Vital Records, Chenango (1840) & Otsego (1871) Counties, NY

 Chenango Telegraph, Norwich, NY, October 7, 1840

Marriages

In Otselic [Chenango Co. NY] on the 4th inst. by Nathan gray, Esq. Mr. Myron Prichard to Miss Mary Ward both of the same town.

In Pitcher [Chenango Co. NY] on Tuesday the 30th ult. by Samuel Plumb, Esq. Mr. James Bowen, Jr. of Solon [Cortland Co. NY] to Miss Martha M. Barker of the former place.

Death

Mr. Amos Randall, a colored man, was killed on Friday last on returning from Oxford [Chenango Co. NY], about half a mile this side of that village.  He fell from a wagon under the wheel, which passed over his breast, causing death in some thirty minutes.  It is supposed that a blood vessel was ruptured.  Mr. R. was a resident of this place [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY], and much respected for his good character and habits.  We understand that our citizens have raised a subscription of a hundred dollars to relieve the wants of his needy family, who in this trying affliction have been deprived of a husband and father whose daily labor supplied the necessaries of life.

Chenango Telegraph, Norwich, NY, October 21, 1840

Marriage

In this town [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY] on the 20th inst. by the Rev. J.S. Swan, Mr. James Smith to Miss Betsey E. Webb.

Chenango Telegraph, Norwich, NY, October 28, 1840

Marriage

In this place [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY] on the 27th inst. by Rev. L.A. Barrows, Mr. Charles R. Breed to Miss Emeline Van Embergh(?)

Morris Chronicle, Morris, NY, October 11, 1871

Marriages

In Morris [Otsego Co. NY] Oct. 3d, at the residence of James R. Angel, Esq. by Rev. W.R. Cocrane, Joseph Angel, Esq. of Exeter [Otsego Co. NY] to Miss Ursula Hathaway.

In New Lisbon [Otsego Co. NY] Oct. 4th by Rev. E.V. Wales of Oneonta, Collinwood Duro to Miss Mary A. Thurston, both of New Lisbon.

In Bainbridge [Chenango Co. NY] Sept. 27th, at the residence of the bride's father, D.S. Bristol, by the Rev. S. Seymour Lewis, James L. Greene and Miss Aggie Bristol all of Bainbridge.

In Unadilla [Otsego Co. NY] Sept. 27th by Rev. W.A. Wadsworth, Irving C. Hyer of Mt. Upton [Chenango Co. NY] to Miss Sarah E. Foster of Unadilla.

In Laurens [Otsego Co. NY] at the residence of Henry Gardner, Oct. 3d, by Rev. J.W. Mevis, of Otego [Otsego Co. NY] David S. Smith to Miss Josie George all of Laurens.

In Cooperstown [Otsego Co. NY] Sept. 25th by Rev. C.C. Smith, John B. Winney of Saratoga Springs [Saratoga Co. NY] to Mary E. Cone of Cooperstown.

At the residence of the bride's father, Sept. 20, by Rev. W.H. Herrington, Charles S. Bolton of Burlington [Otsego Co. NY] and Miss Florence A. Eaton.

In Clintonville [Clinton Co. NY], Sept. 21st by Rev. J.D. English, George Dingee and Frances Bice both of Clintonville.

In Schuyler's Lake [Otsego Co. NY], Sept. 20th, by Rev. H. Garlick, George D. Barnes of Litchfield [Herkimer Co. NY] and Nellie [Chappell] daughter of John Chappell of the former place.

At the residence of Jefferson Finch, Oct. 5th, by Rev. J.L. Ray, B.F. Harrington to Miss Mary M. Howard all of New Berlin [Chenango Co. NY].

At the M.E. parsonage in New Berlin [Chenango Co. NY] July 28th by Rev. R.W. Van Schoisk, E.W. Crumb of Plainfield [Otsego Co. NY] to Miss May Babcock of Brookfield [Madison Co. NY].

By the same at the residence of Horace Terry, So. Edmeston [Otsego Co. NY] Sept. 27th, Albert Talcott of Columbus [Chenango Co. NY] to Miss Maria E. Hart of the former place.

By the same at the residence of Edward Barr, So. New Berlin [Chenango Co. NY] Oct. 4th, E.W. Burdick of Independence, Iowa to Miss Lottie Brundige of Butternuts [Otsego Co. NY].

On Wednesday evening Sept. 6 at the residence of the bride's mother in Corning [Steuben Co. NY], by Rev. W.A. Niles, S.A. Norton of the firm of Wilcox & Norton of Hartwick [Otsego Co. NY] to Miss Gustin C. French daughter of Mrs. A.G. French of Corning.

Deaths

At Morris [Otsego Co. NY] Sept. 21st, Nancy Weatherly aged 30 years 1 month and 3 days.

At Worcester [Otsego Co. NY] Sept. 20th Elvira [Day] wife of Lysander Day, aged 42 years.

At Springfield [Otsego Co. NY], Sept. 28th, John Wiles in the 42d year of his age.

At Oneonta [Otsego Co. NY] 26th ult. after a lingering and painful illness of eighteen weeks, Miss Hattie E. Ward aged 18 years, 2 months and 6 days.

At his residence in the town of Maryland [Otsego Co. NY] Sept. 16th, David Johnson aged 57 years.

At Laurens [Otsego Co. NY] Oct. 1st Bertha M. [Hall] only daughter of Leroy and Mary R. Hall, aged two years.

Butternuts, Otsego Co. NY:  Capt. Moulton an intemperate man, was found on Saturday morning last near the bridge in the village of Butternuts, having fallen off the bridge during the night.  He was insensible when taken up and died during the day.

Died in this town [Morris, Otsego Co. NY] on Thursday, Oct. 5th, Harry Fortune known as "black Harry" by every resident of Morris for the past 75 years.  His age at the time of his death was 120 years, undoubtedly the oldest man in the state.  He often told of incidents that happened when a slave in New York a hundred years ago.  He was not like many old colored men who have died, a servant of General Washington, but he with a good deal of pride used to tell of holding Washington's horse when the General was on a visit to his (Harry's) master.  It can be truly said that this old colored man died from old age.  He was the only man in town that the Fifteenth Amendment made a voter and we believe he has voted twice. The town has supported him for a number of years.  His remains were buried in Hillington Cemetery.