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CONGREGATIONALISTS.
Of the Congregationalist ministers who preached here in the early times were Rev. Mr. Hobart, of Berlin, Elijah Lyman, of Brookfield, Ammi Nichols, of Braintree, as early as 1814, and meetings were held at Samuel Robertson's and at the old school-house that stood north of where O. A. Staples now lives.
THE FREE CONGREGATIONALIST CHURCH was organized about 1837, by Rev. Ammi Nichols, of Braintree, and what remained of the Methodists and most of the Baptist church joined with them, but they never had a settled minister until 1865, when Rev. A. Ladd was ordained and installed pastor, and remained here until the au- tumn of 1879. They built a pleasant and convenient house of worship in 1871. Samuel Edwards and W. I. Simonds are the only deacons ever chosen, both of whom now officiate.
A CHRISTIAN CHURCH was organized in the east part of the town in 1868. Rev. Henry Howard is present pastor (1882).
Rev. EDWARD BROWN, Universalist, lived in town several years, where John Baird now resides, and preached a part of the time.
The different religious organizations of this town have been: Congregationalist, Methodist, Episcopal, Free Will Baptist, Calvinist Baptist, Christian, Universalist and Spiritualist.
GOLDEN WEDDINGS .- I learn of two having been celebrated in this town, that of Mr. and Mrs. James Wiley, in 1871, and Mr. and Mrs. Otis Båtchelder in 1880.
ACCIDENTAL AND SUDDEN DEATHS AND SUICIDES.
BY ZED. S. STANTON, ESQ.
Joseph Batchelder drowned July 14, 1822.
Uriah Richardson died from injuries re- ceived while chopping. Jan. 21, 1831.
Alvah Henry, killed by the fall of a tree June 28, 1831.
Mrs. Belcher, suicide by hanging, about 1831.
Charles Webster, killed by being thrown from a wagon, Nov. 5, 1834.
Shubael Wales, suicide by shooting, Mar. 18, 1843.
David Dexter, supposed to have wan- dered away in a state of insanity and died of exposure, about 1843.
Royal Flint, frozen to death, Jan. 22, 1846.
A man named Jackson was killed by the premature discharge of a blast, at the time
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the Central Vermont Railroad was in pro- cess of construction, Jan. 25, 1846.
An Irishman, name unknown, died of exposure in the summer of 1847.
A young man, name unknown, was drowned in what is now known as Hall's Pond, about 1848.
Lewis Hutchinson, killed by the fall of a tree, Jan. 26, 1850.
Charles Green, suicide, by shooting, in 1854.
Lutheria Spaulding, aged 5 years, killed by falling beneath a loaded wagon, Aug. 5, 1854.
Joseph Paine,
Peter S. P. Staples, found dead in the woods, Sept. 27, 1856.
John Campbell, died by poison taken accidentally, Apr. 13, 1861.
Delia Green, found dead, Aug. 17, 1867.
A. E. Stockwell, a railroad brakeman, killed Nov. 12, 1870.
Peter Shinah, killed by cars June 29, 1870.
Isaac A. Flint, suicide by cutting his throat, about 1870.
Mrs. Plurinna Erskine, suicide by hang- ing, Sept. 8, 1872.
Buel Gold, suicide by hanging, Aug. 29, 1876.
Clarence Tracy, a child, death caused by scalding, Sept. 26, 1876.
A Central Vermont Railroad brakeman named Sharrow, killed by falling beneath the cars, Feb. 5, 1881.
A wood chopper named Fox, killed by a falling tree, Feb. 21, 1881.
OLD PEOPLE OF ROXBURY, LIVING 1882. Betsey G. Spalding .90
J. L. York.
.84
Jotham Ellis. .73 Samuel Edwards .72
Sylvester E. Spalding .72
Paulina E. Spalding. .70 Allen Spalding . .77
Seth Bruce .. 83 Polly Gould. 78 Moses L. Metcalf. . 84
Saul Morgan. .81
John T. Rood.
.81
Clark Wiley .. .70
George B. Stanton. 72 Nancy Hutchinson .73 Jonas G. Sanders. .72
Milly Ellis. .77
Ervilla Steel. .75
George Erskine .78
Hiram Walbridge. 76
E. L. Waterman 83
Adaline Batchelder .73
Maria Davis .70
Sarah Flint. 74
Sarah E. Woodward. .70
Peter Provo .. .78
Adaline Provo 78
Betsey Rich. 85
Orrin B. Clark
Sophia Wiley. .75
.75
Oramel Williams
.82
Aphia Williams. .80
Hannah Knowles. .77
Hannah York 78
Sally Fletcher. .71
Almond McIntire
Edmond Darling .74
. 70
Alvira Darling .73
Lucy Steel. .76
Mary Boyce .. 78
Aura Woodward. .70
ROXBURY BOYS ABROAD.
Andrew Stanton, a graduate of Tufts College, is now " principal" in the academy at Stoughton, Mass. Will Snow gradua- ted at Hanover, and is now a civil engi- neer in Montana.
There are a good many graduates of the Normal school in town, Will Simonds was one, who is now teaching near Chicago, Il1.
Lucius Jenney went from this town, about 20 years ago, to Middlesex, and from there to Omaha, Neb., and now oc- cupies the position of R. R. Master on the Union Pacific R. R.
Benj. J. Ellis went from here when a very young man, enlisted and served through the Mexican war; after its close went to Chicago, Ill., and took up the pro- fession of law. He has assisted in organ- izing and sustaining several mission schools, some of them now flourishing churches, and he often supplies the pulpit, as well as pleads at the Bar.
S. G. Stanton went to Nebraska in 1879, and is engaged in building a railroad on the Union Pacific. Mr. Stanton was an active business man.
Mr. O. Richardson moved to Belling- ham, Mass., in '78. Is engaged in the mercantile business. He had been organ-
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ist and leader of the choir at the Union church for 20 years when he left town. He was an adopted son of Samuel Rich- ardson, with whom Mr. R. spent his de- ¿lining years.
John Webster, of east part of town, went to California in '57, has been success- ful in business, and amassed quite a for- tune. Z. S. S.
Will R. Mansfield, at the age of 20, took his small valise in hand and started for the "far west." He stopped a few weeks in Nebraska as telegraph operator on the B. & M. R. R. He then accepted the position of baggage-master and tele- graph operator on a new branch of the Atchison, Topeka & Sante Fe R. R., through New Mexico, and served 2 months, when he was invited to dine with an old Spaniard at Los Vegas, for whom he had done some slight service, and started to return to Grenada, Col. in the caboose that was sent ahead of President Hayes and his escort, on their way from Califor- nia, to see that the road was clear. The party in the " caboose" had been "looking upon the wine when it was red," and when the " caboose" gave a great bound, and any sober person must have known there was some obstruction, they declared there was "nothing wrong," nor would they stop to see whether there was or not. So this Vermont boy turned the brake, caught a lantern and jumped off, and upon examination, several feet of rails were gone, and he had nothing to do there in the wilds of N. M. but wait for the train, and this was not a pleasant task as the coyotes began to gather from every direc- tion. This was his first experience of the kind, and grim terror seized him, quick as a flash, he sprang up a telegraph-pole close at hand, and sitting astride the cross-bar, watched the howling pack, thinking all the while what an excellent mark he would be for an Indian, and it was far from being an agreeable thought. At last the train came up and he clambered down from his perch, gave a great shout at the wolves and swung his lantern to stop the train. The wolves scattered, and the train had to stop for re- pairs. For this act of faithfulness, he was
promoted at once to conductor, and has occupied that position until the present time. S. B. M.
ROXBURY'S MILITARY RECORD.
BY ZED S. STANTON, ESQ.
Among the early settlers of Roxbury were doubtless several who served during the Revolutionary War, but just what number it is impossible to determine. Samuel Richardson, the first settler in the westerly part of this town, was a veteran of that war, having served one-half the time during the entire contest. He came to Roxbury in 1790. Mr. Richardson was born at Stafford, Conn., June 15, 1750, and died at Roxbury, in 1822.
Capt. Benjamin Samson, who came here in 1810, was also a Revolutionary soldier, and participated in the battles of Lexing- ton and Bunker Hill. He rang the church bell to arouse the minute men on Lexing- ton green, on the memorable 19th of April, 1775.
BATTLE OF PLATTSBURG.
On the morning of Saturday, Sept. 10, 1814, a company, consisting of all the able-bodied men in town, under command of Capt. Samuel M. Orcutt, left Roxbury for the purpose of assisting in repelling the British invasion of our Northern borders. All the following Sunday those who were left at home heard the distant roar of cannon, and supposed that their loved ones were engaged in battle with the foreign foe. But the men of Roxbury did not arrive at Plattsburg until Monday evening, Sept. 12, and the fighting was then over. They returned to their homes Friday, Sept. 16, 1814.
ROXBURY COMPANY FOR PLATTSBURG.
Capt. Samuel M. Orcutt ; Lieut. Gilbert R. Spalding ; Ensign Billa Woodard ; Ser- geants Joel Hildreth, Enos Young, Jona- than Cram, Charles Samson; Corporals James Woolfe, Philip Cram, Dan Lord, John Paine ; Drummer Jonathan Nutting ; Fifer Bezalleel Spalding.
Privates Benj. Samson, Darius Spal- ding, Robert Cram, Samuel Ford, Alding Loomis, Ambrose Hutchinson, John Bald- win, Truman Peterson, John M. Spalding,
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Gideon Flint, Peter S. P. Staples, Abra- ham Z. Haynes, John Wilcox, Timothy Emerson, Joseph Hixon, Samuel Robert- son, Darius Spalding, Elisha Wilcox, Eli- jah Ellis.
There is on file in the Adjutant's Gen- eral's office at Montpelier an affidavit made by the captain and ensign of said company, Mar. 6, 1850, stating the main facts in re- gard to the company going to Plattsburg, and also that parties from other towns joined their company, and that none of the officers or men of said company ever, to the knowledge of the said captain or ensign, received any compensation for their services on that occasion. Of this company of men only one is now living (Feb. 6, 1882), that one being Philip Cram, who resides in Brookfield.
ROXBURY SOLDIERS IN THE WAR OF '61. Chauncey M. Allen, C, Ist Vt. Cavalry ; mustered out Nov. 18, '64.
Corp. Frank O. Allen, B, 4th ; must. out Apr. 12, '65.
Franklin Anos, H, 6th ; dis. Mar 25, '65. James Bailey, H, 6th ; died Oct. 22, '62.
Henry M. Barrington, I, 9th, died Oct. 6, '62.
Byron A. Batchelder, K, 3d ; died at Wash- ington, D. C., May 30, '64.
Harrison Bean, I, IIth ; mustered out June 24, '65.
Allen J. Bennett, C, Ist Vt. Cav .; dis. Nov. 21, 62.
John Benjamin, C, Ist Vt. Cav. ; sick and absent from regt. Nov. 18, '64, is last report on Adjutant General's report.
Joseph Benjamin, H, 6th ; dis. June 1, '63. Beman H. Campbell, H, 6th; must. out May 22, '65.
Marshall Chaffee, H, 6th ; dis. May 15, '63. Frank Clukey, K, 7th ; died July 22, '62.
Anson P. Coburn, I, IIth ; mustered out June 24, '65.
Patrick Clukey, G, 8th ; mustered out June 22, '64.
Andrew J. Cross, Ist S. S., F ; trans. to invalid corps Sept. 1, '63.
Henry A. Cross, K, 7th ; died at Carrol- ton, La., Nov. 30, '62.
Martin Cross, K, 3d ; must. out July 27, '64.
Joseph Currier, G, 8th ; mustered out June 28, '65.
Thomas Daniels, H, 6th ; killed at battle of Lee's Mills, Apr. 16, '62.
Capt. David B. Davenport, H, 6th ; died Sept. 20, '62.
Henry D. Davenport, H, 6th ; dis. Nov. 30, '62.
Peter Deott, K, 4th ; deserted Dec. 10, '62. Lieut. Eri L. Ditty, H, 6th ; mustered out June 26, '65.
John Q. A. Ditty, F, 2d ; trans. to invalid corps July 30, '63 ..
Ralph Ditty, F, 2d ; must. out June 29, '64. John W. Dunton, K, 7th ; dis. Feb. 25, '63. David Ellis, E, 3d ; must. out July 27, '64. Lorenzo Ellis, I, 11th ; mustered out June 24, '65.
Samuel R. Ellis, H, 6th ; dis. July 7, '62. John M. Ferris, B, 6th; must. out June 26, '65.
Lieut. Amasa W. Ferry, F, 2d ; discharged Jan. 4, '65.
Gideon E. Fletcher, I, 9th ; deserted July 20, '62.
Royal Flint, H, 6th ; died June 15, '62.
Victor Goodrich, F, 2d ; killed at battle of Bull Run, July 21, '61.
Dan. A. Grant, H, 6th ; dis. Nov. 16, '62. Willis Grant, H, 6th ; transferred to invalid corps Dec. I, '63.
James Hall, K, 7th ; died July 24, '62.
Samuel A. Hayward, E, Ist Vt. Cav. ; dis. July 24, '62.
Walter R. Hayward, E, Ist Vt. Cav ; must. out Aug. 9, '65.
James C. Hutchinson, H, 2d; killed at Charlotte, Va., Aug. 16, '64.
Corp. Stearns S. Hutchinson, F, 2d ; must. out June 29, '64.
Stephen H. Jones, G, 8th ; mustered out June 28, '65.
Leland Kimball, K, 8th ; died at New Or- leans, La., Sept. 16, '62.
Mason Knapp, K, 7th ; re-enlisted, is the last entry of Adjutant General's report. Carlos Lafaty, K, 7th ; dis. Sept. 27, '64. Joseph Lavalle, H, 6th ; mustered out June 26, '65.
Henry Lock, H, 6th ; mustered out Aug. 2, '65.
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Alexis Martell, 1, 11th ; mustered out June 24, '65.
Frank E. Martell, H, 6th ; mustered out July 7, '65.
.Corp. Samuel Maxham, 2d S. S., E ; killed at battle of Wilderness, May 6, '64.
Henry Morfit, K, 7th; died at New Or- leans, La., Nov. 16, '62.
Russell Morfit, K, 7th ; died at Fort Pick- ens, Fla., May 5, '63.
Capt. Patrick Murphy, H, 6th ; mustered out June 26, '65.
Lieut. Thomas Murphy, H, 6th ; mustered out Oct. 28, '64.
William Murphy, H, 6th ; died Oct. 25, '62. Carlos Nedo, K, 7th ; dis. Sept. 27, '64.
Langdon H. Nichols, C, Ist Vt. Cav ; died July 27, '62.
Abial Patch, H. 6th ; dis. Dec. 28, '63. Calvin B. Phillips, E, Ist Vt. Cav. ; dis- charged May 22, '62.
Edmund Pope, Jr., E, Ist Vt. Cav. ; died Dec. 14, '64.
James Putney, H, 6th ; mustered out June 26, '65.
William Quimby, K, 7th; died at New Orleans, Oct. 16, '62.
Felix Quinn, 1, 9th ; must. out June 13, '65. Eli Rich, K, 3d ; died Nov. 1, '62.
John E. Rich, K, 7th ; died July 18, '62. Geo. C. Richardson, H, 6th ; died at Fred- erick City, Md., Dec. 9, '62.
Harrison A. E. Richardson, H, 6th ; must. out Oct. 28, '64.
Lafayette Richardson, H, 6th ; discharged Nov. 24, '62.
Samuel Richardson, H, 6th ; died at Rox- bury, Jan. 15, '63.
Corp. Ira Royce, E, Ist Vt. Cav. ; dis. Nov. 22, '62.
Thomas P. Rundlett, E, Ist Vt. Cav ; dis. May 22, '62.
Joseph Shiney, H, 6th ; mustered out June 26, '65.
Joseph Simonds, H, 6th ; des. July 24, '65. John Slocum, H, 6th ; mustered out June 26, '65.
Corp. Emery L. Smith, G, 6th ; dis. Oct. 31, '64.
Otis Snow, K, 3d ; died Aug. 19, '62.
Lieut. Allen Spalding, K, 6th ; resigned July 13, '64.
Sergeant Dennison F. Spalding, K, 6th ; must. out May 18, '65.
Israel Steele, K, 7th ; dis. Oct. 20, '62.
Stillman S. Stephens, K, 7th; died July 17, '62.
Sergeant Edward F. Stevens, F, Ist S. S. ; mustered out Sept. 13, '64.
Benjamin F. Stone, 1, 9th ; discharged June 27, '65.
Joseph Veo, G, 6th ; mustered out Oct. 28, '64.
Lucius W. Wales, H, 6th ; killed at Lee's Mills, Apr. 16, '62.
Samuel Wales, Jr., K, 3d; trans. to in- valid corps Sept. 1, '63.
Ezekiel D. Waterman, K, 3d; killed at battle of Lee's Mills, Apr. 16, '62.
Henry Waterman, C, Ist. Vt. Cav. ; died at Washington, D. C., Aug. 9, '65.
Stillman Waterman, H, 6th ; discharged March 31, '62.
Stillman Waterman, 1, 9th ; discharged Jan. 15, '63.
Joseph White, H, 6th ; died Oct. 22, '62. Loren J. Wiley, K, 7th ; must. out May '65. Wallace Wolcott, H, 6th ; dis. Mar. 25,'63. Augustus Bresette, 3d Vt. Bat. ; must. out June 13, '65.
Volunteers that re-enlisted .- Paul Burke, Carlos Lafaty, Henry Locke, Frank E. Martell, Carlos Nedo, Edmond Pope, Jr., Dennison Spalding.
Veteran Reserve Corps .- John W. Dun- ton.
Also two men were credited to Roxbury, but not by name.
Furnished under draft and paid com- mutation .- Edwin W. Ellis, Edwin Ferris, A. H. Fisk, Lemuel A. Rood, Luther Tracy, Rodney Wiley.
Procured Substitute .- Nathan W. Cady.
Entered Service .- Samuel A. Richard- son, H, 6th ; dis. Aug. 2, '65.
Besides the above-named soldiers, there were several other residents of Roxbury who enlisted, credited to other towns, viz. : George R. Waterman, F, Ist: must. out Aug. 15, '65 ; Franklin Knowles, C. 15th ; Charles A. Fisk, F, 17th ; Orza Boyce, B, 4th ; George H. Pearsons, D, 9th ; Samuel Shepherd, I, 56th Mass. Vols. ; died June
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27, '64; Francis F. Young, Mass. Vols. ; Sergeant Jones W. Ferris, K, 3d ; severely wounded at the battle of Lee's Mills, Apr. 16, '62, and discharged Aug. 1, '62.
When the war closed, Roxbury had a surplus of 23 men in excess of all calls for troops that had been made, a much larger number in proportion to the population than any other town in the State.
ROXBURY LONGEVITY.
Persons 70 years of age and over, who have died in Roxbury,
1861
Silas B. Spaulding. 81
1848 Samuel Ford.
76
1866 Sarah Batchelder 86
1866 Lydia Beckwith. 86
1866
Hannah Staples.
77
1825 Capt. Job Orcutt.
75
1825 Mary Orcutt ..
74
1851 Samuel M. Orcutt.
74
1878 Mary B. Orcutt. 95
1845 Billa Woodward.
72
Mary Woodward.
69
1850
Borga Wiley
87
1879 James Wiley.
83
1881 Phineas Wiley
91
1879
David Wiley . 8.2
1873
Hannah Wiley 76
72
1855 Mary Spaulding. 100
1876
Mabel Williams.
75
1819 Moses Woodward. 74
1880
Otis Batchelder.
91
1813 David McClure. . 80
1868
Dennis Crimims. 80
Chester Batchelder
69
1832 Jane Hixon.
75
1876
Elias Rich. . 87
1872
Samuel Robertson
97
187.4
James Butterfield.
76
1879
Persis Robertson.
76
1865
Susannah Richardson.
84
1855
Dorcas Prescott 72
1863
Sarah Batchelder. 87
1835
Darius Spaulding 74
1871
Betsey Spalding . 82
75
1872
Arathusa Hildreth.
79
1859
Seth Richardson. 70
1862
Samuel Edwards.
84
1836
Sarah Richardson 73
1869
Lydia Edwards
85
William Knowles
94
1859
Betsey Edwards
75
1878 1869
Nabby Ford . 85
81
1842
Elijah Ellis.
79
1860
Anna Hatch 80
1861
Gideon Ellis
89
1861
Darius Hatch. 81
1878
Mehitable Ellis
87
1861
Hepsobath Cady.
81
1880
Sally Allen. 89
1862
Lurinda Flint.
81
1869
Silas Spalding
88
1863
William Hutchinson.
89
1865
John M. Spaulding . 76
86
1169
Francis Clukey 70
1857
Hannah Haynes.
86
1869
Jemima Webster 88
1864
Abraham J. Haynes
76
1872
Daniel Haynes.
88
1873
Fanny Jones. 78
1859
Polly Paine.
72
1874
Calvin Cady.
74
1876
Charles Samson.
86
1875
Lamos McGregor
78
1865 Sally Samson
76
1867
Aaron Spencer
84
1858
Benjamin Samson
77
1861
Polly Lyndes (colored,) . 81
1873
Anna Gray Stanton
80
1877
Sally Wardner 78
1870
Alvin L. Brigham. 71
1877
Margaret Martin. 90
1875
Eleanor Spaulding. .
84
1878 Samuel Steele.
83
1865 Lucy Richardson
76
1838
John B. Crandall.
70
1880
Enos K. Young.
72
1865
Enos Young. 80
76
1822 Samuel Richardson 71
1868 Thompson Jenney.
85
1864
Eunice Williams
72
1844
Joel Hildreth. 77
1865
Jemima Silver.
1864
Polly Hildreth. 94
1852
Phineas Flint. 82
1869 Benga Edwards.
87
1873
Burton Skilleger 78
1850
Henry Lcck.
75
1859
Samson Bates
70
1852
Mary Ellis.
88
1861
Mary Bealey. 76
1841
Mrs. Samuel Richardson 91
1864
Aaron Webster. 85
Abigail Cram. 80
1856
Nathan Haynes 78
1870
William B. Tyler 78
1861
Asa S. Simonds.
71
1875
Daniel C. Rich
71
1860
Hannah Simonds.
70
1876
Louis Loomis.
75
1879
Roxana A. Batty.
77
1863
Stephen Rumney 75
1873
Hannah Merrill. 75
1878
Eunice Kent 80
1862 Samuel Richardson.
79
1878 Joel Wardner
83
1875 Barton Tracy .. 72
1874
Phila Darling 76
1850
Ruth Sargent
1865
Arny Wilson.
1856
Obedience Lock. 71
1859
John Williams
2846 Benjamin Samson 90
1866
1877
Alva Richardson
1842
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1866 Sally Steele. 72
1821 Elizabeth Abbott. 77
1860 Lydia Cotton 71
1854
Robert Cram. 78
1868 Jacob Loomis. 70
1849
Mercy Ruggles 73
1877
Azubah Hatch
70
1876
William Ruggles
71
1879
Lewis Chatfield.
94
Annie Blanchard
78
1876
Lewis Cram 75
1869 Silas Braley 81
187
Oliver French.
83
1866 Mrs. S. Braley
79
1861
Bealey H. Gibson 76
1842
Elijah Ellis.
79
1834
Mary Ellis
88 82
1830
Mrs. Wardner.
72
1848
Betsey Boyce.
74
1824 1841
James Steele. 76
1847
Jedediah Smith 85
1855 1878
Adah Hackett. 86
1861
Mary Bealey.
76
1854
Gideon Flint.
74
1862
Mrs. Gibeons. 80 Mrs. Crocker. 85 Ranson Beckwith So
Samuel Lyndes. 80
1879
Lucy R. Howe. 82
1879
Lovina Ferry. 79
O. W. ORCUTT.
TOWN MEETINGS.
Held at Jedediah Huntington's dwelling- house in 1796, '97, '98. At Samuel Rich- ardson's, 1799, 1802. At Christopher Huntington's 1800, 1801. At David McClure's, 1803, '5, '6. At Samuel Rob- ertson's, 1804. At Leonard Smith's, 1807, 'S, '9, '10. At Bllla Woodward's, 1811, '12, '13, '14, '15, '16. At Samuel M. Or- cutt's 1817, '18, '19, '20, '21, '22, '23, '24, '25, '26, '27, '28, '26, '30, '31, '32, '33, '34, '35, '36, '37, '38, '39, '40, '41. At Luther Ainsworth's, Mar., 1842. At John M. Spaul- ding's, Sept., '42, '43, '44, '45, '46, '47, '48, '49. At Union Meeting House, 1850, 51, '52, '53, '54. Sept., '54, at new town house, 1854 to 1881.
MODERATORS.
Joseph Crane, 1796; Thomas Hunting- ton, 1797 ; Samuel Richardson, 1798, 1801, '2, '3, '5, '7, '8, '9, '13 ; Jedediah Hunting- ton, 1799; Isaac Lewis, 1800; Darius Spaulding, Job Orcutt, 1809 ; Zeb. Butler,
1804 ; Rodolphus Willard, 1810; Samuel Robinson, 1811, '12, '17, '18, '19, '20, '21, '23, 24 ; J. F. Ruggles, '18, '14, '15, '16, '22, '25, '26, '28, '30 ; Charles Sampson, 1827 ; Shubael Wales, 1829, '31, '34, '35, '36; Joel Hildreth, 1832 ; Nathan Morse, 1833 ; Stillman Ruggles, 1837, '38, '40; Allen Spaulding, 1839, '41, '42, '51, '52, '53, '54, '57, '58 ; Henry S. Boyce, 1843, '44, '46, '47, '48, '55, '56, '59, '60 ; O. Richardson, 1861-68; Wm.B. Orcutt, 1868; Billings Spaulding, 1869; Samuel G. Stanton, 1870, '74, '75, '77, '78; Oramel Richard- son, 1871, '72, '73. '76; Zed S. Stanton, 1879, '80, '81.
TOWN CLERKS, 1796-1881.
Thomas Huntington, 1796, '97, '98, '99, 1800, '1. Darius Spalding, 1802, '3, '14, '15. Samuel Robertson, 1804, '5, '6, '7. James Bancroft, 1808, '9, '10, '11, '12. Samuel M. Orcntt, 1813, '17, '18, '19, '20, '21, '22, '24, '25, '26, '27, '28. '29, '30, '31, '32, '33, '34, '35, '36, '37, '38. John F. Persons, 1816. Jehial Allen, '39, '40, '41, '42. Allen Spalding, 1843, '44, '45, '46, '47, '48. Allen K. Jeney, 1849, '50, '51, '52, '53, '55. (Jeney died in Aug., '55.) A. N. Tilden, 1854. Ormal Richardson, 1855. A. N. Tilden, 1856 to 1881.
SELECTMEN.
Samuel Richardson, 1796 to 1803, '7, '8 ; Isaac Lewis, 1796, 1800 ; Jedediah Hunt- ington, 1796, 98, 99 ; Christopher Hunt- ington, 1797 ; David Cram, 1797 ; Roswell Adams, 1798, 1800, '1, '3, '4, '5 ; John Stafford, 1799, 1806; Darius Spalding, 1801 [to 1806, '9, '10; Perez Huntington, 1802; Lemuel Smith, 1803 to '8; Jonathan F. Ruggles, 1806, '7, '8, '19, '20, '21 ; Samuel Richardson, 1808; Joel Hildreth, 1809 to '13, '14, '15, '25, '26; Robert Cram, 1809 to '13, '14, '24, '25 ; Samuel M. Or- cutt, 1811 to '15, '21, '22, '23, '25, '26, '27, '29, '30, '33 to '38 ; Isaih Shaw, 1813, '15, '18, '26, '27, '28,'36, '37, '47 ; Uriah Rich- ardson, 1813; John Paine, 1815, '16, '17, '22 ; Nathan Morse, 1816, '17, '22, '23, '28, '29, '30, '33, '34, '35 ; Charles Sampson, 1816, '17, '20, '21, '27, '28, '29, '38, '47, '48; Samuel Robertson, 1818, '19, '23; Elijah Ellis, 1818, '19, '20; Billa Wood-
865
Isaiah Shaw.
John Gibson.
76
Esther Smith.
89
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VERMONT HISTORICAL MAGAZINE.
ward, 1824; David Young, 1824, '31, '32 ; James Burnham, 1830; Amos Wardner, 1831, '32 ; Daniel Loomis, 1831 ; Henry Smith, 1832; Jonathan Wiley, 1833, '34; Bezaleel Spalding, 1835 ; Jared Hildreth, 1836, '37 ; Robert Cram, 1838, '39; John Cross, 1838, '39, '40, '41 ; Darius Hatch, 1839; Thomas R. Shaw, 1840 to '44, '46 ; Enos K. Young, 1840, '41, '42 ; Jehial Allen, 1842; Wm. W. Woodward, 1843, '44 ; Benjamin Edwards, Jr., 1843, '44, '45, '56, '57, '58 : H. S. Boyce, 1844, '49, '50 ; Wm. P. Royce, 1845, '59, '60, '64, '65 ; Samuel Edwards, Jr., 1846, '50, '52, '53, '61, '62 ; Alvin Braley, 1846, '47, '48, '61 ; Stephen Pierce, 1848; Dexter Samp- son, 1849, '51, '54, '61, '62, '63; Wm. B. Orcutt, 1849, '50 '55; Elijah Winch, 1851, '58, '60 ; S. M. Hildreth, 1851, '58, '63, '66, '67, '71 ; Geo. M. Sampson, 1852, '53 ; Edmond Pope, 1852, '53, '55, '29, '61, '62, '64, '66; S. G. Stanton' 1869 ; C. H. Mer- rill, 1854; Stillman Ruggles, 1854; Wm. B. Orcutt, 1855 ; Charles B. Fiske, 1855, '66, '67, '68 ; Clark Wiley, 1856, '57, '58, '72, !77 ; James Cram, 1856, '57; E. N. Spalding, 1860 ; C. Richardson, 1864, '65, '68 ; S. P. Orcutt, 1865 ; Cyrus Howard. 1868, '69, '81 ; S. G. Stanton, 1869 to '74, '78 ; Enos K. Yonng, 1869, '70; Isaac A. Flint, 1870, '71 ; Storrs S. Clough, 1872, '75 to '79 ; Geo. L. Walbridge, 1873, '74; Charles Adams, 1873, '74 ; Billings Spaul- ding, 1874, '81 ; A. J. Averill, 1875, '76; D. L. Nichols, 1875 ; Charles N. Eaton, 1876; Gideon Edwards, 1879; D. R. Stanton, 1878, '79; C. M. Adams, 1879 ; C. H. Eaton, 1879; Wm. B. Orcutt, Arza Boyce, L. J. Wiley, 1880; L. J. Wiley, J. B. Spaulding, 1880.
TOWN TREASURERS.
David Cram, 1796; Isaac Lewis, 1797, '98, '99 ; Thomas Huntington, 1800, '01 ; Darius Spalding, 1802, '15 ; Samuel Rob- ertson, 1803 to 1808, '28 ; James Bancroft, 1808 to '13; Samuel M. Orcutt, 1813, '14, '17 to '28, '29; John T. Pearsons, 1816; Asa S. Simonds, 1830 to '61 ; Billings Spanlding, 1861 to '68, '69, to '74; Wm. B. Orcutt, 1868; A. N. Tilden, 1874 to 1881.
OVERSEERS OF POOR.
· Selectmen in 1808; Jonathan F. Rug- gles, Elijah Ellis, Samuel Robertson over- seers, 1813; Robert Cram, Billa Wood- ward, Isaiah Shaw, 1820, 37; Robert Cram, 1821 ; selectmen overseers of poor, 1822, 23, 24; Samuel Robertson, 1825, 26; Samuel M. Orcutt and Nathan Morse, 1827; Billa Woodward, 1830; Nathan Morse, 1828, 29, 35, 36; Allen Spalding, 1835, 41, 42, 44, 45, 51, 58 ; Darius Hatch, 1843, 40, 46, 39, 38; Silas Braley, 1833, 32, 47, 31 ; Allen Spalding, 1848, 49, 50; Asaph Silsbury, 1851 ; H. M. Nichols, 1853, 55, 52; Edmond Pope, 1856; Edmond Lack, 1857 ; Benj. Edwards, Jr., 1860, 54 ; Wm. B. Roys, 1861, 62; E. P. Burnham, 1863, 64, 65, 66 ; Sylvester Ellis, 1867, 68 ; Alphonso Ladd, 1869, 70, 71, 72; Orza Boyce, 1873, 74, 75 ; C. L. Ellis, 1876, 77 ; Charles Adams, 1878, 79, 81 ; Salmon Williams, 1880.
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