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August 11th, Elliott Goddard, son of Capt. Solomon, married Mary Norcross of Royalston, Mass., and located in Troy, where he remained till 1952, when he moved
* This is the only year in which the board of Selectmen has consisted of more than three persons.
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to Boston. The following year he returned to Troy, but in 1854, he removed to Keene, where he now resides. Children: 1, Edwin M., born May 2, 1849; 2, Mary Elizabeth, born April 24, 1858.
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1848.
JOHN W. BELLOWS, Representative.
ABEL BAKER,
LEONARD FARRAR,
Selectmen.
GEORGE W. BROWN,
BROWN NURSE, Town Clerk.
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June 1st, George P. Mckinstry married Nancy, daughter of Capt. Stephen Wheeler, and located on the Barker farm. He was born in Hyde Park, Vt., and came to Troy about the year 1846, and after purchasing the farm above mentioned, he removed the old house, and built the one now on the premises. He removed to McHenry County, Illinois, in the autumn of 1853, and the following spring to Sumner, Kankakee County, where he now resides. Children: 1, George Webster, born 1853; 2, Electa, born 1857.
Franklin Woodward became a citizen of Troy this year. , He was born in Marlboro', May 7, 1809, mar- ried Louisa Dyer, May 26, 1830, and settled in Marl- boro'; afterwards he removed to Rindge, from which town he came to Troy. March 31, 1852, he located on the Bruce farm, where he now resides. Children: 1, Louisa Maria, born Feb. 4, 1931, married Farwell Cobb, March 19, 1850; 2, Charles Franklin, born Jan. 14,
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1833; 3, Mary Sophia, born July 29, 1837, married Ambrose S., Wilder, Oct. 28, 1857; 4, Sarah Abigail, born Sept. 29, 1838; 5, James Warren, born Dec. 17, 1849.
1849.
JOHN W. BELLOWS, Representative.
ABEL BAKER,
THOMAS WRIGHT, Selectmen.
JONAS BEMIS,
LUKE MILLER, Town Clerk.
January 9th, Stephen Starkey, son of Luna, married Polly Sweetser of Fitzwilliam, and located in the Tol- man house, but in a few months he removed to Fitzwil- liam, where he remained one year, then moved to Swan- zey, but eventually returned to Troy, where he died, March 27. 1853. Mrs. Starkey is now residing in Troy. They had one son, Charles Stephen, born June 13, 1853.
October 25th, William A. Harris, son of Stephen, married Sarah E., daughter of Timothy Fife, and resid- ed a short time in the house of S. B. Farrar. After- wards he resided two years on his father's farm, but in the spring of 1852, he bought the farm he now owns. Children: 1, William F. born Sept. 11, 1852, died same day; 2, Alfred A., born May 13, 1856; 3, William H., born Sept. 18, 1857; 4, Aurilla Maria, born Oct. 2, 1859.
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1850.
BROWN NURSE, Representative.
ABEL BAKER,
THOMAS WRIGHT,
Selectmen.
JONAS BEMIS,
LUKE MILLER, Town Clerk.
The Ward Hill was one of the most difficult in the town, and had long been a subject of complaint. Many efforts had been made to avoid this, by constructing a road on different ground, but it was found impossible to lay out a road on any ground which should be satisfac- tory to all parties interested. But in the fall of 1849, the selectmen, after a careful examination of the whole matter, laid out the present road, on the petition of John Lawrence and others. This was completed and opened to the public the present year. The selectmen, also, in accordance with a vote of the town, laid out the road ex- tending from Mr. Carpenter's saw-mill to the bridge, near the foot of the Ward Hill. This was laid out on the petition of Mr. Carpenter and others.
March 14th, Farwell O. Cobb, son of Leonard, mar- ried Louisa M., daughter of Franklin Woodward, and located with his father on the Knights farm, where he now lives. Children: 1, Henry A., born Jan. 2, 1851 . 2, Charles F., born Nov. 9, 1852; 3, George W., bom Nov. 10, 1854.
March 19th, Alvah S. Clark, sixth son of Thomas. married Serepta A. Brooks, who was born at Framing- ham, Mass., Jan. 4, 1829. Mr. Clark located with his father on the John Farrar farm, where he now resides.
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Children: 1, Louisa J., born April 23, 1851; 2, Har- riet M., born May 15, 1852; 3, Mary E., born June 26, 1855; 4, Clara A., born Sept. 16, 1856.
April 28th, Alanson Starkey, son of Luna, married Mary Rice, and located in the house now owned by Ja- cob Boyce. In 1855, he built the house in which he now resides, and his time is mostly occupied in the pail- shop. Children: 1, Ann Maria, born Jan. 27, and died June 7, 1851; 2, George A., born Sept. 23, 1852; 3, Thomas W., born Dec. 7, 1858.
This year, Porter White came to Troy and located on the Flint place, which he bought of Stephen Wheeler. Mr. White was born in Warren, Mass., Jan. 21, 1795, and at the age of twelve years moved to Petersham with his parents, where he resided seven years, then removed to Alstead. He married Betsey Pratt, June 3, 1813, who died Dec. 3, 1831. He married Lois Goodale in 1850, and removed to his present location in 1853.
John Clement, a blacksmith, became a citizen of Troy this year. He is a grand-son of John Clement, who was born in 1775, married and settled in Centre Har- bor, and had seven children. William, the third son, married Sally Beetle of that town, and had three chil- dren : George, John, and Sally Ann. John was born Aug. 7, 1821, married Mary W., daughter of John Cutter, formerly of Jaffrey, May 1, 1844, and resided in Campton two years, in Charlestown, Mass., one year, but in 1847, returned to Campton, from which place he came to Troy. He worked at his trade till 1858, when he leased the tavern, and has since kept the public house. They have one son, Lucius Howe, born March 14, 1845.
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1851.
BROWN NURSE, Representative.
ABEL BAKER,
THOMAS WRIGHT, Selectmen.
JONAS BEMIS,
LUKE MILLER, Town Clerk.
This year, Calvin Bemis bought the location he now occupies, and became a citizen of Troy. He is the son of Jonathan Bemis, and was born in Marlboro', Jan. 27, 1798, and married Deborah Brewer of Troy, March 14, 1822, who was born April 10, 1799. They resided in Swanzey eight years, in Marlboro' one year, and in Rindge twenty years. He is a man of sound judgment, and is universally respected. Children: 1, Eliza, born Oct. 10, 1823, married Calvin Hastings, May 3, 1845; 2, Maria, born Jan. 24, 1826, married Charles Perry of Fitzwilliam, March 31, 1847; 3, Mary Jane, born April 9, 1835, married Leonard Wright, Oct. 23, 1855.
In March, Erastus Tupper located on the farm now owned by Levi L. Pierce. He was born in Tolland, Conn., July 5, 1806, married Mehitable Waitt of New- Salem, Mass., where he resided some years, afterwards removed to Athol, but came to Troy in 1851, and resid- ed here three years, then moved to Jaffrey, but returned to Troy in 1857, and bought the house built by Sylves- ter Frost, in which he now resides. Mrs. Mehitable Tupper died Sept. 10, 1839, and Mr. Tupper married Lois H. Merrifield, July 4, 1842. Children: 1, Nan- cy, born February, 1834, married Simeon Merrifield; 2, Joseph A., born June 5, 1836; 3, Alonzo W., born
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Sept. 7, 1838; 4, George W., born May 14, 1843; 5. Almena R., born Feb. 2, 1845; 6, A. Eugene, born Nov. 14, 1851.
In April, Benjamin Moore Stanley located in Troy. He is a son of Jonathan and Betsey Stanley, and was born in Jaffrey, June 12, 1806, and married Abigail, daughter of Amos Sibley, Feb. 7, 1839. He resided in Jaffrey till 1851, when he came to Troy, but returned to Jaffrey in 1855, and the following year came to Troy again, where he is still residing, and is esteemed as a valuable citizen. Children: 1, Benjamin Bradley, born May 1, 1843, was killed in the house of Elijah Harring- ton, Nov. 5, 1856, by the discharge of a gun in the hands of a young lad, who playfully pointed the fatal weapon at him, not knowing it to have been loaded; 2, Betsey Ross, born Feb. 26, 1845; 3, Eva Henrietta, born July 20, 1847.
October 15th, Andrew J. Aldrich, son of Amasa, married Sarah W., daughter of Abel Garfield. He bought the Barker farm in 1855, and resided there about two years, then removed to Marlboro', but within a few months he has returned to Troy, and now works in the pail-shop. Children: 1, Frank A., born Jan. 31, 1853; 2, Herbert D., born March 4, 1857.
Thomas Goodall settled in Troy this year. He was born in Dewsbury, Yorkshire County, England, Sept. 1, 1823, served an apprenticeship in a large manufac- turing establishment in his native town, eleven years, came to New-England in 1846, married Ruth, daughter of Jeremiah Waterhouse, April 29, 1849, and located in South Hadley. Since coming to Troy he has been engaged in the manufacture of woollen cloth, and at the present time is doing an extensive business. Children : 1 and 2, Louis and George, (twins), born Sept. 23, 1851; 3, Earnest, born Aug. 15, 1853; 4, Ida Mary, born Aug. 15, 1858.
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1852.
JOTHAM H. HOLT, Representative.
JOHN W. BELLOWS,
JAMES R. STANLEY, Selectmen.
AUGUSTUS HODGKINS,
LUKE MILLER, Town Clerk.
June 2d, Welcome Ballou married Lucy, daughter of Stephen Harris, and settled where A. B. Harrington now resides. He was a painter and has the reputation of having been a skilful workman. His health failing, he sold his farm in 1856, and went to the West, but soon returned to Troy, where he died Nov. 3, 1857. Mrs. Ballou is still residing in Troy. They had one child, Frank W., born July 22, 1856.
September 6th, George Damon married Lucy, daugh- ter of Capt. Elijah Bowker, and located in the southern part of Troy. He was born Sept. 6, 1821, son of George Damon, who was born in Fitzwilliam, Sept. 20, 1796. George Damon, Sen., was the son of Oliver Damon of East Sudbury. Capt. Elijah Bowker was the son of Bartlet Bowker, and was born in Fitzwilliam, Jan. 8, 1803. Bartlet Bowker was born in Scituate, Mass., Feb. 2, 1749, and married Jemima Wright, Feb. 1, 1798. The said Elijah Bowker married Dorothy Crom- bie, Nov. 18, 1830, and their daughter, Lucy, was born Dec. 24, 1831. Since residing in Troy, Mr. Damon has had the principal care of the grist-mill near his resi- dence. They have one daughter, Marcia Cleaves, born Jan. 22, 1854.
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1853.
JOTHAM H. HOLT, Representative.
JOHN W. BELLOWS, JOTHAM H. HOLT, Selectmen.
JAMES R. STANLEY,
LUKE MILLER, Town Clerk.
August 10th, John U. Beers settled in Troy. His father, John Spencer Beers, was born in Providence, R. I., in 1797, and moved to Orwell, Bradford County, Pa., about the year 1820, but married Sally Howe, Aug. 25, 1822, and returned to Providence, where he resided eight years, then moved back to Orwell, where he is now living. John U. was born April 8, 1829, and re- sided with his parents till 1843, when he went to Brook- lyn as an apprentice at the tanning business, and re- mained there till Nov. 27, 1847. The next year he worked at his trade in Ashby, Mass. He went to Rindge in 1849, and married Marcia A. Woods, a native of that town, in 1850. He came to Troy in 1853, and has since worked at his trade for Wright and Foster. Mrs. Marcia A. Beers died Oct. 27, 1854, and Mr. Beers married Myra A., daughter of Dea. Abel Baker, Dec. 10, 1856. He has one son, John Addison, born Dec. 5, 1851.
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1854.
ALDIN EGLESTON, Representative.
JOTHAM H. HOLT, AUGUSTUS HODGKINS, Selectmen.
LYMAN HARRINGTON,
WILLIAM MARSHALL, Town Clerk.
February 16th, Lorenzo Dexter married Sarah W., daughter of Enoch Garfield, and located on the farm which had long been occupied by his father-in-law, but in 1858 he removed to the George Farrar farm.
May 25th, Elbridge Coolidge, son of Asher, married Sarah M. Whittemore, and resided in the Winch house till 1856, when he bought the house he now occupies, of George Bemis. Mrs. Coolidge died Feb. 7, 1859. They had one daughter, Ella, born April 8, 1857.
August 9th, William C. Mason became a citizen of Troy. He is a descendant of Nehemiah Mason, who was born in Watertown, Mass., June 14, 1721, and married first, Elizabeth Stone, in 1754, who died April 24. 1755: second, Martha Clark, in 1756. The said Nehemiah and Martha Mason had born to them a son, Hugh, Dec. 23, 1758, who became a soldier in the Rev- olutionary war, after which he married Elizabeth Clark and settled in Watertown, where he resided till 1794, when he removed to Marlboro', N. H. His wife, Eliz- abeth, died Feb. 26, 1819, and he married second, Lydia Moore, Jan. 19, 1820, and resided in Marlboro' till his death, Aug. 25, 1838. Clark Mason, son of Hugh, was born April 16, 1794, and married Eunice Adams, Jan. 1, 1817, and moved to Richmond, Oswego County,
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N. Y., where William C. was born, Dec. 8, 1817. The said William C. came to Marlboro' in 1827, married Susan W. Page, Oct. 19, 1841, and resided in Marl- boro' till 1854, when he came to Troy, and has since been employed in a pail-shop. They have one son, Warren W., born July 5, 1845.
September 4th, Charles N. Chase married Augusta B. Sweetser of Fitzwilliam and located in Troy. For a few years he was in the service of Turner and Goodall, but recently he has been employed in a pail-shop. They have one son, Alson Eugene, born Aug. 16, 1856.
October 31st, Charles B. Wright married Rozilla D. Perham of Fitzwilliam and located in Troy. He was a clerk in the store of E. P. Kimball till 1857, when in company with his father-in-law, Sylvanus Perham, he bought the public house, which he kept a little more than one year, but in the autumn of 1858, he sold the tavern, and has since been in the service of Mr. Kimball. Children: 1, Estella Rose, born Feb. 23, 1856; 2, Lynda Frances, born Jan. 6, 1858, died Feb. 8, same year.
CHAPTER XI.
PHYSICIANS AND LAWYERS OF TROY.
FOR some years the inhabitants of what is now Troy, residing upon the borders of the townships of Marlboro' and Fitzwilliam, were dependent for medical assistance upon the physicians located near the centre of these towns. The population was too small to support a resi- dent physician. But after the formation of the new town was seriously contemplated, efforts were made to obtain one; and. Dr. Justus Perry of Marlboro', was the person selected. Dr. Perry was born in Barre, Mass., in the year 1760, studied medicine with Dr. Stephen Batcheller, Sen., of Royalston, and settled in Marlboro' about the year 1790, where he soon gained the reputa- tion of a skilful physician, and did an extensive business. But unfortunately he soon acquired the habit of using jutoxicating drinks, a habit which so increased as to dis- qualify him for the practice of his profession. But pos- sessing rare native and acquired ability, it was thought that an effort should be made to reclaim him, so that his usefulness should not be lost to his fellow-men. Ac- cordingly, in 1796, after he had decided to locate* in this village, he was persuaded to sign a temperance pledge, probably the first ever signed in the town. By this he obligated himself to abstain from the use of all intoxicating drinks for one year, and in consideration of which the citizens bound themselves to furnish him with
* Dr. Perry resided in the Capron house, (afterwards the Maxcy.)
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a horse and all his medicines free of charge during the year. The conditions were faithfully fulfilled by both parties, but no sooner had the year expired than the Doctor relapsed into his former dissipated habits, lost the confidence of the people, and the following year returned to the centre of Marlboro', where he died in 1799. His wife's maiden name was Patty Frost, and was the daugh- ter of Capt. Frost, and sister of Col. Joseph Frost. They had four children: 1, Justus, afterwards Gen. Perry of Keene; 2, Sylvia, married Dea. Adolphus Wright of Keene; 3, Patty, married Joseph Lamson of Keene; 4, Lucretia, married John V. Wood of Keene, now a widow in Cleveland, Ohio. Mrs. Perry, after the death of her husband, married Capt. David Wheeler.
The next physician who located here was Dr. Ebene- zer Wright. He was the son of Capt. Ebenezer Wright and was born at Templeton, Mass., Nov. 3, 1761. Af- ter acquiring a pretty thorough English education, he entered upon the study of medicine, under the tutilage of Dr. Frink of Rutland, Vt. Having gone through his preparatory course of study, he settled in Fitzwilliam about the year 1785. He is said to have possessed the rudiments of a great mind, was noted for sound judge- ment, close application to business, and readily secured the confidence of the people. He resided in Fitzwilliam till 1811, when, in compliance with the request of a few individuals, he removed to this village, and occupied, a short time, the Tolman house, but afterwards located in the Capron house. He was here during the excitement attending the efforts to obtain the charter of Troy, and took an active part in those measures which resulted in the organization of the new town. But in 1814, he re- moved to the village, near the centre of Fitzwilliam, and continued to practice his profession till his death, March 16, 1829. He had two children who grew to maturi- ty : Betsey, married Col. Daniel W. Farrar, May 24,
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1812, died April 15, 1814; Phinehas, married Miss May, and resided on his father's farm some years, after- wards removed to Connecticut, where he died.
Dr. Wright was succeeded in Troy by Dr. Charles W. Whitney, who located here in 1815. Dr. Whitney was born in Rindge, Nov. 15, 1791, the son of Dr. Isaiah Whitney, who was born at Harvard, Mass., Dec. 13, 1765, married Dorcas, a daughter of Dr. Charles Whitman of Stowe, in August, 1787. The Whitman family are descendants of the first settlers of New-Eng- land. Dr. Charles Whitman was the son of a man of the same name who also was a physician, and whose grand-father-a physician-came from England, and was one of the immortal passengers of the Mayflower, in 1620. Dr. Whitman of Stowe, was surgeon in the ar- my during the Revolutionary war, and his wife was a Stevens, and it is asserted, with how much truth we cannot say, that she was a descendant of the celebrated Indian Princess, Pocahontas. Dr. Isaiah Whitney, soon after his marriage in 1787, settled in Rindge and con- tinued in the practice of medicine till his death, Nov. 30, 1839. Dorcas, his wife, died in Rindge, July 11, 1844. They had ten children, five sons and five daugh- ters. Charles W., the subject of this notice, was the second son, and he says of himself: "My youth was spent like that of most children at that time; I was very fond of fishing; nothing suited me better than to be ang- ling for the spotted trout, in the various streams of my native town, and this was a great detriment to my fu- ture knowledge. In the fall and winter of 1809, I roomed with Philip Payson and recited to his father. Seth Payson, D. D. In 1810, I was sent to New-Ips- wich Academy, and in the spring of 1811, commenced the study of medicine, under the tutilage of my father. In the spring of 1813, I was sent to Boston to study and practice with John Randall, M. D., six months, and
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in December the same year, I commenced the practice of my profession in Marlboro', Mass. It was thought by many at that time, that experimental knowledge formed the most important part of a young medical stu- dent's education."
He left Marlboro' in the spring of 1815, and assisted his father in Rindge, a few months, "but in October," he says, "I started for Vermont to look me up a place to practice my profession, got up among the Green Mountains where the sun would shine a few minutes, and then there would be a snow squall, and above all, I did not like the looks of the land nor the people; I be- came homesick and thought I would much rather winter among my native hills, so made tracks back much faster than I went on, and on arriving at Capt. Gorham's Ho- tel in Troy, the Captain invited me to locate here. I told him I would take the matter into consideration and decide in a few days. My father advised me not to come on account of the smallness of the place; but having no' place in view, I concluded to make the trial. I came, engaged board at D. W. Farrar's, boarded there three years, built my house in 1818, married Mary, daughter of Dea. Samuel Griffin of Fitzwilliam, in November the same year." He has been a member of the Western New-Hampshire Medical Association and of the State Medical Society; by the latter he was received as a member and licensed May 8, 1828. He has been a very excellent citizen, and a judicious, careful practition- er; and although advanced in years and in feeble health, and having lost the faculty of hearing, he retains his in- tellect and enjoys the society of his friends. He says : "I can truly say what few of my age can: I never called for a glass of spirit of any kind for myself, at either of the taverns or stores, since I established myself in town." Children: 1, Samuel G., born Sept. 20, 1819, married Abigail Whittemore; 2, Charles, born July 27, 1824,
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died Jan. 10, 1827; 3, Henry N., born Oct. 8, 1825, died Feb. 17, 1827; 4, Charles W., born Nov. 26, 1827, married Frances Taylor; 5, Mary Jane, born Aug. 13, 1830, married S. Richardson, M. D., of Marlboro'; 6, Sarah Ann, born Aug. 1, died Aug. 7, 1838.
Dr. Whitney, in consequence of impaired health and partial deafness, found it difficult to perform all the labor required of the physician of the town, and it was thought advisable to obtain a younger man to take a part of the professional business. Consequently, Dr. Luke Miller
located here in 1847. We know but little of Dr. Mil- ler's early life, only that he was born in Peterborough, and practiced dentistry some years in his native town. Afterwards he studied medicine with Dr. Albert Smith of Peterborough, and after practising his new profession. a few months, with Dr. Hitchcock of Ashby, Mass., came to Troy, where he did a fair amount of business. In the fall of 1853, he removed to Winchendon, Mass., and af- ter residing there a little more than one year, he came to Fitzwilliam and practised medicine in company with Dr. Silas Cummings till the summer of 1857, when he removed to Chatfield, Minn. His wife's maiden name was Abby Ann Lovell. They have two children: Luke and Abby Jane.
The writer located in Troy, Sept. 1, 1853. He is a descendant of Moses Caverly, who was born about the year 1715, in Croydon,* a town which lies about ten miles south of London Bridge, England, and who, in company with two younger brothers, Nathaniel and Thomas, immigrated to this country about the year 1740, and settled in Portsmouth. Moses married a Johnson of Portsmouth, about the year 1743, and resid- ed there till about 1770, when with his brother Thomas. he removed to that part of Barrington now included in
* It is understood that some of the family still reside in Croydon.
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Strafford. Nathaniel afterwards resided in Barrington a short time, but eventually moved to Township No. IV., (now Charlestown, ) where he died. Moses had five sons : Philip, Charles 1st,* John, William, and Charles 2d; and one daughter, Abigail, all of whom were born in Ports- mouth. Philip, the eldest, was born March 23, 1745, re- moved with his father and the rest of the family to Bar- rington, married Bridget Pendergast, who was born Feb. 24, 1745, and resided in Barrington till his death, April 1. 1813. During the time of the Revolutionary war he took an active part in opposing the arbitrary acts of the British, his name occurs upon the "Test Papers" from his adopted town, as one who joined the " American As- sociation," and in 1777, he entered the army, and was on duty several months in the State of Rhode Island. Af- ter the war his time was devoted to farming, and he owned one of the best farms in Barrington, and had con- siderable property invested in wild lands in different parts of the State. He had nine children, eight sons and one daughter. Moses, the eldest son, was born April 3, 1771, married Judith, daughter of John Caverno, + Aug. 4, 1793, and the following year removed to Lou- don and located on a lot of land given to him by his
* Charles, Sen., joined the American army in the early part of the war, and his name is borne upon the Roll of one Capt. Herrick, whose company was enlisted in York County, Maine, in the immediate neighborhood of Portsmouth. He was one of the number selected for the invasion of Canada, and in ad- vancing from Crown Point towards St. John's, the first British post in Canada, one of the horses in the boat jumped into the water, and in order to secure the animal, he plunged into the water after him, and it was supposed that he was wounded in his struggles with the beast, as he sunk and was drowned.
t John Caverno was the eldest son of Arthur, who was of Scotch Irish descent, and was born in the north of Ireland in the year 1718, immigrated to this country about the year 1738, and married Fanny Potts of Boston, in 1741. Their eldest son, John, was born on the island of Newfoundland, in 1742.
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