Vital Records - May 1853

 Oxford Times, May 4, 1853

Married:  In McDonough [Chenango Co., NY], on March 31st, by Rev. W.N. Pearne, Mr. Nathaniel Drummond of German [Chenango Co., NY] to Miss Harriet Burrows of McDonough.

Died:  In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], April 3d, Mr. Henry Van Ness, in the 51st year of his age.

Died:  At White's Corners, Potter Co., Pa., on the 13th ult., Melissa [Elder], wife of Mr. Wm. R. Elder, aged 36 years.

Oxford Times, May 11, 1853

Murderous Assault:  Smith Green, of Middletown, was lodged in jail last week, on a charge of shooting Milton Bushnell of the same town with intent to kill.  The gun with which Green shot was loaded heavily with buck shot, which took effect in the arms, hands, breast and face of Bushnell.  Both Green and Bushnell are said to be men of dissolute habits.  The outrage was committed during an attempt of Bushnell and some others to oust a notorious family from a tenement owned by Green.  Green was examined before N. Dimmick Jr. Esq., and folly committed; Mr. Murray dist. Att'y appearing for the prosecution, and J. Griffin, Esq., for the prisoner.  Not the slightest hope is entertained for the recovery of Bushnell, in the event of whose death within a year, from the shooting will make the case in law and of willful murder.  Delhi Express.

Died:  In this village [Oxford, Chenango Co., NY], on the 2d inst., Mrs. Clarissa F. Preston, wife of the late Ro... Preston, aged 40 years.

Died:  In Norwich [Chenango Co. NY]on the 7th inst., at the residence of her son, after a brief illness, Mrs. Thankful Burlingame, aged 72 years.

Died:  At Van ....'s Corners (Guilford) [Chenango Co., NY], on the 7th inst. very suddenly, Florence C. [Sheldon] daughter of Wm. R. and Mary Sheldon, aged 4 months.

Oxford Times, May 18, 1853

Sad Accident:  A young man, by the name of Abraham Huginer of this village [Deposit, Delaware Co., NY], aged 20 years, came to his death very suddenly on Saturday last.  He was in the employ of the Railroad company in the capacity of brakeman upon a freight train, and while the train was passing over the bridge which crosses the Oquaga creek a short distance above the Depot, his head came in contact with some of the upper timbers of the bridge, and he was knocked into the stream below a distance of some fifteen feet.  His body floated down the stream fifteen rods before being recovered, and when taken up life was extinct.  Deposit Courier.

Married:  In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], on the 15th inst. by the Rev. W.W. Meech, Mr. Elam S. Barstow of Guilford [Chenango Co., NY] to Miss Hannah W. Walker of Oxford.

Married:  In Guilford [Chenango Co., NY], on the 4th inst., by Rev. J. C. Ransom, Mr. Chas. C. North to Miss Sarah Dorman.

Died:  In this town [Oxford, Chenango Co., NY], on the 10th inst., Ann Jeannett [Justice], wife of Mr. Wm. A. Justice, aged 26 years.

Died:  In this town [Oxford, Chenango Co., NY], on the 10th inst., Mrs. Patience Blackman, aged 92 years.

Oxford Times, May 25, 1853

Married:  At the Baptist Church in Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], on the 16th inst., by Rev. M. Stone, Mr. Romeo W. Lewis, of West Meriden, Ct., to Miss Mary S. Brooks, daughter of Lyman Brooks, Esq., of Norwich.

Married:  In Newburgh, Orange Co., on the 9th inst., by Rev. Mr. Sing, Col. Stephen L. Avery of Norwich [Chenango Co., NY] to Mrs. Milliscent Topping, of the former place.

Died:  In Unadilla, Otsego Co., on the 19th inst., Mrs. Maria H. Woodruff, daughter of J.C. Foote, in the 29th year of her age.

Sister, though art resting now, / Happy in thy Savior's love; / Oh! may we prepare to meet thee-- / In those shining courts above. / We will check the scalding tear, / We will hush the rising sigh, / For we feel thou art rejoicing; / With the loved beyond the sky.