Vital Records, Norwich, NY, March to June 1834

 Anti-Masonic Telegraph, Norwich, NY

Marriages

In Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY] on Tuesday, the 18th ultimo by the Rev. Lyman S. Rexford, Mr. Hollister Lathrop to Miss Angeline Ray.  [Apr. 2, 1834]

At North Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], on the 26th ultimo, by Elder Ludlow, Mr. Levi B. Collins of Smyrna [Chenango Co., NY], to Miss Eveline Ransom, of the former place. [Apr. 9, 1834]

In Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY] on the 26th ult. by the Rev. Benjamin Rowland, Mr. Garret Reed in the 81st year of his age, to Mrs. Diana Rowland, aged 74 years. [Apr. 9, 1834]

At Unadilla Forks [Otsego Co., NY] on Tuesday evening 8th inst. Mr. John Utter, Jr. of Brookfield [Madison Co., NY], to Miss Ann Bloodgood, of the former place. [Apr. 16, 1834]

In South New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY], on Tuesday, the 8th inst. by the Rev. Mr. Mills, Mr. Levi Harris, of Vermont to Miss Nancy Smith, of the former place [Apr. 23, 1834]

In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], on Thursday evening, the 24th instant, by the Rev. Mr. Barrows, Walter M. Conkey, Esq., Cashier of the Bank of Chenango to Miss Louisa Francis [Randall], daughter of Col. John Randall. [Apr. 30, 1834]

At Truxton, Cortland County [NY], on Wednesday morning, the 23d instant, by the Rev. Mr. Clark, Mr. Alfred Purdy, merchant, of this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], to Miss Charlotte [Miller], daughter of Doct. John Miller, of the former place [Apr. 30, 1834]

At North Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], on the 21st ult. by Elder Ludlow, Mr. Zenas C. Wiswell to Miss Sarah Hartwell, all of that place. [May 7, 1834]

In Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY], on the 4th inst. by the Rev. Mr. Barrows, Arba K. Maynard, Esq., to Miss Minerva Gates, all of that town.  [May 7, 1834]

In Sennett, Cayuga Co. [NY] on Monday, the 28th ult. by Elder Brown, Mr. Thomas Ogden of McDonough, Chenango County [NY], to Miss Mary [Warn] daughter of Mr. John Warn, of the former place. [May 14, 1834]

In Exeter, Otsego County [NY], on Sunday, the 25th ult. Robert Button, Esq., of Pennsylvania, to Miss Mary Clark, of the former place. [June 4, 1834]

In Scott, Cortland Co. [NY], on the 22d ult. by Elder joel Greene, Doct. William M. Truman to Miss Huldah Laurinda [Babcock], daughter of Paul Babcock, esq., [June 4, 1834]

In Plainfield, Otsego Co. [NY] on Sunday the 25th ult. by the Rev. Joshua Wells, Mr. Harman Leory Clarke, Merchant, Loydsville, to Miss Phebe Chapman, of the former place. [June 11, 1834]

At Northfield, Mass. on the 1st instant, by the Rev. Mr. Fowler, Mr. Arad Gilbert of the firm of A.&W.W. Gilbert, merchants of Greene, Chenango Co. [NY] to Miss Mary Fowler, daughter of the Rev. Bancroft Fowler, of the former place. [June 18, 1834]

In North Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], on the 15th inst. by Sylvanus Waters, esq., Mr. Platt S. Fowler to Miss Esther Beebe, all of that place [June 18, 1834]

Deaths

In Preston [Chenango Co., NY] on the 9th instant, Mrs. Lucy [Wait], wife of Solomon Wait, Esq., aged 64 years. [Mar. 12, 1834]

At his residence, in Prescott, Upper Canada, on the 27th of February last, Samuel Gray, esq., aged 52 years. [Mar. 12, 1834]

In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY] on Friday last, Miss Almira Wagner, aged 20 years. [Apr. 23, 1834]

In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], on Thursday morning, the 24th instant, De Witt [Pellet] only child of Elias P. Pellet, aged three years, four months and fourteen days.  "Happy Infant! early blest, / Rest, in peaceful slumber, rest; / Early rescu'd from the cares, / Which increase with growing years." [Apr 30, 1834]

In Preston [Chenango Co., NY] on Saturday last, Hiram [Skinner], eldest child of Mr. Justin Skinner, aged 2 years and 10 months. [May 14, 1834]

In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY] on Sunday last, Anne [Fryer], daughter of Mr. Peter Fryer aged three years. [May 21, 1834]

In Pharsalia [Chenango Co., NY], on the 17th of March last, after a lingering illness of the numb palsy for 11 years, which she bore with Christian fortitude, Mrs. Sarah Button, aged 72 years, wife of Elias Button, a Revolutionary Soldier. She was a benevolent parent, a kind and affectionate wife, and a friend to the Christian race. [June 11, 1834]

In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], on Friday evening last, James [Birdsall] son of James Birdsall, esq., aged 4 years. [June 18, 1834]

In Plymouth [Chenango Co., NY], on Saturday last, Mr. Matthew Dimmick, an old and respectable inhabitant of that town. [June 25, 1834]

In Preston [Chenango Co., NY], on Wednesday the 18th instant, Charles [Skinner], son of Mr. Justin Skinner, aged one year and six months. [June 25, 1834]

A casualty of a very distressing character happened in Smyrna [Chenango Co., NY] on Thursday of last week.  While several men were engaged in raising a sawmill, a part of the frame which they supposed secure, gave way, and the timbers fell upon and among them with disastrous and fatal effect.  Mr. Justin Foote, son of Isaac Foote, Jr., was so dreadfully bruised that he died in a few minutes.  Isaac Purdy was considerably injured. Orlando Wilbur and a Mr. Bishop very badly. and N.N.Nash had a hand entirely destroyed up to his wrist. These are the particulars as they have reached us.  Mr. Foote was a young man of about 30 years of age, much esteemed by all who knew him, and, besides a large circle of other relatives, has left a wife and four children to lament his sudden and unexpected fate.  [June 25, 1834]