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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. The earliest newspaper published in Monroe County is the Rochester Gazette which was first published in June 1816. The earliest issues of that newspaper no long exist. In fact very issues of the Gazette exist. The earliest existing newspaper is volume 1, number 1 of theRochester Telegraph, dated July 7, 1818. The Gazette and the Telegraph were the only newspapers published in Rochester for the time included on this page. Both newspapers were published weekly on Tuesday.
You will see some differences in spelling of names between the two newspapers. Also, they may not have published the same records. It probably depended on which newspaper a family may have read. These newspapers were filmed many years ago and are available at the Rochester Public Library and a few other places around the country.
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 Wednesday."
You may wonder about birth records. Except for a few rare birth notices, birth records were not published until the mid twentieth century.
Richard Halsey
July 2005

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7 July 1818 MARRIED DIED | 21 July 1818 MARRIED DIED 28 July 1818 MARRIED DIED | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4 Aug. 1818 MARRIED DIED 11 Aug. 1818 MARRIED DIED | 18 Aug. 1818 MARRIED Casualty DIED 25 Aug. 1818 DIED | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1 Sept. 1818 MARRIED DIED 8 Sept. 1818 MARRIED DIED 15 Sept. 1818 MARRIED DIED | 22 Sept. 1818 MARRIED DIED 29 Sept. 1818 MARRIED DIED Drowned, near Louisville, Ken., James Carr, Esq., and his daughter, aged 9 years. Mr. C. was formerly member of Congress from the Dist. Of Me. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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6 Oct. 1818 MARRIED DIED 13 Oct. 1818 MARRIED DIED | 20 Oct. 1818 MARRIED DIED 27 Oct. 1818 MARRIED | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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10 Nov. 1818 MARRIED DIED At St. Andrews, in the province of New Brunswick, on the 26th ult. in the 82d year of his age, the Rev. Samuel Andrews, (father of Samuel I. Andrews of this village,) a venerable Missionary to this Province, from the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, and Rector of St. Andrews. This pious and amiable character has retired from the world full of years, and full of the admiration and esteem of all who knew him - to his family and his friends, an irreparable loss - and while memory holds its seat, the recollection of his virtues and of his Parishioners. He was interred on Tuesday the 29th ult. after a Sermon preached upon the occasion and his funeral was attended by the whole parish, the Military, and a most respectable Body of the Clergy and gentry from the neighborhood and the American shores; amidst the tears and griefs of a grateful people. | 24 Nov. 1818 MARRIED DIED | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1 Dec. 1818 MARRIED 15 Dec. 1818 MARRIED DIED | 22 Dec. 1818 MARRIED 29 Dec. 1818 MARRIED DIED | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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5 Jan. 1819 MARRIED DIED | 12 Jan. 1819 Married DIED 19 Jan. 1819 DIED | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2 Feb. 1819 MARRIED DIED | 9 Feb. 1819 MARRIED DIED 16 Feb. 1819 MARRIED DIED 23 Feb. 1819 MARRIED DIED | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2 March 1819 MARRIED DIED 9 March 1819 MARRIED DIED | 23 March 1819 MARRIED 30 March 1819 MARRIED | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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6 April 1819 MARRIED DIED | 13 April 1819 MARRIED 20 April 1819 MARRIED DIED 27 April 1819 MARRIED DIED | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4 May 1819 MARRIED 11 May 1819 DIED | 18 May 1819 MARRIED DIED 25 May 1819 DIED | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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8 June 1819 MARRIED | 22 June 1819 Accident. DIED 29 June 1819 MARRIED DIED Drowned at Charlotte, on the 12th inst., Mr. James McMillan, in crossing the Genesee river. He was found on Monday morning, the 21st inst. and decently interred. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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6 July 1819 DIED 13 July 1819 MARRIED DIED | 20 July 1819 MARRIED DIED 27 July 1819 DIED | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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3 Aug. 1819 DIED 10 Aug. 1819 DIED 17 Aug. 1819 DIED | 24 Aug. 1819 DIED 31 Aug. 1819 MARRIED - At Mendon, Mr. Charles Beadle toMrs. Enman. Casualty - Mr. Robert Kennedy, aged 71, wasinstantly killed by a fall from his horse, on the 22d inst.at Springfield. He was a worthy and respectable citizen. DIED - At East Rochester, on Thursday morning last, Mr. William Johnson, aged 27 years, after a short but distressing illness. His funeral obsequies were attended by the Masonic Society, of which he was aworthy member - and a large concourse of citizens, who testified by their sympathies the request they felt for the memory of this enterprising, industrious, and useful man. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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7 Sept. 1819 DIED - Goshen, Orange Co., the 15th inst. in the 26th year of his age, Alexander Duer, Esq. councellor at law, and youngest son of the late Col. Wm. Duer. | 21 Sept. 1819 MARRIED - In Mendon, on the 5th inst., Mr. W. M. Ward to Miss Mary Williams. DIED - In this village on Wednesday last, Mr. Thomas Page, late of Middlebury, Vt., aged 18 years. 28 Sept. 1819 MARRIED - At East Rochester, on Thursday last, by Rev. H. U. Onderdonk of Canandaigua; Mr. William P. Shearman to Miss Mariett Andrews, daughter of Mr. Samuel I. Andrews. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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5 Oct. 1819 MARRIED - In Middlebury, Vt. On the 22d ult., Mr. Andrew V. T. Leavitt, of this village, to Miss Julia Miller, of the former place. DIED - In New York, Gilbert Aspinwall, merchant. | 12 Oct. 1819 DIED - On Tuesday, 28th ult. at Malden, Col. John Ogilvy, late his Britannic Majesty's Commissioner under the 6th and 7th articles of the Treaty of Ghent, of the prevalent lake fever. Col. O. was a gentleman of irreproachable character, and filled the station he held as commissioner with such urbanity to all parties, as gained him the esteem of American as well as English gentlemen attached to the Commission. - Niag. Pat. 19 Oct. 1819 MARRIED - In this village, yesterday morning, by the Rev. C. Williams, Mr. Gideon Cobb to Miss Roxana Worden. 26 Oct. 1819 MARRIED - At East Windsor, Conn., Mr. SamuelRuggles, of Brookfield, Mass. to Miss Nancy Wells. AtBrookfield, Mass. Dr. Thomas Holman, of Cooperstown, N. Y. toMiss Lucia Ruggles. All of the above are bound as missionaries tothe Sandwich Islands. At Lewiston, Mr. Eliakim Briggs, of Rome, to Miss Esther Saunders, of the former place. At Riga, Mr. Isaac Hemingway to Mrs. ---- Stilson, of this town. DIED - At East Rochester, on the 20th inst., Mr. Stephen Shaw. At Utica, Mathew Hubbell, Esq., 57, formerly from Lanesborough, Mass. At Poughkeepsie, the Hon. Matthias B. Talmadge, late Judge of the Northern District of this State. At Mobile, Mr. Harvey Ellsworth, 22, late of Hartford, Conn. At Long Meadow, Mass., Rev. Storrs, in the 57th year of his age, and 35th of his ministry. At Albany, Mr. John Stafford, 51 of the firm of Stafford & Weed. At New Haven, Con., Rebecca Jefferson, 53. She belonged to the society of Shakers, in Enfield, and her death was occasioned by drinking the oil of evergreen, by mistake. At Stonington, Conn. Mr. Nathaniel Palmer, jr., son of Mr. Nathaniel Palmer, who also died on the same day, in the midst of usual health in a sudden and unexpected manner. The father's death, it is supposed, was caused by the effect produced upon him while witnessing the pangs of his expiring son, which is a most striking evidence of all strength of paternal affection. In Waterloo, Mr. Silas Porter, jr., 23, late of Hatfield, Mass. In Phelps, Miss Nancy Woodhull, 19. In Winchester, N. H. widow Martha Stowell, 78. Her descendants are 10 children, 75 grand-children, and 32 great-grand-children. At Troy, the Rev. James Sheldon, 90, and for more than 45 years a minister of the Baptist church. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2 Nov. 1819 MARRIED - In Westminster, Mass. On the 5th inst. Mr. Henry Farwell, of Post-Town, N. Y. to Miss Nancy Jackson, daughter of Mr. John Jackson of the former place. At Rome, Maj. Charles Larabee, of the U. S. Army, to Miss Elizabeth Hathaway, daughter of J. Hathaway, Esq. of that place. In West Bloomfield, Mr. Peter W. Handy to Miss Susannah Whitney. DIED - In N. Orleans, Mr. S. J. D'Anterocke, printer. At Fort Meigs, Ohio, Eleazer Conant, aged 68, and his wife, aged 50., from Vermont. In S. Carolina, Capt. Lemuel Forsyth, aged 46, from Conn. In Savannah, Edward Stebbins, aged 56, besides 7 other persons, elderly young from New Eng. At Griswold, Conn., Abiel Benjamin, aged 104, and Ezra Benjamin, aged 77. At N. Orleans, Hannah, aged 16, and Thomas, aged 14, children of the late Thos. Butman, formerly of Salem, Mass. Making 8 deaths in all which have occurred in this ill fated family, since their emigration to New Orleans. 9 Nov. 1819Rochester Telegraph DIED - In Charleston, S. C. of the yellow fever, Mr. Ralph Isham, formerly of Hartford, Conn. In New Orleans, of the yellow fever, Mr. Isaac Townsend, merchant, formerly of Windsor, Vt. Mr. Percival Hall, 24, formerly of Cornish, N. H. In Rochester, Vt. Capt. Timothy Clement, 92, an officer in the Revolutiony army. In Newark, N. J. on the 17th ult. the Hon. Elias Boudinet, 71, late President of the American Bible Society. In Guilderland, Albany county, Mr. George Reelman, aged 112 years, 6 months and 25 days. He was born in the city of Landau, in Germany, in the year 1707. He had four children in Germany, three of whom died before his emigration. He embarked for this country at Holland, in a vessel bound for Philadelphia, with his wife and remaining child, who was a son, and is now living at the residence of his deceased father at an advanced age. His wife died at sea, and with his child he arrived at Philadelphia, A. D. 1740. Mr. R. was a patriot and a hero, as well as the moralist and the christian. He served two campaigns in Germany - he was engaged in the famous battle of Prague, where he and a fellow soldier escaped by the hand of Divine Providence from a slaughter of 20,000 men, by swimming their horses across adjacent waters. | 16 Nov. 1819 DIED - In this village, on Friday last, Mr. Ezra Whitlock, aged 22 - late of Danbury, Conn. 23 Nov. 1819 DIED - At Northampton, Caleb Strong, late governor of Massachusetts. In Georgia, Gov. Rabun. At Selin's Grove, Pennsylvania, Simon Snyder, late governor of that state. At Bennington, Vt., Jonathan Robinson, for many years chief justice of the supreme court of that state, and for eight years a member of the U. S. senate. On board the sloop John Hancock, in a fit of apoplexy, Hon. Robert Jenkins, Mayor of the city of Hudson. In Utica, on 4th inst., Mrs. Harriet J. German, wife of Capt. Walter German, of Norwich, Chenango county, and daughter of David Ostrom, Esq. of the former place. At East Riga, Mr. Stephen Nurse, aged 31, formerly from Whitetown, Oneida county. Miss Sally N. Collister, aged 17. 30 Nov. 1819 MARRIED - At Riga, on Thursday evening last, by the Rev. Alanson Darwin, Mr. Samuel Morse, to Miss Lucy Johnson, all of that place. DIED - In Maryland, Hon. Thomas Sim Lee, aged 75, second governor of Maryland. At Delaware, Henry Molleston, Esq. governor elected of Delaware. [Seven governors have recently died, viz. Langdon, Strong, Rabun, Johnson, Snyder, Lee and Molleston.] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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7 Dec. 1819 MARRIED - In Mendon, Mr. Charles Curtiss to Miss Jemima Treat; Mr. John Jerroms to Mrs. Betsey Walker, both of that place. At Riga, by Joseph Sibley Esq., Mr. William Strong to Orra Spencer, all of that place. DIED - In Ontario, Mr. Joseph Inman, while engaged in falling a tree. In Geneva, Eliza, daughter of F. Barnard, Esq., aged 5 years. In this town, a child of Cato Shields, and on Sunday last Mercy, wife of C. S. A child of Mr. M'Knutt. At Durham, on the evening of the 14th inst., Mr. Lovira Hart, of Avon, Ontario county, in the 42d year of his age. At Lewiston, on Friday evening the 13th inst., Mrs. Sarah Cooke, wife of Bates Cooke, Esq. aged 27 years, and daughter of Joshua Chamberlain, Esq., formerly of Burlington, Vermont. 14 Dec. 1819 MARRIED - In this village, on Wednesday evening last, by the Rev. Mr. Welton, Dr. Anson Coleman to Miss Catharine K. Rochester, daughter of Nathaniel Rochester, Esq. DIED - In Palmyra, after a distressing illness of ten months, Mr. Robert Steward, father of A. Steward, aged 55 years. | 21 Dec. 1819 MARRIED - At Pittsford, on Sunday evening last, Mr. Seymour B. Treadwell to Miss Eliza Hartwell. In Moscow, Genesee County, Mr. Franklin Coudery, of Olean, a proprietor of the Hamilton Recorder, to Miss Amanda Munger. At Washington City, Mr. Frederick Greuhm, his Prussian Majesty's Minister resident in the U. States, to Mademoiselle Virginia Bridon, of Paris, (France.) At Henrietta, on the 17th inst., Mr. Morris Stickler to Miss Susan White. At Livonia, on the 29th ult. by Joseph Badger, Mr. Abel Gates, of Rush, to Miss Anna Young of the former place. At Penfield. Mr. Richard Barnum to Miss Electa Loyd. In Auburn, by the Rev. Mr. Lansing, Mr. Altamont Shields, to Miss Margaret Poulson. At Penfield, Mr. John Brown to MissMinerva Hart. DIED - At Le Roy, Genesee co. on the 30th ult., John Ganson. At Mendon, on the 25th ult., Mrs. Archibald, an aged lady. She enjoyed in her last moments Christian Resignation. 28 Dec. 1819 MARRIED - At Brighton, by the Rev. Mr. Williams, Mr. Ashbel W. Riley to Miss Betsey Ann Stilson, daughter of Eli Stilson. DIED - In Boston, Gen. John Winslow, aged 67, of the old continental army. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4 Jan. 1820 MARRIED - At Pittsford, on Sunday evening the 22d inst., Mr. Samuel True to Miss Arathusa Stone, both of that place. 11 Jan. 1820 MARRIED - In Brighton, by Elder Gorton, Mr. James Chase, of Henrietta to Mrs. Emily Ann Grosvenor. At Murray, on the 2d inst. by Lewis Swift Esq., Mr. Joshua Pattee to Miss Betsey Horner. At Pittsford, Mr. Z. Eldridge to Mrs. Ame Rowe. DIED - In this village, very suddenly, on Friday last, Catharine Klam, aged 15, a native of Germany. In Seneca, Hon. John Nicholas, aged 35, late first judge of Ont. County, formerly a member of Congress from Virginia, and a member of Congress from Virginia, and a Senator in the Legislature of this state. At Henrietta, on the 4th inst., Mrs. Fanny Goff, aged 37 years, wife of Roswell Goff. | 18 Jan. 1820 MARRIED - At Brighton, on Tuesday evening last, Anson House, Esq. to Miss Lucinda Blossom, daughter of Capt. Ezra Blossom. 25 Jan. 1820 MARRIED - At Pittsford, on the 13th inst. by Esq. Stone, Mr. Asahel Barker to Miss Fanny Munn; Mr. John Moore, of Mendon to Miss Mary Ackley, of the former place; Mr. John Johnson, of Mendon, to Susan Dean of Pittsford; Mr. Peter Hopkins, of Pittsford to Miss Darinda Cole, of Mendon; Mr. Lemuel Allen, to Miss Mary Ann Armstrong, both of Pittsford. At West Bloomfield, on the 13th inst., by Elder Badger, Mr. John Vinton, of Royalton, Niagara county, to Miss Sally Madison, of the former place. DIED - At Penfield, Ont. Co. on the 6th inst., Miss Marietta, daughter of Col. N. Case. Sermon on the occasion, by Elder J. Badger, from 1st Cor. 15, 22. At Geneseo, on the 15th inst., Mrs. Hovey, aged 28 years. She left a husband and five children to mourn the loss of a loving wife and an affectionate mother; she was supported in her afflictions by the grace of Christ; and her last words were, "Lord Jesus receive my spirit." [Com.] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1 Feb. 1820 MARRIED - In Victor, Mr. Gad Sheldon to Miss Eunice W. Hosford. In Manchester, Mr. John Pratt to Miss Sally Potter. In Palmyra, Mr. James Taft to Marina Thayer. In Seneca, Mr. John Isinghour to Miss Lydia A. Smith. In Utica, Elisha Smith Lee, attorney at law, of Sacketts Harbor, to Miss Susan Williams, of the former place. At Hawley, (Mass.), Rev. John Liscomb to the amiable Miss Lydia Fletcher after a courtship of four hours. At Albany, Aaron Ward, Esq., attorney at law, of Westchester county, to Miss Mary L. Watson, daughter of Elkanah Watson, Esq. DIED - At Covington, Ohio, Col. Samuel S. Connor, of the army, aged 33. At Staatsburg, N. Y., Maj. John Paulding, aged 87, a soldier of the revolution, and one of the captors of Major Andre. Near Hebron, Con., Peggy Dow, wife of Lorenzo, the preacher. At Buffalo, Mrs. Mary Holt, aged 48, wife of Gen. Elijah Holt. 8 Feb. 1820 MARRIED - At Mendon, Mr. Isaac Wickman to Miss Remney Bowil, of Wallis, Allegany county. In Bloomfield, Mr. Moses Sperry to Miss Sophia Owen. DIED - In Henrietta on the 2nd inst., Miss Ellen Maria, daughter of J. York, Esq.,in the tenth year of her age. Her death was occasioned by taking a large quantity of the oil of wintergreen. She survived the accident fourteen days, during which period she suffered the most excruciating pain. [Com.] | 15 Feb. 1820 MARRIED - In this village, yesterday morning, Mr. Hosea C. Paddock of Sacketts Harbor, to Miss Sarah Jackson, of this village. At Riga, on the 19th inst. by Oliver Gates, Esq., Mr. Joseph Hunt to Miss Huldah Campbell. At Lima, Mr. McCumber to Miss Phila Wilcox. At Victor, Mr. John H. Fox to Miss Betsey Jones. Mr. Jonathan Caulkins of Perinton to Miss Betsey Marsh. DIED - At Clyde, on Friday last, Mr. Charles Crosley, aged 37, formerly of N. J. He was interred with the usual Masonic formalities. At Lima, on the 4th inst., Mr. Isaac Genung, aged 73 years. Mr. G. had never been confined by sickness during his life till a few weeks before his deaths. 22 Feb. 1820 MARRIED - In this village, on Thursday last, Mr. Alonzo E. Noble of Pompey, Onondaga Co., to Miss Augusta Brown of this village. In Geneva, on the 10th inst. by the Rev. Mr. Clark, Mr. Arthur Bruce to Miss Isabelle Hogg. In Seneca, the 30th ult., Mr. Asher Torrence to Miss Cynthia Cowing, daughter of Mr. James Cowing. At Clinton, on the evening of the 7th inst. at the house of, and by the Rev. Dr. Davis, Mr. Lewis H. Redfield, Editor of the Onondaga Register, to Miss Ann Maria Tredwell, daughter of Nathaniel Tredwell, Esq. of Plattsburgh, N. Y. DIED - In Poughkeepsie, Mrs. Melissa Emott, consort of the Hon. Judge Emott. In North Haven, (Conn.) the Rev. Benjamin Trumbull, author the History of Connecticut, aged 84. 29 Feb. 1820 MARRIED - In Manchester, on the 20th inst., Mr. John Adams, of Canandaigua to Miss Rebecca Hamilton. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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7 March 1820 MARRIED - In the village, on Sunday evening last, Mr. Fisher Bullard to Miss Betsey Crane. At Winchester, Conn., Mr. Lucius Clarke, of Clyde, N. Y. to Miss Nancy Boyd. At Bloomfield, Mr. Flavius J. Bronson to Miss Sally Gauss. In Farmington, Mr. Alanson Lockwood to Miss Cloe Booth. In Manchester, Mr. Joseph King to Miss Cerepta Herrington. In Geneva, Mr. Henry Whiphle to Miss Elizabeth Nichols. In Junius, Mr. Lauren Wells to Miss Laura Dimmick. DIED - At Newport, R. I., on the 15th ult., William Ellery, Esq., in the 94th year of his age. He was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence and was appointed by President Washington at the information of the present government, Collector of the port of Newport, which office he held until his death. There now remain four signers of the Declaration of Independence: Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, William Floyd, and Charles Carrol. 14 March 1820 MARRIED - In Pike, Allegany county, Mr. Frederick S. Martin, of Olean, to Miss Cornelia Russell, of the former place. At Rome, on the 26th ult., Rev. Miles P. Squier, of Buffalo, to Miss Catharine Seymour, of the former place. DIED - In Albany, John Van Schaick, Esq., President of the Bank of Albany. | 21 March 1820 MARRIED - At Avon, on the 6th inst. by Elder Joseph Badger, Mr. Henry Work to Miss Amy Lockwood, both of Avon. At Henrietta, by J. York, Esq., Mr. Salmon Perrin to Mrs. Sally Lucinda Bethana Seelye. At Marlborough, Conn., Mr. David Shepard, of Geneseo, N. Y. to Miss Dolly Olmsted Foote, of the former place. DIED - At Washington, on the 1st inst. the Hon. David Walker, a representative in Congress from the state of Kentucky. In Canandaigua, Mr. Peter Ross, aged 32. 28 March 1820 MARRIED - In Bloomfield, Mr. Curtis Hawley, of Canandaigua, to Miss Sarah Steele. In Gorham, Mr. James Luther to Annis Blodgett. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4 April 1820 DIED - At Clyde, Mr. Samuel Hagar, aged 24, formerly of Boston, Ms. A wife and two children survive to mourn their loss. | 18 April 1820 Departed this life, of a lingering consumption on Tuesday the 4th inst., Mrs. Mary Jane Badger, in the 23d year of her age, wife of Elder Joseph Badger, of Mendon, Ontario county. Mrs. B. was a native of Farmington, N. H., and third daughter of the late Col. Anthony Peavy, of that town. At the age of 13 she made a profession of the Christian religion, among a people known by the name of Christians. Her pious walk and modest deportment, while but a youth, entitled her to the highest esteem of all know knew her. At the age of 18 she became united in marriage with Elder Badger, and in one year afterwards removed with him to Pittsford, in Ontario county; and in the following year to Mendon, where she finished her mortal course. 25 April 1820 DIED - At West Bloomfield, Saturday the 8th inst., Mrs. Sophia Fitch, wife of Mr. Lodowick C. Fitch, of that place, and daughter of Mr. Miles Hitchcock, of the city of New York. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2 May 1820 DIED - At Ridgeway, on the 29th ult., Elijah Hawley, Esq., one of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the county of Genesee. 9 May 1820 MARRIED - At Penfield on Sunday evening last, by the Rev. Mr. Carpenter, Mr. Phelps Smith, of this village, to Miss Eddy Vosburg of the former place; Mr. Elias Beach, of this village, to Miss Maria Vosburg, of the same place. In Mendon on the 24th March, Mr. Jeremiah H. Rogers to Miss Harriet Dunks. 16 May 1820 MARRIED - At Brighton, by the Rev. Mr. Allen, Major Orange Stone to Mrs. Lovina Riley. DIED - In Geneva, on the 3d inst., after a painful illness, in the 41st year of her age, Mrs. Sarah Gordon, consort of Mr. Elijah H. Gordon. 23 May 1820 MARRIED - In Utica, on the 9th inst.,Charles H. Carroll, Esq. of Williamsburg, Ontario county, to MissAlida Maria Van Rensselaer, daughter of Jeremiah VanRensselaer, of the former place. DIED - At Pultneyville, on the 14th inst., the Rev. Eleazer Fairbanks, aged 68 years. | 30 May 1820 MARRIED - At Chittenden, (Vt.), Mr. Chauncey Harwood of this village, to Miss Lovica Bogue of the former place. DIED - Very suddenly, on board the schooner Appollonia, off Sodus Bay, on his passage from Kingston to Genesee River, Mr. Mason C. Ensworth, aged 23 years, son of Doct. Azel Ensworth, of this village. His remains were brought to the house of his father, and interred yesterday. His funeral was attended by a numerous circle of acquaintances and friends. 30 May 1820 MARRIED - At Chittenden, (Vermont,) Mr. Chauncey Harwood, of this village, to Miss Lovicy Bogue of the former place. DIED - After a few hours illness, on his return from Kingston, (U.C.) on Saturday evening, Mason C. Ensworth, aged 28 years, son of Azel Ensworth of this village. A few hours, and his friends might have had the melancholy satisfaction of witnessing his closing scene - but his bounds were appointed which he could not pass - nor friends, nor sacred home could he behold. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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6 June 1820 Civilizing a Wolf. - Married, at Albany, by the Rev. Mr. Crawford, Mr. Anthony Civell to Miss Fanny Wolf, both of that city. DIED - At Dalwhinne, (Scotland) on the 12th March, Sir Alexander M'Kenzie, well known for his adventurous Journey in the deserts of North America. At Tangier, (Morocco) March 8th, of a fit of apoplexy, James Simpson, Esq. Consul of the United States for the Empire of Morocco, in which capacity he had served nearly 20 years. At Livonia, Mr. Jacob Runyon, Jr. | 27 June 1820 MARRIED - In Riga, on Wednesday last, by the Rev. Mr. Allen, Mr. Newton Johnson to Miss Emily Deming. DIED - At Rush, Ontario county, on the 19th inst., Mrs. Asenath Campbell, wife of Mr. Benj. Campbell, aged 29 years. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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11 July 1820 DIED - On the inst. very suddenly, at his house in Brighton, Mr. Henry Mosely aged 23, formerly of Berkshire Co., Mass. 11 July 1820 DIED - In this village, on Saturday morning the 8th inst. a child of A. Reynolds, Esqr. | 18 July 1820 MARRIED - On the 9th inst. by Nathan Calhoun Esq., Mr. Daniel Shattuck of Gates, to Mrs. Patience Matthews of Pittsford. 25 July 1820 From the Goshen Patriot of July 10. DIED - At Ogdensburgh, very suddenly, on Fridaylast, Capt. Obed Mayo. The body of Capt. Throop, of Pultneyville, who was drowned in Sodus bay about eight months ago, was found drifted on shore at Sodus point, the 9th inst. The body was in a perfect state of preservation, and also the coat, but the legs were decayed. 25 July 1820 MARRIED - At Washington, (Pa.) on the 13th of June, by the Rev. Andrew Wylie, Samuel H. Fitzhugh, Esq. of Wheeling, Virginia to Miss Mary Addison, of the former place. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1 Aug. 1820 MARRIED - The 13th ult. Samuel H. Fitzhugh, Esq. of Wheeling, Va., formerly of Canandaigua, to Miss Mary Addison. DIED - At Clyde, on the 24th ult. William Cummins, son of Mr. W. Cummins, aged 10 years. 1 Aug. 1820 DIED - At Hanford's Landing, on Friday the 28th inst., Mrs. Elizabeth Howland, aged about 60 years. 8 Aug. 1820 MARRIED - At Stockbridge, Mass., Mr. Hervey Ely, of this village, to Miss Caroline H. Partridge. DIED - At Henrietta, Mr. Elisha Bartlit. At Clyde, on Wednesday last, Joseph Cummins, son of Mr. Wm. Cummins, aged 4 years. | 15 Aug. 1820 DIED - In Brighton, Ontario co. on Sunday last, Mr. Saxton M'Clenathan, aged 24, recently from Mount Morris. Printers in Vermont are requested to notice the above death. 15 Aug. 1820 DROWNED - In the Cayuga Lake (near Sheldrick Point,) on Saturday the 5th inst., Mr. Henry Hogeland, between the ago of 45 & 50, whilst endeavoring to swim a horse. Mr. H. had gone a considerable distance from shore, when on the act of reigning him in, the horse fell backwards and precipitated him under water, and not being accustomed to swimming, and before assistance could .... DIED - In Brighton, Ontario co. on Sunday last, Mr. Saxton M'Clenathan, aged 24 years, recently from Mount Morris. - Printers in Vermont are requested to notice the above death. 22 Aug. 1820 MARRIED - In Waterloo, by Rev. George H. Norton, Mr. Charles Swift, merchant, to Miss Theresa Force. DIED - In Fayette, on the third of July, last, Mr. James Woodruff, aged about 47 years. Previous to his death he informed his friends that an angel had appeared to him and told him that he must drink, and continue to drink, so as to remain beastly drunk, for nine days and nights, without eating, and if he survived that length of time, that he should finally be saved. He accordingly furnished himself with a barrel of whiskey, of which he partook more than a gallon per day, for the limited number of days, and then expired, being too weak and debilitated to take any nourishment. He had been in the habit of drinking to excess for a number of years. He has left a wife and a number of small children, fortunately in good circumstances.Ev. Post 29 Aug. 1820 MARRIED - In this town, on Tuesday last, Mr. Isaac Castle, to Miss Delia P. Weilman. DIED - At Hanford's Landing, on the 14th inst., Mr. William Brace. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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5 Sept. 1820 MARRIED - In Brighton, Mr. Justin Riley to Miss Abigail Hagerman. DIED - In Williamson, Ontario co., on the 26th of August, Deacon Barnabas Moss, aged 52 years. [The printers of the Lansingburgh Gazette and Rutland Herald, are requested to publish the above.] [5 Sept. 1820 - Rochester Telegraph] 12 Sept. 1820 Died, 19 Sept. 1820 Married, Died, | 19 Sept. 1820 MARRIED - In Brighton, Ontario co. on the 15th inst. Doct. Caleb Hammond toMiss Joana Stilson. DIED - In Gates, Gen. co. on the 15th ult. of a short but severe illness, Mr. Philip Filer formerly of Rome, Oneida co. aged 51 years. In the death of Mr. Filer his family are deprived of an affectionate Husband, a kind and tender Parent, and society a valuable and useful member: all who knew his worth. In this instance of mortality, the voice is also to you. "Be ye also ready, for in such an hour as ye think not, the son of Man cometh." [Communicated.] 26 Sept. 1820 Married, Died, 26 Sept. 1820 MARRIED - In Brighton, Ont. Co., Mr. Jonathan Lee to Miss Maria Hawks. DIED - In this town, on the 9th inst., Mrs. Magrau, wife of Mr. Forrance Magrau, lately from Down Tatrick, Co. of Down, Ireland. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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10 Oct. 1820 Married, Died, 10 Oct. 1820 MARRIED - In Mendon, Mr. Amajiah Park, aged 82 to Miss Polly Porter, aged 60. Mr. ---- Roberts, aged 61 to Miss Lydia Bramon, aged 58. 17 Oct. 1820 Married, Died, 17 Oct. 1820 MARRIED - In Mendon, Mr. John Woodbury, to Miss Elizabeth Braman. | 24 Oct. 1820 Married, Died, 24 OCT. 1820 MARRIED - At Berlin, [Conn.] Mr. Everard Peck, Editor of the Telegraph, of this village, to Miss Chloe Porter of the former place. DROWNED - On the 14th instant, near Markham's Bluffs, Genesee River, Mr. Wm. Shaw, a boatman in the employ of Mr. S. Melancton Smith, of this village. Descending the river with a loaded boat, it struck on a shoal in the middle of the river, and being deep water on both sides, he found it necessary to swim ashore with the painter several times. The third time, he sunk, and before he could be found, the vital spark had fled. Mr. Shaw was a native of Glasgow, Scotland, and has left a wife and two children in this village. 31 Oct. 1820 Married, Died, 31 Oct. 1820 DIED - At New York, on the 17th inst., John R. Shaw, Purser in the Navy, in the 30th year of his age; a native of Maryland, and formerly a resident in N. Y. wher he was much esteemed, and has many friends and connections. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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7 Nov. 1820 Died, 7 Nov. 1820 DIED - In Henrietta, on Thursday the 2d ult., Mrs. Rachel Gilbert, consort of Joseph Gilbert, aged 61 years. 14 Nov. 1820 Married, 14 Nov. 1820 [From the St. Louis Enquirer, Sept. 30] 21 Nov. 1820 Married, Died, On Tuesday 26th inst. at Charette village, in the 90th year of his age, the celebrated Col. Daniel Boone, discoverer and first settler of Kentucky. | 21 Nov. 1820 MARRIED - In Lima on the 16th inst., Mr.Chas. Ingersoll to Miss Sarah Warner, daughter of JudgeWarner. At Mendon, Mr. Charles S. Kimball to Miss Judith Marvin. ---- Tombleson to Miss Marshall. DIED - In this village, on Tuesday last, Mrs. ---- Fish, aged 78. 28 Nov. 1820 Married, Died, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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5 Dec. 1820 Married, Died, 12 Dec. 1820 Married, 19 Dec. 1820 Married, Died, | 26 Dec. 1820 Married, Died, Casualty - On the 5th inst., John Doyle, a lad of 17 years of age, in the employ of Geo. Williams, Esq. of Nunda, Allegany co. was unfortunately drowned in attempting to cross the Genesee river. He had been with a team for the purpose of bringing a load of grain from the west side of the river, and in returning, when more than half way across, the oxen took a direction down the river, and left the ordinary fording place, and getting beyond their depth, turned back and swam to the western shore, in turning about, the wagon was upset, and the young man, unable to extricate himself, was drowned before any assistance could be rendered him. His body was found the next day, and on the 7th was interred. - Moscow Adv. 26 Dec. 1820 MARRIED - On the 14th instant, at the house of James Young near the Seneca village, on the Buffalo Reservation, by the rev. Step N. Rowan, President of the N. Y. Missionary Society, Tho's Armstrong interpreter to the Seneca mission, to Rebecca Hemperfrman. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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