Obituaries (September 29)

Record Wilbur

Chenango American, February 6, 1862

Death of a Revolutionary Soldier:  Record Wilbur, a soldier of the Revolutionary War, aged 99 years and 29 days, died in Coventry [Chenango Co., NY] on the 29th of January last.  He served in the Revolutionary army, three months, and for the last seventy years of his life was a resident of the town of Coventry.

Clarissa A. Bartnett

Chenango American, February 6, 1862

In this town [Greene, Chenango Co., NY], on the 8th ult. of bilious fever, Clarissa A. [Barnett], wife of Rev. C. F. Barnett, aged 72 years and 7 months.

She embraced religion at the age of 16 and joined the first M.E. Church in this town in 1817, in which she lived a faithful member until 1848, when she with her husband and children took letters and joined the W.M. Church in which she remained until her death.  Our mother with her companion was one of the first settlers in Greene and the first to establish a church.  Many years they toiled on in Christian duty, believing that if living faithful they would be rewarded.  And truly their Prayers were like bread cast upon the waters.  And thus she traveled on in Christian duty, never willing to lay down her weapons of warefare until landed safely over Jordan.  Her companion being necessarily from home a great deal, she was ever at her post in her family, morning and evening calling her children together, reading a portion of the Scriptures and praying with them. At the hour appointed for public worship she was ever faithful in offering a prayer in behalf of her companion, that he might be aided in spreading the gospel and calling sinners to repentance. She was confined to her bed one week, and during that time her suffering was great, fever raged so high that reason often forsook her, but on its return she showed evidence that her lamp was trimmed and burning, and that she was ready to go and meet her Savior. The morning previous to her death she called her husband to her bedside and told him that she was going to leave him and that Jesus stood waiting to bear her safely through.  At 6 o'clock in the evening, she fell asleep in the arms of our dear Savior. She left a large circle of friends to mourn her loss, but their loss is her gain.

Son of Freeman Brooks

Chenango American, February 27, 1862

From a letter received in this village a few days since, we learn that an accident occurred at the house of Nehemiah Angel, in the town of Lincklaen [Chenango Co., NY], on the 12th inst. which in its consequences was truly heartrending.  Mr. Angel was engaged in making some sort of medicine, the principal part of which was alcohol, when through some mistake of his it became ignited from the fire in the stove and spreading through the whole room, filled it with a blaze of fire. There were six persons in the room, and all were badly burned--one a child of Freeman Brooks, son of Luther Brooks, of this village, having since died, while the others are not yet considered out of danger. the house was almost demolished by the explosion.--Norwich Telegraph.

Death Notices

Chenango American, February 6, 1862

In Columbus [Chenango Co., NY], on the 19th ult., of scarlet fever, Sarah [Lamb], daughter of Truxton G. Lamb, aged 3 years.

In this village [Greene, Chenango Co., NY], on the 3d inst., Charles Frank [Cunningham], son of C.F.G. and Emily S. Cunningham, aged 9 years, 7 months and 25 days.

In this village [Greene, Chenango Co., NY], on the 4th inst., Hattie E. [Matteson], only child of C.B. and Amanda Matteson, aged 12 years, 4 months and 24 days.

Chenango American, February 13, 1862

At Grand Rapids, Mich., on the 31sat ult. Mr. Edward W. Chesebro, formerly Principal of Union School, in this village , aged 42 years.

In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], on the 5th inst., Fannie F. [Moulton], infant daughter of Jared and Esther Moulton, aged 7 weeks and 4 days.

At Washington D.C., on the 2d inst., Mr. Nehemiah Carpenter, of Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], a soldier in the Dickinson Guards, aged 24 years.

In McDonough [Chenango Co., NY], on the 5th inst., Mr. A. Barrow, aged 24 years.