Vital Records, Norwich, NY, July 1866

 Chenango Telegraph & Chronicle, Norwich, NY, July 18, 1866

Deaths

PACKER:  In Preston [Chenango Co., NY], suddenly, on the 1-th? inst. Achsah L. Packer, wife of Jas. B. Packer and 2d daughter of Simon Turner of the same place.

RICHER:  In Columbus [Chenango Co., NY], July 12th, 1866, Mr. Randall Richer, aged 63 years.  He was born on the place upon which he died.  He was a kind husband and father, beloved by all who knew him.  His death was that of the righteous and lamented by all.

TERWILLIGER:  In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], on the 5th inst., Henry S. Terwilliger, aged 45? years.

RELYEA:  At Chenango Forks [Broome Co., NY], on the -th? inst. Mrs. T.M. Relyea, aged 45 years.

SMITH:  In South Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], June 20th?, -?- wife of Nehemiah A. Smith, aged -2? years.

HOUGH:  In Smithville [Chenango Co. NY], July 1, Caroline M. [Hough], wife of Daniel W. Hough, aged 62 years.

HAIGHT:  In North Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], on the 26th of June, Betsey Haight, relict of the late John Haight in the 76th year of her age.

Chenango Union, Norwich, NY, july 25, 1866

Marriages

In Hamilton [Madison Co., NY], July 8th, by Right Rev. Father McNulty, Mr. Thomas C. Hinchey, to Miss Annie C. McNulty, both of Norwich [Chenango Co., NY].

In East Pharsalia [Chenango Co.., NY], july 8th, by Rev. LO. Church, Mr. Harvey Teass to Miss Roxana Barnes, both of Plymouth [Chenango Co., NY].

In Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY], July 17th, by Rev. A.M. Bennett, Mr. Gasper S. Mason, of New Hartford [Oneida Co., NY], to Miss Emerette L. Squires, of Sherburne.

In Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY], June 2st, by Rev. E. Curtis, Mr. DeForest D. Wilbur, of Smyrna [Chenango Co., NY], to Miss Fanny J. Briggs of Monroe Co., Wis.

At the same place, by the same, June 24th, Mr. Lee Barron Legget to Miss Dora Hyke, all of Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY].

At the same place, by the same, June 25th, Mr. Charles Byron Taylor, of Preston [Chenango Co., NY] to Miss Ellen S. Hebberd, of Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY].

At the same place, by the same, July 14th, Mr. John H. Styron of Newbern, N.C. to Miss Anna D. Eddy, of New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY].

Deaths

At the residence of her son, Rawson Close, in this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], on Sunday morning, July 22d, Mrs. Jane Ann Close, aged 81 years.  Her remains were taken to Amsterdam, Montgomery Co. [NY]\ for burial.

In this town [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], July 18th, Mr. Peleg Pendleton, aged 68 years.

In this town [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], July 14th, Lucy Elvira [Terry], wife of Kinyon Terry, aged 23 years and 11 months.

In Smithville [Chenango Co., NY], July 12th, Cecelia [Bump], widow of the late Henry Bump, aged 72 years.

In Norwich, Conn., July 7th, Mr. John Backus, aged 40 years, son of the late Capt. John Backus, of Oxford.

In Binghamton [Broome Co., NY], July 7th, Mr. George A. Whipple, formerly fo Greene [Chenango Co., NY], aged about 50 years.

In Binghamton [Broome Co., NY] July 16th, Ferdinand A. Gilmore, formerly of Greene [Chenango Co., NY], aged 19 years.

Suddenly, in Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], July 15, 1866, of heart disease, Mrs. Eliza R. Purington, aged 58 years.

O! Mother, why leave thy child alone, / To struggle in this world of sadness? / Will God ever hear my orphan cry, / And will  he change my sighs to gladness?

Oh, may this aching heart rejoice / That from thy breast the cross is taken; / For God hath given thee a crown, / And will not leave thy child forsaken.

Fatal Case of Sun Stroke:  A fatal case of sun stroke occurred in this town [Greene, Chenango Co., NY] on Tuesday last. A young man named Wm. Moore, about 25 years of age, while at work in the hay field of Geo. Duntley, a short distance from this vilalge, was attacked with sun stroke, falling to the ground insensible.  Dr. Johnson, of this village was immediately summoned, but he only reached the house to which the victim had been removed just as he expired.  He was an industrious young man, of good habits.  Greene American