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. Below are biographies and histories related to the early inhabitants of then Brookfield, now West Brookfield. West Brookfield is part of the original Quaboag Plantation and is celebrating its 350th birthday in 2010.
As we prepare for the 350th
Anniversary of Quaboag Plantation in 2010, we have
gathered information on the original Planters for our website. Our new
section "Quaboag Plantation,
1660" is complete. Our Historical
Remembrance for each of the remaining months for 2010, will be an introduction to one
of our original planters and to the Indians of King's Philip's War.
Month of
September - Our Original Planters are Samuel & Thomas Kent
Meet
Samuel & Thomas Kent
And Thomas Millet -
Meet Thomas Millet
The Kent Brothers, Samuel and Thomas, apparently living in close harmony at Ipswich, decided to bring their families to Quaboag sometime in 1671. The account books show that the first entry of Thomas Kent was dated November 23, 1671 and that of Samuel on January 22, 1672.
Thomas Millet, In 1674, there came to Brookfield, an older couple who received a grant of a house lot and meadowland, but remained only a short time. Thomas and Mary Millett came from Gloucester. He was not an ordained minister, but seems to have assumed the duties of the ministry at Brookfield during his residence there.
Month of September - Indians of King Philip's War Meet King Philip And meet The Pokanoket, King Philip's tribe, who will be here to help us celebrate in September of 2010. Meet The Pokanoket of the Wampanoag Nation.
Month of November - Our Original Planter was William Prichard Meet William Prichard Month of December - Our Original Planter - John Warner Meet John Warner Month of January - 2010 - Our Original Planter was John Ayers Meet John Ayres Month of February - Our Original Planter was Richard Coy Meet Richard Coy Month of March - The Indians of King Philip's War Meet the Indians of King Philip's War Month of April - Indians of King Philip's War Meet the Quaboag Month of May - Our Original Planter was the Rev. John Younglove Meet Rev. John Younglove Month of June - Our Original Planter is Judah Trumble Meet Judah Trumble Month of July - Our Original Planter is James Travis Meet James Travis Month of August - Our Original Planter was Daniel Hovey Meet Daniel Hovey Month of August - The Indians of King Philip's War Meet Muttawmp, Sachem of Quaboag
We have also prepared information on the Indians of Quaboag and the surrounding areas. Click Site Map for Quaboag Plantation to meet the other Indians of that time period.
Biographies:
- Emerson H. Bullard Civil War soldier
- Daniel H. Chamberlain Former Statesman & Governor of South Carolina
- Jedediah Foster Our most famous statesman
- Philip Goss Early settler
- Alanson Hamilton G A R
- The Haymakers Killed by the Indians
- Josiah Henshaw A Minuteman
- Stephen Jennings
- Diederik Leertouwer
- Albert W. Livermore Civil War soldier
- Joseph Marks
- Charles Merriam
- Augustus N. Potter Civil War soldier
- William Prichard & Prichard's Hill
- Edward U. Prouty Civil War soldier
- Lucy Stone Women's rights
- Justus C. Wellington Civil War soldier
- Edwin Wilbur Civil War soldier