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Tag: scarlet fever

Col. Doctor Thomas Berry, “Last of the Ipswich Aristocracy”

October 12, 2024October 12, 2024 Gordon HarrisLeave a comment
Dr. Thomas Berry Ipswich gravestone

In the first half of the Eighteenth Century, Col. Thomas Berry was the most conspicuous citizen of the Town, "Autocrat of his time, Magistrate, Military leader, Physician and Statesman."

Posted in People, StoriesTagged 1717, diptheria, scarlet fever, slavery
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Early Inhabitants of Ipswich, Massachusetts by Abraham Hammatt
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