October
28,1869
Urban
left home; he goes in the Steam Boat City Norwich for a fireman. We commenced
to plaster our house today. There was quite a flurry of snow this morning. I
have been sick so I could not sit up much today.
February
27, 1870
I
have been very sick with a stoppage today. I had the sick headache last
Thursday and Friday. Father was taken sick in January. He has been quite
complaining since of shortness of breath and restless nights.
March
8,1870
Owen
Whipple started for home today: he came from the west. He arrived here the 31
of last December 1869. We bought us a new stove the 22 of March. Levi Crouch
and Mary Waterous was married March the 9, 1870. Stiles Crandle's house that
Timothy Crouch occupied was burned the same day. Urban and Nellie Whipple was
married April the 14, 1870, Thursday. Last Saturday I went up to Timothy
Whipples 1 o'clock at night. They had opened their house for plays. I don’t
approve of while I have children there. I never slept any for the night. I went
there again Sunday morning April 16. I received the most abusive language from
Timothy’s wife. Urban moved to Mystic the 17 of May. Evin Whipple was married
June the 9, 1870. Noah and Hiram went to Cobalt to work July 27, 1870.
Nellie
Whipple behaved in rather an unbecoming way to me. August 10, 1870, Hiram cane
home from Cobalt. Aug. the 30, 1870, I was here alone 5 weeks except one night.
It has been dry weather since the 28 of July. There has not been but a few rains
since Noah came home the 20 of September. Noah and Hiram went back to Cobalt
October 5. They boarded with Mrs. Cones. They came home Saturday October
15,1870.)
December
1, 1870
Noah
and ________ve both been sick since the 6 of November. We had our house painted
inside in October 1870.
November
27, 1870
Josiah
and Margaret Hammond had a tin wedding. We were there. December 18 I was to
Nathan Whipples to his father's funeral. There was quite a large collection of
people there. It has been 24 years since he was in sound health of mind.
Urban
moved back to Ledyard Jan 9, 1871. Urban cut his leg with the axe Feb. 18,
1871. Urban was to home here Wednesday the 8 of March. He went to Mystic to
work today, Monday, March 13, 1871. I feel to long remember this winter, the
winter I am 50. We have had sickness all throw the winter and the month of
November. The second day of March Noah road to Urban's since then he has rode
out often. He walked to Betsy's this morning and back.
March
13, 1871
We
sold a young cow and a two 4 year old heifer for 50 dollars each last Saturday
the 11 of March. Urban cut his foot with the axe Saturday, March 25. 1871. The
24 of April he went to his Uncle Timothy by the help of crutches. The 2 day of
May he came home. He and Hiram went to work the 8 of May for Jasper Latham.
(Rufus Gallup wife had a shock Sunday May the 7, 1871). We got us a cow Tuesday
May 9, 1871. Nellie Whipple was taken sick Friday morning. She died about 2
o'clock Saturday Morning, June 17, 1871. Noah commenced to work Tuesday, June
20, 1871.
Urban
moved his things home July 16, 1871.
It
was snowing this morning, it was the first we have this fall. It’s most gone
this afternoon.
December
25. It is a warm pleasant day the snow is gone the sun is shining bright and
warm. It’s a fine Christmas day. Thanksgiving day was very cold. We traded
horses with Lucus Brown Oct. 19 1871.
Jan
- 1872. The old year is gone. It has been a year of trouble with us. Noah was
sick all last winter. I was sick and health poor all winter. Urban was cut
twice with the axe in the spring, his wife died in the summer. Noah's father
died in the fall. I have been sick about a month that ended the year. The new
year commenced warm and pleasant. The ground is bare. My folks is carting
railroad ties to Mystic, Jan. 2, 1872.
March
10, 1872
It's
a stormy Sunday. It's raining hard now. It's has been very cold the past week.
March
17. Urban and Mr. Ackley helpt to get wood and cut it for C. Plimun. Yesterday
he got his foot cut with the axe Thursday the 7 of March. Frederic Crouch cut
his foot with the axe 8 of March 1872.
Urban
and Hattie was married April the 3, 1872. Hattie came here the 24 of March
1872. Urban and had a sleigh ride the same day. It snowed last Sunday, November
17, 1872. The horses has been sick this fall with the episodic. Our horses was
taken Saturday November 16, 1872. They have not been very sick.
William
Crouch and Edith Whipple was married November 19, 1872. I had a vision of the
drought the 22 of June, it had been dry since the 20 of May 1873. My boys left
home for Bridge Port July 10, 1873. Their work not being ready they went to
Long Island. They were gone until the 14. They went to Bridge Port the 19 of
the same month.
Noah
has paid all he was owing towards repairing our house the 13 of October 1873.
Urban came from Bridge Port the 15 of October 1873. Hiram came home the 12 of
Sept from the same place. Hiram has taken a job of binding some faced wall for
Erastus Lamb that he has been to work on this fall 1873. Lydia Crouch came here
November 25, 1873 (Tuesday). Lydia left here Dec. 15. It is warm and pleasant
for the 18 of December. There is not much frost in the ground if there is any.
My folks is to work carting railroad ties and wood. Urban goes with the team
December 30, 1873. Evin Whipple hurt his forehead over his left eye by a limb
of a tree springing back while chopping cord wood for us. December 31, 1873.
The sun is shining bright on the snow as it is going down soon to set for the
last time this year.
Jane
Crouch’s body was brought from Denver, Colorado, and buried Saturday, January
17, 1874. Urban and his wife went away from here today January 17. They came
home last Tuesday. Timothy Crouch was buried Thursday January 29. I could not
attend the funeral Urban’s baby was sick I was there.
Loren
Chapman's wife was confined last Sunday with an infant March 29, 1874. Loren
had left his home and works his wife and neighbors not knowing where he has
gone. Urban and Hiram lost quite an amount by Loren’s mismanagement last
summer.
May
30, 1874. I have been sick and out of health since the 15 of last
February
through the month of April I was very sick with the fever. About the time the
fever turned I took cold and brought on the rheumatism. I could not walk for a
fortnight. I am still lame.
July
24, 1874. My rheumatism settled in my rite foot. The 6 of July my foot and
ankle was swollen. I drew a blister on my foot. It did not fill well. My foot
swelled until I could not walk on it. The 10 I drew another blister and poulticed
it with milk and flour poultice and put plantain leaves on the sores it was
soon better. In about a week I could walk some about the house.
September
27, 1874
I
was to Urbans his babe was sick. She was cutting teeth and took cold and
brought on the fever. She was restless and quite sick. Soon after I got there
Maria Cushman came. She said they ought to have the doctor. Urban was opposed
to it but she and his wife was very anxious for him to come. I told him the
babe was too weak to take medicine. The more they were opposed the more earnest
they appeared. At last Urban consented when the doctor came in I was tending
the baby. He came and took her hand to feel of her pulse. She was afraid and
pulled her hand from his and turned to me. I told him I never employed a doctor
for my children and the infant was too weak to take medicine. He turned to
Hattie my son's wife and made some inquires concerning the babes sickness. He
told her he would leave some medicine he mist sum powders five doses. He
ordered them given once in five hours. Her mother gave her a dose in molasses
in a few minutes she began to be very restless. I laid her down in the cradle.
Her hands became some convulsed. Her eyes rolled back in her head and close for
a few minutes then open them again with a wild expression and scream then close
her eyes again in a restless slumber. I sat by her until most night watching
her uneasy motion. The next day I was there again towards noon the doctor came.
I was tending her. He felt of her pulse. He said they were quite regular—a
little fast. He said she wasn't so well as the day before. I was there until
most night. The next day was raining and I was sick. I heard from there she was
about the same Wednesday. The next day I was there again. She appeared in the
same stupid state. The second time the doctor was there he ordered different
medicine to be given once in three hours. Towards night he came again. I told
him the medicine he first gave her was too powerful. She was then lying like a
dead child. If by chance a fly lit on her face, she did not wink nor stir. The
doctor then left different medicine that brought her to her senses. She was
very sick. I was there Sunday the 11 of October. She could sit up a little.
Edwin
Waterous died Monday Dec. the 28. He was buried Thursday the 31 of December
1874. His parents was both out of heath. His father is most blind. There was
quite a collection of people to his funeral. The weather was very cold.
January
15,1875.
It’s
very cold today. Frost has been on the wind until most night. Urban cut his
left foot with the axe last Sunday the 10 June. Finny Crouch had a baby last
Saturday the 9 of January. There has not been any deep snows this week. Urban
was to home last Tuesday the 19 of January.
January10,
1875
Yesterday
and last night was the coldest weather there has been this winter. There has
been ice on the ground since last Friday. Today is the fifth since the ice.
Father has been sick about a week. Noah has gone down to see him today (Sunday
February 15, 1875). Uncle Jonathan Whipple was buried yesterday Urban helped
dig the grave. The ground was froze about two feet deep. He was 80 years old
last August. February 17, 1875. Yesterday and the day before was very cold.
There was ice on the ground most all the month of February.
Evin
and Loran left here the 17th of February 1875. Loren said there was an officer
looking for them and they must leave the state. Thursday, March the 4. Evin
came back here; he then went to Urban’s and left the next for Hopedale, Mass. The
next Saturday (March 6th) evening Loren was here. He owned he was guilty of the
accusation John Gallup had against him. Yesterday, Wednesday, March the10, they
summoned Loren and Urban to court to the Head of Mystic in Hides store. (March
18, 1875) It has been very cold today. The ice is 16 inches thick on the
spring. My folks has not worked, it has been so cold. April 1. It is pleasant
and warm. The snow is fast a going after the cold month of March. From the 18
until the 28 the ice was 16 inches thick on the spring. April 15. Last Sunday
the ice was 8 inches thick on the spring. Last Monday I was lame. My right foot was swollen. I did not set up
but a few hours through the day. Tuesday it snowed. It was about 8 inches deep.
Widow Babcock fell and broke her ankle. Wednesday the 14 Hiram cut his ankle
with the axe. Wednesday the 21 he went out door. The 22 he went up to his Uncle
Nathan's; the 23 he went up to his house; the 24 he went to work splitting our
rails. He has been to work since.
Monday,
May the 3. Jabez Whipple was buried today. He died last Saturday. I was to
Urbans during the funeral. I think there was more than 15 teams passed there
that came from the funeral. Our old barn fell May the 9, 1875. Urban left home
the 18th of April to go for a fireman on the Steamboat Boston. He was gone
until Wednesday, June the 2.
Caleb
Willis died June 14. He fell in the street near Charles Chapman's and expired
in a few seconds. He had started expecting to go to work but death overtook him
on his way.
Friday,
July 9, 1875.
I
am sitting up in the rocking chair this morning after sitting on the bed seven
days. My right ankle commenced to swell Monday, June 28th. The next day I drew
a blister on my foot. Thursday, July 1 there was a dark purple spot on my left
ankle. I drew another blister on that. Both of my feet has been swollen and
very painful. I have washed and soaked them in wild indigo weed steeped and put
onion pounded and poultice made of wild indigo and sell weed and plantain.
Sunday, July 11. I am here alone. I can walk a little. I have been to the
cupboard in the hall and got some kerosene oil and wet a rag and bound it on my
right foot. It makes it smart.
Thursday,
July 15. Yesterday and today I went outdoors. Today I went to the nearest apple
tree on the east side of the road. Friday 16, it has been raining most all day.
My folks finished getting in what hay they had down this morning before it
commenced to rain much. I am sitting writing with my feet in the little chair,
my writing book on my knees. The clock stands on the shelf opposite where I am
sitting. It is half past 4 in the afternoon. My folks is out. Annette Waterous
is out, perhaps to the neighbors. She came here Wednesday, June the 23. She has
been with since my feet has been sore. Saturday, 17. I have been out to the
south field bars and picked some currants. It was quite a walk for me. I am
weak and unable to sit up all day. July 22. Yesterday I went down to the Head
of the River with Loren Davis. He came here the last of June or the first of
July. I have felt rather tired today. Saturday, July 31, I went to uncle Joseph
Waterous to his wife's funeral. I went to New London the 10 of August. I was
there two nights. Hiram and Mary Annie Stillman was married Aug. 22, 1875 by
Elder Cook. Hiram moved to his house September 6th. September the 9 we went to
a picnic to Poquonnock. Sept. 28th we went to a fair to the Quaker schoolhouse.
Henry Whipple left here for the west the 12 of Oct.
October
4, 1875
My
folks have most harvested their apples. There has been two large frosts.
November
2. It is very cold today and windy. We made our husking the 25 of Oct. It was
warm and pleasant. We washed and boiled and rinsed the clothes outdoor. Annette
Waterous left here Nov 16. She came here the 23 of June.
Hiram
and his wife has taken Lily Bartlow to live with them. She came the 28 of
November on Sunday the Nov. 30 the weather is very cold today. It's past 3
o'clock. The windows are frosted over with ice. It froze in the porch. The milk
was froze through in the buttery.
We
had a hog delivered from Edmond Spicer Monday December the 6. Dec. 20. It has
been a cold day. It froze in the kitchen bedroom and front room last night.
Jan. 4,1876. We have had about a week of warm weather. Today is rather cold.
Three first days of this month was warm most as April. The ground wasn't froze
on the surface.
Tuesday,
January 11, 1876. I started to go to a funeral today. It was so cold I did not
go further than Hiram. Charles Crandall and Nelson Whipple was both drowned in
Long Pond up towards Indian Town. They were drowned Sunday the 9. The funeral
was to Enoch Whipples. There vas a large collection of people there. Sunday,
January 11. Noah has gone to John Waterous to see what he can do towards
getting a pension for his wife's brother, Henry Waterous. Aunt Mary Waterous
had a shock the last of January 1876. February 6, 1876. Today I am 55 years
old. It's not for me to know if I am to see another year. But if the remnant of
my days could be spend in well doing it is all I can ask for. Noah cut his foot
last Sunday, March the 5,1876.
Sunday,
March 12. Noah's foot is about well. He was not confined with it but one day so
was not about and outdoors some. My foot is lame and swollen today.
Urban
moved to Groton Bank the 3 day of April 1876. He has been to work for Dwight
Gallup since April 10, 1876. The peeping frogs has come. I was to Urban's last
Sunday, May 17. I carried them some cowslips. I was there again the 11 of June.
Urban was to City Island to work in New York State. There hasn’t been much rain
but once for a month. It rained a little last night the 27 of June. I was to
Urban's last Sunday, July 2. Urban had got home that morning. We was caught in
a thunder shower while coming home.
July
23. There was much rain fell. The water stood in puddles on the ground. There
was three showers during the day. Today, July 24 has been cool and clear the
most of the day.
Oct.
9 there was frost that damaged green beans.
Oct.
15 the ground was covered with snow this morning. It was two and three-quarters
of an inch on the porch window stool. The sun came out about half past 12. It
shines bright and warm. The snow is melting off the eaves and trees. The top of
one little willow tree was bent to the ground with snow
Nov.
3. It's as warm and pleasant today as September. The weather has been rather
dry this fall, some wells has failed. Hiram's well was cleaned out the 23 of
Oct. They can sink a bucket, since it has been cleaned out. Hiram's wife was
put to bed Friday, Dec. 1, 1876, 3:00 o'clock in the afternoon with a little
girl. Her babe weight 8 lbs. 11 oz. (Alice Whipple Baudro).
Frank
Lester’s remains was brought on from California and buried the fifth of Dec.
1876.
Jan.
2, 1877 - I have been out of health a month. I have not been able to work but a
little since I have been sick. Ida Benham was to home last week out of health.
There was a deep snow fell last night.
Jan.
6, 1877 Ida was carried to the insane retreat in Providence, R. I.
Jan.
7 - Urban moved his folks home from William Browns. They moved there about the
first of Aug. He has moved in the house with Hiram after visiting home two
days. Ida was brought back from Providence to her fathers the 15 or 16 of
January. She still remains out of health.
Feb.
3 - The weather is warm as spring. The snow and ice is thawing fast in the warm
sun. Our hens began to lay the 30 of Jan. Hiram's hens commenced to lay more
than a week first.
Feb.
4 - Hiram and his wife was to home the 11 of Jan. They were to home. It was the
first time his wife was out with her child.
Feb.
13 - It has been pleasant and warm so far this month. The deep snow that fell
the 2nd of Jan. is most gone. Last night the wind rose and blew from the
northeast. It was followed by some hail and a flurry of snow. It was the first
storm we have had this month. This morning it is clear and cold. It's most
11o'clock. The frost is on the windows of the kitchen. Erastus Waterous has
gone to Block Island cod fishing with James and Sylvester Waterous. They
commenced their voyage about a week ago.
Feb.
26 - Monday. Yesterday and day before was stormy. It snowed and rained a little
Saturday. It was the first we have had this month of any amount.
Feb.
28, 1877 - Wednesday. I went down to the spring I have not been so far since the
first day of winter. I then went up to the barn. Thursday, March the 1st - I
went down to the brook back the spring. Friday, March 2 - I went up the hill by
the shop. It commenced to rain about 10 o’clock. It rained the rest of the day
and most of the night. Ichabod and Betsy was married today in Westerly, R.I.
Saturday, March the 10th, Elizabeth Crouch came here to help me. Robert Lamb's
house and barn was burnt the 12 of February. They caught fire by the explosion
of a kerosene lamp. March 18- I was taken with a cold in my head and lungs. For
nine days I had a had cough and raised much macerated phlegm. I have not been
able to sit up all day. March 27 - Alden Crouch and Lucy Phillips was married.
April 29 - Elisabeth Crouch left here. I am about same but my health is poor. I
have had the ague in my face about two weeks. April 25 - I have bought some
cowslips today; we had greens for dinner the 21st of April.
May
3rd - I have been up to the bars west
of the house and down to the spring after water today. I sat up all day
yesterday. May 4th - I went up the road to the bars that goes out of the lot l
have not been so far since the first
day of December.
Wednesday,
May 9, 1877 - I am not as well today. My head is dizzy. Last Sunday the 6 of
May I went to meeting and to Urbans and Hirams. May 24 - It has been raining
most all day. It rained some last Tuesday. The weather has been dry this month
except some light showers until after the 20 of May.
May
29 I went up the hill where Urban commenced to dig a cellar. I have not walked
so far since last November. June 1st - I went to brother Jamses on a visit.
June
8 - It has been dry weather since the 24 of May until the 6 of this month. The
weather has been unsettled for 3 days. There has been much rain fell. The 6 and
7 of this month I have eat strawberries that was most ripe. I have been most
confined with the eryciprelas [sic] in my feet for two days. Sunday,
June 10 - I was to Uncle Zechariahs and was harshly treated by Ira Whipple.
Monday June 18 - I have bought me a pair or spectacles today. July 1 - It has
been a rainy day. We had peas and new potatoes for dinner. We had strawberries
to eat the 15 of July. Elisabeth Crouch came here the 10 of July. She left here
the 29 of Aug. Noah and I went to Gales Ferry to meeting the 5 of Aug. we went
to Poquonnock where the Hopedale folks were camping out the 31st of Aug. Urban
went to Noank Sunday Sept. 23 to prepare for going to cook for Capt. Shadric.
Oct. 8, 1877, there was a fair held in the new hall Saturday Sept. 29. There
was a large collect of people met. There was a great variety of vegetables
there of great size. We carried a beet that we raised that weighed 20 lbs.
After the top was trimmed and washed.
We
had a dreadful windy night Thursday, Oct. 4th. The wind blew a gale. The 6
there was a frost. Urban’s wife and children are here. They came Sunday Sept.
30th.
Oct.
20 - I heard of little Georgie Stillman’s death this week. He died of the
diphtheria. There has been many that has died of this complaint this fall.
I
have been alone here two nights. Hattie went away from here Thursday the 18 on
a visit to her Aunt Marion’s. She came
back here the next Monday the 22 of Oct.
She was here until the 29. she
then left for home. The next day, Oct
the 30th, Urban came home after a hard seasick voyage in the schooner, Henry
Coal.
Sarah
L. Ackley died the 7 of November. She left a little daughter 2 days old. I went to Mr. Ackley’s the 12 of Nov. to see
his babe. It was quite a walk for it. It was a pleasant morning but rather
cloudy in the afternoon. It has been a
pleasant day for the 12 of December. I have been to work outdoors part of the
day. I picked a dandelion blossom today.
Friday,
December 14, 1877 - I went to Mystic and sold 8 fowl, 6 of them were alive—the
other two were dressed. I sold some butter and vegetables.
Monday,
December 17 - Noah and Urban left home to back to their work to Mill Town. Noah
commenced work there the 24 of Sept. for Dudly Wheeler. Timothy Crouch done our chores for us until
the 29 of Nov. The 30 of Nov. Jerrod
Watrous commenced doing them. Noah finished work for Dudley Wheeler the 22 of
Dec.
Friday,
January 4, 1878 - We had snow the first of any account. Noah bought a cow the
day it snowed of Mr. Murphy near Poquotonoc. We have had cold weather since the
first of Jan. There was very open
weather through December. Uncle Jabez Crouch commenced chopping stove wood for
us Jan. 10, 1878. He finished work the
23. Noah and I went to Mystic the 17th
of Jan. We took with us 2 bu. of
potatoes, 10 heads of cabbage, 1 pk. onions, 2 qts. white beans for John
Henry's widow towards a debt for a boat purchased from her husband. The amount
of what we paid were 2 dollars and 40 cts. I heard a blue bird the 14 of Feb.
Father has been sick about 6 weeks. He was taken about the 20 of January. There
was a court to Crouches hall last Saturday, March the 2 for misbehavior of Ira
Whipple on the 17 of February in Ira's hall on Sunday. The court adjourned till
the next Wednesday, March the 6. It was then held in the new hall. It was then
adjourned until Saturday, March the 9 commencing at one o'clock. It is now to
be decided by Judge Park at Norwich. I went to see father last Sunday, March
10. He has been out of health with shortness of breath so he has to sit up day
and night. It is an early spring. Shepherd sprouts has begun to bloom. I picked
some the 10 of this month. Ichabod Davis had his hen stolen last Saturday
evening the 9 of March whilst attending the court. March 23 - the court has
decided against Noah. The 20 of March Noah settled with Judge John Park by
paying his 5 dollars. Henry Larabee 11 dollars, Palmer Allyn 12 dollars,
William T. Cook one dollar fifty cents. Dr. Chapman bill was twelve dollars.
Abel Tanners10 dollars.
April
14, 1878 - We have had five meetings here, the first was the 17 of March. I was
sick yesterday with a stoppage the 17 of April. Hiram’s wife has got another
little girl. She was born the 2 day of April 1878 on Tuesday. She weighed 7 lbs
1 oz. We had our pig butchered Saturday the 20 of April 1878. We got us bbl [sic]
of flour Monday the 22 of April 1878.
Thursday,
May 9 - The apple trees are in full bloom.
The early fruit trees begun to blossom the third of May. My folks is
planting their corn. They have got potatoes up and other vegetables. June 5 -
Strawberries begins to get ripe. Jabez sold two boxes the third of June. The
4th there was 35 boxes sent away by Daniel James and Jonathan. My folks Noah
and Urban is to work to Mill Town. Noah commenced to work for Richard Main The
7 of May. Noah and I went to Mystic last Saturday, June the first. We paid 45
dollars to the bank. Monday, June the 10 Noah paid in 20 dollars again to the
bank that settled his account there.
Sept.
6 - We changed places with Urban. We moved here the 3 of July 1878. Noah was
out of health when we moved. He was taken sick the last of June. From the 10 of
July to the 4th of August he was confined mostly to his room. The 1st of Sept.
he walked to Urban's. His health is still feeble although he is about some
every day. Urban and Hiram is doing the mason work to a house for Charles
Waterous.
Oct.
the 2, Wednesday - Timothy Whipple and his wife made a variety wedding. There
was quite a number of people there that appeared interested, the most of them
brought presents. Tuesday, Oct. 15, 1878 - Noah and I went to Hope Dale Mass.
We arrived to Amos Whipples the same day. We visited there until Sunday. We
went to the Sunday School in the forenoon and to meeting in the afternoon. Then
from there we went to Nathan Chapman's where we remained that week and until
Thursday, the next week. Then we went to Amoses again. The next Sunday we went
to Cyrus Whipples after visiting there through the day we returned to Amos
Whipples about sunset. The next Monday we had a ride through Milford with N.
Chapman's wife. Wednesday we left Hope Dale for Providence. We arrived there in
the afternoon where we remained until the next day to James Howards. From there
we took the cars for Mystic. As our team had not arrived, we stop awhile at the
Depot. In the afternoon we went to Paul Burrows where I then put up until
Saturday morning. Then making a short visit to Silas Burrows I came home the 9
of November.
Dea.
James Lamb, while shingling the barn of his brother, Saturday, October 19th,
broke his 1eg above the knee by the giving away. Dr. E. F. Couts and son set
his leg. December29, I went to see Aunt Doris. She is very sick. Been sick
about two months. Samuel, staying Sunday, she has.
December
30th - My arms is lame. I cannot sew nor knit much. Clark Shaver and his family
and Noah Chapman came home from the west Saturday, Dec. the 28, 1878. I made a
visit to Urban's Tuesday, January 14, 1879 my neck, shoulders, and arm were
taken very lame The 9 of Feb. - My arms had not been well since the 26 of Dec.
last. I have been subject to a weakness
in my arms for six years last July. Tuesday. March 18th - Noah cut his leg,
with the axe on the side of his right
knee. Saturday, March 29th my neck has been hurt by being crampt today. Yesterday
I was sick with the headache. Almeda has been sick three or four days. Sunday
April 13 - Hiram and Stillman came to take his cow and part of his goods that
was left. He had moved the most of them last week. His folks went up Wednesday
the second of April. Mrs. Case moved in the 2nd of April. Yesterday, Sunday the
13, I went down to see father. He is much out of health with the dropsy. His
feet is badly swollen and purple. Yesterday, Sunday, April 20th, we attended
father’s funeral. There was an assembly of nearly one hundred people. He died
Friday morning about five o'clock. He died without a struggle or a groan after
great bodily suffering about six weeks.
Sunday,
May 25 - Noah and I went to make Hiram a visit to his father-in-laws. Our
apples lasted until the middle of May. I picked the first dandelion the 8 of
May. May 27th - There has been two frosts within a week that has injured
strawberry vines on low land. We have been papering our east room and bedroom
this week. We commenced Monday the 26 of May. Hattie has been feeble since the last of May. She has had two very severe
spells of the fever. The last turn she had hard spasm, it looked doubtful about
her recovery. There was twelve days she took but little food that remained on
her stomach. Her aunt Muriah has had paralectyc [sic] shock. She has
been sick since last winter. Sunday, July 27, I got badly hurt whilst going to
meeting. Wednesday, July 30, I was thrown from a buggy. My right shoulder was
some bruised. I was thrown out at Burnett’s Corner. My horse turned a short
corner up the north road and landed me on the east side of the road near the
first bridge.
Friday,
Sept. 12, 1879 - I have resolved from this day if God will grant me strength
never to speak hasty unkind words in the future. Wednes., Sept. 17 - Noah and I
attended the funeral at Jonathan Whipples. His son Zera died the 14th of the
typhoid fever. Alan Crouches daughter, Flora, died the 16 of a lingering
sickness that was caused by a bruise.
Her remains was brought there and her funeral was held at the same time. A
large collection of people assembled there. It was presided by Theodore
Gardner, seventh day minister at Greenmanville, a Methodist minister from
Mystic, and Edwin H. Coats.
Thursday,
Sept. 18 - The fair commenced at the new hall. The first day I was informed
there was about 30 present; the second day I heard there was 165 carriages
numbered that passed the road south; the third day there was upwards of 80
teams drove down the road! And more than 60 foot passengers that went to the
south by here.
Friday,
Sept. 26 - There was a frost last night; in some places there was water froze!
Edwin H. Coats left for home this morning, Sept. 30. He came the last of June.
He visited a spell at other places in the time. He left a small library of
books containing the lives and principals of the Friends Quaker. I have taken
out several books. The epistles of
George Fox, Buy Your Own Cherrys, Barclay's Apology, The Religion of the
Society of Friends, Memoir of Stephen Grellet, Memoir of William Penn.
Monday,
Oct. 6 - Noah got hurt while coming from Albert Whipples. The horse got
frightened. The hold back broke. The buggy hit the horse soon after they passed
the big rock. Urban jumpt from the buggy. He wasn’t hurt much. Noah was thrown
out. He was bruised but not hurt so as to quit work. Oct. 18 - we had some
squash today for dinner. I have taken some tracts, books out of Coats library
today, Memoir of Sir Matthew Hale, The New Birth by Wiliam De----, A Proper Use
of Riches, Cursory View of Christianity Exemplified in the life of Richard
Reynolds.
Sept.
20 - I have taken more tracts. The poet Cowper and his brother, Memoir of Sarah
Lidbetter, The Last Illness and Death of ----, Murdy, a Coloured Boy.
Sayings
written at the top of some pages:
What
e’r is begun in anger ends in shame.
I
can’t never accomplished anything—I’ll try has done wonders.
To
swear is neither brave, polite, nor wise.
In
all your dealings aim to be upright.
An
honest man is the noblest work of God.
DEATHS
listed on five pages of journal:
Polly
Waterous died March 4, 1871.
Rachel
Crouch died April 3, 1871.
Nellie
Whipple died June 17, 1871.
Anna
Lamphere died July 2, 1871.
John
Burrows, son of T. E. Burrows, died Aug. 1871.
Ichabod
David died Sept. 17, aged 73, 1871.
Mary
Lamb died Oct. 2, 1871.
Benjamin
Morgan died Sept. 17, 1871.
Estelin
Whipple died Oct. 15, 1871.
Noah
Whipple died Oct. 26, 1871.
Charlotte
Burrows, aged 79, died Nov. 13, 1871.
Abiah
Chapman died Nov. 21, 1871.
Nancy
Waterous died Feb. 1872.
Edward
Woodmonty died March 31, 1872.
Laura,
daughter of Zachariah Whipple, died April 5, 1872.
Solomon
Willis, eldest child, died June 1872.
Sarah
Waterous died July 26, 1872.
Jane
Waterous died November 17, 1872.
Mary
Davis died November 25, 1872.
Betsy
Gallup died April 4, 1873.
Margaret
Hammond’s baby died May 18, 1873.
Ellen
Willis’ baby died July 8, 1873.
Hiram
Appleman died Sept. 1873.
Freddie
Whipple’s baby died Oct. 7, 1873.
Sr.
Wough died December 10, 1873, aged 93.
Jane
Crouch died January 1874.
George
Whipple’s wife died Jan. 1874.
Timothy
Crouch died January 26, 1874.
Hannah
Holdrege died February 3, 1874.
Caleb
Burrows died Feb. 8, 1874.
Milton
Gallup died Feb. 18, 1874.
Deacon
Culver died Feb. 22, 1874.
Mary
E. Turner died May 27, 1874.
Clarisa
Hanky died August 15, 1874.
Annie,
Milton Gallup’s wife, died Aug. 1, 1874.
John
Rogers died Sept. 1874.
Edwin
Waterous died December 28, 1874.
Alexander
Wilkinson died Jan. 1875.
Jonathan
Whipple Sr. died February 11, 1875.
Austin
Grey died February 21, 1875.
Emily
Caulburn died February 24, 1875.
Frank
Grant died April 6, 1875.
Jabez
Whipple died May 1, 1875.
Benjamin
Cushman died May 11, 1875.
Caleb
Willis died June 19, 1875.
Joseph
Waterous, son of John Waterous, died Aug. 26, 1875.
Sarah
Hull died Sept. 8, 1875.
Sidney
Roach died Oct. 8, 1875.
Content
Chapman died Oct. 1, 1875.
Betsy
Gray died Nov. 1875.
Joseph
Waterous died Dec. 1, 1875.
Nelson,
Charles P. Whipple’s son, was drowned Jan. 9, 1876.
Charles
Crandle was drowned Jan. 9, 1876.
Gordon
Allen died February 25, 1876.
Henry
Waterous Jr. died March 20, 1876.
Vesti
Ackley died March 25, 1876.
William
Crouch died June 26, 1876.
Meary,
wife of Ichabod Davis, died August 13, 1876.
Isabel,
wife of John Chapman, died September 1, 1876.
Walter
Whipple died Oct. 3, 1876.
Phebe
Jane Mitchael died Oct. 26, 1876.
Frank
Lester died November 1876.
Melvin
Willis died December 12, 1876.
Daniel
Denison died Jan. 1877.
Ellen
Crouch died May 12, 1877.
Edwin
Waterous’ widow Mary, died May 1877.
Morris
Whipple died May 21, 1877.
Herbert
Lamb died May 24, 1877.
Hannah
Moss died Oct. 13, 1877.
Julius
Whipple died Oct. 18, 1877.
Nancy,
wife of Russel Lamb, died Oct. 15, 1877.
Sarah
L. Ackley died November 7, 1877.
Jane
Pecau died November 12, 1877.
Fidelin
Wilkeson died June 1878.
Wightman
Turner died July 1878.
Wilber
Vaughn died Aug. 1878.
Pardie,
wife of Ezekiel Lamb, died Oct. 13, 1878.
Matlida
Woodmancy died December 31, 1878.
Jedediah
Main died March 1, 1879.
Olive
Truesdal died.
Daniel
Waterous Jr. died April 18, 1879, aged 86.
Sarah,
Jabez Whipple’s widow, died July 1879.
Rose
Crouch died August 9, 1879.
Maria
Cushman died Aug. 17, 18779, aged 84.
Prudence
Haley died Sept. 9, 1879, aged 58.
Zera
C. Whipple died Sept. 14, 1879, aged 30 years.
Flora
Crouch died Sept. 16, 1879, aged 9 years.
Daniel
Chapman died Nov. 5, 1879, aged 39 years.
Emeline
Hunkey died Nov. 9, 1879, aged 26.
Daniel
Chesbro died Feb. 20, 1880, aged 89.
Nancy
Turner died September 1880.
Rufus
Gallup died September 14, 1880, aged 61.
Content
Waley died Oct. 25, 1880, aged 36 years.
Mary
Ann Gallup died Nov. 11, 1880, aged 81 years.
Lucretia
Mott died Nov. 11, 1880, aged 88.
Edith
Crouch died Nov. 21, 1880, aged 27.
Phebe
June Harvey, daughter of June and John Harvey, died Jan. 5, 1881, aged five
weeks.
James
McGuire died March 26, 1881, aged 29.
Henry
Chesbro died April 9, 1881, aged 48 years.
Edith
Whipple died March 26, 1881, aged most 13 months.
Wilkeson
Murphy died June 1881, aged 65.
Alice
Inman died June 1881.
Edith
Waterous died June 22, 1881, aged 24.
Laura
Waly died June 25, 1881.
Elmer
Crouch died Aug. 4, 1881, aged 2 years.
Elisabeth
Crouch died Sept. 4, 1881, aged 64 years.
Julia
Bertha Whipple died Sept. 28, 1881, aged 20 months.
Noah
Whipple died Sept. 23, 1881, aged 65 years, 8 months.
Noah
Chapman was froze Jan. 4, 1882, aged 41 years.
Hannah
Whipple died March 8, 1882, aged 32 years and 10 months.
Leonard
Holdridge died March 25, 1882, aged 64 years.
Charles
Lures died May 1882.
Sybel
Lamb died May 25, 1882, aged 41 years.
Christopher
Gallup died July 27, 1882, aged 46.
Lizzie
Whipple died Aug. 9, 1882.
John
Michauel died Oct. 6, 1882, aged 58.
Desire
Whipple died December 1882, aged 61.
Lester
Lamb died January 2, 1883, aged 19 years.
Orin
Watrous died Dec. 11, 1882, aged 34 years.
Willie
Crouch died Feb. 2, 1883, aged 6 years.
John
Chapman died April 3, 1883.
Elias
Chapman died April 4, 1883.
John
Smith died May 13, 1883, aged 87 years.
Horace
Whipple died June 23, 1883, aged 35 years.
Wendel
Phillips died Sept. 21, 1883, aged 21 years.
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