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The Ultimate Sacrifice
The following individuals served at the Emigrant Hospital in 1847, providing aid and comfort to Famine migrants suffering from ship fever (typhus), until they each tragically contracted and died of the contagious disease themselves. Their names are engraved upon the benches within Grasett Park in honour of their bravery, compassion and sacrifice.
Engraved Names
Susan Bailey
Age at death: 32
Occupation: Head Nurse
Occupation: Head Nurse
Catherine Doherty
Age at death: 55
Occupation: Nurse
Occupation: Nurse
Sarah Duggan
Age at death: 19
Occupation: Nurse
Occupation: Nurse
Dr. George Robert Grasett
Age at death: 36
Occupation: Hospital Superintendent
Occupation: Hospital Superintendent
Dr. Joseph Hamilton
Age at death: 49
Occupation: Physician
Occupation: Physician
William Harrison
Age at death: 21
Occupation: Orderly
Occupation: Orderly
Richard Jones
Age at death: 36
Occupation: Orderly
Occupation: Orderly
Edward McElderry
Age at death: 43
Occupation: Emigrant Agent
Occupation: Emigrant Agent
John McNabb
Age at death: 30
Occupation: Orderly
Occupation: Orderly
Rev. Michael Power
Age at death: 42
Occupation: Roman Catholic Bishop of Toronto
Occupation: Roman Catholic Bishop of Toronto
Sarah Jane Sherwood
Age at death: 23
Occupation: Nurse
Occupation: Nurse
Anne Slocumb
Age at death: 26
Occupation: Nurse
Occupation: Nurse