Bethany and its hills; . ollowed by Rev. Ephraim Swift; 1832-1834. Rev. Jarius Wil-cox; 1834-36, John B. Kendall; 1840, Samuel Clark; B. Butts; 1849. F. Harrison; 1855, E. W. Robinson, andsubsequently, Churchill. William X. Ira Smith,Augustus Smith, C. Bruce. William S. Woodruff and studentsfrom the Divinity School of Vale College. A new church wasbuilt by this society in 1832-3. under the supervision of thecommittee. John Thomas, Silas llotchkiss, Elihu Sanford, LewisMine, and Hiram Hotchkiss. It is nearly opposite the Episco-pal church. 6 AND IIS HILLS. In 18
Bethany and its hills; . ollowed by Rev. Ephraim Swift; 1832-1834. Rev. Jarius Wil-cox; 1834-36, John B. Kendall; 1840, Samuel Clark; B. Butts; 1849. F. Harrison; 1855, E. W. Robinson, andsubsequently, Churchill. William X. Ira Smith,Augustus Smith, C. Bruce. William S. Woodruff and studentsfrom the Divinity School of Vale College. A new church wasbuilt by this society in 1832-3. under the supervision of thecommittee. John Thomas, Silas llotchkiss, Elihu Sanford, LewisMine, and Hiram Hotchkiss. It is nearly opposite the Episco-pal church. 6 AND IIS HILLS. In 1866 it was remodeled at a cost of more than $2,500,under the direction of Jason W. , Wilham O. Whiteand Justus Peck. About 1820 a society was formed of the Methodist denomi-nation which resulted in the l)uildini;- of a church in the easternpart of the town in 1841. The trustees in i8<)o were: JeromeA. Downs. Allen Thomas H. Ih-ooks, SherrdlIVooks. 1). I loadlev. William 11. Lounsbury and Uenajah. , CHURCH AXD RECTORY—COXGREG.\TIOX.\L CHURCH. Tuttle. Amony the first [Methodists were Joel Andrews,Georere F. Peck and Philo San ford. Bethany was incorporated as a town in 1832. It was pre-viously a parish in the town of Woodbridge. It is upwardsof five miles in length and four in breadth. The first town meeting was held at the Congregational meet-ing house June 11, 1832, and Reuben Judd was the officers chosen were — town clerk. Hezekiah Thomas;selectmen, Reuben Judd, Andrew Theophilus Russell. Archibald .\. Perkins; constables. Perkins, Axn ns 7 Leverett Thomas; g-rand jurors, Ebenczer Piatt, Jesse Beecher, Dickerman, Abel Jrince, Abrani liotchkiss; tything-nien, Leonard Todd, Miles Ilitchcoek, (iraiit Hitchcock, JoelAndrews. I^li Terrell, Abira Collins, Clark liotchkiss, MajorLounsbur\-, Anan Atwater, Lewis ]), Leverett Benham,Eden Johnson; fence viewers, Lsaac Hine, Ti
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