New London County CT Archives History .....Town Poor In Lebanon Selectmen's Records, 1867-1873 1867
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Lebanon, Selectmen's Records, 1837-1878:
   Jan. 28, 1867: Manchester to Lebanon.  Mary Peters, wife of John O. Peters, 
and their 2 children (Mary Ann, aged 2, and Amelia, aged 4 months), on 
expense.  Also Mary Deming, widow of Isaac N. Deming.  All are colored.
   Feb. 12, 1867: Lebanon to Manchester.  John O. Peters never was an 
inhabitant of Lebanon.  Mary Deming never was married to Isaac N. Deming, and 
Isaac N. Deming was not an inhabitant of this town at the time of his death.
   Mar. 5, 1867: Colchester to Lebanon.  Jonathan Monroe is on expense.
   Mar. 1867: Memorandum.  Mr. Monroe states that he has not asked for any help 
from the town of Colchester and he is not in need of any assistance.
   Mar. 16, 1867: Bozrah to Lebanon.  George Austin, his wife Sarah Jane, and 
their 4 children (Julia, Mary, Sarah and George Austin) are on expense.  Mr. 
Austin has cut his foot and will need help for only a short time.
   Apr. 15, 1867: Lebanon to Bozrah.  George Austin not an inhabitant.
   Nov. 18, 1867: Lebanon to Colchester, Nov. 18, 1867.  Margaret McNamara, 
wife of Thomas McNamara, and 4 children (John, Michael, William and Thomas) are 
on expense.
   Nov. 18, 1867: Lebanon to Manchester.  Same as preceding.
   Feb. 25, 1868: Portland to Lebanon.  There is a man in our alms house who 
was found in Colfut House in starving condition in the latter part of 
December.  He has light hair, about 5 feet 8 or 10 inches tall, and calls 
himself Richard Stillbridge.  We cannot get any reliable information from him 
concerning his history, for he is insane.  I have been informed that he belongs 
to your town.
   Feb. 25, 1868: Lebanon to Portland.  Have never had anyone by the name of 
Richard Stillbridge in our town.
   Dec. 9, 1867: Manchester to Lebanon.  I cannot find that any of the McNamara 
children were born in Manchester.
   Jan. 7, 1868.  Colchester to Lebanon.  Payment for supplies furnished to the 
McNamara family.  The child John does not belong to this town, but to 
Manchester.
   Apr. 2, 1868: Columbia to Lebanon.  John C. Lewis and wife on expense.
   Apr. 9, 1868: Lebanon to Columbia.  John C. Lewis not an inhabitant.
   Sept. 7, 1868: Coventry to Lebanon.  Bill for support of John A. Jacobs 
about 9 weeks.
   Nov. 6, 1868: Columbia to Lebanon.  Mary Deming, wife of Nelson Deming, on 
expense. 
   Nov. 9, 1868: Voluntown to Lebanon.  Hannah M. Armstrong, widow of Amaziah 
Armstrong, is on expense at the home of her son-in-law, Cyrus Foster.  She is 
aged 87 and a cripple.  Her daughter offers to keep her for $1.00 a week.
   Nov. 13, 1868: Lebanon to Columbia.  Mary Deming was never the wife of 
Nelson Deming, and Nelson Deming was not an inhabitant of this town at the time 
of his death.
   Nov. 17, 1868: Lebanon to Voluntown.  We are willing to pay $1.00 a week for 
Mrs. Armstrong until we can investigate the matter further.  Mr. and Mrs. 
Armstrong have not lived in Lebanon for many years, and they may have gained a 
settlement elsewhere.  We are informed that they lived in Plainfield for 
several years.
   Nov. 24, 1868: Lebanon to Voluntown.  We find no evidence that Hannah M. 
Armstrong is or was a resident of our town.
   Nov. 23, 1838: Hartford to Lebanon.  Ludwid Hauerwas, a German, with his 
family, has applied for assistance.
   Dec. 1, 1838: Lebanon to Hartford.  We are willing to meet our obligations 
concerning the Hauerwas family.  Are they trying to help themselves?  How many 
children are with them?
   Dec. 9, 1868: Hartford to Lebanon.  The Hauerwas family has five children at 
home.  Lincoln is sick with scarlet fever, the rest of the children with 
symptoms of it.  Hauerwas cannot get along on his crutches and will not be able 
to do much work through the winter.
   Dec. 31, 1868: Norwich to Lebanon.  Mrs. Hannah Armstrong, widow of Amaziah 
Armstrong, here on expense.
   Jan. 7, 1869: Chaplin to Lebanon.  John E. Wells is sick and on expense.
   Feb. 26, 1869: Coventry to Lebanon.  Charles McGan, son of Michael and 
Elizabeth McGan and born in Lebanon, is sick and on expense.
   Mar. 10, 1869: Columbia to Lebanon.  Henry Tattoo, a colored man or mulatto, 
is sick and on expense.
   Mar. 27, 1869: Lebanon to Columbia.  Henry Tattoo lost his settlement with 
his mother by her marriage and is thus not an inhabitant of Lebanon.
   Mar. 29, 1869: Chaplin to Lebanon.  Bill dated Mar. 29, 1869 for support and 
burial of John E. Wells. (Note: Lebanon paid the bill.)
   Apr. 9, 1869: Norwich to Lebanon.  Bill for support of Mrs. Hannah M. 
Armstrong Nov. 19, 1868 to Apt. 2, 1869.
   Aug. 19, 1869: Carr & Peters, Saratoga Springs, N.Y., to Selectmen of 
Lebanon.  Did your town pay any bounty at the time Thomas Carroll enlisted and 
was credited from your town?
   Aug. 26, 1869: Colchester to Lebanon.  Abrham Marchant, colored, son of 
Jacob Marchant, is on expense at our alms house.
   Aug, 30, 1869: Hartford to Lebanon.  Mr. L. Hauerwas is in a very precarious 
state of health; physicians say that there are strong symptoms of insanity 
unless he is attended to at once.  He should be placed in the Retreat.
   Aug. 30, 1869: Coventry to Lebanon.  Bill for supplies furnished to J. 
Addison Jacobs, Jan. 6, 1866 to Mar. 16, 1867.  Bill for supplies furnished to 
Charles Megan, son of Michael Megan, 14 weeks to May 24, 1869.  (Note: Lebanon 
paid the Megan bill.)
   Aug. 31, 1869: Carr & Peters to Lebanon.  Carroll enlisted in Co. B, 2nd 
Regt. Conn. Heavy Artillery, on Jan. 25, 1864.
   Sept. 1, 1869: Norwich to Lebanon.  Bill for support of Hannah Armstrong
   Aug. 9, 1869: Hartford to Lebanon.  Ludwig Hauerwas growing worse and more 
despondent daily.
   Sept. 16, 1869: New London to Lebanon.  Bill for support of Thasseus Lyman.
   Sept. 22, 1869: Lebanon to Carr & Peters.  There is no bounty due to Thomas 
Carroll, as the town had voted no bounty at that time.
   Sept. 22, 1869: Lebanon to Colchester.  Abraham Marchant is not an 
inhabitant of this town.
   Dec. 6, 1869: Colchester to Lebanon.  Nathan Rixford on expense.
   Dec. 13, 1869: Windham to Lebanon.  Albert Brown, a colored man, is sick and 
on expense.
   Jan. 5, 1870: Lebanon to Colchester.  Nathan Rixford not an inhabitant.
   Jan. 5, 1870: Lebanon to Windham.  Albert Brown is not an inhabitant.
   Jan. 7, 1870: Norwich to Lenanon.  Minnie Carter, a child of Lucy Carter, 
born in your alms house, is here on expense.
   Jan. 21, 1870: New London to Lebanon.  Thaddeus Lyman and wife on expense.
   Jan. 25, 1870: Lebanon to Mansfield. Mrs. Ann King, Mary King and John King 
(wife and 2 children of Dwight King) are on expense.
   Jan. 25, 1870: Lebanon to Coventry.  Same as preceding.
   Apr. 9, 1870: Hartford to Lebanon.  Father Hawley is not helping the 
Hauerwas family any more, and they have applied to us for help.
   Apr. 12, 1870: New London to Lebanon.  We have had to furnish Thaddeus Lyman 
with more supplies.
   Apr. 19, 1870: Colchester to Lebanon.  Jonathan Monroe is at our alms house 
on expense.
   Aug. 18, 1870: Hartford to Lebanon.  Bill for supplies for L. Hauerwas.
   Sept. 23, 1870: New London to Lebanon.  Bill for supporting Thaddeus Lyman 
and wife Apr. 1 to Sept. 20, 1870.  Lyman and wife are getting old and they 
find it difficult to get along without keep.
   Oct. 12, 1870: New London to Lebanon. Thaddeus Lyman has applied for help 
again.
   Feb. 28, 1871: Lebanon to Columbia.  Bill (dated Feb. 16, 1871) for burial 
of John Short.
   Mar. 2, 1871: Hebron to Lebanon.  Sally Armstrong, widow of Joel Armstrong, 
is on expense.
   Mar. 27, 1871: Lebanon to Hebron.  Sally Armstrong not an inhabitant.
   May 27, 1871: Hebron to Lebanon.  Bill for support of Sally Armstrong, widow 
of Joel Armstrong, Mar. 1 to May 1, 1871.
   June 3, 1870: East Haddam to Lebanon.  The wife and children of Francis L. 
Clark are on expense.
   June 13, 1871: Chaplin to Lebanon.  Betsey Welles is on expense.
   July 12, 1871: Lebanon to Chaplin.  Betsey Welles not an inhabitant.
   Jan. 1, 1872: Lebanon to Greenwich.  Lebanon has been called upon to defray 
the expenses of burying the daughter of John Garrison, who is supposed to 
belong to your town.  Bill: burial of Elizabeth M. Garrison, daughter of John 
Garrison (dated Jan. 1, 1872)
   Jan. 8, 1872: Lebanon to State.  Re Newton Jacobs, a patient at the Retreat 
in Hartford
   Mar. 11, 1872: Memorandum, Colchester: Application of Albert Harvey and 
Sally Harvey to become inhabitants of the town of Colchester; voted by 
selectmen and civil authority that they be admitted to settlement.
   Mar. 21, 1872: Lebanon to Greenwich.  A few years since, the Garrisons were 
helped by the town of Columbia and Greenwich paid the bills (note: Greenwich 
paid the bill.)
   Apr. 15, 1872: Coventry to Lebanon.  Nelson Barber has died in Coventry; 
request expenses.
   June 3, 1872: Scotland to Lebanon.  Fanny Robinson on expense.
   June 17, 1872: Lebanon to Scotland.  Fanny Robinson not an inhabitant.
   Aug. 22, 1872: Lebanon to Coventry.  Nelson Barber was never an inhabitant.
   Jan. 1, 1873: East Hartford to Lebanon.  Ludwig Hauerwas, wife and 5 
children are on expense.
   May 30, 1873: Lebanon to Mansfield.  John M. Miliken, wife and 3 children 
are sick and on expense.  When they came here there were 4 children, but one of 
them has died.
   Nov. 11, 1873: East Hartford to Lebanon. Ludwig Hauerwas and family are 
asking for help.
   Dec. 19, 1873: George Champlin, Westerly, R.I., to Selectmen of Lebanon.  
Said Champlin, formerly of Lebanon, aged 60, can no lomnger support my 
daughter, Mary J. Champlin, who has been insane for 4 years.  My wife has had 
charge of her for 3 of those years.  She is at the Insane Hospital at 
Middletown, having been put there Oct. 7, 1873.  Town must assume her expenses.
   Dec. 25, 1873: Lebanon to George Champlin.  The grandfather of Mary J. 
Champlin is a man of means and able to support her.
   Dec. 30, 1873: Lebanon to Milton Hathaway.  You are legally obligated to 
support your granddaughter, Mary J. Champlin.
   
   
   
   
   

   
   

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