Vital Records, Otsego County, NY 1855

 Oneonta Herald, Oneonta, NY, October 11, 1855

Marriages

At Butternuts [Otsego Co. NY] Oct. 1st, by Rev. D.E. Barr, Mr. Wm. Bard of Norwich [Chenango Co. NY] to Miss A.J. Rockwell of Butternuts.

In Milford [Otsego Co. NY] on the 3d inst. by Elder J. Cooke, Mr. Henry Wellman of Laurens [Otsego Co. NY] to Miss Phebe Townsend  of Milford.

Death

In Kortright, Del. Co. [NY] on the 3d inst. Hyram Yager aged 37 years.  Mr. Yager was formerly a resident of this village [Oneonta, Otsego Co. NY].

Oneonta Herald, Oneonta, NY, October 11, 1855

Marriages

In Ames, Montgomery County, N.Y. on Thursday, Oct. 18th, by Rev. O.G. Robinson, Mr. Edgar Reynolds of Oneonta, N.Y. [Otsego Co. NY] to Miss Mary J. Wheeler of the former place.

In Oneonta [Otsego Co. NY] on the 14th inst. by Rev. E.C. Hodge, Mr. John Blend to Miss Belinda Sullivan both of Oneonta.

On the 10th inst. by Rev. E. Westcott, Mr. Chauncey Cepperley to Miss Emeline Ackley, both of Oneonta [Otsego Co. NY].

Death

In this village [Oneonta, Otsego Co. NY] on the 9th inst. Enna H. [Carpenter] only child of L.P. and E.C. Carpenter, aged 6 months and 11 days.

Why was my beauteous budding flower, / Blighted and dead so soon; / Oh whyt! in all earth's rosy bowers, / Should anguish still find room.

Oneonta Herald, Oneonta, NY, November 14, 1855

Marriages

At Toddsville [Otsego Co. NY] Oct. 7th, by Rev. George Parsons, Mr. Nathaniel Post of Fly Creek [Otsego Co. NY] to Miss Nancy A. Allison of Hartwick [Otsego Co. NY].

In Exeter [Otsego Co. NY] Oct. 30th, by the same, Mr. Franklin F. Cross of Otsego [Otsego Co. NY] to Miss Clarinda P. Robinson of Exeter.

In Davenport, Del. Co. [NY] on the 28th ult. by R.H. Robinson, Mr. Zephania Gues of Harpersfield [Delaware Co. NY] to Miss Serepta Tauax of Davenport.

At Schuyler's Lake, Otsego Co. [NY] on the 24th inst. by Rev. S. Hayward of Hartwick, Mr. George M. Bonrod of Exeter [Otsego Co. NY to Miss Frances A. Palmer of Schuyler's Lake.

Deaths

In Burlington [Otsego Co. NY] suddenly Oct. 28th of numb palsey, Mrs. Lydia Gardner wife of Clark Gardner, aged 65 years.

In Otsego [Otsego Co. NY] Oct. 28th, Mr. Stephen Eddy in the 55th year of his age.

In Otego [Otsego Co. NY] on the 10th inst. after a few days' illness, Deacon Joseph Northrup aged 73 years.

The deceased was one of the early settlers of this place, there being at the time of his settlement here but two dwellings where the present village of Otego now stands.  The farm on which he settled and on which he has lived for the last 63 years was then a howling wilderness; only one wagon having passed along the highway, which passes through it at the time of his arrival here.  He has been for many years a deacon of the Baptist Church of Otego of which he has been a member about 24 years.  he died in the hope of a glorious resurrection and left a large circle of relatives and friends to mourn his loss.

Dear Father, thou hast left us, / and thy loss we deeply feel; / But 'tis God that hath bereft us, / And he will all our sorrows heal.

Oneonta Herald, Oneonta, NY, November 21, 1855

Marriages

At the Hotel of M.C. Emmons on the 15th inst. by Rev. E.B. Hodge, Mr. Mitchell Covert to Miss Charity Haron, both of Davenport [Delaware Co. NY].

At Milford [Otsego Co. NY] on the 8th inst. by Rev. C.G. Robinson, Mr. Lovinas Marshall of Mansfield, Ohio, to Miss Lurena Crandell of the former place.

Oneonta Herald, Oneonta, NY, December 5, 1855

Marriages

In Oneonta [Otsego Co. NY] on the 3d inst. by Rev. E.C. Hodge, Mr. V.J. Hare of Maryland [Otsego Co. NY] to Miss Isabelle Dezell of Meridith [Delaware Co. NY].

In Maryland [Otsego Co. NY] on the evening of Wednesday Nov. 28th, at the house of Mr. Hudson Burnside by Rev. C.N. Pattengill, Mr. Roderick Jacobs of Prattville, Greene County [NY] to Miss Jane Burnside of Maryland.

Also, at the same time and place, and by the same, Mr. S.S. Westcott of Oneonta [Otsego Co. NY] to Miss P.A. Brown of Maryland [Otsego Co. NY].

Oneonta Herald, Oneonta, NY, December 12, 1855

Marriage

In Meridith, Del. County [NY] on the 6th inst. by Rev. Mr. Adams, Mr. Levi Cummings of Middlefield, Otsego County [NY] to Miss Mary C. Bristol of Meridith.