Rev. Mr. Chauncey Darby was born in the town of Homer, now Cortland, Cortland County, N.Y., February 14, 1816, a son of Joseph and Asenath (Tyler) Darby. He received his elementary training in the schools of Homer at Homer Academy & then pursued the theological course, and was graduated from the Hamilton Literary and Theological Institution. In 1839 he was licensed to preach, and installed as pastor of the Baptist church at Greene the same year. Later he was called to Binghamton First
Baptist church and remained there five years.
He returned to the village of Greene, where the services were held in blacksmith shops and in a grocery store
until the church was built, in 1843. Mr. Darby has resided in pulpits at McGrawville, Cortland, and several other villages, where he assisted in the building of a house of worship for each congregation.
Later he went to Marion, New York, where he remained a short time, then he went to the State of Iowa, where he preached at Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa and later at Ottumwa. After spending eleven years preaching in St. Joseph, Missouri, he moved to Philadelphia, whence he retired to his former home, Greene, NY, to enjoy a well-earned rest.
In 1839 Mr. Darby was joined in matrimony with Miss Mary A. Short, daughter of Hammond Short of Homer. Their family consists of children Charles H and Edwin T. Mr. and Mrs. Darby celebrated the fifty-eighth anniversary of their marriage in 1897. They had the good will and cordial friendship of the entire community in which they lived,
and their record through life is one of which their children may well be proud.
(Take from "Annals of Binghampton, NY" (Broome County))
Baptist church and remained there five years.
He returned to the village of Greene, where the services were held in blacksmith shops and in a grocery store
until the church was built, in 1843. Mr. Darby has resided in pulpits at McGrawville, Cortland, and several other villages, where he assisted in the building of a house of worship for each congregation.
Later he went to Marion, New York, where he remained a short time, then he went to the State of Iowa, where he preached at Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa and later at Ottumwa. After spending eleven years preaching in St. Joseph, Missouri, he moved to Philadelphia, whence he retired to his former home, Greene, NY, to enjoy a well-earned rest.
In 1839 Mr. Darby was joined in matrimony with Miss Mary A. Short, daughter of Hammond Short of Homer. Their family consists of children Charles H and Edwin T. Mr. and Mrs. Darby celebrated the fifty-eighth anniversary of their marriage in 1897. They had the good will and cordial friendship of the entire community in which they lived,
and their record through life is one of which their children may well be proud.
(Take from "Annals of Binghampton, NY" (Broome County))
Rev. Mr. Chauncey Darby was born in the town of Homer, now Cortland, Cortland County, N.Y., February 14, 1816, a son of Joseph and Asenath (Tyler) Darby. He received his elementary training in the schools of Homer at Homer Academy & then pursued the theological course, and was graduated from the Hamilton Literary and Theological Institution. In 1839 he was licensed to preach, and installed as pastor of the Baptist church at Greene the same year. Later he was called to Binghamton First
Baptist church and remained there five years.
He returned to the village of Greene, where the services were held in blacksmith shops and in a grocery store
until the church was built, in 1843. Mr. Darby has resided in pulpits at McGrawville, Cortland, and several other villages, where he assisted in the building of a house of worship for each congregation.
Later he went to Marion, New York, where he remained a short time, then he went to the State of Iowa, where he preached at Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa and later at Ottumwa. After spending eleven years preaching in St. Joseph, Missouri, he moved to Philadelphia, whence he retired to his former home, Greene, NY, to enjoy a well-earned rest.
In 1839 Mr. Darby was joined in matrimony with Miss Mary A. Short, daughter of Hammond Short of Homer. Their family consists of children Charles H and Edwin T. Mr. and Mrs. Darby celebrated the fifty-eighth anniversary of their marriage in 1897. They had the good will and cordial friendship of the entire community in which they lived,
and their record through life is one of which their children may well be proud.
(Take from "Annals of Binghampton, NY" (Broome County))
Baptist church and remained there five years.
He returned to the village of Greene, where the services were held in blacksmith shops and in a grocery store
until the church was built, in 1843. Mr. Darby has resided in pulpits at McGrawville, Cortland, and several other villages, where he assisted in the building of a house of worship for each congregation.
Later he went to Marion, New York, where he remained a short time, then he went to the State of Iowa, where he preached at Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa and later at Ottumwa. After spending eleven years preaching in St. Joseph, Missouri, he moved to Philadelphia, whence he retired to his former home, Greene, NY, to enjoy a well-earned rest.
In 1839 Mr. Darby was joined in matrimony with Miss Mary A. Short, daughter of Hammond Short of Homer. Their family consists of children Charles H and Edwin T. Mr. and Mrs. Darby celebrated the fifty-eighth anniversary of their marriage in 1897. They had the good will and cordial friendship of the entire community in which they lived,
and their record through life is one of which their children may well be proud.
(Take from "Annals of Binghampton, NY" (Broome County))
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