In the early years of our country's history,
those who sought a home here lived an adventurous life. We rank among the
older communities of this country. Here are biographies and histories
related to the early inhabitants of then Brookfield, now West Brookfield.
We have also included the biographies of some of our Civil War soldiers.
West Brookfield is part of the Quaboag Plantation which will celebrate its
350th birthday in 2010.
Month of May - Our Historical
Birthday
May 17, 1753, The birthday of Josiah Henshaw. Josiah married in 1784, Sarah (Sally) Phipps, daughter of Lt. John Phipps and Rachel Lincoln. He died in September of 1829. Josiah was one of our Minute Men on April 19, 1775 at the battles of Lexington and Concord.
As we prepare for the 350th Anniversary of Quaboag Plantation, we are gathering information on the original Planters for our website. Our new section will be called Quaboag Plantation and will introduce you to the original Planters. We call on James Travis, a man of adventure, who had considerable knowledge and experience in frontier living to continue our series.
- Emerson H. Bullard
- Daniel H. Chamberlain
- Jedediah Foster
- Philip Goss
- Alanson Hamilton
- The Haymakers
- Josiah Henshaw
- Stephen Jennings
- Diederik Leertouwer
- Albert W. Livermore
- Joseph Marks
- Charles Merriam
- Augustus N. Potter
- William Prichard & Prichard's Hill
- Edward U. Prouty
- Lucy Stone
- Justus C. Wellington