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The name of this person was no other than Rev. Horace Hooker, D.D. He must have had a busy brain and the pen of a ready writer for with and besides his secretarial work for the Missionary Society we find publications not a few and of merit; articles on preaching, memorial discourses, lectures on the Sabbath, religious books for children, a volume of moral and mental import for farmers. He seems to be the pioneer in the problem of the country church. He had a partnership in com- piling and preparing a Psalm and Hymn Book for Christian Use and Worship, fathered and fostered by the General Asso- ciation of Connecticut. Then he issued reading books, spelling books and dictionaries for school children. Such were his versatile and valuable accomplishments; teacher, preacher, missionary secretary, editor and writer, and he did all of these and all of these he did well.
His work of nearly forty years for and with The Missionary Society of Connecticut was wide, wise, effective and enduring.
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He came to the office at an important time. He was a clear thinker, a forcible speaker, finished in rhetoric, able in admin- istration and above all, a Christian clear through.
Under his administration missionary receipts were increased and missionary work, within and without the state, was en- hanced. Following the occasion of his death the Trustees of the Missionary Society put this upon its record: "By the death of Horace Hooker * * the Society has lost an active and efficient officer and a devoted, faithful servant. For more than thirty-eight years he managed its affairs and conducted its correspondence with singular ability and wisdom; thus securing the fullest confidence of the Society and its Trustees and the esteem of all its missionaries."
Turning from this official record to one brief extract from a private testimonial we come closer to the heart of the man: "My personal acquaintance with Rev. Mr. Hooker and my re- lation to him as a missionary pastor for seven years has endeared him to me as a father in the work of the Gospel ministry. His courteousness, generosity, good will and transparency of character have been apparent to all who knew him. He was a brother beloved. He has a seat in my heart forever."
In spite of Mr. Hooker's rather recent death and long and able service in public calling he is a very elusive personality. I have as yet found no one who knew him personally. I find few of his many books remaining and I can as yet discover no por- trait of him. But the record of his work is written in the ar- chives and accomplishments of the Society that I have the honor to represent. Running through forty years are his reports which reveal a good man, even a great man. So on this two century celebration of this church I bring you this tribute of hearty, holy thanks for the life and labor of Horace Hooker, born and raised up in this historic parish, who gave his strong power and personality to the promotion of the interests of The Missionary Society of Connecticut to the enhancement of Con- gregationalism in this Commonwealth and the enlargement of the kingdom of God in the nation and in the world.
THE GLORY OF AN OLD NEW ENGLAND TOWN
A Typical Village-Its Great Men Were Good Men-How They Left Their Mark
By REV. FRANCIS E. CLARK
(From The Christian Endeavor World, Aug. 8, 1912.)
It has been my privilege recently to attend the celebration of the two hundredth anniversary of one of the oldest churches in the old Nutmeg State, the Congregational church of Kensing- ton, Connecticut.
Many a moon has waxed and waned since that old church was founded in 1712. In 1712 Queen Anne was on the throne. Since that day the Georges I., II., III., and IV. have reigned and, according to Thackeray, largely made a botch of the undertaking. To three of them Connecticut owed allegiance before, with the rest of the States, she decided that a republican form of government was good enough for her.
George Washington and all the Presidents since, down to William Howard Taft, have secured the allegiance of the sturdy citizens of this old town, to whatever party they belonged.
Some of the original New England Puritan families are still represented in the town, and some of the children bear the names of their great-great-grandfathers. But, as in all the rest of New England, there have been many changes in the population; and many foreigners from the ends of the earth, specially a swarm of Italians, have settled among these beauti- ful hills and valleys. Still, the town retains its individuality, and the church of the town is perhaps as vigorous as ever, though the congregations are doubtless smaller than in the days when few but the Puritans lived in Connecticut.
Kensington is distinctly a country town. The people are chiefly farmers. The beautiful rolling hills, clothed with green to their very tops, so characteristic of this, one of the loveliest States in the Union, with the valleys between, constitute the
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natural features of this old town; and one wishing for sylvan beauty and rural charm need not go far from Kensington to find it.
But not only are the hills and valleys, the groves and the dashing brooks, the same as in the days of George I .; but the characteristics of the people remain much the same, and every- where are evidences of thrift and good management in the well- cultivated farms, the well-pruned orchards, and the houses in good repair.
At first the people went to church at Farmington, ten miles away, the women walking back and forth under the pro- tection of the guns of their fathers and husbands for fear of the tomahawk and scalping-knife of the Indians. Tradition declares that "one enterprising and pious couple drew their baby in a bread-tray over the snow to worship." After a short time a society was organized in "that desolate corner of the wilder- ness" to maintain "ye worship & ordinance of Jesus Christ." Thus at the very beginning the church put its stamp upon the town, a stamp which it has always been willing to bear.
A stranger from the bustling centres of so-called civiliza- tion, coming to this village, would consider it to be located in a back eddy of civilization, while the stream of progress had flowed past it, leaving few marks of twentieth-century hustle and bustle; yet I venture to say that there are few places where life is better worth living than in this quiet Connecticut village.
Here character has been formed. Here saints and heroes have been reared, and from this little town have gone forth men to be presidents of colleges, professors in theological schools, missionaries and ministers, and many a man to fight for his country in her hours of direst need.
The town boasts of the poet Percival and of the artist Moore, of a general in the Revolutionary army, and of many a man who has made his mark on a smaller or larger segment of this old world.
And very largely this New England village, like so many others, owes its moral sturdiness and its continued prosperity for more than two centuries to the little church whose two hundredth anniversary has just been observed, to the ministers who have preached from its pulpit, and to the theology and morals which they taught.
Indeed, the history of the town is largely the history of the pastors of this church; and to call the roll of these ministers
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-Rev. William Burnham, Dr. Benoni Upson, Rev. Royal Robbins, Rev. Elias B. Hillard, to mention only some of the older ones of the long succession-is to mention the chief bene- factors of the town, who, more than all others, have put the mark of their godly common sense, Christian piety, and patriot- ism upon its history. The present pastor, Rev. Carleton Hazen, keeps up the goodly succession.
In Kensington was erected the first monument to the soldiers of the Civil War known in this country. Almost before the boom of the guns of Gettysburg had died away upon the startled air, Rev. Mr. Hillard, who was then pastor, aroused the enthusiasm of the people of Kensington; and they erected this monument by popular subscription. It was chiselled from a brown sandstone quarry in the near-by town of Portland and hauled by some of the townsmen with several pairs of cattle from the quarry to the churchyard of Kensington.
This same minister on Sunday morning, April 13, 1861, "was standing at the door of the church," we are told, "when Mr. Samuel Upson, at that time village postmaster, came in, bringing the news that Fort Sumter had been fired upon the day before. Mr. Hillard entered the pulpit, laid away his prepared sermon, and delivered a stirring patriotic address whose echoes rang in the town for many a day. During the following week the ladies of the church held a meeting, and made, without the aid of sewing-machines, the grand old flag which was hung from the belfry of the church at its completion, and continued to float in the breeze throughout the war."
This flag is still carefully preserved, and is an honored relic which no longer stirs personal or sectional feeling, as in those days of civil war, but tells now of a united country that knows no North or South.
I have given in some little detail the history of this ancient church and town, because it is typical of many another New England village, where the church has dominated its history and where the ministers of the gospel have led in every forward movement.
And yet these were the ministers and theirs the theology which are so often decried in these days as hard, narrow, unsym- pathetic! a theology which is ridiculed and flouted in many quarters, but which both in New England and Old England has produced the greatest type of men and the noblest communities.
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If there is any truth in the saying, for which we have good Scriptural authority, that men and institutions must be judged by their fruits, then this old New England theology need not be ashamed of the sturdy communities it has established, the noble men it has sent forth, and the influence which still persists throughout our land as its chief saving, vitalizing influence.
25 James A. Cowles Elizer Dudley Gideon Williams, Jr. Selah Parker Ashbel Hooker
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Matthew Judd Oliver Weldon Apleton Francis David Williams Stephen Norton Levi Banner
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Hosea Peck Orpha Norton Laury Cowles Sophia Dickinson Eunis Winchel Laury Andrus Sophia Cone Abigail Squire
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Wd. Han. Kelsey Cyprian Gridley Linas Clark Edward M. Converse Horis Haskall Charles Brownson Wd. A. Wright
Stephen Banner Levi Stoddard Harvey Beckwith Elijah Hooker, Jr. John Cole
Asaph Smith Thomas Hart Samuel Williams Wd. Mary Hart Daniel Warner
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Joseph P. Finch Joel Yale Archibal Goodrich Rebeckah Merriam George Hooker William Goodrich
Gideon Dunham Joel Barnes Peleg Chapman Nathan Williams Samuel Hooker Hezekiah Stanley
Caleb J. Hall John Lee Joseph Clark Salmon Cowles Lucy Nichols Amos Gridley
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Salmon Winchel Edward Peck Theodore Elsworth Wd. Winchel Wm. Stocking
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Richard Cowles Thomas Haskall Wm. Kelsey, Jr. Abraham Stevens Wd. Susanna Parsons Ira Brownson
Russel Cole Solomon Squire Wd. Saxton John Dunham Wm. Stevens
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Oliver Peck Ozias Galpin Wd. A. Buck Selah Cowles Wd. Bottsford Isaac Peck Elisher Curtis
Jabez Cowles Nathaniel Cole Gideon Williams John Allyn Gideon Hills Wd. Dickenson Jake Brownson Roger Norton
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Ashel Brownson Sam'll Peck Martin Brownson Calvin Winchel Wd. Hopkins
1 Wd. Langdon Wd. Jane Markeral Wd. Gridley Wd. Peck
Luke Brownson Wm. Kelsey Sam'l Porter Wd. Ruth Hart Joseph Peck
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2 Ezra Scovil Hezekiah Judd Barnabas Dunham Hezekiah Winchel Noah Cowles Sam'll Cowles Eldad Peck
8 Jesse Dickenson Oliver Stanley Thomas Hooker Samuel Hart Luther Stocking Wd. Abigail Parsons
20 Samuel T. Norton Azel Dickenson Timothy Bottsford
6 Amos Peck Hooker Gilbert Wm. Hooker Ally Smith Elijah Hooker
14 Titus Brownson Wd. S. Goodrich Timothy Chipman Gideon Norton George Andrus Wd. D. Parsons
30 Anson Smith Seth Hooker Ansel Stocking Urial Hooker Amena Carter Nathaniel Shepard, Jr.
36 Horis Hooker Norman Williams Horatio Gridley Abigail Kelsey Lucy Lee Seldon Peck John Lee, Jr. Jairus Winchell Lucy North
10 Selah Cole Joseph Doolittle Job Cole Lem'll Peck Nathaniel Shepard Jabz Langdon Asaph Cole
22 Wd. Lucy Hart Barnabas Dunham, Jr. Edward Norton Joseph Peck, Jr. Benjamin Allyn
32 Lydia Hart Fanna Scovil Linas Cowles Cyprian Goodrich Alven Hodchiss Norman Winchel
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18 Allyn Smith, Jr. Moses Peck Hozeah Atwood Chester Peck Benjamin Sweet
34 Cyprian Stanley Luman Cowles Dezire Peck Fanna Saxton Sally Norton Norman Warner
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16 Amadeus Bottsford Saxa Hooker Hannah Chipman Simeon Norton Seth Cowles Olive Parsons
28 Joseph Taylor Friend Street Wd. Williams Merit Cowles Stilmon Stanley
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MEETING HOUSE 1815
Stephen Winchel Ashbel Dickenson Seth Goodrich Joel Bunel
L. Stocking, Jr. Nathaniel Goffe Asaph Smith, Jr. John Waterman Josiah M. Ward
26 Elijah Loveland Erastus Peck Eri B. Hart Halsey Norton Lemuel Richesson
ANNIVERSARY COMMITTEES
General Committee, chosen January 6, 1910
Rev. Carleton Hazen Mrs. Sidney M. Cowles Mr. Claude W. Stevens
Mr. Henry H. Spooner Miss Carrie Bauer Mrs. Edward P. Dunham
Dea. Samuel A. Hart
This committee arranged for other committees as follows :-
Historical Committee Mrs. Sidney M. Cowles Dea. Samuel A. Hart Miss Alice Norton
Program Committee Rev. Carleton Hazen Mr. Sidney M. Cowles Miss Carrie Bauer
Invitation Committee Mr. Claude W. Stevens Miss Marjorie Moore Mr. Sidney M. Cowles
Transportation Committee Mr. Robert H. Graham
Mr. Harold Upson Mr. Claude W. Stevens
Entertainment Committee Mr. Thomas W. Emerson
Mr. Warren Upson Mrs. Jason Taylor Mrs. C. Fred Johnson
Miss Pauline Bauer
Cemetery Guides Mr. Claude W. Stevens
Mr. Thomas W. Emerson Miss Alice Norton Mrs. Sidney M. Cowles
The Ladies' Society appointed the following committees: For the Reception
Miss Marjorie Moore Miss Pauline Bauer Miss Lura Upson
For the Supper
Mrs. Fred H. Crane Miss Carrie Bauer
Mrs. Frank Stevens
Mrs. Willard I. Alling
Miss Edith Johnson
Mr. Isaac Porter has given invaluable assistance in designing the memorial tablet, engrossing the names of the ministers, copying the portrait of Dr. Upson from an oil painting in possession of Mrs. D. A. Markham, and in preparing the illustrations for this volume.
Miss Bertha Warren, a descendant from members of this church, but herself a member of the Worthington church, carved the memorial tablet.
The General Committee was continued to arrange for the publication of the Anniversary Volume. The names of the officers and members of the church for the two centuries are appended, as they are prepared for a new Manual.
PASTORS
William Burnham, ministry began November 11, 1707, in the Great Swamp Society; ordained December 10, 1712; died September 23, 1750.
Samuel Clark, ordained July 14, 1756; died November 6, 1775. Benoni Upson, D.D., ordained April 21, 1779; died November 13, 1826.
Royal Robbins, ordained June 26, 1816-June 26, 1859.
Elias Brewster Hillard, installed May 16, 1860-February 27, 1867.
Abraham Chittenden Baldwin, July 5, 1868-June 23, 1869.
Alfred Tileston Waterman, installed June 23, 1869-June 15, 1874.
James Bradford Cleaveland, September 1, 1875-July 1, 1879. Cornelius Wortendyke Morrow, October 1, 1879-April 10, 1882.
Arthur Jared Benedict, October 1, 1882-installed May 3, 1883-April 18, 1889.
Henry Learned Hutchins, June 1, 1889-May 1, 1892. Magee Pratt, installed October 11, 1892-October 28, 1896.
William Bodle Tuthill, ordained October 26, 1897-Novem- ber 26, 1899.
Alonzo Ferdinand Travis, January 23, 1900-May 18, 1904.
Edgar Hammond Olmstead, November 18, 1904-November 20, 1908.
Carleton Hazen, February 21, 1909-
DEACONS
Anthony Judd, Thomas Hart, Jonathan Lee, Huit Strong, July 29, 1756-August 21, 1767. August 5, 1756-December 18, 1783. December 9, 1762-1773.
March 10, 1713-1751.
January 27, 1719-January 29, 1773.
July 29, 1756-January 16, 1758.
Joseph Porter, Ebenezer Hart, Selah Hart, before 1775-June 10, 1806.
Noah Cowles, March 31, 1780-October 21, 1820.
Asaph Smith, March 30, 1808-April 9, 1821.
Samuel Peck, January 29, 1818-March 19, 1833. Caleb H. Austin, M.D., November 23, 1823-1825 .* 1826-1844 excused.
Hezekiah Stanley, Cyprian Goodrich,
November 10, 1834-July 15, 1864.
Isaac Bottsford, October 29, 1835-1845 watch withdrawn.
1844-January 1, 1857.
Roswell Moore, John Upson, July 28, 1860-October 17, 1875 *.
Henry M. Cowles, July 28, 1860-January 2, 1898 .*
William Upson, March 4, 1870-March 30, 1904.
John D. Quill, M.D., December 31, 1886-February 21, 1889 .* Leander A. Bunce, December 31, 1886-March 1897. * Samuel A. Hart, January 10, 1897-
Willis H. Upson, August 7, 1904-April 1, 1909. Sidney M. Cowles, January 6, 1910-
* Removed from town.
SUNDAY SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS
Horatio Gridley, (according to tradition) 1819 Sheldon Moore, - - - 1832
Horace Haskell, - - - 1835
Sheldon Moore and Dea. Isaac Botsford, 1836-40
Milo Hotchkiss,
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Thomas Upson, - -
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Roswell Moore,
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Ozman D. Goodrich, M.D. -
1846-7
Gustavus Upson, -
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Ira Kent, -
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William Upson, -
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George Cowles, -
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John Upson, -
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Henry M. Cowles,
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Horace K. Jones,
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Frank G. Otis, -
1867-April 1, 1868
Theron Upson, -
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Leander A. Bunce,
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Willis H. Upson, -
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Rev. Arthur J. Benedict, John D. Quill, M.D. -
1884, 1888
Arthur W. Upson, -
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Thomas W. Emerson
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Norman W. Warren -
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Samuel Upson, -
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MEMBERS RECEIVED
(*Names repeated.)
December 10, 1712
March 2, 1713
William Burnham, Pastor Stephen Lee
Mrs. Stephen Lee Anthony Judd Samuel Seamor -
Isaac Norton Elizabeth Norton Benjamin Judd Mrs. Benjamin Judd
Mrs. Samuel Seamor ~
February, 1719
Thomas North
Samuel Brownson
Abigail Brownson
Daniel Andrus
Samuel Hubbard
Joannah Hubbard
Ebenezer Gilbert
Samuel Peck
Abigail Peck
Rev. Samuel Clark's List of Members in 1756
Joseph Beckley 1
John Hooker
Sibil Beckley Amos Peck
Mary Hooker
Joseph Hopkins
Mary Hooker
Elizabeth Hopkins
Mehitabel Hooker
Bela Strong Moses Brownson
Job Cole
Hannah Brownson
Lydia Cole
Mrs. Joannah Hubbard*
Isaac Hurlbut
Catherine Judd
Samuel Lankton
Samuel Steel Hannah Steel John Hinsdale
Mary Lankton George Hubbard
Moses Peck Sarah Peck
Elizabeth Hinsdale
Ezekiel Kelsey
Timothy Brownson Amos Judd Kesia Judd
Mrs. Sibbil Winchell
Mrs. Martha Hart Abigail Hart
Mrs. Sarah Nott
Mrs. Mary Hart
Mrs. Ann Beckley
Sarah Kelsey Benjamin Sage Abigail Sage Jonathan Edwards Elizabeth Edwards Samuel Gridley Rebeckah Gridley Mrs. Mercy Treat
Thomas Hart Sarah Hart Caleb Cowles
Samuel Hooker 1
John Cowles
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Elisha Cole Samuel Cowles Sarah Cowles John Cowles Stephen Cole Matthew Cole Timothy Hubbard Abiah Hubbard
Luke Stebbins
Mrs. Abigail Brownson* Elisha Brownson - Sarah Brownson
Jonathan Lee
Mary Lee
Lucy Lee
John Lee
John Beckley
Sarah Lee
Mary Beckley
Elijah Peck
Isaac North
Mary Peck
Mary North
Mrs. Abigail Cowles
Ann Steel
Daniel Cowles
Mrs. Ann Burnham
Martha Cowles
Ashbel, (negro)
John Gilbert
Ebenezer Hart
Eunice Gilbert
Elizabeth Hart
Josiah Boardman
Isaac Hart
Rachel Boardman
Elizabeth Hart
Isaac Norton *
Samuel Thompson
Sarah Thompson
Abraham Pierson
Mrs. Martha Norton
Sarah Pierson
Jedediah Norton
Samuel Peck, Jr.
Acsah Norton
Mrs. Hannah Porter
Elnathan Norton Rachel Norton
John Cole
Joseph Deming
Thomas Goodwin
Mrs. Elizabeth Gridley
Judith Gridley
Joseph Porter
Hannah Porter
Johnathan Gilbert
Kezia Gilbert
Samuel Peck*
Elisha Peck
Lydia Peck
Mrs. Mary Hooker
Mrs. Mary Beckley
Mrs. Mary Andrus
Mrs. Eunice Andrus
Mrs. Jerusha Bartholomew
Ann Porter
Samuel Galpin
Samuel Galpin, Jr. -
Abigail Galpin
Mrs. Lois Peck
Aaron Brownson
Samuel Gridley, Jr. Hezekiah Winchell Mary Winchell
Daniel Beckley, Jr.
Ruth Beckley
Richard Hubbard
Josia Burnham
Ruth Burnham
John Gridley
Ruth Gridley
Hannah Newel
Job Norton -
Susannah Norton -
John Kirby
John Squire
Elizabeth Squire
Elisha Goodrich
Rebekka Goodrich
Abijah Peck
Abigail Peck
Mrs. Elizabeth Galpin James Steel
Mercy Steel
Mrs. Ruth Porter
Mrs. Cole
Sarah Goodwin
Elizabeth Norton*
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Charles Kelsey Mehetebel Kelsey Watts Hubbard Mary Hubbard David Sage Bathsheba Sage Roger Norton Huit Strong Mrs. Ruth Burnham Elisha Burnham
James Hurlburt
Mrs. James Hurlburt
Ebenezer Gridley
Amos Gridley Nathaniel Winchel Nathaniel Winchel, Jr. Moses Deming Sarah Deming Thomas Standly Martha Standly
Charles Brownson Samuel Smith Josiah Brownson
Mrs. Martha Beckley
Nathaniel Dickinson William Allis
Members of the New Britain Church from Kensington, April 19, 1758
Hannah Seymor
Nathan Judd and wife
Mary Andrus
Phineas Judd and wife
Anna Booth
John Judd and wife
Elizabeth Lee*
Joshua Mather and wife
Benjamin Judd * and wife*
Elijah Hart and wife Judah Hart
Joseph Smith
Rebeckah, wife Daniel Dewy
Elijah Hart, Jr .*
Hannah, wife Gideon Griswold Moses Andrus and wife
Martha, wife Samuel Goodrich Joseph Smith, Jr., and wife Jedediah Smith and wife Josiah Lee and wife Isaac Lee and wife
Widow Hannah Root John Kelsey and wife Joseph Woodruff and wife
Stephen Lee
Simmons Woodruff and wife Jedediah Goodrich and wife
James Judd
Nathan Booth and wife
Uriah Judd and wife
Ladwick Hotchkiss and wife
1756
Mrs. Jerusha Burnham
Mrs. Lydia Hubbard
Mrs. Sarah Hubbard Mrs. Servia Allis
Mrs. Sarah Steel
Mrs. Azubah Gridley Mrs. Keziah Cole
Elijah Heart
Aaron Porter
1758
Thomas Gridley -
Hannah Gridley
1757
Hezekiah Winchell
Mrs. Elizabeth Deming
Mrs. Azubah Gridley Mrs. Deborah Gridley Jonathan Lankton
Daniel Elderkin
Joel Mitchel Seth Hooker Job Heart Eunice Heart }
William Paterson
Mrs. Rachel Norton Mrs. Mary Hills Peet Galpin Mrs. Rebekah Heart Ephraim Hollister Daniel Root
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Mrs. Lydia Root Jedidiah North Sarah North Mary North Hezekiah Heart Mrs. Heart Mrs. Esther Dunham
1759
John Beckley -
Ruth Beckley
Mrs. Lois Galpin Rhoda Kelsey
Sollomon Dunham -
Elizabeth Dunham
Mrs. Mary Galpin
Zacheriah Heart
Elizabeth Heart
Sarah Parsons
Elizabeth Edwards
1760
Jacob Andrus
Mrs. Sarah Hooker
Betty (negro) Mrs. Martha Heart Ashbel Hooker
Matthew Heart
1761
Jacob Deming, Jr. John Bartholomew Job Root Thomas Gilbert
1762
Moses Dickinson Silas Brownson William Patison Mrs. Patison
Samuel Porter Elizabeth Porter Samuel Brownson Cloe Brownson Ozias Brownson Abigail Brownson Ebenezer Sanford Mrs. Sanford
1763
Rebekah Beckwith
Joseph Wells
Mary Wells
Selah Heart
James Barret 1
Mrs. Barret
Mrs. Ann Hopkins
1764
Amos Clark
Mrs. Clark
Samuel Goodrich
Mrs. Goodrich *
1765
Noah Cowles
Nathaniel Heart
Samuel North
Mrs. North
Asahel Cowles
Rachel Cowles
Isaac Heart, Jr.
Mrs. Heart
Elisha Lewis
Tamar Lewis
1766
Salmon Hurlbut
Mrs. Ann Cowles
Mrs. Mary Burnham
John Allen
Ruth Allen
Mrs. Jerusha Clark
1767
Mrs. Elizabeth Pattison
Mrs. Sarah Hooker
Elijah Thompson
Sarah Thompson Joseph Spalding
1768
Stephen Norton Lydia Norton Mrs. Lois Sage John Goodrich Hannah Goodrich
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Mrs. Elizabeth Heart
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1769
Gideon Judd Robert Barret Elizabeth Barret Mrs. Susanah Seymour Samuel Heart }
1770
Sarah Barret
Daniel Cowles, Jr.
1771
Samuel Gilbert
Ebenezer Heart, Jr.
Lydia Heart
Joseph Peck
Sarah Peck
Mrs. Ruth Heart
1772
Solomon Rugg Mrs. Mary Salvage Asa Brownson Stephen Cole 1}
Lucy Cole
1773 Mrs. Mary Norton
1774
Mrs. Mary Sage
Seth North Eunice North
Zeabous Deming
1779
Rev. Benoni Upson Mrs. Hephzibah Deming Mary Hurlbert John Belding
Sarah Belding
Matthew Cole Rhoda Cole Elizabeth Gridley Mrs. Huldah Bronson Mrs. Titus Bronson Mrs. Anne Bronson Mrs. Mercy Persons Nathaniel Bronson Mrs. Livia Upson
1780
Ebenezer Elton
Rhoda Elton
Noah Root
Eldad Peck
Mrs. Huldah Atwood Widow Sarah Cole
Mrs. Patience Peck
Mrs. Mary Peck
Mrs. Joanna Hewlit
Mrs. Sarah Gridley
1781
Widow Sarah Flagg
Caleb Hopkins
Mable Hopkins
Abner Paine
Rebecca Paine
Mrs. Mary Root
Mrs. Lois Winchel
Titus Bronson
1782
Solomon Winchell Seth Goodrich Elijah Gridley
1783
Mrs. Mary Cole Abraham Gridley }
Mrs. Gridley
Widow Betsey Scovil
Mrs. Abigail Williams
Mrs. Azubah Scovil
Mrs. Mary Cowles Susannah Norton
Noah Fuller
Salmon Heart
Daniel Smith
1784
Mrs. Sarah Stocking Mrs. Susannah Dickinson
1785
Hezekiah Judd Olive Persons
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1786
Roger Norton, Jr. }
Hannah Norton
Samuel Stebbins
Sarah Stebbins
Abigail Galpin
1787
James Percival
Ozias Cowles
Lucy Cowles
Gideon Hart
Synthia Hart
Abigail Cowles
1788
Jonathan Seymour
Abigail Seymour
Thomas Gridley
Mrs. Gridley
1790
Mrs. Olive Stocking
Mrs. Lucy Smith
1791
Widow Martha Strickland
Joel Bunnel
Mrs. Bunnel
Elijah Hooker
Mrs. Hooker
Mrs. Mindwell Bronson
Drusella Barret
1792
Mrs. Theodosha Peck Sally Hooker
1793
Mrs. Carolina Andrus Mrs. Asahel Bronson
1794
Asaph Smith Mrs. Smith Asahel Bronson
1795
Widow Alford Widow Lois Andrus Capt. Samuel Jacobs
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