Vital Records, Otsego County, NY

 Oneonta Herald, Oneonta, NY, June 15, 1853

Marriage

 In Oneonta [Otsego Co. NY], on the 8th inst. by the Rev. J. Soule, Mr. Wm. H. Scofield of Oneonta to Miss Ema Sturges of Prattsville [Greene Co. NY].

Deaths

The wife of Mr. V. Terpening of Richfield [Otsego Co. NY], was thrown from a carriage at Herkimer [Herkimer Co. NY], on Saturday and so severely injured that she died the same day.

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On Saturday evening about 9 o'clock, a young man whose name is supposed to be George Estell of Jefferson Co. [NY], fell into the lock at Fort Herkimer and was drowned.  An inquest was held on the body by Coroner Hartman and the following facts were elicited:  He came directly from Jefferson County and arrived by canal at the lock a little before dark and stopped for the purpose of visiting some friends he supposed he had in that vicinity.  He went in to a grocery into the lock.  It being so dark, it is supposed that he did not discover the lock.  He was not intoxicated.  Before assistance could be rendered him, he sank to the bottom and his body was recovered about midnight.  He had on a brown Kentucky Jean coat, blue Cassimere checked pants, red vest, straw hat; was about 19 years old, five feet ten inches high, had light hair and light complexion, had 16 cents in money in his pocket, was from all appearances a laboring man.  The following is a copy of the only paper found in his pockets:  "Mr. Daniel C. Rouse - Sir: I am very sorry to disappoint you about work as I intended to have been at your house."  Coroner Hartman of this village will communicate with the friends of the deceased, if they can be found.

Cherry Valley Gazette, Cherry Valley, NY, April 16, 1851

Marriage

In Middlefield [Otsego Co. NY], on the 13th inst. by the Rev. Mr. Brown, Mr. Josiah B. Bowman to Miss Fanny [Hannah] daughter of Mr. George Hannah.

Deaths

In this town on the 7th inst. Orville J. [Watrous], son of Mr. Asaph Watrous, aged 19 years.

In Springfield [Otsego Co. NY], on the 12th inst.  Mr. Caleb Stockley, late of Albany [Albany Co. NY] and formerly of this village [Cherry Valley, Otsego Co. NY], aged 41 years.

In Laurens [Otsego Co. NY], on the 11th inst. Gen. Erastus Crafts, aged 71 years.

In Cooperstown [Otsego Co. NY], of consumption on the 8th inst. Mrs. Lavantia Henniker, aged 26 years.

In Oneonta [Otsego Co. NY], on the 28th ult.  Sarah Ann [Hopkins] daughter of Robert W. and Catharine Hopkins aged 12 years.

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Another Revolutionary Hero Gone to His Rest 

Obadiah Archer, grandfather of the Deputy Clerk of the Assembly, died at his residence in Marion, Wayne County [NY] on the 7th inst.  He was in the 92d year of his age, was through three campaigns in the Revolution, voted at every Presidential election from the government - first for George Washington and last for Zachary Taylor.  The full enjoyment of his faculties were preserved to him in a remarkable degree.  He felt and expressed a deep interest in passing events until with a few days of his death.  Albany Journal.

Cherry Valley Gazette, Cherry Valley, NY, March 7, 1855

Marriages

In Morris [Otsego Co. NY], on the 25th ult. by Rev. S. Douglass, at his residence, Mr. Albert Eddy of Pittsfield [Otsego Co. NY], to Miss Antonette Sterling of Morris.

At a hotel in Springfield Centre [Otsego Co. NY], Feb. 22d by Rev. S. Hill, Mr. Bela Armstrong to Miss Mary E. Shawl, both of Warren, Herkimer Co. [NY].

In Minden, Montgonery Co. [NY], on the 15th ult. by Rev. G. Parsons, Mr. Douw B. Diefendorf of Sharon, Schoharie Co. [NY] to Miss Alzina [Diefendorf] daughter of Warner Diefendorf, Esq., of Minden.

In Sharon [Schoharie Co. NY], on the 5th inst. by the same.  Mr. Harmon Pettis to Miss Sarah Whitford, both of Canajoharie, Montgonery Co. [NY].

Deaths

In Otsego [Otsego Co. NY], Feb. 16, Francis Della [Johnson], wife of Francis F. Johnson, aged 31 years.

In Otsego [Otsego Co. NY], Feb. 21, Nelson Russell son of Wm. Russell, Esq., aged nearly 39 years.

At Roseville, on the 19th ult. Dr. Joseph Carpenter, aged 72 years.

At Hartwick [Otsego Co. NY], on the 21st ult. Emma S. [Conklin] daughter of John and Adaline Conklin, aged 5 months and 21 days.

At South Valley, suddenly, on the 27th ult. Stephen A. Maynard, M.D. in the 30th year of his age.

Otsego Democrat, Cooperstown, NY, April 17, 1847

Death

We regret to learn the death of Orrin Gridley, Esq. an old and respected inhabitant of Clinton [Oneida Co. NY] in this county, and president of the Bank of Kirkland in that village.  He died on Saturday morning, after a short illness.  Union Gazette Monday