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New Rector
During these Times, the Old Rector, Thomas Stanley, was Removed, for William Mompesson, who was Given the Role of Being the New Rector. -
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Mass Amounts of Death
In the Timespan of 4 Months, 42 Villagers had Lost Their Lives to the Black Death. -
First Death
A Tailor’s Assistant Called George Viccars was the First Victim of the Plague in Eyam. -
Death of a Family
During August, Mrs Elizabeth Hancock had to Bury 6 of her Children and her Husband because They Died to the Plague. They Had All Died within 8 Days of One Another. -
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Desperation
During those Times, Villagers Started to Get Desperate, and Many Often Fled the Village. At that Time, a Newly Assigned Rector known as William Mompesson, Joined. -
Locked In
On this Day, Mompesson Made it So No Person Could Enter or Exit the Village, in order to Lower the Amount of Deaths. -
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The Peak of the Plague
During This Month, the Plague was the Most Dangerous. Everyday, the Black Death would Kill 5-6 People -
Death of Another
Catherine, the Wife of Mompesson, Died. -
The End of the Plague
During September and October, Cases and Deaths from the Black Death Started to Lower, and By November, there Were no More Cases. -
The Rector Leaving
By 1669, Mompesson had Left Eyam to work in Eakring, Nottinghamshire, but Since He Came from Eyam, He was Known as from the “Plague Village”, and He was Forced to Live in a Hut.
