Vital Records, Chenango Co. NY, February 1871 (continued)

 Chenango Union, Norwich, NY, February 8, 1871

Marriages

PERRY - WHIPPLE:  In New York City, Jan. 29th?, by Rev. Wm. Platt, Dr. Frederick Elliott Perry of Norwich, N.Y. [Chenango Co.] to Miss Luce Gertrude Whipple.

THOMPSON - GIBBS:  In this town [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY], Jan. 25th, by Rev. S. Scoville, Mr. George H. Thompson, of Onarga, Ill., to Miss Mary E. Gibbs, of Norwich.

WALKER - GILBERT:  In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY], Jan. 26?, by Rev. J.D. Pope, Mr. William H. Walker of Ludlow, Ill, to Miss Georgiana Gilbert, of Oxford [Chenango Co. NY].

BEACH - CRAIN:  At the residence of the bride's father, in Sherburne [Chenango Co. NY] Jan. 24th, by Rev. D.D. Brown, of Tully [Onondaga Co. NY], Mr. G.A. Beach to Miss Eliza Crain.

O'NEAL - WELCH:  In Smyrna [Chenango Co. NY] Jan. 26th, by Rev. S. Moore, Mr. Andrew O'Neal of North Norwich [Chenango Co. NY] to Miss Ida D. Welch of Lebanon [Madison Co. NY].

ALCOTT - ROOT:  In Guilford [Chenango Co. NY], Jan. 23d, by Rev. J.L. Jones, Mr. Ray Alcott, to Miss Sarah A. Root, both of Guilford.

LAMB - DIMMICK:  In Plymouth [Chenango Co. NY], Jan. 25th, by Rev. T. Harroun, Mr. E.F. Lamb, of McDonough [Chenango Co. NY] to Miss Addie Dimmick, of Plymouth.

HANDY - WHITE:  Feb. 1st, by Rev. I.B. Hyde, Mr. Charles E. Handy of New Berlin [Chenango Co. NY] to Miss O. White of Columbus [Chenango Co. NY].

WHITLOCK - SCOTT:  In Greene [Chenango Co. NY], Jan. 31st, by Rev. W. Burnside, Mr. Charles Whitlock, of Greene, to Miss Jennie Scott, of Colesville [Broome Co. NY].

BISWELL - HAKES:  In Coventry [Chenango Co. NY], Jan. 20th?, by Rev. T.D Hammond, Mr. Willie W. Bidwell of Coventry [Chenango Co. NY] to Miss Irena S. Hakes, of Colesville [Broome Co. NY].

SLATER - CHAPLAIN:  In Ketchumville, N.Y. [Tioga Co.] Jan. 19th, by Rev. T. Angell, Mr. Eugene R. Slater, of Greene [Chenango Co. NY], to Miss Ruth A. Brownell, both of Chenango Forks [Broome Co. NY].

HENDRICKS - BROWNELL:  At Whitney's Pt. [Broome Co. NY], Jan. 18th, by Rev. D.T. Ross, Mr. Alfred Hendricks to Miss Ruth A Brownell, both of Chenango Forks [Broome Co. NY].

Deaths

DOTY:  In Oxford [Chenango Co. NY], Jan. 26th, Alzada [Doty], wife of William R. Doty, aged 51 years.

TALCOTT:  In Smyrna [Chenango Co. NY] Feb. 4th, Mrs. Sarissa Talcott relict of the late Joshua Talcott, aged 90? years.

AKERLY:  In Bainbridge [Chenango Co. NY], Jan. 30th, of apoplexy, Harriet [Akerly] wife of R.W. Akerly, aged 47 years.

FREIOT:  In Bainbridge [Chenango Co. NY], Jan. 28th?, Gilbert W. [Freiot] infant son of John H. and Helen d. Freiot.

GORHAM:  In Milford, Otsego Co. [NY], Jan. 24th, Eliza B. [Gorham] relict of the late Burton Gorham, formerly of Norwich, N.Y. [Chenango Co.].

About five o'clock on Friday afternoon a little boy about three years of age was drowned in the canal near Rexford Street bridge [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY].  The child was a son of Patrick Curley, who resides on the tow path between Rexford and Mitchell Streets.  At the time of the accident the little fellow was playing on the ice with other children.  A hole had been cut in the ice near the bridge, for the purpose of getting water, and into this hole the child fell and instantly disappeared under the ice.  The other children, too young to be able to render assistance, ran screaming from the spot, and one of them hastened to where the father of the child was at work, and informed him of the sad accident.  The frantic father hastened to the spot, and perceiving the child's cap floating on the water, he eagerly clutched it, thinking that it was still on the child's head.  But to his disappointment he found that the body had sunk from sight.  he then lowered himself through the hole into the ice-cold water, in a vain endeavor to find where the body was and rescue it from its watery bed, and had it not been for the interposition of persons who had by this time congregated, his benumbed fingers would probably have lost their hold upon the ice, and he been drowned.  A large number of men immediately set to work to recover the body of the child, and the ice was cut, and the canal dragged for a long distance.  Not until ten o'clock at night was the body found, and then only about six feet from the place where it fell in.  It is a sad accident and should be a warning to parents not to allow such small children to play on the ice.

Oxford Times, Oxford, NY, February 8, 1871

Marriages

ALEXANDER - MILLARD:  In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY], Feb. 1st, by Rev. T.P. Halsted, Mr. William Alexander of Greene [Chenango Co. NY] to Miss Ellen J. Millard of this village [Oxford, Chenango Co. NY].

MERCHANT - ROGERS:  In Christ's Church, Guilford [Chenango Co. NY], Feb. 1st, by Rev. Geo. Heaton, Mr. M. E. Merchant to Miss Ellen G. Rogers, both of Guilford.

BURLISON - YALE:  In Yalesville [Chenango Co. NY], Jan. 25th, by Rev. Lyman Sperry, Mr. Frederick L. Burlison to Miss Ellen L. Yale, all of Guilford [Chenango Co. NY].

RANDALL - HILL:  At So. New Berlin [Chenango Co. NY] Dec. 27th, by Rev. Mr. Chamberlain, Mr. Frederick D. Randall of Smithville [Chenango Co. NY] to Miss Augusta Hill, of New Berlin.

Deaths

ELWELL:  At East Guilford [Chenango Co. NY], Jan. 24th, Lucy [Elwell], wife of Mr. Samuel Elwell, aged 63 years.

William Ramsdel, an old and esteemed resident of the north part of our town [Sherburne, Chenango Co. NY], was seized with a fit and died very suddenly on Thursday. Sherburne News

William Martin, a blacksmith, who resided at or near the Four Corners, while on his way home from Smyrna [Chenango Co. NY], in a cutter, on Tuesday last had an attack of apoplexy.  His horse went directly home, when Mr. Martin was discovered to be in a senseless condition.  He died on Wednesday. Sherburne News

Chenango American, Greene, NY, February 10, 1871

Marriages

In Oxford [Chenango Co. NY], on the 2d inst. by Rev. L.E. Spafford, Mr. George W. Wheeler of this town [Greene, Chenango Co. NY] to Miss Elva A. Read, daughter of T.J. Read, of Smithville [Chenango Co. NY].

In Cortland [Cortland Co. NY], on the 1st inst., by Rev. A. Wikins, Mr. Wm. D. Kirby of Bainbridge [Chenango Co. NY], to Miss Hattie J. Cudworth, of Cortland.

In Homer [Cortland Co. NY], on the 27th ult. by Rev. Dr. Holbrook, Mr. Erastus B. Porter of this town [Greene, Chenango Co. NY] to Miss Mary J. White, of Homer.

Deaths

In this town [Greene, Chenango Co. NY], on the 7th inst. Mr. Oliver Sackett a soldier of the war of 1812, aged 74 years and 6 months.

In Norwich [Chenango Co. NY], on the 7th inst. Deborah S. [Turner], wife of Lester Turner, aged 68 years.

In Guilford [Chenango Co. NY], on the 7th inst. Keziah [Richmond], wife of Seth Richmond, aged 79 years.

In Coventryville [Chenango Co. NY], on the 1st inst. Susan L. [Benedict], wife of Mr. Chester Benedict, aged 39 years.