Obituaries (November 13)

Anson Burlingame

Chenango Union,  March 2, 1870

A dispatch from St. Petersburg tells of the death of Hon. Anson Burlingame, in that city, on Tuesday of last week, after an illness of four days.  His disease was congestion of the lungs.  Mr. Burlingame was born in New Berlin, Chenango County, in 1822, but his youth was spent on the western frontiers at one time acting with surveying parties, and at another participating in the making of Indian treaties, far beyond the confines of civilization.  He laid the foundation of his education at the Branch University of Michigan, but, removing to Massachusetts, he entered Harvard University, where he received a degree in 1846.  He studied law and practiced in Boston.  In 1852 he was elected to the State Senate, and in 1853 he was elected to the State Senate, and in 1853 was a member of the Convention for revising the Constitution of Massachusetts.  He was elected a representative from that State in the Thirty-fourth Congress; was re-elected to the Thirty-fifth, serving as a member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs.  He was also re-elected to the Thirty-sixth Congress, serving on the same committee.  In 1861 he was appointed by President Lincoln Minister to Austria, and subsequently in China, which latter position he resigned in 1867 to accept a diplomatic appointment from China to the European Powers as well as to the United States.  As such Minister his career has given him a world wide reputation.  He had established commercial treaties with the United States Government, with England and France, and was perfecting the same arrangements with the Government of the Russian Empire, when death arrested his brilliant career.  Letter of Condolence were sent by the Emperor and Empress of Russia to Mrs. Burlingame, who was with her husband.

Anson Mead

Chenango Union,March 2, 1870  

Anson Mead, a life-long and respected citizen of this County [Chenango Co., NY], died on Thursday last at his residence in North Norwich, after an illness of a few weeks.  Deceased was the fourth son of the late Gen. Thompson Mead, and was born scarcely a mile from the spot where he passed his youth, manhood and age.  Mr. Mead was quiet and unobtrusive in his manners, respectful to the judgments of others, yet always entertaining decided views and opinions of his own.  Possessed of a kind heart, with charity for all, he led an exemplary Christian life, and his death creates a vacancy in the community and in the church to which he belonged, not easily filled. The home circle especially will feel the full force of the shock, for there his excellent qualities shown brightest--there will grief deepest settle down.  Mr. Mead was twice married and leaves a wife in second widowhood.  He also leaves a son and two daughters, well married and settled in life.  His age was about 65 years.  Of the large family of children reared by Gen. Mead, but two remain, Allen Mead and the wife of Hon. John F. Hubbard Sr., both of this village.

Harriet (Bradley) Bassett

Norwich Sun, January 22, 1929

Smyrna [Chenango Co., NY]:  The community was saddened to hear on Sunday morning, January 20, of the death, after an illness of about ten days with pleural pneumonia, of Harriet Bradley Bassett, one of the best loved and respected young women of the town.  Mrs. Bassett was born in Smyrna January 21, 1887, the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Bradley, and her entire life had been passed here.  Her education was received in the Smyrna Union school.  She was married to Clarence Bassett July 4, 1904, who survives her, with four children, Lyman, Edward, Gertrude and Louise, her aged father, two brothers, Frank Bradley of New Berlin and Willard of New York and two sisters, Miss Edith Bradley and Mrs. Ivan Close of Smyrna also survive. The heartfelt sympathy of a large circle of sorrowing friends goes out to them in their great bereavement. A devoted wife, mother, daughter and friend has gone to her eternal reward.  funeral services will be held from the home on Wednesday, January 23, at 2 o'clock, officiating, with burial made in the Wilcox cemetery.

Martha V. (Northrup) Christian

Bainbridge News & Republican, April 25, 1940

Martha V. Christian passed away at the home of Leland Christian, April 19, 1940.  Born at Masonville [Delaware Co., NY], March 31, 1860, she was the daughter of John C. Northrup a d Sarah E. Foster.  The funeral was held Tuesday afternoon at the Colwell's Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Paul Carpenter officiating. Twenty members of the Rebekah Lodge of Sidney attended in a body. The pall bearers were:  Harry Mills, North Afton; Clayton Bennett, Maurice Christian and Fred Alfred, of Oneonta. Burial will be at North Afton in the Spring.

Death Notices

Chenango Union, March 2, 1870

CARTER:  In Pitcher [Chenango Co., NY], Feb. 13th, E. Jane, [Carter] wife of A. Lyman Carter, aged 35 years.

SMITH:  At Grass Lake, Mich., Feb. 27th, Mr. Lloyd T. Smith, formerly of North Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], aged 63 years, (brother of James H. Smith, Esq. of this village).  The remains will be brought to North Norwich for interment.

CARRUTH:  In Oneida, Feb. 23d, Mary [Carruth] widow of the late Cortland Carruth, formerly of this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], aged 35 years.

BURROWS:  In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], Feb. 22d, Mr. Nathan Burrows, aged 74 years and 5 months.

CLARK:  In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], Feb. 21st, Mrs. Elizabeth Clark, aged 68 years.

HOLCOMB:  In New Ohio [Broome Co., NY], Feb. 17th, Mr. Horace Holcomb, aged 73 years.

WILLIAMS:  In Coventry [Chenango Co., NY], Feb. 20th, Mr. Daniel Williams, aged 65 years.

GRANT:  In East Pharsalia [Chenango Co., NY], Feb. 19th, Kirk [Grant], youngest son of Austin and Elizabeth Grant, aged 3 years and 6 months.