Frederick Young
Bainbridge Republican & Express, April 25, 1907
Frederick Young, an aged resident of Guilford [Chenango Co., NY], who lived alone at his residence on Merchant street, was found dead on Monday morning by a neighbor. Mr. Young was a veteran of the Civil War, serving in company F, 89th N.Y. Vol. Infantry, known as the Dickinson Guards.
Bainbridge Republican & Express, May 2, 1907
Guilford [Chenango Co., NY): The funeral of Frederick Young, who died suddenly Monday morning, of last week, was held at the Methodist church Wednesday, April 24, at 2 o'clock, Rev. R.M. Pascoe officiating. Mr. Young was born in Germany May 24, 1830, but had been a resident of this town for many years. He was a member of Company F of the 89th New York Regiment and belonged to the famous Dickinson Guards. The services were military in Character, the casket being draped with the flag, and the old soldiers in town attended in a body. The bearers were Lieutenant George Baldwin, Rufus C. Smith, James Alcott of the 89th New York Regiment, W.O. Nash of the 114th, Alanson Ferris of the 44th New York and James H. Buckley of the 22d New Jersey. The music was rendered by a quartet consisting of Arthur M. Turner, Mrs. R.M. Pascoe, Miss Florence Ensworth and Irvin L. Bradley; Miss Jessie Bradley, organist. The interment took place in the Guilford cemetery.
The household at the time of the casualty consisted of Mrs. Griffing; her sister Miss Conkling; their mother, Mrs. Lull; a servant girl and Chas. B. Cannon, a bank clerk. About 4:15 a.m. Miss Conkling rapped at the door of Mr. Cannon's room saying there was fire in the hall. Mr. Cannon attempted to pass down the front stairs into the main hall, but was prevented by the dense smoke, and went out from the rear portion of the house into the street and gave the alarm. Windows were opened into Mrs. Griffing's room, on the first floor, and several attempts were made to rescue her from the flames, but the heat and smoke could not be endured. Mrs. Griffin's bed was distinctly seen enveloped in flames, but no human power was able to rescue the poor woman from her perilous situation. At length the front door of the house was forced open, and Mrs. Griffing was found dead lying upon the hall floor, nearly nude, the chest partially enveloped in a wrapper, which was still burning. The body was crisped and burned shockingly in places, and was removed to the residence of N.P., Wheeler, nearby. Mrs. Lull, who is upwards of eighty and an invalid, was brought down and taken to a neighbor's together with Miss Conkling, who was almost distracted. The flames, which had extended to the upper portion of the house, were extinguished. The furniture, much damaged, was removed. There was an insurance of $2,000 on the house. The loss on the building and furniture is estimated at $3000. The house was a fine brick residence and fronted the Park on East Main street. Mrs. Griffing was a most estimable and intelligent woman. She leaves a son, who has given his mother much trouble, and it is said the day before she made a will, revoking a former one which gave all her property to him. An inquest was held in the matter, the verdict of the jury was that Mrs. Griffing came to her death from the effect of burns supposed to have been caused by the bursting of a kerosene lamp. It is believed that Mrs. Griffing fell asleep while reading, and after the explosion sprang from her bed and succeeded in reaching the hall, where she was found with a pillow partly consumed under her arm. Her funeral was held on Monday afternoon from Emmanuel church.
Mary E. Griffing
Bainbridge Republican, March 19, 1880
The following account of the terrible death of Mrs. Mary E. Griffing, an old and much esteemed resident of Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], on Saturday morning last, we clip from the Utica Herald, as furnished that paper by their Norwich correspondent, "Sentinel:"The household at the time of the casualty consisted of Mrs. Griffing; her sister Miss Conkling; their mother, Mrs. Lull; a servant girl and Chas. B. Cannon, a bank clerk. About 4:15 a.m. Miss Conkling rapped at the door of Mr. Cannon's room saying there was fire in the hall. Mr. Cannon attempted to pass down the front stairs into the main hall, but was prevented by the dense smoke, and went out from the rear portion of the house into the street and gave the alarm. Windows were opened into Mrs. Griffing's room, on the first floor, and several attempts were made to rescue her from the flames, but the heat and smoke could not be endured. Mrs. Griffin's bed was distinctly seen enveloped in flames, but no human power was able to rescue the poor woman from her perilous situation. At length the front door of the house was forced open, and Mrs. Griffing was found dead lying upon the hall floor, nearly nude, the chest partially enveloped in a wrapper, which was still burning. The body was crisped and burned shockingly in places, and was removed to the residence of N.P., Wheeler, nearby. Mrs. Lull, who is upwards of eighty and an invalid, was brought down and taken to a neighbor's together with Miss Conkling, who was almost distracted. The flames, which had extended to the upper portion of the house, were extinguished. The furniture, much damaged, was removed. There was an insurance of $2,000 on the house. The loss on the building and furniture is estimated at $3000. The house was a fine brick residence and fronted the Park on East Main street. Mrs. Griffing was a most estimable and intelligent woman. She leaves a son, who has given his mother much trouble, and it is said the day before she made a will, revoking a former one which gave all her property to him. An inquest was held in the matter, the verdict of the jury was that Mrs. Griffing came to her death from the effect of burns supposed to have been caused by the bursting of a kerosene lamp. It is believed that Mrs. Griffing fell asleep while reading, and after the explosion sprang from her bed and succeeded in reaching the hall, where she was found with a pillow partly consumed under her arm. Her funeral was held on Monday afternoon from Emmanuel church.
Orrin Merchant
1803-1880
Died, at his residence in this village, Saturday morning, the 6th inst., Orrin Merchant, aged seventy-seven years. The deceased was born in Danbury, Conn., 1803, his parents moving to Butternuts, Otsego co., when he was but three years of age. From there, in 1828, he moved to this village [Guilford, Chenango Co., NY], and has resided here ever since. in 1830 he married the daughter of Hon. S.A. Smith, with whom he lived happily to the time of her decease, in 1855. Three children--one daughter, Mrs. George H. Baldwin, and two sons--were the fruits of this marriage, all of whom reside in this village. Subsequently he married again, taking for his second wife the widow of Rev. Seth Rogers, of Montrose, who still survives him. For many years after moving here, Mr. M. was a contracting builder. Christ's Church and many of the prominent residences both here and at the Centre were built from his designs and under his supervision. He was one of the founders of Christ's Chruch, and has been either Warden or Vestryman in it ever since, and a most active, influential member. For the past twenty-five years most of his time has been given to farming. A thorough Christian gentleman, he was always prominently identified in all plans for improving the looks of the village or better its citizens. His funeral was well attended by a large concourse of friends, at his late residence, on Monday afternoon. Of such as him the "voice from heaven" said "Write, 'Blessed are the dead that die in the Lord,'" and from Avon's Bard we seem to find his fittest epitaph: "His life was gentle."
Death Notice
Bainbridge Republican, Dec. 30, 1876
Ives Settlement [Chenango Co., NY]: Diptheria is raging in East Guilford [Chenango Co., NY]. In one family seven of them are suffering with this disease. On Sunday, 17th inst., the two youngest children of Mr. Samuel Fox (Alfred [Fox] and Lillie [Fox], aged respectively five and seven) were taken sick and on the following Friday came their funeral. Mr. Fox has the sympathy of the entire community in this, his deep affliction.
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