Jane's Illness: What Did Community & Church Offer?
Image: Unsplash This is the sixth post in this series about Jane Darragh Cassidy's illness. Catch up with the first five posts here: Maria Jane Darragh's Illness: Researching Acute Mania in 19th Century Ontario Next Steps in Researching Jane Darragh's Diagnosis Jane's Illness: What Did Acute Mania Look Like in the 19th Century? Jane's Illness: Home Life, Beginnings of Mania, and Mental Illness as a Cause of Death Jane's Illness: Home Care, Her Doctor, and Her Caretakers In the past few weeks, I've been looking at my great-great-grandmother Jane Darragh Cassidy's cause of death—acute mania. We've learned that Jane was not institutionalized for her illness but rather cared for at home as was usually a first option. Her physician, Dr. John Sheahan, was newly graduated from the University of Toronto and opened an office in St. Catharines in 1896, just a few years before Jane fell ill. He possibly knew the most advanced treatments for Jane and ...
A friend who was helping me translate birth records in Slovak explained the legitimate/illegitimate notation in church records. He said it refers to the father’s membership in the church. If the father did not attend or was not himself baptized, the child was recorded as illegitimate. That notation should not be interpreted as a child not recognized or living without a father. The parents may be in a civil marriage. I thought I’d pass that on in case it helps you in the future. 😊
ReplyDeleteHello "Unknown!" Hope you are well. Thanks for reading and responding with your info. I had not heard this, although I had heard that illegitimate might also mean the father had passed away. Makes me wonder why they did that. I appreciate the tip, it will come in handy in future.
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