Mrs. Wilson Chaffee
Utica Saturday Globe, March 1905
Mrs. Wilson Chaffee
1854 - 1905
Plymouth [Chenango Co., NY]: The death of Mrs. Wilson Chaffee who passed away recently at her home in this place is deeply mourned by all who knew her. She was a woman loved and respected by a large circle of friends and acquaintances. She was born in the town of Plymouth in 1854 and had spent almost her entire life here. She is survived by her husband and one daughter, Carrie, also her mother, Mrs. Lictena Brookins, one brother Dwight Brookins, of this place, and one sister, Mrs. Frank Waters, of Hamilton.
Elizabeth Pollard
Bainbridge Republican, February 17, 1888
Mrs. L.C. Pollard died in this village last Wednesday morning, aged 78 years. Mrs. Pollard had been a resident of Afton [Chenango Co.., NY] for many years, until about two years ago, when she went to Binghamton to reside with her daughter Mrs. L.S. Nye, and was spending the winter at her old home in this place, where she had lived for 50 years, when she was called home. The funeral was held Friday and the remains were deposited in Glenwood cemetery [Afton, NY]--Afton Enterprise.
Mrs. Hiram Sargent
Chenango Union, February 6, 1890
South New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY]: Monday, January 21st, Mrs. Hiram Sargent died of pneumonia, induced by taking cold after an attack of grippe. She was a lovely young mother, with bright prospects, and her untimely death is lamented by a large circle of friends.
Mrs. Hiram Sargent
Chenango Union, March 20, 1919
Mrs. Hiram Sargent, who lived about three miles from South New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY] on West Hill, was found dead beside the road between her home and the village Monday afternoon. The horse which she drove from home was cast in the mud. Mrs. Sargent, who had removed her hat, coat and gloves was lying partly in the ditch. She was found by A. Svenson, a neighbor, who summoned her husband and Dr. Dixon. Mrs. Sargent had suffered from a weakness of the heart for years and it is believed that she was overcome by her exertions in attempting to get up the horse which had been cast in the mud.
Daniel North
Chenango Union, February 6, 1890
January 31st, the venerable Daniel North, who had reached his ninety-fifth year, was borne to his last resting place. He had a severe attack of the prevailing disease, but was not confined to his bed. he died suddenly on Wednesday. A saintly life for half a century was merged into the eternal life to which he looked forward with joyful hope.
Charles Morse
Chenango Union, February 6, 1890
January 30th, another of the life long resident of our valley, Charles Morse, was laid to rest beside his wife in the cemetery at Mt. Upton. He suffered a stroke of paralysis while at work in the woods a few days since, from which he never recovered. the funeral was attended at Charles Stockley's, Rev. E.H. Sabin officiating.
Mrs. George Tyler
Chenango Union, February 6, 1890
January 23d, Mrs. George Tyler died of consumption. She had long been a sufferer with this wasting disease, but bore up with patient resignation, unto the end. Her closing hours were proofs that a hope in Christ is an anchor to the soul, when passing through the valley of death.
Jeremiah Goodrich
Chenango Union, February 6, 1890
Jeremiah Goodrich, an old resident, familiarly called "Uncle Jerry" died Sunday, January 27th, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Edgar Babcock. He was nearly ninety-two years old, and for many years has been a prominent figure on our streets. Little more than a week before his death he was seen calling upon friends in town, and seemed well as usual. Mrs. Babcock was sick at the time of his death, but is now slowly recovering.
Jeremiah Goodrich, who died January 26, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Edgar Babcock, near South New Berlin, was one of the oldest inhabitants of the town of New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY], having been a resident of the town almost his entire life--nearly ninety-two years. He was the son of David and Ada Goodrich, and was born at Pittsfield, Mass., March 1st, 1798. He came into the town of New Berlin with his parents when only three years old; and with the exception of a few short intervals was a resident of the town until his death. At the age of eleven he went to live with an uncle near Hartford, Conn., where he worked on a farm, occasionally being called upon to assist, with his uncle's oxen, at the launching of vessels on the Connecticut river. It was here that he went to school during the winter months, where, as he was fond of telling, every scholar, in accordance with the laws of Connecticut, was obliged to carry a Testament, and it was to this that he attributed his knowledge and memory of so many passages of scripture, which was a source of great pleasure to him during his last years. After a residence of a few years in Connecticut he returned to Chenango county, and at the age of twenty-three was married to Content Main, the daughter of Thomas Main, then living on the Chenango river, near the village of Norwich. After his marriage he commenced life on a portion of his father's farm, near the village of South New Berlin, and it was here that he died. It might be said that a sketch of his life would include the history of the struggles and growth, the pressures and disappointments, of the new community, of which he formed a part. He was a man of positive character, and though his education advantages were few, he had a clear and incisive mind, and was a close observer of men and events. In politics, as also in matters of religion, he was a radical. He might with truth be said to have belonged all his life to the progressive party. he cast his first vote for DeWitt Clinton, and in favor of the Erie canal. He supported the Abolition movement when he and a friend were the only ones in his locality who dared to support what was then an unpopular cause. During the last ten years of his life he was an advocate of Prohibition. He had clear convictions of right, and what he believed be right he fearlessly championed. Physically he was remarkably well preserved. He was active until within a few days before his death, during his little duties about the place, and making little trips about the neighborhood, even to the distance of several miles.
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