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James Gray
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Cyprian Stevens
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David Cowden
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John Fletcher
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Timothy Brown
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Samvel Haywood
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Amos Haywood
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James Caldwel
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James Smith
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Joseph Hubbart
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Thomas Mcmollen
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David Brown
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John Child
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360
HISTORY OF HOLDEN.
Samvel Thomson
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Jabez Herrington
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Bezaleel Fisk
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Some total of ye whol 40 O
List is of old Tener money
The aforegoing List or Rate
of Forty pounds of old Tener money was apportioned by us the Subscribers And Given under our Hands
at Holden the nineteenth Day of August anna
Domini 1743
William Nickels" assessors Cyprian Stevens of
Samvel Pierce Holden "
The Census taken by families in 1760 has been preserved. It is as follows :
" David Winch 5 Deac David Fisk 8
Elijah Rice 6 Sam1] Haywod 9
Masten Holt
5
James Dods 3
Moses Stickney II
Rd Flagg 5
Samuel Grant 6
Daniel Black
5
Job Colborn 7 Benja Mead 5
Job Colburn had the widow Newton at his house keep- ing school & Daniel Hinds made his home their
Isaac Bartlet II
Isaac Chenery 8
Israel Davis Junr 7
2
4
Jeremiah Mansfield
Joseph Wooley I4
Samvel Benet
O I4
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Phinias Ball
O
14
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Jonathan Lovel Samvel Pierce
C I4
Joseph Rug
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08
Josiah Brod
O 14
7
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Phinias Benet
O 14
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2
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Samvel Train
6
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6
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STATISTICS AND OFFICIALS.
361
Wm Nickols IO Nathaniel Shepard 8
John Pery
8
Jason Gleazon 8
John Obens
2 Peter Goulden 6
Abra How
3 Samll Hubburd
7
Asa How
7
Joseph Kingsbury
6
Elisha Hubburd
7
Noah Haven
3
Elijah Rice Jun™
6
John Black
5
Peter Hubburd
13
Jabez Harrington
II
Wm Harris
9
James Cheney
6
Elisha Mirrick
8
Francis Willison
4
Aaron Newton
3
Jonª How
6
Joseph Morse
IO
Ebenezr Melet
5
Sam" Estabrook Jnr
4
Joseph Greenwod
5
Thos Grout
5 Samll Estabrook
8
Andrew Smith
II
Josiah Cheney
8
Deac Joseph Hubbard
7
Charls Heywood
13
Jonas Gale
II
Amos Heywood
9
Wm Marshal
7
Israel Davis
8
Hezekiah Walker
3
Josiah Broad
7
Seth Snow
7
Sam11 Hubburd jr
S
Edmond Hall
4
Asa Lovel
4
John Winch
9
Peter Noice
2
Josiah Broad Junr
4
Ephraim Holt
5
John Abbot
{ 2
Bezaleel Fisk
6
Josiah Straton
8
Increace Stearns
9
Jona Wheeler
4
Judah Wright
6
Abel How
3
Joseph Davis
5
Henry Taft
9
Thomas Kimbal
8
Benja Allen
6
Jeremiah Fuller
5
Israul Goodale
5
Daniel Perry
5
Samll Chaffen
9
Jesse Allen
5
Ephrain Smith
6
Stephen White
6
Jona Lovel
8
Moses Wheeler Jr
2
Wm Raymond
7
" 745 1 is the No of Inhabitants in Holden in 1760"
' This number is presumably an error in adding, as the total of the num- bers given is five hundred and thirty-five,
362
HISTORY OF HOLDEN.
The population at the various censuses since has been as follows :
* 17651
495
#18553
2, 114
*1776
749
₸1860
1,945
+17902
1,077
#1865
1,846
1 1800
1,142
11870
2,062
$1810
1,072
#1875
2,180
1820
1,402
+1880
2,499
+ 1830
1,719
# 1885
2,47I
+ 1840
1,874
11890
2,637
11850
1,933
The following table gives some items from the valuations in 1781,4 when the first general valuation was made; in 1840, the last preceding the issue of Dr. Damon's History, and in 1892, the last which has been taken.
1781
1840
1892
Polls,
167
456
639
Houses,
I70
263
440
Horses,
106
22I
376
Neat Cattle,
887
I274
1082
Sheep,
I234
347
105
Total Valuation, $89,604.13
$576,622
$1, 108,472
1 Figures marked (*) are from Colonial Census.
2 Figures marked (+) are from United States Census.
3 Figures marked (#) are from State Census.
4 This valuation contains the following item: "Carriages of all sorts, none," to which statement Dr. Damon appends this note : " Rev. Mr. Avery was among the first to ride in a chaise, and old people now [1841] can remember when there was not a wagon or chaise in town." Damon History, p. 144.
363
STATISTICS AND OFFICIALS.
The division of lands in town is reported by acres at different times as follows :
*17811 117812 11791 11801 11811 11821 11831 1840
#18853
Tillage,
348 446 529 557 609 712 824 1029.5
Mowing, 692 682 754
871 871 1295 2135
Meadow, . 493 562 634 907 732 1114 1200 952
Pasturage,
Woodland, 10464
1579 1906 2624 3810 4393 4511 6562 7499 7517.5 4217 4497 3042 4468 4184 6038.25 4977 4892 3900 3912 4655 837 40 200 250 100
Unimproved
Covered by water,
Used for roads,
425
355
425 300
Unimprovable,
3213 3972
2458 1310 105
The following table shows the reported production by bushels of the various grains at different times.
+1801
+18II
+182I
+1831
*1840 67
#1885
Wheat,
358
209
204
2
Barley,
185
164
II5
50
IO7
Rye,
2107
747
800
817
1073
679
Indian Corn,
5208
5557
53II
6225
6466
7319
1 The figures below the years marked thus (*) are from Damon History, pp. 144, 145:
2 The figures below the years marked thus (+) are from a volume of mis- cellaneous collections in the Library of the American Antiquarian Society.
3 The figures below the year marked thus (#) are from the Massachusetts Census of 1885.
2453
364
HISTORY OF HOLDEN.
TOWN CLERKS.
Cyprian Stevens,
1741-1746.
Samuel Heywood,
1747 -1751.
Samuel Peirce,
1752.
Joseph Greenwood,
1753.
Samuel Peirce,
1754-1757.
Israel Davis,
1758 -1774.
John Child, Jr.,
Israel Davis,
John Child,
David Fisk,
Noah Haven,
David Fisk, John Dodds,
William Dodds,
Paul Davis,
1803-1820.
Paul Davis, Jr.
1821 - 1857.1
John E. Chaffin,
1858 - 1863.
Isaac Damon,
1864-1867.
Samuel W. Armington,
1868- 1869.
George F. Rogers,
1870- 1873.2
Samuel W. Armington,
1873.
Isaac Damon,
Samuel W. Armington,
1874-1892. 1893.
1 At the retirement of Major Davis from his office, the town passed the following resolutions, which are unique in the history of the town.
" WHEREAS, Maj. Paul Davis has served this town as Clerk for the long period of thirty-seven years, and has performed the duties of the office to the entire satisfaction of the town, and WHEREAS, he has this day voluntarily retired from the office, therefore
"Resolved, That the thanks of this town be thus publicly tendered to Maj. Davis for the services he has rendered the town in the capacity of its Clerk.
"Resolved, That a copy of this vote, signed by the Moderator and Clerk, be tendered to Maj. Davis, and that the same be entered upon the records of the Town.
T. E. HALL, Moderator. JOHN E, CHAFFIN, Clerk."
2 Resigned June 17th, 1873.
1775-1777. 1778-1781. 1782. 1783- 1786. 1787. 1788 - 1789. 1790 - 1801. 1802.
STATISTICS AND OFFICIALS.
365
TOWN TREASURERS.
William Nichols,
I741.
John Bigelow,
1742.
William Nichols,
1743.
Samuel Thompson,
I744.
William Nichols,
I745.
Samuel Heywood,
1746-1749.
John Bigelow,
I750.
Israel Davis,
1751.
Joseph Hubbard,
Israel Davis,
1752-1755. 1756- 1758. 1759.
Jonathan Lovell,
Bezaleel Fiske,
Samuel Hubbard,
Nathan Harrington,
Paul Davis,
Nathan Harrington,
James Davis,
Elisha Hubbard,
Elnathan Davis,
Ethan Davis,
Samuel Damon,
Ethan Davis,
Samuel Damon,
Paul Davis,
1805-1806. 1807. 1808-1826. 1827 - 1839. 1840-1851. 1852-1855.
Charles L. Knowlton,
Joseph Davis,
Charles Knowlton,
Charles Flagg,
Samuel W. Armington,
Charles Flagg,
Leonard B. Brigham,
Fred H. Fales,
Leonard B. Brigham,
Henry W. Warren,
I760- 1761. 1762 - 1771. 1772 - 1778. 1779.1
1779-1783. 1784- 1791. 1 702 - 1803. 1804.
1856 - 1857. 1858 -1870. 1871 - 1872. 1873-1876.2 1876. 1877 - 1881. 1882 - 1885. 1886 - 1887. 1888-1893.
1 Till July 5th.
3 Resigned May Ist, 1876.
366
HISTORY OF HOLDEN.
SELECTMEN.
1741.
Simon Davis,
John Bigelow, Cyprian Stevens.
I742.
Simon Davis,
John Bigelow,
Samuel Thompson.
1743.
Simon Davis,
John Bigelow,
Samuel Pierce.
1744.
Cyprian Stevens, John Bigelow, Samuel Heywood.
1745.
John Bigelow, Cyprian Stevens, David Brown.
1746.
John Bigelow, Samuel Pierce, Cyprian Stevens.
1747.
Samuel Hubbard, Jonathan Lovell, William Nichols.
I748.
Samuel Pierce,. John Bigelow, Samuel Heywood.
I749.
John Bigelow, Samuel Pierce, Samuel Heywood.
1750.
Samuel Peirce, John Bigelow, Samuel Heywood ..
1751.
John Bigelow, Samuel Peirce, Samuel Heywood.
1752.
Samuel Peirce, Richard Flagg, Jonathan Lovell.
1753.
Richard Flagg, Israel Davis, Samuel Hubbard, Joseph Hubbard, Joseph Greenwood.
367
STATISTICS AND OFFICIALS.
1754.
1759.
Richard Flagg,
Israel Davis, Samuel Hubbard, Joseph Hubbard,
Samuel Thompson.
Israel Davis,
Samuel Heywood,
Jonathan Lovell,
Benjamin Howard,
Bezaleel Fisk.
1755.
John Bigelow, Richard Flagg, Israel Davis, Samuel Hubbard, Joseph Hubbard.
1756.
Samuel Peirce, Richard Flagg, John Bigelow, James Boyd, Amos Heywood.
1757.
Samuel Pierce, Richard Flagg, Samuel Hubbard, Amos Heywood, James Boyd.
1758.
Samuel Peirce, James Boyd, Richard Flagg, Israel Davis, John Child,
1760.
Israel Davis, Richard Flagg, Samuel Heywood, Bezaleel Fisk, Jonathan Lovell.
1761.
Joseph Greenwood, Joseph Hubbard, Jonathan Rice, David Fisk, John Bigelow.
1762.
Amos Heywood, Samuel Hubbard, John Child, Joseph Hubbard, David Fisk.
1 763.
Richard Flagg, Israel Davis, Amos Heywood, Jonathan Wheeler, John Child.
368
HISTORY OF HOLDEN.
1764.
1769.
Israel Davis,
Israel Davis,
Joseph Hubbard,
David Fisk,
Samuel Heywood,
Benjamin Mead,
Paul Raymond,
Jonathan Rice.
1765.
Israel Davis,
Joseph Hubbard,
John Child,
Isaac Smith,
Benjamin Mead.
Israel Davis, Jonathan Rice,
David Fisk, John Child,
Benjamin Mead.
1766.
1771.
Israel Davis,
John Child,
David Fisk,
Jonathan Rice,
Benjamin Mead.
1767.
Israel Davis,
John Child, Joseph Hubbard,
Jonathan Rice,
Benjamin Mead.
1768.
Israel Davis, Jonathan Rice, Benjamin Mead, Paul Raymond, Ignatius Goulding.
1772.
John Child, Joseph Hubbard, Jonathan Wheeler, Andrew Smith, James Davis.
I773.
John Child, Benjamin Mead, Joseph Hubbard, James Davis, Paul Raymond.
Israel Davis,
Samuel Heywood,
Joseph Hubbard, John Child,
Benjamin Mead.
1770.
Samuel Hubbard, John Child.
369
STATISTICS AND OFFICIALS.
I774.
John Child, Benjamin Mead, James Davis, Jonathan Rice, Paul Raymond.
1775.
John Child, Jonathan Rice, James Davis, Benjamin Mead, Paul Raymond.
1776.
John Child, Jonathan Rice, Paul Raymond, Moses Smith, James Davis.
1777.
David Fisk, Paul Raymond, James Davis, Moses Smith, John Child, Jr.
1778.
David Fisk, Moses Smith, James Davis, Jason Gleason, John Perry.
1779.
James Davis, Richard Flagg,
Benjamin Mead, Jason Gleason, John Perry.
I 780.
Richard Flagg, Moses Smith, Amos Heywood, John Perry, Samuel Thompson.
1781.
John Perry, Elisha Hubbard, Noah Haven, Francis Willson, Paul Goodale.
1782.
John Child, Elisha Hubbard, William Nichols, Samuel Thompson, Josiah Stratton.
1783.
David Fisk, John Child, Elisha Hubbard, Samuel Thompson, Noah Haven.
370
HISTORY OF HOLDEN. 1
1784.
1789.
James Davis,
Josiah Stratton,
Ebenezer Estabrook,
Isaac Chenery,
Henry Taft,
Henry Taft,
Israel Davis, Jr.
John Davis,
David Smith.
1785.
Nathan Harrington,
Ebenezer Estabrook,
Isaac Chenery,
Israel Davis, Jr.
Elisha Mirick.
1786.
Israel Davis, Jr.
Ebenezer Estabrook,
Elisha Hubbard,
Isaac Chenery,
John Dodd.
1787.
I792.
Samuel Hubbard, John Davis,
George Webb, David Smith, Samuel Damon.
1788.
Josiah Stratton, Ebenezer Estabrook, Isaac Chenery, Jason Gleason, Francis Willson.
I790.
Josiah Stratton, Ebenezer Estabrook, Henry Taft,
John Davis,
David Smith.
1791.
Josiah Stratton, Ebenezer Estabrook,
Henry Taft, John Davis, David Smith.
Israel Davis, Jr. Samuel Hubbard, Elisha Hubbard, Paul Goodale,
Isaiah Brown.
I793.
Samuel Hubbard, John Davis, George Webb, David Smith, Samuel Damon.
Elisha Mirick.
371
STATISTICS AND OFFICIALS.
I794.
Samuel Hubbard,
Ebenezer Estabrook, David Smith, John Dodd, Samuel Damon.
I795.
Samuel Hubbard, John Dodd,
David Smith,
Samuel Damon,
William Drury.
1796.
John Dodd, John Davis, David Smith, Samuel Damon,
William Drury.
I797.
John Dodd, John Davis, David Smith, Samuel Damon, William Drury.
I798.
Samuel Hubbard, Ebenezer Estabrook, Peter Hubbard, Lemuel Abbott, Elnathan Davis.
1799.
Samuel Hubbard, Ebenezer Estabrook, Peter Hubbard,
Lemuel Abbott, James Dodd.
1800.
Samuel Hubbard,
Ebenezer Estabrook, Peter Hubbard,
Lemuel Abbott, James Dodd.
1801.
Samuel Hubbard,
Ebenezer Estabrook, Lemuel Abbott, William Drury, Joseph Daniels.
1802.
Ebenezer Estabrook, Lemuel Abbott, William Drury, Joseph Daniels, Elnathan Davis.
1803.
Ebenezer Estabrook, Lemuel Abbott, William Drury, Joseph Daniels, Elnathan Davis.
372
HISTORY OF HOLDEN.
1804.
Lemuel Abbott,
William Drury,
Elnathan Davis, Tilla Chaffin,
Asa Wheeler.
1809.
Asa Wheeler,
Ethan Davis,
Heman Richardson,
Samuel Heywood, Asa Greenwood.
1805.
Lemuel Abbott,
William Drury,
Tilla Chaffin,
Asa Wheeler,
Ethan Davis.
I 806.
Lemuel Abbott,
Tilla Chaffin, Asa Wheeler,
Ethan Davis,
Heman Richardson.
ISO7.
Tilla Chaffin.
Asa Wheeler,
Ethan Davis,
Heman Richardson, Samuel Heywood.
1808.
Tilla Chaffin, Asa Wheeler, Ethan Davis, Heman Richardson, Samuel Heywood.
ISIO.
Ethan Davis, Heman Richardson, Samuel Heywood, Asa Greenwood, Lemuel Davis.
ISII.
Ethan Davis, Heman Richardson, Samuel Heywood, Asa Greenwood, Lemuel Davis.
1812.
Ethan Davis, Asa Greenwood, Lemuel Davis, John Chaffin, Abner Perry.
1813.
Ethan Davis, Asa Greenwood, Lemuel Davis, John Chaffin, Abner Perry.
373
STATISTICS AND OFFICIALS.
1814.
Ethan Davis, Asa Greenwood, Lemuel Davis, John Chaffin, Abner Perry.
IS15.
Ethan Davis, Asa Greenwood, John Chaffin, Abner Perry, Silas Flagg.
1816.
Ethan Davis, Asa Greenwood, John Chaffin, Paul Davis, Jr., Samuel Damon.
1817.
Ethan Davis, Asa Greenwood, Paul Davis, Jr., Samuel Damon, Silas Flagg.
1818.
Asa Greenwood, Paul Davis, Jr., Samuel Damon, Silas Flagg, James Bailey.
1819.
Paul Davis, Jr., Samuel Damon,
Silas Flagg, James Bailey, Daniel Knowlton.
1820.
Samuel Damon, Silas Flagg, Daniel Knowlton, Abner Perry, John Davis.
182I.
Samuel Damon, Silas Flagg, Abner Perry, John Davis, James Estabrook.
1822.
Silas Flagg, Abner Perry, James Estabrook, William Metcalf, Samuel Foster.
1823.
Silas Flagg, Abner Perry, James Estabrook, William Metcalf, Samuel Foster.
374
HISTORY OF HOLDEN.
I824.
1829.
Silas Flagg,
Samuel Damon,
Abner Perry,
Thomas Howe,
James Estabrook,
Samuel W. Hubbard,
William Metcalf,
Farnum White,
Samuel Foster.
Charles Chaffin.
1825.
Silas Flagg,
Abner Perry,
William Metcalf,
Samuel Foster,
William Flagg.
1826.
Silas Flagg,
Abner Perry,
William Metcalf,
William Flagg,
Thomas J. Davis.
1827.
Samuel Damon,
William Flagg,
Thomas Howe, Samuel W. Hubbard,
Farnum White.
1828.
1833.
Samuel Damon,
William Flagg,
Thomas Howe, Samuel W. Hubbard, Farnum White.
1830.
Samuel Damon,
Farnum White,
Charles Chaffin,
William Metcalf,
George Flagg,
1831.
Farnum White,
Charles Chaffin,
George Flagg,
Thomas Howe,
Tilla Chaffin, Jr.
1832.
Charles Chaffin,
Thomas Howe,
George Flagg, John Lovell, John F. Smith.
Charles Chaffin, George Flagg, Tilla Chaffin, Jr.,
Dennis Davis, Barney Howe.
375
STATISTICS AND OFFICIALS.
1834.
Charles Chaffin, Thomas Howe, John Lovell, Thomas J. Davis,
Stillman Estabrook.
1839.
Willis Smith, Samuel D. Greenwood, Jonathan Chaffin,
Lyman Bryant, James Winch.
1835.
Charles Chaffin, Thomas Howe, Thomas J. Davis,
Stillman Estabrook, John M. Goodell.
1836.
Samuel Damon, Thomas J. Davis, Stillman Estabrook, John M. Goodell, Joel Walker.
1837.
Paul Davis, Barney Howe, Joel Walker, Willis Smith, Jacob Howard.
1838.
Paul Davis, Willis Smith, Samuel D. Greenwood, Jonathan Chaffin, John Jefferson.
1840
Samuel D. Greenwood, Lyman Bryant, James Winch, Thomas J. Davis,
George Flagg.
1841.
Charles Chaffin, Thomas J. Davis, George Flagg, John Richardson, James S. Moore.
1842.
Charles Chaffin, Thomas J. Davis, James S. Moore, John Richardson, John Watson.
IS43.
Samuel D. Greenwood, James S. Moore, John Watson, Willis Smith, Ethan Davis.
376
HISTORY OF HOLDEN.
IS44.
1849
Samuel D. Greenwood,
David Davis,
Asa Broad,
Willard Allen,
Nathan Howe,
Stillman Hubbard.
1845.
Samuel D. Greenwood,
David Davis,
Lyman Bryant,
George W. Bascom,
Asa Broad.
1846.
Samuel D. Greenwood,
Lyman Bryant,
George W. Bascom,
Asa Broad,
Stillman Hubbard.
Willard Allen,
Nathan Howe,
Ira Broad,
William Howe,
John Richardson.
1847.
1852.
Samuel D. Greenwood,
Lyman Bryant,
George W. Bascom, Asa Broad, Elisha Chaffin. .
Samuel D. Greenwood,
John Richardson,
Alfred Sawyer, Charles Bryant,
Dexter Broad.
1848.
1853.
Le Baron Putnam, Asa Broad, Elisha Chaffin, Isaac Damon,
Willard Allen.
1850.
Samuel D. Greenwood,
Ira Broad,
Willard Allen,
Nathan Howe,
William Howe.
1851.
Samuel D. Greenwood, John Richardson, Charles Bryant, Alfred Sawyer, Danford Hall.
Lyman Bryant,
Willis Smith,
Ethan Davis.
Charles Chaffin,
377
STATISTICS AND OFFICIALS.
1854.
Charles Byrant, Joseph Davis, Silas Flagg, Jr., Joab S. Holt, John W. Howe.
1855.
Joseph Davis, Samuel D. Hubbard,
Timothy Parker, Newell Moore, William C. Metcalf.
1856.
William C. Metcalf, Timothy Parker, Jonathan M. Ladd, Simon Hubbard, Newell Moore.
1857.
Joseph Davis, Ira Broad, William Howe, Sumner Chamberlain, Augustus F. Damon.
1858.
Ira Broad, Sumner Chamberlain, Augustus F. Damon, George S. Goddard, Alfred Chaffin.
1859.
Ira Broad, Sumner Chamberlain, George S. Goddard, Alfred Chaffin, John E. Chaffin.
1860.
Isaac Damon, Sumner Chamberlain, George S. Goddard,
John E. Chaffin, James E. Cheney.
1861.
Sumner Chamberlain, John E. Chatfin, James E. Cheney, Charles Turner, William H. Walker.
1862.
John E. Chaffin, Charles Turner, William H. Walker, George Bascom, Martin V. B. Jefferson.
1863.
Ira Broad, Sumner Chamberlain, Martin V. B. Jefferson, J. Warren Rogers, William H. Drury.
378
HISTORY OF HOLDE N.
1864.
Ira Broad,
Sumner Chamberlain,
Martin V. B. Jefferson,
J. Warren Rogers, William H. Drury.
1865.
Ira Broad, Sumner Chamberlain,
J. Warren Rogers, Church Howe, Alfred Sawyer.
1866.
Ira Broad, Sumner Chamberlain, J. Warren Rogers, Church Howe, Martin V. B. Jefferson.
1867.
Ira Broad, Martin V. B. Jefferson, J. Warren Rogers, Austin Flagg, George Howe.
1868.
Ira Broad, Martin V. B. Jefferson, J. Warren Rogers, George Howe, Charles Flagg.
1 869.
Martin V. B. Jefferson,
George Howe,
Charles Flagg,
Samuel D. Hubbard,
James H. Wright.
1870.
Martin V. B. Jefferson,
George Howe,
Charles Flagg,
Samuel D. Hubbard,
James H. Wright.
1871.
Samuel D. Hubbard, Charles Flagg, Austin W. Ward.
1872.
Charles Flagg, Austin W. Ward,
John Adams, James H. Wright, Samuel Warren.
1873.
Austin W. Ward, Samuel Warren, James H. Wright.
1874.
James H. Wright, William Howe, William H. Fairbanks.
379
STATISTICS AND OFFICIALS.
1875.
Martin V. B. Jefferson, William H. Fairbanks, Edward W. Merrick,
George Howe, James T. Rood, William H. Drury.1
1876.
William C. Metcalf, Charles Flagg, William H. Drury.
1877.
William C. Metcalf, William H. Drury, Henry W. Warren.
1878.
William C. Metcalf, William H. Drury, Henry, W. Warren.
1879.
Henry W. Warren, Gates Chapman, Charles Dawson.
1880.
Gates Chapman, Charles Dawson, Fred T. Holt, Isaac Damon.2
1881.
Charles Dawson, Waldo E. Austin, Samuel W. Armington.
1882.
Waldo E. Austin, Isaac Damon, Fred T. Holt.
1883.
Waldo E. Austin, Isaac Damon, Fred T. Holt.
1884.
Henry W. Warren, Fred T. Holt, Albert A. Metcalf.
1885.
Isaac Damon, Charles E. Parker, Artemas D. Bascom.
1886.
Isaac Damon, Charles E. Parker, Artemas D. Bascom.
1887.
William H. Drury, William J. Prendergast, Albert A. Metcalf.
Chosen June Ist in place of Martin V. B. Jefferson, resigned.
2 Chosen October 23d in place of Gates Chapman, resigned.
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HISTORY OF HOLDEN.
1888.
Isaac Damon, Charles E. Parker,
William J. Prendergast.
1889.
Isaac Damon,
Charles E. Parker,
William J. Prendergast.
1892. Stillman F. Morse, Albert A. Metcalf, Emory Rogers.
IS90.
Charles E. Parker,
Stillman F. Morse,
Thomas Hennessey.
1893. Dennis W. Harrington, Fred T. Holt, Albert A. Metcalf.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
After 1823 committees were annually appointed to visit and report upon the schools of the town. They had, however, no responsibility for the management of them. After the trans- fer of the schools from the districts to the town, the district system was for a time perpetuated by the appointment upon the committee of one representative from each of the old districts. In 1877 the number of the committee was reduced to three and it fully assumed its proper responsibility and authority. Since that that time the following have served upon the School Committee :
1877.
Waldo E. Austin, Jonathan Moore, John K. Chase.
1879. John K. Chase, J. Calvin Spaulding,
Henry M. Rogers, Aldin G. Davis,1 Edward W. Merrick. 2
1878.
Jonathan Moore, John K. Chase, J. Calvin Spaulding.
' Chosen April 23d, in place of John K. Chase, resigned.
2 Chosen December 22d, in place of J. C. Spaulding, resigned.
1891.
Stillman F. Morse, Albert A. Metcalf, Emory Rogers.
STATISTICS AND OFFICIALS.
381
1880.
Henry M. Rogers, Edward W. Merrick, Emma R. Ross.
188I.
Henry M. Rogers, Edward W. Merrick, Joseph H. Gleason.
1882.
Henry M. Rogers, Edward W. Merrick, Joseph H. Gleason, Waldo E. Austin.1
1883.
Waldo E. Austin, Henry M. Rogers,
Aldin G. Davis,
Edward P. Thompson,
Samuel Warren,
Joseph H. Gleason,
Clifford W. Stickney,2 Israel M. Ball.3
1884.
Waldo E. Austin,
Aldin G. Davis,
Edward P. Thompson,
Samuel Warren,
Clifford W. Stickney.
1885.
Waldo E. Austin, Edward P. Thompson, Clifford W. Stickney, Samuel Warren.
1886.
Edward P. Thompson, Charles E. Parker, James McCloskey.4
1887.
Waldo E. Austin,
Edward P. Thompson,5
Charles E. Parker,
Sarah E. Davis,
Marion E. Warren,
Mary D. Ball.
1888.
Waldo E. Austin.
Charles E. Parker,
Marion E. Warren, Mary D. Ball, Charles W. Phillips, James A. Holden.
1889.
Waldo E. Austin,
Marion E. Warren,
Charles E. Parker,
Mary D. Ball,
Charles W. Phillips, James A. Holden.
1 Chosen March 30th, in place of Edward W. Merrick, resigned.
2 Chosen May 24th, in place of Joseph H. Gleason, resigned. 3 Chosen September 10th, in place of Henry M. Rogers, resigned.
4 Resigned July 23d. 5 Resigned November 2d.
382
HISTORY OF HOLDEN.
1 890.
1892.
Waldo E. Austin,
Mary D. Ball,
Charles E. Parker,
James A. Holden,
Marion E. Warren,
James A. Holden,
Charles E. Parker.1
1891.
Waldo E. Austin,
Waldo E. Austin,
Mary D. Ball,
Marion E. Warren,
Charles E. Parker,
James A. Holden,
James A. Holden,
Clifford W. Stickney,
Mary D. Ball.2
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REPRESENTATIVES IN THE GENERAL COURT.
John Child, Jr., 1780.
Joseph Davis, 1781.
John Child, Jr.,
1782, 1783.
Israel Davis, Jr., 1 786.
Josiah Stratton,
1787.
John Child, Jr.,
1790.
1792, 1793,
1795, 1796,
John Dodd,
1798, 1800,
1801.
William Drury,
1802.
Elnathan Davis,
1803, 1804.
William Drury,
1805 - 1813.
Ebenezer Estabrook,
1814 -1816.
Ethan Davis,
1817.
Ebenezer Estabrook,
1819.
William Drury, 1820.
Ethan Davis, 1821.
Waldo E. Austin,
Marion E. Warren,
Charles W. Phillips,
Mary D. Ball,
Charles W. Phillips.
Marion E. Warren,
Charles W. Phillips.
1893.
1 Chosen April 4th, in place of Charles W. Phillips, resigned.
2 Chosen April 22d, in place of C. W. Stickney, resigned.
STATISTICS AND OFFICIALS.
383
Samuel Damon,
1823, 1824.
Ethan Davis,
1826.
Silas Flagg,
1828, 1829.
Asa Broad,
1830.
Asa Broad,
1831.
Samuel Damon,
Samuel Damon, Į
1833, 1834.
Charles Chaffin,
1835.
Paul Davis, 2
IS36.
Silas Flagg,
Paul Davis,
1837.
Silas Flagg,
1838.
Silas Flagg,
1839, 1840.
John Richardson,
1841, 1842.
William Flagg,
1843.
Ira Broad,
1844.
David Davis,
IS45.
Samuel D. Greenwood,
1847, 1848.
James E. Cheney,
1849.
Ira Broad,
1850.
George W. Bascom,
1851, 1852.
Charles L. Knowlton,
1853.
Charles Burnett,
1854.
William C. Metcalf,
1855.
Silas Flagg,
1856.
Jonathan M. Ladd,
1857.1
Isaac Damon,
1858, 1861.
Nathan Howe,
1864.
Theron E. Hall,
1866.
Samuel Warren,
1867.
Isaac N. Ross,
1871, 1872.
1 Since 1857 Holden has been districted with other towns for the election of a Representative. In 1857 it was classed with Paxton and West Boylston ; in 1866, with Oakham, Princeton and Rutland : in 1876, with Leicester, Pax- ton and Rutland : in 1886, with Hubbardston, Paxton, Princeton and West- minster.
Charles Chaffin, 1. ..
Paul Davis,
Willis Smith,
Tilla Chaffin, . }
384
HISTORY OF HOLDEN.
William Howe, 1878.
Henry W. Warren, 1882, 1885.
Samuel W. Armington, 1887.
Stillman F. Morse, 1892.
John Child represented the town in the Provincial Congress in 1775, and in the "Great and General Court" the same year. In 1776 and 1777 James Davis was sent to the Gen- eral Court.
Richard Flagg was sent in 1779 to the Convention that framed the Constitution. Charles L. Knowlton was delegate to the Constitutional Convention in 1853.
POLITICAL PARTIES.
In 1788 Moses Gill received nineteen votes for Presidential Elector, and in 1792, fourteen, in each case the largest number received by any candidate. The electoral votes were in both cases, of course, cast for Washington. In 1796, Artemas Ward and Nathaniel Paine each received fourteen votes for Elector. In 1804 one hundred and twenty-nine votes were cast for the Federalist candidate, and twenty-one for the Republican. In 1812 the same parties received respectively one hundred and fifty-seven and eleven. In 1824 all the votes cast, eighty-six in number, were for John Quincy Adams, and four years later Jackson had but three votes to ninety-six for Adams. For re-election in 1832, Jackson had but ten votes, while there were eight for the Anti-Masonic candidates, and one hundred and seventy-four for the "National Republican " party. In 1836 the Whigs polled one hundred and seventy votes for Webster to forty-nine cast for Van Buren, and in 1840 two hundred and fifty-seven for Harrison to sixty-nine for Van Buren. In 1844 Clay had two hundred and twenty-five votes, Polk forty-four and Birney sixty-four. In 1848 the Democrats polled seventy for Taylor, the Whigs thirty-two for Cass, while while two hundred and three were cast for Van Buren as candi-
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