Vital Records, Greene, NY, November 1868

 Chenango American, Greene, NY, November 5, 1868

Deaths

In this village [Greene, Chenango Co., NY], on the 2d inst., Mr. John Caton, aged about 35 years.

In this town [Greene, Chenango Co., NY], on the 3d inst., Mr. Riley Sharp, aged 29 years.

Chenango American, Greene, NY, November 12, 1868

Marriages

In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], on the 27th ult. by Rev. T.P{. Halstead, Mr. Ebenezer Davis, of Oxford, to Miss Ada Davis, of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY]

In Coventry [Chenango Co., NY], on hte 19th inst., Mr. Chas. S. Briggs, of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], to Miss Florence Cornish, of Coventry.

On the 7th ins.t, by Rev. E. Puffer, Mr. James B. Puffer to Miss Nellie Warren.

Death

In Elmira [Chemung Co., NY], on the 25th ult., Mr. Stephen Lewis, aged 56 years, formerly of McDonough [Chenango Co., NY].

In Norwich [Chenango Co., NY] on the 2d inst., John Wait, Esq., aged 59 years.

In Coventry [Chenango Co., NY] on the 23d ult., Mrs. Mary Ann Manning, aged 60 years.

In Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], o the 26th ult. Mr. Levi Carruth, aged 82 years.

Chenango American, Greene, NY, November 19, 1868

Marriages

In East Greene [Chenango Co., NY], on the 17th ins.t, by Rev. R.H. Spafford, Mr. James P. Smith, to Miss Katie W. Hollenbeck, both of East Greene.

In Afton [Chenango Co., NY], on the 3d inst., by Rev. W. Andrews, Mr. Delos Van Worst to Miss Esther P. green, all of Afton.

In Pharsalia [Chenango Co., NY], on the 8th ins.t, by Rev. L. Lawton, Mr. Ransom B. Pike, of McDonough [Chenango Co., NY] to Miss Mary R. Nogar, of Combs, Steuben Co. [NY].

Deaths

In McDonough [Chenango Co., NY], on the 27th ult., George A. [Bliven], son of Chas. and Sarah M. Bliven, aged 4 years.

Hon. Addison M. Smith of Morris, Otsego Co. [NY], died at Huntsville, Alabama, October 28th, aged 51 years.  Col Smith at one time represented the counties of Chenango and Otsego in the State Senate.  He was a gentleman of strict integrity and sterling worth and was highly respected by all who knew him.

Edson G. French, a young man some thirty years of age, son of Samue French, of No. Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], met with an accident on Thursday last, which resulted fatally.  He was in the employ of Seth Chapin, in the north east part of this town and while engaged in harnessing a horse, he received a kick, striking him in the bowels, from the effects of which he died on hte following morning.   Union 

On Wednesday night of last week, a canal boat which had been loaded with stone by Beardsley, the quarry man of Oxford broke in twain and sunk.  The hands were sleeping upon the boat and were awakened by the rush of water.  One Mahen was got out just alive and taken to the Petty's Hose, where he soon died. All of the others got out aof the host without injury

A young man by the name of Clark Rhodes, of Binghamton [Broome Co., NY], a driver of a canal boat, was instantly killed in the second lock below this village [Greene, Chenango Co., NY] known as the Birdsall lock, on Sunday last. It appears as the boat was entering the lock, Rhodes left his tea and went back, and from some unknown cause fell in the lock.  He was crushed between  the lock and boat, which caused his instant death.   His body was horribly  mangled. The remains were taken to Binghamton for interment.  

Chenango American, Greene, NY, November 26, 1868

Marriages

In this village [Greene, Chenango Co. NY}. on the 23d inst., at the residence of the bride's uncle Col. Joseph Julian, by the Rev. Dr. Rogers, Mr. A.B.Bennett of Oxford [Chenango Co., NY]to Miss Maggie B. [House], Youngest daughter of the late A. House, M.D., of the same Place.

In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], on the 17th inst., by Rev. J.C. Ransom, Mr. John Cline of East Smithville [Chenango Co., NY], to Miss Caroline Brigham, of McDonough [Chenango Co., NY].

In Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY] on the 19th inst., by Rev. J.A. Robinson, Mr. Frederick Vincent to Miss Ellen Finney, all of Bainbridge.

In Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], on the 18th inst., by Rev. E.E. Lewis, Mr. Charles T. Marston of Hartford, Conn., to Miss Mary P. Hayes, daughter of E.T. Hayes, Esq., of Norwich.

Deaths

In this town [Greene, Chenango Co., NY], on the 19th inst., Mrs. Urmma Rice aged 62 years and 8 months.

In Norwich [Chenango Co., NY] on the 21st inst., Mr. John Nelson, Jr.,  aged 24 years.

In McDonough [Chenango Co., NY], on the 17th inst., Mr. Luther Martin, aged 40 years.