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The association was organized, May 26th, 1870, and a con- stitution adopted. The following officers were elected : Pres- ident, Geo. Sheldon of Deerfield; vice-presidents, Josiah D. Canning of Gill, James M. Crafts of Whately ; recording sec- retary, Nathaniel Hitchcock of Deerfield ; corresponding sec- retary, Rev. Dr. Robert Crawford of Deerfield; treasurer, Nathaniel Hitchcock ; councilors, Rev. P. Voorhees Finch of Greenfield, D. Orlando Fisk of Shelburne, Jonathan Johnson of Montague, Moses Stebbins of Deerfield, Roswell Field of Gill, Rev. Edgar Buckingham of Deerfield, L. W. Rice of Greenfield. At a meeting of the councilors the same day, George Sheldon, Rev. Dr. Crawford and Rev. Mr. Bucking- ham were appointed a finance committee, and Geo. Sheldon and Rev. Mr. Finch were appointed a committee to solicit inembers to the association.
In 1878, the Deerfield Academy, a three-story brick build- ing built in 1798, came into the hands of the Association. Some needful changes were made for convenience and secu- rity from fire, and in 1880 the Association began a collection of memorials which has increased from year to year until it has in this country no rival in its chosen field. A catalogue was printed in 1886.
In addition to making this unique collection, the Associa- tion has held annual meetings, where original papers, giving the results of extensive research, have been read, and thus a large amount of historical matter has been discovered and laid before the public. It has also held annual Field Meet- ings, where similar papers have been read.
Permanent results have followed these meetings. Vol. I of its Proceedings has been published, and Vol. II is now ready for the press. In the track of the Field Meetings may
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POCUMTUCK VALLEY MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION.
be seen ruinous graveyards restored, everlasting monuments marking historic places or the site of tragic events, town histories written, and in one case a new Memorial building ; and not the least of all, a generation growing up with posi- tive knowledge of, and interest in, local colonial history. The library of the Association now contains in books and pam- phlets about eleven thousand titles. It is thus characterized by the one who made the catalogue :-
A peculiar and distinctive feature of this Library is that these vol- umes carry an atmosphere of personality with them; nearly all have been read and pondered over by some one of the thinking men and women whose names are found on the fly leaves. They represent, literally, the culture and literary life of the valley for two centuries. They were gathered, to a large degree, from the garrets and closets of old houses in this valley.
Among other books may be found Dobson's " Encyclopædia or Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Litera- ture." This is the first American edition, with " five hundred and forty-two Copperplates;" eighteen volumes thick, quarto: Philadelphia, 1798. This is doubtless the work owned by the "Encyclopedia Company," spoken of elsewhere.
CHAPTER XXIX.
CIVIL LIST FOR TWO HUNDRED YEARS, 1686-1885.
Obliged to refrain from consulting original records in later years, many dates in the lists following were taken from printed Annual Registers. Several errors were discovered while copying, so that accuracy cannot in all cases be war- ranted. The date following the names is the year of ap- pointment ; the time of service is not always ascertained.
JUDICIAL-JUDGES COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Elijah Williams, 1761-3 Thomas Williams, 1764-75
SPECIAL JUSTICES OF COMMON PLEAS.
Elijah Williams, 1753-60 Thomas Williams, 1762-64
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE AND QUORUM.
David Saxton, 1795-1800 John Williams, 1797-1815
Asa Stebbins, 1834-37
Ephraim Williams, 1806-16 Elihu Hoyt, 1825
Epaphras Hoyt, 1834-43 Charles Williams, 1845 Pliny Arms, 1845
TRIAL JUSTICE. Dexter F. Hager, 1886
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
Jonathan Wells, 1713-39 Samuel Barnard, 1723-61
Samuel E. Field, 1819 Elijah Arms, 1819-21 Stephen Whitney, 1822
Thomas Wells, 1734-49
Elijah Williams, 1743-53, 74
Rufus Saxton, 1823
William Williams, 1748-54
Thomas Williams, 1754-64, 74
Simon DeWolf, 1826 Aaron Arms, 1829-46
Jonathan Ashley, 1770-75 David Field, 1779-92
John Wilson, 1832-69
David Dickinson, 1779-1800
David Saxton, 1785-1800
Samuel Barnard, 1791-94
John Williams, 1791-1816
Charles Williams, 1838-45 Amos Russell, 1839 Jonathan Hawks, 1840
David Hoyt, Jr., 1804 Hezekiah W. Strong, 1805-1I Pliny Arms, 1814-59 Epaphras lloyt, 1814-34
Isaac Abercrombie, Jr., 1840 George Dickinson, 1841 Artemus Williams, 1843 Samuel Ware, 1843 Henry K. Hoyt, 1844
Horatio Hawks, 1847 William Chapman, 1848
Samuel Willard, Jr., 1850 William Dwight, 1853
Asa Stebbins, 1815-34 Elihu Hoyt, 1815-33 Ebenezer H. Williams, 1817 Elisha Bogue, 1819
Jonathan A. Saxton, 1835 James S. Whitney, 1837
William S. Williams, 1801-15
854
CIVIL LIST FOR TWO HUNDRED YEARS.
Dexter Childs, I855
Ransom N. Porter, 1862-80
William D. Bates, 1855
David W. Childs, 1867
Robert M. Pease, 1856
Henry S. Childs, 1867
C. M. Stebbins, 1856
Austin DeWolf, 1867
James C. Arms, 1857
Virgil M. Howard, 1867
George Sheldon, 1857-86
Charles Stowell, 1867
Edward W. Stebbins, 1858
Nathaniel G. Trow, 1867
Moses Stebbins, 1858
George W. Jones, 1874
Cephas Clapp, 1859-75
Abijah W. Chapin, 1878
Asa P Cooley, 1862-7
Obed S. Arms, 1878-86
Smith R. Phillips, 1862
Charles Phelps, 1878
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Elihu Hoyt Rufus Saxton
Henry K. Hoyt Richard C. Arms
Before the organization of Franklin County, Probate courts were held in Deerfield at the tavern of Erastus Barnard, the first Tuesdays of January, May and August.
LEGISLATIVE-SENATORS.
David Saxton, 1786-91, 94-1800
Ephraim Williams, 1816
Elihu Hoyt, 1817-19, 21-23, 27-32
George Sheldon, 1872
REPRESENTATIVES.
Thomas Wells, 1688-9
Jonathan Wells, 1692-3, 8
Joseph Barnard, 1692-3
John Wells, 1716
Stephen Whitney, 1831
Capt. Thomas Wells, 1717-19, 24-6, 37-S
Samuel Barnard, 1720, 21
Ebenezer Hinsdale, 1740-50
Elijah Williams, 1741-5, 52-5, 7, 8, 60, 1761, 4, 6, 7, 9 David Field, 1747, 60, 70
Zebediah Graves, 1844 Sumner Dunlap, 1847 Cephas Clapp, 1851 Asa Stebbins, 1852, 3
Joseph Barnard, 1756
Thomas Williams, 1759
Jonathan Ashley, Jr., 1762. 3, 5, 8
Samuel Hinsdale, 1771, 2, 5
Samuel Field, 1773, 4, 91 David Saxton, 1776-8, 81 John Williams, 1783-6 98, 1802, 3
Cyrus A. Stowell, 1863
Jonathan Hoyt, 1787, 92, 3, 1801
Christopher A. Stebbins, 1864
John Bardwell, 1788, 9 Seth Catlin, 1790, 5, 6
David A. Strong, 1866 George Sheldon, 1867 Henry A. Warriner, 1870 llarvey Severance, 1871
George W. Bardwell, 1873
Ebenezer 11. Williams, 1808
George W. Jones, 1875
Pharcellus D. Bridges, 1877 Charles P. Aldrich, 1878, 9
EXECUTIVE-CLERK OF COURTS. Rodolphus Dickinson, 1811-20
SHERIFF. James S. Whitney, 1851, 2
Epaphras Hoyt, 1814-31
Ebenezer Newcomb, 1817
Orlando Ware, 1819, 41
Rufus Saxton, 1821, 30, 31-8, 45, 6, 8
Amos Russell, 1837-9 George Dickinson, 1840 llowland Cowing, 1842
Ira Abercrombie, 1843, 50, 61
Luther B. Lincoln, 1855
Edward W. Stebbins, 1856
Moses Stebbins, 1857 Horatio Hawks, 1858
Elihu Hoyt, 1804, 5, 9-14, 16, 20, 22-7, 1830-6 Ephraim Williams, 1806, 7
Asa Stebbins, 1810-19, 39 Augustus Lyman, 1815
Robert Crawford, 1863 Christopher A. Stebbins, 1867
855
FRANKLIN COUNTY ORGANIZED 1812.
COUNTY TREASURER. Epaphras Hoyt, 1812-16 REGISTERS OF DEEDS. Epaphras Hoyt, 1802-14
John Williams, 1787-96 Elijah Williams, 1796-1801
NOTARIES PUBLIC.
Epaphras Hoyt, 1814 Aaron Arms, 1822 John Wilson, 1857 Robert M. Pease, 1859
Apollos Smith, George Sheldon, 1884 William W. Foster, Obed S. Arms.
POSTMASTERS.
Elijah Williams, July 1, 1800 Ebenezer Barnard, Oct. 1, 180I
Orlando Ware, July 1, 1803
Epaphras Hoyt, Dec. 3, 1804
Seth Nims, Dec. 8, 1820 Charles Williams, Sept. 12, 183] Martha G. Pratt, 1870
POSTMASTERS AT SOUTH DEERFIELD (BLOODY BROOK).
Aaron Arms, 1829 James S. Whitney John Wells Howland Cowing
Howland S. Cowing, 1848 William D. Bates, 1852 Obed S. Arms, 1861 Charles P. Aldrich, 1886
William D. Bates, 1846
Since the completion of the Hoosac Tunnel railroad line, postoffices have been established at East Deerfield, (Great River,) and West Deerfield, (Wisdom).
MODERATORS OF TOWN MEETING.
The figures following the name indicate the number of times in office ; the dates, the first and last year of service.
Lieut. Thomas Wells, 1688 Ens. John Sheldon, 9, 1694-1703
Capt. Jona. Wells, 28, 1691-1731
John Catlin, 6, 1696-1701 John Hawks, 2, 1697 Dea. Eleazer Hawks, 26, 1700-23 Lieut. David Hoyt, 3, 1701-02 Daniel Belding, 1705 Capt. Thomas Wells, 38, 1707-49
Ebenezer Smead, 3, 1707-25
Dea. Thomas French, 15, 1708-33 Thomas French, Jr., 1733 Joseph Atherton, 1715 Capt. Samuel Barnard, 2, 1716-17 Ebenezer Brooks, 1717 John Arms, 6, 1718-41 Capt. John Catlin, 18, 1721-58 Samuel Field, 5, 1721-47 Joseph Severance, 1722 Benjamin Munn, 2, 1723-26 Dea. Samuel Childs, 24, 1724-44 Ebenezer Wells, 8, 1725-27 Moses Nash, 1726 Lieut. Mahuman Hinsdale, 1726 Edward Allen, 2, 1727-31
Capt. Ebenezer Sheldon, 2, 1728 Dr. Thomas Wells, Jr., 1730 Dea. Judah Wright, 2, 1733-36 Lieut. Jonathan lloyt, 1735 Maj. Elijah Williams, 39, 1735-70 Capt. Timothy Childs, 1738 Eleazer Hawks, 2, 1737 Col. Ebenezer Hinsdale, 6, 1740-57 Col. William Williams, 3, 1749-51 Dr. Thomas Williams, 9, 1754-71 Col. David Field, 29, 1756-80 Daniel Arms, 4, 1760-74 Lieut. Joseph Barnard, 19, 1760-83 Ens. Joseph Barnard, 7, 1780-1802 Col. John Hawks, 4, 1763-73 Maj. Seth Catlin, 14, 1774-96 Mai. Salah Barnard, 7, 1775-80
Lieut. John Bardwell, 5, 1777-88 Capt. David Hoyt, 16, 1779-1802 Asahel Wright, 4, 1779-84 David Saxton, 9, 1780-96 Dea. Jonathan Arms, 12, 1781-92 Jonathan lloyt, 6, 1781-91 Maj. David Dickinson, 2, 1781-88 Esq. Samuel Barnard, 2, 1781-83
856
CIVIL LIST FOR TWO HUNDRED YEARS, 1686-85.
Col. Joseph Stebbins, 16, 1782-1802 Esq. Samuel Field, 2, 1783-84 Col. ThomasW. Dickinson, 7, 1788-1808 Samuel Childs, 1795 Zur Hawks, 10, 1798-1810
Esq. John Williams, 6, 1799-1804 Erastus Barnard. 1802
Rufus Saxton, 28, 1803-42
Asa Stebbins, 9, 1804-36
William S. Williams, 2, 1804-21
Ebenezer 11. Williams, 11, 1805-32
Seth Nims, 31, 1805-22
Esq. Ephraim Williams, 21, 1807-24 Dea. Asahel Wright, Jr., 2, 1811-20 Samuel Wells, 1814 John Wilson, 3, 1816-38 Elihu Hoyt, 3, 1819-25
Orlando Ware, 7, 1822-44
Stephen Whitney, 12, 1822-36
Charles Hitchcock, 2, 1823-34
Pliny Arms, 29, 1828-52
Allen B. Mansfield, 1868
Ransom N. Porter, 7, 1870-81
Charles Arms, 2, 1870-78
Asa Stebbins, Jr., 3, 1831-38
Dennis Stebbins, 2, 1833-35
Asa P. Cooley, 1871
George W. Jones, 4, 1872-77
Charles Jones, 7, 1872-76
William Warner, Jr., 2, 1872-77
Edgar Buckingham, 1872
Benjamin Henry, 2, 1838 Jona. A. Saxton, 1840
Abijah W. Chapin, 1874 Pharcellus D. Bridges, 4, 1875-85
TOWN CLERKS.
Joseph Barnard, 1687-95 Dea. Thomas French, 1696-1704, 17-19
Edward Allen, 1704-12
Samuel Williams, 1713
John Catlin, 1715, 16 Thomas French, Jr., 1720-32
Charles Williams, 1828-31, 35-70
Edwin Nims, 1832-34 Elisha Wells, 1871-83 Henry S. Childs, 1884. 85
The first town treasurer elected was in 1721; before then the Constables or Collectors appear to have had charge of the town funds; but I find no certain rule :-
TOWN TREASURERS.
Dea. Thomas French, 1721-26 Dea. Samuel Childs, 1726-34 Ebenezer Wells, 1735, 36 Thomas French, Jr., 1737-47 Col. David Field, 1748-51 Maj. Elijah Williams, 1752-65
Ens. Joseph Barnard, 1766-73 Dea. Jonathan Arms, 1781-89 Lieut. John Bardwell, 1790-1804
Solomon Williams, 1805-30 Dennis Stebbins, 1831-40
Asa Stebbins, Jr., 1841-62
Elisha Wells, 1863-67 Robert Childs, 1868-70 Elisha Wells, 1871-79
Francis W. Stebbins, 1880
Charles Jones, 1881, 2 C. A. Stebbins, 1883-5
Stephen W. Williams, 1845 Ira Abercrombie, 17, 1848-55 Ralph Williams, 6, 1846-56 Simon De Wolf, 1846 Henry K. Hoyt, 24, 1847-59 Asahel Wright, 2, 1851-53
David W. Bryant, 1852
William Chapman, 2, 1853-54
Luke Wright, 1854
James C. Arms, 2, 1857-59 Horatio Hawks, 14, 1858-64 David Hoyt, 2, 1862-63
Lucien L. Eaton, 7, 1862-73
Austin DeWolf, 2, 1862-63 Edward W. Stebbins, 1863 Dexter Childs, 3, 1863-68 Christopher A. Stebbins, 1863 George Sheldon, 22, 1865-80 James Childs, 1866
William Anderson, 7, 1866-75
Elijah Williams. 1830 Amos Russell, 1830
Edward Barney, 1870
Augustus Baldwin, 1833
Daniel Wright, 6, 1833-59 Quartus Ilawks, 1834 Edwin Nims, 1833
Maj. Elijah Williams, 1733-47, 52-61 Dr. Thomas Williams, 1748-51. 62-74 Maj. David Dickinson, 1775-78
Dea. Justin Hitchcock, 1779-81, 1804, 1813-21
Esq. John Williams, 1782-88, 90, 92 Esq. Samuel Barnard, Jr., 1783-7 Samuel Field, 1791
William S. Williams, 1793-1803, 5-12 Augustus Lyman, 1822-27
857
CIVIL LIST.
SELECTMEN OR TOWNSMEN.
They were generally assessors also, until the Revolution.
Ens. John Sheldon, 1686-8, 90-2, 8, Capt. John Catlin, 2d. 1731, 41-5, 8, I700, 2 1750, 4, 7 Eleazer Hawks, 1733, 7 William Smead, 1686-8, 97
Joshua Pomroy, 1686-8
Benjamin Hastings, 1733, 50
William Arms, 1734
Maj. Elijah Williams, 1735-8, 40, 1-6, 1752-4, 6, 7, 59, 60-5, 7, 8
Nathaniel Ilawks, 1739
Col. John Hawks, 1740, 9, 52, 3, 63, 5, 7, 9
Col. David Field, 1742, 4. 5, 8, 9, 50, 3,
1754, 8, 9. 60-2, 4, 5, 7-76
Capt. Mathew Clesson, 1745, 7. 9, 50, 1754-6
Dr. Thomas Williams, 1746, 8
Samuel Childs, Jr., 1747, 57. 61, 3
John Sheldon, 1747
Samuel Hinsdale, 1748
Edward Allen, 1748
Col. William Williams, 1749, 51
Col. Ebenezer Hinsdale, 1750-2
Ebenezer Smead, 1751
Daniel Arms, Jr., 1752, 5, 6,8-60, 2, 6, 74
John Arms, Jr., 1752, 8, 60, I
Ens. Joseph Barnard, 1753-6, 8, 9, 61, 1763-5, 7, 72, 3, 8, SI
Timothy Childs, 1753
Joseph Stebbins, 1758, 67, 82
Samuel Wells, 1759, 61
Jonathan Hoyt, Jr., 1762, 6, 9. 71, 4
Capt. David Hoyt, 1760, 4, 5, 83-7, 90 Asahel Wright, 1762, 6, 70, 9
Dea. Jeremiah Nims, 1762, 7, 70, 8, 82
Maj. Salah Barnard, 1764, 5, 8, 70, 3, 5. 8
Esq. Jonathan Ashley, 1765, 9, 71, 72 Nathan Frary, 1768
Dea. Jonathan Arms, 1769, 74, 87, 9, 92
Lieut. John Russell, 1775
Lieut. John Bardwell, 1776-8
Samuel McCall, 1779
Esq. David Saxton, 1779, 81, 5-8, 95
Elihu Field, 1779, 82
Ebenezer Wells, 1779
John Sheldon, 1779
Eldad Bardwell, 1780
Lieut. Thomas Bardwell, 1780
Eliphalet Dickinson, 1780
Samuel Harding, 1781
Amzi Childs, 1782, 9, 91, 2, 7, 9
Col. Thomas W. Dickinson, 1781, 5, 6, 1796, 8, 1801, 7 Levi Newton, 1781
Esq. Samuel Barnard, Jr., 1782-7
Esq. Samuel Field, 1782, 91
Maj. Seth Catlin, 1783-7, 93, 98
Dr. Elihu Ashley, 1783, 4, 9, 90
Paul Hawks, 1784
Zur Hawks, 1789, 95, 7, 1807 Aaron Arms, 1788
Lieut. Abner Cooley, 1788, 91, 9, 1803, 1806
Dea. Thomas French, 1686-8, 90-93, 8, 1700, 2, 9, 10, 12, 13
Lieut. Thomas Wells, 1689
John Catlin, 1689, 90, 4, 5, 7, 1700
Capt. Jonathan Wells, 1689, 90, 3, 5. 6, 1698, 9, 1703, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 13, 25 Samuel Northam, 1689 Joseph Barnard, 1689 John Allyn, 1689, 94, 5
Two boards were chosen in 1689, one May 30, the other Dec. 23.
Lieut. David Hoyt, 1690, 2, 9, 1701
Daniel Belding, 1690, 5, 6, 1705, 6
Samson Frary, 1691
Edward Allyn, 1694, 5, 1705, 8-10, 13, 1716 Simon Beaman, 1692
John Porter, 1693
Godfrey Nims, 1695, 6
John Hawks, 1697
Dea. Eleazer Hawks, 1699, 1701, 3-6, 1708, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 20, 3, 6 Nathaniel Sutlief, 1702
John Richards, 1702
Samuel Carter, 1703, 4
Capt. Thomas Wells, 1707-9, 11, 13, 1717, 20, 22, 25. 28, 30, 32
Ebenezer Smead, 1707, 9, 10, 12, 14, 1716, 18, 25 Ebenezer Brooks, 1709. 10, 17
Joseph Brooks, 171I John Smead, 171I Judah Wright, 1712
John Arms, 1712, 18, 22, 27, 31
Benjamin Munn, 1712, 13, 24, 6
Samuel Field, 1713, 18, 21
Samuel Childs, 1714, 18, 24, 43
Joseph Atherton, 1715 Capt. Samuel Barnard, 1717
John Catlin, 1718, 21, 3, 4, 8
Ens. Jonathan Wells, Jr., 1719
Ebenezer Wells, 1720, 4, 6, 7, 9, 31, 4, 1735, 6, 9, 40-46 Thomas French, Jr., 1721, 9, 33, 6-8, 1742, 3, 6, 7 Joseph Severance, 1722 Samuel Taylor, 1724, 32 Moses Nash, 1725
Lieut. Jonathan Hoyt, 1727, 30, 4, 5, 1739, 51 Capt. Ebenezer Sheldon, 1728 John Beaman, 1728 John Nims, 1729 Daniel Arms, 1730
Benoni Stebbins, 1686-8, 92, 1701
Benjamin Hastings, 1686-8
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CIVIL LIST FOR TWO HUNDRED YEARS.
Samuel Childs, 1788
Col. Joseph Stebbins, 1789, 95, 6,9, 1801, 2 Alvah Hawks, 1831, 35, 36
Lieut. Joseph Barnard, 1789, 92, 4, 6, 7 Moses Chandler, 1791
Dea. Seth Nims, 1792, 3, 8, 1811-16, 19
Asahel Wright, Jr., 1792, 4, 1800, 2
Capt. Elijah Arms, Jr., 1793, 7, 1800, ISO5, 8, 9, 11-16, 19, 20
David Hoyt, Jr., 1793, 1800
David Saxton, Jr., 1794
Eliakim Arms, 1794, 5, 7, 1802, 7, 18
Col. Asa Stebbins, 1794, 1804-12, 17, ISIS, 32, 33
Capt. William Tryon, 1795, 1804
Esq. John Williams, 1797, 9, 1800
Solomon Williams, 1799, 1800
Abner Cooley, 1799, 1803
William S. Williams, 1802
Augustus Lyman, 1803, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 1813, 15, 16, 21
Ebenezer II. Williams, 1803, 6, 8, 13, 1817. 18
Hezekiah W. Strong, 1804
Elihu Hoyt, 1804, 8, 12, 15, 16, 18, 25,29
Samuel Wells. Jr., 1805, 12, 14
Abner Cooley, Jr., 1806
Eliel Allen, 1809
Eli Cooley, 1810
Ebenezer Newcomb, Jr., 1810-15
John Nelson, 1816, 20
George Arms, 1817, 18
Orlando Ware, 1817, 18, 20-23, 28, 29, 1832, 33
Stephen Whitney, 1819, 20, 2, 3, 5, 31, 3
Charles Hitchcock, 1819, 20, 2, 3
Amos Russell, 1821, 26-29, 30
Dennis Stebbins, 1824, 25-7, 30, 34-37 Zebedialı Graves, 1824
Rufus Saxton, 1826, 27
Henry C. Haskell, 1882-5
Seth Sheldon, 1830
James A. Hawks, 1884-5
Dexter F. Hager, 1885
Up to 1779, the board of selectmen had also performed the duties of assessors ; that year a separate board was chosen :-
ASSESSORS.
Capt. David Hoyt, 1779, 89, 92, 4, 9, 1803 Jonathan Hoyt, 1789, 92, 3, 5 Dea. Jonathan Arms, 1779, 90, 6
Capt. Abner Cooley, 1791
Dea. Jonathan Arms, 1796
Solomon Williams, 1796, 8-1812
Col. Thomas W. Dickinson, 1797. 1801
Zur Hawks, 1798, 1802
Lieut. David Hoyt, 1799, 1803
Seth Nims, 1799, 1802, 4-8, 10-19 Elijah Arms, 1801, 6-9, 14, 20
Lieut. Elijah Arms, 1781-5, 94 Elihu Field, 1781 Esq. John Williams, 1782, 3, 8, 1800 Samuel Childs, 2d, 1783, 91, 2
Elijah Williams, 1784, 97 Lieut. John Bardwell, 1784-94, 6, 7 Amzi Childs, 1784, 8, 98 Mathew Clesson, 1784, 93, 8
Zebina Stebbins, 1832
Allen Mansfield, 1834-6, 49-51, 3. 4, 6, 1859, 60, 61, 62 George Wright, 1836 Ira Abercrombie, 1836, 9, 41-8
Ephraim Williams, 1837-9, 40-44, 49. 1850-2 Eli Cooley, Jt., 1837, 8
Cephas Clapp, 1839-47 Eli Wright, 1845
Charles Williams, 1846
Daniel Felton, or Tilton, 1748
Henry King Hoyt, 1848
Ralph Clapp, 1849-51, 5, 6
William Sheldon, 1852-5
Sumner Dunlap, 1852 Almon DeWolf, 1853, 4 Almon Bryant, 1855
Horatio Hawks, 1857, 8
Elisha Wells, 1857, 8, 9, 60-2
James C. Arms, 1857, 8
Dexter Childs, 1859, 60, 3-6, 70, J
Philo Temple, 1861, 2
George W. Jones, 1863-9, 72, 3, 82
Charles Arms, 1863-6, 71 Josiah Brown, 1867-9
Charles Jones, 1867-78
Samuel D. Billings, 1870
Charles Hager, 1872
George W. Smith, 1873
Charles E. Williams, 1874-6
Albert Stebbins, 1874, 5
Joel De Wolf, 1876, 7
Charles P. Aldrich, 1877-9, 82-4
Lester L. Luey, 1878 Jona. Ashley, 1879
Robert Abercrombie, 1879, 83
Baxter Stebbins, 1831
Asa Stebbins, Jr., 1831, 38, 47
Joseph Stebbins, 1779, 82, 6, 7, 95
Dea. Jeremiah Nims, 1780 Hon. David Saxton, 1780 Lieut. Joseph Barnard, 1780, 7
Esq. Jonathan Ashley, 1781
William Tryon, 1802 Elihu Hoyt, 1804, 9, 11, 12, 15, 20-33
Eliakim Arms, 1805, 19
Timothy Billings, 1810 Asa Stebbins, 1813, 16, 18 George Arms, 1813-18
CIVIL LIST.
859
Ralph Williams, 1818-25, 30 Stephen Whitney, 1821-30 Russell Cooley, 1825. 6. 7 Edwin Nims, 1826, 7, 34, 5, 6 Augustus Baldwin, 1828 John Wilson, 1828 Oliver Starr, 1829
Dennis Stebbins, 1831-3
Artemus Williams, 1831, 3-42, 55. 6, 9, 60 Christopher A. Stebbins, 1864-7, 69-74 Amos Russell, 1832 Asa Stebbins, Jr., 1834-40 1876, 7, 8, 82-5 Chauncey B. Tilton, 1872, 3
Loring Thayer, IS37
Joel De Wolf, 1872, 3
Henry C. Haskell, 1874, 5
Alden T. Sprout, 1875
Dexter Childs, 1876
Luke Wright, 1841, 2
Josiah Allen, 1842-48
Horace Williams, 1844-51
Willard Allen, 1845-8
James Childs, 1849, 63-71, 5
Cephas Clapp, 1850 Ora Sheldon, 1850
Edward W. Stebbins, 1851-64
Moses Stebbins, 1852-4
Julius W. Robbins, 1853-62, 8
William D. Bates, 1857, 8, 65-71, 4, 6, 7, 8 Almon Bryant, 1861-2
Sumner Dunlap, 1863, 4
Eli Wright, 1838
Ira Abercrombie, IS39 Henry K. Hoyt, 1840-4, 9, 51, 2, 6
Zeri Smith, 1876, 7, 8
Alden T. Briggs, 1879, 80, 1, 5
Luther W. McClellen, 1880-5 B. F. Bridges, Jr., 1882-4
CHAPTER XXX.
THE GREAT REBELLION- SOLDIERS MONUMENT.
Rebellion-Town Action. 1861. May 2d, a committee was chosen to raise a company of volunteers to serve in the Mas- sachusetts Volunteer Militia "according to the terms of a Circular presented to this Meeting." Sixteen hundred dol- lars was raised to uniform and clothe a company, or twenty dollars for each man who shall enlist. Twelve hundred dol- lars was raised for the support of the families of volunteers, from which to pay a bounty of ten dollars a month for each man in actual service ; one dollar a day for each man while drilling. Members of the band who enlisted to have the same pay as soldiers.
1861. Nov. Ist, the selectmen are authorized to pay all persons entitled to relief under the Act of May last.
1862. July 23d, voted to pay one hundred dollars bounty to each volunteer who shall go towards making up our quota of thirty-four men under an order of the Governor of July 14th, 1862. Sept. 6th, six thousand dollars was voted to be paid in bounties to those who enlist under the call of the President of Aug. 4th, 1862, for three hundred thousand men, one hundred dollars to be paid each volunteer, not to exceed sixty. Nov. 4th, the selectmen were directed to petition the General Court to confirm the doings of the town in raising money to pay bounties.
1863. Jan. 22d, voted to raise one hundred dollars for each of the eleven drafted men or the substitutes they procure. Voted to instruct our senator and representative in the Gen- eral Court to favor a law under which the state should reim- burse the towns and cities, the money paid for bounties not to exceed one hundred dollars each.
Apr. 6, 1863 The War Committee reported that since Apr. I, 1862 there has been paid,
To families of volunteers
To three years men
$3,957 96 3,625 00
861
Nine months men $4,600 00
Sept. 26, 1863 Reported expense of Recruiting
795 73
Refunded by the United States 415 00
Paid families of volunteers
5,057 54
Reimbursed by the State
3,508 31
For bounties paid volunteers
8,125 00
The selectmen were authorized to raise the quota of troops assigned Deerfield and to pay one hundred and twenty-five dollars bounty.
1864. May 24th, voted to pay three hundred dollars to each person drafted "under the call of March 14, 1864 calling for 200,000 more troops."
List of soldiers who served for Deerfield in the great Re- bellion :-
Adair, Robert L.
Clapp, Alfred D.
Glassett, Michael
Goland, Edward D.
Allen, George N. James M.
Rollin N.
Goodnough, Alfred O.
Anderson, Lafayette
Clark, Charles
Gorman, James
Armstrong, James
George N.
Grady, James
Babcock, Charles S.
= Henry
Graves, Albert II. Dickinson E.
Ball, Arthur W. Class, Christian
Charles M. Francis W.
Cooley, Allen
Hastings, Charles L.
Ballard, Daniel I.
Costelow, Richard
George A.
Bardwell, Dwight Dwight W.
Day, Andrew
Deane, Francis
Hawks, George
Barkhart, Casper
Deering, Henry
Hayden, Frederick N.
Barnard, Edward E. John
Densmore, William
Barnash, Oliver
DeWolf, Abel E.
Barnes, Leonard A.
Dickens, Philip
Dodge, Alonzo T.
Hilton, William J.
Hitchcock, James C.
lloeler, Gotlieb
Patrick, Jr.
Belden, Charles A.
Donoughue, James
Donovan, Daniel
Peter
Blodgett, Charles G.
Dooley, Mathew
Bolton, Henry E.
Dunn, Edwin
Boobley, Louis
Dunning, Joseph
Brazee, John W.
Eaton, Orrin J.
Hunter, George
Lorenzo
Eberlen, John
Huxley, John
Briggs, Francis W.
Ely, Edwin
Jackson, John W.
Henry E.
Eppler, John
Jenks, Frank L.
Brown, Charles
Farlander, Joseph
Jewett, Alvord A.
Burghardt, Casper
Finn, Daniel John
Gilbert L.
Campbell, John M.
Fowler, Edwin T.
Cantrell, George B.
Frink, Sumner
Cass, Daniel
Fuller, Frank B.
Orrin
Childs, Alonzo
John
Kelly, Frederick
George H. Church, Henry S.
Furgerson, Thomas Gay, Alonzo
Kemp, Dexter Kenedey, Michael
Henry A. Lorenzo T.
George W.
Delland, Charles L.
Haynes, Patrick
Hays, Edward
Patrick Herman, Andrew
Bates, Alfred W. Stephen Behan, Michael
llenderson W.
Nathaniel H.
Hosmer, Edward J. James K.
James Bissell, Charles
Hoyt, Edward George G. Hubbard, Elexis R. = Frederick A. William M.
Charles E.
Butler, James Cahill, James Michael
Clinton H.
Grush, Joseph S.
Baker, Henry
66 Henry G.
Henry E. = Samuel E.
Greenough, Henry W.
Colly, Frederick
Hager, Dexter F.
Davis, William G.
Calvin S.
Johnson, John Jones, Alfred G. = Frank W.
DEERFIELD AT THE FRONT.
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THE GREAT REBELLION-SOLDIERS MONUMENT.
Keyes, Joel Jr.
Rice, David L.
Stearns, Hiram M.
Labell, Frank
.. George W.
Stewart, James
Lamb, Charles B.
Isaac D.
Stockwell, Charles
Lanfair, Seth P.
.. Luther L.
Leonard, Charles
Richards, Charles
Ross, Washington
Rowland, Joseph
Sullivan, Cornelius
Lewey, Harry C.
Sammis, Lucius 11.
Joseph
Liston, Richard
Savage, Edward
Patrick
Longley, Edward
Saxton, Mirand W.
Temple, Henry W.
Lyman, Henry
Orrin D.
Thayer, William O.
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