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The next house, built by Fred Cleval, is now owned by Michael Wiskjewjcz.
The next is the shop of Henry Wilkie, who was a wheel- wright.
The next house, on the Lewis Dickinson home lot, was built by William Szastowicky in 1905.
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The next house is the home of Gabryel Toczko and Walenty Jielenski.
The next house was built in 1904 by Patrick Brennan, who married Mary, daughter of Thomas McGrath, and is now owned and occupied by John Wesaloski.
Crossing Chestnut Street is the site on the corner of Obed Smith's store, which was moved from the Alpheus Longley lot and remodeled into a dwelling. It was long the home of James Sykes and family. The house now on the lot is owned by Martin Wilk.
The next house, formerly owned by Michael Boyle, who married Mary Ryan, is occupied by their son, James L. Boyle, who married Mary Donovan of Northampton.
The next house was built by James Buckley and after- ward occupied by Michael O'Dea, whose wife was Mary Fitzgerald. Their son, James L. Day, sold the place to James Welch, who married Elizabeth Garvey of Hatfield.
PROSPECT STREET, WEST SIDE.
On the westerly side of Prospect Street is the home of John and Ricka Wenzel.
The next house, to the south, was built by John Sheehan. He died in Hatfield. His widow, Ellen, and her son, Daniel P. Sheehan, who married Mary Holdfelder, now live on the place.
The next, a brick house, was built by Anthony Allaire and afterward occupied by Dennis P. McGrath and is now owned and occupied by John Sheehan, who married Mary, daughter of John and Margaret Ryan.
The house on the corner, occupied by negroes, has passed away and the old house on the Henry Wilkie place, once occupied by John Curtis, was burned.
The next house, built by Henry Wilkie, 2d, who married Sybil Graves, was long the home of Charles E. Wilkie and his sister, Charlotte. After their decease it was occupied by the widow of Henry Wilkie, 3d, and her grandson, Frank, who married Mary D. Dwyer of Hadley.
The next house was the home of Thomas Frary, whose wife was Sarah Morton of Whately. Their son, Thomas, was a member of Co. D, 27th Regiment, M.V.M., in the Civil war and died at Morehead City, N. C. The house is
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now owned by Frank Lovett, who married Margaret, daughter of Nicholas and Margaret Powers.
The next house was the home of Lewis Covell, whose wife was Elizabeth, daughter of Calvin Marsh of Whately. They had three sons in the Civil war: Calvin L., Emerson L., and Elihu, all of Co. F, 37th Regiment, M.V.M. Elihu died of wounds received in the battle of Gettysburg in 1863.
The next house, just north of the brook, is the home of George Doppmann and his wife, who was Eva Zollar.
The next house was the home of David Chapman, a blacksmith. His shop, together with a cider mill, was on the common in front of the house and was torn down. The house is now the home of Frank Newman.
The next house across mill bridge was built by Harvey Moore and was the home of Levi Moore and John W. Field, who was sergeant in Co. F, 37th Regiment, M.V.M., and was killed in the Battle of the Wilderness. The place is now owned by John W. Kiley, who married Lizzie, daughter of John B. Ryan. Horace Shumway lives in a part of the house. His wife was Myra L., daughter of Lemuel A. Waite.
The next house, built by Daniel Lynch, is occupied by Lawrence B. Waltz, who married Elizabeth G. Mulcare of Northampton.
The next house is the home of William Murphy, who married Agnes G. Mulcare of Northampton.
The next place was built by Arthur F. Curtis, and after his decease was owned by Alfred Breor. It is now owned and occupied by Karol and Peter Zimnowski.
The next house is the home of Anthony Penkoski and wife.
The next house was built by Samuel P. Billings after the old house of Israel Billings was burned. The new house was burned March 23, 1910. It was owned and occupied by Allen W. Houghton.
The next house was built by Lemuel B. Field, who removed from town. The place was purchased by Charles E. Hubbard, whose wife was Julia Dayton of Northampton. He was a member of Co. F, 37th Regiment, M.V.M., in the Civil war. His widow still lives on the place.
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On Porter Avenue, which runs off from Prospect Street, the following houses are owned by the Porter Machine Works: first house, occupied by L. A. Dube; second house, by Albert Matthews; third house, by Joseph Fox and Frank Takubiel; fourth house, by Julius Kociela and William Fox; fifth house, by L. A. Schmitter and B. L. Graves.
The house on the other side of Porter Avenue was built in 1904 by Charles Winter and he occupies it.
NORTH STREET.
Beginning on the northerly side of North Street, formerly called Canada Lane after Canada Waite, the redeemed cap- tive, the first house on the rear of the Elijah Dickinson home lot was built in 1906 by Peter Celtka and John Jack- owski and is now occupied by them.
The next house was the home of Justin Waite. He was followed by his son, James O. Waite, who married Louisa Lyman of Easthampton. Both died in Hatfield. The place was afterward owned by John Burke and is now occupied by his widow, Mary Burke.
The next house is the Squire Bardwell house, moved from Main Street and now occupied by William B. Langdon, who married Sarah Gibbs of Ware. Before the house was placed on this lot Edwin Brainerd lived here in a small cottage house, and later Christian Carl and family occupied the place. The cottage was burned.
The next house was the home of Charles Morton, son of Chester Morton. It was a small house and looked old, but was not mentioned by Mr. Partridge. It stood just south of the corner of King Street and has been torn down. Before this Benjamin Morton had a small house on this site.
The next house was the home of Justin Hastings. James Breor, who married Bridget Curtis, repaired the house, and, since the decease of Mrs. Breor, Lawrence A. Powers, who married Mary A., daughter of James Breor, has lived with Mr: Breor.
The next house was the home of Arnold M. Peck. The house was burned and the site is vacant. Joseph Rypka now owns the land.
Just north of this on the Cow Bridge road was a small
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brown house occupied by Eleazer Allis and afterward by John Vaile. This house was torn down in 1892.
The next house, long the home of William Bardwell, who married Sabra Swift of Whately, was occupied by John B. Ryan. His widow and son, John C. Ryan, now live here.
There is a house on the top of Clay hill built by Patrick Russell, which has had many tenants. It is now owned by John C. Ryan.
At the foot of Clay hill on the southerly side of North Street is a small cabin, which was occupied by William Boyle, on land of the heirs of William H. Dickinson. It is now occupied by Polish tenants.
The house opposite the Langdon place was the home of Chester Morton and was occupied by Edwin Brainerd, whose mother married Chester Morton, as his second wife. Afterward the place was purchased and repaired by Fred- erick Carl, who married Mary Partenheimer. They now live here.
The next house was the home of George Waite. He married Melissa Preston of Granby. Both died in Hat- field. Their son, Henry L., lived here until he removed to Hadley. Edwin Brainerd lived here until his decease, as did his widow, Julia, the daugter of Russell Waite. The place is now occupied by James L. Bardwell, who married Grace Webber, daughter of Albert and Emma D. Webber. Two sons of George Waite were in the Civil war: Charles P. Waite in Co. F, 37th Regiment, M.V.M., who died at White Oak Church, Va., and John E. in Co. K, 52d Regi- ment, M. V. M.
The next house is a tenement belonging to the heirs of William H. Dickinson, occupied by John Merrick, who mar- ried Annie Heafey of Whately.
The next house is the birthplace of Oliver Smith, and formerly stood on Main Street. It is now occupied by Jacob and Charlotte Geis.
The next, the old home of William H. Dickinson, is now owned by his heirs and occupied by tenants.
KING STREET.
Beginning on the northerly side of King Street at the
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corner of Main Street, the first house was built by Frank Lampron and is now the home of James and Mary Ryan.
The next house was built by Eldric Gongeou; afterward purchased and repaired by Edward Proulx. It is now used as a tenement.
The next place was the home of John Leary. This was a part of the old town hall moved from Main Street. The place was burned in 1900, and his son, John F. Leary, built the present house the next year, and now occupies it. He married Sarah, daughter of Richard Phillips of Whately.
John O'Neil built the next house and after his decease it was occupied by John J. Breor, who sold it to Alfred H. Breor. It is now used as a tenement.
The next place was built by John Goodchild and after- ward rebuilt by Hamilton Dickinson. It is now occupied by Louis Murray and his son, Louis Murray, Jr.
The next house was built by George Gowash in 1909.
The next house was built by Louis Murray and is now owned by Joseph Gowash, who married Mr. Murray's daughter.
On the southerly side of King Street the first house was the home of Joseph Pockett, who removed from Hatfield. It was long the home of John and Mary Burke. It is now owned by Alex and Agnes Koziasz.
The next house was built by William Burke and is now the home of William F. Boyle, who married Anna Quinn of Whately.
The next place was built by William Boyle and is now the home of Patrick J. Boyle, who married Mary, daughter of Marble Hamel.
BRIDGE STREET.
Beginning on the northerly side of Bridge Street in front of the Shattuck gun shop, the first house was built by Thomas Dinsmore and his son, Almeron L. Both removed from Hatfield and this place was long the home of John Smith. After his decease his widow and sons, John and Adam, occupied the place. Alvin D. Dinsmore, son of Thomas, was a member of Co. K, 52d Regiment, M.V.M., in the Civil war.
The next house was built by Anthony Allaire, a brick-
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maker, and it is now the home of John H. and Ellen Ryan.
The next house was built by Henry Wade and is now the home of Joseph E. Stoddard, who married Margaretta Doppmann.
The next house was built by John Jewski in 1905. This is just before the mill swamp is crossed.
Crossing the Connecticut River Railroad, the first house was the home of Thomas Cutter, who was followed by his son, James Alonzo Cutter. Both died in Hatfield. The place is now owned by his son, William R. Cutter, who married Mary A. Dickinson of Hadley.
The next house, a double one, was built by Alvin L. Strong for his sons, Edson W., who married Harriet Bard- well, and Eugene S., who married Anna Knight.
Crossing the street to the southerly side in returning, the first building is the West Hatfield chapel.
The next house, built by J. D. Cutter, was purchased by Chester Hastings, who lived here with his son, Ephraim. After this it was the home of Philip Carl, who married Min- nie, daughter of John Smith, and their son, John S. Carl. It is now occupied by J. M. Towne and his wife, Magdelene.
The next house is the tenement of the Connecticut River Railroad Company, which was the Alonzo Dennis house.
Across the bridge is the house built by Frederick Wagner, now the home of John S. Denlein, who married Margaret Lohr. A short distance east of this house is the road which formerly ran to the south on the line of the Charles E. Wilkie land, where the house of Henry Wilkie, Sr., stood, and ran into the present road on the John Allis lot.
The next house, the home of John Allis, was purchased by Horatio Strong, who married Sarah Elwell of West- hampton; he was a soldier in the War of 1812. His son, Parmenus Strong, lived here with him until they removed to West Hatfield. The old house has been torn down and a new one built by the present owner, Michael W. Boyle, who married Annie Mullaly of Whately.
CHESTNUT STREET.
Beginning at the foot of Stone Pitts, on the northerly side of Chestnut Street is the house once standing on the
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site of Smith Academy, once the home of Camilas and Frederick Chapin, and then of Daniel W. Allis. It was afterward moved to the lot of St. Joseph's Church and used as a rectory, and again moved to the present site by E. S. Warner and used as a tenement.
The next house, on the top of Stone Pitts hill, was built by Jacob Jandziejszki in 1907, and is now occupied by him.
The next house was built by David Landry in 1904.
The next house was built by Frank J. Saffer in 1905, and is now occupied by him. He married Connie Dopp- mann.
The next house is the home of Peter Tolpo.
The next house across the Deerfield road is now occupied by Margaret O'Neil.
The next house is the home of Samuel Osley and was the old Pratt house owned by James Mullins and moved to this site.
The next house is the home of John and Anna Foosick.
The next house was built by Joseph Schepp, who married Elizabeth Merte. The place is now occupied by Fred W. Schepp, their son.
The next house was built by John B. Schepp and is now owned and occupied by Paul and Beningna Wirgilewicz.
The next house was built by Antoine Wickles in 1908 and is now the home of his family.
The next house was built by Peter Balise. He now lives here with his son, Paul Balise, who married Selina Rohoda of Florence.
The next house was built by Robert McGrath. He died in Hatfield and his widow and two sous now live here.
The next house, built by Michael Whalen, who re- moved from town, was the home of John Holdfelder and is now owned and occupied by Frank Vollinger, who married Mary Lokary of Northampton.
The next house northerly from the above on the old road to the depot was built by James Ormand. It was afterward the home of John May, who married Mary, daughter of Henry Stenglein. He died in Hatfield and his widow married John F. Betsold. They now occupy the place.
The next house, on the old depot road was built by Henry
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Stenglein. He and his wife both died in Hatfield. His son, John J. Stenglein, who married Margaret Sitz of Northamp- ton, now occupies the place. The road across the Hastings pasture is of recent date. The shop on this place was once the home of John Betsold.
Coming back to the new road is the home of George Vollinger at the crest of Mill Swamp hill. The road through the swamp has been known from earliest times as "Middle Going Over." The bridges are old but the fill is of comparatively recent date.
The next house was built by John Vollinger and is now occupied by himself and son, John, who married Elizabeth Sitz of Northampton.
The next house across the railroad was built by Patrick Boyle. He died in Hatfield. His sons, John L. and Wil- liam E., now live on the place. John L. married Bridget, daughter of Jerry Heafy of Whately. There was once a pail factory on this site, also a steam sawmill.
Crossing to the southerly side of the street, the first house was built by Pliny Billings, son of Abraham; later owned by George I. Dickinson, who married Sophia, daugh- ter of Moses Morton. It was afterward owned by Adam Doppmann, who died in Hatfield. The present occupant is his son, Lorenze Doppmann, who married Eva Betsold. On this lot near the railroad Adam F. Doppmann built a new house in 1907. He married Carrie Hilbert of Hat- field.
On the easterly side of the railroad formerly stood the Hatfield depot until removed farther south to its present location.
The next, the Elnathan Hastings place, was purchased by Patrick Daly, and was his home for several years. It is now occupied by Peter Denlein, who married Margaret, daughter of Adam Doppmann. Peter Denlein built a house on the site of the old one.
The next place, called the Pratt house, was purchased of William Hurley by James Mullins, who married Kate, daughter of Patrick Boyle. The old house was removed by Samuel Osley and Mr. Mullins built the new house and now lives here.
The next house was built by Matthew Nolan. He died,
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and his widow and daughter, Mary A., who married Michael O'Dea, now occupy the place.
The next house was built by James Nolan, whose wife was Mary Fitzgerald. Both died in Hatfield. The place is now owned by their son, Thomas A. Nolan, who built the new house just east of the old one. He married (1) Bridget Boyle, and (2) Annie L. Keefe of Hadley. The old house is occupied by Joseph Schepp, who married Mary Hilbert.
The next house was built by John Kiley. It is now occupied by his widow and her family.
The next house was built by Nicholas Powers, who mar- ried (1) Margaret Cooney, and (2) Margaret Ryan, widow of John Ryan. Nicholas Powers died in Hatfield, and his widow now lives on the place.
The next house is the home of John Wilk and wife.
The next house is the home of Sebastian Meyer and wife.
The next house is the home of Koskrete Kiakoski and wife.
The next house is the home of John Lizork and wife.
The next house was built by Eugene Bushee and pur- chased by Anthony Nowak.
WEST STREET, WEST SIDE.
Beginning on the west side of West Street, or Pantry road, at the Northampton line, the first house was the home of Nathan Gould, a member of Co. C, 52d Regiment, M.V.M., in the Civil war; afterward the home of James Sykes and purchased later by David B. Curtis of Co. F, 37th Regiment, M.V.M., in the Civil war. Lewis Sykes, son of James, was a member of the 1st Connecticut Battery in the Civil war. The house is now owned and occupied by Melvin Dennis, who came from Northampton.
The next house was built by John F. Fitch; afterward occupied by E. A. Dickinson and Austin Abels and his son, Nathaniel. Mary A. Abels, daughter of Austin, married Alonzo Sweet and lived here. The place was then pur- chased by Melvin P. Bradford, who married Louisa, daugh- ter of E. S. Munson of Whately. They now live on the place.
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Turning westerly on the road to the sawmill of Alvin L. Strong once stood the home of Lorenz Seitz on what is now Mr. Bradford's land. Mr. Seitz was a member of Co. F, 37th Regiment, M.V.M., in the Civil war. He removed to Amherst and the house is no longer standing.
On the opposite side of the road near the sawmill is the house built by Daniel Gould; afterward the home of Joseph Stadter, who died in Hatfield. Lewis Casten, who married Emma Steele, lived here and it is now owned by Alexander Donnis.
The next house was built by William Miller and is now the home of William Casten, who married Ricka Miller.
On what is now the home lot of John M. Strong was a small house that Parmenus Strong lived in when he removed from the John Allis house. On the corner of West Street is the house built by E. Phelps Billings, who was killed by an accidental discharge of his gun at the corner of the sawmill yard. Parmenus Strong, who mar- ried Miranda, daughter of Thomas Frary, purchased the place and greatly repaired the house. His son, John M. Strong, who married (1) Olive Bardwell of Whately, and (2) Addie Cleveland, now occupies the place.
The next house was built by Lorenzo D. Cutter; after- ward occupied by C. C. P. Bardwell, then Amariah Strong, then J. C. Melendy, then E. A. Howard, and now owned by John J. and Eva Betsold.
The next house was the home of Albert Pease; next, owned by Henry Dwight, who married Flora Field. He built a new house on the site and it was occupied for many years by his son, Silas S. Dwight, who married Isabelle L. Parsons.
The next house was built by Mrs. Alonzo Dennis. Alonzo Dennis was a member of Co. B, 31st Regiment, M.V.M., in the Civil war. He died at Fort Jackson, La. He lived in the Abraham Billings house on the corner, on the chapel site.
The next house was built by Isaac Sampson in 1840; afterward the home of James Howes from Ashfield; then owned by Anthony Bolack, a member of Co. B, 31st Regi- ment, M.V.M., in the Civil war. He died at Brasche City, La. This place was for some time the home of John Smith
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and wife, Minnie. He died in Hatfield and the family removed to Springfield. The place is now owned by Joseph Gollier.
The next house was built by Charles Casten. It was later occupied by Andrew Hilbert and is now the home of his widow, Margaret Hilbert. A small schoolhouse was once on or near this site.
The next house was built by C. P. Bardwell near the mill pond and afterward moved to its present location by Frank Newman. It is now owned by Lorenze Doppmann and used as a storehouse.
The next house was built by Charles Miller and sold to the Casten family. It is now owned and occupied by George Stenglein, who married Margaretta Steele.
The next house was built by John Smith, and is now the home of Joseph Kleasner, who married Anna Merte.
The next house at the foot of "The Rocks" was built by Frank Steele. His widow, Mary, and their son, John, who married Grace Mayer, live on the place. The next house was built by Rowland Stebbins, who married Marilla W. Harris. His sons, Judson and Segar, were in the Civil war. Judson was in Co. C, 10th Regiment, M.V.M. He died at Alexander, Va. Segar was in Co. G, 37th Regiment, M.V.M. This place was afterward the home of Oliver Graves of Whately, who married (1) Electa Frary, and (2) Lusylvia, daughter of Ebenezer Clapp. It is now owned and occupied by George Bitner, who married Anna Chandler.
The next house, supposed to have been built by Samuel Bartlett, was occupied by Charles D. Bartlett and his father, Samuel; afterward by John Ryan. It was then repaired and occupied by Joseph S. Newman, who married Emma M., daughter of Peter Saffer.
The next house, built: by Thomas Frary, and then owned by Patrick Ryan, who removed to Hadley, has been torn down by the heirs of Edmund Powers.
The next house was built and is now occupied by Charles Casten, who married Anna Chandler.
WEST STREET, EAST SIDE.
Crossing to the easterly side of the street the first house is the Rodolphus Graves place. He married Luthera Par-
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tridge of Rockingham, Vt. The place was afterward pur- chased by Patrick Ryan, who sold it to Edmund Powers, who married Mary Ryan. They both died in Hatfield. Their daughter Kate, who married Peter J. Donovan of Whately, and her sister, Mary A. Powers, now live on the place.
The next house was built by Ebenezer Clapp who came from Deerfield before 1830. He married (1) Sally Clapp of Deerfield and (2) Abigail Anderson. The place was purchased by Peter Saffer, one of the first Germans to settle in Hatfield. With his wife, Johannah, he now lives on the place.
The next house built by Lyman Hastings, was afterward the home of Erasmus Orcutt, then of John Betsold. It is now owned by his son, Frank J. Betsold, who married Emma Denlein.
The next house, built by Lawrence Vollinger, is now the home of George Steele, who married Mary Betsold. The property is owned by the New Haven and Northampton Company.
The next house was built by John Chandler and is occupied by his sons, George Chandler, who married Bar- bara Rosecup, and Joseph Chandler, who married Minnie Maher of Florence.
The next house, built by John Kempkes, was the home of Adam Doppmann, who married Barbara Vollinger. This house was burned and the site is now vacant.
The next house was formerly the home of George Vol- linger and his widow, Sidonia. It is now the home of Lawrence Vollinger and his son, Lawrence, Jr.
The next place was the home of Daniel Downing, who removed to Goshen; afterward owned by Austin Abels and his son, Nathaniel; also by Frank J. Saffer. It is now occu- pied by George Dippolt, who married Connie Gollier. On this same lot was once a house built by Lyman Hastings. The building was burned and the site is vacant.
The next is the schoolhouse built in 1861. The second story was built at a later date.
The next house, built by A. M. Richmond and afterward occupied by John M. Strong, is now owned by John J. Betsold and occupied by tenants.
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The next house, on the corner, was built by one Crandall ; afterward the home of George W. Smith. Obed Smith also lived here. Dea. Alvin L. Strong, who married Anna B. Searle of Huntington, next owned and repaired the place. He was a member of Co. K, 52d Regiment, M.V.M., in the Civil war, and now occupies the place.
The next house, where the chapel now stands, was the home of Abraham Billings. Alonzo Dennis moved the house across the railroad where it is now the railroad tenement, occupied by the station agent, Silas S. Dwight.
THE RIVER ROAD IN BRADSTREET.
Beginning on the easterly side of the Deerfield road in Bradstreet, at the southerly end of the street, the first house was built by Reuben Belden of Whately about 1845. His son, Dea. Reuben H. Belden, who married Sarah, daughter of J. C. Loomis of Whately, lived with him. They all died in Hatfield. The son of Dea. Reuben H. Belden, William H. Belden, who married Emma Eaton, now occupies the place.
The next house, built by Reuben Belden, was occupied by Austin S. Jones, who married Electa, daughter of Reu- ben Belden. Since their decease their daughters, Anna B., who married (1) Dr. Alonzo Lewis, and (2) Edwin H. Eldridge, and Emma L., who married Rudolph Weber, have occupied the place.
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