Vital Records - November 1850

 Oxford Times, November 6, 1850

Married:  In this village [Oxford, Chenango Co., NY], on the 31st ult., by Rev. A.W. Bruce, Mr. Henry Burrows, Jr., to Miss Rhoena Nickerson, both of Greene [Chenango Co., NY].

Married:  In this village [Oxford, Chenango Co., NY], on the 8d inst., by the same, Hezekiah Sherwood, Esq., of this village, to Mrs. Lucy Wood of Wellsborough, Penn.

Married:  In this village [Oxford, Chenango Co., NY], on the 21st ult by Rev. J.C. Ransom, Mr. Clark Blackman to Miss Calphurna Aldrich, both of Plymouth [Chenango Co., NY].

Married:  In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], on the 30th ult. by Rev. Bishop A. Russel, Mr. Horace Fisk to Miss Martha Padgett, both of Oxford.

Oxford Times, November 13, 1850

A Cold Blooded Murder:  On Friday evening last between nine and ten o'clock, an Irishman by the name of Patrick McGary, was murdered at his residence near Busk--- Bridge, in this county [Chenango Co., NY].  The circumstances, as near as we can ascertain, are substantially there:  Three men entered the dwelling of the deceased and without any provocation, one of them leveled a pistol at him and snapped it, but it missed fire.  McCary's wife then told him to run for his life.  He succeeded in getting out of the house, the men armed with guns following him.  He was then fired upon by two of the men, the charges entered and mutilating his side in a horrible manner, and producing death almost instantly.  A gun was then fired through the window at Mrs. McCary, the ball just grazing her cheek.  She soon after went to the door and saw, a few rods distant, the lifeless body of her husband.  The murderers had fled. The deceased was a sober, industrious man, and about 30 years of age.  This revolting murder has produced great excitement in the neighborhood where it occurred.  Several arrests have been made on suspicion. The guilty will hardly escape detection.

P.S.  Since the above was put in type, we have received the following statement in relation to the murder, which was related by Mrs. McCary, the wife of the deceased.  It appears that Mr. McCary was a witness in a suit which was tried at the last Session of the Circuit Court held in this village; that his testimony on that occasion offended one of the parties to the suit; that his wife expressed fears that her husband would be murdered; that while they were conversing upon the subject of his testimony and threats which she heard had been made by a certain man residing in that neighborhood, a rap was heard at the door and two men entered the room where they were seated; that one of them had a pistol, the other a gun; that she screamed and told her husband to run for his life; that the man with the pistol snapped it at her, but it missed fire; that her husband went out of doors, and was followed by the men; that she looked out of the window and saw two other men armed with guns; that they fired at her husband who fell to the ground; that when he was lying there, a man stepped up and struck him upon the head with the butt end of the gun; [....unreadable....] The rest of the particulars of this horrible murder do not vary materially from the first statement.  Mrs. McCary could not say that she ever saw any of the men before.  One of the men arrested on suspicion is held in custody for further examination.

Died:  In this village [Chenango Co., NY]. on the 10th inst., Mrs. Eunice Sherwood, wife of Mr. John Sherwood, aged 75 years.

Oxford Times, November 20, 1850

Married:  In this town [Oxford, Chenango Co., NY], on the 18th inst. by Rev. Dr. Paddock, Mr. Solomon Bundy, Jr., to Miss Elizabeth Ann McGeorge, daughter of D.D. McGeorge, Esq., all of Oxford.

In Stonington, Conn., on the 6th inst., by Rev. O.T. Walker, Mr. Charles R. Breed of Norwich [Chenango Co., NY] to Miss Sarah Pendleton of this town [Oxford, Chenango Co., NY].

Died:  Suddenly in New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY], on the 8th inst., Mrs. Lodema Lull, wife of Benjamin lull, aged 53 years.

Died:  In Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], on the 4th inst., Rev. Ethan Pratt, aged 52 years.

Died:  In Hav---, Chemung co. on the 12th inst. of dysentery, Henry [Potter], only son of Waldo M. and Catharine B. Potter, aged 1 year 2 months and 24 days.

Oxford Times, November 27, 1850

Married:  In South New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY], on the 20th inst., by the Rev. J.H. Chamberlin, William M. Peebles, Esq., to Miss Julania B. [Harris], adopted daughter of Gen. Levi Harris, of the former place.

Died:  In Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], on the 13th inst., Mr. Stephen Fosbery, aged 67 years.