Poole from Massachusetts -- Surname Saturday

During the past 16 months, I've posted quite a bit of information on my Poole line, however, never their lineage. The below begins with generation 7, because tomorrow I will be posting two obituaries for the individuals in red.

1.	WARD POOLE (WARD POOLE6, WILLIAM POOLE5, ZACHARIAH POOLE4, JONATHAN POOLE3, JONATHAN POOLE2, JOHN POOLE1) was born 30 JAN 1799 in Danvers, Essex Co., Massachusetts, and died 22 MAY 1864 in So. Danvers, Essex Co., Massachusetts. He was buried in Harmony Grove Cemetery, Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts. He married ELIZABETH WILDER 24 JAN 1819 in Danvers, Essex Co., Massachusetts, daughter of ABEL WILDER and MARY MEAD. She was born 06 APR 1801 in Keene, Cheshire Co., New Hampshire, and died 24 JAN 1859 in So. Danvers, Essex Co., Massachusetts. She was buried in Harmony Grove Cemetery, Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts.
	Children of WARD POOLE and ELIZABETH WILDER were: + 2   i. Joshua Hall POOLE was born 15 OCT 1819 in Danvers, Essex Co., Massachusetts, and died 05 APR 1877 in Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts. + 3   ii. WILLIAM FREDERICK POOLE was born 21 DEC 1821 in Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts, and died 01 MAR 1894 in Evanston, Cook Co., Illinois. 4   iii. Henry Ward POOLE was born 13 SEP 1825 in Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts, and died 21 OCT 1890 in Mexico City, Mexico.  Note: He did not marry. 5   iv. Lucius POOLE was born 03 JAN 1833 in Danvers, Essex Co., Massachusetts, and died 10 JAN 1905 in Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts. + 6   v. Eliza Wilder POOLE was born 01 AUG 1835 in Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, and died 18 AUG 1893 in Peabody, Essex Co., Massachusetts. + 7   vi. George Sanger POOLE was born 28 JUL 1839 in Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, and died 26 MAY 1907 in Somerville, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. 8   vii. Joseph Converse POOLE was born 05 MAY 1844 in Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, and died 17 FEB 1845 in Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts.

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Descendant Register, Generation No. 8

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2.	Joshua Hall POOLE (WARD POOLE7, WARD POOLE6, WILLIAM POOLE5, ZACHARIAH POOLE4, JONATHAN POOLE3, JONATHAN POOLE2, JOHN POOLE1) was born 15 OCT 1819 in Danvers, Essex Co., Massachusetts, and died 05 APR 1877 in Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts. He was buried in Harmony Grove Cemetery, Salem. He married Nancy Hough BULKLEY, daughter of Samuel BULKLEY and Eliza wo Samuel BULKLEY. She was born 03 SEP 1820 in Gloucester, Essex Co., Massachusetts, and died AFT 1910.
	Children of Joshua Hall POOLE and Nancy Hough BULKLEY were: + 9   i. Walter Hough POOLE was born 10 OCT 1855 in So. Danvers, Essex Co., Massachusetts, and died 06 MAR 1892 in Peabody, Essex Co., Massachusetts. 10   ii. Florence Elisa POOLE was born 04 AUG 1860 in So. Danvers, Essex Co., Massachusetts. 11   iii. Mary Hall POOLE was born 31 MAR 1863 in So. Danvers, Essex Co., Massachusetts, and died AFT 1941. + 12   iv. Annie Ward POOLE was born 03 SEP 1865 in So. Danvers, Essex Co., Massachusetts, and died AFT 1920.

3.	WILLIAM FREDERICK POOLE (WARD POOLE7, WARD POOLE6, WILLIAM POOLE5, ZACHARIAH POOLE4, JONATHAN POOLE3, JONATHAN POOLE2, JOHN POOLE1) was born 21 DEC 1821 in Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts, and died 01 MAR 1894 in Evanston, Cook Co., Illinois. He was buried 04 MAR 1894 in Harmony Grove Cemetery, Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts. He married FRANCES MARIA GLEASON 22 NOV 1854 in St. Peter's Church, Rochester, Monroe Co., New York, daughter of EZRA W. GLEASON and FANNY BELDEN HUBBARD. She was born 01 MAR 1834 in Mercer, Mercer Co., Pennsylvania, and died 19 JAN 1904 in Brookline, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts. She was buried 21 JAN 1904 in Harmony Grove Cemetery, Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts.
	Children of WILLIAM FREDERICK POOLE and FRANCES MARIA GLEASON were: + 13   i. Alice POOLE was born 17 SEP 1855 in So. Danvers, Essex Co., Massachusetts, and died 05 FEB 1919 in Evanston, Cook Co., Illinois. 14   ii. Hellen POOLE was born 17 SEP 1855 in So. Danvers, Essex Co., Massachusetts, and died 06 SEP 1856 in So. Danvers, Essex Co., Massachusetts. + 15   iii. ANNA POOLE was born 22 SEP 1857 in Melrose, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, and died 30 OCT 1930 in Winnetka, Cook Co., Illinois. 16   iv. Mary POOLE was born 07 APR 1859 in Melrose, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, and died 21 MAY 1932 in Danvers, Essex Co., Massachusetts. 17   v. Fanny POOLE was born 17 JAN 1862 in Melrose, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, and died 18 AUG 1864 in Melrose, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. 18   vi. Bessie POOLE was born 18 DEC 1865 in Melrose, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, and died 26 SEP 1871 in Melrose, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. + 19   vii. William Frederick POOLE was born 14 JAN 1868 in Melrose, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, and died 19 SEP 1926 in Canton, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts.

6.	Eliza Wilder POOLE (WARD POOLE7, WARD POOLE6, WILLIAM POOLE5, ZACHARIAH POOLE4, JONATHAN POOLE3, JONATHAN POOLE2, JOHN POOLE1) was born 01 AUG 1835 in Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, and died 18 AUG 1893 in Peabody, Essex Co., Massachusetts. She married Edward Warren JACOBS 13 DEC 1855 in So. Danvers, Essex Co., Massachusetts, son of Warren Martin JACOBS and Rebeckah King PROCTOR. He was born 03 MAY 1832 in Danvers, Essex Co., Massachusetts, and died 22 APR 1888 in Peabody, Essex Co., Massachusetts.
	Children of Eliza Wilder POOLE and Edward Warren JACOBS were: 20   i. Helen Warren JACOBS was born 19 AUG 1858 in So. Danvers, Essex Co., Massachusetts. She married Silas P. CHASE 31 JAN 1883 in Peabody, Essex Co., Massachusetts, son of Madison CHASE and Nancy wo Madison CHASE. He was born 1853 in Meredith Village, Belknap Co., New Hampshire. 21   ii. Elisa Endicott JACOBS was born 27 MAR 1864 in So. Danvers, Essex Co., Massachusetts. She married James Warren MURRAY 05 SEP 1888 in Peabody, Essex Co., Massachusetts, son of James MURRAY and Sarah wo James MURRAY. He was born ABT 1862 in Danversport, Essex Co., Massachusetts.

7.	George Sanger POOLE (WARD POOLE7, WARD POOLE6, WILLIAM POOLE5, ZACHARIAH POOLE4, JONATHAN POOLE3, JONATHAN POOLE2, JOHN POOLE1) was born 28 JUL 1839 in Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, and died 26 MAY 1907 in Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts. He was buried 28 MAY 1897 in Harmony Grove Cemetery, Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts. He married Sarah Poor OSBORN 13 NOV 1871 in Peabody, Essex Co., Massachusetts, daughter of Franklin OSBORN and Nancy P. OSBORN. She was born 05 MAY 1850 in Danvers, Essex Co., Massachusetts, and died AFT 26 MAY 1907.
	Child of George Sanger POOLE and Sarah Poor OSBORN was: + 22   i. Franklin Osborne POOLE was born 03 SEP 1872 in Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, and died 06 FEB 1943 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts.

Problems and Surname Saturday

The below genealogy was sent to me recently by a lovely older lady, from Ontario, Canada who contacted me after seeing my tree on Ancestry. Her message to me was, "What more do you want on the Lloyd Harris family?"  She was also smart enough to leave me a message on RootsWeb. Then she sent me three pages of her tree, I'm showing below.

This should have been an easy task; just adding some names and dates into my genealogy data base at where she and I connect. But not so fast. On Monday, I spoke with Dell because I was having problems with my computer, the very next day I received a call from the service tech who arrived at my house within four hours! In a flash, he pulled out my hard drive, and I was in shock.  This is what you don't want to have happen to you. In some ways, I was very lucky because a good deal of my programs and genealogy were backed up and saved, but Not all. and not the one I wanted the most. You've all heard these stories before, so I won't relive my pain. The best thing was I had my GEDCOM on RootsWeb, and on RootsMagic To-Go drive recently backed up. However, my FTM Ver. 6 was lost, and I can't install it on my Vista now. So, between listening to the wonderful RootsTech lectures and reading many tweets and fb postings about the happenings in Salt Lake City, I tried to learn both FTM10 (which I had) and RootsMagic (which I also had, but hadn't learned). Recent webinar lessons in RootsMagic helped, but in the end, FTM10 won out, and I'll stick with that. I haven't blogged in two weeks, but I'm making up for it now. 

My connecting lines are in green, and I have no idea why it doesn't line up correctly. Anyway, the below took about four hours of entry time, using the new program!

Descendants of Alonzo Royce Harris

Generation 1

1.          Alonzo Royce Harris-1 was born on 07 Jan 1805 in Berkshire, Franklin Co., Vermont. He died on 14 Jul 1892 in Stanbridge E., Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada.

Phoebe Thayer daughter of Timothy Thayer and Desire Wing was born in 1811 in Stanbridge E., Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. She died on 31 Jul 1875 in Woodstock.

Alonzo Royce Harris and Phoebe Thayer were married on 19 Oct 1831 in Franklin, Franklin Co., Vermont. They had the following children:

2.          i.     Orson Thayer Harris was born on 03 Apr 1834. He died on 23 Nov 1876.

3.          ii. Hannibal Converse Harris was born on 15 Mar 1832 in Stanbridge E., Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. He married Ellen C. Clement on 01 Jul 1856 in Dunham, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. He died on 23 Feb 1905 in Tacoma, Pierce Co. Washington.

iii.      Emily Jane Harris was born on 03 Jun 1836 in Stanbridge E., Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. She married Orson Laselle Meigs on 22 Jan 1856 in Dunham, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. She died on 26 Jan 1916 in Franklin, Franklin Co., Vermont.

iv.        Mary Mariah Harris was born on 17 Apr 1843 in Franklin, Franklin Co., Vermont. She married Alanson Henry Harvey on 26 Dec 1872 in Clarenceville, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. She died on 04 Jan 1893 in Quebec, Canada.

v.          Delia Harris was born on 15 Apr 1840 in Stanbridge E., Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada.

vi.        Caroline Harris was born on 11 Jul 1842 in Stanbridge E., Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. She married Charles E. Hayden on 13 May 1860 in Dunham, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. She died on 17 Feb 1927 in Grand Isle, Grand Isle, Vermont.

4.          vii. Alonzo Royce Harris was born on 09 Sep 1843 in Stanbridge E., Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. He died on 24 Sep 1876 in Stanbridge E., Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada.

5.          viii. Merville Marvin Harris was born on 01 Jun 1847 in Stanbridge E., Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada.

ix.        Dora Harris was born in 1850. 

x.          Mary Harris was born in 1872.

Anne Hawkins was born on 14 Aug 1835 in Cork, Ireland. She died on 08 May 1932 in Quebec, Canada.

Alonzo Royce Harris and Anne Hawkins were married on 20 Oct 1879 in Quebec, Canada. They had the following children:

6.          i. Rachel C. Royce Harris was born on 16 Apr 1882 in Quebec, Canada. She married Myron Callaghan in 1901 in Quebec, Canada.

ii.          Nellie May Harris was born in 1884 in Quebec, Canada. She died in 1972.  She married Asa Westover.

Generation 2

2.          Orson Thayer Harris was born on 03 Apr 1834. He died on 23 Nov 1876.

Mary Jane Rhicard daughter of Abraham Rhicard and Abigail Fargo was born on 28 May 1833 in of Stanbridge, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. She died on 11 Jan 1917.

Orson Thayer Harris and Mary Jane Rhicard married. They had the following children:

i.            Bertha Jane Harris was born on 29 Mar 1856 in Quebec, Canada.

ii.          Charles Harris was born in 1857 in Quebec, Canada.

8.          iii. Hobart O. Harris was born on 01 Jul 1858 in Bedford Twp., Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. He died in 1943 in Quebec, Canada.

iv.        Dora Harris was born in 1862 in Quebec, Canada.

v.          Phebe Harris was born in 1866 in Quebec, Canada.

vi.        Caroline Cynthia Harris was born on 06 Dec 1871 in Stanbridge E., Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. She died on 24 Feb 1924 in Alburg, Grand Isle Co., Vermont.

vii.       Ednah Ella Harris was born on 17 Mar 1872 in Quebec, Canada.

3.          Hannibal Converse Harris was born on 15 Mar 1832 in Stanbridge E., Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. He died on 23 Feb 1905 in Tacoma, Pierce Co. Washington.

Ellen C. Clement daughter of Chauncey Clement and Sarah Brown was born on 11 Dec 1832 in Dunham, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. She died on 16 Oct 1898 in Dunham, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada.

Hannibal Converse Harris and Ellen C. Clement were married on 01 Jul 1856 in Dunham, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. They had the following children:

i.            George Harris was born in 1858 in Quebec, Canada. He died in 1859 in Quebec, Canada.

ii.          Albert Coleman Harris was born in 1860 in Quebec, Canada. He died on 18 Jun 1898 in Pierce, Washington.

iii.         Nellie Harris was born in 1861 in Quebec, Canada.

iv.        Alonzo Royce Harris was born in 1865 in Quebec, Canada. He died in 1868 in Dunham, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada.

v.          Susie Harris was born in 1868 in Quebec, Canada.

vi.        Chellis Harris was born in 1871 in Quebec, Canada.

vii.       Ellena O. Harris was born on 15 Jul 1873 in Quebec, Canada.

viii.     Ernest C. Harris was born in 1877 in Quebec, Canada.

4.          Alonzo Royce Harris was born on 09 Sep 1843 in Stanbridge E., Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. He died on 24 Sep 1876 in Stanbridge E., Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada.

Almira Flanville Perkins daughter of Nathaniel Perkins and Juliette (__) w/o Nathaniel Perkins was born in 1847.

Alonzo Royce Harris and Almira Flanville Perkins married. They had the following children:

8.          i. Stella Harris was born on 07 Jul 1873 in Quebec, Canada. She died on 19 Jun 1967 in Waterbury, Washington Co., Vermont.

5.          Merville Marvin Harris  was born on 01 Jun 1847 in Stanbridge E., Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada.

Deborah Harriet was born in Oct 1852 in Quebec, Canada.

Merville Marvin Harris and Deborah Harriet married. They had the following children:

i.            Merville M. Harris was born in Apr 1879 in Quebec, Canada.

9.          ii. Alonzo Royce Harris was born on 31 Oct 1881 in Stanbridge E., Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. He died in Nov 1979 in Brookline, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts.

iii.      Dwight Millard Harris was born on 12 Jul 1886 in Lynn, Essex Co., Massachusetts. He died on 19 Dec 1969 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California.

6.          Rachel C. Royce Harris was born on 16 Apr 1882 in Quebec, Canada.

Myron Callaghan son of James Callaghan and Emeline Johnson was born in Dec 1877 in Quebec, Canada.

Myron Callaghan and Rachel C. Royce Harris were married in 1901 in Quebec, Canada. They had the following children:

i.            Basil Callaghan was born in Sep 1908 in Quebec, Canada. He married Agnes Wightman in 1934 in Quebec, Canada.

Generation 3

7.          Hobart O. Harris was born on 01 Jul 1858 in Bedford Twp., Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. He died in 1943 in Quebec, Canada.

Emma Helen Gage daughter of John Gage and Hannah Boomhower was born on 02 Mar 1868 in Stanbridge E., Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. She died in 1913 in Stanbridge E., Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada.

Hobart O. Harris and Emma Helen Gage married. They had the following children:

i.            Winnifred F. Harris was born on 16 Aug 1888 in Bedford, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. She died in 1905 in Quebec, Canada.

10.       ii. Malcolm Nathanial Harris was born on 24 Jan 1886 in Stanbridge E., Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. He died on 12 Jun 1935 in Stanbridge E., Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada.

8.          Stella Harris was born on 07 Jul 1873 in Quebec, Canada. She died on 19 Jun 1967 in Waterbury, Washington Co., Vermont.

Karl Wallace Morse was born on 05 Jan 1870. He died on 15 Nov 1920. Karl Wallace Morse and Stella Harris married. They had the following children:

i.            Myra Morse was born on 04 Jan 1894 in Vermont. She died on 19 Nov 1991 in Vermont. William E. Battles son of Edward D. Battles and Adalaide (__) w/o Edward D. Battles.

William E. Battles and Stella Harris were married on 09 Aug 1919 in Washington, Vermont. They had no children.

9.          Alonzo Royce Harris was born on 31 Oct 1881 in Stanbridge E., Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. He died in Nov 1979 in Brookline, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts.

Loretta (__) w/o Alonzo Royce Harris was born in 1886 in Massachusetts.

Alonzo Royce Harris and Loretta (__) w/o Alonzo Royce Harris married. They had the following children:

i.            Leon Harris was born in 1908 in Massachusetts.

Generation 4

10.      Malcolm Nathanial Harris was born on 24 Jan 1886 in Stanbridge E., Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. He died on 12 Jun 1935 in Stanbridge E., Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. He also went by the name of Malcolm Nathaniel Harris.

Lillian Amelia Fortin daughter of Joseph Fortin and Emma Philena Russell was born on 17 Dec 1887 in Stanbridge E., Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. She died on 27 Jan 1923 in Stanbridge E., Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada.

Malcolm Nathanial Harris and Lillian Amelia Fortin married. They had the following children:

i.            Grace Gertrude Harris was born on 01 Jan 1901 in Stanbridge E., Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. She died on 13 Apr 1903 in Stanbridge E., Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada.

ii.          Ruth Harris.

iii.         Victor Lloyd Malcolm Harris was born on 24 May 1909. He died on 17 Feb 1988.

iv.        Muriel Margaret (Peg) Harris.

v.         Edyth May Helen Harris was born on 01 Aug 1912 in Stanbridge E., Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. She died on 01 Dec 1912 in Stanbridge E., Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada.

vi.        Dorothy Harris was born on 01 Jan 1918 in Stanbridge E., Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada.

vii.      Allan Harris. He died in 1998.

Looking Back

This month I want to thank three individuals who awarded me the Ancestor Approved Award, and in doing so, I have chosen something they have written from their "What They Learned."

From Jo of Images Past, wrote:  "Enlightened to find that my grandparents were not married by my grandad’s father, who was a Minister – it turns out that they ran away to Gretna Green to get married, probably due to the fact that my granny was pregnant.  Oops-a-daisy!" (I loved this because, as a genealogist, you should know about Gretna Green.)


From Michelle Roos Goodrum of The Turning of Generations, wrote:  "There are so many ancestors in my tree who were farmers. They contributed to the settlement of our great country by moving west and making a living off the land." (I'm a bit envious, because I didn't have anybody move west, at least until much later.)

From Cynthia Shenette of Heritage Zen, wrote:  "I am humbled by the circumstances that lead my great-grandmother Lucie Touchette to marry my great-grandfather Francois Chenette. Why would a young woman of 20 agree to become the fourth wife of a man 34 years her senior and already the father of 16 children? I don't know, but I want to find out. Was it a love match? I suspect not. Someone had to to take care of all those kids..."  (I want to know too.)


This is the first month I haven't taken a photo of a historical society, but as soon as winter is over and the travels begin, I will continue to post them.


Many bloggers will be writing their reviews of "Who Do You Think You Are?" which begins this coming Friday evening. I hope many non-bloggers will also watch this interesting series. Vanessa Williams will be featured, and I'm looking forward in hearing about her ancestors. Professional genealogist, Kathleen Brandt of A3Genealogy will be on the show with Tim McGraw, and I am anxious in seeing her. Kathleen you are a star now.


Don't forget, you have less than a week to listen to Tom MacEntee's lecture on "Google For Genealogists," a FREE webinar on LegacyFamilyTree. This is available to all, I saw it once, and need to watch again, it is that good. Regarding the lecture, there is a short introduction first, and don't forget to print out Tom's four-page handout.


I'm taking a little break from this blog. I am working on four new ones, each covering a surname of mine: Poole, Scrambling, Ten Eyck and Westover, the titles and the first posts are done! In the meantime, if you are hating your winter, you might enjoy some flower and nature photos at my Flower Blog.

Frances and the Flu

Cynthia Shenette of Heritage Zen wrote a 3-part post about the 1918 flu and at the end of the last part, I commented, "and just today I discovered a family member died of the flu." It is this person I decided to do a Sentimental Sunday post about. For many years, I always knew the year my grandaunt died, but I didn't have the date, location or cause of death. Cynthia has incorporated a lot of the flu history into her multi-post, so I won't repeat it here.


Imagine my surprise when at long last, I located death information for Frances, just a week ago.


From the Chicago Daily Tribune. Oct 11, 1918 - Miss Frances Poole, Red Cross, from Evanston was buried yesterday in Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington D.C. Miss Poole daughter of Mrs Charles Clarence Poole, 1123 Maple Avenue, Evanston died Tuesday at Camp Ontario, Oswego, NY of pneumonia following Influenza.


From the Chicago Daily Tribune. Oct. 27, 1918, Pg. 15 was the following Death Notice:
"Poole - Memorial services will be held for Frances Poole, army nurse, daughter of Mrs. C. Clarence Poole, sister of Lieut. Charles H. Poole, A. E. F.; and Dorothy Poole, at St. Luke's Episcopal church, Hinman and Lee Sts., Evanston, Ill., at 4:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon, Oct. 27th."


Suddenly, this 32 year old became alive, instead of just a name with death date of 1918. I found out she was a nurse. What a brave young woman to travel from the Chicago area to New York state to help the sick. She came from a rather wealthy family, was single and probably had all the wants and needs of her day. Her father, a patent attorney had died four years earlier. She still had 3 siblings, although the paper only named two. She was among the first to die in New York of the influenza.  Frances Poole died October 8, 1918. All those deaths, and my Frances was the one most important to me. I am saddened by how it happened, but I am so proud of her, a young angel trying to help the sick, trying to make a difference. I wish I knew more about her, but what I know, I won't ever forget.


From two official records  records about the The Great Pandemic of 1918-1919 in the United States:
"First Official Report of Influenza: The Public Health Service did not require states to report influenza before September 27th. New York first reported the presence of influenza on September 27th, but the disease was undoubtedly present in the state before that date.
On October 11th, the PHS said that 'Epidemics have been reported from Maybrook town (Orange County), Montgomery (Orange County), North Tonawanda, and Oswego. School and theaters had not been closed.' By October 18th, state officials admitted that influenza was prevalent throughout the state.

Although state authorities were too overwhelmed by the pandemic to keep accurate records, they did attempt to record deaths. By late October, New York City, Albany, Buffalo, Schenectady and Syracuse reported elevated death rates. During the week of November 1st, the PHS reported a total of 12,357 deaths in New York City. For the previous six weeks a total of 30,736 deaths were reported. The actual number of influenza-related deaths during this period was probably much higher."

"In October of 1918, Congress approved a $1 million budget for the U. S. Public Health Service to recruit 1000 medical doctors and over 700 registered nurses. Nurses were scarce, as their proximity to and interaction with the disease increased the risk of death." Frances may have been one of the nurses who answered this call."
"The flu afflicted over 25 percent of the U.S. population. In one year, the average life expectancy in the United States dropped by 12 years."

Frances and her parents buried at

Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.