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Thomas Harrison,
Benjamin Webster.
October.
Ebenezer Marsh,
October.
Ebenezer Marsh,
Peter Buel.
October,
Ebenezer Marsh,
Elisha Shelden.
October.
Ebenezer Marsh,
Elisha Shelden.
October.
Ebenezer Marsh,
Elisha Shelden. Elisha Shelden.
October.
Ebenezer Marsh,
October.
Ebenezer Marsh,
Ebenezer Marsh,
Isaac Baldwin.
October. May.
Ebenezer Marsh,
Isaac Baldwin.
October.
Ebenezer Marsh,
John Bird. Joseph Bird.
October.
Ebenezer Marsh,
October.
Ebenezer Marsh,
Thomas Harrison.
October.
Ebenezer Marsh,
Joseph Bird.
October.
Thomas Harrison.
Joseph Sanford.
October.
Edward Phelps,
Joseph Bird.
Ebenezer Marsh,
Jacob Griswold.
October.
Oliver Wolcott,
Ebenezer Marsh,
Benjamin Webster.
REPRESENTATIVES.
243
October.
Oliver Wolcott,
1771.
May.
Ebenezer Marsh,
October.
Jedediah Strong,
1772.
May.
Jedediah Strong,
1773.
May.
October.
David Welch.
1774.
May.
October.
Jedediah Strong,
David Welch.
1775.
May.
Jedediah Strong,
David Welch.
1776.
May.
Jedediah Strong,
Abraham Bradley.
October.
Jedediah Strong,
Andrew Adams.
1777.
May
Jedediah Strong,
Andrew Adams.
October.
Jedediah Strong,
Andrew Adams.
1778.
May.
Jedediah Strong,
Andrew Adams.
October.
Jedediah Strong,
Andrew Adams.
1779.
May.
Jedediah Strong,
Andrew Adams.
1780.
May.
Jedediah Strong, David Welch
Andrew Adams.
1781.
May.
Jedediah Strong,
Andrew Adams
1782.
May.
Jedediah Strong,
Bezaleel Beebe.
October.
Jedediah Strong,
Isaac Baldwin.
1783.
May.
Jedediah Strong,
Bezaleel Beebe.
1784.
May.
Ebenezer Marsh,
Isaac Baldwin. Isaac Baldwin, Jr.
1785.
May.
Jedediah Strong,
Abraham Bradley, Jedediah Strong.
1786.
May.
Ebenezer Marsh,
Jedediah Strong.
1787.
May.
Ebenezer Marsh,
Ebenezer Benton.
1788.
May.
Ebenezer Marslı,
Jedediah Strong.
1789.
May.
Jedediah Strong, Tapping Reeve, Ebenezer Marsh,
Uriah Tracy.
1790.
May.
Uriah Tracy.
1791.
May.
Ephraim Kirby,
Uriah Tracy.
1792.
May.
Ephraim Kirby, Solomon Marsh, John Allen,
Uriah Tracy.
October.
Bezaleel Beebe,
Jolin Allen.
1794.
May.
Ephraim Kirby,
John Allen.
October.
Ephraim Kirby,
John Allen.
1795.
May.
Ephraim Kirby,
John Allen.
October.
Moses Seymour,
Bezalecl Beebe.
1796.
May.
Moses Seymour,
John Allen.
1797.
May.
Moses Seymour,
Ephraim Kirby. Ephraim Kirby.
1798.
May.
James Morris,
Julius Deming.
1799.
May.
Moses Seymour,
October.
Ephraim Kirby,
John Welch. John Welch.
1800.
May.
Ephraim Kirby,
James Morris. Ephraim Kirby.
1801.
May.
Moses Seymour,
John Welch. Frederick Wolcott.
1802.
May.
James Morris,
October.
Moses Seymour,
Ephraim Kirby. Frederick Wolcott.
1803.
May.
James Morris,
Uriel Hohes.
1804.
May.
James Morris,
Uriel Holmes.
Uriel Holmes.
October.
James Morris,
Abraham Kilbourn. John Marsh. Lynde Lord. Lynde Lord. John Marsh.
October.
Jedediah Strong,
David Welch.
John Marsh.
October.
Jedediah Strong,
Abraham Bradley.
October.
Jedediah Strong,
Andrew Adams.
Andrew Adams.
October.
October.
Abraham Bradley,
Isaac Baldwin, Jr.
October.
Ebenezer Marsh,
October.
Ebenezer Marsh,
Ebenezer Marsh,
Jedediah Strong.
October.
Ebenezer Marsh,
Jedediah Strong.
October.
Ebenezer Marsh,
Uriah Tracy.
Uriah Tracy.
October.
Julius Deming, Julius Deming,
Uriah Tracy.
October.
Uriah Tracy.
October.
Bezalecl Becbe.
1793.
May.
John Allen.
October.
Moses Seymour,
October.
Moses Seymour,
October.
Moses Seymour,
Ephraim Kirby. Ephraim Kirby.
October.
Ephraim Kirby,
October. Moses Seymour,
Uriah Tracy.
October.
Jedediah Strong,
Bezalcel Beebe.
October.
October.
October. James Morris,
Jedediah Strong, Jedediah Strong, Jedediah Strong,
244
HISTORY OF LITCHFIELD.
1805.
May.
James Morris,
Uriel Holmes.
October.
James Morris,
Uriel Holmes. Norman Buel.
1806.
May.
Moses Seymour,
Aaron Bradley.
1807.
May.
Uriel Holmes,
Aaron Bradley.
October.
Uriel Holmes,
Aaron Bradley.
1808.
May.
October.
Nathaniel Goodwin,
Aaron Smith.
1809.
May.
Nathaniel Goodwin,
Aaron Smith.
1810.
May.
Moses Seymour,
Aaron Bradley.
1811.
May.
October.
Moses Seymour,
Aaron Smith.
1812.
May.
Aaron Smith,
Moses Seymour.
1813.
May.
Aaron Smith,
Morris Woodruff.
1814.
May.
Aaron Smith,
Morris Woodruff.
1815.
May.
William Beebe,
Morris Woodruff.
1816.
May.
William Beebe,
Jonathan Buel.
Jonathan Buel.
1817.
May.
October.
Jonathan Buel,
Ephraim S. Hall.
1818.
May.
Stephen Russell,
Ephraim S. Hall.
1819.
May.
John Welch,
Phineas Lord.
1820.
May.
John Welch,
Seth P. Beers.
1821.
May.
Seth P. Beers,
John Welch.
1822.
May.
Seth P. Beers,
John Welch.
1823,
May.
Seth P. Beers,
Phineas Miner.
1824.
May.
David Marsh,
Morris Woodruff.
1825.
May.
David Marsh,
Morris Woodruff.
1826.
May.
Morris Woodruff,
Reuben Webster.
1827.
May.
Phineas Miner,
William Beebe.
1828.
May.
Jabez W. Huntington,
William Beebe.
1829.
May.
Phineas Miner,
Morris Woodruff.
1830.
May.
Stephen Russell,
Morris Woodruff.
1831.
May.
Stephen Russell,
Truman Smith.
1832.
May.
Truman Smith,
Elihu Harrison. Asa Hopkins.
1834.
May.
Stephen Russell,
Truman Smith. Elihu Harrison.
1836.
May.
Morris Woodruff,
Phineas Lord.
1837.
May.
Morris Woodruff,
Phineas Lord.
1838.
May.
Samuel Buel,
William Ray.
1839.
May.
Samuel Buel,
William Ray.
1840.
May.
Frederick Buel,
E. Champion Bacon.
1841.
May.
Frederick Buel,
E. Champion Bacon.
1842.
May.
Origen S. Seymour,
Enos Stoddard.
1843.
May.
Origen S. Seymour,
Enos Stoddard.
1844.
May.
Elisha S. Abernethy,
Dan Catlin.
1845.
May.
Charles Adams,
Dan Catlin.
1846.
May.
David Marsh,
George Seymour.
1847.
May.
David Marsh,
George Seymour.
1848.
May.
Samuel P. Bolles,
William L. Smedley.
1849.
May.
Origen S. Seymour,
Christopher Wheeler.
1850.
May.
Origen S. Seymour,
Christopher Wheeler.
1851.
May.
George C. Woodruff,
Thomas M. Coe.
1852.
May.
Josiah G. Beckwith,
William Newton.
1853.
May.
Josiah G. Beckwith,
1854.
May.
Frederick Buel,
1855.
May.
Philip S. Beebe,
1856.
May.
Josiah G. Beckwith,
Garry H. Minor.
1857.
May.
Josiah G. Beckwith,
Edward Pierpont.
1858.
May.
Henry B. Graves,
William Bissell.
1859.
May.
Edward W. Seymour,
William Bissell.
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Aaron Bradley.
Aaron Smith,
Moses Seymour
October.
Morris Woodruff,
Aaron Smith.
October.
Aaron Smith,
Morris Woodruff.
October.
Uriel Holmes,
Morris Woodruff.
October.
William Beebe,
Jonathan Buel.
October.
William Beebe,
Jonathan Buel,
Ephraim S. Hall.
October.
Stephen Russell,
Phineas Lord.
1833.
May.
William Beebe,
1835.
May.
Phineas Miner,
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Aaron Smith.
October.
Nathaniel Goodwin,
October.
Moses Seymour,
Aaron Bradley,
Aaron Smith.
October.
Uriel Holmes,
William Newton. Samuel P. Bolles. Samuel Brooker, Jr.
IN
245
LITCHFIELD GRADUATES.
.
NATIVE AND RESIDENT GRADUATES, INCLUDING THOSE WHO HAVE RECIVED HONORARY DEGREES.
NOTE .- This list is not designed to embrace the names of such as have received medical degrees only-though some of the number have received the M. D. in ADDI- TION to other degrees. In the first column, the * indicates that the person whose name is given on the same line, was BORN in this town. The figures in the same col- umn denote the number of years the individual lived in Litchfield. The figures in the second column, indicate the year of graduation. The t after the name, indicates an honorary degree. The name of the college is given immediately after that of the graduate.
1848 Edward P. Abbe, Yale, clergyman in Massachusetts.
* 1848 Frederick R. Abbe, Yale,
10
1825 Elisha S. Abernethy, Yale, lawyer-now resides in Bridgeport.
30 1760 Andrew Adams, LL. D., Yale, Chief Justice of Connecticut.
26 1791 John Allen, t Yale, lawyer and member of Congress.
* 1840 John W. Allen, t Yale, lawyer of Cleveland, Ohio; member of Congress. 48 1793 Asa Bacon, Yale, an eminent lawyer-died in New Haven in 1857.
* 1833
E. Champion Bacon, Yale, lawyer, legislator-died at Seville, Spain, 1845. Francis Bacon, Yale, lawyer, Senator, Major General.
3 1850
Leonard W. Bacon, Yale-present pastor of the First Church, Litchfield. Ashbel Baldwin, Yale, formerly Rector of St. Michael's, Litchfield.
65 1735
Isaac Baldwin, Yale, lawyer, legislator, clerk of the courts ; died in 1805.
* 1801
Isaac Baldwin, Jr, Yale, lawyer and legislator; died in Pompey, N. Y, 1830. Isaac Baldwin. 3d, Yale, lawyer-died in 1844,
1801
Samuel S. Baldwin, Yale, lawyer-died in 1854.
30 1827
Josiah G. Beckwith, M. D., Union, a practicing physician in this town.
16 1797 Lyman Beecher, D. D., Yale, former pastor of the 1st Church in this town.
* 1833
Charles Beecher, Bowdoin, now pastor in Georgetown, Mass,
16
1833 William H. Beecher, t Yale, formerly pastor in Midnletown, etc.
16 1842 Frederick D. Beeman, Yale, lawyer, and clerk of the courts.
- 1800
Andrew D. Benedict, Kenyon, Episcopal clergyman,
* 1847
Samuel Benedict, Trinity, late Ass't Rector Trinity church, N. Haven.
* 1846
1839
George W. Beers, Trinity, member of the Bar, Litchfield.
1786 John Bird, Yale, lawyer in Litchfield & Troy, N. Y. ; member of congress.
1851
Edward Bissell, Yale, lawyer in Fondulac, Wisconsin.
1849 Oscar Bissell, Yale, pastor of a church in Westminster, N. H.
1853 William Bissell, M. D., Yale, physician in Salisbury.
1833
Noah Bishop, Yale, pastor of a church in or near Springfield, Ohio.
* 1812
John P. Brace, Williams, teacher, author, editor.
1846
Charles Loring Brace, Yale, author, Secretary Children's Aid Soc., N. Y.
6 1850
Jonathan Brace, f D. D., Yale, now pastor of a church in Milford.
3
1843
John J. Brandagee, Yale, former Rector of St. Michael's, Litchfield.
30
1812 1836 1826
William P. Buel, M. D., Yale, physician on California steamer.
* 1844
1805
David Buel, Jr., Williams, of Troy, N. Y., lawyer, Judge, regent univ'ty.
12 1836
Joshua D. Berry, Middlebury, late President Shelby College, Ky.
?
1832 Amos B. Beach, Union, late Rector St. Paul's, Bantam Falls.
** 1827 Horace Bushnell, D. D., Yale, pastor North Church, Hartford ; anthor, etc.
10 1833 David Butler, D. D , f Washington, former Rector St. Michael's.
42 1787 Joseph E. Camp, Yale, pastor church in Northfield.
* 1822
Albert B. Camp, Yale, pastor in Bridgewater, Ashby, Mass., etc.
* 1786
Lynde Catlin, Yale, merchant, and President Merchants' Bank, N. York.
1839 John Catlin, Yale, teacher, &c., resides in Northfieid.
60 1751 Judah Champion, Yale, 2d pastor of the first church in this town.
27 1780 Amos Chase, Dartmouth, pastor church in South Farms.
9 1803 Samuel Church, LL. D., Yale, chief justice of Connecticut .:
16 1822 Edward Beecher, D. D., Yale, late President Illinois College; author, etc. 16 1828 George Beecher, Yale, died while pastor of a church in Chilicothie, Ohio.
* 1834
Henry Ward Beecher, Amherst, pastor of Plymouth Church, Brooklyn.
* 1843
Thomas K. Beecher, Illinois, now pastor in Elmira, N. Y.
1846
Alfred H. Beers, M. D., Trinity, physician in Buffalo, N. Y,
*
Solyman Brown, Yale, dentist, author, clergyman, New York city. Frederick Buel, Yalc, Agent American Bible Society, California.
15
Henry W. Buel, M. D., Yale, physician in his native town.
* 1774
1838
Charles A. Baldwin, Williams, lawyer in State of New York-died 1818.
* 1776
* 1810
9 1766 George Beckwith, Yale, pastor of the church in South Farms.
Amos Benedict, Yale, lawyer-died in this town in 1816.
246
HISTORY OF LITCHFIELD.
* 1844 John Churchill, ; Yale, now pastor of a church in Woodbury.
54
1718 Timothy Collins, Yale, first pastor of the first church in this town.
* 1758 Ambrose Collins, Yale, went a missionary to the Indians, and died.
- 1758 Thomas Davies, Yale, former Rector of St. Michael's.
1811 William Deming, Yale, resides in his native town.
9 1822
- 1829 George C. V. Eastman, Middlebury, Rector of church in Bantam Falls. Samuel Fuller, D. D., Union, late President Kenyon College, Ohio.
* 1759
Fisher Gay, Yale, colonel revolutionary army; legislator, magistrate.
47 1791 James Gould, LL. D., Yale, Judge Sup. Court, principal Law School.
* 1824
1827 George Gould, Yale, of Troy, N. Y., now Judge Supreme Court, N. York. James R. Gould. Yale, lawyer, died in Augusta, Georgia, 1830.
* 1816
William T. Gould, Yale, Judge Court of Over and Terminer, Augusta, Ga. John M. Grant, Yale, colporteur in Maryland, &c.
*
1844
Wm. H. Guernsey, Yale, clergyman; died in Savannah, Ga., 1850. Luther B. Hart, Union, late pastor Baptist church, North Norfolk.
*
1849
7 1820
1851
16 1840
32 1784
* 1816
8
1784
Dan Huntington. Yale, former pastor of the first church in this town.
* 1824
Charles P. Huntington, Harvard, now Judge Superior Court, Boston, Ms. Jabez W. Huntington, Yale, lawyer, judge, member of congress, senator.
6 1843
William P. Huntington, Harvard, pastor in Mass. and Illinois; artist, etc. George J. Harrison, Union, now congregational minister in Milton.
* 1837
15 1840
James Kilbourn, Yale, pastor in Bridgewater, Middle Haddam, & Illinois. John Kilbourn, Yale, teacher in State of New York.
1853
P. K. Kilbourn. t Union, author of this volume.
* 1844
Wm. H. Lewis, f D. D., Kenyon, Rector of Holy Trinity church, Brooklyn. Daniel W. Lewis, Yale, lawyer, state's attorney. "
- 1788
Samuel Lyman, Yale, removed to Springfield, Mass .; member of congress. Lynde Lord. Jr., Yale, died in his native town in 1813.
6 1770
1783
Stephen Mason, Williams, former pastor in Washington, now in Michigan. Reynold Marvin, Yale, lawyer, king's attorney; died here, July 30, 1802.
* 1786
1775
Truman Marsh, Yale, Rector of St. Michael's 27 years; died here in 1851. James Morris, Yale, teacher, magistrate, legislator, captain; died 1820.
1803
James Morris, jr., Yale, tutor University of Georgia; d. in Sunbury, Ga. Reuben S. Morris, Yale, lawyer; died in Utica, N. Y., in 1832.
1838
1775
Dwight Morris, Union, lawyer in Bridgeport, judge of probate, legislator. Benjamin Osborn. Dartmouth. pastor in Tinmouth, Vt .; author. d. 1818. Isaac Osborn, Dartmouth, farmer, teacher, deacon; died in Litchfield 1826. Jeremiah Osborn, Dartmouth, farmer, died in Litchfield in 1829.
* 1853
* 1842
6 1807 Amos Pettingill, Harvard, pastor church in South Farms-1816 to11822. * 1837 John H. Pettingill, Yale, District Secretary Am. Board-Albany, N. Y. * 1804 John .Pierpont, Yale, clergyman in Boston, author, lecturer, poet.
25 1813
Charles Perkins, Yale, lawyer, died in London, (Eng.,) Nov 18, 1856, E 64. Tapping Reeve, LL. D., Princeton, chief justice of Connecticut.
* 1802
Aaron Burr Reeve, Yale, lawyer in Troy, N. Y., died in 1809.
1829 Tapping Burr Reeve, died in Litchfield in 1829.
* * *
1833 James Richards, D. D., Union, now Principal Elm Park Col. Institute. James Richards, jr., Princeton, Professor Ancient Lan. and Mat. in do.
* 1831
1858 Rollin Sanford, Yale, merchant in Brooklyn, N. Y .; candidate for congress. 1797 Horatio Seymour, LL. D., Yale, lawyer, U. S. Senator from Vt 12 years. 1824 Origen S. Seymour, Yale, member of congress, judge Superior Court.
* 1853 Edward W. Seymour, Yale, lawyer, member present House of Represent's.
25 1730 Elisha Sheldon, Yale, legislator and judge ; died in Litchfield in 1779.
* 1800 Elisha Sheldon, M. D., Yale, died in 1832; buried in Litchfield.
Uriel Holmes, Jr., Yale, lawyer, judge, member of congress. Uriel Holmes, Jr., Yale, died July 3, 1818, while member Theo. Sem. And. Lemuel Hopkins, t M. D,, Yale, poet, &c.
11 1794
* 1822
27 1806
Isaac Jones, Yale, minister of St. Michael's parish.
40
1792
3 1791
* 1787 Ephraim Kirby,t Yale, lawyer, judge, author of " Kirby's Reports."
* 1812
50 174S
* 1786
1804
1784
1784 Jacob Osborn, Dartmouth, farmer and teacher, died in Litchfield in 1821. Ethan Osborn, Dartm'th, pastor Fairfield, N. J., 54 yrs; d. in his 100th yr. Solomon Palmer, Yale, Rector of St. Michael's; d. in this town in 1771. Benjamin Palmer, Yale, died in 1780.
13 1729
1750
* 1853
John M. Peck, D. D., Harvard, Baptist pastor in Illinois; author; d. 1858. Wm. G. Peck. t Trinity, (also at West Point, ) Prof. Mat. Colum. Col., N. Y. James Peck, Union, merchant at La Crosse, Wisconsin.
50 1763
Samuel Marsh, Yale, lawyer in his native town, and in Norfolk, Va.
1779
1779
Benjamin Judd, Yale, pastor in Milton.
Laurens P. Hickok, D. D., Union, now Vice President Union college. George A. Hickox, Trinity, now a practicing lawyer in this town. Gideon H. Hollister, Yale, lawyer, clerk of the courts, senator.
* 1839
247
LITCHFIELD PHYSICIANS.
* 25 1790
Richard Skinner, LL. D., t Middlebury, Governor and chief justice of Vt. Aaron Smith, Yale, lawyer, legislator and merchant; d. in this town in 1834.
7 1806 Lucius Smith, Yale, merchant, colonel in war with Gt. Britain, clergyman.
45
35 1815
1757 Reuben Smith, Yale, physician, magistrate, county treasurer; died in 1804. Truman Smith, Yale, lawyer, member of congress, U. S. Senator. Jedediah Strong, Yale, member continental congress, legislator, etc. John S. Stone, D. D., Union, former Rector of St. Michael's. Benjamin W. Stone, Trinity, 66
3 1823 1838
-
* 1857
Storrs O. Seymour, Yale, now a student of theology.
* 1822
William Sheldon, Yale, merchant, died in France in 1826. Benjamin L. Swan,t Yale, now pastor of a church in Stratford.
10 1844
Benjamin Tallmadge, Yale, member of congress 16 years.
* 1830 Benjamin Tallmadge, jr .¡ Yale, Lieut. U. S. N .; d. off Gibraltar in 1830. * 1811 Frederick A. Tallmadge, Yale, Recorder N. Y. city, member of congress. Uriah Tracy, Yale, lawyer, member of congress, U. S. Senator, General.
28 1778
* 1778
* 1824
Joseph Vaill, Dart'th, pastor in Hadlyme; d. 1838 after a ministry of 58 yrs. Hermon L, Vaill, Yale, pastor in East Lyme; also Seneca Falls, N. Y. Louis F. Wadsworth, Trinity, lawyer in N. Y. city, Dep. Clerk Assembly.
* 1848
* 1837 Charles Wadsworth, D. D., Union, pastor Arch st. church, Philadelphia. * 1795 Holland Weeks, Dartmouth, pastor in Waterbury, and in Vermont. William R. Weeks, D. D., Princeton; d. 1848, Æ. 66.
? 1809 1778
John Welch, Yale, merchant, judge, legislator; died in 1844.
1805
William Welch, Yale, captain U. S. A .; died in the public service in 1811. William H. Welch, Yale, late chief justice of Minnesota Territory.
46 1747
Oliver Wolcott, LL. D., Governor, Signer Declaration of Independence.
1778
Oliver Wolcott, jr, LL. D., Yale, Governor, Secretary U. S. Treasury, etc.
1786
Frederick Wolcott, Yale, lawyer, legislator, judge of probate.
1779
Ezekiel Woodruff, Yale, lawyer, Adjutant revolutionary army.
* 1849
Curtis T. Woodruff, Yale, Rector Episcopal church in Woodbury.
1825
George C. Woodruff, Yale, lawyer, legislator, judge of probate.
1857 George M. Woodruff, Yale, now a law student in Cambridge, Mass. 1830 Lewis B. Woodruff, Yale, now a Judge Superior Court, New York city.
* 1809
Simeon Woodruff, Yale, clergyman, settled at the West.
*
1836 Lucius H. Woodruff. Yale, teacher in Insane Retreat, Hartford; d. in 1852.
1803 Samuel Whittlesey, Yale, pastor at Washington and elsewhere.
2
1851 Junius M. Willey, Trinity, Rector of St. Michael's; now in Waterbury.
Physicians who have Practiced in Litchfield.
NOTE .- The * designates natives of this town. # Those who received the M. D.
Timothy Collins, from Guilford, the first clergyman and physician in the town, preached and practiced here from 1721 till his death in 1777.
Thomas Little, from Taunton, came here about 1747-died in Northfield of old age. Seth Bird,* b. Jan. 4, 1733-'4; died in this town in 1804.
Daniel Huntington, practitioner and druggist; d. in Woodbury Feb. 19, 1819. Phineas Bradley, practitioner and druggist; became Ass't P. M. Gen'l U. States. Samuel Catlin,* b. Nov. 6, 1739; lived to old age, and died in his native town. Hosea Hulbert,¿ removed to Fairfield county.
Daniel Sheldon,¿ a native of Hartford, practiced liere from 1781 until his death.
Phineas Smith .* b. Oct. 27, 1759; lived and died in his native town.
Comfort Bradley,* lived and died in native town.
Partridge Parsons,* b. Aug. 22, 1763, d. in Pen Yan, N. Y., May 9, 1846, aged 83. Robert Catlin,* surgeon, b. March 29, 1773: d. in his native town in 1823. Abel Catlin,* b. March 18, 1770: died in his native town January 13, 1856. John M. West, ¿ died in this town July 27, 1836, aged 47.
Reuben S. Woodward,¿ died in Northfield in 1849, aged 83.
Isaac Marsh,* died in Cornwall, Sept. 1, 1829, aged 53.
Joseph Parker, died in South Farms, Feb. 6, 1830, aged 70. William Buel, *¿ President State Medical Soc., d. in this town, Oct. 15, 1851, E. 84. Samuel Buel, *¿ died in this town, July 10, 1854, aged 72. Alanson Abbe,¿ now resides in Boston.
Manly Peters, # now resides in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Norman Landon, *¿ died in this town in 1830.
John W. Russell, *¿ now resides in Mount Vernon. Ohio. Josiah Barnes, ¿ now resides in Buffalo, N. Y.
* 1761
52 1773
1827
248
HISTORY OF LITCHFIELD.
Moses A. Lee, ¿ died while Professor in the Medical College at Pittsfield, Mass. Anson Wildman, practitioner and druggist: present residence unknown. John S. Wolcott,#* (son of the last Gov. Wolcott,) died in this town in 1844.
Reuben M. Woodruff, *¿ died in this town April 29, 1849, aged 38.
Charles Vaill, *¿ now resides in Rochester, N. Y.
Garry H. Minor, ¿ a native of Woodbury, now resides in South Farms. Benjamin Welch, jr.,¿ from Norfolk, now resides in Salisbury. Caleb Ticknor, ¿ died in New York, Sept. 7, 1840, aged 36.
Samuel R. Childs,¿ now resides in Saratoga Springs. William Deming, jr., *¿ now resides in Lenox, Mass. James K. Wallace,* now a practitioner at Bantam Falls.
George Seymour, ** now a practicing physician in this village.
A. Sidney Lewis,*} 66
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Eliada Osborn, ** 66
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David E. Bostwick, **
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Orson Buel,* (botanic,)
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D. B. W. Camp,*}
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Northfield.
Physicians born in Litchfield but who practiced elsewhere.
[Not included in either of the foregoing Lists.]
Judah Champion Landon, (son of J. R. Landon, Esq.) died in Kentucky a few years.
John Ward Birge, now of Utica, N. Y.
Levi Moulthrop, died in early manhood at Rockford, Illinois.
Timothy Pierce, died at the South.
Clark Sanford, settled in Stamford and died there.
John Stoddard emigrated westward.
Asa Barnes, settled in Virginia.
Burr Reeve Abbe, Boston, Mass.
Charles W. Grant, now resides at Iona, near Newburgh, N. Y.
Aaron W. Gibbs, now of Chicago, Illinois.
Samuel Catlin, jr, formerly of Watertown: now in Michigan.
Egbert Guernsey, author, Professor, and practitioner, New York city.
Ozias Lewis, jr, of Kosciusco, Mississippi.
Isaac W. Russell, died in Mount Vernon, Ohio.
Joseph W. Camp, late of Bristol-now of Wisconsin.
Fred'k B. Woodward, former physician in Woodbury-now Rector ch. in Bethany. Asa C. Woodward, now of Bethany.
Elijah A. Woodward, now of Madison, Wisconsin.
Warren Smith, died in Stillwater, N. Y., Nov. 1805.
Ephraim Smedley, of North East, Pennsylvania.
Abel Brace, of Catskill, N. Y .- late coroner of Green co.
Henry Holmes, of Hartford-Health Officer, Alms House Physician, Coroner.
George Bissell, late of Dutches county, N. Y., now of California.
Charles J. Kilbourn, of Stanfordville, Dutches co., N. Y .; died in this town in 1852. James B. Kilbourn, of Hinds county, Miss .; died there in 1837. Washington Irving Wright, surgeon in the U. S. Army.
Oliver Wolcott, died in California in 1856. A son of Colonel Oliver S., he was the last of the Wolcotts in the line of the three Governors. His remains were brought to Litchfield for interment.
Joseph Hall, died recently at North East, Penn.
Augustus Bissell, Pennsylvania.
Daniel H. Moore, died in New Haven in 1849.
Walter Peck, died in Goshen Nov. 8, 1834, aged 24.
Horatio M. Baldwin, died in Binghamton, N. Y., in 1842.
Marcus M. Wood, of Greene, Chenango county, N. Y.
Henry Pierpont, of Naugatuck.
Charles H. Webb, of Woodbury.
Zephaniah Webb, of New York city.
Moses .M. Seymour, of Painesville, Ohio.
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LITCHFIELD.
Town of Litchfield.
THE town of Litchfield is situated near the geographical centre of the County of Litchfield, of which it is the shire town or seat of justice. It is claimed, (by those who have from time to time sought to divide it,) that it is the largest township in the State-being eight miles north and south, by nine miles east and west. It is 32 miles west of Hartford, 35 mile north-westerly from New Haven, and about 100 miles nortli- easterly from New York. It is bounded north by Cornwall, Goshen and Torrington; south by Bethlem, Watertown and Plymouth; east by Harwinton, from which it is separated by the Naugatuck river; and west by Warren and Washington. The Naugatuck, Shepaug and Bantam rivers, and some of their branches, pass through the town, affording an abundance of water-power. Bantam Lake, which lies wholly in this town, is the largest lake in the State, covering an area of 900 acres. The Little Pond covers about 15 acres ; and Cranberry Pond is still smaller. Mount Tom Pond lies partly in Washington and partly in this town. The surface of the town is gently rolling, here and there breaking into abrupt ridges or bluffs. The highest of these is Mount Tom, some six miles south-west of the village, which reaches an al- titude of 700 feet above the river at its base, or, according to President Dwight, 1500 feet above the level of tide-water. From Prospect Mountain, about four miles west of the Court House, may be seen the Cattskill mountains, west of the Hudson. A large proportion of the land in the vallies and on the hill-sides, is easily tilled, and yields abundant crops. The balance is profitably used for meadow, pasturage and wood-land. Some of the most beautiful and diversity landscapes in New England, are to be met with in this town. In 1800, the total amount of the Grand List of Litch- field was $107,164 27-of which sum $51,687 67 was for the First Society ; $26,882 02 for South Farms; $14,740 45 for Northfield; $13,855 13 for Milton. In 1810, there were in the town 4087 acres of plow-land; 7298 acres of meadow and clear pasture; 966 acres of boggy meadow that was mowed; 294 acres do. not mowed; other meadow 1312 acres; 9343 acres bush pasture; 4408 acres first rate wood-land; 3789 acres 2d rate do .; 4756 acres 3d rate do. Since that date, the plow-land, meadow and cleared pasture, have greatly increased; while the area of wood-land has decreased in a likc ratio. Wood is now so scarce and high in our borough market, that some of our people have already commenced burning Pennsylvania mineral coal.
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