Vital Records, March 1855

 Oxford Times, March 7, 1855

Married:  In Cincinnatus [Cortland Co. NY], Feb. 7th, by the Rev. Mr. Lee, Mr. Elixur Anderson of Pitcher [Chenango Co., NY], to Miss Welthy A. Hough of Smithville [Chenango Co., NY].

Oxford Times, March 14, 1855

Col. Amasa Parker, a prominent lawyer and for the last 20 years the senior member of the Delaware County bar in practice, died suddenly at his residence in Delhi [Delaware Co., NY] on the 1st instant, at the ripe age of 70.  Col. Parker had been in the continual practice of his profession in Delhi for a period of over forty years and notwithstanding his age, death found him still at his post, with apparent physical and mental health.  Col. Parker was for some years the partner in business with Samuel Sherwood up to the time of the latter's removal to New York, and afterwards with his nephew, Hon. Amasa J. Parker, now of the supreme Court bench.

Married:  In this village [Oxford, Chenango Co., NY], on the 8th, by Rev. J.C. Ransom Mr. Henry A. Robinson to Miss Martha M. Gardner, both of Greene [Chenango Co., NY].

Married:  In this village [Oxford, Chenango Co., NY], on the 8th, by Rev. J.C. Ransom, Mr. Augustus Hamilton to Miss Lavina Porter, both of Oxford.

Married:  In Coventry [Chenango Co., NY], March 11th, by Rev. George Balcom, Mr. Benjamin Pierce, late of Conn. to Miss Nancy Elizabeth Hinman, of Coventry.

Died:  In Preston [Chenango Co., NY], on the 11th inst., Harriet [Coville], wife of Mr. Joseph A. Coville, aged 30 years.

Oxford Times,  March 21, 1855

Married:  In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], on 14th inst., by the Rev. W. Bixby, Mr. Edwin Hill of McDonough [Chenango Co., NY], to Miss Cornelia H. Park of Preston [Chenango Co., NY].

Married:  In Guilford [Chenango Co., NY], Feb. 9th, by the Rev. W. Jerome, Rev. D. Potter of McDonough [Chenango Co., NY] to Miss Susan Burlingame of New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY].

Married:  In Preston [Chenango Co., NY], March 18th, by the Rev. N. Ripley, Mr. Albert A. Hough to Miss Marilla B. Ashcraft, both of Preston.

Died:  In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], on the 14th inst., Mr. William Curtis, aged 65 years.

Died:  In West Aurora, Illinois, on 1st inst., Mary Eliza [Tinker], wife of Mr. Gilbert Tinker, formerly of McDonough [Chenango Co., NY], aged 28 years.

Oxford Times, March 28, 1855

Married:  In Oxford [Chenango Co. NY], on the 18th inst., by Rev. J.C. Ransom, Mr. Thomas J. Coughlan to Miss Margaret L. Horan of Smithville [Chenango Co., NY].

Married:  At the Baptist church, in this village, on the 25th inst., by the Rev. Nath'l Ripley, Mr. James O. Dodge, to Miss Elizabeth A. Royce, both of Oxford.

Married:  At New Berlin Center [Chenango Co., NY], on the 22d inst., by Geo. W. Summer, Esq., Mr. John Smith of Burlington [Otsego Co., NY] to Miss Fanny S. Read, of the former place.

Died:  In this village on the 25th, Mrs. Agnes M. Newkirk, aged 70 years.