Vital Records, Norwich, NY, September 16 & 23, 1868

 Chenango Union, Norwich, NY, September 15, 1868

Marriages

At the Congregational Church, in this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], on Thursday morning, Sept. 10th, by Rev. S. Scoville, Mr. William Breese, to Miss Augusta Hale, daughter of N.B. Hale, Esq., all of Norwich.

In St. Matthew's Church, Unadilla [Otsego Co., NY], Sept. 9th, by Rev. J.H. kidder, Mr. Charles Hopkins, to Miss Mahala Love, both of Norwich [Chenango Co., NY].

In Guilford [Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 9th, by Rev. J.L. Jones, Mr. Orlando Randall, of Norwich [Chenango Co., NY] to Mrs. Caroline M. Newton, of Guilford.

In Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 13th, by Rev. S. Scoville, Mr. Alanson Hull of Oxford [Chenango Co., NY] to Mrs. Betsy Tully, of Norwich.

In Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 1st, by Rev. S.S. Hayward, Mr. Isaac Ingraham, of Preston [Chenango Co., NY], to Mrs. Mary C. Adams, of Oxford [Chenango Co., NY].

In Pharsalia [Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 9th, by Rev. T.P. Way, Mr. Jerry Starkweather, of Rochester [Monroe Co., NY], to Miss Amelia [Brown], daughter of Dea. E.P. Brown, of Pharsalia.

In St. Paul's Church, Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 8th, by Rev. Mr. Ayrault, Dr. George Jones, of New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY], to Miss Sarah J. Knight, of the former place.

In East Greene [Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 6th, by Rev. R.H. Spafford, Mr. Addison Millke, Esq. of North Fenton [Broome Co., NY] to Miss Anna E. Lenderson of East Greene.

Deaths

In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], on the morning of September 15th, Maud [Baker], infant daughter of T. Spencer and Lucy H.  Baker aged 11 weeks.  Funeral at No. 32 Mill Street, this (Wednesday) afternoon at 2 o'clock.

In King Settlement [Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 13th, Little Fredie [Buell], infant son of William R. and Zilpha M. Buell.

In this town [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], August 24th, Lucy D. [Thurston], widow of Amos Thurston, aged 89 years and 7 months.

In Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY], August 31st, Ella Fowler, aged 21 years.

In Port Byron, Deborah [Howard], wife of the late Randall Howard, formerly of Sherburne, N.Y., aged 77 years.

In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 3d, Mrs. Nancy Northrup, aged 71 years.

In Kelso Cannon, kern Co., Cal., Aug. 11th, Mr. Rufus Bunnell, formerly of Greene [Chenango Co., NY], aged 48 years.

Chenango Union, Norwich, NY, September 23, 1868

Marriages

At the Free Baptist Parsonage in this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 18th, by Rev. D.J. Whiting, Mr. Isaac Mower, of Norwich, to Mrs. Carrie Smith of Preston [Chenango Co., NY].

In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 9th, by Rev. J.C. Ransom, Mr. David Coughlin to Miss Ellen G. Van Ostrand, all of Oxford.

In Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 16th, by Rev, J.L. Burrows, Mr. A.C. Peck of Binghamton [Broome Co., NY], to Miss Mariette O. Rowland, of Sherburne.

In Smyrna [Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 15th, by Rev. S.MN. Keeler, Mr. Byron Southworth, of Earlville [Madison Co., NY], to Miss Julia Karr, of Smyrna.

Deaths

In this town [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 7th, Mr. David Phettyplace, aged 95 years.  He had resided in the eastern part of this town upwards of seventy-one years.

In this town, [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 11th, Mr. Reuben Wells, aged 56 years.

Telegraph & Chronicle, Norwich, NY, Sept. 16, 1868:  WELLS: In this town [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], September 11th, Reuben Wells, aged 56 years.  Thus, after an illness of only a few days, one of the old residents of this town is cut down in full vigor of life.  He was born in the town of Norwich in 1809 and has ever resided here.  His parents were among the very first settlers of the Chenango Valley.  As a citizen, he was honest, upright and manly, and was ever held in just esteem by those that knew him.  He was a kind, generous and sympathizing neighbor, a fond father, a loving companion.  In the fulness of time he sinks to rest, leaving a widow, children, and a large circle of relatives and friends to mourn his loss.

In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 15th, Ernest? T. [Weed], son of Bradley T. and Anna Weed, aged 3 months.

In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 12th, Charles D. [Finch], son of William Finch, aged 23 years.

In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 12th, Miss Jane Robbins, aged 16 years.

Oxford Times, Sept. 23, 1868:  ROBBINS: In this village [Oxford, Chenango Co., NY], on the 12th inst., Jane C. [Robbins], youngest daughter of Mrs. Maria and the late Myron Robbins, aged 16 years.  This young girl was a victim to the same fell disease, Consumption, which carries so many to untimely graves, but young as she was, her amiable deportment, and strict attention to all duties confided to her, won the respect and esteem of all who knew her, and many testified their regard by paying the last tribute at her funeral, and conveying her to her rest beside her father and brother.

In Afton [Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 1st, Mr. Sylvanus Cook, formerly and for many years a resident of Oxford [Chenango Co., NY] aged 81 y'rs.

In Afton {Chenango Co., NY], Sept 2d, Susan B. [Fairchilds], daughter of Khil? Fairchilds, aged 1 year.

In Guilford [Chenango Co., NY], August 30th, Elery A. [Grover], wife of De Witt C. Grover, in the 40th year of her age.

In New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 3d, Sophronia B. [Gleason], wife of Samuel Gleason, aged 71 years and 11 months.

Also, Sept. 7th, Mr. Samuel Gleason, aged 74 years and 9 months.

At the General Hospital in Boston, August 2d, Dr. A.C. Messenger, formerly of Otselic [Chenango Co., NY], aged 48? years.

In Cincinnatus [Cortland Co., NY], Sept. 13th, Mrs. Rachel Kingsley, mother of Hon. Lewis Kingsley, of this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY] in the 79th year of her age.

Sudden Death of a Singular Person

Miss Mary Hurlburt, daughter of Elias Hurlbert, of Butternuts [Otsego Co., NY], was found dead in her bed on the morning of Sept. 12th.  This was the eccentric, perhaps monomaniacal Miss Hurlburt, from whose person Dr. Sumner, then at Gilbertsville, and now at Rochester, extracted, about ten years since, such an incredible number of needles and pins - more than 300 in number!  She would never give any account of the manner in which they were introduced; whether she swallowed them or thrust them directly into her flesh; nor did her friends by watching her ever find out.  They were found at different times, working out on the surface of almost every part of the body, but chiefly on the limbs. A lady who had refused to believe the stories about their removal states that she went to satisfy herself and saw Dr. Sumner extract nearly fifty from one arm.  The girl seemed to be very little affected by the operation.  Oneonta Independent.