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Of all the noticeable things in the procession the most no- ticeable perhaps was a large vehicle, drawn by six white horses, and loaded with articles manufactured on the line of the proposed road.
Some idea of the magnitude of the demonstration may be obtained from the following statement of an eye-witness: "The military marched eight abreast, and the citizens four abreast. When the military arrived at the platform in Greeneville, the rear of the procession had not left Franklin Square."
At the stand in Greeneville, Hon. Charles Rockwell pre- sided. The first speaker was the Hon. Calvin Goddard, of Nor- wich. He was followed by Hon. James Brewster, of New Haven, and others.
The speeches being ended, the breaking of ground was begun. Mr. John Breed, with a polished pick, struck the first blow. Mr.
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George L. Perkins manned the wheel-barrow. Other prominent citizens, with spades and shovels and hoes performed the several parts that had been assigned to them.
The road was completed in 1839; the first passenger cars run from Norwich to Worcester in November of that year; the ex- tension to Allyn's Point finished in 1844.
THE GALE'S FERRY R. R. DEPOT.
The first president of the road was William C. Gilman; the treasurer for many years, George L. Perkins. The name of the first engine was the Norwich.
The extension of the road from Allyn's Point to Groton was completed in the spring of 1899; and public ceremonies in com- memoration of the event were held on Saturday, June 3, of that year. A special train left Norwich for New London at 3.00 p. m., and returned at 5.30. It consisted of six cars, filled with rail- road officials and invited guests. A procession was formed and marched through the streets of New London. Public services, with music and speeches, were held in the depot in that city.
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THE NORWICH & WORCESTER RAILROAD.
Those who were specially interested in the road during the earlier stages of its history were very enthusiastic in regard to its prospects. Statements, made with the sanction of the di- rectors, in the winter of 1840-41, contained the following lan- guage :
"The officers of the road most confidently anticipate that the dividends of the stockholders, after paying all expenses and in- terest on the loans of the company, will be 10 or 15 per cent. per annum."
As a matter of fact, the stock which was taken at par de- preciated till it became worth less than 20 per cent.
APPENDIX.
MEMORIAL OF SEPARATISTS OF PRESTON, NORTH GROTON, NORWICH AND STONINGTON TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF CONNECTICUT, OCTOBER, 1751.
To the Honorable General Assembly of the Colony of Conn., to be convened at New Haven in said Colony, on the Second Thursday of Oct., A. D. 1751: The memorial of John Avery and others, the subscribers, herewith humbly showeth that your memorialists live, some of us within the First, and some of us within the Second Ecclesiastical Society of the town of Pres- ton, some within the Second Society in Groton, and some few within the Fourth Society in Norwich, and some in the Second Society in Stonington, that we are that one of the very many Sects of professors of Christianity that are commonly called Separates from all the Churches and Religious Societies within whose limits we live; that we settled according to the present establishment of this Government, that our habitations are generally compact, none of us living more than 7 or 8 miles from the place of our public meetings, and most of us within 2 miles, that the number of families is about 40, and the number of souls about 300, of which there are more than 50 church members, all belonging to our communion and of our Profes- sion, that we have at our own cost settled a Minister and built a Meeting-house for Divine Worship, and have long since been embodied into Church estate, that nevertheless we are com- pelled to pay toward the support of the Ministry and for the building of Meeting-houses in the Societies from which we have respectively separated and dissented as above, and for our neglect to make payment for such rates we have many of us been imprisoned, others have had their estates torn and sold
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to the almost ruining of some families. We entreat the atten- tion of this Honorable Assembly, and pray your Honors to suffer us to say that we always have and for the future most cheerfully shall contribute our proportion toward the support of Civil Government. And we not only prize and value but humbly claim and challenge our right in the immunities of the present Constitution. Our Religion and Principles are no ways subversive of Government; and we are not only inclining but engaging to support it. And there is no difference between us and other members of the community, but what is merely Ecclesiastical. In which respect also they differ one from an- other, and the whole Christian world no less. Our religious sentiments and way of worship no ways effect the State. We are as industrious in our business and as punctual in our con- tracts as if we were Anabaptists or Quakers, and we challenge to hold, enjoy and improve what is our own by the same rules and laws as all other Denominations of Christians do. And we suppose there is in the nature of things no reason why we should not maintain and support any religion or any way of worship which we ourselves embrace and profess to receive the advantage of, and that nobody has the right to impede or hinder us in that way of worship which in our consciences we think to be right for us. In all matters civil we are accountable to the State. So in all matters of worship we are accountable to Him who is the object of it, to whom alone we must stand or fall ; and on these Principles are founded all acts of toleration.
Your Memorialists therefore humbly entreat the interposi- tion and protection of this Honorable Assembly, that your Honors would order and grant that your Memorialists and all such as adhere to or shall be joined with and attend the public worship with them may for the future be released and ex- empted from paying taxes for the building of Meeting-houses and for the support of the Ministry in any of the Societies from which we have separated within the compass of 8 miles from the place of our public meetings, or such other limits as your Honors shall see fit; or that your Honors would grant us the same ease and liberty as by law are provided for the ease of
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Anabaptists and Quakers, or otherwise grant such relief as in your wisdom you shall judge just. And your Memorialists are ready to qualify themselves according to the act of toleration, and, as in duty bound ever pray.
Dated the tenth day of September, A. D. 1751.
Hezekiah Parke,
Rachel Parke,
John Avery,
Joseph Witter,
Robert Parke,
John Brewster,
John Kimball,
Thomas Woodward,
Benajah Parke,
Beriah Grant,
Samuel Palmer,
Joshua Grant,
Jacob Kimball,
Park Woodward,
Joseph Tyler,
Zebulon Button,
Zebulon Parish,
James Parke,
David Tracy, Jr.,
Daniel Thomas,
Lemuel Tracy,
Moses Meech,
Josiah Parke,
Silas Parke,
Aaron Meech,
Ephraim Jones,
Peter Yerrington,
Christopher Tracy,
Paul Parke
William Randal,
Thomas Gates,
Rozzil Parke.
Prudence Kimball,
ORDER TO SHERIFF RESPECTING PRESTON SEPA- RATISTS.
To the Sheriff of the County of New London, his Deputy or either of the Constables of the towns of Norwich, Groton, Preston and Stonington, all within said County, greeting.
In his Majesty's name you are commanded to summons the inhabitants of the First and Second Societies of the said town of Preston, the inhabitants of the Second Society in the town of Groton, and the inhabitants of the Fourth Society of the town of Norwich, and the inhabitants of the Second Society of the town of Stonington, that they appear before the General Assembly of the Colony of Conn., to be convened at New Haven in said Colony on the second Thursday of Oct. next, viz. that
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they appear before said Assembly on the Tuesday next after said Thursday to show reason, if they have any, why the prayer of the foregoing Memorial should not be granted, and you are to summons the inhabitants by leaving a true and at- tested Copy of the foregoing Memorial and this Citation with the Clerk of each of said Societies respectively at least 12 days before Tuesday ; herein fail not and make due return.
Dated at New London on the 2nd day of Sep., 1751.
THOMAS FITCH, Dep .- Gov. A true Copy.
Test,
JEDEDIAH TRACY, said Sheriff's Deputy.
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ORDER FOR THE LAY OUT OF THE PRINCIPAL HIGHWAY LEADING FROM CENTRE GROTON TO PRESTON TOWN LINE IN 1723.
We the Subscribers being Select men for this year Anno Dom 1723 we do appoint Mr. Ralph Stoder to Assist Mr. Joshua Bill to lay a particular highway fore Rod wide from the meeting house to the pine swamp Road for the North people of the Town to come to meeting and also to make satis- faction to all the proprietors which the said way is laid out through their land which satisfaction is to be made in Common or undivided land we the sd Select men having sufficient power to lay out any particular ways when it is wanting in our town. Groton October ye 21 : 1723:
JOSHUA BILL SAML LESTER JOHN AVERY NICHS STREET Selectmen.
Entered Reed Oct. ye 24, 1723.
The road laid out under this order is supposed to be that leading from Centre Groton North to the Preston line, leading to and over the present, so-called, Meeting-house hill, and by the "Bill Parsonage" to the then Pine swamp near the town line of Preston, and passed the Pequot reservation. This highway divides pretty nearly the town of Ledyard into two equal parts.
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NAMES OF SCHOOL TEACHERS, SIXTH SCHOOL DISTRICT.
1836-37-Eleazer Williams. 1868-69-Cyrus T. Peckham.
1837-38-Eleazer Williams.
1869-70-Samuel N. Hallet.
1838-39-Oliver Chapman. 1870-71-Anna M. Williams.
1839-40-Stephen Billings. 1871-72-Chas. B. Beckwith.
1840-41-Hibberd R. Norman. 1872-73-Robert E. Turner.
1841-42-Hibberd R. Norman. 1873-74-Eunice A. Geer. 1842-43-Sanford B. Smith. 1874-75-Eunice A. Geer.
1843-44-Erasmus Avery.
1875-76-Eunice A. Geer.
1844-45-Erasmus Avery.
1845-46-Stephen H. Norman. 1846-47-Wm. M. Gray.
1876-77-Eunice A. Geer. 1877-78-Eunice A. Geer. 1878-79-Russel Gallup.
1847-48-Jacob A. Geer.
1879-80-Albert Geer.
1848-49-Dwight A. Satterlee.
1880-81-Rev. Chas. Cutting.
1849-50-Isaac E. Gates.
1881-82-Geo. Gray.
1850-51-David Geer.
1882-83-Nellie W. Geer.
1851-52-John G. Ball.
1883-84-Hattie A. Gray.
1852-53-Wm. H. Shepard. 1853-54-David Geer.
1884-85-Hattie A. Gray. 1885-86-Hattie A. Gray.
1854-55-Simeon Gallup.
1886-87-John N. Peckham.
1855-56-Geo. Fanning.
1887-88-John N. Peckham.
1856-57-Cyrus F. Cook.
1888-89 -- Wm. L. Main.
1857-58-Samuel N. Hallett.
1889-90-Wm. L. Main.
1858-59-Thos. P. Norman.
1890-91-Chas. S. Caswell.
1859-60-Geo. Fanning.
1891-92-Calvin R. Main.
1860-61-Geo. Fanning. 1861-62-John D. Brewster.
1893-94-Susan F. Brown.
1862-63-Thos. P. Norman.
1894-95-Susan F. Brown.
1895-96-Susan F. Brown. 1896-97-Susan F. Brown.
1897-98-Susan F. Brown.
1898-99-Susan F. Brown.
1899-1900 § Marion Holdredge,
Edwin Gray.
Attest, GEO. FANNING.
1863-64-Wm. H. Stanton.
1864-65-Mary Ann Williams. 1865-66-Frank N. Whipple.
[ J. C. Lamb, 1866-67 Geo. Fanning. 1867-68-Geo. Fanning.
1892-93-Hattie E. Fanning.
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LETTER OF SAMUEL CAPRON TO COL. BENADAM GALLUP.
Pauquatanock January 3ª 1778
Colo. Gallup
Sir, I am desired by Mr. Wm. Coit to Call on you to send me that Subscription that you had to get Subscribers for a Lottery to Build a Bridge across Norwich River, which must be laid before the town next Tuesday, and I will wait on you next Mon- day at 10 o'clock at Lieut Nehemiah Smith's. I would not have you fail on any account as it is of the Greatest Consequnce with regard to the Spott where to Sett the Bridge.
From yours &c. SAMUEL CAPRON.
To Colo. Benadam Gallup.
LETTER OF JOHN QUINCY ADAMS TO NORMAN B. BROWN.
Mr. Norman B. Brown, Postmaster, Gales Ferry, Connecticut. Quincy 3 September 1828.
Sir
I duly received your Letter of 9 ultº and Thank you for the friendly Sentiments expressed .in it. The establishment of a Post Office at the place of your residence I hope and trust is an indication of its thriving condition, for the continuance of which as well as for your own prosperity, and that of your family, be assured of the best wishes of your friend and fellow citizen JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.
COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO PERAMBULATE LINE BETWEEN GROTON AND PRESTON.
At a Towne Meeting holden in Groton April 26th 1709, voted, -that Capt James Morgan and Capt James Avery two of the selectmen are chosen to meet with those men that the town of Norwich and the town of Preston doe inform this town that the said towne will send this present week to preambulate the line, between them and us-that is between Norwich and Groton, and
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Preston and said Groton. At the same Town meeting voted, that the above said Capt. James Morgan Mr. George Gears are fully impowered to preambulate and settel the bounds between the said Norwich and Groton, and Preston and Groton, pro- vided the said towns Norwich and Preston give the men they send the same power, and that the men of Groton secure the property that the towne of New London purchased of Unkas that now belongs to Groton-
Attest, NEHEMIAH SMITH, Towne Clerk.
LIST OF PROBATE JUDGES.
Since its incorporation in 1836 the town has constituted a Probate District by itself. The following persons have served as Probate Judges :
Christopher Newton,
James A. Billings,
Erastus Williams,
Jacob L. Gallup,
Henry W. Avery,
Nathaniel B. Geer,
Samuel W. Wood,
John Brewster,
Edmund Spicer.
George Fanning,
Israel Allyn,
Russell Gallup.
ROLL OF THE FALLEN, ON SOLDIERS' MONUMENT.
Lieut. Stanton Allyn,
A. J. Maynard,
Asa Allyn,
Erastus A. Maynard,
Wm. R. Allyn,
George Miller,
Stephen D. Allvn,
Ray Moffit,
Alexander W. Avery,
Elias Myers,
Latham A. Bailey,
Moses N. Palmer,
John G. Ball,
Gurdon Pratt.
Thomas J. Clark,
Charles L. Perkins,
William E. Chapman,
Samuel C. Rogers,
Edwin L. Christie,
Rodolph Slater,
Thomas H. Frink,
William Smith,
Montgomery Gray,
Austin Whipple,
Gurdon Greene,
Samuel S: Whipple,
Warren A. Lamb,
Chauncey F. Wilcox.
Augustus E. Maynard,
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APPENDIX.
CATALOGUE OF DEATHS-1713-1854.
Soon after this History was begun there were several per- sons who thought it might be well to preserve upon its pages a list of the deaths that had occurred, upon the territory cov- ered by the town, between the date of its settlement and our own times. The idea was received with favor when suggested to others, and, presently, arrangements were made to carry it into effect.
In order to do this some fifty cemeteries needed to be visit- ed and the names and dates upon the tomb-stones copied. This work was cheerfully undertaken, and about thirty persons have participated in it. In addition to the facts thus secured many have been obtained from town records, family records and other sources.
But the most fruitful source of information has been an old catalogue, published by Ansil Brown in the year 1815. This old catalogue, corrected where errors have been discovered and en- larged by the addition of names that had been overlooked. covers the period between 1770 and 1813 inclusive.
A large number of Pequot names appear upon the old cat- alogue; and it seems fortunate that we can preserve them in this place, since the race to which they belonged is fast passing away.
The small number of names which appear under the earlier dates is quite noticeable, and clearly indicates that our ancestors in that period erected but few monuments to the memory of their deceased friends.
It will be noticed that this catalogue closes with the last of December, 1854. The reason for this is that the town records begin Jan. 1, 1855; and from this time on to the present the presumption is that every death occuring in the town is re- corded upon theni.
It speaks well for the healthfulness of the place that so many who have resided in it have attained to great age. Mr. George Geer, who spent the greater part of his life in it, died at the home of his daughter in what is now Griswold, in 1726, aged
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105. Mrs. Lucy Turner, relict of Capt. Hawkins Turner, died March 16, 1809, at the age of 100. Her grave is in the south- east part of the town, near the village of Old Mystic. Widow Thankful Avery, who spent most of hier life near Poquonnoc, but probably died at the home of one of her children in North Groton, was 101 years old. Her death occurred Jan. - , 1813. Mrs. Gehannah (now Joanna) Williams, relict of Uriah, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Amos Barnes, in the north-east part of the town, June 10, 1854, aged 99 years and 8 months. Her grave is near the Baptist church. Mrs. Freelove Turner, relict of Bushnell Turner, lived in three centuries, the eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth. She died Jan. 4, 1901, lacking but three months of being 101 years old. She was a devoted mem- ber of the Baptist church, and in the cemetery near that church she was buried.
1713.
Feb. 12-Abigail Park Avery, wife of Capt. Christopher.
1714.
Mrs. Margaret Williams.
I723.
May I-Samuel Avery, Esq. (59).
1726.
George Geer, in Preston, now Griswold (105). 1738.
Feb. 3-Mary Stoder (64). I740. Hannah (Pequot?) (22). Prudence Fowler.
174I. Martha Tyler Geer. I742.
Cap. Robert Geer (67). I744.
Aug. 6-Ralph Stodder, Jun. (49). I750. Henry Williams,
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1751.
Oct. 10-James Smith (77). 1752. Feb. 19-Lucy Avery, wife of James, 3rd (21). Samuel Fox.
I753. Capt. Christopher Avery (73).
Jan. 31-John Sholes (76).
Dec. 17-Ralph Stoddard (87) 1755.
Sept. 30-Lieut. Benadam Gallup (63). 1759. Feb. 2-Eunice Gallup, wife of Benadam (63).
March 14-Edward Avery (84).
April 30-Lois Gallup, daughter of Benadam (3). 1760.
April 6-Robert Allyn (63).
April 10-Jonathan Stodard, son of Ralph (29).
April 21-Dea. Ebenezer Allyn (61). 1761.
Jan. 3-Joanna Avery, wife of Edward (82). May 5-John Hurlbut (61).
1763.
Aug. 28-Ebenezer Geer (54). 1769.
Sept. 14-Saxton Allyn, son of John (2).
Dec. 31-Luther Allyn, son of Robert (3). 1770.
Feb .- Joseph Fox (77).
March-Sarah Rose, relict of Joseph (88).
March-Ezekiel Turner (70).
July-Nathaniel Brown (80).
Oct .- Eunice Stoddard, wife of Wait (20).
Nov .- Abigail Gallup, daughter of Col. Benadam (8). Dec .- John Gallup, son of Col. Benadam (17). Dec .- James Gallup (22).
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1771. Jan .- Elkanah Stoddard (27). Jan .- Hannah Gallup, daughter of Col. Benadamı (27). Ansel Gates (34).
Feb .- Capt. John Morgan (71).
March-Robert Stoddard (71). Oct .- Mary Brown, wife of Nathaniel (53). Dec .- Joseph Morgan (34). 1772.
Feb .- William Morgan (26).
May-Child of Joshua George (a native).
June-Eleazer Allyn, son of Dea. Joseph (4 months). Nov .- Ann Geer, daughter of Jacob (2). Dec .- Phebe Bellows, daughter of John (10). Dec .- John Stanton, son of Samuel (I). 1773.
Jan .- Richard Williams, son of Isaac (I). Jan .- Elijah Newton (40). Jan .- William Avery, at Gaudaloupe (27). Jan .- Luther Allyn (39).
Feb .- Ephraim Morgan, son of Dea. Shapley (5). March-Stephen Allyn (23).
March-Thankful Smith, daughter of Lt. Nehemiah (2).
March-Ebenezer Morgan (21). March-Daniel Morgan, son of Dea. Shapley (3).
May-Hannah Sterry, daughter of Samuel (19). June-Jacob Allyn (39).
July-Joseph Latham (70).
Sept .- Phebe Hurlbutt, wife of Stephen (37). 1774. Jan .- Sarah Woodbridge, daughter of Paul (24). May-Reuben Pelton. Sept .- Elizabeth Leads (66). Oct .-- Cyrus Allyn, son of Thomas (3). I775. Cyrus Whipple (21). James Park.
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1775-Continued. Noah Whipple. Sept .- James Worden, Jr. (22). 1776. Daniel Charles. Jacob Cocheats. Isaac Comwas. Solomon Spiat.
Z. Meason.
Thomas Cocheats.
Charles Charley. Jacob George.
These nine natives died in the army this year.
Segon Thomas.
Jan .- Elizabeth Williams, daughter of Richard. Feb .- Martha Spicer, daughter of Capt. Oliver (19). Feb .- Allatha Allyn, wife of James (62).
May- - Capron (80).
May-James Park (53). May-Christopher Allyn (45).
May-Betsey Charles (a native).
June-Williams Leads, died in New Jersey (17).
Sept .- Luther Geer, died in New York (22).
Sept .- Tabitha Perkins, wife of Dyer (33). Oct .- Zephorah Stedman, daughter of John (13).
Oct .- Child of Joshua George (a native).
Nov .- Thomas Cocheats (a native).
Nov .- Wait Stoddard (48).
Nov .- James Allyn (79). 1777.
Jan .- Elkanah Stoddard (27). Jan .- Mary Zachney (a native). Jan .- Child of Mary Zachney. Feb .- Senshemon (a native).
Feb .- Mary Stoddard (16).
March-Child of John Stedman.
March-Peter Cocheats (a native).
March-Daniel Cocheats (a native).
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1777-Continued.
April-Esther Cocheats (a native).
April-William Morgan (54).
April-Child of Moses Senshemon. April-James Avery (25).
July-John Perkins.
Aug .- John Stark, in New Jersey (21).
Aug .- Preescilla Stanton, wife of Samuel.
Sept .- Tamer (a native).
Sept .- Mercy Chapman, relict of William.
Oct .- Saralı Woodbridge, wife of Paul (59). Oct .- Ithamar Bellows (63).
Nov .- Ezekiel Perkins, at Stamford.
Nov .- Michal Williams, wife of Peter (60).
Dec .- Aaron Senshemon (a native).
Dec .- Anny Cogog (a native).
Dec .- Silas Pomeat (a native). 1778.
March-Child of Temperance Crank (a native).
April-Josephus Stoddard, son of Ichabod (3).
April-Moses Chrunks (a native).
June-Lucretia Babcock, wife of James.
June-Ebenezer Williams, (51).
June-Thomas Williams (26).
July-Christopher Avery (70).
July-David Senshemon (a native).
Aug .- Samuel Geer, Jr.
Aug .- Abigail Senshemon (a native). Aug .- Simeon Charles (a native).
Sept .- Nathan Gallup, Jr. (24).
Sept .- Sarah Gallup, wife of Col. Nathan (48). Sept .- Peg Chrunks (a native).
Oct .- Elizabeth Daniels (a native).
Oct .- Prudence Williams, daughter of Capt. Peleg (5). Nov .- Benajah Daniels.
Nov .- Thaddeus Bailey, Jr.
Nov .- John Holdridge (22).
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1778-Continued.
Paul Woodbridge (71). Samuel Smith, (70). Capt. Theophilus Stanton, in the West Indies. John Tobey. Janer Charles. - Wampey. Moses George. Joshua George. J. Comwas. 1779.
These six natives died in the army this year.
Jan .- Mrs. Mary Eldredge (57). Jan .- John Mason (a native).
April-James Babcock (44).
April-Joshua M. Allyn, son of Elder Rufus (1).
May-Daniel Charles (a native).
May-Mary Edwards, wife of Charles (47).
May-Sarah Chapman, wife of Amos (50).
Aug .- Lucy Perkins, wife of Jacob.
Aug .- Ashbel Woodbridge, son of Paul (18).
Nov .- Robert Park (83).
Dec .- John Stanton, in Providence.
Dec .- Joseph Stanton, in Providence.
Dec .- Child of Colhorin Charles (a native). 1780.
Jan .- Anna Giles, relict of John. Feb .- Lt. Phineas Bill (about 60).
March-Samuel Stanton (33).
April-Philip Gray (97). May-Elizabeth Sterry, wife of Samuel (60). May-Elkanah Morgan, son of Capt. John (23). July-Mary Morgan (84). July-Child of Joshua Charles (a native). Aug .- Robert Avery (24). Nov :- Mary Allyn, wife of Ebenezer (73).
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1780-Continued. Dec .- Obadiah Bailey (52). Dec .- Timothy Lamb (39). Dec .- Zephaniah Waterhouse, son of Timothy (5). 1781. Jan .- Woodbury Starkweather (29).
Jan .- Ephraim Meson (a native).
April-Temperance Charles (a native).
June-Anna Otis, wife of Wm. (28).
Aug .- Susannah Comstock (60). Sept. 6-Capt. Samuel Allyn (47). )
Sept. 6-Capt. Simeon Allyn (37).
Sept. 6-Capt. Amos Stanton (31). Sept. 6-Lt. Henry Williams.
Sept. 6-Lt. Joseph Lewis (41).
Sept. 6-Ensign John Lester (42).
Sept. 6-Joseph Moxley.
Sept. 6-Rufus Hurlbutt.
Sept. 6-Asa Perkins (33).
Sept. 6-Simeon Morgan (27).
Sept. 6-Benadam Allyn (20).'
Sept. 6-John Williams (42).
Sept. 6-Belton Allyn (17).
Sept. 6-John Stedman.
Sept. 6-Andrew Billings (22).
Sept. 6-Thomas Alexander (46).
Sept. 6-Elnathan Perkins.
Sept. 6-Luke Perkins.
Sept. 6-Simeon Perkins.
Sept. 6-Simeon Hill.
Sept. 6-Nathan Sholes.
Sept. 6-Moses Jones.
Sept. 6-Christopher Avery.
Sept. 6-Thomas Miner.
Sept. 6-Andrew Baker (26).
Sept. 6-Josiah Widger.
Killed at Fort Griswold.
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1781-Continued.
Sept .- Abel Chapman, at Bordeaux (22).
Sept .- Mrs. Phebe S. Adams (37). Sept .- Gurdon Bill, son of Capt. Phineas (15). Sept .- Hannah Fox.
Sept .- Jabez Allyn, son of James (3).
Oct .- Widow Experience Williams (80). Nov .- Mary Allyn. Nov .- Danil E. Stanton (33). Nov .- Child of Jeffry (a native). 1782.
Jan .- Nathaniel Chapman, son of Dea. Joseph C. (in the army), (20).
Jan .- Giles Sholes, son of John (6). Jan .- Isaac A. Morgan (at sea) (19).
Jan .- Elisha Morgan, son of John (14). Jan .- Mary Morgan, daughter of Israel (7 weeks). Feb .- Sarah Chapman, wife of Joshua. Feb .- Isaac Williams (at Branford) (25).
Feb .- Robert Meson (a native).
March-John Elderkin (64).
March-James Lamb (49).
March -- Polly Turner, daughter of Ezekiel (5 months). April-Freelove Avery (13).
May-Mary Turner. June-Susannah Stoddard, wife of Capt. Ralph (59).
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