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EDNA MARIA, b. Upton, March 24, 1847; m. James M. Ruggles, Nov. 6, 1867. HATTIE RELIEF, b. Upton, May 17, 1850; m. Emmons Force of Medway, Nov. 6, 1872.
Jonathan Wood and wf. res. in Upton, on an ample farm, which they own and manage.
WOOD, JOHN 5 (Solomon,4 Obadialı,3 Solomon,2 Thomas 1), b. Uxbridge, June 3, 1781; mr.'s maiden name Hannah Fish; in. Lucy Whitney, dr. of Elias and Lucy (Barnes) Whitney, b. Sterling, Jan. 6, 1786; cer. Mil., Feb. 1, 1803, by Amariah Frost, Esq. Their chn. : WILLIS, HORACE, ELIAS, CELINDA H., PHINEAS, LAURA, SOPHIA M., CHARLES L., WARREN F. The birth- dates of these chn. not given, nor any account of their mges., grandchn., etc., except in one or two instances, indirectly ascertained.
It will be noticed that the hus. and fr. was of Uxbridge. He was a brother of Obadiah Wood, a prominent citizen of Mendon, some time since deceased, who was gd. fr. of our youngest lawyer, Joseph H. Wood, Esq. Mrs. Lucy, the wf. and mr., was a dr. of our 2d Elias Whitney, and is therefore a repre- sentative of an old and substantial Mil. lineage. See Whitney. She was m. in this town, and her 2 oldest chn. are understood to have been b. here. The winter before she was 20 yrs. old, in 1805, she removed with her hus. to Barre, Vt., and set. on East Hill, so called, built them a cottage house, went into farming, and reared up a large family. Eight of these grew up to adult age, and five of them are now living. Mr. Wood d. in Barre, Vt., March 24, 1867. Willis Wood, the eldest son, d. in Michigan, in the fall of 1876, a. 74 yrs. Mrs. Lucy, the widowed mr., still survives, in remarkable vigor, at the very advanced age of over 95 yrs. She res. in Barre, Vt., eyesight good, hearing unimpaired, her perceptive faculties but little dimmed, her native common sense strong, loco- motion active, and her hands dexterous at many kinds of light work. She takes a lively interest in her native town, and is waiting anxiously for this history. I thought, therefore, she and her family deserved this notice. Her 93d birth- day was worthily celebrated by her chn., grandchn., gt. grandchn., friends, and neighbors. She has 2 drs. res. in this town, or who have res. here at various periods of their lives; viz., Celinda H., wid. of Elijah Albee, jun. (see Albee) , and Sophia M., a maiden lady who has distinguished herself by her great useful- ness as a nurse of the sick and infirm, as well as in other spheres of responsible domestic service.
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WOOD, THOMAS WILLIS (prob. descends from another race of Woods), b. in
Cumberland, R.I., Jan. 7, 1813; mr.'s maiden name Sylvia Wilcox; m. Julia Ann Adams, dr. of Peter and Ann Underwood (Claflin) Adams, b. Franklin, Dec. 12, 1814; cer. Bell., Jan. 31, 1838, by Rev. J. T. Massey. Issue : -
ELLEN MARIA, b. Mil., Aug. 24, 1845; m. Charles D. Hart, Nov. 3, 1865. Mrs. Hart d. Dec. 4, 1876, leaving 2 sons.
Grandchn. : -
Willie Charles Hart, b. Mil., Oct. 10, 1866.
Frank Eugene Hart, b. Mil., Feb. 27, 1872.
Thomas W. Wood came to res. in Mil. in 1834. Later, he bought the Josiah Kilburn farm, then owned by Hiram Kilburn, son and heir of Josiah, who had built a new house and barn on now Medway St. There the present owner res. He has some excellent land, is a diligent husbandman, and an orderly citizen, with a respectable little family, bereft of an only dr., but solaced in advancing age by the above-named gd. sons, as I hope.
WOOD, JOHN M., ancestry not traced; son of Myles and Malinda (Montjoy) Wood, b. in Westminster, Sept. 26, 1831; m., 1st, Lestina Plympton of Wardsboro', Vt., dr. of Nathaniel and Pamelia Plympton ; cer. Wardsboro', Vt., April 23, 1857; other particulars not given. Issue : -
ELLA AUGUSTA, b. Feb. 2, 1861; d. in Mil., Aug. 14, same yr.
Mrs. Lestina d. in Mil., Sept. 26, 1861. The hus. m., 2d, Mary S. Johnson, dr. of Nathaniel and Almira (Pierce) Johnson, b. in Lancaster, date not given; cer. Aug. 23, 1865, by Rev. James Salloway. No chn. Mr. Wood must have res. in town some 25 yrs. or thereabouts. He was long put down in our direc- tories as a cabinet-maker, but has latterly become an undertaker, in which posi- tion he serves promptly and satisfactorily the numerous funeral demands made upon him. He and his wf. are deservedly respected in their various social circles.
WOOD, FRANCIS N. (Simeon, Col. Ezra, Jonathan, etc.), b. in Upton, Sept. 14, 1832 ; mr.'s maiden name Maria Jackson; m. Joanna B. Cook, dr. of Barton B. and Lavina H. (Fisher) Cook, b. in Woonsocket, R.I., Feb. 9, 1834; cer. Mil., Sept. 12, 1855, by Rev. J. R. Johnson. No chn. Mr. Wood is best known as the trustworthy and gentlemanly conductor on the Milford and Woonsocket Railroad, though previously reputably known in other pursuits and callings. His wf. was also worthy of the high esteem in which she was held by the social circles in which she moved. The family has res. for various longer or shorter periods in this town, New York, Providence, R.I., and Ashland, Mass. Mrs. Joanna d. at Ashland, Sept. 5, 1881, deeply lamented.
WOOD, JOSEPH HILL, Esq.7 (Perry,6 Obadiah,5 Solomon, 4 Obadiah,3 Solomon,2 Thomas1), b. in Mendon, Feb. 4, 1853; mr.'s maiden name Caroline Sta- ples, a sister of Rev. Carlton A. Staples. Mr. Wood grad. from the Boston University Law School, etc., in 1877, and soon after, in June of the same yr., opened his office in Mil., being our youngest lawyer. His commission as justice of the peace from Gov. Rice, bears date April 17, 1877. He comes of an enterprising and persevering ancestry, and will not fail to make his professional mark in the community through lack of ambition, will-power, or persistent effort. These qualities have already distinguished him in the opportunities and positions which have given exercise to his faculties. Of course, in order to desirable success, like the rest of us, he will have to
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be a docile pupil of that wisdom which is needed to chasten and regulate even the best human capabilities. He is yet a bachelor.
OTHER WOODS.
WOOD, ROBERT, described as "an outlandish man" by Parson Frost in his marriage record, was m. by him to Hannah McKenny, the mr. of Dilla Twitchell, July 9, 1789. The pedigree of neither is fully traceable by any data at my command. He was called a " foreigner," and said to have been a Hessian. No chn. They lived some yrs. with Dilla Twitchell, and d. under her care. Mr. Wood d. Dec. 12, 1814; Mrs. Wood, his wid., d. May 19, 1820.
WOOD, DANIEL, and wf. Susanna; untraced; had chn. : -
MARY, b. Dec. 4, 1801.
LAURA, b. Sept. 24, 1803; d. immediately.
ANNIS, b. Nov. 10, 1804.
WOOD, ROBERT, untraced; res. close on our border, in the edge of Hopkinton ; m. Mary Trask of Cumberland, R.I .; I first knew them in that town; sev- eral chn., whose names, birth-dates, etc., I have omitted to obtain; he d. in 1867. His wid. and several of her adult chn. were living, at my last ad- vices, on their homestead on the Hayden-row road, near the railroad, just over Hopkinton line.
WOOD, SAMUEL, boot-crimper, is mentioned in Directory of 1856 as res. in No. Purchase.
WOOD, F. W., clicker, in same, as res. corner Pine and Congress Sts.
WOOD, LEVI; m. Izanna Works, Jan. 31, 1839.
WOOD, JOSEPH, and Mary Ann (Austin), lost 2 chn. here; viz., CAROLINE AUSTIN in 1838, and JAMES in 1840.
WOOD, PELEG EDDY of Gloucester, R.I .; m. Emma Lucilla Williams here April 25, 1869, and has res. in town ever since. No family record reported. WOOD, WILLARD, boot-packer, h. 60 Main St., directories 1869, '72, '75, '78, and '80.
WOOD, CHARLES V., in directories of 1869, '72.
A few others of the name, more or less transient, omitted.
WOODS. It is presumable that this name had the same origin in Eng. with that of Wood, and not improbable that the two were at first identical. Be this as it may, the two have generally, if not always, been distinct in this coun- try. The one prominent family, or rather now cluster of families, of this name in Mil., descended from John Woods, sen., of Sudbury, who was among the first and leading settlers of Marlboro'. Hudson's Marlboro' states him to have been a selectman there as early as 1663. By his wf. Mary (Parmenter), he had at least three sons and one dr. He d. in 1677 or 8, and his wf. in 1690. His son John, jun., was b. July 18, 1647; his wf.'s name Lydia; he was made a deacon of the ch., and held in good esteem as a citizen. He d. April 5, 1716; and his wf. Sept. 24, 1723. James, youngest son of John, jun., was b. Oct. 30, 1694; m., 1st, Dorothy Barnes, March 19, 1719, who had 4 chn., and d. Nov. 10, 1734. He m. for 2d wf. Hepzibah Eager, who bore him 6 chn., and d. Dec. 31, 1736. He also was a Marl. deacon, and d. April 10, 1772. Among their chn., James, the 2d son, was b. Dec. 9, 1722. He m. Anna Stevens, Nov. 5, 1747, and removed to New Braintree in 1749. He d. in 1794. Their son James was b. in New Braintree in 1765; m. Catherine Bowman, 2d dr. of the distin- guished Revolutionary Major Joseph Bowman; date of mge. not obtained. She
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was b. July, 1768, and d. March 1, 1853, a. 84 yrs. 8 mos. He was deacon of the ch., justice of the peace, and otherwise honored by his fellow-citizens; he d. in 1814, a. 97 yrs. They had 8 chn., names not given me. The 8th and youngest was our -
WOODS, EDWARD6 (James,5 James,4 James,3 John,2 John1), b. in No. Brain- tree, Oct. 4, 1808; learned the carriage business of Samuel Bigelow, No. Braintree; removed to Barre, thence to So. Mil., and thence to Mil. Centre, where he carried on his business for many yrs., and was a universally respected citizen. He and his family enjoyed an excellent social standing; and in the Masonic fraternity he was held in honorable estimation, as his sons were when they arrived at manhood. His wf. was Caroline Russell, dr. of Rufus and Sophia (Moore) Russell, b. in Spencer, July 30, 1810; cer. in New Braintree, April 17, 1832, by Rev. Dr. John Fiske. Their chn. :- CHARLES EDWARD, b. Barre, Dcc. 30, 1833; m. Catherine Kernan, May 20, 1878.
JULIUS MORGAN, b. Barre, Oct. 8, 1835; m. Sarah Jane Fisher, July 31, 1859.
CAROLINE SOPHIA, b. Barre, Jan. 27, 1838; d. So. Mil., Aug. 17, 1839.
CLARA SOPHIA, b. So. Mil., Dec. 19, 1840; m. Henry Waldo Perry, Feb. 8, 1866; d. July 31, 1867.
FREDERICK HENRY, b. So. Mil., Feb. 21, 1843; m. Rose Mabel Mason, Jan. 22, 1879.
JAMES MONROE, b. Mil., Jan. 7, 1846; m. Emily Miller, June 2, 1878.
FLORA ELIZA, b. Mil., July 9, 1848; d. Sept. 26, 1850.
LURA CAROLINE, b. Mil., Sept. 24, 1850; m. Warren Sears, Feb. 16, 1874; d. April 6, 1877.
The fr. d. rather suddenly March 13, 1875, a. ncarly 67 yrs., and was buried with Masonic honors. Mrs. Caroline, his wid., d. April 6, 1877, in her 67th yr. She d. only a few hours later than her dr., Mrs. Lura Caroline Sears; and a sol- emn double funeral honored their burial, April 9 ensuing.
WOODS, CHARLES EDWARD7 (Edward,6 James,5 James,4 James,3 John, 2 John 1), b. in Barre, Dec. 30, 1833; carriage-builder in Buffalo, N.Y .; m. Catherine Kernan, dr. of Bernard and Mary Ann (Lamb) Kernan, b. in Syracuse, N.Y., Oct. 15, 1850; cer. in Buffalo, May 30, 1878, by Rev. Dr. Haulcher. Issue thus far 1 son : --
EDWARD JULIUS, b. Buffalo, N.Y., Sept. 1, 1880.
WOODS, JULIUS MORGAN 7 (Edward,6 James,5 James, 4 James, 3 John,2 John 1), b. in Barre, Oct. 8, 1835; painter, etc .; m. Sarah Jane Fisher, dr. of Lewis and Ruth (Healey) Fisher, b. in Malden, June 2, 1840; cer. at Hopedale, July 31, 1859, by the writer. Their chn. : -
LEWIS EDWARD, b. in Mil., March 5, 1862.
MARY CLIFFORD, b. in Mil., June 1, 1863; d. Sept. 2 ensuing.
WILLIAM RUSSELL, b. in Mil., Jan. 12, 1869.
Social standing good. Mr. Woods has held a responsible position for yrs. at the head of our fire-department. The Masonic Fraternity have given him honorable confidence and distinction. He has recently removed from town, and now res. in Natick.
WOODS, FREDERICK HENRY 7 (Edward,6 James,5 James,4 James,3 John,2
John 1), b. in So. Mil., Feb. 21, 1843; dining-saloon keeper; m. Rose Mabel Mason, dr. of John Q. and Susan (Pierce) Mason, b. March 20, 1855; cer. at Hopedale, Jan. 22, 1879, by the writer. No chn. reported. Worthy pair.
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WOODS, JAMES MONROE 7 (Edward,6 James,5 James,4 James,3 John,2 John 1),
b. in Mil., Jan. 7, 1846; R.R. conductor; m. Emily Miller, dr. of Albert and Caroline (Blodgett) Miller, b. in Copake, Columbia Co., N.Y., June 4, 1853; cer. in Chicago, Ill., Jan. 2, 1878, by Rev. C. L. Kitchell. Issue : - CAROLINE LURA, b. in Mil., April 3, 1879.
Social standing, respect, and confidence all that could be reasonably expected. He is a trusted conductor on the Boston and Albany Railroad, and the family prospects are auspicious.
WOODS, CLARA SOPHIA, dr. of Edward and Caroline; m. Henry Waldo Perry; cer. Feb. 8, 1866, by Rev. J. B. Thornton; had 1 son : -
CHARLES WALDO, b. July 31, 1867; d. Dec. 27, 1873. The mr. d. July 31, 1867; and the fr. d. Nov. 26, 1876. See the Perry families.
LURA CAROLINE, youngest of Edward Wood's chn., m. Warren Sears, son of Judah and Ella Sears; cer. under the paternal roof, Feb. 16, 1874, by the writer; had 1 son : -
FREDERICK W., b. 1874; d. Aug. 18, 1875, a. 9 mos. The mr. d., as above told, April 6, 1877. I believe her hus. still survives.
YOUNG, CHARLES, b. Northbridge, Sept. 22, 1812; m. Roxana Bacheler, dr. of Jonas and Prusia (Howard) Bacheler, b. Sutton, Dec. 13, 1811; cer. in Blackstone Village, April 24, 1832, by Dr. Abel Wilder, Esq.
Industrious, peaceable, exemplary people. They have res. in Slaterville, R.I., Uxbridge, Mendon, and now, for several yrs., in So. Hopedale. Their present homestead is on Main St., down the hill westwardly from the Sylvanus Adams domicile, just below the abandoned site of an ancient house, once owned by Nehemiah Nelson, or one of his immediate family connection. Chn. : -
CHARLES HENRY, b. July 13, 1835; d. Nov. 9 same yr.
ORIGEN BACHELER, b. April 29, 1837; our professional organist and music- teacher.
GEORGE HENRY, b. March 14, 1841; grad. Meadville, Pa., Theo. Sem., 1864. Unit. clergyman.
FRANCIS WARREN, b. Sept. 13, 1843; d. July 7. 1845.
FRANCES ELIZABETH, b. Oct. 6, 1845; d. Jan. 8, 1849.
FRANK LINNAEUS, b. Nov. 20, 1852; grad. B. U., 1877; m. Minnie E. Jones; res. Boston.
Mr. Young, the fr., d. at his son's, Rev. George H., in Woburn, June 12 or 13, 1881.
YOUNG, ORIGEN BACHELER, son of Charles and Roxana (Bacheler) Young, b. in Slaterville, R.I., April 29, 1837; an enterprising devotee of music, - organist, and teacher of the tuneful art; m. Deborah Louisa Smith, dr. of Jacob and Persis Ann (Weston) Smith, b. in South Marshfield, Jan. 15, 1840; cer. at Westford, Sept. 2, 1867, by Rev. George Henry Young. They have res. for longer or shorter periods in Lansing (Mich.), Meadville (Pa.), Woonsocket (R.I.), Worcester, Winchendon, and latterly at So. Hopedale. They have but 1 child : -
GERTRUDE CUSHMAN, b. Worcester, July 26, 1875.
YOUNG, Rev. GEORGE HENRY, son of Charles and Roxana (Bacheler) Young, b. in Slaterville, R.I., March 14, 1841; a successful Unitarian clergyman; m. Abbie Banister Southwick, dr. of Philip and Amelia (Dex- ter) Southwick, b. in Boston, Feb. 24, 1844; cer. in Boston, July 18, 1870, by Rev. Edward E. Hale. Their chn. : -
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ANNIE HORTON, b. Boston, Dec. 12, 1872.
SHEILA, b. Troy, N.Y., Dec. 6, 1875.
INFANT DR., b. Santa Barbara, Cal., March 30, 1878; lived only a day.
Mrs. Abbie d. in Santa Barbara, Cal., April 17, 1878. Mr. Young entered the Hopedale Home School in his later boyhood, and at the age of 21 yrs. was qualified to enter the Theological School in Meadville, Pa., whence he grad. in 1866. He soon set. in Westford, Mass., where he remained nearly 6 yrs. He next set. in Troy, N.Y., where he continued his ministry 4} yrs. His wf.'s feeble health induced him to remove with her to Santa Barbara, Cal., in hope of her recovery, which proved a sad disappointment, as above indicated by her death. He preached in Santa Barbara nearly 3 yrs. On returning East he received and accepted a call from the parish in Woburn, where he was installed in the autumn of 1879, and is now ministering with success.
YOUNG, FRANK LINNAEUS, youngest son of Charles and Roxana (Bacheler)
Young, b. Nov. 20, 1852; grad. B. U., 1877; devoted mainly to mercantile pursuits; m. Minnie Ella Jones, dr. of Luthier P. and Lydia M. (Wales) Jones of Mil., b. April 22, 1858; cer. Dec. 16, 1878, by the writer. One child : -
ARTHUR PARKHURST, b. Nov. 28, 1879. They res. in Boston, with auspi- cious prospects.
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Here I conclude this expansive Register. It occupies 630 pages, and contains 437 distinct surnames. Many of these leading sur- names have numerous family branches, whose records are interspersed with genealogical and biographical sketches. I might, perhaps, have judiciously omitted some names ; yet I regret not having been fur- nished with several other family records that do not appear. How- ever, I have done the best I could with the data and means at my command. So, hoping to be excused for all errors which may be detected, the whole is respectfully submitted.
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[Chapter VIII., our War Record, and Part II., The Biographico-Genealogical Register, being arranged in alphabetical order, are but partially indexed, because any name can easily be found in either, by simply noticing the succession of surnames (437 in number) according to their initial letters. In this index, numcrals at the end of cach reference denote pages.]
PAGE
ABANDONED HOME-SITES, 37 in number, carefully described
389-397
ABBREVIATION KEY, in the preliminary portion of the work
ABBREVIATION KEY, prefatory to Chap. VIII., " War Record "
XV, XVI 122
ADAMS, JOSIAH, of Mendon, chosen a ruling elder of our Cong. ch. 54
He returns to the mother parish, Mendon
75
His genealogy and family record . 515, 516
ADDRESS, Ballou's, at the national centennial, 1876
434-443
Underwood's, at the municipal centennial, 1880 .
.
84, 85
AGRICULTURAL : our natural soil, p. 22; our reported productions Society, Worcester, south-east, a few particulars
385
His pedigree, biography, family record, etc. . 522, 523
ALBEE, Hon. OBADIAH W., his pedigree, biography, and family record .
532, 533
ALBEE FAMILIES, their genealogy, records, and sketches
AMUSEMENTAL customs, resorts, characteristics, etc. .
ANNALS OF WARLIKE AND MILITARY SERVICE, Chap. VII.
99-121
Previous to and during the Revolution .
99-106
From the Revolution to the great Rebellion . 107-114 During the Secession Rebellion 114-121
AREA of Milford in square miles and acres
1, 15
ARMS AND AMMUNITION divided between Mendon and Milford
85, 339 100
ARTILLERY, the Milford Co., brief history of, from organization Ordered to Boston 1814; its muster-roll then
109, 110
Its welcome home; the demonstrations
111
New banner presented by the ladies
111
Its succession of captains, and disbandment
113
ASSESSORS of the town since incorporation .
416-418
ASSOCIATIONS, VOLUNTARY, of all kinds in town . 384-389
ASYLUM FOR THE POOR purchased with farm, 1825 281 Old buildings supersedcd by new . 285
Its succession of superintendents and matrons
289, 290
ASYLUM STREETS, old and new
321
BAILEY, THOMAS, with Amos Binney, donates our oldest burying-ground 71, 72,306
Early owner, with Binney, of the Twitchell farm 72
Their power of attorney to Rev. A. Frost to sell, etc. 72,306
Deed through Frost to Ephraim Twitchell, jun. . 546 BAILEY families, genealogical records and sketches 545-548
BALL, JOSIAH, sen., and PETER, buy land and set. in No. Purchase . 549
464-488
AGREEMENT, preliminary to Milford's incorporation .
351, 353, 355
ALBY or ALBEE, BENJAMIN, ancestor of all our Albees His famous corn-mill seat, contract, etc. 35
. 11, 19, 35
522-536 388
.
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BALL, Peter, sells out his portion, and removes to Southborough Josiah, sen.'s, black slave baby; the story in two versions 549-550 Family genealogy and records 548-553
BALLOU, ADIN, his autobiography, genealogy, and family record 553-556 His centennial address in 1876 434-443
His exposition of matters relating to Hopedale Community The genealogy and family records of the Ballous
553-559 367
BANKS in Milford, the two national and the savings
75
BASS, Rev. JOHN, called first to the pastorate herc, but declined
59
BIBLE : Dr. Jennison's gift to the pulpit, and its disposal . 80 Society here, organized 1857 as a branch of the New York 387,388
403
BOUNDARY-LINES of the town, alterations of
87-89
Of school districts and alterations
189-198
BRAGG, Col. ARIAL, father of our boot and shoe manufacture His ancestry, family record, and autobiography
His influence against venduing the poor
280
BURYING-PLACES, our oldest ; its history in detail
71, 73, 305, 306
The one at So. Milford; particulars 306-308
Law-case concerning our oldest 381
BY-LAWS of the town
. 368-374
CAPTAINS of the militia ; in the old infantry . 112
Of the Artillery Co. and Lafayette Guards .
113
Of Co. A and the later infantry 114
In the great war for suppressing the Rebellion 119, 120
CELEBRATIONS : National Centennial, 1876; particulars
430-447
Municipal Centennial, 1880; particulars 447-511
CEMETERIES, history and description of all in town . 305-311
CHAPIN, Capt. SETH, who he was; his early settlement in the Dale .
37, 38
Families, genealogy, biographical sketches, etc. .
614-632
CHAPTERS in Part I. of this work, XVII. in number; viz., --
I. Matters of Introductory Interest 1-14
II. Situation, Topography, and Productions 15-30
III. Earliest Layings-out of Land and Settlements 31-46
IV. A Generation of Progress down to the Establishment of the Precinct 47-64
V. Precinct and Church down to 1780 . 65-81
VI. Induction, Incorporation, and Organization of Milford 82-98
VII. Annals of Warlike and Military Service 99-121
VIII. War Record of the Rebellion . 122-188
IX. Relating to Education and Kindred Matters 189-229
X. Our Religious Societies and Churches 230-277
XI. Pauperism, Board of Health, and Fire-Department 278-304
XII. Cemetcries, Roads, Streets, Commons, etc. 305-337
XIII. Statistics of Finance, Population, Production, etc.
338-367
XIV. Town By-Laws, Lawsuits, Criminality, etc. .
368-383
XV. Miscellaneous Topics and Particulars 384-408
XVI. Succession of Civil Officers, etc. 409-429
XVII. Our Centennial Celebrations, Orations, Poems, etc. 430-511 CHENEY, our first of this name; his early settlement here . 42 Families, genealogy, biographical sketches, etc. . 634-645
CHRONICLES, INTERESTING, 45 in number 403-405
CHURCH, our Congregational Orthodox, formed April 15, 1741 53 Formed and organized in the " Old House," Hopedale 53
Its original members and officers; their names . 53, 54
79
Mr. Frost's shrewd recommendation given to Mrs. Thompson . History of the denomination on our territory 252-255
79
BOARD OF HEALTH, history and statistics of 290-294
BOOKS for recording births and deaths procurcd 1781
359, 360
595-598
BAPTISTS of Bellingham and our Cong. ch., - their relations
260-270
BAPTISMS in connection with our Cong. ch down to 1780
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CHURCH, its action in calling a pastor
59, 62, 63
Its reconciliation with the mother church, etc.
62
Our Congregational Orthodox, number of members admitted into it down to 1780 .
75
Its baptisms, platform, doctrines, officers, discipline, etc. .
75, 76
Its relations to the Bellingham Baptists 79
Its troubles with the Come-outers, led by " one Hovey"
77-79
Its disposal of Dr. Jennison's donated pulpit Bible 80
Its succession of ruling elders and deacons down to 1780 . 81 Its affairs generally down to 1780 . 75-81
CLAFLIN families, genealogy, biographical sketches, etc.
646-653
CLARK families, gencalogies, sketches, etc.
653-661
Jotham's letters home from the South .
654-656
Lovell's remarkable church-going, orthodox dog
658
CLERKS of the Precinct down to 1780 of the town since its incorporation
413
CLOCK for the new town-house, donated by John Erskine, Esq.
405
CLUB, farmers', organized 1859, incorporated 1870
385 77-79
To state the site of the new Precinct's mceting.house
59, 60
Executive, of the Precinct down to 1780
74, 75
Joint, of the three Precincts preliminary to Milford's incorporation Joint, to settle matters between Mendon and Milford, 1781
91, 340
To instruct against adopting the Federal Constitution
93
To settle with Mendon the town-line on North Hill
87,88
For measuring and adjusting lines with Upton
88
Special, on school districts, 1784 .
189, 190
Special, on establishing the high school
207
Special, on abolishing school districts .
199
On building the new town-house .
405
COMMUNITY at Hopedale, its history, rise, progress, and declinc 260-271
Brief statement of its objects, principles, etc. 261-263
The founder's reasons for undertaking it, etc. 264-269
Its submergence in the Hopedale parish 271-273
CONTENTS of all our roads, streets, and public grounds 337
CONTRACTS between selectmen and individuals for keeping paupers . 282-284
COOK and COOKE families, genealogy, records, and sketches 668-682
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