History and records of the First Congregational church, Hanover, Mass., 1727-1865, and inscriptions from the headstones and tombs in the cemetery at Centre Hanover, Mass., 1727-1894. Being volume I of the church and cemetery records of Hanover, Mass, Part 12

Author: Briggs, L. Vernon (Lloyd Vernon), 1863-1941; Hanover (Mass.). First Congregational Church
Publication date: 1895
Publisher: Boston, Mass. : W. Spooner, printer
Number of Pages: 370


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ORIGINAL RECORDS.


Augt 22 Mary Gardner, daughter of Benjamin BASS


Sepr 5 Joanna, daughter of Melzar CURTIS


Sept. 5 Sarah, daughter of Elias WHITING also Joshua, son of Joshua MAN


Sept. 12 Reuben. son of Seth STETSON


Octo. 3 Horatio, son of Israel PERRY


Calvin, son of William STOCKBRIDGE


Octo. 10 Calvin, son of Joshua BARSTOW


Ruth, daughter of Abel CURTIS


Betsey, daughter of Isaac TURNER


Octo. 24 Reuben, Mary & Hannah, children of Caleb ROGERS


Novr 7 Joshua, child of Gideon STUDLY 14 Emily, grandchild of Benj. SYLVESTER


28 Ruth, daughter of Col. Amos TURNER


Reuben, son of Snow CURTIS


Lydia and Joseph, children of Job TILDEN


December 5 Hannah, child of Elijah GILBERT


1785. April 24 Turner, child of Gershom CURTIS . May I John, child of Atherton WALES


May 29 Sophia Adams & Sylvia, children of Mrs. Orphan GURNEY


July 14 James, child of Capt. Seth BATES ; in private ; sick


Augt 7 Lewis & Cyrus, children of Benjamin WHITE


Nov. 6 Molley, child of Joshua MAN


Philip, child of Ruth RAMSDALE


1786. April 16 John, son of Dea. Timothy ROBBINS . April 30 Hannah, daughter of Dea. Joseph BROOKS


May 28 James, son of Stockbridge JOSSLYN


Martyn, son of David STOCKBRIDGE


William, son of Morgan BREWSTER


June 18 Michal, daughter of Ebenezer CURTIS


June 25 Paul, son of Israel PERRY


Ebenezer, son of Elisha SYMMONDS


July 16 Bela, son of Snow CURTIS


August 13 Amos, son of Elias WHITING


20 Charles Chauncey, son of Joshua BARSTOW


Octo. 15 Pamela, daughter of Elisha RECORDS Mary, daughter of Benjamin WHITE


22 Martha & Rachel, children of Ezra BRIGGS, Junr


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ORIGINAL RECORDS.


Octo. 29 Seth, son of Coll. Amos TURNER Lydia, daughter of Daniel BARSTOW Calvin, son of Adam PERRY Betty, daughter of Job TILDEN


Novr 5 Sylvia, daughter of Solomon BATES


Priscilla, daughter of Isaac TURNER


Novr. 12 Ruth Torrey, daughter of Caleb ROGERS, Jr. 19 Asa WHITING, an adult person


1787. March 29 Marshal Lincoln, son of Dr. Peter HOBART June 10 Laurentia, daughter of Melzar CURTIS July 22 Olive, daughter of Thos. WHITING, Jr.


Ruth & Anne, children of James WOODWORTH ; in private ; sick July 30 William, son of Col. Amos TURNER ; in private ; sick Augt. 12 Elijah & Sylvester, children of James WOODWORTH Sept. 16 Saba, daughter of William CURTIS


23 Lucy, daughter of Benjamin FARRAR


Octo. 28 Nathaniel, son of John CURTIS


Nov. 4 Caleb WHITING, an adult person


Susee Gill, daughter of Caleb WHITING Nov. 4 Charles, son of Gershom CURTIS 18 Lucy, daughter of Josiah CHAMBERLAIN


1788. June 15 Agnes, daughter of Peter SALMON Benjamin, son of Joshua MAN Martha, daughter of Elisha SYMMONDS June 22 Levi, son of Snow CURTIS


July 13 Lebbeus, son of William STOCKBRIDGE Horatio, son of David STOCKBRIDGE, Jr.


Augt. 3 Sarah, wife of Joshua JOSSLYN 1


IO Ezekiel Turner, son of Ezekiel Turner HATCH


I3 Edmund, son of Elias WHITING in private, being sick


Sept. 14 Betsy Cushing, daughter of Nathl. BARSTOW Homer & Anna, children of Homer WHITING


2I Ezra, son of Ezra BRIGGS, Jr.


28 Gideon, son of Adam PERRY


Octr 5 Lydia, daughter of Josiah CHAMBERLAIN


I2 Christopher, son of Stockbridge JOSSLYN Robert & Samuel, twin sons of Robert SALMON


18 Sophia, daughter of Joshua BARSTOW


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ORIGINAL RECORDS.


Nov. 16 Reuben, son of Solomon BATES


1789. May 10 Calvin, Edward, James, Labbeus & Mary, children of Calvin CURTIS


May 17 Caleb, son of Caleb WHITING


June 14 Martha, child of Capn Calvin CURTIS, sick at home


June 21 Jonathan, a negro man that lives with Major BAILEY


Augt 23 Benjamin, son of Joel SYLVESTER


Sept. 6 Church & Deborah, son & daughter of Jonan PRATT Nabby Baker, daughter of Israel PERRY


20 Charles, son of James WOODWORTH


Sepr 20 Job, son of Job TILDEN, Jr.


Octo. 4 Judson, son of Joshua JOSSLYN


II Martyn, son of Seth STETSON Susanna, daughter of Melzar CURTIS Bathsheba, daughter of Snow CURTIS


1790.


May 2 Joseph, son of Capn Albert SMITH June 27 Amos, son of Ezekiel Turner HATCH


July 4 Samuel, son of William CURTIS


II Deborah, daughter of Nathl BARSTOW


July 25 Sarah & Betsy Eelles, children of John BARSTOW


Sept. 5 Elias, son of the widow of Elias WHITING


I2 John. son of Robert SALMON


19 Anson, Walter & Thomas, sons of the widow Sylvina ROB- BINS


26 Sylvia, daughter of Benjamin WHITE


Sepr 26 Betty, daughter of Elisha RECORDS


Oct. 17 Betsey, daughter of William STOCKBRIDGE Asa, son of Asa WHITING


24 James, Israel, Rebecca, Abigail & Lucy, children of Seth BAILEY


31 Sylvia, daughter of Isaac TURNER


1791. Jany 24 Tamsen, wife of Joseph BATES, in private, sick May I Luther, son of Melzar CURTIS


May 22 Deborah, daughter of David STOCKBRIDGE Polly, daughter of Nathaniel BARSTOW


29 Lucius, son of John CURTIS, Jr.


June 12 Lucy, daughter of Caleb WHITING


July 3 Nabby, daughter of Capn Daniel BARSTOW


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ORIGINAL RECORDS.


July 3 Polly, daughter of Job TILDEN, Jr.


Augt 14 Benjn Chamberlain, son of Jonathan PRAT


Oct. 9 John, son of John BARSTOW 16 Robert, son of Snow CURTIS Dec. 4 Elisha, son of Elisha SYMMONDS Ambrose Low & Ira Lewis, twin sons of Joshua JOSSLYN William, son of Robert SALMON


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1792. May 20 Ezra, son of Ezra BEALES June 3 Joseph, son of Joel SYLVESTER


June 24 Matilda, daughter of David JACOBS, Jr.


July 22 Martin, son of Thomas WHITING, Jr.


29 Anna, Fanny & Bela, children of Bela MAN


Augt 5 John Cushing, son of Job YOUNG


14 Avis, daughter of Isaac TURNER, in private


Octo. 21 Elijah, son of Asa WHITING


Oct. 21 Triphena, daughter of Homer WHITING Novr 18 Sally, wife of Oliver WINSLOW Oliver, son of the above Oliver WINSLOW


1793. April 7 Albert, son of Capn Albert SMITH June 9 Sage Man, daughter of Caleb WHITING


July 14 Benjamin, son of Joseph NEAL


Abigail, daughter of Charles MAN


Sepr 29 ...... , child of Job TILDEN


Octo. 6 Mary Randal, daughter of Snow CURTIS Job, son of Job YOUNG


Oct. 13 Sylvia Bailey, daughter of William STOCKBRIDGE


Ruth, daughter of David STOCKBRIDGE ; Abraham, son of Joshua JOSLYN


1794. May 18 Molly Cushing, daughter of Lieut. Joshua MAN Polly Barker, daughter of John PERRY June 8 Elisha, son of Elisha SYMMONDS


29 Hannah, daughter of John BARSTOW


Sept. 28 Hannah Bailey, daughter of Ezekiel HATCH


Oct. 12 ...... , child of Isaac TURNER


19 Sarah, daughter of Joel SYLVESTER


Nov. 9 Huldah Eelles, daughter of Wilm & Huldah WING


23 Hannah Eddy, daughter of Benjamin WHITMAN


1795. May 17 Debbe Dwelly, daughter of Asa WHITING


31 Elijah, son of Elijah SYLVESTER


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ORIGINAL RECORDS.


June 21 Ruth, Sarah, Francis, David & Reuben, children of Belcher CLARK & Sarah his wife


July 21 Hannah FORD; adult ; in private bec. of sickness


Aug. 2 Melzar Hatch, son of Ezra BEALS


Sept. 6 John, son of Joseph NEAL Caleb, son of Caleb WHITING


I3 Adoniram, son of Benjamin FARRAR


Oct. 25 Mary, daughter of Albert SMITH


Nabbe Eelles, daughter of Josiah SMITH


Novr 8 Hiram, son of David JACOB, Junr


Edward, son of John BARSTOW


Novr 17 Hannah, wife of Elisha CURTIS, Jr., in private, unwell


1796. May I Frederick JOHNSON, an adult July 3 Benjamin, son of Benja BASS, Jr.


July 10 Phebe MANSON, an adult


Lydia BATES, an adult


Sept. 25 Joshua, son of Joshua MAN


Nov. 13 Lucy Barker, daughter of Job YOUNG


20 Agnes, daughter of Robert SALMON Lucy, daughter of Josiah SMITH


1797. April 2 Mercy Tolman, daughter of Benja BASS, Jr.


30 Benjamin, son of Benjamin WHITMAN


July 2 Nabbe, daughter of Josiah CHAMBERLAIN


9 Sallee, daughter of Job TILDEN


Sept. 17 Sarah, daughter of Joseph NEAL


Sage, daughter of Caleb WHITING


Sept. 24 Elizabeth Tory, Mary & Ruth, adults, daughters of Samuel GROCE


Elizabeth, adult daughter 'of Lot RAMSDEL


Decem. 3 Benjn Hearsey, son of Elisha SYMMONDS


IO John, son of Albert SMITH, esqr.


Decr 25 Isaac, son of Joel SYLVESTER, in private, sick


1 798. Jany 14 Ruth Copeland, daughter of Josiah SMITH March 4 Nancy Delano, daughter of Seth BATES, Jr. April 29 Charles, son of Dr. Melzar DWELLY


May 20 Joshua Barker, son of Job YOUNG


Elizabeth Briggs, daughter of Elijah SYLVESTER


June 10 Rebecca, wife of Timothy CHURCH


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ORIGINAL RECORDS.


June 10 Timothy, son of said Timothy CHURCH & wife Asa, son of Asa WHITING


Maria, daughter of David JACOBS, Jr.


July 15 John, son of Joel SYLVESTER


Aug. 26 Turner STETSON, adult & father of a family


Sept. 2 Joseph BATES, aged 65, admitted into ye Chh. same time Turner & Ruth, children of Turner STETSON


Oct. 28 Lemuel, son of Lemuel DWELLY


Nov. II William, son of Willm WING of Hartford, Connect ; his wife's account.


1799. March 3 David, son Capn Joshua MAN April 21 Lydia Rose, daughter of Turner STETSON, in pri- vate, sick


July 7 Michael, son of Benja BASS, Jr. Elizabeth Bowen, daughter of Josiah SMITH


14 Bathsheba, daughter of Snow CURTIS


21 Joseph Cushing, son of David STOCKBRIDGE


Aug. 18 Thomas Miller, son of Albert SMITH. esqr.


Octo. 6 Mary, daughter of John CURTIS, lately deceased


NOV. 10 Sally Smith, daughter of Dr. Melzar DWELLY


17 Josiah, son of Josiah CHAMBERLAIN Joshua, son of Joshua DWELLY


1800. April 20 Ezra, son of Caleb WHITING June 29 William, son of Timothy CHURCH


July 6 Simeon, son of Job YOUNG


Seth, son of Seth ROSE


Nathaniel, son of Elijah BARSTOW


Augt. 3 Lydia Rose, daughter of Turner STETSON


24 Samuel STETSON, an adult. Lydia, wife of Ezekiel TURNER Rachel, daughter of Joshua DWELLY


Sepr 7 Zilpah, daughter of Samuel STETSON Hariot, daughter of Ezekiel TURNER


Octo. 5 William, son of Snow CURTIS Abigail Stetson, John, Mary Josslyn, & Charles, children of Shubael MUNRO on his wives' account


Oct. 5 Christiana & Isaac, children of Christiana JOSLYN


12 Marcia & Stephen, children of William STOCKBRIDGE


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ORIGINAL RECORDS.


Oct. 12 Benjamin, son of John BARSTOW


Nov. 9 George Washington, son of Elisha SYMMONDS


Mary, daughter of Charles JOSLYN, Pembroke


Dec. 21 Ruth Copeland, daughter of William WING, of Hartford, Connecticut


1801. May 17 John, son of Benjn BASS, Junr 24 Marrie, daughter of Charles MAN


June 7 Elizabeth, daughter of Albert SMITH, esqr


Sepr 6 Edward, son of Edward STETSON, on wife's account


Sepr 20 Maria Angelina, daughter of Benjamin WHITMAN, esqr .; in private, sick


Oct. II Salome, daughter of John BARSTOW


18 William, son of Ezekiel TURNER


Nov. I Mary Lenthal, daughter of Josiah SMITH


Lucy Dwelly, daughter of Seth ROSE


Decr 20 Henry Maurice Lisle, son of Benjamin WHITMAN, esqr 1802. April 4 Hariot, daughter of Dr. Melzar DWELLY 25 Jerusha, daughter of Joel SYLVESTER


June 6 Hulda Bass, daughter of Robert EELLES


Lucy Eelles, daughter of Elijah BARSTOW


July 4 Thomas Foster, son of Josiah CHAMBERLAIN


Samuel Stetson, son of Timothy CHURCH


July 11 Eliza, daughter of Edmund STETSON


Aug. I Peter Russell, son of Robert SALMOND


Sepr 5 Philinda DAMON, an adult


Oct. 5 Ruth GROCE, adult & in years but very sick


Oct. 10 Elizabeth & Joanna, twins of Elisha SYMMONDS


Nov. 14 John, son of Joshua DWELLY


28 Sarah Barker, daughter of Capn Albert SMITH Barker Curtis, son of Job YOUNG


1803. Feby 13 Josiah Miller, son of Josiah SMITH July 10 Christopher Sylvester, son of Benj. BASS, Junr Albert, son of Samuel STETSON


Sept. 11 Mary Eelles & Bradbury Eelles, twins of Edward STETSON


Oct. 2 Aristides, son of Turner STETSON Melzar, son of Melzar HATCH


23 Betty, daughter of Asa WHITING


30 Avis, daughter of William WHITING


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ORIGINAL RECORDS.


1804.


March 15 John Milton, son of Dr. Melzar DWELLY


May 13 Ezekiel, son of Ezekiel TURNER


June 24 Charles, son of Seth RoSE


Aug. 19 .. ., son of Charles JOSLYN


Sepr 9 Thomas, son of Benjn Healy CLARK


Keturah & Eliza, daughters of Jabez STUDLEY, Junr Sarah Bass, daughter of Joseph EELLES


23 Jerod, son of Caleb WHITING


Oct. 7 Amos, son of Amos BATES 28 Ruth, daughter of Stephen BAILY, Junr -Fany Smith, daughter of William WING


BAPTISMS BY THE REVD JOSEPH BARKER.


1805. August Jane Rusel, daughter of Lemuel DWELLY Barden & Michal, twin children of Benja. BASS, Jr. Robbert, son of Robbert EELLS Benja Healy, son of Benja H. CLARK Lucinda, daughter of Joseph EELLS John, son of Jabez STUDLEY, Jr. Sarah, daughter of Melzar HATCH Martin, son of Timothy CHURCH


BAPTISMS BY ME CALVIN CHADDOCK.


1806.


Aug. 12


Benj. Day, son of Benj. FILLIMORE


Sept. 28 Elijah, son of Elijah BARSTOW


Martin, son of Seth ROSE


Almira, daughter of Joshua DWELLY


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ORIGINAL RECORDS.


1807. April 30 Lydia Stetson, daughter of Ezekiel TURNER


Aug. 23 Mary Stone & Nancy, both daughters of Calvin & Militiah CHADDOCK


Sept. 13 Ruth Turner, daughter of Benj. BASS, Jr.


1808. May 29 Bathshua Turner, daughter of Melzar HATCH July 24 Sarah Barker, daughter of Capt. Albert SMITH July 24 George, son of Jabez STUDLEY, Jr.


Sept. 18 Elizabeth Rose, daughter of Timothy CHURCH


Oct. 2 Lucy, daughter of Ezekiel TURNER


Decemr ** John Shaw Sumner, son of Calvin & Militiah CHADDOCK


1809. July 9 George Russel, son of Lemuel & Jane DWELLY


1810. July 29 Mary, daughter of Isaac & Mary TOTMAN


1814. Sept. II Joseph, son of Joshua & ...... DWELLY Robert, son of Joseph & Sally EELLS


1819. June 6 Ruth Bailey, daughter of Lebbeus & Lydia STOCK- BRIDGE


Horace Tower, Henry Blanchard, William Witherell, Nancy, Eliza- beth Jane, children of Samuel & Rusha EELLS


Fanny, Zilpha, Reuben, Abigail, John, Mary, Samuel, children of Samuel & Abigail STETSON


1820. September 3 Angelina, Cassandria, Avis Dwelley, John, James, children of Joshua & Priscilla STETSON


July 2 James Gardner, George Williams, children of Joseph & Sa- rah EELLS


September 3 Melitiah Chaddock, daughter of Samuel & Abigail STETSON


1821. October 28 Betsey Homer, daughter of Lebbeus & Lydia STOCKBRIDGE


1822. October 6 A child of George and Nancy CUSHING


October 13 Rebecca Mellen, daughter of Samuel & Abigail STETSON


1824. April 17 Edwin Williams, Nabby Eells, Andrew, children of Elijah & Lucy BARSTOW


1825. May 20 Helena Maria Thompson, daughter of Samuel & Rusha EELLS


May 20 Wm. Ebenezer, son of Bathshua DAWS


May 20 Libeus, son of Libeus and Lydia STOCKBRIDGE


May 20 Melatiah Chaddock, daughter of Samuel & Abigail STETSON


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ORIGINAL RECORDS.


August 6 Lucy Williams, daughter of William & Lucy CHURCH A child of Levi & . .. .. NASH


1826. June 4 George Mitchell, son of Rufus & Huldah BATES June 25 Bethiah Baker, Abagail Neal, Nancy Newell, chil- dren of Isaac & Bethiah Cook


August 6 Jeremiah, son of Samuel & Abigail STETSON


Ruben Tower, Loisa, Andrew Jackson, Sylvia, Joshua, Mary, children of Joseph & Grace FOSTER


August 20 Ruben A., Zenas, Edwin, Abagail Jane, Hariot Newel, Andrew, children of Ruben & Abagail ROGERS


1828. April 6 Mercy Tolman, Lucinda Bass, Hannah, Thomas, children of Mercy, wife of Thomas WRIGHT


April 27 Almira, George, Samuel, Charles, Henry, Louisa, William Priscilla, children of Christiana, wife of Zebulon CLARK


April 27 Betsey Fog, child of Rusha wife of Samuel EELLS


April 27 Sophrona Meed, child of Abigail wife of Reuben ROGERS September 9 Lydia Lane, child of Lydia wife of Lebbeus STOCK- BRIDGE ยข


October 3 William, son of William & Lucy CHURCH


October 3 Henry Martyn, child of Samuel & Abigail STETSON


October 3 Matthy FERRY (or Perry) (an adult)


1829. June 7 Mary Augusta, daughter of Christiana wife of Zebu- lon CLARK


June 7 James, son of Mercy wife of Thomas WRIGHT


August 9 Turner, son of Samuel & Abigail STETSON


August 9 Sophia, wife of Josiah CHAMBERLAIN


Josiah Warren, Nathaniel, Philip, William Henry, children of Josiah & Sophia CHAMBERLAIN


1830. April 11 Sarah Loring, child of William & Lucy CHURCH June 20 Reuben, son of Rufus & Huldah BATES


October 17 George Russell, Jane Russell, children of Mrs. Jane MIRIAM (widow)


November 21 Michael Robert, Edmund Quincy, children of the wife of Michael SYLVESTER


1831. November 6 Myron Smith, child of William & Harriet SANFORD


1833. April 7 Henry Martin, child of Samuel & Abigail STETSON by REV. MR. BRIGHAM


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ORIGINAL RECORDS.


April 7 George, son of Thomas & Mercy WRIGHT ; by REV. MR. BRIGHAM


1834. Elizabeth Adams, child of George W. LOVELL and wife on her account


1835. Lucy Hale, child of Josiah CHAMBERLAIN and wife on their account


July 12 Isaac, child of Isaac M. & Lucinda Eells WILDER, on her account


August 23 Ruth Turner, child of Geo. W. LOVEWELL and wife on her account


August 23 Eliza Maria, child of William CHURCH and wife ; on their account


September 6 Zylpha Ann, daughter of Albert STETSON & wife and Fanny Stetson PERRY ; on their account


Benjamin MUNRO, who was also received into the church according to a previous vote


1836. April Elisha Bass, child of Thomas and Mercy WRIGHT on her account


May 22 Mary Curtis, Benja Williams, Lucinda Thompson, children of Benja MUNRO and wife on his account


June 5 Almira ESTES, an adult


June 5 Abbie W. DWELLY, an adult


June 5 Anna S. DWELLY, an adult


June 5 Sarah Bass, Ruth, Albert Smith, Thomas Dunning, Analen- the, children of Joseph EELLS, Jr. and Sarah B. his wife; on her account


October 2 Lucinda COPELAND, an adult; Almira BATES, an adult


1837. May 29 Lorenzo Thomas, grandson of Dea. Isaac Cook and Bethiah his wife on their account and at their house the child being dangerously ill


June 4 Ruth Jenkins, Sybbil Robbins, Fanny, Betsey Russell, Re- becca White, Celia Ann Micheal, children of Widow Ruth BATES ; on her account


August 6 William Henry, child of Benjamin MUNRO & wife : on his account


October 1 Betsey BARSTOW, an adult, on a profession of faith


Priscilla Bowker, child of Joseph & Sarah B. EELLS ; at their residence on their account the child being dangerously sick


ORIGINAL RECORDS. 163


Lucinda Bass, child of Joseph and Sarah B. EELLS


1838. June 24 William Carver, child of Rufus BATES and wife by REV. DANIEL THOMAS on their account Ruth Williams, child of M. W. and Ruth B. S. STETSON, by REV. DANIEL THOMAS on her account


July 22 George Barden, child of George W. LOVEWELL and wife, on her account


A child of Stephen JOSSELYN and Eliza his wife; on her account October 8 Sarah Ann HARLOW, foster child of Rev. A. G. DUNCAN & wife and child Chs. Harlow : at the point of death; on their account.


, 1839. July 7 Mary Bradbury Eells, child of Martin and Caroline S. CHURCH, on her account


September I Joseph Eells, son of Isaac M. & Lucinda WILDER, on their account


September 1 John Calvin, son of John C. and Sarah T. WILDER, on their account


September I Elizabeth Brooks, daughter of Joseph & Sarah B. EELLS, on their account


1840. May 3 Lucius Williams, son of Wm. P. RUSSELL & Almira B. his wife, on her account


July 5 Laura Ann, child of George W. LOVEWELL and Michael B. his wife


July 19 Mary Tolman, daughter of Martin W. & Ruth B. S. STETSON


1841. January 3 Charles Ellis HARLOW, Foster child of A. G. DUNCAN & wife, on their account


July 4 George & Francis. twin children of Josiah and Sophia CHAM- BERLAIN on their account


Lyman, child of William P. & Almira RUSSELL, on her account


1842. June 3 Lucinda Eells, child of I. M. and Lucinda E. WILDER at their house it being very sick


September 4 Marcus Packard, child of Wm. P. and Almira RUSSEL, on her account


September 1 1 David Brainerd, child of Benja. MONRO and wife, on his account


September 18 George Stevens, child of Stephen S. JOSSELYN and wife, on her account


October 30 William COPELAND, an adult, on a profession of his faith October 30 Abner WooD, an adult, on a profession of his faith


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ORIGINAL RECORDS.


1843. January I Betsey Homer, child of Martin W. and Ruth B. S. STETSON, on her account


January 29 Samuel Harvey, Timothy, Julitta Sylvester, Sarah Eliza- beth, Mary Adeline, Robert Sylvester, children of Saml. S. and Eliza- beth CHURCH


January 29 Margaret Besse, Mary Besse, Ezra, children of Abner WOOD and wife on his account


January 29 Loama Burgess, Susanna Frost, Elizabeth Belcher, chil- dren of Robert SYLVESTER & wife


September 11 Josephine, daughter of George W. & Michel LOVE- WELL


September 19 Sarah Jane, Benja. Franklin, Laura Adelaide, Lucy Ann, John Edwards, Amelia Frances, children of John SYLVESTER & wife


1844. May 19 Hannah Melissa, child of Martin & Caroline CHURCH ; by REV. MR. WIGHT of Scituate


June 2 Elizabeth Stetson, child of Wm. P. & Almira RUSSEL, on her account


June ** Sarah Emery, child of Robert & Sarah SYLVESTER, by REV. MR. WALKER


Benjamin, child of S. S. CHURCH & wife, by REV. MR. WALKER July 14 Edward Payson, child of M. W. STETSON & Ruth B. Stetson on her account


1845. October 8 Julitte, child of Robert & Sarah SYLVESTER


1847. October 3 George Russel, son of Benja MONRO & Mary his wife on his account


1848. March 14 Martin S. TORREY, being sick and very low, hav- ing professed his faith in Christ and desiring to be baptized


was baptized in private by me agreeably to Acts 8 : 36-38


August 6 Luther Wright, Sophia Ann, Josiah Bartlett, children of Rev. Cyrus HOLMES and wife


September 3 Priscilla Clark, child of George & Priscilla Clark FELLS on their account in private, the child being very sick.


N.B. Bro. Eells is a member of Church in Westerly, R.I. and Sis- ter E. is a member of the Episcopal Chh. in Hanover.


September 24 Robert, son of Robert & Sarah SYLVESTER


October 8 James, son of George & Michal LOVEWELL, on her account : brought by her alone


October 15 Hannah, daughter of Martin & Ruth S. STETSON, on her account : brought by her alone


ORIGINAL RECORDS. 165


1849. January 7 Mrs. Saba D. BARSTOW, an adult January 7 Mrs. Lucy J. REED, an adult


January 7 Widow Sarah W. TOLMAN, an adult


January 7 Charles, son of Widow Sarah W. TOLMAN


April 22 George Edward, Ellen Eells, children of Levett & Abigail STOCKBRIDGE, on her account


July 1 Wm. Estes, Bethiah Cook, Mary Glass, Lucy Paulina, Cela Judd, Eliza Butler, Augustine, children of Samuel & Lucy J. RIED, on her account


Charles Robert, child of Abner Woon & wife, on his account


1850. November I George Arthur, child of Martin W. & Ruth B. STETSON, on her account


1852. November 7 Lucy SYLVESTER, an adult


1853. January 2 William T. LAPHAM, an adult Martha A. SYLVESTER, an adult


Julia Ann PERRY, an adult


Martha Ann, child of Melvin STODDARD & wife on their account


Benja. Coats & . .. ... , children of Robert SYLVESTER, 2d & wife, on their account


April 16 Alfred Halleck, son of Dr. A. C. GARRETT and wife at their house she being very low


May I James T. TOLMAN, an adult, on profession of faith


Edwin TAYLOR, an adult, on profession of faith


June 26 Samuel, son of Samuel TOLMAN, Jr. & wife on their account


1854. January 8 Daniel E. DAMON, an adult January 8 Lemuel FREEMAN, an adult


January 8 Diana FREEMAN, wife of Lemuel Freeman 1857. November 1 Priscilla F. JOSSELYN


November 1 Henry Eldon, Philip Herbert, children of Philip CHAMBERLIN & wife, presented by her


November 1 Ruth Ella, Ruby May, children of Reuben STETSON & wife, presented by her


November 1 Adelia Frances, child of John CAREY & wife, presented by her


1858. May I Elliott Williams, child of Turner STETSON & wife, presented by her


1860. September 16 Mrs. Lucy HERSEY, an adult


September 16 Emma Augusta, child of Martha STETSON & wife, presented by her


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ORIGINAL RECORDS.


September 16 Jane Barstow, child of Robert HERSEY and wife, pre- sented by her


September 16 Charles Heman, child of Charles DYER, Jr. & wife, presented by her


1861. November 18 Widow Ruth JOSSELYN


November 18 Mrs. Mahala CORBIN


1862. September 7 Sarah Ellis, child of Turner STETSON & wife, presented by her


1863. July 5 Miss Alice Jane HATCH, an adult July 5 Francis Waldo, child of Charles DYER, Jr. and wife, presented by her


1864. November 6 Julia Ann SYLVESTER, adopted daughter of Joseph B. & Lucy W. Sylvester, presented by her


1866. June 24 , Mary Henry, daughter of Turner STETSON & wife, presented by her


THIRD MEETING HOUSE OF THE FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH AT HANOVER. ERECTED A.D. 1827, ON THE PRESENT SITE.


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CHAPTER VII.


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DISMISSIONS, SUSPENSIONS AND EXCOMMUNICATIONS FROM THE CHURCH AS RECORDED.


1757-1865


1757. Novr 17 Thomas BOURN, dismissed & recommended . to the Church of Christ in Sandwich


1760. April 6 Anna the wife of Jno. BRAY dismissed and recom- mended to the Church of Christ in Harpswell


1762. August 15 Rebecca the wife of Daniel ALDEN, Esqr. Dis- missed and recommended to the Church of Christ in Stafford in Connecticut


1773. Feby I Tho WILKS and Wife and their children John, Ann and Caroline Wilks dismissed and recommended to the chh. of Christ in Abbington December 19 Jeremiah and Lucy STETSON. Dismissed and recommended to the 2d Chh. in Pembroke


1776. March 3 Stevens and Ruth HATCH, dismissed and recom- mended to the Church in Spencer Sepr 15 Ruth LAMBERT, dismissed and recommended to the church of Christ in No. 5 Decr 29 Othniel and Deborah PRATT dismissed and recom- mended to the Chh. of Christ in Spencer


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ORIGINAL RECORDS.


DISMISSIONS AFTER REVD MR. MELLEN'S INSTALMENT.


1785. April 24 The Chh. dismist & recommended the Widow Hannah STETSON to the Chh. in Sylvester


1791. Jany 16 Dismissed Ruth the wife of Saml WITHEREL of Chesterfield to the Chh. in that town


1795. Octr 18 Dismissed & recommended Edmund EASTMAN to the Chh. in Limerick, he being now their Pastor elect


1796. Augt 14 Dismissed and recommended the wife of Job YOUNG to the Chh. of Christ in Belfast (Province of Main) October 30 Dismissed & recommended Peleg EWELL to the Chh. in Francistown, New Hampshire ; also


the Widow Content WITHEREL to the Chh. in Pittsfield


1800. Sepr 7 Dismissed & recommended the Widow Alice BAILY to the church of Christ in Freport




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