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1860. [Same moderator.] Wm. A. Fuller, Philo Washburn, Lynde L. Huntington, Wm. S. Standish. 1861. [George H. Hill, Mod. ] Philo Washburne, Wm. S. Standish, Lynde L. Huntington, Shubel W. Kings- ley. 1862. [Learned Hebard, Mod.] Ezekiel J. Tucker, Elias B. Avery, Silas P. Abel, Shubel W. Kingsley. 1863. [Edwin M. Dolbeare, Mod. ] Oliver E. Pettis, Elias B. Avery, Silas P. Abel, Shubel W. Kingsley. 1864. [Azel Rockwell, Mod.] Oliver E. Pettis, James M. Peckham, Silas P. Abel, Silas H. Dewey. 1865. [Learned Hebard, Mod. ] James M. Peckham, Silas H. Dewey, James C. Williams, Geo. R. Bill. 1866. [Silas P. Abel, Mod. ] Silas H. Dewey, James C. Williams, Geo. R. Bill, Erastus Geer. 1867. [Edwin L. Dolbeare, Mod. ] James C. Williams, Geo. R. Bill, Erastus Geer, Christopher W. Avery. 1868. [Silas P. Abel, Mod. ] Erastus Geer, Christo- pher W. Avery, Walter G. Kingsley, Geo. R. Bill. 1869. [Edwin M. Dolbeare, Mod.] (Same selectmen.)
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TOWN CLERKS.
1870. [Silas P. Abel, Mod. ] Walter G. Kings- ley, Henry A. Spaffard (?), Wm. A. Fuller, Lester B. Babcock. 1871. [Wm. C. Noyes, Mod. ], Henry A. Spafard, Wm. A. Fuller, Jacob McCall, Harlow Rob- inson. 1872. [Silas P. Abel, Mod.] (Same select- men). 1873. [Same moderator. ] (Same selectmen.) 1874. [Same moderator], Wm. A. Fuller, Alphonzo Browning, Harlow Robinson, Cyrus G. Geer. 1875. [Same moderator.] Alphonzo Browning, Cyrus G. Geer, Joseph C. Crandall, Wm. F. Gates. 1876. [Same moderator.] (Same selectmen.) 1877. [Hon. Edwin M. Dolbeare, Mod.], Wm. F. Gates, Joseph C. Crandall, James M. Kingsley, Robert C. Peckham. 1878. [George D. Spencer, Mod.] Joseph C. Crandall, David H. McCall, James M. Kingsley, George B. Webster. 1879. [Isaac Gillett, Mod.] Joseph C. Crandall, David H. MeCall, George B. Webster, Chas. B. Noyes-(still in office).
TOWN CLERKS.
As these officers were also chosen near the close of . the year, their services were chiefly rendered within the year next after the dates noted.
Wm. Clark, from June 1, 1698 to Dec., 1703, 4 years. Wm. Holton, Dec .. 1703, 1 year.
Wm. Clark, Dec., 1704, to Dec., 1725, 21 years.
Gershom Clark, Dec., 1725, to Dec., 1752, 27 years ; died in office 2d Nov., 1752.
Wm. Williams, Dec., 1752, to Dec. 1796, 44 years. Elkanah Tisdale, Dec., 1796, to Nov., 1805, 9 years. Elisha Hutchinson, Nov., 1805, to Oct., 1821, 16 years.
* The several Town Clerks have also held the office of Town Treasurer, for each of their respective terms, from Wm. Clark down to the present time.
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Anderson Martin, Jr , Oct., 1821, to Oct, 1827, 6 years. Eleizer Manning, Jr .. Oct., 1827, to Oct. 1830, 3 years : died in office, 1830.
Chas. H. Dutton, Oct., 1830, to Oct., 1836, 6 years ; died in office.
John Wattles, Oct., 1836, to Oct., 1840, 4 years.
Asa A. Robinson, Oct., 1840, 1 year.
John Wattles, Oct., 1841. 1 year.
Asa A. Robinson, Oct., 1842, 1 year.
John Wattles, Oct., 1843. to Oct., 1849, 6 years. Geo. D. Spencer, Oct., 1849, to Oct., 1861, 12 years. Nathaniel C. Barker, Oct., 1861, to Oct., 1866, 5 years. Geo. D. Spencer, Oct., 1866, to Oct., 1875, 9 years.
Walter G. Kingsley, Oct., 1875, to Oct., 1880, 5 years ; still in office.
CONSTABLES.
These officers were also chosen near the end of the year noted, and their services were mostly within the year next after the date.
1698. John Calkins, 31st May, 1698, to Dec., 1700.
1700. Josiah Dewey, Jr. 1701, Philip Smith. 1702, Thos. Hunt. 1703. John Woodward, Jr. 1704. Benjamin Brewster, Samuel Hutchinson. 1705, (the same. ) 1706, Caleb Abell, Jonathan Metcalf. 1707, Wm. Wattles, Josiah Dewey. 1708. John Abell, Na- thaniel Gove. 1709, John Abell, John Smith.
1710. John Abell, Ebenezer Dewey. 1711, John Abell, Joseph Loomis. 1712, John Abell, Wm. Clark, Jr. 1713, John Abell, Ebenezer West. 1714, Eben- ezer Cass, Wm. Buel. 1715, Samuel Hutchinson, Thos. Hunt. 1716, Stephen Tilden, Jonathan Crane.
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1717, Lieut. John Sprague, Jonathan Crane, Nathan Dewey. 1718, Samuel Huntington, Jonathan Clark, John Sweetland. 1719, Caleb Abel, Ephraim Culver, Joseph Martin.
1720, Caleb Abel, Benoni Clark. 1721, Caleb Abel, Thos. Newcomb. 1722, Caleb Abel, Isaac Til- den. 1723, Caleb Abel, Richard English. 1724, Caleb Abel, Thos. Newcomb. 1725, Caleb Abel. John Sims. 1726, Caleb Abel, Jedediah Strong. 1727. Ca- leb Abel, Jedediah Strong, John Dyer. 1728, Jede- diah Strong, Benoni Clark, John Partridge. 1729, Caleb Abel, Benoni Clark, Stephen Strong.
1730, Caleb Abel, Stephen Strong, Benony Clark. 1731, (same.) 1732, (same.) 1733, Jedediah Strong, Benony Clark, James McCall. 1784, Jedediah Strong, Jas. Makall, Henry Dyer .* 1785, (same.) 1736, (same.) 1737, John Dyer, Henry Dyer, Jas. Bill. 1738, Jonathan Crane, Richard English, Jas. Bill .* 1739, Jas. Dewey, Richard English, David Hamble- ton.
1740, Jas. Dewey, David Hambleton, Jas. White .* 1741, John Dewey, David Hambleton, Joseph Payne .* 1742. Caleb Abel, Jr., Benajah Bill, David Hamble- ton .* 1743, (same.) 1744, (same.) 1745, (same.) 1746, Elijah Hide, David Hambleton, Jas. Pinneo .* 1747, Caleb Hide, Jas. Pinneo, John Robinson .* 1748, Pelatiah Webster, John English, John Robinson .* 1749, (same.)
1750, Ebenezer Loomis, John English, John Rob- inson .* 1751, Pelatiah Webster, John English, John Robinson .* 1752, Pelatiah Webster, Joseph Loomis, John Robinson .* 1753, (same.) 1754, Pelatiah Web- ster, Joseph Loomis, Joseph Bissell .* 1755, Webster and Bissell re-chosen with John Strong. $ ( Bissell col-
* Constables and Collectors.
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lector of excise on spirituous liquors ; Webster died in office, 1756.) 1756, Israel Loomis, John Strong.
Joseph Bissell. 1757, Jedediah Strong. John Strong,
Seth Bartlett .* 1758 and 1759, (same.)
1760. Jonathan Goodwin, John Strong, Seth Bart- lett .* 1761. (same, except Pinneo in place of Strong.) 1762, Aaron Fish, Jas. Pinneo, Jr., Seth Bartlett .* 1763, (same, but Fish* was collector.) 1764, Lebbeus Woodworth .* Seth Bartlett, Samuel Bailey. 1765, Samuel Seabury. Seth Bartlett. 1766. Samuel Seabury, Lebbeus Woodworth,* Seth Bartlett. 1767, Caleb Abel, Lebbeus Woodworth,* Seth Bartlett. 1768 and 1769, (same.)
1770, (same. but Abel,* collector. ) 1771, (same, but Woodworth," Col.) 1772, Caleb Abel, Lebbeus Woodworth, Andrew Metcalf,* Seth Bartlett. 1773, (same four, and) Col. Samuel Seabury added. 1774, (same four as in 1772, without Seabury.) 1775, Leb- beus Woodworth, Andrew Metcalf, Osias Colman,* Caleb Abel. 1776, (same, but Woodworth* collector. ) 1777, Elisha Hutchinson,* L. Woodworth, A. Metcalf, O. Colman. 1778, E. Hutchinson, L. Woodworth. A. Metcalf,* Oliver Bill. 1779. E. Hutchinson, Joel Loomis,* A. Metcalf, Oliver Bill.
1780, (same but Bill,* collector.) 1781, (same, but Metcalf * Col.) 1782, (same, but Hutchinson* Col.) 1783, (same, except Hinchman Bennet * in place of Joel Loomis.) 1784, Joel Loomis, Andrew Metcalf, Jacob Clark,* Daniel Tilden. 1785, (same.) 1786, Capt. Daniel Tilden,* Roswell Stearns, Dr. An- drew Metcalf, Mr. Jacob Clark. 1787. (same.) 1788, (same.) 1789, Elisha Hutchinson, Roswell Stearns, Andrew Metcalf, Jacob Clark.
1790, Elisha Hutchinson, R. Stearns, Oliver Wat-
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tles, J. Clark. 1791. (same.) 1792. (same.) 1793, (same, except Wm. Hyde in place of Wattles. ) 1794, (same, except Samuel Leach in place of Clark, and voted to require bonds of constables for faithful dis- charge of duties.) 1795. Elisha Hutchinson, Andrew Metcalf, Abraham Wilcox. 1796, Jas. Mason .* Am- brose Dutton, * Hosea Clark, * John Newcomb,* (Mason to collect State tax. and the other three to collect town tax in their respective societies.t) 1797, Major Jas. Mason, John Newcomb. Abijah Thomas. Capt. Abra- ham Wilcox. 1793, Maj. Jas. Mason, John Newcomb, Solomon Lee, Capt. Jonathan Cole. 1799, (chosen viva voce) Maj. Jas. Mason, Mr. Eneas Gearey, Mr. Solomon Lee, Capt Jonathan Cole.
1800, Maj. James Mason, Mr. John Newcomb, Mr. Elisha Waterman, Capt. Jonathan Cole. 1801. (same. ) 1802, Capt. Stephen D. Tildon. John New- comb, Peleg Thomas, Jr., Capt. Jonathan Cole. 1803, S. D. Tilden, Samuel Little, Julius Bartlett, Jonathan Cole. 1804, Anderson Martin, S. D. Tilden, Solomon Lee, Jonathan Cole. 1805, Thos. Badcock. S. D. Til- den, J. Cole, S. Lee. 1806, Thos. Badcock, Abel Goodwine, Solomon Lee. Hosca Clark. 1807, (same.) 1808, Jas. Clark, Jr., Asahel Dewey, Isaac West, Ho- sea Clark. 1809, Jas. Clark, Jr., Asahel Dewey, Jas. West, Chas. Abel.
1810. Oliver Pettis, A. Dewey, J. West and C. Abel. 1811, Jas. Pettis, Isaac Loomis, 3d, Brewster Lee, Chas. Abel. 1812, Pettis, Loomis, Lee. and Ebenezer Spafford. 1813, (same.) 1814, Eleazer Manning, Jr., Isaac Loomis, 3d, Brewster Lee, Eb- enezer Spafford. 1815, Eleazer Manning, Jr., Jacob McCall, Ebenezer Spafford, Jacob M. Loomis. 1816, Eleazer Manning, Jr., Leverett Bissell, Jacob M. Loomis, Amos Bill. 1817, Timothy Loomis, Jacob
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McCall, Ebenezer Spafford, Jacob M. Loomis. 1818, Timothy Loomis, Ebenezer Spafford, Hezekiah Tracey, Jacob McCall. 1819, Hubbard Dutton, Leverett Bis- sell, Stephen D. Tilden, Ebenezer Spafford.
1820, (same.) 1821, Shubael Strong, S. D. Tilden, John Brown, Ebenezer Spafford. 1822, (same.) 1823, Strong, Tilden, Wills C. Ripley, and Spafford. 1824, Hubbard Dutton, S. D. Tilden, W. C. Ripley, Ebenezer Spafford. 1825, Win. Wattles, Amos Fow- ler, Jr., S. D. Tilden. Ebenezer Spafford. 1826, Wm. Wattles, Wills C. Ripley, Julius Clark, S. D. Tilden. 1827, Wm. Wattles, S. D. Tilden, Edward Y. Thomas, Ebenezer Spafford. 1828, (same.) 1829, (same.)
1830, Geo. F. Ely, S. D. Tilden. Edward Y. Thomas, Ebenezer Spafford. 1831, Wm. Wattles, Eliphalet Huntington, E. Y. Thomas, Ebenezer Spaf- ford. 1832, Eliphalet Huntington, E. Y. Thomas, Ebenezer Spafford, S. D. Tilden. 1833, (same.) 1834, (same.) 1835, Lester B. Badcock, Ebenezer Spafford, E. Y. Thomas, S. D. Tilden. 1836, (same.) 1837, L. B. Badcock, Griswold E. Morgan, Ebenezer Spafford, Stephen D. Tilden. 1838, L. B. Badcock, G. E. Morgan, Elias L. Williams, S. D. Tilden. 1839, S. D. Tilden, L. B. Badcock, Ebenezer Spafford, Henry Fowler.
1840, Lynde L. Huntington, G. E. Morgan, E. S. Williams, John Beaumont. 1841, L. B. Badcock, Andrew M. Robinson, Ebenezer Spafford, Geo. T. B. Sayer. 1842, L. B. Badcock, Ebenezer Spafford, Henry Fowler, Amasa L. Hyde. 1843, A. L. Hyde, Jared Davenport, L. B. Badcock, Christopher C. Crouch, Elias L. Williams. 1844, L. B. Badcock, Jas. Monroe Kingsley, Jared Davenport, Henry Otis. 1845, (same.) 1846, L. B. Badcock, Jared Daven- port, Win. R. Hull, Justin Clark, Jas. Monroe Kings- ley. 1847, (same, except Austin Gay in place of Hull.) 1848, (same.) 1849, John Avery, Henry N. Stark, Alanson C. Abel, Nathan Bass.
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1850, Lester B. Badcock, Jared Davenport. Eze- kial Abel, Austin Gay. 1851, (same, except Alanson C. Abel, in place of Ezekiel. ) 1852, Win. C. Noves, Henry Nelson Stark, Nathan Bass, A. C. Abel. 1853, (same, except Jacob McCall. 2d. in place of Abel.) 1854, Wm. C. Noyes, Griswold E. Morgan, Alanson C. Abel, Nathan Bass. 1855. Wm. R. Gay, Simon Edgerton, A. C. Abel, Nathan Bass. 1856, Archibald G. Bailey, Jacob McCall, 2d, Joseph E. Loomis, Na- than Bass. 1857, (same, except Lynde L. Hunting- ton in place of Bailey.) 1858, L. L. Huntington, Jacob McCall, Geo. R. Bill, Nathan Bass. 1859, (same.)
1860, (same.) 1861, Nathan Bass, Jacob Mc- Call, Wm. C. Noyes, Geo. R. Bill, Judson A. Gager, John Avery. 1862, Wm. C. Noyes, Jacob McCall, Hen- ry A. Spafford, Nathan Bass. 1863, Wm. L. Hunting- ton, Jacob McCall, H. A. Spafford, Nathan Bass. 1864, Israel E. Harvey, Wm. S. Standish, Timothy D. Williams, Nathan Bass 1865, (same, except Geo. R. Bill in place of Standish. ) 1866, Nathan Bass, Wm. S. Standish, Geo. R. Bill. Jared E. Harvey. 1867, N. Bass, Wm. S. Standish, Geo. R. Bill, Jas. A. Brown. 1868, N. Bass, Geo. R. Bill, Jacob Mc- . Call, Judson A. Gager. 1869, Wm. C. Noyes, Jacob McCall, Geo. R. Bill, Nathan Bass.
1870, Wm. C. Noves, Silas H. Dewey, Jacob McCall, Robert R. Carpenter. 1871, Wm. C. Nores, Jacob McCall, Jas. Y. Thomas. Nathan Bass. 1872, Lynde L. Huntington, Jacob McCall, T. Arnold Car- penter, Nathan Bass. 1873, (samc.) 1874, (same, except Chas. J. Abel in place of MeCall.) 1875, L. L. Huntington, Chas. J. Abel, Jas. Y. Thomas, Nathan Bass. 1876, (same.) 1877, Asa B. Peckham, Ja- cob McCall, Jas. Y. Thomas, Nathan Bass. 1878, (same.) 1879, Asa C. Peckham, Chas. H. Thomas, Jr., Nathan Bass, Jas. G. Thomas, (still in office.)
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SOCIETY STATISTICS. The churches have been organized as follows, viz .:
FIRST CHURCH. Organized Nov. 27, 1700.
Ministers.
Settled.
Joseph Parsons,
Nov. 1700 to - - 1708, dismissed. 66
Samuel Wells,
Dec. 1711 to Dec. 1722,
Sol. Williams, D.D.,
Dec. 1722 to Feb. 1776, died.
Zebulon Ely,
Nov. 1782 to Nov. 1824,
Edward Bull,
Sept. 1895 to - - 1837, dismissed.
John C. Nichols,
Feb. 1840 to Mar. 1854,
Orlo D. Hine,
May 1856 present pastor.
CHURCH IN COLUMBIA (FORMERLY " LEBANON CRANK ").
Organized 1720.
Ministers.
Settled.
Samuel Smith, - 1720 to Dec. 1724, dismissed.
William Gager, May 1725 to Sept. 1734,
Eleazer Wheelock, D.D., June 1735 to - 1770,
Thomas Brockway, June 1772 to July 1807, died.
The town of Columbia was set off from Lebanon in 1800, and this society was embraced in the new town.
CHURCH IN GOSHEN (LEBANON). Organized Nov. 26, 1729.
Ministers.
Settled.
Jacob Elliot, Nov. 1729 to April 1766, died.
Timothy Stone, Oct. 1766 to Sept. 1797, 66
Wm. B. Ripley, Nov. 1798 to July 1822,
Erastus Ripley, Sept. 1823 to Feb. 1832, dismissed.
Salmon Cone, 1832 to Mar. 1834, stated supply.
Israel T. Otis, June 1835 to Mar. 1844, dismissed.
Joshua R. Brown, May 1845 to June 1852,
Elijah W. Tucker,
Sept. 1853 to - 1858,
Aaron B. Livermore,
Feb. 1860 to Oct. 1868,
Daniel B. Lord, . Oct. 1868 to Jan. 1877, 66
M. Quincey Bosworth, Dec. 1877 .
present pastor.
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MINISTERS OF THE GOSPEL.
CHURCH IN EXETER (LEBANON).
Organized, 1773.
Ministers.
Settled.
John Gurley, May 1775 to Feb. 1812, died.
John H. Fowler,
Oct. 1813 to Mar. 1821, dismissed.
Daniel Waldo,
Sept. 1823 to Sept. 1834,
Lyman Strong,
1835 to July 1841, stated supply.
Stephen Hayes, July 1841 to April 1846, stated supply.
John Avery,
June 1848 to May 1873, dismissed.
Chas. C. Herbert,
May 1874 to Feb. 1878, stated supply.
David Breed,
May 1878 present stated supply.
BAPTIST CHURCH (LEBANON). Constituted, Sept., 1805.
Ministers.
Nehemiah Dodge,
from Sept. 1805
to June 1815
Daniel Putnan,
from June 1815
to Sept. 1818
Esek Brown,
from Sept. 1818 to April 1834
John H. Baker,
from April 1834 to April 1836
Levi Meech,
from 1836 to April 1838
Nathan Wildman,
from April 1838
to April 1851
Nathaniel W. Miner, from May
1851
to Aug. 1852
T. Bennet,
from June 1853
to Jan. 1855
0.
Cunningham, from April
1855
to Aug. 1865
B. S. Morse,
from Dec.
1865
to June 1870
Geo. L. Putnam,
from Sept.
1870
to Aug. 1879
Asa C. Bronson,
from Nov.
1879
present minister.
"CHRISTIAN CHURCH " (LIBERTY HILL, LEBANON ).
Organized about 1810-by Elder Plumber.
Successive Ministers, viz .: Dexter Ballard, Dr. Robinson, Warren Hathaway, Jas. Burlingame, Elisha H. Wright, Fred- erick Coe.
Reorganized as a Free Will Baptist Church in 1873, but have no service.
MINISTERS OF THE GOSPEL
Born or reared in Lebanon ; list as far as known-not including Columbia.
Peter Pratt, Eliphalet Williams, D.D., Eliphalet Huntington, Dan. Throop, Joseph Lyman, D.D., Wm. Robinson, David Huntington, John Griswold; Elipha-
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let Lyman, John Robinson. Elijah Parish, D.D., Lynde Huntington, Ariel Parish, Wm. Lyman, D.D .. Asa Lyman. Andrew Huntington, Abraham Fowler, Rich- ard Williams, Shubael Bartlett. John Bartlett, Ralph B. Gurley, Ezra Stiles Ely, Nath'l Freeman, Dan. Huntington, Dyer T. Hinckley, Timothy Stone. Jona- than T. Ely, David F. Ely, David Metcalf, Orrin Fowler, Warren B. Dutton, D.D .. Flavel Bascom, D.D., Hobart McCall, Sam'l G. Buckingham, D.D., Elijah F. Rockwell, Jas. A. Clark. Salmon McCall, Wm. M. Burchard, Henry D. Woodworth, Henry Gay .= 40.
COLLEGE GRADUATES
Who were either natives of, or went from, Lebanon to College.
HARVARD.
Jonathan Trumbull, 1727; Nathan Tisdale, 1749; Wm. Williams, 1751; Joseph Trumbull, 1756; Jona- than Trumbull. Jr., 1759; John Trumbull, 1773; Eliphalet Birchard, 1843. Total, 7.
YALE.
James Calkin, 1725 ; Benj. Throop, 1734; Joshua West. 1738; Peter Sweetland, 1740; Gersham Clark, Joseph Fowler, Samuel Huntington, Eliphalet Wil- liams, and Solomon Williams. Jr., all in 1743; David Strong, 1745; Pelatiah Webster, 1746; Joseph Clark, 1747; John Clark and Nath'l Porter, 1749; Joseph William Bissell, 1751 ; Joshua Porter, 1754; Ephraim Fitch, John Smalley, and Thos Williams, M.D., all in 1756; Jonathan Lyman, 1758; Elipha- let Huntington, 1759; Jonathan Bascom, 1764: Jos- eph Lyman, 1767; David Huntington, 1773; Abra- ham Fowler, 1775: Eliphalet Lyman, 1776; John Robinson, Rev. D.D., 1780: Daniel Crocker. 1782; Chas. White, 1783 ; Joseph Eliot, Jabez Huntington,
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and Wm. Lyman, all in 1784; Dyer Throop Hinck- ley, 1785; Joshua Dewer. 1787; Lynde Huntington and Jeremiah Mason, 1758: Solomon Williams. 1792; Dan Huntington, 1794: Stephen Thatcher and Wm. Trumbull Williams, 1795: Diodate Brockway, Asahel Clark, Warren Dutton. and Asa Lyman. all in 1797; David Young, 1798; Shubael Bartlett, 1800; Roswell Bailey, Sam'l Holbrook. and Joseph Trumbull, all in 1801; Richard Williams. 1802; Ezra Stiles Ely and Eliphalet Swift, 1804; Clark Bissell (Gov. of Conn.), Josiah Bartlett Strong, and Ichabod Brewster, all in 1806; John Bartlett and Jonathan G. W. Trumbull, 1807; Orrin Fowler and Andrew Huntington, 1815; Rufus Huntington and Jas. Fitch Mason, 1817; Ralph Randolph Gurley, 1818: Jos. Dyer Chapman, 1826; Flavel Bascom, 1828; Warren Backus Dutton, 1829; Amasa Dewey, 1832; Sam'l Giles Buckingham, 1833; Jas. Augustus Clark and Elijah Frink Rockwell, 1834; Julian Vail Pettis, 1836; Wm. Metcalf Birchard, 1837; Henry Strong MeCall, 1842; Edwin Wright, 1844; Nath'l Williams Manning, 1847 ; Albert Hebard and Salmon McCall, 1851 ; John Elderkin, 1852; Ed- ward Strong Hinckley and Arthur Williams Wright, 1859; Daniel Hebard, 1860; Alexander Hamilton Wright, 1863; Charles Daniel Hine, 1871; Leroy B. Peckham, 1880. Total, 83.
GRADUATES FROM THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT, YALE.
Joseph Peabody, 1821; Chas. Hubbard Dutton, 1826; Elisha Hutchinson, 1828; Jeremiah Nath'l Peabody, 1831 ; Oliver Kingsley, 1832; Chas. Osgood, 1833; Alonzo Fuller, 1842; Jeremiah King, 1846. Total, 8.
ATTENDED MEDICAL LECTURES FOR A TIME AT YALE, BUT DID NOT GRADUATE.
Jotham Sexton, 1821; Wm. Chauncey Williams, 1822; Samuel W. Ripley, 1830; William Wattles, 1831; Stephen Champlain, 1837 , Gilbert Fuller, 1843, Total, 6.
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MEMBERS OF YALE WHO DID NOT GRADUATE.
David Trumbull. drowned. 1740, while in college; Henry Porter. 1782; John Ward Gurley, 1796 (A.M., Yale, 1799); Eleazer A. Hutchinson and Daniel Strong, 1802 (latter d. sen. yr.) ; Solomon W. Wil- liams, 1803; John Trumbull and Edward Young, 1806; Ebenezer Dewey and Thos. B. Powers, 1815; John Carrier and Solomon Goodrich Gilbert, 1833; Geo. W. Standish, 1843. Total, 13.
DARTMOUTH.
John Wheelock (second pres. and son of Eleazer first pres. of Dartmouth Coll. ), 1771; David Huntington, 1773; Samuel Collins, 1775; Abel Curtis and Eleazer Wheelock, Jr., 1776; Jedediah Parker Buckingham, Elijah Dewey, and Elisha Smith, 1779: Elisha Pieknor, 1783; Joseph Clark, and Elijah Parish. 1785: Eras- tus Clark and Charles Marsh. 1786; Daniel Ordway Gillett, Walter Harris, and Elijah Lyman, 1787 ; Ariel Parish and Ezra Woodworth, 1788; Josiah Dunham, Lathrop Rockwell, and Joel West, 1789; Bezaleel Pinneo and John Walbridge, 1791 ; Richard English Newcomb, 1793; Bezaleel Bliss, 1794. Total, 25.
WILLIAMS.
David Mason, 1796; Samuel Selden Loomis, 1811; Alfred Wright, 1812. Total. 3. PRINCETON-Josiah Thatcher. 1760. MIDDLEBURY-David Metcalf, 1819.
AMHERST-Henry Dwight Woodworth, 1855. BROWN UNIVERSITY-Luther Robinson, Win. Ran- dall Sexton,* 1834. Total, 5. Grand total, 150.
* Finished a full course, but twenty-two of his class (himself among them) out of a class of twenty-six, declined to participate in the graduating exercises, from conscientious scruples of prin- ciple in the bestowment of college honors. His biographer, how- ever, says that he afterwards, in 1836, received his degree. He died in 1837. [See " Memoir of Wm Randall Sexton," by Rev. Chas. T. Torrey, 1838, pp. 26-29.].
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BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS.
WHICH APPEAR AMONG THE EARLIEST RECORDS, WITH A FEW FROM OTHER SOURCES.
All those marked with a star * were among the 51 orig- inal proprietors.
ABEL.
JOHN, m. Rebecca Henman, June 2, 1730. Chil., John. b. Mch. 10, 1704-died inf ; Sarah, Mch. 2, 1705; Sol- omon, Jan. 7, 1708; Rebecca, Jan. 18, 1711; Hannah. Sept. 26, 1716; Bethia. Oct. 18, 1718; David, April 1, 1722.
CALEB, m. Abigail Henman, Feb. 20, 1705. Chil., Dan- iel, b. Feb. 3, 1706; Caleb, April 21, 1709; Abigail, April 11, 1711; Mary, Aug. 4, 1714.
DANIEL, m. Sarah Crane, 21 Dec., 1729. Chil., Daniel. b. Nov. 13, 1728 ; Eliphalet, Sept. 10, 1730; Jonathan. Apr. 26, 1733; Mary, Feb. 24, 1736; Betty, Jan. 19, 1739: Sarah Jan. 19, 1741; Elijah, Feb. 4. 1744; Simon, Sept. 5, 1746-died young: Ezekiel, Oct. 12, 1747.
CALEB, m. Mary Clark, Feb. 7. 1738. Chil., Creta, b. Dec. 5, 1738; Abigail, Aug. 21, 1740; Elizabeth, Dec. 21, 1742: Joseph, Oct. 29, 1744; Mary, Nov. 18, 1747; Caleb, Mch. 15, 1749-died young; Caleb again, Feb. 23, 1751; Lydia, May 21, 1753; Lucretia, Oct. 30, 1755.
ALDEN.
JOHN. m. Elisabeth Ripley of Windham, Oct. 9, 1744. Chil., Perthena, b. Sept. 5, 1745; Violette, April 8, 1748; John, June 18, 1750; Judah, March 10, 1752; Roger, Feb. 11, 1754; Elisabeth, Dec. 23, 1757-d. May 25, 1858.
ALLEN.
SAMUEL and wife Catharine had chil., viz .: Joseph, b. Jan. 26, 1733; Daniel. Aug. 14, 1735; George, May 11, 1737. (Samuel, the father, died Feb. 22, 1744.)
ARMSTRONG.
JOHN, m. Anna Worth, Jan. 19, 1710. .
JOSEPH, m. Lydia Worth, Dec. 15, 1712. John above was here in 1709. and the name appears a few years later.
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AVERY.
JOHN, * sold all his rights and interests here to Henry Woodward, Jan. 6, 1702. His home lot was where the sons of Dea. John Avery now live. New London was his home. and he was active in repelling the inroads of the Narragan- set Indians. John Avery and Thomas Avery are mentioned as landholders in Preston, 1706. The Avery family now in Lebanon, who came from Preston at a recent date, evi- dently are of the same stock.
ROBERT, m. Anna -. Chil., Robert, b. Nov. 25, 1742: John, Jan. 29, 1745; Anna. June 25, 1747 ; Josias, Aug. 15. 1749; Susanna, Oct. 15, 1751; Sarah, Oct. 25, 1755: Ruth, March 6, 1756.
BALDWIN.
JOHN, (from Norwich,) selectman in 1599.
JOHN, JR., m. Abigail Baldwin, Jan. 31, 1716. Chil., John Baldwin, b. Aug. 14, 1717; Lucy, April 12, 1720: Zerviah, April 18, 1722; Daniel. June 16, 1725; Benjamin, April 2, 1727; Zervias, March 24, 1729. Mr. John Bald. win, Jr., d. Jan. 18, 1745.
JOHN, 3d, m. Mary Binney, June 12, 1751. Chil .. Jacob, b. Aug. 30, 1751-d. young; Mary, May 3, 1753; Jacob May 16, 1755; John, Sept. 11, 1757; Hannah, Feb. 3, 1760; Abigail, Aug. 8, 1762.
DANIEL, m. Elisabeth Cogswell, Jan. 26, 1749. Chil., Daniel, b. Jan. 12, 1750, d. June 11, 1750; Daniel. Nov. 13, 1751.
BENJAMIN, m. Ruth Porter, Sept. 27, 1750. Chil., Sarah. b. Oct., 1752; Ruth, Aug. 12, 1754; Ann, July 9, 1756. BAILEY.
JOSEPH, m. Abigail Ingraham, May 24, 1724. Chil .. Mary, b. Jan. 25, 1725; Ann. July 9, 1727; Mercy, Oct. 1, 1730 ; Joseph. May 4, 1733; James, Aug. 22, 1735: Elisabeth, Oct. 9th, 1738; Samuel, b. July 18, 1739.
ISAAC, m. Abigail Hunt, April 16, 1730. Chil., Temper- ance, b. Feb. 2, 1731; Isaac, Dec. 6. 1732; Joshua, Nov. 25, 1734,-d. young; Joshua, July 7, 1741.
SAXTON. m. Hannah Hunt, June 24, 1731; he d. March 21. 1743. Chil., Hannah. b. Aug. 30, 1732; Lucy, May 23. 1734; William, May 10, 1736; Amy, May 6, 1738; Ab- ner, b. July 13, 1740.
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BARTLETT.
JOSIAH and Merev, his wife. Hed. March 16, 1782; she d. Feb. 7. 1781. Chil .. Ichabod. b. Oct. 20, 1723; Betty, Jan. 28, 1725; Nathaniel, Nov. 27, 1727; John, Aug. 15, 1730; Chandler, Jan. 22, 1733; Cyrus, Jan. 14, 1739; Mercy, May 4 1740; Molle, 1743.
ICHABOD and Desire, his wife. Chil., Lydia, b. May 6, 1748; Desire, April 24, 1750 ; Judah, June 15, 1752; John, Sept. 24, 1754; Hannah, May 24, 1757; Molly, April 4, 1760; Lucy, Dec. 19, 1763; Seth. June 18, 1766.
JOHN, m. Susannah Southworth of Duxbury, Dec., 1753. Chil., John, b. June, 1755 ; Sarah, June 3, 1757; Jedediah Southworth, May 31, 1759.
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