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From: Sandy Goodspeed <>
Subject: [NYOTSEGO] Marriage/Death Notices from Oneonta Herald July-Dec 1864
Date: Wed, 05 Jun 2002 08:33:31 -0400


Death & Marriage Notices from Oneonta Newspaper
(The Oneonta Herald) starting March 16, 1853. Some
issues are missing. (Inst. Means same month, ult.
means preceeding month)
Paper Date
YEAR 1864 (July-Dec.)

7/6/1864 MARRIED
July 3rd, at the bride's father's, by Rev. E. C. Hodge, Mr.
Ira GEORGIA, to Miss J. OSTERHOUDT, both of Davenport,
N.Y.
DIED
May 5th, from a sun-stroke, while marching, Augustus
STEERE, Jr., only son of Augustus Steere, of Laurens,
N.Y. He was a member of Co. H., 152d Reg't. N. Y. S. V.
A young man of steady habits, a patriot and a christian.
A disloyal sentiment was never known to be uttered from
his lips. True to his country and God, he rests free from
the turmoils of life. (Poem included with notice.) Laurens,
June 28th, 1864.

7/13/1864 DIED
> At the Rest Hospital, Alexandria, Va., of diptheria,
Daniel G. SMITH, of Laurens, N.Y., member of Co. E,
2d N. Y. Heavy Artillery, aged 17 years.
> In this village, on the 11th(?) inst., Clarence, youngest
child of Silas and C. J.(?) SULLIVAN, aged 4 years and
2 months. "Of such is the Kingdom of Heaven."

8/3/1864 DIED
> In New York City, on Friday morning, July 22d, Jacob
R. HUDSON, in the 35th year of his age.
> In Oneonta, July 14th, of diptheria, John S. WICKHAM,
son of Henry Wickham, aged 14 years and 6 months.
> July 15th, of diptheria, Carrie M. WICKHAM, daughter
of Henry Wickham, aged 4 years and 3 months.

8/24/1864 MARRIED
In this village, on the 17th inst., by Rev. G. O. Phelps,
Mr. T. J. RIGGS (BIGGS?), of Meredith, to Miss
Elizabeth GIFFORD, of Oneonta.

8/31/1864 DIED
In Oneonta, July 2d, Sally G. ALGER, wife of Stoughton
Alger, deceased, aged 78 years and 5 months.
She has always lived in Otsego county and in the town
of Oneonta, with the exception of six years.- She loved
and worshipped God, and has been a member of the
Baptist church from its commencement at Oneonta
Plains. Honesty and truth were the characteristics of her
loving and eventful life.- She was a devoted christian and
no sectarian bigot. She rejoiced at the prosperity of
Christianity in every church, believed with her whole
heart that every advance they made in the religion of
Jesus, was bringing us all nearer that glorious time when
the Father's will shall be done in earth as it was done in
heaven, and God shall be all in all. Her death, like that
of the perfect man, was peace. Her funeral was attended
at the Methodist church where a large audience of different
faiths assembled to pay her the last tribute of respect, and
mingle their tears of sorrow.

9/21/1864 MARRIED
In Oneonta, Sept. 14th, at the Methodist parsonage, by
Rev. P. T. Hughson, Mr. Frederick HALLETT, to Mrs. Lucy
SMITH, both of Oneonta.
DIED
In this village, on the 19th inst., Mrs. Polly LINDSAY,
wife of late Doctor Lindsay, aged 84 years and 6 months.

10/19/1864 MARRIED
In Oneonta, Oct. 4th, by Rev. E. C. Hodge, Mr. Moses
HILL, of Meredith, to Miss Jane A. BURDICK, of Davenport.
DIED
In Otego, Oct. 9th, Mrs. Zilla COUSE, wife of Mr. Wm.
H. Couse, and daughter of Mr. Herman D. and Jerusha
HURLBERT, of Otego.

10/26/1864 MARRIED
> In this village, Oct. 13th, by Rev. G. O. Phelps, Mr.
Geo. NEWKIRK, of Cooperstown, to Miss A. M. AYRES,
of Oneonta.
> At Oneonta, Oct. 23d, by D. J. Yager, Esq., Wm. J.
LIVINGSTON, to Miss Sally M. HYATT, both of Otego.
> Also, at Oneonta, on the 22d of Sept., by the same,
Fenton HOWARD, to Miss Francelia QUACKENBUSH,
both of Franklin.
DIED
> In Laurens, Oct. 23d, very suddenly, Mr. Samuel
ALLEN, aged 55years and 5 months.
> In this town, Oct. 19th, Anna, wife of Samuel SQUIRES,
aged 80 years.

11/2/1864 DIED
In this village, on the 31st of October, Mr. Nathan
BENNETT, aged 90 years.

11/9/1864 DIED
In Laurens, Nov. 1st, Alice, only child of Marietta and
Harvey GREGORY, of diptheria, aged 9 years.

11/23/1864 MARRIED
> In Laurens, Nov. 16th, by Rev. J. Smith, Mr. Wm. F.
PECK, of New York, to Miss Emmer DeEtte KENYON,
of the former place.
> At the residence of the bride's father, on the morning
of the 16th inst., by Rev. S. S. Goodman, Mr. W. R.
WHITNEY, to Miss M. Louisa TELLER, all of Unadilla.

11/30/1864 MARRIED
> In Christ Church, Cooperstown, Nov. 5th, by Rev. S. H.
Synnot, Mr. T. H. BINGHAM, to Miss M. A. EASTON, all
of Cooperstown.
> At N. & S. M. Ballard's Hotel, Oneonta, Nov 16th, by
Rev. E. C. Hodge, Mr. George B. SHEAR, to Miss
Elizabeth CROSS, both of Maryland.
DIED
> In Hornellsville, at 1:30 o'clock, on Thursday, the 2d
inst., of typhoid fever, George S. DURFY, son of John
and Abagail Durfy, of Exeter, N.Y., and youngest brother
of E. G. Durfy, Esq., of Hornellsville, in the 21st year of
his age. His remains were removed to Exeter, Otsego
County, the place of his nativity, for interment.
> At Middlefield Centre, Nov. 8th, Bildings BURLINGHAM,
in the 82d year of his age.

12/7/1864 DIED
> In Oneonta, on the 12th ult., Lory BAKER, aged 72 years.
> In E. Guilford, on the 16th ult., Berty L., youngest child
of F. G. and M. F. WHITCOMB, aged 10 months and
1 day. (Poem included with notice.)

12/14/1864 MARRIED
> In Burlington Green, on Monday, Nov. 28th, by Rev. R.
G. Wallace, Mr. Alonza TAYLOR, of Fly Creek, to Miss
Clarinda J. HUBBARD, of Hartwick.
> In New Lisbon, Dec. 3d, at the residence of the bride's
father, by Rev. A. E. Daniels, Mr. Irving D. HULL, to Miss
Adda L. COLE both of New Lisbon.
> On the 7th inst., by Rev. H. A. Smith, of West Winfield,
Dr. P. S. SMITH, to Miss Lydia R. FORD, daughter of
Isaac S. Ford, of Richfield.
DIED
In South Valley, Nov. 24th, James ANTIS, in the 28th
year of his age.

12/21/1864 DIED
> In this town, on the 13th ult., after a brief illness,
Rosaltha A., wife of Riley A. SESSIONS and daughter
of William and Lodica HACKETT, aged 23 years and
10 months..
> In Davenport, Dec. 4th, Samuel BIXBY, aged 84 years.
> In Nanticoke, Oct. 12th, of consumption, Calvin R.
BRIGGS, aged 39 years and 6 months. He enlisted in
Co. E, 50th Reg't. N. Y. V. Engineers, in 1864, had poor
health most of the time; but, by the blessing of God, was
permitted to return home to die. One week before his
death we were sent for at 2 o'clock A. M., and hastened
to his bedside to witness his death, but it proved rather
one of those scenes that so seldom occur on earth, and
such an one as I never witnessed before. He appeared
perfectly calm and happy,-addressed each one, and
urged them to be prepared to meet him in Heaven, and
soon began to sing. "Jesus, my all to heaven is gone"-
And again, "What's this that steals, that steals upon my
frame? Is it death? Is it death?" After prayer he lay
quiet until morning. He survived one week, and literally
fell asleep in Jesus.- The end of brother Briggs was peace.
He was a member of the West Nanticoke Baptist Church.

12/28/1864 DIED
> In this town, on the morning of the 26th inst., Elizabeth
SWART, wife of P. W. Swart, aged 58 years.
In Laurens, on the 19th inst., John RICHARDSON,
> aged 82 years.

End July-Dec. 1864
Sandy Goodspeed, Maryland, NY
These notices will be posted to the county web page.




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