Boxford Town

Boxford Town

* Hon. Julius A. Palmer, son of Thomas and Susanna (Palmer) Palmer, was born in Little Compton, R.I., June 14, 1803. His parents were both descendants of William Palmer, - who came over in the ship " Fortune," and landed at Plymouth, Mass., in 1621, - though distantly related to each other. He went to Boston in 1819, and was, at the time of his death, the senior member of the firm of Palmer, Batchelder, & Co., jewellers, in that city. He was an uncle of Rey. Charles R. Palmer of the Tabernacle Church, Salem ; and he delivered the address at the dedication of the new Tabernacle chapel, in 1870. He was an ardent temperance man, and was several times selected as the temperance candidate for mayor of Boston. He was a representative to the Legislature from Boston in 1843 and in 1851. Retiring to Boxford on account of his age and health, he was elected to the Senate from Essex County in 1869. This was his last public office. Mr. Palmer was connected with many charitable, religious, and reformatory organizations, where he exercised marked influence on account of his intelligence and high personal character. He was an active member and deacon of the Mount Vernon Church, Boston. Deacon Palmer, though living much of the time and doing business in Boston, was nevertheless closely identified with this town, where he held, occupied, and improved a valuable estate, and where he gave his encouragement to all good local undertakings. He died in Boston, on Thursday, Feb. 15, 1872, and was buried from the Mount Vernon Church the following Saturday. Mr. Palmer married Lucy Manning Peabody, daughter of Major Jacob Peabody, a descendant of Capt. John Peabody, one of the early settlers, who resided in the old mansion that was razed to the ground

It seems that no representative was sent to the General Court until the " Old Government" was resumed after the downfall of Sir Edmund Andros in the spring of 1689. 'The first session convened May 8 of that year. Until 1693, four sessions were held annually ; after this time an annual session convened in May, each year. The quarterly sessions commencing Oct. 24, 1689, May 28, 1690, April 14 and May 20, 1691, March 8 and May 4, 1692, were convened without a Boxford representative. Of the annual sessions, Boxford was not represented in the years 1693, '94, '96, '97, 1701, '05, 06, '08, '33, 1739-60 (why for so long a period we have never learned), '82, 1789-91, 1818, '22, '24, '25, '26, "29, 730, 934, "42, '44,-'45, '48, 1851-56. - In 1858 the? siate was divided into representative districts, from two to four, or more, towns constituting a district, and one representative being annually elected in each district ; the towns furnishing the representatives in turn. The fifteenth district is composed of Boxford, Ipswich, and Rowley. Boxford is in the sixth Congressional district of Massachusetts. The following is a list of representatives from Boxford, viz. : -

2. JOHN PeRLEY (1636-1729) ; b. in Ipswich ; son of Allan and Susanna (Bokeson) Perley. Was representative for the quarterly sessions commencing Feb. 12, 1690, and Feb. 3, 1691.

3. THomas PERLEY (1641-1709) ; b. in Ipswich; brother to the preceding. Was representative (with John Peabody) for the quarterly session commencing June 8, 1692.

5. THomas PerLEY (1668-1740) ; b. in Ipswich; son of John (above) and Mary (Howlet) Perley. Was representative, (with Stephen Peabody) 1727.

6. WituiAM Foster (1670-1755); b. in Boxford; son of William and Mary (Jackson) Foster. Was representative, (with Lieut. Thomas Perley) 1703.

g. STEPHEN Prapopy (1685-1759); b. in Boxford; son of William and Hannah (Hale) Peabody. Was representative, 1726, (with Lieut. Thomas Perley) 1727.

15. THOMAS PERLEY (1746-1831); b. in Boxford; son of Thomas and Eunice (Putnam) Perley. Was _ representative, 1792-1810, - nineteen years in all.

27. GEORGE PrEaRL (1798-1878) ; b. in Boxford ; son of John and Mehitable (Hall) Pearl. Was representative, 1857, - the last under the old system.

Appendix Mortality, Etc

Boxford has always been noted, on account of its rural advantages, temperance, and simple manner of living, as one of the most healthful places that can be found anywhere in our northern latitude. It has been a current remark, and one that is exceedingly full of meaning, that Boxford is without a doctor. The reason of this is, there is little fora doctor to do. Dr. George Moody, who was settled here for a few months, said: " I might as well practise in heaven." 'The inhabitants live generally to extreme old age. The prevalence of fatal diseases is almost unknown. Small-pox was first known in 1722 ; and it prevailed to a slight extent in 1760, and resulted in the deaths of Lydia, wife of Dr. Foster, Jan. 17, and Richard, son of Richard Pearl, Dec. 7, both of the West Parish. In a letter dated Aug. 26, 1776, Eunice, wife of John Pearl, says, "The small-pox has been at Richard Tyler's for several weeks past; those who have had it are likely to get well." Again, in 1854, we were visited by this dire disease ; this time resulting, Dec. 17, in the death of James Leach, a native of Taungend, Eng., and a laborer in the cottonfactory. In order to prevent the prevalence of this disease, Cornelius Gould, Stephen Peabody, and Israel Adams were appointed a committee April 15, 1811, to superintend inoculation.

Deaths by casualty have been very few, most of them being occasioned by drowning. Samuel Sessions, an old man of seventy years of age, was drowned Dec. 6, 1750, "in the brook near the house of John Chadwick." Amos, son of Samuel Spofford, was drowned in Hovey's Pond July 1, 1814, aged seven years. William Runnells and Isaac Peabody were lost at sea about October, 1818. Mark Genness of the West Parish was drowned Jan. 15,

1833, aged twenty-nine years. Within the last quarter of a century, several cases of drowning have occurred among our young men, - Samuel K. Coggin, Frank F. Russell, and others. Mr. John Foster, jun., was killed by lightning, July 24,1772. A few cases of suicide have occurred, most of them by hanging, among which are those of Moses "Wood, Joseph Adams, Mrs. Tyler, Edward G. Batchelder, Edward Hussey, and Dudley Cummings.

I. JOHN PERLEY, widower; d. 15 Dec., 1729, a. ninety-three years; b. in Ipswich, Mass., 1636; son of Allan and Susanna (Bokeson) Perley ; buried in Boxford.

3. Susanna Hovey, widow; d. 22 Dec., 1767, a. ninety years, ten months, twenty-one days; b. 1 Feb., 1677; dau. of Moses Pillsbury ; widow of Luke Hovey of Boxford. (See No. 8.)

7. Mary SmirH, married; d. 23 May, 1792, a. ninety-two years. "Sarah Smith, widow; d. 9 July, 1792, a. ninety-three years." Is this the same?

8. Dorcas Foster, widow; d. - Aug., 1793, a. ninety-two years, three months ; b. in Boxford, 10 May, 1701; dau. of Luke and Susanna (Pillsbury) [No. 3] Hovey ; widow of John Foster.

9. RicHARD PEARL, widower; d. 20 Dec., 1793, a. ninety-one years, seven months ; b. in Bradford, 20 May, 1702; son of John and Elizabeth (Holmes) Pearl.

10. THomMAS PERLEY, widower; d. 28 Sept., 1795, a. ninety years, seven months, six days; b. in Boxford, 22 Feb., 1704-05 ; son of Thomas and oo (Osgood) Perley of Boxford ; buried in Boxford.

13. Moses Porter, widower; d. 3 Nov., 1811, a. ninety-one years, eleven months, fifteen days; b. in Boxford, 18 Nov., 1719 ; son of Benjamin and Sarah (Tyler) Porter of Boxford.

20. MARGARET Woop, widow; d. 10 Feb., 1830, a. one hundred and one years, ten months; b. in Topsfield, 29 April, 1728 ; dau. of Perkins ; widow of Thomas Wood of Boxford. (See No. 29.)

21. JANE ANDREWS, widow; d. 24 Feb., 1837, a. ninety years, seven months, twenty-four days; b. in Topsfield, 30 July, 1746 ; dau. of Simon and Jane (Palmer) Gould; widow of Jacob Andrews of Boxford.

22. LypIA SpoFFORD, widow; d. 6 Sept., 1839, a. ninety-five years ; b. in Waltham, 18 Jan., 1745 ; dau. of Phineas and Grace (Hastings) Warren of Waltham ; widow of Benjamin Spofford of Boxford ; buried in Boxford.

23. BRADSTREET TYLER, widower; d. 5 April, 1842, a. ninetysix years, seven months, eight days; b. in Boxford, 27 Aug., 1745; son of Job and Elizabeth (Parker) Tyler. (See No. 37.)

24. SAMUEL CARLETON, widower; d. 18 March, 1843, a. ninetytwo years, six months, one day; b. in Boxford, 17 Sept., 1750; son of Samuel and Rebecca (Goodridge) Carleton of Boxford.

29. MEHITABLE PERLEY, widow; d. 15 March, 1853, a. ninetyone years, three months, nineteen days; b. in Boxford, 26 Nov., 1761; dau. of Thomas and Margaret (Perkins) [No. 20] Wood ; widow of Aaron Perley ; buried in Boxford.

30. JOHN CHAPMAN, unmarried; d. g March, 1861, a. ninety- _ one years, seven months, nine days; b. in Boxford, 1 Aug., 1769 ; son of Daniel and Hepzibah Chapman of Boxford; buried in Boxford.

31. Eunice WILDES, widow; d. 19 Sept., 1864, a. ninety-four years, eight months, twenty-four days; b. in Ipswich, 25 Dec., 1769; dau. of Lot and Eunice Conant of Ipswich, Mass. ; widow of Dudley Wildes ; d. of dysentery ; buried in Topsfield.

33. WittiaM TyLer, widower; d. "of old age and fever," 25 Aug., 1867, a. ninety-two years, ten months, fifteen days; b. in Boxford, 10 Oct., 1774; son of Abraham and Abigail (Stickney) Tyler of Boxford ; buried in Boxford.

34. Joun Day, widower; d. "of old age," 3 Aug., 1868, a. ninety-one years, seven months, twenty-three days; b. in Bradford, 10 Dec., 1776 ; son of John and Elizabeth (Ingersol) Day ; buried in Boxford.

35. Mary BaTCHELDER, widow; d. of old age, 22 June, 1871, a. ninety-one years, nine months, twenty-two days; b. in Topsfield, 31 Aug., 1779; dau. of Joseph and Annie Cummings ; widow of Jacob Batchelder ; buried in Boxford.

37. JOHN TYLER, unmarried ; d. 12 Nov., 1872, a. ninety-one years, seven months; b. in Boxford; son of Bradstreet [No. 23] and Mary (Foster) 'Tyler; buriéd in Boxford.

38. SALLY CLEMMENT, widow; d. of apoplexy, 2 Dec., 1877, a. ninety years, three months, eight days; b. in Boxford, 24 Aug., 1787; dau. of Simeon and Polly (Smith) Cole of Boxford ; widow of Samuel W. Clemment ; buried in Boxford.

39. MEHITABLE BLANCHARD, widow ; d. 3 Feb., 1878, a. ninetytwo years, nine months, twenty-eight days ; b. in Boxford, 5 April, 1785; dau. of Daniel and Sarah (Bradstreet) Gould ; widow of Rey. Abijah Blanchard ; buried in Boxford.

40. HaNnNAH FRIEND, unmarried ; d. 25 March, 1878, a. ninetythree years, five months, five days; b. in Dracut, 20 Oct. 1784; dau. of John and Hannah (Wells) Friend of Wenham ; buried in Wenham.

New Settlers, 1700-1725

AmMeEyY. - Yohn m. Abigail Daland, 2 Feb., 1721-22, and had two children born here: Abigail, 1723, and Michael, 1726. She joined the church in 1728; and they probably went to Haverhill shortly after, as a John " Amey " was there in 1732.

ARCHER. - Benjamin came from Rowley, 1716. By his wife Anna, one child was born here, - Mehitable, 1717. He had other children: Sarah, Benjamin, and Josiah. Was in Boxford as late as 1720.

Baicu. - Cornelius came to Boxford, 1713. By his wife Mary, had two children born here: Mary, 1715, and Cornelius, 1717. Cornelius, jun., m. Martha Robinson of Topsfield, 1739, and settled in Topsfield.

Brown. - Cornelius was surveyor in 1707, and a selectman in 1711. Wife, Susanna. His dau. Susanna was admitted to First Church, 1705. He lived in the West Parish, and belonged to the church in Bradford till the Second Church was formed in Boxford. His wife d. in 1734, at the age of seventy-four years. He was in Boxford in 1737. Aaron, wife, Susanna, by whom he had ch.: Aaron, b. 1720; Daniel, 1722; and Abigail, 1724. He was taxed here, 1717 and 1718. He d. before 1731, when she m. William Lakeman of Ipswich. Caleb was deacon of the Second Church. Wife, Elizabeth. First child b. 1724. Ch.: Sarah, Mary, Hannah, Elizabeth, Caleb, Susanna, Clark, Hepzibah, David, and Maximilian. Removed to Harvard, spring of 1743- and Martha (Smith) Burbank. Came to Boxford before 1711. His wife was Hannah, by whom he had ch. b. in Boxford: Timothy, Margaret, Asa, and David. He d. "very suddenly," 1 Feb., 1749-50, a. seventy-nine years. denezer, brother of Caleb, b. in Rowley, 28 June, 1687. Was taxed here 1715, 1716. Calls himself of Boxford, 1717, when he confirms to Samuel Cole of Lynn the farm occupied by the late Manly H. Cole. Wife, Sarah. Carpenter by trade.

Ciark. - Wiliam. Weaver. Wife, Jean. Son John b. 14 Feb., 1712; d. 30 July, 1714. For several years Mr. Clark was a pauper, and he was boarded out with different families until the winter of 1742-43, when, living with Benjamin Porter, he was taken sick, and was treated by Dr. Foster; he d. Feb. 8, 1742-43.

CoLe. - Fohn of Lynn (ante of Malden), cooper by trade; m. Sarah , and had ch.: Samuel, b. 27 Dec., 1687, and Anna, 5 Aug., 1690. In 1717 Samuel came to Boxford with his father, and, for one hundred and ten pounds, purchased of Ebenezer Burbank the farm on which his posterity have resided until within a few years (the farm of the late Mr. Manly H. Cole, in the West Parish). This was the tract of sixty-seven acres laid out to Thomas Leaver in 1666.* John Cole, the father, d. "very suddenly," 1737, a. sixty-eight years. Samuel d: 1765, and his widow Susanna, 1785, a. ninety-five years. Samuel's children were : Samuel, John, Rebecca, Susanna, and Mary. 'The last-mentioned Samuel (who was great-grandfather of Mr. D. M. Cole) had a family of fifteen children. John removed to Amherst, N. H., about

Cummincs. - Zhomas was b. in Topsfield, 27 June, 1670, and was son of Isaac Cummings, who m. Mary, dau. of Robert Andrews of Boxford. He came to Boxford before his marriage. March 20, 1705, he m. Mehitable Porter of Salem. By her he had four children born, one of whom, Jacob, lived here, and had seven children, two of whom were Dudley and Thomas, - two queer characters, whose zo compos mentis state is well known to _ our older inhabitants. They lived with Mr. John Sawyer - father of our present resident of that name - until their death. Thomas was b. 12 Oct., 1765, and d. 29 May, 1834, at the age of sixtyeight years. Dudley was b. 18 Feb., 1748, and hung himself in Willis' Woods, in the East Parish, at a locality known as "The College," June 25, 1815, a. sixty-seven years. His mode of selfexecution was novel. He went to "The College," which lies a short distance from the house, to gather herbs, carrying with him a line with which to tie his bundle. . Taking the line, he stretched it from one tree to another, several feet from the ground, near a large ledge whose perpendicular side rose up in close proximity to the trees. Letting his feet lie on the top of the ledge, he placed his neck upon the line, and there lay till death ensued.

Dorman. - /phraim, b. in Topsfield, 17 Sept., 1677; was son of Ephraim and Mary Dorman. He settled in Boxford, 1710; and died in 1724. By his wife Martha, six children were born here. 'Fadbez, also from Topsfield, m., 1st, Hepzibah Perley, 1715; had a son, Jabez, b. 1716; and mother and son d. same year. Hem., 2d, Abial Foster, 1716, and had another son, Jabez, jae ce

Foster. - Benjamin came from Topsfield about 1720. Father of Dr. Foster. Born in Ipswich, 1670. Weaver. Wife, Ann. Removed to Billerica about 1729, and d. at Lunenburg, 1735. Had several children.

GatLup. - Zhomas was taxed here, 1716. By wife Love, he had children born in Boxford: Abigail, 1720; William, 1722; George, 1726; Jeremiah, 1728; Sarah, 1733; and Mary, 1739. Warned out of town in 1729, but came back again, and lived here many years afterwards.

GouLp. - Samuel, came from Topsfield, 1700. He was son of Capt. John and Sarah (Baker) Gould, and born in Topsfield, March 9, 1669-70. He married Margaret Stone, 1697, and had children: Sarah, Samuel, Moses, Patience, Jonathan, Margaret, Zaccheus, and Hubbard. 'The sons ultimately settled in Brookfield and Lunenburg. Mr. Gould died, 1724. In 1714 his house was destroyed by fire, and the town abated his tax for that reason.

Howe. - F¥ohn. Lived in what is now Middleton. By wife Sarah Caves (whom he married in 1697, when they were both of Topsfield), he had children born here: Mark, 1701 ; Sarah, 1703 ; "__ey"' (dau.), 1705-06 ; and Joseph, 1719.

Ites. - William ; said to be a native of England; m. Elizabeth Curtis, 1719. Children born here: Elizabeth, William, John, Jacob, and Mary. William married, and lived here, as also another generation.

Jewetr. - Zhomas was born in Rowley, 20 Sept., 1666, and was son of Ezekiel and Faith (Parrott) Jewett. He married Hannah Swan, 1692, and had children born in Rowley: Ezekiel, 1693 ; Faith, 1694; and Mehitable, 1698. Came to Boxford about 1703, having married a second wife, Faith, He died in 1731. He probably settled where these lines are being written, and where his posterity resided till they removed to New Hampshire, a century ago.

1717; and Eunice, 1719. He was selectman in 1724. Yonathan, by wife Rebecca, had children born here: Jonathan, 1712 ; Rebecca, 1714; and Thomas, 1716. Both of these settlers resided in that part of the town which was afterwards Middleton.

many years. He married Grace Symonds, 1715, and had a son Samuel born in 1716. Zhomas was taxed as early as 1711. By wife Sarah he had children born here: Ebenezer, 1714, and 'Sarah, 1716. Ebenezer also resided here. 'ohn married Abigail Symonds, 1725, and probably erected the "old Killam house ;" had ch.: Abigail, b. 1725; John, 1729; and Mary, 1731. He died, 1738. John, jun., was the grandfather of Samuel, George, Oliver P., and the late William E. Killam.

PERKINS. - WVathaniel owned land, and was taxed here as early as 1714. It is thought by the writer, that he built and resided in the "old Hood house," lately occupied by Mr. Benjamin Hood, in the East Parish. He married Hannah Hazen of Boxford, 1716, by whom he had several children born here: Nathaniel, Daniel, Israel, Mary, Benjamin, Hannah, Hepzibah, Eunice, and Jacob. The family were here as late as 1760.

PICKARD. - Samue/. He married Phebe Bixby, 1713 ; and his son Samuel was baptized in 1714. Zhomas. He was here as early as 1714, and was chosen constable in 1740.

Porter. - Lenjamin, was born in Wenham in 1692, and was son of John and Lydia (Herrick) Porter. He married, 1716, and settled in Boxford. He was the ancestor of the Boxford Porters. He had children: Mary, Moses, Benjamin, Sarah, Tyler, and Lucy. He died, 1778, aged eighty-six years. Moses and Benjamin (great-grandfather of Capt. J. J. Porter) settled in Boxford. Among the descendants of this settler are Rufus King Porter, Bowdoin College, 1813, lawyer at Machias, Me., forty years ; John Cooper Porter, banker of St. Louis, Mo.; George Thatcher Porter, physician at Calais, Me. ; John C. Porter, professor of mathematics at New-York Central College ; Thomas W. Porter, lawyer in Boston, member of Massachusetts Legislature ; Byron Porter, physician of Newport, Me., member'of Maine Legislature; and Parker Cleaveland Porter, graduate Maine Medical School, 1863, surgeon in the Rebellion.

ScaLes. - Yames was b. in Rowley, 30 March, 1679, and was son of James and Sarah (Curtis) Scales. He m. Sarah Curtis (his cousin) of Boxford, 1703, and settled in Boxford. He resided near the residence of Mr. Oliver P. Killam. Although they were in humble circumstances, one of the sons entered the ministry, after passing through the collegiate course at Harvard. The children of this settler were: Mary, James, Moses, Hannah, John, Nathan, Mercy, Joseph, and Oliver. The family removed to Wilmington about 1740.

SPoFFORD. - Zhomas was b. in Georgetown (then Rowley), 6 June, 1678, and was son of Samuel and Sarah (Birkbee) Spofford. He m. Bethiah Hazeltine, 1701, and settled in Boxford. Ch.: (son), Bethiah, Mehitable, Hannah, Dorothy, Thomas, Elizabeth, and Abraham. Samwue/, brother to the above, was b. in 1690, and came to Boxford upon his marriage with Sarah Stickney of Bradford, 1717. He was taxed here as early as 1714. Ch.: Bethiah, b. 1719; Sarah, 1721 ; Samuel, 1722; Thomas, 1726; Amos, 1729. Through the last-mentioned Amos, and As son Thomas, Samuel was the great-grandfather of the late Richard and Capt. Aaron Spofford.

List Of Deacons

First CuHurcH. - Thomas Perley was a deacon in 1708, and he died next year. Abraham Redington was one in 1710, and continued in office till 1713, Dec. 22, when he died. Daniel Wood was deacon in 1714, and was also styled deacon in 1718. Timothy Foster was deacon in 1718, and continued in office until a new set of deacons were chosen in 1759, on the settlement of Rev. Mr. Holyoke. Jonathan Foster was a deacon in 1717, and probably continued in office to his death, May 21, 1730. Nathan Peabody was chosen in November of that year to take his place. Deacon Peabody died March 4, 1733, at the age of fifty years. Thomas Redington was then chosen in December, 1734, who continued in office till a new set of deacons were chosen in 1759, as above stated, on account of the mixed matters of the church during the long interval that it had been without a settled pastor.

The deacons chosen in April, 1759, were Aaron Kimball and Joseph Hale. Deacon Kimball was in office as late as 1774, and was probably followed by Joseph Symonds, who was in office in 1778. He was followed by John Dorman, who is first found in office in 1782. Deacon Dorman died in 1792, and Moses Peabody was chosen in his stead in September of that year. Deacon Peabody died in January, 1826, and his son, Oliver Tyler Peabody, was appointed in his stead in June, 1827. Deacon Peabody resigned in 1853; and the present deacon, John K. Cole, was chosen in his stead in June of that year. Deacon Joseph Hale, above mentioned, resigned in 1765, and died Oct. 5, 1778, aged eighty-six years. In December, 1765, Stephen Symonds was appointed to take his place. Deacon Symonds died April 9, 1808, at the age of eighty years. He was followed in October,

1795, by Jonathan Wood, who died two years later; and he was followed in May, 1798, by Parker Spofford, who married the widow of his predecessor in office. Deacon Spofford died in 1836; and in June, 1838, Josiah Kimball was chosen to take his place. Deacon Kimball removed to Lawrence in 1852; and in August of that year Samuel Bixby, who is still in office, was chosen to fill the vacancy. Deacon Kimball died in Boston, where he had resided for some years, in 1878. .

SECOND CHuRcH. - After the church was incorporated in the West Parish, two deacons were chosen. 'These were John Woster and Caleb Brown. Deacon Woster removed to Leicester in 1745, and was dismissed from his office Oct. 7 of that year. Thomas Chadwick was appointed his successor the following April 2¢. Deacon Chadwick was succeeded by Asa Parker, April 8, 1790; and Parker served till March 20, 1806. The other original deacon, Caleb Brown, removed to Harvard in the spring of 1743, and David Foster was chosen in his stead June 15, 1743. Deacon Foster served till his death in 1759, when Lieut. Joseph Hovey was chosen to succeed him, Aug. 24 of that year. Deacon Hovey died in 1785, and in April of the following year John Chadwick was chosen to fill the vacancy. Deacon Chadwick resigned Nov. 19, 1795, and died in 1797. Deacon Chadwick was succeeded by John Robinson, Esq., who was appointed Nov. 19, 1795, and continued in office till he resigned, March 20, 1806.

March 20, 1806, a new pair of deacons were chosen, namely, Bradstreet Tyler and Charles Foster. Deacon Tyler declined serving longer, April 13, 1814, and thanks were voted to him for his "acceptable services."" John Day was appointed Deacon Tyler's successor on the same day. Deacon Day continued in office till June 2, 1848, when both he and Deacon Foster resigned.

June 2, 1848, a new pair of deacons were again chosen, namely, Joshua T. Day and Daniel K. Gage. Deacon Day served till his death, Feb. 12, 1873, when he was succeeded by Dane Foster, who is now in office. Deacon Gage served till his death in the spring of 1875. He was succeeded, June 16 of that year, by Isaac W. Andrews, who is now in office. Several of the deacons have been residents of North Andover. .