Vital Records, Chenango County, NY (1878)

 Chenango Semi-Weekly Telegraph, Norwich, NY October 16, 1878

Deaths

William Wallace died very suddenly Sunday morning.  He had not been feeling well for the past week.  That morning about 9 o'clock he was sitting up and was suffering from sharp internal pains, when he suddenly fell upon the floor, dying without a struggle.  His death is attributed to heart disease.

Lincklaen, Chenango Co. NY:  Julia Angel, wife of Zadac Angel was buried at Catlin Settlement on Thursday last, Rev. J. Fisher of DeRuyter [Madison Co. NY] officiating.  Mrs. A. has been a great sufferer for several years with a very painful disease for which all possible means of relief has been vainly tried.  During the long continuance of the disease and intensity of the pain, Mrs. A. has borne her affliction without a murmur.  She was a kind and generous neighbor and a most exemplary woman in all respect.

Chenango Semi-Weekly Telegraph, Norwich, NY, October 19, 1878

Marriages

CUNNINGHAM - WEBB:  At Zion Church in Greene [Chenango Co. NY] Oct. 9th by Rev. J.F. Taunt, Mr. J.F. L. Cunningham to Miss Abbie Webb only daughter of Benaiah Webb Esq. all of Greene.

PARKER - JOHNSON:   In Greene [Chenango Co. NY] Oct 13th by Rev. H.N. Van Deusen, Mr. Laderne Parker of Pharsalia [Chenango Co. NY] and Miss Frances E. Johnson of Smithville Center [Chenango Co. NY].

ALDRICH - SKINNER:  In Plymouth [Chenango Co. NY] Oct. 14th, by Rev. H.G. Meeker, Mr. Noah Aldrich of Preble [Cortland Co. NY], and Miss Frankie Skinner of Plymouth.

BURNSIDE - SMITH:  At the M.E. Church, Guilford [Chenango Co. NY] on the evening of Oct. 10th, by Rev. A.M. Colgrove, C.W. Burnside to Miss Olivia Smith all of Guilford, N.Y.

ROOD - HUTCHINSON:  At the M.E. Parsonage, South New Berlin, N.Y. [Chenango Co.] Oct. 16th, 1878, by Rev. J.H. Boyce, C.A. Rood of Greene, Chenango Co. [NY] and Mary E. Hutchinson of South New Berlin, Chenango Co. N.Y.

BALDWIN - SMITH:  In Lincklaen [Chenango Co. NY] at the residence of the bride's father, Richard Smith, Esq., October 10th, 1878, by Rev. J. Clarke, Mr. Albert J. Baldwin and Miss Phebe M. Smith all of Lincklaen.

PAGE - VAN CAMP:  At the M.E. Parsonage, Unadilla [Otsego Co. NY] Oct. 13th, 1878, by Rev. J.W. Mevia, Mr. Joseph Page and Miss Cora Van Camp all of Unadilla.

Death

BOALT:  In Unadilla [Otsego Co. NY] Monday Oct. 14th, 1878, Mrs. Phebe H. Boalt aged 81 years.

Chenango American, Greene, NY, October 24, 1878

Marriages

At the residence of the bride's father, Oct. 16th, by Rev. S.T. Ford, Mr. E.H. Towle and Miss Jennie E. [Dedrick] eldest daughter of W.H. Dedrick, Esq. all of this village [Greene, Chenango Co., NY]

A very pleasant wedding took place in this village [Greene, Chenango Co. NY] on Wednesday evening of last week, the parties being Mr. E. H. Towle and Miss Jennie E. Dedrick, daughter of our worthy townsman Mr. Wm. H. Dedrick.  The bride was the recipient of many fine presents, and everything passed off in a highly satisfactory manner.  Mr. Towle, during his residence here, has won the respect of our citizens, by being attentive to business and proving himself an upright and honorable young man.  We wish this young couple a pleasant journey down through the pathway of life.

At the residence of the bride's parents, Oct. 7th by Rev. J. Jones, Mr. John A. Hark of Port Dickinson [Broome Co. NY] to Miss Alice J. Carpenter of Colesville [Broome Co. NY].

At the residence of the bride's parents, Oct. 16th, by Rev. B. Davies, Mr. John Seymour of Whitney's Point [Broome Co. NY] to Miss Kate Youngs of Triangle [Broome Co. NY].

At the residence of the bride's parents, Cortland, N.Y. [Cortland Co.], Oct. 8th, by Rev. James H. Sage, Mr. Dudley B. Smith of Freetown [Cortland Co. NY] to Miss Genevieve E. Phillips.

In St. Paul's Church, Oxford [Chenango Co. NY], Oct. 16th by Rev.  J.A. Robinson of Cortland, assisted by Rev. R.M. Daf, Mr. Robert Saunders to Miss Annie Robinson, both of Jackson, Miss.

In Friendship, N.Y. Oct. 16th, by Rev. R.W. VanSchelck, Mr. Ira E. Briggs of Buffalo [Erie Co. NY] to Mrs. Mame Hosley of Friendship [Allegany Co. NY] and Rev. E.R.D. Briggs of Scranton, Pa. to Miss Laura H. Arnold of McDonough [Chenango Co. NY].

Deaths

In this town [Chenango Co. NY] of typhoid fever, Oct. 21st, George R. [Bingham] oldest son of Wm. H. and Margaret Bingham, aged 18 years.

In Bainbridge [Chenango Co. NY] Oct. 15th, of typhoid pneumonia, Mrs. J.W. Wilson aged 22 years.

In Columbus, Pa. Oct. 9th, Hon. John Judson aged 82 years, a brother of Mrs. Luther Foote of Oxford [Chenango C o. NY].

At the house of her granddaughter, Mrs. David McMoran, Jr., of this town [Greene, Chenango Co. NY], Oct. 3d, Mrs. Rachael Shoales, relict of David C. Shoales, aged 75 years.

The funeral of the late C.F.G. Cunningham was very largely attended on Wednesday afternoon of last week by our citizens, the Masons of this place, Binghamton, Norwich, and several other towns in this vicinity. The Masonic services at the grave were very solemn and impressive and the still quiet of that lovely October afternoon seemed to blend in a beautiful manner with the last sad act of laying away in the silent tomb an honored and respected citizen.  Out of respect to the deceased the business places were closed during the funeral services.