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owned by John Stafford in 1781. It was sold to Jabez Denison in 1784. He sold in 1792 to Jonathan Buddington, of Leyden, who sold in 1794 to Amos Billings. He enlarged and improved the farm, and lived here during his life. He died in 1821. His son Amos Jr., succeeded him and also spent his life here. He died in 1854, his son Sherman remained here until 1877, when he sold the homestead to Walter E. White, a railroad engineer, of Dedham, Mass. A bridge at Dorset, Mass. col- lapsed just as Mr. White's train rolled across it. He was unable to step into another locomotive so he took to the hills of Vermont.
His heirs sold to D. D. Franklin in 1932 and he sold to Seymour G. Cole and wife in 1936. Thomas A. Dana of Wilton, Conn. bought in 1959.
C. A. Dennison Lumber Co .: The Burrows homestead was on lot No. 180, on the state line, on the east side of Green River. In 1781 this lot was deeded by Moses Howe to Jarvis Burrows. James, Joseph, and perhaps John who removed to Bernardston in 1784, owned small por- tions of this lot prior to 1800; in 1803 James Burrows deeded to his grandson James Burrows 3rd, 35 acres on the north side of the road. In 1802 James deeded to Jesse Burrows 27 acres on the state line where James then lived, and in 1805 Jesse deeded to Joshua Culver 22 acres on the southeast part reserving one half acre "for publick burying ground." In 1806 this same tract, with reservation, was deeded to Thomas Shaw by Joshua Culver. In 1825 Daniel Starks deeded to Eber, son of Joseph Burrows, 4 acres 10 rods where Joseph Burrows then lived. Eber deeded the same to Joseph in 1828. In 1851 James Barber deeded to Hiram, son of Joseph Burrows the 22 acre tract, reserving the burying ground. Allen Burrows conveyed the farm of 125 acres to Robert Fulton in 1871, and Fulton conveyed 175 acres described as the Hiram Burrows farm, reserving the burial lot, to Ruth A. Hall. In 1901 Wm. H. Hall and others conveyed the property to C. A. Den- nison. The buildings have long since gone to decay. There are many rough stones marking graves in the old Burrows burying ground, but none with inscriptions upon them. In 1955 C. A. Dennison deeded this property to the present owners C. A. Dennison Lumber Co. Inc.
Franklin, Edward & Bertha: This is on lot No. 193, on the road leading from Guilford Center past the old Noyes place. The lot was conveyed in 1777 by Salah Barnard to Simeon Edwards; he deeded to Aaron Franklin in 1777. In 1787 Franklin deeded to Daniel Wells who conveyed in 1795 to Jas. and Edward Houghton. Aaron Bennett owned the lot and sold it to Chas. Phelps about 1830. He sold in 1833 to Edward Fish, who sold in 1837 to Samuel Dunnell. It was owned by Betsy Camp, who deeded to Ebenezer Camp in 1863. She had the lot of Jared Burdick. A part of the lot was sold in 1864 by Elbridge G.
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Miner to Harriet E., wife of Gilbert Clark. The Clark estate sold this portion in 1891 to George W. Franklin; his estate sold it in 1917 to D. D. Franklin. There was once a set of buildings on the place but none have been there for many years. The Administrator of D. D. Franklin Estate sold to Edward & Bertha Franklin in 1953.
Franklin, Ellis & Irene: This is a 152-acre pasture which James H. Franklin Estate sold to Henry J. & Esther Franklin in 1904. Henry J. Franklin & wife sold to Ellis & Irene Franklin in 1953.
Franklin, Forrest: This is on lot No. 197 in the southerly angle of the four corners and a part of the original Ichabod Packer farm. He deeded to William Packer in 1794. Several small parcels were sold from the farm, but the principal portion was sold in 1803 by William Packer to Elisha Brown of Leyden, who also bought of William several tracts of lot No. 196 at this time some 153 acres in all. Elijah Brown lived here several years and was here in 1812. Elisha Brown sold the farm in 1805 to Amos Billings, Lockhart Wellman sold the farm of 75 acres in 1872 to Sarah L. Plum.
A. J. Camp sold the place in 1887 to J. N. and C. M. Corbett; they lived here until 1896, when they sold to Prescott W. Shepherd of Ded- ham, Mass., who lived here until 1908 when he sold to C. W. Smead and W. A. Barber; they sold to Elsie A. Unwin in 1909. The place was sold in 1915 to Maud W. and Theo L. Thayer. She married again and sold to Allen Plimpton in 1924. This was sold to W. C. Baker in 1927, then to Emery Phetteplace and back to Baker who sold in 1930 to John Scranton. Forrest Franklin bought in 1939.
On the southerly side of the town road, a few rods easterly from the four corners, was a small place which was deeded in 1803 by Wm. Packer to Ebenezer Dill who then lived there. Dill sold to John Spears, who was living there in 1818, when he sold to James Packer. The steep hill at this point is still called the "Spears Pitch".
In the corner of the roads, west of the Spears place, was a house owned by Isaac Noyes who sold it to Cyrus Niles in 1826. Niles sold it in 1833 to Asa Wheeler.
Gaucher, Albert: This is a 20-acre woodlot bought of Saul Silber- gleit in 1957, on which Gaucher has built an attractive camp.
Golger, John Est .: The farm once owned by Squire Noyes was one of the most pretentious of the ancient Guilford homesteads. Located on lot No. 190, on the road leading south from Guilford Center toward Leyden, running about 200 rods west of the old county road. The south portion of this lot, 75 acres, was deeded by Phineas Crumb to Joshua Blanchard in 1776. John and Oliver Noyes owned the lot in 1781, and Oliver sold the east half, with buildings to John in 1782.
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There were two dwellings, one on either side of the road. Isaac, son of John, lived in the house on the west side of the road. This was burned many years ago. The old homestead was a large two story building, and occupied many years by Squire John and his son James, who remained here as long as he lived. The property was sold by his son, Jeremiah T. Noyes, in 1868, to Geo. Jones, who deeded to Esther A. Franklin, his daughter, in 1877. The place was sold in 1890 to Frances Miller. L. L. Miller deeded to Carroll A. Denison in 1907. The place was sold in 1908 to Valentine Steinmacher, who sold in 1910 to John Golger of Montague, Mass. This farm, unoccupied since 1905, is still in the John Golger Estate.
Hall, George: Horace Alexander sold to Joslyn & Chickering in 1923. Clinton Joslyn sold to Hall in 1928.
Hannan, Thomas E. & Allison S .: Packers' Corners, long so-called, was a settlement at the crossroads on the high lands in District No. 10. The old county road passes through here from Guilford Center to Leyden, and the town road from the South Hollow to Green River, the highways at this point being practically upon the lines of the 100 acre lots which corner here, lots 195, 196, 197 and 198. Ichabod Packer settled here about 1774, in which year he bought lot 196 from Salah Barnard, the original proprietor. In 1778 Ichabod bought 100 acre lots No. 197 and 198 of Hezekiah Stowell. The tavern was on the prop- agation lot No. 195, at its southeast corner. This was probably built by James, the latter was there in 1784 when Vermont troops invaded the town, and it was here that the final stand of the Guilford men was made, and Sylvanus Fisk of Vermont forces, was shot. The tavern was operated by James and his son James 3rd, until 1792 when it was sold, with 57 square rods of land in the corner of the roads, to John Noyes, Jr., who sold in 1794 to Daniel Forbes of Greenfield, but Noyes re- mained upon the premises and repurchased in 1795. The Packer family soon afterward regained possession, as James Jr. and his mother Re- becca, widow of Deacon James, were there in 1806. James deeded the homestead of 266 acres to Henry Packer in 1830. The property re- mained in the Packer name until 1859, when it was sold by Henry Packer to Lockhart Wellman of Hinsdale, N. H. He lived here until 1871, when he sold to Chester Randall, Jr. In 1888 the place was sold by Mary J. Randall to Jas. J. DeWolf, of Deerfield, Mass., who sold in 1889 to Chas. W. Smead. He sold in 1895 to Walter White. His son Harry, with his family occupied this farm for some years. It was after- ward sold to Edwin F. and Bell H. Porter, who lived here until 1918. They sold to D. D. & Lena Franklin in 1927. In 1936 Harold & Dorothy March bought it. They sold to Eugene & Helen Mahoney in 1948.
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Helen Mahoney (Eugene having died) sold in 1959 to Thomas E. & Allison S. Hannan, of New York.
In the early days Packer Corners was a thickly settled community. These small places have been absorbed by the larger tracts of land.
The home of Abijah Prince, colored, was on lot No. 187 northerly from the Noyes homestead, on the town road. The conveyance of this 100 acre lot to him was in 1781 but he had then lived here many years, coming here with the earliest settlers about 1765. The lot was given him by Col. David Field of Deerfield. He deeded his homestead in 1788 to Augustus Belden but probably continued to live here, as he was buried here on the farm, the grave being marked by a slate headstone, which remained until about 1890, and which stood in what was then pasture land, but has since been plowed and all traces of "Bijah's Grave" as it was called, completely obliterated. The buildings originally erected were the only ones to be built on this property, which has become ab- sorbed in the adjoining farms. The buildings are referred to in a deed of this lot from John Noyes to Isaac Noyes in 1803.
In 1908 Caleb Blanchard deeded to Joshua Blanchard 50 acres of lot No. 194 and Joshua conveyed the same to Aaron Franklin in that year. This location is on the Belden Hill road, north of Packers Cor- ners and adjoining the old Packer farm, being on the westerly side of the road. It is supposed that the Blanchards lived here for a time pre- vious to 1808.
Thomas Shaw owned land on both sides of the county road south from the four corners at Packers Corners. In 1804 he sold ten acres bounding on the state line, with buildings to James Mowrey. This was on the west side of the road and was bought by Shaw from Samuel Frink in 1798. In 1810 Shaw sold 5 acres on the east side of the road to Josiah Avery, who sold to Smith Langley, and repurchased in 1815. This was owned by Nathan Barns in 1792, and sold by him to Jere- miah Packer.
About 1830 a house was built on Henry Packer's land, a short dis- tance south of the Packer tavern, by Willard Goodenough, who used it for a shoemaker's shop. He sold it in 1832 to Henry Packer.
A small house and lot was sold by Lockhart Wellman to Francis Plumb in 1867. Plumb sold to Prudence Whitney in the same year.
In 1795 Ichabod and William Packer deeded a small tract on lot No. 196 to Joseph Bullock, he conveyed the plot, 100 square rods, in 1796 to Thomas Shaw. In 1798 Shaw conveyed the property, with a blacksmith shop, and other buildings, to Isaac Noyes, who sold it in 1826 to Cyrus Niles. This was on the north part of the lot, next to the Propagation lot, and "where the old schoolhouse used to stand." Noyes also deeded to Niles a yellow house on the west side of the road, "where the Cole house used to stand." This property was deeded in
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1834 by Asa Wheeler to Sarah Denison, who deeded in that year to Henry Packer. Leeds Brown built the house and it stood a few rods south of the No. 10 schoolhouse; Packer reconveyed to Sarah Denison, who deeded to Horace Collins in 1814. The house is described as be- ing in the southeast corner of the roads at Packers Corners. Collins sold to Ezra Lynde in 1839, and in 1841 Lynde bought another small tract adjoining, upon which all the mulberry trees were reserved. This is the only evidence that we have on town records, of Guilford people engaging in the silkworm industry which was quite generally at- tempted in parts of New England about that time. Lynde sold to James M. Noyes in 1845 and he sold to Rhodolphus A. Eddy.
On the east side of the road to Leyden from Packers Corners stood a cooper's (skilled workmen who made barrels) shop, owned by Philip Martin, and sold by him in 1834 to Henry Packer. It stood on land then owned by Cyrus Niles.
Kicza, William: This is a 16 acre woodlot which Jerusha Alex- ander, widow, sold to Guy & Herman Severance in 1913. They sold to Kicza in 1949.
Kiraly, Anna J .: In 1931 Warren Franklin sold to D. D. Franklin. His estate sold to Anna Kiraly in 1953. This is the so-called Taylor lot and house.
Leyden Rifle Range Property: This is on lot No. 188, on the state line south from Packers Corners. The lot was deeded in 1779 by Elijah Gove to Josiah Bennett of Scituate, R. I. Joseph Bennett deeded the homestead of 65 acres in 1818 to James Packer. This was conveyed by Green Packer and Alvah Bull to Josiah Avery in 1833. Avery sold to Isaac Noyes in 1834, Noyes conveyed to Sylva Dunnell in 1848.
A two acre tract, with a dwelling house was sold in 1807 by Thomas Shaw to James Mowry, who sold in 1831 to David D. and Roswell Culver.
This is a ten-acre lot and some of the owners have been Daniel Newton, J. P. Felton, Charles Peck, John Cromack, Arthur Cromack, Frederick Wells, Charles Lynde and Carroll and Annis Denison. They sold it to the Leyden Rifle Club in 1941.
March, Harold & Dorothy L .: They own some land, about seven acres on which there is a house. There is also another building which formerly was a schoolhouse, being moved here from Leyden and made into a cottage. Mrs. March's mother, Helena C. Lee, owns this build- ing. They bought the property from D. D. Franklin.
Pringle, Frank R. Jr. & Myrtle L .: This farm is on lot No. 181, on the state line, some distance west from Packers Corners at the junction
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of a road leading into Leyden. This 100 acre lot was deeded to David Culver by Squire How, in 1781. He, Culver, deeded 10 acres to Joshua Culver in 1787, and the remaining 90 acres in 1790 to Sanderman Culver. Sanderman conveyed to David in 1795. In 1830 Joshua Culver deeded to David D. and Royal Culver, 122 acres. Joshua conveyed his homestead of two acres and building in 1863 to Achsah A. Culver.
In 1861 Moses Daniels bought forty acres of the north part of this farm of James Barber, and bought other adjoining lands. He sold in 1864 to George E. Richardson. In 1898 the place was sold by L. L. Miller to Henry C. Merrifield, who sold to Charles Jacob in 1901. Jacob sold in 1911 to Charles Scholtz. His widow Frances Scholtz sold in 1933 to Loyita and Audith Mann. The Mann's moved to California and sold to the Pringle family in 1943. The present owners are Frank R. Pringle, Jr. 10 acres and Myrtle L. Pringle 55 acres.
Scranton, Duane: This is a lot which Jed Franklin sold to Duane in 1959. It is part of the land which the Estate of Darl Franklin sold to Jed.
Sweet, Tirzah: The original Franklin settlement in Guilford was on the lot No. 199 near the junction of the Belden Hill road and the road leading easterly toward the Weld neighborhood. The 100 acre lot was conveyed by Thomas French and Consider Arms to Isaac Brown, Sr., in 1777. Brown located on the farm next adjoining on the north. He sold this lot in 1777, the east half to Philip Franklin and west half to his son Philip Jr. A dam was built across the brook at the south end of a natural pond. An ancient map of this locality, made under the authority of the King of England, shows this pond as covering several square miles, and it is called Spicer Pond, in honor of its discoverer apparently. The dam and mill were built by Nathan Millet, who leased the sawmill in 1800 to Samuel Brown, for eleven years. The mill and site were sold in 1900 to Baxter P. Burrows of Bernardston. There were several dwellings upon the 100 acre lot. Several of the descend- ants of Philip and his son Philip Franklin Jr. lived here, among them were Joel, Jotham, Philip F. and James H. Franklin, whose widow, Emma M. sold the homestead about 1900 to Hattie G. M. Oaks, who sold in 1902 to Martin E. Whitney; he sold in 1907 to Edwin F. Porter, who deeded to Marcellus Chandler, of Greenfield, in 1909. He deeded to Theo L. Thayer in that year and Thayer sold in 1911 to Edward I. Colburn. His heirs sold to Fred F. Worthen in 1927. Dr. Charles & Susan Sweet bought in 1928. In 1945 they deeded to Tirzah Sweet, daughter, the so-called Pond House and land around it.
Squires, Jason: Mrs. Emma M. Franklin sold the southerly dwelling in 1909 to E. F. Porter who sold to Theo L. Thayer in 1911. He deeded
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to Mrs. Jerusha Alexander, who sold to Mrs. Josephine Colburn in 1913. Christopher Whitney lived here several years following 1901. While here his housekeeper was scratched by a cat; infection developed late one evening, it was winter and deep snow was on the ground, with the roads in bad shape, but Chris drove to Green River, some six miles and back, and got a doctor. After the doctor left Chris thought it time to finish the cat, so he took a bran sack, put the cat in it and undertook to swing it around his head and bring it down hard on the kitchen floor, but in the swinging process he dislocated his shoulder, which he was unable to replace, and had to hitch up his horse again, as best he could, and make a second trip to Green River. It was daybreak be- fore he returned. The fate of the cat is uncertain.
Colburn sold to John L. Mann in 1928. He deeded to D. D. Frank- lin in 1941. His estate sold to Jed Franklin in 1953. Jack Soneira bought in 1959. Then Jason Squires bought in 1960.
Stewart, Raymond: This is the so-called Whitehead lot which came from the Fred Thompson Estate in 1944. It is a 59 acre woodlot.
Ulanov, Barry & Joan G .: The old Dennison homestead is in Dist. No. 8, on the road leading from the former Baker farm west toward Packer's Corners. The 100 acre lot No. 104 was deeded in 1784 by Samuel Dennison to Jabez Dennison, who lived here for life as did his son Jabez. After the death of the latter the homestead was sold in 1876 to Samuel Franklin, who sold to Maria P. and D. M. Thompson. They sold in 1892 to Frank W. Graves, who sold to George S. Cooledge in 1893. His estate sold in 1904 to Frederick Groll. Groll deeded to B. L. Henry in 1930. He sold to Walter van Wickel in 1934. John W. Tynan bought the place in 1936 and in 1955 Barry & Joan G. Ulanov purchased the property.
Weatherhead, Lottie: This is a pasture of 85 acres which Charles Jacob sold to Fred Jacob in 1915. William E. Petrie bought in 1937 and his estate deeded to Lottie Weatherhead in 1943.
White, Irving H. & Nina: D. D. Franklin sold to John S. Scranton in 1932. Irma Rea Biagini bought it in 1937. She sold to the Whites in 1952.
Wohler, John & Ruth: Augustus Belding, or Belden, lived on lot No. 198, on the road between Packers Corners and the Franklin neigh- borhood, often called the "Belden Hill" road. The buildings were on the easterly side of the road one mile, more or less, north from Packers Corners and having long since disappeared. Belding lived here in 1784, and it was to this house that Daniel Spicer was brought on the night of March 5, 1784, after being fatally shot by the Vermont party under
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Lieut. Elijah Knight, elsewhere referred to. Under the old wall by the westerly side of the road may be found an old well covered with a rough brown stone, which was used for supplying water for the Bel- den house. The land has long been used for pasturage and for many years belonged to P. W. Taylor of Hinsdale, N. H., later by F. D. E. Stowe of Brattleboro. He sold to Warren and Nancy Franklin in 1931. Kenneth Clark bought of them in 1943 and sold to John & Ruth Wohler in 1948.
Worden, Bion W. Estate: This is a lot which was part of the above pasture, about 43/4 acres. Warren Franklin bought in 1931. He sold to Bion Worden (having since deceased) in 1943.
The Original Serpent: In old school district No. 10, a short distance north of the state line, is a high hill, many years ago known as "Kil- lam's Peak".
It is reported that in the early days of the town, upon a slight ledge or shelf along the southwesterly side of this elevation, one spring soon after the snow had gone was found a mammoth snake skin, meas- uring nearly or quite thirty-seven feet in length. Many people came to see it, but happily, its original owner was never discovered.
DISTRICT 11
Allen, Alberta W .: This homestead comprised parts of several 100 acre lots. In 1773 Samuel Root, the original settler, deeded the whole of lot No. 66 to Timothy Root, who bought another 100 acre lot ad- joining, No. 67, of J. & A. Hunt in 1783. The buildings are on lot No. 65, on the highway leading through the Hollow.
Much other land was bought by Mr. Root. He deeded the home- stead to his son, Timothy Jr., in 1812. He deeded in 1815 to Joseph Giles who operated the tannery on the brook easterly from the dwell- ing house.
Giles conveyed to Jno. & Arad Hunt in 1823. They soon afterward sold the property to Amasa Bixby, who sold in 1830 to Joseph G. Taylor. His heirs sold in 1857 to Francis G. Taylor, who greatly en- larged and improved the property. He lived here about thirty years, when he removed to Guilford Center, leaving the homestead in charge of his daughter, Minnie, and her husband, Leslie C. Adams, after whose untimely death in 1898 the place was leased to W. H. Minor of Brattleboro for a short term of years. Bert Whittemore married Minnie Adams and they lived on this property until their death.
Bert deeded it to his daughter, Alberta Allen in 1958.
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Baker, Clyde: In 1775 Caleb Cole bought 50 acre lot No. 32 of Asa Rice, and was probably the first settler on this lot, where he built a house. This location is on the east side of the road, northerly from the old Aldrich, or Jane Howard place in Dist. 11. In 1786 Cole deeded to Stephen Temple, who deeded to Thomas Furbush, and he to Jonathan Aldrich, all in 1786. The latter deeded to Asa Aldrich in 1805, and he to Abel Weatherhead in 1812. The tract was long a part of the Abel Weatherhead farm, later owned by Frank E. Jacobs. It is not probable that more than one dwelling house was built upon the property and that has long since disappeared. The estate of Frank Jacobs sold to John E. White, in 1938, the next year he deeded to Clyde Baker.
Barradale, Eric & Joan: In 1886 Vilera E. Weatherhead quit- claimed to E. H. Weatherhead. He sold to Henry Thomas in 1898. Henry deeded to Clarence M. Thomas in 1910. The Hebdens bought it in 1931. They sold to Eric & Joan in 1957. This is the so-called Thomas place.
Blum, Felix J. & Grayce: This is on lot No. 65, on the Hollow Road, and a part of the Timothy Root property, upon which were several dwellings and other buildings.
In 1874 the homestead of 40 acres was deeded by Joseph Jacobs to his son, Henry W., who lived here during his life. His widow, Emma S. sold the property in 1904 to William W. Holden, who sold to C. Ken- neth Farnum. Minnie Taylor Biddle bought it from him in 1923. She sold to Edwin & Minnie J. Legate in 1925. The next year Herbert C. Davis & wife bought. They lived there until 1931, when they sold to Truman & Mattie Mead. Edmund Manley bought in 1934 and he sold to Alice & Adolph Blum. After both Mr. & Mrs. Blum died the property was decreed to Felix J. and Grayce in 1958.
They also own the former Ada Robinson Place, which is a house and lot on the west side of the road just south of the home place. The lot was bought from J. L. C. Whittemore in 1937. She built a home and lived there until she died. It was deeded to Ralph Hosley of Deerfield, Mass. in 1958. He sold to the Blums in 1960.
Borkowski, Joseph and Ada: The portion of this farm including the buildings is on 50 acre lot No. 64, originally a portion of the lands set apart for the propagation of the gospel in foreign parts. Amasa Smead was here in 1786 and for a time owned the property in partner- ship with Benjamin Dean. Their assignees sold in 1802, 491/2 acres of this lot to Lovell Bullock who deeded to Smead in that year. He deeded in 1808 to Benjamin Jacobs. He deeded in 1811 to Abner Chapin, of Leyden, who conveyed in 1815 to Rufus Jacobs, who lived on the northerly end of the lot, on the west road. He held a lease of
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the whole tract of fifty acres, and after his death it was released to his widow, Desire, in 1823. In 1830 the 50 acre lot was deeded by Samuel S. Jacobs to Joseph Jacobs. In 1854 he deeded three and one fourth acres to Jos. O. Carpenter with a house, barn and hop kiln, on the south line bordering on Alvah Smith, on the road. Joseph Jacobs lived on the homestead until his death in 1875. His widow, Sarah died in 1884, after which her heirs conveyed the property to Henry Thomas, who remained here during his life. He conveyed the farm to his son Merton A. Thomas. By decree the property went to S. Alice Thomas in 1929. She sold to Joseph & Ada Borkowski in 1936. This is the land where the buildings are located. They also own a pasture.
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