USA > New Hampshire > Hillsborough County > Hancock > The history of Hancock, New Hampshire, 1764-1889 > Part 31
Note: The text from this book was generated using artificial intelligence so there may be some errors. The full pages can be found on Archive.org (link on the Part 1 page).
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14 | Part 15 | Part 16 | Part 17 | Part 18 | Part 19 | Part 20 | Part 21 | Part 22 | Part 23 | Part 24 | Part 25 | Part 26 | Part 27 | Part 28 | Part 29 | Part 30 | Part 31 | Part 32 | Part 33 | Part 34 | Part 35 | Part 36 | Part 37 | Part 38 | Part 39 | Part 40 | Part 41 | Part 42 | Part 43 | Part 44 | Part 45 | Part 46 | Part 47 | Part 48 | Part 49 | Part 50 | Part 51 | Part 52 | Part 53 | Part 54 | Part 55 | Part 56 | Part 57 | Part 58 | Part 59 | Part 60 | Part 61 | Part 62 | Part 63 | Part 64 | Part 65 | Part 66 | Part 67 | Part 68 | Part 69 | Part 70 | Part 71 | Part 72 | Part 73 | Part 74 | Part 75 | Part 76 | Part 77 | Part 78 | Part 79 | Part 80 | Part 81 | Part 82 | Part 83 | Part 84 | Part 85 | Part 86 | Part 87 | Part 88 | Part 89 | Part 90 | Part 91 | Part 92 | Part 93 | Part 94 | Part 95 | Part 96 | Part 97 | Part 98
When the iron and steel are carried through the processes here, the pieces are removed to Antrim for the finishing work, and are there made into seed-sowers (both hand and horse power), "Lightning" and numerous other kinds of apple-parers, peach-parers, potato-parers, cherry-stoners, and all kinds of table cutlery, from scale-tang to silver-plated and hot-water proof. The famous Robinson's hammock- chairs were manufactured at Bennington until recently, but the last processes of all Goodell company's products are now at Antrim. The Bennington plant employs sixty-eight hands, with a weekly pay-roll of about $625, which is of great pecuniary advantage to the place, and, what is still better, Mr. Goodell's influence is salutary there, both morally and intellectually.
A side-track from the Peterboro' & Hillsboro' railroad runs into the mill-yard, and this mill has telephone connections with the other plant, which is located at a distance of two miles from this. A fine view of this mill, taken from the location of the new iron bridge, is inserted here. This plant is near the center of the village, at the place marked "P. M." on the town map. Bennington station is also·here.
Lewis A. Fletcher built and started a paper mill where Barker & Co.'s now stands, in 1835, which he operated for a time. Gilbert P. Hall owned and operated this mill for several years, prior to 1865, when he sold it to Samuel Whitney. The mill was burned two years later, and rebuilt the same year by Mr. Whitney and his brother Nathan, who had been associated with him in business. After the death of Samuel Whitney, it was operated by his brother and Lyman Patch for two or three years. This establishment, known as "Monadnock mills," is now one of the best-equipped mills for this kind of work in the state, and under the excellent management
286
HISTORY OF HANCOCK, NEW HAMPSHIRE.
of its present leader, Edward Finley, turns out a fine quality of paper. Its owners, W. T. Barker & Co., employ fifty-five hands (thirty-three men and twenty-two women), who receive nearly $1000 monthly as wages, and they propose to rebuild in brick at an carly day. This establishment has steam in addition to its water- power, and enjoys the advantage of a private railroad side-track. The annual value of its products is over $150,000.
John Carkin came to Bennington (then Greenfield) in 1823. He built the first gunpowder mill in this section of the country, and con- tinued the manufacture for over fifty years. George W. Burns, of Milford, owned and operated it at a later date.
This water-power is now idle, save as a reservoir for Barker & Co.'s paper mill, they being the present owners. While this mill was not in Hancock, one-half of its dam was, the center of the Con- toocook being the dividing line.
It will be seen by this sketch that mills were standing on every spot where mills are now operated in Hancock Factory, when it parted company with the mother-town.
About 1820 Jeptha Wright commenced a gun manufactory at this village. His rifles and fowling-pieces were excellent and finely fin- ished. He manufactured here the fine rifles carried by the rifle companies of Amherst, Greenfield, and Henniker, in the palmy days of those fine military organizations. After carrying on the business here several years, Mr. Wright removed to Hillsboro'.
Cyrus Bell was engaged as a tanner near where Goodell company's works now stand, prior to 1830. He was followed in this business by F. K. Cragin and William Cross as partners. The building of this establishment was removed in 1835, and the business abandoned.
ANNALS OF BENNINGTON.
Our records under this part of the work will necessarily be brief, on account of want of space and the feeling that the enterprising town needs, and should have at an early day, an independent and fuller town history, to be prepared under the auspices of its own citizens.
At the first annual meeting, March 14, 1843, one hundred and ten voters were present and voted. The town voted at this meeting "that the Selectmen pay out of the Town Treasury one half of the expence which accrued in getting the Town of Bennington In- corporated."
287
BENNINGTON.
Considerable difficulty was experienced in arranging the schools and school-houses in the new town, and at a meeting on Jan. 13, 1844, John Gibson and Isaac Bachelor, of Francestown, and Samuel Fletcher, of Antrim, were chosen as a disinterested committee to arrange these matters for them, and the meeting was then adjourned for two weeks. At the adjourned meeting this committee reported, and their report was accepted and adopted.
During the first few years of their town life the increase of the place in population and wealth was quite moderate, and the town was classed with Windsor in the choice of a representative to the General Court, but was given the privilege of sending a representa- tive alone, by a special act, a little later.
The date of the commencement of the Civil war found Benning- ton sufficiently strong to assume the burdens laid upon it. Its calls for soldiers were promptly filled, and more largely from her own sons than was the case in many places. Its records prove that the town paid liberal bounties to soldiers, and provided properly for soldiers' families.
For several years prior to 1870 there had been two school-dis- tricts in the village, but at about this date (1870) they voted to unite, and wished to build a suitable and properly located school- house. The town had never owned a town-house, but had some- times held its town-meetings in the church, and sometimes in the hall of the hotel. After considerable negotiation it was decided to accommodate the center school-district and the town in the same building. At the annual meeting of 1871 $1500 was raised by the town towards its part of the enterprise.
A meeting was called at the hotel hall, Sept. 23, 1871, to con- sider the matter of aid to the Peterboro' & Hillsboro' railroad, when, after choosing John W. Flagg, Esq., moderator, it was ad- journed to meet at the same place Nov. 14th, and on this date again convened, and at once adjourned to the new town-hall, when it was voted to postpone action on the railroad matter until the next an- nual meeting.
At the annual meeting, March, 1872, it was voted that the select- men be authorized to subscribe for stock in the Peterboro' & Hills- boro' railroad, to the amount of five per cent. of the valuation of the town, - yeas, 67; nays, 25; provided, the road be put under contract within three years from the date of the vote. At this meeting the following action was taken: "On motion of John F.
-
---
--
288
HISTORY OF HANCOCK, NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Dodge, Esq., Voted, That we, the legal voters of Bennington, authorize and instruct our clerk to extend a vote of thanks to Wil- liam B. Dinsmore, Esq., of New York city, for generous contribu- tion of $250, contributed towards furnishing this new Town Hall ; also to the ladies, for their valuable contributions and earnest efforts, causing the cupola to be added to this building, as well as generously assisting in furnishing of the Hall; also to W. S. Carkin, who [it is conjectured] contributed the elegant weather-vane, so useful as ornamental, which now rests on the cupola of this struc- ture; also to our building committee, for the very presentable structure, which, by their earnest and untiring efforts and self- sacrifices, they have caused to be erected, which is alike creditable to the town and themselves- Amos Whittemore and William Eaton, Esqs., building committee." And seldom has a compliment been more worthily bestowed.
In the matter of accommodations for town business and other gatherings, and village school accommodations, Bennington is de- cidedly in advance of the mother-town. This building is con- veniently located on the "Putnam Addition." 1
The vote to aid the Peterboro' & Hillsboro' railroad was rendered invalid by reason of the failure to commence building it, and at a town-meeting, September, 1875, the town voted to rescind the vote whereby the town voted to take stock in the Peterboro' & Hillsboro' railroad, -54 for rescinding to 21 against, -and voted a gratuity of five per cent. to the Manchester & Keene railroad, at the same date, -53 yeas, 23 nays. This company accepted their offer, and built its road into the limits of the town, with a depot called South Bennington, which we regret was not properly marked on the map, through an oversight. As the Peterboro' & Hillsboro' railroad runs directly through the village, it may be worthy of note that Bennington and Hancock are the only towns which carry the rails of both these roads.
In the spring of 1886 the high water and ice carried away the upper or "Putnam Bridge," in Bennington village, which was replaced by the present fine iron structure during the same season.
We now give the subjoined tables of Bennington town officers. An examination of it will show how large a proportion were former citizens of Hancock, or their children : -
1 The cost of this building was about $6,250, which was borne by the town and Center school-district. The roof has since been slated, and other improvements made, at a cost of several hundred dollars.
- -
--- -----
289
BENNINGTON.
1843. . Moderator, Charles C. Champney; town clerk, John W. Flagg; selectmen, Amos Whittemore, William Roach, Benjamin Bailey.
1844. . Moderator, Jonathan F. Keyes; town clerk, John W. Flagg; selectmen, Amos Whittemore, John H. Fleming, Samuel Abbott; representative, John Hun- tington.
1845. . Moderator, Jonathan F. Keyes; town clerk, John W. Flagg; selectmen, Amos Whittemore, John H. Fleming, Samuel Abbott.
1846. . Moderator, Jonathan F. Keyes; town clerk, John W. Flagg; selectmen, Amos Whittemore, John H. Fleming, John Huntington; representative, John W. Flagg.
1847 .. Moderator, John Dodge; town clerk, John W. Flagg; selectmen, John W. Flagg, John Dodge, W. B. Stevens.
1848 .. Moderator, John Dodge; town clerk, John W. Flagg; selectmen, John W. Flagg, John Dodge, W. B. Stevens; representative, John W. Flagg.
1849 .. Moderator, Samuel Baldwin; town clerk, John W. Flagg; selectmen, Amos Whittemore, George Dodge, Jr., John Goodhue.
1850. . Moderator, John Carkin ; town clerk, John W. Flagg ; selectmen, Amos Whitte- more, George Dodge, Jr., John Goodhue ; representative, Amos Whittemore. 1851. . Moderator, John Dodge ; town clerk, John W. Flagg; selectmen, Amos Whitte- more, John H. Fleming, Benjamin Bullard; representative, Amos Whitte- more.
1852 .. Moderator, John Dodge; town clerk, John W. Flagg; selectmen, Amos Whitte- more, Benjamin Bullard, Hezekiah Ober; representative, J. B. Parsons. 1853 .. Moderator, John Dodge; town clerk, John W. Flagg; selectmen, Amos Whitte- more, Hezekiah Ober, Horace F. Dinsmore; representative, J. B. Parsons.
1854. . Moderater, Joseph B. Parsons; town clerk, John W. Flagg; selectmen, John Dodge, Horace F. Dinsmore, John Huntington ; representative, David Gregg. 1855. . Moderator, John M. Whiton; town clerk, John H. Fleming; selectmen, John J. Whittemore, Samuel Abbott, Isaiah W. Sweetser; representative, John J. Whittemore.
1856 .. Moderator, John Dodge; town clerk, John W. Flagg; selectmen, Horace F. Dinsmore, John C. Dodge, Hezekiah Ober; representative, Samuel Baldwin. 1857 .. Moderator, John Dodge; town clerk, John W. Flagg; selectmen, Horace F. Dinsmore, John C. Dodge, Hezekiah Ober; representative, Samuel Baldwin. 1858. . Moderator, Amos Whittemore; town clerk, John W. Flagg; selectmen, Horace F. Dinsmore, John C. Dodge, Hezekiah Ober; representative, Horace F. Dinsmore.
1859 .. Moderator, John Dodge; town clerk, John W. Flagg; selectmen, John Dodge, Arnold Burtt, Wesley Wilson; representative, Horace F. Dinsmore.
1860 .. Moderator, John W. Flagg; town clerk, Saladin A. Walker; selectmen, John Dodge, Arnold Burtt, Wesley Wilson; representative, Henry H. Duncklee.
1861 .. Moderator, John W. Flagg; town clerk, Saladin A. Walker; selectmen, John Dodge, Wesley Wilson, Henry H. Duncklee; representative, Henry H. Duncklee.
1862. . Moderator, John W. Flagg; town clerk, Saladin A. Walker; selectmen, Wesley Wilson, John C. Dodge, Horace F. Dinsmore; representative, John Dodge. 1863 .. Moderator, Henry H. Duncklee; town clerk, John W. Flagg; selectmen, Wes- ley Wilson, John C. Dodge, Horace F. Dinsmore; representative, John Dodge.
1864 .. Moderator, Henry H. Duncklee; town clerk, John W. Flagg; selectmen, Wes- ley Wilson, John C. Dodge, Horace F. Dinsmore; representative, George Alfred Whittemore.
1865. . Moderator, Henry H. Duncklee; town clerk, John W. Flagg; selectmen, John Dodge, Henry H. Duncklee, William G. Roach; representative, George Al- fred Whittemore.
1866 .. Moderator, Henry H. Duncklee; town clerk, John W. Flagg; selectmen, John W. Flagg, William G. Roach, Richard P. Huntington ; representative, Wesley Wilson.
290
HISTORY OF HANCOCK, NEW HAMPSHIRE.
1867. . Moderator, Charles F. Peavey; town clerk, Charles F. Peavey; selectmen, Wesley Wilson, Abram Burtt, John C. Dodge; representative, Wesley Wil- son.
1868. . Moderator, Charles F. Peavey; town clerk, Charles F. Peavey ; selectmen, Wesley Wilson, Abram Burtt, John C. Dodge; representative, John C. Dodge.
1869. . Moderator, Henry H. Duncklee; town clerk, Charles F. Peavey ; selectmen, Wesley Wilson, John C. Dodge, William H. Darrah; representative, John C. Dodge.
1870. . Moderator, Charles F. Peavey; town clerk, Charles F. Peavey; selectmen, Wesley Wilson, John C. Dodge, John H. Fleming; representative, Wesley Wilson.
1871. . Moderator, Charles F. Peavey; town clerk, Charles F. Peavey ; selectmen, Wesley Wilson, John H. Fleming, William P. Burtt; representative, William M. Parsons.
1872. . Moderator, John W. Flagg; town clerk, Charles F. Peavey ; selectmen, Wesley Wilson, John W. Flagg, William P. Burtt; representative, William M. Par- sons.
1873. . Moderator, William M. Parsons; town clerk, Augustus W. Gray ; selectmen, Wesley Wilson, John W. Flagg, William P. Burtt; representative, John W. Flagg.
1874 .. Moderator, Kendall Gray; town clerk, E. B. Johnson; selectmen, John Good- hue, B. D. Felch, James Favor; representative, John W. Flagg.
1875 .. Moderator, John W. Flagg; town clerk, Augustus W. Gray ; selectmen, B. D). Felch, William P. Burtt, John Flagg; representative, Frank B. Gould.
1876 .. Moderator, John W. Flagg; town clerk, Wesley Wilson; selectmen, B. D. Felch, J. E. Favor, Charles B. Caldwell; representative, Frank B. Gould.
1877. . Moderator, Augustus W. Gray ; town clerk, Augustus W. Gray; selectmen, B. D. Felch, Wesley Wilson, John C. Dodge; representative, B. D. Felch.
1878 .. Moderator, Augustus W. Gray ; town clerk, Wesley Wilson ; selectmen, Wesley Wilson, John C. Dodge, B. F. George; representative, B. D. Felch.
1879. . Moderator, Augustus W. Gray; town clerk, M. M. George; selectmen, Wesley Wilson, George Holt, Charles E. Eaton.
1880 .. Moderator, Augustus W. Gray; town clerk, M. M. George; selectmen, Wesley Wilson, George Holt, Eugene S. Holt; representative, William H. Darrah.1 1881 .. Moderator, M. M. George; town clerk, M. M. George; selectmen, Wesley Wil- son, William H. Darrah, John C. Dodge.
1882 .. Moderator, Augustus W. Gray; town clerk, M. M. George; selectmen, William H. Darrah, M. M. George, J. C. Dodge; representative, Charles H. Hopkins, of Greenfield.2
1883 .. Moderator, Augustus W. Gray; town clerk, M. M. George; selectmen, William Eaton, Wesley Wilson, Fred. H. Kimball.
1884 .. Moderator, Augustus W. Gray; town clerk, William H. Darrah; selectmen, John C. Dodge, John L. King, B. F. George; representative, Benjamin F. George.3
1885 .. Moderator, Augustus W. Gray; town clerk, William H. Darrah; selectmen, Wesley Wilson, B. F. George, Edward I. Dodge.
1886 .. Moderator, B. F. George; town clerk, William H. Darrah; selectmen, Wesley Wilson, B. F. George, Edward I. Dodge; representative, Frank B. Gould.
1887 .. Moderator, C. H. Kimball; town clerk, Walter D. Woods; selectmen, Francis M. Hills, Frank M. Twitchell, M. M. Cheney.
1 Chosen to serve for two years.
2 Bennington was classed with Greenfield during two elections after the present state constitution went into effect.
3 In 1884 it was allowed to send a representative alone three-fourths of the time, but now probably has a sufficient number of inhabitants to legally entitle it to a repre- sentative at each election.
291
BENNINGTON.
CHURCH HISTORY.
The Baptists were the first to occupy the section where Benning- ton now is (see pp. 204-205). The early records of this church are somewhat imperfect. As near as we can ascertain, its early pastors were Elders Elliot, Wescott, Farrar, Goodnow, McGregor, and Davis, prior to 1835. Rev. Amazi Jones succeeded his brother, Zebalon, at Hancock Factory, and was succeeded by Revs. J. M. Chick, S. L. Elliot, and W. W. Lovejoy, during whose pastorate, in 1852, it was decided to hold the services for the future at South Antrim. The pastors at Antrim have been Revs. W. Kimball, L. C. Stevens, W. Hurlin (whose pastorate of seven years is the longest in the history of the church), E. M. Shaw, W. W. Fish, H. F. Brown, G. W. Rigler.
Benjamin Nichols, of Society Land, was the first deacon of this church, chosen March 13, 1806. The second and third are men- tioned on page 205. Lewis A. Fletcher was chosen July 9, 1835; John Higgins, July 7, 1848; Jesse R. Goodell, in 1851; Gilbert P. Hall, June 2, 1864; Mark True, June 2, 1864; E. Z. Hastings, May 1, 1875. It will be seen that a majority of the persons hitherto serving as deacons of this church have been citizens of Hancock, either at the time of their election, or at an earlier period of their lives.
A commodious and attractive church edifice was built in Antrim in 1871, at a cost of over $6000, and dedicated free of debt Oct. 25th of that year. The parsonage was built in 1879. Their former house of worship in Bennington is now the house, or rather barn, of Dea. Nathan Whitney. Our readers are referred to Antrim History, pages 189-192, for further facts as to this church.
The Congregational church in Hancock Factory village was or- ganized July 10, 1839, and was composed originally of twenty-three members, of whom Benjamin Whittemore, John J. Whittemore, Volney H. Johnson, Josiah Taylor, Deborah Whittemore, Sarah Whittemore, Sally Taylor, Ede Johnson, Nancy P. Whittemore, and Lucy Burtt were from the Hancock church; four were from the Congregational church in Antrim; two from the Evangelical church, Greenfield, and one each from the Presbyterian church in Antrim, Presbyterian church in Bedford, Congregational church in Leominster, and Congregational church in Lyndeboro', while three were admitted at this date on profession. The church edifice
------
292
HISTORY OF HANCOCK, NEW HAMPSHIRE.
was built this year. In 1843 it took the name of Bennington Con- gregational church.
Its pastors have been as follows: Rev. Ebenezer Colman, 1839-41 ; Rev. Albert Manson, ordained Nov. 2, 1841, dismissed May 28, 1850; Rev. C. N. Ransom, June, 1850-53; John M. Whiton, D. D., 1853, died Sept. 27, 1856; Rev. Daniel McClening, 1857-59; Rev. William Claggett, 1859-61; Rev. Enoch H. Caswell, 1861, died Nov. 11, 1863; Rev. Ira Morey, 1864, died Nov. 27, 1864 ; Rev. Caleb B. Tracy, 1865-68; Rev. James Holmes, 1869-83; Rev. J. HI. Heald, ordained Sept. 10, 1884.1
The membership of this church, in the early autumn of 1887, was sixty-nine, the largest it had ever been. The most remark- able revival Bennington ever witnessed has occurred since that date, in connection with and succeeding the labors of Rev. S. Hartwell Pratt and R. M. Birdsall, evangelists, who spent twelve days with this church. As fruits (in part) of this awakening, more than thirty persons have already ( Jan. 1, 1888, ) united with this church, bringing its present membership up to one hundred and four. The effect on the town has been quite marked in its moral improvement. A Young People's Society of Chris- tian Endeavor has recently been formed here, which is quite active and efficient. The confession of faith and covenant of this church are nearly identical with those of the church at Han- cock Center.
The following have been the deacons of this church: Frederick A. Mitchell and Isaac Baldwin, chosen May, 1840; Francis Burn- ham and John J. Whittemore, chosen September, 1845; Charles H. Coggin and Charles H. Kimball, chosen November, 1875; Nathan Whitney, chosen December, 1885; re-elected December, 1887, the church having adopted a two-years' rule for the future choice of its deacons.
Prior to the settlement of its present pastor, by liberal gifts of the citizens and friends in other places, a suitable and con- venient parsonage was secured. Among the liberal givers for this object we will name George Alfred Whittemore (who headed the subscription list), John D. Butler, Hon. W. B. Dinsmore (of New York), Samuel Baldwin, Nathan Whitney, D. H. Goodell (of Antrim), George Andrew Whittemore, C. J. Kimball, George
1 There were intervals of months between some of these pastorates, when this church did not enjoy regular church services.
293
BENNINGTON.
E. Payson Dodge (of Chicago), W. T. Barker & Co., Willard S. Carkin, and others. We believe it would be to the credit and advantage of the parent town to follow Bennington's example in this direction.
During the past season the interior of the church edifice here has been repaired and made more attractive.
Clergymen of Universalist, Catholic, and other denominations occasionally hold services in the town-hall.
SCHOOLS.
Bennington had a graded school in its village, and was better pre- pared to reap. the benefits of the town system of schools, when that became the law of the state, than many places.
Its system of common schools is excellent, and is supplemented by a public library, which was opened in 1880, and now contains five hundred and eighty-six volumes, under the charge of the librarian, Mrs. Addie M. Dodge.
POST-OFFICES.
An office was opened in the brick store in 1830 by George Alfred Whittemore as postmaster, who, a little later, removed it to his present dwelling-house, where it was kept until 1860 by him. George Andrew Whittemore succeeded him in a twenty-five-years' service as post- master. The first part of his service it was kept at the brick store, but the later and longest time directly opposite the church, on the west side of the street. Edward I. Dodge was appointed post- master November, 1885, and the office is now kept in an addition to the south part of the "Long Line House," as it is called. The offices have always been in the limits of "Putnam Addition," and former citizens of Hancock, or their families, have discharged the duties of postmaster during all these years.
When Bennington was incorporated the number of buildings in the village, including mills and stores, was about twenty-five, four- fifths of which were in Hancock. At the present time its houses number over one hundred, of which some fifteen have either been built new, or extensively repaired, the past season.
There are now in the village one church edifice, a parsonage, a town-house and school-house, four manufacturing establishments, a railroad depot, a hotel, livery stable, four stores, an engine-house, and a barber's shop; of which all, but its church edifice and its
294
HISTORY OF HANCOCK, NEW HAMPSHIRE.
jewelry store, are located on territory formerly included in Han- cock. There is an excellent brass band in this village, which furnished music for the last annual Hancock picnic.
Want of space, and the impression that this enterprising town should have an independent history during the next decade of years, cause us to draw this chapter to a close. There were no lasting grievances connected with the loss of Hancock Factory, so far as the citizens remaining in Hancock, after the incorporation of Bennington, were concerned.
The agent chosen by Hancock to oppose its incorporation, spent his last years as a citizen of Bennington, and was more than once a town officer there, where both he and his wife died and are buried. His only son, after serving faithfully in the army for Hancock, re-enlisted for Bennington, and selected his wife from among its daughters, while his youngest daughter is now residing in its village.
No part of the labors connected with the preparation of the history of Hancock has given the only child of the chairman of the board of selectmen of Hancock, in 1842, more pleasure than preparing and arranging the above facts.
We shall include, in Part II, those Bennington families who were residents of Hancock, prior to 1842, and such from Society Land as chose to furnish us facts. Want of space, and lack of any definite request on the part of the town to do so, will prevent our going further in that direction.
-
PART II.
GENEALOGICAL REGISTER.
GENEALOGICAL RECORD.
[EXPLANATORY NOTE. - The following abbreviations have been used : H. for Han- cock; b., born; d., died; m., married; dau., daughter; rem., removed; res., reside, resides, resided, residence. The numeral placed after the given name denotes the number of the generation of such person, reckoning from his earliest ancestor where the time is complete, mentioned in this work.]
Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.