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Elijah Goodrich came to Hancock, from Wintenbury, Conn., in 1771, locating near the school-house in Goodrich Hollow. He reared a family of twelve children, and Goodrich Hollow received its name from the fact that eight of his sons settled there. None of this family are now living, but there are two descendants, Clark B. and Solomon P. Goodrich, and their descend- ants now residing in town. Clark B. has three sons, Eugene C., Henry M., and Charles J., and Solomon P. has two sons, Elmer S., and Orrin H., and three daugliters. Goodrich Hollow was in early days quite an enterprising
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place, as about 1807 there were located here a blacksmith shop, a distillery, two saw-mills, and a spinning room for spinning flax, by water-power.
William Hadsell came from Nine Partners, N. Y., about the year 1777, and located on the place where George H. now resides, which place has al- ways been in the Hadsell family since. William reared a family of ten chil- dren, none of whom are now living, although there are descendants residing here, viz .: Mrs. Dorcas Gardner, daughter of Isaac, William and George Had- sell, and Mrs. Kirk Gardner.
Job Dawley removed to Hancock, from Rhode Island, some time previous to 1790. He had born to him a family of five sons and four daughters, none of whom are living. Silas G., a son of Rodney and a grandson of Job, rep- resents this family here, and his brother James E. lives in Williamstown.
Abel Corey came from Rhode Island to this place in 1780, carrying his. small amount of property upon his back. In 1789 he married Abigail Hall, and settled on the farm now owned by his son, Frebon. Of his family of ten children but two are now living, Mrs. Humility Saunders, of Stephentown, N. Y., and Frebon, who resides on the old homestead in Hancock.
John Gorton removed from Connecticut, and, after settling in several places, at last located in Hancock, in 1800. Of a large family, none survive ; but three grandsons, Lester, Frank and Philander W., reside in town.
Rhodes Whitman, from Greenwich, R. I., came to this town about the year 1800. He had a family of three sons and three daughters born to him, none of whom are now living. There are several descendants, however, in the town, among whom are Herman H., a son of Henry, Andrew J., James R., and Daniel, sons of Benjamin, Charles and Ernest, sons of Nathaniel Whit- man. Herman H. lives on the farm settled by his mother's father, Geo. Hall, about the year 1784. Herman has held nearly all the town offices.
Jason White came to Hancock, from Adams, Mass., in 1822, settling in 1833 upon the farm where his son, Daniel N., now resides. Of a family of three sons and three daughters, but two, Daniel N. White, and Mrs. Henry Lapham, now reside in Hancock. Daniel N. represented the First Berkshire district in the State legislature, in 1878.
Nathaniel Gardner came to Hancock from Rhode Island, about 1770, his wife accompanying him on horseback and carrying a young child in her arms. He located on the place now owned by his great-grandson, John J. Gardner. Of his descendents now residing in Hancock, there are his great-grand- children, John J., and Minerva M., with his great-great-grandchildren, Don A., Willie A., Sarah A., and Norah E.
Of the part Hancock took in the Revolution, J. G. Holland, in his History of Western Massachusetts, speaks as follows :--
" The first town meeting was held August 21, 1776, at the house of Esquire Douglass. Born thus with the Revolutionary period, the town, in its action, was worthy alike of its natal year, and its name. Early in its meetings it 'voted that a committee be appointed to procure such evidence as may be
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obtained against all persons charged by the inhabitants of this town as being inimically disposed towards this, or any of the United States.' The people voted that tories should not be permitted to remain in the town, and that any one coming into the town to live should bring a certificate from the town he had left that 'since the year 1775, his conduct has been friendly to these American States.' Asa Douglass took a very active part in the Revo- lution, and declared that he would sooner see his sons fall, than witness the defeat of the cause of liberty. His son Capt. William Douglass, Capt. Bills, Lieut. James Smith, and several others from Hancock were in the battle of Bennington, the guns of which were heard by their wives and families at home. Whitman Vaughn, Clark Gardner, and a Mr. Sweet fell in that battle. During the day the wife and daughter of Lieut. James Smith walked the high mountain at the northeast of the town, listening to the far-off roar, and full of anxious solicitude for the husband and father. As night approached, the wife felt a presetiment of her husband's safety, and his speedy return ; and, hastening down the mountain, said, 'Molly, put the kettle on, and prepare supper, for Jamie is coming home to-night and will soon be here.' 'Jamie' certainly soon came in, having received a furlough for only one night."
H INSDALE is a mountainous town in the eastern-central part of the county, in lat. 42° 26' and long. 3º 54', bounded north by Dalton and Windsor, east by Peru, south by Washington, and west by Wash- ington and Dalton. It was a part of the old town of Partridgefield, which was originally township No. 2, and was sold at auction in Boston to Elisha Jones, June 2, 1762, for £1,460. Subsequently, Oliver Partridge, of Hatfield, became a joint owner, and July 4, 1771, the town was incorporated, the name Partridgefield being given in honor of Oliver Partridge. In 1795 the town was divided, the western part of the territory being incorporated as the " West Parish of Partridgefield," and June 24, 1804, this "West Parish" was incorporated as the township of Hinsdale, named in honor of Rev. Theodore Hinsdale, the first settled pastor.
The surface of Hinsdale, being rough and mountainous, is more pleasing to the lover of fine mountain scenery, exhilarating breezes and crystal foun- tains, than to him who delights in broad acres of highly cultivated land. Still, Hinsdale, despite its rough and broken surface, and the convulsions that have upheaved its rocks and earth into the pleasing incongruities that delight the artists soul, still retains many acres of rich, productive land nestled in its valleys, while on the banks of its streams are large tracts of meadow land. A portion of this meadow land, it is said, was brought under cultivation as early as 1780, the price for laborers in clearing it being " four quarts of Turk's Island salt " per day for each able-bodied man. The soil on the uplands and hill-sides is also fertile, and affords good pasturage. The streams are the Eastern, Western and Middle branches of the Housatonic river, and afford some excellent mill privileges. The Boston & Albany
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railroad follows the course of the main branch of the Housatonic through the town.
The geological formation is almost entirely made up of gneiss rock. Near the center of the town there is a mineral spring of some celebrity. Brown hematite and serpentine are found, and apatite and zoisite occasionally occur.
In 1880 Hinsdale had a population of 1,595, and in 1884 had twelve public schools, employing twenty one teachers, at an aggregate salary of $2,481.80. There were 405 pupils attending public schools, while the entire cost of the schools for the year was $2,822. II, leaving a balance in the treas- urer's hands of $64 49 for the year.
HINSDALE, a post village and station on the Boston & Albany railroad, is located in the western part of the town on the main branch of the Housa- tonic. It has three churches (Congregational, Baptist and Roman Catholic), a public library, ten stores, a grist-mill, three woolen mills, two blacksmith shops, two livery stables, a basket shop, wagon shop and about 150 dwellings.
The Public Library of Hinsdale has a fine collection of 3,300 books. The new building was located in 1866, a handsome stone, fire-proof structure, of the Gothic style. It was opened January 1, 1867. Mrs. Mary Twining, for- merly a resident of Hinsdale, left $5,000.00 by will a few years ago, for founding a public library here. This was opened as a free library in 1881. The town has made annual appropriations for sustaining the library, and for add- ing new works. Miss Mary Barrow is the deputy librarian in charge.
The Hinsdale Mills, operated and owned by the Hinsdale Bros., of Pittsfield, (F. W. and J. H.,) employ about 250 operatives in the manufac- ture of woolen goods-cassimers, kerseys, suitings, etc.,-having seventeen sets of cards and sixty-seven broad looms. The mills consist of two stone and one framed building, with accessory buildings for store-houses, dry- houses, tenements, etc. These gentlemen are natives of Hinsdale, and are descendants of Rev. Theodore Hinsdale, after whom the town was named.
The Plunkett Woolen Co.'s Mills, located on Water street, Hinsdale village, are also engaged in the manufacture of all kinds of woolen goods, with George T. Plunkett, manager.
Albert E. Parish's warp and yarn mills, located at Hinsdale, were built in 1882. He manufactures about 3,000 pounds per week. Across the way from Mr. Parish's mill stands a red building, used by Mr. Parish as a wool- picking house, which was the second saw-mill erected in the town.
The Tracy saw-mill, located on road 29, owned by George Tower, and leased by Curtis Bros., was burned Saturday, December 20, 1884. Its capac- ity was 300,000 feet of lumber per annum.
The first settlement in what is now Hinsdale was commenced about 1763, by David, Thomas and Francis Miller, from Middlebury. Francis was sub- sequently employed by the government to survey the boundary line between New York and Massachusetts, and also the route of the middle turnpike from Boston over the mountain to Albany. The settlement was soon after
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increased by the arrival of Nathan and William Torrey, from Rhode Island, Phineas, Joseph, Zaccheus and Michael Watkins, from Hopkinton, and Nathan Fisk. The latter, in 1771, built the first grist and saw-mill, in the southeastern part of the town, receiving therefor a bounty from the govern- ment, of 250 acres of land. In 1774 Nathaniel Tracy, James Wing, and Amasa and Nathaniel Frost came into the town. From this time up to 1800, the settlement was increased quite rapidly, most of the settlers coming from Connecticut. Among those of this latter period were Rev. Theodore Hins- dale and Richard Starr, who organized the Congregational church, in 1795. The first public house was opened by Rufus Tyler, about 1797. At this house Joseph Bonaparte and suite dined while passing through the town. David Miller was the first magistrate, or " a keeper of the peace " as he was called. The first lawyer was Thomas Allen, who was admitted to the bar in 1799. Dr. Abel Kittredge was the first physician. Simeon Thompson was the first child born in the town, in 1768. The first town meeting was held Aggust 13, 1804, when Thomas Allen was chosen moderator ; Henry Howard, town clerk ; William Pearse, Rufus Marsh and James Wing, selectmen ; Thomas Allen, treasurer ; and Nathaniel Tracy, James Wing and Hubbard Goodrich, assessors.
Nathan Torry, one of the first settlers in Hinsdale, served in the French and Indian war from 1754 to'63, and was the first person buried in the town of Hinsdale. He was the father of Triphena Torry.
Ichabod Emmons, who was one of the early settlers, located on the pres- ent Emmons homestead, on Maple street. He married Midwell Mack, who bore him five children-Monroe, Noadiah, Eliza, Laura, and Emily. Mon- roe, his oldest son, was a dry-goods merchant and postmaster here. He married Sarah Hutchinson for his first wife, who bore him no children, and and Louisa Wood for his second, rearing a family of eight children, five of whom, Henry, James H., David M., Harris G., and Emma H., are living. The latter part of his life Monroe passed on the old homestead, where he died.
Amos Raymond, one of the pioneers of the town, married Sena Jackson, of this town, and had born to him a family of four children. His youngest son, Ashael, was first married to Electa Curtis, of Dalton, by whom he had five children-Minerva, Louisa, Amos, John and Ashael J .; and for his second wife, Sylvia Miner, of Windsor, rearing seven children-John C., Sena, Samuel, Abraham, Lyman, James and Charles. Of his children, John married Anna V. Ballou, of Becket, and reared four children, all of whom are living- Amos, who resides in Hinsdale, married Emma Warren, and has five children; Ashael who married Marietta Pease, of Middlefield, and has four children now living ; Samuel who married Emma Barton, of Dalton ; and Daniel G., who married Minnie Watkins, of Hinsdale.
Chester Cady located at an early date on road 7, upon the place where C. C. Pierce now resides. He married Lucy Frink, who bore him twelve chil-
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dren. Eleazer, her eleventh son, married Lucretia Kellogg, of Ashfield, Mass., and reared three children, two of whom, Fanny J. and Edward W., are now living, and resides upon road 4, in Hinsdale, the homestead of their father.
Nathaniel Tracy, a Revolutionary soldier removed to Partridgefield, from Norwich, Conn., in January, 1771, the first to locate on the Tracy farm on road 30. He married Susanna Burnham, of Connecticut, and reared nine children. One son, Walter, was twice married, having by his first wife, Mary King, of Westfield, four children, one of whom, Clarissa survives, the wife of Henry Noble of Pittsfield. His second wife was Betsey Durant, of Middle- field, Mass. His sons, Charles K., and Ezra B., located on the homestead- farm. Charles K. married Nancy M. Durant, of Middlefield, by whom he had two children, one of whom, William W., is still living, in Pittsfield. Ezra B. married Elizabeth S. Curtis, of Hinsdale, and reared five children,- Charles E., Harriet E., Clara E., Walter H., and Frank E. Charles and Ezra built the Ashmore and Tracy reservoirs, and were selectmen for many years. They are said to have erected the finest farm buildings in the town.
Hugh Smith, for many years a resident of Partridgefield, married Pattie Hooker and reared a family. His son Calvin married Sarah Watkins, of Partridgefield, rearing a family of ten children, four of whom are living. One son, Charles D., was a resident of Hinsdale, on Maple street, until his death in 1884; three others, Chandler, William M. and Selden C., were physicians and surgeons, now deceased.
Epaphras Curtis, son of John, of Hampton, Conn., married Elizabeth Waldo, also of Hampton, removed to Cummington, and soon after, in 1794, came to Hinsdale, locating on road 18, where Peter Tully now resides, and where he lived until his death, February 15, 1813. He reared six children, Minerva, Waldo, Betsey, Epaphras, Samantha, and Anson his oldest son, who married and had born to him three children, Elizabeth S., Harriet C., and Henry W. Henry W. has twice married, his first wife being Hannah Sanford, of Stephentown, N. Y., and his second, Laura S. Fuller, of Naples, N. Y. He still resides in Hinsdale. Epaphras, Jr., who served five years in the Revolution, reared a family of five children, three of whom are living. Mary is the wife of J. S. Cady, of Sonora, Cal .; Warren resides in Hinsdale ; and Edwin married Sylvia L. Millikin, April 14, 1827, and has six children still living, Mary J., who married Eugene C. Watkins, of Hins- dale; William P., Sarah D., Jarvis D., Robert E., and Elwin C. They are descendants of the Puritans, and still retain in the family the coat of arms of the family, and which dates back to the year 1606. Edwin, grandson of Epaphras, now resides with his family on the River Bend farm, on road 28.
Joshua Jackson came to this town, from New Marlboro, about the year 1785, locating on road 14. His son Abraham was twice married, having by his first wife, Alice Raymond, three children, Irena, Selah and Stedman; and by his second wife, Polly Rockwell, of Peru, six children, Abraham, Jr., Levi, Mary E., Joshua, Henry and Haven, three of whom still survive. Haven
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married Sarah A. Smith for his first wife, who bore him one daughter, deceased, and for his second wife, Eliza Brown, by whom he had two children Sarah A. (Mrs. Utley, of Hartford, Conn.,), and Mary C., who lives on the homestead. Haven Jackson is now a retired farmer, residing on Maple street. He has been a selectman four years. His grandfather, Amasa Rockwell, was a major in the war of the Revolution, under La Fayette.
David Brown, from Killingley, Conn., located here on road 14, about 1799, upon the farm now owned by S. B. French, and reared a family of seven children. His second son, Obadiah, born in 1786, married Polly, daughter of Isaac and Azuba Bassett, of Hinsdale, and reared six children, Lewis D., Lucian, Henry, Edward, Marion and William. Obadiah died in 1867. William settled on the homestead, but now resides on road 30. He has been assessor for twenty years, and held other offices of trust.
Joseph Lyman, son of Samuel Lyman, a Revolutionary soldier, and a native of Connecticut, came to Hinsdale in 1829, locating on road 35. His son, Clark T., married Lydia R. Mack, of this town, and reared a family of four children-Mary E., wife of A. B. Pomeroy, of Springfield, Mass .; Sarah J., wife of John A Manley, of Warren, Mass .; and Charles and George S., residing in Idagrove, Ia.
William Sayers, a native of Ranfordshire, Scotland, emigrated to America in 1843, settling first in Pittsfield, and afterwards in Hinsdale, upon a farm on road 27, where he now resides. He married Janett, daughter of Allen and Sarah Smith, of Pittsfield, and has reared seven children-Emily, John, Mary, Martha J., Frank, James, and Jessie, all of whom are living.
John Dwyer, a native of Kilmore, County Kerry, Ireland, married Catharine Noonan and has six children, of whom Michael married Margaret Sullivan, of the same town. He emigrated to this country, and settled in Hindsdale about 1858. Of his six children, John came to this town in 1848. He mar- ried Catharine Harrington, of his native town, and reared six children. His son, Edward, came here in 1844, married Elizabeth Keenon, of Dublin, Ire- land, and has four children-Michael, who married Frances Toban, of Tip- perary, Ireland, Edward ; Jr., Margaret and Elizabeth.
Martin son of Adam Schmachtenberger, of Bavaria, came to Hinsdale in 1849. He married Caroline, widow of Victor Sigrist, of Switzerland, and they have one child, Caroline K. Sigirst, step-daughter of Martin. Martin still resides in Hinsdale. He is in the employ of the Boston & Albany Railroad.
James Cashin, born in Ireland in 1803, emigrated to this country, locating in Hinsdale in 1850, as a laborer. He married Margaret Kiley, of Ireland, and has had born to him a family of five children, of whom four, Mrs. Cath- arine Driscoll, Mrs. Elizabeth Shea, Edward, and Michael, who married El- len Costello, now deceased, are residents here. James died in 1883.
Peter Durant, a native of Quebec, Canada, came to Hinsdale in 1852. He reared a family of five children-Peter, Charles, Alexander, Phebe and
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Mary. Alexander, who came here from Canada with his father, was thrice married. His first wife, Julia Ducett, bore him two children, Louisa and Salina. By his second wife, Clara Gordon, of Quebec, he had one son, Al- exander J. He is now residing, with his third wife, formerly Mary Vincent, in North Adams, and is a farmer.
David Leach, from Manchester, England, located in South Adams in 1845, as a butcher. His wife was a native of Cheshire, England. They reared two children, John, now of Fall River, and Matilda. In 1872 he removed to Hinsdale and located on a farm on road 20, where his daughter, Mrs. Ma- tilda Jenks, with her daughter Emma, now resides.
James Miller, son of Samuel Miller, married Lucy Starr, of Middlefield, and located in Hinsdale, where he was superintendent of the Plunkett Woolen Mill for about thirty years. Of a family of six children four are now living, namely : Mrs. Emily A. Hughes, and Mrs. Ellen M. Sawyer, both of Chicago, Mrs. Eliza M. Church, of Middlefield, Mass., and James F., who married, May 16, 1876, Jennie E. Day, of Hinsdale, where he resides.
Michael Murphy came here from Kildare, Ireland, in 1848. He married Catharine O'Grady, also from Kildare, Ireland, and reared three children, William, Philip and John J. John is a medical student.
Curtis Roth, a native of Preston, Conn., married Mary Newton, by whom he had five children, Rebecca, Harriet, Lizzie, Susan and William Henry. William H. married Amanda Loveland, of Washington, in this county, and located on road 33, where he has resided for the past thirty years. He reared a family of two children, Leander C. and Emily M. Leander C. was killed at the battle of the Wilderness, May 5, 1862, and left a wife, (formerly Hattie Post) and one daughter, Hattie, who resides with her mother in Hins- dale. Emily M. Roth married George England and had two children, Edward H., and Ella J., both still living. Curtis Roth's father, Curtis, was a Revoutionary soldier, and was at the battle of Bennington.
Lattimer, son of Samuel Watkins, of Natick, Mass., was born in Hinsdale, Mass., and married for his first wife Lucretia Marsh, of this town, by whom he had two children, Emeline, now dead, and Samuel. He married for his second wife, Louisa Parsons, and reared six children, Lucretia M., Luther P., Levi, Julia A., John and Melissa L. His first son, Samuel, married Maria P., daughter of Philip and Lydia Meacham, of Middlefield, by whom he had three children, George M., Henry W., and Frank. Frank is now dead. George M. married Sarah S. Bottom and resides in Hinsdale. He was in the war of the Rebellion, from which, after a service of three years, he was honorably discharged. Henry W. resides on the homestead farm, on road 25. with his father.
William Dwyer, a native of Cork, Ireland, came to America about the year 1820, and located in Hinsdale. He married Mary Allen, of Boston, and reared eleven children, seven of whom, Frank, David, Henry, Mary, Bella, Ellen and Charles are now living. Charles married Mary A. Wall, of Hins-
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dale, and has four children, Ellen F., Charles W., Mary C. and Agnes W., all of whom are residents of Hinsdale. His son, William, was a soldier in the war of the Rebellion, having enlisted in Co. E, 27th Mass., and was wounded at the seige of Little Washington, from which injury he died. Joseph, another son, was also in the war in the same company and regiment. He was wounded at Cold Harbor, and honorably discharged.
Lewis P., youngest son of Benjamin Brague, of Hillsdale, N. Y., married Mahaley Cleveland, of Hinsdale, and reared six children, all of whom are still living, William C., Kate M., Job C., Mary D., George W., and Lewis B. Lewis B., a resident of this town, married Augusta Barrows, of Goshen, Mass., and has one child, Grace M. George W., also a resident of Hinsdale, married Eliza Grinnell, of this place, and has one daughter, Eva B.
Daniel W. Dicey, a native of Gilmington, N. H., son of John, married Mattie A. Eldridge, of Pittsfield, Mass., and resides in Hinsdale on a farm on road 34. His brother, George W., served four years in the war of the Rebel- lion, and was a lieutenant in the 7th New Hampshire Regt. His brother, Dana, who served in the roth N. H. Regt., was killed by a sharp-shooter while at dinner.
Lewis Cole, of Peru, married Rhoda Brown, and reared a family of five children, three of whom are now living. One son, Charles, married Mary Tinker, of Worthington, Mass., and has four children, all of whom reside in Hinsdale, on road 33, upon the homestead of his father.
Charles E., youngest son of Zacharias Watkins, of Peru, married Mary B. Barrett, of Hinsdale, where he subsequently located upon a farm on road 12. He reared a family of eight children, four of whom are now living. His youngest son, George E., who resides with his brother, Wallace E., in the northern part of the town, married Emma Loring of this town, and has four children, Charles H., Fanny A., Mary E., and George N. Nathaniel Barrett, father of Mrs. Charles E. Watkins, was the first settler on road 12, in this town.
William, third son of Joshua Clark, of Windsor, married for his first wife, Olive Cady of Hinsdale, rearing ten children, five of whom are still living. He married for his second wife Amanda Winthrop now aged eighty-seven years. She bore him four children, Amanda M., Jennie L., Daniel C., and Edward W., the latter of whom married Mary E. Pugsley, of Clarence N. Y., and resides in Hinsdale, on Maple street, he has held many offices of trust.
Joseph Como, a native of Canada, was twice married, rearing a family of twenty-six children. One son, Francis, who came to Hinsdale in 1847, died March 12, 1878, at the age of fifty-seven. He married Flavia Roy, by whom he had seven children, four of whom survive. His son Francis, a resident of this town, married Agnes Guyotte, and has three children, Eugene, Annie, and Mary. William, brother of Francis, was in the Rebellion, serving in the 14th Vermont Regt. Charles A. enlisted in Co. H, 27th Mass. Regt., both being honorably discharged.
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