Vital Records, Cortland County, NY (1849)

 McGrawville Express, McGrawville, NY April 4, 1849

Marriage

In Lenox, Oneida Mission [Madison Co. NY] March 25th, by Rev. D. Fancher, Mr. Ralph Waldo Hall son of Rev. Richard Hall of Castino, Maine, and Miss H.A.E. Buck daughter of Dr. P. Buck of Cortlandville, New York [Cortland Co.].

Deaths

On the 1st inst. Francis Marvin [Wilcox] son of A.V. P. and Nancy Wilcox, aged 4 years and 10 months.

Behold! a sweet and lovely child, / Which once so fair, serene and mild, / Has bid the world adieu! / No more it feels the pangs of death, / Or heaves the agonizing breath, / No tears its cheeks bedew.

Why then lament this sleeping clay, / Or mourn the separating day, / Since he is free from pain? / Yea, rather let us all prepare, / For portions that eternal are, / For this will be our gain.

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One of the most shocking suicides was committed in Truxton [Cortland Co. NY] on the 19th inst. by Mr. Nathaniel Horswell.  the circumstances connected with this case are of the most painful character. The testimony at the Postmortem examination was that the deceased had premeditated this act for several weeks; that the cause was dissatisfaction and anger with regard to the disposition which his father had made of the property.  Previous to the commission of this barbarous deed, he declared his intention to his wife, naming the minister whom he wished to officiate at his funeral and also the place where he desired to be buried. He has left a widow and seven children to contend with abject poverty and severe affliction.

We learn that a disease somewhat resembling in symptoms the cholera is raging to a considerable extent in the town of Camillus, in this county [Onondaga Co. NY].  Several persons have died from its effects within a few days.  Among them, Charles Laud, Esq. and a daughter of Sidney H. Cook aged 18.  Miss Cook it is dais was unwell only about four hours.  Onondaga Standard. [Mary Eliza Cook, d. 22 March 1849]

A son of J.W. Hunter of Corning [Steuben Co. NY], was burned to death on a raft, lying in the Chemung River, between Corning and Knoxville, on Saturday last.  He was engaged as cook on board the raft and it is supposed that he was sleeping on some straw in the cabin, which took fire from the stove.  Deceased was in his 17th year and had made a profession of religion only a few weeks since.  Chemung Democrat.

McGrawville Express, McGrawville, NY, April 12, 1849

Marriages

In Solon [Cortland Co. NY] on the 9th inst. by Rev. Mr. McDruell, of Freetown, Mr. Rockwell Wildman of Cincinnatus [Cortland Co. NY] and Miss Laura Fish of Solon.

In Groton [Tompkins Co. NY], on the 5th inst. by Rev. S.H. Sacket, Mr. Albert G. Chapman and Miss Heles Woodruff both of Groton.

In Cherry Valley [Otsego Co. NY] by Rev. G.S. Boardman, Mr. Ezra S. Gallup, tutor in the Greek and the Latin languages in Cortland Academy, and Miss Mercy Ann Bates of the former place.

In Cortlandville [Cortland Co. NY] on the 11th inst. by Rev. David Peas, Mr. Platt Peck of Solon [Cortland Co. NY] and Miss Mary Ann Kinney of the former place.

Deaths

In Cortlandville [Cortland Co. NY] on the 5th inst. Mrs. Knox aged 87 years. [Nancy Morse Knox, wife of James Knox]

In Brooklyn, on the morning of the 23d ult. Mary Pomeroy Sherman wife of Mr. Byron Sherman, formerly of Homer [Cortland Co. NY] in the 22d year of her age.

In Homer [Cortland Co. NY] ont he 17 ult. Hamilton Abbot, son of Asa Abbot, aged 31 years.

In Cortland village [Cortland Co. NY] on the 1st inst. of consumption, Mrs. Stata S. [Bartlit] wife of Hon. William Bartlit, aged 57 years.

McGrawville Express, McGrawville, NY, April 19, 1849

Marriages

At the parsonage at Freetown Corners [Cortland Co. NY] on the 27th ult. by Rev. O. McDowell, Mr. Lyman Homer of Virgil [Cortland Co. NY] and Mrs. Roxany Reynolds of the former place.

In Groten [Tompkins Co. NY] on the 3d inst. by Rev. William Downer, Mr. E.D. Griffin and Miss Mary Downey all of the above place.

In Georgetown [Madison Co. NY] on the 9th inst. by Rev. R. Persons, Mr. Levi P. Webster and  Miss Abby Freeman both of Pitcher [Chenango Co. NY].

Deaths

At his residence on East River, on the 7th inst. Mr. James Keep, aged 74 years.

Mr. Keep was among the earliest settlers in the town of Homer [Cortland Co. NY] and lived more than fifty years in the neighborhood where he died.  He was a sober, orderly and strictly virtuous citizen and in his life were exemplified many of the excellencies of the Christian character and he was a firm supporter of the Baptist denomination by his contributions and attendance on divine worship although he was never connected with the church as a member.

With Mr. Keep the name of his father's family has become extinct.  Mr. Jabez Keep Senior came into this town with a large family, among whom were several sons, but there is not a man descendant of the family left.  Cortland County Whig

In Cortland Village [Cortland Co. NY] on the 6th inst. Mr. Asa Graves aged 46 years.

In this place [McGrawville, Cortland Co. NY] on the 11th inst. Helen [McGraw] daughter of Mareus and Eliza Y. McGraw, aged 1 year, 3 months and 21 days.

In Cincinnatus [Cortland Co. NY] on the 11th inst. Mr. Abram Mead.

McGrawville Express, McGrawville, NY, April 26, 1849

Marriages

In Solon [Cortland Co. NY] on the 5th inst. by Rev. A.H. Trow, Mr. John C. Tibbit of Truxton [Cortland Co. NY] and Miss Mercy Ann Gay of Solon.

In Solon [Cortland Co. NY] on the 22d inst. by the same, Mr. Ambrose Allen and Miss L. Lidle all of Solon.

Death

In Hastings, Oswego Co. [NY] on the 15th inst. Fidelia Lavenia [Pierce] daughter of William S. Pierce, aged 4 years 7 months 5 days.