History of Bristol County, Massachusetts, with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men, Part 67

Author: Hurd, D. Hamilton (Duane Hamilton) ed
Publication date: 1883
Publisher: Philadelphia, J. W. Lewis & Co.
Number of Pages: 1818

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struction for the young people of the town. It also served as a public hall and place for religious meet- ings during a portion of its existence. The last re- corded meeting of the trustees is dated April 5, 1836. The building is now the property of Capt. John A. Hawes, and in the upper portion there are a hand- some music hall and a billiard-room.

Rev. Mr. Gould, for a number of years pastor of the Congregational Church, established a young la- dies' boarding-school, which had an excellent reputa- tion, and attracted pupils from other places in this part of the State as well as from town. The building stood on Main Street, but was removed and divided in order to make way for the railroad. The High School was established in 1851, and made use of the church edifice on Main Street previously occupied by the Methodist Episcopal Society.

The First Congregational Church .- Previous to the year 1794 there existed within the present limits of the town no church organization. People from Oxford, Fairhaven, and Sconticut Neck who wished to attend the services of the Lord's day made weekly pilgrimages over such roads as were then in existence to the old church at the Head of the River. The fol- lowing description of the walk to meeting was nar- rated by one of the ladies of this village: "It was our invariable rule during the pleasant season of the year to form groups and walk to meeting. We took our dinner with us. We put our shoes and stockings in our pockets. The road then was round Herring River (now known as the Mill Pond) ; thence by the homestead of John and Bartholomew Taber. When we got a little north of the residence of the late Alfred Nye we got over a wall, where was a path that led direct to the meeting-house. Near the house and to the south of the road is a long, low, flat rock ; here we sat down and put on our stockings and shoes and went into meeting."

In 1794, however, was organized the Second Church of Christ in New Bedford, which organization became later the First Congregational Church in Fairhaven. The churches represented at the Council were the First Church, at the Head of the River, New Bed- ford ; the Second Church, in Rochester; and the church in Little Compton. The covenant is signed by Lemuel Williams, Benjamin Church, John Aiden, Eunice Paddoe, Phebe Jenne, Abigail Church, Ke- turah Church, Elizabeth Landers, Bethiah Delano, Sally Alden, Ruth Shearman, Patience Jenne, Jere- miah Mayhew, Isaac Tompkins, Abel House, Peggy Mayhew, Joseph Damon, Jethro Allen, Henry Jenne, Joseph Bates, Isaac Wood, Isaac Shearman, Joseph Church, Pardon Taber, twenty-four in all. The original church edifice was erected at about the same time, and was an old-fashioned wooden structure, well remembered by our older citizens. It stood on a rise of ground, on what is now the corner of Main and Centre Streets. The upper portion and belfry are still in existence, forming a part of Phoenix Block.

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HISTORY OF BRISTOL COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS.

On Feb. 4, 1795, Isaiah Weston was ordained pas- tor, the sermon being preached by the Rev. Joseph Barker, of the First Church in Middleborough. In the year 1802 we find that the use of a fiddle in the church service was productive of mental if not of musical discord. It is certainly to be hoped that the notes of the instrument were more harmonious than the feeling roused by its use.

The church, as at first constituted, was Arminian in doctrine, as were many at that period. In the year 1807, however, there came a powerful revival of religious interest, which was productive of results greatly affecting the future of the church.

Mr. Weston was dismissed in 1808. It soon became apparent that there were antagonistic elements with- in the church, and finally certain members who came into the church after the great revival withdrew in 1811, and were instrumental in forming a new society called the Third Church. The services of this church were held in a small building occupied both as church and school-house, and which stood on Main Street, opposite where the Union Hotel now stands. Hap- pily, however, the two churches united harmoniously about the year 1820. On May 26, 1813, the old church voted to call Mr. Abraham Wheeler, and he was duly ordained on June 30th of the same year, and re- mained about five years. On Nov. 24, 1820, they voted to install Paul Jewett.

Mr. Jewett, however, remained but a short time, and on Jan. 9, 1823, the church voted to ask Rev. William Gould to continue as their minister. Mr. Gould remained as acting pastor, without installation, for about seventeen years after this date, and during his long pastorate the church became greatly strength- ened in numbers, influence, and material prosperity. In 1839, Mr. Jacob Roberts was ordained as colleague with Mr. Gould, whose health had begun to fail. An unhappy complication of affairs, in regard to Mr. Gould, resulted in the division of the church in 1841. The members who withdrew formed themselves into an organization styled the Centre Congregational Church, and erected the neat church edifice on the corner of Centre and Walnut Streets, now occupied by the Methodist Episcopal Church. This society disbanded in 1848 ; their pastors were the Rev. Mr. Gould and his colleague, Rev. Mr. Poor. In 1844-45 the old church erected the substantial edifice of brick which they have since occupied. It is a fine specimen of Gothic architecture. The interior walls are finished in a tasteful pattern of blocking in shades of brown, while pulpit, galleries, pews, and organ front are adorned with elaborate Gothic ornamentation. The exterior walls were unfortunately covered with stucco, which, under the action of the weather, came off in patches, giving the building for some years an un- sightly appearance. The lofty steeple, the tallest in this vicinity, and a landmark for sailors in the bay, was overthrown in the great gale of Sept. 8, 1869, but, providentially, with little damage to the church. In

1879 the building was painted and the tower finished by the addition of four pinnacles, improvements which added materially to its appearance. Slight alterations have also been made within the building, such as the lowering and widening of the pulpit, and the removal of the old desk from the vestry and sub- stitution of a platform. Mr. Roberts was succeeded by Mr. John Willard, ordained in 1853, dismissed in 1867. Later pastors have been Rev. Avery S. Walker, 1868-71; Rev. Winfield S. Hawkes, 1873-76; and the present pastor, Rev. William Carruthers, who was installed in June, 1878. The society, in common with the town, suffered with the decline of business and consequent loss by removals, but amid all material changes the vital force which inspired its founders still remains, and with the future growth and pros- perity of the village it is to be hoped that its useful- ness may be further extended. Present membership of the church (1882), one hundred and seventy-five.

The Washington Street Christian (Unitarian) Church .- On Nov. 28, 1819, a few persons in town, dissatisfied with the prevailing Calvinistic doctrines, gathered at the house of Elizabeth Taber, in Oxford vil- lage, and decided to hold a series of religious meetings under the leadership of Elder Moses Howe, with the view, probably, of forming a church of the Christian order, whose doctrine is mainly Unitarian, but whose practice is somewhat similar to that of the Baptists. The Bible was taken as the only rule of faith and duty. The Academy Hall was engaged for the pur- pose of holding meetings, and under Elders Moses How and Frederick Plummer a considerable degree of interest was manifested. On Nov. 30, 1820, a church was organized with forty-five members, and on Sept. 4, 1821, Elder Charles Morgridge was ordained pastor. Mr. Morgridge was followed by Simon Clough, James Taylor, Frederick Plummer, George Kelton, and others until 1830. On evening of Jan. 11, 1832, a meeting of subscribers to a fund for building a church was held at the residence of Capt. Warren Delano. On Dec. 7, 1832, the church was organized as the Washington Street Christian Church, at the house of Elizabeth Adams, and on December 15th of the same year the meeting-house was dedicated. Elder Wil- liam H. Taylor was the first pastor. In 1834 a great accession was made to the number of members, eighty- six uniting with the church in that year. About this time there was some discussion in regard to baptism, and a vote that no person should be allowed to join the church unless baptized by immersion, is on record. This was, however, rescinded soon afterward. The church was careful to take notice of the indulgence of its members in questionable amusements, and to deal with them accordingly ; but it seems to have been inclined to deal with delinquents in a kindly spirit. Mr. Taylor left in 1838, and was followed on June 9th of the same year by Elder John H. Currier, who was followed by Elder C. Bernett, in November, 1839, he being dismissed at the end of three months.

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In April, 1840, Elder Joseph H. Smith was engaged for three months. In July of the same year Elder David Millard took charge of the church. In this year renewed activity and interest was manifested. In 1841, Elder Charles Galligher was invited to preach for three months. Within the next few years there was brought about an important change in the history of the society. In 1841 the use of the pulpit was granted to Elder William Miller, the exponent of Second Advent doctrines. Mr. Miller's preaching pro- duced such results that thirty-three persons left the church, most of whom united with a number from the Methodist Episcopal Church and formed the nucleus of the Second Advent Society. In July, 1841, Elder Charles Morgridge was chosen pastor. He was fol- lowed by Elder Stephen Fellows. The old church had from various causes become much weakened at this period. It was now decided to employ an edu- cated ministry, and to put itself more in harmony with the spiritual wants and intelligent thought of the age, and in March, 1844, it was voted, twelve to four, to invite a Unitarian minister to come and preach on trial. No change was made in the covenant, and the new element which came in found a well-estab- lished foundation upon which to build.

In August, 1844, Thomas Danes was unanimously chosen pastor. At this time, or soon after, a new front was put on the building, a vestry put under- neath, and the pulpit was removed from the north to the south end, and the pews changed to conform with the alteration. Meantime Sawin's Hall was used for a short period, and later the Centre Congregational Church was occupied in union with the society wor- shiping there, each society occupying the church for half a day. Mr. Danes' ministry closed in 1853, after a useful pastorate. From 1853 until 1856 the society had no settled pastor. In the latter year a call was extended to Rev. C. Y. De Normandie, who was duly installed on September 10th of that year. The church

which changed somewhat the basis of fellowship. Members are required to sign their names to a com- pact pledging themselves to the worship of Almighty God, and the study and practice of pure religion as manifested in the life of Jesus of Nazareth. To this compact seventy-two members signed their names. Such is a brief abstract of the history of a church whose unseen influences have striven to add to the moral excellence and religious power of the commu- nity in which it is planted.

The Methodist Episcopal Church. - In the year 1820 a Methodist Episcopal Church was organized in New Bedford. A number of persons in Fairhaven united with this church, attended its services, and the preacher in charge sometimes preached on this side of the river. On Dec. 28, 1829, the brethren residing in Fairhaven requested that a chapel be erected for their accommodation. It was resolved that their re- quest ought to be complied with, and that such a step will tend to the glory of God and the enlargement of the kingdom of our common Saviour. In June, 1830, the meeting-house was opened for worship, and dedi- catory sermons were preached by Rev. Orange Scott and Rev. John Lindsey. This was the building now occupied by the town as a high school, and stands on Main Street north of Bridge Street. Rev. William Livesey was in that year appointed to this station. Once in two weeks Mr. Livesey exchanged with Rev. Mr. Merritt, of New Bedford, and Rev. James Porter, of the Head of the River. The society continued to be a branch of the one in New Bedford until 1832, when it was deemed expedient that the Fairhaven society become a separate organization.

On Aug. 30, 1832, the male members met and pro- ceeded to organize a board of trustees, consisting of the following-named persons: Joseph Millett, James Tripp (2d), John P. Winslow, Joseph P. Swift, Joseph B. Morse, Dennis MeCarthy, and Warren Maxfield. The society continued to occupy their house of wor- was greatly quickened by the religious revival of ship until the spring of 1849, when the subject of 1858, which resulted in the addition of forty members purchasing the edifice left vacant by the Centre Con- gregational Society was considered. On April 16th the trustees reported that they had obtained a title to the church for the use and behoof of the Methodist Episcopal Church .. Their report was accepted, and the building occupied in that year. The last of the notes due by reason of the purchase of this building was paid in March, 1867. Extensive improvements have been made within the church edifice since its present occupancy, and the church is now in a highly prosperous condition. to its roll. In the year 1865 a reorganization of the church was effected, in which the Christian Scriptures were declared to be the sufficient rule for faith and practice. In 1868 the society reluctantly complied with a request of their pastor for his dismission, and in April, 1869, Mr. De Normandie left, after having served the society for nearly thirteen years. Ellery Channing Butler was ordained Oct. 26, 1869, but was called away after a short pastorate of nearly three years. The next pastor, Alfred Manchester, was or- dained Jan. 9, 1873. In 1874 various improvements Official Appointments .- 1830-31, Rev. William Live- sey ; 1831-32, Rev. Leonard Griffin ; 1832-34, Rev. Nathan Paine; 1834-35, Rev. Lewis Janson; 1835 -36, Rev. Daniel K. Banister; 1836-38, Rev. David Leslie; 1838-39, Rev. Henry Mayo; 1839-41, Rev. Apollos Hale; 1841-43, Rev. Isaac Stoddard; 1843 -44, Rev. Nathan Paine; 1844-45, Rev. John W. Case; 1845-46, Rev. Daniel Webb, supplied by G. were made upon the building, the interior being newly frescoed and carpeted, thus giving to the society a beautiful and attractive audience-room. In 1877, Mr. Manchester was dismissed, after a successful pas- torate, and was followed by James M. Leighton, the present pastor, who was ordained April 10, 1878. In 1881 a new organization of the church was made, .

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HISTORY OF BRISTOL COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS.

W. Brewster; 1846-48, Rev. Micah J. Talbot, Jr. ; 1848-49, Rev. Henry Baylies ; 1849-51, Rev. Samuel C. Brown; 1851-53, Rev. Horatio W. Houghton ; 1853-55, Rev. Richard Livesey ; 1855-57, Rev. Wil- liam H. Richards; 1857-58, Rev. Bartholomew Othe- man; 1858-59, Rev. James M. Worcester; 1859 -61, Rev. John B. Husted; 1861-63, Rev. Edward A. Lyon ; 1863-65, Rev. William Livesey ; 1865-68, Rev. Henry H. Smith ; 1868-71, Rev. Frederic Up- ham ; 1871-73, Rev. John Gray ; 1873-75, Rev. Hop- kins B. Cady ; 1875-78, Rev. George De B. Stoddard ; 1878-79, Rev. Daniel C. Stevenson ; 1879-80, Rev. Francis D. Sargent ; 1880-83, Rev. George E. Fuller.

The Second Advent Society. -- In 1841, Elder William Miller preached in the Christian Baptist Church in this village. A number of persons became converts to the Second Advent faith, and in 1842 began to hold meetings. The first meetings were held in a private house on Main Street. Afterwards they were held in the building formerly occupied by Rev. Mr. Gould as a young ladies' boarding-school, and in Fountain Hall on Main Street. The building on William Street, formerly known as Sawin's Hall, was purchased and converted into a chapel, and a new organization effected about seventeen years ago. Present pastor, Elder George F. Haines.

Friends' Meeting .- Since the early settlement of Old Dartmouth the Friends or Quakers have been an important element in the history of the town. In Fairhaven, however, they have not been so influen- tial as in New Bedford and Dartmouth. There was no meeting-house in the present limits of the town until 1849, when the plain but neat building on Bridge Street was erected. The number of wor- shipers here has always been quite small, and num- ber at present about ten or twelve families. Meet- ings are held on first days and fourth days, and a Bible-class is sustained. The Friends do not recog- nize the pastoral relation in the manner that other denominations do, and their method of church gov- ernment differs also from that of other societies. The Fairhaven Meeting belongs to the New Bedford Monthly Meeting, which is the principal organization in this vicinity.

Civil History .- The records of the first few years of the town's existence have been lost, and the names of the officers during that period have not been definitely ascertained. The following-named per- sons have held the office of town clerk since 1816: 1816-17, Levi Jenney; 1817-19, Jabez Taber; 1819-34, Bartholomew Taber; 1834-42, Nathaniel Church ; 1842-55, Eben Akin, Jr .; 1855-75, Tucker Damon, Jr. ; 1875, Eben Akin, Jr.

SELECTMEN FROM 1816 TO 1883.

1816,-Bartholomew Akin, James Taber, Joseph Whelden.

1817 .- Bartholomew Akin, James Taber (no other name found).

1818 .- Bartholomew Akin, James Taber, Joseph Whelden.

1819 .- John Atsatt, James Taber, John Taber.

1820 .- Warren Delano, James Taber, John Taber.

1821 .- Bartholomew Akin, James Taber, John Taber.

1822 .- Bartholomew Akin, Ansel Allen, James Taber. 1823-25 .- Ansel Allen, James Taber, John Taber.

1826-27 .- Warren Delano, James Taber, John Taber.

1828 .- Warren Delano, James Taber.

1829-30 .-- Ansel Allen, Gideon Nye, Jabez Taber. 1831 .- Ansel Allen, John Taber, Joseph Whelden. 1832-33 .- Daniel Davis, Levi Jenney, Gideon Nye. 1834 .- Cyrus E. Clark, Daniel Davis, Jabez Delano, Jr. 1835 .- Cyrus E. Clark, Daniel Davis, William L. B. Gibbs. 1836 .- Ansel Allen, Cyrus E. Clark, Daniel Davis.

1837 .- Daniel Davis, William L. B. Gibbs, Bartholomew Taber.

1838 .- Daniel Davis, Rodolphus W. Dexter, Bartholomew Taber. 1839-40 .- Gideon Nye, Ezekiel Sawin, Bartholomew Taber. 1841 .- Gideon Nye, Bartholomew Taber, Firman R. Whitnell. 1842 .- Cyrus E. Clark, Elbridge G. Morton, Firman R. Whitnell. 1843 .- Nathaniel Church, Cyrus E. Clark, Elbridge G. Morton. 1844 .- Nathaniel Church, George Mendall, Sheffel Read. 1845-50,-Nathaniel Church, Cyrus E. Clark, Ellis Mendall, Jr. 1851 .- Cyrus E. Clark, G. N. Taber, Isaac Wood, Jr.

1852 .- Nathaniel Higgin, George Mendall, Firman R. Whitnell. 1853 .- Cyrus E. Clark, John Terry, Firman R. Whitnell. 1854 .-- Nathaniel Chinreh, Cyrus E. Clark, Firman R. Whitnell. 1855 -Edmund Allen, Charles D. Capen, Barnabas Ewer, Jr. 1856 .- Edmund Allen, Charles D. Capen, Henry A. Church. 1857 .- Martin L. Elbridge, John A. Ilanes, Elbridge G. Morton. 1858-59 .- John A. Hawes, Elbridge G. Morton, Abiel P. Robinson. 1860,-Jonathan Ewen, John A. Hawes, Elbridge G. Morton. 1861-62 .- Jonathan Ewen, Rodolphus W. Dexter, Bartholomew Taber. 1863 .- Jonathan Ewen, Bartholomew Taber, George II. Taber. 1864 .- Edwin R. Almy, Bartholomew Taber, Ellery T. Taber. 1865-66 .- Bartholomew Taber, Frederick Taber, Isaiah West. 1867-68 .- Reuben Nye, Bartholomew Taber, Isaiah West. 1869-70 .- Bartholomew Taber, George H. Taber, Isaiah West. 1871 .- Bartholomew Taber, George H. Taber, William H. Whitfield. 1872 .- Weston Howland, George H. Taber, William H. Whitfield. 1873 .- Daniel J. Lewis, George H. Taber, William H. Whitfield. 1874 .- Daniel J. Lewis, Welcome J. Lawton, George H. Taber. 1875-76 .- Welcome J. Lawton, George H. Taber, Arnold G. Tripp. 1877-78 .- Daniel W. Deane, George 11. Taber, Arnold G. Tripp. 1879-83 .- George A. Briggs, Daniel W. Deane, Robert E. Dewitt.

REPRESENTATIVES.

1812-14. John Hanes. 1837. Cyrus E. Clark.

Nicholas Davis, Jr.

1838-39. Joseplı Tripp.

Joseph Tripp. Daniel Davis.

1814-16. John Delano. John Stoddard.

1816-20. No representative.

1840. Cyrus E. Clark. Elbridge G. Morton.

1820. James Taber.

1821. Stephen Merrihew.

1822. No representative.

1841. Ezekiel Swain. Gideon Nye.

1823. Joseph Tripp. James Taber.

1842. Cyrus E. Clark. Jones Robinson.

Joseph Whelden.

1843. Elbridge G. Morton.

1824. No representative.

Jones Robinson.

1825. James Taber. Stephen Merrihew.

1845. Joseph Tripp. Ellis Mendall, Jr.

Joseph Whedlen.

1846-47. Nathaniel Church. George Mendall.

Joseph Tripp.

1848-50. George Mendall. Isaac Wood, Jr.

1828. Nathaniel S. Spooner.

James Taber.

1851. Isaac Wood. 1852-53. Elbridge G. Morton.

1829. Rowland Gibbs.

1854. Charles Drew.

Gideon Nye. Joseph Tripp.

1860-62. Samuel L. Ward.

1831. Joseph Whelden.

1863-65. Ezekiel Sawin.

1833. Gideon Nye.

1866-67. Charles Bryant.

1834, Anse! Allen.

1868-69. Lewis S. Judd.

Cyrus E. Clark.

1870-71. No representative.

Samuel Pierce.

1872-73. William H. Whitfield.

1835. Joseph Tripp.

1874-75. Daniel J. Lewis.

Ezekiel Sawin. 1876-77. No representative.

Gideon Nye. 1878-79. Elbridge G. Morton.

1836. Joseph Tripp.

1880-81. No representative.

William L. B. Gibbs.

1882-83. Rufus A. Dunham.

1826. James Taber.

1827. James Taber.

Joseph Tripp.

1855-57. Daniel J. Lewis.

1858-59. Martin L. Eldridge.

1830. Joseph Tripp.

1844. Joseph Tripp.

Henry Hultlorton

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Military Record, 1861-65 .- The following en- listed from Fairhaven during the late war of the Re- bellion :

Bartholomew Aikin, E. Delevan Allen, Elishup P. Allen, William F. Allen, Andrew W. Almy, Charles II. Austin, Benjamin T. Baker, Charles A. Bates, Martin Bowen, Thomas G. Bowen, Charles G. Braley, George B. Braley, George P. Briggs, Alexander J. Brown, John Brown, Peter Brown, Benjamin Burt, William W. Carsley, Joseph S. Caswell, William F. Caswell, Ezekiel Cekiell, Ebenezer W. Chase, John Conly, Elisha Copeland, Reuben Corsen, Jonathan C. Cowen, James N. Cox, Henry P. Cronell, Edward F. Damon, Alden Davis, Robert Decker, Edward HI. Dillingham, William Driscoll, George Dunham, William H. Dunham, Edward Emmons, Barnabas Ewer, Jr., John H. Fitch, John Flynn, Timothy Fox, William A. Fox, Jolin P. Freeborn, Albert D. Gelett, Charles W. Gelett, Charles H. Gifford, Cornelius Grady, Joshua Grimes, Charles J. Ilale, Joseph P. Hlamblin, Michael Ilarrington, William A. Haskins, Ebenezer B. Hathaway, John A. Hawes, Ablin Ilayden, Henry Hill, Ebenezer V. Hitch, Frederick H. Ilitch, Franklin L. Hull, Edward J. Ilurley, John Isherwood, James Jackson, Charles N. Jenney, Benjamin Jones, Benj. W. Kempton, Jared R. Lake, Leonard Luther, Jabez M. Lyle, Saml. M. Manell, Geo. F. Manchester, W. A. Manches- ter, Ilenry Morton, E. Murphy, John Murray, John O. Neil, Michael Nolan, Thos. Nye, Phineas Peckham, Jr., II. Pope, W. B. Purrington, James Reed, Amos Rogers, Jr., George F. Rogers, Benjamin Samp- sou, Zebelial S. Sampson, Arthur Saunders, Louis Schmidt, John P. Sears, Danicl Sheridan, Charles Smith, Roland Smith, William Smith, Edward Stannett, Henry C. Steele, George Stevens, Henry Stevens, Francis HI. Stoddard, Nelson J. Sweet, Loring P. Taber, Charles Thompson, John M. Thompson, Elbridge B. Townsend, Joseph F. Townsend, Amos Tripp, Ebenezer R. Tripp, Horace P. Tripp, James F. Tripp, Joseph Tripp, William H. Tripp, John Wal- deck, Frank Waldron, Jesse H. Warner, John Warren, Edward W. West, Andrew Westgate, Stephen Westgate, Henry White, Joshua H. Wilkey, Albert M. Willcox, George R. Wixon, George Wood, Lemuel C. Wood, Jr., Thomas Wood, Thomas M. Wrighington. NAVY .- John W. Babbelt, Elisha B. Bumpus, William B. Bumpus, Jabez Chandler, George H. Copeland, Joseph Ellis, Henry W. Fitch, Reu- ben H. Fitch, Ansel S. Hitch, James R. Lawrence, Jr., William C. Nye, Albert Shaw, Thomas Shaw, Eli Sherman, Francis Snell, Jr., Frederick M. Faber, William A. West, Oscar F. Wixon.

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.

HENRY HUTTLESTONE.

The Huttlestone family is of good English stock. The name was formerly Huddlestone, the name now of a solid village in England. Valentine Huddle- stone came from England to America in the first part of the seventeenth century to Newport, and settled ultimately in Dartmouth (now Fairhaven), where, in 1694, he was one of the fifty-six original proprietors of the town. He had two sons by his wife Catharine, -Henry, born Sept. 21, 1673, and George, born Sept. 28, 1677. From one of these (Henry probably) was no doubt the Henry of whom we write, but we have no data to establish the fact.

Henry Huttlestone was born in Fairhaven, Mass., in 1768, at or near the residence of the late Hon. John A. Hawes. His father, Peleg Huttlestone, was a man of good circumstances and repute in his day, a land- holder, and a valuable citizen. He was born in 1741, and died in 1801; his wife Tabitha was born in 1743, and died in 1790. Henry Huttlestone, although of limited education, early manifested great business

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History of Bristol County, Massachusetts, with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men, Part 67

Author: Hurd, D. Hamilton (Duane Hamilton) ed Publication date: 1883 Publisher: Philadelphia, J. W. Lewis & Co. Number of Pages: 1818

Author: Hurd, D. Hamilton (Duane Hamilton) ed
Publication date: 1883
Publisher: Philadelphia, J. W. Lewis & Co.
Number of Pages: 1818