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[Massachusetts Archives, Vol. 94, p. 458.]
Capt Bayley's Co .: Jacob Blasedell and Moses Blasedell. [Massachusetts Archives, Vol. 94, p. 458.]
LIST OF THE ACADIANS CARED FOR IN CHELMSFORD.
Chelmsford Oct 24, 1757.
In obedience & pursuant to an Order of the Great and General Court of the Province of the Massachusetts Bay, made & passed the 21st Day of January A. D. 1757
The following is a true list of the several French Persons names in the Town of Chelmsford, the amount of their age sex & the circumstances of their Health & capacity for Labour.
Vizt. Names Jean Landrie a man Maudlin his wife
Paul Landrie his son
Charles Do Do
Simon
Asam
Charles Trawhorn a man
20 Sickly & not able to Labour. 18 able to Labour. 16 29 Sickly & not able to Labour. 29 able to Labour
Mary their daughter
63
Maudlin
Joseph son
Grigwire
Margaret " Daughter
0:7 months
Joseph Landrie a son of the sd
26 years Healthy & able to Labour.
Jean Landrie
Maudlin his wife
26
Jean their son
2 years sickly & weakly.
Murray Maudlin their daughter 5 months.
David Spaulding Daniel Proctor Henry Spaulding Jonas Adams Andrew Fletcher
Selectmen of Chelmsford.
The Number of Frence are seventeen. Aged.
62 yrs. 60 weekly & unable to labour & labouring under the misfortune of a broken arm & the charges there of now.
22 able to Labour.
Tithorne his wife
53 4 sickly 3
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HISTORY OF CHELMSFORD
December 4, 1758, there were reported two more, Joseph and Paul, grandsons of Jean Landrie, twins, six weeks old, sickly.
The Town Records show many items of expense for the support of these people, such as rye and Indian meal, shuger, beef, mutton, salt pork, peas, syder, rhumb, biscake, fire-wood, and medical attendance. They were well taken care of, but of course suffered much from home-sickness, loss of friends and property, and other things incidental to their sad fate. In one instance one of the French is paid by the town for assistance rendered by him to his less fortunate companions in exile, as appears by the following :- "Joseph Landrie for time spent in moving Jane Landrie and wife with their goods from David Spaulding's to Ephraim Warrens and for going twice to Dunstable about a nurse for said Jane Landrie and wife when sick, five shillings and four pence," and David Spaulding is paid for his "cart and oxen to move the French from his own house to Ephraim Warren's."
The Province accounts show items such as the following:
June 14, 1758. Allowed to the Selectmen of Chelmsford for supporting French Neutrals, £25.2.54.
Jan. 17, 1759. Allowed to the Selectmen of Chelmsford for supporting French Neutrals, £42.2.6}.
[Massachusetts Archives, Vol. 136, p. 517.]
An account was rendered by the Town from time to time to the secretary of the Province of the expense which had been incurred in their support. The following record shows that the Town was wholly, or in part, reimbursed:
"CHELMSFORD, April 27, 1761.
At a meeting of the Major part of the Selectmen it was agreed upon and ordered that Oliver Fletcher, Esq., pay to Mr. Samuel Perham, Town Treasurer for the Town of Chelmsford for the year A. D. 1761, the Sum of twenty nine Pounds eight shillings and two pence lawful money, which the sd. Oliver received of Harrison Gray, Esq., Province Treasurer, a Grant made to the Town of Chelmsford for their last account exhibited for supporting Jean Landrie and Family in this Town, which grant was made on or about the first of April currant. £29-8-2."
The fall of Fort William Henry in 1757 occasioned great alarm throughout the colony, and troops were hastily organized in the different towns to repel the threatened invasion. In August the Sheriffs were ordered by the Governor "to keep watch over French, and not allow them too great liberty at this critical juncture, as in consequence of the surrender of Fort William Henry and the attack of Fort Edward, the issue of which is uncertain."
In 1760 Charles Trawhorn and family were moved from Chelmsford to Concord by order of a committee of the General Court. While in this Town they lived in the house of "John Blazedel."
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In regard to the treatment of those Acadeans who "sojourned" in Massachusetts, Gov. Hutchinson wrote that "many of them went through great hardships, but in general they were treated with humanity." We cannot but hope that those whose lot was cast among the farmers of Middlesex found some loving hearts to help lift the burdens which man's inhumanity had heaped upon them.
Of their ultimate fate much has been written. Many of those who had been quartered in the Southern States found a permanent home in Louisiana.
Fifty thousand "Cajeans," as they are vulgarly called, con- stitute today a separate community along the "Acadean coast" of the Mississippi in the western part of the State. Papers on file among the Massachusetts archives leave no doubt that those in this state, at least, found homes in Canada.
Soon after the Treaty of Paris, by which Canada was ceded to Great Britain, a correspondence was opened between the Governors of Massachusetts and Quebec in regard to their settle- ment in Canada. One paper bears the endorsement, "List of the Acadeans ready to go to Canada, amounting to 890."
Muster Roll of The Company in His Majesty's Service under Command of Jonathan Butterfield of Dunstable, Captain. Gridley's Reg't. to Crown Point. Feb. 7. 1756 to Dec. 1756.
Stephen Adams, Lieut. Broke and Cashiered [a broken man for stealing old Iron. was an outlaw.]
Robert Butterfield Dead.
Benj Hoagg Corp. Tukesbury. Dead.
Benj Butterfield
John Warren
Chas. Barron Drummer
Nat Butterfield Private Dead
Wm Bowers
Zebulon Buttman
Simeon Corey Dead
James Dutton 66
Nat. Langley
Benj Manning Billerica "
Isaac Procter
[Massachusetts Archives, Vol. 95, p. 84.]
A roll of the 1st Military Co-under Capt James Minott. contains the names of Oliver Barron, Benj. Barrett, John (or Jonas) Bateman, Saml. Estabrooks.
[Massachusetts Archives, Vol. 95, pp. 322-324.]
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1757. Muster Roll of Co. Under Capt Saml. Bancroft. Jr. Raised by Col. Eleazer Tyng and march to the relief of Fort William Henry in Aug. 1757.
Service.
Samuel Stevens, Ensign. Chelmsford Rode on Horse to Licester
50 miles
£1.3.8
Zachariah Richardson Corp Chelmsford Marched to Licester
1.1.1
"
Samuel Fassett
private
=
1.0.5
Benjamin Warren
1.0.5
"
Levi Fletcher
1.0.5
Jeremiah Butterfeld
1.0.5
=
Benjamin Peirce
1.0.5
Stephen Peirce
"
"
1.0.5
=
Gidean Fletcher
66
1.0.5
Abijah Gould
1.0.5
=
Steven Spaulding
=
.6
66
1.0.5
Simeon Gould
46
1.0.5
These names, excepting the first, are on another Roll, p. 484.
[Massachusetts Archives, Vol. 95, p. 510.]
Extracts from the diary of Mr. Bridge during this period will be found with an account of him on a subsequent page.
HISTORY OF CHELMSFORD
73 days
1.0.5
Daniel Foster
1.0.5
Nehemiah Blodget
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PROVINCE WARS
Chelmsford names on a "Muster Roll for the Pay and Sub- sistence of a Troop of Horse that were ordered by Col Eleazer Tyng and marched for the Relief of Fort William Henry under the Command of Daniel Stickney [of Billerica] in August; 1757- Marched to Marlboro. 56 miles. Days
Daniel Procter Lieut.
42
£0.16. 10.
John Parker
0. 16. 10
Simeon Spaulding Cornet
¥
0. 13.6
Oliver Spalding
0.12.0
Josiah Spalding
0.12.0
Joseph Spalding
0. 12.0
William Peirce
0. 12.0
Solomon Corey
66
0.12.0
Benjamin Parker
66
0. 12.0
Phillips Parker
0.12.0
Jonathan Butterfield
0.12.0
Jonas Spalding
0.12.0
Henry Spalding
0.12.0
Jacob Howard
0. 12.0
[Massachusetts Archives, Vol. 97, p. 81.]
1758. Muster Roll of Capt Daniel Fletcher's Co. Col. Ebenezer Nichol's Regt. Raised for the Reduction of Canada. (Chelms- ford names.)
Christopher Barrat, (servant to Danl. Lock), Joseph Darling, Jonathan Hardwood, Ephraim Keyes, Abner Keyes, Jonas Robins, Job Spaulding.
[Massachusetts Archives, Vol. 96, p. 416.]
Jonathan Butterfields Co. in the intended Expedition against Canada, 1758.
Asa Merrill, Asa Kimball, Nehemiah Blogget, Isaac Warren, Oliver Wright, John Taylor, Junr, Jonathan Hildreth, John Mears, John Warren, Junr, Simeon Goold, Isaiah Corey, John Knowlton, Saml. Merrill, Danl. Foster, Benj. Chamberlain, Gideon Fletcher, James Haywood, Saml. Danforth, John Williams, Robert Scott, Simeon Wood, Danl. Clough, Caleb Coburn, John Didson, Ebenezr. Larrance, Moses Richardson, Ambrus Emery, Saml. Hawood, Ebenezr. Kitterage, Robt. Giffin, Charles McLayn, Jonas Farmer, David Bennet, John Rollings, Elathan Sawtell, Wm. Needham, Jessce French, Wm. Bowers, Charles Barron, Peter Procter, Junr, Peter Procter, Ezekiel Kemp, Amziah Hildreth, Zebadiah Kyes, Edw. Spaulding, Pellitiah Whitemore, Abijah Goold, Rice Knowlton, Andrew Foster, Thos. Byam, Jacob Spaulding, Junr., Samuel Fletcher, Joel Manning, Saml. McClure, Joel Parkhurst, Aron Chamberlin, Zachariah Coburn, Danl. Clement, Jonathan Jewett, James Sawyer, Benj. Kemp, Josiah Hubbart, Medad Combs, John Coary, Jonathan Larrance, Danl. Nuting, Simeon Green, James Sunders, Jun., Nicholas Sprake, Thos. Kitterage, Henry Foster, Josiah Johnson, Junr.,
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HISTORY OF CHELMSFORD
Robt. Morrel, Benj. Bowers, Timo. Farley, Wm. Parry, John Chamberlain, John Adams, Joseph Walker, Timo. Read, Junr., Robt. Blod, Junr., Benj. Swallow, Joseph Parkhurst, Jonas Spaulding, Oliver Hall, Jona. French, Thos. Peekock, Ebenezer Fisk, Jun., Andrew Richardson, Jun., John Richardson, Stephen Wood, Saml. Crosby.
[Massachusetts Archives, Vol. 96, p. 134-5.]
In 1758 Stephen Pierce (aged 23), of Chelmsford, was in Capt. Bulkley's Company.
COMMISSION.
PROVINCE OF THE -
MASSACHUSETTS-BAY.
SEAL
THOMAS POWNALL ESQ. Captain General and Governor in Chief, in and over His Majesty's Province of the Massachusetts-Bay in New-Eng- land, and Vice-Admiral of the same &c.
To Jonathan Spaulding. Gentn. Greeting. By Virtue of the Power and Authority in and by His Majesty's Royal Commission to Me granted to be Captain General, &c. over this His Majestys Province of the Massachusetts Bay afore- said I do by these presents (reposing especial Trust and Confidence in your Loyalty, Courage and good Conduct) constitute and appoint You the said Jonathan Spaulding to be second Lieutenant of the South Military Foot Company in the Town of Chelmsford under the Command of John Alford Tyng Esqr. in the second Regiment of Militia in the County of Middlesex whereof Eleazer Tyng Esqr. is Colonel.
You are therefore carefully and diligently to discharge the Duty of a Second Lieutenant in leading, ordering and exercising said Company in Arms both inferior Officers and Soldiers and to keep them in good Order and Discipline and they are hereby commanded to obey you as their Second Lieutenant and you are yourself to observe and follow such Orders and Instructions, as you shall from time to time receive from Me, or the Commander in Chief for the Time being or other your Superiour Officers for his Majestys Service according to Military Rules and Discipline pursuant to the Trust reposed in you.
Given under my Hand and Seal at Arms at BOSTON, the eighteenth Day of October. In the thirty second Year of the Reign of His Majesty King GEORGE the Second, Annoq; Domini, 1758.
T. Pownall
By His Excellency's Command, Thos. Clarke Depty Secry. [Original in the Adams Library.]
Return of Men inlisted or impressed for His Majesty's Service in the Regt. of Eleazer Tyng. Esq. For the invasion of Canada. [Sworn in] April 19, 1759.
Simeon Gould
Chelmsford [In a former Expedition to Lake George] "
25
Isaiah Spaulding
16
+
Wm. Baxter
42
Saml. Faset
46
Robt. Reading
19
Jno. Freeland
21
Wm. Butterfield
17
+
Jonas Farmer, Jr.
17
Oliver Peirce Jr.
21
Joseph Dunn
16
Benjn. Gould. Jr.
[father, Adam*]
21
Danl. Stevens
[master, Eben. Foster*]
18
*From another Roll.
[Massachusetts Archives, Vol. 97, p. 159.]
Another Return headed as above and of same date:
Oliver Corry
Chelmsford
Wm. Hildreth
In former Exp. to Lake George
35
John Rolings
35
+
Zachariah Shead
16
John Senter Jr
17
Lenard Cummings
28
Thos. Hutchens
20
Oliver Wright
26
Robt. Morrell
25
John Logan
25
John Warren Jr
25
Nat Butterfield
[Massachusetts Archives, Vol. 97, p. 160.]
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PROVINCE WARS
+
18
Thos. Byam
27
Robt. Griffin
39
+ +
+++
Age
own arms
31
++
Jeremiah Butterfield
Age
his own arms. +
49
..
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HISTORY OF CHELMSFORD
Jonathan Haywood received £2. 19. 0 for sufferings on account of exposure at "Green Bush" and expenses while in Captain Bent's Company in 1759.
[Massachusetts Archives, Vol. 73, p. 553.]
In Jonathan Butterfield's Co .: Wm Hildreth, Phinehas Powers, Wm. Powers, Simeon Gould, Sergt. These served from April 6, to Dec. 6, 1759.
[Massachusetts Archives, Vol. 97, p. 364.]
1760
A Muster Roll of the Company in his Majesty's service under the command of Oliver Barron. Esq. Captain:
Oliver Barron, Capt .; Moses Bradley, 1st Lieut .; Constantino Pratt, 2nd Lieut .; Wm. Brown, Lieut .; Wm. Page, Isaac Warren, Eben Kitteridge, Enos Seward, Joseph Spaulding, John Spaulding, Peter Procter, Moses Clement, Joseph Heald, Wm. Blasdell, Jacob Brown, Natl. Bradley, Amos Bull, Wm. Butterfield, Benj. Barrett, John Cooley, Jon. Church, Jos. Clark, Wm. Clement, John Gillson, James Gragg, Allin Greenough, Jona. Gillson, Reuben Gould, Nat. Hazeltine, Joseph Haywood, Ezra Johnson, Benj. Leath, Jared Munson, Micajah Morrill, Samuel Perham, Bernard Pratt, Timothy page (?), Jacob Read, Benj. Reed, Jonas Robbins, Solomon Rose, Levi Spaulding, Job Spauld- ing, Noadiah Seward, Moses Sanborn, Ezekiel Stone, Jessee Saunders, Philip Tilton, Silas Wright, James Webster. [Massachusetts Archives, Vol. 97, p. 366.]
Chelmsford Names on A Return of Men enlisted for His Majesty's service for the total Reduction of Canada. 1760.
Charles Barron
By whom enlisted Wm. Barron
Born. Chelmsford Dunstable Chelmsford
Residence. Age. Chelmsford 17
28
John Jewell
25
Saml Cowdre
23
Wm. Wright
66
22
Jonas Harwood
66
17
Ebenr. Galusha Moses Barron
66
22
James Screen
Lancaster Chelmsford
21
Levi Spaulding
17
Dinnes McLane
Benj. Byam
John Blassdell
17
Joseph Dow
Amesberry
17
John Porter servant to Jonah Parker Wenham
17
Thomas Durant
Bill[erica]
21
Solomon Corey
18
22
29
Charles McLane
[Massachusetts Archives, Vol. 98, p. 93.]
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PROVINCE WARS
1760. A Muster Rool of the Company in His Majesty's service under the Command of Moses Parker. Esq, Capt .:
Moses Parker, Capt .; Josiah Foster, 2nd Lieut .; John Warren, David Barker, Wm. Butterfield, Joseph Dunn, Thos. Byam, Saml. Brown, Reuben Bates, Oliver Corey, David Dutton, John Dunn, Jonas Farmer, Benj. Gould, Robt. Morrell, James Moor, Jonah Spaulden, Danl. Stevens, Zach Shed, Oliver Wright. [Massachusetts Archives, Vol. 98, p. 160.]
1760
Chelmsford Men in Capt. Wm. Barron's Co. of Concord. In His Majesty's Service. Travel 90 miles.
Benj. Byam, 1st Lieut .; Privates: Charles Baron, John Blasdell, Sam. Cowdre, Solo. Corey, Thos. Durant (died Aug. 26), James Haywood (died Aug. 6), Dennis McLane, John Porter (Jos. Parker, Master), Elijah Richardson, Levi Spaulding (died June 25), Wm. Wright.
[Massachusetts Archives, Vol. 98, pp. 254-5.]
A Roll of Officers and men in Capt Moses Parker's Company and Col. Frye's Regiment. in Service in the Province of Nova Scotia after the 1st of January, 1760 and at the time of their discharge.
Moses Parker, Capt .; 1st Lieuts. John Clap, Josiah Foster; Sergts. John Burrill, John Warren, David Barker, Wm. Butter- field; Corpls. Moses Collins, Thomas Parry, Joseph Dunn, Samuel Brown; Privates Zachr. Alexander, Thomas Boutell, Jeremy Briant, Benj. Bachelor, John Boston, John Boutell, Thomas Byam, Benj. Baker, Colburn Barrett, James Baker, Jr., William Baster, Simeon Brooks, Benj. Curtis, Oliver Corey, Job Cowins, William Corbett, Samuel Dammon, John Dunn, Timothy Damon, Charles Dwymell, Jonas Farmer, John Freelon, Samuel Farley, Peter Goss, Daniel Goss, Benj. Gould, Robt. Gilson, Amos Green, Edward Gross, John Gross, Thomas Hutchins, Ebenezer Randall, John Logan, Eliphalet Lewis, Isaac Lapham, Robert Morrill, James Moor, Alexander Orr, William Parris, Jr., Asa Pollard, Nehemiah Palmer, Edward Prouty, Moses Richardson, Samuel Sheldon, John Sentie, Daniel Stevens, Zachary Shad, Seth Silvester, Isaac Torrey, Jonathan Town, David Thompson, Jabez Upton, Isaac Walton, Eliphaz Wyman, Peletiah Whittemore, Oliver Wright, Nirah Wran. The whole number, 68. [Massachusetts Archives, Vol. 98, p. 450.]
1760. 105 miles travel. 34 weeks, six days.
Capt. Jonathan Butterfield, Thomas Byam, Benj. Cham- berlan.
[Massachusetts Archives, Vol. 93, p. 136.]
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HISTORY OF CHELMSFORD
1760. Aug. 26. "Orders for a number of men to go on bord the Prize Vessals Consisting of 165 men, officers Included, to go Voluntiers from the Proventials, also for 41 men to List out of the Massachusetts Regts. To Joyne Major Roggers as Rangers in Lieu of that Number of the New hampshires that was not fit for Rangers. Thompson Maxwell, of Capt. Whitings Company Listed a Ranger-& Sergt. [Jonas] Parker [of Chelmsford], Samll. Treadwell [of Littleton] Thaddeus Read [of Westford] & John Robinson [of Dunstable] wint on Board the Prizes."
["Three Military Diaries." S. A. Green, p. 61.]
NOTE BOOK OF OLIVER COREY-IN THE POSSESSION OF THE DADMUN FAMILY.
Oliver Cory his book June the 12d. 1759.
This day a sloop came in fort fradrek [Frederick] from boston and brot Rum and syder and clo[th]ing for us Shuger and all sorts of things for us and we had nuws that all Chelmsford pepel was well that day
August the 15d. 1759 then there came in a slop and a skonoer and borot sum stores in to fort fradrek at sant John river.
Aparl the 24d. 1759 then we wnt aboard of a brig whec was [ ] upon water then we ariued sant iohns is fort. Sant John reur at fort fradrek.
And I listed the 23d of March and that is now leuen weks and three days
May ye 14d 1759. then [we] spied three french and ingings and sent sixteen men besides officers after them and tha spied them and chased them but tha culd not git them and the 15d we sent thurty men beside and the 18 of May then whe went 13 men and I was won of them and they all askered [scared] but one and that was Dutton of birikey and we was a fishing at the wars [wiers] in the euing
Wen the ingens shot on us six guns and whe run and we had no gon waith os
June the 15d 1759 in the moring about ten men went down to fishing and then the frinch fired at our men and tha cilled one and wound one more
*
* *
* * * * * * *
and there was about twenty french and our men run to help them and our ofes [officers] called them back all but three or four and then run and shot at them and then halled the wounded men away and they retreted and whe sent fiftey five men after them but they could not ove tack them.
September the 6d 1759. then we sent up Sant John riuer a bout a hondred men and a skone[r] with two suels [swivel] gons in the skoner and they had fight with the french and we lost five men that was cilled there and seuen wound all in Ca[pt] parker Comp'ny. and one more was wound septemder the 12d 1759 the scout came in.
GRAVESTONES OF COL. JONAS CLARK AND HIS WIFE.
No. 13. GRAVESTONES OF THE REV. EBENEZER BRIDGE AND MADAM SARAH BRIDGE.
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PROVINCE WARS
September the 28d 1759.
I have ben listed 27 weks 36 dols for 24 weks
October the 17d 1759
A snow a day then I and anouer man dog a grave for one of the wound men and berered him that day
Otober the 18d 1759 then cam a flag a truth [truce] and three french for to sw're abegens [obedience] to oure King.
Octoba the 26d 1759 then about one hundred men went up the river and brot down a bout one hundred and seuenty french and we 1[ ]e in the 8d of Novembr, 1759.
March the 5d 1760 it was a very warn day and very wendy day and they gees flew breskly that day and dolk [duck] two
August the 11d 1759 then we sent eighty men up the Sant John r'ver in six battos
August the 18d. 1759 then these men came in again and they brot in two skonos and riggins fit for sailing and more plonder wch is thort is woth about twoo thousand or more and they got one boot that they thet is woth fiftey pound and they colled it Moses for that was it name.
July the 9d 1759 then whe sent forty eight men be sids ofes [officers] and in hol was sixty men Capten parker and Leaften foster went up the riuer siant John
July the 12d 1759 then this scout came in all well and they bright in too french men into fort fradrick
July 12d 1759 then we sent up the riuer seventy men a skout
July the 16d 1759 then the [s]cout cam in all wll and got nothn but sum old plonder a bout one 100 pound worth 33 dols
June 8d 1759 I writ this and I was on gard
this fort hes four grat gons twenty four pounders and forteen twelve pounders
Capten Gavis is ouer one Compny and Capten Crits is ouer a nother Compny and Capten parker is ouer a nother Compny thes are the captens ouer three Compens
dcember the 25d 1759 we dined with the gonars [gunners] and we had a god dener and then we had licker and that night and the 26d I went on gard and it snow hard.
January the 5d 1760 at Sant John at fort fredrick then there was six men ran a way from this pls with a skoner
January th 29d 1760 then the Curnel bur-went to halfax with about two hundred french and sixteen men for a gard.
Oliver Corey made and mended shoes for the soldiers, and lent them money, and sold "sider," rum and "bere," and baked brcad. He charged Jonathan Snow £0. 12. 10 for making a pair of shoes, and five shillings for mending "pomps." His name is found on several of the preceding rolls.
The entries in the book are given in the same order as in the original.
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HISTORY OF CHELMSFORD
1761. Chelmsford names in Capt. Aaron Willard's Co .:
Charles Barron, Ezra Corey (servant to John Dutton), Oliver Fletcher (son to Stephen Fletcher), Elijah Galusha, dead, (servant to Saml. Sureen), John Jewell, Charles McLean (son to Susan McLean).
[Massachusetts Archives, Vol. 98, pp. 228 and 389.]
1762-Capt William Baldwin, Col. Hoar's Regt. marched from Chelmsford to Boston, shipped to Halifax & then sailed to aid in the reduction of some French ports in the Gulf of St. Lawrence
Officers of the South Company in Chelmsford:
Daniel Proctor, Capt., 1762; Jonathan Harwood, Lieut., Jona. Robbins, Ensign.
[Massachusetts Archives, Vol. 99, p. 35.]
Thomas Farrington's Co. 1762:
Ephraim Corey, son of Oliver Corey, Littleton; William Barrett, Chelmsford; Ezra Corey, Westford; Levi Fletcher, Chelmsford.
[Massachusetts Archives, Vol. 99, p. 120.]
Chelmsford Names in Capt Moses Parker's Company, 1762:
Moses Parker, Capt .; Jonas Parker, Sergt .; Corpls, Leon Butterfield, John Senter, Rice Knowlton, Saml. Cowdry; Privates, Joseph Barrett, Jerh. Butterfield, Thos. Byam, Solomon Crosby, Ebenr. Foster (son of E. Foster), John Freeland, Benj. Gould, Jr. (son of A. Gould), Jona. Harwood, John Jewell (son of N. Jewell), Daniel Keyes (servant to Jos. Moores), Chas. McLain (servant to J. Dun), Willm. Perry, Saml. Stratton (servant to A. Spaulding), John Stephens.
[Massachusetts Archives, Vol. 99, pp. 153 and 158.]
Chelmsford Names in Capt. Jonathan Carver's Company, 1763:
Daniel Keyes, Sergt., servt. to Jos. Moors; Jeremiah Butter- field, Privates; Luke Bowers (S. of Bowers), Charles Barron, Joseph Barrett, Joseph Butterfield (s. of Wm. Butterfield), Uriah Fletcher (s. of Ste. Fletcher), Robert Fletcher (s. of Robt. Fletcher, Benj. Fletcher (s. of Jos. Fletcher), Benja. Gould. [Massachusetts Archives, Vol. 99, p. 245.]
Capt. Benjamin Edward's Co .:
Luke Richardson (son of Henry Richardson), Ebenr. Foster (c. of Ebenr. Foster).
[Massachusetts Archives, Vol. 99, p. 256.]
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PROVINCE WARS
Thursday July 1, 1756.
The Petition of Oliver Adams of Chelmsford in the County of Middlesex Executor of the last Will and Testament of Benjamin Adams junr. late of Chelmsford aforesd, Housewright, deceased, humbly sheweth that the said Benjamin Adams. on the twenty seventh Day of September last being Saturday at evening was impressed into His Majestys service for the Crown Point Expedition then carrying on by Capt Ephraim Spaulding by order from Colo. Eleazer Tyng, to compleat a deficiency of Men in his Regiment: that on the next Day being Sabbath Day, the sd Benjamin received Orders from the said Colo. Eleazer Tyng to march the next Day morning for Worcester in the County of Worcester & there wait for further orders. And accordingly he did the next morning, being Monday, set out for Worcester aforesaid not having any Opportunity to settle any of his Affairs or even so much as to make any Charges for his Labour against those People whom he had then lately laboured for; to the great injury of the Heirs at Law of the sd. Benjamin; and that the sd Benjamin arrived at Worcester aforesd. the thirtieth Day of September last & there Tarryed nine Days and Billetted himself at his own Costs from the time that he marched from Chelmsford aforesd. eleven Days, at one shilling & six pence per Day- before he received, or there was any Provision made for his sub- sistance, by the Government; that the sd. Benjamin at Worcester aforesd. was put under the Command of Capt Henry Ingalls & with him from thence proceeded to Albany, & was employed from thence to Lake George as a Guard to the Waggoners Carrying Provisions for the Army untill the twenty fourth Day of November last, when through the great fatigues of his marches & the Duty he was ordered to perform & the very bad and unholesome Provisions he did receive & was obliged to eat (or else to starve) he was reduced to a low & bad state of health, and thereby rendered unable to do any further Duty; he on the twenty fourth Day of November aforesd Obtained dismission from the Service under the Hand of Colo. John Hazeltine to return Home to Chelmsford aforesd .; that in his journey & return his illness & weakness increased so upon him that he was unable to travel on foot the greater Part of the way & necessarily put the charged Eight shillings Lawful money for the hire of Horses from Town to Town and assistance therein, as also the expence of one shilling & six pence per Day for his subsistance for eleven Days in his return to Chelmsford aforesd .; being sixteen shillings & six pence Lawful Money, that the said Benjamin on the fourth Day of December last got to Chelmsford aforesd. to the House of one Peter Procter, within about three miles of his own Lodging, and then was taken so very sick of a Fever that he could not hold out to be moved to his own Lodging, & continued so at the sd Peter Procter's until the eighteenth Day of December aforesd. when he died; That thesd. Oliver Adams Executor as aforesd. hath
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