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George W Quivey

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George W Quivey

Birth
Argos, Marshall County, Indiana, USA
Death
8 Oct 1881 (aged 31)
Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA
Burial
Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
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Worked for the railroad as a brakeman and died from smallpox.
He was sent to the 'pest house' where he died with others in forced quarantine also called; "pestilence house," also called a "plague house" or "fever shed". His wife also was taken to the Pest Shed.
It was a severely wretched place to be.
Worked for the railroad as a brakeman and died from smallpox.
He was sent to the 'pest house' where he died with others in forced quarantine also called; "pestilence house," also called a "plague house" or "fever shed". His wife also was taken to the Pest Shed.
It was a severely wretched place to be.


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