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consecrated. In 1842 Charles Dickens, the famed novelist, visit- ed Springfield and voyaged thence down the Connecticut to Hart- ford on the steamboat Massachusetts. In 1846 John Brown, the abolitionist, who afterward aroused the civilized world in his efforts to overthrow the slave power in this country, came to Springfield and engaged in the manufacture of woolen goods. Three years later he organized the "Springfield Gileadites," an order of negro people whose purpose was to prevent the capture and return to bondage of fugitive slaves. In 1848 the north part of the town was set off to form Chicopee, and by that action the mother town was territorially reduced substantially to its present limits. In 1852 Louis Kossuth visited Springfield, and in the same year the Young Men's Christian association of this city was organized.
The most notable event of the year 1852 was that by which Springfield laid aside its former municipal character of town and became a chartered city, entitled to and accorded by the legisla- ture all the privileges and powers vested in municipal bodies pol- itic in this state. In 1636 the little plantation of Agawam was founded and then numbered hardly a dozen inhabitants. Five years later the plantation became a town by the name of Spring- field, and in the course of a few more years its territory and jurisdiction were so extended that the town in fact amounted to a principality. This limited municipal character was maintained for two hundred and eleven years, until 1852, when, having ac- quired the necessary number of inhabitants, the town was incor- porated as a city. In 1850 the population was 11,766, an in- crease of nearly 1,000 inhabitants since 1840, and that despite the fact that in 1848 Chicopee was set off and took from the mother town more than 8,000 persons and almost half her remaining territory. In 1845 the town as then constituted had attained a population sufficient to warrant a city charter, but such action at the time was not advisable as the territory was too extensive in area to justify the measure. The creation of Chicopee was sug- gested as a matter of public necessity and convenience, and when accomplished the territory of Springfield was reduced to an area that justified its incorporation as a city. This being done the old
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board of selectmen passed out of existence and in its stead there was created the executive and legislative departments of the city -the mayoralty and the board of aldermen. The exact popula- tion of the city in 1852 was 12,498 inhabitants.
Under the new form of municipal government all interests were greatly promoted and at once the young city entered upon another era of prosperity, which has continued to the present time. The new conditions created new and added responsibili- ties upon the people as well as upon the governing authorities. In 18561 the residents in the localities known as the Hill, the Watershops and Indian Orchard set on foot a movement looking to the creation of still another town from the remaining territory of Springfield, but being apprehensive of an additional burden of taxes by reason of the measure, if carried into effect, the pro- ject was abandoned.
In 1857 the City library association was formed, a consolida- tion of the older institutions known as the Young Men's literary association and the Young Men's institute. Previous to the erec- tion of the present building on State street the library was kept in the city hall. In 1869 the Springfield street railway was in- corporated, the outgrowth of which is the admirable electric street railway system-a system and service that is unsurpassed in New England, and one which is known as one of the most com- plete systems of "trolley" road in the United States. The first electric car in this city was run in June, 1890.
In 1876 the Connecticut Valley Historical society was organ- ized, and in 1877 the Springfield Botanical society and the Union Relief association were formed. In 1883 the first tract of land for Forest park was acquired and the Springfield hospital was incorporated. In 1886 the school for Christian workers was opened. This institution eventually developed into the Bible Normal college and the International Y. M. C. A. training school. In the same year the Springfield home for aged women was opened.
In 1886, on May 25-6, was celebrated the 250th anniversary of the founding of Springfield, an occasion of great felicitation
The police department building was erected in 1892.
1The city hall was built in this year.
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and congratulation. The state honored the event and poured forth its great mass of loyal citizens to join in the festivities of the day. The committee of fifty, to whom was entrusted the details of the celebration, was comprised as follows: William L. Smith, chairman; Charles C. Spellman, secretary; William H. Haile, treasurer; William S. Shurtleff, H. S. Hyde, H. M. Phil- lips, L. J. Powers, E. Morgan, James A. Rumrill, A. B. Wallace, R. F. Hawkins, H. E. Ducker, C. E. Brown, E. H. Lathrop, S. C. Warriner, Daniel J. Marsh, J. D. Gill, E. P. Chapin, J. B. Car- roll, Theo. Geisel, Milton Bradley, C. J. Goodwin, C. W. Mutell, E. H. Phelps, Robert O. Morris, L. C. Hyde, George H. Bleloch, T. O. Bemis, Samuel B. Spooner, F. W. Dickinson, Edward Pyn- chon, F. H. Stebbins, Dr. C. D. Brewer, Willmore B. Stone, P. S. Bailey, E. C. Rogers, H. S. Lee, George H. Queen, E. C. Wash- burn, J. D. Stafford, George A. Morton, E. A. Newell, Frank D. Foot, J. J. Toomey, C. C. Merritt, A. H. Goetting, Nathan D. Bill, F. A. Judd, Henry W. Blake and James McKechnie.
The honorary committee chosen to represent the outlying towns comprised J. Henry Churchill, Reuben De Witt, Rev. Ralph Perry and C. C. Wright, for Agawam; Loranus E. Hitch- cock, George M. Stearns, J. B. Wood, Matthew Ryan, T. W. Carter, Rev. B. K. Bellamy, F. H. Morton and Harrison Munger, for Chicopee ; A. C. Burleigh, Decius Beebe, Simeon Smith and Dr. George T. Ballard, for Hampden; W. A. Chase, William B. C. Pearsons, William Whiting, W. S. Loomis, J. J. O'Connor, Timothy Merrick, James H. Newton and R. B. Johnson, for Hol- yoke; Oliver Wolcott, T. F. Cordis, James Bliss and A. H. Calk- ins, for Longmeadow ; B. F. Burr, L. H. Brigham, C. F. Gros- venor and Rev. M. P. Dickey, for Ludlow; Joseph W. Bicknell, John Boyle, Charles D. Abell and George W. Hamilton, for Southwick; Edward B. Gillett, Lyman N. Clark, L. F. Thayer, Milton B. Whitney, L. B. Walkley, J. R. Dunbar, Henry Fuller and Henry W. Ely, for Westfield ; R. Mather Bagg, E. C. Brooks, B. F. Trask and George Wright, for West Springfield; J. W. Bliss, F. E. Clark, M. F. Breck and Ira G. Potter, for Wilbraham ; J. L. Houston, Samuel Hathaway, Joseph Allen and Thompson Grant, for Enfield : W. B. Woods, S. M. Billings, H. R. Kibbe
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and D. B. Pomeroy, for Somers; J. Luther Sherman, W. L. Loomis, A. C. Allen and H. K. Wright, for Suffield.
The celebration exercises in fact were begun on Sunday, when in each of the city churches special services appropriate to the occasion were conducted. In the more formal ceremonies of the following days the presiding officer and the vice-presidents were as follows :
Dr. Joseph C. Pynchon, president of the day; and vice- presidents, William L. Smith, Marcus P. Knowlton, Gideon Wells, Elisha B. Maynard, Eliphalet Trask, Homer Foot, Major Edward Ingersoll, Henry Fuller, jr., Harvey Sanderson, Bishop B. T. O'Reilly, of Springfield; E. K. Bodurtha, of Agawam; George S. Taylor, of Chicopee; William R. Sessions, of Hamp- den ; Oscar Ely, of Holyoke ; Stephen T. Colton, of Longmeadow ; Marvin King, of Ludlow; Joseph N. Forward, of Southwick; Samuel Fowler, of Westfield; Aaron Bagg, of West Springfield ; John M. Merrick, of Wilbraham; Charles Brisco, of Enfield ; Amos Pease, of Somers ; H. S. Sheldon, of Suffield.
All Hampden county, and thousands from beyond the bor- ders of the county, took part in the celebration, but those who were active participants, in the capacity of orators, speakers, essayists or otherwise, were William L. Smith, chairman and speaker : Marcus Perrin Knowlton, presiding officer; Edwin D. Metcalf, speaker; Gov. George Dexter Robinson, orator; John L. Houston (of Enfield) orator ; Judge Henry Morris, historical address ; William S. Shurtleff, poet (author of "Anniversary Ode") ; Edward H. Lathrop, toastmaster; George M. Stearns, orator ; William H. Haile, speaker: A. E. Pillsbury, speaker ; Samuel Bowles, speaker ; Dr. Theodore Pynchon, speaker ; Mayor O'Connor (of Holyoke), speaker : David A. Wells, speaker ; Gen. H. C. Dwight (of Hartford), speaker; United States Senator Dawes (of Pittsfield), speaker; R. R. Comr. Kinsley, speaker ; Rev. John Cuckson, speaker ; Rev. John Harding, speaker. The second day of the celebration was devoted especially to a monster civic-military parade and demonstration, and the occasion was closed with a largely attended ball.
Having thus briefly and in a general way traced the history and gradual growth of the town of Springfield from the time of
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founding the Agawam plantation to the incorporation of the city, and thence to the bi-centennial anniversary, and having referred incidentally at least to the more important events which have taken place during that long period, it is proposed in suc- ceeding chapters to analyze the subject of the city's history and treat each element separately, giving proper attention to accom- plished results, and presenting to the reader the names of men who have been contributing factors in producing those results. However, before closing the present chapter we may have re- course to the census reports and note the changes in number of inhabitants in the town and city as the same is indicated by the returns of the enumerators. It may be said, however, that the figures here cannot be taken as a true index of the town's growth previous to 1850, from the fact that the frequent division of the territory and the creation of other towns occasionally took from Springfield some of its most thickly populated districts.
The colonial census of 1776 gave the town 1,974 inhabitants. The first regular federal census was taken in 1790, and subse- quently at the close of each decade. The state enumeration of population was begun in 1855. In 1790 the population was 1,574 ; 1800, 2,312; 1810, 2,767; 1820, 3,914; 1830, 6,784; 1840, 10,985 ; 1850, 11,766; 1855, 13,788; 1860, 15,199; 1865, 22,035; 1870, 26,703; 1875, 31,053; 1880, 33,340; 1885, 37,535; 1890, 44,179 ; 1895, 51,522; 1900, 62,059.
SELECTMEN OF SPRINGFIELD 1644-1852.
1644-45-Henry Smith, Thomas Cooper, Samuel Chapin, Richard Sikes, Henry Burt.
1646-Henry Smith, Elizur Holyoke, Samuel Chapin, Henry Burt, Benj. Cooley.
1647-49-Henry Smith, Samuel Chapin, Thomas Cooper, Henry Burt, Benj. Cooley.
1650-John Pynchon, Henry Smith, Samuel Chapin, Henry Burt, Thomas Cooper.
1651-John Pynchon, Samuel Chapin, George Colton, Henry Burt, Thomas Cooper.
1652-John Pynchon, Samuel Chapin, George Colton, Henry Burt, Benj. Cooley, Thomas Stebbins, Joseph Parsons.
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1653-George Colton, Robert Ashley, Thomas Cooper, Benj. Cooley, Thomas Stebbins.
1654-Thomas Cooper, George Colton, Robert Ashley, Henry Burt, Benj. Cooley.
1655-Miles Morgan, John Dumbleton, George Colton, Thos. Stebbins, John Stebbins.
1656-Thomas Cooper, George Colton, Thomas Gilbert, Benj. Cooley, Robt. Ashley.
1657-Robert Ashley, Miles Morgan, John Dumbleton, Jon- athan Burt, Thomas Gilbert.
Memorial Church, Springfield
1658-Thomas Cooper, Benjamin Cooley, Jonathan Burt, William Warriner, Robert Ashley.
1659-In this year the day for choosing town officers was changed from the first Tuesday in November to the first Tuesday in February, and the selectmen of 1658 served until February, 1660.
1660-Thomas Gilbert, Benj. Parsons, John Dumbleton, Miles Morgan, John Pynchon.
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1661-Elizur Holyoke, Samuel Chapin, Thomas Cooper, Benj. Cooley, Robt. Ashley.
1662-John Pynchon, Nathaniel Ely, Elizur Holyoke, Geo. Colton, Miles Morgan.
1663-John Pynchon, Benj. Cooley, Robert Ashley, Thomas Cooper, Samuel Marshfield.
1664-Samuel Chapin, Nathaniel Ely, George Colton, Row- land Thomas, Elizur Holyoke.
1665-John Pynchon, Benjamin Cooley, George Colton, Samuel Marshfield, Lawrence Bliss.
1666-Ensign Cooper, Robert Ashley, John Dumbleton, Benjamin Parsons, Elizur Holyoke.
1667-George Colton, Nathaniel Ely, Benjamin Cooley, Rowland Thomas, Samuel Marshfield.
1668-Thomas Cooper, Miles Morgan, John Dumbleton, Ben- jamin Parsons, Elizur Holyoke.
1669-John Pynchon, George Colton, Nathaniel Ely, Samuel Marshfield, Lawrence Bliss.
1670-Elizur Holyoke, Thomas Cooper, Benjamin Cooley, Benjamin Parsons, Henry Chapin.
1671-John Pynchon, George Colton, Samuel Marshfield, Rowland Thomas, John Dumbleton.
1672-Nathaniel Ely, Benjamin Cooley, Benjamin Parsons, Anthony Dorchester, Elizur Holyoke.
1673-George Colton, Samuel Marshfield, Thomas Cooper, John Dumbleton, Henry Chapin.
1674-Nathaniel Ely, Thomas Cooper, Benjamin Parsons, Elizur Holyoke.
1675-George Colton, Samuel Marshfield, John Dumbleton, Henry Chapin, Jeremy Horton.
1676-Benjamin Cooley, Jonathan Burt, John Keep, John Hitchcock, Elizur Holyoke. (Samuel Marshfield was chosen in place of Elizur Holyoke, deceased, and Anthony Dorchester was chosen to fill the vacancy caused by the death of John Keep, who was killed by the Indians, March 26.)
1677-George Colton, John Dumbleton, Benjamin Parsons, Henry Chapin, John Dorchester.
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1678-Samuel Marshfield, Japhet Chapin, John Hitchcock, Nathaniel Burt, John Holyoke.
1679-John Holyoke, George Colton, Benjamin Parsons, John Dumbleton, Henry Chapin.
1680-Benjamin Cooley, Samuel Marshfield, Jonathan Burt, Japhet Chapin, John Hitchcock.
1681-Daniel Denton, John Holyoke, George Colton, Benja- min Parsons, John Dumbleton.
1682-Joseph Parsons, Dea. Jonathan Burt, Thomas Day, John Hitchcock, John Holyoke.
1683-Samuel Marshfield, Benjamin Parsons, John Dumble- ton, Japhet Chapin, James Warriner.
1684-Jonathan Burt, Henry Chapin, John Hitchcock, Sam- uel Ball, John Holyoke.
1685-George Colton, Samuel Marshfield, Benj. Parsons, John Dumbleton, Samuel Bliss.
1686-Japhet Chapin, John Hitchcock, Samuel Ball, Thomas Stebbins, John Holyoke.
1687-Jonathan Burt, Benjamin Parsons, Henry Chapin, John Dumbleton, Luke Hitchcock.
1688-Samuel Marshfield, Japhet Chapin, John Hitchcock, Samuel Ball, John Holyoke.
1689-Japhet Chapin, Samuel Hitchcock, Samuel Ball, Thomas Colton, James Warriner, Thomas Stebbins.
1690-John Dumbleton, Jonathan Burt, Benjamin Parsons, Henry Chapin, Abel Wright. (This board was chosen in May, 1689, in accordance with the act changing the day of election from February to May.)
1690-Japhet Chapin, John Hitchcock, James Warriner, Thomas Stebbins, John Holyoke.
1691-Jonathan Burt, Henry Chapin, John Dumbleton, Isaac Colton, John Holyoke.
1692-Japhet Chapin, Samuel Colton, Samuel Bliss, Thomas Stebbins, John Barber.
1693-John Hitchcock, Eliakim Cooley, Joseph Stebbins, Jonathan Ball, John Holyoke.
1694-Pelatiah Glover, John Dorchester, Joseph Stebbins, Nathaniel Bliss, David Morgan.
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1695-Thomas Cooper, Thomas Colton, Daniel Cooley, Charles Ferre, sr., John Holyoke.
1696-John Pynchon, jr., James Warriner, Luke Hitchcock, Edward Stebbins, Benjamin Leonard.
1697-Jonathan Burt, Henry Chapin, James Warriner, sr., Samuel Bliss, sr., John Warner.
1698-John Hitchcock, Benjamin Stebbins, Pelatiah Glover, Abel Wright, John Warner.
1699-Isaac Colton, John Hitchcock, Samuel Bliss, sr., Joseph Stebbins, John Myrick.
1700-Joseph Stebbins, Edward Stebbins, Japhet Chapin, James Warriner, sr., Thomas Colton.
1701-Henry Chapin, Pelatiah Glover, John Barber, David Morgan, Ebenezer Parsons.
1702-John Pynchon, jr., Pelatiah Glover, John Barber, John Warner, Samuel Ely.
1703-Eliakim Cooley, Joseph Stebbins, Edward Stebbins, John Warner, Nathaniel Munn.
1704-Luke Hitchcock, sr., James Warriner, sr., Edward Stebbins, Benjamin Leonard, Joseph Williston.
1705-John Pynchon, jr., Joseph Stebbins, Luke Hitchcock, sr., Joseph Cooley, sr., John Merrick.
1706-John Pynchon, jr., Eliakim Cooley, Ebenezer Par- sons, John Miller, Nathaniel Burt, jr.
1707-Thomas Colton, John Merrick, Samuel Bliss 3d, Henry Burt, John Holyoke.
1708-John Hitchcock, sr., Edward Stebbins, John Ferre, Benj. Leonard, John Holyoke.
1709-John Hitchcock, sr., John Merrick, John Day, Pela- tiah Bliss, John Holyoke.
1710-John Pynchon, jr., Edward Stebbins, John Burt, sr., Nathaniel Munn, Samuel Bliss 3d.
1711-Joseph Cooley, sr., Tilley Merrick, John Miller, Thos. Horton, John Holyoke.
1712-Luke Hitchcock, sr., Joseph Stebbins, sr., John Mer- rick, Samuel Bliss 3d, John Ferre.
1713-Pelatiah Glover, Ebenezer Parsons, Nathaniel Burt, jr., Henry Burt, John Day.
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1714-Pelatiah Glover, John Merrick, Joseph Cooley, sr., John Ferre, Thomas Terry.
1715-John Pynchon, James Mirick, Samuel Bliss 3d, Luke Hitchcock, Pelatiah Glover.
1716-John Ferre, sr., James Warriner 2d. John Pynchon, Joseph Stebbins, Samuel Ely.
1717-Joseph Stebbins, John Mirick, Samuel Bliss 3d, John Ferre, Samuel Day.
1718-John Ferre, Samuel Bliss 3d, Henry Burt, John Worthington, Joseph Parsons.
1719-Samuel Day, Samuel Ely, Ebenezer Parsons, John Day, James Merrick.
1720-Luke Hitchcock, John Ferre, Samuel Bliss 3d, Henry Burt, James Warriner, jr.
1721-Joseph Stebbins, Joseph Cooley, Samuel Bliss 3d, Thomas Bliss, sr., Increase Sikes.
1722-John Mirick, John Ferre, Ephraim Colton, John Worthington, Increase Sikes.
1723-Samuel Bliss 2d, Joseph Stebbins, Ephraim Colton, Samuel Day, John Day.
1724-John Ferre, James Warriner, Samuel Bliss 2d, Na- thaniel Sikes, Increase Sikes.
1725-Luke Hitchcock, Ephraim Colton, John Ferre, Sam- uel Bliss 2d, Joseph Williston.
1726-James Warriner, John Bagg, John Hitchcock, Joseph Williston, Henry Burt.
1727-Samuel Bliss 2d, John Ferre, Ephraim Colton, John Day, John Worthington.
1728-Samuel Bliss, Ebenezer Warriner, Ephraim Colton, John Day, John Ferre.
1729-James Warriner, John Day, Ebenezer Warriner, John Burt, Ephraim Colton.
1730-James Warriner, Ebenezer Warriner, John Burt, Thomas Colton, Thomas Stebbins.
1731-Samuel Bliss, Joseph Williston, James Warriner, Thomas Colton, Thomas Stebbins.
1732-Joseph Williston, John Worthington, Pelatiah Bliss, Thomas Stebbins, John Day.
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1733-John Burt, Luke Hitchcock 2d, John Ely, James War- riner, Ebenezer Warriner.
1734-Pelatiah Bliss, John Burt, Luke Hitchcock 2d, Ebe- nezer Warriner, John Ely.
1735-Pelatiah Bliss, Ebenezer Warriner, John Burt, John Ely, Luke Hitchcock 2d.
1736-John Burt, Luke Hitchcock 2d, William Pynchon, John Day, Benjamin Chapin.
1737-William Pynchon, John Day, John Burt, Luke Hitch- cock 2d, Thomas Colton.
1738-William Pynchon, John Day, Pelatiah Bliss, Thomas Stebbins, Luke Hitchcock 2d.
1739-John Day, Thomas Colton, Thomas Stebbins, John Burt, John Harmon.
1740-John Harmon, Thomas Colton, Thomas Stebbins, John Day, Luke Hitchcock.
1741-Joseph Pynchon, Thomas Colton, Thomas Stebbins, John Harmon, Jonathan Chapin.
1742-Joseph Pynchon, Thomas Colton, Joseph Miller, Jon- athan Chapin, James Warriner.
1743-James Warriner, Joseph Miller, Thomas Stebbins, Thomas Colton, Jonathan Chapin.
1744-James Warriner, Francis Ball, John Burt, Thomas Colton, Thomas Stebbins.
1745-John Burt, James Warriner, Thomas Stebbins, Fran- cis Ball, William Stebbins.
1746-James Warriner, Francis Ball, William Stebbins, Joseph Pynchon, Luke Hitchcock 2d, Ebenezer Hitchcock, Jona- than Church.
1747-Jonathan Church, James Warriner, Francis Ball, William Stebbins, Josiah Dwight.
1748-Jonathan Church, James Warriner, Francis Ball, William Stebbins Josiah Dwight.
1749-51-James Warriner, William Stebbins, Francis Ball, Jonathan Church, Josiah Dwight.
1752-53-Josiah Dwight, William Stebbins, Jonathan Church, James Warriner, Samuel Ely.
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1754-56-Josiah Dwight, James Warriner, Jonathan Church, Nathaniel Burt, Samuel Ely.
1757-Josiah Dwight, Jonathan Church, James Warriner, Samuel Ely, Nathaniel Ely.
1758-Josiah Dwight, Jonathan Church, Samuel Ely, Na- thaniel Ely 2d, Nathaniel Brewer.
1759-Josiah Dwight, Jonathan Church, Nathaniel Ely, Joseph Miller, Nathaniel Brewer.
Elm Street School, Springfield
1760-Luke Bliss, Luke Hitchcock, Joseph Miller, Josiah Dwight, Aaron Colton.
1761-John Worthington, Ebenezer Hitchcock, Benjamin Day, Aaron Colton, Edward Pynchon.
1762-John Worthington, Edward Pynchon, Aaron Colton, Benjamin Day, Luke Hitchcock.
1763-John Worthington, Edward Pynchon, Benjamin Day, Josiah Dwight, Aaron Colton.
1764-John Worthington, Josiah Dwight, Edward Pynchon, Benjamin Day, Nathaniel Ely 2d.
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1765-John Worthington, Josiah Dwight, Edward Pynchon, Benjamin Day, Nathaniel Ely, Capt. Samuel Merrick.
1766-67-John Worthington, Josiah Dwight, Edward Pyn- chon, Benjamin Day, Nathaniel Ely 2d, Robert Harris, Samuel Merrick.
1768-John Worthington, Josiah Dwight, Edward Pynchon, Benjamin Day, Robert Harris, Nathaniel Ely, John Leonard.
1769-John Worthington, Edward Pynchon, Lt. Robert Harris, Nathaniel Brewer, Benjamin Day, Nathaniel Ely.
1770-John Worthington, Edward Pynchon, Benjamin Day, Nathaniel Ely 2d, Nathaniel Brewer, Robert Harris, John Leon- ard.
1771-John Worthington, Edward Pynchon, Benjamin Day, Nathaniel Ely 2d, John Leonard, Moses Bliss, Daniel Harris.
1772-John Worthington, Edward Pynchon, Nathaniel Ely, John Leonard, Daniel Harris, Moses Bliss, Jonathan White.
1773-John Worthington, Col. Benjamin Day, Nathaniel Ely, Dr. Charles Pynchon, John Leonard, Dr. Jonathan White, Lt. John Leonard, Dr. Aaron Colton, Benjamin Ely.
1774-John Worthington, Moses Bliss, John Hale, Phineas Chapin, Daniel Harris.
1775-Daniel Harris, Phineas Chapin, Aaron Colton, James Silkes, William Pynchon, jr.
1776-Aaron Colton, James Sikes, William Pynchon, jr., Edward Chapin, Daniel Harris.
1777-Aaron Colton, Edward Chapin, Thomas Stebbins, Daniel Harris, William Pynchon, jr.
1778-William Pynchon, jr., Edward Chapin, David Burt, Thomas Stebbins, Phineas Chapin, Thomas Williston.
1779-80-Thomas Stebbins, Phineas Chapin, David Burt, William Pynchon, Thomas Williston.
1781-82-Phineas Chapin, Thomas Stebbins, William Pyn- chon, Thomas Williston, David Burt.
1783-William Pynchon, Phineas Chapin, Thomas Stebbins, Thomas Williston, David Burt.
1784-William Pynchon, Moses Bliss, Reuben Bliss, Eph- raim Chapin, Thomas Williston.
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1785-86-Moses Bliss, Reuben Bliss, William Pynchon, Eph- raim Chapin, Capt. Thomas Stebbins.
1788-Moses Bliss, Reuben Bliss, William Pynchon, Eph- raim Chapin, Thomas Stebbins, John Hale, Moses Field.
1789-Moses Bliss, Reuben Bliss, Thomas Stebbins, William Pynchon.
1790-Moses Bliss, Reuben Bliss, William Pynchon.
1791-William Pynchon, Moses Bliss, Reuben Bliss, Moses Church, Capt. Phineas Chapin.
1792-94-William Pynchon, Jonathan Dwight, Reuben Bliss, Moses Church, Capt. Phineas Chapin.
1795-William Pynchon, Jonathan Dwight, Reuben Bliss, Thomas Dwight, Phineas Chapin.
1796-97-William Pynchon, Jonathan Dwight, George Bliss, Thomas Dwight, Phineas Chapin.
1798-William Pynchon, Jonathan Dwight, Francis Dwight, George Bliss, Phineas Chapin.
1799-1800-William Pynchon, Jonathan Dwight, Thomas Dwight, George Bliss, Capt. Phineas Chapin.
1801-William Pynchon, Thomas Dwight, George Bliss, Capt. J. Byer, Rufus Sikes, Moses Chapin, Isaac Bliss.
1802-3-William Pynchon, Thomas Dwight, George Bliss, Rufus Sikes, Moses Chapin.
1804-8-George Bliss, John Hooker, Thomas Dwight, Rufus Sikes, Moses Chapin.
1809-11-Thomas Dwight, George Bliss, George Blake, John Hooker, Moses Chapin.
1812-Joshua Frost, Moses Chapin, Judah Chapin, Eleazer Wright, Edward Pynchon, Jonas Coolidge, Daniel Lombard, Phineas Chapin, Asher Bartlett.
1813-16-Moses Chapin, Edward Pynchon, William Sheldon, George Blake, Jonas Coolidge.
1817-William Sheldon, Edward Pynchon, Jonas Coolidge, Jacob Bliss, Joseph Pease.
1818-19-Edward Pynchon, Jacob Bliss, Jonas Coolidge, Thomas Sargeant, Joseph Pease.
1820-Edward Pynchon, Joshua Frost, Harvey Chapin, Solomon Hatch, Justin Lombard.
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1821-Edward Pynchon, Justin Lombard, Solomon Hatch, William Childs, Jesse Pendleton.
1822-Jesse Pendleton, Solomon Hatch, William Childs, Joseph Carew, Simon Sanborn.
1823-John Hooker, Robert Emory, Joseph Pease, Israel E. Trask, Jonathan Dwight.
1824-Jesse Pendleton, Solomon Hatch, William Rice, George Colton, Allen Bangs.
1825-Solomon Hatch, George Colton, William Rice, Allen Bangs, Bridgeman Chapin.
1826-William Rice, Joshua Frost, Bridgeman Chapin, Henry Chapin, Solomon Hatch.
1827-28-Oliver B. Morris, George Colton, Charles Stearns, Horace King, Orange Chapin.
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