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cessful clergymen, teachers, doctors, lawyers, journalists, and business men, were among our graduates."
"What a pity that we couldn't have an 'old home day' and get the boys together again," we remarked.
"I would welcome it," replied the old instructor.
He is dead now and it occurred to the writer while this chapter was yet in embryo that a symposium of the old boys in lieu of it would be interesting; forthwith he broached the subject to several of the more prominent.
The Rev. Charles E. Briggs replied, excusing himself because of press of literary work in addition to his lectures, and adding: "I would be glad to honor my old teacher, Mr. Shaw, but I cannot at present. I have stowed away some copies of the magazine the Institute used to pub- lish, with some of my articles, which would doubtless give a good basis for a paper if I had time."
Ex-Governor Thomas' reply was in the form of certain recollections making in the concrete a literary gem :
"Though my parents were natives of Connecticut I was born and reared in Georgia. I was there through the war and as a lad was obliged to assume as well as I could the supervision of my mother's plantation, as all the men were at the front. Hence I had little time for school had it been available. So when the war ended my mother took me, at the age of fifteen, to her old home in Bridgeport, and in August follow- ing sent me to the Sanford School. I was a lank, freckled-faced country boy, fresh from the distant South, and painfully conscious of my awkward and uncouth appearance. The war had left us but little, so that my schooling was a heavy burden to my mother and I was clad in a suit of clothes constructed from a couple of second-hand rebel uniforms, rein- forced by a Yankee hat and pair of shoes. The stage ride from Bridge- port to Redding Ridge was one of the ordeals of my life. I was then a rebel to the core and fully alive to the fact that I was 'in the enemy's country.' I had bidden mother good bye and was going I knew not whither. Homesickness is a mild term to apply to my condition. I shrank from the end of the journey. I wanted to die, knowing well that I would not. So I sat by the driver, steeling myself to approaching fate and wishing I were far away in Dixie. I knew that boys were no hypo- crites and that my presence at school would subject me to persecutions, due as well to my appearance as to my origin.
"It was dark when the stage halted before the Sanford mansion. As I alighted, Mr. Sanford met me at the gate, took me to his wife and asked her to make me comfortable. She tried her best, poor lady, to do so, but I was past all comforting. She gave me supper at her own table, then took me at once to my room, and thus postponed the fateful hour
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when I should encounter the boys. That ordeal came with the morning, and it lasted for a fortnight with many variations. I was called 'Johnny' because I was a rebel, and 'shorty' because I was tall, and 'dandy' be- cause of my clothes. All the victories of Grant and Sherman were thrown at me. At the same time I was held responsible for the horrors of Andersonville. Treason and disloyalty were my conspicuous crimes. It was broadly asserted that I was privy to the assassination of Lincoln, and one particularly devilish youngster asserted a close resemblance be- tween my own and the features of 'Jeff' Davis. So 'Jeff' was added to. my list of names.
"I endured what I could not avoid till patience was exhausted. I couldn't run away, for I had no place to run to. I begged my mother to take me away. Finally, I had a fight, and that helped a little. Then, a boy named Ridemour gave me a little consideration and with a grateful heart I strove to make myself companionable by relating some of my war experiences. Unconsciously I thus furnished a welcome remedy for my ills. He repeated some of my stories, so that curiosity usurped the place of malice, and I was patronized that I might tell others. So on Saturdays my room was filled with boys listening to anecdotes of the war from a boy who spoke from personal experiences. Before I knew it I was popular. My wickedness was discarded and my clothes were historic. They warmed to me in regular boy fashion, and of course I responded, and oh, the stories I told. From fact I rapidly descended to. fancy. My romances were as extravagant as an immature imagination could make them; but, as long as they met the demand, I was happy. Don't you think they will be overlooked, under the circumstances, by the recording angel?
"Messrs. Sanford and Shaw were excellent teachers and thoroughly understood boy nature. Teaching in those days was old-fashioned and thorough. Messrs Shaw and Sanford vigorously insisted on the learn- ing of lessons and the observance of rules. When a boy became derelict, Mr. Sanford did the 'licking,' so he was the one the boys looked out for. Mr. Shaw never struck a scholar. But Mr. Sanford's punishments, though frequent, seemed mild to me. The first time I'ever saw him punish a scholar my amusement was audible for he struck him a solitary blow. Where I came from the teacher would drag a delinquent from his seat by the collar and trounce him with a hickory switch for three or four minutes until he cried with pain and promised 'to be good.'
"My life has been an active one, and if I have been in a measure suc- cessful, it is in large measure due to the good principles and strict dis- cipline I had from the Sanford School."
A well known business man of New York City, whom the writer met personally, gave some recollections worthy of being preserved.
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"My wife would not believe that I ever attended a select school, so I told her the first day I could get away from business I would take her up to Redding and show her the old school-house and the old teacher. It chanced that Labor Day came on Saturday that year, so we started, go- ing to Ridgefield, as we understood there was then no inn in Redding. Next morning I went out to negotiate with the Ridgefield livery man for a horse and buggy to Redding.
"I began by asking how far it was to Redding. He was a David Harum sort of man and spoke with a drawl. 'Wal, mister, its eight miles as the crow flies, but its twelve the way you've got to go, first up nigh to Heaven an then descendin' into the pit.' 'But I've got jest the hoss for ye,' he added, brightening; 'he's a climber.'
" 'What'? said I.
"'A climber-built specially for climbin' hills-fore legs shorter than hind ones-kinder fore-shortened as these painter fellers say. You see, he was foaled and raised on a hill-side and grew that way.'
" 'But don't it interfere with his gait on level ground'?
" 'Mister,' said he, 'ther ain't any level ground in these parts.'
"It was pretty hilly. You know all about it so I won't enlarge. Down into one deep valley, up the opposing wall; down into another still deep- er and into a wild, remote, savage glen, with only room for road and river between huge frowning cliffs.
"My wife began to get frightened and wanted to know where I was taking her ; but we soon came out into meadows, then around by a grave- yard, and began climbing the last hill into Redding Center. Here I be- gan to recognize landmarks. 'Glory,' said I, 'there's the same old church where the whole school used to go and sit in the gallery, with Mr. Shaw at the head of the class to preserve order.' After sitting and looking at it a while, we set out for Redding Ridge by the same old road I had traveled a thousand times going to and from church, but when we came up on Redding Ridge everything seemed changed. The old Sanford house and store on the corner was gone, new villas and cottages had risen as by magic. But the old Episcopal Church still stood, 'Thank the Lord,' said I, 'there's something left.' The Heron place was gone, but the Sanford house was there, only the old school house with dormi- tory above where the boys slept, and where we got a good trouncing one summer night from Mr. Sanford as we stole in, one by one, after raiding a green corn patch, had been torn down.
"We pulled up at Mr. Shaw's and the old man came out.
"'Well,' said I, 'It's the same old boy and the same old teacher.'
"He looked at me a while. 'Bless my soul,' said he at last, 'Why, it's B --. '
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"It had been thirty-five years since I had seen him, and I was gray- haired. Would you have thought he would have known me?
"Going up to see Cammeyer? Just ask him if he remembers how he licked me out under the horse sheds one night after singing school"?
A big, genial man sat in a small office in the rear of his immense store on Broadway and received his interviewer with favor on his mentioning the Sanford school.
"I was a pretty bad boy, I guess," he remarked, "and was always getting into trouble of various sorts. The one I remember best occurred at church on a hot July day. The boys always sat in the gallery with Mr. Shaw at the head next the gallery stairs to keep them in proper frame of mind; but that day Jove nodded and another boy and I stole out and turned loose all the worshippers' horses that were hitched along the fence opposite the green, then crept back without being missed.
"When church was out and the people went to get their horses, they were missing, and there was great mystification. We were found out though,-some of the neighbors saw us,-and got a good licking, as we deserved.
"I remember still more vividly going home one winter for the Christ- mas holidays. It was the Saturday before Christmas, and bitterly cold. The only way was by stage to Norwalk and then by boat to New York. A real old-fashioned blizzard was raging, but I was going home for Christmas and nothing could have stopped me. Good Mrs. Shaw bun- dled me up and gave me a hot brick for my feet. The driver was a great Methodist and sang hymns all the way. Every little while he would look back to see if I was alive, and I guess I would have frozen if I had not been going home."
A copy of the school magazine to which Dr. Briggs refers, is in pos- session of Samuel Shaw, Esq., of Bridgeport, and is interesting for its historical essays and grave metaphysical disquisitions, showing the reach- ing out for excellence of budding genius.
A copy of the school catalogue for 1859-60 is owned by Prof. Sanford and is before us as we write. The pupils that year numbered thirty-six. The instructors were: Daniel Sanford, A. M., Principal and teacher of Mathematics; Edward Shaw, A. M., teacher of Ancient Languages and Literature ; Mrs. Helen E. Sanford, teacher of Instrumental Music. The course of study embraced Orthography, Reading, English Grammar, Rhetoric, Composition, Declamation, Geography, Penmanship, Astron- omy, History, Bookkeeping, Arithmetic, Algebra, Geometry, Trigonome- try, Surveying, Navigation, Moral and Intellectual Philosophy, the Na- tural Sciences, Latin and Greek Language, French Language, Drawing,
Vocal and Instrumental Music.
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"It is our great aim," says the catalogue, "to be thorough, and the prevalent method of cramming too many studies at once is repudiated. We aim likewise to inculcate moral and religious principles, and besides developing the mind of the boy, endeavor to give it the impress of high and manly character. While we claim no originality in our method of government, we have been eminently successful in placing the restraint of kindness and good will upon those committed to our charge, and have striven to supply the kindly and sacred influences of home."
The expenses per term of five months, including board, tuition and incidentals, were ninety dollars, with five dollars additional for French, Latin, and Greek, and twenty for the use of the piano.
There is a page of "Rules," which are interesting as showing the school discipline of that day :
"Ist. Every member of the school is required to attend morning and evening prayers.
"2d. All loud and unnecessary noise in and around the building is at all times forbidden.
"3d. No boy will be permitted to leave the bounds without permission from the principal, or go a swimming or skating unaccompanied by a teacher.
"4th. The students are strictly forbidden to trespass on the grounds of those residing in the vicinity, nor will they be permitted to meddle with the fruit or injure the property in any way.
"5th. Profane and indecent language is strictly forbidden.
"6th. No fire-arms or deadly weapons of any kind will be allowed on the premises.
"7th. No boy will be permitted to leave school without a line from his parents or guardian.
"8th. The kitchen must not be entered by the scholars, except for necessary business.
"9th. Students will be held responsible for all injury done to the property of the principal, or of each other.
"Ioth. All lights in the rooms of the boys must be extinguished be- fore 10 o'clock ; and no loud noise or disorder of any kind will be allow- ed in the sleeping rooms.
"IIth. Every member of the school will be required to attend divine service upon the Sabbath."
It is a matter for congratulation that this famous old school has been revived, and by one so capable as the son of the original founder. Prof. Daniel Sanford is an M. A. of Yale, and well known as one of the lead- ing educators of the day. For seven years he was head master of the High School at Stamford, Conn., and for fourteen years of the High School of Brookline, Mass., the latter becoming, under him, one of the
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model high schools of the country. £ He will, no doubt, add to the efficiency and reputation of the school founded by his father.
CHAPTER XXIII.
Parish Register of the Congregational Church, Redding. I.
Original Members.
I. Mr. John Read and Sarah his wife, from Ridgefield.
3. Mrs. Ellen Williams (Thomas).
5. George Hull and wife.
7. Daniel Lyon, and wife.
9. Stephen Burr and Elizabeth his wife.
II. Theophilus Hull and wife. From Greenfield.
13. Peter Burr and Abagail his wife.
I5. Daniel Bradley and wife.
17. Ebenezer Hull and wife.
18. Esther Hambleton (Benjamin). Danbury.
19. John Griffin,
20. Isaac Hull. Green's Farms.
21. Nathaniel Sanford. Newtown.
22. Thomas Fairchild. Trumbull.
24. Benjamin Lyon and wife (Esther?). Wilton.
25. Lemuel Sanford.
26. Mary Lyon (Richard). Fairfield.
II.
Marriages by the Rev. Nathaniel Hunn. (I was married to Mrs. Ruth Read, Sept. 14, 1737.)
Date. Man's Name. Woman's Name.
Nov. 12, 1734.
George Corns. 'Anna Hall.
Apr. 10. 1735.
John Mallery. Elizabeth Adams.
Dec. 4, " James Bradley. Abigail Sanford.
May 7, 1736. Peter Burr. Rebecca Ward.
Aug. 25, " Samuel Smith. Lydia Hull.
*Copied by C. B. T. Verified by L. S.
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2 -- 28, 1737. Peter Mallery.
Joanna Hall.
12-22,
Daniel Burr,
Abigail Sherwood.
7- 2, 1740. 5- 9, " Abraham Adams.
Elizabeth Williams.
Benjamin Turney.
Eunice Lyon.
Oct. II-30, 1743. 12-28,
Thomas Rowland.
Timzeen (?) Jacock.
Deborah
2- 6, 1744.
Ebenezer Mallery.
Hannah Keyes (?). Knap
7-19,
Daniel Meeker.
Sarah Johnson.
10-29, Lemuel Wood.
Grissel Mallery.
10-3I, 66
David Meeker.
Hannah Hill.
8-20, 1745.
Benjamin Meeker.
Katherine Burr.
9- 4,
John Heppin ( ?).
Mary Read.
12-24, 66 Hezekiah Rowland.
Tamar Treadwell.
6-29, 1746.
William Truesdale.
Deliverance Jaycock. Jea cox
9-19,
Robert Meeker,
Rebecca Morehouse.
10-27, 12-18,
John Read, Jr.
Tabitha Hawley.
3- 5, 1747.
Nehemiah Sanford.
Elizabeth Morehouse,
3- 5,
Samuel Wood.
Mary Mallery.
9-17, 66
Samuel Coley.
Mary Gray.
10- 8,
Nehemiah Smith.
Rebecca Meeker.
10-17,
Jonas Platt.
Elizabeth Sanford.
123 -10- 9, 66 Gurdon Marchant.
Eleanor Chauncey.
II- I, 1748.
Daniel Hull.
Mary Betts.
II-15,
Gershom Coley.
Abigail Hall.
II-30, Daniel Mallery.
Sarah Lee.
I-18, 1749,50. Gershom Morehouse.
Anne Sanford.
6-7, William Burret.
Elizabeth Burr.
By Rev. Nathaniel Bartlett. (I was married to Eunice Russell, June 13, 1753.)
12-II, 1753. William Read.
Sarah Hawley.
3- 5, 1754. Benjamin Hambleton.
Hannah Bulkley.
4-16, Daniel Coley. Sarah Sanford.
5 -- 28, Nathaniel Hull, Abigail Platt.
5-29, Isaac Meeker.
Eunice Coley.
2-20, 1755. Thomas Gold.
Anne Smith.
6-29, Daniel Dean.
Mary Lee.
10- 2, Daniel Jackson.
Abigail Sanford.
II-22, 1755.
John Burr, Jr.
Sarah Griffin.
1
ibmer ??
mun Edward Sherman.
Rebecca Lee.
Matthew Rowler ( Fowler?) Sarah Gray.
Seth Wheeler.
Ruth Knap.
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I- 7, 1756. 9-19, 66 / Paul Bartram.
Samuel Cable. David Lyon.
Mary Platt.
Hannah Sanford.
Mary Hawley.
66
Ebenezer Hull. Ruth Betts.
66
66
John Bartram.
Charity Buckley.
5-25, 1757. 66
Joseph Dikeman. Ebenezer Burritt.
Elizabeth Platt.
12-16,
William Monroe.
Eunice Dean.
I- 5, 1758.
John Morgan.
Joanna Banks.
4-18
Daniel Sanford.
Esther Hull.
5-2I,
Benjamin Davis.
Eunice Nash.
9-3,
Stephen Gray.
Sarah Ferry.
II- 5, ."
Michael Benedict.
Pette Dikeman.
12-13, ."
Hezekiah Booth.
Abigail Betts.
I-II, 1759.
Hezekiah Smith.
Lydia Lee.
I-25, 2-II, 66
Theophilus Hull. Samuel Clugston.
Deborah Mallery.
2-25, 66
v Elias Bates. Seth Sanford,
Rebecca Burr.
8-7, 66
John Gray.
Ruhannah_Barlow.
8-15,14"
Jonathan Couch.
Eunice Griffin.
IO-II, Alexander Bryant.
Elizabeth Burr.
3-27, 1760.
James Gray, Jr.
Asena Taylor.
7-7, John Clugston.
Eunice Mallery.
10-29,
Joseph Stilson.
Rebecca Wildman.
Apr. 12, 1761. / Dea. Stephen Burr. Reuben Squire.
Elizabeth Bryant.
May 21, 66
Joseph Lyon.
Lois Sanford. ( In Fd. Rec. ]
25, 66
Isaac Rumsey.
Abigail St. John. Adria Couch.
Aug. 21,
Stephen Crofoot.
Dec. 2, Richard Nichols.
23, 66 John Griffin.
66 Anthony Angevine.
Feb. 14, 1762. Timothy Sanford.
Apr. 30,
David Bartram.
Phebe Morehouse.
May 10, Asahel Patchen.
Hannah Osborn.
Nov. 2, 18,
David Jackson.
Anna Sanford.
Dec. 2, Joseph Rumsey.
Sarah Morehouse.
2I, John Hawley.
Abigail Sanford.
Feb. 3, 1763. John Hull.
Molle Andrews.
Sept. 7, George Gage.
Sarah Adams.
> Abigail Gold. Katherine Johnson.
Esther Burr. Mary Sanford.
Hepsibah Griffith.
Joseph Sanford, Jr.
Abigail Hall.
May 19,
Martha Betts.
Tabitha Read.
4-25, 66
Eunice Darling,
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Sherwood?
Nov. 13, 1763. Noah Hull.
Sarah Banks.
16, John Byington.
Sarah Gray.
23, Elnathan Lyon.
Jane Knap.
Dec. 3,
Elijah Burchard.
Ruth Morehouse.
Dec. 21,
Samuel Olmstead.
Sarah Bartram.
Feb. 9, 1764.
James Grey, Jr.
Mabel Phinney.
June II, Jesse Banks.
Mabel Wheeler.
Aug. 16, John June.
Sarah Jeanks (Jenkins ?).
Sept. 24,
Hezekiah Batterson.
Mary Sherwood.
Oct. 25.
Ephraim De Forest.
Sarah Betts.
Nov. 20,
John Clugston.
Charity Jennings.
Zachariah Summers.
Martha Burr.
Samuel Rowley.
Sarah Corns.
July II,
Hezekiah Whitlock.
Anne Platt.
Oct. 2,
Isaac Platt.
Mary Pickett.
Feb. 19, 1766.
James Russica.
Sarah Rumsey.
June 3
William Hambleton.
Martha Prince.
"
Calvin Wheeler.
Mary Thorp.
June 26, " Thomas Rockwell.
Ephraim Jackson, Jr.
Martha Hull.
Sept. 18,
Joseph Griffin.
Esther Hall.
Nov. 7: " David Tierney.
Nov. 20,
Seth Banks.
> Sarah Gold. Sarah Platt. Eunice Andrews.
Feb. 5,
Nehemiah Hull.
Griswold Perry.
Feb. 17,
" Shubael Hubbell Bennett.
Rebecca Pickett.
Mch. I2, Joseph Meeker.
Mary Darling.
31,
Jacob Lyon.
Hannah Wheeler.
Apr. 2,
Elijah Burr. 22, Elnathan Sturges.
Rhoda Sanford. Ruth Hawley.
23, Ezekiel Sanford.
Sarah Sturges.
June 24, 66
James Prindle.
Rhoda Mallery.
July 23, « Nov. 5,
Burgess Hall.
Whitehead.
Abijah Fairchild.
Huldah Burr.
Nov. 10,
Nathaniel Northrop.
>Esther Gold. Abigail Ward.
19, Stephen Sanford.
29, Joseph Banks.
Anne Morehouse. V
Dec. 6, " Levi Seeley.
Anna Meeker.
Stephen Meeker.
Anne Lee.
27,
Mch. 25, 1768. " Lt. Peter Fairchild.
Mary Lockwood.
Jan. 15, 1765. "
17,
Eleazer Olmstead.
Grace Pickett.
Tabitha Sanford.
Jan. 8, 1767.
Ezekiel Fairchild.
Samuel Sanford, Jr.
Sarah Olmstead.
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Aug. 22, 1768. John Parker.
Sarah Sherwood.
Sept. 20,
Hezekiah Bulkley.
Nov. 8,
Abel Morehouse.
9, Solomon Northrop.
29, John Darling Guyer.
Rebecca Hill.
Mch. 4, 1769, William Sloan.
Mary Read. Rebecca Monroe.
Apr. 7,
Andrew Knapp.
June 20,
Ephraim Robbins.
Sarah Couch.
July 26, 1769.
Henry Hopkins.
Hannah Burr.
Aug. 17, 23,
Silas Lee.
Sept. 26, « " Nehemiah Seeley.
Oct. 10," "
Daniel Bartram.
Oct. 28, "
Samuel White,
Huldah Sanford.
Jan. 22, 1770.
James Morgan.
Mary Osborn.
23, Nathaniel Turrell.
Abagail Rumsey.
Mch. 27; 66
Seth Meeker.
Ellen Bixby.
Nov. I,
Joseph Lyon.
Sarah Bulkley.
15,
Nathan Coley.
Mabel Bixby.
«
Ephraim Sanford.
Tabitha Morehouse.
Dec. 20,
Ezekiel Hawley.
Huldah Lyon.
25, 6
Daniel Fairchild.
Sarah Lane.
Mch. 6, 1771.
Seth Price.
>Mary Gold. Hannah Coley.
Nov. 12, "
Ebenezer Coley. Wood.
Hill.
Dec. 8, 1772. 27, Aaron Barlow
Rebecca Sanford.
Jan. 24, 1773.
Lazarus Wheeler.
Hannah Gorham.
Feb. 22,
66
Elijah Burr.
Eunice Hawley.
28, 66
Elnathan Sturgis.
Martha Jackson.
May I9,
Chauncey Merchant.
Hannah Hambleton.
Oct. 17,
Samuel Platt.
Abigail Hall.
Nov. 10,
Henry Whinkler.
Ruth Coley.
Nov. 21, 66 Ezekiel Sanford.
Abigail Starr.
Dec. 7,
66
Daniel Read.
Anne Hill.
Dec. 27,
Stephen Andrus.
Lois Osborn.
Jan. II, 1774. Joseph Tuesdale.
Comfort Burr.
23, David Jackson. 27, John Fairchild.
Esther Ward.
Sarah Hull.
Feb. 9, Levi Dikeman.
Rebecca Lines.
May 23, «
Justus Bates.
Rachel Sturges.
Jonathan Bradley.
Grace Jackson.
Mary Westcott.
Apr. 27,
William Bradley.
Witelee Meeker. Sarah Dibble. Ann Merchant.
Elizabeth Osborn.
Nathan Jackson.
Sarah Rumsey. Betty Squire. Sarah Knapp.
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HISTORY OF REDDING.
Mch. 1, 1774. Philip Burritt.
Rachel Read.
20, John Pickett.
Mary Bates.
Aug. 18, 22, Jonathan Person.
Elizabeth Thomas.
28, Isaac Hambleton.
Eunice Platt.
Sept. 18, Abijah Fairchild.
Phebe Smith.
Jan. 26, 1775.
Robert Stone.
Anna Darrow.
Seth Meeker. Millicent Davis.
Mch. 14, 28, Daniel Seeley.
Lydia Comstock.
May 14,
Hezekiah Read. Anne Gorham.
22.
Eli Nichols.
Hannah Hull.
June 27, Enoch Betts.
Mary Coley.
July 12,
Thaddeus Benedict.
Deborah Read.
Sept. 12, 1776.
Isaac Gregory.
Sarah St. John.
Oct. 9, “ William Dunning.
Sarah Osborn.
Mch. 3, 1777.
Daniel Copley.
Theoda Couch.
Sept. 24, Jonathan Couch.
Mabel Meeker.
Oct. 16,
Samuel Mallery.
Hannah Nichols.
Nov. 3, Sam'l Ramong (Ramond ?) Philema Banks.
6,
Benjamin Darling.
Mary Chapman. Bette Clugston.
Dec. 18, "
>Abel Gold.
>Elizabeth Gold. Molle Ward.
Jan. 7, 1778. Daniel C. Bartlett.
28, “ Daniel Osborn.
Jane Morehouse.
Feb. 12,
Jabez Burr.
Mary Bartram.
Mch. 5,
Francis Andrews.
Sabra Parsons.
26, Thomas Rescue ( ?).
Phebe Pickett.
Apr. 9, Samuel Gold.
Sarah Platt.
22, Enos Lee.
Ruth Bates.
May 29,
Austin Baxter.
Martha Darling.
Feb. 7, 1779.
James Gibbons (soldier). John Lines .*
Ann Sullivan. Mary Hendrick.
30, Daniel Evarts.'
Mary Rowland.
Apr. 15,
Isaac Olmstead .*
Mary Persons.
28
66 Jesse Belknap .*
Eunice Hall.
May
4, William Little ( steward to Gen. Parsons).
Phebe Marchant.
May 23, " Giles Gilbert .*
Deborah Hall.
Sept. 30, " Joseph Jackson, Jr.
Oct. 3,
Russell Chapel .*
Mary Edmond. Sarah Osborne.
12,
66 Jeremiah Batterson.
25, Jesse Benedict.
Esther Read.
"
Bille Morehouse.
Ruth Guyer.
Mch. 18,
Augustus Sanford.
Abigail Sturges.
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Mch. 9. 1780. Mch. 20,
William Darrow .* Ruth Bartram.
John Dikeman.
Sarah Meeker.
Record of Baptisms.
Date.
Child's Name.
Parent's Name. Nathaniel Sanford.
Mch. 25, 1733. Abel.
Abigail.
Ebenezer Perry.
F
Apr. 9, "
Esther.
Daniel Bradley.
May 28, "
Bethel
Benjamin Lyon.
Esther.
Benjamin Hambleton.
July 8, . “ Elizabeth.
Joshua Hall.
29, - " Seth.
George Hull.
Samuel.
Samuel Chatfield.
Rachel.
Ephraim Sanford.
Robbin.
Servant of John Hull.
Feb. 10, 1734.
Timothy.
Joseph Sanford.
Mch. 31, 66
Abigail.
John Hull.
Baterson. P
22,
Daniel.
Samuel Sanford.
Nov. 10,
Timothy.
Daniel Lyon.
24,
Millison.
Joshua Hall.
Just - 29, "
Sarah.
Lemuel Sanford.
Dec. 15,
Stephen.
Daniel Bradley.
Mch. 2, 1735. 16
Hezekiah.
John Read.
30,
Martha.
Deacon Stephen Burr.
May 4, Isaac.
"
Seth.
Benjamin Hambleton.
Apr. 27,
York.
Servant to Joseph Sanford.
May 18,
Abigail.
Ephraim Sanford. George Hull.
Aug. 23,
Seth.
Samuel Sanford.
31, Daniel.
Samuel Chatfield.
Nov. 23,
Jane.
Zachariah Squire.
Jan. II, 1734 John. Eunice.
John Mallery.
25,
Andrew.
Servant Samuel Sanford.
Cæsar.
Servant Ephraim Sanford.
Feb. 21, 1736.
Sarah.
Peter Burr.
* Soldiers in Putnam's army, encamped in Redding this winter. There is no further record of marriages until 1809.
29
Apr. 7,
Jemima.
Esther.
Peter Burr.
Joseph Meeker.
5
May 25,
Rebecca.
Anna Aldridge.
1 George and Anna Corns.
Joseph Darling.
200
HISTORY OF REDDING.
Apr. 4, 1736 18,
Parrow. Abigail.
Timothy Platt.
May 9,
Sarah.
John Griffin.
Jun 13,
Mabel.
Joshua Hall.
20,
Sarah.
Jonathan Morehouse.
26 "
Joseph.
Joseph Sanford.
Thomas.
Servant John Read.
66
Andrew.
Kate.
Phillip.
Esther.
John Hull.
Aug. 22,
John.
Benjamin Lyon.
Nov. I,
Anna.
Lemuel Sanford.
Jan. 2, 1737. " 66 Feb. 20,
Deborah.
Benjamin Hambleton.
Mch. 13,
Hannah.
Ephraim Sanford.
Apr. 17, 66
Samuel.
Samuel Chatfield.
May 12,
Ruth.
Nathaniel Sanford.
Aug. 14,
Ezekiel.
James Bradley.
Sept. 4,
Nanny.
Parrow. (colored)
Feb. 5, 1738.
Rebecca.
Peter Mallery.
. Mch. 19, 19 3 6
Mary.
Samuel Sanford.
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