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John Worthington sold to
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Samuel Clapp
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Elias Gillert
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Jeremiah Kinnic
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Rufus Stone
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Thomas Kinnic
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Moses Brewster
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Jeremiah Phillyje 169 (50a)
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School lots, 1986. Ebenezer Willyne 125. Daniel Chapman 221. Joseph Marsh 57. Joseph Drewn 175. Edmund Pettingall. fr mint lots two. Timothy Meach 75. Samuel Buck and Asham Fanning IN, Levi Flint 01. 1791 Joel Randall. of the town of Worthington. 101 (;oa)
1700 Charhs Gillart. lot 115 1813 Damrl Falley. Int 117. 1796 C'alvin Smith. lot 143. 1772 Olanliah Rharles, lot 170. 1773 Ohver Webster, Int 1x5. 1797 Erastus Ingraham, Int. 199. 202
CUMMINGTON
Col. John Cumming, at the request of others, bought at the auction of June 2. 1702, for himself and others, the Township No 9. The proprietors:
FIRST DIVISION Asa Douglass, 60 (1024) 07. 55. 04.
SECOND DIVISION
06. 27. 21. 24. 17. 16
Tilly Merack 1. 71. 20. 47. 15
John Cumming
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Joseph Bridge 54.01
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Charles Prescott 45. 49
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Thomas Jones 23. 30
Toush Barrett
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Thomas Barrett
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Samuel Brewer
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Jonas Heywood 10. 8
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Edmund Munro
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Samuel Farrar
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Charles Barrett
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James Chandler
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Samuel Minoft
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Joseph Wright
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William Park 50.05
Samurl Hayward
James McCannon
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James Berry
Rubert Cunningham
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John Cunningham
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Hezekiah Follett
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Joseph Anderson
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James Bomis
Joseph Marsh (o04)
Shinistenal lot 25 and school
Jemiah Fart bought lot 30. Stephen Fare wild ta Phillip Show Joseph Fare sold to Josiah Fare. 155, west side foot 40.
John Cumming had lot 18 Division I for buikling a sawmill : Charles Prescott had 4s but failed to build and it was given up. 11. 13. 30. 52 went to the committee who were Charles Prescott. John Cumming, Joseph Heyward. Samuel Farr. Stephen Hay - ward; lots 25 and 26 were public lots, so we have the reason why " lunch Borrell, Jonathan Heywood, Tilly Merrick.
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James Barrett 43. 5
Samuel Tower 103
Nathaniel Dwight
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they did not draw on Division III of lots. Lots 4, 5 of Division III equal 42. 43. 44. 25 of Division Il: lot 3 of Division III to 45. 28 of Division 11, 24 of 111 to 26, 2; of Division 11 : three lots duplicated and were for the public good.
The Thinl Division of lots were drawn by those who owned the First Division, and had ninety acres in them.
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The following residents of Chesterfield, Huntington, Wor- thington and Cummington served in the Revolutionary War:
CHESTERFIELD
Richard Sylvester
Isaac Buck
Luke Sylvester Barnabas Cole Wheller Highe
Prince Cowing John Cowing Benj. Bryant
Lewis Iligpins Ebenezer Cole
Consider Cole
Elijah Cole
William Higgins
Jesse Buck George Buck
Jephthah Cole Jesse Cole
Elcazer Ring (at Valley Forge)
WORTHINGTON
Gershom Randall Jeremiah Kinnic
Samuel Pettingill
Alexander Kingman Lot Drake Seth Cole
Samuel Cole Timothy Meach Thomas .Buck
Jonathan Ring
Gershom Brown Samuel Follett
Moves Buck
Asa Jackson Rufus Marsh
Asa Cottrell
HUNTINGTON Stephen Angell
CUMMINGTON Peter Tower Nathaniel Tower
In Worthington Col. Webber lived and in his company he had as sergeants Jeremiah Kinnie, Jonathan Prentice, Joshua Morse, Gershom Randall and Drummer .Anthony Morse.
Valuable records are obtainable that give the names and services of our soldiers, which were they written up would fill many pages. The State is putting each man's record into book form, and the work will soon be completed.
RESIDENTS OF SOUTH WORTHINGTON IN 1821
George and Solomon Tanner lived where Mrs. Adams does. Parley Hutching ran the gristmill and lived near Mr. Freeman's house. Mr. Sam Cole owned the gristmill. Luther Pomeroy lived in Doctor Conwell's farmhouse. Captain Jackson and Ring lived in a house above Doctor Conwell's house. Theodore Drake built Doctor Conwell's house. The next house above Jackson, going north, was Job Bryant's, and the second, Noah Bissell's. The next one, Cromwell Burr's. Going west from Doctor Con. well's house was Dan Cole and Lot Drake, Jr., who lived in a log house. The next, where the Converse Cemetery is now, was Daniel Gates'. His father had lived where A. Sanderson built his house. Farther up the road lived Reuben Gardner, lyricum Drake, Captain Metcalf, Moses Buck and Widow Moore, and over across the brook in Ringville and on the crossroad Elijah Higgins. Timothy Hancock, William Coit, John Coit, Milton Adams, Doctor Bridge and John Pratt. At the other houses the plates give the history in detail. These facts received from Mr. A. Sanderson. The name of Mrs. Eva Conners, omitted from the list of officers She has had page 19, should be placed among the Stewards. splendid success in the office of Treasurer.
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I Todd Farm ? Vickery Place 3 (ranger a Place & Fart Woman's & Summer Brown to Ura. Hilbert's ? A. Ciale & I Cote U Ments Pomeroy 10 Castle Farto 11 Sira Gonbon 12 L. Granger 13 M. Smith 14 H. (lark 13 Connder C'ole P'lace 16 Hescock & Johnenn
Chapter X. The Homes in Chesterfield
No. 1-AI. Todd's farm. Lewis Pease lives here. b. in Ches- terfield Feb. 10, 1870. m. April 6, 1802, Enima Morgan, b. July ;. 1862, in Westfield. They began housekeeping in Westfield. moved to Worthington 1898, came to this place 1902 Mr Pease does plumbing for Mr. Eddy. Place owned by Munro Todd, who had it of Asa Todd 1820-1505. of Lyman 1791-1846, of Rev. AAsa Todd 1756-1847, who was Baptist minister in 1802 1820. lle came from Whately, Mass., and his mother, Catherine Todd, 1728 - 1818
No. 2 -- The Adams house, owned by Mrs. Lizzie Vickery. b. -. m. Augustus Vickery Bought this place 1903 of Mrs Dwight Stanton. It was called the Elijah Higgins place. Lewis Adams bought here 1854. builling this house of lumber from the old Baptist church. Lewis Adams had it of Billings Higgins, of Holland Moore, of Wilham liggms, of Elijah Higgins. The house stoud a little south of where it does now.
No. 3-The Daniel Granger place Owned by Lewis Granger. of Daniel Granger who bought in 1855 of Sidney Brewster. of Ansel Adams, of Billings Higgins, of Holland Moore, of William Higgins, of Amos Moore in 181 ; and Thomas Moore in 1812, who settled here. John Cowing lives here now. h. (ct. 6. 1800, n. Feb. 3. 1888, to Mary E. Randall, b. Aug. 3. 1864. They lived at home seven months then went on the mount to live. Moved to West Chesterfield. to Damon's mill house and several other places They have two sons, Reynold b. Dec. 21, 1888 ; llerman b. Aug. 28, 1891. They keep sixteen head of cattle, sixty hens, one horse. three pigs; cut twenty tons of hay The place has sixty acres of land.
No. 4-Earl Cowing His mother, Laury b. in Chesterfield Dec. 15, 1835. d. Oct. 9. 1904: m. Jan. 31. 1855, Jolin Cowing. b. on Melvin Thrasher's place in Huntington Dec 0. 1831. They began housekeeping in Ringville on the place they bought of Arad
Higgins. Lived there two years then traded with William Hig- gins for this place. The children, Mary E. (Brown) was b. in Ringville, and Fidelia (Higgins) b. in Chesterfield; John (see No. 3). Lucy E. who d. April 17, 1864. and Laury Elzine b. Jan. 14, 1870 n. (1) Mr. Bryant, (2) Charles Perry Jan. 2. 100 ;; Earl R. b. Feb. 24. 1880. m. Bessie Sanderson Jan. 2. 1004. Mr. Cowing bought the beach place of the heirs of Mary Higgins Lang- clon. Mrs. Cowing bought the John Kinnie place of Mrs John Kinnie, of Jotham Drake, Reuben Drake's father, who was killed in the war. Keeps MAteen head of cattle, two horses, two pairs of oxen, sixteen hens, and cuts forty toas of hay. The farm consists of 175 acres of land. William Thggins had it of his father Elijah. On the crossroad below the farm called Hart's farm, Jotham Drake bought of Ephraim Cole Matthew Buck from Bridgewater. b. 1;24. lived here. We think he was a nephew of George Buck, who settled up the road from this place. [Sce page 46.]
No. 5 -- Sumner Brown, b. in Norwich Nov. 13. 1857. was m. April 13. 1880, to Miss Mary Cowing. b. Nov. 7. 1855. They began housekeeping here. The farm consists of iso acres, and keeps fifteen cows, fifteen young stock, three steers, a pair of Oxen, one pair horses, 100 hens. Bought of | Thrasher, Thomas Lane, of Robert Lane, of Lawerson Torrey, of Ephraim Jackson lived here and carried mail. Ephraim Cole. Nahum Bryart. Job Bryant, Mr. Cromwell Burr, all have lived here. Samuel Cowing lived here m 1821, and the place was part of Prince Cowing's land [see page 46]. When Mr Torry's bar was struck by lightning and burned, his neighbor, alone horse had been stolen a few mghts before, came in to sympathize with him. Mr Torrv. : fter listening a while. sanl. "Well. neighbor. God took my property but the Devil took yours."
No. 6 -Mrs. Mary Hilbert. b in Pittsburg. la. Nov. ;. 1868, was m. to Mr. Hilbert July 21, 188 ;. Came to Chesterfield
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June, 1897. This place was called the Ehsha Kinnte farm. Her daughter b. May to, 1888, m Sansdowne, Pa. Mr. Hilbert bought of Mrx. Kinnie, whose husband had it of his father . Abner (1700 1878). Zebulon Robinson settled in a house near here. Nathaniel Bryant owned land here also. The Baptist utvetings were heh in the house in the peach orchant Sept. 22. 1789. This farmn cov- sists of goo acres, and keeps twenty-three cattle, four horses. six pigs, and cuts forty tons of hay.
Nathaniel Bryant, grandson of Lieutenant Bryant of Ply- mouth, in 177; settled a little east of here, and m. Joanna. daughter of Ebenezer Cole. Two of their twelve children were born here: Betsy m. Bisbee, Jr., and Colonel Patrick settled near the mount.
No. ;- AAmasu Cole was b. on the Ephraim Cole place in Worthington, next to Gaston Smith's. Jan. 0. 1840 Came to Chesterfield in 1850. Taught school sixty-four terms idate of this writing, receiving fitteen dollars a month and board at first. In 18;4 taught the South Worthington school, having twenty-seven scholars; in 18;0 at Ringville and had eighteen.
Emma Cole was b. Dec. 17. 1858. Taught twenty-seven terms, receiving at first three dollars a week and board.
No. 8-Edward M. Cole b. April 28, 1801, was m. to Lucy Tower June ;. 188;, b. on the Tower place in West Chesternicht July 27. 1860. She taught school fifteen terms The children. Arlin b. Aug. 24. 1880, Agnes h Nov 18. 1804 The farm has 275 acres, and keeps twenty eows, one pair of oxen, three horses. thirty hens, twenty head of young stick, and cuts about fifty tons of hay. Ihis father Ephraim m Consider tole's daughter Electa. His grandfather was Amaziah Cole, Jr, who died at Lewis Granger's house. Ephraim Cole bought of Horace Cole who had it of his brother Samuel William Wetmore and Cadvin Cow- ing also lived here The farm is part of Prince Cowing's land.
No. 9-0. S. Pomeroy, b. m Conwell's farmhouse .Aug. S. 1842, was m. in Becket to Ida Isabella Geer by Rev. William Jordan, Sept. 28, 1870. b. in Becket May 21, 18:0. They began housekeeping here, and have three girls and one boy. Robert b. July 14. 18;3, lives at home. The farm contains 300 aeres and keeps twenty-four cows, thirteen young stock, a pair of oxen, thirty-five hens, and three horses. Mr. Pomeroy's father
John d. July, 1870. Bought the place of Horace Cole in 18.45. Luther Pomeroy, a descendant of Medad Pomeroy, who settled m Northampton in toho, was his grandfather. Enlisted in the Revolutionary War, serving eight years, and drew a pension for the same. Was b. in 1758-1855, and was called Captam Pomeroy because he drilled the Militia company in Chester. Horace Cole owned this place, the Castle place, part of Lewis Granger's, Sin- ner Brown's in 1840. Prince Cowing settled in this house when he came to Ireland street.
No. to-Castle place owned by Doctor Conwell. It was last occupied by Albert Stratton b. June 1, 1878. His mother, Sarah Stratton, b. in Vermont Feb. 9. 1838, m. March 1, 1861. Came to this place November, 1901. Albert m. Florence Drake. June, 1004. This place has been owned by Horace Cole. Jackson brothers, Eli Cady, Dwight Stanton, Mr. Castle and Harvey Adams. Doctor Moore built the house and sold to Horace Cole
No. 11 -- Mrs. Ida Gannon. b. in Vermont Oct. 10. 1801, m. John Gannon Nov. 14. 1884. d. in rooo. They lived in Maurice Clark's house, Castle place, Mrs. Hilbert's house. Maurice b. Sept. 11, 1885 Ethel b. in Adamis, Mass., May 6, 1887. Mrs. Gannon cares for four State children. Horace Cole made a wood house just above, and this house was kept for hired help. Mrs. Gannon is the first to own it separate from the Castle farm.
No. 12-Lewis Granger, b. Nov. 27. 1864. m. Om Smith Nov. 21, 1886, b. at Mr. Freeman's house Der. 30, 186 ;. Her n:other's funeral sermon was preached from Proverbs 4: 30. They have one boy Homer b. Muy S. 1800. Their niece Maude b Aug. 15. 1889. They had (willeb the place of John Cole, who built the house. Amaziah Cole lived here in 1820. Opposite Jonathan Ring. Elleazer Ring and Ephraim Phinney have lived. In 1850 John Cole kept three cows, one horse and twelve hens. The farm has tio acres, keeps twenty-five head of cattle, three horses, four pigs, 175 hens, and cuts forty tons of hay Lewis father Daniel was elected surveyor of lumber in Huntington March 11, 1854. Amaziah Cole, Jr., died in the old house and his was the first funeral Alonzo Sanderson attended after coming to South Worthington in 1821.
No. 13-Marshall Smith. b in Chester Dec. 25. 1855, was m. (1) to Lizzie Belden Dec 23, 1875, who d. Jan. 13, 1877: (2)
Gertrude G. Knight Sept 20. 1880, who was h in Norwich, Mass .. May 23, 1868. Her great-great-grandfather built one of the first houses in Norwich. This place was owned by P. L. Smith's step- grandfather, Ebenezer Cole. The place was settled by Ebenezer Cole. It has been used as a tavern, and meetings have been held there. Opposite was a store and blacksmith shop. The place was sold to Marshall Smith in 1870. In 1850 it kept nine cows. a pair of oxen, one pig, now has 175 hens, two horses, and one pair of oxen. This farm contains :So acres and cuts forty tons of hay.
No. 14-Maurice Clark was b. in Montgomery, Mass .. Dec. 24. 1881. Moved to Chesterfield in 1901. The house was built by lewis Cole who was b. Nov. 17. 1820. Ilis father Joseph Cole b. Sept. 22. 1781, m (1) Lydia Post, (2) Harriet P. Thayer. (3) Hannah Willcutt. Lydia Post would be great-grandmother to Effic Iliggins, Lewis and AAlvin Pease. Lewis Cole m Sally Converse, Horace Converse's sister. James Pease and wife sold the place to their daughter Effic, who soll it to Mr. Clark. James l'ease b. May 15, 1830. d. Oct. 21, 1001, and his wife Mary b. Oet. 26. 1843. lives with her daughter Effic Higgins, The farm has 200 acres, keeping eight cattle, two horses, thirty-five hens, and cuts twenty tous of hay.
No. 15-The Consider Cole place is owned by lleseock and Johnson. This is just the place for a fine hotel. Sam Cole sold this place to Consider Cole, then to Lewis Cowing, who soldl it
to Hescock and Johnson. On investigation we find that the above Sam Cole was a son of Ebenezer Cole of Hatfield, and that Sam Cole died in an old house built down near the brook ner Mr Witherell's shop. [See Cole's history, page 34 ] Just above we find the cellar hole of a house where Barnabas Cowing is said to have lived, but do not find the name recorded on any deeds. Near by Elijah Willis lived: also the Zara and Avin Rude place. Not far from here Josiah Fisk and Mr. Litchfield lived.
No. 16-Eugene Johnson, b. April 30, 1875, was m. July 14. 1898, to lda Pomeroy b. Dec. 17. 18So. They kept house in Huntington, moved to our parsonage where they were living at the time it burned, suffering great loss. They boarded until they moved to this place. Her brother, Charles Pomeroy, b. Aug. 10. 1853, came to Chesterfickl in 1888 and lived with Marshall Smith until he was seventeen years of age.
Harry llescock, b. Dec. 16, 1877, came to Worthington and was m. in the Methodist church to Hattie Pomeroy Nov. 1, 1900. b. Oct. 18. 188t. in Lorain, Ohio. They began housekeeping here Clifton Williams, b. July ;, Soo, makes his home with Mr. and Mrs. Johnson. These two men. Mr. Hescock and Mr. Johnson, are called "The Boys" in this locality. They bought the place of Lewis Cowing, who had it of Consider Cole, of Lewis Smith, of Ephraim Patch. His father settled here in 1768. In 1824 Widow Desire Patch lived here.
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Chapter XI. Indian Hollow, Huntington, Mass.
No. 1 -The Jams He who loves nature can spend hours here among the beautiful rocks Just above was the old Baker damı. In the old house which stood on the cellar hole there Noah Bissell lived in 1821
No. 2- Damon's mill, formerly run by F. Damon, is now run by B. Witherell. It is owned by the Adams Mining Corporation. They bought it of Hiram Huggins, of John Cole, of Nathan Fiske. of Clifford Damon, of Job Torres, and Dexter Damon who built the mill. It is situated at what is called the month of Dead stream.
No. 3-Fred M. Ludden was h. i Willamsburg July 23, 1841. Moved to Conway, thence to Sutherland, when thirteen years old went West to Loda, Hl. Enlisted in Co. K. 70th Hmois Regiment. After three years service in the army he came East in November. 1873, n Alice Higgins Nov 20, 1571. b. June 5. 1850 They began housekeeping in Westhampton, moved to Chesterfield. thence to Northampton, thence to this place in 188o. Died March 19, 1905. Bought this place of Jeremiah Brown. Joseph Tower built the house. Jonathan Lilly, Elijah Tilden, they live on the east side of the road. Stephen Taylor. Barnabas Cole and Seth Cole have lived here ;. the latter probably settled here first. The lot is called No. 11.
No. 4 -- Mrs. Nancy Merritt Rude was b. in Conway Nov. 3. 1833, and moved to Williamsburg in 1834. m. Elias Rude, and. Dec. 14. 1858. b. in the old house Nov 20. 1814. They began housekeeping in the old house. Mr Rude built the present house. He, the youngest of eleven children, was killed July 9, 1003. His father's name was Zara. The homestead contains iso acres, the whole farm however about soo. Mr Rude made a very fine collection of minerals. [See Rude history, page 4.3.]
No. 5 -- George A Reed. b. m Swanzev. N H . April 27. 1853. m. Dora Willard Sept. 5. 1881. b. Feb. 20. 1860. They began housekeeping in Swanzey, N. 11 . and after living there ten years moved to Winehester, N. H., where they remained twelve years.
coming here Nov. 13. 100%. The children : Carl b. Aug. 7. 1883: Guy. May 2. 1885, Roy. Jan. 30, 188; ; Marjorie, July 28, 1894: Max, March 10, 1001. They bought the place of Alrs. Oliver Ames, whose husband died here. He purchased it of John Rude, who with his wife lived here forty-nine years, and they of Zara Rude, of Henry Merritt.
No. o -Charles Ames, b. March 31. 18;4. m. Arvilla Merritt Pomeroy July 2. 1808. b. June 2, 1800. Mrs. . lines has two children living by her first husband (Samuel Pomeroy)- Irving and Sarah. She was b. May 29. 1880. Mr. Pomeroy bought the place with a frame on it which had been put up by C. Angell, and built this house Mr Tinker lived here when the old house burned, and they moved to the Royal Hatch place. Samuel Sampson bought it of Jesse Torry, who had it of Keneln Sampson. The land was part of Hezekiah Weeks' place
No. 7-Mrs. Levi Angell (Angeline Joslyn b. in Savoy, Mass .. April 20, 18.30. m. Mr. Angell March 28, 1844 Mrs. Angell has lived here all her married life, excepting three years. She moved to Robinson Hollow when six years of age. She has six children living: Nellie F. b. Oct. 31, 1870, lives at home. [See Plate 13. No. 5.] The place contains fifty acres of land. Levi Angell secured one-half from his father Stephen, and some from Samuel Weeks, who died in isso and was buried on the hillside at the rear of the house, and a small piece of land from Asa Merritt, and some from Widow Williams, making in aff fifty acres.
No.8-The first school-house built south ofwhat is nowcalled Antes brook. It stood on that spot until isoo, when it was moved to Mrs. Angelf's gateway where it remained until 1858. when the present one was built, which has not been used since 1886.
No. 9 -Frank E. Morey. b. in Westhampton March 4. 1815. m. Hattie Pierce Jan. 8. 1864. b. in Columbia, N 11 .. Dec. 10. 1845. They began housekeeping in Loudville, moving here in
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1895. They have one boy Charles b. in Loudville Dec. 20, 1873. Richard Bowers, b. June 4. 1533, in Tolland, Conn , spends his winters here. Mr. Morey enlisted from Northampton in Co. G. 4th Mass Cavalry. The place contains seventy-five acres, keeps two cows, one horse, twenty hens and one pig, and cuts six tons of hay. Mrs. Hartley Bought of George Torry, who hall it of his grandfather Bushrod Fisk, of Henry Angell, of his father Stephen AAngell, who built the house in 1825. There was also a house built near the barn by Christian Angell, where the family had lived.
No. 10-Channing Angel, b. June 19, 180 ;. m. Aug. 22, 1801. Anna Hathaway b. July 10. 1874. They began housekeeping at the ohl homestead. in i Suo came to this place. Their children : Hazel b. Aug. 27. 1803: Raymond. April 23. 1805: Eva. Aug. 10. 1800; Martha, Oct 10, 1903. Bought the land where the house stands of Mrs. Mary Lewis. His farm is part of the Henry Wecks place. The lot above bought by Mr. Goodhue. Henry Weeks bought of Hezekiah Weeks. Stephen Angell was in the war of 1812, and his father, Christian AAngell, in the war of the Revolu- tion.
No. 11-Charles B. Bennett, b. in Sharon, Conn .. June 20. 1858, was m. May 4. 18;9. to Juha \ Myers, b. in Sheffield, Mass .. July 20, 1856. Their children : Mary b. March 30. 1800: Charles. April 10. 180; Both children were born in Norfolk, Conn. They moved here in 100 ?. The farm contains forty acres of land, and keeps two horses, two cows, aml iso hens. John Henry, his brother, b. m .Ament. N Y. Nov. 1.3. 1835, joined the Congregational church in Norfork in May, 1858, and hves with his brother most of the time. Bought this place of Mrs. Charles Lewis, of Mr Goodhue; of Mr Fisk, of Bushrod Fisk Fred Fowler built the house Mr B W Fisk lived in the house above the one burned Almer Sampson of Spence Weeks. N.L. thaniel Miller lived here. There are three large rocks in Mr. Ben- nett's pasture where the first log house was built by Christian Angell.
An Apple Story - \ man from Norwich Hill one morning in the fall passing a sweet apple tree, desinal to take some apples home, but not having anything to carry them in, took off his pants, tied up the legs aml filled them up with apples It being early in the moming he thought no one would be up, but just
as he was ready to start for home the owner came out, and catching him made him come to the house, gave him a glass of cider and then escorted him to his home, arousing each neighbor on the way to show him his novel catch.
No. 12-Knightville Dam. In years gone by there was here a dam with twelve feet fall. Twenty-five feet would flood all around up to the cemetery. The electric road company expects to build here.
No. 13 .-- Stowell Plat is the place where Springfield wished to build a dam for her water works, but failed to get a charter No. 14-Martha Angell, b. in Holyoke July 22. 18to, wasm. Feb. 11. 1858, to Mr. Angell. After living seven years in Hunting- ton they spent twenty seven years in Westfickl, coming to this place in October, 1800. Martha has three boys and two girls Albert was b. in Westfield Sept. 21, 1869, Charles . Aug. S. 1875. The boys live with their mother, who lived in the Lyman Miller place in 1850. The farm has 100 acres, keeps five cows. two horses, and twenty eight hens. They purchased the place of William Miller, who had it of his father William Miller, who bought the place in 1702. [See the Miller history, page ;o. ) .A town house was built in Knightville in 1841 and was burred in 1802.
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