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Title: History of Nottingham, Deerfield, and Northwood, comprised within the original limits of Nottingham, Rockingham County, N.H., with records of the centennial proceedings at Northwood, and genealogical sketches ..
Year: 1878 (1870s)
Authors: Cogswell, Elliott C. (Elliott Colby), 1814-1887
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Publisher: Manchester (N.H.) J.B. Clarke
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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urnished. FREEWILL BAPTIST CHURCH. This church was organized in 1799. They worshipedmany years in the Union meeting-house, which was liurnedin 1839, and rebuilt in 1840 by the Freewill Baptist peoplealone, and is occupied by them now. This house is pleas-antly located at the center of the town, midway between theCongregational and Calvin Baptist churches. The sabbathasseml)lies are quite respectable in number, and the ministryis well sustained, and several interesting revivals have beenenjoyed. A convenient parsonage, having a valuable tractof land connected with it, was secured about 1850. Among those who have labored as pastors of this churchare John Kimball, S. B. Dyer, I. S. Davis, G. D. Garland,P. 8. Burl)ank, C. S. Smith, Aaron Ayer, Ezra Tuttle, G.S. Hill, and Ira Emery. Mr. Emery came here in 1871.He studied theology at Bangor Seminary, and was ordainedat Industry. Me., Sei)tember 9, 1868. He was dismissedfrom Deerfield in 1876, and was followed by E. Blake, thepresent pastor.
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HISTOEY OF BEEBFIELI). 297 f CHAPTER y. Parade. —Rands Corner. — Old Center.— New Center. — South Road. — Coffee Town. PARADE. ~P\EERFIELD Parade was well chosen by the early settlers,J-^ because of its elevated position on the main road fromPortsmouth to Concord, and so into Vermont. It was theseat of no inconsiderable trade. Boards, shingles, staves,hoop-poles, were brought here in great quantities, and ex-changed for articles that were always to be found at coun-try stores in those days. The Parade, for many years priorto the turnpike road through Northwood and railroads, wasa scene of liveliness. Several stores were here ; amongthem was that kept by Daniel Williams, near Shephardstavern, and that kept by the Jennesses. Here were tavernsof much notoriety. Gen. Benjamin Butler, a soldier in theRevolution, and afterwards adjutant-general in New Hamp-shire, who died May 12, 1828, aged sixty-eight, kept a pub-lic house in ye olden times, where Judge St. Clair died ;and Maj. J

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