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Identifier: historyofyorkcou00clay (find matches)
Title: History of York County, Maine. With illustrations and biographical sketches of its prominent men and pioneers
Year: 1880 (1880s)
Authors: Clayton, W. W. (W. Woodford)
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Publisher: Philadelphia, Everts & Peck
Contributing Library: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
Digitizing Sponsor: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center

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t.27,1798, Joseph Chadbourne, Esq., was chosen Moderator,Stephen Hopkinson was elected Town Clerk, and the meet-ting was adjourned to the dwelling-house of Isaiah Brooks,where Eben Cleaves, Stephen Hopkinson, and John Smithwere chosen Selectmen and Assessors; James Berry, Col-lector ; Nathaniel Whittier and Richard Palmer, Constablesand Collectors; Joseph Leland, Treasurer; Caleb Locke,Joseph Jordan, Daniel Smith, Tithingmen ; John Smith,Elisha Smith, Benj. Haley, Surveyors of Highways; Dan-iel Stone, Benj. Warren, Robert Nason, Fence-Viewers;Jonathan Drew, Joshua Heard, Joseph Nason, NathanielSmith, Hog-Reeves; Eben Cleaves, Joseph Chadbourne,Joseph Patterson, Thomas Witson, Moses Atkinson, Sur-veyors of Lumber; Joseph Patterson, Lot-Layer; EbenCleaves, Sealer of Wates and Masuers; Caleb Cook,Sealer of Leather. Previous to its incorporation, corn was taken in partpayment of taxes of the plantation. The first vote forState officers, in 1791, gave His Excellency John Han-cock 27 votes.
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R-s OF The Late Hon NATHANIEL J M I U.EH B^rK^, TOWN OF HOLLIS. The name of the town became a new source of trouble,because, as the record says, It was too long to write, andtoo hard for the younger ones to pronounce. Nov. 5,1810, a meeting of the freeholders was called, and Col.Isaac Lane, Capt. Eben Cleaves, Maj. James Warren, JesseLocke, John Dennett, Elliot Vaughn, and Elisha Rightwere elected a committee to select a shorter and moreappropriate name. May 6, 1811, the name was changedfrom Phillipsburg to Hollis. On the vote for the separation of Maine from Massa-chusetts, taken in 1816, the town of Hollis gave 162 votesfor and 6 against separation. Improvement of highways has received great attentionfrom the first, and the town now rejoices in good roads.There has been over 8120,000 expended for their repairduring the present century, besides the especial appropri-ations for building bridges. The following notice shows the arbitrary power exercisedby freeholders in the early days o

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  • bookyear:1880
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  • bookcentury:1800
  • bookauthor:Clayton__W__W___W__Woodford_
  • bookpublisher:Philadelphia__Everts___Peck
  • bookcontributor:Allen_County_Public_Library_Genealogy_Center
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  • bookleafnumber:570
  • bookcollection:allen_county
  • bookcollection:americana
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