Cherry Valley Gazette, Cherry Valley, NY, April 22, 1846
Marriages
At Springfield [Otsego Co. NY] on the 15th inst. by the Rev. S.W. Gates, Mr. J.L. Hardy to Miss Anna Maria Tracy all of Springfield.
At Westford [Otsego Co. NY], on the 15th inst. in St. Timothy's Church by the Rev. J. Ransom, Miss Caroline Amelia Gilbert, daughter of the Rev. S. Gilbert, to Mr. Geo. Edgar Foote of New York.
Deaths
At the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Botsford, in Cooperstown [Otsego Co. NY] on the 4th inst., Mrs. Alice Scott, aged 57 years.
In this town [Cherry Valley, Otsego Co. NY] on the 15th inst. at the residence of her father, Mr. Michael Snyder, Mrs. Sylvia Lansing wife of Mr. Peter Lansing of Sharon, Schoharie Co. [NY] aged 32 years and 26 days.
"She died. But death could scarcely chill / Her smiling beauties, tho' she lay / With cold extended limbs, for still / Her face looked fairer than the day / Those eyes once eloquent with bliss / Were closed as soft as shutting flowers. / Oh! few could bear a sight like this / Yet such a sight was our's.
Yet why should death be linked with fear; / A single breath, a low drawn sigh, / Can break the ties that bind us here / And waft the spirit to the sky. / Such was her end. A calm release, / No clingings to this mortal clod, / She closed her eyes, and stood in peace / Before a smiling God."
Freeman's Journal, Cooperstown, NY, November 28, 1878
Marriages
In Middlefield [Otsego Co. NY] Nov. 20th, 1878, by Rev. S.P. Way, L.A. Cossaart to Miss Flora W. Lane all of Middlefield, N.Y.
In Springfield [Otsego Co. NY] on the 13th inst. by the Rev. L. Casler, William Van Horn of Cooperstown [Otsego Co. NY] and Miss Luella L. Shuliz of Springfield.
In Seward [Schoharie Co. NY] Nov. 20th, at the residence of the bride's parents by Rev. W.H. Humphrey, Warren --llapaugh(?) and Ella MaGuire both of Seward.
At the home of the bride in Hartwick, N.Y. [Otsego Co.] Nov. 21st by Rev. A.B. Richardson, John T. Salisbury and Mary C. Beckley.
At the residence of the bride's parents, in Middlefield Center [Otsego Co. NY] Nov. 20th by the Rev. Walter Fry, Alfred P. Snyder of Miden, N.Y. to Jennie V. [Van Patten] only daughter of Abraham Van Patten.
Deaths
In this village [Cooperstown, Otsego Co. NY] on the 26th inst. Phebe B. Pomeroy aged 64 years. Funeral from Christ Church Friday at 2 P.M.
In Springfield Center [Otsego Co. NY] Nov. 10, 1878, Josephine [Casler] wife of James L. Casler and daughter of Horace and Mary Ann Wood, in the 32d year of her age.
In Denver, Colorado, Nov. 16th Dr. C.T. Bush of Oneonta [Otsego Co. NY] son of C.T. Bush of Maryland [Otsego Co. NY] aged 29 years.
In Marengo, Iowa, Nov. 16th, 1878, Perry J. House formerly of Hartwick, N.Y. [Otsego Co.], aged 22 years, 11 months and 21 days. This sudden bereavement has come with crushing weight upon a father, mother, two sisters and a brother. He was a true and affectionate son, a find and loving brother, and his death will be greatly mourned by a large circle of relatives and friends with many tears and deep regret.
Bainbridge Republican, Bainbridge, NY, October 24, 1878
Marriage
Yaleville, Chenango Co. NY: Early last Wednesday evening there was an unusually large amount of travel over the roads here, centered to the home of Mrs. E.M. Beadley, which is located one-fourth of a mile from the corners on the road to Guilford [Chenango Co. NY]. After the arrival of the several guests, about the hour of eight, an ominous hush prevailed and Miss Clara [Beadley] the only daughter of the hostess, now the center of attraction, gracefully centered the parlor and leaning on the arm of Mr. Lewis Woodruff who gave her away to Riol [Stead] the oldest son of James l. Stead of this place. The marriage service was performed by the Rev. Mr. Wilson of Guilford. The congratulations which followed were hearty and multiplied. Then came a feast abundant and delicious which would have done credit to a princess. The next morning the happy couple started on their bridal tour to visit friends of the bridegroom near Utica. We wish them a happy life, and may their gray hairs be crowned with blessedness.
Deaths
BRADSTREET: In Bennettsville [Chenango Co. NY] Oct. 11th, 1878, Mrs. Jennie A. Bradstreet aged 27 years.
In recording the death of our beloved friend, Mrs. Jennie A. Bradstreet, we desire to express our sympathy with the bereaved husband, two small children, and numerous other relatives, and bid a sorrowing farewell to one who was kindly and affectionate in her nature, honored and beloved by all who knew her. She possessed many admirable and upright traits of character which we venerate, and the influence will remain with us as a legacy as long as life endures. She was a great sufferer for a number of months, but her courage kept up till the last and would often remark it was all that kept her alive. But as time passed away, she was ready and willing to go and longed for the time to come when she would be at rest. She talked with each member of the family about her departure and made every preparation for the coming event and selected a favorite hymn (Sweet Rest in Heaven) to be sung for the occasion. When worn out by disease, death kindly came to her relief and taking her from the empire of the living to the silent realm wherein she will sleep the quiet unbroken sleep of death. No vicissitude of earth, no event of time will ever disturb her rest. She belongs now to that vast realm whose monarch permits no sound, not even a whisper or a sigh to disturb the dead's repose. Suns will rise and set generations will come and go, bringing hopes and fears, joy and sorrow, suffering and death to all who live and the millions yet to be, for these are the common lot and heritage of man. Farewell dear friend till we meet again in a better land. Careful hands and loving hearts will deck thy grave and keep thy monument whole and thy memory green.
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Died in Guilford, N.Y. [Chenango Co.], Oct. 18, 1878, Mrs. Maria Merchant, widow of the late Niam Merchant, aged 77 years.
The death of this estimable lady deserves more than a passing notice. Her parents moved from Danbury, Conn., to Guilford in 1800. She was born in 1801, being the first child born in this place. Her parents occupied the house where the hotel now stands so that her whole life was spent in sight of her birthplace. She was intimately acquainted with all the affairs and events of interest in town and had lived to see nearly all the friends of her youth passed away. She with her husband were among the first and earliest supporters of Christ's Church. In her death the Church has lost a zealous and active worker, society a charitable friend, and her family a devoted Christian mother. Although an invalid for months, she retained her faculties to the last. The loving care bestowed by her children attested well what she was to them. Her funeral was attended from her late residence on Sunday last by her many friends and acquaintances and as she was gently laid to rest all felt to say, "That the end of the just is peace."
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