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There was an Ephraim Wilcox, appeared in West Sims- bury about 1746. He might be a brother of Esquire Joseph, but this is uncertain. Ephraim, aforementioned, married the widow of Thomas Bidwell, Sen., and was the father of Philander, Martin, Asa and Jehiel. (See History of Phi- lander Wilcox and Brothers.)
JOSEPH WILCOX, SEN., was son of the first Samuel Wilcox, (then spelt Wilcoxson.) He came from the Old Parish to reside among his sons and spend the latter part of his days with them; when he came to West Simsbury is not definitely known.
Parents. Born. Died. Age.
Joseph Wilcox, Sen., 1674, 1770. 96. Married 1703.
Abigail Thrall, 17 -. Daughter of Timothy Thrall.
Children, as far as known. Born. Died. Age.
Joseph, Jun.,
1706, 1759, 53.
1712.
Married Elizabeth Humph- rey, 1735.
Sarah, Hezekiah, 1713, 1789, 75.
Nathaniel, 1791, 72.
Twins, 1719,
Mary,
1756, 37.
Ezra,
1723, 1786, 63.
A cripple; married Rachel Moses. Married Samuel Humphrey, 3d, 1731. Married Mary Humphrey.
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JOSEPH WILCOX, JUN., with his wife, came to West Simsbury about the year 1738. He lived on the place which was afterward owned by his nephew, Ezra Wilcox, Jun., nearly opposite the present mouth of Cherries brook. He was called a man of uncommon strength and resolution. He was killed instantly by a fall from a scaffold in his barn, A. D. 1759. He was donor of the land for the South-bury- ing ground.
Parents. Born. Died. Age. Joseph Wilcox, Jun., 1706, 1759, 53. Elizabeth Humphrey,
Married 1735. Daughter of Samuel Humph- rey.
NATHANIEL WILCOX, son of Joseph, Sen., with his wife, came to West Simsbury about the year 1743. He settled on land around the site of the old first bridge, on Farmington river. His house stood at the foot of the hill on the west side of the river, west of the old bridge place. The bridge then stood some twenty rods south of the present bridge, and west of the house of Harlow Case. The old road went up the steep hill west of his house; some remains of it are still to be seen.
Parents.
Born. Died. Age.
Nathaniel Wilcox,
Rachel Moses,
1719, 1791, 72. Married 1743. 1807.
Children. Born. Died. Age.
Nathaniel, Jun.,
1776.
Died in the army.
Joseph,
1776. Died a prisoner.
Rachel.
Seth,
1787.
Married Joseph Hawkins. His widow married Dr. Na- thaniel Hooker.
Sarah.
Married 1st, Carter; 2d, - - Monger.
Temperance.
Married Joseph Snath.
Son.
Died at the house of Elisha Cornish, Simsbury. .
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LIEUT. WILLIAM WILCOX, son of Dea. William Wil- cox, of Simsbury, Meadow Plain, with his wife, whose maiden mame was Lucy Case, daughter of John Case, 3d, came to West Simsbury about the year 1750. He settled on land now belonging to Ruggles Case, Esq. They had thirteen children including three who died in infancy or childhood.
Parents.
Born. Died. Age.
William Wilcox,
1727, 1775, 48.
Lucy Case, 1732, 1805, 73.
Children. Born. Died. Age.
Lucy, Charles,
Married Moses Case.
Married 1st, Thankful Mills; 2d, Abigail Case.
William, Jun., 1756, 1827, 71. Married 1st, Mercy Case, 2d, Mrs. Anna Moses.
Mary.
Married Jun. Married Sarah Case.
Eliphalet Curtis.
Jedediah,
1763, 1818, 55.
Thankful,
1761.
Married Zimri Barber.
Imri,
Lovisa,
1767.
1765, 1807, 42. Married Lucretia Hayes. Married Dudley Mills.
Dan,
1773, 1833, 61. Married Esther Merrett.
Sterling,
1774, 1823, 48. Married Sophia Denslow.
CAPT. CHARLES WILCOX, son of Lieut. William, married 1771, for his first wife, Thanks Mills, daughter of Dea. Joseph Mills. They had three little sons, viz., Philemon, born, 1772; Charles born 1774, and Billy, born 1775. These three with their mother, all died between the 28th of August and the 12th of September, 1776, of the malignant dysen- tery, a disease that raged at that time in the army, and among the citizens at home, through a great portion of the northern states.
The husband and father of the deceased ones subsequent- ly married Abigail, daughter of Capt. Zacheus Case. They
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were the parents of Abigail, Thanks, Achsah and Philemon; but another dreadful stroke awaited them, for in September, 1787, Achsah, aged 3 years, and Philemon aged 10 months, died of the dreadful disease called croup or rattles in the throat. They died on the 27th of September, 1787, but fifteen minutes apart and were both buried in one coffin. They afterward had (as it is understood) four children.
COL. WILLIAM WILCOX, the fourth of the name in direct succession, and son of Lieut. William and Mrs. Lucy Wilcox. For his first wife he married Mercy, daughter of Capt. Zacheus Case, and for his second, Anna, widow of Lieut. Daniel Moses, whose maiden name was Anna Edg- erton. He resided on the premises, and erected the house now owned by his son Orville Wilcox, in the North school- district,
Parents.
Born. Died. Age.
William Wilcox, 1758, 1827, 69. Married December 22d, 1779.
1st wife, Mercy Case, 1761, 1809, 48.
2d wife, Anna Edg- erton,
1775, 1846, 71.
Children.
Born. Died. Age.
Mercy,
1780, 1806, 26.
William, Jun.,
1782.
Married 1st, Roxy McFar-
land; 2d, Mercy Rice.
Zacheus,
1785, 1826, 41.
Married Temperance Case.
Alanson, 1787, 1849, 62.
Orville,
1792.
Married Cyrene Johnson. Married widow of Chester Giddings.
Celestia,
1794.
Garmon,
1796.
Married Louisa C. Wright.
Rodman,
1789, 1837, 47. Married Rosanna Gwin.
Imri,
1798, 1835, 37.
Died single.
Loyal,
1800.
Married Almira Reed.
Philena,
1802, 1854, 52.
Married Lucius Brooks.
Mariah,
1812.
Married Marvin Case.
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COL. AZARIAH WILCOX, son of Elisha Wilcox, Sen., and grandson of Azariah Wilcox, 1st. He resided on the place now owned by Sidney S. Sexton, in the Farms school-district. He married a daughter of Benajah Humph- rey, Jun.
Parents.
Born. Died. Age.
Azariah Wilcox,
1814, 58.
Hepzibeth Humph- rey.
Children.
Born. Died. Age,
Benajah, about
1778.
Caroline.
Chloe.
Tammy Lovet, 1793.
Azariah Jay,
1795, 1812, 18.
Hepzibeth,
Drowned at Tariffville. Married Henry Harrington.
SERG. EZRA WILCOX, SEN., with his wife Mary, daughter of Samuel Humphrey, 2d, removed from the Old Parish to West Simsbury about A. D. 1743, His place of residence was on the west side of the river, opposite the mouth of Cherries brook. He married for his second wife, Rhoda, widow of Philip Harris.
Parents.
Born. Died. Age.
Ezra Wilcox,
Mary Humphrey,
1723, 1786, 63. 1756.
Children. Born. Died. Age.
Ezra, Jun.,
1746, 1807, 61. Married Rosanna Case.
Rachel, (twins,
1748.
Mary,
1756, 8.
Elizabeth,
1750.
Married Joseph Mabison, of New Canaan, N. Y. Married Deliverance Tuller.
Isaac,
1753.
Lucy,
1754.
.
Married John Nearing.
Phebe,
1756,
Married William Noble.
Giles,
1759, 1777, 18.
Died single.
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John.
Hezekiah.
Rhoda. Zeruiah,
Removed to the region of Whitestown, N. Y., 1791. Removed to the region of Whitestown, N. Y., 1791. Married Obadiah Taylor. Married Samuel Humphrey, Jun., or 5th.
EZRA WILCOX, JUN., son of Ezra Wilcox and Mary Humphrey. He married Rosanna, daughter of Dea. Abra- ham and Mrs. Rachel Case. He resided on the premises owned and occupied by his uncle, Joseph Wilcox, Jun., de- ceased, near the confluence of the turnpike and the river road.
Parents. Born. Died. Age.
Ezra Wilcox, Jun.,
or 2d,
1746, 1807, 61.
Rosanna Case,
1746, 1807, 61. Both were born and both died the same year.
Children.
Born. Died. Age.
Abraham,
1769, 1815, 46.
Married Arabella Dyer. Married Jesse Moory.
Faith,
1771.
Alexander,
1773.
Married - - Nearing.
Allen,
1775, 1830, 55.
Married Chloe Woodford.
Eunice,
1776.
Married Giles Woodford. Married James Moses.
Clarissa,
1779.
Mary,
1781.
Gad,
1783.
Edmund,
1788.
Died single. Still lives single, (1856.)
ISAAC WILCOX, second son of Ezra Wilcox, Sen., married Deliverance, daughter of Ensign Isaac Tuller. He resided on the premises and erected the dwelling-house now owned by Zenas and Daniel Dyer. In the year 1801, he removed to Pompey, State of New York.
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Parents.
Born. Died. Age.
Isaac Wilcox,
1753.
Deliverance Tuller,
1751, 1805, 54.
Children.
Born. Died. Age.
Isaac, Jun. Starling.
Married Margaret Tooly.
CAPT. DANIEL WILCOX. He married Lydia, daugh- ter of Samuel Humphrey, 2d, 1737. He resided on the place now occupied by Julius Case about the year 1750. He lost his property by being bound for the owners of the old forge, which was swept away by a flood from its place, on the north-east side of the river, above the old school-house place. They had no children.
Parents. Born. Died. Age.
Daniel Wilcox.
Lydia Humphrey, 1775.
COL. AMOS WILCOX, with his wife, Hannah Hoskins, came from the Old Parish and settled on land now belong- ing to Capt. Jerry Wilcox, his grandson, about the year 1752. They had nine children, six sons and three daughters; seven of them settled in family state and raised up families.
Parents. Born. Died. Age.
Amos Wilcox,
1726, 1785, 59. Married 1749.
Hannah Hoskins, 1726, 1779, 53.
Children. Born. Died. Age.
Amos, Jun., 1750, 1844, 94.
Married Annah Case.
Hannah, 1755, 1801, 46. First wife of Ezra Adams, Esq. 1753. Married Mary Cornish.
David, Roger,
1752, 1825, 73. Married Elizabeth Case.
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Phebe,
1758, 1828, 70.
Married Rev. Seth Sage: he died 1822.
Zelek,
1763, 1807, 45.
1826, 61.
Betsy,
twins,
1765.
Robert,
1767, 1847, 79.
1810, 45. First wife of William Merrell. Married Climena Mills.
AMOS WILCOX, JUN., son of Amos Wilcox, Sen. He with his wife Annah, daughter of Capt. Josiah Case, commenced family state about 1772. He resided on the premises now owned by Salmon Matson, in the north-east corner of the town.
Parents.
Born. Died. Age.
Amos Wilcox, Jun.,
1750. 1844, 94.
Annah Case, 1750, 1833, 83.
Children. Born. Died. Age.
Annah, 2d,
1773.
Cherissa,
1775.
Married Gad Curtis.
Amos, 3d,
1777.
Married -
Lattimer.
Buckland,
1848.
Ruth.
Betsy,
Jeptha.
Orren.
Willys.
Married Timothy Graham. Married Jedadiah Wilcox.
EPHRAIM WILCOX, married Ruhamah, widow of Thomas Bidwell, Sen., and resided on the premises left by said Thomas, for a number of years They had four sons, viz., Philander, Jehiel, Asa, Martin, and one daughter, Chloe, who married Elijah Humphrey.
Joel,
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PHILANDER WILCOX settled on the farm previously owned by William Payne. He, for his first wife, married Abigail Fuller; she died 1785, leaving two daughters. He for his second wife, married Mercia Moses, by whom he had two more daughters; one of them married Carmi Case; the other married Salmon Barber. He removed in 1803, to Barkhamsted Hollow, where he resided through life and died in 1813. His widow survived him some years and died in Barkhamsted.
JEHIEL WILCOX, brother to Philander, married a daughter of Saunders Moore, of Granby. He resided on the farm previously owned by John Taylor, between his brothers Philander and Asa, which is now the residence of Martin Moses. He removed to Barkhamsted about the year -, where he resided till about 1808, when he removed to the State of Ohio, where he spent the remainder of his life, and died a few years since, aged 85.
ASA WILCOX, another brother, resided on the farm afterward owned by Dea. Alvin Humphrey. He married a daughter of William, Sen., and Ruth Taylor. They had children, Prudence, Billy, Asa, and others.
GAMALIEL WARD and SIMEON WARD. They settled in 1745, on the farm, now the west part of the prem- ises of Eliphalet Case. Their house stood on the west side of Cherries brook, the west side of the road, a few rods north of the bridge. It is not in the power of the writer to tell, whether they two were brothers or father and son.
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Parents. Born. Died. Age.
Gamaliel Ward, Elizabeth Simons. Simeon Ward, 1780.
1694, 1774, 80.
Children, Born. Died. Age.
Betsy, Mindwell. Anna,
1740, 1825, 85.
Married Amos Case, Jun. Married James McNall. Married Isaac Messenger, Jun. Died of small-pox.
James,
1754, 1777, 23.
Infant.
1762.
URIAH WHITNEY, with his wife, Miss ----- Hart, of Avon, resided in the Farms school-district. Among their children were Samuel and Lucy, and others not known to the writer. He lived on the farm subsequently owned by Noble Phelps. The buildings then stood on the east side of the highway, northeasterly from the dwelling house of the late said Noble Phelps, deceased; in the year 1801, he re- moved to Granville, Mass. Nothing further is known of his or his family's history.
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[NOTE. The following genealogical notes of the sons of Dea. Hosea Case were not received in time for insertion in their proper alphabetical order.]
HOSEA CASE, JUN., first son of Dea. Hosea Case. He married for his first wife, Rhoda, daughter of Amos Case, Sen., and for his second, Sarah, daughter of Solomon Buel, Sen. He commenced his farming operation in the town of Norfolk; from there he removed back to West Simsbury and settled on the place now owned by Alvin Bacon. He afterward moved on to the farm now owned by Giles A. Sisson, where he spent the remainder of his life.
Parents. Born. Died. Age.
Hosea Case, Oct.
6, 1756, 1834, 78.
Rhoda Case, April
20, 1757, 1786, 29.
Sarah Buel, 1760, 1838, 78. Married A. D. 1787.
Child. Born. Died. Age.
Rhoda, 1780, 1847, 67. Married Loin Humphrey.
ASA CASE, SEN., second son of Dea. Hosea Case, mar- ried for his first wife, Lois, daughter of Solomon Dill; for his second, Thede, widow of Benajah Humphrey, and daughter of Capt. Zacheus Case. He lived on the place now owned by his youngest son, Milton Case.
Parents. Born. Died. Age.
1758, 1837, 79. Married January 28th, 1781.
Asa Case, Lois Dill, 1759, 1812, 53.
Thede Humphrey, 1766, 1851, 85.
Children. Born. Died. Age.
Lois,
twins, Oct. 1782,
1787. Lorinda,
Asa, Jun., Dec. 1, 1786.
Married Hepzibah Buel.
Dosa, March 7, 1788.
Married Tirza Case.
Bera, July 22. 1790.
Married Sarah Humphrey.
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1783.
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Daughter, May
25, 1793, 1793.
Hosea, June 13, 1794, 1827, 33. Married 1st, Thede M.
Humphrey; 2d, Charlotte
Lois,
Dec. 23, 1796, 1846, 50.
Mills. Married Solomon V. Case.
Lorinda,
March 24, 1799, 1833, 34. Married Orson Reed.
Milton. Feb. 19,1801.
Married Eunice Reed.
TITUS CASE, fourth son of Dea. Hosea Case. He married for his first wife, Rebecca Eggleston; second wife, Phebe Tuttle. He commenced his family state on the East Hill, on the place now occuped by Reuben S. Hull. The last years of his life he lived about fifty rods south of the meeting-house, Canton center.
Parents. Born. Died. Age.
Titus Case,
1768, 1845, 76. Married January 28th, 1790.
Rebecca Eggleston.
Phebe Tuttle.
Children. Born. Died. Age.
Rebecca, Nov. 14, 1790.
Married John Garrett.
Sarah, May 6, 1793. Married Calvin Case.
Titus S. April 23, 1796, 1835, 39.
Francis H. Oct. 1,1797.
Married Terrissa Humphrey. Married Lucinda Case.
Mary, April 20, 1800, 1808, 8.
Polly, April 23,1809.
Married Calvin Case, Jun.
CHAPTER
ON THE
Black Citizens of dalest Simsbury.
JAMES BALTIMORE, known as Jim Balt, was an in- habitant of this town as early or earlier than 1774. He resided with or near Capt. Dudley Case, in the part of New Hartford that is now Canton. His first wife died as early as 1780, and left two children, viz., Polly, born 1775, and Sam, born 1778. Sam remained with Capt. Dud (so called) for nearly thirty years, and was indulged with greater privi- leges and liberties than commonly fall to the lot of colored people in families of wealth and standing. He appeared to talk as though he had a good share of influence and direc- tion in the common departments of business, and was known to say that Capt. Dud, should never come to want while he lived. The sister, Poll, fared harder in the world, and saw much trouble and ill-usage. They both left this part of the country many years ago. James, the father, for second wife, married Susannah, daughter of Col. London Wallace. (Ne- groes received and valued military and civil titles of honor highly.) He was set up on the east end of the farm of Charles and Benajah Humphrey, south-east of the house of Bera Case. They had a number of children; part of them died in infancy and childhood. While the family remained in their tenement, it was the place of resort for colored people, both relatives and others, which is generally the case where the colored people have a shelter, a family, and something to live on for the present.
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LONDON CHESTER, (called Governor, as it was un- derstood that he had held that office among the Wethersfield negroes.) He was through the prime of life, the servant of Col. John Chester, the elder. It is not known at what pe- riod of time he received his freedom. He had a wife named Betty, and during the last years of her life he resided at the place now called Indian Hill, on the premises now owned by the Messrs. Pike. His wife died in 1787, and he after that time became dependent on the public for support. It ap- pears from his own statements that he came from Africa quite young, as he spoke better English than was common for that race. One incident he used to relate, would show that he came to this country young. He said that in the early part of his life with Master Chester, he saw one morn- ing what he thought to be a very pretty puppy; he accord- ingly seized him with a view to play with him, but the skunk soon convinced him that he was playing with the wrong animal. From that story originated the name of "Wethers- field puppy." He died near the close of the last century, aged about 80 years, a pauper supported by New Hartford.
CHARLES PRINCE married Tabitha Quamino; he had been several years in the employ of Capt. Dudley Case, and was viewed by the family and the people of the neigh- borhood, as an honest, industrious and meritorious citizen, and still more, he and his wife were called worthy members of the church. He died of consumption, A. D. 1828, and the process had already begun whereby he was wronged out of the small pittance of landed estate which his deceased patron had given him years before, but had not executed the deed; from that period the family appeared to sink under their misfortunes. Some died, some left the town, and very little is known respecting the circumstances of the survivors if any yet remaim.
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SIMON FLETCHER, known as Lieut. Simon, erected a house, and lived in it on the land of Capt. Dudley Case. It should be borne in mind that Capt. Case, with his first wife Susanna, were reputed kind guardians of the blacks, and helpers of the indigent whites who lived on his premises or in the neighborhood. Simon's house stood by the brook, at the foot of the hill on the road leading to Harvey Mills resi- dence. The name of his wife is not known, neither the number of his children, but among his children was Julius, who had his skull broken in by the kick of a horse; Julius was born about 1775. The family disappeared from this part as early as 1795. Simon was what is called a second or third rate fiddler, and the same may be said of a great share of the men of color of those times. On the east confines of New Hartford, and on the north-west part of Old Simsbury, called Negrotown, were many blacks, and among them a good number of fiddlers. It was also observable, that wherever there was a colored family that possessed in good measure the comforts of life, there were sure to be plenty of hangers on.
CÆSAR WILCOX was probably brought from Africa after he had arrived to adult years. He through life, spoke very broken English. He, or his services, were called the property of Joseph Wilcox, 2d, or Jun. When his master was found dead by his fall in the barn in 1759, Cæsar was the one who first discovered him ; he went into the house to inform his mistress, but so broken was his language; that it required a long time with the help of signs, before he could make her understand what he wanted to communicate to her. He was afterward sold into the State of New York, where he remained till after the death of his master. The writer of this article once heard him say that he dug his second master's grave. It was currently reported that while living in the State of New York, he married or cohabited with a woman of his race, and they had some children. He in
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some way left his New York residence and returned to Con- necticut; the time not definitely known, but probably as late as 1780, after which he lived in an unsettled state, according as he found friends or employers; sometimes faring middling well, and sometimes very poor. When Canton was incor- porated in 1806, he by agreement was taken by Old Sims- bury, who supported him during the last years of his life. He died in 1812, quite aged, having seen enough of this world's kindness toward worn out blacks.
There have been several colored persons who have resided a few years in Canton, but not in family state at so early a period as what this work is treating of. This general re- mark is true with respect to Canton, as with other towns, and even with Connecticut, viz., that the colored race have strangely dwindled away, and in great measure disappeared within the last sixty-five years, and no one can tell what has become of them. There were, at different periods of time, between 1750 and 1776, some four or five negroes held as servants. Some of them had died, and those that remained were voluntarily released.
SKETCH OF THE
First Ecclesiastical Society of delest Simsbury,
NOW CANTON.
ABOUT the year 1741, the people of West Simsbury began to hold religious meetings on the Sabbath, in private houses. From 1747 to 1750, two preachers, Rev. Adonijah Bidwell and Rev. Timothy Pitkin, were employed to preach, each for a short time. This section of the town was constituted a distinct parish by an act of the General Assembly, May, 1750. The Congregational church was organized, it is sup- posed, about the same time. The same year, Rev. Evander Morrison, who was from Scotland, was installed first pastor of the church. For some cause, Mr. Morrison was dismissed about eleven months after his installation. The next pastor was Rev. Gideon Mills, who was installed in 1759, and con- tinued pastor of the church thirteen years. The third pastor was Rev. Seth Sage, installed 1774, and dismissed 1778. Rev. Jeremiah Hallock was the fourth pastor of the church. He was ordained October 26th, 1785, and continued pastor till his death in June, 1826, a period of about forty-one years. Rev. Jairus Burt; the present pastor, was ordained December 20th, 1826.
The first meeting-house was built in 1763, and was occu- pied by the society fifty-one years, having been taken down in 1814. A new house erected on the same spot, (now Can- ton Center,) was dedicated January 5th, 1815. (See Phelps' History of Simsbury, Granby and Canton.)
NOTABLE EVENTS.
And remarkable seasons which occurred at different periods, and were of public notoriety at the time of their happening, and had an important bearing on many individuals, and in some in- stances on the whole population of the then inhabitants of the society of West Simsbury, (now Canton.)
1755 .- The French War which existed in former years at different periods, became more operative and distressing to New England and the other northern States. Certain youngerly men were called into the English army; some of them lost their lives.
1762 .- Was the time of the unfortunate expedition against Hav- annah; several young men went in a company which was raised principally, in the then town of Simsbury, under the command of Capt. Noah Humphrey. Among the soldiers of that company were Dudley Miller, and Jonathan Barber, both of whom died. Theoph- ilus Humphrey went and lived to return.
1763 .- Was memorable for the peace between England and France.
1775 .- Memorable for the commencement of the Revolutionary War, which called many men into the army in the vicinity of Boston.
1776 .- Memorable for the declaration of American independ- ence; the many disasters that befel the American army, both by defeat and by mortal sickness, which prevailed among the officers and soldiers in the army, and spread among the citizens at home in the summer and autumn, and sent death and mourning into many fami- lies, and almost entirely destroyed some, that a few weeks before were prosperous and healthful.
1777 .- Was memorable to Canton, by the breaking out of the small-pox among the people; some six to ten died, and others were brought, as it were, to death's door. Soldiers returning from the war, brought the disease and gave it to their families and friends. The
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sufferings and privations of the people were great; among many other things, the want of laborers to raise and harvest the crops, necessary for the sustenence of life to man and beast. It was a well-authen- ticated fact at the time and afterward, that many females belonging to respectable families, from the necessity of the case, voluntarily performed manual labor on the farms, with the hoe, the manure fork, the hay fork and the sickle, and other farming tools commonly used by farmers and their sons. It would surely be a sight worth looking at for the young females at the present day, if they could see their grandmothers performing that labor which was laid upon them for the helps of their families and their country.
1778 .- The latter part of this year and the beginning of 1779, was memorable for much sickness in North Canton; the disease was then called the long fever.
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