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Thomas
Rugg, in 1739, came from Woodbury and built a house on
Rugg Hill, near the Housatonic River. As the "hard
winter" set in, he left his wife and three small
children, and went to Woodbury to obtain supplies,
expecting to be absent but a few days. Before he could
return, there came on a terrific snow-storm which lasted
many days. The scanty supply of food in the house was
exhausted, and one of the children died from starvation,
and they might all have perished from the same cause had
not Mr. Douglass, living on Cream Hill, went on his
snow-shoes to inquire after them. Finding them in this
suffering condition, he brought them all on his sled to
his house, and kindly cared for their necessities until
Mr. Rugg's return. This family, disheartened by their
afflictions, returned in the spring to Woodbury.
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