Family research anyone?

frustratedwriter · October 5, 2021, 9:55am

well I finally did a bunch of research today, and I did enjoy doing it. working on discovering if I am an ancestor to that witch and that judge per mentioned in other message

frustratedwriter · October 6, 2021, 11:11pm

uh oh I guess I did!!

frustratedwriter · October 9, 2021, 10:40am

I am planning to unravel/break down one of my brick walls today, b eing it raining and all, great time to do it!

frustratedwriter · October 10, 2021, 10:35am

frustratedwriter · October 11, 2021, 1:58pm

6am…my daughter “mom what are you doing up” me…“enjoying my coffee and touring a cemetery” …daughter “you are just weird” me “yup” here is the article, If you haven’t happened upon it, you may enjoy it as much as I did…wonderful pictures… (NYC cemetary for the rich & others)

frustratedwriter · October 18, 2021, 11:03am

here is something I thought y’all would be interested

Causes of Death in London - 1632

Just look at the list, amazing!! weird, awesome!!!

what about your countries? any poxes or whatever??

frustratedwriter · October 18, 2021, 11:44am

ok everyone, I cleaned my genealogy stuff up, I really hope its better, and y’all enjoy this, I’d like to see some no a lot of activity here

my_happy_place · October 18, 2021, 4:30pm

That list of causes of death is so fascinating. One person died of being affrighted! So he/she really did get scared to death. And it’s sadly poetic to refer to those who ‘made away themselves’. I wonder what in the world ‘planet’ and ‘rising of the lights’ refers to. I’ll have to run off to my friend Google and do some research.

Edit: God bless the internet. Here’s what I found on those mysterious ailments:

Plannet is likely a shorthand for “planet-struck.” Many medical practitioners believed the planets influenced health and sanity. A person who was planet-stricken had been suddenly maligned by the forces of particular planets. They would likely present symptoms also associated with aneurysms, strokes, and heart attacks.

Physicians and scholars have debated the origin of the term rising of the lights . According to the OED , the condition indicated any kind of illness characterized by a hoarse cough, difficulty breathing, or a choking sensation. Croup, asthma, pneumonia, and emphysema were all culprits.

Source: 15 Historic Diseases that Competed with Bubonic Plague | Mental Floss