Vital Records, Chenango (1836) & Otsego (1869) Counties, NY

 Chenango Telegraph, Norwich, NY, August 3, 1836

Deaths

In Guilford [Chenango Co. NY] on the 27th ult. after a painful and severe illness, Mercy [Sheldon] wife of Luke Sheldon, aged 59 years.  The deceased was a woman highly exemplary in all the various relations and duties of life and was respected and beloved by all who enjoyed her acquaintance.  In her death, her husband has been deprived of an affectionate wife, her children of a kind and loving parent and society of a useful member.  She has left a wide circle of relations and friends to mourn her loss.

At South New Berlin [Chenango Co. NY], on the 22d, Mrs. Lucy Smith wife of Mr. Dexter Smith in the 56th year of her age, leaving evidence to her friends that she was worthy to be counted among the happy number "who die in the Lord."  As a Christian her piety was exhibited in a principled regard for the divine requirements as they relate to the duty of man to his Maker and to his fellow men; as a bosom companion she was assiduously kind and faithful; as a mother she was affectionate and provident; as a friend, sincere and constant.  In her death a large circle of family connections pay no ordinary tribute to the destroying Angel.

Chenango Telegraph, Norwich, NY, August 24, 1836

Death

In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY] on Sunday morning last, Mr. Samuel Griffing aged 72 years.

Morris Chronicle, Morris NY, November 10, 1869

Marriages

In So. New Berlin [Chenango Co. NY] Sept. 15th, by Rev. N. Palmer, Leroy J. Owens to Helen Hall both of So. New Berlin.

In So. New Berlin [Chenango Co. NY] Oct. 26th, by Rev. J.H. Chamberlin, Prof. Linn Babcock of So. New Berlin, to Lilie Potter of Laurens [Otsego Co. NY].

In Christ Church, West Burlington [Otsego Co. NY] Oct. 6, by Rev. J. Davis, Adelbert Snow of South Edmeston [Otsego Co. NY] to Julia E. Fish of West Burlington.

By the same, at the residence of the bride's father, in New Lisbon [Otsego Co. NY], Oct. 20, Henry Cope to Celestia V. Bassett both of New Lisbon.

By the same in Edmeston [Otsego Co. NY] Oct. 26, Simon W. Wales of Abingdon, Mass. to Delia E. Brown of Edmeston.

Death

At Morris [Chenango Co. NY] Oct. 29th Carl A. [Bresee] infant son of D.C. and A.C. Bresee, aged 7 weeks and 2 days.

Morris Chronicle, Morris, NY, November 17, 1869

Marriages

In West Otsdawa [Otsego Co. NY], Nov. 6th by Rev. C.E. Peake, Morgan A. Place to Gertrude M. Sheldon all of Otego [Otsego Co. NY].

At the residence of the bride, Nov. 4th, by Rev. W.G. Queal, James D. Thayer of Pittsfield, N.Y. [Otsego Co. NY] to Sarah Burrell of Otego [Otsego Co. NY].

Morris Chronicle, Morris, NY, November 24, 1869

Marriages

In West Laurens [Otsego Co. NY] October 31st, by Rev. A. Hayward, James Martindale of Otego [Otsego Co. NY] to Jennie Hayward of West Laurens.

At the M.E. Parsonage in Laurens [Otsego Co. NY] November 12th, by Rev. J.W. Mevis, Clark Mann of Laurens to Mary M. Mattison of Maine, Broome County [NY].

At Morris [Otsego Co. NY] October 17th, by Rev. C.E. Hodge, Dellevan Wanzer to Mary E. Culver, both of Morris.

Death

At Pittsfield [Otsego Co. NY] Nov. 13th, Stephen Goodspeed 93 years of age.  The feebleness of age had been for a long time creeping over him.  For some seven years his children had cared for him as for an infant, till at length the worn out earthly tabernacle was laid by, that the spirit might enjoy the spiritual body, the house not made without hands, eternal in the heavens.

Thomas  Hinchey a blacksmith by trade and formerly of Oxford [Chenango Co. NY], was found dead in one of the streets of Norwich [Chenango Co. NY] on the morning of Nov. 12th.  He was very intemperate, and it was probably the cause of his death.