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Mill River Flood Victims
There was no official death toll published. The sources for this list of 139 victims are the death records of the towns of Williamsburg and Northampton and the newspaper accounts of the circumstances of deaths not recorded in the town's Vital Statistics. Augustus Laney doesn't appear in the Vital Statistics of either town, but I have included him because Fred Howard, a trusted source, described the circumstances of his death in a letter. Laney's name also appeared on several newspaper lists as Alexander Lanier.
Williamsburg, Massachusetts
57 lives lost
57 lives lost
Sarah Collyer Bartlett
age 24 | mother| kept house | born in Worthington, Mass.
age 24 | mother| kept house | born in Worthington, Mass.
Viola Collyer
age 4 | daughter | born in Gill, Mass.
age 4 | daughter | born in Gill, Mass.
Epaphroditus Hubbard
age 56| father | farmer | born in Williamsburg, Mass.
age 56| father | farmer | born in Williamsburg, Mass.
Emma Wood
age 21| daughter| kept house, born in Williamsburg, Mass.
age 21| daughter| kept house, born in Williamsburg, Mass.
Harold Wood
age 1 | grandson | born in Williamsburg, Mass.
age 1 | grandson | born in Williamsburg, Mass.
Sarah Snow
age 76 | grandmother | born in Williamsburg, Mass.
age 76 | grandmother | born in Williamsburg, Mass.
William Tilton
age 3 | grandson | born in Williamsburg, Mass.
age 3 | grandson | born in Williamsburg, Mass.
Eliza Downing
age 28 | mother | born in Ireland
age 28 | mother | born in Ireland
Edmund Downing
age 1| son | born in Whately, Mass.
age 1| son | born in Whately, Mass.
Johanah Downing
age 54 | mother-in-law | born in Ireland
age 54 | mother-in-law | born in Ireland
Mary Scully
age 26 | mother |kept house | born in Ireland
age 26 | mother |kept house | born in Ireland
John Scully
age 3 | son | born in Williamsburg
age 3 | son | born in Williamsburg
Elizabeth Scully
age 8 months | daughter | born in Williamsburg
age 8 months | daughter | born in Williamsburg
Mary Brennan
age 62 | Mary's mother | born in Ireland
age 62 | Mary's mother | born in Ireland
Caroline Chandler
age 39| mother | born in Albany, N.Y.
age 39| mother | born in Albany, N.Y.
E. Mary Chandler
age 8 | daughter | Greenbush, N.Y.
age 8 | daughter | Greenbush, N.Y.
Alexander Roberts
age 42 | father | railroad engineer |born in Somersworth, N.H.
age 42 | father | railroad engineer |born in Somersworth, N.H.
Caroline Roberts
age 37 | mother | born in Somersworth, N.H.
age 37 | mother | born in Somersworth, N.H.
Nettie Roberts
age 2 or 3 | daughter | born in Worcester, Mass.
age 2 or 3 | daughter | born in Worcester, Mass.
Olivet Roberts
age 1 | daughter | born in Williamsburg, Mass.
age 1 | daughter | born in Williamsburg, Mass.
Mary Ann McGee
age 14 | servant | born in Williamsburg, Mass.
age 14 | servant | born in Williamsburg, Mass.
Susan Lamb
age 54 | aunt |kept house |born in Leverett, Mass.
age 54 | aunt |kept house |born in Leverett, Mass.
George Ashley
age 16 | nephew |born in Leverett, Mass.
age 16 | nephew |born in Leverett, Mass.
Frank Murray
age 53 | husband | worked at wool mill | born in Ireland
age 53 | husband | worked at wool mill | born in Ireland
Mary Murray
age 53 | wife | worked at wool mill | born in Ireland
age 53 | wife | worked at wool mill | born in Ireland
Jeremiah Ward
age 71| brother-in-law | stone mason | born in Buckland, Mass.
age 71| brother-in-law | stone mason | born in Buckland, Mass.
Electa Knight
age 80 | sister-in-law | born in Williamsburg, Mass.
age 80 | sister-in-law | born in Williamsburg, Mass.
Spencer Bartlett
age 74 | husband | farmer | born in Williamsburg, Mass.
age 74 | husband | farmer | born in Williamsburg, Mass.
Saloma Bartlett
age 55 | wife | kept house | born in Williamsburg, Mass.
age 55 | wife | kept house | born in Williamsburg, Mass.
Elbridge Johnson
age 38|father | physician | born in Feeding Hills, Mass.
age 38|father | physician | born in Feeding Hills, Mass.
Mary F. Johnson
age 32 | mother | kept house | born in Oakland, Md.
age 32 | mother | kept house | born in Oakland, Md.
Charlotte Johnson
age 4 | daughter | born in Williamsburg, MA
age 4 | daughter | born in Williamsburg, MA
Edward Johnson
age 8 | son | born in Williamsburg, Mass.
age 8 | son | born in Williamsburg, Mass.
Lucretia Johnson
age 65 or 67 | mother of Elbridge Johnson | grandmother
age 65 or 67 | mother of Elbridge Johnson | grandmother
Elizabeth Kingsley
age 60 | mother-in-law |kept house | born in Becket, Mass.
age 60 | mother-in-law |kept house | born in Becket, Mass.
Annie Kingsley
age 25 | daughter-in-law and mother | kept house |born in New York
age 25 | daughter-in-law and mother | kept house |born in New York
Lyman Kingsley
age 1 | son | born in Williamsburg, Mass.
age 1 | son | born in Williamsburg, Mass.
Nellie Kinglsey
age 3 | daughter | born in Williamsburg, Mass.
age 3 | daughter | born in Williamsburg, Mass.
Mary Josephine Adams
age 36 | mother | kept house | born in Williamsburg, Mass.
age 36 | mother | kept house | born in Williamsburg, Mass.
William Adams
age 7 | son | born in Williamsburg, Mass.
age 7 | son | born in Williamsburg, Mass.
Henry Birmingham
age 47 | father | superintendent of the wool mill |born in England
age 47 | father | superintendent of the wool mill |born in England
Laura Birmingham
age 43 | mother | kept house | born in Hinsdale, Mass.
age 43 | mother | kept house | born in Hinsdale, Mass.
Mary Birmingham
age 20 | daughter |teacher | born in Hinsdale, Mass.
age 20 | daughter |teacher | born in Hinsdale, Mass.
Lillie Birmingham
age 16 | daughter | born in Hinsdale, Mass.
age 16 | daughter | born in Hinsdale, Mass.
Carrie Birmingham
age 7 | daughter | born in Hinsdale, Mass.
age 7 | daughter | born in Hinsdale, Mass.
Michael Burke
age 61 | grandmother | worked at wool mill | born in Ireland
age 61 | grandmother | worked at wool mill | born in Ireland
Michael Burke
age 9 | grandson | born in Williamsburg
age 9 | grandson | born in Williamsburg
Annie Burke
age 5, granddaughter
age 5, granddaughter
Jennie Burke
age 8 | granddaughter | born in Williamsburg
age 8 | granddaughter | born in Williamsburg
Individuals
William H. Adams
age 51 | miller | born in Pittsfield, Mass.
age 51 | miller | born in Pittsfield, Mass.
John Atkinson
age 48 | worked at wool mill | born in England
age 48 | worked at wool mill | born in England
Frederick Burr
age 34 | fireman | born in England
age 34 | fireman | born in England
Mary Carter
age 23 | born in Canada
age 23 | born in Canada
Theodore Hitchcock
age 34 | miller | born in New Lebanon, N.Y.
age 34 | miller | born in New Lebanon, N.Y.
Archie Lancour
age 21| worked at wool mill | born in Canada
age 21| worked at wool mill | born in Canada
James Stephens
age 49 | worked at wool mill | born in England
age 49 | worked at wool mill | born in England
The Mill River Flood 150 Year Commemoration
Introduction
Remembering the Victims
Events Calendar
- Coroner's Inquest
- Guided Walks to the Dam Ruins (sold out)
Commemorative Markers
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