Vital Records, Greene, NY - August 1861

 Chenango American, Greene, NY, August 1, 1861

Married:  In South New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY], on the 18th ult., by Rev. J.H. Chamberlain, Mr. M.B. Ball, of Morris [Otsego Co., NY] to Miss Libbie [Lewis], only daughter of James Lewis, Esq.

Chenango American, Greene, NY, August 8, 1861

Married:  In Binghamton [Broome Co., NY], on Saturday, the 27th ult., by Rev. M.C. Lightner, Mr. James I. Curtis, of Cochecton, N.Y. [Sullivan Co.] to Miss Jenny E. Hawley of Binghamton.

Chenango American, Greene, NY, August 15, 1861

Married:  In Christ Church, Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY], on the 7th inst., by ev. Mr. Burrows.  Mr. C.F. Robertson, of New York, to Miss Carrie R. Brisben of Sherburne.

Chenango American, Greene, NY, August 22, 1861

Married:  In this village [Greene, Chenango Co., NY], on the 14th ist., by Warren Gray, Esq., Geo. Edney to Charlotte [Verrill], youngest daughter of Johnny and Mary Verrill.

Died:  In South Troy [Rensselear Co., NY] on the 12th inst., after an illness of four days, Mr. Hezekiah King, formerly of Kings' Settlement [Chenango Co., NY], aged 64 years.

Sudden Death:  Mr. W.W. Chubbuck, of Hamilton [Madison Co., NY], well known in Central New York and at Albany, as a politician, editor and office holder, died suddenly in Utica [Oneida Co., NY] last Tuesday morning.  We have no particulars.  Mr. C. was editor of the Hamilton Republican during the last Presidential campaign.  His age was not far from 35 years.

Drowned:  A perambulating peddler of pills and essences, says the Norwich Telegraph, named Gould Stratton, was drowned in the Canasawacta creek, near the south bounds of that village, on Wednesday last.  He was seen to fall from the bridge, but before assistance could reach him he was dead.  His body was taken to the house of T.H. Prentice, and on Thursday a coroner's jury, after a full investigation of the case, gave a verdict of "accidental drowning."  Mr. Stratton lived in Binghamton, and was not careful about using whiskey.

Chenango American, Greene, NY, August 29, 1861

Died:  In this village [Greene, Chenango Co., NY], on the 28th inst., Anna Juliand [Rathbone], daughter of Peter B. and Eliza G. Rathbone, aged 2 years and 10 months.

Died:  In Smithville [Chenango Co., NY], on the 26th inst., Albert [Cowan], son of Benj. F. Cowan, aged 10 years.

Died:  In this town [Greene, Chenango Co., NY], on the 27th inst. Mrs. Margaret Hallenbeck, aged 99 years, 6 months and 7 days.

Died:  In Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], on the 20th inst., Nellie J. [Newell], infant daughter of Horace J. and Jennie A. Newell, aged 5 months and 6 days.