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Benjamin Munn # 9-103
1683-1784He was a carpenter. He settled in Deerfield, Mass. Late in life he movedto Northfield. In 1704, at the ime of the Deerfield massacre he wasliving in a half underground house on the side of a hill on his father'shome lot. The house was so covered with snow that it escaped notice ofthe Indians. He was a selectman. He also participated in the French andIndian War.
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Luke Hitchcock
1655-1726Moved with his mother to Springfield where he became one of the prominent men. He kept a tavern, was a shoemaker, was a Capt. in the army, was sheriff Of Hampshire Co. He was one of the original grantees of Suffield, Conn. He also owned considerable land in Brookfield. In 1676 he was in a battle with the Indians at Turner Falls. He also had a share in the twp. of Falltown granted to the survivers of that battle.
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[lindsay.FTW]Luke Hitchcock # 11-405
abt. 1614-1659Took the freeman's oath in New Haven, Conn. July 1, 1644. It is notknownwhen he moved to Wethersfield, but he was probably there in 1646.Moved to Wethersfield about 1646 Moved there because the Indiansresisted his efforts to take possession of other lands he had received.He was a member of a jury at a court held in Hartford in 1646 and 1647.He was a shoemaker by trade. He was a Capt. at Crown Point in1645. Hewas a selectman in Wethersfield in 1653 and 1656. He owned many tractsof land. He cultivated the friendship of the Indians who gave him a deedto the town of Farmington. His wife thought so little of it that shedestroyed it by using it in her baking.
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He was prominent in town affairs, select man and town clerk for years. Hewas also a deacon. He made the only account of the burning of Springfield.
Elizabeth Lobdell
1632-1684Of Boston. Came with brother Simon and Sister Ann in 1645. Some believe they came from Hereford, England. Tradition says the family roots lie in Wales.
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Henry Burt # 12-819
1595-1662Came from England about 1638 to Roxbury, Mass. He moved to Springfield,and was on the first board of selectmen in 1644 where he served 10years. He was also a member of the first militia company, clerk of thewrits, on the committee to lay out bounds of the plantations, to grant land to the settlers, and to conduct religious services on Ssunday in the absence of the minister. He owned considerable land.
Eulalia Marche #12-820
abt. 1598-1690There is a tradition in the family that Eulalia March Burt, before comingfrom England, was laid out for dead and put in her coffin. At herfurneral, signs of life appeared and she recovered and came to NewEngland. If she came at the same time as her husband, Henry Burt inabout 1638, she lived another 52 years after surviving her funeral.Apparently she was a pretty durable lady.