Vital Records, Oxford, NY, October 1866

 Oxford Times, October 3, 1866

Marriages

In this village [Oxford, Chenango Co., NY], on the 19th ult., by Rev. F.H. Payson, Mr. Ralph Van Horn of Wellsboro, Pa, to Miss Cornelia F. [Chubbuck], daughter of Col. L. Chubbuck, of Oxford.

In this village [Oxford, Chenango Co. NY]on 23d ult. by Rev. L.C. Ransom, Mr. M. Aldrich of Plymouth [Chenango Co., NY] to Miss Cornelia M. Benjamin of Pharsalia [Chenango Co., NY].

In this village [Oxford, Chenango Co., NY], on 25th ult., by Rev. W.G. Queal, Mr. John B. Wo..ruff of Oxford, to Miss Frances Burdick of Mt. Upton [Chenango Co., NY]

In this village [Oxford, Chenango Co., NY], on 26th, ult. by Re.v L.E. Spafford, Mr. W.S. Cummings of Preston [Chenango Co., NY], to Miss Marion? Whitehead of Norwich [Chenango Co., NY].

In this village [Oxford, Chenango Co., NY], on 26th ult. by the same, Mr. G. W. Church of Hamilton [Madison Co., NY] to Miss Carrie L. Bennett of Oxford.

In Preston [Chenango Co., NY], on 24th ult. by the same, Mr. Robert ...bank to Miss -?- Bradley, all of Oxford [Chenango Co., NY].

In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], on the 26th ult. by Rev. F.B. Peck, Mr. Clark McNeil to Miss Marion? L W..... of Oxford.

In Smithville [Chenango Co., NY], on 25th? ult. by Rev. F.B. Peck, Mr. Charles F. Willcox of -?-. Steuben Co. [NY] to Miss Mary Frances McPherson of the former place.

In Afton [Chenango Co., NY], by Rev. B.B. Brown, Mr. Chauncey G. Hyde of Afton to Miss Ellen E. Phillips of Coventry [Chenango Co., NY]

Deaths

In this village [Oxford, Chenango Co., NY] on the 23d ult. Mr. Henry Deshon? , aged 76 years.

In this village [Oxford, Chenango Co., NY], on Tuesday morning, Sept. 25th, at the residence of her son, Wm. Balcom., Mrs. Priscilla Balcom, wife of the late Francis Balcom, aged 90 years.  She was born in Dutchess Co. N.Y. Jan. 1 , 1776, and came to Oxford, in 1794.  She was connected with the Baptist Church in this village more than forty years.

In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], on 24th ult. Mrs. Polly G. [Hamilton], wife of Austin Hamilton, aged 40 years.

Death by Shooting:  A son of Mr. George Dart, living in the east part of this town [Sherburne, Chenango Co., NY], was accidentally shot on Tuesday of this week.  This small boy, about seven years old, was out hunting squirrels in company with two larger persons, and happened to be in range when one of them was loading, and scarcely had the cap been placed when the gun went off, discharging, its load of shot into the knee of this child, a distance of six or seven feet, tearing it quite to pieces and opening such blood vessels as caused him to bleed to death in a little more than half an hour.  Sherburne News.

Oxford Times, October 10, 1866

At the residence of Bride's father, Wednesday morning, Oct. 3rd, by the Rev. Samuel Moore, Mr. William S. Moore Jr., to Miss Katie A. Richmond, all of Mt. Upton [Chenango Co., NY].

In Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], on the 27th ult. by Rev. E.T. Jacobs, Mr. Oliver C. Latimer and Miss Roana D. Humphrey.

In Preston [Chenango Co., NY], on the 1st inst., by Rev. L.D. Turner, Marvin W. Tanner, of Norwich, and Mary F. Griffing, of Preston.

Death

In Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], on the 28th ult. Christiana Bedford, daughter of David E.S. Bedford, Esq., aged 33 years.

Oxford Times, October 17, 1866

Marriages

In South Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], on the 9th inst., by Rev. J.A. Robinson, Rector of St. Peter's Chruch, Bainbridge, Mr. George Stratton, to Miss Maria A. [Robinson], daughter of the late Jabez Robinson.

In Guilford [Chenango Co., NY], Oct. 2, by the Rev. N. Ripley, Daniel Dibble of Guilford to Delia O. Gager of Butternuts [Otsego Co., NY].

In Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], on 15th inst. by Rev. l.F. Spafford, Mr. Henry H. Bowen to Miss Maria E. Barber, both of Norwich.

Deaths

In Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], on the 5th inst., Mr. James McGowan, formerly of Smithville [Chenango Co., NY], aged 27 years.

In Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], on the 3d inst., Mr. Charles H. DeForest, aged 37 years.