Vital Records, Oxford, NY - September 1859

 Chenango American, Greene, NY, September 1, 1859

Married:  At the Chenango House, in this village [Greene, Chenango Co., Y] on the 31st ult., by Rev. Jas. D. Webster, Mr. John Levee to Miss Esther Crandall, all of Plymouth [Chenango Co., NY].

Married:  In Smithville Flatts [Chenango Co., NY], on the 30th ult., by Rev.  H.W. Lee, Irving L. Beeman, of Rundel, Crawford Co., Pa., to Miss Emma E. Clark, daughter of Dr. Daniel Clark.

Married:  In Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], on the 24th ult., by Rev. Charles Blakeslee, Thomas Bailey, to Louisa S. Twichell.

Married:  In Franklin [Delaware Co., NY], on the 11th ult., by Rev. Levi Morse, Mr. H.H. Thomas, of Afton [Chenango Co., NY] to Miss Carrie A. Willis, of Franklin.

Chenango American, Greene, NY, September 8, 1859

Married:  In Pharsalia [Chenango Co., NY], on the 6th ult., by Horace L. Barnes, Esq., Mr. Henry D. Blodgett, of Plymouth [Chenango Co., NY] to Miss Melinda A. Chesbro, of the former place.

Married:  In Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], on the 5th inst. by Rev. C. Blakeslee, Mr. David A. Jackson, to Miss Helen M. Durham, all of Norwich.

Married:  In Emanuel Church, in Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], on the 6th inst. by Rt. Rev. W.H. DeLancey, Bishop of the Diocese of Western New York, Mr. Russell A. Young, to Miss Fanny Brown, both of the above place.

Married:  In Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], on the 4th inst., by Rev. C. Blakeslee, Mr. John Race to Miss Elsia M. Pratt, all of Norwich.

Died:  In this town [Greene, Chenango Co., NY], on the 6th inst., of consumption, Mrs. Sally Smith, wife of Wm. H. Smith, aged 48 years.

Died:  In this town [Greene, Chenango Co., NY], on the 2d inst., of disease of the heart, Mrs. Elanor Davis, wife of Stephen W. Davis, aged 85 years.

Died:  In Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], on the 1st inst., Flora M. [Wescott], only daughter of Dr. S.J. and M.M. Wescott, aged 2 years.

A Pensioner:  We "ne'er may look upon his like again."  We saw in our streets on Monday last, Joseph Foot, of Coventry [Chenango Co., NY], a Revolutionary pensioner.  He is 99 years of age.  His walk is firm and erect and possesses a boyish air in his active movements.  He was, as he well may be, the observed of all observers, as he is the last in this section of country to claim his half yearly dues under our revolutionary pension acts.

Chenango American, Greene, NY, September 15, 1859

Married:  In Guilford Centre [Chenango Co., NY], on the 6th inst. by Rev. N. Ripley, Rev. S.N. Westcott, Pastor of the Baptist Church at East Pharsalia [Chenango Co., NY] to Miss Sophia L. Darling, of the former place.

Died:  In this town [Greene, Chenango Co., NY], on the 9th inst. Zada L. Adams, aged 16 years.

Died:  In North Brookfield, Madison Co. [NY], on the 2d inst., Cynthia M. [Keith], daughter of L. and Betsey Keith, aged 15 years.

Died: in Smithville [Chenango Co., NY], on the 13th inst., Lambert N. [Skillman], son of Benjamin F. Skillman, aged 18 years.

Chenango American, Greene, NY, September 22, 1859

Married:  In Emanuel Church in Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], on the 19th inst., by Rev. Mr. Macurdy, Mr. John C. Hinchman, of New York, to Miss Naomi H. Rundell, daughter of Gen. Obadiah G. Rundell, of Norwich.

Died:  In Snake Creek, Penn., Sarah Ann Horton, daughter of Benjamin Horton, aged 35 years.

Chenango American, Greene, NY, September 29, 1859

Married:  In this town [Greene, Chenango Co., NY], on the 21st inst., by Rev. H.W. Gilbert, Mr. John A. Williams, of Beloit, Wis., to Miss Emily A. Salisbury of the former place.

Died:  In Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], on the 22d inst., Mrs. Mary Grant, wife of Prentiss Grant, aged 71 years.

Died:  In North Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], on the 22d inst., Mr. Suterland Thompson, aged 58 years.

Died:  In New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY], on the 26th inst., Mrs. Mary Guile, wife of William Guile, aged 72 years.

Died:  In North Pharsalia [Chenango Co., NY], August 14th, Marion E. [Huntley], son of Lewis and Sally Ann Huntley, in the 14th year of his age.

Died:  In this town [Greene, Chenango Co., NY], on the 12th inst., Mariette E. [Bingham], wife of Frederick M. Bingham, aged 26 years.  The deceased was a gentle loving woman, devoted to her children, and to her friends.  We shall long remember her pale beautiful face, her sweet affectionate smile, her kind gentle voice.  She was early called to part from a loving husband and loving friends. Three lovely babes she has laid in the tomb.  A mother's care, a mother's love could not save them.  But she has gone to join them in the skies.  Oh how she loved them, the flowing tear, her look so full of tender sorrow is present to me now.  But why should we sorrow?