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Whereas Tabitha the wife of Elijah Coleman a professor of
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Christianity & a member of Christs Chh. in this place hath walked disorderly & violated the Rules of the Gospel.
Ist in allowing malicious & menacing expressions in the course of the year 1791 & about that time, especially against Lieut. Amos Allen and his family, saying that she would wil- lingly kill any one of them & that War being begun Mischief & Death would soon be heard of & the sooner the better, or to this purpose, also in Actions of Violence & ill will in sª year & about that time, particularly in taking a loaded Gun & attempting to fire it for the Purpose of Killing or wounding those whom she supposed to belong to sª Allen's family, & in Keeping a Gun loaded with an intention to use upon per- sons Whenever they should approach Mr. Coleman's Build- ings or come upon his Improvements in such a manner as they had done.
2ª In abstaining frequently & in a needless manner from the public worship of God in this place through the Course of several years last past, and whereas she has been privately treated with & admonished of her faults by some of the Brethren of the Chh. but remains impenitent, I therefore as one dissatisfied with her conduct desire that she may be called before the Chh. that they may judge upon & treat her as the Nature of her case and Behaviour may require
(Signed) Ebenezer Graves.
Oct 31, 1793 The Chh. meeting was opend by vote of the Chh. because of their being together at an earlier Hour than it was adjourned to, the Chh. being informed that Tabi- tha Coleman could not be spoken with by Deacon Graves & that Mr. Coleman immediately threw ye Papers that he de- livered to him out of the House, & when Mr. Giles Cooke afterwards carried a Copy of the Complaint from the Pastor with a citation to Mrs Coleman to answer to it, He threw it into the fire & declared that he would keep his wife out of the way of a process from the Chh. in this place the members of
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which had become her enemies, the Chh. again thought fit to adjourn to the Thursday preceding the first Lord's day in January at 3 o'clock P. M. & accordingly was adjourned to that time-at the Meeting House.
Thursday Jan 2. 1794 3 o'clock the Chh. met according to adjournment & was opened by prayer-after deliberating upon the Measures that had been taken with Tabitha the wife of Elijah Coleman to which She hath refused attention, as has been made manifest by her not being seen, from time to time when members of the Chh. have sought access to her, by not appearing before the Chh. in compliance with a citation deliv- ered to her Husband in the House where they dwell & by not attending in any Instance, for several months last past with this Chh. upon the public Worship of God-the Chh. voted the following viz :
Whereas, Tabitha, the wife of Elijah Coleman, has refused to make answer to a complaint exhibited against her by Dea- con Ebenezer Graves, & in order to evade the discipline of the Chh. hath united as we have reason to believe with her Husband in denying to the Members of the Chh. an oppor- tunity of conversation with her for the purpose of stating her moral crimes to her, & for a number of months last past hath wholly absented herself from the public administrations of God's House ; hence the sd Tabitha merits in our opinion the censure of God's People & is an improper subject of their Christian fellowship in special divine ordinances. When Mrs. Coleman shall show a willingness to submit to Gospel order we hold ourselves in readiness to attend candidly, to the merits of her conduct & acquit her of Guilt if Truth & Justice require it or restore her to our Communion upon her manifesting a Repentance of such offences as she may appear to have com- mitted against the Gospel. But at present we judge it to be our Duty & accordingly it is our purpose to withdraw from her as a disorderly person who is not under Law to Christ the holy King & Saviour whom she hath professed.
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Jan 7 1794 A copy of this Result was put into a Letter Directed to Mrs Coleman which letter ended in the following manner: This Result so far as I am acquainted with the principle from which it proceeded is the Effect of a concern for the Honour of Religion & your best interest. I wish you to attend to it, however unworthy we are as men, yet acting as the Chh. & servants of Christ our doings ought not to be disregarded & Dispised by you : he that despiseth you (said Christ to his Disciples) despiseth me.
from your friend & Pastor
R. N.
Jan. 28 1794 the above Letter was given to Deacon Graves to be given by him to Mrs. Coleman.
March 24 1794 Deacon Graves informª that he had been to Mr. Coleman's with the Letter & not finding his Wife, de- sired him to deliver it to her, which he refused to do, accord- ingly the Letter was brought away.
Not having an opportunity to communicate to Mrs Cole- man a copy of the Chh's Result, in a private way, it was pub- licly read on a Lord's Day Sept. 1794.
TESTIMONY IN THE CASE
Joseph Wells testified & said, that at one time (in the course of the year 1791) He heard Mrs Coleman Charge the Allen's with stealing wheat & Corn out of Mr. Coleman's barn & at another time heard her threaten their Lives & said she would Kill them as quick as she would Kill a snake-
Rosanna the wife of Jonathan Smead testified & sd that be- ing at Mr. Colemans soon after Mischief had been done to their Dye House, Mrs. Coleman told her that she called up her Husband when she heard the noise & told him all was a going, that Mr. Coleman with her took his gun & went out of the Door, that the first gun missed fire for which she was sorry because it would certainly have killed some of them-that she had got her gun charged with a Brace of Balls & they
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should have what was in it-that the war was begun and the hotter the better, the sooner it would be over-that the gun then stood loaded with Balls behind the Door-that I should certainly hear of murder done, or Buildings burnt-Houses or Barns-I observed to her, that if she killed any Body she would be hanged-she replied that she would die in a just cause & should not have Greenfield for her judge-these witnesses were Chh. Members.
The following disposition was given by Lucretia Denio .- She testified & said that being at Mr. Coleman's sometime after his shop chimney was torn down, She heard Mrs. Cole- man say that hearing People at their Dye House in the night, to prevent such mischief her husband took a loaded gun & fired it & that she took a gun which if she could have fired it would have levelled one to the ground, I asked if she had Balls in her Gun she said she had that which would do execu- tion. I told her if she shed Man's Blood her own Blood must be shed, her Reply was that she ought not to loose her Life for an Allen, for there was one Plague gone from off the earth if an Allen was gone: I observed I did not believe it was any of the Allen's that injured them. She asked me whether I would believe it if I saw one of them dead on the Ground-the Battle she added was begun & there was no way to end it but by Gun & Bayonet Powder & Ball, they had tried all other ways for peace-there was only this left.
December 17, 1793. This being the Day on which the Act of Incorporation was read to the town of Gill. I attended & preachª from Ps. 144, ult.
May 13, 1794. Drew in from the street in making my fence west from the store three or four feet in order to have it range with Mr. Pierce's fence which stands still further . west.
June 4, 1794. heard Ruel Willard affirm in Conversation with Dan1 Forbes that the North Line of the Street as run by Mr. Root of Montague strikes the North side of the chimney
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of Mr. Jerom Ripley's store & about four feet from the front of his dwelling House north-
August 10, 1794. Five years ago the meloncholly event of Roger's Death took place.
August 14, 1794. removed my Old Habitation where I had resided about 32 years into my new house.
July 27, 1797. Memorandum. The Bend in the street against Jerom Ripley Esq. & which by the running of the fence has been straitening from time to time for several years past is now made still straiter by the building of his Door yard & Consequently the street is made narrower & deviates from its lines as they were originally laid-my fence against sd Ripley's is drawn in several feet from where my old stone wall stood as may now be made Manifest by the remainder in the ground of some of the foundation.
April 13, 1798. Men agreed that the west Line of Timothy Hall's land should strike the street, four feet west of his shop & the rear should be of the same Length with the front.
April 5, 1806. I know not but that I make myself daily uneasy because my Troubles are not greater than they be, but small as they are they will disturb & vex me, especially the Inattention which the people pay to what I suffer by the Depreciation of money .- Not one man from 1774 has shown, as I recollect, any Disposition to make any consideration, but all have & continue to pay the meer nominal sum, in the most advantageous way they can, & appear glad, they have an opportunity to pay it so easily & unless I am too jealous they are not so kind to me, as those among them who are friends
generally one to another. Mrs. Leavitt excepted, none of them upon any particular occasion, as Sickness, Deaths, fun- erals, associations, have complimented me with a piece of fresh meat, for nearly perhaps forty years-this is very singular & once unlooked for, but soon expected after my settlement in the Ministry. I have sometimes suffered great inconvenience in consequence of this Neglect have lived below what I wishd
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& what I thought reasonable, & could not entertain friends, without too much Trouble to Mrs. Newton, a woman given to Hospitality & whose feelings were hurt through Life, that she was noticed by those she loved & who were in affluent circumstances, with so little Generosity & with so much less than is Common for minister's wives of her Goodness & ac- complishments to experince. This oppression & cold Neglect which in my View has been used towards me has made my work of the Ministry hard & irksome as might Naturally be expected in one who loves the world and friendships as well as I do-But what more especially disquiets me is, an appre- hension that this conduct in my people, is owing in a Measure to something wrong in myself, which they know & feel, but do not inform me of-for I hear nothing as an apology but my Wealth-which it seems they have a faculty of estimating high, so that a few acres of Ground, here, in a peculiar ex- pensive situation is much better to live upon than double the acres in Leyden or Colrain-it will be I presume the little time I have to live as it has been, except worse, & as I can see more faults in myself than in any other, my Complaint might be properly turned against myself & my Business be to amend my own life & go on in the Ministry Cheerfully & faithfully according to my remaining Powers or pass into Re- tirement, & show a penetential, Humble Christian Life there. My time I would recollect is short for memorizing either in a public or private station, being now nearly the close of the sixty ninth year of my life.
The diary ends with-
May 23, 1812. This day I am seventy five years old I shall not and I would not live alway.
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CHAPTER L
DEATHS IN GREENFIELD RECORDED BY REV. ROGER NEWTON
1761. £ August-Thankful, the daughter of Sam11 Mun- Nov. John Allen-Decembr,-Asa Wells-
1762. April ye 22d, Patience, ye daughter of Lucy Bill- ing-Jan, Thomas the son of Thomas Nims-Sept. 2, Wm. Brooks-Sept. 23d, Zenas Nash-Sept. 28, Joseph Nash- Oct. 2, Quartus Nash-Dec. 13, the widow of Isaac Fos- ter-
1763. Augt. Ist, Elihu, the son of Widw Sarah Atherton -Oct, Joel, the son of Thomas Nims-
1764. January, Noah, the son of Noah Allen-Sept, Eliphaz, the son of Noah Allen-Sept, Joseph Bascom-Oc- tobr, Reuben, the son of Sam1 Mun-Octbr, Martha, the daughter of Dan1 Nash-
1765. Consider, the son of Ebenezer Wells-March, Abi- gail, the Daughter of David Smead-May ye 4th, Isaac, my son-
I767. May 12, Abigail, the wife of Jonathan Sprague- August, 14, Rachel, the Daughter of David Allen-Octo, 16, Umphry, Negro Servt, to Ens, Childs-
1768. Apl, 13, Darius Hinsdale .- Apl, 21, Joshua Wells -Novembr 25, Nathan, ye son of Benjn. Hastings, jr-Dec, 2d, Isaac, my 3d son-
1769. Ephraim, ye son of Joel Wells-a child of Noah Allen- I770. Decembr, 18, Widow Abigail Allen-
I771. April, Dianthe, the Daughter of Ebenezer Wells
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jr-May, Martha, ye daughter of Matthew Severance-Octo- ber 5, Annis, the daughter of Joseph Hastings-Octobr, 20, Mary, ye Daughter of Joseph Hastings-Nov. 12, Sarah, ye Daughter of Joseph Hastings-Decembr, 8, Lydia, ye Daughter of Sam11 Shattuck-July, 25, (Mercy) ye wife of Jonathan Catlin-
1772. October, 15, Mrs. Adams, a woman that belonged to Halifax-
1773. July 4, Elizabeth, ye wife of James Corse-Octo- ber, 19, Adonijah, an infant, ye son of Oliver Atherton- Novr 5, Lucy Billings-
I774. Mrs. Denio-(probably Anna Coombs Denio)- April, 5-Robert Mitchell-(probably May, I) Widow Eliza- beth Wells (widow of Joshua)-Mary Martindale (perhaps Molly, dau, of Lemuel, born Apl. 20, 1755)-August 16, Lieut. Benjn Hastings-Septr, 29, Widow Prudence Hast- ings, (widow of Benj. jr.)-Nov, 30, Sarah Hinsdale (dau. of Elisha-Decr. 27, Sarah Corse (dau. of Dan.)
I775. March II, Lydia Mitchell, an infant-March, 16, Elizabeth, the wife of Ebenezer Arms-March, 20, Ethiel Dean-July 25, Widow Mary Severance (widow of Joseph)- Octobr, William Mitchell-Decr 26, Seberah, ye wife of Isaac Newton-
1776. January 6. Onesimus Nash, by slipping down with a stick of wood upon his shoulder-20th, Joseph Corse (son of Dan)-Daniel Graves (died) in ye army-March I, Mindwell Atherton-aged 92 years wanting a few days, (widow of Jo- seph)-April II, Aaron Denio jr-May 27, Leucy Taylor- June 30, ye wife of Elisha Wells-(Mehitable) -- July 15, Mary, ye wife of Sam1 Mun-Novembr 15, Mercey, ye wife of George Howland jr-
1777. March 22, Submit, yee wife of Asher Corse-May 28, Caleb Wright-June 30, Rodah Allen (dau, of John)- August I, Elizabeth, ye dau, of Sam1 Derby-August 7, Ebenezer, ye son of Ebenezer Wells jr .- August II, another
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son of Ebenezer Wells-& Zimri, the son of Capt. Agrippa Wells-August 15, a son of John Mcherd-August, 19, a daughter of Deacon (Ebenezer) Graves-by name Electa- also Lydia, the D. of Abel Simons-& Chester, the son of George Grennells-August 20, George, ye son of George Grennells-August 22, a son of Mcherds-August 24, Abner, ye son of Abner Arms-& a young son of Sam1 Shattucks- August 26, Abigail, D. of Lem1 Bascom-August 29, a child of Dan1 Smead-August 30, John, ye son of Abner Arms- & Agrippa, ye son of Capt. Agrippa Wells-August 31, a child of Jonathan Sprague-September 1, Elijah, ye son of Abner Smead-Sept. 3 Erastus, ye son of Eleazer Wells- Sept. 10, a daughter of Lemuel Smead-Sept. 1I, the wife of Charles Phelps Esquire of New Malborough-Sept. 12, a child of Medad Hastings-& Susanna, a Daughter of mine- Sept. 14, a child of Dan1 Smeads-one of Joseph Wells- one of Medad Hastings-& one of Seth Howlands-Sept. 15, one of Joseph Hastings-Sept. 17, a child of Lemuel Hastings-& one of Phineas Jones-Sept. 18, Warren, ye son of Isaac Foster-Sept. 20, Elizabeth, ye daughter of Dan Corse-& John, son of Lemuel Hastings-about this time died also a son of Deacon Graves (Solomon, Sept. 23)-Nov. 8, Sam1 Munn-Decembr 16, Ruth, the wife of Enos De- nio-
1778. Jan. 3, Pollie, the daughter of Agrippa Wells- June 20, Thomas, a child of Thomas Loveman-June 23, David, a child of Dan Corse-July, Mrs. Rice, ye wife of Benj" Rice at Grass Hill (Gill) August 3, an infant of G. Grennell-Octobr 25, a child of John Graves-October 29, a child of John Graves-Octobr 30, the wife of Timothy Bascom-Novembr 30, a child of Mr. Cushing-
I779. May 29, Eunice, ye wife of Samuel Hinsdale- June 19, Mary, ye wife of Capt. Timothy Childs-
1780. March 3, a Daughter of Lemuel Smead-April 27, another Daughter of Lemuel Smead-April 29, Aaron 47
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Denio-May I, Sebera, a child of Isaac Newton-July 18, Mr. Howskins, a man 90 years old-
1781. January 23, Esther, the wife of Isaac Newton- about this time died two infant children of Phineas Jones- Feb. 18, Joanna Corse, D. of James Corse. She was born March 25, O. S. AD. 1751. Age 30 years ten months & eleven Days-Feb. 19, Mary Childs, Dau. of Capt, Timothy Childs, aged 35-April 10, Cloe, the wife of Sam1 Shattuck- Febry, Dorothy, the wife of Allen Nichols-Novembry a child of Mr. Clark's-Novembry 20, Mercy, the D of Capt. Childs-Decembr, 12, Capt, Timothy Childs-
1782. Feb, a child of Sam1 Dean-April 23, the wife of Adam Wellman-April 29, Ebenezer Smead, the son of Dean David Smead-June 17, Clarissa, ye infant Daught of George Grennell-September 7, Abigail, ye D, of George Howland, aged 10 weeks-Octobr, 14, Dollie, ye D, of Moses Arms- Novemb" 5, Mehetabel, the wife of Jonathan Smead, aged about 70-Decemb", 26, John, ye child of John Clark-
1783. March 14, Amaziah, ye child of Jeremiah Ballard- 15th, Gideon, the son of Gideon Sage-17th, Sarah, ye daughter of John Newton-30th, Elizabeth, wife of Elihu Bascom-April 29, Violet, a negro child-April 30, Jonathan Smead, aged 76-June 15, a child of Philip Ballard-August 13, Lemuel Martindale, about 50 years of age, by a Blow at or against the Midriff from a stick of wood which he suddenly broke-August 18, Lydia, an infant child D of Jonath" Smead-Sept, 27, James Cors, in ye 90th, year of his age- Octobr 3Ist, Ebenezer Smead in ye 78th, year of his age- Novemb" 23, Sam1 Stebbins-
1784. January 3, Tabitha, the wife of Abner Arms-Feb, 2, Sam1, Munn .- May (17) Elizabeth Wells, the wife of Capt, Ebenezer Wells-June 21, Abigail Smead, the widow of Eben" Smead-June 22 Esther, a Babe of Jonathan Smead's- Octobr, 5, Abigail, the infant child of Seth Howland-Oc- tob", 14, Katherine, the wife of James Pickett-16th, an in-
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fant of Capt. Isaac Newton-Nov. 13, Hannah, ye D, of Asa Strong-
Records from 1784 to 1790 are missing.
1790. Octobr, 13, died in Travel with her infant the Wife of Miller Mitchell-Octobr, 30, Dr. Zecheriah Convers suddenly by an appoplectic Fit-a man who had been capable of doing good & peculiar for his contentment with small Things & for his refraining from resentful reviling Language & conduct toward mankind-Decembr, 16, the Twin children of Joseph Bascom in a few Hours after they were born-
1791. May 6. a Male child of Enos Rice, Atat, 9 Months-May 21, a Daughter of Benjamin Rice jr-July 20, Eunice, ye Wife of Lem1 Hastings in ye 40 yr of her Age-August 18, Sam1, an Infant Child of Asa Munn-Au- gust 23, Anna, the Wife of Elijah Alvord-August 24, David Allen-Octobr 31, Caroline, the child of Lem1 Hastings- Decemb", 27, Synthia, the Daughtr of Lem1 Hastings.
1792. Feby 29, the Wife of George Loveland jr-March 18, Asa Munn-April 12, the oldest Daughter of John Mow- ley & an Infant Child of Enos Rice-April 29, a Child of Jonas Stanhope-May 22, a Child of Elijah Smith, by a fish bone-July 10, a Child of Isaac Foster jr-August 5, the Widow Ruth Foot, Atat 86-Sept", an infant child of Ben- jamin Horsely-
1793. January 7, a child of William Walker-Jany, 16, Abner Arms, Atat 65-Feby, 4, Thomas Nims, Atat 75- Feby, II, a young Child of Mr. Webster-Feby, 25, an In- fant of Wm Smalley-26, a young child of John Ewers- April II, an Infant child of Jonathan Washburn, born with an imperfect head-May, Polly Logan, a child about four years old-July 19, Asael Stanhope, drowned-August 3, an Infant Child of Elijah Allen-Octobr, the Widow Smally- Novb", 17, Rachel, ye D of Capt. J. Phillips-Decemb", 7, the wife of Enos Rice --
1794. a child of Joseph Nash, supposed to be smothered
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in bed-Ap1, 10, Seth Howland, in the 59th year of his age- June 16, Joel, the son of Hull Nims-Aug. II, a Child of Asher Newton, also a Child of Selah Allen-Aug. 24, a Child of Joel Allen-Octobr, 7, Polly, the D of Levi Wells- Octobr 9 a Child of Joel Wells-Nov" a Child of John Bush -Nov", 22, a child of Medad Hastings-
1795. Jany, 28, a Child of Mr. Logan-Feby, 18, Abi- gail, the wife of George Howland in the 90th year of her age (of Gill)-March 11, a Child of Elijah Alvord's-March 24, a Child of Eleazer Wells jr-March 26, the Wife of Walter Avery, on a journey to this place-May, Mary, ye wife of John Battis-June 16, a child of Amos Allen jr- Sept", 10, Joel, the son of Jonathn Smead, being nearly six- teen years old-Sept", 30, Tirzah, D, of Elisha Wells being about ten months old-Octobr, 5, Eliza, the D, of Capt, Ca- leb Clap-Octobr, 12, Hart, son of Ebenezer Allen jr, 2 years old-Octobr, 13, Harriet, D, of Capt, Caleb Clap about ten years old-Octobr, 20, a Child of Ebenezr Allen- Octobr, 30, a Child of James Cobb-Decemb", a Child of David Stricklen-
1796. May 19, a child of Theophilus Griswould, scalded by hot water in a Dish Kettle-Aug. 26, Lucinda, ye D., of Abner Wells-Aug. 28, Isabella, the D. of Capt. Caleb Clap-Septr. II, Richard, ye son of the wife of Dr. Edward Billings-Decemb" 4, Sam'l Howe, a young man from Dor- chester in Vermont, by an abcess upon the Lungs-Decembr 27, a male Child of Job Graves, of the throat Distemper- Decembr 31, Tartallus, the son of Joseph Hastings-
1797. Feby. 2, Abner Smead-March 4, Phebe Billings -March 6, a Child of Sam'l Pickett's-March 25, a Child of Joseph Hastings-March 27, Amos Allen, in ye 75 year of his age-Augt 20, a Child of Jabez Fraizer's-Sept" 9, James Moore, a native of Ireland-Dec" 26, a son of Ebenezer Graves, Jr-
1798. Feby. 7, Asa Strong, AEtat 69 :- Feby 19, Widow
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Anna Atherton, Atat, 84-Aug. 7, Widow Martha Nash (widow of Daniel) Æt, 73-Sept 27, a Child of Jabez Frai- zer-Octr. John Lyon-Novr. 28, Hannah Alvord in the 79th year of age-
1799. Jany. 25, Widow Sarah Hinsdale in the 83d year of her age (widow of Samuel) March 2d, Seth Arms, killed by a Sled, Atat 39-March 15, an infant Child of Joseph Atherton-March 28, a Child of Elijah Lamb-March 30, Richard Carey in ye 83d year of his age-Ap1, 16, John Adams, son of Richard E. Newcomb, nearly eight months old. May 30, a Child of Elijah Alvord about eight months old-July 23, Romus, a Negro man, Ætat, 63-
1800. Feby, 7, David Wells, Atat, 74-March 1, Sol- omon, the son of Solomon Smead, Esq"-March, Mr. Ellis -July 8, Ebenzr, the son of Eben" Graves, jr .- Aug. 7, Sally, the wife of Dr. John Stone, Atat, 26-Octobr, 16, an infant Child of Amos Allen-Decemb", 21, an Infant Child of Walter Brown-
1801. Jany, 27, Dinah, a Negro woman-March 31, Ebenezer Allen, of a cancer, in the 76th year of his age- March-an Infant Child of Anna Mitchel-April 30th, Samuel Pickett by the Pleurisy, in the eighty second year of his age-May 24, Saml. Wells, in the seventy-second year of his age-June 3, Widow-Cary, in the 65th year of her age-June 16, The wife of Selah Allen-July 8, Patience, the wife of John Bell-Aug, 3d, Mercy, the Wife of Joseph Severance-July-an Infant Child of Mr. White-Aug, 31, Beriah, the son of Beriah Willard-also a young Child of Mr. Stiles; the former by a wound from a Rakes tail; the latter by falling into scalding water-Sept", 6, an infant male Child of Thomas Dickman-Octobr, I, a Child of Joel Wells, with the Dysentery-Nov. 6, a Child of Elijah Smith ÆEtat, 2- Octobr, 18, a Child of Elijah Smith, Atat, 6-Nov. 20, John Battis, Atat, 77-Nov", 25, a young Child of Mr. Brooks -- Decembr. I, Mehetabel, the wife of Capt. Agrippa Wells Ætat, 60-
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1802. a Male Infant & Twin of Asher Newton-Apl, 30, Enos Denio, very suddenly, with some secret inward Disorder. He came home with his team, unwell on Thursday 28th, towards night & expired the next morning about sunrise. his Disorder did appear in no measure to deprive him of his Reason-July 1I, John Strickland jr Ætat, 53, his Disorder began with a pain in his right arm which soon removd to the left & from thence to his head, upon which he soon expired- July 18, Abigail, D, of Jeremiah Newton, Atat, 8-July 30, Thomas J. son of Capt. Ambrose Ames, aged 14 Months- Aug. I, John, the son of Calvin Munn, 3 years old-Aug. 4, Dan1, a young Child of Dan1. Clay-August 6th, Jonath", son of Jonath", Leavitt, Esqr .- 9 Months old-Aug, 7, Wm. Grennell, son of Wise Grennell, two years old-Aug, 7, died Maria, the Daugh", of Richard E. Newcomb, aged 8 years- Aug, 7, Guy, the son of D' Clay aged 4 years-Aug, 7, a Child of Saml Pierce, aged 18 Months-Aug, 10, the Wife of Richard E. Newcomb, aged 31 years-Aug, 12, Silvanus Taylor, aged 14 years he was taken sick in this place but died in Montague where his Parents live-Aug, 12, died a daughter of Wm. Wait, aged twenty months Aug, 14, Stephen, the only remaining Child of Dan1, Clay-Aug, 13, a young Child of Sally Pith-Aug, 15, Anna, the D. of Saml Pierce aged three years-Aug, 19, Nabby, the D. of Saml Pierce, aged 10 years-Aug, 19, a negro Child, belonging to Cæsor, aged 2 years-Aug, 20, George, the son of Jerom Ripley Esqr, aged two years-Aug, 21, a Child of Obed Wells, aged 3 years- Aug, 22, a male Child of Danl Forbes aged I year-Aug, 22, a male Child of Wm. Starr aged I year-Aug, 23, a Child of Quintus Allen, Aug, 25, a D, of Quintus Allen aged 10 years-Aug, 25, a D, of Obed Wells, aged 12 years-August 26, a son of Hull Nims, aged 3 years-Aug, 28, Cela, D, of Lem1 Hastings aged 17 years-Aug, 29, the widow Margaret Wells, aged 72 years (widow of Lt. Samuel)-Aug 29, a son of Quintus Allen, aged 6 years-Aug, 29, Saml Lyman, on a
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