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Hampden, county of, set off from Hamp- shire in 1802, 5.
Hampshire, county of, constituted and named, 5; boundaries of and towns includ- ed in, prior to 1812, 5; county court held ยท at Springfield, 5.
Harvey, l'eter and family, genealogy of, 473. James and family, genealogy of, 473. Haynes, Peter and family, ancestry and genealogy of, 408, 409.
Hayward, Joshua and family, genealogy of, 474.
Hersey, Dr. Martin, practicing physician, 172.
Highways, laid out, worked, etc., 69; tax for their repairs leried and worked out, 60, 70; record of laying out by selectmen in 1731, 200-292.
Hills, Sheep-pasture and others, 13, 14, 16, 17, 19, 21, 23; proper nomenclature of, 15, 16; Indian hill, 19; Grout's hill, 21, 23.
History, local, labor involved in its prepara- tion, 217; reasons for undertaking it, 217, 218; its teachings for present and future, 218-220.
Hitchcock, Samuel A., establishes and en- dows free high school, 87, 88; donations to
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Amherst college; 111; gives $5,000 to the parish, 127; his ancestry and early life, 206-208; aids in establishing first dry goods commission house in New England, 208; agent of Hamilton Woolen Company at Southbridge, president of Southbridge bank and member of the Legislature, 208; retires from active business and removes to Brimfield, 208; distribution of his wealth and college and seminary endowments, 209; Gen. Warren's remarks at centennial concerning, 234; genealogy of, 414. Nathan- iel and family, ancestry and genealogy of, 409-415.
Hoar, Daniel and family, ancestry and gen- ealogy of, 415-417; family name changed to Homer about 1830, 415.
Holbrook, Zenas and family, genealogy of, 419.
Holland, incorporated as district in 1783, (page 477,) and town in 1836, 9.
Homer, George C., assists Col. Foster in pre- paring history of the town, 3; genealogy of, 418. Solomon, colonel of cavalry, 77; genealogy of, 417, 418. Alured, honorable ancestry, 199; a true and enthusiastic far- mer, 200; the first to introduce the iron plow, the horse rake and the mowing ma- chine, 200; instrumental in forming the Brimfield Farmers' Club and Library, 200; aids in establishing Worcester County cheese factory, 200; agricultural and elec- tive offices, 200, 201; prominent in church and parish affairs, 201; instrumental in forming Brimfield Rifle Company, 201; per- sonal character and characteristics, 201, 202; genealogy of, 418. David, genealogy of, 417, 418.
Horse-sheds, early votes concerning, 131; located by selectmen, 131; land on which they were built deeded to parish, 131.
Hotels, 168-170; early requirements for, 168, 169; the Brimfield hotel and its proprie- tors, 169, 170.
Houses built of logs by first settlers, 135; various styles of framed houses, 135-137; customs at raisings, 138; internal conven- iences, 139.
Howard, William K. and family, genealogy of, 419.
Hubbard, Simeon, sent to Hadley conven- tion in 1787, 54; family and genealogy of, 419, 420. Samuel and family, ancestry and, genealogy of, 419, 420.
Hyde, Rev. Charles M., pastor from 1862 to 1870, 114-116; installed at Haverhill, 115; appointed by American Board to take charge of theological seminary at Hono- lulu, 115.
Hydrophobia, Henry Abbott's death from, 163.
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Indians, traditions of, 18; villages of, 18; relics and traces of, 19; depredations and annoyances by, 20, 21, 22.
Inoculation, introduced by Dr. Israel Trask, 90; of school children, 91.
Irrigation, Brimfield farmers' mode of, 13.
J.
Janes, William and family, ancestry and genealogy of, 421-425, 474.
Justices of the peace, names of, 354.
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Keyes, Dr. Justus and his family, 172, 425-427; genealogy of, 428. Erasmus D., major gen- eral in U. S. army, 172; military history of, 425-427; interested in California agricul- ture, 427; European travel and residence, 427; genealogy of, 428. Edward L., editor of Dedham Gazette and prominent politi- cian, 172; political offices and honors, 427; genealogy of, 428. Gen. Warren's remarks at centennial concerning Erasmus D. and Edward L., 232, 233. Winfield Scott, bi- ographical sketch of, 427, 428; genealogy of, 428. Edward Lawrence, prominent physician and surgeon at New York city, 428; genealogy of, 428.
Knight, Dr. Ebenezer, 172; his early and pro- fessional life, 172, 178, 179; positions in town and church, 179; funeral sermon and eulogy, 179; his family, 179.
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Lawyers 179-186; Abner Morgan, 179-183; Stephen Pynchon, 183-185; John B. Cooley, 185; Francis B. Stebbins, 185, 186.
Letters from Gov. Fairbanks of Vermont and others, read at centennial, 236-238.
Library, public established, note to page 90; pastoral established, 127; Farmers' Club and Library, 200.
Lights, candlewood, candles, etc., 139.
Lincoln, Dr. Asa, ancestry and early life, 172-174; his medical practice, 174, 175; jus- tice of the peace and prominent in town affairs, 175; his family, 176-178, 429; gen- ealogy of, 429. Charles D., a Boston broker, 176; genealogy of, 429. Timothy D., ex- tensive law practice at the West, 176, 177; genealogy of, 429. Frederick D., lawyer at Cincinnati, 177, 178; genealogy of, 429. James D., jewelry manufacturer, 178; gen- ealogy of, 429. Francis D., captain of com- pany C. of 46th regiment, 178; address of welcome at centennial celebration, 221; re- marks introducing Rev. Charles Hammond and Gen. Warren, 221, 226; action in con- nection with the war of the rebellion,
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330-336; action in regard to soldiers' monu- ment, 336, 337; genealogy of, 429.
Lumbard, John, one of the original propri- etors, 429; family, ancestry and genealogy of, 429-432. David, one of the original pro- prietors, 429.
Lyman, Jesse and family, genealogy of, 432, 433.
Lyon, Col. Alfred, genealogy of, 433. Col. Washington, genealogy of, 433.
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Mails, carried once a fortnight in winter up to 1755, 70; no post-office between Spring- field and Worcester until 1805, 70; tri- - weekly, 71; daily, 71, 72.
Manufactures, efforts to establish silk manu- facture, 148; clothing works, 152, 153; Brim- field . Cotton and Woolen Manufacturing Company, 154, 155; Monson and Brimfield Manufacturing Company, 155; Brimfield Stockinet Company, 155, 156.
Marriage, intentions of, formerly announced in church, 129.
Masons, Humanity Lodge of, organized at Holland, 170; removed to Brimfield, 170. Meadows, Stoneiard and others, 13, 14,
Meeting-houses, first one erected in 1722, 116;
building and architecture of, 116-119; ar- rangements for seating persons, 118-120; painted and repaired, 121, 122; sold for $100, 122; second house contracted for, 122; $500 appropriated for the raising, 122; its archi- tecture, arrangements and appointments, 123, 124; remodeled, 124, 125; burned in 1847, 125; present house built, 125; remod- eled and improved, 125, 126; Moravian and Baptist meeting-houses, 134, 135; allotment of seats in meeting-house in 1757, 304-307; petition for privilege to erect a pew, 307.
Merchants and mercantile business, 166-168. Merrick, Reuel and family, genealogy of, 433.
Militia, how enrolled in earlier times, 74; the militia law of 1810, 74; the whole system abrogated, 74; militia elections, 74; militia trainings, 74, 75; two militia companies in town, 74; Brimfield Rifle Company and its officers, 75; a cavalry company, 76, 77; regi- mental and other musters, 75, 76, 77, 78.
Mills, carding and fulling, 152, 153; first grist mill on Elbow brook, 155; other grist and saw-mills, 153, 155, 156, 157, 158.
Moderators of town meetings, names of, 356, 357.
Moffatt, Dr. Joseph, physician for over forty years, 171, 172.
Monson, set off from Brimfield and incor- porated as a district in 1760, 7; incorporated as a town in 1775, 8; joins with Brimfield
and South Brimfield to send a delegate to Provincial Congress, 43; remarks concern- ing the early history by Rev. Charles Ham- mond, 222-226.
Moravians, preaching by missionary, 133; church erected, burned and rebuilt, 134; various persons employed as preachers, 134; Morgan, Abner, delegate to the constitu- tional convention in 1788, 56; first lawyer in town, 179; representative in 1775, 179; military service at Quebec and Crown Point, 180; Justice of the peace and other official positions, 180, 181; tax commissioner in 1798, 180, 181; Morgan Phillips's estimate of him, 181; his family, 182, 436; geneal- ogy of, 436, 437. Peyton R., 182, 183; gen- ealogy of, 437. James A., 183; genealogy of, 437. Deacon David and family, ances- try and genealogy of, 433-437. Miles, the ancestor of the Massachusetts Morgans, 433, 434.
Morris, Judge Henry, letter from, read at centennial, 237, 238.
Morse, Rev. Jason, publishes " Annals of the Church in Brimfield," 3; pastor from 1849 to 1861, 112-114.
Mortality, unusual periods of, 90;
Morton, Marcus, Asa Lincoln's Latin teacher, 173.
Moulton, Elder, leader in the Baptist move- ment, 134; arrested and jailed in Sturbridge as a vagabond in 1749, 134.
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Nelson, John, William and Moses, among the original proprietors, 475. William and family, genealogy of, 475. Moses and fam- ily, genealogy of, 475. John and family, genealogy of, 475. James and family, gen- ealogy of, 475. George and family, gen- ealogy of, 476. William 3d and family, genealogy of, 476. Benjamin and family, genealogy of, 476. John and family, 476. Benjamin and family, genealogy of, 476.
Newell, Albigence and family, genealogy of, 438.
Newton, Cheney and family, genealogy of, 438.
Nichols, William and family, ancestry and genealogy of, 438-441.
Noyes, Rev. Gilman, biographical sketch of, 441; genealogy of, 441.
Nutting, Jonathan and family, genealogy of, 441, 442.
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Paige, Deacon Paul W., identified with anti- slavery movement, 214, 215; notable influ- ence in the community, 215; ancestry and early life, 215; advises his son, George W.,
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to go to the war, 215; removal to Brim- feld, 216; holds various town offices and is chosen to the Legislature, 216; assistant assessor in tenth district, 216; earnest Christian character, 216, 217; genealogy of, -442.
Palmer, early name of, 8; incorporated as a district, 8.
Parish, organized in 1832, 126; expenses how met, 126, 127; $5,000 given to it by Samuel A. Hitchcock, 127; $5,000 given to it by John Wyles, 127, 197; a legacy of $50 from Miss Elvira Stebbins, 127.
I'ark, as originally laid out, 72; enlarged and improved, 72.
Parker, Nathaniel and family, genealogy of, 42, 443. David and family, genealogy of, 443, 444, 445,
Partridge, Rev. George C., pastor from 1842- 1846, 112; other pastorates 'and business engagements, 111, 112.
Perry, Ezra and family, genealogy of, 445, 446.
Physicians, 170-179; John Sherman, town clerk and physician, 170, 171; Dr. Thomas Green, first physician found in town, 171; Dr. James Lawrence, 171; Dr. John Butler, 171; Dr. Israel Trask, 171; Dr. Rufus Guth- rie, 171; Dr. Joseph Moffatt, 171, 172; Dr. Martin Hersey, 172; Dr. Justus Keyes, 172; Dr. Ebenezer Knight, 172, 178, 179; Dr. Asa Lincoln and his family, 172-179; Dr. John Witter, 179; Dr. George E. Fuller, 179; Dr. Fife, 179; Dr. George F. Chamber- lain, 179.
Pierce, Rev. Webster K., installed pastor in 1872, 116. Emory, manufacturer, 446; fam- ily and genealogy of, 446.
Ponds, Morgan, 11; Sherman's, Alum and others, 11, 12.
Poor, provision for support of, G5-67.
Population, comparative from 1764-1877, 364, 365.
Postal facilities, 70, 71, 72; early postal routes and rates of postage, 70, 71; postmasters appointed from 1806-1867, 70, 71, 354; post- offices where located, 71.
Potash, how made by early settlers, 149.
Potatoes, introduced about 1733 and long held as a rarity, 139.
Potter, Edward W., blacksmith, 446; family and genealogy of, 446.
Pottery, formerly a branch of industry, 150. Pound, for stray beasts, 67.
Powers, Isaac and family, ancestry and gen- ealogy of, 446, 447.
Prouty, Nathan and family, genealogy of, 447.
Puffer, George, clothing mill proprietor, 447; family and genealogy of, 447.
Pynchon, Stephen, professional and official
life, 183, 184; postmaster from 1806-1823, 184; his family, 184, 185. Edward E., ruined by emancipation act, 185.
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Railroads, Boston and Albany, G8; extension of Southbridge branch, 68, 69.
Raisings, early customs concerning, 138; $500 appropriated for the raising of the second meeting-house in 1805, 122.
Records, early written, scarcity of, 2, 3; con- nected with early settlement and history 239-304.
Representatives to General Court, names of, 355, 356.
Revolution, events preceding the war of, 38, 39, 40, 41; Brimfield's part in the war of, 41-53; country impoverished by the war of, 53; habits of dissipation introduced by, 143; action of town meetings and inhabi- tants in regard to, 307-312; soldiers of, 41-53, 341-348.
Rivers, Connecticut, 4, 5, 6; Chicopee or Quaboag, 7, 8, 10, 12; Quinebaug, 10, 12; Thames, 12; streams emptying into, 12, 13. Robinson, Nathan and family, genealogy of, 448.
Roxbury, colony from settled Agawam, 4. Russell, Adonijah and family, genealogy of, 418, 419.
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Sabbath, movements for its better observ- ance, 35.
Scales, location of, 166; Fairbanks scales, 189, 190.
Schools, established by the Puritans, 78; school districts and school-houses, 79, 80, 81; the district system abolished in 1867, 81; branches taught and qualifications of teachers, 82, 83; school masters and mis- tresses, 82, 83; money raised for schools, 83, 84; prudential and town committees, 84; methods of instruction in the olden time, 85, 86; fuel supplied and teachers boarded by families, 86, 87; proposition to establish a free high school made and withdrawn by Samuel A. Hitchcock, 87; free grammar school endowed by Mr. Hitchcock and in- corporated in 1855, 87; trustees of free gram- mar school, 87, 88; name changed to Hitch- cock Free High School in 1871, 88; addi- tional donations to Free School by Mr. Hitchcock and present funds, 88; present condition and value of the school, 88; school exhibitions, 89; gift of 81000 to the Hitch- cock Free School by John Wyles, 196; names of school committee, 363, 478.
Sedgwick, Theodore, first member of Con- gress from the Brimfield district, 56.
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Selectmen, names of, 357-360; corrections and additional names, 477.
Sermons, historical, by Rev Dr. Vaill, 3; funeral, by Rev Dr. Ely, 3; volume of Rev. Mr. Williams's published, 96; seven of Rev. Dr. Vaill's published, 111; funeral sermon at death of Dr. Knight, 179.
Sessions, Alexander and family, genealogy of, 449.
Shaw, David, Samuel, Joshua, and Seth, among the original proprietors, 449; Joshua and family, genealogy of, 449; Seth and family, genealogy of, 450, 451.
Shays, Daniel and the Shays' rebellion, 54; Chief Justice Danielson clears the court- house steps, 54; two Brimfield companies march to Springfield, 51; town meetings, concerning, 325; names of soldiers, 318, 349. Sherman, Capt. John, town clerk for thirty years, and practicing physician, 170, 171; ancestry of, 451; one of the original pro- prietors and active settlers, 451; family and genealogy of, 451-454. Bezaleel, one of the original proprietors, 451; family and gen- ealogy of, 451, 452, 453, 454.
Societies, Olympus Club, 89; Thief Detective Society, 89; Literary Association, 89; Ly- ceum,90; Lyceum merged into School De- bating Society, 90; Humanity Lodge of Masons, 170; Farmers' Club and Library, 200.
Solander, Cheney and family, genealogy of, 455.
Soldiers, revolutionary, 41-53; names of, 341-348; in French and Indian wars, 36, 37, 38 and 477; names of, 338-341; in Shays' rebellion, 54, 325; names of, 348,349; in the war of 1812, 58, 325-329; names of, 350; in the war of the rebellion, 59-65, 330-336; names of, 351, 352, 353; monument in mem- ory of, 65, 336, 337.
South Brimfield, set off from Brimfield and incorporated as a district in 1762, 8; divided into parishes, 9; name changed to Wales, in 1828, 9; joins with Brimfield and Monson to send a delegate to Provincial Congress, 43.
Spaulding, Edward, ancestry of 455; one of the original settlers of Chelmsford, 455; family and genealogy of, 455.
Spring, Elkanah and family, genealogy of, 455, 456.
Springfield named in 1640, 5; boundaries of, 5, 6; part of Hampshire county and place of holding county court, 5; first settlers of Brimfield mostly from, 31; petitions of people of, in 1701 and 1709 and action of council upon them, 239-244.
Stage coaches, G8; various lines of 70, 71.
Stebbins, Francis B., lawyer at Brimfield and Ware, 185, 186. Lieut. Thomas, Deacon
John and John, Jr., among the original pro- prietors, 456; ancestry of, 456. Lieut. Thomas and family, genealogy of, 456, 457, 458. Deacon John and family, 456, 457, 458. .John, Jr., and family, genealogy of, 456, 457,458.
Stoves introduced in 1820, 139. Sturbridge, incorporated in 1732, 9.
Sunday Schools, first established in 1819, 131; methods of instruction and management, 131, 132; celebration and collation in 1863, 132; semi-centennial anniversary, 132.
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Tar, how made by early settlers, 149, 150. Tarbell, Elijah, ancestry of, 458, 459; family and genealogy of, 459, 460. John Grosve- nor, biographical sketch of, 459.
Tax, first county in 1765, 6; county tax in 1876, 6.
Texas, admission of, 59.
Thompson, Lieutenant, last soldier killed in the war of the revolution, 52. Col. Jona- than, in command of a regiment at the siege of Yorktown, 52; a lieutenant in Gates's Northern army, 460; family and genealogy of, 461. James, one of the origi- nal proprietors, 460; family and genealogy of, 460,461. Joseph, a captain in Col. Dan- ielson's regiment, and afterwards lieuten- ant colonel, 460; family and genealogy of, 461.
Tithing-men, their character and duties, 34. Town, early history of, by Rev. Dr. Vaill, 3; history prepared for Holland's " Western Massachusetts," by Col. John W. Foster and George C. Homer, 3; ecclesiastical his- tory of, 3, 4; various historical accounts of, note on page 4; part of Hampshire county, 5; set off in Hampden county, 5; original boundaries of, 7; Warren and Monson set off from, 7; South Brimfield set off from, and divided into Holland and Wales, 8, 9; present boundaries of, 9, 10, 477; vil- lages of, 10, 11; elevation above tide water, 11; geological characteristics of, 11; water power of, 11, 12; topography of, 11, 12, 13, 14; animals and birds of, 14; trees and vines of, 14, 15; climate of, 15; physical features and scenery of, 15, 16, 17; pecul- iarities and advantages of its location, 16, 17, 18; original arrangements for laying out of, 20-31, 239-287; hindrances to its settle- ment, 24, 25; early land grants, 23-31, 256- 287; organization of, 30, 285-287; first set- tlers of, 31, 366-476; first town meeting, 31, 287, 288; town officers, 31, 32, 353-363; various classes of officers and officials, 34, 35, 36; part taken in connection with the French, and French and Indian wars, 36-38,
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