. The Historical journal . war of 1812. TOMBSTONE RECORD. in the new cemetery at Milton, which occupies a lofty positionoverlooking the river, many of the early settlers in that part of thecountry are buried. A few names copied from the tombstones aregiven as follows: Gen. Henry Frick Died at Washington City D. C. March 1, 1844. Aged 48 ys. 11 mo. & 14 Ds. General Frick was a representative man in his day. He foundedthe Miltonian in 1816, and conducted it for several years. At thetime of his death he was a member of Congress. Dr. James S. Dotjgal Born Oct. 7, 1794, DiedMay 23, 1878. He was one
. The Historical journal . war of 1812. TOMBSTONE RECORD. in the new cemetery at Milton, which occupies a lofty positionoverlooking the river, many of the early settlers in that part of thecountry are buried. A few names copied from the tombstones aregiven as follows: Gen. Henry Frick Died at Washington City D. C. March 1, 1844. Aged 48 ys. 11 mo. & 14 Ds. General Frick was a representative man in his day. He foundedthe Miltonian in 1816, and conducted it for several years. At thetime of his death he was a member of Congress. Dr. James S. Dotjgal Born Oct. 7, 1794, DiedMay 23, 1878. He was one of the early physicians in that place and reached ahigh eminence in his profession. Many physicians now in activepractice studied under him, and they all reverence his name. In Memory of Gen. E. H. Hammond, Who Died On board Steamer Orleans from Vera Cruz, Mexico, June 2, 1847, Aged 56. 1 m & 4 Ds. General Hammond was engaged in the Mexican war, and havingbeen taken sick at Vera Cruz, died while en route for Rev. Joseph Painter, D. D. (See Page 359.) THE HISTORICAL JOURNAL. A MONTHLY RECORD. Vol. 1. MARCH, 1888. No. 11. —OF— NORTHUMBERLAND PRESBYTERY. BY REV. JOSEPH STEVENS, D. D. Great Island Church.—This church, located in what is nowthe city of Lock Haven, was organized about the time of theorganization of the churches of Lycoming and Pine Creek. Thesethree churches were united under the pastorate of the Rev. IsaacGrier, who was their first pastor—from 1794 till 1806, when he re-signed. This fact would seem to indicate that they commencedtheir careers as organized churches about the same date. It hasbeen already noticed that before 1774 preachers had been sentmore than fifty miles above the Buffalo Valley, in the valley of theWest Branch. This distance would include the country lying be-tween Lycoming and Great Island, and we find that about 1778 aRev. Mr. Kinkaid preached in this region as an itinerant mission-ary. But at this date the population of this sec
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