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Chapter I.
The Earliest Settlers of the Town. Jonathan Gilbert and
His Family. Captain Andrew Belcher. Captain
Seymour, Keeper of the Fort at Christian Lane.
John Goodrich and Family. Sergeant Richard
Beckley.
Chapter II.
The North Family; its Ancestors, Descendants, Industries, and Neighbors.
Simeon North, the First Official Pistol Maker in the United States.
Chapter III.
The Hart Families of Lower Lane; Their Ancestors,
Descendants, and Dwelling Places. Abby Pattison
and Her Ancestor, Edward Pattison, the First Manufacturer of Tin-ware in America. Emma Hart Willard and Her Work.
Chapter IV.
Daniel Wilcox, Pioneer Settler of Savage Hill, Northwest
Division of Middletown, and His Family.
Chapter V.
The Porter Family. Edmund Kidder, the Centenarian.
The Lee Family.
Chapter VI.
The Root Family. The "Lee House" and its Occupants.
Chapter IX.
Church History of Berlin. Early History of the "New Ecclesiastical Society." The Divisions of the Society. History of Christian Lane Cemetery. The Reverend William Burnham and His Family. History of South Cemetery. Incidents in the History of the Worthington Church. Deacon Amos Hosford.
Chapter X.
The Early Industries of Berlin. The Houses of Berlin
Street and Their Occupants.
ChapterXI.
Trout Streams of Berlin. The Peach Orchard.
Chapter XII.
Belcher Brook and Its Industries; the History of Risley's
Mill, James Lamb's Stove Factory, and the Blair
Factory.
Chapter XIII.
Lower Lane. Isaac Norton and His Descendants. Norton's Saw Mill.
The Great Flood of 1797.
Chapter XIV.
Disposal of Highway Property. The Building of the
New Haven Railroad. The Train Wreck at Peat
Swamp.
Chapter XVI.
The South District: The Roberts Farm; David Sage,
Alfred Ward, and Their Children; the Stantack
Road.
Chapter XVII.
Benjamin Cheney, Pioneer Clock Manufacturer.
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