In the early years of our country's history, those who sought a home here lived an adventurous life. We rank among the older communities of this country. Below are biographies and histories related to the early inhabitants of then Brookfield, now West Brookfield. We have also included the biographies of some of our Civil War soldiers. West Brookfield is part of the original Quaboag Plantation which will celebrate its 350th birthday in 2010.
As we prepare for the 350th Anniversary of Quaboag Plantation in 2010, we have gathered information on the original Planters for our website. We are putting the finishing touches on our new section "Quaboag Plantation, 1660". Our Historical Remembrance for each month for the next year will be an introduction to one of our original planters and to the Indians of King's Philip's War.
Month of
July - Our Original Planter is James Travis
Meet
James Travis
Along the Bay Path in this year of 1668 also traveled James Travis, a young married man of 23, his wife Mercy, aged 18, and their infant daughter Elizabeth, who was born in Gloucester on February 8, 1668.
Month of November - Our Original Planter was William Prichard Meet William Prichard Month of December - Our Original Planter - John Warner Meet John Warner Month of January - 2010 - Our Original Planter was John Ayers Meet John Ayres Month of February - Our Original Planter was Richard Coy Meet Richard Coy Month of March - The Indians of King Philip's War Meet the Indians of King Philip's War Month of April - Indians of King Philip's War Meet the Quaboag Month of May - Our Original Planter was the Rev. John Younglove Meet Rev. John Younglove Month of June - Our Original Planter is Judah Trumble Meet Judah Trumble
And meet The Pokanoket, King Philip's tribe, who will be here to help us celebrate in September of 2010. Meet The Pokanoket of the Wampanoag Nation.
We have also prepared information on the Indians of Quaboag and the surrounding areas. Click Site Map for Quaboag Plantation to meet other Indians of that time period.
Biographies:
- Emerson H. Bullard Civil War soldier
- Daniel H. Chamberlain Former Statesman & Governor of South Carolina
- Jedediah Foster Our most famous statesman
- Philip Goss Early settler
- Alanson Hamilton G A R
- The Haymakers Killed by the Indians
- Josiah Henshaw A Minuteman
- Stephen Jennings
- Diederik Leertouwer
- Albert W. Livermore Civil War soldier
- Joseph Marks
- Charles Merriam
- Augustus N. Potter Civil War soldier
- William Prichard & Prichard's Hill
- Edward U. Prouty Civil War soldier
- Lucy Stone Women's rights
- Justus C. Wellington Civil War soldier
- Edwin Wilbur Civil War soldier