New York State enacted a law in 1847 to require school districts to record births, marriages and deaths within their districts. The latest these events were recorded was 1852. However, some areas completely ignored the law and others adhered to it, but generally did not keep complete records, even for the years that were recorded. On top of that, I rather doubt that all communities within Hamilton county had school districts, especially the smaller communities within the county. For example in the 1850 census, the Indian Lake settlement (then part of the town of Wells) consisted of approximately 11 families and did not have a single child attending school during the year! However, even with the short comings of this listing, it will still help some of us fill in one or two of those gaps that we all face in researching our ancestors in this time frame!
The only towns that I know of that recorded these events were Lake Pleasant and Morehouse, as given below.
| Births | ||
| Name of Child | Name of Parents | Date |
| Couch, Samuell Agusta | Franklin and Sarah Jane Couch | 3 May 1848 |
| Courtney, John Edwin | George W. and Deliverance Courtney | 8 Aug 1848 |
| Esty, (no first name given) | William and Sally Jane Esty | 22 Mar 1848 |
| Grinman, Helen | John H. and Emily Mariah Grinman | 17 Feb 1848 |
| Morrill, Nancy Ann Gusta | Nathaniel and Caroline Morrill | 20 Apr 1848 |
| Page, Olive | Isaac and Rebecca Page | 5 Mar 1848 |
| Satterlee, Barber | Seley and Mariah Satterlee | 20 Aug 1848 |
| Slack, Henry B. | Nathan and Semantha Slack | 2 Mar 1848 |
| Smith, James | David and Sharlot Smith | 30 May 1848 |
| Tubbs, Isaiah C. | Ira and Elisabeth Tubbs | 16 Jan 1848 |
| Marriages | ||
| Groom Bride | Notes | Date |
| Gilman, William, age 21 Courtney, Emily, age 20 | both of Lake Pleasant, married by I. F. Cannon, clergyman | 10 Sep 1848 |
| Morehouse, Charles B., age 26, Gilman, Elisabeth, age 22 | Charles was of Goherburg, Warren Co., Elisabeth was of Gilman, married by I. F. Cannon, clergyman | 15 Oct 1848 |
| Deaths | ||
| Name | Notes | Date |
| Saterlee, Nancy M. | age 1 year, died of inflammation | 12 Nov 1848 |
| Births | ||
| Name of Child | Name of Parents | Date |
| Becraft, Giles | Frederick and Matilda Rickard Becraft | 12 Nov 1850 |
| Becraft, Nathaniel | Jacob H. and Surrena Becraft | 7 Jan 1851 |
| Becraft, Peter Henry | Jacob and Surrena Becraft | 6 May 1849 |
| Bleuet, Ernest | Hippolite and Virginia Bleuet | 1 Sep 1850 |
| Bourquin, Justine | Francis and Justine Bourguin | 5 Sep 1850 |
| Bourquin, Sophia | Francis and Justine Bourquin | 15 Mar 1849 |
| Brandt, Caroline | Frederick and Mary Brandt | 10 Apr 1851 |
| Durand, Lorenzo Thurston | George Henry and Margaret Durand | 9 Dec 1849 |
| Hacker, Henry Getholt | Henry and Mary Hacker | 23 Oct 1850 |
| Hacker, Sinbrelda {Hulda} | {Henry} Joseph and Mary Hacker | 8 Mar 1849 |
| Hagadorn, Helen Margaretha | Henry and Margaretha A. Hagadorn, both born in Germany | 13 Mar 1849 |
| Haremaker, Mary Anna | Peter and Eleanora Marash Haremaker, Peter was born in Holland, Eleanora was born in France | 18 Nov 1849 |
| Heiland, Louis | Severt and Louisa Heiland | 14 Oct 1851 |
| Heiland, Lucy | Severt and Louisa Heiland | 18 Nov 1849 |
| Heiland, Victor | Severt and Tasa {Theresa} Heiland | 27 Feb 1849 |
| Kassing, Rebecca Dyer | Francis and Catherine Kassing | 14 Oct 1849 |
| Lane, Tammany Catherine | Joel and Margaret David Lane, Joel was born in Ohio, NY, Margaret was born in Cold Brook, NY | 12 Dec 1849 |
| Remonda, Albert Eugene | Frederick and Sophie Remonda | (listed last no date) |
| Remonda, Mary Lydia | Frederick and Sophia Remonda | 4 Nov 1849 |
| Rickard, Sylvester Hanson | Francis and Elvira Rickard | 10 Feb 1849 |
| Rickard, Jason M. | Francis and Elvyra Rickard | 31 Aug 1850 |
| Rudler, Eleanor | Henry and Mina Rudler | 9 Jun 1849 |
| Rudler, John | Henry and Mina Rudler | 16 May 1850 |
| Schlichert, Gustavus Joseph | Andrew and Jacobina A. Schlichert | 28 Mar 1851 |
| Smets, Josephine Anna | William A. and Margaret Smets | 9 Dec 1850 |
| Smets, Mary Antoinette | William A. and Margaretha Smets | 6 Nov 1849 |
| Thompson, Margaret Helena | James and Elizath Thompson | 12 Dec 1849 |
| Tucker, Caroline Theodosia | A. Judson and Catherine Tucker | 11 Oct 1849 |
| Tucker, Minetta A. | A. Judson and Catherine Tucker | 8 Mar 1851 |
| Weaver, Henry Augustus | John and Harriet Weaver | 29 Jan 1849 |
| Weaver, Lucy Permellia (twin) | John and Harriett Weaver | 15 May 1851 |
| Weaver, Nancy Cordella (twin) | John and Harriett Weaver | 15 May 1851 |
| Winchell, Amelia | Havilla and Josephine Winchell | 26 Feb 1849 |
| Marriages | ||
| Groom Bride | Notes {George H. Durand - M.E. church preacher} {Basile Bennet - Justice of the Peace} | Date |
| Becraft, Francis Freeman, age 25 Rickard, Elisabeth, age 19 | married by George H. Durand | 1 Mar 1851 |
| Hoffman, Augustus, age 22 Muller, Fredericka, age 16 | married by George H. Durand | 13 Jun 1850 |
| Makemp, Peter, age 51 Barbara, Berna, age 38 | Peter's of Morehouse, Berna's of New York {City?} married by John Cummings, justice of the peace | 2 Jul 1849 |
| Pelletier, Joseph Omand, age 68 Lavergne, Henrietta, age 68 | married by Bazil Bennet Esq. | 20 Apr 1850 |
| Schall, Gustavus C., age 42 Wessen, Mary, age 30 | married by George H. Durand | 16 Sep 1851 |
| Tucker, Derwett, age 22 Marache, Lodvisha, age 16 | married by Jonathan L. Tifft | 26 Jan 1851 |
| Deaths | ||
| Name | Notes | Date |
| Becraft, Peter | age 50, farmer, died of diabetes | 17 Feb 1849 |
| Becraft, Peter H. | age 2, cause unknown | 17 Jun 1851 |
| Frederickson, Augustus | age 1, of dysentary | 27 Oct 1851 |
| Hacker, Julius | age 6, scalded | May 1849 |
| Kreckler, {Henry} William | age 1, of dysentery | 25 Oct 1851 |
| Smets, Mary Antoinette | 8 days old, cause unknown | 14 Nov 1849 |
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