Monday, March 26, 2018

Obituaries (March 26)

Death Notices
Bainbridge Republican, February 23, 1905

Otego [Otsego Co., NY]:  Harmon Mattice died last Friday at the home of his sister, Mrs. J.A. Vroman, aged fifty-nine years.  He suffered a shock a year ago and had partially recovered so that he could walk to his business, he was a merchant, when he was knocked down by some boys and broke his leg near the hip.  He never rallied from it.  He was not married.

Otego [Otsego Co., NY]:  F. LaVerne Youmans, residing a few miles out of Otego, in the town of Butternuts [Otsego Co., NY] was found dead in bed Sunday morning by his mother.  The cause of death is supposed to be hemorrhage of the nose.  He was twenty-three years of age.  He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Inez Youmans.

Brackett Lake [Chenango Co., NY]:  News received at a recent date of the death of George A. Toombs at Camden, N.Y. [Oneida Co.] a former resident of this place. The deceased was the only son of William Toombs and was fifty years of age.

Word has been received in Bainbridge of the death of Mrs. James P. Kenyon, of Morris [Otsego Co., NY], at 80 years of age.  She was the daughter of Sutton Pearsall, of Morris, who was related to the late Robert Pearsall of this town. She was also sister of the late Nelson B Pearsall of Morris.  Her husband an done son survive.  Mrs. Kenyon was related to Mrs. Mary Foote of Bainbridge.

In a recent New York paper, a notice of the death of Dr. Peter Roosevelt Johnson appears.  He died at Sag Harbor, L.I. aged seventy-seven years.  He often spent his summers in Bainbridge during the lifetime of his uncle David Johnson and Aunt Mary Johnson who resided in the Fisher home on North Main street over forty years ago.  Rev. William Allen Johnson, brother-in-law of Mrs. Joseph Juliand, who was rector of St. Peter's church from 1857 to 1862 was his brother.

Alanson Hull, who died last week at Oxford [Chenango Co., NY] was over ninety-eight years of age.  He had retained his mental and physical vigor up till within a short time of his death.  He was confined to his bed only two weeks.

Henry L. Marsh of Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], died Monday afternoon at his home, aged nearly seventy-five years.  In his active life he had been a hotel keeper.  He was proprietor of the Central hotel of Bainbridge about forty-five years ago.  Mr. Marsh is survived by his wife and two daughters, Miss Addie Marsh of Norwich and Mrs. A.B. Cossart of New York city.

Wells Bridge:  On Saturday last, at the home of friends in Sidney [Delaware Co., NY], Miss Phoebe Smith an aged and highly respected woman, passed to her reward.  She was a most estimable Christian and held in high esteem by all who knew her. Funeral was held at Sand Hill Church, Wednesday, Feb. 22, burial at Sand Hill [Otsego Co., NY], Rev. A.H. Whitaker officiated.

Chenango American, Norwich, NY, November 1, 1855

In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], on the 16th ult., Mrs. Mariette [Daniels], wife of Stephen Daniels, aged 27 years.

In Liberia, Africa, August 13, 1855, Miss Sarah M. Reynolds Breed, colored Missionary Teacher, formerly of Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], aged 22 years.


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