Charles Taylor House (another)

New Ipswich Historical Society

Another photo of Charles Taylor house (there are lots of these)

Located on Taylor Road in Smithville.

News Clipping 1909 - Centennial Memorial Service

The one hundredth anniversary of the death of Rev. Stephen Farrar, the first minister in New Ipswich, will occur on June 23. On that day, at 4 p. m., an interesting religious service will be held at his grave in the old cemetery on the hill, to which everyone is earnestly invited to be present. Those who have camp stools are advised to take them to the cemetery. Rev. Mr. Farrar was born Sept. 8, 1738, and graduated at Harvard College in 1755. He commenced preaching in New Ipswich in the winter of 1758-9, was called to settle in November, 1759, collected and organized a church and was ordained its first pastor, Oct. 22, 1760. He continued its pastor and the only minister in town until June 23, 1809, when his life and ministerial work were suddenly terminated by apoplexy. History records his ministry extending through half a century, as useful, peaceful and happy, and says the extent of his influence in promoting the settlement of New Ipswich may be inferred not only from its rapid progress after he came, but from the number of his personal connections and former townsmen who followed him here.

Rev, Dr. Payson of Rindge preached his funeral sermon from the text, "Devout men carried Stephen to his burial and made great lamentation over him." The town took charge of his funeral and placed over his grave a marble stone bearing besides the usual memorials, this inscription: "The people of his charge leave this stone to mark the place where they have laid him."

Dr. John Preston, the first physician in town, married a sister of Rev. Mr. Farrar and settled in New Ipswich in 1760, and each succeeding generation of their descendants have been among the leading citizens of the town.

James Roger diary entries

13th July 1912 - more bugdeathing

Cloudy and warm; wind East to south. David, Henry, and I unloaded the 2 teams of hay we brought in last night. D. & H. afterwards cultivated Henry’s potatoes and I bugdeathed ours. D. went to Greenville for C. Perry’s goods and I swept Church and raked and cocked hay in field. Also got Hall ready for Sidewalk Dance. Got letters from Alice and Hamish.