Vital Records, Otsego County, NY, July 1877 (continued)

 Freeman's Journal, Cooperstown, NY, July 19, 1877

Deaths

In Middlefield [Otsego Co. NY], on the 11th inst., Capt. Aaron North, aged 85 years.  He was a native of that town and died on the farm on which he was born.  He was a kindly hearted and liberal man, much respected by all who knew him.

Morris Chronicle, Morris, NY, July 18, 1877

Death

Oneonta Herald & Democrat, Oneonta, NY, July 20, 1877:  In Gilbertsville, July 12, Mrs. Geo. A. Rockwell.

Gilbertsville, Otsego Co. NY:  After a number of weeks of severe illness, Mrs. George A Rockwell died last Thursday night.  she was buried in Brookside Sunday afternoon.

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July 11:  In Morris [Otsego Co. NY], Mr. Jacob Folts, aged 96 years and 11 months.

Another old and respected citizen of this town has died.  Mr. Jacob Folts, the oldest man in town, nearly 97 yrs. of age, died at the residence of his son, Spelman Folts on Wednesday last.  He got up that morning and ate his breakfast as well as usual.  During the forenoon he went upstairs to his room and was heard to cough and spit quite frequently.  Some members of the family went to his room and found that he was bleeding from the mouth.  A physician was sent for, but the old man died before a doctor could be summoned.  It is supposed that a blood vessel had been ruptured and he bled to death.  Mr. Folts was born in the town of Herkimer, Herkimer County [NY] (then Montgomery) in 1780 of Dutch parents and moved to this town some forty-eight years ago, where he resided until his death.  He raised a family of nine children, all of whom are now living, except a maiden daughter who died thirty days before her father. The deceased and the Hon. Thurlow Weed married sisters, daughters of Daniel Ostrander who was a prominent hotel keeper in Cooperstown over fifty years ago.

Thus one by one our aged fathers are passing over to the other shore.  It matters not when or how we go if our house is set in order when the Master calls.  The subject that should most interest us is, are we prepared to meet our God?

Oneonta Herald & Democrat, Oneonta, NY, July 20, 1877

Marriages

At Morris [Otsego Co. NY], July 14, by A.S. Hobart, Warren T. Hartwell and Miss Belle Lamb, both of South New Berlin [Chenango Co. NY].

In Brooklyn, July 12, at the Baptist Parsonage, 74 5th Street, by Rev. D. Read, Walter Pardoe of Milford, Del. and Miss Anna Piank of Susquehanna, Pa.

Deaths

Hon. Daniel Stewart died in Hobart [Delaware Co. NY] on the 12th inst. aged 52 years.  In 1852 he was nominated for the Assembly in the Second district of Delaware County [NY] by the Whig party, endorsed by the anti-renters, and elected.  In 1858 he was elected to the Legislature from Clinton Co. [NY] and removed to Hobart last fall.  He had been complaining of indisposition for a few days and on the morning of his decease went to a bedroom over his store and lay down to rest.  Nothing was thought unusual until about five o'clock in the afternoon when one of his clerks went up to his room and found him a corpse.  A coroner's inquest developed the fact that death was caused by an epileptic fit.

Two accidents have taken place lately in the vicinity of Cannonsville [Delaware Co. NY] from taking corrosive sublimate.  One a little child of Alpheus Ostrom is slowly recovering.  The other, Samuel R. Underwood, after lingering nearly a week proved fatal.  He took it through mistake.

Hon. John Haxtun died at his residence at East Meredith [Delaware Co. NY], June 30th, aged 73 years.  He was an educated man, a great lover of history and scientific matters and a ready writer.  In 1855 he was nominated by the American party and endorsed by the anti-renters as a candidate for Member of Assembly, in the Second Assembly district of Delaware county and was elected.

Thomas Mantor a former resident of this place [Oneonta, Otsego Co. NY], died at Tioga, June 28th, aged 81 years.  He owned what is now [in 1877] known as the George Blend farm and left here forty years ago.