Tolland County CT Archives History .....Town Poor In Hebron Selectmen's Records, 1881 1881
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Hebron, Selectmen's Copy Book, 1875-1898:
   Jan. 6, 1881: Selectmen of Hebron to Contractor of Town Poor of Hebron.  Mr. 
Cephas N. Porter has applied for assistance.
   Jan. 5, 1881: Plainville to Hebron.  Charles D. Gray, wife & 3 children 
(Annette, ae 13; Arthur, ae 10; Alice, ae 3) on expense.  Destitute.  Mrs. Gray 
has been sick a good deal of the time.  Boy and girl, ae 13 & 10, worked out 
last summer but are now home.
   Jan. 15, 1881: Hebron to Montville.  Bill for goods furnished Mrs. John 
Weeks, Feb. 9-Dec. 28, 1880.
   Jan. 22, 1881: East Hampton to Hebron.  Frederick A. Brown has a wife & 
child on expense here.
   Jan. 26, 1881: Hebron to East Hampton.  Frederick A. Brown not an 
inhabitant.  He came into this town with a family by the name of Barber but did 
not live here long enough to gain a settlement.
   Jan. 31, 1881: Manchester to Hebron.  Mrs. Ruth Wilson, now living in this 
town with her son-in-law, John E. Harris, is on expense.  She is ae 81.
   Feb. 2, 1881: Hebron to Manchester.  Mrs. Ruth Wilson: you had better look 
to Marlborough or Chatham.
   Feb. 8, 1881: Plainville to Hebron.  What should be done with Mrs. Gray and 
her children?
   Feb. 8, 1881: Hebron to Windham.  Antrim sick & on expense.  Austin Seymour 
does not belong to this town.
   Feb. 12, 1881: Hebron to Chatham.  Selden Williams on expense.  Up to the 
time he was ae 70 he lived away from Hebron more or less; since he reached ae 
70, he has moved and lived out of this town at least 4 times.
   Feb. 16, 1881: Chatham to Hebron.  Selden Williams not an inhabitant.
   Mar. 3, 1881: Hebron to Marlborough.  Medical attendance for James N. 
Culver, Apr. 14-Sept. 30, 1881.  Funeral expenses, Oct. 18, 1881.
   Mar. 15, 1881: Plainville to Hebron.  Mrs. Gray is not any better and may 
drop off sudden.  He wants to know if anything has been done to secure him a 
pension.
   Mar. 4, 1881: Plainville to Hebron.  Mr. Gray is worse (consumption), and 
his boy (ae 8 or 10) is now sick, possibly with diphtheria.  Re pension: 
enlisted as Dennison Gray, 1st Conn. Heavy Artillery, Co. A.  Enl. as musician 
under Capt. Gilbert on Jan. 31, 1862 for 3 years; discharged for disability 
Oct. 8, 1862 ae 25.  
   Apr. 23, 1881: Hebron to Coventry.  Augustus Woodworth is on expense.
   Apr. 29, 1881: Hebron to Glastonbury.  Joel Peters or Joel C. Peters is on 
expense.
   June 1, 1881: Selectmen of Hebron to H.M. Shaw, Supt. of Insane Hospital at 
Middletown: Payment for board of Mary A. Warrender, Apr. 30-June 1.
   May 5, 1881: Hebron to Glastonbury.  Joel C. Peters has been sick but is now 
getting better.
   May 6, 1881: Plainville to Hebron.  Bill for assistance to C.D. Gray's 
family.  They need some clothing & have no means whatsoever.  Mr. Gray hardly 
able to sit up.
   May 20, 1881: Manchester to Hebron.  Mrs. Ruth Wilson is an inhabitant of 
Hebron & we look to you for her support.  Bill for supporting Mrs. Ruth Wilson 
Jan. 26-May 16, 1881.
   July 26, 1881: Hebron to Plainville.  Money for support of Gray family.
   Aug. 17, 1881: Selectmen of Hebron to Mr. & Mrs. John Harris of Manchester.  
The Selectmen of Manchester have informed me that you have requested more for 
support of Mrs. Ruth Wilson.  We will pay you $3.00 a month; if this is not 
sufficient, we will bring her here.  That should be enough for her support even 
if you receive nothing from her other children.
   Sept. 6, 1881: John Harris to Selectmen of Hebron.  Will continue to support 
Mrs. Wilson.  There is little prospect of help from her other children.
   Aug. 2, 1881: Plainville to Hebron.  Yesterday Mr. Gray's son Arthur was 
kicked by a horse and died this morning at 2 o'clock.  We buried him this 
afternoon at Bristol where they had one child buried.  He was 11 years old.
   Sept. 14, 1881: Hebron to Coventry.  Bill for keeping Augustus Woodworth 
when sick 2 weeks.
   Dec. 5, 1881: Hebron to Insane Hospital at Middletown.  Payment for board of 
Mary A. Warrender to Dec. 1.
   Dec. 5, 1881: Hebron to Hartford.  Please see Charles Warrender & then write 
to me.
   Dec. 14, 1881: Hebron to Montville.  Bill for support of Mrs. Lucinda Weeks 
Jan. 1-Oct. 1, 1881

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