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BERKSHIRE JOURNAL - 1830
VITAL RECORDS, 1829 - 1831
Berkshire Journal, Lenox
Continuation of Star & Republican Under
Change of Name

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.

Paper
Date
Type
Record
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.

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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