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Newton Eby

Birth
Monmouth, Warren County, Illinois, USA
Death
20 Jul 1851 (aged 1)
Monmouth, Warren County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Monmouth, Warren County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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Newton Eby aged 18 months died during a cholora epidemic in Monmouth. A week later his twin brother, Jasper Eby, also died of cholera. About 14 people died of cholera in the Monmouth area. Most of the victims lived near the town square and may have consumed tainted water from a contaminated well in that area.
Newton Eby aged 18 months died during a cholora epidemic in Monmouth. A week later his twin brother, Jasper Eby, also died of cholera. About 14 people died of cholera in the Monmouth area. Most of the victims lived near the town square and may have consumed tainted water from a contaminated well in that area.


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