The 1850 US Mortality Schedule - Montgomery County, NY

At the time of the 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880 US censuses, information was gathered about deaths in the calendar year proceding each census. This specialized census, sometimes referred to as the Mortality Index, is particularly convenient for researchers as it can pick up people for whom there was no headstone or newspaper obit, as well as women and children whose names do not appear on the 1840 or 1850 census.

Fair warning: the films for some townships were of very poor quality - fading, blurring or other pre-filming damage, bad handwriting, tiny notations, re-writes over errors, odd abbreviations. As some of the townships were by and large illegible on the microfilm reader, they couldn't be copied, so not all townships will be represented in our listings. (It's been almost 2 years since I transcribed these records and haven't been able to go back to that microflm, so I'm sorry, but no look-up requests for townships not listed.)

The original New York State films are available for your own viewing at the State Library in Albany and at the main research library of the New York City Public Library in Manhattan. These films are not available at the Northeastern Branch of the National Archives in Manhattan, who will direct you to the library uptown. If your local library has copies of the NY State films, please let us know so that we can post it on this page.

The categories in the 1850 Mortality Schedule were:

• Name of Every Person Who Died during the Year ending 1st June 1850, whose usual Place of Abode at the Time of his Death was in his Family
• Age
• Sex
• Color: White, black or mulatto
• Free or Slave
• Married or Widowed
• Place of Birth: naming the State, Territory, or Country
• The Month in which the Person died
• Profession, Occupation, or Trade
• Disease, or Cause of Death
• Number of Days Ill

In this particular census, the Montgomery County enumerators did not indicate color unless a person were black. There were no slaves in New York State at the time. All spellings are those of the enumerator.

Hellen McGregor, 13, b. New York, April, spinal, 7 weeks
George W. Darling, 1 month, b. New York, April, croup, 1 week
Christopher Finland, 3, b. New York, June, consumption, 3 weeks
Catherine Moniker, 1 month, b. New York, April, fits, 1 day
Hellen Kline, 7, b. New York, Sept., accident, sudden
Mary J . Vhoorees, 5 months, b. New York, August, cholera, 1 week
Mary M. Shutts, 1 month, b. New York, August, dysentary, 4 days
Levi Cole, 45, married, b. New York, October, shoe maker, accident, sudden
Julia Alden, 6 months, b. New York, February, consumption, 9 weeks
Nelson Patterson, 3, b. New York, June, disease brain, 4 weeks
Harriet Patterson, 2, b. New York, March, scorfula (sp), chronic
Catherine Vandeveer, 72, widowed, b. New York, February, dropsy, 1 week
Catherine Vedder, 85, married, b. New York, March, old age
Rachel Deul, 54, married, b. New York, May, cancer, 1 year
Peter Deul, 21, b. New York, May, brick maker, consumption, chronic
Joseph Kline, 69, married, b. New York, June, laborer, dropsy, 2 weeks
James Case, 4, b. New York, April, fever, 10 weeks
Edgar Williams, 1, b. New York, August, cholera, 1 week
John C. Pettingell, 50, married, b. New York, Sept, farmer, cholera, 1 day
Lewis Veederhouf (sp?), 14, b. New York, Decemb., sudden
Wm. Mudge, 17, b. New York, January, farmer, consump., 4 weeks
Irena Mudge, 6, b. New York, Nov., fever, 2 weeks
Harriet Young, 7, b. New York, October, dysentary, 1 week
Josiah (?) Merry, 73, married, b. Connecticut, Sept., farmer, consumption, chronic
Francis Merry, 3, b. New York, dysentary, 4 days
Catherine Davis, 3 months, b. New York, May, dropsy, 5 weeks
Benjamin Pettingell, 84, widowed, b. New York, Sept., farmer, old age
Caroline Pettingell, 33, b. New York, April, consumption, C.
James Vhoorees, 40, married, b. New York, Nov., laborer, accident, sudden
Albert McMikel, 28, widowed, b. New York, October, farmer, dysentery, 3 weeks
Wm. H. Francisco, 21, b. New York, Nov., farmer, comsumption, C.
Wm. Van Alder, 1, b. New York, February, inflamation bowels, 4 weeks
John Stewart, 8, b. New York, June, consumption, 8 weeks
Wm. L. Thayer, 9 months, b. New York, April, inflamation, 6 weeks
Juliet Schuyler, 5, b. New York, August, brain fever, 3 weeks

Note at the bottom of the page about Florida:
"The Town of Florida has many fine farms and many wealthy farmers. Oats, corn & potatoes are specially cultivated. The past year however in this, as in all the adjoinoing towns, the potatoe crop is much - very much injured by rot. Water good - pro---ing timber - maple oak beech elm. The Erie Canal passes through town, or rather along the edge of it. The town is generally healthy. Wm. M. Hill"

Sarah L. Shuts, 2, b. New York, d. February, brain fever, 1 week
Harmonus Staley, 89, widowed, b. New York, d. February, none, old age
Sophia Van Husen, 51, b. New York, d. January, unknown
George Bradshaw, 73, married, b. New York, d. January, farmer, rheumatism, c.
Maria Casey, 45, married, b. New York, d. October, b. fever, 5 weeks
Wm. Edwins, 52, married, b. New York, d. July, shoe maker, dysentary, 1 week
Nancy Edwins, 32, d. May, (can't read), 1 year
Daniel Jeffers, 63, married, b. New York, d. Nov., farmer, unknown, 1 week
Agnes Backley, 1, b. New York, d. May, fits, 2 weeks
Catharine Riley, 43, married, b. Ireland, d. July, cholera
Hamilton French, 2, b. New York, d. June, scalded, 4 days
Hamilton Cole, 30, married, b. New York, d. Sept., fireman, unknown, 1 day
Harriet Bellington, 1, b. New York, d. July, dropsy, 1 week
Albert Van Husen, 6, b. New York, d. March, croup, 3 days
Ann Degraff, 23, b. New York, d. Feb., consumption, 4 weeks
Alley Degraff (male), 22, b. New York, d. May, laborer, intemperance<

Hiram Flint, 33, married, b. N. York, Jany, none, inflam. bowels, 11 days
Nancy Dingman, 50, married, b. N. York, Apr., consumption, chronic
Jacob C. Brown, 1 year 7 months, b. N York, Dec., croup, 3 days
Peter Plemket, 9 months, b. N. York, March, unknown, sudden
Dennis Calahan, 1 day, male, b. N. York, Feby, fitts, sudden
Wm. H. Hosecraft, 4, b. N. York, April, croup, 3 days
Mary C. Wagoner, 2 years 6 months, b. N. York, Feby, dropsy, 15 days
Hannah Turner, 25, married, b. N. York, Nov., consumption, chronic
Electa Allen, 68, widowed, b. Vermont, Sept., inflamation, 9 days
Catharine A. Bleeker, 3, b. N. York, April, croup, 3 days
Harriet Plank, 21, married, b. N. York, Oct., consumption, chronic
Not named Plank (male), 1 month, b. N. York, Aug., unknown, sudden
Hannah Farguhason (sp?), 76, widowed, b. Connecticut, Nov., palsy, chronic
Hellen M. Sconton, 8, b. N. York, Jany, rheumatism, 10 days
Alice Averill, 5 months, b. N. York, Dec., scorfula(sp), 7 days
Anna D. Kling, 4, b. N. York, Dec., croup, 9 days
Arthur L. Gibbs, 1 year 3 months, b. Mass., Sept., cholera, 4 days
Charles A. Lansing, 8 months, black, b. N. York, Aug., fitts, 1 day
Erastus B. Day, 21, b. N.York, Aug., unknown, typhus fever, 17 days
Lany Youngs, 49, b. N. York, March, consumption, chronic
Elizabeth Lintner, 86, widowed, b. N. York, Feby, consumption, chronic
Coonradt Dillenback, 77, married,b. N. York, Oct, none, dysentary, 30 days
Mary Dillenback, 75, married, b. N. York, Oct., dysentary, 30 days
Maria Plank, 38, married, b. N. York, June, not known, sudden
Allen Francisco, 6, b. N. York, August, inflamation, 12 days
John P. Yerdon, 84, married, b. N. York, August, none, o.a. - not known, 20 days
Nancy Timerman, 73, widowed, b. N. York, Feb., bleeding, 9 days
Catharine Dievendorf, 65, married, b. N. York, June, dispepsia, chronic
Albert Nestle, 2, b. N. York, July, inflamation, 10 days
Mary Alpaugh, 4, b. N. York, Sept., not known, 14 days
Lany Walster, 2, b. N. York, Sept., bowel complaint, 10 days
Edward Kring, 11 months, b. N. York, Sept., croup, 3 days
James Snyder, 1 year 2 months, b. N. York, Sept., dysentary, 1 day
George Donebury, 1 month, b. N. York, Sept., unknown, sudden
Mary Miller, 94, married, b. N. York, March, old age
Peter Marks, 1 year 3 months, b. N. York, March, dysentary, 2 days
Alanson Woodworth, 62, married, b. Connecticut, Aug., none, cholera morbus, 14 days
Mary Timerman, 45, b. N. York, Oct., dropsy, chronic
Mary Winters, 56, married, b. N. York, August, consumption, chronic
Dennis Maharny (sp), 6, b. Ireland, Jany, ship fever, 22 days
Nancy Moyer, 40, (someone tried to erase color black), b. N. York, May, inflamation bowels, 14 days
Anna Moyer, 67, widowed, b. N. York, Feb, dropsy, chronic
Sylvester Hawn, 10 days, b. N. York, Oct., inflamation, sudden
Hannah Smith, 1 year 11 months, b. N. York, August, dysentery, 7 days
Mary Bass, 58, widowed, b. N. York, Dec., consumption, chronic
Amy Yoran, 29, married, b. N. York, Feby, consumption, chronic
Mary E. Wager, 1 year 1 month, b. N. York, Aug., cholera infection, 2 days
Lavina Elwood, 25, married, b. N. York, Nov., consumption, chronic
Not named Walradt (female), 5 months, b. N. York, July, cholera infection, 1 day
George Snyder, 6, b. N. York, Oct., dysentery, 15 days
George Sidener, 9, b. N. York, Aug., dysentery, 6 days<

Eliza Forman, 16, b. N. York, d. June, consumption, 3 months
Charles H. Thompson, 1, black, b. N. York, d. February, consumption, 2 weeks
Anna Wemple, 1 month, b. N. York, d. July, cold, 2 weeks
Susan DeGraff, 1 month, b. N. York, d. May, cold, 7 days
Sarah M. Haggart, 23, married, b. N. York, d. June, dropsy, 10 days
Ann M. Dorp, 1, b. N. York, d. March, consumption, 1 month
Walter Whitehouse, 4, b. N. York, d. November, whooping couth, 1 week
Frances E. Whitehouse, 10, b. N. York, d. February, inflamation lungs, 2 weeks
Orlinie Haggart (female), 1 month, b. N. York, d. July, pleurisy, 1 week
Margaret Feller, 25, married, b. N. York, d. October, consumption, 6 months
Dupuis Searles, 69, widowed, b. N. York, d. unknown, farmer, k. in cowfield, 2 months
Margaret Crotserburgh, 80, b. N. York, d. August, old age
Nicholas Crotserburgh, 76, widowed, b. N. York, d. November, old age
John Martin, 36, married, b. N. York, d. March, sawyer, apoplexy
Samuel Tomlinson, 42, married, b. England, d. February, farmer, (can't read word), 1 week
Sarah M. Wolf, 30, married, b. N. York, d. December, dropsy, 3 days
Fred J. Saltsman, -2, widowed, b. N. York, d. May, justice of the peace, consumption, 2 months
Jacob Smith, 44, married, b. N. York, d. April, farmer, cancer, 1 year
Catharine Neahr, 1, b. N. York, d. January, scarlet fev., 1 week
Nancy Bovee, 25, black, married, d. March, consumption, 3 weeks

Margaret Bartlet, 66, widowed, b. New York, d. July, consumption, 3 days
A. R. Moyer, 30, married, b. New York, d. Sept., farmer, cholera, 12 hours
Catharine Saltsman, 40, married, b. New York, d. July, surg. compl., 3 days
Mary Sitterly, 55, widowed, b. New York, d. June, consumption, 3 wks
Almira Snell, 42, married, b. New York, d. May, childbirth, 5 days
Amanda Veeder, 4, b. New York, d. December, croup, 2 days
Jacob Sitterly, 56, married, b. New York, d. May, farmer, dropsy, 3 days
Dorothy Walkermark (sp?), 28, married, b. New York, d. Sept., fits, 3 days

Hannah Kingsbury, 61, married, b. Mass., d. Jan'y, palsy, 6 days
Charles W. Sheffley, 5, b. N. York, July, fever, 30 days
Daniel Smith, 7 months, b. N. York, March, inflamation in head, 5 days
Christopher Yassy (?), 9 months, b. N. York, Sept., scorffula (sp), 28 days
Jennett Higbee, 23, b. N. York, d. Aug., dysentery, 8 days
Myron W. Smith, age 2, b. N. York, d. Nov., dropsy, 8 days
George J. (I.?) Klock, 85, b. N. York, d. March, old age, sudden
Margarett Klock, 55, b. New York, d. Feb'y, fitts (sp), 4 days
Derias Eldredge, 3 months, b. N. York, d. Dec. not known, 8 weeks
Catharine Carney, 9, b. Ireland, d. Jan'y, measles, 8 days
Margarett Sullivan, 1 month, b. N. York, d. Feb'y, fitts (sp) 1 day
Sarah Pauter, 54, married, b. N. York, d. Oct'r, consumption, chronic
Mary Klock, 66, b. N. York, d. Feb'y, consumption, chronic
Magdalene Nellis, 7, b. N. York, d. Feb'y, consumption, chronic
Chauncy A. Rockerfeller, 11 months, d. May, dropsy, 8 days

Source: This electronic text was transcribed from original microfilm of the 1850 US census by Martha S. Magill. Due to the difficulties in transcribing old and stylized handwriting, the original census should be referred to.
Copyright © 1997 M. Magill

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