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Kendall, Nathan, 135; Charles S., 163. Kennison, Daniel, 53, 94. Keyes, Asa, 130, 133. Kimball, William, 70.
King, (Col.) Samuel, 52, 58, 67, 73, 77, 84, 86, 183, 185; his Arrest and Res- cue. 79 ;- Samuel, Third, 164.
Kingsbury, Abijah, 53.
Kneeland, John, 108, 164, 187, 188.
Ladd, Timothy, 38, 39, 40, 185.
Lamb, Josiah, 52; Increase, 53.
Latham, James, 33; Arthur, 70, 107.
Lawyers, 179.
Leavitt's Brook, 12.
Lee, Lieut. William, 69, 74, 101.
Lexington Alarm, The, 88.
Lily-Pond Brook, 12.
Lock, Philip, 70. Logan, Sheldon, 129, 132.
Loudon, William, 105.
Lyons, Elijah, 110; Dr. Jerry, 178.
Makepeace, Amasa, 187.
Mann, Thomas W., 163.
Mansfield, James, 53.
Manufacturers, &c., 156.
Marsh's Brook, 12.
Marsh, Reuben, 110, 188; Asa, 112, 165, 188; Jolin Q. A., 127, 164; Fred W., 164. - M'Conihe, 133. « McElroy, James, 53.
McMichael, Patrick, 53.
Mead, Larkin G., (Sen.), 36, 38, 179; Elias, 112; Hannah W., 133; Bradley, 110; Levi, (Sen.), 164, 167; Geo. L., 176.
Meeting-House, Old Cong., 41, 142; New Cong., 142; Universalist, 144; Methodist, 147; "Union," at Factory Village, 148. Memorial of Nathaniel Bingham and Others, 69.
Merchants, 164.
Merrill, Nehemiah, 53; Obadiah, 53; Ullainell (?), 53; John, 89.
Metcalf, Nathan. 53, 94; Joseph, 53, 89, 92, 94, 96; Joseph, Jr., 90; Michael, 54; Thomas, 94, 96: Asa, 95; Roswell, 110; George, 161. Military Organizations, 175. Militia Act of 1776, 91. Mills and Manufactures, 156. Minister's Share, 33. Moore, Alpheus, 128, 131. "New Boston," 149.
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New Hampshire Grants, Controversy about the, 63-83.
Nichols, Samuel, 70; William, 101.
Norcross, Benaiah, 171.
Noyes, John, 132.
Parker, Benjamin, 70.
Pastors, Cong., 140, 141, 142; Universalist, 145, 146; Baptist, 146; Methodist, 147, 148; Unitarian, 148.
Partridge Brook, 12
Pattridge, Eli, 70, 92; Amos, 92, 95, 96; Joseph, 186, 187; Samuel J., 179, 189, 190.
Paupers, &c., 180.
Peacock, Samuel, 53, 96; John, 53, 90, 94.
Persons, Samuel, 158.
Petition for a Town-Meeting, 40; of Nathaniel Bingham and John Grandy, Jr., 74; to General Court by Selectmen of Chesterfield in 1787, 105.
Physicians, 176
Pierce's Island, 13.
Pierce, John, 53, 58, 70, 99, 164; David, 101; Simon, 101; John, Jr., 162; Alfred, 162; Ezekiel P., Sen., 160, 161, 164, 165, 167, 172, 188; Ezekiel P., Jr., 160, 161, 176; Benjamin, 161, 162, 189; Freder ick B., 127, 161, 162, 163.
Pistareen, Mount, 10.
Plan, or Chart, of Chesterfield, 31.
Plants, 15.
Platts, Warham R., 168, 184, 189.
Plumb, Elisha S., 133.
Pomeroy, Eleazer, 52, 58, 185; Martin, 186.
Population of Chesterfield at Different Periods, 154.
Porter, Ebenezer, 90; Asahel, 161; Reuben, 164, 189.
Post-Offices, 168.
Potash, Manufacture of, 150.
Powers, Ezekiel, 53, 91, 93.
Pratt, John, 53, 90, 94, 101.
Prentice, Joseph, 52, 70.
Price, Samuel H., 135."
Proprietary Records, 31.
Protest of Minority against the Proceedings of the Majority of Voters in Chesterfield, Mar. 6, 1782, 83.
Public Buildings, 168.
Putnam, John, 100, 130, 132, 187, 188.
Putney, Vt., 22.
Putney, Ezra, 110.
Randall, William, 33; Eleazer, (First), 68; Dr. Daniel F., 178; Oran E., 190. Ray, Abel, 53, 68.
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Read, Mary B., 133.
Record of Soldiers Furnished by Chesterfield in the War of the Rebellion, 116.
Records, Proprietary, 31, 37; Town, 183.
Reed, James, 53; William, 70.
Representatives in General Court from 1775 to 1881, 184.
Resolutions Passed in Town-Meeting, Sept. 4, 1812, 108.
Richardson, John, 53; Silas, 70, 94, 128, 186; William, 94; Wilkes, 186; Or- lo, 188; John M., 189; Joshua, 160.
Roads and Ferries, 169.
Robbins, Douglas, 53; David, 89.
Robertson, Archibald, 50, 52, 70, 185; James, 38, 39, 53, 69, 72, 91, 92, 94, 157, 185; William, 53, 70; Timothy N., 39, 127; Ebenezer, 179. Rockwood, Elisha, 42, 44, 53, 69, 95, 185.
Roll of Capt. Waitstill Scott's Company, 92; of Lieut. Oliver Cobleigh's, 93; of Lieut. James Robertson's, 94; of Capt. Kimball Carlton's, 95.
Root, George S., 165, 169.
Russell, Ephraim, 70.
Safford, Ebenezer, 70, 101.
Sanderson, John, 52, 93.
Sanger, Nathaniel, 40, 41, 90.
Sargeant, John, 56, 58; Edwin, 188.
Saw-Mills, 156; (First Saw-Mill, 38.)
Schools, The District, 124; Superintendents of, 127.
Scott, Elijah, 187; Waitstill, 92.
Selectmen from 1767 to 1881, 184.
Settlers and Settlements, The Early, 149.
Shaw, Marshall B., 32.
Shurtleff, Asahel, 186.
Simonds, William, 52, 69.
Skinner, Barton, 127, 159, 189.
Smith, Ensign Moses, (the First Settler in Chesterfield), 36, 38, 48, 52, 56, 70, 185; Moses, (Jr.), 33, 38, 53, 67, 69, 73, 94, 128, 159, 185, 186; Attempt to arrest him, 78-80 ;- Reuben, 37; Aaron, 42, 90, 94; Amos, 52, 94; Joseph, 52, 89, 94; Benjamin, 54, 68, 93; Claron, 70; George, 37, 158; Marshall, 162; Amos, (Jr.), 167; Asa, 189. Snow, John, 38, 39, 52, 156, 184; Zerubbabel, 44, 68, 156, 180, 185; Warren, 52, 56, 68, 185; Alpheus, 158, 188, 189; William R., 158, 180. Social Customs, &c., 152.
Soldiers from Chesterfield in the Revolution, 88-102; in Second War with Great Britain, 110; in the Civil War, 116-124.
Spafford's Lake, 13, 172.
Steamboat, "Enterprise," 173. (See also Appendix.)
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Stearns, Jonas, 52; Abijah, 53; Samuel, 69, 92; Abraham, 70, 151, 186, 187; Ebenezer, 146, 157, 159, 165; Daniel, 110; Lloyd, 160.
Still, Reuben, 101; David, 101.
Stoddard, David, 40, 89, 102, 185; David, (Jr.), 53, 186; Eleazer, 70, 89, 94; Lemuel, 70, 96; Arad, 182; Truman A., 189.
Stone, David, 53; Amos, 110; Peter, 103, 128, 185, 186; Frederick L., 190. Stores and Merchants, 164.
Streeter Hill, 10.
Streeter, Naphthali, 43; Ebenezer, 52, 68, 94; Josiah, 52; Enoch, 53; Amos, 53, 70, 94; Benjamin, 68, 96; Joel, 70; Stephen, (Sen.), 144; Ste- phen, Jr., 110, 153, 195; John L., 190.
Strong, Charles L., 135.
Swanzey, 29.
Taft, Ebenezer, 53.
Tanneries, 160.
Taverns and Hotels, 166.
Thatcher, Lucius, 167, 173.
Thomas, William, 36, 52, 93, 171; Mary, (the First White Child born in the Town), 37; Nathan, 38, 53, 70, 91, 102.
Thompson, Silas, 38, 47, 48, 52, 67, 68, 94, 157, 185; Asa, 38.
Ticonderoga Alarm, The, 92.
Tinkham, Lazarus, 160.
Tithing-Men, 41.,
Titus, Joseph, 70; Ezra, 188, 189.
Tombs, Lyman, 110.
Torrey, Josialı, 157.
Town-Clerks, 183.
Town-Meeting, The First Recorded, 38.
Townships Nos. One, Two, Three. and Four, 21, 22.
Tyler, Dr. Joshua, 68, 177; Rolston G., 113.
Union of 34 Towns East of Conn. River with Vermont, 66, 67. Waldo, Daniel, 168.
Walker, Samuel, 52, 70, 95; Rev. John, 134, 140, 141.
Walpole, 21.
Walton, Lawrence, 40, 45, 52; Elisha, 52, 70, 89, 94; Nathaniel, (Sen.), 68, 93, 153; Elijalı, 89, 90; Nathaniel, (Jr.), 160, 187, 188.
Wantastiquet Mountain, 10.
War, King William's, 20; Queen Anne's, 20; Father Ralle's, 20; Last French and Indian, 33; of the Revolution, (Military History of Town during), 88-102; Second with Great Britain, 107-111; of the Great Rebellion, (Military History of Town during), 113-124. Warner, Martin, 41, 53, 56, 94, 185, 186.
"Warning Persons out of Town," 86. Warren, Sumner, 160, 184; Earl, 160; Dr. John P., 178.
Webster, Charles C., 179.
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Wellington, Eli R., 190.
Westmoreland, 21, 22, 29.
West River Mountain (Wantastiquet), 10.
Wetherbee, Isaac, 110; Ira, 112; Abishai, 188.
Wetherell, Ebenezer P., 189.
Wheeler Brook, 12.
Wheeler, Peter, (Sen.), 38, 39, 40, 53, 70; James, 38, 39, 53, 90, 93, 186 (?); James, Jr., 52, 68, 186 (?); Ephraim, 53; Joseph, 53, 70; Benja- min, 70, 89; Ashbel, Sen., 162, 165; Hubbard, 179; Otis, 189; Watson, 39; Walter J., 167.
Whitcomb, Thomas, 93; Hiram, 165.
White, John, 53; Henry, 165; John W., 173.
Whitney, Lieut. Ephraim, 52; Ephraim, 52; Joel, 53, 94.
Wiggins, Joshua, 110.
Wilbur, Joseph, 146, 163.
Wild Brook, 13.
Wild, Nathan, 187; His Almanac, 191 ;- Nathan R., 194.
Willard, Col. Josiah, 21, 29, 31, 43; Petitioned to call a Town Meeting, 40 ;- Capt. Simon, 128.
Winchester, 29. Winch, Francis, 110. Winslow, Jacob, 70. Withington, Edward, 160.
Wood, Rev. Abraham, 43, 52, 54, 63, 128; Invited to settle in the Work of the Ministry, 44; His Ordination, 44; His Letter of Acceptance, 139 ;- Silas, 53; Eliphalet, 70; Abraham, Jr., 184.
Woodcock, Michael, 52. Wooley, Thomas, 101. Worden, Nathan, 146. Wright (?), Broughton, 132. Yeager, Silas P., 156.
INDEX TO THE FAMILY NAMES CONTAINED IN PART SECOND.
Abbott, 209.
Brooks, 234, 236.
Cooper, 260.
Albee, 209, 210, 211.
Brown, 236, 237.
Corbin, 260.
Aldrich, 211.
Buck, 237.
Coughlan, 260.
Alexander, 212.
Burnham, 237.
Covey, 260.
Allen, 212. Amidon, 212, 214.
Butler, 239.
Crouch, 263.
Andrews, 216.
Buttrick, 240. Crowninshield, 264.
Arnold, 217.
Buxton, 240.
Cutler, 265.
Atherton, 217.
Cady, 240.
Daby (or Darby), 265.
Bacon, 220.
Campbell, 240, 241.
Daniels, 265.
Baker, 221,
Carey, 241.
Darling, 266.
Baldwin, 222.
Carlton, 241.
Davenport, 268.
Ballard, 222, 223.
Carpenter, 241, 242.
Barnard, 223.
Chaffin, 242.
Davis, 270, 271, 272, 274, 278. Davison, 278.
Bartlett, 224.
Chandler, 245.
Day, 279, 280, 282.
Battey, 224.
Chapman, 246.
Dodge, 282.
Beal, 225. Beckley, 226.
Cheney, 246.
Dudley, 283, 285.
Bennett, 226.
Cibbs, 247.
Dunham, 285, 287.
Bingham, 226, 228,
Clark, 247, 248, 250.
Bishop, 228.
Cobb, 250.
Eager, 287. Earl, 287.
Black, 229.
Cobleigh, 251, 252, 253.
Eastman, 287.
Blodgett, 229, 231.
Cochran, 253.
Eaton, 287.
Boyden, 231.
Colburn, 254, 256.
Eddy, 288.
Bowker, 231.
Cole, 256.
Ellis, 288.
Brainard, 231.
Cone, 256.
Emmons, 288, 289.
Braley, 231.
Converse, 256, 258.
Estabrooks, 289.
Brett, 232.
Cook, 258.
Evans, 290.
Brigham, 232.
Coolidge, 259.
Everett, 290.
Britton, 232, 233, 234.
Coon, 260.
Fairbanks, 291.
Barrett, 223.
Chamberlain, 242, 245.
Chase, 246.
Draper, 283.
Burt, 237.
Cressey, 260.
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Herrick, 345. Higgins, 348.
Newcomb, 393. Nichols, 394.
Hildreth, 349, 354.
Norcross, 394. Nourse, 395. Nurse, 395.
Faulkner, 309.
Holbrook, 356.
Oakman, 395.
Field, 309.
Holden, 356.
Page, 395, 396.
Fisher, 311.
Holland, 357.
Parker, 396.
Fisk, 311, 312.
Hollowell, 357.
Parks, 396.
Fitch, 314
Holman, 357.
Parsons, 396.
Fletcher, 314, 316.
Holmes, 358.
Pattridge, 396.
Ford, 316.
Holt, 359.
Peacock, 398.
Foster, 317.
Hooker, 359.
Penniman, 398.
French, 318.
Hopkins, 359, 360.
Phillips, 399.
Fullam, 318.
Hosley, 360.
Pierce, 399, 404, 405.
Gale, 319.
Howard, 361.
Platts, 405.
Gates, 319. Gile, 319.
Howe, 361.
Pomeroy, 405, 406.
Gilson, 319.
Hudson, 366.
Powers, 406.
Goodnow, 320.
Jackson, 366.
Prentice, 408.
Gorham, 323.
Jordan, 373.
Preston, 409.
Gould, 323, 324.
Joslyn, 373.
Prime, 409.
Grandy, 324.
Killbury, 373.
Puffer, 410.
Granger, 324.
Kimball, 373.
Putnam, 410.
Graves, 324.
King, 373, 375.
Putney, 411.
Gray, 324.
Kingsbury. 375.
Ramsdale (or Ramsdell),
Green, 325.
Kneeland, 375, 376.
411.
Gregg, 325.
Ladd, Timothy, 377.
Grimes, 325.
Latham, 377.
Ray, 415.
Grout, 325. Haile, 325.
Leet, 378.
Remington, 415.
Hale, 326.
Lewis, 378.
Rice, 415, 416.
Hall, 326, 327.
Lincoln, 379.
Richardson, 416.
Hamilton, 327.
Long, 379.
Robbins, 417.
Handerson, 329.
Makepeace, 379.
Robertson, 417, 421.
Harris, 329, 336.
Marsh, 379.
Rockwood, 423.
Hart, 336.
MeClenning, 383.
Rooi, 423.
Hartwell, 336.
Mead, 383.
Roth, 423,
Harvey, 336, 339, 340.
Merrick, 391.
Rouse, 423.
Haskell, 340.
Merrill, 392.
Royce, 423.
Hastings, 340.
Metcalf, 392.
Rugg, 424.
Haven, 343.
Moriarty, 392.
Henry, 343, 344, 345.
Nash, 393.
Safford, 424, 425.
Goodale, 320.
Hutchinson, 366.
Pratt, 407.
Goodrich, 321, 322.
Johnson, 370, 371, 372.
Presho, 409.
Randall, 412, 415.
Lee, 378.
Reed, 415.
Farmer, 291. Farnsworth, 291. Farr, 292, 295, 296, 302, 303, 306. Farwell, 306, 307, 308.
Hill, 354, 355.
Hinds, 355.
Pettee, 398.
Hubbard, 363, 366.
Porter, 406.
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Sanderson, 425. Sanger, 427.
Stone, 455, 459.
Stowell, 459.
Sargeant, 427.
Streeter, 460, 462, 463, 464.
Sawyer, 429.
Scott, 429, 430. ;
Strong, 464.
Scovill, 432.
Symonds, 465.
Secombe, 432.
Taylor, 465.
Shattuck, 432.
Tenney, 465.
Shaw, 432.
Thomas, 465, 466, 467.
Whitney, 490.
Shurtleff, 433.
Thompson, 467.
Wilber, 491.
Simonds, 434.
Titus, 470.
Wild, 491. Willard, 494.
Smith, 434.
Torrey, 472.
Snow, 442.
Tyler, 473.
· Withington, 495. Witt, 496. Wood, 496, 501, 502.
Spaulding, 446.
Vicory, 476.
Starkey, 447.
Voree, 476.
Worden, 502.
Stearns, 447, 449.
Waldo, 476.
Wright, 502.
Stockwell, 450.
Walker, 478.
Wyman, 503.
Stoddard, 450, 454.
Walton, 479.
Yeager, 503.
Warner, 481. Warren, 481. Webster, 481. Welch, 482. Wetherbee, 482.
Wheeler, 483, 486, 488, 489. White, 489, 490.
Skinner, 434.
Tombs, 472.
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CORRIGENDA.
Page 32, last line, for Marshall Shaw read Marshall B. Shaw.
Page 38. The statement that Asa Thompson settled in Chesterfield in 1767, is probably not strictly correct. He purchased land here in that year (see Family Histories), but probably did not settle permanently on it himself.
Page 53, for Obahiah Merrill read Obadiah Merrill.
Page 123. Herbert B. Titus was promoted to First Lieutenant, in the 2d Regt. N. H. V. Infantry, Aug., 1861, and assigned to Co. F of the same regiment.
Page 127. " By superintendent of schools" is meant a "superintending com- mittee" of one person.
Page 160, fourth line from the top, insert it after converted.
Page 179. Add the name of Daniel Presho, aged 81, to the list of aged persons.
Page 246, for date of death of Eda Chase, wife of Bela Chase, read 1873, in- stead of 1871.
Page 252. The statement that John, son of John Cobleigh (1), married Polly Stanford is doubtless incorrect: he probably died young.
Page 265, read 1781 for the date of the first appearance of the name of John Daniels in the records of Chesterfield, instead of 1787.
Page 349. Add to the family of Martin Hildreth (6) Achsah, m. Montgomery Darling (4), and d. in Chfd., Dec. 4, 1877, a. 85 yrs. 9 mos.
Page 472. The name of Noah Titus (see p. 294) omitted from its proper place. Noah was in Chesterfield a few years about the close of the last century, but removed to Littleton, where he committed suicide in 1814.
APPENDIX.
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ORIGIN OF THE NAME OF CATSBANE BROOK, &C. (See pp. 11 and 14.)
The fact that Sergt. Taylor, in describing the route taken by the Indians in returning to Canada with their captives (see p. 25), used, in his journal, the following language : "Crossed the Con- necticut at a place called Cattsbane, two or three miles above the mouth of West river, &c."-is conclusive evidence that either the island or the brook (or perhaps both) received its name a number of years before Chesterfield was settled.
GAME-BIRDS, &C.
The statement on page 16, relating to game-birds, may be some- what misleading. Ducks are pretty frequently found on the river and lake, and other game-birds visit the town in their season ; but the ruffed-grouse is the only one that can be said to be hunted to any great extent.
By the word " flat-fish," on page 16, is meant not the true flat- fish, but what is commonly known in some parts of the country as the " common pond-fish," "bream," or "pumpkin-seed" ( pomotis auritus, vulgaris, &c.)
CAPT. MELVIN'S FIGHT WITH THE INDIANS. (See page 24.)
Hon. H. H. Wheeler, of Jamaica, Vt., says that Hall was in er- ror with regard to the place where this fight occurred, and that it is, " beyond question, in Jamaica, just about where the railroad depot is, on the flats near Jamaica village." The evidence upon which Mr. Wheeler bases his conclusion appears to be valid, and Mr. Hall was doubtless in error.
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ALPHABETICAL LIST OF THE GRANTEES OF CHESTERFIELD, TO- GETHER WITH THEIR SHARES. (See Chart or Plan of Chesterfield.)
NAMES.
Lot.
House- lot.
Range.
Lot.
House lot.
Range.
Lot.
House- lot.
Range.
Lot.
| House- lot.
| Range.
Alexander, Elias
4
2
4
3
8
12
14
14
Arms, Jolın,
9 |11
9
13
Arms, John, Jr.,
14
4
4
7
5
-7
5
8
Atkinson, Theodore,
1
6
6
9
16
11
17
11
Brooks, John,
1
7
5
10
10
Brown, Josiah, .
2
6
12
6
3
8
1 8
Butler, Valentine,
9
1
10
. .
1
5
9
15
11
Butler, Oliver,
8
2
12
7
14
8
14
Cooley, Simon,
2
7
4
8
2
13
Davis, Samuel,
6 10
4
11
1
. . 12
4
. 12
Day, Ebenezer,
1
4
17
6
5
11
11
Dean, William,
14
1
14
2
8 11
10
15
Down, William,
10
8
5
15
6
.
15
Downing, John,
14
8
16
8
17
8
8| 9
Field, Samuel,
4
1
9
5 9
4
11
9
Field, David,
2
9
3
6
4
6
6
9
9
French, John, [Jr.].
6
2
11
12
13
15
14
15
French, Benj.,
9
2
9
4
4 12
10
14
Gould, Moses,
1
10
3
. .
10 12
11 10
13
11
Greely, Samuel,
2
.
. .
9
15
14
15
15
Hubbard, Jona.,
5|10
16
10
10
12
12
Hubbard, David,
3
4
10
. .
.
8
5
14
Hunt, Simon,
5
2
11
. .
10
15
12
17
12
Kendall, John, .
2
3
. .
3
7
11
15
Kendall, Abraham, .
12
.
2
13
2
5 11
11
13
Kennada*(?), Sam'l, .
15
3
2
4
|10
5
12
Lawrence, William,
4
9
2
11
3
11
5
13
Lynd, Benj.,
5
3
6
3
4|11
12
13
Minister's Share,
5
1
5
.
-701
5
8
10 9
Moore, John, ..
17
5 12-13 ..
13
S .
''12
.
5
. .
12
..
Hunt, John, .
14
5 14-15
.
7 -7-7-7
1
12
6
14
Kendall, Daniel,
1
5 3
13
.
.
.
.
.
.
*This name is spelled Kendall on the chart, or plan, of the town.
66
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· .
6 9
4
. .
10
Fletcher, Robert,
6
1
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.
.
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3
13
4
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522
NAMES.
Lot.
House- lot.
Range.
Lot.
House- lot.
| Range.
Lot.
House- lot.
Range.
| House-lot.
& | Range.
Oliver, Peter,
16
7
17
. .
Pain, Thomas,
8
5
13
5
13
6
7
8
Sheaffe, Samson,
10 10
2
12
3
12
14
12
Smith, Samuel, ..
16
5
16
6
3
. .
12
9
Spafford, Silas, .
12 11
8
16
3
10
6
13
Spalding, William,
7
6
12of7
7
8
.
3
8
Stone, Simon, . .
7
2
9
6
6
12
12 . .
14
Stoodley, James,
137
7
16
9
17
9
3
13
Trobridge, Caleb,
11
6
1
7
12
8
2
10
Wait, Phineas, .
4
4
12
10
14
11
.
Wentworth, Samuel,
1 10
8
13
13
13
15
13
Wetherby, Joanna,
4
7
5
10
11 9
15
Wheelwright, John,.
10
2
10
3
5
12
11 . .
14
Wheelwright, Nathan'l,. .
6
5 |14-15
6
2
8
Wheelwright, Jeremiah,
4
13
10
13
2
7
13
1
14
3
13
11
7
16
Wibird, Richard,
7
1
8
1
7
9
16
12
Willard, Josiah, .
4
9
5
9
2
9
11
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Willard, Nathan,*
11
3
11
4
15(?)
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13
12
Willard, Oliver,
11
2
10
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16
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Willard, Oliver, Jr.,
12
3
3
11
7
3
13
10
Willard, Josiah, Jr.,
3
5
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9
1
9
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4
6
8
1
13
Willard, Wilder,
9
3
10
4
1
11
12
15
Willard, William,
13
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8
6
12
12
13
16
Willard, Solomon,
15
4
10
5
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8
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Willard, Billy,.
15
9
8
10
12
11
Willard, Joseph,
12
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10
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11
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Stearns, David,
12
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Whitney, James,
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Willard, Nathan, Jr.
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Spafford, John,
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Wentworth, John, (See pp. 32, 33.)
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Wheelwright, Joseph, .
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*Also, Lot 12 in the 16th Range.
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THE STEAMBOAT "ENTERPRISE."
(See p. 173.)
The following description of this little steamer was not received in season to be inserted in its proper place.
" The public is indebted to the energy and perseverance of Mr. J. W. White for the existence of this fine little steamer, and who, while laboring under difficulties, financial and otherwise, any one of which would have disheartened a man of less determination, pursued his course for nearly three years, before the obstacles were overcome and the ' Enterprise' completed and launched upon the waters of Lake Spafford, July 3, 1876.
Her model was drafted by D. J. Lawlor, of E. Boston, Mass. ; her builders, on the shore of the lake, were Stephen G. and Ed- ward McLeod, navy-yard employes. Her length is 40 feet, breadth of beam 15 feet, depth of hold 4 feet, draft 28 inches, diameter of propeller-wheel 32 inches ; her build being for safety and comfort rather than speed : stanch, and a perfect model of first-class work. Her engine is 8 horse-power, boiler 12 horse-power, capable of furnishing steam for a larger engine, should it be necessary. Her carrying capacity is about 125 persons ; though upon occasion as many as 150 have been on board at a single trip. At this present writing, she is probably in better condition than ever before ; manned by competent officers, and every way deserves and retains the confidence of the hundreds of visitors who are carried upon her decks. Q."
DEATH BY DROWNING IN SPAFFORD'S LAKE.
(See p. 173.)
In the afternoon of Friday the 26th day of May, 1882, Geo. A. Conly, basso, and Herman Reitzel, pianist, of Clara Louise Kel- logg's concert company, were drowned in the lake while rowing for pleasure. These gentlemen, with others, came over from Brattle- boro, where the company had an engagement to give a concert in the evening of the next day. Having procured a boat at F. H. Farr's boat-house, Conly and Reitzel started out, leaving the rest
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of the party on land, and were last seen by the latter off the north- ern point of the island. Not having returned at the proper time, fears were entertained for their safety, as a strong southerly wind was blowing, and the waves were running pretty high. Search was consequently made for them, and their boat found bottom up- wards ; but not till the next day was unmistakable evidence obtained that they had been drowned. Vigorous efforts were then made to recover the bodies of the unfortunate men, by dredging, by firing a cannon, by exploding dynamite cartridges in the lake, and by the employment of various other devices.
The bodies were not found, however, till they rose, Reitzel being discovered floating Wednesday forenoon, the 7th day of the follow- ing June, and Conly Wednesday morning, the 14th day of the same month. The latter was without coat or shoes, and had evidently · 'made a desperate effort to save his own, and perhaps his compan- ion's, life. The place of the disaster seems to have been about 60 rods north-east of the northern point of the island.
Mr. Conly was a native of Southwark, a suburb of Philadelphia, and was 37 years old ; Mr. Reitzel was a native of New York, and was only 19 years old.
PUBLIC CEMETERIES AND THE TOWN COMMON.
(See p. 181.)
The old grave-yard at the Centre Village appears to have been, originally, a part of the town common. From the language used in the deed of Day to Harvey (see p. 183), it is quite evident that Col. King did not present the common to the town, but that it was conveyed by Day himself; for the latter, in defining the bounds of the land which he sold to Harvey, described one bound as follows : * bounding on said road westerly up to the common, which I hereby reserve, it being heretofore reserved and deeded to the town, as the fences now stand, &c."
With regard to the "North-west burying-ground," or the " Robertson grave-yard," it is inferred that it was deeded to the town by James Robertson, at an early period; for, in his deed to
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Timothy Robertson, bearing the date of March 4, 1813, the prem- ises granted were described as being lot No. 14, in the 13th range, &c., " all except a burying-yard that is now deeded to the town of Chesterfield, a piece of land on the south-east corner of said lot." The statement on page 181, respecting this grave-yard, was made in ignorance of the existence of this deed.
FAMILY OF BENJAMIN CRESSEY.
(See p. 262.)
Benjamin Cressey, son of Jonathan (3), lived in Chesterfield, and probably died in 1844. His children were as follows: Harriet, unm. ; d. 1831 .- Benj. Ballard, m. Rebecca Smith, of South- bridge, Mass. ; d. at Terre Haute, Ind .- Maria D., m. Kendall Davis (3) ; d. in Broomfield, Ind., Feb. 19, 1874, a. 66 .- Albert, unm. ; d. in Chfd .- Adeline A., m. - Shaw. of Worthington, Ind .- Franklin B., m. Marcia Rebecca, dau. of Abraham Wood (3), and removed to Ind. (See p. 493.)-Martha M., m. Mark Shryer, of Broomfield, Ind. ; d. June 12, 1879.
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