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Miscellaneous Chester County, Pennsylvania Deaths
(Listed in the Village Record)

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September 27, 1870
YOUNG - At Harrisburg, on September 10th, JANE YOUNG, wife of John Young, aged 26 years, daughter of the late Thomas Charlton, of West Whiteland, Chester county.

September 27, 1870
EVANS - At his late residence, Garden Station, Chester Valley, on September 23d, EDMUND EVANS, in the 75th year of his age. Funeral on the 27th inst., at 11 o, A.M. - To proceed to Great Valley, Presbyterian Church.

September 27, 1870
HOOPES - In West Goshen, on Ninth mo., 25th, BENJAMIN HOOPES, in the 93d year of his age. The relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral, from his late residence, on Fourth day morning, the 28th inst., without further notice. To leave the house at 11 oand proceed to Goshen Friends'Burying Ground.

October 4, 1870
SUDDEN DEATH - ISAAC HOOPES, a much respected citizen of New Garden, Chester county, died suddenly on Tuesday night last. His wife awoke during the night, and finding he was suffering from indisposition and arose from bed, but when she had struck a light she found the vital spark had fled. He was in the prime of life, surrounded with every worldly comfort - an amicable family and large circle of friends, who will deeply feel his loss. On the previous day he had been aiding one of his neighbors in raising a building.

October 1, 1870
NORRIS - At Muncie, Delaware county, Indiana, on the 9th of September, CHARLOTTE W. NORRIS, formerly of West Chester, aged 64 years, 8 months and 23 days.

October 4, 1870
KURTZ - In West Caln, on the morning of September 25th, of typhoid fever, MARY EMMA, daughter of Benjamin and Jane Kurtz, aged 15 years, 11 months and 18 days. She was interred in the burying ground attached to the West Caln Baptist Church, on the 27th, attended by a large concourse of relatives and friends...

October 4, 1870
ROSSITER - In Schuylkill, on September 13, ADDISON, son of Lewis and Melissa Rossiter, aged 13 years, 6 months, 13 days...

October 4, 1870
STEVENS - In East Brandywine township, on October 1, SARAH F. STEVENS, wife of Wm. Stevens.

October 4, 1870
HAWLK - In West Nantmeal township, on September 25th, 1870, Mrs. ELIZABETH HAWLK.

October 4, 1870
RING - In Penningtonville, on September 24, 1870, SAMUEL A. RING, in the 23d year of his age.

October 4, 1870
BUCKWALTER - At Lionville, Uwchlan township, on the 24th ult., of Paralysis, JOHN BUCKWALTER, in the 67th year of his age.

October 8, 1870
BAILY - In Westtown, August 15, of Cholera infantum, SAMUEL M. BAILY, son of Giles and Annie Baily, aged 17 months...

October 11, 1870
McCOY - In Phoenixville, on Monday, September 12, MARY ELIZABETH, and on Sunday, October 3d, HANNAH REBECCA, infant daughter of Wm. and Susanna McCoy...

October 11, 1870
ROBERTS - In Wilmington, on the 15th of 7th mo., ALICE ROBERTS, aged 87 years, 5 months, relict of George Roberts, of Wilmington, Delaware, formerly of Chester county.

October 11, 1870
WAY - At the residence of her son-in-law, John Broomall, in Upper Oxford township, on the 8th of October, MARTHA WAY, aged 97 years, 11 months and 19 days.

October 11, 1870
BROWN - In West Chester, August 28, of cholera infantum, DRUSILLA, infant daughter of Joseph B. and Susan Brown, aged 5 months and 20 days...

October 11, 1870
CLYMER - At Reading, on Saturday evening, October 8, ELIZABETH M.B. CLYMER, wife of the Hon. Hiester Clymer, and daughter of the late Mathew Brooke, Esq., of Birdsboro.

October 11, 1870
MARTIN - At her residence, in Highland township, on October 2, HENRIETTA MARTIN, wife of Daniel Martin, aged about 46 years...

October 11, 1870
SUDDEN DEATH - Joshua B. Pusey, a much respected citizen of Londongrove township, died suddenly on Monday last. His son was driving him to the railroad depot at Avondale where he was to take the train for Friends'Boarding School in Westtown to meet the school committee of which he was a member. He felt somewhat indisposed the day before, spoke of a pain in the breast, but felt no alarm. He probably died of disease of the heart; his son observed his head to drop, and at once drove to the residence of Davis Allen nearby; but in a few moments the vital spark has fled. He was a useful citizen and greatly respected by all who knew him. He was about sixty years of age.

October 11, 1870
FRAIM - On October 1st, in Doe Run village, JOHN FRAIM, aged about 60 years.

October 15, 1870
DEATH OF AN AGED WOMAN - Martha Way died at the residence of her son-in-law, John Broomell, in Upper Oxford township, on seventh day the 8th of 10th month, 1870, aged 97 years 11 months and 19 days. She was a minister in the Society of Friends for more than fifty years. She was the mother of 13 children, but four of whom survived her; 62 grand children, 45 of which are living; 90 great grand children, 76 of them living; and five great great grand children all living; making 170 descendants, 130 of which are still living.

October 15, 1870
WAY - In Upper Oxford township, at the residence of her son-in-law, JOHN BROOMELL, on the 8th of October, 1870, MARTHA WAY, in the 98th year of her age.

October 15, 1870
OPPERMAN - In West Pikeland, on September 22d, HENRY A. OPPERMAN, aged 43 years, 7 months and 3 days.

October 15, 1870
SHOWALTER - On October 3d, at the residence of his brother, Joseph Showalter, in Oxford, WILLIAM SHOWALTER, in the 67th year of his age.

October 15, 1870
HOLTON - In Russellville, on October 8, 1870, of consumption, B.H. HOLTON, aged 37 years.

October 15, 1870
FREEMAN - In West Chester, on the morning of October 13th, after a short illness of membraneous croup,

FRANKLIN BUTLER, youngest child of H.B. and Susan C. Freeman, aged about 17 months...

October 18, 1870
WALKER - On October 16 [?], in Tredyffrin, of a painful and lingering disease, ELIZABETH B. WALKER, wife of Isaac Walker, Sr...

October 18, 1870
SKELTON - In West Marlborough township, 9th month, 6th, WALTER A., son of Isaac and Sallie Skelton, aged 6 months and 5 days...

October 18, 1870
GAUSE - In Pennsbury township, 9th month, 16th, 1870, FRANCIS T. GAUSE, at the residence of her son-in-law, William C. Hunt, aged 69 years.

October 18, 1870
BECHTEL - On October 1, at the residence of his son-in-law, C.B. McClune, No. 330 N. 31st street, West Philadelphia, GEORGE BECHTEL, formerly of Honeybrook, aged 64 years and 3 months...

October 18, 1870
PALMER - In Birmingham, on October 8th, of Marasmus, LILLIAN, infant daughter of Edwin and Rebecca G. Palmer, aged 5 months.

October 18, 1870
HOOPE - In New Garden. 9th month, 29th, suddenly, ISAAC HOOPES, 64 years of age.

October 22, 1870
BONHAM - In West Goshen, on October 10, MARIA BONHAM, wife of William Bonham, aged 76 years, 1 month and 28 days. For more than half a century a faithful, consistent follower of the meek and lowly Jesus, and more than 40 [?] years a worthy member of the Goshen Baptist Church.

October 22, 1870
KIRKNER - In Tredyffrin, October 13, 1870, LIZZIE RAMBO, infant daughter of Arnold and Hannah Mary Kirkner, aged about 11 months.

October 22, 1870
FARRELL - In West Chester, on October 17th, MARY FARRELL, wife of James Farrell, aged 70 years.

October 22, 1870
BALDWIN - In West Chester, on October 19, of Membrane Croupe, THOMAS ELLWOOD, son of Eli and Harriet Baldwin, aged 2 years and 2 months...

October 22, 1870
AIRGOOD - In Penningtonville, on September 26, 1870, JOHN S. AIRGOOD, of consumption, in the 24th year of his age. He united himself with Penn Lodge, No. 106, Knights of Pythias, located in Penningtonville, Chester county, Pa., January 11, 1869, and continued a worthy member until Death severed the connection...

October 22, 1870
SHANTZ - In North Coventry, on October 1, NANCY SHANTZ, wife of Jacob Y. Shantz, of Berlin, Ontario, Canada, in her 30th year.

October 22, 1870
SUDDEN DEATH - Mrs. Mary Farrell, wife of James Farrell, of West Chester, died very suddenly, from hemorrhage, on Monday morning last. Her health up to the time of her death, had been better than for a long time, and she retired to bed the previous evening, without making any complaint of indisposition. She was upwards of 70 years of age, was born in the county of Rosscommon, Ireland, and came to this country 17 years ago. She leaves behind her in West Chester, a very large family, mostly grown up. - Her remains were taken to the Catholic Church on Wednesday morning, and from thence conveyed to the Cemetery, followed by a large number of relatives and friends.

October 22, 1870
MOSES - At Springfield, on October 12, ADAM MOSES, aged 23 years.

October 22, 1870
DANCE - In New London, on October 2d, 1870, J. CALVIN DANCE, aged 17 years, 3 months and 2 days.

October 22, 1870
KELLAR - In East Vincent, September 19, ELIZABETH KELLAR, 74 years, 9 months and 19 days.

October 25, 1870
RING - At the residence of his father, near Penningtonville, on September 24th, 1870, SAMUEL A. RING, aged 22 years, 1 month and 5 days...

October 25, 1870
DAMPMAN - In West Nantmeal, on September 25, of congestion of the brain, RALPH, son of Jacob and Hannie M. Dampman, aged 8 months and 1 day...

October 25, 1870
GRAY - In Gallagherville, on October 18th, of diptheria, ARMAND SETH GRAY, aged 2 years and 13 days, and on October 22d, CORWIN L. GRAY, aged 3 weeks and 4 days, children of Benjamin S. and Lizzie M. Gray.

October 25, 1870
CHANDLEE - On the morning of October 23d, DAVID WOELPPER CHANDLEE, in the 13th year of his age, only child of Courtland and Elizabeth Chandlee, of Pennsbury. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral without further notice, from his Auntresidence, No. 619, Orange street, Wilmington, Delaware, on Thursday next, 27th inst., to leave the house at 11 A.M.

October 25, 1870
SIDWELL - In East Nottingham township, on October 6, 1870, OLIVER SIDWELL, Sr., in the 80th year of his age.

October 25, 1870
McCLURE - In Downingtown, on October 19, after a lingering illness of 7 years, RACHEL E., daughter of Major Isaac McClure, aged 22 years.

October 29, 1870
KIRKNER - In Tredyffrin, October 13, 1870, LIZZIE RAMBO, infant daughter, of Arnold and Hannah Mary Kirkner, aged about 11 months...

October 29, 1870
ROBERTS - In Oxford, on October 20th, of consumption, ANNA M. PUGH, wife of W.P. Roberts, Esq., of Nebraska City, Nebraska, aged 24 years.

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