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Worcester was formed from Cherry Valley in 1797, and then embraced in addition to its present territory the towns of Maryland, Decatur and Westford. These towns were set off from it in 1808. The surface is a hilly upland. It is fertile, particularly along the Schenevus creek and Charlotte river. The first settlements were made soon after the Revolution. Prominent among the pioneers was Silas Crippen. He was supervisor eight years, justice of the peace, judge of the court, and a member of the state assembly in 1816. He built, about 1796, the first grist-mill and saw-mill in the town. His son Philli was the first white child born in the town. He had nine other children. Abram Garfield, the grandfather of President Garfield, lived near Worcester and sleeps in a burial plot now in the heart of the village. Source