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    201. John Jewet Son of John -              Nov. 8.

    202. Elisabeth Jewet da.tr of John           Nov. 15

    203. John Dresser  by a Consumption         Nov. 17.

    204. Mehetabel Dresser da.tr of Aaron –      Nov. 18.

    205. Caleb Crasey Son of Abel –             Dec. 1.[41]

    206. Abraham Jewet  ––   ––               Dec. 10.

      3 children of Moses Cooper by the Sore Throat Distemper in all 12.[42]

    207. John Clark aged 86. years

           and 9 months, of yc. Palsy          Dec. 21.

        a good old man ––––––

                        1737.

    208. an Infant unbaptized of Jonathan

                       Todds.                  March. 1.

    209. Ann Jewet wife of Jonathan junr.

         of a Dropsy   –––   –––            May. 31.

    210. Thomas Barker of a Consumption.        June. 5.

    211. Anne Boynton of a Consumption & dropsy July 4.

    212. Mrs .[43] Gage of the Palsy aged 80 years. July 14.

                      a Clearly Christian

    213. Mary Northend Infant of Ezekiel        July. 21.

    214. Francis Johnson Son of Daniel         Aug. 18.

    215. Thomas Dickinson  ––  ––            Sep. 8.

    219. An Infant of Moses Pickard Stillborn.  Sep. 21.

    220. Mary Barker da.tr of Jacob  –––       Octo. 5.

    [41] Overwritten in later, lighter ink, “58.” The following entry is written in the same ink.

    [42] Apparently Jewett meant that 12 children in the entire town died of the “Sore Throat Distemper” during that period.

    [43] A later hand interlineates, possibly in pencil, “Elizabeth,” along with a caret below the line.