Northern New York Journal

A weekly newspaper published in Watertown, NY ,1849-1866, by Geo. W. Smith & H.S. Noble. Formerly the Northern State Journal.

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THE NORTHERN NEW YORK JOURNAL
Published in Watertown, NY July – Dec. 1861

July 2, 1861, p. 3.

Married:
At the hotel in South Rutland, June 20th, by C. L. Pickett, Esq., Mr. D. R. COLE, of Antwerp, and Miss D. M. HOSFORD, of Carthage.

Died:
On the 26th inst., at her residence in Mannsville, MRS. PARMALEE, consort of Prof. A. PARMALEE, late principal of the Jeff. Co., Institute, of apoplexy.

July 9, 1861, p. 3:

Died:
At Theresa, on the 27th ult, ASENATH, wife of DR. N. M. DAVISON, age 23 years and 13 days.

In this village, on the 1st inst., of inflammation on the brain, MARY ELIZABETH, only daughter of JERRY H. and ELIZABETH D. ROACH, age 7 years and 4 months.

July 16, 1861, p. 4:

Married:
In this village on the 4th inst., by Father Hogan, MICHAEL GOULDING to MARGARET TAHNY, both of this place.

At Deer River, on the 1st inst., by Rev. R. A. Wheelock, Mr. WILLIAM M. SAVERY, of Carthage, and Miss ELIZABETH THOMPSON, of Champion.

At the Jackman House, on the 10th inst., by Rev. J. H. Stewart, Mr. T. D. MAYHEW, of Point Peninsula, to Miss MARIA A. READ, of Pillar Point.

At Flat Rock, on the 4th inst., by Rev. U. Graves, Mr. J. FULTS to Miss F. JEFFERS, both of Theresa.

Died:
In this village, July 13th, Mr. SIMEON WALTS, of the firm of Miller and Walts, age 39 years.

In this village, July 14th, at 6 p.m. MRS. MARY WELCH, age 66 years, 2 months, and 19 days.

At Canton, St. Law. Co., July 2d, PAUL BOYNTON, age 72 years.

In this village, on the 9th inst., of typhoid fever, Mr. WILLIAM STEBBINS, age 35 years.

July 23, 1861, p. 4:

Married:
At the residence of the bride's father, in Lorraine, July 14th, by Rev. J. B. Drummond, Mr. ERASTUS REED and HATTIE DRUMMOND, both of Lorraine.

Died:
On the 29th inst., at her residence on Dry Hill, Watertown, MRS. JOHN SHELDON, age 38 years.

In Rockford, ILL, on the 20th ult, of diptheria, ALICE C., daughter of L. D. and HARRIET TODD, in the 7th year of her age.

In Rockford, ILL., on the 6th inst., of diptheria, CHARLES SELDEN, only son of L. H. and AUGUSTA A. TODD, in the 9th year of his age.

July 30, 1861, p. 3:

Died:
In New York, on the 22d inst., MRS. JULIETTE, wife of LEWIS PALMER, of Evans Mills, in this county.

In Meadville, PA, on the 17th inst., CORNELIA, wife of CHAS. H. DERICKSON, and daughter of HIRAM HOLCOMB, formerly of this village.

August 6, 1861, p. 2:

Married:
In Oswego, July 21st, by Rev. C. R. Knight, Mr. G. W. CHAPIN, of Rodman, Jeff. Co., and Miss EVANGELINE M. CARLETON, of Syracuse, Onondaga Co., NY.

At the Baptist Parsonage, Three Mile Bay, July 11, by Rev. G. N. Harmon, Mr. LINUS MUNSON and Miss EMILY McCORMACK, both of Limerick.

Also, July 21, at the same place and by the same, Mr. CLARK S. COOK and Miss SUSAN WHITCOMB, both of Cape Vincent.

Died:
On the 4th inst., at the residence of his son, in North Watertown, JOEL MURRAY, age 78 years.

At her residence in Pinckney, on the 16th of July ROSINA, wife of THOMAS W. POTTER, age 61 years.

At his residence in LeRay, July 8th, NATHAN COLE in the 83d year of his age.

August 13, 1861, p. 2:

Died:
In this village on the 9th inst., JOHN BENJAMIN, infant son of ARTHUR and ELIZABETH GOLDSMID, age 7 months and 18 days.

At his residence on the 7th inst., near Depauville, of fever, WM. RANNEY, Esq., a prominent citizen of Clayton, age about 40 years.

At the residence of her father, on the 7th inst., of fever, Miss DUTCHER, youngest daughter of TIMOTHY DUTCHER, age about 14 years.

In this village, on the 10th inst., of consumption, Miss ROSLIE J. STEPHENS, daughter of HENRY STEPHENS, age 17 years and 7 months.

At San Francisco, July 11th, Dr. JOHN ALLEY, formerly a resident of this village, age 68 years.

August 20, 1861, p. 3:

Married:
At Hansons Hotel in Theresa, on the 17th inst., by Rev. R. N. Barber, Mr. JOSEPH PETRIE and Miss ELIZABETH R. McMULLIN, all of Alexandria.

Died:
At the residence of her father, E. M. STOCKWELL, MRS. MARY ELIZA ROUNDES, on the 11th inst., age 19 years.

In Huntingtonville, April 4? MRS. MARY, wife of Mr. CHAS. WRIGHT, age 48 years.

August 27, 1861, p. 4:

Married:
At Lowville, on the 18th inst., by Rev. Mr. Armstrong, Mr. ADELBERT N. ANGELL, of Pine Grove, Otsego Co., to Miss KITTIE R. NORTH, of Watertown, NY

On the 21st inst., by Rev. J. H. Stewart, Mr. OSCAR ANDRUS of Rutland, and Miss MELORA E. LEWIS of Watertown.

Died:
In this village on the 18th inst., L. M. PECK, infant daughter of JOSEPH W. and MARY E. PECK, age 3 months AND 21 DAYS.

In Ellisburgh, on the 7th inst., Mr. JOHN GLASS, formerly a resident of Pamelia, age 76? years.

September 3, 1861, p. 4:

Married:
On the 20th ult, in this village, by the Rev. J. Winslow, S. J. ANDRUS, Esq., of Pierrepont Manor, to Miss MARION B. ABBOTT, of Camden.

Died:
In Depauville, on the 27th inst., after a short illness, Miss SALLY M. BRINTNELL, of consumption, age 40 years.

In this village, Sept. 2d of typhus fever, ALDEN B. BATES age 29 years.

In Cape Vincent, Aug. 30th, METTA BLISH, daughter of JOHN S. and MARRIETTA H. BLISH, age 7 years.

September 10, 1861, p. 3:

Married:
In Clayton, August 23, by the Rev. H. S. Hitchcock, CAPT. LEWIS ELLIOT to Miss JULIA A. HALLENBECK, all of Clayton.

Died:
At the Jefferson Co. Poor House, Sept. 7th, 1861, Mr. PETER WILCOX, age about 70 years. He was for many years a resident of the town of Rutland, in this county, where he raised a family of children, all of whom, together with their mother, have died before him and left him to resort to the Poor House in his old age for the support and care which he needed.

September 17, 1861, p. 1:

Married:
In Saquot, Oneida Co., on the 11th inst., at the residence of the bride's father, by Rev. Prof. A. J. Upons, P. V. ROGERS, Esq., to Miss LIZZIE J., daughter of C. S. BUTLER.

September 24, 1861, p. 4:

Married:
In this village, on Monday evening, the 23d inst., at the residence of the bride's father, by the Rev. Theo. Babcock, Mr. CHARLES S. HART to Miss ELIZABETH, daughter of P. HAAS, Esq., all of Watertown.

In Antwerp on the 18th inst., by Rev. H. H. Waite, Mr. JOSEPH M. BEAMAN and Miss PHILINDI MACK, both of Antwerp.

At the residence of the bride's father, on the 10th inst., by Rev. Daniel Lord, Prof. CHAS. F. MANSFIELD of Nyack, NY and LUCY R. LANGDON of Montpelier, VT.

In this village, Sept. 18, by Rev. G. W. (unreadable) Mr. NELSON BAXTER of Orleans and ANNA? RYAN of this village.

Died:
In Watertown, Sept. 9th of typhus fever, Miss. ELECTA L. LEWIS, in the 20th year of her age.

In Rutland, Sept. 19th, CHARLES ARTHUR, son of ANDREW C. and NANCY MIDDLETON, age 7 months and 26 days.

In Watertown on the 15th inst., of inflammation of the bowels, RICHARD S., oldest son of RICHARD B. and OLIVE A. ADAMS, in the 4th year of his age.

October 15, 1861, p. 2:

Married:
In Brooklyn, on Wednesday, Oct. 9th, by Rev. C. P. Bush, CHARLES A. SHERMAN, son of Hon G. C. Sherman, of this village, to CARGO P. NORTON of the former place.

At Pierrepont Manor, on Tuesday, Oct. 8, by Rev. Wm. Paret, W. S. SALISBURY of Adams Centre, and EVELINE M. SEGUR, of Pierrepont Manor.

Died:
On the 13th inst., of consumption, CHARLOTTE, wife of WILLARD IVES, Esq., in the 55th year of her age.

In New Brighton, S.I., on Saturday, October 12, THEODOSIUS O. FOWLER in the 71st year of his age. The last executor of the estate of the late Francis Depau.

In Adams, Oct. 7th, ELIHU CLEVELAND, age 80 years.

In Lorraine, Sept. 14, CHARLES BYRON, son of ELISHA ALLEN, age 5 years.

October 22, 1861, p. 3:

Married:
By Rev. I. Hall, on the 15th inst., at the residence of the bride's father, Mr. O. G. STAPLES of this village, and Miss HELEN M. NICHOLS, of McConnelsville, NY.

By Rev. H. C. Waite, on the 10th inst., at the Foster House, Antwerp, Mr. MORGAN SHEMEL of Philadelphia and Miss ELLES MUNSON of LeRay.

Died:
At Lorraine, Thursday, Oct. 2d, Miss CELESTINE S., daughter of Geo. A. Fox, age 22 years and 9 months.

October 29, 1861, p. 3:

Both Married and Died notices unreadable.

November 12, 1861,, . 4:

Married:
Nov. 5th at the residence of A. G. Myrick, Esq., Palmyra, NY, by Rev. Horace Eaton, Mr. S. EUGENE MARSHALL of Watertown, NY and Miss FANNY P. Y. BENNETT, of Palmyra, NY.

At Oswego, Oct. 31, by Rev. J. C. Vandercook, Mr. JAMES K. BATES of Pillar Point, and Miss CATHARINE J. STANLEY, of Oswego.

Died:
In this village on the evening of the 11th inst., ABBY I., wife of W. G. GARDNER, age 32 years. The funeral services will be held at her late residence, No. 7 State St. at 7 ½ o'clock this evening. Her remains will be taken to New Jersey for later interment.

In Carthage, Oct. 31, MARY D. adopted daughter of ELIPHALET BARNUM, age 18 years.

November 19, 1861, p. 3:

Married:
In Clayton, Nov. 3d, by Rev. A. T. Copeland, Mr. WM. T. GRAVES, of Clayton and Miss SOPHIA NEDDOW,of Leeds, C.W.

On the 2d inst., by Rev. J. H. Stewart, Mr. AMBROSE CARTER, of Pamelia and Miss JUSTANA KING, of Watertown.

On the 11th inst., by the same, Mr. DAVID HOWLAND and Miss JANET T. OSMER, both of Rutland.

Died:
In Antwerp, Sept. 22, at the residence of her son, Mr. A. B. Hopper, MRS. RACHEL HOPPER, age 77 years.

On the 4th inst., of diptheria, CORNELIA ADELL, only daughter of A. B. and SALLY HOPPER, age 3 years, 6 months and 6 days.

November 26, 1861, p. 1:

Married:
At the residence of the bride's father, Nov. 21st, by the Rev. B. B. Beckwith, Mr. ALDEN GIFFORD of Watertown, and Miss SARAH KEYES of Gouverneur.

At the residence of the bride's father, Nov. 7th by the Rev. G. W. Elwood, Mr. LYMAN SISCHO, of Rutland and Miss SARAH A. JACOBS of Watertown.

Died:
At the residence of her son, NELSON RULISON, Esq., of West Carthage, on the 14th inst. MRS. SALLY RULISON age 81 years.

December 3, 1861, p. 1:

Married:
At the residence of the bride's father, Nov. 27th, by Rev. J. Winslow, HENRY J. SHERMAN, Esq., Teller of Wooster Sherman's Bank, and Miss FRANCES E. KILBORN, daughter of HIRAM KILBORN, Esq., of Champion.

At Theresa, Nov. 25th, by Rev. C. W. Treadwell, Mr. JAMES HOSNER and Miss LUCY C. COMSTOCK, all of Alexandria.

Transcriber's note: Lucy was the daughter of Levi and Jane Comstock of Grenadier Island.

Died:
In this village, Dec. 1 of (unreadable) ANNA GERTRUDE, daughter of (unreadable) and MARIA TUBBS, age 1 year, 7 months.

Nov. 26 of typhoid fever, IRVING HART, son of C. W. INGLEHART, Esq., of Hounsfield, age 14 years.

In E. Hounsfield on the 26th of November, Mr. OLIVER GROW, of a fit of apoplexy age 73 years.

In Chicago, ILL, Nov. 25th of typhoid fever, HORATIO A. BLAKESLEY, age 18.

At the residence of her son, JULIUS COLMAN, Nov. 25th, MRS. SALLY COLMAN, age 80 years.

December 10, 1861, p. 1:

Married:
On the 27th ult, by Rev. H. R. Peters, HENRY R. JAMES, to HARRIET J., daughter of E. N. FAIRCHILD, all of Ogdensburgh.

Died:
In this village, Dec. 6, of typhoid fever, ANNIE W. ARMSTRONG, age 8 years, 2 months and 6 days.

In this village on the 3d inst., HANNAH COPELY age 3 years and 2 months.

December 17, 1861, p. 1:

Married:
On the 15th inst., by Rev. J. H. Stewart, GEORGE WILSON, to EMMA M. STOCKWELL, all of this village.

Died:
In this village, on the 13th inst., of consumption, JOHN GILES, age 51 years.

In New York, Dec. 10th, after a brief illness, ELEANOR BUCKLIN, relict of the late DAVID W. BUCKLIN, formerly of this village, age 68 years, 2 months and 20 days.

In this village, on the 6th inst., of congestion of the lungs, WILLIAM KARR, age 56 years.

In S. Rutland, Dec. 11th, HARRIET E., wife of LORENZO R. MILLER, in the 28th year of her age.

December 24, 1861, p. 1:

Married:
In this village, Dec. 19, by Rev. W. A. Nichols, Mr. JAMES GALLOP of Rochester, to Miss AUGUSTA MORGAN of Watertown.

In this village, Dec. 19th, by Rev. P. Snyder, MARTIN CLUTE, Esq., of California, to Miss ELIZA SMITH, of Watertown.

Died:
In this town, on the 22d inst., MARY, daughter of JOHN SHELDON, Esq., in the 4th year of her age.

At the residence of her son, in this village, on the 19th inst., SOPHIA HARBOTTLE, mother of J. G. HARBOTTLE, age 77 years.

December 31, 1861, p. 1:

Married:
At Evans Mills, Dec. 23d, by Rev. D. Simons, at the resident of J. M. COMSTOCK, LIEUT. COL. JAMES A. PIERCE and Miss ROSE A. SIMONS, both of Evans Mills.

Died:
In this town on the 18th inst., ALBERT K., youngest son of AUGUSTUS and JOHANAH HART, age 19 years and 3 months.

In this village, Dec. 27, MRS. CHARLOTTE, wife of CHARLES DREXEL. (age 21?)

At Gouverneur, St. Lawr. Co., on Sunday, Dec. 22, 1861, W. M. GOODRICH.

In Addison, NY of fever, after a weeks' illness, MRS. MARY VIVIANA, wife of Rev. DeWITT C. LOOP? Formerly of Sackets Harbor.


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