Saturday - Session 6C1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
How Did They Live & Die? Exploring Medical
Presented by Patty Mariott-Saathoff
"Have you ever wondered how truthful is the cause of death on our ancestor's death certificate? After all, it was sometimes hundreds of years ago and the practice of medicine was vastly different from today. See how they could have made the diagnosis and discuss some of the tools they used!"
Session Handout: Click here.
About Patty Mariott-Saathoff:
Patty or Patricia Mariott-Saathoff graduated from Pittsburg State University of Kansas in 1977 with a Bachelors in Nursing. In 1999 Patty returned to school and earned her Masters in Nursing as a Family Nurse Practitioner. As Patty’s parents became older they bequeathed their genealogy research and family trees to Patty but she did not take the genealogy challenge seriously at first. As time went on Patty became more serious about finding her ancestors. Also she was curious to find out how could the physicians and the coroners of yesteryear tell what the cause of death to put on the death certificates of deceased persons, especially when they had not seen or examined the deceased prior to their death. Thus began a search to find the answers to many genealogical questions.
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