History of the town of Smithfield [R.I.] from its organization, in 1730-1, to its division, in 1871, Part 15

Author: Steere, Thomas
Publication date: 1881
Publisher: Providence, R.I., E.L. Freeman & co., printers
Number of Pages: 264


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Lewis Dexter,


Sessions Mowry.


Morton Mowry, Barney Dodge, 25


President: Reuben Mowry.


David Wilkinson,


President: Daniel Angell. Morton Mowry, Arnold Spear,


Jeremiah Whipple, Abraham Winsor.


David Wilkinson, Cyrus Arnold,


194


HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF SMITHFIELD.


1827.


Nathaniel Mowry,


Lewis Dexter,


Sessions Mowry, David Lapham.


1828.


President: Morton Mowry.


Nathaniel Mowry,


Jeremiah Whipple, Barney Dodge,


Lewis Dexter,


Sessions Mowry, David Lapham.


1829.


President: Morton Mowry.


Nathaniel Mowry,


Jeremiah Whipple, Barney Dodge,


Lewis Dexter,


Sessions Mowry, David Lapham.


1830.


Sessions Mowry,


Richard S. Scott,


Wilder Holbrook, Elisha Olney, Jr.


1831.


President: Lewis Dexter.


Richard S. Scott, Wilder Holbrook,


Daniel G. Harris, George Chace.


1832.


Elisha Smith,


Elisha Olney, Jr.,


None, None.


1833.


Simon Aldrich,


Asa W. Ballou,


Job S. Man, Andrew Waterman.


1834.


President:


Stephen Sheldon, Job S. Man,


Andrew Weatherhead, Edwin Harris.


1835.


Stephen Sheldon, Asahel Phetteplace,


President: : Morton Mowry. Job S. Man, Dexter Aldrich,


Samuel Clark,


Asahel Angell,


Elisha Smith,


Elisha Olney, Jr.,


President: Lewis Dexter. David Lapham, Elisha Smith,


President: Lewis Dexter. Richard S. Scott, Wilder Holbrook.


President: Lewis Dexter. Richard S. Scott, Stephen Sheldon,


Waterman F. Brown, John Jenckes,


President: Morton Mowry. Jeremialı Whipple, Barney Dodge,


195


HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF SMITHFIELD.


1836.


Stephen Sheldon,


President: Morton Mowry. Cyrus Arnold, Tyler Mowry,


Asahel Phetteplace,


Smith B. Mowry, Asahel Angell. 1837.


Stephen Sheldon,


Asahel Phetteplace,


Smith B. Mowry, Asahel Angell.


1838.


Samuel Clark, Dexter Aldrich,


President:


Morton Mowry.


Asahel Angell Stephen Steere,


Barney Dodge, Uriah Benedict.


Samuel Clark, Dexter Aldrich,


1839. President: Morton Mowry. Asahel Angell, Stephen Sheldon,


Samuel Clark, Alvin Jenks,


President: Morton Mowry.


Asahel Angell, Barney Dodge,


Stephen Smith, 2d, Pelatiah Metcalf.


1841.


President: Samuel Clark.


Barney Dodge, Alvin Jenks,


Pelatiah Metcalf, John Foster.


1842.


Dexter Aldrich, James T. Harkness,


President: Arnold Spear. Alvin Jenks, John Foster,


Gideon Mowry, Lyman Cook.


1843.


President: Arnold Spear.


Elisha Smith, Daniel Sayles, Jr.,


Avery Gilman, Benjamin Harris,


William M. Farnum,


Robert Harris, Bradford Bullock.


1844. President: Lewis Dexter.


John Foster, Gideon Mowry, Lyman Cook, Ansel Holman.


Christopher W. Kelly, Lyman Wilmarth,


President: Morton Mowry. Cyrus Arnold, Samuel Clark,


Barney Dodge, Burrill Aldrich.


1840.


Dexter Aldrich, Stephen Smith, 2d,


Ahaz Mowry, Jr., Edward Evans,


196


HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF SMITHFIELD.


1845.


Daniel Sayles,


Bradford Bullock,


Johnson G. Horton, William M. Farnum.


1846.


President: Thomas Buffum.


Bradford Bullock,


David Wilbur, James Phetteplace,


Albert Cook,


Horace Trowbridge, William M. Farnum.


1847.


Daniel Pierce,


Benjamin Harris, John Fenner,


Israel Wilkinson,


Israel Sayles, Albert Cook.


1848.


President: Thomas Buffum.


Daniel Pierce,


Robert Harris, Richard Mowry,


Israel Sayles,


John Knight, Asa Winsor.


1849.


President: Thomas Buffum.


Robert Harris,


Richard Mowry, Israel Sayles,


John Knight,


Thomas Latham, Israel B. Purinton.


1850.


President: Thomas Buffum.


Israel Sayles, John Knight,


Thomas Latham,


Alfred Allen, William Smith.


1851.


President: Robert Harris.


John Knight, Thomas Lapham,


Samuel S. Mallory,


Alden Coe, George B. Aldrich.


1


1852.


President: Robert Harris.


Richard Smith, Albert Cook,


John Knight.


?


1853.


· Thomas Latham,


John J. Carpenter,


President: Robert Harris.


Richard Smith, Albert Cook,


John Knight.


?


Robert Harris,


Israel Sayles,


Thomas Latham,


John J. Carpenter,


President: Thomas Buffum. Daniel Wilbur, James Phetteplace,


President: Thomas Buffum.


197


HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF SMITHFIELD.


1854.


Henry Stone,


President: Richard Mowry. James Phetteplace, John B. Tallman,


Daniel Mowry,


Louis Aldrich, Henry Gooding.


1855. President: Daniel N. Paine.


John J. Carpenter, James Phetteplace, Harris M. Irons,


Daniel Mowry, William Patt, James H. Chace,


1856.


President: Lewis Dexter.


John J. Carpenter,


Harris M. Irons, Daniel Mowry,


William Patt, Charles Moies, Harden Knight.


1857. President: Lewis Dexter. Harris M. Irons, George Johnson,


John J. Carpenter,


William Patt, Charles Moies, Harden Knight.


1858.


President: Lewis Dexter.


Harris M. Irons, George Johnson,


William Patt,


Charles Moies, Daniel Mowry.


1859.


Charles Moies,


Arlon Mowry,


William P. Steere, William Mowry.


1860.


President: Lewis Dexter.


John J. Carpenter, George Johnson,


William P. Steere, William Mowry.


1861.


Arlon Mowry, George Johnson,


President: Charles Moies. William Mowry, George M. Appleby, Harvey S. Bartlett, John N. Spaulding.


1862.


Arlon Mowry, George Johnson,


President: Charles Moies. William Mowry, Wm. Duane Aldrich, Harvey S. Bartlett, John N. Spaulding.


John J. Carpenter,


President: Lewis Dexter. John J. Carpenter, George Johnson,


Charles Moies, Arlon Mowry,


198


HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF SMITHFIELD.


1863.


President: Charles Moies. William Mowry, Wm. Duane Aldrich, William P. Steere, John J. Carpenter.


1864.


President: Charles Moies.


William Mowry, Wm. Duane Aldrich,


William P. Steere, Benjamin Comstock.


1865.


President: Charles Moies.


William Mowry, Wm. Duane Aldrich,


William P. Steere, Benjamin Comstock.


1866.


President: Charles Moies.


William Mowry, Wm. Duane Aldrich,


William P. Steere, Baylies Bourne.


1867.


Arlon Mowry, George Johnson,


President: Charles Moies. William Mowry, Wmn. Duane Aldrich,


William P. Steere, Baylies Bourne.


1868.


President: George Johnson.


Arlon Mowry,


Baylies Bourne, Wm. Duane Aldrich,


Edward A. Brown,


William P. Steere, Oscar A. Tobey.


1869.


President: Arlon Mowry.


Edward A. Brown,


William P. Steere, George Johnson,


Baylies Bourne,


Oscar A. Tobey, William H. Aldrich.


1870.


President: Arlon Mowry. William P. Steere, George Johnson,


Edward A. Brown, Baylies Bourne,


Oscar A. Tobey, William H. Aldrich.


1871.


Edward A. Brown, Baylies Bourne,


President: Arlon Mowry. William P. Steere, George Johnson, Oscar A. Tobey, William H. Aldrich.


Arlon Mowry, George Johnson,


Arlon Mowry, George Johnson,


Arlon Mowry, George Johnson,


Arlon Mowry, George Johnson,


199


HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF SMITHFIELD.


TOWN TREASURERS.


John Sayles. 1731-50


Israel Wilkinson .


1750


Stephen Whipple.


1755


Capt. John Angell


1756-60


Stephen Whipple


1761-9


William Buffum


1770-2


Arnold Paine


1773-6


Uriah Alverson .


1777-85


Stephen Brayton


1786-91


Robert Harris.


1792-1811


Isaac Wilkinson


1812-39


Lewis Dexter


1840-2


Stafford Mann


1843


Samuel Clark.


1844


Stafford Mann


1845-9


Robert Harris.


1850-4


Henry Gooding


1855-6


Thomas Moies


1857


Reuel P. Smith ..


1858-70


TOWN CLERKS.


Richard Sayles. 1731


1732


Joseph Arnold, Jr.


Daniel Jenckes. 1733-42


Joseph Arnold.


1743-5


Thomas Sayles.


1746-54


Joseph Sayles.


1756


John Sayles, Jr. .


1760-1814


Daniel Mowry, Jr


1815-16


Samuel Mann . .


1817-39


Thomas Mann.


1840-2


George L. Barnes


1843


Orrin Wright ..


1844


George L. Barnes


1845-49


Orrin Wright.


1850-4


Stafford Mann


1855-70


Samuel Clark.


1755-9


200


HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF SMITHFIELD.


MODERATORS CHOSEN AT ANNUAL TOWN MEETINGS.


Jonathan Sprague, Jr. 1731-2


Major William Smith 1733-5


Thomas Sayles. 1736


Thomas Steere.


1737


Thomas Sayles. 1738


Thomas Steere. 1/39


Major William Smith 1740


Daniel Jenckes 1741


Thomas Sayles.


1742-5


William Arnold


1746-8


Thomas Steere.


1749-50


William Arnold


1751-2


William Jenckes


1753


William Arnold


1754


Thomas Steere 1755-7


Thomas Lapham


1758


Thomas Steere.


1759-60


Thomas Lapham 1761


Thomas Steere. 1762-4


Baulston Brayton


1765


Ezekiel Comstock 1766


Thomas Steere. 1767


Ezekiel Comstock 1768


1769


John Sayles.


1770-3


Ezekiel Comstock


174-5


John Sayles


1776


Samuel Winsor


1777


Sylvanus Sayles


1778-80


Daniel Mowry, Jr.


17781


John Sayles. 1782


1783-4


Gideon Comstock


1785


Henry Jenckes


1786


Peleg Arnold 1787


1/88


Abraham Mathewson.


1789


Sylvanus Sayles


William Waterman. 1790


Thomas Steere


Daniel Mowry, Jr


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HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF SMITHFIELD. 201


Daniel Mowry


1791


John Sayles 1792


Sylvanus Sayles 1793


Daniel S. Mowry.


1794


Sylvanus Sayles


1795


Peleg Arnold


1796


Sylvanus Sayles


1797


Peleg Arnold.


1798


Sylvanus Sayles


1799


Ezekiel Comstock 1800


Peleg Arnold


1801-7


Duty Winsor 1808


Peleg Arnold


1809-16


Thomas Buffum 1817-19


George Chace


1820


Thomas Buffum


1821


Daniel Angell.


1822


Thomas Buffum


1823-4


John Jenckes ..


1825


Arnold Spear


1826-30


George L. Barnes


1831-2


Arnold Spear


1833-6


Thomas Buffum


1837


Arnold Spear


1838


Louis Dexter. 1839


1840


David Daniels.


1841


Daniel G. Harris


1842


David Daniels.


1843


Thomas Mann.


1844


David Daniels 1845


1846-52


Gideon Bradford


1853


Daniel N. Paine.


1854


Samuel S. Mallory


Daniel N. Paine. 1855


1856


Samuel S. Mallory 1857


Sullivan Ballou


1858


Edward H. Sprague


1859


Spencer Mowry


1860


Bradbury C. Hill.


1861


Spencer Mowry


26


John Jenckes.


202


HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF SMITHFIELD.


Daniel N. Paine. 1862


Spencer Mowry 1863-4


Bradbury C. Hill. 1865


Spencer Mowry.


1866


Bradbury C. Hill. 1867-8


Daniel N. Paine. 1869


Joseph M. Ross 1870


At a town meeting held on the sixteenth day of April, 1828, it was voted: That Henry S. Mansfield, John Jenckes, Thomas Buffum, George Smith, Mark Aldrich, David Wilkinson, Uriah Benedict, Samuel Hill, Jr., Daniel Jenckes, Lewis Dexter, Nicholas S. Winsor, Seth Mowry, Stephen Steere, Sessions Mowry, Luke Phillips, Caleb Farnum, Arnold Aldrich 2d, Abraham Winsor, Cyrus Arnold, Ezekiel Angell, Elisha Smith 3d, Arnold Bates, David Harris, John Dexter, and William Mowry 2d, be and they are hereby appointed a commit- tee to district the town into school districts.


Voted: That all moneys appropriated for public schools shall be divided and appropriated as follows: one-half of the money to be equally divided among the schools, and the other half according to the number of scholars from four to twenty years old.


The School Committee was authorized to superintend the public schools and make the appropriations of money therefor.


SCHOOL COMMITTEES.


1828.


Barney Dodge,


William Buffum,


David Ide,


Manuel Shoules,


Luke Phillips,


Tyler Mowry,


Sessions Mowry,


Jonathan Andrews, Asa Winsor, Silas Smith,


Joseph Mowry, Stephen Steere, Elisha Smith,


Lewis Dexter,


Ezekiel Angell,


Daniel Jenckes,


Samuel Hill, Jr.,


Daniel Jenckes 2d.


John Jenckes.


203


HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF SMITHFIELD.


1829.


Joseph Osborne,


William Helme,


Moses Aldrich,


Ephraim Coe,


Asa Arnold,


Mark Aldrich,


Welcome Sayles,


William Mowry, Jr.,


Daniel Aldrich,


William Harris,


Morton Mowry, Asa Winsor, Caleb Farnum,


John S. Appleby, Robert Harris,


David Wilkinson,


Ezekiel Angell, George Smith, 1830.


Uriah Bennett.


George L. Barnes,


Samuel Bushee,


William Mowry, Jr., Morton Mowry,


Rufus Arnold,


James Brown,


Asa M. Bartlett,


William Harris,


Elisha Smith,


Eleazer Mowry,


Anthony Angell,


David Wilkinson,


Israel Arnold, Jr.,


1831.


George S. Barnes,


William Holbrook,


Samuel Bushee,


Ezekiel Aldrich,


William Mowry, Jr.,


Morton Mowry,


James Brown,


Gideon Evans,


William Enches,


David Wilkinson,


Henry S. Scott,


Mark Aldrich,


Samuel Clark,


Samuel E. Gardiner.


1832.


Daniel Kendall,


Charles Smith,


Edward C. Cranston, Otis Mowry,


George Aldrich 3d,


Alden Coe,


Ethan Harris,


Ransom J. Greene,


David Wilbor,


Richard S. Scott,


George W. Mowry,


William W. James,


Stephen Mowry,


Arnold Mowry,


Joseph Mowry 3d.


1833.


Stephen F. Brownell, David Inman, George Chace, Ephraim Smith, Levi Mowry, Alden Coe, Seth Mowry,


Richard Sayles,


Uriah Benrett, Moses Aldrich,


Otis Mowry,


William Smith,


Samuel Clark,


Lyman Arnold,


Brown W. Sweet,


Wilder Holbrook,


Elisha Smith,


David Wilbor, Nicholas Winsor.


Rufus Tracy,


William Holmes, Isaac Wilkinson,


Welcome Sayles,


Reuben Mowry, Caleb Farnum, Joseph Briggs, Uriah Bennett.


Asa W. Ballou, Elisha Smith, Anthony Angell,


Charles Smith, William Sayles, Lapham Jeffers, Seth Mowry, Winsor Farnum, Joseph Briggs, Uriah Bennett,


Edward C. Cranston,


Elisha Smith,


Elisha Olney, Jr.,


204


HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF SMITHFIELD.


1834.


Stephen F. Brownell, David Inman,


Edward C. Cranston,


George Chace,


Richard Sayles,


Uriah Benedict,


Ephraim Smith,


Levi Mowry,


Moses Aldrich,


Alden Coe, Seth Mowry, Otis Mowry,


William Smith,


Samuel Clark,


Lyman Arnold,


Wilder Holbrook,


David Wilbor,


Brown W. Sweet,


Elisha Smith,


Nicholas Winsor.


1835.


Simeon Aldrich, Ephraim Smith,


Junior S. Latham, Arnold Newell, Jonathan Buxton, Augustus Wright, John Fenner,


Charles A. Farnum,


Charles Moies,


Stephen Sheldon,


Arnold Spear,


Amasa Grant,


Ethan Harris,


Samuel Clark,


Oliver Angell,


Jesse Hutchinson,


Lemuel Alexander,


Mowry Lapham,


Caleb Farnum,


Nicholas S. Winsor,


Abraham Smith,


Stephen Hopkins Smith.


1836.


Simeon Aldrich, Ephraim Smith,


Junior S. Latham, Arnold Newell, Jonathan Buxton, Augustus Wright, John Fenner,


Charles A. Farnum,


Charles Moies,


Stephen Sheldon,


Arnold Spear,


Amasa Grant,


Ethan Harris,


Samuel Clark, Oliver Angell, Jesse Hutchinson, Jr., Samuel Alexander,


Mowry Lapham, Caleb Farnum,


Nicholas S. Winsor, Abraham Smith,


Stephen Hopkins Smith.


1837.


Edward Hotchkiss, Dennis Ballou, Sterry Jenckes, Jonathan Andrews, Gideon Mowry, Henry S. Mansfield, Fenner Mowry, Edward Evans,


Thomas Buffum, Daniel Hendrick, Ephraim Smith, Daniel Aldrich, Robert W. Coe, Ezekiel Angell, Ephraim Sayles,


Smith Jenckes, Caleb Farnum, Spencer Mowry,


Amos D. Lockwood,


Elisha Mowry, Jr., John Moies,


Simeon Aldrich, Jr.,


Asa Winsor,


Elisha Smith.


1838.


The Town Council.


205


HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF SMITHFIELD.


1844.


Lewis Dexter, John Foster, Christopher W. Kelly, Lyman Cooke, Ansel Holman.


Gideon Mowry, Hiram Wilmarth,


1845.


Gideon Bradford, Thomas Mann, Stephen Benedict, Emor H. Smith.


Metcalf Marsh,


Isaac Wilkinson,


Richard Smith,


1846.


Junior S. Mowry, Charles Hyde,


Thomas D. Holmes.


1847-8.


Charles Hyde,


James Bushee,


Ahaz Mowry.


1849.


Isaac J. Burgess,


Samuel S. Mallory,


Thomas Steere.


1850.


Samuel S. Mallory, Thomas Steere,


John P. Leonard.


Samuel S. Mallory,


1851. John B. Tallman, William G. Arnold.


Howard W. King,


1852.


Samuel S. Mallory, William G. Arnold,


Lysander Flagg, Howard W. King.


James O. Whitney,


1853.


Samuel S. Mallory, Howard W. King,


George C. Wilson.


1854.


Howard W. King,


Harvey Holmes,


George C. Wilson.


1855.


Samuel S. Mallory,


Howard W. King, George C. Wilson, 1856.


Samuel S. Mallory,


Howard W. King, 1857.


Arlon Movry.


Rev. Francis J. Warner.


Samuel S. Mallory, Howard W. King,


1858. John G. Richardson, Howard W. King,


Rev. Francis J. Warner.


206


HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF SMITHFIELD.


1859.


William H. Seagraves.


John G. Richardson, Howard W. King, 1860. John G. Richardson, Howard W. King, Samuel O. Tabor, Rev. Mowry Phillips. 1861. John G. Richardson, Samuel O. Tabor, Howard W. King, Rev. Mowry Phillips. 1862. John G. Richardson, Rev. Mowry Phillips, Samuel O. Tabor, Thomas L. Angell. 1863.


Rev. Stewart Sheldon, Rev. Theodore Cook, Rev. Mowry Phillips, Thomas L. Angell.


1864.


Lysander Flagg, Augustus M. Aldrich, Marshall I. Mowry, . Rev. Richard Woodworth.


1865.


Rev. George H. Miner, Horace D. Paine, George A. Kent, Rev. Richard Woodworth.


1866.


Rev. George H. Miner, Horace D. Paine, George A. Kent, Rev. Richard Woodworth.


1867.


Edwin A. Buck, Rev. R. Woodworth, George A. Kent, Rev. George W. Gill, Rev. Jas. E. Dockray, Ansel D. Nickerson. 1868.


Rev. Jas. E. Dockray, George A. Kent, Marshall I. Mowry, Ansel D. Nickerson, Rev. Robert Murray, Jr.,


1869.


Rev. R. Murray, Jr., George A. Kent, Ansel D. Nickerson,


Webster Hazlewood, Marshall I. Mowry, Samuel O. Tabor, Rev. Charles E. Handy. 1870. Rev. R. Murray, Jr., Rev. M. W. Burlingame,


George A. Kent, Lysander Flagg, Marshall I. Mowry, Samuel O. Tabor.


207


HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF SMITHFIELD.


At a town meeting, held August 25th, 1840, it was voted: That there shall be annually, hereafter, appointed a committee of three persons to examine those who may apply to be employed as teachers in this town, and if, in the opinion of one or more of said committee, such person is qualified as teacher, such member or members of said committee shall give such person a certificate to that effect; and that no person shall be entitled to receive any of the school money of this town who shall not have received such a certificate of qualification within six months previous to the time of such service as teacher; and, further, that the committee aforesaid be authorized and required to recommend such school books as they think most suitable to be used throughout the town; also, to visit the schools and make such sugges- tions for improvement as they may think proper.


EXAMINING COMMITTEE.


1840.


Amos D. Lockwood, Nicholas S. Winsor,


Samuel S. Mallory.


In November, however, the number of said committee was ordered to be five.


James T. Harkness was chosen in place of Mr. Lockwood, who de- clined, and Thomas D. Holmes and David W. Aldrich were added.


1841.


Timothy A. Taylor. Nicholas S. Winsor,


Samuel S. Mallory, Thomas D. Holmes, David W. Aldrich.


1842.


Timothy A. Taylor, Nicholas S. Winsor, Thomas D. Holmes,


Jenckes Mowry.


1843.


Samuel S. Mallory, Metcalf Marsh, James T. Harkness,


John B. Tallman,


Jonathan Inman, Bailey E. Borden.


1844.


Timothy A. Taylor, Thomas D. Holmes,


Nicholas S. Winsor, Charles E. Taylor.


Simon A Sayles.


Gideon Bradford, Samuel S. Mallory,


1845. James T. Harkness, William Winsor.


Orin Wright,


Asa W. Ballou, Jenckes Mowry, Boham P. Byrom,


George L. Barnes,


APPENDIX E.


LIST OF OFFICERS OF THE MILITIA BELONGING TO SMITHFIELD.


1775 to 1789.


1775.


Elisha Mowry.


Lieut .- Colonel, 2d Regiment.


Andrew Waterman Captain.


Luke Arnold


66


Peleg Arnold


Joseph Jenckes


66


Sylvanus Bucklin Lieutenant.


1776. Andrew Waterman . Captain. Elisha Mowry, Jr Lieut .- Colonel, 2d Regiment. Thomas Jenckes Captain. David Eddy. 66


Nehemiah Smith


Lieutenant.


Samuel Day.


66


Ebenezer Trask.


James Smith.


John Sayles, Jr Colonel.


1777.


Elisha Mowry, declined


Lieut .- Colonel, 2d Regiment.


1778.


John Angell.


66


Samuel Day.


. Captain.


Ebenezer Trask.


66


Joseph Sprague. 66


1779.


John Angell .


Lieut .- Colonel, 2d Regiment.


Eber Angell.


Captain.


Ebenezer Trask. .


66


Daniel Mowry 4th.


66


Robert Bennett


Lieutenant.


Simeon Ballou.


66


Benjamin Sheldon


66


1780.


John Angell.


Lieut .- Colonel, 2d Regiment.


William Aldrich


. Major, 2d Regiment.


HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF SMITHFIELD. 209


Eber Angell. Captain. Ebenezer Trask. . 66


Daniel Mowry, 4th.


Robert Bennett.


Lieutenant.


Simeon Ballou.


Benjamin Sheldon


1781. Peleg Arnold Lieut .- Colonel, Commandant 2d Battalion.


Job Mowry. Captain.


Benjamin Ballou. 66


Ebenezer Trask 66


Daniel Mowry 4th


Daniel Mowry 4th


Major, 2d Regiment.


1784. Job Mowry.


Captain.


Ebenezer Trask.


66


George Streeter.


Joel Aldrich. Lieutenant.


1785. Joel Aldrich . Major, 2d Regiment. . William Aldrich. Major, Senior Chaplain Regiment.


1786. Joel Aldrich . Major, 2d Regiment.


1789. William Aldrich Major, 2d Regiment.


LIST OF OFFICERS AND MEN WHO ENLISTED IN THE SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES, FROM SMITHFIELD, DURING THE WAR OF THE REBELLION.


FIRST REGIMENT DETACHED MILITIA.


Thomas Steere, 1st Lieut.,


Henry C. Clark,


Daniel Sayles,


J. N. Woodward,


James Watson, Job Arnold, Nicholas B. Young, George L. Keach,


Nelson Ballou, 27


Alexander F. Taylor, William H. H. Cowden, Albert E. Sholes, William L. Eason,


G. M. Salisbury, Edward W. Greene,


Thomas Young, Benjamin O. Arnold, Samuel Cash,


210


HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF SMITHFIELD.


John E. Cowden, Thomas Earle,


George Macomber,


Roderick Whipple, Henry L. Cook,


Olney Marsh, John H. Steere,


Ferdinand L. Watson,


George D. Morris,


Albert H. Abbott,


Arlon J. Follett,


Zavier D. Fisher, Hiram E. Taft.


SECOND REGIMENT R. I. VOLUNTEERS.


Sullivan Ballou, Major, Charles E. Perkins, Captain,


Elisha Arnold, 1st Lieut., Stephen West, Jr., 1st Lieut. Henry C. Cook, 2d Lieut,


Abraham Taylor, Alney E. Nutting,


George T. Remington,


Henry Taft, Leonard A. Clark,


Silas T. Watson,


Stephen West, Jr., George E. Potter,


Christopher A. Corey,


James Cromley,


Edward O'Neal, James F. Loomis,


Simeon Dean,


James Martin, Albert A. Mowry, John J. Malone,


William H. Frazier,


George W. Fuller,


William Farrell,


William W. Mowry,


Bernard McGarhen,


Charles A. Godfrey, John C. Hall,


Joseph A. Phillips, William H. Reed, James F. Steere,


Nathaniel G. Horton,


Robert L. Johnstone, John Kelly, Thomas McAlpin, John Newell,


Charles W. Weeks, William H. Angell, Jencks Bartlett,


James Newell,


Charles E. Perkins,


Patrick Island,


Israel Smith,


Marvin Smith, James Fagan, Almon Harris, Albert E. Maker,


Giles C. Avery, William Arnold, James E. Boyce, Hiram Bucklin, Joseph C. Burnes,


Daniel G. Carpenter,


Jenckes Patt,


J. P. Crandall,


David Cash,


George A. Earle, James A. Gardiner, Horace F. Allen,


Henry C. Mowry, Barney J. Dodge, Joseph N. Mason, John S. Sanborn,


Thomas O'Niell, John F. O'Niell,


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HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF SMITHFIELD.


Edwin F. Steere, Serg't,


Lewis L. Sayles,


Silas G. Ballou, William Hopkins,


John H. Phillips, George W. Harvey, John Pasnett, William Lomas, George W. Olney,


George A. Pearce, Michael Riley,


Albert W. White,


William G. Reynolds,


Preserved Angell, Alfred I. Curtis,


Robert Robertson, Jr.,


Elisha Arnold,


James R. Pierce, William Thomas,


Stephen Phetteplace,


Bradford Chamberlain,


John Chatman,


Charles H. Hawkins,


James K. King, William C. Parker,


George B. Hutchinson, Lewis E. Angell,


Charles E. Dunham,


James H. Brophy,


Robert A. McCartney,


Patrick Carroll,


Simeon I. Staples,


Joseph L. Haswell,


George W. Kidder,


Wilson Aldrich,


THIRD REGIMENT R. I. HEAVY ARTILLERY.


Isaac Bishop,


Samuel Kirk,


Samuel Hyndam,


Arthur J. McAllen,


Irwin F. Mann, Edwin Soule,


George F. Paine,


Moses A. Paine,


William H. Bateman, John Baird,


Hiram R. Parker, John C. Pitts,


Charles A. Baker,


Charles R. Richardson,


Horatio N. Moon,


Edward P. Maguie,


Albert L. Ruby, Edward Ryan,


Charles W. Nichols, Thomas Phelan, Hiram Phetteplace, John Shuce, Barton W. Saunders,


Uriah Salley, Lewis C. Sanborn,


Charles H. Smith,


Erastus D. Whitcomb, Olney Marsh, John O'Connor,


Henry S. Jennison,


Daniel L. Arnold,


Stephen H. Sanborn, Levi Simmons, Henry E. Williams, Jashub Wing, William H. H. Mowry, Alonzo M. Fuller, Stephen Rider,


James W. Potter.


Albert F. Smith,


Thomas Lewis,


Stephen West, Jr.,


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HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF SMITHFIELD.


Silas H. Appleby,


Samuel Carson,


Alfred B. Brown,


George L. Burlingame, John H. Bailey,


Nelson M. Buffum, William Davis, Edward Black, John H. Hodges,


Daniel J. Stone, Edward Eddy, Benjamin Chace,


Alonzo N. Fuller,


Edwin Salley,


Michael Glancy,


Sidney A. Fuller, James B. Fuller, Oscar F. Gifford,


John Higgins, James B. Hobron,


Roger Hale,


James D. Havens,


Daniel B. Hill,


Albert Langley, John McNally,


Abijah B. Havens, William W. Hodges, Edwin Joslin, Henry C. Reynolds,


William McAllen,


George H. Smith,


David Sanderson, Christopher K. Wilbor,


Benjamin L. Sayles, John O'Brien. Edwin Mowry, Arnold O. Messler,


Cornelius O'Sullivan, James B. Hobson, James O'Donnell, Michael Cavanaugh,


Thomas Finley, James Campbell,


Martin G. Thornton, Andrew J. Alexander,


John C. Oakley,


Henry J. Morris,


Elisha Mowry,


Daniel S. Olney,


Tristram S. Dow,


Edward Black,


Irwin F. Mann. John Bierd,


FOURTH REGIMENT R. I. VOLUNTEERS.


Erastus E. Lapham, Captain,


Charles H. Green, Captain, Geo. F. Crowingshield, 1st Lieut. John E. Moies, 1st Lieut. Charles H. Johnston, 1st Lieut. Edwin M. Smith, Jacob Butterfield, Henry W. Bullman, Decatur M. Boyden, Silas W. Cummings, Cornelius Costigan, Peter Curran, George L. Carter, James Craig, William H. Carter, William Sayer, James Gamley, James McCann, Albert Burlingame, Stephen Booth, Moses Clemence, Warren J. Cutting, Isaac Charles, Jr., James Davis,


James T. Warner,


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HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF SMITHFIELD.


Albert G. Hopkins, Jeremiah Lan,


Martin Quigley,


William H. Staples, Albert H. Staples, Ephraim M. Staples, John Shay,


Albert L. Steere,


Herbert N. Sweet,


Jolın M. Parker,


Peter Stevens,


George Clarence,


Joseph Kelley,


Walter B. Peck,


Robert Kennedy,


Solomon Butterfield,


Henry M. Potter,


Henry Butterfield,


John Reynolds,


Edwin M. Smith,


Edwin Street,


Martin Sullivan,


John B. H. Eaglestone,


Edwin Tyler,


Charles H. Fuller,


George Wild,


William Farrell,


George Smith,


Samuel W. Farnum,


Henry Wardell,


Samuel H. Gorton,


James Welch,


George B. Hill,


Fenner Latham,


Joseph B. Moore,


John Beaumont,


Nelson T. Newman,


Emor H. Bartlett,


Charles A. Newell,


William H. Nichols,


David Phetteplace,


George Bassett, Albert E. Sholes,


Edwin M. Smith,


John A. Crowningshield,


Charles H. Briggs, Sr.,


Charles H. Briggs, Jr.,


Nathan Collins,


FIFTH REGIMENT R. I. HEAVY ARTILLERY.


John Aigan, Captain, Dennis G. Ballou, Jerry Sullivan, Timothy Prior, Ebenezer Balcolm,


Richard Arnold, James Flynn, Charles Farrington,


Frank Fox,


Thomas Cooney,


Thomas Forbes,


Wilson D. Barnes, Richard A. Brown, Corporal.


Thomas Clancy, Michael O. Day, John Flood, John N. Graves,


James Grinrod,


Sylvester Griffin,


Timothy Gracy,


James Hennaver, John Hunt, Andrew Kennedy,


Patrick Kennedy,


Jabez Butterfield,


John R. Case,


John Barrington, John E. Moies, Serg't.


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HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF SMITHFIELD.


SEVENTH REGIMENT R. I. VOLUNTEERS.


John Sullivan, 2d Lieut.


John S. Belcher, 2d Lieut.


Joseph Coyle,


Stephen C. Jillson,


Peter Lamby,




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