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The History of Otsego, NY By Holice and Debbie |
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THE FIRST TOWN-MEETING The first town-meeting of which any records exist was held at William Griffiths’, April 3, 1798, when the following officers were chosen, viz.: |
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Supervisor |
Robert Roseboom |
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Town Clerk |
Silas Crippen |
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Assessors |
Christopher Brakeman, Peras Drake, Henry Ingalls, William Griffiths, Jotham Houghton |
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Constables |
Mr. Lane, Ezekiel Rice, and Samuel B. Spencer |
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Poor Masters |
Josiah Chase, Henry Ingalls |
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Path Masters |
Daniel Bartholomew, John Brakeman, Benjamin Leonard, William Constabel, Abner Pees, Jacob Schermerhorn, Robert Moors, Elijah Freeman, Uriah Bigelow, William Griffith, Jotham Houghton, Israel Spencer, John Tompson, Amos Spencer, David Sever, Benjamin Chase, Moss Howe, Joseph Howe, Jonas Babcock, Clark Whitmore, P. T. Demont, Whitney Inel, Nathaniel Storra, John Champion, E. Alvord, D. McMullen, Samuel Thompson, Calvin Winslow, Jonathan Badlock, P. Drake, Abijah Wright, I. Fletcher, Jacob Flint, J. Moore |
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Collector |
Isaac Lane |
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Fence Watchers |
Bartholomew, Becker, Strain, M. Quale, F. Albert, Rufus Ingalls, Benjamin Ellis, Abijah Wright, B. Brown, Seth Dickinson, Uriah Bigelow, Elijah Freeman, Elijah Houghton, Ezekiel Rice, Jotham Houghton, David Howe, Ralph Earls |
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Pound Keepers |
Mr. Bartholomew, Henry Ingalls, Jacob Brown, W. Griffith, Elijah Houghton, Jesse Spencer, M. Howe |
| At this town meeting it was "voted, a bounty of ten dollars for every wolf that shall be killed in the town of Worcester." In 1812 this law was rescinded. |
| The following shave served as supervisors and town clerk from 1798 to 1876: | ||
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1798 |
Robert Roseboom |
Silas Crippen |
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1799 |
- | - |
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1800 |
Peter P. Demont |
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1801 |
- | - |
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1802 |
- | - |
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1803 |
- | - |
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1804 |
- | - |
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1805 |
Robert Roseboom |
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1806 |
Silas Crippen |
John Chase |
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1807 |
- | - |
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1808 |
David Tripp |
Bela Kaple |
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1809 |
Silas Crippen |
B. D. Lematter |
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1810 |
- | - |
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1811 |
- | - |
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1812 |
- |
Jason Cleveland |
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1813 |
- | - |
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1814 |
Jason Cleveland |
Seth Chase |
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1815 |
Silas Crippen |
Jason Cleveland |
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1816 |
Jason Cleveland |
Seth chase |
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1817 |
- | - |
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1818 |
- | - |
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1819 |
Uriah Bigelow |
Simeon J. Andrews |
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1820 |
Henry Smith |
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1821 |
John Strain |
Amos Belding |
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1822 |
Joseph S. Clark |
Simeon J. Andrews |
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1823 |
- | - |
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1824 |
- |
Jonas Chapman, Jr. |
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1825 |
Seth Chase |
Simeon J. Andrews |
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1826 |
- |
Reuben Champion |
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1827 |
- | - |
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1828 |
Bela Johnson |
- |
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1829 |
Henry Smith |
Jonas Chapman, Jr. |
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1830 |
- |
William G. Queal |
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1831 |
Seth Chase |
- |
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1832 |
Schuyler Crippen |
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1833 |
- |
Aaron Peets |
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1834 |
Henry Smith |
Henry Johnson |
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1835 |
Seneca Bigelow |
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1836 |
- | - |
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1837 |
- |
Ten Eyck La Mour |
| 1838 | William C. Queal | Eborn T . Bigelow |
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1839 |
Uriah G. Bigelow |
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1840 |
- |
Seneca Bigelow |
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1841 |
- | - |
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1842 |
- |
James H. Cooley |
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1843 |
- |
Josiah Pickering |
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1844 |
Abraham Becker |
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1845 |
Leonard Caryl |
Thomas Stimson |
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1846 |
N. G. Bigelow |
Lemuel Houghton |
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1847 |
Amos Smith |
Charles Wright |
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1848 |
Samuel S. Burnside |
Lemuel Houghton |
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1849 |
John Cook |
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1850 |
A. C. Ten Eyck |
James S. Cooley |
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1851 |
- |
Lemuel Houghton |
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1852 |
W. H. Chase |
- |
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1853 |
S. W. Martin |
- |
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1854 |
S. H. Kelley |
John Storrs |
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1855 |
Brownell Holmes |
- |
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1856 |
S. H. Kelley |
- |
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1857 |
Isaac L. Lamour |
John N. Hartwell |
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1858 |
D. W. Thurbur |
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1859 |
Isaac L. Lamour |
Henry C. Markham |
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1860 |
Samuel H. Grant |
Charles Wright |
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1861 |
S. W. Martin |
Joseph Preston |
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1862 |
- |
Charles Wright |
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1863 |
George Becker |
Duane B. Cooley |
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1864 |
E. L. Gustis |
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1865 |
Nelson Thurbur |
Charles Wright |
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1866 |
- |
Martin Northrop |
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1867 |
- |
Charles H. Cooley |
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1868 |
William H. Ely |
- |
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1869 |
Nelson Thurbur |
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1870 |
V. D. Becker |
C. A. Crippen |
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1871 |
Nelson Thurbur |
C. G. Waterman |
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1872 |
- |
A. H. Northrop |
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1873 |
Stephen Gile |
C. H. Mereness |
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1874 |
- |
B. W. Waterman |
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1875 |
D. W. Warner |
A. Wilcox |
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1876 |
Henry H. Smith |
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The officers for 1877 are as follows: |
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Supervisor |
Henry H. Smith |
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Town Clerk |
M. M. Multer |
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Justice of the Peace |
S. B. Hartwell |
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Commissioner of Highways |
H. Mereness |
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Assessor |
S. P. Holmes |
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Overseer of the Poor |
Abram Smith, A. G. Miller |
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Collector |
Edmond Ridge |
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Auditors |
S. H. Grant, A. Hollenbeck, and A. Eckerson |
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Inspectors of Election |
C. B. Robbins, D. W. Neer, J. Ridge, James Bellew, J. S. Baldwin, P. Hanor |
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Game Constable |
S. T. Lamour |
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Excise Commissioner |
P. L. Dornie |
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Town Sealer |
C. N. Hart |
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Constables |
L. Jaycox, E. Crippen, O. Mowbray, R. Holmes. |
Transcribed by Holice B. Young
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