Chenango American, Greene, NY, May 6, 1858
Married: In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], on the 2d inst. by Rev. Jas. D. Webster, Mr. John H. Wagner to Miss Sylvia A. Watson, all of this town.
Married: In Eaton, Madison Co. [NY], by Rev. Mr. Gideons, Mr. Silas R. Geer, of Smyrna [Chenango Co., NY], to Miss Maria L. Mattison, of New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY].
Died: In West Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], on the 4th inst., Miss Caroline Elizabeth Teachout, formerly of this village [Greene, Chenango Co., NY], aged 27 years.
In Guilford [Chenango Co., NY], on the 29th ult., Elliott R. [Cornell], youngest son of Albert and Sally Ann Cornell, aged 12 years.
Died: In Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], on the 1st inst., Mrs. Laura Milner, mother of Thomas Milner, Esq., aged 66 years.
Died: At the White Store [Chenango Co., NY], on the 20th March, Mrs. Rebecca Bowen, wife of Amos Bowen, aged 82 years.
Died: In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], on the 19th ult., Mr. Sylvester Squires, aged 67 years.
Chenango American, Greene, NY, May 13, 1858
Married: In Norwich, on the 6th inst., by Rev. J.G. Bartholomew, Mr. Andrew J. Hunt, of Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], to Miss Mary P. Ransford, of the former place.
Died: At the residence of Mr. P.M. Moore, in False River, Parish of Point Coupee, La., on the 18th of March, 1858, Mr. Harley Curtis, of Stillwater, M.T., in his 58th year, Mr. Curtis was formerly a resident of this village [Greene, Chenango Co., NY].
Died: In McDonough [Chenango Co., NY], on the 5th inst., of Inflammation of the lungs, William Frederick Eccleston, aged 71 years.
Died: In Pharsalia [Chenango Co., NY], on the 25th of April, of consumption, Miss Eliza Amelia Howe, aged 19 years, three months and 19 days.
Chenango American, Greene, NY, May 20, 1858
Married: In this village [Greene, Chenango Co., NY], on the 18th inst., by Rev. D.C. Dutcher, Mr. Reuben W. Rice, of Guilford [Chenango Co., NY] to Miss Amelia A. Merrell, of Oxford [Chenango Co., NY].
Married: At Fort Calhoun, Nebraska Territory, on the 25th inst., by Rev. A.S. Billingsley, Mr. Wm. P. Ransford, formerly of Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], to Miss Nettie Campbell, formerly of little Falls, New York [Herkimer Co.].
Died: In this village [Greene, Chenango Co., NY], on the 8th inst., Betsey [Johnson], wife of John Johnson, aged 86 years.
Died: At Sidney Plains [Delaware Co., NY], on the 8th inst., Mrs. Mary Clark, mother of Henry A. Clark, Esq., of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], aged 81 years.
Died: In Guilford [Chenango Co., NY]\, on the 10th inst., Ezra Smith, aged 23 years.
Chenango American, Greene, NY, May 27, 1858
Married: In McDonough [Chenango Co., NY], on the 18th inst., by Rev. C. Steere, Mr. Wilson Church, of Afton [Chenango Co., NY], to Miss Francis Bowers, of McLean, Tompkins Co. [NY].
Died: In this town [Greene, Chenango Co., NY], suddenly, on the 24th inst., F. Smith Beals, aged 27 years.
Died: In Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], on the 20th inst., Mrs. Sallie Mead [Hitchcock], wife of Jeduthan Hitchcock, aged 70 years.
Died: In South New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY], on the 23d inst., Dr. John P. Harris, aged about 38 years.
Died: At the Wickwire House, Hamilton [Madison Co., NY], on the 18th int., Lester Blake, aged 38 years.
Died: In Patch Grove, Grant County, Wis., April 14th, Mr. Amos A. Franklin, Esq., formerly of Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], aged 78 years.
Death of George M. Smith: George M. Smith, Esq., died in this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], on Friday last, after an illness of but four days. Mr. Smith has at one time held the position of District Attorney of this County, and was possessed of talents and energy that might have rendered him one of our most successful lawyers. Chenango Union.
Death of a Revolutionary Pensioner
Robert Gallup, a soldier of the Revolution, died in this village on the 20th int., of extreme old age. He was in his 98th year, and up to the hour of his death possessed all his faculties in a remarkable degree. His services in behalf of our country, and the degree of respect entertained for his character, are fully portrayed in the proceedings of the citizens of our village, had in reference to his decease.
Mr. Gallup took up his residence in Plymouth, in this county [Chenango Co., NY], in 1807, where he resided for some years. After a short residence in Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], he came to this village [Greene, Chenango Co., NY], where he has continued to dwell until his death.
In pursuance of a resolution of our citizens at the public meeting held on Friday evening last, minute guns were fired, the flag displayed at half mast, and the bells tolled upon the occasion of his corpse leaving this village on its way to Plymouth for interment. The body was escorted by a large procession, accompanied with music, to the bounds of the corporation. Suitable honors were paid to the deceased as his remains passed through Oxford and Norwich. At Norwich the fine Artillery corps of Capt. Tyrrell escorted the body through the town, amidst the booming of cannon. On Sunday, Capt. Tyrrell's Artillery went to Plymouth and assisted in Burying the old Hero, with appropriate military honors.
Thus has passed away the last of that gallant band of Patriots who was a resident of this county [Chenango Co., NY]. But few remain, scarcely a hundred, of those gallant souls who serve to remind the present generation of the trying times of the past; and as one by one they drop from our sight we feel a mournful satisfaction in knowing that they have witnessed the joyful fruit of their labors, and that their last hours are soothed by the grateful efforts of a free and happy people anxious to pay tribute to their valued services. Lie quiet in your graves, ye heroic men. Millions yet unborn shall do homage to your worth and speak your names with holy reverence.
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Robert Gallup was born in the county of New London, Conn. in February, 1761. At the age of 19 he entered the American Army under a temporary enlistment, and was at the massacre of Fort Griswold, and stood by the side of Col. Ledyard when he fell by his own ill-fated sword. At this time he received several wounds, the scars of which he carried to his grave. he was first shot in the knee; a second ball grazed the abdomen, making a slight wound. He next encountered a British soldier who ran a bayonet through his wrist and with another thrust pierced his body through, entering near the diaphragm. Being unarmed he wrested a spontoon from the hands of a British soldier standing by, and stabbed his adversary to the heart, so that he fell dead at his feet; and , to use an expression of Mr. Gallup's, he "would have stabbed three or four more of the rascals, if he had not been knocked down by the breech of a musket," which terminated the conflict with him. The next morning he was picked up by his father, on the beach, where he had been laid through the kindness of two British officers. After a partial recovery from his wounds, he enlisted again, but it is believed that he was never in a subsequent engagement with the enemy.
The sentiments of regard embraced in the resolutions adopted render any remarks upon the character of the deceased unnecessary. The Committee of arrangements reported that in the morning the American flag would be displayed at half mast, minute guns would be fired and the bells tolled until the funeral service was commenced, and after its conclusion the body would be attended to the bounds of the corporation by a procession of citizens on its way to Plymouth, where it is to be interred.
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Death of a Revolutionary Hero - Public Demonstration
Upon the occasion of the death of Robert Gallup, a Hero of the Revolution, and long a resident in our village, the following public notice was issued.
Notice: A Public Meeting of the citizens of Greene will be held at Davidson's Hall on Friday, May 21, 1858, at 8 P.M. to express the public sympathy on the occasion of the death of Robert Gallup, a Hero of the Revolution. Gratitude for past services in the patriotic cause of his country, and the respect of his worth as a citizen, we trust will insure a full attendance. Greene, May 21, 1858 S.S. Nichols, J. Juliand, A. Johnson, W.D. Purple, Wm. E. Lyon, W.F. Russell, F.E Barnard, M. Birdsall, Robt. Monell, W. Gray, C. Squires, L. Juliand, And others.
At a meeting of the citizens of Greene, held pursuant to the above notice, Dr. A. Willard, was called to the Chair, and A. Johnson, Esq., appointed Secretary. On motion of Dr. W.D. Purple, it was resolved, that a Committee of three be appointed to prepare Resolutions for the consideration of the Meeting. Dr. W.D. Purple, Col. J. Juliand and W. Gray, Esq., were appointed to act as such committee. Dr. Purple reported the following Resolutions, which were accepted and unanimously adopted.
Whereas, It has pleased the Disposer of events to remove from our midst our aged friend and fellow citizen, Robert Gallup, the only surviving patriot of the Revolution in our town, therefore
Resolved: That in the death of Mr. Gallup, there is severed the last link that connects us with the generation of Patriots that achieved our National Independence, and it is our duty and privilege to feel and express a high respect for his public and private virtues, and to award to his memory that commendation which deep felt gratitude inspires.
Resolved: That as one by one of our Patriot sires who were active in those scenes and "times that tried men's souls" are passing away, their memories should be embalmed in grateful remembrance, as the authors of our freedom from foreign vassalage, and as the founders of those institutions which shower down upon us those political blessings we as a nation enjoy.
Resolved: That in all the relations of life, through his long and eventful career of nearly a century, Mr. Gallup has discharged his whole duty to his fellow men, and has left a bright example for imitation to the world, without one blot to mar his character as a just and upright man.
Resolved: That we tender our sympathies to the relatives of the deceased, and mingle our sorrows with theirs, that an aged patriot has fallen.
Resolved: That the proceedings of this meeting be published in the Chenango American, and that a copy be transmitted to the children of the deceased.
Alonzo Johnson, Esq., made a few remarks upon the character and services of the deceased, particularly in reference to his connection with the massacre at Fort Griswold.
Dr. W.D. Purple, then pronounced a beautiful and fitting eulogy upon the departed Hero. He referred in glowing language to those ever to be remembered scenes of trials and triumphs which wrought out our freedom, and with patriotic fervor alluded to the part which our deceased friend had taken in that memorable struggle. He spoke of the high privilege which our citizens had enjoyed in having in their midst so many years one who bore honorable scars received while battling for our country's deliverance; and after paying a well deserved tribute to the eminent private qualities of the deceased, and his character as a citizen, he closed by suggesting that a public demonstration was due to such departed worth, and that our citizens manifest their respect for his memory in an appropriate manner.
\The following Committee was appointed to confer with the friends of the deceased and make the necessary arrangements for the funeral obsequies, via: C. Hoyt, C. Squires, and L. juliand. The following gentlemen were appointed to prepare an obituary and biographical notice of the deceased: Rev. F. Rogers, A. Johnson, Esq., and Dr. A. Willard.
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