Vital Records, Chenango County, NY (1879)

 Chenango Semi-Weekly Telegraph, Norwich, NY, April 30, 1879

Deaths

BROWNELL:  In Earlville [Madison Co. NY] on the 14th inst. of dropsy of the brain, Mrs. Carrie M. Brownell, wife of Nathan Brownell, aged 21 years.

SPRAGUE:  In Earlville [Madison Co. NY] April 23 of pneumonia, Dillie Sprague aged 70 years and for 40 years, a resident of Earlville.

WAKELY:  In McLean, N.Y. [Tompkins Co.] on the 23d of April Emeline [Wakely] wife of Benajah Wakely.

KELSEY:  Hon. William H. Kelsey born in Smyrna [Chenango Co. NY], Oct. 2, 1812, died suddenly at his residence in Geneseo last week.  He once represented his district in Congress, was publisher of the Livingston Democrat a Whig paper, until 1837, when he entered upon the study and practice of the law.  He died as he had lived, honored and respected by all who knew him.

PETRIE:  On Monday morning, Thomas Petrie a lad fourteen years of age, employed in the Oneida knitting mill [Madison Co. NY], was instantly killed in a most terrible and shocking manner.  He was adjusting a belt, when his clothing caught in it and he was drawn around the shafting which revolved at a speed of two hundred revolutions per minute, his head striking the ceiling and dashing his brains out.  His body was fearfully mangled.

LAKE:  On Monday afternoon, while Wallace Lake was adjusting a belt in Tyler & Lyon's mill at Millville, Broome County [NY], he was caught in the shafting and hurled with terrible force against the timbers overhead.  The mill was stopped as soon as possible, but life was almost extinct before he was got loose and he only survived a few minutes in an insensible condition.  Young Lake had only been married a week.

Chenango Semi-Weekly Telegraph, Norwich, NY, May 3, 1879

Death

TINKER:  In Pittsfield, N.Y. [Otsego Co.] on April 20, 1879, of pneumonia, Permelia [Tinker] wife of Charles Tinker, aged 61 years.

GROVER:  Ezra Grover was found dead in his bed on the morning of the 25th at his residence of E.T. Webb, Esq.  Although an invalid for a number of years, his sudden death was a sad surprise to his many friends.  He was nearly 84 years of age.

TRUESDALE:  Mt. Upton, Chenango Co. NY:  A gloom of sadness has been thrown over our community by the sudden death of Ruby Chamberlain Truesdell.  A large concourse of heartfelt mourners assembled at the M.E. Church on the 29th to pay their last sad respects.  Mother and child were buried in one grave.  during the last four months, we have buried the two most perfect specimens of health our village afforded.  Maria Post and Ruby Truesdell.  Mr. and Mrs. H.W. Curtis of Bainbridge, D. Brown and wife, of Guilford and many representatives from other places were present at the funeral. The bereaved husband has the sympathy of many warm friends.