At her home near Leonardsville, N. Y., Dec. 9, 1901, of acute indigestion and senile weakness, Mrs. Harriet Whitford, in the 90th year of her age.
Mrs. Whitford was the daughter of Joseph and Hannah Clarke, and was born in the town of Plainfield, N. Y., July 15, 1812. Her parents had eight children, of whom Harriet was the fifth and last surviving child. In her youth she gave her heart to Christ and was baptized Nov. 26, 1831, by the late Rev. William B. Maxson, and joined the First Brookfield Seventh-day Baptist church, of which she remained a faithful member until her death. She was thus over seventy years a member of this church, being at the time of her death not only the oldest living member but the one whose membership was over the longest period of time. She was married to Clark Whitford Feb. 9, 1836, by Eld. John Greene, in Plainfield, Otsego Co., N. Y., and there began house-keeping, where she lived and died. There were born to them seven children, of whom four are living, namely, the Rev. Oscar U. Whitford, D. D., of Westerly, R. I.; Delos C. Whitford, of Wolcott, N. Y.; Mrs. Harriet Adaline Hall, of Shiloh, N. J.; and Cyrus B. Whitford, who lives in the old home. Mrs. Whitford was always a sincerely devoted Christian, and died suddenly and peacefully, having been in her usual health up th the day before she died. Funeral services were held at her late home, December 12, conducted by the pastor of the First Brookfield church. Interment at Unadilla Forks, N. Y.
W. C. D.
