Vital Records, Otsego County, NY (1821, 1879)

 Cherry Valley Gazette, Cherry Valley, NY, September 11, 1821

Marriage

In this village [Cherry Valley, Otsego Co. NY] on Monday evening the 3d inst. by the Rev. Mr. Truair, Mr. Jacob Keller to Miss Catharine Caner.

Death

At Middleburgh [Schoharie Co. NY] on the 3d inst. Mr. Martin Pholand, leaving a wife and three children.  The death of Mr. Pholand, we are informed, was occasioned in the following manner. He and a Mr. Crum had caught some sunfish for the purpose of putting into a certain pond.  While alive in the vessel containing them, they undertook to see which could swallow the most and largest fish.  They each swallowed three alive and on Mr. Pholand's attempting to swallow the fourth, about the width of a man's three fingers, it stuck in his throat so tight he could not get it down.  A part of the fish was extricated just before he expired.

Cherry Valley Gazette, Cherry Valley, NY, September 18, 1821

Death

At Cooperstown [Otsego Co. NY] in the 14th inst. Elijah H. Metcalf, Esq aged about 50 years.

Cherry Valley Gazette, Cherry Valley, NY, October 2, 1821

Marriages

In this village [Cherry Valley, Otsego Co. NY] on the 25tyh ult. Mr. John Gaskin to Miss Abbey Story.

On Sunday evening last, by the Rev. Mr. Truair, Mr. Cary Starks to Miss Sally Truax.

Oneonta Herald & Democrat, Oneonta, NY, August 22, 1879

Marriages

In Bainbridge [Chenango Co. NY] S.M. Yale and Miss Cora Storgan.

In Davenport Center [Delaware Co. NY] August 11th, by Rev. E. Hunt, William Goodenough of Harpersfield [Delaware Co. NY] and Miss Ardell Haynes of Worcester [Otsego Co. NY].

Deaths

In Bainbridge [Chenango Co. NY] Aug. 15, Mrs. Isaac Sterling.

In Binghamton [Broome Co. NY], Aug. 19, Joseph K. Rogers son of P.P. Rogers, Esq. and formerly of Unadilla [Otsego Co. NY] aged 24 years.

In Franklin [Delaware Co. NY] Aug. 13, Joshua Whitney aged 91 years.

In Sherburne [Chenango Co. NY] Aug. 13, William Newton aged 92 years.

In Morris [Otsego Co. NY] Aug. 17, Mrs. Frances M. Cobb wife of E.A. Cobb, aged 28 years.

In Worcester [Otsego Co. NY] Aug. 16, Mrs. John Herrick aged 68 years.

In Franklin [Delaware Co. NY] Aug. 14, Mrs. Martha Chamberlain aged 75 years.

In Otego [Otsego Co. NY] aug. 14th, Mrs. Daniel Beagle.

Hon. William B. Hawes a prominent lawyer of Washington and formerly of Unadilla [Otsego Co. NY] died Aug. 11th.

Rev. F.P. Taylor, pastor of the M.E. church at Wells Bridge [Otsego Co. NY], died on the 9th inst.  N.B. Ripley of Morris is supplying the pulpit.

Hartwick, Otsego Co. NY:  Amos Burch of this village was buried last Sunday.  Mr. B. has been a resident of this village for many years and as a teacher of vocal music was known to many throughout this section of the county.  He was a prominent member of the Baptist Church.  His funeral services were conducted on Sunday last by Rev. A.W. Clark of said church.  He leaves a large circle of mourning friends.