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1 Jan 1857
Martin Taylor and Phebe Comfort marriage
“It has been a beautiful day and I have enjoyed it much. Have seen M. J. Taylor & P. Comfort joined in the holy bonds of matrimony. Attended the party in the evening.”
Ann. M. Hull, 1 Jan 1857
Martin Jones Taylor, the son of Jacob Taylor and Hannah Newman, and Phebe Ann Comfort, the daughter of John Comfort and Mary Ann McKune, were married on 1 Jan 1857 by Rev. John A. Wood, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Lanesboro.1
18 Jan 1857
Mrs. Eldridge Funeral
“I have staid at home and taken care of Hattie. All of the rest have been to Mrs. Eldridge funeral.”
Ann M. Hull, 18 Jan 1857
Mrs. Eldridge, who died 16 Jan 1857, is buried in Grand Street Cemetery in Susquehanna Depot.2 In 1850, Hannah, age 45, was living in Harmony, near David and Amanda Lyons, with Lorinda Eldridge, age 26, and Elsie M., age 17.3
Elsie May Eldridge married Morris S. Sherman; both are buried in Grand Street Cemetery in Susquehanna Depot.4 It is possible Jerome Eldridge, age 27, who paid taxes in 1857 along with Mrs. Eldridge, was related to Hannah as well.5
3 Feb 1857
Almon Barnes and Maria Nicholson marriage
“Mr. A. Barnes and Miss M. Nicholson were married in the evening.”
Ann M. Hull, 3 Feb 1857
8 Feb 1857
Bridge swept away
“This has been a terrible day The river bridge has been swept away by the breaking up of the ice.”
Ann M. Hull, 8 Feb 1857
16 June 1857
Hot Corn by S. Robinson
“Very rainy morning. Felt quite smart. Worked on Marys skirt. Commenced reading Hot Corn by S. Robinson.”
Ann M. Robinson, 16 June 1857
Hot Corn: Life Scenes in New York Illustrated was a collection of short stories, becoming a bestseller quickly following publishing in 1854.6
17 June 1857
Little girl drowned in the creek
“…A little girl drowned today in the crick.”
Ann M. Hull, 17 June 1857
“Pleasant in the A.M. Shower in the P.M. Funeral of the child that was drowned. Could not attend on account of the rain.”
Ann M. Hull, 19 June 1857
No reports of drownings were found in the Montrose newspapers, June 1857–July 1857.7
Diary Transcription
- Rhamanthus Menville Stocker, Centennial History of Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : R. T. Peck & Co., 1887), p.607-608, Methodist Episcopal Church.
- Headstone reads: Mother of / Mrs. M. S. Sherman / Died / Jan. 16, 1857 / Aged 56 yrs. Top: Hannah Eldridge
Find A Grave, memorial 104051454, Hannah Eldridge (1801-1857), Grand Street Cemetery, Susquehanna Depot, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania; headstone photo by Paul R, memorial created by Paul R (contributor 47317162). - 1850 U.S. census, Harmony Township, Lanesboro, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, p. 472, dwelling 237, family 252, Hannah Eldridge household.
– Hannah Eldridge, age 45, born in Germany
– Lorinda Eldridge, age 26, born in New York
– Elsie M. Eldridge, age 17, born in Connecticut
– Previous dwelling: David and Amanda Lyons household, dwelling 236. - Headstone reads: M. S. Sherman / Died / Sept. 1, 1885 / Aged 59 Y’rs, 10 Mo’s / & 4 D’s / – / Elsie M. Eldridge / His Wife / Died / Feb. 21, 1919.
Find A Grave, memorial 72492423, Morris Stephen Sherman (1825-1885), Grand Street Cemetery, Susquehanna Depot, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania; headstone photo by LeRoy Wilcox, memorial created by by LeRoy Wilcox (contributor 47233138). Also,
Find A Grave, memorial 103972872, Elsie M. Eldridge Sherman (1833-1919), Grand Street Cemetery, Susquehanna Depot, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania; headstone photo by Paul R, memorial created by Paul R (contributor 47317162). Also, “Mrs. Elsie M. Sherman,” obituary, The Press and Sun-Bulletin (Binghamton, New York), 22 Feb 1919, p. 12, col. 1. - Susquehanna County Court House, Montrose, Pennsylvania, Tax Assessment Record 1857, Harmony Township, Hannah Eldridge and Jerome Eldridge.
- Solon Robinson, author, Hot Corn, Life Scenes in New York Illustrated (New York : De Witt and Davenport Publishers, 1854). Also, Wikipedia, “Hot Corn,” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_Corn), 2012), rev. 28 September 2019.
- Searches in Montrose Democrat (Montrose, Pennsylvania), 18 June 1857, 25 June 1857, 9 July 1857, 16 July 1857, 23 July 1857, 30 July 1857 and Montrose Independent Republican (Montrose, Pennsylvania), 25 June 1857, 2 July 1857, 9 July 1857, 16 July 1857, 23 July 1857, 30 July 1857.
Citing this page: Kimberli Faulkner Hull, author, “Events in the Ann M. Hull Diary of 1857,” Cool Adventures ( https://cooladventures.com/genealogy/events-in-the-ann-m-hull-diary-of-1857/ : posted 2021).