Wetzikon ZH - death - 1828 - Jenta - cause of death

Kent Gardiner

Translation: 1828 Sep 8 Johannes Jenta burial Wetziken

Second document on this page. Please feel free to check my cause of death.

https://www.gatheringgardiners.com/2019/12/johannes-jenta-1773-1828.html

WSeelentag

Johannes Jenta died 08 Sep 1828 at 10:30 p.m., aged 55y 8m 5d from hydrops = hydrophobia, Latin for rabies [according to Thode]. He was buried on 12 Sep 1828.

I am not sure about Thode's explanation - I would guess it is Greek for Wassersucht (in German) = dropsy in English.

Kent Gardiner

https://community.familysearch.org/en/profile/WSeelentag Wow, I assume it was dropsy and not rabies because three people on this page died from it.