Harriet Esther Campbell (1873 - 1876)

Born 13 Sep 1873 in Mersea, Essex, Ontario, Canada

Ancestors

Died 20 Feb 1876 at age 2 in Essex, Ontario, Canada

Biography

Harriet Campbell died young.

Harriet Campbell was born 13 Sep 1873 to Alexander 'Alex' Campbell and his wife Susanna Hawkey Campbell. Harriet was born in Essex, Ontario, Canada. Harriet was baptized in 1873 in Gosfield, which is now known as Leamington. Harriet contracted Diphtheria and passed away after 3 weeks on the 20th of February 1876.

Research notes

~note for further reading regarding the height of the diphtheria pandemic of the 1880's: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/science-diphtheria-plague-among-children-180978572/ -note: although prior editors have added Esther as Harriet's middle name, I could find no source to back that up so have listed the middle name as 'uncertain' until a source is found. -notes: I have included the death record below which contains an error. The record does not contain an error but in transcription the father is listed as Robert Campbell. Under relationship it should read 'daughter of A Campbell, not R Campbell' and the person reporting is Robert Campbell (her older brother I would think). The record states that no physician was present so this would have been the brother bringing the information to the doctor. Understandable in a household dealing with diphtheria. There is no burial information available.

Sources

• "Canada, Ontario Births, 1869-1912," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FM3H-93J : 2 March 2021), Harriet Campbell, 13 Sep 1873; citing Birth, Mersea, Essex, Ontario, Canada, citing Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,844,891.
• "Canada, Ontario Births and Baptisms, 1779-1899", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FM3J-TM6 : 13 February 2020), Harriet Campbell, .
• "Canada, Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDPR-JPF : 2 March 2021), Harriet Campbell, 20 Feb 1876; citing Mersea, Essex, Ontario, Canada, , Registrar General. Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm .