Thursday, July 15, 2021

Vital Records, Norwich, NY - October 1863

 Chenango Telegraph, October 14, 1863

Married:  HOLMES - MEAD:  In Smyrna [Chenango Co., NY], Oct. 6, 1863, by Rev. M.S. Platt, Mr. John M. Holmes of West Eaton [Madison Co., NY], to Miss Althea M. Mead of the former place.

Married:  FORD - STILSON:  In Franklin, Delaware Co. [NY] by Rev. A.J. Champian, Mr. De Ver Ford of South Otselic [Chenango Co., NY] to Miss Laura Stilson of the former place.

Married:  PERKINS - JOHNSON:  In West Burlington, Otsego Co [NY], by Rev. S.N. Westcot?, Mr. Charles C. Perkins to Miss Frankie E Johnson, of the former place.

Married:  LUCAS - HAYNES:  In Smithville Flatts [Chenango Co., NY], Sept 29, 1863, by Rev. Ashbel Otis, Mr. Samuel Lucas of Smithville to Miss Caroline Haynes of Greene [Chenango Co., NY].

Married:  NORTHRUP - HARDY:  In Milwaukee, Wis. Sept 27, 1863, by Rev. George Street, Mr. DeWitt C. Northrup of Chicago to Miss Annie Hardy of the former place.

Married:  BUTTON - SLATER:  In Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 30, 1863, by Rev. Charles Johnson, Mr. William H. Button, to Miss Florra H. Slater, of Pharsalia [Chenango Co., NY].

Died:  BAKER:  In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], Sept 25, 1863, of apoplexy, Thirza Baker, wife of Joseph Baker.

Died:  FOOTE:  In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 27, 1863, of consumption, Mr. Lander R. Foote, Sept. 27, 1873 aged 44 years.

Died:  ROOT:  In the Regimental Hospital at Brashear City, La., and formerly of Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 3, 1863, of chronic diarrhea, Mr. Oscar F. Root, Co. A, 114th N.Y.S.R., aged 27 years.

Died:  SHELDON:  AT Court House Hospital, Baton Rouge, La, Sept. 11, 1863 of chronic diarrhea, Mr. Samuel S Sheldon, Co K, 161st Regiment N.Y.S.V.

Died:  COUGHLIN:  At University Hospital, New Orleans, Sept. 12, 1863, of dropsy, Mr. Michael F Coughlin, Co. E, 161st Reg, N.Y.S.V.

JACOBS:  In Camp Hospital at Folly Island, S.C., Sept. 19, 1863, Lieut. Ira D. Jacobs, Co. I, 89th Reg. N.Y.S.V.  Lieut. Jacobs enlisted as a private in the 89th Regiment in the fall of 1861, and for good conduct and soldierly bearing was soon promoted to Orderly Sergeant and served as such until a short time previous to his death when he was commissioned as lieutenant.  He had served his country faithfully for the past two years, and had been in every engagement in which his regiment took part and came out unhurt from all.  He had just attained a position in which he could reap the reward which he so richly merited for two years hardship when death overtook him  Another noble son is added to the list of heroes who have laid down their lives for their country's good.  A.L.S.

Death of George W. Isbell:  A correspondent of the Utica Herald, writing on board the steamer America, bound from New Orleans to New York, under date of September 22, thus speaks of the death and burial of Geo. W. Isbell, of this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY].  Today we have to record a sad and solemn event.  A death and burial at sea.  The victim, if he may be so termed, was George W. Isbell, Sergeant Company B, 114th Reg., N.. Vols.  His home was in the village of Norwich, not many miles from Utica, to which he was returning to die, as he hoped, in the bosom of this family.  But alas!  God willed it otherwise, and death overtook him midway and he slept that sleep which knows no waking until the resurrection morn.  And here--

On the ocean's blue bosom, / Midway 'tween strife and home, / 'Neath the noble flag for which he fought, / Hero of many battles he died!  all alone / All alone.

He knew he could no longer stay, / Old "Time had thrown the die, " / And angels to him whispered come / We'll take thee to a happier home in the sky, / All alone--all alone.

Away from home, wife and cherub ones / Rocked upon the bosom of the sea, / He lay--sick, wearied and worn, / trusting in God, who willed it so to be / All alone--all alone.

Midnight bells had called the hour, / He rose, went forth at the -?- sound / But these, arrayed, no martial host he found / Sighed, returned, laid him down and died. / All alone--all alone.

'Neath flags at half-mast at an early hour, / His body we committed to the deep, / To remain 'till the sea gives up its dead. / Peacefully reposing in its watery bed.  / All alone--all alone.

The burial scene was one of unusual solemnity, it being the first time that I had seen a  body committed to the silent and awful deep.  The service was read by the pastor with much solemnity, and everybody present seemed to be more or less impressed by the mournful peace.

Chenango Telegraph, Norwich, NY, October 21, 1863

Married:  BURDICK - ROSE:  In Davenport [Delaware Co., NY], Sept. 29, 1863, by Rev. E.C. Hodge, Mr. George Burdick to Miss Josephine Rose, both of Davenport.

Died: BREED:  In Philadelphia, Oct. 3, 1863, Mr. Ephraim Breed, Jr. aged 42 years, formerly of Norwich [Chenango Co., NY].

Died:  LEWIS:  At Marine Hospital, New Orleans, La. Sept. 6, 1863, Willard F. Lewis, Co. C, 114th Regiment N.Y.S.V., aged 24 years.  Funeral services will be held at his mother's residence, on Sunday afternoon, Oct. -?- at 3 o'clock, privately.

TUCKER:  In Hospital Beaufort, S.C., Oct. -?-, 1863, Mr. Bonapart? Tucker of Pharsalia [Chenango Co., NY], a member of Co E 8th Reg. N.YH.S.V.

Chenango Telegraph, October 28, 1863

Married:  TERREL - WELLS:  In Smithville Centre [Chenango Co., NY], Oct. 14 , 1863, by Rev. J.C. Ransom, Mr. Lemuel Terrell to Miss Susan B. Wells, both of Smithville.

Died:  AGARD:  In Smithville Flatts [Chenango Co., NY], October 1, 1863, of pneumonia, Erastus Agard, Esq., aged 76 years 7 months and 19 days.

Died:  AGARD:  At Union Mills, Erie Co., Penn. Sept. 15, 1863, Lucy [Agard] wife of Dr. J.C. Agard, son of Erastus Agard, Esq. of Smithville Flatts [Chenango Co., NY].

Died:  BROWNING:  In Pharsalia [Chenango Co., NY], Oct. 15, 1863, of consumption, Mrs. Harriet Browning, wife of Halsey Browning, aged 44 years.

No comments:

Post a Comment