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Vital
Records Extracted from the Yates County Chronicle
Editor:
Stafford C. Cleveland
November
- December 1869
4 November 1869
A man by the name of Darius Allen, it is reported, was found dead in Auburn,
from exposure. Does any one know whether it was Darius Allen, late of this village.
Married on Wednesday, Oct. 27th, at the residence of the bride’s
father, by Rev. Philip Cowles of Branchport, Mr. Thomas Ellis of Unionville,
N.Y., and Miss Florence H., daughter of Mr.
Homer W. Dunn of Himrods.
11 November 1869
Zimri Griswold, an aged citizen of Jerusalem,
was buried at Dresden on Monday
last.
Died at Helena, Sept. 25th, 1869, Mrs. Abigail
Northrop, sister of Benj. W. Dake, of Nunda, aged
75. At Nunda Oct 9th, Benj. W. Dake, aged
72. At Penn Yan, Oct. 21, Charles Dake, formerly of
Nunda, and brother of B.W. Dake and Abigail Northrop,
aged 85.
Aaron Hanley, a prominent citizen of Peach Orchard, in the town of Hector,
Schuyler County, died at his residence in that place on Thursday the 4th
inst., at the age of 66 years…. His parents were early settlers in Hector, commencing
at Perry, near Trumansburg, in 1790, and on the Lake
road, about two miles south of Peach Orchard, in 1810. Samuel Hanley, the father
of the deceased, was a man of great energy of character and a leading man in
his day. He was the father of a large family. Two sons of Otis Barden
of Benton married daughters of Samuel
Hanley, both of whom are now deceased. Samuel Hanley died in 1847 at the age
of 72 years. Aaron Hanley, his son, whose death we record, leaves seven children
who occupy a highly creditable position in the world. One son perished in the
Union service during the late war, another is a physician at Tabor, Fremont Co., Iowa….
Married at the residence of the bride’s father, Nov 3, 1869, by Rev. Samuel Smith of
Niagara county, Mr. Frank M.
Gifford of Toledo, Ohio, to Miss Libbie Dains, only daughter of Francis
Dains of Penn Yan. …
18 November 1869
Married
- At Benton Center,
in the Baptist Church,
Nov. 19th by Rev. A. C. Mallory, assisted by Rev D.R. Swick
and Rev J.U. Mallory, Mr. James M. Smith of Barrington
and Miss Sarah E. Bushnell of Benton.
- And also, Mr. William H. Merrifield and Miss E. Josie Merchant, both of
Benton….
- At the residence of the bride’s brother, Mr. James A. Crankston,
in Palmyra, N.Y., on Tuesday evening, Nov. 2, 1869, by Rev. Mr. Webster, Rector
of the Episcopal Church, Mr. Alexander B. Millspaugh
of Penn Yan and Mrs. Carrie A. Colburn of La Crosse, Wisconsin….
The wife of Col. Gilbert Sherer was stricken down
with paralysis on Saturday evening last, and died yesterday….
Capt. Samuel Wilson, formerly well known as a shoemaker in this village, was
buried in the Penn Yan
Cemetery on Tuesday. He was a faithful
soldier in the war and captain of a colored company. He had resided for the
past few years at Seneca Falls.
Sanford Coats, the father of Wm. L. and Minor Coats, died in Jerusalem
on Monday, November 1st, in the ninety-first year of his age. He
was a native of Connecticut, and
has been a resident of Jerusalem
over fifty years. He was the father of six sons and three daughters. His trade
was that of a tailor, and he was a consistent Christian and a good man.
Mrs. Sarah Spink, relict of the late William Spink, departed this life at the
residence of her son-in-law, David Hatmaker, in Milo,
on Tuesday the 9th instant, aged 79 years and upwards. Mrs. Spink
was born in the town of Wickford, Rhode Island, January
15th, 1790, and came to the “Lake Country,” with her late husband
about fifty years ago, and soon after their arrival settled on the farm now
occupied by David Hatmaker, which Uncle Billy (as
he was commonly called) bought of the late Richard Henderson. This farm was
part of a tract of land purchased by Benedict Robinson of Charles Williamson
at quite an early period in the county’s history. Here Mr. Spink resided until
his death, which occurred about nine years ago. Mrs. Spink, whose decease we
now record, made an early profession of Christianity, and was for some time
a member of the Free Will Baptist Society…. The close of her life was solaced
and cheered by her only child and daughter Mrs. Elizabeth Hatmaker, who with an only son, William Spink Hatmaker and an infant son of the latter, comprise all the
lineal descendants of William and Sarah Spink.
25 November 1869
2 December 1869
Darius Allen, who, it was rumored was dead, is said to be still in the land
of the living, and was lately at Buffalo.
9 December 1869
We very much regret to learn that Dr Hazard A Potter, a Surgeon, probably inferior
to none of his age, died at his residence in Geneva,
on Thursday evening, the 2d inst., at the age of fifty-nine years. Dr. Potter
was one of the most distinguished sons of Yates
County. He was born in the town of
Potter, Dec. 21, 1810, and was a great-grandson of Judge William Potter, who,
with James Parker and Thomas Hathaway, made the first purchase of land for the
Friend’s Society on the west bank of Seneca Lake, in what is now Yates County.
His grandfather , Thomas Hazard Potter married Patience
Wilkinson, a sister of the Universal Friend, and they had a family, of whom
John Potter, their son, married Nancy Wilkinson, a daughter of Jepthah
Wilkinson, the youngest brother of the Friend. They had a family of nine children,
of whom Jepthah A. Potter and Dr. Hazard A. Potter
are two of the sons. It will be seen that the family of John and Nancy Potter
had Wilkinson blood in their veins from both heads of the family, with its bold
and vigorous characteristics. Dr. Potter when a boy had the advantages of a
district school in his neighborhood, and afterwards attended school at the Penn
Yan Academy,
under Gookins, and Richard Taylor. He studied medicine
under Dr. Francis M. Potter, a cousin of his father’s, and Dr. Barnet N. Wisner,
one year each….
Married
- In Penn Yan on Thursday, Dec 2nd, 1869, by Rev. J.B. Smith, Mr.
Date Dutton of Geneva and Miss Jennie P. Howe of Penn Yan.
- In Penn Yan on Tuesday evening, Dec. 7th, by Rev. James E. Latimer,
Mr. John H. Veeder and Miss Emma Danes, both of
this village.
Died
- On the 15th day of November, 1869, at the residence of her daughter,
Mrs. Robbins, at Glendale, Ohio,
Mrs. Almira M. Oliver, widow of Dr. Andrew F. Oliver,
late of Penn Yan deceased, in the 70th year of her age.
The Havana Journal states that Mahlon Dickinson,
a son of Hon. Andrew B. Dickinson, was killed by the Indians near Fort
Laramie, on the 13th of
last month.
Frederick Starr, a prominent citizen of Rochester,
died in that city a few days ago. He was the father of Rev. Frederick Starr,
Jr., the distinguished Clergyman who preached in this village a few years ago.
We learn that the wife of Geo. Wells, of Italy,
Yates county, presented her husband with three boys
at one birth, on Wednesday afternoon last, and at last accounts all were doing
well.—Prattsburgh Advertiser
Died in Syracuse on the 24th
ult., Jerry H. Barnes, only surviving son of Jerry
F. and Samantha Barnes, aged 22 years, 11 months and 26 days. The deceased was
a young man of rare promise, a grandson of Anne Cornwell Barnes, who is a sister
of Dr. Wm. Cornwell, late of Penn Yan, deceased, and widow of John Barnes, late
of Oswego county.
The funeral services of Jerry H. Barnes were held at the family residence of
his parents, 337 Carbon St.,
on the 26th ult….
16 December 1869
Married
- At Benton Center, December
4th, 1869, by Rev. S. McDonald, Mr. Henry B. Guthrie,
to Miss Harriet Young, all of Benton.
John Pulver, a thrifty and enterprising citizen of
Italy, died
on the 8th instant, at the age of 55.
Nathaniel Kenyon, a native of Rhode Island,
and for forty years a resident of Barrington,
died in that town on the 5th inst., at the age of 70.
Mrs. Agnes Ayers, widow of the late Wilson G. Ayres, and mother of Garrett
Ayers, died at Himrods on the 5th inst., in the 89th year
of her age.
The Des Moines, Iowa,
State Register of Dec. 2, gives an account of the Obsequies of Jehiel
S. Cook…. [He] will be remembered by many in this community, where he resided
for many years and was largely engaged in business.—His death occurred in Colorado,
while residing on the Denver Coach near Idaho.
He was riding with the driver and by some strange fatality fell from his seat
on a pile of rocks and fractured his skull….
23 December 1869
Married
- At the residence of the bride’s father, November
15, 1869, by the Rev. Dr. Latimer, Mr. Ed. S. Gillett and Miss
Rettie J. Capell.
30 December 1869
Nicholas H. Kipp, an early resident of Geneva,
died in Elmira on the 17th
inst., at the age of 78 years.
Mrs. Margaret Roberts, the widow of John Roberts, one of the oldest settlers
of the town of Reading, died in
that town on the 4th inst., at the age of 83 years.
Mrs. Chloe Foster of Prattsburgh died in that town,
Nov. 27th, at the age of 101 years and two months. She was Chloe
Davis of Milford Conn.,
and married Erastus Foster. They settled in Prattsburgh in 1820. So says the Advertiser.
Franklin J. Green, a citizen of Middlesex, committed suicide on Saturday last
by hanging himself in his barn. …
Married
- In Italy
Hollow, Dec. 18th, 1869,
by Rev. G.W. Abrams, Mr. Robert M. Kennedy to Miss Emma O. Robson, both of
Italy.
- At the residence of the bride’s father, by Rev. John H. Day, Mr. George
W. Carson to Miss Della Winans, all of Potter.