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On May 11th, 1844, the Grand Division of Connecticut was organized, and in 1845, by unanimous vote, Washington Division surrendered to New York, and was re organized under the banner of Connecticut. Until January 1st, 1853, it continued in a most flourishing condition, when all traces of its records are missing until August 8th, 1864. Some time during this period its charter was surrendered, and on August 8th it was re-organized with the following charter members : Juda P. Crosby, Peter M. Holms, Samuel G. Raymond, Amos Purdy, Aaron Morehouse, Charles Burr, Charles Hinman, Rev. W. T. Hill, H. W. Hinman, John Whittlesey, Elias B. Stevens, Joseph Robinson, William T. Crosby, Henry Hinman, Silas Tyrell, Alfred Short, M. D. Smith, Rev. J. H. Shepard, and Benjamin C. Cables.
Present societies are as follows :
Danbury Temperance Union : L. P. Treadwell, President ; J. J. Stone, First Vice-President ; B. F. Bailey, Second Vice- President ; Mrs. J. C. Barnum, Secretary ; Benedict Starr, Treasurer.
Woman's Christian Temperance Union.
St. Vincent de Paul T. A. B. Society : J. J. Stone, President ; Thomas Reynolds, Secretary ; J. F. Douns, Treasurer.
Grand Army of the Republic.
James E. Moore, Post No. 18, G. A. R. Charter of the post was signed September 27th, 1867, upon application of seventeen members. It was first known as Post No. 4, District No. 4, Department of Connecticut, but afterward changed to Steadman Post No. 4, Department of Connecticut, and later to the present name. Captain James E. Moore, after whom the post was named, was killed July 1st, 1863, at the battle of Gettysburg.
The present officers are : J. S. McCollom, Commander ; J. M. Smith, Adjutant ; A. A. Scott, Quartermaster.
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Nelson L. White Post : L. B. Clark, Commander ; W. A. Cougle, Adjutant ; E. L. Barnum, Quartermaster.
Woman's Relief Corps of James E. Moore Post : Mrs. Emma Bell, President ; Mrs. Young, Senior Vice-President ; Mrs. Carrie Lamb, Junior Vice-President ; Mrs. Judson, Secretary ; Mrs. Day, Treasurer.
Woman's Relief Corps of Nelson L. White Post : Mrs. Mary Barnum, President ; Mrs. E. D. King, Senior Vice-President ; Mrs. Fanny Benedict, Junior Vice-President ; Mrs. Imogene Donovan, Secretary ; Mrs. Elizabeth Disbrow, Treasurer.
Sons of Veterans, Nelson L. White Camp, No. 10 : Fred. An- drews, Captain.
Encampment No. 114, U. V. L .: J. W. Landigan, Colonel ; George C. Smith, Adjutant.
Loyal Additional Benefit Association, Star Council, No. 54 : E. M. Bulkley, Coun .; George Beers, Vice-Coun .; G. M. Steb- bins, Rec .; G. H. Fuller, Collector ; S. Willard Olney, M.D., Treasurer.
Order of the World.
Kenosia Lodge, No. 89 : C. B. Hawley, President ; M. L. Bar- ber, Vice-President ; Dr. S. W. Oley, Medical Examiner ; G. H. Fuller, Secretary ; G. W. Hoyt, Treasurer.
Royal Arcanum.
Danbury Council, No. 1310: R. E. Whitcomb, Regent ; G. A. Smith, Vice-Regent ; Rev. J. Vincent, Orator ; E. M. Bulkley, Past Regent ; G. M. Stebbins, Secretary ; Dr. S. W. Oley, Treasurer ; G. H. Fuller, Collector.
Order of United Friends.
Danbury Council, No. 317 : Mrs. J. W. Cooper, C. C .; F. G. Hawley, Rec .; G. A. Smith, Financier.
Knights of Honor.
Danbury Lodge, No. 2781 : H. G. Mastin, D .; F. G. Hawley, Rep.
Knights of Columbus.
Red Cross Council, No. 29, K. of C .: J. E. Small, G. K .; T. H. Farrell, Recording Secretary ; T. F. Tracey, Financial Secre- tary ; R. Meany, Treasurer.
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McGiveny Council, No. 59, K. of C .: F. C. Sanford, G. K .; Patrick Ryan, D. G. K .; John Conner, Recording Secretary ; F. P. Farrell, Financial Secretary ; T. Loftus, Treasurer.
Mahackemo Castle, No. 4, K. G. E.
P. C., J. Blissard ; N. C., W. G. Wright ; V. C., R. W. Tomp- kins ; M. of R., A. Magnus.
Lady Harrison Temple, No. 3, Ladies of the G. E .: P. F., Mrs. Tompkins ; N. F., Mrs. E. E. Smith ; V. T., Mrs. Janet Smith ; G. of R., Mrs. A. Osborne ; G. of F., Mrs. A. Anson.
O. U. A. M.
Pahquioque Council, No. 9 : George Bedient, C .; A. Magnus, Recording Secretary ; H. Hodge, Financial Secretary.
Benjamin Franklin Commandery, Loyal Legion : C., L. M. Hawley ; First Lieutenant, R. M. Smith ; Second Lieutenant, J. W. Kirk.
Lady Wooster Council, No. 11, Daughters of Liberty : Mrs. F. O. Dauchy, C .; S. A. Main, Financial Secretary ; Miss Carrie Lamb, Treasurer.
Blaine Commandery, No. 517, N. O. G. C .: N. C., Joshua Goodwin ; V. N. C., Mrs. Moore ; K. of R., Harry Alexander ; F. K. of R., H. Mastin ; Treasurer, J. A. Wade.
Y. M. C. A.
J. Clark Beers, President ; J. G. Foster and Elbridge Gerry, Vice-Presidents ; C. G. Ambler, Recording Secretary ; E. M. Baldwin, Treasurer ; Frank D. Stanley, General Secretary and Physical Director ; C. K. Gillette, Assistant Secretary.
A. O. F.
Court Pahquioque, No. 7641 : C. R., J. Gaffney ; S. C., R. F. Graef ; Recording Secretary, S. Offner ; Financial Secretary, G. S. Weiler ; Treasurer, F. V. Jones.
Court Danbury, No. 8146 : C. R., C. H. Thompson ; S. C. R., W. P. Mortimer ; Recording Secretary, F. J. Martin ; Finan- cial Secretary, C. E. Hoffman ; Treasurer, John Miller, Jr.
Improved Order of Red Men.
Pangussett Tribe, No. 3 : J. Morrison, S .; D. Menzies, S. S .;
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C. H. Brush, J. S .; H. E. Comes, C. of R .; J. E. Platt, C. of W .; H. C. Durant, K. of W .; F. M. Scott, L. L. Hopkins, G. M. Stebbins, Trustees.
Matoaka Council, No. 2, Degree of Pocahontas : Miss Anna Hoyt, Prophetess ; Miss Gertrude Bouton, Pocahontas ; Miss Vivia Bradley, Winona ; Duncan Menzies, Powhatan ; Miss Mar- garet McNabb, C. of R .; Miss Hattie Finch, K. of W.
B. P. O. E.
Danbury Lodge, No. 120 : E. R., E. Von Gal ; E. L. K., Alfred Williams ; E. L. K., H. W. Taylor ; L. K., James Ward ; Secre- tary, J. F. Moran ; Treasurer, F. Fenning ; Tyler, W. H. Hitch- cock ; Trustees, Samuel Birch, A. Mead, G. M. Sunderland.
Order of Harugari.
Danbury Lodge, No. 593: D. D. G. B., Henry Barth ; O. B., Herman Walter ; U. B., Herman Hirsch ; Secretary, A. Schulz ; Financial Secretary, J. Obreza ; Treasurer, Carl Erdman.
Ancient Order of Hibernians.
C. Delury, President ; T. Carroll, Vice-President ; J. Kinney, Recording Secretary ; M. E. Sullivan, Financial Secretary ; T. F. O' Rourke, Treasurer and County Delegate.
Emmet Club.
James Downs, President ; James Hennessey, Vice-President ; M. E. Sullivan, Recording Secretary ; J. Walsh, Financial Sec- retary ; John Kinney, Treasurer.
Hatters' Societies.
The Fur Hat Manufacturers' Association of Danbury : D. W. Meeker, President ; W. Beckerle, Vice-President ; D. E. Loewe, Secretary ; C. A. Mallory, Treasurer.
Danbury Hat Finishers' Society : Edward Targett, President ; M. E. Sullivan, Vice-President ; Hugh Shalvoy, Secretary ; W. H. Humphries, Treasurer.
Hat Makers' Society of Danbury : P. Connelly, President ; John Dwyer, Vice-President ; J. C. Logan, Secretary ; Albert B. Hoyt, Treasurer.
Hat Trimmers' Society of Danbury : Mrs. Ellen M. Foote,
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President ; Miss Julia Moore, Vice-President ; Miss Kate Smith, Secretary ; Miss Lizzie Walden, Treasurer.
Coners' and Slippers' Society of Danbury : Charles Baker, President ; John Ryan, Vice-President ; E. V. Warren, Secre- tary ; James H. Shelby, Treasurer.
Resident Director National Hat Finishers' Association, Louis E. Orton.
Resident Director National Hat Makers' Association, P. Con- nelly.
K. of L.
Beaver Assembly : F. H. Turner, M. W .; Edward Rogers, W. F .; Thomas J. Moran, Financial Secretary.
Hatters' Assembly : F. V. Jones, M. W .; Elijah Morris, Sec- retary and Treasurer.
Trimmers' Assembly : Miss McDonald, M. W .; Mrs. Heath, W. F .; Mrs. Brotherton, Secretary.
Benevolent Organizations.
Danbury Hospital, Children's Home, Danbury Relief Society, Germania Benevolent Society, Concordia Society, Charity Club, Trimmers' Mutual Aid Society, and Catholic Benevolent Legion.
Military Organizations.
Wooster Guards, Company G, Fourth Regiment, C. N. G. Hibernian Rifles, Independent.
Musical Organizations.
Danbury Band. Standard Orchestra.
Philharmonic Orchestra.
Arion Club Orchestra.
The Troubadours, a Banjo and Guitar Club.
Clubs.
Town Club, Y. M. T. and L. Society, Danbury Lawn Ten- nis Club, East Danbury Improvement Association, the Aquenuck- aquewauk Piscatorial Club, Altair Cycle Club, Blackstone Club.
Women's Societies.
Afternoon Musical Society, Classics, Monday Club, Travellers'
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Club, Beacon Lights, Sette of Odde Volumes, and the Other Club.
Miscellaneous Organizations.
Landlords' Protective Association of Danbury, Branch 363 ; National Association Letter-Carriers ; Brotherhood Railroad Trainmen ; Journeyman Tailors' Union ; Retail Butchers' Pro- tective Association ; Old Put Association ; Stationary Engineers' Union ; Horseshoers', Forgers' and Carriage Makers' Union ; Barbers' Protective Union ; Cigar Makers' Local Union, No. 180 ; Painters' Union ; Danbury Anti-Horse-Thief Association.
Mary Wooster Chapter, Daughters of the American Rev- olution .*
Though still young, little more than two years having passed since its formation, the Mary Wooster Chapter of the D. A. R. has already a history, wrought out with high aims and by noble endeavor.
Among the first Chapter Regents appointed in Connecticut, after the organization of the National Society at Washington, was Mrs. Ella D. Wildman, of Danbury, with authority to form a chapter. With patriotic zeal, an enthusiasm worthy of the cause, and untiring energy, Mrs. Wildman succeeded in arousing the interest of the descendants of Revolutionary ancestors in Danbury, and inciting them to rescue from oblivion the names and unwritten histories of their forefathers and foremothers who served in the struggle for American Independence. The work was well and faithfully done, and early in the year 1893 she sent to the National Board at Washington the names of twenty-six applicants for membership to the Society, which were accepted.
A charter was immediately granted, and on March 19th of the same year the Chapter was formally organized, at the house of the Regent, with the following officers : Regent, Mrs. Ella D. Wildman ; Vice-Regent, Miss Maria W. Averill ; Secretary, Mrs. Caroline M. Wheelock ; Treasurer, Miss Sarah E. Hull ; Regis- trar, Mrs. Augusta M. Stebbins ; Historian, Miss Helen Meeker.
The name of Mary Wooster was given to the Chapter in honor of the wife of Major-General David Wooster, who, marching to the defence of Danbury when invaded by the British during the
* Contributed by Miss Helen Meeker.
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Revolutionary War, was mortally wounded while pursuing the enemy, and died at Danbury, where he was laid to rest.
By-laws, drafted by the Chapter Historian, were adopted, and the Chapter was ready to forward the objects of the National Society. The results attained tell of its fidelity to the work.
Its search has been widespread and far-reaching. It has lifted the veil of Time's misty curtain from the twilight of the past, revealing with grateful remembrance, in the bright daylight of the present, the records of the lives of some of the men and women who aided in gaining a nation's liberty, and has brought forth many valuable historical facts long buried in obscurity, that they may not be lost in the uncertain future.
The Chapter has been represented yearly at the Continental Congress of the Society at Washington, by its Regent and Dele- gate, and at the annual State conventions by many of its members.
On each anniversary of the day when General Wooster received his death wound the Daughters place " the laurel wreath" upon his tomb, with memorial services and lay floral tributes upon the graves of other soldiers of the Revolution. The Chapter also celebrates the momentous battles of the Revolution with appro- priate services.
The frame of the Mary Wooster charter is a history in itself, and embodies mementoes of town, State, and nation. It is of oak from the old house where General Wooster died ;* is inlaid with a piece of the Charter Oak presented by the State Regent, t and a star representing Connecticut as one of the thirteen orig- inal States, made of wood from Independence Hall, contributed by the artist who so beautifully blended the various parts of the frame, and also etched on the mat beneath the charter the badge of the Society, a spinning-wheel and distaff. The mat also bears a finely executed etching of the old historic house from which the frame was made, the artistic work of a Son of the American Revolution.§ The whole is crowned by an exquisitely carved panel portraying General Wooster falling from his horse after receiving his death wound. This, with the beautiful let- tering, was the gift of a member of the Chapter. |
The gavel used at the meetings of the Chapter is made of
* The gift of George F. Ives. + Mrs. D. B. Randolphe Keim. # Mr. Ferris. § Leonard D. Wildman. | Mrs. Harriet H. Benedict.
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cherry wood grown at Mount Vernon, and was brought as an offering by the first delegate* elected by the Chapter to the Con- tinental Congress at Washington.
The Chapter, steadily increasing in numbers and interest, has at present a roll of eighty members. An Historical Museum, suggested in the past by a former resident, t has been an object very near the hearts of the Daughters. A fund, as a nucleus for creating one, was obtained some time since from the proceeds of a lecture given under their auspices. To this has been added the sum received from the Women's Edition of the News issued by the Chapter, the first among the Daughters of the American Revolution to publish a paper. A recent Colonial Tea and Loan Exhibit added to the fund and greatly interested the community. Large donations of money were made, and help in various ways was given, insuring the success of the enterprise.
A collection of relics has been secured, and the Museum will be open to the public, free, on certain days, under the manage- ment of the Mary Wooster Chapter. The ancestral papers and historical essays, written by members, filed in the archives of the Chapter, would well make a central point around which an historical society might gather, and the future may see this Museum, founded by the Daughters, evolved into an Historical Society of men and women, working unitedly for the best inter- ests of the old Revolutionary town of Danbury.
* Miss Helen Meeker. + Mrs. Helen B. Carr.
CHAPTER XLIX.
TAVERNS, ANCIENT AND MODERN.
Danbury Stock Farms of To-day.
AT the time of the Revolutionary War there were three taverns in the town of Danbury-the " King George," now the residence of Nathaniel Barnum ; " The Inn," with Jabez Starr as landlord, which stood just above the present News Building ; and one at the lower end of the town on the site of the present Turner House.
Soon after the burning of Danbury Major Taylor built the house on South Street, facing Main, and used it for a tavern.
In old newspapers of 1792 mention is made of " Captain Clark's Tavern." This was most likely the tavern which stood on the site of the present Turner House. Captain James Clark had a house standing a little distance south of the Court House of to-day, but it is spoken of as a " small building," and could not have been used as an inn.
In the latter part of the last century the tavern on the site of the new Turner House was known as " White's Tavern," and its proprietor was Ebenezer Booth White (a brother of Colonel E. Moss White), who died in 1807. He was succeeded by David Wood, who was landlord for a number of years, during which time the hotel was called " Wood's Tavern." In the thirties and early forties the following were its proprietors : Comfort Knapp, Ger- shom Nichols, Sherwood Osborn, and Daniel A. Hoyt.
Possibly the name was changed with each new proprietor, for in 1843 it was known as "Osborn's Hotel." In 1847 it was called the Danbury House, and N. B. Turner was its owner and proprietor. The old building was destroyed by fire early in 1850, when John Forrester was the landlord. Not long after Mr. Turner built upon the old site the now well-known Turner House.
The present residence of Miss Meeker, on Lower Main Street,
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which was built in 1784 by Major Whiting, is mentioned in a previous chapter. It passed from the possession of Major Whit- ing into the hands of Aaron Seeley, and afterward became the property of Anson Barnum. In 1836 George Meeker became owner and proprietor of the place, which still remains in the fam- ily. In the forties this was known as the Mansion House. The main body of the house remains unchanged with old-fashioned ovens and deep window-seats. The brass knocker with its lion's head, belonging to the house, bears date of 1784, and it is said that some of the bricks used in the building were brought from Holland.
William H. Banks, in 1843, kept the Fountain House, a tem- perance house, as its name would indicate. This was the time of the great " Washingtonian movement," and temperance meet- ings were held on Monday evenings in the Court House. The Fountain House stood on the corner of Main and Wooster streets, with the jail at its back, and the jailor was also " mine host of the inn." From 1840, running along for a number of years, the following were the landlords : Jesse Crofut, Lyman Keeler, William H. Banks, Daniel A. Hoyt, Levi K. Wildman. George Norris and Granville Morris were associate landlords at one time, and George Bates was in possession for several years.
In 1844 we find an advertisement of the Phoenix Hotel, with D. A. Hoyt as proprietor. We are told that the Fountain House was damaged by fire, and when restored was given this name as having arisen from its ashes.
In 1842 Lyman Keeler bought of Eliud Fairchild the house, which was, early in the century, the homestead of Elijah San- ford, and opened it as the Pahquioque Hotel. He remained its proprietor until 1857, when he retired. The old hotel was burned in 1882, and to-day a large brick block occupies its site.
The old Wooster House, which was taken down this last season, was built in 1851 by a stock company. The first landlord was Walter Simonson, of Cold Spring, N. Y., who remained but little over a year. He was followed by John Forrester, Dr. W. P. Stevens, William Knapp, and Colonel Abraham Chi- chester.
In December, 1859, the property was purchased from the com- pany by Nathan Turrell for $12,000. Mr. Turrell acted as land- lord for a number of years, and then leased the hotel to Charles
WHITE STREET-NORTH SIDE, LOOKING EAST, ABOUT 1856.
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Simons. After a time Mr. Turrell re-purchased the lease and again became proprietor.
In February, 1872, an arrangement was made to dispose of the hotel by a grand lottery scheme. The drawing took place in October, and it came into the possession of Rundle and White, under whose direction the old building was taken down.
The present hotels are the Turner House, New England Hotel, The Groveland, East Danbury, Lenox, City, and Windsor hotels.
Danbury Stock Farms.
RIDGEWOOD.
By reference to the advertising columns of our local papers as far back as 1792, it will be seen that Danbury has had for at least a hundred years a very decided interest in raising well-bred horses. During that time she has had representatives of the best families within her borders.
In the early part of this century attention was more particu- larly turned to the walk, trot, and canter species, as developed through the English thoroughbred, although the pacer (racker) was not then neglected. It is, however, within the last forty or fifty years that the trotting horse of America, by judicious selec- tion and careful culture, has been developed. Although fair ex- amples of this breed have been owned here by individuals, and their merits proved both upon road and track, no notable effort was made toward their breeding until, in 1886, Messrs. Rundle & White started the Ridgewood Stock Farm with the now famous Quartermaster as premier, and then added such other representa- tives of the sub-Hamiltonian families as Andante, Wilkesdale, and Foxwood (the two former of which are now in Europe), and a choice collection of brood mares. To-day Quartermaster stands pre-eminent among the horses of this country as a sire, a race and a show horse. Nor is his reputation confined solely to this country, but is trans-oceanic, as his daughter, Blue Bells, holds the record of 4' 36" for two miles in Europe, and his son, Quar- terstretch-record of 2' 15"-has been selected for the Royal German stud.
Ridgewood Farm including its outlying pastures is several hundred acres in extent. The home farm lies principally on the northerly side of Franklin Street, partially within the city limits,
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and is equipped with barns, offices, a half-mile track, and all the appliances needed for a first-class stock farm.
HILL-TOP FARM.
At the north end of the city, on the sightly summit of old Clapboard Ridge, lies Hill-top Farm, which was started in 1892 by Mr. W. Beckerle. His leading horses-Sablenut, Sablehurst, Villiers, and Onwards-are worthy representatives of the Wilkes, Electioneer, and Nutwood families, and have already proved the worth of their breeding in their races, showing their abilities as two and three-year-olds to trot low in the twenties. The near future undoubtedly holds added glory and renown for their names through the deeds of their sons and daughters.
CHAPTER L.
OLD BURIAL-GROUNDS.
THE first place of burial chosen by our ancestors was that on the Wooster Street of to-day, and we find here in good preserva- tion a number of old headstones.
At a town meeting held December 22d, 1784, the " Question was put whether the Town will appoint a commissioner to pur- chase a highway of Major Starr up deer hill on the north side of the burying-ground," and passed in the affirmative. Until the opening of this highway it is probable that the entrance was on Main (then Town) Street, and that the little burial-ground was surrounded on three sides by green meadows. Here, at the east- ern end of the enclosure, we find an upright slab of gray granite, with the inscription nearly obliterated, which marks the grave of Josiah Starr, born September 1st, 1657, in Charlestown, Mass., and died in Danbury, January 4th, 1715-16. He was the founder of the Danbury branch of the Starr family, and came here in 1693. His wife, Rebekah, died July 15th, 1739, aged 74 years, and is buried beside her husband. Here also is the grave of " Lieut. Benjamin Starr. Died Nov. 29, 1754, in his 71 year." This was the second son of Josiah, born in 1683, who married Eunice, youngest child of Thomas and Rebecca (Ketcham) Taylor. "John, the third son, died July 27th, 1739, aged 55, and is buried with his kindred in the ancient burial place in Danbury."
Josiah, the fourth son, was born about 1693, and a gravestone erected to his memory in 1790 in this old ground reads that he died December, 1778, in his eighty-fifth year.
The grave of Comfort Starr, the youngest son of Josiah, is near his fathers, and is marked by a large, nearly square slab of blue slate finely finished and ornamented. The clear-cut inscription tells us that
"Here lyes Buried the body of COMFORT STARR ESQR who departed this life May 11, 1763, æ. 56 years, 6. m 21 days."
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His wife Hannah died in 1791, when she was called "Mrs. Hannah Pierce, wid. of Comfort Starr." A son, Nathan, is buried beside his father, and this inscription is upon his tomb stone :
"Here lyes interred ye body of NATHAN STARR Batchelor of Arts, only child of Mr. Comfort Starr, marchant, and Mrs. Hannah, his wife, who departed this life, much lamented, June 9, 1752 æ. 19 yrs. 9 mos. 3 dys. "'The Orb is set in Dust, The Star doth ever shine ; The Orb this tomb shall burst In beauty all divine ; And in it shall the Star forever move In one eternal round of flaming love.'"
Comfort Starr was one of the prominent and influential men of his day, and the school fund which he left to Danbury, and the beautiful baptismal bowl, his gift to the First Church, are proofs of his interest in the town, and keep his memory bright.
Near the southern boundary and midway of the enclosure is buried Judah Gregory, one of the first settlers of the town. No stone marks his grave, but the fact of his burial in this spot has been handed down from father to son in the family.
At the eastern end we find this model epitaph upon a well-pre- served headstone :
" In Memory of MRS DEBORAH ADAMS, wife of Mr Samuel Adams (late of Fairfield) and mother-in-law to Mr. John McLean (a native of Scotland) who died Feb. 2, 1794, aged 91 years, 10 mo. and 3 days."
Not far from this headstone stands one of red-brown slate, upon which is inscribed the following :
" Here lies buried ye Body of DOCTR SAMUEL DICKINSON who departed this Life, May the 5th 1769."
Here lyes Buried the Body of
COMFORT STARR Eq
Who departed this Life
May 11 AD 1767, Aged
Here lyes Interred y Body of' NATHAN STARR Batchelor of Arts Only Child of MI COMFORT STARB Merchant & M'S HANNAH his Wife Who departed this Life much Lumented June & Anno Dont' 1 15 2
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