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* The full list of town officers chosen in Palmyra at the first meeting, 1796, were : John Swift, Supervisor ; Jonathan Edwards, Town Clerk ; Jonathan Warner, Festus Goldsmith, Humphrey Sherman, Assessors ; William Porter, Collector ; Noah Porter, Thomas Goldsmith, Overseers of the Poor ; Jared Com- stock, Reuben Town, William Rogers, Commissioners of Highways ; Joseph Bradish, James Reeves, Constables ; James Reeves, John Hurlburt, Joel Foster, Festus Goldsmith, Edward Durfee, Luther Sanford, David Warner, Benjamin Wood, Abner Hill, Cyrus Parker, Henry Wilbur, Thomas Hamilton, Henry Lovewell, Norman Mary, Nathan Harris, Jacob Gannett, Pathmasters. 3
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Crandall, 1856, '57, '58 ; William H. Bowman, 1859; William B. Crandall, 1860 ; Henry S. Flower, 1861 to 1865, five years ; Charles J. Ferrin, 1866 ; Charles D. Johnson, 1867, '68, '69, '70 ; William Foster, 1871; Henry P. Knowles, 1872, '73; Robert Johnson, 1874; George Harrison, 1875 to 1879, five years ; Henry M. Clark, 1880, '81 ; Nelson Reeves, 1882, 83.
WILLIAMSON was formed from Sodus, February 20, 1802, and named for Charles Williamson, the first land agent of the Pultney estate. Ontario, including Walworth, was taken off in 1807, and Marion, in 1825.
The first town meeting of Williamson, was held in March, 1803, at the house of Timothy Smith, at Marion Corners. The site is not certainly determined. It is believed to have been at what is known at the " Upper Corners." The pres- ent place of Frank W. Langley, was a tavern, sixty or seventy years ago, and may have been the place of the town meet- ing in 1807.
Supervisors-Luke Phelps, 1803 to 1808, six years ; JacobW. Hallett, 1809, '10, 'II ; Stephen H. Caldwell, 1812 to 1816, five years ; David Eddy, 1817, '18, '19, '20; Russell Whipple, 1821 22; Freeman Hart, 1823 ; Russell Whipple, 1824 to 1831, eight years; Abel Brockway, 1832; Russell Whipple, 1833, '34; Daniel Poppino, 1835,'36 ; John Borradaile, 1837,'38 ; William Johnson, 1839,'40 ; Jedediah Allen, 1841,'42 ; William John- son, 1843, '44 ; Daniel Grandin, 1845 ; John Cottrell, 1846, '47, 48; William I. Stoutenberg, 1849; Hiram Gallup, 1850; Hayden W. Curtis, 1851'52; John S. Todd, 1853; Asahel Todd, 1854; Elias Cady, 1855 ; William H. Rogers, 1856-,'57, '58, '59 ; Benjamin Hance, 1860 to 1874, fifteen years ; Wash- ington H. Throop, 1875, '76, '77, '78 ; John P. Bennett, 1879, '80, '81, '82, '83.
WOLCOTT was formed from Junius, Seneca county, March 24, 1807, though the town was not organized under the law, until 1810. Butler, Rose and Huron were taken off in 1826. The Wolcott records were destroyed by fire about fifteen years ago ; but it is understood that the first town meeting was held the first Tuesday of April, 1810, in the grist-mill then owned by Jonathan Melvin. The site has been occu-
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pied by a grist-mill to the present time, and is now the property of the Rumsey estate.
Supervisors -- Osgood Church, 1810, 'II,'12, '13 ;* Adonijah Church, 1814,'15,'16,'17; G. L. Nicholas, 1818, (succeeded the same year by Thomas Armstrong) ; Jesse Mathews, 1819; Geo. B. Brinkerhoff, 1820 ; Norman Sheldon, 1821,'22 ; Arad Tall- cott, 1823 ; Norman Sheldon, 1824, '25 ; David Arne, Jr., 1826, '27, '28; Daniel Roe, Jr., 1829 to '34, six years ; Abel Lyon, 1835 ; David Arne, Jr., 1836; Abel Lyon, 1837, '38, '39; James M. Wilson, 1840, '41 ; William O. Wood, 1842, 43, '44; Aaron H. Boylan, 1845; James M. Wilson, 1846; William O.Wood, 1847, '48-'49; James M. Wilson, 1850; E. L. Leavenworth, 1851 ; James M. Wilson, 1852, '53; E. L. Leavenworth, 1854; W. J. Preston, 1855 ; John Boylan, 1856; Andrews Preston, 1857 ; James M. Wilson, 1858, '59; Thad- deus W. Collins, 1860; Amos Nash, 1861 ; William O. Wood, 1862, '63, '64, '65 ; Edwin H. Draper, 1866 to 1870, five years ; James W. Snyder, 1871 ; Edwin H. Draper, 1872 to 1877, six years; Marion Conklin, 1878, '79, '80, '81 ; Myron Wood, 1882, '83.
ONTARIO was formed from Williamson under the name of "Freetown" March 27, 1807 ; afterwards taking the name of the Lake which bounds it on the North. Walworth was taken off in 1829. The town records were destroyed some years ago and the place where the first town meeting was held is not easily ascertained.
* Osgood Church was a local agent for the sale of lands on the Williamson Patent. This patent was granted in compensation for the loss of lands in the Gore. His account-book of contracts is still extant, and in possession of Hiram Church, of Wolcott. It is a very important record, opening with the account of Abraham Bunce, under date of June 16, 1808, and shows the names of one hundred and seventeen early settlers, in the present towns of Wolcott, Butler, Rose and Huron. Osgood Church settled in Wolcott, in the spring of 1808. He was from New Marlboro, Mass. Mr. Church executed this sale of lands under the general agency of Frederick Wolcott, on behalf of Charles William- son, and his successor, Robert Troup. It is the opinion of Hiram Church, that his father suggested the name of Wolcott for this town, in honor of his prin- cipal.
The five years, 1812 to 1816, are somewhat conjectural. Hiram Church is of the opinion that his father served four years, and that Adonijah Church suc- ceeded next.
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Supervisors-The names of the Supervisors prior to 1823 have not been secured for the same reason and because the records of the Ontario County Board of Supervisors are also missing for the early years.
Luther Fillmore, 1823 to 1828, six years ; Joseph Patterson, 1829; Henry L. Gilbert, 1830; Joseph Patterson 1831, '32 ; John Stolp, 2nd, 1833, '34; Joseph Patterson, 1835, '36 ; Joseph W. Gates, 1837, '38, '39; William A. Fuller, 1840 ; Joseph Patterson, 1841, '42; Ira Hill, 1843 ; Billings P. Bab- cock, 1844; Joseph W. Gates, 1845, '46, '47 ; Elihu Durfee, 1848 ; Benjamin Mack, 1849, '50; D. Whitcomb, 1851 ; Ira Hill, 1852; Joseph Patterson, 1853; Ezra Duel, 1854; Abel J. Bixby, 1855 ; Benjamin Mack, 1856; Abel J. Bixby, 1857 ; Ezra Duel, 1858 ; Stephen N. Maine, 1859; Joseph W. Gates, 1860; Theophilus Williams, 1861, '62, '63 ; Abel J. Bixby, 1864, '65, '66 ; John C. Houck, 1867, '68 ; Abel J. Eixby, 1869; Rensselaer Palmer, 1870; Abel J. Bixby, 1871 ; Joseph Middleton, 1872 ; Francis A. Hill, 1873, '74 ; E.Munsell Davis, 1875 ; Byron W. Gates, 1876; Stephen N. Maine, 1877, '78, '79,'80, '81, 82 ; F. A. Hill, 1883.
LYONS was formed from Sodus, March 1, 1811, taking the name of the village which is said to have been given to the place by Capt. Williamson from some fancied resemblance in situation to the city of that name in France. Arcadia was taken off in 1825. The town records for the early years are missing, and the Supervisors' records of Ontario county are lost; therefore the early supervisors cannot be given prior to 1823 .*
Supervisors-Robert W. Ashley 1823; James P. Bartle, 1824 ; Oliver Allen, 1825, '26; Robert W. Ashley, 1827, '28, '29, '30 ; Abel Lyman, 1831 ; Eli Johnson, 1832, '33 ; John M. Holley, 1834, '35, '36, '37; Nelson Peck, 1838; John Adams, 1839, 40; John Layton, 1841 ; Aaron Remsen, 1842 ; Cullen Foster, 1843; Thomson Harrington, 1844, '45; John Layton, 1846, 47, '48, '49 ; Cullen Foster, 1859; Aaron Remsen, 1851 ; Jas. Rogers, 1852; W. W. Sanford, 1853; Bartlett R. Rogers, 1854; Dewitt W. Parshall, 1855 ; Miles S. Leach, 1856; John
* The place of the first town meeting was the Cronise farm a few miles west of Lyons village.
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Adams, 1857; Caleb Rice, 1858; Bartlett R. Rogers, 1859, '60, '61 ; Miles S. Leach, 1862, '63, '64, '65, '66, '67, '68 ; Nelson R. Mirick, 1870, '71, '72, '73, '74 ; Wm. VanMarter, 1875, '76, '77; George W. Cramer, 1878, '79; Leman Hotchkiss, 1880, '81,'82; M. H. Dillenbeck, 1883.
GALEN was formed from Junius, Seneca county, February 14, 1812. The town was a part of the military lands, and the towns upon those lands received classical names. Galen was so named in view of the fact that several surgeons of the Revolutionary army drew lands in that town and the name of the famous physician and surgeon of the second century was an appropriate selection from the noted men of antiquity. The place of the first town meeting is not ascertained, as the early records are destroyed .*
Supervisors - Jonathan Melvin, 1812; James Dickson, 1813,'14,'15; Loammi Beadle, 1816,'17; Annanias Wells, 1818 ; Benjamin Langdon, 1819; Annanias Wells, 1820 ; James Dickson, 1821 ; Annanias Wells, 1822 ; Eli Frisbie, 1823, '24 ; Annanias Wells, 1825 to 1830, six years ; James Humiston, 1831 ; Annanias Wells, 1832, '33, '34, '35; Hiram Smith, 1836 ; Annanias Wells, 1837; Hiram P. Jones, 1838, '39 ; Ananias Wells, 1840; Aaron V. Waterbury, 1841, '42 ; Israel R. South- ard, 1843, '44, '45, '46; Aaron V. Waterbury, 1847 ; Samuel S. Briggs, 1848; Isaac Miller, 1849; Wm. C. Ely, 1850; B. H. Streeter, 1851 ; Zina Hooker, 1852, '53 ; Israel R. South- ard, 1854,'55, '56, '57, '58,'59; Byron Ford, 1860; Albert F. Redfield, 1861,'62,'63 ; Porter G. Denison, 1864, '65, '66; Mathew Mackie, 1867; Stephen D. Streeter, 1868, '69; Edward B. Wells, 1870, '71; Mathew Mackie, 1872 ; Emory W. Gurnee, 1873 ; E. W. Sherman, 1874, '75 ; Thomas P. Thorn, 1876; Elijah P. Taylor, Jr., 1877, '78 ; Adrastus Snedaker, 1879 ; Albert F. Redfield, 1880,'81; Marvin S. Roe, 1882; George G. Roe, 1883.
MACEDON was formed from Palmyra, January 29, 1823. No special reason for the name has been discovered in our
* Subsequent enquiry has shown that the first town meeting of Galen was held at the house of Jonathan Melvin, which stood on the site of the present residence of Mrs. Elizabeth Gordon.
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enquiries .* The first town meeting was held February II, 1823, at the house of Lydia Porter. It stood about a mile and a half west of Macedon village, and was destroyed by fire in the summer of 1881. It was for many years kept as a tavern, being on the old Rochester road traveled by stage coaches.
Supervisors-Abram Spear, 1823, '24, '25 ; Charles Bradish, 1826; Abraham Spear, 1827, '28 ; George Crane, 1829, '30,'31 ; Abraham Spear, 1832, '33; John Lapham, 1834; Charles Bradish, 1835 ; Isaac, Durfee, 1836,'37 ; Charles Bradish, 1838, '39, '40; Thomas Barnes, 1841,'42, '43 ; Alexander C. Purdy, 1844, '45 ; John Lapham, 1846, '47; Abiel D. Gage, 1848; Samuel Everett, 1849; Nathan Lapham, 1850; Evert Bogardus, 1851, '52 ; A. P. Crandall, 1853, '54; George C. Everett, 1855 ; Purdy M. Willets, 1856; Lemuel Durfee, 1857; Joab S. Biddlecome, 1858, '59, '60; Thomas W. Mead, 1861, '62, '63 ; Robert H. Jones, 1864, '65 ; Marvin A. Eddy, 1866; Walter W. Brace, 1867 ; H. H. Hoag, 1868,'69; Lyman Bickford, 1870,'71,'72; Wallace W. Mumford, 1873 ; Lyman Bickford, 1874; Wallace W. Mumford, 1875; Jeremiah Thistlewaite, 1876; Charles B. Herendeen, 1877, '78, '79 ; Hiram C. Durfee, 1880, '81 ; Daniel S. Shourds, 1882 ; Geo. W. Kirkpatrick, 1883.
SAVANNAH was formed from Galen, November 24, 1824. The name was suggested by the swamps and low grounds which characterized the town, particularly at an early day.+ The first town meeting was held at the "Crusoe House," April 5, 1825. The place was then owned by Elias Converse, and was a favorite stopping place in the early times. The house is still standing on the road north of the village of Savannah, though the noise and revelry of early times long since ceased in its old-fashioned rooms. It is now owned by J. B. Laird.
* Dr. Plunkett Richardson was active at Albany, in securing the legislation necessary to organize the town, and undoubtedly suggested the name.
+ H. H. Wheeler writes :- With a morass nearly two miles wide on the east, and one mile wide on the west, the two spanned on the north by a swamp extending up to South Butler, and including Crusoe Lake and Turtle Pond, it is not strange that the town should have been called "Savannah."
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Supervisors-Russell Palmer, elected in 1825, '26; David Cushman, 1827,'28 ; Russell Palmer, 1829; Jonathan Beadle, 1830; Russell Palmer, 1831; Luther Chapin, 1832,'33; Harvey Cooley, 1834,'35 ; Charles A. Rose, 1836 ; Chauncey Ives, 1837,* '38, '39, '40, '41 ; Winans S. Winnegar, 1842 ; Nelson Payne, 1843, '44 ; Sylvanus D. Thompson, 1845 ; Nel- son Payne, 1846; Chauncey T. Ives, 1847, '48 ; Nelson Payne, 1849 ; Benajah Abrams, 1850 ; Charles D. Hadden, 1851, '52; Ebenezer Fitch, 1853; Franklin Knapp, 1854; Benajah Abrams, 1855 ; James M. Servis, 1856 to 1861, six years ; Richard W. Evans, 1862, '63 ; William G. Soule, 1864, '65 ; William R. Stultz, 1866 to 1871, six years; Charles Wood, 1872, '73, '74; John A. Munson, 1874 to 1878, five years ; Ammon S. Farnum, 1879, '80, '81, '82, '83.
ARCADIA was formed from Lyons, Feb. 15, 1825. Consid- erable enquiry has failed to ascertain what led to the choice of the name, or who suggested it. The first town meeting was held at the house of William Popple, in the village of Newark, April 5, 1825. This was on the corner now occu- pied by M. M. Kenyon, druggist, and was the second public house in Newark.
Supervisors-James P. Bartle elected in 1825, '26,'27 ; Geo. W. Scott, 1828; John L. Cuyler, 1829,'30; Joseph A. Miller, 1831,'32; Edmund B. Bell, 1833; Esbon Blackmar, 1834; James P. Bartle, 1835 ; James Miller, Jr., 1836,'37 ; James P. Bartle, 1838 ; Silas Pierson, 1839; Vincent G. Barney, 1840 ; Joseph A. Miller, 1841 ; Ezra Pratt, 1842; Abraham Fair- child, 1843; Perry G. Price, 1844; George H. Middleton, 1845, George C. Mills, 1846; George W. Scott, 1847; Geo. Howland, 1848; James S. Crosby, 1849 ; Clark Mason, 1850; Ezra Pratt, 1851; Esbon Blackmar, 1852; James D. Ford, 1853 ; Albert F. Cressy, 1854 ; James D. Ford, 1855 to 1859, five years ; Elon St. John, 1860, '61,'62 ; Artemas W. Hyde, 1863, '64, '65 ; Elon St. John, 1866; Henry Cronise, Jr., 1867; George H. Price, 1868; Charles C. Chadwick, 1869; Oliver Crothers, 1870; Chester W. Stewart, 1871, '72; Jacob P. Lusk, 1873 ; E. K. Burnham, 1874; James H. Miller, 1875, '76 ;
* In 1837 there was a tie for Supervisor, and Chauncey Ives appears to have been appointed by the Town Board.
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George H. Price, 1877, '78, '79; James Jones, 1880; J. Dupha Reeves, 1881, '82 ; E. K. Burnham, 1883.
MARION was formed from Williamson, under the name of " Winchester" April 18, 1825. The name was changed to Marion April 15, 1826, and this was given in honor of Gen- eral Marion, of the Revolutionary army.
The first town meeting was held April 4, 1826, at the house of Daniel Wilcox, now the village hotel kept by George M. Sweezey.
Supervisors-Seth Eddy elected in 1826; Jesse Mason, 1827; Isaac R. Sanford, 1828; Elias Durfee, 1829 to 1833, five years; Wm. R. Sanford, 1834; Elias Durfee, 1835 ; Marvin Rich, 1836; Elias Durfee, 1837,'38 ; Seth Eddy, 1839, 40; Ornon Archer, 1841 to 1845, five years ; Peter Boyce, 1846,'47 ; Nelson D. Young, 1848,'49; Oscar Howell,* 1850; Elias Durfee, 1851, Nelson D. Young, 1852-'53 ; Isaac A. Clark, 1854 ; Elias Durfee, 1855 to 1859, five years ; Pardon Durfee, 1860,'61 ; Ira Lakey, 1862,'63 ; Orville Lewis, 1864, '65 ; Nelson D. Young, 1866,'67,'68,'69 ; Dwight Smith, 1870, '71 '72; Charles Tremain, 1873; Dwight Smith, 1874-'75 ; Nelson D. Young, 1876,'77,'78 ; Henry R. Tabor, 1879; Ches- ter F. Sweezey, 1880,'81,'82 ; Henry R. Tabor, 1883.
ROSE was formed from Wolcott February 5, 1827, and named in honor of Robert L. Rose of Geneva. The first town meeting was held the first Tuesday in April, at the house of Charles Thomas, which occupied the site of the sub- sequent residence of Hon. Eron N. Thomas, now the resi- dence of F. H. Closs.
Supervisors-Peter Valentine, elected in 1826, '27, '28, '29 ; Philander Mitchell, 1830, '31, '32; Dorman Munsell, 1833 ; Thaddeus Collins, 1834; Ira Mirick, 1835 ; Peter Valentine, 1836, '37, '38, '39 ; Dorman Munsell, 1840, '41 ; Peter Valen- tine, 1842 ; Eron N. Thomas, 1843 ; Philander Mitchell, 1844, 45 ; Elizur Flint, 1846; Hiram Mirick, 1847; Philander Mitchell, 1848, '49, '50; Eron N. Thomas, 1851 ; Solomon Allen, 1852; Eron N. Thomas, 1853 ; Thaddeus Collins, 1854; Jackson Valentine, 1855 ; Philander Mitchell, 1856; Harvey
* Died in office.
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Closs, 1857, '58 ; Jackson Valentine, 1859 to '69, eleven years ; James M. Horne, 1870,'71; Charles S. Wright, 1872,'73 ; Jackson Valentine, 1874,'75 ; J. S. Sheffield, 1876; Wm. J. Glen, 1877 ; S. Wesley Gage, 1878 ; Wm. J. Glen, 1879; Wm. H. Griswold, 1880,'81 ; George Catchpole, 1882,'83.
HURON was formed from Wolcott, under the name of " Port Bay," February 25, 1826. The name was changed to Huron March 17, 1834 .*
The first town meeting was held at the house of Josiah Upson, April 4, 1826, the well-known Upson residence from that time to the present, and still the place of the Huron postoffice.
Supervisors-Norman L. Sheldon, 1826 to 1830, five years ; Elisha Benjamin, 1831, '32 ; Jedediah Wilder, 1833 ; Harlow Hyde, 1834, '35 ; Philip Sours, 1836 to 1840, five years ; Har- low Hyde, 1841, '42 ; Ebenezer Jones, 1843, '44; Jedediah Wilder, 1845, '46, '47 ; Edward W. Bottum, 1848; James T. Wisner, 1849; John F. Curtis, 1850; Ralph Sheldon, 1851; Reuben Sours, 1852, '53; James T. Wisner, 1854; Elisha Cady, 1855 ; Roswell E. Reed, 1856; John F. Curtis, 1857; Reuben Sours, 1858; Elisha Cady, 1859, '60 ; Rufus B. Sours, 1861 to 1867, seven years; Samuel Gardner, 1868; Oscar Weed, 1869: Samuel Gardner, 1870; Oscar Weed, 1871, '72; Reuben Sours, 1873, '74; Dwight B. Flint, 1875, '76; Will- iam W. Gatchell, 1877; Alanson Church, 1878; William W. Gatchell, 1879; Elisha Cady, 1880; Robert A. Catchpole, 1881,'82 ; Roswell Reed, 1883.
BUTLER was formed from Wolcott February 26, 1826. It was named in honor of Gen. Butler and was suggested by a committee consisting of Ezekiel Scott, Eli Wheeler and Will- iam Moulton.+
* Of the change of name, Harlow Hyde writes : "There being a bay in Wol- cott named Port Bay, it had a tendency to mislead persons enquiring for one or the other of the places. I well remember the Rev. William Clark calling at my house, asking me to sign a petition to be presented to the Legislature to have the town named Huron. Huron was deemed a desirable name, because all the letters would stand on the line."
+ Of the name Hon. H. H. Wheeler writes : " I remember hearing the matter discussed at the time, by my father (Eli Wheeler) with old Mr. Ezekiel Scott, and with Esq. Prentice Palmer and Maj. Wm. Moulton. Whether he or one of
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The first town meeting was held April 4, 1826, at the house of Jacob S. Viele, now occupied by Lucius S. Viele.
Supervisors-Thomas Armstrong, 1826 to 1833, eight years; Uriah G. Beach, 1834, '35, 36; Austin Roe, 1837; Thos. Armstrong, 1838; Austin Roe, 1839 ; John Dradt, Jr., 1840, 41; Nathaniel W. Tompkins, 1842, '43 ; Thomas Armstrong, 1844, '45 ; John Dradt, 1846; Horatio N. Wood, 1847 ; Franklin Knapp, 1848; John Dradt, 1849 ; Thomas Arm- strong, 1850, '51 ; H. K. Graves, 1852, '53; John Dradt, 1854; Charles Mead, 1855; H. K. Graves, 1856; Horatio N. Wood, 1857; C. D. Hadden, 1858, Abram Gibbs, 1859; John E. Hough, 1860, '61, 62 ; Gibson S. Center, 1863 ; Ben- ham S. Wood, 1864 ; Henry K. Graves, 1865 ; Anson S. Wood, 1866; Andrew Spencer, 1867, '68, '69; Joel Laberteaux, 1870, '71, '72, '73; John E. Hough, 1874, '75, 76, '77, '78; William Wood, 1879, '80; Eugene M. Walker, 1881, '82 ; Joseph H. L. Roe, 1883.
WALWORTH was formed from Ontario April 20, 1829, and named in honor of Chancellor Reuben H. Walworth.
The first town meeting was held at the house of George Smith, on the 6th day of April, 1830. This was the old " tavern" that stood on the site of the present beautiful Temperance House, erected by the liberality and largely sustained by the public spirit of Hon. T. G. Yeomans, and known as the " Pacific."
Supervisors-Luther Fillmore, 1830, '31, '32, '33 ; William D. Wylie, 1834; Artemas Mathewson, 1835, '36, '37, '38 ; John McLouth, 1839; Artemas Mathewson, 1840; John McLouth, 1841 ; William D. Wylie, 1842; Joseph Peacock, 1843 ; Will- iam D. Wylie, 1844, '45; George Boynton, 1846; John Mc- Louth, 1847; William D. Wylie, 1848 ; Theron G. Yeomans, 1849, '50; William D. Wylie, 1851, '52, '53; Joseph Peacock, 1854, '55, 56; Eliab Yeomans, 1857, '58; H. H. Hoag, 1859,
the others first suggested the name I do not remember (if I ever knew). I think Maj. Moulton had a fancy for the name, in honor of Gen. Wm. Butler, of the Revolution, who did such signal service in South Carolina, under Lee, Lin- coln and Greene, &c. At the same time Mr. Wheeler queried as to the danger possibly, of perpetuating the name of the notorious Tory and Indian leader, Col. John Butler. But this I well remember, that they all cordially agreed as to the propriety of adopting the name."
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'60 ; Elihu Durfee, 1861 ; Henry W. Downing, 1862; John Everett, 1863, '64; Erastus F. Maine, 1865 ; William W. Edgerton, 1866, '67, '68 ; Philetus Miller, 1869, '70, '71 ; Ormond O. Mason, 1872; William E. Greenwood, 1873; Jerome R. Peacock, 1874; Frederick W. Moore, 1875 ; William W. Edgerton, 1876, '77; Jay White, 1878, '79; Jemain Andrew, 1880, '81, '82, '83.
CHAPTER II.
FRENCH VOYAGEURS TOUCHING AT POINTS ALONG THE NORTHERN BORDER - CHAMPLAIN - HENNEPIN - DE NONVILLE'SENCAMPMENT AT PULTNEYVILLE JULY 9TH, 1687- APPLEBOOM, THE EARLY NAME OF THAT PLACE.
T HOUGH the settlement of this county only dates back to 1789, yet its northern border, and perhaps other portions, had been included in French explorations a hundred and fifty years earlier. A few dates of general historical interest will make clear the chain of early dis- covery.
In 1535, Jaques Cartier sailed up the St. Lawrence River as far as the present site of Montreal, then occupied by an Indian village. There is no evidence that he penetrated farther west. He made another voyage from France a few years later, but does not appear to have penetrated farther westward than Montreal. A long period intervened before France made any further effort at exploration or coloniza- tion.
Champlain was the next enterprising voyageur who came to the St. Lawrence upon the work of discovery. He first sailed for the New World March 15, 1603. Sailing up the St. Lawrence, and passing Montreal, they anchored at the foot of the falls. This was the extent of his westward route. He returned to France, after an absence of six months and fifteen days.
On Champlain's second voyage, he sailed from France April 7, 1604. This expedition was devoted to an explora- tion of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, and the founding of a colony on the Island De Monts, in the River St. Croix. He also explored the Southern shore of Maine, named the well-known Island Mount Desert, went as far south as Martha's Vineyard, and spent about three years before returning to France.
Champlain sailed from France a third time, April 13, 1808. He left his vessel in the harbor of Tadoussac, St. Lawrence
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Bay, and having built a barque of twelve or fourteen tons burden, he sailed up the St. Lawrence again. This time he founded Quebec, and passed the succeeding winter there. June 18, 1809, he left Quebec on a tour of exploration. Arriv- ing at the mouth of the outlet of what has since been known as Lake Champlain, he ascended the river and entered the lake. July 30th, he assisted his friends, the Hurons, in a battle against the Iroquois-a battle that was fought some- where on the ground between Lake George and Lake Cham- plain, or in that vicinity.
Champlain and his men were therefore the first white men who made an entry upon the soil of the State of New York. Sir Henry Hudson sailed into New York Bay September 3d, of that year, and traced the Hudson River to Half-moon Point (six miles above Albany), reaching that place Septem- ber 22, 1609. Champlain was therefore the earliest, by about forty days; but he made no further exploration westward at that time.
Champlain sailed from France on his fourth voyage the next year, arriving at Tadoussac April 26, 1610, and at Quebec soon after. He remained there a few months and returned to France.
His fifth voyage was especially for the purpose of assist- ing the colony at Quebec, and was made in 1611, leaving France March Ist.
His sixth voyage resulted in further explorations, but northward in Canada. He left France March 6, 1613, reached Quebec May 7th, came up to Montreal soon after, explored the Ottawa River some distance into the interior, and returned to France in August.
In Champlain's seventh voyage he sailed from France April 24, 1615, and at this time there came with him four Jesuit Missionaries. Champlain now penetrated westward through Canada as far as Lake Huron, returned to the Bay of Quinte on the north side of Lake Ontario, then across the lake and joined the Hurons in an expedition against a strong fort of the Iroquois. This fort was in the vicinity of Oneida Lake. The French and Hurons were repulsed. Champlain at this time must have landed on the south
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