Centennial history of Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, Part 169

Author: Stocker, Rhamanthus Menville, 1848-
Publication date: 1887
Publisher: Philadelphia, Pa. : R. T. Peck
Number of Pages: 1318

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cantile business sixteen years. He is a surveyor and conveyancer and has been justice of the peace most of the time since 1865.

EBENEZER K. MESSENGER .- His father, Cyrus Messenger, was a native of Massachusetts, and a tanner and currier by trade. In 1798 he married Rhoda Keys (1780-1821), also a native of that State. He continued the business of tanning and currying in Massachusetts until about 1806, when he removed to Bridgewater, this county, where his wife died. He married for his second wife Abigail Welsh, and for several years remained in that section, working part of the time at his trade, and for a while was employed in Foster's tannery in Montrose. In 1841 himself and wife came to reside with his son Ebenezer, and here they both died, the former at the age of eighty- five, the latter aged seventy-five years. They had children,-Keziah (1799-1826); Everett (1801-70); Ebenezer, 1803; Ruby (1804-22); Chloe Key (1807- 85); Olive (1809-86) was the wife of Colonel Greeley, who resided in Wayne County, Pa. ; Cyrus P. (1810- 67); Horace P. (1813-79); Rhody Ann, 1814, the widow of Griffin Cook, now residing in Thomson ; Lucy M. (1816-44) was the wife of Sylvenus Osborne, of Wayne County, Pa., and the mother of General E. S. Osborne, of Wilkes-Barre; John N., 1818, a farmer of Sullivan County, Pa.

Ebenezer K. Messenger was born February, 14, 1803, in Litchfield, Mass., and when three years old his parents removed to Bridgewater. His school ad- vantages were most limited, the nearest school being at Montrose, a distance of three or four miles from his home. Less than half a dozen houses stood at that time within the present limits of Montrose borough. But in the absence of book knowledge, he learned the practical lessons of life ; among them, in- dustry, economy and self-reliance. When seventeen years old he left home and worked out on a farm. In 1824, while working on a farm in Gibson, he mar- ried Hannah (1804-66), daughter of John Belcher, one of the first settlers of Gibson, at which place she was born. In May following he came with his wife to Thomson, and settled on an unimproved farm pre- viously purchased of Isaac Post, on which was a log cabin that had been erected by the men engaged in building the Belmont turnpike, and just vacated by Joel Lamb. Here he remained for nine years, clear- ing and improving his purchase, at the end of which time he sold it, and bought one-fourth of the Hodg- son tract of four hundred acres and allowances, whichi was situated about two miles from the present borough of Thomson.

The only clearing on his new purchase was that made in constructing the Belmont turnpike, which passed through it. He at once set to work, made an opening in the wilderness, erected a barn and a small house, and moved into it. His only neighbors, from Belmont to Lanesboro', were Joseph Porter, who had a little clearing within the present borough limits ;

Joseph Austin, who had a cabin near Comfort's Pond ; John Wrighter, who had a little clearing on the turn- pike, a mile west of him ; and Christopher Toby, who lived in a little log house ; five miles this side of Bel- mont. The tract he had purchased was heavily tim- bered, largely with hemlock, and these natives of the forest were hard to get rid of.

He had to depend on the soil for his bread and his gun for meat ; but the latter was by far the easiest to obtain, for Mr. Messenger relates the incident of shooting from the door of his dwelling a fine buck from out of a herd of six. But the perils, the priva- tions and discomforts of these early days only spurred him to renewed exertions, and the evidence of his perseverance and industry is found on the farm which he wrested from the wilderness. In 1855 he erected a new dwelling, and added from time to time to the appointments of his farm convenient out- buildings.

Their children are Francis O., 1825, married and residing in Wisconsin (he was a soldier in the late war, serving in a Wisconsin regiment); Ruby A., 1827, wife of Windsor Aylesworth, of Norwich, N. Y. ; Maryette, 1829, residing in Honesdale; Sally E., 1832, wife of Charles T. Waterman, a farmer in Kansas; William E., 1835, residing in Thomson borough ; Washington W., 1839, married, and a mer- chant and farmer residing in Thomson borough ; Amanda E., 1841, wife of Josiah Mills, an engineer on Jefferson Railroad, residing at Susquehanna. In 1868 he sold the home-farm to B. F. Starbird, and re- moved to the borough, and same year married Silona Pickering, of Gibson, who died in 1881. The year he came to the borough he purchased a lot on which was a small house, which he tore down, and shortly afterwards erected the residence where he now lives. In 1883 he married Rebecca J. Baily, a native of Tompkins County, N. Y. In politics he has fol- lowed the teachings of Jefferson and Jackson, and has been loyal to the principles of the Democratic party. He has served his town as school director, su- pervisor and in other official positions. Mr. Messen- ger retired several years ago from active business pursuits, and now, in the evening of his life, is en- joying some of the fruits of his early sacrifices and toil. He is the oldest person now living in the town- ship or borough of Thomson.

CHESTER STODDARD .- His father, Enos Stoddard (1777-1850), was the son of Moses and Abigail Stod- dard, who had other children. Enos married, in 1798, Aurelia Bacon (1780-1830) and settled in Litch- field, Conn., where he lived until his death. They had children,-Cynthia, 1799, wife of Garrett Mun- son and resided at Meredith, N. Y., where she died ; Asa Barnes, 1800, removed to New Orleans and there died ; Albert, 1801, settled in Mexico ; Orange, 1804, removed to Ohio; Anna, 1805 (now deceased), was the wife of Starr Thomas, of Great Bend ; Anthea, 1808, wife of Leavitt Munson, of Great Bend ; Ches-

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ter (1810-84) ; Enos, Jr., 1812, settled at Great Bend, where he died ; Alanson, 1813, resides in Connecti- cut ; Moses, 1815, resides in Minnesota; Charles, 1818, settled in Connecticut, where he died. Chester Stoddard was born in Litchfield, Conn., November 23, 1810. His early life was passed with few educa- tional advantages, and he went to learn the trade of a stone-mason while still a youth. He early devel- oped a love for hunting, and, at the age of eighteen, he came to Great Bend, where, in the wilderness thereabout, were found game in such abundance as to delight a hunter's heart. It was on a hunting ex-

setts and removed to Gibson in 1812, where they set- tled, in Gelatt Hollow, and for whom the place was named. Here he lived until his death, at the advanced age of one hundred and five years. Their children were Wealthy, 1816, wife of Daniel Wrighter (now of Thomson) ; Harriet, 1817; and Collins, 1820, residing in Jackson. Immediately upon his marriage he went to housekeeping in the shanty he had built in the wilderness. His worldly possessions at this time consisted of a yoke of oxen and fifty dollars in money, which he had borrowed of John Smiley with which to purchase a housekeeping

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cursion, in 1828, that he probably visited Thomson for the first time. He spent several seasons in this section of the county, returning occasionally to Con- necticut, and in 1836 he decided to locate here, and took up ja tract of sixty acres of woodland on the Starrucca road, on which he made a clearing, erected a barn and built a shanty. In 1837 he married Har- riet, 1817, daughter of Jonathan (1793-1877) and Re- becca Parmenter (1791-1856) Gelatt, of Gibson, the former a native of Ballston Spa, N. Y., the latter of Westminster, Vt. They were married at Mount Pleasant, Pa., in 1815, by Thomas Meredith, Esq. This Jonathan Gelatt was a son of George and Han- nah (Collins) Gelatt, who were natives of Massachu-

outfit. But although his store of this world's goods was meagre, his stock of energy, perseverance and pluck was large and complete, to which his young wife added her full share.

In 1839 he erected a frame house-the present res- idence of his daughter, Mrs. V. L. Stoddard. With persevering industry he continued to improve his farm, and in a few years had added forty-five acres to his original purchase. In 1861 he bought of George Blandin, agent for John Blandin, of Vermont, the " Blandin " Hotel and twenty-five acres of land in (now) Thomson Borough, to which he removed from the farm, still continuing to oversee it in con- nection with the hotel business. In 1862 he bought

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a saw-mill on the Starrucca Creek, and added lumber- ing to his other business enterprises. The mill was de- stroyed by fire, but, with his characteristic energy, he soon rebuilt it. Previous to this, about 1858, he pur- chased the Wallace Lyons farm, on the Starrucca road, near the homestead, which the family still re- tains. Upon leaving the hotel in 1874, he purchased the following year a property near the depot, im- proved it, and fitted it up for his home, and here he lived, supervising his farms and other business, until his death, in 1884, and his widow still resides there. He was a member of the M. E. Church, and to it and all public enterprises of his town he was a liberal contributor. Fair and upright in his business rela- tions, he was pleasant and genial socially, and his early taste for hunting clung to him through life. In politics he was a Democrat, and an earnest and active advocate of the principles of his party. He served his town in several official positions, and had the re- spect and esteem of his fellow-citizens. Their chil- dren are Jane, 1840, wife of Frank Crosier, residing in Thomson Borough ; Emeretta, 1844, wife of V. L. Stoddard, residing on the old homestead ; William J., 1850, connected with the manufacturing and mer- cantile business of B. T. Babbitt, of Boston, Massa- chusetts.

Thomson Methodist Church .- Elder Nathaniel Lewis was the first preacher who preached in Thomson, and who also formed the first Methodist class here. It consisted of five members : Frederick and Rachel Bingham, John and Ann Wrighter and Betsey Gelatt. They held meetings at John Wrighter's, Rosencrantz', where Jenkins afterwards resided, Collins ; Gelatt's and Frederick Bingham's. The funerals were held at Wrighter's until the school-house was built. John Wrighter was the first class-leader ; Charles Wrighter and John Jenkins also served in that capacity. Mr. Bingham was a Presbyterian, but identified himself with this class, as there was no church of his choice here. Miss Blackman says of Elder Lewis: "At one time, while he was preaching, some unruly boys disturbed the meeting to such an extent that the elder's patience gave way, and he upbraided them as the most hogmatical set of scoundrels he ever saw. On being told there was no such word in common usage, the elder said, I don't care ; it was applicable." The first traveling preachers were Elders Warner, Barnes and Herrick. Willard Calhoun was the most noted local man that ever preached here. He was a rough, fighting man before conversion, and a noisy, shouting preacher afterwards. He frequently stepped out of his way in order to kick Jonathan Gelatt's dog, be- cause he said it was a Calvinistic dog. The Gelatts favored the Baptists and were somewhat Calvinistic in their views. The have been heard one and one- half miles distant by men now living. Falling or losing their strength was common among them. At such times they would be apparently dead. John Deming preached here frequently, and is said to have

organized the first Sunday-school in a school-house about a mile north of the centre. Others think that the first Sunday-school was at John Jenkins' house. At first they were taught to read from the spelling-book, the same as in week-day school. Rev. Jonas Underwood was one of the most successful revivalists that has ever preached here. A handsome church was erected in 1851 and dedicated in 1852. The Methodist Church records are very meagre up to a certain date. Of late years their records are well kept. Rev. J. F. Warner, in 1873, writes as follows : "Thomson circuit used to be an unusually large one. How much territory is embraced, or what appoint- ments, I have never been able to learn. When I was appointed thereto, in April, 1873, it consisted of five appointments, viz .: Thomson, Ararat, Aldrich school- house, Hines' Corners and Wall school-house ; but at the next Conference in 1874, the two appointments last named were annexed to Herrick Centre charge, leav- ing it as it now is." The church at Ararat was built at a cost of two thousand five hundred dollars, and dedicated by Dr. Y. C. Smith, August 16, 1873. The church at Thomson was modernized and repaired at a cost of five hundred dollars, and rededicated in 1875 by Rev. Austin Griffin. In 1876 Rev. Joseph Stephens was appointed. He has been followed by Y. C. Smith, Richard Hiorns, Richard Varcoe, P. C.

Roskelly, T. Burgess, C. W. Todd. M. D. Mattoon, a local preacher, supplied the pulpit in 1870-71. Nathaniel P. Sartell was also a local preacher. There has been about fifty added to the church this year. The present membership is one hundred and seven. The Sunday-school is in a flourishing condition, with a membership of about one hundred; G. F. Spencer, superintendent. Ararat is connected with Thomson charge and has a membership of about fifty.

The Thomson Free- Will Baptist Church was organ- ized Nov. 16, 1867, by Elder Fish, Deacon Martin Hall and M. T. Whitney acting as council. It was organized in the Aldrich school-house, and the con- stituent members were R. O. Lewis and wife, Alpheus Case and wife, Robert Gelatt and wife, Mrs. Lyman Baldwin, Mrs. James Cleveland, Mrs. Aaron Gallo- way, William Carpenter, Lavinia Carpenter, Herschel Padgett, Betsey Padgett and George Stark. The present neat church was dedicated June 4, 1876. It was built at a cost of three thousand dollars. There is a membership of fifty-two persons. It has been connected with the Jackson Church, in the support of a pastor until recently. Elder Fish, the first pastor, was succeeded by Elders Asa Dodge, Asa Lord, Nel- son Youngs, Prescott, Nash, Brown, Nathan Callen- dar and Hiram L. Maltman. The Sunday-school was originally a union school with the Methodist. Jan. 2, 1887, the school was reorganized with Elder Malt- man as superintendent. This church was incorpo- rated Jan. 11, 1875, on petition of L. E. Baldwin, F. M. Gelatt, M. D. Mattoon, R. O. Lewis, G. L. Lewis, W. W. Messenger, S. R. Gelatt, William Carpenter,

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William Witter, A. H. Crosier, Robert Gelatt, L. N. Hubbard, W. H. Hull.

The only burial-ground in the township lies within the borough, and was originally taken from Joseph Porter's land. One of his children was the first person buried there. There is about one-half acre of land in the burial-ground. Among others buried there are Chester Stoddard, died 1884, aged nearly seventy-four ; Henry Chandler, died 1871, aged seventy-six ; Henry Jenkins, died 1877, aged sixty- three; John Harris, died 1871, aged sixty-five;

Cornelius R. Wrighter, died 1876, aged eighty-four ; William G. Bloxham, died 1882, aged forty-eight ; John Jenkins was born 1783, died 1858; John Wrighter, died 1857, aged seventy-seven; Jonathan Gelatt, died 1877, aged eighty-four ; William W. Van Horn, died 1879, aged eighty-four; John Glover, died 1881, aged seventy-seven ; John J. Van Horn, died 1882, aged fifty-one ; Rev. Charles W., son of Nathaniel P. and Margaret Sartell, died 1875, aged twenty-seven; Samuel H. Lewis, died 1863, aged fifty-nine years.

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GENERAL INDEX.

Abel, William, 748. Aborigines : Lenni Lenape, 1; Six Nations, . 2; Monseys, 2; Painted Rocks, 2; Indian claim, 15 ; Indian trails, 43 ; Indian ;depre- dations, 11.

Academy, Harford, 739. Adams, J. W., 669. Adams, A. J., 735. Agricultural societies, 196. Ainey, Dr. A. J., 161. Ainey, Dr. D. C., 160. Ainey, Wm. D., 101. Allen, M. S., 99.

American Revolution, 210 ; soldiers of, the pioneer settlers of Susquehanna County, 210; War of 1812, muster roll, 211; militia, 212; Colonel Bailey, 211, 655 ; early militia, 212. Animals, 42.

Apolacon, township, 463 ; settlers of, 464; Little Meadows, 467; churches, 469. Associate judges, 74. Attorneys, 74. Ararat township, 823 ; taverns of, and stores, 834 ; churches and burial.places, 834.

Auditors, 70. Authors, 116. Auburn township, 417; pioneers of, 419 ; as- sessment, 1816, 422 ; Four Corners, 430 ; west, 431 ; south, 431 ; churches, 432. Austin, J., 578. Avery, Samuel C., 825.

Bailey, Dr. D. L., 153. Bailey, Col. Fred., 655. Bailey, Capt. Amos, 653. Bailey, Obadiah, 654. Bailey, R. M., 655. Bailey, Lodowick, 655. Bailey, Henry L., 655. Baker, Judge I. P., 386. Baldwin family, 337. Baldwin, B. L., 99. Baldwin, Dr. H. D., 169. Ball, E. G., 482. Banker, David, 520. Banks of Montrose, 298. Barnes, Hon. W. T., 99. Barnes, W. N., 100. Barnes, Amos, 580. Barnes, S. H., 581. Bartlett Hinds mobbed, 25. ; Barton, Mrs. L. H., 564. Baughner, Dr. A. L., 173. Beach, Dr. J. C., 165. Beardsley, Capt. H. F., 129, 264 g. Beardsley, Albert, 403. 848

Beebe, Bradley, 559. Beebe, Charles, 561. Bell, James, 590. Bell, Truman, 690. Bell, Elisha, 689. Bench and bar, 70. Bennett, C. S., 590. Bently, Hon. B. S., 80. Benton, Rev. A. L., 308. Bingham, Dr. L. W., 141. Birchard, Jesse, 480.

Birchardville, 491. Birdsall, Dr. S., 151. Bissell, Dr. S., 141. Bissell, Dr. W., 142.

Bissell, Sergt. A. W., 264i. Blackman, Miss E. C., 121. Blackman, Dr. J., 143.

Blackburn, V., 598. Blakeslee, E. L., 97, 125. Blakeslee, Dr. W. R., 165. Blakeslee, B. F., 393. Blakeslee, L., 394.

Blakeslee, Dr. A. C., 168.

Blair, Dr. A. S., 170. Bloxham, Edward, 831. Bloxham, J. B., 831.

Bonuer, H., 767.

Boroughs incorporated, 63. Booth, Wm., 490.

Boyd, Wm. H., 288. Boyle, Judge John, 634. Boyle, Dr. J. J., 162. Bradshaw, John, 486.

Brandt, 583. Brandt, H. W., 583. Brandt, J. S., 595. Brandt, J., 178.

Breed, R. F., 661. Brewster, Dr. F. D., 174.

Brewster, Horace, 332. Brewster, D. T., 99. Broderick, Rev. P. F., 606. Brookdale, 512.

Brooklyn township, 648; description, 649 ; topography, 649 ; settlers, 649; old mills, 670 ; authors and writers, 672; schools, 672 ; churches, 673 ; roads, 674 ; cemeteries, 674 ; post-office, 674; depot, 674; census, 675 ; village, 676.

Bridgewater, East, 338.

Bridgewater township, 321. Brooks, Dr. S. A., 166. Brown, D. W., 100. Brown, Thomas, 486. Brundage, Dr. A. T., 153. Brundage, Dr. N., 170. Brundage, Dr. J. W., 170. Brundage, Dr. D. F., 170. Brundage, Dr. E. L., 170.

Brush, B. L., 385. Brush, Dr. P. E., 164. Brush, Samuel, 558. Brush, Calvin, 564. Buckley, John, 594. Bunnell, Kirby, 351. Bunnell, Wm., 387. Bunnell, F. H., 388. Bunnell, J. A., 388. Burrows, Urbane, 755. Burdick, Philip, 791. Bush, M. K., 347. Bushnell, Hezekiah, 828. Bushnell, Albert, 91. Bushnell, James C., 829. Butler, Col. Zebulon, 12. Butler, Col. John, 12. Butterfield, Dr. E. A., 174. Butterfield, Dr. E. S., 174.

Callender, J. M., 798. Camp, B. O., 96. Capron, Laban, 720. Carmalt, Dr. W. H., 168. Carmalt, J. E., 95. Cargill, Hon. J. W., 126.

Cargill, James, 774. Case, Benjamin T., 82. Case, Frederick A., 91. Catlin, Charles, 82. Catlin, Luther, 335.

Catlin, George, 120. Census 1810-63, 65. Chandler, F. B., 296. Chandler, Dr. W. J., 167. Chamberlain, Dr. A., 164. Chamberlain, A., 90.

Chapman, Hon. J. W., 103. ' Charter to William Penn, 6. Chase, Hon. S. B., 188. Choconut township, 470; settlers of, 471 ; churches, 476.

Church, Rev. L. W., 552.

Churches : Montrose, 304; East Bridgewater, 338 ; Jessup, 364; Dimock, 380 ; Springville, 413 ; Auburn, 432; Rush, 451 ; Middletown, 462; Apolacon, 468; Forest Lake, 491; Silver Lake, 506; Choconut, 476 ; Liberty, 513; Franklin, 525 ; Great Bend, 542; Sus- quehanna, 604 ; Hallstead, 549 ; Harmony, 586; Gibson, 751; Jackson, 785; Clifford, 801; Dundaff, 811 ; Herrick, 819; Ararat, 835 ; New Milford, 643 ; Brooklyn, 673 ; Hop- bottom, 694; Lenox, 710; Harford, 736; Thomson, 846.

Civil List; 66; members of Congress, 66; State Senators, 67; State Representatives, 67; sheriff's and coroners, 68; prothono- taries, 68 ; registers and recorders, 68 ; treas-

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urers, 69; commissioners, 69 ; commission- ers' clerks, 69; jury commissioners, 69 ; auditors, 70 ; surveyors, 70.

Clifford township, 787; Round Hill, 788 ; pio- neers of, 789; taxables 1815, 791; Welsh settlement, 792; 1842 taxables, 793; Elk- dale, 795 ; Clifford village, 797 ; Lonsdale, 797 ; lodges, 798; Crystal Lake, 799; For- est City, 799 ; churches of, 801; cemeteries of 805.

Clinton, General, 13. Cobh, Dr. J. W., 152. Colored Volunteers, 264n. Comfort, John, 573. Commissioners, 69. Commissioners' clerks, 69. Congress, members of, 66. Connecticut Assembly, 11. Connecticut charter, 5. Connecticut claimants, 20. Connecticut claims, 10. County organization, 61.

Connecticut, Susquehanna Company, G. Cook, J. H, 592. Cook, J. C., 593. County Centennial, 264p. Corse, Lieutenant A. D., 781. Cornwell, Dr. N. P., 142. County map, 63. Conrt-house, 65. Courtright, J. S., 99. Cruser, Wm. C., 110. Curtis, C. J., 339. Curtis, Gaylord, 595.

Davis, T. J., 100. Day, Robert, 322. Dayton, Dr. S. W., 153. Dayton, Frederick, 365. Decker, Dr. C., 172. Deed from Six Nations, 5.

Delaware Company, 7. Denison, Dr. B., 137. Denison, Dr. J. W., 148. Dennison, Dr. M., 169. Dentistry, 177. Dickerman, Dr. C., 172. Dimock, Hon. D., Jr., 83. Dimock, John H., 83. Dimock, Dr. G. Z., 150. Dimock township, 366 ; settlers of, 367 ; village of, 378.

District attorneys, 75. Dixon, C. B., 534. Doctor ye Olden Time, 130. Doyle, Justin L., 829. Draft for War of 1812, 211. Drinker, Dr. C. J., 170. Drinker, Henry, 28. Drinker's letters, 24. Drinker's Meshoppen tract, 31. Dn Bois family, 547. Du Bois, James T., 115. Dundaff Boronghi, 806 ; incorporatiou of, 808 ; churches, 811. Dunham, Dr A., 153. Dunning, Dr., 178. Durga, Dr. G. W., 170. Dusenbury, J. H., 545.

Early settlenichts, 5. Easterbrook, W. W., 783. Education (general), 189. Edwards, Dr. C. C., 150. Eisman, M. H., 593.

Eldred, Gabriel, 300. Elk Lake, 379.

Ellis, Hon. C. H., 820. Engle, Dr. S. J., 172. Estabrook, S. H., 566. Estabrook, Dr. C. G., 171. Ewing's Lands, 31.

Fairdale, 364. Falkenhury, Hon. S., 594.

Fargo, Frederick, 372. Farmers' Institute, 202. Filewood, Dr. F., 159. First settlement, Wyoming, 7.

First court, 64. First court Susquehanna County, 71. First Catholic priest, 503.

First Grand Jury, 72.

First lawyers, 75.

Fitch, Hon. L. F'., 89.

Fletcher, Dr. W. W., 169. Follet, Elkanah T., 732. Follet, Robert, 717. Fordham, D. C., 292.

Forests, 40.

Forest Lake, 479 ; settlers, 481 ; education, 492 ; library of, 492; churches, 491 ; cemeteries, 496. France, J. M., 428.

Franklin Township, 514 ; church es, schools of, 525.

Franklin Forks, 524.

Frazer, Hon. F., 86.

Frazer Hon. Philip, 86. Frazer, Miss A. L., 118.

Frazer, Dr. C., 138.

Frazier, H. H., 104.

Frazier, Hon. George T., 593.

French, Sergeant Myron, 264k. Friendsville Borough, 496.

G. A. R. Posts, 264a ; Woman's Relief Corps, 2641.

Gamble, Dr. G. M., 150.

Gardner, Dr. P. H., 143. Gardner, Dr. E. L., 166. Gardner, L., 342. Gardner, J. F., 344. Gclait, George, 757.

Geology, 38. Gerc, Col. C. M., 301. Gerritson, A. J., 108.

Gibson township, 745 ; Burrows' Hollow, 752 ; Kennedy Hill, 746; Kentuck, 747; Union Hill, 749 ; churches, 751-756 ; South Gibson, 760; Smiley Hollow, 758 ; physicians, 755 ; schools, 755 ; lodge, 757 ; burial-places, 765. Gilbert, L. S., 178. Gillet, Jacoh L., 750. Granges, 199. Grattan, Dr. F. E., 165. Gray, A. W., 446.

Great Bend township, 528 ; scttlement of, 529 ; assessment 1813, 532 ; Dutch of, 534 ; phy- sicians of, 536 ; cemetery, 536 ; Agricultural Society, 537 ; schools of, 538.

Great Bend Borough, 538 ; hotels of, 540 ; post- office, 541; churches of, 542; societies of, 545 ; school of, 545 ; Methodist Episcopal Church (cut), 544.

Green, Dr. W. N., 157. Gregg, J. B., 598. Griffin, Dr. James, 164. Griffin, Dr. P. F., 173. Griffis, Leander, 778.

Griffis, Byron, 355. Grinies, J. K., 562. Griswold, Sedate, 589. Grow, Hon. G. A., 702. Guile, S. B., 724.

Hall, Dr. G. N., 173. Hall, Frank, 264i. Hall, Deacon Martin, 771.

Hallstead, G. W., 179. Hallstead, John, 179. Hallstead Borough, 546. Halsey, Dr. C. C., 148. Halsted, John, 794. Hamilton, Hon. J. proclamation, 8. Handrick, Dr. E. L., 158. Handrick, H. F., 484. Harding, William, 625. Harford Academy, 739.

Harford Township, 712; Nine Partners of, 712 ; village of, 721 ; manufacturing of, 723 ; postmasters, 725 ; churches, 737; schools, 742 ; military organization, 729 ; Congregational Church cut, 737 ; academy, 739 ; Agricultural Society, 742 ; burial-places, 744.

Harmony, I. S. D., 582.

Harmony township, 578 : schools of, 587 ; lum- bermen of, 578 ; churches of, 586.

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Centennial history of Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, Part 169

Author: Stocker, Rhamanthus Menville, 1848- Publication date: 1887 Publisher: Philadelphia, Pa. : R. T. Peck Number of Pages: 1318

Author: Stocker, Rhamanthus Menville, 1848-
Publication date: 1887
Publisher: Philadelphia, Pa. : R. T. Peck
Number of Pages: 1318