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Bartholomew Stearns senior's, by pitching out of a chaise, and the chaise running over him.
1814, March 26. Aaron Winch died suddenly in his bed.
Nov. Luke Knight was killed in a wagon by the kick of a horse, on the road near where Mr. H. Hastings now lives.
1816, Oct. 14. Thomas Wyman jun. was killed by being thrown from his horse, as was supposed, in the road south of where Mr. Daniel Day now lives. Some suppos- ed that his foot for a while hung in the stirrup, and that he was dragged by the horse.
Dec. 16. Thomas Wyman sen. was killed in Worcester by a stage running over him in the dark. He was a deaf man.
1818, June 6. Silas Brown, a boy aged 11 years, was run over by a cart of gravel, which was the cause of his death ..
July. Cyrus Partridge was drowned in Ashuelot river at Hinsdale, N. H. was brought, the same day, to his fath- er's house in this town.
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Nov. Enoch Stuart went to bed well, but died the same night.
1819, July 1. David Goodridge 2d. died suddenly in bed. 1823. Peter Parmenter was found dead in his bed.
1824, Sept. 17. Abzina Cummings died suddenly.
Dec. 30. A boy by the name of Elisha Fry, was killed by a cart body falling on him at Mr. Elias Whitney's.
The widow Elizabeth Baldwin, was found burnt to death on a sabbath day. The rest of the family were gone to meeting. Nearly all her flesh was consumed when they returned.
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1825. Hervey Holden was drowned in New Boston pond. He was returning from meeting on a sabbath upon the ice, which broke. He fell in, and sunk.
1828. A child of Mr. Lathrop came to its death by falling into a pot of hot fat.
1829, Jan. 27. Paul Stuart fell down dead in or near his barn yard.
1830. Maria, daughter of Mr. Lewis Robbins, fell on to a waterwheel of a mill while it was going, and was in- stantly killed.
1831, Dec. 16. Capt. Samuel Baldwin was found dead in his bed in the morning.
1832, June 15. Andrew Benjamin was, by his daugh- ter, found dead in the road near where Capt. O. Adams, now lives.
John R. Golding, fell down dead in his house.
An infant child of Lydia Golding died suddenly.
Nov. 22. Isaac Grout jun. was found dead in Mr. Luke Rice's mowing land, the morning after he was missing.
1833, Jan. 14. Samuel Brown jun. was killed by the fall of a tree.
Oct. 17. Samuel Hartwell was found dead near a bridge in the southwest part of the town. He went out the evening before, which was very dark, and in returning home, as was supposed, he fell from the bridge.
1834, Feb. 25. A young man by the name of Adams, while working at the factory in the Spring Village, had his hand caught in a belt as it was running, which wound- ed him so as to cause his death.
July 13, Elizabeth Goodspeed was killed. As she, with others, was returning from meeting, they overtook a large loaded wagon, and in attempting to pass by, the wagon,
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in which they were, turned over toward the large wagon ; one hind wheel of which, came partly on her head and neck, and thus deprived her of life.
Aug. 7. A child of Mr. Capron was drowned at the Spring Village.
Simon Wilder was found dead in his bed at the poor- house.
Susan Day, daughter of Mr. Daniel Day sen. was killed by the fall of a tree.
Mary Goddard died in a fit while on a visit.
1835, Sept. 18. Joel Robbins of Rindge N. H. was killed by a wagon, he was driving, near Mr. John Wood- bury's saw mill.
1836, Sept. 2. Joseph Adams was killed by a log, which he was drawing to a heap of wood, striking against a stump and flying round and hitting him on the head. He expired a few hours after receiving the blow.
1837. A boy 11 years old was drowned at the Spring Village.
Mrs. Tisdale Howard died very suddenly.
Oct. 22. Mrs. John Arba Brooks died in a fit.
A child of Mr. Joel Hunt was scalded, so that it died. 1840. A girl died on the road near the Spring Village. 1840, Oct. 15. William, son of Mr. Edward Loud, was killed by being caught in a belt and thrown round a shaft.
1841, July 26. Mrs. Phinehas Parks was found dead on or near the stone. She had stepped out to get some fuel, was first discovered by a young man in the neighborhood.
1842, Jan. 7. A child of Mr Peter Thomas, in the North Village, was found dead in bed, when its mother awoke in the night.
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denly in Mr. John Poor's mill yard, as he was looking over a stock of boards.
Mrs. Samuel Brown, wife of the eldest Mr. Samuel Brown, was found dead in her bed.
Widow Carter, mother of Mrs. David Beaman, found dead in bed.
Jewett B. Darling found dead in his bed in the day-time. 1843, May 14. Phinehas Elwin Parks died suddenly in bed.
1843, May 14. Col. Benjamin Adams died suddenly. June 19. Capt. Joshua Stoddard died very suddenly.
July 1. A son of Mr. Harry Pitkins was drowned in Miller's river when bathing.
1846, March 25. A young man by the name of Weeks, from New Salem, was killed by falling on to a water wheel.
April 2. A girl by the name of Taggart, aged 16 yrs. from Sharon N. H. had been working at the cotton fac- tory in Spring Village, was missing and lost in Novem- ber previous, and was found dead, having been frozen, at a little distance from the road which leads from the Village ;o N. H.
Aug. 11. Mr. Enoch Wyman's wife died suddenly while about her work.
17. Mr. Moses Foskett's child, aged 2 years, was drowned.
1847, Jan. 13. Mr. Humphrey Harris, was killed by the falling of a tree.
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INDEX OF NAMES.
As the table of contents indicates the principal subjects, the index re- lates to the names of persons, and to the pages where they are first men- tioned in this work.
Page. William Brown, 2d, 129
Benjamin Adams,
133 William Brown, 3d,
129
Oliver Adams,
129 Silas Brown,
130
Joseph Adams,
132
Bullard,
91
Adams,
131 |Malachi Bullard,
6
Joseph Annable,
72 Nathaniel Burnam,
101
Daniel Appleton,
90 Rev. Burnham,
126
Daniel Balcom,
56 John Burr,
115
Lincoln Balcom,
56 Joel Butler,
60
Elizabeth Baldwin,
130 Ebenezer Butler,
46
Samuel Baldwin,
131
Dillingham Caldwell,
71
Phinehas Ball,
15 Capron,
132
Thornton Barret,
53 Mrs. Carter,
133
- Bellows,
83 Benjamin Chadwell,
71
Thomas Berry,
9 Edward Chapman,
72
Levi Bixby,
52 Rev. Mr. Chipman,
127
Nathaniel Bixby,
101
John Choate,
83
Stephen Bixby,
129 Mary Chubb,
60
Thomas Boardman,
72
Nathaniel Clark,
79
Jonathan Bosworth,
91 Eber L. Clark,
41
Thaddeus Bowman,
62 Elam Clark,
125
John Boynton,
17 George Coffin,
44
Joseph Boynton,
17
George S. Coffin,
54
Benoni Boynton,
100
William Cogswell,
41
Ephraim Boynton,
100 Adam Cogswell,
71
Charles L. Brace,
59 Rev. Cooper,
45
Robert Bradish,
54 Samuel Crage,
102
Samuel Bradish,
28
Samuel Crosby,
115
Jonas Bradish,
54 Otis Crosby,
59
Jonas Bradish, jun.,
60 John Crosby,
55
Francis Bridge,
54 Uriah Crooks,
129
Mrs. J. A. Brooks,
132 Robert Cross,
71
Joseph Brown,
6
Abzina Cummings,
130
David Brown,
55
Abner Curtice,
114
Samuel Brown, 2d,
53 John Cutter,
44
Samuel Brown, 3d,
131 John Darling,
50
Thomas Brown,
84 Jewett B. Darling,
133
Rev. - Brown,
45 Moses Davis,
72
Mrs. Samuel Brown,
133
Richard Day,
14
William Brown,
88 John Day,
54
Andrew Benjamin,
131 John Chamberlin,
129
Gamaliel C. Beaman,
59 Nathaniel Caldwell,
71
135
INDEX OF NAMES.
Daniel Day,
60, George Hart, Samuel Hartwell,
131
Amos Merriam, 53
D. Denison,
71 Edward Hartwell,
A. H. Merriam, 59
John Denison,
71 William Haskell,
44.
Joseph Metcalf, -Miller,
18
Artemas Edmands, 55 Aaron Hodskins,
101
Robert Moffat,
128
Abigail Edmands,
60 Hervey Holden,
13
Levi Moor,
44
Stephen Emory, jun.,59
Mary Holt,
91
Jonathan Moor, M. S. Morse,
125 6
Simonds Epes,
71
John Homer,
103
John Estey,
60
Math. Hooker,
72
Daniel O. Morton, James Murdock,
52
Edward Eveleth,
72 Thomas Hovey,
74
Mrs. Jas. Murdock, Ephraim Murdock, Elisha Murdock,
6
Jonathan Foster,
52 Daniel Hubbard,
114
Edward Nealand,
71
Abraham Foster, jr., 72
Samuel Hunt,
94
Robert Nelson,
72
Simon Frost,
70
Joel Hunt,
132
Edward Newton,
61 17
Elisha Fry,
130 Ezra Hyde, sen.
17
Levi Nichols,
Joshua Gale,
93 Reuben Hyde,
44
Thomas Norton, jun. 10
Henry Gardner,
27 Elisha Hyde,
55 Nicholas Noyes,
72
Solomon Giddinge,
75 Samuel Ingalls,
72
Samuel Noyes, 54
54
J. G. Giles,
58 Ezekiel Jewett,
91 Seth Oaks,
52
Mary Goddard,
132
Thomas Jewett,
94
Wm. Oaks,
52
Alvah Godding,
60
Jona. Jewett, jun.
22 71 William Oaks, jun. 128 17 James Otis, Parker, 83 92
Francis Goodhue,
12
Moses Kimball,
75 Jacob Parks,
60
Joseph Goodhue, John Goodhue,
72 Luke Knight,
130
Benj. Goodridge,
15
Isaac Knowlton, -Lathrop,
131| Barthol'w Pearsons, 14
David Goodridge, Daniel Goodridge, Sewal Goodridge,
59
Nathaniel Lord,
72 Rev .- Peckham, 127 71 72 Moses Peirce,
Eliza'th Goodspeed, 131 William Gordon, Daniel Gould,
45
Bemsly Lord,
93
A. C. Perkins,
126
Thomas Graton,
112
Edward Loud,
132
Dudley Perley,
17 71
Samuel Griggs,
93 David Low,
71
Levi Pilsbury, 42
Isaac Grout,
54 Thomas Lufkin, 70
Sarah Pilsbury, 52
Isaac Grout, jun. 131
Mary Lufkin,
70
John Pindar, 72
Moses Hale,
17 Theophilus Mansfield,52
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William Poland, 17
Jacob Hale,
53 John Martin,
75 Samuel Poland,
70
Amos Hale,
53 Isaac Martin,
84
Mrs. William Poland, 60
Nathaniel Hale,
53 Barzillai Martin,
52
David Poor,
51
6 John Poor,
12
Benjamin Hall,
112 Thaddeus Mason,
69
Ezra Porter,
6
Ziba Hall,
113 Cotton Mather,
122 Gabriel Pouchey,
50
John Harris, 70 Daniel May,
60 Nathan Pouchey, 93
Humphrey Harris, 133
Seth Maynard,
53 Samuel Prentice,
44
60
Ephraim Fitts,
72
Mrs Tisdale Howard, 132
57
Moses Foskett,
55
Mary Hooker,
72
94 71 Thomas Metcalf, 72
Rev. Dunn,
45 Amos Heywood,
72
Amos Edmands, 55
John Hobson,
83
71 | James McElwain, 55
Susan Day, 2d,
132
131
Peter Joslin,
Lydia Golding,
131
Benjamin Kidder,
54 Mrs PhinehasParks, 132 71 Phinehas E. Parks, 133 Peter Parmenter, 130
Philip Goodridge,
15 17 51
Jolın Leighton, John Lord,
72 Cyrus Partridge, 130
72 Edward Payson, 54
David Goodridge, 2d,130
Thomas Lord, jun.
Jeremiah Lord,
62 Ebenezer Perkins, 127
54
William Loud,
132
Abraham Perkins, 70
Rebekah Graton,
60 Oliver Lovejoy,
17 Thomas Perrin,
Harry Pitkins, 133
Abner Hale,
52 James Mansfield,
71
Matthew Knight,
Isaac Giddinge,
75 Rev. Mr. Jennison, 12?
James Noyes,
John R. Golding,
133 William Hubbard, 122
43
Jonathan Evans,
Asa Hale, 60 A. P. Marvin,
136
INDEX OF NAMES.
Levi Prentiss,
44 James Steel,
113
Weeks,
133
Joseph Priest,
20
Daniel Stimpson, 40
Moses Wells, 89
Eben'r Pulcipher,
70 Luther Stimson, 93
Wetherbee, 83
Miles Putnam,
54
Jona. Stimson,
51
Tho's Lord Wharton,99
J. Quincy,
69
Joseph Stimson, 102
Paul Raymond,
17
Samuel Stimson,
129
Wheeler, 83 Israel Whitcomb, Windsor White, 6
129
Paul Raymond, 3d.
44
Joshua Stoddard, W. R. Stone,
126
Benjamin White,
70
Lyman Raymond,
50
Joseph Story,
130
William Whitney,
55
David Rice,
116
Enoch Stuart,
130
Phinehas Whitney,
93
Benjamin Rice,
128 S3
Jabez Sweet,
70
Webster Whitney,
6
Luther Richardson, 133
Joseph Sweetser, Miss Taggart,
133
Jacob Whitney,
62
Lewis Robbins,
131
Peter Thomas,
133
Joseph Whitney,
53
Maria Robbins,
131
John Thompson,
71
6
Daniel Robbins,
129
Abraham Tilton,
9
Joel Robbins,
132
Samuel Titus,
102
Abel Wilder,
25
John Ross, 72
Samuel H. Tolman, 59
Thomas Wilder,
92
Thomas Rugg, 52
Desire 'Tolman,
92
Joseph Wilder,
55
Rachel Rust,
70
Rufus C. Torrey,
85 Simon Wilder,
132
Lewis Sabin,
126
Thomas Tredwell,
71
Henry Wise,
74
Jacob Scott,
60
Nathaniel Tredwell, 82
Aaron Winch,
130
Ebenezer Sherwin, 53
Seth Tucker, sen.
60
Viso't Winchendon, 100 John Wood, 71
S. S. Smith,
126
Simon Tuttle,
50
Reuben Wyman, 100
Mrs. Jona. Smith, 129
E. R. Tyler,
127
Thos. Wyman, sen. 130
Barthol'w Stearns, 130
Jonathan Wade,
6 Thos. Wyman, jun. 130
Bart'w Stearns, jun. 129
Barret Washburn,
59 Mrs, Enoch Wyman, 133
Joseph Robbins,
129
Isaac Taylor,
114
Silas Whitney,
101
John Ring, 11
Paul Stuart,
131 William B. Whitney, 6
Richardson,
133
James Raymond,
17
60 Elias Whitney, 130
Israel Whiton, J. M. Whiton,
6
Mrs. Lucy Sherwin, 55
Charles Tuttle,
50
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