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The church was now organized and ready for Christian work, but had no church edifice in which to hold their meetings. So the next thing to claim their attention was the raising of funds for this purpose. They set about it with characteristic zeal. Benjamin Kaime gave the land upon which to set the church, aud many others contributed generously ac- cording to their means, so that in 1826 the house was built and dedicated, Elder Caverno preaching the dedicatory sermon. Jeremiah Lane, Joshua Lane, Stephen Perkins, Stephen Robey, Benjamin Kaime, Simon Mason, Edmund Mason, Nathaniel Bachelder, Josiah Page, Obadiah Marston, Ebenezer Fellows, John Fellows, Henry Robey, John Berry and Amasa Kelley were the principal contributors. The church
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completed, they then set themselves to work in earnest to procure a minister, but it was not until December, 1827, that they succeeded in obtaining one. Then Elder William Swain, of Pittsfield, was settled as pastor, who continued to preach and labor among them for six years, at the close of which, although he ceased to be their pastor, he continued to preach occasionally in the church during the remainder of his life, and also attended many funerals of former parishioners and friends, and to the close of his life was always deeply interested in the prosperity of the Baptist Church in Chichester. He spent the last years of his life on a farm on Canterbury road, now owned by William Carroll, and died September, 1865. For the next four years the church was without a pastor, although they had preaching occasionally. But in 1837, Elder Silas Bean was engaged to preach one-half of the time; he remained with them until some time in 1840, since which time there has been no settled pastor, although every year there has been more or less preaching at the church. Elders Garland, Mc- Cutchins, Knowles, Holmes, Quimby, Brown, Mack, Harvey and others have preached there from time to time during the last forty years. Elder Joseph Har- vey has held more meetings in the church and at private families, and preached more funeral sermons in that section of the town, than any other minister ; in fact, he seems to have had the general supervision of the church and society for the last forty years.
In 1883 the old church had become so much out of repair, and assumed such an old and antiquated look, that the good people, not only of that section of the town, but others who did not worship there and some former residents,-children of those who built the house,-determined that the old church should not, in their day at least, crumble and fall, but be put in condition to compare favorably with other buildings in that locality. James W. Smith, and others took hold of the matter, clapboarded and painted it, projected the eaves, put in new windows and doors. Charles H. Carpenter, an active mem- ber of the Congregational Society in Chichester, gave the windows, so that the old Baptist Church near Kelly's Corner and the new school-house stand- ing near by give the neighborhood a thrifty look.
Methodist Episcopal Society .- The first germ of Methodism seems to have been planted in 1819 by Rev. John Lord, who visited the town and preached in different localities. The subsequent history of Methodism in Chichester proves how faithfully he did his work. For the next nine years there seems to have been no material progress made, though of what efforts were put forth to establish a Methodist Church in Chichester, or by whom, we know but little. But in 1829 another movement was made to continue the work already begun. This year Rev. Ezekiel Stickney preached half of the time. Chichester then, and for many years after, formed a circuit with the surround- ing towns. The class which existed at that time in
Chichester was composed of the following members: John Mason, leader ; Hannah Winslow, Nancy Bach- elder, John Morrill, Betsey Seavy, Hannah Drake, Josiah Knowles, Deborah Marston, Amos Barton and Mehitable Barton. At the session of the New Hampshire and Vermont Conference held at Barre, Vt., June 23, 1830, Rev. Orlando Hinds was ap- pointed to Pembroke Circuit, in which circuit Chi- chester belonged. Mr. Hinds then came to Chiches- ter and spent the remainder of his long and useful life among the people. In 1830 a great revival took place in the Methodist class under the ministrations of Mr. Hinds ; a four days' meeting was held in the Old Congregational meeting-house and many were converted. In November of this year a meeting was held in the Centre School-house to see how many wished to join the church, and as the result, about sixty persons of both sexes united with the church, which was then in reality formed, for that which existed before was a class and not a church. The members were divided into three classes, and the leaders were Elijah Sanders, John Baily and Hiram Chase.
In 1831 no special interest was manifested among the people, yet the church was becoming more and more firmly established. The circuit of this year embraced Pembroke, Epsom, Northwood, Loudon and Chichester. In 1832, Mr. Hinds was a supernu- merary preacher, but was still pastor of the church, though he preached in Chichester but half of the time. The church now began to feel the need of a church edifice, and steps were taken to erect one, for previous to this they had had no stated place for public worship, but the school-houses in town had been used for this purpose. The foundation for the new church was this year put in, and some of the building material secured and a sufficient sum of money raised so that work upon the church could be commenced. In the spring of 1833, Rev. Mr. Hinds went to Boston to solicit funds towards building, and obtained from Hon. Lee Claflin one hundred dollars. Rev. Amos Binney also con- tributed something; this, with what the citizens of the town paid themselves, enabled them to complete the house that year without incurring any debt of the society. The building committee were Abraham Drake, Elijah Sanders and Cheney Reed; the con- tractors were True Sanborn and Hiram Chase; the master-workman was Caleb Beede, a local preacher. According to tradition, the house was dedicated No- vember 23, 1833. The Rev. George Stores preached the dedicatory sermon. With the close of 1833 ended the pastorate of Mr. Hinds, and it is safe to say that no minister of this church ever had a greater public respect or a deeper personal affection. Next came Rev. William S. Locke, who remained one year; from 1835 to 1836, Rev. William S. Kid- der ; from 1836 to 1837, Rev. Warren Wilber; from 1837 to 1839, Rev. Arnold Adams; from 1839 to 1840, Rev. B. D. Brewster; from 1840 to 1841, M. A.
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Howe; from 1841 to 1842, Rev. Rufus Tilton ; from 1842 to 1843, Rev. Lewis Howard; from 1843 to 1844, Rev. J. G. Gale ; from 1844 to 1845, A. H. Worthing; from 1845 to 1846, Rev. C. F. Bailey ; from 1846 to 1848, Rev. F. A. Hewes; from 1848 to 1849, Rev. A. Folsom; from 1849 to 1850, Rev. A. Heath; from 1850 to 1852, Rev. G. W. T. Rogers; from 1852 to 1854, James Adams ; from 1854 to 1855, Elijah Wil- kins ; from 1855 to 1857, John Gould ; from 1857 to 1858, Rev. A. Kidder; from 1858 to 1860, J. Fawcett; from 1860 to 1862, Rev. William D. Cass ; from 1862 to 1864, Rev. M. T. Cilley ; from 1864 to 1866, Rev. C. H. Smith; from 1866 to 1868, Rev. S. F. Longee ; from 1868 to 1869, Rev. H. H. Hartwell ; from 1869 to 1872, Rev. George Beebe ; from 1872 to 1874, Rev. Samuel Bedle; from 1874 to 1875, Rev. Lorenzo Draper; from 1875 to 1876, no preacher; from 1876 to 1878, Rev. A. R. Lunt ; from 1878 to 1881, Rev. A. A. Caswell ; from 1881 to 1882, Rev. S. Holman sup- plied; from 1882 to 1883, Rev. A. Twichel; from 1883 to 1885, J. W. Bean.
Advent Society .- We hardly know when, or un- der what circumstances, the Advent Society in Chi- chester came into existance ; but since 1843, the time fixed by the Advents, generally, for the final con- summation of all terrestrial things and the end of the world, there have been a few of these people in town, who held meetings occasionally, in school-houses, un- til 1864, when Mr. Eneas Ordway, one of the most enthusiastic of the sect, determined to erect an Ad- vent chapel in which to worship ; but not being able to bear all of the expense himself, solicited aid from those who favored the enterprise. Several responded cheerfully to his call, and a small sum was subscribed and paid to Mr. Ordway, who built the chapel and paid the balance of the expense himself, and in 1864 the honse was dedicated with appropriate cere- monies, and the following very singular notice posted in the vestibule : "All seats free, and no politics or slavery to be preached in this house." The society has never had a settled pastor, although there has been more or less preaching in the house every year since by ministers of different denominations of this and other towns. In 1884, Mr. Ordway died, and in 1885 the chapel was sold by his administrator to Mr. George H. Haines, who proposes to use it as a store- house for carriages and sleighs, of which he is an ex- tensive manufacturer and dealer. As the leading members of the society are either dead or removed from town, and the church turned into a carriage mart, the Advent Society is in a fair way to become extinct in Chichester at no distant day.
Physicians .- Amasa Kelley, the first physician in Chichester, was born at Amesbury, Mass., in 1765; studied medicine with Dr. Cogswell, of Atkinson ; practiced medicine in Pittsfield from 1795 to 1799 ;
came to Chichester in 1799 and settled at Kelley's Corner, the place subsequently occupied by his son, Daniel R. Kelley, Esq., who died upon the old home- stead. Dr. Kelley practiced medicine forty years in Chichester, and died April 7, 1847, at the age of eighty-two.
Dr. Kelley was considered a very successful phy- sician, and universally respected by all. In his re- ligious belief he was decidedly orthodox, and held firmly to that doctrine. He was conscientions and upright in all his dealings, constant in his attendance upon public worship while his age and strength would permit, and an example of temperance, faith and charity.
Dr. James A. Tilton was born in Canaan, N. H., December 1815; graduated at Dartmouth College; entered the Medical Department and graduated Oc- tober 26, 1841, and soon came to Chichester and com- menced the practice of medicine. While here he was married to Miss Sarah T. Stanyan, daughter of Abram Stanyan, who died at Newburyport, Mass., April, 1881. After practicing here for several years he removed to Pembroke, N. H., and thence to Ames- bury, Mass .; remained there twelve years and estab- lished a good reputation as a physician. From Ames- bnry he removed to Newburyport, where he remained in successful practice until his death, which occurred in 1861. Dr. Osborn came here in 1793 and practiced a while. Dr. Samuel Sargent commenced to practice in 1818 and died in 1851. Dr. Wilder also practiced here a while. Dr. W. A. Mack was born at Haver- hill, N. H., October 3, 1824 ; fitted for college at Gil- manton Academy and graduated from the Academic Department of Dartmouth College in 1844; entered the Medical Department and graduated from there in 1847; practiced medicine in company with the late Dr. Tenney in Pittsfield two years; he then came to Chichester, where he was in active practice for seven years ; he then removed to Pittsfield, and practiced medicineseveral years; he then gave up the practice of medicine and went into the apothecary business, in which business he still remains.
Dr. Moses Hill was born at Warner, N. H., May 5, 1805 ; graduated from Dartmouth Medical College in 1831; began the practice of medicine in Chichester the same year; removed to Northwood, thence to Manchester, and in 1849 went to California; returned in 1852, then removed to Louisiana, where he died in 1875.
Dr. John Fellows came to Chichester in 1862 and practiced medicine several years, also held the office of town clerk one year ; he then removed to Concord, where he also practiced medicine until his death.
Dr. Bradley H. Bartlett was born at Grantham, N. H., March 18, 1829; removed to Pittsfield when a young man ; served in the Union army in the War of
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the Rebellion; studied medicine; graduated at the Philadelphia Medical University February 21, 1866. Commenced the practice of medicine in Chichester in 1868; remained nearly two years ; he then removed to Amherst, where he had an extensive practice until his death, which occurred December 29, 1878.
Dr. Whidden came to Chichester in 1869; practiced medicine a short time and died.
Dr. George Beebe came to Chichester in 1870, and practiced medicine three years, and also preached to the Methodist Church and society; also held the office of superintending school committee.
Orrin Strong Sauders, M.D., was born in Epsom, N. H., September 24, 1820. He is the son of Colonel Job and Polly Sanders, being the eldest of four sons. He was educated at the district school in his own town, and at Gilmanton and Pembroke Academies in New Hampshire, paying his expenses by teaching schools in his own and neighboring towns, and it is said of him that, as a teacher, he was emi- nently successful. He commenced the study of medi- cine with Dr. Hanover Dickey, of Epsom, and in 1841 he attended his first course of medical lectures at Dartmouth Medical College. He afterwards con- tinued his studies with Dr. Haynes, of Concord, N. H., and also with Drs. Chadbourne and Buck. In the spring of 1843 he went to Lowell, Mass., and completed his studies with Drs. Wheelock, Graves and Allen. In the fall of 1843 he graduated at the Castleton Medical College, Vermont, and commenced the practice of medicine in Effingham, where he re- mained until 1847, when he came to Chichester; he remained here about a year and a half in successful practice; he then moved to Boston, Mass., and from that time to the present Dr. Sanders has followed his profession in Boston, and has been from the first con- spicuous among the physicians of that city for his extensive and lucrative practive and his successful treatment of disease.
Civil List .- The following is a list of the pro- prietors' town officers :
1728 .- William Stanford, clerk ; Benjamin Perkins, Benjamin Lam- bre, Jethro Tilton, selectmen.
1729 .- William Stanford, clerk ; Jabez Smith, Charlea Stuart, Jacob Moulton, selectmen.
1730 .- William Stanford, clerk; David Weare, Jonathan Garland, Nathan Longfellow, selectmen.
1731 .- William Stanford, clerk ; Jabez Smith, Joaiah Moulton, Josiah Batchelder, selectmen.
1732 .- William Stanford, clerk ; Benjamin Lambre, Charles Treadwell, Edmund Rand, selectmen.
1733 .- William Stanford, clerk ; Ichabod Roby, Nathaniel Drake, Christopher Page, selectmed.
1734 .- William Stanford, clerk ; John Sherbourn, Jonathan Cram, Joseph Freese, selectmen.
1735 .- William Stanford, clerk ; Rodger Shaw, Abram Drake, Benjamin Moody, selectmen.
1736 .- William Stanford, clerk ; Rodger Shaw, Abram Drake, Benjamin Moody, selectmea.
1737 .- William Stanford, clerk ; Shubal Sanboro, John Dearborn, William Stanford, selectmen.
1738 .- William Stanford, clerk ; John Batchelder, Benjamin Hilliard, Samuel Palmer, selectmeo.
1739 .- William Stanford, clerk ; Ichabod Roby, Jonathan Garland, Benjamin James, selectmen.
1740 .- William Stanford, clerk ; Christopher Page, John Dearboro, Benjamin James, selectmen.
1741 .- William Stanford, clerk ; Joseph Worth, Benjamin James, Edmund Raod, selectmen.
1742,-William Stanford, clerk ; Thomas Cram, Jonathan Garland, Samuel Martin, selectwen.
1743 .- William Stanford, clerk; Thomas Cran, Jonathan Garland, Edmund Raad, selectmen.
1744 .- William Stanford, clerk ; William Stanford, Nathan Tilton, Josiah Moulton, selectmeo.
1745 .- William Stanford, clerk ; Josiah Moulton, Abram Drake, William Stanford, selectmen.
1746 .- William Stanford, clerk ; Christopher Page, Edmund Rand, Solomon Page, selectmed.
1747 .- William Stanford, clerk ; Edmund Rand, Jabez Smith, William Stanford, selectmen.
1748 .- William Stanford, clerk ; Christopher Page, Josiah Moulton, William Stanford, selectmen.
1749 .- William Stanford, clerk ; Jonathan Garland, Christopher Page, Nathaniel Ward, selectmen.
1750 .- William Stanford, clerk; John Sherburne, Jacob Moulton, Abram Drake, selectmen
1751 .- William Stanford, clerk ; Jabez Smith, Abram Drake, Thomas Rand, selectmen.
1752 .- William Stanford, clerk ; Abram Drake, Jeremiah Sanborn, Obediah Worth, selectmen.
1753 .- William Stanford, clerk; Edward Shaw, Jeremiah Sanborn, Obediah Worth, selectmeo.
1754 .- William Stanford, clerk ; William Stanford, Jonathan Leavitt, Nathaniel Drake, selectmen.
1755 .- William Stanford, clerk ; Joseph Johnson, Jonathan Towle, Ohediah Worth, selectmen.
1756 .-- William Stanford, clerk ; Joseph Johnson, Jonathan Towle, Jonathan Cram, selectmeo.
1757 .- Jonathan Leavitt, clerk ; Samuel Garland, Joseph Johnson, Benjamin Moulton, selectmen.
1758 .- Jonathan Leavitt, clerk ; Joseph Johnson, Samuel Garland, Jonathan Towle, selectmen.
1759 .- Jonathan Leavitt, clerk ; Joseph Johnson, Jonathan Towle, Jonathan Shaw, selectmen.
1760,-Jonathan Leavitt, clerk ; Jonathan Leavitt, Jonathan Shaw, Joseph Wood, selectmen.
1761 .- Jonathan Leavitt, clerk ; Jonathan Leavitt, Jonathan Towle, Samuel Garland, selectmen.
1762 .- Jonathan Leavitt, clerk ; Jonathan Leavitt, Jonathan Towle, Samuel Garland, selectmen.
1763 .- Jonathan Leavitt, clerk ; Jonathan Leavitt, Jacob Moulton, Jonathan Towle, selectmen.
1764 .- Jonathan Leavitt, clerk ; Jonathan Leavitt, Josiah Moulton, Jonathan Towle, selectmen.
1765 .- Jonathan Leavitt, clerk ; Josiah Moulton, Joseph Johnson, John Moulton, selectmen.
1766 .- Jonathan Leavitt, clerk ; John Moulton, Josiah Moulton, Joo- athan Leavitt, selectmen.
1767 .- John Moulton, clerk ; Jonathan Leavitt, Johu Moulton, Josiah Moulton, selectmen.
1768 .- John Moulton, clerk ; Josiah Moulton, Jonathan Leavitt, Thomas Rand, John Moulton, Joseph Johnson, selectmen.
1769 .- Joho Monlton, clerk ; Josiah Moulton, Jonathan Leavitt, Thomas Rand, John Moulton, Joseph Johnson, selectmen.
1770 .- John Moulton, clerk ; Josiah Moulton, John Moulton, Thomas Rand, John Lamprey, Cotton Ward, selectmeo.
1771 .- John Moulton, clerk ; John Moulton, Jonathan Leavitt, John Moulton, selectmen.
1772 .- John Moulton, clerk ; Christopher Tappan, Micajah Morrill, John Lamprey, selectmen.
1773 .- John Moulton, clerk ; John Moulton, Josiah Moulton, John Lamprey, selectmuen.
1774 .- John Moulton, clerk ; Joha Moulton, Josiah Moulton, John Lamprey, selectmen.
1775 .- John Moulton, clerk ; Josiah Moulton, John Moulton, Joha Lamprey, selectmeo.
1776 .- John Moulton, clerk ; John Lamprey, Samuel Drake, John Moulton, selectmeo.
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1777 .- John Monlton, clerk ; John Lamprey, Samuel Drake, John Moulton, selectmen.
1778 .- John Moulton, clerk ; John Lamprey, John Moulton, Edward Shaw, selectmen.
1779 .- John Moulton, clerk ; John Lamprey, John Moulton, Edward Shaw, selectmen.
1780 .- John Moulton, clerk ; John Lamprey, Edward Shaw, John Moulton, selectmen.
1781 .- John Moulton, clerk ; John Moulton, Joshna James, John Lamprey, selectmen.
1782 .- John Moulton, clerk; John Moulton, Joshua James, John Lamprey, selectmen.
1783 .- John Moulton, clerk ; John Moulton, Joshua James, John Lamprey, selectmen.
1784 .- John Moulton, clerk ; John Moulton, Joshua James, John Lamprey, selectmen.
1785 .- John Moulton, clerk ; John Moulton, Joshua James, John Lamprey, selectmen.
1786 .- John Moulton, clerk ; John Moulton, John Dearborn, Joshua James, selectmen.
1787 .- John Moulton, clerk ; John Moulton, John Taylor, Benjamin Sanborn, selectmien.
1788 .- John Moulton, clerk ; John Moulton, Joshua James, Jeremiah Lane, selectmeu.
1789 .- John Moulton, clerk ; John Moulton, Joshua James, Jeremiah Lane, selectmen.
1790 .- John Moulton, Josiah James, David Bachelder, selectmen.
1791 .- John Moulton, clerk ; William Chase, John Moulton, Joshua James, selectmen.
1792 .- John Moulton, clerk ; John Dearborn, John Moulton, Joshua James, selectmen.
1793 .- John Moulton, clerk ; John Dearborn, John Moulton, Joshua James, selectmen.
1794. - John Dearborn, John Monlton, Joshna James, selectmen.
1795 .- John Moulton, Benjamin Sanborn, Joshna Jamee, selectmen.
1796 .- Joseph Dow (first proprietors' clerk in Chichester), John Hil- liard, Samuel Brown, Ebenezer Prescott (proprietors' first Board of Selectmen in Chichester).
The following is a list of the first town officers :
1773 .-- John Cram, town clerk ; Ebenezer Barton, Samuel Davis, John Cram, selectmen.
1774 .- John Cram, town clerk ; Ebenezer Barton, Samuel Davis, John Cram, selectmen.
1775 .- John Cram, town clerk ; John Cram, David Knowlton, Jonathan Stanyan, selectmen.
1776 .- John Cram, town clerk ; Jonathan Leavitt, John Brown, Jere- miah Sanborn, selectmen.
1777 .- John Cram, town clerk ; Jeremiah Sanborn, Jonathan Leavitt, Jeremiah Garland, selectmen.
1778 .- John Cram, town clerk ; Jonathan Leavitt, Dyer Hook, Samuel Philbrick, selectmen.
1779 .- John Cram, town clerk ; Dyer Hook, Jonathan Leavitt, Samuel Philbrick, selectmen.
1780,-John Cram, town clerk ; Simeon Hilliard, James Cram, select- men.
1781 .- Dyer Hook, town clerk ; Simeon Hilliard, James Cram, Elijah Ring, selectmen.
1782 .- Simeon Hilliard, town clerk ; Benjamin Jackson, Jeremiah Sanborn, selectmen.
1783 .- Simeon Hilliard, town clerk ; William Seavey, Jonathan Leav- itt, Dyer Hook, selectmen.
1784 .- Simeon Hilliard, town clerk ; Elijah Ring, Simeon Hilliard, Benjamin Jackson, selectmen.
1785 .- Simeon Hilliard, town clerk ; Elijah Ring, Edmund Leavitt, Simeon Hilliard, selectmen.
1786 .- Simeon Hilliard, town clerk ; Elijah Ring, Edmund Leavitt, Simeon Hilliard, selectmen.
1787 .- Joseph Dow, town clerk ; Elijah Ring, Edmund Leavitt, Simeon Hilliard, selectmien.
1788 .- Joseph Dow, town clerk ; Jonathan Leavitt, Abram True, Na- thaniel Morrill, selectmen.
1789 .- Joseph Dow, town clerk; Abram True, Nathaniel Morrill, Simeon Hilliard, selectmen.
1790 .- Joseph Dow, town clerk ; Simeon Hilliard, Abram True, Na- thaniel Morrill, selectmen.
1791 .- Joseph Dow, town clerk ; Abram True, Nathaniel Morrill, Zebu- lon Hilliard, selectmen.
1792 .- Joseph Dow, town clerk; Abram True, Nathaniel Morrill, Zebulon Hilliard, selectmen.
1793 .- Joseph Dow, town clerk; Dudly Sanborn, Joshua Lane, Ed- mund Leavitt, selectmen.
1794 .- Joseph Dow, town clerk ; Edmund Leavitt, Joshua Lane, Moses Suavey, selectmen.
1795 .- Joseph Dow, town clerk ; Edmund Leavitt, Joshua Lane, Moses Seavey, selectmen.
1796 .- Joseph Dow, town clerk ; Moses Seavey, Abram True, Joshua Lane, selectmen.
1797 .- Joseph Dow, town clerk ; Moses Seavey, Abram True, Joshna Lane, selectmen ; Nathaniel Morrill, representative.
1798 .- Joseph Dow, town clerk ; Moses Seavey, Abram True, Joshua Lane, selectmen ; Nathaniel Morrill, representative.
1799 .- Joseph Dow, town clerk; Joshua Lane, Moses Seavey, Abraham True selectmen ; Nathaniel Morrill, representative.
1800 .- Joseph Dow, town clerk; Joseph Dow, Jonathan Leavitt, A88 Lane, selectmen ; Nathaniel Morrill, representative.
1801 .- Joseph Dow, town clerk ; Moses Seavey, Abram True, Moses Lane, selectmen; Nathaniel Morrill, representative.
1802 .- Joseph Dow, town clerk ; George Seavey, Euoch Tilton, Jere- miah Lane, selectmen ; Nathaniel Morrill, representative.
1803 .- Joseph Dow, town clerk; George Seavey, Jonathan Stanyan, Joseph Dow, selectmen ; Nathaniel Morrill, representative.
1804 .- Joseph Dow, town clerk ; Enoch Tilton, George Seavey, Jere- iniah Lane, selectmen ; Nathaniel Morrill, representative.
1805 .- Moses Seavey, town clerk ; John Marden, Asa Lane, Joseph Sauborn, selectmen ; Nathaniel Morrill, representative.
1806 .- Moses Seavey, town clerk ; George Tilton, Moses Seavey, Joseph Dow, selectmen ; Nathaniel Morrill, representative.
1807 .- Moses Seavey, town clerk ; Ebenezer Cate, Joseph Sanborn, Asa Lane, selectmen : Nathaniel Morrill, representative.
1808 .-- Moses Seavey, towo clerk; Ebenezer Cate, Joseph Sanborn, Asa Lane, selectmen ; Abram True, representative.
1809 .- Moses Seavey, town clerk ; Joshua Lane, Jacob Moulton, Jacob Sanborn, selectmen ; Abram True, representative.
1810 .- Moses Seavey, town clerk ; Joshua Lane, Moses Seavey, Jacob S. Moulton, selectmen ; Abram True, representative.
1811 .- Moses Seavey, town clerk ; Joshua Lane, Jacob Moulton, John Marden, selectmen ; Abram True, representative.
1812 .- Muses Seavey, town clerk ; selectmen same as previous year ; Abram True, representative.
1813 .- Moses Seavey, town clerk; selectmen same as two previous years; Moses Seavey, representative.
814 .- Jacob Moulton, town clerk ; Joseph Sanborn, Jacob S. Moulton, John Marden, selectmen ; Moses Searay, representative.
1815 .- Jacob Monlton, town clerk ; selectoien same as last year ; Moses Seavey, representative.
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