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History of Rockingham
FARR
NORMAN HARRISI (s. of Ora, and. Hannah ( Harris), gr. s. of Moses, gr. gr. s. of Jonathan ), b. Chesterfield, N. II., Apr. 16, 1824; came to B. F., in 1836, to live in the family of his uncle, Norman Harris, who at that time was a prominent merchant here ; later owned stores, dry goods and clothing, until the fire of 1871, then established himself in insurance until 1887, then livery business on Bridge street until 1892, when he retired.
He m. Apr. 12, 1855, Lucia Ann, dau. of Hope Lathrop of Drewsville, N. H., b. Aug. 9. 1831, d. B. F., Apr. 27, 1893 ; he d. B. F., Feb. 9, 1901.
Children :
i. FANNY LATHROP,2 b. in B. F., July 3, 1857; m. June 13, 1883, Charles Harvey Williams, an attorney of .B. F. Children : 1. Grace Olivia,3 b. Sept. 27, 1885. 2. Marion Lucia, b. Jan. 30, ISSO
ii. EMILY HARRIS, b. Drewsville, June 20, 1861 ; in. Charles G. Smith ; res. N. . Y. city .; no children.
iii. MABEL SOPHIA, b. in Drewsville ; d. at age of nine months.
iv. HERBERT MARSHALL, b. in B F., Jan: 23, 1870;' res. Lyndonville, Vt. ; unm.
FLINT
WYMANI (s. of John Gardiner, gr. s. of Jonas), born-Windsor, N. H., July 11, 1824; came to B. F. in 1853; over fifty years was a prominent local manufacturer and served the town in various public offices ; in. July, 1848, Almira Stickney, b. Nov. 8, 1827, d: in B. F., Aug. 18, 1896; he d. in B. F., Dec. 25, 1906
Children :
i. JONAS EDWARD2; d. Feb. 16, 1858
ii. SARAH LOUISE ; res. in B. F. ; unm.
iii. ANNA LAURA ; m. Frank A. Mitchell; res. Manistee, Mich. ; she d. Oct. 24, 1903. Children : 1. Gertrude Louise,3 d. Sept. - 7, 1887. 2. Marjorie.
iv. FRANCIS GARDINER is a paper mill owner of B. F. ; in. Sue D. Bailey. Children : 1. Dorothy.3 2. Pauline. 3. John Gardiner.
v. MARY GERTRUDE; m. Charles R. Elder ; res. Malden, Mass. ; she d. Oct. 26, 1886. Children : 1. Flint Cummings.3 2. Gordon Wyman.
vi. JOUN WYMAN is a paper mill owner of B. F. and Claremont, N. H. ; m. Katherine McGeoch. - Children : I. Catherine.3 2. John Wyman. 3. Arthur McGeoch.
NORMAN HARRIS FARR. IS24-1901.
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Errata and Additions
ERRATA AND ADDITIONS
Page 572, in Allbee family, read in 25th line "EBENEZER1 (a descendant of the emigrant, Benjamin, who was of Medway, Mass., in 1641), b. Town- send," etc.
Page 575, 4th line, for "William Bigelow" read "Barna Biglow."
Page 651, 26th line, Nellie Sarah was the 7th child of Charles Benjamin Eddy, instead of his grandchild.
Page 660, 27th line, for " Virginia Lu Cash " read " Virginia Lee Cash." Page 674, 28th line, date of birth of Azubah Burt should be 1771, instead of 1741.
Page 696, 19th line, for " E. C. Kimbel " read " H. E. Kimbel."
Page 739, 41st line, after " 4. Urania Barrett Richards, b. Mar. 8, 1794 ; m. Ira Stoughton of Gill, Mass.," add, " Their dau., Maria Locke Stough- ton, m. Benj. D. Bailey of Providence, R. I., and was the author of " The Master has Come Over Jordan," "The Mistakes of My Life Have Been Many," and other familiar hymns. Also on same page, 42d line, for " Perry Nelson " read " Perrin Nelson."
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GENERAL INDEX
(Includes Corporations and firms; does not include Persons.)
ABENAQUI Ilose Co., 47
Indians, 33, 46, 47, 48, 51 last chief of, 49 Machine Co., 47 Paper Co., 47 spring, 35S, 3SI
Adams, Frank & Co., 287, 297, 562
Allbee distillery, 369, 427 & Russell grist mill, 368 Alma, Mich., So2 Altitude of town, 1
American Bell Tel. Co., 341 Express Co., 561 House, IS1, 356, 35S, 378, 389 Amusements, early, 91 Animals, wild, 102,
Apple trees, first in R., 796 Aqueducts in B. F., 359 Arms & Willson, 351, 352, 443 Ascutney mountain, 9, 17, 34 Atliens, alarm in, 225 Athens circuit, 177
Atkinson, John & Sons, 286 Attorneys in R., 520
BAILEY & Aiken, 152 Baker Junk Co., 562 Bank burglaries, 442 Banks in B. F., 439, 793, 794 Baptism, 130, 131, 132 in canal, 190 Barber park, 339, 361 Barnard Bros., 562 Vt., fort at, 224 Barn raising without rum, So5 Bartonsville, 371, 564 Beaches of sea in R., 4 Bear stories, 103 " Beautiful Water," 343 Beavers, 105
Beaver Dam hill, 105, 106, 368 school-house, 106 meadow. 106 Belknap, W. C. & Co., 433 "Belle Eau," 343
343 village of, 343, 561 & S. R. St. Ry. Co., 33S, 563 bakery, 561 bank, 352 Board of Trade, S12 Canal Co, 229, 269, 278, 287, 344, 346, 350, 351, 392, 417, 421, 423 Company, 255 Drug store, 562 Fire society, 353 Machine Co., 3So, 419, 561, 562 Paper Co., 417 Pulp Plaster Co., 562 Savings Institution, 445, 561 Screen Plate Co., 563
Bellows Falls Stage IIouse, 104, Census, 26, 65, 201, 536
320, 356, 390 Times Co., 563 Trust Co., 446, 561, 773
Water Co , 360, 363 Woman's club, SI3
Bellows' mills in R., S4 mill in Walpole, 109 Benefactions, public, 475
Bennington, Battle of, 202, 215, Chronological events, 544 Churches 216, 218, 220, 221, 222 Baptist in B. F., 18y in Rock., 154 in Sax. Riv., 16S Bethel, Vt., fort at, 224 Bird-track in rock, 555 Bibliography of B. F., 434 Black & Spaulding, 352
Blake & Iliggins, 3, 562, 602 Bill & Co., 25S, 346, 429, 433, +34, 546, 637 Cutler & Co., 434, 637
Blakeslee, C. W. & Bro., 33S Blanchard brook, 109
Blizzard of 'SS, 406 Board of trade of B. F., S12
Bodine & Davis, 562, 667
Bogart & II. Mfg. Co., 561, SI3 Bolles & Bolles, 521 hill, 36S
Books, publishing of, 429 Boston & Maine R. R., 563 & Nor. Teleph. Co., 341 Cash Grocery Co., 562 Dairy Co., 561
Bridges at B. F., 264
"Broad arrow" of Eng., 110
Brown, A. II. & F. II., So6 F. H. & Co., 432 block, So6
Civil war, 499 Clark & Chapman, 351, 419
Clocks made in S. R., 369
Clough & Davis, 563 Cobb & Sargent, 351
Cobb & Underwood, 351
College, Dartmouth, 556 Commissary brook, 55S
Confession of Faith of the first
church, 133
Bellows Falls, origin of name, Canal at B. F., see B. F. Canal Connecticut, origin of name, 47, Co.
Cannon, stealing the, 559
Carnegie library, 4S2 Casein Co. of America, 427
Cemetery, Bartonsville, 120 Cambridgeport, 234 the first, 116 Immanuel, 119, 234 Indian, 29 La Grange, 117, 120
Oak hill, 104, 120, 1SS Old Catholic, 119 Parker IIill, 118, 160, 234 Rockingham, 117, 234 St. Charles, 121 Saxtons River, 118, 234
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Charters of town, 11, 14
Chase Furni. Co., 356, 562, 563
Chase's IIall, 120, 356
Cheshire R. R., 32, 327
Chevre de Frese, 552
Child, Ist male b. in R., 64S 2d white b. in B. F., 674
Childs, F. W. & Co., 341
Catholic in B. F., 185, 350 in No. Walpole, 187 Cong. in Bartonsville, 196 in B. F., ISo in Cambridgeport, 195
in Rock., 122
in Sax. Riv., 172 first in B. F., 162
in Rock., 122
Episcopal (Immanuel), 160, 34S first marriage in, 761
Methodist in B. F., 177, SoS
Old North, 369
Old South, 369
Spiritualist, 197
Universalist in B. F., 197 in Rock., 157 in Sax. Riv., 175
"Citydale," 57, 63, 116 City Plumb'g & Ileat'g Co., 562
Bunker Hill, Battle of 202, 213, Clark & Durkee. 562 22S Burying grounds. (See ceme- teries. ) Business men in 1906, 560 Butterfield mill, 113
CAMBRIDGE platform, 131 Cambridgeport, 370, 504
279 river bridges, 264, 397 fishing in, 47, 48, 551 Mut. Fire Ins.Co., 351, 447 navigation of, 293, 553, 750, SoS Steamboat Co., 283, 612
Corner Drug store, 342, 347, 390, 562 Cowardice, IOS, 236 Crows, raid against, 557 Cumberland county, 18, 204 Cutler & Felt, 658 James I. & Co., 346, 347, 377, 434, 637 "Cutler's Row," 345, 347
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DARK days, 113
Dartmouth college, 550 Davis & Russell, 370, 554 Day, J. C. & Co., 562 Days, dark, 113
Dean & Dean, 562 Deer, protection of, 97 Deerfield massacre, 30, 37 Deer-reeves, 95, 97
Dennison Mfg. Co., 413
Derby & Ball, 391, 392, 510, 563 Dighton, Mass., rock, 32
Dinsmore, R. C. & Co., 352
Distilleries, 427
Doctors, 123, 520, 521, 611, 687, 757 Dunham Bros., 741
"Dutchman's crossing," 337 Dwellings, first in B. F., 240
EARL & Campbell, 368, 371
Early conditions, 7
Eaton, W. J. & Co., 562
Edson's factory, 369
Emerson, A. W. & Co., 433 Emery's mills, 605
Engine hall, 198, 356
Epidemics, 408
Equivalent lands, 10
Estey, J. & Co., 193
Evans Ice Co., 562
Exner & Holines, 561, 563
FAIRBANK & Labaree, 650
Fall mountain, 38, 336, 467 Electric Light and Power Co .. 287, 365
Paper Co., 341, 417, 419, 420, 122, 427 Fallstown, 13 Families, size of, 239, 784
Farnsworth & Co., 405 & Hloit, 6S1 hall, gift of, 657 Farr, N. II. & Co., 352
Farr's block, 345
F. B. F. Gro. Co., 304, 562 Fenton, J. J. & Co., 229, 562, 563 Ferry farm, 703
Field & Lawrence, 562, 659. Field drivers, 95, 96
Finlay & Holmes, 376
Fire dept. of B. F., 363
Fire in Charlestown, N. 11., 704 Fires in B. F., 3SS in Sax. Riv., 172, 392
First Aqueduct Co., 359
Fishing, 47, 45, 362, 551 rights, 552
"Five Nations," 606
Flamstead, Vt., 17
Flint, W. & J. G., 400 Wyman & Sons Co., 190, 329, 110, 562
"Flood Wood Militia," 452 Foot-print in rock, 555 Forest, The 3. 599 stage line, 323
Fort at Charlestown, 42
Defiance, 224, 225 Dummer, 2, 20, 22, 23, 24, 34,
42, 43, 45. 01, 123 Fortitude, 224
George, 225 Ilill, 24, 34 Ticonderoga, 202, 214, 216, 217, 218
Win. Henry massacre, 24 Fourteen Mile island, 228 Freeman's roll, $4
French, G. N. & Son, 561
Freshets, 393 Frost block, 345, 357, 375, 716 Frost, Derby & Co., 351, 402 Fuller & Wright, 563
GAGE, Sidney & Co., 3 G. A. R., E. II. Stoughton Post, 233,704
Genealogies of families. 569 Gilmore hill, 93 Glebe lands, 162
Goldenstown, 13, 544
Goodnow Bros. & Pearson, 346, Howard fund, 477, 683 562. 6SI
Goodwin, J. C. & Co., 391
Gookins & Sanderson, 2$5
Governor's brook, 19, 51, 115. 335, 337
"Governor's Calf pasture," 58 lot " chosen, 57 Grand list, first, 26
Granger block, 30, 162, SoS
Grantees of town, 16, 19
Graves of early soldiers, 234
Gray & Alexander, 390
Gray's hall, 356 Gray, O. D. & Co., 562
Green & Fleming, 346, 3SS, 419, 599. 637, 660 -
Green Mountain boys, 203 guards, 452, 768 Telegraph Co., 563 turnpike, 260, 261, 611
"Great eddy," 48
falls," 4, 7, 9, 10, 13, 25, 25, 32, Johnson & Gay, 10S
34, 35, 36, 46, 47, 45, 50, 57, 267, Jones hall, gift of, 686 273, 343
meadows," 24, 35, 44 mountain," 34 river," 11, 35, 73 Griswold & Warren, 352 Guilford, war, 226, 227
HADLEY, W. C. & Co., 562 HIall, F. J. & Son, 562
& Goodridge, 112, 359, 495, 615, 663 & Green, 101, 313, 345, 317, 667, 6So
HIandy store, 562 IIarris, Stone & Co., 760, 795 Ilartford Sorghum Mach. Co., 351, 422, 548
Ilatch & Bellows, 562
Hiekup, meadow, 15
Ilinds brook, 110, 113
Ilighways, 257
Ilog reeves, 95, 98
Ilolbrook, Cabot & Daly, 275 Holmes, M. L. & Co., 562
Ilomes of early settlers, So Ilooper, E. C. & Co., 352 Horse- Heaven, IOS
Hotels of town, 374 American House, ISI, 356,
35S, 377, 37S, 389 first in R., 374, 731
Central House, 561, 385
Commercial House, 385
Fall Mt. House, 187
HIarvey Wood's, 164
Island House, 29, 191, 379, 3Sy, Masonic, ist meetings, 373, 386, 795
Kimball, 563 Lovell's Tavern, 711 Mansion, see American Mansion House hotel, 274, 375
Hotels of town.
Morgan Tavern, 345, 357, 716
Old Yellow Tavern, 356
Norton's Tavern, 207
Rockingham, 385, 561
Saxton's River House, 386, 789 Town's Hotel, 268, 392, 407
Valley House, 354, 389 Webb's Hotel, 166
Willard's Tavern, 387 Windham, 350, 357, 390, 392, 501
Howard Ilardware Co., 562, 614 Hubbard house, 345
llubbardton, battle of, 215, 216, .. 217, 218 Ilyde ledge, 360
INDIAN burying-grounds, 29 faces on rocks, 30, 31 occupancy, 28 relies, 29, 41 rock, 33 St. Francis, 33, 47 skeletons, 20, 30, 41
Indians, Abenaquis, 33, 40. 47. 4S, 51, SO3 International Paper Co., 3Sy. 392, 395, 417, 419, 502, 563 Island Hall, 187, 380
JACKSON, M. D. & Co., 351 Johnson & Babbitt, 351
KEANE, P. J. & Co., 562 Keene Cash Grocery, 502 Kilburn's fight, 40 King George's row, 347
LAGRANGE village, 120, 372 Lake at Bellows Falls, 5 Law, book of, read, S3 Lawrence mills, 2, 25, 96, So7, Sto Laws, curious carly, 99
Lawyer, first in R., 693 Lawyers in Rockingham, 520 Leach hill, 698 Leland & Gray seminary, 157 Lexington, battle of, 208, 212, 731
Liberty boys, 203 party, 201, 202, 203, 231
Libraries, 479 License in R., $15 Local option in R., S15
Locke, B. T. & Co., 351
Log cabins, S7, Soo
Holy Cross Com'd'y, K. T., 492 Los Angeles Olive Growers'
Association, 562 Lovell, Aldis' farm, 705 & Shedd, 562 I. T. & Son, 561
MACK, Wm. F. & Co., 430 Mammoth block, 316, 495 Mansion House (see Ameri- can), 771 Maqua Indians, 36
Mason Bros., 562
183 history. 483
Masons, AAbenaqui Chap., 47, 491 Alpha Chap., O. E. S., 494 Bellows Falls Council, 492
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Masons, Holy Cross Command-|Odd Fellows (I. O. O. F.), Rutland R. R., 32S, 330, 335, ery, 492 Golden Rule Enc., 497 352, 563
King Solomon's Lodge, 4S3
King Solomon's Temple Lodge, 491
Ollicers of B. F. in 1906, 560 Sax. Riv. in 1906, 561 town, 523, 535 town in 1906, 560
Lodge of the Temple, 490 Mass. Bay grants charter, 11 Masting for navy, 15
Oil mill at B. F., 426 Old Stage Tavern, 322
Medicinal water (?), 35S
Old Yellow House, 311, 350
Meeting-house, first, at R., 141 Organization of town, 65
Meeting-house in Cambridge- Osgood & Barker, 340, 391, 392, Scholarship, "Louise Cooley." 724
port, 152 Old North, 151, 369 Old South, 168, 175, 369 on Parker Hill, 159 at Saxtons River, 151 Union, 152
PAGE & Atkinson, 2S5 Paper making, 412
Paper Mill village, 412
Parker hill, HIS, 159, 373
Parks & Woolson, So6
Paupers, care of, 102
Pearlash, how made, 100, 115
Pension exam'er, first in R., 727
Perry & Co., 393, 6S1
Perry & Ellis, 351
Pettes block, 346
Physicians, 123, 520, 521, 611, 687, 775
Ministerial Association of the Pike, first caught, 554 County of Cumberland, 150 of Windhamn Co., 150 Missionary society, Vt., 150 Model Press, 563 Moore & Fulton, 431 Postmasters, 312, 3IS John T. & Son, 389, 394, 419, 562, 740, 795 & Thompson Paper Co., 372, Potash hill, 115 112, 562
Morgan tavern, 345, 357, 716 Mount Kilburn christened, 467 a " calf pasture," 5S
NAILS, the making of, So National Bank of B. F., 311, Proctor hall, 730 561 Navigation of Conn. river, 293, 553, 750, SoS Navy, trees for masts, 110
Proprietors' records, 55 Proprietors of town, 16, 19 Protest vs. justices, 232, 703
Pulp manufacture, 4IS
Putnam & Damon, 562
563
Rafting on the river, 299
Rattlesnakes, 105 Ray & Shepardson, 562
Records, earliest of town, 66 of ist church, 126, 129 of the proprietors, 5S Rectors of Imman. chh., 163 Remonstrance against Tories, 232, 703 Revere bell, 165
51, 53, 115, IS7, 335, 336, 337, Revolution, War of, IS, 73, 201 33S
Norton's Tavern, 207
Nourse, Cogswell & Co., 697
Number Four (town), 10, 12, 17, Roads, early, 257
25, 34, 42, 43, 44, 15, 46, 52, 109, Robertson Paper Co., 394, 419, 217, 215, 219 426, 562, 740 One (town), 10, 12, 13, 17 Three (town), 12 Two (town), 10, 12, 13, 20
OAK HILL, 6, 105 Oath of allegiance, SI O'Brien's brook, 110 Odd Fellows (1. O. O. F.), 495 Amity Rebekah Lodge, 49S Battenkill Lodge, 496 Bellows Falls Lodge, 495 Canton Skitchawaug, 497
645 School, B. F. High, 242 boys' boarding, 251 buildings, 240, 241, 242 districts, 235, 230, 237, 239 early expense of, 238 first in B. F., 236
first votes about, 71, S3
Leland & Gray sem., 157 Sax. Riv. sem., 152, 251 St. Agnes Hall, 167, 254
select, 255 teachers of B. F., 247 Vt. Academy, 171, 194, 252,
367, 563, 657, 686, 7SS Schools, 235 to 256 Schouler Memorial House, 166 Schuylkill Bridge Works, 276
Scouting parties, 33, 34, 35
Sculptures, by Indians, 31
Sea beaches in R., 4 Second B. F. Aqueduct Co., 359 Sermon, ist in town, 2, 37 Settlement Ist in Vt., 23 ist in town, 25 Settlers, the first, 23 Sewers in B. F., 364 Sextons river, 35. (See Sax- tons River.)
Shipman house, 345
Shoemaker, Lewis F. & Co., 276 Silk-worm culture, 424 Simons, Hatch & Whitten, S13 Slaves assisted to Canada, SoS Small-pox, 7S, 40S
Society for Propagating Gospel in Foreign Parts, 162 Soldiers, graves of, 234 of Civil war, 502 of Rev. and IS12, 201 to 234 Spitzenberger & Gould, 503 Spotted fever, 409, 775 Spring, remarkably late, 15S Stage coaches, era of, 311 St. Agnes hall, 167, 254 St. Francis Indians, 33-47 village, 3S Steamboats, era of, 302 Steamboat Co., Conn. River. 283, 612 Stock, marking of, 9S Stocks for punishment, 90 Stoughton & Grant, 665 E. H., Post, G. A. R., 233, 764
Stratton convention, 465. 768 Robertson's Tavern, 345, 357, 35S Streets, origin of names, 365 Rockingham, origin of name, Surprise, The, 562 16 Survey, first of town, 56, 111 village, 369, 564 Free Library, 125. 479, 767 TABLE rock, 3S, 41 Taft, P. W. & Son, 563 Tarbell & Tolman 402, 403 Tax for church, 15S Telegraph, 339, 340 Telephone, 341, 342 Terraces in Conn. valley, 5 Thayer, L. P. & Co., 433 meadows, 56, 57 Woolen Co., 371 Ross, Joseph & Sons, 276 Royalton alarm, 224 burning of, 224 Rules of First Church, 134 Russell, Wm. & Son, 417
Parish
Pillory, 99 Pine hill, 6, 49 Pocumtuck Indians, 47 Police dept. of B. F., 366
Post offices of town, 311 Post roads, 257
manufacture of, 115 Pound keepers, 95, 96 Pounds, 96 Poverty year, 410 Printing, 429 job, 433
New Connecticut, 79, So, 203 England Pulp Co., 417, 421 Teleph, & Teleg. Co., 341, RAFFLING, 556
New Ilampshire Grants, 9, 77, Railroads, 326 7S, So, S3, 124, 202, 204, 222 Newspapers of B. F., 429 New Taunton (Vt.), 13 Terrace, 424 York Racket, 562 Neyland, D. P. & Co., 561 "Nine holes," the, 553 Northern Telegraph Co., 340 North Walpole, N. H., 29, 49,
Richardson & Willard, IS3 Richardson, H. C. & L. L., 562 Rivers in town, I
SAXTONS RIVER, 2, 35, 56, 60 village of, 367, 563 Teleph, Co., 341, 342 seminary, 251 Worsted Co., 563 Scalps, bounty for, 33, 65
Meetings, first of town, 66 Merrimac river, 5, 6
Methodist parsonage, 179, 350
Militia of Rockingham, 449
Mills, first in town, 2, 62, 109, 111, 702 Minard's pond, 359, 360, 555 Ministers, first in R., 122, 123 first dwelling, 14S, 150
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Thayer's ledge, 275
Thomlinson, Vt., 17, 161, 236
Ticonderoga, Fort, 202, 214, 216, Valley Hotel, IS5, 384, 389
217, 218
Tin shop, ist in B. F., 727
Toll bridges at B. F., 32, 264 Tolman & Kraetzer, 351
Tory farm, 703 tavern, 207
Town farm, purchased, 102
Town officers, 95, 523, 560
Towns' hotel, 268, 392, 407
Travelling, early, 91
Treaty of Paris, 65
Vilas Bros., 770, 771
Trees, masting for navy, 110
Truax Printing Co., 438, 563
Tucker bridge, 269, 270, 276
"Tucker Mansion," 26S, 273,
274, 348, 375
Turkey shooting, 556
Turnpikes, 259
Tything men, 95
UNDERHILL, Bros, 562
Union, east of Conn. river, 17, S4, 230 hall, IoS Paper Co., 372 Upper meadows, 57, SS
VALENTINE, Charles & Co., Welch, George E. & Son, 562, 615
563 Wells in B. F., 357 Western Union Tel. Co., 339, 340, 563
Westminster massacre, 22, 1IS, 202, 204, 205, 206, 207, 212, 233, 748, 770
Paper Co., 392 Whipping post, 99 "Whipping the cat," 94
Whipple, Thompson & Co., 563
Whitcomb Bros., 369 Wightman's hall, 190, 356
Wightman spring, 3S2 Willard's tavern, 387
Williams river meadows, 57, 59, 61,67 Willson, J. & Co., 351, 352, 353, 795
Windham county, 1, 18, S4, 204 Wolves, 104
Woman's Club of B. F., S13 World of Music, estab., 715
Wright, A. W. Lumber Co., So2
Washington county, Vt., 230 Water supply of B. F., 357, 360, Writing rock on Taunton riv., 32 375 Webb & Snow, 375, 741 ZENO F., & Son, 561 Webster, Daniel at B. F., 463, 466
Valuation of town, first, 26 Vermont & Boston Teleg. Co., 340 Vermont, organization of, 201, 203 Academy, 171, 194, 252, 367, 563, 657, 686, 7SS
Farm Machine Co., 185, 3So, 3$4, 389, 392, 422, 423, 501, 794 Teachers' association, 340
WAITEE Mig. Co., 563 Walker, Dewey, Blake & Co., 341, 391
Wantastiquet mountain, 34 War of 1812, 45S Revolution, IS, 73, 201 '61, 499
Warner, S. W. & Son, 393 Warning out of town, 100
INDEX OF PERSONS
ABBE, Hannah, 77 Abbott, B. H., 474 Charles, 710 John P., 502 Nathaniel, 642
Abercrombie, Mary L., 603 Abner, Jonathan, 159 Abrey, Charles Leo, 584 Ackley, Daniel, 7S2 George W., 782 Adams, families of, 569 Chauncey C., 244 Cynthia, 736 E. F ., 491 Eli, $5, 155, 236, 536
Ellen F., 704 Elsie M., 810 Enos H., 575
Frances, 692 Frank, 489, 491 Hannah W., 579 Henry A., 782 Hiram E., 185 Dea. Horace, 198, 199 Jack, 200 Jacob, S5 John, 351, 4SS, 492 John Quincy, 323 John W'., 455 Joseph, 155, 536 J. S., Esq., 3.10 Lucius W., 317, 500, 577 Luther, 159, 536, 613 Luthera A., 5SS, 589 Mark W., 573 Mary, 596, 799 Otis, 440 Philip, 234 Polly, 635 Roxana W., 746 Ruth M., 573, 579 Sally, 782 Samuel, 4S3 Sarah, 573, 576 Solomon W., 354 Rev. Mr., 191 Ades, Arthur W., 787 Ahern, Mary, 721 Aiken, Leverett, 805 William, 502 Ainsworth, Calvin, Jr., 596
Alband, William, 777 Albe. (See Allbee). Albee. (See Allbee) Albey. (See Allbee). Alcott. (See Olcott). Aldis, Miranda M ., 691
Aldrich, family of, 570 Elder Artamus, 156, 571 D. L., 252 George S., 75S Harriet, 727 Jonas, 06, 175, 731, 571 Jonas A., 718 Lena, 7SS
Aldrch, Martha Jane, 669 Niles, 331, 352, 500, 506 Sarah A., 790, 792 Simeon, 1IS, 151, 570 Miss (teacher), 247 Alexander, family of, 571 George P., 369, 561 Jennie Louise, So6
John F., 338, 500, 532, 533, 563,
571, 666, 726, 815 john F., Jr., 563
Laura A., So3
Mary P., 500 Ned S., 244 Alger, family of, 572 John L., 253, 563 Rev. N. W., 193 Alker, Thomas, 237 Allbee, family of, 572 (Albee, Albe, Albey).
Angie G., 245 Ann M., 650 Belinda IL., 744
Calista Ann, 570
Cara A., 579
Charles P., 66S
Charlotte A., 67S
Clarissa J., 710
Ebenezer, SI, 127, 160, 224, 536, 569, 572, S16
Ebenezer, Jr., 159, 530
Edith E. A., 578 Eleazur, 499, 527, 529, 534, 570, 577 Eliza M., 577
Elmore S., 521, 522, 542, 560, 562
Esther B., 633
George B., 341, 562
Holland, IS2
H. S., 18I
Irena, 676 Jane W., 7So
John, 537, 586
Joseph, 537
Laura H., 699
Lewis, 500, 514
Lewis 1., 500
Marcia, 642
Mary, 754 Rachel, 127 Samuel F., 404, 782 S. M., 653 IV. 11., 464 Zina 11., 338, 446, 521, 560, 561 Allen, Albert, 600 Alta, 79S Gen. Amasa, 165, 166, 546 Charles G., 24S Gen. Ethan, 203, 211, 215, 227, 607, 68S, 704 Fanny, 790
George, 512 Hleman, 6SS Ira, 217, 226, 6SS, 599 Ira C., 495
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Allen, Jennie C., 726 Jerusha, 698 Levi, 350, 509 Mattie, 695 May, 591 Ruth R., 696 Mrs. Walter, SIO
Allis, E. G., 433 Stella H., 569 Allison, Almira, 7S3 Almy, Job, 10 Alverson, Lorinda, 629 Amadon, family of, 5Sı Alice E., 66S Fred L., 492, 555 Henry M., 712 Leander, 350, 351, 496, 581
Ames, Margaret M., 605 Amory, Copley, 109, 343 Amsden, Hannah, 798 M. J., 341, 5SS, 639 Nellie E., 575 Sidney 1 .. , 593 Amy, Caroline, 661 Anderson, Charles, 736 Dr. Harry G., 571 Rufus J., 5So
Andrews, George A., 244
Lucy, 775 Margaret, 74S Mrs. Sarah T., 494, 562 Susan, 706
Angell, George S., 7SI
Archer, Benjamin, 537 Ellison, 732 John, S2, S5, 537 Lydia, 147 Samuel, 659 Archibald, Rev. S. II., 253 Rev. T. H., 253 Are. (See Ayers). ArlI. (See Earle.) Arms, family of, 5SI Aaron, 166, 352, 4SS, 500, 795
Mrs. Aaron, 187, 241 Caroline 11., 245 Caroline S., 669 Daniel, 319, 322, 335
Edward, 455 Ilenry M., 631 John, 16, 19, 166, 191, 360 Mrs. Josephine II., S14 Mary Ann J., 795 Otis B., 183, 442. 500 Armstrong, Jerome, 319 Arnold, Ambrose, 319, 327, 4SS Arthur F., 626 Charles E., 651, 455, 521 Clarissa, 59S Fanny, 252 Rev. Joel R., 1S3 Mabelle 1., 724 Mark R., 240 Rev. Seth S., 410 Arthur, II. A., 563
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Arwin, Jane, 7S5 Molly, 739 Ashton, Martha B., 676 Atashian, M., 602 O., 602
Atcherson, Alex., 500 · Charles A., 503 Mrs. Mary, 641 Thomas, 234 Atherton, Grace, 679 Atkins, Hiram, 314, 315, 432, +73, 499, 601, 693
Atkinson, family of, 582 Caroline F., 668 Elizabeth, 359 Francis, 2So, 2SI
Emma Seton, 659
George, 165, 2S1, 2SS
Ilodgson, 2So
John, 119, 163, 259, 2So, 2S2, 285, 286, 347, 354, 582 Theodore, 16 Thomas, 2SI
William, 162, 163, 286
Atwell, Julia A., 758
Atwood, Nahum, 744 Susan A., So6 Audette, Eusehe, 503
Ausment, Mrs. Dorothy B., 654
Austin, Miss E., 24S, 249 Minnie A., 241 Averill, Charles, 604
Avery, Rachel, 572
Axteil Mrs. Eliza (Jones), 757 Joseph, 687 Ayer, Elisha, 155, 537 Ayers, David, 159 L. C., 492 Mary A., 640
BABBITT, family of, 583
Frederick 11., 243, 491, 493, 534 Ballon, Annie 1'., 244 George II., Sr., 243, 350, 490, Rev. Ilenry L., 684 491, 492, 500, 5$3 Warren F., 5SI George II., Jr., 741, S12 Mrs. George Il., Jr., S14 Arvilla E., 733 Madeline, 246 E. W., 351
Babcock, Daniel, 643 Frank, 584 Bacon, Bertha M., 245 Henry C., SI4 J. IIomer, 244 Willard II., 245 Badger, Susan, 708
Bagley, Curtis, 730
IIerbert P., 004
Ilorace, 354
Joanna, 765
Joel, 151, 719
John, 159
Betsey, 595 Caroline E., 790
Carrie A., 595
Crissana, 757
Deborah, SIo
Elder, 156
Frederick P., 245
George, 637
George A ., 503
Goldsmith F., 431, 602
11. 11., 497 Jonathan, 587
Banyea, Charlotte G., 697 Barber, family of, 586 Rev. Amzi D., 172 Annie E., 640
Calvin L., IS5, 339, 500, 5$6
Rev. Daniel, 162
Edward D., 486 F. M., 155, 497 Georgie, 710
Lysander C., 173, 586, 5SS
Mrs. Lysander C., 173 Marie, 633 Mary, 745
Barbour, Rev. Nelson, 172 Barclay, Mattie Lee, 645 Bardwell, Caroline, 5Sı Otis, 319, 322, 445 Thomas, 319
Barker, Mrs. Alice E., 66S
Charles, 555, 660 Ephraim W., 455
Fred 1 .. , 516 Dr. L. C., 351, 521
Lucy J., 245
Mary, 695
Mrs. Minnie (Keep), 750
Richard FF., 245
Sarah, 255 Sarah A., 247
T. A., 454
William B., 245
William G., 492, 5SI, 724 William P., 255, 351, 354, 365. 432
Barnard, Emma, 672 Harriet E., 590 John P. W., 503
Milo, So9 Sally, 707 W. F., 497
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