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1820 .- James C. Doane, moderator; Thomas Bourne, town clerk; Samuel Bates, treasurer; Peter Lothrop, Thomas Bourne, Levi Tower, Jr., selectmen ; Rev. Jacob Flint, representative.
1821 .- James C. Doane, moderator; Thomas Bourne, town clerk; Samuel Bates, treasurer ; Samuel Bates, Thomas Bourne, Aaron Pratt, selectmen.
1822 .- William Whittington, moderator; Thomas Bourne, town clerk; Samuel Bates, treasurer; Thomas Bourne, Samuel Bates, Aaron Pratt, selectmen.
1823 .- Nicholas Tower, moderator; Thomas Bourne, town clerk ; Henry J. Turner, treasurer; Thomas Bourne, Sam- uel Bates, Aaron Pratt, selectmen.
1824 .- Samuel Whitcomb, moderator; Thomas Bourne, town clerk ; Henry J. Turner, treasurer; Thomas Bourne, Sam- uel Bates, Aaron Pratt, selectmen ; James C. Doane, rep- resentative.
1825 .- Luther Stephenson, moderator; Thomas Bourne, town clerk ; Samuel Bates, treasurer; Thomas Bourne, Samuel Bates, Aaron Pratt, selectmen.
1826 .- James C. Doane, moderator; Thomas Bourne, town clerk ; Samuel Bates, treasurer; Thomas Bourne, Henry J. Turner, James C. Doane, selectmen.
1827 .- Caleb Nichols, moderator; Thomas Bourne, town clerk ; Caleb Lothrop, treasurer; Thomas Bourne, Henry J. Tur- ner, Samuel Bates, selectmen; James C. Doane, represent- ative.
1828 .- Caleb Nichols, moderator; Thomas Bourne, town clerk ; Samuel Bates, treasurer ; James C. Doane, Nichols Tower, Martin Lincoln, selectmen.
1829 .- Henry J. Turner, moderator; Thomas Bourne, town clerk; Samuel Bates, treasurer; James C. Doano, Nichols Tower, Martin Lincoln, selectmen ; Henry J. Turner, rep- resentative.
1830 .- James C. Doane, moderator; Thomas Bourne, town clerk ; Samuel Bates, treasurer; James C. Doane, Nichols Tower, Martin Lincoln, selectmen; James C. Doane, rep- resentative.
1831 .- James C. Doane, moderator; Thomas Bourne, town clerk; Caleb Lothrop, treasurer ; Thomas Bourne, James C. Doane, Caleb Nichols, selectmen; Nichols Tower, rep- resentative.
1832 .- James C. Doane, moderator; Thomas Bourne, town clerk; Caleb Lothrop, treasurer; Thomas Bourne, James C. Doane, Caleb Nichols, selectmen : Thomas Bourne, rep- resentative.
1833 .- James C. Doane, moderator; Thomas Bourne, town clerk ; Caleb Lothrop, treasurer; Thomas Bourne, Caleb Nichols, Caleb Lothrop, selectmen ; Thomas Bourne, rep- resentative.
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1834-36 .- Caleb Nichols, moderator; Thomas Bourne, town clerk; Caleb Lothrop, treasurer; Thomas Bourne, Caleb Nichols, Caleb Lothrop, selectmen ; Thomas Bourne, rep- resentative.
1837 .- James C. Doane, moderator ; Henry J. Turner, town 1 clerk ; Paul Pratt, treasurer; Thomas Bourne, Martin Lincoln, Laban Souther, selectmen ; Thomas Bourne, rep- resentative.
1838 .- Caleb Nichols, moderator; Henry J. Turner, town clerk ; Paul Pratt, treasurer; Thomas Bourne, Martin Lincoln, Laban Souther, selectmen; George W. Collier, representative.
1839-40 .- James C. Doane, moderator; Caleb Nichols, town clerk ; Paul Pratt, treasurer; Thomas Bourne, Martin Lincoln, Laban Souther, selectmen ; Nichols Tower, repre- sentative.
1841 .- Martin Lincoln, moderator; Caleb Nichols, town clerk ; | Josiah O. Lawrence, treasurer; Thomas Bourne, Martin Lincoln, Solomon J. Beal, selectmen ; Martin Lincoln, rep- resentative.
1842 .- William E. Doane, moderator ; Caleb Nichols, town | clerk; Levi N. Bates, treasurer; Thomas Bourne, Martin
Lincoln, Solomon J. Beal, selectmen ; Martin Lincoln, rep- | 1861 .- Solomon J. Beal, moderator ; Newcomb Bates, Jr., resentative.
1843-44 .- William E. Doane, moderator; Caleb Nichols, town clerk; Levi N. Bates, treasurer; Thomas Bourne, Martin Lincoln, Solomon J. Beal, selectmen ; Josiah O. Lawrence, . representative.
1845 .- James C. Doane, moderator; Caleb Nichols, town clerk ; Levi N. Bates, treasurer ; Thomas Bourne, Martin Lin- coln, Solomon J. Beal, selectmen ; James C. Doane, rep- resentative.
1846-47 .- Martin Lincoln, moderator ; Edward Tower, town clerk; Levi N. Bates, treasurer; Martin Lincoln, Solo- mon J. Beal, Abraham H. Tower, selectmen ; Solomon J. Beal, representative.
1848 .- Henry J. Turner, moderator; Newcomb Bates, Jr., town clerk ; Levi N. Bates, treasurer; Abraham H. Tower, Jonathan B. Bates, Lot Bates, selectmen; George Beal, representative.
1849 .- Henry J. Turner, moderator; Newcomb Bates, Jr., town clerk ; Levi N. Bates, treasurer ; Jonathan B. Bates, Lot Bates, Newcomb Bates, Jr., selectmen ; George Beal, representative.
1850 .- Henry J. Turner, moderator; Newcomb Bates, Jr., town clerk ; Levi N. Bates, treasurer ; Jonathan B. Bates, Charles Pratt, Newcomb Bates, Jr., selectmen ; Thomas Stoddard, representative.
1851 .- Henry J. Turner, moderator; Newcomb Bates, Jr., town clerk ; Levi N. Bates, treasurer ; Jonathan B. Bates, Charles Pratt, Thomas Stoddard, selectmen ; Thomas Stoddard, representative.
1852 .- Martin Lincoln, moderator; Newcomb Bates, Jr., town clerk ; Levi N. Bates, treasurer ; Martin Lincoln, Laban Souther, Charles Pratt, selectmen ; Thomas Stoddard, rep- resentative.
1853 .- Martin Lincoln, moderator ; Edward Tower, town clerk ; Levi N. Bates, treasurer ; Martin Lincoln, Laban Souther, Charles Pratt, selectmen ; Jonathan B. Bates, represen- tative.
1854 .- Martin Lincoln, moderator ; Edward Tower, town clerk ; Levi N. Bates, treasurer ; Edward Tower, Thomas Bates, J. Q. A. Lothrop, selectmen; Edward Tower, represen- tative.
1855 .- Edward Tower, moderator; James Hall, town clerk ; Edward Tower, treasurer; Edward Tower, Thomas Bates, |
J. Q. A. Lothrop, selectmen ; George Beal, Jr., represen- tative.
1856 .- Edward Tower, moderator; James Hall, town clerk ; Zenas Stoddard, treasurer; Levi N. Bates, Caleb Beal, Jr., Zenas Stoddard, selectmen ; J. Q. A. Lothrop, representa- tive.
1857 .- Edward Tower, moderator; Newcomb Bates, Jr., town clerk ; Zenas Stoddard, treasurer ; Edward Tower, Zenas Stoddard, Caleb Beal, Jr., selectmen ; George M. Allen, of Scituate, representative.
1858 .- Edward Tower, moderator; Newcomb Bates, Jr., town clerk ; Nichols Tower (2d), treasurer ; Edward Tower, J. Q. A. Lothrop, George Beal, Jr., selectmen ; John Burn- ham, representative.
1859 .- Solomon J. Beal, moderator; Newcomb Bates, Jr., town clerk ; Edward Tower, treasurer ; J. Q. A. Lothrop, John Wilson, Jr., Solomon J. Beal, selectmen ; George Beal, representative.
1860 .- Solomon J. Beal, moderator; Newcomb Bates, Jr., town clerk ; Abraham H. Tower, Jr., treasurer; James C. Doane, Isaac IIall, Silas Bates, selectmen ; Loring Bates, representative.
town clerk; Abraham H. Tower, Jr., treasurer ; J. Q. A. Lothrop, Solomon J. Beal, David Beal, selectmen ; George C. Lee, of Scituate, representative.
1862 .- Solomon J. Beal, moderator; Newcomb Bates, Jr., town clerk ; Abraham H. Tower, Jr., treasurer ; J. Q. A. Lothrop, Solomon J. Beal, Fordyce Foster, selectmen ; Rev. Joseph Osgood, representative.
1863 .- Martin Lincoln, moderator; Newcomb Bates, Jr., town clerk ; Abraham H. Tower, Jr., treasurer ; Martin Lincoln, Charles Pratt, Ezra Brown, selectmen ; Abel Sylvester, of Scituate, representative.
1864 .- J. Q. A. Lothrop, moderator; Newcomb Bates, Jr., town clerk: Andrew J. Souther, treasurer; J. Q. A. Lothrop, Solomon J. Beal, Ezra Brown, selectmen ; Ephraim Snow, representative.
1865 .- J. Q. A. Lothrop, moderator; Andrew J. Souther, town clerk; Andrew J. Souther, treasurer; J. Q. A. Lothrop, Solomon J. Beale, Zaccheus Rich, selectmen ; Billings Mer- ritt, of Scituate, representative.
1866 .- J. Q. A. Lothrop, moderator; Edward Tower, town clerk ; Calvin Merriam, treasurer; J. Q. A. Lothrop, Sol- omon J. Beal, Zaccheus Rich, selectmen ; J. Q. A. Lothrop, representative.
1867 .- J. Q. A. Lothrop, moderator; Edward Tower, town clerk ; Abraham HI. Tower, Jr., treasurer ; J. Q. A. Lothrop, Solomon J. Beal, Zaccheus Rich, selectmen ; John Manson, of Scituate, representative.
1868 .- J. Q. A. Lothrop, moderator; Edward Tower, town clerk ; Abraham H. Tower, Jr., treasurer ; J. Q. A. Lothrop, Zaccheus Rich, Martin Lincoln, selectmen ; Loring Bates, representative.
1869 .- J. Q. A. Lothrop, moderator; Edward Tower, town clerk ; Abraham H. Tower, Jr., treasurer; J. Q. A. Lothrop, Zaccheus Rich, Martin Lincoln, selectmen ; Andrew J. Waterman, of Scituate, representative.
1870 .- J. Q. A. Lothrop, moderator; Edward Tower, town clerk ; Abraham HI. Tower, Jr., treasurer ; J. Q. A. Lothrop, Martin Lincoln, Louis N. Lincoln, selectmen ; Martin Lin- coln, representative.
1871 .- J. Q. A. Lothrop, moderator; Edward Tower, town clerk ; Abraham HI. Tower, Jr., treasurer ; J. Q. A. Lothrop, Martin Lincoln, Louis N. Lincoln, selectmen ; Moses R. Coleman, of Scituate, representative.
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1872 .- J. Q. A. Lothrop, moderator; Edward Tower, town clerk ; Abraham H. Tower, Jr., treasurer ; J. Q. A. Lothrop, . Louis N. Lincoln, Adna Bates, selectmen ; Joshua W. Davis, representative.
1873 .- J. Q. A. Lothrop, moderator; Newcomb B. Tower, town clerk ; Abraham H. Tower, Jr., treasurer; Martin Lincoln, Louis N. Lincoln, Adna Bates, selectmen : James L. Mer- ritt, of Scituate, representative.
1874 .- J. Q. A. Lothrop, moderator; Newcomb B. Tower, town clerk ; Abraham H. Tower, Jr., treasurer; Louis N. Lin- coln, Adna Bates, Philander Bates, selectmen; George Beal, representative.
1875 .- J. Q. A. Lothrop, moderator ; Newcomb B. Tower, town | clerk; Abraham H. Tower, Jr., treasurer; J. Q. A. Lo- throp, Louis N. Lincoln, Philander Bates, selectmen ; George W. Merritt, of Scituate, representative.
1876 .- J. Q. A. Lothrop, moderator; Newcomb B. Tower, town clerk ; Abraham H. Tower, Jr., treasurer; J. Q. A. Lo- throp, Louis N. Lincoln, Philander Bates, selectmen ; Dan- iel J. Bates, representative.
1877 .- J. Q. A. Lothrop, moderator; Newcomb B. Tower, town clerk ; Abraham H. Tower, Jr., treasurer; J. Q. A. Lo- throp, Louis N. Lincoln, Philander Bates, selectmen ; Amos W. Merritt, of Scituate, representative.
1878 .- J. Q. A. Lothrop, moderator; Newcomb B. Tower, town clerk ; Abraham H. Tower, Jr., treasurer; J. Q. A. Lo- throp, Philander Bates, Caleb F. Nichols, selectmen ; William C. Litchfield, of South Scituate, representative.
1879 .- J. Q. A. Lothrop, moderator; Newcomb B. Tower, town clerk ; Abraham H. Tower, Jr., treasurer; J. Q. A. Lo- throp, Philander Bates, Caleb F. Nichols, selectmen; Philander Bates, representative.
1880 .- J. Q. A. Lothrop, moderator; Neweomb B. Tower, town clerk; Abraham H. Tower, Jr., treasurer; J. Q. A. Lo- throp, Philander Bates, Caleb F. Nichols, selectmen ; Thomas F. Bailey, of Scituate, representative.
1881 .- J. Q. A. Lothrop, moderator; Newcomb B. Tower, town clerk; Abraham H. Tower, Jr., treasurer; J. Q. A. Lo- throp, Philander Bates, Caleb F. Nichols, selectmen; Al- pheus Thomas, of South Scituate, representative.
1882 .- J. Q. A. Lothrop, moderator; Newcomb B. Tower, town clerk; Abraham HI. Tower, Jr., treasurer; J. Q. A. Lo- throp, Philander Bates, Caleb F. Nichols, selectmen ; Louis T. Cushing, representative.
1883 .- J. Q. A. Lothrop, moderator; Newcomb B. Tower, town clerk ; Abraham H. Tower, Jr., treasurer; J. Q. A. Lo- throp, Philander Bates, Caleb F. Nichols, selectmen ; Charles E. Brown, of Scituate, representative.
The following is a muster-roll of Capt. Job Cush- ing's company, in the Thirty-sixth Regiment of Foot Infantry, Continental Army, encamped in Fort No. 2, Oct. 5, 1775 :
Job Cushing, capt., engaged May 16th. Nath. Nichols, Ist lieut., engaged May 16th.
Josiah Oakes, 2d lieut., engaged May 16th. Eleazer James, sergt., engaged May 18th. Gideon Howard, sergt., engaged June Ist. Isaac Burr, sergt., engaged May 16th. Peter Nichols, sergt., engaged May 16th. Abraham Tower, corp., engaged May 22d. Adna Bates, corp., engaged May 22d. James Bates, corp., engaged May 22d. Bela Nichols, corp., engaged May 22d. Levi Tower, drummer, engaged May 18th.
William Stoddard, fifer, engaged May 17th. Elisha Bates, engaged May 22d. Jonathan Bates, engaged May 22d. Josiah Bates, engaged May 23d. Zealous Bates, engaged May 16th. Ephraim Battles, engaged May 16th. Jared Battles, engaged May 16th. Joshua Beal, engaged June Ist. Sam'l Beal, engaged May 23d. Amos Brown, engaged May 16th. Calvin Cushing, engaged May 22d. Obed Dunbar, engaged May 23d. George Humphrey, engaged May 16th.
Benj. Jacobs, engaged May 16th. Jared Joy, engaged May 16th. Melzer Joy, engaged May 20th. John Kilby, engaged May 16th. Richard Kilby, engaged May 16th. John Kilby, Jr., engaged May 16th. Galen Lincoln, engaged May 16th. Jerome Lincoln, engaged May 16th. Charles Luneand, engaged May 17th. Joseph Neal, engaged May 25th. Caleb Nichols, engaged May 16th. Daniel Nichols, engaged June Ist. Ebenezer Orcutt, engaged May 17th. Ephraim Orcutt, engaged May 16th. Luke Orcutt, engaged May 27th. Haugh Oakes, engaged May 16th. Joshua Oakes, engaged May 16th. Samuel Oakes, engaged May 16th. Caleb Pratt, engaged May 18th. Oliver Prichard, engaged May 18th. Richard Prichard, engaged May 16th. Elisha Stephenson, engaged June Ist. Luke Stephenson, engaged May 16th. Joseph Sutton, engaged May 25th. Joseph Souther, engaged May 24th. James Stoddard, engaged May 17th. Benjamin Stutson, engaged May 23d. Reuben Thorn, engaged May 16th. Jesse Tower, engaged May 24th. Isaac Tower, engaged May 16th. James Worrick, engaged May 23d. John Whitcom, engaged May 23d. Gershom Wheelwright, engaged May 16th.
Benjamin Woodward, engaged May 16th.
War of the Rebellion .- Cohasset responded promptly to the call for men and money to put down the Rebellion, and in less than two weeks from the opening gun at Sumter, May 1st, a " mass meeting" of her citizens was held. At this meeting it was voted that the payment of ten and fifteen dollars per month to each volunteer be limited to six months, , and the treasurer was ordered to borrow money to pay State aid to soldiers' families.
July 21st the town voted a bounty of one hundred | dollars (for twenty days). August 12th it was voted to continue it, and August 21st a bounty of one hun- dred and fifty dollars was voted.
In 1864 one thousand dollars was voted for the
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payment of State aid during that year to soldiers' families.
The town furnished one hundred and ninety men, three of whom were commissioned officers, and ex- pended, exclusive of State aid, $17,401.87. Money expended for State aid to soldiers' families was as fol- lows: in 1861, $103.54; 1862, $2443.86; 1863, $4718.74 ; 1864, $5626.50 ; 1865, $3000; mak- ing a total of $15,928.74.
The selectmen during this time were John Q. A. Lothrop, 1861-62, and 1864-65 ; Solomon J. Beal, 1861-62, and 1864-65 ; David Beal, 1861 ; Fordyce Foster, 1862; Martin Lincoln, 1863 ; Charles Pratt, 1863 ; Ezra Brown, 1863-64 ; Zaccheus Rich, 1865. The town clerk was Newcomb Bates, and the town treasurer was A. H. Tower, Jr., in 1861-63, and A. J. Souther, in 1864-65. Population in 1861, 1953, and in 1865, 2048.
List of volunteers who have entered the United States service since May, 1861 :
Arnold, Daniel P., 38th Regt.
Arnold, George, 38th Regt. Arnold, Edward H., 38th Regt.
Ainslie, Peter, U.S.N.
Ainslie, Henry, U.S.N. Beal, Samuel, Ist Co. H. Art.
Beal, James S., 1st Co. H. Art.
Bates, James L., 1st Co. H. Art.
Bates, Lincoln, U.S.N.
Bates, Joseph J., 1st Co. H. Art.
Bates, Bela, 38th Regt. Barnes, Albert F., 24th Regt.
Bourne, Ezekiel P., 12th Regt.
Bates, Cyrus H., 45th Regt.
Bourne, Elias W., 45th Regt.
Bates, Caleb L., 45th Regt.
Bates, John F., 4th Cav. Regt. Beal, Robert Y., U.S.N. Barnes, John, 3d Co. H. Art. Barnes, John 0., 4th Cav. Regt. Crane, Franklin J., 7th Regt.
Carl, William R., 41st Regt.
Couilard, David J., 3d Co. H. Art.
Clark, John, 3d Co. HI. Art. Conner, Moses, 29th Regt. Curtis, Alonzo, U.S.N. Doane, J. Foster, 1st Regt.
Dunster, Samuel K., 24th Regt. Davis, Joseph R., 11th Mass. Bat. Davis, Charles F., 3d Co. H. Art. Dinsmore, John HI., Engin'r U.S.N.
Fish, Joseph W., 38th Regt. Fuller, Warren, 32d Regt. Fish, George A., 2d Co. H. Art.
Groce, Leander W., Co. H. Art. Gibbs, Thomas O. S., 44th Regt. Gross, Charles A., 45th Regt.
Henry, Harrison, 24th Regt.
Ilayden, Thomas 0., 38th Regt. Hayden, John G., Ist Co. H. Art.
Hardwick, Henry C., Ist Co. H. Art.
Haskell, Alfred, 3d Co. H. Art.
Harris, Wm. F., Jr., 3d Co. H. Art. Hayden, Solomon J., Co. D, H. Art.
Kane, Thomas, 3d Co. HI. Art. Linsey, Alexander, U.S.N. Litchfield, George A., 32d Regt.
Lincoln, Stephen P., U.S.N.
Lincoln, Daniel B., U.S.N.
Leithead, George F., 19th Regt.
Lincoln, Stephen, 45th Regt.
Lincoln, Richard H., 45th Regt.
Lincoln, Alfred W., U.S.N.
Litchfield, Joseph W., U.S.N.
Morey, George T., 1st Co. H. Art.
Morey, Oliver L., Ist Co. H. Art.
Manuel, John L., Ist Co. H. Art.
Minot, Leonard W., 18th Regt.
Morse, William H., 2d Co. H. Art.
Minot, Levi L., 3d Co. H. Art.
Murphy, Thomas, Co. D, H. Art.
Munnies, Joseph F., Co. D, H. Art.
Nott, Dawes, 12th Regt.
Newcomb, Warren, Co. D, H. Art.
Orcutt, John, 20th Regt.
Oakes, B. Franklin, 24th Regt.
Phinney, Isaac, 35th Regt.
Pratt, Charles A., Ist Co. H. Art.
Pratt, Charles H., U. S. Sappers and Miners.
Pratt, Nichols, U.S.N.
Poole, Amos L., 26th Regt.
Pelby, Forrester A., Ist Regt.
Prouty, George H., 32d Regt.
Palmer, Alonzo L., 2d Co. H. Art.
Pratt, William H., 45th Regt.
Pratt, Gustavus P., asst. surg. 19th Regt.
Powers, Henry, U.S.N. Ripley, Martin T., 32d Regt.
Richards, John J., 1st Co. H. Art.
Randall, William, 44th Regt.
Remington, Wm. H., 3d Co. H. Art.
Rooney, James, Jr., 4th Cav. Regt.
Simpson, Oliver E., Ist Regt.
Stoddard, Zenas, Jr., U. S. Sappers and Miners.
Smith, William L., 2d Regt. D. C. Guards.
Shaw, Robert B., 32d Regt.
Spooner, George, Ist Co. H. Art.
Spear, Thomas F., U.S.N.
Sweeney, James M., 45th Regt.
Sewall, George W., 47th Regt.
Shays, James, 30th Regt.
Studley, Andrew J., 6th Regt. Treat, John A., 11th Regt.
Treat, Sylvanus F., 14th Regt.
Tilden, Caleb F. B., Ist Co. H. Art.
Tower, John W., Ist Co. II. Art.
Tower, Francis II., Ist Co. H. Art.
Towle, Joseph M., 32d Regt.
Thayer, William F., Ist Regt.
Tower, Geo. B. N., Engin'r U.S.N.
Thayer, Anselm, 32d Regt. Tower, Thomas, 2d Co. Il. Art.
Tower, Levi C., 2d Co. H. Art.
Tilden, Eustice W., 2d Co. HI. Art.
Tower, Isaac HI., 2d Co. Hl. Art.
Thayer, Willie F., 4th Cav. Regt.
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Williston, Thomas, 38th Regt. Whittington, Hiram, U.S.N. Wells, Charles F., Ist Regt. Williams, Andrew W., U. S. Sappers and Miners. Willcutt, Elbridge, U. S. Sappers and Miners. Whittier, Charles, 1st Co. II. Art.
Whittier, William, Ist Co. H. Art.
Whittier, Leavet, 39th Regt.
Willcutt, Lyman D., 45th Regt. West, Charles H., 29th Regt. Wheelwright, Lewis L., Co. D, H. Art.
CHAPTER XXI. COHASSET-( Continued).
ECCLESIASTICAL AND EDUCATIONAL.
BY REV. JOSEPH OSGOOD.
Pioneer History-First Reference to Cohasset in Hingham Records-Various Votes concerning the Town-Divisions of the Meadow Lands with the Proprietors at Conihasset-The First Meeting-House-Subsequent History-Methodist Soci- ety in North Cohasset-Second Congregational Church-The Beechwood Church-St. Anthony's Church-Educational In- terests.
THE early history of Cohasset is essentially the history of the parish or precinct which was separated from the town of Hingham, solely because the in- habitants were too far from the Hingham meeting- house to attend religious services and because they felt the need of a place of worship nearer their homes. 1
For fifty-two years from its organization as a pre- cinct, till it was incorporated as a district entirely separate from Hingham, it had only the management of its ministerial and school affairs ; while all its other interests were ordered by the town of Hingham, of which it formed a part.
Cohasset in the early period of the Massachusetts Colony formed part of Hingham. The name, spelled Conihasset, is found applied to the locality as early as 1634, on Wood's map of the south part of "New | cut down the forest and clear lands for farms. Others, England, as it is planted this year, 1634." In the records of the Colony of Massachusetts Bay, under date of May 22, 1639, is the following entry : " For that it appeareth unto the Court that our people of Hingham stande in great need of hay, it is ordered, | lands had been assigned, however, continued to hold that they may make use of so much of the ground neare Conihasset as lye on this syde the ryver where | upon the bridge is."
1640, May 13 .- " It is ordered, that such land and meadow at Conihasset as shall fall within this jurisdiction shall be confered upon Hingham, and ' meeting-house on that land called the Plain."
that Mr. Duncan, Mr. Glover, Willi : Heathe, and Willi : Parke, or any three of them, shall have power to dispose thereof to the inhabitants there, according to the number of persons and estates, for the most benefit of the towne, having consideration to such quantities of land and meadow as have been formerly aloted to the said inhabitants, so as such as have fallen short in former distributions may have supply by this."
The first reference to Cohasset in the records of the town of Hingham is under the date of July 6, 1640, as follows : "It is agreed upon by a joint consent that after the new comers which come short, and others of the old planters, accommodations be made up to equal proportions according to their stock and necessities, that the remaining part of Conyhasset shall be divided according to men's heads and stock, 25 pounds in stock to go in equal proportion to a head." Nine men were chosen " to divide Conihasset by equal proportions." The lands to be divided were probably the salt mead- ows. The division does not seem to have been imme- diately effected, for in February, 1647, the town voted to divide " the meadow lands among the proprietors at Conihasset." These lands seem to have been arranged in three divisions, and to have been allotted in quan- tities varying from one-half acre to six acres. These lands comprised about one hundred and seventy acres. Feb. 28, 1647-48, "Anthony Eames, Nicholas Jacob, John Otis, and John Beals were chosen a committee to hire a herdman to keep the dry cattle at Conyhasset." The final division of the lands embraced in the terri- tory of Cohasset was not made till 1672. Then all the uplands were divided into three portions, called the first, the second, and the third divisions. These divisions, as a whole, were further divided into seven hundred smaller portions,-narrow strips of land,- which were assigned by lot to one hundred and three proprietors, residents of Hingham, or heirs of estates there, in pre-arranged proportions. It is probable that the settlement of Cohasset began about this time, and that some of the persons to whom lots were as- signed took up their residence on them, and began to doubtless, who chose to remain in the town, sold their portions to the new inhabitants of Cohasset, or ex- changed them for the lands which these new settlers relinquished in the old town. Many of those to whom possession of them while they continued to reside in Hingham.
Hence, we have the record, 1713, May 14, " that the proprietors of the undivided lands gave their consent to the inhabitants of Conohasset, to erect a
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HISTORY OF NORFOLK COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS.
No record has been found of the building of the meeting-house ; but as there is no subsequent record of the building of the house, and as in 1714 Hingham was asked in vain to remit the school and ministerial taxes to this portion of the old town, the meeting- house was probably built in 1713. The house was about thirty-five feet long and twenty-five feet wide, on the Plain, a little to the south of the present house.
In 1720 the parish voted fifteen shillings a year for a man to take care of the meeting-house, sweep it twenty-six times a year, get the " cacements" hung, fasten the doors, and get the glass mended.
The second and present meeting-house was begun in 1746 and finished in 1747. It covers an area of sixty by forty-five feet. It had on the northerly end of the roof a belfry. At different times a tower and steeple have been substituted for the belfry, a porch has been added on the west side, and changes have been made in the interior to adapt it to modern needs.
After the building of the first meeting-house, and probably for some years before, religious services were held occasionally. The inhabitants were too far from the old meeting-house in Hingham to attend service there conveniently, especially as the roads then were very rough, crooked, and rocky. Consequently, they were very desirous to have a minister of their own and religious services in the house which they had just built.
In 1714-15, March 7, they asked the town "to consent that they might be made a precinct, or that they might be allowed something out of the town treasury to help maintain the worship of God, or that they might be allotted that which they pay to main- tain the worship of God at the town." These requests were not granted.
In May of the same year twenty-four of the in- habitants of Cohasset presented to the General Court a petition for a precinct. The town opposed the pe- tition.
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