnson (Md.); teething fits: Jan. 9, 1863 [164]

Philip William H. Scott, A[frican], 0-9-3, 24 Elliott St.: (Worcester); William Henry Scott (Virginia) & Sally M. Scott (Worcester); diptheria: March 3, 1863 [166]

Lucretia L. Hector, m[ulatto],0-11-2, 60 Union St.: (Worcester); Asa Hector (Grafton) & Lucretia Hector (Hardwick); [---]: March 20, 1863 [167]

Adelia E. Gimby, [---],1-5-0, 60 Union St.; (Worcester); Edward B. Gimby (Worcester) & Laura A. Gimby (Ashford, Ct.); fits: April 18, 1863 [168]

John F. Williams, m[ulatto], 0-4-0, rear 25 Central St.: (Worcester); Robert A. Williams (Delaware) & Lovenia Wilson (Philadelphia, Penn.); palpitations of heart: May 25, 1863 [170]

Emma Elizabeth Mason, A[frican],1-0-7, 64 Union St.; (Worcester); Isaac Mason (Maryland) & Mary Mason (Penn.); inflammation lungs: June 24, 1863 [170]

Hattie Durkins, A[frican], 2-1-0, Austin St.; (Worcester); John A. Durkins (Md.) & Sarah Durkins (Md.); consumption: June 20, 1863 [171]

Harriet A. Willard, A[frican], 9-6-0, Central St.: (Worcester); Henry W. Willard (Warren) & Elizabeth Willard (New Braintree); [---]: July 13, 1863 [172]

Volume 2: 1864-1870

1864

Luther Lewis Willard, A[frican], 21-2-18, single; laborer; of (Worcester); dies at Paxton; (New Braintree); Henry M. Willard (Warren) & Mary Willard (Mass.); inflammation lungs: March 19, 1864 [3]

Anna E. Morey, m[ulatto], 0-0-25, William St.: John Morey (Worcester) & Ellen L. [Anthony]; cholera: June 19, 1864 [9]

Benjamin Graves, A[frican], 21-0-0, farmer; 24 Wilmot St.; (Maryland); Benjamin Graves (Md.) & ---; consumption: July 16, 1864 [9]

Aaron Merrick, A[frican], 52-0-0, fortune teller; married; Elliott St.; (Maryland); --- (Md.) & --- (Md.); cholera: Sept. 4, 1864 [13]

William G. Hector, m[ulatto], 30-6-0, 14th Regiment Battery & 8th U. S. Heavy Artillery at Fort Jackson, Louisiana; (Grafton; John Hector (Grafton) & Susan [Toney] Hector (Mass.): typhoid: Sept.6, 1864 [20]

1865

Cornelia A. Hector, ind[ian], 24-11-0, single; Chandler St.; (Grafton); John Hector (Grafton) & Susan [Toney] (Royalston); consumption: May 30, 1865

Gardner Parker, m[ulatto], 23-0-0,single; waiter; (N. Carolina); --- & ---; drowned: June 4, 1865(27)

May E. Taylor, m[ulatto], 0-1-0, Liberty St.: Stephen Taylor (Missouri) & Mary Taylor (Penn.); cholera: July 3, 1865(28)

George W. Woodis, B[lack], 0-5-0, 13 Austin St.; Spencer Woodis (N Carolina) & Lovey Woodis (N. Carolina); bowel compliant: Aug. 1, 1865(29)

John H. Field, b[lack], 19-3-0, farmer; single; Old Pine St.; (Worcester); Peter Field (Oakham) & Philena Field (Natick); typhoid: Sept. 22, 1865(33)

John Hector, ind[ian]; 73-4-22, laborer; 14 Chandler St.; (Grafton); ---- & Lucy [Hector] (Grafton); old age: Sept. 25, 1865(36)

Gertrude E. Walker, m[ulatto], 1-3-18, 2 Liberty St.; (Worcester); Allen Walker (Md.) & Sarah E. Walker (Delaware); diptheria: Nov. 1, 1865(36)

1866

Frank L. Mombray, col[ored], 3-3-5, Southbridge St,: (Boston); Henry Mowbray (Florida) & Eliza Mowbray (Baltimore,[Md.]); fits: Jan. 13, 1866 [40]

Jennie Durkins, A[frican], 2-11-0, 68 Union St.; (Worcester); John A. Durkins (Maryland) & Sarah Durkins (Md.); lung fever: Jan. 17, 1865 [41]

Thomas D. Freeman, m[ulatto],38-0-21, single; upholsterer; 2 Palmer St.; (Boston; Cato Freeman (Gloucester) & Nancy Freeman (Boston); typhoid: Feb. 16, 1866 [42]

Frederic A. Brown, b[lack], 39-0-0, married; upholsterer; 2 Palmer St.; (Boston; John B. Brown (Md.) & Alice [Bush] Brown (Boston); paralysis: March 4, 1866 [42]

Nancy B. Powers, m[ulatto],widow of Nero Powers, 72-0-0, Summer St.; (Leicester); Peter Rich (Sterling) & Sylvia Powers (Gloucester); old age: May 26, 1866 [45]

Sylvia E. Perkins, m[ulatto], 33-6-3, married: wife William P. Perkins; 62 Union St.: (Albany, N.Y).; Austin White (Colraine) & Rebecca Rich (Worcester); fever: July 9, 1866 [47]

Emily R.Fields, A[frican], 17-4-0, single; 6 Worcester St.; (Chelmsford) Peter Fields (Oakham) & Philena Fields (Natick); fever: July 19, 1866 [47]

John A. Durkins, m[ulatto], 51, whitewasher; married; Liberty St.; (Maryland); ---- Durkins (Md.) & Mary Durkins (Md.); lung fever: Sept. 10, 1866 [51]

Sophia E. Angier, m[ulatto], married: wife John Angier, 29-11-18, North Ashland St.; (Uxbridge); William Ebbetts (Mass.) & Mary Ebbetts (---); consumption: Oct. 21, 1866 [53]

Hattie Emma Stewart, b[lack],0-0-20, Union St.; (Worcester); John L. Stewart (Md.) & Martha Ann Stewart (Md.); whooping cough: Dec. 29, 1866 [55]

1867

Albert F. Willard, m[ulatto, 20-5-7, single; barber; (---); (New Braintree); Henry A. Willard (Spencer) & Mary Willard (New Hampshire); drowned accidental in Salisbury Pond: Jan. 14, 1867 [56]

Elvira O. Bosley, b[lack], 0-8-0, Goddard St.; (Worcester); Joseph Bosley (Md.) & Lydia Bosley (Md.); lung fever: March 30, 1866 [58]

1868

Alice Clark, m[ulatto], 24-11-13, single; Elliott St.: (Maryland); Josiah Clark (Md.) & ---- (Md.); Feb. 26, 1868 [73]

Susan S. Green, b[lack], 25-11-16, married: wife Sampson Green; Elliott St.; (Pennsylvania); Asabel Laws (Maryland) & Harriet Laws (Del,); consumption: March 19, 1868 [75]

Charles S. Ray, b[lack], 0-8-0, SouthWorcester St.; (Worcester); Charles Ray (S. Carolina) & Elizabeth Ray (N. Carolina); teething: April 3, 1868 [76]

Nellie Angier, b[lack], 0-0-20, Bloomingdale Road; (Worcester); Richard Angier (New Haven, Ct.) & Mary Angier (Worcester); acute fever: April 9, 1868 [76]

Susan Hector, "Indian mixed"; 69-3-12, widow of John Hector; 14 Chandler St.; (Worcester); ---- Toney (Boylston) & ---- (Mass.); consumption: June 17, 1868 [78]

Mary E. Murray, b[lack], 23-0-18, single; 11 Highland St.; (Boston); Augustus Murray (Mass.) & Dorothea Ann Murray (Salem); consumption: July 8, 1868 [78]

Lewis Latham, b[lack],0-0-10, 7 Liberty St.; (Worcester); Louis E. Latham (N. Carolina) & Rachel Latham (Baltimore, Md.); [---]: July 23, 1868 [78]

Ermimione [Arminia] Rome, b[lack],1-9-0, Abbott St.; (Worcester); George Rome (Providence, R.I.) & Betsey [Johnson] Rome (R.I.); cholera: July 24, 1868 [79]

Francis Taylor Jr., b[lack],0-1-2, 7 Liberty St.; (Worcester); Francis Taylor ('down South') & Mary Taylor (Penn.); infantile: Sept. 23, 1868 [83]

John Parker, b[lack],46, coachman; married; 36 John St.; (Suffolk, Virginia); David Parker (Murfresboro, Va.) & ---- Parker (Penn.): Nov. 25, 1868 [87]

1869

Mary Angier, b[lack], illegitimate,0-0-2, Bloomindale Road; (Worcester); Richard White (Mass.) & Mary Angier (Mass.); infantile: Jan. 23, 1869 [90]

Margaret Williams, A[frican],18-4-0, single; [---]; (Newbern, N.Carolina); Freeman Williams (N.Carolina) & Grace Williams (N.C.); pueperal fever: Feb. 26 [91]

Benjamin S. Anderson, A[frican],63, married; barber; residence E. Cambridge [St.? or town?]; dies at police station; (New London, Ct.); ---- (U.S.) & Jane Smith (U.S.); exhaustion: March 26, 1869 [92]

Simon A. Jackson, A[frican],0-6-0, 33 John St.; (Worcester); Amos Jackson (Haddam, Ct.) & Abby Jackson (Sturbridge); croup lung fever: March 30, 1869 [92]

Louise Bennett, A[frican],0-0-3, Palmer St.; (Worcester); J. N. Bennett (Md.) & Topsy Bennett (Md.); infantile: April 4, 1869 [94]

Grace May Gaylord, A[frican],2-0-28, Canterbury St.; (Worcester); Jacob Gaylord (N. Carolina) & Eliza Gaylord (Md.); [---]: May 25, 1869 [95]

Rachel DuBois, A[frican],52, married: --; cook; 2 Pleasant St.; (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.); ---- & --- ; tumor: June 18, 1869 [97]

George W. Anderson, A[frican],0-0-16, Cambridge St.: (Worcester); Joseph Anderson (Virginia) & Margaret Anderson (Scotland); cholera: Aug. 20, 1869 [100]

Eveline Waples, A[frican],26, married: wife Thomas Waples; 34 John St.; (Newbern, N. Carolina); Nathaniel Wilber (Philadelphia, Penn.) & Sarah Wilber (N Carolina); consumption: Nov. 9, 1869 [106]

Joseph R. Ross, A[frican],19, single, (---); rear Central St.; (Virginia; --- (Va.) & --- (Va.); smallpox: Nov. 28, 1869 [106

1870

Harriet B. Clough, b[lack];51-10-13; married: wife Francis Clough; 109 Summer St.; (Worcester); Peter Rich (Lancaster) & Sylvia Rich (Dorchester); consumption: Jan. 3, 1870 [109]

Julia Anderson, b[lack],43-3-11; married: wife William Anderson; 3 Liberty St.: (Maryland); Jacob Jeffers (N. Carolina) & Rachel Jeffers (Md.); dropsy: Feb. 6, 1870 [111]

William A. Glasko, b[lack),20-8-21; single; engineer RR; 22 John St.; (Griswold, Ct.); Isaac Glasko (Ct.) & Mary E. Glakso (Ct.); consumption: May 18, 1870 [115]

Thomas Barber, A[frican], 33 married; porter; 14 Arch St.; (North Carolina); --- (N.C.) & Anna Barber (N.C.); consumption: May 30, 1870 [116]

George S. Bosley, A[frican];0-2-21; Gouldingsville St.; (Worcester); Joseph E. Bosley (Baltimore, Md.) & Ann Eliza Bosley (Norfolk, Va.); consumption: June 3, 1870 [117]

Clara Rebecca White, b[lack],29-10-26; single; 107 Summer St.; (Worcester); Austin White (Clorain) & Rebecca Rich (Worcester); consumption: July 19, 1870 [119]

Alverta Edwards, m[ulatto],0-3-0; near Adriatic Mill; (Worcester); William Edwards (Va.) & Annie Edwards (Md.); cholera: July 27, 1870 [119]

Eliza Pierson, b[lack],19-9-0; single; (--); Cambridge St.: (Newbern, N. Carolina); --- (N.C.) & --- (N.C.); consumption; July 20, 1870 [119]

Joseph E. Bosley, A[frican],37-8-0; married; laborer; Gouldingsville St.; (Baltimore, Md.); Henry Bosley (Md.) & Lydia Bosley (Md.); hemorraghemoraghe: Aug. 24, 1870 [123]

Elsie Glasko, A[frican];55; single; of Putnam, Ct.; dies at Green Hill; (Putnam, Ct.); George Glasko (Griswold, Ct.) & Charity Glasko (R.I.); consumption: Sept. 20, 1870 [124]

Emeline Walker, b[lack],9-0-0; Abbott St.; (Virginia); C[harles]. G. Walker (Virginia) & Harriet M. Walker (Va.); consumption: Oct. 2, 1870 [126]

Jane Toney, A[frican],0-5-2; 5 Glen St.; (Worcester); James A. Toney (Boston) & E. Jane [Vickers] (Uxbridge): spasms: Nov. 24, 1870 [127]

Herbert Willard, b[lack],1-3-20; at Alms House; (Worcester); --- & Anna Willard (Worcester); yellow fever: May 3, 1870 [130]

Volume 3: 1871-1879

1871

John Morey, b[lack], 63-10-0; married; barber; paralysis; at State Lun[atic] Hospital; (Worcester); --- (Worcester) & Sukey Morey (R.I.): Jan. 6, 1871 [1]

Cato Brooks, b[lack], 36-0-0; married; laborer; 26 Elliott St.; (North Carolina); ---- & Julia Brooks (---); consumption: Jan. 9, 1871 [1]

William T. Barnes, b[lack], 1-9-5; Northill St.; (Worcester); Nathaniel Barnes (N Carolina) & Caroline Barnes (Worcester); dropsy: June 8, 1871 [11]

Edward Lee, b[lack], 27-8-0; married; clergyman; 28 Elliott St.; (Maryland); Peter Lee (Md.) & Sarah Lee (Kentucky); consumption: Sept. 23, 1871 [18]

---- Toney, b[lack], still, Quinsigamond St.; (Worcester); James [A.] Toney (Boston) & Mary [Toney]: Sept. 13, 1871 [19]

Fanny M. Johnson, m[ulatto],1-2-0; Southbridge St.; (Worcester); Robert H. Johnson (Md.) & Mary Johnson (N. Carolina); consumption: Oct. 11, 1871 [22]

Brama Prince, A[frican], 50-0-0; married: wife [---]; Lincoln St.; (AugustA[frican], Georgia); ---- & ---; lung & typhoid: Nov. 17, 1871 [22]

----, Clark [Clash], A[frican], male; 0-0-1; corner Liberty & Glen St.;(Worcester); Thaddeus [Theodore] B. Clash (Boston) & Cordelia [Vickers] (Oxford); premature: Dec. 22, 1871 [26]

1872

Edward Mills, b[lack], 0-1-17; at Alms House;(Worcester); --- (Mass.) & Sarah Mills (Alexandria, Virginia); scarlet fever: Jan. 17, 1872 [30]

Sarah L. Palmer, b[lack], widow of Thomas Palmer;36-0-0; 41 N. Ashland St.; (Barre); Prince Walker (Barre) & --- (Mass.); consumption: March 11, 1872 [33]

Amos F. Jackson, b[lack], 0-3-15; rear 105 Cambridge St.; (Worcester); Amos Jackson (Haddam, Ct.) & Sarah A. Jackson (Sturbridge); bronchitis; March 24, 1872 [34]

George William Wilson, b[lack]; 0-3-15; rear 105 Cambridge St.: (Worcester): George M. Wilson (Norfolk, Va.) & Elizabeth Wilson (Hendersonville, Penn.); bronchitis: April 14, 1872 [34]

Flora Adele Bowman, b[lack], 5-0-1; 36 Abbott St.:(Worcester); Albert L. Bowman (Waltham) & Margaret P. Bowman (Worcester); measles: April 24, 1872 [37]

Francis M. Jackson, b[lack], 1-9-5; 105 rear Cambridge St.; (Worcester) Amos Jackson (Haddam, Ct.) & Abbie Jackson (Sturbridge); disease of lungs: April 17, 1872 [37]

---- Bond, b[lack], male, 0-0-2; corner Glen & Liberty Sts.; (Worcester); John R. Bond (Liverpool, England) & Emma Bond (Virginia); premature: May 5, 1872 [38]

Philip Thompson, b[lack], 27;(---);(---); Wallace Ct.; (Africa); ---- (Africa) & --- (Africa); consumption: May 30, 1872 [41]

Henry C. Toney, b[lack], 40-1-14; married; stonecutter; 17 Lily St,: (Sterling); Cinamon [Simeon] Toney (Mass.) & Mary Toney (England); consumption: June 25, 1872 [41]

Bell[e] Matthews, m[ulatto], 0-2-8; 28 Elliott St.; (Boston); Israel Matthews (Penn.) & Kate Matthews (Ireland); cholera: July 18, 1872 [46]

William Alexander Belden; b[lack]; 1-10-0; 54 John St.; (Worcester); James Belden(Northfield) & Rebecca[Bixby](Worcester);teething: Aug. 23, 1872 [48]

Israel Matthews, m[ulatto, 0-3-0; 28 Elliot St.; Boston; Israel Matthews (Ashland) & Catherine Matthews (Ireland); cholera: Aug. 3, 1872 [50]

Richard Walker, b[lack], 22-3-0; barber; 28 Liberty St.; (Philadelphia, Penn.); Richard C. Walker (Maryland) & Ellen B. Walker (New Jersey); consumption: Aug. 21, 1872 [50]

Mary P. Booker, b[lack], 78-7-26; widow: Daniel Booker; Highland Court; (Exeter, N.H.); Tobias Cutter (Stratham, N.H.) & Dorothea Cutter (N.H.); old age: Oct. 19, 1872 [55]

Emma E. Groves, b[lack], 0-3-23; 15 Lily St.; (Worcester); Austin G. Groves (Washington, N. Carolina) & Catherine S. Groves (---); lung fever :Nov. 9, 1872 [57]

Emily Brown, b[lack], widow: Richard Brown; at poor farm; (Mass.); Jonas Brooks (Virginia) & Rose Brooks (Penn.); dropsy: Dec. 7, 1872 [57]

1873

Anna Walker, b[lack], 80; 23 Liberty St.;(Mass.): ---- Mattie (Md.) & --- (Md.); bilous fever: Jan. 1, 1873 [60]

Amelia Warmslow, m[ulatto], 0-0-6; Lily St.; (Worcester); George Warmslow (Mass.) & Susan Warmslow (R.I.); infantile: March 8, 1873 [65]

----- Allston [Alston], b[lack], fem[ale]; still; rear Central St.; (Worcester); Daniel Alston (Delware) & Rosie Alston (Georgia): March 27, 1873 [66]

Mary J. Anderson, m[ulatto], 0-5-2; 11 Lily St.: (Worcester); Joseph W. Anderson (West Virginia) & Margaret Anderson (Ireland); lung fever: April 23, 1873 [67]

Anna Victoria Murray, b[lack], 22; single; 11 Highland St.; (Fitchburg); Augustus Murray (Virginia) & Dorothy A. Murray (Salem); consumption: Aug. 18, 1873 [76]

William Francis Hector, b[lack], 0-5-2; 30 Chandler St.; (Worcester); Richard [A.] Hector (Grafton) & Pylemia [Philena Fields] Hector (Northboro); cholera: Sept 16, 1873 [78]

Eliza Gardner, b[lack], 78-8-1; at State Lunatic Hospital; (Worcester); John Gardner (---) & Mary Gardner (---); old age: Dec, 11, 1873 [82]

William H. Johnson, b[lack], 65, married; City Farm; (Maryland); --- (Md.) & --- (Md.); Bright’single disease: Jan. 11, 1873 [82]

1874

Mary Baily, b[lack], 42-0-9; married: _____ ; 39 N. Ashland St.: (Rutland, Vt.); John Lord (---) & J. S. Lord (---); cancer: Jan. 4, 1874 [86]

George Munroe, b[lack], 15; Jamesville [St.?]; --- ; --- ; --- ; killed by cars: Jan. 11, 1874 [86]

Charles H. Thompson, b[lack], 0-11-0; 7 Lily St.; (Amherst); Enos Thompson (Amherst) & Martha Thompson (Northampton); lung consumption: Feb. 19, 1874 [87]

Anna Dickerson, m[ulatto], 24; single; at State Lunatic Hospital; (West Virginia); ---- : ---- : acute mania: March 2, 1874 [87]

Samuel D. Harris, m[ulatto], 53-7-0; --- ; 11 N. Ashland St.; (New Jersey); ---- (N.J.) & --- (Penn.); consumption: March 15, 1873 [89]

Richard A. Hector, m[ulatto], 50-3-15; barber; married; Providence St.: (Grafton); John E. Hector (Grafton) & Susan [Toney] (---); hemorragheorrhage: March 22, 1874 [89]

Clarissa Wheeler, b[lack], 23-7-0; single; 39 N. Ashland St.: (Rutland, Vt.); Lafayette Wheeler (New York) & Margaret Wheeler (Rutland, Vt.); inflammation bowels: April 14, 1874 [91]

Lucretia M. Hector, b[lack], 36-6-0; married: to Asa E. Hector; 30 Chandler St.; (Hardwick); Charles Reed (Ashford, Ct.) & Melissa Reed (Warren); paralysis: June 14, 1874 [95]

Julia Anderson, b[lack], 2-10-0; 19 :Glen St.; (Worcester); ----- (Md.) & Josephine Anderson (New York); inflammation lungs: July 22, 1874 [96]

Mary Ada Turner, b[lack], 2-0-24; 26 Elliott St.; (Worcester); D. Turner (Va.) & Anne E. Turner (Penn.); cholera: July 25, 1874 [97]

Octavia L. Smith, b[lack], 23-0-0; single; at Boston, of (Worcester); (Richmond, Virginia); ---- (Va.) & --- (Va.); consumption: July 31, 1874 [97]

Albert Henry Logan, b[lack], 0-2-0; 15 Lily St.; (Worcester); William Logan (New Hampshire) & Mary Logan (Boston); cholera: Aug. 20, 1874 [97]

Magdalene St. Alban[single], b[lack], 0-1-0; 6 Assonet St.; (Worcester); John St. Albans (Hamilton) & Mary E. St. Albans (Hamilton): teething: Aug. 21, 1874 [97]

Emma E. Mero, b[lack], 6-6-0; 69 Madison St.; (Brookline, Mass.); John Robinson ("at the South") & Elizabeth Mero (Nova Scotia); whooping cough: Aug. 7, 1874 [99]

Mary A. Mero, b[lack], 1-4-24; 69 Madison St.; (Worcester); Charles E. Mero (Woodstock, Vt.) & Elizabeth Mero (Truro, Nova Scotia); whooping cough: Aug. 10, 1874 [99]

Gracie Jackson, b[lack, 0-0-25; Hacker St.; (Worcester); Amos Jackson (Adam [Haddam], Ct.) & Abbie Jackson (Sturbridge); cholera: Aug. 11, 1874 [100]

Fannie F. Allston [Alston], b[lack], 0-6-7; rear 27 Liberty St.; (Worcester); David [Daniel] Alston (Penn.) & Rosetta Alston (Milledgeville, Georgia); whooping cough: Aug. 21, 1874 [100]

---- Storm[single], b[lack], fem[ale], 0-1-14; 52 John St.; (Worcester); ---- & Susan [Storms] (Vt.); cholera: Sept. 16, 1874 [100]

Frederick A. Toney, b[lack], 0-6-0; 30 Chandler St.;(Worcester); James A. Toney (Boston) & Esther J. [Vickers] (Uxbridge); lung fever: Sept. 24, 1874 [102]

Rosetta Thompson, b[lack], 56; married: John H. Thompson; Central St.; (Maryland); ---- (Md.) & Julia Nichols (Md.); tumor: Oct. 20, 1874 [104]

Louisa Freemont, b[lack], 0-3-6; 3 Highland Ct.; (Sterling); Franklin Freemont (Richmond, Virginia) & Caroline Franklin (AugustA[frican], Maine); brain fever: Nov. 6, 1874 [105]

Norman F. Williams, b[lack], 0-7-5; Madison St.; (Worcester); Norman B. Williams (Woodstock, Vt.) & Mary M. Williams (St. Albans, Vt.); brain fever: Dec. 21, 1874 [107]

1875

Emma Shepard, A[frican], 1-0-17; 33 N. Ashland St.; (Worcester); Alfred Shepard (Harrisburg, Penn.) & Jennie Shepard (N. Carolina); water on brain: Jan. 15, 1875 [108]

Rudolphus Franey, A[frican], 28-9-0; single; (---); 53 N. Ashland St.; Washington, D.C.; --- (Va.) & Polly D. Franey (Va.); consumption: Feb. 8, 1875 [110]

Minnie Laws, b[lack], 0-3-0; 69 Madison St.; (Worcester); Peter R. Laws (Hayti,[New Jersey?]) & Elizabeth Laws (New York); lung fever: March 26, 1875 [113]

Lucretia M. Hector, b[lack], 5-0-0; 30 Chandler St.; (Worcester); Richard Hector (Grafton) & Philena [Fields] (Northboro); consumption: March 29, 1875 [113]

Thaddues Thompson, b[lack, 0-9-0; 32 Liberty St.; (Worcester); --- & Ellen Johnson (---); lung fever: April 4, 1875 [114]

Clara Crandall, b[lack], 4-11-0; Lamartine St.; (Worcester); Spencer Crandall (Newbern, N.C.) & Caroline Crandall (Worcester); dropsy: April 27, 1875 [114]

Susan Cooper, A[frican], 3-5-0; 53 Central St.; (Worcester); Henry Cooper (Maryland) & Elizabeth [Esau] (Hardwick); measles: April 26, 1875 [114]

Alexander H. Johnson Jr., A[frican], 1-3-11; 39 N. Ashland St.; (Worcester); Alexander H. Johnson (New Bedford) & Mary A[nn maiden name Johnson] (Worcester); lung fever: May 2, 1875 [116]

Olivia A. Ruffin, A[frican], 4-6-21; 9 Douglas Ct.; (Worcester); Emery Ruffin (N. Carolina) & Esther Ruffin (Boston); consumption: May 9, 1875 [116]

Agnes Jackson, A[frican], 1-3-0; 10 Ascension St.; (Worcester); Aaron Jackson (Virginia) & Charlotte Jackson (Virginia); lung fever: May 2, 1875 [116]

Nellie H. Scott, A[frican], 6-9-0; 11 N. Ashland St.; (Rutland, Vt.); George H. Scott (Rutland, Vt.) & Lory C. Scott (Rutland, Vt.); consumption: July 5, 1875 [120]

Charles Parker, A[frican], 0-9-19; 3 Palmer St.; (Worcester); Joseph Parker (Penn.) & Hattie Parker (Maine); cholera: July 21, 1875 [121]

Hattie M. Williams, A[frican], 0-8-14; 2 Leland Ct.; (Worcester); Robert Williams (Virginia) & Emma Williams (Ireland); cholera: July 22, 1875 [121]

Gertrude A. Turner, A[frican], 0-3-12; 62 Southbridge St.; (Worcester); James W. Turner (West Virginia) & Caroline Turner (Culpepper, Va.); cholera: July 27, 1875 [121]

----- Storms, b[lack], male, 0-0-1; 58 Southbridge St.; (Worcester); William H. Storms (Virginia) & Elizabeth Storms (Norfolk, Virginia); infantile: July 31, 1875 [121]

Hattie A. Pinckney, A[frican], 30-4-26; married to Joshua A. Pinckney, residence Boston dies at 16 Linwood Place; (Harrisburg, Penn.); Charles J. Dorris (Philadelphia) & Adelia R. Dorris (Baltimore, Md.); cancer: Aug. 30, 1875 [124]

John E. Hector, I[ndian], 58-5-6; janitor; residence at Boston dies at 3 Chandler St.; (Grafton); John Hector (Grafton) & Susan [Toney] Hector (Boylston); consumption: Aug. 11, 1875 [124]

Richard Ford, A[frican], 48, janitor; married; Pearl St.; (Charleston, S. Carolina); James Ford ("Spain,Europe") & Martha (Charleston, S. Carolina); heart disease: Oct. 1, 1875 [127]

Ida E. Johnson, A[frican], 1-8-10; 52 John St.; (Worcester); James J. Johnson (Worcester) & Mary A.Johnson (East Braintree); lung fever: Oct. 20, 1875

Enoch Washington, b[lack], 6-4-0; 39 N. Ashland St.; (Hartford, Ct.); Henry Washington (Maryland) & Elizabeth Washington (Delaware); cold, fever: Nov. 17, 1875 [129]

Mary Agnes Crosby, A[frican], 1-3-0; 14 Cotton St.; (Worcester); John E. Crosby (Worcester) & Kate Crosby (Vt.); cancer: Nov. 1, 1875 [129]

Florence Gaylord, A[frican], 3-7-4; 69 Madison St.; (Worcester); Jacob Gaylord (Newbern, N.C.) & Elsie Gaylord (Baltimore, Md.); scarlet fever: Nov. 8, 1875 [129]

Jennie E. Brown, b[lack], 26; married to William H. Brown; Camp St.; (Newbern, N. Carolina); ---- & ---- : consumption: Dec. 25, 1875 [131]

Phoebe C. Fowle, b[lack], 4-0-0; 69 Madison St.; (North Carolina); Joseph Fowle (Washington, D.C.) & Nellie Fowle (Newbern, N.C.); brain fever: Dec. 28, 1875 [132]

1876

Mary E. Brooks, b[lack], 2-10-0; 69 Madison St.; (Worcester); Lewis Brooks (Virginia) & Elizabeth Brooks (Virginia); diptheria: Jan. 26, 1876 [133]

Josephine Hemminway [Hemenway], b[lack], 0-2-15; 6 Assonet St.; (Worcester); Henry W. [Hemenway] (Georgia) & Emma E. Hemenway (Worcester); lung fever: Jan. 26, 1876 [133]

------ Anderson, A[frican], 3 hours; 19 Glen St.; (Worcester); William C. Anderson (Maryland) & Mary Anderson (Maryland); infantile: Jan. 14, 1876 [133]

Alexander Price, b[lack], 23; single; hostler; Pearl St.; N. Carolina; --- (N.C.) & ---- (N.C.); burnt to death: April 1, 1876 [138]

Nellie Tucker, b[lack], 94; widow of Thomas Tucker; Hinds Court; (Newbern, N.Carolina); Mingo --- (Newbern, N.Carolina) & Mary --- (Newbern, N. Carolina); old age; April 10, 1876 [138]

William M. Scott, A[frican],15-1-19; 55 Lamartine St.; (Virginia); Edward Scott (Virginia) & Catherine Scott (Virginia); consumption: April 23, 1876 [139]

Hester I. Johnson, A[frican], 8-1-14; Southbridge St.; (Worcester); R.H..Johnson (Maryland) & Mary A. Johnson (Md.); consumption: May 8, 1876 [141]

Arthur M. Scott, m[ulatto], 1-1-0; 58 Larmartine St.; (Worcester); Edward Scott (Vitrginia) & Katharine Scott (Va.); meningitis: June 10, 1876 [143]

Arthur W. Abbott, A[frican], 2-0-0; 32 Abbott St.; (Worcester); John W. Abbott (West Indies) & Abbie J. Abbott (Bristol, Ct.); diptheria: July 16, 1876 [145]

------ Storms, A[frican],still born; 58 Southbridge St.; (Worcester); William Stroms (Vergennes, Vt.) & Elizabeth Storms (Norfolk, Va.): July 21, 1876 [145]

William F. Shepard, A[frican], 8-3-0; 33 N. Ashland St.; (Worcester); Alfred Shepard (Harrisburg, Penn.) & Jennie Shepard (Norfolk, Va.); tapeworm: July 28, 1876 [145]

Annie B. Normand, A[frican], 1-2-3; Grand St. Court; (Worcester); William Normand (Fredericksburg,Va.) & Katie Normand (Springfield); lung fever; July 12, 1876 [146]

Arthur A. Wilkinson, A[frican], 0-1-0; 5 Leonard St.; (Worcester); Alexander Wilkinson (Norfolk, Va.) & Helen Wilkinson (Worcester); inflammation of bowels: July 21, 1876 [146]

Lucy J. Boston, A[frican], 49; married: wife James Boston; Bridge St.; (Millbury); John --- (Middleton) & Diana --- (Worcester); July 31, 1876 [147]

Josie E. Jankins [Jenkins], m[ulatto], 16-0-0; 55 Prospect St.; (Worcester); William H. Jankins [Jenkins] (Virginia) & Martha [Jenkins.]: (Providence, R.I.); consumption: Aug..2, 1876 [147]

Timothy G. Francis, A[frican], 33-4-0; married; minister; 10 John St.; (New York); Timothy Francis (Eastchester, New York) & Mahaba A. Francis (New York); dropsy of heart: Aug. 8, 1876 [147]

Charles W. Johnson, A[frican], 10-7-10; Southbridge St.; (Worcester); R. H. Johnson (Maryland) & Mary Johnson (Maryland); consumption: Aug. 24 [147]

Bertha Gaylord, A[frican], 0-1-0; 51 Mason St.; (Worcester); Jacob Gaylord (N. Carolina) & Eliza Gaylord (Baltimore, Md.); cholera: Aug. 18, 1876 [148]

Lewis J. Clark, A[frican], 77-3-10; widower: ___ :laborer; 19 Townsend St.; (Hindsbury, Vt.); Shubel Clark (Ct.) & Viola Clark (Ct.); old age: Sept. 17, 1876 [151]

Walter R. Preston, A[frican], 0-4-2; 43 John St.; (Worcester); John Preston(Charlestown) & Sarah Preston(Northampton); consumption: Sept. 26, 1976 [152]

Florence Potter, A[frican], 3-0-0; 39 Abbott St.; (S. Kingston, R.I.); Joseph Potter (N.Kingston, R.I.) & Anna F. [Rome] (N. Kingston, R.I.); pneumonia: Oct. 13, 1876 [153]

---- Scott, A[frican], male, --- ; 65 Central St.; (Worcester); Edward Scott (Virginia) & Catharine Scott (Virginia); infantile: Nov. 14, 1876 [155]

Catharine Scott, A[frican], 35; married: wife of Edward Scott; 65 Central St.; (Virginia); Beverly Jackson (Virginia) & Mary Johnson (Virginia); Nov. 14, 1876 [155]

1877

Mary Ford, A[frican], 61; widow; of (Worcester); at Dudley; (Boston); Carroll Toney (---) & Mary Toney (---): Feb. 22, 1877 [160]

Charles C. Crandall, A[frican], 2-0-0; 103 Salem St.;(Worcester); Spencer Crandall (N Carolina) & Fanny Crandall (Richmond, Virginia); scrofula: Feb. 26, 1877 [160]

Ida Gertrude Johnson, A[frican], 6-9-0; Southbridge St.; (Worcester); R. H. Johnson (Maryland) & Mary Ann Johnson (Maryland); consumption: Feb. 5, 1877 [160]

Florence Etta Brown, A[frican], 1-9-4; 73 Central St.; (Worcester); Abraham Brown (Virginia) & Ellen Brown (New York); lung fever: Feb. 25, 1877 [161]

Philena L. Hector, A[frican], 33; widow; at city farm; (Northboro); Peter Field[single] (---) & Philena Field[single] (Natick); consumption: March 6, 1877 [163]

Ida M. Potter, A[frican], 18-0-0; 39 Abbott St.; (Kingston, R.I.); Joseph D. Potter (N. Kingston, R.I.) & Hannah F. [Rome] (N. Kingston); consumption: March 14, 1877 [163]

John W. Peters, A[frican], 35-8-0; married; teamster; 1 Church St.; (Hartford County, Maryland); Daniel Peters (Hartford County, Md.) & Caroline Peters (Hartford County); consumption: March 30, 1877 [164]

George Henry Walker, A[frican], 2-9-0; City Poor Farm; (Worcester); Charles Walker (Petersburg, Va.) & Harriet Williams (Petersburg, Va.); tuberculosis: April 23, 1877 [164]

Harriet A. Walker, A[frican], 31; married: wife Charles G. Walker; 66 John St.; Petersburg,Va.; William Williams (---) & Hannah Barnes (Virginia); consumption: May 11, 1877 [167]

---- Lanier, A[frican], male; --- ; 33 Central St.; (Worcester); Stephen Lanier (Georgia) & Rosanna Hyman (N. Carolina): May 2, 1877 [167]

Arthur W. Potter, A[frican], 8; 39 Abbott St.; (Exeter, R.I.); Joseph G. Potter (N. Kingston, R.I.) & Anna F. Rome (N. Kingston, R.I.); typhoid fever: May 3, 1877 [167]

------ [unknown]; m[ulatto]; illeg[itimate]; still born; 66 John St.;---; ---- & Annie Barnes (N. Carolina): June 15, 1877 [168]

Edith A. Dyer, A[frican], 1-7-0; Chruch St. Court; (Worcester); Charles D Dyer (Ct.) & Sybil A. Dyer (Ct.); pneumonia: June 20, 1877 [168]

Frank A[lman] Toney, A[frican], 1-0-10; 63 Central St.; (Worcester); James [A.] Toney (Boston) & Esther J. Vickers (Webster); measles: July 17, 1877 [170]

Annie Tanner, A[frican], 23; single; [Alfred St. ?]; at City Hospital; (N. Carolina); ---- (N.C.) & ---- (N.C.); miscarriage: July 19, 1877 [170]

Edgar T. B. Francis, A[frican], 0-8-0; 41 N. Ashland St.; (Worcester); Timothy Francis (New York) & Julia [White] (Sturbridge); convulsions: Aug. 10, 1877 [173]

William H. Peters, A[frican], 3-1-21; 27; Liberty St.; (Worcester); Amasa Peters (Reyerville, N.Y.) & Alice E. Hunter (Castleton, Vt.); dysentery: Aug. 19, 1877 [174]

Rachel Thompson, A[frican], 72; married: ___; at State Lunatic Hospital, ----, ----: Aug. 22, 1877 [174]

W. W. Carter, A[frican], male, 30; barber; at City Hospital; (Virginia), ----; ----: typhoid fever: Sept. 8, 1877 [175]

Hattie Taylor, A[frican], 4-9-1; 88 Exchange St.; (Rutland, Vt.); Thomas Taylor (Mississippi) & Elizabeth Nickerson (Norfolk, Va.); gastric fever: Sept. 1, 1877 [175]

Sam[uel] B. Dyer, A[frican], 21-7-7; married; 39 Abbott St.; (Lisbon, Ct.); Joshua A. Dyer (Lisbon[Ct.]) & Octavia Dyer (Hampton, Ct.); consumption: Sept. 31, 1877 [177]

Julius E. Dyer, A[frican], 0-0-8; 2 Orient St.; (Worcester); Samuel Dyer ([Lisbon, Ct.]) & Olive Pollard (Harvard); consumption: Nov. 15, 1877 [180]

1878

Laura Lander, A[frican], 21-10-27; married: wife Fergerson Lander; 60 Myrtle St.; (Virginia); ---- (VA,) & Catherine Smith (Newbern, N.C.); consumption: Jan. 30, 1878 [185]

----- Stewart, A[frican], fem[ale]; premature still born; 21 Liberty St.; (Worcester); J. T. Stewart (Maryland) & Martha Durkins (Md.): June 5, 1878 [216]

William Johnson, A[frican], 39; married; carpet weaver; Nantucket [St.?]; (Cleveland, Ohio); Richard Johnson (----) & ----: jaundice: July 6, 1878 [217]

Polly Jackson, A [frican], 76-9-4; widow of Richard Jackson; 2 Maple Court; (Salem); Peter ---- (---) & Sarah ---- (Ct.); paralysis: July 9, 1878 [218]

Joseph H. Shepard, b[lack], 1-8-0; 33 N. Ashland St.;(Worcester); Alfred Shepard (Md.) & Jennie Morris (Norfolk, Va.); cholera: Sept. 16, 1878 [223]

Henry A. Frazier, A[frican], 1-1-28; 28 Bowdoin St.; (Worcester); William Frazier (Maryland) & Mary --- (---); convulsions: Nov. 30, 1878(226)

Eliza Jackson, A[frican], 86; widow of Amstead Jackson; 58 Mechanics St.; (Virginia); ---- Williams (va.) & ---- (Va.); sudden: Dec. 24, 1878(228)

Sarah E. Austin, A[frican], 2-5-0; 69 Johns St.; (Worcester); Dan --- (---) & Rosa Edwards (Va.); pneumonia: Dec. 30, 1878(228)

Volume 4: 1880-1886

1880

----- & ----- Coleman, b[lack], males; twins; still born; 26 Pearl St.; (Worcester); Isaiah Coleman (Virginia) & Eliza Smith (N. Carolina): March 23, 1880 [6]

Byron Wiggins, A[frican], 1-1-27; rear 22 Elliott St.; (Worcester); Cyrus Wiggins (S. Carolina) & Addie Laws (Penn.); typhoid: April 5, 1880 [9]

Emma H. Clark, A[frican], 40-10-0; married: wife Charles J. Clark; 10 Palmer St.; (London, England); James Clark (Worcester) & Mary Ann Franklin (London, England); exhaustion: May 30, 1880 [11]

George B. Young, A[frican], 1-11-7; 49 Mason St.; (Worcester); James H. Young (Philadelphia, Penn.) & Elizabeth Furgerson (Va.); pneumonia: June 12, 1880 [13]

Emsley Ruffin, A[frican], male, 35; married; laborer; Leland'single Court; (Raleigh, N.Carolina); --- & ---; Bright’single disease: June 1, 1880 [13]

Helen Wilkinson, A[frican], 27-11-28; married; 4 Newbury St.; (Worcester); William Perkins (Philadelphia, Penn.) & Sylvia E. White (Worcester); laryngeal phthisis: June 13, 1880 [14]

Charles Tolson, A[frican], 2; corner Sudbury & Harvard St.;(Worcester); Robert [L.] Tolson (Washington, D.C.) & Mary Harris (New Jersey); tuberculosis: June 19, 1880 [14]

Ernest N. Tolson, A[frican], 2-11-0; 4 Newbury St.; ?(Worcester); Robert Tolson (Washington, D.C.) & Mary Harris (New Jersey); tuberculosis: July 7, 1880 [14]

Mandy M. Anderson, A[frican], 0-4-18; 2 Bowdoin St.; (Worcester); George Anderson (New York) & Martha Milner (Virginia); cholera: July 31, 1880 [16]

Esther P. Converse, A[frican], 70-5-0; widowed or wife of Sibley Puntam; 71 Portland St.; (Leicester); John Parker (Leicester) & Comfort Shumway (Leicester); stomach cancer: Aug. 2, 1880 [18]

Rev. Alfred Hilgrove, A[frican], 41-5-0; married; clergyman; 24 Elliot St.; ("on the Atlantic Ocean"); John Hilgrove (San Domingo) & ---; dropsy: Aug. 23, 1880 [19]

Ida Bell[e] Horace, A[frican], 0-0-8; 51 Mason St.; (Worcester); Iverson Horace (Tennessee) & Ida Higgins (Va.); infantile: Aug. 19, 1880 [19]

Daniel Webster, A[frican], 56; cook; from Boston; at State Lunatic Hospital; (Virignia), --- & ---: general paralysis: Sept. 13, 1880 [20]

Mary E. Johnson, A[frican], 1-4-7; 71 Central St.; (Worcester); Alexander H. Johnson (New Bedford) & Mary A.[maiden name Johnson] (Worcester); pneumonia: Sept. 21, 1880 [20]

Leavey E. Quow, A[frican], female, 84-5-5; married: wife James Quow; 49 Mason St.; (Vergennes, Vt.); Phillips Storms (Vergennes, Vt.) & Rachel Williston (Sharon); typhus: Sept. 20, 1880 [20]

Orange L. Tucker, A[frican], male, 0-7-15; 29 Abbott St.; (Worcester); Edward Tucker (Virginia) & Joanna E. Adams (Africa); --- : Nov. 6, 1880 [25]

Parthenia B. Cisco, b[lack], 59; single; 5 Lily St.; (Smithfield, R.I.); ---- & ---; heart disease: Dec. 5, 1880 [28]

Ebenezeer Hemenway, A[frican], 76-4-26; widowed; laborer; @ Newton, Mass., living Newton; (Worcester); Jafry [Jeffrey] Hemenway (Boston) & Hepsabeth [Hepzibah Bowman] (Mendon); --- : Dec. 1, 1880 [28]

Willie E. Groves, A[frican], 3-10-20; 41 Abbott St.; (Worcester); Austin Groves (Washington, D.C.) & Catherine Tracy (Ireland); dropsy: Dec. 3, 1880 [28]

Wallis H. Groves, A[frican], 5-7-0; 41 Abbott St.; (Worcester); Austin Groves (Washington, D.C.) & Catherine [Tracy] (Ireland); consumption:Dec. 10, 1880 [29]

1881

Charlotte Bowman, A[frican], 65-6-16; married; 29 Park Ave.; (Boston); Peter Frazier (Boston) & Flora Cummings (Boston); apoplexy: Feb. 10, 1881 [33]

--- Scott, A[frican], male, still born; 1 Prescott St.; (Worcester); George H. Scott (Rutland,[Vt.?]) & Lora C. Storms (Vergennes, Ct.): March 28, 1881 [35]

----- Edwards, A[frican], fem[ale], 0-0-20 hours; 29 Abbott St.; (Worcester); William Edwards (New York) & Rosaetta Rosie (Georgia); infantile: April 6, 1881 [38]

Frank H. Davis, A[frican], 0-2-0; 51 Mason St.; (Worcester); Frank Davis (Eastford, Ct.) & Susan E. Mason (Norfolk, Va.); lung fever: April 9, 1881 [39]

Flora L. Smith, A[frican], 0-0-21; Dix St., (Worcester); Martin Smith (Newbern, N.C.) & Laura B. Wiggins (Newbern, N.C.); ---: May 8, 1881 [40]

Fred. P. Smith, A[frican], 0-2-0; rear Dix St.; (Worcester); Martin Smith ([Newbern,], N.C.) & Louisa B. Wiggins (---); --- : May 17, 1881 [40]

Edward F. Derby, A[frican], 1-1-7; Northville St.; (Worcester); Charles H. Derby (Bangor, Maine) & Frances M. Haywood (Cambridge); meningitis: May 21, 1881 [40]

Margaret Carpenter, A[frican], 57; widow or wife Mark Carpenter; 22 Elliott St.; (Penn.); Livious Miller (Penn.) & Harriet Miller (Penn.); apoplexy: June 16, 1881 [43]

Carrie R. B. Walker, A[frican], 14-4-12; 7 Lily St; (Virginia); Charles G. Walker (Va.) & Harriet [Williams] Walker (Va.); intestinal perforation: June 23, 1881 [43]

Edward Rone, A[frican], 22; single; hotel waiter; 283 Main St.: (Richmond, Va.); Edward Rone (Richmond, Va.) & Mary Rone (Richmond, Va.); lung congestion: July 8, 1881 [43]

Julia Sturtevant, c[olored], 26-11-18; single; from Boston; at State Lunatic Hospital; ---- ; ---- ; epilepsy: Oct. 23, 1881[ 52]

Sarah Waples, A[frican],70; wife Nathaniel Waples; Pembroke St., (S.Carolina); ---- Fay (N. Carolina) & Celia ---- (N. C.); cholera: Nov. 2, 1881 [53]

1882

Gion Sydney Smith, A[frican], 1-3-9; 20 Elliott St.; (Worcester); Albert Smith (Alabama) & Fannie Stiles (Mississippi); pneumonia: Jan. 13, 1882 [59]

John Joseph Stallard, A[frican], 40; married; barber; 65 Mechanics St.; (Boston); Enoch Stallard (Dover, N.H.) & Caroline Shepard (New York); opium poisoning: Feb. 27, 1882 [62]

Mary E. Toney, A[frican], 38-10-4; widow; tailoress; 17 Lily St.; (Littleton); Lovell Boston (Lunenburg) & Edith Oliver (Acton); peritonitis: March 8, 1882 [63]

John K. Morton, A[frican], 0-1-0; 8 Douglas Court; (Worcester); William Morton (Virginia) & Mary Jane Coup (---); lung fever: April 24, 1882 [66]

Emily C. Lee, A[frican], 45; married; from Boston; (Baltimore); --- ; --- : at Chr. I. Asylum: phthisis: April 10, 1882 [66]

William H. Brooks, A[frican], 37-1-0; barber; 3 Chrome St.; (Washington, D.C.); Thomas Brooks (Washington, D.C.) & Elizabeth Brooks (Washington, D.C.); consumption: April 18, 1882 [67]

Norman B.Williams, A[frican], 47; married; gardener; 3 Spring St.; (Woodstock, Vt.); ----- & Pamela Woodward (Mass.); consumption: April 16, 1882 [67]

Luther F. Willard, A[frican], 61-4-0; married; stonecutter; 65 Mechanics St.; (W. Brookfield); Henry Willard (New York) & Phebe Weeks (Dedham); consumption: April 20, 1882 [67]

Augustus A. Hector, A[frican], 14; teamster; at City Hospital; (Worcester); Richard Hector (Stockbridge) & Philomena [Philena Fields] (--- [Northboro]); meningitis: May 28, 1882 [68]

Olivia M. Brown, A[frican], 81-7-0; married: wife Langdon Brown; 6 Grand St. Court; (Franklin, Ct.); Anson Jackson (----) & Philena Francis (Franklin, Ct.); old age: June 1, 1882 [70]

Terence Williams, A[frican], 0-0-3; 3 Maple Ct.; (Worcester); Charles Williams (Baltimore,[Md.]) & Susanna Decosy (Baltimore,[Md.]); delibity: July 11, 1882 [73]

Loyal F. Firman, A[frican], 0-8-7; 57 Fountain St.; (Springfield); Loyal F. Firman (Oswego, New York) & Fannie Smith (Richmond, Va.); meningitis: Sept. 7, 1882 [79]

------ A[frican], male; 4 hours, permature; 55 Prospect St.; Charles [Jankins or Jenkins??] (Taunton) & Anna M. Jenkins (Worcester): Sept. 18, 1882 [79]

James R. Stokes, A[frican], 60; married; farmer; 11 Lily St.; (Virginia); --- & ---: consumption: Sept. 29, 1882 [79]

Etta A. Brooks, A[frican], 1-2-0; Beaver St.; (Worcester); William H. Brooks (Washington, D.C.) & Mary E. Simmons (----); consumption: Oct. 15, 1882 [82]

------ Turner, A[frican], fem[ale]; still born; 51 Mason St.; (Worcester); James Turner (---) & Caroline Evans (Culppepper,[Va.]): Oct. 8, 1882 [84]

Caroline Turner, A[frican], 35-6-0; married: wife ____ ; 51 Mason St.; (Culpepper, Virginia); Harry Evans (---) & Mary Ann Evans (---); childbirth: Oct. 8, 1882 [84]

George Shepard, A[frican], 2-4-0; 33 N. Ashland St.; (Worcester); Alfred Shepard (---) & Jennie Morris (Va.); cholera: June 5, 1882 [86]

Charles Parris, A[frican], 25-5-0; married; waiter; 311 Main St.; (Truro, Nova Scotia); Eli Parris (---) & Anna B. Ash (---); consumption: July 21, 1882 [86]

1883

Emily Slater, A[frican], 88; widow; at Ch.I.Asylum; (Virginia); -----; ----; ----: Jan. 9, 1883 [88]

Jennie Shepard, A[frican], 11-2-0; 34 N. Ashland St.; (Worcester); Alfred Shepard (----) & Jennie Morris (Norfolk, Va.); consumption: Jan. 10, 1883 [93]

Frank B. Harris, A[frican], 2-1-0; 15 Lily St.; (Worcester); James T. Harris (Chester, Penn.) & Sarah A. Dill (Chester, Penn.); dropsy: March 8, 1883 [93]

Adaline Smith, A[frican], 65; single; Tufts St.; (New York); ----; ----; drowned, suicide: March 22, 1883 [93]

Sarah J. Shepard, A[frican], 0-11-28; 33 N. Ashland St.; (Worcester); Alfred Shepard (West Virginia) & Jennie Morris (Norfolk, Va.); asthenia: April 17, 1883 [96]

William D. Phelps, A[frican], 14-10-14; 58 John St.; (Fairhaven, Mass.); Emory J. Phelps (N. Carolina) & Abby J. Peck (N. Carolina); bowel inflammation: April 27, 1883 [96]

Tommy Black Bear, Indian, 19; single; at City Hospital; (South America); pneumonia: May 19, 1883 [98]

John Preston, A[frican], 35; married; 311 Main St.; (Charleston, S.C.): --- & --- : phthisis: May 22, 1883 [89]

Gertie Stokes, A[fican], 1-1-0; 11 Lily St.; (Worcester); James Stokes (Virginia) & Maggie Stokes (Virginia); pneumonia: June 28, 1883 [101]

Walter Jackson, A[frican], 0-2-0; 39 N. Ashland St.; (Worcester); Amstead Jackson (Virginia) & Sarah Richardson (N.Carolina); enterica: July 7, 1883 [103]

--- Williams, A[frican], male, 48 hours, premature; Lincoln Square; (Worcester); Jerry Williams (Wilmington, Del.) & Lottie L. Durkins (Worcester); July 1, 1883 [103]

Lottie L. Williams, [---], 18-5-26; married; Lincoln Square; (Worcester); John Durkins (Md.) & Sarah Wilson (Md.); puerperal fever: July 6, 1883 [103]

George Wiggins, A[frican], 0-9-2; 22 Elliott St.; (Worcester); Cyrus Wiggins (---) & Adrianna [Laws] Wiggins (Penn.); convulsions, dentition: July 16, 1883 [103]

Oscar Bell, A[frican], 0-4-3; 26 Elliott St.; (Worcester); D. W. Bell (Stackford, Mississippi) & Anna Graves (Cross County, Texas); cholera: Aug. 19, 1883 [106]

Henry A. Goode, A[frican], 0-1-6; 62 Southbridge St.;(Worcester); H. H. Goode (Virginia) & Betsey M. Jones (Mass.); asthenia: Aug. 10, 1883 [106]

John H. Curtis, A[frican], 25-5-25; single; porter; 18 Pearl St.; (Washington, D.C.); ----; ----; cardiac asthenia: Aug. 11, 1883 [106]

George Hopkins, A[frican], 3-0-; Maple Court; (Fall River); George Hopkins (Georgia) & Irene Hopkins (Georgia); acute bronchitis: Nov. [---], 1883 [114]

------ Edwards, A[frican], female, still born; 31 Liberty St.; (Worcester); William Edwards (Virginia) & Annie Edwards (Baltimore,[Md.]): Dec. 28, 1883 [117]

1884

Melzina Harris, A[frican], 0-10-5; 15 Lily St.; (Worcester); James T. Harris (Penn.) & Sarah A. Dill (Penn.); meningitis: Jan. 15, 1884 [121]

Warren T. L. Hazzard [Hazard], A[frican], 0-0-4; 20 Elliott St.; (Worcester); Warren T. [Hazard] (Harvard) & Lucy Harland (Mississippi) meningitis: Jan. 28, 1884 [121]

Harry Jackson, A[frican], 5-0-0; Tufts St.; (Worcester); Aaron Jackson (Virginia) & Charlotte Fickland (Louray, Virginia); pneumonia: March 6, 1884 [125]

John T. Harris, A[frican], 19; 15 Lily St.; (Pennsylvania): James Harris (Penn.) & Sarah A. Dill (Penn.); consumption: April 26, 1884 [128]

Amey Miller, A[frican], [female], 50-11-0; married: wife James Miller; 43 Abbott St.; (Salisbury, Ct.); Shilley Jackson ("South") & Betsey Widox (New York); consumption: May 1, 1884 [130]

--- Clark, A[frican], male, 0-0-2; 53 N. Ashland St.; (Worcester); Alfred W. Clark (Virginia) & Hatties Brown (Richmond, Va.); lack of vitality: May 7, 1884 [130]

Edward B. Silvers, A[frican], 0-8-13; 24 Camp St.; (Worcester); Charles G. Berry (N.Carolina) & Sarah Mayers (Baltimore, Md.); heart disease: July 1, 1884 [134]

Sarah A. Durkins, A[frican], 53-4-0; married: wife John H. Durkins; 9 Glen St.; (Centerville, Md.); Henry Wilson (Md.) & Margaret Wilson (Md.); cancer; July 3, 1884 [134]

Elizabeth Young, A[frican], 37-0-21; married; 4 Newbury St.; (Worcester);Samuel Fergerson (Virginia) & Emeline Fergerson (Va.); miscarriage: Sept. 2, 1884 [141]

Alice Moore, A[frican], 36, married: wife Samuel Moore; from Cambridge at State Lunatic Hospital; (Washington, D.C.); ---- & --- Williams; ---: epilepsy: Oct. 29, 1884 [143]

Jane Sanders, A[frican], 33; widow: husband Rufus Sanders; 39 N. Ashland St.; (Newbern, N.C.): Joseph Perkins (N. Carolina) & Violet Perkins (N.Carolina); ulcerated throat: Oct.31, 1884 [144]

Jane W. Jackson, A[frican], 0-0-20; 36 Abbott St.; (Worcester); Thomas Jackson (Sandwich) & Louisa Williams (Boston); exhaustion;: Nov.2, 1884 [146]

Louisa Parris, A[frican], 38; widow: husband Charles Parris; 36 Abbott St.; (St. Johns, New Brunswick); ---- Johnson & --- ; angina pectoris: Dec. 15, 1884 [148]

Nancy Black, A[frican], 23-6-17; single; 39 N. Ashland St.; (Newbern, N.C.); John Black (Newbern, N.C.) & Martha A. Frank (Newbern, N.C.); consumption: Dec. 15, 1884 [150]

1885

Louis Brooks, b[lack], 40; married; laborer; at poor farm; (Virginia); ---- & ---- Matilda Upshaw (Va.); delirium tremens: Jan. 27, 1885 [153]

Bertha B. Turner, A[frican], 0-4-20; rear 50 Exchange St.;(Worcester); Reuben Turner (Va.) & Anna E. Freemont (Maine); pneumonia: Jan. 12, 1885 ([153]

Eva E. Young, A[frican], 2-4-23; 4 Newbury St.; (Worcester); James H. Young (Philadelphia, Penn.) & Elizabeth Ferguson (Virginia); pneumonia: Jan. 14,.1885 [153]

----- Edwards, A[frican], fem[ale]; still born; 31 Liberty St.; (Worcester); William Edwards (Virginia) & Fanny Williams (Baltimore, Md.): Jan. 17, 1885 [153]

Lucinda Taylor, A[frican], 30; married; domestic, at State Lunatic Hospital; (Virginia); ----; ----: acute mania: Jan. 21, 1885 [155]

Edwin L. Anderson, A[frican], 0-1-5; 4 W. Oberlin St.; (Worcester); John Anderson (Wilkes-Barre, Penn.) & Dora Jackson (Richmond, Va.); asthenia:Feb.13, 1885 [156]

Sadie Mable Hore [Horace], b[lack],[---]; 52 Mason St.; (Worcester); Iverson [Horace] (Tennessee) & Ida L. Higgins (Va.); bronchitis: March 12, 1885 [(18)

Walter E. Smith, b[lack], 1-0-18; rear 5 Dix. St.; (Worcester); Martin Smith (N. Carolina) & Louisa B. Wiggins (N. Carolina); convulsions: April 3, 1885 [160]

Nellie J. Gardner, A[frican], 24-0-20; married: wife J. W. Gardner; 93 Summer St.; (Virginia); James Dyrkes (Va.) & Fanny Lightfoot (Va.); consumption: May 8, 1885 [164]

Emma E. Lindsey, A[frican], 14-5-0; 37 N. Ashland St.; (Worcester); George J. Lindsey (Penn.) & Mary E. Perry (Rhode Island); consumption: May 31, 1885 [164]

Annie Andrews, A[frican], 40-0-0; married: Cassius Andrews; at City Hospital; (N.Carolina): --- ; --- ;----: June 13, 1885 [165]

Lucy D. Bartlett, A[frican], 28-3-20; married: wife William D. Bartlett; from Boston; at State Lunatic Hospital; (Virginia); William Fergua (Va.) & Polly (Va.); acute mania: June 25, 1885 [166]

---- Clark, A[frican], [female], 5 minutes; 26 Elliott St.; (Worcester); Alfred W. Clark (Va.) & Hattie Brown (Va.); infantile: June 9, 1885 [166]

David Jackson, col[ored], 14-6-4; 31 Tufts St.; (Worcester); Aaron Jackson (Virginia) & Charlotte Gickless (Virginia); brain disease: Jan. 17, 1886 [184]

Florence E. Horace, b[lack], 0-3-0; 51 Mason St.; (Worcester); Iverson Horace (Tennesse) & Ida Higgins (Virginia); catarrhal fever: Feb. 6, 1886 [187]

Thomas Harris, col[ored, 35; Ch. Insane Asylum; (Virginia);--- ;---; --- : March 4, 1886 [187]

George E. Shannon, col[ored], 30-3-5; married; 5 Pembroke; (North Carolina);--- (N.C.) & Dorcas---- (N.C.): heart disease: March 3, 1886 [189]

Mary Jackson, col[ored], 64; widowed; 9 Lily St.; (R.I); ---- ;--- : dropsy: March 5, 1886 [189]

George Allen Davis, col[ored], 0-1-5; 36 Abbott St.; (Worcester); Frank Davis (Eastford, Ct.) & Susan E. Mason (Norfolk, Va.): March 11, 1886 [189]

Ida Mary Peters, b[lack], 0-10-0; 37 Eastern Ave.; (Worcester); Amas[a] Peters (Mechanicsville, N.Y.) & Alice A. Peters (Burlington, Vt.); malnutrition: April 25, 1886 [193]

William Henry Jackson, b[lack], 0-3-12; 113 Abbott St.; (Worcester); Thomas Jackson (Cape Cod) & Louisa Williams (Boston); consumption: July 4, 1886 [197]

----- Turner, b[lack], male, 3 hours; 21 Tufts St.; (Worcester); Reuben Turner (Virginia) & Anne E. Freemont (----); weakness: July 1886 [199]

Grace H. Higgins, b[lack], 2-2-0; 58 Dewey St.; (Worcester); Russell H. Higgins (Virginia) & Agnes E. Anderson (New York); suffocation: July 9, 1886 [200]

Frank J. Gillum [Gilliam], b[lack], 6-4-10; 66 John St.; (Worcester); Daniel Gillum [Gilliam] (N. Carolina) & Hannah Nilson (Newbern, N.C.); maraesmus: Aug. 10, 1886 [200]

Mary Ferris, m[ulatto],[---]; at City Hospital;--- ; --- ; --- : Sept. 16, 1886 [203]

Clarence E. Maddox, b[lack], 0-5-24; May St.; (Worcester); Isaac G. Maddox (Cambridgeport) & Anne Dane (Annapolis, Md.); tubercular: Sept. 18, 1886 [205]

Walter Blaine Maddox, b[lack],[---]; 3 Clinton St. Court; (Worcester); Ezekiel Maddox (New Jersey) & Martha L. Baker (Worcester); cholera; Sept.14, 1886 [205]

William Brooks Hannible, b[lack], 0-4-0; 37 Arch St.; (Worcester); Frank Harden (Charleston, S. Carolina) & Abbie I. Hannible (Ferrytown, N.Y.): Oct. 3, 1886 [206]

Grace Clough, b[lack], 1-2-23; 5 Lily St.; (Worcester); Theodore Clough (Worcester) & Mary Storms (Vt.); asthenia: Oct. 4, 1886 [207]

Henry C. Davis, b[lack],[---]; 352 Park Avenue; (Worcester); George A. Davis (Warren) & Mary M. Townsend (New York): whooping cough: Nov. 5 [209]

Oliver Chapman Jordan, b[lack], 0-0-5; 38 Liberty St.; (Worcester); James E. Jordan (Portsmouth) & Eva A. Chapman (Norfolk, Virginia); icterus: Dec. 22, 1886 [210]

Volume 5: 1887-1889

1887

Manuel Santarels, A[frican], married, 50 years old, consumption, whitewasher, Clinton St., (Portugal): Jan. 20, 1887 [3]

Nancy E. Qouw, [ ], married, 50-11-5, pneumonia, 2 Clinton Ct., (Amherst), Richard Jackson () & Polly Jackson (Pelham): Jan. 23, 1887 [3]

Willie Ferris, A[frican], 1-4-16, bronchitis, 15 Lily St., (Worcester), Frank Ferris (Gr. Barrington) & Mary Jane Ferris (Ct.): Feb. 3, 1887 [5]

Ezra A. Brooks, A[frican], married, 20, heart disease, whitewasher, Front St., (Bellows Falls), W.Brooks (---) & Abby Gigell (---),: Feb. 7, 1887 [5]

Florence A. Hepbourne, A[frican], 1-10-0, astheniA[frican], 3 Maple Ct., (Worcester), Joseph Hepbourne (W. Indies) & Lillie A. Edwards (Charleston, S. Carolina): March 6, 1887 [6]

Hal Potter, A[frican] ,0-0-26, convulsions, Tatnuck & Pleasant St., (Worcester), Walter L. Potter (No. Kingston, R.I.) & Annie Hickey (Vermont): March 5, 1887 (8)

George M. Brown, A[frican], single, 45, residence Lenox, heart disease, barber B+ARR train, (Pittsfield), John L. Brown (Alexandria?) & Ann Schirmenham (N.Y.): April 7, 1887 (9)

Mary Jackson, A[frican], 0-9-0, bronchitis, 28 Liberty St., (Newport, R.I.), David Jackson (Va.) & Lavinia Pinion (Va.), April 21, 1887: (10)

Mary A. Toppin, A[frican], widow, 58, cancer, wife of Elisha Toppin, 3 Highland Ct., (New York), Stephen Sydney Gidney (Ct.) & Esther Toudor (Long Island): May 1, 1887 [12]

Louisa L. Lenox, A[frican], widow, 64, acute mania, from Watertown, @ State Lunatic Hospital, (Watertown), dau. John Lenox (Watertown) & ----- Dickerson (Salem) [13]

George B. A. Johnson, A[frican], 1-11-0, whooping cough, 69 Central St., (Worcester), Alexander H. Johnson (New Bedford) & Mary A. Johnson (Worcester): May 14, 1887 [13]

------ Iverson, female, A[frican], still born, 51 Mason St.,(Worcester),-----, Iverson (Tennessee) & Ida L. Higgins (Va.): June 22, 1887 [14]

Josephine Morton, A[frican], 8-6-0, scarlet fever, 42 Hollis St., (Worcester), Henry Camp (South) & Mary J. Lake (South): June 18, 1887 [15]

----- Turner, male, A[frican] ,0-0-2, infantile fever, 4 Newbury St., Reuben Turner(Va.) & Anna Freemont (Brunswick, Maine): June 17, 1887 [15]

Josephine Clash, A[frican], 1-6-0, lung congestion, 73 Central St.: (Worcester), Theodore B. Clash (Boston) & Cordelia Vickers (Oxford): June 28, 1887 [15]

Asa E. Hector, A[frican], married, 51-3-7, Bright'single disease, whitewasher, 41 Abbott St. (Grafton), John Hector (Grafton) & Susan[nna] Toney (----): July 21, 1887 [18]

Charles L. Belden, A[frican], single,19-9-2. phthisis, laborer, 71 Central St. (Worcester), James E. Belden (Milford) & Rebecca W. Bixby (Worcester): July 24, 1887 [18]

Frank Clash, A[frican], 3-6-11, dysenteric fever, 73 Central St. (Worcester), Theodore B. Clash (Boston) & Cordelia Vickers (Oxford): July 3, 1887 [18]

Maud Lizzie Clash, A[frican], 14-0-0, dysenteric fever, 73 Central St. (Worcester), Theodore B. Clash (Boston) & Cordelia Vickers (Oxford): July 4, 1887 [18]

------- Johnson, A[frican], males, "twins", 0-0-0, premature, 69 Central St. (Worcester), Alexander H. Johnson (New Bedford) & Mary A[nne] Johnson (Worcester); July 29, 1887 [20]

Addie I. J. Dyer, A[frican], 1-1-0, entero-colitis, 15 Lily St. (Worcester), Charles A. Dyer (Norwich, Ct.) & Anna [Hannah] A. ([Petersburg, Va.]): Aug. 14, 1887 [20]

William Henry Davis, A[frican],0-2-16, maraemus, 36 Abbott St., (Worcester), Frank Davis (Abington, Ct.) & Susan Mason (Norfolk, Va.): Sept. 2, 1887 [24]

Jennie Shepard, A[frican], married: wife Alfred Shepard,37-9-13, tuberculosis, 33 N. Ashland St.: (Norfolk, Va.), ------ & Sarah J. Morris (-----): Sept. 6, 1887 [24]

----- Willis, A[frican], male, still born, 52 Exchange St.: (Worcester), Charles Willis (N. Carolina) & Mary Lawrence (New York): Sept. 19, 1887 [24]

Mary A. Rhodes, A[frican], married: wife Charles Rhodes, convulsions, 49 Mason St. (New York), John Lawrence (N. Carolina) & Harriet Alison (N. Carolina): Sept. 19, 1887 [24]

------ Rhodes, A[frican], female, 0-0-0, still born, 49 Mason St.(Worcester), Charles Rhodes (N. Carolina) & Mary Lawrence (New York): Sept. 19, 1887 [24]

Bazzil C. Barker, A[frican], married, 60-9-0, heart disease, 79 Chandler St. (Baltimore, Md.), Adam Barker (West Indies) & Eliza Haskins (Baltimore, Md.): Sept. 9, 1887 [25]

Rebecca Futler [?] Fuller, A[frican], married:----, 37, paralysis, from Boston at (Worcester) Lunatic Hospital, (Virginia), -----, -----: Sept. 17, 1887 [25]

Willie Dominis, A[frican 0-0-11, convulsions, 77 Chandler St. (Worcester), William H. Dominis (Maryland) & Rebecca Brooks (Newbern, N.C.): Oct. 15, 1887 [27]

Betsey Johnson, A[frican], married: wife Andrew Johnson, 54-0-17, cerebral hemorragheorrhage, 4 Leland St. (Oxford),-----, Bickers [Vickers] (----) & Mary ---- [Vickers] (Thompson, Ct.): Oct. 17, 1887 [27]

Albert Nelson Anderson, A[frican], 1-4-12, diptheria, 9 Bath St. (Worcester), John W. Anderson (Wilkes-Barre, Penn.) & Midora Jackson (Richmond, VA,): Oct. 12, 1887 [28]

Rachel Ann Bostic, A[frican], married: wife William S. Bostic,47-8-0, peritonitis, 24 Grand St. (Oxford), James Steemer (Penn.) & Ann Pierce (Penn.): Dec. 7, 1887 [31]

Augustus Shepard, A[frican], 0-8-21, tuberculosis, 33 N. Ashland St. (Worcester), Alfred Shepard (Harrisburg, Penn.) & Jennie Morris (Norfolk, Va.): Dec. 27, 1887 [32]

1888

Warren C. Smith, A[frican], 3-0-0, hydrocephalus, 20 Elliot St. (Worcester), Albert Smith (Newbern, N.Carolina) & Fanny Stiles (Mississippi): Jan. 7, 1888 (35)

Mary A. Bryant, A[frican], 6-7-2, tuberculosis, 56 Exchange St., at City Hospital (Groton), Robert T. Bryant (Darrien, Georgia) & Mary J. Freeman (Groton): Jan. 15, 1888 (35)

Charles J. Dyer, A[frican], married, 42-4-12, pyaemia pyelitis, porter, 11 N. Ashland St. (Providence, R.I.), Ira Dyer (Jewett City, Ct.) & Elizabeth Freeman (Colchester, Ct.) : Jan. 16, 1888 (35)

Augustus Murray, A[frican], widowed, 89-10-1, acute bronchitis, caterer, Highland & corner of Sever St. (Alexandria, Va.), George Murray (Virginia) & Nancy Murray (Virginia): Jan. 24, 1888 (35)

Edith A. Clark, A[frican], 0-10-0, maraemus, 26 Elliott St. (Worcester), Alfred W. Clark (Virginia) & Hattie A. Brown (Virginia): Feb. 9, 1888 (37)

Clarence Shepard, A[frican], 3-8-0, meningitis, 33 N. Ashland St. (Worcester), Alfred Shepard (Harrisburg, Penn.) & Jennie Morris (Norfolk, Va.): Feb. 22, 1888 (38)

Mary Stroyel, A[frican], married: wife Jacob Stroyel, fibrous tumor, domestic, at City Hospital, 2 Dix St. (S. Carolina), Juny Boykin (----) & ----, Pleasant (N. Carolina): Feb. 13, 1888 (38)

Louisa B. Smith, [---], married: wife Martin Smith, 39-8-13, rectum cancer, Rear 5 Dix St. (N. Carolina), David Wiggins (N. Carolina) & Matilda Wiggins (N. Carolina): Feb. 12 (38) WRONG YEAR NEED TO CONFIRM, not on page 38

Charles Henry, A[frican], single, 42, pneumonia, Moreland St., farmer (N.Carolina), ----- & -----: Feb. 26, 1888 (39)

Clarence F. Tossit, A[frican], 0-11-1, pneumonia, 4 Newbury St.: (Worcester), Frederick G. Tossit (Norwich, Ct.) & Rachel O. Dyer (Jewett City, Ct.): March 22, 1888 (40)

Emory C. Richardson, A[frican], single, 27, apoplexy, (Worcester) Insane Asylum (Canada); ---- & ----: April 14 , 1888 (44)

George Nelson Moore, A[frican], 0-11-4, diptheria, 3 Bowdoin St. Place, (Worcester), John Moore (N. Carolina) & Esther Moore (NorfolkVa.): April 20, 1888 (44)

------ Scott, A[frican], male, 0-0-0, premature, 5 Liberty St. (Worcester), Charles E. Scott (Sterling) & Agnes Gimby (Worcester): May 13, 1888 (45)

Jennie Davis, A[frican], married: W. I. Davis, 33, phthisis, Parker corner Dewey St. (Washington, [D.C.]), ------ (Va.) & ---- (Va.): May 18, 1888 (46)

Florence Mabel Wanso, A[frican], 13-10-19, tuberculosis, 11 Lily St.(Barre), Gloster D. Wanso (Virginia) & Charlotte E. Ardent (Hardwick): June 3, 1888 (47)

Alice Emma Ebbitts, A[frican], 16-10-10, nicrasis puertibiA[frican], 49 Mason St. (Worcester), William H. H. Ebbitts (Westboro) & Emma W. Peck (New Bedford): June 17, 1888 [48]

Freddie Van Allen, A[frican], 2-0-0, meningitis, 19 Glen St. (New York), James Van Allen (New York) & Anna Van Huson (New York): June 30, 1888 [50]

R. H. Henderson, A[frican], male, single, 30, meningitis, pool room [worker], at City Hospital, (Virginia), T. H. Henderson (Virginia) & Emma Ingram (Virginia): July 3, 1888 [54]

Charles S. Morris, A[frican], 7-10-23, diptheria, 43 Abbott St.(Blackstone), Sandy Morris (New Orleans) & Susan Harkness [Arkless] (Mendon): Aug. 25, 1888 [55]

Everett D. Clash, A[frican], 0-5-15, cholerA[frican], 73 Central St.(Worcester), Theodore B. Clash (Boston) & Cordelia Vickers (Oxford): Aug. 1, 1888 [56]

Lizzie E. Reddick, A[frican], married: wife Junius H. Reddick, peritonitis, 2 Leland Court (Worcester), James A. Toney (Mass.) & Esther J. Vickers (Webster): Aug. 30, 1888 [57]

Jeremiah L. Williams, A[frican], married,40, heart disease, Lincoln Square (Wilmington Del.), Richard Williams (---) & Emeline Williams (---): Sept. 10, 1888 [59]

Freddie Clark, A[frican], 0-0-0, still born, 26 Abbott St.(Worcester), Alfred W. Clark (Virginia) & Hattie A. Brown (Petersburg, Va.): Sept. 21, 1888 [59]

Charles E. Williams, A[frican], 1-1-6, hypostatic pneumonia, Lincoln Square (Worcester), Jeremiah L. Williams (---) & Sarah E. Durkins (Worcester): Sept. 27, 1888 [59]

Clara E. Cook, A[frican], 1-4-23, pneumonia, 3 Palmer St. (Worcester), Aaron L, Cook (Virginia) & Emma Thompson (New Jersey): Oct. 27, 1888 (64)

Charles H. Smith, A[frican], 6-5-16, heart disease, rear 5 Dix St. (Worcester), Martin Smith (N. Carolina) & Laura Wiggins (N. Carolina): Nov. 9, 1888 (64)

Henry Mercer, A[frican], married, 75, paralysis, basketmaker, 13 Lily St. (Georgia), ----- (Ga.) & ---- (Ga.): Nov. 25, 1888 [65]

Minnetta J. Crawford, A[frican], widow, 46-5-5, consumption, housekeeper, 5 Parker St. (Nova Scotia), James H. Skanks (Nova Scotia) & Hannah Skanks (Nova Scotia): Dec. 15 , 1888 [67]

Fred H. Potter, A[frican], single, 22-3-0, asthenic pneumonia, mill operator, Tatnuck (N. Kingston, R.I.), Joseph G. Potter (N. Kingston, R.I.) & Annie F. Rome (N. Kingston, R.I.): Dec. 4, 1888 [68]

 

1889

---Moore, A[frican], m, single, triesmus {???}, 3 Bowdoin St. Place, (Worcester), John W. (NC) & Esther Bagemore, (Norfolk, Va). Jan 17, 1889 [70]

Forrest H. Johnson, A[frican],3-2-26, pneumonia, 27 Arch St. (Worcester), Henry Johnson (Mississippi) & Julia Bryant (N. Carolina): Feb. 14, 1889 [74]

Matilda J. Price, A[frican],1-7-5, pneumonia, 36 Abbott St. (Worcester), John Price (St, Johns, New Brunswick) & Mary Ann Anderson (Penn.): Feb. 24, 1889 [75]

Thomas L. Jackson, A[frican], single, 18-7-13, tuberculosis, 55 Mechanic St.(Virginia), Reuben Jackson(Va.) & --- (Va.): March 28, 1889 [78]

Joseph A. Tossit, A[frican], 0-9-21, convulsions, 1 Winfield St. (Worcester), Frederick C. Tossit (Norwich, Ct.) & Rachel Dyer (Jewett City, Ct.): March 31, 1889 [78]

Caroline Whitfield, [---], widow: David Whitfield,51, pneumonia, housekeeper, 302 Main St. (Newbern, N. Carolina), Joseph Perkins (Newbern, N. Carolina) & Violet ----- (Newbern,N.C.): June 15, 1889 [86]

James A. Miller, A[frican], widowed,56, consumption, Abbott St.(Virginia),---- & ----: June 24, 1889 [86]

George R. Turner, A[frican], 1-0-1, lung fever, 4 Newbury St. (Worcester), James R. Turner (Virginia) & Anna E. Freemont (Brunswick, Maine): June 25, 1889 [86]

Martha Ann Brown, [---], married: [William Brown], 68, carcinoma uteri, 4 Palmer St. (Boston), ---, Lee (---) & ---- : May 5, 1889 [82]

Emma H. Palmer, [---], widow of Lucius Palmer, 28-4-11, nervous prostration, 11 Chatham Place (Virginia), James H. Ladd (Virginia) & Isabelle E. Wills (New Jersey): May 8, 1889 [82]

Bessie Potter, [---], 8-0-0, consumption, 45 Mason St. (Worcester), Joseph G. Potter (N. Kingston, R.I.) & Hannah F. Rome (N. Kingston, R.I.): May 16, 1889 [82]

----- Perkins, [---], male, 0-0-0,still born, 2 Mason Ct. (Worcester), Edward Perkins (S.Carolina) & Minnie Williams (Worcester): May 17, 1889 [83]

Clara Bell, A[frican], single, 3-11-0, phthisis pulonalis, 192 Chandler St, (Worcester), David W. (Miss) & Anna Graves,( Texas), Aug. 2. 1889 [88]

Mary Jones, A[frican], widow of George H. Jones,71, endocarditis, housekeeper, 35 Liberty St. (Virginia), ---- (Va.) & Lucinda ---- (Va.): July 26 , 1889 [88]

Walter E. Scott, A[frican], 0-4-11, meningitis, 3 Palmer St. (Worcester), Charles E. Scott (Sterling) & Agnes L. Gimby (Worcester): Aug. 22, 1889 [92]

George Bostwick [Bostic], A[frican], single, 22, pulmonalis, at Hartford, Ct., waiter (Worcester) Lunatic Hospital (Hartford, Ct.), Vinton Bostwick (---) & Maria Bostwick (---): Oct. 22, 1889 [98]

Joseph H. C. Rollins, A[frican], single, 22-9-8, phthisis, elevator operator, 69 Central St.(Worcester), Henry C. Rollins (Wareham) & Abbie E. Cussius (Providence, R.I.): Oct. 31, 1889 [99]

Samuel S. Latham, A[frican], 0-2-28, infantile debility, 17 Lily St. (Worcester), Samuel S. Latham (Newbern, N.Carolina) & Anna Lovett (Newbern, N. Carolina): Oct.. 17, 1889 [117]

Delia Edwards, A[frican], 2-0-0, deformity of chest, 23 Tufts St. (Worcester), William Edwards (Worcester) & Rosa Anderson (---): Nov. 2, 1889 [101]

Helen McBride, A[frican], 13-1-11, tuberculosis, 56 John St., @ City Hospital (Worcester), Joseph L. McBride (S.Carolina) & Sarah E. Willis (Newbern, N.Carolina): Oct. 23, 1889 [101]

1890

Anna M. Gardner, b[lack], 78, strangulated herniA[frican], 65 Central St., laundress, @ City Hospital ([Washington],D.C.), --- & --- : Jan. 30, 1890 [109]

Helen T. Wilson, b[lack], 1-1-5, convulsions, 31 Liberty St. (Worcester), Joseph A. Wilson (Norfolk, Va.) & Arabella W. Perkins (Worcester): Feb. 5, 1890 [111]

J. Roger Schuyler, b[lack], 2-1-24, tuberculosis, 322 Park Ave.(Worcester), James H. Schuyler (Troy, N.H.) & Sarah M. Taylor (Newbern, N. Carolina): Feb. 26, 1890 [111]

Claude H. Tossit, b[lack], female, 0-3-14, lung fever, 1 Winfield St. (Worcester), Fred. C. (Norwich, Ct.) & Rachel Dyer (Jewett City, Ct.): Feb. 27, 1890 [112]

Charles G. Walker, A[frican], married, 56, alcoholism, laborer, 9 Lily St. (Petersburg, Va.) --- (Va.) & ---- (Va.): March 27, 1890 [115]

Leroy W. Jordan, A[frican], 0-0-0, convulsions, 32 Arch St. (Worcester), James E. Johnson (Va.) & Eva A. Chatman (New York): April 3, 1890 [116]

Josie E. Wicks, [---], 3-3-10, bronchitis, 192 Chandler St. (Newbern, N.C.), Henry Wicks (N. Carolina) & HenriettA[frican], ille[gtimate] (N.Carolina): April 18, 1890 [117]

Martha N. Bryant, [---], 5-3-10, haimoptysis, rear 67 Central St. (Paxton), Robert T. Bryant (Darrien, Georgia) & Ida C. Lawrence (---): May 30, 1890 [121]

Emily M. Ebbitts, A[frican], married: wife William H. H. Ebbitts, 47-10-13, brain hemorragheorrhage, 49 Mason St. (New Bedford), William B. Peck (---) & Alice Brown (Providence, R.I.): June 21, 1890 [123]

Rebecca Thomas, A[frican], married: wife Josephus Thomas, 41, peritonitis, housekeeper, 1 Winfield St.(Petersburg, Va.) ---- & ----: June 29, 1890 [123]

Patrick Thomas, A[frican], married, 90, dementia, of (Worcester), @ (Worcester) Lunatic Hospital, physician (Woodstock, Ct.) ---- & ---: July 8, 1890 [125]

Ethel C. Walley, A[frican], 1-2-14, cholerA[frican], 81 Abbott St. (Worcester), Marshall M. Walley (Ct.) & Emma D. Hamer (Shrewsbury): July 23, 1890 [125]

Emma May Perkins, A[frican], single, 0-2-28, cholera infantum, Mason Court, Edward S. Carolina Mary E. Williams, Worcester, July 28, 1890, 1890 [126]

Everett W. Potter, A[frican], 0-2-28, 0-10-0, cholerA[frican], 3 Mason St. Court (Worcester), Walter L. Potter (R.I.) & Annie M. Hick[ey] (Vt.): July 25, 1890 [128]

James A. Jackson, A[frican], 0-7-0, meningitis, 41 Abbott St. (Worcester), Thomas Jackson (Sandwich) & Mary L. Williams (Boston): Aug. 16, 1890 [130]

Benjamin Hargett, A[rican], married, 49, phthisis pul, laborer, 33 Sigal St., (Newbern, NC), Amos (NC) and Mary Hawskins , NC, Sept. 29, 1890 [132]

Clarence E. Walker, A[frican], 0-8-12, pneumonia, 9 Lily St.(Worcester), Albert G. Walker (Petersburg, Va.) & Elizabeth Stanley (Newbern, N. Carolina): Oct. 3, 1890 [133]

Charles E. Green, A[frican], 1-6-1, meningitis, Stafford St. (Worcester), Andrew J. Green (Worcester) & Jennie Timperly (Worcester): Oct. 3, 1890 [133]

Sidney Abbot[t], A[frican], 0-4-23, cholerA[frican], 3 Winfield St. (Worcester), John Abbot[t] (New Jersey) & Nellie Holden (Leicester): Oct.3, 1890 [133]

------ Franklin, A[frican], male, 0-0-0, still born, 73 Central St. (Worcester), George W. Frankin (Fitchburg) & Sadie Munroe (Washington, D.C.): Oct. 18, 1890 [135]

----- Price, A[frican], male, 0-0-0, still born, 5 Parker St. (Worcester), John Price (West Indies) & Mary M Washington (Montrose, Penn.): Oct. 10, 1890 [136]

---- Cutler, A[frican], female, 0-0-0, premature, 5 Parker St. (Worcester), unknown & Mary Cutler (Newbern, N.C]): Oct. 21, 1890 [136]

Sarah E. Miller, A[frican], widow: Junius A. Miller,50, asthmA[frican], Tufts St. ("South"), --- Johnson ("South") & --- ("South"): Nov. 7, 1890 [138]

Gilbert A. Walker, A[frican], widower, 73-8-0, gastritis, barber, School St., at City Hospital (Maryland), Luke Walker (Maryland) & Ann Hattie Walker (Maryland): Dec. 14, 1890 [139]

Laura Williams, A[frican], widow of: William Williams, 69-8-0, pneumonia, 41 Abbott St. (Shirley), Joseph Mitchell (Lunenburg) & Mary Jackson (---): Dec. 20, 1890 [139]

William H. H. Ebbitts, A[frican], 50, consumption, porter, 49 Mason St. (Westboro), William Ebbitts (----) & ----: Dec. 1, 1890 [140]

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