Vital records in New York State weren't recorded by the state until 1880. For early vital records you have to either find church records or hope that the event is recorded in the newspaper. For the time period of this page, there were these newspapers published in Rochester:
Note that some of the films have been scratched and some pages are out of focus so there are some illegible records.
The records on this page are extracted as published in the newspaper. Small monthly calendars are included to help when a newspaper record states that an event happened "last week Thursday."
You may wonder about birth records. Except for a few rare birth notices, birth records were not published until the mid twentieth century.
Two abbreviations that appear frequently in these old records are; inst. and ult. Their meanings are inst. = instant, an old word meaning this month and ult. = ultimo meaning last month.
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Jan. 1, 1829 MARRIED, Last evening, by Rev. M. Cuming, Mr. Daniel Coit to Mrs. Charlote Adams. |
Jan. 2, 1829 MARRIED,
At Litchfield, Henry W. Rogers, Esq. of Bath, Steuben Co., N. Y. to Miss Kezia Adams, daughter of Joseph Adams, Esq.
DIED, In Brighton, on the 24th, Mr. Joel Scudder, aged about 60—one of the first settlers in the vicinity of this village.
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Jan. 5, 1829 MARRIED, In Chili on the first inst. by Rev. Mr. Penney. Mr. Thomas L. Acker, of this village, to Miss Laura Lacy, daughter of Maj. Lacy of the former place.
DIED, On Saturday morning last, Theodore Pitkin, Esq. aged 67 years.
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Jan. 6, 1829 MARRIED, In this village, on the 4th inst., Mr. S. G. Bozly of this place, to Miss Esther Miner of Le Roy.
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Jan. 7, 1829 MARRIED,
Last evening, Mr. Theodore Sedgwick to Miss Hannah C. Frink, both of this village.
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Jan. 9, 1829 → NOTICE. Information is wanted respecting a lady by the name of Mrs. Wealthy Sackrider, who is supposeed to be teaching a Painting School either in the town of Mendon or Palmyra, or thereabouts.—Any information repecting her will be gratefully received by her son at Mr. Witbeck's Tavern in Rochester. |
Jan. 16, 1829 DIED, In this village, Mr. Theodore Pitkin, aged 67. (Printers in Hartford, Conn. are requested to notice this.) — Also on Wednesday evening, Mrs. Betsey Lewis, in the 33d year of hera age.
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Jan. 20, 1829 MARRIED
At Black Rock, lately, Mr. Mathew Brown 3rd, forwarding merchant of Rochester to Miss Burnham of Black Rock. |
Jan. 22, 1829 DIED, On Friday last, in this village, Martha, wife of John N. Wadsworth, aged 24 years. The deceased was a woman of fervent piety and esteemed by all who were acquainted with her although she moved in the humbler walks of life. She possessed those virtues and graces which adorn the female character. CHRISTIAN.
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Jan. 23, 1829 DIED In the town of Rush, Monroe co., N. Y. on the 14th inst., Capt. Asa Farra, a Revolutionary pensioner. aged 68. Printers in Boston, Mass., Rutland, Vt. and Detroit, Michigan Territory are requested to notice the above. INFORMATION wanted.——Any person who may have known George Huggans late of Rochester, now deceased, will conter a favor upon his widow, who resides in a foreign country, by calling upon HILL & PEET.
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Jan. 24, 1829 MARRIED, In this village, on the 22d inst. by Rev. Joseph Penney, Mr. DAVID BRUNER to Miss ELIZABETH SINCLAIR BRYANT. |
Jan. 27, 1829 MARRIED At Carthage, on the 15th inst. by Rev. Joel Parker, Captain William Tyler, to Miss Betsey Rogers.
DIED In Ogden, on the night of the 20th inst., Widow Patience Strong, aged 76 years.
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Jan. 27, 1829 DIED In Brighton on the 1st, Mrs. Dealy Bixby, wife of Chester B., aged 32. {footnote #1} |
Feb. 2, 1829 MARRIED On the 26th ult., by the Rev. F. H. Cumming, Mr. NATHAN LYMAN to Miss ABIGAIL CLEAVELAND, all of this village. ONE CENT REWARD.—Ranaway from the subscriber, on the 21st ult. Hiram Kelsey, aged about 18 years. I hereby forbid all persons harboring or trusting him on my account. Any person who will return said boy, shall receive the above reward, and no charges. SAMUEL C. BALDWIN, Riga, Feb. 2. WHEREAS my wife Eliza has conducted in an unbecoming manner having forfeited all claim to my favor and protection, I hereby forbid all persons harboring or trusting her on my account; as I will pay no debts of her contracting after this date. PAUL MASON. |
Feb. 5, 1829 DIED, in Canandaigua, 28th Mr. Jeremiah Van Rensselaer, aged 60. |
Feb. 6, 1829 DIED On Thursday last at Canandaigua, Jeremiah Van Rensselaer, Esq. formerly of Utica.
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Feb. 7, 1829 DIED, In this village, yesterday morning, Frances Elizabeth, daughter of Mr. Fisher Bullard, aged 7 months.
ONE CENT Reward.—Runaway from the subscriber, on the 5th inst. Sally Burke, an indebted servant, aged about 14 years. All persons are forbid harboring or trusting her on the subscriber's account. The above reward, but no charges, will be paid for her apprehenion. J. CHILD. |
Feb. 10, 1829 INFORMATION WANTED The subscriber is laboring under the most poignant distress, arising from the absence of her husband John Fitzpatrick, who from unavoidable misfortunes, was compelled to leave here about four months ago for the east, since which time nothing certain has been heard of hin; there has been a report that he died somewhere about Rochester, but nothing postive has been elicited on this subject. Should this meet the eye of any person who knew him formerly, they would confer on the subscriber a lasting obligation, and relieve her mind from agony almost past bearing. Her other distresses, which are great indeed, (having to support by her individual industry five young and helpless children) are nothing in comparison to this.
TWO CENT REWARD
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Feb. 10, 1829 MARRIED In Tully, Onondaga Co. on the 25th ult., Samuel Hamilton of Rochester to Miss Lovina Gilbert of the former place. {footnote 1} |
Feb. 11, 1829 MARRIED, In Pittsford, on Sunday evening, Feb, 1st, by the Rev. Mr. Mahan, Mr. Edward J. Farnum, of Norwich, (Ct.) to Miss Lucy Goff, of this village. |
Feb. 13, 1829 INFORMATION WANTED. INFORMATION is wanted respecting John George Leigh, or Lee, a German by birth, about 40 years of age, and a Butcher by trade, who left the city of Washington several years ago, supposed for the state of New York, since when his Wife and friends have not heard of him.
MARRIED, In Pittsford, by the Rev. Mr. Mahan, Mr. E. Farnum, of Norwich, Conn. to Miss Lucy Goff, of this village. DIED, In Prattsburgh, Rev. B. Hotchkin, aged 80. |
Feb. 17, 1829
Married in Gates on the 12th inst. by the Rev. Mr. Sedgwick, Mr. Hiram Hubbard of Canandaigua to Miss Ruth B. Corser.
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Feb. 20, 1829 MARRIED, At Palmyra, on the 17th inst. Capt. James P. Horton; to Miss Caroline Goldsmith, all of that place. |
Feb. 26, 1829 MARRIED, On Wednesday evening, by the Rev. Zachariah Paddock, Mr. Willis Tuttle to Miss Ann Baldwin, all of Rochester. DIED, In this village, last evening, Mr. Asa Sibley, aged 65 years—formerly of Walpole, N. H.
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Feb. 27, 1829 DIED, On the evening of the 18th inst. Mrs. Hannah, relict of Daniel D. Tompkins. |
Feb. 27, 1829 MARRIED, In this village, on Wednesday evening the 25th inst. by the Rev. Zachariah Paddock, Mr. Willis Tuttle to Miss Ann Baldwin.
DIED, In this village, Wednesday evening the 25th inst. Mr. Asa Sibley, in the 65th year of his age. |
March 3, 1829 Married on Sunday evening last by the Rev. F. H. Cumminq, Mr. Joseph Medberry to Miss Ann Covert, all of this village. {footnote 1} |
March 6, 1829 DIED, On Saturday last, in Henrietta, Martin Roberts, aged 49 years. He was an old and highly esteemed citizen of that town. |
March 6, 1829 MARRIED, On Wednesday evening last, at Carthage, by Rev. Joel Parker, Mr. John Search to Miss Esther Chase. DIED, In N. York, on the 18th inst. Mrs. Hannah, relict of the late D. D. Tompkins, where the deceased resided many years, universally beloved and honored, her memory will be cherished. |
March 7, 1829 MARRIED, On Thursday evening 5th last, by the Rev. O. C. Comstock, Mr. HARMON ONES, to Miss ELIZABETH SHELMIRE, all of this village.
ONE cent reward.—Runaway from the subscriber, on the 4th inst. an indented apprentice, by the name of Sewal Rice, about 15 years old. All persons are hereby forbid trusting him on my account, and are also forbid harboring or employing him, under penalty of the law.
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March 10, 1829 DIED, In this village, on Wednesday the 27th ult. Mr. Asa Sibley, aged 65 years—formerly of Walpole.
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March 11, 1829 DIED, In Washington, on Monday, the 2d instant, Mrs. Sarah W. Barnard, consort of the Hon. D. D. Barnard, member of congress from this district, and daughter of the late Henry Gilbert Livingston, Esq. of New York. |
March 13, 1829 FESTIVAL OF ST. PATRICK.— The committe appointed to make arrangements for the celebration of the festival of St. Patrick, on Tuesday, the 17th instant, respectfully invite, Irishmen, their descendants, and their American friends generally, to participate in the celebration—the arrangements for which are such, it is hoped, as will give general satisfaction. An elegant supper will be prepared by Mr. Cunningham at the Clinton house, and a good band of music will be present to enliven the festivities with the melodies of Erin. The committe have the satisfaction of stating that gen. Vincent Mathews has consented to preside on the occasion. Henry O'Reilly, S. Melancton Smith, Hester L. Stevens and Wm. Toen, have been appointed vice presidents.— Supper on the table at 7 o'clock precisely. Tickets may be had at the bar, or of either of the committee.
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March 13, 1829 MARRIED, In St. Michael's Church, Geneseo on the 4th inst., Mr. Legrand L. Morse, one of the editors of the Ontario Messenger, to Miss Mahala Pierce, daughter of John Pierce Esq. of the former place. DIED, At Manchester, Ont. Co., on the 7th inst. Mr. Selden Noyes, aged 29 years.
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March 14, 1829 Coroner's Inquest.—An inquest was held by coroner Lyon, at the house of Enoch Wing, Esq. on the 6th inst. on the body of his son Freeman S. Wing.—The deceased, in company with seven other young men, came in a sleigh to the tavern of Mr. Howe, in Hopewell, at 1 o'clock, on the morning of the 5th inst.—The night was dark, and the deceased started to go to the barn, to see about the horses. A newly dug well, which was not yet stoned up, or protected by a curb, lay in the direction of the barn, and one of the planks which covered it, having not been replaced by the person who last drew water, the deceased slipped into the well, and was not missed until he had remained there about 15 minutes. Search being made, his hat was discovered on the surface of the water, and the body was soon after extricated from the well, but not until life was extinct. It is stated, that the deceased and his companions, are of the most respectable families, in the town of Phelps.
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March 16, 1829 On Saturday the 31st Jan. last as Mr. Jeremiah Nicholas of Italy, in this county, was engaged in cutting ice from the water-wheel of the grist-mill owned by Abraham Maxfield, Esq. he was suddeny precipitated from his position by the unexpected revolution of the wheel, and literally crushed to death in an instant.— By this calmitous visitation of Divine Providence an aged mother, a wife, and several children, are irreparably bereaved of thsir earthly hope. Mr. N. was 44 years of age. As a husband and father, he was kind, affectionate, and faithful; as a citizen, he was just in his dealings and honorable in his intercourse; as a Christian, he was regular and consistent in his deportment and steady in his attachment to the cause of Religion. In short, he was an estimable man—and his place will not easily be supplied in the society from which he is taken.—Yates Co. Republi.
CELEBRATION of St. Patrick's Day.—On Tuesday next, the 17th inst. at 2 o'clock P. M., a Sermon suitable to the occasion, will be delivered in the Roman Catholic Church in this village, by the Rev. Michael Macnamara, R. C. Pastor; a collection will be taken up by the Ladies' association, to aid them in effecting some repairs connected with the Church.
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March 17, 1829 DIED, In Washington, on the 2d inst. Mrs. Sarah W. Barnard, consort of the Hon. D. D. Barnard, member of Congress from this district, and daughter of the late Henry Gilbert Livingston, Esq., of New York.
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March 19, 1829 DIED, At Clyde, N. Y. on the 14th inst. Eli Frink, aged 45 years, having left ten children who were dependant on him for support. He was a generous, industrious, quiet, and peacable citizen, whose loss is lamented and will live in the memory of his friends and relatives. |
March 20, 1829 MARRIED, At Clinton, Oneida Co., on the 12th inst., by Rev. Dr. Norton, Mr. Myron Adams, of Adams Basin, Monroe Co. to Miss Sarah Taylor, of the former place. |
March 20, 1829 DIED, In this village, on Thursday Morning, Miss Harriet Cable, aged 15 years, daughter of Mr. Martin Cable. Funeral at 3 o'clock this afternoon, at his house on Carroll street, opposite the Baptist church. |
March 26, 1829 MARRIED, On Tuesday evening, by the Rev. Joseph Penny, Mr. HENRY H. BROWN, merchant, to Miss MARY B., daughter of John W. Strong, Esq. all of this place.
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March 27, 1829 MARRIED, On Wednesday evening, 25th inst. by the Rev. Z. Paddock, Mr. John Dart, to Miss Betsey Cone, all of this village. |
March 27, 1829 Married at Geneva on the 5th inst. by the Rev. Mr. Hickox, Mr. P. McCauley of this village to Miss Eliza Ann Rogers of the former place. |
March 27, 1829 MARRIED, On Tuesday evening, by the Rev. Joseph Penny, Mr. Henry H. Brown, merchant, to Miss Mary B., daughter of John W. Strong, Esq. all of this place.
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March 31, 1829 MARRIED, On Tuesday evening the 24th inst. by the Rev. Joseph Penny, Mr. HENRY H. BROWN, Merchant, to Miss MARY B. daughter of John W. Strong, Esq. all of this village.
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April 3, 1829 MARRIED, On the 22d ult., in Brighton, Mr. Daniel S. Morse to Miss Lucy Jeffords.—Also on the 31st Mr. Daniel Mann to Miss Mary Ann Jeffords.
DIED, In Richmond, Ont. Co. on the 23, after an illness of 2 weeks, Mr. Wm. Richmond Pitts, aged 33 years. |
Apr. 4, 1829 Married at the Friends' Meeting House in this village, on the 2nd inst., Abraham Wilson to Abigail Seymour. |
April 10, 1829 DIED, At Angelica, in the county of Allegany, on the 4th inst. Hannah M., wife of Arthur Herrick, Esq. and daughter of General Samuel S. Haight, Esq. |
April 14, 1829 MARRIED, At Aurora, Mr. William Smith, merchant, of Farmersville, to Miss Abbey Barber, of the former place. DIED, Yesterday, Elizabeth, only daughter of John Jones, aged 7 years. Funeral this day at 3 o'clock, at his house on State st his house on State st. |
Apr. 14, 1829 Died in Mendon on the 16th ult. very suddenly, Mr. Daniel Fall, leaving a wife and six children. {footnote #1} |
April 17, 1829 MARRIED, At West Mendon, by Rev. Mr. Sill, Mr. Samuel Rand, to Miss Electa Norton. |
April 20, 1829 The Aqueduct over the Genesee, is, during the summer months, as common a thoroughfare as either of the two bridges. It is a mattar of surprize to almost every one, that, being a public promenade, the south side has not a railing as well as the tow path. MARRIED, In this village on Thursday evening by Judge Child, Mr. William F. Warner, to Miss Rebecca B. the eldest daughter of Jacob Strawn Esq. |
April 21, 1829 DIED, In this village on Suday 19th inst., Mrs. Freelove Dannals, consort of Mr. George Dannals, aged 38 years. Her funeral will be attended this morning at 11 o'clock at the Methodist Chapel. The Editor of the paper in Cazenovia village, Madison co. is requested to insert the above. |
April 24, 1829 DIED, At Angelica, on the 4th inst. in the 24th year of her age, Mrs. Hannah M., wife of Arthur Herrick, Esq. and daughter of General S. S. Haight. Seldom, perhaps never has a family bereavement inflicted such deep wounds, and calculations, as this. But all our earthly ties are to be dissolved. In the heavens only shall things be stable. What then though my earthly house of this tabernacle be dissolved, I have a building of God, a house not made with hands eternal in the heavens. This hope sustained the deceased during months of distress and dissolution, and to this hope only can we commend her bereaved partner, and afflicted friends.—Ang. Rep. |
May 1, 1829 DIED, In Sheldon, Genesee co. on the 19th inst., after a short illness, Mr. Roswell Beebe, aged about 65. |
May 1, 1829 DIED, In Chili, on the 22nd of April, Miss Fanny M., daughter of Daniel Deming, aged 20 years.
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May 6, 1829 MARRIED, In Middlebury, Vt. on the 28th ult. by the Rev. Prof. Hough, Mr. EPAPHRAS A. MILLER, Merchant, of this village, to Miss HAPPELONIA VALLETTE, of the former place. |
May 8, 1829 MARRIED, In Middlebury, Vt. on the 28th ult. by the Rev. Professor Hough, Mr. Epaphras A. Miller, merchant of this village, to Miss Happelonia Vallette, of the former place.
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May 9, 1829 MARRIED, In Sparta, on the 5th ult. by the Rev. Josoah Fowler, Mr. Zachariah Buskerk to Mrs. Rhoda Shays, widow of the late General Shays. formerly of Massachusetts.
DIED, At Medina, Orleans co. onTuesday morning, April 14th, aged 34, Mrs. Salley Salmon, wife of the Rev. E. Salmon; after a protracted, and distressing illness, of eight months, which she bore with exemplary patience, and Christian fortitude. |
May 12, 1829 Marriages, In Middlebury, Vt. on the 28th ult. by the Rev. Prof. Hough, Mr. Epaphras A. Miller, merchant of this village, to Miss Happilonia Vallette, of the former place. Deaths, Died.—In Henrietta, on the morning of the 9th instant, RICHARD C. JONES, Esq. Attorney at Law, of this village. |
May 12, 1829 Died at Medina, Orleans Co. on Tuesday morning Apr. 14th, aged 34, Mrs. Salley Salmon, wite of Rev. R. Salmon, after a protracted and distressing illness of eight months. {footnote #1} |
May 13, 1829 THE AQUEDUCT The convenience of this work as a bridge for foot passengers, indicates the propriety of rendering it safe by erecting a railing on its south side. Though wide enough to admit the passage of two persons abreast, the path on that wall is not free from danger, as a sudden gust of wind or a slight misstep might precipitate the passenger instantly to the rocky bed of the river. About 700 feet of railing only is required to make the south side of the Aqueduct as safe a throughfare for the citizens as the north side (the tow path) is for the horses. Those whose convenience would be most promoted by the improvement, should request the attention of the proper authorities to it. |
May 15, 1829 MARRIED, In this village, yesterday morning, by Rev. Joel Parker, Mr. John Beam, to Miss Nancy Hunn. DIED, In Richmond, Widow Abial Harmon, aged about 70 years.
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May 16, 1829 MARRIED. In Middlebury, Vt. on the 28th ult. by the Rev. Prof. Hough, Mr. Epaphras A. Miller, merchant of this village, to Miss Happalonia Vallette, of the former place. |
May 19, 1829 Married this morning by the Rev. Dr. Comstock, Mr. Thomas Andrews to Miss Lavinia Gilbert, daughter of John Gilbert, Esq., all of Rochester. |
May 19, 1829 DIED, In this village, on the 16th inst., Garret Van Schaick, a colored man aged 65 years. He served in the Revolutionary war, as a waiter, to Colonel Goose Van Schaick, in his expedition to Fort Schuyler and Fort Stanwick—(now Utica and Rome). |
May 20, 1829 MARRIED, Yesterday morning, by the Rev. Dr. Comstock, Mr. THOMAS ANDREWS to Miss LAVINIA GILBERT, daughter of John Gilbert, Esq., all of Rochester. |
May 22, 1829 MARRIED, Mr. Wm. R. Brewster, merchant of Canandaigua, to Elizabeth Mott. DIED, In this village, on the 16th inst., Garret Van Schaick, a colored man aged 65 years. He served in the Revolutionary war, as a waiter, to Colonel Goose Van Schaick, in his expedition to Fort Schuyler and Fort Stanwick— (now Utica and Rome). |
May 26, 1829 MARRIED, In this village on the 21st inst. by the Rev. Mr. Comstock, Mr. Darius Cole, to Miss Clarrisa Willson.
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May 27, 1829 From the Detroit Gazette. DIED—In Detroit, on Sunday the 10th inst. Mrs. Harriet C. Whiting, wife of Dr. John L. Whiting, and daughter of Dr. John Talman, of Hudson, N. Y. (and sister of Mr. John T. Talman of Rochester) in the 33d year of her age.
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May 29, 1829 MARRIED, In this village on the 21st inst. by the Rev. Mr. Comstock, Mr. Darius Cole, to Miss Clarrisa Willson.
DIED, In Detroit, on 10th inst. Mrs. Harriet C. Whiting. |
June 5, 1829 DIED, In Canandaigua on Saturday last, Edward, infant son of T. B. Barnum of this place.
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June 5, 1829 MARRIED, On the 20th inst. by the Rev. W. Jones of Mendon, Mr. Elias Matthews to Miss Mehitable Ann Kinter both of the Pittsford. DIED, In Sweden, on Wednesday the 27th ult, Mrs. Livonia, wife of Nathaniel B. Lord, aged 24 years.
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June 6, 1829 MARRIED, In Batavia, on the 4th inst. by the Rev. Joseph Elliott, the Rev. John R. Dodge, pastor of the first Baptist church at Brockport, to Miss Harriet M. Winchester. |
June 9, 1829 Drowned in the Canal, adjoining his father's residence, in this village, on Wednesday, the 3rd inst., Joseph Henry, eldest son of E. J. Roberts in the 4th year of his age. Died at Canandaigua on the 30th ult., Edward, infant son of T. B. Barnum of this village. |
June 12, 1829 MARRIED, On the 8th inst at Middleport, Niagara Co. by Rev. P. Woodworth, Mr. Isaac Ball, of West Bloomfield, to Miss Lucinda Adams, formerly of East Bloomfield.
DIED, In West Mendon, Mrs. Hannah Parish, wife of Captain Abraham Parish, aged 47.
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June 13, 1829 MARRIED, In Batavia, on the 4th inst. by the Rev. Joseph Elliott, the Rev. John R. Dodge, pastor of the first Baptist church at Brockport, to Miss Harriet M. Winchester. |
June 15, 1829 MARRIED, In Chili, on the 11th inst., Doct. Isaac Issac Scott to Miss Phebe F. Reed. |
June 16, 1829 Married in Chili on the 1th inst., Doct. Isaac Scott to Miss Phebe F. Reed. {footnote 1} |
June 16, 1829
$25 REWARD.—Ranaway from the subscriber on the 14th instant, an indebted apprentice at the coach making business, by the name of Samuel N. Miller—had on when he went away a mixed sailor jacket, coderoy pantaloons, and black fur hat. Whoever will return said apprentice to G. W. Hanford shall be entitled to the above reward, or five dollars for information where he may be found. This is therefore to forbid all persons trusting or employing him under penalty of the law.
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June 17, 1829 MARRIED, In this village, on Tuesday morning the 16th inst., by the Rev. Mr. Penney, Mr. ELISHA W. WAIT of Le Roy to Miss LYDIA PARSONS of Rochester. |
June 19, 1829 MARRIED, In this village on Monday last, by Rev. Joel Parker, Mr. William Barker to Miss Caroline E. Cook.
DIED, In Bergen, on the 10th inst. Mrs. Clarissa, consort of Capt. Austin Wilcox, in the 50th year of her age. She endured with patient resignation, and becoming composure, the pains of a lingering complaint, and becoming perfectly sensible of her near exit, calmly relied on the Saviour of sinners for redemttion.
Departed this life, May 18th, 1829, Sacarissa, the principal and venerable Chief, of the Tuscaroras. He was among the first of that tribe, who embrased the precious doctrines of the Gospel, with the requisitions of which, his external conduct and appearance well accorded. During four months of his last illness, his sufferings were intense; nevertheless were borne with great fortitude and apparent resignation to the will of heaven. He arrived at the advances age of 83 years, and died lamented by numerous acquaintances. The tears and sobs, visible among his own people, when his remains were about to be conveyed to the silent lodging of the grave, strongly evinced the attachment and affection which they cherished toward him. Although he now sleeps in dust, he will be affectionately remembered by those who walked with him to the sactuary of God. He needed to proposals made by the New York Missionary Society, for instructing his people in the great truths of Christianity, and abided faithful to the last. He ever manifested affection and respect for missionaries who came among his people, and treated them as servants of Christ; with few exceptions, he declared his satisfaction in relation to their labors, and to his latest breath, protested against innovation. It is not the design of the writer to eulogize; God is the Judge of hearts; but he ardently wishes, that the external conduct all professors of religion were as consisten as that of the deceased. |
June 20, 1829 Ordination.—Doct. William Gildersleeve, late of Rochester, was ordained Pastor of the Calvinistic Baptist Church of Bethany, Geneseo co, on the 4th of June inst. DIED, Suddenly, by the rupture of a blood vessel, on Friday morning, Miss Martha C. Allen, daughter of Asa K. Allen of this village, aged 15 years and nine months.
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June 25, 1829 DIED, In East Bloomfield, on the 8th inst. Mr. Horace L. Hamlin, eldest son od Capt. Wm Hamlin, aged 25 years. |
June 26, 1829 MARRIED, In this village on the 17th inst., by Rev. Joseph Penny, Mr. John Stitt, to Miss Louisa Hatch.
DIED, In this village, on Friday morning last, Miss Martha C. Allen, daughter of Asa K. Allen, in the 16th year of her age.
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June 27, 1829 MARRIED, In Norfolk, Conn., Mr. Samuel Dwight Chapin, formerly of this village, to Miss Sarah W. Phelps, of the former place. DIED, In Brockport, on the 18th inst. a child of Major Frederick Wilkie. |
June 29, 1829 MARRIED, At Lima, on Thursday on the 25th inst. by the Rev. Mr. Barnard, George W. Little, M. D. to Miss Delia A. Nash, eldest daughter of Martin Nash, Esq. late Sheriff of Livingston County. DIED, Yesterday morning, George Clinton, son of Gen. Jacob Gould, aged 5 months. Funeral at his house this morning at 10 o'clock.
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June 30, 1829 DIED, Yesterday morning, Mrs. Catharine Post, after a short and distressing illness.
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June 30, 1829 Married at Lima on Thursday the 25th inst. by the Rev. Mr. Barnard, George W. Little, M.D. to Miss Delia A. Nash, eldest dau. of Martin Nash, Esq., late Sherriff of Livingston County. Died in Brockport on the 18th inst., a child of Major Frederick Wilkie. {footnote 1} |
June 30, 1829 Died on Sunday morning, Geo. Clinton, son of Gen. Jacob Gould, aged 5 months. |
July 1, 1829 DIED. At Pittsburgh, Pa. on the 7th inst. Mr. Ira Selby, jr. aged 25 years, eldest son of Ira Selby, Esq. formerly a resident of Palmyra. |
July 3, 1829 MARRIED. In this village on the 1st inst. by the Rev. F. H. Cummin, Mr. HENRY H. HULL to Miss MARY A. SCRANTOM, late of Durham, Connecticut.
DIED. Yesterday morning after a lingering illness, Mrs. Sophia wife of O. Palmer. The friends and acquaintances are requested to attend her funeral at his residence in Spring street this day at 2 o'clock. |
July 4, 1829 MARRIED. On the 3d inst., on board the Packet Boat Niagara of Utica, H. Greeman, Captain, by the Rev. Mr. Mahan, Mr. A. A. Skinner of Painesville, Ohio, to Miss Theodotia S. Meeker, daughter of John Meeker, Esq. of Tulley, N. York. |
July 7, 1829 DIED. Yesterday at 6 o'clock A. M., Rebecca, infantt daughter of C. J. B. Mount. Funeral this Morning at 10 o'clock. The friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend.
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July 11, 1829 MARRIED—In Macedon, on Monday [illegible] by the Rev. Mr. Campbell, Mr. Benjamin Greig, of Rochester, to Miss Guliacima [illegible] [surname ends in"nter"] of the former place. |
July 13, 1829 MARRIED. In Brockport, on the 4th inst., Mr. Louis Green, to Miss Mary Tew. |
July 14, 1829 Died yesterday morning, Elisha Taylor, aged 43 years. He was one of the earliest settlers of this village and sustained through life an unblemished reputation and enjoyed in every situation the respect and confidence of his fellow citizens. His funeral will take place this morning at 10 o'clock from St. Luke's Church, of which he was an efficient and exemplary member. |
July 17, 1829 MARRIED. On the 9th inst., by the Rev. Mr. Sampson, Doctor N. S. Cole, of Greece, to Miss Susan Rowley, of Sheffield, Mass. page 3
WHEREAS my wife Hannah has left my home without any just provocation, this is therefore to forbid all persons harbouring or trusting her on my account under the penalty of the law, as I will pay no debts of her contracting after this date.
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July 17, 1829 DIED, In Riga, at the residence of Henry Brewster, Esq., on the 8th inst., of the consumption, Miss Mehetabel Lester, aged 31 years.
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July 18, 1829 DIED, In Riga, at the residence of Henry Brewster, Esq., on the 8th inst., of the consumption, Miss Mehetabel Lester, aged 31 years.
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July 20, 1829 MARRIED, In Angelica, on the 5th inst. Mr. Abram Post to Miss Lorinda Oaks. We congratulate our Allegany friends on this new accession of fencing timber. Oak Posts are considered very valuable, especially live Oaks.—Bath Farmer's Advocate. |
July 24, 1829 MARRIED, In this village on Tuesday evening, by the Rev. Mr. James, Mr. Daniel Hand, of Augusta, Georgia, to Miss Elizabeth M. Ward, daughter of Levi Ward, jr., Esq.
DIED, In this village on Saturday 18th inst, George, the youngest son of Abijah Blanchard.
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July 25, 1829 MARRIED, At Ogden, on the 23d inst. by the Rev. Mr. Sedgwick, Rev. Milton Kimball to Miss Louisa Wilcox; and Rev. Nathaniel W. Fisher to Miss Martha Maria, daughter of Rufus Graves, Esq. of Amherst, Mass. DIED, In Riga, Monroe co N. Y., after a painful and protracted illness of four months, Mrs. Lucy Morse, consort of Mr. Samuel Morse, aged 28 years. Printers in Steuben and Allegany counties, and also in Berkshire, Hampshire and Worchester counties, Mass., will please copy this. |
July 27, 1829 OBITUARY. "In the midst of life we are in death." The case of our late felow citizens, S. MELANCTON SMITH, is a melancholy exemplification of this solemn truth. Wjile walking in his garden, after tea on Saturday, he fell suddenly, and expired !
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July 28, 1829 Married at Henrietta, Mr. Etheridge M. Fish of Rensselaerville to Miss Laura Ann Stephens of the former place. |
July 29, 1829 DIED, In this village, yesterday morning, of consumption, Mr. James N. White, in the 24th year of his age.
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July 30, 1829 DIED, In Savannah, where he had gone for the benefit of his health, on the 7th of July, Mr. Albert S. Wallingford, formerly of this village, and son of Mr. Jonathan W. of Victor, in the 25th year of his age.
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July 31, 1829 MARRIED, In Aurora, Erie Co., Moses Taggart, Esq. Counsellor at Law of Batavia, to Miss Fanny E. Henshaw of the former place.
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July 31, 1829 MARRIED, On the 2d inst. by the Rev. Mr. Strong, Mr. James R. Webster, of Phelps, to Miss Eliza N. Mullender of Seneca.
DIED, Very suddenly, in this village on the 25th inst., Mr. S. Melancton Smith, aged 38 years. He was one of our oldest and most respectable merchants; much esteemed as a business man and a citizen. He died in an apoplectic fit.—His funeral was attended on last Sabbath, at St. Paul's Church, by a larger concourse of people than we have ever seen assembled on any occasion in this village.
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Aug. 1, 1829 MARRIED, At Clarkson, Monroe County, on the 30th ult. by the Rev. Mr. Lane, Doct. STERLING W. ALLEN, to Miss MARY ANN HANNIBAL, both of that place. |
Aug. 3, 1829 DIED, At New York, on the 28th July, after a lingering illness, Mrs Alicia Anne O'Reilly, mother of one of the editors of this paper, in the forty-fifth year of her age. THE Family of James Morton are in Rochester, where they expected to meet him. Information respecting him is requested at the office of this paper. |
Aug. 5, 1829 MARRIED, In Brighton, on the 3d inst., by the Rev. Mr. Laning, Mr. Samuel Wilson, of Rochester, to Miss Elizabeth Saxton, of Canandaigua, |
Aug. 7, 1829 MARRIED, In Brighton, on the 2d inst., by the Rev. Mr. Lansing, Mr. Samuel Wilson, of Rochester, to Miss Elizabeth Saxton, of Canandaigua, |
Aug. 7, 1829 MARRIED, Yesterday morning, by Rev. Mr. James, Mr. DANIEL N. HOYT, to Miss SARAH DOBBIN. |
Aug. 8, 1829 SERIOUS ACCIDENT. An accident od a serious nature occured at St. Paul's church yesterday afternoon. Owing to carelessness in constructing a scafold, three men, enployed on the outside of the tower, were precipitated to the earth, a distance of about 25 feet. One, Sheldon, a master-builder, had an arm broken above the wrist, and was otherwise much hurt. Another, Dennis Brady, a mason, received a deep gash by striking with his forehead on a sharp stone but will recover. John Newell, an attendant, became insensible;— his life may be considered in jeopardy. This, with the many simpler and fatal accidents which have occurred about one buildings within the last year or two, evinces a criminal negligence in securing scaffolds; &c. |
Aug. 11, 1829 Deaths, In Mendon, the 2d inst. Mr. Willet Carpenter, aged 25. |
Aug. 14, 1829 MARRIED, In Penfield, on the 11th inst., by the Rev. Silas Parsons, Mr. S. Parsons, Jr. merchant of Lockport, to Miss Lucy Van Dake of the former place. |
Aug. 14, 1829 MARRIED, In Penfield, on the 11th inst., by the Rev. Silas Parsons, Mr. S. Parsons, Jr., Merchant of Lockport, to Miss Lucy Van Dake of the former place. DIED, In Rushville, on the 8th inst., Mrs. W., wife of Edwin Wiswell.
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Aug. 19, 1829 SMALL POX. The small pox is said to have attacked several persons in the town of Bergen, Genesee ccouty. We learnthat Mr. David Everts died of the diseae, which was introduced by some one from Philadelphia. As a measure of precaution, and to prevent the spread of it, the road between Riga and Bergen has been blockaded, so as to cut off the usual intercourse between the two places. |
Aug. 21, 1829 DIED, At his residence in Lima, on the 8th inst., after a lingering illness, Mr. Elijah Gifford, Ruling Elder of Presbyterian church, aged 63 years.
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Aug. 27, 1829 James Dale, a boy of 14, son of James Dale of Leicester, was drowned in the Genesee at Mt. Morris, while endeavoring to swim across. |
Aug. 28, 1829 James Dale, a boy of 14, son of James Dale of Leicester, was drowned in the Genesee at Mt. Morris, while endeavoring to swim across. MARRIED On Monday morning last, by Rev. L. Hubbell, A. L. Beaumont, Esq. to Miss Clarissa G. Holley, second daughter of Hon. Myron Holley of Lyons. DIED, In Italy, Ontario Co., Mrs. Maria Simonds.—In Pittsford, Maj. —— Patterson, aged 66. |
Aug. 29, 1829 MARRIED In Lyons, on the 24th,, by Rev. L. Hubbell, A. L. Beaumont, esq. to Miss Clarissa G., second daughter of hon. Myron Holley. DIED. In a parylitic fit, on the 25th inst. ib the city of New York, Doctor G. Hitchcock of this place, aged 31 years. |
Sept. 1, 1829 MARRIED In this village on the 30th inst., by the Rev. Mr. Laning, Mr. Stillson A. Morrill to Miss Orrilla P. Bosly, both of Rochester. |
Sept. 3, 1829 DIED, In Pittsford, on the 24th ult., Maj. Ezra Patterson, aged 67 years.
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Sept. 4, 1829 MARRIED In Rochester on the 30th ult. by the Rev. Mr. Laning, Mr. Stilson A. Morrill to Miss Orilla P. Bosly, both of this place.
DIED. In a paralytic fit, on the 25th inst. ib the city of New York, Doctor G. Hitchcock of this place, aged 31 years. |
Sept. 4, 1829 MARRIED On the 3d inst. by the Rev. Mr. Comstock, Mr. DANIEL HOYT, of the firm of E. Peck & Co., to Miss ADALINE F. MASON, both of this village. → The friends of the Missionaries at the Sandwich Islands, are informed that a vessel will sail in, the course of this month direct for those island, and any letters left at the office of the Rochester Observer, prevoius to the 9th of Sept. will be forwarded free of expense. |
Sept. 5, 1829 OBITUARY Our village has experienced another loss in the sudden death of PHELPS SMITH. He expired, after a day's illness, at Stuyvesant, Columbia county, while on his way to Connecticut. He was 36 years of age, and has borne through life the character of upright and public-spirited citizen. DIED, In Gates, on the 2d inst., Deac. Moses Sperry, aged 62 years and 5 months, leaving a wife, 12 children, 67 grand children, and 7 great grand children, to mourn his death. |
Sept. 7, 1829 MARRIED In this village, yesterday morning, by the Rev. Dr. Comstock, HESTOR L. STEVENS, Esq. to Miss CHAARLOTTE SEDGWICK. |
Sept. 8, 1829 Married at Friends' Meeting House, in this village, on Friday last, Alonzo Frost to Mary T. Frink. Died on the 1st inst. in Brighton, Mr. Harvey Boughton, aged 47. Printers in Cleaveland, Ohio and Stockbridge, Mass. are requested to insert this notice. |
Sept. 9, 1829 MARRIED On Tuesday, 1st instant, at Lockport, by the Rev. Mr. Curry, Mr. John F. Bush, merchant, to Miss Mary Stone, both of this village. |
Sept. 10, 1829 MARRIED In Brockport, on the 2d inst. by the Rev. Mr. Myers, Mr. Elias Pond to Miss Caroline Heacock. Also Mr. Daniel H. Seeley to Miss Julia Taylor, all of that place. DIED In Brockport, on the 31st ult. Mrs. Hannah Burt, aged 24—also Capt. Giles Pierce, aged 83—and on the 1st inst., Mrs. Theron Bronson. |
Sept. 11, 1829 Married in South Pembroke, Genesee co., Master Royal Murphy, aged 17 years, to Miss Mary Ann Warren, aged 15 years, all of that place. "Young ideas," &c. |
Sept. 11, 1829 MARRIED In this village, by the Rev. Dr. Comstock, Hestor L. Stevens, Esq. to Miss Charlotte Sedgwick.
DIED In Brockport, on the 31st ult. Mrs. Hannah Burt, aged 24—also, Capt. Giles Pierce, aged 83—and on the 1st inst., Mrs. Theron Bronson.
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Sept. 14, 1829 MARRIED In this village, on the 10th inst., by the Rev. Mr. Comstock, Mr. Platt Gilbert, to Miss Eliza Bills, both of this place. |
Sept. 15, 1829 DIED In the Bay of St. Louis, in August, Mr. L. N. Wooster, printer, aged 21 years, formerly of this village, but for the last two years a resident of New Orleans. |
Sept. 15, 1829 Marriages. In Brockport, on the 2d inst. by the Rev. Mr. Myers, Mr. Elias Pond, to Miss Caroline Heacock. Also Mr. Daniel H. Seeley to Miss Julia Taylor, all of that place.
Deaths. Died. In this village on the 12th inst., Martha, infant child of Job and Mary Batty. |
Sept. 15, 1829 Died in this village, on Sunday last, George, son of George and Emily King, aged 16 months. |
Sept. 17, 1829 MARRIED, In Bloomfield, on the 10th inst., Mr. George W. Newcomb, editor of the Chautauqua Phœnix, to Miss Lodoiska Philena Keeney, of the former place.
DIED, In Brockport, on the 7th inst., a child of Dr. J. B. Elliot. On the 9th instant, Mr. Ezra H. Graves, formerly of this village, aged 24.
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Sept. 18, 1829 MARRIED, In Bloomfield, on the 10th inst., by the Rev. Dr. Fitch, Mr. George W. Newcomb, editor of the Chautauque Phenix, to Miss Lodoiska Philena Keeney, of the former place. DIED On the 14th inst., Mrs. Lucinda, wife of Dr. Nathaniel Willson, of Mendon, Monroe county.
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Sept. 21, 1829 DIED At Bath, Steuben co., Mr. John Clark, aged 49. |
Sept. 22, 1829 Married in Parma on the 24th of August ult. by Zolved Stevens, Esq., Mr. Lewis Crosier of Hallifax, Vermont to Miss Malinda Allen of the former place. Died in this village, on the 16th inst., Mr. William Duncan, aged 47 years. |
Sept. 23, 1829 Inquest. — The body of a man was found in a state of nudity, in the inlet to Seneca Lake, about three miles below this village, on the evening of Wednesday, the 12th inst. It was discovered by some boatmen in their progress up the inlet, and appeared to have been in the water a number of days. About the time the body was found, Mr. Buxton, from Milo, Yates co. a distance of about twenty miles from this village, arrived in town in search of his brother, a young man of about twenty years of age, whose faculties had been materially injured by sickness. It appears that the young man left his brother's house on Sunday, the 8th inst. with the intention of gathering whortle berries; and in attempting to return, it is conjectured he lost his way, and wandered up to the head of the Lake, to which place his friends were enabled to trace him. In his farther attempts to reach home, it is supposed he divested himself of his clothing for the purpose of fording the inlet, in doing which he was drowned. A coroner's inquest was of course held, before which Mr. Buxton recognized the body to be that of his brother, and the verdict accounted for his death substantiated as we have stated above.—Har. Obs. page 3
ONE CENT REWARD.—Ran away from the subscriber on the 14th inst., William Dingman, an indented apprentice. The above reward will be paid to any person who will return the said apprentice, but no charges paid.
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Sept. 24, 1829 DIED In this village on the 23d inst., Mr. Joseph B. Seeley, Printer, aged 26 years.
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Sept. 25, 1829 MARRIED, In Gorham, Mr. Henry Torrey, to Mrs. Clarissa Blodget. DIED, In this village, on the 17th ult., Mrs. Huldah Dickinson, aged 38, widow of the late Patrick P. Dickinson. On the 23d inst., Mr. Joseph B. Seeley, printer, aged 26.
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Sept. 26, 1829 MARRIED On Friday morning, by the Rev. Mr. James, F. M. HAIGHT, Esq. to Miss MARY ANN, daughter of Dr. M. Brown, jr. |
Sept. 28, 1829 MARRIED, In Lockport, Capt. Joseph Favor of Rochester to Miss Sarah R. Bond of that place. DIED, In Skeneateles, Reuben Delano, jr. aged 40, and Miss Elizabeth Thomas, aged 28.
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Sept. 29, 1829 MARRIED, In Penfield, on the 27th inst. by the Rev Mr. Bently, Mr. PETER V. STOOTHOFF, Printer. of this village, to Miss JULIA G. PENFIELD of the former place. |
Oct. 2, 1829 MARRIED, In West Bloomfield, on the 24th ult. by the Rev. Mr. Brown, Mr. A. S. Kingsley to Miss Emeline Aldrich, both of that place. DIED, At Livonia, on the 6th ult., Mrs. Abagail Holley, wife of Peter Holley, in the 50th year of her age. Mrs. H. was a native of Norwich, Conn,
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Oct. 3, 1829 MARRIED. In this village, on Thursday last, by the Rev. Mr. Philips, Mr. Hiram Morgab, to Miss Lucina Ritch.
DIED, In this village, on the 23d ult., Mr. Joseph B. Seeley, Printer, aged 26.
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Oct. 6, 1829 Marriages. Married—At Winsted, Conn. on the 21st ultimo, by the Rev. Mr. Beach, SELAH MATTHEWS, Esq. Attorney at Law, of this village, to Miss MARY P. HISDALE of the former place.
Deaths. Died—On the 25th inst. at Churchville, after a long and distressing illness which he endured with the greatest fortitude and resignation, Ward Stone, aged 26. He has left a numerous train of relatives to mourn his departure in the meridian of his days, and in the midst of usefulness.
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Oct. 6, 1829 DIED, At the residence of his brother, in Churchville, Monroe co. on the 24th inst., after a long and distressing illness which he endured with the greatest fortitude and resignation. Mr. Ward Stone, aged 26. He has left a numerous train of relatives to mourn his departure in the meridian of his days, and in the midst of usefulness.
Whereas my wife Mary has left my bed and board without any just cause or provocation, and whereas this is the second time she has done the like, I do therefore forbid any person or persons harboring or trusting her on my account forever hereafter, for I shall henceforth and forever refuse to pay any debts of her contracting after this date.
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Oct. 8, 1829 MARRIED, In Pittsford, on the 30th ult. by Nathan Calhoun, Esq., Mr. Edward Fury to Miss Phebe Haight.
DIED, In Batavia, on the 25th ult. Mrs. Ellen Billings, aged 27, wife of John B. |
Oct. 9, 1829 MARRIED, In Clyde on the 30th Sept. by the Rev. B. F. Pratt. Mr. William W. Mc'Mair of Groveland, Livingston County to Miss Sarah L. Pierpont of Sparta. |
Oct. 13, 1829 Marriages. Married—In Henrietta on the 1st ultimo by Peter Price, Esq., Mr. Nathaniel Foulson to Miss Julia Ann Gardner; also Mr. Henry Van Buskirk, to Miss Betsey Hogaboom.
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Oct. 14, 1829 MARRIED, In Stafford, Genesee county, on the 4th inst. by Henry Crampton, Esq., Mr. George W. Van Tine to Miss Sarah Ann Reynolds, both of Lockport. |
Oct. 15, 1829 MARRIED, In this village, on the 11th inst. by the Rev. Mr. Laning, Mr. David Watson to Miss Polly Maria Beebee.
DIED, In Lima, Livingston county, N. Y. on the 2d inst. Mr. Benjamin Sibley, formerly of Sutton, and lately of Adams, Massachusetts, in the 61st year of his age. |
Oct. 16, 1829 MARRIED, In Penn Yan, Thomas J. Nevins, Esq. to Miss Cornelia S. Clark.
DIED, In Avon, on the 21st ult. Dr. John P. M. Whaley, in the 37th year of his age. |
Oct. 17, 1829 MARRIED, At Durham, N. Y., on Tuesday the 5th inst. Mr. Josiah Strong, of Ogden to Miss Eunice Cowles of the former place. TOBACCO. A meeting of all persons who wish to take into consideration the pernicious effects of Tobacco, and of diminishing the use of the same, is respectfully requuested at the Mansion House on Tuesday evening next, at half past 6 o'clock. Signed by several Gentlemen of the Village. |
Oct. 21, 1829 SAM PATCH. The Buffalo Repubican furnishes particulars of the advenures of this noted jumper. His second and greatest feat at Niagara Falls, occurred on Saturday, the 17th last. The Republican says—
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Oct. 22, 1829 MARRIED, In Rochester, on the 19th inst. by the Rev. Mr. Laning, Mr. Henry Williams, to Miss Mary Jane Garnsey. |
Oct. 23, 1829 MARRIED, At Durham, N. Y., Mr. Josiah Strong, of Ogden, to Miss Eunice Cowles of the former place.
Stolen Child.—The following particulars, which have been furnished us by Dr. Cyrenius Chapin, we publish in the hope that they may lead to the restoration of the child in question to its parents, from whom it has in all probability been stolen.
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Oct. 24, 1829 MARRIED, In this village, on the 21 inst. by the Rev. Mr. Laning, Mr. Stephen Y. Alling, to Miss Sarah Maria McKay. |
Oct. 27, 1829 Marriages. Married— On the 21st inst. by the Rev. Mr. Landon, STEPHEN C. ALLING, to MISS SARAH MARIA M'KAY, all of this village.
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Oct. 28, 1829 MARRIED, In this village, on the 27th inst. by the Hon. T. Childs, Mr.Volney Chapin of Ogdensburgh, to Miss Chloe Sloan of this village.
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Oct. 29, 1829 DIED, In this village, on the 28th inst. Mr. William Stowell, proprietor of the Rochester Museum, aged 54 years, formerly of Higham, Mass.
ANOTHER LEAP!
SAM PATCH, Having returned from Jumping over Niagara Falls, has determined to convince the citizens of Rochester that he is the real "Simon Pure." by Jumping off the Falls in this village, from the rocky point in the middle of the Genesee River into the gulph below, a distance of 100 feet ? This extraordinary feat will be performed on Friday, the 6th of November next, at 2 o'clock, precisely, in the afternoon. Sam assures the world there can be "no mistake !" He "goes the whole hog !"—and, unlike too many politicians of the present day, he "turns no somersets" in his program ! He goes as straight as an arrow !
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Oct. 30, 1829 MARRIED, On the 26th inst., by the Rev. Dr. Babcock, Mrs. Russell Greene, Jr., of this village, to Miss Adaline Langworthy, of Ballstown Spa.
DIED, In Geneso, Mr. Aristarchus Hubbard, aged 28; and Mr. Albert Thayer, aged 21. |
Oct. 30, 1829 MARRIED, In Geneva, Mr. James Sample, to Miss Louisa Barber.
DIED, In this village, on the 28th inst. Mr. William Stowell, proprietor of the Rochester Museum, aged 54 years, formery of Higham, Mass.
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Oct. 31, 1829 DIED, In Rochester on the 23d inst., Rebecca Neal in her 16th year; and Peter infant son of Mr. Peter Springstead. |
Nov. 3, 1829 MARRIED, In Brighton, on the 29th ult. by the Rev. G. Laning, Mr. John White to Miss Eliza Reed. DIED, In this village early on Sunday morning last, Sarah, only daughter of Mr. C. W. Dundas.
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Nov. 3, 1829 Died on the 31st, an infant child of Mr. C. W. Dundas. |
Nov. 3, 1829 Marriages. In this village, Mr. Volney Chapin of Ogdensburgh. to Miss Chloe Sloan of this village.
Deaths. In this village, on the 28th inst. Mr. William Stowell, proprietor of the Rochester Museum, aged 54 years, formerly of Hingham, Mass.
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Nov. 4, 1829 MARRIED, In Penfield, on the 18th of Oct., by the Rev. Mr. Mape, Mr. Daniel Watson, to Miss Eliza Ann Robinson, both of that place. |
Nov. 6, 1829 DIED, In this town, on the 23d inst. Mrs. Polly Hayward, aged 19, wife of Asa, Hayward, Jr., of Bloomfield.
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Nov. 7, 1829 SAM PATCH Performed according to promise, the feat of Jumpig over the Falls in the Genesee at this place. The crowd collected was greater than ever before witnessed in Rochester. The high banks and the buildings generally on each side and the flats below the Falls, were crowded for a couple of hours before the period designated for the feat. It is probably within bounds to say there was present between six and eight thousand spectators. The point from which he jumped is about 100 feet above the level of the water below. The jump was all that could have been anticipated. Sam was clad in a close white suit—he was but a few seconds under the water, and his re-appearance was hailed with shouts from the thousands who witnessed in breathless suspense his perilous feat. Large as was the concoarse, we have not heard of the slightest accident or breach decorum. |
Nov. 10, 1829 Died on the 27th ultimo, at Rush, in this county, Harriet Porter, aged 6 years, an interesting little daughter of the late Wm. P. Trask, M. D. of Woodville, Mississippi. |
Nov. 10, 1829 Marriages. In Monson, Mass. on the 29th ultimo, by the Rev. Alfred Ely, Mr, William C. Smith, Mmerchant of this village, to Miss Mary Newell of the former place.
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Nov. 10, 1829 Intemperance and Suicide.—On Friday morning last Mr. Jonathan Russell, of this village, put a period to his existence by shooting himself thro' the head with a musket loaded with powder and shot. Mr. R. was about 50 years of age; has left a wife and 7 children in Salem, Ashtabula Co., Ohio, and another wife in this village. The verdict of the coroner's Jury was that he shot himself while in a partial state of Insanity caused by drinking spiriutous liquor.—[Brockport Rec.] |
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An accident of a shocking nature occured yesterday. A lad on the east side of the river had his leg caught by some of the machinery, and both it and the thigh were so much shattered that amputation was performed close to the body by Dr. Elwood. The lad is alive, andlikely to recover. His name is Hamilton. Sam Patch has announced his intention to make a second jump at the Rochester Falls on Friday, (to-morrow,) at 2 o'clock, P. M. A stage will be erected on the edge of the Fall, making the distance which he is to jump 125 feet. Sam's Bear follows suite by jumping over at 3 o'clock. See advertisement. |
HIGHER YET:
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OF the truth of this he will endeaver to convince the good people of Rochester and its vicinity, next FRIDAY, Nov. 13, at 2 o'clock P. M. Being determined to "astonish the natives" of the west before he returns to the Jerseys, he will have a scaffold twenty-five feet in height, erected on the brink of the Genesee Falls, in this village, from which he will fearlessly leap into the abyss below, a distance of one hundred and twenty-five feet!
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Nov. 13, 1829 MARRIED, In this village, on Wednesday evening, the 11th inst. by the Rev. Mr. Penney, Mr. GEORGE W. HANFORD to Miss EMILY L. STEVENSON, all of this place.
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Nov. 13, 1829 MARRIED, In Monson, Mass. on the 29th ultimo, by the Rev. Alfred Ely, Mr, William C. Smith, Merchant, of this village, to Miss Mary Newell of the former place. DIED, In Livonia, on the 2d instant, Capt. Aaron Wheeler, aged 77 years. |
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SAM. PATCH—FATAL LEAP! Dauntless, he he stood upon the dizzy height, And gazed all fearlessly upon his cold, deep Grave, and dared to die!
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MARRIED, In Munson, Mass. on the 29th ultimo, by the Rev. Alfred Ely, Mr, Wm. C. Smith, Merchant of this village, to Miss Mary Newell of the former place. DIED, In this village, lately, Mr. Wm. Stowell, proprietor of the Rochester Museum, aged 54 years. |
Nov. 14, 1829 SHOCKING EVENT !——SAM'S JUMP ! Thousand collected yesterday to witness Sam Patch's "last Jump," as the bills expressed it— an awful leap it was! He never rose with life!
DIED, In this village, on the 13th, Mrs. Margaret M. Hanna, aged 20 years, wife of Mr. Henry S. Hanna, and daughter of Mr. Andrew Selleg.
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Nov. 16, 1829 LOOK OUT ! A negro man, about 40 years of age, with a short jacket, appeared in Pittsford on Friday evening, with a handsome whitish female child of about 5 years, which he said was his. Suspicion rested on him, and he was pursued next morning; but no trace has yet been discovered of him, The child called him Jack; was familiar with him; but was prevented by him from saying much about where they came from. When attempting to say any thing on that subject or about her mother, the fellow checked her rudely—told her she lied—bade her hold her tomgue—land some times beat her.—He said her mother was dead—she said no, she was not dead—but lived in some street, supposed to be in New York. They had a gold neck chain, two or three yards long. The girl said this was given her by her mother; but he said it was given to him by a person for driving a stage, &c. The singularity of the circumstance, it is hoped, will excite some inquiry on the subject. Further information may be had of Capt. Janes, Pittsford. |
Nov. 17, 1829 Marriages. Married—In Portage, Allegany Co. N. Y. by the Rev. Mr. Lindsley, Mr. Jared Gage to Miss Hannah Weed.
Deaths. On the 16th ult. of Consumption, at the house of George Gray, in Caledonia, Livingston Co., Mr. Charles Beatie, a native of Scotland. |
Nov. 16, 1829 MARRIED, On Monday evening, by the Rev. O. C. Comstock, Mr. Oren Chillson to Miss Elizabeth Andrews, all of this place. SAM PATCH. Persons disposed to search for the Corpse of this man are requested to meet at MATHIES in the Arcade. This Morning at 10 o'clock. |
Nov. 20, 1829 For the Observer,
This was the bold announcement of that fatal jump, which carried the subject of this notice, from this world to eternity. His doom is now sealed. I, among others, went to view the spectacle, as heedless and as careless of his awful daring, as any one that saw him. It was his "last jump." The wide abyss was opened, and he, alive, passed from the view of thousands, into the yawning gulf. This exploit would have been extolled in shouts by the gazing multitude, had he risen in safety from the abyss; but an incensed God had decided otherwise. |
Nov. 20, 1829 DIED, In this village, on the 17th inst., Mr. John Kinne, aged 35 years. |
Nov. 20, 1829 MARRIED, In this village, on Monday evening, by Rev. O. C. Comstock, Mr. Oren Chillson to Miss Elizabeth Andrews, all of this place.
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Nov. 24, 1829 Marriages. Married—On the 28th ult. by Rev. G. Laning, Dr. A. B. Luce to Mrs. Orrelia Taylor, all of this place. |
Nov. 25, 1829 MARRIED, In Rochester, on the 28th of last month, by the Rev. Mr. Laning, A. B. Luce, Botanical Physician, to Mrs. Aurelia Taylor, widow of the late Elisha Taylor. CAUTION. LEFT the subscriber on the 19th instant, Wm. Backus, an apprentice to the printing business, aged about 16. All persons are forbid trusting hime on my account.
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Nov. 26, 1829 MARRIED, In Canandaigua, Mr. Addison H. Wheeler of Bloomfield, to Miss Lucy Remington. DIED, In Canandaigua, Phineas Bates, Esq. aged 80 years, Mr. Bates emigrated to that place in the year 1789, and was a most worthy and respectable citizen. |
Nov. 27, 1829 DIED, In Canandaigua, Phineas Bates, Esq. aged 80 years, Mr. Bates emigrated to that place in the year 1779, and was a most worthy and respectable citizen.
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Nov. 28, 1829 DIED, In this village, Mrs. Curtis, consort of capt. A. B. Curtiss, aaged 30 years.
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Nov. 28, 1829 WRITTEN FOR THE GEM.
He acsended the scaffold, he mounted on high, Full determin'd to leap, tho' in th' leap he should die: He view'd, but with calmness, the torrent run wild, O'er Nature's huge rocks, which in grandour are piled. He bade all farewell, the world and its ties, Now a moment suspected 'twixt earth and skies; But behold ! in the next he forever is lost, Where the huge foaming billows, like pebbles are toss'd. Urg'd omward by cheers, he bid all adieu, He sprang from his summit, swift as lightning he flew, From the scaffold erected, the height of his pride, To th dark gulf below—the deep foaming tide. Genesee's raging waters, now over him roll, A grave for his body, but not for his soul; Light was zephyr, on which it wafted away, From the world's troubl'd scenes, to eternity's day. OLIO. |
Nov. 28, 1829 SAM PATCH. Strange rumors about this man are in circulation. It is asserted that he is yet in being—having secreted himself behind the sheet of water at the Falls, until darkness favoured his escape. A notice was posted at the entrance of the Arcade yesterday, stating that he would return this forenoon, and recount his adventures at Acker's Eagle Tavern. Few, we apprehend, who witnessed his descent, will credit the reports, even for a moment. The subject is rather too serious for hoaxing.
MARRIED, In Ripley, Mr. Wiseman C. Nichols, of Westfield, to Miss Fivilla Case, of the former place.
DIED, In this village, on the 26th inst., Mrs. Abigail, wife of Mr. A. Beach Curtiss, aaged 30 years.
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Nov. 30, 1829 Sam Patch was for several years a mule spinner in Messrs. T. Greene & Son's factory, in Pawtucket. He commenced jumping there, from the bridge and the yellow factory. Subsequently he went to the Patterson factories, where his jumping attracted much attention, and he gave up mule spinning for this idle employment, until his vaulting ambition o'erle pt itself, and the loss of his life has been the consequence. |
Dec. 5, 1829 MARRIED, In this village, on the 3d inst., by the Rev. G. Laning, Mr. Amos White to Miss Hannah M. Cook, all of this place. DIED, At his residence in Rodney, Mississippi, on the evening of the 30th September last, of bilious fever, Mr. Horace Clarke, brother of Mr. Franklin Clarke, of Penfield, aged 30 yeasr. Mr. Clarke was a native of the state of New York, and for some time a resident of this place, from whence, in 1821, he removed to Mississippi, and embarked in the mercantile business. Thus a young man, who had a few superioura while scarcely in the prime of manhood, has in consequence of his enterprising spirit, fallen a vistim to a loathsome disease. He has left many afflicted relatives and friends to mourn his untimely death, to whom, however, it must be peculiarly gratifying to learn, that among the numerous acquaintances which he, in his business, necessarily formed, he was universally respected and esteemed, and his worth properly appreciated. |
Dec. 7, 1829 MARRIED, In East Bloomfield, on the 3d last, by the Rev. Mr. Wheeler, of Canandaigua, Mr. HENRY O'REILLY, editor of this paper, to Miss MARCIA F., daughter of Gen. Micah Brooks. |
Dec. 8, 1829 MARRIED, In Brighton, on the 6th inst., by the Rev. G. Laning, Mr. Alvin S. French, to Miss Sophia Joy, all of that place. |
Dec. 8, 1829 Marriages. Married.—In Mendon, on the 29th ult. by the Rev. John Taylor, Mr. Joseph S. Wagoner, to Miss Nancy M. Ball, all of Mendon.
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Dec. 9, 1829 John Rathbun. Ranaway from the subscriber in the town of Greece about the first of August last, a boy by the name of John Rathbun, ten years old. He was seen to get aboard of a canal boat going west the evening he left, since which time he has not been heard of. Any information respecting him will be thankfully received by the sibscriber, who is anxious to learn what has become of him. Letters to be addressed to JOSIAH P. DAVIS, Greece, Monroe county. |
Dec. 11, 1829 DIED. At Geneseo, Mr. William Crosset, aged 66, one of the earliest settlers of that county. |
Dec. 11, 1829 MARRIED. In Gates, by Rev. Solomon Stevens, Mr. B. G. Pettingil, to Miss Frances Stevens. — In Rochester, on the 3d inst. by Rev. G. Laning, Mr. Amos White, to Miss Hannah M. Cook. — In Brighton, on the 6th inst. by the same, Mr. Alvin I. French, to Miss Sophia Joy. — In East Bloomfield, on the 3d inst. by Rev. Mr. Wheeler, of Canandaigua, Mr. Henry O'Reilly, editor of the Rochester Daily Advertiser, to Miss Marcia F., daughter of Gen. Micah Brooks DIED. In Gorham, on the 1st inst., Mrs. Mary Wolsey, formerly of Albany. |
Dec. 12, 1829 MARRIED. In this village, on the 3d inst. by Rev. G. Laning, Mr. Amos White, to Miss Hannah M. Cook.
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Dec. 18, 1829 MARRIED. At Victor on the 9th inst. by Rev. Reuben Parmele, Mr. Joseph Vanorman to Elizabeth F. Barnes, both of that place.
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Dec. 18, 1829 Casuality.—Michael H. Francisco, of Seneca, Ontario county, aged 28, was killed by the fall of a tree, while engaged in chopping. on Monday the 7th inst. |
Dec. 22, 1829 MARRIED, At Bergen, on the 1st instant, by the Rev. Mr. Halsey, Mr. Ira Bidwell to Miss Clarissa Wilcox, all of that place. Also on the same day, Harman Wilcox to Miss Eunice Apthorp. |
Dec. 23, 1829 MARRIED, In Batavia, Mr. Daniel P. Adams, late Editor of the People's Press, to Miss Maria Stever.
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Dec. 24, 1829 MARRIED, In this village, on the 22d inst., by the Rev. Mr. Laning, Mr. Robert Chappell to Miss Melinda Jane Garnsey, all of Rochester. |
Dec. 25, 1829 MARRIED, In Pittsford, on the 24th inst. by the Rev. Mr. Mahan, Capt. Israel Smith of this place, to Miss Hannah Heartwell. |
Dec. 25, 1829 MARRIED. At Bergen, on the 1st instant, by the Rev. Mr. Halsey, Mr. Ira Bidwell to Miss Clarissa Wilcox, of that place. Also on the same day; Harman Wilcox to Miss Eunice Apthorp.
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Dec. 26, 1829 MARRIED. In this village, on the 22d inst., by the Rev. Mr. Laning, Mr. Robert Chappel to Miss Melinda Jane Garnsey, all of Rochester. |
Dec. 28, 1829 DIED. In Leroy, on the 15th instant, Miss Lydia Anna Nash, in the eighteenth year of her age. |
Dec. 29, 1829 IF MR. ANDREW MUTCHLER, is living in Rochester or its vicinity, he may hear of something of some importance to him, by calling at the Surrogate's office.
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Dec. 29, 1829 Died at Pavilion, Genesee county, on the morning of the 24th inst., Hannah, consort of Harmon J. Betts, esq., aged 35 years. Thus has flown to high Heaven a spirit beloved by all. In her, the poor ever found a friend and benefactor; her heart was ever open to their wants, and ever ready to alleviate their distresses. She has left a husband and numerous friends and acquantances to mourn the loss from the circle in which she moved and scattered blessings around her. Her complaint was the consumption, of the most alarming nature. But with christian fortitude and composure, she looked with pleasure on the hour which was to dissolve her union with this world of trouble. |
Dec. 29, 1829 MARRIED, In this village, on the 27th inst. by the Rev. Mr. Laning, Mr. Alexander Seymour, to Miss Rocksy Lanfeare, all of this place. |
Dec. 29, 1829 MARRIED, In this village, on the 22d inst., by the Rev. Mr. Laning, Mr. Robert Chappell to Miss Melinda Jane Garnsey, all of Rochester.
DIED, In Leroy, on the 15th instant, Miss Lydia Anne Nash, in the eighteenth year of her age. |
Dec. 30, 1829 MARRIED, In Bloomfield, by the Rev. U. M. Wheeler, Mr. William Hawley, of Canandaigua, to Miss Arabella E., daughter of Gen. A. Wheeler, Esq. |
Dec. 31, 1829 MARRIED, On the 29th instant, by the Rev. Henry J. Whitehouse, Mr. John White to Mrs. Ellen Coggar, all of this place. DIED, In this village on the 29th inst. after an illness of near a year, Miss Caroline M. Reed, aged 26 years.
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Footnote #1 - Records gleened from old newspapers by Richard Halsey that were found in the Library of the Rochester Museum and Science Center
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