Vital Records, Chenango County, NY, January 1878

 Chenango Union, Norwich, NY, January 10, 1878

Marriages

HILLMAN - LEE:  In Greenville, Conn., Jan. 1st by Rev. Welcome R. Bates, Mr. Roscoe S.  Hillman of Waverly, R.I., to Miss Julia A. Lee, daughter of W.H. Lee of Norwich. [Chenango Co. NY].

RICHARDS - SHERWOOD:  In South New Berlin [Chenango Co. NY], Jan. 2d, by Rev. W Scott, Mr. E.E. Richards, of Kent Ohio, to Miss Emma A. Sherwood of South New Berlin.

WILBUR - TITUS:  In North Norwich [Chenango Co. NY], Jan. 8th, by Rev. J.L. Race, Mr. Wesley D. Wilbur of Smyrna [Chenango Co. NY] to Miss Kate Titus of North Norwich.

TAFFT - TEW:  In Oxford [Chenango Co. NY], Jan. 1st, by Rev. R.M. Duff, Mr. William Tafft to Miss Libbie Tew, all of Oxford.

KILLOGG - COLE:  In Pitcher [Chenango Co. NY], Jan. 1st, by Rev. G.P. Turnbul, Mr. Wilbur Kellogg of Cincinnatus [Cortland Co. NY] to Miss Cynthia Cole, of Pitcher.

ROGERS - KINGSLEY:  In Preble, Cortland Co. [NY], Dec. 22d, by Rev. J.E. Long, Mr. Frank E. Rogers of Lincklaen [Chenango Co. NY] to Miss Ada M. Kingsley of Preble.

BACKUS - BROWN:  In New Berlin [Chenango Co. NY], Dec. 23d, by Rev. F.W. Townsend, Mr. Francis M. Backus to Miss Cora S. Brown.

HALBERT - WARD:  In Georgetown [Madison Co. NY], Dec. 26th, Mr. Eugene Halbert of Cincinnatus [Cortland Co. NY] to Miss Hannah Ward of Georgetown.

LIVINGSTON - HITCHCOCK:  In Cincinnatus [Cortland Co. NY], Dec. 28th, by Rev. D. Reese, Mr. John Livingston to Miss Percey Hitchcock, both of Cincinnatus.

HATCH - LOWNSBERY:  In Jamestown [Chautauqua Co. NY], Dec. 27th, by Rev. S. Burford, Mr. Charles W. Hatch, to Miss Henrietta Lownsbery only daughter of Capt. B.F. Lownsbery.

Deaths

DALMAN:  At the residence of Hon. A Shepardson, in Smyrna [Chenango Co. NY], Jan. 7th, Mrs. Mary Dalman, aged 71 years, mother of Mrs. Shepardson.

Smyrna, Chenango Co. NY:  Mrs. John Dalman, of New York Mills [Oneida Co. NY], and mother of the wife of County Clerk Shepardson, died at his home in this village, on Monday morning at the advanced age of about seventy years.

SHEPARDSON:  In Smyrna [Chenango Co. NY] Jan. 8th, of pneumonia, Emma [Shepardson], wife of Hon. A. Shepardson, aged 47 years.

But a few weeks since we published a notice of the death of the mother of A. Shepardson, Esq. our County Clerk, which occurred at his residence in Smyrna. We are now called upon to chronicle the death of the mother of his wife, which took place also at his residence, on Monday last, and still later, of the decease of his estimable wife, she having expired on Tuesday.  Truly, friend Shepardson is in affliction, and the sympathies of his many friends will go out to him in his bereavement.

SWIFT:  In Smyrna [Chenango Co. NY], Jan. 7th, from injuries received in playing ball, Frank Swift aged 16 years.

EDWARDS:  In Pitcher [Chenango Co. NY] Jan. 4th, of diphtheria and croup, Alice [Edwards] only child of Mr. and Mrs. George Edwards, aged 2 years and 6 months.

CLAWSON:  In Pitcher [Chenango Co. NY], Jan. 6th, Mrs. Clawson wife of V.P. Clawson aged 23 years.  

Died in Pitcher, January 6th, Mrs. Clawson, wife of V.P. Clawson, aged 23 years Mrs. Clawson was taken with a severe headache on Sabbath evening, and life terminated Monday morning. She leaves three small children to the care of her bereaved husband.

ANDRUS:  In Pitcher [Chenango Co. NY] Dec. 29th, Mr. William P. Andrus aged 64 years.

Died in Pitcher, December 29th, William P. Andrus, aged 64 years.  His remains were taken to DeRuyter [Madison Co. NY] for burial.

LAUNT:  In North Pharsalia [Chenango Co. NY] Jan. 8th, Mr. Henry Launt 

ATWATER:  In Guilford [Chenango Co. NY], Dec. 31st, Mrs. Aaron Atwater, aged 80 years.

McMASTER:  In Afton [Chenango Co. NY], Dec. 29th, Mrs. Electa McMaster, aged 71 years.

FLETCHER:  In Afton [Chenango Co. NY], Jan. 2d, Sarah M. [Fletcher] wife of Joseph H. Fletcher, aged 26 years.

PRENTICE:  In Port Dickinson, Broome Co. [NY], Dec. 29th, Miss Hattie A Prentice, sister of Mrs. Dr. S.L. Gulon, formerly of Norwich [Chenango Co. NY]

MERITHEW:  In Jasper, Steube Co. [NY], Nov. 10th, Mr. Amara Merithew, aged 64 years, formerly of this County [Chenango Co. NY].

MORSE:  In New Haven, Con., Dec. 31st, Ellen [Morse] wife of Bennett Morse and daughter of Thomas Dickinson, Esq., of Guilford [Chenango Co. NY], aged 47 years.  Her remains were brought to Guilford, for interment.

MESSINGER:  At Oneida Lake, Dec. 2d, Lydia Electa [Messinger] daughter of Osbert E. and Sarah H. Messinger, aged 8 years, 8 months and 4 days.

Now I have done with earthly things, / And all to come is boundless bliss; / My eager spirit spreads her wings - / Jesus says "Come" - I answer, "Yes."