Vital Records, Norwich, NY, April to August 1839

 Chenango Telegraph, Norwich, NY

Marriages

In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], on the 15th instant, by the Rev. Mr. Orton, Mr. Charles A. Stevens, merchant, of Greene [Chenango Co., NY] to Miss Maria L. Guernsey, of the former place. [Apr. 24, 1839]

On the 5th inst. by the Rev. L. Sperry, Mr. William Ward to Miss Harriet Hamilton, all of this place [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY]. [May 8, 1839]

In Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY], on the evening of the 16th inst., by the Rev. L.A. Barrows of Norwich, Mr. John D. Fay, of Lockport [Niagara Co. NY], to Miss Caroline N. Sexton of the former place. [May 22, 1839]

In Preston [Chenango Co., NY] on the 23d inst. by Elder B. Wescote, Mr. Reuben W. Utter of Watertown [Jefferson Co. NY] to Miss Mary E. Clarke of the former place. [May 29, 1839]

In this town [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY] on the 13th inst. by the Rev. A. Wheelock, Dr. S.C. Gibson to Miss Martha R. Hall, all of this town. [June 19, 1839]

In Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY] on the 2d inst. by the Rev. L. A. Barrows, Mr. T.H. Matteson of Geneva [Ontario Co. NY], to Miss Elizabeth [Merrell], daughter of E.E. Merrell of the former place. [June 19, 1839]

In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], on the 21th ult. by the Rev. Mr. Sperry, Mr. Nathan Parker, Jr. of this town to Miss Betsey M. Gage, formerly of Enfield, New Hampshire.  [July 31, 1839]

In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], on the 26th inst. by the Rev. D.A. Shepard, the Rev. H.H. Winlef (?), late of Germany, to Miss Clarrisah Bement, of this village. [July 31, 1839]

In Guilford [Chenango Co., NY], on the 28th inst. by the Rev. Mr. Abbott, Mr. William H. Linckin to Miss Sarah Harrison [July 31, 1839]

At Cooperstown [Otsego Co., NY], on the 27th inst. by the Rev. Mr. Tiffany, Isaac Bush, Esq.., Atty. and Counseller at law, of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY] to Miss Mary Martha Prentiss, daughter of the Hon. John H. Prentiss, of the former place. [Aug. 28, 1839]

Deaths

In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], on Tuesday morning the 26th ult. Perez Randall, Esq. county clerk, aged 55 years.  Mr. R. has been clerk of Chenango 20 years successively, with the exception of one term.  He was a popular man with the people, a most excellent clerk and an honest man.  [Apr. 3, 1839]

In this town [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY] on Monday morning, Mrs. Polly Case, wife of John W. Case, aged 37 years.  In the death of Mrs. C. which occurred under peculiarly afflicting circumstances, her husband, family and friends have met with a loss irreparable.  She was a member of the Baptist church at North Norwich, and sustained well all the relations of domestic and religious duty.  [May 22, 1839]

In this town [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY] on Saturday last, Mr. Hascall Ransford, aged 73 years.  Mr. R. was one of the earliest settlers in Norwich.  This section of the country was a wilderness when he took up his abode in it.  He lived to witness and aid much in making, the vast improvement which now everywhere surround us.  He was industrious and frugal, and upright in all his dealing.  In the early history of the county, he was elected to the Assembly, and honestly and faithfully discharged the duties of the office.  He once kept the post office of this town at his residence one mile north of this village.  He left not an enemy, but died at peace with all men-at peace with his Maker-an honest man and a Christian. [July 3, 1839]

In this town [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], on the 8th inst., at the house of her son-in-law, Mr. David Griffing, Mrs. Esther Bedford, formerly of Albany, aged sixty-eight years. [Aug. 14, 1839]

In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co.., NY] on the 26th inst., Mrs. Mary Grandy, sister of the Rev. A. Wheelock of this village, aged 58 years. [Aug. 28, 1839]