Cherry Valley Gazette, Cherry Valley, NY, May 27, 1823
Marriages
Married, in this village [Cherry Valley, Otsego Co. NY] on Sunday evening last by Oliver Judd, Esq. Mr. Leonard Knowlton to Miss Angeline Coleman all of this village.
At Herkimer [Herkimer Co. NY] on the 21st inst. by Alfred Putnam, Esq. Doctor Abel Millington of Warren to Mrs. Abigail Schuyldes widow of Benjamin Schuyldes.
Deaths
In Sharon [Schoharie Co. NY] on the 19th instant, Mr. William H. Blass aged 45 years.
In this village [Cherry Valley, Otsego Co. NY] on the 21st inst. Mrs. Hannah Vooris wife of Mr. Abraham Vooris, aged 37, after a lingering illness of about two years.
News Item
Elopement
Whereas, my reputed wife Sally [Swift] has left my bed and board without my knowledge or consent - This is to notify the public, neither to harbor or trust her on my account, as I shall pay no debts of her contracting after this date. She left my house the day of the date hereof, in my absence. Thomas Swift Cherry Valley [Otsego Co. NY], May 21, 1823.
Cherry Valley Gazette, Cherry Valley, NY, June 3, 1823
Marriage
Married in this village [Cherry Valley, Otsego Co. NY] on Thursday last by George Clyde, Esq., Mr. Thomas Hagadorne of Sharon [Schoharie Co. NY] to Miss Mary Odle of Guilderland [Albany Co. NY].
Death
Drowned in Otsego Lake [Otsego Co. NY] on Wednesday night last, Mr. Jedediah Story of the village of Cooperstown [Otsego Co. NY] aged 44 years.
Cherry Valley Gazette, Cherry Valley, NY, June 10, 1823
Deaths
In this town [Cherry Valley, Otsego Co. NY] on the 2d instant, after a long and painful illness, borne with true Christian fortitude, Mrs. Margaret Taylor aged 45 years, wife of Mr. John Taylor, formerly a resident of New Scotland [Albany Co. NY]. The death of Mrs. Taylor is deeply regretted by a large family and a numerous circle of friends and acquaintance. She was a tender mother, a virtuous wife, and of a pious disposition.
At Buffalo [Erie Co. NY] on the 28th ult. Asa Rice, Esq. Councilor at Law, of a pulmonary disease, aged 35 years.
Cherry Valley Gazette, Cherry Valley, NY, June 17, 1823
Marriage
In Sharon [Schoharie Co. NY] on the 10th instant by the Rev. Henry Bellinger, Mr. Jacob Hopper to Miss Sylvia Van Valkingburg all of the above place.
Death
Suddenly in this village [Cherry Valley, Otsego Co. NY] on Thursday evening the 12th inst. Mrs. Eleanor May in the 39th year of her age.
Cherry Valley Gazette, Cherry Valley, NY, June 24, 1823
Death
Gen. Samuel Wyllys died in Hartford, Conn. on the 16th inst. aged 85 years. He was born in Hartford, January 15th, 1739. He was educated at Yale college and was graduated in September;1759. In 1771 he raised the first company of Governor's Foot Guards and was the first commander. The Legislature of the State in 1775 appointed him Lieut. Colonel of Gen Spencer's Regiment and in January 1776, Congress appointed him Colonel of a Regiment in the Connecticut line on the Continental establishment in which capacity he served with reputation through the war of the Revolution. After the peace, his services were found necessary in the several capacities of Town Clerk, Alderman, Justice of the Peace and Representative of the town of Hartford. He was appointed Brigadier and afterwards Major General in the militia of the State. He was deputy Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of the State and a member of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences. He succeeded his father and grandfather as Secretary of State and continued in that office until the year 1809 when a paralytic affection induced him to resign it. He was buried last Thursday with military and Masonic honors. The Foot Guards, under major Olmsted, paid those decent and solemn attentions to the remains of their first commander which their miliary connection with him made so peculiarly proper. His Masonic brethren testified to his worth by their attendance at his funeral and in the service at the grave by the Rev. Dr. Flint, a very large collection of the old and the young was deeply impressed with the reflection that all the honors and dignities of life must end there.
New Berlin Gazette, New Berlin, NY, November 18, 1876
Marriages
CLARK - BIGGS: In Pittsfield [Otsego Co. NY] on the 1st inst. by John S. Woodard, Esq. Mr. William H. Clark of New Berlin [Chenango Co. NY] and Miss Fanny C. Biggs of Riverhead, L.I. [Suffolk Co., NY].
ELLIS - BURR: In this village [New Berlin, Chenango Co. NY] Oct. 30th, by Rev. B.F. Williams, Mr. C.A. Ellis to Miss Angelia Burr all of New Berlin.
SCOPTT - BANCROFT: In Pittsfield [Otsego Co. NY] Nov. 4th by the same, Mr. Henry Scott to Miss Jennie Bancroft both of Pittsfield.
Death
SARLE: In Pittsfield [Otsego Co. NY] Oct. 29th, Mr. Henry Sarle aged 32 years.
Chenango Union, Norwich, NY, October 16, 1879
News Item
The surviving children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren met at the old homestead in the town of Coventry, Chenango County, N.Y. on Saturday the 30th day of September 1879 to celebrate the ninetieth anniversary of Mrs. Lois Smith, their venerable mother. Mr. Clark Smith, the father of these children and the husband of this venerable mother, departed this life fifteen years ago in his eighty-second year.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith were blessed with twelve children, all of whom they consecrated in their infancy to their covenant keeping God by their prayers and at the baptismal font and had the satisfaction of seeing them gathering with them from day to day "like olive plants round about the table." and around their family altar and all, except one, growing up to maturity of years.
Six of these children, four sons and two daughters, are still living and are heads of families, useful members of the church and respectable citizens. All the surviving children of this venerable mother, except one daughter, whose home is in Nebraska, were present on this interesting occasion of their mother's ninetieth anniversary.
One son, Harvey [Smith], became a minister of the gospel, in connection with the Presbyterian denomination and was pastor at Triangle, Masonville and South America at which latter place he died in the year 1873, in the midst of his usefulness and greatly lamented by his people.
The family is not left, however, without a minister of the gospel, for a grandson, Mr. Clark Beardslee and a graduate of Amherst College, Mass. and of the Theological Seminary at Hartford, Conn., and who has just been appointed assistant professor in his Theological Alma Mater, is a licensed minister of the gospel and not only so, but a granddaughter, and the mother of five great-grandchildren, is the wife of the pastor of the Presbyterian Church of Nineveh [Broome Co. NY], Rev. William H. Sawtelle, who was present at this anniversary and added much to the interest of the occasion especially by his able prayer and appropriate remarks. This venerable mother greatly enjoyed the privilege of sitting down with her children, grand and great-grandchildren and their friends, about forty in number and partaking of a rich repast prepared unitedly by the different families represented. After this bountiful and most enjoyable repast, this interesting celebration was closed with appropriate remarks from a number present, singing and prayers.
Mrs. Smith and her late husband came of a pious ancestry and, having full faith in the Abrahamic covenant, they carefully trained up their children "in the nurture and admonition of the lord," and had the great satisfaction of seeing all of them who arrived at the years of discretion, recognizing their covenant relations and privileges by making the personal consecration of themselves to the love and service of the God of their fathers.
Like their Puritan and pious ancestors, they were strict and conscientious observers of the Lord's day and faithful attenders with their children at the Church of which they were members.
The business of the farm and of the household was, habitually, so arranged during the six working days of the week, that each Lord's day was left free from secular cares and employments. No unnecessary labor was performed on the Sabbath, not even in harvest, and no crops were damaged or lost in consequence of their conscientious observance of that day according to the commandment.
Mrs. Smith, whose maiden name was Kelsey, and whose ninetieth anniversary was celebrated on the 20th ultimo, still enjoys the proper use of her mental abilities and appears to have health and strength sufficient to carry her even to her one hundredth anniversary.
But whether she shall be spared to see her centennial or not, may her last days be her happiest days, and her last end be one of peace.
[Lois Kelsey Smith, 20 Sept. 1789 - 26 Dec. 1882, aged 93y, buried Coventry Union Cemetery]
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