. History of the town of Princeton, in the county of Worcester and commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1759-1915. uch that its populationwill never be much increased, and can never possessresources of any kind sufficient for a town. The Com-missioners proposed an equitable division of the tract,by the annexation of 1475 acres to Princeton, 1307acres to Westminster and the remainder 2100 acres toLeominster. This recommendation was adopted and acts in accordancetherewith passed by the Legislature, April 4, 1838. Theplans for the whole tract were drawn by Capt. Caleb Danaof Princeton. That portion ann
. History of the town of Princeton, in the county of Worcester and commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1759-1915. uch that its populationwill never be much increased, and can never possessresources of any kind sufficient for a town. The Com-missioners proposed an equitable division of the tract,by the annexation of 1475 acres to Princeton, 1307acres to Westminster and the remainder 2100 acres toLeominster. This recommendation was adopted and acts in accordancetherewith passed by the Legislature, April 4, 1838. Theplans for the whole tract were drawn by Capt. Caleb Danaof Princeton. That portion annexed to Princeton con-tained 1462 acres of which 800 were woodland, and uponthe tract there were four dwelling houses and one shinglemill. io8 History of Princeton The line dividing Westminster and Princeton waschanged by an act of the Legislature, April 19, 1870, whichannexed to this town a small strip of land previously be-longing to Westminster. This was done to accommodate one man, and althoughthe people of this town did not approve of it they unin-tentionally let the bill pass without iUJ/JJ.^Y// CHAPTER VITHE REVEREND THOMAS PRINCE Town Name. It is safe to say that the residents ofPrinceton have not been familiar with the character, socialstanding and even greatness of the Rev. Thomas Princewhose name the town bears, and who was in many respectsa remarkable man. Birth. Born in Sandwich, Massachusetts, May 15, 1687,he was graduated at Harvard College in 1707. For severalyears after graduation he travelled extensively abroad,visiting among other places, London, Amsterdam and theBarbadoes. While in London he preached in several churches andwas invited by one or more to settle with them, and he didsettle at Coombs, but his love for his native land led himto decline all invitations to remain permanently abroad,and in the year 1717 he returned to Boston. The Old South Church. His fame as a preacher hadpreceded him, and he was at once desired by the membersof the
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