I had a roll of film in my camera and had forgotten about it since last fall......and the pictures I have are of what is now Temple, Hillsborough, NH. and I thought it would be useful to the lists. Am including several list other than my own....Essex County of Mass. at one time covered a very large area and also many folks from Essex County settled what is now Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. One stone lists the men who lived in Temple during the Rev.War and lists the towns where they originally were from. ------------ This stone is on the common of Temple: [this photo didnt come out too well as the camera was facing the western setting sun.... " Pioneers of 1758" [ one side of stone] *___le Heald * Peter Heald * Jos__ Todd * W.Drury * ___Drury, first selectman --rest of stone, I cannot read...sorry ============================================================ **"In Honor of their Heroic Deeds those who enlisted and had homes here" [one side of stone] * Capt.Elias Boynton, from Holllis,NH * A_.B.Hill served 20 months, also served at Bunker Hill * Ensign Jonas Brown from Concord,Mass, served at D.bridge *** At C..Bridge , April 19,1775 * A.B.Hill , April 19,1775....served 20 months * David Barker from Methuen,Mass, served ___, 1777 * Lieut Moses Child of Groton,Mass, F.War 1760 *** Commanded by Gen.Washington, 1775 * Josiah Fisk from Groton,Mass * A.b. Hill served 8 months * Soloman Piper from Acton,Mass, served at "C.Bridge" Apr.19,1775, also at Bunker Hill *** At C.Bridge and at Bunker Hill * David Perkins, from Marblehead,Mass * David Patterson of Londonderry[NH] served in Mass. * David Searle from Rowley,Mass, served F.War, 1760; served 1776 & 1777 * Lieut. Oliver Whiting, from Wilton,NH, served 13 months * Josiah Walton from Reading,Mass served F.War and at Bunker Hill,1775 Note: "C.Bridge"......I think referring to Concord Bridge in Concord,Mass since it's dated Apr.19,1775 " F.War"......French war ? [French-Indian War] ============================================================================== ***Heroes 1776 [ this is shown EXACTLY as in picture....the "dittos".... * Silas Angier * Ens.Benjamin Cutter *Peter Felt * Timothy Avery * Arch.Cummings *Samuel " " * Jona. " " * Eben. Cobb * Joseph " " * Wm.Andrews * Stephen " " * Joshua Foster * Jere. " " * Seth " " * Joshua " " * Jacob Annis * Capt. Gershom * Jacob " " * Samuel Burnap * William " " * James " " * John " " * Daniel " " * Daniel Fuller * Gen Francis Blood * Zedk. " " * Amos " " * John Ball * Eben. " " * Ezra " " * Caleb Bancroft * John " " * Capt Robert Fletcher * Eph. Brown * David " " * Ens. Peter " " * Peter " " * Needham " " * Samuel Griffin * John Boynton * Zebh. Dinsmore * Enos Goodale * Samuel Bredeen * Abram. " " * Lieut Ezek. " " * Lieut Benj. Byham * Henry Davis * Abijah Gould * Ens. Francis Cragin * Peter " " * Major Eph. Heald * Lieut. Benj. " " * Phil. Ducet * Peter " " * John " " * Capt Eben.Edwards * Joseph " " * John " " ,jr * John Everett * Oliver " " * Simeon " " * Zech. Emery * Daniel " " * Elias Colburn * Aaron Felt * John Hillsgrove ========================================================== Cynthia administrator for: [email protected] [email protected] *search the archives of MBC and CRV: http://archiver.rootsweb.com