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In 1831 the Court House was removed to the common in front of the hill upon which it was first erected, and re-built. The present Court House was built in 1850.
There has been but one conviction for manslaughter *.
.The oase appeared as follows: Two brothers, Stephen and Martin Pellom resided in Guildhall. Stephen went and took a harrow that belonged to Martin and while carrying it awny on his back, Martin assaulted him with a club. Stephen thought the treatment a little too harsh, and throwing down the harrow, went in for a regular combat: he also got in possession of a club and struck Martin on the head. The blow was a fatal one, as it hit him on the temple, fracturing his scull, and Martin soon died. This was Apr. 30, 1851, and the authorities arrest- ed Stephen the same day. He was convicted of innnslaughter and sen- tenced to several years hard Jabor in the States Prison.
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HISTORY OF GUILDHALL.
COUNTY OFFICERS.
Chief Judges : Daniel Dana, 1800 .1 .2'3'4 .5 .6.7.9'13.14. Michael Ingham, 1808 '10 '11. David Hopkinson, 1812 ' 15. Oliver Ingham, '16 '17 '18 '19 '20. Benjamin Hunkins, 1821. Joseph Borry, '22. Wm. Gates, '23 '24. After this the Circuit Judges came into existence.
Assistant Judges: (we give only those who have been residents of Guildhall.) Noah Sabin, 1807 8. Charles Cutler, '10. Royal Cutler, '19. John Dewey, '26 '27. David Hopkinson, '27 '30. Simon Howe Jr., 31. R. W. Freeman, '33 34. John Dodge and Samuel Curtis, '35. John S. Nelson, .41 .42. Horace Hubbard, '46 '47. Timothy Fairchild, '49. Oramel Crawford, '50 '51. John P. Dennison, '56 '57. Milton Cutler, '60 '62. T. HI. Car- by, '64 '05. Richard Small, .69 .70. Win. H. Hartshorn, '84 '5 '6
Councillors: Haines French of Maidstone, 1809 '10. Joseph Berry of Guildhall, '19 '20 '1 2 3 .4. Richardson Graves, '31 .2 .3 5. The Council wasabolished and the Constitution amonded ao that a State Senate took its place in 1836. Senators: Wm. Gates, 1836. Wm Heywood, Jr. '37 'S. Geo. E. Holmes, 39. Stephen Howe, .40. Moody Rich, 41. W. Bingham, '42 '43. Goo. Marshall, '44 .45. David Hibbard, Jr. '46 .47. O. Crawford, 48 49. John Dewey, '50 '51. H. L. Watson, 52 '53. Win. Il. Harts- horn, '54 '55. R. C. Benton, 56 G. N. W. French, 58. M. S. Chandler, 59. T. G. Beattie, .60 01. D. H !. Beattie, '62 .3. L. H. Tabor, '64 5. Geo. N. Dale .66 .7
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SKETCH OF ESSEX COUNTY.
'8 9. J. W. Hartshorn '70 '1. J. M. Bartlett '72 3. Charles E. Benton, '74 5. D. S. Storrs, '76 '7. C. W. King, '78 '9. Harvey Judevine, '80 '1. Wm. B. Perkins, '82 '3. S. D. Hobson, '84 '5.
County Clerks : Haines French, 1800 to '09. Noah Sabin, '69. Aderson Dana, '13. Timothy Fairchild, '14 '5 22 '3 '4 5. Win. Gates, '16 7 8 '9 '20 '1 '6 '8 9 '30 '1 2 3 4 5 6 7 .8 '9. Lucius R. Webb, .40. Allen Gould '41 '2 '3. Isaac Cummings '44 '5 .6. John Dodge '48. Wm. H. Hartshorn '47 9 .50 '1 '2 '3 '4 '5 6 7 8 '9 .60 1 :2. B. W. Dodge '63 '4. Charles E. Benton $65 678 9 70 1 2 3456 789 .80 '81 2 '3 '4 '5 '6.
State Attorneys: Elijah Foote 1801 '2 '13 '14. Levi Barnard '03 '4 '5. Seth Cushman'06 '7 '8'9 '10 '20 '22 '5'6 '7. Joseph Berry '11 '2 '5 '6 '7 '8 '21 '3 '4. Bailey Dennison '19. David Hibbard Jr. "28 '9 '30 '1 '40. James Steele '32 '4'5. Wm. Heywood Jr. '33 '6 '7'8 '9 '41 '2 '3 '4 '7 '9 '51 '2. William T. Barron '45 '6. William Hartshorn '48 '50'6. R. C. Benton '53 '4 '5. George N. Dale '57 '8 '9 '67. Oscar F. Harvey .61 '2 '0 '70. Henry Heywood 63 4. D. S. Storrs 65 '6 48 Win. Mason .71 72. O. B. Boyce '73 '4. George W. Hartshorn 75 6 '7 '8. A. F. Nichols 79 '80 1 2. F. D. Hale '83 '4 '5 '6.
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PROBATE COURT.
"Probate Records of the district of Guildhall in the State of Vermont, begin this 27th. day of August 1791 and Records of the District of Essex begin December 3d. 1798 and continue to" the present time.
JUDGES OF PROBATE.
Eben W. Judd, 1791 '2 '3 '4 .5 46 7 .8.
James Lucas, from Dec. 3d. 1798 '9 to Dec. 1800.
Daniel Dana, Dec 1800 .1 2 3 4 5 6 7 .8 .9 .10 14 .15. Joseph Wait, 1811.
Charles Cutler, 1812 '13.
Isaac Cushman, 1816 .17 '18 .19 '20 '1 2 3 .4.
Wm. Gates, 1824 .25 '26 27 to Dec. 28, And '32 .33 '34 '35 .36.
Royal Cutler, from Dec. 1828 '29 '30 .31 .37 38. Joseph Gleason, 1839 .40 '41.
Azariah Webb, 1842 '43.
Moody Rich, 1844 '45.
Wm. Heywood, Jr., 1846.
Jonah Brooks, '47 '48 .50 '51,
Isaao Cummings, '49. Reuben W. Freeman, '52 .53.
Oramel Crawford, '54.
Wm. Chandler, '55 .56 -57 .58.
Jonah Brooks, 59 '60 .61 .62 .63 .64.
John W. Hartshorn, '65 .66.
William H. Hartshorn, .67 '68 '69 .70 .71 .72 .78 .74 75 76 77 .78.
Putney R. Follansby, '79 '80.
D. S. Storrs, '81 2 3 444.
David H. Benttie, '85 86.
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SKETCH OF ESSEX COUNTY.
ATTORNEYS ADMITTED TO THE BAR AT THE ESSEX COUNTY COURT.
Ambrose Grow 1800.
Elijah Foote
Benj. Bessell
'01
Seth Cushman
'04
A. Judson
'66
Peter Converse
'06
Daniel Cobb
'09
Samuel A. Pearson $10
John M. Tileston '10
E. Hinds
'11
Joseph Berry
'11
Thomas Denison
'12
Zera Cutler
'12
Charles Robinson
'13
Samuel Ingham
'18
B. Davidson
'18
Nelson Chamberlain '19
J. W. Williams
'20
Thomas Peverly
'21
David Hibbard Jr.
$22
S. W. Cooper '22
F. E. Phelps
'24
J. M. Cushman
'25
James Steele
$27
Charles C. Cushman '30
George Paine
'31
Wm. Heywood Jr. 1831
A. I. Joy
'37
Titus Snell
$37
H. A. Fletcher
'38
J. S. Roby
'44
John Nichols
'44
R. C. Benton
'51
D. G. Peabody
'52
Henry Heywood 60
Geo. W. Hartshorn
'60
A. W. Tenney
'61
Charles E. Benton '69
Hermon Holt
$72
Z. M. Mansur
'74
J. I. Parsons
'74
J. T. Gleason
$77
R. N. Chamberlin
80
H. W. Lund
'80
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POPULATION 1880.
GRAND LIST* 1885.
TOWNS. GRAND LIST. POPUL'N.
TOWNS. GRAND LIST. POPUL'N.
Averill+ $275.50
48 Granby $735.53 194
Bloomfield 1566.00 627 Guildhall 1912.31 558
Brighton 4899.00 1691
Lemington1021.97 222
Brunswick 641.85
193
Lewis 424.00
. . .
Canaan 2247.65
637
Lunenburg 4252.55
1038
Concord 4875.86
1612
Maidstone 1048.34 286
East Haven 741.23
225
Norton 1442.69 239
Ferdinand 668.61
40
Victory 1318.67 321
Avery's Gore106.00 . .
WarrenGore365.10 . ..
Warner'sGrant45.00 ...
The total population is 7,931 ; of which 7,916 are white. 10 are colored and 5 are Indians. There are 4,175 males and 3,756 females ; 2,311 males are over 21 years old.
PRINCIPAL VEGETABLE PRODUCTIONS.
Barley, 1,941 bushels; buckwheat, 18,696 bushels; corn, 8,547 bushels; oats, 92,697 bushels; rye, 336 bushels ; wheat, 10,845 bushels; hay 20,831 tons ; hops 7,752 lbs .; potatoes, 166,521 bushels; value of orchard productions, $4,435.
LIVE STOCK AND ITS PRODUCTIONS.
Number of horses, 1,617; oxen, 702; milch cows, 3,050; other cattle, 4,489; sheep, 5,397; swine, 1,492; wool, 27,841 Ibs .; milk, 22,653 quarts: batter, 310,333 lbs: cheese, 27, 150 lbs.
.The Grand List is I per cent of the valuation.
+Averili, Ferdinand, Lewis, Avery's Gore, Warren Gore and Warn- er's Grant are unorganized towns and gures.
THE NEW YORK .In .BRARY
MOX AND IS.LIONS L
QN. W. H. HA T-
DEA, ROET. CHASE.
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CHASE BEN ON. /
HON, WM. HEYWOOD.
GOV. GEO. N. DALE.
HON. P. R. FOLLANS
DR. JOHN DEWE
HON R. SMALL
CHAPTER XV.
Various Genealogical Records and Biographical >I etches of Families and Individuals, some Decer sed and others still living.
GEORGE WHEELER.
Mr. Wheeler was one of the very first settlers of the town, coming in 1764. He came with David Page and others as a hunter and trapper, pitching his tent on the south side of "'Fisk's Pond;" he followed this life for a few years, but finally became a farmer. He resided in town many years, but whether he died here we do not know. We are informed that there are no descendants of his living in the town or vicinity at the present time.
COL. WARD BAILEY.
Col. Bailey, one of the 12 first settlers, appears to have been a very active and prominent man in promoting the interests and conveniences of the early settlement. He assisted in the construction of the first mills on the Mill Brook, and later built the first mills at the"village on the Connecticut. He also erected the celebrated "bloek house" already referred to. How long Col. Bailey re- mained in the town we do not know; but he was succeed- ed in the ownership of his lands by Hon. Eben W. Judd.
During the Revolutionary War Col. Bailey was proba- bly the most active man among the settlers ; he did much toward the protection of the people and property, and was also Commander of the "Rangers" which we have previously described.
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EDWARD BUCKNAM, ESQ.
Esquire Bucknam was one of the 12 first settlers : he was one of a committee appointed to survey the town into lots, and he and Mr. Thomas Darling performed that im- portant service in the year 1787. There are probably no descendants of his in the town now.
COL. JONAH GROUT.
Was one of the 12 first settlers, but we do not know in just what year he came to town: he was a man of some note among the people of those times, but we are unable to learn very much of him. The records say that a "dis- pute" arose between him and the proprietors; what it was about the records do not state. There are no descendants of his in the town at this time.
REUBEN HOWE.
Mr. Howe, settled in town in the year 1779; we are un- able to learn much of him. He at one time occupied the Pliny Rosebrook farm.
SIMON HOWE.
Settled in town in 1779 ; he was a substantial and inde- pendent farmer and one of the pillars of the Church. He had quite a number of sons but they have, we believe, all removed west. One of his daughters was the wife of the late Mr. Anson Fisk, formerly of this town.
SAMUEL HOWE.
Settled in town about 1780. His wife was the daughter of Capt. Eleazer Rosebrook; they had a large family an I both lived to a good oldl nge. He was for many years one of the most respectable, substantial and netive citizens of the place. Mr. Howe died in April 1842.
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MICAH AMY.
Was one of the early settlers; he had, previous to com- ing to Guildhall, settled at Colebrook, N. H., but finally came to this place in 1775 and commenced operations where John W. Webb now resides, in Maidstone, he sup- posing this to be in Guildhall ; but it turned out to be in- cluded in the "Governor's Right" of Maidstone, and he lost his claim and improvements. His sons, John, Wm., Micah and Caleb, settled in Guildhall, and brought up families, but they have mostly removed from town.
WILLIAM AMY.
Known as Esq. Amy, was an excellent carpenter and millwright. His son William, also familiarly known as Capt. Amy, was a most valuable member of the Church; he died in 1845. Ilis death was a great loss to the Church. The clerk of the Church in recording his death speaks of him as "a valuable and beloved member of the Congregational Church."
CALEB AMY.
Known as Maj. Amy was one of the most active militia officers of those days, and a man of the greatest integrity. He married Rebecca, daughter of Benoni Cutler; they lived in town over 60 years and removed to N. Y. State.
JAMES ROSEBROOK.
Mr. Rosebrook joined the settlement in the year 1775 and remained in town as long as he lived.
He attained quite a prominent position in the business affairs of the town, being entrusted with many offices of importance.
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CAPT. ELEAZER ROSEBROOK.
Capt. Rosebrook was one of the carly settlers, locating in 1778, and first resided on the meadow of the John P. Dennison farm, an l afterwards lived on what has since been known as the James Perkins farm. During the lat- ter part of the Revolutionary War, he was a scout and ranger. At one time he, with a party, went into Canada on a reconnoitering expedition; but they were suspected of being spies, an l upon learning this fact they at once vacated. They were closely followe I and obliged to re- sort to means to deceive their pursuers. Coming to a stream near the head waters of the Cornectient,, they built a brisk fire, and then extinguished it with water, then stepped into the stream and followed it for a mile or so, and by so doing left no traces by which the Canadians could follow them, also making it appear as though they had been gone some time. The enemy concluded upon reaching this spot that it was useless to continue the chase and so returned. "Capt. Eleazer Rosebrook made the first settlement at the site of the Fabyan House in 1792.
He opened there in 1803 the first house for summer visit- ors ever kept in the White Mountains. His son-in-law. Abel Crawford, long known as the Patriarch of the Mountains,' settled at Bemis Station in 1793. The lat- ter's Hon, Ethan Allen Crawford, the most famous of the mountain pioneers, took Rosebrook's house in 1817. In 1519 he opened the first foot-path up Mount Washington. His brother, Thomas J. Crawford, opened the first bridle- path to the summit in 1840, and his father, then 75 years old rode the first horse that ever climbed the mountain."
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WILLIAM ROSEBROOK.
Came to Guildhall from Massachusetts ; settled near the Allen farm in the south part of the town. He married Lydia Dodge : they had 17 children; ten lived to become heads of families :- Freeland, Eleazer, Dorothy, Esther, James. Lydia, Sarah, Amos, Pliny and Dexter.
FREELAND, marriel Mary Kilby and settled in Brighton, Vt., they had ten children.
ELEAZER, settled in Gouldsborough. Me.
DOROTHY, married Abel Benjamin, had 3 children: Johnathan, Abel and Mary.
ESTHER, married Uriah Stewart and lived on the farm now occupied by I. Marshall; had three children.
JAMES, married a Mis; Whipple; had five children.
LYDIA. married Wm. Amy and lived on the farm where Henry English now resides; had one child, now Mrs. Frank Keyes of Watertown, Mass.
SARAH, married John Crawford and lived on the farm now occupied by O. Crawford; had 4 children, Chas. Sarah, Erastus and Calvin, now of Watertown, Mass.
AMOS, married Hannah Camp and spent their last years in Guildhall ; had 3 children that lived to adult age, Emily, Elbridge and Albert.
PLINY, married Elizabeth Amy and commenced far- ming on the hill, lived there two years, then moved to Burk, lived there 13 years; returned to Guildhall and spent the remainder of his days on the farm now owned by his sons William and Ashley ; had 5 children, William, Elizabeth, Lydia, Ashley and Oril.
DEXTER, went west and died in Dubuque, Iowa. 1
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WILLIAM D. ROSEBROOK.
Son of Pliny Rosebrook, is now one of our smart and enterprising farmers. He has been prominent in town affairs and has for many years been a valuable member of the Congregational Church. He represented the town in the State Legislature for the years 1872 and 1873, and has held many other important town offices.
HON. WILLIAM HEYWOOD.
Was born in Lunenburg, Oct. 6, 1804. His father, Wm. Heywood, came to Lunenburg from Charlestown, N. H. His mother came from Hardwick, Mass., her maiden name was Mary Egeny. ITis father was a farmer and Mr. Heywood lived with him until he was 21, labor- ing on the farm, except that he went to an Academy five fall terms, and kept a district school three winters. After he was 10 years old they resided most of the time in Con- cord. He began to study law with Hon. Charles Davis in Waterford, in the fall of 1826. Mr. Davis moved to Danville in 1828 and he went and studied with him there.
In the fall of 1830 Mr. Heywood went to Detroit, Mich .. and lived there about a year, and while there kept a win- ter school and studied law a few months with Hon. Sam'l A. Fletcher; returning to Concord he was admitted to the bar at Guildhall September Term 1831.
Mr. Heywood began the practice of law at Luuen- burg and remained there some four years, and moved to Guildhall in the winter of 1835 and took the place of John S. Wells, who then moved to Bangor, Me.
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He was married to Susan Hibbard March 18, 1834, and she died March 10, 1851. His two living children are Henry anl Isabel Heywood; one child died in infancy and Francis diedl in the army in the late war. Mr. Hey- wood practiced law and kept an office at Guildhall about twenty years. He removed to Lancaster, in the spring of 1856 and has been in practice there ever since.
While he resided in Essex County he was State's Att'y for 13 years, Senator for Essex County in 1837 and 1838, was a member of the Constitutional Convention in Vt., in 1851, when considerable alterations were made in the Constitution of the State. About the time" of Pierce's administration he was a candidate for Representative in Congress and only failed of an election from the fact that the party to which he belonged being in the minority, Elden Sabin was elected against him.
Both in Vermont and New Hampshire he has been pushed by some friends as a candidate for the Supreme Court Bench, but since he went to N. H., he has sought no office. He is esteemed a very sound, thorough and highly respectable lawyer and has au extensive practice.
WILLIAM T. BARRON.
Although not long one of our townsmen, Mr. Barron was a smart. clear-headed attorney; he practicedl at the bar of our Court from 1×45 to 1848, and'was a promising young lawyer, but to him the field seemed hardly large enough and he removed to Chicago, Ill., where he rose to the position of Judge; but very unfortunately, about 1860 he was killed in a railroad accident.
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HISTORY OF GUILDHALL.
ZEPHANIAH K. WASHBURN.
Born May 20, 1800 at Greenwich Mass. Father's name Daniel Washburn, who died at Guildhall May 27, 1841, aged 71 years 10 months. Mother's name Millitiah Hoop- er Washburn who died at Guildhall, July 144, 1852, aged 78 years 5 months. He came to Guildhall with his par- ents March 1^17, and has ever since resided in town and has pursued the occupation of farmer and lumberman.
For a number of years he owned and operated the "Wash- burn saw mill" (so called) situated on the north road in Maidstone, and has always been a hard working, honest and worthy citizen, respected by every one; and when he shall have passed the dark river to that land of rest where he can be relieved from the cares and embarassments that. have been so constantly present with him in his long life of toil and industry, he will be able to do what but fow men can do in this or any other community -- leave a pure, spotless and irreproachable name. He is the oldest person in town, and the oldest member of the Congregational Church of Guildhall living. He was twice married ; his first wife's name was Susan Cutler, by whom he had three children; she was born at Guildhall in 1804 and died January 20. 1832, aged 28 years. His second wife's name was Harriet Washburn who was born nt Springfield, Vt., in Nov. 1>04,and died at Guildhall April 12. 1:78. aged 73 years and 5 months, and they had nine children, five boys and four girls. Both of his wives were m every way worthy to be the helpmeets of so worthy n man.
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DANIEL WASHBURN.
Brother of Zephaniah K. Washburn, was born at Greenwich, Mass., June 19, 1802, and came to Guildhall with his parents from Springfield, Vt., in March 1817.
His wife, Pamelia Randall, was born in Spring- field, Vt., Feb. 1806, is now living and is a remarkably smart, intelligent and industrious old lady for a woman of 80 years. They were married in 1826; had 11 children 7 boys and 4 girls, of whom 1 son and 3 daughters are now living. Mr. Washburn has followed the business of farmer and lumberman, until recently, when on account of lis advanced age he was obliged to surrender and give up the lumber business, which he had industriously followed winters for a long number of years ; he has probably hand- led a greater number of pine trees and pine logs in his day than any man now living in Essex County, and it is doubtful if there ever has been his equal in this particular branch of lumbering in this section, and what may be con- sidered strange is that he did all this hard work, together with the perplexities and anxieties attending such a busi- ness, at a very small profit, if he ever realized any; for now in his old age, although not a poor man, he is not a man of as much worldly goods as he ought to have, had he received a decent compensation for the many years of hard labor he devoted to the business. He is 84 years old, and while his brother Z. K. is only two years older and is very deaf and almost blind, he is as athletic and young in appearance as men in general at 70, and it is to be hoped that he may be allowed to live many years in
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health and prosperity, and at last when he shall have pass- ed away he will have left an example of willingness to undertake and perform any labor however hard, without hesitation or flinching, whether he was working at a profit or loss. When he was a young man, it was the custom if a person wanted to go anywhere to "just step out and take a walk;" he walked 60 miles a day without the least trouble or weariness, and the writer has frequent- ly hoard him invite some young man to take a short walk with him just to see how they liked it, but as "discretion is the better part of valor" his invitations have not been accepted.
JOSEPH BERRY.
Mr. Berry was a smart and talented lawyer, and was one of the early settlers of the town, for his name appears on the church records as one of the seven who first formed the organization of the church in 1799, and in 1803 he was a Deacon. He was Chief Judge of the Court in 1822, a member of the Governor's Council 1819, 1820, 1821, 1822, 1823 and 1824, Stato's Attorney 1811, 1812, 1:15. 1816, 1817, 1818, 1821, 1823 an | 1824, 'and represented the town in 1816. He removed with his family to New- bury, where he practiced law for a number of years when he removed to Iowa, where he died.
HON. JOHN S. WELLS.
Between the years 1827 and '46, Mr. Wells was an attorney at the County Court, and most of the time Guild- hall was his place of abode ; ho finally removed to New Hampshire, and was ut one time a prominent politician.
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HISTORY OF GUILDIIALL. JUDGE DANIEL DANA.
After the foundation has been laid and all made ready, then the corner stone is to be laid, and Judge Dana can fitly be called the corner stone of Guildhall and the County of Essex. He was the great man of the times, coming from the State of Connecticut to Guildhall about 1795. He was the first Judge of the Essex County Court, and filled that important office for cleven years in all; he was also Judge of Probate for 10 years and repre- sented the town in the State Legislature 8 years; ho held many other prominent town and county offices.
Ile united with the Congregational Church in 1803, and was chosen Deacon in 1813. He had a numerous family none of whom are residents of this vicinity at the present time. He finally moved to New York State in 1816 and died about 1837 in the town of Pembroke, some 8 miles from Batavia, Genessce County, and his death took from the world a man who had once been one of Guildhall's most noble citizens. Of his grand children living aro Mrs. Mary C. Dewey, widow of the late John Dewey, and Mrs. David H. Beattie ; a grandson Hon. Charles A. Dana has been very prominently connected with national affairs, and the large daily papers of New York City, and is now proprietor of the famous "New York Sun."
COL. E. H. WEBB.
While in Guildhall he lived on the farm now occupied by A. A. Gray and was a good farmer, industrious man and good citizen. He moved to Lancaster, N. H., about 1870 where he died.
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STEPHEN AMES.
Became a resident of Guildhall in the spring of 1842, and lived on what is known as the Perkins' farm, until April 1880 when he died. Mr. Ames was a very ecu- nominal, industrious and prudent man, a good citizen, and ever ready to lend a helping hand to those in nec.1; and no one ever asked him to contribute to any worthy object and was refused.
COL. ISAAC CUMMINGS.
Was born in Wenham, Mass .. Oct. 18. 1799: moved to Northumberland, N. H .. in 1-06. Hle came to Guild- hall when 15 years old to work as an apprentice at saddle and harness making with Col. Henry Hall.
He was married in 1822 to Ophelia Perkins of this triv 1. daughter of Z. Perkins a tanner by trade; they had four children, two sons and two daughters; his oldest son Mr. Henry K. is a prominent merchant in San Francisco, Cal .. the second son Isaac resides in N. Y., the oldest daughter Kate, (Mrs. Barclay) lives in San Francisco, and the sec- ond daughter Sarah, ( Mrs. Merrill) died in 1867 at San Francisco. Mrs. Cummings died in 1855.
Col. Cummings was married the second time in 1857 to Hannah T. Young of Stewart-town, N. H .. and had five children, four sons and one daughter; one of the sons died at the age of six years, and another at the age of 11 years.
From about 1822 Col. Cummings kept hotel 11 years. He was engaged in military affairs, and was promoted to Colonel by which title he was thereafter known. He held many offices of trust: Postmaster, Judge of Probate, Clerk of the Court of Essex County. He united with the Metho-
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ilist Church in 1843, and was an official member up to the time of his death Oct. 11, 1880.
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