TOWN OF DANUBE
HERKIMER COUNTY, NY
BIRTHS 1847 & 1849
These listings of vital records for the Town of Danube, 1847 & 1849, were digitally prepared by volunteer BetteJo Caldwell from photocopies of typescripts provided to her. The transcriptions of the original records came from Volume 357 (1970-71) of the miscellaneous unpublished records of the New York State D.A.R., available for your perusal at the main branch of the New York City Public Library, at the State Library in Albany, NY, and at the D.A.R. Library in Washington, D.C.
Maiden names weren't listed on the transcriptions. We hope this list provides clues to ancestral location and helps you better formulate questions when visiting Mohawk Valley societies or ordering mail searches. If you recognize anyone on this list, please drop a line to Martha so we can note it on this page.
As you scan the listings you'll see unusual spellings. They're not typos but can be attributed to well-known difficulties in reading fragile records with old handwriting, as well as assumptions made by the registrars of the births. If a spelling differs from that of your ancestral surname, or births didn't take place in the town you thought your ancestors were from, don't pass them by. Jot them down...just in case. A date and location from these vital records can be used to search in the 1850 census or the info may turn out useful to others searching your surnames.
During years 1847 - 1850 some New York State counties officially recorded information about births, marriages and deaths. Then they just stopped. Not all towns recorded or preserved this early information so each town/county must be taken on a case-by-case basis. Required birth registration didn't start in New York State until the early 1880s, over 30 years after the 1847 - 1849 events were recorded, and wasn't really enforced until 1900. New York State death registration wasn't enforced until just after 1900.
TOWN OF DANUBE VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE YEARS 1847 & 1849
DANUBE BIRTHS 1847
CHILD - BIRTHDATE - PARENTS
Alpoch, Mary Ann, William Alpoch & Ann, May 10
Bellinger, Amanda, Jacob A. Bellinger & Harriet, Aug 23
Carlton, James Scott, James Carlton & Rebecca, May 25
Cransberry, George Washington, Oliver Cransberry & Ruth, Oct 16
Decker, Ann Augusta, Alvin Decker & Malissa, Jan 13
Finehout, F-not named, Simeon Finehout & Mary, Sept 28
Fink, Elias, Elias Fink & Martha, Aug 14
Fox, M- not named, John Fox & Nancy, Dec 25
Garlock, Daniel Alvin, Daniel Garlock & Almira, Sept 3
Green, F-not named, Charles Green & Catharine, Oct 30
Holmes, Viola, Alvah Homes & Permelia, Feb 5
House, Francis, Peter House & Rosemond, May 30
Jones, M-not named, Rufus Jones & Eliza, Dec 30
Landt, James, Jeremiah Landt & Eliza, May 25
Maxfield, M-not named, Charles Maxfield & Rhoda, May
Monk, Catharine Eliza, Andrew Monk & Triphena, July 17
Mowers, John Henry, Jacob Mowers & Irena, Oct 16
Moyer, Anderson, Jeremiah Moyer & Mariah, Jan 20
Moyer, Mary, Daniel Moyer & Mary, July 30
Pickert, James Dewayne, James Dewayne Pickert & Amanda, Oct 8
Price, Robert, Joseph Price & Gitty, Dec 1 [See note at bottom of page]
Shall, Sarah Ette, David Shall & Polly, Mar 15
Shehen, Nancy, Cornelius Shehen & Mary, Mar 18
Sickles, Charles, George Sickles & Eliza, June
Smith, F-not named, John Smith & Margaret, Mar
Smith, F-not named, Henry Smith & Armena, Dec 1
Stauring, John Jay, John Stauring, Jr. & Rebecca, Apr 5
Van Alstine, F-not named, Daniel D. Van Alstine & Polly, Aug 6
Van Ness, M-not named, Illegitimate, Rebecca Van Ness, May
Walrath, Herman, John Walrath & Eve Eliza, Dec 7
Wheeler, Lucy Ann, Franklin Wheeler & Mary, Sept 4
DANUBE BIRTHS 1849
CHILD - BIRTHDATE - PARENTS
Bellinger, Katharine, John S. Bellinger & Katharine, Oct 25
Brownrigg, Chauncey, John Brownrigg & Mary, Apr 11
Carver, John, James Carver & Margaret, Sept 30
Johnson, Lydia, David Johnson & Christina, Apr 16
Kilder, Jeremiah, James Kilder & Rosa, Mar 24
Lightharte, Byron, Daniel Lightharte & Margaret, July 4
Link, Matthew, John H. Link & Fanny Maria, June 16
Lobridge, John, William Lobridge & Katharine, Oct 10
Monk, Mariann, Andrew Monk & Triphena, Sept 5
Moyer, Sarah E., Charles Moyer & Elizabeth, Mar 29
Ostrander, Henry Dewitt, William H. Ostrander & Ariann, Jan 9
Pickert, Henrietta, J.D. Pickert & Amanda, June 10
Roof, Ervin (twin), Daniel Roof & Mary, May 1
Roof, Mervin (twin), Daniel Roof & Mary, May 1
Spoor, Jacob R., Stephen Z.G.Spoor & Elizabeth, Nov 8
Wagner, Mary Katharine, George Wagner & Katharine, Mar 15
White, George, John White & Mary, Sept 20
No records for 1848 births for Danube.
Please refer all questions about individuals and couples listed to the historians and research staff of the Herkimer County Historical Society.
1/15/07 From the record - Town of Danube Vital Record, 1847 - 1849
Births
Price, Robert, Joseph Price & Gitty, Dec 1
"I am researching Joseph Price & Gitty and their children (I am a descendant). Have Joseph linked to parents Jonathon and Hulda Price, Gitty's family is unknown. Have documentation on many of Jos and Gitty's chidren. Happy to share all the information I have to date."
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