Vital Records, Norwich, NY, June 1865

 Chenango Union, Norwich, NY, June 7, 1865

Married:  On Thursday evening, June 1st, 1865, at the residence of the bride's parents, by Rev. S.W. Rowe, Mr. John W. Welles, of Norwich, N.Y. [Chenango Co.], to Miss O. Cerelle [Grandin], eldest daughter of D.H. Grandin, of Jamestown, N.Y. [Chautauqua Co.]

Married:  In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], May 23d, by Rev. L.C. Queal, Mr. Henry Button to Miss Clara Card, all of Norwich.

Married:  In this town [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], May 21st, by Rev. S.S. Hayward, Mr. S. Egelston, of Norwich, to Miss Fannie Emilie Crawford, of Franklin [Delaware Co., NY].

Married:  In Ischua, Cattaraugus Co. [NY], May 24th, by Rev. A.T. Cole, Mr. Edwin A. Hull of Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], to Miss Mary A. Hatch of the former place.

Died:  In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], on Friday morning last, June 2, 1865, after a protracted illness, Mr. Nathan D. Staunton, in the 74th year of his age.

Mr. Staunton was a native of Stonington, Ct.,  While but a young man, he served with the patriotic militia of New London County, in repulsing the furious bombardment of that town by the British fleet under Commodore Hardy in the war of 1812.  He removed to this village in 1815, and to the time of his death has been identified with its business and its moral and material interests.  He early attached himself from conscientious convictions of duty to the Methodist Church, and when in 1827 the Methodist Society of Norwich was incorporated, he, together with George H. King, Caleb Seabury, Miriam Saunders, William D. Burdick, Thomas Neverson and Reuben Reynolds, were chosen the first Trustees.  He survived, it is believed, all his associates, and lived to see the Church grow from a feeble and inconsiderable beginning to a prosperous membership of nearly 300 souls, and the Society in possession of a beautiful and commodious house of worship. To these results he contributed liberally by his means, and more largely by his living exemplification of Christian piety in his daily walk and conversation.

He was industrious in habits, upright in his dealings and his honesty and integrity were proverbial.  As husband, father, neighbor and friend, he was gentle, kind, obliging and true.  He ever shunned contention and strife, and his whole life was singularly blameless, and when "Father Staunton" died, all felt and acknowledged that one of our best and purest citizens had passed from among us.  His reward is in Heaven.

Died:  In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], May 31st, 1865, Mr. John Bliven, in the 64th year of his age.

Died:  In this town [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], May 22d of consumption, Agnes Mitchell [Bowen], wife of Henry Bowen, Esq., and daughter of the late Dr Charles H. Mitchell, aged 25 years.

Died:  In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], May 29th, Mr. James H. Rathbone, aged 26 years.

Died:  In Pitcher [Chenango Co., NY], April 25th, Mr. Stephen H. Park, aged 62 years.

Drowned:  Murray G. Williams, aged 11 years, son of Nathan G. Williams, of this town [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY] was drowned while bathing in the river, below the village, on Friday morning last.  He was in company with two lads younger than himself and in attempting to cross the river on a slab or plank, he lost his hold, and sunk.  Some two hours elapsed before his body was recovered.

Chenango Union, Norwich, NY, June 14, 1865

Married:  At Emanuel Church in this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], June 7th, 1865, by Rev. E.Z. Lewis, Mr. M.M. Munson of Utica [Oneida Co., NY], to Miss Helen J. [Jones], daughter of Capt. William Jones, of this place.

Married:  At the residence of the bride's father, in this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], June 7th, 1865, by Rev. Samuel Scoville, Mr. David E. Morgan, of Delhi, Delaware co., Ohio, to Miss Cornelia A. Houk, of this place.

Married:  In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], May 31st, by Rev. L.E. Spafford, Mr. Thomas M. McLagan to Miss Lavon M. Davis, both of Guilford [Chenango Co., NY].

Married:  In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], May 30th, by Rev. R.H. Spafford, Mr. Peter E. Wheeler, to Miss E.H. Race, both of Greene.

Married:  In Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY], May 31st, by Rev. J.R. Haswell, Mr. C. Leroy Holmes to Miss Mattie L. Reese.

Died:  In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], June 2d, 1865, Olive [Race], wife of Joseph Race, aged 55 years.

Died:  In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], May 22d, Aesenrath J. [Sadd], eldest daughter of Simeon C. and Melinda C. Sadd, aged 19 years, 8 months and 12 days.

Died:  In Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY], June 6th, Mrs. Dexter Harris, aged 66 years.

Died:  In New York, June 3d, Mr. Orrin Wheeler, formerly of Greene [Chenango Co., NY], aged 49 years.

Chenango Union, Norwich, NY, June 28, 1865

Married:  In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], June 19th, 1865, by Rev. J.C. Ransom, Mr. William Sayles, of Preston [Chenango Co., NY] to  Miss Alice R. Aldrich of Norwich [Chenango Co., NY].

Married:  In Junction City, Kansas, June 4th, by Rev. Charles Reynolds, Mr. William S. Blakely to Miss Josephine Morgan, formerly of Norwich, N.Y. [Chenango Co.].

Died:  In Preston [Chenango Co., NY], June 17th, 1865, Mr. Jason Belden, aged 63 years.

Died:  In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], June 5th, of diptheria, Jack [Hall], oldest son of Francis and Sarah Jane Hall, aged 7 years.

Died:  In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], June 22d, Ransom [Macdonald], youngest son of R. Macdonald, Esq., aged 8 years.

Died:  In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], suddenly, June 17th, Gertrude A. [Powers], wife of Myron Powers, aged 64 years.

Died:  In Guilford [Chenango Co., NY], June 12th, Mr. Milton Wetherby, aged 64 years.

Died:  In the Lunatic Asylum at Utica [Oneida Co., NY], June 20th, Mr. James P. Pendell, in the 29th year of his age.  His remains were brought to Wood's Corners, in this town [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY] for interment.

Died:  In Wilmington, N.C., May 23d, Sarah T. [Price], wife of Dr. William J. Price, aged 41 years, formerly of Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY].

Died:  At Camp Sheridan Hospital, Va., February 16th, of chronic diarrhea, Mr. Luman W. Aldrich, of Co. P, 90th N.Y.S.V., formerly of Plymouth [Chenango Co., NY], aged 33 years.

Fatal Accident:  A boy named George Darragh, about 13 years of age, whose home was in this village [Norwich, Chenango co., NY], on Sunday last, between Oxford and East Greene, while engaged in driving horses on the canal, was almost instantly killed.  He was walking behind his team, which at the time was towing a heavy load, when the whiffletree broke, a piece flying back and penetrating almost through his body.  His remains were brought home to his parents Sunday evening.