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MILITARY.
The military history of the town takes its date from September, 1807, when a company of militia was organized, and had its first training. Ebenezer Hosmer was chosen cap- tain, Jotham Pierce lieutenant, and Tisdale Cobb ensign. This organization was main- tained till the destruction of the militia sys- tem by the statute of 1844. In 1856, a stat- ute was enacted, permitting of volunteer and uniformed companies, and under that statute a company, which took the name of " The Frontier Guards," was organized at Coventry, Dec. 16, 1857. The officers elected, were Azariah Wright, captain ; Hartford Hancock, Augustine C. West, John H. Thrasher, lieu- tenants ; and Dr. D. W. Blanchard, clerk. It became an artillery company, and was fur- nished with a cannon by the State. The breaking out of the Rebellion in April, 1861, and the call of the President for 75,000 men, brought this company to an untimely end. Its ranks were thin, numbering only 58, its members were not united in judgment as to the policy of putting down the Rebellion by force of arms, a number of them were past military age and had large families, and tho call of the President, followed by that of the Governor, operated as an effectual disbanding of the company. A very few of the members put their bodies out of danger by "skedad- dling" to Canada.
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ranks, and formed a part of the 3d Vermont Regiment.
RELIGIOUS.
The death of Mrs. John Farnsworth in De- cember 1804, produced a profound sensation in the little commuity, not only by reason of its being the first death, but on account of the distressing circumstances which attended it. In addition to severe bodily pain, she ex- perienced great anguish of spirit. She earn- estly desired that prayer might be offered for her, and that she might be assisted in prepar- ing for her departure from the world. But there was neither man nor woman in the town who could pray with her. None of the early settlers were religious persons, but it was an unpleasant thought to them all that there was not an individual among them who could offer prayer with the dying, or perform a religious rite at the burial of the dead. Sev- eral years elapsed, however, before there were any systematic efforts to maintain the insti- tutions of the gospel .- There was no house of worship, nor was there the pecuniary ability to provide one and when public worship was observed, it was in a barn, a log-cabin, or some equally inconvenient place.
The first sermon in Coventry was delivered in Jotham Pierce's barn, on a week day, in June 1806, by the Rev. Asa Carpenter of Waterford, a Congregational minister. The second was preached at John Ide's house in Jan. 1807, by the Rev. Samuel Smith, a Bap- tist minister from Windsor .- In Feb. 1807, the Rev. Asaph Morgan of Essex, a Congre- gational minister preached in the afternoon at William Esty's and at John Ide's in the evening. In July 1807 the Rev. Barnabas Perkins of Lebanon, N. H. (Baptist,) preached in John Ide's barn, and in August of the same year, the Rev. Peletiah Chapln of Thorn- ton, N. H. (Baptist,) preached in the same place. In April 1808, John Ide became a Christian, and was the fisst person in Coven- try who made a profession of religion and es- tablished family worship. The first public worship on the Sabbath was held in his barn, July 10, 1808, on which occasion the Rev. Nathaniel Daggett of Newport, (Baptist,) preached. As the result of his preaching and other occasional preaching in 1808, these per- sons became Christians, in the order named, Mrs. Sarah Ide, Mrs. Mary Pierce, Mrs. Han- nah Redfield, George Dorr and Samuel Boyn- ton. The Rev. Barnabas Perkins preached at
Jotham Pierce's on Sunday, 2 October 1808, and baptized Mr. and Mrs. Ide by immersion in Barton river, near the present residence of Isaac Parker.
In Dec. 1808, Mr. Dorr and Mr. Ide estab- lished a meeting on the Sabbath, and con- ducted public worship. Mr. Dorr who was of a retiring disposition, took no other part than to make one prayer ; Mr. Ide, who had more confidence, performed all the other services. The meetings were held in Mr. Ide's house during the winter, and in his barn in the summer. Burder's Village Sermons were fre- quently read, as were also the sermons of Baxter, Watts, Hewitt, Stillman and others. From that date, public worship, in one form or another, was regularly maintained. The Rev. Samuel Ambrose, a missionary of the Massachusetts Baptist Missionary Society, preached at Mr. Ide's, July 16, 1809. In his report, he says-" This was a solemn season, I spent 3 days here, after the Lord's day, in preaching and visiting from house to house."
BAPTIST CHURCH.
A Baptist Church, consisting of 5 male and 5 female members was organized, Oct. 7, 1809, by the Rev. Samuel Smith of Windsor, and Dea. Daniel True of Derby. As some of the members lived in Irasburgh, it took the name of "the Baptist Church in Coventry and Iras- burgh." Nathaniel Kellam of Irasburgh was chosen deacon, and John Ide, clerk. The subsequent growth of the church being main- ly in Coventry, the title was altered, in 1815, to " The Baptist Church in Coventry." For several years there was no preaching except at long intervals, by missionaries of the Massachusetts Baptist Missionary Society, among whom were Messrs. Ariel Kendric, Samuel Churchill, Barnabas Perkins and Jabez Cottle. 21 were added to the church during the first 3 years of its existence. On the 4th of April 1812, the church voted a tax of 2 mills on the dollar of the grand list of its members, payable in wheat, one half by the first of June and the other half by the first of Jan. then next. On the 23d of Feb. 1815, John Ide was called to the pastorate. The church voted " to give him for his services $25 for the first year, payable in grain in the month of Jan. next, and to add to that sum annually as our grand list shall increase, so long as remains our minister." In addition to this, he was to receive so much of the min- ister's right of land, and of the income from
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the lot reserved for the support of the gospel, as the town should by vote assign to the Baptist Society.
Mr. Ide accepted the call, and was ordained. June 28, 1815. The services of the occasion were as follows: Sermon by the Rev. Amos Tuttle; consecrating prayer by the Rev. Silas Davison, of Waterford; imposition of hands by the Rev. Messrs. Silas Davison, Amos Tuttle, David Boynton, of Johnson, and Daniel Mason, of Craftsbury ; charge to the pastor by the Rev. Daniel Mason ; right hand of fellowship by the Rev. David Boynton; concluding prayer by Dea. Na- thaniel Kendall, of Derby. In 1816, a revival occurred, and 20 persons were added to the church. On the 2d of November, in the same year, 7 persons were set off to con- stitute a church in Irasburgh. Revival influ- ences continued in 1817, as the result of which thirty additions took place. Sept. 24, 1817, 23 persons were set off to constitute a church in Newport. Apr. 13, 1818, 8 persons were set off to constitute a church in Troy. In 1825, 22 persons united with the church, and Thomas Wells and Thomas Baldwin were elected deacons. Mr. Ide's pastoral relation to the church continued nearly 16 years. He was dismissed in January, 1831, and preached his farewell sermon on the last Sabbath in that month.
In 1830-31, a meeting-house was built at the Center. It contained 52 pews, and by the constitution of the society in which the legal title was vested, each holder of a pew was authorized to have the pulpit occupied one Sabbath in a year by a preacher of such denomination as he preferred. A very large majority of the pews was held by Baptists, and the house became practically a Baptist meeting-house. The house was dedicated in the Fall of 1832. The Rev. S. A. Graves, of Jericho, preached the sermon. Alvin Bai- ley and Gardner Bartlett, members of this church, and George B. Ide, then a member of the Baptist church in Derby, were ordained, June 22, 1831, to the ministry of the gospel. Rev. Joseph M. Graves preached the sermon. Early in 1832, The Rev. Prosper Powell was engaged as stated supply, and remained about 2 years. In August 1834, the Rev. Prosper Davison was called to the pastorate. His ordination took place Sept. 9, with ser- vices as follows: Sermon by the Rev. Edward Mitchell, of Eaton, C. E., from Acts 11: 24;
consecrating prayer by the Rev. Silas Davi- son ; charge to the pastor by the Rev. Jona- than Merriam, of Passumpsic; right hand of fellowship by the Rev. Prosper Powell ; charge to the people by the Rev. E. Mitch- ell ; concluding prayer by the Rev. William M. Guilford, of Derby. Within 2 month after the ordination, 12 persons united with the church. Mr. Davison continued pastor till the Spring of 1837, when he was dis- missed. A. H. House, a member of the church, was licensed to preach the gospel, Sept. 22, 1839, and was ordained to the min- istry, June 23, 1840. In 1837, the number of church members was 76. The Rev. Simon Fletcher was acting pastor 2 years, 1837- 1839; the Rev. Rufus Godding 1 year, 1842; the Rev. A. H. Hovey 1 year, 1843-44 : the Rev. S. B. Ryder 1 year, 1845-the pul- pit being occupied by them only on alternate Sabbaths. All this time, the tendency was downward. Deaths, excommunications, and emigration deprived the church of the great majority of its members. In 1850, the Rev. A. W. Boardman preached a part of the time. In 1851, an effort was made to strengthen the things which remained, that were ready to die. The Rev. Henry I. Campbell was employed as preacher half the time, the church covenant was renewed, and during the year of his ministry, 5 persons were added ·to the church. But the attempt at resuscitation was unsuccessful, and this church, once the strongest of that denomina- tion in the County, has become extinct. But its existence was not in vain. It was the parent of three other churches which are still living and flourishing, and of 6 ministers of the gospel who have been active and success- ful in their profession.
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.
The first sermon in Coventry by a Congre- gational minister was preached at William Esty's house in the Summer of 1807. It is probable that Rev. Chauncey Cook was the preacher. He visited the town that season as missionary of a society in Connecticut. On the 2d of Oct., 1810, 17 persons, 6 of whom were males and 11 females, were organized into a church by the Rev. Seth Payson, D. D., of Rindge, N. H; 5 of these remained members of this church for more than half a century. Perez Gardner was chosen deacon and Dr. Peleg Redfield, clerk. For about 6 years public worship was main-
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tained by lay services, with only occasional preaching by itinerant missionaries. In 1816, the Rev. Luther Leland, of Derby, was engaged to preach every fourth Sabbath ; and as the result a number of conversions took place, and 6 persons united with the church. Another period of lay services now began, and continued till Sept. 1822, when the Rev. Lyman Case commenced preaching as a candidate for settlement, and in the following March he was ordained pastor, under an engagement to preach on alternate Sabbaths, for a salary of $125, payable in money or in specific articles. In 1825, an extensive revival took place, and 34 persons, half of them heads of families, united with the church. An unhappy state of affairs oc- curred in 1827, and occasioned a long series of disciplinary proceedings, and much dis- sension, the evil consequences of which did not pass away for many years. Mr. Case was dismissed in the Fall of 1828.
In 1829-30 a house of worship was built, at an expense of $2,750, and not without great sacrifices and self-denials. It was dedi- cated Oct. 7, 1830. The Rev. David Suther- land, of Bath, N. H., preached the sermon. The Rev. Ralden A. Watkins began to supply the pulpit June 6, 1830, and after preaching on alternate Sabbaths till August, was then engaged to preach every Sabbath for a year. His salary was fixed at $350, payable one- third in money and two-thirds in grain. In 1831 a protracted meeting of 6 days' continu- ance was held, numerous conversions took place, and 32 persons, 2 of whom became ministers of the gospel, united with the church. Mr. Watkins' ministry closed, May 15, 1836, and a period of destitution succeeded, which continued more than a year. The Rev. Lyn- don S. French began to supply the pulpit, 8th Oct., 1837, was soon engaged as acting pastor, and remained till Aug. 1844. During his ministry 22 persons united with the church by profession. In the Fall of 1844, the Rev. A. R. Gray was ordained pastor, continued in that relation nearly 14 years, and was dis- missed in June, 1858. During the latter part of his pastorate there was a decided increase of religious interest, and some conversions took place. The additions by profession dur- ing his ministry were 20.
The Rev. Pliny H. White became acting pastor, 8 Aug. 1858, at a salary of $600, and continued in that relation 10 years. At an
evening prayer meeting, 20, Nov. 1858, the presence of the Holy Spirit was manifest, and a number of persons expressed a desire to be- come Christians. A revival ensued, which continued for some months, with the use of little more than the ordinary means of grace. As the result, mainly, of this revival, 20 per- sons united with the church. A revival of similar character, but of greater power, began July 28, 1867, and continued 6 months. It was marked by great depth and intensity of feeling, yet was singularly free from un- healthy excitement. It began without any special means having been used to produce it, and continued without any unusual labors or means, except one or two additional prayer meetings weekly, and a weekly in- quiry meeting, which was thronged by in- quirers. As the result of this revival, 53 united with the church. The salary of the acting pastor was advanced to $700 in 1866, and to $800 in 1867. In 1868 a vestry was built under the house of worship, and the house was put in thorough repair at an ex- pense of $2500.
The whole number of persons who have been connected with the church is 337, of whom 127 were males and 210 were females. 98 were admitted by letter and 239 by pro- fession. 84 have died, 91 have been dismiss- ed to other churches, 14 have been separated on account of long absence, and 148 remain members. This church is now the largest in the county. Among the temporal causes to which its prosperity may be attributed are these : It is the only church in town; for more than 30 years it has enjoyed the unin- terrupted preaching of the goapel, each min- ister continuing to supply the pulpit till his successor was ready to occupy it; and all its ministers have been in the very prime of life, neither too young to lack experience nor too old to be wanting in zeal.
PASTORS.
1. The Rev. Lyman Case, son of Abijah and Thankful (Cowles) Case, was born in Whiting, 13 April, 1792, and received only such edu- cation as the common school afforded. He studied theology with the Rev. Josiah Hop- kins, of New Haven, and the Rev. Benjamin Wooster, of Fairfield ; was licensed by the Winooski Association, and before his settle- ment at Coventry preached for short terms in Montgomery and Lowell. He was ordained pastor 19 March, 1823. The Rev. Benjamin
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Wooster preached the sermon. He was dis- missed Oct. 8, 1828, after which he preached for short terms in various towns in Vermont and Canada, but continued to live in Coven- try, with the exception of about a year, when he lived in Johnson. During the latter part of his life he was in the service of the Ameri- can Tract Society as a colporteur. He died Feb. 27, 1858.
2. The Rev. Asahel Reed Gray, son of Dea. Ebenezer M. and Levinah (Reed) Gray, was born in Coventry, June 29, 1814, and was graduated at the University of Vermont, 1844. He studied theology with the Rev. S. R. Hall, was licensed by the Orleans Association at Albany, 16 Aug., 1842. and was ordained at Coventry, 13 Nov., 1844. The Rev. John Wheeler, D. D., preached the sermon .- He was dismissed 29 June, 1858. He supplied the pulpit in Albany, on alternate Sabbaths, from Aug., 1858, to Jan., 1866, and in Mor- gan, from July, 1864, 4 years and more, the other Sabbaths being employed in various other places. His residence continues to be in Coventry. He was the representative of that town in the legislatures of 1860 and 1861.
NATIVE MINISTERS.
1. The Rev. Leavitt Bartlett, son of Seth and Asenath (Huggins) Bartlett, was born Sept. 4, 1837. He studied law with Jesse Cooper of Irasburgh, was admitted to the Orleans County Bar at the June term, 1859, and prac- tised 4 years in Irasburgh and a few months in Coventry. Then, becoming a Christian, he abandoned the law, and entered Bangor The- ological Seminary where he was graduated in 1865. He was licensed by the Penobscot As- sociation at Bangor, 12 July, 1864, and was ordained to the ministry at the same place, July 27, 1865. The Rev. G. W. Field, of Ban- gor, preached the sermon. He preached a year and a half at Kansas City, Mo., where he gathered a church and had a successful ministry. In July 1867, he returned to Ver- mont on account of impaired health, and in the spring of 1868 he began preaching at North Bennington. A church was soon or- ganized, of which he became acting pastor.
He married Nov. 29, 1865, Emily J. Scales, daughter of the Rev. Wm. Scales.
2. The Rev. A. R. Gray.
FREEWILL BAPTIST CHURCH.
On the 14 Aug. 1840, a Freewill Baptist church was organized by Elders David Cross
and Daniel Quimby. It consisted of 7 per- sons-4 males and 3 females. Dexter Currier was chosen clerk, and it was voted to hold monthly meetings on the second Saturday in each month. John Wilson, a member of this church, was publicly set apart as an evan- gelist, at the August term, 1840, of the Whee- lock quarterly meeting. The growth of this church has been principally in Brownington, and its public worship is now maintained in that town.
METHODISTS.
Rev. J. B. H. Norris, preached to the Meth- odists at the Center 2 years, from 1846 to 1848 ; Moses Pattee from 1848 to 1850, half the time. A L. Cooper from 1850 to 1852. Rev. Joseph Hayes 1845. Since 1852 there has been no regular meeting held by the Methodists.
UNIVERSAISTS.
A society for the support of Universalist preaching was organized, July 16, 1859, by the choice of Daniel P. Walworth moderator and John M. Vezey as clerk and treasurer. For several years previous to that date, Uni- versalist preaching, once in 4 weeks, had been maintained. Rev. George Severance, of Glover preached in 1858-9. Mr. Sever- ance discontinued preaching at Coventry 6 Nov. 1859, and did not preach there again till 3 Dec. 1860. Since that time there has been Universalist preaching only occasionally.
GRADUATES.
Residents of Coventry who have been graduated at college. Natives are marked with a star :(*)
Isaac Parker-Middlebury, 1815.
Isaac Fletcher Redfield-Dartmouth, 1825. *George Baker Ide-Middlebury, 1830.
* Timothy Parker Redfield-Dartmouth, 1836.
Moses Robinson-Middlebury, 1839.
*Asahel Reed Gray-Burlington, 1844.
Ira Osmore Miller-Burlington, 1848.
*Henry Reuben Pierce-Amherst, 1853. Female Graduates -* Lydia Parker-Ingra- ham Sem., Le Roy, N. Y., 1865.
M. E. White-Tilden Sem., West Lebanon, N. H., 1868.
RESIDENTS WHO HAVE ENTERED PROFESSIONAL LIFE.
MINISTERS-John Ide, *George B. Ide. Alvin Bailey, Gardner Bartlett, Jonathan Baldwin-Baptists. * Asahel R. Gray, Moses Robinson-Congregational.
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ATTORNEYS-Isaac F. Redfield, *Timothy P. Redfield, Don A. Bartlett, Amasa Bartlett, *Leavitt Bartlett, *Henry H. Frost, Ira O. Miller, *Elijah S. Cowles, Riley E. Wright.
PHYSICIANS -* Cassander Ide, *Luther F. Parker, Jonathan L. Flanders.
EDITOR-George D. Rand.
RESIDENTS WHO HAVE HELD COUNTY OFFICES.
John Ide-Assistant Judge, 1824.
John Ide-Road Commissioner, 1828.
Isaac Parker-Assistant Judge, 1833, '39 to '42.
Elijah Cleveland-Assistant Judge, 1844 to 1846.
Charles Story-State's Attorney, 1836 and 1837.
Wm. M. Dickerman-State's Attorney, 1851 and '52.
Silas G. Bean-Sheriff, 1857.
Elijah Cleveland-Senator, 1862 and 1863.
J. B. Wheelock-Assistant Judge, 1865 and '66.
MEMBERS OF CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTIONS FROM COVENTRY.
1814-Peleg Redfield.
1822-John Ide.
1828-Argalus Hammond.
1836-Philip Flanders.
1843-Charles Story.
1850-Isaac Parker.
1857-Elijah Cleveland.
REPRESENTATIVES-1803 and '04-Joseph Marsh.
1805-John Ide, Jr.
1806-No election.
1807 and '08-John Ide, Jr.
1809, '10 and '11-No election.
1812 to 1820-Peleg Redfield.
1821 to 1827-John Ide.
1828-Calvin Harmon.
1829-Philip Flanders
1830-Calvin Harmon.
1831-Isaac Parker.
1832-Charles Story.
1833-Isaac Parker.
1834-Charles Story.
1835-Holland Thrasher.
1836 and 37-Argalus Hammond.
1838-Samuel S. Kendall.
1839 to '41-Elijah Cleveland.
1842 and '43-Thomas Guild.
1844 and '45-Josiah B. Wheelock.
1846-Elijah Cleveland.
1847 and '48-Isaac Parker.
1849 and '50-William M. Dickerman.
1851-Samuel S. Kendall.
1852 and '53-Horace S. Jones.
1854 and '55-D. W. Blanchard.
1856 and '57-Loring Frost.
1858 and '59-Richard W. Peabody.
1860 and '61-Asahel R. Gray.
1862 and '63-Pliny H. White.
1864 and '65-Ira Boynton.
1866 and '67-Loren Soper. 1868-Seth F. Cowles.
TOWN OFFICERS.
CLERKS-1803 and '04 -- Joseph Marsh.
1805-John Ide, Jr.
1806 to '11-Peleg Redfield.
1812-John Ide, Jr.,
1813 to '26-Peleg Redfield.
1827 to '34-Elijah Cleveland.
1835-Isaac Parker.
1836 to '44-Samuel S. Kendall.
1845-Oliver T. Brown.
1846-S. S. Kendall.
1847-Greenleaf Boynton.
1848 to '51-S. S. Kendall.
1852 to '59-Henry H. Frost.
Dec. 17, 1859-E. H. Bartlett.
1860 to '69-Greenleaf Boynton.
TREASURERS-1803-Samuel Cobb.
1804-Perez Gardner.
1805-Samuel Cobb.
1806-John Ide, Jr.
1807-Peleg Redfield.
1808 to '12-John Ide, Jr.
1813 '17-Samuel Boynton.
1818-Rufus Guild.
1819 and '20-Isaac Parker.
1824-Samuel Boynton.
1825 and '26-Peleg Redfield.
1827 to '34-Elijah Cleveland.
1835-Isaac Parker.
1836 to '46-Samuel S. Kendall.
1847-Greenleaf Boynton.
1848 to '51-S. S. Kendall.
1852 to '59-H. H. Frost.
Dec. 17, 1859 to '69-Greenleaf Boynton.
FIRST CONSTABLES-1803 and '04-Timothy Woodbridge.
1805-John Mitchell.
1806-Solomon Pierce.
1807-Simon B. Heustis.
1808-John Farnsworth.
1809-Simon B. Heustis.
1810 and '11-Jotham Pierce.
1812-Aristides Heustis.
1813-Solomon Pierce.
1814 and 15-David Huggins.
1816 and '17-Daniel Heustis.
1818 and '19-Peleg Redfield.
1820-Hanover Cobb.
1821 and '22-Daniel Heustis. 1823-Thomas Guild.
1824 and '25-Daniel Heustis.
1826 and '27-Thomas Guild.
1828 and '29-Daniel Heustis.
1830-Silas Sears.
1831 to '33-Thomas Guild.
1834 and '35-Silas Sears.
1836-Thomas Guild.
1837-Seth F. Cowles.
1838-Holland Thrasher.
1839-Abner Sylvester.
1840-Silas Sears.
1841 to '44-Josiah B. Wheelock.
1845-Horace W. Root.
1846-J. B. Wheelock.
1847-Samuel F. French.
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1848-H. W. Root.
1849-S. F. French. 1850-H. W. Root. 1851-Dan Guild. 1852-Silas G. Bean. 1853 and '54-Dan Guild. 1855 and '56-Silas G. Bean.
1857-Dan Guild.
1858, '59 and '60-Isaac Parker, Jr. 1861 and '62-Samuel Burbank.
1863-Allen M. Ripley.
1864-Chester E. Persons.
1865, '66 and '67-W. W. Frost.
1868 and '69-Salmon Nye.
SELECTMEN-1803. Samuel Cobb, Daniel B. Smith, John Ide, Jr.
1804. John Ide, Jr., Amherst Stewart, Wm. Esty.
1805. Perez Gardner, Solomon Pierce, Jo- tham Pierce.
1806. Joseph Marsh, John Farnsworth, George Dorr.
1807. John Ide, Jr., Peleg Redfield, Am- herst Stewart. .
1808. Joseph Day, Joseph Marsh, Jotham Pierce.
1809. Joseph Day, Perez Gardner, David Huggins.
1810. John Ide, Jr., Samuel Boynton, Jo- tham Pierce.
1811. Ira Clark, Thomas Guild, Jasper Johnson.
1812. Thaddeus Elliot, Tisdale Cobb, Da- vid Huggins.
1813. Samuel Bailey, Israel Ide, Daniel Ide.
1814. Thomas Guild, Ebenezer M. Gray, Samuel Heustis.
1815. David Huggins, Peleg Redfield, Sam- uel Boynton
1816 and '17. Perez Gardner, Thos. Guild, Ebenezer M. Gray.
1818. Peleg Redfield, Samuel Boynton, David Huggins.
1819. Peleg Redfield, Isaac Parker, Timo- thy W. Knight.
1820. David Huggins, Thomas Baldwin, Timothy W. Knight.
1821. Perez Gardner, Thomas Baldwin, E. M. Gray.
1822. David Huggins, Samuel Boynton, Philip Flanders.
1823 and '24. Calvin Harmon, David Hug- gins, E. M. Gray.
1825. David Huggins, Isaac Parker, Silas Sears.
1826. Isaac Parker, Thomas Guild, E. M. Gray.
1827. Thomas Baldwin, Philip Flanders, E. M. Gray.
1828 to '31. Argalus Harmon, Thomas Baldwin, David Huggins.
1832. Argalus Harmon, David Huggins, Isaac Parker.
1833. David Huggins, Isaac Parker, Eben- ezer Clement.
1834. Isaac Parker, Samuel Boynton, Lor- ing Frost.
1835. Thomas Guild, Philip Flanders, E. M. Gray.
1836. Philip Flanders, Elijah Cleveland, E. M. Gray.
1837. E. M. Gray, Thomas Baldwin, Thos. Guild.
1838. Thomas Guild, E. M. Gray, Argalus Harmon.
1839. Isaac Parker, Holland Thrasher, Benjamin Thrasher.
1840. Philip Flanders, Dan'l P. Walworth, Moody Soper.
1841. Philip Flanders, Moody Soper, Lor- ing Frost.
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