History of the town of Marlborough, Middlesex county, Massachusetts, from its first settlement in 1657 to 1861; with a brief sketch of the town of Northborough, a genealogy of the families in Marlborough to 1800, Part 25

Author: Hudson, Charles, 1795-1881; Allen, Joseph, 1790-1873
Publication date: 1862
Publisher: Boston, Press of T. R. Marvin & son
Number of Pages: 584


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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."


272


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 .


277


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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