Yale University Library ;!»HMl!B|! I^H^^S^:::i:'M-;'' C^XTL, 4ax> /^^r 1786. i886 Centennial Celebration OF THE INCORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF BOYLSTON MASSACHUSETTS AUGUST 18, 1886. WORCESTER, MASS.; PRESS OF SANFORD & DAVIS. 'by.i'H Boylston, from 1742 to 1786 known as the JSTorth Parish of Shrewsbury, was incorporated as a town by the Legislature of Massachusetts March 1, 1786, and was named in honor of "Ward ]^icholas Boylston, a prominent citizen of Boston. Cv. BOYLSTON CENTENNIAL The citizens of Boylston, desirous of commemorating in some fitting manner the one hundredth anniversary of tlie incorporation of the town, took action to that effect at the March meeting of 1886, when it was voted that the occasion should be properly observed, and one hundred and fifty dollars was appro priated towards defraying the expense. At a special meeting, held in April, the following committees were appointed to arrange for and carry out the details of the celebration : COMMITTEES. General Confmitlee — Elmer Shaw, John G. Warner, Levi L. Flagg, Lyman P. Kendall, Wm. A. Andrews, Nathaniel L. Kendall, Albert W. Andrews. Committee on Exercises — George L. Wright, H. H. Brig ham, Rev. I. Ainsworth. Committee on Invitations — Nathaniel L. Kendall, Joseph M. Wright, Montraville Flagg. Com'mittee on Music — Penniman M. Brigham, Mrs. H. M. Andrews, Mrs. John A. Ware. Committee on Dinner — Lyman S. Walker, Charles W. Moore, M. Flagg, Jr. Committee on Printing — George L. Wright, Thomas L. Sheldon, George R. Hastings. 4 BOYLSTON CENTENNIAL. Committee on Relics — N. L. Kendall, Joseph M. Wright, Henry V. Woods. Committee on Decorations — James H. Woods, John M. Warner, John Tucker, with several ladies to assist. Chairman of Committee on Tents — L. P. Kendall. Committee on Programme — L. P. Kendall, Elmer Shaw, A. W. Andrews, G. L. Wright, P. M. Brigham. Committee of Soldiers to Accept Tablet — Dea. L. S. Walker, William A. Andrews, John G. Warner, Joseph M. Wright, Henry White. Wednesday, the 18th day of August, was the day fixed on for the celebration, and the Committee of Arrangements reported the following as the list of officers of the day : President — Hon. Phinehas Ball. Vice Presidents — Horace Kendall, Ezra Ball, H. H. Brig ham, A. Flagg, A. E, Waterman, Sylvanus Reed, L. L. Flagg, Newell Parker, M. Flagg, Henry Hastings, Sanford M. Kendall, Robert Andrews, Silas Howe, L. W. Brewer, Leonard Brewer, J. B. Cutler, Silas Gleason, X. L. Daggett, J. D. Flagg, James Bigelow, W. H. Perry, J. M. Wright, H. V. Woods, Thomas Knowlton, N. L. Kendall, James Locke, Abel Brigham. Chief Marshal — Hon. Charles B. Pratt. Aides to the Chief Marshal — John W. Howe, J. N. Ball, J. W. Flagg, Geo/ge Ball, Alfred G. Larkin. The following invitation and programme were issued : BOTLSTON CENTENNIAL. ^^^sn a^y/M'an ; a useful and influential citizen. We honor and respect his memory. John D. Andrews, Esq., of Boston, a son of Dr. Andrews, responded as follows : The Andrews Family : — One hundred years ago, who were they, and from whom did they descend ? One thousand and more years ago Hugh De Sutton, then later Des Sutton became the Baron Dudley ; then later the Baron Dudley became the Gov. Dudley ofthe Province of Massachusetts Bay. The daughter of Gov. Dudley, Ann, the poetess, married Gov. Simon Bradstreet, (also a governor of Massachusetts.) The grand-daughter of Simon and Ann, one Lucy, daughter of Simon Bradstreet of Topsfield, Mass., was married to Rob ert Andrews, of Boylston, Mass., about 1746, and their children were the Andrews family of Boylston, one hundred years ago : — their names were Robert, Samuel, Daniel, Elizabeth, John, Lucy, Asa and Jotham, each of whom had families. The children of John were Mary Parker, Willard, Lucy Bradstreet, John, Robert and Thomas Denny. The children of Asa were Elizabeth Ann, John Dudley, Edward, Theodore and Charlotte. The children of Daniel were Mary, Sarah, Asaph, Edmund, Eunice and Daniel. The children of Samuel were Lucy Ann, Elizabeth, Judith, Samuel and Mary Morse. The children of Robert were Jotham, Robert, Dolly, Asa, Dudley, Dennis and John. BOTLSTON CENTENNIAL. 69 John the youngest son of Robert lives in the remembrance of most of you, going in and out of your houses as tho only doctor in this town for nearly half of these hundred years, doing faithfully and well tho laborious duties of his pro fession, and cheerfully bearing his share of the burdens of town and parish ; a good representative of a family who have contri buted much, first and last to the general good and welfare of the town they loved, aud where so many of them have lived and died, and whose record, if not brilliant, is yet without a stain, and whose memory as honest, sober and law-abiding citizens, the inhabitants of the good old town may well cherish, and the rising generation emulate. Our aged fellow citizens who have witnessed the history and growth of the town throughout nearly the whole of the first century of its existence; venerable men and women, may your last days be your best, and may you long be spared to enjoy the respect and esteem of your townsmen. Response by the Band. Tlie towns of Lancaster and Shrewsbury ; the honored pa rents and guardians of Boylston in her infancy; to their early fostering care the daughter owes much of her growth and prosperity. Responses : Rev. A. P. Marvin, for Lancaster ; George H. Harlow Esq., for Shrewsbury. Response of Rev. A. P. Marvin. Mr. President : — The sentiment just read in reference to Lancaster, the mother of towns, is fitting and well expressed. The oldest town in the county, and one of the oldest in the State, having been begun about thirteen years after the settlement of Boston, and having been endowed with an ample territory, it was natural that her vast acreage should be cut up into other towns as the years passed over her. And so it has come to pass that eight towns, besides her own goodly proportions, are the results. Five of these towns — Harvard, Leominster, Bolton, Ster- 70 ' BOTLSTON CENTENNIAL. ling and Berlin, are children, and the two Boylstons and Clinton are grand-children of this prolific mother. She responds kindly to your reverent greeting, and I am happy to be called upon to say a fow words in hor behalf. The good old town is rather proud of her family, and loves to be greeted as the mother of them all. But, truth to say, she has no great claim to your filial grati tude and honor. Only a fraction of your territory was ever in her domain. Very few settlers inhabited this section for nearly a century after Prescott, Ball and Waters began to lift axes against the big trees in the Nashua valley. Still, there was Lan caster blood here in your early settlement, and it continues here to this day. Sawyer, Bigelow, and other names, tell of Lancas ter birth and breeding. But, on the whole, the old town must be modest in her claims upon Boylston for filial respect. You are only a partial reproduction of herself. You have drawn your population from other towns in larger proportion. Your inher itance from her is somewhat like that of a noted divine who was visited by the gout. The question was whence it came. " Did your father imbibe too much ? " " No." " Was your grand father a wine-bibber ? " No." " Well, then, how came you by the infliction ? " Oh, I inherited it from my wife's father," was the reply. Therefore, if you are blessed by many good things, by way of heredity, give Lancaster her share of credit ; if any thing not good has come to you, lay the blame on some other ancestry. I am glad to say to you that the good old town is holding on her way, unwrinkled, and with undecaying vigor. While many other joining towns are decreasing in population, the last census showed an increase in numbers notwithstanding a de crease of inmates in the State Industrial School. Our farms are improving, our roads are unsurpassed, our schools are among the best in the county, our beautiful scenery as the Creator made it, only improved by cultivation. Like the original Eden, it is the duty of the inhabitants to till and dress it. More than all, the ancient town is "booming" now, to use a coinage of the times. Houses are full, several buildings are now going up, and another is to be erected this season, which will not be inferior to the best in the county of Worcester when finished. I know you BOTLSTON CENTENNIAL. 71 will be glad of the prosperity of the mature but still young and vigorous mother town, as she will always be in sympathy with all your improvements. Leaving this line of remark, called out by the toast, I wish to express my pleasure in being able to attend this anniversary meeting. I can recall no occasion of the kind which so com pletely realizes my ideal of a Centennial Celebration of a New England town. I was delighted when, on first coming this morning, I looked off upon the scenery that g-eets and charms the eye in various directions, — but chiefly as you look westward over the Nashua valley, the intervening woods and waters, — and finally rested on the magnificent dome of the county — Wachusett. Not less pleasing, in another way, was the immediate scene around us. The throngs of people, the procession of happy chil dren, the campus with all its moving sights as well as its encom passing buildings ; the decorations, the flags, and mottoes, and trees laden with fruit, the tents and the town hall crowded with its antique heir-looms ; tho old powder-house, brimful, if not of pow der, yet of associations of the times which tried men's souls ; all these sights enchained my attention, and as the hours have sped, my interest has increased. To me the side-shows with their penny-getting greed, and the auctions with their extravagant rhetoric about pills and powders, and the cure-alls, have a char acteristic flavor. Then I took special pleasure in seeing tho horses, and the big guns, and the evolutions. There, I said to my self, in the last resort, is the concentrated might that secures rights under law, puts down rebellion and drives foreign ene mies from our shores. And here, in this vast tent, with its throng of sons and daughters of the town, with its exercises of music, reading of the Word of God, poetry and oration, we have the culmination of the noblest civilization that has yet blessed the earth. In the crowd without I have neither seen nor heard any. thing to mar the happiness of the occasion ; and this blending of country and city in the gathering, wherein you cannot discern the line of meeting ; this country flavor with city culture, so gently melting into each other that nothing occurs to check the full tide of friendship and sympathy, is delightful to see. The whole will have an abiding place in my memory as it will in yours. 72 BOTLSTON CENTENNIAL. But, Mr. President, the only thought I had to express when I came here was, if called upon to say anything, this, that the old-time people who came and settled here in the unbroken woods that fllled this region, were a happy set. It is the fashion to pity them as an unhappy generation, with their privations and want of amusements and rusticity. But they need not our com miseration, and ask it not. True, they had hard times cutting down the forests, break ing the sod, living in log houses, making roads ; in this there was hard work. Nor was fhe task of their wives less trying than that of their husbands. Then there were wild beasts, such as foxes, woodchucks, and other nuisances of the sort, besides beasts of prey, as wild-cats wolves and bears. The all-devouring birds made havoc of their crops. Clouds of them shadowed the sun and made the woods ring with their songs or their croakings ; and when they fell upon field or garden, the hopes of men were devoured. Nor is this all. Did you ever think what an omni present curse were the snakes in those days ? Serpents of all kinds, and in all places, infested their land and crawled into their houses. Many of the towns around us had their " rattle snake hill." The journals of the ofiicers in the old wars, from 1676 to 1763 have frequent mention of snakes which were killed in their scoutings. Indeed, they endured hard times in their inclement winters ; but, after all, they were the happiest people in the world. This is not the language of extravagance. Your orator of the day has spoken well to this point. It was an aged minister's wife, in Winchendon, who said of the early settlers of that town, " They were as poor as poverty but merry as grigs." But they had the true foundation of happiness. You are aware, sir, that people who are always contriving how to be happy, only betray their unhappiness. Good morals, industry, frugality, honesty, neighborly kindness, fidelity to marriage vows, public spirit, and the fear of God, were the sources of their happiness. They had pleasant gatherings and innocent hilarity, and an out flow of love to family and kin, ani kind, which enriched their minds. They had schools and books, excellent though few ; and above all the meeting-house with pious and scholarly pastors, which brought them knowledge, quickening thought, and incite- BOTLSTON CENTENNIAL. 73 ments to honorable living, and taught them that they were im mortal souls. In a word, they had a religion that enlightened their minds, sweetened their affections, bound them together in kindly neighborhood, and showed them the way to heaven. As you inherit the fruits of their labors, so cherish their virtues as you lionor their memory. Tlie town of West Boylston; the only daughter; her growth, industry and prosperity have done honor to her parentage^ Response by Rev. Joseph W. Cross, of West Boylston. Mr. President: — It must be very gratifying to this only daughter to receive so flattering a compliment from the lips of this venerable mother, on her one hundreth birth-day. It indi cates not only entire reconciliation, but just appreciation and respect, as well as maternal affection. It has been my pleasure to sustain an intimate relation to this only daughter for nearly fifty years, and I can truly say this compliment is as fairly merited as it has been kindly bestowed. During my long and intimate acquaintance with both mother and daughter, I believe their relation to each other has ever been mostcordial, and their intercourse most friendly. If I am correctly informed, this was not always the case. In their earlier history there was some sharp contention, and much temporary alienation. When this daughter was about twenty- two years of age, she became somewhat self-willed and ungovern able ; the mother regarded her, if I may use a scriptural phrase, as " heady, high-minded." The fact was, she began to feel her own importance ; began to be impatient of maternal restraint, and, if the truth must be told, she coquetted with a major. In spite of maternal council and restraint, she became infatuated and fairly bewitched with him ; or he with her. I believe it was a mutual affair ; until the major by pluck and perseverence, finally snapped the apron string and led her away. But just here, I wish to say what I now believe to be admit ted on all sides, that this major was a very worthy, honorable man; 74 BOTLSTON CENTENNIAL. held in the highest estimation throughout all the community ; dislinguished both in civil and military life ; a very patriotic and noble-hearted citizen ; the successful suitor of the daughter, and the honored father of the town ; so highly esteemed by his fellow citizens, that it was seriously proposed at one time to change the name of the town to Beaman, a proposition which it is to be re gretted, was not carried into immediate effect. But, Mr. President, 1 do not wish to occupy too much time on this occasion, nor to anticipate what may be better said by those who may come after me, and I will therefore leave it to them to speak more particularly of the growth and prosperity of West Boylston ; and close my remarks with a brief allusion to one of your own beloved pastors ; Rev. William H. Sanford, with whom I was three years in Harvard College, aud subsequently enjo^'ed a very pleasant ministerial intercourse of nearly twenty years. His class, that of 1827, was distinguished for talent. having furni.shed the presidents of two colleges. Dr. Felton, of Harvard, and Rov. Dr. Stearns, of Amherst. The late Rev. Dr. Sweetser, of Worcester, and Rev. Mr. Rogers, of the Winter Street Churcli of Boston, were members of that class. It was also distinguished for its curious combination ot names. They did not all graduate, but their names were all in the college catalogue at one time ; I think it was in the sopho more year. I do not recall them all, but I riinember the follow ing : Brooks and Wells, Miles and Inches, Toy and Paint, Potts and Kettle. There was a student from the South, by the name of Hamilton Potts, and Rev. Mr. Rogers name in college, was Samuel Mattrick Elian Kettle. Thus you will perceive, the class was well provided with both cabinet and kitchen furniture. In announcing the next toast, the toast-master said : We cannot pass by the town of West Boylston, without offering some tribute of regard to the memory of one who in the days of the Revolution, was one of the most active and patriotic citizens of the Shrewsbury North Parish, who was influential in tho incor poration of the town of Boylston, and twenty-two years later the principal petitioner for the incorporation of West Boylston. A man who lived in three different towns, and yet never changed his place of residence. BOTLSTON CENTENHIAL. 75 To the memory of Major Ezra Beaman, the chairman of the first Board of Selectmen of Boylston and West Boylston, and the first representative to the General Court from bolh toiuns ; a brave patriot, a conscientious man, and a useful citizen, may his memory endure so long as bolh towns shall exist. Responded to by George M. Loubie, Esq., of West Boylston. The town of Sterling-, the ancient Chockselt ; the dioelling place of Sholan and the Nashaway ; ive are glad to greet her citizens and renew formalities upon this Centennial Day. Response by Arthur P. Rugg, Esq., of Sterling. Mr. Toast-master, Ladies and Gentlemen: — Boylston and Sterling are the two daughters of mother Lancaster, most nearly allied to each other in size, position and age. With an interval of only five years between their births, and separated by a far longer period from any of their sisters, they have kept step through their history in the tastes and occupation of their inhabi tants, and in their general characteristics as towns. In neither have great manufacturing interests centered ; in Boylston not enough to change it from an agricultural communi ty ; while in Sterling the few which once existed have almost entirely died out. The value of her annual manufactures half a century ago exceeded by many thousand of dollars, the present product. Consequently there has been little or no increase in population ; indeed Sterling numbers less now than when she first took her place among the towns in the county. The list of tax-payers and voters changes not materially from year to year. Many of the names foremost when our town was incorporated, still appear prominently among our citizens. When with these facts in mind, one looks over the beauti fully diversified landscape of forest and field, hill and vale of these sister towns, quiet farm-houses nestling here and there, but no noisy factories or bustling villages to break the silence, with almost literal truth might be applied the lines of Gray: 76 BOTLSTON CENTENNIAL. " Far from tlie madding crowds' ignoble strife Their sober wishes never learned to stray: Along the cool, sequestered vale of life They kept the even tenor of their way." But is this want of material progress all together a cause of regret ? It needs only such a celebration as this to answer us. No. This ingathering of so many honorably eminent sons of the ancient mother town, teach that her chief and most enduring glory is not the number of her population, nor the aggregate of her valuation, but rather in the quality of the sons and daughters she has produced. The brighest jewels of her centennial coro net, are not the gold and silver gathered within her borders, but the men and women who come back to honor her as their first home. History and observation show that among those who have climbed the highest in business or in the professions, have been those who received their early training in country towns. The strength of character, and habits of economy, and shrewdness, instilled into their being in youth, were the elements which in sured them success wherever they might go. If I mistake not, Sterling has given at least one to each of the professions whom the country could have ill afforded to be without. A son of our first minister. Prentice Meller, was the first, and for many years the Chief-Justice of Maine, and one of the soundest lawyers who have helped to make her jurisprudence respected. The next generation gave to the Unitarian pulpit in the per son of Dr. George Putnam, one whose silver-tongued eloquence and profound thought did much to render Boston the purest, as well as the most cultured of our great cities. And mauy whose blindness has been turned in vision, and whose ears have been unstopped, will pour down blessings on the head of the youngest of our eminent sons, and who is privileged to bc hero to-day — Dr. William Holcombe, of New York. Besides these a far larger number have gone forth from our borders to share in the business and in the prosperity of larger towns and cities. No doubt Boylston can at least furnish a counterpart to this list from among her own sons. This ia why BOTLSTON CENTENNIAL. 77 they do not increase in population ; they generously give to the cities a goodly proportion of each generation, retaining only enough to keep the stock of the. old town good. No, the nati(m cannot afford to do without these staid old country towns, and the strong men whom they furnished her. And it is safe to say that the need for the characteristics which the country boys of generations gone by, have supplied to the business and professional life of the state, is as great now as before. The five years of Sterling's second century which have al ready elapsed, show that she appreciates in some degree the duties of country towns, for she has established a high school and appropriated liberally for its support, and in the past six years has graduated four of her sons from college. In presenting on this occasion the heartiest congratulations of the elder to the younger sister, on the completion of so suc cessful and honorable an hundred years of corporate life, I can think of no better sentiment in whicli to embody them than this: — Boylston and Sterling, may they live through their second and succeeding centuries in the sisterly emulation of giving the state and country the truest examples of American manhood. The Town of Clinton, the youngest daughter of old Lancas ter, her teeming industries, led by millions of flying spindles, have enabled her to far outstrip the mother towns and all the family circle in population, wealth and resources. Response by C. C. Cook, Esq., Chairman of the Board of Selectmen of Clinton. Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen; — In rising to re spond to this toast, so complimentary to tho town of Clinton, I am mindful of the fact that gentlemen from Clinton are seated at this table, whose eloquence far transends any language at my command ; still, owing to the position I have the honor to hold temporarily, a few words of congratulation may not be out of place. And, in behalf of the citizens of Clinton, I do congratu- 78 BOTLSTON CENTENNIAL. late you that you have reached your one hundredth birthday under such favorable circumstances. The day itself, with its cloudless sunshine, seems to bespeak another century of peace and prosperity for the good old town of Boylston. You have been pleased to call Clinton "the youngest daugh ter of old Lancaster," and yet Clinton is thirty-six years of age. This may, or may not be considered a compliment as the oppo site sex, you know, are somewhat timid in this particular, cer tainly, after having reached the age of twenty-five years. When you say, however, " Her teeming industries, led by millions of fly ing spindles, have enabled her to outstrip the mother town, and all the family circle, in population, wealth and resources," we hide our blushes and thank you heartily for such a wholesale compli ment, and yet are not such the facts ? From the few small factories, thirty-six years ago, scattered along our streams, we now point with pride to several of the largest industries of their kind in the country, one of which is taxed this year for nearly one and a quarter millions of dollars. The history of this marvelous growth cannot be given in a brief after-dinner speech. The chief reason, however, for this wonderful and continued prosperity lies in the fact that from the date of her incorporation until this very day, our capitalists, merchants, manufacturers, and citizens generally have taken as much interest in the welfare of the town as in their own, conse quently Clinton, to-day, enjoys nearly all the advantages and conveniences of a modern city. The present year more money will be expended in enlarging factories, building new, and erect ing private residences, than has been expended in any one year since the incorporation of the town. And sir, does not the prosperity of Clinton mean also the prosperity of Boylston ? Those of us in middle life remember the old covered market wagon that wended its toilsome way " on the road to Boston." Now you have a market at your very doors. May the mutual good fellowship now existing between Boylston and Clinton long continue, and allow me to improve this oppor tunity to invite you one and all to the centennial celebration of Clinton in the year 1950. May yow all livf to see that day. BOTLSTON CENTENNIAL. 79 The town of Berlin. Anotlier descendant of old Lancaster. Like Boylston, her groiulh has been slow and vigorous. If her garments were not fashioned, her patlern, at least as a town,iuas partly formed by a Boylston Taylor. We are glad to return the interchange of Centennial greetings upon this day. To the toion of Berlin and Ihe memory of David Taylor. Responded to by Rev. William A. Houghton, of Berlin. Mr. President : — I respond sympathetically to the expressed relationship of my native town to yours, though somewhat puz zled as to our consanguinity, by your one-fourth descent from BerUn's good grandmother. Evidently Boylston is thus a quad roon. But we stand by our kin anyway, Berlin has kept its best side towards Boylston. That is, one of them. We have several, — our inside is best. Boylstonward stood John Hudson, sentinel of Bull Hill, father of Hon. Charles Hudson, and an original member of our clmrch. Next on line stood the Barneses, a name of noble record, and perpetuated in Barnes Hill. To our loss you enticed some of them over the line, — David Barnes, Jolm Barnes, and others, stand largely in our reading for Boylston. But when, as Shrewsbury, "N. P.," you courted Phillip Larkin and Larkindale, your suit failed. Joshua Houghton, my kinsman far back (on the present Israel Barnes place), and Daniel Albert, and his son Frederick, near the present fine residence of Henry C. Hastings, sought to push your northern boundary a mile and a half into Lancaster, Phillip appealed and you were compelled to jump his farm whicli was kept in Lancaster till our organization. True, you were kind enough to send us a very good Taylor to help put us " in fash ion" as a town. Your record of our David, as a workman in Boylston, is very commendable — Town Clerk, Selectman, Asses sor, Parish Clerk, etc. He was our first Precinct Clerk ; also, was original member of the church. He died, 1794, his widow in 1806. They settled, with their daughter Esther and son-in- law, Deacon Job Spofford, on the Assabet, and, I think, on the territory which the Taylor's (of Marlborough then) , left when they emigrated to Shrewsbury sixty years before. David Taylor 80 BOTLSTON CENTENNIAL. was a mighty man of valor. Towns were proud of such in those days. In one of the *' borough towns " the minister was cham pion ; a teamster, at the public inn, defied the whole borough ; the evening wore on and he was victor. The parson was sent for ; the call stirred his prowess, and coming in, he said : "Who is this Goliath that defies our army ? " Goliath came forth only to be laid on the floor. Our David was champion in lifting. In the Navy Yard, one day, the marines tauntingly defied the coun tryman to " end-up " one of the cannon. He did so, and to the amazement of the lookers-on, threw the lower end of it over his shoulder, in which tremendous exertion he burst open a new pair of cow-hide shoes. Our traditions never surrender on the feat, the fact, nor the shoes. We have natives who, before, in athletic strains, had bur.st indispensable attire, but we surrender to Boyl ston town on king David. Personally I just missed of Taylor blood in my own muscle. My grandfather, in second marriage, took Mary Taylor, of Boyl ston. She called her only son Jonah in honor of the prophet, I always supposed. Her son's son she named Jonah Taylor, which name the naughty boy rejected when he grew up. But he knew not the history of his own name. Ward's Shrewsbury gives Jonah Taylor, son of William Taylor, born on the place of the late Amasa Howe, killed in the capture of Louisburg 1745, aged 28 years. So Mary Taylor commemorated the Shrewsbury pa triot in Berlin, seventy-five years later, in the name of Jonah Taylor Houghton. Remember, friends, what your names mean. I have noticed, Mr. President, that we are called " the little towns." Of right we should have been the big ones. Our Cen tral Massachusetts Railroad lies on the direct line from Boston to Albany. Before the Boston and Albany Railroad was thought of, Loammi Baldwin, of Woburn, discoverer of the Baldwin apple on his own farm, civil engineer, built a little observatory in one of those ever sightly elms on Watoquadock Hill in Bolton, to take the depressions and elevations of the surrounding region with reference to a canal (a la Erie) from Albany to Boston. Berlin, West Berlin and Sawyer's Mills gave in our tonnage in 1825 on that idea. The Boston and Albany should have been on that line, but Worcester, like Csesar, was ambitious. They BOTLSTON CENTENNIAL. 81 stole our march, as they did the County seat from Lancaster. They got a canal too, while we were talking about one. I saw in the Massachusetts Spy, one day, heavy head lines, " Port of Worcester," arrivals, so and so. One holiday I went on foot six miles to see the Worcester and Providence craft come into " Port." We returned in the mood of the inland party who, in the time of " Madison's War," made a trip to Boston to see the embargo on the harbor. I saw no steamboat, nor any other boat or craft, but Worcester was there in her ever-winning attitude, and ever since she built the great thoroughfare from the " Joe Bill road" to the Curtis farm (Adams Square), four rods wide, " all roads" in Worcester county " lead to Rome." That road was built for Boylston and the " regions beyond " to come to Worcester, not for Worcester to go thither, Did you ever come to any " cross roads " in Worcester county woods where the guideboard did not direct you to that winsome and receptive city ? Well, the small towns have their uses. What would Wor cester have been but for Boylston ? You may well take on some airs to-day, as you do. "The Heart ofthe Commonwealth" is waiting at your doors for more Mayors still, and I see several young men in the committees of to-day who will soon be ready. But I am thinking, Mr. President, of your noble mother, your seventy-five per cent, mother, dear old Shrewsbury. She forgot her birthday, and now she must wait. But you will have a good time when she invites you all home in 1927. Berlin had an occasion like yours, in kind, two years ago. Our good mother, Bolton, too, overslept her birthday. She will report on her one hundred and fiftieth two years hence. Ambitious Clinton can hardly wait to " tell the story of her birth." West Boylston has only twenty yeais to wait. A recent history is entitled " The People of the United States." In working up a "Centennial Memorial" of Berlin families, I have traversed this whole region when Lancaster was frontier. No Westborough, uo Northborough, no Shrewsbury, no Worcester, nor aught from Marlborough to Brookfield and Springfield. I am not more amazed at the steamboat, the iron horse, the telegraph, than I am at what the fathers, by toil, en durance, patriotism and faith, wrought upon theso forests in the 82 BOTLSTON CENTENNIAL. planting of towns. But we are distressed at the scantiness of records. More than to all others are we indebted to the old " halfway covenant," in the baptism of children, for the origin of families. Over seven hundred names thus recorded in the first half century of Berlin, my native town, I shall always hold to infant baptism. Personally, I would like to speak of many Boylston families. The ministry has been happily considered. My Brother Sanford was too modest for a man of his abilities. He was a classical scholar. Harvard college committed to him her students and gave him the authority of the Faculty. My Brother Bigelow, also gone, honored his town and calling. As a personal friend none knew him but to cherish his company and counsel. His benevolence made many hearts glad ; and who, that has known, shall ever forget the world's most eloquent orator — John B. Gough, of Boylston ? Worcester, the Heart of the Commonwealth, the town of Boylston greets her citizens upon this Centennial Day. May the associations of the occasion unite the two places in closer bonds of good-will and friendship. In reading this toast the toast-master referred to the fact that scarcely any other town had furnished so many prominent citizens to the City of Worcester as Boylston. She includes among the list two ex-Mayors in the persons of the President and Marshal of this day ; Aldermen and members of the Com mon Council, members of the School Board, of the Overseers of the Poor, a Chief Engineer of the Fire Department, a City Mar shal, and a City Engineer. With all this array of men who have honored the town of their birth, and the city of their adoption, we feel that Boylston has a perfect right to ask Worcester men to assist in this days services. Response by Hon. Charles B. Pratt, ex-Mayor of Worcester, and Chief Marshal of tbe day. BOTLSTON CENTEMflAL. 83 Mr. President : — I am doubly honored here to-day, and es' pecially do I feel the honor in being called upon to respond for the city of Worcester. We of that city are proud of everything that she contains ; proud of her institutions of learning and of charity; proud of her enterprise and her wealth; proud of her municipal government and the management of all her depart ments ; and particularly proud in being the center and metropo lis of the grand old towns in the central county of the State. We feel that we are the focus from which emanates all the wis dom and goodness that dominates and controls the outside world. I notice that Worcester people who go abroad never see any thing nor learn anything during their absence, but always return with the unchanged conviction that Worcester is the greatest, the best, and the most beautiful city on the face of the earth. But, Mr. President, whatever qualities Worcester may pos sess to-day, we must remember that for those qualities she is indebted largely to the intelligence and character of the people by whom she has been surrounded. They have contributed the elements that have made her what she is, and from them she has drawn the most valuable constituents of her being. In the midst of a community like this, and subject to such influences, how could she fail of becoming what she has become — the model city of the Commonwealth. One gentleman has said this afternoon, that the sign-boards in the county only proclaim the fact that all roads lead to Wor cester. We in the city know that any road out of it is sure to lead us into some old town like this, where peace and quiet has been unbroken for a century, and where we may come with tired brain and overworked body for rest and refreshment. I have said that we are proud of our enterprise, but there are times in the midst of the whirl of business and advance, and ever-chang ing improvement in the city, that a feeling of regret comes that the old land-marks have been removed, and that our familiar spots have become strange places. It is not so here. Boylston is to-day what she was when I first knew her, and it is a comfort and a consolation to those who have gone out into the busy world, to know that they can find the place of their childhood unchanged, aud the home of their early days undisturbed. 84 BOTLSTON CENTENNIAL. I am gratified that I have been able to take part in these proceedings to-day, in celebrating the one-hundredth anniversary of our town. May the happiness and prosperity with which she has been blessed in the past, continue with her in the future. For nearly forty years this town was the residence of one of the most eloquent orators, most earnest workers and ablest advo cates for temperance and humanity which the world has ever pro duced — John B. Gough. We venerate his memory and shall keep in lasting remembrance his associations with this town. May his dying words ever be an incentive to the youth of this community to urge them forward in the paths of truth and virtue. Response — Dirge by the Band. To the memory of Ward Nicholas Boylston, the founder and benefactor of the town. In response to this toast the following communication was read: Providence, August 16, 1886. The family of the late Ward Nicholas Boylston regret tbat they can only express their gratitude to the town of Boylston for the kind remembrance of their ancestor, and their good wishes for the prosperity of the town. For the family, C. W. Parsons. The following sentiment from Thomas White, Esq., of Brooklyn, N. Y., was received too late for announcement at the celebration : The Town Meeting — the germ of our republican institu tions — first organized for the government of the town of Boyl ston by its inhabitants one hundred years ago ; a government BOTLSTON CENTENNIAL. 85 based on the piety, patriotism, and educated intelligence of the people, the maintenance of those ancestral virtues, the surest guaranty of the prosperity of the town for one hundred years to come. At five o'clock, the toast-master called for a vote of thanks to Hon. Phinehas Ball, the President of the Day, and Hon. Charles B. Pratt, the Chief Marshal, which was cordially re sponded to. The President then declared the festivities at an end. NOTES OF THE DAY. THE DECORATIONS. The decorations consisted of a very general display of bunt ing and colors from the houses from the center, and in the im mediate vicinity. Just at the junction of the Shrewsbury and Worcester roads, an arch spanned the street, gaily decorated with bunting and evergreen, and bearing on its face the words : " Boylston welcomes home her sons and daughters ;" and on the reverse : " Dear to the heart are the scenes of childhood ;" both sides also bearing the dates "1786, 1886." Close by, on the little triangular park, stood the old " Powder House," built in 1772, but in its substantial renovation and gay colors just put on, bear ing little trace of its antiquity. Within it stood an old flint-lock. On tlie same park stood a large tent for the dinner, while across the street to the east was another for the literary exercises. The residence of Henry V. Woods was decorated with bunting, tastetully arranged. John G. Warner had a large array of bunt. ing and flags, covering the front of his house. Henry Bray dis played a large flag. A. E. Waterman decorated his dwelling with bunting and small flags. L. P. Kendall had out a pleasing dis play of colors and streamers. Henry White's house was prettily ornamented. Joseph M. Wright combined the trio of national colors, making a neat appearance. Fred Morey's house was decorated with bunting. B. C. Lane made a grand display at his house in flags and bunting. John T. Andrews floated streamers and lines of flags from a staff. Daniel Marsh decorated with bunting, and floated a flag over the street. Deacon Brigham's BOTLSTON CENTENNIAL. 87 house, and the homestead place of the late Stephen Flagg, were decorated with considerable taste. The church was decorated inside with flowers, and outside with flags and bunting. The Town Hall had like decorations, and across all the roads enter ing the village were large flags. THE COLLECTION OF RELICS. In the Town Hall was a large collection of old relics. Among them we noticed a communion plate 140 years old ; some britannia cups 110 years old ; many old hats, pieces of clothing and army pieces and uniforms. There was a large collection from the Bigelow family. Andrew Bigelow had three sons who were ministers, and copies of their sermons, at least half a century old, have been preserved ; the collection also include a gourd bottle, made of a gourd which grew m 1778 ; it was uniquely decorated ; there was also a piece of linen made by the same family by hand, which is 130 years old, as well as some of the money with which Andrew Bigelow was paid when he was a Revolutionary soldier. Among the old books was a copy of the Perpetual Laws ofthe Commonwealth from 1780 to 1789 ; a copy ofthe charter granted by Queen Mary to the inhabitants of the Province of Massachu setts Bay in New England. A plough made in 1634, owned by Israel L. Barnes, and which has always been in the Barnes fam ily ; an old chair, once the property of Judge Chandler ; a solid shot, about twelve pounds, fired in New Orleans in 1812 ; an old pair of scales, at least a century old ; a valise of Parson Cot ton that is about ninety years old ; a compass, supposed to be the property of Robert Andrews, one of the first settlers, and has been in the Andrews family for over a century. There was a large amount of crockery, some of it very old. MUSIC. The music during the day was furnished by the Worcester Brass Band. A concert was given from the band stand on the common, from 8.30 to 9 a. m. 88 BOTLSTON CENTENNIAL. SALUTES. Salutes were fired at sunrise and at noon, by Battery B, M. V. M. An exhibition drill by the Battery took place at noon. FIELD SPORTS. The following is a list of the field sports engaged in at the Centennial Celebration of the town of Boylston, August 18, 1886, with names of winning parties. From 10 A. m. to 12 m., a matched game of base-ball was played between a nine from Shrewsbury, and a nine from Saw yer's Mills. The prize offered, a ball and bat, was won by the Sawyer's Mills nine. From 1 p. m. to 4 p. m., foot race first, S. McQuoid ; second, 0. Andrews. Three-legged Race — First, S. McQuoid and W. Richardson; second, C. Andrews and P. Andrews. Sack Race — First, A. Jeffrey ; second, O'Malia. Hurdle Race — First, O'Malia ; second, C. Andrews. Wheel-barrow Race — First, O'Malia ; second, S. Bartlett. Apple Race — First, D. Chase ; second, C. Mathews. Doughnut Race — First, A. Newton ; second, P. Kelley. First prize on above races one dollar, second prize fifty cents. The prize of five dollars for winning side on tug-of-war, was awarded to Fielding, W. Bates, C. Mathews, F. Cooley and G. Sule. Three parties made unsuccessful attempts at climbing the greased pole. No prize was awarded. Charles Bray. C. W. Moore. M. Flagg, Jr. Charles Cutler. G. A. Hastings. Committee on Sports. BOTLSTON CENTENNIAL. 89 The following letters were received : [From John A. Davenport, Esq., of New Tork.] 838 Broadway, New York, Aug. 16, 1886. Hon. Phinehas Ball, President. Dear Sir : — Learning from one of your county newspapers that the citizens of Boylston intend to celebrate the one hun dredth anniversary of its existence, I had fully intended to be present*. But more recent events occurring to prevent my at tendance, I take the liberty of sending to them, through you, my hearty congratulations. " Though being to the manor born," I have not resided in my native town for over fifty years, nor visited it for over twenty years. But I have ever had a great reverence for my native town, the home of my ancestors, from my great grand -parents, both maternal and paternal, down to my honored parents, all of whom, with seven brothers and sisters lie buried iu one of your cemeteries, and by whose side I may hope to lie, admonished by my seventy years, in the very near future. It may not be known to many of the citizens of Boylston that Eleazer, son of Capt. Richard Davenport, who landed from England with Governor Endicott in Salem, September 16, 1628, was granted by the then colonial state of Massachusetts, six hun dred acres of land in this town, some of whicli is now occupied by Dr. P. B. Willard, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Daggett, and Mr. George L. Lamson. Some seventy acres of this land remained in the possession of his descendants until within a few years. My father, James Davenport, lived upon it for more than fifty years, being one of the foremost men of the town ; a magistrate for more than forty years, a leader in the cause of education, the first to form a Lyceum for the instruction of the young, the first to discard the use of alcoholic drinks and form the first tem perance society in the town, and noted for his efforts in the cause of the abolition of slavery in the south ; chairman of the comT mittee which planned and caused the construction of your town * Mr. Davenport was, through some change of circumstances, able to be present, and attended the celebration. 90 BOTLSTON CENTENNIAL. hall, in the school-room of which I received a part of my early education, au intimate friend of the late Governors Lincoln and Davis, and Judge Merrick and other prominent men of your county. In the remembrance of all these early association^ is it any wonder that I revere this, my native town ? In conclusion, permit me to hope that the boundaries of this town may never again be lessened, that its population may be increased, aud that they may ever be a prosperous, united and happy people. Very truly, John Addington Davenport. [Prom Caleb S. Crossman.] Van West, 0., Aug. 13, 1886. Messrs. Nathaniel L. Kendall, Joseph M. Wright, and Mon traville Flagg, Esqks, Com. on Licitations. Gentlemen : — Your letter of invitation to me to come and join hands with you in celebrating the glorious Centennial Birth day of my own, my native town — Boylston, — name always re membered and revered, was duly received, and I cannot express to you, on paper, how deeply I regret the necessity of saying, " I cannot come." My health is such, and the weather is, and has been, so terribly hot (mercury up from 90^* to 104° in the shade) I am advised that it would be too severe a tax upon my strength for me to venture on so long a journey, aside from the excite ment attendant upon the so grand and happy occasion. I shall be with you in heart and spirit. Thanking you for your kindly invitation, I am Yours -with high regard, C. S. Crossman. [From William J. White, Esq.] WOKCESTER, Aug. 6, 1886. Mr. Nathaniel L. Kendall, Dear Sir : — I received a circular, a few days ago, from the Committee on Invitations to attend the Centennial Celebration to be held in Boylston on the 18th of this month. BOTLSTON CENTENNIAL. 91 My advanced age and infirmities render it somewhat haz ardous for me to be present on so exciting an occasion, so that it will be quite uncertain about my going. Yours very truly, 53 Prospect Street. William J. White. The following telegram was received from the Centennial Committee of the Town of Phillipston, whose one hundredth anniversary was celebrated the same day : Phillipston, Mass , Aug., 18, 1886. To THE Chairman of the Centennial Committee, Botlston, Mass. : Phillipston sends congratulations to Boylston on this the one hundredth anniversary of our towns, August 18. May pros perity attend you in the future. H. Sanderson, Chairman Cen. Committee. The following was sent in reply : Boylston, Mass., Aug. 18, 1886. To THE Centennial Committee, Phillipston: Boylston sends thanks for the congratulations, and also sends her greetings to Phillipston on this the one hundredth anniversary of the town August 18th. Long may your children gather round you and greet you on your birthdays as circling centuries roll. J. G. Wabneb, Chairman Cen. Com. 92 BOTLSTON CENTENNIAL. BOYLSTON'S CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION. August 18, 1886. Incobpobatbd Maech 1, 1786. 'Twas winter when a town new-born The fathers hailed with loving pride; We greet the century's bright'ning dawn Mid summer's pomp of waving corn, And wealthy harvests wide. Here those who link the olden time With time that is rejoicing meet ; Here youthful hope and manly prime, Like bells diverse that tuneful chime, The gladsome tale repeat. The children Boylston sent away To earn renown in broader spheres. Come back about her hearth to-day, And in her lap their trophies lay, With mirth, and love, and tears. The anthems that we offer here Hold one sweet note of tender pain : One honored son doth not appear ; (Adopted, yet esteemed most dear), We wait for Gough in vain I Behind we look and fondly trace The record that our sires have made ; And memory lends her tender grace To name and deed, to time and place,^ A light that shall not fade. We gaze through future vistas far We step beneath a broadening arch ; No limit shall our progress bar, Ours all the coming ages are, — The endless century-march. Claka L. Shattuck, Berlin. g III iil I % IMill Mh rii irillllili will ill til .^Music:i il^ COMPOSED EOR THE OCCASION HENRY T. BRAY, A Native of the Town. BOYLSTON CENTENNIAL MARCH. m Allegro vivace. -~\-z!-d ^ - - - Composed by H. T. 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Coda. •--^^ -^-— •- ^iSfl '^r'^=^; -u — ^ ,,::±£ ^•••« •-•-•-•"•-•-•-8 '-•-•-•-•-•-• •••—••-• =#p: — --^=tz ~f«— «- ^iSs :ei=b -P- %-v-=^^ tt=;;S=i=i=i=i=S-*i=a=sl=s!=i=i-:S=«=S=!=8=8=S=8=8=«=S=S=q 3 3 ^iS -tt^ _C| ui u, — K— ^' — ^- -im- tf#=t=tsi ::SJ= ^f — li— r- E lt^;~!"?'*"i"f ~fe^fe~i"il^tii" 13" p^ElEOrOlt3:J:rzfe|E3Ettg=±^=ftg= -gl— gg*,- ^3E|i -^- 9^8* I ^gi Vg-^S -gl- tt: -^"b^ b^ -»- HISTORICAL NOTES. MAJOR EZRA BEAMAN. [The following brief biography and accompanying docu ments are extracted from " A Sketch of the Life of Major Ezra Beaman," by Albert A. Lovell, first printed in the Proceedings of The Worcester Society of Antiquity, and since published in sepa rate form by Franklin P. Rice, of Worcester.] Ezra Beaman was born in Bolton, Mass., October 16, 1736. He was the son of Jabez Beaman, who having purchased a large tract of land in the westerly part of the town of Shrewsbury, favorably situated on both sides of the Nashua River, including some of the most fertile in that region, removed thence with his family in 1746. Jabez Beaman dying in 1757, the homestead came under the proprietorship of Ezra, the eldest son, where he resided until his death. In 1758 he married Persis, daughter of Cyprian Keyes, with whom he lived thirty years. She died No vember 7th, 1788, at the age of 50 years. By this marriage he had six children. He afterwards married Mary, daughter of Richard Boylston, of Charlestown, who survived him. It was a characteristic of Major Beaman that he was consti tuted with an active and vigorous mind, combined with wonder ful energy, decision, firmness and perseverance. Thus con stituted he was constantly engaged in projects both of a public and private nature which accrued to his own emolument and to great and essential advantage to the whole community. His judgment was almost unerring, and his designs generally re sulted in accordance with his expectations and desires. Such 94 BOTLSTON CENTENKIAL. was the confidence reposed in him, and in such high estimation was he held by the people, not only of his own town, but of a largo surrounding section, that whenever any project of a public nature bearing upon the well-being of the people at large was to be considered, he was at once consulted and generally in accord ance with his expressed opinion either for or against, was the scheme adopted or rejected. In 1764 he erected a dwelling-house on the tract purchased by his father, which he occupied until his death, and which his son, bearing the same name, continued to occupy for half a cen tury later. This house, in the thoroughness of its construction, its size and its architectural proportions, was probably unsurpassed by anything of its kind in the county. This was know as the Bea man Tavern, and for a century was a typical Way-side Inn ; and from it went out an influence which was felt, not only in its im mediate vicinity but throughout a large extent of country. The tavern of one hundred years ago, and even up to the time when the railroad superseded the stage and the team as a means of transportation for passengers and merchandise, especi ally when its proprietor was a person of prominence and force, was a power in the community. During the days of the Revolu tion the tavern was the resort of tories or patriots according to the political proclivities of the landlord, and here were schemes devised, either for or against the patriot cause according to the political character which it assumed. It was at the tavern where the people most frequently assembled either in a formal or informal manner to discuss, debate, devise and carry forward such plans and projects as from time to time occupied the atten tion of the people. Its good cheer no doubt lent its aid, and who can tell what inspiration it imparted ? The influence of the Bea man Tavern was decidedly in favor of the patriot cause and a favorite stopping place for soldiers on their way to and from the army, there to impart or receive the latest information in regard to events so rapidly transpiring. Major Beaman was a true and ardent patriot. When the first encroachments of arbitrary power were beginning to be felt he was convinced that nothing short of forcible resistance would BOTLSTON CENTENNIAL. 95 be of any avail, and during the struggle he was an active and un flinching spirit in behalf of the liberties of the people. He was with the army near Boston in 1775,* was present and took part in the action on Bunker Hill, and during the whole war was ac tively engaged in whatever tended to the advancement of the cause. His time, his influence, his property, were devoted to the cause of colonial independence, making the pledge his own, of life, property and sacred honor. The people of Shrewsbury manifested their confidence in him by repeatedly electing him a member of the Board of Select men. Hewas thus chosen in 1766-69-70-71-72-73-76-79-84-85. We of this day can hardly realize the importance of the ofiice of selectman of a town for the years immediately preceding and during the Revolution. The position seems to have implied but little, but in reality it implied much. In towns true to the patriot cause it implied a lofty patriotism and an unyielding firmness, and was an office of the utmost importance and respon sibility. Not only were the selectmen called upon to take care of the ordinary interests of the town, but much additional labor was required. The procuring of soldiers to fill requisitions for men, the raising of money and supplies of provisions, and cloth ing for the army, the care of the families of soldiers, besides the carrying on of the war to a great extent on the part of the town. As was often the case the Committees of Safety and Correspond ence were made up wholly or in part from their number. In ac cordance with recommendations of the Provincial Congress, the town exercised largely legislative, executive and judicial func" tions; its votes were laws, its judgment as to whether a man was a patriot or a tory was final, and from the verdict of hostility there was no appeal ; and the selectmen and committees exe cuted their decrees with spirit and firmness. By direction ofthe town they entered tories' houses, disarmed them, confined them * The powder horn of Lieut. Beaman, now in possession o£ The Worcester Societv of Antiquity, is a beautiful and interesting relic, The inscription upon it is as follows: " Lieut. Ezra Beaman, his horn, made at Fox Poynt, so called, in Dorchester September the 30 yHIo, in Thomas Gage's war who catne to Boston yo Americans for to enslave and take their rights away. Made by Micah Briaid." 96 BOTLSTON CENTENNIAL, to limits or in jail as the case might require. Thus the office was no sinecure, but on the contrary one of great labor, and prob ably at no time in the history of the colonies or the states, has such care been exercised in the choice of town officers as during this period of toil and strife. It is difficult at this day to realize the amount of labor and responsibility which devolved upon them. Major Beaman, aside from his services in the army, acted a prominent part in the revolutionary proceedings of the town. As selectman, member of the committee of inspection, committee of correspondence and safety, as a prosecutor of persons inimically disposed towards the cause of the colonies, as one chosen to pro cure men and supplies for the continental army, he was zealous and indefatigable. In 1781 the people of the North Parish desiring to obtain an act of incorporation as a town, took steps in that direction. In the warrant for a town meeting to be held in May of that year, the fifth article was as follows : " To hear the petition of Ezra Beaman and others praying to be set off a separate town." Some opposition manifesting itself, it was not until 1786 that an act of incorporation was obtained. Of the new town, which was named Boylston, Ezra Beaman was chosen Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, which office he held during the years 1786-88-89-90- 91-92, and was a member of the board during the years 1803-4, 5. He was also representative from this town to the Great and General Court in 1789-91, and town treasurer 1791-92-93-94. In 1794 a controversy arose in relation to the location of a new meeting-house about to be erected. Major Beaman, whose resi dence was some three miles west from Boylston center, was desir ous that the new house be erected half a mile northwest of the old one. After a protracted struggle the majority decided to build upon the old site. Major Beaman, with others, seceded and he, at his own expense, built a meeting-house about three miles to the westward, and this difficulty in relation to the meet ing-house culminated, after much difficulty, in the incorporation of the town of West Boylston in 1808. Of the new town he was chosen Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, Town Treasurer and Representative to the General Court each year 'until his death in 1811. Benjamin P. Keyes, in BOTLSTON CENTENNIAL. 97 a very brief history of West Boylston, published in 1858, says : " Although it may in truth be said that West Boylston eventually became a town almost wholly in consequence of his great exer tions and untiring efforts, and that he laid the foundation for its future growth and prosperity, and although he did more to pro mote the general interest thereof than all others associated with him, yet very little, if anything of adequate importance, has been done (aside from a common tomb-stone erected at his grave) either by individual citizens or the town, as a testimony of his extensive influence, usefulness and great worth as a citizen and public benefactor, or for the perpetuation of his memory as one of the most distinguished and influential of the town and com munity in which he resided." A few years ago, however, the town desiring to do honor to his memory as its principal founder, voted by a large majority to petition the legislature for a change of name to that of Beaman. Some opposition appearing, and the then representative of the family, a son of him for whom it was to be named, objecting, the petition was never presented. Ezra Beaman's death occurred June 4, 1811, and his re mains were buried in the plot of ground appropriated by his father, previous to his death, as a family burying ground, and in which several generations of the family now lie. This ground is on a ridge of land half a mile from the old Beaman Mansion, near the public road leading to Boylston. It overlooks a beauti ful scenery of intervale bordering on the Nashua river, and is enclosed by a remarkably solid and substantial stone wall with an iron gateway. At his funeral people came from far and near to pay respect to his memory. A lady still living, who was present on that occasion, seventy years ago, informed me that although the place of burial was half a mile from the house, the head of the procession had arrived back to its starting point before the rear had left it. The inscription on the stone which marks his grave is as follows i 98 BOTLSTON CENTENNIAL. ERECTED IN MEMORY OP EZRA BEAMAN Esq« WHO DIED June 4 1811 Aged 74 years 7 months 19 days. Friends & Physicians could not save My mortal body from the grave Nor can the grave confine me here When Christ shall call me to appear. Major Beaman was rather short in stature, quick and ener getic in motion. He took much pride in beautilying the road sides of the town by planting along the highway adjoining his vast estate, trees of various kinds with a view to beauty and shade. There is a large buttonwood tree standing by the roadside near the old location of the ancient Beaman house bearing the marks of age, which was planted by him in 1749, he being then thir teen years of age. His life was devoted to whatever tended to the advancement of the interests of the community, and his death was sincerely mourned. He was a member of the Congregational Church and was a liberal contributor to the cause of religion. The following has an interest as connected with the incor poration of the town of Boylston : Ata legal meeting holden at the Second Precinct in Shrews bury on Monday the Ninth day of May A. D. 1785, the warrant for said meeting contained the following article viz; '' 2'"^'5' To hear the Petition ofthe Committee of the Second Precinct in S'* Shrewsbury requesting the town would choose a Joynt Commit tee from each Precinct to perambulate the line and renew the . Bounds between the Precincts, as also to settle all other matters relating to a Separation of Parishes & to act anything relative thereto the toun may think proper." The town voted a com mittee consisting of six, three in each precinct, viz : Col" Job Gushing, L' Jonas Temple, Capt. Jonah Howe, Capt" Joseph Bige low, Maj"^ Ezrah Beaman and Maj' Asa Rice who reported at a BOTLSTON CENTENNIAL. 99 subsequent meeting that they had " run the bounds &c.; that the one half of the town securities. Town Stock of Ammunition & Intrenching tools which are the Property of said Town shall be long to the first precinct, and the other half shall be the property of the second Precinct, being equally divided. The Weights & Measures to be the property of the first precinct." The poor are severally assigned. Voted to sett off. The following receipts are interesting as showing the posi tion of the town of Boylston in Shays' Rebellion, and as giving the names of persons who served in suppressing that insurrec tion. Boylston, May the i A D. 1787. Then Received of Ezra Beaman the wages that is due to us the Subscribers as they are made up in Capt. Robert Andrews' Muster Roll, for servisses Dun in suppressing the Late Rebellion JOSEPH HERENY ELIJAH PIKE SILVANUS DINSMOOR. Boylston May 10 A. D. 1787 Then Receivd of Ezra Beaman all the wages that is Due to us the Subscribers for Serveises while we ware in Capt. Jonah How's Company in Sirpressing the Late Rebellion in the west ward County is JAMES LONGLET SAMUEL WHITCOMB ALMER GOODNUF JOHN ANDERSON STEPHEN BIGLO DAVID RICE JONAS GOODNUF JASON GLAZIER KING HOW JOTHAM GOODNUF ROBERT HUDSON JOSHUA STILES LEVI MOORE AMARIAH SAWTER JOHN WHEELER JOHN HASTINGS Jb WILLIAM SAWTER LEVI BIGLOW SAMUEL HARTHAN JOSEPH BIGELOW Ju JONATHAN BOND Boylston May the ith 1887 Then Received of Ezra Beaman the wages that is due to us the Subs(?ribers as they are made up on Cap' Hollowell Taylers Muster Roll for Servisses Dun in Suppressing the Late Rebellion in the westward Counties. AMHERST MORSE JONATHAN BOND Je JOHN ANDREWS. 100 BOTLSTON CENTENNIAL. The documents which follow have an interest as presenting a portion of the history of the incorporation of the town of West Boylston. In 1794 a petition was presented to the town of Boyl ston as follows : To the Inhabitants of the Town of Boylston, Gentlemen — The petition of the Subscribers Humbly Sheweth That your Petitioners view the time as being near at hand when circumstances will admit of their enjoying Ecclesiastical privileges in a more conscientious, agreeable & in a Much more convenient & enlarged manner than they have hitherto done, & being sensible that Religion the basis of human happiness is a natural concomitant of these privilege*, we think it our duty to request that you would fully consent to our being incorporated into a separate Town, District or Society, as you think most proper. We do not solicit this favor wholly with a view to pro mote our Interests, Emolument or convenience, butfor the good of a respectable number of our Neighbors, the welfare of our own & their Children & succeeding generations. Your compliance or non compliance with our request we do not consider as deci sive of the cause we have undertaken ; but we view it in your present power either to aid or oppose our pursuit of the object we aim at. We now declare unto you Gentlemen, that we do not wish to obtain the Prayer of our Petition to you, or of a similar one to higher, power, by any unlawful or unfair means ; but by contrary means. We are inflexibly determined to use our utmost efforts. Because we are persuaded that our request is not only reasonable but that there is a fair prospect of our being separated from you. That this is the case we think you will not deny. If so, will it not be consistent with your own & our Interest to grant us our request. We think it will. Consider your Petitioners as separate from you, and you will still be a respectable society, more numerous, of greater ability than many other Towns in the State. Is a forced connection with us worth contending for. Again, we ask what injury can you sustain by parting with us. To this you may reply that your minis ters tax will be a little augmented. This will not we think afford BOTLSTON CENTENNIAL. 101 you a sufficient plea to withstand or even induce you to engage in an uncertain contest. These things Gentlemen we request you would wisely consider & your Petitioners as in duty bound shall ever pray. EZRA BEAMAN & 27 others. This petition the town refused to grant and the following was sent to the Great and General Court: To the Honorable the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court Assembled. Humbly shew the Subscribers your petitioners, agents for the second parish in Boylston Holden and Sterling in the County of Worcester that the Inhabitants of said Parish are desirous that the Territory belonging to said Parish may be constituted and incorporated into a District by some proper Name and vested with all the Powers and Privileges which by law appertain and belong to Districts. Your petitioners believe that the Happiness and Comfort of the second Parish aforesaid will be promoted by an incorporation into a District, that their concerns will be managed with more facility, convenience & with less Difficulty than in their present situation, that no possible injury can accrue to the town of Boyl ston, Holden & Sterling or any other place, by your granting their request. Confidently relying on the Justice & Wisdon of the Legislature they humbly hope that their petition will be granted and as in Duty bound will ever pray. Jan'y 1807 EZRA BEAMAN ^ Agents for and JONATHAN PLYMPTON Vin behalt of the PAUL GOODALE 5>Parish in Boylston WILLIAM PAIRBANK ) Holden & Sterling. In House of Representatives July 23, 1807 Received & Committed to Committee on Towns. Sent up for Concurrence PEREZ MORTON Speaker. In Senate Jan'y 23 1807, Read & Concurred. J. BACON President. 102 BOTLSTON CENTENNIAL. The Committee of both Houses appointed to consider the Applications for the incorporation of Towns &c. on the Petition of Ezra Beaman and others report the following order which is submitted. SALEM TOWNE Per order. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Ordered : That the Petitioners cause an attested Copy of their Petition with this order thereon, to be served on the respective Town Clerks of the Towns of Boylston, Holden & Sterling, Forty days at least before the first Tuesday of the first session of the next General Court, that all persons may then appear, and show cause (if any they have) why the prayer of said Petition should not be granted. In Senate Jan'y 24th 1807 Read and passed. Sent down for Concurrence. J. BACON President. In House of Representatives Jan'y 26th 1807 Read & Concurred. PEREZ NORTON Speaker. A copy of this petition was served upon the town clerk of Boylston by Silas Beaman. A copy was served upon the town clerks of Holden and Sterling by Robert B. Thomas. This petition brought out the following remonstrance : To the Honorable Senate Sf House of Representatives iu General Court Assembled. The Inhabitants of the town of Boylston in the County of Worcester being cited on the Petition of Ezra Beaman & others to shew cause why the second Precinct in the Town of Boylston, Sterling & Holden should not be Incorporated into a District : The Subscribers, agents for said Town duly authorized & appoin ted for that purpose Respectfully submit to your consideration their answer to the said prayer of said petition. An unfortunate division having arisen in said Town in the year 1794 relative to the location of a Meeting house, then about BOTLSTON CENTENNIAL. 103 > to he erected, a few disaffected individuals have from that period been indefatigable in their exertions to produce the dismember ment & eventually the total ruin of the Corporation. In pur suance of this object the leading Petitioner availed himself of the Power and Influence derived from an ample fortune, erected a Meeting house at his own Individual expense within the limits of the present precinct, publicly proclaiming his intention to bring a separation as the most direct and certain means of des troying the Town. A petition was presented to the Legislature for the Incorporation of a new Town to be composed of certain sections of the towns of Boylston, Sterling & Holden ; on this Petition the said towns were cited and their opposition having proved successful, the next effort was to obtain an Incorporation of the present Precinct. Not satisfied with the accomplishment of this purpose, a petition was soon after preferred for an enlarge ment of the precinct by lopping off another section of the said Town of Boylston. The Inhabitants were again cited and not withstanding their strenuous opposition the object was effected. Having thus gradually severed from the original Corpora tion by far the most valuable and fertile portions of the Territory & more than one quarter of the whole number of ratable polls, the remaining Inhabitants had flattered themselves that the enemy would " Cease from troubling" and that they should be permitted to enjoy in tranquility the privileges which had been left to them after this injurious encroachment. It being discovered however that the Town would survive the shock and that something more remained to be done before the Ancient Corporation would be completely subverted, a new Pro ject is devised & an attempt is now made, (with a spirit of obsti nate perseverance for which our leading opponent is particularly distinguished ) to convert the Precinct into a district more effect ually to Impair our privileges and to accomplish this systematic work of Destruction. Possessing advantages for an Increase of Population much superior to the first Precinct (from the better quality of their Land & other local causes) it is calculated with confidence by the Petitioners that the ratable polls within the intended district wliich are now nearly equal will soon exceed in number those within the Town of Boylston. By thus bringing to 104 BOTLSTON CENTENNIAL. « their aid a small portion of the Inhabitants of Sterling and Hol den (who will compose a part of the district) it is intended by our enemies Inhabiting this disaffected section to deprive the Town of the important privilege of Representation. Such will be the Inevitable consequence of incorporating the petitioners into a district. Provided such district is attached to the Town of Boylston. Such we know to be the object of their leaders because it has been openly avowed, and although the petition is silent on the subject of annexation they have publicly declared their intention to be annexed to the Town of Boylston. With this impression, with an anxious desire to preserve our Corporate existence, to retain the privilege of representation and to defeat a project concerted for our complete disfranchisement as a member of the Commonwealth, We beg leave respectfully & earnestly to remonstrate against the prayer of said petition, pro vided the District thus to be incorporated is to be annexed to the town of Boylston of which we are Inhabitants . At the same time we wish it to be explicitly understood that all opposition on our part is withdrawn if it be consented on the part of the petitioners or is found expedient by the Legislature to annex the intended District to Sterling, Holden or any other Town in the County. Por although we have most sensibly felt the injury resulting to us from the partial dismemberment of this small but once united & flourishing Corporation, yet our peace has been so incessantly disturbed by new projects of encroach ment, and we have encountered so much trouble and expense in opposing these projects that we are now fully pursuaded we shall never be at rest ; that our existence as a Corporation will be in perpetual jeopardy until this troublesome and offending member is totally severed from the body which it thus threatens to destroy. For the fourth time the Town of Boylston is now cited before the Legislature to answer to the petition of Ezra Beaman and others. The object of each of these petitions has been most ssentially to injure if not destroy us as a Corporation. Let Ezra eaman & others become a Corporation totally detached from us, & whatever may be the evil we will Patiently submit. We trust with confidence in the wisdom of the Legislature to discern BOTLSTON CENTENNIAL. 105 the object of the present petition, & we trust with equal confi dence that they will be influenced by a desire of justice & a regard to the essential interests of a small but peaceable community, to refuse an act of incorporation annexing the proposed District to the Town of Boylston against the earnest wishes and settled op position of every Individual who feels a solicitude to preserve our existence as a Corporation. Boylston May 27 1807 JAMES LONGLEY ) Agents for ROBERT ANDREWS V the town of AARON WHITE ) Boylston. A remonstrance against annexation signed by Jonas Temple and sixty-one others was also presented to the Legislature, the principal argument being that it would affect the privileges of representation. Sometime afterwards agents of the town of Boylston and of the precinct in Boylston, Holden and Sterling, met and signed articles of agreement. Article 1st of which was as follows : " It is agreed that the Precinct shall be incorporated into a town." ANCIENT DOCUMENTS. We are indebted to Mr. George Sumner, of Barnard, Sum ner & Co., Worcester, who has kindly loaned the original papers from which we copy the following items. It may be of interest to the present generation to know how our ancestors conducted their church councils, and what they had for refreshments. The first item refers to a bill which was contracted with Ezra Bea man for entertaining a church council which convened to settle a minister, and lasted seven days, beginning Jan. 25th, 1768, and closing Feb. 2nd, 1768. We give the bill of items for the first day's entertainment. The total amount for the seven days foots up £13-12-10-3. It appears by the subjoined receipts that the bill was not paid till several years after. December the 30 A d 1767 Deacon Jonathan-Keyes & Cyprian Keyes Committy for the Sec- 106 BOTLSTON CENTENNIAL. ond Church in Shrewsbury to Ezra Beaman Dr to Entertainment for part of a Councel that met at my house then. To Sundries Delivered then 0-17-8-3 January 25 A d 1768 the whole of the Councel then met at my house to things Delivered then Viz to Brandy to one mug flip to half a mug westindia flip to Brandy & Spirits . to 19 Suppers . Ceeping 19 Horses one Nite to 13 Logings . Januar 26 to Brandy & Spirits . to 19 Brexfasts to 19 messes of oats . to two mug of flip one Boal Toddy Spirits & flip to 19 Dinners . Carried over S d 2 0-6-0 0-6-0 0-3-2 1-3-3 11-5-0 12-8-0 3-5-21-8-0 11-5-0 3-10-0 1-0-0 1-1-2 15-2-2 Shrewsbury march 17 ye 1768 Then Receid of Decon Jonathan Keyes two pounds two shillings In part of the Expence of the Councel which was Due from the Church : I Say Receid By me pr EZRA BEAMAN. Shrewfbury march the 8th 1771 Received of Cyprian Keyes one of the Committee of the Second Church in Said Shrewfbury the Sum of Two Pounds Ten Shil lings & Eight Pence in part to Pay the Expence of the Councel that Conveined at my house in the year 1768. L s p Pr EZRA BEAMAN. 2-11-8 BOTLSTON CENTENNIAL. 107 A Return Capt Ezra Beaman Company ih" Shrewsbury the Seventh Compt Col. Goldings Rigi Mens Names Ebenezer Keyes 3 Richard Smith 3 John Ingalsbee 3 Joseph Bixby Dureing Eli Keyes Dureing David Bennit 3 Benjamin Hinds 3 John Bixby 3 under Capt adam wealler & Colonel Nixsons Regiment. Abraham Hager 3 Capt Morse. Col Putnam Regiment. Matthew wigman During the war David williams 3 years Eli Gale 3 years Joel Chase 3 years Capt Gates Colo Biglo Regiment. Nickles Briard 8 months Israel Keyes 8 months Reubin townsend 8 months Asher Hinds 8 months James Parker 8 months Ditto Ditto Jonathan Ginnings In the Lite horse. mr James Walker, of woburn. Rum. was 5 gallons 3 Quarts & one gil which I receid the 20 Day Nov. 1779 for which I am. to give 2 Bushels of Corn, for Each gallon. 11 Bushel one half. & two Quarts of Corn. Shrewsbury June 6 AD 1777 A Return of Capt Ezra Beaman Company of the arms & Equip ment EZRA BEAMAN Capt men Names mens Names Robert Andrews Jr Edmond Stiles Jonas Goodnow Daniel Whitney Jun matthew Deavenport Jonathan Bond Oliver Dinsmoor Jonathan Bond Jun Ebenezer Ingalesbee Amariah Biglo moses Goodale Benjamin Hinds Aaron Goodale Jouas Temple David Goodale Joseph Bigelo Jun Thomas Keyes Ebenezer Ingalesbee Stephen Partridg Robert Andrews Abel Holt Ephriam Beaman John Willington William Winn Josiah Cutting Timothy Ross Calvin Glazier Ebenezer Morse 108 BOTLSTON CENTENNIAL. Simeon Keyes Josiah Randel Abel Biglo Daniel Ball John Fleharty Daniel Andrews John Andrews John Parker Joseph morse Jun Jacob Pike Caleb Kendall John Flagg Stephen Flagg Stephen Flagg Jr Stephen Brigham Samuel Andrews William Eames Jonathan Andrews Silas Cutting Zaddock Cutting Ebenezer Cutting David Hastings Aaron Temple James Holland Phillip monroe Abel Osgood Joseph Inglesbee Thomas Andrews Joseph Morse Cliakim Morse Amherst Morse Richard Rand Job Spaffbrd David Andrews amos fuler Benjamin Keyes Abraham Townsend Cyprian Keyes Jun Benjamin Fisk Charles Biglo William Crafford John Wright Oliver Peirce Jonathan Gage Stephen Hastings Joseph Cutting Nethanel Robbins micah Briard Timothy Temple Barzealli Bennit Daniel Tombe John Bennit Jonas Richardson Timothy Whitney Joshua Townsend Jotham Bush Juner REV. EBENEZER MORSE. The following inscription was copied from the stone which marks the resting-place of the first minister settled in Boylston, at that time (1743) the " North Parish of Shrewsbury." " Beneath this stone rests the remains of Rev. Ebenezer Morse, A.M., who upwards of fifty years exercised the functions of a christian minister in this place. Endowed by the Father of Lights with a strong and capacious mind, he richly stored it by BOTLSTON CENTENNIAL. 109 seeking and intermedling with all wisdom. As a Divine he was learned ; as a physician, eminent ; as a philosopher, deep, exten sive and correct in his views. As a politician of piercing incite, of individual character, shrewd in reply, able in controversy, abounding with narrative, the portion of helpless merit, and ful filling with exactness the duties of husband, teacher and friend, he died, Jan. 3rd, 1802. Aeg. 84 yrs." This stone also preserves the memory of Mrs. Percis Morse, the amiable and virtuous consort of the Rev. E. Morse. She died May 6th, 1786, aged 61 years, having been united in mar riage thirty-three years. From this union sprang eleven children. The Rev. Ebenezer Morse, who served as minister, doctor and lawyer, and whose relations with the parish were very har monious up to the Revolution, espoused the cause of the Royal government and became a tory. On pages 273-274 His tory of Worcester County, under the head of Shrewsbury, we find the following : May 2d, 1774, the town voted, " that Phineas Heywood, Isaac Temple, Edward Plint, Ross Wyman, and Isaac Harrington be a committee to examine the Rev. Ebenezer Morse and others suspected of toryism." Mr. Morse was found guilty, and it was voted " that the committee of correspondence forth with take from said Morse his arms, ammunition and warlike implements of all kinds, to remain in said committee's hands for the present ; and that the said Morse do not pass over the lines of the 2nd parish in Shrewsbury, on any occasion whatever, with out a permit from two or more of the committee of said precinct." FIRST BURIAL. Epitaph found inscribed on the headstone of the first grave in the old cemetery : " Here lies ye body of Garner Maynard, son of Mr. Elisha and Mrs. Huldah Maynard, who died Apr. ye 14th 1745, aeg. 11 months and 11 days." And on the foot-stone : ." This is ye first body that in this burying ground doth liei" 110 BOTLSTON CENTENNIAL. BOYLSTON'S EOLL OF HONOR IN THE WAR OF THE REBELLION. Ferdinand Andrews, 25th Regiment Infantry, 3 years, Co. D. William A. Andrews, 25th Regiment Infantry, 3 years, Co .D. Samuel E. Andrews, 53d Regiment Infantry, 9 months, Co. K. George H. Andrews, 53d Regiment, Infantry, 9 months, Co. K. George W. Brewer, Corporal 25th Regiment Infantry, 3 years, Co. D. Re- enlisted. Killed at Cold Harbor, Va. Walter A. Brigham, 25th Regiment Infantry, 3 years, Co. D. Alonzo H. Bigelow, 34th Regiment Infantry, 3 years, Co. C. Augustus Brigham, Corporal, 21st Regiment Infantry, 3 years, Co. E. Henry F. Brigham, 21st Regiment Infantry, 3 years, Co. E. Henry C. Brewer, Sth Regiment Infantry, 3 years, Co. E. George Bennett, 5th Regiment Infantry, , Co. E. Asa A. Bennett, 5th Regiment Infantry, , Co. E. Edward A. Estabrook, 51st Regiment Infantry, 9 months. John M. Forbes, Sergeant, 34th Regiment Infantry, 3 years, Co. C. Died Salisbury, N. C, Benjamin C. Fawcett, 21st Regiment Infantry, 3 years, Co. E. Re- enlisted. Webster M. Flagg, 53d Regiment Infantry, 9 months, Co. K. J. Henry Flagg, 4th Cavalry and Sth Infantry. Elliott Flagg, 4th Regiment Infantry, 3 years, Co. I. Killed at the battle of Antietam, Md. Augustus Flagg, 15th Regiment Infantry, 3 years, Co. B. Charles H. Glazier, 21st Regiment Infantry, 3 years, Co. E. William J. Howe, 34th Regiment Infantry, 3 years. Co. C. Henry J. Hyde, 3d Regiment, Co. D. Charles Hooper, 34th Regiment Infantry, 3 years, Co. C. J. Emerson Holbrook, 25th Regiment Infantry, 3 years, Co. D. Francis M. Harrington, 53d Regiment Infantry, 9 months, Co.K. Reenlisted 57th Regiment, Co. K. Elmer B. Howe, 15th Regiment Infantry, 3 years, Co. C. Albert S. Hastings, 21st Regiment Infantry. 3 years, Co. E. Reenlisted- Died in Camp Nelson, Ky. Theodore Hazard, 54th Regiment Infantry, 3 years, Co. D. Henry Hazard, 54th Regiment Infantry, 3 years, Co. D. Flavel Leach, Jr., 15th Regiment Infantry, 3 years, Co. B. Henry J. Locke, 25th Regiment Infantry, 3 years, Co. D. Reenlisted. Alfred G. Larkin, Sergeant, 4th Cavalry, Co. C. Gilbert F. Miller, S3d Regiment Infantry, 9 months, Co. B. Jonathan A. Morey, 34th Regiment, Infantry, 3 years, Co. C. Patrick Neyland, 15th Regiment, Infantry, 3 years, Co. C. Benjamin W. Parker, 13th Regiment Infantry, 3 years, Co. I. John W. Partridge, 25th Regiment Infantry. 3 years, Co. D, Transferred to Signal Corps. James E. Prentice, S4th Regiment Infantry, 8 years, Co. C. BOTLSTON CENTENNIAL. Ill John R. Roberts, 2d Regiment, Infantry, 3 years. Co. K. Killed at Cedar Mountain, Va. James E. Taylor, 25th Regiment Infantry, 3 years, Co. D. Reenlisted. John Tucker, Corporal, 34th Regiment Infantry, 3 years, Co. C. Watson Wilson. 36th Regiment Infantry, 3 years, Co. I. Died of wounds at Washington, D. C. Joseph M. Wright, 34th Regiment Infantry, 3 years. Co. C. James M. Wilson, Corporal, 34th Regiment Infantry, 3 years, Co. C. John W. Warren, 21st Regiment Infantry, 3 years, Co. E. Henry White; Sergeant, 21st Regiment Infantry, 3 years. Co. E. Reenlisted. Thomas B. Warren, 34th Regiment Infantry, 3 years, Co. F. Transferred to V. R. C. William H. Whipple, 57th Regiment Infantry, 3 years, Co. K. Alanson Warner, 4th Regiment Heavy Artillery, 1 year, Co. D. James H. Wilson, 2Ist Regiment Infantry, , Co. L. THE BUSH FAMILY. [At the after-dinner exercises, the toast, " The Bush Family," was responded to by Dr. William Frederic Hol combe, of New York, (a son of Lucy Bush and Deacon August tine Holcombe, of Sterling). Dr. Holcombe said : " It seems to me more appropriate that Charles Henry Bush from Boston, son of John Wm. Bush, should reply, and I forbear until he appears for his ancestors." Mr. Bush standing on a chair, bowed to the audience which greeted him heartily ; he said : " I am very much pleased to be present in this home of my forefathers, but I must be excused from making any remarks, as I am not accustomed to public speaking, being generally occupied with mercantile affairs, besides I am unacquainted here, and know little about the Bush family in Boylston." An old gentleman near by said : " Go on, we knew your father well and he was beloved by us all." Mr. Bush in concluding said : " I shall feel thankful to my cousin. Dr. Holcombe, if he will proceed with his remarks because he as fully as myself represents the Bush family, and can speak for it."] Dr. Holcombe then said : " I now exhibit a representation of the residence of Col. Jotham Bush ; it was built in 1796, and des troyed bj fire Oct. 20, 185,9. I have surrounded it by thirty-six 112 BOTLSTON CENTENNIAL. portraits of the Bush family, decendants of Col. Bush and Mary Taylor, and of his brother John Bush and Charity Piatt. I cannot now speak of the personal qualities of the Bush family, of Boylston, as my time is limited. You will remem ber that " Good wine needs no Bush." I will reverse this and say, that a good Bush needs no wine. Though I see in your " Boylston Centennial " of to-day, that in 1768 during a church council held for seven days in "ye North Parish of Shrewsbury " the clergy required plenty of good " spirits," while convened at the well-known inn of Ezra Beaman. The name of Bush is probably derived like many others from location of residence. The ancient Bush people very likely lived "in the Bush," as they now say in England, meaning in the wood or forest. Like Adam and Eve, they dwelt in " the groves " which were " God's first temples." The Bush family had no more royal, ancient residence, and they have always been admirers of nature. In Drake's and in Hotten's New England Emigrants, it is recorded that John Bush, aged 22, arrived in 1634, in ship 'Alex ander " from London, and settled in Watertown, Mass., and died in Cambridge, Nov. 1, 1662. By wife Elizabeth, he had five children ; among them Abiah (or Abial) born March 2, 1661, who went to Marlborough in 1690. (See Hudson's Marlborough and Ward's Shrewsbury.) He married June 27, 1688, Grace Barrett ; among their seven children was John, born July 18, 1699, married, April 24, 1723, Martha, daughter of Isaac Tem ple and Martha Joslin. He moved in 1729 to North Parish of Shrewsbury, where he died, July 14, 1757 ; his wife died March 2, 1792, aged 92. His house was east of the road nearly oppo site the old residence of his grandson. Col. Jotham Bush. The well can still be seen near the highway. John Bush (1st) had five children, viz : 1, John (2nd) ; 2, Martha ; 3, Persis ; born, May 82, 1727 (married Rev. Eben ezer Morse, M. D., and had eleven children) ; 4, Jotham (1st) ; born. May 23, 1729; 5, Martha; born, Jan. 13, 1738 (married Cyprian Keyes, Jr., May 27, 1756, had four sons and five daughters). Jotham (1st) being like his relatives here, a tory or royalist^ BOTLSTON CENTENNIAL. 113 was sent by military authorities, and placed on a vessel in Bos ton Harbor, where he died of small-pox in 1778. He married, March 24, 1750, Hepzibah, daughter of Deacon Cyprian Keyes and Hepzibah Howe ; (She married 2nd in 1779, Edward Ray mond, Esq., of Sterling). Jotham Bush (1st) had six sons and four daughters ; of these Jotham (2nd) was known in Boylston as " Col. Jotham," for service in local militia. He was a farmer, merchant, inn-keeper and carried on business opposite and north of the old cemetery, in the house now owned by J. G. Warner, it was built by David Taylor, an uncle of Mrs. Bush. On retiring from business to the other farm, he sold his house to Aaron White, Esq.Colonel Bush was born April 8, 1757 ; died, Dec. 13, 1837 ; he married June 8, 1781, Mary, daughter of John Taylor, Jr., and Jemima HoUoway, granddaughter of John Taylor, and great grand-daughter of Eleazer Taylor, Sr., and Lydia Barrett, of Marlborough, but a first settler in North Parish, Shrewsbury. The obituaries of Col. Bush and wife can be seen in Worcester Spy of Nov. 17, 1836, and Dec. 13, 1837 respectively. They had ten children : (1.) Mary, born June 15, 1782 ; died, Sept. 24, 1867 ; married Major Elijah Brigham, of Westboro ; had Mary Sophia and Theodore Frederick. (2.~) Jemima HoUoway, born Sept. 15, 1784 ; married Thomas Bond, Esq., of West Brookfield, and died July 20, 1866, at Springfield ; had Henry Morris, Lucy Ann, Clarinda, Thomas, Wm. Bush, George Taylor, Mary Bush, Ephraim Ward, Edward Newton. (3.) John, born Dec. 2, 1786 ; died April 14, 1788. (4.) Clarinda, born Aug. 4, 1790 ; married Rev. Alex Lovell, a native of West Boylston ; had Mary Bush and Thomas Alexander; died Feb. 20, 1878, at Waltham. (5.) Harriet, born .Jan. 5, 1793, died Sept. 8, 1794. ('6.) Lucy, born March 30, 1794, married June 1, 1825, Dea. Augustine Holcombe, of Sterhng, Mass.; married second. Rev. Bancroft Fowler ; died Oct. 3, 1854, at Stockbridge, Mass. Of five children two lived to adult age ; Susan Huntington died). Dr. William Frederic Holcombe, of New York city. 114 BOTLSTON CENTENNIAL. (7.) Harriet, born May 23, 1796, married Col. Oliver Saw yer, Jr., of Boylston, died Sept. 9, 1872, at Brooklyn, N. Y. One daughter, Harriet, married Thomas White, Esq.; they have Salome Elizabeth. (2). Alfred Sawyer died in Sterling, aged 53, leaving a daughter Harriet, (now the wife of Mr. Mears); has one daughter. (8.) Martha, born Feb. 10, 1798, is now living, aged 88, in Brooklyn, N. Y. She was married June 4, 1823. by Rev. Ward Cotton, to Rev. Baxter Dickinson, native of Amherst, settled then in Longmeadow, Mass.; he died, 1875, aged 80, in Brooklyn, N. Y.; had Richard Storrs, William Cowper, Martha, Mary, Harriet, Isabella. Rev. Richard Storrs Dickinson was associate pastor of Rev. Dr. Barnes, of Philadelphia, and died while on a visit to Eu rope in Edinburgh. Rev. William Cowper Dickinson, pastor of College Hill Presbyterian Church, near Cincinnati, has sons and daughters. (9.) Jotham 3d (called Deacon Jotham), bom Sept. 30, 1800, died here July 30, 1880, married Hannah Fisher ; chil dren, Augustine Holcombe (dead), and Mary Dickinson. (10.) John William, born May 5, 1803, died in Spring field, Mass., 1843; children, William Delano, Charles Henry, (in Boston), Martha Dickinson, (now Mrs. Dr. Francis Wil lard, of Dorchester, Mass.; has Harry). Concerning John Bush, 2d, he was born July 4, 1755. He was a royalist during the Revolutionary war and made much money as an Exchange Broker, and had a tavern and restaurant on Pearl Street, New York. He moved to Worcester in 1800 to the Chandler Mansion on (Main Street, opp. the Old South Church), which was sold at his death, in 1816, to Ira M. Barton, Esq. John Bush had by his first wife. Charity Piatt, Cornelia, Richard Piatt, Jonas, who was a Doctor. He had Caroline and George, now in California. Cornelia married Elnathan Pratt, of Worcester, and had five children, one, Jotham Bush Pratt, living in Worcester. Richard Plaft Bush had William Henry, John, James Feltz, Richard, Charles Craft, Charles. John had by Sarah Ann Wheeler one son. John died in BOTLSTON CENTENNIAL. 115 1845, on his way from New Orleans, leaving Allen Carnes Bush, now of St. Louis, Mo., he has two daughters and one son. Por traits are shown of five generations of this branch. Levi, a son of Jotham Bush, 1st, was born March 26, 1763, married Nov. 23, 1784, Martha Ball ; had eight children, one. Dr. Jolm Bush, born July 3, 1792, grad-uated at Bowdoin Col lege, Maine, in 1814, was widely known for his learning. He died Feb. 29, 1876, at Vasalboro, Me. During a vacation, in 1812, passed with his uncle, Col. Jotham Bush, he arranged and penned the very ornamental Geueological Chart of the Bush, Keyes and Taylor families, which I now, by kindness of the owner, Mrs. Martha Bush Dickinson, present for your inspection. Martha, daughter of Levi Bush, was born Aug. 19, 1787, died May 2, 1854, married Prof. Parker Cleveland, M. D. LL. D., of Bowdoin College. They left a large family : Jotham, a sonof Levi, died at Newton Corners, without issue, about 1875. Levi 2d, born Aug. 31, 1797, died in Westfield, Mass., about 1878, leaving, by two wives, a large family of daughters. I shall soon publish a history ofthe Bush family giving the female lines, especially of Pitch, Smith, Robbins, of Sterling, and of others, the daughters of Levi Bush. Of the family of Col. Jotham Bush, Martha, aged nearly 89, alone remains. She is in excellent health, in full possession of her mental powers, and ever commands the respect, love and veneration of all. In a recent interview with her concerning the people and old times in Boylston, she kindly, without any reference to any manuscript, recited to me an Acrostic composed for her by a Boylston friend about 1818. It so completely portrays her ex cellent qualities that I feel certain her old Boylston friends will enjoy hearing it. ACROSTIC TO MARTHA BUSH. Might 1 invoke great Milton's muse And Homer's pen with freedom use. Rich with these gifts, my pen I'd lend To paint the virtues of my friend. Hers are those graces that impart A thrilling charm to every heart. 116 BOTLSTON CENTENNIAL. Beauteous in form, in feature fair. Unknown to pride or selfish care, Sincere in heart, of temper mild. Heaven owns her a favorite child. Few of the name of Bush remain in this region, though in the female line, the descent is numerous. It is unnecessary to speak at length of the virtues and excellent qualities of Col. Jo tham Bush and Mary Taylor. Your town records furnish in formation concerning what he did for Boylston. Your church records state what they and what their son. Deacon Jotham Bush, did for this parish. Let the descendants of the Bush family endeavor to be worthy of their ancestry. THE BIGELOW FAMILY. [In answer to an invitation from the General Committee to Mrs. N. J. Bigelow, wife ofthe late Andrew Bigolow, D. D., and daughter ofthe late Hon. Marshall P. Wilder, of Boston, to send them some facts relating to the life of Rev. Dr. Bigelow, the fol lowing communication has been received :] The Centennial address by Henry M. Smith, Esq., informs us " that among the first settlers in Shrewsbury who took up allotments in what is now Boylston were the Bigelos," which familiar name has been identified with its history up to the present time. We find in the " Return of Capt. Ezra Beaman's Company, June 6, 1777," Abel and Charles Biglo, with Joseph Bigelo, Jun. ; also that Capt. Joseph Bigelo was chosen treasurer at the first meeting, March 13, 1786, after the incorporation of the town." Near the entrance of the old cemetery at the left are nine grave-stones bearing this name, varying in the last syllable. Big low and Big-e-low, three of which are in memory of the father, grandfather and great grandfather of families in our community to-day. BOTLSTON CENTENNIAL. 117 Capt. Joseph Biglow, died Jan. 24, 1783, 81 years of age. His wife, Martha D., died Oct. 15, 1782, 70 years of age. Their son, Charles Bigelow, died Nov. 20, 1782, aged 52 years. His widow moved to Sudbury and married Smith. Andrew Bigelow died Sept. 11, 1834, aged 71 years. Andrew, son of Charles and second of nine children, when sixteen years of age, enlisted in 1780 for the remainder of the war. These last " three years men " were subjected to great hardships, and by the depreciation of the " Continental Cur rency " received the least compensation for their services. His children remember his recital of the sufferings of the soldiers during one winter in the woods of Pennsylvania, from want of shoes, through inability of the government to provide better for her troops. In 1785 he married Sarah,'daughter of Jonathan Passett, of Boylston. Children: AUethusa; Clerimond; Lucy, died in child hood; Jonathan; Solomon; Asahel; Mary; John, died in child hood; William Pitt only survives, born April 10th, 1801, resides with his son, Henry W. Bigelow, in Newtonville. Sarah, wife of Andrew Bigelow, died Jan. 25, 1806, aged 41 years. Second wife; Mrs. Lydia Whitney. Children : Francis W. W., deceased ; Andrew, Jr., deceased ; James ; John T. E. ; Sarah F.; Lydia L., deceased. Mrs. Lydia W. Bigelow died Jan. 10, 1862, aged 83 years and 4 months. ' For years after the war only^ widows who were the first wives of Revolutionary soldiers drew pensions, but through the influence of Rev. Andrew Bigelow, and the Hon. Horace Mann, when in Congress, the bill was so amended that all widows received a pension. Mrs. Bigelow drew $100 yearly. This father of fifteen childi-en, whose motto was, " Find out what is right, stick to it and go ahead," not only from necessity but from principle, brought up these sons and daughters in hab its of strict obedience and close industry. A great reader, full of anecdote, and of a retentive memory, the home influences from the parents favored all the means of education the town then afforded. The supervision and deep interest of their pastor. Rev. Dr. Cotton, in school instruction, with his friendly approval and 118 BOTLSTON CENTENNIAL. words of encouragement " in finding so many Bigelows at the head of classes," were never forgotten by this family. These early surroundings fostering the elements of success in each character, led three of these boys to start out in life for them selves, with a fixed purpose to employ head, heart and hands, in laying a foundation for future happiness, respectability, and use fulness in the world. Rev. Jonathan Bigelow left home to learn a trade, but as he became interested in religion, he studied for college and gradu ated at Yale, and was pastor of the Center Church in Rochester, Mass., from May 10, 1827 to 1849. After service in Ohio, he died in 1855, sixty-two years of age, and was buried in CoUamer, his church erecting a monument to his memory. Married " Eliza Tappan, a lady eminently qualified amid rare facilities for edu cation, and of deep piety, for the duties of a pastor's wife. Her numerous contributions to the New York Observer and published works show the pen of a ready writer." Rev. Asahel Bigelow left home when twenty years of age, his father giving him his time, and in the fall of 1817 walked to Andover, forty-five miles, and entered the Academy — " went through the Latin grammar in a fortnight, "^^graduated from Harvard College in the Class of 1823, and Andover Theological Seminary in ; was ordained pastor ofthe Orthodox Congre gational Church in Walpolc, Mass., March 28, 1828, his brother Rev. Jonathan, preaching the sermon. In 1850 he settled in Hancock, N. H., and after this pastorate of twenty-five years, and a ministry of forty-nine years,, he retired from aci;ive labor and passed away in Hancock Aug. 16, 1877. We quote from another : " Mr. Bigelow was pre-eminently a Bible preacher — a man of deep piety and earnest prayer, a dili gent student of lively and cheerful disposition, he was everywhere beloved." His widow, Mrs. Dorcas F. Bigelow, daughter of Hon. Henry Homes, of Boston, resides with her daughter, Mrs. Tuttle, in Hancock, N. H. Her only child, Charles Tuttle, grad uated from Bowdoin College, Maine, and is at present a student in Germany. Rev. Andrew Bigelow, D. D., was the second son ofthe sec ond marriage. The years of his minority were chiefly spent in BOTLSTON CENTENNIAL. 119 mechanical pursuits with his father, but with an irrepressible desire to prepare himself for the Christian ministry he bought two years' time of his father, studied at Amherst Academy, under the care of Rev. Mr. Colton, and in less than a year entered Am herst College in 1834. With that invincible determination and energy so characteristic of him through life, contending with physical infirmity, often studying on his bed, he graduated in the Class of 1838. Resuming teaching, and while Principal of Rochester Acad emy, Mass., two and a half years, he read theology with his brother, Rev. Jonathan Bigelow and Dr. Thomas Robbins ; was licensed by the Old Colony Association, and ordained pastor of the church in South Dartmouth 1841, Rev. Asahel Bigelow preaching the sermon. After pastorates in the towns of West Needham, Westhampton (only a year in consequeuce of an injury by accident), and Medficld eleven years, he was invited to supply the pulpit in his native town, and commenced labor in the fall of 1866. The uniform courtesy and kindness extended to himself and wife, in so many different forms, for nearly seven years, rendered the relation between pastor and people one of peculiar interest ; with heart and hand both united in labors for the wel fare of Zion ; the interior of the Church was repaired and im proved by the addition of a fine organ. His love for the young with his untiring efforts for the highest success in the schools of his parish, are still remembered; and when declining years ob liged him to relinquish the Master's work he so much loved, and seek a home in a neighboring town, the same happy intercourse continued. In the words of another: " The pulpit and parish labors of Dr. Bigelow have been characterized by soundness of theology, spirituality of discourse, boldness in proclaiming what he thought to be truth, sociability of intercourse, and success in the winning of souls. He had much of the missionary spirit, and seemed to delight in serving the weaker churches. His worth as an educa tional director (himself a teacher of rare ability), has insepara bly connected his name with the cause of universal and scholarly education." He passed away, in Southboro, Sept. 23, 1882, leaving a 120 BOTLSTON CENTENNIAL. widow, the daughter of Marshall P. Wilder, of Boston ; his first wife, Emily Louisa, daughter of Hon. William Blackler, of Mar blehead, died in Medfield July 4, 1857. Their two children died in infancy. Rev. Andrew Bigelow was aged 72 years 9 months when he deceased. Families in town : First. — James Bigelow, resides with his second son, James A. His third son, William S. (M. D.), graduated from the New York Homoeopathic Medical College March 13, 1884, is practis ing in Philipsburg, Penn., married a niece of Mrs. John B. Gough. Second. — John T. E. Bigelow (and wife), named for his maternal and paternal ancestors, John Bigelow, Thomas and his son Elias Sawyer, who were carried captives to Canada in 1705 : the two elder, by building a saw-mill secured their freedom. Elias remained to run it a year, and during this time he won the heart of the Governor's daughter, pledging his return after a visit to his parents ; but as they objected to the match, tradition says, " Batrix Pope sat many a long and tedious year waiting her lover's return, until worn out with watching she passed over Jordan to seek for him in the promised land." Third. — Mrs. Sarah P., wife of Newel Parker. The mother of Miss Dorothea Dix, the philanthropist, was sister to Andrew Bigelow, Senior. THE KENDALL FAMILY. Though the Kendalls have never been very numerous in Boylston, there was one family that moved into the town soon after its incorporation. They came from Ashburnham in 1792. " Francis Kendall, who was the ancestor of most of the Kendalls of Massachusetts, and indeed of New England, came from England, and settled in Woburn, as early as somewhere from 1636 to 1640, and was made freeman in 1647." " He married Dec. 24, 1644, Mary Tidd, of that town, and BOTLSTON CENTENNIAL. 121 had John, born 1646, Thomas, born 1648, Samuel, born May 8, 1659, besides several daughters." This son Samuel married Rebekah , and their son Samuel, born Aug. 13, 1684, married Prudence , whose son Samuel, born 1711, married Phoebe Brintain Sept. 23, 1736. The following children of Samuel and Phoebe Kendall, were baptized, in Sterling, by Rev. Mr. Mellen: Samuel, baptized February 17, 1745. Rebecca, " " " " Abigail, " July 20, 1746. Caleb, " May 15, 1748. Bartholomew, baptized February 18, 1749. Caleb, baptized March 24, 1750. Bartholomew, baptized February 28, 1753. William, baptized October 13, 1754. Phoebe, " July 3, 1757. Lucy, " February 10, 1760. Lucinda, " November 14, 1762. Caleb married 1st, Priscilla Savory, and four children were born to them : Priscilla, Zipora, Caleb, and Joshua, who was a veritable giant in his day, whom no single man would care to meet in any contest, yet his kindly nature, and amiable disposi tion, made him a choice companion among his associates. Caleb married 2d, Mrs. Lucy Kendall widow of Thomas Kendall (maiden name Lucy Baldwin), April 15, 1788, and these are the children from this union : Lucy, who married Joseph Sawyer. David, born March 12, 1791. Samuel, born October, 1792. Hannah, who married Phineas Moore. Elmira, who married Jotham Howe. Emily, who married James Hastings. William, who married Susan Hartshorn. Caleb, Jr , married Dolly Sawyer, June 24, 1803, and re sided in Boylston several years on the place now occupied by J. 122 BOTLSTON CENTENNIAL. D. Flagg. There were born here Abigail, who married Moses Dodd ; Caleb, born May, 1807, who was laid at rest Saturday, Jan uary 1, 1887 ; after the family moved to Holden there were born tho following : Dolly, who married Wheeler, of Concord. James, now living in Alabama. Lucy, who married Snell. Edward, now in Cambridge. Eliza, died in early womanhood. Mary, died in Boston, 1884. loshua married Patty Sawyer, and resided in the house now owned by Mr. Lynch, where he died in 1813, leaving two chil dren — Charles, who married Mary Andrews, and Oliver S. who married Minday Lamson, and lived on the Oliver Sawyer farm, where he died in July, 1881, leaving three sons, Nathaniel Ever ett, who married Mary Keyes, daughter of Deacon Keyes, of Ster ling ; and Oliver who married Hattie Moore, 1871, and now resides in Worcester. David married Polly Wellington, April 2, 1812. He re sided in Boylston most of his life. There was one peculiarity in his make-up, and that was that to him manual labor seemed more like pastime thau a task. To him were born ten children : Elizabeth, born March 19, 1814, married September 8, 1844, Rev. A Stowell. Sanford M., born March 6, 1816. Horace, born .June 21, 1821, died April 27, 1827. Mary, born July 18, 1823, died August 13, 1824. Mary, born July 9, 1825, married Fisk B. Temple March 8, 1848. Horace, born August 28, 1827. John, born November 6, 1829. Lyman P., born February 9, 1832. Sophia Brooks, born April 27, 1834, died May 9, 1834. Olive S., born May 4, 1836, died August II, 1839. Samuel married Abigail Hastings, always lived in Boylston, and died in 1884. BOTLSTON CENTENNIAL. 123 Persis, born April — , 1816, married James Andrews. Horace married April 4, 1844, Sarah Maynard, of Boylston, as his first wife ; married second, Fanny Buck, of Worcester, January 1, 1874, who died August 22, 188L His children : Charles D., born November 10, 1854, married Kate Lindsey, of Grafton. Sanford C, born October 6, 1856, married Jennie Bruce December 24, 1377. Frederick H., born January 20, 1875. John married August 10, 1852, Mary T. Knight, of Wor cester. His children : Olive C, born July 16, 1855. John M., born March 5, 1866. Lyman married June 19, 1859, Eliza L Moore, of Boylston, who died April 24, 1876. They lived in Boylston always, with the exception of two or three years in Worcester. To them were born : Emma A., born December 4, 1859, died June 17, 1881. Lizzie M., born November 30, 1862, married January 1, 1887, William N. Davenport, of Marlboro. Willie, born August 9, 1867, died July 4, 1870. Celia, born June 28, 1871. Ella B., born April 14. 1875, died May 10, 1876. THE LONGLEY FAMILY. James Longley, the first of the name in Boylston, was a son of William and Mary (Parker) Longley, and was born in Shirley, November 4, 1753. His family was of English origin and of res pectable, and even high standing in church and state ; several were ministers of the' established church, and one Thomas Long- 124 BOTLSTON CENTENNIAL. ley, supposed to be of the same family, rose to be Bishop of Dur ham, Cardinal and Lord Chancellor of England. WiUiam (or as some claim Richard) Longley came to New England soon after the settlement of the Massachusetts Bay Colony ; married Joanna Goffe, a sister of Thomas Goffe, Deputy Governor of the Colony ; settled at Lynn where he was admitted as a freeman March 14, 1638. His son William Longley, settled in Groton, at or very soon after the first settlement of the place, and was one of the most extensive landed proprietors there ; upon his death, his estates came into the possession of his son, William Longley, who resided there until his death in 1694, when he and his family became the victims of Indian depredations, and all were slain but three children, who were carried into captivity. Of these children one died of starvation ; another _ was sold to the French in Canada, where she finally embraced the Catholic religion, and entered a convent at Montreal ; the third, a son named John remained with the Indians, gradually adopting their manners and customs, until ransomed by Government when he very reluctantly returned to civilized life, and became an honored and useful citizen. Three of his sons, William, John and Jonas removed from Groton to what is now Shirley, about two years before the incorporation of that place ; the distance from their former home was only about eight miles in a direct course, and yet, since they had to turn aside for impassable streams and slow ly wend their way through the then wilderness, three days were necessary to complete the journey. The life of this William Longley seems to have been that of a quiet New England farmer, uneventful and even in its tenor, varied only by those hardships and privations which were the common lot of every New England pioneer. He lived to witness the struggle of the Colonies against British aggression, and the final consummation of their indepen dence, in which struggle several of his descendants bore an hon orable part. James Longley the son, and principal subject of this sketch, on account of the large family of his father, was forced in early boyhood to seek a home elsewhere, and finally went to North borough where after the custom of the time, he was apprenticed to Samuel Gamble, a carpenter, to remain in his service until he BOTLSTON CENTENNIAL. 125 should have arrived at the full age of twenty-one years. Under this master he received harsh and severe treatment. He was in efficiently and coarsely clad, and was kept at his work during the whole period of his indenture, without obtaining a single day's schooling. His treatment was such as would not be tolerated at the present time. He, however, patiently endured his ever- accu mulating burdens until the term of his apprenticeship was com pleted. On obtaining his freedom he entered the employ of a hotel proprietor in Northborough; at this time he began to realize the importance of acquiring an education sufficient to enable him to transact ordinary business ; he obtained a teacher and began to study ; commencing with the alphabet he continued by patient effort until he had learned to read, write and solve the problems of common arithmetic. With this beginning he sought to qualify himself for the duties of life, and thus became a life long student after knowledge. During the Revolution he became imbued with love for the independence of his country, and entered the service of the Colonies, both in the land and sea forces raised for their protec tion. He was at first in the marine or privateering service, under Commodore Moody, and .was in several successful cruises. He then joined the land forces and served in that dangerous affair on Long Island under General Sullivan, when the British troops under General Howe, undertook successfully to force the Ameri cans from the Island, and later was at the battle of Saratoga whicli witnessed the capture of General Burgoyne. Soon after the close of the Revolution he married Molly Bartlett, of North borough, and settled upon a large farm near Rocky Pond, in the easterly part of Boylston. His farm was large in extent, con taining nearly three hundred acres, naturally rough and broken, and hard of cultivation. On it he erected large and commodious buildings, and by hard and patient labor brought it to a good state of cultivation. He was one of the first of the farmers in Boylston to plant orchards, and to introduce improved fall and winter fruit. On this farm he spent the remainder of his days, and here he reared a large family of children, nearly all of whom reached years of maturity. The quiet of his life as a New England farmer was broken from time to time by calls from his 126 BOTLSTON CENTENNIAL. fellow-citizens, to assume important and responsible positions. He was in Shays's Rebellion in 1787, and participated in the night march from Hadley to Petersham, through a blinding snow storm, as the following quaint receipt shows : Boylston, May 10, 1787. Then Received of Ezra Beaman all the wages that is due to us the subscribers for services while we ware in Capt. Jonah Howe's Company in Sirpressing the late Rebellion in the west ward Countyis, JAMES LONGLET JOHN HASTINGS Jr. ROBERT HUDSON JOHN ANDERSON SAMUEL HARTHAN AMARIAH SAWTER JONAS GOODNUFF SAMUEL WHITCOMB WILLIAM SAWTER JOTHAN GOODNUFF STEPHEN BIGLO JOSEPH BIGLOW Jn LEVI MOORES JASON GLAZIER ALMA GOODNUFF DAVID RICE He afterwards served for many years in the .State Militia, and for some time held the office of captain. He was frequently elected to town office. He served upon the Board of Selectmen for eighteen years, and was chairman of the board thirteen years ; was one of the Assessors for seventeen years and chairman of the board twelve years ; town Treasurer in 1821 ; member of the School Committee in 1803 ; he also served as Moderator of town meetings for many years. He was elected as representative to the General Court for thirteen consecutive years, from 1798 to 1811, and was also the first Justice of the Peace commissioned within the present limits of the town, and was frequently called to preside over petty trials, solemnize marriage, and transact other legal business incident to that office. He was chosen by the town of Boylston to oppose the incorporation of the Second Precinct of Boylston, Holden and Sterling, and again in 1807 to oppose the incorporation of that Precinct as a separate town, and was one of the committee to divide the town property between the towns of Boylston and West Boylston; and was always deeply indentified with whatever tended to increase and develop the best interests of the community. He was of a strong and vigorous constitution, with an active and capacious mind combined with wonderful energy and great firmness, decisive in his judgment- BOTLSTON CENTENNIAL. 127 which was unerring in whatever projects of a public nature he entered upon. He died January 15, 1837, aged 83 years. He had eleven children : I. Otis, his eldest son, married Lydia Patch, and settled on the home place with his father. As a man he was much esteemed by his fellow townsmen. He was elected as one of the Select men and also served on the Board of Assessors, and was one of the Building Committee of the present Congregational Church. ~ He died March 21, 1848, aged 63 years. He had six children, viz. : (1.) Joseph Lyon, who married and settled in the West. He now resides in Dows, Wright County, Iowa ; he has four children. (2.) James Otis, married and settled in Worcester; by trade a machinist ; he has two children. (3.) Cynthia Jane, died April 23, 1859, aged 26 years. (4.) John Benjamin, who never of a strong constitution, went West and died of Consumption Feb. 4, 1873, aged 37 years. (5.) Granville Augustus, who, after his father's death, went to live with his uncle Jonas Longley, in Westborough, where he remained some six years graduating in the meantime from the Westborough High School, and being of a business turn of mind he removed to Worcester and entered the employ of Jonathan Luther, a clothier, (afterwards C. W. Freeland & Co.), and with Horace W. Bigelow formed the firm of Bigelow & Longley. Mr. Bigelow dying in 1886 Mr. Longley now continues the business as sole owner, in which they have been successful in building a large trade. Mr. Longley has served four years in the Common Council, during that time on the Committees on Finance, Educa tion, and Enrollment ; and at the annual city election iu Decem ber last was chosen a member of the Board of Aldermen for the present year. He has had five children. (6.) Henry G., who, after his father's death, removed to Worcester with his mother, and passed his minority in attending the public schools there, graduating from which he had just en tered upon a business life when he enlisted in answer to his country's call and served in Company G, Fifty-first Regiment 128 BOTLSTON CENTENNIAL. Massachusetts Volunteers, and during the campaign in North Carolina, contracted the Malarial Fever, from which he died in the hospital at Newbern, N. C, Feb. 24, 1863, aged 21 years. His body was brought back to Worcester and interred with mili tary honors. IL Mary, daughter of James and Molly Longley, born Feb. 18, 1786, married Deacon Abijah Flagg, and settled on the farm now in possession of their son, Montraville Flagg. She died March 3, 1863, aged 76 years. Children : (1.) William Frederick, who went West, married and set tled in Illinois. He has ten children : (2.) Montraville, who married Parney P. Houghton, and settled on the home place where he now resides ; he has been for many years very active in church and parish affairs. He has had nine children. (3.) Nahum, born July 15, 1811, married Hannah B. Nel son, and settled on the home place with his brother Montra ville. He died very suddenly in 1861 ; he left two children. (4.) Abijah, who died in infancy. (5.) John Dexter, born Aug. 3, 1817, married Elizabeth Davenport, daughter of ^Nathaniel Davenport, Esq. He resides in Boylston. He has had six children, five of whom are uow living. (6.) Mary E., born Sept. 17, 1823, married Edwin Stewart, and resides in New York city. Has had five children, two of whom are now living. III. Jonas, son of James and Molly Longley, born Nov. 11, 1787, married and settled in Westborough. He was a builder, contractor and lumber merchant, and held many important trusts to which he was elected by his fellow townsmen. He died Jan. 31, 1866, aged 78 years. He had four children. (1.) James Alfred, born Jan. 6, 1814, was an architect and builder, and built the original buildings for the Massachu setts State Reform School at Westborough, and the present Con gregational Church edifice at Northborough. He died at South borough March 8, 1861, aged 47 years. BOTLSTON CENTENNIAL. 329 (2.) Susan B., born May 18, 1818, married Ansel Lakin, and died June 1, 1877. (3.) Mary E., born Dec. 16, 1819, married B. B. Nourse. (4.) Charles Otis, born July 20, 1824, resides in West borough IV. Rev. Jonathan Longley, son of James and Molly Long- ley, born June 21, 1789, entered Harvard College but was forced, on account of ill-health, to leave college before completing his course. He afterwards studied theology with Rev. Dr. Emmons in Franklin, and after a brief period spent as Principal of several Academies in this State and in New York, was ordained to the Christian ministry. He was a man of strong mind, sound learning and solid worth, combined with great modesty. He had a wonderful mem ory which he had richly stored. His familiarity with Jewish and American history was great. The late Rev. George Allen in a notice at the time of his death says " his knowledge of the Scrip tures was such that he needed no other concordance than his own memory." He died in Northbridge Jan. 26, 1860. V. James, born June 22, 1791, and died June 10, 1793. VI. Israel, born Nov. 21, 1792, and died June 6, 1793. VII. James, born Sept. 3, 1794, married ^ally Eustis, and settled in Boston, where he died Jan. 13, 1867, aged 72 years. After going to Boston Mr. Longley was for a short time engaged at the pottery works in East Cambridge, on the site of the present manufactory of the New England Glass Company. Afterwards he was in a grocery store on Leverett Street. He then went to the Commercial Coffee House, then located on the northeast cor ner of Milk and Batterymarch Streets, remaining there as clerk and proprietor until 1836, when he retired from active business. He served in many positions of trust and honor, was a director in several manufacturing corporations, and was twice elected as a member of the Board of Aldemen of the city of Boston. He gave the sum of five hundred dollars to the town of Boylston for the purpose of improving and keeping in order the old cemetery. He died Jan 13, 1867. He left two children. 130 BOTLSTON CENTENNIAL. VIIL Israel Longley, born Nov. 8, 1795, and died of spot ted fever Nov. 22, 1812, aged 17 years. IX. Betsey Longley, born May 22, 1799, married Daniel Barnes June 13 1821, and settled on "Barnes HiU" in Berlin, on the place now in possession of her son, George H. Barnes. She had thirteen children, ten of whom lived to grow up, and nine are now living. (1.) Mary Sophia, born June 22, 1822, married Oliver Car ter, and settled in Berlin near her father's place. She has had four children. (2.) Caroline E., born Aug. 16, 1823, married Levi Lin coln Flagg, and settled in Boylston, where she died July 2, 1871, aged 49 years. Mr. Flagg has been much employed in town af fairs, and is one ofthe most influential and respected citizens of Boylston. He has served many years as Selectman, Assessor, Town Treasurer, &c., and represented the town in the General Court. They have had eight children, all of whom are now living. (3.) Israel L. , who married and settled in Boylston where he now resides. He has three children. (4 ) Angenette, born Dec. 10, 1826, married Levi E. Brig ham, and resides in Clinton. They have had six children, five of whom are now living. (5.) Rowena M., born Oct. 21, 1828, married Charles L. Whitcomb, who died several years since. They have had six children, five of whom are now living. (6.) George Henry, born Dec. 18, 1833, married and set tled on the homestead, in Berlin, where he now resides. He has had four children, three of whom are now living. (7.) Hannah Jane, born Aug. 10, 1835, married Samuel H. Hastings, and now resides in Grafton. They have had four children. (8.) Martha, born March 30, 1837, married and resides in Boylston. (9.) Asenath Moore, born July 25, 1839, married John P. Bartlett, and now resides in Boylston. They have had eleven ChUdren, ten of whom are now living. BOTLSTON CENTENNIAL. 131 (10.) David, born Oct. 19, 1842, married Miranda Parker, of Boylston, and resides in Shrewsbury. Mrs. Barnes was possessed of a strong mind, and an active constitution, such as few of her sex can boast. At her death, which occurred Sept. 13, 1881, at the age of 82 years, she left a large posterity, there being more than two-score of grand children, and over a score of great-grandchildren. X. Parker Longley, born Nov 22, 1800, was never pos sessed of firm health, and was obliged to go abroad in his youth, following the seas for some years, visiting Nova Scotia, where he had relatives, and other places. He married April 30, 1832, and settled in Boylston on the place originaUy belonging to John Hastings, and now in the possession of his son, Charles I. Long- ley. He was a man respected by his fellow townsmen, a kind and obliging neighbor. He had four children, three of whom are now living, viz. : (1.) Edwin F., born Aug. 29, 1834, married and settled in Marlborough, where he was for a time engaged in the manufac ture of boots and shoes, building two large blocks in the center of the town for that purpose. He is now the owner of a large steam saw and box mill in which he annually manufactures large quantities of boot and shoe boxes, and is also engaged in other projects. He has had four children, two of whom are now living. (2.) Charles I., born April 12, 1837, married Olive E. Stratton, of Boylston, and settled on the home place. He has always taken a lively interest in town affairs, and has held many offices of trust and honor, and was seven years one of the Asses sors, two years Collector of Taxes, and on several committees of more or less importance. He was the Clerk and one of the Trustees of the Boylston Social Library for nearly twenty years, and was one of those who urged the establishment of the Boyl ston Public Library, which was in part made up of the Social Library, and served on the first Board of Trustees. (3.) Ashael P., born Nov. 11, 1840; unmarried and now resides in Marlborough. 132 BOTLSTON CENTENNIAL. XI. Lois Longley, the youngest and last surviving daugh ter of James and Molly Longley, was born May 26, 1805. She married Joseph Dudley and settled in Northbridge. She was a woman of more than ordinary ability, with a retentive memory, a gift for which the family has been noted. She visited Boylston on Centennial Day for, as she then said, the last time. She was taken ill before her return, from which sickness she never rallied, and died at the house of her daughter, in Grafton, Oct. 6, 1886, at the age of 82 years. She had ten children, three of whom are now living, viz. : (1.) Charles J., born Jan. 13, 1836, married and settled in Northbridge. Has two children. (2.) Ellen Abbie, born Feb. 28, 1838, married Dea. Perley Goddard, and now resides in Grafton. Have had six children, five now living. (3.) Francis S., born Dec. 17, 1848, married and settled on the home place in Northbridge. Has two children. TOWN OFFICERS. ^£1786. ^ 1886.31^ SELECTMEN. Ezra Beaman, 1786, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 1803-4-5. Jonas Temple, 1786, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 1802. Timothy Whitney, 1786, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92. Jonathan Passett, 1786, 90, 1807-8-9-10. John Hastings, 1786. Joseph Bigelow, 1787. Frederick Albert, 1787. Jotham Bush, 1787, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 96, 97, 98, 99, 1803, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 23. Thomas Keyes, 1788, 89. James Holland, 1790, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95. Ephraim Beaman, 1793, 94. James Longley, 1793, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 1800-1-3-4-5- 6-7-8-11-12-18-20. Aaron Sawyer, 1793, 94, 95, 96, 97, 1800. Simon Davis, 1795, 97, 98, 99, 1800-1-2. John Crawford, 1796. Jonathan Bond, 1797,1800-1-2-4-5-6-8-9-10-14-15- 19-20. John Andrews, 1798, 1801-2-3-4-5-12-13. Oliver Sawyer, 1798, 99, 1800-9-10. 134 BOTLSTOIT CENTENNIAL. Samuel Brigham, 1799. Joshua StUes, 1801-2—6-7-8. Aaron White, 1803-4-5-6-7-8-9-11-12-13-15-16-17-18- 19-21-22-23-24. John Temple, 1806-7. Amariah Sawyer, 1809. Benjamin Flagg, 1810, 11, 12, 13. Hezekiah Gibbs, 1810, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 25, 26, 29, 30. Robert Andrews, 1813, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, HI, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39. Emory Temple, 1813, 14, 15, 16. Thadeus Chenery, 1814. Jason Abbott, 1816. Nathaniel Lamson, 1817. John Howe, 1817, 28. Pitt Moore, 1819. Daniel Hartshorn, 1820, 21, 22, 23, 24, 34, 35. Benjamin Houghton, 1820, 21, 22, 23. Gershom Flagg, 1821, 22. Matthew Davenport. 1821, 22, 23, 24. Nathaniel Davenport, 1826, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 33, 31, 35, 37, 41, 48, 51, 52. William H. Moore, 1824, 26, 27, 37, 40, 42, 43, 44, 46, 47. EU Bond, 1824, 25. SUas Hastings, 1825, 26, 27, 28. Otis Longley, 1825. Asaph Andrews, 1827, 28, 29, 30, 31. Jotham Andrews, 1827, 28, 31, 32, 33. Peter Babcock, 1829, 30. Eli B. Lamson, 1831, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39. Asa Andrews, 1832, 33, 34, 38, 39, 40, 42. Baxter Wood, 1832,33. David P. Bond, 1832. Jonathan Flagg, 1835, 36. Benjamin Passett, 1836. Elmer Loring, 1836. WUUam Tombs, 1837, 38, 43, 44, 45. BOfLSTON CENTENNIAL. 135 David Kendall, 1838. Jotham Howe, 1839, 46. Thomas Bond, 1839, 40, 42, 46, 49, 56. Dr. John Andrews, 1841, 43, 44, 45, 47, 48, 49, 50, 56, 60, 64. Levi Flagg, 1841. Salem Cobb, 1841. Lambert Lamson 1841, 49, 53, 54. John T. Cotton, 1842. Jotham Hastings, 1842, 43, 44, 45, 50, 65. David T. Moore, 1843, 45, 47, 48, 64. Dinsmore Ball, 1844, 46. Robert Andrews, Jr., 1845, 50, 56, 58, 59, 61, 62, 65. John Barnes, 1846, 51, 52, 58, 59. Capt. John Andrews, 1851, 52. Oliver S. KendaU, 1853, 54, 55, 61. Moses W. Wood, 1853, 55. Henry H. Brigham, 1854, 57, 58, 63, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74. Edward W. Tombs, 1857. Azro E. Waterman, 1857, 59, 60, 70. Stephen H. Hartshorn, 1860, 61, 62. Sylvanus Reed, 1862. Horace Kendall, 1863, 65, 66. A. V. R. Prouty, 1863, 65, 66, 67, 68. Tertulus Ray, 1864. Elmer Shaw, 1866, 67, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81. James A. Weeks, 1868, 69. Levi L. Flagg, 1869, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84. Henry V. Wood, 1871, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85. William A. Moore, 1879. Edward F. Morrill, 1882, 83. George R. Hastings, 1884, 85, 86. Penniman M. Brigham, 1885, 86. J. Nelson BaU, 1886. 136 BOTLSTON CENTENNIAL. TOWN CLERKS. Aaron Sawyer, 1786. Jotham Bush, 1787, 88, 89, 90, 91, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99. James HoUand, 1792. Aaron White, 1800-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14- 15-16-17-18-20-21-22-23-24. Pitt Moore, 1819. EU Bond, 1825. Nathaniel Davenport, 1826 to 1837 inclusive. John T. Cotton, 1838 to 1849 inclusive. Henry H. Brigham, 1850 to 1886 inclusive. TOWN TREASURERS. loseph Bigelow, 1786, 87, 88, 89, 90. Ezra Beaman, 1791, 92, 93, 94. Jotham Bush, 1795, 1812, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20. Timothy Whitney, 1796, 97, 98, 99, 1800-1-2. Oliver Sawyer, 1803-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11. Aaron White, 1821. Joseph Bond, 1822, 33. Silas Hastings, 1823, 25, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32. Jotham Andrews, 1824. Asaph Andrews, 1829. EU B. Lamsom, 1834, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 47. Levi Goss, 1840, 41, 46, 48. James Andrews, 1842, 43, 44. James Hastings, 1845, 50, 51. John B. Heywood, 1849. Dr. John Andrews, 1852, 64. George A. Cotting, 1853. John T. Harlow, 1854, 1855. Lyman P. KendaU, 1856. Robert Hudson, 1857. Joseph M. Wright, 1858. BOTLSTON CENTENNIAL. 137 Albert W. Andrews, 1859, 60, 61. Stephen H. Hartshorn, 1862, 63. Theodore Andrews, 1865. A. V. R. Prouty, 1866, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75. Levi L. Flagg, 1876, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 83, 84. Walter A. Glazier, 1882. George A. Flagg, 1885, 86. ASSESSORS. Ephraim Beaman, 1786. Jonas Temple, 1786, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 94, 95, 180L Edmund StUes, 1786. Joseph Bigelow, 1787. James Holland, 1787, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94. Timothy Whitney, 1788. Jotham Bush, 1789, 90, 91, 1802, 10. James Longley, 1792, 93, 94, 95, 97, 98, 99, 1801-2-3-4- 11-12-13-16-17-18-21. Aaron Sawyer, 1792, 97, 98, 99, 1803-4-5-6-8-9-10- 13-15. Samuel Brigham, 1793, 1800. Simon Davis, 1795, 96, 97, 98, 99, 3800-1-2. Jacob Hinds, 1796. Jonathan Passett, 1796, 1807-8-9-10-13-14-15. Amariah Sawyer, 1800. Thomas Keyes, 1803-4. Silas Beaman, 1805-6-7. Joshua Stiles, 1805. John Bond, 1806. Abel Osgood, 1807-8-11-14-16-19. Isaac Stone, 1809. Jonathan Bond, 1811, 12. John Bannister, 1812, 14. Oliver Sawyer, 1815, 16, 17, 18. Thadeus Chenery, 1817. 138 BOTLSTON CENTENNIAL. WiUiam H. Moore, 1818, 20, 21, 22, 24, 28, 29, 30, 31, 36, 37, 38, 39, 42, 43, 14. Daniel Hartshorn, 1819, 20, 21, 25, 26, 29, 32, 33, 34, 35, 37. EU Bond, 1819, 20, 23, 24. Jotham Andrews, 1822, 30. Matthew Davenport, 1824, 27, 28, 30. Nathaniel Davenport, 1822, 23, 36, 37, 39, 41, 45, 46, 50, 51. Robert Andrews, 1823, 25, 26. Hezekiah Gibbs, 1825, 26, 34, 35. Robert Hudson, 1827, 38, 49. Peter Babcock, 1827, 35. Elmer Loring, 1828. Joseph Bond, 1829, 33, 34. Asaph Andrews, 1831, 32, 36. Otis Longley, 1831. Baxter Wood, 1832, 33. Lambert Lamson, 1838, 49, 52. Joseph Flagg, 1839, 42, 44. Eli B. Lamson, 1840, 47, 54. Thomas Bond, 1840, 42, 52. Dr. John Andrews, 1840, 41, 43. David T. Moore, 1841, 61, 56, 57, 58, 60, 63. Capt. John Andrews, 1843, 45, 46, 50, 56, 57, 60, 65. Robert Andrews, Jr., 1844, 48, 54. Willard Andrews, 1845, 46, 47, 48, 50, 51, 53, 54, 59. Henry H. Brigham, 1847, 48, 53, 57. SUas B. Howe, 1849. Levi Goss, 1852. George A. Cotting, 1853. John T. Hariow, 1855. Moses W. Wood, 1855. Levi L. Flagg, 1855, 56, 58, 60, 61, 62, 69, 86. Charles Andrews, 1858, 59, Horace KendaU, 1859, 61, 62, 69, 70, 71. William H. Perry, 1861, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85. BOTLSTON CENTENNIAL. 139 Albert W. Andrews, 1863, 64. Charles I. Longley, 1864, 65, 66, 67, 68, 76, 78. WiUiam A. Moore, 1866, 67, 68, 78. A. V. R. Prouty, 1870, 71, 72, 73, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84. Lyman P. KendaU, 1872, 73. Lyman S. Walker, 1874. Elmer Shaw, 1874. John F. Bartlett, 1875, 76, 82, 83, 84. Theodore Andrews, 1875. Sumner Moore, 1877. James E. BaU, 1877, 86. Harvey A. Stowell, 1879, 80. Nathan L. Daggett, 1881. Everett Kendall, 1885. Charies W. Moore, 1885. George B. HaU, 1886. REPRESENTATIVES TO GENERAL COURT. Jonas Temple, 1787, 88, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96. Ezra Beaman, 1789, 91. James Longley, 1798, 99, 1800-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10. Jonathan Bond, 1811, 12, 13, 14. Jotham Bush, 1815, 16, 17. Aaron White, 1818, 19, 21, 22. Rev. Ward Cotton, 1827, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, -35. EU B. Lamson, 1837, 38, 39, 40. John T. Cotton, 1848, 44, 45. Henry H. Brigham, 1848, 80. Nathaniel Davenport, 1849. Capt. John Andrews, 1851. Robert Andrews, 1852. Oliver S. KendaU, 1854. Rev. WiUiam H. Sanford, 1857. Dr. John Andrews, 1860. Horace Kendall, 1863. 140 BOTLSTON CENTENNIAL.. Henry White, 1869. Henry V. Woods, 1874. Levi L. Flagg, 1884. DELEGATES TO CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTIONS. Jonas Temple, 1788. Jonathan Bond, 1820. Rev. Daniel S. Whitney, 1853. ACKNOWLBDGMEl^T. To the many friends, residents or natives of the Towra and others, who have by personal effort or con tribution of money, assisted m carrying out the celebra tion and in publishing this volume, the committee would return sincere thanks. ELMER SHAW, JOHN G. WARNER, LEVI L. FLAGG, LTMAN P. KENDALL, WILLIAM A. ANDREWS, NATHANIEL L. KENDALL, ALBERT W. ANDREWS, General Committee. YALE UNIVERSITY a39002 002957562b u^wMly^ ...