Part First
1725 — 1885
Compiled and published by Hamilton Child
Syracuse, N. Y.
Printed at the Journal Office January 1885
Town of New Marlborough, Mass 

P 231
"William Alexander, a native of Ireland, came to this town in 1746, from Dedham, Mass., and located on road 8 where Patrick Barrett now resides, and where he soon brought his wife and two children, William, Jr. and Mary. Mary married Mr. Everett and has two sons, Edward and William Everett. William Alexander, Jr., married Mary Wright and reared eleven children, Molly, William, John, Louisa, Lucy, James, Jane, Patrick, David, Obadiah, and Caroline. David married Mary Hall, daughter of Ebenezer Hall, and had born to him six children. In 1882 he moved to Mill River and carried on a forge where the upper paper mill now stands. Alfred H. resides in Mill River, where he and his son, Fred G., carry on a grist-mill."

"Fred G. Alexander's grist and flouring mill, located on road 24, was built by the present proprietor's father in 1858. The mill has two runs of stones and the capacity for grinding two hundred bushels of grain a day."

Part Second 
Business Directory 1884-1885

Alexander, Alfred H. (Mill River) road 25, Millwright and farmer-30 acres.
Alexander, Frank R. road 18, carpenter and farmer, 130 acres
Alexander, Fred G. (Mill River) road 24, proprietor of grist-mill and dealer in flour, grain and feed
Alexander, John road 17, 12 cows, farmer, 125 acres.
Mill River Blodgett Cemetery
David Alexander, died September 19, 1854, age 66 yrs.
Mary, wife of David, died December 8, 1832, age 52 yrs.
Alice A. died Feb. 29, 1856, age 3 yrs. 8 mos.
Alice L. died Mar. 9, 1857, age 12 days
Daughters of Alfred H. and Mary S. Alexander