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EASTHAM. Where Chelsea now is. Supposed to be a New Hampshire grant. The
New York grant of Charlotte covered the same territory. Eastham is found on a map in
Jeffrey's Atlas (1776).
EAST HAVEN. Town in Essex County. Vermont grant of 23,040 acres to
Timothy
Andrews and sixty-three associates October 22, 1790.
EAST MONTPELIER. Town in Washington County. Incorporated by dividing
Montpelier into two towns. See Montpelier.
EDEN. Town in Lamoille County. Vermont grant of 23,040 acres to
Col. Seth
Warner and seventy-one associates August 28, 1781.
ELMORE. Town in Lamoille County. Vermont grant of 23,040 acres to
Col.
Samuel Elmore and sixty-four associates August 21, 1871. Line with Worcester established,
1837.
ELY. Authorization of change of name from Vershire, 1878. Name changed back
to Vershire, 1882. See Vershire.
ENOSBURGH. Town in Franklin County. Vermont grant of 23,040 acres to
Roger
Enos and fifty-nine associates May 15, 1870. Part of Bakersfield annexed October 31, 1798.
part of Berkshire annexed, and part of Enosburgh annexed to Berkshire, 1838. Line with
Bakersfield established, 1845.
ENOSBURGH GORE. Vermont grant of 3,916 acres to
Stephen House and Amos Fassett, of Enosburgh, November 9, 1803. Made part of Enosburgh by legislative act of
November 19, 1802.
ESSEX. Town in Chittenden County. New Hampshire grant of 23,040 acres to
Edward Burling and sixty-five associates June 7, 1763.
EUGENE. New York grant of 15,350 acres by Gov. Dunmore, June 14, 1771;
covered lands in Rupert and Pawlet chartered by New Hampshire.
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