Vital Records, Norwich, NY, January to March 1837

 Chenango Telegraph, Norwich, NY

Marriages

In Guilford [Chenango Co., NY], on the 5th inst., by the Rev. N. Doolittle, Mr. Davenport Parker of this town to Miss Waity Sheldon, of the former place. [Jan. 18, 1837]

In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], on Sunday evening, Jan. 1st, by Elder J.S. Swan, Mr. Sanford Kingsbury of Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], to Miss Harriet Kinne, of New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY]. [Jan. 18, 1837]

At North Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], yesterday morning, by the Rev. Mr. Barrows, Mr. Salmon L. Hunt of Cleveland, Ohio, to Miss Helen Per Lee, daughter of Abraham Per Lee, Esq., of the former place. [Feb. 22, 1837]

In this town [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], on Thursday evening, the 16th inst. by Elder Chamberlain, Mr. Thomas W. Hall to Miss Sarah Westcott. [Feb. 22, 1837]

In Guilford [Chenango Co., NY], on Sunday evening last, Mr. L. D. Walsworth of this town [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY] to Miss Lovina Fairchild, of the former place. [Feb. 22, 1837]

In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY] on Tuesday morning, Feb. 28, by the Rev. J.S. Swan, Samuel Hibard, Esq. of Bethel, Vt., to Miss Ann W. Prentiss, of this village. [Mar. 1, 1837]

On the 30th ult, by the Rev. D.A. Shepard, Mr. William Burlingame to Miss Adeline Burlingame, all of this town [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY]. [Mar. 29, 1837]

In Macdonough [Chenango Co., NY], on the 13rh ult. by the Rev.  H. Dyer of Preston, Mr. Peter Dalton to Miss Lamantha [Kinght]; also, Mr. Charles Dodge to Miss Mandana [Knight], daughters of Mr. Samuel Knight. [Mar. 29, 1837]

Deaths

In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], on Saturday morning ast, Samuel Pike, Esq., aged 52 years.  No man was more highly respected in this community than Mr. P.  His loss has created a void among us which cannot be filled.  Honest and upright in all his dealings as a man and a Christian.   Kind, charitable and humane, he had gained the universal good will and esteem of all who knew him.  No prouder monument of all who knew him, no prouder monument to his worth can be erected than that which was visible in the immense concourse of people who attended his funeral on Monday, to testify the respect which they entertained for his character, while living, and the loss they had sustained in his death.  [Feb. 1, 1837]

In Philadelphia, Penn. on the 14th January, Dr. Joseph Prentiss, Jr.,  aged 33 years; a brother of Mrs. A. Louisa Hammond.  [Feb. 1, 1837]

In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY] on Saturday morning last, Clinton [Steere] youngest son of Mr. Smith Steere, aged 6 years. [Feb. 8, 1837]

In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], yesterday morning, Mr. Beriah Lewis, an officer in the Revolution, aged 887 years. [Mar. 29, 1837]