Vital Records, Chenango County, NY, May 1871 (continued)

 Chenango Union, Norwich, NY, May 17, 1871

Marriage

MONTGOMERY - BLOOD:  In Stamford, Vt., May 2d, by Rev. Z.W. Kemp, Mr. H.S. Montgomery of Plymouth [Chenango Co. NY], to Miss Sarah E. Blood, of Stamford.

Deaths

LACEY:  In Syracuse [Onondaga Co. NY], May 6th, Mr. Cophas S. Lacy, aged 51 years, formerly of the firm of Thompson & Lacey, of this village [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY] His remains were interred at Cazenovia [Madison Co. NY].

HARVEY:  In Pitcher [Chenango Co. NY], May 4th, Mrs. Rebecca Harvey, aged 86 years.

WEAVER:  In Pitcher [Chenango Co. NY], April 24th, William Wallace, son of George and Addie Weaver, aged 1 year, 3 months and 22 days.

DRISCALL:  In Greene [Chenango Co. NY], May 4th, Adria [Driscall] widow of Clark Driscall, aged 76 years.

WILLIAMSON:  In Greene [Chenango Co. NY], May 4th, Mr. Thomas Williamson, aged 86 years.

SISSON:  At his residence in north norwich [Chenango Co. NY], May 10th, Mr. George Sisson, aged 66 years 3 months and 1 day.  Then let our sorrows cease to flow, /God has recall'd his own; / But let our hearts, in every woe, / Still say:  "Thy will be done."

Oxford Times, Oxford, NY, May 17, 1871

Deaths

HOLDREGE:  In East McDonough [Chenango Co. NY], on 6th, Mrs. Phebe A. [Holdrege], wife of Daniel Holdrege, and sister of Oliver Rhodes, aged 73 years.  Heave not a sigh! her spirits fled / Beyond the graveyard's moldering dead, / Close nestled by her Savior's side; / She's safe from pain, from sorrow's tide.

Chenango American, Greene, NY, May 18, 1871

Marriages

In this village [Greene, Chenango Co. NY], May 10th, by Rev. George Porter, Mr. John Tonkin to Miss Adelia Hotchkiss, all of Greene.

At Chenango Forks [Broome Co. NY], May 9th, by Rev. Mr. Ely, F.M. Simon, Esq., of Youngstown, Ohio, to Miss Jennie Dunn, formerly of this village [Greene, Chenango Co. NY].

Deaths

In Barker, Broome County [NY], May 8th, Mrs. Olive Stoughton, aged 85 years.

In Norwich [Chenango Co. NY], April 12th, Margreth [Hansen], wife of Henry Hansen, aged 56 years.

A young man by the name of Merrill from Chenango Forks [Broome Co. NY], recently lost his life in a terrible manner, near Owego [Tioga Co. NY], while working in a sawmill.  He accidently stepped into a hole, which threw him, on a circular saw, which was in motion, cutting through his ribs and tearing his side completely off, so that his lungs were visible.

Bainbridge Republican, Bainbridge, NY, May 20, 1871

Marriage

On the 17th inst. at East Guilford [Chenango Co. NY], by Rev. I.S. Pottingill, Mr. A.D. Tuttle, of South Hamilton, Madison Co. [NY], to Miss Georgia Anna Fletcher, of East Guilford.

Deaths

At Otsdawa [Otsego Co. NY], April 9th, Cornelia [Scrambling], wife of G.D. Scrambling, aged 31 years.  Servant of God well done, / Rest from they loved employ.

Mr. Geo. Smith, a farmer near this village lost his only son, about two years old on Wednesday morning.  His mother left him to play in the yard while she attended to household duties, during which time he went to a dish of lye and rank of it, causing his death at 8 o'clock on Friday morning.

Veterans of 1812

Chenango American, Greene, NY, May 18, 1871

On Saturday last, several of the old veterans of the war of 1812, appeared before Esq. Brougham, at his office in this village [Greene, Chenango Co. NY], for the purpose of making application for pensions under a late act granting them the same.  James G. Thompson, our worthy county Clerk, was here for the purpose of taking their affidavits, thus saving these old men the time and trouble of going to Norwich with their witnesses, &c. The following are the names of those who made application for pensions, together with their ages and residences:  Garry Rice, aged 77 years; Martin Schenck, 77, Andrew Allen, 77; Alexander Day, 74; Cyrus Hopkins, 83; Roswell Benson, 76; all of this town [Greene, NY].  Thomas Roos, of Smithville, 81 years old; Maj. R. Barry, of Barker, Broome County, aged 88.

It is seldom that we see together so many old men as were congregated on this occasion, and we could but recognize in them some of the remnants of that glorious body of brave men who protected this land from foreign oppression, and fought and maintained the honor of this, the grandest nation that God's sunshine now smiles upon.