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Firsts in the town

  • First child born was Benjamin Crabtree in 1813
  • First marriage was that of Hyra Axtell and Lucy Crabtree in 1814
  • First school was taught in the northern part of town by Sophia Hitchcock in 1820
  • First inn was kept by Alvan Richardson in 1824
  • First sawmill was also kept by Alvan Richardson in 1824
  • First gristmill was built in 1825  by Alvan Richardson by the Little Genesee Creek near the Village of Richburg
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