Vital Records, Chenango County, NY 1817, 1835 & 1878

 Oxford Gazette, Oxford, NY, October 15, 1817

Marriage

On Sunday last, by Mr. Sherwood, Esq. Mr. Charles F.T. Locke to Miss Addeliza Wood, both of this town [Oxford, Chenango Co. NY].

Deaths

At Middlebury, Vt. Mr. Solomon M. Allen, professor of languages in the College.  His death was caused by falling from the new college edifice.  

At Cherry Valley [Otsego Co. NY], Mr. Samuel R. Brown, aged 41, author of a late work, the "Western Gazetteer" &c.

At Ellisburgh [Jefferson Co. NY], Joshua Bealls, Esq. aged 62, a judge of Jefferson County Common Pleas.

Oxford Gazette, Oxford, NY, December 17, 1817

Marriage

At Elmira, Tioga County [NY] on Friday evening the 5th instant, by the Rev. Mr. Woodruff, Mr. Erastus Shepard of Ithaca [Tompkins Co., NY] one of the printers of the American Journal, to Miss Eliza M. Carpenter daughter of Gen. Matthew Carpenter of the former place.

Chenango Telegraph, Norwich, NY, October 21, 1835

Marriages

In Butternuts, Otsego County [NY] on Tuesday morning, 13th instant, by the Rev. Mr. Warren, Mr. George Wells of Preston [Chenango Co. NY] to Miss Frances Donaldson of the former place.

In Solon, Cortland County [NY] on Wednesday last, by the Rev. Mr. Johnson, Mr. Thomas Rockwell of Cincinnatus [Cortland Co. NY] to Miss Lucia Holbert of the former place.

Chenango Telegraph, Norwich, NY, October 28, 1835

Marriage

In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY] on Monday morning last, by Elder J.S Swan, Mr. Elias Breed to Miss Susan Enos, daughter of Mr. Roswell Enos, all of this town.

Oxford Times, Oxford, NY, September 25, 1878

Marriages

SEELEY - NEWTON:  In Morris [Otsego Co. NY] Sept. 16th, by Rev. W. Scott, Mr. Henry Seeley of Norwich [Chenango Co. NY] to Miss Lucia C. Newton of South New Berlin [Chenango Co. NY].

LARAWAY - WARNER:  In Guilford [Chenango Co. NY] Sept. 11th, by Rev. A.M. Colgrove, Mr. J.M. Laraway to Miss Josephine E. Warner, all of Guilford.

CALE - DOUGLASS:  At the residence of the bride's parents in Jamestown, N.Y., Sept 11, by Rev. A.A. Horton of Randolph, Mr. Wallace T. Cale and Miss Emily C. [Douglass] eldest daughter of Edwin Douglass, Esq. of Jamestown.

Deaths

UTTER:  In King Settlement [Chenango Co. NY] Sept. 11th, Mr. Samuel Utter, aged 75 years.

BRETT:  In Holmesville [Chenango Co. NY] Sept. 2d, Mrs. Lydia A. Brett, aged 81 years.

Sherburne News, Sherburne, NY, October 5, 1878

Deaths

Christopher C. Foster

FOSTER:  In this town [Sherburne, Chenango Co. NY] on the 3d inst. C.C. Foster, aged 76 years, 4 months and 18 days.

Mr. Foster died at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. Charles Bowen in Columbus [Chenango Co. NY] on the 3d inst. of paralysis, after some six months illness, at the advanced age of 76.  He was a graduate of Union College at Schenectady. This end he attained, without any aid, by his indomitable perseverance, which enabled him to overcome obstacles, before which, most young men of the present day would utterly fail.  An ardent desire for an education soon found him qualified and employed as a Common and Select School teacher.  In this department he was very successful and taught a number of terms in the same district.  The writer of this, attended three terms under his instruction and today, with many others, are feeling the value of the attainments received form him and can attest with them that his life has not been without its good fruits.  His sympathies were always identified with educational matters and his townsmen honored his attainments by placing their schools for a number of years under his supervision.  His energy in early life in attaining the qualifications of usefulness is worthy the emulation of the young of the present day.  Six children, one son and five daughters survive him.  T.J. Lamb.

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Diphtheria has been doing its deathly work in the eastern part of Plymouth [Chenango Co. NY] commencing at the sadly broken household of John Flowers.  It first attacked Smith Flowers, who is now convalescing.  Its next victims were a sister of S. Flowers, daughter of John Flowers and wife of Wm. Russell of this place.  The latter was sick only three days when death entered.  The next was one of the same household a twin sister and wife of Phelinas Wilkes, who, we are glad to hear, is recovering.  Mr. Russell leaves children who are well cared for by Peter Russell.  This is the fourth time the family of John Flowers has been called to attend the death messenger in a very short time.  Both John Flowers and his son Smith have lost their wives.  Mrs. Russell was there to keep the household together. The friends have the entire sympathy of the community.  It looks hard to say God is love in such cases and where the yellow fever is taking whole communities; but when we remember what God has done for us that the real may live in a better world, we can surely say He is Love. and exclaim, "Oh death, where is thy sting? Oh, grave, where is thy victory?"