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Mr. Fisk was beloved by the entire community and was eminently successful as a pastor, and during his ministry of a little more than seven years, 82 were added to the church.
" During Mr. Fisk's absence in the army his pulpit was supplied for about two years by Reverend S. A. Loper. After Mr. Fisk's death various persons supplied the pulpit, several with reference to settle- ment. Reverend Thomas M. Boss preached here with general accept- ance for six months or more."
The sixth and present pastor of the church, Reverend James A. Gallup, was born in Ledyard, Conn., and is a son of Deacon Russel Gallup, of the Congregational church of that place, of which the Rev- erend Timothy Tuttle was pastor for 53 years. He prepared for col- lege at Phillips' Academy, Andover, Mass .; entered Yale in 1847, and graduated in 1851; studied theology in New Haven; was licensed to preach by the New Haven Central Association, July 6th, 1853, and was ordained and settled over the Congregational church in Essex, Conn., May 17th, 1854. A call to the pastoral office of this church was extended to him September 18th, 1865. He was dismissed from the church in Essex October 4th, 1865, and signified his acceptance of the call of this church and society October 5th. He began his labors here the first Sabbath in October, and was installed November 2d, 1865.
Mr. Gallup, like his predecessors, has consecrated his life to the work of the parish, and consequently the church has continued to prosper. During his ministry the changes in the East meeting house
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have been made, placing the temporalities of the parish in excellent condition. More than 360 members have been added to the church by him, which had in 1889 359 members. The families in the parish numbered 225. The Sabbath school had 200 members enrolled, and Webster D. Whedon was the superintendent. Joseph S. Scranton was the treasurer of the church and Everett G. Hill the treasurer.
The deacons of the church for the first 150 years of its existence and the time they were chosen were as follows: John Meigs, 1707; Benjamin Stone, 1707; John French, 1718; Timothy Meigs, 1745; Josiah Meigs. 1751; John Grave, 1753; Timothy Hill, 1763; Thomas Stone, 1774; Benjamin Hart, 1781; Levi Ward, 1791; Timothy Hill, 1798; Phineas Meigs, 1806; Ashbel Bradley, 1807; Abel Hoyt, 1817; William Hart, 1824; Benjamin Hart, 1828; Josiah Griswold, 1828; Jason Seward, 1841; Zenas Wilcox, 1850; J. Trumbull Lee, 1850; Walter P. Munger, 1850; Martin L. Dowd, 1857; William C. Bushnell, 1859.
The church has raised up the following as ministers: Moses Bart- lett, William Hart, William Stone. Timothy Field, David D. Field, D.D., Erastus Scranton, Harvey Bushnell, William C. Fowler, Ralph S. Crampton, Stephen A. Loper, Andrew L. Stone, Seth B. Stone, James L. Willard, William B. Lee, Chauncey D. Murray, Pascal Murray, W. H. H. Murray, Marshall V. Meigs, Timothy J. Lee, Charles Dowd, - Buell, Wedworth Dowd.
The North Madison Congregational church was regularly consti- tuted in 1757. The North Madison locality was first settled by the Bristol family and a few others, who for many years attended church at Guilford, and after the formation of the First or East Guilford so- ciety, at the latter place. Samuel Bristol died in 1692. He had two sons, Samuel and Bezaleel. The latter was born in 1681, and became a very prominent man in that community and the town, as did also his sons, Bezaleel, Richard and Nathan. He was active in his efforts to have a distinct society, and when that liberty was granted, on their petition of March 5th, 1752, the society was named for him, North Bristol. This title the church and society retained until about 1830, when the present name was adopted.
The first application for the right to set up public worship was made December 3d, 1744, when the North Madison inhabitants asked for liberty "to have winter preaching among themselves the three winter months and the month of March." In 1748 they petitioned "for leave to be a winter parish." On the order, in 1753, that a "div- ident line be fixed between the old society and the new," a line was run. "To begin at the mouth of hog pound Brook, thence by sd. hog pound to the mouth of Jay swamp Brook, thence to the old Saw-mill dam, Called Capt. Seward's saw mill."
The society was embodied into a church state March 23d, 1757, the following being enrolled as members: John Allis, Mary Allis, wife of John; Joshua Bishop, Silence Bishop, wife of Joshua; Susanna Bishop,
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daughter of Joshua; Sarah Bristol, wife of Dezaleel; Mercy Crampton, David Dudley, Dinah Dudley, wife of David; David Dudley, 2d, Mary Dudley, wife of David, 2d; David Field, Anna Field, wife of David; Thomas French, Sarah French, wife of Thomas; John Hopson, Milli- cent Hopson, wife of John; David Seward, Martha Seward, wife of David; Jerusha Shelley, wife of John; Nathaniel Stevens, Sarah Ste- vens, wife of Nathaniel; Samuel Teal, Anna Teal, wife of Samuel; John Wilcox.
On the Sth of June, 1757, Reverend Richard Ely was ordained and installed as the first pastor. The ceremony took place at Guilford, and at the same time Mr. Amos Fowler was set over the Guilford church. He was dismissed August 30th, 1785.
In the history of the church six more ministers were installed, namely: Reverend Simon Backus, installed October, 1790, dismissed April, 1801 ; John Ely, installed October, 1812, died November, 1827, aged 64; David Metcalf, installed May, 1829, dismissed September, 1831; Jared Andrus, installed June, 1832, died in November, 1832, aged 48; Stephen Hayes, installed June, 1833, dismissed June, 1838; Amos LeFavor, installed December, 1838, dismissed December, 1840.
From the ministry of Mr. Ely to that of Mr. Backus was a period of five years; and from that of Mr. Backus to that of Mr. John Ely eleven years, during which the church was without a pastor. The names of the ministers are not given in the records.
The uninstalled or acting pastors of the church have been the fol- lowing: Reverend Judson A. Root, April 1st, 1841-April 1st, 1842; Lent S. Hough, April, 1842-April, 1845; Martin Dudley, April, 1845- April, 1846; William Case, April, 1846-April, 1847; James T. Terry, April, 1847-April, 1848; Reuben Torrey, April, 1848-October, 1852; Phineas Blakeman, January 1st, 1853-January 1st, 1858; Samuel Howe, August, 1858-April 1st, 1866; Elbridge W. Meritt, July 22d, 1866-January 14th, 1867; Clinton M. Jones, May 1st, 1867-May 1st, 1st, 1870; Francis Dyer, September, 1870-November, 1873; Dighton Moses, April 1st, 1874-April 1st, 1875; F. F. Rea, three months in 1875; Richard H. Gidman, December 1st, 1875-December 1st, 1884; William E. B. Moore, April 1st, 1885, and continues to the present time.
The deacons of the church have been: Thomas French, chosen 1757, resigned 1765, died 1772, aged 73; David Dudley, chosen 1758, died 1780, aged 73; Caleb Munger, chosen 1765, died 1797; David Dud- ley, chosen 1775, died 1807, aged 90; John Hopson, chosen 1782, died 1786, aged 65; Aaron Stone, chosen 1796, died 1821, aged 80; John Hop- son, chosen 1812, died 1820, aged 65; Noah Benton, chosen June, 1820, died 1847, aged 84; Bela Munger, chosen December 1820, died 1861; Hubbard S. Munger, chosen 1839, died 1858, aged 64; Alanson Red- field, chosen 1846, resigned 1853; Henry S. Hill, chosen 1853; Timothy Norton, chosen 1853, died 1877, aged 64; Judson H. Munger, chosen 1878.
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The house of worship, according to the last church manual, was the "Society House," until the first meeting house was erected. This house stood at the end of the old cross-road, a little north of Deacon J. H. Munger's.
The first meeting house was raised in June, 1765. It stood a few rods northeast of the present house. This house was 32 by 45 feet. It had no steeple or chimney. There were three doors-one at the middle of the south side and a door at the middle of each end, all opening directly into the audience room. There was a gallery on the south side and across each end. The pulpit was on the north side. It was built in 1780, and with a sounding board. The pews were square. The last pews were built about 1784, 19 years after the house was raised. This first meeting house was used for public worship 72 years. The second and present house of worship was built in 1837. The cor- ner stone was laid July 4th, 1837. It was dedicated February 14th. 1838. The pastor, Reverend Stephen Hayes, preached the sermon from Hag. ii: 9. The pulpit was exchanged for the present platform and desk in 1873. New seats were put in, the walls and ceiling painted and the roof shingled in 1889.
The church has about 90 members. In the Sabbath school, which was organized in 1826, are 125 persons enrolled. Three-fifths attend regularly. Since 1865 the school has been maintained during the whole year.
In the North Madison part of the town an Episcopal society was organized in the last century, which had, in 1800, as officers: Ashbel Fowler and David Blackley, wardens; James Pardee and Noah Hill, vestrymen; and Nathan Fowler, clerk. In 1801 it voted to secure the services for part of the time. of Reverend Nathan R. Burgis, as min- ister. Meetings were held in private houses and in the Town Hill school house.
On the 25th of April, 1805, this North Bristol Episcopal Society and the North Killingworth society voted to consolidate and become the Union Episcopal Church, and that the meetings should be held in North Killingworth. Later they became known as the Emanuel Parish, in Middlesex county, and occupied a house of worship half a mile from the Hammonassett river, in Killingworth.
It was with some difficulty that Methodism was established in Mad- ison, and an effort to that end encountered strong opposition. Yet it was successfully overcome in 1839 by Reverend James H. Perry, who preached in a school house, where the class he had organized met regularly. Fortune soon favored these pioneer Methodists and enabled them to secure the meeting house built by the disaffected members of the First church, who, happily, through the medium of the Consocia- tion, had been reconciled to the parent church. That building, erected by Ebenezer Dudley, Galen Dowd, Russell Evarts, Marion Foster, Frederick Dowd, Noah Bradley and others, in an improved
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condition, has since been the Methodist church, and in it the congre gation has grown to respectable proportions. In 1890 the members numbered 85, and the official board was composed of James L. Parker, Charles M. Miner, William C. Miner, Charles Smith, Philander Lewis, Thomas Pentilow, Frederick W. Hull, Almon L. Miner, James H. Dowd, Timothy Dowd. Henry D. Latham is a local preacher.
Since 1889 the church is served with Guilford. The following min- isters were appointed to take charge, as indicated by the records of the Conference: 1842, Reverend W. Tibbals; 1846, H. D. Latham; 1848, T. A. Lovejoy: 1849, George S. Hare; 1851. G. Stillman; 1853, J. L. Peck; 1855, W. H. Russell; 1857, B. Redford; 1867, J. R. Hammond; 1868. A. K. Crawford; 1869, G. W. Allen; 1870, J. O. Munson; 1871, H. D. Lath- am; 1874, W. F. Markwick; 1875, J. B. Shepherd; 1877, H. D. Latham; 1878, H. H. Hayden; 1880, H. D. Latham; 1881, W. A. Thomas; 1882, W. F. Markwick: 1884, J. J. Moffett; 1885, W. E. Jeffries; 1886, W. H. Lawrence; 1887, H. G. McLaughlin; 1888, J. H. Crofut; 1889, S. G. Neil.
Methodism was introduced into the Black Rock or Rockland dis- triet of Madison much earlier. A class was there organized before the present century, and a meeting house was built in that locality about 1803. The membership has never been large, and the circuit relations. extend into the adjoining county.
Madison Lodge, No. 87, F. & A. M., was instituted May 24th, 1859, the petitioners for the charter being Horace Butler, Samuel F. Wil- lard, Samuel Dudley, John M. Bishop, Jonathan Willard, William W. Hart and Thomas White. Others admitted in 1859 were George Keep, William H. Dowd, Charles M. Wilcox, Daniel M. Webb, Serreno H. Scranton. The members admitted in 1860-1 were William B. Hunter, George A. Kelsey, William H. Caldwell, Edwin A. Hill, George A. Olcott, Daniel C. Davis, Mortimer Buell, Henry A. Pendleton and Nor- man G. Scranton. In 1862 sixteen members were admitted, and in 1863, twelve. The members numbered 72 in 1890, and the meetings were held in a fine hall over the " Brick Store," on Boston street. The past masters of the Lodge have been the following: Frederick T. Carl, Frank C. Dowd, Phineas M. Griswold, Hiram Hull, Alexander H. Johnson, William F. Markwick, John H. Meigs, William H. Morgan, George B. Munger, Edward S. Scranton, Kelley E. Spencer, Ebenezer S. Walkley, Henry B. Wilcox. The latter has for many years been secretary of the Lodge.
Friendship Lodge, No. 67, I. O. O. F., was instituted at Madison, July 11th, 1849. Its meetings were held in the hall named above, and for several years the Lodge prospered. In 1853 Charles A. Willard was the noble grand, and in 1855 S. F. Willard. Soon after the Lodge went down. Other social orders were for short periods maintained, when, owing to decreasing population, they discontinued their meetings
The town has a number of places of interment, five cemeteries re-
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ceiving the care of the town authorities. It is supposed that first in- terments were made in the Hammonassett cemetery, where are buried among others, members of the Meigs family. It is said that Vincent Meigs died in 1658, and was the first person buried in the town. This cemetery was the first fenced in the old town of Gnilford, being en- closed in 1758, " because its Herbage being worth something." In the East cemetery is a stone bearing date 1682.
The West cemetery is the principal one in the town, and was used as early as 1688, when Samuel, the six year old son of John French. was buried there. In 1789 it was first fenced. Numerous interments have been there made, the aggregate number being more than 1,800- greater than the present population of the town. It has been several times enlarged, and in 1867 was placed in care of the Madison Ceme- tery Association, incorporated that year. There are many quaint in- scriptions on the old, lichen-covered brown stones. Here are interred among others, Captan Jehiel Meigs, of the revolutionary army, who died in New York in December, 1776, but was brought home for burial; also Captain Phineas Meigs, who fell in action near the East wharf, in conflict with the British enemy, May 19th, 1782. He was aged 74 years.
Many seafaring men have found a haven of rest, and the tomb of one of them bears this unique inscription:
E. G. .
§ SACRED to the Memory of Capt. Edward Griffin, who departed this life August 3d, 1802. Aged 40 years.
Though Boreas blasts and Neptunes waves Have tos'd me to and fro, In spite of both, by God's decree. I Harbor here below.
Where I do now at Anchor ride With many of our fleet, Yet once again I must set sail Our Admiral Christ to meet.
Two pastors of Madison church-the Reverend Jonathan Todd, who died in 1791, and the Reverend John Hart, who died in 1731-lie close together in this hallowed ground, in which also repose the well- beloved pastors, Elliott and Shepard.
The Summer Hill Cemetery is also controlled by an association, which secured its charter in 1868. Its use is limited to the people of that locality, as is also the cemetery at Rockland, in the northern part of the town, to the inhabitants of the upper end of Madison. For each of these five cemeteries the town provided sextons in 1890.
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The military history of Madison, prior to its organization in 1826, is almost inseparable from that of the mother town. But as early as 1705, the farmers of East Guilford had their own train band, and the following were the commanders in the periods named, before 1800: 1704, Lieutenant Nathaniel Stevens; 1709, Lieutenant Stephen Bishop; 1714, Captain Stephen Bishop; 1716, Captain Janna Meigs; 1731, Cap- tain John Scranton; 1737, Captain Thomas Hodgkin; 1741, Captain Nathaniel Stevens; 1747, Captain Jehiel Meigs; 1762, Captain Timothy Hill; 1773, Captain Daniel Hand; 1778, Captain Elias Graves; 1780, Captain Gilbert Dudley; 1782, Captain Timothy Field; 1786, Captain Jonathan Todd; 1792, Captain Josiah Munger; 1797, Captain Benjamin B. Wilcox.
In the revolution a cannon was kept in the town, to be used for signal purposes, in case the enemy should land. But one such attempt was made-the inroad at East Wharf, May 19th, 1782-when the ven- erable Captain Phineas Meigs was killed. It is said that three of the enemy also lost their lives.
In the war of 1812 this coast was also guarded, but beyond the mili- tia service of some of the citizens, nothing transpired.
In the devotion to the cause of the Union, from 1861-5, Madison did not lag. She sent out in all 208 men and raised $16,065 in money. Five special meetings were held to prosecute the war, and the town also gave up to the cause its beloved pastor, Reverend Samuel Fisk, who will always be honored by Madison. He left the pulpit of the Congregational church and mustered, August 8th, 1862, in the Eighth regiment. Within a short time he was promoted captain of Company G, and on May 23d, 1864, died from wounds received in active service.
Madison also claims the honor of the citizenship of the man who suggested and aided in building the Ericsson Monitor, that credit be- longing to C. S. Bushnell, of this town.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.
Doctor Alveno D. Ayer was born in 1851 in Windham, Conn. His father, William D. Ayer, was a descendant of John Ayer, one of the first settlers of Franklin, Conn., in 1665, and who came from England with his parents in 1630 and settled in Massachusetts. William D. Ayer was foreman and moulder in Smith, Winchester & Co.'s shop in South Windham for 30 years. Doctor Ayer received his preliminary education in the district school, and when 16 years old attended a pri- vate school under the tutorship of Doctor Robinson and Lawyer Ben- nett, continuing four years. He began the study of medicine in 1870. In 1874 he went to Springvale, Me., remaining there about nine months with Doctor Alva M. Dam, after which he was traveling sales- man for drugs and medicines for two years, at the same time continu- ing his studies. He then studied for awhile with Doctor Isaac B. Gallup, of Willimantic, Conn., attending a course of medicine in a
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medical college in Philadelphia, after which he went to Glover, Vt., and practiced there as assistant to Hon. W. F. Templeton, M.D. In 1877 he was licensed to practice medicine in the state of Vermont, and in 1878 began practice in Winhall, Vt. In 1880 he went to Indian- apolis, Ind., with Doctor S. S. Boots, a member of the Indiana State Board of Health, and entered the Eclectic Medical College, receiving the degree of M.D. in 1881. In the same year he returned to Vermont and practiced there until 1885. Since 1887 he has practiced in Madi- son. In 1889 he took a special course of instruction at the New York Polyclinic Hospital on the diseases of women, under Professors James B. Hunter, Paul F. Mundé and W. Gill Wylie, and on the diseases of the nervous system under Professor Landon C. Gray. Doctor Ayer is a member and officer of the Masonic Lodge of Madison and a member of Madison Grange, No. 120, P. of H., and lecturer; also a member of the State Grange. He is a member of the school board and acting school visitor for the northern part of the town; also a member of the I. O. O. F. and Royal Arcanum. During the winter and spring of 1890-1, by invitation, he delivered lectures in various places before the Grange on the use and abuse of corsets and alcohol.
Horace N. Coe was born in Madison. He was appointed postmas- ter of Madison June 22d, 1889, succeeding J. Myron Hull. Mr. Coe represented the town in the legislature in 1881.
Samuel D. Cruttenden was born in Guilford and came to Madison and commenced business in 1870 as a merchant, succeeding H. E. Nor- ton. He moved to the town of Madison in 1872. He conducts a gen- eral store and grocery. He has held the office of postmaster since 1870, with the exception of four years under Cleveland's administra- tion. He has held the office of justice of the peace in Madison for twelve years.
Frank C. Dowd, born in New Jersey, is a son of George Curtis Dowd, and grandson of George Dowd, all merchants of Madison. The business was established by Horace L.Dudley and was owned by George C. Dowd and his father a number of years. George C. Dowd was a soldier in the war of the rebellion. He enlisted in 1862 in the 14th Connecticut Volunteers for nine months, then reënlisted and served until the close of the war. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge of Madison, and secretary of the Lodge for ten years or more. He died in 1880. His son at this time was clerk in a store at Bridgeport, Conn., but came home and became proprietor of the store in Madison. He has enlarged the business and made it successful. He has been twice elected master of the Masonic Lodge of Madison.
Jason Dudley, born in Madison in 1835, is a son of Phineas, who was born in Killingworth. His mother was Catharine Bradley, a de- scendant of Noah Bradley, one of the pioneers of the town. They had two sons, Launcellot and Jason, both natives of Madison. Jason has been twice married, first to Imogene Kellsey, of Clinton, by whom he
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had two children. For his second wife he married B. Amelia Kellsey, of Clinton. They have one daughter, Katie A. Mr. Dudley has been selectman and constable. He is a member of Clinton Grange, No. 77, P. of H.
Joel M. Hill, born in Madison in 1833, is a son of Daniel and grand- son of Noah Hill. He came from Killingworth, Conn., and settled in the town of Madison, on what is called Opening hill. Daniel Hill married Betsey Munger, of Madison. They had three sons: Henry S., Joel M. and Horace O. They still live on or near the old homestead on Opening hill, near North Madison post office. Joel M. Hill mar- ried Mary H. Munger in 1854. They have two children: Louisa B., born 1857; and Ralph B., born 1862. Mr. Hill has always taken an active part in town affairs, has held the offices of collector and school visitor, and is selectman of the town. His father held the office of selectman, and was also justice of the peace a number of years. Joel M. is a member of Madison Grange, No. 120, P. of H.
J. Myron Hull, born in Madison, is a son of William S. Hull, a na- tive of Killingworth. William S. Hull was active in town affairs of Madison from 1840 until his death, which occurred in November, 1890. He held nearly all the town offices except town clerk. He was deputy sheriff of New Haven county 28 years. J. Myron Hull was postmas- ter of Madison under Cleveland's administration. He has been select- man, town clerk, chairman of the board of education, and a trustee of the high school since it was established, in 1884.
John Erastus Lewis, born in Haddam, Conn., February 9th, 1815, is the son of Levi and grandson of Francis. His mother was Sarah, daughter of Phineas Doane. Mr. Lewis came to Madison while quite young, and was educated in the common schools. He then com- menced farming, and has made that his life occupation. February 13th, 1854, he married Drusilla, daughter of Coleman Clark. They had three children: Walter C., Wallace F. and Catharine S.
George Munger, son of George N. and grandson of George, was born in New Haven, November 27th, 1827. He there received his education, and when 21 years old came to Madison and engaged in the manufacture of sash and blinds. Later he became interested in the making of school supplies, and in 1876 established a factory in Madison, which is still in operation. November 28th, 1850, he married Cornelia L. Jacobs, of New Haven. They had two children: Emma L., born April 5th, 1852, who is now the wife of William T. Foote, of Guilford; and George B., born May 18th, 1854. Mr. Munger is one of the trustees of the Hand Academy.
S. Arthur Scranton, born in Madison in 1852, is a son of Daniel H. and grandson of Hubbard Scranton. During the rebellion Hubbard Scranton furnished vegetables for the war department at Washington, and ran a coasting line from Madison to Georgetown, D. C. Mr. Scranton lives with his aunt, the widow of Philemon A. Scranton, who
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was a cotton merchant of Augusta, Ga., during the late war. The house where he resides was purchased in 1874. It is one of the oldest houses in Madison, and was built by a Captain Griffin about 150 years ago. The grandmother of S. Arthur, the widow of Hubbard, died in January, 1891, at the age of 99 years. She lived in the house where she died, for 78 years. Hubbard Scranton always took an active part in church and town affairs, and represented Madison in the legisla- ture. He died in 1874, aged 84 years. S. Arthur Scranton has been deputy sheriff of New Haven county seven years. He is a dealer in market truck and ice. The Scranton family is one of the pioneer fam- ilies of Madison.
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