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Marriages & Obituaries

The following Marriages and Deaths are names of people in and around the Conneaut Area.

1855

Conneaut Reporter dated January 4, 1855

MARRIED:
On the 26th Dec. at the St. Charles Hotel, Pittsburgh, by the Rev. E. B. Chamberlain, Calvin C. Wick, Esp. of Lindenville to Mrs. Sarah A. Baird of Westmoreland Co., Pa

DIED:
In this town, December 23d - Wellington Stevens of London, C. W., aged 20 years.

In this town, December 30, Miss Marilla Satia, aged 21 years.

Conneaut Reporter dated February 8th, 1855

DIED:
In Painesville, January 30th, Mrs. Catharine O. R. Potter, wife of J. A. Potter, Esq., aged 35 years.

Conneaut Reporter dated February 15th, 1855

DIED:
In this town, February 1st, Caroline, wife of Hugh Cathcart.
In her death, bereaved family mourn of the best companion and mother; and the Congregational Church, one of its most devoted and reliable members (Erie paper copy)

At Lancaster, Erie Co., N.Y., February 2d, of consumption, Mrs. Diadama Potter, wife of Dr. Samuel Potter and daughter of M. D. and H. Culley of Ashtabula, aged 30 years, 8 months, 3 days.

NOTE:  There are some missing issues here.

Conneaut Reporter dated March 1st, 1855
MARRIED:
At Jefferson, February 8th, by Rev. Thomas Oliver, Mr. L. D. Fox of Kingsville, to Miss Olivia M. Rathburn of Monroe.

Conneaut Reporter dated April 5th, 1855
In Kingsville, March 28th, by W. B. Chapman, Esq., James W. Dego, of Mich. to Miss Paulina Benson of Kingsville.

In Springfield, Mar. 29, by Rev. Mr. Bear, Mr. Gregg G. Ash of Chicago to Miss Rachel Stanton of Ashtabula.

In Kingsville, March 28th, Mr. Frederick Neno, of Kingsville to Mrs. Amanda Scarsdale of Ashtabula.

Conneaut Reporter, April 5th, 1855

DIED:
At Monson, Mass, March 4th, Mr. Isaac Jones, brother of Lemuel Jones, Esq., of this town, aged 100 years, lacking 4 days.

In this town, April 3d, Mrs. Marian Fifield, aged 88 years.

Conneaut Reporter, May 3rd, 1855

MARRIED:
In this town, May 8th, by Rev. P. W. Mills, Dr. E. D. Merriam to Miss Phebe M. Keyes, all of this town.

Sarah Potter of Ashtabula (There is more to this notice in the Reporter)

DIED:
In this town, April 22d, Alice E., daughter of A. E. and Louisa Bliss, aged 1 year, 4 months, 7 days.

Bright and Beautiful being!  We miss you on earth;
We list for the sound of your innocent mirth.
The angels have led you in silence away -
For us there are shadows - for you there is day.

In Monroe, April 15th, of consumption, Nathaniel Simmons, age 18 years.

In Eagleville, April 20th of consumption, Martha Jane Crum, aged 16 years.

Conneaut Reporter dated May 17th, 1855

MARRIED:
In Norristown, Pa, May 2d, Samuel Slemmer to Miss Sarah Fifield of this place.

Conneaut Reporter dated May 17th, 1855

DIED:
In this place, on the 10th inst., MINARD and on the 13th inst., MILO, twin children of G. W. & Elizabeth H. Cummins, aged 2 months.

In this town, April 23rd, of inflammation of the Brain, Spencer Ralph, son of H. J. & Clarissa Farnham, aged 2 years and 3 months.

Conneaut Reporter dated July 5th, 1855

MARRIED:
In Kingsville, April 20th, by Rev. J. S. Flagler, Mrs. John P. Curtis of Port Atkinson,Wi., to Mrs. Hannah M. Smith of Kingsville.

In this town, Aug. 12, by Rev. Rufus Clark, Mr. Milton Beardsley, formerly of Kingsville to Miss Hannah Thompson, of the town.

Andrew Stanton to Eliza C. Kezartee.  (NOTE:  There is more to this note)

DIED:
In Kingsville, August 15th, Mrs. Sarah Brown, wife of Ira Brown, aged 40 years.

Conneaut Reporter dated August 30th, 1855

DIED:
In this town, August 23d, Mr. George Havens, aged -- years.
(NOTE:  There was no age given)

In this town, August 23d, Elisha Judson, son of Hiram and Azubah Judson, aged 17 years.


MORE 1855 DEATHS AND MARRIAGES TO COME...

 

1856

Conneaut Reporter dated December 4, 1856

DIED:
In Monroe, Nov. 24th, Miss Sylvia Durkee, 68th year of her age.
Sharon Wick's NOTE:
See Durkee Cemetery listing

MARRIED:
In Richmond, Nov. 27th, by Elder Wm. Hage, Mr. S. J. Platt to Miss A. J. Shufelt, late of Wayne.
(NOTE:  Richmond Twp, is south of Pierpont, OH)

Conneaut Reporter dated December 18th, 1856

DIED:
In this township, Dec. 11th, Mr. Almon Manley, aged 67 years, 9 months.
Sharon Wick's NOTE: See Center Cemetery listing.

1857

Conneaut Reporter dated January 1st, 1857

MARRIED:
In this town, Dec. 18th, 1857, by Rev. John Prosser, Mr. Ephon Welton and Eryilla S. Wood, both of this town.
Sharon Wick's NOTE: See Kingsville Cemetery listing for Ephron Welton

DIED:
In this town, Dec. 16th, Mary Isabel, eldest daughter of William __ & Ellen A. Hale, aged 5? years and 21? days.

Conneaut Reporter dated January 15th, 1857

DIED:
In this village, Jan. 8th, Mrs. Elizabeth Mills, mother of Rev. P. W. Mills, aged 88 years and 4 months.
Sharon Wick's NOTE: See City Cemetery for Elizabeth Mills cemetery listing.

Conneaut Reporter dated February 5, 1857

MARRIED:

In Pierpont, Jan. 26, by M. A. Leonard, Esq., Mr. E. B. Pritcher to Miss Electa Williams, all of Pierpont.

DIED:
In this town, Feb. 1st, M. Ezekiel Bonney, aged 73 years.
Sharon Wick's NOTE: See Center Cemetery listing

In this town, Jan. 31st, Mrs. Hannah Potter, mother of Joel F. Potter, aged 79 years.
Sharon Wick's NOTE: See Furnace Road Cemetery (East Conneaut Cem) for cemetery listing

In this town, Feb. 1st, Robert Lyon, infant child of George S. & Jane Cleveland, aged 20 months.
Sharon Wick's NOTE: See City Cemetery listing

Conneaut Reporter dated February 12, 1857

DIED:
In Ripon, Wis., Jan. 27th, Sarah A., wife of B. G. Webster, formerly of this town

In Manlius, Mich., Jan. 13th, of paralysis, Candace, wife of Joseph Harrington, formerly of Monroe, aged 64 years.

Conneaut Reporter dated February 19, 1857

DIED:
At the Randolph House in this village, Feb. 17th, Mrs. Rebecca F. Randolph, aged 60 years.

In this township, Feb. 12th, Mr. Carr Richardson, aged 83 years.  (Vermont Papers copy)
NOTE:  See 1840 Census Conneaut, Ohio

In this township, Feb. 16th, Sarah Ardellisa, youngest daughter of O. A. & Mary Rockwell, aged 9 years.

In Kingsville, Feb. 11th, Mr. George H. Rich, aged 50 years.

In this town, Feb. 15th, Sarah, daughter of George and Catharine Loomis, aged about 3 years.

Conneaut Reporter dated March 5th, 1857

MARRIED:
In Buffalo, Feb. 25th, Mr. L. St. George Steele, of Brantford, C.W. to Miss Emma Stafford of Conneaut.

DIED:
In this town, March 2, Harriet, wife of Perry Wing, aged 30 years.

In this town, Feb. 19th, Orvilla C., aged 12 years 10 months; also Feb. 24th, Joel T. aged 2 years, 5 months, children of Sanford and Harriet Castle.

In Kingsville, Elisha Brewer, revolutionary soldier aged 90 years.

Conneaut Reporter dated March 12th, 1857

DIED:
In this town, March 2d, Mary Jane, daughter of Sanford and Harriet Castle, aged 8 years and 5 months.

In this town, March 3, Elizabeth wife of Dennis Lynch, aged 22 years.

In this village, March 7th, John William son of William and Mary Wesley, aged 2 years and 7 days.

Conneaut Reporter dated March 19th, 1857

In Kingsville, Mar. 12 , of apoplexy, Colbee Lathrop, in the 69th year of his age.

Conneaut Reporter dated April 9th, 1857

MARRIED:
In Monroe, Apr. 2d, by W. B. Chapman, Esq., Laemgnzo Thompson of Conneaut, PA to Miss Clemena Nichols of Monroe.

DIED:
In this township, Apr. 6th, Franklin Hunt, son of Horace and Sophronia Hunt, aged 21 years.

Conneaut Reporter dated April 7th, 1857

DIED:
In this village, Washington Cleveland, aged 33 years. (Click here to see Cemetery listing)

In Monroe, August 29th, last (1856) Mr. Luther Dean, aged 64 years. (Click here to see grave stone)

 

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