Perry County PA Death Notices and Obituaries
Mrs. James Scott
Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania)
March 12 1823 Page 3
Died on Saturday last, Mrs. Jane Scott, wife of Mr. James Scott, of Millerstown.
Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania)
June 9, 1824
Distressing Casualty - On Friday morning last, a little daughter of the late Samuel A. Anderson, of this town about 2 years of age, was drowned in a tub of soap water, which was standing on the porch of the back building. The little innocent was first discovered by its distressed mother laying across the edge of the tub, with its head and part of the body in the water. Immediate measures were pursued to resuscitate the already lifeless corpse, but all in vain. Thus a mother in a few minutes, by an unforseen destiny was deprived of a lovely prattling babe. - Perry Forester
Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania)
July 18, 1827
Accidents - A young man named Myers, as we are informed, was killed by the bursting of a small metal cannon, at the Ferry on Duncan's Island, on the 4th ist.
On the following day a man named M'Cafferty fell out of a bout into the river a short distance below Clark's Ferry, and was drowned before assistance could be rendered. - Perry Forester
Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania)
July 16, 1828
Another Accident - We learn that a week or ten days since, a young man, son of Thomas Gallaher, Esq., of Liverpool, Perry county, fell out of a boat on the Susquehanna river near that town, and sunk so suddenly that no assistance could be rendered in time to save him. His body was found on the following day, in the river, nearly as low down as the mouth of the Juniata - having floated from 12 to 15 miles before it was accidently found by some persons ascending the river. - Perry Forester.
Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania)
March 11, 1829
Landisburg, Feb. 19
Accident - Last Saturday morning, a young man then living in the family of the Mr. Minich's near this place, named George Roth, aged about 15 years, was unfortunately killed in the following singular manner: Mr. George Minich and the deceased went into the woods a short distance from the house with a sled and two horses to haul some logs for firewood. In attempting to raise a log which lay on the side of a hill with prize poles, so that the sled could be shoved under it, they both being on the upper side of the log, and young Roth bearing his whole weight on his pole, the log being too heavy for them, rolled, and by a sudden spring of the pole, pitched young Roth on his back on the opposite and lower side of the log, which immediately rolled over him. His neck was broke by the fall as in supposed, and the log rolling over him crushed him so severely that he expired in a few minutes. Thus it is truly said "in the midst of life we are in death" -- Forester
Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania)
August 25, 1829
Melancholy Accident by Lightning
On Saturday last, a melancholy instance of the effects of lightning occurred in Wheatfield township, in this county. Mr. George Snyder, a foreigner and an industrious small farmer of that township, retired to his barn accompanied by two of his children, where he laid himself down about noon to rest from the labours of the fore part of the day. Shortly afterwards a thunder storm arose, and the lightning struck the barn, and in a moment it was in flames. Mr. Snyder being severely stunned, it was with difficulty he made his escape. One of the children, a little girl aged about 5 years, who was on the outside of thebarn at the north gable end, was killed on the spot, and the other, a boy about ten years old, was severly chocked by the flash which killed his sister by his side. Mr. Snyder had gained what little he possessed by hard work, and the loss of his barn, and all his last year's crop of grain, besides the loss of an only daughter, certainly makes him an object of commisseration - Perry Forester, Aug. 15
Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania)
Tuesday, May 18, 1830
On Tuesday the 4th inst. An inquest was held by John Boden, Esq. In Wheatfield township, on the dead body of a man found in Shermans Creek near Duncannon Forge. He had on the left arm the following initials, imprinted with India Ink "W,W'c" "C.M'c" "A.M'c" "O. M'c", and on the right arm in the same kind of ink, the words "M. M'Gowen." Editors with whom we exchange, may do a service to the friends of the unfortunate stranger, if any he has in this country, by publishing the above. - Perry Forester.
Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania)
October 12, 1830
Landisburg, Pa. Sept. 30
Melancholy Accident - An unfortunate accident occurred near Landisburg on Monday evening last, at a horse race. Mr. Samuel Stroop, who had undertaken to ride one of the horses, had mounted and was in the act of starting to try the horse on the course, when the animal suddenly plunged forward, and threw Mr. Stroop off, by which he received so severe a contusion on the head as to cause his death at 2 o'clock on the following morning. Mr. Stroop was the oldest son of the late George Stroop, Esq. Of this county; he was aged about 40 years and has left a wife and several small children to deplore his loss. - Perry Forester
The Adams Sentinel (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania)
March 18, 1833
From the Perry Forester, March 11
On Sunday last, a daughter of Mrs. Briner, of Tyrone township, aged about 13, fell through the ice on Hime's mill dam and was drowned. She had her brother, a small boy, by the hand, when the ice broke, and who saved himself by clinging to the ice. Their mother, hearing their cries for help, ran to their assistance, and in her endeavors to rescue her children, was precipitated into the water. Her son by this time came to her assistance, who also fell through the ice. An elder sister then opportunely arrived, and rescued her mother and two brothers, but was unable to save her sister. Her body was found about two hours afterwards.
Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania)
March 20 1838
We learn that Mr. James McMillen, of Madison township, was found frozen to death near his own house, a week or two ago. - Perry Forester
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