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bell (still in use in the church.) Elder Nichols was
the father of Clark, Sheldon, Hiram and David
Nichols.
. Barnabas Chipman settled on the farm now owned
by Moses Stevens; Barnabas was the father of
Abner Chipman.
Orin Lillie came from Vermont and settled on the
Side line, near the residence of the late Arvin
Stoddard. ,
James Lillie settled in South Crosby, near Elgin.
Ezra Lillie settled in Plum Hollow.
John Moran. Turner taught the first school in that
section of the Township. He afterwards removed
to the vicinity of Lyn, where he died.
Clark Nichols settled on the farm now owned by
Henry Abel, from which place he removed to South
EK lmsley.
. The father of the late Lyman Abel, came from
Connecticut and settled in Plum. Hollow.
Arvin Stoddard and one of his brothers walked
most of the journey from Connecticut and settled at
. Thomas Knowlton, the progenitor of the Knowlton
family in the municipality, settled near the middle
of the town.
Adam Shook, a very early settler, it is said had
the farm now occupied by his descendant, Torrence
Shook,
The Chapin’s family settled in Plum Hollow.
located on the lot recently owned by the late James
Denny. |
Jeremiah. Day was one of the first settlers, and
from Mr. Day the settlement received its name
" Daytown.” - Samuel Day, a son of Jeremiah, is a
Baptist Missionary in Burmah.
At an early date, Matthew Howard, a surveyor and
acquainted with a daughter of Clark Nichols. The
lady was very young, but Mr. Howard was deter¬
mined to make her his wife, which he did subse¬
quently.
Nicholas Bresee, a‘blacksmith, settled on the farm
now owned by James Barlow. Mr. Bresee was one
of the first magistrates in Bastard.
Peter Bresee located on the Hiram Davidson farm,
kept a store and engaged in the lumbering business
extensively.
_ Dr. Breakenridge resided on the present Bowser
farm ; the Doctor married an adopted. daughter of
Squire Breakenridge, by the name of Day. Dudley
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Breakenridge, a son, carried on the mercantile busi¬
ness at Beverly. :
Benedict McCollum settled on the farm now occu¬
pied by Alexander Elliott; he married a daughter
of Thomas Knowlton. *
Seth Witherel settled in Plum Hollow, near Ezra
Lillie. Nerwan jet
Ami Ghippían settled on the Copeland farm, near
| the OE: of the town." Among the sons of Ami
were Hefman, Truman ‘and Levi.
Elijah Chamberlain lived on the farm now occu¬
pied by Leonard Chamberlain. He had sons, Eli,
Parley and Leonard, also four daughters; two of
the daughters, Martha and Betsey, married N. "d
| Byington.
Old Mr. Alford located where Hiram Alford now
resides. He had sons, Hiram and Eli: a daughter
Nancy married Daniel Day.
The father of Silas Smith settled near the McCol¬
| lum’s. Silas kept the first store at Smith’s Mills,
Harlem. Mr. Smith removed to the United States,
and entered the ministry.
Timothy Smith erected and owned the mills at
Smith’s Mills. Ryo
| . Old Mr. Lindsay settled near where Edward Sher¬
wood lives, on the margin of Rideau Lake. Reuben
Sherwood, the surveyor, lived on the same farm ; —
Reuben also purchased the mills built in Burgess 6
by Sheldon Stoddard.
Nathan Gilpen and Ichabod Stoddard settled on
| the farm now owned by William Barber.
Uri Scovil, grandfather of S. S. Scovil, of Portland,
settled in Lansdowne Rear, on the Randolph place.
George Scovil, son of Uri, was for many years a
school teacher. He married Hannah Knowlton,
daughter of Thomas Knowlton ; both survive, and
reside near Toledo, Young Elder Stevens also
married a daughter of Thomas Knowlton.
Jeremiah Sheldon resided on the farm occupied
; by Eleizer Sheldon. Among his sons were Horace,
c 7 afterwards member of parliament for Leeds, was en- Francis, and Richard.
ae > gaged in surveying the Township, where he became An old gestiemas bythe same of Bébch skálák
on the farm afterwards owned by S. J. Southworth.
Mr. Beech raised a large family ; among his sons
were Lyman, Truman, Harmon, Sheldon, and Philo,
also a daughter, Polly. The family removed to
Indiana, where all the members acquired large
properties. Mr. Beach at the time of his death
was nearly too years of age. Truman and Lyman
| Beach settled the Forrester farm, two miles east of
Westport, the clearing being one of the first in
North Crosby.
Dr. Lyman Stoddard settled on the Gallagher
farm. Dr. Stoddard left Canada with the Mormons.
' Nathaniel Stoddard settled at Tophy’s Mill, Burgess.
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