Vital Records, Oxford, NY, September 1866

 Oxford Times, September 5, 1866

Marriages

In Afton [Chenango Co., NY], Aug. 22, by Rev. B.H. Brown, John Waterman to Mercy C. Tarble, both of Sanford, N.Y. [Broome Co.].

In Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY], on the 7th of August, , by the Rev. E. Curtis, Prof. Chas. C. Johnson, of Buffalo, N.Y., to Mary C. [Green], youngest daughter of Jeremiah Green.   

Deaths

Asahel C. Stone, Sheriff of Madison Co.[NY] died Sunday morning, Aug 26, 1866, of Typhoid Fever, aged 61 years.

Oxford Times, September 12, 1866

Marriages

In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], on the 5th inst., by Rev. E.R. Clarke, Mr. George W. Wells to Miss Lucy Sherwood, all of Oxford.

In Cuyler, Cortland Co. [NY], on the 30th ult. by Rev. S. Carver, Horace L. Barnes, Esq., of East Pharsalia [Chenango Co., NY], to Miss Sarah Angell of Cuyler.

In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], on the 5th inst. by Rev. F. Rogers, D.D., Mr. Harvey H. Gross, to Miss Caroline A. Fredenburgh, all of Greene.

In Greene, on the 22d ult. by Rev. H.W. Gilbert, Mr. Truman A. Southworth, of Coventry [Chenango Co., NY], to Miss M. Libbie Elliott, of the former place.

In Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], on the 4th inst., by Rev. S. Scoville, Mr. Hamilton Marsh, Jr.., to Miss Delia M. Denslow, all of Norwich.

Deaths

In this village [Oxford, Chenango Co., NY], on the 5th inst., Miss Sarah V. Gleason, aged 21 years.

In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], on the 31st Aug., George C. Booth, aged 26 years.  He was a member of Co. K, 10th N.Y. Cav. two years and ten months; discharged from the Hospital, came home sick with disease contracted in the service of his country.

In Utica [Oneida Co., NY], on the 5th inst., Mrs. Mary D. Lownsbery, aged 41 years.

At Albany, Kansas, on 23d ult. of cholera, Mrs. Eliza A. Whittenhall, in the 37th year of her age, daughter of the late Daniel Shumway, for many years a resident of Oxford [Chenango Co., NY].

In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], on the 29th ult., Eliza A. [Wells], wife of Aaron E. Wells, aged 42 years.

Oxford Times, September 19, 1866

Marriages

In Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], on the 5th inst., by Rev. E.Z. Lewis, Mr. John F. Hubbard, Jr., Editor of Chenango Union, to Miss Josephine H. Moore, all of Norwich.

In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], on the 11th inst., by Warren Gray, Esq., Mr. John H.H. Frisby to Miss Betsey A. Stoughton, both of Coventry [Chenango Co., NY].

In Lisle [Broome Co., NY], on the 30th ult. by Rev. James Orton, Dr. Wm. J. Orton to Miss Helen E. McCall.

Deaths

In this village [Oxford, Chenango Co., NY], on the 5th inst. of diptheria, Miss Sarah V. Gleason, youngest daughter of the late Joel F. and Louisa Gleason, aged 21 yeas and 11 months.  Who shall tell the desolation of that home from whose charmed circel the youngest and well beloved was so suddenly removed?  Who can ever forget the grief and surprise of an entire community, when told that one so lovely, whose virtues and graces daily bound all hearts more closely to her own had vanished forever from mortal vision?  Calm and self-reliant, yet ever gentle and courteous to all; doing her own share of life's work well, yet having charity for the errors of others, this fair young girl was universally known and appreciated, and cannot be forgotten.

"Is it well, we sadly question, that the beautiful should go, / In her young life's precious promise from the hearts that loved her so? / Is it well that joy and gladness from that pleasant home have fled, / That sisters' hearts are breaking, as they mourn their darling dead? / And we hear a sweet voice answer, not in anger, but in love, / Hath the Heavenly Father called her, to the better world above, / There, secure from all life's sorrows, from its turmoil and alarms, / It is well that she is folded in the Everlasting Arms."

In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], on the 15th inst., Ellen A. [Robinson], daughter of Wm. and Prudence Robinson, aged 4 months.

In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], on the 31st ult., Ida B. [Smith], daughter of John L. and Lydia Ann Smith, aged 5 years.

Oxford Times, September 26, 1866

Marriages

In Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], on the 12th inst., by Rev. Charles Chapman, Mr. W.P. Chapman, to Miss Mary F. Curtiss, daughter of Roswell Curtiss, Esq., all of Norwich.

In Afton [Chenango Co., NY], on the 12th inst., by Rev. B.H. Brown, Mr. Lodell Post, of Coventry [Chenango Co., NY]., to Miss Ormintha Merritt, of Masonville? [Delaware Co., NY].

At Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 12th, by Rev. F. Cu....., Mr. Lucius Thompson of Preston [Chenango Co., NY] to Miss Mary Frink, of Pharsalia [Chenango Co., NY]

Deaths

Recently at his residence in Okolona, Mississippi, Rev. William B. Lacy, D.D., aged 85 years.  Mr. Lacy was the first minister of St. Paul's Church in this village [Oxford, Chenango Co., NY], if indeed he may not be remembered as its founder, his first connection with it dating back to its organization in 1814.  In 1818 he removed to Albany, and took charge of St. Peter's Church, and was subsequently connected with several institutions of learning, including one at Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and now rests from his labors after a life of great usefulness extended to a vigorous and happy old age.

In Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], on the 14th inst., Mr. James Kershaw, aged 65 years.

Found Drowned:  The body of an unknown man was found in the Genegantslet, just below the McMoran bridge, in this town [Greene, Chenango Co., NY], on Thursday of last week, and nearby a horse and wagon.  Dr. M.M. Wood, of this village, Coroner, was immediately notified, and he promptly summoned a jury and held an inquest. The body was identified as that of Job Harrington of Barker, Broome County [NY].  No marks of violence were found upon the body.  Verdict, accidental drowning.  Late, the night before, he left this village to go home, and the night being dark he took the wrong road.  It is supposed that he got out of his wagon, on the bridge to find out where he was and fell off the bridge.  He leaves a family.  He age was about 65 years.  Chenango American.