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1810 |
| Seth Severance, Elia May and Samuel Cherry settled here. |
| Ezra May built a log hotel. |
| First Distillery at Cheeves by John White |
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1811
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Timothy Norton built a Grist Mill in the Hollow. |
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1812 |
| Approximately 20 men from New Haven answered the call. |
| Soloman Smith built the first frame house. |
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1813 |
| New Haven formed from Mexico |
| First Dr. came to New Haven, Dr. E. Colt 1813-1830. |
| First Post Office started east of Hamlet now Butterfly
Corners. |
| First Post Office started by J. Bailey in his house, 2 miles
west of present village. |
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1814 |
| First town meeting held at Ansel Snow Res. 66 votes cast. |
| Jonathan Wing 1st Town Clerk |
| David Eason 1st supervisor. |
| First road opened before 1806. Now we have 12 road
districts. |
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1815 |
| 8 prominent arrivals came here to settle after the war of
1812. Calvin Eason, Orris Hart, Hezekiah Nicholas, being in the
group |
| Nichols & Marvin built a Grist Mill. |
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1816 |
| Gridley built a mill 1/2 mile from the H Hollow. |
| There are now 8 towns in Oswego County. Constantia, Mexico,
Hannibal, New Haven, Richland, Red Field & Williamstown. |
| Cummins opened a Mill south of Hamlet. |
| New Potash Mill east of Hamlet run by Orris Hart. |
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1817 |
| Charter was filed at county clerks office for the
congregational church. |
| Norman Rowe settled here. |
| During Rev. Chester Wheeler's ministry a group of men formed
the "Man's Brotherhood". The group voted to make Vermillion a
dry township. Rev. Wheeler served from 1917-1920 in Vermillion
Church. |
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1818 |
| East of Village Orris Hart built 2nd distillery |
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1819 |
| Hamlet name changed from Gay Head to New Haven. |
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