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Stables, etc. In July, 1851, it was voted to adopt the act of the last legislature relating to the erection and use of buildings for stables and bowling alleys. This law empowered selectmen to decide as to the location of these buildings.1
Cattle Disease. In the winter of 1870-71 a disease among cattle called the "Epizootic," or foot and mouth disease, prevailed generally in this region. In Jan., 1871, the selectmen prohibited the driving or transporting cattle to or from or within the town. This restriction was removed the following March.
Indexing. In April, 1876, the sum of $200 was raised for the purpose of copying and indexing the earlier records of births, mar- riages and deaths, that the originals might be preserved. This work was done in 1876.
Trotting Park. In 1867 a project was started, mainly by Web- ster men, under the lead of Ethan Bullard, for a race-course in the south part of Oxford, and in September a tract of land at the south end of Johnson's plain was deeded to him and his associates, who enclosed it and built a half-mile track. It was much used for several years, but for ten years past has been deserted.
Town Clock. In the spring of 1888 a committee was chosen to consider the subject of placing a clock in the tower of Memorial Hall, which reported that a proposition had been received from Messrs. Charles and Willard Harwood, merchants, of Boston, brothers and natives of Oxford, as follows: They would present to the town free of cost a good tower clock and a bell for the same, on condition that the town would raise the tower on the hall so that it would be appropriate to receive them, the structure as originally built not being suitable. The town accepted with thanks the proposal and appropriated the sum of $1,500 for the work. This change was made during the summer of 1888, and the clock and bell were in the autumn put in position, at a cost (as understood) of $1,000. The expense of raising the tower, which was a very marked im- provement of the building, was a little above the appropriation.
1 Pub. Stat., Chap. 102, Sec. 39, 114.
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HISTORY OF OXFORD.
The clock in the rear of the platform in the main hall was also the gift of Harwood Brothers at the time of the erection of the building.
Historic Relics. In an appropriate receptacle in the Free Public Library the town has a small but valuable collection of historic relics, the donations of individuals, which are worthy of notice. In the accompanying illustration are represented a few of the most interesting.
No. 1. Is a powder-horn inscribed "X JEREMIAH LEARNED X HIS HORN X LAKE GORGE X JVLY 1758 X" and carried by him in the French war; presented by the late Jeremiah Learned of Worcester.
No. 2. Silver spoon of Gen. Burgoyne, inscribed "J. A. B. 1776." This with Nos. 4 and 5 was brought from the Saratoga battle-field by Gen. Ebenezer Learned and presented by a descendant, Rufus G. Alverson.
No. 3. The sword of Reuben Lamb ; presented by Misses Elizabeth and Ellen M. Tolman, North Oxford.
No. 4. Silver-plated spur of Burgoyne.
No. 5. Gold lace epaulette of Burgoyne.
No. 6. A wood rum canteen, barrel-shape, taken from a British soldier at the battle of Bunker Hill by Rev. Christopher Bullock, of Limerick, Me., chaplain of a Maine regiment ; presented by Jonas Tolman, grandson of Mr. Bullock.
No. 7. The brass spoon of Collicump, the last wild Indian known to have lived in Oxford ; plowed up on the site of his cabin by Joseph Brown ; owned by George F. Daniels.
No. 8. Fighting hatchet or tomahawk such as were furnished to soldiers in the Revolutionary war. This was carried by George Alverson ; presented by his grandson, Rufus G. Alverson.
Others are a cannon ball (24 pounds) brought from Bunker Hill by Gen. Learned, and a set of money scales and weights used by Gen. Learned ; both presented by Miss Elizabeth R. Learned ; a set of money scales and weights used by Reuben Lamb, presented by the Misses Tolman ; a powder-horn carried in the Revolution by George Alverson, presented by Rufus G. Alverson ; and a flint-lock musket carried at trainings by Ira Merriam, presented by him.
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HISTORIC RELICS IN POSSESSION OF THE TOWN.
CHAPTER X.
STATISTICS, Etc.
Tax Payers in 1771. This is not a tax list, but in the origi- nal is termed an "invoice," being a proportionate abridged valuation, based on the true one, from which Province, town, highway or school rates were computed, the reduced form saving labor in making calculations.
SOUTH PART.
Polls.
Real Estate.
Personal.
Abner Allen,
1
0- 0
0- 0
John Allen, ..
1
8- 8
3-10
Ephraim Amidown, .
1
12- 0
5-14
Jeremiah Amidown,
1
0- 0
0- 0
Philip Amidown,
1
6- 0
5-18
Ephraim Amidown, Jr.,
1
0- 0
0- 0
Dr. Stephen Barton,
1
0- 0
0- 0
Ephraim Ballard,
1
54- 0
14- 6
John Barton,
2
9- 0
4-14
Hezekiah Bellows,
2
12- 0
18-10
Stephen Bullen,
1
0- 0
0- 0
John Bogle,.
2
24- 0
15-15
Joseph Blanchard,
1
21- 0
6- 0
James Brown,.
1
9- 0
1-10
William Campbell, .
1
60- 0
22-17
Ebenezer Coburn, .
2
90- 0
34-18
Jonas Coller, .
1
36- 0
11-19
Ebenezer Coller,
1
0- 0
0- 0
Ebenezer Coburn, Jr.,
1
0- 0
3- 0
Jason Coller, ..
1
9- 0
3- 0
Jonas Coller, Jr.,
1
0- 0
0- 0
Philip Cody,1
1
15- 0
10-10
Richard Coburn,.
1
0- 0
4- 2
Clement Coburn,
1
0- 0
1-10
Capt. Samuel Davis,
2
78- 0
32- 5
Capt. Elisha Davis, . 2
120- 0
35-14
John Davis,. 1 ..
72- 0
18-19
Edward Davis, Esq.,.
2
120- 0
60- 0
Dea. Thomas Davis, .
1
78- 0
43- 4
£
g.
£ s.
Dr. Alexander Campbell, 2
24- 0
7-12
1 No record of estate found. He was of Charlton, 1783.
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262
HISTORY OF OXFORD.
Polls.
Real Estate.
Personal.
John Dana,.
1
26- 0
14-14
Joseph Davis, Jr.,
1
8- 8
5-10
William Davis, .
1
12- 0
5- 0
Samuel Davis, Jr.,.
1
18- 0
9- 5
Benjamin Davis, Jr.,
1
0- 0
11- 7
Joseph Edwards, .
2
21- 0
7-16
Edmund Eddy,
1
0- 0
0-18
Josiah Eddy,
1
0- 0
0- 7
Aaron French,1
1
6- 0
1-10
Daniel Gleason,
2
21- 0
13- 9
Edward Groo,
1
0- 0
0- 0
Dea. Samuel Harris,
1
24- 0
15- 1
Abijah Harris,
1
30- 0
13-16
Capt. William Hancock,
2
36- 0
15- 2
Arthur Humphrey,
1
12- 0
5- 6
Joseph Hurd, ..
1
18- 0
8-16
Benjamin Hudson, .
1
24- 0
13- 8
Nahum Houghton, .
1
0- 0
2- 0
Josiah Kingsbury, .
1
39- 0
18- 2
Theodore Kingsbury
1
39- 0
22- 4
Jeremiah Kingsbury,
1
39- 0
19- 4
Joseph Kingsbury,
1
18- 0
11- 4
Amasa Kingsbury,.
1
54- 0
21-18
Abijah Kingsbury,
1
9- 0
2- 0
Jacob Kingsbury,.
1
0- 0
0- 0
Elijah Kingsbury,
1
6- 0
6-10
Lt. Isaac Larned,
1
36- 0
19- 5
Capt. John Larned,
1
60- 0
31- 5
John Larned, Jr.,
1
12- 0
6- 1
Elijah Leavens, .
1
0- 0
1- 1
Asa Larned,
1
0- 0
0- 0
Abner Livermore,1
1
30- 0
0- 0
Mr. Theophilus Lillie,
1
66- 0
24-18
Samuel Manning,
1
30- 0
7-10
Robert Manning,
1
0- 0
4- 9
Capt. Elijah Moore.
2
24- 0
9- 0
Richard Moore, .
2
30- 0
24-18
John Marvin, .
1
18- 0
8-18
Collins Moore, .
1
21- 0
0- 0
John Mayo, .
.1
60- 0
23-18
David Mellen,
1
0- 0
0- 0
Marvin Moore, .
1
30- 0
0- 0
William Nichols,
1
24- 0
9-12
Lt. John Nichols,
.1
60- 0
40-14
£
S.
£
S.
1 No record of estate found. Perhaps taxed as tenant.
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3
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263
TAX PAYERS.
Polls.
Real Estate.
Personal.
William Nichols, Jr.,
1
0- 0
0-12
Henry Nichols,
1
24- 0
14-10
Amos Putnam, .
1
21- 0
4-12
Joseph Pratt, Jr.,
1
24- 0
13-18
Ephraim Russell,
1
18- 0
8- 0
Ens. Jeremiah Shumway,
2
45- 0
13-11
John Shumway,
1
21- 0
9- 0
Amos Shumway,
2
33- 0
14-12
Peter Shumway,
1
18- 0
10-15
Adams Streeter,.
1
0- 0
1-10
Jacob Shumway,.
2
24- 0
9- 3
Jacob Shumway, Jr.,
1
0- 0
0-12
Solomon Shumway,
1
0- 0
3- 0
David Town, .
0
18- 0
3-12
Thomas Town, .
3
21- 0
12- 7
Dea. John Willson, .
1
24- 0
9-17
Ens. John Willson, .
2
0- 0
2- 0
Josiah Wolcott, Esq.,
3
108- 0
16-16
Jonathan Willson,
1
6- 0
0- 0
William Watson,
1
60- 0
30- 0
Joseph Winter,
1
0- 0
0- 0
Sylvanus Town,
1
0- 0
1-10
John Ives,
1
0- 0
0- 0
Abel Waters,
1
Johnson
1
Andrew Walker,
1
NORTH PART.
Polls.
Real Estate.
Personal.
£
S.
£
S.
David Allen, .
1
30- 0
10-10
Edward Allen,
1
18- 0
0- 0
Phinehas Allen, .
1
0- 0
3-16
Amasa Allen, .
1
0- 0
0- 0
Timothy Barton,
1
6- 0
1-10
John Ballard,.
1
21- 0
7-16
William Brown, .
0
6- 0
3-10
Lt. Jedediah Barton,
1
3- 0
1-18
Jedediah Blaney,
1
3- 0
1-10
Nathan Barton,
1
21- 0
6-18
Asa Conant,
1
48- 0
9-16
Duncan Campbell, Esq.
3
30- 0
10- 6
John Campbell,
2
12- 0
2- 6
Jonathan Cutler,
2
30- 0
11- 6
Daniel Dana, .
0
18- 0
0- 0
Ebenezer Davis,
1
27- 0
10- 0
£
S.
£
S.
264
HISTORY OF OXFORD.
Polls.
Real Estate.
Personal.
£
S
£
S.
Craft Davis,.
1
0- 0
0- 0
Samuel Eddy,
1
27- 0
11- 6
Levi Eddy, .
1
24- 0
12-15
William Eddy,
2
54- 0
11- 9
Jonas Eddy,
1
0- 0
7- 8
Silas Eddy,
1
0- 0
0- 0
William Everden,
1
18- 0
2- 4
John Fessenden,
1
0- 0
3-18
Thomas Fish, .
1
12- 0
7-10
Ebenezer Fish,
1
9- 0
3-18
James Freeland,
1
15- 0
7- 4
Robert Fitts,
1
18- 0
7- 0
David Gleason,
1
27- 0
9-19
Joseph Gleason, .
2
0- 0
3-18
Joseph Gleason, Jr.,
1
6- 0
1-18
Lt. Thomas Gleason,
1
18- 0 ·
5-14
Elijah Gleason,
1
18- 0.
6-10
Simon Gleason,
1
0- 0
0- 0
Daniel Griffith,
2
27- 0
13- 1
Joseph Hudson,
1
33- 0
17- 2
William Hudson, Jr.,
1
0- 0
0- 0
Daniel Hovey,
1
48- 0
18-18
John Harwood,
.1
21- 0
4-13
Joseph Jennison,
1
42- 0
8-16
Peter Jennison,
1
12- 0
11- 6
John M. Jewell,
1
6- 0
1-10
Col. Learned,
1
51- 0
22- 1
Capt. Ebenezer Learned,
1
78- 0
22- 0
Capt. Jeremiah Learned,
1
108- 0
22-19
Samuel Learned,
2
24- 0
10- 3
Reuben Lamb, .
1
21- 0
1-18
Micah Livermore,
.0
12- 0
0- 0
Joshua Meriam,
1
24- 0
16-11
Dr. Hezekiah Meriam,
1
9- 0
5- 8
Nathaniel Muzzey,
1
33- 0
7-14
Richard Moore, Jr.,
1
0- 0
0- 0
Ebenezer Meriam,
2
18- 0
6-11
Alexander Nichols,
2
33- 0
17- 8
Stephen Pratt,
1
0- 0
2- 0
Jonathan Pratt,
1
30- 0
9- 0
Aaron Parker, 2
6- 0
5- 8
Jonas Pratt, 2
42- 0
10-16
Joseph Pratt,
1
45- 0
10- 3
Joseph Pratt, 3d,
1
24- 0
15-11
Nathan Pratt,
1
18- 0
2- 4
265
TAX PAYERS.
Polis.
Real Estate.
Personal.
Elias Pratt, .
1
43- 0
6-12
Jonathan Pratt, Jr.,
1
21- 0
8-16
Isaac Pratt,
1
24- 0
5- 8
Joseph Phillips,
1
57- 0
14-12
Israel Phillips,
1
30- 0
12-16
Daniel Phillips
1
30- 0
15- 7
Jesse Pratt,
1
18- 0
6- 6
Isaac Putnam, .
1
33- 0
14-12
Jacob Pierce,
1
33- 0
17- 4
John Rockwood,
1
18- 0
5-16
James Richardson,
1
Oliver Shumway,.
1
Ebenezer Shumway,.
1
27- 0
12- 6
John Stone,.
1
30- 0
Widow Stone,
2
54- 0
15- 8
Jesse Stone, .
1
27- 0
14-12'
William Stone,
2
12- 0
5- 0
Ichabod Stockwell,
1
3- 0
0- 0
Joseph Streeter,
1
0- 0
3-18
William Snow,.
1
18- 0
6- 4
Widow Singletary, .
0
24- 0
5- 0
Jonathan Shattuck,
·2
24- 0
12-13
Ambrose Stone,
1
0- 0
6-17
Abner Shumway,.
1
9- 0
3-10
John Town, .
1
0- 0
0- 0
Moses Town,
1
0- 0
0- 0
Abner Town,
1
12- 0
1-18
Isaac Town,
1
24- 0
9- 6
Lt. John Town
1
42- 0
10- 2
Ebenezer White,
1
0- 0
2- 0
Phinehas Ward,
1
30- 0
12-13
John Wyman,
1
18- 0
11-12
Jacob Works,
1
27- 0
2- 7
Joshua Turner, .
0
18- 0
0- 0
David Bates, .
0
12- 0
0- 0
Edmund Barton, 1
0
6- 0
0- 0
NORTH GORE.
Polls.
Real Estate.
Personal.
£
S.
€
S.
Capt. Isaac Hartwell,
1
72- 0
24-10
Elijah Curtis,
1
24- 0
5- 8
Thomas Eddy, .
1
0- 0
3-10
Ebenezer Locke,
1
21- 0
10-18
£
S.
£
S.
Lt. Samuel Trask,
1 Last three supposed to have been non-residents.
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HISTORY OF OXFORD.
Polls.
Real Estate.
Personal.
£
s.
£
S.
Lt. Joshua Meriam.
2
54- 0
24- 9
Widow Elizabeth Meriam, 1
36- 0
14- 6
Uriah Stone, . 2
78- 0
20- 9
Uriah Stone, Jr.,
1
18- 0
11- 4
James Meriam, ..
1
0- 0
0- 0
John Stone, ..
1
0- 0
0- 0
Jotham Meriam, .
1
0- 0
2- 0
Total number of polls, 238.
Statistical Returns. A return in the State archives, 1781, gives : Polls, 219 ; houses, 131 ; barns, 121; stores, etc., 20; distil houses, mills. etc., 7; barrels of cider made, 364; acres English mnowing, 421 ; tillage, 688; meadow, 1,235 ; pasturage, 1,738 ; wood and unimproved land, 10,235 ; money on hand and at interest, £490 ; value of goods and merchandise, £60 ; horses, 131 ; oxen, 129 ; cows. 427 ; sheep and goats, 786 ; swine, 121 ; value of coaches, chaise, etc .. £40; oz. of gold coined and otherwise, 4; oz. of silver coined and otherwise. 266.1
For 1784, total polls, ratable and otherwise, 231; houses, 115; barns, 98; tan houses, 1; grist, saw and slitting mills, 8 ; tillage land, 373 a. : English mowing, 252 a. ; fresh meadow, 823 a. ; past- urage, 960 a. ; woodland, 1.896 a. : unimproved land. 8,235 a. ; un- improvable do., 3,494 a .; barrels of cider made, 457; goods and stock in trade, £120 [James Butler] ; horses, 3 yrs. and upward, 116 ; colts, 2 yrs., 10 ; colts, 1 yr., 17; oxen, 4 yrs. and upward, 158 ; cattle, 3 yrs., 129 ; do., 2 yrs., 127; do., 1 yr., 120; cows, 4 yrs. and upward, 394; sheep and goats, 705 ; swine, 270; silver plate, 30 oz. : money, none ( !).2
For 1790, houses, 148 ; families, 165 ; white males, over 16, 272 ; under 16, 236 ; total, 508 ; females, all ages, 487 ; all other persons, 5 ; total population, 1,000.
A State report of the manufactures of Oxford in 1837 gives : cot- ton mills, 4; spindles, 6,226 ; cotton consumed, 169,450 pounds ; goods made, 653,500 yds .; value, $92,685 ; males employed, 66 ; females. 67 : capital employed, $107,000. Woolen mills, 5 ; sets of machinery. 123 ; wool consumed. 288,900 lbs. ; cloth made, 184,820 yds. ; value, $371,915 : males employed. 122: females, 78 ; capital invested, $291.000 ; sperm oil used, 6,797 gals. Boots, 4,165 prs. ; shoes, 33,522 prs. : value of both, $36,794; males employed. 66; females, 45.
In 1875, under the supervision of the State authorities, an estimate of agricultural and industrial products and values was made, showing results in Oxford as follows :-
1 Vol. CLXII .. 37.
ºVol. CLXII .. 442. There are two copies of this return, dated 1784 and 1785, respectively.
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STATISTICAL RETURNS.
Agricultural. Number of farms, 140; comprising land, 11,885 acres ; valued at $294,160. Number of houses [farm], 138, which, with other farm buildings, were valued at $176,675 ; total value of farms and buildings, $470,835. Of these lands, 2,926 acres were under crops, 1 acre market garden ; 57 acres orcharding, 5,094 acres unimproved, 292 acres unimprovable, and 3,485 acres woodland. Number of apple trees, 2,363.
Animals. Bees, 18 hives, $144 ; calves, 137, $1,307; colts, 16, $2,335 ; heifers, 70, $1,330 ; hens, 3,087, 81,630 ; hogs, 166, $2,624 ; horses, 150, $14,580; lambs, 75, $412; milch cows, 331, $15,370 ; oxen, 67, $5,845 ; pigs, 181, $1,200; sheep, 75, $455 ; steers, 25, $950; turkeys, 78, $106. Total value of animals [not all enumerated above], $49,327.
Aggregates of farm property : land, $294,160 ; buildings, $176,675 ; fruit trees, $3,200; animals, $49,327; agricultural implements, $16,600; total, $539,962.
Products. Butter, for sale, 12,743 lbs. ; do., for use, 8,569 lbs. ; cheese, for sale, 640 lbs. ; do., for use, 1,754 lbs. ; cider, for sale, 11,126 gals. ; do., for use, 4,079 gals. ; firewood, for sale, 690 cords ; do., for use, 706 cords ; railroad sleepers, 950; apples, 8,443 bush. ; beef, 29,945 lbs .; blueberries, 2,543 qts .; buckwheat, 130 bush. ; cabbage, 7,438 heads; chickens, 1,470 lbs .; maize, 3,804 bush .; eggs, 5,209 doz .; hay, 1,936 tons; meadow do., 221 tons; milk, 107,855 gals. ; mutton, 1,215 lbs. ; oats, 3,500 bush. ; pork, 49,315 lbs. ; potatoes, 9,663 bush. ; pumpkins, 9,000 lbs .; rye, 326 bush. ; squashes, 2,200 ; turkeys, 321 lbs. ; turnips, 1,359 lbs. ; veal, 6,107 lbs. ; wool, 542 lbs. ; total domestic products [not all above enumer- ated], value, $145,936, of which hay was $33,955.
Manufactures. Number of establishments, 27 ; number of employés, 721 ; males, 431; females, 290; capital employed, $394,025 ; yearly wages paid [estimated], $279,597; value of stock used, $762,517; value of goods sold, $1,207,578. Number of cotton spindles, 10,076 ; looms, 56. Number of wool sets of machinery, 18; looms, 113. Carpet warp and twine, value, $80,000 [this branch of business is now suspended]; cassimeres, $310,000; cotton sheeting, $35,000; cotton warps, $122,000 ; wool flannels, $105,000 ; shoes, $443,000; shoddy, $9,000; woolen goods, $70,000. Value of manufacturing buildings, $125,000 ; average of stock on hand, $149,000; value of machinery, $138,000.
Productions of other occupations. Blacksmithing, $4,800 ; butcher- ing, $18,000 ; cobbling, $250 ; harness making, etc., $2,500 ; paint- ing, $2,000 ; paperhanging, $500; wheelwrighting, $1,000.
From the State census, 1885, we gather the following : Whole num- ber of inhabitants, 2,355 ; males, 1,130; females, 1,225 ; foreigners, 423 ; whole number of voters, 641 ; non-voters, 18 ; aliens, 78 ; total, 737; voters native born, 543; naturalized, 98. The whole number
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HISTORY OF OXFORD.
Dea. David Harwood.
John Sweet.
Capt. Allen Hancock.
Amos Shumway.
Capt. John Howard.
Amos Shumway, Jr.
Capt. Ebenezer Humphrey.
Peter Shumway.
Nathaniel Hamlin.
Gideon Sibley.
Dea. Samuel Harris.
Andrew Sigourney.
Jonathan Harris.
Benjamin Trow.
Lt. Abijah Harris.
Josiah Wolcott, Esq.
Joseph Hurd.
John Wolcott.
Abiel Atwood.
Benjamin Learned.
Richard Bartlet.
Joshua Meriam.
Lt. John Ballard.
Ebenezer Meriam, Jr.
James Butler.
Capt. Elias Pratt.
Isaac Barton.
Jonathan Pratt.
Asa Conant.
Joseph Pratt.
Lemuel Crane.
John Pratt.
Thomas Clark.
Aaron Parker.
Ebenezer Davis.
Thomas Parker.
William Eddy.
James Phillips.
Reuben Eddy.
Ephraim Pray.
Jonas Eddy.
Ebenezer Pray.
Parley Eddy.
William Phips, Esq.
Dr. Daniel Fisk.
John Rockwood.
Daniel Fitts.
Ambrose Stone.
Dr. Aaron Hill.
Timothy Sparhawk.
Gideon Hovey. Joseph Hudson.
Lt. Ebenezer Shumway. Anthony Sigourney.
Lt. William Hudson.
Col. Silvanus Town.
Eben. Learned, Esq.
Lt. Joshua Turner.
Capt. Silvanus Learned.
James Williams.
Capt. Jeremiah Learned.
Total, 109.
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RESIDENCE OF O. F. JOSLIN.
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CHAPTER XI.
CIVIL OFFICERS. Representative to Congress. ALEXANDER DEWITT, for the Ninth Mass. District, 1853 to 1857. State Senators.
IRA BARTON, 1833 and 1834. ALVAN G. UNDERWOOD, 1855.
ALEXANDER DEWITT, 1842, '43, NATHANIEL EDDY, 1861.
'44, '50, '51.
ALLEN L. JOSLIN, 1886.
Town Agents.
This was an officer first chosen in 1801. His duties were to repre- sent the town in suits at law, to prosecute and defend, and to manage cases in which the legal rights of the town were in any manner in- volved. For many years past these duties have devolved upon the selectmen.
Sylvanus Town, 1801 to 1803, Ira Barton, 1827 to '33. 1805 to 1807. Ebenezer Rich, 1837, '38, '45, '46.
Jonathan Davis, 1808, '10, '11, John Mayo, 1839. '15, '16, '21-'23, 25.
Alexander DeWitt, 1840, '44.
Abijah Davis, 1804, '12 to '14, Emory Sanford, 1841, '49, '50. '17, '19. Peter C. Bacon, 1842, '43.
Archibald Campbell, 1818.
Charles D. Bowman, 1847, '48.
William Moore, 1820.
Richard Olney, 1824,'26,'34 to '36.
Jasper Brown, 1851, '52.
Delegates to Constitutional Conventions.
Ebenezer Learned, 1779.
Ezra Bowman, 1779. Jeremiah Learned, 1788.
Richard Olney, 1820.
Alexander De Witt, 1853.
Representatives.
. As the sending of a representative was by the law of 1692 left optional with small towns, Oxford in its earlier years, as appears, was represented only when there were matters of interest to the town to be laid before the Court. The years given below are those both of election and service, until 1831, when the time of convening of the legislature was changed from May to January. From that date the years given are those of service, the election having been the pre- vious November.
Richard Moore, 1721. Ebenezer Learned, 1731, '51. Samuel Davis, 1742, '43, '47.
Benjamin Davis, 1749. Duncan Campbell, 1752, '53, '54, '55.
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HISTORY OF OXFORD.
Edward Davis, 1756, '57, '59, '60, Alexander C. Thurston, 1840.
'61, '63, '67, '68, '69, '70, '71, Emory Sanford, 1842, '53. '74, '75, '77, '79, '80. Israel Sibley, 1843. Jasper Brown, 1844. Erastus Ormsbee, 1845. Josiah Wolcott, 1764, '65, '66. Jeremiah Learned, 1772, '73, '84, '85, '86, '87, '88, '89, '90, '91, David Barton, 1846, '54. '92.
William Watson, 1775, at Water- town.
William Campbell, 1776.
William Hancock, 1777, '78.
Thomas Appleby, 1852.
James M. Sanford, 1855.
George W. Hartwell, 1856.
Lament B. Corbin, 1857,1 '68.
Ira Merriam, 1859.
Abijah Davis, 1807, '08, '09, '10, George Hodges, 1860, '74. '11, '12, '13, '14, '15, '16, '17, Seth Daniels, 1860. Moses Stone, 1862. '19, '21.
Richard Olney, 1826, '29.
Jonathan Davis, 1827, '28, '29.
Alexander De Witt, 1830, '31, '32, '33, '34.
Ira Barton, 1830, '31.
Learned Davis, 1833, '34, '35.
Stephen Barton, 1836. Benjamin F. Campbell, 1836.
Francis Sibley, 1838, '39. Sylvanus Harris, 1838, '39. Ebenezer Rich, 1840, '41.
Moses S. Johnson, 1863.
Archibald Campbell, 1865.
Charles A. Angell, 1866.
Moses W. McIntire, 1870. E. Harris Howland, 1872.
George F. Daniels, 1876, '77. Samuel C. Paine, 1879.
Albert Tyler, 1883.
Allen L. Joslin, 1885.
Joseph L. Woodbury, 1886.
Selectmen.
John Town, 1713 to 1715, '18, Ebenezer Learned, 1717 to 1720, '19, '21, '22.
Benoni Twichell, 1713, '14, '16, '23, '24.
Joseph Chamberlain, 1713. Benjamin Chamberlain, 1714.
Richard Moore, 1715 to 1717, '20, '22, '25, '27, '28, '30 to '33, '37, '39 to '41.
Abraham Skinner, 1715, '17 to '19, '21.
Isaac Larned, 1716, '20, '26 to '29, '31, '33, '36 to '39, '42, Daniel Hovey, 1726, '27. '43.
Abial Lamb, 1728.
1 In 1857 Oxford was made a part of a repre- sentative district, and thereafter fewer men 2 Later of Sutton.
from the town were elected.
'22, '24, '26 to '28, '30 to '34, '36 to '49, '53 to '56.
Israel Town, 1719, '25, '27 to '29, '32, '35, '38, '45 to '47.
John Comins, 1721, '23, '24. Thomas Gleason, 1723 to 1726.
Jonathan Pratt, 1723.
Peter Shumway, 1723, '25, '29.
Jonathan Town, 1724, '25, '34, '35, '44, '48, '49. Samuel Rich,2 1726.
Jonas Bacon, 1847. Paul Perkins, 1849. David Wait, 1850. Albert A. Cook, 1851.
Ebenezer Learned, 1783.
James Butler, 1794, '95, 1809. Sylvanus Town, 1798, '99, 1800, '01, '03, '06.
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CIVIL OFFICERS.
Jonathan Ballard, 1729, '30, '32, Josiah Wolcott, 1758, '65, '66, '71 '36.
Thomas Hunkins, 1729, '35.
Thomas Gleason, Jr., 1730.
Philip Amidown, 1730.
Samuel Davis, 1731 to 1733, '36 to '45, '49.
Richard Gleason, 1731, '34.
Samuel Eddy, 1733, '51, '53 to '55, '60, '71, '73.
Ebenezer Humphrey, 1734, '35.
John Willson, 1734, '35, '45, '48 to '52, '56 to '60.
Eleazer Ward, 1738 to 1741.
Jonathan Pratt, Jr., 1740, '41, '51, '56.
Elijah Moore, 1742, '43, '46, '47, '49, '52, '56.
Daniel McIntire, 1742.
John Mayo, 1743, '48, '50.
John Eddy, 1744.
Moses Gleason, 1744, '54.
Jeremiah Shumway, 1745 to 1747, '51.
Samuel Town, 1746.
Edward Davis, 1747, '53, '59, '60, '63 to '75, '79, '80.
Josiah Kingsbury, 1748, '50, '55. Samuel Davis, Jr., 1750, '52, '55, '57.
Richard Moore, Jr., 1750.
Duncan Campbell, 1751, '53, '54, '58, '59, '61. Joseph Phillips, 1752, '57, '62. Richard Dresser, 1752.
John Edwards, 1753.
William Davis, 1754.
Thomas Davis, 1755.
Samuel Manning, 1756.
William Eddy, 1757, '68, '78.
Capt. John Larned, 1757, '62.
Alexander Campbell, 1 1758 to
1761, '68, '79.
Ebenezer Learned, 1758 to 1764, '66, '67, '72 to '75, '77, '79, '80, '83 to '86, '89 to '94.
to '76, '83.
Thomas Davis, 1761 to 1764.
Jeremiah Learned, 1761, '65, '71. Ephraim Ballard, 1762 to 1764, '66, '67, '69.
John Wiley, 1763.
Hezekiah Stone, 1764, '66, '67, '69, '70.
Samuel Harris, 1765, '70, '74 to '76.
Elisha Davis, 1765, '87 to '94.
William Larned, 1767.
William Watson, 1768 to 1770, '72, '74.
John Town, 1768 to 1770, '79.
William Campbell, 1771, '73, '75, '76.
Joseph Phillips, 1772.
Daniel Griffith, 1776.
Daniel Hovey, 1776.
Ebenezer Humphrey, 1777, '85 to 1802.
Reuben Lamb, 1777, '79, '81, '82.
Ezra Bowman, 1777, '79, '81.
Israel Phillips, 1777.
William Hancock, 1778.
Amos Shumway, 1778, '80.
John Ballard, 1778.
Abijah Harris, 1778.
Sylvanus Town, 1779, '81, '91 to 1802, '04 to '07.
Jeremiah Kingsbury, 1780.
Joshua Merriam, 1780.
Amasa Kingsbury, 1781, '82.
John Dana, 1781 to 1788.
Daniel Fisk, 1782 to 1784.
Levi Davis, 1782.
Samuel Davis, Jr., 1783, '84.
John Mayo, 1784, '95 to '98, 1804 to 1806.
Elias Pratt, 1785 to 1794.
Ephraim Russell, 1785 to 1790, '95 to '98. Elijah Davis, 1795 to 1798.
Sylvanus Learned, 1799 to 1803.
1 Styled " Lieut." in 1758, and " Doctor " in 1759.
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HISTORY OF OXFORD.
Jonathan Davis, 1799. John Pratt, 1799, 1800.
Jeremiah Davis, 1800 to 1802. Learned Davis, 1801, '02.
Nathan Hall, 1803 to 1807, '09 to '11, '13, '17.
Jeremiah Kingsbury, 1803 1807, '09 to '16, '18.
to
Jonas Eddy, 1803 to 1805, '11. Peter Spaulding, 1803.
Nehemiah Davis, 1806 to 1808, '12.
Samuel Blanchard, 1807.
Elias Pratt, Jr., 1808, '09, '17.
Asa Harris, 1808, '12, '14, '15.
David Stone, Jr., 1808.
Josiah Kingsbury, 1808.
· Abijah Davis, 1809 to 1815, '17, '19, '20, '22, '23.
Joshua Turner, 1809, '10.
John Hudson, 1810, '15.
Peter Butler, 1811 to 1814, '16, '18. Sylvanus Pratt, 1813.
Rufus Moore, 1814 to 1816, '18, '21.
Ebenezer Merriam, 1816.
John Merriam, 1816, '18, '19.
Samuel Coburn, 1817.
Alpheus Eddy, 1817. Stephen Barton, 1818, '24, '25.
William Moore, 1819, '20, '24. Isaac Stone, 1819, '20.
Solomon Harwood, 1819, '20.
Charles Davis, 1820.
Richard Olney, 1821, '28, '29.
Benjamin Vassall, Jr., 1821, '31 . Emory Sanford, 1842, '44. to '35.
Stephen Davis, 1821.
Andrew Sigourney, 1821 to 1823, '25, '27. John Mayo, Jr., 1822, '24. Joseph Elliot, 1822. John Wetherell, 1822, '23. Abisha Learned, 1823. Peter Shumway, 1823.
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