Iowa News from across the
Country
- 1842 -
Boston Courier
Boston, Massachusetts
Thurs., January 27, 1842
Married. In Tipton, Iowa Territory, Capt. Samuel P. Higginson,
member of the House of Representatives of Iowa, and formerly of
this city, to Miss Freelove W. Smith.
[transcribed by S.Ferrall, March 2016]
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The Daily Atlas
Boston, Massachusetts
Sat., March 5, 1842
Died. At Bloomington, Iowa Terr., Jan. 12th, Mrs. Juliette, wife
of Mr. Francis Jackson Clark, and eldest daughter of J.H. Clapp,
Esq., of Betchertown, Mass., 25.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Brooklyn, NY
March 28, 1842
Shocking -- The daughter of Mr. John West at Burlington, Iowa,
was thrown from a horse on the 24th ult., and her feet remaining
in the stirup, she was dragged through the woods and killed.
[transcribed by S.F., February 2005]
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The Ohio Statesman
Columbus, Ohio
Wed., March 30, 1842
Died, on the 16th inst., at Bloomington, Iowa, Matthew Matthews,
Esq., aged 51 years, 6 months and 10 days. Mr. Matthews had been
a resident of this county from its earliest settlement, until
about three years since, having lost his beloved wife and one of
two beloved daughters, he removed to the scene of his last days.
He was known by all here, and known only to be loved for his
strictly virtuous and upright course through life. (Cincinnati
Enquirer)
[trancribed by S.F. Sept. 2015]
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Brooklyn Eagle
Brooklyn, NY
May 5, 1842
Lead in Iowa. -- The Iowa City Standard says that a lead
mine has been discovered in Johnson County, in that territory.
The discovery was made by Mr. Jesse McCart, on the banks of Iowa
River about nine miles above Iowa City. He found "a load of
lead fifteen inches thick by digging fourteen feet below the
surface." The Standard considers the discovery a very
important one for that region.
Iowa City. -- Three years ago, on the section of land embracing
that city, there stood but a solitary, unfinished log cabin. Now
there is a State House nearly two thirds completed, at an expense
of several thousand dollars, a number of fine bricks, a good many
houses and stores of every description, and nearly one thousand
inhabitants. This is cited as the most rapid increase ever known
in this country.
[transcribed by S.F., February 2005]
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Brooklyn Eagle
Brooklyn, NY
June 8, 1842
Explosion -- The steamboat West Wind burst her boiler at
Louisville on May 31. One person was killed, and several -- names
not given -- dangerously wounded. The Advertiser says:
"An incident occurred that ought not to pass unnoticed. Mrs.
Hait, a respectable looking middle aged lady, from near
Burlington, Iowa Territory, where her husband and family reside,
was a passenger for Marietta, Ohio. When the explosion took
place, seeing no other way of escape, she had the courage and
presence of mind to leap into the stream, and swim to the shore,
which she effected, and by that means saved her life. What
renders it the more remarkable is the fact, that she never before
had even made an attempt to swim."
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The Daily Atlas
Boston, Massachusetts
Fri., June 17, 1842
Died. At Brighton, Iowa, 21st ult., Mr. Ephraim C. Thompson,
formerly of Massachusetts, 24.
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New England Weekly
Review
Hartford, Connecticut
Sat., July 2, 1842
Married. At Indian Prairie, Van Buren county, Iowa Ter., June 2d,
Mr. T.P. Perkins, Jr., of Payson, Ill., formerly of Hartford,
Ct., to Miss A.M. Carpenter, formerly of Waterbury, Vermont.
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Boston Courier
Boston, Massachusetts
Monday, July 11, 1842
Married. In Hannibal, Mo., Mr. Jonas Houghton, formerly of
Amherst, Mass., to Miss Jane Dunning, both of Farmington, Iowa
Territory.
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Pittsfield Sun
Massachusetts
July 14, 1842
MARRIED
At Hannibal, Mo. Mr. JONAS HOUGHTON, formerly of Amherst, to Miss
JANE DUNNING, both of Farmington, Iowa Territory.
To Hymen Jonas owed a debt;
But yet with all his cunning,
The means to pay he could not get,
Until he took to DUNNING.
[transcribed by C.J.L., July 2005]
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Boston Courier
Boston, Massachusetts
Thurs., August 4, 1842
Died. In Fort Madison, Iowa Territory, June 25, Dr. Robert Wyman,
36, formerly of North Yarmouth, Me.
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Daily National
Intelligencer
Washington, D.C.
Thurs., August 4, 1842
Died. In Dubuque, Iowa Territory, on the 12th ultimo, Philip
Slaughter Dade, Esq., aged 28 years, formerly of King George
county, Virginia, and son of Col. John B. Dade, of this city. The
personal merits and deportment of this excellent young gentleman
had obtained for him general and high respect in the Territory,
and he promised to run a career of honorable usefulness, when
death cut short his own hopes and the sanguine anticipations of
his friends.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Brooklyn, NY
August 11, 1842
Appointments by the President and Senate -- Land Officers -
Receivers
Thomas McKnight, Du Buque, Iowa, reappointed.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Brooklyn, NY
October 12, 1842
Sac and Fox Indians -- The annual payment of the Sac and Fox
annuities, was made at the agency, at Burlington, Iowa, about two
weeks since. On enumeration, it was found that the Sac and Fox
nation consists of about 2,300 souls, among whom the sum of
$41,000 was distributed, by paying the same to the head of each
family.
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Boston Courier
Boston, Massachusetts
Thurs., October 20, 1842
Died. In Burlington, Iowa, Sept 27, Mr. Charles Kellett, hatter,
about 60. He formerly resided in Boston.
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Daily National
Intelligencer
Washington, D.C.
Wed., November 23, 1842
Died, on the 30th of October last, at Fairfield, in Iowa
Territory, Richard Brent, youngest son of the late George Brent,
Esq. of Charles county, in the State of Maryland. When death
overtakes the old and inform, the blow does not fall so
unexpectedly or so heavily, for it is in the course of nature for
age and infirmity to yield to the dread summons of that grim
tyrant. But when youth, just entering upon the threshold of life,
and separated far from relatives and early friends, is stricken
down, with all its buoyancy and bright prospects, with its
warmest hopes blasted, and its dearest associations torn asunder,
the event is as unlooked for as a storm without a cloud, and the
visitation of Heaven is then severe indeed. The deceased had just
entered the 22d year of his age. He possessed an intellect that
was of a high order, and a heart that was noble, generous, and
manly. The cold and dreary grave has closed over his mortal
remains, but his many good qualities are embalmed in the memory
of his friends and relatives, where they will be most fondly
cherished and forever continue green and unchanged. He fell a
victim to an attack of congestive fever, which medical skill was
unable to arrest. Though in "a stranger land," it is a
consolation to know there were friends who soothed his dying
moments, and breathed to him the words of resignation and hope.
We trust that God smiles upon their kindness, and has received
the pure spirit of the departed one, released from its earthly
tenement, into "regions of changeless and fadeless
bloom."
[transcribed by S.Ferrall, March 2016]
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The Daily Atlas
Boston, Massachusetts
Tues., December 6, 1842
Died. At Salubria, Iowa Territory, Sept. 11th, Mr. Samuel T.
Twombly, 25, formerly of Maine.
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The Daily Atlas
Boston, Massachusetts
Friday, December 23, 1842
Married. At Bloomington, Iowa, Oct. 3d, Col. Charles Mattoon,
formerly of Northfield, Mass., to Miss Lucy Ann Humphreys, eldest
daughter of Gen. Ansel Humphreys.
[transcribed by S.Ferrall, March 2016]