This supplement to The History of Windham in New Hampshire was compiled by Leonard Allison Morrison and published in Boston in 1892. It continues and expands the local history first issued by the author in 1883. The volume documents the Presbyterian religious society of Windham from its organization in 1827 through 1892, including lists of officers, members, by-laws, and church funds, as well as proceedings from the fiftieth anniversary of the dedication of the church in 1885.
The work extends beyond church affairs to record civic and historical material concerning the town. It includes accounts of early and later settlers, the naming and development of Canobie Lake, town officers and voters from 1882 to 1892, and census statistics of Windham in 1890. It also preserves vital records for the decade 1882 to 1892 and provides a catalog of the local flora.
Genealogical material from Ireland forms a significantly important portion of the supplement. Morrison reproduced records of marriages, baptisms, and burials from the parish of Templemere in Londonderry, and compiled references to lands granted to Cromwellian Scotch officers in 1649. The volume concludes with proceedings from Windham’s Columbus Day celebration in 1892 and brief obituaries from 1882 to 1892.
Supplement to The history of Windham in New Hampshire
Table of Contents
Prefatory
- Title-page, page i
- Dedication, iii
- Preface, vii
- Table of contents, ix
History
Chapter I
- The Scotch-Irish — who were they? 1-9
- Home of the Scotch-Irish in Ireland, 2
- Their Saxon blood, 2
- They were Scotch still, 3
- Rev. J. S. Macintosh's tribute, 4-6
- A picked class, 6
- No mixture of Scot and Celt, 7, 8
Chapter II
- The Scotch Presbyterian Society of Windham organized, 9-11
- Officers, 11-56
- Constitution and By-Laws, 13, 14, 15
- Members of Society, 15, 16, 17
- Outside interference not tolerated, 17, 18
- Rev. Samuel Harris dismissed, 19
- First tax list and tax payers, 1827, 19-21
- Officers 1828-'34, 21-23
- Union of church and state, 23
- Building of the meeting-house, 24
- Officers, 1834-'45, 24-27
- Death of Rev. Calvin Cutter, 27
- Ordination of Rev. Loren Thayer, 28
- The bell, 29
- The Committee in Trust, 31, 32
- Hills Fund, 34
- Resignation of Rev. Loren Thayer, 36
- Settlement of Rev. Joseph Lanman, 37, 38
- Voted to build a parsonage, 37
- Resignation of Rev. Joseph Lanman, 39
- Installation of Rev. Charles Packard, 39
- Meeting-house repaired and rededicated, 40, 41
- Donation to the church, 41, 42
- Death of Rev. Charles Packard, 46
- Installation of Rev. Joseph S. Cogswell, 46
- Legacy of Mrs. Sarah (Campbell) (Carr) Clark, 47
- Resignation of Rev. Joseph S. Cogswell, 48
- Hemphill, Harris, and Nichols funds, 50
- Installation of Rev. William E. Westervelt, 52-54
- The different funds of the church and society, 54-56
- Woodbury fund, 56
Chapter III
- Celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the dedication of the Presbyterian church, January 14, 1885, 57-60
- Order of exercises, 57, 58
- Anniversary hymn, 58, 59
- Members of the choir, 60, 61
- Members of the church, September 15, 1892, 61, 62
Chapter IV
- Homes of early and later settlers of Windham and Londonderry and of their ancestors, 63-65
- Home of Richard Kimball, 63
- Home of Adam Templeton, 63
- Home of Alexander Simpson, 63
- Home of John Dinsmoor, 64
- Home of Matthew Bell, 64
- Home of John Bell, 64
- Home of Rev. James McGregor, 64
- Home of Capt. James Gregg, 64
- Home of Lieut. Samuel Morison, 65
- Origin of name of Windham, 65
- Origin of name of Policy pond, 65
Chapter V
- Canobie Lake, N. H., — men, buildings, enterprises, 66-68
- Origin of the name, 66
- The railroad station built, 1885, 67
- Post-office established, 1886, 67
- Avondale conservatory, 67
Chapter VI
- Flora of Windham, 69-97
Chapter VII
- Gifts for the cemeteries ; miscellaneous facts.
- Mrs. Dora C. A. Haseltine's gift, 98
- Hon. George Wilson's gift, 98
- Census of Windham in 1890, 09
- Celebration, June 9, 1892, 99
- Literature of Windham, 100
- Works written and published since May, 1883.
- Herbarium of Prof. W. S. Harris, 100
- The death of Miss Emmeline Marcia Westervelt, 101
Chapter VIII
- Town officers and votes since 1882, 102-106
- Voters of Windham, March 8, 1892, 106-108
Chapter IX
- Marriages, births, and deaths, 1882-1892, 109-121
Chapter X
- Record of marriages, baptisms, and burials, taken from the church register of the parish of Templemere report in the cathedral in the city of Londonderry, Ireland, 122-130
- Lands granted in Ireland to some of the Cromwellian Scotch officers, 1649, 130-182
Chapter XI
- Columbus day, October 21, 1892.
- Proceedings, 133-161
- Programme, 133
- President's proclamation, 134, 135
- Part taken by the schools, 135-138
- Names of teachers and scholars, 135-138
- Address of Rev. William E. Westervelt, 138-141
- Song by the glee club, 141
- Address of William C. Harris, Esq., 141, 142
- Prayer of Columbus, 142
- Address of Hon. Leonard A. Morrison, 142-145
- Reading of William D. Cochran, Esq., 145, 146
- Address of Hon. William Henry Anderson, orator of the day, 147-161
- Vote of thanks to Mr. Anderson, 161
Chapter XII
- Obituaries, 162
Source
Morrison, Leonard Allison, Supplement to The history of Windham in New Hampshire, Boston, Mass. : Damrell & Upham, 1892.
Giving the history of the Presbyterian religious society, and a list of its officers from 1827 to 1892; proceedings on the 50th anniversary of the dedication of the church, Jan. 14, 1885; history of Canobie Lake, and origin of the name; list of town officers from 1882 to 1892, and record of marriages, births, and deaths from 1882 to 1892; the flora of Windham; Proceedings of Columbus Day Celebration, Oct. 21, 1892; together with genealogical records gathered in Londonderry, Ireland; with historical gleanings in Dublin, Ireland; giving a list of references to grants to some of the Cromwellian Scotch officers of 1649.