Broome Republican, Binghamton, NY, October 3, 1849
Marriage
At Cherry Valley [Otsego Co. NY] September 12, by Rev. George S. Boardman, Richard Ely, Esq. of this village [Binghamton, Broome Co. NY] and Sarah [Roseboom] daughter of A. Roseboom, Esq.
Accompanying the above was an elegant box of wedding cake with the card of the parties. We tender the congratulations of the occasion.
Broome Republican, Binghamton, NY, October 10, 1849
Marriages
In Oxford [Chenango Co. NY] on the 16th ultimo, by Rev. Mr. Rogers, of Greene, Mr. William W. Packer to Miss Mary D. Tracy, daughter of Otis J. Tracy, Esq. both of Oxford.
At the same time and place, by the same, Mr. John H Morris of Norwich [Chenango Co. NY] to Miss Susan H. Tracy daughter of Uri Tracy of Oxford [Chenango Co. NY].
In Cortland Village [Cortland Co. NY] on the 10th ultimo by Rev. H. R. Dunham, Mr. Henry Woodruff to Miss Lucy A. Rollo, all of Cortland.
At the Union Hotel in the village of Union [Broome Co. NY] Sept. 26th, by Il Chandler, Esq. Mr. Nelson Higbee and Miss Catharine A. Truesdall both of Owego [Tioga Co. NY].
Deaths
In Oxford [Chenango Co. NY] on the 16th ultimo, Mr. Lambert Ingersoll aged 67 years.
In Oxford [Chenango Co. NY] on the 11th ultimo, Mr. William L. Frazer aged 64 years.
In Norwich, on Friday, the 7th ultimo at the residence of Col. John Randall, in whose service she had lived for more than forty years, of an apoplectic fit, Sally Randall, aged 52? years.
In Union {Broome Co. NY] on Sunday morning, the 31st September, Sarah Melvina Chambers youngest daughter of De Witt Clinto Chambers, aged 5 years 4 months and 2 days.
Broome Republican, Binghamton, NY, October 17, 1849
Marriages
In Norwich [Chenango Co. NY] on the 4th instant, by Elder M. Stone, Mr. George Bulkeley of Coventry [Chenango Co. NY] to Miss Ester A. Pendleton of Smithville [Chenango Co. NY].
At Castleton, Staten Island [NY] on Thursday, October 4th, by the Rev. G. Winslow, Mr. Chester Wells of Binghamton [Broome Co. NY] to Margaret A. [Chambers] daughter of G; W. Chambers, Esq. of Tompkinsville, Staten Island [NY].
Broome Republican, Binghamton, NY, October 24, 1849
Marriage
On the 17th instant at St. Bartholomew's Church, New York by Rev. Dr. Balch, Edward D. Wess of Cortland, New York, to Emily [Loder] daughter of Benjamin Loder, Esq. of that city.
Death
In Colesville [Broome Co. NY] on the 12th instant, Mrs. Hannah Doolittle in the 96th year of her age.
The deceased, consort of the late John Doolittle, was born in Watertown, Conn. In 1785, her husband, together with John Lamphere and Nathan Lane, Esq. left their native home, its joys and comforts, with their families and commenced the first settlement of the Susquehanna Valley. At that period, it is believed, there were no settlements between Bainbridge and the Great Bend, Pa.
When these pioneers arrived with their effects, at Unadilla, they found their way hedged up with a trackless forest, and, as an expedient, they lashed canoes together and thus conveyed themselves down the river and landed at Harper's Flat.
Fragments of various tribes of Indians inhabited those regions at that early day. By the amiable, courteous and humane disposition of the deceased and her husband, as controversies and difficulties arose between the white inhabitants and the red men, having secured the confidence of the latter, they were often the means of preserving the former from those inhuman massacres, which so severely visited other sections of our country in its infancy, if not from entire extermination.
The subject of this memoir necessarily passed through all those severe and afflicting trials incident to the first settlers of our country, who were frequently destitute and at time alarmingly so, of the ordinary comforts of life.
But she has seen the red man of the forest disappear, succeeded by a population abounding with all the conveniences and necessaries of life, not only = but possessing the numerous qualities of intellectual, social and moral improvement with which we are now blessed.
Having been favored with a religious education. she was inclined early in life to make a public profession of religion which she ever exemplified by a [-?-] deportment.
She lived as she died - beloved by all - and her history, not unlike her character and precepts, will long be cherished by a large circle of relations and friends, as closely connected with the growing prosperity of that delightful valley and whose amiable and humane quality and shining virtues are well worthy of an imitation.
Broome Republican, Binghamton, NY, October 31, 1849
Marriages
On the 26th instant at the residence of S.H. Cox, Esq. by the Rev Dr. Andrews, Mr. Charles Campbell and Miss Elizabeth Tyner.
In Barket [Broome Co. NY] on the 30th of September last, by Wm. P. Osborn, Esq. Mr. Lorenzo Thurston to Miss Mary M. Wiswell, both of Triangle [Broome Coi. NY].
Death
In Maine village [Broome Co. NY] on Wednesday the 17th instant, of consumption, Mrs. Polly Randall, aged 50 years.
Unadilla Times, Unadilla, NY, March 3, 1863
A Coroner's Inquest
We had the following in the Oneonta Herald of last week:
A Coroner's inquest, convened in this village [Oneonta, Otsego Co. NY] on the 9th inst. composed of Dr. C.W. Fox of Morris, Coroner, and a Jury of fourteen foo our citizens, on the body of Peter D. Smith who died the Saturday night previous. The proceedings were adjourned until the 18th inst. to hear the evidence and in the meantime and on the 9th a postmortem examination of the body was had under the direction of Drs. Case and Boyce. On the 18th, proceedings were resumed before the Coroner, and after examining several witnesses, the Jury rendered the following verdict (omitting the formal part).
"That the said Peter D. Smith came to his death from natural causes, to wit inflamation of the lungs."
This verdict was based upon the evidence of the attending physician, Dr. A.D. Reynolds, who gave an impartial and lucid statement of the symptoms of the disease (inflamation of the right lung) and that it was no reference whatever to any external or personal injury. and that the deceased at no time claimed to have received any injury as the cause of his illness; and also the evidence of Dr. S.H. Case, who saw the deceased once during his sickness and pronounced it the ordinary case of the inflammation on the lungs; and also, the evidence of both these medical gentlemen, that the postmortem appearance demonstrated the same thing. The right lung being hepatized and that death resulted from the inflammation of the right lung, from natural causes and nothing else.
Oxford Times, Oxford, NY, February 26, 1879
Marriages
JAGGER - GORDON: In Oxford [Chenango Co. NY] at the residence of the bride's parents, Feb. 12th by Rev. S.C. Fulton, Mr. George S. Jagger of Newburgh, N.Y. and Miss Dora H. [Gordon] daughter of Wm. A. Gordon.
ALCOTT - GREGORY: In this village [Oxford, Chenango Co. NY] Feb. 19th by Rev. F.B. Lewis, Mr. Erwin W. Alcott to Miss Jeanie E. Gregory both of Guilford [Chenango Co. NY].
PORN - FLANAGAN: At the residence of Michael Higgins in Norwich [Chenango Co. NY] Feb. 22d, by Rev. Father Harrigan, Mr. John Porn to Miss Therasa Flanagan both of Oxford [Chenango Co. NY].
HOVEY - EMPY: At the home of the bride's parents in Cannonsville [Delaware Co. NY] Feb. 12th, by the Rev. W.W. Wetmore, Mr. Frank A. Hovey of Guilford [Chenango Co. NY] and Miss Flora R. Empy of Tompkins [Delaware Co. NY].
LELAND - EDWARDS: On Wednesday, Feb. 10, 1879, by the Rev. Henry N. Payne at the house of the bride's parents, Darwin Leland of Morrisville, N.H. [Madison Co. NY] to Hattie H. Edwards of this village [Oxford, Chenango Co. NY]
Wednesday morning last at ten o'clock, there occurred at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. James M. Edwards, in this village, the marriage of their daughter Hattie to Darwin E. Leland, recently a member of the commercial traveler's fraternity. The marriage ceremony was performed in the most impressive manner by Rev. Henry N. Payne, at the conclusion of which the bridal party received the congratulations and best wishes of the guests, which numbered only relatives and intimate friends. An excellent collation was served, and the occasion was one long to be remembered. We wish for our friends a long, continued and happy married life. The wedded party left on the 11:35 a.m. train for an extended tour.
Deaths
LOOMIS: In East Smithville [Chenango Co. NY] Feb. 23d, Mr. Warren Loomis, aged 47 years.
NEWKIRK: In Norwich [Chenango Co. NY], Feb. 16th, Jemima [Newkirk wife of Lemuel Newkirk, aged 51 years.
