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From the Quincy Whig, November 4, 1846 Married-In Burton District October 20th, Mr. Edmund Wheeler to Mrs. Maria Pulman, all of Burton. October 23rd, Mr. Francis Brown of Quincy to Miss Nartha A. Lewis of Greene County. From the Quincy Whig, November 11, 1846...Oct 14, 2016 | History, Newspapers |
The newsworthy events of 1846 were recorded in the Quincy Whig, published every Wednesday in Quincy, Illinois. I hope you’ll enjoy these tidbits gleaned from these very old newspapers, all on microfilm and available to read at Quincy Public Library. From the...Oct 14, 2016 | History, Newspapers |
From the Quincy Whig, September 1, 1847 Married – On Thursday, 26th inst., near Bear Creek in this county, by the Rev. Turner, Mr. Alexander Johnson, formerly of Ohio, to Miss Eliza Ann Hampton of Canada. Cake received. From the Quincy Whig, September 8, 1847...Oct 14, 2016 | History, Newspapers |
From the Quincy Whig, January 6, 1847 Murder–A most brutal murder was perpetrated at Lima in this county, on New Year’s Day. The names of the parties were Joshua Vance and Jackson Harness. The affair occurred at a grocery. Death of Mr. Hendry It is our...Oct 14, 2016 | History, Newspapers |
From the Quincy Whig, July 7, 1847 DIED – At New Cumnock, County of Ayr, Scotland, on the 14th of February last, John Logan, aged 79 years. ACCIDENT – The horse and bread-cart attached, of Mr. H. N.. Kendall, baker of this city, was lost in the Mississippi...Oct 14, 2016 | History, Newspapers |
From the Quincy Whig, March 10, 1847 MARRIED–In the Episcopal Church in this city, on Tuesday evening, 2d inst, by the Rev. Mr. Geddings, Mr. Durand Neally to Miss Jane Eliza Price. At the same time, and by the same, Mr. Alfred Young to Miss Adelia Eliza...Oct 14, 2016 | History, Newspapers |
From the Quincy Whig, May 12, 1847 DIED–In this city, on Wednesday, 5th inst., Mrs. Mary H. W. Coffin DIED–On Thursday, the 29th ult., near this city, Mr. William D. Chedwell, in the forty-sixth year of his life. From the Quincy Whig, May 19, 1847...Oct 14, 2016 | History, Newspapers |
From the Quincy Whig, February 3, 1847 DIED–Near this city (Quincy, IL), on the 26th ult. Wm. H. Whipple, aged about 17 years, youngest son of the late Col. Whipple. From the Quincy Whig, February 10, 1847 MARRIED–In this city, on Thursday evening last,...Oct 14, 2016 | History, Newspapers |
From the Quincy Whig, December 9, 1846 Married–In Marion County, Missouri, November 30, William Carlin of Quincy and Rebecca Gill. Married–In Warsaw, Illinois, December 2, Capt. E. W. Gould and Elizabeth A. Chipley, all of Warsaw. Died–November 30 of...Oct 14, 2016 | History, Newspapers |
From the Quincy Whig, August 4, 1847 Shortness of Time The moments fly, a minute’s gone! The minutes fly, an hour is run! The day is fled, the night is here! Thus dies a week, a month, a year! A year, alas! How soon it’s past, Who knows but this may...
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