Britanniaville Base Ball Club

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Nick Name	Britanniaville Club
Earliest Known Date	Wednesday, August 1, 1866
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Location	Taunton, MA, United States
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Nine Class	Senior
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Description	"Britanniaville boasts a Base Ball Club, which was organized on Monday at Mechanics' Hall, with the following officers:  President - Cyrus Savage; Vice President - Henry A. Weeden; Secretary - Robert Willians; Treasurer -  Isaac D. Paull; Directors - Henry Holland; David Phelan; A.D. Carpenter."
Sources	Taunton Union Gazette and Democrat  August 2, 1866.
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Comment	Taunton MA, established in 1637, had a population of about 15,000 in 1860.  It is about 30 miles S of Boston and 20 miles W of Plymouth MA.  We assume that Britanniaville is a neighborhood of Taunton.  Edit with form to add a comment
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Found by	Paul Johnson
Submission Note	email of 8/7/2015
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First in Location	Taunton, MA
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Player	Years	Roles	Edit Association with Club
Cyrus Savage	1866	Initial Officer
David Phelan	1866	Initial Officer
Henry A. Weeden	1866	Initial Officer
Henry Holland	1866	Initial Officer
Isaac D. Paull	1866	Initial Officer
Robert Williams	1866	Initial Officer

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