Freeman's Journal, Cooperstown, NY, October 25, 1819
Marriages
At Milford [Otsego Co. NY], by the Rev. Mr. St. John, Mr. James Denniston of Bethlehem [Albany Co. NY], to Miss Mary Donnelly of Milford.
At Northampton (Mass.) Charles Sedgwick, Esquire of Stockbridge [Madison Co. NY] to Miss Elizabeth B. Dwight, daughter of Josiah Dwight, Esq.
At Rome [Oneida Co. NY], Major Charles Larabee of the Army, to Miss Elizabeth Hathaway daughter of Joshua Hathaway, Esq.
At the City of Washington, Mr. Isaac Clarke, aged 67, to Mrs. Ann Goddard aged 65. This couple it is said were affianced to each other forty-five years ago. The engagement, however, was broken off, and each party married differently. In the course of time, the son of one married a daughter of the other. It having pleased Providence to take from them their respective partners, the two lovers in youth, now friends in age, have joined their fortunes in matrimony.
Deaths
In this village [Cooperstown, Otsego Co. NY], on Tuesday morning last, William Cooper, Esq., aged 37.
On the 2d inst. at Soule's Hill in the Town of Guilderland [Albany Co. NY], Mr. George Rellman at the great age of 112 years, 6 months and 25 days. He was born in Germany, in the City of Landau in Elsace, on the 8th of March 1707. He had four children in Germany, three of whom died before his emigration. He embarked for this country at Holland in a vessel bound for Philadelphia, with his wife and remaining child, who was a son, and is now living at the late residence of his deceased father, at an advanced age. His wife died at sea, and with his child he arrived at Philadelphia A.D. 1740. Mr. R. was the patriot and hero, as well as the moralist and the Christian. He served two campaigns in Germany. He was engaged int he famous battle of Prague, where he and a fellow soldier escaped by the hand of Divine Providence from a slaughter of 200,000 men by swimming their horses across the adjacent waters. Albany Gazette
Freeman's Journal, Cooperstown, NY, November 1, 1819
Marriage
On Thursday evening last, by the Rev. Mr. Smith, Mr. Charles Loomis of East Windsor, (Conn.) to Miss Elizabeth P. May of this village [Cooperstown, Otsego Co. NY].
Freeman's Journal, Cooperstown, NY, November 15, 1876
Marriages
At Richfield [Otsego Co. NY] by the Rev. Mr. Huse, Schuyler Crippen, Esq., Attorney at Law to Miss Sabrina Cook, daughter of Philip Cook, Esq.
In Otsego [Otsego Co. NY], on Thursday evening last, by the Rev. John Smith, Mr. E.B. Crandal, editor of the Watch Tower to Miss Mary Todd, daughter of Mr. Jehial Todd.
In Otsego [Otsego Co. NY], on the 7th inst. by the Rev. Mr. Paddock, Mr. John Fish to Miss Sarah Wykoff
At Middlefield [Otsego Co. NY], on Thursday last, by the Rev. John Smith, Mr. Ezra Eaton, Jun. to Miss Sally Faulkner.
Deaths
In this village [Cooperstown, Otsego Co. NY], on Thursday morning last, Mr. James Averell, sen., aged 85 years.
At his residence in Hancock Co. Georgia, His Excellency Gov. Rabun
At Northampton, Mass. on the 7th inst. the Hon. Caleb Strong, late Governor of Massachusetts.
At Bennington, Vt., Jonathan Robison, Esq. for many years Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of that State and for eight years a member of the U.S. Senate.
At Warwick, mass. Dr. Medad Pomeroy aged 83 years.
At Hadley, Mass. Mrs. Sybil Dickinson, relict of the late Mr. Josiah Dickinson.
Freeman's Journal, Cooperstown, NY, November 22, 1819
Death
At Mobile [AL] on the 17th September last, Mrs. Mary Augusta Lewis, aged 31 years, wife of Capt. Russel W. Lewis of Mobile, and daughter of Mr. Joseph Munn of this village [Cooperstown, Otsego Co. NY]. The letter announcing this afflictive intelligence represents the fever as having raged to such a degree as to leave but a ray of hope of surviving an attack. The town was nearly desolate, between 3 and 400 had died, and the greater part removed for safety.
Freeman's Journal, Cooperstown, NY, November 29, 1819
Marriages
Yesterday, in Zion Church, Butternuts [Otsego Co. NY], by the Rev. Mr. Wheeler, Mr. Oliver Somers, Jun. to Miss Susannah Bristol.
In this village [Cooperstown, Otsego Co. NY], on Monday last, by the Rev. John Smith, Mr. John Davison of Hartwick [Otsego Co. NY] to Mrs. Matilda Spalding of Onondaga [Onondaga Co. NY].
At Portland (Me.) John F. Brace, Esq'r of Litchfield (Conn.) to Miss Lucy E. Porter
Deaths
In Stratford (Con.) ont he 14th inst. Hon William Samuel Johnson, L.L.D. in the 94th year of his age. He was truly a great man, having sustained through life the veneration of his friends, and the respect of his country.
In Otego [Otsego Co. NY], on the evening of Wednesday last, after a lingering illness which reduced him to mere skin and bones, Capt. Edward Thurstin, aged 79 years. He is said to have departed with a full belief of the truth of the Christian system, and in the hope of a blessed immortality.
In Brunswick, Mr. Rev. Jesse Appleton, D.D. President of Bowdoin College, in the 47th year of his age.
On the 10th inst. the Hon. Robert Jeskins, Mayor of the city of Hudson [Columbia Co. NY], was knocked overboard in a squall by the boom of the sloop John Hancock, in which he was a passenger; and though picked up immediately died the next day, probably from the injuries sustained form the blow.
At Lyme (Conn.) Mrs. Mary Noyes, aged 51.
In Utica [Oneida Co. NY], Mr. Henry Oudevard(?) aged 55.
At Norwich (Conn.), Mrs. Mary L. Huntington, aged 46, wife of Gen. Ebenezer Huntington.
At Elizabethtown, Gen. A... Gautier ae 102.
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