Vital Records - October 1851

 Oxford Times, October 1, 1851

Married:  In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], on the 18th ult., by Rev. C. Darby, Mr. I.T. Towsley of Greene, to Miss Lydia J. Knickerbacker of Smithville [Chenango Co., NY].

Died:  In Preston [Chenango Co., NY], on 22d ult., Harriet L. [Pinckney], daughter of John J. and Mary A. Pinckney aged 7 years and 1 month.

Died:  In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], on the 19th ult., Josephine C. [Bly], daughter of G.W. and Polly Bly, aged 4 years; same day, Henry Martyn [Orton], son of Rev. A.G. and M. Orton, aged 6 years.

Died:  in Coventry [Chenango Co., NY], on the 20th ult., Susan [Hoyt], youngest daughter of Thaddeus and Hannah Hoyt, aged 20 years.

Died:  In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], on the 21st ult., Mary A. [Penoyer], daughter of G.W. and Nancy Penoyer, aged 5 years 6 months.

Died: In Plymouth [Chenango Co., NY], on the 22d ult., Mary [Colwell], daughter of Tall Colwell, aged 15 years.

Died: In Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY] on the 24th ult., Mr. Joseph Bush, aged 84 years.

Died:  In Smithville [Chenango Co., NY][, on the 25th ult., Elbert P. [Knicherbacker], youngest son of Jared and Julia Ann Knickerpacker, aged 1 year and 8 months.

Oxford Times, October 8, 1851

Married:  In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], on the 23d ult., by Rev. C. Darby, Mr. Thomas T. Terry of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], to Miss Betsey A. Spencer of Coventry [Chenango Co., NY].

Married:  In Pittsfield, Otsego Co., on the 30th ult., by Rev. S.P. Gamage, Mr. William F. Allen of this village [Oxford, Chenango Co., NY] to Miss Mary M. Hallenbeck of the former place.

Married:  In Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], on the 25th ult., by Rev. M. Stone, Mr. Andrew A. Demell to Miss Maria l. Race, both of Oxford [Chenango Co., NY].  At the same time and place, by the same, Mr. William Race of Greene [Chenango Co., NY] to Miss Emily M. Warn of Oxford.

Married:  In North Norwich [Chenango Co., NY] on the 23d ult., by Rev. Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Horace E. Sawyer of Hamilton [Madison Co., NY] to Miss Hannah Maria Bennet of Oxford [Chenango Co., NY].

Died:  In Smithville [Chenango Co., NY] on the 2d inst., Aleurtis [Knickerbacker], son of Jared and Julia knickerbacker, aged 4 years and 9 months.

Died:  In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], on the 24th ult., Henry William [Rogers], son of Rev. F. Rogers, aged 2 years and 5 months; on the 29th, Emmerance Clark, aged 16 years.

Died:  In Preston [Chenango Co., NY], on the 15th ult., Mrs. Susannah Nightingale, formerly of Providence, R.I., aged 89 years.

Oxford Times, October 15, 1851

Accidental Drowning:  On Friday last, the body of an unknown man was found floating in the Chenango Canal, about two miles south of this village [Oxford, Chenango Co., NY].  Appearances indicated that he had been in the water for several days.  Coroner Bunnell was immediately notified of the occurrence, and summoned a jury to make inquisition as to the cause and manner of death.  The body was identified before the Coroner as that of James Lane, late of Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], aged about 70 years.  He left home on the afternoon of the 2d inst, in a partially insane or demented state, and was last seen about midnight near the Half-way House, coming towards Oxford.  It is supposed he proceeded to this village in the night, and in endeavoring to pass the Canal bridge, stepped into the Canal and drowned.  There was no suspicion of foul play as his money and two watches were found upon his person.  The finding of the Jury was in accordance with these facts.

Married:  In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], on the 14th ins., by the Rev. E. Baldwin, Mr. Abner G. Preston to Miss Bethial Root, all of the former place.

Married:  In the Baptist church, in McDonough [Chenango Co., NY] on the 5th inst., by the Rev. C. Darby, Mr. John T. Curtis to Miss Julia A. Ackley.  Also, at the same time and place, by the same, Mr. Edmund B. Curtis to Miss Mary E. Moore, all of McDonough.

Died:  In this village [Oxford, Chenango Co., NY], on the 8th inst., Mr. Cyrus A. Sheldon, aged 29 years.

Died:  In Erwin, Steuben Co., on the 3d ult., John M. [Hamilton], son of James Hamilton, formerly of this place [Oxford, Chenango Co., NY], aged 21 years.

Died:  In Smyrna [Chenango Co., NY], on Saturday, the 27th ult., of disease of the heart, Mrs. Almira G. Leavenworth, wife of D.B. Leavenworth, and daughter of Maj. John Strew, aged 26 years.

Oxford Times, October 22, 1851

Married:  In North Blenheim, Schoharie Co., on the 6th inst., by Rev. Mr. Scribner, Mr. S.S. Hoyt, son of Rev. J.B. Hoyt of Coventry [Chenango Co., NY] to Miss Mary C. [Dickerman] Daughter, of H. Dickerman of Blenheim.

Married:  In New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY], on the 8th inst., by Rev. S.P. Gamage, Mr. George Sexton, Jr., of Norwich [Chenango Co., NY] to Miss Laura A. Sage of New Berlin.

Married:  In South Plymouth [Chenango Co., NY], on the 8th inst., by Elder Crandall, Mr. Orrin H. Baldwin to Miss Jane E. Bridlebough, both of German [Chenango Co., NY].

Married:  In Providence, Lancaster Co. Pen., on the 8th inst. by Rev. Mr. Barlow, Mr. Wm. B. Letchworth, Esq., to Miss Susan A. Corbin of McDonough, Chenango Co., N.Y.

Oxford Times, October 29, 1851

Married:  In this village [Oxford, Chenango Co., NY], on the 23d inst., by the Rev. Mr. Stocking, Mr. Charles S. Everson, to Miss Sarah S. Tracy, all of Oxford.

Married:  In this town [Oxford, Chenango Co., NY], on the 21st inst. by the Rev. F. Rogers, Mr. Ralph P. Crandall of Greene [Chenango Co., NY] to Miss Ann E. Davidson of Oxford.

Married:  At New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY], on the 20th inst., by George W. Sumner, Esq., Mr. Perry Sherman of Butternuts, Otsego Co., to Miss Adalade Wiswell of South New Berlin.

Married:  In Binghamton [Broome Co., NY], on the 12th inst., by Rev. D. Pratt, Mr. Simeon Johnson of Greene, to Miss Mary Terwilliger of Barker [Broome Co., NY].

Died:  In Smithville [Chenango Co., NY], on the 23d Sept. Malissa [Tillotson], aged 11 years; Sept. 29, William [Tillotson], aged 9 years, 6 mos and 16 days; Oct. 1st, Ellen [Tillotson], aged 5 years, 1 month and 11 days; Oct. 3d, David [Tillotson], aged 12 years, 10 months and 7 days, children of Ira and Hannah Tillotson.  Oct. 25th, Hannah [Tillotson], wife of Ira Tillotson, aged 35 years.

Died:  In Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], on the 15th inst., Mr. Artch Underwood, aged 77 years.