Vital Records, Otsego County, NY (1869)

 Morris Chronicle, Morris, NY, August 4, 1869

Marriage

In Pittsfield [Otsego Co. NY], July 25th, by Rev. Gilbert R. Denny, George E. Jennison to Miss Marretta Howe.

Deaths

In this village [Morris, Otsego Co. NY] July 30th Mrs. Amarilla Cooke, aged 67 years.

In this village [Morris, Otsego Co. NY] July 30th, Mrs. Esther Gifford aged 70 years and 8 months.

In Morris [Otsego Co. NY], Aug. 1st, Mr. H. Russell aged about 60 years.

Saturday, the 24th of July, Cortland Caruth, who had charge of a gang of hands on the Midland railroad, connected with bridge masonry near Sidney [Delaware Co. NY], was engaged in elevating a stone of seven or eight tons weight, three miles above Bainbridge [Chenango Co. NY] when he was instantly killed and two others seriously injured.  The accident was occasioned by the giving way of one of the guys and the falling of the derrick.  The derrick struck Mr. Caruth across the chest and crushed him.

Morris Chronicle, Morris, NY, August 11, 1869

Death

In Columbus [Chenango Co. NY] July 22, Prudence [Ames] wife of James Ames, aged 69 years.

Morris Chronicle, Morris, NY, August 18, 1869

Marriages

In Morris [Otsego Co. NY] Aug. 16th, by Rev. J. Pilkinton, Mr. Morris Shanessy to Miss M.A. Falls all of this place.

In West Laurens [Otsego Co. NY]  Aug. 12thj, by Rev. E.C. Hodge, Mr. Edwin Webster of Morris [Otsego Co. NY] to Miss Nellie O. Briggs of Laurens.  The printer was bountifully remembered.

Morris Chronicle, Morris, NY, August 25, 1869

Deaths

In So. Edmeston [Otsego Co. NY] July 31, Nathan Church aged 74 years.

In Columbus [Chenango Co. NY] Aug. 8, Mrs. Angeline Talcott aged 54 years.

In So. Edmeston [Otsego Co. NY] Aug. 12, Jacob Gazlay aged 74 years.

"Now they enjoy a heavenly birth / They are not lost but gone before."

Mrs. Hallenbeck, wife of David Hallenbeck of East Worcester [Otsego Co. NY] came to Cobleskill [Schoharie Co. NY] in company with her son, a few days since.  After dinner at the National Hotel, she and her son went to Geo. Bolenger's photograph rooms for the purpose of having her picture taken. She seemed in her usual good health.  The artist took the picture, immediately after which she fell to the floor, and it was supposed had fainted.  A physician was called, who thought it only the result of a little over exertion or excitement.  about 5 o'clock she was conscious and complained of a headache and pain in the stomach.  She was removed to the National Hotel where she immediately grew worse and lay in an unconscious state until her death, which took place at about 8 o'clock on Tuesday evening.  Mrs. Hallenbeck was about 40 years of age. The physicians pronounced her disease congestion of the brain.