Vital Records, Broome County, NY (1858)

 Union News, Union, NY, May 6, 1858

Married

At Union [Broome Co. NY] on Tuesday the 27th ult. by Rev. Amos B. Beach, Mr. David C. Pugsley of Binghamton [Broome Co. NY] to Miss Emmeline L. Leonard of Union.

Union News, Union, NY, May 13, 1858

Marriage

On the 1st instant, by the bride's father, Rev. D.A. Shepard, at his residence in Waverly [Tioga Co. NY], Mr. Henry H. Doubleday of Binghamton [Broome Co. NY] to Miss Fannie Grace Shepard.

Deaths

In Vestal [Broome Co. NY] on Sunday morning inst. May 9th, Mr. Andrew J. Layton formerly of New Brunswick, N.J., aged 29 years.

At his residence in Kirkwood in this county [Broome Co. NY] on Tuesday afternoon May 4th, Mr. Henry Squires aged 65 years.

In the town of Union [Broome Co. NY] on the 14th day of March inst. Mrs. Phepe Broas aged 91 years and six months, wife of Mr. Peter kBroas who is now living at the age of over 95 years.  this worthy couple had at the time of Mrs. B.s death, lived together 68 years.

We learn that Martin V.B. Richards, son of Mr. Jesse Richards, residing in the eastern part of the town of Union [Broome Co. NY] while playing ball on Saturday afternoon last, fell down and died instantly.  He had been exercising freely and as he went to pick up the ball or a club, he fell over and expired.  His age was about 21 years.

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Died this morning, May 8th, at the residence of her daughter Mrs. Isaac Temple(?) and of her granddaughter Mrs. Jacob Morris in this village [Union, Broome Co. NY] Mrs. Sarah Backus daughter of Col. Eleazer Lindsley an officer in the Revolutionary Army and widow of Mr. Ebenezer Backus.

The deceased was a remarkable woman.  She was born in Morristown, N.J. in the year 1776, the year in which our country was born and was -?- with the declaration of American independence.

At the venerable and rare age of 82 - twelve years beyond the allotment of three score and ten, she has dropped away like fruit that is ripened - the last of the Lindsley family, leaving to her descendants and friends a legacy more precious than gold - the memory of her virtues.  Binghamton Republican

Union News, Union, NY, May 20, 1858

Marriages

In Union [Broome Co. NY] May 18th by the Rev. William A. Bartlett of Owego [Tioga Co. NY]  J.E. Ferry of Oneida, Madison Co. N.Y. and Caroline M. Mersereau of the former place.

As we were particularly requested with the above notice to say nothing about being remembered, we of course must keep mum. We will however, venture to wish the couple much joy.

In Glen Aubury, Broome Co. N.Y. May 16, by Elder S.D. Merrihen, Mr. Alfred White of Lansingburgh [Rensselaer Co. NY] to Miss Julia A. Baywold(?) of the former place.

Union News, Union, NY, May 27, 1858

Death

In Hawley, Wayne Co. Pa. on the 19th of May instant, Mrs. Abigail Robbins aged 82 years.

Mrs. R. removed to this place from Massachusetts Oct. 20, 1818.  She was consequently at her death one of the oldest inhabitants of the town, having resided here nearly half a century. As one of the pioneers, she was familiar with the hardships and privations incident to a settlement in a new country.  these were by no means inconsiderable.  Few of this day have any just conceptions of their extent.  But she lived to see a great change. the wilderness had disappeared before the diligent hand of cultivation and comfortable dwellings had arisen in the room of the humble log cabins of the early settlers.  Mrs. R. was a Christian of genuine stamp.  More than sixteen years since she became a member of the M.E. Church in this place and remained one of its brightest ornaments to the day of her death. The close of her life was eminently peaceful and happy.  Worn by the toils and vicissitudes of over four score years, she has arisen at last to the "rest that remaineth to the people of God."  A numerous family of children to which she was tenderly attached were mostly present at her burial.  May they all see her again in "the house not made with hands; eternal in the heavens."