History of Fairfield County, Connecticut

It is re])resented hy the older citizens, who leath- ered their information from the fathers, now passed away, that when (iovernor Tryon, of " hlazing mem- Dry," burned Danbury, great excitement swept over Isewbury, and that many of the people, their patriot- ism stirred by the words of good Pastor Brooks, rusheil to the aid of their Danlniry neighbors ; also that in another stage of the conflict royal troops were for a little time quartered here. In the war of 181 li a "draught" was served upon the peojile here, and, additional to the men tlins raiseil, Lieut. Euggles enlisted a company of volun- teers, the wdiole being sent to New Lomlon for active duty. But the perils of these men were more dread- ful in anticipation than in reality, ami their exjiloits of war were not of such account as to cover either themselves or their country with imperishable glory. In re>ponse to the call of the cnuntry f(ir the sn|i- pression of the Ilelicllion, titty-seven men enlisted from Brookfield, serving for a longer or shorter pe- riod, of wdiich nundjer two — Albert Clark anil Frank Benson — were kille<l in action. The full roll of enlisted men, as they appear upon the books in the State archives, is as follows : Charles S. Smith. Chriilis I!. Sl.-wanl, Williiiiii TmihII, Kilwiii Wlit-ilfr, Samuel MiiKee, Rixknell ll.Siiiilli, Hunuoii K.lgctt, Tlien.lure .laik- suD, Abner H. .lohnsmi, l';itii,rk SiilliViUi, Benjaiiiiii Stel>l'ins, Leon- ard D. Wilkiiisun, Frank .1. lieiisou, Cliarles T. llelcvan, .I.wciih Slaildoeks, Cliarles Hayes, T,emiiel Peek, Haiifurd N. Biissett, William K. Haiuliu. George \V. Anthony, Lewis .1. Ives, Ileury W. Seeley, Oilhert II. Campbell, Jann.'.s W. Hamilton, Frederic A. Bennett, Me- j Allister Craig, Charles 11. Clark, Thomas Shernmn, Tallman Simons, William F. Banks, Edwin II. Nearing, Frederic K. Ni'aring, William [ Stehhins, Fieilerio A. iKsbiun, Edward A. Osborn. Zenas L. Dibble, Ilaniel Briggs, Jami-s II. Case, Edward H. Northrop, Jlari.dlns I!, rishon. Allen Rogers. Clarenee Smith. George Squires, .Tonallian T. Salmons, .loseph H. CantieM, Daniel MeKiun.ui. Tim.ithy T. Turrell, Albert Clark, John Triel, ,lose]ili C. Goldsmitli, William Hamilton, Thomas Iloyo, William 1). ll.jyt, William II. Ilawb'y, Booth Lattin, .hrlin S. Prentice, '{lioinas IVenli, e. Ten died while in the service; their name- lows : fol- Thomas Iloye, Thomas Prentice, Edwin Wheeler, K..ckwell II. Smith, Aimer Johnson, Patrick Sullivan, Lemm-l IV.k, William U. Hamlin, Tlioma.s Sherman, and Charles T. Delevan. The most noteworthy items of Bronklicld history have thus been passed in review. In idusing sucdi a record the thought isqtiitc natural, "How much there is of nnwritteu— never to be written— history '." and the tlioiight also, " 'I'hc generation now living is making history for those who shall come after, and how iin]Mirtant tluit the record, wdien filled out by >ome as yet unknown chronicler, shall be spotless and aglow with honorable incident and nami's to be held in aliiding respect !" UEl'RIv'^ENTATIVIiS FROM 17SS TO ISSO. IT.ss, Ibiirv r.-. k ; IT.s'J, i'a|.t, Joseph Sndth ; ITS'.Will, Henry Peck; IT'.iil-Ul, .Fowph Smith; ITM, lleniy Peck, l>ani.d Benedict Cook; 17'.i:j, Amos Wheeler, Benjamin liostwick ; 17114. Amos Wheeler, Timothy Buggies; 17'.l.'i, Tiani,d B.Cook, Pieserve Wood; 179G, Amos Wheeler, Is.i;ic Hawley ; 17!)7-0S, .\mo8 Wheeler ; 1708. Jesse Noble ; IT'.IIl, Daniel B. Clark; 1S(H1, Eli Perry, Daniel B. Cook; 1801-2, Jesse Noble, George C. Smith ; ISO;!, .lesse Noble. Uiverius Hawley ; 1S04, George" C. Smith, Jesse Noble; 1805, Jesse Noble, George C. Smith, Thomas P. White; 180(5, William Meeker, Liverns Hawley; 1.S07, Uiverius Hawley, George C. Smith ; 180S. Is;uic Hawley, Live- rus Hawley; 1809. George .Smith, Daniel Tondinson; ISin, Uiverius Hawley; 1811, Riverius Hawley, Liverus Hawley; 1812, Daniel Tondinscui, .loseph Smith (:td); 1813, Daniel Tomlinson, Liverus lliiwley; 1814, Liverus Hawley, William Meeker; 1815-16, Noah A. Lacey, Daniel Tomlins.m; I8IT, Noah A. Lacey, Zerah S. A. Peek; 1818, William Meeker, Ileman Binch ; Ism, Czar Starr; 1820, William Meeker; 1821, Czar Starr; 1.S22, William Meeker; 1823, Stephen Gregory; 1824, Eli Euggles; 1825, William Meeker; 1826, Eli Buggies; 1827, John U. .Sanford; 1828, Darii.l Tomlinson; 1821), Stephen Giegory ; 1.S30-31, Zerah S. A. Peck : 1832, Ebenezer Wanser ; ]83;i, Br.vant Smith; ls;!4, Abraham E. Shep:ml; l».To, Stephen Gregory; I8;'.G, Benjamin Hawley; 1837, John Hawley; 1H3H, Czar Starr; 1839, Ira Keeler; 1840-41, David Burr; 1842, Charles Hurd; 1.843. Eli Kuggles; 1844-45, John Hawley; 1846, Kthiel Andrews; 1847, Alfrc-d Morris; 1848, Ormon Bradley; 1841), Abel S. Hawley; 1850, Ilaviil W". Northrop; 1851, Bryant Smith ; 1.852. Davi.l A. Foster; 1853, William U. Seake ; 18,'i4, John Hawley: IS.'.,',. Nathan Turrell; 1.8.50, Ira Keeler; 18,57. Hiram Higby; 1,8.5.8, William A. Randall; 1850, Almon Odell; 18611, John Hawley; 1861, Levi Ci. Knapp; I.S62, Zar Joice ; 180:1-64, Philo C!. Merwin ; 1865, Curtis .Morris; 1860, S. B. Buggies; 1867, Edwin (i. Turrill ; 186.1. Harvey Hoe; 186S), David II. Jleeker; 1870, D. G. Moers ; 1871. U.S. .Stevens; 1872, Augustus II. Knapp; 1873, John N. Hawley ; 1874, Eugene T. Shepard; 1875, .Marcus Babbitt; 1876, John P. Wildman; 1877, Ezra N. Somera; 1.S78, Williiuu F. Wildman; 1870, Henry S. Peck; 1880, Benjiuuin GrilHn. .SELICCTMKN I'UO.M 17SS Td ISSO. 1788.— Lee Martin Warner, ('apt. Joseph Smith. Capt. Ezni Dibble, Amos Wheeler, Capt. Richard Smith. 1789.— Joseph Starr. Jesse N5ible, Dr. Preserve W.iod. 1790.— Amos Wheeler, Preserve Wood, Isaac Hawley. 1791.— Amos Wheeler. Lee Martin Warner. Aniiel Peck. 1792.— Capt. Richard Smith. Dr. Preserve Wood, Amos Wheel. -r. 17113.- Daniel B. C.oke, Benjamin Bostwick, Le MaOin Warner. 1794.— Samuel Mer«in, Jr., Ezra Dibble, Timothy linggles. 1795. — Isaac Hawley, Sidoinon Warner, Levi Bostwick. 1796. — Liverus Hawley, Dr. Preserve Wood, Ile/ekiah Stevi-ns. Jr. 1797.— Liverus Hawley, Elijah Starr, Ezra Dibble. 1798.— Liverus Hawley, Jesse Noble, Calit. Ezra Dibble. 1799. — Liverus Hawl,-y, Jesse Noble, Dr. Preserve Wood. 18(KJ.— Liverus Hawley, George (.'. Smith, Niram Blackman. 1801. — Liverus Hawley, Elijah Starr, George C. Sniilh. 1802. — Liverus Hawley. Zar Starr, Samuel Sherman. 1803.- Liverus llawli'V. Elijah Starr, Zar Starr. 18ivt.— (ieorge (.'..Smith, Wait Northrop, Levi B<.stwick. 1805.— Elijah Sturdevant. Wait Northrop, George C. Smilli. 1806.— Henry Peck, Jr., .\ndrew Northrop, Rnggles Sherman. 1807.- Nathan Keeler. Robei t B. Kuggles, Samuel Sherman. 1808.- John Peck, Davi.l Osli.irue, Mi.liael Dunning. 1809. — Liverus Dunning, Zar Starr, .lolin W. Camp. 1810.— Henry IVik, Benjamin 11. Warner, Wail N.irlbr.ip. 1811.- Henry Peck. Robert B. Kuggl.s, Benjamin R. Warner. 1812. — Benjamin Lake, Henry Peck, Elijah Stur.levant. 1813-14.- Henry Pe.k, Elijah Stnr.li'Vant, Zi-rah S. A. Peek. 1815.— Walker Li-wis. Zar Slarr, Elijah Ten ill. ISI6.— Peter Hur.l. Ezra Dibbl,., U..b,.rt B. Kuggles. 1S17.— P.:ter Hiir.l. Itolnit Biiggl.-., St.-v.n Gi.'g.iry. 176 TTTSTORY OF FAIRFIELD COUNTY, CONNECTICUT. 1818.— Pctor Hui-d, Fuetor llurlhcrl, Eli Uiiggk-B. 1819. — Steven Gregt»r.v,Zjir No;iriiig, Klijali Ti-rrill. 1820.— Ziir Xeiiring, JuIkv, lliinl, .Mpfl Boiitli. 1821— Jobozllmil, Ziilmim (l.wilwll, Unvi.l Miekcr. 1822. — Zar Nenring, AVilliiiiii Meeker, Suiiiiiel Merwiii, Jr. 1823. — ZHlmoti Ciooilsell. Agiir TuuililiHDii, Isaac Biil)l)itt. 1824.— Zenih S. A. Peek, lleiir.v IVrk, Benjamin Lake. 182a-2C.— John B. Sanforil, llenuin Bnicli, Wait .S. Nortlirop. 1827.— Walts. X>rtlinip, llenuin Bnrcli, Kleazer 1). Ilawle.v. 1828. — ElDioro B. Xortlirnp, Kleazer D. Itawley, Wait S. Ni)i-|hrop. 182I>-^'JU. — Wait S. Kurthry>p, p;ii llainliii, KlHiure B. Xortlirop. 1831.— Eli Ilamlin, Zai- Starr, Jr., Alonzu Beens. 1832. — Zar Starr, Jr., David A. Foster, Alonzo Beor«. 1833.- Zar Starr, .Tr., Henry Uuggles, Kzra Dsliorne. 1834. — Daviil A. Foster, Ira Keeler, John llawley. 183.1-30.- Ira Keeler, Uniuind Lobdell, John Jackson. 1837-38.- Curtis Morris, Alfred Morris, Charles llurd. 1830.— Orniond Bradley, Curtis M.irris, David W. Northrop. 184IM2.— Curtis Morris, John A. Peek, Darius Biistoll. 1843. — Elijts Camp, Zar Starr, Jr., Zalmon Goodsell. 1844. — Klias Camp, Hulibell Wildninn, Benjamin llawloy. 184,'i. — David Burr, Eliud Bristol. Orrin Salmons. 18-U>. — Eliiis Camp, David W. Nortlirop, Homer Lake. 1847. — Sidney llawley. Homer C. Brush, Lemuel Northrop. 1848. — Elias Camp. Ebenezer Wnnzer, Zar Stiirr. 184;». — Elicnezer Wanzer, \>'illiam A. Kandall, Zar Joyce. 18.'»o-.M. — Curtis Slorris, Ebeiiezer Wanzer, Zar Joyce. 18.'>2. — Curtis Morris, Zar Starr, Alonzo Beers. IHiVJ.— Curtis Morris. Homer C. Brush, Zar Starr. 18|-.4-.%.— Homer C. Brush, John Hawlcy. William U. hake. 18o7.— Homer C. Brush, William II. Lake, Edwin G. Tcrrill. 1858.— William II. Ijike, Edwin O. Turrill, Philo C. Merwiu. 18o9 — Curtis Morris. Ezra N. Somers, Henry A. Andrews. 180O.— Sidney E. llawley. L. B. Wildman, Ezra W. Wildman. 1801.— L. B. Wildnnm, D. II. Dil.ble, Alfred Morris. 1B(;2.— Homer C. Brush, Pliilo C. Merwiu, Ezra N. Somers. 18G;mV>. — Philo C. Merwin, Ezra N. Somore, Hiram Itarnum. 1866. — Philo C. Merwiu, Ky.nt N. Somers. Harvey Hoe. 18G7-68.— Ezra N. S<unei-8, Harvey Itoe, David H. Meeker. 1869-70.— Ezra N. Somei-s, Harvey 1^)C, William F. Wildman. 1871.— Httrvey Koe, William F. Wildman, Manns Balihitt. 1872.— Harvey Roe, Ezra W. Wildman, Marcus Bahl.Itt. 1873.— Harvey Koe, Samuel Tlioriihill, John II. .Menvin. 1874.— Harvey Koe, John II. Merwiu. David U. Meeker. lH7.'>-76.— John II. Merwiu, Henry D. Lake, Henry C. Gray. IM77. — Henry I). Lake, Henry C. Gray, U'lrace Been*. 1878. — Ezra N. Stmiers, llarzilla T. Jackson, Horace Boors. 1879.— Harvey Ili>e, Ezra N. Somers, Shonnan Footc. B10GR.\riIIC.\L SKETCHES.