Durkee's Scrapbook #1: 1878 Deaths

This page serves as an index to the deaths from the year 1878 as reported in newspaper columns which Cornelius Durkee faithfully collected and pasted into scrapbooks. He used mostly the local Saratoga Springs newspapers, but occasionally had access to others such as a Ballston Spa, Albany, Troy, or Glens Falls paper. His Scrapbook #1 contains several years worth of the columns for marriages and deaths, supplemented with some obituaries and short biographical articles, plus occasional articles about weddings or funerals. Mr. Durkee's efforts in collecting these "vital records" predates the 1880 New York State law which began statewide efforts at collection of official vital records. This scrapbook, as are many others compiled by Durkee, is located at the Saratoga County Historian's Office in Ballston Spa.

Most of these deaths occurred in Saratoga County, but there were some reported from outside the county and some from outside New York State: in a case such as that, there usually was a stated connection back to a former residence here or to a family still living in Saratoga County.

The "Deaths" columns rarely included more than a date, age at death and location. In the case of an infant death the parents' names were given, or sometimes just the father's.

It must be observed that this probably is only a portion of the deaths actually occurring in Saratoga County during 1878. Probably there were many which were not published in the newspapers. [Note for searching: two-part names are transcribed here as single words, so Van Buren is in this list VanBuren, Du Bois is here listed as DuBois, etc.]

Name

Entry

Date of Death

Source

Date of Issue

Ackley

John

death

17 Dec 1878

Saratogian? (Durkee 1:24)

09 Jan 1879

Adee

Lottie Bell

death

24 Apr 1878

Saratogian? (Durkee 1:8)

23 May 1878

Allen

Abigail

death

27 May 1878

Saratogian? (Durkee 1:8)

06 Jun 1878

Allen

Ada

death

30 Apr 1878

Saratogian? (Durkee 1:7)

09 May 1878

Allen

Dutee B.

death

11 Mar 1878

Saratogian? (Durkee 1:5)

28 Mar 1878

Allen

Jane R.

death

31 Dec 1878

Saratogian? (Durkee 1:24)

09 Jan 1879

Allen

Mrs.

death

13 Nov 1878

Saratogian? (Durkee 1:20)

21 Nov 1878

Ambler

Valda, Rev.

death

06 Aug 1878

Saratogian? (Durkee 1:15)

29 Aug 1878

Angell

Albert

death

03 Aug 1878

Saratogian? (Durkee 1:13)

08 Aug 1878

Annable

Phebe

death

03 Feb 1878

Saratogian? (Durkee 1:3)

07 Feb 1878

Armer

Charles

death

22 Apr 1878

Saratogian? (Durkee 1:7)

02 May 1878

Arnold

Peter

death

23 Oct 1878

Saratogian? (Durkee 1:17)

31 Oct 1878

Atkins

Alice P.

death

01 Feb 1878

Saratogian? (Durkee 1:4)

14 Feb 1878

Atwell

Mrs. Charles

death

19 Jun 1878

Saratogian? (Durkee 1:11)

27 Jun 1878

Name		Entry	Date of Death	Source	Date of Issue
Bacon	James G. MD	death	01 Oct 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:16)	03 Oct 1878
Baker	Mrs. Charles N	death	25 Oct 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:17)	31 Oct 1878
Baker	Reuben Jr.	death	30 Dec 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:24)	09 Jan 1879
Bannan	Michael	death	15 Nov 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:21)	05 Dec 1878
Barber	Benjamin J.	death	16 Mar 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:5)	28 Mar 1878
Barber	Emma	death	17 Jun 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:9)	20 Jun 1878
Barber	Emma	death	17 Jun 1878	Bals.Journal (Durkee 1:12)	29 Jun 1878
Barker	Walter	death	19 Dec 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:23)	26 Dec 1878
Barnett	William	death	05 Aug 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:13)	06 Aug 1878
Barnett	William	death	05 Aug 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:13)	08 Aug 1878
Barrass	William H.	death	10 Apr 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:6)	18 Apr 1878
Barry	William	death	30 Aug 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:15)	12 Sep 1878
Bates	Otis	death	14 Jul 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:13)	18 Jul 1878
Beach	Zophar	death	18 Apr 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:7)	25 Apr 1878
Beardsley	Anna	death	04 Nov 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:17)	14 Nov 1878
Bedell	Catherine ?	death	22 Aug 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:15)	29 Aug 1878
Bell	Abbie M.	death	08 Feb 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:4)	14 Feb 1878
Bell	Matilda	death	10 Feb 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:4)	14 Feb 1878
Bentley	David	death	03 Jul 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:13)	18 Jul 1878
Bentley	Stephen	death	18 Jul 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:13)	25 Jul 1878
Bidwell	Helen	death	23 Feb 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:4)	28 Feb 1878
Birney	Richard	death	29 Aug 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:15)	05 Sep 1878
Bishop	Jennie	death	15 May 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:7)	16 May 1878
Black	Isaac H.	death	02 Jun 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:8)	06 Jun 1878
Blackman	Cynthia	death	08 Apr 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:6)	18 Apr 1878
Bliven	Frank W.	death	06 Mar 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:5)	21 Mar 1878
Boice	Louisa	death	08 Apr 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:7)	25 Apr 1878
Bortell	Matthew	death	06 Aug 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:13)	08 Aug 1878
Bowen	Sila	death	16 Apr 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:7)	25 Apr 1878
Boyce	Anson M.	death	17 Sep 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:15)	19 Sep 1878
Bradley	Catharine	death	21 Jul 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:13)	08 Aug 1878
Brazier	George	death	29 Dec 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:23)	02 Jan 1879
Breen	John	death	03 Apr 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:6)	11 Apr 1878
Brewster	Alvin	death	23 Sep 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:16)	03 Oct 1878
Brickett	Charles H.	death	23 Jun 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:12)	04 Jul 1878
Bridgman ?	Maria	death	30 Mar 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:6)	11 Apr 1878
Briggs	Jeremiah W.	death	01 Oct 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:16)	10 Oct 1878
Briggs	Joseph D.	death	04 Nov 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:17)	07 Nov 1878
Briggs	Joseph D.	obit.	04 Nov 1878	SaratogaSun (Durkee 1:18)	09 Nov 1878
Briggs	Joseph D.	death	04 Nov 1878	Bals.Journal(Durkee 1:19)	16 Nov 1878
Brightman ?	Maria	death	30 Mar 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:6)	11 Apr 1878
Britton	Joshua (Rev.)	death	30 Oct 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:17)	14 Nov 1878
Britton	Joshua (Rev.)	obit.	30 Oct 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:19)	14 Nov 1878
Brockett	J. P. (Gen.)	obit.	09 Nov 1878	Saratogian (Durkee 1:20)	26 Nov 1878
Brockett	Jared	death	02 Nov 1878	Bals.Journal(Durkee 1:19)	16 Nov 1878
Brockett	Jared P.	death	09 Nov 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:17)	14 Nov 1878
Brown	Adaline	death	15 Apr 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:7)	25 Apr 1878
Brown	Elijah	death	02 Aug 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:13)	08 Aug 1878
Brown	Pamela	obit	14 Apr 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:6)	18 Apr 1878
Bullard	Mrs. Calvin	death	17 May 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:8)	23 May 1878
Burdick	Cynthia	death	14 Nov 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:21)	05 Dec 1878
Burnap	Joseph	death	28 Aug 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:15)	05 Sep 1878
Burnham	Sally	death	17 Jul 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:13)	01 Aug 1878
Burns	Michael	death	07 Jun 1878	Bals.Journal (Durkee 1:9)	22 Jun 1878
Burr	William G.	death	23 Dec 1877	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:2)	10 Jan 1878
Bush	(infant son)	death	08 Apr 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:6)	11 Apr 1878
Bush	Austin	death	26 Aug 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:15)	05 Sep 1878
Bushnell	Ida R.	death	28 Jun 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:12)	04 Jul 1878
Butcher	Freddie	death	06 Feb 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:5)	07 Mar 1878
Butcher	Henry	death	06 Feb 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:4)	14 Feb 1878

Name		Entry	Date of Death	Source	Date of Issue
Campbell	William	death	14 Aug 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:14)	22 Aug 1878
Carden	Hiram	death	28 Dec 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:23)	02 Jan 1879
Carey	Mary	death	26 Mar 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:6)	04 Apr 1878
Carpenter	Hannah	death	15 Apr 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:7)	02 May 1878
Carpenter	Helen M.	death	04 Mar 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:5)	14 Mar 1878
Carroll	Jemima	death	27 Sep 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:16)	17 Oct 1878
Case	John W.	death	24 May 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:8)	30 May 1878
Case	Susan	death	22 Oct 1879	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:17)	07 Nov 1878
Chase	Deborah	death	01 Nov 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:17)	14 Nov 1878
Chase	Maria	death	30 Jun 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:12)	04 Jul 1878
Cheydleur	John B.	death	17 Oct 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:17)	24 Oct 1878
Clements	Albert	death	29 Jun 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:12)	04 Jul 1878
Clute	Sarah	death	04 Jan 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:3)	17 Jan 1878
Colby	Moses H.	death	09 Aug 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:14)	15 Aug 1878
Collamer	Mary Jane	death	12 Jul 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:13)	18 Jul 1878
Collamer	Nancy	death	30 Apr 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:7)	09 May 1878
Collins	Maggie	death	01 Mar 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:5)	07 Mar 1878
Comstock	Sarah Louisa	death	29 Sep 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:16)	10 Oct 1878
Conkey	Elizabeth	death	02 Dec 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:21)	05 Dec 1878
Conkling	Laura	death	23 May 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:8)	30 May 1878
Conkling	William	death	21 May 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:8)	30 May 1878
Connely	John	death	05 Mar 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:5)	07 Mar 1878
Connors	Kate	death	17 Apr 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:7)	02 May 1878
Cook	Stephen E.	death	27 Oct 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:17)	07 Nov 1878
Cook	Stephen E.	obit.	27 Oct 1878	SaratogaSun (Durkee 1:18)	09 Nov 1878
Coon	James S.	death	11 Aug 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:14)	15 Aug 1878
Coons	Katie	death	02 Aug 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:13)	08 Aug 1878
Coons	William H.	death	21 Feb 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:5)	21 Mar 1878
Cooper	William	death	01 Jan 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:2)	10 Jan 1878
Corbin	Mrs. Henry J	death	02 Jun 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:8)	06 Jun 1878
Cornell	Luther	death	20 Feb 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:4)	28 Feb 1878
Cornell	N. P. (Mr.)	death	08 May 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:7)	09 May 1878
Covell	Jemima	death	04 May 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:7)	09 May 1878
Crawford	Isaac	death	[22] Nov 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:21)	28 Nov 1878
Crawford	Mary Anne	death	03 Aug 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:13)	06 Aug 1878
Crawford	Mary Anne	death	03 Aug 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:13)	08 Aug 1878
Creagan	John	death	11 Aug 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:14)	22 Aug 1878
Crommelin	Ann Eliza	death	12 Jul 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:13)	18 Jul 1878
Culver	George W.	death	28 Jan 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:3)	07 Feb 1878
Cure	Peter	death	27 Dec 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:24)	09 Jan 1879
Curtis	Mary	death	30 Aug 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:15)	12 Sep 1878

Name		Entry	Date of Death	Source	Date of Issue
Dake	Uriah	death	12 Jun 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:9)	20 Jun 1878
Dake	Uriah	death	12 Jun 1878	Bals.Journal (Durkee 1:9)	22 Jun 1878
Davis	Anna W.	death	19 May 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:8)	23 May 1878
Davis	Gilbert	death	26 Jan 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:3)	31 Jan 1878
Dayton	Jane	death	15 Aug 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:14)	22 Aug 1878
Dean	Maggie P.	death	22 Mar 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:6)	11 Apr 1878
DeLong	Josephine	death	15 Apr 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:7)	25 Apr 1878
Denton	Martha	death	16 Oct 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:17)	31 Oct 1878
Denton	Mary J.	death	?? Feb? 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:4)	14 Feb 1878
Derby	Charles W.	death	14 Apr 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:6)	18 Apr 1878
Deuel	Jason	death	18 Apr 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:7)	25 Apr 1878
Dexter	Almira	death	14 Jul 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:13)	01 Aug 1878
Deyoe	Jonathan R.	death	20 Nov 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:20)	21 Nov 1878
Dodge	Laura B.	death	05 Apr 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:6)	18 Apr 1878
Dolloff	John S.	death	08 Mar 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:5)	14 Mar 1878
Dooley	Catharine	death	26 Dec 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:23)	02 Jan 1879
Downey	Edward	death	08 Sep 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:15)	12 Sep 1878
DuBois	Dollie	death	02 Nov 1878	Bals.Journal(Durkee 1:19)	16 Nov 1878
DuBois	Dollie	death	02 Nov 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:20)	21 Nov 1878
Dunning	William	death	19 May 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:8)	06 Jun 1878
Dunning	William	death	19 May 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:8)	23 May 1878
Dwyer	Patrick	death	22 Apr 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:7)	02 May 1878
Dyett	Henry G.	death	15 Sep 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:16)	26 Sep 1878

Name		Entry	Date of Death	Source	Date of Issue
Earls	Charles	death	26 Dec 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:24)	09 Jan 1879
Eddy	Adeline F.	death	09 Jan 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:3)	17 Jan 1878
Edwards	Alida	death	14 Jun 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:9)	20 Jun 1878
Edwards	Alida	death	14 Jun 1878	Bals.Journal (Durkee 1:12)	29 Jun 1878
Eglin	Jane	death	20 Dec 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:24)	09 Jan 1879
Eighmy	Alfred	death	03 Apr 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:6)	11 Apr 1878
Eights	Catharine	death	02 Jan 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:2)	10 Jan 1878
Ellis	Mary C.	death	07 Jun 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:8)	13 Jun 1878
Ellis	Mary C.	death	07 Jun 1878	Bals.Journal (Durkee 1:9)	22 Jun 1878
Ellsworth	Charles	death	18 May 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:8)	30 May 1878
Emerson	Nehemiah S.	death	29 Mar 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:7)	16 May 1878
Evans	Henry S.	death	26 Nov 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:21)	05 Dec 1878
Everts	John	death	04 Apr 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:6)	11 Apr 1878

Name		Entry	Date of Death	Source	Date of Issue
Fairweather	Sarah	death	24 Apr 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:7)	02 May 1878
Ferguson	Eveline B.	death	08 Jun 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:8)	13 Jun 1878
Finch	Phimelia	death	15 Dec 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:24)	09 Jan 1879
Finney	Nancy	death	03 May 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:7)	09 May 1878
Fitzpatrick	Mary E.	death	25 Aug 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:15)	29 Aug 1878
Foote	Ellen G.	death	10 Aug 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:14)	15 Aug 1878
Forte	John N.	death	10 Jun 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:11)	27 Jun 1878
Frisbie	Ida May	death	17 Nov 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:21)	28 Nov 1878
Fuller	Charlotte	death	24 Apr 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:7)	02 May 1878
Fuller	Charlotte A.	death	15 Mar 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:5)	21 Mar 1878
Fuller	Martin	death	19 Apr 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:7)	25 Apr 1878
Fuller	Mrs. A.	death	24 Aug 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:15)	29 Aug 1878

Name		Entry	Date of Death	Source	Date of Issue
Gage	Nathan J.	death	20 Apr 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:7)	25 Apr 1878
Gallup	Lyman	death	15 Jun 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:9)	20 Jun 1878
Gallup	Lyman	death	15 Jun 1878	Bals.Journal (Durkee 1:9)	22 Jun 1878
Garnsey	Lewis	death	12 Sep 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:15)	19 Sep 1878
Garrett	Samuel R.	death	13 Nov 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:17)	14 Nov 1878
Garrett	Samuel R.	obit.	13 Nov 1878	Bals.Journal(Durkee 1:19)	16 Nov 1878
Gault	Betsey	death	31 Dec 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:24)	09 Jan 1879
Gibbs	(infant dau.)	death	18 Jan 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:3)	24 Jan 1878
Gick	Michael	death	12 Mar 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:5)	14 Mar 1878
Gilchrist	Jan	death	17 Oct 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:17)	24 Oct 1878
Glean	Oliver	death	13 Oct 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:16)	17 Oct 1878
Gleason	Mrs. E. E.	death	?? Jun? 1878	unkn. paper (Durkee 1:9)	unknown
Gold	George S.	death	21 Feb 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:4)	28 Feb 1878
Goodnow	Lucinda	death	03 Apr 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:7)	09 May 1878
Goundry	Arthur J.	death	10 Nov 1878	Saratogian? (Durkee 1:20)

Deaths occurring in 1878 as reported in Saratoga County Newspapers

Deaths occurring in 1878
as reported in
Saratoga County Newspapers