Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1911-01-18
Church Records.

Church Records.
A recent contribution by "W. =.
b. in the Boston Transcript gives
copy of the early records Of ~ rst
church at Berlin We w21!a the
opportunity of printing similar ecords
from the churches of Orleans county.
Berlin was chartered by Governor
Wentworth of New Hampshire in 1853.
Pioneers began to make permanent
settlements about 1855.
"In the month Of June A. D. 1885
EbeneZer Sanborn moved from Cor
NTH in the east part of the state,
into the north part of Berlin on
branch of the Onion river called Dog
river about a half mile from its
mouth. This was the first family that
moved into the town. In the month Of
July of the same summer, Joseph
Thurber moved from the west part Of
the state of Newhampshire into the
north side of Berlin at the mouth of
Dog river.
con the 18th of January, A. D. 1886,
Moses Smith moved into the south
east side or corner of Berlin from
Grandby in Massachusetts, supposing
that he was in the north west corner
of Williamstown. In the beginning
of May the same year Mr.. Sanborn
and Mr.. Thurber removed from Berlin
to Plattsburgh on the west side of
Lake Champlain. A short time be-
fore they left the town, Daniel Morse
moved his family from Washington
about eighteen miles eastward Of this
place, Or to the place which was Mr.
Thurber's. In the month of July the
same season Mr.. Jacob Fowler moved
from Corinth in this state on to the
place which Mr.. Sanborn left.
''In the month of May, A. D. 1887
John Lathrop moved from Bethel in
this state into the southeast corner Of
this town.
"About the, middle of September the
same season Capt James Hobart
moved from Newbury in this state in
to the north west corner of Berlin.
In the year A. D. 1888 Mr.. Morse
moved from Berlin down Onion river
and Hezekiah SiIloway moved from
Corinth in this state on to the farm
that Mr.. Morse left.
:" In the latter part of the winter and
spring A. D. 1889 there were thirteen
families in town.
/ 'In 1879 came Ebenezer Collins frorl
Southbury, Mass.
William Flagg from Hol
den, Mass.
Jacob Black from Ho
, den, Mass.
Old Mr.. Martin and his son DAME
from Rumney, N. H.
Micajah Ingram and Zachariah Per
rim from Gilead, Conn.
Eleazer Hubbard from Glastonbury
Conn.
In 1890 came David Nye and Elijah
Nye from Glastonbury, Conn.
Jabez Ellis from GiIaad, Conn
Aaron Strong from Bolton, Conn.
. Joshua Bayley and Joshua Swar
from Newbury, Vermont
Also Capt. James SAWYER from
Newbury, V. T. and John Taplin from
Corinth, this state.
"On March 31st A. D. 1871 the free
: men of Berlin met, chose town off
: GERS and were organized according t,
law. During the number of familie:
in Berlin was twenty-six.
: 'ln the years 1876 and 1897 the Rev
| James Hobart while on a visit to hi
| father Capt. James Hobart Of Berlin
was by vote of the town and by tn,
, committee Of the town invited to be
come their pastor, the ,committe,
were Zachariah Perrin, Aaron Strons
! and Lieut. Simeon Dewey.
''The Rev. Mr.. Hobart accepted :
call later IN the year, and on the frs
j Sabbath of October. 1893, he becam,
the first settled minister of Berlin
Vt. His salary was the first and sec
ond division lots and fifty pounds law
full money.
Nov. 7th, 1893 he was ordained h.
the Council. And held the pastorat
until May 1929. The record shows tn
names of one hundred and fifty-tw
were baptized by him.
"There are many names marked n
the records as deceased, but no date
the following deaths are given in full
or part:
1888 March Infant Of John Tatbro
In the spring The Widow Collins
August Infant of Eleazer Huh
bard.
In the fall Infant of Moses Smit
l|90 summer Infant of David Nye
summer daughter of Jaco
Fowler.
f lf9l Dec. End Betsy daughter G
Capt. James Hobart
Dec End MIR. Brooks
lI9z Infant children of il
> seph Droolf, -Salvi
: Collins and Samut
Currier.
;. lf93 Infant children of D;
> vid Nye & NJ
Parsons.
n 1884 Mrs. John Taplin.
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