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- [S431] Watertown Daily Times, (Watertown, N.Y.), March 9, 1916, pg. 10 (Reliability: 3), 6 Aug 2009.
Poisoned By Meat, Wife Sues Packers
John M. Sixbury Developed Blood Poisoning
Husband's Death Resulted
Contention Made That Meat Which Sixbury Handled While At Work Was Coated With a Poison Which Preserved It.
Charging that her husband, John Sixbury, late of this city, died as a result of poisoning contracted in handling meat, Mrs. Minnie L. Sixbury of 414 Lansing Street, has brought suit in supreme court against John Sulserberger & Son Co. of Chicago, and Horace E. Tyler, of this city, to recover $25,000 for his death.
Mr. Sixbury died Feb. 9, 1914, from blood poisoning, which it is charged was contracted in handling meat shipment in this city Jan. 13. While Mr. Tyler, by whom Sixbury was employed, is made a defendant, the principal claim of negligence is understood to be against the Chicago packers.
The meat shipment was from Minneapolis to G.B. Harris cold storage in this city and Mr. Tyler was employed in handling the shipment. It is understood that the plaintiff will contend that Mr. Sixbury had sustained a scratch on the first finger of his left hand the day before he was engaged in handling the meat, and it is alleged that he became infected by poison on the outside of the meat to preserve it, resulting in his illness and ending in his death.
The administratrix will charge that the shippers were negligent in failing to provide the meat with a suitable covering, and that a poisonous ingredient, including formaldehyde had been added to the meat, without label as covering, injurious to health and rendering the meat dangersous and unsafe to handle or touch. Sixbury had no knowledge of the nature of the preservative, it will be argued.
Carlisle and Brown will defend the suit for Mr. Tyler. Joseph T. McCafrey, of Oswego, is the local counsel for the Chicago firm. Thomas Burns, who represented Mrs. Sixbury in the proceedings in surrogate's court, will be her attorney in the negligence actions.
- [S505] US Census 1860, National Archives and Records Administration, (Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1860. M653, 1,438 rolls.), Year: 1860; Census Place: Le Ray, Jefferson, New York; Roll: M653_761; Page: 323; Image: 326. (Reliability: 3), 17 Jan 2007.
Name: John Sixbury
Age: 60
Sex: m
Occupation: Com. laborer
Value of real estate: 150
Birthplace: New York
Name: Barbara "
Age: 40
Sex: f
Birthplace: Germany
Name: Lydia "
Age: 15
Sex: f
Birthplace: New York
Name: Betsey "
Age: 11
Sex: f
Birthplace: New York
Name: George "
Age: 8
Sex: m
Birthplace: New York
Name: Ann "
Age: 6
Sex: f
Birthplace: New York
Name: Europe "
Age: 3
Sex: m
Birthplace: New York
Name: John "
Age: 1
Sex: m
Birthplace: New York
- [S505] US Census 1860, National Archives and Records Administration, (Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1860. M653, 1,438 rolls.), Year: 1860; Census Place: Le Ray, Jefferson, New York; Roll: M653_761; Page: 323; Image: 326. (Reliability: 3), 17 Jan 2007.
Name: John Sixbury
Age: 60
Sex: m
Occupation: Com. laborer
Value of real estate: 150
Birthplace: New York
Name: Barbara "
Age: 40
Sex: f
Birthplace: Germany
Name: Lydia "
Age: 15
Sex: f
Birthplace: New York
Name: Betsey "
Age: 11
Sex: f
Birthplace: New York
Name: George "
Age: 8
Sex: m
Birthplace: New York
Name: Ann "
Age: 6
Sex: f
Birthplace: New York
Name: Europe "
Age: 3
Sex: m
Birthplace: New York
Name: John "
Age: 1
Sex: m
Birthplace: New York
- [S75] Perkins, Carolyn - Package, unknown, (2 Jan 1997), Group 2, Page 1 (Reliability: 3).
- [S505] US Census 1860, National Archives and Records Administration, (Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1860. M653, 1,438 rolls.), Year: 1860; Census Place: Le Ray, Jefferson, New York; Roll: M653_761; Page: 323; Image: 326. (Reliability: 3), 17 Jan 2007.
Name: John Sixbury
Age: 60
Sex: m
Occupation: Com. laborer
Value of real estate: 150
Birthplace: New York
Name: Barbara "
Age: 40
Sex: f
Birthplace: Germany
Name: Lydia "
Age: 15
Sex: f
Birthplace: New York
Name: Betsey "
Age: 11
Sex: f
Birthplace: New York
Name: George "
Age: 8
Sex: m
Birthplace: New York
Name: Ann "
Age: 6
Sex: f
Birthplace: New York
Name: Europe "
Age: 3
Sex: m
Birthplace: New York
Name: John "
Age: 1
Sex: m
Birthplace: New York
- [S764] 1875 New York State Census Jefferson County NY, New York, Jefferson, (Digital images. FamilySearch.org. \i FamilySearch.org\i0 . http://FamilySearch.org : 2012), LeRay, p. 1, family 6, line 25, Clarance Sixbury; (http://FamilySearch.org : accessed Feb 11, 2012) (Reliability: 3).
Number in order of visitation: 6
Of what material built: Log
Value: 25
Families numbered in order of visitation: 6
Name: John Sixbury
Age: 74
Relationship to head of household:
Gender: m
Birthplace: Jeff.
Now married: yes
Name: Barbary Sixbury
Age: 50
Relationship to head of household: wife
Gender: f
Birthplace: Germany
Now married: yes
Name: John Sixbury
Age: 15
Relationship to head of household: son
Gender: m
Birthplace: Jeff.
Now married: no
Name: Clarance Sixbury
Age: 11
Relationship to head of household: son
Gender: m
Birthplace: Jeff.
Now married: no
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Name: Clarance Sixbury
Titles & Terms:
Event: Census
Event Date: 1875
Event Place: Le Ray, E.D. 01, Jefferson, New York, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 11
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Estimated Birth Year: 1864
Family Number: 6
Page: 1
Line Number: 25
Film Number: 895250
Digital Folder Number: 004858072
Image Number: 00006
Collection: New York State Census, 1875
- [S431] Watertown Daily Times, (Watertown, N.Y.), March 9, 1916, pg. 10 (Reliability: 3), 6 Aug 2009.
Poisoned By Meat, Wife Sues Packers
John M. Sixbury Developed Blood Poisoning
Husband's Death Resulted
Contention Made That Meat Which Sixbury Handled While At Work Was Coated With a Poison Which Preserved It.
Charging that her husband, John Sixbury, late of this city, died as a result of poisoning contracted in handling meat, Mrs. Minnie L. Sixbury of 414 Lansing Street, has brought suit in supreme court against John Sulserberger & Son Co. of Chicago, and Horace E. Tyler, of this city, to recover $25,000 for his death.
Mr. Sixbury died Feb. 9, 1914, from blood poisoning, which it is charged was contracted in handling meat shipment in this city Jan. 13. While Mr. Tyler, by whom Sixbury was employed, is made a defendant, the principal claim of negligence is understood to be against the Chicago packers.
The meat shipment was from Minneapolis to G.B. Harris cold storage in this city and Mr. Tyler was employed in handling the shipment. It is understood that the plaintiff will contend that Mr. Sixbury had sustained a scratch on the first finger of his left hand the day before he was engaged in handling the meat, and it is alleged that he became infected by poison on the outside of the meat to preserve it, resulting in his illness and ending in his death.
The administratrix will charge that the shippers were negligent in failing to provide the meat with a suitable covering, and that a poisonous ingredient, including formaldehyde had been added to the meat, without label as covering, injurious to health and rendering the meat dangersous and unsafe to handle or touch. Sixbury had no knowledge of the nature of the preservative, it will be argued.
Carlisle and Brown will defend the suit for Mr. Tyler. Joseph T. McCafrey, of Oswego, is the local counsel for the Chicago firm. Thomas Burns, who represented Mrs. Sixbury in the proceedings in surrogate's court, will be her attorney in the negligence actions.
- [S102] State Census Jeff Co. NY 1855, (State of New York, 1855 Census
Records by town:
A-E, reel 0895241
E-P, reel 0895242
P-W, reel 0895243), LDS Microfilm Reel Number: 0895242 First Election District Town of LeRay Dwelling Number: 134 (Reliability: 3), 16 Jun 2007.
First Election District
Town of Le Ray
Jefferson County, NY
June 20, 1855
Dwelling: 134
Type of dwelling: Logs
Value: 10
Family in order of visitation: 138
Name: John Sixbery
Age: 55
Sex: m
Relationship to head of family:
County where born: Herkimer
Marital Status: married
Years resided in this city or town:
Occupation: farmer
Name: Barbra Sixbery
Age: 26
Relationship to head of family: wife
Sex: f
County where born: Germany
Marital Status: married
Years resided in this city or town: 22
Occupation:
Name: L A Sixbery
Age: 9
Relationship to head of family: daugh
Sex: f
County where born: Jefferson
Marital Status:
Years resided in this city or town: 9
Occupation:
Name: Betsey Sixbery
Age: 7
Relationship to head of family: daugh
Sex: f
County where born: Jefferson
Marital Status:
Years resided in this city or town: 7
Occupation:
Name: Geo Sixbery
Age: 3
Relationship to head of family: daugh
Sex: m
County where born: Jefferson
Marital Status:
Years resided in this city or town: 3
Occupation:
Name: Anne Sixbery
Age: 1
Relationship to head of family: daugh
Sex: f
County where born: Jefferson
Marital Status:
Years resided in this city or town: 1
Occupation:
- [S75] Perkins, Carolyn - Package, unknown, (2 Jan 1997), Group 2, Page 12 (Reliability: 3).
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