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Michael E Burgett

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Michael E Burgett

Birth
Pennsylvania, USA
Death
31 Dec 1870 (aged 2)
Burial
Plainfield, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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One evening, Martin Lefever was studying in the room next to his mother and father who had already gone to bed. This story was told by Martin L.'s youngest daughter, Amy Lackey:

"The front door had an old fashioned lock... or something... whatever held it came loose and fell down. The door opened several inches. This scared Dad who went to his mother's door and told her. She said, 'Well there's something going to happen.' It was only a few weeks that the first son got sick. Grandma said to Grandpa, 'You better go get the doctor'. He started toward the barn to get the horse and hitch the wagon. When he got half way, she opened the door and called out, 'Dont go. He's dead!'

They couldn't get a preacher because no one would come. A neighbor read scripture and gave a prayer. Everyone was afraid of getting the disease so they wouldn't come close."

Four boys were dead from diphtheria between December 12 and December 31, 1870.
One evening, Martin Lefever was studying in the room next to his mother and father who had already gone to bed. This story was told by Martin L.'s youngest daughter, Amy Lackey:

"The front door had an old fashioned lock... or something... whatever held it came loose and fell down. The door opened several inches. This scared Dad who went to his mother's door and told her. She said, 'Well there's something going to happen.' It was only a few weeks that the first son got sick. Grandma said to Grandpa, 'You better go get the doctor'. He started toward the barn to get the horse and hitch the wagon. When he got half way, she opened the door and called out, 'Dont go. He's dead!'

They couldn't get a preacher because no one would come. A neighbor read scripture and gave a prayer. Everyone was afraid of getting the disease so they wouldn't come close."

Four boys were dead from diphtheria between December 12 and December 31, 1870.

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