Died in this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], on the 8th instant, Isaac Foote, in the 84th year of his age. Mr. Foote was one of the early settlers of the town of Smyrna [Chenango Co., NY], where he continued to reside until his removal to this village a few years since. He filled the office of High Sheriff of this County from 1809 to 1811, and again from 1813 to 1815, succeeding and being succeeded in each appointment by the late Col. William Monroe. He has also been the frequent Supervisor of his town and the holder of other places of trust from his townsmen. He acted as the Land Agent of the Lawrence Estate in the towns of Smyrna, Plymouth, and Otselic up to his death. In every position he was able, honest, diligent, methodical and accurate, and secured by these qualities, the unlimited confidence of the community. In his intercourse with his fellow men he was courteous and gentlemanly. He was, withal, a Christian in faith and in works, and the consolations of religion were his stay in his life and at his death. Since the above was written, a friend has handed in the following: The deceased has been so well known in this region for the last fifty years in all his official and private relations, that the first impulse on the announcement of his death, is the strongly marked character of his life. His father is well remembered by our older inhabitants as an early representative of Chenango in both branches of our Legislature, and as our County Judge. The deceased was appointed one of the early Sheriffs of this County. In addition, to other official employments, he has been entrusted with an extensive land agency, and in every condition of life, and as an officer of the church, has sustained the position of a high-minded gentleman and Christian. From a thorough knowledge of his character for nearly half a century, we can say we never knew an act or motive of his life unfavorably called in question. Possessing the means of liberality, they were generously employed in promoting every public spirited, moral and religious object. It is proper to state that he appropriated annually certain sums for particular moral and religious purposes making his benevolence one of the fixed principles of his life. The obituary notices of such men need not be long; their lives may be written on their tombstones, just as they lived them. His memory will be cherished by all who knew him, and be justly dear to a highly respectable circle of relatives in Chenango, Madison and Delaware. [Chenango Telegraph, Feb. 15, 1860]
Died in this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY] on the 9th instant, Joseph Henry Moore, in the 60th year of his age. Mr. Moore was a native of Hillsboro County, New Hampshire, and had resided in this village for the last forty years. He was, many years since, a magistrate of the town, and he possessed a mental capacity of much more than usual vigor and clearness. [Chenango Telegraph, Feb. 15, 1860]
Mrs. Louise M. French, widow of Emerson French, died suddenly at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Dr. Chas. H. Breeze, on 5th Ave., Owego, Saturday, aged 78 years. She was a daughter of Hiram and Angeline (Olmstead) Scofield, and was born in Masonville, N.Y. [Delaware Co., NY]. Prayer was held at the house on Monday morning by Rev. Robert S. Boyce at 10 o'clock, and the remains were taken to Bainbridge where the funeral service was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Colwell at 2 o'clock. Interment was made in North Sanford cemetery at North Sanford, N.Y. [Broome Co.]. Mrs. French is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Dr. Breeze of Binghamton; two sisters, Mrs. Mary Broad, of Deposit and Mrs. Ella Olmstead of Bainbridge; two brothers, Oscar Scofield and Charles Scofield of Bainbridge, and many nieces and nephews around this vicinity, among whom are Mrs. Chas. Colwell and Miss Maude Mosher of this village, Relatives and friends came from Owego, Deposit, North Sanford, Afton, Greene, Towanda, Pa., Unadilla, New Berlin, Rockdale, Sidney Center and Brooklyn to attend the funeral of Mrs. French. [Bainbridge Republican Nov. 2, 1922]
Mrs. John W. Loudon, who resided with her husband on South Main St. [Bainbridge, Chenango Co., NY] about five years ago, died at the home of her daughter Mrs. Watson Thorington in Hobart, aged 66 years. She is survived by seven children, her son John Jr. of this town, Eugene of Unadilla, also a former resident f Bainbridge, and Robert of Philadelphia, Mrs. Eugene Bouton of Livingston Manor, Herbert of Washington, Mrs. Watson Thorington of Hobart, and Mrs. Ford Barber of Grand Gorge. Mrs. Loudon's funeral will be held Friday at Grand Gorge in the Methodist church. [Bainbridge Republican, Nov. 16, 1922]
The funeral of Mrs. Eunice Ann Truman was held from her late residence on North Main street [Bainbridge, Chenango Co., NY] Saturday afternoon. The service was conducted by her Pastor Rev. C.B. Allnatt, assisted by Rev. Henry T. Hill a former pastor. Interment was made in Sand Hill cemetery [Unadilla, Otsego Co., NY]. Mrs. Truman was born September seventeen, eighteen hundred and forty-one. Her parents Thomas J. Davis and Anna Goldsmith Davis lived on a farm one mile southeast of Unadilla Center. There she spent her childhood and youth, September 30, 1857, she was united in marriage with Henry L. Truman. For two years they lived in a new home but at the death of her brother they returned to the Davis homestead. They were baptized as members of the Sand Hill Baptist church August 14, 1870. Exactly five years later Henry Truman died. There were four children, Isaac Newton and Anna L. who died before their father, and Elliot D. and Nathan E. who reside in Bainbridge. After her husband's death, Mrs.. Truman unreservedly devoted herself to the interests of her children and her aged parents. In August 1893 she came to Bainbridge drawn here by the presence of her brother W. Wallace Davis. [She attended the] Baptist church and has continued keenly interested in its activities. Sympathetic, unselfish, and efficient, her life was one long chapter of helpfulness to her family, friends and those who needed assistance. For example, at the early age of 12 years she watched through the night with a neighbor invalid and during the summer of her sixteenth year she regularly spent one night each week in the same form of service. Similar ministrations were of frequent occurrence in after years. The death of her husband threw upon her considerable business responsibility which she met with marked good judgment and success. With a logical mind and retentive memory, her interest in people and events made her a delightful companion and friend. She faced a painful illness of three months duration with the utmost bravery and patience. Finally November 9, 1922 with a fearlessness based upon a profound and earnest faith, she entered into rest. The Davis family belonged to Puritan New England. Mrs. Truman's father, Thomas J., came from Holden Mass., to Unadilla in 1823. His father Edmond Davis was a soldier in the revolutionary war; his grandfather James Davis, was captain of the minute men who marched from Holden at the Lexington alarm. Mrs. Truman was seventh in line of descent from Dolor Davis and Margery Willard Davis who came from England to Boston in 1634. Through the wife of Captain James Davis she could trace her ancestry to Major Simond Willard who was associated with John Eliot, the apostle to the Indians in New England, and who raised the siege of Brookfield in King Philip's war....[Bainbridge Republican, Nov. 16, 1922]
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