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Mary, wid. E. Flint,
Rachel, wid. D. Nichols,
84
Ann, wid. Thos. Knower,
91
Sarah, m. Alvin Upham,
89
Lucretia Howard, unni.,
Merari Spalding,
Rebecca Taylor, unm.,
S2
88
Susan, wid. Joel Derby, Aaron Derby,
Enos Hardy,
85
Widow of Jonas Whitney, Elisha Pierce,
William Sawin,
S9 S2 86
TABLE-CONTINUED.
Died.
NAMES.
Age.
Died.
NAMES.
Age.
1876
Mary Brown, b. Ireland,
92
1885
Lucy, wid. James Puffer,
1877
Relief Bond, unm.,
So
Peter Wright.
Eunice, wid. Joseph Perry, Asaph Gates,
82
S. Gerrish Kendall,
Dea. Robert Peckham,
91
Benjamin Blake,
1878
Mary Jessop,
90
Lucy, wid. Thomas Gaut,
1879
Charlotte Gray, unm.,
80
Caroline T. Raitt, Philander C. Brown,
Mrs. Martha S. Barber,
80
Thomas P. Williams,
Nancy Winship,
82
1886
Dolly, wid. Benj. Blake,
Nathan Howard,
S4
Mary P. Hill,
Thomas Knower,
84
Mary A., wid. Asa Wheeler,
85 80
1880
Diadama, wid. Silas Ward, Sally, wid. Jona. Whitman, Simeon Warren,
86
Maria P., m. Rev. L. Part- ridge,
Jonas Miller,
82
Mary (Damon) Evans,
Abraham Tottinghanı,
So
George W. Gibbs,
Eliza Heywood,
87
Orange Young,
Stephen Bathrick,
81
1887
Wid. Sarah P. Elliot,
Sally, wid. Dea. J. Smith,
84
Betsey, w. Hollis Bolton,
188
Joseph Howard,
80
Bernard F. Morris,
John Gately,
80
Lucinda, wid. James Morse, Freeman Clark,
Betsey Bacon, unm.,
87
Rev. Chandler Curtis,
86
1888
Widow Betsey Rich,
1882
Levi Graves,
Betsey, wid. T. Merriam,
Miriam, wid. Sim. Warren.
Louise, wid. A. Phinney, Wid. Louise A. Tucker,
Susan, wid. Jonas Miller,
80
Elijah Cady,
Stillman Brooks,
85
1889
Lovey, w. Benj. Wyman, Asa Dike,
1883
Cynthia Bigelow, unm.,
85
Lucy, wid. Oliver Estey, Asa Raymond,
Mahaleth, wid. R. Peckham Abner M. Drury,
82
Abigail wid. Won. Wears, Brucie, wid. Walter V. Carr, Thomas H. Steavens,
Sally P., w. Geo. Adams,
85
Peggy, wid. M. Divoll,
88
Rev. Levi Warner,
Hannah Tarbell,
84 84
Sophronia, wid. J. Lewis,
Read Merriam,
Sarah Williams, widow,
Aaron Rice,
90
1892
Catharine F., wid. L. Minott, Hollis Bolton,
George Adams,
88 83
Isaac Seaver,
Cynthia C. Powers,
89
Widow Lucretia Gould, Jonas Cutler,
Sarah Winship,
So
1885
John Lewis,
85
Evalina Graves,
George Wood,
80
Mary Miles,
James Puffer,
87
82 85 82 So 82 86 86 90 83 84 89 81 85 83 84 8.4 83 92 86 81 88 85 So 82 84 82 84 86 92 83 91 80 87 84
1884
Jacob Sawin,
83 83
1890
Susan, wid. John Mosman,
Sally M., wid. Otis Titus,
93
1891
Edmund Proctor,
91
Alice, wid. Asaph Gates,
88
Preston Ellis,
Mary M. wid. T. Scolley,
93 80 86
Clarissa Flint,
92
So
Ellery Estabrook,
89 87 84 SI 81 92 84 81
Susannah W. Seaver, unm.,
84
8S 84 82
85
Ann M. wid. N. Whitney,
Of the three hundred and thirty-two persons whose names appear in the above catalogue, sixty-seven attained the age of ninety years, and three it is claimed, though there is some doubt in regard to the validity of such claim, were centen- narians. At the first "Old Folks' Picnic," held in June, 1878, there were in town one hundred and thirty-six persons seventy years old and upwards, while at the last meeting, which took place Aug. 17, 1892, there were one hundred and twenty-eight equally advanced in life.
487
Widow Eunice Carter,
John Sawin,
488
HISTORY OF WESTMINSTER, MASS.
ACCIDENTAL DEATHS.
BARNES, THEODOSIA, 69; thrown from a carriage, April 19, 1872.
BEAMAN, PHINEAS W .: burned in a coal pit. Sept. 16, 1845.
BROOKS, ALBERT E., 24; drowned at Readville, June 2, 1861.
BROSNAIIAN, JOHN; fell from his wagon, 1873.
BURPEE, JOEL S., 67; injured in chair factory, Dec. 22, 1879. BUSHNELL, -- -; Sept. 1, 1872.
CAREY, JAMES M .: killed on railroad, July 24, 1886.
COOK, LEVI; drowned in Meetinghouse Pond. Jan. 16, 1889.
CUNNINGHAM, ISABELLE, 23; bite of a mad dog, April 14, 1878.
DAMON, WILLIAM. 7; burned in his father's house, 1781.
DANBY, DANIEL: scalded in paper mill, June 3, 1869.
DAY, MICHAEL: crushed by a falling tree. Aug. 5, 1869.
DERBY, EZRA, 46; fell into the fire and fatally burned, April 2, 1823.
DERBY, WALTER : fell into a well and drowned, March 13, 1855.
FOSTER, LOWELL, 27: killed in powder mill explosion, Acton, March 12, 1878.
GIBBS, BENJAMIN F. D .; railroad accident.
GIBBS, -; burned in house on cemetery grounds, 17 -.
GOODWIN, GEORGE L .: killed by cars at Boston.
HAMMOND,-
-: blasting rocks on railroad, April 3, 1847.
HASKELL, ALBERT H .: drowned, Jan. 29. 1877.
HATFIELD, JAMES; drowned. June 6. 1875.
HOWE, FRANKLIN, 41: broke through ice and drowned, Dec. 20, 1861. KEYES, FRANCIS, 32; injured by paper machinery, March 28, 1851.
KNOWER, HORACE B., 59: run over by cars at Gardner, Oct. 7, 1885.
LEARY, PATRICK ; found dead, Feb. 12, 1876.
LUCAS, HENRY A., 18: fatally injured at paper mill. Jan. 9, 1863.
MCINTIRE, JOHN; killed by cars, Aug. 11, 1890.
MERRIAM, STILLMAN, 6: crushed by a falling rock, 1835.
MILLER, AMOS, 53: kicked to death by a horse, Jan. 6, 1866.
NEWELL, WILLIAM A .; killed on the railroad, Feb. 5. 1891.
O'CONNER, THOMAS: drowned, July 12, 1891. PAGE, GEORGE E .; drowned, Sept. 19, 1880.
PERRY, NANCY, 13; struck by lightning, Aug. 23, 1845.
RAYMOND, GEORGE L .; drowned at Concord.
RICE, THEODORE, 20; froze to death, Dec. 14, 1860.
RICHARDSON, LEVI: froze to death. Jan. 2, 1855.
SAWIN, ANNIE M., S: crushed by a falling log, July 25. 1827.
SEAVER, ETTA ; drowned, May 25, 1870.
SEAVER, NORMAN, Ist: fell from meetinghouse frame, July 31. 1787.
SEAVER, NORMAN, 2d, 5; fell at Merriam's chair factory, Aug. 28, 1879.
SYLVESTER, LOWELL M., 24: fatally shot, Winchester, N. H., Oct. 14, 1871. UNDERWOOD, GEORGE L., 16; drowned in Meetinghouse Pond. Aug. IO. 1876.
WARNER, LEVI: thrown from carriage at Fitchburg. June 24th, died June 26, 1891.
WOOD, MOSES. 14; drowned at Wachusett Pond. Dec II, 1777.
WOOD, NATHAN, JR., 34: thrown from a wagon, Nov. 25, 1836.
WORTHINGTON, CHARLES S., 14; drowned in Meetinghouse Pond, July 13, 1873.
Numerous instances of sudden death by apoplexy, heart disease, and kindred ailments are on record, but it has not been deemed desirable to catalogue them here. For reasons that will readily suggest themselves to the reader, the few cases of suicide in town that have been brought to the notice of the editor are also omitted.
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DESTRUCTIVE CONFLAGRATIONS.
CASUALTIES BY FIRE.
No record of the numerous buildings that have been destroyed by fire in Westminster has been found, and the list that appears below is therefore made up from such detached and casual data as have come incidentally to light. It has been found impossi- ble to obtain dates in a few cases, and no doubt there are other omissions in the category. It makes no claim to absolute com- pleteness, although so far as it goes it is deemed reasonably correct.
Academy, caused by an overheated stove, February, 1888.
Bacon, Edward, dwelling house and attachments.
Bacon. Charles M., barn, Oct. 3. 1890.
Brooks. Asa, saw- and gristmill, about 1830.
Brooks, Ivers, chair shop and machinery, July 3, 1857.
Carr, John W., house, barn, and most of contents, Aug. 30, 1887.
Coolidge. Fred S., chair manufactory, etc .. October, 1876.
Damon, Timothy, dwelling house and child, 1781.
Dunn, John, dwelling house and belongings, 1815 (?).
Dupee. J. J. and L. H .. barn and contents. July 14, 1870.
Estabrook, Thomas, dwelling house, etc., May 25, 1825.
Farnsworth. Asa, buildings formerly owned by him, Sept, 1868.
Forbush. Albert. chair factory and contents.
Getchell, Warren E .. Raymond house, Oct. 25, 1887.
Gibbs, Paul. house in cemetery lot .- daughter burned.
Griffin, James A., barn and contents.
Hadley. Josiah, house.
Hager, Jonathan, dwelling house, 1772.
Holden and Merriam. chair manufactory, 1869.
Holden. Stephen. dwelling house. December, 1827.
Learned, John, dwelling house, July 13, 1879.
Liverpool, Joshua. Heywood house. Sept. 23, 1891.
Lombard, Franklin, chair factory, June 11, 1855.
Merriam. Jonas. barn and contents by lightning. Aug. 11, 1832. Mill (grist), at Narrows, about 1825.
Mill, Lower paper, about 1868, and in 1877 and 1882.
Mill, Upper paper, about 1869, and in 1878 and 1886.
Mill. Red, near Bacon Street on Tophet Swamp brook.
Monroe, John, dwelling house.
Moore, Joshua, dwelling house, Feb. 8, 1823.
Nichols Bros .. chair factory and contents, Aug. 17. 1886.
Partridge. Liberty, shop below sawmill.
Pierce, Elisha, dwelling house, 1887.
Puffer. Samuel, two houses, barns and contents, May 16, 1835.
Record, , May house, Aug. 27, 1887.
Reed, Phineas, barn and contents.
Richardson. Levi, house.
Sampson, Abraham, blacksmith's shop.
Sawin, Charles, dwelling house.
Sawyer, Amos, grist- and sawmill, about 1814.
Sawyer, Eli, dwelling house owned by J. F. Burgess, about 1830. Sawyer, Eli, barn remaining on old place. Oct. 15, 1876.
Seaver, Asahel R., dwelling house and contents, Dec. 8, 1838. Tavern, Miles', on old turnpike. 1848 (?). Tottingham, Elisha, dwelling house.
Towne. S. F., farm buildings - Wheeler place, June, 1862. Walker, Daniel, house- Isaac Seaver place. 1785 (?). Wetherbee, Isaac, dwelling house.
490
HISTORY OF WESTMINSTER, MASS.
Whitney, Abner, dwelling house.
Whitney, Joseph, dwelling house opposite James Puffer's.
Wood, Nathan, 2d, house on his old place, 188 -.
Wyman. Benjamin, house on No-town road, 1861 (?).
The Goodale saw- and gristmill. owned by Allen B. Wood, was wrecked by a disastrous flood, May, 1850.
NAMES LEGALLY CHANGED.
1815-Thomas Rice, son of Rev. Asaph, to Thomas Kinsay Rice.
1 827-Samuel Read Puffer, son of Josiah, to Samuel Puffer.
1829-Samuel Brooks, son of Isaac, to Ira Brooks.
1831-Lucy Wiswall to Philomela Hamilton.
1832-Mary L. B. Wiswall to Mary Lyman.
1833-Jonadab Baker, son of Joel. to George Baker.
1834-James P. Twichell to James P. Appleton.
1836-Mehitable Rand to Ellen Mehitable Rand.
1839-Frances Asenath Swan, daughter of Samuel. to Frances Swan Ames.
1845-Francis D. Wheeler, son of Josiah, to Clinton D. Wheeler.
1845-Charles Whitney, 2d, to Charles Hubbard Whitney.
1845 -- George Whitney to George Edwin Whitney.
1845-Ebenezer White Sawtell to Walter Hubbard Farnsworth Sawtell.
1847-Austin Hoar and wife (West Boylston), to Austin Wilber Sidney, etc.
1850-Benjamin Munjoy and family to Benjamin Blake. etc.
1866-Ellen M. Mclaughlin to Nellie A. Rice.
1868-William Henry Dow to William Henry Bigelow.
1883-Annie O'Neil to Hester Annie Carr.
VOTES FOR GOVERNOR OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Successful candidates are indicated by a *.
1780 -* John Hancock . 52
James Bowdoin
5
1781 -* John Hancock . James Bowdoin 12
34
1792- Francis Dana 20
16 *John Hancock . Scattering 25
55
*John Hancock . James Bowdoin II
I4
1793 -* John Hancock . Francis Dana Scattering 1
I
1783 -* John Hancock . Benjamin Lincoln James Bowdoin
6
1794 -* Samuel Adams. 35
17 William Cushing Scattering 4
1784 -* John Hancock . 12
James Bowdoin II Oliver Prescott 3
16
Scattering 2
58
1786 -* James Bowdoin Benjamin Lincoln
29 I
Scattering I
67
1797 -* Increase Sumner Moses Gill James Sullivan . 9 9
1798 -* Increase Sumner
43
2
6.4
20
I Soo- Elbridge Gerry 48
*Caleb Strong 45
Moses Gill 18
1801 -* Caleb Strong 73
·
1790 -* John Hancock . 21 Thomas Cushing 13
63
21
I
84
1799 -* Increase Sumner Scattering I
68
1787- John Hancock . *James Bowdoin Benjamin Lincoln 1788 -* John Hancock . Elbridge Gerry
1789 -* John Hancock . James Bowdoin Benjamin Lincoln
I
1791 -* John Hancock . 58
Benjamin Lincoln . 4
1782- Thomas Cushing 15
22
I
1795 -* Samuel Adams . 37
Samuel Phillips 4
1785- Thomas Cushing Benjamin Lincoln
9
1796 ---- Increase Sumner Moses Gill 12
491
VOTES FOR GOVERNOR.
1801- Elbridge Gerry 26
1 802 -* Caleb Strong . 109
Elbridge Gerry 31
1803 -* Caleb Strong . 86
Elbridge Gerry 12
Scattering 2
1804 -* Caleb Strong 121
James Sullivan . 7
1 805 -* Caleb Strong 148
James Sullivan . 36
1806 -* Caleb Strong 167
James Sullivan 45
1807 -- Caleb Strong 173
*James Sullivan 47
1SOS- Christopher Gore 169
*James Sullivan 45
Scattering I
ISO9 -* Christopher Gore . 187
Levi Lincoln 54
1810- Christopher Gore . 177
*Elbridge Gerry 49
Samuel Lothrop 47 Marcus Morton 12
Scattering I
1833 -* John Davis . 134
1812 -* Caleb Strong 190
Elbridge Gerry 60
1813 -* Caleb Strong 220
Joseph B. Varnum 50
1814 -* Caleb Strong 231 Samuel Dexter 56
1815 -* Caleb Strong 216
Samuel Dexter 54
1816 -* John Brooks 215
Samuel Dexter 50
1817 -* John Brooks 205
Henry Dearborn 49
Scattering I
1818 -* John Brooks 188 Benj.W. Crowningshield. of
1819 -* John Brooks 196 Benj.W. Crowningshield, 48
1820 -* John Brooks 182 William Eustis 44
1821 -* John Brooks 176 William Eustis 26 Scattering 5 1822 -* John Brooks 171
William Eustis 42 Scattering I
1823 -- Harrison G. Otis 206
*William Eustis 61
1824- Samuel Lothrop 199
*William Eustis 73 Scattering I 1825 -* Levi Lincoln 139
Elijah H. Mills 3
Scattering I 1826- James Lloyd 75
Samuel Hubbard 73
*Levi Lincoln 71
Scattering I
1827 -* Levi Lincoln 123
Elijah H. Mills 23
William C. Jarvis . 19
IS28 -* Levi Lincoln 124
Elijah H. Mills 2
Scattering 1
1829- Samuel C. Allen 17]
*Levi Lincoln 31
Scattering I
1830 -* Levi Lincoln 178
Marcus Morton 2
Scattering 3
1831 -* Levi Lincoln 166
Marcus Morton Scattering 7
19
1831 -* Levi Lincoln 134 Samuel Lothrop 63 Marcus Morton 14 Scattering 1
1832 -* Levi Lincoln 1 70
John Q. Adams 42
Marcus Morton 36
1834 -* John Davis . 212
Marcus Morton John Bailey . 22
28
1835 -* Edward Everett 196
Marcus Morton 36 1836 -* Edward Everett 207
53
Marcus Morton 33
1838 -* Edward Everett 198
Marcus Morton II3 1839- Edward Everett 175
138
*Marcus Morton Scattering 1
1840 -* John Davis . 242
Marcus Morton 104 George W. Johnson 8
1841 -* John Davis . 215
Marcus Morton 95
Lucius Boltwood . 16
1842- John Davis . 197
*Marcus Morton 89
Samuel E. Sewall 49
1843 -* George N. Briggs 220
Marcus Morton Samuel E. Sewall . 36
98
1844 -* George N. Briggs . 242
100 George Bancroft Samuel E. Sewall . 1845 -* George N. Briggs 37 Isaac Davis . 76
205
Samuel E. Sewall . 37
1846 -* George N. Briggs 190
Isaac Davis . 81
Samuel E. Sewall 50
1811- Christopher Gore . 170 *Elbridge Gerry Scattering I
50
Marcus Morton 1837 -* Edward Everett
213
492
HISTORY OF WESTMINSTER, MASS.
1846- Scattering 3
1847 -* George N. Briggs 207
Caleb Cushing . 113
Samuel E. Sewall . 42
1848- Stephen C. Phillips 1 77
*George N. Briggs 131
Caleb Cushing . Scattering I
1849 -* George N. Briggs 152
Stephen C. Phillips 140
George S. Boutwell 80
1850- Stephen C. Phillips 148
George N. Briggs 131
*George S. Boutwell Scattering I
1851- Robert C. Winthrop I 50
John G. Palfrey 134
*George S. Boutwell 75 Scattering 4
1852- Horace Mann 150
*John H. Clifford 144
Henry W. Bishop . 73
1853 -* Emory Washburn 146 145
Henry Wilson . Henry W. Bishop 75 136
1854 -* Henry J. Gardner Emory Washburn 79
Henry Wilson . 50
Henry W. Bishop 41
Scattering I
1855- Julius Rockwell 163
Erasmus D. Beach 83 Samuel H. Walley 40
*Henry J. Gardner . 29
1856 -* Henry J. Gardner . 170
Erasmus D. Beach George W. Gordon Scattering 7
57
12
1857 -* Nathaniel P. Banks Henry J. Gardner 21
ISI
Scattering
I
1858 -* Nathaniel P. Banks 198
E. D. Beach 79
Amos A. Lawrence IO
Scattering J
1859 -* Nathaniel P. Banks . 174
Benjamin F. Butler George N. Briggs 4
88
1860 -* John A. Andrew 246
E. D. Beach 58
A. A. Lawrence 26 B. F. Butler . 3 1861 -* John A. Andrew 161 Isaac Davis . 50
Charles Devens, Jr. 56 1863 -* John A. Andrew 165
Henry W. Paine 36
1864 -* John A. Andrew 249
Henry W. Paine 43
1865 -* Alexander H. Bullock 193
1866 --* Alexander H. Bullock . 210 Theodore H. Sweetser . 30
1867 -* Alexander H. Bullock 2.44
John Q. Adams 68
1868 --* William Clafflin 267
John Q. Adams 59 1869 --* William Clafflin 161
John Q. Adams 50
1870 --* William Clafflin 1.44
John Q. Adams 67
Wendell Phillips 15
1871 -* William B. Washburn . 168
John Q. Adams 65
Robert C. Pitman 13 Scattering I
1872 -* William B. Washburn 2.45
Frank W. Bird 70
1873 -* William B. Washburn . 181
William Gaston 75
1874- Thomas Talbot 169
*William Gaston 106
1875 -* Alexander H. Rice I 90
William Gaston 84
1876 -* Alexander H. Rice 225
Charles F. Adams 65
Jonas G. Baker 55
1877 -* Alexander H. Rice 156
William Gaston 68
1878 --* Thomas Talbot 236
Benjamin F. Butler 50
Alonzo A. Miner . 3
1879 -* John D. Long 234
Benjamin F. Butler 35 13
John Q. Adams Daniel C. Eddy 3
1880 --* John D. Long 288
Charles P. Thompson 61
1881 -* John D. Long 114 Charles P. Thompson 30
Charles Almy .
I
1882 -- Rodolphus R. Bishop . 248
*Benjamin F. Butler . 63
1883 -* George D. Robinson 250
Benjamin F. Butler 62
1884 --* George D. Robinson . 222
70
William E. Endicott . Julius H. Seelye Scattering
1
1885 -* George D. Robinson 115
Frederic O. Prince 32
Thomas J. Lothrop 19
1886 -* Oliver Ames 139
John F. Andrew 48
Thomas J. Lothrop 12
1862 -* John A. Andrew ISI 1887 -* Oliver Ames 172
Henry B. Lovering 58
William H. Earle . 15
1888 -* Oliver Ames 221
William E. Russell 81
William H. Earle . IO
1889 -* J. Q. A. Brackett . 134
65
82
493
VOTES FOR PRESIDENT.
1889- William E. Russell 72
W. W. Blackmer . 20
1890- J. Q. A. Brackett . 140 *William E. Russell 67
W. W. Blackmer . 26
IS91- Charles H. Allen . 172
1891 -* William E. Russell 73
Charles G. Kimball 18
1892 -- William H. Haile 226
*William E. Russell 84
Walcott Hamlin 18
VOTES FOR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
For many years after the formation of the Federal govern- ment there was no established system of choosing Presidential Electors in this Commonwealth, the method changing from time to time at the discretion of the Legislature. In 1788 the State was divided into eight districts, each district being empowered to vote for two candidates for the office, of whom one should be chosen by the Legislature, in addition to two at large to be similarly chosen. In 1792 there were four districts of varying size, Westminster being in the 4th Western, to which the right of choosing five Electors was granted. The people failing of a choice, the Legislature filled the vacancies. In 1796 there were fourteen districts, each entitled to one Elector and voting only for one. In 1800 the General Court chose the entire Board without any action on the part of the people. The same was true in 1808 and 1816. In 1804 there were nineteen Electors voted for by the whole people, all on one ticket. In 1812 the State was divided into six districts, the one to which this town belonged choosing six Electors. In 1820 the plan was adopted of having one Elector to each Con- gressional District and two at large on one ticket, to be chosen by the entire voting population. And this plan has continued to the present time. The vote of Westminster at each elec- tion has been as follows :
1788-Number of votes cast, 78; presumably for *Washington. (See page 189.) 1792-Highest vote cast, 30. No choice in this district. * Washington elected.
1796 -* John Adams, Federalist, received 45 votes: no opposition.
1800-Electors chosen by Legislature. Rep. voted for Adams. * Jefferson elected.
1804-John Adams had 126 votes; * Thomas Jefferson, 28.
1808-Election by Legislature. Mass. voted for C. C. Pinckney. * James Madison elected.
1812-De Witt Clinton, Federalist, 179; * James Madison, Republican. 29. 1816-Election by Legislature. Mass. voted for Rufus King. * James Monroe elected.
1820 -* James Monroe, 51 ; no opposition.
1824 -* John Quincy Adams, 128: no opposition.
1828-John Quincy Adams, 126; * Andrew Jackson, I.
1832-Henry Clay, 168; William Wirt, 44; * Andrew Jackson, 13.
1836-Daniel Webster, 194; * Martin Van Buren. 50.
1840 -* Wm. H. Harrison, 247: Martin Van Buren, 96; James G. Binney. 9. 1844-Henry Clay, 215; * James K. Polk, 96: James G. Binney. 50.
1848-Martin Van Buren. 195: * Zachary Taylor, 129: Lewis Cass. 80; Scat .. I.
494
HISTORY OF WESTMINSTER, MASS.
1852 -- Winfield Scott, 146; John P. Hale, 143; * Franklin Pierce, 72. 1856-John C. Fremont, 293: * James Buchanan, 54; Millard Filmore, 16. 1860 --* Abraham Lincoln, 252: S. A. Douglas, 57: John Bell, 23: J. C. Breckenridge, 3.
1864 --* Abraham Lincoln, 248: George B. McClellan. 43.
1868 --* Ulysses S. Grant, 274; Horatio Seymour, 51.
1872 --* Ulysses S. Grant, 245: Horace Greeley. 69.
1876 -* Rutherford B. Hayes, 286: Samuel J. Tilden, 61.
1880 -* James A. Garfield, 288: Winfield S. Hancock, 61.
1884 -- James G. Blaine, 221; * Grover Cleveland, 61 : John St. John, I.
1888 --* Benjamin Harrison, 221 ; Grover Cleveland, 70; Clinton B. Fisk, 10. 1892 -- Benjamin Harrison, 243: * Grover Cleveland. 77; John Bidwell, 18.
CHAPTER XXIV.
PROFESSIONAL AND OFFICIAL PORTFOLIO.
GRADUATES-MEMBERS OF PROFESSIONS-PUBLIC OFFICERS- VOTING LIST, 1892.
OF the large number of persons born in Westminster during the entire period of its history but few have shared the privi- leges of a collegiate education or been crowned with the honors of a professional career. Yet are they worthy of special mention in these pages, as are those, native or otherwise, who have pursued what are deemed the higher callings of life in this community, or been raised by their fellow-citizens to im- portant positions of trust and responsibility in the public ser- vice. And to the chronicling of the names of such the closing chapter of the First Part of this work is particularly devoted.
The lists herein presented are no doubt more or less incom- plete, but as far as they go are believed to be correct. The classification includes a few persons long resident and well known in town who were born elsewhere. They can be deter- mined without difficulty by referring to the register of the family to which they belonged in subsequent pages, where appropriate notices of those mentioned will have a place.
COLLEGE GRADUATES.
[The letters indicate several well-known New England institutions. ]
Name.
College. Year.
Name.
College. Year.
Bigelow, Abijah .
D. C.
1795
Miles, Asa . D. C. 1 787
Bemis, Stephen
D. C. 1798
Miles, Clough R.
H. C.
1817
Bigelow, Thaddeus B. H. C. 1820
Miles, John
B. U. 1794
Bradbury, Edward E. .
A. C. 1856
Miles, Noah
D. C. 1780
Bradbury, William F. . A. C. 1856
Moore, Arad . A. C. 1828
Cook, Amos D. C. 1802
Peckham, Joseph A. C. 1837
Cook, Samuel J. .
D. C. 1802
Perry, Joseph D. C. 18II
Coolidge, Cora H.
S. C. 1892
Sawyer, Aaron F.
D. C. 1805
Cummings, Henry
A. C. 1847
Sawyer, George S. .
D. C. 1839
Gaut, J. Russell .
A. C. 1842
Sawyer, William H. C. 1800
Gill, Moses
H. C.
1805
Smith, Artemas B. . A. C. 1868
Hager, Moses
H. C.
1831
Smith, Henry M. A. C. 1851
Howe, George M.
A. C.
1871 1856
Whitney, Moses .
D. C. 1817
Hurd, Albert G. .
C. U.
1892 1839
Wood, B. Franklin . D. C. 1841
Mayo, Hamilton .
D. C.
1873
Wood, Joseph
D. C. 1815
McIntire, Farrington .
H. C.
1843
Wood, Theodore S.
A. C. 1832
Merriam, A. Holden . D. C.
1840
Wyman, Henry H. .
B. C. 1871
Merriam, Franklin .
WAT. C.
1837
Wyman, Joel .
H. C. 1825
Ward, John
D. C. 1847
Hudson, John W.
H. C.
Wood, Abel D. C. 1843
Kendall, Charles
A. C.
496
HISTORY OF WESTMINSTER, MASS
Graduates of Massachusetts Agricultural College.
Name. Year. Name. Year.
Curtis, Wolfred F.
1874
Minott, Charles W. . 1883
Flagg, Charles Otis
1872
Mossman, Fred
1890
Graduates of Worcester Technical School.
Allen, Charles L. . 1879 | Whitney, Leon A. 1886
Graduates of Mount Holyoke Female Seminary. Warner, Adalaide S. 1886 | Warner, Mary A. Reg.1883.Adv. 1886
NATIVE CLERGYMEN.
Name.
Denomination.
Name.
Denomination.
Bemis, Stephen .
Cong. Trin.
Miles, John
Cong. Unit.
Gill, Moses Cong. Trin.
Miles, Noah
Cong. Trin.
Heywood, Wm. S. . Cong. Unit.
Peckham, Joseph
Cong. Trin.
Howe, George M.
Cong. Trin.
Puffer, Stephen .
Methodist.
Kendall, Charles
Cong. Trin.
Sawin, Addison A. .
Baptist.
McIntire, Farrington M. Cong. Unit.
Wood, Abel
Cong. Trin.
Merriam, Asaph
Baptist.
Wood, Joseph Cong. Trin.
Merriam, Franklin .
Baptist.
Wyman, Henry H. . Rom. Cath.
NATIVE PHYSICIANS.
Name.
Residence.
Name. Rice, Asaph .
Residence.
Coolidge, Joseph F. Groton.
Cutting, Flavel . . Westr.
Seaver, J. M.
Oakham.
Green, Orange H .. N. Y. City.
Mann, Cyrus S. . Miles, Asa
Brooklyn.
Westr.
White, John L. . . Bloom. Ill.
Page, Charles H. .
Danvers.
Wyman, Joel C. . Beaufort. S. C.
NATIVE LAWYERS.
Name.
Bigelow, Abijah . Hudson, John W. Mayo, Hamilton . Miles, Clough R. . Sawyer, Aaron F. .
Worcester.
Boston.
Leominster.
Millbury.
-
Sawyer, Geo. S. . Sawyer, William Smith, Artemas B. Ward, John . . Detroit.
RESIDENT CLERGYMEN,
Under their respective denominational names, with dates of service.
CONGREGATIONALIST.
Name.
From
Name. From
Elisha Marsh
1742-1757
Asaph Rice . 1765-1816
Cyrus Mann 1815-1842 Stephen S. Smith . 1842-1850
Charles M. Palmer
1883-1891
Brown Emerson
1859-1862
William H. Hitchcock . 1 862-1867
A. Judson Rich 1867-1870
William H. Cutler 1870-1872 Charles E. Coolidge . 1874-1882 Orlando N. White 1851-1854 Marcus Ames
1856-1859
Walter P. Taylor
1891
Residence.
Name. Residence. Louisiana.
Exeter, N. H.
N. Y. City.
Nashua, N. H.
Westr.
Sidney, Austin W. White, John .
Fitchburg.
Westr.
Miles, George M. .
1875
CLERGYMEN, PHYSICIANS, LAWYERS, ETC.
UNIVERSALIST.
Name.
From
Name.
From
Levi Briggs .
1822-1824
De Witt C. O'Daniels .
1854-1856
Charles Hudson
1824-1840
George W. Whitney
1866-1867
Paul Dean .
1841-1844
Frederick A. Benton
1867-1868
Edward Turner
1844-1846
George Proctor
1869-1870
Varnum Lincoln
1846-1849
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