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But, after all, it was a long struggle, in which the immediate want was bread, not faith; and muscle, not books, could earn it. We do not and can- not know how nobly they fought the " wolf from the door." Our grandfathers and grandmothers were heroes. Whatever their weaknesses, we admire their heroism. They were patriotic and loyal, too. Liberty, for which they had fought, was dearer than life; and life with freedom, despite hardships, was regal. Brave old pioneers! Dear is the memory of you, so, may we keep it green. You have sown, we have garnered; to you, more than to ourselves, do we owe our treasures.
With neighbors miles apart, and scarcely, if at all, accessible in winter, life, socially, must have been more or less dreary. The necessity of constant and varied occupation made holidays a rarity. A visit from any one was wel- comed with a warmth now accorded only to nearest friends. If sickness occurred, perhaps the only doctor to be had was the family stock of herbs.
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If the doctor came, his almost. sole remedy was blue pills, calomel, or bleeding -one ormore, As neighbors came nearer they could be more social. Parties, kitchen dances, apple bees, huskings, spelling and singing schools, etc., were indulged, while Thanksgivings, June trainings and show days bore a conspic- uous part. Church rules tended to restrain members thereof from going to some of these social gatherings, and "discipline," perhaps, followed such offense. Among other similar old papers was found a "confession" to her pastor, of a lady who was labored with for "indulging in too much levity " at a party. She evidently felt the awful sin of having been jolly; however, she may have deserved disciplining. Cider was a quite common beverage in early times, and, with some, rum was deemed indispensable in haying and at "rais- ings." A story is told of one man who had recently been elected Justice of the Peace, and it " set him up" considerably. There was to be a raising soon, and he thought his best suit was not good enough to grace his person in such a crowd as would be called together, nor to give distinction to his official dignity; so he borrowed a better one from a neighbor and went to the rais- ing as pompous as a major, determined to maintain, as far as in him lay, peace and good order. The inevitable demijohn passed around, and the Squire couldn't resist. Again and again he sipped the fragrant juice. On the way home he failed to handle his legs correctly, and tumbled into a mud puddle, completely ruining his neighbor's clothes. In general, however, people were temperate in the use of liquors, although many kept them constantly on hand.
The customs and fashions prevalent in olden times were, as now, gov- erned by circumstances. The proudest, old and young, were not too good to ride to church, weddings or parties, on sleds or carts drawn by oxen. The young man "who would a-wooing go," felt no more bashful in thick cow hides and homespun than does his modern cousin in St. Crispin's neatest fit and the tailor's latest style. Those were the best then. "Bangs" were in vogue only among certain Indian tribes. Custom permitted the use of a little " wine " for " the stomach's sake," to the risk of some who never learned how much irrigation that organ would bear. Minds, morals and manners were crude. Books and newspapers were scarce-a chief agent by which the aver- age boy or girl of fifteen to-day has a better education than the average adult of fifty years ago or more. But, if some modern advantages were wanting, there was energy, there was progress; if those "good old times " were good, it was because those who lived in them made them so. "God helps those that help themselves."
While it is true that the history of the settlement and growth of all towns is the same, essentially, differing only in the matter of names and details, yet that difference makes the history of any town distinctively its own. So with the history of Braintree. And you, citizens and natives of its hills and valleys, are proud of its history, proud of each partner in all the toils and struggles and hardships, of which that history is the outcome. The centennial cele- bration was a fitting elose to the hundredth year of the town's existence. It exhibited no trophies of science, art or skill. People came to see not these. but old friends and acquaintances, to hear of old things, to enjoy having
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" old times" pass before them in review-and the old folks were gratified at the result.
And now, reader, to this point the task is done. The history lies before you. In its perusal you will doubtless recall many interesting things which the memory of the writer could not reach; which he therefore could not know, because you did not make them known. But whatever its imperfec- tions, neither labor nor pains have been spared to make this volume as rich as possible with facts, anecdotes and reminiscences, and to tell them concisely and clearly. How far short of that aim it comes you are judge.
PROFESSIONALS, ETC.
NATIVE COLLEGIANS .- Jeremiah Flint, 1811, Joseph Huntington, William Schuyler Martin, Edward Randall, William H. Nichols, Elbridge Gerry, from Middlebury College; Edwin Flint, 1836, John B. Hutchinson, 1843, G. Wash- ington Pratt, from Vermont University; John Hutchinson, Joseph R. Flint, 1878, Victor I. Spear, scientific, 1874, from Dartmouth; A. M. Nichols, from Hudson (O.) College; Allen H. Weld, 1834, from Yale; Ludovicus Parmly, unknown; H. Royce Bass, 1879, Oberlin, O .: Judson Huntington, Columbian College, Washington, D. C.
NATIVE LAWYERS. - Edwin Flint, La Crosse, Wis., John B. Hutchinson, S. Minot Flint, Jefferson P. Kidder, Vermillion, Dak., Hiram Spear, Alvin W. Barry, Rush Brook Thayer, S. G. P. Craig, William H. Nichols, Frank N. Holman. OTHERS .- B. F. Chamberlain, Robbins Densmore, Thomas Nevens.
NATIVE PHYSICIANS .- Levina Ford, 1853, Worcester (Mass.) Medical Col- lege; Samuel W. Thayer, Jr., 1838, Vermont Medical College; Charles W. Harback, 1879, and Selvy A. Bass, 1882, from Hahnemann Medical College, Chicago. OTHERS .- Ithamar Tilden, Joseph DuBois, George Weld, Samuel W. Thayer, Samuel Craig, Benjamin F. Rickard, Philander D. Bradford, - Strong, Benton Pride, H. D. Hodge, D. D. Davis. DENTISTS .- Elijah Hunt- ington, 1872, Philadelphia Dental College; Levi and Eleazer Parmly, among the earliest practitioners in the country; all natives of Braintree.
NATIVE MINISTERS .- Jeremiah Flint, Elbridge Gerry, Joseph R. Flint, Congregational; Judson and Joseph Huntington, Jonathan Tilson, Ludovicus Parmly, Baptist; Lazarus Riford, Christian; Edward Randall, Episcopal; David, John, Edmund and Andrew J. Copeland, Methodist. OTHERS .- Aaron Cleveland, Ammi Nichols, Elijah Brainerd, Elijah Lyman, Elbridge Knight, John B. Griswold, C. H. Coville, - Simonds, L. S. Vincent, Congregational; Elijah Huntington, - Blood, - Arnold, - Robinson, Hiram D. Hodge, George S. Chase, Samuel Woodbury, Baptist; Elias Cobb, Christopher W. Martin, Leonard Wheeler, Christian; Jehial and Leonard Austin, Methodist.
The above lists are, probably, more or less incomplete.
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OFFICIAL RECORD.
VIII. OFFICIAL RECORD.
The following are the names of the principal officers in Braintree from the date of its organization:
SELECTMEN.
1788. Jacob Spear,
1789. Dea. Isaac Nichols,
1790. Isaac Nichols,
1791. Ebenezer White,
1792. Capt. R. Partridge,
1793. Ebenezer White,
1794. Ebenezer White,
1795. Capt. John French,
Samuel Spear,
1796-8. John French,
1799. John French,
1800. John French,
1801. Samson Nichols,
1802. Col. John French,
1803. John French,
1804. John French,
1805. John French,
1806. John French,
1807. Zion Copeland,
1808-10. John Hutchinson,
1811. John Hutchinson,
1812. John Hutchinson,
1813-14. Lyman Kidder, Joseph Riford, 1815. Maj. William Ford, Jr., Lyman Kidder,
1816. William Ford, Jr.,
1817. William Ford, Jr.,
1818. William Ford, Jr.,
1819. William Ford, Jr.,
1820. William Ford, Jr.,
1821. William Ford, Jr.,
1822. William Ford, Jr.,
1823. William Ford, Jr., John Hutchinson,
1824. William Ford, Jr.,
1825. John Hutchinson,
1826. William Ford, Jr., 1827-30. Josiah Tilson,
1831. Daniel Waite, Jr.,
1832-3. Daniel Waite, Jr.
1834. Jabez Smith,
Ebenezer White,
Stephen Fuller.
Matthew Pratt.
Nehemiah Curtis.
Nathaniel Hutchinson.
Samson Nichols.
Samson Nichols.
John French, Samson Nichols, Benjamin Vesey. Stephen Fuller,
John Kidder. Samson Nichols, John Hutchinson, John Hutchinson,
John Hutchinson, Ebenezer White,
Capt. Joseph Riford, Job Mann,
John Hutchinson,
Capt. Wm. Ford, Jr., William Ford, Jr.,
Zion Copeland. John Hutchinson.
Capt. Isaac Nichols, Jr.
Isaac Nichols, Jr.
Joseph Riford,
Lyman Kidder.
Capt. S. Harwood, Jr ..
Isaac Nichols, Jr.
Jonathan Bass. Samuel Harwood, Jr.
Lyman Kidder.
Samuel Harwood, Jr.
Isaac Nichols, Jr.
Nathan Harwood. Lyman Kidder.
Joseph Riford.
Nathan Harwood.
Samuel Craig.
Samuel Craig. Jabez Smith.
Daniel Waite, Jr.,
Seth Riford,
Samuel Riford,
Zenas Thayer,
Stephen Fuller. Stephen Fuller.
Samson Nichols.
Ebenezer White. Samson Nichols. Job Mann. Benjamin Vesey. Benjamin Vesey.
Maj. Wm. Ford, Jr.,
Benjamin Vesey,
Isaac Nichols, Jr.,
John Hutchinson,
Samuel Harwood, Jr.,
Lyman Kidder, Lyman Kidder, Jacob Spear,
Jacob Bailey,
Isaac Nichols,
Levi Spear, Lyman Kidder,
Nathan Harwood. Nathan Harwood.
Augustus Flint.
Samuel Spear,
Stephen Fuller,
Nehemiah Curtis,
Dea. Samuel Bass, Benjamin Vesey,
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1835. Jabez Smith,
Augustus Flint, Alfred Nevens,
C. Huntington.
1836. Jehiel Ford,
1837. Daniel Waite, Jr.,
Elijah Flint,
1838. Daniel Waite, Jr.,
Avery Fitts,
Elijah Flint.
1839. Calvin Randall,
John S. Nichols,
Charles Brackett.
1840. Calvin Randall,
Jefferson P. Kidder, Augustus Flint,
Jonathan Holman. Stephen Mann.
1841. Nathan Harwood,
1842. Augustus Flint,
Levi Tracy,
Stephen Mann. Joseph Riford.
1845. Joseph Riford,
Augustus Flint,
John Waite.
1846. Augustus Flint,
John Waite,
Zelotus Wood.
1847. James Hutchinson, Jr., James Spear,
Ira Mann.
1848. Avery Fitts,
William Nichols,
Ira Mann.
1849. Ira Kidder,
Jolın B. Hutchinson,
Rufus Flint.
1850. Ira Kidder,
Rufus Flint,
Henry Brackett.
1851. Whitman Howard,
Henry Brackett,
Avery Fitts.
1852-3. Whitman Howard,
Avery Fitts,
C. Huntington.
1854. C. Huntington,
Isaac Allen,
Rufus Hutchinson.
1855. C. Huntington,
Calvin Randall,
Rufus Hutchinson.
1856. C. Huntington,
Rufus Hutchinson,
James Hutchinson, Jr.
1857-8. C. Huntington,
Isaac Parish.
1859. Samuel Riford, Jr.,
Job W. Green.
1860. Joseph C. Bryant,
1861. Isaac Parish,
John R. Williams,
Jacob A. Spear.
1862. William C. Holman,*
John R. Williams,* William Bass,
Jacob A. Spear. Asa F. Nichols.
1863. Jacob A. Spear,
1864. Jacob A. Spear,
Asa F. Nichols,
Warren Stearns. Roswell G. Curtis.
1865. Jacob A. Spear,
Warren Stearns,
Roswell G. Curtis,
Joseph Partridge.
Earl S. Cushman.
1867-8. William C. Holman, 1869. Samuel Riford, 1870. Samuel Riford,
1871. Samuel Riford,
David P. Mudgett,
George W. Flagg,
Samuel R. Batchellor.
Samuel R. Batchellor,
Amasa W. Ferry.
Amasa W. Ferry,
Charles L. Drury. George Hutchinson.
1873. George W. Flagg, 1874-5. S. R. Batchellor, 1876. Amasa W. Ferry, 1877. George Hutchinson, 1878-9. William H. Nichols,
H. Sherman Harwood, William H. Nichols, Daniel V. Page,
Daniel V. Page. George Tarbell.
1880. George Tarbell,
Victor I. Spear,
Allen H. Flint.
1881-2. Victor I. Spear,
Allen H. Flint,
Russel A. Flint.
1883. Allen H. Flint,
Russell A. Flint,
Heman A. Powers.
*Resigned, and Sept. 2, William Bass and Joseph Partridge chosen in their stead.
1866. Samuel Riford,
William Farnsworth, Earl S. Cushman,
William Bass,
William Farnsworth. David P. Mudgett. George W. Flagg.
1872. David P. Mudgett,
Samuel Riford, Jr., Joseph C. Bryant, Job W. Green,
Josiah Tilson, Jr.
1843-4. Ira Kidder,
Robert Lyon,
Jacob Spear. Avery Fitts.
OFFICIAL RECORD.
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LISTERS.
1788. Jacob Spear,
1789. Ebenezer White,
1790. Capt. R. Partridge,
1791. Capt. R. Partridge,
1792. Capt. Jacob Spear,
1793. Solomon Holman, Esq., Samuel Waite,
1794. John French,
Ebenezer White, Joseph Riford,
Benjamin Vesey.
1795. Daniel Waite,
1796. John Kidder,
Joseph Riford,
Benjamin Vesey.
1797. John Kidder,
Benjamin Vesey,
Job Mann. Reuben Kibbey.
1799. John Hutchinson,
Isaac Nichols, Jr.,
Joseph Riford.
1800, Daniel Waite,
John Rice,
Henry Brackett.
1801. Ebenezer White,
1802. Capt. Joseph Riford,
Samson Nichols,
Daniel Waite.
1803. Ebenezer White, William Green,
Joseph Spear.
1804. John French,
Job Mann,
Stephen Fuller. Capt. William Ford.
1805. Zion Copeland,
Samson Nichols,
1806. Ebenezer White,
Capt. William Ford,
Zion Copeland.
1807. Jonathan Bass, Benjamin Vesey,
1808. Ebenezer White,
Job Mann,
Benjamin Vesey.
1809. Samson Nichols, Abel Martin,
Solomon Holman.
1810. Capt. Samuel Harwood, Benjamin Vesey,
1811. Samuel Harwood,
1812. Lyman Kidder, Job Mann.
1813. Samuel Harwood, Jr., Lyman Kidder, Samson Nichols, Job Mann.
1814. Lyman Kidder, John Vinton,
David Partridge.
Samuel Harwood, Jr., Phineas Flint,
1815. Samson Nichols, Caleb Ford,
Jacob Bailey. Samuel Harwood, Jr., John Flint,
1816. Samson Nichols, Solomon Holman, Jacob Bailey.
Samson Nichols,
Joseph Riford,
1817. Lyman Kidder, John Flint,
Rufus Hutchinson.
Samuel Riford,
1818. Isaac Bass, Caleb Nichols,
David Nichols, Jacob Spear. Jacob Bailey,
Solomon Holman,
1819. Jonathan Bass, Fielder Clark,
Jehiel Ford.
Joel Pratt,
Joseph Riford, Zion Copeland,
Zion Copeland. Rufus Flint.
Rufus Hutchinson.
Ebenezer White, Samson Nichols, Samson Nichols, Benjamin Vesey, Benjamin Vesey,
Stephen Fuller. Elijah Spear.
Benjamin Vesey. William Scott.
Capt. R. Partridge. Isaac Nichols, Jr.
1798. Maj. John French,
Capt. Jacob Spear,
John Hutchinson,
Lt. Joseph Riford.
Samson Nichols,
Henry Brown,
Samson Nichols.
Benjamin Vesey,
Abel Martin. Maj. William Ford. Joel Pratt,
Matthew Pratt,
Joseph Riford,
Samuel Harwood, Jr.,
1820. Joseph Riford, 1821. Zion Copeland, 1822. Jonathan Bass,
Samson Nichols, Matthew Pratt,
Job Mann,
Elijah French.
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1823. James Parker, Samuel Craig,
1824. Samuel Riford,
1825. Samuel W. Thayer,
1826. Rufus Hutchinson,
1827. Jacob Spear,
1828. Zenas Thayer,
1829. Gorden Randall,
1830. Seth Riford,
1831. Zion Copeland, Augustus Flint,
1832. Samuel Riford,
1833. C. Huntington,
1834. Samuel Riford,
1835. Elijah Flint,
1836. Alfred Nevens,
1837. Alfred Nevens,
1838. John Waite, William Cushman,
1839. John Curtis,
1840. Azel Lyman,
1841. Alfred Nevens,
1842. Alfred Nevens, Elijah Flint.
1843. Daniel Cram,
1844. Daniel Cram,
1845. William Nichols,
$ 1846. Ira Mann,
1847. Ira Mann, 1848. William Nichols, 1849-50. Jacob Bailey, 1851. Ira Mann,
1852. Ira Mann, 1853. William Cushman,
1854. William Cushman, 1855-6. Ira Mann, 1857. Josiah Tilson, Jr.,
1858. Joseph C. Bryant, 1859. Earl S. Cushman, 1860. John Waite, 1861-2. Almon Battles, 1863. John Waite,
1864. Isaac Parish, 1865. Henry Bass, 1866-7. Ira Mann, 1868. Ira Mann,
Jeptha Howard, Noah B. Cady.
Fielder Clark,
Daniel Waite, Jr.,
Charles Brackett,
Joseph Spear, Samuel W. Thayer, Elijah Flint,
Abner Nichols,
Samuel Riford,
Calvin Randall.
Elijah Flint.
Fielder Clark.
Alfred Nevens.
Samuel Brackett.
Samuel Brackett.
C. Huntington. Luther S. Goodno,
Samuel Brackett.
Otis S. Ford.
Robert Lyon.
Joseph Riford,
William Nichols, James Spear,
C. Huntington,
William Nichols,
Rufus Hutchinson,
Ira Mann, Joseph Riford, Jarvis Tilson, Augustus Flint, John Waite, Ira Mann, Josiah Tilson, Jr., William C. Holman, Earl S. Cushman, John R. Williams, Avery Fitts, Luther W Blanchard, Luther W. Blanchard, Josiah Tilson, Jr., Ira Mann, J. P. Cleveland, Jr., George W. Flagg,
Samuel Riford,
Samuel Bass, Jr. Josiah Tilson. Noah B. Cady. Zion Copeland.
Gorden Randall. Samuel Riford.
Jeptha Howard. Jonathan B. Bass,
Samuel Harwood, John Waite, Elijah Flint, Alfred Nevens,
John Curtis, John Waite,
Calvin Randall,
Otis Ford.
Luther S. Goodno, William Nichols, C. Huntington,
Whitman Howard,
Rufus Hutchinson. William Nichols.
Ira Mann.
William Cushman.
William Nichols.
John B. Hutchinson.
Z. B. Flint. Charles A. Clark. Rufus Hutchinson. Charles A. Clark. Henry Bass. William C. Holman. Joseph C. Bryant. John R. Williams. Joel Whiting. C. Huntington. John Waite. Russell A. Flint. Henry Bass. -
James P. Cleveland, Jr.
George W. Flagg. J. P. Cleveland, Jr.
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1869. Ira Mann,
1870. Ira Mann,
1871. Ira Mann,
1872. Joseph Partridge,
1873. Joseph Partridge,
1874. Joseph Partridge, 1875. Samuel Riford, -
1876-7. Ira Mann,
1878. Ira Mann,
1879. Ira Mann,
1880. Samuel R. Batchellor, Henry Bass,
1881. Ira Mann,
1882. Ira Mann,
1883. Ira Mann,
J. P. Cleveland, Jr., J. P. Cleveland, Jr., Samuel R. Batchellor, Samuel R. Batchellor, Henry W. Fitts,
George W. Flagg.
Samuel R. Batchellor. Joseph Partridge. Ira Mann. Samuel Riford.
J. P. Cleveland, Jr. Henry W. Fitts.
George Tarbell.
Samuel R. Batchellor.
Henry W. Fitts, Samuel R. Batchellor, Henry Bass. Alfred Webster.
Samuel R. Batchellor, Henry Bass.
Henry Bass, Samuel B. F. Abbott.
Alfred Webster,
Theodore B. Kendall.
TOWN CLERKS.
1788-98. Elijah French.
1799-1806. John French,
Elijah French was killed March 9, 1807-8. Jonathan Bass, 1798, and March 29 John French was 1809-46. Ammi Nichols, elected clerk and treasurer in his stead.
TREASURERS.
1831-2. Abner Nichols, Jr.,
1833-5. Fielder Clark,
1836-8. John S. Nichols,
1839-48. William Nichols,
1849-50. Robert Lyon,
1851-81. John S. Nichols,
1882 -. William H. Nichols.
CONSTABLES.
1823-27. Rufus Hutchinson, 1828. Lyman Kidder, Jr., 1829. Jonathan S. Fitts, Joseph Riford,
1830. Joseph Riford, Jonathan S. Fitts,
1831. Roswell Morris, Joseph Riford,
1832. William Vesey, Roswell Morris,
1833-4. William Vesey, Simeon Curtis, Nov. 11, 1834, Jonathan Holman elected first constable in place of Vesey, absconded.
1788-98. Elijah French, 1799-1806. John French, 1807-8. Jonathan Bass, 1809-16. Ammi Nichols, 1817-23. Ebenezer White, 1824. Jonathan Bass, 1825-30. Lyman Kidder,
1788. Edward Bass, 1789. Jacob Spear, 1790. Samson Nichols, Jacob Spear, 1791. Jacob Spear,
1792. Ebenezer White, Jacob Spear,
1793. Stephen Fuller, Jacob Spear,
1794. Nathaniel Hutchinson,
1795. Samuel Bass, 1796. Nathaniel Spear, 91797. Samuel Spear, 1798-99. Zion Copeland, 1800. Matthew Pratt,
Samuel Riford, J. P. Cleveland, Jr., Henry W. Fitts,
1847-81. John S. Nichols,
1882 -. William H. Nichols.
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1801. Benjamin Vesey.
1802-3. William Ford, Jr.,
1804. Isaac Nichols, Jr.,
1805. Job Mann,
1837-8. Jefferson P. Kidder,
1839. Samuel Fitts,
1840-42. Edmund Tilson,
1843-4. Benj. B. Chase,
1845-7. Zachariah B. Flint,
1848-9. Heman A. Bass,
1850. Otis S. Ford, 1851-2. J. Q. A. Bass,
1853. E. Perkins Flint, resigned; Z. B. Flint elected May 2,
1854. Z. B. Flint,
1855-9. Charles A. Clark,
1860-1. Parker Adams,
1862-83. Ira Mann.
OVERSEERS.
1817-18. Zion Copeland, Daniel Waite, Jacob Bailey, Joseph Riford.
1819-20. Jacob Spear. 1824. The Selectmen.
1826-7. John Hutchinson.
1830-1. Arunah Spear.
1832-3. Samuel Harwood.
1834-8. Elijah Flint.
1839-41. Augustus Flint.
1842-6. Elijah Flint.
1847-52. Augustus Flint.
1853-6. Elijah Flint.
1857-9. Whitman Howard.
1860. J. Q. A. Bass.
1861-4. William Farnsworth.
1865-75. James P. Cleveland, Jr.
1876. H. Harrison Harwood.
1877-80. James P. Cleveland, Jr.
1881-2. Henry Bass. 1883. M. Daniel Laport.
TOWN AGENTS.
1824. Rufus Hutchinson, Lyman Kidder, 1825-9. William Ford, Jr., Lyman Kidder,
1840. Whitman Howard,
1841-2. Arunah Spear, 1843-5. Augustus Flint,
1846-7. Ziba Bass,
1806. John Hutchinson, Job Mann
1807. Rufus Flint, Joseph Riford,
1808. Rufus Flint,
1809. Caleb Nichols,
1810-13. Joseph Riford,
1814. Samuel Riford,
1815-17. Rufus Hutchinson,
1818. Geo. Washington Nichols,
1819. James Parker,
1820. Joseph Riford,
1821-22. John Hutchinson,
1806. William Ford, Jr., Zion Copeland, Seth Mann.
1807. Seth Mann, Dr. Ithamar Tilden, William Ford, Jr.
1811-12. Seth Mann,
Samuel Bass, Jr., Joseph Spear.
1813. Abraham Ford, Matthew Pratt, Isaac Nichols, Jr.
1814. Seth Mann, Caleb Nichols, Zion Copeland, Joseph Spear.
1815. William Ford, Jr., Lyman Kidder, Isaac Nichols, Jr.
1816. William Ford, Jr., Isaac Nichols, Jr., Jonathan Bass.
1835. Jonathan Holman, Simeon Curtis,
1836. Nathan D. Parish,
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1830. Lyman Kidder, Samuel Riford,
1848. John B. Hutchinson,
1849. Joseph Riford,
1831. John Hutchinson,
1850. Ira Kidder,
Nathan Harwood,
1851-3. Jonathan Holman,
Lyman Kidder,
1854. Augustus Flint,
Samuel Bass, Jr.,
1855-6. Jonathan Holman,
Abner Nichols, Jr.,
1857. Alex. P. Harback,
1832-3. Samuel Riford, Arunah Spear,
1861-2. Ira Mann,
1834. John Curtis,
1863-5. Roswell G. Curtis,
Lyman Kidder,
1866-8. William H. Nichols,
1835. Lyman Kidder,
1869-71. James P. Cleveland, Jr.,
John Curtis,
1872-5. William H. Nichols,
1836. Samuel Riford,
1876. Russell A. Flint,
John Curtis,
1877-80. William H. Nichols,
1837. B. F. Chamberlain, Elijah Flint,
1881-2. Victor I. Spear,
1839. Augustus Flint,
TOWN SUPERINTENDENTS.
Till 1848, school committees or trus- 1861-2. Rev. H. D. Hodge, tees were elected, from one to eleven. 1863. Lewis II. Spear,
1848-9. John B. Hutchinson,
1850-2. Elbridge Knight,
1867-8. William H. Nichols,
1853-4. John S. Nichols,
1869. Henry Bass,
1855-6. James P. Cleveland, Jr.,
1870-4. William H. Nichols,
1857. William H Nichols,
1875-9. Victor L Spear,
1858. John S. Nichols,
1880. DeWitt C. Flint,
1859. Samuel Hutchinson,
1881-2. H. Royce Bass,
1860. William H. Nichols,
1883. Rev. L. S. Vincent.
TOWN REPRESENTATIVES.
1791-2. Isaac Nichols,
1834-5. Nathan Harwood,
1793. Unknown,
1836. Isaac Nichols, Jr.,
1794. Isaac Nichols,
1837. Elijah Flint,
1793-7. John French,
1838. Charles Brackett,
1798. Isaac Nichols, Jr.,
1839. John Waite,
1799. John Hutchinson,
1840. Charles Brackett,
1800. Isaac Nichols, Jr.,
1841. Jabez Smith,
1801-4. John Hutchinson,
1842. Elijah Flint,
1805. Lyman Kidder,
1843-4. Ira Kidder,
1S06-8. John Hutchinson, 1809. Jonathan Bass,
1845. Joseph Riford, 3d, 1846-7. . None,
1810-11. John Hutchinson,
1812-14. Lyman Kidder,
1815. William Ford, Jr.,
1816. Lyman Kidder,
1848-9. John S. Nichols,
1850. Joseph Riford, 3d,
1851-2. Whitman Howard,
1853-4. Elijah Flint,
1858-60. William Farnswortlı,
1883 -. George L. Spear.
1865-6. Elijah Huntington,
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1817. John Hutchinson, 1818. William Ford, Jr., 1819-20. Lyman Kidder,
1855-6. Avery Fitts,
1857-8. None,
1859. Christopher Huntington,*
1821. William Ford, Jr.,
1860-1. John Waite,
1822. John Hutchinson,
1862-3. Jacob A. Spear,
1823. William Ford, Jr.,
1866-7. James P. Cleaveland, Jr.,
1824. John Hutchinson,
1868-9. William C. Holman. BI-ENNIAL SESSIONS.
1825. William Ford, Jr.,
1826. Lyman Kidder,
1870. William H. Nichols,
1827. Rufus Hutchinson,
1872. Earl S. Cushman,
1828. William Ford, Jr.,
1874. H. Sherman Harwood.
1829. Jonathan Bass,
1876-8. George L. Spear,
1830-1. Seth Riford,
1880. Victor I. Spear,
1832-3. Daniel Waite, Jr.,
1882. Henry W. Fitts.
STATE AND COUNTY OFFICERS.
LIEUT .- Gov .- Jefferson P. Kidder, 1852-3.
SENATORS .- Jefferson P. Kidder, 1847-8; John B. Hutchinson, 1851-2, 157, '64-5; John Waite, 1854-5; James Hutchinson, Jr., 1868-9.
ASSISTANT JUDGES .- Ira Kidder, 1850; John Waite, 1860-61; James Hutch- inson, Jr., 1864-5; James P. Cleveland, Jr., 1878; William H. Nichols, 1872-3.
STATE'S ATTORNEY .- S. Minot Flint, 1853-5.
JUDGES OF PROBATE .- J. B. Hutchinson, 1853-5; William H. Nichols, 1874 -.
HIGH BAILIFF .- James P. Cleveland, Jr., 1862-3.
SHERIFF .- James P. Cleveland, Jr., 1866-7.
James P. Cleveland, Jr., was appointed enrolling officer for Braintree in 1863, and in 1880 census enumerator.
In 1866, John Waite was commissioned assistant assessor of internal revenue, holding the office four years.
* See Personal Sketch.
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IX. MILITARY RECORD.
The following served in the Revolutionary War, and afterwards became residents of Braintree. Possibly it is not a complete list: Elijah French, Matthew Pratt, John Gooch, Joseph Gooch, Joseph Gooch, Jr., Thomas Ken- ney, Ebenezer White, Jeremiah Snow, Isaac Nichols, Edward Bass, Samuel Bass, David Smith, Enoch Cleveland, Exeter Doleby, Jonathan Flint, Daniel Flint, John H. Brown, John Burridge, Rev. Elijah Huntington, Simeon Curtis.
Isaac Nichols participated in the battle of Bennington and was at Sara- toga when Burgoyne surrendered.
Enoch Cleveland received during battle a musket ball in his arm, which he carried the rest of his life.
Here is as complete a list as we have been able to obtain of those who engaged or volunteered to serve in the war of 1812: Jacob Spear, Martin Low- ell, Augustus Flint, William Flint, Nathaniel Flint, Nahum Kenney, James Neff, Nathaniel Neff, Artemas Fitts, Henry Brackett, Jr., Artemas Cushman, Nathaniel French, Ogden Hudson, Lot Hudson, Solomon Holman, Stephen Spear, Rufus Hutchinson, Nathaniel Hutchinson, Joseph Story, Gurdon Ran- dall, Simeon Smith, Ezra Gilbert, Amasa Blanchard, Benjamin Vesey, Caleb Chase, Lyman Kidder, Thatcher Gooch, Elijah Amidon, Elijah Huntington, Jr., G. Washington Nichols, David Nichols, William Nichols (son of Samson), Joshua Pratt, John Battles.
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