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when we had got there, they asked me to go with them after their cows which were in a pasture over by the "Falls." I wanted to see a waterfall, and so went on with them. Having looked upon the wonder and found the cows, we returned to their house just as it was beginning to grow dark. Then I was sent home all alone. What a time I had getting back! By that time I was fagged out and my little legs ached with tramp- ing; the lonely road lay much of the way through the woods and it was an hour for uncanny noises, making the darkness all the more fearsome; and not the least of my terrors was the thought of what I would get when I met my father. Scared half out of my wits, I ran a good deal of the way, bellowing in tears, till I burst in at the door, crying "My head aches! my head aches!" as sure enough it did. But in- stead of the flogging, which I knew I deserved, I received a welcome which astonished me. The family were about as much scared as I was and were mighty glad to see me. Mother wiped away my tears and took me in her arms. Few questions were asked, and I went off to bed very happy.
How recent it all seems to me in spite of the retrospect of seventy-five years! How far away to the shorter experience of youthful minds occupied today with the manifold events of the passing hour! The street is the same; but today it is broad and hard, without mud in a wet season, without dust in the drought of summer; a thoroughfare with trolley cars at short intervals and with motor vehicles speeding to des- tinations far and near, to Memphremagog and Canada, to the mountains of Vermont and New Hampshire, to the lakes of Maine and her fascinating ocean coast, whither a host of adventurers in quest of health and recreation make their journey annually from all over the United States. The well- remembered rural conditions of the valley under the Blue Hills are fast changing to those of a suburban community. The old farmhouses are being superseded by the residences of those whose business is in the city; while telegraph, tele- phone, and radio bring the people into almost immediate communication, not only with distant parts of our own coun- try, but with other lands and vast world-wide interests. And,
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forecasting new conditions which are hurrying on their way, there breaks into view the project that is to make of the old Blue Hills themselves a state park for a universal recreation ground of all the people, free as when the Indians haunted it before any white man crossed the seas.
It is indeed a wonderful drama which is thus unrolled within the memories of a single lifetime. And in it all, a thoughtful mind cannot fail to discern a far-extending method, a steadily unfolding purpose, in which moral and spiritual forces of transcendent meaning, swelling like seed in the dark and growing in an atmosphere of privation and lowly hardship, have brought forth greatness of character, the strength to do and dare, to discern, and to achieve, as shown in the nation's life. We never compass the meaning of any grandeur till we acquaint ourselves with its modest beginnings.
Index.
Albany, trading post, 8.
Alling, Jonathan, 74-75, 80, 164, 167; Nathan, 63, 80, 86; David, 85; James and Amos, 86; Eli, 87; Caleb, III-112; Abraham, II2.
Andrews, William, 41; Caleb, 80; Samuel, 115, 142; Charles M., 23.
Architecture, 181-182.
Association of New Haven minis- ters, 75-78, 83.
Atwater, David, 39, 60; Samuel, 74, 98; Samuel, 2d, Enos and Asa, 87; Jacob, 85, 98; Noah, 96; Jason, 96;' Moses, 177; Jared, 197.
Auburn Theological Seminary, 175- 176. Augur, Robert, 47. Austin, Elias, 87.
Bassett, John, 58; Hezekiah, 86; Joseph, 58, 109; Timothy, 87, 109.
Beach, Ebenezer, 78, 85, Benjamin, III. Beautiful, love of the, 188-189. Beaver, 1-3; fecundity, 8; extinc- tion, 8, 18.
Bellamy, Samuel, 74-75, 159, 175- 176; his tavern, 69, 190; Jo- seph, 134.
Berkshire pioneers from Connecti- cut, 135, 140.
Bird, Samuel, 76.
Blakeslee, Jonathan, 63; Jesse, 75; Edward, IIO.
Block, Aedriaen, I-2.
Boston, 25-26.
Bradford, William, his History of Plymouth, 17-18, 30-33.
Bradley, William, 40, 60; Abra- ham, 65-66; Daniel, 58, 74, 135; Amos, Moses, and Stephen, 58; Elisha, 58, 74, 138-139; Gamaliel, 86; Enos, 87; Jason, 75; Alvan, 85; Lemuel, 89, 92, 105; Levi, 109; William, Jabez and Jesse, 135-139; Joel, 80, 101-102, 109; Stephen Rowe, 131-132; Dan, 160-162; Dan Beach, 162, 193; Joel, 2d, 162- 164; Aaron, 86, 194; David, 114; Amasa, 117.
Branford, 27.
Brewster, Francis, 40.
Bristol, Simeon, 78, 85 ; George A., 87.
Brockett, John, surveyor, 35; Heze- kiah, Jr., 87. Brooks, Moses, 63, Jona., 86. Brown, Francis, 43. Buck, J. B., 148.
Cambridge, or Newtown, 24. Canada, 6. Canal, New Haven and Northamp- ton, 199-204. Cape Cod; 3.
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Carrington, Dan, 85. Castle, Phineas, 81.
Champlain; alienation of Indians from the French, 13. Chandler, Joshua, 91-92. Chapman, Elisha, 86.
Charles II, 6.
Charter of Connecticut, 32-33. Chatterton, Wait, 61 ; Abraham, 86.
Cheshire, beginnings, 45, 60.
Christiaenssen, Hendrick, 1, 13. Church at Mount Carmel, organi- zation and roll of members, 80. Claremont, 141-142.
Coleman, Eliphalet, 100.
Commons, 34.
Congregational or Presbyterian polity, 75-77.
Congregational polity, strict, 110.
Connecticut coast, 2; river, 2, 17. Connecticut founders, 24-25.
Consociation of churches, 76-83.
Convergence toward mills, 68-69, 73.
Cooper, John, 41; Stephen, 75; Alling, 86; Jared and Joel, 87.
Daggett, Naphtali, 91-93.
Davenport, John, 1, 16, 21-23, 26, 33. Delaware, 7. Delft, 20. Dexter, F. B., 120.
Dickerman, Abraham, 56; John, 141; Samuel, 74-75; Jonathan, 78, 80, 97-98, 102, 106; Isaac, 78; Enos, Jesse, Chauncey, Samuel, Hezekiah, James, and
Jonathan, 86; Amos, Asa, Elam, and Leveret, 87; Jason, Allen, Arba, Levi, Amos, Jr., Ezra, Jared, and Elihu, 88.
Doolittle, Abraham, 47, 60; Solo- mon, 75; Benjamin, 129-130; Titus, 173-174.
Dorchester, 24. Dunbar, Giles C., 88. Dutch merchants and traders, 1-5, II-14.
East Haven, 43-44. Eaton, Theophilus, 1, 16, 26, 30- 33. Ecclesiastical Society, 74-79; roll of officers, 84-88.
Edwards, Jonathan, 160-161, 163. Eliot, John, 19. Episcopalians, 110, 115, 117-118.
Family increase, 60-63. Family worship, 192-193. Farmington, 28.
Farm animals, 192.
Farm lands limited in quantity; craving for land a motive for ad- venture into the wilderness, 119. Farms, significant of Connecticut, 119; comparison with great es- tates on the Hudson, 122-125; comment of President Dwight, 123. Fenwick, George, 28. Foreigners, 205-206, 209. Fort Good Hope, 9. Fresh Meadows, 129, 204.
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Fugill, Thomas, 44-45. Fur trade, 6.
Gaylord, Benjamin, Jr., 87. Gibbard, William, 123-124.
Gilbert, Matthew, 42, 56; Samuel, John, and Thomas, 56; Abraham, 85; Joseph, 86; Jeremiah, 88. Gilbert's Farm, 56.
Goodyear, Stephen, 40, 78; John, 56; Nathaniel, Theophilus, and Andrew, 61; Stephen, The- ophilus, 2d, and Asa, 85; Jesse, Timothy, and Titus, 86; Chaun- cey, Joseph, Eli, and Samuel, 87; Simeon, Lewis, Lyman, Horace, Jesse F., and Samuel, 88; Jared and Asa, Jr., 109. Grannis, Caleb and John, 63. Gregson, Thomas, 21. Grotius, Hugo, 20. Guilford, 27.
Hall, Samuel, 59, 80, 129-130; Lyman, 130-131. Halsey, Francis W., 122, 180. Hamden, incorporated, 97-98. Harlakenden Family, 31. Hartford, 24. Hawkins, William, 41. Hawley, Stephen, 75-79. Haynes, John, 30-32. Hillhouse, James, 201-203. Hitchcock, Matthias and Edward, 41; John, 59, 141; Ichabod, 141; Leveret, 88; Amasa, remi- niscences, 63.
Hooker, Thomas, 16, 19-23, 25. Hopkins, Edward, 24, 31. Hotchkiss, Obadiah, 56-57; Benja- min, 78, 80; Elias, 87. Hough, Joel, 87; Joseph, 88. Hyde, John, 100.
Independence of markets, 183-184. Indians, 2-13; their trails the be- ginning of later roads, 10; kid- napped and sold into slavery, 12- 13.
Irish immigration and labor supply, 205, 209.
Iron works at East Haven, 43-44. Irving, Washington, 125.
Ives, Samuel, 70; Lazarus, 70, 81 ; Jonathan, 59, 70, 81, 89; Jo- seph, 58, 85; John, 81; James, 85; Ezra, 86; Alling, Elam, and Jesse, 87; Jared, Russell, and Mark, 88.
Johnson, Isaac, 59; Joseph, 78.
Kennebec, 17-18. Kimberley, Nathaniel, 58; Ezra, 109-IIO.
Lamberton, George, 2 1. Land divisions, with table, 46. Land for public and pious uses, 53, 55. Law of church maintenance, 98. Leavenworth, Mark, 96-97. Leek, Thomas, 57. Leyden, 16, 18.
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Lighthouse Point, 41. Lines, Ralph, 41, 146; Rufus, 146.
Long Parliament, 29. Lyman, Asa, 99-100.
McGilvary, Daniel, 162.
Magistrates, unifying force, 30-33. Maine, 6, 17.
Mallory, Elisha, 78, 81; Eliakim, 86. Manhattan, 1-14.
Mansfield, Josiah, 59; Usal and Joseph, 87.
Manufactories, 206.
Martin, Samuel, 109.
Masonic Lodge, 117.
Matthews, Abel, 59.
Mayflower, 16. Meeting-house, 75. Methodist church started, 112.
Migrations: from England to the
Netherlands, 16; to Massachu- setts, 17-18; to the Connecticut valley, 24-25; to Quinnipiac, 26-27; from Wethersfield to Stamford and Branford, 27; from Hartford to Hadley and Hatfield, 32; from New Haven to New Jersey, 32; from the Mount Carmel neighborhood to Northfield, 129; to Goshen, Northbury, Torringford, Bark- hamsted, and Bethlehem, 133- 134; Lanesborough, Lee, Great Barrington, Stockbridge, and North Adams, 104, 134-140; Truro, 144; New Hampshire: Claremont and Orford, 134,
141-142; Vermont: Westmin- ster, 131-132; Brattleboro and Lyndon, 141; Rutland, Mount Holly, and Wallingford, 142- 143; Wethersfield, 147-148; Pennsylvania: Wyoming, Great Bend, Lawsville, Springville, Willingsborough, New Milford, Hopbottom, Harford, and Nine Partner's Purchase, 145-153; New York: Wassaic, 154; Nine Partners, 155; Claverack, 156; Hebron, 156; Oghwaga and Unadilla, 147-148, 172; Ho- mer, 156-159; Hartford, 157; Sempronius, 158, 170; Westfield and Arcade, 158; Groton and Lake Ridge, 170; Schoharie county, 171; Whitestown and New Hartford, 159-165; Mar- cellus and Skaneateles, 161-162, 175; Milton, Genoa, and North- ville, 163-169; Cortland, 168; Westmoreland, Balston Springs, and Orville, 163; Greece, 164; Smithboro, 167; Enfield, 173; Auburn, 175-176; Canandaigua, 176-178; Ohio: Mantua, 178; New Brunswick: St. John, 105- 106; Georgia: St. John's Parish, 131; South Carolina: Edgefield, 174; Illinois: Springfield, 198; Siam: Bangkok and Chiengmai, 162.
Miles, Simeon, 87. Milford, 27. Mills: by East Rock, 64-65; on
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Beaver Brook, 65; at "The Steps," 66-67.
Ministry, 75-83 ; question on mode of settlement, 75-77. Mohawk valley, 8, 169.
Monhegan, 12. Montreal, 6. Morris, Thomas, 41, 59.
Mount Carmel Parish: name, 74; part in the Revolution: men in military service, 102-104; men on patriotic committees, 102; loyalists, 105.
Munson, Samuel, 60; Joel, 61, 66- 67, 71; Baszel, 71, 105; John, 66, 78, 156; Samuel D., 144; Job, 86; Jesse, 87; Austin, 88, 156. Music, 192.
Nahant, 3. Neck, 35. Netherlands, 16-23.
New Haven, 1-10; founders, 26- 27; ground plan, 35-38; enter- prises, 39-40; merged in Con- necticut, 32-33. New Netherland: name, 6; 6-16. New York pioneers from Connecti- cut, 154-180. North Haven, 60. Norwich, 28. Nova Scotia, 6.
Pardee, George, 41 ; Enos, 57, 61 ; Benjamin, 78, 80, 85, Thomas and Levi, 86; Stephen, 110, 115-116.
Parsons, Amos, 88. Parishes, 53-55.
Pastorates, long and short, 108-109. Payne, William, 59. Peck, Samuel, 57, 59; Amos, 80; Henry, 88. Pemaquid, 12.
Penn, William, 117.
Pennsylvania pioneers from Con- necticut, 126-127, 145-153.
Perkins, John, 63; Elisha, 109. Perry, Joshua, 97-99.
Petition for church privileges at Cheshire and North Haven, 58- 59; for a new parish, 73. Pilgrim Fathers, 1, 16-17. Pioneers of Mount Carmel, 56-63. Population: Amsterdam compared with London, 20; England and Wales, 34; Connecticut com- pared with New York, 119-120.
Quarters of New Haven, 38. Quebec, 13. Quinnipiac, I, 26-34.
Railroad, Canal, 205-206. Rexford, Daniel, 59, 81. Roberts, Dimon, 87.
Sackett, John, 42; Joseph and Richard, 154-155. Sanford, Amos W., 88. Saybrook, 25. Schenectady, 122. Sequestered lands, 36; for com- mons, 48-50.
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Sheep raising, 42. Shepherd's Brook and Shepherd's Pen, 42-43.
Sherman, Nathaniel, 83-92; Roger, 84. Smith, Richard: Journal of Four Great Rivers, 122-123. Solitary Cove, 41.
Southold, 27.
Sperry, Richard, 40, 60; Daniel, 59; David, 81.
Springfield, Massachusetts, 24-25. Stamford, 27.
Stiles, Isaac, 59; Ezra, 89-91.
Stockwell, Abel, 109.
Swedes in Delaware, 7.
Thomas, Jesse, 86.
Tobacco, aversion to, 194.
Todd, Chrisopher, John, Samuel, and Michael, 65; Ithamar, 70; Abner, 81 ; Job, 86.
Tolles, Daniel, 57. Trumbull, Benjamin, 80.
Turner, Nathaniel, 40; John, 59; Joseph, 70.
Tuttle, William, 44; Nathaniel, 59, 71, 147; Enos, 59; Jotham, 87; Ambrose and Lyman, 88;
Zophar, Ezra, Enos, and Friend, 146-147. Two-mile limit, 38.
Vermont pioneers from Connecti- cut, 131-143. Virginia Company, 17.
Wallingford beginnings, 45, 60, 129.
Warner, Benjamin, 57; Benjamin, Samuel, Jesse, Jonah, and Amos, 109; Hezekiah, 112-II3. Warwick, Earl of, 19.
Watertown, 24. West Haven, 41.
Wethersfield, 24.
Wild life, 4, II.
Windsor, 2, 24.
Winthrop, John, 7; John, the younger, 25, 30-33.
Wolcott, Noah, 57.
Woodbridge, 60. Workmanship, pride of, 190-191.
Yale Biographies, by F. B. Dexter, 75, 79, 83. Yale men from Mount Carmel, 96. Yale, Nathaniel, 58.
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