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May 3. Child of Sam11. Snow, John. 17. Child of Jona: Osgood, Abigail. 31 Child of Stephen Choat, Bathsheba.
July 5 Child of Nathan Agur, Nathan. July 19 Child of David Osgood Junr., Nathan.
Augt. 2ª Child of Jona: Fairbanks, Rebecca. Augt. 9 Child of John Glazier, 196 Jacob. Augt. 30 Child of Thos. Willard, John.
Octo: II Child of Israel Moores, Thomas.
Novr. 2 Child of Benjamin Shed at his house, Eleazer. Novr. 15 Child of Sam" Thurston, Mary, & Child of Josiah Fairbank, Josiah; also Child of Ephraim Willard, Experience. Novr. 15 Child of David Willard, Artemas. Decr: 13th Child of Ephm. Sawyer, James. Decr. 27 Child of Hezekiah Whit- comb, David Ross.
Jan. 3, 1762 Child of Jesse Ross, Reuben.
Feb: 7. Child of Josiah Brown, Rebecca. Feb: 14. Child of Eben". Buss, Ben- jamin; also Child of Epl.m. Boynton Junr., Irena; also Child of Jabez Brooks, Deborah.
March 28 Child of Asa Wilder, Reuben; also Child of Hezekiah Whitcomb, Mary.
April II Child of John Crosby, Joel. April 18 Child of Amos Rugg, Pamela. 25. Child of Josiah Osgood, Eunice.
May 23 Child of John Headly, Sarah. May 30 Child of Joseph Kilborn, Samuel; also of Josiah Osgood, Mary. June 6 Child of John Brooks, Benjamin.
197 July 4, 1762 Child of John Peirson, Hannah; & of Warren Snow, Pliny. July II Child of Elijah Houghton, Katharine. July 18. Child of Joseph Willoughby, Joseph, & Child of Daniel Robbins, Jemima.
Sepr: 5 Child of Abner Wilder, Samuel; Child of Moses Sawyer, Thomas; also Child of Jona: Bayly Junr., Zurvia. Sepr: 12 Child of Widow Dinah Goodell, Nathan; also of Thomas Ross Junr., Betty. Sepr: 19 Baptisd my own Child, Thomas, & Child of John May Junr:, Phoebe. 26 the Child of Jonathan Osgood, Elihu.
Octobr: 3 Child of Ezra Houghton, Salmon; of Nath: Wright, Lucy; of Jabez Fairbanks, Meriam. 31. Child of Jane Houghton, Tyrus.
Novr: 14 Child of Sam11. Kendall, Lucretia. 21 Child of Jona: Prescot, Elisa- beth.
[1763] March 13 Twins of Ezekiel Kendal, Ezekiel & Elisabeth.
198 March 20 Child of Jonas Maison, Ruhamah; also child of Job Spafford, Samuel; also child of Israel Moores, Abigail; also child of Sam". Bur- pee Junr:, Mary.
April 3ª: Child of James Mirick, Dolly. 10 Child of Thos: May, Prudee.
May Ist: Child of James May, Sarah.
June 12 Children of William Judevine, Calven, Luther. June 19 Child of Henry Prentice, Sam11. June 22 Child of Thos: Willard at his house, Mary.
July 3ª: 1763 Child of John Glazier, Oliver; also Child of Nathan Eager, Ha- ran; also Child of Joseph Tower, Lorana. July 10 Child of Nath11. Wilder, Peter. 24 Child of Nathan Burpee, Thomas; also child of Sam". Prentice, Samuel.
Augt. 21. Child of Ephm. Sawyer, Peter; Child of Phinehas Beman, Gedion; also Child of Oliver Dresser, Oliver. 28th: Child of Josiah Fairbank, Abigail; also Child of James Richardson, Lucy.
Sepr. 4 Child of John Brooks Junr., Hannah. IIth Child of John Boynton, Jewet. 18 Child of Samuel Snow, Samuel.
Octo. 2 Child of Jesse Ross, Jesse. Octo. 16 Child of Jeremiah Burpee, Elisa- 199 beth.
Novr. 13. Child of John Bayly, William; Child of Moses Burpee, Hepsebah; also Child of Roger Ross, Jonathan.
Decr: 4 Baptisd wife of John Gibbs, adult, Elisabeth; also child of Stephen Choat, Rebecca; also child of David Willard, Lucy. 18. Child of Dr Enoch Dole, Dolly Richardson. 25 Child of James Houghton Junr., Abel. 26
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Feb: 5, 1764 Child of Roger Ross, Abigail. 12th: Child of Ezra Sawyer Junr,, Abner. 26: Child of Deacon Asa Whitcomb, Asa.
March 4 Child of Ephraim Willard, Nancy. II Child of Jabez Brooks, Mary. 18.Child of Jonathan Osgood Junr., Silence. 25 Child of Ezra Sawyer Junr., Ezra.
April 15. Child of Fortune Eager, Ephraim; also Child of Daniel Robbins, Elisabeth; also Child of Hezekiah Whitcomb, Hezekiah.
May 6 Child of David Osgood, Anna; also Child of Josiah Osgood, Samuel. 20 Child of Jonathan Bayly, Benjamin.
200 June 24, 1764. Child of Amos Rugg, Hannah; also Child of John Gibbs, Naomi, and his Wive's Children by her former husband, Isaac & Pru- dence; also at ye same time, Child of Nath11. Jones, Phoebe Payson.
Augt; 26, 1764 Children of Nath1: Houghton, Nathaniel & Ephraim; also Child of Fortunatus Eager, Mehitabel.
Octor: 7 Child of Ebenr. Buss, Silas. Octobr: 14 my own Son named Prentice; also children of Jona: Kendall, Ebenezer & Jonathan, 28. the Child of Jonas Mason, Ebenezer.
Nov": 18 Child of John May, Kezia.
Decr. 9 Child of John Boynton, Ephraim.
Jan: 20: 1765 Child of Wm. Judevine, William. 27. Child of Elijah Houghton, Oliver.
Feb: 24. Child of Nath: Wilder, Lucy.
March Io Child of Moses Sawyer, Louisa. 17 Child of Israel Moores, Catha- rine. 31 Children of John Peirson, Twins, Lucinda & Dorinda; also Child of Thomas Brooks, Thomas; also Child of Stephen Keys, Calvin. April 7 Child of Thomas Ross Junr., Moses.
201 April 21, 1765. Child of Josiah Houghton, James. 28 Child of Jesse Ross, Martha.
May 5th Child of Ephraim Sawyer, Susanna. May 12 Child of Nathl. Hough- ton, Stephen. 19 Child of James Houghton Junr., Mary; also Child of Thomas Cleland, Pamela. May 26. Child of John Hedly, John; also Child of Asa Wilder, Isaac.
June 16. Child of Cap". Elisha Sawyer, Hannah; also Child of Ezra Hough- ton, Ruth.
July 7 Child of Thomas Willard, Joseph. 21 Child of Joseph Fairbanks, Joseph.
Augt: 11. Child of John Crosby, John; also Child of Joseph Kilborn, Joshua. Augt. 18 All the Children of Tilly Richardson, Josiah, Tilly, John, Elisa- beth, Kezia, Lucy, Dorothy; Also Children of Jonathan Whitcomb, Jona- than & Thomas. Augt: 25 Child of Josiah Fairbank, Manassah.
Sepr. 8 Child of John Palmer, Hitte. 15 Child of Tilly Richardson, Ezra. 202 Sepr. 22, 1765 Child of Jona. Whitcomb, John. Sepr. 29 Child of John Brooks Junr., Ammi.
Octobr 20 Child of Joseph Tower, Justus. 27 Child of Roger Ross, Willis. Octobr 10 Child of Samuel Snow, Joseph. 17 Child of Jonathan Wilder, Junr., Deborah.
Decr. 28 Child of Widow Spafford at her house sick, Mary. 29 Child of John Loring, Lucy.
Jan: 19, 1766 Child of David Osgood, Susee; also Child of Moses Burpee, Na- thaniel.
Feb: 9 Child of David Willard, Elisabeth. 16 Child of Josiah Osgood, Josiah. March 2 Child of Dea: Asa Whitcomb, Cate; also Child of David Nelson, Mary; also Child of John Glazier, Jonas; also Child of Sam11. Prentice, Thomas. March 16 Child of Jabez Brooks, Hannah. 23 Child of Jon- athan Osgood, Samuel. 30 Child of Saul Houghton, Eunice.
April 6 Child of Ebenr. Knight, Salmon; also Child of Timothy Goodens, Asa. 20 Child of Ezra Sawyer, Thomas.
May I Child of Nathan Burpee, Nathan.
203 May 18, 1766 Child of Ezekiel Kendal, Hannah. 25 Child of Jonathan Kendal, Lucina.
June I. Child of Enoch Dole, Dunsmore. 8th. Child of Ephraim Willard, Anna. 22ª. Child of Hezekiah Whitcomb, Samuel.
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Augt. 3ª Child of Jabez Fairbanks, Alpheus.
Sepr: 21 Child of John Brooks, Sylvia; also Child of Thomas Brooks, Helon. Oct. 5. Child of Joel Houghton, Sarah. 19. Child of Sam11. Burpee Junr., Stephen.
Novr. 2 Child of John May, Molly. 16 Child of Thomas May, Daniel; also Child of Thos. Ross Junr., Phoebe. 23 Child of James Richardson, Manassah. 30 Child of Roger Ross, Mary.
Decr: 14. Child of Nath11. Wright, Aaron.
Jany: 4, 1767 Child of James Kendal Junr., Peirson. 1I Child of Nath". Wil- der, Sarah. 18 Child of Elijah Houghton, Elijah; also Child of Joseph 204 Bennet, Prudence. Jan: 25. Child of Ephm. Sawyer, Daniel Greenleaf; also Child of William Judevine, Luther; also Child of Joseph Fairbank, Molly.
Feb: 8 Child of James May, Moses. 15 Child of Jonas Maison, Rebecca. 22 Child of Fortunatus Eager, Winslow; also Child of Jotham Sawyer, John; also Child of Edward Newton, Edward.
March 26 Child of Israel Moore at his house, James.
April 26 Child of Nath11. Jones, Phoebe.
May 3. Child of Daniel Perry, Joseph. 10. Child of Tho. Geary, Thomas; also Child of , Jonath. Whitcomb, Betty. 20 Child of James Houghton, Silas; also Children of Jonathan Bayly, Twins, Molly, Prudence.
June 8. Child of Thomas Willard, Dolly. 28 Child of Mathias Larkin, Seth. July 5 Child of Phinehas Wilder, Lois; also Child of Stephen Keyes, Gerrish. 19 Child of Sam11. Thurston, Sally.
Augt 2 Child of John Peirson, Frances. 9th: Child of John Glazier, Jason. 30 Child of Tilly Richardson, Rebecca.
205 Sepr: 6, 1767 Child of Jona: Osgood, Phinehas; also Child of John Boyn- ton, Beman. 13 Child of Ebenr. Buss, John.
Nov": I. Child of Ezra Houghton, Nahum. 29. Child of Cap. Elisha Sawyer, Elisabeth; also Child of Nathaniel Houghton, Josiah Richardson; also Child of Jonathan Kendal, Patience.
Decr: 6th. Child of Jabez Fairbank, Sally. 13. Children of Sam11. Handcock, Thomas, William. 20th: Child of Shubael Bayly, Dolly
Jan: 3, 1768. Child of Asa Wilder, Asa.
Feb: 14 Child of John Brooks Junr., Eunice. 28 my own Child named Char- lotte; also Child of James Kendal Junr., Augustus.
March 6. Child of Joseph Wesson, Hannah; also Child of Ebenr. Knight, Phoebe; also Child of Jabez Brooks, Rhoda; also Child of Josiah Fair- banks, Martha. 27. Child of Samuel Snow, Sarah; also Child of Joseph Tower, Jonas.
April 17 Child of Josiah Osgood, Joseph.
May 8. Child of Sam11. Prentice, Levi.
206 May 22. Child of Dea; Asa Whitcomb, Betty; also Child of Dea: Joseph Kilborn, Dorcas.
June 5. Child of Tho: Geary Junr., Phoebe. 12 Child of Thomas Brooks, Alpheus.
July 3 Child of David Osgood, Rebecca; also Child of Hezekiah Whitcomb, Submit. 10. Baptised Francis Prouty's wife, Mary; also their Child named Abel. 17 Child of Moses Burpee, Phoebe; also Child of Jotham Sawyer, Dinah. 24 Child of John Loring, Joseph.
Augt. 7 Child of Bartholomew Peirson, Enos. 21 Child of Ephm. Willard, Lucy.
Sepr. II Child of Dr Enoch Dole, Illsly. 25 Child of Cap": Elijah Houghton, Maverick; also Child of Edward Newton, Ephraim.
Octobr: 16. Child of Thomas Willard, Molly. 23 Child of Sam11. Rice, Polly. Novr. 27 Child of George Hybrus, Jabez.
Dec. 4. Child of John Brooks, tertius, Daniel Brown. 18 Child of Tho: Cle- land, Lydia.
207 1768 Decr: 25 Child of Ezekiel Kendal, Ephraim.
Jany: 1, 1769. Child of Jonath: Wilder Junr., Dolly; also Children of Benjamin Dole, Relief, Dolly. 22 Child of Joseph Fairbank, Thomas; also Child of Sam11. Burpee Junr., Azubah.
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Feb: 5. Child of Daniel Robbins, Daniel. 12. Child of David Nelson, Solo- mon; also Child of Nath11. Jones, Sally; also Child of Silas Fairbanks, Dolly.
March 12 Child of Tho. Ross Junr., Ruth.
April 16. Child of Ephm. Sawyer, Eunice; also Child of William Judevine, Jane Rogers; also Child of Nath11. Wilder, Zebina; also Child of Francis Prouty, Tirza. 30. Child of Jonan: Whetcomb, Annis; also Children of Thomas Rugg, Thomas & Eunice.
May 7th Child of James Houghton, Eli. 21 Child of Phinehas Wilder, Jona- athan. 28 Child of Sam". Thurston, Susanna; also Child of David Wil- lard, Zilpah.
June II. Child of Fortunatus Eager, Fortunatus; also Child of Thomas Rugg, 20S Willm: Stickney. June 18 Child of Sam11. Sawyer Junr., Cooper. 25 Child of Richard Rand, Luke Sawyer.
July 16 Baptis'd Elisabeth Kendal, adult; also Child of Sam": Rice, Samuel. 30 Child of Roger Ross, Dolly.
August, 6 Child of Jonas Mason, Lydia; also Child of James May, Jacob. 20th Child of Josiah Houghton, Abigail.
Sepr. 17 Child of Cap": Ezra Sawyer, Nathaniel.
Octr. 15. Child of John May Junr:, Betty. 22. Child of Ebenr: Buss, Rebecca. 29. Child of Jona: Bayly Junr:, Michal.
Nov": 5 Child of James Kendal Junr., James.
Decr. 17 Child of Shubal Bayly, Paul.
1770 Feb: IIth. Child of John Peirson, Charlotte.
March IIth. Child of Tho. Brooks, Phoebe. 18th: Child of Josiah Fairbanks, Ephraim.
April 8. Child of Edward Newton, Annis. 15 Child of Silas Fairbanks, Lydia. 209 April 22, 1770 Child of Asa Wilder, Mary; also Child of Tho. Willard, Annis.
May 6. Child of John Brooks Junr., Almeria. 27. Child of Dea: Asa Whit- comb, John; also Child of Tho: Geary, David.
June 24 Child of Dea: Joseph Kilborn, Levi.
July I. Children of Henry Wyman, Sarah & Mary. 8 Child of Amos Boyn- ton, Edna. 15 Child of Sam11. Prentice, Luke.
Augt: 5 Child of Moses Burpee, Sarah; also Child of Bartw: Peirson, Hovey. Ioth. Child of Tho. Cleland, Elisabeth.
Sepr. 9. Child of John Loring, John; also Child of Benjamin Dole, Benjamin. 23 Child of Aaron Sawyer, Submit; aiso Child of Hezakiah Whitcomb, Lois; also Child of Joseph Wesson, Stephen. 30th: Child of David Os- good Junr., Eunice.
Octr. 14 Child of Sam11. Sawyer Junr., Samuel; also Child of Joshua Sawyer, 211 Solomon; also Child of John Brooks tertius, John. Octr: 28. Child of Sam11. Snow, Moses.
Novr. II Child of Jonathan Osgood, Betty. 17 Child of Silas Wilder, Silas; also Child of Sam1. Herring, Solomon. 24 Child of Caleb Whitney, Lucy; also Child of Joseph Sawyer, Jabez; also Child of Nath1. Jones, Eunice.
Decr. 30 Child of Jona: Whitcomb, Nathan.
Jany. 6, 1771 Child of Caleb Church, Silas. 27 Child of Jabez Fairbank, Elisabeth.
Feb: 3 Child of Capt. Elijah Houghton, Lockheart.
March 17. Child of Roger Ross, Jonathan.
April 14 Child of Ephraim Willard, Cate; also Child of Joseph Fairbanks, Ephraim. 21. Child of Sam". Burpee Junr., Elisabeth; also Child of Nath11. Houghton, Menassah; also Child of Israel Moores, Eunice.
July 14. Child of Joseph Tower, John; also Child of Francis Prouty, Isaac. . 21 Child of Thomas May, Hannah.
Augt. II Child of Wm. Judevine, Patience. 18 Child of Enoch Dole, Polly. 25 Child of Ezra Houghton, Benjamin; also Child of Ephraim Sawyer, Artemas.
Sepr. 8 Child of Sam11. Thurston, Hepzibeth. 15 Child of Phins: Wilder, Han- nah; Child of Jonas Mason, Sarah; Child of Silas Fairbanks, Silas; also
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Child of Thomas Brooks, Hannah Cutter. 22 Child of Joseph Moores Junr., Abel.
Octr: 6 Child of Zechariah Eager, Elisabeth. 20 Child of Tho: Ross Junr:‘ Leonard.
Nov: 10. Child of Joseph Moores Junr., Jonathan Bush. 17 Child of James Houghton, James.
Decr: 15 Child of James Kendal Junr., Mary; also Child of Thomas Rugg, Mary.
212 1772. Jany. 5 Child of Shubael Bayly, Enos.
Feb: 2 Baptisd Joshua Kendall, adult. 16 Child of James Richardson, Elisa- beth; also of Child Jona": Wilder Junr., Mary.
March I. Child of Henry Wyman, Rebecca.
April 8 Benja. Roper, at Joel Hotons, Adult. 26 Child of Josiah Fairbanks, James.
May 17 Child of John May, Ezra. 31 Baptisd James Taylor, adult; also Child of Eben": Knight, Betty; also Child of Nath11. Jones, Samuel.
June 7. Child of William Eaton, Rebecca. 14. Child of Dea: Asa Whetcomb, Sarah. 21. Child of Benja Dole, Betty Plumber. 28. Child of Robert Fletcher, Peirsis; also Child of Jabez Fairbanks, Jabez.
July 12 Child of Joshua Kendal, Dolly. 19 Child of Caleb Whitney, Oliver. Augt: 9 Child of Thos: Geary, John. 30 Child of James Curtis, Sophia.
Sepr: 6 Child of Jona": Whetcomb, Ebenezer. 13 Child of John Brooks Junr.,
213 Jonathan. Sepr: 20 Child of Joshua Sawyer, Elisabeth. 27. Child of Israel Cook, Ruth.
Novr. I Baptisd Children of Benjamin Tompson, Benjamin, Susanna, Lucy. Novr: 8 Children of John Moores, John, Samuel, James; also Child of Oliver Fairbanks, Oliver. Novr 29 Child of Jonathan Osgood, Sophia.
Decr: 20. Child of Sam11. Sawyer Junr., Martha.
1773. Jany 3 Child of David Osgood, Sarah. 10 Child of David Nelson, Dolly; also Child of John Brooks, William. 17 Baptisd Negro Woman of David Osgood, Phillis; also her Child named Peter.
March 14 Child of John Loring, Jonathan.
April 4 Child of Moses Burpee, Elisabeth. 15 Baptisd in private, Ebenezer Taylor Junr., adult. 18 Child of Israel Moores, Cornelius; also Child of Silas Fairbanks, Cate.
214 May 30 Child of Cap": Elijah Houghton, Sparhawk; also Child of Jede- diah Boynton, Lucy; also Child of Benja: Tompson, Thomas.
June 6. Child of Tho: Brooks, Jabez. 20 Child of Ephm: Sawyer, Abraham. July 18. Child of Fortunatus Eager, Tamar.
Octr. 4 Baptisd Jonathan Taylor in private, adult. Octr: 10. Child of Joseph Moores Junr., Jotham. 31 Child of Joseph Fairbanks, Anna; also Child of Bartholomew Peirson, -
Novr. 7. Child of Jonas Mason, Elisabeth.
Decr. 5. Child of Nath11. Houghton, Mary.
1774. Feb. 20 Child of Sam11. Burpee Junr., Martha.
March 27 Child of Sam11. Thurston, Lydia; also Child of Ephraim Willard, Peter.
April 10 Child of Jonan: Whitcomb, Lucy: also Child of Richard Rand, Mary. April 24 Child of Shubael Bayly, Sampson; also Child of Hezekiah Whitcomb, Relief.
215 May 8. Child of Sam11. Rice, Pamela; also Child of Sam11. Snow, Jotham; also Child of Daniel Allen, Daniel. 15. Child of Eph™: Sawyer, Timothy. 22 Child of Joseph Bennet. Enoch.
July 3: Children of Ephm Willard Junr., Dolly & Abel; also Child of Daniel Allen, Molly. July 24. Child of Josiah Fairbank, Beaulah.
Augt. 7 Child of Israel Cook, Charity. 14 Child of Ebenr. Knight, Annis: also Child of Joshua Kendal, Ephraim. 21. Child of Dr Enoch Dole, Barnet Wate. 28 Child of John Moore, Thomas.
Sepr. 18 Child of Jonan: Bayly, at ye House, Sarah; also Child of Daniel Rob- bins, Sarah; also Child of James Houghton, -; also Child of Joshua Sawyer, - -.
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Octr. 9. Child of Jabez Fairbanks, Thankful; Child of Thomas Geary, Joseph; Child of Thomas Ross Junr., Thomas; Child of Heman Kendal, Eunice; Child of Sam11. Sawyer Junr., Phoebe; of Oliver Fairbanks, Susee. Oct.
216 23 Child of Thomas Willard, Silas; also Child of Cap": Joseph Lewis, Hannah.
Novr: 13. Children of Willm; Tompson, Anna Jewet, Mary.
Decr. 25 Child of Obediah Groce, Daniel Whiting.
April 30, 1775. Children of Joseph House, Joseph, John, Allice.
June 18 Child of Capn. Elijah Houghton, Sophia.
July 23 Child of John Brooks, Enos.
April 21, 1776 Baptisd ye Negro Girl of Edmund Quincy Esq., Eunice; also her little Boy, named James. N B the Negro Girl confest Fornication & made Profession.
June 23. Baptisd Child of Obediah Groce, Lucy.
Augt. 4 Child of Daniel Allen, Allice.
Octr: 27 Child of Sam11: Prentice, Prudence.
Jany: 12 1777 Child of Capn: Peter Bubier, John.
Feb: 16 Child of Josiah Fairbanks, Levi.
217 June 14 1778 Child of Joseph Woodbury, Joseph.
August 23 Child of Daniel Allen, Joseph House.
1779 Jany: 31 Child of Sam11: Clark, Hovey.
Decr: 5 1779 Child of John Brooks, James; Child of Obediah Groce, Nahum Houghton; also Child of Joseph Moores, William.
1780 April 2 Child of Capn: Peter Bubier namd Sophia Mellen.
1780 July 6th Child of Sam11. Clark, Hubberd: also Child of Daniel Allen, Re- becca.
Octr: 22 Child of Joseph Woodbury, John.
Nov": 18, 1781 Child of John Brooks, Catharine; also Child of Obediah Groce, Sophia; also Child of Daniel Allen, Cynthia.
Octr: 6 1782 Child of Joseph Woodbury, Relief.
July 27 1783 Child of Daniel Allen, Elijah.
Augt. 1 Child of Sam11. Clark, Rebecca.
Octr; 12, 1773 Baptis'd Child of Peter Green Esqr., Thomas Mellen. 967 since 1744.
BAPTISMS BY REVEREND REUBEN HOLCOMB, IN 1779.
Child presented by Eph. Willard junr., Joseph: Benjn. Thompson, Joseph; Jonath: Whitcomb, Sally; Edward Newton, David; Benja. Roper, Cata; Tho. Blotchet, Lydda; Cpt. Richardson's Wife, Serena; Jabez Fairbanks, Patience; Benj. Thompson, Ebenezer; Lemuel Fairbank, Thankfull, Barak-Beckwith; Joseph Lowes, Martha; Sam1. Bayley, Dolly; Joseph Bayley, Joshua Houghton; do., Sally; Sam1. Thompson's Wife, Josiah; Timothy Brown, Josiah Prentice; Widdow Betty Dresser, David Nelson, Mehitable, Betty; Wid. Betty Jewet, Betty, Samuel; Jonas Mason, Azubah; Heman Kendal, Nathan; Mrs Wright, Pamela, Abel; Jonathn. Wilder Junr:, Eunice; Phineas Wilder, Edward; Reu- ben Gary, Benjamin, Ruth, Polly; Eunice Brooks, Mary; Jonth. Prescot, Levi, Jonathan; Judith Mears was Baptised on her own account; The Wife of Tho. Mears, Polly, John, Richard, Hannah, Dolly, Thomas, Nabby; David Osgood, Josiah.
IN 1780.
Samuel Snow, Anna; Moses Burpee, Moses; Sam11. Bayley Junr., James; Thomas Sawyer Junr., Elias: Joshua Kendall, Joanna; Benjn. Richardson, Eunice; Jonas Brooks, Susy; John Loring, Betsey; Wife of John Wheler, Sarah, Ruth, John; Reuben Geary, Joseph; Shubael Bayley, Betty; Edward Waldron, Hannah; Thos. Brooks, Amos: Thos. Sawyer Junr., Thomas; Moses Burpee, Thomas; Ethan Kendall, Ethan, Wyman, Oliver, Prudence; Seth Fairbanks, Amos; Elijah Wilder, Lucrecia; Joseph Bayley, Polly; Jonth. Moore, Prudence, Dolly, Nabby; Edward Newton, Ezekiel; Mary Eaton, Collins; Ethan Kendall, Joel.
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The following marriages, solemnized before Reverend John Mellen, are not to be found, or are differently recorded, in the town books :
June 23, 1748. Married Ezra Houghton & Dinah Houghton.
1751. July 10. John Fairbank & Relief Houghton.
1774. April 24. Abel Wright & Lydia Richardson.
Tilley Richardson & Elizabeth Sawyer, January 31, 1750-1. [July 10 in town book.]
Samuel Newton & Sarah Douglas, December 18, 1751. [Dec. 19 in town book.]
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MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS.
THE HILLSIDE CHURCH.
June 9, 1828, the corner stone of a house for religious worship was laid at a commanding site upon Wataquodock Hill, in Bolton. Here the "Evangelical Congregational Church of Bolton, Lancaster, Sterling and Stow," was organized March 17, 1830, the first pastor, Rev. J. W. Chickering, being ordained over it on April 14 of that year. Of the thirty-six original members of the society, those resident in Lancaster were :
Reverend Asa Packard. Widow Naomi Pollard. Walter S. Vose.
Mrs. Nancy Packard. Mrs. Elizabeth Nowell. Ann F. Vose.
Ruth F. Packard. Almira Pollard. Paul Faulkner.
Widow Abigail Ballard. Anson Lowe. Mrs. Eunice Faulkner.
William Stedman. Elizabeth B. Hunt.
Levi Wilder.
Sophia Stearns.
ADMISSIONS FROM LANCASTER.
1831. Jan. 2. Mrs. Hannah Hastings, Mrs. Frances E. Chickering, Charles Priest, and Mrs. Nancy Priest. Mar. 6. Charles Wyman. July 3. Hor- ace Faulkner and Mrs. Eliza Faulkner, Sylvia Lowe, Francis M. Moore. Sept. 4. Thomas Sawyer and Mrs. Polly Sawyer, Mrs. Phebe Emerson, Caroline Farnsworth, Hollis Hastings. Nov. 2. Rufus Fletcher, Samuel Jewett and Mrs. Betsey Jewett, Mrs. Lucy Ann Fairbank, Louisa Faulkner. 1832. Jan. 1. Asa Dunn and Mrs. Luzima Dunn, Mary Faulkner, Harriet Priest, Eliza Dudley, Isaiah Moore, Ephraim Smith, Martha Lowe, Caroline Lowe, Haskell McCollom, Hiram Smith, Frederick Barnett. March 4. Amos Wheeler and Mrs. Prudence Wheeler, Gilman B. Parker and Mrs. Sarah Parker, David Osgood and Mrs. Eliza Osgood. May 6. Mrs. Lydia Steph- enson, Esther Eaton. Sept. 2. Mrs. Mary Lowe, John Lowe.
1833. Jan. 6. John D. Fisk, Laura Matilda Wheeler. March 10. Mrs. Esther Eliza Dudley, Sarah Stearns Priest, Helen Amanda Jewett. April 28. Jos- eph Breck and Mrs. Sarah Breck, Mrs. Eliza Shattuck. Nov. 3. Stewart Hastings, Mary Maynard, Rhoda Francina Priest.
r834. May 4. Martha Ballard. Sept. 7. Lorinda Lowe, Ira G. Childs and Mrs. Abigail W. Childs, William Nowell and Mrs. Sarah Nowell. 1836. Nov. 6. Sarah Bruce.
March 5. Mrs. Nancy Wyman. July 2. Catharine Sarah Vose. Octo- 1837. ber 22. Martha Eliza Vose.
1838. January 7. Mrs. Mary Tower. September 2. Mrs. Rosella C. Whit- ney. Nov. 4. Nathan M. Goodale and Mrs. Lucy Goodale. 1839. May 5. Sarah Goss.
1840. May 3. Nancy Elizabeth Priest.
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CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.
BAPTISMS OF LANCASTER CHILDREN.
1830. May 23. Mary Daniells, child of Paul & Eunice Faulkner; John Wil- liam, child of Wm. & Elizabeth Nowell. Oct. 10. Louisa Christmas, child of Wdw. Abigail Ballard.
1831. Jan: 2. Stewart, child of S. & H. Hastings. Mar: 20. Silvanus Chick- ering, child of Charles and Nancy Priest. Oct. 2. John White, child of John W. and Frances E. K. Chickering. Nov. 6. Frances Evelina Chick- ering, child of Sam1. & Betsey Jewett.
1832. Aug. 5. Ann Hubbard, child of S. & B. Jewett. Sept. 2. Lucy, child of W. & E. Nowell. Nov. 25. Mary Parker, Emily and Ellen, children of A. & P. Wheeler; Gilman Cornelius, child of G. B. & S. Parker.
IS33. Mar. 10. Martha Ann, child of T. & L. Fairbank. Mar. 31. Sarah Lewis, Martha Ann, Nathan Augustus Munroe, Caroline Moore and Charles Henry, children of E. S. Dudley. Nov. 24. Electa Maria, child of C. & N. Priest.
1834. Aug. 17. Frances Electa, child of J. W. & F. E. Chickering. Oct. 12. Samuel Abbot, Child of G. B. & S. Parker. Nov. 9. John Wood, child of Charles Wyman.
1835. Nov. I. Emery Thomas, child of Thos. & Polly Sawyer.
1836. April 24. Josiah Goodell, child of Ira G. & Abigail W. Childs. July 17. Catharine Ann, child of Wm. & Elizabeth Nowell. Aug. 21. Mary Frances, child of H. & S. McCollum. Oct. 16. Charles Andrew, child of Charles Wyman.
1837. May 28. Mary Jane, child of G. B. & S. Parker. April 23. John Ed- win, child of Esther Dudley.
1838. June 3. Caroline Louisa, child of H. & S. McCollum. Aug. 26. Josiah, child of Ira G. & A. W. Childs. Oct. 21. Sarah Isabella, child of G. P. & S. Parker; Frances Ellen, child of Mrs. Mary Tower.
NOTE. Rev. Henry Adams, the last pastor over the church, preached his farewell sermon May 7, 1843. No register of births, marriages or deaths is found in the church books.
THE EVANGELICAL CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.
April 24, 1839, the Lancaster members of the Evangelical Congregational Church of Bolton, Lancaster, Sterling and Stow, in a letter asking consent to their separation for the founding of a new church, stated that they had "become members of a religious society legally organized in Lancaster," had "a conven- ient and comfortable house for their solemnities," and that their pulpit was "reg- ularly supplied." The petitioners were thirty-one in number :
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