Connecticut historical collections, containing a general collection of interesting facts, traditions biographical sketches, anecdotes, etc., relating to the history and antiquities of every town in Connecticut, with geographical descriptions . 724. Achurch was formed, and the first meeting house erected the same number of male members in the church at its formation was the year 1770, the number of members was about 400. The Foot was ordained colleague pastor with Mr. Hall in March, 1767. In the center of the town there is a pleasant village of 40 or 50dwelling houses
Connecticut historical collections, containing a general collection of interesting facts, traditions biographical sketches, anecdotes, etc., relating to the history and antiquities of every town in Connecticut, with geographical descriptions . 724. Achurch was formed, and the first meeting house erected the same number of male members in the church at its formation was the year 1770, the number of members was about 400. The Foot was ordained colleague pastor with Mr. Hall in March, 1767. In the center of the town there is a pleasant village of 40 or 50dwelling houses, three churches, and an Academy. The engraving onthe succeeding page shows the central part of the village ; the Congre-gational church is seen on the left; the spire of the Episcopal church isseen on the right; the next building seen westward of this is the Meth- * Trumbulls Hist. Conn. Vol. 194 C It E S 11 I R E dist church, a plain brick edifice without a spire ; the Academy standseastward of these buildings, on the opposite side of the street. Thisplace is 13J miles from New Haven, 25 from Hartford, 9£ southeastfrom Waterbury, and one mile from Beach port, a small cluster of build-ings on the New Haven and Northampton South view of Cheshire, (central part.) Cheshire was incorporated as a town in 1780. It is bounded n. bySouthington, w. by Waterbury and Prospect, e. by Meriden and Wal-lingford, and s. by Hamden. It is about 7 miles in length from northto south, and 4 miles in breadth. The northeast section of the townis watered by the Quinnipiac. The New Haven and Northamptoncanal passes through the whole length of the town. The township ispleasantly diversified by hills and valleys, and the prevailing soil is agravelly loam, generally rich and fertile. Agriculture is the principalbusiness of the inhabitants. In March, 1732, (a little more than eight years after the society ofNew Cheshire was formed,) the Small Pox broke out in the centerof the society. How it
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