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1802
Ichabod Goodell
1793
Asa Dana
1803
Jonathan Ballard
1793
Asa Dana
1803
Ichabod Goodell
1793
Asa Dana
1803
Jacob Thompson
1793
Asa Dana
1804
Zuriel May
1794
Asa Dana
1804
David Wallis
1794
David Wallis
1804
Jacob Thompson
1794
David Wallis
1804
Robert Henry
1794
Wm. L. Belknap
1804
Jacob Thompson
1794
Abel Allen
1805
Jacob Thompson
1795
David Wallis
1805
David Wallis
1795
Joseph Bruce
1805
David Wallis
1796
Alfred Lyon
1805
David Wallis
1796
Joseph Bruce
1806
Jacob Thompson
1796
John Polley
1806
John Polley
1796
John Polley
1806
Ezra Allen
1797
Asa Dana
1807
David Wallis
1798
John Polley
1807
John Polley
1798
Hollowell Perrin
1808
Jacob Thompson
1798
Wm. Belknap
1808
David Wallis
1799
David Wallis
1808
Ebenezer Morris
1799
David Wallis
1808
Jacob Thompson
1799
David Wallis
1809
Jacob Thompson
1800
James Fuller
1809
Ebenezer Morris
1800
Ichabod Goodell
1810
Jacob Thompson
1800
John Polley
1810
Jacob Thompson
1800
David Wallis
1810
David Wallis
1800
John Polley
1811
Ezra Webber
1800
Abel Allen
1811
David Wallis
1801
David Wallis
1812
Reuben Stevens
1797
David Wallis
1807
John Polley
364
THE HISTORY OF HOLLAND, MASS.
1812 John Polley
1824
Rueben Stevens
1812 Rueben Stevens
1824
Freeland Wallis
1812 Ichabod Goodell
1825
Reuben Stevens
1813
Ezra Allen
1826
Leonard M. Morris
1813
Ezra Webber
1827
Freeland Wallis
1813
Ezra Webber
1828
Leonard M. Morris
1814
James A. Lynn
1828
Leonard M. Morris
1814
James A. Lynn
1828
Leonard M. Morris
1815
Ezra Allen
1829
Elbridge G. Fuller
1815
David Wallis
1830
Freeland Wallis
1816
Ezra Allen
1830
Willard Weld
1816
David Wallis
1831
Leonard M. Morris
1816
David Wallis
1831
James A. Lynn
1817
Ezra Allen
1831
Leonard M. Morris
1817
Benjamin Church
1832
Freeland Wallis
1817
Ebenezer Morris
1833
Elbridge G. Fuller
1817
Isaac Partridge
1833
Jolın Wallis
1817
Jolın Weaver
1834
Willard Weld
1818
David B. Dean
1834
John Wallis
1818
David Wallis
1834
Willard Weld
1818
Rueben Stevens
1835
Willard Weld
1818
Nehemiah May, Jr.
1835
Willard Weld
1818
Benjamin Church
1836
Freeland Wallis
1818
Reuben Stevens
1836
Freeland Wallis
1819
Isaac Partridge
1837
Isaac Partridge
1819
Benjamin Church
1837
Elbridge G. Fuller
1820
Isaac Partridge
1838
Freeland Wallis
1820
Elbridge G. Fuller
1838
Clement B. Drake
1820
Freeland Wallis
1838
Freeland Wallis
1821
Reuben Stevens
1838
Freeland Wallis
1821
David Wallis
1839
David B. Dean
1822
Freeland Wallis
1839
David B. Dean
1822
Isaac Partridge
1839
Zebina Fletcher
1822
Freeland Wallis
1840
John Dixon
1822
Freeland Wallis
1840
Freeland Wallis
1823
James A. Lynn
1840
Elbridge G. Fuller
1823
John Wallis
1841
Adolphus Webber
1823
James A. Lynn
1841
Freeland Wallis
1824
Freeland Wallis
1842
Freeland Wallis
365
TOWN OFFICERS.
1843 John Wallis
1863
John Wallis
1843 John Wallis
1864
Wm. A. Webber
1844
C. B. Drake
1864
F. J. Ballard
1845
David B. Dean
1865
Wm. A. Webber
1846
David B. Dean
1865
C. B. Drake
1846
David B. Dean
1866
Wm. A. Webber
1847
Warren A. Wallis
1866
Wm. A. Webber
1847
David B. Dean
1866
C. B. Drake
1847
Willard Weld
1866
Alvin Goodell
1848
Freeland Wallis
1867
C. B. Drake
1848
Alvin Goodell
1868
C. B. Drake
1848
Alvin Goodell
1868
Wm. A. Webber
1848
Jonathan Sikes
1869
C. B. Drake
1849
John Wallis
1869
Wm. S. Wallis
1849
C. B. Drake
1870
Wm. S. Wallis
1850
C. B. Drake
1870
C. B. Drake
1850
Freeland Wallis
1871
Alvin Goodell
1850
Benjamin F. Wilson
1872
Wm. S. Wallis
1850
Benjamin F. Wilson
1873
C. B. Drake
1852
B. F. Wilson
1874
Wm. A. Webber
1853
Alvin Goodell
1875
Wm. S. Wallis
1853
Alvin Goodell
1875
Wm. A. Webber
1853
Alvin Goodell
1877
Wm. A. Wallis
1854
Alvin Goodell
1881
Alvin Goolell
1854
Alvin Goodell
1882
Wm. S. Wallis
1856
E. C. Fuller
1882
Wm. S. Wallis
1856
Wm. A. Robbins
1882
F. B. Blodgett
1857
Alvin Goodell
1884
F. Wight
1858
Amos Munroe
1885
Wm. S. Wallis
1858
Alvin Goodell
1886
F. Wight
1858
Amos Munroe
1891
F. Wight
1860
Amos Munroe
1892
Wm. S. Wallis
1860 .
Warren A. Wallis
1893
G. L. Webber
1860
Wm. A. Webber
1894
F. B. Blodgett
1860
Alvin Goodell
1894
G. L. Webber
1861
Alvin Goodell
1895
Wm. S. Wallis
1862
Wm. A. Webber
1895
F. B. Blodgett
1862
Wm. A. Webber
1896
F. B. Blodgett
1862
Wm. A. Webber
1897
F. B. Blodgett
1863
Wm. A. Webber
366
THE HISTORY OF HOLLAND, MASS.
TOWN CLERKS.
1783
Eliphalet Janes
1820
David B. Dean
1784 Eliphalet Janes
1821
David B. Dean
1785 Eliphalet Janes
1822
David B. Dean
1786
Eliphalet Janes
1823
Luther Brown
1786
Wm. Belknap
1824
David B. Dean.
1787
Wm. Belknap
1825
David B. Dean
1788
Win. Belknap
1826
John Wallis
1789
David Wallis
1827
John Wallis
1790
Wm. Belknap
1828
John Wallis
1791
Wm. Belknap
1829
Samuel Frizell
1792
Wm. Belknap
1830
Samuel Frizell
1793
Wm. Belknap
1831
Samuel Frizell
1794
Asa Dana
1832
Samuel Frizell
1795
Asa Dana
1833
Freeland Wallis
1796
Asa Dana
1834
Freeland Wallis
1797
Asa Dana
1835
Freeland Wallis
1798
Jonathan Ballard
1836
E. G. Fuller
1799
Jonathan Ballard
1837
John Dixon
1800
Jonathan Ballard
1838
John Wallis
1801
Jonathan Ballard
1839
John Wallis
1802
Jonathan Ballard
1840
John Wallis
1803
David Wallis
1841
John Dixon
1804
Ezra Webber
1842
John Dixon
1805
Ezra Webber
1843
Wm. A. Webber
1806
Ezra Webber
1844
Wm. A. Webber
1807
Ezra Webber
1845
Win. A. Webber
1808
Ezra Webber
1846
Warren A. Wallis
1809
James A. Lynn
1847
Wm. A. Robbins
1810
Ezra Webber
1848
Wm. A. Robbins
1811 James A. Lynn
1849
Wm. A. Robbins
1812
James A. Lynn
1850
Wm. A. Robbins
1813
James A. Lynn
1851
WVm. A. Robbins
1814
Reuben Stevens
1852
Win. A. Robbins
1815
Freeland Wallis
1853
Warren A. Wallis
1816
Freeland Wallis
1854
Warren A. Wallis
1817 Freeland Wallis
1855
F. B. Blodgett
1818
Freeland Wallis
1856
F. B. Blodgett
1819
David B. Dean
1857
F. B. Blodgett
367
TOWN OFFICERS.
1858
F. B. Blodgett
1881
F. E. Kinney
1859
F. B. Blodgett
1882
F. E. Kinney
1860
F. B. Blodgett
1883
F. E. Kinney
1861
F. B. Blodgett
1884
F. E. Kinney
1862
F. Wight
1884
F. E. Kinney
1863
F. Wight
1885
F. E. Kinney
1864
F. Wight
1886
F. E. Kinney
1865
F. E. Kinney
1887
F. E. Kinney
1866
F. E. Kinney
1888
F. E. Kinney
1867
F. E. Kinney
1889
F. E. Kinney
1868
F. E. Kinney
1890
Wm. L. Webber
1869
F. E. Kinney
1891
Wmn. L. Webber
1870
F. E. Kinney
1892
Wm. L. Webber
1871
F. E. Kinney
1893
Wm. L. Webber
1872
F. B. Blodgett
1894
Wm. L. Webber
1873
F. B. Blodgett
1895
Wm. L. Webber
1874
F. E. Kinney
1896
Wm. L. Webber
1875
F. E. Kinney
1897
Wm. L. Webber
1876
F. E. Kinney
1898
Wm. L. Webber
1877
F. E. Kinney
1899
Wm. L. Webber
1878
F. E. Kinney
1900
Win. L. Webber
1880
F. E. Kinney
SCHOOL COMMITTEES
1783 See other notes.
1784
Dr. Thomas Wallis, Wm. Belknap. Lt. Jonas Blodgett.
1786
John Perrin, Lt. Daniel Burnett, Asa Dana, 17 Apr. 1786, "to see if the district will appoint a man in each school district to take care and see that school money is 'schooled out' "
1787
1788
1789
1790
1791
1792
Alfred Lyon, Ichabod Goodell, Ephraim Bond, Asa Par- tridge. Committee to supply wood.
1793
Alfred Lyon, Hollowill Perrin, Ebenezer Morse, Asa Partridge.
1879
F. E. Kinney
1901-14 A. F. Blodgett
368
THE HISTORY OF HOLLAND, MASS.
1794 Alfred Lyon, N. E., Hollowill Perrin, S. E., Ephraim Bond, S. W., John Polley, N. W.
1795 1796
Ebenezer Morse, Jos. Bruce, Dea. D. Wallis, Alfred Lyon, Eph. Bond.
1797
1798
1799 1800
David Wallis, Gershom Rosebrook, A. Lyon, John Polley, Rineldo Webber, Ebenezer Morse, Hollowell Perrin. To district the town.
1801 Col. Lyon, Hollowill Perrin, David Fay, Robt. Henry, Abel Allen, Timothy Anderson, G. Rosebrook. To district the town.
1802 1803 1804
1805 Voted a committee of 2 to assist Mr. Reeve to inspect (examine) schoolmasters. David Wallis and Dea. Samuel Webber.
1806
Perez Bradford, Ebenczer Morris, Robt. Henry, Timothy Anderson.
1807
1808 Voted not to choose a school committee. Apr. 4, the vote was rescinded and Jonathan Lyon, S. E., Samuel Webber, N. E., Edward Blodgett, S. W., Jacob Thompson, N. W.
1809 Voted to choose a school committee. Benj. Church, Jonathan Lyon, Lemuel Chandler, Jacob Thompson. School finance com., Ezra Allen, Zuriel May and Robert Henry.
1810 Benj. Church, Reuben Stevens, Robt. Henry, Jolm Polley, (finances Jas. A. Lynn, Ebenezer Morris, Abraham MeIntire, David Wallis.
1811 John Polley, Edwin Blodgett, Wm. Putnam, Jas. A. Lynn.
1812 Dea. D. Wallis N. W., Benj. Church N. E., Wm. Putnam S. E., Lemuel Colburn S. W. Voted to choose a committee to assist Mr. Reeve in inspecting school-
369
TOWN OFFICERS.
masters and mistresses. Dea. David Wallis, Free- land Wallis, Leonard Morris, E. G. Fuller.
1813 Jas. A. Lynn, Ebenezer Morris, Bradley Webber, Dea. David Wallis.
1814 Ebenezer Morris, Eleazer Howard, Willard Wood, Ezra Allen, Leonard Morris, E. G. Fuller, David Wallis, Freeland Wallis (to aid Mr. Reeve.)
1815 Freeland Wallis, Leonard Morris, Ebenezer Pike, David Wallis, (to aid Mr. Reeve). John Weaver, Isaac Partridge, Benj. Church, Elisha Marcy.
1816 E. G. Fuller, Ebenezer Pike, Leonard Morris, John Wallis (exam. com.) J. A. Lynn, Jno. Weaver, Lemuel Coburn, Leonard Morris, prudential committee.
1817 Freeland Wallis, John Wallis, David B. Dean, Leonard Morris, Samuel Webber, John Weaver, Isaac Part- tridge. (P. Com.)
1818 Willard Rosebrook, David B. Dean, John Anderson, E. G. Fuller, (P. Com.) E. G. Fuller, Leonard Morris, David B. Dean, Jno. Wallis, (examining committee.) 1819 Willard Rosebrook, Edward Blodgett, Freeland Wallis, Allen Tiffany (P. Com.) Ebenezer Pike, Leonard Morris, Baxter Wood, Freeland Wallis.
1820 Voted to have one committee hire and examine teachers and visit schools. Leonard Morris, Freeland Wallis, Ebenezer Pike, John Wallis, committee.
1821 Reuben Stevens, Elisha Marcy, Levi Janes, Luther Brown.
1822 Reuben Stevens S. E., Jno. Anderson, N. W., E. G. Fuller, N. E., Amos Fletcher S. W.
1823 Leonard Morris, Freeland Wallis, Calvin Polley, Smith Adams.
1824 Reuben Stevens, S. E., Sam. Frizell, N. E., John Ander- son, N. W., Baxter Wood, S. W.
1825 Reuben Stevens, Lyman Gould, Calvin Polley, Elisha Marey.
1826 Jas. A. Lynn, Freeland Wallis, Zebina Fletcher, Adolphus Webber.
1827 No record.
1828 Same as 1826.
1829 Willard Weld, John Wallis, David B. Dean, Isaac Part- ridge.
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370
THE HISTORY OF HOLLAND, MASS.
1830 Lyman Gould, Leonard H. Morris, Amos Fletcher, Horace Wallis.
1831 E. G. Fuller, D. B. Dean, Leonard Morris, Zebina Fletcher, Baxter Wood.
1832 Freeland Wallis, D. B. Dean, Leonard Morris, Zebina Fletcher, John Wallis.
1834
1833 Jas. Sandford, Washington Munger, Baxter Wood, Ze- bina Fletcher, Freeland Wallis, John Wallis.
E. G. Fuller, Gilbert Rosebrook, Ephraim Colburn, Levi Janes, Jas. Sandford, W. Munger, Baxter Wood, F. Wallis, D. B. Dean, exam.
1835
Jas. Sandford, W. Munger, John Dixon, John Wallis, Baxter Wood.
1836
Ezra Allen, Gilbert Rosebrook, Loring Marcy, Adolphus Webber.
1837
W. Munger, Jas. Sandford, D. B. Dean, F. Wallis, John Dixon, Exam.
John Wallis, Zebina Fletcher, D. B. Dean. 3 by vote of town.
1838 1839 1840 1841
Jas. Sandford, Zebina Fletcher, D. B. Dean. John Wallis, E. G. Fuller, Wm. A. Webber.
Waren A. Wallis, Stephen C. Weld, Wm. A. Webber. Warren A. Wallis, Willard B. Parks, Wm. A. Webber. Geo. L. Webber, Jas. A. Webber, Wm. A. Webber. W. A. Wallis, Stephen C. Weld, Wm. A. Webber. Jas. Sandford, Amos Babcock, W. A. Robbins. John Wallis, Henry S. Dean, W. A. Robbins. Wm .. A. Webber, Stephen C. Weld, Freeland Wallis. Benj. Ober, Chas. P. W. Fuller, Henry S. Dean. Amos Babcock, Chas. P. W. Fuller, Jas. A. Webber. W. A. Robbins, W. A. Webber, Jas. A. Webber. John R. Wallis, W. A. Webber, D. B. Dean. A. C. Page, W. A. Robbins, Jas. A. Webber. Alvah C. Page, F. B. Blodgett, Jas. A. Webber.
W. A. Robbins, F. B. Blodgett, W. A. Webber.
Wm. H. Harris, F. B. Blodgett, W. A. Robbins.
1842 1843 1844 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849 1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 Francis Wood, F. B. Blodgett, F. L. Burley.
John Wallis, Horace Wallis, Jr., W. A. Robbins. Francis Wood, Francis Wight, Geo. L. Webber.
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371
TOWN OFFICERS.
1859 Rev. F. Wood, J. B. Gould, Geo. L. Webber, Wm. E. Cook, A. Butterworth.
1860 W. A. Robbins, F. B. Blodgett, Francis Wood (excused later).
1861 W. A. Robbins, E. P. Blodgett, U. P. Marcy, Richmond Young.
1862 Wm. A. Lynn, Wm. S. Wallis, S. D. Butterworth, Hiram Wallis.
1863 F. L. Burley, S. J. Ballard, Horace Wallis, Jr., E. W. Marcy, Richmond Young.
1864
F. D. Blodgett, Alvin Goodell, U. P. Marcy, R. A. Blod- gett.
1865
W. A. Wallis, E. P. Blodgett, S. D. Butterworth, R. Young.
1866
F. B. Blodgett, C. B. Drake, A. W. Webber, O. W. Brown, R. A. Blodgett.
1867
Rev. A. Southworth, C. Roper, W. S. Wallis, J. F. Lynn, L. C. Howlett.
1868
C. B. Drake, W. A. Webber, O. W. Brown, R. A. Williams.
1869 Rev. D. J. Bliss.
1870 F. B. Blodgett.
1871
Wm. H. Harris, C. B. Drake, H. Vinton, E. W. Marcy, E. P. Blodgett.
1872 A. W. Robbins.
1873 F. B. Blodgett, Wm. L. Webber.
1874
J. A. Webber, R. A. Blodgett, T. D. Butterworth, Wm. Harris.
1875 J. A. Webber.
1876 F. B. Blodgett.
1877 George L. Webber
1878 Solomon Bixby
1879 Wm. H. Harris.
1880 F. B. Blodgett.
1881 Mrs. F. E. Kinney (3 yrs.)
1882 Albert Back.
1883 F. B. Blodgett.
1884 H. E. Wallis.
1885 Mrs. F. E. Kinney.
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372
THE HISTORY OF HOLLAND, MASS.
1886 L. H. Howlett.
1887 F. B. Blodgett.
1888 Frank Wight.
1889 Wm. S. Wallis.
1890
Albert Back.
1891
F. B. Blodgett.
1892
Lyman H. Howlett.
1893
Willie A. Webber.
1894
Mrs. Wm. L. Webber (1 yr.), Rev. Oscar Bissell (2 yrs.)
1895
F. B. Blodgett (1 yr.), Ella J. Webber (3 yrs.)
1896
C. A. Webber.
1897
F. Wight.
1898 A. F. Blodgett.
1899
C. A. Webber.
1900
Francis Wight.
1901 A. F. Blodgett.
1902
Ella J. Webber.
1903
Francis Wight.
1904
Otis W. Williams.
1905
C. A. Webber.
1906
Francis Wight.
1907
A. F. Blodgett, Chas. Lawrence.
1908
Wallace P. Moore.
1909
Wm. F. Horton.
1910
Carlos F. Howlett.
1911
A. F. Blodgett.
1912
Wm. F. Horton.
1913
O. L. Howlett.
CONSTABLES.
1783
Abner Morgan
1788
Alfred Lyon
1783
Daniel Thomson
1788
Abel Allen
1784
Daniel Thomson
1789
Abel Allen
1784
Asa Partridge
1789
Ichabod Goodell
1785
Asa Partridge
1789
Thomas Wallis
1785
Ezra May
1790
Thomas Wallis
1786
Ezra May
1790
Alfred Lyon
1786 Thomas Wallis
1791
Asa Partridge
1787 Thomas Wallis
1791
Alfred Lyon
1787
Alfred Lyon
1792
Ichabod Goodell
373
TOWN OFFICERS.
1792 Jasper Marsh
1826
John Wallis
1793
Ichabod Goodell
1827
John Wallis
1793
Hallowell Perrin
1828
Grosvenor May
1794
Hallowell Perrin
1829
Leonard M. Morris
1794
Ichabod Goodell
1830
Leonard M. Morris
1795
Sarel Perrin
1831
Leonard M. Morris
1796
Sarel Perrin
1832
Leonard M. Morris
1796
Asa Dana
1833
Isaae Partridge
1797
Asa Dana
1834
Isaac Partridge
1798
Jas. Fuller
1835
E. G. Fuller
1798
Levi Beal
1836
Isaac Partridge
1799
Ichabod Goodell
1837
Nelson Works
1800
Reuben Webber
1838
Nelson Works
1801
Reuben Webber
1839
Levans MeFarland
1802
Reuben Webber
1840
E. G. Fuller
1803
Reuben Webber
1841
E. G. Fuller
1804
Reuben Webber
1842
Adolphus Webber
1804
Isaac Partridge
1843
Adolphus Webber
1805
Isaac Partridge
1844
U. P. Marcy
1806
Isaac Partridge
1845
U. P. Marcy
1807
Nehemiah May
1846
Jas. A. Webber
1808
Nehemiah May
1847
Jas. A. Webber
1809
Isaae Partridge
1848
E. G. Fuller
1810
Isaac Partridge
1849
Horace Wallis
1811
Isaac Partridge
1850
Horace Wallis
1812
Sarel Perrin
1851
Wm. S. Wallis
1813
Isaac Partridge
1852
Wm. S. Wallis
1814
Isaac Partridge
1853
Wm. S. Wallis
1815
Isaac Partridge
1854
Grosvenor May
1816
Isaac Partridge
1855
Squire J. Ballard
1817
Isaac Partridge
1856
Squire J. Ballard
1818
Isaac Partridge
1857
Edward P. Blodgett
1819
Isaae Partridge
1858
Horace Wallis, Jr.
1820
Isaac Partridge
1859
Horace Wallis, Jr.
1821
Isaac Partridge
1860
Wm. E. Cook
1822
Isaac Partridge
1861
Wm. E. Cook
1823
David B. Dean
1862
S. J. Ballard
1824
Isaae Partridge
1863
Chas. Roper
1825
John Wallis
1864
S. J. Ballard
374
THE HISTORY OF HOLLAND, MASS.
1865 Charles Roper
1898
Richmond Young
1866 S. J. Ballard
1898
D. E. Butterworth
1867 Wm. S. Wallis
1899
O. L. Howlett,
1868 Wm. S. Wallis
A. F. Blodgett
1869 Wm. S. Wallis
1900
O. L. Howlett,
1870 W. S. Wallis
A. F. Blodgett
1871 Wm. S. Wallis
1901
O. L. Howlett,
1872 Wm. S. Wallis
A. F. Blodgett
1873 Wm. S. Wallis
1902
Edward M. Hall,
1874 Edward P. Blodgett
D. E. Butterworth
1875
Wm. S. Wallis
1903
A. F. Blodgett,
1876
Wm. S. Wallis
O. L. Howlett
1877
A. L. Roper
1904 A. F. Blodgett,
1878
A. L. Roper
O. L. Howlett
1879 A. L. Roper
1905
A. F. Blodgett,
1880 A. L. Roper
O. L. Howlett
1881
A. L. Roper
1906
A. F. Blodgett,
1882
Wm. S. Wallis
O. L. Howlett
1883 L. H. Howlett
1907 A. F. Blodgett,
1884 L. H. Howlett
O. L. Howlett
1885
Wm. S. Wallis
1908
A. F. Blodgett,
1886 Wm. S. Morris
O. L. Howlett
1887
Wm. S. Morris
1909
A. F. Blodgett,
1888
Wm. S. Morris
O. L. Howlett
1889 L. H. Howlett
1910 Arthur G. Child, Edwin M. Hall
1890 L. H. Howlett
1891 Wm. S. Wallis
1911 Arthur G. Child, Wm. A. Morse
1892
Lambert E. Ferry
1893
B. C. Bennett
1912 John F. Hebard,
1894 Wm. S. Wallis
A. G. Childs
1895 B. C. Bennett
1913 O. L. Howlett,
1896 B. C. Bennett
A. F. Blodgett
1897
A. F. Blodgett
Justices of the Peace with date of appointment, beginning with year 1775, when So. Brimfield became a town.
(From State Records.)
Timothy Danielson Abner Morgan
Aug. 20, 1775. Sept. 20, 1781.
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Timothy Danielson Jacob Thompson
Mar. 26, 1788. Feb. 9, 1811. Holland's first justice
Ezra Webber
Feb. 22, 1820.
Luther Brown
Feb. 8, 1821.
Elbridge G. Fuller
Feb. 22, 1825.
Ezra Webber
Jan. 11, 1827.
Luther Brown
Jan. 26, 1828.
John Wallis
Feb. 11, 1830.
David Wallis
Apr. 24, 1832.
John Wallis
Feb. 4, 1837.
Mar. 4, 1840.
David B. Dean John Wallis
Feb. 3, 1844.
John Wallis
Apr. 16, 1851.
John C. Polley
Sept. 21, 1854.
Wm. A. Webber
Feb. 28, 1855.
John Wallis
Apr. 2, 1858.
Ferdinand L. Burley
Apr. 30, 1860.
David B. Dean
Jan. 23, 1861.
Wm. A. Webber
Mar. 5, 1862.
John Wallis
Apr. 4, 1865.
David B. Dean
Jan. 23, 1868.
Wm. A. Webber
Mar. 17, 1869.
Wm. A. Webber
Mar. 22, 1876.
Wm. A. Webber
May 11, 1881.
Wm. L. Webber
May 2, 1888.
Wm. L. Webber
May 9, 1895.
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CHAPTER XV. HOLLAND'S RESIDENT PHYSICIANS AND OTHERS MENTIONED IN TOWN RECORDS.
1. Dr. Nathan Burnap. 1780-1786
2. Dr. Thomas Wallis 1789
Holland
3. Dr. Seth Smith 1800
Holland
4. Dr. Joseph Grout
1800
Holland
5. Dr. Gideon Kibbe
1809
Wilbraham
6. Dr. Ichabod Hyde
1812
7. Dr. Joshua Richardson 1812
8. Dr. David B. Dean 1814
Holland
9. Dr. Chileab B. Merrick 1819
Wilbraham
10. Dr. Josiah Converse 1824
Holland
11. Dr. Abial Bottom (He came from Thompson, Connecticut.)
1823
Holland
12. Dr. E. C. Babock Holland
13. Dr. Daniel Mason Holland
14. Dr. Josiah G. Willis* 1896-1905 Holland
1786. DR. NATHAN BURNAP is spoken of as a physi- eian of Holland. By record of a deed we find that John Nel- son sold his farm to Nathan Burnap, a physician, in 1779. Also that Dr. Nathan Burnap sold his farm to James Marcy, Oct. 23, 1780. Dr. Burnap is spoken of as of Hopkinton, Mid- dlesex Co., Mass. Price was one hundred thirty pounds. This must have been the second James Marcy, who lived on the farm now owned by Carl Howlett. In 1782 Dr. Nathan Burnap is mentioned in a deed as being of Greenwich Hampshire Co., Mass. We judge that he was the first ( ?) resident physician Holland ever had.
DR. THOMAS WALLIS was the second ( ?) resident phy- sician that Holland had. Son to first David Wallis, he was uncle to Dea. David Wallis. What means he had of acquiring
*See list of pastors.
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knowledge of medicine we have no means of knowing. He was a man of progressive ideas and probably had read some- thing of Dr. Jenner's discoveries in vaccination for smallpox, for Dr. Jenner was treating this disease by inoculation with cow pox, thereby intentionally giving to the patient a mild type of the malady known as varioloid which acts as a prophy- latic against the genuine smallpox. Dr. Wallis was evidently experimenting along this line. His critics say that he used virus taken from genuine smallpox patients. We have no means of judging from facts. If so, there is little wonder if his townsmen became alarmed. For this malady was the terror and the scourge of the military camp and sometimes a household would fall victims to it. On one occasion, a family in Holland was attacked with this pestilence, and entirely wiped out. A member of the afflicted family went near enough to a neighbor's house to call, and told them of the calamity that had overtaken the household, saying "that some of them were already dead, others were sick, and that it would be only a few days before all would be dead. They requested that food be left for the living at a specified place, and that some- one who had survived an attack of it be procured to render assistance and bury their dead." Food was left at the place named, but when assistance of one who had had the malady was obtained, the family were all dead. The putrefying bodies were buried in the garden near the house and the build- ings destroyed with fire. Tradition has it that another family met a similar fate, but not at the same time. Can there be any doubt as to value of vaccination as at present practiced ? The first family is said to have lived on the cellar hole marked No. 72 on the map, and that the family who lived there was named Smith. Many families of that name lived in Holland in this period. The other family so afflicted, lived on site No. 122, so tradition states.
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Dr. Thomas Wallis doubtless was anxious to advance in his profession and gain power to save human life. We find an interesting vote recorded at town meeting Nov. 5, 1792. "Voted to see if the town will provide a place wherein to have the small- ' pox by way of inoculation or otherwise." At the meeting the town, (2) "Voted not to receive the smallpox by way of inocu- lation, or any other way, if it can be avoided." (3) "Voted that Dr. Thomas Wallis should not receive or suffer any person or persons to come into his house to have the smallpox under any pretense whatever, as the selectmen had forbid his taking or harboring any person or persons to have the smallpox before this meeting."
This evidently terminated Dr. Wallis' efforts with the selectmen. We presume that he is back of the special meet- ing called for Dec. 27, 1792. The town Warrant reads, Arti- cle 2, as follows :-
"To see if the district will vote to appoint a pest honse and set up inoculation of the smallpox in some convenient place that the district shall agree upon when met." How the doctor thought that he could overcome the sentiment of the district expressed in the preceding vote is not easy of conjecture. It seems manifest that he intended to make explanation and appeal to the town for the establishment of a pesthouse. But we further read as follows:
(3) "Then to act or order anything in regard to the smallpox that the district thinks best when met." It would be very interesting reading if we could know just what the doctor said in explanation and as reasons why a pesthouse should be established in the district. To article 2, we find the following vote : (2) "Voted not to set up 'anoculation' of the smallpox or suffer it to be set up anywhere within the district."
(3) "Voted and ordered that the selectmen prosecute all breaches of the law in regard to the smallpox within this district on the cost of said district."
(4) "Voted and ordered that the selectmen immediately
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limit (quarantine) those at Dr. Thomas Wallis'; that no persons be exposed by them."
This was a direct defeat to Dr. Wallis. One cannot help but feel a sympathy for his efforts and daring in conquering the dreadful scourge. If his efforts were with the virus from the disease direct, we cannot wonder that the people voted it down. The doctor lived on site No. 105 on the map. Later he lived at No. 6. We judge that he died in Holland. We think it was his son, Thomas P. Wallis who lived and practiced medicine in Sturbridge, and who did not forget Holland's needs later, for his name is among the subscribers of Stur- bridge to the fund that enabled Holland church later to have a plot of land and erect a parsonage, 1822. In regard to the elder doctor's efforts to establish a pesthouse in Holland, we find that Wales at a meeting Dec. 3, 1792, voted to provide a place to have the smallpox in, and that those taking the in- fection repair within the lines." We find also that Brimfield was agitated over the same question in 1793.
It is probable that an epidemic of that malady was raging all over the state and that the people were alarmed in the three towns. Old people declare that there was such an epi- demic. Dr. Thomas P. Wallis practiced for a while in Holland. But losing his wife, by death, he married a Sturbridge lady, 1807, and we find record of his family in the records of that town. He was undoubtedly a brother of Rinaldo Wallis and others in the south part of the town and left Holland for larger practice and so as to live in the home town of his second wife.
1814. DR. DAVID B. DEAN (see marriage intention) was a prominent character in Holland's history. He is first mentioned in the town records in 1814. Dr. Dean's marriage intention was Aug. 28, 1814. His marriage was Sept. 11, 1814. His bride was Avilda Pike. Both of Holland. He lived on the place formerly the Bugbee Tavern, now owned by William
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