| The settlers of Coventry applied to the Justice Of the Peace of Duncansboro Luke Chapin to issue a warrant for a town meeting to be held on March 31, 1803 at Samuel Cobb's house. At that meeting the town was organized and officers were elected. |
| Towns Officers Elected at the first Coventry Town Meeting - Mar 31, 1803 |
| John Wells Jr. |
Moderator |
| Joseph Marsh |
Clerk |
| Timothy Woodbridge |
First Constable |
| Samuel Cobb |
Treasurer |
| Samuel Cobb |
Selectman |
| Daniel B. Smith |
Selectman |
| John Ide Jr. |
Selectman |
| Perez Gardner |
Lister |
| John Wells Lr. |
Lister |
| Joseph Marsh |
Lister |
| Joseph Marsh |
Highway Surveyor |
| Samuel Cobb |
Highway Surveyor |
| John Wells Jr. |
Highway Surveyor |
| Daniel B. Smith |
Highway Surveyor |
| Perez Gardner |
Grand Juror |
| It was voted that each inhabitant should work on the roads four days in June and two days in September. A tax of twelve dollars was raised to defray current expenses of the town. The grand list of 1803, the first taken in town, and on which this tax was assessed, amounted to $608. The highest tax payer was John Wells Jr., who paid a town tax of $1,39, and a state tax of ninety-six cents. |
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References: - Pliny White, History of Coventry, Vermont, 1858, Irasburgh, VT |