New Series Vol. 1, No. 1.
1830
Compiled from records published in The Berkshire Journal, Lenox. September 3, 1829 - August 25, 1831. Rollin Hillyer Cooke, Compiler. This was transcribed from a typewritten manuscript in the Berkshire Athenaeum and is assumed to be in the public domain.
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| Jan. 7 | Married |
Becket, recently, Mr. Linus Scott to Miss Flavia C. Snow. Mr. Milton Johnson to Miss Mary Ann Chapman. New Canaan, N. Y. Dec. 31. Mr. Belona Benton to Miss Emeline Sadler, both of Stockbridge. Hillsdale, N. Y. Dec. 26. Mr. Woodruff Stanton to Miss O. Rockfellow, both of Great Barrington. |
| Jan. 7 | Died |
Lenox, Dec. 30. Mr. Samuel Clark, 73. becket, Dec. 22. Mr. Comfort Barns, ae 75. Deaths in Becket, year past 15, of which 6 were under 3, & 4 upwards of 70. Kinderhook, N. Y. James A. son of Charles Whiting ae 17. |
| Jan. 14 | Died | Tyringham, Dec. 21. Michael Watkins ae near 80. Rev. pensioner. |
| Jan 21 | Died | West Stockbridge, Jan. 6. Mrs. Mehitabel Wilson in 86th yr. relict of late Nathaniel Wilson. |
| Jan. 28 | Married | Fort Dale, Butler Co., Ala. Dec. 29. Gen. Hubbel Pierce formerly of Hartford, Co. Ct. to Miss Permelia F. McMeans, dau of Isaac F. McMeans Esq. of former place. |
| Jan. 28 | Died |
Lenox, Jan. 21. Miss Anne Washburn, ae 24. Sheffield, Jan. 12. Mr. Calvin Bryant, ae 55. Sameplace, Jan. 16. Mr. Ezekiel Bryant ae 57, brother to above. |
| Feb. 25 | Married | Johnsonburgh, N. J. Roderic Byington, M. D. to Miss Caroline Linn, dau of late Hon. John Linn. |
| March 18 | Died |
Lenox, Mar. 6. Mrs. Abigail Hunt, wife of Mr. Benjamin Hunt. Mar. 14. Mrs. Roxanna Washburn, ae 34, wife of Amos Washburn. Lee, Feb. 26. Dea Oliver Kellogg ae 69. March 2, Mrs. Harriet S. Gardner, ae 21. March 12. Mr. Icabod Wright, ae 55. Hinsdale, Feb. 19. Capt. Levi Hinsdale, ae 49. Windsor, Mar. 1. Mrs. Rachel, wife of Mr. Jonathon Woodward, ae 62. Pittsfield, Mar. 8. Mrs. Walker, relict of late Mr. Elias Walker. New York, Col. Richard Platt, 76. Rev. soldier. See notice. |
| April 1 | Died | Lenox Mar 18. Mrs. Lucy Tucker, 56, wife of Joseph Tucker, Esq. See notice. |
| April 8 | Married | Austerlitz, Mar. 23. Mr. Marshall Foot, of Lee, to Miss Sarah Ann Cady, of former place. |
| April 1 | Died | New Marlboro, Apl. 5. Dea David Walker, ae 72. |
| April 22 | Married |
Lenox, Apl. 14. Mr. Oliver Dewey to Miss Eliza Sabin. Stockbridge, to Miss Ann Bradley of Stockbridge. New Lebanon, on or about Apl. 12. Mr. Job. Childs of Lee, to Miss Isabel Johnson of Lenox. New Canaan, Lately, Mr. Noah Norton to Miss Sarah Dean. |
| April 22 | Died |
Richmond, April 8. Miss SUsan Richards, ae 45. Williamstown, Apl. 2. Prof. Wm. A. Porter, ae 31. See notice. |
| May 13 | Married |
Lenox, May 5. Mr. Henry Benton of Pittsfield, to Miss Charlotte Robinson of Lenox. Sheffield, May 8. Mr. Richard Ensign to Miss Abigail R. Kellogg, both of Sheffield. Lately, Orrin Perrigo of Lisbon, Ct. to Miss Jane Ashley of Sheffield. Westfield, May 5. Horatio L. Warner Esq. of Sheffield, to Miss Mary A. Bates of Westfield. |
| May 20 | Died | Lenox, May 17. Mrs. Mary Ellis, wife of Mr. Jabez Ellis ae 95. |
| May 27 | Married |
Amenia, N. Y. a hort time since. Mr. Cyrus Crosby, of Stockbridge, to Miss Jennett Barlow, of former place. Delhi, N. Y. May 6, Henry A. Woodbridge Esq. to Miss Maria louisa Rosekrans all of that place. |
| May 27 | Died |
Lenox, May 24. Mrs. Rachel Davis, ae abt 84. Stockbridge, May 17. David Goodrich Esq. ae 68. |
| June 3 | Married |
Becket, May 25. Alfred Van Wyck Esq. of Poughkeepsie, N. Y. to Miss Charlotte Veets, of Becket. Sheffield, May 17. Mr. Curtis Baker (?) to Widow Candice Johnson, all of Sheffield. |
| June 3 | Died | Becket, May 25. Alfred Van Wyck Esq. of Poughkeepsie, N. Y. to Miss Charlotte Veets, of Becket. |
| June 10 | Died |
Lenox, June 3. Mr. Daniel Nichols, ae 36. Richmond, June 2. Mrs. Elizabeth Gates, widow of late Samuel Gates, 75th yr. |
| July 1 | Married |
Dalton, June 22. Mr. J. S. Davis, of Lenox, to Miss Maria Chamberlin, of former place. Syracuse, N. Y. June 17. Charles H. L. Ford, Esq. of Lawrenceville, Pa., to Miss Eliza M. Cruger, of Syracuse. |
| July 15 | Died | Tyringham, June 12, Col. Josiah Brewer, ae 86. See Notice. |
| July 22 | Died | Stockbridge, July 17. Miss Harriet Ingersoll sau of Dea. Jona Ingersoll, ae 28. |
| July 29 | Died |
Charlton, N. Y. Samuel Hamlin, ae 70. Rev. soldier. Nelson, Portage Co. Ohio, July 12. Mr. Robert C. Bennett, a native of Stockbridge, ae 39. |
| Aug. 5 | Died |
Stockbridge, July 18. Miss Mary Jones, ae 52. Great Barrington, Aug. 1. Col. Thomas Hopkins, son of Moses Hopkins Esq. in 42nd yr. Boston, Aug. 1. Dr. John D. Wells, formerly Prof. in Med. Inst at Pittsfield. |
| Aug. 19 | Died |
Great Barrington, July 26, Mr Elijah Willard ae 57 formerly of Egremont, left widow and 8 children. Shoreham, Vt. July 23. Mr. Amos Stanley ae 65 formerly res. Lenox. Portsmouth, N. H. Hon. John S. Sherburne, U. S. Dist. Judge, 73. See notice. Near Washington, at res. of Mr. Robert Y. Brent, George Graham, Comr. of Gen. Land Office. |
| Sept. 2 | Died | Lenox, Aug. 27th. Mr. Josiah Osborn, ae 84. One of 1st settlers. |
| Sept. 9 | Died | Ithaca, Aug. 28. Lucius Wells, ae 41, formerly of Lenox. |
| Sept. 16 | Married |
Becket, Sept. 7. Mr. David S. Spenser, to Miss Abigail Frary, both of Becket. Sep 8. Josiah W. Hollister Esq. of Sandusky City, Ohio, to Miss Elizabeth A Perkins, dau of B. C. Perkisn Esq. of B. Sep. 9. Mr. Harvey Owen, of Otis, to Miss Mary M. McCullough, of Becket.
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| Sept. 16 | Died | Stockbridge, Sep. 14. Mrs. Jones, wife of Samuel Jones, Esq. |
| Sept. 23 | Died |
Lenox, Sep. 16. Mrs. Rachel Post, dau of Luther & Rhoda Slater, ae 14. Auburn, Sep. 12, Rt. Rev. John Henry Hobart, D. D. Epis. Bishop N. Y. in 55th yr. |
| Sept 30 | Married |
Sandisfield, Sep. 14. Mr. Daniel M. Adams, to Miss Angeline Bosworth, dau of Jabez Bosworth Esq. New Lebanon, Aug 28, Mr. Perez R. Parsons of Lee, to Miss Lucina Stedman, of Lenox. Also. Mr. Joel Keep, of Lee to Miss Almira Holcomb, of Canaan, Conn. |
| Oct. 7 | Married |
Sandisfield, Sep. 14. Mr. Daniel M. Adams, to Miss Angeline Bosworth, dau of Jabez Bosworth Esq. New Lebanon, Aug 28, Mr. Perez R. Parsons of Lee, to Miss Lucina Stedman, of Lenox. Stockbridge, Oct. 5. Mr. Benjamin Franklin Walbridge, of Pittsfield, to Miss Mary Anne Gibson, of Stockbridge. |
| Oct. 7 | Died | New Lebanon, N. Y. Oct. 5. Mrs. Rebecca Betts wife of Uriah Betts Esq. |
| Oct. 14 | Died |
Tyringham, Sep. 16, Mrs. Thankful Chapin, 2nd consort of Dea Josph Chapin, ae 63 yrs. See notice. Meriden Ct. OCt. 3. James L. Gale, ae 16, son of Luther Gale, of Lenox. |
| Oct. 28 | Marries | Sheffield Oct. 20. Wm. G. Bates Esq. of Westfield, to Miss Jane P. Ashley, of Sheffield. |
| Oct. 28 | Died |
East Granby, Ct. Oct. 16. Ethan S. Collins, M. D. ae 28. See notice, Nov. 18. Stockbridge, Oct. 26, Mrs. Sophia Williams, widow of late Col. Elijah Williams, ae 84. Mendon, N. Y. Sept. 8. Mr. Jesse Dryer, 36 formerly of West Stockbridge. |
| Nov. 4 | Died | Meriden, James L. Gale See obituary -- Death also paper Oct. 14. |
| Nov. 11 | Married | Lee, Oct. 25, Mr. Milton Ingersoll, of firm of J. & L. Church Co. to Miss Harriet Church, dau of Sam'l Church all of former place. |
| Nov. 18 | Married |
Becket, Oct. 24. Samuel Williams, of Otis, to Miss Abia Vieta, of B. Nov. 8. Mr. Wm. P. Hamblin, of Lee to Miss Alma (?) Chaffee, of B. Nov. 9 Mr. J. Sherman Wadsworth, to Miss Mary H. Bowditch, both of Becket. New Marlborough, Nov. 3. Mr. Egbert Eggleston, of Tyringham, to Miss Mary Ann Beach, of former place. New Lebanon, N. Y., Oct. 27. Mr. Rial Canfield, to Miss Mary M. Stevens, both of Lenox. |
| Nov. 25 | Married | Williamstown, Nov. 10, Dr. H. L. Sabin to Miss Lucy S. Whitman. |
| Nov. 25 | Died | Pittsfield, Nov. 8. Dea Vivus Osborn, ae 54.
Williamstown, Nov. 3, William Starkweather Esq. in 76th yr. |
| Dec. 2 | Died |
Williamstown, Nov. 18. Margaret Elizabeth, dau of Maj. Abraham Hanson, ae 4 years, 5 ms Adams, Nov. 20. Sarah, dau of Nathaniel Cheesebrough, ae 14. Portalnd, Nov. 30 (?) Hon Daniel Noble of Williamstown, ae 54. See notice.
Charlestown , S. C. Mr. Elijah H. Mills, son of late Hon. E. H. Miller of Northampton. |
| Dec. 9 | Married |
Richmond, Nov. 15. Mr. Simon Hough to Miss Fanny Preble, both of R. Dec. 2. Mr. Augustine W. Newhall to Miss Jane Dudley, both of R. West Springfield, Nov. 25. Mr. Prentice Williams of Stockbridge, to Miss Amelia West, of former place. Troy, N. Y. Nov. 24. Mr. Geo. W. Kniffin to Miss Marietta Gaston, both of Richmond. Canaan, N. Y. Dec. 2. Mr. Richard Graves to Miss Rebecca Warner. Hudson, Dec. 5. Mr. Francis William Edmonds, Cashier Hudson River Bank, to Miss Martha Norman, dau of late Wm. E. Norman. |
| Dec. 9 | Died |
Stockbridge, Nov. 17. Mr. Moses Barnum, ae 78. Otis, lately, Mr. John Fay Jr. ae 40. Also Mr. Linus McKean, ae 53. |
| Dec. 23 | Married | Otis, Dec. 9. Mr. William Phelps to Miss Clarissa Baker, both of Otis. |
| Dec. 23 | Died | Troy, N. Y. Dec. 13. Sarah Ann, dau. of Mrs. Hannah Bellows, of Stockbridge, ae 18. |
| Dec. 30 | Died | South Lee, Dec. 20. Mrs. Mary Keep, wife of Mr. Sam'l Keep, ae 40. |
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