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Eliza Dycher 1855 - 1861

Eliza Dycher was born in 1855 in Salford, Lancashire, England to Thomas Dycher and Mary Ann White, and had siblings James William Dycher and Angelina Ruth Dycher. Eliza was baptized on March 2, 1856 in Salford, Lancashire. Eliza Dycher died at age 5 years old on August 21, 1861 in Meean Meer, Punjab India, and was buried on August 22, 1861 in Meean Meer.
Eliza Dycher
1855
Salford, Lancashire, England
August 21, 1861
Meean Meer, Punjab, India
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    England and Wales Birth Indexes, 1837-1915. Name: Eliza DYCHER. Registration Year: 1855. Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec. Registration District: Salford. Inferred County: Lancashire. Volume: 8d. Page Number: 74. The Church of St Bartholomew in Salford in the County of Lancashire. Baptisms recorded in the Register for the years 1842-1860. Name: Eliza DYCHER. Father: Thomas DYCHER. Mother: Mary Ann. Abode: Edith St. Salford. Father’s Occupation: Sergeant 51st Regt. Baptised by: J. Moore. Register: Baptisms 1842-1860, Page 129, Entry 1031. India Deaths and Burials, 1719-1948. Name: Eliza DYCHER. Gender: Female. Death Date: 21 Aug 1861. Burial Date: 22 Aug 1861. Burial Place: Meean Meer, Punjab, India. Age: 5. Birth Date: abt 1856. Marital Status: Unmarried. IPN: B39367-5. 1861 Cholera Epidemic in India. One of the worst outbreaks of the epidemic occurred among the European troops in Mian Mir (Meean Meer) near Lahore. The first 15 European cases ended fatally, and cholera spread through almost all the regiments; 457 cases and 261 deaths occurred here over a 10-day period in late August. Total evacuation of troops was recommended but only a few units could actually be moved out to Shahdara (a suburb of Lahore). Those left behind were panic-stricken as cholera continued its trail of destruction; nearly 50 percent of the hospital attendants contracted the disease as well. Overall, out of 2,452 Britishers in Mian Mir, 880 were struck by cholera and 535 died.
  • 1855

    Birthday

    1855
    Birthdate
    Salford, Lancashire, England
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    European
  • Nationality & Locations

    Irish
  • 03/2
    1856

    Baptism

    March 2, 1856
    Baptism date
    Salford, Lancashire, England
    Place of worship
  • Religious Beliefs

    Christian
  • 08/21
    1861

    Death

    August 21, 1861
    Death date
    Cholera
    Cause of death
    Meean Meer, Punjab India
    Death location
  • 08/22
    1861

    Gravesite & Burial

    August 22, 1861
    Funeral date
    Meean Meer, Punjab India
    Burial location
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In 1855, in the year that Eliza Dycher was born, on March 3rd, Congress appropriated $30,000 to create the U.S. Camel Corps. The idea was to use camels as pack animals in the Southwest and 34 camels were bought. But the Army wasn't enthusiastic about the idea and after the Civil War the Camel Corps was entirely abandoned.
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In 1860, when she was just 5 years old, on February 26th, near Eureka California, white settlers attacked a tribe of Wiyot Indians on Indian Island. Over 60 women, children and older people died. Bret Harte - a writer and friend of Mark Twain - reported the news about the massacre to the papers in San Francisco.
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