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In 1880 Peacham had a population of 1,041. In 1886 it had ten school districts and ten common schools, taught during the year by fifteen female teachers, at an average weekly salary, including board, of $4.71. There were 250 scholars, 57 of whom were attending private schools. The entire income for school purposes was $1,499.12, while the whole amount expended was $2,786.35, with Alice L. Stevens, superintendent.
PEACHAM is a pleasant post village, located in the central part of the town. It has two churches (Methodist and Congregational), the county grammar school, two stores, an hotel, a tin shop, blacksmith shop, harness shop, etc., and about forty dwellings.
SOUTH PEACHAM is a post village located about a mile south of the above. It has a store, grist mill, wagon shop, box factory, and about thirty dwellings.
PEACHAM HOLLOW, located about a mile north of Peacham village, has a store, blacksmith shop, and about twenty dwellings. Just east of this village, on the Robert Esden farm, Hon. Thadeus Stevens spent his boyhood days.
The Caledonia County Grammar School, located at Peacham village, is the oldest educational institution in the state retaining its original corporate name. The school was chartered October 27, 1795, and the first meeting of the trustees was held on the 17th of the following November. The first pre- ceptor was Ezra Carter, Esq. The present principal is C. A. Bunker, A. M. James L. Judkins's carriage and general repair shop was built by Lewis G. Gilson, about 1855, and was purchased by Mr. Judkins in 1875.
George B. Hatch & Co.'s steam saw-mill, on the west side of Onion river pond, cuts 1,500,000 feet of lumber annually.
Sanford B. Hooker's grist-mill was built by him in 1857. It has three runs of stones, and grinds about 3,000 bushels of western corn per year.
John Ewell's saw and grist-mill, erected by Isaac W. Ewell, is located on road 25. It has also a shingle-mill capable of sawing 10,000 shingles per day.
Thomas P. Bingham's rake factory was built by James Worden, about 1845, and was purchased by the present proprietor in 1881. He turns out 600 dozen hand-rakes, twenty-five dozen drag rakes, and three dozen horse-rakes per year. He has also a saw-mill.
James Stevenson's saw-mill was originally built by Phineas Dow, about 1825. Governor Mattox rebuilt the mill about 1842 ; that was burned, and it was again re-built by Joseph ;Bruce, about 1866. Mr. Stevenson manu- factures shingles and all kinds of lumber. He owns about 450 acres of wood- . land in Peacham, but resides in Cabot, Washington county.
According to charter prescription, the first meeting of the proprietors of
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Peacham was held in Hadley, Mass., January 18, 1764. Affairs slumbered, and for nearly twenty years the town remained in almost unbroken silence. At long intervals the proprietors held an occasional meeting, and made some progress in surveying lots and running lines around the town. Their first meeting held in Peacham bears date August 20, 1783, six months previous to the first regular town meeting of which there is any record. The disturbed condition of the country, arising from the contested claims of New Hamp- shire and New York, and the American Revolution, retarded the growth of the town. A very few inhabitants tried to carve out homes for themselves and families as early as 1775, but lived in constant peril by day and night. Early in the spring of that year, Deacon Jonathan Elkins, of Hampton, N. H., came with a few others, and began cutting down the forests ; but from fear of the enemy they soon returned to Newbury. In 1776 the solitude was broken by the marching of several companies of soldiers along a line made by blazed trees from Newbury to Lake Champlain. It was an early spring, and they marched on snow-shoes. But upon hearing of an invasion from Canada, they soon marched back again. The few people who were here fled with them. Deacon Elkins, however, with John Skeele and Archey Mc- Laughlin, returned in the fall and spent the winter together in Peacham. These were the first white men who wintered here, and may be called the fathers of the town. But the few increased a little from year to year, till the close of the war.
In October, 1777, was born Harvey Elkins, the first white male child born in Peacham, and the next year Ruth S. Skeele, the first female child was born, who died September 25, 1860, aged eighty-two years. In 1779 General Hazen, stationed at Newbury, had orders to clear a road from that place to Champlain, and thus gave name to the so-called Hazen road, which for a long time thereafter was a great convenience to the inhabitants. As usual, in those early days, the road did not avoid the high hills. In 1780 a Captain Aldrich built a picket around James Bailey's house for security from the enemy, and this was probably the only block-house in the limits of Peacham. Generally the people had to take care of themselves as best they could, and seasons of alarm were not unfrequent ; though it was not known that any was killed. A few in the vicinity were taken prisoners, among whom were Cols. Elkins, of Peacham, and Johnson, from Newbury, in 1781, and two persons by the name of Bailey, in 1782. Colonel Elkins was carried to Quebec, thence to England, and was there exchanged for a prisoner of equal rank. Colonel Johnson returned on parole.
After the war closed the population rapidly increased. It was a point of considerable commercial importance in Indian trade, and as the Hazen road became famous as a medium of transit across the country the land came rapidly under cultivation. People began to forget past trials in the prospects open- ing before them, and the population became respectable in numbers, intelli- gence and character. By December, 1784, there were twenty-four freemen 4
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in the town, and a population of some 200 souls. The census of 1791 shows a population of 365. In 1800 there were 873. Thus in 1784 the town was fully organized, and in the same year it was voted to raise $60.00 for preach- ing, to be paid in wheat at 6s. per bushel, and the selectmen were the com- mittee to hire ministers and appoint places for preaching.
John Skeele came to Peacham, from Salisbury, N. H., in 1775, remained here for a time and did some clearing, and then returned and brought his wife (Phebe Wilister). He reared four sons and seven daughters, one of whom, Ruth, born in 1776, was the first child born in town. She was a teacher, and died in 1860. Electa, youngest daughter of John, was born November 21, 1779, married Rufus Miner in 1821, and was the mother of three sons and four daughters, viz. : Ethan, of Peacham, Curtis, who died in the army, Ellen C. (Mrs. A. L. Pattridge), of Illinois, Electa L. (Mrs. J. A. Kidder), of Hardwick, Frances A. (Mrs. Truman Martin), of this town, Catherine H. (Mrs. E. Wheeler), of East Hardwick, and Edwin R., of Cali- fornia.
Archibald McLachlin was born in Sterling, Scotland, in 1743, married Chris- tiana Mckinley, and came to America in the spring of 1775. He located on the farm where his grandson Archibald now lives. His son John, born in 1770, mar- ried Mary, daughter of James Whitehill, and reared five sons and six daughters, namely, Mary, Jane, Eliza, Nancy, Archibald, John, who died at the age of three years, Annie, John, 2d, and Susan, twins, James and William. Archibald was born in 1810, married Mary Ann, daughter of Nathan and Mary (Rowell) Thorne, in 1848, and has had born to him three sons and three daughters, namely, Harrison A., Alice (Mrs. Charles Dubois), Lewis and Lucia, twins, and Langlin and Nancy, twins. His wife died in 1885. He is a farmer, and resides on the homestead. Harrison A., son of Archibald and Mary A. (Thorne) McLachlin, was born in 1849, married Susan L., daughter of Pliny and Sophia (Richmond) Granger, in 1875, and has two daughters, Alice S., born in 1879, and Mary E., born in 1883. He is a farmer, and lives on road 18. John, son of John and Mary (Whitehill) McLachlin, was born in 1816, married Betsey Mills, of Topsham, Vt., in 1846, and has had born to him one son and two daughters, as follows : Beattice, born in 1847, Flora. E., born in 1848, and Helen M., who died in 1877, at the age of twenty-five years. He resides on road 62. James, son of John and Mary (Whitehill) McLachlin, was born in 1818, married Almira, daughter of John and Mary (Morse) Varnum, in 1844, and has had born to him four sons, namely, Will- iam V., of this town, George J., Charles and Harvey M. His son William V. was born in 1846, married Addie C., daughter of S. H. and Cordelia. (Ballou) Rowell, in 1876, and has one daughter, Virginia, born in 1878. William, son of John and Mary (Whitehill) McLachlin, was born in 1821, married Samantha L., daughter of John T. and Matilda (Hall) Hopkins, in 1858, and has one son, Edward H., born in 1860, graduated from Dartmouth college in 1883, and is now principal of the High School at Westboro, Mass.
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Moody Morse came to Peacham, from Massachusetts, with his wife (Mary Foster) and family, about 1779, and located on the place where William W. Morse now lives. He was the first shoemaker in town. Thomas, one of his eight children, was born in 1796, married Cynthia, daughter of Aleck and Elizabeth (Eastman) Blanchard, in 1831, and had four sons and one daughter, viz. : Francis A., Mary E. (Mrs. H. Balcolm); Lucius O., deceased, Abel, who died at the age of ten years, and William W. The last mentioned was born in 1845, married Ellen E., daughter of Alonzo and Mary J. (Clark) Robbins, in 1868, and has had three daughters, namely, Mary E., who died in 1881, at the age of ten years, Olie J. and Carrie M. Mr. Morse resides on the homestead, which has always been in the Morse family, and is located on the corner of roads 56 and 57.
Abial Blanchard, born in Concord, N. H., in 1747, married Mary Eastman in 1778, and came to this town in 1779, locating on the place where his grandson, Edmund C., now lives. He died in 1808, and his widow died in 1830. Of his seven children, Jacob was born in 1779, and married Miss Thomas Jefferson, daughter of Judge John Cameron, and granddaughter of General Stark, in 1824. He reared three sons and four daughters, viz .: Mary, John C., Enoch, who was a surgeon in the late war, and is now in Illinois, Elizabeth, Nathaniel, Jane and Flora M. (Mrs. Jacob Trussell). His first wife died in 1843, and he married for his second wife Myra, daughter of Tim- othy and Susan (Fairchild) Cowles, in 1846. He had born to him two chil- dren, Lucius H., who died in 1869, aged twenty-two years, and Edmund C., who was born in 1849. The latter married Ada, daughter of John and Eliz- abeth (Root) Atwell, and has had two daughters and one son, Bernice E., Susie A. and Carl A., who died young. Edmund C. is a farmer and lives on the homestead, which has always been in the Blanchard family. John C., son of Jacob, was born in 1827, and at the age of twenty-four years went to Cal- ifornia, where he remained five years. He married Abbie M., daughter of James and Mary (Clark) Staples, in 1858, and served in the late war, enlisting as Ist lieutenant in 1862. He had born to him seven sons and four daughters, viz .: Abraham L., of Kansas, Effie C., who died in 1882, Walter N., Mary E., a teacher, Edward C., Jane, Lewis H., Alice T., James S., Dan C. and Philip. Mr. Blanchard died November 6, 1883. His widow and family live on road 58.
Jeptha Woodward came to this town from Rhode Island, with his widowed mother, six brothers and four sisters, in 1782, and located on the place where Benjamin Woodward now lives. He married Mrs. Persis (Washburn) Rowell, and had born to him three sons and two daughters. He died August 28, 187 [, at the great age of one hundred years, seven months. His son Benja,- min was born December 23, 1803, married Nancy Sulham in 1828. Of his two sons and three daughters, only one, Lucinda (Mrs. Henry W. Northrup), of this town, is living.
John Harriman, son of Leonard, born in Pembroke, N. H., in 1765, was a
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blacksmith, married Lucy Foster, and came to Peacham about 1785. Of their nine children, Joshua married Mary, daughter of David Elkins, and reared six sons and two daughters, viz .: David E., Almira E. (Mrs. H. B. Graham), Henry E. and Sprague E., twins, Samuel B., William D., Alvin and Mary E. (Mrs. Albert Brock), of St. Johnsbury. Sprague E. married Lucy, daughter of James and Sarah (Abbott) Livingston, in 1854, and has had three sons and two daughters, namely, Fred S., who married Mary Emerson, Edward A., who died in infancy, Herbert, a physician in Massachusetts, Kate I. (Mrs. C. A. Hutchinson), and Sarah A., who is a teacher and lives at home. Mr. Harriman lives on the place where he was born, on road 45.
Asahel Martin was a Revolutionary soldier, and came to Peacham about 1785, locating on the place where Andrew Whitehill now lives. He married two of Deacon Miner's daughters, both of whom died leaving no children, and for his third wife he married a sister of General Chamberlain. His son Moses, born October 30, 1796, married, first, Jane Martin, and had born to him three daughters, one of whom is Louisa (Mrs. L. F. Parker), of this town. He married for his second wife Almira Dana, in 1827, by whom he had three sons and three daughters, viz .: Elizabeth, who married Rev. George S. Wood- hull, Ashbel, Moses M., a Congregational minister in Michigan, Almira (Mrs. James Shaw), Almina who died in 1862, and Caroline (Mrs. Andrew White- hill), of Peacham. Ashbel, born in 1830, married Hannah, daughter of Moses and Phebe (Brock) Wesson, in 1857, and has had one daughter and six sons, as follows: Carrie M., who died at the age of six years, Moses W., twins not named, deceased, Edwin A. and Willie B. Mr. Martin served as town rep- resentative in 1874-75, and lives on road 62.
Truman Martin married Mary Noyes, and came to this town in 181 1, locat- ing on the place where his son Truman now lives. He reared four sons and two daughters, viz .: Sally, who died in 1835, Truman, Ist, who died in in- fancy, Amos, who died in Missouri, in 1863, Benjamin, of Manchester, N. H., Truman, Jr., and Hannah N. Truman, Jr., was born on the homestead, on road 70, in 1818, married, first, Martha E., daughter of Abel Walker, in 1854,- who died in 1856, and second, Frances A., daughter of Rufus Miner, in 1860.
Lemuel Northrup, a pensioner of the Revolutionary war, came to this town from Newton, Conn., about 1785, married Lois Woodard, and had two sons and one daughter, Jonathan, Joseph and Prudence. Joseph was born in 1799, married Jerusha, daughter of Clergy and Deborah Woodard, and reared four sons and four daughters, of whom John C. was born July 4, 182 3, married Roxianna, daughter of Nathan and Hannah (Smith) Porter, in 1846, and had two sons and three daughters, as follows : Eleanor F. (Mrs. Charles F. Thresher), Elsie J. (Mrs. Frank G. Chandler), Elmore F., who died in in- fancy, John C., who died at the age of four years, and Eva M. (Mrs. F. Chandler). Henry W., sou of Joseph, was born September 4, 1826, married Lucinda, daughter of Benjamin and Nancy (Sulham) Woodward, in 1848, and has one son, Clark H., who was born in 1850, married Alice Graham in 1872,
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and has had born tohim three sons and two daughters, viz .: Minnie J., Henry W., who died in infancy, Frank L., Milton B. and Lou May. The wife of Clark H. died February 16, 1886.
Jesse Merrill came to this town about 1789, with his wife, Priscilla Kim- ball, and located on the place where A. G. Bickford lives. He reared five sons and one daughter, as follows: James, who was a lawyer, and died in Pennsylvania, in 1841 ; Samuel, who was also a lawyer, and died in Indian- apolis, in 1855 ; Jesse, who was a physician, and died in Hopkinton, Mass., in 186t; Hazen ; David, who was a Congregational minister, preached the last twelve years in Peacham, and died in 1850 ; and Betsey, who married Leon- ard Johnson, and died in 1855. Hazen was born in 1796, married three times, first, Flora, daughter of Noah and Mary (Root) Martin, in 1826, sec- ond, Augusta Martin, and third, Marion Eastman. His daughter Augusta F. was born in 1829, married Albert G. Bickford, son of Benjamin and Bridget Bickford, in 1862, and has two daughters, Flora Martin and Mary Merrill. Mr. Bickford is a farmer, and resides on the Merrill homestead.
John and Phineas Varnum, brothers, came to this town from Dracut, Mass., about 1791, and located in the eastern part. John, son of John, was born in town in 1806, reared a family of twelve children, and died in 1880. His sons John, Jr. and Leonard R. reside in town. John, Jr., is town clerk, served as town representative in 1867-68, has been justice of the peace twenty years, and postmaster fifteen years.
Asahel Hand was born in Bethlehem, in 1779, and came to this town with his widowed mother, at the age of twelve years, locating on the farm where Harmon Hand now resides. He married, first, Mary Hurd, who bore him two children, Sylvia and Elias, and second, Laura Hurd, who bore him two sons and two daughters, viz .: Emeline (Mrs. Franklin Bailey), Harmon, Leverett A., of Canada, and Sarah A. Harmon, born in 1816, is a farmer, and re- sides on the homestead.
Jonathan Clark came to this town, from Connecticut, as one of the early settlers, locating on the place where his grandson, George W., now lives. He married Faith Martin, and reared five children, of whom Jude A. was born on the farm, in a log house, in 1806, married Sarah L., daughter of Joseph Prime, and reared seven children, viz .: Lizzie S., who married M. M. Wheeler and died in 1876, George W., Chester M., deceased, Cynthia E. (Mrs. T. B. Ains- worth), Joseph P., Oliver P. and Emily (Mrs. George Sanborn). George W. was born in 1842, married Lutheria, daughter of James and Sophia (Gillman) Wheeler, in 1869, and has two sons and one daughter, Elsie M., Chester M. and Alden J. Mr. Clark resides on the homestead.
Edward Clark, a Revolutionary soldier, married Elizabeth Wesson, and came to Peacham about 1797. His son Russell was born in Haverhill, N. H., in 1795, served in the War of 1812, married Florella Foster in 1828, and had three children, of whom Ephraim W. was born on the homestead in 1828, married Clarissa Johnson, and has had five sons and four daughters. Mr.
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Clark is a farmer, and resides on the homestead, which was settled by his grandfather. Ephraim W., son of Edward Clark, graduated from Dartmouth college in 1824, went as a missionary to the Sandwich Islands in 1827, and remained there forty years. He died in Chicago in 1878.
Parker Hooker came from Sturbridge, Mass., about 1800, and located in the northwestern part of the town, on the farm now owned by Benjamin Kid- der. He married twice, and reared ten children. Orman P., son of Parker and Judith (Carr) Hooker, was born in town, in 1818, married Mercy Blanch- ard in 1841, and had born to him two sons, Hazen B. and Herbert P. Mr. Hooker represented his town in 1869-70, and died October 10, 1885. Hazen B. was born in 1842, served in the late war, in Co. G, 3d Vt. Vols., and was killed at the battle of the Wilderness, May 5, 1864. Herbert P., of this town, was born in 1846.
Jonas W. Robbins, a descendant of Jonas Robbins, and a son of Jonas and Mary (Chappel) Robbins, was born in this town, in 1827. He is a farmer, a breeder of Jersey cattle, and resides in the village.
Seth Willey came to this town about 1800, settling on road 32. His son Seth was born here, married Abigail Glines, and had four sons and six daugh- ters, of whom Silas G., born in 1830, married, first, Sarah S. Spencer, who died in 1862, and second, Mary B., daughter of Baldwin Martin, in 1873. He has had born to him two sons and two daughters, only one of whom, Emily E, born in 1879, is living. Mr. Willey resides at Peacham Hollow.
Lyman Pattridge, born in Chesterfield, N. H., came to Peacham at an early day, locating in the southern part of the town. He married Theodosia Wood in 1818, and reared four sons and four daugliters. One son, Francis W., was born December 17, 1833, was reared on a farm, and went to Cali- fornia when he was nineteen years of age, where he remained ten years. When he returned he bought his father's homestead, married May J., daughter of William and Ruth (Gilfillan) Graham, in 1866, and has had born to him three children, Loren E., Blanche G. and Mary F. Mr. Pattridge resides on road 65.
Alexander McDonald (or Macdonald), was born in Glasgow, Scotland, en- listed in the English army, was taken prisoner at the battle of Bunker Hill, and was taken to Charlestown, No. 4, where he was kept a prisoner three years. After his release he married Catherine White, and moved to Ryegate in 1789. He reared a large family of children, of whom the following are living : Alexander, Sally, James, Charity, Amassa and Ann. Alexander was born in this town in 1802, married Betsey, daughter of John and Hepsey (Woodard) Taylor, in 1826, and had born to him two sons and five daughters, viz. : Maria, who died in 1857; Jane, who died in 1870; Harriet, who died in 1872; Elizabeth, who died in 1868 ; Abel B., Anson S. and Jeanette (Mrs. George Blodget), of St. Johnsbury. Abel B. Macdonald was born in 1833, and at the age of eighteen years shipped on board a whaling vessel, and was gone three years. In 1862 he enlisted in the United States navy, and was
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on board the war sloop Ossippe one year. He married Harriet, daughter of Dr. James Neal, and has had born to him three sons and one daughter, namely, Fred T., of Boston ; Emma W., who married Frank B. Granger, and died in 1886 ; George A., of Boston, and William A., of Florida. Mr. Mac- donald was on the police force in Boston for several years, and now resides in this town, on road 26.
David Sanborn was born in Sanbornton, N. H., in 1778, married Mary Burbank, and came to Peacham in 1804, locating on the place where Mrs. Rebecca Blake now lives. His son Harvey, now of this town, was born in 1817, learned the mason's trade, married Abigail, daughter of Seth Willey, in 1841, and has one son and one daughter, namely, Agnes (Mrs. George P. Blair), of West Barnet, and Austin W., of Kansas.
Samuel Chandler came to this town, from Pomfret, Conn., in 1806, mar- ried Mehitable, daughter of Major Henry Blake, a Revolutionary soldier, in 1808, and located on the place where George D. Chandler now lives. He reared three sons and three daughters, of whom George D. was born in 1822, married Mary A., daughter of Captain Avara Gillman, and has had four sons, namely, George H., who died at the age of eleven years ; Frank G., born in 1853 ; John S., born in 1861, and Myron, who died at the age of four years.
Thomas Eastman, son of Captain John and Sibyl (Chamberlain) Eastman, was born in Concord, N. H., in 1789, and came to Peacham about 1809. He married Lucy Cushing in 1814, and reared two sons and five daughters, viz .: Marion E., Sarah M., Thomas M., Harriet, Lucy, Martha and John. Mr. Eastman was a farmer, and died in Peacham in 1872. Marion E. (Mrs. Hazen Merrill), is a widow, and resides in Peacham village.
Timothy Cowles came to this town, from Connecticut, at an early day, married Susan Fairchild, and reared eight sons and three daughters. His son John O. was born in 1816, married Laura A. Harmon, in 1842, and had born to him one son and eight daughters, viz .: Ellen, who died aged twenty- eight years ; Martha, who died at the age of thirteen ; Sarah, who married Dr. C. Cargil, of California ; Laura J., of California; Alice M. (Mrs. C. Bowman), also of California ; Flora B .; Willie H., in Iowa ; and Susie T. and Fannie, at home. Mr. Cowles died April 24, 1885, and his widow resides on the homestead.
Benjamin Farrow located in this town in 1819. He married Ruth Taft, and reared eight sons and five daughters, Drusilla, Theodore G., Submit, Cecelia, Israel, Franklin, Independence, Constantine, Benjamin and Lucy, twins, Caleb W., Emeline and Miranda. Theodore G., born in 1807, married Eliza, daughter of John Fife, for his first wife, who bore him four sons, Moses, Hiram, Samuel M. and Ephraim. He married for his second wife, Phebe, daughter of Alexander Stewart, in 1847. Samuel M., born in 1841, married Hannah J., daughter of James and Jane Hall, in 1867, and has one son and one daughter, Harry E. and Gertie E. Franklin, son of Benjamin, born in
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1814, married Elizabeth McMillen. Two of his sons are now living, Millen, of this town, and Benjamin F., of Atlanta, Ga.
Isaac Ewell came to Peacham, from New Hampshire, with his wife, Lillias Sandeland, in 1819, bought the grist-mill at Ewell Hollow, and built the house where John Ewell now lives. His children were six, of whom John was born in 1827. He married for his first wife Olive W. Allen, in 1857, who died in 1870, and for his second wife Harriet Pennington, widow of A. L. Allen, in 1877. The Allen children were James D., born in 1857, died in 1882 ; Fred B., born in 1861, is a manufacturer of lumber and shingles ; William I., of California, and Archie L. Mr. Ewell is proprietor of a grist, saw and shingle-mill at Ewell Hollow, on road 25. Horace, son of Isaac Ewell, was born in 1837, married Ida A., daughter of Moody M. and Har- riet A. (Weeks) Boynton, in 1866, and has one daughter, Hattie L. Mr. , Ewell resides on road 18.
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