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The name of the generous donor should be handed down from generation to generation, that his noble charity may prompt others to imitate his example. Well have the people erected a stone to the memory of ZACHARIAH MAYNARD with this in- scription :
" A man who, from a tender and benevolent regard to the Industrious Poor of the Town, gave all the substance of his house to feed them."
Every American citizen who realizes the worth of free insti- tutions, must cherish with gratitude the memory of our gallant sires, who periled all in defense of our independence. In the exercise of these feelings, we delight to record the deeds, and even to hand down the names of those who rallied at freedom's call, and "jeopardized their lives in the high places of the field." And while we rejoice in the deeds of these patriots and heroes, and as dutiful citizens do honor to their memories, we should be guilty of great injustice did we not do homage to the gallant young men of our day, who, when they saw our institutions assailed, our constitution violated, our flag insulted, and all that we hold dear as freemen put in jeopardy, rallied at the call of their country, showing their readiness to shed their blood, if need be, in defense of those institutions reared by the wisdom and cemented by the blood of their ancestors.
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We have recorded the names of those who served in the war of independence, and common justice requires that we hand down the names of those who have volunteered to serve their country in this day of her peril. Marlborough, in 1775, was prompt in freedom's cause, and Marlborough, in 1861, has shown that the fire of patriotism still burns upon her altar. Her young men, at this day, have shown that they are "worth their breeding," and will, we have no doubt, do honor to the town they represent, and to the memory of their fathers.
Marlborough has recently sent three companies, together with a band, to the war, for the period of three years, the names of which will be seen below.
A distinguished citizen thus describes the companies and the band :
" The first company that volunteered was from the Irish population of the town. They were in camp on Long Island, in Boston Harbor, several weeks, with the Ninth Massachusetts Regiment, for discipline and drill, and on the 11th day of June were sworn into the service of the United States, and a few days after, as Co. G in said regiment, under command of Col. Cass, left for the seat of war near the city of Washington.
" The other two companies were Rifles, and were in camp at Fort Independence several weeks previous to being sworn into the United States service. They composed a part of a regiment of Rifles, viz., companies F and I of the Thirteenth Regiment Massachusetts Volunteers, were sworn in on the 16th day of July, and left a few days after, under the command of Colonel Leonard, for the seat of war, in the neighborhood of the company that had preceeded them.
" The 'Marlborough Cornet Band,' an association of young and inexperienced musicians, by three years' industry and close application, had acquired a very commendable notoriety, as an organized band. With two or three exceptions, where vacan- cies were supplied by others, they were engaged by the Govern- ment to join this regiment, and were sworn in on the 27th day of July, for three years, or during the war, and in three or four days after, left with the Thirteenth Regiment."
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Roll of the Marlborough Cornet Band, attached to the Thirteenth Regiment of the Massachusetts Volunteers.
Name.
Age.
Rank.
Residence.
T. C. Richardson 26
Band Master . Sudbury.
F. W. Knapp 25
Musician
Marlborough.
E. P. Richardson 24
66
Northborough.
F. W. Loring 19
66
Marlborough.
John Brown
30
66
66
.
. . . .
66
E. J. Morton
22
. . .
66
S. A. Howe
20
66
66
Elbridge Lane 47
Silas B. Ball .
24
Marlborough.
F. W. Gassett 28
20
Berlin.
C. F. Wetherbee
21
66
Marlborough.
W. R. Wetherbee. 21
Henry H. Nash
35
Boston.
Frank O. Ward
19
Waltham.
John Viles
44
Roll of Company G, Ninth Regiment (Irish) Massachusetts Volunteers.
Residence.
Name.
Age.
Rank.
Marlborough.
John Carey
.25 .... Captain.
Boston
John M. Tobin
25.
. Ist Lieut.
Archibald Simpson .26 ... 2d
66
. Edward Tinerty ..
.27 ... 1st Serg.
66
. Timothy Dempsey
.27
. . . .2d
Marlborough.
Daniel J. Regan
21.
.. 3d
Boston
James R. Goodwin
30. . .. 5th
Randolph
. Francis Carey .
.22. ... 1st Corp.
Marlborough
John Feeley
.26 .. .. 2d
. Edward Conley
.27 .... 3d 66
66
Robert Dailey
23.
... 4th
John Buckley
.27 .... 5th
¥
. William Keating
.20 .... 6th
66
Dennis Linnehan
.30 .... 7th
66
.James Mahoney
.24.
.8th
66
Brighton
Charles Curran
18.
Milford
William M. Armstrong,
33 .. Wagoner.
Marlborough
John Allen ..
23.
. Private.
Michael Allen.
.23.
66
Michael Ahern
25.
,21 ...
. .
. .
66
66
Patrick Burk
30.
66
Eugene Burns
.25
66
. .
Southbridge
Edward Byrne
23.
.
. .
Edwin Rice 22
66
·
66
J. M. Holt 24
66
A. B. Lawrence 32
66
Rutland.
J. B. Fuller
66
. Michael Clark.
21. ... 4th «
Thomas Shilben
20. . Musician. 66
Thomas B. Brigham.
. Michael Burns
.19
W. G. Howe. 23
273
Residenceo.
Name.
Age.
Rank.
Marlborough
Samuel Bailey
.22. .
Private.
Lynn . . . .
Thomas Conley .
26.
Marlborough
Michael Coughlin
.21 ....
. Cornelius Cotter
18.
66
Peter Clark
25.
Thomas Clancy
19 ....
John Creed
25.
66
James Carey
22 ... .
66
Lawrence Cramer
.29 ....
66
Patrick Clark
23. . . .
66
66
William Cennars
.37 ....
John Coomars
.22 ....
John Crowley
.20
New York city
Francis Clements
.19 ....
Boston .
James Collins
.24
Lynn
Thomas Dooley
.18 ....
Marlborough
John Dolan .
.22
. .
22.
. .
. .
66
. John Donovan . .
29.
Lynn .
Michacl Farley .22.
¥
Braintree . Cornelius Furphey .22. . .
Hopkinton
Richard Feely
.20
. .
Natick
. John Fitzgerald .25 ..
. .
Marlborough Bartholomew Finnerty. .25.
66
Divan Fullard .28.
. .
66
Martin Faley
18 .. . .
66
Braintree
Richard Furppe
19 ..
. .
Marlborough.
William Hayes
24 ...
Southborough
John Hagerty .
29 ..
Cambridgeport
Thomas Hackett
,21.
. .
Lynn ..
Henry Kane ,22.
66
Boston
William Kelcher .27 ..
. .
Marlborough
.Bryan Kenney . 20.
66
Lawrence Kelley
20 ....
66
Cornelius Long 20.
19.
"
66
John McCurdy
19 ....
23. .. .
Boston. . .
Owen McCarty
.26
. . .
Marlborough
William Mahoney
30 ....
Boston .
William Murnane 22.
66
Saxonville
.Michael McGrath
19.
20
. .
20.
. .
. Peter McQueene 21 ...
Cornelius McHugh 18. .
. .
Patrick McDermott 18 ... .
Thomas McGuire 34 ....
Marlborough Edward Nevin.
19 ....
Weymouth Landing . Richard O'Brien.
.35 ....
Marlborough Joseph Penshea 41 ....
Salem John N. Purbeck. .25. ...
66
Marlborough Charles Quinn
20 ....
Abington Andrew Ryan
.21 ....
66
. .
. .
. ..
. ..
Boston John Murphy .
. ..
Marlborough John Mahoney
Charles W. Levett 18 ....
66
Mathew Dugan.
66
.John E. Donovan 24.
66
Michael McCann
Marlborough Patrick Murray
Michael Hagerty 19 ..
274
Residence.
Name.
Age.
Rank.
Marlborough
Thomas Rice
.24.
. Private.
Jeremiah Sullivan
27.
66
Edward Sweney
18.
. .
66
John Smith
19. . .
66
66
Maurice Sullivan
19 ....
66
.James Sherman
19 ....
66
66
.John Sheahan
.20 ....
66
Cornelius Shea
20 ....
18.
. .
66
Lewis Stone ..
20. .
66
Boston
Patrick Schollard.
20. ...
.20.
Marlborough "
Daniel Sullivan
20.
..
26.
. ..
Patrick Tighe
23.
. .
Roll of Company F, (Rifles,) Thirteenth Regiment Massachusetts Volunteers.
Residence.
Name.
Age.
Rank.
Bolton
Henry Whitcomb
42 ... . Captain.
Marlborough Abel H. Pope
36. . . . Ist Lieut.
6
Charles F. Morse 28. ... 2d 66
Calvin Carter
24. ... 1st Serg.
66
Donald Ross
31.
.2d
66
Berlin
Enoch C. Pierce
31.
.. 3d
Boston.
. James Gibson
.24. ... 4th 6
Marlborough
Henry Exley .
.25.
.. . Ist Corp.
66
. Thomas M. Exley
.25.
.. 3d 66
27.
4th
66
Sudbury
. Almir H. Gay ..
.27 .... 5th
Marlborough
George L. Custy
28. 6th
Northborough
. James L. Stone .
Marlborough
. Sydney A. Brigham
20. .. Private.
Cambridge . Harry F. Newell.
Marlborough
Charles S. Bennett
.30. . .
¥
. George H. Bayley
. Dennis Marr . .
.19 .. . .
66
66
. Samuel E. Hunt
.21.
. .
. .
Marlborough
John S. Fay
.21.
. .
.24. . .
Stow
John A. Trow . .
19.
. .
Marlborough
Granville N. Harris
20 ..
. .
Jonathan A. Maynard. 21.
. .
Sudbury
George T. Dickey .35.
...
Marlborough
Ledra A. Coolidge . 24.
...
..
Wayland . George T. Smith
20.
66
...
Sudbury John H. Moore
21 ..
66
Spencer Smith 20. . .
..
19.
. .
66
Sudbury
Henry S. Battles.
.24
66
William A. Newhall
23. .5th
. Edwin N. Welch
. James HI. Belser
2d
. George N. Bridgewater
. Zebith B. Woodbury
.7th
8th
.31.
66
. .
66
Bernard Smith
. ..
. George A. Stewart
Michael Tobin.
. William B. Barnes 24.
66
275
Residence. Name.
Age,
Rank.
Marlborough
William P. Howe
.19 .... Private.
Stow . George L. Swift
19. . . .
Sudbury
. Mortimer Johnson.
.19. .
66
Berlin
. Samuel E. Fuller 22.
.€
Marlborough . Simon F. Hartford .21.
Sudbury . George T. Willis
18 .. . .
Charles C. Haynes .24.
Marlborough.
Washington I. Lothrop
.23
. George A. Atkinson
.25.
Berlin
. Thomas F. Rathburn
20.
Weymouth
. Joseph E. Shepherd
23.
66
Marlborough
Henry J. Brigham
25.
Sudbury
Samuel II. Garfield.
18.
Bolton
. Francis M. Remmings
19.
Sudbury
Francis H. Brown.
19.
Berlin
George II. Mason
26.
Augustus Harper 23.
66
Marlborough
Abel B. Ilastings
18.
66
Berlin
John N. P. Johnson
42.
. .
Sudbury
George W. Jones
22.
Berlin . .
Charles H. Roundy
18.
. .
66
Jonathan P. Mam
.24.
. .
29.
66
66
Charles S. Smith
.22.
Berlin
. Francis B. Russell
.29.
Marlborough
. William F. Brigham
19.
. .
66
. Lewis Roberts. .24.
¥
Silas A. Coolidge 29.
. .
19.
. .
Berlin .
. Charles A. Howe. .28.
.
66
Marlborough
. Frank Jones
30.
. Charles H. Holder
18.
...
. George Wilson .32.
¥
66
. Luke Collins 44. . .
.33
66
Berlin
Elliot A. Rich.
20.
. ..
Bolton
. Ezekiel W. Choate 24.
...
Berlin .
. Edward Barnard
.23
. ..
Boston.
Hartley G. Metcalf.
.22
. . .
Marlborough Eli H. Wood
.21
66
. Sewell H. Merrill
.24
. . . .
. . .
Berlin
. Joseph M. Sawtell
.21
. .. 66
Marlboroughi.
.Thomas J. Odd
.27.
Boston ..
. William D. Barron .
.22.
66
Marlborough
. Augustine G. Walcott.
37 ....
66
Moses E. Stone .20 ....
Berlin
Hollis L. Johnson .23
Boston . Samuel Vaughn
.26.
Marlborough James M. Carron
.23
Frederick H. Morse
26. .. .
. . .
Charles L. Brigham
23.
.
Marlborough Charles E. Perkins
27.
George F. Manson
. George E. Hartwell
19.
. Daniel K. Bigelow
.24
66
. Andrew J. Mann.
Alphonzo W. Prouty
25.
Jedediah Morse
Wilbur HI. Rice 18.
..
...
Nathan R. Wheeler
.24
276
Residence.
Name.
Ago.
Rank.
Marlborough
. George W. Cross
19. ... Private.
Bolton
Samuel M. Haynes.
28.
..
Marlborough
. Seth G. Haskell
.31. ..
66
John Belser . .22. . .
66
Boston.
. George H. Mead.
23 ....
22.
. ..
Holliston
. George F. Daniels
George F. Weller
66
Roll of Company I, (Rifles,) Thirteenth Regiment Massachusetts Volunteers.
Residence.
Name.
Age.
Rank.
Boston
Robert C. H. Shriber
26 .... Captain.
Marlborough
Moses P. Palmer
27. ... 1st Lieut.
David L. Brown 34. .2d
Bolton .John G. Whittier 25. . . 1st Serg.
Marlborough William Barnes 38.
Alfred G. Howe
.36. .3d
66
Frank J. Wood.
4th
Willis Whitcomb 22. 5th
6th
Southborough
George O. Grady
23.
Ist Corp.
Marlborough 66
Frank Stetson .
35.
.3d
Southborough . Charles S. Parker 18. 27. . . 5th
Marlborough
. George F. Smith.
25. . .. 6th
Matapoisett
.James A. Smith.
23. ... 7th
Marlborough
. Eugene A. Albee
.20. ... 8th
James M. Gleason
17 .. . Drummer.
John S. Felton
20. .Fifer.
66
William A. Alley
19.
Private.
Southborough
George Brown.
23.
Marlborough
Edward E. Bond
17.
. George T. Brigham
Framingham . Joseph E. Butman.
18.
Worcester . George E. Curtis 19.
Yarmouth
. Isaac B. Crowell. .20.
24.
...
George M. Cuthbert .37. . . .
66
. Robert Choate
33. ...
Boston .John M. Collins
Marlborough . George E. Dean .20. . .
Boston . Dennis J. Donnovan 19.
. Simeon B. Fenderson
Marlborough Peter Flynn. 26.
William P. Farkerson 18.
. .
Marlborough.
Ellery E. Goodwin 18 .. . .
. Theodore H. Goodnow 18. . .
Gerhart Gentner
66
Frank Hastings .21.
66
66
. Charles H. Cotting
. William Baker
.34.
.. 2d
.25.
. .
. .
. .
. .
South Boston
. Samuel D. Witt
Wagoner.
Marlborough Henry J. Calahan
Austin D. Brigham
4th 66
. William W. Willis
.2d
66
Marlborough
. Cyrus H. Brown .
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Residence. Name.
Ago.
Rank.
Hyannis
Albert F. Holmes
.22.
.Private.
Marlborough
Henry A. Holyoke .25
. .
66
66
Eugene J. Holyoke .19. ..
.20
..
66
Cranston Howe
19 ....
South Boston
Albion L. Jackson
18. . .
Marlborough.
John F. Klenert
North Cambridge John W. Kirby
19.
Princeton
Charles T. Love
19.
Boston
Henry Lorey .
Marlborough
Amos C. Merrill
.25.
Michael Murphy . . .28.
. .
Antigonislı, N. J.
Alexander McGilvray 20.
Marlborough.
Charles W. Moshier. 18 ..
. .
West Albany, Vt.
.. Edward H. Moshier
21.
66
Southborough
George H. Moore
27 ..
Marlborough
.Theodore Mahan.
66
66
. Lysander P. Parker
66
Boylston
Benjamin Parker
29 ....
Marlborough
. Sylvanus H. Parker
23.
66
"
John F. Peebles
.
66
John M. Pierce
19.
. .
20.
Marlborough
Lauriman H. Russell
.3. . ...
66
Moses P. Rice
.22 ...
66
John F. Rose.
.31 . ...
24
Southborough
Charles Scott
Shelburne, Vt
Charles Stone 19.
Marlborough
Warren J. Stetson 17.
66
Malone, N. Y. John L. Spencer
.24.
Boston. . Josiah Stone
66
Marlborough
. William A. Shute. .29.
66
Millbury
George H. Turkey
20.
. .
Boston .
. Charles H. Fernald
19.
Marlborough
Algernon S. Smith .36 .. ..
66
Levi Taylor.
"
. Benjamin J. Whittier .28 .. . .
66
William H. Wight .30 ..
66
66
Willian L. Weeks .19 .. . .
Sandwich
Horace L. Crocker
19
66
Boston
Samuel Sargeant .25 .... 66
Marlborough John M. Russell
20 .. ,.
. .
66
. Davis P. Howard
.20.
23 ....
. Osceola V. Newton
Southborough
Lowell P. Parker
Benjamin F. Russell
Francis M. Stowe. 18. 66
James Sullivan
.John F. Wright .28. .
..
36
66
66
Rufus Howe
CHAPTER XIII.
OFFICIAL HISTORY.
List of Selectmen - List of Town Clerks - List of Town Treasurers - List of Assessors - List of Representatives - List of Senators - Committee of Correspondence - Delegates to Conventions - Deacons of the Churches -- Justices of the Peace -- Votes for Governors - List of Governors -List of Graduates.
IN this chapter we present the names of those who have filled the principal offices in the gift of the town ; and though the matter may not be very readable, it will be interesting to the parties and their friends, and valuable for reference. Such facts sometimes are found important, as a matter of personal history, showing the estimate put upon an individual by his fellow-citizens. But we regret that the loss of one volume of the Records will prevent a full and perfect list ; though, in some cases, this defect has been supplied from other sources. The plan we have adopted is, to place the first man who fills any particular office, at the head of the list, with the year, in full, in which he was first elected; and the subsequent years, in an abbreviated form, will show how often and in what years he filled the office. For example, if A. B. was elected to an office, and continued in the place by re-election, at dif- ferent times, it would be presented thus:
A. B. 1678-81, 86, 88, 93, 99, 1701, 2, 6, 10, 12.
This would show that he was first elected in 1678, and the dash (-) shows his re-election to 1781, inclusive, and his sub- sequent re-elections, each year, are expressed by contraction, found against his name, making a total service of thirteen years. In this way, by a good deal of labor, much information may be compressed into a small space.
We place at the head of the list, the Selectmen, or " Towns- men," as they are denominated in many of the old records. In
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our early history, before the duties of town officers were clearly defined, the Townsmen, or Selectmen, exercised a great variety of powers. Any thing and every thing, not expressly provided for, fell by custom at least, within their jurisdiction ; and when any perplexing question arose in town meeting, almost as a matter of course, it was handed over to the Selectmen without instructions, as though they were the fountain of power, if not of wisdom. The practical effect was, that in the choice of those officers, the people were more particular than they are at this day, when the powers of town officers are more limited and better defined. To be a Selectman in those days-to be re- garded as one of the "fathers of the town," and a depositary of almost unlimited power-was considered no small honor.
The importance our fathers attached to this, and in fact to many of the principal offices, will be seen by the length of time they continued the men in office. Believing that " prac- tice makes perfect,"-a maxim applied to other subjects,-was as true here as elsewhere, they were generally careful not to change any of those boards often, or the whole board at a time. In this way, they were sure of retaining some experience in every board. This is a lesson by which the present generation might profit.
List of Selectmen from the Incorporation of the Town of Marlborough to the present day, as far as can be ascertained from the Records.
Edmund Rice, 1661-64.
William Ward, 1661-65, 71.
John Ruddocke, 1661-65, 71.
John Howe, Sen., 1661-64.
Thomas King, 1661-64. Solomon Johnson, 1661-65, 71.
Joseph Morse, 1741, 46.
Thomas Goodnow, Sen., 1661-63, 65. John Woods, 1664, 65. William Kerly, Sen., 1665, 71 .*
Uriah Eager, 1741, 52, 53, 55, 56, 58, 60, 62, 68, 69.
Joseph Tainter, 1741.
John Maynard, 1707, 10.
James Woods, 1741-49, 55-57.
Samuel Brigham, 1707, 10.
Abraham Eager, 1707. Joshua Rice, 1707, 10.
Abraham Williams, 1741-43, 46-49, 52, 54. Samuel Witt, 1740, 42, 44, 45, 47, 48, 50, 53, 54.
John Bowker, 1707, 10.
Zerubbabel Eager, 1739.
Edward Barnes, 1739.
Robert Barnard, 1739, 45, 47.
Joseph Baker, 1739, 41.
Thomas Brigham, 1740, 43. Daniel Stewart, 1740, 41, 53.
Joseph Howe, 1740, 41, 44, 46, 54. Daniel Barnes, 1740, 41, 52, 60, 61. Samuel Stevens, 1741.
Samuel Brigham, 1741, 42, 44, 46, 48, 49, 54. Jedediah Brigham, 1741, 43, 47, 52. Andrew Rice, 1743, 50, 58, 63.
* There are no town records extant from 1665 to 1739.
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Jonathan Barnes, 1743, 57, 59, 62. Jabez Ward, 1743. Abraham Beaman, 1744.
John Warren, 1744, 46-50, 52-61, 63-65, 67. Jonas Morse, 1744, 49, 52, 55.
Abraham Howe, 1745, 53, 57, 61.
John Hapgood, 1745, 49, 53, 55, 57, 59, 60.
John Sherman, 1745. Thomas Howe, 1745, 46, 61, 63, 71.
Samuel Jones, 1747, 48.
Ephraim Brigham, 1749, 50, 54, 56-59, 61, 62, 65, 67, 69.
Joseph Brigham, 1749, 62, 64.
Hezekiah Maynard, 1750, 65, 71, 73.
Peter Bent, 1750, 56, 59, 66, 67, 70-72, 74, 77.
Thomas Bigelow, 1750, 62, 65. Jabez Rice, 1752, 55.
John Weeks, 1753, 54, 56, 58-60, 62-65, 70, 73.
Samuel Brigham, 1755. Jesse Rice, 1756, 57, 66, 68, 70.
Abraham Rice, 1758, 60, 61, 63, 64, 66, 69, 70, 73.
Joseph Hapgood, 1758, 63, 64, 66, 67. John Banister, 1759.
Daniel Ward, 1760, 61.
Daniel Harrington, 1762, 66, 68, 69, 71, 72. Joel Brigham, 1763, 72.
Gershom Bigelow, 1763, 64.
John Barnes, 1764.
Uriah Brigham, 1765, 68, 69.
Gershom Rice, 1765-70, 72, 74, 75.
Ebenezer Dexter, 1766, 68.
Nathan Goodale, 1767, 69. Simon Stow, 1767, 71, 75, 76, 78, 79, Abner Goodale, 1791, 1800. 82, 83, 85, 87.
Manning Sawin, 1768, 72, 79-83, 87. Winslow Brigham, 1770-80, 82, 84, 86, 88, 89, 91. Joseph Brigham, 1771. Nathan Reed, 1772. Robert Baker, 1773. Edward Barnes, 1773-75. George Brigham, 1774-76. Silas Jewell, 177.4. Cyprian Howe, 1774, 78.
Ithamar Brigham, 1775, 76, 78, 79, 82. Jonas Morse, Jr., 1775-77, 80-82, 86, 87,89.
Silas Gates, 1776, 79-81, 83, 85, 87. Alpheus Woods, 1776, 87.
Edward Hunter, 1777, 79. Paul Brigham, 1777.
Solomon Brigham, 1777. Jacob Felton, 1777. Moses Woods, 1778, 83, 84, 86, 88, 92, 93, 95-98.
William Brigham, 1778, 82, 85. Samuel Stevens, 1778.
Joseph Howe, 1779.
William Boyd, 1780, 87.
Daniel Barnes, 1780, 81, 83.
Uriah Eager, Jr., 1780, 81, 83, 84, 86. Amasa Cranston, 1781.
Samuel Curtis, 1781.
Silas Bayley, 1782. | Abel Holden, 1783.
George Williams, 1784, 89-91.
Benjamin Rice, 1784.
Solomon Barnes, 1784, 86, 88.
Samuel Stow, 1785.
Jonathan Weeks, 1785, 88-91, 93, 94.
Joel Rice, 1785. Peter Wood, 1785.
Jabez Rice, 1786, 88.
Thaddeus Howe, 1787. John Stow, 1788, 90, 92-94. Luther Howe, 1788.
William Hager, 1789.
Samuel Howe, 1789, 1800.
William Morse, 1790, 93, 94. Noah Rice, 1790-1800. Edward Barnes, 1790-6, 98, 1802, 3.
Archelaus Felton, 1790.
Joseph Williams, 1791. William Loring, 1792.
Daniel Brigham, 1792-94, 1797-1813.
Samuel Gibbon, 1794-1800, 2, 9.
Robert Hunter, 1795, 97-99, 1801, 3, 5. Aaron Brigham, 1795, 96, 1802-5.
Stephen Morse, 1795, 96.
Jonathan Hapgood, 1796-1800, 1802-9, 11. William Weeks, 1797. Joseph Brigham, Jr., 1799, 1801.
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Paul Brigham, 1801. John Loring, 1801, 11.
Ithamar Brigham, 1801, 6, 9, 11-13.
Stephen Eames, 1802-5, 8. Samuel Witt, 1802. Lovewell Barnes, 1803, 1810-17. Thomas Rice, 1804. Silas Gates, 1804, 5, 7, 8. Benjamin Rice, Jr., 1804, 7, 10, 16, 19, 20-22.
Micah Sherman, 1805-7, 9, 11-13. Joel Cranston, 1806-9.
Joseph Howe, Jr., 1806-20.
William Weston, 1806, 7. Ephraim Brigham, 1808. John Weeks, 1808-10. William Barnes, 1810. Jedediah Brigham, 1810, 14-16.
Eli Rice, 1810, 23, 28, 29.
William Gates, 1811-13, 15, 19-21. Abraham Stow, 1812, 13. William Howe, 1812, 13. Jabez Green, 1814. Jabez Stow, 1814.
Silas Temple, 1814-16.
Ephraim Maynard, Jr., 1814, 15, 17-19. Benjamin Clark, Jr., 1814.
Silas Felton, 1815-25. Solomon Weeks, 1815, 1832-38.
Ashbel S. Brigham, 1816. John Howe, Jr., 1816, 21, 22.
John Stevens, 1817-19.
Aaron Stevens, 1820-31. William Holyoke, 1822-27. Silas Newton, 1823-27, 42.
Ephraim Brigham, 1824, 25. Isaac Hayden, 1826-40, 44, 45, 58-60. Stephen Rice, 1826, 27. Jedediah Wood, 1828-31.
Ephraim Howe, 1828-40.
Stephen R. Phelps, 1830-35, 49-51. Ezekiel Bruce, 1832-34.
George E. Manson, 1835-43, 58-60. Abel Rice, 1836-41.
William Barnes, 1839-42.
Winslow Barnes, 1841, 42, 44, 45. Lewis Bigelow, 1842. Stephen Morse, 1843, 58-60.
Jacob Holyoke, 1843.
Ephraim Fairbanks, 1843.
Emerson IIowe, 1843.
Jabez S. Witherbee, 1844, 45, 47, 48, 51-54, 57.
Silas B. Fairbanks, 1844, 45, 54.
Samuel Chipman, 1844, 45.
David Goodale, 1846-48, 50, 51, 57.
Franeis Brigham, 1846, 47.
Eber Howe, 1846-52.
Jacob Fairbanks, 1847, 48.
William H. Wood, 1849-50.
Ilollis Loring, 1849-51.
Jacob IIolyoke, 1852.
Israel IIowe, 1852. Ebenezer Witt, 1852, 53.
Dwight Witt, 1853.
John F. Cotting, 1853, 54.
Lyman Perry, 1853.
Samuel Chipman, 1854, 55.
Elbridge IIowe, 1854-57.
B. F. Underhill, 1855, 56, 58-60.
George S. Rawson, 1855, 56.
Charles HIowe, 1855.
George Brigham, 1856.
Samuel E. Warren, 1856. Asa Lewis, 1857. George E. Woods, 1857. John Goodale, 1858.
List of Town Clerks of Marlborough, from its Incorporation to the present time, with the years cach served.
John Ruddocke was chosen 1660, and | Nathaniel Joslin, 1714-25. continued perhaps till Philip's war, 1675. There may have been another clerk between him and Williams. Abraham Williams, 1682 - 1700, 1702 - 12. Isaac Amsden, 1701, 12, 13.
Abraham Eager, 1726-30. Joseph Stratton, 1731, 38. James Woods, 1732-37, 44-49. Andrew Rice, 1739-43, 50, 51. John Warren, 1752, 53, 56-61, 63-67. Samuel Brigham, 1754, 55.
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Jonathan Barnes, 1762. Ebenezer Dexter, 1768. Uriah Brigham, 1769. Winslow Brigham, 1770-80, 82. Samuel Curtis, 1781.
Moses Woods, 1783-1803. Benjamin Rice, 1804-6.
Daniel Brigham, 1807-13. Jedediah Brigham, 1814. Silas Felton, 1815-27. Heman Seaver, 1828-31. Lambert Bigelow, 1832-53. John Phelps, 1854-
The early Records of Town Officers give no Treasurer. Selectmen, Constable and Clerk appear to be the only officers chosen. As the Constables were, made the Collectors, it may be that the moneys which came into their hands were paid over to the Selectmen, who managed the prudential affairs of the town, and took care of its property, which consisted mostly in real estate. From this circumstance, and loss of the records, I have found no recorded Treasurer, till 1739. The selection of a Treasurer was often left with the Selectmen.
List of Town Treasurers of Marlborough to the present time.
Thomas Howe, 1739, 40, 65, 67-69.
George Brigham, 1741.
Ephraim Brigham, 1742, 43, 50, 52-64. Jonathan Barnes, 1744-47.
Joseph Howe, 1748, 49.
John Warren, 1766, 70. Hezekiah Maynard, 1771.
Jonas Temple, 1772-74.
Moses Woods, 1775-77, 79, 80.
Simon Howe, 1778, 82-89.
Benjamin Rice, 1781, 1819-25.
Noah Rice, 1790-1800. Daniel Brigham, 1801-13. Jedediah Brigham, 1814-18. Mark Fay, 1826-32, 38, 42, 43.
E. B. Witherbee, 1833, 34. Lambert Bigelow, 1835-37, 44-50, 52. John Phelps, 1839, 40. Hollis Loring, 1841, 51, 53, 54, 56.
George Brigham, 1855. Winslow M. Warren, 1857-
As the custom and the law threw the duty of Assessor upon the Selectmen, the early records show no distinct class of Assessors. When the town of Marlborough commenced elect- ing that class of officers, the loss of records prevent our stating. We find no record till 1739, though some were probably chosen earlier.
List of Assessors of the Town of Marlborough, from the earliest Records to the present time.
Samuel Brigham, 1739, 40.
Daniel Stewart, 1739, 41, 42, 44-48, 50, 53, 56, 59.
John Warren, 1739, 42, 45, 46, 52, 53, 55.
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