History of the Connecticut Valley in Massachusetts, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers, Vol. II, Part 72

Author: L.H. Everts & Co
Publication date: 1879
Publisher: Philadelphia : Louis H. Everts
Number of Pages: 896

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Instead of having been in the expedition, those named above were possibly descendants of the members of the ex- pedition and associates with Mr. Newall in the petition. The grant made to these petitioners was known from the outset as " Roxbury Canada" and " Gardner's Canada," and was thus known until the incorporation of the traet as the town of Warwick.

The first meeting of the proprietors was held in Roxbury, September, 1736, at the house of James Jarvis, at which meet- ing Capt. Robert Sharp was chosen moderator, and William Dudley proprietors' clerk. A committee was chosen to lay out the " home-lots," each lot to contain not less than 50 nor more than 60 acres, and each proprietor to be taxed 23s. for necessary charges.

In October, 1737, the proprietors drew for their lots, their names being as follows : Samuel Stevens, Benjamin Smith, Gresham Davis, William Dudley, Joseph Weld, Joseph Gard- ner, Eleazer Hammond, Josiah Cheney, Peter Aspinwall,

John Wilson, William Sharp, Ebenezer Smith, Samuel Grif- fin, Ebenezer Case, Samuel Newall, Edward White, Samuel Fisher, Ebenezer Crafts, Samuel Peacock, John Parker, Jo- seph lleath, Samuel Wight, Isaae Steadman, Samuel Davis, Samuel Clark, John Shepard, Thomas Hartshorn, John Gay, Edward Morris, Ebenezer Mande, James Frizzell, Thomas Mayo, John Seaver, Israel Hearsay, Benjamin White, Robert Harris, John Masecroft, Benjamin Bugbee, Joseph Daniels, John Chandler, Timothy Mosman, Samuel Perry, Timothy Whitney, Robert Sharp, John Allen, Shubael Seaver, Thomas Taft, Andrew Gardner, Robert Daniels, Andrew Seaver, John Ruggles.

The boundaries of the original tract were Northfield and Erving's Grant on the west, what are now Royalston and Athol on the east, New Hampshire on the north, and Erving's Grant on the south, and in the traet were contained 23,000 acres, exclusive of a tract of 1600 aeres previously granted to one Johnson and bis military company, for certain services. In the same autumn (of 1737) a second division of lots was effected, and these lots, containing from 100 to 200 acres each, according to the quality of land, were called farms.

Although lots were laid out, as noted, as early as 1737, they remained unsettled until shortly previous to 1744, but the precise date of the first settlements cannot be aseertained, since the proprietors' records fail to show the history of the tract from 1740 to 1749. Among those who first settled were Joseph Goodell, Samuel Bennet, Deacon James Ball, Amos Marsh, Solomon Eager, Thomas Rich, Moses Leonard, Col. Samuel Williams, Deacon Silas Towne, Col. Joseph Mayo, Caleb Mayo, Capt. John Goldsbury, Mark Moore, Jonathan Moore. The proprietors exerted themselves in a vigorous manner to induce settlements, and in 1738, besides appointing a committee to find out the nearest route from Roxbury to the new traet, it was agreed that each of the 60 proprietors should be taxed €6 apiece, as a bounty to encourage the first 10 pro- prietors who should settle and comply with existing con- ditions.

In 1740, Deaeon Davis was empowered to mark out a way from Pequeage (now Athol), through Gardner's Canada, to Northfield, and, settlements having meanwhile progressed very slowly, the proprietors offered in 1749 a bounty of £20 to each person who should settle, £10 to be paid in advance, £5 in one year, and £5 in two years after settlement. Even these inducements failed to push the settlement as was hoped, and in 1751 the bounty was increased to £30, old tenor. After this settlers began to multiply, and in 1753 the proprietors raised £50 to build a saw-mill, chose a committee to build a meeting-house, and another committee to lay out and clear a road to Pequeage.

The saw-mill committee contraeted with Ebenezer Locke to build the structure, but he was frightened out of the un- dertaking by reports of Indian depredations near where he proposed to build the mill, and abandoned the work. The proprietors decided to prosecute him for his failure, but, upon learning of the obstacles he had met with, especially the In- dian encroachments in his vicinity, they relieved him of the obligation.

A second attempt to build the mill was, however, successful, and according to the records it was " got a-going" in 1759. Previous to this, in 1757, the proprietors appropriated £8 " to fortify Samuel Scott's house by making a good pieketed fort, encompassing the same four rods square, for the safety of the inhabitants." This fort was the only one ever built in War- wick, and was located on what is now the Samuel Reed place. In 1759, £26 13%. 4d. were appropriated by the proprietors to build a grist-mill. In 1761 the proprietors, having pre- viously transaeted their business in Roxbury, held their meet- ings in the meeting-house at Gardner's Canada, and continued to hold them there afterward.

There were at that time 37 settled families on the first divis-

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ion of lots, among them being Joseph Perry, George Rob- bins, Ebenezer Davis, Edward Allen, Thos. Rich, Barnabas Russell, Moses Leonard, David Ayres, and David Ayres, Jr. The grist-mill, projeeted in 1759, was finished in 1761, and located on Black Brook, where also the first saw-mill was placed. Prior to the ercetion of the grist-mill, the inhabit- ants were compelled to go to Northfield and Athol with their grain, and not only to go on foot, but to carry home on their backs their grain, and even hay, which they were obliged to buy for their cattle. The last vote on record, concerning transactions of the original proprietors, was under date of 1769, and related to the slips originally opened for roads.

REVOLUTIONARY REMINISCENCES.

Warwick was patriotic and untiring in energy during the Revolutionary struggle, and upon the first alarm sounded at Lexington sprang to arms, bold of purpose and enthusiastic of will. In September, 1774, the town met to consider the pamphlet sent out by the committee of correspondence in Boston, and, after resolving first to procure a town stock of powder and lead, it was voted as follows :

"To adhere strictly to our chartered rights and privileges and to defend them to the utmost of our capacity, and that we will be in readiness to afford relief forthwith should our brethren in Boston or elsewhere be distressed by troops sent to enforce a compliance with the unconstitutional and oppressive acis of the British Parliament."

It was further voted to choose a captain (Samuel Williams), a lieutenant (James Ball), and ensign (Amzi Doolittle), and to enlist a company of 50 men to go at a minute's warning to the relief of " our brethren in the province."

In the autumn of 1774, 25 Warwick men joined a company of Minute-Men organized at Northfield, under the command of Capt. Eldad Wright. They marched with the company to Cambridge soon after the fight at Lexington, and as a mat- ter of record the names of the 25 are here given : Lieutenant Thomas Rich ; Sergeants Joseph Mayo and Abraham Barns; Corporals Seth Peck and Henry Burnet ; and the following- named privates : Daniel Whiting, John Whiting, Samuel Denny, William Pitcher, Jotham Merriam, Isaac Burnet, Wm. Burnet, Asahel Newton, Simeon Stearns, Francis Leonard, Wilder Stevens, Jonathan Gale, Caleb Rich, Stephen Gould, Peter Ripley, Gove Stephens, John Mayo, Jedediah Gould, Samuel Griffiths, Win. Bradley.

In 1774, Capt. Samuel Williams was sent as Warwick's delegate to the Provincial Congress at Concord, and in No- vember of the same year an election for officers of the militia resulted in the choice of Samuel Williams as captain ; Peter Proctor and Reuben Petty as lieutenants ; Thomas Rich, en- sign ; and Amos Marsh, clerk.

In 1775, Sammel Williams was a delegate to the Provincial Congress at Cambridge, and at this time also Rev. Lemuel Hedge, the Congregational minister, having evineed a strong Toryism, was disarmed and confined, and further prevented from leaving the town except by permission of the com- mittee of correspondence, which was composed of Reuben Petty, Seth Peck, Josiah Pomeroy, Thomas Rich, and Amos Marsh. This action touching Mr. Hedge was partly in ac- cordance with recommendations and resolves passed by the towns of Northfield and Athol. A committee chosen to set- tle the difficulties between the people and Mr. Hedge reported that Mr. Hedge would agree, provided his liberty were ae- corded him, to refrain from attempting to prejudice the minds of the people against the country's common cause, and to further submit his case for decision to the General Assembly, to a mutual council, or to any set of judicious men. The town rejected his proposition and left his case status quo.

Not long after this, a body of about forty men seized upon Mr. Hedge and conveyed him from Warwick to Northamp- ton, with a view to lodging him in prison, but they were com- pelled to release him. The excitements and distress of this period of his existence so impaired his health, it is said, that

(removing to Hardwick not long thereafter) he died in Octo- ber, 1777.

Mr. Iledge was a friend and college classmate of Gen. Warren, and it is said that when the latter fell at Bunker IFill, he had in his pocket a letter from Mr. Hedge professing a deep interest in his country's liberty, but doubting the final issue.

May 24, 1776, the town-meeting then held had been called in the name of the government and people of Massachusetts Bay. Previous to that date town-meetings had been called in the name of his Majesty. Lieut. Thomas Rich was this year chosen a representative at the General Court, and instructed " to do his endeavor that no acts should be passed encroaching on the liberties or in any measure invading the rights of the people." He was further instructed to grant all supplies necessary for the safety of America under her distressing cir- cumstances, but that he should not be extravagant in said grants.

July 4, 1776, in compliance with a resolve of the General Court, the town inhabitants met for the purpose of expressing their sentiments upon the matter of the Declaration of Inde- pendence, and to a man voted in its favor.

In 1779 the town petitioned the General Court for the re- linquishment of a heavy fine that had been imposed for a failure to raise the required quota of men for the Continental army, the cause of the failure being an inability to raise money required for bounties. The petition was probably re- jected, for directly afterward the town began to raise money for bounties to soldiers, £700 being thus raised in November, 1779, and in July and September, 1780; the sums raised ag- gregated upward of €21,000, all in the depreciated currency of that period. Fifteen pounds each in hard money were offered in June, 1780, as a bounty for six months' men ; Jan- uary, 178), the town raised £3100 for horses for the Conti- mental army, and shortly thereafter raised a number of three years' men.

The major part of the people of Warwick were opposed to the war of 1812, but the town, nevertheless, sent volunteers into the service, among them being John Ager, George Stockwell, Henry Whipple, and - Parmenter (privates), Benjamin Eddy (drum-major), and Obadiah Bass (musician ). Among those who were ordered to Boston on detached service were Ebenezer Stearns, Ebenezer Barber, Ephraim Tuel, Manning Wheelock, Jonas Leonard, Willard Packard, Dex- ter Fisk, David Gale, Jr., Stephen Ball, William Boyle, Abi- jah Eddy, Jonas Conant, Samuel Abbott, Peter Warrick, Daniel Smith, Artemas Baker, Abner Goodale, Nathan At- wood, Stephen Williams, Joseph Williams, Jr., James Ball, Jr., Samuel Ball, Ezra Ripley, Eli Stockwell, and - Max- well. Some of the above found substitutes, among whom were Stephen Gale, Benoni Ballou, George Jaseph, Joseph Ja- seph, and James Fuller. Samuel Lesure, one of the early settlers of Warwick, was a soldier in the Revolution. His widow died in Whately, Mass., in 1865, at the age of one hun- dred and one years, and it is said of her that in that year she knitted socks for the sohliers sent by Warwick into the war of the Rebellion.

NOTEWORTHY INCIDENTS.

Concerning a tradition relating to the burial of Mrs. Row- landson's child, Grace, at the foot of Mount Grace, and the con- sequent christening of the mountain with the name it bears, it may be well to remark that Mrs. Rowlandson's history of her captivity fails to confirm it, and the inference is perhaps reasonable that the story was a fancy. According to the story, the child died in her mother's arms, near Mount Grace, while the latter was being carried into captivity by the In- dians.

Mr. Enoch Kelton, one of the early settlers, was a land-sur- veyor, and the settlement made by him and five of his sons, in

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the northeast, is still known as Kelton Corner. Mr. Kelton's wife was bed-ridden for fifty years before her death, and is said to have never left it during that extended period.

The first town road on record was laid out in 1763, begin- ning near the line of Richmond, N. Il., and running southerly to Samuel Ball's house. Another road was laid out in 1764, beginning at the town common and running south to Morse Pond and Locke's mills.

The first paupers in the town were Elizabeth Rumble and her children, for whose keeping the town raised £10 8s., in 1765. The town must have felt poor in 1777, inasmuch as the General Court was petitioned to furnish the inhabitants with salt ; and, the salt being donated, it was conveyed from Boston to Warwick by Josiah Cobb and Asahel Newton, at an expense to the town of £12 12s.

About 1778 the town was scandalized by the advent of one Elder Ilix, who, claiming to be a Baptist preacher, excited the community by his remarkable religious enthusiasm, and so agitated the people that a religious mania or infection pre- vailed upon every hand; the practical pursuits of life were wellnigh unheeded, religious meetings were held at all hours of the day and night, and the town driven, in short, almost wild. At this juncture Elder Ilix eloped with a young girl whom he had betrayed, a Miss Doolittle; Amos Marsh, one of his disciples, ran off with the girl's mother, and, to cap the climax, the girl's father, Amzi Doolittle, disappeared with the wife of Thomas Barber. The foolish followers of Hix and his doctrine of spiritual love or double marriages, spiritual and temporal, were cured, and they again returned to the domain of rational beings. Amus Marsh and Mrs. Doolittle were captured, convicted of adultery, and condemned to pay a fine and sit upon the gallows, Marsh being additionally sentenced to wear thereafter the letter A upon the breast of his coat.

In 1781 the town agreed to set off 4060 acres of land, with the inhabitants upon the same, to be incorporated into the new town of Orange. The town was divided in 1786 upon the subject of the Shays rebellion, and furnished to that cause considerable support in men and money. When, in May, 1788, preparations were made at Northampton for the execution of several of Shays' followers, a party of Shays' men, under the command of Col. Smith, of New Salem, made a raid upon Warwick, and, capturing Dr. Medad Pomeroy and Joseph Metcalf, carried them off, proposing to detain them as hostages for the lives of two rebels-Jason Parmenter and Henry McCulloch-then under sentence of death. These convicts being afterward reprieved, the two Warwick men were released. It was in 1786 that the selectmen of the town were imprisoned for "acting in their office, " presumably upon some question in support of the Shays rebellion against the general government.

The town voted in 1792 for the first time for clectors of President and Vice-President. The first funeral-carriage in the town was built in 1793, and in 1795 the first_ guide-posts authorized by the town were erected, in which year also a pound was built.

In 1812, Dr. Ebenezer llall, a practicing physician living in Warwick, concluded that glass could be made in the town, and, interesting many citizens in the enterprise, organized the Franklin Glass-Manufacturing Company of Warwick, and erected works upon the ground now occupied by the Congre- gational Church. The business prospered for a while, but de- pression followed for lack of capital, and it finally terminated in a disastrous failure.

In September, 1821, Warwick was visited by a violent wind- storm, amounting to a tornado. It destroyed several dwell- ings and outhouses, eighteen in number, killed a daughter of Mr. Elisha Brown in Warwick and a Miss Stearns living in the northwestern portion of Orange, and laid waste a broad belt of country.

In 1862 the town received from Col. MeKim, who married a daughter of Lemuel Wheelock, once a resident of Warwick, the present of a bell, which was captured by the United States troops at New Orleans (during the last war) while it was being conveyed to a foundry to be recast into shot and shell. Ac- cording to the donor's wish, the bell was hung in the dome of the village school-house at Warwick Centre, and still does service there.

A destructive hail-storm visited Warwick in July, 1866, when crops were destroyed and damage to property inflicted to the extent of $5000. A still more destructive rain-storm descended upon the town in 1869.

Dr. Medad Pomeroy, who flourished about 1780, was the first physician the town had, Henry Barnard the only lawyer who ever settled in Warwick, and William Cobb, who was appointed about 1803 and served nearly fifty years, the first postmaster. Mr. Cobb served also as town treasurer for forty- seven years. Hon. Jonathan Blake, " the historian of War- wiek," was born in Dorchester, Mass., 1780, resided in War- wick seventy-three years, and died in Brattleboro', Vt., 1864, aged eighty-four. During his residence in Warwick he was town elerk fifteen years, acting justice of the peace forty-two years, State Senator two years, Representative two years, and filled, besides, numerous other publie trusts at home. Levi Iledge, a writer of some note, Sumner Lincoln, a poet, and Amory Dwight Mayo, author and divine, were natives of Warwick.

Concerning the longevity obtained by the people of War- wiek, it will be interesting to observe that in February, 1854, there were 59 persons in the town over seventy years of age, and of these 2 were over ninety and 11 over eighty. In 1872 there were 4 citizens upward of ninety years of age, the eldest being ninety-five, 3 of them being natives; 15 up- ward of eighty, and 27 over seventy, out of a population of less than 800.

ORGANIZATION.

Dec. 27, 1762, the proprietors of the tract joined with the inhabitants in petitioning the General Court to incorporate the plantation as a town, and Feb. 17, 1763, the town of War- wick was duly incorporated. Common belief ascribes the or- igin of the town's name to the desire of the inhabitants for honoring either Warwick in England, or Guy, earl of War- wick. There is, however, no record to show what was the real origin of the name. The first town-meeting was held May 9, 1763, and Seth Field was moderator. The warrant for the meeting was issued by Seth Field, of Northfield, to James Ball, of Warwick. From that date, 1763, to the present time the persons who have served the town as selectmen and town clerks will be found named, as follows :

SELECTMEN.

1763,-Moses Evans, Jeduthan Morse, Jas. Ball.

2764-66 .- Benjamin Conant, Jednthan Morse, Jas. Ball.

1767 .- Benjamin Conant, Jeduthan Morse, Amos Marsh, A. Doolittle, Muses Leonard.

1768,-Job Gilbert, Jeduthan Morse, Jas. Ball.

1769 .- Thomas Rich, Jeduthan Morse, Jas. Ball.

1770 .- Jas. Ball, Dr. Medad Pomeroy, Job Gilbert.

1771 .- Jas. Ball, Dr. Medad Pomeroy, Samuel Williams.

1772 .- John Gouldsbury, Ezra Conant, Jonathan Woodward.

1773 .- Jas. Ball, Medad Pomeroy, Ezra Conant.

1774 .- Jas. Ball, Medad Pomeroy, Amos Marsh.

1775,-Josiah Pomeroy, Thomas Rich, David Cobb, S. Williams, Amos Marsh.

1776 .- Seth Peck, A. Doolittle, David Cobb. D. Buckman, Amos Marsh.

1777 .- Seth Peck, Josiah Pomeroy, Thomas Rich, John Ormsbee, Amos Marsh.

1778,-Caleb Mayo, Josiah Pomeroy, Thomas Rich, Jos. Mayo, Amos Marsh.

1779 .- Samuel Williams, Jos. Mayo, Thomas Rich.

1780 .- Thomas Rich, Josiah Pomeroy, Nathaniel Rich, Josiah Cobb, Ebenezer Chency.

1781 .- Capt. Gouldsbury, Nathaniel Rich, Josiah Cobb.

1782 .- C'apt. Gouldsbury, Capt. Langley, Dr. Pomeroy.

1783 .- Capt. Gouldsbury, Josiah Cobb, Jacob Rich.

1784-85 .- Samuel Langley, Josiah Cobb, Dr. Pomeroy.

1780 .- Thomas Rich, Josiah Cobh, Dr. Pomeroy.

1787 .- Thomas Rich, Josiah Cobb, Jas. Gouldsbury.

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1788-94 .- N. G. Stevens, J. Cale, Mark Moore, Josiah Cobb, Jas, Conbisbry. 1791 .- Josiah Cobb, Reuben Shattuck, Mark Moore, Benj. Simmonds, Jas, Gouldls- bury.

1795,-Beuj. Simonds, John Whitney, Mark Moore, Joshua Atwood, Jus. Goulds-

1796 .- Josiah Cobb, Jonathan Gale, Benjamin Simonds 1797 .- Caleb Mayo, John Wilson, Benjamin Simmonds.

1798 .- Josiah Cobb, John Wilson, Ebruezer Willian

1799,-John Wilson, Jr., Ebenezer Williams, Jas, Couleurs. 1800 .- Mark Moore, Ebenezer Williams, Jax Contisbury.

1801 .- Jacob Estey, Ebenezer Williams, Zacharidr Barber. IN02-4 .- Abraham Sirveus, E. Williams, Caleb Mayo, 1×05 .- Abraham Stevens, William Cobb, Jr., Caleb Mayo, 1>06,-Abraham Stevens, William Cobb. Jr., Justus Russell. 1807 .- Caleb Mayo, Ebenezer Pierce, Justus Kasse-tt. VOS-9 .- Joshua Ltwiel, Sauntel Ball, Justus Rusself. 1×10 .- Jwhma Atwood, Jonathan Blake, Jr., Benjamin Simons.

1×11 .- Joshua Atwexxl, Jonathan Blake, Jr., Perez Allen. 1812-Elias Knowlton, J. Blake, Jr., Josiah Proctor. 1×13 .- Joshua Atwow], J. Blake, Jr., Caleb, Mayo, 1×14 .- AAshbel Ward, J. Blake, Jr., Caleb Mayo. 1815 .- Ashi el Ward, Joslma Atwood, Ebenezer Sirarus, Jr. [816-17 .- Ashl el Ward, Jonathan Blake, E. Stearns, Jr.

1818 .- Achbel Ward, Josiah Proctor, William Buruet, Jr. 1819,-Adlibel Ward, Jajah Proctor, Elijah Fisk. 1820 .- Asbbel Ward, Joshua Atwood, Justus Enssell. 1821 .- Josiah Prostor, Jo shua Atwood, Justns Russell. 1:22-23,-Ashbel Ward, Ebenezer Barber, Jak Gouldsbury.

1824 .- Leonard Wherkek, E. Barber, Jas Gouldsbury. 1:25 .- Leonard Wherlock, Ashbel Ward, Jos. Stevens. 1826-28 .- 1.conard Wheelock, AAmory Gale, Jos. Stevens. 1829 .- Leonard Wheelock, Amory Gale, Jowl Pierce. 1×30,-Leonard Wheelock, Jonathan Blake, Jr, Ansel Lesure. 1:31 .- Alijah Eddy, J. Blake, Jr., Ansel Lasure. 1×32-33%-Abijab Eddy, Jos Stevens, Jarub B. Gale. 1834 .- Samuel Blake, Jos Stevens, J. R. Gale. 1×35,-Samme Blake, Abijah Eddy, J. R. Gale.

1×36 .- Samnel Blake, Abijah Edly, Jasper Leland 1837 .- Ira Draper, Abijah Edly, JJasper Lekul 1838-30 .- William E. Russell. Abijah Eddy. J. Leland. 1840 .- William E. Russell. Davil Gale, Jr., J. LHand. 1841 .- William E. Russell, Davil Gale, Jr., David Burnett. 1842-43,-Ira Draper, Jacob R. Gale, D. Burnett. 1844 .- Ira Draper, David Gale, Abijah Eddy. I>45 .- Joel Pierce, Harvey Conant, Abijah Eddy. 1846 .- lia Draper, Asa Wheeler, Jas. Stuck well.

1847 .- Clark Stearns, Asa Wheeler. Jamies Stockwell 1848-Claik Stearus, Ilarvey Barber, J. Stockwell.

1849 .- Clark Stearus, Harvey Barber, George W. Moore. 1850-51 .- John G. Gale, Ilarvey Barber, G. W. Moore. 1852 .- E. V. Mayo, Jas. Stockwell, S. N. Atwood. I>53 .- E. V. Mayo, John G. Gale, S. N. Atwood. 1854 .- E. F. Mayo, Ibri Baker, S. N. Atwoml 1865 .- E. F. Mayo, Ilni Baker, Clark Stearns 1856 .- Jax S. Wheeler, Ibri Baker, Clark Stearns 1×57-59 .- Henry G. Mallard, N. E. Stevens, S. W. Wilson. INGO .- Edward F. Mayo, William II. Base, Sylvanus S. Atwood. 1×61-62 .- Charles R. Gale, W. HI. Bass, S. S. Atwind. 1>63 .- Charles R. Gale, E. G. Ball, Hervey Barber. 1864 .- J. F. Bridge, E. G. Ball, Hervey Barber. 1865 .- J. F. Bridge, William H. Gale, E. F. Mayo. 1×66 .- Lyman Atwood, W. II. Gale, E. F. Mayo. 1867 .- Lyman Atwood, W. H. Gale, J. S. Wheeler. 1868 .- Lyman Atwood, E. F. Mayo, J. S. Wheeler. 1869 .- 1I. H. Jilson, E. F. Mayo, J. S. Wheeler. 1870 .- Jas. S. Wlweler, E. F. Mayo, II. H. Jilson. 1871 .- Jesse F. Bridge, E. V. Mayo, H. II. Jilson. 1872 .- J. F. Bridge, J. L. Stock well, Il. 11. Jilson. 1873 .- J. F. Bridge, J. L. Stockwell, William K. Taylor. 1874 .- William It. Gale, J. L. Stockwell, W. K. Taylor. 1875 .- William II. Gale, E. F. Mayo, W. K. Taylor. 1876 .- J. L. Stockwell, E. F. Mayo, A. C. White. 1877 .- J. L. Stockwell, Darius Stone, A. C. White.

1878 .- J. L. Stockwell, E. F. Mayo, C. A. Williams.

TOWN CLERKS.

Jas. Ball, 1763-75; Amos Marsh, 1775-79; Ezra Conant, 1779-81; Samuel Wil- liams, 1781-83; John Conant, 1783-87; Ezra Conant, 1787-93; John Conant, 1793-98; Josiah Pomeroy, Jr., 1798-1805; Jonathan Blake, Jr., 1805-8; Ebenezer Hall, 1>08-12; Josiah Pomeroy, Jr., I812-18; J. Blake, Jr., 1818-21 ; Asa Thayer, 1821 ; J. Blake, Jr., 1822-29; Amos Taylor, 1829-38; Lemmel Wherlock, 1838-40; Abijah Eddy, 1:40-46; George L. Chesebro, 1846-49; Ira Draper, 1849-58; H. G. Mallard, 1858; Ira Draper, 1859-61; E. F. Mayo, 1861-68; A. J. Atherton, 1868- 74; E. F. Mayo, 1874-76; Samuel Hastings, 1876-79.

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History of the Connecticut Valley in Massachusetts, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers, Vol. II, Part 72

Author: L.H. Everts & Co Publication date: 1879 Publisher: Philadelphia : Louis H. Everts Number of Pages: 896

Author: L.H. Everts & Co
Publication date: 1879
Publisher: Philadelphia : Louis H. Everts
Number of Pages: 896