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Bethany Center includes the two older churches, the Congre- gational and the Episcopal, the latter with a rectory; the Hall, once the Bethany Academy building, the fine old residence now owned by Frederick Perry, and until recently the old Sperry home- stead, which had long been falling into decay. A little south is the Hitchcock house, in which the postoffice was kept for many years, the residence of James Megin, the district schoolhouse and the Center Cemetery, and a little farther south the residence of James Cotter, the Capt. Dayton house of Revolutionary times. To the north are the residences of Deacon Thomas Horsfall and the fine old mansion now owned by the Misses Wheeler, described on pages 99-101. A little farther north is the famous Lebanon Hill, over which the main road leads and on which are several fine old residences. From this hill a view of Long Island Sound may be obtained.
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Near the foot of the northerly slope of this hill formerly stood the noted Perkins hotel, formerly the principal place of rest and refreshment on the turnpike from New Haven to Waterbury.
The eastern boundary of the town is formed by a natural barrier, West Rock Ridge. Should one walk a mile or two from where the summit of the ridge is crossed by the Woodbridge town line, he will find an object of interest in the lonely mountain road which winds over the hills. On the north side of the road the mountain rises abruptly and the summit is crested with a grove of pines which fact has given it the name of Pine Ledge. About a mile beyond this point the mountain is crossed by a deep ravine, known as the "Gap." Across the Gap the ridge is called Mad Mare's Hill. It is over eight hundred feet in height and from its crest a fine view may be obtained.
Farther to the north is Gaylord Mountain, and at its foot another road finds its precipitous way over the hill. A mile or two farther brings one to the highest peak of the whole ridge, Mt. Sanford, over 900 feet in height, and upon its summit the towns of Bethany, Hamden, Cheshire and Prospect meet. From this summit there is a suberb view in every direction.
Leaving West Rock Ridge a series of hills known as the Beacon Mountains begin and extend in a westerly direction to the Naugatuck river, where in conjunction with the hills on the opposite side they form a deep gorge through which the river flows. These hills abound with localities historically interesting, and many a quaint legend is attached to its deep gorges and wild glens.
Perched on the highest point of the mountains is a huge, anvil- shaped boulder called Beacon Cap, which was probably left there during the glacial period. In early colonial timnes it was known simply as the "Beacon." That it was well known and pointed out by the settlers as a prominent landmark before the close of the seventeenth century is shown by the frequent mention in the records of that time. It has formed a natural bound for several of the older towns of the county, and at present is a boundary stone between Bethany and Naugatuck. In troublous times with the Indians it was included in a system of signals maintained by the colonists, and fires were built upon it, from which fact the mountains derived their name. The rock is frequently visited for the beautiful view which may be obtained from the summit. It is
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difficult to climb the rugged mountainside, the way leading up a steep, narrow gorge down which a rill winds its tortuous course. This gorge terminates in a circular, rock-walled space, a difficult path up its steep sides bringing the view-seeker nearly to his goal where the Beacon Cap looms up before him, and the summit once gained repays one for his exertions. To north, south, east and west the view extends, and perhaps the prettiest of all is the Beacon Valley in which lies the village of Straitsville.
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THE PERKINS HOTEL.
The only large natural lake which Bethany can boast is that of Lebanon, and that is fast dwindling in size. It is however one of the interesting features, and is situated in the center of a large swamp in the northern part of the town. The swamp is deeply fringed by tall and stately white cedars, so that it is necessary, in entering the swamp, to pass through labyrinth of trees as tall and straight as the pillars of a vast cathedral, branchless to a consider- able height, where they branch out into heavy foliage, which casts a deep gloom upon the vaulted avenues of the forest, where silence is broken only by the echoes of the voice or the distant cawing of the crows. Traversing this swamp is somewhat difficult since it is necessary to leap from the moss-covered roots of one tree to the
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next over pools of murky water. But if one perseveres until he emerges into the open space within the circle of the cedars he will be well repaid for his trouble as a scene breaks upon the vision which will never be forgotten. Before the visitor, stretches a level plain of peculiar yellow moss into which the foot sinks to the knee at every step, and this soft carpet is dotted with many species of the much sought for pitcher plant, many botanists visiting the swamp to obtain specimens of this remarkable plant.
Near the center of this mossy plain is a lake of blackest water, the home of countless turtles who are continually thrusting their heads above the water, while beyond is a background of the tall cedars which encircle the mossy plain. Long ago John Thomas owned the swamp and kept a boat upon it for pleasure parties. The number of Indian relics which have been found in the fields adjoining the swamp lead one to believe that it was a favorite resort of the aborigines. Visits to the swamp are attended with danger and should only be made by those experienced in such places or in parties who can rescue one another in case of mishap.
There are however several large artificial lakes in the town, made for the purpose of reservoirs for supplying water to the city of New Haven. Among these is Lake Bethany, situated in the eastern part of the town, on West River. The dam was built in 1892, by the New Haven Water Company, and forms one of the largest reservoirs in the water system of that city. The next in size is Lake Chamberlain, which is situated about a mile west of the former.
The northern section of the town is drained by the Beacon Hill river and Lebanon Brook. The former is one of the largest streams in Bethany, and several mills have been built along its banks. At the point where it flows through the Straits, a narrow gorge through the Beacon Mountains, it is very picturesque.
In the eastern part of Bethany is West River. Its source is at the base of Mount Sanford, and it flows into Lake Bethany. For two or three miles beyond the lake its course is through a deep ravine. From thence it flows across the plains of Woodbridge toward Long Island Sound. Sargents River, a tributary of West River, flows through the center of the town. Lake Chamberlain is on this stream. Bladens Brook forms a part of the southwestern boundary and has a branch called Hopp Brook. These streams
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have furnished power for sawmills, gristmills and cidermills.
Among the early industries of the town was the manufacture of wool. The fleeces from the sheep upon our hills were in part worked up at the homes of the people. At first yarn was spun on the spinning wheel and knit into warm stockings and mittens, and in some cases was woven on hand looms by the industrious wives and daughters of the farmers who had cared for the sheep on whose backs the wool had grown.
ANOTHER VIEW OF THE PERKINS HOTEL.
But as time fled on some more rapid method of manipulating the wool was sought, and a woolen mill was established in North Bethany, where the wool was carded by waterpower, and the homespun woolen cloth was "dressed." This mill was purchased by Bennett Twitchell from the estate of Jonathan Stoddard about 1844. Mr. Twitchell carried on the business until his death in 1853, and his oldest son, George B. Twitchell, then carried on the business for a few years.
Since the incorporation of the town in 1832, there have been only six town clerks, Hezekiah Thomas, 1832-44: Edwin Lines, 1845 ; Asa C. Woodward, 1846-50 ; Jason W. Bradley, 1851-54 ; Nathan Clark, 1855-79 ; and Edwin N. Clark, since 1879.
The selectmen have been Andrew Beecher, Harry French, Lewis Lines, Miles French, P. B. Hine, Enos Perkins, Darius Driver, Sidney Sperry, Justus Peck, Miles French, Ezra S. Sperry, Andrew T. Hotchkiss, Marcus W. Bradley, Dennis Beecher, Robert
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Clark, Guy Perkins, Milo Beecher, Edwin Buckingham, Henry E. Lounsbury. Dwight N. Clark, Buel Buckingham, Edwin Pardee, Jason W. Bradley, Henry E. Lounsbury, Theophilus Smith, E. O. Pardee, Horace Tolles, Anthony H. Stoddard, Abel Prince, Leverett Shares, Guy Perkins, Dennis Beecher, Robert Clark, David Carring- ton, Andrew J. Doolittle, Adrian C. Rosha, Samuel R. Woodward, Samuel G. Davidson, Charles C. Perkins, David Carrington, Jasper B. Todd, Frederick W. Beecher, Dwight L. Humiston, Harry F. Peck, Arthur H. Doolittle, Jerome A. Downs, Noyes Andrew, Wm. L. Wooding, Edwin G. Pardee.
Jason W. Bradley was Judge of Probate from the formation of the probate district in 1844 until the fall of 1856 ; Andrew Beecher 1856 to 1863, Nathan Clark 1863 to 1879, and Edwin N. Clark since 1879.
THE CHURCH BELLS.
The bells which have called the people to services in the two churches at the center have each done duty for about half a century. High in their towers they have rung in times of peace, in war, or to spread the alarm of fire. They have spoken at one time to tell of a happy wedding, and at another to sadly toll out the death of an inhabitant. The bell of Christ church probably weighs nearly half a ton. It was cast in a foundry in New Haven in 1858. It is said to have been recast from the old bell which was placed in the church a century ago.
The bell of the Congregational church, which is the older of the two, has a very clear, loud tone, that can be heard in all parts the town. On the bell is the following inscription, made when the bell was cast :- "A. Meneeley & Son, West Troy, N. Y., 1851. 1015 lbs, Key B. Congregational Church, Bethany, Conn."
This bell succeeded the old one, which had been used for nearly one hundred years. In the Revolutionary War it had been rung by Dr. Hooker's negro slave, Scipio, to alarm the inhabitants of Bethany Parish, March 15, 1781, the morning after the raid of Alexander Graham and his tory soldiers from Long Island, this sig- nal having been previously agreed upon in case of danger.
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REMINISENCES.
The following is from the "Recollections of Early Days," by Edwin Buckingham, published in the SEYMOUR RECORD in 1881.
"In my early days for an individual to transgress church rules or state laws with any approach to the impunity with which they are now violated, would be to subject himself to fines and imprison- ments, and unbearable social ostracism. The real "Blue Laws," so called, (not the exaggerated counterfeits which have been so extensively circulated), were yet quite rigidly enforced, and though many of them were repealed about the time I arrived at manhood, I can remember when the mere mention of any change in them sufficed to bring a storm of pulpit rhetoric that was sure to squelch the offender. Furthermore, the opinions of the clergy were heeded, and most generally accepted by the whole community as the correct way of looking at things. It is hardly necessary to speak of the change seventy years has wrought in this respect. Then the clergy were right around with and among the people, visiting and praying with them daily, and inquiring concerning and giving council about all the common things of life, and I have often thought that this was the source of their influence, and their failure to continue their labors zealously in that direction the cause of the decline of church power.
"An incident which I remember will illustrate the zealous manner in which the church executed the laws which the state had enacted through its influence. It was a statute that every man must attend church somewhere a certain number of times during the year, and failing to do so, the deacons of the Congregational church were empowered to cite him before them, try him, and in- flict such fine or imprisonment as they found the case demanded. My father's near neighbor, Hezekiah Hotchkiss, was a pretty good sort of a man, but did not attend church anywhere in particular and was therefore presumably by law under the spiritual super- vision of the Congregational deacons. A tally of his delinquences having been kept by these falcon-eyed keepers of public morals, it was discovered at the close of the year that he had fallen behind the required number of attendances, and he was accordingly cited to appear before them. The case was duly tried, and not being able to disprove the charge he was severely reprimanded and fined qnite heavily. Hotchkiss made a strong appeal against the judge- ment, but the inexorable deacons turned the screws right down on
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him, and brought him to time and made him pay the fine. Shortly afterwards he called at my father's house, and being joked about the circumstance declared that this proceeding had decided him never to enter a church again except to comply with the letter of the law and avoid being fined.
"Another instance which I remember is this. - The statute pro- vided that all the laws touching the observance of the Sabbath be applied to Fast Day, and the annual proclamation announced that "Labor and vain recreation is by law prohibited." There were two grand jurors, Abel Lines and Minot Collins, strict churchmen, who lived in our part of the town, who took it upon themselves to see that the law was carried out. One Fast Day a number of boys got together and went down into a back lot to play ball, fully half a mile away from the nearest house. Somehow Collins learned of the fact. and the boys were all summoned before his terrible presence. To such as appeared he administered scathing rebukes for their Godless conduct, and he imposed and collected heavy fines upon those who did not appear.
"Notwithstanding the rigidly of those laws and the uncom- promising manner in which they were executed, I am free to con- fess that I believe they produced a more beneficial result than the lax manner in which they are at present administered. There was little of the lawless brawling, so common now, to be found any- where then, and what did occur was visited with quick and unflinch- ing punishment. Honesty and uprightness were virtues expected from every man, and there was no winking at a vice because a man gave liberally to the church. Young men were brought up to believe that loafing, not labor, was dishonorable ; and a girl was not considered so much better than her mother that she was allowed to dawdle in the parlor while the latter slaved in the kit- chen ; good hours were the rule, and courtships did not require a secrecy which shut both father and mother from confidence. In short, if my notions are not too old fashioned for modern belief, the puritanism of my early days made better men and women than the average of the present day."
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MARRIAGES.
FROM THE RECORDS OF CHRIST CHURCH:
1836.
April 17, Wm. H. Turner of New Haven and Jane Mix of Hamden. Nov. 13, Jobamah E. Gunn, Waterbury, and Rebecca A. Hotchkiss, Bethany.
Dec. 18, Alonzo Warner, Hamden, and Ruth Chatfield, Bethany.
1837.
Jan. I, Elias N. Clark, Waterbury, and Minerva C. Mentes, Bethany. Feb. 12, Newel Lounsbury and Jennette Hungerford both of Bethany. July 23, Willet Bradley of Courtlandville, N. Y., and Harriet T. Hotchkiss, Bethany.
Sept. 2, Amri B. Peck and Minerva Nettleton, both of Bethany. Sept. 10, Stephen Hotchkiss, Jr., Bethany, and Abigail Hotchkiss, Prospect.
Oct. 8, Willis Doolittle, Hamden and Abigail Hitchcock, Wood- bridge.
Oct. 21, Howel Beecher and Adaline Burnham, both of Bethany. 1838.
Jan. I, Allen B. L. Meyart, Auburn, N. Y., and Huldah Perkins, Bethany.
Jan. 7, Henry A, Smith and Catherine E. Bradley, both of Bethany. Jan. 21, Edmond B. W. Hitchcock and Angeline Terrell, both of Bethany.
March 14, Alonzo Sperry and Rebecca Hotchkiss, both of Bethany. March 15. Joseph Hale, Suffield, Mass., and Juliette Hicock, Wood- bridge.
March 20, Enos Beecher and Lucy L. Russell, both of Bethany. Sept. 16, Stephen Wooding and Mira Kimball, both of Bethany. Sept. 15, John Tucker, Waterbury, and Maria Perkins, Bethany. Dec. 24, Charles Perkins, Bethany, and Mary A. Meriam, Waterbury.
1839.
Jan. 13, Jarias B. Hotchkiss and Eunice Russell, both of Bethany.
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Jan. 25, Stephen Bradley, Prospect, and Thirza Gibbard, Waterbury. June 26. Noah N. Perkins and Maria Lounsbury, both of Waterbury. Sept. 3, Thomas N. Taylor of Granby and Polly P. Allen of Woodbridge.
Sept. 26, Jesse Hotchkiss and Caroline Lounsbury, both of Bethany. Oct. 6, Beecher D. Hotchkiss and Betsey Perkins, both of Bethany. Oct. 16, Timothy Lounsbury of Bethany, and Sarah Newton of Westville.
Oct. 27, Albert Driver and Harriet A. Allen, both of Bethany. 1840.
Jan. 5, Daniel Wilmot of Waterbury and Gertie O. Handry of Hamden.
April 13, Benjamin A. Clarke of Middlebury and Mary Gaylord of Hamden.
April 17, Francis Rhub of New Haven and Harriet L. H. N. Rhoska of Bethany.
April 11, Timothy Fowler of Woodbridge and Mary E. Stevens of Bethany.
Sept. 13, Edwin Lines and Mary A. Castle, both of Bethany.
Sept. 13, Jared Hotchkiss of Bethany and Amy French of Prospect. Oct. II, William F. Gilyard of Derby and Wealthy A. Hotchkiss of Bethany.
1841.
March 14, Samuel French of Waterbury and Charry Bradley of Bethany.
April 4, George Hotchkiss and Laura Sperry, both of Bethany.
Sept. 14, George H. Durrie of New Haven and Sarah A. Perkins of Bethany.
Sept. 20, Lucius Russell and Elizabeth L. Thomas, both of Bethany. Nov. 7, Wales F. Perkins and Eliza E. Tolles, both of Bethany.
1842.
March 29, Jeremiah Collins and Nora N. Lounsbury, both of Bethany. IS43.
Jan. 19, D. W. Russell and Henrietta M. Collins, both of Bethany. April 2, Buel Buckingham and Henrietta Beecher, both of Bethany. April 10, Harmon Allen and Rebecca Lounsbury, both of Bethany. Sept. 25, Henry Judd and Hannah French, both of Prospect.
Oct. 1, David Ford of Westville, and Sarah M. Umberfield of Bethany.
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Oct. 9, Nathan Prince of Bethany and Hannah Sherman of New- town.
Nov. 13, Burton Mallery of New Haven and Mary Beecher of Bethany.
1844.
Sept. 18, Richard Day of Illinois, and Frances N. Thomas of Bethany.
Oct. 6, Benjamin Bronson of North Carolina and Polly J. Perkins of Bethany.
Dec. 25, Wm. C. White and Harriet Prince, both of Bethany. 1846.
Feb. 22, Guy Beecher and Sarah Ann Chatfield, both of Bethany.
Aug. 2, Geo. W. French of New Haven and Ellen S. Scott of Naugatuck.
Dec. 7, David Clark and Charlotte Seeley, both of Bethany.
Dec. 25, Adna Hotchkiss and Elizabeth Perkins, both of Bethany.
Dec. 25, Isaac Perkins and Emily Todd, both of Bethany.
1847.
Nov. 7, Samuel Todd of North Haven and Pamelia I. Chatfield of Bethany.
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March 5, DeWitt C. Castle of Humphreysville, and Sarah F. Hotchkiss of Bethany.
May 17, George H. Alling of Orange, and Martha Sperry of Bethany. Sept. 16, Edwin Terrill and Eveline Smith, both of Naugatuck.
MARRIAGES BY REV. HENRY ZELL.
Oct. 9, Wales F. Perkins of Bethany, and Maria L. Clark of Wood- bridge.
Oct. 22, Noyes Wheeler and Charry S. Tuttle, both of Bethany. 1849.
July 29, George Northrop of Bethany and Laura E. Truesdale of Humphreysville.
Oct. 21, Charles A. Smith of Orange and Julia E. Sperry of Bethany. Nov. 1I, John M. Sperry of Woodbridge and Harriet Jane Sperry of Bethany.
Dec. 1I, Benjamin P. Chatfield and Sarah E. Judd, both of Bethany. 1850.
June 16, Nathaniel Langdon Proctor of Woodbury and Elizabeth Tyrrell of Bethany.
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June 16, David A. Burnham of Bethany and Emily G. Downs of Woodbridge.
Nov. 10, Geo. L. Woodruff of Woodbridge and Margaret Burnham of Bethany.
Nov. 21, Joseph William Bradley and Mary J. Neal, both of Woodbridge.
1851.
Jan. 19. Joseph O. Hubbell of Oxford and Lucy Ann Beach of Cheshire.
April 14, Andrew Johnson of Humphreysville and Ann Elizabeth Davis of Bethany.
April 18, Verus Candee of Naugatuck and Mira Wooding of Bethany. May 4, Orange W. Race of Hamden and Mary L. Downs of Bethany. May 4, Silas Wilmot, Jr., of Wallingford, and Mrs. Laura Brooks of Bethany.
Oct. 22, William S. Beecher of Prospect and Mary A. Sperry of Bethany.
1852.
Feb. 15, Harpin N. Hotchkiss and Charlotte E. Alling, both of Bethany.
April 18, Dennis Beecher and Mary Jane Clark (adopted daughter of Nelson Clark).
April 25, William I. Pierpont of Waterbury and Mary Grace Beecher of Bethany.
May 6, David A. Lounsbury of Bethany and Susan M. Doolittle of of Hamden.
May 9, Amasa B. Brooks of Cheshire and Elizabeth M. Wooding of Bethany.
Nov. 14, Jarvis Bronson of Derby and Lucy L. Beecher of Bethany. Nov. 18, Jacob W. Wilcox of New Haven and Charlotte E. Hulburt of Waterbury.
1853.
Jan. 10, Eli H. Wakelee of Derby and Eunice A. Chatfield of Bethany Feb. 8, Wales C. Dickerman of Hamden and Cecil Todd of Bethany. Feb. 20, Charles C. Perkins and Jane B. Perkins, both of Bethany, April 17, Henry N. Johnson of Westville and Sylvia Northop of Woodbridge.
Oct. 13, John H. Sherwood of Fairfield and Selina P. Beecher of Bethany, (by the Rev. John M. Guion).
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1855.
MARRIAGES BY REV. CHARLES J. TODD.
May 20, Archibald A. Perkins and Mrs. Minerva Scoville, both of Bethany.
1856.
April 5, John Russell and Hannah Hotchkiss, both of Bethany.
1857.
MARRIAGES BY REV. JAMES ADAMS.
Feb. 7, Street B. Todd of New Haven, and Sarah Ann Hotchkiss of Bethany.
1858.
MARRIAGES BY REV. F. B. WOODWARD.
Aug 19, Levi Marks of Bethany, and Mrs. Emeline Pierpont of New Haven.
Sept. 25, George W. Woodward and Margaret L. Sperry, both of Bethany.
1859.
Feb. 3, Theodore A. Shepard and Ellen L. Ramsdell, both of Chatham.
June 10, Albert Sperry and Grace Russell, both of Bethany.
June 10, Dr. E. P. Woodward and Eliza D. Sperry, both of Beth- any (by Rev. Mr. Coley of Westville.)
July 10, Franklin B. Atwater and Elizabeth Barnes, both of Bethany. Dec. 22, Charles Austin, Bethany, and Laura C. Tuttle, New Haven. 1860.
Jan. 15, W. Herbert French and Mary S. Carrington, both of Bethany. April 29, Charles E. Wooding and Elvira C. Clinton, both of Wood- bridge.
Militus Huxford of Ansonia and Kate L. Hale of Woodbridge. Oct 7, Lewis Hitchcock and Valnia Hine, both of Woodbridge.
Nov. 12, Lauren E. Cook of Cheshire and Caroline E. Perkins of Bethany.
1861.
May 15, Henry M. Tuttle and Nellie M. Sears, both of Woodbridge. 1862.
June 15, Martyn P. Merrill of Orange and Hannah A. Brown of Bethany.
Aug. 13, Charles W. Tyrrell of New Haven and Mary A. Norton of Prospect.
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Aug. 24, Seth Woodward and Nellie J. Sackett. both of Bethany. 1863.
--- Abner Warner of Hamden and Laura A. Hitchcock of Bethany. BY REV. H. S. ATWATER.
June 2, George L. Smith and Martha E. Lines, both of Naugatuck.
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Jan. 17, Theron Eustice Allen and Rosella R. Russell, both of Bethany.
March 12, Thomas Palmer and Jennett Wooding, both of Bethany. Dec. 24, Horatio N. Clark of Prospect, and Laura DeE. H. Perkins. of Bethany.
1865.
Jan. 18, Charles Tucker and Mrs. Harriet Taylor, both of Harwinton. Sunday before Easter, April 9. George Herbert Allen of Hamden, and Almeda E. Buckingham of Bethany.
April 9, Henry A. Doolittle of Hamden and Emma L. Doolittle of Woodbridge.
July 8. Hobart B. Marks of Milford, and Cynthia Maria Sanford of Prospect.
Oct. 15, John Lucius Driver and Mrs. Jane D. Kane, both of Bethany. Nov. 12, Evelyn O. Pardee and Martha L. Sperry, both of Bethany.
1866.
Jan. I, Edward Beecher and Christina E. Tolles, both of Bethany. April 4, Silas E. Jeralds and Julia A. Chandler, both of Prospect. April 29, Miles F. Williams of Prospect, and Mary E. Wooding of Cheshire.
Oct. 18, John W. Brooks of Ansonia and Carrie Scheifferdecker of Bethany.
Nov. 15, George F. Umberfield and Mrs. Catherine Warner, both of Bethany; (married at Beacon Falls).
Nov. 22, Richard H. Griffing and Celia R. Haskins, both of Bethany.
1867.
April 20, Frederick A. Parker of New Haven and Anna M. Donnell of Bethany.
June 5, George B. Twitchel of Bethany and Juliette A. Payne of Naugatuck.
Oct. 20, Hanford L. Plumb and Betsey Devine, both of Bethany.
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. 1836.
May 15, Daniel Harison and Lucy Loisa, ch. of Daniel and Lucy Thomas.
Sept. 4, Joseph Lockwood, son of Joseph and Nancy Bradley.
4, Rebecca Simmons, dau. of Ransom and Alma Jeiles.
15, Frances Harriet, dau. of Harry and Mayant I. Thomas. 1837.
March 20, Ada Maria, (col.) dau. of Philip Sampson.
May II, James Theodore, son of Return and Janet Durand.
June 4, John Mather, son of Abram and Harriet Beecher.
4, Edwin Abijah, son of A. P. and Sarah R. Judd.
4, Dwight Eley, son of Leonard and Julia Todd.
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