Lum,Luther Foote.
1844, C. Gayton Pickman,Charles Chase.
1845-1846, C. Gayton Pickman,William E. Carter.
1847-1851, Willnd was installed here Sept. 16, 1838.
He resigned early in 1845, and was subsequently settled in Bath, Me., Lynn, New York,, 1843,Rev. Shipley W. Willson.
Died 30 Dec., 1856.
1844, 1845,Rev. Samuel A. Cushing.
1846, 1847,Rev. Joseph A. Merrill.rformance of various municipal duties.
He was a Selectman, 1845, and Representative in the General Court six years, betweenApril 19, 1846. Rev. George G. Ingersoll, H. C. 1815, D. D. 1845, was installed Dec. 3, 1847, and resigned Oct. 14, 1849.
H6, 1851.
He was succeeded by Rev. Joseph L. Bennett, A. C. 1845, who was installed July 1, 1852, and resigned Feb. 18, 1857G. F. R. Wadleigh.
1843-1844,Isaac Lum,G. F. R. Wadleigh.
1845-1846,Isaac Lum,John Dallinger.
1847-1848,Isaac Lum,Charles1844,Rev. Isaac A. Savage, W. U. 1841.
Died 16 Feb. 1854.
1845,Rev. Mark Trafton.
1846,Rev. John Clark.
Died 19 Oct. 184
tables exhibit the increase of population and wealth, and the much larger increase of taxation and debt.
Population.
according to the United States census, except 1765, 1776, 1865, and 1875, which are according to the State census, and 1845, which was taken by the Assessors in that year.
1765,1,571.
1776,1,586.
1790,2,115.
1800,2,453.
1810,2,323.
Between 1800 and 1810, West Cambridge and Brighton were separated from Cambridge.
1820,3,295.
1830,6,072.
1840,8,409.
1845,12,41845,12,490.
1850,15,215.
1860,26,060.
1865,29,112.
1870,39,634.
1875,47,838.
Polls.Valuation.Rate per $1,000.City Tax.City Debt.
18463,224$9,312,481$5.00$46,122.59$22,000.00
18473,3879,806,5395.4052,760.0843,861.27
18483,63910,476,2305.5055,967.5351,661.27
18493,72010,667,2726.3064,964.7963,661.27
18503,43611,469,6186.3068,809.1691,661.27
18514,01012,392,4406.3073,478.70116,780.27
18524,04413,175,2577.5094,252.19134,800.00
18534,29813,599,3606.5082,522.26147,903.68
18544,64815,437,1007
8.
John P. Tarbell, 1842.
Isaac Livermore, 1844, 1845.
Joseph T. Buckingham, 1846-1848, 1850. 1851.
Jo, 1843.
John Sargent, 1844-1848.
John S. Ladd, 1845-1847, 1852.
Charles R. Metcalf, 1845.
Samuel Batch1845.
Samuel Batchelder, 1847.
Stephen T. Farwell, 1848-1852.
William Wyman, 1848, 1849.
Charles Wood, 1850, 1851.
Jus43.
Stephen T. Farwell, 1844.
William Wyman, 1844, 1845.
Josiah Burrage, Jr., 1844, 1845.
Jonas Wyeth,1845.
Jonas Wyeth, 1844.
James D. Green, 1845.
Alex. H. Ramsay, 1845.
Charles Wood, 1845.
Assessors.
the Selectmen 1845.
Alex. H. Ramsay, 1845.
Charles Wood, 1845.
Assessors.
the Selectmen performed the duty of Assessors, until 1697, except in the year 1694.
Walter Hastings, 1694, 1697, 1698, 171845.
Charles Wood, 1845.
Assessors.
the Selectmen performed the duty of Assessors, until 1697, except in the year 1694.
Walter Hastings, 1694, 1697, 1698, 1700-1705.
Samuel Stone, 1694, 1697, 1698.
Thomas Oliver, 1694, 1697-1699, 1706, 1715.
Josiah Parker, 11845.
Assessors.
the Selectmen performed the duty of Assessors, until 1697, except in the year 1694.
Walter Hastings, 1694, 1697, 1698, 1700-1705.
Samuel Stone, 1694, 1697, 1698.
Thomas Oliver, 1694, 1697-1699, 1706, 1715.
Josiah Parker, 1699.
Francis Bowman, 1699-1709, 1711.
Jonathan Remington, 1700.
Edward Winship, 1700, 1701.
John Otes, 1842, 1843.
Omen S. Keith, 1844.
Royal Morse, 1845, 1846.
Jonas Wyeth 2d, 1847-1849.
James Luke,
dau. of Rev. John Mellen of Sterling, 1 Jan. 1771, and had Caleb, b. 22 or 23 Nov. 1771, settled in Paris, Me.; Thomas Mellen, b. 29 Mar. 1773, d. in Lexington.
Ky.; Charles, b. 8 Oct. 1774, grad.
H. C. 1795, was a lawyer, editor, and poet, d. in Brimfield 19 Oct. 1820; Pamela, b. 21 Ap. 1776, m. Col. John Orne of Lynnfield; John, b. 21 Mar. 1778, the veteran printer and editor of the New Hampshire Sentinel at Keene, N. H., where he d. 6 June 1873; Henry, b. 10 Dec. 1779, d. in Paris, Me., 1845; Sophia, b. 5 Jan. 1782, known as a poetess, d. unm.
12 Oct. 1805; Clarissa, b. 4 Ap. 1784, m. Benjamin Johnson of Boston, Mar. 1805, d. in Camb.
1813; William, b. 20 Feb. 1786, d. 15 Mar. 1806; George, b. and d. 1787; Lydia, b. 11 April 1790, m. Rev. William Frothingham of Belfast, Me., 1821; George Washington, b. 21 July 1792, a merchant in Wiscasset, Me., and afterwards editor of the New York Statesman, d. at Keene 28 Feb. 1829; Rebecca, b. 25 Aug. 1794, unm. Rev. Caleb the f. d. of cons