Old Jenny
Jenny arrived at the Poorhouse in July 1869, at the time she was 90 years old. She lived at the House for 11 years and died on March 29, 1880 at 101 years old.
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William Smith
William Smith was one of the first people to enter the Poorhouse in 1869. He was one of the few residents to enter the Poorhouse due to “frozen feet” which were eventually amputated.
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James White
James White was the first inmate to enter the Poorhouse on the day that it was opened and the first to die in the Poorhouse a month later.
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