Deacon James Bill

Age 87

Husband of Asenath Bills

• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Mar 20 2018, 9:27:03 UTC

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GEDCOM Note

<b>http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jdevlin/town_hist/chatham_... CIVIL LIST. </b> James BILL, 1782 O., 1783 M., 1784 O., 1787 M., 1787 O., 1789 M.; 1790 M., 1790 O., 1792 M., 1795 O., 1798 M., 1798 O. Bryan PARMELEE, 1785 O., 1802 M., 1790 O., 1791 O.-1797 M., 1798 O., 1799 M., 1800 O.-1803 M., 1805 M.-1806 M., 1809 O.-1812 M. Samuel HALL, 1815 M., 1815 O.; Joseph HALL, 1831 Titus E. ARNOLD, 1883 <b>INDUSTRIES OF THE TOWN. MANUFACTURES IN EAST HAMPTON.

About 1743, a forge was erected near the outlet of Pocotopaug Lake, but little is known of the amount of business that was done, or how many hands were employed while it continued in operation, which was until 1810. Captain Abijah HALL, an iron worker from Lyne, appears to have been the master workman up to the time of his death, when he was succeeded by his son, Abijah HALL jr. In 1825, a new forge and a scythe factory were built on the site of the old one, and at these business was done for several years, but the buildings are now all taken down and removed. A few rods south of this formerly stood a bell foundry, 38 feet by 22, to which an iron foundry, 40 feet by 20, was attached. This was at first operated by GOFF, ABELL & BUELL, and later by BUELL & VEAZEY, then for a time by Hiram VEAZEY. These buildings have also been taken down.

CHATHAM IN THE WARS.

THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR.

The names of but four persons who served in the French and Indian War have been recovered, though doubtless there were many others. These four were: Rev. John NORTON, chaplain; James BILL, Marcus COLE, and Daniel HUBBARD.

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