Vital Records, Otsego County, NY (1879)

 Oneonta Herald & Democrat, Oneonta, NY, February 28, 1879

Marriages

In Mount Vision [Otsego Co. NY] at the Baptist parsonage on the 23d inst. by Rev. Jas. D. Webster, George Shutters and  Miss Jennie Davis, both of Milford [Otsego Co. NY].

At the M.E. parsonage in Morris [Otsego Co. NY] February 19th by Rev. J.S. Southworth, Lloyd L.k Gilbert of Laurens [Otsego Co. NY] and Miss Maggie O. Jacobs of Oneonta [Otsego Co. NY].

Deaths

In Oneonta [Otsego Co. NY] February 26th, Miss Mary Watkins sister of A.B. Watkins, aged 36 years.  Funeral today at 2 o'clock.

In Morris [Otsego Co. NY] February 18th, Jefferson A. Gifford aged 45 years.

In Morris [Otsego Co. NY] February 19th, Edward Holiday in the 80th year of his age.

In Pittsfield [Otsego Co. NY] February 23d, Elizabeth [Taylor] wife of Stephen Taylor, aged 70 years.

In New Lisbon [Otsego Co. NY], February 15th, Miss Maria Buck aged 51 years.

In Bainbridge [Chenango Co. NY] February 21st, Mrs. Hamilton Pope in her 49th year.  Buried at Oneonta on the 26th.

In Morris [Otsego Co. NY] February 25th Isaac R. Parcelle. 

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At Schuyler's Lake, N.Y. [Otsego Co.] Feb. 15, 1879, Mrs. Geo. Angell, aged 69 years and 4 months.

Mrs. Angell had long been a resident of Exeter [Otsego Co. NY], and a life of purity and uprightness won her many friends.  Of a charitable and sympathetic nature, she never failed to assist the suffering or alleviate the sorrow of the distressed, if possible so to dol.  She bore her long illness uncomplainingly, dying as she had lived, calmly and peacefully.  Slowly and imperceptibly, as it were, the sands of life ran out, death closing in like the twilight of a Summer eve.  Although our aged friend has gone out from our midst, yet there are treasured up in memory's casket bright mementoes of a life richly freighted with kind and generous deeds. The reward of the just awaits her, a glorious resurrection and a blissful immortality.

Oneonta Herald & Democrat, Oneonta, NY, March 7, 1879

Marriages

In Milford Centre [Otsego Co. NY] March 4th, by Rev. J.W. Ainsworth, Charles Houghton and Miss Jennie L. Cummings, both of Oneonta [Otsego Co. NY].

In Guilford [Chenango Co. NY] March 4th, by Rev. Mr. Wilson, Walter Scott of Oneonta [Otsego Co. NY] and Miss Martha Shelton of Guilford.

In Oneonta [Otsego Co. NY] at the residence of the bride's father, March 5th by Seymour Scott, Esq. Rev. Moses P. Smith of Jefferson [Schoharie Co. NY] and "Eliza [Judson] youngest daughter of Samuel P. Judson.

At Schuyler's Lake [Otsego Co. NY] Feb. 26 by Rev. L.L. Lury, Julius J Turner and Velma M. Lidell both of Exeter [Otsego Co. NY].

Deaths

In New Lisbon [Otsego Co. NY] Feb. 25th, Elisha Parker aged 76 years.

In Laurens, N.Y [Otsego Co.] March 3, Mary Phillips aged 64 years.

In Harpersfield [Delaware Co. NY] Feb. 28th, Davis Hubbard aged 84 years.

In Oneonta [Otsego Co. NY] Feb. 26th, Sally Rood aged 82 years.

In Otego [Otsego Co. NY] on Mill Creek, March 1st, Betsy Ann Hunt aged 55 years.

In Meredith [Delaware Co. NY], March 2nd, Stephen F. Fairchild aged 72 years.

In Otego [Otsego Co. NY] March 1st, Mrs. Eunice Burlingame aged 76 years.  The deceased was mother of A.D. Smith of this place [Oneonta, Otsego Col NY].

In Cooperstown [Otsego Co. NY] March 3, Mrs. Louisa C. Hollister widow of Elder Harvey Hollister, aged 72 years.

In Cooperstown [Otsego Co. NY] Feb. 24, Hiram Black aged 50 years.

In Hartwick [Otsego Co. NY] Feb. 29, Philip Kiley aged 78 years.

In Schenevus [Otsego Co. NY] Feb. 21, Matilda [Livingston] wife of Jacob W. Livingston, aged 53 years.

In Worcester [Otsego Co. NY] Feb. 22, Mrs. C. Crippen.

In Meredith [Delaware Co. NY] Feb. 28, Jacob Shaver aged 73 years.

In Morris [Otsego Co. NY] March 1, Mrs. Susannah [Webster] relict of the late Robert Webster, aged 78 years.

In Morris [Otsego Co. NY] March 2, Evelina Hopkins aged 17 years.

In Afton [Chenango Co. NY] March 2, Wm. Benedict aged 51 years.

At West Oneonta [Otsego Co. NY], Feb. 27, Gilbert S  Mallory

Hartwick, Otsego Co. NY:  Hiram Bush was buried near the Whith House last Wednesday.  Mr. B. was living at Susquehanna Pa at the time of his sudden death, which was caused by a misstep while descending an outdoor stairway, throwing him several feet to the ground, striking upon his head and face, fracturing his skull and killing him instantly.

Gilbertsville, Otsego Co. NY:  The remains of the late Hon. George Hollis, formerly of this place were brought here for interment last week.  He died at Utica [Oneida Co. NY].

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Lines written on the death of Lille E. [Calver] daughter of Sarah E and Adelbert Calver

My arms are so empty this evening; / My heart has a pain through it too / When I think of our own Lillie darling, / I hardly know what I'm to do.

I shall miss her and each baby motion / I'm sure I shall see o'er and o'er, / When I look at the crib that's now empty, / And think she will sleep there no more.

I shall think of the past and the present, / Of the future when life will be o'er; / And I trust that if only I'm faithful, / We shall meet to be parted no more.

For I think that the angels have taken / Our darling to mansions of bliss / And she must be happy in leaving / A world that has sorrow like this.

For now she knows nothing of parting / With friends or their sorrow or pain / And still while we mourn for our Lillie / We feel that our loss is her gain.

And now while I think of yon Heaven / There is someone that beckons me there / And her voice seems to whisper, be faithful / For here is no sorrow or care.

And when in the midst of my grieving / Though tears still seem blinding my sight / I'll try, through it be a whisper / To remember "Christ will be right."