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GERTRUDE CUSHMAN, b. Worcester, July 26, 1875.
YOUNG, Rev. GEORGE HENRY, son of Charles and Roxana (Bacheler) Young, h. in Slaterville, R.I., March 14, 1841; a successful Unitarian clergyman; m. Abbie Banister Southwick, dr. of Philip and Amelia (Dex- ter) Southwick, b. in Boston, Feb. 24, 1844; cer. in Boston, July 18, 1870, by Rev. Edward E. Hale. Their chn. : -
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ANNIE HORTON, b. Boston, Dec. 12, 1872.
SHEILA, b. Troy, N. Y., Dec. 6, 1875.
INFANT DR., b. Santa Barbara, Cal., March 30, 1878; lived only a day.
Mrs. Abbie d. in Santa Barbara, Cal., April 17, 1878. Mr. Young entered the Hopedale Home School in his later boyhood, and at the age of 21 yrs. was qualified to enter the Theological School in Meadville, Pa., whence he grad. in 1866. He soon set. in Westford, Mass., where he remained nearly 6 yrs. He next set. in Troy, N.Y., where he continued his ministry 4} yrs. His wf.'s feeble health induced him to remove with her to Santa Barbara, Cal., in hope of her recovery, which proved a sad disappointment, as above indicated by her death. He preached in Santa Barbara nearly 3 yrs. On returning East he received and accepted a call from the parish in Woburn, where he was installed in the autumn of 1879, and is now ministering with success.
YOUNG, FRANK LINNAEUS, youngest son of Charles and Roxana (Bacheler)
Young, b. Nov. 20, 1852; grad. B. U., 1877; devoted mainly to mercantile pursuits; m. Minnie Ella Jones, dr. of Luther P. and Lydia M. (Wales) Jones of Mil., b. April 22, 1858; cer. Dec. 16, 1878, by the writer. One child :-
ARTHUR PARKHURST, b. Nov. 28, 1879. They res. in Boston, with auspi- cious prospects.
Here I conclude this expansive Register. It occupies 630 pages, . and contains 437 distinct surnames. Many of these leading sur- names have numerous family branches, whose records are interspersed with genealogical and biographical sketches. I might, perhaps, have judiciously omitted some names ; yet I regret not having been fur- nished with several other family records that do not appear. How- 1 ever, I have done the best I could with the data and means at my command. So, hoping to be excused for all errors which may be detected, the whole is respectfully submitted.
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[Chapter VIII., our War Record, and Part II., The Biographico-Genealogical Register, being arranged in alphabetical order, are but partially indexed, hecause any name can easily be found in either, by simply noticing the succession of surnames (437 in number) according to their initial letters. In this index, numerals at the end of each reference denote pages.]
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ABANDONED HOME-SITES, 37 in number, carefully described 389-397
ABBREVIATION KEY, in the preliminary portion of the work . XV, XVI
ABBREVIATION KEY, prefatory to Chap. VIII., " War Record" 122
ADAMS, JOSIAH, of Mendon, chosen a ruling elder of our Cong. ch. 54
He returns to the mother parish, Mendon
75
His genealogy and family record .
. 515, 516
ADDRESS, Ballou's, at the national centennial, 1876
434-443
Underwood's, at the municipal centennial, 1880 464-488
AGREEMENT, preliminary to Milford's incorporation . 84, 85
AGRICULTURAL : our natural soil, p. 22; our reported productions 351, 353, 355
Society, Worcester, south-east, a few particulars 385
ALBY ar ALBEE, BENJAMIN, ancestor af all our Albees
. 11, 19, 35
His famous corn-mill seat, contract, etc. 35
His pedigree, biography, family record, etc. . 522, 523
ALBEE, Hon. OBADIAH W., his pedigree, biography, and family record .
ALEEE FAMILIES, their genealogy, records, and sketches
AMUSEMENTAL customs, resorts, characteristics, etc. .
522-586 388
Previous ta and during the Revolution .
99-108
From the Revolution to the great Rebellion . 107-114 During the Secession Rebellion 114-121
AREA of Milford in square miles and acres 1, 15
ARMS AND AMMUNITION divided between Mendon and Milford 85, 339
ARTILLERY, the Milford Co., brief history of, from organization 100 Ordered to Boston 1814; its muster-roll then 109, 110
Its welcome home; the demonstrations
111
New banner presented by the ladies ·
111
Its succession of captains, and disbandment
113
ASSESSORS of the town since incorporation . 416-418
ASSOCIATIONS, VOLUNTARY, of all kinds in town .
384-389
ASYLUM FOR THE POOR purchased with farm, 1825 Old buildings superseded by new . 285 281
Its succession of superintendents and matrons
289, 290
ASYLUM STREETS, old and new
321
BAILEY, THOMAS, with Amos Binney, donates our oldest burying-ground 71, 72, 306
Early owner, with Binney, of the Twitchell farm 72
Their power of attorney to Rev. A. Frost to sell, etc. 72, 308
Deed through Frost to Ephraim Twitchell, jun. . 548 BAILEY families, genealogical records and sketches 545-548
BALL, JOSIAH, sen., and PETER, buy land and set. in No. Purchase . 549
. 532, 533
ANNALS OF WARLIKE AND MILITARY SERVICE, Chap. VII.
99-121
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BALL, Peter, sells out his portion, and removes to Southhorough Josiah, seo.'s, hlack slave baby; the story in two versions 549-550 Family genealogy and records 548-553
BALLOU, ADIN, his autobiography, genealogy, and family record His centennial address in 1876 .
434-443
His exposition of matters relating to Hopedale Community The genealogy and family records of the Ballous
553-559
BANKS in Milford, the two national and the savings
367
BAPTISMS in connection with our Cong. ch down to 1780 75
BAPTISTS of Bellingham and our Cong. ch., - their relations 79
79
Mr. Frost's shrewd recommendation given to Mrs. Thompson History of the denomination on our territory .
252-255
BASS, Rev. JOHN, called first to the pastorate here, but declined
59
BIBLE : Dr. Jennison's gift to the pulpit, and its disposal .
80
Society here, organized 1857 as a branch of the New York 387, 388
BOARD OF HEALTH, history and statistics of 290-294
403
BOUNDARY-LINES of the town, alterations of
87-89
Of school districts and alterations
189-198
BRAGG, Col. ARIAL, father of our boot and shoe manufacture His ancestry, family record, and autobiography
595-598
His influence agalnet venduing the poor
280
BURYING-PLACES, our oldest ; its history in detail 71, 73, 305, 306 The one at So. Milford; particulars 306-308
Law-case concerning our oldest 381
BY-LAWS of the town 368-374 .
CAPTAINS of the militia; in the old infantry . 112
Of the Artillery Co. and Lafayette Guards . 113
Of Co. A and the later infantry 114
In the great war for suppressing the Rebellion
. 119, 120
CELEBRATIONS : National Centennial, 1876; particulars Municipal Centennial, 1880; particulars 447-511
430-447
CEMETERIES, history and description of all in town
305-311
CHAPIN, Capt. SETH, who he was; his early settlement in the Dale . 37,38
Families, genealogy, biographical sketches, etc. .
614-632
CHAPTERS in Part I. of this work, XVII. io nomber; viz., -
I. Mattere of Introductory Interest 1-14
II. Situation, Topography, and Productions 15-30
III. Earliest Layings-out of Land and Settlements 31-46
IV. A Generation of Progress down to the Establishment of the Precinct 47-64 V. Precinct and Church down to 1780 . 65-81
VI. Induction, locorporation, and Organization of Milford 82-98
VII. Aonals of Warlike and Military Service 99-121
VIII. War Record of the Rebellion
122-188
IX. Relating to Education and Kindred Matters . 189-229
XI. Pauperism, Board of Health, and Fire-Department
278-304
XII. Cemeteries, Roads, Streets, Commons, etc. . XIII. Statistics of Finance, Population, Production, etc.
338-367 368-383
XIV. Town By-Lawe, Lawsuits, Criminality, etc. .
384-408
XVI. Suecession of Civil Officers, etc. 409-429
XVII. Our Centennial Celebrations, Orations, Poems, etc. 430-511 CHENEY, our first of this name; his early settlement here . 42 Families, genealogy, biographical sketches, etc. . 634-645 CHRONICLES, INTERESTING, 45 in number 403-405
CHURCH, our Congregational Orthodox, formed April 15, 1741 Formed and organized in the " Old House," Hopedale 53
53
Its original members and officers; their names . 53, 54
305-337
X. Oar Religious Societies and Churches ·
. 230-277
XV. Miscellaneous Topics and Particulars
553-556
260-270
Books for recording birthe and deaths procured 1781
359, 360
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CHURCH, its action la calling a pastor . 59, 62, 63
Its reconciliation with the mother church, etc. ·
62
Its baptisms, platform, doctrines, officers, discipline, etc. . 75,76
Its relations to the Bellingham Baptists . 79
Its troubles with the Come-outers, led by " one Hovey " 77-79
Its disposal of Dr. Jeanison's donated pulpit Bible . 80 Its succession of ruling elders and deacoos down to 1780 81
Its affairs generally dowo to 1780 . 75-81
CLAFLIN families, genealogy, biographical sketches, etc. 646-653
CLARK families, genealogies, sketches, etc. .
Jotham's letters home from the South .
654-656 658
CLERKS of the Precinct down to 1780
74
of the town since its incorporation .
413
CLOCK for the new town-house, donated by John Erskine, Esq.
405
CLUB, farmers', organized 1859, incorporated 1870
385 77-79
COMMITTEE appointed by Gen. Court to govero Quioshipaug plantation To state the site of the new Precinct's meeting-house
4, 5,31
Executive, of the Preeiact down to 1780
74, 75
Joint, to settle matters between Mendon and Milford, 1781
91, 340
To instruct against adopting the Federal Constitution
93
To settle with Mendon the towo-line on North Hill .
87,88
For measuring and adjusting lines with Upton .
88
Special, on school districts, 1784 . 189, 190
Speclal, on establishing the high school
207
Special, on abolishing school districts . 199
On building the new towo-house . 405
COMMUNITY at Hopedale, its history, rise, progress, and deeline 260-271
Brief statement of its objeets, principles, etc. 261-263
The founder's reasons for undertaking it, etc. 264-269 Its snbmergence in the Hopedale parish 271-273
CONTENTS of all our roads, streets, and public grounds 337
CONTRACTS between selectmen and individuals for keeping panpers . 282-284
Cook and COOKE families, genealogy, records, and sketches 668-682
CORN-MILL, the first on nur territory and in all these parts . · 35
CRIMINAL STATUS of Milford since incorporation comparatively tolerable 381-382
CRIMINAL RECORD for the year 1879 382, 383
CROWS AND THEIR EGGS ; a bonaty offered for their destruction 403
DEACONS of our Cong. ch., earlier and later . . 54, 76, 81, 238
DEEDS of real estate to and from the towa, table of 400-402
DELEGATES to consultive and constitutional cooveotions , 420-421
DEPRECIATION of paper money . . 66, 97, 98
DENTISTS, physicians, etc., ever located in town . 427-429
DESCENT of land to natural heirs rare; frequency of sale . . 397-399
DESPEAUX, EDWARD, family records of himself and deseendants . 715-716 The Lord sends him wood " by the hand of the Devil " 716
DEWNER, ANDREW, Josiah Ball's black slave baby; the story . , 549, 550
His character and genealogy . 717, 718
DOG, Lovell Clark's remarkable one; very devont · 658
DRAPER families, genealogy, records, and biographical sketches
719-723
EDUCATION AND KINDRED MATTERS, Chap. IX. 189-229
School distriets and their changes 189-200
Schoolhouses and their cost . . 200-209
School moneys and management .
209-217
High school established in 1850
207
84
Joint, of the three Precinets preliminary to Milford's incorporation
59, 60
COME-OUTERS, that troubled our Cong. ch .; their peculiar notions
653-661
Lovell's remarkable church-going, orthodox dog
75
Our Congregational Orthodox, number of members admitted into it down to 1780 .
1148
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EDUCATION AND KINDRED MATTERS. Succession of its principals and assistants . 214, 215 General school committee since 1795 . . 215-217
Improvements in educational management . · . 218, 219
Select seminaries, Milford academy, and private schools 219-221
College graduates, etc., natives of Milford .
223, 224
The town library, its history and operations 225-227 Our local press and literature 227-229 .
ELDERS, RULING, who were first chosen by our Cong. ch. . 54
Dissension about them in the council that ordained Mr. Frost . 53
Names of all chosen down to 1780, and later 81, 238
ESTABROOK, WIRES, & Co.'s famous clinching-screw establishment 364 EXCHANGE STREET and EXCHANGE BLOCK 325, 364
EVENTS worthy of notice under head " Interesting Chronicles"
403-405
FARM PROPERTY in 1879 . 353
FARMS, bow few long inherited; nearly all often sold .
397-399 FARMERS' CLUB, when formed, when incorporated 385
FINANCIAL affaire, operations, and exhibits of the town
338-348
FIRE-DEPARTMENT, ile history and statistics Ite rules and regulations
296-299
Its succession of officers
301-303
FIRES io town, the principal, since incorporation
. 303, 304
FREEMAN'S OATH and BALLOT in early times
XVII, XVIII
FROST, Rev. AMARIAH, his settlement, salary, support, etc. His death, funeral expenses, etc. .
95
His genealogy, family record, character, etc.
755-758
FUNDA with which Milford started at incorporation . 339-341
Raleed by annual appropriation during a century 342-348
" FUNERAL CLOTH " ordered to be purchased 72
GAGE families, genealogy, and records . 758-761 . GASLIGHT COMPANY, incorporated 1854, capital, extent of pipes, etc. 384 Its lamp-posts first set up in our streete 1856 405
GEOLOGY of Milford, peculiarities of it, etc.
20, 23
GODFREY families, genealogy, records, and sketches .
769-772
GRADUATES from colleges, etc., natives of Milford
223, 224
GRAND ARMY of the Republic, Post 22
120
GRASSES of our ancient meadows excellent and nutritious
24, 25
GRAVEYARDS. (See burying-grounds and cemeteries.)
364
GREENE STREET, its history and contents
327
GUARDS, LAFAYETTE, Organized 1826, disbanded 1846; captains DAVIS, mostly Irish-Americans .
112, 113
MAYHEW, Co. F, organized 1866; its captains . 114
121
GUNS, etc., not to be discharged in any public place
369
HALLS, public and private, in town . 388
HAYWARDS, oldest settlers of the name on our territory and HOWARDS, derivation of these names, etc. . Whence their patriarchs came into these parts
43
790
Early settlement at Howardtown .
43
Their genealogy, family records, etc.
792-815
HEALTH, BOARD OF, its history, statistics, reports, etc. HEARSE AND HEARSE-HOUSE, erection of tombe, etc.
290-294
307, 311
17 HILLS, Silver Hill, Tunnel Hill; their heights Neck Hill, North Hill, Bear, and Magomiscock . . 18-20, 29
Hoos, if ruog and yoked, rao at large till 1799 403
HOG-REEVE, the complimentary office of newly-married busbands
403
HOME-SITES, ABANDONED, 37 of them, carefully described
359-397
HOPEDALE, origin and derivation of the name 260
1
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791
GREEN BROTHERS' heel-factory, s notable establishment
66, 67
294-304
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HOPEDALE COMMUNITY, brief history of its career
Its objects, principles, and peculiarities .
. 264, 270 Its suhmergence in the Hopedale parish 271-273
HOPEDALE PARISH, its origin, organization, officers, etc. 271-276
My pastorate and its peculiarities ; my successor 273-275
HOPEDALE manufacturing establishments and thrift
365-367
HORSE-THIEF DETECTING SOCIETY, Its history and standing
385
HOVEY, SAMUEL, a lay preacher, and leader of the Come-nuters 77, 829
HUNT, genealogy, family records, biographical sketches 832-841 PEARLEY, Esq., family record, biographical sketch, etc. 883, 884 MOSES, Esq., and Hon. EZRA, biographical sketches, etc. . . 836, 837
HYMNS sung at our municipal centenary 463, 464, 499, 500
INCORPORATION of Mendon as a town, 1667 . 10
Of the Easterly Precinct, 1741, the Act
56
Of this town, 1780, the Act ·
85-87 2
INDIAN country, whereof Milford is a section
Tribes on and adjacent to this region .
2
Christians, the converts of Rev. John Eliot . 2,3
Territory first purchased, eight miles square
7
Deed given by the sachems to Moses Payne and Peter Brackett Reserved rights to hunt and fish . 8
7,8
Great war of Klog Philip and its desolations
11
More territory bought; the North Purchase, and deed 12, 13
Murders on Bear Hill, a doubtful tradition . 403
Names; J. H. Trumbull on Wapowage, Quinshipaug 14
Maspenock, Magomiscock, Nipmuck ; signification 29,30
Relics; comparatively few found and preserved . 27, 28,451
INNS, INNHOLDERS, licensed, and retailers of spirituons liquors 405-408
INOCULATION for small-pox, and pest-houses opened, 1799 . 404
For kine-pox, first authorized by the town . 404 Urgently recommended by the Board of Health . 291-294
INTERESTING CHRONICLES of Milford for 100 years, 45 in number 403-405
JENNISON, Dr. WILLIAM, presented a Bible to Cong. pulpit; its disposal 80
His family record and biographical sketch . 843, 844
JOHNSON, Col. LEWIS, his biographical sketch, family record, etc. 846, 847 Hon. GEORGE WILLOUGHBY, sketch and genealogy . 847, 848
JONES, Elder JOHN, an early settier, sketches of his career, family record, etc. 39, 40, 848-850
Family records, genealogy, and sketches ,859
JUDGES of Milford police court, etc. 425
JUSTICE, Chief, of Suffolk Superior Court, 1855, a native of Milford . . 421, 422
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE in Milford since incorporation 422-424
KILBURN family, genealogy, and records . 865-867 .
KINDERGARTEN seminary, instituted by Mrs. Henry E. Morgan . 221, 909
KNIGHTS, TEMPLAR, of PYTHIAS, of HONOR; organizations . 385, 387
KNIGHTS and KNIGHT; family records, etc. . . 870, 871
LADDER, Excelsior Hook-and-Ladder Company . . 300, 301 LAFAYETTE GUARDS, light infantry company, its organization, captains, etc. . . 112, 113
LAND, early layings-out of, etc. 31, 34, 36
Once all our Milford territory held in common hy proprietors . 34
Divisions and allotments of; the rules . 5, 6, 31
Earliest settlers on, down to 1710 . · 37-45
Oldest lot on our territory assigned 35
Descent of, to heirs very little, nearly all frequently sold . 397-399
Deeded to and from the town 400-402
LATITUDE and LONGITUDE of Milford .
15
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260 261-263 Explanation of my reasons, as its founder .
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LAWS-BY, general, relating to truants, and to fire-department 298, 372, 373 LAWSUITS of the towo, compiled by Thomas G. Kent, Esq. 374-381
Milford vs. Worcester, the Temple pauper case . 375
Milford vs. Bellingham, Bess Corbett pauper case . 375, 376
Milford os. Godfrey and others, old meeting-bouse case . 376, 377
Thayer vs. Stearns, old town-house tax . 377, 388
Henry Nelson vs. Milford, to recover loss as assessor 378
Worcester vs. Milford, tbe Russell Cheney case . 378, 379
Medway vs. Milford, tbe Asia Madden case . 379
Cornelius T. Day vs. Milford, the awning case . 379, 380
Milford vs. Holbrook, about the same awning 379, 380
Warebsm vs. Milford, the Dunbar pauper case
380
Allen C. Fsy and others vs. Milford, the Vernon-grove cemetery case First Parish vs. Milford, the old burying-ground case
381
LAWYERS, that have ever practised io towo . 427
LEATHER BOOT AND SHOE BUSINESS ; its rise sod progress 357-364
LEVEL of Milford above the ocean, at numerous points 17,18
LEXINGTON, battle of; Mill-river militis bastened thitber 101
LIBRARY of the town, its history, contents, and operations 325-327
LICENSES granted to our liquor-sellers from 1734 to 1830 405-408
LIQUOR-SELLING, attempts to restrict and suppress 404
LITERATURE issued from our local press .
227-229
LOCK-UP in the old town-house, authorized 1849 . 405
McDEVITT, DOMINIC, one of our early Irish- Americans; sketch and record 884
MCFARLAND, Dea. EBENEZER, genealogy, record, sod sketch . 885
MACHINERY in town operated by steam and water power 358
MADDEN families, thelr genealogy and brief sketches . 887-889
MAGOMISCOCK Hill, situation, signification of the Indian name, etc. 20,29
MANUFACTURING AND MECHANICAL INDUSTRIES of Milford 358-367
MAPS of the town, surveys and measurements 403, 705, 16-18
MASONIC FRATERNITY, its organizations in towo, etc. . 385, 386
29
MASSACHUSETTS, an Indian tribe once inhabiting the vicinity of Boston The aboriginal name of Charles River towards Bostou 19
MAYHEW, Hon. A. C., his genealogy, biography, family record, and funeral 894-897
MAYNARD, Rev. LYMAN, his genealogy, sketch, and family record 897-898
MEADOWS, the "Great Meadow " and others; remarks on them
17, 20, 25, 40
MEASUREMENT of our Milford altitude above the ocean 16-18
899, 900
MELLEN, Col. JAMES, a distinguished Revolutionary officer, sketch, etc. Genealogy of himself and descendants 899-903 48-50
MEETING-HOUSE, the bitter contention about one in Mendoo, 1727 to 1731
The first one built by our Precinct; its history. 58, 59, 67-71
The rival claims to that house by towo and parish . 230, 231
Dismantled and removed by the parisb 234
The new one erected by the parish, with pious ceremonies 234-236 Those erected by our several religious societies. (See each in place, Chap. X.)
MENDON, our mother town; its settlement, incorporstion, desolation, etc. 3-13
METCALF, Dr. JOHN G., historian of Mendon, credited for extracts, etc. . 3-13
Our few in Milford; origin of the name 906
MILFORD, a favorite name with English-speaking peoples
1
Its area in square miles and acres 1, 15
Its situation, length, breadtb, and boundaries
15
Its topography, rivers, hills, plains, and heights
19, 20
Its geology, vegetation, and animality .
23-25
Its incorporation as s precinct
54-58
Struggles of its inhabitants to become a town 82-84
Its incorporation, organization, and early status 89-98
MILITARY COMPANIES Of the town; old infantry, artillery, light infantry, etc . 100-114 MILITIA LAWS of the State, changed variously 114
19
MASPENOCK, the Indian name for North Pond; signification
380
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MINISTERS of our several religious aocletiea. (See under each, Chap. X.) MINISTRY MONEY, inherited from mother Mendon 66, 85, 86, 95
MODERATORS of the Precinct down to 1780
73, 74
Of the town for one hundred years 411-414
MONTAGUE, FRANCIS D., and BENJAMIN H .; their genealogy, etc. 908, 909
MONUMENTS, good stone onea ordered on Mendon line
404
MONUMENT to commemorate our fallen soldiers . 310
MORGAN, HENRY E., family record; Mra. Morgan'a kindergarten
MORSE, NATHANIEL, an carly settler; his record, etc. . 910
Genealogy, family records, etc. . 910, 911
MOWRY and MOREY, genealogy, and brief aketchea 911-913
MULLIKEN and MUNYAN, famlly records and aketchea . 913, 914
MUSIC HALL, our apaciona and elegant new one, and othere 388
MUTUAL BENEFIT associations; several of them . . 386, 387
NAMES, INDIAN, treated of and explained 14, 29, 30
Given by town authority to all our streeta 321
NAME of our town, thought to have been suggested by Mill-river forda
19
NECK, reserved common, between Muddy Brook and Mill River . 313, 849
Name of the hill between Mendon and Milford . 19,849
NEGROES, once alavea, but Ister emancipated, several 549, 600, 683, 806
NELSON, genealogy, family recorda, and aketchea 914-931
Thomas, the immigrant ancestor; aketch
914
Col. Samuel, one of the Revolutionaries 919
Newell, Eaq. (see the other aketchee in their placea) 926
NEWSPAPERS, PERIODICALS, and other literature of Milford
227-229
NIPMUCK INDIANS, country, and firat purchase of territory River and pond, ao named; signification 30
2-8
NORTH HILL, the northerly adjunct of Neck Hill . 19, 87, 88, 313
NORTH POND, Indian name Maapenock ; signification 29
NORTH PURCHASE, tract of land bought of the Indisna, 1691-92 12, 13
OATH AND BALLOT, ancient of freemen XVII, XVIII
OBITUARY of Adin Augustns Ballou, brief
556
Of Lovett H. Bowker, brief .
591
Of Col. Arial Bragg, brief
597
Of Jamea H. Clement, brief .
661
Of Rev. and Hon. Albert A. Cooke, full
680-682
Of Penuel Corbett, A.M., brief
686
Of Rev. John Dale, wife and son .
693, 694
Of Warren W. Dutcher, brief
725
Of Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Fslea, brief
738
Of Dr. Allen C. Fay, brief
742
Of Capt. Otis W. Holmes, full
927-929
Of Mosea Hunt, Eaq., and Hon. Ezra .
936, 937 955
Of Dr. Gustavua D. Peck, full
1066
Of Dr. Daniel Thurber, full .
1129
Of Dr. Phila O. Wilmarth, moderate length
386
ODD FELLOWS, their organizatione in town, etc. . OFFICERS, civil, etc., In Chap. XVI.
409-427
Milltary, previona to the Rebellion
112, 114
In the army during the Rebellion
119, 120
In the volunteer militia, later
120, 121
Of the Precinct down to 1780
73-75
Of the several religloua societies, In thelr order
230-275
Of the fire-department .
301, 302
ORATION, Gen. A. B. Underwood's, at our municipal centennial
464-488
OHDINATION of Rev. Amariah Frost, proceedings 63, 64 Of Rev. David Long, proceedinga 233
ORGANIZATION of the Precinct, Dec. 81, 1741
58
1
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. 909, 910
1152
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ORGANIZATION of the Town, April 25, 1780 .
89,90 OVERSEERS OF THE POOR, from 1825 downward 418, 419
PAINE, NATHAN, his family record and sketch . 956
PARK, the town, fifteen scres hought of Emmons Twitchell 334
PARKER families, geneslogy, records, and sketches 936-938
PARKHURST families, genealogy, records, and sketches 938-948
PARKMAN families, genealogy, record, and sketches . . 949-951
PARTIES, town and parish, their rise and issues . 234, 245, 374
PARTRIDGE families, their geneslogy and records
951-953
PATRICK DELANO, genealogy and family record .
953
PAUPERPHOBIA and PAUPER STATISTICS, some interesting facts
96, 278-290
PAYNE, MOSES, and Peter Brackett, agents to purchase the eight miles square Indian deed made to them, and assigned to the town PECK families, genealogy, records, and sketches .
7,8
PEGS for boot and shoe soles, invented by Joseph Walker . 1088 Manufactured in town by George Howe 348, 349, 830
PENNIMAN families, genealogy, records, and sketches
957-959
PENSIONERS, REVOLUTIONARY, surviving in 1840; names
106 961-965
PEST-HOUSES, provided for small-pox inoculation, 1799 404 PETITION of Mill-river people to be set off from Mendon 54, 55 For clemency to the Shays insurrectionists . 91, 92
427-429
PHYSICIANS of the various schools in and near town . PICKEREL POND, the Indian meaning of Quinsbipaug
14
PLAIN, " Mill Plsin " and " Second Plsin " in South Milford
317
PLAINS lying eastward of Charles-river mill-pond
208,257
PLANS OF THE TOWN ordered and made in 1794 and 1830
403
PLANTATION, Quinshipaug, incipient Mendon .
3,9
488-499
POEM at our municipal centennial, by Hon. Charles Thurher In connection with the same centennial, by Rev. M. S. Howard POLICE COURT, its history, officers, and outcome
501-507
POND families, genealogy, records, and sketches
972-978
PONDS OF WATER, natural and artificial
16, 17
410, 411
425-427
PREACHERS AND PASTORS. (See under Religions Societies, each, Chsp. X.)
PRECINCT, our easterly, its origin, history in detail, etc.
47-81
PRINTING ESTABLISHMENTS, publications, and litersture
. 227-229
PRODUCTIONS, natural, industrial, etc. . 23, 348-367
47-58
PROPRIETORS of Quinshipaug Plantation, names of the first
6
QUAKERS and others exempted from ministerisl rstes
· 232
QUARRIES, granite, treated of somewhat . 23,357,358
QUINSHEPANG, misspelling of Quinshipaug, the name of our lower hotel Also the misspelled name of our Odd Fellows' encampment 386
. 536, etc.
QUINSHIPAUO PLANTATION, incipient Mendon ; its origin 3, 4
Its organization, rules, and regulations
5, 6
Its settlement and incorporation into a township
9,10
Its literal Indian signification, ss above .
14
RAILROADS, our three, their description, when opened, etc. 336, 337 RAWSON families, geneslogy, records, and sketches 982-987
RATTLESNAKES once numerous in Rocky Woods; my hunt 26, 27
How one of them frightened Lieut. Gibbs's guests in 1801 766
READ families, genealogy, records, and sketches 987,988 REFLECTIONS on the experiences, trials, and joys of our early settlers 45, 46
RELIGIOUS SOCIETIES in town, the cardinal facts of their respective historics 230-277
425
POPULATION, number of voters, etc., at different periods; tables POST-OFFICES AND POSTMASTERS, history and particulars POUND, first built in 1781; removed and rebuilt, 1811 .
403, 404
PROGRESS, s generation of, down to the Precinct
7
954-957
PERRY families, genealogy, records, and sketches
1153
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REPORTS, ANNUAL, of our town authorities began to be printed
404
REPRESENTATIVES to General Court during the century . . 419, 420 REVENUE, SURPLUS, of the United States received hy town treasurer 404 RICHARDSON, Rev. MERRILL, D.D., his biographical memoir 991-994
RIVERS, MILL and CHARLES, alias " Second Bridge," their falla and mill-seats 16-19
ROADS, WAYS, STREETS, COMMONS, full history and description of them 312-337
Extent and contenta of them all totalized 337
ROBINSON, ICHABOD, deeds the site of Precinct meeting-house . 69
ROBINSON families, their genealogy, recorda, and aketchea 994,995
ROCKWOOD families, genealogy, records, and sketches . 996-1000
RULES for the allotment and division of proprietary lands .
5, 6, 31
SAUNDERS families, their genealogy, records, etc. 1001-1003
SCAMMELL familles, genealogy, records, and sketches . 1004-1010 Gen. Alexander especially noticed . 106, 201, 202, 1006-1007
His ardent love-letter to Mias Bishop in 1777 1006 SCHOOL DISTRICTS, every thing relat rg to them . 109, 189-199
SCHOOLHOUSES, not one in town at its incorporation
201
Schoola kept io private dwellings, instances 200
.200-209
SCHOOL MONEYS, every thing of conacquence relating to them 209-217 SCHOOL, HIGH, established in 1850, etc. . 198, 206, 207
Ita aucceaaion of principals and assistants . 214, 215
215, 217
SCHOOL COMMITTEE and terms of service, full liat SCHOOLS, SELECT, seminaries, etc., of a private nature SELECTMEN of the town aince ita incorporation .
. 414-416
SENATORS from Milford to General Court
421
SETTLERS OD our territory, the earliest
31, 37, 45
SETTLEMENTS of Milford with mother Mendon .
91, 339-341
SEWERS, a few good ones .
336
308, 986
91
58-60
SPINDEL, Rev. NATHANIEL, family record and aketch
1022
276
1023-1024
1025-1027
1028-1029
1029-1031
STEARNS families, genealogy, records, and sketchea . SUMNER families, ancient, genealogy, records, sketches SUPERINTENDENTS AND MATRONS of our town aaylum
1035-1046
. 289, 290
TABLES, one showing school-moneys annually raiaed . 211
One showing the list of our college graduates, etc.
223, 224
One showing the development, etc., of our town library
227
One ahowing important pauper atatistics 288
One giving statistica of our fire-department
300
Two showing our annual financial expenditures
342-345
Two ahowing our taxable resources, valnations, etc. Several cenans exhibits, etc. . 352-357
347
200-204 411 TAFT families, genealogy, records, etc. 1047-1049
TELEGRAPH and TELEPHONE communication established · 367, 405
THAYER families, genealogy, recorda, and sketchea 1051-1063
Our first Ichabod's courtahip and marriage, romantic 1056
THOMPSON familics, genealogy, recorda, and sketchea 1063-1065
THURBER, Dr. DANIEL, and Hon. CHARLES, recorda and sketches 1065-1068
THWING families, genealogy, records, etc. 1068-1071
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SHADE-TREES aet out hy Jared Rawson for the public SHAYS'S INSURRECTION, and mattera thereto relating SITE of the Precinct meeting-house : difficulties and delays Ichabod Robinson'a deed of .
69
SPIRITUALISTS of Milford, numerous, but not organized SPRAQUE families, ancient settlera, their genealogy, etc. STACY, Rev. GEORGE W., genealogy, record, and aketch STAPLES familiea, genealogy, Hon. Hamilton B.'a aketch
Two on conveyancea of real estate to and from the town . One on the population and votera of the town .
. 219-222
Every thing of conaequence concerning them
1154
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THWING, Almon's, topographical report of Milford
16-18
TITHINGMEN cease to be chosen in 1841 . 403
TOASTE at our national centennial celebration, 1876 444-446 At onr municipal centennial celebration, 1880 500, 501
TOWN ACTION on army supplies during the last half of the Revolution 104-106
On supplies of men, money, etc., during the Rebellion 115-117
TREASURERS of the Precinct down to 1780 75 Of the town since its incorporation 414
TRUMBULL, J. HAMMOND, Esq., on Indian names 14
TURNPIKE, Ninth Massachusetts, on our southern border
312
TURNPIKE SLIP, some curious facts
334
TWITCHELL familles, genealogy, records, and sketches
1076-1077
UNDERWOOD families, Gen. Orison, etc., records and sketches . Gen. Adin B.'s services and anfferings in the great war 117
1078-1081
Hls family record and hlographical sketch . 1080 His Centennial Oration, 1880 . 464-488
"UNIVERSALERS" permitted sometimes to occupy the town's meeting-house . 244
UNIVERSALIST SOCIETY, church, etc., history of . 241-247
UNITARIAN SOCIETY in Milford Centre, now defunct .
276
VANT families, genealogy, records, and sketches . 1082-1083
VENDUINO THE TOWN'S POOR abolished, 1806 . 280, 597
WAKEFIELD, Rev. LEONARD's genealogy, record, and sketch
1083-1084
WALKER families, genealogy, records, and sketches . 1086-1095
WARFIELD familles, genealogy, records, and sketches 1096-1100
WAR, King Philip's, 1675-76, in which Mendon was devastated . French and Indian, 1744-48, a few soldiers furnished .
99
French, 1755-63, names of our officers and soldiers
100
Revolutionary, 1775-83, companies, officers, and soldiers .
101-104
Revolutionary soldiers, etc., furnished after our incorporation
104-106
With England, 1812-14; our artillery company ordered to Boston Of the great Rebellion; Milford's contributions .
114-117
WAR RECORD of the Rebellion, Chap. VIII .; all our soldiers
122-188
WARNINGS of recent comers out of town to prevent pauperlsm
96, 278
WARRANTS FOR TOWN-MEETINGS ordered published in " Milford Journal "
405
WATER WORKS COMPANY, Its organization, etc. .
. 384, 385
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES procured in 1782 . 403
WHEELOCK familles, genealogy, records, and sketches 1105-1108
WHITE families, genealogy, records, sketches 1110-1112
WHITNEY families, genealogy, records, sketches . 1112-1121
WILMARTH, Drs. BUTLER, PHILA O., and JEROME, fuli sketches 1128-1130 WISWALL families, genealogy, records, and sketches 1130-1133
NOAH, hls record; sent with a load of wood to a saint 1131 .
WooD and WooDs familles, genealogy, records, and sketches 1136-1143
WORSHIP, PUBLIO, first held in private houses
61
How afterwards supported . 66, 67, 95
11
109-111
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