Vital Records (September 23)

A Caton (Steuben county) correspondent of the Corning Journal writes as follows of the death of Mrs. Patience B. Wescott, of that town, mother of James C. Wescott, of East Norwich [Chenango Co., NY]:

The community are again shocked to learn the death of one of our oldest settlers, Patience B., wife of George Wescott, Sr., of Caton, N.Y., and daughter of Daniel Cook, of Portsmouth, R.I., who departed this life on Tuesday, October 17th, at 8 o'clock p.m., at the ripe old age of eighty-four years, surrounded by her children, one of whom having been telegraphed for from the east, arrived at the door of the house, just as his mother was breathing her last, but the spirit had departed before he entered the room--just too late for a last look in this life.

She was born at Portsmouth, R.I., August 23, 1792, and was married to Mr. George Wescott, then of that place, in 1812, having now passed sixty-four years with her bereaved husband.  Of the Wescotts, of whom there were five brothers, who moved to Norwich, Chenango County, in 1818; two, Horace and George, removed to Caton, Steuben County, in 1838, with teams (for roads were poor and railroads unthought of in those days) finally stopping in the wilderness of Caton, where the tall pines overtopped their new home; and here raised a large family of children, death having never before visited their home during their residence here.  The thick pine woods, with only here and there a rude opening have been opened until none of the younger generation can see in the fruit-covered hills and grain-clad valleys, the shadow of their fathers' toil and mothers' early privation, in producing the change.  It was aptly remarked by one of the neighbors at the funeral, "She was everybody's mother!"  There was a social, good cheer, the "good old New England" hospitality, which might always have been found at the residence of this respected old couple, all callers being welcome and the needy never turned away empty. Their home was indeed a home to the whole circle of their acquaintance, and while thirty-nine descendants, children, grand and great-grandchildren lose a mother, Caton loses her oldest lady resident, and her husband suffers a loss which cannot be fully expressed in words. The remains were consigned to the grave at Caton Centre, after an interesting and impressive service by the Rev. Mr. Sharp, at the Baptist Church of that place.  [Chenango Union, Norwich NY, Nov. 16, 1876]

Chenango Telegraph & Chronicle, Norwich, NY, January 16, 1867

Married

WILSON - WILCOX:  In Smyrna [Chenango Co., NY], Jan. 1st , S.P. Wilson and Avaline Wilcox, all of Smyrna.

HOPKINS - WARNER:  In Guilford [Chenango Co., NY], Jan. 1st, by the Rev. W. Burnside, Orson R. Hopkins of Guilford and Jane Z. Warner of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY].

ORAIN - WOOD:  At Macon, Mo., Dec. 24th, 1866, by Rev. S.R. Rosboro, George H. Crain, Esq., Train dispatcher of N.M.R.R. formerly of this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY] and Nellie M. Wood, of Macon.

Died

TALCOTT:  In Smyrna [Chenango Co., NY] Jan. 9, Joshua Talcott, aged 98 years.

Chenango Union, Norwich, NY, March 2, 1876

Marriages

RYON - PELLET:  At Emmanuel Church, in this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], on Monday afternoon, Feb. 28th, by Rev. D.E Loveridge, Mr. Dennis A. Ryon, of Bridgeport, Conn., to Miss Lilian Pellet, of Norwich.

BROWN - EVANS:  At the residence of the bride's father, Charles Evans, Esq., Feb. 23d, by Rev. J.G. Eckman, Mr. William A. Brown, of Preston [Chenango Co., NY] to Miss Emma A. Evans, of Plymouth [Chenango Co., NY].

FOX - CLARK:  At the M.E. Parsonage, in Guilford [Chenango Co., NY], FEb. 26th, by Rev. E.W. Caswell, Mr. George W. Fox, of Susquehanna, Pa., to Miss Emeline S. Clark of Oxford [Chenango Co., NY]

KENYON - PARKER:  In Otselic [Chenango Co., NY], by W.R. Calkins, Esq., Mr. John M. Kenyon, of Woodstock, to Miss Elmore C. Parker, of Otselic.

LOWE - ROWLAND:  In Earlville [Madison Co., NY], Feb. 20th, by Rev. Mr. Brown, Mr. M.B. Lowe of Corry, Pa., to Miss Myrtle R. Rowland, of Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY].

WARNER - McCULLOUGH:  In Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], Feb. 23d, by Rev. D.N. Grummon, Mr. Jacob Warner, to Miss Sarah McCullough, all of Bainbridge.

BENEDICK - HUFCUTT:  In Afton [Chenango Co., NY], Feb. 13th, by Rev. A.B. Richardson, Mr. Edwin M. Benedick, to Miss Flora F. Hufcutt, both of Afton.

PEARSALL - FULLER:  In Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], Feb. 23d, by Rev. A.B. Richardson, Mr. Alvin D. Pearsall, to Miss Ella M. Fuller.

WATSON - PALMER:  At Chenango Forks [Broome Co., NY], Mr. B.E. Watson, of Binghamton [Broome Co., NY] to Miss Alice Palmer.

Deaths

PATTERSON:  In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], Feb. 25th, Mr. Lucius Patterson, aged 78 years.

COOK:  At the residence of her daughter, Miss Rebecca Lincoln, in this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], Feb. 16th, Mrs. Betsey Cook, aged 83 years.

PHETTEPLACE:  In this town [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], Feb. 1st, of pneumonia, Mr. David Phetteplace, aged 71 years.

MANN:  Suddenly, in Otselic [Chenango Co., NY] Feb. 20th, Dr. Timothy M. Mann, aged 35 years.

ROBERTS:  In Greene [Chenango Co., NY] (Page Brook), Feb. 22d, Elizabeth [Roberts], wife of Russell Roberts, aged 49 years.

FLANAGAN:  In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], Feb. 19th, Maria J. [Flanagan] daughter of Bernard and Ann Flanagan, aged 5 years.

SESSIONS:  In Oakland, Cal., Dec. 27th, Mrs. Sessions, wife of Rev. John Sessions, for many years pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], aged 77 years.

HAMMOND:  At his residence in Onondaga, N.Y., Feb. 19th, Mr. Benjamin P. Hammond, son of the late Dea. Benjamin Hammond, and brother of John Hammond, of this village, aged 82 years.

CROSBY:  In Viraqua, Wis., Feb. 11th, Mrs. Amanda Allen Crosby, daughter of Apollos Allen, a pioneer of Smyrna [Chenango Co., NY], and sister of Chester Allen of that town, aged 91 years, 3 months and 4 days.  She came with her father's family, from Gill, Mass. in 1798.  She died in full faith in Jesus Christ as her savior.

HICKS:  In Tavistock, Devonshire, England, Jan. 22d, Mrs. Elizabeth Hicks, aged 92 years.  Deceased was mother of the late John P. Hicks of this place [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY]

In our obituary column will be found the announcement of the death, at her home in England, of Mrs. Elizabeth Hicks, aged ninety-two years.  Many of our citizens will recollect the visit made to this village, a number of years since, by the venerable lady, accompanied by her son, the late John P. Hicks, with whose family she passed several months very pleasantly. when she returned to her native country.  While here, many agreeable acquaintances were made, and friendships formed, between the aged stranger and our towns people; and her death will cause a feeling of sadness among those who knew her best [Chenango Union, Norwich, NY, Mar. 2, 1876]