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sity, Ph.D. in 1893, and was made professor of history in Smith college, Northampton, Mass., in 1894. He received the John Marshall prize from Johns Hopkins university in 1898. He was elected a member of the American historical asso- ciation. He translated the Adoption and Amend- ment of Constitutions, by Charles Borgeaud of the University of Geneva (1895), and is the author of Contemporary American Opinion of the French Rev- olution (1897); and contributions to periodical literature.

HAZEN, Henry Allen, clergyman, was born in Hartford, Vt., Dec. 37, 1832; son of Allen and Hannah Putnam (Dana) Hazen; grandson of Asa and Susannah (Tracy) Hazen and of Israel Putnam and Sarah (Smith) Dana; great- grand- son of Gen. Israel Putnam, and a descendant of Edward Hazen, who was at Rowley, Mass., in 1650. He prepared for college at Kimball Union academy, Meriden, X.H., and was graduated from Dartmouth in 1854, and from Andover theological seminary in 1857. He was ordained to the Con- gregational ministry at St. Johnsbury, Vt., Feb. 17, 1858; was pastor at Hard wick, 1858-59, Barton, 1860, and West Randolph, Vt., 1861; Plymouth, 1862-68, Lyme, 1868-70, and Pittsfield, N.H., 1870-72; and Billerica, Mass., 1874-79. He was a clerk in the secretaries" department, A.B.C.F.M., 1879-84; and was made secretary of the National Council of the Congregational churches of the United States in 1884. He was elected to membership in the Philosophical society, Washington, D.C., and in several histori- cal societies, and was made corresponding secre- tary of the New England historic, genealogical society in 1892. In 1891 he was a delegate to the first international Congregational ooimcil, which met in London, and was one of the secretaries of that council, and of the second council, which met in Boston in 1899. He was made a trustee of various educational institutions. Marietta college conferred upon him tlie degree of D.D. in 1891. He was editor of the " Congregational Year Book "' after 1883; and is the author of: A Manual of the Congregational Church, Plymouth, N.H. (1868) ; The Ministry and Churches of New Hampshire (1876) ; TTie Pastors of Keio Hampshire (1878) ; History of Billerica, Mans., v-ith Genealo- gies (1883) ; A History of the Class of 1854 (Dart- mouth, 1898). He died while on a summer vaca- tion in Norwich, Vt., Aug. 4, 1900.

HAZEN, Moses, soldier, was born in Haver- hill, Mass., June 1, 1733; son of Moses, grandson of Richard and great-grandson of Edward Hazen, the immigrant, Rowley, Mass., 1650. He was a soldier in the Colonial wars, being lieutenant in the expeditions against Crown Point, N.Y., in 1756 ; against Louisburg in 1758 ; and with Gen- eral Wolfe against Quebec in 1759. He distin-

guished himself in an engagement with the French near Quebec, and in the battle of Sillery, April 28, 1760. This service gained for him promotion to a lieutenancy in the 44th regiment, and he was placed on half pay at the close of the war, and made his home n&ar St. John, New Brunswick, where he had a valuable estate. When the American Revolution broke out he gave aid to the army under Montgomery in its march against Quebec, and furnished the troops liberally with food. For this the Britisli destroyed his prop- erty. He thereupon joined the American army as colonel of the 2d Canada regiment, known as " Congress's Own." With his regiment he took part in the battles of Brandywine and German- town and continued in the service till ptace was declared. Congress reimbiirsed him for the loss of his property at St. John, and made liim briga- dier-general, June 29, 1781. With two brothers, also officers in the American army, he settled in Vermont on lands granted by the government. He constructed the military road through Ver- mont to Canada, known as the old Hazen road. He died in Troy, N.Y., Feb. 4. 1803.

HAZEN, William Babcock, soldier, was born in West Hartford, Vt., Sept. 27, 1830. His father, a farmer, removed to Huron, Ohio, in 1833, and William worked on the farm during the summer and attended school a few months in the winter. He entered the U.S. military academy in 1851 and was graduated in 1855. He was on duty with the 4th in- fantry in California and Oregon, 1855-57, and was promoted 2d lieutenant in the 8th infantry for gal- lantry in Indian war- fare. He served on the western frontier of Texas, 1857-61. He attacked and ex- terminated fifteen lodges of Apaches and commanded a company in five engagements with the Comanche Indians. For these services he was complimented in general orders and was brevetted first lieutenant under date of May 6. 1859. In a personal encounter with the Indians he was severely wounded in December, 1859, and was given one year's leave of absence. He was appointed professor of infan- try tactics in the U.S. military academy, J^'ebru- ary, 1861, and was promoted 1st lieutenant, April 6th, and captain, May 14, 1861. He recruited the 41st Ohio volunteers and was permitted to accept the command with the rank of colonel ot voiun-