Vital Records, Norwich, NY, March 1865

 Chenango Union, Norwich, NY, March 8, 1865

Married:  At Mystic Bridge, Conn., Feb. 15th, 1865, by Rev. Mr. Boyd, Mr. W.W. Noyes, of Mystic Bridge to Miss Prudence H. Palmer, formerly of Norwich, N.Y. [Chenango Co.].

Married:  In North Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], March 1st, by Rev. Mr. Hobbs, of Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY], Mr. Isaac B. Per Lee, to Miss Laura A. Pellet, both of North Norwich.

Married:  In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], March 1st, by Rev. E.H. Payson, Mr. Charles Stratton to Miss Mary Kinney, all of Oxford.

Married:  At Little Falls [Herkimer Co. NY], Feb. 18th, by Rev. B.F. McGlanglin, Mr. William D. Adams, formerly of Oxford [Chenango Co., NY] to Miss Julia Farrell, all of Frankfort [Herkimer Co. NY].

Married:  In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], Feb. 21st, by Rev. H. Garlick, Mr. Leroy Rogers to Miss Fannie A. Salisbury, all of Greene.

Married:  In Guilford [Chenango Co., NY], Feb. 22d, by Rev. T.S. Compton, Lieut. George H. Baldwin to Miss Lucia A. Merchant, all of Guilford.

Died:  In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], March 5th, Mrs. Deborah Fairchild, wife of Nathaniel Eggleston, Jr., aged 51 years.

Died:  In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], March 5th, Mary [Curley], daughter of John Curley, aged 11 years.

Died:  In this town [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], Feb. 15th, of chronic diarrhea, Mr. Jasper B. Cheney, aged 26 years.

Died:  In this town [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], Feb. 25th, Eli [Gilbert], only son of George M. Gilbert, aged 9 months.

Died:  In Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY], Feb. 1st, Erma L. [McAlley], daughter of Edwin and Clarissa McAlley, aged 1 year, 3 months, 27 days.

Died:  In Clinton [Dutchess Co., NY], Feb. 23d, Mrs. Phila Gridley, relict of the late George Gridley, in the 71st year of her age.

Died:  In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], Feb. 19th, Mr. Richard Smith, aged 87 years.

Died:  In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], Feb. 23d, Abigail [Hackett], wife of Daniel Hackett, aged 73 years.

Died:  In East Greene [Chenango Co., NY], Feb. 25, Mr. Elijah Fenton, aged 80? years.

Released:  The friends of Capt. Chas. Underhill, 114th Regiment N.Y. Vols. will be glad to learn that his name occurs in the list of officers lately released from Richmond.  Capt. Underhill graduated from Madison University, in 1862, and having a few days previously accepted a lieutenant's position in the 114th regiment, his friends on commencement day, presented him with a sword on which occasion Hon. Aldrick Hubbell made the presentation speech.  At the time of his capture, he was Judge Advocate of the 19th army corps.

Chenango Union, Norwich, NY, March 15, 1865

Married:  At the home of the bride, in Edmeston, Otsego co. [NY], March 8th, 1865, by Rev. B.B. Carruth, Mr. Hiram S. Wait, formerly of Norwich, to Miss Mary  M. Hopkins.

Married:  In New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY], March 5th, by Rev. J.H. Chamberlin, Mr. H.G. Stevens to Miss Lestina St. John, both of Guilford [Chenango Co., NY].

Married:  In South New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY], March 8th, by the same, Mr. Michael V. Shippey of New Berlin to Miss Sarah A. Palmerton, of Tompkins, Delaware Co. [NY].

Married:  In Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY], Feb. 2d, by Rev. E. Curtis, Mr. Isaac W. French to Miss Isadora A Geer.

Married:  In Plymouth [Chenango Co., NY], FEb. 19th, by Rev. C.T. Moss, Mr. Charles Havens, to Miss Emma Johnson.

Married:  In Guilford [Chenango Co., NY], March 1st, by Rev. W.G. Queal, Mr. Hiram P. Hovey, of Guilford, to Miss Lydia S. Ireland of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY].

Married:  In Columbus [Chenango Co., NY], Feb. 21st, by Rev. T.M. Williams, Mr. Calvin Lee of Greene [Chenango Co., NY], to Miss Samantha Jones of Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY].

Died:  In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY] March 10th, 1865, suddenly, of an affection of the lungs, Loria [Burrows], wife of Henry Burrows, and daughter of the late Jabez W. Throop, of Schoharie, aged 60 years, 2 months and 10 days.

Died:  In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], March 12th, of inflammation of the lungs, Mr. Harry Pellet, aged 55 years.

Died:  In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], March 11th of diptheria, Frankie [Eldredge], son of Frederick D. and Amanda Eldredge, aged 3 years and 11 months.

Died:  At the residence of John W. Aylesworth, in this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], March 8th, Marshal Seymour [Isbell], only child of Seymour and Anice Isbell, aged 7 months and 21 days.  "God calls the choicest flowers away, / To bloom with him in endless day."

Died:  On Hart's Island, New York Harbor, march 2d, Mr. Merrit C. Shaver, of the 9th N.Y. Heavy Artillery, formerly of Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], aged 23 years, 4 months 10 days.

Died:  In Montrose, Pa., Feb. 20th, Susan M. [Hatch], formerly of this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], aged 45 years.

Died:  At Cahoes Falls [Albany Co., NY], Feb. 8th, Sarah J. [Fisher], wife of Burdett Fisher, of North Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], aged 19 years.

Died:  In Smyrna [Chenango Co., NY], Feb. 24th,  Mr. Isaac Bill, aged 88 years, 11 months and 7 days.

Died:  In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], March 5th, Flora Augusta [Russell], adopted daughter of Rev. Bishop A. Russell, aged 3 years and 7 months.

Died:  In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], Feb. 25th, Mr. Robert Fenton, aged 85 years.

Died:  In Guilford [Chenango Co., NY], Eunice [Alcott], wife of Joseph Alcott, aged 60 years.

Burned to Death

On the 27th ult., Mrs. Van Etten, wife of P.H. Van Etten, of Portlandville, Otsego county [NY], was boiling pitch in a tin can for the purpose of making chewing gum.  She seized the can with her apron to remove it from the house, which she had no sooner done than her person became enveloped in flames. She ran through the hall to another part of the house, crying for help; then back and out in the open air, then back into the house, and finally out again into a wood room adjoining, and threw herself into a wood box.  Here others came to her help, threw a blanket over her, and water upon her, but too late.  The accident occurred a little past 12 o'clock M., and she died before eight in the evening. She was entirely conscious up to the moment of her death, and contrary to what might be supposed suffered but little pain.

Poisoning

George Tracy, of North Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], the young recruit who was recently poisoned at the Castle Garden Barracks, New York, by eating poisoned food, we regret to say, is dead.  His age was only 16.  It is stated that after his arrival in the city he bought of a woman who was peddling just outside the gate of the barracks half a dozen cakes.  Five of these he ate himself and one he gave to one of the guards that went with him from here.  Shortly after eating the cakes, Tracy and the guard were taken sick, the symptoms showing that they had been poisoned.  They were taken to the hospital, and Tracy died on Thursday last.  The guard, whose name is Smith, has been very low, but will probably recover. We hear that there have been fourteen cases of this kind, and from the same cause, at the Castle Garden Barracks.