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In the Cheshire County Gazetteer of 1736-1888
compiled and published by Hamilton Child under Town of Hinsdale.
Josiah Butler, an early settler, located on
road 6. He early cleared his farm and opened his house as a tavern, being
on what at that time the direct road from Mass. to Chesterfield and places
north. Frequently it is said his house was filled with guests and his yard
filled with the conveyance of pioneers who were on their way to pioneer homes.
Here he continued to reside until his death at an advanced age. He was the
father of two sons and six daughters. His wife survived him and married
Major Hubbard of Chesterfield. Thomas, the eldest son, married a daughter
of Phillip Barret of Hinsdale and had six sons and six daughters.
Jonathan, the youngest son of Josiah, married
Gracie, daughter of Major Hubbard of Chesterfield. He first settled in
Hinsdale, where he lived the remainder of his life, dying at the grand age of
97. He was the father of 7 sons and 1 daughter.
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