History of Plymouth county, Massachusetts, with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men, Part 204

Author: Hurd, D. Hamilton (Duane Hamilton)
Publication date: 1884
Publisher: Philadelphia, J.W. Lewis & co.
Number of Pages: 1706

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Timothy Bryant. John Haywood, Susauna Backus, Mary Caswell. and Esther Fobes, entered into cor- enant as a Baptist Church.

On Thursday. Oet. 21. 1756, the precinct or parish and Congregational Church at Titicut cou- curred in their votes to call as their pastor the Rev. Solomon Reed. Voted to Mr. Reed the use of the parish lands anl sixty pounds lawful money for his anuual salary. Mr. Reed came, and remained as their pastor from 1756 to his death, May 7, 1785, or about twenty-eight years.

During the pastorate of Rer. Solomon Reed ser- enty-five baptisms are recorded and one hundred and seven marriages solemnized. Four deacons were at different times chosen, viz., Mr. Fobes, Samuel Keith, Zephaniah Wills, aud Daniel Leach. The third pastor was Rev. David Gurney, who filled this position from about July. 1787, till his death. July 30, 1315. His pulpit labors commenced here at the date first mentioned, but he was not ordained until Dec. 5. 1787. His salary was fixed at sixty pounds in cash or farm produce at cash priee, and the in- terest of what the parish lands had been sold for. This was afterwards changed from " farm produce" to ". corn and rye at cash price." During his pastorate of nearly twenty-eight years seventy persons were ad- mitted to church membership, and he solemnized one hundred and thirty two marriages. Deacon> chosen : July 31. 1799, Isaac Perkins; and April 29, 1807, Elijah Eaton and Isaae Wilbur. Baptism adminis- tered to eighty-two, viz., twenty-nine adults and fifty- three infants.

It was during the ministry of Rev. Mr. Gurney that a legacy of two thousand dollars was left to this church by Mr. Nicholas Roche, of what was then Mid- dleboro' (now Lakeville), and of whom an extended notice is given elsewhere. Rev. Philip Colby was the fourth pastor. He was ordained and installed Jan. 1. 1817, and here remained until his death, Feb. 27, 1851, a period of thirty-four years. During his pas- torate were received one hundred aud seventy-eight persons. In 1832 voted to renovate, repair, and paint the old meeting-house, and put in an additional number of stoves and build horse-sheds. The first store used in that meeting-house was a gift from Gen. Shepherd Leach, of Easton; and at a parish meeting held March 10, 1828, it was " voted to ac- cept the store."

Concerning the ordination of Rev. Mr. Colby oceur the following charges : Voted, " To allow for spirits for ordination 88.90 cents ;" but this does not seem to have been deemed enough, as additional demands were made for spirits, two dollars and thirty-nine

eents, and "for spirits not brought into former bill, $2.50 cents," and just how spiritually minded they were upon that occasion may be inferred from the faet that the parish were charged thirteen dollars and seventy nine cents for strong drink used. With Rev. Philip Colby ends the long pastorates.

Rev. Thomas E. Bliss was pastor from June 2, 1852, to May 15, 1855. He commenced to preach here in November, 1851. Sunday morning, Feb. 28, 1852, the meeting-house was burned. A new house was built that began to be used in June the same year. Rev. Charles Packard was the next pastor. He was installed Oet. 17, 1855, and he remained until Oct. 22, 1857, or a little more than two years. Then came the Rev. E. G. Little, who as pastor labored with this people from the latter part of 1857 to Sept. 15, 1867.

Next eame Rev. Henry L. Edwards, whose engage- ment commeneed March 3, 1868, and continued until the 30th of June, 1873. Then emme and filled this pulpit Rev. S. Hopkins Emery, to whom the writer of this article is so largely and deeply indebted for a very large part of the information here presented concerning the Titicut Congregational Church and Parish.

North Rochester Parish .- The name of North Rochester Parish was given to parts of Middleboro', Rochester, and Freetown set off, and by legislative enact- ment made to constitute a parish in 1793. The north line of this North Rochester Parish, called as fixed upon, perambulated and defined in 1794, was to run from Pocksha Pond, in Middleboro', by the north line of farms then owned by Nehemiah Bennet and Martin Keith, Esqs., and thence due east to the line of the town of Carver, thus embracing within the incorporate limits of this North Rochester Parish quite a large portion of the southeasterly part of Middleboro'. For the use in public worship of the people of this parish a meeting-house was erected soon after upon a hill near that junetion of the roads in North Rochester where once was a tavern, and where now is kept a post-office, and this house, without a steeple or the adormnent of paint, stood until within a few years since, when it was demolished to give place to a neat white chapel, erected upon or very near its site, and which ehapel is still standing. To give a full and understanding account of religious events and observ- ances in that part of Middleboro', incorporated in . 1793 as a portion of the North Rochester Parish, requires that the writer shall go back to the date of the incorporation of another parish that covered some part at least of the identical territory, together with some other localities not embraced in the parish in-

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corporated in 1793, and which earlier incorporation was known as the Third Parish in Rochester and other towns adjacent, and incorporated in compliance with the following petition :

" To His Excellency, William Shirley, Esqr, Capt. Gen1 & Govr in Chief in & over his Majs Province of the Mass8 Bay d' to ye Honble his Majestie's Council & House of Repaves at Their Sessions.

" The Pet" of Sundry Inhabitance of ye Town of Rochester, Middleborough, Dartmouth, & Tiverton, alias Freetown, Hum- hly Shewetlı :

"That whereas a number of ye Inhabitance of the First Pre- cinet in Rochester on ye 24th day of Octobr, 1744, Obtained an Order of this Honble Court, Impowering them to draw out of ye sd Precinct Treasury so much as They are assessd toward the sd Precinct Tax, &c., in order to Support the Publick worship of God, who in conjunction with ye rest of us Petrs who Live in ye remote parts & Corners of the Several towns aforesd, Except some few who are uneasy respecting ye Ministry where they belong, & as the sd parts of sd Towns are all Joyning and con- sidered Together From a convenient Situation for a Parish, The centre whereof being already agreed on by us, & is six miles Distance from any other Publick worship, and the Preparation already made wth the conveniency & benefit we hope to recieve for Ourselves and Posterity hath moyd us in this affair.

" Wherefore your Hon's Pers Pray that we with our Families & Estates, together with those persons helonging to ye Towns aforesd, who are willing to Joyn with us within Five years, con- sidering ye Soil of ye vicinity is good & a grate Part of it is unsettled, may he Incorporated into a Parish in order for a more Comfortable & Convenient Enjoyment of the Publick worship of God. Notwithstanding some of us are not Voted off from ye Precinct where we belong, and to do duty & recieve Priviledg in ye Premises as yr Honrs in yr Grate wisdom & Justice Shall see fit, and yr Honours' Petrs as in Duty bound Shall Ever pray."

The names of the petitioners were as follows : Ben- jamin Booth, Nathaniel Snow, Ithema Comes, John Blackman, Timothy Stevens, Noah Sprague, Joseph Ashley, Peter Crapo, Abraham Ashley, Jethro Ash- ley, John Barden, Thomas Whtridg, Isaae Stevens, William Read, Franeis Crapo, Joshua Cowing, Job Randall, Benjamin Raymond, Roger Haskell, Ephraim Haskell, Ebenezer Haskell, Nicholas Snow, Peter Crapo, Jr., John Peterson, Job Randall, Jr., John Rousc, Joseph Sampson, Samuel Gray, Mark Haskell, Daniel Higbe, Thomas Ashley, Jacob Smith, William Hall, Experienec Holmes, John Macomber, John Townsend, Joseph Ashley, Jr., John Bly, Nathan Haskins, William Ashley, Abiel Hoskins, Samuc] White, Joshua Easty, Stephen Andrews, Ruth Sprague (widow), Sarah Holmes (widow).

After the petition had been sent Nicholas Crapo and Seth Crapo filed their names with the provincial secretary in its aid, and the following-named persons were added to the list of incorporators by act of the General Court : Caleb Blackwell, Ebenezer Lewis, Thomas Swift, Elisha Freeman, Benjamin Peirec,

Ebenezer Keen, Elisha Hatch, Joseph Phinney, Na- thaniel Morton, John Bonnet, Stephen West, Wil- liam West, Daniel Griffeth, John Ashley, Thomas West, Jr., John West, Joseph Richmond, Elijah Briggs, Joshua Crapoo.

The petition being presented, action was taken upon the same as follows :

" In ye House of Repves, August 24th, 1747, Read & Ordered that the Petra Serve the Parishes in Rochester, Middleborough, & Dartmouth, to which they respectively belong, with Copys of this Pet", that they shew cause, if any they have, on the First Friday of the next Siting of this Court why The Prayers thereof should not be granted.

"Sent up for Concurrence, "T. HUTCHINSON, Spk.

"In Council, August 25th, 1747, Read & Concur'd,

" J. WILLARD, Secretary."

" At a Great & General Court or Assembly for their Majesty's Province of the Massachusetts Bay, in New England, begun & held at Boston upon Wednesday, the 27th day of May, 1748, & continued by Adjourninent & Prorogation to Wednesday, the 14th of Octor Following, then met.

"Friday, Octor 23ª, 1747.

"John Quincy, from the Committeo on Petition of Divers Inhabitants of Rochester, Middleborough, Dartmouth, & Free- town, gave in their Report, viz. :

" In Council read & ordered that this report be accepted, and that all the Petitioners except Wm Ashley, Stephen Andros, and John Barden, belonging to ye Town of Freetown, with their Families & Estates, together with such others of the First Parish in Rochester & ye Town of Dartmouth as shall in ye space of Twelve Months from this time join with them and re- turn a List of their names unto the Secretary's office within that Term, be and hereby are made a Distinct and Separate Precinct or Parish accordingly, and vested with such Powers and Priviledges as other Precincts or Parishes within this Prov- ince do or by law ought to enjoy, Provided. the whole included in ye sd first Parish in Rochester do not exceed a Fourth part of the ratable Estate of sd.

"In ye House of Representys Read & Concurd.

"Consented to by the Governor.

" A true copy of Record : Attest J. WILLARD,

" Secretary. " Recorded for NOAH SPRAGUE,

" Clerk of sd Parish."

"To Edward Winslow, Esq., one of his Majs Justices of the Peace for ye County of Plymo. We, the Subscribers, Inhabi- tants of the Third Precinct or Parish in Rochester, pray that Pursuant to ye Law of this province, page 142, you will Im- power one of us to call ye first meeting of sd Parish, being re- cently set off by ye Great & General Court of this Province by their order of Friday, 23, Octor, 1747, herewith presend.

" NOAH SPRAGUE, " CALEB BLACKWELL,

" TIMO STEVENS, " NATH1 SNOW, " BENJn RAYMOND.

" Rochoster, March 2ª, 1747." 1

" Plymouth, 88. Whereas, application is mado to me, t

1 That dato was evidontly old style in the mode of re timo, else the petition would havo by sevoral months ante the act of the Logislature forming tho Parish.

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snhseriber. by Noah Sprague and other inhabitants of the Third Precinct or Parish in Rochester, for a Warrant to call ye first meeting of sª Precinct.

" These are Therefore to require Capt. Noah Sprague, one of sd Pet", to Notify ye Freeholders and other Inhabitants of sd Precinct or Parish Qualified by Law to Vote in Parish Meet- ings, that they meet at some Convenient Time & place in sd Parish hy wrighting under his hand Posted in some Publick place in sd Parish Fourteen Days before ye Day appointed for the Meeting, Fairly Expressing in sª Warning wt is needfull to be Transacted at sd Meeting Agreeable to Law.

" EDwd WINSLOW, " Justice of ye Peace.

" March 3d. 1747."

" Plymº S.S. Porsuant to a Warrant to Me Directed frou Edwd Winslow, Esqr., one of his Majs Justices of ye Peace for ye Connty of Plymº:

" These are Therefore to Notifye & warn the Freeholders and others Inhabitance of ye Third Precinct or Parish in Rochester. &c .. Qualifyd by Law to vote in Precinct meeting. to meet at ye New Meetinghouse in sd Parish on Tuesday. the 22ª Day of March Inst, at Nine O' Clock forenoon, to Chuse such Parrish officers as ye Law Directs, and to Chose a Comtte to Supply ye Pnlpit.

" NOAH SPRAGUE, pr. order.

" March 4th, 1747."

" At a Meeting of the New Parrish or Precinct In Rochester & other Towns adjacent Legally warned at ye New Meeting house in Rochester on Tuesday, ye 22d Day of March. 1747, The sd Parrish or Precinct made Choice of Caleh Blackwell Moder- ator for sd Meeting.

" And at sd Meeting made choice of Noah Sprague Precinct or Parrish Clerk for ye year Ensewing.

" And at sd Meeting made choice of Joseph Ashley, Nath Snow, Tho" Whitredg. Benja Booth. John Peterson, Mark Has- kel, & Abial Hoskins Comtee for sd Parrish the ensewing year.

" And at sd Meeting made choice of John Peterson, John Ma- comber, & Daniel Higbe Assessors for ye year ensewing.

" And at sd Meeting made choice of Thomas Whitridg and Jacob Smith Collectors for sd Parrish ye ensewing year.

" And at sd Meeting made choice of Thomas Ashley Parrish Treasurer for ve ensewing year.

" And at s4 Meeting made choice of Mark Haskel to Supply ye Pnlpet with a Minister.

" And at sd Meeting it was moved whether ye Parrish would unite in seting a Day appart for Prayers to God for Direction in ye affairs before us.

" Passd in ye Affirmative. " Recorded pr NOAH SPRAGUE, Parrish Clerk."

"These are to Give Pnblick Notis to the Inhabitance of the Third Precinct in Rochester, &c., that they meet together at ye New Meeting honse in sd Parrish on Fryday, ye Last Day of Septemr, Inst., at one of ye clock in ye after-noon, to cum into some Measure to treat with Mr. Thomas West about his settle- ment with us in ye work of ye Ministry, and to take care to make him Satisfaction for ye time he Preaches with us.

" NATH" SNOW, " THOS WHITRIDG, " JOSEPH ASHLEY, " MARK HASKEL, " ABIEL HOSKINS, " Comee.

" Dated at Rochester, Septem' 24, 1748."

" At a Meeting of the Third Precinct in Rochester, &c., Sep- tember 30th, 1748.

" At sd Meeting made choice of Mr. Caleb Blackwell Moder- ator for sd Day.

" At sd Meeting made choice of Mark Haskel Clerk for sd Day, and at sd Meeting made choice of Caleh Blackwell, Noah Sprague, Nath" Snow, and Mark Haskel a Comtee to Treat with Mr. Thomas West about his settleing with us in ye work of the Ministry.

" And voted that the Comtee shal offer Mr. Thos West two Hundred Pounds old Tenor with the Improvement of ye Par- rish Farm so called with all ye appernances yearly.

" And also voted that if ye Coutee scc need of ading Fifty pounds old Tenor more pr annum to Do it.

" Recorded pr MARK HASKELL, Cler. for sd Day."

" These are to Notify and warn the Inhabitance of the Third Parrish in Rochester, &c, to assemble & meet together on Fry- day, the 21st of this Inst., October, at one o'clock after noon, at ye Meeting house in sd Parrish, to treat with those persons that have Purchased a Farm for ye Minstree ; and to do what may he then Thought Proper in that respect.

" Also to manifest their minds what they will Give Mr. Thomas West by way of a Settlement Time Convenant ; also to do what may he then Thought Proper Respecting ye moveing the Meeting House.

" MARK HASKEL, " NATHI SNOW, " ABIAL HOSKINS, " JOSEPH ASHLEY,

" Dated at Rochester, Octor 15, 1748."

Comtee.

" At a meeting of ye Third Parrish in Rochester, &c., on Fryday, ye 21st Day of Octor, 1748, The Parrish made choice of John Peterson Moderator for sd Meeting, and at sd Meeting Deacon Roger Haskel, Ephraim Haskel, & Eben' Haskel made an offer to ye Parrish that as they are Purchacers in ye Parrish Farm so called, they will Each of them give to sd Parrish ye Income of one Eleventh part of sd Farm as a Free will offering ; Provided the Parrish will Free them from all Taxes to the Par- rish so Long as they continue so to do, &c .; also that if they sell it, the Parrish shall have the Priviledg of Purchasing it at ye same rate they gave for it.

(Signed) " ROGE HASCALL, " EPHRAIM HASKELL, " EBENEZER HASKELL.

" And the Question was Put whether the Parrish will comply & accept off ye above offers ; & it Passd in ye Affermative.

" And at sd Meeting Voted to Give Mr. Thomas West Two Hundred Pounds old Tenor for a Settlement, Provided he settles with us in ye work of ye Gospel Ministry, to be paid at ye End of Two years.

"And at &d Meeting Jolin Peterson, Abial Hoskins, & Daniel Higbe was Chosen a Comtee to treat with those persons that now own ye Meeting house, to see on what Terms it might be made a Parrish Ilouse.

" Recorded pr NOAH SPRAGUE, Parrish Cler."

" At a Meeting of the Comtee at ye House of Noah Sprague, October 24, 1748, appointed by ye Parrish at their Meeting of September 30th, 1748, to Treat with Mr. Thomas West about his settling with us in ye work of ye ministry, it was Found need- ful to offer to sd Mr. Thomas West the Fifty pounds old Tenor pr annum in addition to the two Hundred pounds before voted to Ingage him in sd work. And acordingly hereby we do it, as Witness our hands.

(Signed) " CALEB BLACKWELL,

" NOAH SPRAGUE, " NATHANIEL SNOW, " MARK HASKALL."

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" Mr. Thomas West's Answer To the Third Parrish in Roches- ter, &c.

" Dearly Beloved in our Lord & Savior Jesus Christ, I hart- ily thank you for tho respect you have shewn me in the call you have Given me to Settle among you in the work of the Gospel Ministry, & for the offers you have made me for my In- couragement, viz., of two Hundred Pounds old Tenor as a Free Gift and of the Improvement of the Parrish Farm (so called), and of Two Hundred & Fifty Pounds old Tenor pr. annum so Long as I shall continue your minister.

"And I do, upon mature & Prayerfull consideration, by these Presents, accept of your call, &, as I think, of ye call of God, and of your offers as aforesaid, Even to settle among you as your Pastor and Teacher, Provided there shall be in Due time a Church Gathered among you, according to the rules of the Gos- pel, which shall Freely & unanimously make choice of me as Their Pastor, and the Parrish sball concur with their choice, according to ye Laws of this Province. And now, beging your Prayers to God for me, I am your real Friend and Servant in the Gospel of Christ, our Dear Redeemer.

" THOS WEST.

" Rochester, Octr 24tb, 1748.

" Recorded pr. NOAH SPRAGUE,

" Parrish Cler."

"These are to give Public Notis to the Inhabitance of the Third Parrish in Rochester, &c.,-

"That they meet together at ye New Meeting house in sd Parrish on ye Tenth Day of this Inst., Nov., at 10 o'clock in ye forenoon, to hear the report of the Com. that was to treat with those persons that built sd House, and to see if sd House may he the Parrish House, and if it becomes the Parrish House, to set the time when to go to work about removing it. And if it do not become the Parrish House, to cum into Some Measures about Building a new one, and also to do any thing that may be thot proper at sd Meeting.

" JOSEPH ASHLEY, " BENJA BOOTH, " MARK HASKEL, " ABIAL HOSKINS, " Comte.

" Dated at Rochester, Novr 1, 1748."

" At a Mecting of the Third Parrish in Rochester, &c., on Thursday, ye 10th day of Novr, 1748.

" At sd Meeting ye Parrish made choice of Mark Haskel Moder" for sd Day.

" And at sd Meeting ye following Report was Presend :

"We, ye Subscribers, being appointed a Cortee, &c., to treat with those persons that own ye Meeting House to see on what terms it might be made a Parrish House, llaving - that affair, report as followeth, viz., That Noah Sprague will give one-quarter of his in sd house to sd Parrish ; ye Widdo Hohnes gives in ye same manner ; Nicholas Snow & Nath" Snow give their right to sd Parrish on condition that they are at no charge in removing it and seting it up as far as ye same materials will admit ; Thomas Whitridg gives his right to sd Parrish ; Mark Haskel gives his right, being that part that was Elias Miller's, to ye Parrish, provided it stands between the cross- road by Thos Ashley's & Whitfield's; Thos Ashley gives his right on same conditions ; Peter Crapo gives accordingly.

" JOHN PETERSON, " DANIEL HIGBE, . " ABIAL HOSKINS, " Comte.

" At sd Meeting the Question was put, Whether the Parrish will necept of sd House on ye terms as is reported ; it passd in ye Negative.

"On a Motion made & seconded, ye above Vote was recon- sidered, And voted to accept of ye Meeting House us a Parrish House on ye Terms as was reported, and at sª Mecting voted that Monday be the day to begin to take down & move ye Meeting House.

" And at sd Meeting, voted that Noah Sprague, Josepb Ash- ley, John Peterson, Mark Haskel, and Jethro Ashley be a Comte to Pitch on a Convenient spot of ground to Sett ye Meet- ing House on between the cross-road by Thos Ashley's and Mr. Whitfield's.

" recorded pr. NOAH SPRAGUE, " Parrish Cler."

That a church was soon formed is reasonable to be inferred, from the fact that the parish record contained what purported to be the copy of a letter from Rev. Thomas West to the Church of Christ in the Third Parish in Rochester accepting its call, to which, in said parish record, was added :

" At a Meeting of ye 3ª Church in Rochester, &c., on Friday, ye Twelfth Day of May, A.D. 1749, The above answers were read & accepted by ye Church.

" MARK HASKEL, " Moderator.

" Recorded pr. NOAH SPRAGUE, " Parrish Cler."

" These are to Notify the Inhabitance of the Third Parrisb in Rochester, &c., to meet Together at sd Parrish Meeting House on Munday, ye 25 Day of September, Inst., at one o'clock after- noon, Then and There to do what sd Parrish thinks proper Re- specting the Indians haveing part of ye sd Meeting House, & upon what Terms & any thing else that may be thot proper on sd Day.

" JOSEPH ASHLEY, " JOHN PETERSON, " MARK HASKEL, " Comtee.

"Septem" 16, 1749."

" At a Meeting of the 3ª Parrish in Rochester, &c., Septem™ 25, 1749, the Parrish made choice of Nath" Snow, Moderator, for sd Day.

" Whereas, the rev. Mr. Thomas West, Pastor of ye Third Parrish in Rochester, &c., hath Informud us of sd Parrish, that if we will assign part of sd Parrish Meeting House to the Neigh- boring Indians, in order for their attending the Publick Wer- ship on the Sabbath, &c., agreeable to their preportion of Num- bers, that thereupou the Commissioners for propagating ye Gospel among ye Indians will pay to sd Parrish or order what ye part so assigned shall be Estimated at.

" In persuance Whereof, at a meeting of ye 3d Parrish in Rochester, &c., on Munday, ye 25 Day of September, 1749, Legally Warned, The Question was put whether tho Parrish will assign one-Eighth part of sd Parrish Meeting House for ye use of the sd Indiaus to attend the Publick Worship in, upon condition the Commiss's for propagating ye Gospel amuong ye Indians will pay one-eighth part of ye cost of sd House to s Parrish on orders, Estimating sd House when Finished nt Eigh Hundred pounds old Tonor, and it passd in the affirmative.

" Recorded per NOAH SPRAGUE, Parrish Cler."

To this record, in the same hand, is added imme diately below,-

" P.S .-- It is Hoped The sd Indians will Help Support ye Pub lick worship with us."

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The parish records from which were copied the foregoing facts concerning the Third Parish of Roches- ter. and the adjoining towns of Middleboro', Dart- month, and Freetown, were very intelligibly and con- cisely kept from March 22, 1747, to March 18, 1783, or about ten years prior to the date when the present North Rochester Parish, part of which is in Middle- boro'. was incorporated, and those records are deemed to be the best and most reliable evidence now extant of the early religious condition of that part of Middle- boro' now within the North Rochester Parish, and this is the excuse now offered why the same have been so liberally copied and extensively used in connec- tion with the history of the North Rochester Parish.

The Central Congregational Church .- This re- ligious body was organized in the meeting-house of the First Precinct, March 25, 1847, and at its forma- tion consisted of thirty-three members, all of whom were, at their own request, dismissed from the First Congregational Church in Middleboro', and cordially recommended for the enterprise. They built an ele- gant place of public worship at the Four Corners Village in 1849, and on the 16th of August of that year Rev. Isaiah C. Thacher was installed pastor ; Horatio G. Wood, Ebenezer Pickens, and James D. Wilder were chosen deacons.

The additions to this church were: In 1847, three; 1848, four; 1849, ten; 1850, forty five; 1851, ten ; and in 1852, five; and the names of the original mem- bers, together with those added from year to year, were as follows :

NAMES OF THE ORIGINAL MEMBERS .- Cornelius Burgess, Mrs. Melissa Burgess, Mrs. Betsey T. Bur- gess, Horatio G. Wood, Mrs. Abigail W. Wood, Miss Emily T. Wood, Adoniram J. Cushman, Mrs. Ann S. Cushman, Consider Robbins, Mrs. Ruth Reed, James D. Wilder, Mrs. Bathsheba Wilder, James Warren, Mrs. Margaret Warren, Nathan Perkins, Jr., John Perkins, Mrs. Ann S. Perkins, Ebenezer Pick- ens, Mrs. Mary B. Pickens, Mrs. Abigail S. Pickens, Miss Caroline M. Pickens, Nathan King, Mrs. Eliza- beth H. Washburn, Mrs. Olivia A. Hitchcock, Mrs. Freelove P. Rounseville, Mrs. Betsey Thomas, Mrs. Elizabeth Wood, Miss Eleanor B. Wood, Mrs. Almira Goddard, Miss Sarah Jackson, Mrs. Zilpah M. Clark, Miss Hope Writhington, Mrs. Mary Dunham.

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History of Plymouth county, Massachusetts, with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men, Part 204

Author: Hurd, D. Hamilton (Duane Hamilton) Publication date: 1884 Publisher: Philadelphia, J.W. Lewis & co. Number of Pages: 1706

Author: Hurd, D. Hamilton (Duane Hamilton)
Publication date: 1884
Publisher: Philadelphia, J.W. Lewis & co.
Number of Pages: 1706