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Child of John White, Novembr. 21.
Josiah, Son of Dr. Prentice, - -
1761.
Wife of Ichabod Turner, Feb. 6.
Wife of Nathaniel Wilder.
Child, by ye Small-pox, Feb. I.
Thomas Sawyer, March 2.
Wife of William Phelps, March 22.
Child of Ebenr. Allen, May 9.
Samuel Carter, May 19.
Capt. John Bennett, June 5.
Matthew Clarke, July 9.
Widow of Col. James Wilder, Sep- tembr. 18.
Child of Henry Haskel Junr., Sept. 26. Negro of Ebenr. Allen, Novr. 28.
1762.
Widow of Capt. Bennet, Feb. 7.
Child of Elijah Beeman, June 27.
Peter Wilder, July Ist. Child of Phinehas Houghton, July 4.
Ephraim Reed, killed by a Cart, Octo- ber 21.
Paul, Son of William Willard, De- cemb. I.
Daniel Johnson, December 14. 1763.
Widow of Matthew Wyman, January - 20.
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Wife of John Nichols, January 21. John Phillips, Feb. I. Widow of Hon. Jos. Wilder Esq., May 13. John Beeman, May 3.
Edward Robbins Junr., drowned June 27.
Molly, Negro servt. of Timo. Harring- ton, Augt. 22.
Hannah Jordan, Octobr. 2.
Third Wife of Amasa Turner, Octobr. 28.
Jotham Robbins, Nov. 24.
Child of Elisha Bennett, Decembr. II. Child of John Sargeant, Decembr. 21. 1764.
Child of Cyrus Fairbank, March I. Wife of Gardner Wilder, March 7. Ebenezer Beeman, May II. Wife of Capt. Aaron Willard, June 3. Joshua Johnson, July I.
Child of William Jewet, Sept. 7. Andrew Wilder, Decembr. 27. 1765.
Deac. Hooker Osgood, January 5. Col: Oliver Wilder, March 18. Child of Phinehas Houghton, March - Wife of - Goodfry, March 30. Elisabeth Phelps, April 3. Child of Joel Phelps, April - -. Son of Mr Zweier, killed with a Cart April 30.
Child of Josiah Locke, May 6.
Wife of John Phelps, May 12.
Child of Nathaniel Willard, May 25. Wife of Benjamin Osgood, May 31. Roger Nichols, June 3ª.
Child of Philemon Houghton, July 5. Widow Prudence Prentice, July 10. Peter, Son of Dr. Prentice, July 9. Deborah Sawyer, December 16.
1766.
Wife of Philemon Houghton, Feb. 15. John Solandine, April 17. Negro Servt. of Mr Divol, April 17. Col. John Carter, May 8. Child of Ephraim Wilder, 3ª, May 14. Elisabeth, Dr. of Abijah Wyman, July years 1748 and 1770.
20.
Child of Daniel Rugg Junr., Octob. 14. Abel, Son of Josiah Locke, Octobr. 15. 1767.
Dinah, Wife of Negro Tim, March 17. Child of Henderson. Wife of Aaron Willard, April 27. Old Mr Larkin. Rhoda, Negro Servt. of Dr. Prentice, June 13. Daniel Knight, October 27. Child of Elijah Beeman, December -. Farmer.
1768.
Wife of Deacon Houghton, January II. Child of Hooker Osgood, January 7. Amos, Sawyer, January 25. Wife of Nathaniel Joslyn, Feb. 13. Esther, Dr. of Josiah Locke, March 25. Child of Jonathan Whitney, April 24. Thomas Tucker, Sept. 19. Sherebiah Hunt, Novr. II.
Widow of Joseph House, December ---. Widow of Nathaniel Sawyer, Dec: 28.
1769.
Widow Cory, January 9.
Daniel Albert, January 22. Elisha Bennet, March 5.
Wife of Thomas Holt, April 12.
Child of Peter Willard, May 19.
Wife of Capt. Ephm. Wilder, May 30.
Wife of Jacob Fowle, June 2.
Josiah Locke, about May 16.
David Atherton, drowned July 3.
Cyrus, Servt. of Levi Willard, July 8. Wife of Joseph Carter, about Octobr. 23.
Deacn. Joshua Fairbank, Novr. 25. Dr. Stanton Prentice, December I. Capt. Eph. Wilder, Ætas 93, Decemr. 14.
I770.
Hannah Sawyer, January 29th
Ebenezer Harris, January 29.
Capt. Eph: Wilder, March 5. Juba, Negro Servt. of Mr Ward, Feb- ruary -
William Richardson Esqr., June 29th. Oliver Sawyer, July 2.
Ebenezer Allen, July 9th.
Primus Judum, Servt. to ye Widow Willard, July 14. Susanna Osgood, Augt. 2.
James Houghton, Augt. 9.
Phinehas Phelps, Augt. 12.
Widow of Old Col: Willard, Septr. 28. Capt. Benjamin Ballard, Octobr. 14. Asa Rogers, Octobr. 21.
115 Widow of Capt. Benjamin Bal- lard, Novr. I. Widow Green, November -.
The Times when these Persons died are forgotten, but all were between the
Old Mr Prescott.
Mrs Prescott.
Old Col: Willard.
Mary, Dr. of Dr. Prentice, May, 1750. Wife of Robt. Fletcher.
Matthias Larkin. Child of Dan11. Albert Junr. Beulah Wilder.
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LANCASTER RECORDS.
Titus Wilder. Abigail Woodberry. Son of Widow Woodberry. Mr Ebenezer Swan. Josiah Osgood. Child of De Putron. Sarah Wright.
Fleeman's Mother. John Brazil, drowned. Hudson, Son to Mrs Eveleigh. Amos Atherton.
Elijah Atherton.
Anna Jones's Child.
Negro Servt. of Capt. Aaron Willard. Priscilla Phillips' Child.
Aaron Willard's 2 Children, Shott. Samson's Child. Tirus Houghton. Rachel Houghton. Sam1. Flood.
Thomas Gates' Child.
Abijah Houghton's Child. Christopher Osgood's Child. Child.
1772.
January. Jonathan Knight, Son of Jos- eph Blood & wife.
February Igth, or 20th. Mr Thomas Lyppenwell.
March 8. An Infant of Darius Saw- yer's; An Infant of Sam11. Joslin's. January 19. Submit, ye Wife of Moses Wilder.
January 19. James Locke of ye Second Mr Samuel Locke, April 13, 1775.
Precinct.
May 5th. Deacon Josiah White, Ætat 90.
The Wife of Mr Moses Russel.
Octobr. 31, 1772. Joseph Fowle.
December 25. Elisha Fletcher.
1773.
Luther, Infant Son of Mr John Bennett, Feb. 15th or 16th.
Wife of William De Putron, March 8, 1773.
March 31. Anna, Dr. of Cyrus Fair- bank & wife.
April 21st. Deborah, ye Wife of Col. Joseph Wilder.
Margaret Bowers, June 14th, 1773.
James Goodfry, June 28th, 1773, mor- tally wounded at a Raising. Ross, August 7, 1773.
David Russell, Augt. 23ª, 1773.
December -. Aaron Johnson's Eldest Child.
1774.
January 19. Hannah Jock, Wife of Lynn Jock.
February 6th, Mr Josiah Brown of Choxet but a member of this Chh. February 16. Andrew Wilder.
March 6th. Mr Jacob Fowle.
March Igth. The Wife of Major James Wilder.
March 24th, the Widow Judith Sawyer. Child of Mr Daniel Goss, March 27th.
March 29th, a Child of Peter Willard. April 4th. Still-born Child of Mr Joel Osgood & wife.
April 12. Mary, ye Wife of Mr Moses Sawyer.
April 27, ye Wife of Mr Solomon Town- send.
April 30. Mr Joseph Wheelock.
May 8th, the Widow Mary Osgood.
Mr John Goodridge, June 27th, 1774.
Child of Mr Thomas Holt, July 6th, 1774.
Mr Michael Trollett, July 17, 1774.
James, Son of Mr Hooker Osgood, Sept.
13 or 14.
Widow Hannah Lyppenwell, Decembr. 15, 1774.
I775.
Child of Asa Thompson, January, 1775. The Wife of Mr Jonathan Kendal Sen., Feb. 23ª, 1775.
Abigail Cheney, March 27th, 1775.
Mr Solomon Townsend, April 6th, 1775. James, Son of Frederick Barney, April 12, 1775.
Josiah Locke, infant Son of J. & H., April 27, 1775.
Betty Priest and Child, April 30th, 1775. John, Son of Col. Levi Willard, May Ist, 1775.
May 12th, 1775, the 2ª. Wife of Col. J. Wilder.
June 5th. Dr. Fudger's Child, Still-borne. June 17th. David Robbins, killed in Battle at Charlestown.
116 June -. Still-born Child of Mr Gershom Flagg.
July 4th. Rebecca Phelps.
July IIth. Col. Levi Willard.
July 23ª, 1775. Elijah Wheelock, mor- tally wounded by a Fall from a loaded cart.
Augt. 23ª, 1775. Jeremiah, Son of Mr Nehemiah Newton.
Augt. 24th, 1775. Susanna, Dr. of Mr John Warner.
Augt. 24th, 1775. Beulah, Dr. of Hook- er Osgood.
Robert Phelps, wounded-died at Bos- ton.
January 5th or 6th. Nathaniel, Son of September 16th. Rebecca, Dr. of Dr. Mary Wood. Atherton.
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Stephen Hayward, Son of Jeremiah June 29th, Deacon Israel Houghton, Leach. Ætats. 77.
Child of Mark Heald, October 23ª, 1775. July or Augt. Lt. Jonathan Sawyer, Killed by Indians.
Child of Abijah Hawkes, Novr. gth or Ioth
Augt. 12th or 13th. Ephraim Houghton. August about 18th. Peter, Infant Son of Mr Danl. Godfry.
Augt. 23ª. Rebekkah, Wife of Timo- thy Knight.
Augt. 28th. Child of Joseph Nichols & wife.
Augt. 29th. Sylvia, Child of John Wil- lard and wife.
Septr. 9th. Luther, Son of Mr Jonathan Wheelock.
Ruth Burditt, March 4th, 1776. Moses Osgood, March Ioth, 1776. Joel, Son of Mr Joseph Carter & wife. Octobr. 2ª. Elisha, Son of Mr Elisha Allen.
Joseph Wheelock, March 16, 1776. John Warner, March 27th, 1776.
Asa Nickson or Nicholson or Nixon, a stranger, May 11, 1776.
John Ballard, in ye Continental service, of ye small-pox.
Nathaniel Wyman, June 5th, 1776. [b. Novr. Ist. Timothy Paine, Son of Mr Feb. 26, 1718.] E. Bradish.
The Widow Priest, Atat 80, June -, Novr. 2ª. Eunice, Dr. of Mr Jonathan Whitney.
1776.
Coll. Caleb Wilder, June 18, 1776.
Abel Wyman, in ye Continental Service, Augt.
Child of Cyrus Fairbank, Sept. -. Lucy, ye Wife of Cyrus Fairbank, Sept. December -.
Child of Timothy Knight Junr. & wife. December -. Thomas, Son of Mr - Youngest Child of Mr John Phillips, Baker & wife. Octob. 26.
16.
Eldest Child of Mr Phillips, Oct. 29. Child of Mr Joseph Nichols, Nov. I.
The other child of Mr John Phillips, Nov. 2ª, 1776,
Deacon David Wilder, Novr. 17th, 1776. Mr John Phillips, Novr. 24th, 1776. Mr John Bennett, in ye Service.
James, Son of Mr Hooker Osgood, De- cembr. Ist.
1777.
January. Child of Caesar Hammond, free Negro.
January 18th. Still-born Child of James Wilder Junior.
February 23. Joseph, Son of Mr Jos- eph Whitmore.
Feby. 28th. Deacn. Joseph Wilder.
March 23ª. Andrew Larkin, from Ire- land.
April 13 or 14. Elijah Woods' Child, Still-born.
May 15. Mr Ephraim Houghton, ÆEtats. 75. June 25th. Mr Stephen Wyman.
December 27. John McGrah, from Ire- land.
1778.
Mary, Wife of Jonathan Whitney, Jany. 12th
John Wheelock, February 7th.
Still-born Child of Prince Davis, Feb- ruary 14.
Sarah, Wife of Gershom Flagg, April 27th.
Eunice White, May 15th, Ætat. 88, 9 or 90.
Anna Harrington, Tuesday, May 19th A. M., Ioh. 50m., Ætat. 60.
The Widow - Knight, June 9th. 1778, Æ. 92.
Oliver Phelps, June Ioth, 1778.
May, 1778, Luke Carter, of ye Small Pox and measles Sebasedegon. Abel Fairbanks, Joseph Wheelock, in ye army.
Martha, Wife of Nathaniel Eaton, July 5, 1778.
Anna, Dr. of Mr Peter Atherton, Aug- ust 4th, 1778.
June 27. Capt. Hezekiah Gates, Ætats. Augt. 23ª, Anna, Augt. 26th, Mary, Chil- 77. dren of Mr William Locke & wife.
Caesar, Negro Servt. of Dr. Dunsmore, Novr. 1775.
DEATHS, 1776.
January 5th. Widow Lydia James.
January 14th. John Phelps junr.
Martha Fairbank, January 17, 1776.
February 23. Thomas Burdit.
Octobr. 4th. Henrietta, Wife of Mr John Locke & Dr. of T. Harrington; John, Son of Capt. Tho. Gates & wife.
October 20. Jonathan Kendall Junr.
Octob. -. James, Son of Lt. Josiah Ballard.
Mary McClothling or Laughlin, about Octo. 19. Solomon, Son of Benja- min Priest.
328
LANCASTER RECORDS.
August 31. Dr. of Capt. Sam1. Ward Sept. or Octobr., a Child of Mr Moses & wife.
Septr. Ist. William Pitt, Son of Dr. Novr. 15th. Deacn. Joseph White. Josiah Wilder & wife.
Josiah Coolledge, December 25th.
117 Septr. 7th. Anna, Dr. of Mr Zeph. Widow Rebecca Phillips, 29 December. Williams &c., and on ye same Day 1781. Hannah Ceesar, Maid Servant of Dr. Elisabeth Jefts, widow, January 21st. Atherton.
Charles, Son of Capt. S. Ward &c., Septr. 14th.
Polly, Infant Dr. of Dr. J.Wilder, Septr. 17.
Infant of Mr Daniel Godfry, Septr. 18. Henry, Son of Dr. J. Wilder, Septr. 19. Thankful Goodridge, Widw., Sept. 20th. Son of Capt. John White junior, Sept. 21. Thomas, Son of Mr Paul Sawyer, Septr. Nancy, Dr. of Mr Peter Thirston, Septr. 25.
Peter, Son of Mr Peter Larkin, Sept. 27. Joseph Wilder Junr., of ye Small Pox, at Sea; Joseph Phelps, died of his wounds in a Sea fight.
Elisabeth, Wife of Dn. Cyrus Fairbank, Octo. I.
October. Lucy, Cretia, Katy, Children of Mr Peter Larkin; Abigail, Wife of Mr Joshua Smith.
Octobr. 16, the Widow Anna Wilder and the Wife of James Butler.
Novr. Ist. Mary, Wife of Silas Hough- ton, and a Child of Rebecca Fletcher.
Novr. 27th. Child of Mr Ephraim Cheney.
1779.
Jany. 4th. Solomon, Son of Benjamin Priest.
January 13. Daniel Zweir.
January, 1779. Anna, Dr. of Daniel Goss &c.
Wife of Mr Peter Greene, Feby. 3. Henry Haskel, April Ist.
Widow Anna Gates, April 23.
Joseph, Son of Caleb Wilder, Augt. 24. September 13. Widow Jemima Carter. A Woman at Mrs Phillipses.
Novr. -. Augustus, Son of Dr. Jos. Wilder.
Novr. or December. The Wife of Edw. Saunders.
Phinehas Phelps, December 12th. Stephen Gates. 1780.
January 15 or 16. Majr. James Wilder. September, about 25th. Luther, Son of February 17th. Ephraim Wyman. Samuel Jones.
Feb. 29th. Mr Joseph Wheeler.
April 22ª. Youngest Son of Edward Poor.
Smith.
Kelly, February -.
Edward Poor, February 14th or 15th. Asahel Phelps, February I9th.
Child of Sabre Sawyer, abt. Feb. 22ª.
March --. Luther, Son of Jonathan Wheelock.
June 12th. Child of Josiah Coolledge, scalded.
June 13th. Child of Wm. Phelps Junr. July 16th. Leafy, Dr. of John Nichols junr.
Octobr. 20. Child of Gershom Flagg. Octobr. 31. The Wife of Amos Knight. Novr. 2ª. Child of Ephm. Divol Junr. Decembr. 30. Wife of Capt. Joseph Wilder.
1782.
January 18th. Sarah, Dr. of Daniel Rugg.
March 22ª. John, Inft. Son of Deacon Cyrus Fairbank.
May 6th, ye Wife of Mr Edward Phelps. Ætatis 88.
July 9th, ye Widow Mary Tucker.
July 17th. Anna, Dr. of Mr Joshua Fletcher.
July 19th, an Infant of Stephen Fuller's &c.
July 20. Still-born Infant of Nath11. Haskell.
Septr. 21st. Edward, Son of James Wilder.
Ruth Wright, Decem. 30.
1783.
January IIth. Patience, Infant Dr. of P. Corey & wife.
April 3ª. Mrs Joanna Alford, Atatis 83. Eunice Heard, April 14th, ÆEtatis 25. June 7th. John Nichols, Atatis 85.
Thomas Norton, drowned June IIth, Ætatis 18.
Dinah, Maid-Servant of T. Harrington, June IIth, Ætatis 37.
118 July 2ª. Paul Sawyer, of Fits at Princetown, on a journey Home- wards.
July 4th. Infant of Oliver Wheelock.
Octor. 28. William, Son of Cyrus Houghton, by ye Bite of a Mad Dog.
May 17th. Rebecca Brown from Boston. Novr. 20th. Jonathan Kendall, Ætatis July, 1780. Jonathan Phillips.
93.
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FIRST CHURCH, BOOK I.
1784.
February 7th. Stimpson, at Mr G.
Flagg's.
March 7th. Mr Edward Phelps, Ætat. 90 or 93.
March 24th. Mr Thomas Cummins, from Ireland.
May 12th. Mr Aaron Willard, ÆEtats. 84.
May 14th. James Pratt, by Suicide.
May 20th. William Dunsmoor Esq., Ætats. 50.
July 3ª. Joshua Phelps, Ætats. 84.
July 7th. Abijah Wyman, Ætats. 69.
July 25. Elisha Marsh Esq., Walpole, Atatis 71 or 72.
Augt. 21st. James Butler, mortally wounded by a ram.
Infant Dr. of Capt. Eph- raim Carter.
Septr. 23ª. Widow Alice Joslyn, Ætats. 84.
Octobr. 13. Widow Hannah Flagg, Ætats. 73.
Octobr. 27. Anna, infant Dr. of James Goodwin.
1785.
Sarah Wheelock, February 14th.
Oliver Wheelock, April 6th, Atat. 25.
James, Son of Abishai Phelps, April - Æt. 10.
Martha, Wife of Levi Page, April 16. Amos Knight, Atatis 75 or 6, Decemb. Æt. 28.
Son of Nathaniel Beaman, May 4th or Joseph Taft, Decembr. 25th, Ætatis 66. 5th.
Election week. Infant Child of Mr Ger. Flagg; Infant Child of Mr Sam1. Johnson.
June roth, Deborah, June 13, Betsy, Chil- dren of Mr James Godfry.
July 17th. Sally, Dr. of Jonathan Whit- ney &c.
Augt. 14. John Phelps, Ætat. 63. Still born child of John Fletcher.
Child of John Tinny, Septr. 29th.
Octobr. Infant of Capt. S. Joslyn. Novr. 24th. John, Son of Capt. Thomas Gates.
Novr. 26. Anna, Dr. of Capt. Thomas Gates.
Decembr. 13 or 14. Son of Capt. John Thurston.
I786.
Jany. 25th, John, Jany. 29th, David, chil- dren of Mr Jonath. Wilder.
Elisabeth Elithrap, February 14th.
Daniel, Son of Mr Solomon Townsend, February 24.
March 9th. Thomas, Son of Titus Wil- der.
March 13th. Widow Elisabeth Clark. May 19th. Twins of Jonas Wyman & w. 22
June 20th. Jeremiah Haskel, ÆEtats. 72, 3 or 4. June 24th. Widow Hannah Woods, Ætats. 77.
The Widow Rachel Phelps, July 21st, I786.
Nathan Rugg, Septr. 15th, 1786, Ætats. 68. Jonathan Rugg, Septr. 17th, 1786, Ætats. 84 or 5.
Infant Child of Eli Stearns, Octobr. 17, I786.
Child of Sam11. Jones, Octobr. 25th. Infant Child of Deac" C. Fairbank, " Child of Zebulon Butman, Novr. 23ª.
1787.
Widow Dorothy Phelps, Feby. 23, Ætats. 81.
Kezia Houghton, Dr. of Phinias, Ætatis 24, March 26th.
Susanna, Dr. of Hooker Osgood, April Ist, ÆEtatis 27.
James, Son of Jerh. Ballard, Ætatis 6 months.
Dolly Piper, April 22ª, Atatis 12.
May 5th. Katharine Sprague, Ætatis 4. Betsy, Dr. of Jonathan Osgood.
Mr Oliver Wilder, Septr. 2ª, Ætatis 68. Infant of Mr Joel Osgood, Septr. 3d. Widow Zweir, Octobr. 21st, 1787.
15.
1788.
Nathaniel, Son of Mr Moses Sawyer, Feby. 13th, Ætat. 6.
Elisabeth Greenough, Widow, March 13th
Widow Thankful Haskel, March 30th, Ætatis 73.
Infant Child of Stephen Pratt, April 29th.
John Beaman, June 25th, Ætatis 78.
Sarah, Dr. of Moses Sawyer, Septem- ber 2, ÆEtatis 17.
Mary, Wife of John Prescott, Octobr. Igth, Ætatis 65.
Levi, Son of Mr Stephen Wilder, Ætatis 18.
Josiah Wilder Esq., Decembr. 20th, Ætatis 44.
1789.
January 18. Sam11. Divoll, ÆEtatis 31. Dorothy, wife of Major G. Wilder, Ætatis 46, Feb. 14th, 1789.
March 6th. Eunice Townsend, Atatis - March 25th. Mrs Margaret Stoddard, Ætatis 77.
119 Peggy Stone, Negro, found dead in ye Road March 31st.
330
LANCASTER RECORDS.
Widow Sarah Wheeler, April 14, 1789, August 16th or 17th. Son of Corbet, Ætat. 71. free Negro.
Widow of Esqr. Richardson, Atats. 86, Abigail, Wife of Thomas Kendal, at Sterling, March 3d. Ætatis 66, Novr. 7th.
March 3ª. Child of Salmon Godfry, Novr. 8th. Abel Carter, Ætatis 29. Æ. 8 months.
May 24th. Admonition Kendall, Ætatis 67.
July 18th. Joseph Greenough, Atatis - Augt. 14th. Darius Sawyer, Atatis 69. Augt. 15. Child of Sam"1. Corey, Ætatis 3. Widow Rebecca Wilder, Ætatis 80. Wife of Simon Butler, Septr. 25th, Ætatis 30.
Child of Elisha Rugg, Sept. 25th, Infant. October 18th. Dorothy Widow of Jon- athan Rugg, Ætatis 88.
Novr. 7th. Edmund Greenleaf, Ætats. 22.
" John Ballard, junr., Son of John Ballard, drowned in ye well. Ætatis 6.
Novr. 27th. Betsy Dr. of James Fuller, Ætats. 5.
Decembr 18th. Still-born Child of Sam11. Joslyn.
I790.
Sarah, Wife of William Greenleaf Esq. Æ. 53. March 12th, 1790.
Infant of Oliver Tenney, March 22ª, 1790. May 2ª. Parrot Tenny, Atatis Infant child of Abner Pollard & wife.
Mr Jonas Fairbank.
Daniel Rugg, Novr. Ist, 1792, Æt. 78. Son of Amos Sawyer, " Wife of Joel Osgood.
Æt. 4.
July 16. Jonathan Wheelock, Ætatis - General Greenleafe.
July Igth. Infant Dr. of Elijah Rugg & wife. Twin.
[1793.]
July 29th, ye other Twin Daughter of Sarah, Dr. of Moses Wilder, March 17th. Elijah Rugg.
120 SUCH AS HAVE OWNED YE COVENANT.
John Osgood and his Wife, Feb. 19th, 1748-9. N.B. he is Son of Deacon Osgood. Peter Joslyn Junior & his Wife, June IIth, 1749. Stephen Johnson, July 30th, 1749.
Josiah Sawyer & his Wife, Octr. Ist, 1749.
Abijah & Alice Houghton, Decembr. 24th, 1749.
Hezekiah, Anna Gates, Samuel Locke Junior, Lucretia Locke, April 14th, A. D. 175I.
Gershom, Mary Flagg, May ye 12th, A. Dom. 1751.
John, Jane Henderson, December 15th, 1751.
Eunice Carter, December 31st, 1752.
Nathanael, Martha, Esther Joslyn, Feb. 25th, 1753.
Matthew Wyman, James, Ruth Richardson, March 4th, 1753. Bezaleel Sawyer Junr., Lois Sawyer his wife, March IIth, 1753.
Eunice Goss, April 8, 1753.
John, Prudence Manning, Sept. 2ª, 1753.
Reuben, Anna Lyppenwell, Sept. 9th, 1753. Abigail Nichols, December 9th, 1753.
Decembr. 14. Still-born Child of Sam1. Jones.
Decembr. 22ª. Lois, Wife of Capt. John White, Æt. 73.
1791.
January 7th. Infant Child of Eli Stearns. Catharine. Relict of Col. Levi Willard, Jany. Ioth, 1791, Atat. 56.
January Ioth. Child of Mr Sam1. Stev- ens.
John Prescott, April Ist, ÆEtats. 79. Infant Child of Mr - Stone, May 20th. Thomas Holt, ÆEtats. 70, July 3ª, 1791. Mary Phillips, 1791, Shaker.
Edward Clarke, A. B., Atatis 21, July 5th, 1791.
Edward Robbins, Æ. 79, Octo. 9th, 1791. Reuben Burnham, Atats. 18 or 19, No- vember 19, 1791.
1792.
Child of Thomas Ballard, March 3ª, I792.
Relict of Oliver Wilder, April 6th.
Widow Haven, about April 16, 1792. Rebecca, Wife of Jonathan Osgood, July 15th.
May 15th. Rachel Wheeler, Atatis -. June 9th. Sally, Dr. of Deacon Cyrus Fairbank.
Esq. Ephraim Carter, Octob. 12th, 1793.
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William Kendall, May IIth, 1755.
Paul Sawyer, Sept. 17, 1755. On a Lecture Day being bound into ye Service. Ruth Kendall, May 30, 1756.
Tabitha, Elisabeth, Mary Priest, December 19th, 1756. 121 Richard Baker, April 3ª, A. Dom. 1757. Darius, Deborah Sawyer, Septr. 25th, 1757.
John Warner and Wife, Novr. 19, 1758.
Thomas, Elisabeth Beaman, June 3ª, 1759.
William Richardson Junr., Patience Richardson, January 6th, 1760.
Anna ye Wife of Nathanael Turner, May 18, 1760.
Thomas Sawyer, Mary Baker, ye Children of Bezaleel Sawyer, Augt. Ioth, 1760. Margaret Negro Maid Servant of Ebenr. Allen Junr. Augt. Ioth, 1760.
Nathanael Turner, Novr. 23ª, A. Dom. 1760.
The Widow Rachel Houghton, Octobr. 11th, 1761.
Mr Edmond Larkin, October 18th, 1761.
Josiah and Jane Divol, July 9th, 1762.
Bathsheba, Wife of Thomas Henderson, July 18th, 1762. Lois, Lucy Holt, August Ist, 1762.
Stanton, Peninnah Carter, Octobr. 24th, 1762.
William Willard Junr., Mary Willard, Novr. 28th, 1762.
Edward, Lucretia Houghton, Decr. 26th, 1762.
Samuel Joslyn, January 2ª, 1763.
Joseph, Martha, Susanna, Elisabeth Nichols, ye Children of John Nichols, Oc- tobr. 23, 1763.
Benjamin, Hannah Priest, Octobr. 30th, 1763.
122 Sept. 16th, 1764. Peter, Dorothy Thirston.
April 20th, 1766. Ceesar, Negro Servant of Mr Peter Joslyn.
Christopher, Hannah Osgood, October 12th, 1766.
Thomas, David, Mary Holt, Children of Thomas Holt and Wife, April 17th, 1768. Joshua Johnson, May 22ª, 1768.
The Widow Mary Sawyer, July 31, 1768. Thomas Holt. July 16, 1769.
Mr Samuel Ward, December 10th, 1769.
Lucy Ayner, March IIth, 1770.
Mary Goodridge, May 13, 1770.
Eunice Poor, June 17, 1770.
John and Sarah Hewit, July 15, 1770.
Lydia Butler, Novr. 25, 1770.
George, Betty Leason, Octobr. 6, 1771.
Lydia Johnson, October 13, 1771.
Mary Wood, October 27, 1771. Moses Russell, January 17th, 1773.
Hannah Ross, Widow, Septr. 19, 1773.
Patience Wyman, Octobr. Ioth, 1773.
Daniel Zweir, Abigail Zweir, Novr. 28, 1773.
Abijah Houghton Junr., Mary Houghton, January 2, 1774.
William, Barbara Shaw, April 10, 1774. Joseph Beeman Junr., May 29th, 1774.
Anna Margaret Russell, July 17, 1774.
Ebenezer Allen Junr. & Mary Allen,
Moses Dickenson and Rebekkah Dickenson, August 28th, 1774.
John Newman, September 3ª, 1775.
123 James and Sarah Fuller, October 8th, 1775.
Hephzibah Brabrook, Octobr. 12th, 1777.
Samuel Adams, March 22, 1778.
Thomas, Daniel, Ebenezer, Ruthy, Sally Burditt, March 14th, 1779.
David, Lucebe Hosley, August 22, 1779.
Polly Goddard, Octobr. 3, 1779. William Phelps Junr., Sarah Phelps, April 23, 1780.
Abel, Lois Phelps, Augt. 6th, 1780.
Dolly Cummins, April 15, 1781.
Sally Phelps, May 26th, 1782.
Amy Rugg, January 26, 1783.
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LANCASTER RECORDS.
Asa, Mary Carter, Feby. 16th, 1783. Sally, Nancy Clark, October 12th, 1783. Thomas, Betty Tucker, July 4th, 1784. Simon, Elisabeth Butler, Augt. 8, 1784. Abigail Bennett, Novr. 27, 1785.
Mary Divol, Augt. 6, 1786. Polly Clarke, March 13, 1791. William Stedman Esqr., June 18th, 1792.
Phinehas Fletcher & Mary Fletcher.
Jacob Kilburn, November 18, 1792.
165 PERSONS DISMIST TO OTHER CHHS. BY VOTE OF THE CHH.
The Dates Signify ye Times when ye Chh. Voted ye Dismissions. The Per- sons dismist from Novr: 1748 to ye first Date of this Record, with ye Times of ye Dismission cannot certainly be recollected.
1752. Kezia, ye Wife of David Baldwin, to ye Chh. of Christ in Bilerica. Joshua Osgood and Wife to ye Chh. in New Rutland. Israel Nichols and Wife [Desire] to ye Chh. in Leominster. [May 30, 1756.] Asa Harris to ye Chh. in Leominster. [April 25, 1756.] John Bowers and Wife to ye Chh. in Stow. Joseph Wilder 3ª & Wife to ye Chh. in Leominster. Converse Richardson and Wife to ye Chh. in Groton. Mr Moses Hemenway to ye Chh. in Wells. Dorothy Osgood to ye Chh. in Bolton. Mary Houghton to ye Chh. in Bolton. James Willard to ye Chh. in Harvard. John Herbert and Wife to ye Chh. in Nicthewogg. Hudson and Wife to ye Chh. in Grafton.
Joseph Whitcomb Junr. & Wife to ye Chh. in Swanzey. Abigail Ball to ye 2ª [church] of Christ in Westborough. Octob. IIth. Abigail Fairbank to ye Chh. in ye West Precinct. Mary Kendall to ye Chh. in Lunenburgh.
Edward Phelps Junr. & Wife to ye Chh. in Leominster. Hannah Willson to ye Chh. in Petersham.
Benja. Osgood Junr. and Wife to ye Chh. of Christ in Keene, Octo. 4, 1767.
Elijah Osgood to ye Chh. of Christ in Swanzey, 1769.
Mrs Susanna Marsh to ye Chh. in Walpole, New Hampshire, March 24, 1771.
Damaris Dickenson to ye Chh. of Christ in Pepperrell.
Lucy Wilder to ye Chh. of Christ in Monadnuck No. 4. Sarah Eager to ye Chh. of Christ in Paxton, Sept. 8th, 1771.
Benjamin Farmer and Wife to ye Chh. in Alstead, N. H., Jany. 11, 1783.
Deborah Bancroft to ye Chh. in Rindge, N. H., May 29th, 1791.
John Locke and wife to ye Chh. in Charlemont.
1793. Sept. 15. Reuben Leppingwell and Anna his wife to the Chh. in West- minster in Vermont.
171 Septr. 23ª, 1750. Experience Sabin to ye first Chh. in Pomfret; Mary Goldsberry to ye Chh. in Grafton.
Thomas Prentice Esq. to ye Chh. in Newton.
Septr. 29th, 1763. Mark & Mary Lincoln to ye first Chh. in Leominster.
Octobr. - , 1767. Bethiah Spooner to ye Chh in Petersham, ¿ Mary Ball to ye Chh. in Northborough.
S Elisabeth Bennett to ye Chh. in Leominster.
June or July, 1773. Lucy Holt to ye Chh. in Westminster. Ruth White to ye Chh. in Heath, gth Febry., 1791.
[The following records of marriages solemnized by Mr. Harrington are not included in the town-clerks' lists, the parties not being resident in Lancaster :] Sept. I, 1763. The Revd. Mr Ebenezer Sparhawk of Templeton, and Mrs Abi- gail Stearns of Lunenburgh, and
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