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931. 932.
Nelson Holland, son of (395). He died
1829
25
William Reed, son of (274), (See 1098), second wife. They removed to Crystal Lake, Illinois, in 1846.
From other Churches.
933.
Ansel Howard, from the church in Bridgwater, Rev. Mr. Sanford, pastor. He removed to Perrington, New York, in 1839.
934.
Hulda (Allen), wife of (933). She died
1832
45
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN BELCHERTOWN. 197
Numbers. 935.
Names. Deaths. Ago.
Ansel A. Howard, son of (933), re- moved with his father to Perrington, in 1839.
936.
Harriet A. Howard, daughter of (933), married Francis Dunbar, son of (801), and removed to Perrington, New York, in 1837, with her husband.
937.
Samuel Brown, from the church in Ware Village, Rev. P. Cook, pastor.
938.
Calvin A. Warren, from the church in Hebron, State of New York, a prin- ter by trade ; left here in 1829.
939.
Caleb Walker, from the church in Westford, Conn.
940.
Mariam Powers, from the church in Westboro', Rev. Mr. Rockwood, pastor. Removed soon from here.
1829.
941.
Lemira Ann Chapin, sister of (918), married David S. Ames, son of (718), in 1837.
942.
Almira Ward, daughter of Ezra Ward and Delia his wife (802).
943.
Joseph Powers, removed his church relation to Enfield, in 1831, by letter, and his wife (945) also, and removed their residence to that place.
18%
198
HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE
Numbers.
Names.
Deaths, Age.
From other Churches.
944.
Sophronia (Tarbel), first wife of (655), from the church in Brimfield. She died.
1833
945.
Nancy, wife of (943), from the church in Sturbridge. Removed with her husband to Enfield, in 1831.
946. 947.
Elijah Chapin, from the church in Granby, Rev. C. Chapin, pastor.
Kersiah Towne. See (353) and (354).
948.
Joseph Towne, son of (353), from the church in Granby.
949.
Lucy, second wife of (530), from the church in Northampton, Rev. S. Williams, pastor, and removed with her husband to Granby, in 1832.
1830.
950.
Sarah Dwight, daughter of (455), married Dr. John Taylor, of New York, in 1831, and removed there. She died within a few years, in Michigan, where she and her husband had removed.
951.
Salome T. Dodge, daughter of Zeb- ulon Dodge and Salome his wife (920). She married Eliphalet Strong, of Stafford, Conn., in 1830, and re- moved to that place.
199
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN BELCHERTOWN.
Numbers.
Deaths. Age.
952.
Names. Daniel Brown, removed to Illinois with the colony church formed at Northampton in 1831, united with that church, and went with it.
Alfred R. Winter, son of Alpheus Winter.
953. 954. 955. 956. 957.
Lyman Walker, son of (317). Newel Upham, son of Roger F. Up- ham.
Jesse Randall, son of (369).
Jotham Randall, Jr., son of (369), removed by letter to the church in Spencer, in 1842.
958.
Phineas C. Walker, son of (412). He died.
1834 21
959. 960. 961.
Aaron Walker, Jr., son of (412).
Atherton Ralph Owen, son of (651).
Elvira Owen, daughter of (651). She married Henry A. Dwight, son of Charles Dwight, deceased, and grand- son of (197), in 1833.
962.
Frances Owen, daughter of (651). She died
963.
Electa Winter, daughter of Alpheus Winter, died
964.
Harriet Millard, daughter of Eli Millard.
1833 1850 35
17
200
HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE
Numbers. 965.
Names. Lydia M. Keith, daughter of Jona- than Keith. She married Edwin Ad- ams, of Grass Lake, Michigan, in 1839, and removed there.
Deaths. Age.
966. 967.
Ann E. Bartlett, daughter of (601). She died
1833
Louisa Bartlett, daughter of (601). She married Jonathan W. Beers of Ware, in 1839, and removed there.
Cyrus S. Bartlett, son of (601).
Jacob Finley, married Clarissa How- ard, daughter of (691}), (See 631), first wife of (969). She died in 1838. He again married her sister (1179) ; she died in 1841. He again married (1149).
970. 971.
Sherman Sabin, son of (590).
Theodosia Howard, daughter of An- drew Howard. She married Mr. Bos- worth of Westfield, about 1835, and removed there.
From other Churches.
972.
Philetus W. Burnett, son of (573), from the Green Street church, Boston, Rev. William Jenks, D. D., pastor.
973.
Abigail (Burr), wife of (972), and daughter of Ansel Burr of Ludlow. They were dismissed and removed their church relation to the church in Palmer, in 1841.
968. 969.
201
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN BELCHERTOWN.
Numbers. 974.
Names. Solomon Marsh, from the church in Montague, and removed to the church in Ludlow, (Jenksville), in May, 1847.
Deaths. Age.
1831.
975.
Hervey Hawes, son of John Hawes, and brother of (453), removed with his wife (821), to the church in En- field, in 1833.
976.
Roderick Dorman, son of Daniel Dorman.
677.
Orrich Willis, physician, son of 814, removed to Hardwick, procured a change in his name to William H. Wil- lis ; now (1851) a practising physician in South Reading.
978. 979.
Anderson Wright.
Henry Stebbins, Jr., son of (745). He died
1837 19
980. 881.
S. Streeter.
David Robbins.
982.
Lucy M. Doolittle, daughter of (647), by his first wife (555). She married (992) in 1834; a second wife.
983.
Lucy Stebbins, daughter of (430), married (1100), son of (590), in 1837.
984.
Caroline Stebbins, daughter of (430).
202
HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE
Numbers. 985.
Names. Emily Stebbins, daughter of (430), married (968), son of (601).
986.
Lavinia Stebbins, daughter of (745), married C. M. Kendall of Palmer, in 1849, and removed there.
987.
Harriet Stebbins, daughter of (724). She married Rev. Ervin Carpenter, of Littleton, New Hampshire, in 1846, and removed her church relation there.
988.
Ann E. Bridgman, daughter of (550), married John S. Gould, of Al- bany, in 1838, and removed there. She died
1840
24
989. 990.
Nancy Bridgman, daughter of (723).
Eliza Kenneday, daughter of (720), removed her church relation to Os- wego, Illinois, in 1848.
1831.
991.
Almira Walker, daughter of (317), married Salem Towne of Granville, New York, in 1845, and removed her church relation there.
992.
Horatio Thomson, physician, son of Dr. Gurdon Thomson, formerly of Tolland, Conn.
993.
Cordelia (Chapman,) first wife of (992), and daughter of Col. Eliakim Chapman, formerly of Tolland, Conn. She died
Deaths. Age.
1833
29
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN BELCHERTOWN. 203
Numbers. 995.
Names. Joseph Bridgman, Jr., son of Jo- seph Bridgman, Esq., and grand-son of (200), removed to Iowa.
Deaths. Age.
996.
George Hawes, son of (453). He died
1835
21
998.
Susan (Holland), wife of (799), and daughter of Jonas Holland and Susan his wife (305).
1000.
Nancy Owen, daughter of Capt. Eleazer Owen.
1001.
Mary Bridgman, daughter of (723), married Samuel Kingsley, of West- hampton, in 1832, and removed there.
1002.
Caroline Holland, daughter of Park Holland and Esther his wife (781). She married (1030), son of (511), in 1842.
1003.
Mary Holland, daughter of Park Holland and Esther his wife .(781). She married Mr. Fenn, of Lacon, Illi- nois, in 1848, and removed her church relation there.
1
1004.
Nancy Hawes, daughter of (453), married Franklin Dickinson, in 1832.
1005.
Mary M. Gilbert, daughter of (558), married (954), October 16, 1839. She died October 31,
1006.
Horace Stacy, son of Moses Stacy and wife (703).
1846
28
204
HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE
Numbers. 1007.
Names.
Francis Dunbar, son of (801), re- moved his church relation to Perring- ton, State of New York, in 1837.
1008.
Philander Marsh, removed to Mon- tague.
1009.
Elijah Pratt, son of Capt. David Pratt, who died in this town in 1806, aged 66.
1010.
Eldad Parsons Dwight, son of (455), removed to Mississippi.
1011.
Widow Esther Marsh, widow of Timothy P. Marsh.
1012. 1013.
Ann Livermore.
Catherine Bugbee, daughter of (482), married Obed Newton, of Hadley, in 1836, a second wife; his first wife (627). She died in 1835, aged 34.
1014.
Elizabeth Root, daughter of (351), married James M. Alden of Green- wich, in 1834, and removed there.
1015.
Elizabeth Strong, daughter of (464), married Henry Shepherd of North- ampton, son of Thomas Shepherd, Esq., and removed there. She died
1016. 1017.
Harriet Cowles, daughter of (341).
Eliza Dwight, daughter of (515), married Elihu Root, Jr. son of (511), in 1841. Her husband, Elihu Root, Jr., died in 1844, aged 34.
Deaths. Åge
1847 30
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN BELCHERTOWN. 205
Numbers. 1018.
Names. Deaths. Age.
Mary Dwight, daughter of (515), married Henry Mellen, in 1837. She died
1847 32
1019.
Mary R. Dwight, daughter of (636), married Edwin P. Tucker, in 1835.
From other Churches.
1020.
Asenath (Smith), wife of David Lewis, from the church in Palmer, Rev. T. H. Ware, pastor. They soon removed to the State of Illinois.
1021.
Second Wife of Ebenezer Barber, from the church in Monson.
1022.
Ephraim Montague, from the church in Hadley, Rev. John Brown, D. D., pastor ; son of Jedediah Montague, formerly of Hadley, and died there August 19, 1824, aged 58. Jedediah Montague was a lineal descendant of Richard Montague, who came from England to this country in 1640. His son John had a son John, who had a son by the same name, who was the father of Jedediah. All of the name of Montague in New England are sup- posed to be descendants of Richard as their common ancestor. This family early settled in Hadley, and were among the first settlers of the place.
1023. 1024.
Laura (Sabin), wife of (1022), and daughter of (590),
Louisa (Towne), wife of Humphrey T. Filer, and daughter of (353).
19
206
HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE
Numbers. 1025.
Names. Joab Bartlett, from the church in Enfield, Rev. S. G. Clapp, pastor.
Deaths. Age.
1026.
Charlotte, wife of (1025) from the church in Enfield.
1027.
Warren A. Reed, from the church in Chester ; resided here till 1842 ; removed his church relation that year, to the Edwards church in Northamp- ton, and resided there till his death, September,
1845 37
1027号·
Louisa (Lyman), his wife, daughter of Col. Timothy Lyman of Chester. She removed with her husband.
1832.
1028.
Eddy Shumway, son of (174). He died
1850 65
10282.
Betsey (Russell), wife of (1028), and daughter of Jonathan Russell, for- merly of Enfield.
1029.
Sylvia Chapin, sister of (918), from Heath.
1030.
Harrison Root, son of (511).
1031.
Festus Moody, son of (634). He died
1832 24
1032.
John Davis.
1033.
Eliza Tucker, daughter of Jonathan Tucker. She married Ezra Cary of Enfield, and removed there.
1
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN BELCHERTOWN. 207
Numbers. 1034.
Names. Deaths. Age
Wareham C. Gilbert, son of (558).
From other Churches.
1035.
Ara Wright, from the church in Ludlow, Rev. E. B. Wright, pastor. Ara was brother of (4462), and son of Cyprian Wright, formerly of Ludlow.
1036.
Wife of (1035), from the church in Ludlow, removed with her husband to Chicopee.
1037.
Hannah (Gay), first wife of (656), from the church in Dedham, Rev. Dr. Burgess, pastor. She died
1849
42
1833.
1038.
Sarah Bridgman, daughter of Jo- seph Bridgman, Esq., and grand- daughter of (200). She married Mr. Dixon of Delaware, and removed to that State.
From other Churches.
1039.
Naomi T. (Towne), wife of Silas Howard, and daughter of (353), from the church in Granby.
1040.
Penelope D. (Graves), wife of (884}), and daughter of (459), from the church at Niagara, New York ; they removed back there soon. She died there about
1041.
Louisa, wife of William Atwood, from the church in Palmer; remained
1838
30
208
HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE
Numbers.
Nmes.
Deaths. Age.
here but a short time; moved from here, and died soon after.
1042. 1043.
Cynthia Nichols, wife of (767).
Margaret M. Blodget, daughter of (384).
1044.
Mary Hannum, daghter of (757), married Ward Woodbury, in 1844; a second wife. He married Amanda Hannum, daughter of (757), for his first wife. She died in 1843.
1045. 1046.
Adaline Hannum, daughter of (757). She died
1843 33
Polly, wife of Theodore Bridgman, Jr.
1047.
Eliza (Clark), wife of Joseph Kel- logg, and daughter of Eleazer Clark, Esq., who died in this town in 1808, aged 45.
1048.
Mary C. Root, daughter of (351), married Thomas Marshall, in 1845. She died
1850 45
1049.
Oshea Walker, son of (412), remov- ed to the church in Northampton, in 1842.
1050. 1051.
Anna Sabin.
Betsey ( Wright), first wife of Arte- mas Owen. She died in February,
1838 32
1052.
Wilmoth Phillips.
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN BELCHERTOWN. 209
Numbers. 1053.
Names. Mary Ann (Kilner), wife of (1052).
Deaths. Age.
1054.
Chester Randall, son of (369).
1055.
Jefferson Leach, son of Peter Leach, who died in 1851.
1056. 1057.
Luther Holland, Jr., son of (395). Sarah S. Ames, daughter of (718).
1058.
Martha Ann Walker, daughter of (410). She died
1840 21
1059.
Philura C. Walker, daughter of (317), married (1034), October, 1840.
1834.
1060.
Lydia Gray, daughter of Jeremiah Gray, married Jabez Preston of Gran- by, and removed there.
1061.
Elizabeth (Goodale), wife of (521), and daughter of Moses Goodale,
1062.
Betsey Howe, sister of (431), re- moved.
1063.
Emily A. Phelps, daughter of (462), married Cordial Crane, in 1842.
10633 10632.
Stiles Hannum, son of (549}).
Wife of Stiles Hannum. She died 1847 58
1064.
Betsey L. Marshall, daughter of
19*
210
HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE
Numbers.
Names.
Deaths. Age
(485). She married Albert C. Nash, of Canton.
1065.
Julia Lucretia Towne, daughter of (878), married (1091), son of (727), in 1844.
1066.
John G. Walker, son of (412), re- moved in 1843.
1066號
Clarissa Morse, daughter of Daniel Morse.
1835.
1067.
Sarah (Bigelow), wife of Rev. Ja- red Reid, daughter of - Bigelow, Esq., of Colchester, Conn. She died at Tiverton, Rhode Island, where she and her husband were residing, on the 11th of February,
1845 57
She came recommended to this church from the church in Reading, where Mr. Reid had been settled in the ministry before he came to this place. (See notice of her historical sketch, page 44).
1068.
Maria Gillett, daughter of Harvey Gillett.
1069.
Luke Leach, son of Peter Leach. He removed from here to Wendell, and united with the church there.
1070.
Mary Walker, daughter of (427), married Stephen J. Miller of Ludlow, and removed there, in 1844.
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN BELCHERTOWN. 211
Names. Deaths. Age
Numbers. 1071. Esther Marsh, daughter of Timo- thy P. Marsh, married Samuel F. Ames, son of (718), in 1836.
1072.
Amanda Hannum, daughter of (757), first wife of Ward Woodbury of Am- herst; married in 1840. She died (See 1044).
1843 36
10723.
Mary ( Barrows), second wife of Elisha Abbey, from Brimfield.
1073.
Henry P. Allen, son of (633).
1074.
Henry J. Walker, son of (474), re- moved to the church in Ashfield, in 1848.
1075. 1076.
Edward Marshall, son of (485).
Elon Walker, son of (412).
1077.
David Lewis, son of Jesse Lewis of Ware. He resided here several years. Removed to Illinois in 1837.
1078.
Abigail A. Sabin, daughter of (590), married Dr. Willis. (See 977).
1079.
Joan M. Allen, daughter of (633), married Festus Currier, and removed.
1080.
Cornelia Dorman, daughter of (976).
1080み·
Betsey M. Doolittle, daughter of (647), by his first wife (555). She married John Stacy, in 1838, a gradu- ate of Yale College, son of (475).
212
HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE
Deaths. Ag
Numbers.
Names.
1835.
1081.
Harriet Gillett, daughter of Harvey Gillett, removed.
1082.
Emeline Walker, daughter of (410), married Theodore Chapman, of Hano- ver, N. H., in 1835, and removed there.
1083.
Malissa Towne, daughter of (353), married Ransom Howard, son of Silas Howard.
1084. 1085.
Armina Cowles, daughter of (436).
Hiram Gilbert, from the church in Ware, and soon removed.
1086.
Grace Stebbins, daughter of (745), married Albert Moody of Granby, in 1849. Albert is son of Quartus Moody and wife Mary ; she was the daughter of (241).
1087.
Laura B. Stebbins, daughter of (745).
1088.
Harriet M. Ames, daughter of (718), married Francis Taylor of Granby, in 1843, and removed to the church in Springfield, under the care of Rev. Mr. Porter, in 1843.
1089.
George W. Gilbert, son of (558), removed to the church at Plymouth Hollow, Conn.
213
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN BELCHERTOWN.
Numbers. 1090.
Names. Deaths. Age.
Daniel F. Phelps, son of (462), has connected himself with the United States Navy ; has gone from us.
1091. 1092. 1093.
Tertius Cowles, son of (727). John R. Shumway, son of (1028).
Emory B. Foster, dismissed and re- moved.
1094.
Mary (Ames), daughter of (718), married Estes Marsh, son of Timothy P. Marsh, in 1832, He removed to Tennessee.
1095.
Susan Ames, daughter of (718). She married Chas. W. Chapman, Esq., of N. York, in 1838. He was son to A. Chap- man, Esq., formerly of Southampton.
1096. 1097. 1098.
Benjamin F. Ames, son of (718).
Samuel F. Ames, son of (718).
Wife of William Reed, originally from North Brookfield-from Amherst here. She with her husband (932), moved to Illinois, in 1845. William Reed's first wife, Mary F., died Nov., 1834, aged 27 ; his second wife, Eme- line F., died April 1838, aged 20.
1099. 1100. 1101.
Sarah E. Walker, daughter of (473).
Lyman Sabin, son of (590).
John Bowdoin, son of William Bow- doin, Esq., formerly of Ware.
214
HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE
Numbers. 1102.
Names. Ruth Warner, widow of Alonzo Warner.
Deaths. Age.
11023.
Elizabeth, wife of Elijah Hannum. This Elijah Hannum is son of (794).
1836.
1103.
Sarah Dorman, daughter of (976). She died
1837 20
1837.
From other Churches.
1104.
Mrs. Cowles, from the church in Granby.
1105.
Catherine (Smith), wife of Thomas M. Ferry, from the church in Granby.
1106.
Emily Holland, daughter of (395). She married George Vining, Jr., of Plainfield, and removed to New Bed- ford, in 1845.
1108.
Wife of Andrew Howard, removed to Oakfield, Illinois, with her son (870).
1110.
Mary C. Holland, daughter of (395), married (1092), in 1840.
1111.
Clarissa Stebbins, daughter of (430), married Henry Mather of Suffield, in 1851, and removed.
1112.
Mary Howe, daughter of (431), mar-
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN BELCHERTOWN. 215
Numbers.
Names. Deaths. Age.
ried Mr. Wells of Hartford, in 1845, and removed.
1113.
Mary Ann Thayer, daughter of Job Thayer, married Ambrose Dorman, son of (976).
1114.
Eliza Burnett, daughter of (573).
1115.
Almira Randall, daughter of (1054), married Philetus Kent.
1116.
Seth Walker, son of (635), removed to Illinois in 1845.
1117.
Henry Howe, son of (431), removed to New Haven, Conn., in 1847.
1118.
Charles Holland, son of Park Hol- land and Esther his wife (781).
1119.
Abner F. Towne, son of (353).
1120.
Solomon H. Linnell. He died
1838
1121.
Margaret B. Smith, daughter of Giles Smith and Margaret his wife (581).
11212.
Wright Bridgman, Jr., son of (302).
1123.
Dwight Bascom, son of Nathan Bas- com and his wife (734). He died 1843 38
1124.
Wife of George W. Kellogg. He died in 1847, and she returned to Col- chester, Conn.
216
HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE
Deaths. Age
Numbers 1125.
Names. James S. Ames, son of (718).
1126.
Malissa (Woods), wife of Moses Goodale, daughter of Jonathan Woods, and sister of (533).
1127.
Caroline Kentfield, widow of Joel Kentfield.
1128.
Dianthy Stebbins, sister of (924), married Mr. Thatcher, of Lee, in 1845, and removed there.
1.129.
Clarissa Washburn, wife Henry Bridgman, and daughter of (790).
11293.
Roxanna (Dunham), second wife of (462). Her first husband was (431).
1839.
1130.
Mary G. (Bliss), second wife of Obed Smith; her family name was Gunn, from Montague.
1131.
Mary (Raynolds), wife of Dara Walker, from Hadley.
1132. 1133.
J. Addison Joy, His wife,
Came here by letter from New York City ; soon removed to Amherst, and from there removed back to New York.
1134.
Anna Reid, sister of Rev. Jared Reid, removed.
1135.
Elizabeth, wife of Josiah W. Priest, from Erving. She died
1847
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Numbers. 1136.
Names. Deaths. Age.
Dorcas Montague, widow of . Jede- diah Montague, from the church in Hadley. Her husband died in Had- ley in 1824. She is the mother of Deacon Ephraim Montague (1022).
1137.
Nancy (Bugbee), wife of Lyman Rice, and daughter of (482). died
She
1847 33
1138.
Louisa, wife of Josiah Walker, Jr., from the church in Palmer.
1139.
Aaron Davis, died soon after unit- ing with the church.
1140.
Clarissa, widow of Whipple Bishop, married Austin Billings.
1141.
Sarah Montague, daughter of (1136), from the church in Hadley.
1142.
Mary (Hunt), second wife of (463), from the church in Bridgwater, State of New York.
1143.
Ruth A., wife of Luther Shaw, from the church in Palmer.
Ebenezer W. Towne, son of (258).
1144. 1145.
Sophia (Hawkes), wife of (1144). They were from the church in Enfield to this church, and removed in 1842, to the Presbyterian church, in Batavia, Illinois.
1146.
Cloe (Hawkes), mother of (1145), came and went with them.
20
218
HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE
Numbers. 1147.
Names.
Deaths. Age-
Jesse Williams, from the church in East Douglass.
1148.
Eunice, wife of Jesse Williams, from the same. She died
1845
49
1149.
Esther Williams, daughter of (1147), married (969), in 1843, third wife, see (631).
1150.
Sarah D. Nichols, daughter of Ja- cob Nichols.
1151.
Elizabeth H. (Reed), second wife of (636).
1152.
Arabella, wife of Asher Towne, and daughter of William N. Moore.
1153.
Emily (White), second wife of (739), and daughter of Reuben White, married Simeon Pepper, Nov. 9, 1826. Admitted to the Brainerd Church, October 4, 1838, at her house, being unable to go abroad. The church voted her admission. She died Jan- uary 6,
1840
1154.
Asahel Blodget, from the East church in Amherst to the Brainerd church, and with that church became a member of the united church, in 1841. He died, October,
1155.
Wife of (1154), came with her hus- band. Died
1845
1
1846 68
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CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN BELCHERTOWN. 219
The following list of persons, from Numbers 1156 to 1213 inclusive, united with the Brainerd Church, by profession or by letter from other Churches than the First Church in Belchertown, while the Brainerd Church had a separate existence, between August, 1834, and September 1841. Most of the members of the Brainerd Church were from the First Church ; their names are on that list. All the following list, living among us at the time of the union of the two churches, August 31, 1841, became members of the united church.
Numbers. 1156. 1157.
Names. Deacon Elijah Amidon, Wife of (1156).
Deaths. Age.
Deacon Amidon came from Hard- wick to this place, in 1834. He was a deacon in the church at Hardwick, and after his removal here was chosen a deacon in the Brainerd church, and officiated in that church till the union of the two churches, in 1841, and then in the united church till he resigned his office in 1850.
1158.
Mercy Amidon, daughter of (1156), married Luther W. Burt, of Long- meadow, November 10, 1842, and moved to that place and died soon after.
1159.
Martha Amidon, daughter of (1156), died in this town, of consumption, Ju- ly,
1851
30
1160.
John A. Amidon, son of (1156) moved to Chicopee.
1161.
Ann Bridgman, daughter of (550).
1162.
Lemuel G. Bennett.
220
HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE
Numbers. 1163.
1164. 1165. 1167.
Names. First wife of Levi Burt, died
Julia A. Bigelow.
Wife of John M. Bartlett, from the church in Granby, moved away.
Charles W. Carter, son of Jacob Carter.
1168.
Harriet Newell Chamberlin, daugh- ter of William Chamberlin, died September 4, William Chamberlin was son of Walter Chamberlin.
1169.
Frances Jane Clark, daughter of Eneas Clark and Prudence his wife (603). Frances Jane married Dwight Graves, Esq., in 1837, and removed her church relation to Sunderland, in 1848.
1170.
Betsey B. Dwight, daughter of (517) by his second wife (542). She married Simeon R. Dwight, son of (636), in 1840.
1171.
Susan Dwight, daughter of (517). She died in South Hadley, of con- sumption, in
1172.
Wife of Francis Dunbar, daughter of (933), moved to Perrington, State of New York, in 1839.
1173.
Wife of Charles Dunbar, from the church in Perrington.
Deaths. Age. 1838
1843
23
1844 22
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN BELCHERTOWN. 221
Numbers.
Names. Deaths. Age.
1174. 1175.
Clara Dwight, daughter of (515).
Delia Dwight, daughter of (515), married Estes Sanford, son of Ichabod Sanford and wife (371), moved. to Worcester.
1176.
Sarah Lorane Doolittle, daughter of (647) and wife (648). Sarah Lo- rane died of consumption, July 29,
1842
18
1178. 1179.
David Fisk.
Irene (Howard,) second wife of (969), died
1841 39
She was daughter of Andrew How- ard and wife, and sister of (631).
1180.
Second wife of John Filer, died in April,
1849 53
1181.
Electa D. Gates, daughter of Hor- ace Gates by his second wife (599}). Electa D., married Pliny H. White, Esq., of Wardsboro', Vt., May 11, 1847, and removed there. They now (1851) reside in Brattleboro', Vt. He is in the practice of Law.
1182.
Wife of Nath'l D. Goodale, daugh- ter of Asa Pease of Granby, and sister of Deacon Asa Pease of Granby.
1183.
Charles H. Gilbert, son of (558), removed to the church in Plymouth Hollow, Conn., in April, 1843.
20*
222
HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE
Numbers. 1184.
Names.
Deaths. Age.
Lorenzo T. Howard, son of (933), removed to Perrington, State of New York.
1185.
Sally Kendall, second wife of (453), from the church in Enfield. Her hus- band (453) died in 1841. She re- moved to Amherst in 1848.
1188.
Moseley J. Kendall, son of Ruel Kendall, formerly of Ludlow.
1190.
Maria Kendrick, removed to the church in Enfield, in April, 1842.
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