Book
of Record Belonging to the
Gayhead Temperance Society
Containing
the Pledges, Bye Laws, Names etc.
Bought August 8th Anno Dominii 1843
Robert Webber, secretary
Extract from the original manuscript in the files of the Vedder Library. Transcribed by Sylvia Hasenkopf
Temperance Pledge
We the undersigned do agree that we will not use
intoxicating liquors nor traffic in them as a beverage; that we will not
provide them as an article of entertainment or for persons in our employment
and that in all suitable ways we will discountenance their use throughout the
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Constitution of the Gayhead Temperance Society
Article 1st
This society shall be called the Gayhead Temperance Society of the Town
of Greenville
Article 2nd The objects of this society shall be to promote the cause of temperance by entirely abstaining from the traffic and use as a beverage of all intoxicating liquors: and by persuasion as well as by example to exert an influence to stimulate others to adopt the same principle
Article 3rd The officers of this society shall be a President, two Vice Presidents, one secretary and one Treasurer, together with ten Managers who shall constitute a board
Article 4th It shall be the duty of said board to transact the business during the interval of the annual meeting
Article 5th The officers and board of managers shall hereafter be elected annually at the annual meeting of the society which shall be held on the 1st Saturday of September in each year
Bye Laws
Resolutions passed at a meeting of the society
John W. Hallenbeck, President
John W. Lampman, Vice President
Robert Webber, Secretary
Cyrastus Betts, Treasurer
Barney Spring
)
Oliver C. Rogers )
John T. Rogers
) Managers
Eliab Yeomans )
Leonard Yeomans )
Resolved that a book be procured by the secretary and paid for by the society for the purpose of transcribing and recording the names of members of society, the Constitution, Bye Laws, etc, etc.
The above resolutions were passed at a meeting called for this purpose on the 15th September 1841 at the Gayhead School House
John W.
Welch, President
Robert Webber, Secretary
At a meeting of the society held at the Gayhead School House October 12th 1841. – It was Resolved that it shall be the duty of the board of Managers to search out and visit all delinquents and use all suitable means to restore them, but in case of their refusal to reform said board shall report them to the society and they shall be declared expelled by a majority of votes of the society then present
John W. Welch,
President
Robert Webber, Secretary
Proceedings of the Gayhead Temperance Society
At a meeting of the male members of the temperance society of Gayhead pursuant to notice held at the School House on Saturday evening August 27th 1842 preparatory to the Annual meeting to be held on the 15th September the following officers for the society was unanimously appointed and subsequently sanctioned at the annual meeting for the ensuing year
Officers
Eliab Yeomans, President
George Weeks
)
Stephen B. Scryver ) Vice
Presidents
Jeptha Barnum, Treasurer
Robert Webber, Secretary
Managers:
Cyras L. Betts
David Vermilyea
John Allerton
George W. Spring
Ira Yeomans
Cyrastus Betts
Ephraim Brandow
Sineca Austin
Charles Weeks
Lorenzo P. Webber
Eliab Yeomans, President
Robert Webber, Secretary
List of Names belonging to the Gayhead Temperance Society
Stephen B. Scryver
Lucretia Niver (dead)
Oliver C. Rogers
Christina
Brandow
William Earls
Harriet Webber
Charles Bullock
Amy
Vermilyea
William H. Webber
Lucinda Betts
Philip Hoose
Harriet Rogers
George Weeks
Bridget Hallock
Lewis Weeks
Rhoda Ann Smith
Stephen Howard
Lavinia Spring
Levi King
Emeline Yeomans
George Milligan
Bethany
Hallock
Aaron Whitbeck
Orpha Hallock
Philip R. Anteus
Loisa
Cook
Elisha B. Yeomans (Expelled Sept 1st 1843) Isabel Cunningham (dead)
James Allerton
Eunice Cook
Olney J. Spring
Ann Cook
Addison P. Webber
Caroline Welch
Samuel Earl (dead)
Adaline
Allerton
James Milligan
Anne Mariah Welch
Sineca Austin
Mariah Allerton
Alanson P. Webber
Ruth Weeks
Lorenzo P. Webber
Maranda Spring
Jeptha Barnum
Eliza Ann Lampman
David S. Wilsey (Expelled)
Sarah
Neuman
Horace Cook
Edward Williams
Milton Webber
Barney Spring
Harriet Winans
Robert Webber (dead)
Clarissa Scriver
John
W. Lampman
Alexander L. Scryver
Solomon Earl (Expelled)
Betsey Ann Brandow
Silas Slawson
Sally Winans
Edmond Y. Spring (dead)
Louiza Austin
Hiram Peary
Lucina Barnum
William Peary
Jacob W. Story
Lydia
Sisson
Cyrus L. Betts
Jane Ann Scriver
Hiram Scriver
Edwin Green
Alzora Spring
Richard Peary (Died)
Matilda Scriver
John Allerton (Died)
Henry Winans
Amos
Story
Phebe Earl (Dead)
Jacob
Winans
Sarah Earl
Michael Earl
Katharine Earl
Daniel Austin
Anna Finch
Seley Williams
Caroline Finch
James Dewight Webber
Temperance Spring (Dead)
Orrin
C. Welch
Seymor Winans
George
W. Spring
Ephraim Earl
Edgar Pine (Dead)
Julia Ann Spring (Deceased)
Susan
Spring
John F. Story
Sarah Betts (Died March 17, 1842)
Elizabeth Story
Ann Hoose
Esther Ann Story
Lucretia
Earl
Katherine E. Story
Anna
Yeomans
John Austin
Katharine Story
Elizabeth Story
Harriet Bennett
David Vermilyea
Polly Allerton (Died)
John S. Smith
Hannah Welch (Died)
Seth M. Eggleston
John Welch (Dead)
Eliab Yeomans
Alexander Pitcher
Caroline Barnum
Gideon Brownell
Mary Losee
Alvira Earl (Died)
Elizabeth Eggleston (Dead)
Betsey Ann Brandow
Roxina Palmer
Mary Finch
Rachel Place
Caroline Spring (Died)
Christina Lumador (Dead)
Ambrose Walters
Lucy Bullock (Deceased)
Edwin
Gardner
Lucy Ann Allerton
James Reed
Phebe Yeomans
George Smith
Loisa Chichester
Matthew Story
Jane Ann Bullock
Minor
Stevens
Jane Bunt
Lewis Bullock
Jonathan Earl
Horace Slawson
Joseph Webber
Edmond
Y. Spring
Nathaniel Smith
Eliza
Ann Shephard (Dead)
Gurdon Welch
Phebe Ferris
Mordicae Brogue
Harriet
Finch (Dead)
Ira Bunt
William Palmer
Rachel Fosburg
Jeremiah
Bennett
William Yeomans (Died)
Jeremiah Smith
William Brandow Jun
Sally Bunt
Polly Peary (Dead)
Netus
Abrams
Matilda Peary (Dead)
William Ira Yeoman
Charles Weeks
George Anson
Jemima Vermilyea
Elisha Anson
Betsey Brogue
Henrietta Palmer
Eliza Swart
Hellen Rossman
Edward Bush (Dead)
Abel
Townsend
John Story
William Allerton
Eleanor Brandow
David Botsford
Daniel Losee (Dead)
Sally
Botsford
David E. Barnum
Michael H. Fosburg
Absalom C. William
Katharine
Fosburg
Rulandus Smith
John Showers
Alla Smith
Harriet Pine
Merdulia Williams
Aaron Dibol (Died)
Katharine Earl
Betsey Dibol
Susannah Vermilyea
Jospeh Shephard (Died)
Margaret Walters
Dennison Anson
Araminta Walters
Olive M. Fosburg
Mariah Walters
Anthony Robins
Zera J. Walters
Keziah Smith
Francis G. Walters
Joseph B. Rossman
Lydia R. Walters
Olonzo Slawson
Sarah Pine (Dead)
John
M. Webber
George C. Weeks
Alexander
Jump
Sally Lake
Ephraim Hoose
Jeremiah Bennett
Wilson
Howard
Elizabeth Fosburg
Christina Shephard
Elisha Smith Jun
Ann
Eliza Shephard
William Billingham
Andrew Shephard
Oliver M. Webber
Abigail Vannatten
Hannah Brandow
Rebecca Rossman
Mary Brogue
William Winters
Jane Waldron
Harriet Winers
Sarah Huntington
Celia Jane Vining
Betsey Brandow
Christina Mariah Vining
Almira Earl
Hannah Ann Brown
Miriam Brogue
Zada McMurry
Peter Gilmore
Ira Tucker
Ruama Smith
Sarah Walters
Rachel Smith
Mima Ann Hoose
Emelissa Smith
Katharine E. Betts
Emery Smith
Rebecca Bennett
James H. Betts (Died)
Elizabeth
Hallenbeck
Thomas H. Smith
Clarissa
Ann Palmer
John A. Griswold
John Hollenbeck
Mary Palmer
Hannah Eliza Simpkins
Martha Bennett
William Story
Sarah Smith
Benjamin F. Rogers
Osborn Palmer
Mary Jane Palmer
Levi Marquoit (Expelled)
Stephen
Hotchkiss
Mary Ann Marquoit
Lyman Howard
Elizabeth West
Mary Jane Wilson
John McFarling
George Wright
Adaline Lampman
Rachel Shephard
Freelove Bogardus
Edwin Hoyt
Affa Mariah Bogardus
Alanson
Cash
Jane Ann Van Loon
Sylvia
More (Died)
John Hallenbeck Jun
Samuel Lewis Simpkins
William F. Winter
Rebecca
Ann Simpkins
William Husted
Truman H. Simpkins
Calvin Howard jun
Robert
L. Simpkins
Sarah Mariah Winter
Levi
Seabridge
William James Weaver
Eliza Yeomans
Aaron Hoyt
Sarah Williams
Oliver J. Walters
Mary Ann Williams (Dead)
Nelson Walters
Hannah Williams
Samuel Parsoll
Perlina P. Williams (Died)
Lucy Ann Webber
Stephen Williams
Lutetia Roberts (Dead)
Phebe Ann Hannah
Andrew D. Hannah
Frederick
Niver (Expelled)
Martha Walters
Oliver
Earl
Gideon B. Austin
Ebenezer
Stevens (Dead)
Mary Earl
George Fancher
Judson Tyler (Died)
Charles
Youngs
Curtis Lacy
Stephen Hawley
Thomas V. Williams
David Hawley
Elizabeth Cheritree
William Blenis
Alfred Green
Lewis Powell
Susan Egbertson
Ransom B. Welch
Elizabeth Tyler
Sarah H. Jennings
Sylvenus Finch
William Calkins
Martha Read
Mary Howard Feby 2st 1844
Betsey Ann Webb
Sally
Ann Howard Do Do
Jemima Tryon
Robert Griffin May 27th 1844 Dead
Sarah M. Stevens
George B. Austin June
1st 1844
Sarah E. Scryver
Johnson W. Smith Do Do
Abram Huested
Jesse
Herrick Do Do
Harriet Albert
Sarah M. Herrick Do Do
William T. Read
Orson
Howard Do Do
Mary Collins
Martha Howard Do Do
Hannah Smith
Mary Elenor Webber June 2nd Do
Isaiah Hyzer
Peter Earl Aug 21st
Do
Katharine Ann Story
Joshua
Allerton Sept 7th
Katharine Story
Amanda L. Prink Dec 11th
Charles Deakin
Euretta Prink Do
Silas B. Newell
Rachel Mayhew Do
Michael Queney
Dennis Malone
Ellen Webber
Peter Anthony Diboll
Ezbon S. Dibol
Deborah Dibol
Catharine Cook
Phebe Webber
Ann Lake
Jeremiah Williams
Ransom Smith Oct
28/45
Moses Howard Errata
Do Do
Cyrastus Betts Sept
15 1841
Edward H. Powell
Martha Powell
Sally Ann Palmer Nov
25/45
Mary Smith
Rachel Ann Smith (Dead)
Joel Smith
Caroline Vermilyea
Catharine M. Robins Sept
11th 1850
David E. Palmer
“
Hannah Vermilia
“
Sarah Merrill
“
Sarah Husted
“
Hannah Maria Vermilia
“
Lewis Story
“
Sarah Jane Story
“
Mary R. Williams
“
Sarah Ann Betts
“
Julia Betts “
Cythella Betts
“
Sarah Hiller
“
George Earl
“
Henry Marquoit
“
Armina Cochran
“
Mary Malone