Dr. James Albert Moore
Utica Saturday Globe, March 1905
Dr. James Albert Moore
1866 - 1905
News of the serious illness of Dr. James A. Moore at his home in New Haven, Conn., reached Norwich Wednesday of last week and his mother and sister left for New Haven the same afternoon On Friday came the news of his death which occurred on Thursday night. New Haven has been the scene of an epidemic of malignant cerebro-spinal meningitis or spotted fever during the past two months. Dr. Moore had recently attended two of the fever patients. At a small social gathering Tuesday evening of last week Dr. Moore complained of a headache and remarked to a friend that he feared he was about to suffer from the grip. Noticing a small, dark red spot on his hand he looked at it carefully and then said quietly that he thought it best for him to go home. During the night he became unconscious and sank rapidly until his death. There have been over 50 cases of the fever reported so far and more than half proved fatal. They are scattered all over the city and no common cause has been found. In some instances of recovery from the disease the patient is more or less mentally incapacitated. In one case, that of an adult male, the patient was made cross eyed and mentally deranged. Dr. Moore was born in Oxford, Chenango county, July 9, 1866, and was approaching his 39th year. While he was a boy, the family moved to Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], and he was graduated from the Norwich High School in the class of '88. He was graduated from Yale University in the class of 1892, and from Yale Medical School in 1894, since which time he had practiced his profession in New Haven. December 30, 1902, he married Miss Julia Dillon, of New Haven, and is survived by his widow and an infant son, aged about 15 months. He is also survived by his widowed mother, Mrs. Mary Moore, of New Haven, by one brother, Dr. John Moore, of Bloomfield, N.J., and by four sisters, Mrs. George Brock, Mrs. Sara Eagan and Mrs. John Hynes, of Norwich, and Mrs. John Cohane, of 592 Chapel street, New Haven, Conn. His father, the late David Moore, has been dead for a number of years. The funeral was largely attended at New Haven on Saturday, the interment taking place there. For a number of years Dr. Moore was police surgeon in New Haven where he rapidly rose in his profession from the time he located there immediately after graduating from the medical college. He had established a lucrative practice. In his professional and private life he was widely respected and his death is deeply mourned by many personal and family friends.
James Albert Moore, M.D., New Haven
by W.M. Kenna, M.D.
Proceedings of the Connecticut Medical Society, 1905
(published by the society, Bridgeport, Conn., 1905)
A feeling of malaise and of general depression caused Dr. James A. Moore, a member of this society to take to his bed on Monday, March 6, 1905. The next morning he felt somewhat better and he was able to attend to his professional work. Between 4:00 and 7:00 p.m., however, a head pain of which he had been complaining, increased in intensity; and early in the evening he was compelled once more to retire. He then rapidly developed symptoms of cerebro-spinal meningitis, and died of that disease about midnight two days later, on Thursday, March 9, 1905. Dr. Moore was born at Oxford, N.Y., on the 9th of July 1866. He entered the academic department of Yale University with the class of '92 and was graduated in that year with full academic honors. In the fall of that year he matriculated at the Yale medical School and two years later, in 1894, he received his diploma of Doctor of Medicine from that institution. Shortly after his graduation, he began the practice of medicine from that institution. Shortly after his graduation, he began the practice of medicine here in New Haven. Year by year his practice increased; and at the time of his demise he was certainly one of the most successful of the younger physicians in the city. Dr. Moore's death was tragic in its suddenness and it produced a feeling of dismay throughout the community. The expression of sympathy and sorrow was heard on every side. His death was particularly sad coming, as it did, at a time when he had reached the prime of life and was beginning to reap the harvest as a reward for the hard word he had done in earlier manhood. For he had had many struggles and had overcome many obstacles in his efforts to obtain his degrees; and now, as he was coming into his own, he must die. I believe his most striking characteristic was his loyalty. That was always unswerving. There was nothing of disagreeable self assertion or unpleasant aggressiveness about him. His professional work, successful as it was, always showed quiet energy and well-poised enthusiasm. He was beloved by his patients and they felt themselves secure in his hands, and that feeling of security never diminished with more intimate knowledge and association. In Dr. Moore's death both the medical profession and the community at large has sustained a severe loss.
Rev. D.C. Haynes
Bainbridge Republican, February 24, 1888
The funeral of the late Rev. D.C. Haynes was held at four o'clock Wednesday afternoon from the First Baptist church, in Binghamton [Broome Co., NY]. The services were of a simple character. Rev. Samuel Durham, in reviewing the life of the deceased, said that Rev. D.C. Haynes was born at Portland, Maine, in September, 1808. Early in life he identified himself with the church and entered Newton Theological College of Boston, from which institution he graduated. During his career as a minister of the gospel, he had filled many important charges. For many years he was District Secretary of the Bible Society and was successful in raising large sums of money for furthering the work of that society. During the war he went out as Chaplain of the 13th N.Y. Regiment. He took a deep interest in aiding the Freedmen and did considerable raising funds in their behalf. Accompanied by his son, Rev. Dr. L.M.S. Haynes, he went to Europe and succeeded in raising over $200,000 for the purpose of carrying on the work. A few years later he published a history of the Baptist denomination, which had a large circulatin. His wife died about six years ago and he accompanied the remains to Portland, Me., for burial. On the following Sabbath he preached three time, which greatly overtaxed his nervous system. A stroke of paralysis resulted and his health has gradually declined until he was relieved by death. This venerable man of God was in public life for nearly sixty years, and accomplsiehd much good work. His was a busy life spent in administering comfort and consolation to a common brotherhood. The remains were taken to Portland for interment, Thursday. The deceased, some eight years ago, owned the house now belonging to Franklin Y. Humphrey, on Pearl street [Bainbridge, Chenango Co., NY ], where he and his family lived several years, and most of the time was pastor of the Baptist church of this village [Bainbridge, NY].
Robert S. Johnson
Chenango Union, January 30, 1890
JOHNSON: In Chicago, January 18, 1890, Robert S. Johnson, husband of Georgie E. (nee Noyes) Johnson, formerly of Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], aged 54 years. Mr. Johnson, was confined in the house only about ten days, coming down first with La Grippe, which developed into bronchial pneumonia, and at the time of his death he was convalescing very rapidly, so much so that he was assured by his physician that on the following day he would be able to sit up. Within two hours from the time his physician visited him, he had a stroke of paralysis, dying instantly, his beloved wife being the only person that was with him at the time. His funeral was on Monday, January 20th, carriages to Rose Hill, where the burial took place. Mr. Johnson was esteemed very highly by all who knew him, as an honorable upright, honest business man and citizen. For many years he was prominently identified with the wholesale lamp and glassware business, his partner being E.H. Whitney, formerly of Norwich, the firm name being Whitney & Johnson. During the last few years, and at the time of his death, Mr. Johnson was prominently connected with the extensive wholesale lamp, glass and crockery house of Pitkin & Brooks, one of the largest in the West.
Sally (Moore) Packer
Chenango Union, February 6, 1890
Mrs. Sally Moore Packer died at her home in this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], Monday, February 3d, 1890, aged seventy-two years. She was born at East Lyme, Conn., at the home of her parents, October 9, 1817, and was married to Amos B. Packer, of Norwich, N.Y., October 4, 1842, and soon thereafter began housekeeping upon the farm about three miles southwest of this village, cleared of the forests and improved by James Packer, in the early history of Chenango county. There were born unto them six children, two sons and four daughters, three of whom--James Packer, who now lives upon the old farm, A. Billings Packer and Miss Sarah Packer--survive her. The last two named children, with the mother, moved into the village, on Hayes street, in 1886, which has since been their home. Mrs. Packer united with the Baptist church at East Lyme in early girlhood, and has since been a very consistent, devoted, faithful Christian, always in her place at church until impaired health prevented. In her home she was a model wife and mother, always watchful, tender and loving, making any sacrifice for her husband and her children. Her husband died in 1857, since when she has had the entire care of her family, educating and rearing them to noble manhood and womanhood. In her family her worth and devotion have been more intrinsically known. In her death the church loses a faithful member and the family a loving and devoted mother. In their sorrow the children have the sympathy of the entire community. The funeral will be attended at her late residence on Hayes street, Thursday at 2 o'clock P.M., her pastor, Rev. Mr. Partridge, officiating.
Mary (Dye) Crain
Chenango Union, February 6, 1890
Mary Crain, widow of the late Gen. Hendrick Crain, died at the residence of her son, Van B. Crain, on Court street, Saturday afternoon last, in the seventy-ninth year of her age. An attack of the prevailing influenza a week previous, which the feebleness of old age could not resist, resulted in her death. Mrs. Crain, whose maidem name was Mary Dye, was born in the town of Pitcher, this county [Chenango Co., NY]. September 23, 1831, she was united in marriage with Gen. Hendrick Crain, and resided in Pharsalia until the spring of 1851, when they removed to Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], which place has since been her home. Her husband died in the spring of 1881, nearly fifty years after their marriage. Deceased was a loving wife and mother, a kind neighbor, and an esteemed member of the Baptist church. Three sons survive her: Van B. Crain, of this village, and George H. and Marcus Crain, who reside in the West. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon, Rev. C.C. Otis officiating in the absence of her pastor. Among relatives present from out of town were Mrs. Elizabeth Grant, of Pharsalia; Lewis Burnham, of Scranton, Pa.; and Levi Randall, daughter, and son, of Oxford.
