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Stephen Ames, 1747, '48, '62, '67, '73, '75, '76, '77 and 1779.
Nathaniel Townsend, 1717 and 152.
William Ames, 1823, '24.
Jonathan T. Wright, 1825 to '29. Noah Hardy, 1830, 1831. Joseph E. Smith, 1832, '33, '42, '46, '47, and 1854 to '59. Moses Proctor, 1834, '35.
William P. Hlale, 1836, '37, '39, '40, '41, 50, '51.
Edward Emerson, 1838 and 1852.
Reuben Baldwin, 1843 to '45, '61, '62. John Coburn, 1818. William P. Sannderson, 18-49. Luther Proctor, 1853 and '60. William A. Trow, 1863 to '65. Ebenezer F. Wheeler, 1866 to '70.
Isaac llardy, 1871 to '74.
George A. Burge, 1875 to 1884.
M. J. Powers, 188-1. Henry N. Smith, 1885.
Benjamin M. Farley, 1820 to 1823. Selectmen .- The following is a list of the select- men from 1746 to 1885 :
Samuel Brown, 1748. Elias Smith, 1748.
Enoch Hunt, 1719. Joshna Wright, 1749 and 1767.
Moses Proctor, 1719. Enoch Noyes, 1719, 1751 to 1754, 1756 to 1760, 1778.
Samuel Goodhue, 1750, '51, '53, '54 and 1756.
Benj. Blanchard, 1750 and 1754.
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Zachariah Lawrence, 1754 and 1757.
John Cumings, 1751.
Josiah Conant, 1751 and 1755.
Benjamin Abbot, 1752, '53, '54, '59, '60 and 1761.
John Boynton, 1758, '61, '62, '66, '68, '80 and 1781.
John Hale, 1761, '61 and 1766. Abel Webster, 1761.
Stephen Webster, 1762, '63 and 1765.
Samuel llobart, 1764 and 1766. Stephen Jewett, 1766. Jonas Flagg, 1766. Caleb Farley, 1767.
Jonathan Philbrick, 1767 and 1768.
Noah Webster, 1769, '75, '76, '77, '78 and '79.
Reuben Dow, 1769, '70, '78 and 1788. William Tenney, 1769.
James Jewett, 1769.
William Brown, 1771, '72, '95 and 1796.
William Pool, 1771. Ebenezer Kendall, 1771, '72.
William Cumings, 1771, '72, and 1782 to 1788.
William Nevins, 1771 and 1772. Samuel Cumings, Jr., 1773 and 1774.
Jacob Jewett, Jr., 1773, '75, '76. Nathaniel Ball, 1773.
Elnathan Blood, 1773.
Amos Eastman, 1772. Leonard Whiting, 1774. Jolin Goss, 1774, '80, '85, '86, '87, '88.
Daniel Kendrick, 1775, '76 and 1777.
Oliver Lawrence, 1775, '76 and 1779.
Daniel Emerson, 1780, 'S1. Jonathan Fox, 1780 and 1781. William Read, 1780.
Solomon Wardwell, 1782, '83. Ebenezer Jewett, 1782, '83, '84. Jeremiah Pritchard, 1784. Jeremiah Ames, 1785, '86. Thaddeus Wheeler, 1787, '89, '90, 1806, '07 and 1808.
Nathan Colburn, 1789, '90, '91, '92, '94 and '97. Jonas Willoughby, 1789.
Solomon Wheat, 1789 to 1798, 1800, '01, '09, '10, '11, '14, '15 and '16. Jonathan Danforth, 1789. William Tenney, Jr., 1791, '92, '93, '94, '98, '99 and 1800. Ephraim Burge, 1795 and 1796. Jesse Worcester, 1797, '99 and 1800.
Benjamin Wright, 1798, '99. Benjamin Pool, 1801 to 1808, 1833, '34.
Stephen Dow, 1801.
Daniel Bailey, 1802, '03, '04, '05, '09, '10, '11, '12 and 1813. Amos Eastman, Jr., 1806. Samson Powers, 1807 and 1808. Enos Hardy, 1809, '10, '12 and 1819. David Hale, 1811.
Ambrose Gould, 1812 and 1813. Jonathan Saunderson, 1813, '14, '15, '16 and '17.
Benjamin M. Farley, 1815, '16, '17, '18, '20, '21, '22, '25, '26, '27, '28 and '29.
Christopher P. Farley, 1814, '17, '18 and ' 19.
Nathaniel Jewett, 1818.
Jonathan T. Wheeler, 1819, '20 and '21.
William Ames, 1820, '21, '22, '23, and '24.
Ralph W. Jewett, 1822.
Thomas Cumings, 1823 and 1824.
Jonathan T. Wright, 1823 to 1829, and 1835.
William Emerson, 1825.
Ralph E. Tenney, 1826, '27, '28, '30, '31, '32.
Benjamin Farley, 1829. Noah Hardy, 1830 and '31.
William Ilale, 1830, '31, '32.
Joseph E. Smith, 1832, '33, '42, '46, '17, and 1851 to 1859. William Merrill, 1833 and '34. Moses Proctor, 1834 and '35.
Leonard Farley, 1835, '36, '39. William P. Hale, 1836, '37, 139, '40, '41, '50, '51.
Almon D. Marshall, 1836, '37.
Phillips Wood, 1837, 138.
John N. Worcester, 1838.
Edward Emerson, 1838 and '52. Ezekiel M. Bradley, 1839, '40.
James Wheeler, 1840, '41.
Samuel Little, 1841, '42.
John Farley, 1842, '43.
Renben Baldwin, 1813, '44, '45, '61, '62.
John L. Pool, 1843 to '46.
William P. Saunderson, 1847, '49.
Amos Hardy, 1844, '45, '46.
Thomas Brown, 1847.
John Colmrn, 1848.
David J. Wright, 1848, '49.
William N. Tenney, 1848, '49.
Luther Proctor, 1850, '51, '52, '53, '60, '70, '71.
Nehemiah Bontwell, 1850.
Noah Johnson, 1851.
Nathan M. Ames, 1852, '53, '54, '65.
Stillman Spaulding, 1853.
James W. Wheeler, 1854, '56, '57. Dexter Greenwood, 1855. Daniel Bailey, 1855.
Warner Read, 1856, '57.
Elward Hardy, 1858, '59.
Ebenezer T. Wheeler, 1858.
Joseph D. Parker, 1859, '60. David M. Farley, 1860. John Mooar, 1861.
Jefferson Farley, 1861 '62. Enoch Farley, 1862, '63, '64. William A. Trow, 1863, '64. Oliver P. Eastman, 1863, '64. Charles A. Read, 1865, '66, '67. Francis A. Wood, 1865. Enoch J. Colburn, 1866. John Woods, 1866 to '69. Frederick A. Wood, 1867 to '69. Charles II. Worcester, 1868. George Moore, 1869, '70. Daniel M. Smith, 1870, '71. . George A. Burge, 1871 to '73.
Silas M. Spaulding, 1872 to '75. James E. Hills, 1872 to 1875. Adkins J. Turner, 1874, '75. Timothy E. Flagg, 1876 to '78. John A. Coburn, 1876 to '78. Charles W. Hardy, 1876 to '79. Charles S. Spaulding, 1879, '80. Charles M. Stratton, 1879, '80, '81, '82.
Andrew Jewett, 1881, '82, '83.
Charles A. Hale, 1882, '83 and 1885.
James E Hills, 1883. Ralph E. Tenney. 1884. Truman Inrd, 1884.
George H. Blood, 1884.
James D. Hills, 1885. Charles B. Richardson, 1885.
Henry N. Smith, 1880, '81.
Representatives .- The following is a list of the Representatives from 1739 to 1858 :
1739 .- Abraham Taylor and Peter Powers were delegates of the set- tlers in West Dunstable to the Massachusetts General Court upon their petition for a charter.
1744 .- James Stewart was delegate of the inhabitants of West Dun- stable to the New Hampshire General Court, to present their petition for garrisons and soldiers for protection against the Indians.
1746. - Stephen Ames was delegate of the settlers in the west part of Hollis, to the New Hampshire General Conrt, upon their petition for a committee to locate the new meeting-house.
1747 .- Samuel Cumings was delegate of the town to the New Ilamp- shire General Court, upon its petition for an act for taxing the land of non-residents for the support of the ministry, and also upon the petition of the town for scouts for protection against the Indians.
1762-68 .- Dr. John Hale, representative to the New Hampshire Gen- eral Court six years, from 1762 to 1768.
1768-74 .- Colonel Samuel Hobart, representative to the New Hamp- shire General Court six years, from 1768 to 1774.
1774 .- Stephen Ames, Reuben Dow and Stephen Jewett, delegates to the First County Congress, at Amherst, November 8, 1774.
1775 .- Stephen Jewett and Enoch Noyes, delegates to the Second County Congress, held April 5, 1775.
William Nevins, Jeremiah Ames and Samuel Farley, delegates to the Third County Congress at Amherst, held May 24, 1775.
Colonel John Ilale, delegate to the Provincial Convention at Exeter, January 25, 1775, to consult in respect to a Continental Congress.
Colonel John Hale, representative to the General Court. at Portsmouth, February 23, 1775.
Colonel Samuel Hobart, delegate to the Provincial Congress, at Exe- ter, April, 1775.
Colonel John Hale and Deacon Enoch Noyes, chosen delegates to the Provincial Congress to meet at Exeter, May 13, 1775. Colonel HIale not being able to attend, Colonel Hobart was elected in his place May 21st.
November 12 .- Stephen Ames chosen representative to the General Court for one year.
1776, November 26 .- Stephen Ames again cbosen representative to the General Court for one year.
1777, November 25 .- Stephen Ames chosen representative for the third time to the General Court for one year.
1778, December 12 .- Captain Reuben Dow chosen representative to the General Court.
Amil 6 .- Captain Noah Worcester and Deacon Enoch Noyes chosen delegates to the convention at Concord to form a "new plau " of gov- ernment.
1779, August 12 .- Colonel John Ilale chosen delegate to the conven- tion held at Concord, September 23, 1779, to " state prices."
December 2 .- Colonel John Hale chosen representative to the General Court.
1780, November 23 .- Colonel Hale again chosen representative to the General Court.
1781, November 21 .- Captain Daniel Emerson chosen representative to the General Court.
1782, October 28 .- Richard Cutts Shannon chosen representative to the General Court.
1791, August 28 .- Captain Daniel Emerson chosen delegate to the New Hampshire Constitutional Convention.
Captain Daniel Emerson, 1783 to 1791, '98, '99, 1801, '02, '03, '09, '10 and 'll.
Jeremiah Ames, 1792 to '97 and 1800.
Benjamin Pool, 1804 to 1808.
Nathan Thayer, 1812, '19, '20 and '21.
Daniel Bailey, 1813.
Benjamin M. Farley, 1814 to 1818, 1824 to 1829.
Ralph W. Jewett, 1822 and '23.
Jonathan T. Wright, 1830 and '31. Ralph E. Tenney, 1832, '33, '34 and '45.
Moses Proctor, 1835, '36 and '37.
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Joseph E. Smith, 1838 and '39. Leonard Farley, 1810, '41, '42. William Merrill, 1843 and '44. William P. Hale, 1846, '47 and '48. John L. Poole, 1819 and '50. Almon D. Marshall, 1851 and '52. John Farley, 1853 and '54. John S. Haywood, 1855. Major James Wheeler, 1856 and '57.
John H. Cutter, 1858 and '59. Minot Farley, 1860 and '61. Luther Proctor, 1862. Reuben Baldwin, 1863 and '64.
lohn Coburn, 1865 and '66. Timothy E. Flagg, 1867 and '68. Charles B. Richardson, 1869 and '70.
Charles H Worcester, 1871 and 172.
John Woods, 1873 and '74. Charles A. Reed, 1875 and '76. Franklin Worcester, 1877 and '78. Charles Richardson, 1879 and '80. George Moore, 1881 and '82. Silas M. Spaulding, 1883 and '84. Frederick Worcester, 1885.
CHAPTER IV.
HOLLIS-(Continued).
MILITARY HISTORY.
The Heroes of Four Wars-The French and Indian War-War of the Revolution-1812-War of the Rebellion-Soldiers' Monument-John IT. Worcester Post, G. A. R.
IN the regiment which was raised in New Hamp- shire for the Crown Point expedition, in 1755, Rev. Daniel Emerson was chaplain, Dr. John Hale sur- geon's mate, and Jonathan Hubbard (Hobert) adju- tant, all of Hollis.
Nearly two-thirds of the Third Company of this regiment were also Hollis men. Of this company, Peter Powers was captain ; Benjamin Abbot, lieuten- ant; William Cumings, ensign ; James Colburn, elerk; David Hubbard (Hobart) and Samuel Cum- ings, sergeants ; Jonathan Powers, Enoch Noyes, Stephen Hazeltine and James Brown, corporals ; and Samuel Brown, drummer, all of Hollis. Among the private soldiers, or sentinels, we recognize the follow- ing Hollis names, viz. : Jacob Abbot, Ebenezer Ball, Samuel Barrett, Jabez Davis, John Flagg, Jonathan Fowler, Josiah French, John Goodhue, James Hill, George Lesley, Christopher Lovejoy, Levi Powers, Stephen Powers, Whitcomb Powers, Isaac Stearns, Nathaniel Townsend, Daniel Wheeler, James Wheeler, Peter Wheeler and John Wiloughby, making in all thirty-four Hollis men in this regiment.
In August, 1757, after the capture of Fort William Henry by the French and Indians, a battalion of two hundred and fifty New Hampshire troops was raised for the defense of Fort Edward, near Lake George, commanded by Major Thomas Tash. In the First Company of this battalion there were eleven Hollis soldiers, viz. : Benjamin Abbot, Jacob Abbot, Stephen Ames, Ephraim Blood, Elnathan Blood, Robert Campbell, Timothy Emerson, Jolm Hale, Samuel Hobart, (Sergeant) Jonathan Hobart and John Wil- loughby.
Rev. Daniel Emerson was chaplain, and Dr. John Hale surgeon. Of its sixth company, Ebenezer Jaquith was second lieutenant and Josiah Brown eusign. Besides the foregoing, there were also in the same company sixteen Hollis soldiers, making in all twenty Hollis men in this regiment, viz. : Nathaniel Blood, Joseph Easterbrook, Jonathan Fowler, James French, Samuel Hazeltine, James Hubbard (Hobart), Thomas Nevins, Ebenezer Pieree, Whitcomb Powers, Thomas Powers, Isaac Stearns, Samuel Stearns, James Taylor, Abel Webster, Peter Wheeler and John Willoughby.
In 1759, the year of the capture of Quebec, a New Hampshire regiment was raised and put under the command of Colonel Zaecheus Lovewell, of Dun- stable, with its rendezvous at that place. With the exception of two companies, the rolls of this regi- ment are lost ; but as it was made up of drafts from the militia regiments of the whole province, and its headquarters being in an adjacent town, there can be no reasonable doubt that the Hollis sokliers were well represented in it.
In 1760, the year of the final conquest of Canada, New Hampshire furnished its last regiment of eight hundred men for this war, of which John Goffe was colonel, having its headquarters at Litchfield. This regiment marched to its destination by the way of Monson, Keene, the Green Mountains, and thence to Crown Point. Its adjutant was Samuel Hobart, and ou the roll of one its companies I find the follow- ing names of Hollis soldiers: Joseph Taylor, lieu- tenant ; James Taylor, sergeant ; and among the privates, Jotham Cumings, Francis Powers and Joshua Wright.
In the foregoing lists there will be found sixty-one different names of men who, as private soldiers or offi- cers, in the several years of that war, went into the army from the territory now or at that time embraced in Hollis.
War of the Revolution .- The first reference on the town record to the War of the Revolution is under date of November 7, 1774, which was a meeting called to choose delegates for the County Congress, to be held on the following day at Amherst. Deacon Stephen Jewett, Ensign Stephen Ames and Lieutenant Reuben Dow were chosen, and the following preamble and resolution adopted:
" Preamble .- We, the inhabitants of the town of Holles, having taken into our most serious consideration the precarious and most alarming affairs of our land at the present day, do firmly enter into the following resolution :
"That we will at all times endeavor to maintain our liberty and priv- ileges, both civil and sacred, even at the risque of our lives and fortunes, and will not only disapprove, but wholly despise all such persons 98 We have just and solid reasons to think even wish ns in any measure to be deprived of them."
In 1758 a regiment of New Hampshire troops was In 1774, £27 16s. 3d. was assessed upon the inhabit- ants for ammunition. raised, commanded by Colonel John Hart, of Ports- mouth, a part of which was ordered to join a second expedition against Louisburg and the remainder to " Voted, that we do cordially accede to the just statement of the rights On December 30, 1774, it was serve on the western froutier. Of this regiment | and grievances of the British colonies and the measures adopted and
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recommended by the Continental Congress for the restoration and estab- lishment of the former and for the redress of the latter.
" Toted, that Col. John Ilale, Dea. Stephen Jewett, Dea. John Boynton, Ensign Stephen Ames, Dea. Enoch Noyes, Ensign Noah Worcester, Daniel Kendrick, Jeremiah Ames, William Brown and William Nevins, or the major part of them, be a committee in behalf of the town to ob- serve the condnet of all persons touching the association agreement.
" Voted, to raise £16 13s. 8d. as a donation to the poor of Boston."
April 28, 1775, it was
"T'oled, that we will pay two commissioned officers, four non-commis- sioned officers and thirty-four rank and file, making in the whole forty good and able men, to join the army in Cambridge, paying said officers and men the same wages the Massachusetts men receive, and will also victual the same till such time as the resolution of the General Court or the Congress of the Province of New Hampshire shall be known respect- ing the raising of a standing army the ensuing summer.
"2nd. Toted, that the selectmen provide necessaries for sundry poor families where the men are gone into the army till further orders, and the amount be deducted out of their wages.
"3d1. Voted, that what grain was raised for the poor of Boston shall be one-half sent to the army, and the other halt to be distributed to the above families."
May 11, 1775, it was
" Voted, and chose Col. John Hale and Deacon Enoch Noyes, Delegates to the Provincial Congress to meet at Exeter on the 17th of May, inst. Also, Voted and instructed our delegates to join the other Governments in raising and paying their proportions in men and money, in the defence of the Liberties of these Colonies.
" Province of New Hampshire, ) Special town meeting May IS, 1775, llillsborough County, SS. J Ensign Noah Worcester, moderator.
"At a meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Holles, May the 18th, in the day of our public distress, occasioned by a letter from Mr. Daniel Campbell and Mr. Jonathan Martin, a committee for calling a Congress for this county, which Congress was called for the following purpose :
"I. To go into some measures for the better security of the internal policy of the county to prevent declining into a state of Nature.
"2. To see if the Congress will appoint a committee of correspondence to wait on or Join the Congress of Massachusetts Bay.
"3. To enforce a strict adherence to the Association Agreement of the Continental Congress."
" Colony of New Hampshire, \ Special meeting, December 12, 1775. Hillsborough County, SS. Col. John Hale, Moderator.
" Toted, and chose Ensign Stephen Ames a delegate to the Congress or Assembly at Exeter for a year.
" Soldiers' Votes .- A dispute arose respecting some votes which were brought in writing of persons gone into the army, which being put to vote, they were allowed as if the men were present themselves."
A Muster-Roll of Captain Reuben Dow's Company of Minute-Men who marched from Hotles the 19th of April, 1775.
Reuben Dow, captain ; John Goss, first lieutenant ; John Cumings, second lieutenant ; Nathan Blood, Joshma Boynton, William Nevins, Minot Farmer, sergeants ; Samson Powers, James McIntosh, James Mc- Connor, Ephraim Blood, corporals ; David Farnsworth, drummer; Noah Worcester, Jr., filer ; Benjamin Abbot, David Ames, Jonathan Ames, John Atwell, Ebenezer Ball, Nathaniel Ball, Job Bailey, Joel Bailey, Joseph Bailey, Richard Bailey, Daniel Blood, Francis Blood, Jonas Blood, Benjamin Boynton, Elias Boynton, Abel Brown, John Campbell, James Colburn, Nathan Colburn, Thomas Colburn, Samnel Conroy, Benjamin Cummings, Jacob Danforth, James Dickey, Amos Eastman, Jonathan Eastman, Benjamin Farley, Ebenezer Farley, James Fisk, Josiah Fisk, William French, Ebenezer Gilson, Mannel Grace, Aaron Hardy, Samuel Hill, Sammel Hosley, Ephraim How, Ebenezer Jaquith, Sam- uel Jewett, Edward Johnson, Samuel Johnson, Thomas Kemp, Ab- ner Keyes, Israel Kinney, Samnel Leeman, Randall McDaniels, Joseph Minot, Benjamin Nevins, Joseph Nevins, Thomas Patch, Nathan Phelps, John Philbrick, Ephraim Pierce, Nahum Powers, Thomas Pratt, Ezekiel Proctor, Jacob Reed, Jonathan Russ, Benjamin Sanders, Robert Seaver, Jacob Spaulding, Isaac Stearns, Amos Taylor, Daniel Taylor, William Tenney, David Wallingford, Nathaniel Wheat, Thomas Wheat, Ebenezer Wheeler, Thaddeus Wheeler, Lebbens Wheeler, Bray Wilkins, Israel Wilkins, William Wood, Benjamin Wright, Benjamin Wright, Jr., Uriah Wright, Jesse Wyman, Ebenezer Youngman, privates.
Thirty-nine of the privates of the company, after an absence of from five to twelve days, returned to Hollis. The remaining fifty-three, with but few, if any, exceptions, stayed at Cambridge and volunteered in other companies, to serve for eight months. Much the largest part of those who remained at Cambridge re-enlisted for eight months in a new company under Captain Dow, of which John Goss was also first lieu- tenant and John Cumings second lieutenant. This company was afterwards mustered into the Massachu- setts regiment, commanded by Colonel William Pres- cott, the hero of Bunker Hill, who, at the time, lived near the north line of the adjoining town of Pepperell, a large part of his farm being in Hollis. Thomas Col- burn and Ebenezer Youngman, two of these Minute- Men, enlisted in the company of Captain Moor, of Groton, Mass., in the same regiment, and were both killed in the fight at Bunker Hill. Job Bailey, Ephraim How and Samuel Leeman, three others of them, joined the company of Captain Levi Spalding, of Nottingham West (now Hudson), in the New Hampshire regiment that fought at Bunker Hill under Colonel Reed, and were all present in the battle. Six others of them-viz., Joel Bailey, Richard Bailey, Nathan Colburn, Abner Keyes, David Wallingford and Bray Wilkins-volunteered in the company of Captain Archelaus Town, of Amherst, N. H., after- wards mustered into the Twenty-seventh Massachu- setts Regiment, commanded by Colonel Hutchinson. Of this company Wallingford was second lieutenant and Wilkins one of the sergeants.
ALPHABETICAL LIST OF HOLLIS SOLDIERS,1 SHOWING IN WHAT YEAR THEY ENLISTED, WHEN AND HOW LONG THEY WERE IN THE SERVICE.
["1775 L." denotes enlisted April 19, 1775, for Lexington and Cam- bridge ; "Cam.," Cambridge ; "B. II.," at the battle of Bunker Hill ; "C. A.," Continental army ; "Port.," in garrison at Portsmouth, N. II. ; " Wh. P.," at White Plains; "Ti.," Ticonderoga ; "1777 Al. T.," Ticonderoga aların, June, 1777 ; "Ben.," in the company of Captain Goss, at Bennington, July, 1777; "' W. Pt.," West Point ; "R. I.," Rhode Island ; "G. R., " names in the return of Captain Goss. ]
Benjamin Abhot, '75, L., '78, R. I., 22 d.
William Adams, '75, Cam., B. H., 8 m.
Samuel Ambrose, '75, Cam., 3 mon. David Ames, '75, Cam., B. II., 8 m., '76, C. A., 1 y., '77, C. A., 3 y.
Jonathan Ames, '75, L., '77, Al. T. John Atwell, '75, L., '76, Port., 3 m., '78, R. I., 22 d.
John Auld, '78, C. A., 2 y.
Andrew Bailey, '75, Cam., B. H., 8 m., '76, Port. 3 m., '77, C. A., 8 m., '78, Il. 1., 22 d.
Daniel Bailey, '75, Cam., 3 m., '77, Al. T., '78, R. I., 22 d., '79, R. I., 5 m.
Daniel Bailey, Jr., '76, Wh. P., 5 m.
Job Bailey, '75, Cam., B. II., 8 m.
Joseph Bailey, '75, L.
Joel Bailey, '75, Cam., 8 m., '80, W. Pt., 3 m.
Ebenezer Ball, '75, Cam., B. Il.,
8 m., '76, Port. and N. Y., 12 m. Eleazer Ball, '75, Cam., 3 m., '77, Al. T.
John Ball, '76, Ti., 6 m., '77, C. 1., 8 m. Nathaniel Ball, Jr., '75, L.
William Ball, '77, Al. T.
Joshına Blanchard, '75, Cam., 3 m. Abel Blood, '80, C. A., 6 m.
Daniel Blood, '75, Cam., 3 m., '77,
C. 1., 3 y. Daniel Blood, 2 d., "76, L., '75, Ti., 6 m.
Elnathan Blood, '76, Ti., G. R
Ephraim Blood, '75, Cam., B. H., 8 mo. Francis Blood, '75, Cam., B. II., 8 m.
1 From Worcester's History.
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Josiah Blood, '76, Ti., 6 m. Josiah Blood, Jr., '77, Al. T., '80, W. Pt., 3 m.
Lemuel Blood, '80, C. A., 6 m. Nathan Blood, '75, L., '75, Cam., B. H., 8 m. Nathaniel Blood, '78, R. I., 22 d., '80, C. A., 6 m. Nathaniel Blood, Jr., '78, R. 1., 22 d.
Jonas Blood, '75, L.
Reuben Blood, '77, Al. T., '78, C. A., 2 y., '80, C. A., 6 m.
Simeon Blood, '77, Ben., '78, C. A., 2 y., '80, N. Frontier, 6 m. Timothy Blood, '76, Wh. P., 5 m., - '78, R. I., 22 d.
Jolin Bonner, '81, C. A., 3 y. Henry Bowers, '77, Ben.
Jerathmael Bowers, '79, C. A., 1 y. Oliver Bowers, '77, Al. T. Samuel Boyd, '78, C. A., 2 y., '80, C. A., 3 y.
Benjamin Boynton, '75, L., '76, Wh. P., 5 m.
Elias Boynton, '75, Cam., B. H., 8 m., 176, C. A., 1 y., '78, R. I., 22 d.
Isaac Boynton, '77, C. A., 3 y. Jacob Boynton, '75, Cam., B. H., 8 m.
Joel Boynton, '75, Cam., 3 m., '76, Wh. P., 5 mo.
Jolin Boynton, 3 d., '77, C. A., 8 m1.
Joshua Boynton, '75, Cam., B. II., 8 m., '77, AI. T.
John Brooks, '77, C. A., 8 m. Lt. William Brooks, '78, R. I., 22 d., '81, 3 m.
Abel Brown, '75, Cam., B. II., 8 m. .William Brown, "76, Ti .; G. R. Eliphalet Brown, '75, Cam., 3 m. '77, Al. T., '77, Ben. Joseph Brown, '76, N. Y., 2 m. Josiah Bruce, '75, Canı., 8 mn. Ephraim Burge, '77, Al. T.
John Campbell, '75, Cam., B. H., 8 m., '77, Ben. Edward Carter, '76, Wh. P., 5 m., '77, C. A., 3 y. Thomas Carter, '78, R. 1., 22 d. Asa Chamberlain, '81, 3 m.
Samuel Chamberlain, '76, N. Y., 2 m.
Wilder Chamberlain, '75, Cam. B., H., 8 m.
Elijah Clark, '81, C. A., 3 y.
Benjamin Colburn, '77, Al. T., '78, R. I., 22 d. James Colburn, '75, Cam., 3 m., 77, C. A., 8 m.
Nathan Colburn, '75, L., '75, Cam .. 8 m., '76, Wh. P., 5 m.
Robert Colburn, '75, Cam., 3 m. Thomas Colburn, '75, L., '75, Cam., B. H .. & m.
Abel Conant, '75, Cam., B. H., 8 m., '76, C. A., 1 y., '78, R. I., 22 d.
Josiah Conant,'75, Cam., 3 m.,'78, R. 1., 22 d. Robert Connick, '81, 3 m.
William Connick, 176, Wh. P., 5 m., '77, C. A., 3 y., '80, C. A., 6 m.
William Cowen, '78, C. A., 2 y. Benjamin Cumings, '75, L., '75, Cam., B. II., 8 m.,'76, C. A., 1 y. John Conroy, '75, Cam., 3 m., '80, W. Pt., 3 m.
John Conroy, Jr., '78, C. A., 2 y. Samuel Conroy, '75, L., '75, Cam., B. H., 8 m.
Stephen Conroy, '76, C. A., 1 y., '78, C. A., 2 y., '80, C. A., 6 m. Ebenezer Cummings, '77, C. A., 3 y. En. Jolin Cumings, '75, L., '75, Cam., B. II., 8 m.
Larnard Cumings, '76, Port. and N. Y., 12 m.
Peter Cummings, '75, Cam., B. II., 8 m.
Philip Cumings, '75, Cam., B. H., 8 m.
William Cumings, 76, N. Y., 2m., '77, AI. T.
Jacob Danforth, '76, C. A., 1 y.,'77, C. A., 3 y., '80, C. A., 6 m. Joshua Davis, '76, Ti., 6 m.
Edward Deane, '81, C. A., 3 y.
James Dickey, '75, L., '77, Al. T. Capt. Reuben Dow, '75, L., '75, Cam., B. H., 8 m., '78, R. I., 22 d.
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