Of the 5,000+ buried at Bethel Burying Ground, I have been able to identify 2,488 individuals by name from surviving Death Certificates. The majority of these documents have been lost, destroyed or were never filled out. Below are 12 individuals who died this date through the decades on February 11th.
Anderson, Mary Ann: 5 months old; Influenza; 11 Feb 1826
Brown, Isiah: 8 months old; Catarrh Fever; 11 Feb 1849.
Coleman, Hannah: 45 years old; Dropsy; 11 Feb 1822.
Dill, John: 17 days old; Lock Jaw; 11 Feb 1823; Death certificate unavailable
Dunbar, Nicholas: 2 months old; Inflammation of the Lungs; 11 Feb 1820.
Hall, Charles Edward: 1-year-old; Convulsions; 11 Feb 1849; resided, 40 Currant Alley.
Harman, Elijah: 60 years old; Tuberculosis; 11 Feb 1825; resided, Philadelphia Alms House.
Proctor, Peter: 3 years old; Marasmus (starvation); 11 Feb 1843; resided, 34 Blackberry Alley.
Purnell, 1st name not recorded: 6 mos.; Pneumonia; 11 Feb 1850; father, Josiah Purnell.
Smith, Lydia Ann: 24 years old; “Affection of the throat”; 11 Feb 1842.
Waterford, Eli; 9 months; cause of death not recorded; 4-11 Feb 1832.
Weaser, Hannah: 25y; f; Typhus Fever; 11 Feb 1824; resided, Bonsall Street near 10th St.; Death Certificate unavailable.
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