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This town has since 1832, voted money annually for the support of ferries across Black river, upon the condition that the town's people should go free. The towns of Martinsburgh and Turin dur- ing several years, united in the support of these ferries. A bridge was built at Tiffany's Landing, in 1846, by the towns of Greig and Martinsburgh, and main- tained till 1854, when it was cut away by the State authorities as hindering navi- gation. A ferry was then resumed, but since that time an excellent State bridge,*
with a draw, has been built by the State at this place, which has become the vil- lage of Glensdale, on the west side of the river, in the town of Martinsburgh.
GREIG VILLAGE.
This is a small village, that owes its existence to the tannery built upon Crys- taline creek, as elsewhere noticed. The business of the place, in the summer of 1882, was as follows :-
Hotel-A. H. Burdick.
Stores-J. Van Woert, F. G. Burdick, and Hill Brothers.
Wagon Shop and Blacksmith-A. W. Hopkins.
Blacksmith-John J. Lovejoy.
Toy Factory-Employing several per- sons, mostly children, in the making of children's toys.
Physician-Dr. A. A. Joslin.
Tannery-Employing about 25 men, and tanning 40,000 sides of sole leather a year; J. Van Woert.
This tannery was built in 1849, by John R. Williams, of Troy. It after- wards passed through the hands of va- rious owners. It was rebuilt by Paige Burhans and Cyrus W. Pratt, the former owning three-fourths of the interest. About 1852-'53, Pratt bought out his partner. He afterwards sold a part to L. R. Lyon, and for a time it was run by Snyder & Lyon. In January, 1870, it was sold to VanWoert, by whom it has since been run.
The "Upper tannery," so called, on Fish creek, was built in the spring of 1849, by Cyrus W. Pratt, and has gener- ally been run by the same owner. It is now given up. To distinguish it from the other, it was called the " Branting- ham Tannery," which will probably not long be able to get supplies of bark suffi- cient to make it profitable to continue.
The population of Greig village, by the census of 1880, was 236.
* The contracts for building this bridge, and the one at Carter's Landing, were let to John F. Thomas, June 23, 1861, the former at $7,769.90, and the latter at $8,463.00.
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Other Industries.
Upon Otter creek, in the eastern part of this town, is a mill for the cutting up of spruce timber into sounding boards for pianos. It is owned by Alfred Dol- ges, who also has a larger establishment at Brockett's Bridge, in Herkimer coun- ty. For this use, none but the best of tim- ber can be used, and that of slow growth and very uniform texture is sought. The logs are first quartered, and then sawed by an upright gang, across the rings of annual growth, into boards five- eighths of an inch thick. When planed, it is three-eighths of an inch thick, and each piece is squared upon the edges, as wide as it will allow, there being a use for every piece down to those three inches wide and ten inches long. From seven to eight thousand feet are cut in a day.
A planing-mill for finishing the prep- aration, is run at Port Leyden, by Mr. G. W. Chase, upon premises formerly a tannery. Mr. Dolges also cuts flooring and other stuff, as materials come in not suitable for the finer uses, and employs some fifteen or twenty men.
Lower down, upon Otter creek, there is a saw-mill, owned by Charles Part- ridge, and still below this, a gang saw- mill, formerly owned by A. C. Eaton, but now by Richard Carter, (formerly of Troy,) and run by Thomas J. Lewis. The lumber and other stuff made at this mill, is transported to the river bank, by a wooden tram-road, using horse power.
Still lower down on Otter creek is a mill owned by Edwin Pitcher, and below this is another belonging to Duane Nor- ton, for the manufacture of lumber and lath. This completes the list of lumber mills upon this stream at the present time. There was formerly another still lower down, but its dam was carried away some years since, and it is now in ruins.
The saw-mill of Richard Carter, on Otter creek in Greig, was destroyed by fire February 21, 1870. The mill was a valuable one, and contained a gang of thirty-six saws, and was insured for $4,000, which did not cover the loss. The origin of the fire was unknown.
On the 16th of December, 1876, A. C. Eaton lost 300,000 feet of lumber by in- cendiary fire. It was insured for $6,500.
Besides the saw-mills on Otter creek, there are at present the following, in the present town of Greig :-
Jacob Van Woert has a steam saw- mill on Fish creek, using circular saws, and employing about fifteen men.
There are also on Fish creek, water mills owned by Joseph T. Northrup and Wessel Gallup.
There is one cheese factory in town, owned by Fayette Van Aernam.
Upon Otter creek, near Partridge's saw-mill, there is an extensive tannery, formerly owned by the Botchford Brothers, but now by Charles W. Her- sey, of Boston. It is run by G. M. Botchford & Company.
Henry J. Botchford, who was for sev- eral years prominently engaged in tan- ning in this town and Lyonsdale, died at Port Leyden, February 22, 1882.
Brantingham Lake has been many years a favorite resort for picnic parties, being easy of access, and sufficiently rural and picturesque to answer every purpose. It is about a mile long, and has islands and points that give interest and variety to the scenery.
TOWN MEETINGS DURING THE WAR.
During the latter part of the war, and while measures were pending for filling quotas to avoid the draft, several special town meetings were held in this town, and the following action was taken :-
January 2, 1864 .- A bounty of $200 was offered by the town, by unanimous vote.
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At the annual town meeting in the spring of that year, Francis Seger and Thomas Rogers were appointed a com- mittee to procure affidavits of residence of the volunteers credited to the town.
August 11, 1864 .- At a special town meeting, Francis Seger, Thomas Rogers, Cyrus W. Pratt, John Perkins and Charles G. Springsteed were appointed a committee, and a bounty of $100 was offered by the town to fill the quota of 500,000 men.
August 31, 1864 .- At a special meet- ing, it was resolved to borrow the money needed, and to ask that a tax of $15,500 be levied to repay. A bounty of $400 was voted, and the sum of $30 was to be paid to each person procuring a vol- unteer. Drafted men were to receive $430. Francis Seger, Lyman R. Lyon, Cyrus W. Pratt, Caleb Brown, Peter J. Sand, Joel W. Ager, Seymour Benedict, Kirkland Johnson and James E. Willard were appointed a committee to fill the town quota, and were empowered to borrow the money above mentioned.
December 11, 1865 .- At a special town meeting, it was resolved to apply the sum of $5,783.28 received back on ac- count of excess of quotas, as follows :-
I. To pay a balance of bounty due to James E. Willard and Kent Will- ard, each $280, for substitutes, and to David Dominick $200 for the same.
2. To apply the remainder to reduce the town tax of that year.
RELIGIOUS SOCIETIES.
A Free Will Baptist church was formed in this town November 30, 1844, but never built a place of worship.
The Union Society of Greig, was in- corporated August 2, 1856, with Alexan- der Hess, Waitstill Cleveland and Adam Shell, trustees. A small chapel was built and used for some years, but it has fallen into decay.
The church and Society of North Greig, was formed January 26, 1859, and Cyrus W. Pratt, Richard Carter, William L. Phillips, William Hillman, Caleb Brown, Wellington Brown, A. F. Cole, Simeon Crandall and Stephen Burdick were chosen first trustees.
The first Methodist Episcopal church of Greig, was legally organized October I, 1872, with James Burdick, William Taylor and LaFayette Lonas, as trus- tees.
The Methodist church of Greig vil- lage was dedicated September 27, 1876.
A small Catholic church, known as "St. Thomas," was dedicated at Greig village, December 21, 1879, and the same day a fire occurred, as supposed from a defective chimney. Loss, $200. The first local trustees, were E. S. C. Foster and James Calhoun.
The first Methodist Protestant church of Brantingham Lake, was legally formed March 30, 1880, with W. D. Hubbard, Treasurer, James H. Lampman, Secretary, and George F. Houghton, Lewis Sabin, and Frank Lahah, as trustees. A small church was built in 1881. The Rev. Mr. Houghton preaches there, and at Greig village.
A Protestant Episcopal Mission was formed at Greig village, a few years since, by the Rev. Mr. Allen, then of Lowville. It has no church edifice, but holds occasional services in a hall.
CHAPTER XXIV.
HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF HARRISBURGH.
THIS town was formed from Lowville, Champion and Mexico, February 22, 1803, embracing townships 5 and 10 of the Black River tract. By an act of March 24, 1804, Number 9, or Handel, was annexed to this town from Mexico.
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Denmark was taken off in 1807, and Pinckney in 1808, leaving it with its present limits, comprising township No. 10, or Platina, of the tract above named. The first town meeting was appointed at the house of Jesse Blodget, and adjourned to Freedom Wright's, in Denmark village, where Lewis Graves was chosen Supervisor ; Jabez Wright, Clerk; David Graves and Solomon Buck, Assessors ; Andrew Mills, Francis Saunders and Jesse Blodget, Commissioners of Highways ; Charles Wright and Freedom Wright, Overseers of Poor; Nathan Munger, Jr., Constable and Collector; and Charles Mosely and Andrew Mills, Fence Viewers.
Supervisors .- 1803-'07, Lewis Graves ; 1808-'13, John Bush ; 1814-'15, Ashbel Humphrey ; 1816, George A. Stoddard ; 1817-'21, A. Humphrey ; 1822-'25, Sim- eon Stoddard ; 1826, A. Humphrey ; 1827, Amos Buck, Jr .; 1828, S. Stoddard; 1829-'30, A. Humphrey ; 1831, S. Stod- dard ; 1832-'33, William C. Todd ; 1834- '37, Elias Gallup; 1838-'39, Henry Humphrey ; 1840, Julius A. White; 1841-'42, H. Humphrey ; 1843-'47, Horatio N. Bush ; 1848, Bester B. Saf- ford; 1849-'50, John M. Paris ; 1851, H. Humphrey ; 1852-'54, J. M. Paris; 1855- '70, John Chickering; 1871, Marcus S. Jones, (resigned, and C. M. Prescott, appointed November 15th,); 1872-'73, Wayne Clark; 1874-'76, Peter Mc- Cartey ; 1877-'78, Hiram B. Lanpher ; 1879-'81, John C. Hughes; 1882. S. D. Bush.
Clerks .- 1803-'05, Charles Wright, Jr. ; 1806, Andrew Mills; 1807, C. Wright, Jr .; 1808, John G. White ; 1809-'15, Sanford Safford ; 1816, Simeon Stod- dard ; 1817-'19, S. Safford; 1820, Pal- mer Hodge ; 1821, S. Safford ; 1822-'24, Amos Buck, Jr .; 1825-'26, S. Safford, (May 6th, William Allen) ; 1827-'30, Will- iam Allen ; 1831-'33, Elias Gallup ; 1834-
'50, B. B. Safford; 1851, Rufus Scott ; 1852-'55, E. Gallup; 1856-'61, John Young ; 1862-'63, Elias Kelsey ; 1864, Asa A. Goodenough ; 1865-'70, Marcus S. Jones ; 1871-'74, Charles D. Kilham ; 1875-'76, Todd B. Bannon ; 1877-'78, George A. Stoddard ; 1879-'80, S. D. Bush ; 1881-'82, George A. Stoddard.
From 1836 to 1846, the bounties au- thorized by special statute in this county were voted in this town for the killing of wolves. In 1846, '47 and '48, a $5 bounty was voted for bears.
Mr. Benjamin Wright, in surveying the boundaries of this town, in the spring of 1796, made the following memoranda :--
"The north line of this town is, in general, an excellent soil, timbered with basswood, maple, elm, beech, birch, but- ternut. Thereis one small cedar swamp near the 5 mile stake on this line. The country is level in general, and very finely watered. A large creek crosses this line near the one and one-half mile stake, which makes a N. E. direction, on which there is a fine country. The east line is excellent and very finely watered. There is some near the southeast corner which is rather indifferent, but very little; the timber is maple, bass, elm, beech, birch, butternut and hemlock. On the South line there is middling country, some considerable swamp and somne beaver meadow, on which excellent hay may be cut. Along the west line there is a good country of land. Some small gulfs along it which are made by the streams and a considerable gulf where the Deer creek crosses the line. The timber, in general, is maple, beech, bass, ash, birch, elm and some butternut and hemlock. Towards the South part, the land is swampy and timber sprucy. Measures 24,992 acres."
This town was subdivided into 49 lots by Joseph Crary, surveyor of Denmark. It was named in honor of Richard Har- rison of New York, former proprietor of the town. Mr. Harrison was of Welsh origin and a prominent lawyer. In 1788- 89, he was in Assembly, and from Feb. 15, 1798 to August, 1801, Recorder of
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that city. He died December 6, 1829, aged 81 years. After the death of Ham- ilton he became counsel for Constable and Pierrepont in their landed transac- tions.
The transfers of title in this town have been related in our account of Denmark. Settlements were mostly made under the agency of Isaac W. Bostwick, of Low- ville. The first improvements were made about 1802, along the line of the West road, which crosses the northeast corner of the town, and among the first settlers on this road were Waitstill Stod- dard,* John Bush,t Ashbel Humphrey, Joseph Richards,; Jared Knapp,§ Syl- vanus Mead,| Palmer Hodge and John Lewis. T
In 1806, Silas Greene, Thomas and Ebenezer Kellogg, John Snell, Mark Petrie, John F. Snell and Jacob Walrod, with families named Lamberton and Weston, settled on what was afterwards known as the State Road from Low- ville to Henderson Harbor across the south border of this town. Several of these were Germans from the Mohawk valley, and from them the settlement acquired the name of Dutch Hill, by which this region is still known. They have all since removed, and their places are held by others.
Captain Ralph Stoddard came to Lew. is county in 1805. He had been an offi- cer in the Revolution, and died Decem- ber 4, 1831, at the age of 79 years.
Mr. Ephraim Allen, an uncle of Mr. Loren A. Stoddard, of this town, was
* Died March 12, 1826, aged 84.
t Mr. Bush died March 27, 1847, aged about 72 years. # From Cummington, Mass .; settled in 1803 ; died February, 1813, aged 58 years. David R. settled in 1804, and died in this town in 1845. They were de- scendants of Joseph Richards, of Abington, Mass.
§ Col. Knapp died in Copenhagen, March 29, 1854, aged 73 years.
| Died August 15, 1848, aged 61 years.
T Mr. Lewis died December I, 1865, aged 82 years. He came to Harrisburgh at the age of 19 years, and his wife two years younger. They located on the West Road near Copenhagen, at which place they lived for over sixty years. His wife Betsey died March 20, 1867, aged 81 years.
born in Connecticut, came to Lewis county in 1806, and enlisted in the War of 1812, but at its close, when his com- pany was returning home, and had near- ly reached head-quarters, Mr. Allen was shot by a British ranger from mere mal- ice, and his body was buried there.
This event occurred in 1813, and in 1880, his remains were taken up, when the skeleton was found in a good state of preservation, and the ball that had done its work was entirely different from what had been supposed. People had carried the idea that it must have been an ounce ball, but after handling and scraping it was found to be about the size of a marrowfat pea, and is now in the possession of Mr. Loren Stoddard. Mr. Allen's remains now lie in the cem- etery at Harrisburgh, having been placed there by his grandchildren and great- grandchildren.
The names of those living in this town in 1807, who enjoyed the privilege of voting, will be found in our account of Denmark.
In 1821, Jacob Hadcock, and soon after, Michael Parish, Peter Picket, Hen- ry Cramer, Jacob Biddleman, Thomas and Gilbert Merrills, settled on the road above Copenhagen.
The following fact shows that this re- gion must have been traversed by civil- ized man, long before its settlement.
Mr. Loren A. Stoddard has an ounce ball which his son, Alfred L., when ten years of age, found imbedded in the sol- id wood near the heart of a black-ash tree, and which is supposed from the number of grains covering it, to have been in the tree over ninety years, and must have been fired there some 130 years ago.
Schools were first legally formed under the statute in 1814, when John Bush, John Lewis, and Micah Humphrey were chosen first school commissioners, and David Richards, Hart Humphrey,
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Nathan Look, Jr., Charles Loomis and Seth Hanchet, inspectors.
John Lewis was from Westfield, Mas- sachusetts. The Bush families were also from that town, and came to Lowville in 1800. Silas Bush died January 22, 1829, aged 58 years. Other men of this family name have died in this town as follows :- Francis L. Bush, May 13, 1848, aged 32; George Bush, March 3, 1876, aged 73; Horatio N. Bush, Oc- tober 1, 1861, aged 53 ; Sylvester Bush, January 21, 1864, aged 24; Walter A. Bush, December 5, 1852, aged 34; Will- iam H. Bush, September 22, 1880, aged 79, and Timri Bush, July 21, 1874, aged 89 years, (nearly.) Mrs. Catharine Bush, widow of John Bush, died August 18, 1870, aged 96.
Harrisburgh is an excellent dairying town, and has at the present time eight cheese factories, viz :- " South Harris- burgh," Stiles Williams ; " West Harris- burgh," Wm. Wheeler ; " Harrisburgh Center," J. Hodges ; " Lanpher Factory," Hiram Lanpher ; "Dutch Street Fac- tory," on the north side of Deer river ; one near Mr. Hughes' ; A. Wider's fac- tory (formerly Vary's); and one on the No. 3 road, owned by Sumner Reed.
This town has a town-house about 20 by 30 feet in size, costing about $300. The lease of the ground, for so long a time as it should be occupied for this use, was recorded July 29, 1876.
The town has no village, or other cen- ter of business, the trade being divided between Copenhagen and Lowville.
SPECIAL TOWN MEETINGS DURING THE WAR.
August 16, 1862 .- Offering a bounty of $25, and authorizing a loan of money to meet the expense.
August 21, 1862 .- Offering a bounty of $50.
December 17, 1863 .- Offering a boun-
ty of $300, including that which may be paid by the county. Of this, the sum of $100 was to be paid at once, $100 in three months after muster, and the re- maining $100 in six months. A war committee was appointed at this meet- ing,consisting of John Chickering, Henry Humphrey, Elias Gallup, Abel Bickford, William R. Windecker, Addison Stod- dard, Loren A. Stoddard, Stephen Snell, Riley Humphrey, Newton Stoddard, Charles D. Kilham, and Nathan Cobb.
July 1, 1864 .- The bounty of $300 was renewed, to be paid to volunteers, drafted men and substitutes, and provi- sion was made for issuing town bonds. The vote was 34 to 3 on this question.
August 9, 1864 .- The following reso- lution was passed :-
" WHEREAS, At a recent meeting of the Board of Supervisors, it was agreed that they are to pay a bounty of $500 to all enlisted men and substitutes ; and
" WHEREAS, At a recent town meet- ing a bounty of $300 was offered ; it is
" Resolved, That there be raised the sum of $100 above the $500 paid by the county.
A tax was voted of $6,000.
August 30, 1864 .- Voted a bounty of $1,000, by a vote of 113 to 12, and a tax of $21,000 for meeting expenses.
RELIGIOUS SOCIETIES.
A Free Communion Baptist church was formed in this town, July 16, 1822, by a council appointed from Lowville, Martinsburgh and Turin,and subsequent- ly a regular Baptist church was formed and a church edifice erected on the West road. In 1847, this first edifice was removed, and a new one, 34 by 44 feet, erected on its site. It was built by Philo Hadcock, at a cost of $945, and was owned in equal shares by the two Bap- tist organizations. It has since been re- moved and a new one erected on the site. It was dedicated November 5,
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1879. The bell in this church was do- nated by Mr. William Bush, a short time before his death, and cost about $160. The edifice is owned in common by the Close Communion and Free Will Baptists.
The former were organized in this town as a church June 1, 1842, having formerly belonged with Copenhagen, Lowville and Denmark, and originally numbered twelve members. It has now seventeen.
It has been for many years a custom of these two Baptist churches, to em- ploy alternately a clergyman from each, the whole joining in his support, and at- tending his services. The present cler-
gyman is the Rev. J. O. Perkins, of Co- penhagen, who holds a service here half a day every Sabbath forenoon.
The Free Will Baptist Society of the Town of Harrisburgh, was incorporated under the general law, March 10, 1862, Stephen S. Vary, Henry Humphrey, Loren A. Stoddard. George Bush and Nehemiah Austin being the first trus- tees.
St. Patrick's Church, (R. C.) was organ- ized in 1850, by Timothy White, Christo- pher O'Brian, Christopher Duffy, Marty Corcoran and Martin Battle,and a house of worship was built in that year, in the north part of the town, at a cost of $555. It will seat 175 persons. Its first pastor was Rev. Michael Power. It is now served from Copenhagen.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.
WAYNE CLARK.
John Clark, of the first generation of this family in America, who came to Massachusetts about the year 1718, was born in Ireland about 1665. He belonged to that class known as the "Scotch Irish," his forefathers having emigrated to Ireland from Argylshire, Scotland, during the time of the great confiscations.
He was married in Ireland in the year 1699. In 1718, he first settled with his family in Rutland, Massachusetts, from whence he moved with his sons and daughters to Colerain, then in Hamp- shire county, in 1738 or 1739. His fami- ly of the second generation consisted of Matthew, Thomas, John, William, Sam- uel, James, George, Sarah and Elizabeth all of whom were born in Ireland.
Matthew Clark,* of this second gene- ration, was born in the year 1700, and was about eighteen years of age when the family came to America. Alexander Bothd, of the first generation, married Jane Doneice in Ireland about 1702, and emigrated to America in 1716, locat- ing in Rutland, Massachusetts. The issue of the second generation was Janet, Alexander and Anne, all born in Ireland. Jane Bothd, wife of Alexander, died on the passage to America.
Matthew Clark, of the second genera- tion, married Janette Bothd, of Rutland,
* On the 10th day of May, 1746, Matthew Clark, of the second generation, thinking he saw indications of hostile Indians in his neighborhood, deemed it safe lo have his family go lo the nearest fort for protection. The fort was about one mile away. He sent his family in advance ; they arrived at the fort safely. He re- mained behind to see what discoveries he could make. The Indians soon discovered hin, and made chase, and gained so fast on him, he thought his only chance for life was to hide. When one hundred and fifty rods from the fort he had to cross a small stream, over which was a rude log bridge, under which he secreted himself. The Indians here discovered and shot him. His was the first death by violence of a white person that occurred at Colerain.
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Massachusetts, in which place he resided until 1738 or '39, when, with his father, brothers and sisters, he removed to Col- erain. The issue of Matthew Clark, of the second generation, was Jane, John, Alexander, Agnes, William, Hannah, and Elizabeth, all of whom were born in Rutland, Massachusetts; James, Marga-
war which soon followed. He died in Chester, Massachusetts, but at what date is unknown. He had six sons and one daughter-John Scott, Royal, Silas, David, James, (the latter twins), Orrin, and Betsey. Of these, Royal was in the army some time during the Revolution and died in the New London hospital.
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ret, Sarah, and Matthew born in Colerain, 1
these being of the third generation.
James Clark, son of this Matthew, was born in Colerain, Massachusetts, in 1739, and was seven years of age at the death of his father. He was made a Captain during the French war which began in 1754, and ended in 1763. He was sent to garrison Fort Stanwix, located near the present site of Rome, New York. He re- tained his rank during the Revolutionary
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Silas emigrated to Wyoming county, New York, and died there. James was of a wandering disposition. He died in Lewis county in June, 1848. Orrin, the youngest son, moved to Herkimer coun- ty, New York, and died in the town of Russia. Betsey, the only daughter of Captain James Clark, married Reuben Porks; was born in Chester, lived in Russell, and died in Blanford, Massachu- setts. She had ten children-Reuben,
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Sally, Charlotte, Robert, Lucindy, Bet- sy, Roland, Sylvester, Israel and Polly, all born in Russell, Massachusetts. She was nearly one hundred years old at the time of her death.
John Scott, the oldest son of Captain James Clark, was born April 1, 1762, in Chester, Massachusetts, and was the first white male child born in that town. He entered the Revolutionary army at the age of fifteen and was stationed at New London, Connecticut, in charge of property taken from General Burgoyne at Saratoga. About the year 1790, he married Selah Anderson, of Ches- terfield, Massachusetts, the wedding being held in Chesterfield "meeting house."
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