▁established ▁by ▁Massachusetts ▁in ▁ 1 7 3 5 ▁to ▁compens ate ▁the ▁descend ants ▁of ▁the ▁officers ▁and ▁soldiers ▁who ▁served ▁during ▁the ▁" exp ed ition ▁to ▁Canada " ▁and ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Quebec ▁in ▁ 1 6 9 0 . ▁The ▁area ▁was ▁initially ▁called ▁Gard ner ' s ▁Canada ▁and ▁original ▁propriet ors ▁were ▁named ▁in ▁ 1 7 3 6 . ▁A ▁ 1 7 3 7 ▁own ers ▁list ▁names ▁the ▁initial ▁land ▁own ers , ▁few ▁of ▁whom ▁appear ▁to ▁have ▁remained ▁to ▁sett le ▁the ▁town ▁once ▁it ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁in ▁ 1 7 6 3 . ▁ ▁It ▁took ▁another ▁ 2 5 ▁years ▁to ▁attract ▁sufficient ▁numbers ▁of ▁sett lers ▁to ▁support ▁a ▁town ▁and ▁its ▁minister . ▁In ▁ 1 7 6 0 , ▁such ▁numbers ▁were ▁reached ▁and ▁the ▁town ▁h ired ▁a ▁young ▁Re ver end ▁Lem uel ▁H edge . ▁The ▁town ▁was ▁formed ▁officially , ▁as ▁War wick , ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 7 6 3 . ▁Its ▁first ▁officers ▁were ▁James ▁Ball ▁( town ▁cl erk ), ▁Mos es ▁Evans , ▁Jed uth an ▁Mor se , ▁James ▁Ball ▁( select man ▁and ▁assess ors ), ▁Am zi ▁D ool ittle ▁( tre as urer ), ▁Samuel ▁Ball ▁( const able ), ▁and ▁James ▁Ball ▁( collect or ). ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁Revolution ary ▁War ▁approached , ▁the ▁town ▁voted ▁un anim ously ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁independence , ▁although ▁the ▁town ▁minister