History of the town of Plainfield, Hampshire County, Mass : from its settlement to 1891, including a genealogical history of twenty three of the original settlers and their descendants, with anecdotes and sketches . e erected several dams, commencingabout 1836, and established a large tannery there, saw-mills, &c. He also erected and operated a store and board-ing-house, doing a successful business until 184(3. when thetannery was burned, Feb. 11. This was rebuilt in1848 but never operated and the place in a few yearswent to decay. He was instrumental in obtaining thelaying out and constructio
History of the town of Plainfield, Hampshire County, Mass : from its settlement to 1891, including a genealogical history of twenty three of the original settlers and their descendants, with anecdotes and sketches . e erected several dams, commencingabout 1836, and established a large tannery there, saw-mills, &c. He also erected and operated a store and board-ing-house, doing a successful business until 184(3. when thetannery was burned, Feb. 11. This was rebuilt in1848 but never operated and the place in a few yearswent to decay. He was instrumental in obtaining thelaying out and construction of several important newroads. He was a very persistent man, not easilydaunted by obstacles, and rarely failed in what he un-dertook. He erected the house and outbuildings andmade many handsome improvements on the place latelyowned by Dea. J. Barber, which he then owned and occu-pied. About 1854 he removed to Amherst, Mass., wherehe did quite a business in real estate. He died at the homeof his son, Leavitt H., in West Winsted, Conn., Oct. 16,1875. His wife died Dec. 19, 1877, aged 74. Children:Fanny and Eliza, twins, born May 12, 1830; William A.,Aug. 27, 1832 ; Sarah, May 3, 1836, died Feb. 16, 1837;. LEAVITT RALLOCK. AT 60. MOSES HALLOCK. 153 Moses, born Nov., 1839, died Sept. 3, 1846; Leavitt H.,Aug. 15, 1842.—Fanny mar. Rev. Henry M. Hazeltineabout 1855.—Eliza mar. • Thos. H. Rouse of Windsor,Conn., Sept. 16, 1851. William A. entered the ministry. Was pastor of thechurch in Gilead, Conn. Afterwards preached in Kiantoneand other places in Chautauqua Co., N. Y. For twelveyears, from 1875 to 1887, had charge of the Cong. Churchin Bloomfield, Conn. He married Clara M. Hall of James-town, N. Y., Sept. 19, 1860. Children: Nellie E., latelygraduated at Smith College, Northampton, and WilliamHall, a graduate of Amherst-College; at present a memberof Berlin University, Berlin, Germany. Leavitt H. also entered the ministry. Was for elevenyears pastor of the Cong. Church at W
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