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When a call was made for volunteers for the War of 1812 the town voted to pay its soldiers five dollars each at the start for pocket money, and to raise their wages to ten dollars per month. Following are the names of those who enlisted : Salvanus L. Marsh, Adolphus Howard, Samuel Dutton, John Tyrrell, Jerry Adams, Cyrus Bailey, Hart Balch, Ebenezer Farnsworth, John Abbott, Jake Abbott, Caleb Cram, Joseph Cram, David Bradford, Morris Howard, Antepast Howard, Joseph
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Howard, Joseph Bullard, James Burton, William Kimball, Sibrean C. Taylor, Samuel Pettengill, Ira Hale, William Feltt, Andrew Bradford.
When the war cloud of 1861-65 cast its shadow over the country Andover exhibited the good old patriotic spirit bequeathed to her by the forefathers. At a town meeting held on June 4, 1861, Joseph Dodge was appointed an agent to look after the families of those that had vol- unteered from the town, and it was agreed to pay two dollars a month to such families as long as the heads were in service. In September, 1862, $1,000 was raised by the town to pay bounties, and towards the latter part of the war the bounties were raised to $500.
Following is a record of the soldiers from this town in the last war : First Regiment, Company E .- Isaac T. Chase, James W. Larkin, Charles W. Larkin, Ira E. Chase ; all mustered out August 15, 1861.
Second Regiment, Company I .- Byron C. Butterfield, discharged March 12, 1863 ; Henry A. Lovejoy, died December 4, 1861 ; Vernon A. Marsh, discharged October 17, 1862 ; Harland O. Peabody (corporal), discharged May 1, 1862; Daniel P. Perkins, transferred to Infantry Corps ; Henry A. Comstock and Simeon S. Parkhurst, re-enlisted.
Third Regiment .- Olin A. Pettingill, died February 5, 1863 ; John S. Marsh, killed at the battle of the Wilderness ; Ira C. Chace, re-enlisted.
Fourth Regiment .- Ebenezer Farnsworth, re-enlisted ; Ashbel K. Gould, discharged from Infantry Corps January 17, 1864; Henry Hutchins, discharged January 4, 1863; Hollis Sheldon, promoted to corporal.
Fifth Regiment, Company E .- Philo Y. Folter (corporal), discharged May 11, 1863.
Sixth Regiment, Company E .- Henry C. Cleveland (sergeant), re- enlisted ; Orris Pier, re-enlisted ; Benjamin F. Dwinnell, re-enlisted.
Seventh Regiment, Company G .- George W. Baldwin, died August 1, 1862; George O. Dodge (corporal), re-enlisted ; Wesley M. Dodge, re-enlisted ; James W. Larkin (sergeant), re-enlisted; Charles H. Lar- kin (corporal), re-enlisted ; James H. Larkin, died October 15, 1862.
Ninth Regiment, Company D .- Azro B. Diggins, John French, dis- charged December 5, 1862; Homer Hesselton, died April 12, 1863; Charles B. Taylor (corporal), discharged June 14, 1863.
Tenth Regiment, Company H .- Erastus Sargent, deserted Septem- ber 3, 1862; Samuel F. Hall, transferred to Surgeon Corps.
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Eleventh Regiment, Company G .- Henry M. Marsh.
First Cavlary Regiment, Companies E. and F .- Roselvo A. Howard, died of starvation at Andersonville prison ; Julius Cunningham, miss- ing in action ; Julius Hesselton, died February 19, 1864; Warren K. Spaulding ; Cyrus S. Tuttle, died at Andersonville prison; Norman E. Tuttle ; Charles W. Bishop, died of wounds; Hiram Gould, re- enlisted ; George R. Crosby, re-enlisted ; John A. Twing, re-enlisted; Theodore Witt, missing in action; George W. Haskell, re-enlisted, wounded ; William C. Joyce, re-enlisted.
Sixteenth Regiment, Company C .- Nine months .- Edward O. Carl- ton, Lorenzo G. Corlidge (corporal), Nathaniel P. Dodge, Daniel C. Gould, Richard C. Green, George R. Hesselton, Henry M. Marsh, Har- land O. Peabody (sergeant), Abram Rowell, Joel R .. Spaulding, killed at Gettysburg, Pa.
Andover .- This hamlet, locally known as Peaseville, is situated in the eastern part of the town on the north branch of Williams River. It contains a church, a steam-mill, and about half a dozen dwellings. As early as 1840 Ambrose Pease opened a general store at this point, and from him the hamlet was named. The store was discontinued after several years.
At the time of the breaking out of the late war a man named Brown- ell began trade here. He was succeeded by A. C. Gutterson. The latter removed West and sold to J. C. Pettingill, who carried on business to about 1856, when J. C. French took it. A few years later he dis- continued the business, and there has been no store here since.
About two miles west of the present post-office of Andover, in the center of the town, near the Congregational Union church, the first post-office in the town was established. A general store was opened at an early day, and was conducted about the year 1840 by J. B. Manning, who sold out to Nathaniel Smith. The store was operated for a short time by A. C. Gutterson and then was made a Union store, and discon - tinued about 1859. The first postmaster here was Samuel Nichols, whose successors have been James Blood, William Warner, Sewell Smith, George W. Putnam, John B. Manning, A. C. Gutterson, B. Carl- ton, George W. Putnam (second term), J. C. Pettingill, and Abner Feltt, who has filled the position since 1866.
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Early Manufacturers .- About 1851 J. Dodge & Son began in the middle of the town to manufacture wooden door-knobs, and afterwards mnade bedsteads. They continued till about 1861, and two years after- wards the reservoir which supplied the water was washed out.
On the north branch of the Williams River, near where the hamlet of Andover now is, A. Putnam erected the first mill and manufactured wheels and wheel-heads. This mill was burned, and rebuilt by Dr. Charles W. Chandler, for a saw and grist-mill, and was purchased in 1866 by Abner and W. A. Feltt, and remodeled. In 1870 steam was substituted for water, and chair-stock, clothes-horses, mop-sticks, turned stock, and woodenware were manufactured. In the spring of 1871 the works were totally destroyed by fire, and were rebuilt the same year and again burned in August, 1886.
The present manufactures of Andover are a steam-mill located on the north branch of Williams River, built in 1888, and operated by Ralph and Hugh Barton ; a cheese factory, 30 x 60 feet, two stories high, with a capacity for five hundred cows, at Andover, and one in process of erection at Simonsville.
Simonsville .- This is a hamlet located in the southern part of the town, on the south branch of the Williams River, and has a hotel, a church, and three or four dwellings. The place derives its name from Edward L. Simons, who previous to 1830 built the present hotel and kept a general store at that point. About this time a post-office was established here, and Mr. Simons was the first postmaster ; he was suc- ceeded in 1836 by his son, Leonard H. Simons. The other successive postmasters were as follows : Charles Sherwin, Alvah Hazeltine, Cyrus Smith, A. C. Gutterson, Otis Clay, H. B. Stannard, J. A. Cunningham, and the present incumbent, Mrs. Helen Peabody. In 1842 Charles Sherwin purchased the store, and after passing through various hands it was purchased in 1854 by A. C. Gutterson and Otis Clay ; the former disposed of his interest to the latter about two years afterwards. Mr. Clay sold out in 1860 to H. O. Peabody, who carried on the business about a year, when it was discontinued.
About 1879 H. B. Stannard opened a small store for the sale of grocer- ies, stationery, etc., which he afterwards sold to J. H. Cunningham, who sold it to H. O. Peabody, who carries it on at the present time in con-
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nection with the hotel. In 1871 Albert E. Stannard and Ora Abbott built a steam saw-mill at this point, and six years afterwards Mr. Abbott disposed of his interest to his partner. The mill was burned October 10, 1879.
OLD FAMILIES.
It would be impossible within the compass of this work to give a genealogical sketch of each family that has been connected with the town. The remainder of this chapter is devoted to those who feel and have manifested an interest in preserving the records of their ancestors. For sketches received too late for insertion in this chapter please refer to a later chapter of this work.
Benson, Dorwin A .. only son of Arza and Louisa (Wheeler) Benson, was born in Londonderry, Vt., April 30, 1846. He became a resident of Andover in 1868, and mar- ried Rose L. Chase, and has one child, Hettie C.
Chase, Hibbard, son of Bezaleel, was born in Townshend, Vt., June 14, 1801, and mar- ried Cynthia Howard. He came to Andover in 1837, where he died December 4, 1876 His children were Henry, who died at the age of six years; William R., resides at Mer- iden, Texas; Byron S., a doctor, died at Akron, O .; Elias, lives at Long Prairie, Ill .; Worthy, resides in Newfane, Vt .; Cynthia S., wife of Mr. Aiken, lives in Illinois ; Welthie J. (deceased), married V. J. Wood; Charles W., died in Londonderry ; Rose L., wife of D. A. Benson ; Eugene, died at fourteen years of age.
Chase, Bezaleel, married Susannah Taft, and they had the following family : Hibbard ; Balis, who died in Andover; Wealthy (deceased). married Amos Howard; Alanson, resides at Newfane, Vt .; Winifred, lives at Wadsworth, Vt .; Sardis died at Washing- ton, Ind .; and Elliott, died at Jamaica, Vt.
Fuller, Benjamin, was born in Linesboro, N. H., September 1, 1785, and came to Ando- ver in 1807, settling on the farm where his son, William W., now resides. He married Naomi Burton, of Wilton, N. H., who was born July 29, 1786. Their children were Amos, who died at Ludlow, Vt .; Francis Putnam, resides in Andover; Rodney, resides in Ludlow ; Lewis, died in Milford, N. H .; Rebecca W., married Isaac Walker; Jolin B., died in Lowell, Mass .; Elvira (deceased), married Rev. Calvin Baker, a Baptist minister ; Arvilla, widow of O. B. Craig, resides at Fort Madison. Ia .; Joseph LaFayette, died at the age of fifteen years; and William W. Benjamin died July 29, 1873.
Fuller, William W., son of Benjamin, was born in Andover, October 11, 1826, and married Rosannah Burton. They have no children, but have a legally adopted son, Charles A.
Gutterson, Samuel, was born Tune 7, 1738, and married Lydia Stephens. They had the following children : Samuel, born February 28, 1765; John, born August 27, 1766; Abner, born March 27, 1768; Simeon, born December 8, 1769; Lydia, born October 17, 1772; Sarah, born September 3, 1774; Jacob, born November 28, 1777 ; Abeal, born April 4, 1780; Molly, born March 21, 1783; Josiah, born June 29, 1786. His children by his second wife were Anna, born December 24, 1795, and Amos, born May 7, 1798. He died November 23, 1818, and his wife Lydia died in December, 1787.
Gutterson, Abner, son of Samuel, was born in Milford, N. H., March 27, 1768, and removed from his native town to Andover in 1794, and purchased the farm where his grandson, C. M. Gutterson, now resides. He married, January 25, 1795, Phebe Barker, 80
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who was born May 27, 1767. They had three children, viz .: Abner, who died in northi- ern New York; Phebe (deceased), married Nathaniel Lord; and Alden. Abner died May 2, 1818.
Gutterson, Alden, son of Abner, was born in Andover, October 29, 1802, and married Sophia Hall. They had eleven children, viz .: Alden Newell, died young; Alonzo Clin- ton, resides in Steele county, Minn .; Warren John, died in Minn .; Miranda Sophia, wife of P. R. Carlton, of Andover ; Hiland Hall, died a bachelor in 1878, at Andover ; Maria Caroline, wife of A. P. Fuller, of Rutland, Vt .; Mary Ann, died young; Henry Franklin, married Julia, daughter of I. W. Richardson, of Boston, Mass., died in Chelsea, Mass., and left no issue ; Emma Jane (deceased), married W. A. Feltt; Charles Milton ; and George Leslie, a dentist at South Fairhaven, Vt. Alden died January 11, 1876.
Gutterson, Charles Milton, son of Allen, born at Andover, May 22, 1848, married Rozzie Lovejoy, and has three children, Maud E., Albert L., and Jessie S.
Larkin, James H., was born in New Hampshire. He married Mehitable Peabody, and their children were Lucetta M., wife of Leland Frost, of Rutland, Vt .; James W .; Mary D., wife of George S. Spencer, of Hokah, Minn .; and Charles H. James H. enlisted in Company G, Seventh Vermont Regiment, December 7, 1861, and died at the hospital at New Orleans, La., October 15, 1862.
Larkin, James W., son of James H., was born at Andover, October 15, 1838, and mar- ried Nancy M. Peabody. He enlisted, May 1, 1861, on the first call for troops in Com- pany E, First Vermont Regiment, being one of four from Andover. He re-enlisted November 29, 1861, in Company G, Seventh Vermont Regiment, for three years, but was mustered out February 19, 1864, to enlist as a veteran in the Seventh Vermont Veteran Regiment, and was finally mustered out February 21, 1866. After the war he returned to his native town, and subsequently lived at Springfield and Putney, Vt., where he died July 20, 1880. He left three children, Eva M., Rosa M., and Ned H., who, with his widow, reside in Chester.
Larkin, Charles H., son of James H., was born in Londonderry, Vt., December 29 1842. His military record is the same as that of his brother. After the war he returned to Andover. He came to Chester and engaged in the mercantile business in 1882. Ile married Elva M. Gould, and has one child, Nina A.
The Manning Family .- William Manning, the American ancestor of the Andover branch of that name, came from England as early as 1634, and settled at Cambridge, Mass. William, son of the above, resided at Cambridge, and was nearly twenty years selectnian. Samuel, the son of the last William, lived at Billerica, Mass., and was repre- sentative, town clerk, and eighteen years selectman. John, the son of Samuel, lived at Cambridge, and was the father of Samuel, who was born at Cambridge, April 20, 1703, and settled in Townsend, Mass., where he was twenty years town clerk, and fourteen years selectman. Samuel died November 6, 1773. His eldest son, Samuel, was born March 15. 1732, resided at Townsend, and was prominent during the Revolutionary war. IIe married Abigail Avery, and died January 28, 1809. His sons Samuel, Joel, Joseph, and Benjamin were among the early settlers of Andover.
Manning, Samnel, son of Samuel, was born at Townsend, Mass., November 24, 1762. He was highly educated for the time in which he lived, having been a school-teacher in early life, and was the author of at least two published books, though his business was that of a farmer. He was founder and deacon of the first church ever organized in An- dover. He died in town April 22, 1842. His first wife was Amy Gorham. The issue of this marriage was Hannah, who married Abiel Pierce; Bethiah, married Benja Bald- win; Samnel; Amy, married Nathaniel Putnam; Calista, died young; and Jabez Gor- ham, who resided chiefly at Warwick, Mass., where he died.
Manning, Sammel, son of Samuel, was born at Andover, July 7, 1796. He was a farmer at Townshend, Landgrove, Vt., and Warwick, Mass., where he died Novem- ber 18, 1840. He married Mary Hall Holt, of Weston. Their children were William
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Wallace; Samuel Lorenzo, died young; Caroline, married William Maudesley ; Eliza and Louisa, twins, died young.
Manning, William Wallace, son of Samuel, was born at Townshend, July 11, 1826. He has resided principally at Weston, where he has been justice of the peace, repre- sentative in 1882 and 1888, and ten years selectman. He married for his first wife Nancy Maria Richardson. They had two children, viz .: Fanny Maria, wife of Frank B. Shattuck, of Somerville, Mass .; and William H., a resident of New York City.
Manning, Joel, son of Samuel, was prominently identified with the Baptist Church at Andover.
Manning, Joseph, son of Samuel, remained in Andover until about 1808, when he re- moved to Binghamton, N. Y.
Manning, Benjamin, son of Samuel, died at Andover in 1813, and his descendants re- moved South and West.
Parker, Henry J., Hon., was born in Plainfield, N. H., May 2, 1836, and is the eldest son of Benjamin and Betsey (Fullam) Parker. He attended the Springfield Wesleyan Semmary and Kimball Union Academy, Meriden, N. H. In early life he was engaged in teaching, spending his time in Illinois, Shrewsbury, Vt., and other places. He en- listed in 1862, from the town of Weston, Vt., in Company H, Sixteenth Vermont Regi- ment, and was discharged as a corporal at the expiration of the term of enlistment. In 1864 he became a resident of Andover, where he has since resided, and is engaged in farming. He represented Andover in the Legislature in 1874 and 1875, and was Sena- tor from Windsor county in 1888 and 1889. He married Adalaide Putnam, and has one child, Edwin H.
Putnam, Peter, was born in Hancock, N. H., November 29, 1768, and came to Ando- ver in 1799, settling on the farm now occupied by his granddaughter, Mrs. W. W. Ward. He married Rachel Hills. They had three children, viz .: George Washington ; Rachel (deceased), married Ezra Dodge; and Isaac Henry, died at, ten years of age. Peter married for his second wife Sally Fuller, and died April 26, 1851.
Putnam, George Washington, son of Peter, was born in Hancock, N H., Novem- ber 24, 1798, and married Lucinda Hills. They had five children : George Washington, who resides in Ash Ridge, Wis., and has five sons, viz .: George Henry, Arthur LeGrand, Frederick Ellsworth, Israel. Peter, Addison Lincoln ; Henry Evander, has no children, and lives at Los Angeles, Cal .; Rachel Lucinda, wife of P. S. Hannum, of Putney, Vt .; Mary Abby Jane (deceased), was twice married, first to Billings Paul, second to Zenas Thomas; Sarah Catherine, wife of Webster W. Ward, of Andover. George Washing- ton died June 5, 1873.
Rowell, Richard, came from Temple or Wilton, N. H., to Andover, at an early date. He married Mary Rogers, and had the following family : Artemas, died at West Acton, Mass .; Roswell, died at Landgrove, Vt .; Mary, who married David Barton, and died in Michigan.
Rowell, Jacob, son of Richard, was born in Andover, February 18, 1793, and married Mary Craig. Their children were Henry, who died in the West; Isaac, lives at Ticon- deroga, N Y .; Rodney, resides at Poultney, Vt .; Mary, widow of Asa Ross, lives in Ludlow, Vt .; William; Elizabeth, widow of G. L. Cass, resides at Andover ; Orlando, lives at Ticonderoga, N. Y .; Abram; and Martha (deceased), married D. F. Bailey. Jacob died June 4, 1866.
Rowell, Abram, son of Jacob, born in Andover, September 15, 1835, married Ada J. Way. Their children were Alice, who died at the age of eight years; Fred, resides in Weston, Vt .; and Annie.
Stickney, Joseph, was born at Boxford, Mass., April 13, 1762, and was the son of Jo- seph and Jane (Sloss) Stickney. He married Anna Hosmer, of Mason, N. H., and they had four children : Lucy (deceased), married John B. Manning : Eliza (deceased), mar-
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ried Barnard Carlton ; George Washington; and Joseph Hosmer, a resident of Vernon, Wis. Joseph was a soldier in the Revolutionary war. He died April 3, 1848.
Stickney, George Washington, son of Joseph, was born as New Ipswich, N. H., Octo- ber 25, 1804, and married Roxcealane Burton, of Weston, Vt. They had eight children, viz .: Nancy (deceased), married A. C. Gutterson; Warren, died at sixteen years of age ; Byron ; Jane, died ten years of age ; Cassius M., a member of the First Vermont Cav- alry, died in a hospital at Richmond, Va .; he married Rosalie J. Peabody, but left no children ; Eliza L., wife of Warren Beard, of Chester; Preston L., lives at Hereford, Minn .; and Eva J., resides in Andover.
Stickney, Byron, son of George W., was born in Andover, October 17, 1837, mar- ried Maranda O., daughter of Phineas Carlton, and has two children, George P., born July 9, 1866; and Ines J., died February 14, 1890, aged sixteen years.
Walker, Samson, came from Massachusetts to Temple, N. H., and to Andover in 1800, where he died in April, 1827. He married Thankful Pierce, and had the follow- ing family : Jesse; Pierce, died single; Nathaniel, died at twenty years of age; Thank- ful, married Eli Burnap ; Hannah (deceased), married Calvin Gibson; Mary (deceased), married John Felton ; Sarah, married Heald; Amy (deceased), married John Hull; and Rachel (deceased), married Ira Lamson.
Walker, Jesse, son of Samson, born in Temple, N. H., died in Andover, April, 1828, at forty-eight years of age. He married Lois Holt. Their children were Lois (de- ceased), married Franklin Mansor ; Relief, widow of Isaiah Heselton, resides in Weston, Vt .; Sally (deceased), married Matthew Wilkins; Jesse, resides in Wisconsin; Isaac ; John, died at four years of age; Hannah (deceased), married Charles Graham.
Walker, Isaac, son of Jesse, born in Andover, December 28, 1817, married for his first wife Rebecca Fuller, by whom he had two children. Merrill, died at the age of seventeen years; and Nellie, died at the age of nine years. His second wife was Azu- bah Stevens. Their children are Henry I .; and Emma E., wife of C. B. Forbes, of An- dover.
Walker, Henry I., son of Isaac, was born at Andover, April 3, 1859, and married Alice Turner. They have but one child, Albert Isaac.
CHAPTER XXX.
HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF WESTON.
W TESTON is the southwest town of Windsor county, and lies in lati- tude forty-three degrees, nineteen minutes, and longitude four de- grees, fourteen minutes. It is bounded on the north by Ludlow and Mount Holly (a town in Rutland county), east by Andover, south by Londonderry (in Windham county) and Landgrove (in Bennington county), and west by the latter town and Mount Tabor (in Rutland county).
The original grant of Andover included the greater part of the town of Weston, but through the center of the territory thus chartered there
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rose a ridge of highlands known as Mount Terrible and Markham Mountains, which rendered communication between the eastern and western portions of the town exceedingly difficult and tedious. This was endured by the inhabitants until October 26, 1799, when an act of the Legislature was obtained, and the present town was formed, a tract of five thousand acres known as " Benton Gore" being added to the territory taken from Andover. For this reason the early histories of Weston and Andover are indivisible, and hence readers are referred to the early history of the latter town.
Weston is of irregular shape, being about eight miles in length and a little over five miles at its widest point. Lying, as it does, at the eastern slope of the Green Mountains, its surface is exceedingly broken and un- even. Still, though the land is rocky, there are many farms containing fine, fertile soil, but in general the land is much better adapted to graz- ing than to tillage.
The only prominent water-course in the town was known to the In- dians by the name of Wautasticook (sometimes spelt Wautastiqueg and Wautastiquet). It is now called West River, and has its source in the northeast corner of the town, and flows through the central part, empty- ing into the Connecticut River in the northeastern part of the town of Brattleboro, Vt., having on its way passed through the towns of London- derry, Jamaica, Townshend, Newfane, and Dummerston, and receiving water from four hundred and forty square miles of territory. This river, with its tributaries from the east and west, form the only water-courses in the town.
Organization of the Town .- The first town meeting was held at the dwelling house of Captain Oliver Farrar, March 3, 1800, Amasa Piper being chosen moderator. The following citizens were elected to fill the principal town offices : Alvin Simmons, town clerk; Amasa Piper, Au- gustus Pease and Henry Hall, selectmen ; Augustus Pease, town treas- urer ; David Spafford, Oliver Farrar and Gideon Pease, listers ; and Joseph Bullard, constable. We give below a list of those persons who have filled the prominent offices of the town, with the year in which they were elected.
Members of the Constitutional Conventions .- Amos N. Burton, 1828 ; Asa B. Foster, 1836; Perkins N. Willey, 1843; Stephen Smith, 1850.
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Senators : Asa B. Foster, 1851-52 ; John Wilder, 1858-59; Merritt C. Edmunds, 1874.
Representatives from Weston .- Alvin Simonds, 1803; Cornelius G. Persons, 1809-11; John Wait, 1823 ; Henry Gray, 1824. 1827 ; Amos N. Burton, 1825-26, 1851-52; John Wilder, 1828; Henry Love- joy, 1829 ; Jonathan Webster, 1830-32 ; Parker Shattuck, 1833 ; Asa B. Foster, 1834-36, 1850; Perkins N. Willey, 1837-38, 1855-57; Thomas B. Wakefield, 1839-41 ; Solon Richardson, 1842-43; Edward S. Barrett, 1844; Jerry Adams, 1845 ; Stephen Smith, 1846-49; Cushing Barrett, 1852; Asahel Ross, 1853, 1860-61 ; Caleb Fenn, 1854; James Bryant, 1858-59; Joseph C. Fenn, 1862-63, 1869-70; Lucius A. Gould, 1864- 65; Simeon D. Spaulding, 1866-67, 1874; Simon Wilkinson, 1868 ; Merritt C. Edmunds, 1872; Asa G. Foster, 1876; James M. Taylor, 1878; Adin E. Bryant, 1880; William W. Manning, 1882-88 ; Wells A. Foster, 1884-86.
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