Vital Records, Chenango County, NY, March 1876

 Chenango Union, Norwich, NY, March 2, 1876

Marriages

RYON - PELLET:  At Emmanuel Church in this village [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY], on Monday afternoon, Feb. 28th, by Rev. D.E. Loveridge, Mr. Dennis A. Ryon of Bridgeport, Conn., to Miss Lilian Pellet of Norwich.

BROWN - EVANS:  At the residence of the bride's father, Charles Evans, Esq., Feb. 23d, by Rev. J.G. Eckman, Mr. William A. Brown of Preston [Chenango Co. NY] to Miss Emma A. Evans of Plymouth [Chenango Co. NY].

FOX - CLARK:  At the M.E. Parsonage in Guilford [Chenango Co. NY], Feb. 26th, by Rev. E.W. Caswell, Mr. George W. Fox of Susquehanna, Pa., to Miss Emeline S. Clark of Oxford [Chenango Co. NY].

WATSON - PALMER:  At Chenango Forks [Broome Co. NY] Mr. B.E. Watson of Binghamton [Broome Co. NY] to Miss Alice Palmer.

Deaths

PATTERSON:  In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY] Feb. 25th, Mr. Lucius Patterson, aged 78 years.

Lucius Patterson, an old and respected resident of this village, died on Friday afternoon last, in the seventy-eighth year of his age.  His funeral took place on Monday forenoon.

COOK:  At the residence of her daughter, Miss Rebecca Lincoln, in this village [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY], Feb. 26th, Mrs. Betsey Cook, aged 83 years.

HAMMOND:  At his residence in Onondaga, N.Y. [Onondaga Co.] Feb. 19th, Mr. Benjamin P. Hammond son of the late Dea. Benjamin Hammond and brother of John Hammond, of this village [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY], aged 821 years.

CROSBY:  In Viraqua, Wis. Feb. 11th, Mrs. Amanda Allen Crosby daughter of Apollos Allen, a pioneer of Smyrna [Chenango Co. NY] and sister of Chester Allen of that town, aged 91 years, 2 months and 4 days.  She came with her father's family from Gill, Mass in 1798.  She died in full faith in Jesus as her savior.

HICKS: In Travistock, Devonshire, England, Jan. 22d, Mrs. Elizabeth Hicks, aged 92 years.  Deceased was mother of the late John P. Hicks of this place [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY].

In our obituary column will be found the announcement of the death at her home in England of Mrs. Elizabeth Hicks, aged ninety-two years.  Many of our citizens will recollect the visit made to this village, a number of years since, by the venerable lady, accompanied by her son, the late John P. Hicks with whose family she passed several months very pleasantly, when she returned to her native country.  While here, many agreeable acquaintances were made, and friendships formed between the aged stranger and our towns people and her death will cause a feeling of sadness among those who knew her best.

JACKSON:  In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY], Feb. 25th, Mrs. Prudence Jackson, aged 55 years.

During her lifetime she accepted the most arduous duties and burdens with a cheerfulness and humility that eminently illustrated the power of the Cross in humble life.  Her severely painful illness was borne with a fortitude and patience that surprised all who witnessed it.  Her death was emphatically a triumph of the Cross. At her funeral a large number of friends, of all classes, gave willing testimony to her worth.  

No pain, no palm, no thorn, no throne, / No gall, no glory, no cross, no crown.

O.B. Dimmick, an extensive cattle dealer died at Hudson [Columbia Co. NY] recently aged 57.  He was born in the town of Chenango [Broome Co. NY].

Henry Woodworth a respected citizen of Fenner [Madison Co. NY], aged about seventy years, was found dead, half buried in the snow near his residence, on Tuesday morning of last week.  His horse, detached from the sleigh stood nearby, having the appearance of having been floundering in the snow.  He had been to Oneida on the day previous, which place he left in the afternoon for his home, the last seen of him alive.

Sylvester Card of Pittsfield [Otsego Co. NY], died February 10th, aged 89 years.  He was much respected.

The funeral of George Bartle was very largely attended on Tuesday, the 22d ult.  Besides a large circle of relatives and friends, the entire Fire Department were present, and the Episcopal Church was crowded. The beautiful service of the church was solemn and impressive, the remarks of the Pastor timely and suggestive and there were many sorrowing hearts present.  The pall bearers were selected from Sappho Hose Company of which deceased was a member, the remainder of the company with badges of mourning, followed the hearse to the grave.  On the casket was the cap and belt of the deceased, surrounded by a heavy wreath of geranium leaves with a single calla lily, also a beautiful floral cross of camelias and blush roses with the word "Sappho" in heliotrope, being a tribute from the Company to the memory of their departed comrade.  Times