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467
TOWN OFFICERS.
Zeduthun Fay, 1767. Joseph Baker, 1768. Jonathan Fay, 1769.
Phinehas Maynard, 1771. Moses Wheelock, 1771. Timothy Warren, 1772, 1780.
Solomon Baker, 1773-76.
Samuel Forbush, 1773, 1774, 1787, 1788, 1791, 1792. James Hawes, 1775-77, 1782, 1783, 1786.
George Andrews, 1775-77. Thomas Bond, 1776, 1777. Jonathan Grout, 1778.
Joseph Harrington, 1778, 1779, 1782- 85, 1787, 1788.
Barnabas Newton, 1778-81.
Abijah Gale, 1778-80.
Seth Morse, 1779, 1781-92.
Edmund Brigham, 1779, 1787, 1788, 1791-93.
Eli Whitney, 1780, 1781, 1785, 1786, 1789, 1794-1800. Aaron Warren, 1781-83.
Phinehas Gleason, 1783, 1784, 1787, 1788.
Daniel Chamberlain, 1784, 1789, 1790, 1793-1801, 1805, 1807-10, 1815, 1836. Joseph Green, Jr., 1784, 1785. Elijah Brigham, 1785, 1789-95. Antipas Brigham, 1790. Nathan Fisher, 1793-1806, 1819. Simeon Bellows, 1793-1800.
Thomas Morse, 1796-1800. Jonathan Forbes, 1801, 1802, 1809, 1815-18. Andrew Peters, 1801, 1803, 1804. Samuel Fisher, 1801-4, 1809. David Fay, 1802-4. Rufus Forbush, 1802, 1803. Phinehas Forbes, 1804. John Sanborn, 1805-8, 1810. Joshua Mellen, 1805-II. Solomon Fay, 1805-14. Isaac Forbush, 1806.
Thomas Andrews, 1807, 1808. Isaac Ruggles, 1810-12, 1814. Joseph Brigham, 1811, 1812, 1814. Abner Warren, 1811, 1812, 1814, 1815. Daniel Bellows, 1812, 1814.
Moses Grout, 1813, 1815.
Asaph Warren, 1813, 1817, 1820-23, 1826, 1827.
Benjamin Nourse, 1813.
Luther Maynard, 1815, 1816.
Joseph Nichols, 1816.
Benjamin Fay, Jr., 1813, 1816-19.
Samuel Forbush, Jr., 1816-19.
Samuel Grout, 1818, 1819.
Silas Wesson, 1818-24, 1826, 1827.
Elijah Corbett, 1820, 1821.
John Wadsworth, 1822-24.
Martin Bullard, 1822-24, 1826, 1827, 1832.
David P. Mann, 1822, 1823, 1825, 1833-36.
Jesse Woods, 1824, 1825, 1827-31.
Daniel Fay, 1824.
Lovett Peters, 1825.
Otis Brigham, 1825, 1828, 1832.
John Warren, Jr., 1825.
Nahum Fisher, 1827-31, 1833, 1834.
Phinehas Gleason, 1828-31.
Daniel Holbrook, Jr., 1828-31, 1833- 35.
Samuel Harrington, 1829, 1831.
Abijah Stone, 1832, 1837. Joshua N. Mellen, 1832.
Gardner Cloyes, 1835, 1836.
Elmer Brigham, 1836, 1841. Abijah Wood, 1836.
Curtis Beeman, 1837, 1854.
Nathaniel E. Fisher, 1837-41.
Lyman Belknap, 1838-40, 1842, 1843, 1850 Josiah Fay, 1838. ...
Josiah Brigham, 1839, 1840. Moses G. Maynard, 1841-45. Jabez G. Fisher, 1842.
Hartwell Bullard, 1843, 1844.
468
APPENDIX.
Albert J. Burnap, 1844, 1851-53. John A. Fayerweather, 1845-47, 1867 Lawson Harrington, 1845-48. Charles P. Rice, 1846-50, 1856, 1857, 1869-71, 1876.
Daniel F. Newton, 1848, 1849, 1854, 1868, 1872-74. Edwin Bullard, 1849-51, 1863-65, 1870, 1871, 1876.
Otis Newton, 1851, 1852, 1858.
Lowell Belknap, 1851. Ethan Bullard, 1851-53.
Baxter Forbes, 1853, 1855, 1863.
Lowell Forbush, 1854.
Benjamin Boynton, 1855.
Joseph W. Forbes, 1855.
Joel Forbush, 1856, 1857.
Samuel Chamberlain, 1856, 1857, 1877, 1878.
Noah Kimball, 1858.
Timothy F. Hastings 2d, 1858, 1859.
Anson Warren, 1858, 1859.
Greenleaf C. Sanborn, 1858-62, 1865, 1866. Benjamin B. Nourse, 1860-62, 1866, 1868, 1880-85.
Silas B. Howe, 1860-62.
George H. Raymond, 1863-65. George W. Parker, 1864. George Forbes, 1866.
William M. Child, 1867, 1872-75.
Charles H. Pierce, 1867, 1869.
Charles P. Winslow, 1868, 1869.
Henry A. Burnap, 1870.
J. Brainard Putnam, 1871.
B. Alden Nourse, 1872-75. William Curtis, 1875-79.
William R. Gould, 1877, 1878.
William M. Blake, 1879.
Israel H. Bullard, 1879.
Reuben Boynton, 1880-82.
William T. Forbes, 1880-82, 1887.
Alden L. Boynton, 1883-85. Fred G. Harrington, 1883-85.
Samuel M. Griggs, 1886. Harding Allen, 1886-90. Thomas H. Reilly, 1886-89.
Joshua E. Beeman, 1888, 1889. John E. Henry, 1890.
Boners C. Hathaway, 1890.
TOWN CLERKS.
JOHN FAY, 1718-27. Thomas Forbush, Jr., 1728-32, 1738, 1742-51. Edward Baker, 1733-37, 1739-4I.
Francis Whipple, 1752-58, 1765, 1770. Samuel Wood, 1759. Jonathan Bond, 1760-64, 1766, 1768, 1769, 1773-75. Zebulun Rice, 1767.
Moses Wheelock, 1771, 1772, 1778- 82, 1786-95. James Hawes, 1776, 1777, 1783, 1784.
Elijah Brigham, 1785.
Nathan Fisher, 1795-1814. Daniel Bellows, 1815-17, 1819-22. Asaph Warren, 1818. Phinehas Gleason, 1823-34, 1837. Nahum Fisher, 1836, 1838-41. Elijah M. Phillips, 1842-47. Otis Newton, 1848, 1849. Jabez G. Fisher, 1850. Hannibal S. Aldrich, 1851-54. Samuel M. Griggs, 1856-86. Frank W. Bullard, 1887-89. Henry L. Chase, 1890-
469
,
TOWN OFFICERS.
TOWN TREASURERS.
THOMAS RICE, 1718. Edmund Rice, 1719. James Bradish, 1720. Thomas Forbush, 1721. John Fay, 1722. Edward Baker, 1728-32. Seth Rice, 1733, 1738, 1740, 1741. Thomas Forbush, 1734, 1737. Josiah Newton, 1735, 1736, 1748, 1750, 1752, 1753. Abner Newton, 1739, 1746, 1747. Benjamin Fay, 1742, 1743, 1766-68. Francis Whipple, 1744. Ebenezer Maynard, 1745. Stephen Maynard, 1749. Jacob Rice, 1754-58. Benjamin Wood, 1759-64. Timothy Fay, 1765. Seth Morse, 1769-77. Eli Whitney, 1778.
Barnabas Newton, 1779-81. George Andrews, 1782, 1786, 1787. Breck Parkman, 1783-85. Jonathan Forbes, 1788-96. James Hawes, 1797, 1798. Samuel Fisher, 1799, 1800.
Andrew Peters, 1801-4, 1809, 1810. Thomas Andrews, 1805, 1807, 1808. John Sanborn, 1811-14. Elijah Brigham Jr., 1815.
Charles Parkman, 1816-29. Caleb W. Forbush, 1830-32. John A. Fayerweather, 1833-42. Hiram Haven, 1843-46.
Otis Newton, 1847. Josiah Childs, 1848-54, 1860, 1861. Samuel M. Griggs, 1855-59. Daniel F. Newton, 1862-67. George O. Brigham, 1868-
IV.
REPRESENTATIVES.
T T HE following is a list of Representatives from Westborough and the district including Westborough, to the Massachusetts House of Representatives. Until 1858 the town was entitled to send one representative each year. From 1858 to 1887 West- borough and Southborough constituted the district. In the latter year the State was again re-districted. Westborough is now in the twelfth Worcester district, with Northborough, Southborough, Berlin, Shrewsbury, and Grafton. This district is entitled to two representatives.
James Eager, 1738. Edward Baker, 1741. Francis Whipple, 1746, 1755, 1756, 1762, 1763, 1765.
Thomas Forbush, 1759.
Bezaleal Eager, 1760, 1761.
Jonathan Bond, 1764-66. Stephen Maynard, 1768-77, 1785-89. Daniel Forbes, 1777. James Hawes, 1778-80. Joseph Baker, 1781. Hananiah Parker, 1782.
Elijah Brigham, 1791, 1793. Nathan Fisher, 1794-99, 1801-11, 1816. Simeon Bellows, 1812. Moses Grout, 1813.
Lovett Peters, 1824. Phinehas Gleason, 1827, 1828, 1830, 1835
Charles Parkman, 1829. Joshua Mellen, 1831-34. Nahum Harrington, 1832. Silas Wesson, 1833. Elisha Rockwood, 1836. Jonathan Forbes, 1837. Otis Converse, 1838.
Otis Brigham, 1839, 1840. Nahum Fisher, 1841. Nathan E. Fisher, 1842, 1843. Josiah Brigham, 1844. M. A, Maynard, 1845, 1846.
Lawson Harrington, 1847, 1848. Elmer Brigham, 1849-51.
Daniel H. Forbes, 1852. Abijah Wood, 1853. Josiah Child, 1854.
Benjamin Boynton, 1855. Charles P. Rice, 1856.
Clark R. Griggs, 1857. Otis Newton, 1858,
Jonas Fay (of Southborough), 1859. Albert J. Burnap, 1860. Dexter Newton (of Southborough), 1861. J. F. B. Marshall, 1862. Samuel M. Griggs, 1863. Curtis Newton (of Southborough), 1864. Reuben Boynton, 1865. John A. Fayerweather, 1866. Henry S. Wheeler (of Southborough), 1867.
471
REPRESENTATIVES.
Samuel Appleton (of Southborough), 1868. William M. Child, 1869, 1870. Arthur G. Biscoe, 1871. Francis Fisher (of Southborough), 1872. William H. Buck (of Southborough), 1873. Reuben Boynton, 1874, 1875. B. Alden Nourse, 1876. Dexter Newton (of Southborough), 1877. George O. Brigham, 1878, 1879. Leander W. Newton (of Southbo- rough), 1880. William T. Forbes, 1881, 1882. Fitch H. Winchester (of Southbor- ough), 1883.
-
Edwin B. Harvey, 1884, 1885.
Horace F. Webster (of Southbo- rough), 1886. George B. Brigham - Samuel I. Howe (of Shrews- 1887.
bury)
J. H. Robinson (of Southbo. rough) . 1888. Albert L. Fisher (of Grafton) Alden M. Bigelow (of Graf-
ton)
1889.
Samuel Wood (of North- borough . John W. Fairbanks
Lyman Morse (of Berlin) 1890. John W. Fairbanks . Edward C. Howe (of Shrews- 1891.
bury)
V.
VOTES FOR GOVERNOR.
F OLLOWING is the record of Westborough's vote in every election for governor since 1782. The first governor under the Constitution was chosen in 1780 ; but there appears to. be no record of Westborough's vote in that or in the following year. In both those years John Hancock was the successful candidate. In the following record the name of the candidate who was elected is printed first. The date given shows the year in which the governor served, not the year of election : -
1782.
John Hancock
24
Azor Orn
9
Scattering
3-36
1783.
John Hancock .
33
Azor Orn
2
Benjamin Lincoln .
2-37
1784.
John Hancock
22
Azor Orn .
4
Benjamin Lincoln .
I-27
1785.
James Bowdoin
4
Thomas Cushing
22
Azor Orn
15
Scattering
8-49
1786.
James Bowdoin
27
John Hancock .
7
Scattering
2-36
1787.
John Hancock
. 100
James Bowdoin
7-107
1788.
John Hancock
90
1789.
John Hancock
80
James Bowdoin
12
Samuel Adams
2- 94
1790.
John Hancock
65
James Bowdoin
I
Samuel Adams
I- 67
1791.
John Hancock
76
1792.
John Hancock
56
Samuel Phillips
7
Azor Orn
I- 64
VOTES FOR GOVERNOR.
473
1793.
John Hancock
49
Samuel Phillips
6
Samuel Adams
1-56
1794.
Samuel Adams
47
William Cushing .
14
Elbridge Gerry
I-62
1795.
Samuel Adams
42
William Cushing .
7
Elbridge Gerry
5-54
1796.
Samuel Adams
30
Increase Sumner .
48
Elbridge Gerry
3-81
1797.
Increase Sumner .
15
Moses Gill
20
Edward H. Robbins
18
Scattering
5-58
1798.
Increase Sumner .
69
Moses Gill .
4
E. H. Robbins
3-76
1799.
Increase Sumner .
69
E. H. Robbins
2-71
1800.
Caleb Strong .
37
Elbridge Gerry
41
Moses Gill
8-86
1801.
Caleb Strong
62
Elbridge Gerry
36-98
1802.
Caleb Strong .
63
Elbridge Gerry
31
Edward H. Robbins
2- 96
1803.
Caleb Strong .
63
Elbridge Gerry
9
Edward H. Robbins
I- 73
1804.
Caleb Strong
58
James Sullivan
33
Edward H. Robbins
I- 92
.
1805.
Caleb Strong
70
James Sullivan
93
Elbridge Gerry
1-164
1806.
Caleb Strong
82
James Sullivan
88-170
1807.
James Sullivan
103
Caleb Strong
.
90-193
1808.
James Sullivan
99
Christopher Gore
77
Scattering ·
2-178
1809.
Christopher Gore
87
Levi Lincoln
II3
Scattering
2-202
1810.
Elbridge Gerry
II6
Christopher Gore
86
Harrison G. Otis
I-203
18II.
Elbridge Gerry
. IOO
Christopher Gore
85-185
474
APPENDIX.
1812.
Caleb Strong
99
Elbridge Gerry
113-212
1813.
Caleb Strong
119
Joseph B. Varnum .
IIO
Aaron Dexter
1-230
1814.
Caleb Strong
II7
Samuel Dexter
120-237
1815.
Caleb Strong .
IIO
Samuel Dexter
95-205
1816.
John Brooks .
93
Samuel Dexter
115-208
1817.
John Brooks .
100
Henry Dearborn
85-185
1818.
John Brooks .
95
Benjamin W. Crowninshield 81
Charles Parkman
·
I-II7
1819.
John Brooks .
108
Benjamin W. Crowninshield 87-195
1820.
John Brooks
89
William Eustis
68-157
1821.
John Brooks .
79
William Eustis
66-145
1822.
John Brooks .
98
William Eustis
77-175
1823.
William Eustis .
100
Harrison G. Otis
88-188
1824.
William Eustis .
100
Samuel Lothrop
98-198
1825.
Levi Lincoln .
II2
Marcus Morton .
I
Josiah Quincy
1-114
1826.
Levi Lincoln .
70
Samuel Hubbard
81
James Lloyd .
5-156
1827.
Levi Lincoln .
132
Marcus Morton .
3-135
1828.
Levi Lincoln .
118
Scattering .
3-121
1829.
Levi Lincoln .
79
Marcus Morton
IO
Samuel Lothrop
I- 90
1830.
Levi Lincoln .
I2I
Marcus Morton .
9-130
1831.
Levi Lincoln .:
144
Marcus Morton .
3
Samuel Lothrop
3
Scattering .
4-154
1832.
Levi Lincoln .
131
Samuel Lothrop
37
Marcus Morton
4-172
VOTES FOR GOVERNOR.
475
1833.
Levi Lincoln .
I28
Samuel Lothrop
61
Marcus Morton .
3-192
1834.
John Davis
80
John Quincy Adams
91
Marcus Morton
8
Scattering
2-181
1835.
John Davis
170
John Bailey
24
Marcus Morton .
II-205
1836.
Edward Everett
156
Marcus Morton .
22-178
1837.
Edward Everett
160
Marcus Morton .
33-193
1838.
Edward Everett
·
191
Marcus Morton .
22-213
1839.
Edward Everett
218
Marcus Morton .
51-269
1840.
Marcus Morton .
72
Edward Everett .
222
William Jackson
I-295
1841.
John Davis
·
290
Marcus Morton
50-240
1842.
John Davis
241
Marcus Morton
54
Scattering .
12-307
1843.
Marcus Morton .
71
John Davis
189
Samuel E. Sewall
76-336
1844.
George N. Briggs
.
I86
Samuel E. Sewall
97
Marcus Morton
73-376
1845.
George N. Briggs
210
Samuel E. Sewall
99
George Bancroft
63-372
1846.
George N. Briggs
188
Samuel E. Sewall
87
Isaac Davis
56
Scattering .
16-347
1847.
George N. Briggs
190
Samuel E. Sewall
83
Francis Baylies.
40
Scattering .
33-346
1848.
George N. Briggs
18I
Caleb Cushing
29
Samuel E. Sewall
27
Scattering .
20-257
1849.
George N. Briggs
139
Stephen C. Phillips
176
Caleb Cushing
18-233
1850.
George N. Briggs
143
Stephen C. Phillips
147
George S. Boutwell
22-342
476
APPENDIX.
1851.
George S. Boutwell
16
Stephen C. Phillips
183
George N. Briggs 155
Scattering .
10-364
1852.
George S. Boutwell
29
John G. Palfrey .
206
Robert C. Winthrop
168-403
1853.
John H. Clifford
I68
Horace Mann
205
Henry W. Bishop
14-387
1854.
Emory Washburn
167
Henry Wilson
.
203
Bradford L. Wales
32
Scattering .
19-421
1855.
Henry J. Gardner
238
Emory Washburn
77.
Henry Wilson
59
Scattering
27-401
1856.
Henry J. Gardner
87
Julius Rockwell .
177
Erasmus D. Beach .
96
Scattering
56-416
1857.
Henry J. Gardner
220
Erasmus D. Beach .
57
Luther V. Bell
Scattering
51
5-333
1858.
Nathaniel P. Banks
235
Henry J. Gardner
II2
Erasmus D. Beach .
53
Scattering .
1-297
1859.
Nathaniel P. Banks
222
Erasmus D. Beach .
51
Amos A. Lawrence
15-288
1860.
Nathaniel P. Banks
220
George N. Briggs
.
63
Benjamin F. Butler
46-329
1861.
John A. Andrew
298
Erasmus D. Beach .
96
Amos A. Lawrence
46
Scattering .
2-442
I862.
John A. Andrew
.
210
Isaac Davis
72-282
1863.
John A. Andrew
238
Charles Devens, Jr.
184-422
I864.
John A. Andrew
208
Henry W. Paine
73
Alexander H. Bullock
2-283
I865.
John A. Andrew
320
Henry W. Paine
130
Robert C. Pitman
I-451
1866.
Alexander H. Bullock
.
276
Darius N. Couch
65-241
1867.
Alexander H. Bullock
287
Theodore H. Sweetzer
72-359
1868.
Alexander H Bullock. .
363
John Quincy Adams . .
165-528
477
VOTES FOR GOVERNOR.
1869.
William Claflin .
388
John Quincy Adams
123-511
1870.
William Claflin .
278
John Quincy Adams
108
Edwin M. Chamberlain .
49
Scattering
4-439
1871.
William Claflin .
200
Wendell Phillips
102
John Quincy Adams
72-374
1872.
William B. Washburn
.
222
John Quincy Adams
95
Robert C. Pitman .
41
Scattering
42-400
1873.
William B. Washburn
.
47I
Francis W. Bird
88-559
1874.
William B. Washburn
263
William Gaston .
93
Scattering
2-358
1875.
William Gaston .
219
Thomas Talbot .
353-572
1876.
Alexander H. Rice
324
William Gaston
241
John I. Baker
56
Scattering .
4-625
1877.
Alexander H. Rice .
502
Charles F. Adams
232
260
Matthew J. McCafferty
.
79
John I. Baker
33-767
1878.
Alexander H. Rice.
.
34I
William Gaston .
179
Robert C. Pitman
84
Scattering .
2-606
1879.
Thomas Talbot
447
Benjamin F. Butler
258
Alonzo A. Miner
25
Scattering .
2-732
1880.
John D. Long
446
Benjamin F. Butler
213
John Quincy Adams
19
Scattering .
9-687
1881.
John D. Long
544
Charles P. Thompson
.
229
Charles Almy
13-786
1882.
John D. Long
283
Charles P. Thompson .
97
Charles Almy
16
Scattering .
2-398
1883.
Benjamin F. Butler
280
Robert R. Bishop
423
Charles Almy
10-713
1884.
George D. Robinson .
532
Benjamin F. Butler
384
Charles Almy
9-925
1885
George D. Robinson
.
.
540
William C. Endicott .
.
Scattering .
28-907
478
APPENDIX.
1886.
George D. Robinson . . 329
Frederick O. Prince
192
Thomas L. Lothrop
15-536
1887.
Oliver Ames .
383
John F. Andrew
285
Thomas L. Lothrop
6-674
1888.
Oliver Ames .
372
Henry B. Lovering 265
William H. Earle .
26-663
1889.
Oliver Ames .
477
William E. Russell
348
William H. Earle
71-896
1890.
John Q. A. Brackett 316
William E. Russell
264
John Blackmer
123-703
1891.
William E. Russell
301
John Q. A. Brackett
278
John Blackmer .
108-687
VI. REV. EBENEZER PARKMAN'S HISTORY OF WESTBOROUGH.
T T HE following sketch of the History of Westborough appears in the Massachusetts Historical Society's Collections, Second Series, vol. x. p. 84. It is entitled " An Account of Westborough (Mass.), by Rev. Ebenezer Parkman, Jan. 28, 1767."
This town was formerly part of Marlborough, and called Chauncy. It is said that in early times one Mr. Chauncy was lost in one of the swamps here, and that from thence this part of the town had its name. Two ponds, a greater and a less, are also called Chauncy,- most probably from the same cause.1
Marlborough was divided by an Act of the General Court Nov. 19, 1717, and with the addition of three thousand acres of Province land, and some farm lands, this township was erected. In the fall of the next year, the first meeting-house was raised. The first families were twenty-seven. All the first settlers were about forty.
In June, 1728, a part of Sutton land, about nineteen hundred acres, having ten settlers upon it, was laid to us; and there have been some small additions of land from other towns since ; from places from the southeast part of Shrewsbury; and three from the northwest part of Upton.
1 There are six ponds here; the largest of them, or great Chauncy pond, is in the midst of the township, as originally granted, and is about a mile in length. It was by the Indians anciently termed Naggawoomcom, or Great Pond. There is another pond, which was called Hobbumocke, from some sup- posed infernal influence, which a man was unhappily under nigh that pond, from morning till the sun sat. The River Assabet ( I never knew the meaning of that name) flows through this town. Its source is a little above us. Pas- sing through several other towns, at length it fills into Merrimack.
480
APPENDIX.
A church was gathered here Oct. 28, 1724; there being twelve members besides the writer, who was that day ordained the pastor. Rev. Mr. John Prentice, of Lancaster, preached from 2 Cor. xii. 15. He also gave the solemn charge ; and Rev. Mr. Israel Loring, of Sudbury, the right hand of fellowship. The number of families when I come here was fifty-eight.1
October 20, 1744, the town of Westborough, consisting of 125 families, was, by an Act of the General Court, divided into two precincts, the north part being indeed very small.
April 30, 1745, the north meeting-house was raised.
May 21, 1746, a church was gathered in the north precinct, and Rev. Mr. John Martyn was ordained the pastor. [Rev. Mr.] Parkman preached on that occasion from Heb. xiii. 17 ; Rev. Mr. Prentice aforesaid gave the charge; and Rev. Mr. Cushing, of Shrewsbury, the right hand.
May 3, 1749, the meeting-house in the first precinct was raised ; and Sept. 3d following we first met in it.
In the year 1765 the north precinct was, by an Act of the General Court, made a district by the name of Northborough. The number of communicants in Northborough is twenty-one males and twenty-three females.
The present number of families here, in the town, is 120; of church members, including those who occasionally communicate with us, as members of other churches, and a number who, living so contiguous to us as to be nigher here than to their own meeting-house, have therefore joined to our church, but without counting many who are gone into various parts of the country and are not dismissed from us, 130.
Male members who dwell here . 42 ) do. who dwell on the borders 3 /48 3.
Occasional who dwell here
1 Mr. Daniel Elmer, a candidate for the ministry, from Connecticut River, preached here several years, and received a call from the people; but there arose dissention, and though he built upon the farm which was given for the first settled minister, and dwelt upon it, yet by the advice of an ecclesiastical council he desisted from preaching here; and a quit-claim being given him of the farm, he sold, and with his family removed to Springfield in 1724. He was afterwards settled in the ministry at Cohanzy in the Jerseys, and I suppose died there.
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MR. PARKMAN'S HISTORY OF WESTBOROUGH.
Educated at Harvard College were,-
Rev. Eli Forbes, Pastor of Second Church in Brookfield.
Asaph Rice . Westminster.
Jonathan Livermore . Wilton.
Joseph Bowman Oxford.
Thomas Rice, Esq., who is at Pownalborough.
Ebenezer Rice, A. B.
Jacob Rice, A. B.
Among the Remarkable Providences has been the mischief by the Indians.
On Aug. 8, 1704, ten Indians rushed down from an hill upon a number of boys who were with divers persons that were spreading flax on the plain below ; they slew one of the boys immediately, and captivated four, three of which continued and grew up in Canada. One of them1 was a sachem many years ago, and well known to Hendrick, the Mohawk chief, when he was here. Colonel Lydius, of Albany, informs me that he is the present principal sachem of the Caghnawaga tribe, near Montreal.
1 Timothy Rice ; his Indian name was Oughtzorongoughtou.
INDEX.
ABBOTT, Rev. Edward C., 237. Adams, Charles F., 477. Jr., Daniel, 163. Frank S., 340. George S., 404. Isaac, 197. John, 151, 212. John Q., 265, 274. John Quincy, 475, 476, 477. Minot C., 256, 268, 270, 274, 329. Samuel, 158, 472, 473. place, the F. J., 460. Adventists', Second, 240. Agriculture, 245, 346-355. Agricultural Society, 228, 406-407, 438. Aid, Soldiers', 254, 271. Ainsworth's Psalm-book, 112. Aldrich, George S., 265, 275. Hannibal S., 468. William M., 256, 274. Alexander, Rev. Caleb, 203. Alexandria, Va., 260, 263. Allen, Augustus, 251, 275. Rev. C. A., 237. Harding, 468. Rev. Joseph, 18, 28. Joseph A., 402. Allens, the, 451. Almy, Charles, 477. American Block, 333. Straw Sewing Machine Co., 333, 367. Ames, Oliver, 478. Amherst College, 377, 441, 451. Amsden, Isaac, 42. Jacob, 46, 62, 104, 115, 465, 466. Anderson, Captain, 247. Andersonville, Ga., 268. Andrew, John A., 252, 476. John F., 478. Andrews, George, 145, 196, 465, 467, 469. 2d George, 196. John, 233.
Andrews, Nathaniel, 233. Thomas, 198, 467, 469. Andros, Governor, 107. Angier & Co., P. A., 367. Anniversary, Church, 335-336. sermon, Mr. Parkman's, 125-130. week, 150. Antiquarian Society, Worcester, 88. Appleton, Samuel, 471. Appropriations, 370. Armory building, 375. Arnold, Mr., 155. Albert A., 264, 275. Rev. A. N., 232, 251, 376. Mrs. A. N., 251, 272.
Ashland, 1, 100. Assabet River, 3, 17, 31, 460, 479.
Awakening, the Great, 115, 122-125. Axes, manufactured, 355, 357.
BABBITT, Rev. George F., 233. Bacon, Charles W., 256, 275. William B., 253. Hopkins & Bacon, 452. & Williams, 333, 363. Bailey, David M., 265, 275. John, 475. Walter, 262, 275. Rev. Silas, 232. Baird, Daniel, 395. Baker, Edward, 63, 97, 98, 99, 109, 133, 138, 466, 468, 469, 470. John, 196. John I., 477. Joseph, 161, 196, 465, 467, 470. Solomon, 467. Baldwin, Mr., 364. Ball, Benjamin, 163, 164, 197. James, 81, 115, 466. John, 163, 197. Nathan, 466. Phinehas, 417, 420.
484
INDEX.
Ball's Hill, 47. Ballou, George S., 262, 275. Rev. Hosea, 233.
Baltimore, 248. Bancroft, George, 475. Bank, First National, 397. Westborough Savings, 397. Banks, Nathaniel P., 400, 476.
Baptist Church, 209, 225, 231-233, 240, 333. Barker, Ira, 269, 326.
Barnard, George M., 400.
Barnes, Richard, 34, 198. Jr., Richard, 198.
Barre, 355. Barry, Father, 240.
Barstow, Sidney, 251, 276.
Bartlett, Abbie M., 447. Frank V., 366, 414, 447. Warren, 264, 265, 276. place, the, 30. Basin, baptismal, 91. Bates, Abigail, 436. Adeline, 436. Edward C., 240, 398, 414, 435.
Rev. Joshua, 436. Lucius R., 333, 364, 389. Zealous, 436.
& Beaman, 365. Parker & Co., 364. Wightman & Beaman, 364. Straw factory, 206, 364-365, 389. Bathrick, David, 198. Jonathan, 198. Solomon, 198. Stephen, 197.
Bay Psalm-book, 113, 114.
Baylies, Francis, 475. Beach, Erasmus D., 476.
Beals, Isaiah H., 251, 260, 276.
Beaman [or Beeman], Eleazer, 46, 466. Ira M., 394. Willard W. 365. Beeker, Ezra, 197. Beeman, Abraham, 196. Curtis, 228, 332, 370, 465, 467. Joshua E., 468. Beeres, William, 6. Beers, Rev. Henry N., 238, 335. Capt. Richard, 461, 462. Beers's Grant, 461. Beeton, Jane S., 379. John, 197. Belcher, Governor, 39, 103. Andrew, 17.
Belknap, Ellen M., 439. Dr. Jeremy, 182, 183. John, 438, 458. 2d Joseph, 198. Lowell, 468. Lyman, 232, 328, 330, 333, 403, 467 ; biographical sketch, 438. Lyman A., 439. Ruth, 438. Stephen, 198. Bell, John, 246, 248. presented to town, 208; new 225. Bellows, Daniel, 467, 468.
James, 163. George N., 264, 265, 276. Reuben, 198. Samuel, 163, 196, 198. Simeon, 467, 470.
Bemis, Hiram C., 264, 276.
Bennett, Dexter W., 257, 277.
Bennington, 169.
Berlin, 100, 203, 470.
Bernard, Henry O., 365, 366. Paul D., 366. & Co., H. O., 365, 451. Manufacturing Co., H. O., 366, 370, 451. Berryhill, William, 262, 277."
Bicycles, manufacture of, 367.
Bigelow [or Biglow], Widow, 197. Alden M., 470. Asahel, 163, 164, 197. A. M., 449. Helen, 449.
Bingham, George P., 382.
Biographical Sketches, 431-453.
Bird, Francis W., 477. Biscoe, Arthur G., 341, 412; biograph- ical sketch, 449; 465, 471. T. Dwight, 373. Rev. Thomas C., 449.
Bishop, Henry W., 476. Robert R., 477.
Blake, Clara S., 379.
Black, Robert, 265, 277.
Blackmer, John, 478. Rev. W. P., 239, 251, 252, 277.
Blackstone, 368. Blake, J. W., 370. Luke, 407. Percy M., 420. William F., 267, 268, 270, 277. William H., 256, 277, 329. William M., 264, 277, 389, 468. Blake place, the, 47, 155, 358. Blanchard, Charles W., 255, 277.
INDEX. 485
Blanchard, John, 265, 278. Blizzard, the great, 422. Board of Trade, 413. Polton, 100. Bond, Abraham, 198. Herbert W., 262, 268, 270, 278, 329, John S., 255, 278.
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