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Universalist .- First Univerantist churou at Slechanlo Falls, ru ommeciion irith West Minot, was organized May 6, 1857. No. of merubers, 10. First preopbor, liev. Z. Thompson, wiro connnencent Iris Imbors bere in 1840, ilonde of worship (on Poloml able) was built hur 1863 at a cost of 84600. The church wos reorganised December 2, 1866. Fırat pastor, liev. A. G. Gainen, nettleil In 1864, succeeded in 1870 by Rev. Z. Tirompoou.
The Congregational clrurob at Mechairlo Falls was or- ganized June 15, 1840. (See Polaud.)
Mills anit Afunufactures .- The early settlers folt sorely thu need of milla for the manufacture of Inmber on thu grluding of grain. The dearest mille were at New Gloserster ; Lire vidly road, a footpatir ; tire only guide- boards, opoliad trees, Tultlrer tirey carried their griatn ou thelr alronlders ; a wan somsthnes carrying a bushel ond a half of corn ond a woman less ; for iu those days womeu sonrutintee went to mlll.
Mones Emery built a sow and grist-muHl at Minot Coroer very early. It waslrud away soon after It was built, andl was then rebuilt. Nutuerons other malls were in a few years operated hero, principally in tire maonfacture of Inmber. Beujamin Butler establialred & tanmery bare ; leano Dufts a saildlery ; Daniel Casir opened a stora-the Grat lu toww; and ontrl the present time, Minol Coruer has been noted as a place of successful trado. As tus supply of timber beonme eximusted, tire mrlls gradually fell Into diduse, Tiris excellent water privilege la now improved in part by a grist-mill atil varrrage-abop. Fall 144 feet ; power owued hy A. S. Freemau, Willard Buck, and otlrers.
At Hackett's Mills, Moses Bruery, Jr., hallt Hrs fral tollla on Puland side. hr 1522 be built a asw-inill in Mouot,
13 feel; present proprietor, Willard Inck. Mechanic Faits is notal for the manufacture of paper. In 1851 Ebenezer Drake aint Kars Mitchell hinllt a paper- inili on Minut aide. It illl a shooesafol buchiress till 1855, whoir, having pested lirto tiro possession of A. C. Denleon & Co., It iras rehndit, and Is now operated by tho Deirnon Paper Mennfecturing Co., in connection with ilre fro mille on Polend sku, the first of which was birlit hy A. C. Detrison, In 1863. The alx mills now une daily about 10 tons of raly minterlal, prodluving t tuos of book and 1 of nowa paper, valued et 02500. Five Inilla ary prodincing, and one callendering and Gulshing. Number of opera- flere employed, 215-60 of tirem la the multi ou Minut side, Muntiriy pay-rail $5000, There Is a tannery horo owned by tire samn company, and numerous other tonin. factures of less nota ju the smunter of 1872 the towir erected a bniblirg for the manufacture of shoos at a cost of $500, leasing it for tiro terur of ton years. Under the mairegenrent of Borry, Field & Co., It gives ourpluymnotrt to "145 operatives. Deily product, 1500 prs. ladies' serga houte, Monthly pay-roll, 08000,
The water-puwor at this plece Is scarcely half Ini- proved ; full 37 feel. On the upper ilam, which is of stone, Il tireirhiro wheels of 403 horse-power wow operate In the manufacture of paper. Tire powor on thin secon.l dom lo user ir prart for the same purpose. A spaos holnw for another daur Is not now occupied, Power owned by A. C. nul A. T. Denlenn.
At Page's Mills, fail 14 feel the power is partially Im - praveil by the brannfnotice of lumber aml & grint-urili ; uwurd by Simnun Page and J. A. Ituoknanr.
All these falls are on the I.Itthi Ambroscoggin River; ore near the Grand Trunk Railroad, and afford power to operate all the yoer ; also excellent building sites, ante four damage by freshets.
Ar [l'est ,Hinol the theat grist-mill was built by Captalır John Hruighair 21, at Fannoe's Mill ; fall 12} fest, It anon washed away, when Ire lurilt at West Minnt ; fall 245 foot. This power mirus a grist-mill owned fry Jushus l'ar- Hons & Soo, who mannfneinre flour from Wodtern reheat for the iivorestis market, l'ewer is also supplied lo a car- riago-shor, There powers ary ou Bog Banik, a Tributary to the Little Androscoggin lilver,
Wie Record .- On the breaking out of the war of tho Reimilion, tiro call to arms won rnet irith a [rromipt TH. spouse, The 215 mnen cruditeil to tim tairu during the rar, appear to have been repress utnl by 200 men only ; slx on the reconin. Of the 206 different mun in tho aprvico, 199 were artual reslilenia of the town. Right of tiro num. hier unlisted on the quotos of othur towns, Some returnel with broken constitutions ; others were maluml for life. Of this class, Capt. II. T. Burknam, one of the first onlist+ larg, luft air aniu on tho traitor's soll an n loken of Iris pairlotion ; while many who wonl fortir from pleasant homes uover returned, having given timir Ilven for the life of their country.
The following Is supposed to be a correot llat of thosa lust during the wor, with their rank and the cause of their death :-
('horles U. Andreira, shot ; Smith G, Balley, 2d Heut. | shot ; Jelru A. Breraw4, shot ; Justms F. C. Briggs, løk- neds ; Akoon L. Crouker, alokiress ; Itirom C. Curtis, wickoess; Alexander Camplull, wounde ; Fabian Church. Irill, shot ; Alleibort Churchill, shut; Luther K. Davis, Blokirums ; Josmpb Davis, sivkuass ; Charley B. Davis, shot ; Agustus A. Brinal, 21 laut., woumle; Charles Dore, shut ; Allert W. Frrompu, 2d lient., wonmls ; Grorge J. Fuller, shot ; Wia. 11. Fosa, slokiens; Juinus L. Fuller, capt., strot ; Josoph W. Hlodge, slukness ; Win, IL. Irrsoy, slokuran ; Jamos R. linie, front-in ; Jaouis A. D. Jaonbs, starvol ; Charles BS. Kingsley, starvml ; Danlel l'erry, sluknosd ; George K. Perry, eaut., aloknoss ; P. R. Rigga, sjoknoms ; M. A. Verrill, sickness ; George W. Ver rill, ferg't, chot ; Hi, P. Verrili, shot ; Suth C. Welch, enpl., clokurss ; Broj. A. 'Wrlah, sorg't, nhot .- Total 31. List of other ftenidents of the Town who autorod the Service. -Jamea F. Ayer, Hamillion T. Bocknanr, Ilham 1'. Bally, Hewitt C. Balley, Arthur M. Brown, Azur Blokunll, Horaon C. Begge, Otho W. Huroham, William A. Campbell, ler, Wellington D. Curtis, Alorshall Cronker, Silas Croo- ker, Aibioir A. Crookrr, Melviile W. Chase, Stephen P. Cinler, Zebuiley Cualrinao, JosIntr Curr, Jains L'ux, Fran- ols K. Divioul, Setir Il. Day, Ronello C. Dwlnal, Nathan P. Dowiring, As L. Dawno, Samuel Dovle, Jr., Charles R. Davis, Jamen L. Dingley, Albert Duwars, Haretsoir J. Dirl- nal, Wellington II. Dwluat, Bonnet IL. Fuller, Jomplr Freeman, Anguetna Hoblerman, JAmos F. Goan, Mark Womlivin, Kara M. Goodwin, Kllehn llull, Samuel Il. lIntetanson, Henry II. Butuhlen, Jonathan Hutchins, Jr., Delmer llarria, Frank 11. Ilall, Wiiflam C. Hail, Elmer I>. Ilavkirit, Durius Ilult, Albert Hadlow, Hollls Harinw, Na. than Hanscom, Oren Ilorr, Bliranl K, Jaurs, Handeltinu B. Johnson, John V. Johnson, Hlvsea Knowlton, Autorgo A. Kinsley, Woodbury Libby, Cyrus M. Lord, Whiliam II. Morse, Charles II. Moody, Charirs II. Martin, Hiahard K. Maawoll, Iliram Moore, Johu C. Murdough, Charlen F. MeKenney, Karn Alltohell, Jr., James N. Nason, J. O Par- trblgo, George F. l'erklos, Elwin G. Parvous, Allison B. Pratt, Comfort M. Perkins, Iluraos Porkins, Nulsun C. Perry, Richand R. Riokor, Charles A. Richardanu, Nich. olos N. Hobertson, Francis II. Reml, Gilmau litee, John Richardson, Adrian G. Roberts, Elinund Recoril, Samuel Smith, George G, daundora, Judson B Swott, Deorgu F. Sawyer, Charies W. Stront, Juhn J. Sawyer, Williamu F. Sawyur, Charles K. Sawyer, Charles A. Trup, Guren II. Tramly, lmano Verrill, Balwanl K. Verrill, Oren Whittn. more, Daniel il. Woodward, Benry V'. Wonton, Charles N. Warrou, Jusloir Wimlow. Total, 102.
Amount of hounttes pald Iry tiro town, $13,690. Amount paid As interest will for recruiting purposes, 45,604. Wirvlo nxpmuaes, @19,284.
Schools, -The early sottlors regapled lho odmcation of freir cledidrun as of the Arst lurportanoo ; sustaining private acircain in tire soveral nelgirborhools buforo any legal provishun was mraile for tire purpose, Of those wiro tangiri selroole of this olues, wure Sauriel Shaw, at the Centre, Master Bray, og lindbury Ihill, John Chaudier and Irls sisier ou llersey lliil. Nathan Hairson tanght Lire first public scirool lu town, tosolring at tire oll meet- ing-Trouve, atil the school-honse iniar Lovl Siraw's. Tirere are at present nine school-Irondes in towir, ail com. paratively new. One, jual comdetel at Mrufinalo Falls, az an expense of #, lo of brok, two store in haiglrt, with two cominodions school-room, ilesiguud to aifini superior alvantages to tire more wiraquel scholare in that village aud viernily ; botir sbles of tire river hariug beou comulidated into one distriot,
Whiscellaneous Shidtres. - Sinon Bmery kopl a furry at Il was burni in eight or tou years, aud aulmegnently ra. ) Mitrol Cordier previous to iba building of the bridge.
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Wasirburn, and others. It soon begen to be a central businese point. Attrorted by Its superior advantages, Iben of means and ability Lave becoore llentiled willr Ita interests. It Is now & Dourlairing mannfsoluring viljego.
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Hotes Emery, Jr., born Sept. 20th, 1772, was the first mercantile, and business parsalts shinodanils indicate Josiah Dann, Jonathan Pulsifer, Captain Davis, John than Emerson, Bind, Coombs, and David Libby. These child boru In Bakerstown, and reculved fifty acres of that this is a good town in which to be born. At the Rollins, Capt. Farrington, Houry Bray, Benjamin Coomlm, end Mr. Woodard. land from the commonwestth, lo which the first msle amor thne, it in Iulleved that those remaining bere ole not unworthy of their ancewiry. child born In town was entitled, imw owi'd by Caleb P. Buller. He died in Anbarw, Nov. 4th, 1861.
The orst county road leading through the town over Herey and Contre Hills, to accommodate the travel from Buckfeld to Porttand, was opened, 11 14 mail, abont 1785. Near the same time the conply road leading over Pottin 11||| was bolli, taking the travel from Paris to Portisnd. In 1785 there was a remarkablo freshet, the water in the Liftle Androscoggin River rising 8 feet, and being 3 feel in depth on the Island at Minot Corner.
The year 1791 was loug remembered and referred to na the grasshopper year. They sto the corn and potatoes Surfars .- The surface of the eastern division la for the most parl level or gently ondnlating ; while in the west. to the ground, In some fields totally destroying the orop. Moses Emery, Sen,, was agent at the General Court of ern division, there Is a pleasing variety of hill and lake Mammachusells in procuring the Incorporation of Poland In 1795, The early records of Poland, rxcepting the reconl of births, are lost.
in 1800 canker-rash was very prevalent and aisrm. Ingly Istal. Dr. Jesse Rice, the Best practising pby leian In town, loang three children by that disorder within twenty days, crasrd practloe, and immediately Invited Dr. Seth Chandler, a native of Duxbury, Mass , to fill halm phce. Dr. Chaniller had an extensive practice for many yrara, whilo numbers of young men arquired! a medlesl education under his tultlon. Among theme was the Inte Dr. Farklel Holmes.
In 1804 Dr. Jrone Rice was agent at the General Conrt of Mars. In procuring the Incorporation of Minot, The namo selecteif by the petliloners for the inoorporslion of the new town is wald to havo heen Raymonth, but, for some reason not fully understood, the agent caused to be Inverted In the act of incorporation the naote of Blinot, In honor of Juige Minot, e inember of the General Court, who had renderod effective assistance lu tbe passage of tho bill.
First town-meeting of Minot was held April 5th 1802, at the school- bonse near Levl Shaw's. A warrant, which ia still preserved, was Inenmil hy Nathaniel C, Allen, Eaq , of New Glonorster, to Nicholas Noyes, of Minol, First erleotmen, Nirholaa Noyos, Win. Briggs, ond Joho Chan- dler ; towo-clerk ond treasurer, Chandler Freeman ; com- millee to settle nerounta with Potanil, Dr. Jense Rlve, lehabod King, and Sampel Sbaw. Alny 3d, 1802 .- Towo- theoting at the house of Den. James l'erklim.
Manry Voted for Schools, stu .- Voted to raise 6500 for schooling the present year. Voled lo relse $1500 for the repair of bigliways, allowing men for labor $1 00, and oxen 75 cents per day. Voled lo ralne $250 to defray town charges. Tito amount roleed for the support of schools wes locieascii $100 yearly uutill the annual ap- propriation was $1900.
Politics .- In 1809 the lown first voted for a represen- tative, having previously voted not to armil one. There wele 308 voles thrown for 33 candidstrn. Dr. Seth Chandler rorelved 112, and Asapb Howard 100. 14 dues not appear by the lecord that any our was elerted for that year. Dr. Seth Chamiller wna olvoted the next year. There Ferma to have been no political division at this ilina, but ilin town was supposed to be atrongly Demo- oratle. Party lines began to be drawn In 1812 between the Dumnerats and Federalista, Maj, Nash (Dem. ) luIng elected representative hy Gro majority. In 1813 Jacob Hill (Fed.) was electedl hy 37 majority, About this time many infnential man Irft the Democratio parly. Ten yrain later, the Democrats, thon eslled Repulitioans, Tregained the ascendancy hy & amall majority, but were again reduced lo a minority In 1828 by another seocaninn, tielng theb known en Democratio Republicans, while their opponents assumed the name of Natloual Republi- cans. For about ten yrara previons to the division of the town In 1842, neither party telt confiden! of success till after elvellon, the party names living then Demno. cratic and Whlg. At the election in 1842, the Whilgs were found to have a gooil working majority. Doring tho period between 1860 and 1864, there ocourred n gen- eral diemomlerinent of political parties. Since that line the lown has been atrongly Maino Low and Republlynn. In 1814 Godfrey Grosvenor removed lo Minot from Now Glourester, and Win. Ladil from Portsmonth, N. Il, July 8, 1816, remarkably cold weather for three weeks, Two or three seasons ebont this time have elore been known ea thu cold sramme. Indlan corn falling to mature, pom. fors necessarily assumed an nudesirable promlneuce os an article of food.
Dea. Bradbury dled In hin sleigh returning from meet- log In 1822.
Brinol Shaw, one of the first spillers and tho Brat land surveyor In town, died Juve 4th, 1827, aged 78. Muses Emory, tbe firat seltler In town, dled April 28th, 1830, aged 92.
Wm. Ladd died April 9th, 1841, agel 63. Capt, Ladil was Ilbrrally educated, Not succeeding In mercantile business, be entered the carrying trade with Russia, com- msnding his own vestel. Having amamed a satisfactory fortune, he teit the sea, and seltled in Minot at the age of 86, brroming a model farmer of his thue. Ile was for
Early Settlement .- Bakerstown was first settled, In the yoir 1768, by Nathaniel Bailey, Daniel Lane, and Musts Emery, who settleil in the order of their names, These were followed, In 1769, by John Newquan, They eeltleil In thet part of Poland uow designated me the " Biupire." Others also seltled here soon after, whose warne will be given in connectlou with a moro extended notice of this locality, In 1782, Chandler Freeman and Samuel Free- many years the untiring advocate of the soltlonmul of man came from Duxtmry, Masn., aod settled in Bakers- International disputes by orbitration, The organization of the American Peace Soulety was maluly the result of hla labers, lle spent much of lils time in advoonting He principles, both hy pen and publio addressee. Being a man of wieans, he contributed largely to its funds during bia Ifellmio, and made the socioty renldnary leg- ater of his estate by will after his death.
Thongb making tbe publlo alvocary of peace prinolpire his life- work, yet he was always found among the foremost In whatever tended to Improve the moral and material Inter- esta of his adopted towo. He was truly a good mann, and the results of Iris fabors will long remalu as monuments of his goodness and Ilberality.
The Inte Hon. Stepben Emery, of Poris, youngest non of Moses Emery, was the first native of the town Ilborally odneated. In the prosecution of bis studios ba was inuoli encouraged by lile ridest sister, who, though writing a beautiful hand, never had attended any school. She Is said to have assisted bim in peeling bark, hy the sale of which some necessary article lu his wardrobe was to be supplied, to make him presentable at llebron Academy. lle was for many years the distinguished judge of pro- bale for Oxford County, and filled other responsible posi- Lions with markel ability,
Gf the many who have entered the learned professiona none hove remained Ju town. No Inwyer bas ever dled while resident in town, though inany bare temporarily located here ; the first being Jacob Hill, at Minot Corner. The same may be sald of the medical profession, except- Ing Dr. Chandler, who died Feb, 9th, 1839, aged 72. The ability, snrcess, and honorable position attsined by nalives of the town engaged elvewbero in professional,
POLAND.
DY #. M. LIADY.
Situation .- The town of P. Istad in nlinated in The western part of Androscoggin County, ten milies from lewiston, and thirty-fen from Portland, on the line of the Grand Trauk Railrand.
sernery, which for pletnre-qne beauty is Runrcely aur- passed In this section of the State, Then' are no hills of very considerable bright, and with the exception ní a few abrupt eininences, they rise by gradusl slopes. They oolsIst in general of solid rock, ourernd wlih varying depth of soil, formed chiefly by the dinintegration of the rock.
Geological Formation, -Ledges erop out here and there chons the hillstiles, showing a coaren granitic structure, will, in some localities, a predominance of fehlspar, Many of the amafter studen are feldspartito. In some localities specimens of mien sohlat are found, Pure quarts Is Tafely Buen, All oryataliizel sellom or never. There are Alon zome shieclmions of argillaceons rock ; but the great mass, As shown by the ledges, Is granitte. In one or two locsittles there appear to be deposita how the glacial
Soll. - The soll in tho valleys and lowlanda ia of allu- vial deposit -the top-zoll consisting largely of vegetable débris, with a substratom of saml.
Productions. -- Polam Ia prinolpally an agricultural lown-the soil being well adopled in the successful oulti- vatlou of all the agricultoral products common to this lalitade In the N. K. States, soch as corn, patatoes, hay, the various kinds of grain, sto Apples, peors, and mony varietirs of fruit are also raised,
Oerupation .- Dalrying Is a growing interest emong tho farmers ; and especially along the Ine of the railroad it already receives considerable attention. Stock raising is becoming an Important interest In town, Fortherly tho lumber traffic constituted an Important hranel nf ludus- try among the Inhabitants, Int Intrerly this business has been almost entirely suspended by reason of tbo scarcity of theber,
Titles .- Pofend was originally known as Bakerstown, and embraceit she traet which was afterward incorporated into the Jowus of Poland, Minot, aml Anburo. From "Anuale of Duikerstown," by Win. Lavld, B-q., we learn that Its name was probably derived from the following olrenmatanen, viz. : Before the boundary line between New Hampshire and the Proviuro of Malne had heut es- tablisheil, & grant of land was mandr hy the Stale uf dias- sachusetts to one Baker; but after the lioe of division bad bern determined, the truet was found to be within the State of New Ampsbire, and occordigly a new groent was maile by Massaclinaetta in lieu of the frat, to wbirb was giren the name of linkeratown.
Early Condition .- Bul little more then a century ago, all this tract of country was a wilderness of dense forests whose recesgra no whlte settler had pooetrated. Where how we bebobi thriving villages, and hoar the haminer- strokes of hundred banded iminetry, rose the smoke from the solit -ry wigwam of the red-man ; while uo sunnd woke the echoes uf the deep solitude save the cry of wild beasts or the rille-crack of the savage, Gror these fertile felds, redeemed from tho barrennese of the dreent, the Indian chased the moose and deer ; aronml the borders of our beautiful Inkelele trapped the sable and the beaver, or trem their erystal irmers decoyed the gollen salmon. But before the advancing footsteps of eirllization, mau and beast hare retrented to the deeper quietudes of the North and West,
Early Settlers .- The pioneers of this region found Ilttle beside hardship am privation awalting them, and It la to their imlomilable perseverance oud patient toll that Jhs present generation is deuply Indebtod for its bonnti- ful Inheritance of the Institutions of peaco end plenty. The first settlers of this region were men and women of fortitude of soul aud atrong phyeleal powers, lunred lo the dangers and Iriala Incident to piqueer Ilfe. Their minds were religionsly inelined, setaining much of the oll Puritanlo apirlt of their ances!urs. Accordingly we And among their first acts as commonnitles the formation of sorieties for the purposes of worship aud attendance upon the ordinances of religion.
lowil. Two years afterward Chamller Freeman's family joined bim hers, as also his father, Juseph Freeman, and wilo.
First Religious Meetings, etc .- The first roligioua mest. Ing over held lu the town was couvened ot the house of Chandler Freeman, the services being conducted by Joseph Freeman, The fra! church in Bakerelown wos organized September 8, 1791, consisting of 39 members. Joseph Freesman and Mones Bradbury wore ohoseu desoons, In 1793 the Rev. Jeuatban Soort, of Yurmouth, N. S., visited Bakeralown preaching for a short time. He also visited It again the following year and two years taler accepted call to preach lu Poland on a salary of £is per yrar. lle was the frat settled mlulster in the town. The first meeting-house was built In 1794, by ths proprietors of Bakerstown, ond was called the Proprietors' Housu, this was erected not far from " Minot Corner " on the weslern side of the Litile Androscoggin River, but was afterwards takeu down and reerected on the plalus between l'olaud Corner end Ranga Poud,
Incorporation,-Bakerstown was Incorporated, under the name of Poland, as the 93d town, February 17, 17 .- 5, Moses Emery, Son., being agent at the general court of Maus., acting in behalf of the Inhabitants, in favor of Incorporation, On the 17th of February, 1-02, Miuot, including Auburn, was incorporated the 120th towu end sel off frein Poland. Hereafter Poland will be spokeu of ns embraced withm Its present limits 'The section frst settled was what is now kuown as the " Empire," and the following naniea of heads of familles who ourupted this district ara given : Nath. Bailey and Mosrs Kmery, pre. viously meutlousd as the first settlers of Bakerstown,
Høre they cleared farms, and opened up one of the mit fertile and prodnelive portions of the town, These weltlors came lo at different times from 1768 to 1795 or '6.
A few items connected with the Polalfer family were gathered from a conversation with llon. J. R. Pulsifer of thin governor's council and deemed worthy of an inter- tion here, Durid Pulsifer, the great-grammifather of J. B., Was born about 1730 lo Bates, Mase., and with Hannah his wife, of same age, and seven chill Iren, oil of age, onme to this town in 1790, and settled In what for some seventy yeats has been known as the Empire district. Joshna Dunn gavo It that name in derleive praire of its im- portanre. He porchased 400 sores at $1 25 per acre, and divlied It ujeong bis sons, then all men grown oud two of them married.
Duvil and llanosh brought with them den sons, Jona- than, Ephiralm, David, Ssinnel, end Solomun ; and two longhlers, Sally (Dgon) and llannah (Knowlton), They all settled In Poland, had familles, amul lived beyond tho scriplinie age of three-scoro yanrs and ten. David and Hannah nied within a year of each other, the latter ahon! 1-31, the former in 1832, having each of Thein lived more than a century. The father of David was Jonathan. The grandmother of J. R. Pnleifor was Polly Rust, who was connected with the celebrated Choate family of Mass. À genealogleni tablo furnished by Mr. Putalfer gives his connection with Ruins Choate, whom his brother David In a letter calls "the boy that makes the funs." Jolin Choate, the first of the name, onine from England, about 1640, marriel end settled in Chebacco 1645, His son Thomas, oalind governor, a great farmor, was the ootmon ancestor of Rufus Choate oud Polly Rust. The grueningy
Finuola, son of Thomas, 1701, William, con of the last, 1730, Davil, son of Wilfialo, 1757, Rufus October 1, 1799. The branch in which the Pulsifers ore found is thus traced : Thomas, second son of Thomas above mentioned, born 1693, Joelah, sou of last Thos., 1715, Sarah, daughter of Josiah, Juarrled a Rust and his daughter Polly Rust, born 1768, married Jonasban Pulsifer, Jonathan, Jr., non of the above, born 1794, and Jobn R., our informaut, 1822.
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