. The history of the Brigham family; a record of several thousand descendants of Thomas Brigham the emigrant, 1603-1653 . d Joseph B., Corp. Lewis B., and pri-vates Lovewell, George, Gershom, and Alexander Brigham; inBarnes Company marched 2d Lieut. Paul Brigham, Corp. AntipasB., and private Jonathan; in Gates Company, privates Henry,George, and Uriah; in Howes Company, private Joel. In the sameyear, enrolled with the eight months men, we find Capt. Paul,and privates Jonathan, Abraham, Artemas, William, Uriah, Henry,and George Brigham. Among others who fought during this warare Lovewell, John
. The history of the Brigham family; a record of several thousand descendants of Thomas Brigham the emigrant, 1603-1653 . d Joseph B., Corp. Lewis B., and pri-vates Lovewell, George, Gershom, and Alexander Brigham; inBarnes Company marched 2d Lieut. Paul Brigham, Corp. AntipasB., and private Jonathan; in Gates Company, privates Henry,George, and Uriah; in Howes Company, private Joel. In the sameyear, enrolled with the eight months men, we find Capt. Paul,and privates Jonathan, Abraham, Artemas, William, Uriah, Henry,and George Brigham. Among others who fought during this warare Lovewell, John Gott, David, Phineas, David, Paul, Daniel,Samuel, Stephen, and Aaron Brigham. (For fuller detail, turn tothe Appendix, and individual records.) Illustrating school activity: Thomas and Jotham Brigham wereon the school committee of five, irr 1745; Samuel Brigham received£ for teaching two school quarters, in 1747; in 1771, Brigham left £111, a permanent fund, the interest to beannually expended for a school for writing and cyphering. Brigham School, thus created, gave to older pupils in the spring. o OS o X<; X a a U < K CDX MARLBORO AND ITS BRIGHAMS 29 (after common school closing) this additional instruction; untilthe fund was merged in the general appropriations. We are likely to forget that slavery once existed in New 1771, the Assessors return 1 slave owned by Hannah 1770, the Brigham polls in town, with the number in eachfamily, appear as follows: Samuel 1, Uriah 1, George 2, Ithamar 1,Paul 1, Ephraim 3, Joseph 2, Benjamin 3, Asa 1, Solomon 1,Caleb 2, and Winslow 1. Ephraim was one of the largest tax-payers. At the beginning of the next century, the Brighams num-ber 25 polls; making, with the Howes and the Rices, 73 of the 277taxpayers. Brigham Cemetery is situated on West Main Street; an en-closure of some acre and a half, reached through a little lane andcommanding a pleasing landscape to the southwest. It was namedafter Ca
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