Vital Records, Delaware (1824) & Chenango (1880) Counties, NY

 Delaware Gazette, Delhi, NY, January 14, 1824

Deaths

On the 8th inst. at his residence in Harpersfield [Delaware Co. NY] near the head of the Delaware, Mr. Job Clark.  Mr. Clark was an industrious and intelligent farmer in the very prime of life, possessed of good native and acquired talents, adorned with an uncommon share of modesty and good sense.  By his death society is deprived of a valuable and useful citizen, his widow of a faithful and an indulgent companion, his children of a tender and watchful father, his connections and friends of an agreeable and worthy associate and his neighborhood of one of its brightest ornaments.  It may be said of him, "those who knew him best esteemed him most."

At Roxbury [Delaware Co. NY], after a lingering illness, Captain Abraham Gold in the 58th year of his age.  Mr. Gold was the only survivor of four hardy young men who emigrated from the town of Fairfield, Conn. in the year 1790, to the town of Roxbury, and being the first settler, suffered and endured all the hardships incident to a new country - at last struggled through and placed himself in a situation of ease and plenty - was called to resign his breath and give up all into the hands of God who gave it.

Delaware Gazette, Delhi, NY, February 18, 1824

Marriage

In this town [Delhi, Delaware Co. NY], on Thursday evening last, by Elder William Cumings, Mr. George Easton to Miss Clarissa Farrington, daughter of Gen. Putnam Farrington.

Delaware Gazette, Delhi, NY, March 24, 1824

Marriages

In this town [Delhi, Delaware Co. NY], on Wednesday the 17th inst. by Elder Tuttle, Mr. John D. Jones to Miss Emeline Flint.

On Thursday the 18th inst. Mr. George F. Howland to Miss Nancy Hanford.

Delaware Gazette, Delhi, NY, March 31, 1824

Marriages

In Kortright [Delaware Co. NY], on Monday the 22d inst. by the Rev. William McAuley, Mr. John Bilby to Miss Elizabeth Marshall, all of the town.

At the same place on Tuesday the 23d inst. by the same.  Mr. William Henderson to Miss Margaret Smith.

Home Sentinel, Afton, NY, April 9, 1880

Marriage

At the residence of Wm. S. Landers, Esq. on the 31st of March 1880, Fred Grover and Emily P. Landers were joined in the holy bonds of wedlock by Rev. E.T. Jacobs.  The citizens of Afton, from an intimate acquaintance with these two young people, will join us in the decision that this is a happy union and we all wish them much joy.

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The New York World of March 27 contains the following under the head of "All Gone:"

On February 18th, 1879, in Greene, Chenango County [NY], three sisters took upon themselves the bonds of wedlock at the same time.  There were the Misses Jennie L., Flora F. and Mary H. Grant and they were married respectively to the Rev. W. N. Richie, pastor of the Forty-fourth Street Presbyterian Church of this city [NYC]; H.H. Scott, an Eight avenue shoe dealer, and the Rev. Smith T. Ford, pastor of the Baptist Church at Greene.  The story of the wedding and the merry making at Greene was published in the World at the time.  Miss Agnes Grant, the only remaining unmarried sister, was left at the old homestead.  On Wednesday evening she was married to Professor W. R. Rowlands, Principal of the Union School at Hamilton, N.Y. [Madison Co.].  The ceremony took place at the residence of Rev. Mr. Richie, no. 442 West Forty-fourth Street and the services were read by the Rev. Mr. Ford, assisted by Mr. Richie.  The ushers were Messrs. J.H. Allen, George H. Rowe, Charles F. Searles and Richard Morton.  There were no bridesmaids.  The bride's dress was made of brocade satin and gross grain silk, light ashes of rose color, trimmed with duchesse lace.  She wore a wreath of orange blossoms and diamond ornaments. After the ceremony there was a collation and dancing and at 11 o'clock the bride and groom left for Philadelphia.  The three brides of last year in their bridal dresses and with their husbands were present.

Deaths

Miss Mary A. Swift died at O.K. Swift's residence in Nineveh [Broome Co. NY] last Saturday in the 75th year of her age.

On April 2d, 1880, Homer T. Nichols died in Bainbridge [Chenango Co. NY] of inflammatory congestion, aged 8 years.  After the death of the child, it was thought best to hold a postmortem examination, as he had met with a severe bruise from being run over by a wagon about six months ago.  Upon examination it was found that the heart case had adhered to the anterior of the ribs and also to the lungs and that a part of the heart was found to be apparently perished away.  The lungs were found to be badly congested and but a small part of them that would float.  From all the showing of the case, no doubt the little boy was a great sufferer and found a blessing in the rest of death.

News Item

We are under obligations says the Union to Nemiah Leach for the past five years Keeper of the County House, for the following items of interest from that institution.  

In his large family of boarders of all classes he has one who was one hundred years old on Thursday last.  His name is William Lavee who was born in New London County, Conn. April 1, 1780, and settled in the County in 1814, where he has since resided, a period of sixty-six years.  By trade he was a shoemaker, but he at one time owned and cultivated a farm in the town of Preston [Chenango Co. NY].  In his old age reverses came upon him and he was reduced to want, at last becoming an inmate of the asylum for the poor.  He early embraced the cause of Christ, and all these years he has lived an exemplary Christian.  His mental faculties he retains to a remarkable degree.  

Mr. Leach has now about one hundred and thirty boarders, and the aggregate of the ages of the thirty between 70 and 100 in 2,288 yrs; of the next twenty-eight, between 60 and 70, the aggregate is 1,797 years.  During these five years, fifty-six have died; of these the ages of Twenty-nine aggregated 2,337 years, and of the remaining 27, 1,366 years.