Russell — Town Clerks

Extracted from "History of the Connecticut Valley in Massachusetts, Volume II," by Louis H. Everts, 1879.


      The first report of a town-meeting, as gleaned from the records, is dated April, 1804. There were records of earlier date, but they are not in existence. Beginning at 1804, the town clerks were:
      Levi Chapman, 1804-6; Isaac Palmer, 1806-11; Dudley Williams, 1811-12; Isaac Palmer, 1812-18; Dudley Williams, 1818-20; Isaac Palmer, 1820-26; Reuben Bradley, 1826-27; Reuben Palmer, 1827-31; Linus Dickinson, 1831-33; Jere. Bishop, 1833-34; John Dickinson, 1834-1847; Zachariah Dickinson, 1837-39; Jas. Bishop, 1839-41; John Dickinson, 1841- 1843; Wm. D. Mallory, 1843-45; Roland Parks, 1845-47;Lucius P. Bishop, 1847-49; Nelson D. Parks, 1849-51; Justin E. Loomis, 1851-53; H. L. Gridley, 1853-54; J. W. Gibbs, 1854-55; Joseph Gridley, 1855-58: J. W. Gibbs, 1858-59; H. Parks, 1859-1861; Roland Parks, 1861-65; Joseph Hutchison, 1855-1866; N. D. Parks, 1866-67; Howall Parks, 1867-70; S. F. Root, 1870-71; R. W. Parks, 1871-72: H. L. Goodrich, 1872-73; J. B. Smith, 1873-74; E. E. Gibb, 1874-75; George T. Bryant, 1875-76; H. L. Goodrich, 1876-79.




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