| Name |
Hannah Mary Berry |
| Birth |
5 Jun 1859 |
Vernon Township, Sussex County, New Jersey  |
- daughter of John J. Berry
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| Gender |
Female |
| Census |
9 Jun 1880 |
Warwick, Orange County, New York [1] |
- Robert E. Mabee, White, Male, 30, Head, Married, Works on Farm, cannot read nor write, born in New Jersey, Father born in New Jersey, Mother born in New Jersey
Hannah M. Mabee, White, Female, 20, Wife, Married, House Keeper, born in New Jersey, Father born in New Jersey, Mother born in New Jersey
Eva M. Mabee, White, Female, 7/12 born Nov, Daughter, Single, born in New Jersey, Father born in New Jersey, Mother born in New Jersey
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| Info |
- Wilfred James Mabee, #195
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| Death |
14 Sep 1889 |
Modena, New York [2, 3] |
| Obituary |
19 Sep 1889 |
Warwick, Orange County, New York [4] |
- Last Saturday there died at Moodna [Modena], in Ulster county, Mrs. Mary, wife of Robert E. Mabee. Both Mr. and Mrs. Mabee's friends and relatives reside in this section and their burial plot is in the Warwick cemetery. Her father is Mr. John J. Berry of Deckertown. He left his farm on the receipt of the dispatch announcing her serious illness and was at her bedside when she died. After a hasty exchange of ideas about the funeral he went to his home leaving arrangements to be made by her husband with the assistance of his brother who had lived near this place.
The disease of which the lady died was pronounced by the physicians to be congestion of the lungs complicated with typhoid fever, as stated by the father afterward. But the brother-in-law, after coming here and calling upon Mr. Lazear, the undertaker, an old friend of the lady's father, saw the pastor of the M. E. church and in company with him went to see the health officer, Dr. Bradner, to get a permit to hold a public funeral over a scarlet fever patient; stating that the woman had not only died of scarlet fever but that her nursing child had taken it from her and had been very ill. Dr. Bradner at once not only forbade the holding of a public funeral, but stated that it was unlawful to bring a scarlet fever subject on a public conveyance and he would not allow it to enter this village by the Warwick train. He also suggested that it would be best to bury near where the death occurred.
Arrangements for the funeral were then stopped by Mr. Mabee and a dispatch sent to the husband stating that the funeral would not be allowed here, but to bury at home.
This was all that was known of this sadly complicated case here, until on Tuesday morning, when several carriages drove into town bringing the friends and relatives to attend the funeral. Among these was the father of the deceased. He was annoyed to hear that the funeral had been forbidden by the health officer and sought for an explanation. Explanations were mutual and the officer soon convinced him that there was a mistake somewhere, and that he had only discharged his plain duty under the statute.
Mr. Berry then sent a telegram to his son-in-law asking if the funeral had taken place and making the request, if it had not, to have the body forwarded to this place. The answer, which was not received until long after he had gone to his home, stated that the body had been buried at Gardiner. Mr. Berry will go to Moodena to get the matter untangled, and states that the body must be buried in the family plot here at once, if possible, or during the winter, if that is deemed best.
Thus the matter stands in an extremely complicated condition. No physician's certificate has been seen or heard of here, and the village board of health is desirous to find out who has made the mistake causing all this trouble and anxiety which is not yet ended. The health officer felt that if a case of malignant scarlet fever had been treated as the gentleman who called upon him stated this had – all the family being allowed to freely mingle at the bedside and an infant allowed to nurse until it too was stricken – it was his plain duty to take decided steps to guard this village from its spread here. The orders which he issued in this case are those provided by legal enactment for such emergencies. The distressing complication in the case is not only a matter of regret to the board, but it calls forth the united sympathy of all whose instincts of humanity prompt them to "mourn with those who mourn" the loss of dear ones. The lesson which it naturally points is one quickly discerned and needs no special pointing out – too much care cannot be taken with the details in arranging for funerals.
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| Reference Number |
10127 |
| Person ID |
I10074 |
Maybee Society |
| Last Modified |
7 Apr 2024 |
| Family |
Robert Eden Mabee, b. 5 Apr 1850, Vernon Township, Sussex County, New Jersey d. 24 Apr 1931, Sparta Township, Sussex County, New Jersey (Age 81 years) |
| Marriage |
9 Mar 1878 |
Warwick, Orange County, New York |
| Children |
| | 1. Eva May Mabee, b. 25 Nov 1879, Williamsville, Sussex County, New Jersey d. 10 Dec 1886, Goshen Township, Orange County, New York (Age 7 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| + | 2. Collins William Mabee, b. 9 Mar 1881, Edenville, Warwick, Orange County, New York d. 10 Jul 1966, Derby, New Haven County, Connecticut (Age 85 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| + | 3. Anna Elizabeth Mabee, b. 25 Mar 1883, New Milford, Orange County, New York d. 20 Jan 1968, Amity, Orange County, New York (Age 84 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| + | 4. Robert Eden Mabee, Jr, b. 23 May 1884, Warwick Township, Orange County, New York d. 2 Nov 1946, Sussex County, New Jersey (Age 62 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| + | 5. James Bertram Mabee, b. 5 Sep 1888, Modena, Ulster County, New York d. 31 May 1968, Dover, Morris County, New Jersey (Age 79 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
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| Family ID |
F2559 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
7 Apr 2024 |
1859 - 1889 (30 years)
