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1 This building, erected 25 years ago, is 100 ft. hy 50, and 3 stories ! no cap, letting her hair hang down as has been described. She high, including basement. The farm yields a revenue of $1.000. 2 The Penn Yan Herald was established at Penn Yan in May, 1818, by Abraham H. Bennett. In 1820 it appeared as The Penn Yan Democrat. In 1835 it was pub. by Bennett & Reed, in 1842 by Reed & Bennett, and in 1847 by Alfred Keed. In 1850 Darins A. Ogden became proprietor, in 1853 Reuben Spicer, and iu 1857 Geo. D. A. Bridgman, its present publisher.
The Yates County Republican was started Dec. 16, 1824. by E. J. Fowle, and continued 10 years. Ile then sold it to John Kemmick, who published it as
The Penn Yan Enquirer about 2 years, when it was discontinned. The Western Star was pub. at Penn Yan in 1833 by HI. Gilbert. The Miscellany was pub. at Penn Yan iu 1833 by Thos. II. Bassett. The Democratic Whig was commenced in 1837 by Wm. Child. About 2 years after it passed into the bands of Nicholas D. Suydam, who changed its name to
The Yates County Whig. In 1845 it passed into the hands of Rodney L. Adams. In 1852 Mr. Adamis sold it to Cleve- land & Look. Mr. Look soon retired, and in 1856 its name was changed to
The Yates County Chronicle. It is now publisbed by Stafford C. Cleveland.
The Democratic Organ was commenced in 1844 at Penn Yan by Harvey L. Winants, and published about 2 years.
The Penn Yan Telegraph, da., was issued from the office of The Whig, for 6 mos. in 1846.
The Dundee Record was commenced at Dundee, Jan. 25, 1844, by Gifford J. Bootb. Edward Hoagland succeeded to its editorship in 1847, John J. Diefendorf in 1853, and D. S. Bruner, its present publisher, in 1857.
3 Jemima Wilkinson was the daughter of Jeremiah Wilkinson, a R. I. farmer. She was one of a family of 12 children and had little or no advantages of education. In ber 20th year she had a severe attack of fever ; and for some time her life was despaired of. Upon her recovery she claimed that she had been raised from tho dend .- that hier carnal existence was ended and henceforth her life was to be spiritual and divine,-and that she was endowed with the power of prophecy. She soon commenced traveling and ex- borting. and succeeded in converting many persons, among whom were several substantial New England farmers. The following description of her person is copied from "The New Haven Gazette and Connecticut Magazine," dated March, 1787. "She is about the middle size of woman, not genteel in her person, rather awkward in her carriage; her complexion good, ber eyes re- markably black and brilliant, ber hair black and waving with beantiful ringlets upon her neck and shoulders. Iler features are regular, and the whole of her face is thought by many to be per- fectly beantiful. As sho is not to be supposed of either sex, 60 cbis neutrality is manifest in her personal appearance. She wears |
wears ber neckcloth like a man ; her chemise is buttoned around the neck and wrists. Her outside garment is a robe, under which it is said she wears an expensive dress, the fashion of which is made to correspond neither with that of man nor womau. Iler understanding is not deficient, except touching her religious fa- naticism. Sbe is very illiterate, yet her memory is very great ; artful in discovering many circumstances which fall out among her disciples. On all occasions she requires the most extra- ordinary attentions that can be bestowed upon her : one or more of ber disciples usually attend upon her and perform the most menial services. Her pronunciation is after tho peculiar dialect of the most illiterate of the countrypeople of New England. Her preacbing has very little connection, and is very lengthy,-at times cold and languid, but occasionally lively. zealous, and animated." When she first arose from her bed of sickness, she assumed that there was once such a person as Jemima Wilkinson, but that she died and went to beaven, after which the Divine Spirit reanimated that same body and it arose from the dead; now, this divine in- habitant is Christ Jesns our Lord. the Friend to all mankind, and gives his name to the body to which he is united, and there- fore body and spirit conjointly is the "Universal Friend." She assumed to have two "Witnesses." corresponding in all respects to those prophesied in Rev. chap. xi. from 3d to 13th verses. These were James Parker and Sarah Richards. During her whole life she never yielded the pretensions which she at first made; and her whole career had the merit of consistency. Among the prin- cipal peculiar tenets of the sect was the strict enforcement of the Shaker doctrine of celibacy as indispensable to a pure life. The meetings were conducted after the manner of the Quakers, the whole congregation often sitting in perfect silence for an hour or more .- Ne Turner's Hist. of The Phelps and Gorham Purchase.
This extraordinary woman exerted a strong influence over her followers, who gratuitously planted and hoed her corn, sowed and reaped her wheat, and cut and gathered her hay, always having care to bo of no trouble or expense to the Friend upon these occasions. On one occasion she addressed, through an inter- preter, a band of Oneidas who had encamped near her settlement on their way to a treaty, endeavoring to convince them that sho was Christ. They listened with apparent attention, and, when she had finished, one of the chiefs arose and delivered a short ad- dress to bis countrymen. She requested to have it interpreted to lier,-when the savage contemptuously replied, in broken Eng- lish. that if she were the character she assumed to be, she would have understood the poor Indian as well as any one. She died July 1, 1819, and her sect has long since been broken up .- Hud- son's Life of Jemima Wilkinson.
4 Abraham Dayton, Richard Smith, and Thomas Hathaway. 5 The first gristmill in Western N. Y. was built in 1789, by Rich'd Smith.James Parker, and Abraham Dayton, 22 mi. from Penn Yan. 6 "It was a rule at that early period with Messrs. Phelps &
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came in. The first framed house in the co. was erected for her, on a farm of 1000 acres set apart for her especial use. For a time the colony flourished; but soon neighbors began to arrive, and jealousies were cngendered, and a series of persecutions commenced, which seriously retarded the progress of the colony and embittered the last days of the "Friend."1
BARRINGTON-was formed from Wayne, (Steuben co.,) April 6, 1822. It lies upon the E. bank of Crooked Lake, in the s. part of the co. Its surface consists principally of a high ridge, sloping gradually upward from Crooked Lake to a height of 600 to 800 ft. Big Stream flows through the s. E. corner, in a deep ravine bordered by steep declivities. From Crooked Lake the ascent is nearly uniform for 2 miles; and the summit of the ridge is rolling. The soil is a slaty gravel mixed with clay, and is generally productive. Barrington,? (p. v.,) near the center, contains 1 church and 25 houses. The first settlement was made in 1800, by Jacob Teeplis.3 The Rev. Jas. Osgood (Bap.) was the first preacher. There are two churches in town; Bap. and M. E.
BENTON --- was formed from Jerusalem, Feb. 12, 1803, as "Vernon." Its name was changed to "Snell" April 6, 1808, and to Benton April 2, 1810. Milo was taken off in 1818, and a part of Torrey in 1851. It is the N. E. corner town of the co. Its surface is rolling and gradually descending toward the N. and E. From Seneca Lake the land slopes upward for a mile, and to & height of about 300 ft., where it spreads out in a beautiful undulating region. The valley of Crooked Lake, 200 ft. below the summits of the table land, extends about 1 mi. into the s. part of the town. Keshong Creek passes through the N. E. corner. The soil is clay along the lake, but upon the hills it is a deep, rich, clayey and gravelly loam, well adapted to almost every branch of agriculture. Bellona, (Benton p. o.,) situated on Keshong Creek, in the N. E. part, contains 2 churchies, (pop. 205;) and Benton Center (p. v.) 2 churches and 28 dwellings. Fergu- sons Corners (p. o.) is a hamlet. The village of Penn Yan lies partly within this town. The first settlement was made in the spring of 1789, by Levi Benton, from Catskill, Greene co.5 The first religious meetings were held in the barn of Levi Benton, in 1792, and were conducted by Ezra Cole. There are now 4 churches in town.6
ITALY -- was formed from Naples, Feb. 15, 1815. It is the s. w. corner town of the co. Its surface consists of three distinct ridges, each attaining an elevation of about 1000 ft. above Canau- daigua Lake. These ridges are divided by the valley of Flint Creek-known as Italy Hollow -- and West River Ifollow. The valleys are generally narrow and bordered by steep and often precipitous sides. The summits of the ridges are broken uplands. The soil is a slaty and gravelly loam and is best adapted to pasturage. Italy Hill (p. v.) is situated in the s. E. corner ; and Italy Hollow (p. o.) on Flint Creek, s. of the center. The first settlement in the town was made by John Mower, at West Hollow, in 1793.7 There are 4 churches in town.8
JERUSALEM-was organized Jan. 1789, and Benton was taken off in 1803. A small part of Steuben co., in the forks of the lake, was annexed Feb. 25, 1814. It lies on the w. bank of Crooked Lake and is the central town in the co. Its surface is divided into two distinct ridges by the w. branch of the lake and its inlet. The E. ridge terminates on the s. in Bluff Point, a promontory, 8 mi. in extent, lying between the two branches of Crooked Lake; and it extends on the N. into the town of Benton. It is about 400 ft. high and 12 to 2 mi. wide, and is bordered by steep declivities. The continuity of this ridge is broken by a remarkable depression extending
Gorham. in selling a picked township, to require the purchaser | to draw for another township at the same price. Robinson and Hathaway, after purchasing Jerusalem, drew what is now the town of Geneseo, Livingston co. The Friend objected to her people ' trading and buying property at a distance,' and, fearing her displeasure, they prevailed upon Mr. Phelps to release them from the bargain. which he was quite willing to do, as he had ascertained the value of the township."-Turner's Hist.
1 She was several times prosecuted for blasphemy, and was harassed by lawsuits, which were chiefly instigated by those who had once been her followers and friends .- Turner's Hist. of The Phelps and Gorham Purchase.
2 Sometimes called " Warsaw."
8 The next settlers were Thomas Bronson, from Conn .; Wm. Coolbaugh, from N. J .; Jonathan Davis, William Ovenshire, Oliver Parker, Matthew Knapp, Joseph Fenton, John Kriss, and Henry Spry. The first school was taught by A. C. West. in 1810. Jacob Teeplis kept the first tavern, in 1804, on the Bath Road; and Elijah Townsend, the first store. John Carr erected the first gristmill, and Win. Cuminins the first sawmill.
" Named from Levi Benton, the first settler.
6 T. Spencer settled at Bellona in 1790; George Wheeler, Ro- bert Chisson, Jas. Scofield, Otis Barden, and Daniel Brown in
1791; and Ezra Cole, Eliphalet Hull, and Samuel and Cyrus Buell, with their families, in 1792. The first birth was that of Matilda Buell. in Sept. 1792; the first marriage, that of Thos. Barden and Olive Benton, in 1791; and the first deaths, those of Ephraim and Samuel Wheeler, who both died in the fall of 1792. The first sawmill was built by Dr. Caleb Benton, in 1790, at Bellona. The first store was kept by Luther Benton and James Stoddard. in 1799, and the first inn by Ezra Cole, in 1800. John Coates taught the first school, at Benton Center, in the winter of 1794. The first town meeting was held at the house of Daniel Brown. 6 Two M. E., Bap., and Presb.
" Josiah Bradish, Seth Sprague, Fisher and Isaac Whitney, William Dunton, Edward Low, William Clark, Archibald Arm- strong, Card Knowles, John Armstrong, Morris aud Hastings, settled in 1794 aud '95, and Nathan Scott and Andrew Robson in 1809. The first birth was that of Polly Mower, in Oct. 1795 ; and a child of Mr. Mower was the first that died. The first marriage was that of Jabez Metcalf and Nancy Torrey. Nancy Torrey taught the first school, in 1803, at West Hollow. Elias Lce kept the first tavern, at the same place, in 1806; Abraham Maxfield the first store, at Italy Hollow ; Asahel Stone, jr., erected the first Baw and grist mill, at the same place, at an early date.
8 Two Bap., M. E., and Presb.
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YATES COUNTY.
from the head of the w. branch of Crooked Lake E. to the E. branch. The highest point in this valley is about 70 ft. above the lake. The ridge on the w. rises gradually for 3 or 4 mi. and attains a height of about 700 ft. above the lake, where the surface spreads out into a rolling upland. The soil is a gravelly and slaty loam, and is well adapted to both pasturage and tillage. Branch- port, (p. v.,) situated at the head of the w. branch of Crooked Lake, contains 3 churches and about 55 houses. Kinneys Corners (Bluff Point p. o.) is situated in the E. part of the town ; Shermans Hollow and Yatesville are p. offices. The first settlement was made by Jemima Wilkinson, in 1789.1 In that year crops of wheat were harvested in the town, and a mill was erected that made flour the same season. The first, and for a long time the only, religious ser- vices in town were conducted by Jemima, at her own house. There are 4 churches in town.2
MIDDLESEX-was formed in 1789, as " Augusta." Its name was changed April 6, 1808. Potter was taken off in 1832, and a part was annexed to Potter in 1856. It is the N. w. corner town, lying upon the E. bank of Canandaigua Lake. Its surface consists chiefly of high ridges separated by narrow valleys. The summits are 500 to 600 ft. above the lake. The valley of West River divides the ridges, and the valley of a small stream known as Boat Brook divides the w. ridge into two peaks, the N. of which is known as "Bare Hill." The soil is clayey on the summits of the hills, and gradually changes to a deep gravelly loam in the valleys. Near Federal Hollow, a mile from Rushville, is an inflammable spring.3 Middlesex Center (Middlesex p. o.) con- tains 3 churches and 20 dwellings. Overackers Corners is a hamlet. The first settlement was made in 1789. Judge Potter, one of the surveyors of Phelps and Gorham's purchase, was the original purchaser of the town, and took an active part in its first settlement." Many of the first settlers were adherents of Jemima Wilkinson; and for a considerable time there was no other religious association in the town. There are now 4 churches.5
MILO-was formed from Benton, March 6, 1818. A part of Torrey was taken off in 1851. It lies on the E. border of the co., between Sencca and Crooked Lakes. Its surface rises from Seneca Lake in a gentle and gradual slope for 2 mi., where it attains an elevation of about 400 to 500 ft. From this summit the land spreads out into an undulating region, gradually declining on the w. to the valley of Crooked Lake. The soil is principally a gravelly loam, with some clay in the vicinity of Penn Yan and on the shore of Seneca Lake. Penn Yan,6 (p. v.,) the county seat, was incorp. April 27, 1833. It is situated at the foot of Crooked Lake, and is an important station on the Elmira, Jefferson & Canandaigua R. R. A daily steamer connects it with Ham- mondsport, at the head of Crooked Lake. It contains 6 churches, a high school,7 2 newspaper establishments, and a bank. Pop. 2,277,-2,114 in Milo, 163 in Benton. Milo Center (p. v.) contains 150 inhabitants ; and Himrods Corners (Milo p. v.) 78. The first settlement was commenced in the N. part, by the followers of Jemima Wilkinson, from R. I., in 1788.8 The first religious services were conducted by Jemima Wilkinson. There are now 10 churches in town.9
POTTER10-was formed from Middlesex, April 26, 1832, and part of Middlesex was annexed Dec. 18, 1856. It lics near the center of the N. border of the co. Its surface is hilly in the s. w., and rolling in the center and N. Flint Creek, the principal stream, flows northerly through near the center of the town. A swamp of 1 to 1} mi. wide extends along its course for 8 mi. N. of Potter Center. The soil is a slaty loam in the s. w., and a gravelly and sandy loam, with an intermixture of clay, in the remaining parts. Rushville (p. v.) is partly in Gorham, Ontario co., but princi- pally in the N. w. part of this town. Pop. 583,-408 in Potter, 175 in Gorham. Potter Center (Potter p. o.) contains 20 houses. Voak is a p. o. on the line of Bonton. Settlement was begun in 1788, by the followers of Jemima Wilkinson. The most prominent among them were William
I The first acttlers were Thomas Hathaway and Daniel Brown. In 1789, Jemima, "The Universal Friend," as she was called, entered the town with a large retinue, among whom were Sarah Richards and Rachael Malin. her two "Witnesses," Isaac Kinney, Solomon Ingraham, Samuel Doolittle, and Wm. Sandford, as part of her family, all from Rhode Island. They all lived with Jemima in the house previously erected for her,-the first frame house built in Western N. Y. The first gristmill was built by Richard Smith, James Parker, and Abraham Dayton, 2} mi. from Penn Yan. David Wagener opened the first public house, at the same place ; Daniel Brown built the first sawmill, north of Branchport; and Jolin Noyes tanght the first school, in 1794.
2 Bap., M. E., Presb., Univ. & Beck's Mineralogy N. Y., p. 166. 4 Among the first settlers were Michael Pierce, Jolin Walford, Jabez French, John Blair, James Lewis, and John McNear, all from R. I. William Bassett tanghit the first school, in 1796; Jesse Gilbert kept the first tavern. near Rushville, and Nelson Wilder the first store. John Walford. jr., built the first sawmill. The first death was that of Mrs. Lucy Walford, in 1791. 6 Two M. E., Bap., aud Free Will Bap.
6 Among the early settlers of the village were a Pennsylvanian and a Yankee, each of whom wished to name the place. The matter was finally compromised by uniting the first syllable of their respective designations,-Penn and Yan.
7 The Penn Yan High School was incorporated as an academy in 1857. The building is now in process of erection.
8 The first settlers were Abraham Dayton, Richard Smith, Jas. Parker, John Lawrence, Stephen Card, Samuel Hartwell, Heze- kiah Townsend, David and Peleg Brigg, John Sapplee, Elijah and Micajah Brown, David Wagener, aud Adam Hunt and his sons, Abel and Silas. The first death was that of Mrs. Jedediah Holmes, in 1788. As Jemima Wilkinson's creed was the dominant reli- gion of the town at that period and for some time after. there were no marriages, and of course no known births. It was an era in which people died and none were legitimately born. He- zekiah Townsend kept the first inn, a little E. of Penn Yan, and James Hill the first store.
9 3 Bap., 2 M. E., Cong., Wes. Meth., Presb., Prot. E., and R. C. 10 Named from Arnold Potter, an original proprietor and the I first Bettler in town.
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Potter and his sons William, Arnold, Simeon, and Edward, who had purchased the whole town- ship.1 Rev. Mr. Haskill was the first settled preacher, in 1796. There are 11 churches in town .?
STARKEY-was formed from Reading, (Schuyler co.,) April 6, 1824. It is the s. E. corner town of the co. Its surface is a gradual slope from the bluffs which border upon Seneca Lake to the w. border of the town, where it attains an elevation of about 700 ft. The bluffs upon the lake in the s. half of the town are 100 to 200 ft. high and nearly perpendicular. In the s. part, a ridge breaks the uniformity of the slope ncar the center. Big Stream and Rock Stream flow into Seneca Lake, falling several hundred ft. in their course. The soil is clay along the lake, a sandy loam in the s. part, and a gravelly loam in the N. Dundee, (p. v., ) incorp. Junc 26, 1848, situated on Big Stream, in the w. part, contains 4 churches, the Dundee Academy, a bank, and a newspaper office. Pop. 732. Eddytown (p. v.) contains a church and the Starkey Seminary." Pop. 123. Rock Stream (p. v.) contains 25 houses, and Starkey (p. v.) 20. Big Stream Point (p. o.) and Shannons Corners and Starkey Corners are hamlets. Settlement began in 1800.5 Rev. Mr. Clark conducted the first religious services, in 1808. There are 8 churches in town.6
TORREY-was formed from Benton and Milo, Nov. 14, 1851. It lies upon the E. border of the co., on the shore of Seneca Lake. Its surface consists of a slope rising from the lake to the w. borders, to an elevation of 400 to 500 ft. Crooked Lake Outlet flows through a decp, narrow, and rocky valley. Its whole fall from Crooked to Seneca Lake is 271 ft. The soil on the lake shore is clayey, and in the center and w. a sandy and gravelly loam. West Dresden8 (p. v. ) is located on Seneca Lake, at the terminus of Crooked Lake Canal. It is a landing for the Seneca Lake stcamers. Pop. 365. The town was settled by the followers of Jemima Wilkinson, mostly from New England, in 1788.9 Jemima was the first preacher. There are now 2 churches in town; Presb. and M. E.
Acres of Land, Valuation, Population, Dwellings, Families, Freeholders, Schools, Live Stock, Agricultural Products, and Domestic Manufactures, of Yates County.
ACRES OF LAND.
VALUATION OF 1858.
POPULATION.
SCHOOLS.
NAMES OF TOWNS.
Improved.
Unimproved.
Real Estate.
Personal
Property.
Total.
Females.
No. of Dwellings.
No. of Families.
Freeholders.
Districts.
Children
taught.
Barrington.
16,88₺
$478,775
$12,900
152,678
$491,675 1.141.587 340,814 1,014,051 466,485
Males. 760 1,279 783 1,439 642
744 1,221 723 1,358
305 487 275
216 504 289
223 355
12
797
Italy.
15.312}
295.158
45.656 69,554
23,670
209,750
2,07 6
2.228
846
610
530
14
1,674
Potter ..
16,612}
5,5994
652,673
88,665
178.550
1,631,299 741,338 1,239,093 594,222
1,083 1,191
1,237
501
527
316
11
914
Torrey
11,481
2,817
540,822
53,400
647
673
247
258
185
7
492
Total.
155,542}
51,134 |$6,825,74]
$834,823 $7.660,564
9,900
9,912
3,873
3,621
2,884
107
7,536
LIVE STOCK.
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.
BUSH. OF GRAIN.
DAIRY PRODUCTS.
NAMES OF TOWNS.
1 Working
Oxen and
Calves.
Cows.
Sheep.
Swine .
Winter.
Spring.
Tons of Hay.
Bushels of
Potatoes.
Bushels of
Pounds
Butter.
Pounds
Cheese.
in Yards.
Barrington
651
1,024
780
6.351
1.110
12,726
60,147 117.582
1,378
6,859
11.509
73,995
1,523
230
Benton
924
1,249
1,119
12.381
2.025
27,183
2,435 ₺
8,360
34.626 113,173
6.987
441
Italy.
582
855
622
3,848
789
6,061 }
20,305₴
1,827
5.311
5,903
65,540
23,470
9254
Jerusalem
1,035
1,639
1,109
9.047
1,832
61.578₺
2,801
7,879
14,814
106,673
8,055
254
Middlesex
620
880
598
5,918
1,141
24,0884
1,522
3,115
7,066
65,885
8,062
412
Milo
959
1,008
970
5.394
1,792
53.245를
1.392
6,963
15,425
92,7051
2,010
301
Potter.
750
1,186
686 12.203
1,344
21,147}
54.0534
2.046₺
3,970
21.139
63.423
5,147
1,163
Starkey ...:
775
1,061
889
4,999
1,507
22.181
85.064- 54.968
1,4224 11,585% 1,026
3,840
9,364
44,566
595
Total
6,773
9.539
7,250 64,827 12,586
193,4865
531,032}
15.8502157,912}
143,773 717,259}
59,972
3,793}
1 Rouse Perry, and Benj., Jesse and Joshua Brown came with | the Potters and settled in the F. part of the town. They were followed by Elias Gilbert, Jabez French, Abram, leaac, and Jacob Lane, Francis and Peleg Briggs. jr., Edward Craft, Amaziali Keyes, M. Sheffield, David Southerland, Nathan and Calvin Loinis, Abial Thomas. and George Green. The first birth was that of Joshua Briggs; the first marriage, that of Amaziah Keyes and a daughter of Major C. Craft, in 1795 ; and the first death. that of James lewis, in 1796. Arnold Potter built the first saw and griet mill, in 1792. The first public house was opened in 1792, by Elias Gilbert, and the first store in 1801, by Jolin Griffin.
2 4 M. E., 3 Bap., Cong., Ev. Luth., Univ .. And R. C. a Named from John Starkey, one of the first settlers.
' The seminary building is a 4 story brick edifice. The school is under the control of the Christian denomination.
6 William Eddy, Archibald Ellis, - Jacobs, Matthew Royce,
- Gustin, Abner Hurd, and his son Gen. Timothy Hurd were among the first settlers. Andrew Harrison kept the first inn, at Eddytown, in 1808; and Hervey Smith the first store, at the same place, in 1809. The first sawmill was built by Timothy Inrd, in 1807. Rhoda Royce taught the first school, in 1809.
6 3 Presh., 2 M. E., Bap., and 2 Christian.
1 Named from Henry Torrey. 8 Usually called "Dresden." 9 The first settlers were Asahel Stone, Abel. Elnathan and Jo- nathan Botsford. Benedict Robinson, Thos, Hathaway, Jedediah Holmes, Elisha Luther. David Fish, James Brown, Robert Buck- ley, and Eliphalet Norris. The first marriage was that of Bene- dict Robinson and Susannah Brown, Sept. 1, 1792; and the first death, that of Mrs. Jedediah Holmes. in 1788. Thomas Hathaway kept the first inn, in 1790; and Eliphalet Norris the first store, iu 1792. The first mills were built by Charles Williamson, in 1795
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