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7. The land on which this house stands belonged to the original Nathaniel Mason lot (see No. 14), and the owners of the land and dates of their purchases, to David W. Buckminster, may be found by a reference to 14. Lucius Nims purchased this piece of land of D. W. Buckminster, Apr. 1, 1851. LEWIS H. SMITH, who had purchased the blacksmith shop at II, Dec. 24, 1853, and had been living in town, from the fall of 1850, in the McIntire house, No. 26, moved in the fall of 1851, into a new house which Mr. Nims had built on this spot, with assistance of the neighbors. Mr. Smith purchased the same of Mr. Nims, Dec. 27, 1856. He was a blacksmith at East Sulllvan between 14 and 15 years, and sold this house, Sept. 20, 1865, to ELMINA BLACK, widow of Silas Black. Mr. Smith was a good workman and a quiet man. His second son, Geo. D., who lives at 161, was born here. Mrs. Black sold the place to JOSEPH O. BEAUREGARD, June 10, 1868, who lived here nearly seven years. He sold the place, May II, 1875, to C. WILSON KUGG, who lived here nearly four years, then sold it to JOSEPH O. BEAUREGARD, Feb. 14, 1879, who lived here again for a
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short time. Mr. Beauregard's 2d and 3d sons were born in this house. Mr. Rugg's daughter, Lucy I., was born here. THOMAS A. HASTINGS purchased the place of Mr. Beauregard, Oct. 31, 1881, and lived here between ten and eleven years, and continued to own it until Nov. 11, 1899. His children from the 3d to the 7th, both inclusive, were born here. After he moved from the house, his brother, WILLIAM B. HASTINGS, was a tenant until the latter's death, Apr. 27, 1894. The widow remained a short time. ANTHONY WAYNE SMITH then be- came a tenant for a short time. His fourth child was born here, in 1895. JOHN H. HOLBROOK was then a tenant here for three or four years. His sister was his housekeeper. HERBERT S. CURRIER bought the place of T. A. Hastings, Nov. 11, 1899, and moved here with his bride. He lived here about five years, then sold the place, Apr. 11, 1904, to CHARLES E. SHOULTS, who moved here a month later and still occupies the house. Former tenants, before 1881, were Albert Harder and Wm. M. Leland.
8. The position of the building known as BAND HALL. This was built by . L. H. and D. W. Goodnow, about 1877. Some of the neighbors contributed work and a little lumber, in order that the second story might be used for a hall. The old East Sullivan band practised in it. Hence it was called Band Hall. It was also used for business meetings occasionally. The lower story was used at first for horse sheds, for the accommodation of those who came to the Good- now grist-mill. It was later utilized as a shop for finishing folding tables to be used for games or for sewing tables. After T. A. Hastings bought the Good- now mill, he sold this Band Hall back to the Goodnows, Sept. 12, 1887, to be removed. It was taken to the opposite side of the street. See Io. T. A. Hast- ings afterwards erected a shed on or near this spot, which is still standing.
9. This is a dry-house built by the Goodnows and still standing. It was used for drying the stock for wooden wares. When T. A. Hastings bought the land on which it stands, of Caleb Goodnow, Sept. 12, 1887, the right to remove this building was reserved, but it has not been moved.
10. The second position of the BAND HALL, to which place it was moved by the Goodnows in 1887. See 8. Its uses on this spot were the same as be- fore. The upper story was called a hall and the lower story was used for finish- ing folding tables. About the beginning of the present century, this building was moved again, to the rear of 33, to make a barn for L. H. Goodnow.
II. The East Sullivan blacksmith-shop. The shop was built on Caleb Goodnow's land, by the neighbors, about the middle of the nineteenth century. The first blacksmith was a man named METCALF, who worked here for one or more years preceding 1850. LEWIS H. SMITH bought the spot of Caleb Good- now, Dec. 24, 1853. He worked in the shop for three years before this and, in all, about fifteen years, then sold it, Sept. 22, 1865, to ELLERY E. RUGG, who used it about seven and a half years. LYMAN DAVIS bought the shop of Mr. Rugg, March 3, 1873, and still uses it. Henry D. Spaulding also worked in the shop one or two years, before he went to the war, and lived at 7.
12. The second tannery building, of which a portion only now (1907) remains in a dilapidated condition. The land originally belonged to Nathaniel Mason, and was a part of his farm (see No. 14). It was successively acquired by Lanmon Nims, Mar. 14, 1835 ; N. P. Mason, Jan. 23, 1838 ; D. A. Nims,
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Mar. 17, 1842 ; Dea. Asa E. Wilson, Apr. 8, 1843; John Symonds, Feb. 1, 1859; John N. Grout, Jan. 23, 1872; L. S. Watson of Leicester, Mass., (from the as- signees of Grout), Mar. 8, 1877; Geo. A. Kimball of Worcester, Mass., Oct. 3, 1878; who sold this land to EDWIN R. LOCKE of Keene, Oct. 6, 1879. Mr. Locke raised money, by borrowing from the neighbors and others, and built a new tannery on this spot. The town refused to exempt it from taxation. The business of tanning was begun here and continued for a year or more, but soon began to dwindle. On Feb. 9, 1880, Mr. Locke mortgaged the property to the Keene Five Cents Savings Bank for $1,500. He soon became insolvent, and the bank foreclosed, June 13, 1882, in less than three years from the time that he had purchased the land. The goods of Mr. Locke, consisting of all the tan- nery fixtures, machinery and bark, all appraised at $1,121.90, were attached and sold at a sheriff's sale, June 27, 1882. On Sept. 3, 1883, John Symonds, then of Keene, purchased this tannery of the bank, but did not use the building. Tanning in Sullivan came to an end with the Locke failure. The executors of Mr. Symonds sold the place to Hiram Blake and Jonas C. Rice of Keene, Sept. 16, 1885, and the latter sold his share to A. T. Batchelder and F. C. Faulkner, both of Keene, Sept. 30, 1886. Batchelder, Faulkner, and Blake sold the same to L. H. and D. W. Goodnow, Aug. 30, 1887, who sold the same to T. A. Hast- ings, Nov. 14, 1887. Chas. Mason, Esq., of Sullivan, and Frederick Taylor, Esq., of Nelson, were the assignees of John N. Grout. Mr. Mason rendered val- uable services in straightening the complicated affairs of the Grout property. The only buildings on this property, east of the river, were the tannery build- ings, except the Band Hall building, see No. 10, which stood a few years on the premises.
13. The East Sullivan saw-and-grist-mill. It was built upon the Nathaniel Mason farm, for the successive owners of which, see 14. Joseph Mason, a non- resident owner, had bought the farm of Daniel Rindge of Portsmouth. Joseph lived in Dublin (now Harrisville), on the spot where Dr. Bell has his summer home. He built a mill upon this spot in 1797. His son, NATHANIEL MASON, lived on the farm and operated this mill. He bought the farm and mill of his father, Joseph Mason, Oct. 8, 1802. Joseph was a brother of Bela, who lived at 4 and 6. The old mill was so arranged that a saw-mill occupied the upper por- tion, while the grist-mill was in the basement. Nathaniel Mason operated the old mill about 38 years, then sold it, Mar. 14, 1835, to LANMON NIMS of Sulli- van, who built the house at 36. See pages 618-9. Mr. Nims sold the mill to NATHANIEL P. MASON, Jan. 23, 1838, who operated the same between five and six years, then sold it, Nov. 6, 1843, to DANIEL GOODNOW, who had previously lived on what is now the Ruggles place in Roxbury. Mr. Goodnow operated the mill personally but a short time. His son, CALEB GOODNOW, was the prac- tical miller, who bought the mill of his father, June 11, 1846. Not long after this, he built the present mill that stands upon that spot and added a bolting- mill, and made a good quality of flour from the wheat grown in the town and the vicinity. See page 563 for a fuller account of the mill. See pages 575, 588, and 614. Mr. Goodnow operated this mill 26 years and sold it, Aug. 17, 1872, to his two sons, LESLIE H. and DANIEL WILMER GOODNOW, who operated the mill 15 years more, it being in the Goodnow family for 41 years. The sons
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built the two-story shop at the south-west corner of the mill, where they made tables and chair stock. On Sept. 10, 1887, THOMAS A. HASTINGS bought this mill of the Goodnow brothers. Two days later, he bought the land where the dry-house stands, No. 9, of Caleb Goodnow. On the latter date, he gave a deed to the Goodnow brothers (L. H. and D). W.) of the Band Hall (No. 8) and of the two-story shop at the corner of the mill. The shafting and machinery were moved from the shop, which still stands and is (now, 1907) used by Mr. Hast- ings, in connection with the mill. Mr. Hastings has operated this plant for 20 years. Hastings repurchased the two-story shop.
14. The old Nathaniel Mason, later the Joseph Whitney, place, now the residence of T. A. Hastings. This farm originally included all of lot 2 in the ninth range of the Packersfield arrangement. The farm included the land upon which has been built the entire village of East Sullivan, east of the cemetery and schoolhouse, excepting the houses of Mr. Gauthier (30) and Mrs. Davis (32), the former being wholly and the latter partly upon the land once belonging to Lucius Nims. The mill of L. H. Goodnow (29) is also to be excepted, which stands upon land formerly belonging to the Wilders. This second lot of the ninth range was purchased by Daniel Rindge of Portsmouth, Nov. II, 1795, of the widow " Molly " Packer. Joseph Mason of Dublin (now Harrisville), who built the mill (see No. 13), came into possession of the whole lot as early as 1797, in which year the latter's son, NATHANIEL MASON, moved upon the lot and began operating the mill. The latter bought the whole lot of his father, Oct. 8, 1802. The house which was first built was a log house, soon replaced by another on about the same spot, which is the ell of the present house. At a still later date, Mr. Mason built the upright portion of the house. He was a substantial citizen and an enterprising man. Besides cultivating his land, he operated a saw-and-grist-mill for 38 years. He died, Nov. 12, 1841, willing what remained of his farm to his sons, NATHANIEL P. and LORENZO W. MASON, who were to maintain their mother. N. P. Mason, a year and a half later, sold his half of the estate to his mother, May 5, 1843. About three years later, March 31, 1846, DAVID W. BUCKMINSTER of Roxbury bought the place of Mrs. Mason and her son, L. W. Mason. Mr. Buckminster carried on the farm about six years, and sold it, Jan. 29, 1852, to JOSEPH WHITNEY, who came from Nelson. Besides managing the farm, Mr. Whitney conducted the union store. See No. 15. He held several town offices. His son, Ransel N. Whitney was a very skilful musician. He was an expert violinist. See page 626. JOHN SYMONDS bought this place, Nov. 27, 1865, and moved here. See pages 623-4. Mr. Symonds sold this house, Oct. 4, 1873, to ELBRIDGE H. TAFT, a native of Nel- son, who came here from Harrisville. His family was a valuable addition to the citizens of the town. He lived here between 18 and 19 years, then sold the place, May 10, 1892, to THOMAS A. HASTINGS, who has since occupied the house. Mr. Hastings has been one of the most energetic business men that the town has ever had. He has traded more extensively in real estate, bought more standing timber, and sold more lumber than any man who has lived in the place. His mill (at 13) has done a large business. He has given employment to many men, some of whom had families to support. He has a large family of nine . children. He is a generous and large-hearted man.
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15. This was the site of what was known as the " union store". It was built in 1852, and stocked by the neighbors, who shared in its benefits. It was operated by Joseph Whitney for several years, later by Leonard B. Curtice, Gardner Towne, and John Symonds. See page 573.
16. This was formerly the old Geo. F. Hubbard house which stood at 172. JOHN SYMONDS purchased it, July 16, 1863, of the woman who then owned it. See 172, Chap. XIX. He moved the house to this spot in 1864, and used it for tenement apartments for the families of men whom he employed in the tannery. John Gilman Stevens occupied the east side for seven or more years from the time it was built. During the same period about nine families lived in the western section of the house, being the families of Mr. Macy, Jedediah R. Holt, Mr. Little, Mr. Brown, Nathan Munroe Blood, Gardner Towne, Leonard B. Curtice, Geo. F. Pitcher, and A. C. F. Laurient. Some of them remained but short periods and did not really acquire any residence in town. Nearly all, if not the whole, of these men worked more or less in the tannery. JOHN N. GROUT, who came from Leicester, Mass., bought this place, in connection with other property of Mr. Symonds, Jan. 23, 1872. Grout owned it five years and went into insolvency. His assignees sold the place, Mar. 8, 1877, to L. S. Watson of Leicester, Mass. Watson sold it, Oct. 3, 1878, to Geo. A. Kimball of Worces- ter, Mass. Kimball sold the same to Edwin R. Locke of Keene, Oct. 6, 1879. Locke mortgaged it, Feb. 9, 1880, to the Keene Five Cents Savings Bank, which foreclosed on him June 13, 1882, and sold the same, Sept. 3, 1883, to Johu Sy- monds of Keene, who had formerly owned it. The house had been rented all these years to persons employed at East Sullivan, or who were living there temporarily. Among the tenants were James Louby (or Loubet), Albert Harder, Mrs. Devaul, and Mrs. Lura A. Tarbox, who later lived in the house of Henry Davis for a time. Others lived here for so short a time they could not acquire a legal residence in the town. MRS. GEORGE H. DAVIS bought the place of the executors of John Symonds, Sept. 16, 1885, and lived here about twenty years. William B. Hastings was a tenant of Mr. Davis in the eighties. Rev. Mr. Pat- terson was a tenant in the winter of 1905, also Homer Ewins. THOMAS A. HASTINGS bought the house of Mr. Davis, the latter having moved to Keene on Marlborough St. Wilmer Barrett moved here on the first of October, 1906, and Homer Ewins is living in the west section.
17. This house was built by SAMUEL A. SEWARD, who bought the land of John Symonds, Apr. 30, 1861. Mr. Seward died here, of tuberculosis, Jan. 29, 1865. His brother-in-law, Charles Eveleth, acquired the place, Jan. 10, 1878. The sons of Mr. Seward have been very successful. See page 622. After the Seward family moved away, the house was rented until Mr. Towne bought it. Jacob Nash lived here several years, in the seventies, as did also George O. Dow. LORIN W. TOWNE bought the place of Mr. Eveleth, Dec. 30, 1879. See page 625. DANIEL WILMER GOODNOW bought the same of Mr. Towne, Sept. 2, 1881. He owned it ten years, and was in business with his brother. See page 614, also 563, and No. 13 in this chapter. The widow, LESTINA HASTINGS, pur- chased the place of Mr. Goodnow, Nov. 16, 1891, and passed the rest of her life here. She died, Mar. 28, 1901, willing the house to her daughter, Mrs. Nash, wife of Q. B. NASH, who still owns it. It was rented to Charles E. Shoults, who
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occupied it until the autumn of 1902, when Charles C. Wilder moved into it, im- mediately after his marriage, who occupies it still. L. P. Nims was a tenant here preceding the purchase by Lorin Towne. Wm. B. Hastings lived here when his son was born.
18. UNION HALL, built by a syndicate known as the " Union Hall Asso- ciation." They bought the land of John Symonds, Nov. 17, 1869, and built the hall that year. It has been used as a place of worship by the Union Evangelical Congregational Church, also as a place of meeting for the Grange and the Golden Cross, as well as for business meetings and assemblies of any proper nature.
19. The third East Sullivan schoolhouse, and the site of the second. The first schoolhouse was on the site of 20. By a vote of May 4, 1839, the district decided to build a schoolhouse here of brick, 28 by 30 feet. It was first used for a district school meeting, Nov. 11, 1839. On Apr. 5, 1857, it was voted to build a new schoolhouse of wood. It was built that year, between the summer and winter terms of school. For more particulars, see page 494. The land was first deeded to the district by two men, in 1858. Lucius Nims, by deed of Aug. 28, 1858, and Asa E. Wilson, by a deed of the same date, conveyed the land used for the building and yard.
The East Sullivan cemetery, nearly opposite the schoolhouse, is upon land deeded to the East Sullivan Cemetery Association by Joseph Whitney and Lucius Nims, the former deed bearing date, Dec. 15, 1858, the latter, Apr. 26, 1859. For the first burial and other particulars, see the full account of the cem- etery, pages 341 to 350, also 354.
20. On this spot, stood the first schoolhouse in the district, built in 1796, removed in 1839. John Mason lived a short time in this schoolhouse, in 1816, while building the house at 22. This house was built by LUCIUS NIMS. It was on his farm, but he died in his house at 22, Apr. 20, 1881, when the property passed (with reserved rights to the widow) to his son, L. PEMBROKE NIMS, who moved into this house in June, 1886. He had only occupied it two and a half years before his death, which occurred, Dec. 22, 1888. Shortly after, Henry Hale was a tenant here for a short time. He moved to Munsonville. Mrs. L. P. Nims and her family moved to Ashburnham, Mass. See pages 605-6. CHARLES A. TARBOX bought the house, May 20, 1893, of the heirs of Mr. L. P. Nims, and his son, Charles Arthur Tarbox, lived here a couple of years. LYMAN DAVIS bought the place of Mr. Tarbox, Oct. 25, 1895, and has occupied it since that time. He is the collector of taxes for the town, is the blacksmith in the shop at 11, and is one of the influential men of the town.
21. Here stood the first house upon the farm where Hon. D. W. Rugg now lives. THOMAS BEALS purchased the lot of Thomas Packer, Sept. 30, 1791, and built a log house here. His sister, Sarah, was the mother of Timothy Dimick, Jr., who married an aunt of Mr. Rugg. This establishes a quasi con- nection between the first and present owner of the place. THOMAS RIDER, who came from Natick, Mass., bought the farm, Jan. 18, 1798, and built a frame house on the spot, which (as we were informed by Miss Patty Leland, a niece of Mr. Rider) projected a few feet in front of the site of the present house. Mr. Rider had a large family. Jan. 2, 1809, Mr. Rider sold the farm to ROSWELL NIMS, who later lived on Beech Hill in Keene. His first three children were
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born here. Apr. 26, 1813, JOHN MASON, Sr., bought the farm and, three years later, built the new house at 22.
22. The third house upon this farm, built by JOHN MASON, SR., in 1816. The boards were sawed at the mill which stood at 49. Mr. Mason lived in the old schoolhouse at 20, while building the new house. For the accident result- ing in his son's death, see page 358. For the accident which caused his own death, see page 364. LUCIUS NIMS bought the place of Mr. Mason, Nov. 8, 1830, and died on the farm, Apr. 20, 1881, having lived upon it over 50 years. He was a man of much prominence in Sullivan, a man of unswerving integrity, a loyal supporter of his church, and a capable business man. His property passed to his son, L. PEMBROKE NIMS, certain rights being reserved to the widow. Two sons and a daughter of L. P. Nims received a college education. See pages 605-6. DANIEL WILLARD RUGG bought the farm of L. P. Nims, Dec. 12, 1885, not moving upon it until the middle of June in 1886, at which time Mr. Nims moved into the house at 20, which he had reserved in the sale to Mr. Rugg. For a notice of Mr. Rugg, see page 611. ARTHUR H. RUGG has always, since his marriage, lived in this house, at first upon the second floor, later upon the first floor. He is a man of excellent judgment, has served sev- eral years as the town clerk, has assisted in the settlement of estates, and is fre- quently employed in some important business. Mrs. D. W. Rugg is a cultivated lady, who served several years upon the school board.
23. The Oliver Wilder place. It was a part of the place originally pur- chased by Thomas Beals of Thomas Packer, Sept. 30, 1791. CALVIN WILDER of Keene purchased the west half of the lot of Mr. Beals, Oct. 30, 1791, and lived here seven and a half years. He sold it, Jan. 15, 1799, to Joseph Morse of Sherborn, Mass., who caused the deed to run to his son, JESSE MORSE of Natick, Mass. Jesse Morse moved here, with his wife and two young children, from Natick, and remained five years. Calvin Wilder had built a log house on or near the site of the present house, which he later replaced with a framed house upon the same spot. Morse lived in the latter house. OLIVER WILDER of Jaf- frey bought the farm of Mr. Morse, in two purchases; the part south of the road, Feb. 3, 1804, and the part north of the road, Oct. 12, 1804. Mr. Wilder, also Feb. 3, 1804, purchased of Roswell and Erastus Hubbard the north half of lot I, range 10, which has ever since belonged to the farm. Mr. Wilder built the present house. The boards were sawed in the old mill that stood at 49. See No. 49. On May 19, 1837, Mr. Wilder sold an undivided half of the farm to his son, JOSEPH ADDISON WILDER, but shortly after repurchased it, Jan. 3, 1842, and J. A. Wilder settled upon the old Wilcox farm in Gilsum, which long remained in his family. See page 626. On Sept. 27, 1850, OLIVER WILDER, JR., bought the place of his father, the latter retaining the customary privileges of the estate for himself and wife. On Sept. 13, 1877, ADDISON N. R. WILDER, formerly of Nelson, and who had married the daughter of Oliver Wilder, Jr., bought the estate of the latter, who retained the rights usual in such cases. Mr. A. N. R. Wilder still owns and lives upon the place. The Wilders of four gen- erations (including the children of A. N. R., one of whom lives at 17, with a child of the fifth generation) have occupied this farm for 103 years, to the present time (1907). Excepting the White farm, at 61 and 62, no other farm in
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town has remained a hundred years in the same family, without any change in the surname of the owner. The Wilders have been good citizens and there is every likelihood that the estate may long be continued in the same name.
24. The Heaton or Franklin Buckminster place. JONATHAN HEATON, a native of Keene, who had formerly lived at 252, purchased this lot of Thomas Packer, Sept. 30, 1791. On Jan. 13, 1813, Heaton purchased land of John Mason in the south-west part of lot 3, range 10. An old bridle path, shown upon the map, formerly led from his house to the second house of John Mason, at 28. Mr. Heaton built the house now standing (in a ruinous condition) upon the place. NATHANIEL HEATON bought the place, with the customary rights reserved to his father, Sept. 16, 1835. Oliver and Nathaniel, youngest children of Jonathan Heaton, were born here, so were all of the eight children of Nathaniel Heaton. See page 615. FRANKLIN BUCKMINSTER bought the farm of N. Heaton, Jan. 13, 1842, and lived here seventeen and a half years. His second son was born here. The elder son was born in Roxbury. See page 612. Mr. Buckminster was a stirring man. He served on the school board, and was always interested in town affairs. ; He deeded the place to Eli Clark of Roxbury, June 25, 1859, who sold it, Dec. 1, 1865, to JOHN LITTLE of Sullivan, who sold it, Dec. 19, 1868, to GEORGE O. Dow of Sullivan. Mr. Little was then living in Gilsum. Mr. Dow got involved financially. He mortgaged the place to Mr. Little, who assigned the mortgage, Aug. 11, 1871, to Appleton Bullard of Medway, Mass., to whom Mr. Dow sold the place, four days later, on Aug. 15. Mr. Bullard died and his heirs sold the place, Sept. 5, 1876, to ELBRIDGE H. BULLARD (the deed running to the latter's wife), then living on the estate. JAMES ALLEN of Needham, Mass., bought this place of the Bullards, Mar. 28, 1879. One or two men work- ing in town lived here for short periods. The house has not been occupied for several years.
25. The Wardwell, later the Geo. F. Hubbard, farm, now the home of M. W. and C. W. Hubbard. The widow, " Molly " Packer, sold this lot to her husband's son, the youngest in the line of Thomas Packers, Apr. 19, 1798. On June 28, of the same year, JOSEPH ELLIS, JR., bought the same of Mr. Packer. The Packers exempted so much of this lot as had been set off to Jeremiah Stiles by the court. Ellis had already purchased the land thus set off to Stiles, on Apr. 21, 1792. The north-west corner of the Stiles land, which Ellis purchased, was on the Patent Line, 1712 rods north of the actual north-west corner of lot 2, range 12. From that corner, the bounds were south on the Patent Line 115 rods, thence easterly, across the lot, to range II, thence on the range line to the north-west corner of lot 2, range II, thence east six rods, north 16 rods, and west to the beginning. The land that Ellis bought of the Packers was the 41 acres south of this, in lot 2, range 12. JOSEPH HAMMOND ELLIS, son of Joseph, Jr., bought an undivided half of the farm of his father, Mar. 12, 1801. The Ellises lived here eleven years. AMOS WARDWELL, who gave his residence in the deed as Salem, Mass., bought this farm of the Ellises, Nov. 4, 1803. Mr. Wardwell bought the south-west corner of lot 2, range II, of Samuel Osgood, June 13, 1809 ; also a piece west of the Patent Line, and south of the road, of D. A. Nims, Mar. 23, 1837. AMOS WARDWELL, JR., bought the farm of his father, with the usual bond to support his parents, etc., Mar. 21, 1839. Amos, Jr., lived here
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