Obituaries (September 12)

Nancy J. (Hunt) Aldrich

Utica Saturday Globe, March 1904

 

Nancy J. (Hunt) Aldrich

 

Norwich [Chenango Co., NY]:  Mrs. Reuben S. Aldrich died at her home, three miles west of the village, Monday morning last, aged 71 years.  Her health had been poor for a number of years but she had been able to be about the house, until attacked by pneumonia a few days before her death.  Nancy J Aldrich was the daughter of Venner and Nancy Burlingame Hunt and was born in Willet, Cortland county, January 12, 1833.  Her mother's death occurred only a few days later and the infant daughter was taken in charge by relatives in Holmesville, with whom her girlhood and early life were spent.  April 10, 1860, occurred her marriage to Reuben S. Aldrich and since that time she had resided at the Aldrich homestead west of the village.  She was a good wife, an affectionate mother and a kind and helpful neighbor, and was loved by all who knew her.  For many years she had been a consistent member of the First Baptist church of this village. She is survived by her husband, two sons, Venner Aldrich, of Cedarville, and Cory A. Aldrich, of Norwich, and one daughter, Mrs. R.B. Evans, who with her husband and family reside on the homestead farm.  One sister, Mrs. J.R. Green, of Norwich, also survives and 11 grandchildren.  Two sons recently died--Philo R. Aldrich, of Norwich and Hiram H. Tucker, of Sherburne.  Funeral services were held from her late home Wednesday afternoon, Rev. John L. Ray officiating.  Interment was made in the Foster Cemetery. 

 

Caroline A. Twist

Northern Christian Advocate, August 1850

Caroline A. Twist, daughter of David Twist, died in Otselic, Chenango county, N.Y., on the 20th of July, aged 23 years.  She was brought to a saving knowledge of the troth in Christ when but 14 years of age, and immediately made a public profession of her faith, by uniting with the Methodist Episcopal Church.  She was a faithful, consistent Christian.  She died in great peace, and after a very painful and protracted illness, which she bore with Christian patience.  May her aged parents, two sisters, and a brother, who are left behind, meet her in the skies.  E.P. Bescher, East Hamilton, Aug. 27, 1850

 

Andrew W. Warren

Chenango Union, July 24, 1873

WARREN:  In Waterville, N.Y., July 14th, at the residence of his father-in-law, Marius Hubbard, of consumption, Mr. Andrew W. Warren, aged 39 years.

 

Mr. Warren was the son of Hon. Romeo Warren, of Coventry, in this county [Chenango Co.], and will be remembered by many of our citizens as a former student of Norwich Academy, and later as a pupil of  Hon. T.H. Matteson, the distinguished artist of Sherburne.  His qualities of both mind and heart were of a high and noble order.  He was endowed with accurate perception, and possessed of great vigor and originality of thought.  In his intercourse with those he loved he was the most genial of men.  Possessing a vast fund of information and a brilliant and cultured intellect, he was always a welcome guest at the fireside of the refined and cultivated.  In all his relations as a man and a citizen, he was fearless, frank, and upright; cheerfully approving whatever accorded with his convictions, and surely rebuking that which conflicted with his perceptions of truth and right.  he was  a positive man. There was no dissemblance in his nature.  he had talent, genius, culture, a remarkable power of application, and his future seemed full of promise.  He was passionately devoted to his profession, and many of the creations of his genius would find an appropriate place beside those of the great painters of the day.  Some years ago, while residing in South America, he contracted a fever peculiar to that region, which impaired an originally vigorous constitution, and laid the foundation for the malady that resulted in his untimely death.  During "the last year of the war" he was employed by the proprietors of Harper's Weekly as one of their corps of artists, and accompanied the Army of the Potomac on its march "On to Richmond."  In 1868 he received the appointment of Assistant Professor of Drawing in the Naval Academy at Annapolis.  He held the position till the spring of 1872, when by reason of failing health he felt constrained to resign the place.  Hoping that a sea voyage and a brief residence under the sunny skies of Southern Europe would reinvigorate his wasting energies, he sailed from New York soon after his resignation was accepted.  The hope of regaining health was not realized. A few weeks since he started upon the return voyage. he reached home on Thursday the 10th inst. to die among his friends and kindred on the following Monday.  Today his hand is cold and still; but the works it wrought endure to gladden our eyes and hearts and keep alive the memories that lie along the path his feet have trod.

 

Memoriam

Chenango Union, August 14, 1873

A few weeks since we chronicled the death at Waterville, N.Y., of Mr. A.W. Warren, and also printed a brief obituary notice of the deceased.  Mr. Warren, though known to but few of our readers, was one of the most distinguished artists Chenango County has ever produced. Although working under many difficulties, he achieved an enviable reputation, especially among his fellow artists.  At the time of his death he was a member of the Artists' Fund Society of New York City.  The object of this Society is to provide aid for the families of deceased artists.  The fund for the purpose is raised by the annual voluntary contribution from each member, of a picture of the value of at least seventy five dollars.  When the death of Mr. Warren was announced, the members of the Board of Control of the Artists' fund Society, who were yet in the city, held a meeting on Wednesday evening, July 23, 1873, at the residence of Mr. D. Huntington, and passed the following Resolution:

 

Resolved:  The Artists' Fund society having heard of the death of their late fellow member, A.W. Warren, would express their deep sorrow for the loss of a highly valued friend and true artist. Having been a member from the beginning, he was always faithful to its interests, and a constant contributor of works of genuine merit. The members have lost an esteemed friend, and the circle of arts an accomplished painter.  We would offer our heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved family.  Present, Messrs. R.W. Hubbard, I.M. Falconer, W. Whitteridge, D. Huntington, A. Laurie.