Edmond Bemis, son of Samuel Bemis, founder of Spencer, settled near this place in 1750, served in the French and Indian Wars, was a lieutenant at the reduction of Louisburg in 1745, and captain of a Spencer company in the expedition to Crown Point in 1755-6. He rendered the Massachusetts Colony distinguished service by discovering a way to utilize spiked cannon. Born at Watertown 1720. Died at Spencer 1810.