Obituaries (January 19)

William A. Raymond

Utica Saturday Globe, December 1912

 

William A. Raymond

1822 - 1912

Norwich [Chenango Co., NY]:  William A. Raymond, for many years a well known and respected resident of Norwich passed away Wednesday at his boarding place with the family of P.J. Letterman, on Diamond street, after a brief illness, aged 84.  Mr. Raymond was born in McDonough [Chenango Co., NY], September 19, 1822, and came to this village during his early life.  For about 15 years he conducted a general store on North Broad street and for the past 16 years he had been a traveling salesman during which time he had become well known throughout this and adjoining counties.  He was twice married, his first wife being Elizabeth Wells, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lyon G. Wells, of Pitcher.  He married for his second wife Ustacia Crain, daughter of Gen. H. Crain, of Norwich.  She died about 22 years ago.  Mr. Raymond was a member of the First Baptist Church with which he united many years ago.  he is survived by three sons, George B., of Indiana; William C., of Hoboken, N.J., and Harry R., of Brooklyn, and two daughters, Mrs. D.D. Raymond, of McDonough, and Mrs. J. Plumb, of Norfolk, Va.  His funeral will be held Saturday forenoon at 11 o'clock, Rev. J.J. Ray officiating.

 

David Lowren Pierce

Northern Christian Advocate, November 19, 1851

David Lowren, eldest son of Abram Briggs and Alice Ann Pierce, of Ira, Cayuga county, N.Y., died of dysentery, Sept. 18, 1851 after an illness of two weeks in the 7th year of his age.

"Fondly we hoped--how vain that hope appears--

Our smiling son would live for days to come;

With filial love would soothe our lengthening years,

And twine a living wreath to grace our humble tomb."

H. Kinsley, Ly7788sander, Nov. 9, 1851

Amanda (Gregory) Merchant

Chenango Union, September 20, 1906

Mrs. Amanda Merchant died Sept. 17th, having reached the age of ninety-six years, five and one-half months.  She was a daughter of Samuel Gregory and was born in Herrick, Susquehanna county, Pa., in 1810.  In 1832 she was united in marriage to the Rev. Seth S Rogers, who was rector of the Episcopal church in this place [Guilford, Chenango Co., NY] at the time of his death in 1838.  In 1857 she was married to Orin G. Merchant, who died in 1880.  She leaves one son, Samuel Rogers, of Montrose, Pa., and many grandchildren.  M.R. Merchant of Guilford, and Mrs. G. H. Baldwin of Norwich, children of Mr. Merchant by a former marriage, also survive her.  She was a woman of great ability and notwithstanding her advanced age retained possession of all her faculties until within a few days of her death.  She will be greatly missed in the community.

Henry A. Olendorf

Chenango Union, September 27, 1906

At the residence of John E. Hurlbut, 54 West Main street in this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY] Friday morning, occurred the death of Henry A. Olendorf, aged 51 years.  He was a resident of Wrentham Center, Mass., and his body will be shipped there for burial.

Emily (Eldredge) Arnold

Chenango Union, September 27, 1906

Mrs. Emily E. Arnold, widow of the late Otis R. Arnold, died at her home, 52 Henry street [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY] Friday noon.  The funeral was held at her late home Sunday at 12 o'clock, Rev. Wilson Treible officiating.  Burial at White Store cemetery [Norwich, NY].  Deceased was formerly Emily E. Eldredge of Pitcher [Chenango Co., NY, and was 75 years of age.  She had resided in Norwich about seventeen years and was highly esteemed by her friends and acquaintances.  One brother, John Eldredge and one sister, Mrs. Lucien Blackman of Pitcher, survive.