|
The History of Otsego, NY By Holice and Debbie |
| The following is a list of the supervisors and town clerks from 1797 to 1878: | ||
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Year |
Supervisors |
Town Clerks |
|
1797 |
Samuel Griffen |
Thomas Jones |
|
1798 |
- | - |
|
1799 |
- | - |
|
1800 |
- | - |
|
1801 |
- | - |
|
1802 |
- | - |
|
1803 |
Benjamin Gilbert |
- |
|
1804 |
- | - |
|
1805 |
- | - |
|
1806 |
- |
Samuel Griffen |
|
1807 |
- |
Thomas Jones |
|
1808 |
- |
Samuel Griffen |
|
1809 |
- | - |
|
1810 |
John M. Bowers |
- |
|
1811 |
- | - |
|
1812 |
Benjamin Gilbert |
- |
|
1813 |
- |
Sumner Ely |
|
1814 |
- | - |
|
1815 |
- | - |
|
1816 |
- | - |
|
1817 |
Sumner Ely |
Daniel Gilbert |
|
1818 |
- | - |
|
1819 |
- | - |
|
1820 |
- | - |
|
1821 |
- |
Ashael Todd |
|
1822 |
- | - |
|
1823 |
- |
Samuel Griffen |
|
1824 |
- |
James J. Rice |
|
1825 |
- | - |
|
1826 |
- |
Lewis Barnum |
|
1827 |
- | - |
|
1828 |
- |
Benjamin Gilbert |
|
1829 |
John Denton |
David Lent |
|
1830 |
- |
Samuel Huntington |
|
1831 |
Daniel Gilbert |
Levi Wood |
|
1832 |
Samuel M. Ingalls |
- |
|
1833 |
- |
Barnabus M. Gilbert |
|
1834 |
Erastus S. Sterling |
- |
|
1835 |
Ebon R. Morehouse |
- |
|
1836 |
Levi Wood |
- |
|
1837 |
William Temple |
- |
|
1838 |
- |
Milton U. Chase |
|
1839 |
- | - |
|
1840 |
Ebon R. Morehouse |
John Hayden |
|
1841 |
- | - |
|
1842 |
- | - |
|
1843 |
Milton U. Chase |
- |
|
1844 |
- | - |
|
1845 |
Sumner Ely |
Everett Heams |
|
1846 |
- |
William Brooks |
|
1847 |
Barnabus Gilbert |
- |
|
1848 |
Sumner Ely |
George Henman |
|
1849 |
- | - |
|
1850 |
Richard H. Denton |
- |
|
1851 |
Moses R. Brown |
- |
|
1852 |
- | - |
|
1853 |
George R. Fowler |
- |
|
1854 |
- |
Orseenus Reynolds |
|
1855 |
William L. Compton |
Moses R. Brown |
|
1856 |
Samuel H. Hunter |
John Hinds |
|
1857 |
- |
Elihu C. Briggs |
|
1858 |
Leroy K. Bown |
Fayette L. Gilbert |
|
1859 |
- |
William Brooks |
|
1860 |
Levi H. Bower |
William H. Ely |
|
1861 |
Elihu C. Briggs |
- |
|
1862 |
William Brooks |
- |
|
1863 |
William H. Ely |
Farrand C. Parshall |
|
1864 |
- |
Samuel H. Hunter |
|
1865 |
- | - |
|
1866 |
- | - |
|
1867 |
William Jones |
Jordan C. Follett |
|
1868 |
William L. Compton |
- |
|
1869 |
Aaron C. Parshall |
Egbert Marks |
|
1870 |
- |
Lucien B. Bowen |
|
1871 |
Egbert Marks |
Martin E. Gates |
|
1872 |
- |
Lucien B. Bowen |
|
1873 |
William Jones |
- |
|
1874 |
Horace M. Purse |
- |
|
1875 |
John G. Fowler |
Delos Follett |
|
1876 |
Fayette L. Gilbert |
Lucien B. Bowen |
|
1877 |
Adriel G. Murphy |
John Peake |
|
Officers for 1877 are as follows: |
|
|
Supervisor |
A. G. Murphy |
|
Town Clerk |
John Peake |
|
Collector |
D. M. Hunter |
|
Commissioner of Highways |
Henry Jones |
|
Justice of the Peace |
M. T. Bates |
|
Railroad Commissioners |
L. H. Bowen, J.G. North, and H.M.Pierce |
|
Assessor |
E. Brown |
|
Constables |
J.C. Lane, George Risedorph, Henry Andrews, C. Doolittle, J. W. Sexton, and Martin Eckler |
|
Inspectors of Elections |
L. D. Van Patten, Jay Eckler, S. M. Barnum, Jr., Harry North, H. Hubbard, B. Roger, and E. Eggleston. |
|
Excise Commissioner |
J. H. Ames |
|
AGRICULTURAL AND GENERAL STATISTICS In 1865 there were the following: |
|
|
Acres of Improved Land |
25,612 |
|
Cash Value of Farms |
$1,533,335 |
|
Acres Plowed land |
6,178 |
|
Acres Pasture |
9,525 |
|
Acres Meadow |
8,632 |
|
Spring Wheat-Bushels-1864 |
851 |
|
Winter wheat |
857 |
|
Bushels of Oats |
47,440 |
|
Bushels of Barley |
1,443 |
|
Bushels of Buckwheat |
8,300 |
|
Bushels of Indian Corn |
19,460 |
|
Bushels of Potatoes |
35,725 |
|
Bushels of Peas |
953 |
|
Bushels of Beans |
187 |
|
Bushels of turnips |
886 |
|
Pounds of Hops |
391,861 |
|
Bushels of Apples |
35,834 |
|
Barrels of Cider |
1,083 |
|
Pounds of Maple Sugar |
11,606 |
|
Pounds of Butter |
170,795 |
|
Pounds of Cheese |
232,087 |
| Area.—Middlefield has an area of 37,456 acres, and its assessed valuation if $562,710, and its equalized valuation is $726,646. |
|
POPULATION |
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|
1800 |
1044 |
1845 |
3196 |
|
1810 |
2003 |
1850 |
3113 |
|
1814 |
2234 |
1855 |
3071 |
|
1820 |
2579 |
1860 |
3825 |
|
1825 |
2832 |
1865 |
2690 |
|
1830 |
3323 |
1870 |
2848 |
|
1835 |
3163 |
1875 |
2693 |
|
1840 |
3319 |
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