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Feb. 3, 1771. Abigail Newell.
Feb. 10, 1771. Ebenezer Wales.
Feb. 24, 1771. - Benjamin Cotterel. Mary Cotterel, w. of Benjamin.
Mch. 10, 1771. Anne Johnson.
Oct. 13, 1771. - Jemima Winslow. Sarah Williams. Abigail Williams. Nov. 10, 1771. Abigail Whitney.
Jan. 5, 1772. -
Samuel Langley. Esther (Mayo) Langley, wife of Samuel.
Mch. 28, 1772. Lucy Sumner.
Apr. 12, 1772. Samuel Whittemore, jr.
Apr. 26, 1772. James White. May 24, 1772. - Margaret Seaver. Samuel Bowen. Mary Bowen. Elizabeth Adams.
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July 5, 1772. Aaron Blaney.
Aug. 16, 1772. -
Stephen Williams, b. Dec. 16, 1746; d. 1807; m. (1) Mary Langdon, (2) Lois Cunningham. Town Clerk of Roxbury. Tin ware mer- chant. His property was destroyed by the British during the Revolu- tion and he became a farmer at Canterbury, now Forest Hills, later resuming his old business. Owner of Pew No. 37, Lower Floor, Fifth Meeting House.
Mary Williams, wife of Stephen.
Sept. 27, 1772. -
Samuel Croxfort.
John Ward, b. Dec. 6, 1748; d. Apr. 29, 1828; m. (1) Martha Shed, (2) Mrs. Elizabeth (Ruggles) Brewer. Farmer. Owner of Pew No. 11, Lower Floor, Fifth Meeting House.
Oct. 4, 1772. - Nathaniel Scott, m. Sally - -. Manufacturer. Owner of Pew No. 63, Lower Floor, Fifth Meeting House.
Stephen Jennings.
Mary Jennings. Nov. 8, 1772. Mary Cheney.
Feb. 7, 1773. - Noah Parker. Eleanor Parker.
Feb. 28, 1773. - Caleb Hayward. Catherine Williams.
Mch. 21, 1773. Enoch Hyde.
Apr. 25, 1773. - Job Bearce. Abigail Parker. Sarah Parker.
May 23, 1773. - Thomas Clark.
Ebenezer Bugbee, b. Jan. 28, 1750/1; d. Jan. 12, 1834; m. Mary White.
Currier. Owner of Pew No. 49, Lower Floor, Fifth Meeting House. Aug. 22, 1773. Nathan Shed.
Nov. 7, 1773. - Charles Belknap. Mary Belknap.
Jan. 4, 1774. Rev. Jonathan Bowman, dismissed from Dorchester. Jan. 30, 1774. - Sarah Kelton. Anna Pike.
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Feb. 20, 1774. John Whitney.
Mch. 27, 1774. -
Joanna Williams. Hannah Hunt. Apr. 17, 1774. Joseph Payson.
May 22, 1774. - Levy Whitman. Patty Howard, dismissed from Pomfret.
Oct. 9, 1774. - Benjamin Stevens. William Felton.
Eunice Felton. Anna Pierpont.
Mary Pierpont. James Ireland.
Nov. 6, 1774. - Nathaniel Healy.
Joseph Ruggles, son of Capt. Joseph and Rebecca (Curtis) Ruggles, b. Dec. 16, 1750; d. May 15, 1811 ; m. Joanna Williams. Lived where the Norfolk House now stands. He and his brother Nathaniel kept the store next to the Parsonage. Parish Treasurer. Member of Parish Committee. Member of Roxbury Charitable Society. Owner of Pew No. 94, Lower Floor, Fifth Meeting House.
Sarah Ruggles. Samuel Weld.
Dec. 4, 1774. - Samuel Heath. Mary Heath.
Dec. 25, 1774. Joseph Richardson.
Jan. 1, 1775. Elizabeth Williams.
Jan. 22, 1775. James Howe.
Feb. 12, 1775. Daniel Brown.
Mch. 5 1775. - Ephraim Hyde. Abigail Hyde.
Apr. 9, 1775. - Adam Patty. Louis Patty.
June 13, 1779. - Thomas Dana. Capt. Eben Gore.
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July 11, 1779. Isaac Belknap.
Oct. 3, 1779. -
Capt. William Heath.
Abigail Heath, wife of William.
Jan 23, 1780. - William Dorr. James Orr.
July 16, 1780. Thomas Cheaney.
July 22, 1780. John Swift.
Feb. 18, 1781. Priscilla Fuller.
Jan. 6, 1782. Edward Turner, b. 1755; d. Dec. 25, 1838; m. Lucy Hyland. Sexton of this meeting house. Constable. Sheriff of Norfolk County. Part owner of Square Pew No. 9 in Gallery, Fifth Meeting House.
Jan. 20, 1782. Katy Weld, widow.
Feb. 17, 1782. -
Joseph Gore, b. May 13, 1753; d. Feb. 5, 1824; m. Meriba Thayer. Taught school in Roxbury. A soldier of the Revolution. Owner of Square Pew No. 3 in Gallery, Fifth Meeting House.
Benjamin West.
Dec. 22, 1782. Elizabeth Woods.
Mch. 16, 1783. Daniel Learned.
Mch. 23, 1783. Samuel Hayward.
April 27, 1783. -
Lemuel Bradley.
--
-, wife of Lemuel Bradley.
- Cunningham.
June 8, 1783. - Elijah Weld.
--- , wife of Elijah Weld.
Nov. 30, 1783.
Phineas Child.
--- , wife of Phineas Child.
Mch. 14, 1784. - Jonathan Brintneal.
Polly Brintneal, wife of Jonathan.
Mch. 21, 1784. William Blaney, b. July 22, 1757; d. Jan. 25, 1824; m. Catherine Mears. Wharfinger on Central Wharf. Architect of the Fifth Meeting House. Owner of Pew No. 53, Lower Floor, Fiftlı Meeting House.
April 25, 1784. William Williams, Jr.
May 9, 1784. Abigail Boven, wife of Joshua.
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July 4, 1784. -
Robert Lovering.
--- , wife of Robert Lovering. Sarah Sever, widow.
Aug. 29, 1784. Rebecca Bliss. wife of Elijah.
Nov. 7, 1784. Elijah Field.
Dec. 19, 1784. - Thomas Mayo.
---- , wife of Thomas Mayo.
Elisha Mayo.
May 28, 1785. Martha Ruggles, afterwards wife of Rev. John Fairfield.
Oct. 9, 1785. George Ziegler, b. in 1759, in Germany; d. Jan. 29, 1819; m. Mary Blaney. Landholder. Built the City Hotel in Roxbury. Trustee of the Roxbury Latin School. Owner of Pew No. 7, Lower Floor, Fifth Meeting House.
Oct. 30, 1785. Samuel Curtis.
Jan. 1, 1786. John Holbrook.
Jan. 15, 1786. -
Charles Dinsdel. Ebenezer Scott.
Feb. 5, 1786. Solomon Hunter.
Mch. 12, 1786. Ebenezer Fox, b. Jan. 30, 1763; d. Dec. 14, 1843; un- married. Cabin boy when about 12 years old. Afterwards appren- ticed to a barber. In 1779 he entered the army and served two months. Soon after entered the navy, serving to the end of the Revolution. Then opened a barber shop in Roxbury, and after- wards a crockery store. Postmaster in Roxbury in 1831. In 1838 wrote his " Adventures." Owner of Pew No. 12, Lower Floor, Fifth Meeting House.
Mch. 19, 1786. Caleb Aspinwall.
Apr. 22, 1786. John Dove.
Feb. 4, 1787. Edward Thomas.
Mch. 11, 1787. James Mears, Jr.
May 6, 1787. Joanna Goddard, widow.
May 20, 1787. Nathl Winship. June 3, 1787. -
George Bacon.
Hephzibah Bacon, wife of George.
July 8, 1787. Thaddeus Bruse.
July 29 1787. Nathaniel Ruggles, son of Capt. Joseph and Rebecca (Curtis) Ruggles, b. Nov. 11, 1761; d. Dec. 19, 1819; m. Sarah Fel- lowes. H. C. 1781. Studied law with Judge Sumner, afterwards Governor. Gave up law and became a merchant. He filled many
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, civil and military offices in the State. Representative in Congress. Parish Clerk. Member Parish Committee. Owner of Pew No. 2, Lower Floor, Fifth Meeting House.
Sept. 23. 1787. - David Swift.
Jonathan Patten.
Oct. 27, 1787. Abigail Craft, widow.
Jan. 20, 1788. Samuel Quincy.
Feb. 24, 1788. Increase Davis.
Apr. 6, 1788. James Lewis, b. 1743; d. Dec., 1826; m. Hannah Seaver. Farmer. Owner of Pew No. 4 in Gallery, Fifth Meeting House.
July 27, 1788. Hannah Dana, widow.
Aug. 10, 1788. -
John Montgomery.
- -, wife of John Montgomery.
Nov. 16, 1788. -
Simon Willard, b. Apr. 3, 1754; d. Aug. 30, 1849; m. Mary Leeds A famous clockmaker. A volunteer from Grafton on the Lexington alarm. Received a patent from the Government for his improved time piece. Appointed in 1791 to take care of the church clock, & had charge of it for many years.
--- , wife of David Swift. -
Dec. 14, 1788. -
Joseph Clarke.
---- , wife of Joseph Clarke.
Jan. 11, 1789. Thomas Adams, H. C. 1788.
Feb. 8, 1789. -
Nathaniel Brewer.
- , wife of Nathaniel Brewer.
Apr. 5, 1789. Stephen Mansfield, b. 1762; d. Dec. 18, 1808; m. Nancy Crosby. Cordwainer. Part owner of Pew No. 25, Lower Floor, Fifth Meeting House.
Apr. 26, 1789. -
Elizab. Nolen, widow, dismissed from Hollis St. Church, Boston. Grace Shed, wife of Oliver.
May 24, 1789. Samuel Weld, b. June 18, 1755 ; d. June 8, 1826 ; m. Elizabeth Williams. Farmer. Part owner of Pew No. 8, Lower Floor, Fifth Meeting House.
July 19, 1789. Patty Jackson.
July 26, 1789. Anna Williams, widow.
Oct. 4, 1789. Ebenezer Seaver, b. July 5, 1763; d. March 1, 1844; m. Elizabeth Clap. H. C. 1784. Farmer. Selectman of Roxbury. Repre- sentative. Moderator at town meetings. Parish Treasurer 1814-
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1825. Member of Congress. Owner of Pew No. 54, Lower Floor, Fifth Meeting House.
Nov. 1, 1789. Mary Ziegler, wife of George.
Jan. 24, 1790. Thomas Wyman, Jr., b. Jan. 21, 1761; d. May 31, 1816; m. Sarah White. Farmer. Soldier of the Revolution. Owner of Pew No. 55, Lower Floor, Fifth Meeting House.
Feb. 28, 1790. John Bartlett, b. 1760; d. Nov. 26, 1844 ; m. Abigail Williams. H.C. 1781. Only physician in Roxbury for many years. One of the founders of the Roxbury Charitable Society, and of the Humane Society of Mass. Trustee of the Roxbury Latin School. President of the Bank of Norfolk. Treasurer of the Institution for Savings in Roxbury. Fellow of the Mass. Medical Society. Owner of Pew No. 31, Lower Floor, Fifth Meeting House.
April 4, 1790. -
Humphrey Bicknell, b. July 1, 1762; d. Dec. 31, 1849; m. Jemima Jackson. Mason and contractor. Part owner of Pew No. 58, Lower Floor, Fifth Meeting House.
John Mears.
July 25, 1790. Thomas Read.
Sept. 19, 1790. William Emmerson. H. C. 1789. Schoolmaster.
Oct. 17, 1790. William Heath, Jr., b. Sept. 23, 1762; d. March 8, 1836; m. Elizabeth Spooner. Farmer. Owner of Square Pew No. 25 in Gallery, Fifth Meeting House.
Nov. 7, 1790. Asa Hunting, b. Aug. 24, 1759; d. March, 1834; m. Abigail Blaney. Cabinet maker. Owner of Square Pew No. 32 in Gallery, Fifth Meeting House.
Aug. 21, 1791. Rebecca Wait, widow.
Sept. 25, 1791. Jesse Doggett, b. Jan. 12, 1761; d. Aug. 10, 1813; m. Eliza- beth Sumner. Tavern-keeper. Leather dresser. Train-band Cap- tain. Owner of Pew No. 52, Lower Floor, Fifth Meeting House. Oct. 16, 1791. Sarah Greaton, wife of R. H. Greaton.
Oct. 30, 1791. -
Elijah Eastey.
- -, wife of Elijah Eastey.
Jan. 15, 1792. Joel Gay.
Mch. 18, 1792. Richard Allen.
Apr. 29, 1792. John Paddleford.
June 24, 1792. Nathaniel Tileston.
Sept. 9, 1792. Joseph Muncrief.
Nov. 11, 1792. Isabel Dudley, wife of Elijah.
Jan. 13, 1793. - Zacharias Shed.
Hannah Shed, wife of Zacharias.
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Feb. 3, 1793. Sarah Robbins.
Mch. 3, 1793. Zabdiel Adams, b. Dec. 9, 1767; d. Mch. 24, 1819; m. (1) Rachel Lyon, (2) Mrs. Abby Pond Richardson. Hatter. Part owner of Pew No. 60, Lower Floor, Fifth Meeting House.
May 26, 1793. - Jona. Trull.
Mary Herring, widow.
Sept. 15, 1793. William Barnes, b. 1761; d. 1809; m. Jane Thompson. Soldier of the Revolution. Lt. Col. Commandant of Militia. Owner of Pew No. 56, Lower Floor, Fifth Meeting House.
Oct., 1793. William Cummens, b. 1768; d. Apr. 20, 1834; m. Polly Mayo. Clock maker. Owner of Pew No. 21, Lower Floor, Fifth Meeting House.
Nov. 10, 1793. -
John Swift.
------ , wife of John Swift.
April 6, 1794. -
John Clap, see Deacons, Fifth Meeting House.
Thomas Mayo, b. July 24, 1767; d. May 26, 1850; m. Mrs. Mary Gore. Innkeeper. A founder of the Universalist Church. Part owner of Pew No. 13, Lower Floor, Fifth Meeting House.
May 11, 1794. Otis Gould, d. 1843; m. (1) Ruth White, (2) Mrs. Asenath Bacon. Hatter. Held town offices. Part owner of Pew No. 51, Lower Floor, Fifth Meeting House.
May 25, 1794. Martha Mayhew, wife of Simeon.
June 1, 1794. Ephraim Mills.
June 8, 1794. Elizabeth Harris, widow.
June 22, 1794. - Geo. Nolen.
Hannah Parker, wife of William.
Aug. 3, 1794. Olive Fessenden, wife of Henry.
Aug. 17, 1794. Luther Fuller.
Aug. 31, 1794. - Joseph Ruggles, Jr.
Thomas Rumrill, b. Nov. 30, 1762; d. Nov. 10, 1849; m. (1) Abigail Richardson, (2) Mrs. Sally (Dudley) Fellowes. Baker. A soldier of the Revolution. Part owner of Pew No. 69, Lower Floor, Fifth Meeting House.
Feb. 8, 1795. William Fisk.
Mch. 22, 1795. Eben. Fuller.
Apr. 26, 1795. - Wyatt Herring.
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Benjamin Seaver, b. Sept. 28, 1766; d. June 29, 1815 ; m. Debby Loud. Auctioneer. Owner of Pew No. 77, Lower Floor, Fifth Meeting House.
Sept. 20, 1795. John W. Fellowes.
Jan. 3, 1796. -
Polly Freeman, wife of Philip, from ye Ch. at Brooklyne.
Simeon Pratt, fr. 1st Church in Cambridge. Part owner of Pew No. 58, Lower Floor, Fifth Meeting House.
Sarah Pratt, wife of Simeon.
Jan. 17, 1796. John Wyman.
Mch. 13, 1796. Ebenezer Brewer, m. (1) Mary Foster, (2) Elizabeth White. Merchant. Representative. A founder of the Universalist Church. Part owner of Pew No. 96, Lower Floor Fifth Meeting House.
May 1, 1796. Rufus Foster.
May 22, 1796. -
Samuel Freeman.
Rebecca Freeman, wife of Samuel.
Aug. 28, 1796. -
Charles Joy, b. July 27, 1773; d. June 10. 1838; m. Dorcas Babb. Cooper. A founder of the Universalist Church. Part owner of Pew No. 50, Lower Floor, Fifth Meeting House.
Lemuel Pierce, owner of Pew No. 93, Lower Floor, Fifth Meeting House. Sept. 18, 1796. Stedman Williams, b. Mch. 16, 1773; d. Feb. 16, 1852; m. Betsey Williams. Farmer. Member of the Society for apprehend- ing horse thieves in 1819. Owner of Pew No. 105, Lower Floor, Fifth Meeting House.
Oct. 2, 1796. John Davis.
Nov. 27, 1796. Samuel Fiske.
Jan. 8, 1797. -
Nathaniel Whiting Williams.
Mary Williams, wife of Nathaniel Whiting Williams.
Jan. 15, 1797. -
Samuel Blaney, b. Dec. 6, 1759; d. May 2, 1826; m. Anna Curtis. Deputy Sheriff for Norfolk County. Owner of Pew No. 82, Lower Floor, Fifth Meeting House.
Mary Shed. Elizabeth Shed.
Feb. 26, 1797. Rebecca Lowell, wife of (Judge) John.
Apr. 23, 1797. -
Levi Pratt.
Sukey Clap, wife of John.
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May 21, 1797. -
Benjamin Weld, b. 1767; d. Sept. 24, 1852; m. Elizabeth Heath. Merchant. Trustee of the Roxbury Latin School. Part owner of Pew No. 75, Lower Floor, Fifth Meeting House.
Phinehas Withington, b. June 23, 1764; d. Jan. 1, 1829; m. Hannah Leeds. At first kept an Inn in Jamaica Plain, afterwards another Inn on Naushon Island during the War of 1812. Owner of Pew No. 95, Lower Floor, Fifth Meeting House.
June 18, 1797. - Susannah Lowder. Sally Williams.
June 25, 1797. Jacob Gould, b. Jan. 14, 1765; d. Sept. 25, 1811 ; m. Lucy Ruggles. Farmer. Part owner of Pew No. 78, Lower Floor, Fifth Meeting House.
July 23, 1797. William Landers.
Aug. 13, 1797. Robert Pierpont.
Oct. 29, 1797. William Seaver, Jr.
Nov. 5, 1797. Sarah Pierpont, wife of Robert.
Jan. 21, 1798. William Robbins.
May 20, 1798. -
Mary Willard, wife of Aaron.
Joel Whiting, b. 1769; d. Oct. 4, 1845; m. Abigail Sumner Williams. Merchant. Owner of Pew No. 20, Lower Floor, Fifth Meeting House.
June 17, 1798. Lemuel B. Davis.
July 29, 1798. William Davis, see Deacons, Fifth Meeting House.
Aug. 12, 1798. John Bryant Braid.
Aug. 26, 1798. Joel Seaverns, b. May 22, 1767; d. Feb. 12, 1827; m. (1) Deborah Crosby, (2) Olive Draper Gay. Farmer. Part owner of Pew No. 59, Lower Floor, Fifth Meeting House.
Dec. 23, 1798. Matthew Gardner.
Mch 31, 1799. Nathan Watson.
May 5, 1799. Dan'l Haynes.
June 23, 1799. Joseph James, b. 1773; d. Nov. 18, 1838; m. Mary Rob- inson. Carpenter. A founder of the Universalist Church. Owner of Square Pew No. 6 in Gallery, Fifth Meeting House.
Sept. 29, 1799. Nathaniel Seaver, b. Feb. 7, 1773; d. Oct. 27, 1827; m. Hannah Loco. Merchant. Owner of Pew No. 74, Lower Floor, Fifth Meeting House.
Nov. 24, 1799. Benj. Marshall, part owner of Pew No. 67, Lower Floor, Fifth Meeting House.
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Jan. 19, 1800. Joseph Heath, b. Apr. 2, 1766; d. July 6, 1842 ; m. (1) Naomi Vose, (2) Mrs. Hannah (Davis) Murdock. Farmer. Owner of Square Pew No. 10 in Gallery, Fifth Meeting House.
Feb. 2, 1800. Solomon Jones, m. Nabby Baker. Part owner of Pew No. 78, Lower Floor, Fifth Meeting House.
Feb. 16, 1800. Isaac Shaw, b. 1772; d. May 31, 1817; m. (1) Nancy Brown Bosson, (2) Polly Taylor. Truckman. Part owner of Square Pew No. 15 in Gallery, Fifth Meeting House.
May 4, 1800. -
Charles Davis, b. Mch. 29, 1772; d. Feb. 8, 1842; m. Harriet Fellowes. He and his brother Aaron were Manufacturers and Exporters. They formed a company which built the Roxbury Canal. Parish clerk. Member of Parish Committee. Trustee of the Roxbury Latin School. Owner of Pew No. 102, Lower Floor, Fifth Meeting House.
James Henderson.
Sept 7, 1800. Mary Blaney, widow.
Nov. 30, 1800. William McCarty, b. Sept. 30, 1773; d. Dec. 3, 1830; m. Martha Nolen. Member of Parish Committee. Owner of Square Pew No. 23 in Gallery, Fifth Meeting House.
Dec. 21, 1800. Charles James.
Jan. 18, 1801. Noah Perrin Williams.
Mch. 15, 1801. Elisha Forbes, b. June 2, 1773; d. Jan. 29, 1821 ; m. Nancy Burrill. Provision dealer. Part owner of Pew No. 10, Lower Floor, Fifth Meeting House.
Mch. 22, 1801. Patty Ruggles.
Mch. 29, 1801. Joseph Davis, b. May 26, 1779; d. May 8, 1814; m. Elsie Donnell Fellowes. East Indian Merchant. Owner of Pew No. 103, Lower Floor, Fifth Meeting House.
Apr. 5, 1801. Joseph Scaver, b. April 12, 1777 ; d. Aug. 17, 1811 ; m. Abigail Whitney. Provision dealer. Owner of Pew No. 34, Lower Floor, Fifth Meeting House. His son Joseph was the first boy and second child baptised in the Fifth Meeting House.
June 21, 1801. Grant Learned.
Aug. 2, 1801. Seth Lawrence.
Aug. 16, 1801. Samuel Gore.
Aug. 23, 1801. John Seaver, b. Aug. 24, 1773; d. March 25, 1856; m. Betsey Dudley. Sexton of the Fifth Meeting House from April 28, 1821, to Feb. 29, 1844. Owner of Pew No. 46, Lower Floor, Fifth Meeting House.
Sept. 20, 1801. John Downer.
Oct. 18, 1801. Joseph Dudley, b. Oct. 16, 1780; d. Feb. 28, 1827; m. Pedy Whitney. Gave the site for a town house afterwards the City
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Hall. Member Parish Committee. Husbandman. Owner of Pew No. 104, Lower Floor, Fifth Meeting House.
Oct. 25, 1801. Sarah Davis, widow.
Nov. 15, 1801. -
Elisha Hathaway. Samuel Williams.
Dee. 13, 1801. Edward Humphrey.
Jan. 3, 1802. Jesse Stetson, b. 1780; d. Aug. 16, 1847; m. Sally Diekerman. Owner of Square Pew No. 27 in Gallery, Fifth Meeting House. Wheelwright.
Feb. 7 1802. Aaron Rumrill, b. 1770; d. July 10, 1811; m. Ann --
-. Baker. Part owner of Square Pew No. 15 in Gallery, Fifth Meeting House.
Feb. 21, 1802. Charles Lowell, son of Judge John Lowell, b. Aug. 15, 1782; d. Jan. 20, 1861; m. Harriet Bracket Spence. H. C. 1800. Ordained Pastor of the West Church in Boston, Jan. 1, 1806, and officiated 55 years. Received the honorary degree of D.D. from Harvard College in 1823. Secretary of Mass. Historical Society. One of the founders of the Society of Northern Antiquarians of Copenhagen, Denmark. Corresponding member of the Archeolo- gical Society of Authors.
April 11, 1802. William Patten, b. Dec. 10, 1772; d. Aug. 13, 1861; m. Sarah Williams. Leather merehant. Part owner of Pew No. 39, Tower Floor, Fifth Meeting House.
May 9, 1802. Joseph Crafts, b. 1775; d. March 28, 1842; m. (1) Eliza- beth Mellish, (2) Euniee Dowse. Tanner.
July 4, 1802. John Bower.
July 18, 1802. Joseph Stratton.
Sept. 12, 1802. Aaron Child. b. Jan. 1, 1770; d. May 11, 1847; m. Polly Hall. Housewright. Owner of Square Pew No. 37 in Gallery, Fifth Meeting House.
Nov. 14, 1802. David Baker, b. Sept. 7, 1755; m. (1) Hannalı Geegins, (2) Amy Williams. Currier. Owner of Pew No. 19, Lower Floor, Fifth Meeting House.
Nov. 28, 1802. Stephen Goddard. Feb. 13, 1803. -
Aaron Pomeroy, buried Aug. 21, 1821 : m. Abigail Burrell. Blacksmith. Part owner of Pew No. 10, Lower Floor, Fifth Meeting House.
Dudley Williams, b. Sept. 6, 1775; buried Sept. 25, 1811; m. Polly Williams. Member of Roxbury City Guard. Alderman. A proprietor of the Roxbury Athenaeum. Owner of Pew No. 14, Lower Floor, Fifth Meeting House. Feb. 20, 1803. Mary Mears, wife of James, Jr.
March 20, 1803. Adin Ayres.
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July 10, 1803. Jacob Allen, b. May 14, 1776; d. Jan. 31, 1860; m. Sibyl Willett. Carpenter and builder. Owner of Pew No. 14, Lower Floor, Fifth Meeting House. Aug. 21, 1803. Ephraim Cutting.
Oct. 2, 1803. Jacob Skinner.
Nov. 27, 1803. -
William Hazlett, b. 1770; d. July 17, 1823; m. (1) Eliza Kingsbury, (2) Sarah Walker. Innkeeper. Owner of Pew No. 65, Lower Floor, Fifth Meeting House.
Eliza Hazlett, wife of William. Dec. 25, 1803. Daniel Whitney.
Jan. 29, 1804. Joseph Ware, b. 1780; d. July 22, 1830; m. Nancy Smith. Part owner of Pew No. 44, Lower Floor, Fifth Meeting House. May 27, 1804. Jesse Joy.
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PASTORS REV. ELIPHALET PORTER, D.D.
REV. GEORGE PUTNAM, D.D. REV. MR. JOHN GRAHAM BROOKS REV. JAMES DE NORMANDIE, D.D.
DEACONS
SAMUEL SUMNER NEHEMIAH MUNROE JOSHUA FELTON WILLIAM DAVIS EBENEZER CRAFTS JOHN CLAP JONATHAN AVERY RICHARDS
RUFUS WYMAN, M.D. BENJAMIN KENT CHARLES KNAPP DILLAWAY SUPPLY CLAP THWING JOHN HUNT ADAMS AYER EDWARD BELCHER REYNOLDS
JOSEPH WARREN TUCKER JEREMIAH PLIMPTON JOHN JOSEPH MAY HENRY DAN WILMARTH ROBERT COMFORT METCALF WILLIAM FRANCIS CRAFTS JOHN NOBLE
ISAAC GOVER
HENRY CLAY WHITCOMB
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PARISH CLERK
NATHANIEL RUGGLES
EBENEZER BREWER
JOHN CHAMPNEY
elected April 29, 1793 elected April 29, 1805 elected April 30, 1811
CHARLES DAVIS elected April 29, 1813 WILLIAM DAVIS elected April 21, 1814 WILLIAM BOSSON elected April 27, 1815 DR. NATHANIEL SHEPHERD PRENTISS elected April 21, 1817 DR. PETER GILMAN ROBBINS elected April 4, 1821
DAVID ALLEN SIMMONS elected April 18, 1822
At a meeting held April 4, 1825, the above title was changed to Clerk of the Society and the date of the Annual Meeting to Jan. 2, 1826.
CLERK OF THE SOCIETY
DAVID ALLEN SIMMONS elected April 4, 1825
DAVID ALLEN SIMMONS re-elected Jan. 2, 1826
DEACON WILLIAM DAVIS elected Jan. 12, 1829
JOSEPH WARREN TUCKER elected Jan. 7, 1850
WILLIAM CROSBY elected Jan. 4, 1886
GEORGE ALLEN DARY
elected Jan. 1, 1894
PARISH TREASURER
JOSEPH RUGGLES elected Dec. 11, 1787
WILLIAM HEATH, JR.
elected April 29, 1805
ASA WHITNEY elected April 22, 1812
WILLIAM HEATH, JR. elected April 29, 1813
EBENEZER SEAVER elected April 21, 1814
At a meeting held April 4, 1825, the above title was changed to
TREASURER OF THE SOCIETY
JOHN LEMIST
JOHN LEMIST
elected April 4, 1825 re-elected Jan. 2, 1826 elected Jan. 12, 1829
NATHANIEL DORR
THOMAS SIMMONS
elected Jan. 4, 1830
JOHN CHAMPNEY elected Jan. 2, 1832 elected Jan. 5, 1835
JOHN JONES CLARKE
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BAMAN STONE CHARLES KNAPP DILLAWAY
EDWARD BELCHER REYNOLDS WILLIAM CROSBY ALFRED MONSON BULLARD
elected Jan. 16, 1856
elected Jan. 27, 1862 elected Jan. 4, 1886
elected Jan. 1, 1894 elected Jan. 4, 1904
PARISH COMMITTEES
Elected July 10, 1794 JOSEPH RUGGLES DEACON NEHEMIAH MUNROE NATHANIEL RUGGLES Elected April 29, 1805 EBENEZER BREWER DANIEL SAUNDERSON JOSEPH HEATH Elected May 6, 1805 EBENEZER BREWER MAJOR WILLIAM BOSSON WILLIAM HEATH, JR
WILLIAM HEATH, JR., desired to be excused from serving, SO JOSEPH DUDLEY was chosen and elected May 13, 1805.
Elected April 25, 1806
EBENEZER BREWER MAJOR WILLIAM BOSSON JOHN CHAMPNEY in place of BENJAMIN WELD who declined office
Elected April 29, 1807 EBENEZER BREWER
CAPT. JOSEPH DUDLEY CAPT. BENJAMIN WELD
Elected April 30, 1810 EBENEZER BREWER
COL. JOSEPH DUDLEY JOHN CHAMPNEY
Elected April 22, 1812 EBENEZER BREWER ISAAC DAVIS JOHN CHAMPNEY
Elected April 29, 1813 CAPT. JONATHAN DORR MAJOR BENJAMIN WELD CHARLES DAVIS
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Elected April 21, 1814 EBENEZER BREWER ISAAC DAVIS WILLIAM DAVIS
Elected April 27, 1815 ISAAC DAVIS WILLIAM DAVIS WILLIAM BOSSON Elected April 16, 1816 JOHN CLAP
WILLIAM BOSSON DR. NATHANIEL SHEPHERD PRENTISS
Elected April 13, 1818 JOHN CLAP
DEACON WILLIAM DAVIS DR. NATHANIEL SHEPHERD PRENTISS Elected April 4, 1821 JONATHAN DORR
JOHN CHAMPNEY WILLIAM BLANEY
Elected April 18, 1822 BENJAMIN WELD in place of CHARLES DAVIS who declined JOHN LEMIST SAMUEL GUILD
Elected April 25, 1823 ELIJAH LEWIS STEPHEN CHILD DAVID ALLEN SIMMONS
Elected April 15, 1824 WILLIAM MCCARTHY
COL. JONATHAN A. RICHARDS
DAVID ALLEN SIMMONS
STANDING COMMITTEES Title changed April 4, 1825
Elected April 4, 1825 CHARLES DAVIS
JONATHAN DORR ISAAC DAVIS Above were re-elected Jan. 2, 1826 Elected Jan. 8, 1827 JOHN CHAMPNEY SAMUEL JACKSON GARDNER Assistants Re-elected in 1828
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Elected Jan. 4, 1830 JOHN LEMIST EBENEZER CRAFTS DAVID DUDLEY Elected Jan. 3, 1831 JOHN LEMIST
EBENEZER CRAFTS
SUPPLY CLAP THWING
Elected Jan. 2, 1832 JOHN LEMIST SUPPLY CLAP THWING DAVID DUDLEY
Elected Jan. 23, 1833 JOHN LEMIST
WATSON GORE
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN COPELAND
Elected Jan. 6, 1834
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN COPELAND
WATSON GORE
DR. HENRY BARTLETT
Elected Jan. 4, 1836 RICHARD WARD THOMAS BREWER EPHRAIM HARRINGTON
Elected Jan. 2, 1837 RICHARD WARD
EPHRAIM HARRINGTON DANIEL ANDREW SIGOURNEY
Elected Jan. 7, 1839 RICHARD WARD
EPHRAIM HARRINGTON CHARLES KNAPP DILLAWAY
Elected Jan. 1, 1844 RICHARD WARD CHARLES KNAPP DILLAWAY JONATHAN PRATT ROBINSON Elected Jan. 3, 1853; RICHARD WARD CUSHING STETSON JAMES GUILD
Elected Jan. 16, 1856 THOMAS SIMMONS THEODORE OTIS AARON DAVIS WILLIAMS
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Elected Jan. 5, 1857 CHARLES KNAPP DILLAWAY CUSHING STETSON THEODORE OTIS Elceted Jan. 3, 1859 CHARLES KNAPP DILLAWAY CUSHING STETSON EDWARD WYMAN
Elected Jan. 5, 1863 EDWARD WYMAN
WILLIAM JAMES REYNOLDS WILLIAM CHANNING APPLETON
Elected Jan. 4, 1864 EDWARD WYMAN WILLIAM JAMES REYNOLDS GEORGE LEWIS
Elected Jan. 1, 1866 GEORGE LEWIS
SAMUEL CROCKER COBB SHUBAEL GORHAM ROGERS Elected Feb. 6, 1866
JAMES RITCHIE in place of
SHUBAEL GORHAM ROGERS
Elected Jan. 7, 1867 GEORGE LEWIS SAMUEL CROCKER COBB JOHN FELT OSGOOD Elected Jan. 1, 1872 SAMUEL CROCKER COBB JOHN ROGERS ADAMS AYER
Elected Jan. 6, 1873
SAMUEL CROCKER COBB
JOHN ROGERS
JAMES THACHER HAYWARD
Elected Jan. 4, 1875 WILLIAM CROSBY
JOHN ROGERS
WILLIAM BLANCHARD
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