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Richard Thompson Starr Jr.

Birth
Death
4 Jun 1892 (aged 4 months)
Burial
Salem, Salem County, New Jersey, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
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Record added from information found in:
St. John's Episcopal Church burial records
(online at ancestry.com)

Searched the Churchyard- have not found an actual grave for him there- but several stones are unreadable

Cause of death:
Summer complaint

Definition of Summer complaint:
"An acute condition of diarrhea, occurring during the hot summer months chiefly in infants and children, caused by bacterial contamination of food and associated with poor hygiene. Also called summer diarrhea".

NOTE:
NJ Births and Christenings Index indicates born born 16 Jan 1891
NJ Deaths and Burials Records index indicates died 4 June 1891 age 4 months
PA and NJ Church and Town records - Baptism - born 16 Jan 1892 and baptized 3 June 1892
PA and NJ Church and Town Records - death - died 4 June 1892 age 6 months
Record added from information found in:
St. John's Episcopal Church burial records
(online at ancestry.com)

Searched the Churchyard- have not found an actual grave for him there- but several stones are unreadable

Cause of death:
Summer complaint

Definition of Summer complaint:
"An acute condition of diarrhea, occurring during the hot summer months chiefly in infants and children, caused by bacterial contamination of food and associated with poor hygiene. Also called summer diarrhea".

NOTE:
NJ Births and Christenings Index indicates born born 16 Jan 1891
NJ Deaths and Burials Records index indicates died 4 June 1891 age 4 months
PA and NJ Church and Town records - Baptism - born 16 Jan 1892 and baptized 3 June 1892
PA and NJ Church and Town Records - death - died 4 June 1892 age 6 months


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