Berlin, New Hampshire in 1829
On July 1, 1829, the state of New Hampshire approved a law that went by the name of "An act to incorporate a town by the name of Berlin." This act forever changed the tract of land then known as "Maynesborough." The act was as follows:
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AN ACT TO INCORPORATE A TOWN BY THE NAME OF BERLIN
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened, That the tract of land now known and called by the name of Maynesborough situate in the County of Coos, shall hereafter be known by the name of Berlin and shall be a town by that name.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted that the inhabitants of said township be, and they hereby are made a body politic and corporate, with all and the same rights, powers, privileges, immunities and liabilities of similar corporations in this State—And the said town of Berlin shall be classed for the purpose of electing a representative and shall be annexed to the same counselor and senatorial districts, as the said Maynesborough was previous to the passage of this act.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That for the purpose of duly organizing said town a meeting of the inhabitants thereof legally qualified to vote in town affairs, shall be held in said town on the first Tuesday of September next, at which meeting Selectmen and all other necessary officers may be elected to continue in office until others are chosen agreeably to the laws of this State—And that Benjamin Thompson, Thomas Ordway, and Thomas Wheeler Jr. or any two of them be authorized to call said meeting of said inhabitants by giving such notice as is required for annual town meetings and it shall be the duty of said Thompson, Ordway, and Wheeler or some one of them to attend and open said meeting and preside therein until a Moderator be chosen.
[Passed July 1st, 1829]
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted that the inhabitants of said township be, and they hereby are made a body politic and corporate, with all and the same rights, powers, privileges, immunities and liabilities of similar corporations in this State—And the said town of Berlin shall be classed for the purpose of electing a representative and shall be annexed to the same counselor and senatorial districts, as the said Maynesborough was previous to the passage of this act.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That for the purpose of duly organizing said town a meeting of the inhabitants thereof legally qualified to vote in town affairs, shall be held in said town on the first Tuesday of September next, at which meeting Selectmen and all other necessary officers may be elected to continue in office until others are chosen agreeably to the laws of this State—And that Benjamin Thompson, Thomas Ordway, and Thomas Wheeler Jr. or any two of them be authorized to call said meeting of said inhabitants by giving such notice as is required for annual town meetings and it shall be the duty of said Thompson, Ordway, and Wheeler or some one of them to attend and open said meeting and preside therein until a Moderator be chosen.
[Passed July 1st, 1829]
After this comes the call for the first town meeting, which is as follows:
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CALL FOR THE FIRST TOWN MEETING
The inhabitants of the town of Berlin qualified by the constitution and laws of the state to vote in town affairs are hereby notified and warned to meet at the dwelling house of Andrew Cates in said Berlin on Tuesday the first day of September next at one of the clock in the afternoon of said day for and to act on the following particular, to wit:
1. To choose a moderator to govern said meeting.
2. To choose a town clerk for said town.
3. To choose three suitable persons to serve as selectmen and assessors for said town.
4. To choose a treasurer for said town.
5. To choose a constable, collector of taxes, highway surveyor, surveyor of lumber, and all other necessary affairs the law requires.
Given under our hands and seal at Berlin this tenth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty-nine.
1. To choose a moderator to govern said meeting.
2. To choose a town clerk for said town.
3. To choose three suitable persons to serve as selectmen and assessors for said town.
4. To choose a treasurer for said town.
5. To choose a constable, collector of taxes, highway surveyor, surveyor of lumber, and all other necessary affairs the law requires.
Given under our hands and seal at Berlin this tenth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty-nine.
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THOMAS ORDWAY
THOMAS WHEELER JR., |
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Organizing Com., appointed
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Here are the results of the first town meeting that was held in the home of Mr. Andrew Cates, which once stood on what is now the corner of McGee Street and Riverside Drive (Upper Main St.) - Andrew Cates chosen moderator; Thomas Ordway selected town clerk; Amos Green, Thomas Ordway, and Thomas Wheeler Jr. Selectman and Assessors; Peter Wheeler Constable; Thomas Green Jr. Surveyor of Highways; Samuel S. Thompson
Surveyor of Lumber.
The residents of Berlin when it was incorporated are as follows:
Surveyor of Lumber.
The residents of Berlin when it was incorporated are as follows:
Thomas Green Jr. (born February 12, 1783) and his wife, Lydia Fairbanks (Evans) Green (born February 3, 1785)
Their children,
Amos Green (born March 21, 1807)
Daniel Green (born December 19, 1808)
Edmund Green (born January 26, 1812)
Aaron Green (born January 4, 1814)
Lydia Green (born August 17, 1817)
Livonia Wallace Green (born March 29, 1811)
Andrew Cates (born May 30, 1784) and his wife, Betsey (Scribner) Cates (born July 14, 1785)
Their children,
Daniel Cates (born August 11, 1813)
Lydia Cates (born Oct 11, 1816)
Sinclair Cates (born March 19, 1820)
Scribner Cates (born October 13, 1821)
Hannah Cates (born January 10, 1826)
Betsey Cates (born September 16, 1810)
Andrew Cates Jr. (born April 2, 1808) and his wife, Betsey (Griffin) Cates (born September 28, 1805)
Their child,
Nathaniel Cates (born May 15, 1829)
Peter Wheeler (December 18, 1790) and his wife, Sally (Seavy) Wheeler (February 23, 1800)
Their children,
Nathan Wheeler (born November 24, 1818)
James Wheeler (born November 19, 1820)
Albion Wheeler (born May 2, 1823)
George Wheeler (born November 13, 1825)
Lafayette Wheeler (born March 9, 1828)
Thomas Wheeler (born December 29, 1783 and his wife, Sally (Blodgett) Wheeler (born April 2, 1787)
Their children,
Thomas Wheeler Jr. (born June 18, 1806)
Cyrus Wheeler (born July 5, 1810)
Polly Wheeler (born April 1, 1812)
Sally Wheeler (born May 18, 1814)
Dexter Wheeler (born April 27, 1816)
Reuben H. Wheeler (born April 20, 1819)
Hiram Wheeler (born April 8, 1822)
Daniel J. Wheeler (born October 12, 1825)
Jonathan W. Wheeler (born November 1, 1829)
Samuel Blodgett (born August 28, 1802) and his wife, Rebecca (Bean) Blodgett (born October 10, 1800)
Their children,
Samuel D. Blodgett (born October 27, 1826)
Zeruah Blodgett (born January 23, 1828)
Nathan Blodgett (born August 30, 1829)
Joseph Blodgett (born December 6, 1804) and his wife, Mary L. (Wright) Blodgett (born April 12, 1809)
Their children,
Herman A. Blodgett (born November 28, 1827)
Ruby Blodgett (born November 30, 1829)
Abiathar Bean (born June 30, 1794) and his wife, Mercy (Fogg) Bean (born January 1, 1797)
Their children,
Eliza Jane Bean (born January 2, 1817)
Lydia M. Bean (born June 10, 1821)
Louisa Bean (born September 24, 1823)
Thomas C. Bean (born October 27, 1826)
Mary A. Bean (born August 13, 1829)
Samuel S. Thompson (born September 19, 1773) and his wife Catharine (Staples) Thompson (born November 14, 1772)
Their children,
Benjamin Thompson (born August 1, 1803)
Eliza Thompson (born February 29, 1807)
Sarah J. Thompson (born September 1, 1810)
Amos Thompson (born July 19, 1818)
Simon Evans (born September 13, 1780) and his wife, Mehetable (Messer) Evans (born August 19, 1782)
Their children,
Caroline Evans (born March 28, 1799)
Lydia Evans (born June 8, 1807)
Losina Evans (born August 7, 1808)
Uriah Evans (born February 25, 1810)
William Evans (born January 21, 1812)
Polly Evans (born May 19, 1814)
Abigail Evans (born April 15, 1816)
Betsey Evans (born December 23, 1818)
Esther A. R. Evans (born September 3, 1823)
Their children,
Amos Green (born March 21, 1807)
Daniel Green (born December 19, 1808)
Edmund Green (born January 26, 1812)
Aaron Green (born January 4, 1814)
Lydia Green (born August 17, 1817)
Livonia Wallace Green (born March 29, 1811)
Andrew Cates (born May 30, 1784) and his wife, Betsey (Scribner) Cates (born July 14, 1785)
Their children,
Daniel Cates (born August 11, 1813)
Lydia Cates (born Oct 11, 1816)
Sinclair Cates (born March 19, 1820)
Scribner Cates (born October 13, 1821)
Hannah Cates (born January 10, 1826)
Betsey Cates (born September 16, 1810)
Andrew Cates Jr. (born April 2, 1808) and his wife, Betsey (Griffin) Cates (born September 28, 1805)
Their child,
Nathaniel Cates (born May 15, 1829)
Peter Wheeler (December 18, 1790) and his wife, Sally (Seavy) Wheeler (February 23, 1800)
Their children,
Nathan Wheeler (born November 24, 1818)
James Wheeler (born November 19, 1820)
Albion Wheeler (born May 2, 1823)
George Wheeler (born November 13, 1825)
Lafayette Wheeler (born March 9, 1828)
Thomas Wheeler (born December 29, 1783 and his wife, Sally (Blodgett) Wheeler (born April 2, 1787)
Their children,
Thomas Wheeler Jr. (born June 18, 1806)
Cyrus Wheeler (born July 5, 1810)
Polly Wheeler (born April 1, 1812)
Sally Wheeler (born May 18, 1814)
Dexter Wheeler (born April 27, 1816)
Reuben H. Wheeler (born April 20, 1819)
Hiram Wheeler (born April 8, 1822)
Daniel J. Wheeler (born October 12, 1825)
Jonathan W. Wheeler (born November 1, 1829)
Samuel Blodgett (born August 28, 1802) and his wife, Rebecca (Bean) Blodgett (born October 10, 1800)
Their children,
Samuel D. Blodgett (born October 27, 1826)
Zeruah Blodgett (born January 23, 1828)
Nathan Blodgett (born August 30, 1829)
Joseph Blodgett (born December 6, 1804) and his wife, Mary L. (Wright) Blodgett (born April 12, 1809)
Their children,
Herman A. Blodgett (born November 28, 1827)
Ruby Blodgett (born November 30, 1829)
Abiathar Bean (born June 30, 1794) and his wife, Mercy (Fogg) Bean (born January 1, 1797)
Their children,
Eliza Jane Bean (born January 2, 1817)
Lydia M. Bean (born June 10, 1821)
Louisa Bean (born September 24, 1823)
Thomas C. Bean (born October 27, 1826)
Mary A. Bean (born August 13, 1829)
Samuel S. Thompson (born September 19, 1773) and his wife Catharine (Staples) Thompson (born November 14, 1772)
Their children,
Benjamin Thompson (born August 1, 1803)
Eliza Thompson (born February 29, 1807)
Sarah J. Thompson (born September 1, 1810)
Amos Thompson (born July 19, 1818)
Simon Evans (born September 13, 1780) and his wife, Mehetable (Messer) Evans (born August 19, 1782)
Their children,
Caroline Evans (born March 28, 1799)
Lydia Evans (born June 8, 1807)
Losina Evans (born August 7, 1808)
Uriah Evans (born February 25, 1810)
William Evans (born January 21, 1812)
Polly Evans (born May 19, 1814)
Abigail Evans (born April 15, 1816)
Betsey Evans (born December 23, 1818)
Esther A. R. Evans (born September 3, 1823)
