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THE CENTENNIAL OF BATH, NEW YORK.
1793 -- 1893
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CHARLES WILLIAMSON,
1793.
1893.
THE
OFFICIAL RECORDS OF THE
CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION,
BATH, STEUBEN COUNTY,
NEW YORK,
JUNE 4, 6 AND 7, 1893.
NORA HULL, EDITOR.
AUTHORIZED BY THE GENERAL COMMITTEE,
BATH, N. Y .-
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PREFACE.
The Official Records of the Centennial Celebration of Bath, after some unavoidable delays, are now given to the public.
This book does not purport to be a complete history of Bath during the first century of its existence, but merely a contribution of much valu- able material toward that history when it shall be written. The papers were prepared by many individuals who wrote without reference to each other, or without any pre-arranged plan.
Consequently, it happens that some of the pioneers, who were fore- most in building up the town, have been passed over with scant mention, each writer presumably supposing that some other would be sure to select such prominent characters for delineation. This has been especially no. ticeable in the cases of Dugald Cameron, of the McClures and of Henry A. Townsend. These men passed away so early in the century that their fame is a tradition, even to the members of the older generation now among us.
That the Book is an accomplished fact is due to the Rev. Benjamin S. Sanderson, through whose persistence in the meetings of the General Committee, it was finally decided upon, and whose advice and assistance have been extended at every stage of its preparation for the press. The material as selected by Mr. Sanderson, the representative of the Gen- eral Committee, has been published substantially as it was delivered, with the exception of a few sentences too personal for permanent preservation.
The work of the editor has been, mainly, to arrange that the papers should be put in fit typographical form.
The frontispiece is a semitone, prepared from a photograph of the por- trait of Colonel Charles Williamson, presented to Bath by his grandson, David Robertson Williamson, of Scotland, (vide p. 236).
The plate of the map of the Phelps and Gorham Purchase was fur- nished, at the request of Hon. A. J. McCall, by Howard L. Osgood, Esq., Secretary of the Rochester Historical Society.
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CONTENTS.
PAGE.
PREFACE
3
INTRODUCTION
9
Rev. Benjamin S. Sanderson.
PART ONE.
HISTORICAL DISCOURSES-
Presbyterian Church (Rev. M. N. Preston)
19
Episcopal Church (Rev. B. S. Sanderson). 28
Methodist Church (Rev. M. C. Dean)
38
Baptist Church (Rev. V. P. Mather).
47
Roman Catholic Church (Rev. J. J. Gleason).
51
A. M. E. Zion Church (Rev. B. W. Swain) ..
58
Casino Address (Prof. L. D. Miller). 64
PART TWO.
ADDRESS OF WELCOME.
73
Reuben E. Robie, Esq.
CENTENNIAL POEM
Prof. Zenas L. Parker.
75
CHARLES WILLIAMSON
James McCall, Esq.
96
HISTORICAL ADDRESS
107
Hon. Ansel J. McCall.
PART THREE.
REMINISCENCES-
Mr. William Howell 141
Hon. Justin R. Whiting. 151
Hon. Irvin W. Near 154
Rev. L. M. Miller, D. D.
167
Clark Bell, Esq.
175
Mr. E. H. Butler
192
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THE SCHOOLS OF BATH.
PAGE.
194
Charles F. Kingsley, Esq.
THE MEDICAL PROFESSION.
Ira P. Smith, M. D.
201
THE MILITARY HISTORY OF BATH
210
Major John Stocum.
THE BENCH AND BAR.
216
Hon. Charles H. McMaster.
THE LOCAL PRESS.
229
Mr. George B. Richardson.
PART FOUR.
OUR PIONEERS-(Song).
235
Gen. William W. Averell.
THE WILLIAMSON MEMORIAL. 236
THE CENTENNIAL ORATION
241
Hon. Sherman S. Rogers.
CHANGE OF NAME.
256
PART FIVE.
APPENDIX A (Round Robin, with Signatures).
259
APPENDIX B (Correspondence). 261
APPENDIX C (Business Directory, etc.). 276
INTRODUCTION,
INTRODUCTION,
A brief account of the events leading up to the glorious Celebration of June 4, 6 and 7, 1893, would appear to form a fitting introduction to the pages which follow.
Rome was not built in a day. Not even the proverbial smartness of the citizens of our village could put through, without preparation, the elaborate Celebration this volume describes. It was the patient labor of a few ; the elaborate, careful and painstaking arrangements of the General Committee, which made the Centennial of Bath the magnificent success it was conceded by all to be. Honor to whom honor is due.
In a speech delivered before the local Board of Trade, at its annual din- ner (April 6, 1891), Mr. Anthony L. Underhill made the first public appeal to the citizens for a becoming recognition of this important event in the history of the village. The seed thus sown was soon to bear fruit. Not many months after, the following Round Robin, numerously signed by leading citizens, under the inspiration of Gen. William W. Averell, was sent to Hon. Ansel J. McCall :
Hon. A. J. McCall :
DEAR SIR : Your fellow-citizens, undersigned, are desirous that there shall be a fitting celebration of the first Centennial anniversary of the set- tlement of our village of Bath in 1793, and of your County of Steuben in 1796. We are sensible that a proper celebration of these events cannot be fully and intelligently realized without a co-incident publication of graphic annals of our town and county from the earliest times. It is, therefore, our earnest desire to have available to our people on those occasions such a sketch of our social birth and history, in convenient form, from the earli- est pioneer days to the present time, in order that valued memories may not be lost, but cherished and perpetuated. Happily for our aspirations, your long and worthy life has brought from the early years of the century rich memories and priceless materials which enable you, better than any other man living, to tell the story of the first hundred years of Bath and of Steuben county.
We earnestly request that you will kindly gratify your neighbors and friends, the people of Steuben, by the preparation of such a history. We will attend to its publication, under your permission and direction.
Bath, Steuben Co., N. Y., Aug. 1, 1892.
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This invitation was accepted by Judge McCall.
Nothing more than this historical Monograph was at first contem- plated. But other minds were at work, aiming at a public celebration of the one hundredth anniversary of the settlement of the village. From them emanated the following call :
IMPORTANT MEETING OF CITIZENS.
A meeting of the citizens of Bath is called for this (Friday) evening, at the Court House, at 8 o'clock, to consider the propriety of properly ob- serving the Centennial of the first settlement of the town.
PER ORDER COMMITTEE.
That Friday evening (January 13) was cold and blustering, promising fully to test the interest of all attending the meeting. The writer well remembers sitting in the Sheriff's office, with two or three others, wonder- ing whether any of the good people of Bath were sufficiently enthusiastic to brave the elements in response to the call. At 9 o'clock there were about twenty present, who energetically took hold of the business in hand, as the subjoined official minutes testify :
"In response to a call published last week, a meeting was held at the Court House, last Friday evening, to consider the advisability of celebrating the Centennial anniversary of the first settlement of the town of Bath. General W. W. Averell was chosen Chairman of the meeting, and James R. Kingsley, Secretary. It was decided to celebrate the anniversary, and the following Committee was appointed to decide the character of the exer- cises and the time and place of holding them : Gen. W. W. Averell, W. W. Allen, R. E. Robie, A. J. McCall, H. W. Bowes, J. F. Little, O. H. Smith, Abram Beekman, W. E. Howell, J. F. Parkhurst, R. R. Lyon, James R. Kingsley, Rev. M. N. Preston, Rev. B. S. Sanderson, Rev. M. C. Dean, Rev. V. P. Mather, Rev. J. J. Gleason, Rev. B. W. Swain. Gen. Averell is Chairman of the Committee, and James R. Kingsley, Secretary. The plans of the Committee will be submitted to a meeting of citizens to be held not later than February 10."
With the to-be-expected set-backs, the preparations for a becoming celebration progressed favorably. The preliminary plans were endorsed at a public meeting of citizens held in the Court House, February 10, with a large and representative attendance. June 14 was fixed upon as Centen- nial Day. The official program was arranged as follows, power being given to the General Committee to alter it as they deemed wise :
Sunrise Salute.
9 to 10 A. M .- Parade of School Children of the Town, and Addresses to Them,
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11 A. M .- Address of Welcome, Historical Address, and Oration. Recess.
2 P. M .- Parade of Fire Department, Civic Societies and General Trades Display.
Evening-Old Time Reception at the Casino.
The General Committee was thus constituted : General W. W. Averell, Reuben E. Robie, Henry W. Bowes, W. H. Nichols, J. F. Parkhurst, Rev. M. N. Preston, Rev. B. S. Sanderson, Rev. M. C. Dean, Rev. V. P. Mather, Rev. J. J. Gleason, Rev. B. W. Swain.
Believing in a division of labor, various sub-committees were appointed to carry out the details of arrangements, as follows :
Invitations-A. J. McCall.
Reception of Guests-James R. Kingsley.+
Entertainment-Abram Beekman.
Literary Exercises-John F. Little.
Finance-Reuben R. Lyon.
Decorating Village-John M. Farr .;
Schools-Clarence Willis.
Procession and Bands-William H. Hallock.
Evening Reception-Augustus de Peyster.
Publication and Printing-John Underhill.
Through the courtesy of the managers of the Steuben Club, its hand- some parlors were put at the disposal of the Committee, and there every Friday evening the members could be found planning for the coming Cele- bration. Early in their deliberations, modifications of the original plan were deemed advisable. The unavoidable resignation of James R. Kings- ley, as Secretary, resulted in the selection of Reuben R. Lyon, Esq., for that responsible post. It was a most fortunate choice. Zealous and ardent in the undertaking, doing the work of many men, at times to the neglect of his own private business, to Mr. Lyon every member of the General Committee concedes all the credit and praise for the happy outcome of our Centennial. Palmam qui meruit, ferat.
The date and method of celebration were altered, a new program being arranged, which was substantially carried out at the appointed time. It may as well be inserted here as anywhere as a matter of record :
+ Augustus de Peyster, vice J. R. Kingsley, resigned.
# John McNamara, vice J. M. Farr, resigned.
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SUNDAY, JUNE 4, 1893.
1. Appropriate Religious Services and Historical Sermons in the Local Churches, at 10:30 A. M.
2. Union Religious Service, with Address by Prof. Levi D. Miller, L.L. D., in the Casino, at 7:30 P. M.
TUESDAY, JUNE 6, 1893. IN THE CASINO, AT 2:00 P. M.
1. Prayer, Rev. L. M. Miller, D. D., of Ogdensburgh, N. Y.
2. Address of Welcome, by President of Day, Reuben E. Robie, Esq.
3. Poem, Prof. Zenas L. Parker.
4. Captain Charles Williamson ; a Sketch, James Mc Call, Esq.
5. History of Bath for Fifty Years, Hon. Ansel J. Mc Call.
IN THE CASINO, AT 7:30 P. M.
1. Prayer.
2. Reminiscences-
Mr. Wm. E. Howell, of Antrim, Pa.
Hon. J. R. Whiting, of Eau Claire, Wis.
Rev. L. M. Miller, D.D., of Ogdensburgh, N. Y.
Hon. I. W. Near, of Hornellsville, N. Y.
Mr. Edward H. Butler, of Buffalo, N. Y. (A Letter.) Hon. Clark Bell, of New York City.
3. * Schools, Chas. F. Kingsley, Esq.
4. * Physicians, Dr. Ira P. Smith.
5. * Lawyers, Hon. Chas. H. McMaster.
6. * Editors, Mr. Geo. B. Richardson.
7. * Soldiers, Major John Stocum. 1
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7, 1893.
6:30 A. M. Sunrise Salute of Cannon and Bells.
10:00 A. M. Parade of all the Schools of the Town (directed by Clarence Willis, Esq.), to the Fair Grounds. [About 1000 children, headed by five bands of music, participated in this novel and interesting event.]
ON THE FAIR GROUNDS, 10:30 A. M.
1. Prayer by Chaplain, Rev. M. N. Preston.
* The above papers had been prepared with reference to this occasion, but time did not permit of their being read.
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2. Letters of Regret, read by the Secretary, R. R. Lyon, Esq.
3. Address and Presentation of Portrait of Capt. Chas. Williamson, James Mc Call, Esq.
4. Acceptance on behalf of Trustees, Byron L. Smith, Esq.
5. Oration, Hon. Sherman S. Rogers, Buffalo, N. Y.
6. Change of Name of Lake Salubria to Lake Williamson.
7. Benediction.
[The program was interspersed by many appropriate and patriotic songs excellently rendered by the school children, under the direction of Miss May Cowley.]
2:00 P. M. Parade of Fire Department, Civic Societies and General Trades Display ; Capt. W. W. Lindsay, Marshal; Messrs. L. H. Balcom, Hoxie W. Smith, Wm. J. H. Richardson and S. J. Wilkes, Aides.
8:00 P. M. Old Time Reception at the Casino.
.
[The following list shows the formation, the companies and the floats in the line of the parade :
Capt. W. W. Lindsay, Marshal.
Soldiers' & Sailors' Home Band, sixteen men.
Custer Post, G. A. R., eighty men.
General Barry Post, G. A. R., No. 248, seventy-five men.
Keeley Club of the Soldiers' & Sailors' Home, seventy men.
L. H. Balcom, Assistant Marshal.
Hammondsport Cornet Band, sixteen men.
Royal Arcanum, Chapter No. 344, of Bath, forty men.
Knights of the Maccabees, No. 71, of Bath, forty men.
Boys' Society, "Character Builders of St. Thomas church," forty-two in line, led by Rev. B. S. Sanderson.
Wm. J. H. Richardson, Assistant Marshal.
Prattsburgh Cornet Band, fourteen men.
Bath Fire Department, Chief Mc Namara, First Assistant Cotton, Second Assistant Parker.
Rescue Hook and Ladder Company, twenty-six men, Foreman A. L. Lilley.
Hook and Ladder truck gaily decorated and carrying a log hut with Indians, representing 1793 at one end, while at the other end was a boat containing four little girls representative of the year 1893.
Samuel E. Wilkes, Assistant Marshal.
Cohocton Cornet Band, twenty men.
Edwin Cook Hose Company, twenty-eight men, Foreman John Donahe.
Hose Company's cart completely covered with flowers, and two little children riding on top dressed in Continental costume.
Hacks containing Mayor Gould, Trustees Smith, Phillips, Aber and Sutton, City Attorney Waldo and Clerk Shannon.
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Hoxie W. Smith, Assistant Marshal.
FLOATS.
Steuben County Vineyard Association, mammoth wine cask.
A. Beekman, sash and blind factory, workmen making window sash.
T. H. Appleby's Collar Factory, workmen stuffing collars and making harness.
Gould & Nowlen, plumbers, men soldering handles to tin cups.
Wylie's Book Store, "History of Bath;" tall as a man, thick as a telegraph pole.
E. Berkman's Bottling Works, three floats, workmen bottling beer and corking.
Gregson, Dolsen & Smith, shoe factory, rack of shoes and workmen.
John Mc Namara, hardware, a McCormick harvester and binder.
S. L. Holcomb, cigar factory, men making cigars, which were thrown out to the crowd.
Perine & Davison, dry goods, etc., delivery wagon, decorated.
Flynn & Co., groceries, delivery wagon, decorated.
A. Rich, clothier, men making coats.
Fred Moris, harness factory, 116 in line; float, men making harness. Plaindealer, float, Black Bath in 1840.
H. M. Jewell's Bottling Works, delivery wagon loaded with beer kegs. Martin Collins, blacksmith, making horse shoes.
P. P. Tharp, clothier, advertising wagon, decorated.
D. W. Raysor, cigar factory, men making cigars and tossing them to the crowd.
S. G. Lewis, groceries, delivery wagon, decorated.
Charles S. Allison, tailor, miniature tailor shop.
The Banks-First National, Hallock's, and Farmers' & Mechanics', two floats.
S. W. Wood, groceries, delivery wagon, decorated.
C. A. Ellas, druggist, delivery wagon, decorated.
Rothschild & Loeb, Globe Clothing House, delivery wagon, decorated. Ed Sliney, groceries, delivery wagon, decorated.
J. Stocum & Son, furniture, wagon with furniture.
S. M. Hewlett & Co .. furniture, wagon with furniture.
Stansbury & Leavenworth, sewing machines, wagon with machines.
T. P. Purdy, painter, wagon, decorated.
Bath Canton, No. 41, I. O. O. F., twenty men, followed by the Jemima Wilkinson carriage, 105 years old, driven by Lewis D. Fay ; the old Mansion House 'bus ; a coupe nearly as ancient, and citizens in carriages.
M. Bowes & Co., coal and agricultural implements, a Studebaker wagon gaily decorated.
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Aber Bros., groceries, delivery wagon, decorated.
Daniels & Carroll, groceries, delivery wagon, decorated.
James Faucett, produce, and agricultural implements, a Johnston reaper.
Geo. W. Peck, hardware, an Osborne reaper.]
In their preparations the Committee were rendered most valued assistance by the Ladies' Committee, made up of the following :
Executive Committee-Mrs. James Lyon, Chairman; Mrs. Ansel J. Mc Call, Mrs. Wm. Rumsey, Mrs. George W. Hallock, Mrs. J. F. Parkhurst, Mrs. B. F. Young, Mrs. M. Rumsey Miller, Mrs. Augustus de Peyster, Mrs. John Davenport, Mrs. W. W. Averell; Miss Jeannette M. Hodgman, Sec'y.
Invitations-Mrs. Thomas J. Whiting.
Reception and Care of Guests-Mrs. William H. Nichols.
Entertainment, Seats and Grounds-Miss Katharine Bowes.
Literary Exercises-Miss Mamie Mc Beath.
Finance-Mrs. Charles F. Kingsley.
Decoration of Village and Grounds-Mrs. Abram Beekman.
Schools-Miss Anna Freeman.
Procession and Bands-Mrs. Alfred Case.
Evening Reception-The Executive Committee.
Publication and Printing .- Miss Cassie W. Hull.
Confining themselves mostly to the very important department of finance, the ladies arranged for a Loan Exhibition. As the result of their labors, a most varied and valuable collection of curios and relics were ex- hibited in the Casino on April 25 and 26. After paying all expenses about $140 were put in the hands of the General Committee. The ladies also very effectively assisted in preparing for the Old Time Reception.
To Mrs. James Lyon, the head of the Executive Committee, belongs a very large share of the credit due to the ladies for their work.
One of the most substantial aids in the way of money was contributed by Miss May Cowley, who organized, drilled and presented the operetta of "Trial by Jury," on the evening of May 17, turning over the entire pro- ceeds (over $200) to the committee. In fact this, with another donation from some of the business men, defraying the expenses of all the bands, made it unnecessary for the committee to ask for general subscriptions. It is doubtful whether anywhere the hardest problem-the financial- was ever easier solved than during the Centennial of Bath.
What was said during those eventful days the rest of this book records. What was done every Bathite and thousands of strangers well remember. For who that saw them can soon forget the happenings of those memorable
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days. Every sort of building within the corporation limits had some sort of holiday token upon it. Flags and bunting were everywhere. Enthusiasm was unstinted. Former residents renewed acquaintance with their home of earlier days and did their part in the general rejoicing. With ideal weather and under most favoring circumstances, the long ex- pected Celebration was gone through with and the fondest hopes of those who had it in charge were more than realized. How it appeared to others than the committee, this, from one of the local papers, may indicate :
" The Bath Jubilee Celebration was a hummer in every respect. Tues- day and Wednesday, June 6 and 7, the days appointed on which to com- memorate the energy and chivalry of Capt. Charles Williamson, who set- tled the village 100 years ago, will form bright spots in the memories of young and old who witnessed the festivities, until memory is a blank. Tuesday, Nature was in a doubtful mood, but it was only to make herself more dazzling for the morrow, when "Old Sol" beat his brightest rays upon roof and steeple and people. The South Hill wore its best dress, and shone resplendent in green and purple hues, the bright waters of the Conhocton running at its base, once the carrier of forest wealth in arks and rafts to the Susquehanna, gleamed and shimmered as in the brave days of old ; Lake Salubria's "fine azure dimples curled its sparkling seas ;" the business portion of the village was gay with flags and bunting in every variety of decoration ; the private residences were in holiday attire; Pulteney Park never looked in finer form ; and all the people, Bath's sons and daughters, and all their friends and relations, paid fitting homage to the scene of beauty which met the eye in every direction.
"From the Golden Gate of the Pacific, from the distant Rockies, from the mines of the South, and from the land of the midnight sun, her chil- dren came by the hundreds to sit once more at the old hearthstone ; to renew old acquaintance ; to tell a story or two, and to laugh at the visions of the past.
" The Committee having in charge the formal exercises which were to crown the Celebration and tell the story of Bath from the beginning, brought an almost formidable program to a most happy conclusion without a serious flaw or hitch."
When our descendants of a hundred years from now start out to cele- brate the two hundredth anniversary of the settlement of the town, they will find themselves considerably handicapped, if they endeavor to out- strip the Bathites of 1893.
BENJAMIN S. SANDERSON.
PART ONE,
HISTORICAL SERMONS.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
SERMON BY REV. M. N. PRESTON.
SUNDAY, MAY 28, 1893.
TEXT :- " Remember the days of old, consider the years of many genera- tions, ask thy father and he will show thee ; thy elders and they will tell thee, for the Lord's portion is his people."-Deut. xxxviii, 7, 9.
It is scriptural, as well as wise, for any people occasionally to review the past. All honor should be given to the pioneers who have endured the hardships necessary to opening and settling a new country. All honor to those who laid the foundations on which have been builded in a century the goodly structure of civilization which we are now enjoying ; and those worthy men will receive the honor that is their due in the Centennial exercises of which this discourse is the opening.
We are to consider this morning " The Lord's portion which is his peo- ple," as the text tells us. They, too, laid foundations, even the church of the Lord Jesus Christ, a structure which, though all men build upon it through all ages, will be only completed in Heaven when "The headstone shall be brought forth with shoutings, crying Grace, Grace unto it." All honor to those Godly men and women who laid foundations on which men could build for eternity as well as time. The records of the progress of civilization in all its departments, of population, education, of the law and medicine, of manufacture and of trades in this town for a century will be compiled and will be highly prized by generations yet to come ; but the records which will stand the longest, of work which will give the greatest satisfaction and bring the greatest reward, will be the faith, the prayer, the devotion and the good works which were inspired through the church of Jesus Christ ; they are recorded in heaven and the record will be read in eternity.
It is interesting to note in the latest history of Steuben county (pub- lished in 1891), in the chronological list of the fifty-five most important
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events occurring in Bath, the very first one mentioned is, "1806, The Presbyterian Society was organized," and the second one, "1808, Rev. John Niles was installed the first minister." These two lead the list.
The first preaching services held in this village of which we have any knowledge were conducted by Rev. Seth Williston, a traveling missionary, about 1802. They were held in the old school house, situated on the lot facing Pulteney Square on the north end of the west side, the site now occupied by the Hewlett furniture rooms. Here, also, was organized, on the 6th of January, 1806, under the lead of Rev. John Niles, a Congrega- tional minister, of Prattsburg, N. Y., "The Bath Religious Society," and the following trustees were elected : George McClure, J. T. Haight, How- ell Bull, James Turner, Dugald Cameron, Samuel S. Haight, Henry A. Townsend and Robert Campbell.
Two full years elapsed before this organization was fully perfected, Rev. John Niles in the meantime occasionally visiting and caring for this vine which he had planted in this religious wilderness.
On Sunday, January 3, 1808, after due notice, the congregation assem- bled, probably in the Court House, as that was their regular place of meet- ing thereafter until a church edifice was erected, and fourteen persons entered into covenant and adopted the constitution of "The Church of Christ in Bath, Presbyterian Congregation," under the direction of Rev. John Niles. They were Joseph Inslee, Elizabeth Inslee, William Aulls, Elizabeth Aulls, James Turner, Eunice Johnson, Henry A. Townsend, Elizabeth Townsend, Howell Bull, Eunice Bull, Robert Campbell, Mary Shether, Samuel S. Haight and Sarah Haight.
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