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Ontario County Messenger

Published Canandaigua - Ontario County -  NY


3 January 1849

MARRIED - In Canandaigua, Dec. 31st, by Rev. Mr. Kneeland, Mr. E. B. Richardson of Rochester to Miss Elizabeth Gulick of Canandaigua.

In this village, on the 1st inst., by the Rev. J. T. Arnold, Mr. Peres P. Swan to Miss Caroline M. Adams, all of this place.

In Manchester, on the 23d ult, by Wm. Hildreth, Esq., Mr. Cunningham Chase to Miss Mary L. Avery, both of Phelps.

In this village, on the 1st inst., by O. Benjamin, Esq., Mr. Lewis M. Morgan to Miss Mary Caroline Swain, both of Farmington.


10 January 1849

MARRIED - At Brooklyn, on the 25th of Dec., Mr. B. C. Liscomb of Geneva, to Miss Rachel Keyes of Ithaca.


17 January 1849

MARRIED - In this village, on the 10th inst., by Rev. J. T. Arnold, Edgar Hathaway to Mariette M. Elton, both of this place.

In East Bloomfield, January 1st, Wm. Chase and Ann Rebecca Remer.  Also Oscar F. Remer and Cyrena A. Adams.

DIED - At Chapinville, on Wednesday, January 3d, Eliza Ann Chapin, aged 23 years, wife of Robert Chapin, and only daughter of Isaac O'Dell of Hopewell.


24 January 1849

MARRIED - In East Palmyra, on Sunday the 14th instant, by the Rev. E. A. Platt, Moses F. Hamm, Esq., of Hopewell, to Miss Phebe Jane Sanford of the former place.

In Richmond, Ontario county, on the 7th inst., by A. Pennell, Esq., Mr. Torrent Flanders, and Miss Sarah Jane Ross, all of said town.


31 January 1849

DIED - At Allen's Hill, on the 17th inst., after a very short illness, Mrs. Mary Welton, widow of the late Titus Welton, Esq. of this town.

In Geneva, on the 24th inst., Asenath B., wife of Geo. L. Stearns.

In Naples on the 2d inst., Mr. Winfield Scott Partridge, in the 28th year of his age.

In Gorham, on the 11th, Mr. James M'Pherson, aged 55 - one of the elders of the Ref. Dutch Church at Reed's Corners.

Recently, very suddenly in Huron co. Ohio, Mr. Nezer Sutherland, late of Gorham, Ont. co.

In Vienna, on the 19th, Huldah, wife of Abraham Nelson, in the 63d year of her age.


7 February 1849

MARRIED - At the Vienna House, on the 27th inst., by Wm. Hildreth, Esq., Mr. Abraham Van Wormer of Seneca to Miss Hannah B. Hanes of Phelps.

On the 24th ult., by the Rev. Stephen Porter, J. Sayre Stephens, M. D., to Miss Delia M., daughter of Dr. E. Barnes, all of Geneva.

DIED - At Allen's Hill, on Saturday, the 27th of January, of consumption, Mrs. Rose, wife of the Hon. Robert L. Rose, and daughter of the Hon. Nathaniel Allen, deceased.

In this town, Mr. Alanson Gunn, aged 67.

In Phelps on Tuesday, the 30th inst., Mr. D. C. Dickinson, aged 34 years.

In Geneva on the 29th ult., Mary C., wife of Wm. M. Crosby, and daughter of Imley Prescott, in the 30th year of her age.

In Geneva, on the 31st ult., Sarah H., daughter of Wm. Dove, aged 19 years.

Suddenly, of a disease of the heart, in East Bloomfield, on the 17th inst., Mrs. Olive Boughton, consort of Mr. Jarard Boughton, in the 80th year of her age.

At East Bloomfield, on the 9th inst., Mrs. Amelia Rice, relict of Daniel Rice, aged 80 years.

Also, on the 14th of March last, Miss Esther Rice, daughter of the preceding, aged 36 years.


14 February 1849

MARRIED - In this village, on the 8th instant, by Rev. J. T. Arnold, Mr. Charles L. Palmer of Walworth to Miss Frances A. Mallory, of this place.

In this village on the 1st instant, by Rev. Mr. Kneeland, Mr. Alex. Swarthout to Miss Caroline Otis, daughter of Nathaniel Jacobs, of this place.

DIED - At East Bloomfield, on the 2d inst., of pleurisy, Joseph Sergeant, aged 34 years.


21 February 1849

MARRIED - In this village on the 8th inst., by the Rev. O. E. Daggett, Charles S. Hamilton, Captain in U. S. A., to Miss Sophia J., daughter of the late Joshua Shepard, of this place.

On the 10th inst., by the Rev. Mr. Corvet, Mr. Edward Tuttle to Miss Amanda H. Eldridge, both of this village.

In this village, on the 12th inst., by Rev. P. Bradley, Mr. James Green of Geneva, to Miss Mary Owens of this place.

In Livonia, on the 4th inst., by the Rev. J. K. Tuttle, Mr. Samuel P. Bray of Richmond to Miss Sarah J. Sanger, of this place.

DIED - Of consumption, in this village, on the 1st inst., Margaret Covert, wife of Robert Covert, aged 56 years.

In Hopewell, on the 11th inst., Miss Sarah A., daughter of William and Sarah Wayne, aged 12 years.


7 March 1849

MARRIED - On the 1st instant, by Rev. J. T. Arnold, Mr. John Kilpatrick to Miss Sarah Underhill, both of Gorham.

On the 27th ult., by Wm. Hildreth, Esq., Mr. Charles Vincent to Miss Maria Bliven, both of Phelps.

In Newark, on the 21st ult., by Rev. Mr. Shumway, Mr. John Bush of Chapinville, to Miss Christina Vandekar of Arcadia.

DIED - At West Bloomfield, on the 23d ult., of consumption, Miss Hannah A., daughter of Mr. Amos Lee, aged 18 years.

In Richmond, on consumption, on the 16th ult., Nelson Jeffrey, aged about 24 years.

In Lenawee county, Michigan, on the 7th ult., Benjamin Sanger, formerly of this town, aged about 60.

In Seneca, on the 16th ult., Mr. Charles Whedon, aged 21 years.


14 March 1849

DIED - In this village, on Sunday morning last, Mrs. Rowena Kellogg, wife of A. C. Kellogg, in the 34th year of her age.

In Hopewell, on the 4th inst., Joseph K., son of Sylvester and Philena Benham, aged 2 years and 19 days.

In N. York city, on Monday, the 12th inst., Hon. Thomas Morris, formerly of this village. The bell of St. John's Church yesterday gave his age - four score years.


21 March 1849

DIED - In this town on the 17th instant, of an affection of the lungs, Mrs. Amy Glover, in the 49th year of her age.

In Naples, on the 10th inst., Mrs. Lucretia, wife of Gen. Asa R. Butler, aged about 38 years.

In Bristol, the 19th inst., Mrs. Hannah Vincent, wife of Doct. G. Vincent, aged 81 years.


28 March 1849

MARRIED - In Batavia, on the 24th inst., by Rev. Mr. Sunderland, Mr. Joseph Clarke to Miss Sarah Adelaide, daughter of Levi Brockelbank, Esq., of this town.

DIED - In this village on the 26th inst., after a short illness, widow Mary Spencer, in the 67th year of her age.


4 April 1849

DIED - In this village on the 15th ult., George U., son of John S. Bates, Esq., aged 1 year and 7 days.

In this village, on the 23d ult., Mr. Mark Doolittle, aged 67.

In Naples, on the 30th ult., Andrew Watkins, long a resident of this town, aged 82 years.


11 April 1849

MARRIED - At Centrefield on the 5th instant, by the Rev. A. B. Beach, Charles Johnson, Esq. and Miss Lucinda, daughter of Dr. T. Williams, all of Canandaigua.


18 April 1849

DIED - In this village, on the 17th inst., at the residence of her grandson, James Williams, Mrs. Polly Gildersleeve, aged 94 years.


25 April 1849

MARRIED - In Chittenango, N. Y., on the morning of the 16th instant, by Rev. James Abell, A. C. Sandford of this village to Eunice H., eldest daughter of J. Whipple, Esq., of the former place.

On Thursday, the 19th instant, by Rev. E. A. Bulkley, Mr. Harvey Rice of Vienna to Miss Mary C. Greene of Geneva.

In Victor, on the 17th instant, by Rev. Mr. Rains, Mr. W. C. Moore of Rochester to Miss Mary E. Upton of the former place.

DIED - On Tuesday afternoon, the 17th inst., at his residence in Geneva, Mr. Ira Merrell, senior proprietor of the Geneva Courier, in the 70th year of his age.


2 May 1849

MARRIED - In Seneca, on the 18th ult., by Rev. Mr. Topping, Mr. Adam Charleton to Miss Ann Maria Westfall, all of that town.

Also on the 19th ult., by the same, Mr. Thomas Ross to Miss Isabella R. Miller, both of that town.

DIED - At her residence near Geneva, on the 21st ult., Mrs. Jane L. Rose, relict of the late Hon. Robert S. Rose, in the 77th year of her age. Mrs. Rose removed with her family in 1803 from Virginia, her native State, to Geneva, in the vicinity of which town she has resided until her death.

In Naples, on the 22d ult., Climena A., wife of Seymour H. Sutton, aged 25 years.

In East Bloomfield, on the 12th ult., of apoplexy, Mrs. M. Birdsall, widow of Capt. E. S. Birdsall, U. S. Army, and daughter of the late Dr. Wilcox, of that place.


16 May 1849

MARRIED - In this town on the 13th instant, by Rev. R. Whiting, Mr. Lewis S. Higbey of Hopewell to Miss Mary E. Faurot of the former place.

DIED - In Bristol on the 1st instant, Charles M., son of D. H. and M. A. Bennett, aged 15 months.

At the residence of her father, Mr. Fordice Gates of Gorham, on the 4th instant, Mrs. Emma Pickle, wife of Mr. Wm. Pickle, in the 23d year of her age.

Also on the same day, at the residence of Mr. Buel Gates in Gorham, Darwin Gates, son of Moses Gates, and cousin of Mrs. Emma Pickle, in the 21st year of his age.


23 May 1849

MARRIED - In this village on the 17th instant, by Rev. A. B. Beach, A. D. Brown, M. D., to Miss Margaret E. Cheeney, all of this place.

DIED - In this village on Sunday evening last, of inflammation of the lungs, Mrs. Julia Maria, wife of Mr. John Parshall, in the 23d year of her age.


30 May 1849

MARRIED - In Phelps, on the 19th instant, by Rev. L. Davis, Mr. Jay Pettibone to Miss Susannah E. P. Smith, all of that place.

At the Clifton Springs House, on the 19th instant, by Wm. Hildreth, Esq., Mr. Mark H. Ridley to Miss Olive L. Lemunion, both of Manchester.


6 June 1849

MARRIED - In this village on the 27th ult., by Rev. L. Whitney, Mr. Archibald Blake to Elizabeth Clark, all of this place.

On the evening of the 25th ult., by the Rev. A. Lloyd, Mr. Curtis H. Richards to Miss Gertrude Van Vorst, both of Phelps.

By the same on the 29th ult., Rev. Henry L. Doolittle, Pastor of the Presbyterian church in Scottsville, N. Y., to Sophia Jane, only   daughter ofJ. Paddock, Esq.. of Phelps.

By the same on the morning of the 31st ult., Mr. Volney V. Draper to Miss Elizabeth A., youngest daughter of Mr. David Sherrill.

DIED - In this village, on Tuesday, the 29th of May, Col. William Blossom, in the 58th year of his age - for many years the esteemed and popular keeper of the Canandaigua Hotel.

In this town on the 24th ult., Isaac Morse, aged 93 years; a Revolutionary soldier and an early settler of this town, formerly from New Stratford, CT.

At his residence in Naples, on the 20th ult., after a lingering illness of five months, John W. Hinckley, aged 56 years.

At East Bloomfield on the 26th ult., of consumption, Mrs. Betsey A., wife of S. W. Clark, Principal of East Bloomfield Academy, and daughter of the late Jared Pratt of Prattsburgh.

At Ann Arbor, Michigan, on the 7th ult., Mrs. Sophronia G. Powell, aged 58 years, relict of Mr. J. L. Powell, formerly of the town of Phelps, N. Y.


13 June 1849

MARRIED - In Prattsburg, Steuben Co., June 6th, by the Rev. A. S. Kneeland, Mr. P. M. Crandall, of this village, and Charlotte Maria, eldest daughter of the late Ira C. Clark, Esq.

DIED - In Rushville, on the 6th inst., of consumption, Porter Hinkley, in the 68th year of his age.


20 June 1849

MARRIED - In Canandaigua on the 14th inst., by the Rev. J. Stow, Mr. A. C. Kellogg of this village, to Miss Frances Reed of Bristol.

DIED - In Hopewell on the 10th inst., Joseph LeFever, aged 37 years.

In this village, on the morning of the 8th of June, of scarlet fever, Gerrit Smith Sanger, the youngest son of Henry K. Sanger, Esq., aged 7 years and 6 months.

In this village, on the 19th inst., of consumption, Elizabeth Stacy, wife of Barnaban Bates, aged 25 years and 23 days.


11 July 1849

MARRIED - On the 26th inst., by Elder Ira Justin, Mr. Dennis W. Rogers of Canadice to Miss Mary C. Caskey of Richmond.

DIED - In this village on the 9th inst., Francis E. Barker, aged one year and three months.


18 July 1849

DIED - In this village, on the 5th inst., of chronic scrofula, Eliza Selinda, daughter of Col. Holloway and Lucy R. Hayward, in the 14th year of her age.


25 July 1849

MARRIED - In East Bloomfield, on the 17th inst., by Rev. Henry Kendall, Rev. Loren E. Haven, of Waterville, and Miss Harriet E., only daughter of George Rice, Esq., of East Bloomfield.


1 August 1849

MARRIED - On the 14th inst., Mr. James Carrolthers of Phelps to Miss Helen M. Town of Adrian, Mich.

DIED - In East Bloomfield, on the 26th July, Mrs. Eliza Wheeler, wife of Mason Wheeler, aged 30 years.

In Gorham, on the 25th ult., Luden Blodgett, an old resident of that town.

In this village, on Saturday, the 21st of July, of consumption, Mazeroth Leavitt Jacob, aged 22, son of Nathaniel Jacob,
M. D.


22 August 1849

MARRIED - At the Canandaigua Hotel, on the 9th inst., by Rev. L. Whitney, Alferdinand J. McDonald of Scottsville to Frances Jane Stanard of Richmond.

By the same, on the 10th inst., Charles T. Mather of Ogden, Monroe Co. to Almira Westoot of this village.

DIED - In Manchester, on the 18th inst., Mary Jane, only daughter of Cornelius and Deborah Rodney, aged three years and nine days.


29 August 1849

MARRIED - At Victor, on the 22d inst., by the Rev. J. R. Johnson, Myron H. Peck, Esq., Councellor at Law of Canandaigua and Miss Delia M., daughter of Azariah Bickford, Esq., of the former place.


5 September 1849

MARRIED - At St. John's Church, Canandaigua, on the 3 inst., by the Rev. A. B. Beach, Capt. B. H. Ackley of Canandaigua and Miss Amelia Tidman of Birmingham, England.

At Littleville, August 2d, by Rev. O. E. Daggett, Lindley M. Smith of Farmington and Caroline E. Spalding of Littleville.


12 September 1849

MARRIED - At the village of Manchester, on the 5th inst., by Rev. A. Beach, J. P. Faurot, Esq., Councellor at Law of Canandaigua, to Miss S. Jane, daughter of John Pratt, Esq., of the former place.

In Manchester, on the 5th inst., by Rev. Mr. Wiggins, Mr. Robert R. Sanger of Canandaigua to Miss Paulina J. Redfield of the former place.

In Junius, on the 12th ult., by Mr. Cunningham, Esq., Mr. C. Theodore Spencer to Miss Mary Ann Spoor, both of Vienna.

On the 30th ult., by Rev. Mr. Flagler, Mr. E. W. Parks of Cleveland, Ohio, to Miss Mary A., daughter of Horace Benham, Esq., of this place.

On the 11th inst., at the Canandaigua Hotel, by Rev. L. Whitney, Joseph C. Holmes to Eliza A. Wood, all of Farmington.


19 September 1849

MARRIED - At Canandaigua on the 18th inst., by the Rev. A. B. Beach, Pastor of St. Johns Church, James F. Dean of Laurens, Otsego Co. and Harriet A., daughter of O. Benjamin, Esq., of the former place.

In East Bloomfield, on the 18th inst., by Rev. H. K. Stimson, of Wheatland, Daniel Kendall, Esq. of Lebanon, Columbia Co., to Miss Mary Ann Wolcott, daughter of Anson Wolcott, Esq., of East Bloomfield.


26 September 1849

MARRIED - On the 13th inst., by Rev. J. T. Arnold, Mr. George Hall to Miss Amelia Austin, both of this place.

In Phelps on the 10th inst., James S. McBride, Esq., to Miss Julia E. Cole, daughter of D. Cole, Esq., of Palmyra.

In Phelps, on the 19th inst., by the REv. John Mandifield, Mr. Daniel Upright of Marshall, Mich., to Miss Caroline Condit, of the former place.

DIED - In East Bloomfield, on the 16th inst., Asa Hayward, aged 82 years.

At the Canandaigua Hotel, on the 20th inst., Reynold Peck, of West Bloomfield, in the 59th year of his age.

On Thursday, 11th inst., at Saratoga Springs, Miss Elsie N. Fuller of Vienna, in the 21st year of her age.

In Geneva, on the evening of the 19th inst., very suddenly, Miss Mary A. Brower, daughter of the late Rev. Dr. Brower.


3 October 1849

MARRIED - In Vienna, on the 27th ult., Mr. John Glover of Waterloo to Miss Eliza Wilber of Vienna.

In Baldwinsville, Onondaga Co., on the 25th ult., Mr. Geo. W. Freshour of Hopewell to Deonora Faifing of the former place.

DIED - In this town on the 17th Sept. ult., Abel F. Sheldon, aged 64 years.

In this town on the 23d ult., Lyman Cooley, Esq., in the 57th year of his age.

At Port Gibson, Ontario co., on the 22d August last, at the residence of his father, Mr. Thomas C. Patton, aged 22 years.

In Phelps, on the 21st ult., John Bloomer, aged 71 years 7 months.


10 October 1849

MARRIED - On the 3d inst., by Rev. J. T. Arnold, Mr. Nathaniel R. Boswell to Miss Juliet Shelden, both of this town.

DIED - In this town on Friday, the 5th instant, David Pomeroy, aged 82 years.  Mr. Pomeroy was a native of Suffield, Con.


17 October 1849

MARRIED - In this village on the 10th inst., by Rev. O. E. Daggett, John T. Brown, Esq., of Northville, Mich., to Sally P. Smith of Farmington in this county.

DIED - In Farmington, in this county, on the 10th inst., Benjamin Nichols, in the 96th year of his age. He was a soldier in the Revolution, and for the last fifty years a member of the Society of Friends.

In Phelps, on the 4th inst., Mr. James Vandemark, aged 62 years.


24 October 1849

MARRIED - In this village on the 9th inst., by the Rev. O. E. Daggett, Mr. Harrison D. Woodruff and Miss Mary Ann Shear, both of this place.

At Centerfield, Ontario Co., on Thursday morning, Oct. 18th, by the Rev. Henry Kendall of East Bloomfield, Mr. Joseph O Seely, Jr., of South Onondaga to Miss Harriet A., daughter of Col. R. B. Johnson.

In Farmington, on Wednesday evening, Oct. 17th inst., by Lindley W. Smith, Esq., Mr. Gardner B. Sheldon to Miss Huldah Ann Herendeen, all of Farmington.

In this village on the 14th inst., by Rev. L. Whitney, Stephen D. Johns of Geneva, and Catherine Pierney of Canandaigua.

DIED - At Geneva, on Thursday afternoon, the 18th of Oct., in the twentieth year of his age, Peter Munro DeLancey, son of Bishop De Lancey of Western New York.

In East Bloomfield, Oct. 2d, Amos Lee, aged 89.


31 October 1849

MARRIED - On the 22d inst., at the house of Mulford Butts, Esq., in the town of Perinton, Monroe co., N. Y., by the Rev. C. W. Gillam of Fairport, Mr. J. S. Dunham of Canandaigua to Miss Mary E. Catkamier of Farmington.

On the 25th inst., by the Rev. J. T. Arnold, Mr. John Bradow to Miss Sophronia Wagar, both of Gorham.

In this village on the 28th inst., by Rev. A. B. Beach, Mr. Benjamin Pratt to Miss Mary J. Calvert, all of this village.


14 November 1849

MARRIED - On Wednesday morning, Nov. 7, by the Rev. Alfred M. Beach, Miss Mary A., eldest daughter of Major M. Beeman, to Cyrus P. Page, all of Canandaigua.

On Thursday, Nov. 8th, by the Rev. Eli Haskel, Miss Lucretian Doolittle to Mr. James Wire of Cheshire.

On the 30th Oct. last, by the Rev. Jas. Durham, Mr. John Woods of Seneca, and Miss Elizabeth Thatcher of Hopewell.

At the residence of Mr. L. Tisdale in this village, on the 7th inst., by Rev. L. Whitney, Orlando Tisdale of Cortlandville, N. Y., to Ann Westcott of Canandaigua.

DIED - In this town, on Sunday morning, after an illness of a few hours, David C. Bates, Esq., one of our most estimable citizens, in the 58th year of his age.


21 November 1849

MARRIED - By Rev. J. T. Arnold, on the 20th inst., Mr. John P. Frazer of Victor to Miss Abbey J. Kenfield of Naples.

In East Bloomfield, Nov. 4, by Elder H. Esten, Mr. John P. Hodgson of Canandaigua and Miss Martha P. Park, of the former place.

In Mt. Morris, on the 9th ult., Mr. C. Blanchard of Naples and Miss Olive Coit.

In West Bloomfield, on the 18th ult., George Whitney and Nancy M. Andrews.

DIED - In Hopewell, on the 9th inst., Eunice Thompson, aged 32 years.

In Hopewell, on the 9th, Harriet, wife of Wm. Penn, aged 2x years.


28 November 1849

MARRIED - In LeRoy, on the 14th inst., by the Rev. H. Daniels, James S. Haasze of Cheshire to Harriet E. Kinne of LeRoy.

Tuesday, Nov. 27th, by Rev. M. Gelson, Dr. William T. Swart to Miss Mary E. Loveland, both of Gorham.

DIED - In Hopewell, on the 18th November inst., Mary Ann Whitney, wife of Jefferson J. Whitney, and daughter of Amos Jones, Esq.


5 December 1849

MARRIED - On the 19th of Nov. last, in the village of Manchester, by the Rev. Mr. Wiggin, deacon Stephen A. Power to Miss Cynthia E. Arnold, all of Manchester.

DIED - In this village, on Saturday morning last, of consumption, Stephen Saxton, printer, aged 20 years.

In Hopewell, on the 26th ult., Marietta, daughter of Eli and Nancy Ann Benham, in the second year of her age.

In Hopewell, on the 2d inst., Deacon Constant Balcom, an aged resident of that town.

In Gorham, on the 28th of November, Hugh Henry, aged 73 years.

In Hopewell, on the 29th of November inst., Catharine, aged four years and one day, daughter of Jefferson J. and Mary Ann Whitney.

In Manchester, on the 28th ult., Mrs. Susan Yeamans, aged 41 years.


12 December 1849

DIED - In this village on the 6th inst., Jane, youngest daughter of William and Catharine King, aged 10 years and 8 months.


19 December 1849

MARRIED - At Castleton on the evening of the 6th inst., by Rev. Wm. Bridgman, Mr. John Smith of Gorham, and Miss Olive, fifth daughter of Otis Whitney, Esq., of the former place.

DIED - On the 14th inst., of chronic diarrhoea, Doct. John W. Bucklee of Seneca.


26 December 1849

MARRIED - In Port Gibson, on the 20th inst., by Rev. J. T. Arnold, Mr. Elias B. Drake of Canandaigua, to Miss Minerva A. Wakeman, of the former place.

In Canandaigua, on the 16th inst., by Rev. Mr. Ward, Mr. R. B. Gooding of Bristol and Miss Ann O. Harro of the former place.

DIED - At Richmond, on Thursday, Dec. 13th, Mrs. Lorinda Garlinghouse, wife of Mr. Nelson Garlinghouse, aged 38 years.

At Richmond, on Thursday, Dec. 13th, a son of Mr. Robert Eldrid, aged 13 years.


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