Vital Records - May 1951

 Oxford Times, May 7, 1851

Deplorable Accident:  Franklin Lyon, a young man about seventeen years of age, son of Widow Mott Lyon, of East Greene [Chenango Co., NY], was drowned in the River at this place, on Wednesday last.  He had gone out in a boat to set his eel lines, just at evening, and was rowing along above the dam, and below the piers of the bridge, when one oar became entangled and was torn from its block.  The boat being unmanageable was taken by the current and swept towards and over the dam.  As it pitched over the fall, some four or five feet, the boat filled nd turned over.  Lyon then left the boat, and swam resolutely towards the west shore and had almost reached it, when he encountered a strong back-current; he then turned and swam back towards a dry part of the dam which he had nearly reached, when he sank, probably from exhaustion.  His body was not recovered until the following morning.  He was in the employ of Clark Lewis, Jr., and was an industrious and exemplary young man.

Married:  In this village [Oxford, Chenango Co., NY], on the 28th ult., by Rev. C.E. Hewes, Mr. George L. Barrows of Norwich [Chenango Co., NY] to Miss Harriet M. Matson, of this village.

Married:  In Smyrna [Chenango Co., NY], on the 20th ult., by Rev. E.C. Brown, Francis E. Dimmick, Esq., to Miss Calista J. Willcox, both of Smyrna.

Married:  In Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], on the 17th ult., by Rev. M. Stone, Mr. Joseph B. Lewis of Pharsalia [Chenango Co., NY], to Miss Melissa Farrah of Pitcher [Chenango Co., NY].

Oxford Times, May 14, 1851

Married:  In this village [Oxford, Chenango Co., NY], on the 11th inst., by Rev. Dr. Paddock, Mr. Charles A. Bowers to Miss Lauraette Phedors Bingham, all of Oxford.

Married:  In McDonough [Chenango Co., NY], April 15th, by Rev. J. Nicholson, Mr. Stephen Gale to Miss Hannah Dodge.

Died:  In Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], on the 10th inst., Miss Nancy Ingersoll, aged 31 years.

Died:  In Smithville [Chenango Co., NY] on the 7th inst., Mrs. A. Dudley, wife of Mr. Lyman Dudley, aged 60 years.

Oxford Times, May 21, 1851

Married:  In this town [Oxford, Chenango Co., NY][, on the 15th inst., by Rev. J.C. Ransom, Mr. Solomon F. McFarland to Miss Hannah Folger, all of this town.

Married:  In Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], at St. Peter's Church, on the 13th inst., by the Rev. H.N. Adams, Rev. Israel Foote, Pastor of St. Peter's Church, to Miss Mary Banks, all of Bainbridge.

Died:  In Greene [Chenango Co., NY] on the 6th inst., Mrs. Ariann [Wheeler], wife of  Mr. John B. Wheeler, and daughter of the late Peter Lansing, aged 46 years.

Oxford Times, May 28, 1851

Married:  In Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], on the 2d, by Rev. John moon, Mr. Addison S. Wilder of Colesville [Broome Co., NY] to Miss Christina Bunce of Bainbridge.

Died:  In Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], on the 17th, Mr. Daniel Castle, aged 54 years.

Died:  In Wayne, Erie Co. Pa., on the 4th inst., Hezekiah Patterson, aged 59 years, formerly of this town [Oxford, Chenango Co., NY].