Vital Records, Chenango County, NY, October 1876 (Continued)

 Chenango American, Greene, NY, October 12, 1876

Marriage

At the M.E. Parsonage in North Fenton [Broome Co. NY], Sept. 23, by Rev. A.C. Sperry, Mr. Chas. A. Sweet of Willet, N.Y. [Cortland Co.], to Miss Alta McDonald, of Greene [Chenango Co. NY].

Death

In Minneapolis, Minn. Sept. 18, Miss Pamelia Gere formerly of this town [Greene, Chenango Co. NY], aged 87 years.  Her life was that of the just, so her end was peace.

Sherburne News, Sherburne, NY, October 14, 1876

Marriage

LAW - VANDEUSEN:  At Christ Church Rectory for this village [Sherburne, Chenango Co. NY], Oct. 11th, by Rev. T.L. Randolph, Mr. Erwin Law of Pharsalia [Chenango Co. NY] and Miss Phebe VanDeusen of Norwich [Chenango Co. NY].

Death

Daniel J. Harrigan, of Albany [Albany Co. NY], who has been ill of consumption at the residence of his brother, Rev. Father Harrigan, in this village [Greene, Chenango Co. NY], for several months' past, died on Friday last, aged thirty-three years.  Father Harrigan accompanied the remains to Albany, where they were interred on Sunday.

Smyrna Citizen, Smyrna, NY, October 14, 1876

Marriages

KNOWLES - KINYON:  In Williamsport, N.Y. [Wayne Co.], Oct. 11th, Mr. Robert Knowles to Miss Hattie Kinyon.  All of Smyrna [Chenango Co. NY]

WILCOX - POTTER:  In Cazenovia, N.Y. [Madison Co.], Oct. 10th, by Rev. C.C. Johnson, Mr. Hazard R. Wilcox, of Smyrna [Chenango Co. NY] to Miss Connie E. Potter of Cazenovia.

Freeman's Journal, Cooperstown, NY, October 12, 1876

Deaths

In this village [Cooperstown, Otsego Co. NY], Oct. 6th, at the residence of her sister, Mrs. J.H. Prentiss, Mrs. Nancy B. Lathrop relict of the late Horace Lathrop, Esq., aged 69 years.

Mrs. Lathrop was for several months a sufferer from a painful disease, for which there is no remedy, and it was during all that time her Christian graces and natural amiability of character shone forth most conspicuously.  Death came to her finally as a welcome friend, conducting her from a world where many find so much of pain and sorrow to the Christian's home and rest beyond the tomb. wife of Rev. Lawson muzzy, Pastor of the Edmeston Baptist Church, aged 69 years, 6 months and 17 days.

In Hartwick [Otsego Co. NY], October 2d, Obed Alger, aged 65 years.

Mrs. Susan Perkins, locally known as "Aunt Susy," died last Thursday at Sucasunna, N.J..  According to the best of authority, she was one hundred and one years old.  Up to a short time before her death she retained all her bodily and mental faculties, and on one occasion, two years ago, performed a journey of two or three miles on foot.