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BIOGRAPHICAL REVIEW
VOLUME XXI
CONTAINING LIFE SKETCHES OF LEADING CITIZENS OF
BELKNAP AND STRAFFORD
COUNTIES
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Biography is the home aspect of iiistory'
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being corrected or revised; and these may therefore he regarded as reasonably accuiate.
turned to us; and, as we have no means of knowing whether they contain errors or not. we
mot vouch for their accuracy. In justice to our readers, and to render this work more valuable for reference purposes, we have
ic.ited these uncorrected sketches by a small asterisk {*), placed imniediate'y after the name of the subject. They will all be
lul on the l,i.,t p.iges o( the book.
PREFACE.
HAVING labored with clili^cncr and with the help of many hands, as is needful
in this fast-L;-i)in'_;\ news-loxinL;-, novelty-producinL;' a^e, ax'aihng ourselves of
tlie material kindl_\- pi u ed at our disposal hy our patrons in IV-lknap and
Strafford Counties, re|)reseiitative eiti/ens of New Hampshire, whose eordial eo-(jpera-
tion has made the work possible, we are hap])\' to announec the completion of another
BiccJKAPiiiCAL Rkvif.w, the twenty-first volume in our Atlantic States Series, whose
puljlication we bei^an a few \ears since, have carried on without intermission, anil
are still continuin;^.
The local bio_!4-ra])hci- supplements the work of the town and count}' historian,
and lights up with living interest the dry names and dates dear to the genealogist,
while freely conceding to the census enumerator the i)alm for longer schedules.
Well-born, of reputable ancestry, sprung, some of them, from early colonists of two
luuulred, yes, even of twt) luuulred and sixty years ago — for 1 )over, it must be
rememljered, was the first permanent settlement in the -State — the ].)ers(}ns whose
life stories are here outlined ha\e earned the right to be commemorated. The
accounts here given are of used t:ilents antl opportunities, of industrv, energy, and
enteqjrise, far-reaching and to goo<l ends, not of slothfulness, not of selfishness,
knavery, and greed, but of fair dealing, of pul)lic spirit, patriotism, self-sacrifice.
Some attention has been given to tracing lines of descent and kinship, interesting
in themselves and often valuable as showing the transmission of both physical and
mental traits, livery wise generation does its own work in its own way, and, writing
its own records, leaves its reputation and its example as a legacy to posterity.
JOHN J. MORRILL.
BIOSRAPHIGAL
(LOXKL JOHN J. MOR-
RILL, late ail esteemed
resident of Gilford, N. H.,
was a citizen well known in
public life, for many years
an influential factor in the
State politics. A S(Mi of
Barnard Morrill, he was
born in Gilford, on August
3, 1816; and he dietl in the same house and
the same room on January 20, 1S9J.
Abraham Morrill, who at an early date
settled in Amesbury, Mass., was the immi-
grant founder of the family in New luigland.
Barnard Morrill, father of John J., came from
Brentwood, N.IL, to Gilmanton, now Gilford,
which had then but few inhabitants. By occu-
pation a tanner and shoemaker, he became a
prominent citizen, and in the years that fol-
lowed held all the important offices within the
gift of his townsmen, being Selectman and
Justice of the Peace many years. While a Jus-
tice of the Peace, he sat on a majority of the
trials lield, and he also devoted considerable
time to other legal duties. Me married
March 23, 1S09, Judith Morrison, daughter of
Jonathan Morrison, a Revolutionary soldier,
who was a descendant of a New England pio-
neer. Mr. and Mrs. Barnard Morrill had a
son, John J., and two daughters — Rhoda and
Sally. Rhoda Morrill married John Davis, a
resident of what is now Lakeport, N. LL, who
was at one time agent for the Lake Company,
and was also associated as a partner with B. J.
Cole at Lakeport, under the firm name of Cole
& Davis.
John J. Morrill attended the district school
in his native town, and subsec|uently received
the benefit of a few terms at (iilmanton Acad-
emy and New Llampton Institution. He then
studied under the tuition of Dudley Leavitt,
, who was well known as the originator of
Leavitt's F<ii-i/n-i-' s Aluianac. In this way
Mr. Morrill acquired an unusually good edu-
cation for his day. His principal business
was tanning and the lumber trade. He was
also engaged in farming. Energetic, ambi-
tious, and capable, he was brought into pub-
lic notice, and was appointed on the staff of
General VVadleigh of the old State militia,
with the title of Colonel. He was agent of
the town of Gilford for years, and handled its
j law suits and other important legal matters.
He was a delegate to the Whig Ciuivention in
Baltimore in 1840, which nominated William
Henry Harrison for the Presidency. The
campaign which followed was one of the
most exciting in the history of this country,
and became known as the "log-cabin and hard
cider" campaign, because the opponents of
General Harrison undertook to bring up his
past life against him. The Whig party,
however, swept the country, and its candidates
were triumphantly elected. Subsequent divi-
sions among its adherents, owing to slavery
becoming the leading issue, led to its dis-
ruption; and, after electing Taylor in 1848,
and failing to elect Scott in 1852, the North-
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crn Whigs became Free Soileis and by 1856
Republicans. Mr. Morrill tnuk an active part
in the excitin- politics of the times, and was
one of the influential factors in the organiza-
tion of the Republican party in New Hamp-
shire. He represented Gilford in the State
legislature several years, and he was a member
of Governor Straw's Council in 1873 and 1873.
His abilities soon brought him into wider
notice; and as the opponent of General Mars-
ton, one of New Hampshire's ablest men, he
lacked but a few votes of receiving the nom-
ination of Representative to Congress, a posi-
tion that he was well qualified to fill. He was
also a Presidential elector in 1876. About the
time that he was proposed for Congress he was
spoken of by many as a candidate for the gov-
ernorship. Six years before his death he was
stricken with paralysis, which was subsequently
followed by a second and fatal attack on the
morning of January 20, 1892. Mrs. Nancy-
Sanborn Morrill, his wife, taught school sev-
eral terms before their marriage. She was
born on January 27, 18 19, in Brentwood, N.H.
Her parents afterward removed to Gilford,
where her father, Mesech Sanborn, was for
many years a prominent citizen. They had
three children, namely: Stark; John Barnard,
who was born December 26, 1849, and died
July 20, 1852; and John U., who is now the
only survivor. Stark, born on December 9,
1846, died on June 8, 1880. He was educated
in the district school and at New Hampton In-
stitution, and for several years before his death
was associated with his father in carrying on
the tannery. He was a capable and successful
business man.
John B., the youngest child, was born on
November 11, 1854. He attended the district
schools of Gilford and the high school in what
is now Laconia, then studied with S. C. Kim-
ball, A.M., a noted tutor, who was at that
time pastor of the Free Baptist church in Gil-
ford. He fitted for Bates College, but went
instead to Dartmouth, and was graduated in
the class of 1879, taking the degree of ]5ach-
elor of Science in Chandler Scientific Course,
and is permanent Secretary of his class. It
was his intention to take a complete course in
civil engineering, but the illness of his brother
and an accident to himself interfered; and re-
turning home he took up his father's business,
lumbering, real estate, and farming. He has
given considerable attention to stock-raising,
trading in cattle to a large extent. Of late
years he has taken many premiums for fancy
teams exhibited at fairs. He keeps Hereford
stock principally.
On November 9, 1882, Mr. Morrill married
Miss Mary S. Rowe, a daughter of Simon
Rowe, of Gilford. She completed her educa-
tion at New Hampton Literary Institution,
and was a teacher before her marriage.
Mr. Morrill has always adhered to the Re-
publican principles loved by his father. He
was at the last Constitutional Convention held
in 1889, and is a member of the Republican
State Central Committee. In 1895-96 he
represented the town of Gilford in the New
Hampshire legislature. The past three years
he has been Chairman of the Board of Select-
men, and has held various minor town offices.
Since the organization of the Gilford Public
Library he has been one of the Board of
Trustees.
I':NRY KIMBALL, attorney and coun-
:llor-at-law, and superintendent of
the public schools of Rochester,
N. H., was born in Shapleigh, Me., December
14, 1833, son of Daniel S. and Love (Wilson)
Kimball. His father was born in North Bi^r-
wick. Me., May 24, 1804, and his mother in
I Shapleigh, April 17, 1806.
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Daniel S. Kimball was reared to agricult-
ural pursuits, and the active period of his life
was spent in tilling the soil of a good farm in
his native town. A prosperous farmer and a
useful citizen, he gained by his upright Chris-
tian character the sincere esteem of his fellow-
townsmen. He died April 2,S, 18X2; aiidiiis
wife died May 2, 1.S93. Both were members
of the Congregational church, the father act-
ing as Deacon for many years.
Henry Kimball prepared for college at the
Maine Wesleyan Seminary, and was graduated
at Bowdoin College with the class of 1863.
His legal studies were pursued under the
direction of his uncle, Increase S. Kimball,
of Sanford, Me. ; and he was admitted to the
York County (Maine) bar, June 30, 1866.
He remained with his uncle for three years,
and in 1869 settled in Rochester, where he has
since resided. Teaching school was a favorite
occupation in his yduiiger tla\s, and his in-
terest in educational matters has never been
allowed to die out. In connection with his
law practice he has occupied his present posi-
tion of superintendent of the public schools in
this city, with the exception of a few short
intervals, since 1871.
Politically, Mr. Kimball supports the Re-
publican party, but has never taken an active
part in politics, excepting such as pertains to
educational interests.
fAMKS D. BARTLh:TT, senior member
of the firm Bartlett & Smith, con-
tractors and builders of Meredith, and
an e.x-member of the New Hanipsliiie b-is-
lature, was born July 2-j, 1833, in Ceiilre Har-
bor, N.H., son of Samuel G. and Sally (Rowe)
Bartlett. His great-grandfather was Abiel
Bartlett, son of Adam Bartlett, who was a
native of Beverly, Mas.s. Abiel Bartlett re-
sided in Deerfield, N. H., and died in 1816,
aged sixty-five years. The maiden name of
his wife was Margaret Goodhue, and his chil-
dren were: Abiel, John G., Josei)h, Moses,
and Mary Jane. James D. Bartlett, the
grandfather, was born in Deerfield. During
his active period he cultivated farms in Mere-
dith and Centre Harbor, and was one of the
stirring agriculturists of his day. In politics
a Democrat, he served as a Selectman in
Centre Harbor, and died January 5, 1861.
He married Olive Libbey, daughter of Sheriff
I.ibbey, of Wolfboro, N.H.
Samuel G. Bartlett, father of James I).
Bartlett, born in Meredith, March 2, 1807,
learned the trades of a carpenter and mill-
wright, which he afterward followed for ten
years. Then he bought a farm in Centre Har-
bor, where he resided for the rest of his life.
He voted with the Democratic party; and,
although not an aspirant for office, he was
Supervisor and a member of the School Com-
mittee a number of years. He died July 22,
1896. His wife, Sally, who was born in Gil-
ford, N.H., October 20, 1803, daughter of
I^zekiel Rowe, became the mother of eight
children, six of whom attained maturity.
These were: James D., the subject of this
sketch; I<:iizabeth R. , who married Charles P.
Leavitt, of Meredith, and is now deceased;
Lucinda, who married John R. McCrillis, of
Centre Harbor; Emily Jane, who is the wife
ol Jonathan Fox, of the same town; Josiah R.,
who resides in Centre Harbor; and Arvilla
R., now deceased, who became the wife of
Joseph Howard, of Northfield, Mass. The
mother died August i^, 1857. Both parents
were mendiers of the P'ree Baptist church, and
the father was one of its choristers for many
years.
James D. Bartlett acquired a public-school
education in his native town. At the age of
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seventeen he went to Lowell, Mass., and there
served an ai-iinenticeship oi three years at the
mason's traile. llaviny; hecniiie well ac-
quainted with brick-laying and plastering, he
was for two seasons engaged as a journeyman
in Boston and for the same length of time in
Manchester, X.H. In 1858 he settled in
Meredith, where he did general mason work
until 1881. lie then formed a partnership
with his present associate, and is now doing
quite an extensive contracting and building
business both in New Hampshire and \'er-
mont. He was Chief of Police for two years,
and at the head of the fire department for the
same length of time. He served for four years
as inspector of the check list: and he was
elected to the New Hampshire House of Rep-
resentatives in 1886, in which he served on
the Committee on Fisheries and Game.
On March i, 1856, Mr. Bartlett married
Lydia R. Hubbard, daughter of Rodney Hub-
bard, of New London, N.H. He is a member
of Chocorua Lodge, F. & A. M. ; is Past
Grand of Belknap Lodge, I. O. O. F. : a
member of Meredith Lodge, Knights of
Pythias; and of Winnepesaukee Grange,
Patrons of Husbandry. Mrs. Bartlett is con-
nected with the Daughters of Rebecca. Both
are members of the P>ee Baptist church.
"IRAM SAWYER OSBORX, an ex-
tensive farmer of Rochester, was
born in Loudon, N.H., March 26,
1 83 1, son of Green and Mehitabel (Barton)
Osborn. The Osborn family in America is of
Lnglish origin. The great-grandfather of
Hiram S. was one of three Quaker emigrant
brothers of that name, who came to this coun-
try in the early days and settled in the Massa-
chusetts colony, probably driven to this step
by the persecution of non-conformists in the
parent country. P21ijah Osborn, the grand-
father, was presumably born in Salem, Mass.
After learning the trade of a potter, while
still a young man, he removed to Louiion,
N.H., and settled down on a farm, although he
still continued to work at his trade. His re-
ligious principles were those acceptetl by his
Quaker forefathers. The maiden name of his
wife was Margaret Green.
Green Osborn, born in Loudon, N. IL, son
of Elijah and Margaret (Green) Osborn, after
completing his education in the district
schools of his native town, began to learn his
father's trade of ])Otter. This jjurpose he soon
after abandoned, and turned his attention to
the cultivation of his father's farm. When
about forty years of age, he took up a farm in
Pittsfield, N.H., and was thereafter occupied
in its cultivation for the remainder of his life.
He married Mehitabel Barton, of Pittsfield,
and had a family of nine children, eight of
whom attained maturity. They were: liliza-
beth Ann, now deceased, who married Hiram
Walker, of Amesbury, Mass., also deceased;
Charles B., deceased; Mary Jane, who married
Nathaniel O. Sawyer, of Amesbury, Mass. ;
Hiram Sawyer, the subject of this sketch, and
the twin brother of Mary Jane; Margaret, who
married George O. Harmon, of Haverhill,
Mass., and is now a widow; Warren G., resid-
ing in Dover, N.H.; Angeline A., who mar-
ried Munroe Wiggins, of Haverhill, Mass. ;
and David G., now living in Ixochester.
Although Green Osborn was a man of a retir-
ing disposition, he served in some of the
minor town offices.
Hiram Sawyer Osborn received his educa-
tion in the public schools of Loudon and Pitts-
field, N.H., and of Quincy, Mass. In
Quincy, between the school sessions, he was
employed by a wealthy quarry owner. After
completing his education, he learned the car-
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pcnter's trade, and thereafter followed it con-
tinuously for more than forty years. In the
year 1852 he went to California, and pro-
spected for gold along the Yuba and Feather
Rivers with a fair degree of success. After-
ward he engaged in farming for a year and a
half in the valley of the San Joaquin River,
and worked at his trade for about one year. In
1S61, after returning East, he bought the farm
in Rochester, N.H., where he now resides.
Although engaged in the cultivation of this
farm for a period after, he devoted the larger
share of his time and attention to his trade,
which developed into the business of a con-
tractor and builder. Of late years, however,
he has applied himself almost exclusively to
agriculture. His farm contains one hundred
and twenty acres or more. He makes a spe-
cialty of milk, which he ships daily to Boston,
Mass. Besides wintering some twenty heatl
of cattle, he cuts from forty to fifty tons of hay
annually. Intermittently, between 1865 and
1885, Mr. Osborn taught plain and (irnamental
penmanship. He is a good penman to-day.
The first of Mr. Osborn 's two marriages was
contracted with Nancy Jane Wahh-on, daughter
of Benjamin VValdron, of Rochester. By her
he became the father of two children, namely:
Caroline J., who married George Whiteliouse,
of Dover, and is now deceased; and Annie B.,
who married Oliver M. Vickery, of Rochester.
By his second marriage he was imited to Mary
E. Ham, of Rochester. She has borne him
one daughter, Nellie F., who married John L.
Foss, of Dover. In politics Mr. Osborn is a
Republican. He enjoys an unusual share of
the good will and confidence of the townsfolk,
who have elected him to their Board of .Sel(.>ct-
men and to other public offices, and who would
gladly place him in more important positions,
could he spare the needful time from his per-
sonal affairs. He is a Mason of Strafford
Lodge, No. 29, of Dover. Taking an earnest
interest in the Patrons of Husbandry, he is
connected with Cochcco Grange, of which he
is a Past Master, with E. N. H. Pomona
Grange, the New Hampshire State Grange,
and the National Grange. Successful through
his industr\' and sterling worth, Mr. Osborn
is highh esteemed in Rochester.
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\XsV^ most em
EMERSON, one of the
energetic young business men
Alton, was born in this town,
November 13, 1866, son of Charles P. and
Ellor J. (Jones) Emerson. His grandfather,
William Emerson, came to Alton over a hun-
dred years ago, and was engaged in trade here
for the greater part of his life. William lived
to be about eighty-two years old; and his
wife, whose maiden name was Susan Rollins,
died at the age of eighty-six years. They
reared six sons; name!)', Walter G. C, Seth
R., Lewis, Charles P., Chester B. , and Smith.
Walter was a merchant in West Alton; Seth
resided in Alton; Smith was in early life a
trader in this town and later station agent in
Dover, N.II. All except .Smith married and
reared families. Chester B. is the only one
now living.
Charles P. Emerson, father of Willis P.,
was born in Alton, September 16, 1823.
When a young man he started a mercantile
business at Alton Bay, and afterward for sev-
eral years had a large and profitable trade. At
a later date he engaged in the manufacture of
shooks. Business reverses came upon him sud-
denly with disastrous effect; and he died May
30, 1882. He was an upright, conscientious
man, and an exceedingly progressive business
man, whose enterpiMses were very beneficial
to the community; and his untimely death
was generally deplored. Politically, he was a
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Republican, and his business ability naturally
led him into [imminence in public affairs.
He was twice elected a Representative to the
legislature, and for over twenty years he was
Postmaster of Alton Bay. He married Ellor
J. Jones, daughter of James N. Jones, of Al-
ton, and became the father of two children,
namely: Mary Belle, who died at the age of
twenty-one; and Willis P.. the subject of this
sketch.
Willis P. limerson acquired a good practical
education. But sixteen years old when his
father died, his only inheritance was a busi-
ness overwhelmingly in debt. The task of
liquidating the many claims upon his father's
old store was enough to discourage a much
older and experienced person. However, the
youth went earnestly to work at it, and the
result attained will long remain a bright spot
in the memory of the townspeople. By the
closest attention to business and the exercise
of the most rigid economy young Emerson
gradually lessened the debts left upon his
shoulders, until all the creditors were satisfied
in full. The business which he so nobly and
perseveringly reclaimed is now in a most
flourishing condition. Modestly, but emphat-
ically, he declares that his mother's guiding
hand did more toward retrieving the fallen
fortunes of the family than did his own
efforts. Those who were in a position to
know, however, do not hesitate to assert that
a case has never come within their observa-
tion in which a youth without business ex-
])erience displayed so much real energy and
iletermination and, above all, such a steadfast
adherence to the principles of integrity.
Since entering mercantile life Mr. Emer-
son has rapidly advanced in [irosperity, as
might be expected from a man of his character
and progressive tendencies. He carries on a
well-stocked store, receives a large share of
patronage, and is a popular as well as a suc-
cessful merchant. In politics he is a Repub-
lican, and he served with ability as Postmaster
for four years. He is a member of Winnepe-
saukee Lodge, No. 75, A. F. & A. M. : and of
Cocheco Lodge, No. 28, Knights of Pythias,
of Alton.
§OHN F. CLOUTMAN, a leading shoe
manufacturer of Strafford County anil
an esteemed resident of Farmington,
was born in New Durham, this county, De-
cember 27, 1831, son of John F. and Patience
T. (Edgerly) Cloutman. The family origi-
nated with three brothers, who came from Scot-
land, and respectively settled in Conway,
N.H., Portsmouth, N.H., and Maine. John
F. Cloutman, Sr. , was a carpenter by trade,
and also followed the occupation of farmer.
The early years of his life were spent in New
Durham and his last years in Rochester. He
married Patience T. Pldgerly in New Durham.
Of their nine children, three are living: John
F., the subject of this sketch; James A., of
Farmington; and Ellen I"., the wife of K. D.
Seymour, of Lynn, Mass. The father died in
Memphis, Tenn., at the age of forty-seven, of
congestion of the brain.
John F. Cloutman received but a limited
amount of schooling. After reaching his
majority, he took up the sh(3e business, first
learning to cut shoes. At the age of twenty-
two he set up in business for himself at I'"arm-
ington in a small way. This humble begin-
ning has since developed into his present
l)rosperous business. P'or twent\'-three years,
commencing in 1871, he manufactured for
Wallace Elliott & Co., of New York, medium
grades of children's, women's, and misses'
shoes. At the present time he gi\-es employ-
ment to about one hundred hands, whose
weekl)' pay-roll takes about a thousand dollars;
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and he sells mostly to Boston jobbers. Mr.
Cloutman built the factory in which Wallace
Elliott & Co. do business at the present time
in I'armington. He has been twice married,
on the first occasion to Amanda M. Davis, of
Alton, who died in 1868, leaving no children.
His present wife, whose maiden name was
Ella E. Kimball, is a native of Bradford,
Mass. They have two children: Nellie A.,
who is book-keeper for her father; and John
V. Cloutman, Jr.
In jiolitics Mr. Cloutman has remained
faithful to the Democratic views since his
majority. The first office to which he was
elected was that of Reiiresentative to the State
legislature for the year 1 86 1-62. He was
Town Treasurer and Moderator for a number
of years, and State Senator for two years, 1876
and 1877. Of the Town Committee, com-
posed of J. E. Eernald, Alonzo Nute, and Mr.
Cloutman, that built the Opera House, he is
the only survivor. He is a prominent Mason,
belonging to Eraternal Lodge, E. & A. M. ;
Columbian Chapter, R. A. M. ; and Palestine
Commandery, K. T., of Rochester. b"or six
years he was Master of his lodge. He is also
a member of Woodbine Lodge and Mad River
lMicam[iment, I. O. O. E. ; and of New Hamp-
shire Grange, of which he was Master for
one year. The family attended the ]5aptist
church.
"ON. SAMUEL l^AILEY SMITH,
Mayor of Laconia, and an e.\ -member
of the New Hampshire legislature,
was born in West Newbury, Essex County,
Mass., May 11, 1S37, son of Moses and Mary
A. (Bailey) Smith. On the father's side he
is descended from one of three brothers, who
emigrated to this country from England. His
parents, who were prosperous farming people
of West Newbury, are no longer living. They
reared a family of seven children, two of whom
are residing in Dedham, Mass; three in West
Newbury, Mass; one in Merrimac, Mass; and
Samuel Bailey, the subject of this sketch, in
Laconia for the past thirty-four years.
After completing his education at Phillips
Andover Academy, Samuel Bailey Smith en-
tered on his business career. He was first
employed in the cutting-room of a shoe manu-
factory. Later he had charge of a dry-goods
and clothing store in Lawrence, Mass. In
the spring of 1862 he came to Laconia, and
formed a partnership with A. G. Eolsom,
under the firm name of Eolsom & Smith.
This concern carried on the dry -goods and
clothing business until 1869, when Mr. Smith
bought the interest of his partner, and con-
tinued the business at the old quarters in Eol-
som Block, but subseciuently leasing the two
other stores comprising the remainder of the
block. In 1S82 he sold his business to the
Lougee Brothers. He has been engaged in
the real estate business here since 1875, fre-
quently taking an active [lart in securing
public improvements. He was a promoter and
one of the largest subscribers to the stock of
the Laconia Street Railway Company. In
1885 he built the Smith Block, erected a five-
tenement block on Beacon Street in 1876,
built a three-story business and tenement
block at the corner of ]3eacon and Mill Streets
in 1887, and in 1S92 enlarged and remodelled
the Tucker House, dividing it into seventeen
tenements with modern improvements. Prom-
inently identified with financial matters for a
prolonged period, he has been a Trustee of the
Laconia Savings Bank and a Director of the
People's Bank since its incorporation.
In June, 1869, Mr. Smith was united in
marriage with Ada A. Eolsom, youngest
daughter of A. G. P^ilsom, of Laconia, and
has now one son and two daughters. One of
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the daughters is married : and his son, James
S. , is now employed at the People's Bank.
In politics Mr. Smith is a I'J.epublican, and
has advocated the principles of that party since
he became a voter. y\Uhough he has never
sought for public office, his business ability
and knowledge of finance make him especially
competent for the discharge of its duties.
When elected a member of the School Board,
he declined to serve. He subsequently ac-
cepted a seat in the City Council. While in
this body he was its Chairman for most of the
time, and was Chairman of the Committee
on Sewers under the old town government.
Seeking to have municipal work carried on as
economically as possible, he succeeded in
keeping the departments over which he pre-
sided within the limit of their respective
appropriations. In 1895 he was elected
Mayor, and the good results expected of his
administration of that office have been fully
realized. While a member of the House of
Representatives in 1889-90, he served upon
the Committees on Banks and Labor; and he
was closely connected with the building of
the State Normal School in Plymouth.
KORGK ]•:. DURGIN, Clerk of the
Supreme Court at Dover, N.H., has
.dtl this position for a score of years,
and during the time has discharged the duties
connected with it with such eminent ability
and fidelity as to command the respect and win
the confidence of all concerned. He was born
May 13, 1 83 1, in the adjacent town of Mad-
bury, a son of Walter and Hannah (Woodman)
iJurgin.
Walter Durgin was ;i
County, born January 30,
to farming pursuits, an occupation in which
in conjunction with car|)cntering, he was en
native of Strafford
801, and was reared
gaged during his active life. In 1856 he
removed to Epping, Rockingham County, pur-
chasing a farm on which he spent his declining
days. He died September 17, 1881, in his
eighty-first year. In politics he was a sound
Democrat, clear-headed, capable, an<l always
faithful to his trust. He frequently served as
^Moderator of town meetings, was a Selectman
several terms, and later was on the Board of
County Commissioners. He is remembered
as a man of many sterling qualities, who
enjoyed the esteem and confidence of all who
knew him. His wife, also a native of this
county, lived to the venerable age of fourscore
and two years, passing away December 12,
1891. The ]iarental household included five
children, all sons, namely: George K., the
subject of this biographical sketch: Charles
C, who died December 20, 1861 ; John A.,
who died November 8, 1S84, at Providence,
R.I., where he was superintendent of locomo-
tive works; Henry S. , who died while in ser-
vice during the late Civil War, August 14,
1863, at Cairo, 111.; and Walter Frank, now-
living on the old homestead in lapping, N.H.
George E. Durgin remained with his parents
on the home farm until eighteen years old,
obtaining his elementary education in the dis-
trict schools. In the shoe business he worked
diligently until he had saved one huntlred dol-
lars, when he began fitting himself for the
position of a teacher, studying at a private
school in Lee, N.H. He subsequently taught
school winters in the towns of Lee, Madbury,
Rochester, and Barringtnn, this State, and
West Newbury, Mass., f(U- fifteen years, and
worked at farming in the simimers, making his
home in Lee, where he was one of the board
for examining teachers. During this time
Mr. Durgin held different local public offices.
In 1871 and 1S72 he served in the State legis-
lature; and in 1874, having been appointed
GEORGE E. DURGIN.
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Registrar of Probate of Strafford County, he
removed with his family to Dover, where lie
has since resided. Two years later Mr. Dur-
gin was appointed to his present position, in
which he is giving universal satisfaction. He
is justly held in esteem by all who know him,
lieing a man of strict integrity, and is often
called upon to serve in important financial
matters. He has probably settled more estates
than any other person in the city, and at times
has heltl the guardianship of as many as a
dozen minors and pensioners at once.
On April i8, 1.S54, Mr. Durgin marrieil
Miss I.ydia Ann, d.nighter of iJavid and Hetsey
Mathes, of Lee, N.H. Mrs. Durgin was a
woman of fine character, deeply imbued with a
religious spirit, and an active worker in the
Advent Christian Church of Dover, whose
house of worship was ei'ected and freed from
debt largely through her efforts. .She was
noted for her benevolence and generous hos|)i-
tality, her house and home being ever open to
pieacher ami la\'man, and to the poor and des-
titute as well as to those of affluence and
influence; and her deatii, which occurred
August 5, 1893, was a severe loss t<i her
friends and to the community. One who had
been acquainted with I.ydia A. Mathes in
"her school days, when a pupil of one of the
best teachers this country ever knew, Moses
A. Cartland, of Walnut Grove School, Lee,
N.II.," who was a cousin of the poet Whittier,
thus wrote of her: ■■l''iiim him whoiu she so
admired she caught her deep sinritual insight
and feeling which found its outlet in a formal
profession of religious faith in the doctrines
of the Advent Christian church at Lee in
1854, the year of her marriage. I'"rom that
day until the day of her death she never fal-
tered or grew faint in well doing. Her relig-
ion was real and aggressi\e. Her thought by
day and her dream by night was how best to
serve her Master. Gifted as a school girl
with a voice of peculiar power and persuasion,
she became gifted in ])i'ayerand hymn; anil for
thirty-nine years that voice edified and made
strong many fainting, doubting hearts, and
cheered and sustained many a discouraged mis-
sionary and preacher."
Mr. and Mrs. Durgin had but one child,
I'^lla Gertrude, who remains with her father.
Politically, Mr. Durgin is an adherent of the
Democratic Jiarty, and, religiousl}-, is a firm be-
liever in the teachings of the Advent Christian
church.
,Mh:R STLPH1':N TILTON, a manu-
facturer of hosiery in Tilton, but a
resident of Laconia, Belknaj-) Coun-
ty, N.H., was born in Laconia, October 11,
1869, son of George IL and Marietta (Rand-
lett) Tilton.
His granilfather, Joseph S. Tilton, a worthy
representative of one (jf the old familie^s, was
a resident of Laconia, where he was one of the
originators of the hosiery business, which he
carried on successfully for many years. Dur-
ing the Civil War he was First Lieutenant,
but served as Captain, of Company H, in the
Twelfth New Hampshire Regiment, and was
wounded at Chancellorsville. He married
l^etsy Ham, who lived near Strafford, N.IL;
and they had four children. Grandfather 'I'il-
ton died in 1879.
George IL Tilton, the father of l':imerS.,
was formerly in the hosiery business in
Laconia. In 1S91 he removed the industry to
Tilton, N.IL, where he still manages it with
excellent financial returns. He also ser\-ed in
the Rebellion, in ComiKiny D, Fourth New
Hampshire Regiment. In the engagement
before Petersburg, Va., he received a sini-
stroke. His wife was a tiaughter of Osgood
Randlett, who belonged to one of the oldest
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families in ]5clmoiit, N.II. Mrs. Tilton died
when IClnier S., tiicir only child, was but four
years of age. Mr. Tilton was a Representa-
tive to the legislature during 1891-92.
Klmcr S. Tilton was graduated at the
Laconia High School in the class of 1SS7, and
has since been associated in business with his
father in Tilton. In politics Mr. Tilton affil-
iates w-jth the Republican party. He is a
member of the Republican City Committee,
and is reputed to be one of the hardest party
workers in Ward Three. In 1894 he was de-
feated in his cantlidacy as a Representative
to the legislature by only si.x votes, and in
1896 he was elected to the office. He is also
one of the Auditors for Belknap County.
In 1S92 he was united in marriage with
Lilian G., a daughter of E. B. Harrington, of
this city. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer S. Tilton have
two sons — Charles Henry and Elmer Har-
rington. Fraternally, Mr. Tilton is a member
of Mount Lebanon Lodge, No. t,2, V. &
A. M. ; Union Royal Arch Chapter, No. 7,
Pilgrim Commandery, K. T. : and Mount Bel-
kna]3 Lodge, No. 20, K. P. — all of Laconia.
He is also a thirty-second degree l\Iason, being
a member of Edward A. Raymond Consistory,
of Nashua. N.H. He also belongs to Aleppo
Temple, Mystic Shrine, of Boston, Mass.
WILLARD T. SANBORN, the super-
intendent of the Dover Water
Works, was horn September 26,
1859, at South New Market (now Newfields),
Rockingham County, this State. His father,
Rufus Sanborn, a native of lipping, N.H.,
was there reared, and subsequently worked
there as a mechanic. Moving to Rockingham
County after his marriage, Rufus continued at
his former occu]-)ation, and is still residing
there, being now about seventy years old. He
married Clara P. Paul, of South New Market,
N.H., who died August 23, i860, after having
been his faithful and devoted companion for
many years. They were the parents of two
children — Alice P. and Willard T.
Willard T. .Sanborn, who early showed a
natural talent for mechanics, soon after gratlu-
ating from the district schools, was sent by
his parents to the Institute of Technology in
Boston. Here he took a full course in the
mechanical department, spending his vaca-
tions in a machine shop. On leaving the in-
stitute, he served an aiiprenticeshii^ in a
machine shop, becoming an efficient machin-
ist. Mr. Sanborn then secured a position as
fireman on the Boston & Maine Railroad.
About a year later, July 24, 1880, he was ap-
pointed engineer on the same road, remaining
in that capacity until January, 1886. He was
then offered, and he accepted, the responsible
position of superintendent of the Dover Gas
Light Company at Dover, an office which he
filled to the utmost satisfaction of the com-
pany for seven years. On March i, 1894, he
assumed charge of the city water-works of
Dover, of which he is still the sujierintendent,
his management being strongly characterized
by good judgment and skill.
On March 17, 1S86, Mr. Sanborn married
Miss limma J. Manson, of Boston, a daughter
of John T. and Mary J. (Sawyer) Manson.
He is identified with the Republican party,
being one of the most ardent advocates of its
]5rincii)les. He was a member of the Common
Council in 1890 and 1S91, serving in the
latter _\ear as I'resident of the I?oard ; and in
1892 and 1893 he was an Alderman, represent-
ing Ward Two. Besides being a Knight of
Pythias, he is prominently connected with the
Masonic order, in which he has attained the
tliirty-second degree, and belongs to the Scot-
tish Rite.
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KORGE U. BROWN, M.D., of Gil-
manton, where he is :i popiihir and
successful physician, is a native of
Haverhill, Mass., born April 3, 1.S53. He is
a son of Horace and Valeria (Clarke) Brown,
and a grandson of Kbenezer Brown. The
latter, who was a resident of .Sanhornton,
N.H., and carried on farming on a large scale,
served as a Major in the War of 18 12, was
prominent in the .State militia, represented
Sanhornton in the New Hampshire legislature,
and served acceptably in some town offices.
He married Susan Taylor, who belonged to an
old family of Sanhornton, and who l)ore him
three children — Jonathan C, Theodocia, and
Horace. Theodocia first married Ehen Tay-
lor, a merchant, by whom she had two chil-
dren — Kate and Eveana. Eveana is now the
widow of John P. Piper, and lives in New
Hamilton, N.H. Eor her second husband
Tlieoilocia married Charles Cawley, a large
farmer of Sanhornton, by whom she has had no
children. Horace Brown, the third child of
his parents, after attending the schools of .San-
hornton and New Hampton, went into a mer-
cantile business on his own account. Subse-
quently he kept the American House in Haver-
hill, Mass., for many years. Erom Haverhill
he went to Boston, and there continued in tlie
hotel business for some time longer. Tlien he
returned to the homestead in Sanhornton, and
engaged in farming. His wife, Valeria M.,
was a daughter of Archibald S. Clarke, a mer-
chant of Sanhornton. They had two children
— Ella A. and George H. Ella married Jere-
miah L. h'ogg, who is engaged in the meat
business in Manchester, N.H.
George H. Brown was, like his sister, a
student of Tilton Seminary. After leaving
school he engaged in the meat business in Bel-
mont. Later he drove a stage between Gilman-
ton and Tilton for two years, and then con-
ducted a grocery store for an equal length of
time. Influenced by his association witli Dr.
Wiglit, of Gilmanton, whose friendshii) he had
acquired, he gave up trade, and turned his
attention to the study of medicine. After
spending four years under Dr. Wight's tui-
tion, he took a three years' course of medical
lectures at Vermont University in ]5urlington,
and there received his degree of Doctor of
Medicine in 1882. Thereupon he entered
upon his profession in association with Dr.
Wiglit, and quickly made his way in the
esteem of the public. Upon the latter's death
Dr. Brown assumed entire charge of the prac-
tice, whicli covers a circuit of some six miles
around the village of Gilmanton. Much in-
terested in horses, the Doctor acquired posses-
sion of one which he recently sold for fifteen
hundred dollars. He takes quite an active
part in town affairs. He served as Town
Clerk for three years, and was legislative Rep-
resentative for two terms.
On December 31, 1889, Dr. Brown married
Miss Henrietta Orange, of Gilmanton. Her
father, Henry S. Orange, a retired merchant
of Gilmanton, had an extensive business in
Lowell, Mass., for many years, and was a
mem])er of the city government. Dr. and
Jilrs. ISrown have one child, George Clinton,
now two years old.
§AMES EL1]RI1)GP: LOTHROP, of
Dover, N.H., is the head of the well-
known family of Lothrops, whose senior
members are leading business men in New
Hampshire and in Boston, Mass. He was
born November 30, 1S26, in Rochester, Straf-
ford County, N.H., son of Daniel and Sophia
(Home) Lothrop.
The family history has been traced back to
John Lowthorpe, of whom little more is known
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than that about the middle of the sixteenth
century he lived in T.owthnrpe, Yorkshire,
luigland. It is assumed that he derived his
name, which signifies low field, from that
of tlie town, in accordance with the practice
of the time of distinguishing individuals by
their paternity, birthplace, occupation, or
some local feature associated with them. His
son Thomas is known to have resided in Bur-
ton Cherry and subsequently in Elton, and to
have had two sons, John and Mark, who are
believed to have been natives of the latter
place. John, who was a minister of religion,
after laboring at his sacred calling in I'^gerton,
County Kent, for some time, became a non-
conformist, and subsequently was pastor of the
Separatist church established in South wark,
London. At a later date, after suffering im-
prisonment for his religious opinions, the
Rev. John Lothrop and his brother Mark came
in the ship "Griffin "" to this country; and he
was ]iastor of the I'"irst Church in Scituate,
Mass., in 1634, and of the First Church in
Barnstable in 1639.
After residing for short periods in Salem
and Du.xbury, Mark settled permanently in
Bridgewater, Mass., where he died in 16S6.
11 is son, Samuel Lothrop, a native of ]]ridge-
water, married Sarah Downer, who had by
him a son Mark, also a native of that place,
born September 9, 1689. This Mark, who
was one of the first settlers of Easton, Mass.,
and died there in i///, married March 29,
1722, Hannah Alden, a daughter of Deacon
Jose])h Alden, of Bridgewater, and a great-
grand-daughter of John Alden, who came in
the "Mayflower." Their son Jonathan, who
was born in Bridgewater, March 11, 1723, and
died in 1771, married on April 13, 1746,
Susanna, a daughter of Solomon and Susanna
(Ivdson) Johnson, of Bridgewater. Jonathan's
son Solomon, the grandfather of the subject of
this sketch, born in Easton, February 9, 1761,
was for some time a resident of Norton, ;\Iass.,
where he died October 19, 1843. His wife,
Mehitable, was a daughter of Cornelius White,
of Taunton, Mass.
Daniel Lothrop, son of Solomon and Mehit-
able Lothrop, was born in Easton, Mass., Jan-
uary 9, 1801. In 1827 he removed to Roches-
ter, N.H., and there bought a farm situated on
Haven's Hill. At first he worked at his trade
of stone mason. Subsequently he joined his
sons in a clothing business in Dover, with
branch houses in Rochester and Great l<"alls,
Luider the firm name of Daniel Lothrop & Sons.
He was much respected in Rochester, where
he took a prominent part in public affairs.
He was twice married. His first marriage was
contracted October 16, 1825, with Sophia
Home, daughter of Deacon Jeremiah Ilorne,
of Rochester. She was a descendant of Will-
iam Home, who was one of the settlers of
Dover in 1662, and who met his tleath in the
massacre of June 2S, 1689. Home's Hill,
the estate left by him, is still in the posses-
sion of the family. Another of Sophia's an-
cestors was the Rev. Joseph Hull, a graduate
of Cambridge University, England, who in
\f>62 took up his residence in Durham, N.H.
]iy his second marriage, which took place Sep-
tember 24, 1849, Daniel Lothrop was united
to Mary F.. Chamberlin. His children by
both wives were: James l-^lbridge, the subject
of this article; John Colby, born September
12, 1828: Daniel, born August 11, 1831;
Matthew Henry, born January i, 1851; and
Mary Sophia, born August 15, 1S53. The
parents were members of the Methodist
church. The father died May 31, 1S70.
James lilbridge. Lothro)^ spent the first fif-
teen years of his life on the Haven's Hill farm
in Rochester. His early education was ac-
(|uired by attending the district school in win-
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ter. In the summer he was usually employed
on the farm. On the frequent occasions that
Daniel Lothnip was obliged to be absent from
home in the pursuit of his calling, the superin-
tendence of the farm work was intrusted to
James E. , as the eldest son. Among the
duties that devolved on him in this way at the
age of ten was that of taking loads of wood to
Dover and making sale of them in the market-
place. Having finished with the district
school, he attended the Rochester and Straf-
ford Academies for a short time. At the age
of sixteen he taught for brief periods suc-
cessively in a winter school and a [irivate
school in Rochester.
In the following year, abandoning his pur-
pose of inu'suing a collegiate course, he went
to Fall River, Mass., where his uncle, Jere-
miah Home, besides attending to a lucrative
medical practice, conducted a flourishing
drug store. Here, learning the drug business
under his uncle's instruction, Mr. Lothrop
jjassed two years, in the course of which he
also began to read medicine. Early in 1845
he went home to Rochester; and in the
autumn, upon a capital of three hundred dol-
lars borrowed from his father, he opened a
drug store in Dover. A year later he gave it
in charge to his brother, in order to be able
to pursue his medical studies. He subse-
quently attended the winter lectures at Jeffer-
.son Medical College, Philadelphia, and ob-
tained his medical ilegree from that institution
in 1848. His plan was to follow Mr. Horne'.s
e.xample by uniting the practice of medicine
to the dispensing of drugs. This he found
impracticable soon after his return to Roches-
ter, wliereupon he tlevoted himself exclusively
to the management of his store.
At this time he took his brother Daniel into
partnership, and they adopted as the firm
name D. Lothrop & Co. The next important
event in this firm's history was the oiiening of
another drug store in New Market, N.H.,
under the management of Daniel. Shuitly
after, a third brother, John C, was taken into
the firm, and sent to New Market to learn the
business. Other stores were then established
in Great Falls, Meredith Village, and Ames-
bury. When John C^ was duly qualified, he
was placed in charge of the store in Great
Falls. Subsequently the stores in New Mar-
ket, Meredith, and Amesbury were disposed
of; and the firm made a new departure by
opening a clothing house in Great Falls.
'Lhis venture proved so nuich niore profitable
than the drug store in the same town tliat the
latter was abandoned in order that John C.
might give the former his whole attention.
The establishment in Dover, however, had
been so successful that the firm were encour-
aged to open another there. This was con-
ducted solely by clerks until 1866, when it
was sold. At the original store further help
in the management became necessary; and a
half-interest was disposed of to Alonzo T.
Pinkham, after which the place was conducted
under the style of Lothrops & Pinkham.
Later, taking their father into partneiship,
the brothers formed the firm Daniel Lothrop
& Sons, who thereupon opened a clothing
house in Dover and branches in Rochester
and Great Falls. After the death of Daniel
Lothrop, Sr., Matthew Henry Lothrop, who
had been employed as a salesman by the firm,
bought an interest in the clothing business
here, and was in charge of it until 18S0, wdien
he went to Boston. Charles H. Farnham was
then admitted as a partner; and the firm name
became Lothrt)ps, Farnham & Co. Some time
before, musical instruments had been added to
the stock in trade. The business of the house
has since increased to dimensions scarcely
equalled in New lingland.
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In 1.S50 D. Lothroi) & Co. first engaged in
the business of booksellers by purehasing the
stoek of Jilijah Wadleigh, of Dover. Having
carried it on with retail and jobbing depart-
ments, and pulilishing now and again for some
time, they decided to enter a wider field. For
til is [unpose the business was removed to Bos-
:on. Here their first store was located on
Cornhill. In February, 1876, the Cornhill
stand was abandoned for one on Franklin
Street, which in turn was forsaken for one on
Washington Street. In 1S90 the publishing
firm was organized as a corporation, under the
st\le of the D. Lothrop Comixin\-. Their
advent in the wider field justified their most
sanguine anticipations. As publishers they
acquired a national reputation, and they prob-
ably became known wherever the Itnglish lan-
guage was spoken. They were especially suc-
cessful with books and other ])ublications for
the \'oung, for whom they employed some of
the most accomplished pens and the deftest
pencils. Their periodicals — Babyland, Pansy,
LUtlc Mai ami Women, and Wide Awake —
attained a unique degree of excellence. All
this was chiefly due to the business sagacity of
Daniel Lothrop.
The financial management of the main firm,
as well as the exclusive direction of the Dover
establishments, remained from the beginning
in the hands of James Elbridge Lothrop.
After the death of his brother, Daniel Lothrop,
in 1892, he purchased the entire property of
D. Lothrop & Co. in New Hampshire, but
subsequently soUl that part of it located in
Great Falls to his brother John C. Lothrop.
The publishing house he carried on conjointly
with Mrs. Daniel Lothrop for two years longer,
and then became convinced that the magnitude
of his interests, together with his advancing
years, demanded a change. Accordingly, with
tlie consent uf his late brother's wife and John
C. Lothrop, he organized the Lothrop Publish-
ing Company, as successors to the D. Lothnjp
Com})any, but bound to carry on the business
upon the princii:)les and iilans of the original
founders of the house. At the same time he
withdrew from the management, and has since
devoted himself to the care of his various
establishments in New Hampshire. Regard-
ing his other business connections it will
suffice to mention that James E. Lothrop was
chosen Director of the Cocheco National Bank
in 185S, Vice-President in 1873, and has been
its President since 1876: he was made a
Director of the Cocheco Aqueduct Association
in 1S71, the clerk of the association in 1872,
and the President in 1875; and that he has
been a Director of the Portsmouth & Dover
Railroad, of the Eliab Bridge Company, of the
Dover Street Railroad Company, and the Pres-
ident respectively of the Dover Board of Trade
and the Dover Improvement Association.
In 1852, September 29, Mr. Lothrop was
united in matrimony with Mary E. Morrill, a
daughter of Joseph Morrill, of Amesbury,
Mass. Mr. Morrill, who was interested in the
Cocheco Manufacturing Company of Dover, in
the course of time acquired a large amount of
! real estate, the care of which became his prin-
cipal occupation in his later years. Mr.
Lothrop has been a teacher in the Methodist
Sunday-school over forty years. Mr. and Mrs.
Lothrop are members of the Methodist church.
In politics he supports the Republicm party.
In 1872 Mr. Lothrop represented Dover in the
State legislature, and in 1S82 and 1S83 he was
Mayor of the city. The origin of the Dover
public library was largely due to his persever-
ing efforts. Devotion to the public welfare
has been a characteristic of Mr. Lothrop in his
private capacity as well as in his official life.
He has been prominent in all movements de-
1 signed for the moral elevation or material good
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of the community in wiiicli he has resided.
Eminently successful in business without de-
scendini; to ignoble means, and doin-j,' l;()0(1 (jn
the way as the occasion served, Mr. Lothrop
retiects hi-h credit iii)on the business men of
New luigland.
DWIN GEORGE MORRISON, of the
firm O. & E. Morrison, manufact-
-ers of woollen goods in Northfield,
N.H., w^as born in that town, November 2,
1S62, son of Byron K. ami Hannah (Munsey)
Morrison. His great-grandfather. I-:benezer
Morrison, a native of Northfield, followed
the trade of a tanner and currier in addition to
farming.
Thomas L. Morrison, the grandfather, was
born in Northfield, December 27, 1S13. He
followed his father's trade for several years,
and then purchased a farm in his native town,
where he became a successful general farmer
and stock-raiser, and still resides. In politics
he is a Republican. He married Susan
Capen, and has had five children, namely:
Byron K., who is no longer living; George
P.; Mary; Nellie Susan; and Obadiah G.
Nellie Susan married George F. Chase, of
Northfield. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Mor-
rison are members of the Congregational
church. Byron K. Morrison, born in North-
field in 1840, learned the tanner's and cur-
rier's trade, and subsequently worked at it
until the outbreak of the Rebellion, when he
enlisted as a private in Company G, Twelfth
Regiment, New Hampshire Volunteers. He
contracted typhoid fever while in service, re-
turned to Gilford, N.II., and died of a relapse
soon after. He married Hannah Mun.sey,
daughter of George W. Munsey, of Gilford;
and Edwin G., the subject of this sketch, is
the only child of the marriage.
Edwin George Morri
when his father died, w
maternal grandparents
nuireil a district-school
nit ten months n\d
rought up by his
Gilford. He ac-
cation, and at the
age of fourteen began work in Richard l''irth's
woollen-mill, of which he is now part [iroprie-
tor. After spending a year and a half in the
finishing-room, he received charge of the same
department of another mill of Mr. l-'irth's in
Ashland, N.H., where he had been employed
for five years when his health became im-
paired. He was ne.xt employed in a wdiolesale
paper store in Washington, D.C., for a year;
and in June, 1886, he went to Los Angeles,
Cal., where he stayetl until the following
March. L'pon his return to New Hampshire
he formed a partnership with his uncle, under
the firm name of O. & E. Morrison, for the
purpose of carrying on the woollen manufact-
uring business. They bought a shoddy-mill
in Northfield, and have prosperously conducted
it since. They employ ninety hands. The
mill and their woollen looms have been run-
ning night antl day for the past two years in
filling their orders. Their goods find a
market principally in the West.
On February 25, i8gi, Mr. Morrison was
united in marriage with Carrie B. Glines,
daughter of James and Abigail (Chajinian)
Glines. Having had no children born to
them; Mr. and Mrs. Morrison are bringing up
Gladys Belle Healey, a daughter of Mrs. Mor-
rison's deceased sister.
Mr. Morrison is actively interested in pub-
lic affairs. In 1896 the Republicans elected
him legislative Representative of Tilton,
where he resides. On that occasion he polled
the largest vote ever thrown for a legislative
candidate in Tilton, receiving a majority of
one hundred and si.xty-eight, although Tilton
is a Democratic town. He was made a Mason
in Ashland, and is a Past Master of the lodge
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in that town. At the present time he is Wor-
shipful Master of Doric Lodge and a member
of St. Omer Ciiaiiter in Franklin. He is also
connected with Clark Camp, Sons of Veterans,
and is a charter member of Mount Belknap
Lodge, Ancient Order of United Workmen.
Both he and Mr.s. Morrison attend the Con-
gretrational church.
.B1-:RT V. SICAVICV, the junior mem-
ber of the enterprising firm of J.
Frank .Seavey & Co., clothing deal-
ers of Dover, and well deserving the high
regard generally accortled him in the city, was
born December 29, 1843, in the town of Roch-
ester, this county, son of Samuel F. and Eliza
K. (Ham) -Seavey, both of whom were lifelong
residents of that place. A fuller ancestral
history will be found on another page, in the
sketch of J. Frank Seavey.
Albert I'. Seavey was reared on the old
homestead in his native town, receiving his
education in the old Rochester Academy.
During his youthful days, when not busy at
his studies, he assistctl in the daily labors of
the farm. Subsequently, not finding these
occupations congenial to his tastes, he sought
other employment. Coming to Dover when a
youth of eighteen summers, he secured work
in a shoe factory, where he remained four
years. At the expiration of that time he and
his brother, J. Frank Seavey, united their
forces and funds, and established their present
business. They have an extensive and lucra-
tive trade in clothing of all kinds, under the
s]3ecial management of the younger brother;
and their store is one of the largest of its class
in Dover. Mr. Seavey is likewise connected
with the firm of Charles H. Seavey & Co.,
prominent lumber manufacturers and dealers
of this city. A man of excellent judgment
and tact, Mr. Seavey has met with eminent
success in his career, ami holds a high rank
among the substantial men of Dover anil
vicinity.
On July 31, 1S83, Mr. Seavey married Miss
Marietta I<"ogg, a daughter of Charles F. and
Rebecca F. (Webster) Fogg, of this city.
The union has been blessed by the birth of
five children — Alice F., Marion W., Harry
L., Helen Grace, and Catherine. Politically,
Mr. .Seavey is a stanch advocate of the princi-
jdes of the Democratic party; and he has taken
a prominent part in local affairs. In 1874 and
1875 he was a member of the Common C<juncil
from Ward Two, he represented the same dis-
trict in the State legislature throughout the
succeeding two years, and in 1874 he served
as a member of the staff of Governor James A.
Weston. An active and influential w-orker in
Masonic circles, he has taken the thirty-second
degree of the order. He is also a member of
Olive Branch Lodge, No. 6, K. of P., Uniform
Rank; of the Knights of Honor; and of the
Improved Order of Red Men. Religiously,
he is not connected with any organized body,
while he is a regular attendant of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church, of which his wife is a
member.
RTHUR H. LAMPREY, a successful
farmer and prominent resident of Bel-
mont, was born where he now re-
sides, November 15, 1841, son of Asa and
Deborah (Sanborn) Lamprey. The farm
which Mr. Lamprey owns and occupies was
purchased by his father in 1S28. Asa Lam-
prey, who was an upright, conscientious man
and a useful citizen, gained the sincere esteem
of his fellow-townsmen by his personal virtues
and his valuable public services, and died July
31, 1850. He was a member of the Board of
Selectmen for a number of years, represented
JAMES P. OSBORNE.
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this tdwii in tlic lcL;i,sIaturc, ami in politics
supported the Democratic party. His wife,
Deborah, whom he married November 25,
1830, was a daughter of Jonathan Sanborn, a
prosperous farmer of Gilmanton. Ancestors
of the Sanborn family were among the first
settlers in this section. Mr. and Mrs. Asa
Lamprey were the parents of ten children;
namely, Alfred A., limily A,, l-'rances AI.,
George H., Laura O., Arthur 1 1., Sarah A.,
Mary K., Clara M., and Juliet A. Alfred A.,
who was for a number of years in the grocery
business in Lawrence, Mass., is now Manager
and Treasurer of the Lawrence Lumber Com-
pany. He wedded Matilda A. Gamble, of
Linneus, Me., and has had five children —
Frances Kate, Alfred Edwin, Lelia Matilda,
Alice l<:ila, and Clara May. Clara May died
young. Emily A. Lamprey is the wife of
J. W. Rice, the President of the United
States Gutta-percha I'aiiU Company of Provi-
dence, R.L, ami has two children. Frances
M. Lamprey married .Samuel N. Weston,
a reeil manufacturer of p^itchburg, Mass.
George H. Lamprey servetl in Company K,
I^urteenth Regiment, Massachusetts Volun-
teers, during the Civil War, reaching the
rank of Cajitain. He was in the grocery
business in Litchfield, Mass., for several
years, and died in Laconia, N.IL, in 1881.
By his wife, Adeline L. (h'arrar) Lamprey, a
native of Belmont, he became the father of
five children — Clarence I'i., Howard A.,
Christina, Lillian A., and ]•:. Gertrude.
Laura O. Lamprey in 1871 married A. \V.
Kimball, of Lawrence, Mass., and died in
1874. Sarah A. died in Providence in 1874.
Mary K. is a book-keeper for the United
States Gutta-jiercha Paint Company, Provi-
dence, R.L Clara M., after teaching school
for some years in Laconia and Belmont, be-
came the wife of Benjamin W. Gallup, who is
in the brokerage and insurance business in
Providence, and has six children. Juliet A.
Lamprey is em|3loyed as a book-keeper " in
Providence, R.L Mrs. Asa Lamprey died
October 29, 18S0.
Arthur H. Lamprey acquired a good practi-
cal education. Owing to the death of his
father, he was compelled to take charge of. the
farm at an early age. After his majority he
bought the interests of the other heirs, and by
making additions to the property now owns
two huntlred and twenty-five acres of excellent
land. He has made various imjirovements in
the buildings, considerably enhancing the
value of his farm. He raises the usual crops,
while making a specialty of the milk business.
On November 15, 1866, Mr. Lamprey was
united in marriage with PZmma James, daugh-
ter of Annis C. James, of Gilford, N.H. She
has had six children, as follows: Nellie Bird,
who died aged one year; liva Emma; Carleton
A.; Laura B. ; Leonard A.; and Sarah K.
Eva Emma, who graduated from the Laconia
High School, having stood high in her class,
taught school until August, 1S96, when she
resigned. Carleton A. was educated at the
New Hampshire Literary Institute, and is now
in the milk business with his father. Mrs.
Lamprey died December 5, 1895. Mr. Lam-
prey is a member of the Second Free Baptist
Church, and is at present acting as clerk.
Always temperate in his own habits, he is a
strong advocate of prohibition. His activity
in religious and other matters related to the
general good of the community places him
among the leading citizens of Belmont.
YAMES PRESCOTT OSBORNE, M.D.,
I formerly a prominent physician of Til-
* ton, was born in Piermont, N. H., June
1833, son of Cyrus and Sally C. (Thrasher)
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His latlK
Ush(
N.ll., anil was re
mont. He follow
on the honiestcail, whicl
died in I'icrmont. Hi;
a native of Camli.i, beea
was a native of Candia,
1 and edneated in I'ier-
lie oeenpation of farmer
fe, Sally, who was
the mother of four
children, three of whom attained maturity.
These were: James 1'., the subject of this
sketch; Adelbert, a resident of Bradford, Vt. :
and Adelaide Sarah, who married William
Hibbard, of Piermont. Hoth parents were
members of the Methodist Episcopal church,
and the father was the steward of the society
for many years.
James Prescott Osborne acquired his early
education in the coaimon schools and at the
seminary in Newbury, Vt. He read medicine
with Dr. Watkins, of Newbury, and Dr.
I'Vench, of Warren, N.I I., and was graduated
from Dartmouth College with the class of
1S55. While pursuing his studies he taught
scho<d in Piermont, Haverhill, and other
towns. His medical practice was commenced
in 1-Vlchville, Vt., where he resided for nearly
ten yeais. and acquired a good business. Not
content, however, became to Tilton in Novem-
ber, 1S64, and subsequently was associated
with Dr. H. Lyford for some time. Afterward
he worked at his profession alone, having calls
from all the neighboring towns, and for some
years keeping an office in Franklin, which he
visited daily. It is said that he was never
known to refuse a call for his services on ac-
count of the poverty of the patient, and many
have good cause to remember his kind and
charitable dis])osition. He was regarded as
one of the leading physicians in this part of
the State, and he was much sought for in cases
where consultation was deemed necessary.
He invested to some extent in business enter-
prises, having been one of the incorporators of
the Tilton Hosiery Com|)any ; and he was its
town
Ucto
.■t t(
'resident until his decease. His upri-ht
haracter, integrity, and genial bearing
:ained for him the resiiect of his fellow-
and his death, which occurred
1895, was the cause of sincere
1. In politics he was a Republi-
can. Though tleeply interested in public
affairs, he never aspired to office. He was
affiliated with the Independent Order of Odd
Fellows.
On March 18, 1855, I^''- Osborne was
united in marriage with Sarah P. .Stanyan,
daughter of Newell Stanyan of Wentwcn'th,
N.H. Mrs. Osborne's grandfather, Jonathan
Stanyan, born in 1770, died in 1805. His
wife, in maidenhood Martha Hook, was born
in 17G8. Newell Stanyan, Mrs. Osborne's
father, was born in Chichester, N.H., March
30, 1798. After marriage he moved to a farm
in Wentworth, where he followed the carpen-
ter's trade and farming, and died October 9,
1 88 1. He married Hannah H. Drake, who
became tlie mother of eight children, seven of
whom grew uj): namely, Jonathan, David,
Newell, John, Martha, James, and Sarah P.
Of these Sarah P., now Mv.-i. Osborne, is the
only survivor. Mrs. Newell Stanyan died
December 15, 1875. Mrs. Osborne is a mem-
ber of the Methodist Episcopal church. She
has had one daughter, Flora G., born in 1S63,
who was a graduate of the New Hampshire
Conference Seminary and Female College, and
died in 1S88.
(S>rUGUSTUS I
f^A ness man d
/Jl\^ Laconia.
DOF was a successful busi-
I a i)rominent citizen of
He was born here, June
I, 180S. Being left fatherless at a tender
age, young Doe was bound out to James Hoyt,
of Gilford. In early boyhood he displayed
I the same thoughtful antl ambitious nature
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which cliaracteTizetl his career in after life.
I'oiiitinj;- uiie clay to a strip of land lyini; be-
tween the lake and the Meredith highway,
he told his young companions that he would
own it some time: and his assertion ]3roved
correct. lie remained with Mr. Iloyt in Gil-
ford until released at the expiration of the
stipulated time. Then he went to l^oston,
and resided there f(ir some time. When the
project of dredging the channel at the outlet
of the lake was init into operation, he returned
to Laconia, and was employed as a foreman on
the work until it was completed. .Subsequent
to his marriage he resided with his father-in-
law, lilliott Blaisdell, whom he assisted in
carrying on the farm. This property, which
fell to his wife after her father's death, in
course of time was increased by Mr. Doe to
about three times its former size. Besides
carrying on the farm, he established and con-
ducted a brick-yard, engaged in handling real
estate, and was one of the most energetic
business men this city has ever known. fie
was one of the first men in this section to
champion the Abolition cause. As an active
supiiorter of the Republican party from the
time of its formation, he served as a Select-
man for a number of years, anil acceptably
represented the town in the State legislature
for a period. Able in argument and well in-
formed in most topics of interest, but es-
pecially in finance, he frequently worsted
some of the best debaters in Laconia. He
was a lover of truth and justice, espoused
the cause of morality whenever opportunity
permitted, was a generous contributor to all
worthy charities and a strict observer of the
Sabbath. His influence in the community
was most beneficial; and his death, which
occurred August i, 1887, when he was over
seventy-nine years old, was keenly regretted
by his neighbors.
Mr. Doe married Mahala, daughter of IClliott
Blaisdell, a well-known resident of Laconia.
She became the mother of three children —
Morrill B., Lydia E., and Eliza. Morrill ]5. ,
who met with an accident which necessitated
the amputation of a leg, died from the effects
of that operation, December 25, 1882, aged
forty-eight years, leaving two children. Ik-
was a member of Meredith Lodge, I. O. O. V.
Lydia E. and Eliza were graduated from the
New Hampshire Conference Seminary. Lydia
]•:., who married the late O. P. Warner, then
a woollen manufacturer of Ashland, N.H.,
resides at the homestead. Eliza married
William J. Morrison, who is now managing
the business formerly carried on by the late
Mr. Doe. Mr. Morrison, born in Plymouth,
N.H., September 29, 1846, was educated in
the district schools of Plymouth, and at the
age of eighteen began life as a farmer. After
nine years spent in the employment of Augus-
tus Doe, he became a brakeman on the Boston,
Concord & Montreal Railroad. P'rom this
position he worked his way forward to that of
passenger conductor, in which capacity he
served for four years. Pie resigned in 18S2
on account of the extreme old age of his
father-in-law and the untimely death of the
latter's son, and took charge of the farm and
brick business. The property contains four
hundred acres of land. Mr. Morrison makes a
specialty of the milk business. Politically,
he is a Republican. lie was elected to the
first City Council of Laconia, in which body
he served for three years.
§AMES L. TWOMBLY, a prosperous
farmer of Milton, and a veteran of the
Civil War, was born June 28, 1840, in
the house where he now resides, son of Lewis
B. and Jane (Lord) Twombly. His great-
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grandfather, James Twonibly, was one of the
first settlers of I'armin<;t()n, N.H. Mis
grandfather, James Twombly (second), came
to Milton when the town was in its infancy.
Lewis 15. Twombly, father of James 1.., was
born in Farmington, and accom]ianied his
parents to Milton when he was two years old.
When a young man he learned the stone cut-
ters' trade, which he followed in Boston for
ten years. While there he helped to build the
wall around Deer Island. From Boston he
returned to this town, where he spent the rest
of his life in tilling the soil. The house he
occupied, which is now ownetl by his son, is
one of the oldest in Milton, and was originally
the property of Lieutenant I'llijah Horn. In
an ujiper room, which was then unfinished,
were held the first town meetings of Milton;
and for some years it was customary for the
people of the North-east Parish to hold relig-
ious services here on Suntla^s. Here old Par-
son Hasy, of Lebanon, and Parson Haven, of
Newbury Plains, delivered eloquent discourses
on the Word, and taught the way to salvation.
The children of the settlers and the early con-
verts were baptized in this room. Lewis B.
Twombly died March ii, 1S92, aged eighty-
four years, five months, and four days. He
married Jane Ford, a native of Berwick, Me.,
and by her became the father of four children,
of whom the only survivor is James L., the
subject of this sketch.
James L. Twombly grew to manhood as a
farmer, and his education was accjuired in the
comm')n schools. In 1861 he enlisted in
Company K, Third Regiment, New Hamp-
shire Volunteer Infantry, which was attacheil
to Terry's Division, Tenth Army Corps. He
served for thirty-seven months in the Civil
War, successively in the capacities of private
and Corporal. He survived the dangers of
several notable battles in the X'irginia cam-
paign, including those of the Wilderness,
I'"ort Wagner, and Drewry's Bluff; and he
was discharged in August, 1864. After his
return from the army he settled upon the home
farm, which is situated upon the main ro.ul
leading from Miltun to Milton Mills; and
there he has been engaged in general farming
since. In politics he acts with the Democratic
party, but has never aspired to public office.
Mr. Twombly married Lizzie A. Downs, a
daughter of Otis P. and Rebecca (Jenkins)
Downs, of Farmington. He is a member of
Miltonia Lodge, I. O. O. I*". ; and a comrade
of Post Fli Wentworth, No. S^j, G. A. R., of
this town. Both he and Mrs. Twombly attend
the Consiretrational church.
DWIN H. SHANNON, a prominent
wyer of Laconia, was born in Gilman-
ton, N.H., :\Iarch ,S, 185S, son of
James C. and Judith Webster (Ibtchelder)
Shainion. The Shannon family were among
the early settlers of Portsmouth. George
Shannon, grandfather of Fdwin H., was a
native of Portsmouth, and a su[)[iorter of the
Democratic party. When a young man he
settled in Gilmanton, where he spent the rest
of his life uiion a farm ; and he died at the age
of eighty years. He married Sally Tibbetts,
a native of Alton, N.H., and was the father of
nine children; namely, Ira, Stephen, George,'
I'^phraim, Nathaniel, James C, John, Charles,
and Ann Charles died young.
James C. .Shannon, who was born in Gil-
manton, and is one of the best-known residents
of that town, s|)ent the active period of hi.s
life in agricultural pursuits. Although he is
now seventy-four years old, he is still active.
His wife, Judith, was born in Loudon, Merri-
mack County, and is a relative of the famous
American statesman, Daniel Webster. She
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has had four children, as follows: Frank K.
Shannon, M.D., a successful physician and a
schiilar "f unusual ability, who died in Gil-
nianton at the age of thirty-seven years; Edwin
II., the subject of this sketch; Mary 15.,
whose death occurred on the same night as
that of her brother I-'raiik ; and Harry, who
resides with his jiarents on the home farm.
The nidther is in.w sixty-two years (dd.
Edwin II. .Shannon aci|uiied his early edu-
cation in the cimimon schools and at the Gil-
maiitdU Academy. He studied law with
Thomas Cngstell, of Gilmanton, who is now-
United States Pension Agent at Cmcord ; and
he was admitted to the bar in June, iSS'o.
He was for a time associated with Mr. Cog-
stell as a [jartner, after which he practised
alone until entering into partnership with
\V. S. Peaslec. At a later date this firm
became Shannon, Peaslee & Blackstone. Mr.
Shannon is now conducting a large and indfit-
able general law business in Eaconia. He is
especially noted fur his cnnnection with several
inijiortant and ably contested trials, including
that of defendant's counsel in many criminal
cases in Strafford, Belknap, and Merrimack
Counties. As an advocate he holds a high
rank, while he is second to none in his
knowledge of the law.
In October, [ScSj, Mr. Shannon was uuiteil
in marriage with Myra K. , daughtei' (if Ira E.
Ik'rry, of Harnstead, N.IE, ami nnw has two
children — IClla C. and Mildred. Although
his immediate relatives, like his ancestors, are
Demcicrats, Mr. Shannon prefers to act with
the Republican party. He is not, however, a
politician, choosing to devote his time almost
entirely to his law practice. He is connected
with Mount Belknap Lodge, No. 20, Knights
of Pythias. His religious convictions are those
of the People's Christian Church, which he
serves as President of its Hoard ot Directors.
IIAREES W. BICKEORD, Post-
master at Rochester, was born in this
town, January 20, 1.S43, son of John
and Hannah M. (Uemeritt) l^ickford. Ele is
a descendant of John Bickford, who emigrated
from Sussex, luigland, about the year 1700,
and was a prime nin\-er in organizing the town
of Rochester in 1722. John ]?ickford, Charles
W. J5ickford's father, wdio is a native of this
town, has spent tlie active jieriod of his life in
tilling the soil. An able and industrious
farmer and a useful citizen, he served as a
member of the 15oard of Selectmen in Roches-
ter previous to its incorporation as a city. He
is still residing here, and is now eighty-two
years old. His wife, Hannah M., a native of
Earmington, N.IE, who was of pjiglish de-
scent and a representative of an old and highly
reputable family of Strafford County, lived to
be seventy-three years old.
After attending the common and high
schools of Rochester fur the custumarv [leridd,
Charles W. Pdckfor.l cmpleted his studies at
the academy in Wnlfborn, N.H. When
twenty-one years old he went to New York
City, where he Ijccame an employee at the
LInion Place Hotel, now the Morton House.
There he obtained his first knowledge of the
hotel business, which he was destined to foE
hnv as his principal occupation up td 1894.
After leaving the mctidixilis he returned to
Rnchester, and was engaged in the grocery
business until the store was dcstniyed by fire
in 1S71. He then resumed his connection
with the hotel business, every branch of which
he learned by a varied experience of twenty-
five years. hi this period he acquired the
reputation of one of the finest stewards in this
country. He has filled responsible jjositions
at the I'^vans House, Coolidge House, Lfnited
States Hotel, and Boston Tavern, of Boston,
Mass.; at Clifford House, Plymouth, Mass.;
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Ocean View Hotel, Block Island; and the
Narragansett Hotel of Providence, R. I. ; the
Fort William Henry Hotel, at Lake George;
Willard's Hotel, Washington, D.C. ; the Mag-
iKdia Hotel, Magnolia Springs, P'la. ; the
Hntel Champlain, Clinton County, New York;
and he was for four years connectetl with the
Hotel Ponce-de-Leon, St. Augustine, Fla.,
one of the largest houses in the L'nited States.
In May, 1894, having returned to this city at
the urgent request of his numerous friends in
Rochester, through their combined efforts he
was appointed Postmaster by President Cleve-
land.
On May 28, i8r),S, Mr. Hickford was united
in marriage with Louise Henderson, a daugh-
ter of Charles Henderson, of this city. In
politics he is a Democrat. In 1870 and 1871
he served as Town Clerk; and in 1895 he was
elected to the City Council from Ward Five.
In Masonry he has advanced to the Knights
Templar degree, and is a member of Palestine
Cnmmandery. He is also connected with the
Hotel Mutual Benefit Association. As a
member of the St. Bernard Club of America
and a great lover of dogs, he has given consid-
erable attention to the breeding of these ani-
mals, and was awarded both regular and special
prizes for exhibits at the Boston Dog Show.
Mr. ]?ickford is a member of the Unity
Church.
lOLOXEL GEORGE A. SANDERS
is one of the foremost men of Laconia,
prominent in business, political,
and social circles. He was born at Laconia,
then called Meredith Bridge, December 10,
1846. His parents, Samuel W. and Serena
(Ranlet) Sander.s, were natives of the Granite
State, born respectively in the towns of Mason
and Ossijaee. His great-grandfather, Isaiah
Sanders, was one of the New Hampshire
patriots who fought under Colonel Stark at
Bennington, and lived to see the young repub-
lic develop into a powerful nation, dying at
the age of eighty. Joseph Sanders, the grand-
father, who was a cabinet-maker and a farmer
of Mason, married Sarah Mansur, and had a
family of six children, three of whom are
living.
Samuel W. Sanders, born in Mason, learned
the tinsmith's trade, and established a hard-
ware store in Laconia, which he managed from
1840 to 1887. A man of enterprise and strong
character, he took a leading part in the finan-
cial and political life of the town. He was
one of the founders of the Laconia Savings
Bank and a member of its Board of Trustees
from 1SG8 up to the time of his death. He
was Selectman of Meredith, was one of the
prime movers in setting off the town of La-
conia, and was Chairman of its first Board of
Selectmen. In 1S61 he was ajipoiiited Post-
master of Laconia by President Lincoln, but
did not receive his commission. He was sub-
sequently first Associate Justice of the Laconia
Police Court, serving until disqualified by age.
He died January 16, 1892, aged seventy-three
years. By his wife, who has also passed away,
he was the father of three children, all of
wdiom are living.
George A. Sanders received his education in
the schools of his native town and at Gilford
and New Ipswich Academies. He was after-
ward employed in his father's store for a year,
and then engaged as book-keeper with Priest
& Marden, of l^oston. On severing his con-
nection with this firm he entered the employ
of Bassett, French & Co., the founders of the
far-famed Boston crockery house now con-
ducted by Abram French & Co., and was
travelling salesman for the house some twenty-
one years. On January r, 1887, he purchased
his father's stove store in Laconia. Since
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then he has so enlarged the business that three
times tlie original number of employees are now
kepi luisy. Since 1893 he has been a Trustee
of the Laconia Savings ]5ank. His natural
business ability, of which he had a consider-
able amount, has been highly developed by his
long and varied commercial experience and his
association with successful financiers.
Mr. Sanders has been twice married. In
1872 he was united to Miss Addie Currier, of
Cambridgeport, Mass., who died in 1886, leav-
ing three children. The latter are: Frank C,
his father's assistant in the store; Emma L.,
who graduated from the Laconia High School
in June, 1896, and is now attending the State
Normal School at Plymouth, N. M. ; and S.
Gertrude, attending the Laconia High School.
Mr. Sanders was again married in 1889 to
Ida M., daughter of John 11 Chase, a well-
to-do farmer of New Hampton, N. H. A pop-
ular member of the Republican i)arty, Mr.
Sanders was in the State legislature in i8Sg,
serving on the Committee on Corporations, and
presiding as Chairman of the Committee on
Mileage. He was Colonel for two years on
Governor Tuttle's staff, having been appointed
in 1 891 ; County Commissioner of Belknap
County for four years ; and he has been Chief
ICngineer of the Laconia Fire I)e[)artment
since March, 18S9. A thirty-second degree
Mason, he belongs to Mount Lebanon Lodge,
No. 32; to Union Chapter, No. 7, of the
Royal Arch; and to Pythagorean Council, Nii.
6, Royal and Select Masters; is Past Eminent
Commander of Pilgrim Commandery, K. T. ,
Grand Standard Bearer in the Grand Com-
mandery, and belongs to Edward A. Ray-
mond Consistory at Nashua, N.Il. He is a
member of Mount Belknap Lodge, No. 20,
Knights of Pythias; Laconia Division, No. 6,
Uniform Rank; is Regent of Cyprus Council,
No. 1062, Royal Arcanum; and is a member
(if the Improved Or
hum Tribe, No. 18, of
Sachem. He attemls re
Free Will Baptist church
if Red Men, Pontau-
which he was first
.•ligious service at the
HARLES A. FAIRBANKS, M.D.,
.vidcly known and respected citizen
f Dover, which he ably serves in
the capacity of City Physician, was born in
Portsmouth, N.IL, December 17, 1849. He
is a son of Albert A. and Lydia L. (Brock)
P'airbanks. When he was two years old his
parents moved to Portland, Me., in which city
he spent two years of his childh.)od. Subse-
quently he resided for a time successively in
Mansfield and Boston, Mass. At the age of
si.\ he came to Dover with his parents, and
here grew to manhood. Having received his
elementary education in the city schools, he
entered Dartmouth College, from which insti-
tution he was graduated in 1871. Seeking
employment after this, he secured a position as
draughtsman with the National Bridge and
Iron Works of lioston, Mass., and remained
with them about one year and six months.
He then went to East Saginaw, Mich., where
he entered the service of the Flint & Mar-
c|uette I-iaihdad Comjiany as mechanical
draughtsman. After spending nine months in
their emiiloy he returned tn Duver, and soim
after was appointed station agent at this place
for the Portsmouth & Dover Railroad Com-
pany, being the first person to hold that posi-
tion. After a service of one year as station
agent he entered the office of Dr. John R.
Ham, of this city, and began the study of
medicine. He remained with Dr. Ham one
year, and then entered Harvard Medical
School, fnim which he was graduated with the
class of 1877.
Locating at Fall River, Mass., he then
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began the practice of his profession. He had
been but a short time in I'nll River when,
on March i8, 1S7S, he came to Dover, of
which he has since been a resident. Later in
that year he was ajipninted County Physician,
ami retaineil tiie position for four years. In
1S82 he became City I'hysician, which office
lie has held since. I-'rom 1878 up to the pres-
ent time he has been a member of the Strafford
County Medical Association, was its President
in the year 1889-90, and has been its Secre-
tary in every year since 1879.
On October 21, 1884, he married Miss
Kmma Belle Caswell, daughter of Cornelius
]•:. Caswell, of l)(,ver. Dr. J'airbanks is not
only prominent among his medical brethren for
his skill, but he commands the respect and es-
teem of all who know him. His large busi-
ness capacity, sterling honesty, and devotion
to the public interest make him a useful and
valuable citizen. He was Moderator of Ward
Three from 1878 to 1893, and he has been a
member of the Water Commission since 1S88.
Since 18S6 he has been a member of the Re-
I)ublican State Central Committee. In 1S81
he was elected a member of the School Com-
mittee, of which he has served as Secretary
since 1884. The Doctor is also a member of
the Masonic order, belonging to Mt>ses Paul
Lodge of Dover; and is besides affiliated
with the L O. O. 1". and Improved Order of
Red Men.
§()HX ROHLRTS LLAVITT, an enter-
Gilford, lielknap County, July -:,,
1836, son of Taylor and Maria (Roberts)
Leavitt. His paternal grandfather, Samuel,
a native of Gilmanton, N.H., was a relative
of Dudley Leavitt, the almanac editor.
Samuel Leavitt followed the trades of carpen-
ter, joiner, and wheelwright. He removed to
Gilford, where he owned and ran a saw-mill
near Lakeshore Park for many years. He was
Selectman for ten years, a Justice of the Peace
for a prolonged jieriod, and a Re))resentative
to the legislature for several terms. In re-
ligion he was a highly respected memlier of
the Methodist l-piscopal Church in Gilford
Village. He married Nancy Chase, of Gil-
manton; and they had two sons, Taylor and
Gilman, both of whom are now deceased.
Gilman, who was a blacksmith by trade, served
many years as foreman in Abbot's carriage
shop in Concord, N.ll. Samuel Leavitt died
at the age of seventy-three years.
Taylor Leavitt, the father of John R., re-
moved with his parents to Gilford while yet a
boy. He worked in the saw-mill with his
father, and also on the farm, subsequently
becoming the owner of one hundred and forty
acres of land. His wife, who was a daughter
of John Rnberts, of New Durham, N.H.,
removed with her parents to Gilford when she
was but eight years of age. She had three
girls and two boys, of whom the sons are
living — Charles W. and John R. Her hus-
band died when he was seventy-four \'ears old,
and she has also passed away.
John Roberts Leavitt accpiired a common-
school education in his native town, antl re-
mained on the home acres until he was thirty
years of age. He drove a team for (Jeorge W.
Sanders in the lumber business for one year,
served S. A. Piper for three years in the car-
penter's trade, and was employed as carpenter
in the Laconia Car Works. A copartnership
was then formed with Albert D. Plummer,
under the style of Leavitt & Plimimer, in the
grocery business. Three years later they dis-
solved partnership, and E. P. CJsgood was
associated with him under the firm name of
Osgood & Leavitt for the same jicriod of time.
Then he and A. L. Stanyon, forming the firm
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of Leavitt & Stanyon, conducted the business
for a fiirtlier three 3'ears. Since that time Mr.
Leavitt has been the sole proprietor. In the
fall of 1883 he built his present establishment.
II is business career here so far has lasted
thirty-tiiree years.
Mr. Leavitt has been twice n\arried. In
September, i86[, he was married to luneline
M. Carr, of Gilford. She died September 15,
1875, leaving one daughter — Annie Maria,
who died in 1877, at the age of fourteen years.
In June, 1879, he married his second wife,
previously Jennie M. Hunker, of Tamworth,
N.H. They have two adopted daughters,
namely: Blanche Lllcii, who was born No-
\'ember 22, i8gi ; and I'lossie Emily, who
is thirteen years of age. In politics Mr.
Leavitt acted with the Democratic party from
the time he first \-oted until 1894, when he
became a Republican. He served as Overseer
of the I'oor for two years. He has succes-
sively filled all the chairs in Chocorua Lodge,
No. 51, 1. (). (). I'., and is a member of the
Grand Lodge; and also behmgs to hjidicott
Rock Lodge, Xo. 2.5, K. P., in which he has
refused various offices. His religious senti-
ments have led him to become a constant at-
tendant of the Free Haptist Church of Lake-
P"it-
• L(JNEL DANIia. HALL, attorney-
-law and a distinguished political
leader, occupying an honored ]ilace
among the foremost men of New Hampshire,
is a citizen of Dover, Straffortl County. He
was born in Barrington, this State, I'Y'bruary
28, 1832, a son of Gilman and Eliza (Tuttle)
Hall, and is of good old Colonial stock. On
the paternal side he is a lineal descendant of
John Hall, who came to Dover with his
brother Ralph in 1649 fi't'in Charlestown,
Mass., and was very active in the early settle-
ment of the city, a Surveyor of Land, Commis-
sioner to try causes, Town Clerk, and the
Deacon of the Congregational church, ha\'iug
been ap]ioiuted to the latter office in 1650.
Deacon John Hall was the father of Ralph
Hall, also a farmer in Dover, whose son
Ralph, the great-great-grandfather of the
Colonel, was a pioneer settler of Barrington.
On the farm which he partly cleared in that
town was b(u-n Solomon Hall, the next in line
of descent, whose son Daniel, first, a lifelong
farmer of Barrington, was C(donel Hall's
grandfather.
Gilman Hall, son of Daniel, first, was edu-
cated in Barrington and Duvei'; and when a
young man he spent some years in Boston,
being engaged a jjart of the time as a clerk
and a part in mercantile business. Subse-
quently returning to Barrington, he opened a
store for the sale of general merchandise, and
as a merchant and farmer there passed tiie re-
mainder of bis .life,, dying on March 18, 1870,
aged si.Nty years. In politics he was a strong
supporter of the principles of the Democratic
party; and, in addition to ably filling all the
local offices of importance, he was a Repre-
sentative to the General Court. His wife,
whose maiden name was I'^liza Tuttle, as above
indicated, was born in Dover, and died in this
city, November 9, 1888. She was a direct
descendant of John Tuttle, who was a Judge of
the Superior Court in Dover in the latter part
of the seventeenth century. Mrs. l^liza T.
Hall was the mother of nine children, two of
whom died in infancy. The others may be
briefly mentioned, as follows: Daniel is the
subject of this biography: Lydia is the wife of
John H. Parker, of Seabrook, N.H.: Clara
married William H. Neal, of Dover; I':iiza is
the wife of Joseph L. Cater, of Princeton,
Minn.; Gilman is a resident of Haverhill,
Mass.; Mary Esther is the wife of William
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II. H. Twombly, of Ahulhury, N.H.: and
IJavid (lied Doccnibcr lo, 1S.S5, aged thirty-
nine years.
The life of Daniel Hall as a boy was devoid
of any remarkable events and e.xpericnces. Me
first attended the district schools, then pursued
his studies three terms at the Strafford Acad-
emy and one term at the New Hampshire
Conference Seminary in Northfield, now Til-
ton, and between times assisted his father in
the store or on the farm. Having ambitions
far above the life to which he was seemingly
bound, this persevering lad began the study of
Latin and Greek by himself, spending his
leisure minutes at his books, and made such
judicious use of his time that in 1850 he
entered Dartmouth College, where in 1S54 he
was graduated with honors, and standing at
the head of his class as valedictorian. He
being the eldest of a large family of children,
his parents were able to give him but scant
help in paying his way through college; and
in order to defray his expenses Mr. Hall taught
school winters, and at the same time kept pace
with his class in his studies.
I-"or three years after his graduation he was
clerk in the New York custom-house, and
while there he repaitl fiom his earnings the
money previously advanced him by his father.
Hy birth and breeding Colonel Hall was a
Democrat; but by listening to the eloquence
of such men as William Lloyd Garrison, Wen-
dell Phillips, and Gerrit Smith, he had imbibed
anti-slavery princi|iles, and in consecpience of
publicly expressing his disapproval of the
Lecompton Bill, for submitting to the peo-
ple of Kansas a constitution favoring slavery,
he was removed from his position. Returning
to Dover, he entered the office of Daniel M.
Christie, the most brilliant lawyer of his time,
and in i860 was admitted to the New Hamp-
shire bar. He at once began the practice of
his profession in Dover, continuing until the
autumn of the next year, wiien he went to
Washington as Secretary of the United States
Committee on Naval Affairs.
After serving a few months in this position
he surrendered this office to participate in the
war, and in March, 1862, was commissioned
Aide-de-camp and Captain in the regular army,
being assigned to the staff of General A. W.
Whipple, then stationed at Arlington Heights,
and in September, at the time of the Antietam
campaign, with him joining the Army of the
Potomac. On December 13, iS6j, he was in
the battle of Fredericksburg, and in the assault
of Marye's Heights. On May 5, 1863, he
stood by the side of General Whipple when
that officer received the wound that proved
mortal. Then appointed to the staff of
General O. O. Howard, Commander of the
Eleventh Corps, he was with him at the battle
of Gettysburg and in later caniiiaigns. In
1864 Captain Hall was made Provost IMarshal
of the First New Hampshire District, in which
capacity he organized four thousand men for
the army and navy, being stationed at Ports-
mouth until the close of the war. Although
in many engagements, he was but once
wounded, receiving a slight injury at the
battle of Gettysburg.
He resumed his practice in Dover after his
return to civil life, but in 1867 was appointed
Clerk of the Supreme Court, and the following
year was made Judge of the Police Court of
Dover, an office in which he remained seven
years. He likewise held an official position
under Governor Smyth, and later was on Gov-
ernor Harriman's staff, holding the rank of
Colonel. In 1874 he was elected Chairman
of the Republican State Committee, he having
long been a stanch advocate of the principles
of that party; and he wisely conducted their
campaigns for the next three years, in 1876
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being Chairman of the delegation sent by New
Hanipsliire to the National Convention in
Cincinnati. ]'"roni 1S75 until 1S77 he was
Reporter of the Decisions of the Siqireme
Court, and published volumes fifty-six and
fifty-seven of the New Hampshire Rejiorts.
In i<'^77 Colonel Hall received the a]iix)int-
ment of Naval Ofificer at the port of ]5oston,
and, being reappointed at the end of his first
term, served until the 1st of January, I Si/..
Since returning to Dover at that time.
Colonel Mail has been connected with various
institutions in an official capacity. He is a
Trustee of the Strafford Savings l^ank of
Dover, of the Dover Public Library, and of
the Berwick Academy. In 1S59 he was ap-
pointed by the governor as School Commis-
sioner for this county, and in 1S60 he was re-
appointed. Colonel Hall is an acti\'e member
of the Grand Army of the I^epublic, having
been Judge-advocate, Senior Vice-Commander,
and Department Commander, and at the pres-
ent time is Trustee and Secretary of the New
Hampshire Soldiers' Home, for the establish-
ment of which he drafted the law. He be-
longs to the Charles W. Sawyer Post, No.
17. He is likewise a member of the Loyal
Legion, Massachusetts Commandery. He is
an attendant of the Congregational church.
Colonel Hall was married January 25, 1877, to
Miss Sophia Dodge, daughter of Jonathan T.
and Sarah Hanson Dodge, of Rochester, N.H.
Their only child, Arthur Wellesley, born
August 30, 187S, is a student at the Ik'rwick
Academy.
")RGE HENRY SMITH, a success-
ful dry-goods merchant of Lakeport,
where he has been in business for a
number of years, is a native of Moultonhoro,
Carroll County, N. IL, born June iS, 1847,
son of Rufus ami Nancy (Lovejoy) .Smith.
Rufns Smith, who followed the trade of a
machinist for thirty )'ears, in early life worked
at farming. After i8r,5 he was also engaged
in lumbering and boating for a time. Then
he settled in Laconia (now Gilford), where
since about 1889 he has lived in retirement,
being now seventy-eight years of age. Ptditi-
cally, he is a Republican. Fraternally, he is
a prominent member of Chocorua Lodge, No.
51, I. (X O. v., of Lakeport. He has served
as a delegate to tlie Grand Lodge at different
times: and when a member of Laconia ICn-
campment. No. 9, he held all the diiTerent
offices. His wife, Nancy, was a d.uighter of
Caleb Lovejoy, of Meredith, N.H. Her ear-
liest ancestors in this country came from iMig-
land, and settled in Pembroke, N.H., which
has been the home of the Lovejoys for four or
five generations. She died in 1888. Rufus
and Nancy Smith were the parents of a son
and daughter: George IL; and Lucy ]., who
lives at home.
George H. Smith received his education in
the common school of Moultonboro, a select
school, and at Wolfboro Academy. He then
went to work in the machine shop of the Cede
Manufacturing Comjiany, with whom he re-
mained some ten years. During three of
these years he was travelling for the fiiau,
doing general repairs, antl putting up new
work. On leaving their employment, in April,
1874, he and Horace Bugbee opencil his
present dry-goods store in Lakeport, the style
of the firm being Bugbee & Smith. They had
conducted the store together for two and a half
years when Mr. Smith bought out his ]iartner,
and has since carried on the business alone.
He is also interested in the Lakeport Savings
Bank, of which he is a stockholder.
Mr. .Smith has been twice married. His
first union was with Miss P:iiza E. Gardner,
of !5oston. Harrv Lincidn, his son bv this
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marriage, and who assists in tiic store, was
gracluatecl from the Laconia High School in
1896, and after a year of rest from study will
enter college. Mr. Smith's present wife was
before marriage Miss Carrie Alice Bryant, of
Tamworth, N.II. In political affiliation Mr.
Smith, like his father, is a Republican.
While not an office-seeker, he has served as
Town Clerk, and has been a Justice of the
Peace for several years. Since he was twenty-
one years of age he has been a member of
Chocorua Lodge, No. 51, I. O. O. F., the dif-
ferent chairs of which he has filled.
§01 IX \. HAIXHS, a well-known man-
ufacturer of Strafford County, who owns
and operates a cotton and waste mill in
Somersworth, was born here, June 15, 1S48,
son of John S. and Theodate (Xowell) Haines.
The father, who was born in Greenland, N.H.,
came to Somersworth with his parents when
about fifteen \-ears of age. He first worked
for the Great Kails Manufacturing Company,
continuing with them until 1861. Then he
established the business that his son now
owns, and carried it on until his death, at the
age of sixty-five. He was appointed Postmas-
ter of Great I'\alls (now Somersworth) by Pres-
ident Lincoln, and afterward held the office
for abmit eleven years. He was also a mem-
ber of tiie General Court, was Count)' Treas-
urer, and at various times filled several of the
minor town offices. Though a poor boy when
he started uijon his business career, he
acliievetl fair pecuniary success, and was
higiily esteemed as a citizen. His widow,
Theodate (Xowell) Haines, who was born in
Sanford, Me., about seventy-four years ago,
resides on the old homestead in Somersworth,
and is a member of the Methodist Episcopal
church, with which her husband was identified.
Six children were born to them, namely:
John N., the subject of this sketch: Leonora,
now the wife of J. W. Bates, a merchant in
Somersworth; Theodate, who married Charles
H. Gridley, and lives in Hlmira, X.V.:
Charles S., who died when two years (.Id:
Fred Sumner, who is engaged in business in
Rochester, Minn. ; and Mary C, now the wife
of the Rev. Sherod Soule, of Xaugatuck,
Conn.
John X. Haines, the eldest child, attended
the common schools and Great Falls High
School, graduating from the latter in 1866,
and then studied at Dummer Academy, By-
field, Mass., for two years. Upon leaving
school he went to sea, having received an ap-
pointment as officer in the United States
Navy on the "Plymouth," and was gone four
years. During this time he visited many
places of interest, including the Xorth and
Baltic Seas, the South American and African
coasts and the West Indies. On returning
home he resigned his position, and became a
clerk in a fancy-goods store in Boston. Three
or four years later he returned to Somersworth,
and was here engaged in the coal and wood
business until his father's death in 1885.
He then took charge of the mill business,
which he still carries on successfully.
On January 15, 1881, Mr. Haines married
Miss Matilda S. Page, of this place. He is a
Republican in politics, and for some years has
been an active worker foT his party. He is
now serving his second term as County Com-
missioner. He was Selectman in 1S85 and
18S6. His relations with fraternal organiza-
tions include membership in Libanus Lodge,
No. 49, F. & A. M. ; Prospect Lodge, No.
13, K. of P., both of Somersworth: and in
Dover Lodge of I^lks. He was State Grand
Chancellor of the Knights of Pythias in
1885.
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iQf;^ RTllUR S. I. ADD, who mnks amung
the foremost agriculturists of ]!ei-
mont, was born in this town, Janu-
ary 17, 1838, son of Langdon and Sylvania
(Coliiy) Ladd.
The remote ancestors of the Latld family are
said to have gone to England with William
the Conqueror from Normandy. Daniel Ladd,
a native of England, the first of the name in
America, settled at an early date in Ipswich,
Mass., receiving a grant of land in 1637, and
later moved to Haverhill, where his son
Nathaniel was born. Nathaniel Ladd settled
in Ivxeter, N. H., when a young man; and
his son, Nathaniel, Jr., was long a resident
of that town. A brick house that he erected
is still standing, and is owned by Dr. John
Perry.
]':ilward Ladd, son of Nathaniel, Jr., settled
in ISelmont, and cleared a farm from the wil-
derness. He married Catherine Thing, daugh-
ter of Samuel Thing; and their son, Colonel
Samuel Ladd, was the great-grandfather of the
subject of this sketch. Colonel Samuel Ladd
built and owned the first saw-mill in what is
now Laconia. In 1768 he married Abigail
I-'Ianders, who died in 1803. lulwarti Ladd,
second, son of Colonel Samuel, and grand-
father of Arthur S., settled ujion what has
since been known as Ladd Hill in the town of
Belmont. The house in which he li\ed was
built by his father, and is now occupied liy his
grandson, the subject of this sketch. Grand-
father Ladd died in early manhood, from the
effects of a fall from his horse. He married
Hannah Hoyt, of Sanbornton, N. H.
Their son, Langdon Ladd, Arthur S. Ladd's
father, was born in Belmont in 181 i. He was
nine years old when his father died, and when
old enough he took charge of the home farm.
He was an active antl imlustrious farmer, and
resided at the old homestead until his death,
which occurred in 1SS7. I'ol iticall)-, lie was
a Dcmociat; and in 1874 he was a member of
the New Hampshire House of Representa-
tives. His wife, .Syhania Colby, who was a
daughter ,)f Barnard Colby, of Sanbornton, be-
came the mother of nine children, four of
whom died in infancy. The others were:
Arthurs., the subject of this sketch; Martha
A. ; Grace C. ; Allen Y.; and Emma J. All
acquired a good education. Martha A., who
taught school for some time, married for her
first husband Charles Gale, of Massachusetts,
and for her second husband, Martin W. Strat-
ton. She removed to Reading, Kan., where
she died in 1895. Grace C. Ladd married
Joseph I'itman, of Laconia, N.IL; Allen Y.
married Kate Bennett, of Gilford; and l^mma
J. died April 3, 1S70.
Arthur S. Ladd acquired his elementary ed-
ucation in the district school, and later began
an academic course, but was obligeil to relin-
quish his studies on account of liis father's
failing health. He manages the farm v'vith
good judgment, and asitle from general hns-
bantlry has been quite extensively engaged in
stock-raising. He succeeded to the ownership
of the property at his father's death, and he
also possesses other real estate in this
vicinity.
In Eebruary, 1867, Mr. Ladd was united in
marriage with I-'llen M. I'oiter. Sb.e is a
daughter of Irad and Letta (Knapp) I'orter,
both of whom were born in Lyman, N.IL
Mr. Porter died at the Ladd homestead, aged
eighty-four years. His family was of Scotch
descent. Mrs. Porter was a daughter of Elijah
Knapp, who settled with his family on a tract
of wild land in Lyman, N.H., and lived in a
log house until a frame dwelling could be
erected. Mrs. Ladtl attended the academy in
Haverhill, N.IL, in her girlhood, and subse-
quently taught se\en terms of school in that
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vicinity. .At tiic time of licr marriage slie
was res id in- in l.aconia, N.H.
Mr. an.! Mrs. I.a.1,1 have tiiree .lau-liters:
namely, I'aiilh .S., I'lorenee K. . ami Candaee
1'.. all of whom have attendetl the I.aconia
lli-h .School. lulith S. Ladd was graduated
in 1 885, and was salutatorian of her class.
.She taught school for two years in Belmont,
anil is now the wife of J. Edward Phelps, of
Laconia. Canilace I'. Ladd was graduated in
1893, and was the valedictorian of her class.
She is now teaching in Sanbornton.
Mr. Ladd never took any active interest in
politics until 1896, when he was the Demo-
cratic candidate for Representative to the leg-
islature, and, although the town is strongly
Republican, made a good showing for his
party. He is a member of the First Baptist
Church in Laconia, and has been a Deacon for
the past ten years.
§AMI':S WALKl^R, a well-known mer-
chant of East Rochester, where he is a
prosperous dealer in groceries and
crockery, was born in Er\-eburg, Me., August
14, 1S2J, son of Samuel Walker. His grand-
father, Samuel Walker (first), who went from
Concord, N.H., was one of the pioneers of
Fryeburg. The father, who was born in 178S,
under the same roof as James, spent his life in
his native town chiefly engaged in farming,
the occupation to which he was reared, and
was one of the most successful farmers of his
day. His homestead of seventy-five acres of
land was beautifully located on the banks of
the Saco River, which furnishes the water-
]50wer for so many of the busy factories and
mills of that portion of the State. He was a
conscientious, upright man, respected by all,
and at his death, in i860, left the record of a
long life well spent. In early manhood he
was identified with the Democratic party, hut
later he became a Republican. He served f(U-
a number of years as Selectman of Fryeburg,
besides wliich he held at different times all
the minor offices of the tow^n. His wife, in
maidenhood Nancy Stevens, who was likewise
a native of Fryeburg, reared six children, of
whom James, the subject of this sketch, is the
only survivor.
James Walker grew to manhood on the old
homestead, obtaining his education in the dis-
trict school. At the age of twenty he ac-
cepted a position on the Grand Trunk Rail-
way, and for the following twelve years was
employed in the construction department.
Then he worked for three years on the home
farm, after which he resumed his connection
with the Grand Trunk. In 1863 Mr. Walker
went to Middle Tennessee, where he was in
the employment of the government repairing
railroad bridges. Two years later he returned
to Fryeburg; and in 1866 he formed a partner-
ship with J. A. Farrington, with whom he
established himself in the grocery and di'\-
goods business at Somersworth, N.H. In
1869 the business was removed to East
Rochester, and in the following year the
partnership was dissolved. Since then,
Mr. Walker, with the exception of eighteen
months' association with T. J. Manning, has
carried the business on in his own name.
Mr. Walker was married in September,
1 866, to Miss Marion E. Farrington, daughter
of Jeremiah Farrington, of Conwa)', N.H.
His children are: Fred A., who is employed
on the editorial staff of the \iostonJt>/n/i<i/,
and resides in Boston; and Jessie M., a
teacher in the public schools of Rochester.
Mr. Walker is a liberal giver toward the sup-
port of the Methodist Episcopal church, which
he and his family attend. In politics he gives
earnest support to the Republican party, both
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in local an.l national affairs. He is a member
of Humane Lod-e, No. Ji, A. F. & A. !Vr.,uf
Rochester; and of Cocheco Lo(_l,L;e, No. ]^),
I. O. of O. F., of luist R, .Chester, in which
he has for several years been Treasurer.
l^S. MARY A. I.OUGKF, of GU-
manton, N.H., was born in this
town, December 21, 1829. Her
parents were Samnel S. and Mary (Dimond)
Young. Her grandfather, Joseph Young, was
one of the early settlers of the country; and a
somewhat detailed account of his life will be
found in the sketch of Jonathan Young.
Samuel S. Young was a native of Gilman-
ton. After his marriage he settled on a
farm one and one-half miles from his birth-
■place. His wife was a daughter of Isaac
Dimond, of Loudon, N.II. They began life
with a farm, two dollars in cash, a yoke of
oxen, and a colt, their modest possessions,
however, not being free from encumbrance.
Mr. Young was by trade a carpenter; and he
worked for some time in Fowell, tlius earning
money to pay off their debt. Returning to
Gilmanton, he engaged in general farming
during the latter part of his life, and succeeded
in accumulating some property. He was a
man of regular habits, careful judgment, and
exemplary Christian character. Both he and
his wife were devoted members of the Meth-
odist church. They were of even disposition,
kind-hearted, and believed in educating their
children. They had a family of five, one son
and four daughters; namely, Isaac, Judith,
Sarah, Mary, and Abby. Isaac Young mar-
ried Martha Dorr for his first wife, and for his
second he married Judith Eastman. He has
since died in Gilmanton. Judith Young died
at the age of eight years. Sarah married
H. A. Davis, of Laconia, and died March 20,
1896. Abby married George Davis, of I-arm-
ington, N.H., and died in 1862.
Mary, the subject of this sketch, in her girl-
hood attentled the Laconia Academy, and litted
herself for the work of teaching, in which she
was engaged for twenty-one years. On Feb-
ruary 27, 1861, she married Charles H.
Lougee, son of Dudley Lougee, of Gilmanton.
The immigrant ancestor of the Lougees of
Gilmanton was John Lougee, a native of the
Isle of Jersey, who is said to have come to
America in the time of Oueen Anne's War.
He was taken captive by the Indians, but
escaped. Nehemiah Lougee, son of John,
Jr., and Molly (Leavitt) Lougee, and grandson
of the first John, married Mary Marsh, and was
the father of Dudley Lougee, above named.
Charles Lougee enlisted in the Twelfth New
Hampshire Regiment, Company B, and died
in 1S63 in Washington, D.C., from a disease
contracted when in the army. He is survived
by his wife and one child, Abby L. , who is at
present living on the homestead with her
mother. Mrs. Lougee and her daughter are
both members of the h'ree Will Baptist
church.
f(3HN BICKFORD, a veteran agricultu-
rist of Strafford County, whose farm of
one hundred and se\'ent)-fi\'e acres is
located on the "ten-rod road," in the part of
Rochester bordering on the Farmington line,
was born on his present homestead, December
22, 1 8 14. His father, John Bickford, Sr.,
was born in Rochester, a son of Jethro Bick-
ford, who was one of the petitioners for Roch-
ester's charter in 1722. The father was en-
gaged in agricultural pursuits during his active
years, and died on the family homestead at a
comparatively early age in 1S27. He was an
honest, hard-working man, de\'oted to the care
of his family, and giving but little attention to
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politics, tiiougl) he invariably cast his vote for
the Democratic caiuliilatcs. lie mairietl Lucy
l^rown, ol Great 1-alJs; ami of their nine chil-
dren, John, the subject of this sketch, is the
only survivor.
John Bickford, like the majority (jf the
farmers' sons of that time, attended the dis-
trict schools when not needed at home. Left
fatherless while yet in his teens, he was
then compelled to assmne responsibilities be-
yond his years. Before attaining his majority
he took charge of the home farm, and was for
many years extensively engaged in farming,
lumbering, and dairying. Possessing much
enterprise and untiring energy, he also em-
barked in other industries. He owned and
successfully ojierated a saw-mill for some
years, also a sash and blind factory at Gonic.
He has not swerved from the political faith in
which he was rearetl, the ].)emocratic jxarty
finding in him one of its firmest supporters.
He was Selectman of Rochester for one year,
and likewise served it as Road Surveyor. He
belongs to Rochester Grange ; but of late years,
owing to his impaired hearing, he has taken
no active [lart in its meetings.
Mr. Hickford was married to Miss Hannah
Demerritl, of h'armington, a daughter of Mark
Demcriitt. 'riicy have five sons, namely:
Charles W'., the Postmaster of l^ochester;
Daniel C, of Farmington; John LL, of Roch-
ester; Herbert 1'., at home; and Ltlward R.,
who carries on the farm with his aeed father.
/^TLS Hh:.\M.\N, who spent nearly half
P>xJ a century in mercantile business in
V_y Laconia, where he died October lo,
'^'79. iiyc'd seventy-six years and seven months,
vas born in Grafton, \'t. , March 6, 1803, a
;on of Peter and Mary (Stone) Peamnn. His
larents had nine children, four sons and five
th
daughters, he 1
birth.
He attended the common schools ot Grafton.
Vt., for a short time during his boyhood, but
was for the most part self-educated. On leav-
ing home he went to Boston, where he worked
in the Exchange Coffee House five )ears as a
porter. Returning to Xew Hampshire, he
located in llillsborough, and, in company
with his brother Alexander, embarked in the
mercantile business under the firm name of
Beaman Brothers. About two years later, in
1832, he came to Laconia, and was here suc-
cessfully engaged in the same line of business
until his death. A portion of this time, in
company with his brother and a Mr. Ivastman,
he w^as interested in the manufacture of cotton
goods, being located for a time in the brick
mill opposite Busiel's Mill.
On May 21, 1833, the year after he came to
Laconia, Mr. Beaman married Jimma J. Rob-
bins, daughter of Zachariah Robbins. Her
father was a Revolutionary patriot, who took
part in many of the principal battles during
the struggle for independence. He was first
a member of Colonel Prescott's regiment, and
later served on the "Wentworth, " a privateer.
When he left the army, after the engagement
at Newburg, N.Y. , he had risen to the rank of
Lnsign. }Ie was a farmer by occupation, and
resided in Hillsborough, in the same neigh-
borhood as the father of ex-Governor Pierce.
He lived to be seventy-six years old. Mr.
and Mrs. P>eaman had three children, all of
whom were born in Meredith Bridge, now
Laconia, namely: George Otis, wlio died
June 16, 1895, aged sixty years; ICmma J.',
wife of P'rank J. Osgood, residing in Laconia;
and Edward ¥., who was associated in busi-
ness with his father for a nimiber of years.
In political affiliation Mr. Beaman was in
his early years a Whig and later a Republican.
-J^ ^
EDWARD EVANS,
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¥t)v siiiiic ycnrs he wa.s a Director in the Mere-
dith Savings Bank. He was a member uf
\Vinni|,isen-ee L.ulge, No. 7, I. (J. O. l'.. uf
LaciHiia, joining six months alter its organi/a-
ticHi, and also of the Congregational church, in
which he held the office of Deacon,
;S. SARAH DAVISON, a lady
■efinement, benevolent and pub-
:-spirited, and worthy of the
good fortune that has come to her in life, is
one of the most respected residents of San-
borntoii. Born here April 9, 1836, daughter
of lulwanl and I'hcebe (Morrison) Evans, she
was married November 16, 1870, to Beniah
Bryant Davison. After her marriage she con-
tinued to live with her jiarents; and her home
is still the family residence, one of the finest
in Saiibornton. Mr. Davison, a son of Josiah
Davison, of Rye, N.H., was born in Ilolder-
ness, N.H., July 13, 1835, and was educated
in the schools of that town. When quite
young he went to Ixiston, where he was after-
ward employed for many years. In politics
he is a Republican. He is a member of Mas-
sachusetts Lodge, No. I ; and Massasoit lui-
campment, No. i, I. O. O. F., of Boston.
By both parents Mrs. Davison comes of h<.in-
orable ancestry. On her mother's side she
traces her genealogy to David Morrison, who
is said to have been a settler in one of the
early Biitish colonies south of Massachusetts.
He was previously one of the Scotch settlers
of the north of Ireland, who were driven under
the walls of Londonderry prior to the siege of
that town in 1688 and 1689. The Morrisons
of Sanbornton, as well as those of London-
derry and Peterboro, N.IL, are proljably de-
scendants of David Morrison. David's son
John, the great-great-grandfather of Mrs. Da-
vison, livenl in Haverhill, Mass., and died
there in 1765 or 1766. The next in line was
another David, also born in Haverhill, who
came to I'.elknap County about the year 1784.
and located on Salmon Brook. His first wife,
in maidenhood Keziah Whittle, daughter of
Thomas Whittle, who came from the Isle of
W'ight, was a noted singer. David Morrison,
Jr., grandfather of Mrs. Davison, born in
1765, married Sarah, daughter of David Dus-
tin, a (.lescendant of the heroine, Mrs. Hannah
Dust in.
Mrs. Davison's father, Edward Evans, who
was born in Salisbury in 1795, received a good
education. From his fifteenth year until he
was thirty-two he was engaged in teaching
school at Andover, Sanbornton, and Danbury.
In the latter part of his life his principal oc-
cupation was farming. After first settling in
Danbur)' he came to Sanbornton, where he re-
mained until his death, which occurred in 1872.
He purchased the farm of si.xty-five acres
now owned by Mrs. Davison. As a farmer
he was eminently successful. He possessed
much executive ability, antl would have made
his mark in any line of business. While in
the town of Danbury he served in a number
of public capacities, and in Sanbornton he
acceptably discharged the duties of Selectman,
He attended and supported the First Baptist
Church of Sanbornton. Prominent in busi-
ness and social life, he was also held in high
esteem by a large circle of friends.
Mrs. Davison's paternal grandfather was
Edwaril Evans, Adjutant of the Second Regi-
ment of the New Hampshire contingent in the
Revolutionary War. It is sup[)osed that Ad-
jutant Evans, who was of I'Jiglish or Welsh
descent, was born in Sligo, Ireland, in 1736.
The following account of him is taken from a
local pajier: "He was of fine personal appear-
ance, of medium height, rather spare built,
had an excellent education, and was an accom-
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]ilishccl lin-uist. He came Xo America aliout
the year 1760, settled in Chester, this State,
where lie was a sehool teacher, ami kiiDwii as
Master Kvans. In I/Ckj he inarrieil Sarah
Flagg, daughter (if the distinguished parsuii of
Chester, the i-iev. l-Ibenezer Flagg. Twelve
children were the result of this marriage.
I\Irs. ICvans is remembered as being a woman
of marked sweetness of character, of an ami-
able disposition, and well favored with natural
endowments. At the breaking out of the Rev-
olution Mr. Evans lived in Salisbury, and was
the schoolmaster of that town. Espousing the
cause of freedom for his adopted country, Mr.
Evans enlisted May 2^, 1775, as a private in
the First New^ Hampshire Regiment, in Cap-
tain Joshua Abbot's company, under the com-
mand of Colonel John Stark. Stark's regi-
ment soon went into camp at Medford, Mass. ;
and, on the 17th of June following, orders
came to re-enforce Colonel Prescott at Bunker
Hill, and ' to oppose the enemy, who were
landing on Charlestown Point." In the battle
that followed, the position of Colonel Stark's
men was left of the redoubt, behind a rail
fence. This line, protecting the flank of
Colonel Prescott's troops, was the key to the
position; and two desperate attacks at this
point, by the very flower of the regular l^ritish
army, led by General Howe in person, were
repulsed. The New Hampshire men fought
with the utmost bravery. Covering the retreat
of Colonel Prescott, after their small stock of
ammunition was exhausted, they retired from
the field still nnconquered. Subsequently
Mr. Evans was a jirivate in the regiments of
Colonel Timothy ]5edel. Colonel Thomas
Stickney, Colonel Joseph Cilley, and Colonel
David Ilobart. He took part in the expedi-
tion to Canada, was at Ticonderoga, and in
the battles of Iiennington, Princeton, Trenton,
and Saratoga.
"On the 1 8th of July, 1777, Mr. Evans was
commissioned Adjutant in the .Second New
Hampshire Regiment of militia. The follow-
ing is the staff-ndl, July, 1777: Thomas
Stickney, Colonel; Nathaniel iMiierson, Lieu-
tenant Colonel ; Bradbury Richard.son, .Major;
James Head, Second Major; lulward F^vans,
Adjutant: William Clements, Quartermaster:
Josiah Chase, Surgeon; Daniel Peterson, Sur-
geon's Mate. At the battle of Bennington,
fought August 16, 1777, Mr. Evans was on
the staff of Colonel Thomas Stickney in Gen-
eral Stark's brigade. Stark so divided his
force as to attack the enemy in front, on both
flanks, and in the rear at the same time. Ad-
jutant FIvans led one of the detachments, en-
gaging the Hessians on their right wing.
The entrenchments of the enemy were taken.
Colonel Baum was killed, and most of his
force were made prisoners. General Stark
said of this battle, 'It lasted two hours, and
was the hottest I ever saw. '
"Mr. Evans served until the close of the
war, and was then honorably discharged.
While in service he received a wound in the
ankle, which did not heal for several years.
After the war ended he returned to Salisbury,
bought with his Continental scrip the Buzzell
farm, and built a house there. Air. F',\ans
spared no pains to educate his own chiklien.
They took their books into the fields, where
after working for a time they withdrew to the
shade of a tree, where he taught them to write,
using birch bark instead of paper, and doing
their 'sums ' on the same material. When
'Master ' Evans became unsuited for teaching
by reason of age, he moved to Franklin on the
river road, near his eldest son Josiah. Here
he died May 26, iSiS, aged eighty-two years.
A descendant of Lieutenant Edward Evans
has recently placed a bronze marker over his
grave in the Simonds Cemetery, F'ranklin.
RANSOM F EVANS
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This mark'
chusetts S(
lution, to
our l^;v(.ll
i the cnihlciii used by the Alassa-
ty, Sons of the Ameriean Revo-
-nate the last rest iiiK-l'lii^'^- "f
lary ])atriots. Ai the lop of a
rod is the cross of the Order of St. Louis,
about one foot in diameter, back of which is a
laurel wreath, all of bronze metal. Each arm
of the cross contains a letter of the inscrip-
tion, 'S. A. R. ' (Soldier of the American
Revolution), the lower arm having the date
'1775.' The centre is a medallion in which,
in relief, is the figure of a minute-man stand-
ing by the side of a plough, surrouiidetl by
thirteen stars."
The other children of Mrs. Davison's
parents were: Ransom I'"., Edward D. , Lucy
Ann, Susan, George S., and Ellen F. Ran-
som I'",, the eldest son, was born in 1S24.
When about twenty years of age, he went to
Boston, and was in the employ of his uncle on
a farm for about a year. He then went to
work in I-'aneuil liall RLarket for the firm of
Sands & Craft. After some years the firm
changed to Sands, Furber & Co., and young
Mr. Evans became one (jf the partners, retain-
ing that relation until his death in 1896. He
was witlely known and esteemed among prod-
uce dealers, being intimately identified with
the market for more than fifty years. At the
time of his death he was a member of the Ijos-
ton Chamber of Commerce and of the Boston
F"ruit and Produce Exchange. In the Handel
and Haydn Society he was one of the oldest
members. He was a self-made man, having
begun life a poor boy, and having acquired a
large property entirely through his own efforts.
Always entertaining a strong affection for his
New Hampshire home, he did much to improve
the old homestead. Edward D. Evans is now
deceasetl. Lucy Ann married Jacob Fottler,
of Boston. At one time the book-keeper for
Sands, h'urber & Co., when the two senior
partners died, Mr. iM.ttler was taken into the
firm by his brother-in-law; and since Mr.
I'lvans's death he, with two other partners, has
continued the business. Susan and George S.
Evans are also deceased. ICllen F, , the young-
est child, who was born in 1S45, attended the
New Hampshire Conference Seminary at Til-
ton. Afterward, at the age of si.xteen, having
previously shown a remarkable talent for
music, she went to ]5oston to study with a
celebrated teacher; but after a time ill health
obliged her to relinquish her hopes in this
direction. Later in life she became inter-
ested in painting, and in that art also showed
a natural genius. Her pictures in oil and
water colors arc characterized by a refined
artistic taste. A portrait of Mrs. Davison's
father, Ivlward Evans, and one of her brother,
Ransom F. Evans, accompany this sketch.
FORGE F. SANBORN, of Meredith,
President of the Paris Night Robe
Company, and an ex-member of the
New Hampshire legislature, was born in this
town, August 17, 1857, son of Dr. George
and S(.)phronia (Stockbridge) Sanborn. His
grandfather, Squire Samuel G. Sanborn, a
prosperous farmer and a lifehuig resident of
Gilford, N. H., wa.s prominent in the affairs of
that town. Of his sons, George entered the
medical profession ; and W. A. Sanborn be-
came widely and favorably known as captain
of " Steamer Lady of the Lake."
George Sanborn, M.D., the father of George
F., was born in Gilford, October 27, 1820.
Having completed his early education at
Franklin Academy, he pursued courses at
Harvard and Dartmouth Colleges, graduating
from the latter with the degree of Doctor of
Medicine. After he had practised his profes-
sion in Gilford and Sandwich for a time, he
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where he was a leading
His nractice.
iiiDved tt) .Merei.:
[jhysiciaii tor thirty y
which extended over a eirenit of fifteen miles,
kept him e.instantly busy. Respected for his
high character and abilit}-, he was elected
legislative Representative of Meredith for
two terms. He also served with efficiency as
Town Treasurer and superintendent of schools
for a number of years. His wife, Sophronia
B., was born in Alton, N.H., daughter of
George Stockbridge His only child is George
F., the subject of this sketch.
George F. Sanborn received his elementary
education in the public schools. He subse-
quently attended the Xew Hampton Institute
and Tilton Seminary. After his studies were
completed he engaged in the printing business,
and established the :\[eredith Xcz.'s, a weekly
pajier, which he carried on for twelve years,
and which was the first one printed in Mere-
dith. In 1SS3, while still publishing the
.\\:,:<, he entered the drug business, which he
still follows, having a thriving trade in that
line. In 1896 the Paris Night Robe Company
was organized and incoriiorated, and he was
elected its President. Under the able direc-
tion of its official head the business of this
concern is developing rapidly. At present
its output facilities are tested to their fullest
capacity. Mr. Sanborn is also the Manager of
the Meredith Pllectric Light Comi)any, and is
quite extensively interested in the coal trade.
Common opinion represents him as one of the
most pirogressive young business men of the
town.
On December ro, I.S,S5, :\Ir. Sanborn was
united in marriage with Charlotte J. I'rench,
daughter of John li. i'rench, of Meredith. Ik-
has one child, Royden W. In politics he has
voted with the Democratic party since he came
of age. He served as Moderator at town meet-
ings for some years. In 1S85 he was elected
a member of the Xew Ilampshin
Representatives, in which he s
ability for one term, and was app
the Committee on Military Aff;i
the Board of Water Commissioner
ouse of
d with
:d u|Hin
When
IS estab-
lished, he was elected I'resident of that body;
and he still serves in that capacity.
HARLP:S ]':STI':S, a manufacturer of
agricultural implements at Rochester,
was born November 20, 1830, at
North Berwick, Me., a son of John Mstes.
He comes of English ancestry, the emigrant
ancestor having been Richard Estes, who
settled in North Berwick at a very early
[jeriod. Jedediah, son of Henry Pastes, born
in that town, was the grandfather of Charles.
John listes, who was a plough-maker by trade,
had an iron foundry in Berwick for many years.
In 1840 he transferred his residence and busi-
ness interests to Rochester, N.ll., remaining
there until his death in 18S9, at the venerable
age of eighty-seven years. He was a man of
enterprise and business ability and a valued
member of the Republican party. A pillar of
the Society of Friends, he was alwavs inter-
ested in its welfare, and contributed liberally
to its support. In his estimation there was no
religious creed comparable to that of the
I'riends. He married Abiah Green, of .Straf-
ford, and they reared four children; namely,
Charles, Edwin T., Simon G., and Albert.
Charles Estes completed his education at the
P'riends' School in Providence, K.I., at the
age of nineteen years. Returning then to
Rochester, he worked with his father for two
years, and was afterward for some years
engaged in the foundry business in \-arious
places, including the cities of P)over, N. IP,
Lowell, Mass., Lawrence, Mass., the Charles-
town and Portsmouth Navy Yards, New York,
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Fitchlnirg, Mass., and Wnonsncket and Provi-
dence, R.I. Going in i S64 to the i'acific
Coast, he spent si.\ months in Sacramento,
Cal., and then for eight months was engaged
in mining at Virginia City, Nev. He subse-
quently made a short stay in Oakland, Cal.,
and the following year worked in the Montana
mines, afterward travelling through the differ-
ent States of the West for a time. In 1.S67 he
returned to Rochester, took charge of his
father's [ilant, and has since carried on a sub-
stantial business as a manufacturer of agricult-
ural implements of all kinds. Mr. PLstes is
a man of intelligence and capability, upright
in his dealings and promiit in his sujiport of
whatever, in his opinion, is calculated to
advance the welfare of the town and com-
munity. He cast his first Presidential vote
for John P. Hale, and since that time has been
identified with the Republican party. h"or
two years he served as .Selectnaan in Roches-
ter. He was also Surveyor for a time, and
held other offices.
Mr. Pastes was married in 1852 to Miss
Mercy Varney, daughter of Israel II. and
Sarah (Knowles) Varney, of Rochester. They
have seven children, namely: Helen Iv, the
wife of Joseph II. Clark; Charles Iv, of
Providence, R. I. ; Florcllo, a [ihysician, who
is now in Switzerland; Almeda, who died at
the age of si.xteen ; Albert \'., who died at the
age of twenty-five; John F., of Hyde Park,
Mass. ; and Adaline S., the wife of William
Wright, an attorney-at-Iaw, of Rochester.
Mr. Estes and his family attend the religious
meetings of the P""riends, of Rochester.
OLONKL georgp: w. sti-:vp:ns,
ne time a prominent lawyer of La-
mia, was born at Hill, N.H., No-
18 14, son of l{ben Ste\'ens, a
farmer of Hill. His mother, who came from
Hampton, li\-ed to the venerable age of ninety-
five. The father continued his active life on
the farm until a short time previous to his
death. At one time he was a member of the
State legislature. They had five children, of
whom Hiram, the eldest, became a Baptist
minister, and died at Meredith Village; Lo-
renzo L). was a farmer of Franklin; Cutting,
the third son, was Captain of a company in the
Seminole War in I'lorida, and afterward
.settled in the West; George W. is the subject
of this sketch ; and Chase, who was connected
with a Manchester woollen-mill, served as a
non-commissioned officer of the P'ourth New
Hampshire Regiment during the late war.
The educational advantages of his day hav-
ing been limited, the schooling of George W.
Stevens was confined to the short winter term
in the district schools of Hill. His father,
absorbed in agriculture, wished his son to
take up farming life; but the boy was of a
studious temperament, and was resolved to ob-
tain a higher education in spite of obstacles.
He studied early and late, and by persistent
apjjlication to his books he qualified himself to
teach school. From this he became able to
commence the study of law in the office of
Judge Nesmith at Franklin. Upon his ad-
mittance to the bar he bought the practice of
Judge Warren Lovell, of Meredith, where he
remained until he came to Laconia in 1855.
Here he was associated with Jeremiah Elkins,
under the firm name of I^lkins & Stevens, and
later with O. A. J. Vaughan. After one or
two more changes he formed a cfipartnership
with C. I'. .Stone, a relation which continued
until his retirement from practice, June 17,
1873. He married Sarah A., daughter of
Thomas Davenport, of Meredith, whose family
was among the first settlers of the place. Of
the four children born to them, three are liv-
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iiig, namely: Georgiaiina, whci niarricd !\I. C.
lioyiiton, a dry-goods merchant of Boston ;
Ella, now Mrs. M. K. Harkness, of Salt Lake
City, Utah ; and George Edward, who was
educated at Tilton Seminary, New London
Academy, and New llamjjton Academ\-, is
now married, resides in Laconia, and is the
Superintendent of the Winthrop Hosiery Mills.
Colonel Stevens died October 2, 1877, two
yeSrs after his wife, whose death occurred No-
vember 10, 1875. They were both active
workers during the Civil War. The forming
of the Twelfth New Hamiishire Regiment was
largely due to his untiring efforts; and Mrs.
Stevens was prominent as President of the
Soldiers' Aid Society, which did so much for
the comfort of our brave soldiers. Colonel
Stevens was President of the Belknap County
Bar Association for some time previous to his
death. He was one of the founders of the
Unitarian Society in Laconia, and of those
who took an active part in the erection of the
church. A Democrat in politics, he repre-
sented Laconia for a time in the legislature.
Colonel .Stevens was a man of the strongest
individuality. A brother lawyer, long asso-
ciated with him, gives the following word por-
trait of the Colonel : —
"As a lawNcr ami a neighbor I have known
him since 1S59. He was a magnificent-look-
ing man at his best, tall, heavy, with a Web-
sterian head and a high, massive forehead.
He possessed a fle.xible, agreeable voice, and
was a profound thinker, being recognized as
one of the ablest thinkers of his day through-
out the State. No man was more impressive
as an advocate or before an audience. Seen
in the court-room at his leisure, he was disap
pointing, and in his ordinary work he did not
e.xcel ; but with the eccentricity of genius,
once aroused and interested in the cause he
championed, he would descend like an ava-
lanche upon his unluck)' opponents, and in a
whirlwind of eloquence carry everything before
him. I'lrratic, he would maintain a position
with zeal in trying a case, which he would
suddenly abandon; and he was ciuite likely
to do his most brilliant work on cases in\d!\--
ing the smallest sums, while the most impor-
tant causes would be treated with inattention.
Like most men of genius, he possessed whims.
He always read the dissenting opinions of the
court, feeling that they had something of
worth. He was a bold free-thinker, and read
such authors as Buckle, Lecky, Herbert Spen-
cer, and John Stuart Mill, grasping their
thoughts with a mental power that carried him
oftentimes far beyond the conceptions of these
weighty minds. Colonel Stevens was at his
best in his thirties, maturing early in life.
He was public-spirited, and labored al wax's for
the interests of the town. He wanted good
churches, good hotels, good roads, develc;p-
ment of water-power, and woiked hard to attain
these ends. He had no cjuarrel with any
creed. He was familiar with the Bible and
the commentaries thereon, and revelled in log-
ical fields. He was a man of the most upright
moral character and a kind husband, though
home interests meant less to him than t<.)
many. His heart was in his efforts foi' the
godd of town. State, and cnuntix'; and in the
death of this original and brilliant man New
Hampshire lost one of whum she may be justh'
pruud."
ANK HOLT, a retired hosiery m;
facturer of Lakeiiurt, Belknap County,
N.H., was born in Leicester, Leices-
tershire, England, in 1827, son of William
and Sarah (Hospool) Holt. William Holt
was a native of the same English town, where
he was engaged in d^-eing and cleansing
hosiery. He died in his native land through
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overwork, at the age of forty-nine years, leav-
ing four children.
Frank Holt, who was the third child nf his
parents, acquired a gnod education in I'jigland,
and also learned the manufacture of hosiery.
He came to Am
at first
in Philadelphia, wdiere he worked about a year
and eight months in the factories of Wiah Co.\
and Edward Wade. He then went to Vnmk-
lin, N.H., where he was employed as over-
seer in Thomas Appleton's mill until it was
destroyed by fire in 1856. The following
year he came to Lake Village, now Lakeport,
finding work in another mill owned by AL'.
Appleton. In 1877 he began manufacturing
for himself, and three years later became asso-
ciated with Mr. John Lee in the proprietorship
of the Bayside Mill, the firm conducting
business under the style of Frank Holt & Co.
This partnership lasted until iSc;)2, when Mr.
Holt disposed of his interest and retired from
business.
In 1848 Mr. Holt married Anna, daughter of
J.ihn and Mary (Waters) lliffe, of Inkley,
Leicestershire, England. Three children are
the result of their union — Mary, .Sarah, and
William. The two daughters still reside at
home with their father; while William is a
resident of Meriden, Cnnn. Mrs. Holt died
in July, 1888. In politics Mr. Unit is a Re-
puldican. He is a member of Chucorua I.ndge,
No. 51, I. O. O. F., of Lakeport; and he at-
tends the Free Baptist church. He has been
successful in acquiring a competence, and is
enjoying his well-earned retirement.
I A R L E .S K. M A N S O N , a wel 1-
known and respected citizen of East
Rochester, was born December 20,
1S28, in Great Falls, this State, a son of John
and Caroline (Lord) Manson. His paternal
grandfather, John Manson (first), who spent
his early life in Limington, York County,
Me., subsequently removed to Eaton, Wash-
ington County, Me., where he made his per-
manent home until his ileath. Nathaniel
Manson, a seafaring man, and one of the first
John's brothers, in the War of 181 2 was taken
on board a privateer, conveyed to I^ngland,
and confined in Dartmoor Prison for some
time.
John Manson, the father of Charles E., came
to Rochester in 1834, and was engaged in the
business of carpenter, contractor, and builder
in this vicinity until his demise in 1869. A
man of much force of character and quite in-
fluential in local politics, he was one of the
si.x men who bolted from the Whig party and
formed the Free Soil party. He married Miss
Caroline Lord, daughter of Benjamin Lord, of
Berwick, Me. They became the parents of
four children, as follows: Charles li., the sub-
ject of this sketch; Sabrina, who died at Great
Falls in infancy; John, whose death occurred
at Port Chester, N.Y., at the age of forty-four
years; and l-'rank C, of Saxonville, Mas.s.
Charles E. Manson received his preliminary
education in the district schools of Rochester,
afterward continuing his studies at the Roch-
ester Academy until si.xteen years old. He
then learned the carpenter's trade from his
father, with whom he worked for five years.
In 1851 Mr. Manson entered the factory of
Messrs. Hall and Springfield at East Roches-
ter, where he had charge of the repairs and the
weaving department until the burning of the
mill in 1857. Going then with I\Ir. Spring-
field to Wolfboro, N. H., he was employed by
him in the same capacity until 1879. In that
year Mr. Manson accepted the position of
superintendent of the Cocheco Woollen Mill
at East Rochester. Next year he became agent
for the Cocheco Woidlen Manufacturing Com-
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pany, an important office, which he faithfully
filled for fifteen years. lie practically retired
from active business then, although he has
since been connected with the firm of Tibbetts
& Hayes, lumber dealers of East Rochester.
Mr. Manson cast his first Presidential vote in
1852 for General Scott, and since that time he
has been a steadfast supporter of the Republi-
can party. In 1885 and 18S6 he served as
a Representative to the General Court of
New Hampshire. He belongs to Cocheco
Lodge, I. O. O. v., of East Rochester; to Hu-
mane Lodge, E, & A. M., of Rochester; to
Temple Chapter, R. A. M., Rochester, of
which he is a charter member; to the Orphan
Council of Dover; and to Palestine Command-
ery, K. T., Rochester, of which he is also a
charter member. Mr. Manson contributes lib-
erally toward the support of the Methodist
Iqiiscopal Church of East Rochester, which he
usually attends.
In 1849 Mr. Manson married ]{liza A. Jel-
lerson, of Rochestei;. The fruit of this union
was one child, George E., born August 31,
1854. He contracted a second marriage Jan-
uary 29, 1856, with Mary A. I-'oss, daughter
of Henjamiii and Patience (Home) Eoss, of
Rochester. l>y this union he became the
fatlier of two children, namely: Mary Carrie,
born June 5, 1S59; and Annabell, born -Sep-
tember 17, 1862, who died September 18,
■•S64. ^^^
DN. JOHN W. BUSIER, for many
ears a well-known woollen manu-
^ ^ facturer of I.aconia, N.IL, was born
at Moultonboro, N.H., March 28, 1815.- His
jjarents were Moses F. and Relief Busiel, and
he was the eldest of a family of seven sons and
one daughter. Five of his brothers are now
living, namely: Albert II., Lewis F., antl
William M. Husiel, of Laconia: Harrison M.
Busiel, of liast Andover, X.H.: and George
H. Busiel, of Providence, R.I.
Mr. BusiePs education was obtained in the
common schools at a jjeriod when country
boys seldom attended school more than one
term of eight weeks during the year. Mager
for knowledge from the first, he made the most
of his limited opportunities. He was quick
to learn; and what he learned he learned thor-
oughly, thus building a solid foundation for
the acquirements of after years. In his early
youth he decided to be a woollen manufact-
urer; and he startetl out at the age of twelve
years, with his scanty wardrobe tied up in a
handkerchief, to walk to Loudon, N.H., where
he entered the mill of his great-uncle, Lewis
Zanders, who carded rolls and made flannels
and cloths used in that period. A boy of ex-
ceptional energy and determination, he re-
mained with his uncle until he was nineteen
years old, seizing every opportunity to learn
the business, and at the same time proceeding
methodically with his studies, while the other
boys were at play. At nineteen years of age,
with a new suit of clothes and one hundred
dollars in his pocket, young Busiel left his
uncle's roof and went tn Amesbury, Mass.,
where he was employed in a woidlen-mill, and
completed his trade. Many tinies during his
stay in Amesbury he walked home, and out of
his scanty earnings assisted in maintaining
the family.
After completing his ]ieriotl of service in
Amesbury, he returned to New Hampshire,
and in a small mill in Meredith, N.H., began
business for himself. 'Phis he carrieil on for
the next ten years, carding woollen-rolls for
hand spinning, and finishing the cloths which
it was then the custom for the farmers' wives
to weave. He also began there the manu-
facture of satinet cloth 'and knitting yarn. In
1846 he took the old Bean Mill at Laconia,
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and here continued to produce these articles.
This mill was later called the Morrison Mill,
and upon its site now stands the dyehouse f)f
the firm of J. \V. Busiel & Co. During the
great fire of the Strafford Mill this old one-
story wooden structure was ]iartially hui'ned,
and in 1S53 Mr. I'.usiel purchased the land and
watei--power foi'merly used by the .Sti-afford
Company. On this site he erected the first of
the buildings now used by J. W. Busiel & Co.
He here added to his list the manufacture of
Saxony and Germantown yarns. Mr. fkisiel
received a gold medal at the Cr)'stal Palace
ICxdiihitiim in I.onddn, for the Ijcst mixture of
cotton and wool yain. 'l"he invention of the
circular ribbed knitting machine by Jonas and
Walter Aiken in 1856 led Mr. Busiel to in-
troduce the maimfacture of Shaker socks and
underwear. At the beginning of the Civil
War the production of army socks became an
industi-y in which Mr. Busiel engaged; and
after the war the manufacture of different vari-
eties of hosiery became the sole product of the
mill carried on by Mr. Busiel until the time
of his death, which occurretl July 26, 1872.
On December 23, 1841, he married Julia
M., daughter of Steiihen and Julia Tilton, ot
Meredith. Of this union were born three sons
and one daughter. The daughter died in
infancy. The sons have liveil to be an honor
to their father's name. The eldest is Charles
A. Busiel, ex-Governor of New Hampshire.
The other sons, John T. and Frank E., now
carry on the business founded by their father;
and all three live in I.aconia. The house in
which ]\Irs. Busiel now resides was built by
Mr. Busiel five years previous to his decease.
He was a strong Democrat in politics, and
represented Laconia in the State legislature in
the years 1870-71. Mr. Busiel manufactured
the first gas burned in f.aconia, and laid the
first slate used here for roofing purjioses. He
also put in the first boiler and steam heat in
Laconia. He took a great interest in the wel-
fare of the town, and always gave gener(uisly
to public buildings and for the ]iromotion of
all plans for town improvement. He w.is a
Trustee of the ]5elknap Savings B.iid<. lie
attended the Congregational churcli, of which
Mrs. B.usiel is a meml>er, and contribute.) lib-
erally to its support.
This [niblic-s[Hrited man was of a kin<l-
hearted, generous nature, benevolent and un-
selfishly devoted to the interests of his town.
His rugged honesty, his strong antipathy to
sham and false pretence, his fair and generous
dealings with his employees, and his e\'er-
ready help to the poor and unfortunate arc
well known to the townspeople of his genera-
tion. He was emphatically a self-made man.
From nothing he rose to a comfortable inde-
pendence in this world's goods; and in his
early, sudden death the community lost a man
whom it hail learned to love and to respect.
His mortal remains were bui ied in the Lieau-
tiful I'nion Cemetery in Laconia.
RANK ]•:. B.USIb:L, a well-known
wo(dIen manufacturer of Laconia, V>c]-
knap County, N.H., was born in this
town, October 31, 1S52, son of John W. and
Julia (Tilton) ]5usiel. His father was a
native of Moultonboro, and his mother of
Meredith. They had four children: Charles
A.; JohnT. ; Frank !•:., the subject of this
sketch; and one daughter, Julia M., who died
at the age of eight months. John W. I'.usiel
was a prominent woollen manufacturer, and
was the first in Lac(Uiia to make use of a
steam boiler.
Frank K. ]5usiel was educated in the schools
of his native town and at Gilford Academy.
He then entered his father's factory to thor-
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ouglily familiarize himself with the business.
He vvoiketl three years as second hand, and
proved so efficient that he was placed in charge
of the knitting department, which position he
filled until his father's death in 1872. He
was then admitted to partnership, the business
being carried on under the style of J. W.
Busiel & Co. In politics Mr. Busiel is a Re-
publican. While too much absorbed in busi-
ness to give much attention to politics, he has
served as Chairman of the Police Commission,
to which position he was appointed in April,
1895.
r)n November 19, 1S74, Air. Busiel was
united in marriage with Hattie A. Sanborn, of
Haverhill, Mass. He has two children, the
elder of whom, Grace, is now attending ]?rad-
ford Seminary in Massachusetts.
"(IN. WILLIAM V. NASOX, Mayor
the city (if Dover, N.IL, was born
in Sanford, York County, Me., on
the twentj^-second day of November, 1857.
He is the son of Joseph T. and Susan Frost
Nason. His paternal grandfather, Daniel
Nason, who was born in the town of Kenne-
bunkport, Me., and lived there for a goodly
portion of his earthly years, was a substantial
citizen, possessing ability and property, anil
was engaged in ship-building and in the
foreign trade. His father, Joseph T. Nason,
as a young man was interested in educational
matters. He spent three years as a student in
Bowdoin College, and then served as principal
of several of the leading schools in the State.
Later in life he was engaged in navigation,
and was master of vessels in the foreign trade.
Mr. Joseph T. Nason died at Kennebunk,
Me., in the month of January, 1884, his wife
surviving till December, 1893. They were
respected members of the community, commu-
nicants of the Congregational church, and ex-
amples of probity.
William F. Nason attended school in the
towns of South Berwick and Kennebunk: and
alter completing a high-school course in the
latter place he entered a law office, where he
remained for two years in the study of law.
He then went to Wolfboro, X. II., 'and read
law with the Hon. Buel C. Carter. Being
admitted to the bar in 1879, he came to
Dover, his present home, and formed a law
joartnership with Mr. Carter, where he has
since given his time to the pi'actice of his
profession.
Although ever a stanch advocate of the
principles of true Republicanism, and fre-
quently selected to represent his party in posi-
tions of trust and responsibility, it cannot be
urged that ]\Ir. Nason has courted ])olitical
honors. Strong and loyal in his friendships,
quick to comprehend, and fearless in his con-
victions, tenacious f)f purpose, yet eminenth'
fair and considerate in his judgments, he has
won the universal respect of his fellow-citi-
zens, and is held in the highest esteem, even
by those who have found in him a professional
or political adversary.
He was chosen Solicitor of his adopted city
in 18S3, and again in 1884, serving in all
seven years in that capacity. As a member of
the New Hampshire le'gislature in 1887 and
1888, he took a prominent part in all the im-
portant measures of that session, winning rec-
ognition as one of the most forceful speakers
and ready debaters on the floor of the House.
During his legislative term he served on the
Judiciary Committee, and was also Chairman
of the Committee on Elections. In 1892 he
was prevailed upon to allow his name to be
presented before the County Convention as a
candidate for County Solicitor; and in the
"battle of the ballots" his popularity tlirough-
WILLIAM F. NASON.
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63
out the county gave added strength to the
party ticket, and secured for him a flattering
majority. His services proved so satisfactory
that he was returned by a phenomenal majority
in 1894, and was re-elected for the third time
in 1896.
At the mayoralty caucus in November,
1895, he was selected as the standanl bearer
for his party; and at the succeeiling election
he received the unanimous vote of the people,
no opposing party candidate being presented.
Again in 1896, under almost precisely similar
conditions, was he chosen as the city's chief
magistrate; and at the present writing, 1897,
he occupies the Executive chair. His admin-
istration as Mayor has been conspicuous for its
practical economy and broad and comprehen-
sive business methods, no suspicion of parti-
.sanship attaching to his management of mu-
nicipal affairs. Although manifestly averse to
notoriety, desirous of avoiding all pomp and
pageantry, he has, nevertheless, judiciously
and becomingly fulfilled the social functions of
his high office; and, in fact, no emergency has
ever found him unprepared when the interests
or dignity of the city required an able and
worthy champion.
(HrArclR .SANBORN, a pro.sperous and
^1 well-to-do fanner of I.aconia, was born
^:jJ in Moultonboro, N. H., January 13,
1S43, son of William and .Sally (Dame) San-
born. His grandfather, Jacob Sanborn, was a
farmer and a lifelong resident of Gilford. He
died at the age of forty -three years. He was
the father of two sons — William and l-jioch,
of whom the last named is living in GilfoK],
at the age of seventy-eight years.
William Sanborn was born in Gilford, ami
remained at home until he was thirty \ears
old. He then bought a farm at Moultoidjom
Neck, where he resided until 1S50, when he
returned to Gilford, and passed the rest of his
life in that town. lie was prominent in
church matters. His wife, Sally Dame San-
born, was a daughter of Richaril Dame, who
came from Tortsmouth, N.H., to Gilford.
.She was a woman (jf superior education, and
had taught school jirevious to her marriage.
She became the motlier of two children: ]•:]-
vena, who died in 1886; and Jacob, the sub-
ject of this sketch.
Jacob Sanborn, after attending the district
school in his boyhood, began active life as a
farm assistant. He continued thus employed
until 1866, when he was engaged to manage
his present farm by Polly Smith, who owned
the projjerty. This lady was the representa-
tive of a well-to-do family; and at her death
she willed the farm to Mr. Sanborn, as a re-
ward for the faithful manner in which he had
labored in her fiehalf. He has since enlarged
the property by the inuchasing of more land,
and has otherwise improved it by remodel-
ling the buildings: and he has met with the
natural reward of his industry and good judg-
ment in a continually increasing prosperity.
He owns land in Sanbornton, Meredith, and
Gilford; and he has derived considerable
profit from stock-raising.
Mr. Sanborn married Augusta I'erley, a
sister of Louis I'erley, a sketch of whom
appears elsewhere in this work. Mr. and
Mrs. Sanborn have one child, I'earl, who is
now attending the high school and is prejiaring
for colleoe.
p)h:VI W. ALLl'N, a retired business
man of Rochester, was born March 26,
823, near the house which he now
occupies, son of William and Sarah (Nute)
Allen. The Aliens originally came from
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ICnijland, where tiiey were peoiile of considera-
tion. Tlie American family is traced ijack to
two brothers, Charles and Samuel Allen, both
members of Parliament for some years, who
wore sent here l:)y the luiglish government to
take charge of Whitehall Swamp, a tract of
land one mile wide and eight miles long, sit-
uated in Rochester on the Salmon Falls
]\.iver. Mere, for a number of years before
the Revolution, they engaged in getting out
timber for the manufacture of masts and spars
fur the use of the home government. John
Allen, the great-great-grandfather of Levi \V. ,
came to Rochester from Durham, and was one
of the pioneers of this town. He left his land
to his son William, whose son, Major Samuel
Allen, served in the Revolutionary War.
Major Allen's son William, the father of Levi
W., was the next proprietor of the homestead
])ropcrty. I^rought up to farming and lumber-
ing, William continued in these occupations.
In following the latter, he made a specialty of
supplying the material for masts and spars.
The lumber for the first woollen factory at
Great I-'alls was furnished by him. ]iy his
wife, Sarah, who was a daughter of Jotham
Nute, of Milton, N.IL, he became the father
of eight children, of whom Amasa is the onlv
After attending the district schools of
Rochester in his earlier years, Levi W. Allen
completed his education at Great Falls. In
1839 he left the parental home, going to
Natick, Mass., where he was engaged for three
years in the shoe business. Me returned to
Rochester in 1S42, and for a long time after-
ward can-ied on an extensive business in the
manufacture of shoes and lasts, and had a large
wholesale and retail store. Subsequently he
transferred his business to Dover, and there
successfully conducted it for twelve years. In
i(SSj he returned again to the scenes of his
childhood; and on account of asthma, witli
which he is afflicted, he has since lived retired
from business pursuits. He was married Sep-
tember 3, 1S46, to Miss Sarah Ann Furbush,
of Lelianon, Me. He has always taken a great
interest in local affairs, giving his hearty sup-
port to the Republican party, but has not
been an office-seeker. Since boyhood he has
been in communion with the Walnut Grove
Free Will Baptist Church, which he has
served for some years as Sunday-school super-
intendent.
§OHX RANDOLPH HAM, M.D., a
well-known and highly esteemed physi-
cian of Dover, Strafford County, N.IL,
was born within the limits of this township,
October 23, 1842. His father, Charles Mam,
a son of bLphraim Mam, and a native of Dover,
born May 10, iSoo, for many years carried on
general farming in this locality, and here mar-
ried Abigail D. Bartlett.
John R. Ham was reared on the parental
homestead, and received his elementary educa-
tion in the district schools of the neighbor-
hood. He subsequently continued his studies
at Franklin Academy, in Dover, after which
he worked on the farm during seed-time and
harvest. His winters for a time were em-
ployed in teaching school, thereby earning
some money toward defraying his expenses
while preparing himself for a professional
career. In 1862 he read medicine with Dr.
A. J. II. Buzzell, of Dover, in the meanwhile
attending lectures at Bowdoin Medical C(d-
lege. During the following spring he studied
with Dr. Levi G. Hill, of this city, and in the
next winter attended lectures at Harvard Medi-
cal School, afterward reading medicine with
Dr. J. H. Wheeler.
In August, 1864, Dr. Ham was appointed
Assistant Surjreon of the One Hundred and
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Filtcciith Regiment, lliiitcd States Colored
Inlaiitry, being mustered in at Louisville,
Ky. He was also medical purveyor for a time
ot the Twenty-fifth Army Corps. The Doctor
was subsequently iironioted to the position of
Surgeon of the regiment, and with the Army
of the James was present at tlie fall of
Richmond. After that event he was on duty
in Te.xas until March lo, 18G6, when he was
honorably discharged from the service. On
his return to Dover, Dr. Ham resumed his
studies at Bowdoin Medical College, from
which he was graduated in the following June.
Since then he has been successfully engaged
in the practice of his profession in his native
city. For ten years of this time he served as
Coroner of Strafford County, and for four
years of it he was a member of the School
Committee. In politics he is a stanch Re[iub-
lican, and during the administration of Presi-
dent Harrison he served as United States
Pension Surgeon for Strafford County. The
Doctor is an active member of the New Hamp-
shire Plistorical and Medical Societies; of
Charles W. Sawyer Post, No. 17, G. A. R.,
of which he is Past Commander; and he is a
prominent Mason of this city, belonging to
Strafford Lodge, No. 29, and to Iielknap
Chapter, No. 8. He has been a member of
the I'irst Church (Congregational) since 1S64,
in which since 1.S78 he has performed the
duties of Deacon. The Doctor has published
"The Ham Family in Dover," "The Physi-
cians of Dover," "Localities in Ancient
Dover," and "The liibliography of Dover."
His library contains the best private collection
of local history in that part of the State.
On November 9, 1871, Dr. John R. Ham
was united in marriage with Emily Caroline
Hersey, daughter of General George W.
Hersey, of Wolfboro, N.H. Of this union
five chiklren liave been born, of whom but two
are now living — Lmily II. and Julia M.
The former, who was graduated fiom Welles-
ley Cidlege in the class of 1S93, is now a
teacher in the Dover High .Scho,,] ; while
the vounger daughter is a pupil of that iusli-
KANK LKSLIP: TOWLK, a member
)f the firm of Simpson & Towle, tlealers
in general merchandise. Centre Har-
bor, N.H., was born in Parsonsfield, Me.,
August 27, i,SG8, son of James F. and luiima
J. (Moulton) T.)wle. II is grandfather, J.iseph
G. Towle, was a native of Porter, Me. ; and
the active period of his life was sjient as a
farmer. James F. Towle, father of I-'rank
L., was born in Porter, .Me., and in his
younger days was varicjusly emploved as an
operative in saw-mills and as a clerk in
country stores. He finally engaged in agri-
cultural pursuits in his native town. His
wife, p:mma, is a daughter of J.ihn S. Moul-
ton, of Sandwich, N.H. She has had two
children: Irving, who died in 1888, agetl
twenty-si.x years; and P'rank L. , the subject
of this sketch.
Frank Leslie Towle received a puldic-
school etlucation, and entereil mercantile busi-
ness as a clerk immediately after completing
his stmlies. He was emplo\-ed in a store in
Centre Harbor for a -year, and then went to
work for Simpson & F'rench, with whom he
remained for two years. He then went to
Dover, N.H., where he clerked one year f.ir
W. S. Wiggin, finally buying out his em-
ployer. A year later he sold the business,
and, returning to Centre Harbor, jjurchased
Henry F3. French's interest in the firm for
which he had formerly worked; and the firm of
Simpson & Towle is now one of the most
prosperous among the general merchants in
this section of the State.
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On August 27, 1893, Mr. Towle was juincd
in marriage with I'lliza S. Craves, daugliter of
Joseph S. Craves, of Centre JIarljor. Mrs.
Towle is the nuitiier of two ehihlren — Ruth
C. and Mina ]•:. Mr. T.nvle is a member of
\Vinnepesaui<ee Tribe, Improve.l Order of
Red IVfen.
§().Sh;p}I N. HAYl'.S. a practical agri-
culturist of the t<iwn of Rochester, was
born August i, 1836, on the farm
where he now resides, a son of James Y.
Hayes. The paternal grandfather, Joseph
Hayes, was the founder of the family in this
section of New Hampshire. Prior to the
Revolution he settled on the old Hayes home-
.stead, and during that hard struggle for inde-
pendence he contributed toward the support of
the ]iatriot soldiers from the scanty productions
of his farm. James Y. Hayes succeeded to
the parental acres, spending his life on the
farm where his birth occurred, being here
engaged in general agriculture until his death.
To him and his wife, whose maiden name was
Alice A. Hayes, several children were born;
namely, Joseph X., Lydia .S., Mary A., Julia
A., Clara A., Lucretia A., James C, and
Benjamin F.
Joseph \. Hayes received his education in
the district schools of Rochester and at the
academy of Wolfboro. Then, at the age of
nineteen, he returned to the homestead, and
thereafter assisted on the farm until the ileath
of his father in 1865. The farm, of which he
has now full charge, contains one hundred and
seventy-five acres of land, and is pleasantly
situated on the Rochester Neck Road, about
five and a half miles north-west of Dover.
Here he carries on mi.xed husbandry and
dairying with most satisfactory results. Pay-
ing close attention to the details of his busi-
ness, he is considered one of the most skilful
prosp
Ml
Hayc
I 860,
farmers of this locality,
mber of the State legislature
.-nting the town ot Rochester
before it liecame a city. In 1870 he was again
a candidate for the same office, but failed of
a re-election by a few votes, his defeat having
been caused by the Labor Reform [larty, then
dominant in some [larts of New England.
While in the legislature he worked for the
best interests of his constituents, and was
influential in having a bill passed for abolish-
ing the district-school .system, and placing all
the schools under the control of a board of
education. He is a member of Wechohamet
Lodge, I. O. O. ¥., of Dover; of Cocheco
Grange, of Dover; and of the Good Templars
Society of Gonic, having held the most of the
offices of the lodge. He attends the Baptist
church in the village of Gonic, which is about
three miles from his home.
On January 23, iSst), Mr. Hayes married
Miss Susan P. Meserve, a native of Bartlett,
N.H., and a daughter of Isaac Meserve, a
prominent resident of that town. Mr. Meserve
was Selectman of liartlett for many years.
Mrs. Hayes died in 1879, having borne her
husband three children. These were : Arthur
H., who lives on the home farm; P'red ]{.,
who died at the age of fifteen; and Alice L.,
who died in infancy. Mr. Hayes contracted
a second marriage on April 24, 18S3, with
Miss A. Augusta Trickey, of Dover.
HORGK W. MORRH.L, one of the
uling farmers of Gilford, N.H.,
was born in this town, July 16,
1S39, son of John Dudley and Lavina (Robin-
son) Morrill. He comes of a very old family,
being a lineal descendant of Abraham IMorrill,
who immigrated to this country with his
brother Isaac in the shii) "Lion," which ar-
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rived September if>, 1632. Both joined the
Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of
ISoston in 1638, the year of its charter.
Abraham Morrill was a blacksmith l)y trade,
and so many of his posterity in successive gen-
erations chose the same occupation that the
family has been humorously spoken of as be-
longing to the Tubal Cain fraternity. He was
granted a house and lot
and was married June
daughter of Rob( " '
Their children v
-t C.
in Salisbury in 1641,
10, iC)45, to Sarah,
jment, o"f Haverhill.
Isaac, born July 10,
1646; Jacob, born August 24, 164S; Sarah,
born October 14, 1650; Abraham, Jr., born
November 14, 1652; Moses, born December
2S, 1655; Aaron, born August 9, 165S;
Richard, born I<"ebruary 6, 1660; Lydia, born
March 8, 1661 ; Hepsibah, born January 11,
1663. Abraham Morrill died in 1662; and
his will, which was probated October 14 of
that year, shows him to have been a well-
to-do' man for those times, the estate being-
valued at five hundred and seven pounds. His
wife exchanged her house lot for forty acres of
u|)land on the "Great Playne " ; and on this
land stand a par.sonage, a school, the town
office, and other buildings. Mrs. Sarah C.
Morrill, after the death of her first husband,
married Thomas Mudgett, and had one daugh-
ter, Mary Mudgett.
Isaac, son of Abraham, and the second in
the line now being traced, was also a black-
smith, and lived in Salisbury. He marrietl
Phcebe Gill, daughter of John Gill. He had
eleven children, as follows — by wife Phcebe:
Abraham, born August 22, 1671 ; and Lsaac,
born .]M-obably July 24, 1673; and (by second
wife, Susanna, says Savage) Mary, born P"eb-
ruary i, 1674; Sarah, born May 29, 1675;
Jacob, born May 25, 1677; John, born Novem-
ber 2, 1679; Rachel, born P\'bruary iS,
1682; Daniel, born P\'bruary 18, 1683; Je-
mima,
tembc
24, I
their
born
cemb
1705
born
ber 3
Eliza
born
lorn October 9, 1685; Mary, born Scp-
10, 1689; ami Rachel, born August
)2. Isaac Morrill died (Jctober 17,
nd his widow May 6, 1714,
■vens, and the foil,, wing is the record .,f
iklren: Jonathan and Joanna, twins,
ibruary 15, 1703; Abraham, born De-
22, 1703; Samuel, born Seiitember 27,
oaiina, born I'ebruary 17, 1707; Ruth,
cember 16, 1709; Jacob, born Septem-
711; Jeremiah, born August 7, 1713;
:h, born November 14, 1715; Judith,
ly 4, 1719; and Sarah, born June 22,
Abraham, son of Jacob, was the fourth in
this line. His first wife, p:ieanor, died March
26, 1745; and his second wife, Mary Currier,
whom he married June 30, 1747, died July 2,
1788. He was called by many P'ather or
Faithful Abraham. He was a Representative
to the General Court for many years. On
February i r, 1757, he bought part of the iron
works at Crawley's, Brentwood, N. H. His
children were: William, born April 21, 1735;
Abraham, born December 10, 1737; Zebedee,
born August 4, 1740; laeanor, Iiorn October
30, 1742; and Jabez, born February 15, 1745.
William, son of Abraham and F^leanor, was
Selectman in Brentwood in 1766, also in sub-
secjuent years; and was a Deputy to the New
Hampshire Fourth Provincial Congress at
Exeter, May 17, 1775. He was made Justice
of the Peace for Rockingham County in 1777,
and was reappointed to that office in 1789 by
the Council of New Hampshire. He married
Lydia Trask in 1760, and their children were:
Abraham, Lydia, Anna, William, Jr., Jona-
than, and Nathaniel — the first three born in
Brentwood. He died there January 28, 1812;
and his wife died August 15, 1817. His will
shows the following disposition of a jnoperty
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whicii was valued at thiitccii thousand nine
hundred and seventy-nine dollars and one
cent: to his son Abraham he gave ninet3-si.\
acres on which he was living, to William, Jr.,
two-thirds of the I'hilhrick farm and a watch,
to Jonathan eighty-three acres, and to Nathan-
iel the homestead of one hundred and sixty
acres.
William Alorrill, Jr., the sixth in line, was
born November 8, 1768, and died August 22,
1.S38. His f^rst wife, Mary Gordon, died
May 26, 1799; and his second wife, Elizabeth
Dudley, daughter of Samuel Dudley, died Oc-
tober 12, 1S65. His children were: Nathan-
iel, born July 23, 1791; Dolly, burn April 6,
1794; Zebedee, born July 10, 1796; Mary,
born April 25, 179.S; Sarah, born January 3,
iSoi; Samuel, born March 2t,, 1.S03; John
Dudley, born July 25, 1805; Ann, born July
20, 1S07; William, born April 2, 1810;
Washington, born Januarv 3, 1813; I'rederick,
born August 24, 181 5.
John Dudley Morrill, the fourth son, mar-
ried first Lavina Robinson, and by this union
had three children: James R. ; Jolm V. ; and
George W., the subject of this sketch. His
second wife was Ruth Stevens, who had no
children.
George W. Morrill, having completed his
course of study :it Laconia Academy, engaged
in teaching school in the winter and farming
in the summer. b'or a year after his marriage
he remained with his father; and he then
bought the Franklin Weeks estate, where he
has since made his home. This place con-
.sisted originally of three hundred acres, and
Mr. Morrill has added to it until it now em-
braces five hundred acres. He has turned his
attention to stock-raising, especially that of
.sheep, and is now making a specialty of the
milk business. Becoming interested in the
massage treatment about four years ago, he
a masseur has
He uses the
has been veiy
took up its practice, and
established quite a reputat
M(.nroe or deep treatment,
successfid in his cases, which have been
among the best people of the conmnmity.
Nevertheless, his farming has, by no means,
been neglected. Mr. Morrill has been Select-
man of Gilford for three years; and for two
years he represented his town in the State
legislature, while there serving on the Com-
mittee on Agriculture. He is ;it present
Town Treasurer. He and his wife are mem-
bers of the Methodist church, in which he
has held the office of steward for the ]iast
eighteen years. He is a Past Master and is
now Lecturer of Mount l-ielknap Grange, No.
52. In politics he has always been an out-
spoken and active Reiiublican.
Mr. Morrill was married November 26,
1863, to M. Frances, daughter of Thomas and
Nancy (Hill) Weeks. Her father, who was
a man of some prominence, serving as Select-
man and as Representative, and also holding
other offices, was born in 1816, and died in
1884. He had three children — M. Frances,
S. Amanda, and Austin li. Mr. and ]\Irs.
Morrill have one chikl— Leon, now married to
Carrie E. Kimball.
OIIN D. OTIS, a leading representative
of the intlustrial community of l''arm-
ington, N.H., where he is carrying on
iving business as a blacksmith and gen-
in iron work, was born in this
town, January 15, 1S50. His father, William
Otis, a son of Micager Otis, was born in
Farmington, and here spent his life engaged
chiefly in agricultural pursuits. He died in
i860, at the age of fifty -three years. In poli-
tics he was a sound Democrat, but took no
part in local affairs. His wife, whose maiden
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name was Sarah iJcalaiul, here bini eleven
children, fiiur of whom survive, namely:
A. I. D. Otis; Geor-e W. ; Ruxie; and
John D.
John I). Otis attended the district schools
of I'"arminL;ton in his boyhood, and put his
hantl to the p]ouL;h in early life, workini;- until
twenty-eii;ht years old as a farmer. lie then
established himself as a blacksmith and car-
riage repairer, and has since built up an ex-
tensive and lucrative business in general job-
bing, his work being noted for its durability
and superior finish. Honest and ujjright in
his dealings, and taking an active interest in
the welfare of the town, he enjoys a wide pop-
ularity, and in i8y6 was elected as a Repre-
sentative to the General Court at Concord,
receiving the largest majority ever cast in
Farmington. In i^olitics he affiliates with the
Republican party.
On 1^'ebruary I3, 1885, Mr. Otis married
Miss Susie 15. Pitman, of Barnstead, N.II., a
daughter of lidward and Ann S. Titman..
They have two children — Harry L. and John
C. Mr. Otis contributes liberally toward the
su|)port of the Baptist church, which he and
his family regularly attenil.
"hlN'RY II. TIIOMl'SON, a prominent
)ntractor and builder of Belmont,
N.IL, and a member of the Board
of Selectmen, was born in Gilford, Belknap
County, November 2, i860, son of Joseph H.
and Sarah A. (Bennett) Thompson. The
Thompson family, it is said, are descendants
of six brothers — Mo.ses, Amos, Richard,
.Samuel, Jacob, and John — who were [lioneer
settlers in Centre Harbor, N. H.
Joseph II. Thompson, father of Henry II.,
was born in Centre Harbor, N.II. He lived
there and at Laconia till about 184N, when he
moved to (jilford, and there resided until his
death in 1861. He was a shoemaker liy trade.
His wife, Sarah A. Bennett, was born in Gil-
ford, of which town her ancestors were i)io-
neers and among the first tax-[xiyers. .She
became the mother of two chililren, namely:
Mmma J.; and Henry II., the subject of this
sketch. iMiima J. married Ernest B. Veasey,
a prosperous contractor of Manchester.
Henry II. Thompson was educated in the
common and high schools of Laconia. After
leaving school he engaged in agricultural [jur-
suits for a time, and in 1888 he entered into
business as a contractor and builder. He has
already gained a high reputation for reliable
and painstaking work, and has just completed
a house and stable in Laconia, costing fifteen
thousand dollars. In 18*85 he removed to Bel-
mont, anil erected a large frame house on
Latld Hill, where he accommodates summer
boarders.
On June 18, 1S85, Mr. Thompson was
united in marriage with Annie I{. Ladd,
daughter of Harlan 1'. Laild. She was edu-
cated at the Laconia High School. Three
children have been born to Mr. and Mrs.
Thompson, namely: Ralph II., who died
young; Blanche L. ; and .Sarah Marion.
Politically, Mr. Thompson supports the Re-
publican party. He has been a Selectman for
the past three years, and as a member of that
body has rendered valuable services to the
town. He is connected with the local grange,
Patrons of Husbandry, and with the United
Order of Pilgrim Fathers, of Laconia, N.II.
I'lNRV K. C1IAMBI':RLAIN, of New
Durham, who enjoys the distinction
being the first Republican Rep-
resentati\e to the legislature from this town,
was born in Alton, N.IL, November 20, i S46,
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sun of Durrcll S. and Lucy (Ihakins) Cham-
berlain. His father was a native of Alton, as
was also his grandfather, John Chamberlain.
Durrell S. Chamberlain has always resided
at the homestead in Alton, situated near the
New Durham line, and is an active and pros-
])L'rous citizen. In ])ol!tics he supports the
Republican party. He married Lucy Huck-
ins, a native of Alton, and has three children:
Henry E., the subject of this sketch: Ida C. ;
and Ella, wife of Erank I?, Foss, of l-"arming-
ton, N.H.
Henry E. Chamberlain attended school in
New Durham and Alton, and on the comple-
tion of his studies he learned the shoemaker's
trade. In 1868 he bought the J. 15. Young
farm, where he has since resided, and, having
made various improvements upon the land and
buildings, now has one oi the most valuable
pieces of agricultural property in this locality.
He has availed himself of all modern machin-
ery and appliances for general farming and
dairying, and his success is the result of his
progressive tendencies and excellent judgment.
Mr. Chamberlain married Sarah Tucker, of
I'enacook (apart of Concord, N.H.), and has
three children: Stella, wife of Harry C.
Knowlton, of Haverhill, Mass.: Arthur D.,
who is attending the New Hampton Literary
Institute; and Lucy, who is now a pupil at
the seminary for girls in E.xeter, N.H. Eor
several years Mr. Chamberlain acted as Road
Commissioner. His election to the House of
Representatives in 1896 was considered a
notable event in this vicinity, as the Demo-
cratic party had succeeded in electing its leg-
islative candidate for the past fifty years; and
it is predicted that the new Representative
from New Durham will do honor to his town,
as well as to his party. Mr. and Mrs.
Chamberlain are Adventists in their religious
views.
ON. JOHN G. JICWI'ITT, of Laconia,
has served the public in various
offices of trust, and is one of the
best known public men of Helkna[) County.
He is also prominent as an officer in some of
the leading fraternal organizations of the day.
A son of Smith and Statira (Glines) Jewett,
he was born September 4, 1829, in Laconia,
at that time known as Meredith Bridge.
His grantlfather, Samuel Jewett, was the
first permanent settler in what is now Laconia,
coming here in 17S2, when the coimtry here-
about was covered with heavy timber, and
game of all kinds was plentiful. He owned
more than half the land in what is now Ward
Five, his property extending along the east
side of the Winnepesaukee River from far
above Main Street to some distance below;
in fact, he had so much land that he could
almost afford to give it away, and he sold the
water privilege on this side of the river and
seven acres of land for seven dollars. A part
of his estate is still owned by the famil)'.
His first dwelling was built near the site of
Judge Jewett's present residence. .Samuel
Jewett was a small man, but, like Captain
Myles Standish, his courage was greater than
his stature. He offered his services at the
breaking out of the Revolution; and, being
obliged to pass luider a pole to see if he was
of the requisite height for military duty, he
raised himself to his tiptoes, and passed the
examination. He was in the battle of Bunker
Hill, and served all through the war. Though
not a church member, he was commonly known
as "Deacon Jewett." He married Alpheus
Smith, and had a family of three sons and five
or si.x daughters.
Smith Jewett was boi'n on the homestead in
Laconia, and spent his life in this place,
working at carpentry, and also following agri-
cultural pursuits. He died at the age of
O")
'a-^.
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scvuiity-five. His wife was a native nf Ndrtli
field, N.II. Their lamily consisted of tiv
hoys and five !j;irls.
Jdhii Ct. was the sixth child born to hi
In his
he attende
the
public schools of I.aconia and Gilford Acad-
emy. After finishiiiL;- his studies he taught
school more or less for ten years, also working
at the carpenter's trade. In 1855 he went to
South America, where he remained about six-
teen months, returning in March, 1S57. He
was subsequently employed for eight years in
the Laconia Car Works. In 1S76 he was ap-
pointed Justice of the Police Court of La-
conia; and for nearly sixteen years he attended
to the iluties of his (jffice, presiding with dig-
nity and impartiality. In 1891 he resigned;
and in April of that year he assumed charge
of the post-office in Laconia, having been ap-
pointed Postmaster by I'resident Harrison.
He resigned this oflice in May, 1895, and
since that time has been retired from public
life. Judge Jewett was Registrar of Probate
for two years. He began to serve the public
nearly forty years ago, being appointed super-
intendent of the School Committee of Gilford
in 1S5.S. In 1859 '1^' was Collector of Taxes,
the three years following he was Selectman of
(iilford, antl in 1863 he was recruiting officer
in that town. He was in the State legislature
in isr./ and iSr,8, elected from Gilford, and
while in the House served on the Committee
of Belknap County to apportion the State tax.
Judge Jewett was a member of the Laconia
Boaril of ICducation some twelve years.
In December, 1855, he was married to
Car(.)line E. Shannon, a native of Harnstead,
N.IL, and at the time of her marriage a resi-
dent of Gilmanton. Mr. and Mrs. Jewett
have three children: Stephen S., a ])rominent
lawyer of Laconia; John P. ; and Katie H. —
all married. The Judge has been a Free
Mason for over thirty years, having joined
Mount Lebanon Lodge, No. 32, of Laconia, in
iSr,4; and he is a Past Master of this lodge.
He is High Priest of Union Chapter, No. 7,
R. A. M. ; and belongs ti) Pilgrim Command-
ery. Knights Templar. Though not a profess-
ing church member, he contributes liberally
to the sui)port of the Congregational chLU-ch in
Laconia.
ON. BENJAMIN JAMES COLE, a
;nerable anil esteemed citizen of
Laconia, N.IL, for sixty years a
leailing business man and manufacturer of
Lake[)ort, was born in P'ranconia, Grafton
County, this State, SeiHember 28, 18 14, the
son of Isaac and Hannah (Atwood) Cole.
His parents had twelve children, and he is
now the only survivor of the family. Several
emigrants from lingland having the name of
Cole settled in Massachusetts in the seven-
teenth century, among them Thomas, the pro-
genitor of this branch of the family, who was
living in Salem in 1649. It is thought that
he came in the "Mary and John" in 1634.
His son John removed from Salem to Maiden,
Mass., and later to Lynn, where he died in
1703. John Cole's son Samuel settled in ]5ox-
fortl, Essex County, Mass., in 171 7, becoming
a farmer in the West Parish.
In the early part of the eighteenth century
Samuel Cole's son, Samuel Cole, Jr., the
great-graiulfather of Benjamin James Cole,
was well known in Rowley and ]5oxford as a
man of solid worth and property. Among his
numerous children was Solomon, grandfather
of the subject of this sketch, born in 1743.
The family was intensely patriotic; and Solo-
mon and his brothers — Daniel, Benjamin,
Eliphalet, Phineas, .Samuel, and Simeon — it
is said, i)erformed all together twenty-seven
years of service in the Continental army dur-
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iiig the Revolutionary War. Solomon was en-
i;ai;e(l in military service tliroughout the great
struggle, lie took part in the battle of Hunker
Hill anil nunieious other engagements, and
was wounded in the Ijattle of Chipjjewa Creek.
The house in which he lived is still standing
in Rowley, and is occupied by one of the
name, Caleb Cole. .Solomon Cole married a
Miss Barker, and had eight sons — Timothy,
John, Kimball, Isaac, l^enjamin, .Solomon,
Samuel, and Asa. He was one of the stalwart
men to whose patriotism, devotion to duty, and
strong religious faith so much of our modern
prosperity is due. He lived to the age of
ninety-three, spending the last years of his
life with his son, the Rev. Samuel Cole, in
Lisbon, N.H. .Samuel Cole was a preacher
(jf the gospel for forty years; and his son, the
Rev. Moores Cole, has been in the Free Bap-
tist ministry for forty-eight years.
Isaac Cole, father of the subject of this
sketch, was born in Rowley, Mssex County,
Mass. In his young manhood he learned the
trade of a cooper and later that of a cariienter.
He married H.mnah Atwood when he was
about twenty-three, and settled in Chester,
N.H. Mrs. Cole was a woman of deei) relig-
ious iirinciples, and carried her creed into
daily practice. She was a native of Atkinson,
N.H., and a cousin of Harriet Atwood, who
married the Ivev. William Newell, and was
the first woman missionary to go from the
United States to India, about 1S20. Air.
Cole lived in Chester for a few years, when he
purchased some land in Landaff, Grafton
County, and removed thither, giving his name
to Cole's Hill, As he did not incline to
agriculture, he went to i-'raneonia to assLune
llie superintendency of the wootl-working de-
partment of the New Hampshire Iron Manu-
facturing Comp.my located in that place. He
remained in this i)osition for eight years, and
at the expiration of that time removed to
.Salisbury, now I'ranklin village, where he
constructed one of the first foundries built in
New Hami)shire, and carried it on for six
years. In 1S27 the great advantages alforded
at Batchelder's Mills, now Lakeport, induced
him to remove to this place. Here he estab-
lished and conducted for nine years the small
foundry which was the germ of the present ex-
tensive iron works of the Cole Manufacturing-
Company. Mr. Isaac Cole was a very alert
and intelligent business man, and had great
mechanical aptitude. He was a valued mem-
ber of the Free Baptist church fur many
years.
Benjamin J. was seven years old when his
father removed to Salisbury; and he obtained
his education in the schools of that town anti
in tiie Noyes School and Sanbornton Acad-
emy. In 1836, after an enforced idleness of a
year and a half on account of poor health, he,
with two brothers, assumed control of his
father's iron foundry at Lakeport, under the
firm name of Cole & Co. Ten years later the
name was changed to that of Cole, Uavis &
Co. ; and at the close of another decatle Mr.
Cole became the sole proprietor of the jjlant.
In 1S73 the manufactured products of the busi-
ness were in such great demand as to necessi-
tate the erection of additional buildings, the
intiuductioii of new machinery, and a large
increase of capital. The Cole Manufacturing
Company was incorporated, having a capital of
sixty thousand dollars. All the stock, except-
ing about eight per cent., was owned by Mr.
Cole and members of his family.
This conijjany has carried on a \'ery exten-
sive Inisiness. Its annual product has ranged
as high as one humlred ami twenty-live thuu-
,sand dollars, and a force of one hundred and
sixty men has lieen employed. Under the
present business ilepression the i)roduct reaches
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iixty thmisand ilnl
irc cni|)l(i\'e(). M:
sixty
During ami since the Civil War one hundred
thousand dollars' worth of looms have been
made in one year. The company also makes
a specialty of manufacturing water-wheels.
In their forge and foundry they make car axles,
agricultural implements, and stoves, liight
sets of machiner}', which were the first set
up in the .State of California for the manu-
facture of excelsior, were made here. Mr.
Cole was Trcasui-er and .Superintendent of the
corporation until 1S83, when, upon his resig-
nation, his son-in-law, Colonel Henry li
Ouinby, was elected to succeed him. This
establishment has done all the castings for the
B. C. & M. R.R. since the road, of which
Mr. Cole was one of the projectors, was built.
The total product from this one line aggre-
gates from ten thousand dollars to thirty
thousand dollars ]icr year. The power for this
vast machinery is furnished mostly by water,
of which there is tw^o hundred horse-power.
For only a few months" time in forty years
has it been found necessary to use steam.
Mr. Cole was one of the incorporators of
the Winnipiseogee Steamboat Corporation, for
which lie, together with the late Captain Will-
iam Walker, built the '"Lady of the Lake."
lie is an incorporator of the Lake Village
.Savings liank, of which he was ten years Pres-
ident; incorporator and for ten years Director
of the Laconia National Bank; and incorpo-
rator, and until recently President, of the
Wardvvell Needle Company. P"or more than
half a century Mr. Cole has been immediately
connected with the growth and prosperity of
Lakeport and one of the vital factors in its
flourishing condition.
On June 17, 1S38, Mr. Cole was united in
marriage with Miss Mehitalile, daughter nf
Nathan and Peace (Clifford) Ratchelder, of
Lakeport. 1^'ive children were born of this
miion, three dying in infancy; anil two daugh-
ters — ICllen A. and Octavia — are now living.
Mrs. Cole died on July 15, 1S93. On her
father's side she was descended from the cele-
brated Rev. Stephen Bachiler, the founder of
Hampton, N.H. ; and on her mother's side she
was allied witli the olil English family of
Cliffords, who belonged to the nobility. Gen-
eral R. N. Ratchelder, Mrs. B. J. Cole's
lirother, having serveil through the Rebell-
ion, was appointed a Quartermaster in the
regular army, and advancing through the sev-
eral grades became Quartermaster -general.
He was retired July 27, 1S96, during the ad-
ministration of President Cleveland, having
reached the limitation age of sixty-four }'ears.
LIntil the breaking out of the Civil War
Mr. Cole had always been a Democrat. Since
that time he has voted the Republican ticket,
and has held many positions of trust and honor
in the public service. In 1849-50 he repre-
sented Gilford in the .State legislature, and in
1S66-67 he served on the Governor's Council
for the Second Councillor District. He was
a delegate to the Constitutional Convention in
1868 and to the National Republican Conven-
tion which renominated Abraham Lincoln in
1S64. He is a member of the Free Baptist
church and a Trustee of the New Hampton
Institution, and is always ready to devote time
and money to the furtherance of works of
benevolence or projects caculated to promote
the welfare of the general public. P'or many
years he was clerk of the church; and together
with Mr. Davis, his former pastor, he built
the chajiel, and helped to buikl the first
churcli in Lakeport, as well as the present
church, which is more costly, and has a larger
society than any other in this count)-.
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I'.ORGI': A. SIMPSON, senior nicm-
her of the firm of Simpson & Towie,
leral mercliants of Centre Harbor,
was l)orn in Rumiiey, X.H., Octoljer 25, 1863,
son of Tiiomas and Adell Graee (Merrill)
Sim])son. The grandfather, George W. Simp-
son, was a native of West Rumney. He
learned the trade of a shoemaker, which he fol-
lowed in addition to farming, and resided in
Oxford, N.ll. He was a man of considerable
local prominence, and servetl as a Selectman
for two or three years. His wife, in maiden-
hood Mary Savage, was a native of Oxford.
Thomas Simpson was born in Oxford,
March 7, 1835. At the age of sixteen he left
the homestead, and for several years was em-
ployed upon a milk farm in the vicinity of
lioston. He then returned to Oxford, and,
purchasing a dairy farm, carried it on for some
time. Selling his property, he removed to
Rumney, where he bought a farm and a saw-
mill. After carrying on quite an extensive
business here for a few years, he sold the mill,
and worked as foreman for three or four years
in tlie employment of the purchaser. At the
enil of that time he sold his farm, and removed
to Rumnev village. .Some four years later he
engaged in the tinware business, which he fol-
lowed successfully for sixteen or seventeen
years, driving a well-stocked cart, and for
eight years making his head<|uarters in I'lyni-
outh, N.H. He finally settled in Centre
Harbor, and is now engaged in agricultural
pursuits. His wife, Adell, who is a daughter
of (ieorge L. i\Ierrill, of Rumney, has had
three children, two of whom are living,
namely: George A., the subject of this sketch;
and Austin G., a resident of Campton, N.H.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas .Simpson are members
of the Baptist church.
George A. Simpson obtained his education
in the public schools of Rumne\- and at the
New Hampton Institute. He commenced his
business career in Plymouth as a clerk for
Plummer b'ox, with wdiom lie remained five
years. He then came to Centre Harbor, where,
in company with Henry K. French, he started
a general mercantile business, under the firm
name of Simpson & I'rench. On May i, 1S94,
his partner sold his interest to I-'rank L.
Towle; and the jiresent firm of .Simpson &
Towle are conducting a thriving trade. ( )n
December 7, i88fi, Mr. Simiis.m was united
in marriage with Mabel L. Wyatt, daughter of
George Wyatt. Mrs. Simpson is the mother
of four children; namely, Percy G. , Leon W.,
p:arl T., and Marian G. In politics ?^Ir.
Simpson is a Republican. He served the
town as Postmaster for four years, and he was
elected Moderator at town meetings in 1896.
He is connected with \Vinnepesaukee Trilie,
Improveil Order of Red Men, in which he is
Collector of Wampum.
RKI".MAN A. HUSSl'LV, proprietor of
the principal bakery in Somersworth,
N.H., is a native of tliis place, born
January 23, 1852, son of John and .Mary
(Locke) Hussey.
He spent his boyhood and youth in the
parental home, and obtaineil his elementar)'
education in tlie comuion schojls of the vil-
lage. When about nineteen years old he
began to learn the baker's trade, working in
the same shop about eight years, or until May,
1879, when he bought out his employer, and
has since conducted the business in his own
name. He has one of the largest and best
equipped bakeries in Straffortl County, and
employs four or five men the greater part of
the time. Having a thorough practical
knowledge of the business, he is able to super-
intend it in all its various departments.
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On October 23, iS-S, Mr. 1 Iiissey married
Miss Cclia A. I".. I'all, of Somcrsworth, a
(laii.L;Iitcr of Noah I., ami Aniamla (jamcs)
I'-all. 'riicy have two cliiklren: Lcona Iv,
horn May 5. 1S80: and lulith A., born July
17, 1S82.
Mr. llussey is a stanch Republican, and has
been quite active in jiolitical matters. In
18S7 anil iSSS he was a member of the I'oard
of .Selectmen, and is now serviiiL;' his third
term as Alderman from Ward Three. He
belon-s to Libanus Lodye, No. 49, V. &
A. M. ; St. Paul Commandery, K. T. ; and
Washington Lodge, No. 4, I. O. O. F. , of
Somersworth. He is an active member of the
l-'rcc Baptist church, in which he holds the
iiosition of church warden.
KLSON J. CHASI-:, a rising young
farmer of Meredith, Ikdknap County,
N.H., was born in this town, De-
cember 22, 1869, son of William and Melvina
Chase. His grandfather, John Chase, who
was born in Meredith, September 22, 1786,
married Sally Leavitt, born March 2f', 1790,
and his children were: Luther M., Aaron R.,
William, John W., Stephen L., Wealthy,
Maria, and Hosca.
Luther M. Chase was born in Meredith,
April 26, 181 1. With the exception of two
or three years spent in Newton, Mass., he has
always resided upon the homestead, wliich was
improved by his father. He is an iiulustrious
and successful farmer. For his first wife he
married Roxanna Gordon, and by that union
had two sons — Albert A, Chase, M.D., and
Noah H. Albert A. was graduated from
Dartmouth College. He entered the volunteer
service as Assistant Surgeon of the Twenty-
eighth Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry, and
died in the army during the Civil War. He
was unmarried. Noah H. Chase is residing
in Meredith.
William Chase, father of Nelson J., was
b(n-n and educated in Meredith. He followed
agricultural pursuits in this town until his
deatli, which occurred in 1871. He wedded
Airs. Melvina Smith Taylor, daughter of
William Smith, of Holderncss, N.H. (An
account of her parents and ancestry will be
found in a sketch of Curtis h". Smith, which
appears upon another jxigc of the Ri:vii:\v.)
Mrs. Chase, by her union with David Taylor,
her first husband, had two children: Frank,
who is no longer living; and Frank S. 15y
her union with Mr. William Chase she had
four children, namely: Flora E., who marrieil
George H. Mooney, of Lakeport, N. H.; Clara
M., who died in infancy; Abbie M., wife of
Harry Perks, of Everett, Mass.; and Nelson
J., the subject of this sketch. Mrs. Melvina
Chase, after the death of her second husliand,
married his brother, Luther M. Chase.
Nelson J. Chase is a young man of untiring
energy and much natural ability. Heacquircd
a good practical education in his boyhood, and
is now carrying on general farming with
gratifying success. Politically, he acts with
the Republican party.
ISRAI'lL HAYES, a veteran shoe manu-
facturer of I'armington, and one of its
most venerable a)id honored citizens,
was born May 9, 1816, in Milton, N.IL, son
of Ichabod Hayes. The Hayes family was
one of the earliest to settle in Strafford
County. Ichabod Hayes, born and reared in
Madbury, this county, and familiar from boy-
hood with the pi(meer labor of clearing anil
improving the land, removed to Miltim, where
he was engaged as a tiller of the soil for the
most of his life. In 1830, at the age of three-
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score years, he was accidentally killed on the
dra\vbri.(lj,'e at Sawyer's Mills in Dover, as the
result of being thrown out of a wagon by the
collision of another. Ills first wife, in maid-
enhood Miss Wentworth, of New Castle, N.H.,
died a few years after their union, leaving
three children — ICphraim, Sarah, and Lydia.
He afterward married Miss Sally Canl, and of
their eight children but two survi\c: Israel,
the subject of this sketch; and William, who
resides in Stoneham, Mass.
Until he was about twenty )-ears old, Israel
Hayes worked on the farm in the summer sea-
son, and attended tlie district schools of Mil-
ton or Alton in the winter. He was afterward
employed for a short time at the shoemaker's
trade in Alton, and then went to Natick,
Mass., for a short stay. In 1840 he estab-
lished himself in business in Farmington as a
manufacturer of custom shoes, continuing for
some years on a rather modest scale. In
i<S53, encouraged by the success he had met
with, he erected a factory, and for a year
manufactured shoes in company with II. B.
Edgerly. .Since that time he has continued
the business in company with his son, making
a specialty of manufacturing brogan shoes of a
medium grade, and has built up an extensive
and flourishing trade. At the present time,
however, only a part of the building is occu-
lted. In politics he is a firm supporter of the
principles of the Repuljlican party. He has
never cared for public office, although he did
serve for one year as Chairman of the Hoard of
Selectmen.
Mr. Hayes has been twice married. His
first marriage was contracted with .Sarah Rich-
ards, of Dover, who ilied soon after, leaving a
daughter, named Sarah. In 1848 Mr. Hayes
was married to Miss Ann !•'. Kdgerly, who
died November 12, 1S89. I'ive children were
born of this union, foiu' of whom are now liv-
ing; namely, Edward W., Martha A., P'rank
C, and Mary K. Martha is the wife of j. V.
Safford, of this town; "and Mary is the wife of
E. F. Cummings, of Beachmont, Mass. Mr.
Hayes and his family attend and sujiport the
Congregational church, of which he has been
a Deacon for twenty years.
§OHN ALEXANDER MacDONALD,
the superintendent of the John D. Bates
estate at Centre Harbor, and an e.\-
member of the New Hampshire legislature, is
a native of Prince Edward Island, and was
born July 19, 1856. He is a son of Alexander
and Catherine (Gillis) MacDonald, who are
respectively natives of Scotland and I'l'ince
Edward Island. The grandfather, John Mac-
Donald, born in Glasgow, Scotland, learned
the ship-carpenter's trade in that city. After
marriage he emigrated to Prince P^dwanl
Island, where he was for many years engaged
in building fishing-vessels and in farming.
Alexander MacDonald, father of the subject
of tliis sketch, emigrated with his parents
when he was a boy. At the age of twenty-one
he received from his father a farm locatetl
upon the seashore, wliich he has since suc-
cessfully conducted. He has been quite ac-
tive in local politics, and is identified with
the Liberal party. His wife, Catherine, who
is a daughter of Laughlin Gillis, of Prince
lulward Island, has had three children,
namely: John Alexander, the subject of this
sketch; Joseph, who is now deceased; and
Mary Ann. Both parents are Roman Cath-
olics.
John Alexander MacDonald resided at home
until he became of age, receiving his eiluca-
tion in the i^ublic schools. He then went to
Boston, and soon after his arrival there ob-
tained emi)lo\-meiit on the Adams estate in
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Watertowii, Mass., where he remained a year.
He next worked upon tlie I'hillips estate in
]?everly, Mass., for a year, and tlien became
superintendent of the John I). ]?ates estate at
Centre Harbor. This property, whicli is one
of the finest rural establishments in New Kng-
land, contains two hundred acres, has a deer
]iark, trout pond, and large greenhouses.
Blooded cattle and sheejj of standard breeds are
kept, and its stable contains ten fancy horses.
On March 4, 1S86, Mr. MacDonald married
Julia liutler, daughter of Andrew Dennison
I'.utlcr, of Boston. They have three children
— John Alexander, Jr., Andrew Joseph, and
Marguerite Loretta. In jiolities Mr. Mac-
Donald is a Deinocrat, and was a member of
the legislature in 1895 and 1896, serving upon
the Committee on County Affairs. He is a
Past Chancellor of Meredith Lodge, No. 50,
Knights of I'ythias, and was for three years
Master of (Garnet Hill Grange, Patrons of
1 lusbandry.
(^^MA.SA VV. SHACKFORl), a photog-
(her, well versed in his art, and one
)1 the foremost residents of Farni-
ington, was born in Barnstcad, this State,
November 18, 1S34. His grandfather, Josiah
.Shackford, who was born and bred in Ports-
mouth, removed to Barnstead in the latter part
of the past century. The father, Seth Shack.-
ford, spent the seventy-seven years of his life
in Barnstead. Besides general farming he
followed the occupations of cattle drover and
general merchant. His reputation was that of
a capable business man. A straightforward
Democrat in politics, he was influential in
local affairs, served in all the town offices, and
for a time in the respective capacities of
County Commissioner and Representative to
the General Court. His first wife, whose
maiden name was Harriet Hill, died a few
years after their marriage, leaving three chil-
dien. These were: Horatio H., of Barnstead ;
Ama.sa W., the subject of this brief sketch;
and Lydia A., the wife of Charles H. Dow.
His second wife, Roxa A. (Nute) -Shackford,
left no children at her death. He subse-
quently contracted a third marriage with Mrs.
Pamelia Brown, of Barnstead.
Amasa W. Shackford received Iiis education
at Pittsfield and at the New London Literary
Institute. He went soon after to Concord to
learn photography, for a while being employed
in the studio of Benjamin Carr. Having
acquired a good knowledge of the Iiusiness, he
purchased and fitted up a jihotographer's cart,
with which he travelled for about six years.
In 1 866, or thereabouts, Mr. Shackford oiiened
a gallery in Farmington, and has since con-
tinued in his chosen occupation in this town.
For a score of years he taught school in P'arm-
ington, Barnstead, Northwood, and (iilmanton,
including classes in penmanship i?i the public
schools. In 1884 he built the large block on
Central Street in which his studio has since
been located, his large and constantly increas-
ing patronage having demanded more commo-
dious (|uarters. An artist of wide experience,
and doing work that compares favorably with
that of the leading photographers of the
county, he has a large and constantly increas-
ing patronage. He is now assisted by his
son, to whom he has relegated the larger part
of the responsible work of the establishment.
In iiolitics he acts with the Democratic party.
He served his fellow-townsmen in the cqiacity
of Town Clerk for five years and that of mem-
ber of the School lioard for three years. He
was made a Mason in Fraternal Loilge; is a
member of Woodbine Lodge, I. O. ( ). I'. ; and
belongs to the Henry Wilson Colony of Pil-
grim I<"athers of {•"armiuirton.
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Mr. Shackfcml married Miss Clara A.
Loii.i,a'c, (if IVirnstead, a daui^hter of Simeon
and Mary ( Tihbetts) Lougee. Mr. and Mrs.
SIiacl<ford have but one child, John S., who
has largely succeeded to the business of his
father. John S. Shackford completed the
course of study at the Farmington High
School, and was subsequently graduated from
the Scientific and Literary Institute at New
Hampton, N.H. He is a man of good mental
attainments, is gifted by nature with artistic
ability, and he has inherited his father's skill
in ]K-nmanship. Mr. Amasa \V. Shackford
and his family are regular attendants of the
Free Will Baptist church, and contribute their
full share toward its maintenance.
•ORGF L. HALL, a farmer of Barn-
l^Y stead, N. II., was born March 7, 1845.
His parents were George and Sally
(Drew) Hall. His paternal grandfather, Sol-
omon Hall, and his grandfather's brother,
Joseph Hall, were early settlers in Barnstead,
coming here from Strafford. They bought a
tract of land, and are said to have cleared most
of it before building, the greater part of it
being wood land. Solomon Hall married
Lydia Scruton, of Strafford, who was born Oc-
tober 12, 1 77 1, and died August 17, 1845.
He died October 24, 1S52, at the age of
eighty-four years. They hail twelve children,
as follows: l<:phraim; Josejih : Mary; Deb-
orah: Lydia; Daniel; Solomon, Jr.; Will-
iam; George, father of the subject of this
sketch; Hannah: Stacy; and Alfred. Of
these children, Daniel and Solomon, Jr., died
respectively April i and 3, 1819.
George, the si.xth son, as above named, lived
at home with Iiis ])arcnts, and was given the
farm. He married Sally Drew, daughter of
John Di'cw, whose father was one of the first
settlers near Crescent Lake in Alton, N.H.
George Hall was a Deacon of the Imcc Will
Baptist church for a number of )ears. He
lived to the age of seventy-four, and his wife
was seventy -seven years old at the time of her
death. They had three children, namely:
George L., subject of this sketch; Lydia
Charlotte; and John Frank. Lydia Charlotte
married Samuel Chapman, of l-Iast Dennis,
ALass. John I'rank has been a successful
grocer in Farmington, N.IL, for the past
twenty years. He has held many local ofifices
of trust, has represented his town in the
Lower House of the State legislature, and also
has served as a member of the Senate. A
sketch of him appears elsewhere in this
volume.
George L. Hall, the elder of the two
brothers, having acquired his education in
district and private schools of the town, en-
gaged in general farming, and at the deatli of
his father inherited the homestead. Since
that time he has been very prosperous, and has
added considerable to the improvements of the
farm, replacing the old buildings by new
and commodious ones. He is very popular,
and has been Selectman of the town for four
years, in politics always voting with the
Democrats.
On May 13, 18S3, he married Mary 1-:.
Holme-s, daughter of John F. Holmes, a prom-
inent citizen of Barnstead. For four years
before her marriage Mrs. Hall taught school
in different places, having fitted herself for
the work by attending I'ittsfield Academy sev-
eral terms. She has been a member of the
Free Will ]?aptist church for twenty years.
Mr. and Mrs. Hall have two children —
George F. and Mildred F. Mr. Hall is a
conscientious, faithful citizen, active in all
the interests of the town, ami is one who has
the confidence of the coinmunitv.
JAMES F. SEAVEY.
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§AMI-:S FRANK SKAVKV. one of the
repi'L-sentatis'c men of Strafford County,
New Hampshire, orcupies a position of
prominence in the financial, political, and
social circles of iJover, of which he is a resi-
dent, and is likewise connected with many of
the leading enterprises of neifjhboring towns
and cities. He was born August 14, 183S, in
Rochester, this county, a son of Samuel V.
Seavey, and a grandson of Samuel Sea\'ey, otie
of the Rochester farmers who served in the
War of 18 I 2. His grandfather Ham was also
a soldier in that war.
Samuel F. Seavey was born in Rochester,
where he was engaged in agricultural pursuits
during his years of activity. He was quite
successful in his labors; and before his death,
which occurred when he was seventy-two years
of age, lie had accumulated a considerable
l")ro]ierty. In jiolitics he was a stanch Demo-
crat, and took an active part in local affairs.
In his daily walk in life he was guided by the
Christian principles, and both he and his wife
were valued members of the h'ree Baptist
church. He married Eliza K. Ham, who was
like himself a lifelong resident of Rochester,
N. 11. She survived him some time, passing
away at the good old age of seventy-nine
years. They reared a family of seven chil-
dren, as follows: James I'^rank, the special
subject of this biography; Mary J. ; Elizabeth
A.; Albert F., a sketch of whose life will be
found on another page of this volume;. Joseph
\V. ; Charles, who died in infancy; and
Charles H., residing in Rochester, who is
connected with his brothers, James F. and
Albert F. , in the lumbering business, their
plant being located in Dover.
James Frank Seavey spent his early years
on the home farm, attending first the public
scliools and afterward the private school of
Miss Caroline Knight, of Rochester, complet-
ing his education at the Franklin Academy of
Dover. At the age of nineteen years he left
the parental roof to enter upon a business
career, spending the next eight years as a clerk
in a dry-goods and grocery store in this city.
Having become familiar with the details of
the business in which he had been so long
em|,loyed, Mr. Seavey, f,,rming a partnership
with liis brother, Albert F., un.ler the firm
name of J. Frank Seavey & Co., established
a clothing house, which is now managed by
the junior [lartner. Capable of multitudinous
cares, he has found time, either as personal
director or projector, to enter into various
other enterprises of a financial nature, being
om? of the Directors of the K. H. Rollins &
Sons' corporation; a member of the well-
known firm of Charles H. Seavey & Co., man-
ufacturing lumber dealers ; a Director of the
B. h". Haley Company, wholesale clothing
house, of New Market, N.H. : a member of
the Dover Navigation Company; a Director of
the Dover Improvement Association; Presi-
dent and Director of the Dover Co-operative
Savings Fund and Loan Association; and pro-
prietor of a large livery and hack stable.
In [lublic affairs Mr. Seavey has been very
active, having served with credit to himself
and honor to his constituents in various im-
portant offices. In 1867 he was elected a
member of the Common Council of Dover, in
which he served two years; for two years he
was Selectman of his ward; for the same
length of time Ward Clerk; from 1869 until
1872 County Treasurer of Strafford Count)';
in 1878 and for three years thereafter a mem-
ber of the legislature; and in 1881 was chosen
as a member of the New Hampshire .Senate,
in 1883 being honored with a re-election, a
distinction as rare as it was merited. In
secret society circles Mr. Seavey is likewise
prominent. He has taken a high rank in
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Masiinry, Ik-Iiil;' a Kni,i;lit Teinplar: in the
Kiii-lits (if I'ytliias lie was Grand Chancellor
in 1S76, and in 1878 and 1S79 was Supreme
Rt']iresentative; he has passed all of the chairs
of Wechnhanict Lodge, I. O. O. V.. of Dover;
an<l he also belongs to the encampment.
Mr, James Frank Seavey married April 20,
1863, Miss Sarah F., daughter of Daniel K.
and Hannah (Ham) Webster, of Dover. They
have two children, namely: Grace W., the
wife of Montgomery Rollins, of Boston; and
Walter H., who married Mabel Foster, and is
as.sociated witli ]-:. II. Rollins & Sons in the
banking business in Toledo, Ohio. Mrs.
Seavey is a member of the Methodist Episco-
pal church, of which Mr. Seavey is a regular
attendant, and toward the sujiport of which he
is a generous contributor.
jDW.ARD !•:. I':VANS. a leading farmer
)f Rochester, was born August 13,
i^V), in the house he now occupies,
and in which his father, William Fvans, was
iKirn in 1709. He belongs to the fourth gen-
eration of the ICvans family. His great-
grandfather, Benjamin lu'ans, who came here
from Madbury in Colonial days, purchased the
land while it was yet in a wild state, and
there cleared and improved a farm. This
property he afterward left to his son, Hanson
Kvans, the ne.\t in line of tlescent.
William F\ans spent his life on the home-
stead, and was one of the foremost farmers of
his time. Having been a well-read man, of
broad \-icws antl good judgment, he took a
leading part in affairs. He supported the Re
publican party, and for two terms was a Rep-
resentative to the General Court. His death
occurred on the home farm in 1877, when he
was seventy-eight years old. His wife, whose
maiden name w:is Hannah Shannon, bore him
ten children, si.x of whom are living. These
are: Thomas, of Rocliester; lulward h",., the
subject of this article; Charles W. , of New
Durham; John J., who resides in Rochester;
I\Iary F., the wife of Daniel Hussey, of this
town; and Susan M., the widow of John
Brock, late of Rochester.
lulward E. Evans completed his e(kication
at the high school of Sandwicii Centre. He
afterward assisted his father on the farm, ac-
(|uiring thereby a practical knowledge of agri-
culture. He subsec|uently secured a position
in Wallace's shoe factory at Rochester, where
he remained three years. In 1871 he returned
to the old homestead, which has since been
under his management. It is located on the
.Strafford road, about three and a half miles
from Rochester, and contains si.xty acres of
land, affording excellent pasture for his cattle,
and well adapted for raising crops. He has
been very successful in raising small grain.
In 1893 he sent an exhibit of oats, wheat, and
rye to the Columbian Exposition in Chicago,
where he took first prize for oats and rye. In
politics he is a stanch Republican. He has
persistently refused nomination for the legis-
lature, ]iublic life having no attractions for
him. He did, however, serve as Selectman in
18S5, 18S9, and 1891, and is at present filling
a term of three years as Selectman of Ward
Three. He is a member of the Crown Point
Grange of Strafford, and he and his family
attend the Crown Point Baptist Church of that
I)lace.
Mr. Evans's first wife, in maidenhood Abby
Vickery, of Rochester, dieil in 1S72. She
left one child, George E., who, after graduat-
ing from the Rochester High School, received
a medical education at the New York Honia'o-
]iathic College, and is now a physician in
Branford, Conn.
On December 28, 1S76, he married Miss
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Jennie Clark, also of Rochester, and they have
two sons, namely: Jose[)li 11., born April ii,
187S, who graduated troni the Rochester High
School in June, 1897; and ]•:. Roscoe, born
December 30, 1880, now attending the high
school.
/^jT(JRGK H. .\NnJOSl-:i'H S. CLARK,
V |^5T who, under the firm name of George
H. Clark & Co., carry on a large
lumber business in Meredith, are the sons of
Jonathan and Elsie (Sturtevant) Morse Clark.
Jonathan Clark, a native of Beverly, Mass.,
having learned the carpenter's trade, moved
in 1824 to Centre Harbor, N.H., and engageil
in business uikhi his own account. In 1834
he removed to Moultonboro, N.H., where he
followed his trade as a master builder for the
rest of his life, and died in April, 1S68. In
politics he was originally a Whig and later a
Republican. He married Mrs. Elsie (Sturte-
vant) Morse, daughter of Joseph Sturtevant, of
Centre Harbor. .She became the mother of
four children, namely: I':iizabeth, who marrie<l
Reuben Clough, of Warner, N.H.; ICmeline
A., now the wife of Samuel Lull, of the same
tciwn; and George H. and Joseph S. , the sub-
jects of this sketch. She died in 1847. 15oth
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Clark were members of
the Congregational church.
George H. Clark, who was born in Centre
Harbor, February 13, 1833, acquired a dis-
trict-school education, and then learned the
carpenter's trade with his father. He was
afterward employed for five ye;irs in a [)iano
factory. At the end of that period he and his
biother engaged in the manufacture nf hmiljcr
in Meredith. In politics he is a Republican.
He belongs to Chocorua Lodge of Masons and
to the Masonic Chapter in Laconia. In i860
George H. Clark was united in marriage with
Mary A. Til ton, daughter of Joseph Tilton, of
Meredith Centre,
tional church.
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firm of George H. Clark vS; C'
extensive manufacturers anc
kinds of lumber, and
reaches large figures.
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Washington Wiggin,
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ORRISON BhLNNETT, a farmer by
jccujxition, is an influential citi-
zen of Alton, Belknap County,
N. H. A son of Benjamin, Jr., and Lydia
(Morrison) Bennett, he was born June 7, 1822,
in the house he now occupies, a sidjstantial
frame dwelling l)uilt by his paternal grand-
father in I 774.
Benj:imin Bennett, Sr. , was one of the ear-
liest settlers of Alton, coming here from Dur-
ham. He had previously worked out for a few
years in New Durham. In Alton he pur-
chased a one-luindred-and-fifty-acre tract of
wild land, on which he felled the first trees.
The Bennett house is probably the first frame
dwelling built in Alton, and in the early days
town meetings were fre(|uently held here.
Granilfather Bennett li\ed to be eighty-two
years of age, and was twice married. His fust
wife, from whom he was soon called to part by
death, was Betsey March, daughter of .Squire
Paul March, a well-to-do farmer; and his sec-
ond was Mrs. I^lizabeth Gage Bell, daughter
of Captain Gage, of Dover, N.H. By the first
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imicin there was a d;
rioci Samuel Willcy,
lllC SCComl, tlKTC V
liter, Betsey, who mar-
New Durham ; and by
j two sons and three
dau<;'hters, namely: Sarah, who marrietl Jona-
than lUi/,/.ell: Nancy, who married Squire
Havid Willey; Hannah, who married John
Runnals; Gage, who went away when quite
young, and was unheard from; and Benjamin,
jr. Their mother was first married to Colonel
iM-ederick Bell, of Great Island, N.H., who
was killed in the Revolutionary War.
Benjamin Bennett, Jr., passed his life on
the h<imestead, dying here September 7, 1870,
aged seventy-nine years. His wife, Lydia,
survives him. She is a daughter of David
Morrison, who fought in the Revolution under
General John Stark, going into the war when
eighteen years old, and serving three years.
David Morrison, born in 1763, was of the
third generation in descent from Samuel Mor-
rison, one of the early settlers of Londonderry,
N.H. Benjamin and Lydia (Morrison) Ben-
nett had si.x children — Morrison, Albert,
John, I-lveline, David, and a child that died in
infancy. David Bennett died when two and
one-half years old; Albert, now deceased, re-
sided in Wolfboro; John, who emigrated to
New York State, and served in the Civil War,
in the Seventh Independent New York Bat-
tery, died in 1866; Lveline married Jeremiah
York, of Dover, N.H.
Morrison Bennett in his youth attended pri-
vate schools and Strafford Acaileniy a few
terms; and then he taught seventeen terms of
school winters, and did farm work summers.
I'inally he took up farming exclusively, and
ujion his father's death purchased the home-
stead, which he still owns. Besides attending
to his personal affairs, Mr. Bennett has for
twenty years served as a Selectman of Alton,
has been Town Treasurer, and for two years he
represented Alton in the State legislature,
being for many years past one of the leading
[loliticians of the town.
Mr. Bennett was married on July 17, 1852,
to Miss Christiana K. Berry, of Strafford, one
of his pupils. They have had nine children:
namely, Ina B., AbbieJ., Hezeki.di IL, John
M., Charles A., Nettie I-:., Fred S., Lillian
C, and Ira B. Ahbie and Nettie died in
childhood; Ina B. is the wife of Frank K.
Mooney: Ira B. married Lulu V. Flint, and
has one child that is the fifth generation of
the family to reside on this place, and the
fourth now living here, as the mother of Mr.
Morrison Bennett makes her home with him.
Mrs. Lydia Morrison Bennett is the oldest
person residing in Alton, being ninety-seven
years of age. Despite her years, she is re-
markably well preserved, with memory and
other faculties clear, but somewhat troubled
with rheumatism and a slight deafness. The
following interesting notice of her appeared
in the Boston GM'c; July 18, 1896: —
"Mrs. Bennett has fifteen grandchildren,
ten great-grandchildren, antl two great -great-
grandchildren living. The house in which
she now lives was built in 1774 by her hus-
band's father; and in its front room to-ilay
stands an old-fashioned tall clock which her
husband bought at an auction before their mar-
riage, and which has ticked steadily in this
same house through all the vicissitudes of the
family for seventy-four years. This clock is
known to be one hundred and fifty years old.
It still keeps the best of time, and its owner is
very proud of it.
"One remarkable thing about 'Mm. Bennett
is the fact that she was the daughter of a sol-
dier, the wife of a soldier, and the mother of a
soldier. Her father served in the Continental
army in the Rexolutionary War seven years;
her husband served in the War of 18 12, liy
reason of which she is now a pensioner; and a
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sdii, John, served in tlie Rebellicin, dying soon
after his retnrn home from the effects of disa-
bilities contracted in tlie service.
"Mrs. liennett was born less than four years
alter the incorporation of the town of Alton,
the centennial anniversary of which was cele-
brated June i6, 1896; and her stories of the
early days of the town are very interesting.
During her married life she has spun wool and
linen, and she wove all the cloth necessary for
use in her family for clothing and all other
purposes. Travelling was all on horseback in
her early days; and she used frecpiently to
take a bridle in her hand, and go to the past-
ure and catch the horse and start away. In
speaking of the difference of the amount of
labor performed by the women of to-day and
those of her time, she remarked with disdain
that the women nowadays, who only had their
housework to do, wanted a maid to do that for
them.
"Mrs. Bennett knits, sews, and reads, with-
out the aid of spectacles; and when the corre-
spondent visited her she was engaged in taking
up stitches preparatory to knitting a stocking.
A year ago she finished a quilt of patchwork
containing one thousand antl seventy-one
]iieccs; and last winter she knit a pair of
double mittens, in what is known as the fo.x
and geese pattern, and all without the aitl of
spectacles. She tells with pride that she
knit each of her boys a [jair of mittens when
they left home, remarking that the last pair
was for her grandson. Her hearing is some-
what impaireil: but her memory is remarkable,
and her miiid wonderfully clear and strong."
^R\TN IIl'NRY SMITH, Commandant
.f the Soldiers' Home, Tilton, and
veteran of the Civil War, was
I^angdon. N.H., February 2, 1S40,
son of Orin anil Merinda (Partridge) Smith.
His great-grandfather, ICbenezer Smith, who
was a native of Massachu.setts, served as a
.soldier in the Revolutionary War, and after-
ward settled in Langdon, Sullivan County.
K/j-a Smith, the giandfather, who was liorn in
Winchendon, Mass., September 13, ij/.S, ac-
companied his parents to Langdon when he
was ten years old, and was reared a farmer.
He followed agricultural [nirsuits during the
active period of his life, ami died in Langdon.
His wife, whose maiden name was Hannah
Henry, reared four children : namely, Nancy,
Alden, Orin, and P'ranklin. Alden and Orin
were twins.
Orin Smith, liorn in Langdon in 180.S, re-
sided at home until his marriage, after which
he engaged in farming upon his own account.
In 1 86 1 he sold his property in Langdon, and
bought a farm in Peterlioro, N.H., where he
resided until his death, which occurred in
18S4. His wife, Merinda, was a daughter of
Samuel Partridge, of Alstead, N.II. Of her
grandfather, Samuel Partridge (first), a brave
Revolutionary patriot, who died in the service,
it is related that he insisted upon doing duty
in the Continental army, although unable to
stand. Herfather, Samuel Partridge (second),,
who was a native of Boston, settled in Alstead,
where he became a prosperous farmer, and was
an active member of the Congregational
church. She and her husband were the
parents of seven children -- Lzra M., ]<:rvin
II., Harriet M., Albert O., Silas M., Kmma
R., and Alden IC. Harriet M. married A. 15.
Tarbell, of Peterboro, and is no longer living.
The mother died January 17, 1889. She was
a member of the Congregational church.
Ervin Henry Smith began his education in
the public schools of Langdon, and completed
his studies at the Union Academy in Alstead.
y\t the age of nineteen he went to Peterboro,
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ami was a clerk in a store until 1864. He
then enlisted in Conipany C. iMrst New
llani|ishire Cavalry, which was attached to the
Second 15ii-ade, Third Division, Cavalry
Corps, under the command of General Sheri-
dan. He participated in Wilson's ten days'
raitl in June, i<S64, was present at the battle
of Winchester, and remained with the army
through the Shenandoah \'alley campaign,
until the engagement on the back road, No-
vember [2, 1S64, where he was taken [)risoner.
He was first confined in Richmond, and later
at Salisbury. He suffered much in the latter
place, where a hole in the ground was his only
shelter, and the supply of food was scanty and
of the [loorest quality. The prisoners were
divided into squads of one hundred men each,
lietween December 6 and I'"cbruary 22, si.xty-
one of Mr. Smith's squad tlied from hunger
and exposure. The prisoners here were offered
a chance to enlist in the Confederate army,
with the assurance that they would not be
ordered into the field. Mr. Smith was paroled
on February 22, 18G5, and was mustered out of
service as a Sergeant on June 15 of that year.
Returning to I'eterboro, he was engaged in
mercantile business there until 1872, wdien he
moved to Springfield, Mass., and was in the
hardware trade there for seven years. After
this he was again in trade in I'eterboro for a
time; but on account of failing health he sold
his business, and then engaged quite e.xtcn-
sively in truck farming. When the Soldiers'
Home was opened in Tilton, December 3,
1890, he was appointed Commandant by the
Board of Managers. The home now furnishes
an abiding-place for nearly one hundred
veterans.
On December 18, 1867, Mr. Smith was
united in marriage with Clara L. Gray, dtiugh-
ter of William C. Gray, of Peterbom. He has
one (laughter, Clara .M. In politics Mr. Smith
is a Rei)ublican. He cast his first I're
tial vote at Cedar Creek, \'a., for Ab
Linccdn. While residing in i'etcrho
served as Tax Collector for a nundjer of
was Town Treasurer for seven years, a
resigned from the Board of Selectmen
his removal. He is a member of I'eti
Lodge, No. 15, I. O. O. V.; and a Past
mander of A. F. Stevens Post, N
G. A. R., of I'eterboro, N.H.
years,
nd he
upon
jrboro
Com-
o. 6,
UDDKY L. ST(3KFS, i\I.D., a suc-
cessful and jjopular physician of
Rochester, Strafford Comity, was
born in Freedom, N.H., July 26, 1866, son of
Stephen A. and Esther A. (Mills) Stokes.
FHs father, a native of Eaton, N.H., was the
well-to-do proprietor of a carriage and carpen-
ter shoj).
The subject of this sketch lived at home
with his parents until about fifteen years of
age, receiving his education in the common
schools. He then went to New Hampton,
where he attentled the Literary Listitute.
Later he studied medicine with Drs. Merrow
and Lougee, of Freedom, N.H., lor about a
year. In the summer of 1886 he entered
Dartmouth College, from which he was gradu-
ated in November, 1888, then going to the
Long Island College Hospital at Brooklyn,
N. Y. , where he took a four months' post-grad-
uate course. In May, 1889, he went to Goffs-
town, N.H., where he was engaged in practice
for two years, subsequently coming from that
place to Rochester. Here he has acc|uired a
good practice, anil is numl)ered among the
leading physicians of the town.
On October 11, 1S89, Dr. Stokes was unitctl
in marriage with Miss Sarah F. Tyler, of
P'reedom, N.H. Two sons are the fruit of
their union — Leroy T. and Samuel. I'oliti-
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call}', Dr. Stokes is a Democrat, but on ac-
Jacob D., living in Madbury, who was Judge
count of his professional duties has not ile-
of the I'robate Court in Strafford County for
voted niiieh time to political matters. lie
seventeen years, and inore recently a member
was Comity I'lissician, howevei", from Decem-
of tlie Governor's Council; Aaron, who resides
ber, 1891, to December, 1892; was City I'liy-
in I'ortsmoutli, and is Special Agent for the
sician a year; and served a short time on the
Lhiited States Treasm-y Department in Boston,
l')oard of Health, from which he subsequently
Mass. ; Andrew H., Aaron's twin brother, who
resi^^ned. lie is a member of Humane Lod-e,
was Collector of United States Internal Reve-
No. J, 1< . & A. M. ; Temple Chapter, R. A. M. :
nue for thirteen years, later (Juartermaster,
and Palestine Commandery, K. T.
United States Army, and died December 10,
1890; and George William, the subject of this
/^r^ •
sketch.
/ ^ l-CJRCl-: WILLIAM YOUNG, a suc-
Ge(.)rge William Young received his educa-
VJ^r cessful farmer (if Rochester, was born
tion in the district schools of i?arrington. At
in the town of Harrington, N.IL,
the age of si.xteen years he entered the news-
July 24, i,S30, son of Aaron and Lydia
liaper office of the Dover liiiquinr as an ap-
(Daniels) Vouu.l,'. The family is of Scotch-
prentice to learn the printing trade. Upon
insU ilescent. James Young emigratetl to
this country from Scotland, settled in I'hila-
ilclphia, and married Margaret Sloan. Their
son William, the grandfather of George W. ,
settled in the town of Larrington, N.IL, and
married Charity Howe.
Aaron Young, who was born in r.ariington,
received his education in the district schools
of his native town. Soon after his marriage
he purchased a large Luni in Harrington, ami
spent the remainder of his life in its cultiva-
tion and improvement. In politics he was a
Whig, and he was well known throughout all
that section of country. He represented the
town of Harrington in the New Hampshire
legislature, served on its Hoard of Select-
men and in other public offices. In re-
ligion he affiliated with the Congregation-
alists. His death occurretl in 1854. He
married Lydia Daniels, daughter of Clement
Daniels, of liarrington, and had a family of
si.x children. These were; Esther, who mar-
ried John I-:. Huzzell, of Durham, and is now a
widow; Sophia A., now deceased, who married
George S. Hanson, of Somersworth ; the Hon.
the expiration of his term of service, bein"-
then twenty years old, he bought out a job
printing establishment in Dover, and subse-
quently carried it on for some three years,
when he sold out the business. In 1857 he
became the agent of the New England Protec-
tive Union Store at Bow Lake, Strafford, and
remained in that position for about two years.
He then engaged in the grocery business on
his own account in Dover, and continued in
the same until March, 1863. During this
period he was chosen to represent his waril on
the Board of Selectmen, and afterward in the
Common Council. He also served as clerk of
his ward for two years. In 1S63 he went into
the Quartermaster's department of the United
States Army, and remained in the service of
the government until the close of the Civil
War. Ik'ginning on December i, 1865, he
was chief clerk and cashier of the iMeedmen's
Bureau in the State of Virginia until May i,
1869. He then entered the service of the
military government of Virginia, and had the
oversight and charge of the offices of the Clerk
of the Senate, Clerk of the House, and the
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Adjutant-gencrars Department: and he was
the Superintendent ot I'liblic I'rintiny. Sub-
sequently lie was ai)p<)inted Deputy Collector
of Internal Revenue tor Virginia, which office
he held for nearly sixteen years, with his
headijuarters at Clarksville, Va. During his
residence in Virginia he was elected by the
Republicans for nine successive years to rep-
resent Mecklenburg County in the Virginia
legislature, where he served on most of the
committees.
At one time he received from his party a
complimentary nomination for Speaker of the
House. Throughout the whole period of his
residence in Mecklenburg County he was the
United States Commissioner there. In the
year 1885 he returned once more to his native
State. After residing for about two years in
Dover, he came to Rochester, and purchased
his present farm of some twenty-five acres,
where he has continued to live ever since.
Since his arrival he has served the city as the
Moderator of his ward. An interesting sou-
venir of the war, preserved by Mr. Young, and
used by him for several years in Virginia, is a
fine mahogany desk, which came from the
house occupied by Jefferson Davis all through
his presidency of the Southern Confederacy.
Mr. Young married Cynthia E. Moody,
daughter of Nathaniel and Urania (Hobbs)
Moody, of Ossipee, N.H. His six children
are: Ella C, who married Herman E. Can-
ney, of Dover: Georg.; W., Jr., who resides
in Brookfield, Mass. ; Aaron Clarence, of
Rochester: Emma L. , married to George H.
Clark, of Dover; Charles Sumner, who resides
in St. Eouis, Mo. ; and Albert S., living in
Rochester. In politics he is a Republican,
in religious belief a Congregationalist. He is
well content to pass the residue of his days
among his kinsfolk and early friends, by whom
he is held in the highest regard.
§ONATIIAN EUKE LOVI-IRING, who
conducts a flourishing livery business
in Tilton, was born in Springfield,
N.H., March 29, 1839, son of Daniel anil
Sarah (Russell) Lovering. His grandfather,
Daniel Lovering (first), a native of Raymond,
N.H., was one of the early settlers in Spring-
field, and became a prosperous farmer of that
town. Daniel Lovering (second), father of
Jonathan L., was born in Springfield in 1S06.
He was reared upon the homestead farm,
which he inherited; and the active period of
his life was devoted to tilling the soil and
raising cattle and sheep. In politics he was
a Democrat. His wife, Sarah, who was a
daughter of Jonathan Russell, of Springfield,
became the mother of nine children ; namely,
Moses H., Sarah P., Levi R., Susan R.,
Rosina R., Jonathan L., Lydia J., Augusta
M., and Amos E. Of these Moses IL, Levi
R., Susan R., Rosina R., Lydia J., and Au-
gusta M. are no longer living. Sarah P. mar-
ried Benjamin P. Cross, of Wilmut, N.H.;
and i\mos ]■',. married Adella Gage, of Pena-
cook, N.H. The father died in Springfield,
N.H., December 22, 1851, aged fmty-five:
and his wife died in New London, N.H., July
25, 1 868, aged si.\ty-one years. Both were
members of the Universal ist church.
When his father died Jonathan Luke Lover-
ing, then but twelve years old, took entire
charge of the farm, and thereafter conducted it
for four years. In that period his brothers
Levi R. and Moses H. died, the former on May
10, 1853, and the latter on the 14th of the same
month. At the age of sixteen he moved with
his mother, who married again, to New Lon-
don, N.H. He acquired a district -school edu-
cation, and resided at home until he was about
eighteen. He then began to work as a farm
assistant; and some four years later he bought
of General Luther McCutchins a farm in New
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London. After this he was engaged in gen-
eral farnung and butchering, anil he ran a
meat cart for six years. Later he bought and
lan the stage and mail routes between New
London and Totter I'lace, and that from New
London to Hradford for three years. In 1873
he soli! his farm and stage lines, and, coming
to Tilton, purchased the stage and mail route,
together with the livery business connected
with the hotel, which was then known as the
Dexter House. He ran the stage line from
Tiltdu to h'ranklin until 1S95, when it was
discontinued, owing to the building of the
railroad from Tilton to l-'ranklin. In 18S0 he
bought the Dexter House, rebuilt it in 18SC;
and now, bearing the name of the Lovering
Hotel, it is one of the finest public houses in
this section. He still owns the property, and
continues to carry on the livery stable con-
nected with it. In politics he supports the
Democratic party, antl was elected to the New
Hampshire House of Representatives in 1S92.
On I'ebruary 11, 1862, Mr. Lovering was
united in marriage with Roxanna I<:. Todd, of
New London, daughter of James and Mary
(Dodge) Todd. Of his four children two are
living, namely: Fred II., who was born Octo-
ber 18, 18G5; and Wenona D., born July 10,
i88j. b'red H., now an architect in Buffalo,
N.Y., married Charlotte Calef, of Lowell,
Mass., and has one son, Maitlantl C, born
December 1, 1S94. Mr. Lovering is con-
nected with the Knights of Honor. Mrs.
Lovering is a member of the Methodist p:pis-
copal church.
ARK H. MATHE.S, a well-to-do
armer and jn-ominent town officer
of Durham, Strafford County, was
born here, October 2, 1840, son of Jacob and
Mehitable J. (Willey) Mathes. Ten genera-
tions of this family have been born at the
ancestral mansion. Lrancis Mathes, the ear-
liest jjrogenitor and original grant-owner,
came here from I-aigland in 1640. The
grandfather and great-grandfather of Mark II.
were both named Valentine.
Jacob Mathes was a stone cutter, and fol-
lowed his trade for many years in r)uincy,
Mass. Returning to the oUl homestead in
Durham in 1848, he continued at stone work
and contracting until 1872. In politics he
affiliated with the Republican party. Offi-
cially, he served acceptably as Chairman of the
Board of Selectmen, Collector and Representa-
tive to the legislature. His wife bore him five
children; namely, Sarah E., Mark II., Carrie
A., Hannah A,, and Emma K. Sarah li.
married William R. Coffin; Carrie A. married
Ambrose C. Hill; Hannah became the wife of
George Shrives; and Emma E. is deceased.
The father died in 1872, at the age of fifty-six
years; and his wife, who lived to be sixty-
seven, died in 1884.
Mark H. Mathes removed with his parents
to the ancestral abode when he was seven
years of age. His district -school education
was supplemented by a course of study at
Colby Academy in New London, N.H. When
his father died he returned home, where he
has since managed the farm. Since first exer-
cising the elective franchise, he has affiliated
with the Republican party, and like his hon-
ored father he has attained official distinction.
He served as Selectman for three years, being
Chairman of the Board in the last year; was a
member of the State legislature in 1885; was
Tax Collector in 1S93, 1894, 1895, ^.m] 1896;
aiul was Road Commissioner in 1895 and
I S96.
Mr. Mathes has been twice married. By
the first union, contracted in 1875 with lunma
Clark, there was one child, Jacob, who died in
1890. The maiden name of his second wife
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was Zella
Stevens. They were ni;
rrie
I in
and
undei
jirivate tuition b
\- his father.
At
1S78, aiul
now have twoehihhen-
^Ch
irles
the
age ol
seventeen lie tool
uji the sti
dv of
!•:. 1'. an
1 Allien 11. iM-aterna
Iv,
Mr.
law
with
the lion. Charles
•". Sione, an
1 was
Mathes is
identified with Swamsent
I.<
'It;-'.
pre
jared
or examination lo
• the far in
I. (). U. v., ot New Market, N.ll.: and with
Seanimel Gran-e. Mrs. Mathes is a highly
respeeteil member of the Durham Congrega-
tional chureh.
'ON. ST]':riih:N shannon jiav-
]{TT. — "Of the young men of New
i^ ^_ , IIam[)shire who have made their
mark within the past few years, no one has
advanced to the front with such rapidity and
certainty as Stephen S. Jewett, of Laconia.
His success has not been owing to any fortui-
tous circumstances, nor to any special advan-
tages of birth, education, or wealth, but wholly
to his merits as a man of superior ability, of
great courage, and of unsurpassed fixity of pur-
]iose. He is one whom, in homely but expres-
sive language, it is safe to tie to." ( Y'/n- Granite
Monthly^ April, 1895.)
Mr. Jewett was horn in that part of Gilford,
lielknap County, N.H., now included in La-
conia, on September 18, 1858. He is the son
of John G. and Carrie E. (Shannon) Jewett,
and comes of ICnglish stock. His great-
grandfather, Samuel Jewett, who was one of
the Revolutionary patriots in the battle of
Bunker Hill, resided for some tiiue in Mollis,
N.H., whence he moved to Laconia, he and
his brother being practically the first settlers
of this place. Smith Jewett, Mr. Jewett's
grandfather, was a respected citizen of La-
conia; and his son, John G. Jewett, is a native
resident of this jilaee, and is a highly
esteemed citizen. A gentleman of scholarly
attainments, he taught school for a number <jf
years.
Stephen Shannon Jewett accp
education in the public sclnx.
1 his early
)[ Laconia
but being under age he was obliged to wait a
year. Admitted to the bar in ALireh, 1880,
he began practice in Laconia, and until i8S()
conducted an independent business. William
A. Plummer then became his partner, and he
is still associated with him. During the fif-
teen years of Mr. Jewett's active practice few
important cases ha\e appeared on the docket
of Belknap County without his name in con-
nection, either as counsel for plaintiff or de-
fendant. His most noted recent case was the
celebrated crivi. con. suit of Wilcomb against
Wilcomb, Mr. Jewett appearing for the plain-
tiff. In 1884 he accepted the position of
Clerk of the Supreme Court for J-ielknaii
County, as an accommodation to suit the con-
venience of the court, and servetl for a short
time. He drafted and secureil the pas.sage of
Laconia"s city charter, was the first City
Solicitor elected, and as City .Solicitor is still
in office. Aside from his legal work he has
many financial interests. He is a Director in
the Laconia ]5uilding ami Loan Association,
the Laconia I and and Improvement Company,
the Standard l''lectric Time Company, the
Laconia Masonic Temple Association, the La-
conia National Bank, and the Weirs Hotel and
Land Company.
Mr. Jewett began to take an interest in pol-
itics in 1876 when a youth of eighteen, and
was soon recognized as a Republican leader.
He conducted the affairs of the Town Com-
mittee from 1880 to iSyo, and, becoming a
member of the .State Committee in 18S4, was
elected Secretary of that body in 1890. He
gave ample proof of his cfificiency in this
capacity during what is known as "the famous
Tuttle campaign, the hardest -fought political
STEPHEN S. JEWETT.
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battle ever known in New Hampshire." In
the House of Representatives he was ]'Jii;ross-
ing Clerk in 18S3, and served at different
times as Assistant Clerk and Clerk. "As
Clerk of the House of Representatives, who
had the making up of the roll, he appeared
before the full bench of the Supreme Court in
the famous attempt of the Democrats to make
him disclose his intentions as to whether or
not he intended to place on the roll the names
of certain Representatives who had been de-
clared elected in town meetinL,^ The i^reat
battle over, the 'If luititled' will not soon be
forgotten in this State, nor will Mr. Jewett's
services to the Republican party at that criti-
cal juncture. As in all the crises of his life,
he rose to the occasion, and suddenly the
people of all parties recognized him as the
coming man. At the opening of the next
campaign, that of 1S92, Mr. Jewett was chosen
Chairman of the State Committee; and the
trinm|)hant election of Governor John ]?.
Smith proved the wisdom of the choice. In
1894 he was again put at the head of the great
organization; and, with the experience of two
years before to guide him, he secured the elec-
tion of the candidate, Governor Charles A.
ISusiel, by the unheard-of majority of ten
thousand votes. At this election he was
himself elected to represent his ward in the
legislature, and his name was at once [lut for-
ward by his friends as a candidate for the
.Speakership. With the tremendous prestige
which he had attained as leader in the great
Republican victory in November, no candidate
could stand before him; and he was nominated
for Speaker in the Reijublican caucus by a vote
of two to one over his only competitor. He
was elected as a matter of course, and has
made as good a Speaker as ever presided in our
legislative halls." {(iraui/r Monthly.)
Mr. Jewett was Colonel on the staff of Gov-
ernor Goodell in 1S89. He was a delegate to
the National Republican Convention at .St.
Louis in 1896 that nominated McKinley for
President; and at present, though his contin-
ually increasing law practice prevents him
from entering to any great extent into political
work, he is a member of the Executive Com-
mittee of the New Hampshire Republican
State Committee, and he is on the Executive
Committee of the Republican National League.
Mr. Jewett was married June 30, 1S80, to
Annie L. l!ray, of Hra<lford, luigland. He
had then just started in the practice of law,
and had not even an assured income; and his
subsequent success he insists is due much
more to his wife than to himself. They have
one promising boy, Theo S.
A member of several bar associations, Mr.
Jewett has also formed a number of other
social connections. At one time he was a
member of the New Hampshire National
Guard ; and for several years he belongeil to
Comjiany K, Third Regiment, of Laconia.
In Masonry he has taken all the degrees up to
the thirty-second ; and he has been Master of
Mount Lebanon Lodge, High Priest of Union
Chapter, Master of Pythagorean Chapter, and
Commander of Pilgrim Commandery — all of
Laconia; anil is now an orticcr of the Grand
Council of New Hampshire. In private life
he is courteous and agreeable, with a kindly
word always for the absent and those in
trouble.
§AMES E. HAVES, Sheriff of Strafford
County, was born April 13, 1841, ii^
the town of Farmington, N.H., on the'
homestead which his great-grandfather, Danie.^
Hayes, cleared from the wilderness. This
homestead was likewise the birthplace of
Daniel Hayes, Jr., the grandfather, and of his
son Richard, the father of James E. Each of
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these progenitors was a sturdy tiller of tlie
soil; and each in his turn added to the im-
provements already begun on the land, and
made it his home. Richard Hayes married
Martha A. lulgerly, of Farmington, who bore
him two children, namely: Annie M., who
marrieil Alvah M. Kimball; and James K., the
subject of this sketch.
James K. Hayes, in common with most
farmers' sons, received the larger jiart of his
education in the district school. He left
school at the age of thirteen years to learn
shoemaking. This trade he afterward fol-
lowed for thirty consecutive years. In 1SS2
he erected in his native town a factory for the
manufacture of heels for boots and shoes; and
he has since carried it on successfully, build-
ing up an extensive business. The factory is
now under the charge of his son, Eugene B.
Hayes. It was personally managed by Mr.
James E. Hayes until 1892, when he was
appointed Deputy Sheriff, an office to which
he was re-elected the following year. In
1895 and 1896 he served in the capacity of
Sheriff of Strafforil County with so much
ability that he was elected to the office for a
second term. In politics he has been a firm
supporter of Republican principles, and cast
his first Presidential vote for Abraham Lin-
coln. In 1S73 Mr. Hayes represented the
town nf ]'\irmingtnn in the State legislature,
and ill 1887 he served it as Selectman. Dur-
ing the administration of President Harrison
he took the manufacturers" census of his dis-
trict. He is a member of the local grange,
and both he and his wife are members of the
Congregational church.
On November 24, 1870, Mr. Hayes married
Miss Mary I-:. Peavey, of Farmington, a
daughter of John L. and Emily Furber Peavey.
The only children born to Mr. and Mrs. Hayes
are: Eugene B., Deputy Sheriff and manager
of his father's factor\-
John R., a stutlent of
C(dleo-c.
armmgton; and
DovL-r Business
L PHI' US L. in- AN, a retired
farmer and an extensive real estate
aler of Ikdmont, was born at
Loudon Ridge, N. H., February 4, 1820, son
of p;iijah and l?etsey (Mudgett) Bean. The
maternal grandfather, Scribner Mudgett, who
was prominent among the early settlers ot this
district, emigrated from I-'.ngland about the
year 1783, settled upon twd hundred acres of
wild land situated in Gilmanton, and there
cleared a good farm, half of which he gave to
one of his son.s. He died at the age of sixty-
five years. His ten children were: lulward,
Richard, Samuel, John, :\Iary, Sallv, Susan,
Betsey, William, and one whose name is un-
known. Susan became Mrs. Clifford. Sally
taught school for some years, after which she
married Levi Sleeper, a prominent farmer.
Iktsey, born P^ebruary 29, 17S8, who was
William's twin sister, and always resided at
the homestead, in 1813 became the wife of
Elijah Bean, who was born November 30,
1788.
p:iijah and Betsey (Mudgett) Bean were the
parents of six children, one of whom dietl in
infancy. The others were: Fanny G., Joseph
M., Alpheus L., 15etsey N., and Erastus
Alonzo. Fanny G., who was born September
10, 1S15, married Joshua Wood, son of John
Wood, a stone-maker of Hancock, N.H.
Joshua Wood, who was a painter, fdljowed his
trade in Manchester for a time; and he and his
wife passed their last days in 'I'ilton. They
had two children, neither of whom is living.
Joseph M. Bean, born October 11, 1817, who
was engaged in farming and the live-stock busi-
ness until he reached the age of seventy, is
still living. His first wife, who was before
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marriage CathLMinc 'nitnn, became the nuither
of three cliilJren, dI' whom George, the iml}'
survivor, is now residing in Springvale, Me.
]!y his second wife. Aim (Neal) Bean, who
was a native of Meredith, N.Il,, he liecame
the father .if I'llen IVan. I.:ilen married for
her first iiushanti (His Clark, a well-i<nown
citizen of Manciiester, wlio died in 1892, leav-
ing one daughter. .She married for her second
hushand I'rank Davis, who owns a farm situ-
ated n|)ou the dividing line between Manches-
ter and Canterliury, N.H. P'oth her jiarents
reside with her. lietsey liean, born Novem-
ber 18, 1S22, died in l'owcII, Mass., October
2 1, 1839. lu-astns Hean, horn February 23,
1S27, who died in California in 1.S52, married
on December 19, 1850, Augusta Ewer, of liel-
mont. The only child of that union, l""Iora
ICIizabeth, died when one year old.
Alpheus L. liean was educated in the dis-
trict schools. When his studies were com-
pleted he engaged in farming. Having bought
a part of his father's farm, he resided there
until 1847, when he sold the property and en-
gagetl in the stone business. In 1850 he
again turned his attention to agricultural pur-
suits, and bought a farm of one hundied and
eighteen acres, located in what was called the
Jamestown Section of Belmont. Me erected a
new house upon that farm, and resided there
until 1854, when he sold the estate advantage-
ously. ]'"rom that time until settling upon his
present farm he made a business of bu)-ing
agricultural propert)', which he would improve
and sell, realizing each time a handsome profit.
Among the estates that passed through his
hands in this manner were the Hackett Emery
place, a farm located in the French neighbor-
hood, and another situated in the Jamestown
•Section. In 1865 he innchased forty acres of
the farm on Eadtl Hill he now occupies.
Since then he has increased its size to eighty
Asi
ilk
le, and kept ten cows
and four horses. He has been successful both
in speculation and agricultural pursuits, and
for many years was one of the most actixe and
industrious residents of iSelmont. Some time
since he retired from active labor, leaving the
management of the farm to his son, and is now
devoting his time to looking after his invest-
ments, which include some valuable interests
in Laconia. In politics he is a Republican;
and, though averse to taking part in public
affairs, he was persuaded to serve two years as
a member of the Board of Selectmen.
In iS44Mr. Bean contracted his fiist mar-
riage with Polly G. Dow. She was a daughter
of Joseph Dow, of Sanbornton, N. H., and dieil
in 1846, In 1850 he wedded Matilda A.
Bean, daughter of Joseph Bean, of Brentwood,
N. H. ; and on Ai
8r,a
his third wife Mrs. Addie E. (Leighton)
Morrill. Moses Leighton, the father of his
third wife, was reared in I'^ranklin, N.H., sf)n
of I'.dwin Leighton, was a prosperous farmer
of .Sanbornton, and was prominent in local
politics. He was the father of seven other
children; namely, Lydia, .Samuel, Ira, Wes-
ley, Freeman, Edward, and Joel. Lydia mar-
ried C. J. Smith, a foreman in the Laconia
Car Works, and had one daughter, Carrie, who
died at the age of thirty-three years. Samuel
enlisted in a New Hamjishire Cavalry Regi-
ment, and died from disease contracted in
prison during the Civil War. Ira, who is an
overseer in the Laconia car shops, wedded
Martha A. Somes, and became the father of
two children, who died at an early age. Wes-
ley, who enlisted in the Twelfth New Ham]i-
shire Volunteers, was killed in the battle of
P'redericksburg. Freeman died of typhoid
fever at the age of twenty-one. Edward, wdio
is overseer of a foundry in Concord, married
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fell- his first wife Lottie Currier, of Belmont;
and slie bore liini three ehildren — Archie,
lulward, and Grace. Mrs. Bean married for
her first huslnind Frani< Morrill, of (iilford,
N. II. By her Mr. Bean has two children —
Mattie I\Iay and Frank A. Mattie May, born
l'"ebruary 26, i.S'70, was a graduate from the
Laconia lii-h School at the a-e of fifteen,
and then took a classical course at the New
Ilanipshire Conference Seminary in 'I'ilton.
.Aftei- teaching school for a time, she in 1X92
married lulward G. Rand, a prosperous farmer
of Belmont. l^'rank A., born August iS,
1876, was educated at the seminary in Tilton,
and is now managing the homestead farm.
Mr. Bean was one of the first to join the
Christian Church in I.aconia.
t°";
OUIS WARNER FLANDI-:RS, M.D.,
of Dover, prominently identified with
"^ — -^ the medical profes.sion as a sp.ccial-
ist in treating diseases of the eye and ear,
wa.s born April 27, 1864, in Wickford,
Wa.shington County, R.I., son of the Rev.
Alonzo B. I-'landers, D. D. , and a grandson of
the late James I'^landers. The grandfather
was a man of some ]irominence in Vermont,
where his death occurred when seventy-six
years old.
The Re\-. A. B. l'"landers, who was born in
Chelsea, \'t., Uecember Ti, 1829, received his
early education in l-l.xeter, N.II. He then
studied for the ministry with Bishop Carleton
C. Chase, of this State, and was duly admitted
to p)riestly orders at Claremont, N.II., in
June, 1853. Soon after this event he was
called to Wickford, \<.\., where he labored
twelve years as rector of St. Paul's Church.
At the outbreak of the Civil War he enlisted
in the Fourth Rhode Island \'olunteer Infan-
tr\', and served as Chaplain at the front for two
years. During this time he was twice stricken
with malarial fever. The second attack was
so severe that only the bravery of his devoted
wife, who made her way through the lines and
nursed him back to health, could have pre-
vented a fatal termination. After his return
to Wickford, acting ufion the advice of his
physician, he went to \'ermont, liojiing to ben-
efit his health b}' a stay in the mountains. In
December, iSr.S, he settled in Chester, Vt.,
where he afterward founded St. Luke's Church,
of which he was rector for fifteen years. Af-
terwaid he siient a short time at White River
Junction, Vt., and then removed to St. i\\-
bans, in the same State, where he is still
actively engaged in his ministr\-, which now
covers a period of more than forty years. He
is one of the oldest and most highly esteemed
ministers of Vermont. His degree of Doctor
of Divinit}' was conferred on him by the \'er-
mont University. He is a member of the
Standing Committee of the diocese, an ICx-
amining Chaplain, and has served as a dele-
gate to the General Con\ention se\eral times.
His wife, in maidenhood -Sarah A. Lie, was
born in Wind.sor, Vt., daughter of Simeon Ide.
Mr. Ide was well known in 1 iterary tind po-
litical circles, having been an editor, pub-
lisher, and politician, and the founder of the
\'eimont Journal and the Auitriiaii y.ovinii,
both of which he established in 181S. In
181 5 he printed in an old blacksmith shop
the first edition of the New Testament ever
printed in New Hampshire. He was de-
scribed as "leader among men," was a mem-
ber of the State militia, and he had an
extensive acc[uaintance with the most promi-
nent politicians of his native State. He lived
to the venerable age of ninety-four years.
Louis W. P'lantlers obtained his early edu-
cation in the common schools of Chester and
the Stevens High School at Claremont, N.II.
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SiibsL'iiuently he entered tlie University (if
Timothy Waterhouse, the father (
f Jeremiah
VernKint, and graduated from the medieal de-
Waterhouse, Sr., was the hrst of th
e family to
partment in the summer of iS,S5. Then he
settle in Barrington.
began the ])iaetiee of general medieine at
Jeremiah Waterhouse, Jr., ser\
ed a four
Highgate, \'t. , remaining theie a sliort time.
yeai's' appreuticeshiii to the carpen
er's trade,
The Doctor removed tlien to ]!randoii, \'t.,
and then took up the business of
.uilding on
and in the following year was associated with
contract. This he followed succ(.
ssfnlly for
A. T, Woodward. Going thence to Castleton,
twenry-live years, after which he
eti red to a
\'t., he continued in practice thei'e until i S()n,
farm and engaged in agricultLue.
I'ormerly a
when he gave up his general work and re-
Whig, after the formation of the
Republican
moveil to ISnilington, in the same State.
party he became an adherent of th;
t organi/a-
Here he was assistant to J. II. Woodward,
tion. In i,S5() and i sr,o he was a
memliei- of
M.I)., Professor of Ophthalmology and Otol-
the State legislature; ;ind from 1
SVii to the
ogy, and /Adjunct Professor of the Materia
time of his death, which happened
u 1888, he
Medica in the University of Vermont. Dr.
was Postmaster of Harrington. In
the latter
l-'hinders remained in Turlington three years,
office he was succeeded by his widm
■, who con-
becoming .skilled in the branches of study in
tinned to hold it thereafter until h
ei- tieath in
which he was .specially interested. In iSg^
1892.
he o|)ened an office in Dover, where as an
William !•. Waterhouse was erlnc
ated in the
oculist and aurist he now possesses a lucia-
common and high schools of P,an
iiigton and
ti\'e piactice within a circuit of twentv miles.
at P'ranklin Academy of Dover.
Peing the
On December 26, \S()0, Dr. P'lauders mar-
only child, he lived with his pa
cuts until
ried Miss Annie Miriam Hilton, of Chester, a
their death. In the home farm he
lias about
compani.iu of his early childhood and a school-
three hun<lred and fifty acres. Pes
des this he
mate. Politically, tlie Doctor is a stanch Re-
owns other land amounting to fo
u' hundred
publican, but takes no active part in public
and fifty acres. While giving due ;
ttention to
affairs. Socially, he is jirominently identi-
his real estate and other interes
s, he has
fied with the Masonic fraternity, belonging to
taken a very active ])art in public a
fairs. Ho
liiuington Loilge, No. loo, F. & A. M. , of
was first electetl to office in i. Sri-
when he
P.urlington, of which he is a Past Master;
became Town Clerk, in which c
ipacitv he
to Pinlington Chapter, R. A. M. ; to Orphan
afterward served the town until iS;
. During
Council, R. & .S. M., Dover; to Purlington
the next two years he was legislat
ive Repre-
Commandery, K. T. ; and to the Vermont
sentative. In 1.S76 and 1S77 he
served as
Consistory, A. A. S. , Northern jurisdiction.
Selectman, and in iS.Srl he was re
-electe.l to
serve until the spring of iScjo; a
id he was
Chairman of the Hoard for two ye
us of that
-f^OX. WILLIAM E. WATI'RIIOUSL,
time. In 18S2 he was elected Ci
unty Corn-
Ip^l the piDpiietor of a laige f.nni in I'ar-
missioner, and afterward held the
office two
-L^ V^, rington, his birthplace and inesent
years. Since 1887 he has been M
od era tor at
home, was born January 31, 1S45, only child
town and school meetings. He ha
5 served on
of Jeremiah and Martha A. (Winkley) Water-
the School Board for the past four
years. In
house, and grandson of Jeremiah Waterhouse.
1893 he was elected to the New
lampshire
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Senate from the Twelftli District, im the Re-
IHililican noniiiKitioii. l~or tlie past twenty
years he has jjeen a menilier of the State Cen-
tral Rcpiiljlican Committee.
Oil l-'ebruary i, iS6S, Mr. Waterhousc mar-
ried Miss lCli7,abeth S. Hale, of Harrington.
His ehilflren are: Jeremiah, born April 14,
1.S75; and Ruth, l)orn June 22, 1SS7. In the
fall of 1X96 Jeremiah was elected to the
legislature, and celebrated the event by giv-
ing a .sujiper to over a thousand of his friends.
He belongs to the third of the three gen-
erations of the Waterhouse family that have
rejirescnted Barrington in the legislature.
The Hon. William E. Waterhouse is a mem-
ber of Centennial Grange; of Wannalancet
Tribe, Improved Order of Red Men, of
Dover; and of Mount Pleasant Lodge, I. O.
O. v., of the same place.
iAI.\TX Jl'XKlXS, a successful farmer
ISarnstcad, was born here, Ajiril 30,
1S40, son of Jose])h and I.j'dia Ann
(Merrill) Jenkins. John Jenkins, Joseph's
father, who came to liarnstead from Lee,
N. H., ])ui-chased a tract of land near Suncook
Fond, on which lie settled, and subsecpiently
became the owner of considerable land in Lee.
He died in the latter place. His children
were: John, Joseph, Lois, Hannah, Sally, and
William. John, who lived and died in Lee,
N. H., leaving five children, represented his
town in the State legislature and held other
offices. Sally married John M. Chesley, and
li\'ed in Barnstead. Lois married Sargent
Hanson, and now resides in Madbury, N. H.
Hannah married Jacob Odell, of Durham, and
had one child, who died while attentling col-
lege. William, who was a manuf:icturer of
starch in different places in New \'ork, and
died in 1S95, married Joanna Loss, who died
some years ago. The\' had five chililren, of
whom Louisa, Fannie, and limma are living.
Joseph Jenkins, born in Lee, removed when
a young man to Barnstead, where he took u\i
farming, and subsequently became the largest
landowner in this town. He was also quite
lai'gely engaged in buying and selling timber
lots. In politics he was a loyal Re]niblican.
Whenever he was a candidate for office, he
was always successful. He was Selectman for
many years, and he represented the town in
the State legislature for two years. In relig-
ion he was a strong believer in the tenets of
Quakerism. He lived to be ninety two years
old. The first of his two marriages was con-
tracted with Miss Nancy Walker; and the
second with Miss Lydia Ann Merrill, daugh-
ter of Elisha Merrill. By the first there were
five children; namely, William A., Josejib,
John, Oren, and Louisa. Of these, Josejih,
John, and Oren are living. Louisa died in
girlhood. The children of the second mar-
riage were: Charles F. , Everett, Lewis and
Louisa (twins), Calvin, Melvin, Mary and
Lyman (twins). Everett served in the Ci\'il
War until a severe wound, received at the
battle of I'"redericksburg, obliged him to re-
turn home. Lewis and Melvin were also sol-
diers in the war. Lewis was wounded in the
foot. After the war Melvin served for a time
on the police force of Manchester, N. H., and
there subsequently became the City Marshal.
Lyman is now a Deacon in the l-'irst Congre-
gational Church of Barnstead.
After actjuiring a common-school education,
Calvin Jenkins took up farming with his
father, with whom he remained until he was
tvventy-si.x years of age. Then he started out
for himself, continuing in the same occup:i-
tion on a farm on Beauty Hill, that his father
ga\'e him, containing one hundi-ed acres. The
buildings were subsequently destroyed by fire.
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entailing a lieavy loss td him. Afterward, in
iiS'92, he i)iirchasecl the place at Harnsteail
Parade where he now lives. I\lr. Jenkins is
one of the representative farmers of tlie tnwn.
lie is prominent in the Repuhlican jiarty.
In iSSS and iSScj he was elected iJeputy
Sheriff of IJelknap County, and served two
years. Re-elected in 1.S92, 1S94, and 1.^96,
he i.s still serving in that capacity. On pre-
vious occasions, when he was a candidate for
office, the Uemocrats carried the elections.
On February 26, iSr,2, Mr. Jenkins married
Miss Hannah M. .Sackett, daughter of N.ihle
•Sackett, of l^arnstead, who had eleven other
children. Mr. Sackett, who came to I^arn-
stead from Massachusetts and was the first
shoemaker in this town, followed his trade
up to the age of sixty-five years. Mr. and
Mrs. Jenkins have one son, Edgar, who is em-
]ilo_ved by the American F^xpress Com]\any,
]?oston. Kdgar married Grace A. Willey,
daughter of Horatio G. Willey, of Harnstead,
and now has one child — Harold \V. , burn
A|.ril 7, 1X95. Mrs. Calvin Jenkins is a
member of the First Congregational Church.
LVAII \V FI.ANI)b:RS, Tax Collector
.f Alton, was born upon the farm he
now occupies, in West Alton, son of
Andrew and ]5etsey (Eaton) Flanders. His
grandfather, F^zekiel F'landers, in young man-
hood accompanied his parents from Amesbur\',
Mass., to Alton, and later, in West Alt<ni,
took up a tract of fifty acres of wild land, and
converted it into the farm now owned by his
grandson, Alvah B. F:zekiel, whn was prob-
ably the first settler in this part of the town,
besides clearing thirty acres of his lauil,
hauled lumber on .sleds to Gilmanton. He
finally erected a frame house, and resided here
until his death. He married for his first
wife Susannah ]5uzzell, and reared five chil-
dren—Andrew, Enoch, Sally, b'.lizabcth, and
Su.san. Enoch, wh.. settled u|.(.n land in Gil-
ford given him liy his father, about one mile
from the huniestead, married, and raised a
family of three sons and three daughters.
Sally became the wife of Jacnii Eeavitt, of
Gilford, and left ..ne daughter. I'lizabetb
married Eyman lUaisdell, a farmer of Gilford;
and of her family there is (nie snrvivcir.
Susan married William 1!. Hinckley, ,if
Alton, and had a family of six children. The
mother died at the age of seventy-five; and
the father, who was then eighty years (dd,
married lietsey Davis, and passed the last ten
years of his life happily with his secmid bi ide.
His second wife died at ninety-twd.
Andrew Flanders, born in yMton in 1790,
was nine months old when his parents mo\-ed
to West Alton. When a young man he
settled and erected a Imuse on a part of tlie
homestead property. He finally succeeded to
the ownership of the entire farm. bjiergetic
and industrious, he became iirosperous, and
added about one hundred acies to the tract.
He supported the Democratic party in politics,
and acted as a Justice of the Peace for many
years. He was one of the first Adventists in
Alton, and continued in that lielief until his
death, which occurred in 1S72. His wife,
Betsey, who was a nati\e of Pittslield, N.H.,
became the mother of a large family of chil-
dren, nine of whom lived to maturitv. These
were: Jehu E., Sally, l-zekiel S. , Andrew S. ,
Betsey, Amasa K. J., Dana J., Hezckiah 11,
and Alvah 15. John V.. died in I.aconia, leav-
ing one son. Sally became the wife of John
Carr. Andrew S. married in Ne\vbui\-i)iiit,
Mass., and resided there for the rest of his
life. Amasa married, and resided in Alton
Dana J. died in Salem, and left four daugh-
ters. Ik-tsey died at the homestead, aged
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twenty-two years. Ilezekiah mnvcd fiDm Gil-
ford to Salum, where he died. Alr.s. Andrew
l-'Iander.s died in 1S54, aj^ed sixty-two years.
Alvah h. I-'landers was reared and educated
in Alton. lie belongs to the third of the
three generations of the family that have occu-
pied the homestead. At his father's death he
succeeded to the property, on which he has
since successfully carried on farming. In
politics he is a Rei>ublican, and a local party
leader of ability. He has been the candidat'e
of both parties for Ta.\ Collector since i88<S.
.,Mr. ]'"landers married Sarah C. , daughter of
IXaniel I'landers, of Alton. Her parents were
active and industrious and stiu'd)- farming
peo]ile. Mr. Alvah B. Flanders and his wife
have five children; namely, lulwin 1)., ICllen
K., Oscar A., Willie A., and Maurice L.
I'ldwin 1;)., now the projnietor of a flourishing
jirovision business and of some valuable real
est.ite in Nashua, N. II., is married, and has
two son.s. I'llen K. and Maurice L. rcsiile at
home. (")scar A. taught school for a time, and
is now employed in a grocery store in Lake-
port. Willie A. is with his brother in
Nashua.
"ON. CHARLE.S II. L()ONI':V, a
])rominent merchant of Milton, and
in e.\-niembcr of the New Hamp-
shire Senate, wms born in this town, July 11,
1 1849, .son of h'rancis and Rhoda Ann (I.cigh-
ton) Looney. His grandfather was Thomas
Looney, an Englishman, who late in life emi-
grated to the United States, and died soon
after his arrival. The father was a native of
Manchester, luigland, where he learned the
cotton manufacturing business. In 1S20 he
came to this country, and for some time acted
as agent of the .satinc mills in Dover, N.H.
lie finally settled in Milton, where he was en-
gaged in manufacturing cotton warp for a
number of years; and he died January 18,
1854. He married Rhoda Ann Leighton, a
native of Milton, and became the father of two
sons: Charles H., the subject of this sketch;
and Edwin I'., who died at the age of seven-
teen years.
Charles 11. Looney was educated in the
common schools and at the Classical Institute
of Milton, N.H. When his studies were com-
pleted he entered Twombly's grocery store as
a clerk; and two years later he was employed
in the .same capacity in Farmington, N.H., by
Captain Herring, with whom he remained a
year. In 1871 he engaged in the grocery busi-
ness upon his own account in Milton, and
there conducted a flourishing trade until 1889.
when he was aiipointed Deputy Collector of
Customs for the Portsmouth district. In
1894 he entered into partnership with Mr.
Amos M. Roberts in the grocery business,
under the firm name of Looney & Roberts,
which has lieen continued until the jiresent
time. Mr. Looney is one of the most active
and influential leaders of the Re]iublican ]iart)'
in this section of the State, and his political
career has been marked by a display of such
sterling ability as to insure for him the steady
support of the majority of his party. He was
appointed Postmaster in Milton by President
Grant in 1871, and held the office with general
satisfaction for thirteen years. He served as
Town Clerk for twelve years, and was elected
to the legislature in 1885 and to the State
Senate in 18S7. He is a member of the Hoard
of Trustees of the Nute High School of Mil-
ton. He was Deputy Collector of Customs at
Portsmouth for {\vc years, and is now a camli-
date for the collectorship of that port.
Mr. Looney married Emily E. Aliller,
daughter of Robert Miller, of Milton, and has
four sons; namely, Ned I'"rancis, Walter !•:. ,
Robert M., and llarrv H. He is connected
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with Fraternal Lo.lgc, V. & A. I\I., of I-arm-
in-ton, N.H.; an<l with the Ancient Oriler
of United Workmen. The family attend the
Congregational ciuirch.
|]<:WIS A. TROCTOR, a leading farmer
)f Alton, was born January ig, 1S36,
on the place where he now resides,
son of the late John D. Proctor, and grandson
of Thomas Proctor. John Proctor hired out
when quite young with Joseph Drew, and after
a time married his employer's daughter,
Selina. They started out for themselves,
were thrifty, jirudent, and determineil to suc-
ceed, and after a time were able to buy a part
of their father's farm, about one hinulred
acres. Later they bought the whole farm,
three hundred acres and more. John D. Proc-
tor lived to be seventy-five years of age, dying
in \i<i^],. He was a Whig and later a Repub-
lican. In religious belief both he and his
wife were Adventists. Mrs. Proctor died in
18S6. Their two children were Lewis A. and
Martha J.
Lewis Proctor attended the district schools.
After his school days were over, he worked
with his father until 1866, when he took
charge of the farm. He has built a new two-
story house, containing fifteen finished rooms,
and has much improved the property. The
house is now one of the many pleasant New
Hampshire homes open to the tourist during
the summer season. Mr. Proctor married
Miss Sarah Collins, daughter of Thomas Col-
lins, of Alton, and grand-daughter of John II.
Collins, an early settler of Barnstead, N.II.
Thomas Collins married Dorothy Munsey, and
had four children — John, Sarah, Fannie, and
P'rank. John, a painter, married and is living
in Pembroke. Frank is married, antl re-
sides in Gilmanton. Fannie married Joseph
Yeaton, of Pittsfield. Mrs. I'n.ct
mother of six children: J..hn W., I
I';ila M., and Charles 11., who live
Mabel Ic I'., now Mrs. Frank McDu
Irville T., who married Lillian C.
and is living on the Dodge [ilace in 1
is the
an v..
RI'MIAH Y. WINGATF:, a promi^
nent druggist n[ Dover, and the worthy
representative "f one of the earliest
tied families of Strafford County, is of sub-
stantial I'jiglish antecedents. The emigrant
ancestor was John Wingate, who came from
h:nglaiul to the United States in 1658, and
soon afterward purchased a tract of land situ-
ated on what is now known as Dover Point.
He there began the improvement of a farm
which is still in the possession of the Wingate
family, being now owned by Mr. Joseph Will-
iam Wingate, a brother of Jeremiah Y. and a
descendant of the si.xth generation. A more
extended account of the Wingates will be
found in the History of the Wingate h'amily
in I^ngland and America, compiled by
Charles K. Wingate, and published in 1886
by James P. D. Wingate, of ICxeter, N.II.
Jeremiah Y. Wingate was born June 15,
1842, in the town of Dover, son ,.f William P.
and Lydia Chandler Wingate, prosperous
farmers of this locality. He grew to man-
hood on the homestead, obtaining an excellent
education in the public schools of the place
and at Franklin Academy. When about
twenty-one years old, he entered the drug
store of Dr. John II. Wheeler, of Dover, with
whom he served a full term of apprenticeship.
He then formed a partnership with James II.
Wdieeler, M.D., and for nine years was suc-
cessfully engaged in an apothecary's business.
At the end of that period the firm was dis-
solved; and he went to Conway, N.II., and
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engaged in business there, remaining alKuit a
year and a iialf. Neil being satisfied witli his
trade in that place, he returned to this city,
and, ojiening liis jjreseiit tine store, has since
been actively engaged in the drug business.
He has an extensive and profitable trade, hav-
ing among his customers many of the leading
])eople of Dover and vicinit}-.
On November 4, 1S70, Mr. Wingate married
I\Iiss Arvilla S. Clements, who was born in
Dover, daughter of John and Abigail (Dow)
Clements. His children are: Florence H.,
born September 2, iSjj, who is now a book-
keeper in this city ; Alaude A., born June 17,
1876, who is a clerk in her father's store;
Martha C, born March 20, 1880, now a pupil
of the Dover High .School; and Henry, born
June 29, 1SS5. Inheriting the political faith
that has dominated the family for eight gen-
erations, Mr. Wingate is one of the most earn-
est supporters of the Republican party, and
takes an active part in local affairs so far as
the demands of his business will allow. The
family are members of the I'irst Congrega-
tional Church, with which he has been united
for thirty years.
■]-.XRV (jUlMliV DALTOX, senior
member of the firm Dalton & Ben-
nett, proprietors of Lakeside House,
Tilton, was born in Northfield, X.H., De-
cember 20, 1S29, son of Absalom and Harriet
15. (Aldrich) Dalton. His grandfather, Sam-
uel Dalton, born in Londonderry, N.H., July
-9' '757. w^s a son of John Dalton, whose
father came from the north of L-eland. Sam-
uel Dalton enlisted in the Continental army
for the short term when eight years old, and
afterward re-eiilistetl for f(jur years. In 1793
he settled upon a farm in Northfield, and died
in upper Gilmanton, January i, 1837. He
married for his first wifi
was born in Hampstead,
1778, and died July 18,
marriage was contracted
(Gile) Wadleigh.
Absalom Dalton, the 1
was born in Northfield, Jr
a young man, he taught
town, N. II. Later, in
learned the stone cutter';
l'oll\
N.ll
1820.
ith.
ly 31, 1801. When
school in Stewarts-
Massachusetts, he
trade, and followed
tor
year
New
some of the largest
quarries of New England. Afterward for
thirty years he followed agriculture in North-
field and Sanbornton. Upon the death of his
wife he took up his residence with his son,
Henry O. His death occurred in October,
18SS, at the age of eighty-seven years. In
politics he was a Democrat. His wife, Har-
riet B. , who was a daughter of Caleb Aldrich,
of Northfield, became the mother of seven
children, five of whom reached maturity. Of
these there are living: Henry O., the subject
of this sketch ; and Urana M., the w^fe of Eben
B. Calef. The others were Ransom S., Mary
A., and George VV. Mr. and Mrs. Absalom
Dalton were members of the Free Baptist
church.
Henry Ouimby 'Dalton was educated in the
district schools. When ten years old, his
father's house, including all the furniture,
with the e.xceijtion of a chair and a bed, was
sold to satisfy a note which the elder Dalton
had indorsed. In consequence young Henry
then went to work upon a farm in Hookset,
N. H. Thirteen months later, he left Hook-
set for lielmont, where he worked upon differ-
ent farms. When fifteen years of age, he
began to learn the stone cutter's trade with his
father at Sanbornton; and he has since fol-
lowed it at intervals. When twentyone years
old, he purchased the Jerry GilmLUi farm.
Later he sold that estate; and in 1866 he
,^s^
HENRY Q. DALTON,
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purchased his present i>n)i)ei-ty, which now
contains about two hundred acres. He culti-
vates lilty acres, keeps thirty head of cattle,
seven or eight horses, and employs several
assistants. The greater part of his farm prod-
ucts are used at the Lakeside House. He
alsii iiwns considerable real estate in Laconia.
In iS^y he began keeping summer boarders.
As the business increased, he found it neces-
sary to enlarge his house. The Lakeside,
which (jccupies a sightly location on the shore
of Lake Winnisquam, and has ample accom-
modations for one hundred guests, is the larg-
est summer resort in Tilton. From ]\Liy to
September it is filled with patrons, some of
whom Clime from I-'lnrida and .San Fi'ancisco.
In politics Mr. Dalton is a Democrat. He
has served the town well and faithfully in the
various capacities of Selectman, Ta.x Collec-
tor, Road Agent, Supervisor of Church List,
and Appraiser of the T.iwn. He has acted as
a Justice of the Peace for fifteen years.
(Jn December I I, 1851, Mr. Dalton was
joined in marriage with Mrs. Sarah S. (Ciil-
man) Weston, daughter of Mo.ses C.ilman, of
-Sanbornton. By her first marriage Mrs, Dal-
ton had one son — Amos G. Weston, M.I).,
born Octolier 29, iS4C>. He studied medicine
in I'hiladelphia, Pittsburg, and Cincinnati,
].ractised in Vell.iw Springs, Ohio, until his
health failed, and died of consumption in b'or-
est City, Minn., February 16, iSf);. In Janu-
ary, lcS65, he was married in Yellow Springs
to Hattie D. Chamberlain; and he left one son
— Willie Herman, who is now a farmer in
Ashland, Neb. Willie Herman Weston mar-
ried p:ila Vance, and has three children living.
By her present husband Mrs. Dalton has .ine
daughter — Mary Hattie, now the wife of Mar-
cellus W. Bennett and the mother of five
children— Harry Halford, Marshal Frank,
Jean L. , Leeland Wilson, and Llwoi.d Vance.
Harry Halford Bennett, born November 22,
iS;;,, has always resided with his grandpar-
of Dalton & Bennett. He married Annie .S. ,
daughter of Frank Leavitt, of Laconia. Mr.
Dalton, Sr., is connected with the grange in
Tilton, and is a member of the People's Chris-
tian Church of Laconia, having been an or-
cani/.er of both societies.
OKACP: T. BABB, a well-known and
Strafford County. He was born
September 8, 1842, at Bariington, on the farm
on which his paternal grandfather, Thomas
Babb, settled in the early part <if the last cen-
tury. His father, Joseph T. l?abb, was a
farmer, and likewise woi-ked at the carpenter's
trade, in which he was quite skilful. He
was three times married. His first wife, in
maidenhood Abigail Cater, died, leaving him
three children, namely: Dennis A., who tlied
at the age of fifty-si.x years; Martha S., als(]
decea.sed; and Elizabeth J. His second wife,
whose maiden name was Mary B. Tiblietls,
bore him two children — Henry II. and
Horace T. Henry II., the elder of the two,
enlisted in iSTu in Company K, Seventh New
Hampshire Volunteer Infantry, and died,
while serving in the late war, at Beaufort,
N.C. Joseph T. Babb's third marriage was
contracted with Abigail Kimball, who bore
him three children. These were: Mary A.,
who died in i.S.Si ; and John C. and Frank II.,
both of whom are living. The father died May
4, 1892, in his eighty-ninth )'ear.
Horace T. Babb grew to man's estate on the
home farm, acquiring his early education in
the district schools, and completing it at the
village high school. While attending the
latter institution, throughout the term follow-
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ing his eighteenth birthiln)-, he walked the in-
tervenint;- distance (jf four miles between it
and his home mornini; and e\ening. On at-
taining his majority, he went to Farmington,
tiiis county, and secured work in the mills of
Mr. W. W. Hayes, a manufacturer of rough
lumber, carriages, and boxes. Here he re-
mained three years, being foreman of the
mills in the latter part of the time. After
occupying a similar position in a hunber-mill
at Rochester, N.H., for a while, he returned
to his first employer, and worked for him a
few years more. l'"or the succeeding two years
he was emphiyeil in a shoe shop of I'arming-
ton, whence he came to Dover, accepting an-
other ix)sition. A few years later he was in
business for a short time with Manny &
Ahl, shoe manufacturers of Rochester. He
subsequently disposed of his interest in the
factory, and was employed by C. W. Thurs-
ton & Co., of ]'"armington, and later was
foreman of an upper leather and stitching'
room for three and a half years in Wolfboro,
N.H. Having again returned to Farmington,
j\lr. Babb had entire charge of the lumber,
bo.v, and board mills of Mr. Hayes for four
and a half years. Removing from there to
Dover, he ne.\t became agent for L. \V. Xute
& Co., slioe manufactmers, continuing in the
same position with Mr. Xute's successor,
C. H. Moulton, until 1894. Since then he
has lived retired from business.
Mr. 15abb was married June 12, 1871, to
Miss Carrie A. Nute, who was born in ]5oston,
August 2,S, 1S44, daughter of Cyrus W. and
Flmira (I5anfield) Nute. Politically, Mr.
15abb is an earnest advocate of the [jrinciples
of the Republican iiarty. He served most
acceptably as a Representative of the town of
Harrington in the State legislature in 1871,
and as Alderman from Ward One of Dover in
1893 and 1894. He has been identified with
the Masonic fraternity since 1867, being a
meml)er of l-"raternal Lodge, Farmington,
N. H., and afterward becoming a charter mem-
ber of Moses Paul Lodge of Dover. He is
also a member of the Columbia Council, l''arm-
ington; of St. Paul's Commandery, of which
he is Standard-bearer; and of the Dover
Lodge of Perfection. Mr. \kihh also belongs
to the Odd P"ellows, having affiliation with the
Woodbine Lodge, of Farmington ; the Royal
Arcanum, of Wolfboro; the Order of I'Hks,
of Dover; and the Dover Bellamy Club, of
which he was one of the organizers.
§()HN W. CURRIER, formerly a prom-
inent lawyer of Alton, was born Sep-
tember 7, 1835, at Walden, Vt. , son of
the Rev. John and Martha (Foster) Currier.
His grandfather was one of the early settlers
in Vermont, and is said to have lived for
some time with the Indians. The Rev. John
Currier, who was known in the Methodist
Conference as " I-'ather Currier," a faithful
and hard-working minister for nearly sixty
years, lived to the advanced age of eighty-six
years, having occupied many honorable posi-
tions in connection with his denomination.
He was a Democrat of the old school, and
his brother fought in the battle of Hunker
Hill.
The early education of John W. Currier was
received in the common schools of the various
towns in which his father lived. In 1850 he
entered the \'ermont Conference Seminary at
Newbury, \'t., where he remained four years.
Then, in 1854, he entered the Sophomore
class in Wesle}an University, from which he
graduated with high honors in 1857. During
his college course he not only taught school
for several terms, but commenced the study of
law, so that he was able to irraduate from the
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1 86 1 .
Alton,
In 1 86.
AUjany Law School
opened a law office
niaiiictl ill the snccessfLil [nactice of his pio-
tession luUil he became incapable of giving it
further attention. Mr. Currier was for many
years Town Clerk of Alton. He was also Clerk
of the New Hampshire -Senate in i.S6g antl
1S70, and at two different times he was Solic-
itor of Belknap County. Each ofifice was filled
by him with great credit to himself and to the
entire satisfaction of all. He was always in-
terested in the welfare of his town, and was
prominent in every good work. As an edu-
cator he took great interest in the success of
the common schools, and contributed largely of
his time to their advancement. A cultured
man, he was fond of literature, and contrib-
utetl to it some gems of poetry. The touch-
ing lines, written after he hail been blinil one
year, are given in full below. He was a con-
sistent Christian gentleman, and did earnest
work in the capacity of superintendent of the
Sabbath-school of the Congregational churcli.
He was also a prominent member of W'innepe-
saukee Lodge, A. F. & A. M.
On June 11, 1865, Mr. Currier married
Louise Savage, daughter of Major George D.
Savage, one of Alton's foremost citizens, who
has served the community in all the more im-
portant town offices. Mr. and Mrs. Currier had
two children; namely, John F. and ClKudes L.
John F., who graduated at Gilmanton Acad-
emy in 1890, and is at present station agent
in Alton, was Trustee of the ]niblic library for
four years, and is active in politics, always
voting with the Republicans. He is a mem-
ber of Winnepesaukee Lodge, No. 75, F.
& A. M. ; of Columbia Chapter at Farming-
ton, N.H., Royal Arch Masons; and the
Knights of Honor. The father died June 8,
1887. He was a kind friend, a good neigh-
bor, a good counsellor, and an able lawyer; and
his home was a happy one. The regard in
which he was held is shown in the following
extract fr(jm the Currier memorial proceedings
in the Supreme Court: "No one who had
opportunity to observe his career as a lawyer
will dispute his creditable standing in the pro-
fession. He was well versed in legal knowl-
edge, was a safe and judicious counsellor and
adviser, and an able, and at times eloquent,
advocate. He was loyal to the court, true to
his clients, and courteous to his professional
brethren. His word was never tloubted. His
jiromise he never failetl to keep. He was so
modest and unassuming in his demeanor that
to one not intimately acquainted with him he
might not pass for all he was worth, but to
those who were more fortunate his modest de-
portment lent an additional charm to the sim-
plicity of his character. We are moved with
sorrow that his familiar face is gone from this
court now forever. We miss a genial, com-
lianionable, warm-hearted friend and brother.
One who saw him often during his long and
painful illness informs me that he was never
heard to complain. The fortitude he dis-
played amid his sufferings may well be called
heroic. When the ravages of wasting disease
admonishetl him that his days on earth were
numbei-ed, he calmly met the great destroyer.
When he laid aside his chosen profession and
its opportunities. for further advancement and
high honors, if he did not do it without regret,
it was because he was human. As by his life
he proved himself an able and upright lawyer,
a courteous gentleman, and a tried and true
friend, so amid sickness and death, by his
patient suffering, cheerful resignation, and
unwavering faith in a better life, he proved
himself an exemplary and consistent Chris-
tian."
Under the date of May 7, 18S5, Mr. Cur-
rier wrote in his diary as follows: "The last
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:n I
wife, boy.'
A year of (i.irkiics.s and ol iiiglil.
A year without a ray of liglit.
No sun, no moon, no star.s 1 see.
No fireside lamp is lit for me.
No starry heavens, no azure sky.
No swan-like clouds go floating by.
No mountain, river, lake, or plain.
No wooded hills, no waving grain.
No autumn tints of gorgeous hues, —
Cod's grand kaleidoscopic views.
No matchless painting on the skies.
At set of sun or at its rise.
No beautiful grass of velvet green.
No plant or shrub or tree I've seen.
No fruit, no flowers of every hue.
(Their fragrance is denied me, too.)
The magic charms the seasons bring.
Of summer, autumn, winter, spring.
.Mike take on the same dark hue,
Alike are hidden from my view.
All books and papers closed to me,
How much I miss their company!
The beasts and birds have hid away
Within the shades that round me lay.
But, worse than all, this dreadful night
Has buried all my friends from sight.
My wife and boys, how near they are !
And yet so very, very far.
Have they much changed within the yeai
My wife grown old with constant care ?
Oh, how I hunger for a sight
Of their dear faces ! If I might
But .see them only once again,
And stamp their pictures on my brain,
I'd pawn my all, I'd penance do,
I'd suffer twice what I've gone through.
But, when I strain my eye to see,
Clrini darkne.ss sits and mocks at me.
My breath comes quick, my pulse beats
1 try in vain to 'scape his grasp.
Still (lod is good: of much bereft,
A thousandfold there still is left.
My rea.son still remains with me, —
A boon far greater than to see.
Mv pleasant home, my hoys, my wife.
And countless blessings crown my life.
Til t hecr and brighten up my home.
May God grant them his beni.son.
For all they've said, for all they've doii
Beyond this darkness and this pain,
Beyond is sunshine. May I gain
That heavenly land where all is bright.
No sighs, no tears, no death, no night!
§OSEPH H. AVKRV, an entcTprisint;
business man of Milton, ami an ex-
niember of the New Hampshire legis-
lature, was born in Acton, Me., June 29, 1844,
son of John and Mary (Nealey) Avery. The
Avery family were early settlers in I'arsons-
fiekl, Me., and Joseph H. Avery's great-grand-
father was the first to break a road through the
woods to that town from Rochester, N.H.
John Avery has spent the greater part of his
life in Acton, and has followed the carpenter's
trade in connection with farming. He is now
eighty-si.\ years old, antl is still active botli
mentally and physically. He wedded Mary
Nealey, a native of Sandwich, N.H., who has
borne him eight children. Of these live are
living; namely, Charles, George, Lorenzo,
Jeremiah, and Joseph H.
After receiving his education in the schools
of Acton, Wakefield, and Milton, Joseph H.
Avery learned the shoemaker's trade in this
town, and followed it for four years. He ne.xt
went to Boston, where he worked in a restau-
rant for three years. In 1 866 he returned to
Milton, and since that time has had a varied
as well as a successful business career. At
different times he has been engaged in tlie
grocery trade, the grain and flour business, the
lumber business, the manufacture of excelsior,
and to some extent in farming. He is now
in the express business, and is interested in
real estate. The shoe factory operatetl by
N. B. Thayer & Co. was erected by him, and
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he constructed the dam on the Salmon I^'alls
River which supplies it with power. His
building enterprises have contributed much to
the town's improvement. He now ranks as
one of Milton's most enteriirisinj;- and pro>;res-
sive business men. Politically, he acts with
the Reiniblican party. He was Chairman of
the Board of .Selectmen durin-- the years iSS6,
18S7, and 1888, was Re|)resentative to the leg-
islature in 1889 and 1890, and was again
elected a .Selectman in 1896. He has recently
received the apjiointment as Postmaster of
Milton. His official duties have always been
discharged with a zeal and efficiency that have
earned the hearty commendation of his fellow-
townsmen.
Mr. Avery has been twice married. By his
first wife, Theatah (Hanscom) Avery, there
were two chiklren: Herman, who died at the
age of nine years; ami Addie, who is the wife
of O. W. Brown, of Sanfortl, an enterprising
business man. His present wife, who was
before marriage ][mma Hanscom, is the
mother of one daughter, Elsie. Mr. Avery is
connected with Unity Lodge, F. & A. M.,
of Union, N.H.; and the Ancient Order of
United Workmen. The family attend the
Congregational church.
fOSHUA C. PICKP-.RING, one of the
oldest business men of Barnstead, where
he is engaged in the clothing trade,
was born in this town, March 13, 1S43, son
of Caleb ant! Pllizabeth (Roberts) Pickering.
He represents the ninth generation of the
Pickering family in this country. About the
year 1633 two men, who were undoubtedly
cousins, bearing the name of John Pickerin
(as it was then spelled), came from England
to this country. One of them settled at Ips-
wich, Mass. The other, from whom this
branch of the family has sprung, took u]) his
residence at Portsmouth, where he died No-
vember II, 1668. This John had six chil-
dren; namely, John, Thomas, Rebecca, Abi-
gail, Mary, and Sarah. Thomas, the second
son, who tlied in 1719 or 1720, had three sons
and nine daughters. These were: James,
Joshua, Thomas, Mary, Sarah, Rebekah, Abi-
gail, Hazelel, Hannah, Eliza, Martha, and
Mehitable. James, son of Thomas, born in
1680, died in 1768, in Newington, N. H. He
had four sons and one daughter; namely, John,
Winthrop, Anthony, Thomas, and Abigail.
Of these, John, who represented the fourth
generation, and died in Newingtijii in 1790,
had eight children — Valentine, William,
Stephen, James, John, Temperance, Sarah,
and Polly. Temperance married a Hodgdon,
and Sarah married a Tasker. Stephen, who
was born in Newington in 1739 anti died in
1825, in 1 77 1 married Mehitable Gove, and
came to Barnstead, settling on the south-west
corner lot, where he spent the remainder of
his days. His land adjoined the towns of
Loudon, Gilmanton, and Pittsfield. Stephen
and Mehitable Pickerin had ten children;
namely, James, Jacob, Daniel, Andrew, Polly,
Rosmon D., Abigail, Sally, Lois, and
Stephen. When the father died, his children,
of whom the youngest was then forty-five, were
all at his bedside. He had fifty-four grand-
children and fifty -nine great-grandchildren.
James Pickering, the eldest son, represent-
ing the si.xth generation from John of I'orts-
mouth, married Mary Philbrook, who bore him
nine children. Thesewere: John, Jacob. Jon-
athan, Samuel, Nancy Ann, Sally, Mehitable,
Betsey, and Levi. The motlier lived to be
over ninety years old. John, the eldest son,
married Patty Pease, and had three children —
John, Mary, and Olive. Mary married Thomas
Randall, and had two sons and two daughters
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-John, Frank, Olive, and ICvclinc. Her
sister Ulivc married Tiniotliy Xiiltcr. Jacob,
the second son of James and Mary (Philbrook)
Pickerini;, married Rebecca Avery, who bore
liim six children: namely, Monn)e, Charles,
Levi, Henrietta, Irene, and Mary Jane. Jon-
athan I'ickering, the youni^er brother of Jacob,
married Mliza Foster, and had eight children,
three sons and five danghters. These were:
Charles H., Klbridge, Christopher, Ann,
I.ncy. Sarah, Rosina, and Mary. Nancy Ann,
the eldest daughter of James and Tvlary Picker-
ing, married a Mr. Perkins, of Portsmouth,
and had two sons — Joseph and William. Her
sister Sally successively married James Avery
and John Sanborn, ami hatl two children —
Eunice and Sarah. Mehitable and Betsey re-
spectively married John Foye and Dudley
Colbath, and both had children. Samuel Pick-
ering, the seventh lineal descendant in this
branch of the family, and the grandfather of
Joshua C. , married Polly Avery. She bore
him seven children, of whom three died in
infancy. Caleb, Joshua, Clarissa, and Caro-
line attained maturity. Clarissa married
William Roberts, and had four children —
Charles, Caroline, Polly, and lictsey. Caro-
line I'ickcring marrietl Caleb Webster, and
had three children — Fmma, Clara, and
Horace. Joshua died in 1S52, aged thirty-five
years.
Caleb Pickering was engaged in farming
with his father until the latter's death, when
the homestead fell to him. Born in 1812, he
tlied in I'ebruary, 1S94, fourscore years of age.
p:iizabeth (Roberts) Pickering, his wife, who
was a daughter of Jonathan and Fllizabeth
(Foss) Roberts, bore hirii four children —
Tobias R., Joshua C. . .Mary J., and .Sarah K.
Tobias R., who married Ada F3vans, had two
daughters— Ethel and Mary. Mary J., who
first married Daniel Wright, and after his
death Eben Hanson, of .Alton, died in March,
1896. Sarah K. is the wife of William Lock,
and has three sons and a daughter; namelw
iM-ank, John, Wayland, and Rosa.
Joshua C. Pickering acquired his education
in the district school and at Pittsfleld Acad-
emy. He learned the trade of a clothier with
Joshua M. Babcock, with whom he was associ-
ated for twenty years. F"or seventeen years of
that time he was a partner of Mr. Babcock.
Ujion Mr. Babcock's decease in 1881 he un-
dertook the business alone, and has carried it
on successfully since. While Mr. Babcock
was living, the firm conducted a saw-mill for a
time in addition to their other business. In
May, 1865, Mr. Pickering was married to Miss
Ellen M. Grace, a daughter of Moses Grace,
of North Barnstead. The union has been
blessed by the birth of five children — Albert
C, Grace A., Bettie ]., p-annie P., and P'red
R. Albert C. is married, and has two chil-
dren; Grace is the wife of George Hillsgrove,
and has two children; Bettie lives at home;
F'annie P. is the wife of F>ed Hillsgrove: and
F'red is attending Pittsfield Academy. Joshua
C. Pickering represented the town of Barn-
steail in the New Hampshire legislature in
ha\-ing been
:ted
the
Democratic ticket. In the legislature he
served on the Conmiittees of Roads and
Bridges and P^ducation.
A\I1) K STORY, the landlnrd of
Story's Tavern at The Weirs, La-
conia, was born in Hopkinton,
Merrimack County, January 19, 1836, son of
James K. and Sarah Story. Nathan Story,
the great-grandfather of David I?., was one of
the early settlers of Hopkinton, to which he
went from Flsse.x, Mass., travelling on horse-
back with his wife and one child. At that
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time the country was ncarl)- al! a wiltlerncss.
ArriviiiL;' in Ilopkinton, he took up a tract of
lanil containing one hundred acres, and on it
built a log hut, which was afterward replaced
by a frame house. lie lived to be over eighty
years of age. Five of his six children were
born ill Hopkinton; namely, William K.,
Lydia, Hannah, .Sarah, b:ienor, and Mary.
William K., the grandfather of David B.,
remained all his lifetime on the homestead,
living to be cighty-si.v years of age. Ik^sides
conducting the farm, he worked at shocmak-
ing. He married Lydia Knowlton, who lived
to be eighty-five. They had four children —
James K., William, .Sarah, and Kliza. Will-
iam, when young, removed to Newton, N.H.,
where he married and lived until his ileath.
Sarah married Samuel H. Gale, who died in
Newton, N.H. She now lives in Hopkinton.
l-;iiza married Luther M. Tussell. The care
of the homestead farm fell to James K., who
still lives there. The residence is the first
two-story house erected in the town, having
been built in 1760. While he conducted the
homestead, his chief occupation for forty years
was that of wholesale cigar dealer, having a
route between Cambridgeport, Mass., and
Hopkinton. His political allegiance is given
to the Democrats. Li addition to serving the
jiuljlic in a number of minor town offices, he
represented Hoiikinton in the New Ham])shire
legislature in 1856 and 1.S57. Sarah Story,
his wife, is a member of the Congregational
church. They have had five children ; namely,
David Ji, John, James IL, George M., and
Annette. John died in infancy, and James H.
died in boyhood. George M., living in Goffs-
town, N,H., is a veterinary physician. An-
nette, the wife of C. II. Sanborn, lives in
Watertown, Mass.
■David R. Story attended the district schools
of his native place and Ilopkinton Academy.
Finishing his academy course in 1855 at the
age of nineteen years, he went into the meat
business in Concord, and leniained in trade
there until 1S64. He then purchased the
Perkins House at Ho|ikinton, which he con-
ducted until it was burned in 1872. After
that he bought the Mount Relknap House in
Lakeport, N.IL, where he remained four
years. In 1876 he came to Laconia and
bought the City Hotel, of which he was pro-
prietor for four years. He purchased Hotel
Weirs in 18S0, and conducted it until i8(jo.
Since then he has ha<l Story's Tavern at The
Weirs. He has been very popular in both his
business and social relations.
On February 4, 1857, Mr. Story and Miss
Sarah J. I'rench were united in marriage.
She
daughter
Benjamin !•■
of
Boston. Of the five children born to them,
James IL, Fred W., Charles F. , and Benjamin
V. are living, and are successful business men.
Charles V is a piaint and oil dealer in Laconia ;
James II. is in the drug business in this city;
and l''red W. has a variety store here in La-
conia. Benjamin, a paper-hanger and deco-
rator, is in Boston, where he does a contract
business, and employs from fifteen to twenty-
five men. Ada, the only daughter, died when
eighteen years of age. In pcditics Mr. Story
is a Democrat. I'or a number of years he was
Deputy Sheriff of Merrimack County. In
1872 he was appointed to the same office in
Belknaji Countw and therein served continu-
ously until 1888. From 1S82 to 1886 he
was also High Sheriff of Belknap County.
While occupying this office it was his unpleas-
•ant duty to e.\ecute, by hanging, Thomas^
Sanian, the triple murderer of Laconia, he
being the C)nly man ever hung that was sen-
tencetl by the courts of this county. In 18S1
and 1882 he was Selectman of Laconia. In
1896, though a Democrat, he was elected to
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the
He
cil.
War
Sun
of I
ton
also
The
liinv
State leyislatui-c from a Repulilican ward,
is now serving in the Laconia City Coun-
A nnniher of times at the meetings of
(1 One he has acted as Moderator. Mr.
y is a member of Chicora Lodge, No. 51,
.ai^ejiort, Laconia ICncampment, and Can-
Osgood, of Laconia, I. O. O. F. He is
a member of the Knights of Honor and of
Weirs Grange, \o. 24S, in wliich he is
Worthy Ahister.
-A1\H'..S A. Ml
]irominently
R, who has fignrcd
le public affairs of
^sii/ New Durham foi' a number of \ears,
was born in Milton, N.H., in 1S33, son of
Richard and I'anlina (Hussejl) Miller. His
great-grandfather, Mark, and his grandfather,
Henry Miller, were both born in Newington,
N. H., and both settled in Milton. The latter
served as a soldier in the War of 181 2.
Richard Miller, father of James A., was
born in Milton, and reared to agricultural pur-
suits. b"or many years he owned and culti-
vated a good farm in New Durham ; but the
last five years of his life were .spent in ]<"arm-
ington, N.H. In pcditics he voted with the
Democratic jiarty. He married I'anlina Bus-
sell, a native of Acton, Me., and reared a
family of si.\ children, all of whom are living.
Richard Miller died at the age of ninety
years, four months, and twenty-one days.
James A. Miller, the chief subject of this
sketch, received a common-school education;
and when old enough he began to assist his
father in carrying on the farm. He has al-
ways resided upon his present projierty, which
consists of sixty-seven acres of productive
land; and he carries on general farming and
dairying. He is one of the active supporters
of the Democratic party in this town, and has
filled with abilitvall <.f the principal offices.
He has been a member of the ]5oard of .Select-
men nineteen years in all, and has acted as its
Chairman for nine years of that time. He
was Ta.\' Collector for two years. Town Treas-
urer for one term, was Overseer of the I'oor,
and represented this town in the legislature in
1867. He also formerly acted as a Justice of
the Peace.
Mr. Miller married for his fir.st wife Lydia
M. Hayes, who bore him two children —
Henry K and I'"lorence A., the last named
being the wife of Charles Conner, of I'arniing-
ton. His jiresent wife was before marriage
Klla J. Glidden, of New Durham; and by this
second union there are five children — Flora
P., James A., Jr., Ivichard, G rover C. , and
Gladys E. Mr. and Mr.s. Miller attend the
liaptist church.
OR FN S. FERNALD, an energetic
and prosjierous agriculturist of Lee,
Strafford County, N.IL, was born
in Nottingham, Rockingham County, October
19, 1859, son of John K. and Sarah W. F.
(Thompson) I'ernald. He received a common-
school education, and remained at home on the
farm until attaining his majority. He then
w^ent to Dover, N. H., where he was employetl
for seven years in the office of \\ Mathes.
Later he returned to Nuttingham and i)ur-
chased a farm, which he successfully managed
until 1 89 1. He then came to Lee and pur-
chased his present farm, which contains one
hundred and fifty acres, and is located on the
road from Dover to Lee, five miles south-east
of Dover. Its thriving condition attests Mr.
Fernald's abilit\' as a practical farmer. In
politics Mr. Fernald indorses the princijdes of
the Republican party. While a resident of
Nottingham, he served the town efficiently as
Supervisor; and in March, 1896, he was
ERASTUS A CRAWFORD.
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elected Chairman nf tlie lioard (if Selectmen
of T,ee.
In i,S,S5 Mr. ]'"crnal(l married Cylena A.
Demerritt, who has borne him six children—^
Harold L., Carl S. , lulna F., Willis, 1-rank,
and John I. Mr. l<"ernald is identified with
Mount Pleasant Lodge, I. O. O. V. ; helongs
to the Improved Order of Red Men ; and also
officiates as Treasurer of Lee Grange, having
served in that capacity three years.
()]5IAS HAM, who owns and occupies
a good farm <ni Meredith Neck, was
born in Portsmouth, N.IL, P'ebruary
i^^, 1S24, son of .Samuel and Caroline (Odi-
orne) Ham. His grandfather. Captain Tobias
Ham, a master mariner hailing from Ports-
nmuth, while sailing his schooner off Seabroak
ISeaeh in the year i Soo, was knocked over-
board by a swinging boom, and was drowned.
Samuel Ham, born in Portsmouth, I'ebru-
ary 23, 1794, grew to manhood as a farmer,
and followed that occu|iation during the active
period of his life. In 1S37 he succeeded to
the Ham homestead, and his last days were
spent upon the old place. In politics he was
originally a Democrat, but later he v(.)ted with
the Republican party. His wife, Caroline,
who was a native of New Castle, N.H., be-
came the mother of twelve children, ten of
whom lived to maturity. These were: Will-
iam 1'"., who resides in Portsmouth; Tobias,
the subject of this sketch; Sylvester, Charles
K., and George IL, who are deceased ; Joseph
O. and Benjamin O., who are residents of
Portsmouth; I\Iary Caroline, also deceased;
Ann Maria, the wife of Charles Gray, of
Portsmouth; and Robert M., of that city.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Ham were Second Ad-
ventist.s in their religions views.
Tobias Ham attended the district schoids,
and resided upon the home farm until he was
seventeen years old. He then began to serve
an apprenticeshii) at the lilacksmith's trade.
After following it for four years, he went to
work in a machine shop, and was there em-
ployed until y\pril 12, 1S72. He then turned
his attention to agricultural pursuits, and,
purchasing his present farm, has since lieen
quite successful in raising the usual crops of
his locality. Politically, he is a stanch Re-
publican, but take.s no active part in public
affairs beyond casting his vote.
On November 24, 1S51, Mr. Ham married
Hannah Randall, daughter of James Ranchill,
of Centre Harbor, N.Il. ; and he has one
daughter living — luiinia I']tta, now the wife
of George N. P:aton, of Meredith. James
Randall, who was born in Harnstead, N.IL,
spent the greater part of his life upon a farm
at Centre Harbor. He and his wife, Lydia
(Bean) Randall, reared a family of ten chil-
dren, namely; Aaron, James, Haven, Sally,
John, Ann, Lydia, Hannah, Oliver, and Ben-
jamin. (.)liver and ]>enjaniin are now de-
ceased. Mr. and Mrs. Ham are members of
the Free Will Baptist church.
RASTUS A. CRAWI'ORD, senior mem-
ber of the firm of Crawford, Tolles &
Co., of Dover, N.H., carries on,
without doubt, the most extensive insurance
business of any firm in this State. He was
born March 28, 1824, in Norfolk, St. Law-
rence County, N. Y., a son of luastus and Lois
(Allen) Crawford.
Erastus Crawford was born and reared to
man's estate in the White Mountain region of
New Hampshire, where his father, Abel Craw-
ford, was one of the olde.st and hardiest ]3io-
neers. In early manhood Erastus Crawford,
crossing the Green Mountain State, went to
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St. Lawrence County, New \'ork. Soon after
his marriage he estalilishcd himself as a
farmer in Norfnli<, where he carrictl on his
chosen occiii)ation until his imtimely ileath in
May, 1824, at the age of thirty-three years.
Mis wife, whose maiden name was Lois Allen,
was born in Madrid, St. Lawrence County,
N.Y. After a few years of widowhood she
married George A. Langworthy. She lived
to the age of forty-eight years. By her first
marriage two children were born, namely:
L:rastus A., the sjiecial subject of this sketch;
and Festus.
I'lrastus A. Crawford, soon after the death
of his father, became an inmate of the house-
hold of his paternal grandfather, the venerable
Abel Crawford, in honor of wh(,.m the Notch
in the White Mountains received its name.
The grandfather was the first white settler at
liemis, Carroll County, this State, and cleared
the land now occupied by Bern is station. For
many years he was proprietor of the Mount
Crawford tavern, a ]iopular hostelry in the old
stage days. Lie was familiar with all sections
of that jiait of tlie country, traversing it on
foot and horselxick ; and, according to an arti-
cle by Julius IL Ward, "the first horse that
ever climbed the rocks of Mount Washington
had for a rider Abel Crawford, who was then,
in 1840, seventy-five years old, and who sat
proudly upon his noble animal, with head un-
covered, while the wind played lightly with
his silver locks." With thi.s "veteran pilot
of the hills," as he has been named, the young
Erastus was reared, attending the district
schools of Bartlett in his youth, assisting his
grandfather in the hotel, and also acting as a
guide through the mountains, this being before
there were any roads to the summit of Mount
Washington. When twenty years old, became
to Strafford County, and for a year pin'sued his
studies at the academv in Rochester. Going
then into a cotton-mill at Great Falls, he
began working in the lowest jiosition, was
gradLially prcnnoted from one rank to another,
finally being appointed overseer of one depart-
ment. At the end of twelve years his health
failed, and he had to seek other business.
(/)]iening a meat and provision store, he con-
tinued in Great Falls, now Somersworth,
for some time, after which he drove the stage
from Union \'illage to North Conway until
1870. In that year Mr. Crawford established
himself in the fire insurance business in
Somersworth, carrying it on successfully until
coming to Dover, in 1885. Having tlien
formed a partnership with Mr. Tolles, the
firm have continued conducting a flourishing
business. 'I'hey represent about twenty of the
leading fire, life, and accident insurance com-
panies of the Ignited States, and are State
agents for the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance
Company of Newark, N.J., the territory cov-
ered by them including not only the counties
adjoining Strafford, but York County, Maine.
On December -4, 1846, Mr. Crawford mar-
ried Miss Jane S. Lorter, of Somersworth,
N.LI. She was born February 11, 1820, and
passed to the life eternal March 14. 1S96.
The only child born of their union was a son,
Charles A., who died when young.
Mr. Crawf<ird -ivas one of the founders of the
Republican party, of which he has ever since
been a stanch supporter. He takes an active
and intelligent interest in the welfare of his
adopted city, in the government of which be
has served two years, the second year being
an Alderman. In 1892 he was elected a Rep-
resentative to the General Coint from Ward
Two. He is a Master Mason, belonging to
the Moses Paul Lodge, F. & A. M., of Dover;
and he is also connected with Washington
Lodge, I. (). (). I'., of Somersworth. Mr.
Crawford is an active mendier of the Meth-
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odist Episcopal church, having united witli
that (Icnominatiiin nearly half a ccntur}' ago,
and Idr fifteen years has heen sn])erinteiulent
of the Sunday-school ; while for lifty-two
years he has acted as class leader. lie was
a lay delegate from the New Hampshire
Methodist Conference to the session of the
General Conference in New \'oik in iSSS;
and in i.SSN; he was a delegate to the World's
Sunday-school Convention hehl in London,
]{ngland.
^^^MITII NLAL was one of Sanhorn-
^/\ ton's most esteemed residents. He
,— C^ was horn in Meredith, N.H., i-eh-
ruary i6, i Sor,, son of Joseph and Hannah
(Smith) Neal. It is helieved that he was a
descendant of the Neals of Dean, Allesley
Park, one of whom, John Neal, married the
daughter of Henry Cromwell, wdio was a near
relative of ( )liver Cromwell. His grandfather,
Thomas Neal, an I'jiglishman hy hirth, who
settled in Kittery, Me., served as a soldier in
the Revolutionary War. The maiden name of
Thomas Neal's wife was l^etsey Haley. Jo-
seph Neal, horn in Kittery, March 23, 1762,
in common with his hrother.s, was ohliged to
hegin earning his li\-ing at an early age. He
afterward settled in Meredith, N. IL, then a
wilderness, where he eventually hecamc the
owner of a good farm. His wife, Hannah,
hecamc the mother of eight children, namely:
William, John, Pelsey, Mary, Hannah, Jo-
seph, Smith, and Irene. (Jf the numher,
Irene, who was horn in 1N13, is the only sur-
Smith Neal acquired a gond practical educa-
tion. When a young man he turned his atten-
tion to agriculture. He succeeded to the
possession of the homestead in Meredith, and
resided there until after Iiis marriage, when he
sold the property. In the spring of 1855. he
honght the farm which is now owned hy his
daughter, Mrs. Mary K. Hanaford, and re-
sided here for the rest of his life. He devoted
much attention to the raising of cattle, partic-
ularly o.\en, and acquired a wide reputation as
a hrecder of those animals. h^ir seven years
he owned what is known as (hivernor's Island,
comprising five hundietl a( les of land ; and he
impro\ed one hundred and si.\t\'-rive acres of
it for agricultural innposes. In politics he
was a Heniocrat, hut ne\er aspired to ]ndilic
office.
On Deccmher 20, i,S52, Mr. Neal was
united in UKirriage with Sarah hdizaheth
Smith, daughter of Nicholas Smith, of New
Hampton, N. II. The only child (,f this union
is Mary E. Mrs. Smith Neal was a memher
of the Second I5aptist Church of Sanhornton.
On January i, i8go, Mary K. Neal was joined
in marriage with John P. Hanaford. He was
born in New Hampton, N. 11. , Seplend)er 16,
1853, son of Nath.micl P. and /.ulema W.
(Prescott) Hanaf.ir.l. Winthrop Hanaford,
grandfather of Jolm 1'., one ,.f the best known
residents of New IIam|iton and much re-
spected for his high moial character, died in
March, 1896, at the age of ninety-three vears.
He was a man of unusual activity, e\'en in
extreme old age. In IJeccmher, i8()5, he sus-
tained a fracture of the leg. The diiect cause
of his death was pneumonia. Nathaniel P.
Hanaford, John ]'. Hanaford's father, was horn
in New Hampton, October 28, 1827. He re-
sided in this State until 1862, when he moved
to Chadwick, Carroll County, 111., where he is
now engaged in farming arid in raising stand-
ard-bred hor.scs. John P. Hanaford accom-
panied his parents to Illinois, but returned
later to his native State to attend the New
Hampton Literary Institute, completing his
studies with a business course at a commer-
cial college in Milwaukee, Wis. He is now
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engaged in thu hardware luisincss in Chadwick,
,vlK-re he has recently finislied the ereetinn of
1 line hnsiness Ijlock, and where he is also
nlerested with his father in horse-breeding.
^osi-:s \viiittiI':r ci.kmhnt,
wlio for tlie greater ]5art of his
long and active life was engaged
in agricultural pursuits in Rnllinsford, was
born in this town, January 8, iSiS, son of
James and Hannah (Hussey) Clement. James
Clement, Sr., grandfather of Moses, and a pio-
neer settler of Rollinsford, came from luigland
with his three brothers in a boat they had
built themselves. One of them died on the
way. James settled first at Dover Neck, but
later came to Rollinsford, where he became
the owner of a very large tract of land. He
married lietsey Tibbits. Their son, James
Clement, Jr., was born on the Rollinsford
homestead, and received his education in the
common schools. He carried on a large busi-
ness in raising cattle and sheep. He fought
as a siddier in the War of 1S12, being sta-
tioned at Tortsmouth, and subsequently drew^
a ]iension from the go\-ernment for honorable
services. His wife, Hannah Hussey Clement,
was a sister of the mother of John G. Whit-
tier; and Mr. Moses Clement was both a
cousin and a close friend of the famous poet.
Mrs. Clement, like her distinguished brother,
was a member of the -Society of Friends. She
was the mother of the following named chil-
dren: Edward, Moses, Sarah (twin sister of
Mcses), James, Oliver, Klizabetb, George, and
William.
Moses Whittier Clement resided all his life
on the home farm, which he bought when he
married, with the exception of a few years
before his marriage, when he worked at shoe-
making in one of the large manufactories at
Haverhill, Mass. His principal crops were
potatoes and corn, and he kejit but a small
herd of cows. He was a hale and vigorous
man for one of his years. In 1896 he loaded
all the hay cut on the farm, the annual harvest
of which is about twenty tons, and trimmed
out after the mowing machine. He died suil-
denly of heart trouble, January 29, i S97.
Mr. Clement married Miss IClizabeth
Hooper, daughter of John Hooper, of Tufton-
boro. She bore him five children, namely:
Abbie; Elizabeth, who tlied in infancy:
George, the first son, who died wdien nineteen
years of age; Elizabeth (the second of the
name), who married James Whitehouse, and
resides in South Berwick, Me.; and Herbert
Clement, who now carries on the farm, about
thirty-five acres of which is tillage land,
and is under high cultivation. ;\Irs. Moses
Clement died January 13, 189.4, at the age of
seventy-five years. She was a devoted mem-
ber of the Methodist Episcopal church, and
her husband was one of the Trustees of the
society. In politics Mr. Clement was a life-
long Republican. Though never an office-
seeker, he was a member of the School Com-
mittee for many years, and at one time held
the office of Road Surveyor. In these posi-
tions he served the public interests faithfully
and efficiently and to the general satisfaction
of the townspeople. His son Herbert is a
member of Washington Lodge, I. O. O. F.,
of Somersworth, in which he is Past Grand.
RS. ELIZABETH (HICXSON)
JACKSON, of Centre Harbor, is
a native of this town, an<l a
daughter of the Rev. Almon and Rhoda A.
(Roys) Benson. Her grandfather was I'lben-
ezer 15enson, wdio passed the greater part of
his life in Jericho, \'t.
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Tlie Rev. Almnn ISensoii, born in Jericho,
June :;, iSiO, \v;is educated at the Gilnianton
(N. II.) Academy and Theological .Seminary,
and was ordained a Congregational preacher.
.Soon after his ordination he came to Centre
Harbor to supply the pulpit for a sliort time,
and made such a fa\'orable impression that, at
the conclusion of the serx-icc on the second
.Sunday of his stay, he was unanimously called
to the pastorate by the societ)'. He was in-
stalled December 2, 1840, as the first settled
Congregational minist'.'r in Centre llai'bor.
As the result of his diligent labor and influ-
ence among the people, the church multiplied
in membership. At tlie close of a protracted
revival service held in iS43,all hut thi'ce chil-
dren over twelve years old, belonging to
attendants and members, were converted and
added to its fold. As his salary was not suffi-
cient to support him, he engaged in farming,
tilling the soil four days in the week, and
spending b^ddays and .Saturdays in his stud)'.
He acquired considerable real estate as the
result of his farming operations. After filling
the pulpit here for many years, he retired from
his pastoral duties, and engaged in the busi-
ness of entertaining summer boarders. In
|)olitics he was a Rei-iublican. He served as
a memliei- of the School Board for some time,
anil represented this town in the legislature
for two terms. His death occurred Septemlier
14, 1884. Rhoila A. (Roys) Jackson, his
wife, was a daughter of Samuel Roys, of what
is now Ivaston, N.H. She was a ]iupil of
Mary Lyon at the Mount Ilolyoke Seminary.
After comiileting her education she taught
schonl until her marriage. .She became the
mother of four children ; namely, Julitta K.,
I-'.li/abeth, Rufus A. R., and Theoilocia C.
Rufus A. R. resides in Somerville, Mass.;
and Theodocia C. is now tl]e wife of George
K. Hart, of South ISoston. Mr. Hart, who for
eleven years was pianoforte tuner in the jiublic
schools of Iloston, is now teacher of tuning at
the IVrkins Institution for the lilind in .South
I'.oston, of which he is a graduate. Mrs.
Almon Henson died b\-biuaiy 20, 1896, aged
seventy -eight )ears.
I'LIizabeth Iknson was graduated from Mount
Ilolyoke Seminary in 1871, and immediately
entered upon her career as ;in educator. She
taught for two years in n.it.m Rouge, Ra. ; for
one year in Janesville, Wis.: for seven years
in Massachusetts; and for two years she kept
a private school in Centre Harbor. On Sep-
tember 10, 1896, she marrii'd William C.
Jackson. He was born in what is now Madi-
son, N.H., March 7, 1843. His parents were
Caleb and Cathrine (Keneson) Jackson, both
natives of Madison. His great-grandfather
was James Jackson, M.D., and his grandfather
was Daniel Jackson, who resided in Madison,
then called Eaton. In his younger days
Daniel Jackson was a carpenter, and later a
farmer. He was prominent as a member of
the Free liaptist church, and he lived to be
seventy years old. He married Aldgai] Mer-
rill, daughter of Thomas Merrill, of Conway,
N. H., and became the father of seventeen
children, eleven of whom giew to matuiity.
She was an active member of the b'ree IS.iptist
church. Thomas Merrill, who was Imrn in
Concord, X.H., April 14, 1748, married Han-
nah Ambrose, of that t"wn. His father,
Thomas Merrill (first), born in Haverhill,
Mass., b'ebruary 25, 172,:;, settled in Concord,
N.H., in 1765, and was the first Town Clerk
ami the first Justice of the Peace in that town.
The first ancestor of the Merrill family of
whom there is any record was John Merrill,
who was born in Haverhill, April 14, 1704.
He was one of the first settlers of Concord,
and was chosen a Deacon of the Congrega-
tional church in 1730. Caleb Jackson, father
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of William C, was a ]-)rospcr<ni.s farmer, who
also followed the trade of carpenter. He
owned farms, and resided at different times in
Madison, Centre Harbor, Moultonboro, Sand-
wich, and Tamworth. lie was known and re-
spected as an industrii)us, u|iri<;ht man, ami
for many years was a member of the Congrega-
tional church. He died in Tamworth, Febru-
ary 16, i,S,S2, ay;ed seventy -eight years and six
nxinths.
William C. Jackson was brought to Centre
Harbor by his parents when he was an infant.
After receiving his education in this town, he
learned the shoemaker's trade, and also as-
sisted his father in carrying on the farm. At
the age of twenty-one he learned photography,
and was subsequently engaged in that business
for himself until rSSi. He then sold out,,
and has since been proprietor of a jewelry
store in this town. In jiolitics he is a Re-
publican. He has been identified with the
Congregational church as clerk and ti'easurer
for some years. Mrs. Jackson is a lady of
more than usual activity, and takes a deep in-
tcn.'st in any charitable or religious movement
to which she can be of assistance. She is
Secretary of the Centre Harb'ir Library As.so-
ciation and a member of the Congregational
chuR-h.
©SCAR ALONZO L0UGI':F., one of
the most prominent merchants of La-
eonia, was born in this city, October
28, 1857, son of True Worthy and Abbie R.
((Oilman) Lougee. A rei^resentative of an old
Xevv Hampshire family of Colonial origin, he
traces his genealogy directly to John Lougee,
who was a native of the Isle of Jerse_\-. In
the reign of Queen Anne, between the years
1703 and 1713, John Lougee emigrated to this
country, and settled in New Hampshire.
Some time after he was carried off bv the Ind-
ians. He subsequently escaped from cajitiv-
ity, passed the rest of his life in l':.\eter, and
died at the age of seventy-seven. When he
was eighteen years old he wedded Marv,
daughter of Moses Oilman, of New Market,
and afterward reared a family of eight chil-
dren. John Lougee (second), eldest son of
John (first), settled with his brother, Gilman,
in Gilmanton, N.ll. He sucessively married
Molly Leavitt, Susan Hull, and Mrs. Judith
Deal, and died at the advanced age of ninety-
four years. By his first two marriages he had
fifteen children. Tiie ne.xt in line was Jo.seph
Lougee, born in Gilmanton, June J.S, 1751,
who was a car])enter and a farmer, possessed
unusual physical powers, and died in Gilman-
ton, February 16, 1.845. It is told of Josejih
that, when ninety years old, he assisted in
moving a barn. His first wife was before
marriage Apphia Swazey. His second mar-
riage was contracted November 4, 17S0, with
Miriam Fogg, wdio was born March 28, 1757.
He had thirteen children: namelv, I^isha,
Polly, Apphia, I'.dly (second), Sally. Sally
(second), John h'ogg, Anna, Joseph, Seth,
Daniel, Samuel Dearborn, and Apphia (sec-
ond). At his de.ath he left ten children,
forty-five grandchildren, and si.\ty-five great-
grandchildren.
l':iisha Lougee (first), great-grandfather of
the subject of this sketch, was born in Gil-
manton, July 3, 1772. In 179S he settled in
Sanbornton, and first occupied the jiropei-t}- in
the square now owned by S. G. Abbott. I're-
vious to 1 8 10 he removed to the Thomas place,
where his son I'LIisha now resides. I-'or many
years he followed the carpenter's trade, at
which he was quite an expert, and usually had
a number of apprentices under instruction.
He was a man of considerable prominence in
his da_\', and served as a Lieutenant in the
State militia. His death occurred in San-
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bornton, December 23, 1S43. In 1793 he
nianiecl Anna Lurd, a native of I'Lxeter, who
(lied November 17, 1 S60, ai;ed eighty-two
years. Her chihhen were: Charles, Mary,
l':iisha, I':iizabetii, Ann, and Joseph. I':iisha
Lougee (second), grandfather of Oscar A., was
l^orn in Sanbornton, March 15, iSoo. In
early manhood he engaged in farming in his
native town. At a later date he moved to
Northfield Centre, and still later to l.aconia,
where he was engaged in tilling the soil for
fourteen years. He finally returned to his old
farm in Sanbornton, and is still residing
there. Grandfather h'.lisha Lougee has been
twice married. On September 4, 1823, he
was wedded to Thirza I'hilbrook, daughter of
Deacon David I'hilbrook, by the Rev. I'eter
Clark. She died July 21, 1866, aged si.xty-
two years; and on May 15, 1867, he married
Pamelia A. Glines, of Northfield. Born of
his first union were: True Worthy, Sarah
Jane, Thirza I'hilbrook, and .Samuel l'\'rnald.
True Worthy Lougee, father of Oscar A., was
born in Sanbornton, (Jctober 13, 1825. His
chief occupation was that of a carpenter, and
the greater part of his life was spent in La-
conia. He served as a private in the Twelfth
Regiment, New Hampshire Volunteers, during
the Civil War. After his discharge from the
army he continued to reside here until his
death by apople.x)- on July 21, 1879. He was
a member of the I-'ree Will Baptist church.
His wife, Abbie, whom he married in 1853,
was born in Bethlehem, N.H. She became
the mother of three sons, namely: Frank Her-
bert, who was born March 4, 1855; Oscar A.,
the subject of this sketch; and Orman True,
who was born May 25, 1861.
Oscar Alonzo Lougee graduated from the
Laconia High School in 1875. Immediately
after he became a clerk in the dry -goods and
carpet store of George W. Weeks, and was
subsequently employed in that capacity until
March, 1877. 'I'hen, in company witli his
brother, F. H. Lougee, and S. B. Smith, he
engagedjn business, under the firm name of
Smith, Lougee Brothers & Co. In 1881 the
firm became known as Lougee Brothers, and
in 1884 Orman T. Lougee was admitted to
partnersliip. Iiiisiness increased to such an
extent as to oblige them to establish them-
selves in their present location in December,
1S85. Since then they have had to make addi-
tions to their floor space, including an anne.x
twenty b}' forty feet, erected in the spring of
i8<)0, and a large storehouse, sixty by forty
feet, erected in the fall of 1896. Dealing in
dry and fancy goods, carpets, furnitiu'c, beti-
ding, etc., they carry one of the largest stocks
in Laconia. The firm has also a large store
in St. Johnsbury, Vt.
Mr. Lougee attends the Free Baptist church.
In politics he is a l^epul.l ican and an earnest
advocate of the g.dd standard. He represented
Ward Imhu- in the Commiju Council of Laconia
in 1895 ami 1896, serving upon the Committee
on h'inance for both years. He is connected
with Mount Lebanon Lodge, No. ^2, ]•". &
A. M.; with Winnepesaukee Lodge. No. 7,
I. O. O. v.; and with Laconia I';ncami)menl,
of which he is Patriarch.
The business ability Mr. Lougee has shown
himself to be possessed of gives promise of
still greater success than he has yet won.
SOSI'M'H II. F1';RNALI), who is engaged
in agricultural pursuits in the town ol
Dover, N.H., was born in 1S29 in
Alexandria, Grafton Comity, this State, a son
of J(jseph and Lydia (Feniald) Fernald.
When he was an infant his ]3arents removed to
Strafford County, locating in the town of ]5ar-
rington; and a few years later they settled in
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Durham, going from there, when he was a lail
of twelve years, to the town of Madbury. He
was eihicated in the public schools of Durham
aiul Mailbury, and grew to manhood in the
latter place. When about twenty years of
age, being desirous of learning some useful
trade, and being somewhat of a mechanic, he
came to Dover, and here served an apjirentice-
ship of two years and a half with a carpenter,
lie subsequently worked at his trade in this
vicinity for about four years, making his home
successively in Madbury and Durham. In
1854 he went to Lawrence, Mass., and from
there, in the fcdlmving spring, to California,
making the trip by way of the Isthmus of
Panama. Going directly to San Francisco, he
there readily found employment at carpenter-
ing. After remaining si.x years in California,
he returned to his native State, and settled in
Madbury, where he followed his early vocation
until i8,S8, doing a large amount of work in
that locality. Coming thence to Dover, he
has since given his attention to farming, hav-
ing a farm of eighteen acres; antl, besides rais-
ing fruit, vegetables, hay, and some grain, he
has a small dairy. During the eight or more
years that he has been engaged in his present
occupation he has met with exceptionally
good results, the skilful and systematic
methods with which he carries on his work
bringing him due rew\ard. Politically, he is a
stanch adherent of the principles promulgated
by the Democratic party; and he is in all
thin''s a true and loyal citizen.
'IDNEY 15. IIAVi:S, clerk and pay-
master of the Cocheco Woollen
Manufacturing Company at East
Rochester, was born June 16, 1850, in the
town of Strafford, son of Charles II. Hayes.
He traces his descent to i)ioneer stuck. His
great-grandfather on the paternal side removeil
to Strafford from ]5arrington in the early part
of the eighteenth century, transporting his
household goods in an o.\ cart, and making the
journey of ten miles through the woods.
After settling in Strafford, Great-grandfather
Hayes engagetl in clearing a tract of land; and
in the humble log cabin built by his owmi
hands his children, including Joseph, the
grandfather of Sidney IL, were born.
Charles H. Hayes was born and reared in
Strafford, and in his younger days was there en-
gaged in general farming and dairying. Later
in life he became connected with the Cocheco
Woollen Manufacturing Company of East Roch-
ester, where he spent his declining years, dy-
ing in i8g[. He was a man of good business
ability, and was highly respected for his man-
liness and integrity. He took no active part
in town or county affairs, but he was a loyal
supporter of the principles of the Republican
party. He married Miss Sarah J. Foss, of
Rochester, who bi.ire him three children,
namely: George L., now of Maiden, Mass.;
Mary E., the wife of the Rev. H. II. iMcnch,
also of Maiden; and Sidney I!., the subject of
this sketch.
Sidney B. Hayes obtained his elementary
education in the public schools of Strafford.
He subsequently attended the Maine State
Seminary at Lewiston and the lulward Little
Institute of Auburn, Me., graduating from the
commercial department of the latter in 1869.
Mr. Hayes then became a clerk in the dry-
goods store of S. H. Feineman & Brother, of
Rochester, remaining eighteen months in their
employ. He resigned that situation to enter
the oi'fice of the Cocheco Woollen Manufact-
uring Company in his present responsible
capacity, the duties of which he has since dis-
charged in a manner that has given the utmost
satisfaction. Mr. Hayes takes great interest
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in local affairs. IJcsiclcs serving as a member
of tlie School Board for three years, he rejire-
sented Rochester in the State legislature in
1876 and 1877. In 1896 Ward One unani-
nunisly electetl him to tiie City Council fur a
term of three years. Tiiis was an empliatic
expression of the esteem in wJMch his fellow-
citizens hold liim.
Mr. Hayes was first married Novemljcr k),
1872, to Miss Emma A. Stone, of Soutli Ber-
wick, Me. After a happy wedded life of
twenty years she died, leaving no children.
On October 31, 1895, Mr. Hayes contractetl a
second marriage witli Mrs. Rosa A. Gowell,
of Pittsfield, Me. He was made a Mason in
Humane Lodge, No. 21, V. & A. M., of
Rochester; and he is now a member of Teinple
Chapter, R. A. M., of that place. He is
likewise an Odd Fellow of prominence, be-
longing to Cochcco Lodge, No. 39, of East
Rochester, of wdiich he is now Treasurer; and
to the Norway Plains iMicanipment of Roches-
ter. He is one of the trustees of the Meth-
odist l{pisc(.)pal church and the superintendent
of its Sunilay-school.
Rh:i) ]•:. BI-RRY, who is quite hugely
gcd in geneial fanning in Barn
stead, was born here, October 30, 1857,
son of Ira L. and Lavinia E. (Drew) Berry.
On April 19, 1827, I'liphalet Berry, father of
Iia L., came fmm Strafford, this State, to
Barnstead, and settled on a forty-acre tract of
land, wiiich now forms a part of tlie farm
owned by his grandson. This land was a por-
tion of the large tract purchased by John Drew ;
and the house thereon was bui'lt l)y I'lijah
Drew, one of John Drew's sons. Elii)halel
died December 13, 1859, aged about si.\ty-two
years. He was the father of four children,
namely: Ira L. , Eliza Ann, Lucy, and Will-
iam. The daughters died young. William,
who enlisted in Company H of the Twelfth
New Hampshiie Regiment, in which he be-
came a Corporal, was woundeil at the battle <if
Chancellorsville, so that he died shortly alter.
He left a widow, Josephine (l-:vans) Berry,
who afterward married C.eorge Carver, of
Havre de Grace, Md. I-;iiphalet's wife, Eliz-
aljeth (Locke) Berry, died January 11, 1877,
at the age of seventy-six years.
Ira L. Berry recei\ed his echication in a
district and private school, supplemented by
a few terms at Gilmanton and Noithlield
Academies. Thereafter he In]],, wed the pro-
fession of teacher in i'.arnstcad and otiier
towns of this State and in Rhode Island.
From Rhode Island he returned to the home-
stead, which finally became his by inheritance.
For fifteen successive years he served the town
as Selectman, and was Chairman of the lio.nd
for a large part of the time. He also hcUl
the office of County Cnmmissioner and that of
Justice of the Peace. His reputation was that
of a m.idel public official. He (b'ed l-cbruary
2S, 1892, aged sixty-three years. Lavinia,
his wife, a daughter of Joscjih Drew, is a de-
scendant of John Drew, who is thought to ha\'e
been the earliest settler of North Barnstead.
J. Horace Drew, of Gilmanton, traces his de-
scent to the same ancestor. La\'inia Diew
attended l)oth Gilmanton and Northfield Acad-
emies, and subsequently taught school for some
time before her marriage and in Rhode Island
after it. She has become tiie mother of three
children — Fred E., Lucy A., and I\Iyra K.
Lucy, after teaching school for a number of
years, married J. W. Whitney, of Syracuse,
N.Y. , who is now engaged in the practice of
medicine in Homer, N. Y. Myra is the wife
of K. H. .Shannon, a lawyer at Laconia.
On completing his education at the New
Hampton Academy, 1-red K. Berry worked
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for two years in Beverly, Mass., for an express
ciinipaiiy. The iie.xl seven years were ein-
ploye.l in lumber and mercantile business in
b'l.irida. I'lion his return \nrlh be went to
Saen, Me., where he was associated with a box
manufacturin;; ecunpany toi' a time. Returning
from .Saco to the homestead, he lias since re-
sided here. The farm contains about three
hundred acres ot laml. He gives especial
attention to the production of milk. Un
March 27, 1.S90, .Mr. Ikaay married lulith M.
Tarbox, daughter of Charles L. and Julia A.
(Tuck) Tarbox, of liiddeford, Afe. They
have three children— Helen J., Grace K., and
I'-.dith T. Berrv.
kOI5ERT V. SWKET, M.D., a promi-
nent homcKopathic physician of Roch-
.'ster, and formerly Mayor of this
city, was born in Port 15yron, N.Y., April 25,
1X65. He was fitted for college at the high
school in his native town, and, entering Cor-
nell University, was graduated with the class
of 1885. He was j)rincipal of the Rose Union
School, at Rose, N. Y., one year, and then
became a medical student at the New York
Homcfopathic College and Hospital. He was
graduated in 1.S88, and, immediately locating
in Rochester, began the jiractice of his profes-
sion. He has not only attained a high degree
of success in his calling, but his pojuilarity as
a citizen was of so marked a nature as to result
in his nomination and election as Mayor in
iS(j4. In politics he is an independent
Democrat. During his term of office he
gave the city an able and efficient administra-
tion of i)ublic alfairs. In January, 1896, he
pursued a post-graduate course in New ^'ork
City, after the completion of which he spent
eight months in travelling through Great 15rit-
ain, iM-ance, Germany, and Italy for the
benefit of his health, making personal observa-
tions of varh.us matters cnnected with ad-
vanceil medical science. He returned home a
short time ago, and, with renewed vigor and
increased knowledge, is now busy with his
professional duties.
In Jime, 1892, Dr. .Sweet was united in
marriage with Josejihine Wallace, daughter
of ]-:. G. Wallace, of Rochester. Mrs. .Sweet
is the mother of three children; namely,
I'aidine, Carlyle, and Robert \'aughan, Jr.
Dr. Sweet is well advanced in Masonry,
and belongs to Humane Lodge, No. 21, A. 1'".
& A. M., Temple Chapter, No. 20, R. A. M.,
and Palestine Commandery, K. T., of Roches-
ter. He is a member of the Congregational
church.
§OHN HKNRY ROBINSON, one of the
best-known farmers of Laconia, anil an
ex-member of the New Hampshire leg-
islature, was born in the house where he now
resides, June 22, 1S44, son of John Langdon
and Rachel C. (Smith) Robinson. The farm
which Mr. Robinson occupies was cleared from
the wilderness by his great-grandfather, Chase
Robinson, who removed hither from Stratham,
N.H., many years ago, when Laconia was part
of the town of Meredith. He erected the
present residence, which was the birthplace of
his son, Thomas Robinson, grandfather of the
subject of this sketch. Thomas Robinson
succeeded to the possession of the homestead,
and resided here until his death, which
occurred when he was fifty-five years old.
John Langdon Robinson, father of John 11.,
was Ijorn at the homestead, A[)ril iS, 1809.
He inherited the property, and the active
period of his life has been devoted to agricult-
ural pursuits. In politics he is a Democrat.
His wife, Rachel C. Smith, whom he married
October 29, 1831, was a daughter of Washing-
JOHN H. ROBINSON.
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129
ton Sinith, of this town, and grand-daughter of
Judge IChenezer Smith, one of the earliest
settlers. Two chikh-en were born of this
union, namely: Charles 1'".; ami John Henry,
the suhjeet of this sketeh. The nu)ther died
January \2, 1892, aged eighty-one years.
She was a member of the h'ree Will liaptist
chureh.
John Henry Robinson was edueated in the
district seho.d and at the New Hampton Lit-
erary Institution. Tilling the soil has been
his occupation since comi)leting his stuilies,
ami for many years past he has managetl the
Robinson farm with unusual energy and .suc-
cess. He has one hundred and ten acres
of excellent land, forty of which arc under
cultivation.
Oil May 15, 1869, Mr. Robinson was joined
in marriage with Hannah Blaisdcll, daughter
of David Blaisdcll, of this town. Her father
was born in Laconia, l'"el)ruary 9, 1809; and
his father, John Blaisdell, resided in Meredith
previous to the incorporati<jn of this town.
David Blaisdell learned the carpenter's trade
in his youth, and shortly after finishing his
apprenticeship engaged in business for him-
self as an architect and builder. Mr. and
Mrs. Robinson have one daughter, I':ieanor
Mr. Robinson has served as Supervisor of
I'^lections si.x years, was for three years a
member of the Board of Selectmen, and, while
a Representative to the legislature in 1S91,
was a member of the Committee on Towns.
He is connected with Chocorua Lodge,
L O. O. F., of Lakeport; Granite Lodge,
Ancient Order of United Workmen; and is a
Past ]\Lister of Laconia Grange, I'atrons of
Husbandry. Mr. and Mrs. Robinson are ac-
tive members of the Free Will Baptist church,
which he has served as Deacon, Treasurer, and
chorister.
/^[JTlToRGE F. MATHES, general agent
y^J at the Boston & Maine railway depot
in Dover, was born March 25, 185G,
in the town of Rochester, N.IL, son of the
late Stephen I\L and Louisa F. (Davis)
INLithes. He is descentled from one of the
earlier settlers of this part of the State. His
father, Steiihen I\L Mathes, was born and bred
in Milton, N.H. On attaining his majority
Ste[ihen, locating in I^^ochester, engaged in a
general mercantile business, and became one
of the most prominent men of the place before
his death, which occurretl at the age of three-
score years. He was a leading member of the
lodge of Odd Fellows organized in that town.
His wife, who was also born in Milton, is now
spending her declining years in Rochester.
She is a sincere Christian woman and a de-
voted member of the Methodist lipiscoijal
church.
George V. Mathes was but a year old when
his father died. He received a [iractical edu-
cation in the common schools. When aliout
seventeen years old he began his term of ser-
vice in the work with which he has since been
identified. The first two months were spent
as baggage-master in the station at Rochester.
Then he began braking on a freight train, sub-
sequently becoming brakeman and baggage-
master on a jjassenger train of the Great Falls
& Conway road, which is now a part of the
Boston & Maine system. He was afterward
promoted to the position of conductor. In
1893 Mr. Mathes accepteil his present position
in Dover, where he has established for himself
a firm place among the most respected busi-
ness men and citizens. He is a self-made
man in every sense imjilied by the term, hav-
ing by his own efforts steadily climbed the
ladder of prosperity. Politically, Mr. Mathes
is a sturdy Republican, and for many years
was quite an active member of his party. He
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was a delegate to the Constitutional Conven-
tion in 1.SS9, ami in 1893 represented the
town ol Woltboio in the State legislature.
Socially, he is a member of Syracuse Lodge,
No. 27, K. of 1*., of Salnionville; and of the
Wolfboro Tribe of the Improved Order of Red
Men.
Mr. Mathes was married to Miss Fannie A.
Parker, daughter of C. II. Parker, of Wolfboro.
They have one child, Charles A., who is now
a brakeman on the Boston & Maine Railroad.
Mr. and Mrs. Mathes are not publicly identi-
fied with any religious organization; but they
are liberal in their beliefs, and attend the
Unitarian church.
LjZ1-:KI1':L HAYKS, of Alton, and his
brother William, are among the most
widely known and respected citizens
of Helknap County, their unusual loyalty to
each other so associating them in the minds of
others that, although their youthful years have
long since passed, they still are known as the
"Hayes Boys." They are sons of William
and Polly (Wentworth) Hayes. l-lzekiel was
born in Alton, May 4, 1S26.
William Hayes, the father, came to Alton
from l'"armington, this State, and in 1804 pur-
chased the farm of one hundred acres or more
now owned by his sou I'zekiel. Ikit little of
the land had previously been cleared, so that
for the first few years he was obliged to give
the larger share of his time to getting off the
timber; but he was industrious, and prospered
in his undertakings. He lunxhased another
farm of one hundred acres, which he gave to
his two older s.)ns. He continued to reside on
the home farm until his death, living to be
eighty-three years of age. He was a man of
strictly temperate habits, believing a moderate
drinker tcj lie but a "Prop to the Drunkard's
Grave." I-'or a number of years he serx'cd
Selectman of Alton. In church affairs a
committee that had charge ol the
the Inst church built in Alton Cent
his wife, was a daughter of Step
worth, of Milton, N.H. She I
ninety-two years old. They had si
Polly,
1 WcnV
d to be
:hiUhen,
namely: Daniel, Stephen W., Olive, Ira I-'.,
I-lzekiel, and William. Daniel was a carriage-
maker and carpenter. Stephen, a carriage-
maker and cabinet-maker, was a piominent
Republican, and served ;is Town Clerk a num-
ber of years. Olive, the only daughter, mar-
ried Joshua Wright, of Alton. Ira Hayes,
living in Sanger\-ille, Me., is a piominent
Republican politician, and has been a Police
Judge for a number of year.s.
Ezekiel was for five terms a student of Leb-
anon Academy, Lebanon, Me., attending
school in the winter and woiking at farming
in the summer months. He taught school for
a number of years, and all his life has found
much [ileasure in reading. As mentioned
ab(n'e, he now owns the old homestead, and
his brother William owns a farm on the oppo-
site side of the street. The two farms contain
about three hundred and seventy acres. They
carried them on together until a few )'ears ago,
when, owing to the expectation of Ezekiel that
his son would take up the work with him, they
divided their property. While living on sep-
arate farms, one never transacted any business
without consulting the other; and the profits of
all sales were divided. P'ven since the ili-
vision they are as inseparable as e\-er, each de-
ferring important business matters to the
judgment of the other, and in busy times
assisting each other in their work. WilliLuii
is a widower.
p:zekiel Hayes married Lydia A. French, a
daughter of Ira French, a farmer and car[)enter
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of Alton. For four yc;iis Mrs. Hayes was
successfully cugagcd in school teaching.
They have a son and daughter — Mary I'llen
and Ilerhert Iv The daughter, who fullowed
teaching for a number of years, is now the wite
of James N. Ames, and has four children.
Ilerljert I'., the son, is engaged in the pro-
vision business in ISnston, his store being on
Warren Street, in the Roxlnny District. Mrs.
Hayes is a member ni the Congregatidual
church.
1-:NRY I^U.ST PARKER, M.D., an
inent physician and an esteemed
itizen of Dover, while a native of
the Granite State, comes of substantial Eng-
lish ancestry. He was born at Wolfboro, Jan-
uary 24, 1836. His first knowledge of books
was obtained in the cummon schools, where he
usually stood very near the head of his class.
When hut twelve years of age, he had the mis-
fortune to lose both of his parents, and was
thereby thrown wholly upon his own resources.
Realizing the need of a good education in
order to insure his future success, the young
lad worked for it with a persistent energy that
was bound to succeed. Before many years had
passed, he was a student in the Wolfboro
Academy, and later his name was enrolled
among the noted instructors of that institution.
While performing his duties as a teacher, Mr.
Parker devoted his free time to the study of
medicine, for which he had a strong predilec-
tion. Afterward he entered the medical de-
partment of Dartmouth College, from which
he was graduated in \^Gf>. Beginning the
practice of his profession in his native town,
he continued there until 1881, when he came
to Dover. Here, preceded by his re])utation
for skill and knowledge, he made rapid strides
in his profession; and to-day he occupies an
assured position among the leading inacli-
tioners of this section of New lingland. He
was examining surgeon for pensions in Straf-
ford County. Under both administrations of
President Cleveland he was President of the
Board of P:xamining Surgeons for this county,
and he holds that office still. He is likewise
one of the trustees of the million-dollar estate
left by the late Hiram Barker, of I'armington,
N. H. ; President of the Medical Society of
Do\er; member of the New Hampshire Medi-
cal Society ; member of the Strafford County
Medical Society, of which he was President in
the years 1S91 and 1893 ; and a member of the
State P'.xecutive Conmiittee, V. M. C. A., of
New Hampshire and Vermont.
Dr. Parker was married May 27, iS6f<, to
Miss Ella M. Thompson, of Wolfboro; and
they have become the parents of three chil-
dren. These are: Nathalie S., the wile of
George B. Harper, of Monireal, Can. ; Al-
berta T., the wife of Harry P. Henders.m, of
Dover; and Heiny R. Parker, Jr., who died
December 27, 1894, aged nineteen )'ears.
The Doctor is a member of the St. Thomas
Episcopal Church of Dover. In juditics he is
a stanch Democrat. He has hail the hoiKu' of
being the first Democrat to fill the Mayor's
chair in IJover, having been elected to this
office in 1890; and he was re-elected in i8gi.
In Masonic circles he is cpiite [jrominent,
being a thirty-second degree Mason and a
Past Master of the Blue Podge.
I.UNZO S. FRENCH, a lifelong resi-
dent of Alton, was born here !\fay 25,
■.34, son of Ira and Eois (McDuf-
fee) French. His paternal grandfather, I'ben-
ezer P'rench, came from l'"armington, N. PL, to
Alton over a century ago, when the town was
only partially settled. Ebenezer purchased in
the east part of the town a tract of wild land
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that, when dcarwl, proved to bt; the finest
pasture in this section. Later in life he
a eaii)enter l)y trade. lieloie coming to Alton
he had married Abigail Walker. He died at
the age of fifty years. She lived to be about
seveuty-five. ' 'I'hey had eight children;
namely, Ira, W'illard, I.ydia, Seth, Sarah,
Abigail, l-.ben, and one that died in infancy.
W'illard and Seth farmed together in Alton.
The latter married, while the former remained
single. In his younger days VVillard, who had
received a good common-school education,
taught school for several terms. Abigail was
twice married, her tirst husband being Gilman
Hunt, and the second Moses Gilman. She
died in 1.S95, aged eighty-five years, leaving
no children. I'.ben, a shoemaker, removed
when young to Woburn, Mass., where he mar-
ried and spent the remainder of his life.
Sarah remained single.
Ira iMcnch, the eldest chi Id of his parents,
after learning the trade of a cai)renter with his
father, was overseer of a department in one of
the coiton-mills of Dover, N.Il., for a few
\-ears. When he was twenty-five )-ears of age,
his father died; and, returning U> the home-
stead farm, he afterward carried it on until his
own death. After lieciming the owner nf the
it in size tn about tw(i hundred acres. He
made a specialty of stock-raising. In [lolitics
he was a Whig, and took an active ]iart in
matters of public interest. In religious belief
he was a Free ]?aptist, belonging to the church
at Kast Alton. He was born in the first year
of the present century, and died in 1877, aged
seventy-seven )-ears. By his wife Lois, a
(laughter of James McUuftee, he was the father
of six children— Oren L. , Ann K. , James M.,
Lyilia A., Alon/.o S. , and hlleanor M. Of
these Uren, a resident of Alton, Lydia, the
wife of ]{zekiel Hayes, and Aloiizo are the
only survivors. Ann K. was the wife of Ju-
seph J5. I'-.vans; James M., whu was station
agent at Alton 15ay tor twenty-seven years, left
a widow and children; and blleanor died when
si.xteen years old.
Having first attended the district .schools,
Alonzo S. l^'rench studied for a few teinis at
both Wolfboro and New Hampton Academies.
Uiioii the cnnipletion of his course he taught
school in the winter for a time, working with
his father during the remainder of the year.
At a later date he took full charge of the
homestead, which he manageil until he came
to Alton village in 1886. On June 6, 1858,
he married Xancy J. I'"urber, daughter of
George W. Lurber, of Wolfboro. Mr. iMcnch
has been a Republican since the organization
of the party. In 1S60 he was superintendent
of the town schooLs. In 1866 and iSr.7, he
reinesented the town in the Lower House of
the State legislature, seiving therei 1 the
Committee on I'ublic Lands. l-"or four _\eais,
beginning in '888, he was Town Treasurer;
and he was Selectman in 1864, 1865, 1887,
18S8, 1895, and 1896, being on the board with
Amos L. Rollins, when the war debt was
raised, and Chairman of that body in ir^9ri.
He was for many years a Trustee of the Imvc
Cent Savings Hank, and in 1896 he was
elected for two years to ser\e as Moderator of
town meetings.
MON Wb;.\TW()R Til, a skilful
And inlluential agriculturist of North
1823, on the farm which he now occupies, son
of J?eard and Sarah (Roberts) Wentworth.
He comes of pioneer ancestry, his paternal
grandfather, ]-;iihu Wentworth, having pur-
chased this tract of land when the district wa,-
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covered with woods. Cleariiif^ a space in tiiis
wilderness, l-",lihii erected a small house, proh-
ablyof logs, for himself and family, and here
spent his remaining days.
Heard Wentworth assisted in clearing the
land ns soon as he was old enough to use an
a.ve. Having inherite.l the old homestead, he
continued to improve it, and lived here until
his death at an advanced age in 1873. His
body was interred in the family cemetery on
the farm where he had lived and toiled. In
politics he was a sound Democrat. With his
wife, Sarah, who was a native of Rochester,
he reared eight children, namely: Ira, of
Rochester; Simon, the subject of this .sketch;
Jonas, also of Rochester; KUza A., the widow
of Leonard Hayes, of Milton, this county;
George B. , who was killed in an accident r)n
the Bradford railroad in i.SSS; John I<"., of
Rochester; Martin V. I?., of Dover; and
Sarah A., who makes her home in Milton with
her sister, Mrs. Hayes.
In his boyh.iod Simon Wentworth attended
the public schoids of Milton, where he was
well drilled in the elementary liranches. Be-
tween the school sessions he obtained a ]iracti-
cal knowledge of agriculture under the instruc-
tion of his parents. Since coming into posses-
sion of the ancestral acres, he has carried on
general farming, lumbering, and dairying with
signal success. Having acquired more land
by purchase, he is now the owner of four hun-
dred acres lying in Rochester, Milton, and
Lebanon. In 1853 he was appointed depot
master at Hayes Crossing, a position which he
still holds. He was also Postmaster at North
Rochester for twenty years. ■*
Mr. Wentworth married Miss Frances J.
Cook, of Milton, and has three children.
These are: Elmer V.., of Springvale, Me.;
Walter S. , wh.i assists in the care of the home
farm; and l-'red B., of the citv of Rochester.
Mr. W^entworth has voted with the Republi-
can party since its organization, and for two
years scr\'ed his fellow-townsmen as Select-
man, lie was made a Mason in llnmane
Lodge, A. I'. & A. M., of Rochester, with
which he has been connected several years.
He attemls the Congregational Church of Mil-
ton, and is a willing contributor toward its
support.
'wJ)/l[.LIAM F. HARMON, a promi-
vSV 'T-'iit liveryman of Scmicrsworth, was
biu-n in Scarboro, Me., March 15,
1S45, son of Lorenzo D. and Mary (Hodsdon)
Harmon. The father, also a native of Scar-
boro, spent his life in that town chiefly en-
gaged in farming, and died at the early age of
thirty years. The mother still survives him,
and is now about eighty years of age.
When but si.\ months old, William F. Har-
mon was bereft of his father. About two and
a half years later his mother came with him
to Somersworth, where he afterward attended
the public schools until he was about sixteen
years of age. On February iS, 1862, when
not quite seventeen, he enlisted for three years
in Company D of the Fourth New Hampshire
Regiment as a drummer boy. At the expira-
tion of his term he re-enlisted in the same
company and regiment, and served with them
until the close of the Civil War. He shared
in the action of Pokatalego, the siege of
Charleston, the engagements of Morris Island
and Cold Harbor, the siege of Petersburg, the
fight at Deep Bottom, and the attack on Fort
p-isher, passing through all without being
wounded or taken prisoner. On receiving his
final discharge he returned to Somersworth,
and worked as clerk in a dry-goods store for
three years. He ne.xt engaged in the news-
paper and periodical business, which he had
successively conducted for about fouiteen years,
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when lie snkl out, to assume the duties of Post-
master of Somersworth. He was appointed to
this office in Septeml^er, 1886, and served four
years and four months. Tlien he took up the
insurance Inisiness, which he followed until
1882. In 1892 and 1893 he was Tax Col-
lector for Somersworth. Also in 1893 he first
engaged in the liver\' business, which he has
since carrietl on with marked success.
On November 25, 1871, Mr. Harmon mar-
ried Miss Lizzie Bracy, of Somersworth, by
whom he became the father of five children.
These are: Winnifred L. , who is assistant in
the Somersworth High School; William F. ,
who is employed in the general ticket office of
the I^oston & ]\Iaine Railroad in Boston;
Charles H., a resident of Somersworth; Helen
M., at home and attending school; and
Marion, also at home. On national questions
i\Ii-. Harmon supports the Democratic party,
but in local affairs he takes a liberal course.
Fnmi 1876 to 1880 he served as Town Clerk,
and in I S90 and 1891 he was a member of the
School ]V)ard. He belongs to Littlefield Post,
No. 8, G. A. R., of this city, and in 1SS3 was
its Commander.
|HARLKS K. SMALL, a thrifty farmer
and a highly esteemed resilient of Bel-
ni(int, was born in Canterbury,
N.H., June 23, i860, son of Darius and Susan
(Heath) Small. His grandfather, Jeremiah
Small, who was reared in Canterbury, married
Hannah Young, of Upper Gilmanton (now
Belmont), and was the father of nine children
— William I'., l[liza K., Darius, Jane, John,
Andrew J., Gideon, Winthrop, and Caroline.
William P., who is living in Canterbury, has
four children, namely: lilla, the wife of Frank
Merrill; ICmma, a book-keeper; Walter, who
married a Miss Langehy; and Almcm, who
married P'lorence Bagley. Eliza K. married
Nathan I-". Foster, of Belmont, and has one
son, Frank A. Foster, M.D., of Waltham,
Mass. Jane, who is the wife of luioch Pick-
ard, of Canterbury, has si.v children, as fid-
lows: Jane, now Mrs. Burbeck, of Concord;
P'rances, who married Charles Osgood, son of
ICdward (Xsgood, a prominent citizen of Can-
terbury; Louise, who married Hugh Tallent;
Ellen, who married a Mr. Dearborn, of Con-
cord, and is now a widow; Grace, who mariicd
Harry Ray; and Warren, who married Alice
.Shaw, of Concord. John Small married .Sarah
Dennis, of Providence, R.I., and has two chil-
dren, namely: Anna, who wedded I'red Cede,
of Concord ; and Linius, now a widower, who
wedded Ida Lovering. Andrew J. Small mar-
ried Calista Howe, who died leaving three
children — P]va G., Alfaretta, and Charles H.
Alfaretta is a trained nurse in Boston, and
Charles H. is an engineer. Gideon died at
the age of twenty-three. Winthrop died lea\'-
ing one child. Caroline married S}-l\'anns
Moore, of Canterbury.
Darius Small, Charles K. Small's father,
born in Canterbury, was reared to agricultural
pursuits. He moved to Belmont in 1860, and
settled upon a farm of eighty acres, which he
cultivated industriously, and died April 5,
1S94. His wife, Susan, died May 3, 1SS.4.
Her father was Abraham Heath, of Northfield,
N. H., who reared three other children; namely,
Rachel, Joseph, and Josiah. Rachel, now
deceased, was the wife of Samuel Wyatt, of
Northfield; Joseph married Caroline Grant,
and has four children; and Josiah married
Judith Hubbard, and has two children. Mr.
and Mrs. Darius Small had three children,
namely: Jeremiah, who died at the age of four
years; John A., who married Sarah E. Ma.\-
field, and resides in Lakeport, N.H.; and
Charles ]>:., the subject of this sketch.
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When he went with his parents to IkMmont,
Charles E. Small was eight months old.
He acquired his education in the public
schools. Since completing his studies he has
been engaged in carrying on the homestead
farm, in company with his father. As a result
of their thrift and good judgment the property
now comprises two hundred acres. Mr. Small
wedded Mary Jane Garmon, daughter of Nich-
olas and Sarah S. (Bean) Garmon, respectively
of Gilmanton and Helmont. Nicholas Garmon
served as Selectman, Town Clerk, and County
Commissioner. In politics Mr. Small is a
Republican. He servetl as a member of the
]]oard of .Selectmen for four years, during two
of which he acted as Chairman.
iIlARLl'LS DAVIS TIIYNG, the La-
onia jailer and the efficient superin-
tendent of the poor farm, was born
in Lakeport, Belknap County, August 4, 1S45,
son of Jeremiah B. and Ilannali (Uavis)
Thyng. His grandfather, Jeremiah Thyng,
who was a native of Brentwood, N.Il., in his
early manhood became a pioneer of Gilford,
settling on Liberty Hill, and was an organizer
of the Free Baptist cluireh in this jdace.
Jeremiah's wife, in niaidenhdod named Mor-
rill, was also born in Brentwood. The)'
reared si.\ children, all of whom are now de-
ceased.
Jeremiah B. Thyng, the father of Charles
D., was born on Liberty Hill, and remained
on the home farm until he was thirty-five years
of age. He then went to Gilford, this county,
where he managed a grocery store for four or
five years. Subsecpiently he removed to Lake-
port, where he was emi)loyed for a few years in
a mill. The next four years were spent in
business in Dover, N.H., after which he
opened a general merchandise store in Alton,
this county. Three years later he returnetl to
the old homestead in Gilford. In 1 sr.o he re-
moved to New Hampton, Belknap County,
where he officiated as Selectman, antl was
prominent in the Free Will Baptist church.
His wife was a daughter of Nathaniel Davis,
who was a member of the Davis family on
Governor's Island in Gilford township. Jere-
miah B. had only one child, Charles D. , the
subject of this biography. He died in iS.Si,
being then seventy-seven years of age.
After graduating from the New Hampton
Academy in 1865, Charles D. Thyng estab-
lished a drug, book, and stationery store in
that town, and afterward managed it success-
fully for thirty years. He then came to
Laconia; and on January i, 1S95, he was ap-
pointed superintendent of the poor farm and
jailer. In politics he affiliates with the Re-
publican party. He was Postmaster of New
Hampton for eighteen years, its Town Treas-
urer for a quarter of a century, and in 1.SS7 he
was its Representative in the legislature.
While Representative he was on the Commit-
tees of Mileage and Revision of the Statutes,
and he was influential in securing the charter
for the Gordon Nash Library of New Hampton.
On I<"ebruary i, 1870, Mr. Thyng was mar-
ried to Carol ine R., daughter of Flavel Bow-
ker, of P.runswick, Me. His children by the
union are: Herbert M., Arthur D., Cora IL,
and Fdsie B. Herbert M. was graduated from
New Hampton Academy, and is now a Senior
in Dartmouth College; Arthur D., who was
graduated from the commercial department of
the same institution in the summer of i S96, is
assisting his father; Cora H., who grailuated
from New Hampton Institute in 1896, resides
at home. Mr. Thyng has been identified with
Cardigan Lodge, No. 38, I. O. O. F., of Bris-
tol, since 1873. He is now Past Grand Mas-
ter, having held all the chairs. He also
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bcloii-s t.i the Daughters of Rebecca in the
same town. In religion he affiliates with the
iM-ce Will Haptist church, in which he has
officiated for four years as suiierintendent of
the Siindav-school.
lARLllS 1I1:NRY TRICKI;V, for-
lerly engaged as a dealer m coal,
wood, hay, and lumber in Dover,
N.II., was prominently associated for many
years with the mercantile interests of this
part of Strafford County; and his death, which
occurred February 2, 1896, was deeply de-
plored as a public loss to the community.
Mr. Trickey was born August 14, 1S33, in
]5ronkfield, Carroll County, N.II., where his
father, Lemuel Trickey, was prosperously en-
gaged in general agriculture. His mother,
Mrs. Maria Goodhue Trickey, is a descendant
of Governor Thomas Wiggin. She is now
living, at the advanced age of ninety-one
years, with her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Georgie
Trickey, at her home on Central Avenue.
Having diligently improved his opportuni-
ties for acquiring an education in the district
schools and in the academy at Wakefield,
N.II., at the youthful age of seventeen Charles
II. Trickey taught school in the adj<Mning
town of New Durham, meeting with such suc-
cess that the following year the school agent
offered him five dollars a month more than
they had ever paid a teacher before. In 1853,
at about twenty years of age, Mr. Trickey left
the old home farm in search of more congenial
and remunerative employment. Making his
way to Dover, he obtained a situation as clerk
in the store of John Bickford, a merchant
tailor, with whom, after remaining for a few
years in a subordinate position, he subse-
quently formed a copartnership, which con-
tinued for some time. He then bought his
partner's share in the store and stock, and
successfully managed the entire business until
1870. In that year Mr. Trickey, having ilis-
posed of his other interests, bought out the
coal, wood, and lumber business of Mr. M. D.
Tage, at the same time purchasing an interest
in the business of Mr. George Avery, a lum-
berman, teamster, and dealer in hay; and from
that date until his demise he was most
profitably engaged in trade. In each depart-
ment, under his energetic and capable manage-
ment, growth was soon apparent; and in the
matter of coal alone the sale was increased
from si.\ hundred tons each year to the large
amount of ten thousand tons.
Mr. Trickey was interested in some of the
enterprises most likely to advance the com-
mercial interests of Dover, being the prime
mover in the establishment of the Dover Navi-
gation Company and in having the channel of
the river deepened for the accommodation of
vessels of a larger draft. In politics he was a
stanch Republican, but steadily declined all
offices, even refusing to accept the nomination
as candidate for the mayorship of this city,
although earnestly solicited to do so. He was
not connected by membership with any relig-
ious organization, but was a regular attendant
of the First Congregational Church.
On December 25, 1869, Mr. Trickey mar-
ried Miss Ada, daughter of ex-Mayor Albert
Bond, of Dover. Two daughters were the
fruit of this union, namely: Marion Gertrude,
wife of the Rev. George Alcott, of Danielson,
Conn.; and Lola Maud, now a student at the
Normal College in Willimantic, Conn. On
April 28, 1886, Mr. Trickey married Mrs.
Georgie Hanson, daughter of Charles and
Abbie A. Bo.ston, of Wells, Me. Of this
union two children were born, namely;
Charles Lemuel, December 17, 18S7; and
! Mabel Grace, April 13, 1891.
CHARLES H. TRICKEY.
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At his death Mr. Trickey left a will ap-
pointing Mrs. Trickey sole executrix of his
estate, a high proof of the confulence he had
in her practical ability and good judgment.
Although she had never had any business ex-
perience, Mrs. Georgie Trickey, who is a
bright, active woman, has managed the inter-
ests left to her care with a sagacity above
comment, her business as a dealer in coal and
wood comparing favorably with that of any
firm in the city.
|1IARL1':S C. COOK, the proprietor of
a large farm in Centre Harbor, was
born in Moultonboro, N.II., Sep-
tember 4, 1S43, son of Nelson I?, and Adeline
S. (Moulton) Cook. His grandfather, bLhen
Cook, born on Red Hill in the town of Moul-
tonboro, spent the active period of liis life in
tilling the soil. Ebcn was a natural mechanic,
ami was able to make any kind of a wooden
tool (ir implement used in agriculture. The
maiden name of his wife was Hannah
Batchelder.
Nelson B. Cook, Charles C. Cook's father,
was a native of Moultonboro, born November
14, 1S14. He was reared to agricultural life,
and for some years after coming of age he
worked as a farm assistant. At the age of
twenty-seven he took the management of the
town farm, and carried it on for two years.
He purchased a farm in his native town, and,
having erected a house, was engaged in gen-
eral farming on his own account until about
the .year iSSo. He then sold his property,
and livetl in retirement until his death, which
occurred in July, 1S95. His wife, Adeline,
was a daughter of Thomas Moulton, a native
of Moultonboro, who after his marriage settled
in Greensboro, Vt., where the greater part of
his life was passed. Mr. Moulton was a son
of Hcnning Moulton, and a gramlson of Gen-
eral Jonathan Moulton, the founder of the
Moulton family in I'elknap County. Mr. and
Mrs. Nelson 15. Cook had three children,
namely: Charles C. , l^he subject of this sketch :
Samantha 1'., who married Charles M. McCoy,
of Littleton, N.ll.; and George K. The
parents were members of the Christian Baptist
Church.
Charles C. Cook atteude.l scho(d in his
native town, and resided at home until he was
twenty-one. He applied himself to various
pursuits for a time, and then went to Aurora,
111. While there he was engaged in railroad-
ing for nine years, six years of which were
spent as a locomotive engineer. After a resi-
dence of eleven years in Illinois he returned
to his native State. In 1879 he bought a farm
in Centre Harbor, where he has since resided.
This jiroperty, which originalh' contained one
hundred and forty acres, he has increased to
two hundred and fifty acres, about thirty-five
of which are under cultivation. He raises
large crops of h,ay, corn, and potatoes, and
keeps twelve head of cattle. In iiolitics he is
a Democrat, and he takes a prominent ]iart in
public affairs. He served as a Selectman four
years, is now ser\ing his third term as .Su]KM'-
\isoi-, and he has been Highway .Surveyor.
On August 20, 1S73, Mr. Co,,k married
Abbie A. I'aine, daughter of James M. raine.
of Centre Harbor. Mrs. Cook's great-grand-
father, John Paine, who came here from Rye,
N.H., and was a resident for the rest of his
life, lived to be ninety-five years (dd. Her
grandfather, Jonathan Paine, accompanied his
parents to Centre Harbor when he was twelve
years old. James M. Paine, Mrs. Cook's
father, was born February 14, 1803, upon the
farm which is now owned by Charles C. Cook.
He was one of the active farmers of his day
and a lea<ling spirit in local public affairs.
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the
Ho served as Reprcsentat
three or four terms, wa
]?oard of Selectmen about twenty-one years,
and he was also Town Treasurer, County Com-
missioner, and County Treasurer. In politics
he supported the Democratic party. He mar-
ried for his first wife Sally Towle, daughter
of Levi Towle, and ix'ared a family of two
children — Arthur L. and Adtlic A. For his
second wife he married Mrs. Linda S. (Sen-
ter) liailey. daughter of Samuel M. Senter,
and widow of Dr. William Bailey. Mr. and
Mrs. Cook have two children — Lillian May
and James Nelson. .Mr. Cook is a member of
Chocorua Lodge, F. & A. M. ; and of Win-
nepcsaukce Grange, Patrons of Husbandry, of
Meredith.
fg/XIA-AH T. RAMSD1-:LL, a leading ar-
litect of Dover, who is devoting his
attention almost e.NcIusivcly to his
profession, was born A]-)ril 15, 1852, in York,
Me., son of William Ramsdell. The latter,
who was born in "\'oik in 1816, learned the
carpenter's trade, and woiked at it and gen-
eral farming during the rest of his life, resid-
ing in the ]dace of his nativity until his death,
which occurred Fehruaiy C\ i8r.y, at the age
of liftythree years. He married I'hodie A.
Boston, who was born in Wells, Me., and is
now living in South Berwick, Me. She bore
her husband thirteen children, namely: Susan,
Josephine, Mary, Clara, I'h.ebe, h:tta, I'.mily,
Albert, Alvah T., Alfred, Albion, Stora, and
an unnamed daughter. The last two died in
infancy.
Alvah T. Ramsdell lived beneath the paren-
tal roof until eighteecn years of age, attending
the district schools and assisting in the labors
incidental to life on a farm. Being endowed
by nature with a good mechanical talent, he
then resolved to put it to use. With this pur-
pose he went to .South Berwick, and served an
apprenticeship of three \-ears with William A.
Melntire, a noted contractor, builder, and
manufacturer of builders' finish. lie silent the
three following years as a journeyman carpen-
ter in Berwick and vicinity, after which he
located in I5oston as a master mechanic. Here
he proved himself so thoroughly con\-ersant
with his business that he was kejit continu-
ously employed by such well-kn<iwn contrac-
tors as William McKenzey, Whidden, Hill &
Co., and ]?. D. Wliitcomb & Co. Under his
superintendence many of Boston's later struct-
ures of note, including the Ames and Cyclo-
rama Buildings, and the Boston Storage Ware-
house, were completed. During this time,
mindful of his ambition to perfect himself in
his art, Mr. Ramsdell began the study of draw-
ing and architecture at the ]?ostoii evening
schools. \n 1889 Mr. Ramsdell opened an
office in Dover, where he has since built up a
substantial business, and become prominently
identified with the political and social life of
the city. Some of the most attractive build-
ings ot' Dover are alike creditable to him and
ornamental to the [ijacc.
On April 15, 1877. Mr. Ramsdell was
united in marriage with Miss Ida Florence,
daughter of John .S. and Joanna II. (Brewster)
Hurd, of Dover. In politics Mr. Ram.sdell
is a decided Republican. He served as Coun-
cilman from Ward One in 1894 and 1895, and
in the latter year was President of the Council.
He was elected Alderman in I SQr. and 1897.
For many years he has been prominent in
Masonic circles, and has done much t" [irnnidte
the good of the order in New Hampshire. He
belongs to Moses Paul Lodge, I'. & A. M.,
of Dover; Belknap Chapter, R. A. M. ; St.
Paul Commandery, K. T. ; to the Wechohamet
Lodge, I. O. O. F., of this city; and to the
Olive Branch Lodge, Crescent Division Uni-
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form, K. P., of Dover. In his Masonic lodge
Mr. Ramsilell is Treasurer. He takes a deep
interest in matters pertaining to the moral
welfare of the community in which he resitles,
is a valued member of the I^'irst Parish Con-
gregational Chuich, and an earnest worker in
the Young Men's Christian Association.
one of
isru, son of Noah and (uace K. \V. (Mu ^
.Smith. The family is of English origin.
Philip Smith, the great-grandfather of Orville
P., and a iirosperous farmer of New Mam]it<in,
N. IL, married Nancy Jewell, a nati\'e of
-Strathani, N. H. He was a son of Benjamin
Smith, who was a lirother of the grandfather
of Orville P. Smith's graiidm.ither.
Parker Smith, the grandfather, was li.irn in
New Hampton, I-'eliruary 7, i "(jf'- When a
young man he came to Centre Harbor, and at
the age of twenty-seven bought of the heirs of
Joseph Co.\ the farm upon which his son and
grandson now reside. Parker Smith died at
the age of about forty years. He married
Anna Smith, who was burn in New Ham|)ton,
September 25, 1 Soo. She descended from the
same ancestry a.s her grandson on the jiaternal
side. Benjamin Smith was the son of John,
who was grandson of the first ancestor in
America; and Christopher, grandfather of
Anna, was son of Benjamin. Christopher
Smith, horn October 20, ijjd, commanded a
company in the Revolutionary War, although
not a commissioned officer. His wife, in
maidenhood Mary Page, was born March 20,
1739- Christopher died December 7, 18 14,
and his wife died March 7, 1778. John
Smith, father of Anna, born in Hampton,
N.H., January 25, 1760, also served as a sol-
dier in the Revolutionary War, and died July
17, 1842. He wedded Martha P)rake, who
was born August 30, 1767, daughter of Ahia-
ham PJrake, and died August [4, 1841. Or-
ville P. Smith's grandmother died Se|.tember
2, 1858. She was the mother of si.x children,
namely: John P., Martha A., Mary J., Noah,
Charlotte, and Charles. Noah Smith, Orville
P. Smith's father, was born in Centre Harbor,
March 7, 1831. He has always resided at the
homestead, which he inlierited, and where he
has been actively engaged in general farming.
He .served as a Selectman four years, and is a
Democrat in i.olitics. His wi'fe, Grace J-:.
W. (Mudgett) Smith, is a daughter of Levi
Mudgctt, of New Hampton. Orville P., the
subject of this sketch, is their only child.
Both parents are members of the Methndist
P^iiscopal church.
Orville Parker Smith acquired a common-
school education, and was reared to agii-
cultural pursuits. After leaving school he
began to help on the home farm. He has suc-
cessfully managed the property for sevei'al
years past. The estate contains si.xty-five
acres of land, thirty-five of which are used
for tillage purposes, and are very fertile.
Laige crops of hay, corn, oats, antl potatoes
are raised. The pasturage facilities are excel-
lent, and an average of eighteen head of cattle
are wintered.
On May 31, 1888, Mr. Smith was unitetl in
marriage with Anna I.. Grant, daughter nf
Daniel ]!. Grant, of Mnnltonboro. He is
prominent in the affaiis of the town, to which
he has rentlered valuable services. I'"or six-
years he was a member of the ]5oard of Select-
men. He was on the Schonl ]5oard fur eight
years. He represented this district in the
legislature in 1S92 and 1893. He was Road
Commissioner for three terms, and he was
Moderator at town meetings for a number of
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years. He is connected with W'inneiiesankee
Grange, I'atnms of Ilushaiulry, in which he
tai<es a deep interest, and is a Past Master.
fAMI'.S M. HAVNl'lS, now livini; in re-
tirement at his pleasant home in Dover,
in his active years followed the callings
(if carpenter, teacher, and merchant. He was
horn September i8, 1819, in Wolfboro, N.H.,
son of James and Hannah (Lunl) Ha\-nes.
The family is descended from Samncl Haynes,
who was horn in England in 161 i. In iC>jS
Samuel emigrated to this country, settling in
Portsmouth, N.H., where he was appointed
Deacon of the l<"irst Congregational Church in
1 67 1, and died in 1686. James Haynes was
born and reared in Wolfboro, N.H., where he
afterward worked at the carpenter's trade until
1845. Remo\-ing tlien to Dover, he here con-
tinued at his trade until his death, which
occurred when he was si.\ty-eight years of age.
He married Hannah Lord, who was born in
O-ssijiee, N.H., daughter of the Rev. VVent-
vvorth Lord, a veteran of the Revolution and
a noted minister of his day. The latter had
six brothers, who were also prominent in the
ministry. Hannah (Lord) Haynes, after sur-
viving her husband, died October 29, iSri^i, at
the advanced age of eighty-two years.
James M. Haynes received his education in
the common schools and at an academy in his
native town. On attaining his majority he
came to Dover, where he was employed in
a carjjcnter's shop for about five years.
Throughout the following eight years he was
employed as teacher in the schools of Berwick
and Rollinsford in the winter season, while
in the summer months he worked at farming
in Wolfboro. Returning to Dover after this,
he was a clerk in the Union Labor Store f.u-
nearly five years, obtaining a practical insight
into the business. Then he opened a grocerv
on his own account, and conducted it for fif-
teen years with signal success, building up a
thriving trade, and acquiring an enviable repu-
tation for his uprightness and acrcommodating
disposition. In 1892 he had the misfortune to
break his leg, and since then has lived retired.
On November 29, 1849, Mr Haynes mar-
ried Miss Nancy Matthews, a daughter of
Francis and Xancy Page IVLitthews. Mr. Mat-
thews, wdio was born in Loudon, N.ll.. and
lived there until about fifty years of age, after-
ward settled in Dover, where he was engaged
as a stone mason until his death, three years
later. He was survived by his wife, who was
born in Hallowcll, Me., and lived to the age
of threescore and three years. Mrs. Haynes
was born April 5, 18 18, during the residence
of her ]iarents in Gilmantowm, Me., and was
a mere child when they lenioved to tliis city,
where she has since lived. Mr. and Mrs.
Haynes arc the parents of f(nir children, as
follows: John M., who became a civil engi-
neer, and died at the age of twenty-se\-en
years; Charlotte P., who married P^dwin J.
ILaynes, and died at the age of thirty-six
years; an unnamed child, who died in infancy;
.•\nnie, of whom there is no special record;
and Louise IL, a teacher, who has been con-
nected with the William Penn Charter School
of Philadelphia, Pa., for the past nine years.
Politically, Mr. Playnes is a stanch Republi-
can, ant! has served his city faithfull)' in man\'
official ]iositions. He niatle the fii-st enrol-
ment of the town, was Assessor for three
years. School Committee man for four years,
Tax Collector for six years, and an Overseer
of the Poor for a long period. A Mason in
good standing, he belongs to Strafford Lodge,
and ]5elknap Chapter of Dover. His relig-
ious convictions finil expression as a memlier
of the l-"ree ]5aptist church.
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NDREW VARN1<:Y, a retired fanner
ling near Alton village, is a native
this tdwn, Ijorn August iS, 1819,
anil a sun of Doniinieus and Polly (Jones) Var-
ney. Thomas Varncy, the father of Domini-
cus, spent his life principally in Rochester,
N.H., where he followed both farming and
blacksmithing. He lived to be eighty-three
years of age, and his wife was ninety or over
when she died. They had a large family of
children. Dominicns and Andrew, his brother,
carried on a farm together at Dover Neck,
X.ll., for a few vears. Then Andrew took
full charge, anil Dominicns, who was about
twenty-five years old, came to Alton. At that
time the town was only thinly settled, and the
district in which Dominicns located afterward
came to be known as the "Varney neighbor-
hood." liesides profitably engaging in farm-
ing, he ilid teaming for some years. Born in
1787, he died in 1S66, nearly eighty years old.
His wife, Polly Jones before marriage, was a
daughter of Vaun Jones, of Portsmouth. They
had five children — Thomas, Jnhn, Andrew,
Lydia, and Tamson. With the excejition of
I.ydia, all married and had children. Thomas,
John, and Tamson have passed away.
7\ndrew \'arncy attended the district
schools of Alton. On finishing his schooling
he took up trading in tin, and was in the busi-
ness tor five vears. He then took up farming,
and so long as he engaged in active labor was
faithful to his second choice of an occupation,
following it successfully until past seventy-
five years of age. He retired in April, 1896,
when he left his farm and came to his present
home near Alton village. Politically, he
was a Democrat, but never allowed politics
to interfere with his business. He served
three years as Ta.x Collector.
On July 27, 1845, Mr. Varney married Miss
Nancy Watson, daughter of Winthrop Watson.
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HARLKS W]';.SLb:Y TA.SKl'.K, one
; the first and most prominent den-
tists in Dover, [iractises his profes-
sion in his well-ci|uipped and handsomely fur-
nished rooms in the APisonic Temple, using
the most improved dental implements. A
native of Strafford County, he was born Sej)-
tendx-r 17, 1S45, in the town of Rochester,
where his father, Thomas J. Tasker, was then
settled. Thomas J. Tasker, who wms born and
reared in Madbury, this county, worked at the
carpenter's trade in variuus places <luring the
earlier years of his manhood. Afterward he
turned his attention to agricultural pursuits,
innchasing a farm in Rochester, where he
resided until his death, December 4, iS.xr,, at
the age of scventy-si.\ years. In iiolitics he
was a Democrat, but was not active in alfairs.
He married Miss Cmifort l!ickf(.nl, a native
of Rochester, whosnivived him Init two weeks,
having died Deccmlier 19, 1886, in the
seventy-fourth year ot her age. Of their
union seven sons were Ijorn, namely: (ieorge
II., Jc.hn C, Charles W., J'aioch O. , Thomas
J., Jr., P:ii B., and James F. George H.
and James V. are now deceased. (ieorge 11.,
who was the eldest .son, served in the late war
with the I'orty-first Mas.sachusctts Infantry
under General Banks, and died ol fever at
Baton Rouge, La.
Charles Wesley Tasker lived on the home
farm during his boyhood, attending succes-
sively the district .scho.ds of Rochester and
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I'l-anklin Academy in Dover. When about
twenty years old, lie l)ei;an business life as a
clerk in a boot antl shoe store in this city,
continuini;- thus employed for three years.
Having saved some mone\-, he then began
studying with Dr. Murphy, a well-known den-
tist; and a year later he completed his dental
education in Boston. Thereupon, returning
to Dover, Dr. Tasker opened an ofifice here in
April, iS6g. He has since continued in the
practice of his profession, building up an
e.xtensive and finely liaying patronage, and ac-
quiring among his regular customers some of
the leading families of Dover and vicinity.
On October 9, i86g, Dr. Tasker was mar-
ried to Miss Maria B. Newcomb, a native of
Haverhill, Mass., and a daughter of Captain
Jesse S. Newcomb, who was a sea captain for
many years. Of the three children born to
Dr. antl Mrs. Tasker, two successively named
Grace, arc deceased. The elder died in in-
fancy, and the second daughter at the age of
six years and six months. r^Iadge, the third
child, is now eleven years old. Both parents
are members of tlie h'irst Congregational
Church. Dr. Tasker is a consistent Republi-
can ; but he has never been an aspirant for
official honors, the duties of his profession
deniaiulini; his entire time and attention.
:ANK N. MERRH.L, a popular and
highly respected citizen of Gilmanton,
which he has served in many ]iositions
of trust, was born in Boston, :\Iass., October
27, 1.S51, son of George X. and Mary
(Sleeper) Merrill. George N. Merrill is a
native of Brewster, Me., where he learned the
trade of a shoemaker, and was engaged in that
occupation until his majority. On coming of
age, he wx'ut to Massachusetts, w-here he se-
cured work as lui artist. He has now a lucra-
tive business in that line in Boston. His
wife, Mary, a daughter of Jonathan Sleeiier, of
Alton, X. H,, has borne him three children--
Flora, Ktta, and lMaid< X. Flora married
Frank II. Vittum, of Lakei.ort. and has three
children. l-Jta, who married Charles McCril-
lis, and resides in l\(,)chester, X.ll., has one
child.
Frank N. Merrill attended the i>ublic
schools of Boston for a time. At the age of
ten years he came to Gilmanton with his par-
ents, and lived there until he was twenty-one.
He then went to Xew York City, and was en-
gaged as a salesman. Being ambitious to bet-
ter himself, he attended the evening high
school in that city for a time. After living
in New York foui- years, he came back to Gil-
manton, liought a moderate-sized farm, and
applied himself to its management, with the
hope that the outdoor life would benefit his
health. He subsetpiently secured a position
as teacher in Alton, X.H., his mother's
native town, and there taught at intervals for
twenty years. He is now the instructor in the
district school of his own neighborhood. Al-
though so much of his time has been given to
teaching, he has continued to carry on his
farm.
In January, 1875, Mr. Merrill married Clara
F. Page, daughter of Nathaniel I'age, of (iil-
manton. After completing her education in
Gilmanton Academy, she followed school teach-
ing for a few years. She has two daughters —
Florence B. and Ethel M. In politics Mr.
Merrill is a Republican. In 1S95 li*-' was
elected Tax Collector, and is now serving his
second year in that cajiacity. He was Select-
man for one year and Supervisor for several
years. l'"or the jiast four years he has been a
member of the School Board, of which he is
now Chairman. He was elected to these
offices by laige majorities, in some instances
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by an almost unaiiimuus vote, shnwiiiy the cmi-
fulciK-c (if the people of Gilnianton in his
aiiility and intc-rity. lie is affiliated with
Ili-hiand Lodye, N,), 93, I. O. O. I'. ; an.l
with Crystal Lake Gian-e, of Cilnianton.
lie is a member of the Lake Street Chureh in
New York City.
•loRGK V. MORGAN, M.D., a lead-
l3l ing representative of the younger
practitioners of Strafford County, is
actively engaged in the practice of his profes-
sion in Dover. He was born June 22, 1 86 1,
at New Gloucester, Cumberland County, Me.,
being one of a family of three children, two
sons and a daughter, of Elisha M. and Rosella
C. (Tucker) Morgan. His father was a farmer
by occujiation ; and he was reared on the
pai'ental homestead, where he assisted in the
labors incidental to farm life. After attend-
ing the district school until eighteen years of
age, the future Doctor continued his studies at
the Westbrook Seminary and Female College,
Deering, Me., from which he was graduated in
1S82. The following five years were spent as
a teacher in the public schools. In the latter
part of that period he began to read medicine
with J. I. Sturgis, of New Gloucester. Subse-
quently, entering Bowtloin College, he was
graduated from the medical dei)artment of that
institution in 1888.
After receiving his diploma Dr. Morgan
practised for a year in the Maine General Hos-
l>ital, where as house surgeon he obtained
much practical knowledge. In 1889 the Doc-
tor came to Dover, where his professional
career has been quite successful. During his
residence in this city Dr. Morgan has iden-
tified liimself with numerous societies. He is
a member of the Maine Medical St)ciety, the
Strafford District Medical Society, the New
I Club, the New llamp-
ty, and the Dover Medical
shire Medical
Society. He is also a Mason, having affil ia-
tion with M.ises I'aul Lodge, lielknap Chap-
ter, Orphan Council, St. I'aul Commandery,
and Dover Consistory of Scottish Rile, thirty-
second degree Masons. In politics the Doctor
affiliates with the Republican party. Dr.
Morgan was united in marriage December 22,
1S93, with Miss Madge I-:. l':iliott, who was
b.irn in Dover, Me., daughter of Dr. S. \V.
and Sarah (Holman) l-'dliott.
Jl'TAVYN HANCROh'T ri<:AHUDV,
who was knc.iwn for many yeais as
one of the most public-s[jirited citi-
zens of Tilton, N.H., was born January 15,
1839, son of Noah and Isabella Walker (Rich-
ards) I'eabody. His great-grandfather, Samuel
Peabody, who was born September 1 , 1 74 1 ,
and was a resitleut of Andover, Mass., married
Elizabeth Wilkins, of Amherst. He <lied
August 6, 1814, and his wife, July 18, iS3r,.
Most of their children were born in Aiulover.
Their son John, born July 15, 1775, was a
millwright, carpenter, and cabinet-maker, and
lived in New Boston. He married Mary Holt,
and died June I, 1832. Of his children
John, Samuel, and Sargon were farmers,
Jacob was a brickmakcr, James and William
were blacksmiths, Ezekiel ami Noah hatters,
and Joseph a merchant.
Noah Peabody, son of John and Mary (Ibdt)
Pealjotly, was born Seiitember 4, 1810. He
married Isabella Walker Richards, December
g, 1834, and in 1842 removed from .Sutton,
N.IL, to Sanbornton Bridge (now Tilton),
where he opened a hatter's shop. He after-
ward engaged in mercantile business, in which
he continued for eighteen years with moilerate
success. Desiring a change, he closed out
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the
Alo
itior
aii.l flit.
11. Tilton, JKcamc familiar with tl
facturc of woollen -xiod.s, ami look the
oi tinishcr. He rcmaincti there for many
years, ar.d tinally was given the principal
aire of the large business of the Tilton
Mills. He was a member of the Congre-
gational church, and highly esteemed as a
citi/en and Christian. He died September
II, 1S76, leaving the following children:
Selwyn ]5ancroft, the date of whose birth is
given ab()\e: James Van Ness, born October
13, 1841: antl Georgianna Isabelle, born
November 15, 1843, who married David V.
Cheney, formerly of Franklin, N.ll., now of
Lawrence, Mass. The second son succeeded
his father as a finisher in the Tilton Mills.
He married Susan Mary Rand, January i,
1S65, and resides in Northfield. Their only
child was born February 25, 1S71, and named
Leon Bancroft.
Selwyn 15. Peabody, the eldest son and the
subject of this sketch, removed with his
parents to Sanbornton Bridge when three years
of age. He prepared for college at the Xew
Hampshire Conference Seminary and Female
College, and during this course of stuily he
began to look u[ion the medical profession as
the one of his choice. At its close he entered
the office of Dr. Lyford at the " Bridge'" ; but
after remaining there a short time he went to
Lawrence, Mass., where Dr. Saxfcrth became
his preceptor. He subsequently taught school
at Sanbornton Bridge, now called Tilton,
N.H., also at Northfield, and at Bellaire,
Ohio. At the outbreak of the Southern Re-
bellion he enlisted in the I'Ortieth Massachu-
setts Volunteer Regiment, in whicli he ser\ed
until the end of the war, taking part in many
engagements, among them notably the siege of
Suffolk; Baltimore Cross-roads, Va. ; siege
of I'ort Wagner, S.C. ; Ten Mile Rmi
and Bari^er's Ford, I'la. : Drcwry's ISluff,
Petersburg Heights, and the siege of Peters-
burg, liermuda Ilundretl, h'air Oaks, and the
capture oi Richmond. He was wounded
before Petersburg. P'lom his knowletlge of
medicine he became \eiy efficient in the med-
ical department of the army, and was on de-
tached duty a portion of the time. Pie was in
the Dispensary of Jarvis Hospital, l^altimore,
and in the office of Provost Marshal at Gov-
ernor's Island.
On his return to the North Mr. Peabody
entered' the drug store of Burleigh Brothers, of
Boston, where he received a serious injury by
falling through an open hatchway, from which
he was a long time recovering. In 1869, his
health having been somewhat delicate since
the accident, he went into Tilton's Woollen
Mill. Here he learned the business in all its
branches; and shortly after the death of the
proprietor, in 1S78, he was invited to become
associated with the widow of Mr. Tilton in its
management. In 1886 Mr. Peabody became
the sole proprietor, and it was at his mill that
the celebrated Tilton tweeds were made. In
addition to these tweeds he also introduced
certain styles of cassimeres, which have
become staple in the general market. In the
year 1880 he built a fine residence for himself
adjoining the old Tilton place, on a gentle
slope overlooking the mill in which he won
his large financial success.
On P'ebruary 7, 1867, he married ICli/abeth
S., daughter of Darius M. ant! P:iizabeth Rich-
ards, of New Bedford, Mass. They had three
children: Leon Bancroft, born December 17,
1867, who died March 22, 1868: an infant
daughter born June 7, 1869; :uk1 Isabella
Weston, born December 18, 1871. Mr. Pea-
body died June 25, 1889.
Before his death he had united with Pills-
bury Brothers, and was arranging to more than
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double their manufacturing cajjacity. His
individual enterprises were always pushed
with vim and energy, and great results were
effected in short periods of time. He erected
some thirty neat commodious tenements, giv-
ing excellent accommodation to his own oper-
atives as well as providing homes for others.
Vcw men were more liberal than he in con-
tributing toward improvements of a public
character, and his private charities were more
numerous and more extensive than those of
many a richer man. No sufferer or suffering
came to his knowledge without tender of
relief. Courteous and [ileasant in his bearing
and address, and generous to a fault, he was
at all times animated by noble and generous
instincts. His death was an inestimable loss
to his town.
In politics a democrat, he represented his
town in the legislature, servetl as Town Clerk,
and was on the Hoard of Julucation. He was
a Director of the Citizens' National ISank.
He was a member of the ]3oric Lodge, 1<. &
A. I\[., Tilton, (il which he was Past Master;
also of St. Omer Chapter of Franklin, Pythago-
rean Council of Laconia, and Mount Horeb
Commandery of Concord. That he was well
beloved by his fellow-members was testified to
by A. S. Ballantyne, who on the 25th of Sep-
tember, 1889, delivered a euh:)gy to his mem-
ory at the Lodge of Sorrow, in which he paid
a glowing tribute to him as a business man,
friend, and citizen. lie was an attendant of
the Congregational church, where he shared
largely the financial responsibilities of the
society. A devoted husband and father, in
business he was one of the most honest and
considerate of men; and in every relation in
life his influence was for good. His memory
is cherished in the hearts of all who have been
made better and happier by their contact with
his genial and ins[3iring jjersonality.
AJOR JOSEPH S. AI5B0TT, a
representative business man of
Dover, and one of its most promi-
nent and jHjpular citizens, was born March 12,
iSjo, in Saccarappa, Cumberland County,
Me., where his father, the late Moses Abbott,
was then engaged in general agriculture.
Moses AbL)ott, whcj was born and reareil in
Shapleigh, York County, Me., lived in differ-
ent places, being employed in farming a jior-
tion of the time, and for some years in ship-
yards. In 1 85 5 he located in Dover, where he
afterward resided until his death, when about
fifty-eight years old. He married Miss Lottie
Sanborn, of VVaterboro, Me., and they became
the parents of eight children, namely: Ursula,
Charles, Moses, Abby, and Lottie, who are de-
ceased; Joseph S., the subject of this sketch;
and Sarah and Anna, who are living.
Joseph S. Abbott was educated in the
schools of Waterboro and Kennelnmk, Me.,
remaining an inmate of the parental household
until early manhood, when he began his active
Inisiness career. Coming to Dover in Sep-
tember, 1849, he secured a positicju in an oil-
cloth carpet mill, in which he labored faith-
fully for seven years and eight months,
receiving at first but scant remuneration.
Putting into practice the lessons of economy he
had learned in childhood, Mr. Abbott saved a
goodly portion of his wages. .After leaving
the mill he purchased a pair of horses and a
wagon, and established his present teaming
business. From the beginning he met with
prosperity, and was eacli successive season
obliged to add to his equii)ments. He has
now plenty of work in this city alone tor
twenty-two horses, his ice business alone,
which is one of the most extensive in the
place, requiring several teams. Some years
ago, with characteristic forethought, he pur-
chased a large granite quarry in Durham, this
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i-ounty, and has since u|.cratcd it most snccess-
fuUy, keeping ten men busily employed in the
quarry and about the same number engaged
in hauling the stone. lie has furnished the
loundation stone for the City Hall, the
Masonic Temple, and other prominent build-
ings of Dover, including several of its large
business houses and blocks. In 1865, near the
end of the Civil War, Mr. Abbott, who was a
Serjeant in the Strafford Guards, was sent with
his company to Fort Constitution, where he
remained until the cessation of hostilities.
Afterward, continuing a member of the State
militia, he was promoted to the rank of Major;
but he was subsequently obliged to resign on
account of his rapidly increasing business.
Major Abbott subsequently accepted a com-
mission in the Patriarch Militants, and for
four years served as Colonel of the regiment.
On May 14, 1891, the organization manifested
its esteem for him by presenting him with a
valuable watch and chain, which he prizes
highly.
Major Abbott married Miss Delia Brownell,
daughter of William and Lydia Brownell, of
this city. Of their seven children, five are
deceased. The survivors are: lielle, the wife
of William K. Vickery, living in Lewiston,
Me. ; and Samuel B., who is engaged in busi-
ness with his father. In his political affilia-
tions Major Abbott is a Republican, and he
has been active in local affairs. I'or six-
teen years he was connected with the police
force, .serving in the various grades from
])rivate to city marshal. He has often been
urged to acce|)t other iminjrtant positions in
the city government, but he has declined all
nominations for the same. He is a member
in high standing of Mount Pleasant Lodge,
I. O. O. F., and the encampment, I. O. O. F. ;
of Olive Branch Lodge, No. 6, K. of V. ; of
Wanalancet Tribe, No. 7, I. O. R. M. ; and
of Sawyer Post, C. A. R. He is nnt a
her of any church, but he contributes :
ously to the support of religious worship
FORGE H. HAWLFY, M.D., now
the only practising physician in
Barnstead, was born in Bath, Me.,
PY'bruary 26, 1858, son of George and Eliza-
beth (Farrin) Hawley. George Hawley, who
was for many years engaged in the ship-build-
ing business at Bath, but has lived retired
since 1893, is now in his seventy-third year.
Active in local affairs, he has been a promi-
nent man. He is a member of the Congrega-
tional church. Elizabeth, his wife, is a
daughter of Lazarus Farrin, a large and suc-
cessful farmer in West Bath. She bore him
eight children; namely, Clara, James W.,
Emma, George IL, Greenleaf, lulwartl, John,
and Annie. Annie died in infancy; Clara is
the wife of Fred Klippel, a clothing dealer of
Bath, Me.; James W. , who is married, and
makes his home in New Haven, Conn., is a
sea captain; Emma is the wife of Charles G.
Pratt, who was formerly in the dry-goods busi-
ness in Woonsocket, R.I.; Greenleaf is a sea
captain, and lives in New York City; Edward,
who died in 1895, received the degree of Doc-
tor of Medicine from Bowdoin Medical Col-
lege, and was a practising physician in Chi-
cago, 111. ; John follows the wood and lumber
business in Barnstead, N.H.
George H. Hawley first attended the public
schools of Bath, Me. Afterward he took a
course at the Bowdoin Medical School, Bruns-
wick, Me., and there received the degree of
Doctor of Medicine. He began the practice
of his profession at Milton Mills, N.H., where
he remained for a year. From there, in 187S,
he came as a stranger to Barnstead, which
then had other physicians. Since then his
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skill and fidelity to duty have won the confi-
dence of the people, and his geniality, ready
wit, ami sympathy, their friendship; and he
has succeeded in building up a lucrative prac-
tice. In the brief leisure which the demands
of his profession have left, Dr. Hawley is oc-
casionally heard [ilaying the violin, banjo, or
piano, which are his favorite musical instru-
ments. He is a member of the Barnstead
orchestra. In political affiliation he is a
Democrat, and in 18S5 and 18S6 he repre-
sented l?arnstead in the New nam[)shire
legislature. He belongs to the Masonic
order, and is a member of Corinthian Lodge
in Pittsfield, and St. Paul Connnantlery,
K. T., of Dover.
In December, 18S0, Dr. Hawley and Miss
Carrie E. Young were united in marriage.
She was a daughter of George Young, who
died in Georgia during the war of the Rebell-
ion, going (lut with the Second Massachusetts
Heavy Artillery. l?y her mother, Sarah A.
(Bickford) Young, she was a descentlant of
one of the first settlers of this town. Mrs.
Hawley attended tiie Salem Normal School,
after which she studied instrumental music in
Concord, N.H., and then gave piano lessons
until some time after her marriage. For a
number of years she was the organist of the
Congregational church in Centre Barnstead.
She died April 7, 1897.
fONATHAN J1':NKINS is well known
in the town of Madbury, Strafford
County, as one of its most able and
[irosijcrous agriculturists. He was b(_irn Octij-
ber 2, 1824, on the farm where he now resides,
son of Ephraim Jenkins, and the grandson of
the late Jonathan Jenkins. The latter, who
bought the most of this property many years
ago, spent the remainder of his life uj-ion it.
dying in 1830, aged seventy-six years. His
wife, whose maitlen name was Mercy Varney,
survived him fifteen years, ilying in 1845, aged
eighty-nine years. Their bodies were interred
in the family cemetery on an adjoining farm,
which was occupied many years by ancestors
of the family, and is still held in the name.
Eiihraini Jenkins, who was a farmer, spent
all his active years on the homestead, a large
part of which he assisted in redeeming from
the wilderness. He toiled with unremitting
diligence, and in course of time fields of grain
took the places previously covered with trees.
Here he and his good wife passed their declin-
ing years. He died April 23, 1S57, aged
seventy-seven years; and she, June 5, 1859,
aged seventy-two. They were the parents of
seven children; namely, Caroline, Mary A.,
Hannah J., Sarah, Elizabeth, Jonathan, and
Ephraim. Of these, Jonathan is the only sur-
vivor. Mary Ann, who had survived her hus-
band, the late Isaac M. Nute, of Ddver, died
January 6, 1897.
Jonathan Jenkins acquired his early educa-
tion in the district schools and at the Durham
Academy. Having received from his parents
a practical training in agriculture, he became
a farmer from choice. After the death of his
father he and his brother Ephraim owned the
farm together for a time, managing it' in part-
nership. In 1863 he bought the interest of
Ephraim in the homestead property, and has
since been successfully engaged as a general
farmer, lumberman, and stock-raiser. The
farm, containing one hundred and fifty acres
of land, has been much improved by Mr.
Jenkins. It is equipped with the needetl
machinery and implements. Its buildings are
in good repair, and the estate gives every-
where unmistakable indications of the skill
and industry of its pi'oprietor.
Mr. Jenkins has been twice married. By
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his tirst iiKirriat^c, which was contracted Du-
ccmljcr 22, 1859, he was wedded to Miss
Martha Kmery. She die.l September 17,
1S74, having borne him four children. Of
those, Melvin \V. died January 20, 1864; antl
IClmer C, on Septeniljcr 7, 1S74. Horace W.
and Herbert T. arc still living. His second
wife, whose maiden name was Miss I'Lllen F.
Jenness, (lied January 25, 1895, leaving no
issue. In politics Mr. Jenkins is a sound Re-
publican, and he has taken an active interest
in public matters. 15esides serving as Select-
man of the town in 1879 and I.S80, he repre-
sented Madbury very acceptably in the State
legislature in 1881.
ALTl'R JOSEPH EDGERLY, an
enterprising and successful young
business man of Gilmanton, was
boni here September 23, 1868, son of George
W. and Angeline V. (Smith) Edgerly. The
father owned a large farm, and was engaged in
carrying it on until his death. At one time
he made a specialty of stock-raising, and
owned some of the fastest horses in the State.
His wife, who is a daughter of Augustus
Smith, a shoemaker, had two sons — Frank
and Walter J. Frank died at the age of two
years. The father died in 1873. He was a
member of the Free Baptist church.
When his father died Walter Joseph Edgerly
was but five years old. After finishing his
education, which was acquired in the district
school, with a few hundred dollars as capital
he t)[)ened a grocery store in Gilmanton.
Managing wisely, business increased; and he
was encouraged to extend his operations by
purchasing grain in carload lots. This vent-
ure proved so successful that it now demands
more attention than the grocery business. In
1894 he opened a livery business, with E.
Marsh as partner. In April, 1895, he took
Mr. Marsh into partnership in the groceiy
business. Another enterprise conducted by
him is a cider-mill, fitted up with the latest
improved machiner)-, and capable of giving
between thirty and thirty-five hundred gallons
per day. He was also instrumental in the
formation of the Granite State Soap and Fer-
tilizing Company, incorporated in this State
in October, 1896, chiefly for the manufacture
of washing powder. According to testimo-
nials already received from merchants wh(.)
have handled it, this article promises to be
come very popular. Since he attained his legal
majority, Mr. Edgerly has been accepted as
bondsman on different occasions for prominent
town officials. With all his business he finds
time to interest himself in his mother's farm,
which contains about two hundretl and fifty
acres, and in 1895 yielded a thousand bushels
of potatoes. Her home is filled with boarders
during the summer months of the year.
In 1894 Mr. Edgerly married Miss Anna
Cogswell, a graduate of Gilmanton Academy,
and a daughter of the Hon. Thomas Cogswell,
Pension Agent for the State of New Hamp-
shire. In 1893 Mr. Edgerly was appointed
Postmaster of Gilmanton by President Cleve-
land. Although actively interested in poli-
tics, he is not an office-seeker. He is a mem-
ber of Crystal Eake Grange, No. 10 1.
FORGE S. CAVI':RN0, an extensive
and energetic farmer, dairy man, and
itock-raiser of Durham, was born in
the town of Strafford, this county, July i,
1842. His father, George W. Caverno, was
a lifelong resident of Strafford, where he was
numbered among its most esteemed citizens.
The Caverno family, which is of Scotch-Irish
descent, has been distinguished for integrity.
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industry, and thrift. Its first representative
in tliis part of New England was one Artliur
Cavcrno, wiio located on the old family home-
stead in Strafford between the years 1735 and
1740. This property descended in direct line
to George W. Caverno. The latter married
IVIary Hayes, and by her became the father of
George S. and Jonathan Caverno.
George S. Caverno completed his education
in the academies of Strafford and New Hamp-
ton. When seventeen years old, being still a
student, he engaged in teaching, and subse-
quently followed it for five or more years. In
1867, striking out for himself in an entirely
new direction, Mr. Caverno went West, as far
as Junction River, Kansas, where he succeeded
in establishing a good business in stock deal-
ing, in which he continued until 1874. Re-
turning then to the place of his birth, he had
charge of tlie old home farm for some years.
In 1886 he came to Durham; and, purchasing
the one hundred and twenty-eight acres of land
contained in his present farm, he at once
settled on it, and has since been counted
among the foremost agriculturists of the com-
munity. His farm is well furnished and
stocked; and he carries on general husbantlry,
dairying, and stock-gi'owing, with much profit.
Mr. Caverno was united in marriage Janu-
ary 30, 1866, with Miss Ida S. Hanson, a
daughter of Horatio G. and Irene Hanson, of
Dover. The only child born to Mr. and Mrs.
Caverno died in youth. During his brief resi-
dence in this locality Mr. Caverno has iden-
tified himself with the best interests of the
place. He is a Justice of the Peace, and has
served as Selectman of Durham, having been
elected on the Republican ticket, which he
invariably supports from principle. He is not
a member of any religious organization, but
contributes generously toward the support of
public worship.
"'Cm)/aLDO CHASl-: VARNICV, mer-
VSy chant in Alton, was born in that
town, July 2<), 1871, son of Allen
and F.sther (Chase) Varney. His great-
graiulfather, Thomas Varney, came to Alton
from Rochester, N.Il., and was a tailor by
trade. The children of Thomas were: I'ris-
cilla, Ira, Paul, Martha, Joshua A., and Jona-
than. Of these children, Martha, born Octo-
ber 19, 1800, was married to Dr. Thomas
Shannon, of Moultonboro, N.H. Dr. Shan-
non, who was a graduate of Dartniduth Col-
lege and a successful ph)'sician of high stand-
ing, died in the eighty-first year of his age.
Mrs. Shannon still survives him, being at the
present time ninety-six years of age, remark-
ably well prcservetl, with her memory still
good ami mind very clear. Quite active for
one of her age, she attended camp-meeting in
the summer of 1891; and at the centennial
celebration of Alton in 1896 she was a jiromi-
nent figure. Paul Varney, the grandfather of
the subject of this sketch, married Polly
Chamberlain, daughter of Captain Jacob
Chamberlain. They had five children —
Allen, Paul, Lavona, Pjnma, and Andrew.
Of these children Allen married for his first
wife a Miss Perkins. His second wife was
P:sther (Cha.se) Varney, daughter of Green leaf
Ciiase. By the second marriage he had two
children — Frank A. and Waldo C. Frank
has married Carrie A. Lang.
Waldo Chase Varney, the subject of this
sketch, attended the ]5ublic schools in Alton,
and later Phillips IC.xeter Academy for a period
of three years. After returning to his home
he entered the employ of John Collins, a shoe
manufacturer. He was a member of the firm
Demerritt & Varney Brothers, who started in
business December 10, 1896. They keep a
large stock of general merchandise in a store
remodelled especially for them, witii ample
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accommodation : and their outlook is very
favorable. Mr. \'arney has been Town Clerk
for two years. He has also been one of the
foremost workers in the interest of the new
town library, is at present one of its Trustees,
and also acts as librarian at certain times,
without remuneration. In jiolitics Mr. Var-
noy is a Republican, and he has constantly
voted with his party. He is the .Secretary of
the Republican Club of Alton. Of a i^enial
character and public-spirited to a high degree,
he is one of Alton's most ])opular young men.
ARRV IIILL.S .STACKPOLi:, M.D.,
skilful physician of Dover, was horn
II his present home, August 30,
1X52. His father, the venerable ])r. Paul A.
-Stackpole, who has been numbered among the
leading citizens of Dover for more than half
a century, married Miss Elizabeth G. Hills, of
Haverhill, who died in early life, leaving
three children. A more extended account
(,[ the life of Dr. Paul A. .Stackpnle, to be
found on audther page, will have interest for
many readers.
Having received his preliminary education
in the common schools of his native cit)',
1 larry H. Stackpole comjileted a special
course of study at the Dover High School
when seventeen years of age. With a view of
becoming familiar with the ihiig trade, he
afttM-ward became a clerk in the drug sture of
William II. Vickery. A few years later he
went to Charlestown, Mass. Subsequently,
friim 1X72 to 1S76, he was Assistant Post-
master of Everett, Mass., where he also con-
ducted a drug store. l""ollowing this he suc-
ceeded Toppan & Co. in their express business
between Dover and l?oston, and managed it for
a brief period. In i.S/G he was special cor-
res]3ondcnt for the Globe Associated Press at
the Centennial ICxposition in Philadelphia.
Disposing of his express interest to Jackson &
Co. in the latter part of 1877, he establi.shed
himself in the drug trade in East Cambridge,
Mass., and carried it on for several years.
Eor some time after this he was engaged in
managing business for othei- druggists in and
around iSoston. In July, iS.STi, he was ad-
mitted to the medical dei)artment of Dart-
mouth C(dlege, from which he graduated in
the fall of 18S7. Plaving received his degree,
Dr. Stackpole returned to his home in Dover
to enter upon the practice of his profession,
and has since made this his abiding-place. In
1S89 he went abn.ad and further cpialified him-
self for his profession by courses of .study and
clinical experience in the principal hospitals
of X'ienna, Berlin, Paris, and Eondon. Since
his return in the fall of i8go the Doctor has
continued his professional duties with renewed
zeal, and built up a good practice, in a large
measure relieving his father from his severe
labors.
While an uncompromising Democrat am!
active and intluential in local affairs, Dr.
Stackpole has never been an as|)irant for polit-
ical honors. He is a member of Putnam
Lodge, E. & A. M., of East Cambridge,
Mas.s. ; of New pjiglantl Lodge, No. 4, and
N. E. Encampment, No. 34, I. O. O. E., of
the same place; and of Prescott Camp, No. 7,
I. O. (). E., of Chariest. nvn, Mass. In 1878
he was united in marriage to Lizzie A. Mc-
Daniel, daughter of Dr. David and Almira C.
McDaniel. They have one child, Charlotte
p:iizabeth, born in October, 1S78.
^1";";
TRUP: CASS, the Presi-
f the Citizens' National Hank
ami Treasurer of the lona Savings
Piltoii, was born in Andover, N. H.,
BARD B. PLUMMER.
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February 7, iS2C>, son of l^enjamin and Sarah
(True) Cass. His great-grandfather was
Nason Cass. The grandfather, Chandler Cass,
a native of Epping, was a prosperous farmer
and car|ienter of Andover for the greater part
of Ills life. Ikujamin Cass, father of William
T. , was born in Andover in 1789, He grew
to maniiood as a farmer; and in 1S33 he
settled in riymouth, N.H., where he tilled the
soil until 1853. He then removed to that part
of Sanbornton that is now the town of Tilton ;
and, [lurchasing a got)d farm, he oceupied it
for the rest of his life. He died in i 866. In
politics he was a Democrat. His wife, Sarah,
who was a daughter of William True, of An-
<lover, reared four of her children, namely:
Hannah, who married Jason C. Draiicr, of
I'lymouth; I'.enjamin h'., a resident of I'ilton;
William T. , the subject of this sketch; and
Sarah H., who is now Mrs. I\euben ]>. Locke,
of Tilton. The parents were members of the
Methodist Episcopal church.
William True Cass began his education in
the iHiblic schools, and his studies were com-
jileted at Holmes Academy in Plymouth.
U|ion reaching manhootl he adopted agriculture
with the intention of following it through life,
and was engaged in that occupation for some
time. He subsequently decided to accept the
[losition of Cashier of the Citizens' Bank of
Tilton, and relinquished farming to enter upon
his new duties in January, 1856. This bank
was reorganized, and became the Citizens'
National Bank in 1865; and he continued as
its Cashier until elected President in i88g.
The lona Savings ]?ank was chartered in 1870,
with Mr. Cass as Treasurer, which office he
still holds. In politics he was originally a
Democrat, but since the breaking out of the
Civil 'VVar he has been a Republican. He
served as Moderator at town meetings in San-
bornton for three years and in Tilton for five
years, and he was Town Treasurer of Tilton
for two years.
On September 18, 1851, Mr. Cass was
united in marriage with Mary iMiiery Locke,
born in 1830, daughter of .Samuel 15. Locke, ol
Concord. Of their four children, two lived l<<
maturity, namely — Mary Addie and Arthur T.
Mary Addie, born March 5, i8r)3, is the wife
of Abel W. Reynolds, of Somerville, Mass.
Arthur T. Cass, who was born April 9, 1865,
fitted for cidlege at the New Hampshire Con-
ference Seminary, but ditl not take a collegiate
course, preferring to enter the banking busi-
ness at once. He has practically grown up in
that business, as he began to make entries
when fourteen years old; and he succeeded his
father as Cashier of the Citizens' National
bank in 1889. On May 16, 1894, he wedded
Mary W. Packard, daughter of Liberty D.
Packard, M.D., of South l^oston, Mass., and
has one son — Kingman Packard, born April i,
1895. Arthur T. Cass is connected with
Doric Lodge, No. 78, I''. & A. M., and in
politics acts with the Repuldican jiarty. The
entire family are memliers of the Methodist
P^piscopal church ; and William T. Cass was
formerly President of the Board of Trustees,
and has been a class leader for forty years.
Mr. Cass has also been a Trustee of New
Hampshire Conference Seminary and b'emale
College for over twenty-fi\'e years, and was
Treasurer of the institution for seventeen
years.
ARD ]?. PLUMMER, a prominent
resident of Milton, N.IL, and ex-
Sheriff of Strafford County, was
born in the house he now owns and occupies,
June 18, 1846, son of pjioch W. and Orinda
(Ayers) Plummer. The Plummer homestead
was cleared by his great-gr.lndfather. Bard
Plummer, Sr., who came here from Rochester,
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Jr., grandfather of
the farm: and after
h W., inlierited the
N.ll. Hard I'luinniei
Hard R, next cultivate
his death his son, V.u
property.
I'aioth W. I'lummer was an ahU' farmer and
one of the leading residents of Milton in his
day, ser\ing as Representative to the legis-
lature. Ill his latter years he supported the Re-
jinhlican jiarty in ]iolitics. He was a Congre-
gational ist in religion, and served as a Deacon
of that church for forty years. I<'or several
years he held a ColoneTs commission in the
old State militia. He died in 1896, aged
eighty-one years. He and his wife, Orinda
Ayers, who is a native of Wakefield, N.H,,
hecame the ]iarent.s of seven children, four of
whom are li\'ing, namely: Mary 15., wife of
S. W. Wallingford; Sarah, wife of the Rev.
V. Haley; Fanny W., wife of Dr. J. H. Twom-
bly, of Milton; and Hard ]!., the subject of
this sketch.
l?ard 15. Plummcr, after leaving the common
schools, attended the Wakefield Academy and
the Maine State College. When his educa-
tion was comiileted he returned to the home-
stead, and he has since given his attention to
general farming. He owns five hundred acres
of excellent land, which is desirably located:
and he makes it a point to avail himself of
modern improvements in the practice of agri-
culture. As an active su[)porter of the Repub-
lican party he has figured conspicuously in
jiublic affairs. For five years he was a mem-
ber of the School Board. He was High
.Sheriff of Strafford County from i(S92 to 1894,
during which time he had charge of the county
jail in Dover, and was appointed Deputy
Sheriff by his successor, James E. Hayes.
He is a member of the Board of Trustees of
the Nute High School of Milton.
Mr. I'lummer married Fli/a D. Went worth,
daughter of John J. Wentworth, of Jamaica
Plain, Mass. They have four childre
namely: Lucia C. : Fanny W. ; Bard B., w
is attending Durham College: and Orinda.
In Masonry Mr. I'lummer is well ath'ance
being a Past Master of Unity Lodge, P".
A. M., of pinion, N.H., of which he was Sc
retary for nineteen years; a member of Colui
bia Chapter, Royal Arch Masons, of P'armin
ton, N.H.; and of .St. Paul Commander
Knights Templar, of Dover. He is also P;
Dictator of Love Lodge, Knights of Honor,
pinion. He is a member of the Congreu
tional church, and succeeded his father as
Deacon.
/^^RKN NASON R0BP:RT.S, Supervisor
i)^^ of Roads, Meredith, was born in this
\-^ town, April 16, 1S38, son of Thomas
and Nancy C. (Wiggin) Roberts. His grand-
father, Leavitt Roberts, who was probably a
native of Meredith, jiassed the active period of
his life in this town, occupieil in general
farming.
Thomas Roberts was born in Meredith,
September 11, 1812. After leaving school
he went to Ouinc\', Mass., where he was em-
ployed in the stone quarries for several sum-
mers. He then worked as a farm assistant
until after his marriage, when he bought a
liiece of agricultural property in Meredith,
was engaged in its cultivation for the rest of
his life, and died December 3, 1S86. He
voted with the Democratic party, but was not
active in political affairs. His wife, Nancy,
was a daughter of Winthrop Wiggin, who was
a jjrosperous farmer and a lifelong resident of
Meredith. Winthrop Wiggin, a well-known
man, and conversant with the current topics of
the day, was a Democrat in politics. He
married Hannah Cate, and had a family of
five children — Betsey, Nancy C, Ann,
George, and Smith. Mrs. Thomas Roberts
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became the mother of four children, as fol-
lows: Oren N., the subject of this sketch;
George Smith Roberts, who resides in Chi-
cao-o; I'ljen Fisk, a resident of Medford,
Mass. ; and Frank, who lives in Mere.lith.
lioth parents were Second Advent ists.
Oren Nason Roberts acquired a public-
school education, and then went tr) ]5righton,
Mass., for the jjurpose of learning the butch-
ering business. After remaining there eight
years, he spent the succeeding si.v years in
Medford, Danvers, and f^oston, Mass. Upon
his retinii to Meredith he became associated
with his brntlier George, and Simeon Wad-
leigh, in the manufacture of ploughs, under
the hrni name of the Wadleigh Plough Coni-
])any, a connection that lasted four years. In
1.S74 he bought his present farm of si.xty
acres, which he has since cultivated. I''or
several years past he has been .Supei\'isor of
Roads. He was supervisor of the check list
for two years, and served with ability for the
same length of time as a member of the lioard
of Selectmen. In politics he is a Democrat.
On May 29, i<S64, Mr. Roberts wedded
Julia Ann Smith, daughter of Clark Smith, of
lirighton, Mass., and now has five children.
These are: Vrcd S., a resident of Laconia;
Fmnia N., the wife of Wilbur \V. l^allard, of
Meredith; Charles N., of this town; Marry
¥., who resides in Allston, Mass. ; and liertie
C. Mr. Roberts is connected with W'innepe-
saukee Grange, Patrons of Ihisbandiy. lie
and Mrs. Roberts are nieml)ers of the Itaptist
church, and for several years he has acted as
the clerk of the society.
-AMES CORSON, a practical and pro
gressive agriculturist of I^ast Roches
ter, was born February 15, 1S45, i
Ward One of this township, son of Michael E
Corson, and grandson of Joseph Corson, who
was the founder of the family in this locality.
Michael E. Corson was born m R.uhester in
iSoS, and here spent his fourscore years of lilr,
dying in iSS.S. He w;is a farmer ]))■ occupa-
tion, and did his share in clearing the land.
He married Mary Putler, who was h.irn and
reared in ISerwick, Me. She bore bini four
children, namely: John, ,,f Haverhill, Mass.;
Hiram, of Roljinsfoi,!, this county; James,
the subject of this sketch; and N:iluim, of
Rochester, N.H.
James Corson was rearcil to m:in's estate on
the home faini, in the winter season being a
regular attendant of the district school. He
labored on the farm (hiring .seed time and
harvest throughout his boyhood. On reaching
man's estate he emlnuketl in business on his
own account, establishing himself as a gener:il
farmer and lumberman. P'rom time to time
he made judicious investments in land, ;ind is
now the possessor of eight hundred :icres,
lying in Strafford County. He is engaged
to some extent in stock-raising, having now
abfiut forty head of cattle; and he m:d<cs a
specialty of hay, of which he cuts about one
hundred tons annually. In p(ditics he is an
active supi)orter of the Republican p:irty, with
which he has always lieen identified. b'or two
years he served as Selectman, antl foi- :i num-
ber of terms he w^^s Surveyor of Rochester.
Mr. Clorson was married March 3, 1877,
to Mary E. Curtis, d.inghter ol Cyrus K. Ciu-
tis, of Rochester. Mr. am! Mrs. Corson have
seven children, five of whom are living.
These are: P'reeman, born January 3, i<S7,S, a
student at Dartmouth College; lulna, l)orn
May 31, 1880; Grace, born August 15, 1S86;
Nellie W., born April 2, 1S88; and liertha
L. , born January 24, 18113. Wood bm-y died
October 6, 18S5, and I. ilia May died Decem-
ber 2, 1896. Mr. Corson and family attend
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the Baptist church at ICast Rochester, ami
tribute liberally toward its support.
ia)RGI-: ANI)Ki:\V nillJiRlCK,
he proprietor of the I'hilbrick
.I.,use, ICast Tilton, was born in this
town, December 17, 1S50, son of Andrew and
Ruth II. (riiilbrick) I'hilbrick. The Phil-
bricks are descendants of Thomas and h:iiza-
iieth rhilbrick, natives of Lancashire, Eng-
land, who emigrated with their children to
Naumkcag (Salem, Mass). This family after-
ward moved to Watertown, and finally settled
in Hamilton, N.H., where the will of Thomas
Philiirick was probated August 8, 1667.
James, son of Thomas and Elizabeth Phil-
brick, married Ann Roberts, of Dover, N.H.
lie was drowned in the Hampton River.
James I'hilbrick (seconil), who was a mariner,
wedded Hannah Perlsine, of Hampton.
Nathan I'hilbrick, born August 19, 1697, mar-
ried Dorcas, daughter of James Johnson, and
died April 23, '794, being then ninety-seven
years old.
Hcnjamin I'hilbrick, the great-grandfather
of the subject of this sketch, was a native of
Hampton, and one of seven brothers who
settled in this section. He resided here for
the rest of his life, and died January 23, 1808.
On December 15, 1757, he married Sarah,
daughter of Shubael Page, of Hampton; and
she died Jidy 19, 1S31, aged ninety-seven
years. Josiah Philbrick, the grandfather, al.so
a native of Hampton, born March 12, 1777,
was a fisherman previous to settling in San-
bornton, where he f(d lowed the trade of a
blacksmith in connection with farming for the
rest of his active period, and died January 18,
1868. He wedded Mary hllkins, who was born
in Rye, N.H., June 25, 1781, and died De-
cember 13, 1867.
Andrew Philbrick, George A. Philbricks"
father, born in Hampton, August 27, 1803,
was eleven years old when his parents settled
in Sanhornton. He succeeded to the owner-
ship of the homestead, now the property of his
son. and included within the township of Til-
ton. He carried on farming during the active
period of his life, and was respected as an
honorable man and a useful citizen. Fond of
reading, he was well informed on all the ques-
tions of his day; but he never aspired to polit-
ical prominence. On November 15, 1S32, he
married his cousin, Ruth H. I'hilbrick, who
was born Ajiril 13, 1S07, daughter of Reuben
Philbrick, of Sanbornton. ]5y her he became
the father of seven children — Rebecca E.,
Charles R., Sarah Ann, Oliver D. , Nelson
A., HuldaJ.,and George A. Rebecca E. is
now the widow of Charles Henry Jaques, late
of ICast Tilton; Charles R. resides in Ikida,
111. ; and Oliver D. is a resident of East Til-
ton. Andrew Philbrick died in April, 1887,
and his wife on December 11, 1876. Both
were active members of the Methodist l-Lpis-
copal church.
George Andrew Philbrick acquired his edu-
cation in the district schools. He has always
resided at the homestead, which came into his
possession after his father's death. The estate
contains ninety-five acres of land, about
twenty-five of which he cultivates, raising
general farm products. He keeps seven cows,
two horses, antl a small flock of sheep. The
Philbrick House, which he erected in 18S2, is
situated about one mile from the railroad
station and the po.st-office. The main build-
ing is thirty-eight feet square; and the ell is
thirty-eight by twenty, with an addition
twenty-four by twenty feet. Pleasantly
located, overlooking Winnisquam Eake, which
is a beautiful sheet of water surrounded by
wooded hills, the house accommodates forty
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guests. The locality is healthy, as well as
lanil. Me. ; and of their union one child has
picturesque, and affords a pleasant and agree-
been born — Bessie I. I'arker. Politically,
able retreat during the heated term.
Mr. I'arker is identified with the Republican
Mr. I'hilbriek married Anna M. Nelson,
part)', in which he is an ,-icti\e worker; and
daughter of Hiram Nelson, formerly of .San-
he is iKiw ser\dng his third term as l)e|iiit)'
l)ornt(ni. In polities he sujiports tin- Repub-
.Sheriff of Strafford County. He belmigs t..
lican paity, and he is a member of ihe
various secret organizations, being a member
Wiunisquam Grange.
of Strafb.r.l Lodge, No. 29, V. & A. M., of
Dover; of Olive Branch Lodge, No. r,, K. of
/1r^>^
1'., of this city, of which he is I'ast Chancel-
f 3; b:(.)RGI': W. I"ARKb:R, propriet<M- of
lor; and member of the Grand Lodge cf New
y^J a hack, livery, sale, and feed stable in
Hampshire. Mr. I'arker is not identified with
Dover, .Strafford County, N.I I., is
any chinch, Init contiibutes tow.ird the main
carrying on a sulistantial business, and is (Hie
tenaiue ..f the b'irst Congreg.it iniKil Clunch,
of the best known men in his line in the city.
of which his wife and daughter are members.
lie w;is born Apiil 2.4, 1S47, in Comptim,
I'rovince of (Juebec, a son of Daniel V. and
(')-nlhia I. Parkei'. lie was brought up on a
(^>rPK.AIIAM L. MORRISON, whose
farm, and during his younger days assistetl his
1^ widow resides in Laconia, was the
paients in the daily routine of an agricultmal
/»^1A^ last of the ohl stage-driveis of the
life, the chores about the house naturally falling
Winnepesaukee \alle)'. He was horn Decem-
ti> liis share; and during the winter seasons he
ber 4, iSiS, in .Sanliornton, N. II., sdii ol
was constant in his attendance at the district
Afiraham and Hannah (Lane) Morrison. His
school. When eighteen years old Mr. I'arker
parents had twelve children, uf whom the sur-
started in life for himself, and has since been
vivors are Daniels T. and Mis. Judith I''"g.iA.
a self-supporting member of society. Going
of Methuen, Mass.; and .Samuel \V. , of .S;in-
first to Lowell, Mass., he worked for two years
bornton. In 1S42 Mr. Morrison came td
with E. T. Brigham, one of the leading pho-
Laconia, and liecame the driver of the stagt.'
tographers of that city. Coming subseepiently
running between here and lloUlerness, now
to Dover, he was engaged in similar work in a
Ashland. In the great fire of iS4r, the
studio here for five years. He then entered an
stalde on Go\-e Place was burned, and with it
entirely new field of labor, opening a bakery.
the stage and fittings. He next became tlu'
which he managed almut three years, at the
prnprietor of the Farmer Hotel, which was on
end of that time becoming the pi ii|)rietiir of a
the route of several stage lines, including th.il
meat market, wdiich he conducted seven years.
running to Concord, and conducted it for
He then disposed of his shop, and purchased
eleven years. Beginning in 1856, he had
his present business, in which he is meeting
charge of the Willard House for thirteen )'ears.
with undisputed success, having a well stocked
and then disposed of it to George H. I>:verett.
and thoroughly equipped stable in a most favor-
After that he embarked in livery-keeping on
able location.
Gove Place, where he was in business up to
On the first day of January, 1869, Mr. I'ar-
about iSSf), when he sold out and reliie<L
ker married Miss Mary Hall, a native of Gar-
In his early life Mr. Morrison had a stage
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line ninnin.t; to Centre Haiixir; and until
the introdiRtinn of tlie railway in iS4,S he
and the late John Little, also <if Laconia,
made the trips alternately. In his later years
Mr. Morri.son was in poor health. Soon after
a visit to Hrockton, Mass., to sjicnd Thanks-
giving, he was taken sick with his last illness,
and thereafter gradually failed until his death
hy a paralytic shock, on March ii, 1896.
Mr. Morrison was a loyal Reindilican. In the
Presidential campaign of 1.S40 he cast his
vote for William Henry Harrison. In 1861
and isr,2 he represented the town of Gilford
in the New IIamp.shire legislature. He was
a charter member of Mount Belknap Lodge,
No. 20, K. of P. When able he attended ser-
vice at the Free Haptist Church of Laconia,
and was several times elected a member of its
l-inancial Committee. In his life he con-
formed to the principles of the Gidden Rule.
Mr. Morrison was twice married, on the
first occasion to Susan Whipple, of Sanborn-
ton, who died by burning, August 6, 1868.
She bore him three children — George A.,
Curtis, and Nellie Maria. On May 17, 1S71,
he married Mrs. Betsy Klizalieth Stevens, a
daughter of James and Rebecca (Wyett) Howe,
of New Hampton. Her father, a contractor
and builder, who also carried on farming quite
extensively, retired about ten years before his
death. The greatgrandfather of James Howe
served in the Continental army during the war
of independence. Rebecca (Wyett) Howe was
a daughter of Deacon Wyett, an (dd resident of
Campton ; and her mother was a descendant of
John Rogers, of Pilgrim fame. Her first mar-
riage was contracted with a Mr. Daniel Wilson,
of Holderness, by whom she had four children
Myra, Hannah, David, and Daniel. James
Howe, by a jirevious marriage with a Miss
Nancy Drake, of New Hampton, had four chil-
dren — Lorenzo (}. , James M., Henry D., and
Nancy D. p:ight children were the fruit of
their second union; namely, Horace !•". , Jo-
siah S., Aaron M. (a physician), Harriet S. ,
Martha D. , William G., George W. , and
Betsy Elizabeth. James Howe, born l-"ebru-
ary 19, 1786, died January 6, i Sr)4, in his
seventy-eighth year; and his wife, Rebecca,
was born June 22, 17S7, and died August 6,
1876, aged eighty-nine years. She was a
devout Christian. Prior to her union with
Abraham L. Morrison, Betsy I-:iizabeth Howe
married Charles Stevens, of Gilmanton, who
was for several years the proprietor of the
Mount Belknap House at Lakeport. Mrs.
Morrison now lives with a daughter by her
former marriage, Mrs. Nellie M. Cox, who
was the widow of Kben Iloyt, formerly of La-
conia. Mr. Hoyt dealt extensively in pianos
and organs for .several years in Laconia and
Manchester. He died March 5, 1894, aged
fifty-one. Mrs. Cox, who was educated at
New Hampton Academy, possesses a rich con-
tralto voice ; is a member of the Obcron Ladies'
Quartette of Laconia, with which she has sung
for the past seven years; and is a member
of the North Congregational Church choir.
She is an artist as well as musician, and her
skill in painting is shown in the works that
adorn the walls of her home. Her present
husband, George ]?urnham Cox, whom she
married l-'ebruary 10, 1897, is a lawyer of La-
conia. She is the mother of two children:
Alice Louise, who died at the age of fourteen
years; and Louis K. , now a boy of twelve.
Mrs. Cox has one brother, W. M. Stevens, a
farmer in Belmont.
§0SP:PH B. SAWVKR, a well-known
citizen of Dover, is now living retired
from active business pursuits. His
birth occurred November 20, 1832, in the
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house he owns and occupies, it iiaving been
erected by his father, tlie late Levi Sawyer, in
the early part of the present century.
Levi Sawyer was born, bred, antl spent the
major portion of his life in Dover, following
the trade of a blacksmith most of the time.
Ho was a man of acknowledged integrity, lib-
eral in his beliefs, broad in his charity, and a
prominent member of the Society of b'riends;
and his death, which took jdace after he had
attained a venerable age, was deeply deplored
by all who knew him. On July 7, 1826, he
married Hannah G. Pinkham, a daughter of
Joseph and Betty Green Pinkham, whose union
was solemnized at Amesbury, Mass., in 1785.
She was a lifelong and respected resident of
Dover, a woman of remarkable mental abilit}-
anil an active worker in the cause of temper-
ance and other reform movements. She was
also a forcible speaker and for many years a
prominent preacher in the P^iends' church.
She became the mother of five children, two of
whom died young. The others were: Joseph
H., the special subject of this sketch; Lytlia
Iv, who died in 1895; and L. Newell, a con-
tracting freight agent on the Northern Pacific
Railway, now a resident of Chicago, 111.
Joseph B. Sawyer completed his school life
at the I<'riends' Boarding-school in Providence,
K.I., after which he remained with his parents
until attaining his majority. Going then t<i
Titusville, Pa., he engaged in the oil business,
which was then in its infancy. At first he
worked for others; but in a short time he
allied himself with a stock company which
leasetl land, and conducted some very success-
ful operations. He settled permanently in
the Keystone State, making his residence in
Pittsburg. Mr. Sawyer became one of the
best known oil men in Pennsylvania and West
\'irginia, and amassed a fair comi^etency. In
1 888, on account of ill health, he disposed of
his interests in the oil regions, and retLU'iiing
to Dover purchased the home in which his
childhood days were spent, where he is now
resting from his labors.
Mr. Saw)'er married No\-em]3er 7, 18(^4,
Miss Abbie M. Sturtevant, of Springfield,
Mass., who presides over their plea.sant and
hosi.itable home. I'ol it ically, Mr. Sawyer
supi^orts the princi[)lcs of the Democratic
party; and he atteinls worship at the P'ricnils'
Meeting, having never departed from the faith
ti.i which he was bred.
LXRLES M. BAILEY, a prosperous
hardware merchant of Rochester,
ling a large business in hardware,
plumbing, and steam-fitting, was born April
20, 1847, in Littleton, N. H., son of H. M.
and Harriet M. (Burt) Bailey. The father
was born in 1S13 in Peachani, Vt., which was
his [ilace of residence up to 185 1. Then he
removed to Manchester, N. H., where he was
engaged in the hardware business until his
retirement on account of poor health in 1872,
and dieil at the age of si.\ty-five years. Ile
was a prominent Republican politician, and,
though not an ofifice-seeker, served in the Man-
chester City Council for a number of years.
His wife died aged about thirty-si.x years.
Charles M. Bailey went with his jiarents to
Manchester when four years old, and there
chiefly spent his boyhood. Up to fifteen
years of age he was an attendant of the public
schools. He afterward was a clerk in his
father's store until his father went out of busi-
ness. Then he started for himself in the liaitl-
ware business at Pittsfield, N.H., and subse-
quently conducted a grain and flour store there.
In 1886 he purchased his present store in
Rochester, and thereafter, still living in Pitts-
field, managetl all three enterprises until
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iSyi. In that year he sold oiil his I'ittsfield
stores and came to Rochester, taking posses-
sion of a residence previously built by him,
and which is one of the finest in the city. Be-
sides doing a -general hardware business, he
gives special attention to jilunibing and the
putting in of steani-heatiug apparatus.
In 1867 Mr. Ikiiley was joined in marriage
with .Miss Charlotte I". Joadro, .,f Manchester,
X.ll.. wh.i was horn in Lowcdl, Mas.s. For-
merly a Democrat in politics and quite a prom-
inent worker for tiie party, though he would
accept no office, he has recently become a
Republican. lie is a thirty-second degree
Mason, having membership in Corinthian
Ulue I.odge of Pittsfiekl, Temple Chapter and
Palestine Commandery of Rochester, Edward
A. Raymond Consistory (Scotti.sh Rite) of
Nashua, and Aleppo Temple, Ancient Arabic
(Jrder of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, of Bos-
ton. Though not a church niemlier, he con-
tril)Utes liberally toward the support i.f church
work.
§AM1';,S M. R(J\Vh;, D.D. S., a success-
ful dentist of Harnstead for many years,
was b,.rn in llidderness, N.ll., January
iS, 1834. His i)arents, John and Su.san
Rowe, had seven children, of whom four are
living; namely, George, l^Iizabeth, Hannah,
and Marion. With a fair education he studied
dentistry in Lynn, Mass., with Dr. A. Trowe,
after which he took up practice in Rochester,
N.H. A year of work there caused his health
to give way; and he came to liarnstead, and
resided here for a nundjer of years. Then his
strength returned, and he went to Concord anil
resumed professional work. Soon after, again
obliged to abandon city work on account of the
confinement incident thereto, he returned to
Harnstead antl took up his work in a way that
permitted of his being more or less in the open
air. After a while his dental practice covered
a circuit of twenty miles about Harnstead.
Outside his profession he took especial interest
in educational work, and he was ])rominent as
a member of the Ailvent church.
On November 11, 1857, Dr. Rowe married
Miss luiima S. Clark, of Ipswich, Mass. She
is a daughter of Enoch Clark, who was born in
liarnstead, son of Enoch, Sr. , a large land-
owner in Harnstead. Mr. Clark, a carpenter
by trade, removed to Newburyport, Mass.,
where he was a building contractor. Before
leaving l^arnstead, he served as Town Treas-
urer and Selectman, and also represented the
town in the legislature for two years and in an
e.xtra session. In politics he was a Democrat,
lie married Sabrina Thurlow, a descendant of
Lord Thurlow, of England. She was born in
1799, and died January 8, 1889. Her ances-
tor. Lord Thurlow, on November 19, 1664, in
the sixteenth year of the reign of Charles II.,
was granted a coat of arms rei)resenting
Jacob's staff fixed h(jrizontally on a field. The
first of the family in America was Thomas
Thurlow, who came over in 1633, and settled
finally in Newburyport, before its incorpora-
tion as a town. His son, Thomas, was the
father of Stejihen Thurlow, a sea cajitain, who
married h'.unice Thurlow. Stephen and ]",u-
nice were the [larents of Sabrina Thurlow, who
became the wife of Enoch Clark. Besides
Mrs. Rowe, Mr. Clark had three other chil-
dren— Sarah Ann, Rufus, and Harriett.
Sarah Ann married William H. Clark, Rufus
married I'jiiily Hoilgdon, and Harriett is the
wife of Ce.irge H. Cilley.
Dr. James M. Rowe and his wife had nine
children; namely, Eugene A., lulward W. ,
Arthur J., 1-Tank H., Walter C, h'lorence E.,
Forrest C, Charles F". , and Freddie. Edward
is practising dentistry in Manchester, and
luigene and h'rank are following the same pro-
BYRON W BROWN
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fessioii in Concord. Arthur was in trade a
few years, and during that time served as I'ost-
niaster of South 15arnstead. He is now, with
his brother Walter, attending Dartmouth Col-
lege, taking a medical course in the same
class. Florence, I'"orrest, and Charles are at
home. Dr. Rcwe died in Harnstead, June 1 8.
■«'/'■ ^^^
YRON WI<:KKS 15R0WN, a retired
lumber manufacturer of I'last Tilton,
iiul an e.x-member of the New
Ilanijisliire legislature, was born in Wcnt-
worth, N.H., (3ctober 23, 1S33, .son of Josiah
1'. and Nancy M. (]?rown) Hrown. His great-
grandfather, Benjamin Brown, who was born
August 28, 1736, and resided in North Hamp-
ton, N.H., died March 12, 1799. ]5enjamin's
wife, Mary Brown, who was born January 19,
1739, died in 1833. Benjamin 15rown (sec-
ond), grandfather of Byron W., was born in
North Hampton, July 21, 1771. In his
younger <lays he followed the sea. Afterward
he settled on a farm of si.\ty-two and a half
acres in Sanbornton, N.H., spent the rest of
his active period in tilling the soil, and died
May 12, 1S48. He married Sarah, daughter
of Benjamin Philbrook, who died July 27,
1853, agetl eighty-three years. Of their five
children, Josiah P. was the eldest.
Josiah P. ]?rown was born in North Hamjv
ton, December 24, 1797. An infant when his
parents moved to this locality, he was reared
and educated here. After reaching his major-
ity he followed the sea in the coasting trade
tor two or three summers, spending the
winters employed ujxin farms or in the lumber
camps. In 1824 he moved to VVentworth,
where he bought si.Kty acres of wild land, and
converted it into a good farm. He also en-
gaged extensively in lumbering, which was at
that time in its infancy, and followed it for
the rest of his active period. His active and
industrious life closed March 22, 1877. In
politics he was a Democrat, and he served the
town with ability as a member of the Board of
Selectmen. His wife, Nancy, who was a
daughter of Theodore Brown, of Northtield,
N.H., had by him fourteen children, of whom
thirteen reached maturity. Of these, seven
are living, namely: Bradbury T., of Tilton;
Sarah Jane, the wife of the Rev. Josiah D.
Cross, a native of Springfield, N. H. ; Dorinda
A., who first married M. T. Noyes, and is now
the widow of J. Henry Webster; Hannah K. ,
who successively marrieil Moses P. Chase and
Horatio C. Blood, of Wentworth; Byron W.,
the subject of this sketch; and Asa A. and
Alphonso, who are both residing in Went-
worth. The others were: Benjamin F., Jo-
seph, John G., Alonzo, Marshall J., Mary A.,
and Martha A. Mary was the wife of Lyman
A. Conant, and Martha was the wife of Gilbert
Waldron. The parents were members of the
Free Baptist church.
Byron Weeks Brown attended the district
school in Wentworth. At the age of nineteen
he hired a farm, which he carried on for two
years. For the succeeding four years he was
unable to labor on account of a lingering ill-
ness. Ujion his recovery in 1859 he went to
Tilton, where he was em[il(iyed in his
brother's saw-mill for two and a half years.
He next went to Watertown, Mass., as lum-
ber inspector at the United States Arsenal.
After holding that position for two years he
retmneil to Tilton, and resinned work with his
brother. On Janu.iry I, 1865, he bought tlie
entire establishment, comprising a saw-mill
and .1 grist-mill. The management of these
received his exclusive attention until 1873,
when he started a saw-mill in Wentworth. In
18S2 he sold a half-interest in the Wentworth
mill to his brother, Asa A. Bn.iwn ; in 1886
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he disposed of his Tilum enterprise to the
1'. C. Cheney I'ulp ("onipiuiy; and two years
hiler he sold liis reuKiining interest in the
Wentworth mill to his hrother. At one time
lie eniployetl as many as seventy-live men ami
ninety-six horses and oxen in euttin-;- and
lianling logs, and during the summer season
his regular mill force was from fifteen to
twenty men. He is now living in retirement
ui)on a small farm, where he raises sufficient
produce for his own use.
On July Ti, I.S65, Mr. Brown was joineil in
marriage with I.ucinda True J(.)hnson, daugh-
ter of Josejih Johnson, of Sanbornlon. In i,S73
and 1874 Mr. Brown represented this town
in the legislature as a Democrat. During
his first term he served upon the Committees
on Election and Woman Suffrage, and during
his second term he was a member of the Fi-
nancial Committee. Both he and Mrs. Brown
attend the l-'ree Baptist church.
(Ql^ M.-\.SA I'RAY, a well-to-do farmer of
Rochester, was born Ajjril 23, 1838,
in a house located but a few rods
from the one in wdiich he now resides, son of
the late I'Lzra H. Pray. His grandfather,
I'elatiah Pray, was for man)' years engaged in
school teaching in Berwick, York County,
Me., where he was well known to more than
one generation of children.
I'>,ra H. Pray, wdio was born and reareil in
Berwick, worked as a farm hand in his early
life. Subsequently he came from lierwick to
Rochester, jnirchased a tract of timber land
here, on it cleared a homestead, and thereafter
was occupied in its cultivation until his death
in 1S66. In the winter seasons, when there
was but little to do, on the farm besides at-
tending to the stock, he engaged in lumbering
and butchering. While he never manifested
a desire for public office, he was a zealous
supporter of the Whig party. He niarrieei
Miss Hannah Tibbetts, of Rochester; and
they reared five children. These were: Dud-
ley, now a resident of South Boston, Mass.;
Charles, who taught school in Buffalo, X.Y.,
and was afterward engaged in surveying for a
new railway at St. Anthony's Falls, Minne-
sota, and died at Buffalo in 1S52 ; Ezra, who was
for some time a practising physician in Bos-
ton, Jilass., served four years in the United
States Navy, after which he studied dentistry,
and now resides on the okl homestead ; Amasa,
the subject of this sketch; and Lydia, the
widow of Dr. George N. Thompson, late of
Boston.
Amasa Pray completed his schooling at
West Lebanon, N.H. He afterward assisted
in the work of the farm, remaining with his
parents until the breaking out of the late Re-
bellion. Then, in prompt response to the call
for volunteers, he enlisted in Company F,
P'ourth New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry.
Going at once to the front, he was an active
particii^ant in the engagement at P'ort Sumter,
and was also at those of IMorris IslantI, Port
Royal, Jacksonville, and St. Augustine. In
the fall of 1864, having been honorably dis-
charged from the service at the expiration of
his term of enlistment, Mr. Pray returned to
the old homestead, where he remained until
his marriage, when he established his present
home. He has forty-eight acres of land de-
voted to general agriculture, although he
makes somewhat a specialty of dairying, man-
ufacturing about sixty iiounds of butter per
week. He also does some teaming and other
work for the town of Rochester.
Un September 18, 1865, Mr. Pray married
Miss Laura, a daughter of Samuel Trickey,
of this town. They have had five children, as
follows: Emma, now the wife of Will Varney,
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of East Rochester; Mary ]., who died in ]5os-
ton, September 29, 1893, a-ed twenty-three
years; Cliarles !■:., who lives at home; George
A., of Rochester; and Edwin, a resident of
Lynn, Mass. Mr. I'ray has never had any in-
clination to hold public office, but he has been
a faithful adherent of the Republican party.
He has been a Mason of Humane Lodge, No.
21, of this town, since 1S65; and he is a
comrade of Sampson Lost, No. 22. G. A. R.
LMJ-:R J. LORD, an enterprising wheel-
ght and lumber manufacturer, and
the only undertaker in Gilmanton,
was born in 15arnstead, N.fL, ]\Larch 22, 18G2.
His grandfather, John Lord, came to this
country from England, in company with his
brother Benjamin. J^enjamin, who settlerl in
New York City, engaged in the real estate
business, became a wealthy broker, and died
about the year 1870, leaving a large amount
of properly to his relatives. John Lord settled
in Maine, and died a comparatively young man.
Jacob Lortl, the father of ]':inier ]., after
spending his earlier years in ]5erwick, Me.,
moved from there to Barnstead, where he fol-
lowed the trade of wheelwright until iSfn.
In that year he enlisted as a private in the
Fourteenth Regiment, New Hampshire Vol-
unteers, for service in the Civil War. In the
army he contracted a disease which incapaci-
tated him for service. He died soon after his
return home, and his ronniins were interred in
Berwick. He married Martha Stanley, of
Shapleigh, Me., whose death occurred shortly
after the birth of Elmer J., the subject of this
sketch. She left two other children — RLirtha
and Sarah. Martha is now the wife of Hiram
Young, of ISeverly, Mass. ; and Sarah married
Willmirth Merrill, who died in Gloucester,
Mass., October 25, i,S./3.
Elmer J. Lord was educated in public and
private schools of Barnstead and at the Litts-
field Academy. When his studies were com-
pleted, he entered Sanderson's dry-goods store
in I'ittsfiekl as a clerk, and remained there
two years. He then engaged in carriage
building, and later became an undertaker, a
business that he followed in Rochester, N.H.,
for two years. Li September, 1886, on
account of failing health, he moved to Gil-
manton h-on Works, and resumed the carriage-
building and undertaker's business in this
town. He has lately associated himself with
J. P. Hussey, in the lumber manufacturing
business. This firm operate a saw-mill, and
su])ply a large amount of lumber for building
purposes in Gilmanton and other towns. Mr.
Lord began the study of undertaking with
Professor Clarke, of Springfield, Ohio. He
is a member of the New England As.sociation
of Undertakers, and by attending its lectures
in Boston he is conversant with the most ad-
vanced ideas relative to the business.
Mr. Lord wedded Mary Grant, daugliter of
William T. Grant, of Epsom, N. PL He is a
charter member and an officer of Highland
Lodge, No. 93, L O. O. E., of Gilmttnton;
and he has been Treasurer and Lecturer of
Crystal Lake Grange, No. 101. Justly re-
garded as one of Gilmanton 's most enterjiris-
ing young business men, he has attained
prosperity solely through his own efforts. He
is a member of the Free Baptist Church of
PittsfieKI.
T^VRUS L. JENNESS, an enterprising
{j\ and successful business man of Straf-
V!2_^ ford County,
Dover, where he has
hardwaix' and a
kinds, his lar-c
:s in the city of
has an extensive trade in
[cultural implements of all
tore cont.iiiiing a Cdmplete
stocf
verytl
in his li
Mr. J.
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was born March lo, 184.S, in the nci>;hboring
town of Rochester, a son of Cyrus and Mercy
(McDuffee) Jenness, esteemed meml)ers of the
farming community of that i)Iace. lie re-
mained with liis parents until attaining ma-
turity, attending the district schools in his
younger days, and doing his full share of the
farm ialjors. Then starting in life on his
own account, with no otlier endowments than
a stout heart, willing hands, an active brain,
and a cletermincil purpose to reach tlie goal of
success, Mr. Jenness came to Dover to seek a
situation. At once finding employment as a
clerk in a hardware store, he remained there
eleven years, giving his undivided time and
attention to his employer's interests, and ob-
taining a practical insight into the business.
Then, having by prudence, thrift, and econ-
omy saved some money, he established his
jjresent business, which he has since carried
on with a success exceeding his expectations;
and he is now nimibered among the leading
merchants in his line in this section of the
county.
On \ovember 12, 1S72, Mr. Jenness was
united in marriage with Miss Sarah E.
Holmes, daughter of Horace and Mary J. (Col-
bath) Holmes, of Dover. Mr. Jenness has
never taken any active part in political affairs,
either local or national, but is a firm sup-
porter of the [jrinciiiles of the Republican
party. He is a member of the Wechohamet
Lodge, I. O. O. F., of Dover; and both he
and his wife are esteemetl members of the
I''ree I'.aptist church.
§AMKS E. CHILD, an energetic and
progressive farmer of l*"arniington,
Strafford County, was born ALarch i,
1.S57, in Milton, this county, son of James S.
and Mary J. (Goodwin) Child. He comes of
good old Massachusetts stock. His grand-
father, James Child, who was a lifelong resi-
dent of Cambridge, Mass., and one of its
most worthy citizens, served in tiie War of
1812. James S. Child was born and bred in
Cambridge, where he learnetl the traile of a
carpenter and builder. When a young man he
came to this section of New Hampshire, and,
securing work at his trade in the growing town
of Milton, afterward resided in tiiat place
throughout the remainder of his active period.
The closing days of his life were passed in
Farmington, where he died l-Y-bruary 17,
1896, aged seventy-si.\ years. By his wife,
who was born in Lebanon, Me., he became
the father of seven children, of whom the sur-
vivors named are: Lizzie, the wife of Charles
E. Drew, of this town; James E., the subject
of this biography; Daniel S. and George 1'.,
both of Lynn, Mass.
James E. Child laid a substantial founda-
tion for his future education in the common
schools and high school of Farmington. On
leaving the latter he took a thorough course at
the New Hampton Institute, and subsequently
completed his studies at the academy in
Worcester, Mass. Continuing his residence
in the latter city, he was there engaged in the
shoe business for a couple of years, and then
spent a few months in the busy city of Chi-
cago. In 1880 he returned to Worcester; but,
not desiring to locate there permanently, he
soon removed to this town in order to carry
out his design of becoming a farmer. In the
following year, taking advantage of a fine op-
portunity, he purchased the Jones farm, on
Meeting-house Hill, a most excellent loca-
tion. Here he has since been prosperously
engaged in general agriculture and dairying.
His estate is one of the most attractive in the
neighborhood, its finely tilled lands, comfort-
able and well-filled buildings, and sleek ilairy
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bespeaking the industry and thrift of its
owner.
Mr. CiiiUl was married May 2, 1882, to
Miss Ruth A. Kin-, dan-hter of Sylvester
King, of S|iringfield, Me. In polities Mr.
Child is a strong I'rohibitionist and one of
the leaders of the party. He takes an active
interest in local affairs, and for some years
served as Constable and lioad .Surveyor. He
belongs to Harmony Lodge, No. 11, K. of V.
Both he and his estimable wife attend the
Baptist church, toward the support of which
they contribute.
DWARD FRANK VVIGGIN, the pr..-
prietor of the Reservoir Stock I'"arm,
Meredith, was bnrn where he now
resides, September .s, 1X4S, son of Benjamin
F. and Abigail (Wadleigh) Wiggin. His
great-grandfather, Chase Wiggin, came from
Stratham, N.H., to Meredith when this town
was mostly in a wild state. The maiden
name of his wife was Mary l^rackett. Joshua
Wiggin, the grandfather, was born in this
town. When a young man he learned the
trade of a carpenter, and thereafter followed
it, in addition to farming, throughout the
active perioil of his life. He married Lucinda
I'ease, and reared two sons; namely, lienjamin
1*". and Charles I'ease.
Benjamin F. Wiggin was born in Meredith,
December 28, 1S20. He attended the dis-
trict school, and learned the carpenter's trade
with his father. After his marriage he
bought fifty acres of lantl, which is now a part
of Reservoir St(jck Farm, anil for many years
was one of tlie stirring and successful farmers
of the town. He also worked at his trade,
and is widely known as an able and skilful
mechanic. In [lolitics he is a Democrat, and
in 1872 and 1S73 he represented Meredith in
the legislature. His wife, Abigail, whom he
married October 2;,, 1844, is a daughter of
Stephen Wadleigh, ,,f Meredith. She is the
mother of two children, namely: Stephen \V.,
who resitles in Worcester, Mass. ; and lulward
F., the subject of this sketch. Mr. and Mis.
Benjamin I"". Wiggin are still living, and
enjoy good health. They are members of the
Baptist church.
lulward Frank Wiggin began his education
in the public schools of IVIeredith, and com-
pleted his stutlies at a business college in
Manchester. His first emidoyment was in a
grist-mill in Laconia. After working here as
an assistant for a year and a half, he operated
the mill for the same length of time uiion his
own account. Returning after this to the
homestead, he began to e.\ert that energy and
progressive tendency which have since charac-
terizetl his efforts as an agriculturist. He has
purchased large tracts of adjoining land; and
the Reservoir Stock Farm now consists of five
huntlred acres, seventy-five of which are re-
usual crops, he cuts from seventy-five to one
hundred tons of hay annually, and raises and
packs a large quantity of sweet corn. He
keeps fifty head of thoroughbred short -iKirned
cattle, which arc considered to be the ouly
genuine herd of that breed in this neighbor-
hood; and for the past twenty-five years he has
supplied a large number of regular customers
in Laconia with butter, of which he produces
annually twenty-five hundred pounds. He
also keeps forty sheep, from fifteen to twenty
Berkshire hogs, eight horses, and a Hock of
full-blooded Tlymouth Rock hens. In 1895
he was awarded four huiulred and lifty dollars
in premiums for stock e.vhibits at the New
England and Worcester County (Massachu-
setts) Fairs. In politics he is a Democrat,
and he has rendered able service to the town
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as a incnihcr ni llic Scli.iol l?cianl ami in the
cai>acity of Selectman.
On October 24, 1S77, Mr. \Vi;;-in was
united in marriaye with Carrie I",. Canney,
.lan-hter <if l-'rankliii and Laura (Russell)
Canney, the fnrmer ol whom is a native of
Centre Harbor, N.ll., and is now a miller in
Meredith. iM'anklin and Laura (Russell)
Cannev are the parents of two daughters —
Carrie !•;. and Abbie. Mr. and Mrs. Wiggin
have three children; namely, l-'lorencc M.,
Ilollis L., and label F. Mr. Wiggin is a
mendjerot Wmnepesaukee Lodge, L O. O. F.,
of l^aconia; and he is Master of Winnepe-
saukee Grange, Patrons of Husbandry.
§011N H. NEAL, M.D., a well-known
physician of Rochester, N.IL, was
born in Parsonsfiekl, York County,
Me., Ahirch jo, 1862, son of John and Sarah
Jane (Lord) Neal. His father was a prosper-
ous farmer and lifelong resident of Parsons-
field, and died at the ago of fifty-four years.
He took a leatling part in local affairs anil
served as a member of the Hoard of Selectmen
for ten years. His wife, Sarah, was born in
Effingham, N.H. She is still living, and re-
sides with her son in Ivochester.
John H. Neal was educated in the common
schools and at Parsonsfiekl Seminary, and at
the age of si.xteen began teaching school. He
taught district schools in Maine and New
Hampshire at intervals, while attending medi-
cal lectures at the M.iine Medical School in
linmswick. He then pursued a two years'
course at the Long Island College Hospital,
ISrooklyn, N.Y. , from which he was graduated
in 1886. He was an apt student, ami was
chosen Chairman of the Flxecutive Committee
of his class. Locating for practice in San-
ford, Me., he remained there until January,
Since establishing himself in this city he has
succeedeil in building up a lucrative i)ractice.
In jxilitics he was formerly a Democrat, but
some years ago became a Reijublican. While
residing in Sanford, Me., he was a member (if
the Board of Health and President of the
Building and Loan Association, a position
which he resigned when he moved to Roches-
ter. He is at the present time serving as Sec-
retary of the Board of Health in this city, and
also as Overseer of the Poor.
On November 28, 1888, Dr. Neal was
united in marriage with Lulu Fl Clark, a na-
tive of Sanford; and he has one son, Cecil M.
Dr. Neal is a member of Preble Lodge, I-". &
A. M.; White Rose Chapter, R. A. M., of
Sanford; and is a charter member of Pales-
tine Commandery, K. T., of this city.
WILBUR \V1-:ST0N BALLARD, a
prosperous general farmer and the
proprietor of the Ballard House,
Meredith, was born where he now resides,
March 13, 1S60, son of Llewelyn and Sophia
(Maloon) Ballard. Llewelyn Ballard, a native
of Ikdfast, Me., was reared and educated in
his native town. At the age of eighteen he
went to Boston, where he learned the ma-
chinist's trade. Some years later he went to
California, and soon after his arrival sent a
sum of money to his family. That was the
last connnunication they ever receivetl from
him, and he has not been heard from since.
His wife, Sophia, a native of Boston, was a
daughter of Nathaniel Maloon, of Deerlield,
N.H. Her father resided in his native town
until the death of his wife's father, when he
came to Meredith, and took charge of the
homestead which then fell to her possession.
Nathaniel Maloon married Betsey Wadleigh,
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whose father, Josiah Wa(lleii;h, was one of the
early settlers in Meredith. Josiah Wadleigh
reclaimed from the wilderness the farm which
is now owned by his great-grandson, Wilbur
W. Ballard; and a part of the present resi-
dence was built with timbers which he hewed
by hand, as there was no saw-mil! in this
vicinity at that time. Llewelyn and Sophia
l?allard had another son, Charles Ilartwell,
now a resident of l^oston. After the death of
her mother, Mrs. Llewelyn ]?allard kept house
for her father while he lived; and she died in
Meredith in 1S85, aged forty-nine years.
Wilbur Weston 15allard was educated in this
town, and grew to manhood upon the farm he
now occupies. When twenty-one years old he
went to New York State, where he was em-
jiloyed in a hotel for two years. Then, re-
turning iiome, he cared for his mother during
her last illness. After her death he went to
]?oston, where he was employed as a street car
conductor by the West End Railway Company
for a time. After this he again returned to
Meredith, where he has since devoted his at-
tention to general farming. He owns sixty
acres of excellent land, half of which is set
a[\art for tillage purposes ; and he cuts about
fifteen tons of hay annually. In i8gi he
began to entertain summer boarders. The
Ballard House, which has ample accommoda-
tions for thirty-five guests, is situated upon
high ground overlooking Waukewan Lake,
with a distant view of the .Sandwich and
White Mountains.
On March if,, iSSq, Mr. Ballard was joined
in marriage with Emma N. Roberts, daughter
of Oren Roberts. He now has two children,
namely: Frank L., born May 8, 1S91 ; and
Alice J., born April 22, 1S9;,. In politics
Mr. Ballard is a Republican. He is con-
nected with Chocorua Lodge, F. & A. M.;
Belknap Lodge, I. O. O. F. ; and Winnepe-
saukee Grange, Patrons of Ilusiiamlry. He
attends the Baptist churcii, of whicii Mrs. I'.al-
lard is a member.
ANIEL BROWN ICATON, a prom-
inent farmer and a well-known resi-
dent of Mereditii, was born in CJil-
ford, N.II., October 23, i>S20, son of Elisha
and Betsey (ISrovvn) Eaton. His great-grand-
father, John Ivaton, who was born cither in
Salisbury or Sealirook, N.IL, in 1750, was a
tailor by trade, but devoted tiie greater part of
his active period to agricultural pursuits.
John P^aton married Sarah P'rench, and his
children were: PLlisha; John; Jose])!! ; and
Jonathan; Nancy, who married John Matiicws;
Mary, who became the wife of Tiieodore
Clark; Sarah, who became Mrs. Stamels;
Betsey, who married Andrew P'landers;
Amasa; Jacob; and Samuel .S. Pllisha Eaton
(first), the grandfather, was born in Pittsfield,
N. H., in 1768. He engaged in general farm-
ing, but died at the age of twenty-six years.
He married Betsey Sherburne, and p;iisha was
the only child of that union.
Elisha P]aton (second), Daniel B. P^aton's
father, born in Pittsfield, December 26, 1794,
was left fatherless at the age of four months.
He was brought up by his paternal grandpar-
ents, and he occupied the old homestead jirop-
erty until he was seventy years old. His last
years were passed with his daugiiter in Alton,
N.H. In politics he was a Jacksonian Dem-
ocrat. His wife, Betsey, a daughter of
PIphraim Brown, of Gilford, N.H., became the
mother of ten children, as follows: Daniel B.,
the subject of this sketch; Sarah Jane, who
died at the age of twenty-three years; Miriam
B., who married Isaiah C. Morrill, of Gilford;
Reuhamah G., who married Isaac Morrill;
Emeline T., wiio married Calvin Rollins, of
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Alton, aiul is nnw (icceascti ; John I)., of
Salem, Mass. ; Mary, also deceased, who he-
came the wife ..f Henry Duffee, of Alton;
Martin V. H. , now of Moultonhoro, N.ll.;
Joseph W., who resides in Salem, IMass. ; and
I.aura A., the wife of William Downs, also of
Salem. Mr. ami Mrs. lilisha Eaton were at-
tendants at the Free Baptist church.
The education of Daniel Brown PLaton,
l)e:.;un in the common schools, was completed
in tlie common and hit^h schools of Gilford
(now l.aeonia). lie resided at the homestead
until 1866, and taught for several .winter
terms. lie then hou«;ht his ])resent farm in
Meredith, and has since resided here. His
property contains one hundred and ten acres
of land, twenty-five of which are under culti-
vation. He raises corn, oats, potatoes, and
beans, and cuts thirteen tons of hay. He has
kept from twelve to fourteen head of cattle.
Ilav'in;;" a natural aptitude for mechanical
work, he has fitted up a blacksmith's shop
upon his premises for the benefit of the neigh-
boring farmers. A practical surveyor, he has
been employed in that capacity in four differ-
ent counties. It was he who ]ierformed the en-
gineering work needed by the Jinteriirise
Linen and Fibre Comiian^-'s mill in Mere-
dith. He is familiar with astronomy and
natural ]ihilosophy. He has transacted a great
deal of business before the Probate Court, and
is now holding his tenth commission as a
Justice of the Peace. He served Gilford as
Treasurer, Selectman, legislative Representa-
tive, and superintendent of schools, and has
been a member of the School Committee of
Meredith.
Mr. luiton has been twice married. On
August 9, 1S49, he wedded Susan L. Smith,
daughter of Joseph P. Smith, of Gilford. Of
this marriage there were born si.v children —
Mary S., Julia A., Sarah J., John S., Daniel
K., and Joseph S. Mary S. married the Rev.
C. W. Taylor, a Methodist preacher; Sarah J.
died at the age of thirty-seven years; John S.
died in 1876, aged eighteen years; Daniel 1"^
is Treasurer of the Meredith Savings Pank;
and Joseph iS. is an overseer in Mason's Ma-
chine Works, Taunton, Mass. Mr. F^aton's
first wife died in 1876. She was a member of
the Free Baptist church. On October 12,
18S2, he married Mrs. F;mily A. (Whidden)
Corliss, daughter of Mark Whidden, of Ports-
mouth, N.H. In polities Mr. luit.m is a
Republican. He is deeply interested in the
temperance cause, and he is a member of the
Free Baptist church.
"wJ)/aLTF:R F. gage, a farmer of
VfeV^ much enterprise and ability, ac-
ti\-ely engaged in his chosen voca-
tion in the town of Dover. Slraffonl County,
N.H., was born October 9, 1S4S, on the home-
stead where he now resides. This farm was
bought by his paternal grandfather, James
Gage, in the early part of the present century,
he having been a farmer and wheelwright.
Daniel Gage, son of James and father of
Walter F., was born, reared, and has passed
his entire life on this homestead, the date of
his birth being January S, 1827. Succeeding
to the ownership of the paternal acres, he
labored with unceasing industry, making many
and substantial improvements on the jjlace,
and now, having rounded out threescore years
and ten, is enjoying the fruits of his many
ilays of toil. His wife's maitlen name was
Sarah J. Ilersom. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Gage
have two children, namely: Walter F. , the
special subject of this brief personal sketch;
and Daniel, also a farmer, residing in Dover.
Walter F. Gage acquired his education in
the public schools, ami during the days of his
uiD MRS, WALTER F. GAGE, with daughter. CORA
AND SON. EVERETT W.
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later boyhood and youth he assisted his father
in the labors of the home farm. Here obtain-
ing a practical knowledge of everything per-
taining to agriculture, he chose that pursuit
as his life occupation. When but twentv
years of age he purchased of his father an in-
terest in the farming business, and of this he
has now the complete charge. He has added
to the home farm three other farms located in
Somersworth, Rochester, and Dover, the farm
now consisting of one hundred and fifty acres,
situated in the three towns mentioned. Mr.
Gage carries on general husbandry and dairy-
ing, and in connection with the latter has run
a milk route for more than twenty years. He
keeps about twenty cows, finding this part of
his business profitable and sure, as milk known
to be pure and unadulterated is alwavs in de-
mand.
On February ij. 1877, Mr. Gage married
Miss Amanda J. Sterling, daughter of Ephraim
A. and Susan (Ham) Sterling, of Dover.
They have two children — Cora B. and Everett
\V. A man of foresight and good judgment
in affairs. Mr. Gage occupies a secure position
in the consideration and respect of his fellow-
citizens. He is ever interested in local im-
provements, giving his hearty support to all
enterprises calculated to benefit the town or
city, and for four years ser\ed as an official of
the municipal government, having been Coun-
cilman two years and Alderman two years,
representing Ward One. Mr. Gage belongs
to one fraternal order, the Knights of Pythias:
and his family are members of the Baptist
church.
fm.
»RGE WRIGHT BARTLETT. wh.,
\^J_ conducts a prosperous plumbing and
steam-titting business in Meredith,
was bom at Centre Harbor, X.H., Januarv 2,
1S57. His parents were James and Elizabeth
Davis. Bardett. natives of Centre Harbor.
(For an account of his ancestry see the sketch
of James D. Bartlett, which appears elsewhere
in this work.)
James Bartlett was reared a farmer, and
after his marriage he began to cultivate a fami
which his father had given him. After fol-
lowing agricultural pursuits for some years, he
moved to Meredith, and kept a general store
for two or three years. Then, returning to
his farm, he remained there until 1S6S. In
that year he bought another piece of agricult-
ural property in Campton. X.H., and resided
there for eight years. Returning once more
to Centre Harbor, he remained for a year, and
then took up his residence in Meredith, where
his last days were passed, and where he died
in 1 891. He was a Democrat in politics,
and ser\-ed upon the Board of Selectmen in
his native town. His wife, Elizabeth, whose
father, Nathan Davis, was also a native of
Centre Harbor, became the mother of five
children — S.arah, Mjrrila, Maria. Frank A.,
and George W. Sarah is the wife of Melthno
C. Clarke, of Centre Harbor: Mirrila married
Charles Webster, and is no longer living.
Maria is the wife of Ira Wilkinson: and
Frank A. is residing -in Meredith. The
mother, now seventy-eight years old, is living
with George W. Bartlett.
George W. Bartlett was educated in the dis-
trict schools. On reaching his majoritv he
came to Meredith, where for one and a half
years he was employed at John A. Lang"s
piano case factory. The ne.xt twelve years
were spent in the employment of the Meredith
Shook and Lumber Company. In February.
1S94, he entered the employ of the Meredith
Electric Light Company, of which he is now
the superintendent. In 1S95 he established
himself in business as a steam-fitter. Later
he put in a stock of stoves and ranges, and
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started in the plumhiiis business. He has
already built up a ])rnfitahle trade, and eni-
])loys from two to four men.
In iiolitics Mr. Hartlett is a I'n.hibit ionist.
He is a meniiier of Helknap Lo.l-e, No. i.|,
I. O. (). I-'. ; of IMeredilh I.od-e, No. 50,
Kni.^dits of I'ythias: of the Improved Order of
Rci] Men; and of theClood Templars and the
Patrons of Ifnshandrv
\V. KICKI':R. who has charge
3f the Host(m .S: Maine Railroad sta-
tion at New Durham, Strafford
Connty, was born in this town, July 27, 1S60,
son of Ira .S. and Mary 1-:. (Hall) Rickcr.
His father was a native of Dover, N. H.;and
his <;randfather, John Rickcr, was also born in
that towai. Ira S. Ricker was in the employ
of the I^oston S: Maine Railroad Comjiany for
thirty-five years, for twenty-nine of which he
acted as station agent in New Durham, hold-
ing that position until 1 S86. In politics he
supported the Democratic party, and his pub-
lic services were of much benefit to the town.
He was a member of the Roard of Selectmen
four years, a part of which time he acted as
Chairman, was Tax Collector six years, served
upon the .School Hoard, was Postmaster for a
number of years, and represented the town in
the legislature in 1892 and 1893. He wedded
Mary K. Hall, of Barrington, N.H., and they
reared si.\ children, namely: Charles H. ; Ira
().; Mary II.; Daniel II.; Leslie \V., the
subject of this sketch; and Jeanette A., the
last named being the wife of V. V.. lulgerley,
of Farming-ton, N.H. Ira S. Ricker died
September iS, 1896.
Leslie W. Ricker acquired a common-
school education, and at the age of eighteen
he entered the service of the Boston & Maine
Company as brakeman on a passenger train.
He continued in that employment for about
seven years, at the end of which time he be-
came agent for the Lawrence Express Com]iany
at Dover, N.H. In 18S6 he succet'ded his
father as station agent at New Duiham, whicii
position he has since retained; and he also
acts as special police officer at the station.
Mr. Ricker is indeiwndent in politics. In
18S8 he was elected Town Clerk, a position
which he still holds; and he was a member of
the School Board three years.
He married VVendello Tash, of New Dur-
ham, and has two children -- M;irion L. and
Raymond. The family attend the liaptist
church.
HARI.ES IIOD(}DON DOW, (uie of
Barnstcad's best known residents, was
born in this town, July 19, 1822,
son of Timothy and Mary (Ilodgdon) Dow.
In 1797 his grandfather, .Simon Dow, moved
with his family from Durham, N.I I., to North
Barnstead, and there settled up.on two hnndrcd
acres of partially cleared land. .Simon Dow's
children were: Jeremiah, Timothy, John ().,
Betsey, Hannah, and Margaret. Jeremiah
settled in Massachusetts: John O. died in
Barnstead; Betsey married William Walker;
Hannah wedded a Mr. Hill: and Margaret be-
came the wife of James Murray, ami mo\'ed to
a Western State.
Timothy Dow succeeded to the j.art of the
homestead originally settled by his f;ither,
and became a very prosperous farmer. He
was active in political affairs, served as a -Se-
lectman for a ninnber n[ terms, was Moder:itor
at town meetings for twenty years, and repre-
sented Barnstead in the legislature for two
terms. Prominently identified with the State
militia for twenty-four years, he rose in it to
the rank of Major-general. In politics he
was a Democrat. He died at the age of si.xty-
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four years. His wife, Mnry, was a (lau,L;hter
of Cliarles no(]i;(loii, who owned a lai'i^e farm,
and was one of tlie prosperous residents of
JSaruslead in liis day. Slie liccame the mother
of lliree children — Charles II., Pamelia, and
John. I'amelia married Jacob Locke, of North
15arnstead; and John occupies the homestead.
llavin;;- acquired a common-school educa-
tion, Charles Modj;(lcjn Dow learned the shoe-
maker's trade. When twenty-two years old he
went to Ro.xbury, Mass., and was there cm-
ployed at hrickmakin<; for four years. He
then entered into partnership with Joseph A.
Walker for the purpose of manufacturing
brick. Witlidrawing from that firm a year
later, he was engaged in the same Inisiness
rdone for eight years. Returning then to
his native State, he bought the \'ork farm in
North 15arnstcad. He also engaged in the
manufacture of starch in New York State,
being associated in that cntcrjirise with
Robert S. Webster for four years. During
his five years' connection with starch making,
he was absent in New York .State during the
winter season. Since his retirement from that
business he has carried on general farming on
quite an extensive scale, devoting his spare
time to shoemaking.
Mr. D<iw has been twice married. His first
wife, in maidenhood Su.san M. Drew, who
died in Roxbury, Mass., in 1S49, was the
mother of one son and one daughter. The
latter died in infancy. On August 13, 1S54,
he wedded Lydia A. Shackford, daughter of
Seth and Harriet (Hill) Shackford, of Barn-
stead. Mrs. Dow is a descendant of William
Shackford, an Englishman, the first ancestor
of the famil)- in America. The records of
Dover, N.H., show that he was a tax-]iayer of
that town in 1660. He married Deborah
Trickey, of Dover. His son, Captain Samuel
Shackford, who was a highly respected citizen
of I'ortsmouth, N.H., married twice. Captain
Shackford's son, William, by his ilrst wife, in-
herited the greater p.irtion of his lather's es-
tate, and died in 1773. William Shac-kford
is mentioned in Colonial history as having
advanced money toward defraying the exjienses
of the invasion of Canada. He was twice
married: and his son, Cajitain Samuel Shack-
ford, who was a prominent resident of New-
ington, N.H., during the Revolutionary War,
was Mrs. Dow's great-grandfather. Captain
Samuel Shackford's first wife had twelve chil-
dren, of whom Josiali. the tenth-boiii, was
Mrs. Dow's grandfather. Josiah Sliackfonl
married Lydia Dennett; and, of his five chil-
dren by her, Seth, the fifth-born, was Mrs.
Dow's father. Seth Shackford was lor forty
years an insurance agent and a well-known
farmer. He was elected to nearly every office
within the gift of his fellow-townsmen, in-
cluding that of County Commissioner, and for
two terms that of legislative Representative.
He was a member of the I-'ree Raptist cluirch.
His death happened in i.S.SS, in his seventy-
eighth year, and th.it of his wife on l''ebruary
29, 1864.
Mr. and Mrs. Dow have had five children ^
Seth, ]?. 1-rank, George, Hattie M., and
A.ldie. (Jeorge is a photographer, an. I re-
sides in the West; Hattie M. is the wife of
J. H. 'Thompson, and resides in b'arminglon,
N.H.: Addie married Ch.irles I.eighton, .and
lives in Haverhill, Mass. ]!. I-'rank, who
William IL Dow, is now engaged in photog-
raphy and assists his father upon the farm.
He was recently re-elected to the I'.oard of
Education, on which he had jireviously served
for three years; and he is a charter nic'mber of
Crescent Lake Grange, No. 164. In jiolitics
Charles H. Dow is a Democrat. He h.is been
Town Treasurer for two years, and a Repre-
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soiitativc to the le.uislatiiie for the same
length of time. While a meinber of the
Icj^islaturc he served upon the Committee on
the Insane Asylums. He is a Deacon of the
h'ir.st Con.£;regational Church, and Mrs. Dow
is a member.
§()I1N 11. NF.ALLEY, a keen and en-
terprising business man of .Strafford
County, and one of the leading mer-
chants of the city of Dover, was born August
4, i,S53, in .South Berwick, Me., the son of
Henjamin Ma.son and Abbie (Pray) Nealley.
He received his business education at ]5ryant
& Stratton's Commercial College in Portland,
Me , whither he went after leaving the public
schools of Hiddeford. On arriving at man's
estate he entered the mercantile circle by be-
coming a clerk in a wholesale and retail gro-
cery and grain store in Saco, Me., in wdiich
he was employed for two years. In i.Sji he
came to Dover, entering the dry-goods estab-
lishment of his brother, the Hon. P. F.
Nealley, for whom he clerked several years.
In 1893 Mr. Nealley purchased the entire
business of his brother, and is now proprietor
of the store in which he was so long an em-
ployee. In this, which is one of the most
extensive establishments of the kind in this
section of Strafford County, Mr. Nealley
carries a complete stock of dry and fancy
goods, including the latest novelties in his
line. He spares neither time nor expense
in endeavoring to please his patrons, and has
thereby secured a large and lucrative trade in
this city and the surrounding towns.
On September i j, uS;;, Mr. Nealley mar-
ried Miss Fmma C. Cushing, a daughter of
the late Thomas H. Cushing, of Dover. Po-
litically, Mr. Nealley affiliates with the Re-
I)ublican party, and has been often scdicited
to accept responsible positions in the town or
coimty government, but has generally declined
because of the engrossing demands of his busi-
ness. He served, however, in the State legis-
lature in 1889 and 1890 as Representative
from Ward Three. Mr. Nealley is a member
of Strafford Lodge, F. & A. M., of Dover; of
St. Paul Commandery, Knights Tem|)lar, hav-
ing held office in the last-named body for
twenty years; and a member of the Order of
p:iks of this city. He attends and supjiorts
the First Parish Congregational Chnrch, nf
which his wife is a member.
WB
LE COX SPAULDING,
, an able physician and sur-
geon of Til ton, and a veteran of
the Civil War, was born in Chelsea, Vt., May
4, 1S42. His parents were the Rev. Russell
H. and Lucinda (Leavitt) Spaulding, both of
whom were natives of Vermont. His grand-
father, Reuben Spaulding, was a pioneer in
Sharon, \'t., where he erected a log house and
cleared a farm. The grandfather subsequently
sold his property there, and moved to Canaan,
Vt., where he passed the rest of his life.
Russell H. Spaulding, Dr. Spaulding's father,
was born April 25, 1804; and his boyhood
was spent upon a farm. He became a Meth-
odist minister, and began preaching on the
Ashburnham (Mass.) Circuit. He was later
appointed Presiding Elder of the New Hamp-
shire Conference, and resided for a time at
Haverhill Corner, N.H. Being compelled by
a severe throat affection to give up his charge,
he bought a farm in Barnard, Vt., where he
tilled the soil anil preached occasionally.
Uj-ion his recovery he resumed his jiastoral
labors, but a short time later he was forced to
retire from the pulpit by a return of the
disease; and he purchased a farm in Rochester,
N.H. Si.x years later he sold this property,
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hou.Liht another farm in the same Inwii, and
occupied it for the same lenL;lIi ol time.
Tlicn, having sold his last purchase, he moved
to LInion Village, Vt. After residing there
lor a year, he removed to I'ittslield, Vt.,
where he died in 1 859. Politically, he was a
Democrat. His wife, Lucinda Leavitt, was a
daughter of Nehemiah Leavitt, and a native
of Royalton, Vt., born September 25, 1.S06.
I lei" father was a native of Connecticut, who
moved from that State to Vermont, and pur-
ihased the township of Royalton. In the
early days of that section the Inilians made
their way up White River, and burned the
town, which was about four miles distant from
the Hroad Brook, on which Nehemiah lived.
]Ie was a prosperous farmer and the most
prominent man in Royalton in his day. The
maiileii name of his wife was P(dly Worm-
wood. The Rev. Russell and Lucinda
(Leavitt) Spanlding were the parents of si.x
children, four of whom reached maturity,
namely: Harriet, now the wife of Oliver Win-
ship; Justin H., who is no longer living;
MLdville C, the subject of this sketch; and
James R., who resides in Boston. Mr. and
Mrs. Winship are also residents of l^oston,
but at present are staying in San h'rancisco,
Cal., for the benefit of their health.
Melville Cox Spaulding attended the
Weslcyan Academy at Canaan, N.IL, and a
school in I'ittsfield, Vt. lie read medicine
with Dr. Brigham of the last-named town, and
also gave some attention to music. He was
able to play any biass instrument in 1861,
when he entered the military service as a
l?-flat cornet player in the band connected with
the Fourth Vermont Regiment. He did this
partly for the purpose of obtaining a knowl-
edge of surgery, as the army offered superior
advantages in that direction. The band was
ordered home a year later, after which he at-
the University of Vermont, gra<luating there-
from in i8r,5. Shortly after he began prac-
tice in Burke, \'t., where he resided for eight
yeais. y\fter a winter spent in attending
lectures and visiting hospitals in I'.oston, he
practised in Bethel, Vt., for four years; in
Wilmot, N.IL, for six years; and in yXshland,
N.IL, meeting with much success, for thir-
teen years. In the spring of 1896 he came to
Tilton. Here he has charge of the hospital
at the Soldiers" Home in addition to a gi>od
general i>ractice.
On June I'l, 1863, Dr. Spaulding was
united in marriage with Mary Charlotte
Lamb, daughter of Isaac Lamb, of Stock-
bridge, Vt. Of their five children, four at-
tained maturity. These are: Joseiihine, now
the wife of Fred F. Goodhue, of Wilmot,
N.IL; Grace L., who died some lime ago;
Roy H. and Harry H., now engaged in manu-
facturing, and who reside in Ashland. Dr.
Spaulding owns a good residence, with four
acres of land, in Ashland. He is connecteil
with Mount Prospect Lodge, V. Si A. M. ;
with the In.lependent Order of Odd I'ellows of
Ashland: and he is Surgeon of (). W. Keyes
Post, G. A. R., of that town. While residing
in I^ethel he was leader of the band. He
still retains his interest in music. hi p(dilics
he is a Republican. I'.oth he and Mrs.
Spaulding arc members of the Methodist
Fpiscopal church.
]':RBb:RT J. JONh:S, an enteiprisin
merchant and one of the most popi
ar young men of Alton, was bm
in this town, September 12, 1860, son of Jei'.
miah and Fllen M. (Sawyer) Jones. Im
three generations representatives of the Jont
family have been prosperous merchants i
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Alton. The business was cstahlishe<l by
James Jones, grandfatlier of Herbert J.
James Jones, who was born in l'"armin,i;ton,
N.I I., September 6, 1794, and eanie to this
town wlien it was struL;i;]ini;' into existence,
started a small country store, which was the
main source of supplies for the settlers. This
was the foundation of the present business.
Grandfather Jones lived to be over sixty years
f)ld. He was twice married. The maiden
name of his first wife, whom he wediled in
March, 1821, was I'olly McDuffee. -She died
December 23, 184S; and on April 7, 1850, he
wedded for his second wife Sally R. Clough.
lie was the father of four chiUlren, all by his
first wife; namely, Jonathan, lileanor, Jere-
miali, and Lois. Jonathan travelled consider-
ably, but always maintained his residence in
Alton, and was buried here; lileanor is now
the widow of Charles 1'. Mmerson, formerly a
merchant in Alton I5ay; Lois, the youngest,
married .Seymour Brown, and moved to
Winona, Wis., where shc> died, leaving one
son. who is now practising law.
Jeremiah Jones, who was b(n-n in I<"arming-
ton, came with his parents to Alton when he
was ten years old. He acquired a good prac-
tical education, and at an early age began to
assist in carrying on the business. For some
years previous to the death of his father he
conducted the store. The store, then being
rajiidly outgrown by its business, was kept in
a building which was also the family resi-
dence. In 1855 Jeremi.di Jones erected the
l)resent spacious quarters. -Since then, under
his able management and owing to the in-
creased population of the town, the business
has developed to one of considerable impor-
tance. Some time ago he was obliged to add a
storehouse to the building. He was for many
years closely identified with local public
affairs, serving as Town Treasurer, Post-
master, and County Commissioner: and tlie
zeal and ability he displayed in these offices
were heartily commended by his fellow-towns-
men. His wife, I'^llen M., is a native of
Alton. Her father, the late Daniel Sawyer,
was one of the stirring men of his da\', serveil
as a Selectman and in other town offices, was
also a member of the Governor's Council, and
a Justice of the Peace for many years. Mr.
and Mrs. Jeremiah Jones have reared two
sons — Herbert J. and Percy S. Percy S.,
who was educated at the New Hampton,
Academy, and is now connected with his
father's business, is a musician of more than
ordinary merit and the organist of the Free
Baptist church. Some time ago he was Town
Clerk, and discharged the duties of that office
in a manner that gave much promise for his
future career.
After attending the Franklin Academy at
Dover, N.IL, for a time, Herbert J. Jones
graduated from the academy in New Hampton,
and then took a commercial course. Subse-
quently he went to Des Moines, la., and there
for two years was receiving clerk for the
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Com-
pany. He was then collector for the White
Line Transfer Company for a year. In 1S84
he returned to Alton, where he has since been
in partnership with his father. It is stateil
that Messrs. Jones carry a larger stock of gen-
eral merchandise than any other concern in
this section, staple goods, such as sugar,
grain, and oil, being purchased by the carload.
The enterprising spirit of Herbert J. Jones
has carried him into other fields of business
speculation. He is the largest resident stock-
holder of the Alton Water Works, and for the
past three years he has been a Director of the
New I'jigland Retail Grocery Publishing Com-
pany. When the Alton Five Cent Savings
Bank went into ins(dvency, he was appointed
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assignee by the Court. For some time lie
has been a Justice of tlie Peace and a Notary
Public.
(Jn October 5, 1887, Mr. Jones was united
in marriage with Jennie IJodge, daughter of
James and ]5etsy (Tallant) Dodge, of Pem-
broke, N.M. lulna D., their only child, born
y\pril I, 1889, died October 5, 1891. Mr.
Jones is Master of the Exchequer of Cocheco
Lodge, No. 28, Knights of Pythias, and a
mendoer of the Grand Lodge of New Hamp-
shire. In politics he is a Democrat and one
of that party's most efificient leaders in Alton.
A delegate to the Democratic National Con-
vention of 189G, he proved that he hail the
courage of his convictions by bolting the Chi-
cago platform and the candidacy of William
Jennings Bryan. He was elected Selectman
of Alton in 1894, re-elected in 1894, 1895,
1896, and 1897; and he was Chairman of the
Itoard for two years. In both administrations
of President Cleveland he was Postmaster of
Alton.
KORGK D. McDUFFEP:, an enter-
l^rising and energetic member of the
farming community of Dover, was
born January 19, 1867, on the homestead
where he has since lived, son of James Y.
McDuffee. James McDuffee, born in Roches-
ter, this county. May 28, 1827, is a son of
John and Salley (Hayes) McDuffee. He was
reared to agricultural pursuits, which he fol-
lowed in his native town until 1849, ''*-'
then came to Dover, and here iiurchased the
hnniestead on which he now resides. While
a capable business man, he takes an earnest
interest in the growth antl prosjierity of his
ado[)ted town, and is ever willing to contrib-
ute of his time and means to further its inter-
ests. , He has been Councilman besides serv-
ing in varioLis minor offices. Sincere in his
religious convictions, he is a member of the
I'ree J^afitist church. He married Abigail F.
Jenness. and they became the jiarents of seven
children, namely: John M; Carrie K. :
Stephen J.: George D., the subject of this
sketch: Abbie M. ; and two children that
died in infancy.
George D. McDuffee was educated in the
public schools of Dover, attending first the
district school and afterward Franklin Acad-
emy, anil graduating from the latter with the
class of 18S5. Since that time Mr. McDuffee
has been engaged with his father in farming
and dairying. The farm of seventy-five acres,
with its improvements and appointments,
gives unmistakable evidence of the good judg-
ment with which it is managed. Mr. Mc-
LJuffec has made a close study of the different
branches of agriculture, which he carries on
after the most approved modern methods. In
politics Mr. McDuffee is a stanch adherent of
the RepLd:>Iican party. He has served accept-
ably on the School ]5oard for the past four
years. He is affiliated will
Husbandry, and a member o
tional church. He w,is married January 19,
1888, to Miss Nellie M. luirber, a danghtei
of Charles and Hannah (Hatch) iMirber, of
Milton.
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UDL1:Y ]?, WALDRON, a thriving
agriculturist of Rochester, was born
on the farm which he now owns and
occui)ies, October 8, 1838, .son of James
Waldron. His paternal grandfather, also
named James Waldr<jn, was of linglish de-
scent, and served as a soldier in the Revolu-
tionary War, afterward locating in the town of
Dover, N.IL, of which he was a jdoneer.
James Waldron, Jr., the father of Dudley 15.,
born in Dover, came to Rochester when a kid.
He assisted in clearing the tract of land
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which his father bought on coming here.
Succeeding to the property afterward, he car-
ried on general farming and lunijjcring until
his death, which occurred in I\Iay, iS;;,. Ik-
was an earnest, faithful lalxirer, caring but
little for public life, and though an earnest
supiiorter of the Democratic part}- never held
office. His first wife, whose maiden name
was Mary I'age, died about ten years after
their marriage, leaving no children. His
second wife, Hannah (Roberts) Waldron,
lived less than a year after the union; and
their only child, James, met his death by ac-
cident in a machine shop of Muscatine, la.
He subsequently married Abigail lUirnhani, of
Milton, and they reared three children;
namely, Sarah, Mary, and Dudley B.
Dudley H. Waldron received his etiucation
in the Rochester ami Lebanon schools, which
he attended in the winter season until he was
twenty years old. Since coming into posses-
sion of the homestead, on which he has always
resided, Mr. Waldron has been engaged in all
the ilifferent Ijranches of agriculture. At one
time he had a large and choice tlairy, and car-
ried on an extensive milk business. He is
still engaged in dairying to some extent. The
larm ct)ntains two hundred acres of laiul, lying
on the "ten-rod ro.ad," about two aiul one-half
miles from Rochester. Mr. Waldron is a
stanch Democr:it in his i)olitical affiliations,
and has served his I el low-townsmen in sundry
positions of trust. 15efore the incorporation
of the city he w-,is .Selectman and a member of
the School Hoard. In iSyi and 1S92 he was
elected to the City Council, and served on
some of the more important committees, in-
cluding those of Public Instruction, Printing,
and the Revision of Ordinances. He has
been a Justice of the Peace for over thirty
years.
Mr. Waldron has had a very brief weddeil
life. His wile, whose ma 1 del
Celia Ilodgilon, died in August
three years after the marriage,
child lived but a short time,
behings to Motolinia Lodge, I
Rochester. He is very active ai
in grange work, having beei
Rochester Grange for two years
rctary for twelve years. He h;
Secretary of the P^astern Ne«
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AZKLLAH L. CRANK, a well-
known manufacturer of knitting
machines in Lakeport, lielknap
County, N. H., was born here, April 27, 1858,
son of John S. and Clara J. (Smith) Crane.
The Crane family has been a representative
one throughout New pjigland. Jasper Crane
signed the " fuiulamental agreements" of the
New Haven Colony, June 4, 1639, and was an
assistant of that colony ten years and of the
united Connecticut coU)ny three years. Henry
Crane settled in that part of Dorchester, Mass.,
that is now Milton. His descendants are nu-
merous. One of them, John by name, l:>orn in
1658, settled in Taunton, Mass. He was the
])r()genitor of the numerous families of that
name in Norton and Canton, Mass. Luther
Crane was a native of Canton.
Luther Crane, grandfather of the subject of
this sketch, was by trade a hatter. Natunilly
ingenious and with a turn for mechanics, he
set up the first cotton loom ever used in the
city of Lowell. He was there employed as a
sjiinner in the Hamilton Mills. He lived to
be eighty-five years of age. Only two of his
five children survive.
John S. Crane, the father of Mazellah I..,
was born in Ware, Mass. He learnetl the
machinist's trade at Salmon P'alls, N.ll. ; and
he worked also in Lowell and Lawrence,
MAZELLAH L. CRANE.
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Mass., and Manchester, N.H. In 1855 he
went to Franklin in this State, wliere he had
his first experience in connection with ignit-
ing machines. In 1856 he became interested
in tlie miiuifacturini;- industries at I.akeport,
JK-in- here first employed by H. J. Cole to
build knitting machines for Thomas Apple-
ton. Step by step he became master of the
trade, until in 1873 he designed and per-
fected a machine on the same principle for
making shirts and other underwear. In 1875
he was Ivepresentative to the legislature from
I.,ic(iiiKi and in 1S78 from Gilford. Since
1872 he has been engaged in the manufacture
uf knitting machines.
Mazellah L. Crane, the only child of his
jiarents, attended the common schools and New
Hampton Institute, after which he learned the
machinist's trade in his father's factory. In
1885 he became associated in the business
with his father, under the firm name of Crane
Manufacturing Company, of which he is the
efficient Secretary and Treasurer. They are
men of recognized commercial ability, and are
on a good financial basis. On h'ebruary 5,
1896, Mr. Crane was united in marriage with
I'annie E. Taylor, of I.aconia. There are two
daughters by a previous marriage. Mr. Crane
is a member of Endicott Rock Eodge, No. 20,
K. P., of this town.
fAMUEL S. I'ARKER, an able a
successful lawyer, actively engay
in the practice of his profession
h'armington, was born May 9, 1855, in VVc
boro, N.H., a son of Marry S. and Hester
Parker. He is a direct descendant of (
William Parker, who settled in Portsmou
this State, in 1698. William's son, a
named William, born in Portsmouth, N.I
was Judge of the Superior Court of Judicatu
Surrogate Judge of Admiralty, and for several
terms a member of the Colonial Assembly.
Matthew Stanley Parker, a son of Judge
Parker, was the first of the family to locate in
Wolfljoro, where he was numbered among the
infiueutial farmers of the community. Mat-
thew's son, Henry R. Parker, through whom
the line was continued, spent his entire life
in Wolfboro, chiefly engaged in farming.
Samuel S. Parker, son of Henry R. and grand-
father of the subject of this sketch, also spent
his life in the town in which he was born, va-
riously em|)loyed as teacher, farmer, and mer-
chant. Harry S. Parker removed from Wolfboro
to ]'\irmington in 1867, and has since been
identified with the town's agricultural and
industrial interests as a farmer and merchant.
Possessing much force of character, he natu-
rally occupies an influential position in the
community. He has been twice electetl to the
State legislature from Farmington. Under
President Cleveland's first administration he
was appointetl Postmaster of this town, and
subsequently held the office for four years.
Samuel S. Parker began his studies in the
common schools and academy of Wolfboro.
From Wolfboro, when a lad of twelve years,
he came to P'armington with his parents, and
was sul)secpiently a [nipil in the P'armiiigton
High School. Afterward his education was
continued at the New Hampton Literary and
Scientific Institute. From 1S82 until 1887
he was engaged in the shoe business at Haver-
hill, Mass. Returning then to Farmington,
he entered the law office of George N. ICast-
man. Later he pursued his law stuilies with
the Hon. J. G. Hall and Judge R. G. Pike, of
l^)over, N.IL, both lawyers of eminence. In
fuly, 1890, Mr. Parker was admitted to the
New Hampshire bar. Next month he ojiened
an office in Farmington, where he has already
built up a lucrative and extensive practice.
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lie has a souiul knowlc.l-c .it law, a decided
talent tor business, is honnrable in his
methods, and he stands well willi his brolher
lawyers and clients. lie is one of the trus-
tees of the Hiram Harker estate. For the
past three years he has been l'resi<lent of the
I'ublic Library Association. A meml)er of
Woodbine Lodge, No. 41. I. (). O. V., of
l^'arniiiigton, he works eainestlv to atlvance
the interests of the order.
On May 10, -IS79, Mr. Parker married Miss
Mary K. Ilorne, of this town, a daughter of
Jacob and Amanda Home. Their pleasant
home is a favorite resort for their many
friends, to whom they extend a generous hos-
pitality. Mr. and Mrs. Parker hold liberal
views regarding religion, and attend the Con-
gregational church.
|KV. Ll'AVlS MAI.VICRN, pastor of
the I'irst lia]itist Church of Laconia,
N. II., was born in Cheltenham,
Cloucestershire, ICngland, June i), I S46, his
parents being Thomas and l-:ii/abeth (Lewis)
Malvern. On the maternal side he is a de-
scendant of Sir John Lewis, of Wales. One
of his ancestors served as a captain under
Wellington at the battle of Waterloo.
His paternal grandfather, Charles Malvern,
was a wool stapler and tanner, and owned sev-
eral large tan yards at Newent, England. He
married Mary Cannon, of Newent, on October
1, 1779, the ceremony taking [ilace in St.
Mary-s Church. He lived to tiie age of
seventy-three, and dieil in i.Sji, leaving three
children ~ Charles, John, and Thomas. Both
grandparents were members of the Church of
I'Jigland, and were accounted persons of more
than ordinary intelligence.
Thomas Malvern, son of Charles and Mary
Malvern, was born in Newent, Lngland, on
Januarys, 1795. He received a good educa-
tion, graduating from Priestly Academy,
Newent. His early life was spent in Tewks-
bury; but from I .S40 until the time of his
death, in 1870, he was located in Cheltenham.
In all religious matters he took a dee|) inter-
est, anil was very active as a lay jireacher.
His wife, Elizabeth Lewis, survived him four
years. They had seven children.
Lewis, the youngest-born, was educated at
Cheltenham Academy under Dr. Henry Hay-
men, who later succeeded Dr. Temple as head
master at Rugby, and other institutions in his
native city. Early in life his inclinations
were strongly on the sitle of religious [irin-
ciples, and after leaving college he preached
as a supply in different pulpits. It was dur-
ing this interval, when he was deciding his
future career, that an event occurreil which
.shaped his future life. He received a letter
from his absent brother, urging him to come
to these shores. In doubt as to what he
should do, he took the letter to his room, laiil
it open before him on his bed, and kneeling
asked divine guidance as to his future course.
As |)lainly as though spoken, he heard the
word "Go." Rising, he went downstairs, in-
formed his mother of his intention, and asked
her consent. Tearfully she gave her permis-
sion, and in 1871 he landed in America with
the intention merely of making a short visit.
But immediately upon his arrival in his
brother's parish an opening came, and after
considerable objection on his part he was in-
duced to supply a pulpit at Harrington. Here
he preachei-1 for thiee sLunniers, and at the
same time attendetl New Hampton Institute.
He also tilled pulpits at AshUuul and at
Dover.
He was mdained at Bristol, N.H., where he
held a pastorate for four years. In 1876 he
took charge of his present parish. The church
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mcniljcrship at that time was small, numbcr-
inj; but one lumdred, and the society was finan-
cially embarrassed by a debt of eighteen hun-
dred dollars. In the following October the
church Iniilding was destroyed by fire, with no
insurance to cover the loss. Ins[)ired with a
new zeal, the i.)eo|)lc, largely assisted and en-
couraged by their pastor, raised sufficient
funds to rebuild the church, this time free of
debt. The church membership has increased
to nearly three hundred since Mr. IMalvern's
acceptance of the call, and the steatly interest
maintained in the church is conclusive evi-
dence that pastor and people are one in spirit.
Since Mr. Malvern came to Laconia in 1876,
he has received several calls to other fields
of work. He invariably declined all offers
until 1880, when he accepted a call to Man-
chester, N. H., where he remained till 18S3.
During that year, preferring to share the joys
and sorrows of his first jieoide, he returned t(.i
Laconia, where he remains at the present time.
In 1896, on account of the business depres-
sion, he voluntarily reduced his salary from
fifteen hundred dollars to twelve hundred dol-
lars; and this thoughtful care for his peojjle
was fully appreciated by them.
Mr. Malvern is well known throughout the
State as an able lecturer, his fa\-orite themes
being "luu-opean Tours," "The Workl's
Iviir," "Masonry," "CJur Country," and
"The Civil War.'" Mr. Malvern is a mem-
ber of Mount Lebanon Lodge, No. 32, F.
& A. M. ; Belknap R. A. Chapter, No. 8,
of Dover: Pilgrim Commandery, K. T., of
Laconia; Atloniram Council of Manchester;
Winipi.seogee Lodge, No. 7, I. U. U. L . ;
and Laconia Encampment, No. 9. He was
Grand Master of New Hampshire, 1S84 to
1SS5, and was Past Grand Rejjresentative to
the Grand Lodge at Denver, Ccd., in 1S86.
He was elected as Grand Representative
twice, but illness prevented his attendance the
first time. He is also a member of D. of Re-
bekah, and Mount Belknap Lodge, No. 20,
K. P., where he has held all the chairs, and
is P. C; also belongs to U. (). G. C. : (iran-
ite Lodge, No. 3, A. O. U. W. ; and the
I. O. G. T. : and is Honorary Colonel in the
U. V, U. He was elected to serve on the
School ]5oard for a three years' term. He is
the President of the Laconia Ministers" Asso-
ciation, and for five years presided over the
New Hampshire yearly meeting.
August 13, 1874, the Rev. Lewis IMalvern
married Mary Brindley, of Derby, lingland.
They have one daughter, a graduate of the La-
conia High School in 1895.
(^Ah'AYh-.TTE WOODMAN, a bo.x manu-
icturer of Alton, was born in this
town, August 19, 1824, son of Sam-
uel anil Betsey (Lougee) Woodman. His
grandfather, Jeremiah Wootlman, was an early
settler in Alton. A fuller account of Jere-
miah Woodman antl his family is given in the
biography of the late Jeremiah Woodman.
Samuel Woodman, Lafayette Woodman's
father, was roared upon his father's farm, and
for some years assisted in its cultivation. In
his later years he w;is engaged in operating
saw-mills, but he eventually resumed farming.
His last days were ])asseii near his son, La-
fayette, and he died April 8, 1864, aged si.xty-
nine years. He was a Representative to the
legislature, and acted as a Justice of the
Peace. His wife, Betsey, who was a native
of ]3arnstead, N.H., became the mother of
nine children: namely, Jeremiah, Mary, i\nn,
Louise, Lafayette, Adeline, Luella, Simeon,
and Fanny. Mrs. Samuel Woodman died
March 28, 18S1, aged eighty-one years.
Lafayette Woodman attended school in his
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native town. When a young man he began to
work in his father's mill. At the age of
twenty-five he and his brother Jeremiah en-
tered into partnership for the purpose of en-
gaging in the manufacturing of lumber.
Commencing with liorrowed capital, they were
soon at the head of a good business, which en-
abled them to pay their debts, and they con-
tinued together for three years. Lafayette
Woodman then startetl a bo.x manufactory
alone, and, with the exception of a short in-
terval in which he vva.s associated with E. H.
York in the shoe business, he has followed
thai line for thirty years. At the time of em-
barking in business for himself he bought the
farm where he now resides. The estate fur-
nishes him wMth abundant recreation as well
as a pleasant home.
Mr. Woodman married Mrs. Cordelia M.
(Jones) Colbath, daughter ot Cyrus Jones, a
carpenter of Rochester, N.II. 15y her union
with Samuel Colbath, her first husband, Mrs.
Woodman had four children; namely, George
F., Samuel 1-".., Charles H., and a daughter
who died at the age of twenty-three years.
George F. is now a railroad conductor in Ari-
zona; and Samuel E. is a box manufacturer in
Alton. I'olitically, Mr. Woodman is a Re-
publican, and he has served as a Selectman,
and was a member of the Constitutional Con-
vention held in 1.S76. He attends the Con-
irreirational church.
(^OHN W. TIBHKTTS, of East Roches-
^J[ ter, the genial proprietor of the
'v^^ Glendon House, and the senior mem-
ber of the livery firm Tibbetts & Hayes, was
born January 5, 1831, in Dover, N.H., where
his grandfather, John Tibbetts, was a pioneer
settler. His father, Samuel H. Tibbetts,
also a native of Dover, born l-"ebruary 11,
1807, was reared in that town, and afterward
became one of its foremost citizens. -Samuel
was for many years prosperously engaged in
tilling the soil. He was also a well-known
hotel man, having owned and comlucted the
old Heath House on Washington Street. In
Dover he served in several of the minor offices,
and he invariably supported the Democratic
party. He died in September, 1858, at the
age of fifty-one years. His wife, Belinda
(Cross) Tibbetts, who belonged to Rochester,
bore him six children. Three are living.
These are: Hannah, the wife of Andrew J.
Hodgson; Ira J., a retired Methodist minis-
ter, living in Los Angeles, Cal. ; ami John
W., the subject of this sketch.
John W. Tibbetts acquired his education in
the common schools of Dover. He afterward
served an apprenticeship at the carpenter's
trade in the same city. For two years there-
after he worked for Woodbury S. Mains, who
built the first town hall in that place. In
1850 he located in Rochester, embarking in
business for himself as a "boss carpenter."
In addition to that he engaged in lumbering,
at which he has since continued, doing now
quite an extensive business. .Some time later
he entered the livery business. In 1879 '""^
built his present hotel at East Rochester.
Both the livery and hotel have proved profit-
able. A steadfast Republican, he is always
loyal to the best interests of his party. He
has voted the party ticket since 1852, when he
cast his first Presidential vote for General
Scott. He was .Selectman for two years im-
mediately preceding the incorporation of
Rochester as a city, and Councilman for the
following two years. In 1873 and 1875 he
was a Representative to the State legislature.
In May, 1854, Mr. Tibbetts married Char-
lotte F. Chamberlain, who died January i,
1857. In December, 1857, he contracted a
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second marriage with Miss Clara W. 151ais-
dell, of Lclwnon, Me. They have liecome the
parents of two children, one of whom is now
deceased. The surviving child is Cora H.,
now the wife of Joseph O. Hayes. Mr. Tib-
betts is a Mason of high standing, belonging
to Humane Todge, No. 2 1, of Rochester: to
Temple Chapter, K. A. M. ; and to Orphan
Council. He has also taken all the .legrees
of the Odd Fellows or.ler, and is one of the
charter members of Cocheco Lodge of liast
Rochester.
lUTHER CALVIN CRITCHKTT, a
jrominent farmer of Strafford, was
born in that town, July 31, i>S35,
son of Reuben and Betsey (iJamc) Critchett.
The family is of Welsh e.xtraction, Mr.
Critchett's great-grandfather being a Welsh-
man, who came to this country as an agent to
settle land disputes. Richard P. Critchett,
the grandfather, born July 13, 1756, in
Somersworth, N.H., where he followed the
occupation of a farmer, served in the Revolu-
tionary War, and fought at the battle of
Bunker Hill. By his wife, whose maiden
name was Molly Cook, he became the father
of twelve children.
Reuben Critchett was born March 18,
1796, in that part of Barrington now called
Strafford, and received a gooil education.
After working out until he reached his major-
ity, he engaged in farming on shares for a
number of years. Later he went to Loudon,
N.H., where he remained for two years.
Then he returned to Strafford, and bought a
small farm of twenty-tour acres. A few years
after he bought a lot in the village, and built
a house, in which he lived for three or four
years. In March, 1835, h^" removed to the
farm on which his son now resides, and there
made his home until the time of his death in
18S2. Before the Civil War he was a Demo-
crat, but he always refused to be a candidate
for public office, though frequently urged to
allow himself to be nominated. He and his
brother Samuel served in the War of rSu at
Fort Washington, near Portsmouth. His
wife, Betsey, who was a daughter of Jonathan
Dame, of Strafford, bore him three children —
Olive S., Asenath A., and Luther Calvin
Critchett. Both Reuben Critchett and his
wife were members of the i-'ree Will Baptist
church.
Luther C. Critchett receiveil his early edu-
cation in the district schools, and in the acad-
emy at Manchester, N.ll. Then he learned
the machinist's tratle in Manchester. After-
ward he came back to his native place, where
he has resided since. He cultivates about
twenty-five acres of land, hay being his largest
crop, and also raises large quantities of veal
for market. Mr. Critchett's e.xperience in the
army during the late war was one of the most
stirring epochs of his life. On the first day
of October, 1862, he enlisted in Comiiany G,
Fifteenth Regiment of New Hampshire Vol-
unteer Infantry. While serving under the
mortar battery at the siege of Port Hudson,
the drum of one of his ears was ruptured by
the detonations of the guns. On August 13,
1S63, he was honorably discharged. At one
time, without knowing it until one hour after
the polls had opened, Mr. Critchett was a
candidate for Selectman on the Republican
ticket. Though the town was then strongly
Democratic, he came within three or four
votes of election. Mr. Critchett has never
aspired to ])olitical honors, preferring the
quiet of private life. He has been Justice of
the Peace for a considerable time, and a Con-
stable for about twenty years. He has shown
much public spirit throughout his life, has
quite a reputation for his hospitality to his
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many friends, and his oi)inion is sought by
his fellow-townsmen on many subjects. On
January i, 1865, he married Sarah J., daugh-
ter of George VV. Caswell, of Strafford. She
died March 13, 1892, leaving no chiUlren.
§01 IN 1:D\VIN CHKSLEV, a promi-
nent and successful farmer of the town
of Rochester, was born December 17,
1855^ "" the homestead where he now re-
sides, son of John and Lavinia (Chamberlain)
Chesley. The Chesley family have long been
known in Strafford County as among the earli-
est settlers of this jxirt of the State, and as
pioneers of Durham. Shedrick Chesley, the
jKiternal grandfather of John E., born and
reared in Durham, came from there to Roches-
ter.
John Chesley settled on the farm which his
son now occupies, and was well known in this
vicinity as a most practical and energetic
farmer. He was a Democrat in politics, but
todk no i)art in the management of local
atfairs. He married Miss I.avinia Chamber-
lain, daughter of Amos Chamberlain, of Leb-
anon, Me. Of his si.x children by her, three
are new living, namely: John I{dwin, the
subject of this sketcii; Elizabeth, the widow
of the late Larkin Harrington, of Lexington,
Mass.; and Albert, of Lynn, Mass. The
father died on the okl homestead in 1876, at
the age of sixty-one years, and the mother on
June 4, 1882, aged seventy-four years.
John E. Chesley acquired his education in
the public schools of Rochester. He has had
the charge of the homestead since attaining
his majority. The property contains two hun-
dred acres of land, finely located on the
Chesley Hill road, where he is carrying on
general farming after the most api)roved scien-
tific methods, making gardening a specialty.
namely : Gertrude,
Pearl, of this town ;
the Universitv \'et.
and raising each year large quantities of fruit
and vegetables for the Rochester market. He
has greatly increased the value of the estate
since it came into his possession by improve-
ments of an excellent character. The house
which his father built has been replaced by
one of more modern construction. A man of
his business enterprise necessarily occupies a
somewhat influential position in the commun-
ity, although he is not active in politics. He
has frequently refused public offices from his
party, his time being occu])ied in farming.
On September 3, 1865, Mr. Chesley married
Miss Elizabeth Horn, daughter of Jonathan
Horn, of Rochester. They have two children,
the wife of Ellsworth
and Guy K., a student in
College of Philadelphia,
Pa. They are members of the Congregational
church, and contribute their full share toward
its support.
ARRY P. EVANS, the only under-
taker of Alton, was born here, Au-
gust 2, 1863, son of Dudley P. and
Martha C. (Kimball) Evans. His great-
grandfather, who was one of the earliest set-
tlers of Alton, had seven children — Zi/.a,
Daniel, Nathaniel, William, Martha, Han-
nah, and Mercy. William, born in Alton,
spent his life in this town. He and Sarah,
his wife, had six children; namely, ILanson,
Robert, Sarah Jane, Dudley P., Patience, and
Ira. The last named died when about twenty-
one years old, and Robert in 1S90; Hanson is
married and lives on the homestead; Sarah,
who is the wife of Ira Varney, resides
in Alton. I'atience, now deceased, married
Daniel Hayes, of Alton, also deceased, and
had three children — Charlotte, l-:ilen, and
Seth, all of whom are living.
Dudley P. Evans, born in Alton, May 20,
JOHN S. GLASS
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1S30, received his education in a district and
a [irivate school. When but fourteen years
old he began learning the undertaking and
wheelwright business with Daniel and Ste-
phen Hayes, with whom he remained seven
years. He next went to Dover, N.H., where
he worked in the same line of business a few
years. Then returning to Alton, he bought
out Hayes Brothers, and conducted the busi-
ness on his own account until his death. For
a number of years he did quite an exten-
sive business in carriage-making, and up to
iSjiS manufactured all the coffins sold by him.
He served as Superintendent of Schools for
several years, and was De[nity Sheriff for ten
years in succession. At the end of that pe-
riod, no sheriff having been appointed, he
began to perform the duties of that office, and
continued to do so for the ensuing two years.
He was then appointed to the office for a term
of four years. He was in the second year of
his term when he died November <S, 1892,
aged sixty-one years and some months. He
also held the office of Town Clerk for a num-
ber of years, and sometimes he was Moderator
at town meetings. He was a member of VVin-
nipiseogce Lodge of Masons and the Knights
of Honor; also an attendant of the Congrega-
tional church, of which his first wife was a
member Martha C, his first wife, was a
daughter of Nehemiah Kimball, a farmer and
lumberman, who, with his brother, ownetl a
saw-mill. Mr. Kimball, who was born at
Chestnut Hill, Rochester, N.H., married
Nancy Norris, and had a son and two daugh-
ters— Sarah, Joseph, and Martha. Sarah
married Amos Rollins; Joseph married and
was living in Massachusetts at the time of his
death; and Martha taught school in Alton for
several terms prior to her marriage to Dudley
livans. Martha and Dudley Evans had two
children — Harry P. and Mabelle, both of
whom live at home. Mrs. P^vans died on Au-
gust 2, 1876. On April 7, 1877, Dudley I".
Evans formed a second union with Mary A. C.
Miller, one of the eight children of Nathaniel
Miller, a farmer and teamster of Alton.
Harry I'. Evans began working with his
father at an early age. Since his father's
death he has continued the business with good
success, and has won many friends in both a
social and a business way. In politics he is
a Democrat.
§01IN S. GEASS, a retired cajHtalist
and real estate dealer of Dover, N.H.,
numbered among the most successful
and substantial business men of the city, died
at his residence, 180 Washington Street,
April 12, 1897. He was born May 14, 1822,
in Nottingham, Rockingham County, where
the family had long been settled and ranked
among the best in the town. His father,
John Glass, who was a lifelong resident of
Nottingham, being there engaged in agricult-
ural pursuits, died April 30, 183S, at the
comi)aratively early age of forty-four years.
His mother, in maidenhood Abigail J. De-
meritt, who was born in Durham, Strafford
County, lived just half a century.
Aftei- completing his studies at the Roches-
ter Academy, John S. Glass remained on the
parental homestead, busily engaged in general
farming until 1S55. The following year he
spent in Durham to recuperate his health,
which had become very poor. He then came
to Dover, and secured a situation as a clerk in
a store, of which within a year he became the
proprietor. At the end of twelve months he
disposed of the place, and began Iniilding
dwelling-houses and stores, for many years
carrying on an extensive business as a dealer
in real estate. He acquired a good deal of
city property, embracing about twenty-five
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tenement houses, and tonr large wooden
structures used for business purposes. He
possessed financial ability of a high order,
was keen and far-sighteil, and quick to take
advantage of favorable opportunities for add-
ing to his accumulations, and in all of his
transactions he was honorable and upright.
His advice was often sought in monetary
affairs.
Mr. Glass was twice married. His first
marriage was cimtracted October i6, 1857,
with Mary J. Demeritt, who died January 27,
1.S75. On l-"ebruary 14, 1877, he married
Miss Sarah A. Ham, of Dover, daughter of
the late Daniel Ham. In pcditics Mr. Glass
was a pronounced Republican. As Assessor
for fifteen years, and a member of tiie Common
Council for two years, he was actively identi-
fied with the city government. He was like-
wise for seven or eight years Justice of the
Peace. For several years he was a Trustee of
the Cocheco Bank, and he was Vice-President
of the Cocheco Savings and National Bank.
Quiet and unassuming, he was highly es-
teemed as a man of sterling worth.
kOAH SIMl'SON WARD, who owns
and occupies one of the first farms
leared in New Hampton, was born
where he now resides, September 8, 1837, son
of Benjamin and Sally P. (Pease) Ward. His
great-grandfather, the Rev. Jeremiah Ward,
came to New Hampton, when that town was
struggling into existence, and there cleared
from the wihlerness the farm that has since re-
mained in the family's possession. When
Jeremiah built his log house he had to guard
himself against wild animals, and there were
no roads to the outer world from the woods.
He became a Congregationalist preacher, was
the first settled minister in this town, and
continued his jiastoral labors until old age
compelled him to retire. Upon the occasion
of his last sermon, he was assisted into the
pulpit by his son. He was a sturdy pioneer
as well as a faithful and devout shepherd.
Noah Ward, grandfather of the subject of
this sketch, was born at the homestead, and
succeeded to its possession. He tilled the
soil during his active period, and passed his
last days in this town. He married Nancy
Sanborn, and his family of six children were:
Benjamin, Samuel, Aaron, Noah. Sally, and
Polly. Ik-njamin Ward, son of Noah Ward,
born April 6, 1806, inherited the homestead,
and the active period of his life was spent in
its cultivation. His wife, . Sally, who was
born November 6, 1806, and was a daughter of
Simeon Pease, of Meredith, became the mother
of five children, namely: Simeon P., who
served with Company I, Twelfth Regiment,
New Hampshire Volunteers, in the Civil War;
Noah S., the subject of this sketch; John F. ;
George; and Mary A, The parents were
members of the Free Baptist church.
Noah Simpson Ward passed his boyhood in
attending the public schools and assisting his
father on the farm. Since succeeding to its
ownership he has not only given proof of the
careful training he received, but has shown a
spirit of enterprise that effectually demon-
strates his progressive tendencies and good
judgment. His farm contains two hundred
acres, about thirty acres of which are used for
general products, and have a reputation for su-
perior crops. Making a specialty of breeding
cattle, he keeps from eighteen to twenty head
of fine stock. He has also five horses, and he
produces from eight hundred to nine hundred
pounds of butter annually. His buildings are
kept in good repair, including the old barn
which was built over eighty years ago, and is
still in an excellent state of preservation.
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Among a number of interesting family relics
he has an ancient corner time-piece, whicli was
taken by his grandfather in exchange for a
yoi<e of oxen.
On February 4, 1865, Mr. Ward married
Sarah Woodman, daughter of Noali Wood-
man, of New Hampton. She is the mother of
two children — Charles H. and Clarence E.
Charles H. now resides in Rochester, N.H.
In jiolitics Mr. Ward is a Democrat, as were
his father and grandfather; and he is con-
nected with VVinnepesaukee Grange of Mere-
dith. Mrs. Ward is a member of the Free
]?aiitist church.
§AMES NELSON NICHOLS, a resi-
dent of Tilton and the superintendent
of the paper-mill in Ashland, was born
in Abbott, Me., December 13, 1844, son of
Elbridge G. and Iknilah H. (Hodgkins)
Nichols. His paternal great-grandfather, a
sea captain, was lost while upon a foreign
voyage. James Nichols, the gramlfather, who
passed the greater jiart of his life in Bruns-
wick, Me., and was a ship-carpenter by trade,
married Martha Clark.
Elbridge G. Nichols, father of James N.,
was a native of Brunswick. When a young
man he turned his attention to agricultural
pursuits, and bought a farm in Abbott, Me.,
where he resided until i860.
He then moved to Dexter, and four years
later to a farm in Corinna, Me. Here he con-
tinued to till the soil up to within a few years
of his death, when he returned to Dexter. He
died in 1894, aged seventy-five years. In pol-
itics he was a Democrat. His wife, Beulah,
who was a daughter of Joseph Hodgkins, be-
came the mother of eight children, seven of
whom grew to maturity. The latter were:
James N., the subject of this sketch; Harriet,
who died at the age of sixteen years; Melvin
S., who now resides at the homesteatl in Dex-
ter; l'"ranklin P. and Elbridge G., now resi-
dents of Ashland, N.H. ; VVillard A., of Au-
gusta, Me.; and Lizzie M., who married
Charles H. Haines, and is now deceased.
The father was a member of the Methodist
Episcopal church.
James Nelson Nichols acquired his educa-
tion in the public schools, and served an ap-
prenticeship at the machinist's and mill-
wright's trades. After working as a journey-
man in different places, including a period of
six years spent in a machine shop of Newton,
Mass., he, in 1872, became superintendent of
the paper-mill in Ashland. He has efficiently
filled that responsible position since then,
with the exception of aliout three years, which
his enfeebled health obliged him to employ
otherwise. This interval he passed upon a
farm which he bought in 1891, and where he
fully regained his health in 1894. The farm
contains eighty-five acres, twenty of which are
under cultivation. Here, with the assistance
of a hired man, he makes annually a consider-
able quanity of butter of a superior quality,
keeping a herd of thorough-bred Jersey cows,
a small flock of sheep and two horses.
Mr. Nichols married Lizzie M. I'aine,
daughter of Josiah I'aine, of Abbott, Me.
Both he and Mrs. Nichols are members of the
Congregational church. Mr. Nichols was for
five years siqierintendent of the Free ]?a]itist
Sunday-school in Ashland. He is connected
with Harmony Grange of Sanbornton. In pol-
itics he acts with the Republican party.
AVID HAVES, of Rochester, an ex-
ensive tiealer in coal, wood, hay,
\nd ice, was born in Alton, N.H.,
March 7, 1824, son of Joseph and Betsy
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(ISrcwstcr) Hayes, the fatlicr a native ol
Alton, and the mother of Wolfhoro, N.H.
Joseph Hayes foUnweil larniinK. was a pros-
]ierous and enterprising:; eitizen, and the father
(if eight children. In his political views he
was a Whig of the old school. He lived to be
abonl seventy-five years old ; and his wife, who
came of a prominent family and was a .sister of
John ]?rewstcr, the founder of Wolfeboro Col-
lege, was about seventy-si.x years of age at
her death.
David Hayes spent the early years of his
lite on the homestead. He received his edu-
cation in the common schools and at Strafford
antl Gilmanton Academies, graduating from
the latter institution when about twenty years
of age. The following year he s]ient in Mas-
sachusetts, working at farming in the summer
and teaching a country school in the winter.
Returning to Alton then, he continued to fol-
low his plan of summer farming and winter
teaching for about ten years, teaching two
terms of schoid each winter. The ne.\t five
years were spent in Farmington, where he had
a position as cutter in the shoe shi)|i. After
that he came to Rochester and tollmved the
same business for about twenty )'cars. On
leaving the shoe business, he started in the
grain and grocery business; then went into the
coal and wood business, and three or four years
later added ice and hay to his stock. He now
has a large and profitable trade.
On Christmas Day, 185 1, Mr. Hayes mar-
ried Miss Susan Pollard, of Stjuiersworth,
N.H. She died in May, 1859, leaving three
children. These were: Fannie, wlio died at
the age of twenty-three; Alonzo, who is en-
gaged in a mercantile business in Lero)-,
Minn.; and Charles ]■'. , who has a successful
real estate business in Chicago, 111. In 1861
Mr. Hayes formed a second union with Miss
Abbie B. Gibb.s, of Essex, Mass. In national
affairs he supiiorts the Republican party, but
is independent in local matters. He was 'i'a.\
Collector fur one year, and he .served two
years on the Scho,d Boaril. In Humane
Lodge, No. 21, V. & A. M., he is a Past
Master. He is a member of the Congrega-
tional church.
§AMES D. MEADKR, a successful
farmer and horse dealer of Durham,
Strafford Coimty, was bom on the home
farm, December 31, 1S52, son of Stejihen and
Mary J. (Pinkham) Meader. The founder of
the family in this country was his great-grand-
father Stephen. John Meader was his grand-
father. Stephen Meader (second) was also
born on the old homestead, and resided here
his entire life. During his active }ears he
was engaged in farming. In politics he was a
loyal Republican, and he served the town
acceptably in the office of Selectman. His
wife, Mary J., born in Durliam, December 31,
1823, bore him four children. Tiiese were:
Mary Augusta, the wife of Cyrus Rand; Jacob
T., who died in 1869; James D. , the subject
of this sketch; and Ida I., who married Will-
iam J. Martin, of New Market. Mr. Meader
was a highly respected member of the Baptist
church. He died October 22, 1890, in the
seventy-first year of his age, leaving an un-
blemished record.
James D. Meader supplemented his common-
school education by a course of study in the
village academy ol Northwood, N.H. His
fine farm of one hundred and seventy acres, lo-
cated on the Durham Point Road, four miles
north of Durham, speaks well for his thrift
and energy. He carries on general farming,
and also deals advantageously in horses. In
jnilitics he affiliates with the Republican
party. In 1870 Mr. Meader was married to
Emma A. Perkins, of New Market, N.H.
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Tliey have four children— Frederick P., Alice
M., Blanche E. , and Julia K. ]'redericl< P.
resides in Rochester, NIL, whcie he is the
manager and proprietor of a fine music stoic.
Alice M., who was f^raduatcd from New Mar-
ket High School, is also a resident of that
town. IManche Iv is also a graduate from
the same institution, and Julia K. is now |)ur-
suing a course of study there. Mr. Meader is
a member of Rising Star Lodge, F. & A. M.
of New Market.
AN'II'L H. MOULTON, a large
"armer of Gilmant(Ui, and a desccnd-
uit of one of the founders of Moul-
tonboro, was horn in blllsworth, N. II., De-
cember 4, 1850, son of Chase P. and Sarah
(Pill.sbury) Moulton. The Moulton family is
of h'.nglish origin. l-'.dnumd M. Moulton,
graiultathcr ot Daniel II., .settled in P'Jls-
worth when a young man, and engaged in agii-
cultural jun'suits. He was an industrious
man, a worth)- citizen, and an acti\'e religious
worker. His last days were spent in Camp-
ton, N.H., and he died in 1S57. His chil-
dren were: Daniel, Gideon, Martha, I?ctsey,
I'almund, Jonathan, I.ucretia, lienjamin, Lu-
cinda, and Chase P. Daniel, C.iileon, Joseph,
and Lucinila are no longer lix'ing. licnjamin
resides in Minnesota; Jonathan lives in Wood-
stock, N.H. ; and all the survivors have reared
families.
Chase P. Moulton was horn in ]';ilsworth,
and resided there until he was thirty years
old. He then moved to Cami)ton, where he
remainctl eight years, at the end of which time
he settled upon his present farm in Thornton,
N.H. He is a prosperous farmer. For two
years he represented the town in the legis-
lature. His wife, Sarah, is a daughter of
Caleb Pillsbury, a [irfjuiincnt agriculturist of
Bridgewater, N.H., in his day. The Pillsbury
family have notable annual reunions. Mr. and
Mrs. Chase P. Moulton have had five children,
four of whom are living, namely: Arthur C,
who resides with his p:iieiits :it the home
stead; Clara A., a graduate ot the Plymouth
Normal School, and the wife of Albert Ran-
dall, a machinist of Worcester, Mass. ; John
W. , who is married and lives in dreendale,
Mas.s., having one child; and Daniel H., the
subject of this sketch.
Daniel H. Moulton was educated in Camji-
ton and Thornton. At an early age he began
to make himself useful u]ion the farm. Pre-
vious to his marriage he was engaged in the
lumber business with his brother, Arthur C,
in Woodstock, for eight months. Then he
bought a farm of one hundred acres, situated at
the foot of Mount Belkna)) in the town of Gil-
manton. P'rom a small beginning he has
worked his way forward to the ]irominent ]ilace
he now occupies among the leading agricult-
urists of this section. As the result of his in-
dustry, he now(]wns six hundred acres of land,
constituting one of the largest farms in Gil-
manton.
At the age of twenty-three Mr. Moulton was
joined in marriage with Plmma II. I'agc. Her
father, R. W. I'age, was a large land-owiu'r
and successful drover. A man of schol:M ly
attaiimients anti a forcible speaker, he was a
leader of the i^;epublican p:uty in this section,
and he ably represented this district in the
legislature during the exciting times ..t the
Civil War. His wife, Abbie T. , was .1
daughter of Jonathan Sanborn. He bought ol
George W'. Sanborn the farm which he later
sold to his son-in-law, D;iniel II. Moulton.
R. W. Page was an active member of the Con-
gregational church. Mrs. Moulton was grad-
uated from the Gilmanton Academy, and
taught school f(ir several terms previous to her
marriage. She is the mother of two children
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— l.'jiia A. and Caiid
Kradualcd from the G
Juno, 1896.
Harrison. Lena A.
Hanton Academy in
LONZO H. l,y\NG, a successful farmer
)f Alton, and an ex-member <if the
New Hampshire legislature, was
horn in this town, April 5, 1842, son of John
and Mary Jane (Webb) Lang. His grand-
father, William Lang, who emigrated from
h'.ngland in company with his two brothers,
resided in Newington, N.H., for a short time,
and then settled in Alton. William cleared a
farm, ujion which he passed the rest of his
life; and he lived to be over eighty years old.
He married in Newington, and had one son,
named jnhn.
Jdhn Lang, Alonzo 15. Lang's father, en-
gaged in farming with his father. He added
more land to the farm, which fell to his pos-
session ; and he owned about one hundred and
fifty acres at Lang's Corner, which took its
name from the family. He operated one of
the first .saw-mills in this town, kept a store
in which the po.st-office was located for many
years, was interested in other enterprises, and
was one of the most prosperi)us residents of
Alton in his day. He was a Democrat in pol-
itics, and he served as a Selectman for some
time. In religious affairs he took a prominent
part, and attended meetings held in different
schoolhouses. He died at the age of fifty-
si.\ years. His wife, Mary Jane, who was a
native of Madbury, N.H., became the mother
<,f seven children — Charles L. , Mary Jane,
John Jackson, Martin V. 15., William H. 15.,
Alonzo K, and Melissa A. Charles L. is
now residing in New York State, and has a
family. Mary Jane married John Dow, of
North 15arnstead. John J. succeeded his
father as postmaster, and resideil at the home-
stead until his death. Martin V. B. is mar-
ried, and follows the calling of a shoemaker in
Farmington, N.H. William H. 15. died at
the age of twenty-two years. Melissa A. mar-
ried George P. Miller, who served in the
Civil War, and she jiow resides at Alton Cor-
ner. Mrs. John Lang died June 2, 1S.S4, over
eighty years old.
Alonzo 15. Lang attended school in his dis-
trict, and resided at home until twenty-one
years old. He then went to the northern part
of New York State,, where he was engaged in
making starch for five years. After his return
to New Hampshire he worked at shoemaking
for a year. He next entered the employ of the
Boston and Maine Railroad Company, finally
becoming a locomotive engineer. After nine
years of service, he joined his associates in a
strike, and did not subsequently return to the
company's service. He has since followed
agricultural pursuits with energy, and owns a
farm of about one hundred and sixty acres.
He supports the Democratic party in politics,
has served in town offices, and spent a two-
year term in the legislature, where he was a
member of the Committee on Military Affairs.
Mr. Lang wedded Alary A. Stevens, daugh-
ter of John and Jane (Roberts) Stevens, the
former of whom was born in 181 1 on the farm
now owned by Mr. Lang. This farm was
cleared and improved by Mrs. Lang's grand-
father, also named John Stevens, who resided
here for the rest of his life. John Stevens
(first) lost his parents when young, and was
bound out to lulwin Libby, of Alton. After
serving his time he bought a farm in New
Durham, Strafford County, and later returned
to Alton. While living with Edwin Libby,
he attended school but three days. After-
ward, under the tuition of his wife, he learned
to read the Bible, and in time became an
authority upon scriptural subjects. His wife's
maiden name was Lydia Home, and his chil-
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dreii were: William, James, John, and Ik'tscy,
none of whom arc living. William and James
married and reared families, and ]lets(ty lie-
came the wife of Asa Chamberlain, The
father died August lo, i8,S2, aged sixty-nine
years; and his wife, A[iril 19, i.SSS, aged
seventy-four. Mrs. Lang's father succeeded
to the homestead and increased its acreage by
adding more land ; served as a Selectman and
upon the School Committee; was a Democrat
in ]iolitics; in religion, a Universalist ; and
he died in i.S,Sl, agetl seventy years. His
wife, Jane, who was born in i<Si3, was a
d.iughter of Silas and Sarah (Davis) Roberts.
Her father, who was a native of Dover, N.H.,
and a shoemaker l)y trade, had a family of
twelve children. She became the mother of
three children, namely, I'llen J,, Mary A.,
and John I". ]-;ilen J, married John C. Nut-
ter, of Gilmanton, and is lU) longer living;
and John I', died at the age of eight years.
Mrs. John Stevens is still living, and resides
with her daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Lang have
two sons— Walter A. and Harry J5. Walter
A. is a clerk in a grocery store at Heverly,
Mas.s. ; and Harry K lives at home with his
parents. Mr, Lang is a member of Winnepe-
saukee Lodge, No, 75, L. & A. M. ; Past
Chancellor of Cocheco Lodge, No. 28,
Knights of Pythias; and he is connected with
Merry Meeting Grange, No. 155.
:()RGP; K COX, a successful attor-
ney of Laconia and c(umsel for the
New Hampshire State Law and
Ortler League, was born in Ashland, Grafton
County, N.H., July 16, 1S60, son of Benjamin
Franklin and Ann (Currier) Cox. His pater-
nal ancestors were among the first settlers of
Holderness (now Ashland), N.H.; and his
mother's family was of Scotch descent. The
great-grandfather of the jircsent generation of
the Co.x family was a man of considerable
wealth and prominence, who took an important
part in public affairs, and who owned the only
covered carriage in the town, a circumstance
which added greatly to his dignity.
Wallace Co.x, grandfather ot the subject ol
this sketch, was a native and lifelong resident
of Ibddcrness. He owned a large farm, and
his active period was devoted to its cultiva-
tion. He was by nature a cpiiet, unassuming
man, holding himself aloot from all matters
which might leatl to public notoriety; and he
was a member of the b",|iiscoj)al church. He
married Hannah Kimball, a native of Holder-
ness, and reared a family of f^ve children, of
whom the only survivor is William Co.x, a res-
ident of Lowell.
Benjamin I'ranklin. Co.x, son of Wallace
and father of George H., was born in Holder-
ness, and there reared to agricultural pursuits.
He took an active interest in the town govern-
ment, and was elected to various offices, serv-
ing with ability and faithfulness. He married
Ann Currier, a daughter of William Currier, of
Plymouth, N.H. ; and they became the parents
of but one child, George B. , the subject of
this sketch. Benjamin V. Co.x died at the age
of fifty-eight years. Mrs. Co.x, his wiilow, is
still living, and is now fifty-nine years old.
George ]?. Co.x was educated in the public
schools of Ashland and Plymouth, the New
Hampton Literary Institution, and Wesleyan
L^niversity. Previous to entering the law
school, Mr. Co.x taught school in Candia for
one }'ear, and served as superintendent of
schools in the town of Ashland. In iS,S5 he
began his legal studies with Judge Hibbard, of
Laconia, and two years later entered the Bos-
ton University Law School, where he was
graduated in 188S, with the degree of Bachelor
of Law. Admitted to the bar in July uf the
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same year, he associated himself with N. J.
Dyer; and the firm of Cox & Dyer conducted a
f^eneral law Inisiness in Laconia until 1894.
In politics Mr. Cox is a Democrat, and has
frequently stumped the State in the inter-
est of his party. He served as a memher of
the School ]5onrd for three years, acting as
its Chairman during his last term. In 1890
the Citizens' Temperance Union was formed
in Laconia, and for four years he was retained
as its counsel. In January, 1894, Mr. Cox
was elected a member of the Executive Com-
mittee of the Law and Order League of New
Hamjishire, a strong temperance organization,
supported by many of the most influential citi-
zens of the State, and is still serving as such.
In 1S95 he was retained as counsel for the
league, and is still acting in that capacity.
He has labored diligently and successfully in
forwarding the aims and purposes of the
league, having worked exclusively in its in-
terests for six months, but of late, owing to
the demands of his law practice, has been
<ibliged, to a certain extent, to relinquish his
efforts in its behalf. Mr. Cox has also per-
formed some work in the lecture field in his
native State during the past four years, his
recent efforts in this line being confined
mainly to tlie subject of temperance.
ILLIAM M. HERRING, an es-
teemed citizen of Strafford County,
New Hampshire, residing in Earm-
was born in this town, l'"ebruary 9,
His father, the late Hon. George M.
;-, son of Seth and Deborah Herring,
irn in I'ramingham, Mass., in 1S12.
:ned the shoemaker's trade in Natick,
His .shop-mates at this time were Mar-
Hayes and Heiu-y Wilson, who later in
s Senator from Massachusetts and after-
ward Vice-President of the United Slates.
George M. Herring in his early manhood came
to Strafford County, locating in this place in
1 84 V Eor a time he carried on a good busi-
ness in general merchandise. He subse-
quently engaged in the manufacture of shoes,
having a large shop on the present site of the
Opera House, and continued in that occupa-
tion until his demise on September 26, 1875,
at the age of sixty-three years. His body was
interred in the family lot in the beautiful
cemetery of South Eramingham, Mass.
George M. Herring was a stanch Republi-
can in politics, very active in public affairs.
He served as a member of the State Senate
in the years 1855 and 1S56, and in 1870 and
1 87 1 in the House of Representatives. He
was also United States Assessor for the Eirst
District of New Hampshire, serving in that
capacity from 1863 to 1869, having been ap-
pointed by President Lincoln. He was Presi-
dent of the P'armington Savings Hank and
P'armington Eire Insurance Company and Di-
rector of the D. & W. Railroad Company. It
was mainly by his persistency that the Earm-
ington National Bank was chartered, of which
he was President from its commencement to
the time of his death. In 1845 he united with
the Congregational church, was a Deacon at the
time of his death, and for many years superin-
tendent of the Sunday-school. During all
these years he studied constantly, and often
gave lectures on astronomy and geology. He
also sometimes jireached when his pastor was
ab.sent. Captain Herring, as he was famil-
iarly called, did more than any other man in
building up and establishing the shoe business
in P'armington.
He married Ellen \i. ICames, of South
iM-amingham, Mass., in 1844, and they reared
four children, namely: Mary E., wife of D.
S. Dockham, of Manchester; E. Grace, wife
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of A. F. Waldron, of Iviimingtun ; Sadie 1\I.,
wife of Fred Watsun, of Manchester; and
William M., whcse name heads the present
sketch.
William M. Herring was brought up and
educated in I*"arniingtiin, being graduated at
the High School in 1S77, and since early
manhood has been identified with the mercan-
tile interests of the town. His first experi-
ence in this line of business was with the firm
of Dockham & Nute Brothers, of Farmington,
by whiim he was em[)loyed as a clerk a year or
more. In 1SS2, when Mr. J. F. Hall bought
his store, he accepted a ])()siti(in with him, and
clerk and book-keeper, earning a deserved
reimtation for ability and trustworthiness, and
by his courteous kindness and attention to
cu.stomcrs assisting in buiUling up the large
trade of his employer.
Mr. Herring was married June 14, 1895, to
Miss lulith E. I'inkham, of Farmington, a
daughter of Levi I,, and Augusta I'inkham,
]5rought up as a Republican in pcditics, he has
never swerved from party allegiance, and,
notwithstanding his disinclination for i)ublic
office, in 1895 and 1896 he was a Represent-
ative to the General Court at Concord, N.H.,
and served as one of the Committee on ICduca-
tion. l'"raternally, he is a member of Har-
mony Lodge, No. II, K. of 1". Air. and Mrs.
Herring attend the Congregational church and
contribute cheerfully to its suiiport.
,1V1;RKTT M. SINCLAIR, agent
Cocheco Mills at Rochester, Strafford
County, N.H., was born in
Me., August 16, 1848, son of Moses and
Lucretia Totman Sinclair. In the recortls of
the Sinclair family in America is foLuid the
name of one John Sinclair, a pioneer settler of
Exeter, N.H., who is thought to have been the
father of Robert Sinclair, of Wells, Me. In
the archives ot the town of Wells there is a
record of a grant of one huiulred and ten acies
of meatlow land being given to this same
Robert in 17 12. There is also a dee.l signed
by another John, his son, in 1734, showing
that he must have been at that time at least
twenty-one years of age. John Sinclair, the
younger, removed to Boston in 1744, and be-
came a volunteer under Captain John Stover
for the cNjiedition that captured Louisburg in
1745. The troops sailed from Boston, March
24, and were forty-nine days in reducing the
strongh(dtl. This same J<ihu later became a
resilient of Arundel, where "for not frecpient-
ing the Public Worship of God on the Lord's
day for si.x months, from January i, 1749," he
was brought before the coin-t and fined. He
married Mary Wakefield, and their two chil-
dren were Adoniram and Mary.
Adoniram located in Lisbon, Me., about
1760, and was one of the earliest dwellers in
the town. It was then a wilderness, and the
land had to be reclaimed and reduced to culti-
vation. Adoniram Sinclair cleared about one
himdred and fifty acres, and had a beautiful
and jiroductive farm before his death. His
sou, Ji>hn, third, inherited the estate, aiid was
a prominent citizen of Lisbon. He was
known to have remarkable judgment, and was
universally beloved and respected. In relig-
ion he was a Baptist. He married Mrs. Mary
Plyde Harmon, of Ro.xbury, Mass., a woman of
strong character and marked executive ability.
Moses, son of John and Mary Sinclair, and
father of Mr. PLverett M. Sinclair, was bom
on the farm at Lisbon, March 15, 1S07.
When only nine months olil he fell into an
open fire-place, and his left hand and arm were
crip|iled for life on account of the sex'ere
burns received. He w^as consequently much
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at home with his mother, and there was a re-
markably strong attachment tx-tween them.
When he was nineteen years of age his mother
died, and he was plunged into the deepest
grief. Me remained at home until he had
reached his majority, and in his twenty-second
year he went to B.ath, where he was employed
ft)r throe years upon the farm connected with
the hc)s])ital. He then went hack to the home
farm, and stayed until he was thirty years old,
when he went into the lumber business at
Little River \'illage. now Lisbon Falls.
There he had an interest in a saw-mill, and
later owned a shingle and clapboard-mill. In
1852 a destructive fire caused the loss of these
buiUlings, and after this he went to East
Auburn, where for three years he was engaged
in a grocery business. He ne.xt purchased a
small farm, and devoted himself to farming
until his death, September 28, 1883. The
tastes of 'Mr. Moses Sinclair were strongly
domestic. He was devotedly attached to his
home and family, and no sacrifice was great
wlien made for them. This same kindness of
heart and generosity of mind made him be-
loved by all with whom he came in contact.
It is sail! that sorrow and pain are wonderful
refiners, and there can be no doubt that Mr.
Sinclair's lifelong infirmity had given sweet-
ness and patience to his whole character. His
children were: Angeline Rowena, born Feb-
ruary 4, 1847: Everett M.; Willis Webber:
Trufant ; Silas Trufant ; Charles Trufant ; and
Jennie Webber.
Everett M. Sinclair received a common-
school education, and in i <S63 entered the em-
])loy of the Androscoggin Mills at Lewiston,
Me., as ])icker-boy. He workeil afterward in
Lisbon I''alls, and in 1 S67 accepted a position
in the I'ondicherry Mills at Ikidgton, Me.
In 1872 he took charge of the weaving depart-
ment of the Cocheco Woollen Mills at East
Rochester. Later he worked in Pennsylvania
and at Worcester, Mass. ; but in 1884 the posi-
tion of superintendent of the Cocheco Mills
being vacant, he was asked by the corporation
to return and accept that office. He was su-
perintendent of the Cocheco Mills until 1894,
when he was elected agent of the company.
Mr. Sinclair's life has been one of close at-
tention to business, and his success has been
won, not by good luck, but by steadfastness
of purpose and integrity combined with hard
work. He is a self-made man, and has
merited all the success he has won.
Mr. Sinclair united with the Alethodist
Episcopal church in 1873, and has taken a
deep interest in all movements for the uplift-
ing of humanity. He has served his town as
a member of the School Board, and is much
interested in all educational questions. In
politics he is a Republican, but he has never
sought political preferment. He has written
many articles upon mechanical subjects and
upon questions of local historical interest.
He is a prominent and active Mason. He was
made an F. & A. M. at Oriental Lodge, of
Bridgton, Me., in 1869, and demitted to Hu-
mane Lodge of Rochester. He took chapter
degrees in Oriental Chapter, Bridgton, Me.,
in 1873, and demitted to become a charter
member of Temi)le Chapter of Rochester. He
has been P. H. P., and in virtue of having held
that ofifice he received the degrees of High
Priesthood at Concord, under the direction of
the late John J. Bell, of E.xeter. He was a
member of Orphan Council and St. Paul Com-
mandery of Dover, and demitted to become
charter member of Palestine Commandery at
Rochester in 1896.
Mr. Sinclair is a Director of the Rochester
Building & Loan Association, and one of the
inc()r[)orators of the Norway Plains National
Bank. He is also a charter Tuember of the
JOHN L PERLEY.
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National Association of Woollen and Worsted
Overseers, which was organized in 1.SS3, with
Mr. Sinclair as temporary Chairman. A few
overseers met in Boston at the Institute of
Technidogy Building, and from that meeting
the organization grew. Mr. Sinclair was one
of its first Vice-Presidents, antl has always
been an active and influential member.
On January 30, 1S70, Mr. Sinclair married
Miss I'Heanor Perry Hill, a lady of Scotch-
Irish descent. She was born in .Selkirk,
Scotland, and came to America with her par-
ents when only five years old. For a time
Mr. Hill, her father, lived in New York City,
whence he removed to Ohio, where his wife
died in iS6r, and he then came with his
daughter to Maine. Mrs. Eleanor P. H. Sin-
clair died April 21, 1878, leaving two chil-
dren. In 1880 Mr. Sinclair married Miss
Carrie Manson, a lady who had been educated
at Wolfeboro Academy, and had for some time
been a teacher. Of this union have been born
two children — Angle M. and John Everett.
§OHN LANGDON PERLEY, M.D.,
was one of the leadint: men of Belknai)
County in the early part of this cen-
tury; ami in I,aconia, the home of his family
for many years, he was very influential in
financial and political affairs. Born in I.a-
conia (at that time Meredith Bridge), June 10,
1805, he was the son of Stephen and Mehitable
(Ladd) Perley. Of Stephen Perley, who
might be called the architect of the fortunes
of Eaconia, an extended account will be found
elsewhere in this work. The Eadd family,
too, to which the Doctor's mother belonged,
was prominent in the early history of this
jjlace.
John Eangdon Perley was graduated at Bow-
doin College, Brunswick, Me., in 1829, and
studied medicine with Dr. John Durkee, of
Eaconia. He was actively engaged in ]jrofes-
sional ])ractice until about forty years of age,
and then retired in ortler to give his attention
to other matters in which he had become in-
terested. In 1837 he went West, and, spend-
ing some time in that com[)aratively ilawless
and unsettled country, returned to his boy-
hood's home with reneweil interest in its wel-
fare. Owning a vast e.\tent of woodland in
this vicinity, he was e.xtensively engaged for
years in farming and the manufacture of lum-
ber; and at East Tilton he owned a saw-mill, a
grist-mill, and the water jirivilege. He event-
ually sold the Tilton property. Dr. Perley
was one of the incorporators of the Meredith
Bridge Savings Bank, anti was a member of
the Board of Trustees and its President for
some time. He was also active in incorporat-
ing the Ikdknap Savings Bank, of which he
was I'resident until about ten years previous
to his death, when he resigned. A member of
the old Whig party, he was ap[3ointed Post-
master of Eaconia in 1829, the last year of
John Ouincy Adams's administration; and in
that year he was appointed by Governor Ben-
jamin Pierce Surgeon of the Twenty-ninth
Regiment of New Hampshire militia, P'.lected
to the State legislature in 1834, he distin-
guished himself as a disinterestetl chami)ion of
the people's rights. He it was who introduced
and obtained the passage of the bill to reduce
the governor's salary from two thousand dol-
lars to one thousand dollars, believing that
the salary should be nominal only, and that the
honor of being governor of the State should
satisfy the candidate. No change has been
made in the governor's salary since his time.
Dr. Perley lived to the age of eighty-three
years and four months. The portrait of Dr.
I'erley accompanying this sketch was taken at
the age of fifty-eight years.
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On February 20. 1S39, lie was united in
marriage with Dora, daughter of Josiah and
Betsey (Potter) Rundlett, of Gilmanton, N.H.
Their union was lilessed by five children —
John I.., 1). Augusta, :\Iary !'.. Lewis S., and
Clara l'.. Jnim L. I'erley, who was horn in
JJeceniber, 1839, enlisted in August, 1861, in
Troop M, New England Cavalry, and the fol-
lowing November was promoted to the rank of
Second Lieutenant. Taken ill in May, 1862,
he returned home, and died shortly after from
the effects of exposure during his military ser-
vice D. Augusta is the wife of Jacob San-
born, of Laconia, and has one child. Pearl
Smith Sanborn. Mary P. was married in Sep-
tember, 1 87 1, to Josiah T. Sturtevant, a native
of Centre Harbor, Belknap County, N.H.,
who was for a time engaged in the manufacture
of hosiery in Meredith, and who also managed
a drug store in that town, where he is now ex-
tensively engaged in the real estate business.
Mr. Sturtevant is a member of the Republican
party. He is affiliated with two of the leading
fraternal orders of this section, belonging to
the Odd Fellows and the Meredith Grange.
In religious matters his symjjathies are with
the Congregational denomination, his father
having been a Deacon of the Congregational
church.
Lewis S. Perley attended Gilford Academy,
then took a year's course of special study in
lioston, and finished his educational training
at Professor Hyatt's Academy in Pennsylvania.
He has had much work to do as a civil en-
gineer; and he manages the home farm, an
estate of one hundred acres, largely devoted to
raising hay. Mr. Lewis S. Perley also is a
Republican in politics. He is a member of
Winipiseogee Lodge, No. 7, I. O. 0. F.
In 1888 he was united in marriage with Clara
L. Knowlton, of Meredith. They have two
children, Lew K. and iNIarion Louise, aged re-
spectively six and three years. Clara K. Per-
ley is the wife of Dr. A. L. Norris, residing
on Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridgeport,
Mass. She is the mother of three children:
Albert P., a student at the Boston Institute of
Technology: C. Maud, attending the Cam-
bridgeport Lligh School; ant! Grace M.
RANK W. CORSON, an active and
nteriirising business man of luist
Rochester, N.H., was botn June 2,
1852, in the village of East Rochester, about
a mile from the post-office, this having also
been the birthplace of his father, the late
Willard Corson. His grandfather, Joseph
Corson, who came to Rochester from Dover in
the early part of the present century, was
probably the first of the Corson family to lo-
cate in this section of Strafford County.
Willard Corson, whose death occurred in
Rochester in 188S, was here engaged in agri-
cultural pursuits during his active life, carry-
ing on all branches of husbandry with much
success. His wife, in maidenhood Lydia
VVingate, of this town, bore him four chil-
dren; namely, Myra, liliza, P'rank W., and
Joseph W. Eliza is the wife of Charles W.
Corson, of liast Rochester; and Joseph W. is
in the provision business in New York City.
Frank W. Corson attended the public
schools of Rochester in his earlier years. He
subsequently studied for several winters at
Lebanon Academy, devoting his summers to
farm work. After this he learned the carpen-
ter's trade, at which he worked for some time,
continuing, however, to reside with his par-
ents. In 1877, or thereabout, he began work-
ing for the Cocheco Woollen Manufacturing
Company in East Rochester, remaining with
them for a pericxl of thirteen years. Desiring
then to establish himself in some permanent
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business, he formed a copartnership with
G. M. Knux, and with him jnirchased the mill
of Joim C. Shorey. In this place he has since
been profitably engaged in the manufacture of
boxes and lumber of all kinds.
In 1878, November 28, Mr. Corson married
Sahra T. Cowell, of West Lebanon, Me.
The)' have now three children, namely: S.
Gertrude, born June 5, 1882; Mildred A.,
born June 27, 1888; and V . Verne, born
March 4, 1894. Mr. Corson has taken an ac-
tive interest in local affairs, in which he has
been prominent during a large portion of his
life, invariably suppiuting the Re])ublican
party. In 1887 and 1888 lie was elected to
the lower Ijranch of the State legislature, and
atteniletl the long session made famous by the
great railway fight. In 1S93 he was elected
to the City Council from Ward One, and while
there served on the Water Works Committee.
He served for two years on the School Board,
and has been ward Selectman for six years,
or since the incor[)oration of Rochester as a
city. Mr. Corson is a charter member of
Cocheco Lodge, No. 39, I. O. O. F., of ICast
Rochester, and was its first Vice Grand, and
has since occupied all the chairs. He is a
member of the Methodist Episcopal chui-cli,
and is serving as one of its official board.
il'LV. DANIEL CLARKE KNOWLI'.S,
A.M., D.D., Ladd Professor of
Moral and I5iblical Science at the
New Hampshire Conference Seminary ami
Female College, Tilton. N.H., and a veteran
of the Civil War, was b<irn in Yardville, N.J.,
January 4, 1836. His parents, Enoch and
Alice C. (Hughes) Knowles, were natives of
New Jersey. His great-grandfather, John
Knowles, .Sr., was born in Titusville, N.J.,
where he reside.! as long as he lived, He
owned land upon the Delaware River, near the
jjoint where General Washington made his
famous crossing.
John Knowles, Jr., son of John, Sr. , and
grandfather of the subject of this sketch, was a
lifelong resident of Titusville, and one of the
jironiinent men of that town in his day. The
maiden name of his wife was I'^lizabeth Farley.
Enoch Knowles, son of John, Jr., was born
in Titusville in 1805. He was reared to agri-
cultural pursuits, and remained at the home-
stead until his marriage, at which time he
settled in Yardville, uikjii a farm belonging
to his wife's parents. This proijcrty, which
eventually came to his possession, consisted
of two huntlred acres of tillable laml : and,
besides taking care of a peach orchard of four
thousand trees, he devoted considerable atten-
tion to the raising of cattle and sheep. He
carried on general farming and fruit raising
with unusual energy until 1862, when he re-
tired from active life. Although his school
opportunities were meagre, his natural ability
enabled him to make good use of what little
education he had acquired. In politics he was
originally a Democrat, but joinetl the Re|)ub-
lican party at its ft)rmation. Though not an
aspirant for political prominence, he held
some of the minor town offices. He was an
earnest advocate of temperance and total absti-
nence and an able speaker in Ijchalf of the
cause. He was at one time a candidate for
the legislature; and, being assured of the
liquor vote, provided he would not use his in-
fluence against the traffic, he rejjlied that, if
it was necessary for him to go to the legis-
lature upon a liquor cask, he preferred to re-
main at home. His wife, Alice C. Hughes,
was born in Yardville in 1804, daughter of
Joseph and Mary Hughes, the former of whom
died in 1S46, aged eighty-two, and the latter
in 1842, agetl eighty-one.
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Mr. and Mrs. Enoch Knowlcs were the
parents of seven children, as follows: Sarah
A.; :\Iary; the Rev. Joseph Hughes; John
Fletcher; the Rev. Daniel C, the subject of
this sketch; Kmnia L. ; ami ICnoch. Sarah !
A. became the wife of the Rev. Abrani Palmer,
„f Newark, N.J^ Mary died in 1S57. The
Rev. Joseijh Hughes Knowles is a member of
the Newark Conference and Secretary of the
American Sabbath Union. He was, in a great
measure, instrumental in having the Colum-
bian E.'cposition at Chicago closed on Sundays.
John Fletcher Knowles resides in Orange,
N.J. 1-jnma 1.. Knowles is a missionary in
India, :uu\ has a school located at Darjeeling,
which is eight thousand feet above the level of
the sea. Enoch resides in Pennington, N.J.
The father and mother both united with the
Methodist Plpiscopal church when young ; and
the father, who was a local preacher, was
active in religious matters until his death,
which occurred P'ebruary 4, 1877.
Daniel Clarke Knowles prepared for college
at the Pennington (N.J.) Seminary, and was
graduated at the Wesleyan University, Middle-
town, Conn., with the class of 1858. After
completing his collegiate course he became
teacher of mathematics at the Poultney (Vt. )
Academy, in 1859 was teacher of languages at
the Pittsburg (Pa.) Female College, and in
the following year he was apjKjinted to the
same position at the Pennington Seminary and
Female Collegiate Institute. In May, 1861,
he began the organization of a company for
service in the Civil War, and the one hundred
and one men that he recruited were mustered in
on August 21 of the same year. He was com-
missioned Captain, and served at Hilton Head
and at Fort Pulaski. He had charge of estab-
lishing a battery on Jones's Island to cut off
the enemy's approach to that fort, and during
the siege was stricken with malaria, which he
had contracted while camping in tiie swamps.
By the advice of physicians he was compelled
to resign in order to save his life; and what
promised to be a notable, as well as an honor-
able, military career ended in 1862.
He returned to Pennington Seminary, ami
in 1S63 was elected its I'resident, a position
which he filled for four years. In 1864 he
joined the New Jersey Conference, in 1866
was made a Deacon, and in 1868 an Elder.
In 1867 he was transferred to the New Hamp-
shire Conference, and was assigned to the
Haverhill Street iNIethodist Church, Eawrence,
Mass., where he remained for three years. In
1870 he was transferred to the New England
Conference, and assigned to St. Paul's Church,
Lowell, Mass. In 1872 he was stationed at
St. Paul's Church, Lynn, Mass., and in 1876
was assigned to Maiden, Mass. In 1878 he
was retransferred to the New Hampshire Con-
ference, and again took charge of the Haver-
hill Street Church in Lawrence. His health
failing while there, he spent several months
at Clifton Springs. Upon his recovery he in
1882 took charge of the Methodist Episcopal
church in Plymouth, N.H., where he remained
two years: and in 1884 he was appointed agent
of the New Hampshire Conference Seminary
and Female College, in which capacity he
raised and collected fifty-five thousand dollars
for the erection of new buildings. He was
elected its President in 1885; and he ably
filled that position until 1891, when he was
forced to resign on account of feeble health.
The malarial poison that his system absorbed
wliile in the army, and which had produced
years of suffering, at last located in his foot;
and he was obliged to have it amputated. In
1892 Dr. Knowles was appointed Treasurer
and General Agent of the New Hampshire
Conference Seminary, a position that he still
holds, besides filling the Ladd Chair of Moral
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and ]5iblical Science, which he took in iSg6.
In 18.S0 he was a delegate to the General Con-
ference at Cincinnati, and in 1882 was elected
a Trustee of the Weslcyan University, Middle-
town, Conn. He was a member of the I'Jcu-
menical Council at Washington, D.C., in
1 89 1, but was unable to be present, as he
was then confined to the hospital.
C^n Novemi)er 10, 1863, Dr. Knowles was
united in marriage with Lucia M. liarrows,
daughter of the Rev. L. D. Barrows, D.D.,
of the New Hampshire Conference. Mrs.
Knowles has been the mother of two children ;
namely, Nina lUbert and Frederic Lawrence.
Nina 1-:. died in Maiden, Mass., in 1875, aged
eight years. Frederic Lawrence Knowles was
graduated at the Wesleyan University in 1894,
and at Harvard University in 1 S9G. He is at
present teacher of literature at the New Hamji-
shire Conference Seminary.
Ur. Knowles cast his first Presidential vote
for Abraham Lincoln, and continued to sup-
[lort the Reiniblican party until 1884. He
then became a Prohibitionist, and has twice
been that party's candidate for Congress from
the Second District. In 1894 he was the Pro-
hibition candidate for Governor. He is a
member of the Psi Upsilon Fraternity and
the Phi Peta Kappa Society of Wesleyan
University.
^1HP:N E. berry, one of the best-known
idents of New Durham, Lind an e.x-
meniber of the legislature, was born
in this town, October 18, 1 83 1, son of Eben
B. and Mercy R. (Hurd) Berry. His grand-
father, John Berry, an luiglishman, was a
pioneer settler in New Durham. Eben B.
Berry was a lifelong resident of this town, and
for many years was engaged in manufacturing
agricultural implements and in general farm-
ing. He was a good business man, ajul an
influential citizen, and his activity anil enter-
prise were very beneficial to the community.
He servetl for a number of years iin the Board
of Selectmen (one year of which he was Chair-
man), was Overseer of the Poor, and also acted
as a Notary Public. He was drafted during
the War of 1812, but not called into active
service. He tlied in 1865, aged sixty -eight
years. His wife, Mercy R. (Hurd) Berry,
was a daughter of John Hurd, who served on
General Washington's staff during the Revo-
lutionary War. She became the mother of
eight children, of whom the only survivor is
Eben E., the subject of this sketch.
Eben E. Berry attentleil the F^irmington
High Scht)ol, and sid^sequently comiiletetl his
studies at the West Lebanon Academy. He
learned the shoemaker's trade, which he fol-
lowed for some years during the summer sea-
son, and he taught school in the adjoining
towns tluring several winter terms. In 1856
he bought his present farm of one hunilreil and
thirty acres, located at Scruton's Corner, and
when not occupied in atteniling to its cultiva-
tion he is engaged in surveying land, having
performed much work of that kind in Strafford
and Belknap Counties. In politics he is a
Democrat. He served as Ta.\ Collector in
1856 and 1857, was superintendent of schools
nineteen years, and was for two years a mem-
ber of the Board of Education, and is now
serving for the third year. He was a Select-
man fifteen years. He has acted as ])olice
officer, has been a Justice of the Peace for
over thirty years, and was elected a Repie-
sentative to the legislature in 1895. He is
interested in the New Durham I'^ire Insurance
Company, and has been its Secretary and
Treasurer for the past ten years.
F"ebruary i, 1855, Mr. Berry married Lucy
M. Chesley, of this town, and of their five
children three are living, namely: Ida L.,
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wife of James Gliddcii; Lyman K. ; and
IVrccy C.
Mr. Ikrry has occupied the principal chairs
of Fraternal Lodge, F. & A. M., of Farming-
ton, and is connected with the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows and the Knights of
rythias. He is a member of the l-'ree l^aptist
church, and has acteil as Clerk and Treasurer
therein for the past twelve years.
"ON. KLLKRY A. IIIHI^ARU, of
Laconia, senior member of the Belk-
nap County ]?ar, and a former Judge
of the .Supreme Court of New Hampshire, is a
widely known and influential citizen, having
for many years taken an active part in the con-
duct of public affairs. He was born in St,
Johnsbnry, Vt. , July 31, 1826, a son of Silas
and Olive lAlbee) Hibbard.
Several generations of Hibbards have lived
and dieil in Concord, Vt. David, Judge Hib-
bard's grandfather, who was a resident of that
town during the greater part of his life, was a
Revolutionary soldier. He had a family of
twelve children. His son Silas, the Judge's
father, was in the hotel business a number of
years, and later was engaged in general farm-
ing. He died before he was forty years old.
He was an uncle of the Hon. Harry Hibbard,
of Bath, N.H. His wife, Olive, a native of
Chesterfield, N.H., was a daughter of Zuriel
Albee, of Littleton, N.H. She died in i<S74,
aged eighty-two. At the time of her hus-
band's death she was left with five young chil-
dren and a small property, and was able to
give the children only very limited educational
opportunities. Three of these children are
now living.
F:ilery A. Hibliard was nine years old when
iiis father died. He attended the district
school as regularly as circumstances would
permit, and afterward studied at an academy
lit Derby, Vt. His mother's training and his
early independence brought out stnjngly his
powers of self-reliance, and he worked per-
severingly through the course of .study neces-
sary to fit him for the bar. He taught school
one term, and studied in different law olfices,
including those of Nathan B. Felton and
Charles R. Morrison, of Haverhill. N.H., and
Henry F. French, of FZ.xeter, N.H. Ad-
mitted to the bar in Plymouth, N.H., in July,
1849, he immediately commenced jjractice in
that town; and in January, 1853, he became a
resident of Laconia (then Meredith Bridge),
N.H. In course of time he won a place
among the ablest and most successful lawyers
in the State, and acquired a large business.
In 1870, when the famous litigation between
the Concord and the Northern Railroads was
on the docket, and the most powerful legal
talent in New Hampshire was employed by
the rival corporations, Mr. Hibbard was re-
tained as one of the council for the Northern
Railroad, and made one of the arguments on
each occasion when the case was in court.
He was apjiointed Judge of the Supreme Court
in March, 1873, and was on the bench till
August, 1874, when the law under which the
judges were appointed was repealeti; nomi-
nated again under the new law, he declined to
serve.
In politics a firm and consistent Democrat,
though never a violent partisan. Judge Hili-
bard has long been an especial favorite with
his own party, and highly esteemed by tiie Re-
publicans. He presided from 1S62 to 1873,
inclusive, as Moderator of town meetings in
Laconia. At the June session of the New
Hampshire House of Representatives in 1852,
he was elected assistant clerk, and at the No-
vember session he was chosen clerk, being
honored with re-election in 1853 and 1854.
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He was the last Democratic clerk of the House
until the partial triumph of the Democracy in
1.S71. In 1865 he was elected to the legislat-
ure from Laconia, and in the following year
he was re-elected. The first year he was on
the Committee on Finance, and the second
year on the Judiciary Committee and many
special committees, aiding the plan for the
adoption of the new State Library, and the es-
tablishment of the College of Agricultiux' and
Mechanical Art . He was also one of three
appointed by Governor Tnttle to put the col-
lege at Durham on a legal basis to remove
from Hanover, which was endowetl by a large
grant of land by the general government. In
1862 he, with Samuel 15. Page and William C.
Sturoc, led the minority of the House, and
(cpioting from the "History of the P'orty -sec-
ond Congress"; "he drew up the minority re-
port, which presented briefly and forcibly the
reasons against the ratification of the 1^'our-
teenth Amendment to the Constitution of the
United States. He subsequently maintained
his views on the subject in an able and exhaus-
tive speech." While in the House Mr. Hib-
bard never spoke except when he had a p<unt
to make, and his words then were concise and
forcible, and had great influence with the
memliers. He has ilone good service on the
stump, and in the memorable cam[iaign in
Pennsylvania in the fall of 1864 he made sev-
eral speeches in the western part of the State.
He was the Democratic member from Belknap
County in the Johnson Convention in Phila-
delphia in 1866. In 1869, though he did not
desire it, his friends in the First District
nominated him on the Democratic ticket for
Congress. The party, however, was hope-
lessly in the minority from the start, and the
full Republican State and Congressional ticket
was elected.
"In 1871," as the history further records,
"he was nominated for Representative to the
P"orty-secoiid Congress, and was elected, al-
though for the period of si.xteen years pre-
vious New Hampshire had been represented
only for a single term by a Democrat. Tak-
ing his seat as a member of the Forty-second
Congress, Mr. Hibbard was appointed on the
Committee on Patents. He seldom addressed
the House; always, however, when he occu-
pied the floor he spoke with earnestness and
effect in support of his convictions. He spoke
in opposition to the bill to devote the pro-
ceeds of the public lands for the creation of
an educational funtl for the education of the
people, on the ground that, if there must be a
donation for the benefit of the States that were
too poor to provitle fur the education of their
people, it should be b)- a sjiecific donation in
money, and of a sum definite and uniform
from year to year, so that the various States
and districts for whose benefit it is to be
created shall receive the same amount every
year, and shall know beforehand what sum
they may rely upon, and not be dependent on
the constantly fluctuating sales of the public
lands." His nomination for Congress had
been supported, not only by his own party,
but also by the Labor Reform party; and he
ably represented the interests of the jieople.
Always active in opposing schemes for robbing
the masses, he was particularly earnest in
frustrating the plunderings of the Union Pa-
cific Railroad; and as a member of the Com-
mittee on Patents he did much to prevent the
extension of unjust monopolies.
A resident of Laconia for more than four
decades. Judge Hibbard's life is well known
to his townsmen, who regard him with the
highest honor. He was a member of the orig-
inal Board of Directors of the Laconia Na-
tional Bank, and is still connected with that
institution; and he is a Trustee of the La-
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conia Saviiii^s Bank. He is I'resident of tlie
Union Cemetery Association of this place, a
Director of the Laconia and Lakeport Water
Works, and has been a Trustee of the New
Ilamijsiiire Asylum for the Insane since 1871.
One member of the Hclknaj) County Har is a
few years his senior in age, Judge Rollins, of
Meredith, but that gentleman was not ad-
mitted to the bar until one month after Judge
Ilibbard's qualification.
On December 5, 1S53, he was married to
Mary, daughter of Jacob ]5ell, of Haverhill,
N.II., and great -grand-daughter of Josiali
liartlell, one of the signers of the Declaration
of Independence. Three children have been
born to Judge and Mrs. Hibbard, namely:
Charles B., his father's law partner; Jennie
O., wife of Ormon J. Lougec, of Lougee
]?rothers; and I.aura B., who resides with her
parents. Judge Hibbard attends the Congre-
gational church, and has been President of the
society for twelve or fifteen years.
As happily characterized in the "Grafton
County History," published in 1856, "he is
an industrious, faithful, and learned coun-
sellor, of modest, quiet deportment, thought-
ful and reflective mind, anil thoroughly
conscientious in discharge of all iluties, po-
litical, professional, and judicial. . . . Hon-
est with the court and with his clients, he
has gained a deserved and enviable reputation,
both as a citizen and lawyer of his adopted
State. "
n-lBI'LRT J. MARSH, a prominent
farmer of Gilmanton, was born in
that town. May 28, 1852, son of
Joseph and Hannah (Page) Marsii. The
family is an old one in this part of the .State.
The first of the name to come to Gilmanton
was Isaac Marsh, great-great-great-grandfather
of Mr. Herbert Marsh. Stalwart and sturdy,
he lived to the age of ninety-four years. His
si.\ chiklrcn had reached maturity when he
came to Gilmanton. His son, Joseph Marsh,
who was a blacksmith, settled at the Iron
Works. Joseph's sons were: Joseph, Caleb,
and Amos. His two daughters severally mar-
ried men named Lougee and Thurston.
Joseph (second) married Betsey Lougee, of
Gilmanton, and they became the parents
of eleven children; namely, Olive, Mary,
Stephen, l^etsey, Amos, Joseph, Abigail,
Clarissa, Harriett, Nehemiah, and John I?.
John 1^ died January 25, 1S63, losing his life
in the service of his country. 15etsey died in
July, 1895; Clarissa, July 9, 1840; and Amos,
December 19, 1857; Harriett, the only one of
this large family now living, married Rufus
Lamprey, of Manchester, who died in 1S95.
Joseph Marsh (third), the grandfather of Her-
bert J., married for his second wife a Mrs.
Lydia Otis, who died May 24, 1859. Like so
many of his ancestors he was a blacksmith,
and he was well known and highly respected
in the town. He died in October, 1867.
His son, a fourth Joseph Marsh, the father of
Herbert J. Marsh, followed farming as well
as his father's trade. His wife was Hannah
Page, a daughter of Henry Page, and a niece
of Quaker John Page. The latter was a noted
man. The Page family is among the oldest
in Gilmanton, and in years past was very
numerous. The children of Henry Page were :
Annie W., Reuben, lilizabeth, Hannah, John.
Samuel, Mary, and Sarah. The fourth Joseph
Marsh and his wife, after their marriage, lived
in Manchester, N.II. Upon his death the
widow returned to Gilmanton, where some
years later she married Stephen S. Nelson.
Her children by her first marriage were:
Addie, who was a school teacher, married
Westley Cunningham, and died soon after;
and Herbert J., the subject of this sketch.
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After attending the public schools of Man-
chester for the usual period, Herbert J. Marsh
took a course in a commercial school. He
began his business life in the grocery store of
Henry C. Merrill, with whom he worked for
three years. After this he was with Stearns
& l'\irmcr and George C. Lord respectively
for si.x years. Since 1SS7 Mr. Marsh has
lived in Gilmanton with Mrs. Nelson, his
mother. They own over five hundred acres of
land and one of the best residences in the
town. Mr. Marsh keeps twenty-five cattle,
and does considerable dairy business. He
first married Fannie M. Poor, by whom he
had two children — Lillian and Joseph. Lil-
lian died in childhood. Mr. Marsh contracted
a second marriage with Miss Addie 1?. Par-
sons, daughter of George C. Parsons, an influ-
ential resident of Gilmanton, who was a Select-
man, and now is a County Commissioner.
Mrs. Marsh graduated from the Pittsfield
Academy, and taught school for a number of
terms before her marriage. Both she and her
husband are devoted members of the Congrega-
tional church and active supporters of its
religious and benevolent organizations. In
politics Mr. Marsh is a Republican. He is a
member of the Independent Order of Odil Fel-
lows, Highland Lodge, No. 93; and of Crystal
Lake Grange, No. loi. In 1875 he joined
the New Hampshire Battery, in which he has
since been made Sergeant. Mr. Marsh has
a wide circle of friends, and is highly es-
teemed in the town. He is liberal, fair-
minded, and progressive; and his integrity is
unquestioned.
JDWARD E. RICF, founder of the Rice
Manufacturing Company of New Dur-
ham, was born in Freedom, N.II.,
August 3, 1863, son of William and Hannah
(Randall) Rice. His grandfather, Thomas
Rice, who was of luiglish ancestry, was one of
the early settlers of P"reedom.
William Rice was for some years a lumber
dealer. In 1881 he came to New Durham,
where he manufactured hogshead stock for
three years, or until his death, which occurred
in 1884, at the age of fifty-four years. In jiol-
itics he was a Republican. He was an ener-
getic business man, and stood high in the
estimation of the community. He married
Hannah Randall, of Ke^ar Falls, Me.; and
Edward F. , the subject of this sketch, is the
only child of their union.
Edward E. Rice attended the high school in
Springvale, Me., and comi>leled his studies at
Phillips Academy, E.xeter, N.H., when he was
nineteen years old. At the age of twenty-one
he entered into partnership with his father,
and some time after the ileath of the elder
Rice closed out the lumber business, in order
to engage in the manufacture of wire brushes,
steam packing, and similar goods. He con-
ducted business in partnership and alone until
1893, when the Rice ManXifacturing Company
was incorporated. This concern is now doing
a large and profitable business. Their plant
is located at Downing's Mills, where it has a
good water power, and the products are shipped
to all parts of the United States. Politically,
Mr. Rice supports the Republican jiarty, ami
for three years he rendereil efficient service to
the town as a member of the School Board.
Mr. Rice married Laura Ayers, daughter of
Joshua Ayers, of Barnstead, N.H. He is a
member of Winnepesaukee Lodge, F. &
A. M., of Alton, N.H.; of Woodbine Lodge,
I. O. O. F., of Farmington, N.H. ; and also
of the PLncami^ment. His efforts to maintain
and still further develo]i the industrial re-
sources of this town are ajipreciatcd by his
fellow-citizens, and he occupies a prominent
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position in the comnnni
attend the Ibptist chuii
\LCOM A. H. HART, M.D., a
isin^ yoiini; physician of Milton,
Strafford County, N.ll., was born
in tiiis town, Docend)er jS, 1861, son of
Simon and Mary A. (Wentworth) Hart. His
paternal ,:j;randfathcr was Xathaniel Meserve
Hart, ol Rochester, N.H.; anil two of his
great-great-grandfathers were Colonel John
Hart and Colonel Nathaniel Meserve, who
commanded New Hampshire regiments in the
last l'"rench and Indian War. (See Bel-
kna|)"s History, accoimt of campaigns in 1756,
1757, and 175S. ) The Hart family, it may be
mentioned, is one of the oldest in the State,
having settled in and around Portsmouth in
very early Colonial days.
Simon Hart, who was a native of Rochester,
followed mechanical pursuits in Milton for
many years. The last twenty years of his life,
however, were passed in South l^crwick. Me.,
where he died July 9, 1882. In politics he
was a Republican, but took no active part in
public affairs. He married Mary A. Went-
worth, a native of Farmington, N.H., and she
became the mother of nine children, four of
wliom are living, namely: Lyndcl, a resident
of New York State; Justin and lamest, who
arc residing in Lawrence, Mass.; and Malcom,
the subject of this sketch.
Malcom A. H. Hart, having completed his
studies at the Berwick Academy in 1878, was
for some time engaged in teaching school in
Lebanon, South Berwick, and Kennebunk,
Me., and then took a two years' course in
the medical department of Bowdoin College.
Lntering the University of New York City in
1887, he was graduated in 1SS8, and located
for practice in Fall River, Mass., where he
remained for eighteen months. .After that he
took a year's post-graduate course in New
York City, obtaining much valuable practical
experience in the hospital connected with the
school. He resumed the duties of his pro-
fession at Gilmanton Iron Works, residing
there for a year; and in iSqi he settled in
Milton, where he has since remained. His
professional success in his native town has
been so marked as to gain for him a high
reputation as a skilful and reliable physician,
and a profitable practice is the result.
Dr. Hart and Estelle L. Draper, daughter
of Hiram H. Draper, of Rutland County,
\'ermont, were married in 1890, and are the
parents of two sons; namely, Wentworth and
ICzra D.
Dr. Hart is a member of Olive Branch
Lodge, No. 28, I. O. O. F., of .South Berwick;
and is officially connected with the Ancient
Order of United Workmen and the Improved
Order of Red Men of Milton. He is one of
the Trustees of the Nute High School of the
town. In politics he acts with the Repidilican
party, and in his religious views he is a
Baptist.
APT. JOSEPH WILLIAM LANC,
who commanded a company of volun-
teers in the Civil War, and is now
a prosperous farmer of Meredith, Belknap
County, N.H., was born in Tuftonboro, Car-
rol County this State, December 2, 1833.
His parents were Thomas K. and Cynthia
(Blaisdell) Lang. His great-grandfather,
Josiah Lang, first, a native of Greenland,
N.H., settled in Portsmouth, and followed the
trade of a shoemaker. He joined a military
company that was raised toward the latter ])art
of the Revolutionary War and did garrison
duty. He died May 12, 1S28, at the age of
eighty-two years. His wife, Pearn Johnson,
MALCOM A. H. HART.
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was of iMiglish descent. Her father was a
Colonel in the Revolutionary struggle. She
was a remarkably bright and active woman,
and lived to be ninety-four years old. She
died June 4, 1S41, having been the mother of
four sons anil three daughters, Josiah, second,
Captain Lang's grantlfather, being the eldest
child.
Jiisiah Lang, second, was born in Portsmouth,
A|iiil IJ, I//-- His occupation was farming.
He removed with bis son to Meredith in
April, i.Sir'), and died in this town, September
2~, 1 85 5. He married Sarah Whidden, a
natix'e of Portsmouth, born August 2, 1774,
and had a family (}f three children, namely:
J.iscph \V. , Thomas V.. ; and Josiah, who died
at the a-e nt eleven years. Mrs. Sarah W.
Lang died iJecember Ji, 1X61. Josiah Lang,
second, was a Jacksonian Democrat in i)(ditics.
An extensive reader, he was a man of unusual
intelligence, and entertained very decided
views upon all subjects with which he was
familiar. In his religious belief he was a
Methodist, anil his wife was a Congregation-
alist, but as there was no place of worship be-
longing to either of these denominations in the
vicinity of their residence, they joined the
Christian church.
Their son, Thomas V.. Lang, was born in
Portsmouth, June 21, 1801. He was educated
in the district schools, and accompanied his
parents to Tuftonboro. He engaged in agri-
cultuial pursuits, and resided there until 1854,
when he bought a small farm in Meredith and
removed his family to this town. He contin-
ued to till the soil as long as he was able, the
last four years of his life being spent in re-
tirement. He died in 18S9. Politically, he
acted with the Democratic party, and be
served as Ta.x Collector in Tuftonboro for sev-
eral years. He was a member of Morning
Star Lodge, F. & A. M., of Wolfboro, N.H.
His wife, Cynthia lUai.sdell, was born in
Gilford, N. IL, May 29, 1S02, daughter of
the Rev. William Hlai.sdcll, a Christian l!ap-
tist clergyman of that t<iwn. She became the
mother of two children: .Sarah Whidden, who
married Nathan W. Wadleigh, of Meredith;
and Joseph William. Mrs. Cynthia 1!. Lang
died January 7, 1890. She and her husliand
were members of the Congregational churcii.
Joseph William Lang the subject of this
sketch, acquired his education in the district
school and at the Meredith liridge Academy.
In 1852 he began life for himself as a clerk in
the general store of Lang & Stevens, the
.senior partner being his uncle. Three years
later, when about twenty-two years of age, he
bought the interest of I\Ir. Stevens, and con-
tinued in business until the summer of i,sr)2.
In August of that year he went to work with
a will to raise a comp:iny for service in the
Civil War, and in four days he recruited
ninety-eight men and three officers. These
were mustered in as Company I, of the
Twelfth Regiment, New Hamiishire Vidun-
teers, and Joseph W. Lang was chosen its
Captain. On September 27, 1862, they left
New Hamjjshire for Washington, and after
camping u])on the Robert L. Lee estate at
Arlington Heights for a short time joined
Colonel Wright's division. On October 10
they were ordered to General Whipple's
division, Third Army Corps, and joined Gen-
eral McClellan's command. They were later
assigned to the Eighteenth and Twenty- fourth
Army Corps. The Twelfth New Hamiishiie
was the last regiment to leave the held after
the battle of Fredericksburg; and Cajjtain
Lang commanded his company in the battle of
Chancellorsville, where he was wounded in
the thigh and side and taken prisoner. He
was parolled after tiiirteen days of captivity,
and, being sent to Washington, was then
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given a furlougli and came hnnie. In August,
1S63, he rejoined his regiment at I'liint l.ook-
out, where he remained guarding rel)el pris-
oners until April. ii<f>4; and in May of that
year he was again laid up on account of his
njd wound. He was at l'"ortress Monroe
lor a time, and, finally resigning his com-
mission, returned to Meredith, where the next
year was passed in recovering his health. He
was engaged as a clerk until 1S70, at which
time he started in the dry-goods husiness upon
his own account, and followed it successfully
until 1S79. He has since devoted his time
and energies to general farming. He owns a
desirahle piece of agricultural property, con-
taining ahout one hundred acres, cuts an aver-
age of forty tons of hay annually, and keeps
about fifteen head of cattle and a large flock
of poultry.
In politics Cajjtain Lang has always been an
active supporter of the Democratic party. In
1 86 1 and 1862 he represented this town in the
legislature and served upon the committees on
State House and on Militia. In 1S73 and
1S76 he was again a member of the legislature.
In 1 891 and 1892 he was a member of the
l^oard of Selectmen, and he has acted as mod-
erator at town meetings for twelve years.
On January 19, i860, Captain Lang married
Lucy A. Leach, daughter of the Rev. Giles
Leach, a Congregational ist preacher. The
only child of this union is Llizabeth \V. , who
is now a teacher in I'"ranklin Falls, N.H.
In September, 1862, Captain Lang was
made a Mason in Blazing Star Lodge, of
Concord; in 1866 he became a charter mem-
ber of Chocorua Lodge, F. & A. M., No. S3;
and he is also a member of Union Chapter,
No. 7, R. A. M. of Laconia. He is Past
Chancellor of Mereilith Lodge, No. 50,
Knights of Pythias; is Past Sachem of Algon-
quin Tribe, No. 26, Improved Order of Red
Men; was the I-'irst Commander of George S.
Cram Post, No. 54, G. A. R. ; and is con-
nectetl with W'innepesaukce Grange, P. of H.
Captain Lang attends and contributes toward
the sujiport of the Congregational clunch, of
which Mrs. Lang is a member.
OSCOE G. BLANCH A RD, M.D.,
an able and skilful physician, who has
met with signal success in the prac-
tice of his profession since coming to Dover
thirteen years ago, was born July 24, 1853, in
West Cumberland, Cumberland County, Me.,
son of Joseph Y. and Abbie N. (Libby) Blan-
chard. He was six years of age when his par-
ents removed to Saco, Me. Here he received
his early education, first attending the district
schools, and afterward the Biddeford High
School, from which he graduated in 1S71.
After taking a commercial course at Gray's
Business College in Portland, Mr. Blanchard
accepted the position of book-keeper and
cashier with the firm of Chadbourn & Kendall,
dry-goods merchants of Portland, remaining
with them seven years. In his spare hours
during five years of this time.he fitted himself
for his present career, reading medicine with
Dr. Edward Kimball and attending lectures
at the Portland Medical College. Having, in
the meantime, by close economy accumulated
a sufficient sum to warrant him in giving up
his jiosition, Mr. Blanchard took a two years'
medical course at Portland Medical School,
and afterward entered the medical department
of Bowdoin College, from which he was gradu-
ated with the class of 1884. A few months
later he located in Dover, among whose people
and those of its suburbs he has since won an
extensive patronage.
Dr. R. G. Blanchard was married Septem-
ber 4, 1877, to Miss Laura B. Hodgdon, a
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(l.uightcr of Z. H. Hiulo-d.in and Orinda (Reed)
Ilud-'don, of North I'.ootlihay, Me. He has
one daughter, Florence L. , now fourteen
years of age. In politics l.)r. ]51anchard is an
uncompromising Re|niblican. He is an active
and prominent member of many societies, in-
cluding the Maine Medical Society; the Straf-
ford District Medical Society, of which he has
been the secretary for two years; and the
Dover Medical Society, of which he was sec-
retary for five years, and president for two
years. The doctor has likewise been an ar-
dent worker in Masonic circles, and has done
much to promote the good of the order in this
city. lie has already taken the thirty-second
degree of Masonry; is a member of Strafford
Lodge and Iklknap Chapter; is Thrice Illus-
trious Master of Orphan Council ; and a
Knight of St. Paul's Commandery, of which
he was Eminent Commander for two years.
In 1X95 he was invested with the degrees of
the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite; and
he is now at the head of the Dover Lodge of
Perfection, holding the rank of Thrice Potent
Grand Master. Dr. lilanchard is also an
Od.l
l'\dlow, belonging to Peacon Lodj
lanil, and to Portland Lncampment.
if P
ity of
fTEPHLN PLRLICY. — The c
Laconia, N.IL, owes to the Perley
family many of her important enter-
prises. To Stephen Perley especially much is
due, as he was the father of industrial life in
this place. He was born in Ipswich, Mass.,
October 7, 1770, a son of Allen Perley.
The Perley family is said to have had its
origin in Wales. Allen Perley (first), who was
from St. Albans, Herefordshire, England,
landed at Charlestown, Mass., in 1630, and
settled in Ipswich in 1634. The following
year he was married to Susanna Bokeson, who
bore him four sons — John, Samuel, Thomas,
and Timothy. Timothy, who was the great-
grandfather of the subject of this sketch, had
three'sons — Stephen (first), Joseph, and Allen
(second). Stephen (first) had one son, yMlen
(third), a farmer of Ipswich; and Allen (third)
had four sons — Allen, John, Stephen, and
Jacob — each of whom lived to be over eighty
years of age. All these, beginning with the
children of Allen and Susanna (Bokeson) Per-
ley, were born in Ipswich, Mass.
Stephen Perley, who was the third son of his
parents, acquired his education in the common
schools of Ipswich; and after leaving school he
worked for a while in a store in Salem, Mass.
While still a young man he located in Mere-
dith Bridge, now Laconi:i, where he was one
of the first settlers: and his inilomitable
energy developed in the small village a re-
markable degree of inilustrial activity. At
one time he owned most of the land on which
the city stands. He was extensively engaged
in farming, raising some years six hundred
bushels of corn. He managed a general store,
which was the centre of trade not only for the
inhabitants of the village, but also for those in
the outlying country. He had a number of
saw-mills, where the lumber felled on the land
he was clearing was converted into marketable
shape; and, in addition to all this, he estab-
lished, as the place grew, a nail factory, a
starch factory, a cotton-mill, and a linseed oil
mill. The cotton-mill he eventually .sold to
Daniel Avery. Mr. Perley dug the canal con-
necting the bend of the Winnepesaukce River
at North Church Street with the same river
near Winnesquam Lake, where the Laconia
car shops now are. In foresight and enter-
prise he was far ahead of his time, and many
of his plans have been adopted and carried out
by the wise men of to-day.
His personal history was the early history of
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the town. A Jefferson i:in D^ni icrat, he was
active als(j in the politics of the time. He
was one of the electors for Van Huren, repre-
senteii this part of ]?elknap County in the
State legislature, and he was Postmaster here
for thirty years. A resident of the town for
si.\ty years, he was an essential factor in its
life during all that time; and no man was more
popular than he. In his later days he was a
strong Universalist, an 1 his house was always
a minister's home. Mr. I'erley was a great
admirer of the Rev. llosea Ballon, of Boston,
or, as he was reverentially called, F.ather Bal-
lon, ixnl invited him at an early day to visit
him at Meredith Bridge and proclaim his
l)eculiar \icws to the people, as Universalism
was entirely unknown here. He came and
preached the new faith, as it was then spoken
of, and created quite a sensation among the
inhabitants of the place, both for and against
the doctrine, many of the most prominent
citizens adopting his ideas at once. The
Rev. Messrs. Sebastian and Russel Streeter
followed Mr. Ballon, by invitation of Mr.
Perley: and in that way he was instrumental
in forming what w\as for many years a strong
and zealous Universalist Society.
Mr. I'erley was twice married. His first
wife, Abigail, died young, leaving one child,
a daughter, Sarah, who married Dr. John
Durkce, of Laconia, a prominent physician at
that early day. His second marriage was with
Mehitable, daughter of Colonel Samuel Ladd,
who was one of the first settlers and a promi-
nent citizen of Gilmanton, now Belmont, N.H.
He was a large land-owner, and Ladd Hill
was named for his family. In politics he was
directly opposed to Mr. Perley, being an
earnest Rc]Hiblican. A strictly honest man,
kind and affectionate to his family and friends,
he had few enemies. At the time of his death
Colonel Ladd was the oldest inhabitant of the
place. Mrs. Mehitable Perley was a most
worthy, charitable woman and an e.\emi)lary
wife and mother. She died October 25, 1834,
aged fifty-one years and si.\ months. Mr. Per-
ley died April 13, 1S55, passing away peace-
fully at the good old age of eighty-four years
and six months, leaving five children —
Stephen Jefferson, John Langdon, Louisa,
Abigail, and Martha Maria.
Stephen Jefferson Perley died at tlie age of
twenty. Of John Langdon Perley, who be-
came a successful physician and public man,
an extended account will be found elsewhere
in this work. Louisa (now deceased) married
Nathan T. Fogg, a farmer of Belmont. Abi-
gail became the wife of John H. Ikewster, of
Laconia, editor of a paper. She also has
passed to the better life. ALartha :\Iaria Per-
ley still remains in good health at the ri|ie age
of eighty-one years. She was born in La-
conia, November 19, 1^15, and was married
October 22, 1S35, to the Rev, Joseph Plum-
mer Atkinson, a Universalist clergyman, who
was a native of Gloucester, Mass., and who
studied with Thomas Whittemore, D.D.
The Rev. Joseph P. Atkinson was well
known anil highly esteemed in New Hamp-
shire and Massachusetts during his years of
ministerial labor, having charge of churches
in Hinghnm, Mass., Dover, and Weare, N.H.,
Westbrook, Me., and Marblehead, Orleans, and
Orange, Mass., and for a while being in the
Universalist Publishing House in Boston,
Mass. In 1852 Mr. Atkinson became a resi-
dent of Laconia: and here in 1885 he and his
wife celebrated their golden wedding, which
excited much interest, being the first ever held
in this region. He made his home in Laconia
up to the time of his death, which occurred
December 27, 1888, when he was seventy-nine
years of age. From the address at his funeral
by the Rev. Alonzo A. Miner, D.D., we copy
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these words of high appreciation: "His pulpit
labors were marked by plain common sense
and freedom from anything like ambiguity.
Scorning all cant and every form of pretence,
he breathed the spirit of our holy religion into
his life toil, and allied himself with all those
movements fitted to uplift the community
around iiim. Especially was the cause of tem-
perance dear to his heart, and he was a life
worker of its principles."
It is easy to believe as one looks upon the
intelligent and kindly features of Mrs. Atkin-
son that she was an able helpmeet to her hus-
band in his church antl other work. The three
children born to Mr. and Mrs. Atkinson are
all living at this time (1897). They are:
Mrs. Josephine P. Thwing, widow of Charles
Thwing, a merchant tailor of Boston; Orville
A., who has succeeded to Mr. Thwing in busi-
ness; and Joseph P. Atkinson, a prominent
merchant of Laconia.
folIN I). lilll.liKICK, a well-known
merchant, engaged in the grocery busi-
ness in Rochester, StrafTord Coimty,
was born in Effingham, Carroll County, N.IL,
in September, 1848, son of Ara and .Sarah A.
(Thompson) Philbrick. lie remained at home
with his parents until thirteen years (dd, in
the meanwhile attending the common schools.
Then, leaving home, he went to Wenham,
Mass., where he worked for three years in a
shoe factory, later going to Dover, where he
was emjiloyed in shoe factories some si.xteen
years. He ne.xt went to Lowell and connected
himself as travelling salesman with a house
dealing in mill supplies, and was thus engaged
four years, during which time he travelled
through New England, Canada, and the Prov-
inces. In 1884 he came to Rochester, and
embarked in his present business, of which he
has made a complete success. On March 25,
1879, Mr. Philbiick was married to Miss
Abbie Cater, of Harrington, N.II. Their
only child died at the age of nine years.
Politically, Mr. Philbrick is a Republican,
and has been very active in local affairs. lie
is now serving his fourth term as County Com-
missioner. He was one of the Councilmcii in
the'first City Council, and took a leading part
in clearing the city S(|uare, being chairman of
the committee that had charge of the work.
Mr. I'hilliiick is a member of Humane Lodge,
No. 21, I'. & A. M. ; Mount Pleasant Lodge,
I. O. O. ]■"., of Dover; and tlie Dover Lodge of
Elks.
AZP:N p. W1-;EKS, a successful farmer
)f Gilford, Belknap County, N.II.,
and a veteran of the Civil War, was
born on Liberty Hill, October 22. 1840. son
of Noah and Mary (Dudley) Weeks. His
grandfather, Noah Weeks, Sr. , who was born
in Greenland, N.H., January 12, 1754, was
the first of the family to settle in Gilford. In
February, 1780, he married liet.sey Meade,
who was born April 11, 1759, and died March
26, 1820. He died March 12, 1825.
Noah and Betsey (Meade) Weeks were the
parents of nine children, a brief rec<ird of
whom is as follows: William, born in Gil-
maiiton, December 14, 1782, died in 1839;
Mary, born Seiitember 24, 1784, died July 26,
1806; Sally was born November 14, 1786;
Matthias was born December 13, 1788; Asa
was born in Aiigust, 1790; lietsey was born
August 24, 1792, and died January 9, 1818;
Hannah was born June i.S, 1794, and died in
1 81 3; Noah was born March 29, 1797; anti
Plleanor was born January 12, 1804. William
Weeks settled in Portsmouth, N.II., and was
in his later years editor of a newspaper. He
married Abigail Hubbard. Sally married
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Daniel Kcllcy, and resided upon a farm on
Giiiney Kidye in the town of Gilmanton.
Her son, Joim L. Kelley, is now a well-known
resident of Franklin, X.I I. Matthias Weeks
lived in Gilford, and was a prosperous farmer.
He married 15etsey Thing, and had three
ehiklren, of whom the only one living is Dea-
con Jonathan, who is now eighty years old.
IJetsey Weeks married l-'.phraini C. Mason.
Asa married Jemima Marston. ]-:ieanor mar-
ried John G. Sanborn, and resides in Laconia.
Noah Weeks, fourth son of Noah, Sr., en-
gaged in farming with his father when a young
man, and continuetl with him while he li\'ed.
Previous to his death, grandfather Noah
Weeks divided his jir.iperty, Asa taking the
Webster farm, Noah, Jr., lather of Ilazen V.
Weeks, retaining possession of the homestead
on Liberty Hill. Me was an able farmer, and
realized a comfortable ])ros])erity as the result
ol his labor. He was prominent in public
alfairs, and for many years was a Deacon of
the iM-ee Will Baptist church. He died in
August, iSjj. His wife, Mary Dudley, whom
he married April 23, 1820, became the mother
of eleven children; namely, Ik^tsey M.,
Charles H., Alvah T., Mary J., Lyman M.,
Eleanor P., Hannah A., Noah D., Serepta A.
Hazen P., the subject of this sketch, and Sarah
F. Betsey M. Weeks, became Mrs. Ellis, is
now a widow, and resides with her son in New
York City. Charles H. married Polly Wad-
leigh, and died in Centre Harbor, Nil. Al-
vah T., who lives in Romney, N.H., married
Salina 151anding, and had a family of three
children, two of whom are living. Mary J.
married P'rank Naton, and died in Manchester,
leaving one child, who is living in Laconia.
Lyman M. wedded Mary A. Thing, and both
died in (liHord, N.H., leaving one child, now
living in Laconia. P'.leanor P. married Albeit
Rogers (both deceased). Haimah A. died at
the age of sixteen years. Noah D. married
Plmma Jewell, and lives in Laconia, N. H.
Sarepta A. is now Mrs. Lamprey, of Laconia.
Sarah T. married Hiram lunerson, and is re
siding at the okl homestead.
Hazen ]'. Weeks was educated in the dis-
trict schools, at Gilford Academy, and at New
Hampton, where he s|)ent one school year, and
then returned to his father's home for a short
time. In 1863 he enlisted in the P'irst Ivcgi-
ment. New Hampshire Heavy Artillery. He
served as a non-commissioned officer until the
close of the war, and after his return from the
army he was for a few years engaged in farm-
ing at the homestead. In 1874 he bought the
Webster farm, formerly his uncle Asa's, which
adjoins the home property, and, having added
more land, he now owns two hundred acres.
He has made various improvements ujion the
land and buildings, and has one of the best
pieces of agricultural property in this locality.
He was formerly engaged in stock-raising,
but for the past fifteen years has devoted his
attention to the milk business. He is an
active supporter of the Republican party, has
served three years as a Selectman, and two
years as a Re[)resentative ; and while in the
legislature he was a member of the Committee
on Roads and Bridges and ujion the Insane
Asylum.
Mr. Weeks married Mary F. Roberts, a
native of Belmont, N.H., daughter of John M.
and Sarah E. (Leavitt) Roberts. Her father
was a native of Gilford, and her mother was
born in North Hampton, N. H. John Roberts,
father of John M., was an early settler in
Gilford. He had three other sons; namely,
Charles, Joseph L., and James H., who at one
time were all engaged in the machine business
in Boston, where James II. Roberts is carry-
ing on an extensive business in that line at the
present time. Mrs. Weeks's father was for-
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nieily in business, but returned to tbe home-
stead ill order to eare for his ])arents in their
old age, and is now living in Laconia. Mrs.
Weeks has a sister, Etta VI. y who married
Dana ]{lliott, of Laconia, and a brcjther, John
L. Roljerts, who is now engaged in the wood,
coal, and ice business in Laconia. Mr. and
Mrs. Weeks have two children — Walter S.
and Bessie K. Walter S. Weeks received his
education at schools in (iilford and New
Hampton. Mr. Weeks is a member of (iran-
ite Lo.lge, No. 3, Ancient Order of United
Workmen, of Laconia; and he and Mrs.
Weeks are members of Belknap Grange. In
his religious views he is a Free Will Bajjtist.
{Qf^ MI';LVIN loss, e.x-Mayor of Dover,
ik1 one (jf its substantial business
men, was born July 23, 1X47, in the
town of Strafford. He is a son of Dennis and
Hannah (Peary) Foss, the former (jf whom
was for several years a mill owner in Straf-
ford. After receiving his education in a pri-
vate school, Mr. Foss, at the age of eighteen
years, became a clerk in the general store of
John W. Jewell, of Strafford. Two years
later he and his father opened a stcjre of the
same kind in the same jilace. In 1874 D. I'"oss
& Son iMought their business to Dover, here
establishing a small bo.x factory and grain mill.
They disposed of the grain mill in 1S84, and
then added to the manufacture ot bo.xes that of
doors, sashes, and blinds, devoting the entire
first floor of their new building to the planing
and bo.x mill, and the second and third floors
t<j the other departments. Their business now
gives employment to fifty or mcjre men.
In politics Mr. Foss is a firm supi)orter <if
the principles of the Reimblican party. Dur-
ing the administration of President U. S.
Grant he served as Postmaster of Strafford.
Since his arrival in Dover he has been closely
identified with the best interests of the city,
citizens. I'"or several years he was a member
of the School Board; and during the years of
1893, 1894, and 1895 he served acceptably in
the office of Mayor. He is a member of
Strafford Lodge, No. 29, F. & A. M., the
chairs of which he has |.assed through; of
JSelknap Chapter, passing throu-h the chairs;
of Orjihan Council, in which he has been Dep
uty Master; and St. Paul Commandery, of
which he is (leneralissimo. He is also an
active mendjer of the Dover Lodge of Elks.
In 1869 Mr. P'oss married Miss Clara S.
Foss, daughter of iMank and Alice T. (I-'oss)
Foss, of Strafford. Mr. and Mrs. Foss have
but one child, Ina G., n.iw the wife of l-rank
!•:. ];oomer, junior member of the firm of
A. P, Drew .S: Co, photographers, of Dover.
"C^/iLLiAM r(k;kwI';ll cl()L'(;ii,
^V tli^' well-known manufacturer of
Alton, N.H.. was born in this t..wn,
Novemlter 8, i ,S44. He is the younger son of
the late John C. Clough, ami a grandson of
Daniel Clough, who came to y\lt<ui with his
two brothers, the three settling on adjoining
farms, and all rearing families. Daniel diil
farming and some Uimliering, and carried on a
coo])ering business in the winter months, sell-
ing barrels in the surrounding towns. He
married Sally Meserve, and was father of three
sons — Joseph M., Benjamin V., and John C.
Joseph M. married Esther Philbrick, and had
two children — l^lecta and Daniel. ]'>enjaniin
1". lived on the homestead, but never married.
John C. Clough received a good education,
and afterward learned the painter's and cal.)inet-
business in Manchester during many years (jf
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his active business life, and later retired to
Alton, where he developed farming interests.
He was a loyal Republican, and represented
the town in the State legislature and held
various other offices. His wife was I.ydia
Treddick, and his two children were: Oscar,
now living on the old |)lace ; and William
kockwell Clough, the subject of this sketch.
John C. Clough was a mechanical genius. In
the earliest stages of match making he manu-
factured some lucifer matches and sold them.
He foresaw the possibilities of the business,
but, lacking ca])ital, he could not go into it to
the extent he wished to; had he lived longer,
he would, undoubtedly, have been able to
carry out his plans.
Rockwell Clough attended the public
.schools in Alton and Gilmanton and Franklin
Academy, Dover, and also took a commercial
course, graduating at Eastman's College,
Poughkeepsie. He worked with his father on
the farm until his seventeenth year, when,
wi.shing a wider field, he went to Mas.sachu-
setts. While he was there the war broke out,
and in 1S62 Mr. Clough enlisted in the Fif-
tieth Massachusetts Regiment, and going into
the field was in the siege and assault at Port
Hudson, being under fire tliere for six weeks.
During his residence in New York, after the
war, he joined the Ninth Regiment of Infantry
in the State \ational (niard, going in as b'irst
Lieutenant of Comjiany H, and being afterward
elected Captain. He was in this regiment for
over five years, and withdrew (jn account of
leaving the city.
Wishing to become a professional book-
keejjcr, Mr. Clough securetl a place in Cam-
bridgeport, and, after gaining valuable exjieri-
ence there during a few years, he was ap-
pointed as expert accountant in the United
States Department of the Internal Revenue in
Iioston, where he remainetl for two years.
While there he conceived the idea that corks
in medicine bottles were incomplete without
a screw to remove them. The ordinary way of
digging out the cork with a knife or scissors
destroyed the cork and often s])oiled the medi-
cine. Mr. Clough thought that if wire screws
c.iuld be manufactured in sufficient quantities
and at low enough cost to enable manufact-
urers of patent and standard medicines to sup-
ply a screw for every stopper sold, it would
make a paying business and be of general
utility. Screws could be manufactured at a
very small expense if the proper machinery
could be invented and a market insured. (Jnce
started on the line of invention, Mv. Clough
became deeply interested, and has ever since
been actively at work in thinking out new de-
vices. He has patented in all over thirty in-
ventions. It was three years before he could
find a firm to take the wire screw in sufificient
quantities to make its manufacture a suc-
cess, and during this time he travelled over a
large territory endeavoring to interest various
firms in his plan. At last Perry Davis & Son
were favorably impressed, and agreed to a con-
tract, whereby they were to be supplied with
wire screws for all the bottles in which their
"Pain Killer" and other medicines were sold.
Their only fear was that the screws could not
be manufactured in sufficient numbers to keep
them supplied.
The machinery has been constantly im-
l)roved, and automatic machines are now used
by which one operator can do as much work as
could be accomiilished by twenty men working
by hand. These machines have been intro-
duced in both France anil bjigland, and Mr.
Clmigh has made several trips abroad in the
interest of his patent. At the Centennial I'.x-
position in Philadelphia in 1876, when the old
machines were in use, he secured two ])re-
miums. In 1878, at Paris, he received an-
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other reward, and at the Culumbian Mxjiosi-
tioii, Chicago, in 1893, he took the highest
medal, the machines being one of the most
interesting features of Machinery Mall, and
the phice they occupied always one of the
crowded sections. Mr. Clough and two as-
sistants were constantly at work making
screws, which were sold at five cents a piece
as fast as they could be turned out. At the
Cotton States Exposition at Atlanta, in 1895,
the exhibit of the Rockwell Clough Company
attracted great attention, and Mr. Clough was
honored by being chosen president <if an asso-
ciation composed of all the leading exhibitors,
some fifteen hundred in number; in this posi-
tion he entertained foreign and State clubs,
and came in contact with many interesting and
widely-known people. He met many Southern
soldiers amid fraternal and pleasant associa-
tions, antl retains the most agreeable recollec-
tions of his visit to Atlanta. Mr. Clough's
business has been located successively at New
Bedford, Mass., New York City, Brooklyn,
Newark, N.J., and Alton. He has at various
times had a partner in the business, but is
now .sole proprietor. Upon the death of his
father, he came back to Alton, where, despite
the advice of friends, who feared that this
would not be a favorable location, he has built
up a flourishing business. He now makes also
a staple which has been patented, and which
is supplied to a Boston heeling machine com-
pany to be used in the manufacture of boots
and shoes for fastening the heels.
While making his way in business and
struggling for success, Mr. Clough had little
time to devote to politics; but now, with busi-
ness and trade well established, he has turned
his attention somewhat to his civic responsi-
bilities. A lifelong Republican and a loyal
one, he was last year chosen by his party as a
candidate for the legislature, and was elected
for the session of I S97, at which lie was ac-
corded the high honor of Chairmanshiii of Com-
mittee on National Affairs, and was made the
President of the Veterans' Association of the
legislature. His tilt with William Jennings
Bryan at Manchester was noted in the ]iul)lic
press throughout the country. When Mr.
Bryan was to speak in that city, September 26,
1896, Mr. Clough went to the hall, not with
any idea of questioning him, but as a listener.
The arguments put forth by the sjieaker, how-
ever, seemed so specious, and such an attack
on Rei:)ublican principles, that Mr. Clougii,
without premeditation, put forth question after
question in such a manner as to win for him-
self great commendation from his supporters.
A few days later he addresseil an open letter
to the supporter of the Silver Democracy,
which was afterward ]irinted and widely dis-
seminated as campaign literature.
Mr. Clough is a Mason and a member of
Crystal Wave Lodge, No. 638, ]5rookly!i,
N.Y. ; also a charter member of Winfield
Scott Hancock Post, G. A. R., New York
City. He is at the present time Commis-
sioner from the State of New Hanii)shire to
the Tennessee Centennial Ivxjjosition at Nash-
ville.
Mr. Clough's wife, formerly Miss Amelia
Young, died in 1S85. His only child, a
daughter named Gertrude, is married to P'rank
J. Dugan, a prominent manufacturer of Nor-
walk. Conn. Mr. Clough has a fine residence
at Alton, and hospitably entertains his many
city friends.
H-IAM F. SNOW, proprietor of the
Dover Loom, Harness, and Recti
P'actory in Dover, Strafford County,
N.H., has been closely identified with the in-
dustrial interests of this part of the State for
more than half a century. He was born Jan-
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uary 28, 1826, in North 15crwick, Me., a son
of Hiram Snow. His father was likewise a
native of North Ik-rwick, and there grew to
nianhooil. learning the shoemaker's trade as
soon as he was old enough to engage in that
useful handicraft. He subsequently settled
in Tannvorth, N.H., and worked at shoemak-
ing until his death, which occurred at the
early age of thirty-five years His wife,
Hannah Felch, a native of Tamworth, sur-
vived him a number of years, dying, a little
while after her second marriage, at Eaton,
N.H., when thirty-seven years old.
Hiram F. Snow was about a year and a half
old when left fatherless; and from that time
until si.xteen years of age he lived with his
mother's brother, J. Felch, a farmer, in Tam-
worth. Going then to the neighboring town
of h:ffingham, he learned the trade of a carpen-
ter and joiner, working there about three
years. He afterward made his way to Dover,
and, here beginning in a modest way as a car-
penter, gradually enlarged his operations until
he built up one of the most extensive contract-
ing, roofing, and building businesses in the
city, continuing until 1886. In that year Mr.
Snow purchased his present factory, and, hav-
ing equipped it with the most approved modern
machinery, has since carried it on with most
gratifying success. He is known throughout
the city as a man of more than ordinary busi-
ness ability and tact, who through his own
exertions has steadily climbed the ladder of
prosperity. In addition to his factory he owns
considerable stock in other industrial enter-
prises, he has six valuable thoroughbred road
horses that he raised himself, and he occupies
one of the most attractive residences in the
city. All of this property has been acquired
by persistent work, he having been from his
youth up entirely dependent upon his own
resources.
Mr. Snow has been twice married. His first
wife, Roxanna, daughter of Jo.seph and Anna
(Gray) Gentleman, of Dover, passed on to the
higher life July 6, 1882. She bore him three
children, the following being their recjrd :
Charles F., a tailor, resides in Dover; George
W., also a resident of this city, is a roofer and
carpenter; a daughter, Hannah Francis, died
when three years old. Mr. Snow married June
20, 18S3, Miss Fannie Pinkham, daughter of
Charles and Mary (Amazeen) Pinkham, of
Farmington, N.H. Of this union two chil-
dren have been born, namely: Ethel M., who
died when seven years old ; and Bertha F., a
bright little girl of nine years.
Politically, Mr. Snow is an active Republi-
can; and, besides having served as Council-
man two years and as Alderman for the same
length of time, he has represented Ward Two
in the State legislature another two years.
He is prominently identified with the Masonic
fraternity, having taken the thirty - second
degree, and being a Knight Templar. He is
an active member of the Strafford Lodge,
F. & A. M., of Dover: and is likewise a
Knight of Pythias, belonging to Wechohamet,
No. 3, I. O. O. F., of this city.
FORGE O. HAYlvS, of Aladbury.
Strafford County, N.H., is recog-
nized as one of the most intelligent
and thorough-going farmers of this locality.
He was born March i, 183S, on the homestead
that he now occupies. This old homestead
was also the birthplace of his father, Timo-
thy Y. Hayes, and of his grandfather, Na-
thaniel Hayes.
The first of the family to hold it in posses-
sion was his great-grandfather, Daniel Hayes,
who was born in England, August 26, 1723.
He came to this country early in life, pur-
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chased the land while it was but partially cul-
tivated, and witli stui'dy iierseverance made
gijod headway in his pioneer work of clearing
and inipni\ing a faini. He married Sarah
riumer, of Milton, this county, March 23,
1749, and thirteen children were born to them.
Four of the number died in childhood; the
names of the others were as follows: Richard,
I'dizabeth, Daniel, Abigail, Sarah, Mahit-
able, ]':zekiel, Ichabod, and Nathaniel. Mr.
Daniel Hayes and his sons conducted a small
tannery business on the farm, prepjaring the
material from which, to some extent, they
manufactured boots and shoes. Mr. Daniel
Hayes attained the gooti old age of eighty-
four years.
Nathaniel Hayes, who succeeded his father
in the ownership of the homestead, was born
March 14, 1773, and married Mary Young, of
Madbury, December 2~ , 1798. Their chil-
dien were: Daniel, Timothy Young, Ira,
Plummer, Jeremy D., Sarah P., Oliver K.,
ami one other who died in infancy. Mr. Na-
thaniel Hayes did a great deal of pioneer work
on this place, adding materially to the im-
provements. He was popular in the com-
munity, and at one time served as the Ivejire-
sentative of his town in the State legislature.
He with his sons carried on many different
branches of industry. From the banks of
clay on a part of said farm they made bricks
for various uses, some of them being now pre-
served as relics. They also built and operated
a saw-mill on the banks of the ]5ellamy River,
which runs through the farm. Blacksmithing,
too, was carried on ; and some of the hon)e-
made tools, such as steelyards and hammers
are in use at the [uesent time. They likewise
worked at joinery, making window frames
and sashes, also doors. During this time
farming was not in any way neglected. Busi-
ness seemed to centre at this place, until rival I
manufactures, on a larger scale, with machinery
and improved methods, made wares cheaiier to
buy than to make at home. In those days flax-
was grown in the fields and prepared by the
men for the busy housewife to spin and weave;
and sheep were raised, from which wool was
obtained for her to use in weaving cloth for
clothing and for other purposes, the garments
worn in the family being cut and made at
home.
Mr. Nathaniel Hayes died at the age of fifty-
nine years, his son, Timothy Y. Hayes, com-
ing in i)ossession of the estate. He was born
August 17, 1801, and here spent his entire
life. He tiled June 11, 1.S79. In his chosen
occupation, agriculture, he was prospered, his
diligent toil day after day meeting with a
deserveil reward. He was married May zy,
1833, to Abigail Ham, of Barnstead, who was
born September 21, 1802. They had two
children, namely: Kliza A., born August 14,
1836, who is now the widow of David II.
Evans, and resides in her native town; and
George O. , special subject of this sketch.
George O. Hayes accjuired a good education
in the public .schools of Dover, and in his
youthful days when not attending to his studies
worked on the home farm, becoming as famil-
iar with its duties as with the contents of his
books. The management of the homestead
devolved upon him when he was but twenty
years of age, and from that time until the
present he has looked most faithfully after its
interests, each year adding to its improve-
ments and value. He has also bought other
land, being now the jjossessor of two hundred
acres, one hundred and fifty of which belonged
to the original estate. He carries on general
farming and dairying; and, in addition to this,
he raises sheep, a branch of industry in which
he has excellent success.
On June 11, 1861, Mr. Hayes was married
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to VAha A. Drew, who was born in the town
of Ibrrington, this county, March 30, 1S3S,
a daughter of Silas and Eliza J. (Caverly)
Drew. Two sons born to Mr. and Mrs. Hayes
died in infancy. The two children now living
are: Martin T. H., who was born March 2,
1862; and Emma E. , who was born June 21,
1877. Martin T. H. Hayes received his edu-
cation in Dover public schools; and he now
lives on the farm with his father, assisting
him in its management. He married, August
5, 1888, Rosa A. Emerson, who was born
October 30, 1868, in Lee, this county. Their
only child, George L. , a bright and beautiful
boy, born May 9, 1892, passed away at the
age of four years, four months, and twenty-
eight days. Emma E. Hayes was graduated at
the Dover High School with the class of
1896, and began teaching school on August 31
of the same year.
fWy^ORGV. H. DE^n^RITT, an enter-
\fe I [irising merchant and one of the most
].rominent residents of Alton, N.H.,
was born in Nottingham, Rockingham County,
February 27, 1859. His parents, John H. and
Jane Demeritt, were born in Durham, Straf-
ford County, \.H., and the family sprang
from one of three brothers, sons of K\\ de
Merit, who were among the early settlers of
Durham.
George H. Demeritt's father left his native
town when a young man, and, settling in Not-
tingham, followed agricultural ]unsnits for
some time. He then turnetl his attention to
shoemaking, which has been his ])rinciple
occupation in life. His wife, Jane Demeritt,
became the mother of four children, namely:
Andrew J. ; Frank J. ; Jossie; and George H.,
the subject of this sketch. Andrew J. became
an engineer on the Union Pacific Railroad, and
died in 1894. Frank J. fitted for college at
Pinkerton Academy, Derry, N.H., and subse-
quently engaged in teaching. After that he
began to read law; in 1880 he went to Te.xas;
in 1884 he was admitted to the bar in Galves-
ton, Te.x. ; and he is now one of the most
prominent lawyers in the State. Jossie at-
tended the town school, and lived with her
father until she was married to Mr. \\'illiam
Ramsdell. She and her husband, who is fore-
man for F. J. Durgin & Co., now reside at
Bradford, Mass. Mrs. Jane Demeritt died
some thirty-one years ago.
Being thus left motherless at the age of
seven years, George H. Demeritt went to
reside with John Morrison of East Northwood,
N. H. He remained there until 1873, when
he entered Phillips Academy at P^xeter, N. H. ;
and in the fall of 1873 he went to Pinkerton
Academy, Derry, N.H., where his studies
were completed. He then began to work for
B. W. Hoyt & Co., Epping, N.H., where he
remained until 1882, at which time he came
to Alton and entered the employ of John Col-
lins as draftsman and foreman of the cutting-
room. In that double capacity he continued
until November 28, 1896, when he severed his
connection with the factory, much to the re-
gret of those directly under his supervision, as
well as his employers and all others con-
cerned. He immediately formed a partner-
ship with Waldo C. Varney and Frank A.
Varney, under the firm name of Demeritt &
Varney Brothers, for the purpose of engaging
in general mercantile business. This concern
has fitted up spacious quarters locateti u|ion
the ground fioor of John Collins's factory,
fronting on the main thoroughfare of the vil-
lage; and they carry a large stock of general
merchandise, including dry goods, boots and
shoes, paints and oils, furnishing goods, gro-
ceries, fiour and grain.
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In politics Mr. Demeritt is an active and
zealous supporter of the Republican party, and
has earnestly advocated its principles since be-
coming a voter. In 1891 he was elected a
member of the School Board, upon which he
served for three years. He was Town Clerk
from 1893 to 1S95. He succeeded the Hon.
Amos L. Rollins as Judge of the Police Court,
which position he resigned on November 30,
1S96, previous to entering mercantile business.
He is now a Justice of the Peace, also Chair-
man of the Republican Town Committee, and
the local party organization has in him a most
capal)le and efificient worker. Actively in-
terested in all movements which tend to bene-
fit the general community, he was one of the
committee of three who were elected by the
town to locate and build the Opera House;
has been President of the Building and Loan
Association, and Chairman of the Board of
Library Trustees since its organization. In
fact, he was one of the original promoters of
the movement which resulted in the estab-
lishment of that useful institution, having
begun his endeavors to bring it into existence
when the State law was passed, giving one hun-
dred dollars' worth of books to every town that
would inaugurate and place in working order a
jniblic library. He labored diligently to se-
cure its foundation and opening, with the re-
sult that it now contains over two thousand
volumes. Mr. Demeritt has at various times
acted as Librarian, having served in that ca-
pacity without remuneration, and his efforts in
its behalf are both creditable to himself and
an honor to the town.
In 1880 Mr. Demeritt was united in mar-
riage with Carrie L. Norris, daughter of
Thomas J. Norris, of Epping, N. H. In Ma-
sonry Mr. Demeritt has reached the Royal
Arch Degree. He is a member of Sullivan
Lodge, No. 19, F. & A. M., of Epping, and of
the chapter in P'armington, N.H. He is also
a member of Cocheco Lodge, No. 28, Knights
of Pythias, of Alton, and a member of the
Grand Lodge of New Hampshire.
EUBEN W. PRICE, M.D., of Alton,
whose career has been diviiled be-
tween the practice of medicine and
dentistry, in both of which he has met with
excellent success, was born in Gilmanton, Bel-
knap County, N.H., February 12, 1838, a son
of Moses and Sarah (Page) Price.
William Price, son of Richard, a native of
Wales, as the master of a vessel made frequent
voyages to America, where at twenty-four
years of age, on September 12, 1727, he met
and married Sarah Hidden, of Rowley, Mass.
Si.x years later, in 1733, Captain William
Price was lost in the Strait of Gibraltar. He
left a son and daughter — William and Sarah.
William, second, son of Captain William,
married Sarah Giddings, of Essex, Mass., in
1752. During the early years of his life he
was a successful grocer in Newburyport, Mass.
In January, 1782, he settled on a farm in Gil-
manton, N.H., where he died June 18, 1797,
aged seventy years, leaving eight children;
namely, William. Sally, Mary, Elizabeth S.,
John B., Ebenezer, Lucy, and Ebenezer (sec-
ond).
William, the eldest child, the third of the
name in direct line, born December 23, 1752,
died December 9, 1822, aged seventy years.
He was married first on April 30, 1781, to
Susanna Sumner, of Portsmouth, N.H., and
resided for six years in Newburyport. Then
in 1787 he followed his father to Gilmanton,
where he became a successful farmer, and held
various positions of trust. His first wife died
July 18, 1794, aged forty-two; and his sec-
ond, who when he married her was a widow,
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Mrs. Mary Adams Smith, died on October 3,
1S47, at eighty-six years of ai;e. There were
six children by the first union — John, Will-
iam, Stephen, Sarah, Kben and Mary (twins) ;
and four by the second union; namely,
ICphraim S., I'^bcnezcr, Moses, and Thomas.
Moses Price, the younijest but one of ten
children, worked in his early life at his trade
of carpenter and builder; and, having bought
with his earnings the shares of his brothers,
he lived on the old homestead, which has re-
mained in the Price name for more than a
hundred years, and has been the home of five
generations. He was a member of the Con-
gregational church, the hardest working man
in Belknap County, a leading citizen, promi-
nent in town affairs, being often elected to
office as a Republican, when the Democrats
were in the ascendency. He was thrice mar-
ried, first on March 30, 1826, to Theodate
Page, who died October i, 1837, at the age of
twenty-one; second, on December 25, 1829,
to Sarah Page, who died November 19, 1854;
and third, on March 24, 1858, to widow
Judith Kdgerly Oilman, whom he left a widow
at his death in 1873. There was one child by
the first marriage, Theodate P., who married
I.evi H. Mudget, of Gilmanton, N.H. Hy
the second marriage there were two sons and
two daughters; namely, Kbenezer Sewall,
Mary P., Reuben W., and Martha E. Eben-
czer Sewall married Mary Jane Clay and lived
on the old homestead ; Mary P. married Ben-
jamin Quincy Jewett, of Gilford, N.H. ;
Martha E. was graduateJ at Gilmanton Acad-
emy and Mount Holyoke College, South Had-
ley, Mass., and taught school a number of
years in New Hampshire and in South
Weymouth and Beverly, Mass. She is now a
missionary at Inanda, Natal, South Africa,
whither she went in 1877.
Reuben W. Price, the special subject of
this biography, worked on the home farm until
about fifteen years of age, after which he fitted
for college at Gilmanton Academy, but for
want of health he gave up a collegiate course,
and began the study of medicine with Dr.
Nahum Wight, of Gilmanton. After studying
three years and attending one course of med-
ical lectures at Bowdoin College in Maine, and
two courses at Dartmouth College, Hanover,
N.H., he received his medical degree from
the latter institution. His educational ex-
penses were in large part defrayed by teaching
in Gilmanton and Manchester, and as an as-
sistant at Gilmanton Academy.
Immediately after his graduation in 1861 he
located in Seabrook, N.H.; and after three
years' practice enlisted from that town in the
First New Hampshire Heavy Artillery, as a
private soldier; but before leaving the State
he received from the governor a commission as
First Assistant Surgeon of that regiment. On
arriving at Washington he was placed in
charge of General Hardin's brigade of the
Twenty-second Army Corps. He was after-
ward Post Surgeon at Fort Reno, and again at
Fort Sumner, Md., and was mustered out of
the service with the regiment in 1865. He
soon after received an appointment from Presi-
ilent Lincoln as one of the surgeons of the
One Hundred and Fifteenth United States
Calvary Infantry, stationed at New Orleans,
and served in that regiment and in the Flighth
United States Cavalry, Heavy Artillery, at
Indianola and Victoria, Te.\., until the close
of the war.
Being mustered out in Kentucky, and wish-
ing to sec more of the West, he made a trip
to Indiana, Missouri, and Kansas, and bought
a tract of land on the Pacific Railroad in
Prairie township, Jackson County, Mo. He
soon after moved to his new purchase, and,
having laid out the town of Greenwood, built
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the largest house on the town plat, where he
kept a (Irug store, and practised medicine,
lieinj:; a pioneer, he was a leader in the orgati-
ization of the town and the establishment of
its schools, as well as a leading practitioner
in Prairie township.
He was the first station agent, for several
years Postmaster and a Notary Public, a mem-
ber of the Medical Association organized in
Jackson County, also of the Masonic Lodge
and several temperance and other societies.
Having been reared in the Congregational
church, he was an.xious to establish that de-
nomination in the new town, and, though the
only Congregationalist there, he succeeded in
uniting the disciples of various creeds in a
Congregational church, of which he was made
the first Deacon, and Chairman of its first
Jioard of Trustees. He was so far financially
successful as to own property in 1870, valued
above debts at ten thousand dollars.
Speculations, entered into with every jiros-
pect of success, were rendered abortive by the
financial crash of 1S72; losses by indorsing
other people's paper came about by the same
cause; drouth, grasshoppers, and other pests
destroyed the crops for several years, business
being so far destroyed as to make a change of
location desirable; and in 1876 he made a
trip through the Indian Territory and Texas,
where he spent a year lecturing on astronomy
and physiology, studying in the meantime the
Indian problem, and looking for a new place
of business. That year was an eventful one in
the doctor's life, filled with adventures and
hair-breadth escapes which would fill a vol-
ume with truth stranger than fiction. After
his return he decided not to move South, but
resumed practice at the old stand. A dentist
came to the place for a temporary stay, and
shared his office, during which he "stole the
trade" (having studied it before studying med-
icine). He then practised both medicine and
dentistry until the fall of iSSi, when he made
a visit to Belknap County, and, finding La-
conia with only one dentist, he rented an
ofifice, into which he moved as soon as his
business could be settled in Missouri. On
coming to Laconia, he gave up the practice of
medicine altogether, but had an extensive
dental practice there for twelve years. He
was a charter member of Crystal Council, No.
2, of Chosen Friends, was its first Secretary
and afterward its Chief Councillor; a member
of several temperance societies, and active in
church and temperance work.
On May 14, 1862, Dr. Price married Manda
C. Smith, by whom he had five children —
Minnie, Harvey, Lulu ]■:., Kthelyn Mabel,
and VVillard A. Minnie Price attended
Greenwood Academy in Missouri, Gilmanton
Academy, and the Normal School in Bridge-
water, Mass., taught school in Gilmanton and
in Laconia, and is now a teacher in Denver,
Col. Harvey died in infancy. Lulu 1';. and
lUhelyn M. attended Gilmanton Acailemy, and
were afterward graduated at Laconia High
School, each receiving the highest mark of
scholarship in her class by being made vale-
dictorian. They were members of the
Y. P. S. C. K., and of the Congregational
church, and taught school in Gilford, Gilman-
ton, and Alton. Lulu L. commenced the
study of photography, but died at twenty-one
years of age. Ethelyn was graduated at Til-
ton Seminary, receiving during her course the
largest number of prizes for scholarship in the
history of the institution. She entered
Wellesley College in the class of 1897, gradu-
ating in June of the present year, and has sus-
tained throughout the course the highest rank
as a scholar. Will is a member of the class
of 1899 in the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology in Boston.
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Ur. Price married for his second wife Miss
Annette Chesley, the daii(i;hter of Jonathan
Fiirher and Abigail (Stevens) Chesley. Her
grandfather, Miles Chesley, one of the early
settlers in New Durham, married Mary
Furber, of Farmington, N.H., and, dying, left
eight children, of whom Jonathan l'"urber was
the third. Her maternal grandfather, John
H. .Stevens, spent the most of his life in
Alton. He was a prominent man, and ac-
counted the wealthiest farmer in town in his
time. He married Abigail Emerson, and had
four children. Abigail, the eldest, attended
the academics at New Hampton and Wolf-
boro, and taught school several years before
her marriage to Mr. Chesley. They lived in
New Durham, where their only child, An-
nette, was born, and afterward in Alton, where
Mr. Chesley was prominent in town affairs,
serving as Justice of the Peace and Selectman,
and in other positions of trust, and represent-
ing Alton in the State legislature in 1861
and 1862.
Annette Chesley, after pursuing her studies
at Gilmanton Academy and at Dover Acad-
emy, was for many years a successful and pop-
ular teacher in the public schools of Belknap
and Strafford Counties.
Dr. and Mrs. Price are now living in Alton
at the home of her mother, to care for Mrs.
Chesley in the fast-growing infirmities of a
ripe old age. Dr. Price was never a sectarian
in church, nor a partisan in politics. He has
been a Republican, a Greenbacker, and a Pro-
hibitionist; is an earnest advocate of all social
and political reforms, including international
arbitration and the "double standard" by in-
ternational agreement; and is a firm believer
in trusts and monopolies otuncd by the govern-
vitiit ; in Cuban independence and the anne.xa-
tion of Hawaii; and he thinks that the Turks
ought to be swept from the face of the earth.
ORACK P. BOODEY, a well-known
resident of New Durham, and a vet-
an of the Civil War, was born
in Alton, N.H., April 14, 1844, son of Soc-
rates H. and Tanson L. (Ham; Boodey. His
great-grandfather, Zachariah lioodey, came
from Madbury, N.H., to this town, among the
early settlers; and Joseph lioodey, grandfather
of Horace P., was a lifelong resident of New
Durham.
Socrates H. Boodey, who spent the greater
part of his life in New Durham, was one of
the stirring farmers of his day. In politics he
was a Democrat. His last days were passed
with his son, and he died in 1880, aged sixty-
four years. Ffis wife, who survi\'es him, is a
daughter of Nathaniel Ham, late of this town.
She has had six children, as follows: Rozette
E., now the wife of Henry Irvin; Horace P.,
the subject of this sketch; Orissa A., now the
wife of Albert Labounty; Mary E., the wife
of W. H. Hard; Belle C. and Nat H., of
Barre, Vt.
Educated in the common schools, Horace P.
Boodey was reared to agricultural pursuits.
On August II, 1S62, he enlisted for service
in the Civil War as a private in Company I,
Tenth Regiment, New Hampshire Volunteer
Infantry, and subsequently participated in
several important battles, including those of
Fredericksburg, Drury's l^luff, Bermuda Hun-
dred, and Cold Harbor. At Cold Harbor he
received a severe wound that confined him to
the hospital for eleven months. He was ap-
pointed Corporal of his company, and dis-
charged as such May 15, 1865. After his re-
turn from the army he resided mostly in New
Durham, and was Postmaster of the i)art of it
called Dexter. He also resided for three
years in Northwood, N.H., of which he was
likewise Postmaster. Mr. ]?oodey owns a jiro-
ductive farm in New Durham, which he car-
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rics on with energy and success. He has been
Collector of Taxes of the town, and is a
Justice of the Peace. He spends about six
months of, the year at the Adventist camp-
ground at Alton Bay, N.H., of which he has
been the superintendent for the past ten years,
having also charge of the store and boarding-
house.
Mr. Boodey married M. Abbie Huckins, a
native of Alton, N.H., and a daughter of An-
drew and Maria J. (Chamberlain) Huckins.
They have one daughter, Ethel M., who is
now the wife of Eugene F. Simoncls, of
Sharon.
DVVIN WEBSTER LANE, the prede-
cessor of the present Chairman of
Sanbornton's Board of Selectmen,
was born m Hill, N.H., April 35, 1846, son
of I.saac Newton and Deborah J. (Thomas)
Lane. He is a descendant in the eighth gen-
eration of William Lane, who as early as
1651 was residing in l^oston, where he was
made a freeman in 1657. The family is of
English origin. William Lane (second), a
tailor by trade, who was born October i, 1659,
died February 14, 1749. On June 21, iricSo,
he married Sarah, daughter of Thomas Web-
ster, of Hanijiton, N.H. She was born Jan-
uary 22, 1660, and died January 6, 1745.
Joshua Lane, son of William (second), was
born in Hampton, June 6, 1696. He fol-
lowed the trade of a currier and shoemaker;
and on December 24, 171 7, lie married Bath-
sheba Robie, born August 2, 1696, daughter
of Samuel and Mary Robie. Joshua lived
upon a small farm in Hamilton, and there
tilled the soil and worked at his trades. He
and his wife united with the Congregational
church March 10, 1 718; and he was subse-
quently a Deacon of the society for many
years. He was killed by lightning, June 14,
1766; and his wife died April 13, 1765.
John Lane, son of Joshua, born Februar\' 14,
1726, died March 21, 1811. On Deceml.cr
28, 1749, he married Hannah Dow, who, bmn
September 20, 1727, died September 10, 1775.
Samuel Lane, great-grandfather of the sub-
ject of this sketch, was born December 17,
1750, and was one of the first settlers in San-
bornton. He was a tanner, and carried on
quite an extensive business for his day. It
was his benevolent custom, when a struggling
farmer lost a cow or any other useful animal,
to tan the hide gratuitously, besides giving the
loser a dollar. He served as Town Clerk for a
number of years, was a Deacon of the Congre-
gational church, and he died August 5, 181 i.
It was said of him at his funeral that he was
positively without an enemy. On February
9, 1774, he married Judith Clifford, who died
December 6, 1825. Jeremiah Lane, grand-
father of l{dwin W., was born in Sanbornton,
July 18, 1783. He was a prosjierous farmer
and a man of much intelligence and sagacity.
The latter qualities earned for him the title
of "the Prophet." He was widely and favor-
ably known throughout this section. On No-
vember II, 1813, he married for his first wife
Sarah, daughter of David Morrison; and Isaac
N. Lane, P'.dwin Webster Lane's father, was
a child of that union. His second marriage
was contracted with Sally l-^Usworth.
Isaac Newton Lane was born in Sanbornton,
April 6, 1817. He resided at home until of
age. Then he went to Hill; and, forming a
partnership with David Shaw, under the firm
name of Shaw & Lane, he was engaged in gen-
eral mercantile business for a number of
years. He next became a drover and butcher,
dealing quite largely in cattle and sheep, and
supplying many of the neighboring towns with
meat. Some time later he became a member
of the firm of Forbes & Lane, who operated
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a f1(nirin_<;-mill i
quciilly niiivcd tl
Mristol, X.][,, an.l .sul,se-
■ Inisiiicss I,. Ilillshdrough
l^ridge, N.ll. Isaac Newton Lane finally
sold his interest in the mill, settled at the
homestead in Sanhornton, and, after spending
the rest of his life in agricultural pursuits,
died March 2S, 1SS7. In early life he was
identified with the First Haptist Chinch, and
in politics he actetl with the Republican party.
His wife, Deborah, who was a daughter of
Joseph Thomas, of Sanbornton, became the
mother of f.iur children — Edwin W. , Ellen J.,
ICmma A., and Wesley O. ICllen J. is the
wife of James L. Mason. Emma A. and Wes-
ley are accomplished musicians and teachers,
l^dwin Webster Lane received his educa-
tion in the common schools and at the New
Hampshire Conference Seminary. Of a stu-
dious disposition in his school days, he pre-
ferred to spend his evenings in study with the
light of a tallow candle, while his companions
were merrymaking; but at the jiresent time
there is probably not a person in this locality
who enjoys amusement more than he. At the
age of twenty-one he became a partner in the
firm of Stackpole & Lane, keepers of a general
store, and conducted business for si.\ years.
He then sold his interest, but remained with
his successors as clerk for about ten years. In
1S77 he bought his present farm of one hun-
dred acres, situated in the fertile valley of the
Pcmigewassett River, and of which he culti-
vates thirty or forty acres. l<"or several years
it was his custom each fall to go to Boston,
where he was emiiloyed as a clerk in a store
until after the holidays; but for the past eight
or ten years his time has been entirely ab-
sorbed by his farm and his official duties.
While residing in Hill he served as Town
Clerk, and he had been Postmaster for a few
years when he resigned. In iS.S'g he was
elected Chairman of the Board of Selectmen
of Sanbornton, a position which he held until
1897. His business ability and attention to
the administration of the town's affairs fre-
([uently prevented unnecessary outlay.
Mr. Lane wedded Nannie J. Ivaton, daughter
of Horace P. Ivaton, of Franklin, N.H. He
has now two sons : Roscoe Eaton, born Sep-
tember 14, 1874; and Forrest Glenn, born
April 9, 1877. Roscoe, who displayed a ca- ■
pacity for the printer's trade when a mere boy
by using a toy press, subsequently learned that
trade, and is now engaged in job printing in
this town. Mr. Lane has gained quite a repu-
tation as a poet, having written numerous
pieces for magazines and other periodicals.
A collection of his writings would make an
interesting volume of poems. His first effort,
contributed to the Toledo Blade, was e.Ntcn-
sively copied by the newsjiapers throughout the
countr)-. His genial disposition, generous
traits of character, and the quiet natural flow
of his conversation make a charming impres-
sion upon the guest whose jirivilege it is to
si)entl an evening in his company.
TEPHEN YOUNG, M.D., a pro-
gressive and popular physician and
surgeon of East Rochester, Strafford
County, was born October 22, 1854, in the
town of Strafford, son of George Mason. His
great-grandfather, on the maternal side, Jona-
than Young, of Farmington, was one of the
earliest settlers of this county. He is also a
descendant of the first doctor and minister
of Rochester, the venerable parson, Amos
Main, whose statue stands in the public
square. Stephen Young, his maternal grand-
father, whose full name he now bears, took a
])rominent part in public life, re]iresenting
Strafford in the general court, and serving it
for several terms as Selectman. The father,
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George Mason, was born in Rochester. After
arriviiii; at man's estate he worked at his
trade ol a <lyer in different hicalities, ami died
while a resident of Lebanon, Me., in iSSS.
lie was an adherent of the Republican party,
but never aspired to political office. He mar-
ried Miss Mary Ann Young, of Strafford,
their only child being Stephen, the subject of
this brief sketch. The mother died in 18S4.
Dr. Young, formerly Stephen Mason,
ailopted his present surname at the suggestion
of his maternal grandfather, who thereupon
undertook the expense of his education.
After attending the district schools of Straf-
fonl, the Austin and West Lebanon Acad-
emies, and the Rochester High School, he
completed his general education at South I5er-
wick in 1S75. In the ensuing fall he entered
Dartmouth College, where he remained twd
years; antl then he spent two years in the
Medical School of Dartmouth. ILs medical
studies were completed at Long Island Hos-
pital College, from which he graduated in
iSSi. lie then began the practice of his pro-
fession in East Rochester, where he has since
built up a large and constantly increasing l)us-
iness. His high reputation for skill, more
especially in surgery, has been fully earned.
In the course of his practice he has success-
fully performed some delicate operations that
have attracted the attention of the medical
world. Since August, 1896, the doctor has
had the assistance of Dr. Thomas W. Luce, a
graduate of Bowdoin College, who was house
doctor in the Maine General Hospital in 1895
and 1896.
Dr. Young was married March i , 1 SS 1 , to
Fannie V. Stoddard, of Andover, Vt. She
died at her old home in 1885, leaving one
child, b:va M. On May 16, 1888, the doctor
marrietl Miss Lucy R. Karl, of Rockland,
Me., who died January 2, 1S97. She Iiad two
children, namely: bldward VV., now seven
years old; and Karl, born March 2, 1893, who
died February 20, 1896. Dr. Young attends
the Baptist church at ICast Rochester. His
professional duties allow him but little time
to ilevote to public affairs, hut for a year he
was a member of the School lioard, and he has
also served as a member (if the Board of
Health. He belongs to Kenedy Lodgc>,
I. O. O. I'"., of Rochester; to Rindge Lodge,
No. 39, K. of I*., of I':ast Rochester, having
served in all the offices; and to Senate
K. A. K. O., of which he is a charter
b:RBI<;RT C. ADAMS, the well-
known station agent of Belmeiit,
Belknap Cunty, N.II., was horn in
Hill, .\.II., November 12, i8r,r,, son ..f l-jioch
and Sylvia Abigail (Babcock) Adams.
The immigrant ancestor of this Ijranch of
the Adams family in America was Robert
Adams, born in England, who settled in New-
bury, Mass. His first wife, Eleanor, who was
the mother of all his children, died June 12,
1677. He had a second wife, Sarah C.h.ver,
who was a widow Short. Robert' Adams died
October 12, ir,82. His widow died October
24, 1697. His children were : —
I. John, who mairied n W.iodm.in.
II. Jd.uin.x. lii.m ir,34. who m.irriud L.umkcIiiI
vho nianied M.i
IV. Kli/.abeth, who married Kdward I'helps.
\'. i\Iary, who married Jeremiah (ioodiiLh.
\'I. Isaac, horn in 164S.
\'1I. Jacob, horn 23 April i64(;, died 1^1 August i''i40-
\'III. Flannah, horn 25 June iC<So, married William
Warham,
IX. Jacol). horn 13 September ir.^i. married Anna
Allen, and died in 1717.
Abraham' Adams, son of Robert', born at
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Salem, Mass., in 1639, died June 14, 1714.
He and his wife, Mary Tetten-iil, had the fol-
Inwint; children : —
1. Mary, liorn 16 January idyz. inarrit-d George
Tliurlnw.
II. Rol)crt. lior.i \2 .M.iy 1674. married Rebecca
Knight.
III. Al)raham. Ixirn in May 1676, married Anne
Longfellow.
IV. Isaac, horn 26 February 1679. died S April i 763.
V. Sarah, born 15 April 16S1. married John Hutch-
inson.
\-l. John, born 7 March lfi.S4, married Elizabeth
Noves and Sarah I'earson.
\'1I. .Matthew, born 25 July ifiSf), married Sarah
Knight.
VIII. l.sr.acl. born 25 December lO.SS. married Rebecca
Atkinson.
IX. Dorothy, born 25 October ir.91,
X. Richard, born 22 November 1C193, married
Susanna I'ike.
Richard' Adams, youngest child of Abra-
hanr, married 12 December 1717, Susanna
Tike. He died 2 November 1778. Their
children were : —
.Mary C, born K Octobi
married Ni
11. John, born 9 September 1720, died 20 March
III. Hannah, born 16 November 1722, married
Daniel Chute.
I\'. Enoch, born 24 September 1724, married Sarah
Jackman, and died 27 July 1749.
V. Richard, born 2 November 1726, married Sarah
Noyes, and died 6 November i 7S.S.
\'l. Susanna, born 5 August 1729. died 19 June
1-45-
VI 1. Daniel, born 4 September 1734, married Ednah
Noyes, and died 1 December 1759.
\'lll. .Moses. l)orn 17 January 1737, married Ruth
Palmer, and died 16 September 1817.
l.\. I'.dmund, born 24 October 1740. married Hannah
Thurston, and died iS January 1S25.
Richard* Adams, son of Richard' and Su-
sanna (Pike; Adams, died 6 November 178S.
He and his wife, Sarah Noyes, were the
great-grandparents of the subject of this
sketch. Their son, Enoch' Adams, born at
Newbury, Mass., 29 November 1755, married
Elizabeth Russell, who was born 27 Jtuie
1759. He was a soldier in the company of
Captain Gerrish in the war of the Revolution.
After marriage he settled with many other
families from Newbury, Mass., at Salisbury,
N. H., where his wife died in August, 1802,
and he 27 F"ebruary 1842. Their children
were : —
1. Russell, born 20 Janu.ary 1782. died 21 October
I 7S8.
11. Richard, born 21 August 17S3, died 17 Novem-
ber I 7.SS.
111. Eli. born 29 September 1784. married Abigail
True, and died 17 July 1S32.
I\', Judith, born 2 January 1787, married Enoch
Eastman.
\-. Russell, born 12 .M.ay 1788, married Susan
Fitield, died 19 November 1S59.
\'l. Richard, born 29 July 1790. married Sarah
Dunbar.
\'I1. Eliza, born 3 May 1792.
\'lll. rhebe, born 2 July 1795.
I.K. Dorcas, born 19 July 1797. married D. S. Wood-
ward, and died 10 March 1877.
RusselT' Adams, son of Enoch' and Eliza-
beth (Russell) Adams, and the paternal grand-
father of the subject of this sketch, was born
12 May 1788, in Newbury, Mass., but re
moved to Hill, N.H., in early life, and be-
came an extensive land-owner and produce anil
stock-raiser. He married Susanna Eifield, who
was a daughter of Obadiah FifieUl, of Salis-
bury, N.H., and one of a family of seven chil-
dren; namely, Obadiah, Jonathan, Benjamin,
Sally, Polly, Elizabeth, and Susanna. Mr.
and Mrs. Russell Adams were attendants of
the Christian Baptist Church. They had nine
children, namely; Gilson; Harrison; Daniel;
James; Enoch; Obadiah; Emeline, who died
HENRY E BRAWN.
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in infancy; Emcline, sccund ; and an unnamed
infant. Gilson Adams was three times mar-
ried, and died leaving children by the first and
second wives. Harrison married Margaret
Rlurse, uf Haverhill, Mass. ; and they had two
children — Charles and George. Daniel died
single in 1870. James married Emily Young,
and had four children — Elllen, Susan, War-
ren, and Martha. Obadiah, who died March
14, 1.S94, married in Jamaica Plain, Mass.,
and had one child — Charles V. l^meline
(second) died at the age of fourteen years.
Enoch' Adams, son of Russell and Susanna
F. Adams, and the father of Herbert C. ,
married September 25, 1856, a daughter of
Ebenezer and Sylvia (Jennings) ]?abcock. By
this alliance there were six children; namely,
Willie, P'rancis Plugene, Ardella, Nellie May,
Herbert C, and Margaret PLmeline. Willie
died March 11, 1857; P>ancis l\., September
2, 1 861; and Margaret E. , May 28, 1870.
Nellie May lives with her brother, Herbert
C. ; and Ardella is the wife of John R. Dear-
born, of Belmont.
Herbert C. Adams, after improving his
boyhood's opportunities for acquiring a com-
mon-school education, went to work in the
]?elmont Cotton Mills, where he was employed
for ten years. Pie subsequently went to La-
con ia, and for one year was engaged as a clerk
in O'Shea Brothers' store. Mr. Adams has
since been engaged in efficiently discharging
the duties of station agent for the Boston &
Maine Railroad at Belmont. In 1891 he also
became Town Clerk, which position he has
filled acceptably for si.\ years, being now in
that office.
On June 14, 1S93, he married P'lossie A.
Moulton. Her father, Edmund S. Moulton,
was formerly a resident of Whitefield, N.II.,
but removed to Belmont, where he is now serv-
inir on the School Board. Mr. Adams is a
member of the United (.)rder of the Cidden
Cross, officiating as iMiiancial Secretary. Ik-
is connected with the Christian Bajitist
Church, in which he has served for the i)ast
six years as superintendent of the Sunday-
school. Personally, he is a deservedly popu-
lar young man.
ENRY E. BRAWN, who for nearly
forty years has been engaged in the
hardware business at Lakeport, Bel-
knap County, N.H., was born in Moulton-
boro, Carroll County, this State, November
20, 1828, son of William and Elizabeth
(Kame) Brawn. His great-grandfather and
grandmother Brawn removed from Berwick,
Me., to Moultonboro, when their son Joim
was six years of age. John Brawn was an in-
dustrious farmer. He left a large family of
enterprising children.
His son William, the father of Henry Iv,
was also a native of Moultonboro, where he
bought land, which he improved into a farm.
He was much interested in educational mat-
ters, and served on the School Committee.
His wife was a daughter of Samuel Kame, of
Moultonboro. They rearetl ten children, of
whom Henry I{. is the youngest. Mr. Will-
iam Brawn tlieil at the age of sixty-nine years.
Henry K. Brawn attended school in Moul-
tonboro, Sandwich, Centre Harbor, and Gil-
ford, N.H. He found early in life that there
is no royal road to learning; but, ambitious
and brave, he was willing to climb steeiJ and
rugged pathways. After a short term of
school in his own district, he travelled three
miles to and from school, through snowstorms
and drifts, to attend school in an adjoining
district; and while a student at the academy
he paid for his board at a farmhouse, about a
mile away, by working on the farm nights and
mornings. Later he worked on his father's
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farm for about three years, teaching school
winters, subsecjuently going to Massachusetts,
where he ilrove a pedler's wagon for three
years. After driving a team two years more
on his own account, he, witli a inirtner, estab-
lisiieil a harilware store in I.ynn, Mass., under
the style of Brawn & Morrill, which they suc-
cessfully managed for three years. In iH^S
he came to Lakcport, where he continued the
same enterprise with excellent financial re-
sults. In 1884 Mr. Brawn built a fine block,
which is his present jslace of Inisiness. For
a time he engageil in furnishing pedlers' sup-
plies. He now manufactures general hard-
ware. In the spring of 1894, in anticipation
of his retirement from the arena of business
activity, he purchased a farm. By his first
wife, whose maiden name was Morrill, and
who was a native of Gilford, Mr. Brawn had
three children — a daughter, who is not liv-
ing, and two sons, William H. and Edwin M.,
who will succeed their father in business.
For his second wife Mr. Brawn married Miss
Hyde, of Lynn, Mass. Fraternally, he is
identified with Granite State Lodge, No. i,
I. 0. G. T., of Lakeport, which he joined a
number
years ago;
anil with Chocorua
Lodge, No. 51,1. O. O. F. In religion he
affiliates with the Unitarians, and in politics
with the Prohibition party.
bTREEMAN G. SMITH, a prosperous
jl, farmer of Gilford, ]5elknap County,
N.IL, was born in Sandwich, Carroll
County, June 3, 1S58, and is a son of George
W. and Miiry (Clifford) Smith. His great-
grandfather, Daniel Smith, came to New
Hampshire from Massachusetts, and located in
the west part of the town of Sandwich, where
he took U]) two hundred and forty acres of
wholly wild land, and with untiring patience
cleared it, and made of it a iirofitable larni.
He married, and hatl a family of eleven chil-
dren, some of whom died young. He liveil to
a good old age.
One of his sons, Samuel by name, remained
on the homestead, and kept up the original
farm, adding to it somewhat. He married
Mercy Burleigh; and they both lived to be
quite aged, he being eighty-two and she
ninety at the time of decease. Their children
were four in number — Hannah B., George
W., l^enjamin J., and Daniel B. Benjamin is
a blacksmith and wheelwright in Sandwich.
He is married and has one child. Daniel B.
is a prominent farmer of Centre Harbor, is
married, and has two children. He has been
Selectman of his town, and has held various
other minor offices.
George \V. Smith, after living for a while
on the old Sandwich homestead, removed to
Laconia, of which Gilford was originally a
l)art, and now has a small farm of his own.
He has been a prominent man of affairs, and
was for years a leading member of the Meth-
odist church, being Trustee of the same. He
married ^Kary A., daughter of William Clif-
ford, of Weirs, N.H., and she became the
mother of four children: I'rederick N., who
ilied at the age of fourteen; Freeman G., the
subject of the present article; Samuel B. ; and
Carrie G. Mr. and Mrs. George W. Smith
are both living. Their son Samuel B is an
active, enterprising farmer of North Sandwich.
He is married, and has two children.
Freeman G. Smith was born on the home-
stead in Sandwich, and after an ordinary
schooling went to Brentwood, and worked on
a farm. When he was twenty-three years of
age he came to Gilford, and, buying the place
known as the Cotton farm, lived there for
thirteen years. In 1894 he purchased the
A.
C. Janu
rty on Cotton Hill, where
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lie is at present. He carries on a first-class
farm, and fur the past five years he has also
taken summer boarders.
Mr. Smith has always been actively inter-
ested in town matters, and is an enthusiastic
am.] [jrominent Reindjlican. He was a tlele-
gate to the last three Republican State Con-
ventions, and was a member of the Manchester
Convention, which sent delegates in 1896 to
the National Republican Convention at St.
Louis. He is identified with several fraternal
organizations. He joined the Red Mountain
Lodge of Masons in Santlwich, and was trans-
ferred to Mount Lebanon Lodge of Laconia.
He is a member of Granite Lodge, No. 3,
Ancient Order of L^nited Workmen; also of
W'innesquam Colony, No. 14, U. O. P. F.,
of Laconia; and of Mount I^elknap Grange,
Patrons of Husbandry, of Gilford. Both he
anil his wife belong to the People's Christian
Church Society, and the latter is a member
of the People's Christian Church. It should
be noted as greatly to Mr. Smith's credit
that he is a strong ailvocate of temperance
and an ardent worker for no license.
Mr. -Smith was niarrieil December 21, iSSi,
to luiima L. Lewis, daughter of Charles
Henry Lewis, of Townsend, Mass., and grand-
daughter of John Lewis, of that town. Charles
H. Lewis married Mary Gleason. They
hati si.\ children — Martha, Fausie, Harriet,
Emma, Jennie, and Maud. Mr. and Mrs.
Smith have no children.
§OHN P. HUSSEY, a lumber manufact-
urer of Gilmanton, who is also an in-
ventor and a veteran of the Civil War,
was born in this town, March 13, 1831, son of
Reuben and Alice (Perkins) Hussey. His
grandfather, Thomas Hussey, who was one of
the early settlers in Barrington, N.H., and a
jarosperous farmer, owned a tract of land con-
taining upward of two hundred acres. Thomas
was the father of six children, one of whom
died in infancy. The others were: Thomas
(second), Joseph. Reuben, Martha, aiul
another who became Mrs. Lake. Thomas
(second) attended the Gilmanton Academy,
and became a schoolmaster. He taught school
in the winter season for several years, and,
having settled upon a farm in Barrington, he
tilled the soil in the summer. Finally,
he aband(Mied teaching, and devoted his
whole attention to agriculture. At the age of
eighty years he was capable of doing an ordi-
nary man's work, and when ninety years (dd
he reaped a bushel of rye in a day. His last
days were spent in this town. He was the
father of two sons and two daughters, and his
second son, also named Thomas, is a [irofes-
sional educator. Martha, the fourth child of
the first Thomas, became Mrs. Waterhouse.
Her husband was prominent in the old Whig
party, by which he was elected a member of
the legislature; and he also servetl in various
town offices in PSarrington. Juseiih Hussey,
who was a lifelong and respecteil resident of
Barrington, and belonged to the Congrega-
tional church, left one child.
Reuben Hussey, the father of John P., set-
tled in Gilmanton. He married Alice Per-
kins, daughter of Paul Perkins, an extensive
farmer of Strafford, N.H. Paul Perkins was
one of the leading residents of Strafford,
which he served as .Selectman and legislative
Representative. Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Hus-
sey were the parents of four children; namely,
Sarah, Lydia, Richard, and Joim P. Sarah
is now the widow of Walter B. Drake; Lydia,
who has not married, resides in Northwood,
N.H.; and Richartl was accidentally shot
while yoLuig.
John P. Hussey acquired a good practical
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education. When a young man he began to
learn the painter's trade. As the occupation
proved to be injurious to his health, he took
up shoeniaking and farming. A natural apti-
tude tor mechanical pursuits, as remarkably
manifested at the age of nine years, when he
made a pair of ox wheels, soon diverted his
attention to another occupation. In 1855 he
began to manufacture ploughs upon a small
scale, with tools belonging to his father. At
first he was associated with a partner, who was
accidentally drowned in 1856. A year later
he was obliged to hire two assistants. Invent-
ing and manufacturing ploughs have since
been his occupation. In 1862 he enlisted as
a private in the Fifteenth Regiment, New
Hampshire Volunteers, for nine months" ser-
\'ice in the Civil War. Having completeil his
term, he returned home, and next day began
work upon the series of ten different patterns
of ploughs of which he is the inventor. In
1878 these inventions culminated in what is
known as the Star Swivel Plough, which for
several years has been in general use, and
held the lead throughout the New England
States. This jjlough, which has a reversible
blade that saves much labor in handling, has
taken si.xty-three field premiums at different
agricultural fairs. In the notable contest,
held at the last New Hampshire State F"air
in Dover, Mr. Hussey won the first prize by
ploughing one -eighth of an acre of ground
without placing his hand on the implement.
He manufactures about three hundred Star
Swivel ploughs per annum, and in the past
eleven years his sales to one dealer in Port-
land, Me., have amounted to eighteen thou-
sand dollars. Mr. Hussey is also the in-
ventor of the King of Valley Water Wheel.
This wheel, which presents the appearance of
one solid piece, makes two hundred revolu-
tions per minute, and maintains a uniform
pressure at every point. He is also likewise
interested in mill business, and is associated
with Elmer J. Lord in the manufacture of
lumber.
Mr. Hussey married Ulive A. Foss,
daughter of John Foss, who is a prosperous
farmer of Gilmanton, and a ship-carpenter by
trade. Her maternal granilfather, Isaac
Clough, was one of the pioneer settlers of
Gilmanton. John Foss was the father of five
children, of whom Alvah and Mrs. Hussey are
the only survivors. Mr. and Mrs. Hussey
were born in the same year, were classmates
in the same school, and attended the same
church and Sunday-school. An attachment
formed in childhood ripened into a stronger
tie, and the result was a happy marriage.
They have since known atlliction, as the two
children born to them have been taken away.
Alice Mabel died at the age of two years, and
their son Herbert at the age of twenty-six..
ENRY S. DAVIS, of Farmington, a
shoe cutter by trade, was born May
, 1849, in the neighboring town
of Durham, son of Thomas N. and Elizabeth
C. (Seaward) Davis. He is of English de-
scent, and a grandson of Noah Davis, who was
a soldier of the War of 1812, and a lifelong
resident of Lee, N.H.
Thomas N. Davis, born in 1813, in the
town of Lee, jiassed the larger portion of his
life in Strafford County, having been engaged
in farming in Lee, Durham, and New Durham.
In his later years he resided at New Durham,
where he died in 1890, at the age of seventy-
seven. On August 20, 1862, he enlisted in
Company A, Twelfth Regiment of New
Ham[)shire Volunteer Infantry, for three years'
service in the Civil War; receiving his dis-
charge June 22, 1865. He participated in the
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battles of I'"rcderickslniry and Chanccllorsville.
Ill the latter engagement he received a gunshot
wound in the head, fracturing his skull, and
an<ithcr ol a less serious character in the
shoulder. He marrieil I':iizabeth C. Seaward,
who bore him five chiUlren, four of whom are
living. These are: Melissa, the widow of
George 11. Hovey, of Woburn, Mass. ; George
F., of Ellensburg, Wash.; Henry S. ; and
Alonzo I., of Farmington. George ¥. served
as Corporal in the war in the same company
as his father, and participated in nearly all
the battles in which the regiment was
engaged, taking active part as sharpshooter
during the siege of Petersburg, Va. He was
mustered out with the regiment in June, 1865.
Henry S. Davis received his education in
the public schools of New Durham and Farm-
ington, which he attended until the age of
seventeen. He then learned the shoe cutter's
trade, and worked at it for several years, locat-
ing in Farmington in 1873. A man of sterl-
ing character, energetic and determined, he
has met with signal success. He is a stanch
Republican in politics, antl for four years he
has been Town Clerk.
On July 2, 1877, Mr. Davis married Miss
Nellie M. Lucas, daughter of Daniel and
Sarah Lucas, of New Durham. He is a mem-
ber of Woodbine Lodge, No. 41, I. O. O. F.,
of which he has been Secretary for the past
twelve years; of Mad River Encampment,
I. (3. (_). ¥.: of Minnehaha Rebecca Lodge,
No. 11; and of Harmony Lodge, No. 11, K.
of P. In each of these lodges Mr. Davis is an
active worker and a past officer, much of their
prosperity being due to his efforts while serv-
ing them in an official capacity. He is also a
member of the Grand Lodge, K. of P. ; of
the Grand Encampment and Grand Lodge,
I. O. O. F., of New Hampshire; and for the
past seven years he has served un the Grand
Lodge, I. U. O. F., Committee on By-laws of
Subordinates.
TANNICR, a wide-awake
most enterpiising and thrifty
tarmers, was born July 8, 1840, in Sandwich,
Carroll County, son of Joshua W. Tanner.
He is a lineal descendant of John Tanner,
who, having come from England some time
prior to the Revolution, served in that glori-
ous struggle as master's mate on three differ-
ent war vessels, and was at one time captured
by the British and inii)risoned at Halifax,
N.S. After the independence of the ccdonies
had been established, John located in Roches-
ter, this county, where his son, John, Jr., the
grandfather of Henry H., was born and reared.
Joshua W. Tanner, who was born here July
10, 1809, grew to manhood in this town.
After his marriage in June, 1838, he removed
to Sandwich, where he carried on general
farming, lumbering, and dairying for many
years, and died in December, 1875. His
wife, in maidenhood Miss Sally Ham, was born
in Farmington, February 17, 18 14, daughter
(jf Thomas Ham. They had a family of six
children, of whom Sarah Iv, who resides in
l'"armington, is the only other survivor.
Henry II. Tanner received his early educa-
tion in Sandwich, comjjleting the course of
study in the common and high schools. (Jn
leaving the latter in August, 1862, he enlisted
under Captain O. H. Marston in Company K,
Fourteenth New Hampshire Volunteer Infan-
try, and .served in the Civil War for three
years. On returning home, having been ilis-
abled in the army, he resumed his studies,
entering Eastman's Commercial College at
Poughkeepsic, N. Y. , from which he was grad-
uated in 18G7. He spent the ensuing year on
the parental homestead assisting in its man-
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;i_i;emciit. In 1.S69 he went to Bloom ington,
111., whcic he aceejited a position as general
lijvelliii" a"ent tor Dr. C. Wal-:efiekl & Co.,
his territory incliKling the entire State of
Iowa. In i^7^ he again returned to Sand-
wieh, hut did not make a long stay, as in 1875
he travelled through the West as salesman for
Woodburn, Seebery & Co., of Peoria, 111.
He subsequently was clerk for six months in
the St. Nicholas Hotel at Hloomington, 111.
After that he went to Chicago, where he se-
cured a situation with the firm of Job C. West
& Co., for whom he travelled as commercial
salesman and advertising agent for ten years,
visiting the principal cities and towns of the
West and South. In 1885 he came to Straf-
ford County, locating in Rochester at first,
but afterward going to Milton, where he lived
for a year with Elder Goodwin. He pur-
chased the farm where he now resides in 1S89,
and he has since successfully devoted his time
to its improvement.
On May 24, 1876, Mr. Tanner married Miss
Mimiie R. McDonald, of Keyser City, W. Va.,
who died in Chicago, January 5, 1885, leaving
two sons: Ralph C, of Farmington; and Lin-
coln C, of Milton. In politics Mr. Tanner
is an earnest supjiorter of the Democratic
party. In the fall of 1896 he was a delegate
to the State Convention at Concord. He aids
all projects calculated to advance the moral
and educational interests of the town. He
ably served the town for three years as Chair-
man of the School Board. Prominent among
the Patrons of Husbandry, he belongs to the
New Hampshire Grange, in which he was for
some time Outside Gate-keeper. He was
maile a Free Mason in Temple Lodge, of Peo-
ria, 111. ; and he is a member of General Smith
Post, C. A. R., of Poughkeepsie, N. Y. He at-
tends the Baptist church, and takes great inter-
est in the religious work of that denomination.
MRS. ICLIZA Hi; Til SCO P. ICY
HUSl-:, a well-kn.)wn and highly
_^ esteemed resident of Parnstead,
Pelknap County, N.H., was born in l-'rances-
town, N.H., Sei)tember 23, 18 16, daughter of
William and Jane (Dickey) Scobey, and be-
longs to a family th^t is of considerable note
in New Hampshire. Her great-grandfather
Scobey came to America as one of a company
of Scotch-Irish emigrants, presumably from
the North of Ireland, and settled in London-
derry, N.H. He brought over with him a
considerable sum of money. Subsequently
removing to Boston, Mass., he there engaged
in trade and also made other investments.
His son, David Scobey, grandfather of Mrs.
Huse, was born in Boston, from which city
he afterward removed to Francestown, N. H.,
becoming one of the first settlers. He pur-
chased a large tract of land, built saw and
grist mills, and carried on a large business.
Active, enterprising, and of sound judgment
in business transactions, he soon established
himself on a firm financial basis and attained
a high degree of success, becoming one of the
leading men in that part of the State. Ik-
was a liberal contributor to various public and
private charities. In religion he was a Pres-
byterian. He married a Miss McGregor, of
Derry, N.H., like himself of Scotch-Irish de-
scent, and they reared a large family of chil-
dren, William, the father of Mrs. Huse, being
the youngest son.
William Scobey was born on his father's
extensive estate in PTancestown, N.H. He
received a good education, and was favored by
nature in the possession of a fine physique and
most attractive personality, to which were
added a large and generous heart and genial
manners. He was one of the most popular
young men of his locality and was nniversally
admired. In the local militia, he held the
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rank of Major for a luimbor of j'cars. He was
one of the largest landholders in the State of
New Hampshire, his father, while still living,
having put him into possession of the immense
homestead farm, only reserving the mainte-
nance (if himself and wife during life. A
turn in the tide of his financial prnsiierity at
length compelled William Scobey to sell his
extensive farm, and he removed to Milford,
N.II., where he died when upward of sixty
years of age. He married Jane Dickey, the
daughter of a soldier of the Revolutionary
War, and they had a family of four children;
namely, David, Mary, Elizabeth, and Addison.
David Scobey was a graduate of Dartmouth
College and of Andover Theological Seminary.
He had intended to become a preacher of the
gospel, but, being prevented by an affection
of the throat, he accepted the position of
teacher of languages in the Lowell, Mass.,
High School, which he filled acceptably until
his decease, which took place in Lowell in
1S50, when he was thirty-three years of age.
He was a profound student of history and a
ripe scholar in all deiiartments of knowledge,
and his death was the result of brain fever,
brought on by mental over-work.
Mary Scobey, who also was a teacher in the
Lowell schools, died in that city about three
years before her brother, in the year 1S47.
Addison Scobey, who was a carpenter and
builder by trade, upon the breaking out of the
Civil War in 1861 enlisted in a New Hanij)-
shire Regiment. His death, which took
place after the war, was the result of hardshijis
endured in military service. He resided in
the vicinity of Sutton, N.II.
Mrs. Jane Dickey Scobey, mother of Mrs.
Elizabeth S. Huse, finding at her husband's
decease that she and her family were entirely
dependent upon their own efforts for supjjort,
offered her.self, in company with her son
David and daughter Mary, for the examina-
tions held in Milford, N. H., to test the <piali-
fications of applicants to teach in the pulilie
schools of that town. Mother and childien
passed successfully, and at one period all
three were engaged in teaching in the Milford
schools. Mrs. Scobey became a noted teacher
in that part of the country. She was a woman
of brilliant intellectual endowments, vivacious
and lively, always interested in current topics,
and possessed remarkable energy and force of
character. She lived to be eighty-six years of
age, and preserved her mental superiority and
her pecidiarly erect carriage of body as long as
she lived. In her the spiritual seemed to
dominate the material even to the end. After
her husband's decease, and consequent ui)on
the offer made her son David of the position
in the Lowell (Mass.) High School, Mrs.
Scobey removed with her family to that city.
Her daughter Elizabeth became one of the
pupils of the Lowell High School soon after
its establishment, and while Thomas M.
Clark, afterward Bi.shop of the Diocese of
Rhode Island in the Protestant Ejjiscopal
Church, was its iirincipal. She was a class-
mate of the afterward famous General Henja-
min F. Butler. After her graduation she
remained for some time at home. When about
twenty-one years old, she was married to
Thomas M. Muse, a native of Strafford, Vt. ,
but at that time a resident of Lowell, Mass.
They had five children — Henry, Jennie,
David, Mary A., and George.
Thomas M. Huse, who was by trade a ma-
chinist, in course of time became the second
overseer in the Lowell Machine .Shop. He
subsequently removed to Manchester, N. H.,
and for some eighteen years was the sujierin-
tendent of the carding section of an incoriio-
rated stock mill in that city. He then re-
moved with his family to Barnstead, N.H.
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Together with his sun, who was CaiJtain, in
itS6i he enlisted in the Eighth New Hamp-
shire Volunteer Infantry; but, cnving to sick-
ness, he was obliged to return home, and was
engaged in recruiting men for the Fifteenth
New Hampshire Regiment, being made First
Lieutenant of Company G. So popular was
lie among the men, that they were most urgent
that he should return to the seat of war with
them. He accordingly accedetl to their
wi
les.
During the war, Lieutenant Thomas M.
Huse was at one time in charge of the Sani-
tary Commission at City Point, Va. He
came home in 1S64 with his health so seri-
ously impaired that he found himself unable
to resume his former occupation; but shortly
afterward, receiving the aiipnintment of Post-
master of Barnstead, he held that ofifice for
twenty years, until his death in 1881 at the
age of sixty-seven years, being noted as a
faithful and courteous official. The Grand
Army Post of I^arnstead bears his name. Po-
litically, he was a stanch Republican. The
possessor of a fine voice and excellent ear for
music, he was the leader of the choir of the
Congregational church for many years. He
took a deep interest in all matters relative to
the public welfare, and endeavored faithfully
to i^erform his duty as a citizen and neighbor.
In the latter part of his life it was his fre-
quent practice to visit and care for the sick
and suffering members of the community; and
he lie voted entire days to these beneficent
jjurposes, for which his name will long be
held in affectionate remembrance. He and
his wife exercised great care in the education
of their children, a short account of whom fol-
lows.
ileiiry Huse, the eldest son, after being
graduated from the Lowell High School, en-
gaged in the study of law in Pittsfield, N.H.
When the war broke out, he recruited a num-
ber of men, and enlisted December 20, 1S61,
being appointed Cajjlain of Company G, Eigiith
Regiment of New Hampshire Volunteer In-
fantry. He was the youngest captain among
the New Hampshire troops in the ser\-ice.
After two years in the most malarial district
of Louisiana, he was obliged to resign his
commission, and received an honorable dis-
charge from the service. The jireceding July,
he had been promoted to the rank of a Major
for his "gallant and meritorious conduct"
during the protracted siege of Port Hudson.
LTpon his return home, he resumed his legal
studies, was admitted to the bar, anil began
the [jractice of law in com[)any with the Hon.
Lewis W. Clark. Subsequently, retiring
from this connection, he associated himself
with the Hon. J. F. Briggs in the exercise of
his chosen profession.
Inheriting from his father a high degree of
musical taste and a fine rich voice, he was
leader at different times of the clioirs of the va-
rious churches of Manchester, N.H. In i.S,S2
Henry Huse received the degree of Master of
Arts from Dartmouth College. He was a])-
pointed Insurance Commissioner for the State
of New Hampshire, and held it up to the time
of his death, which occurred in his fifty-second
year. He was chosen Chairman of the State
Republican Committee for several years. He
represented the city of Manchester in the
legislature for several terms, and in 1879 was
elected Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives, and was regarded as one of the clearest
and most forcible speakers that ever addressed
that body. His wife, whose name before mar-
riage was Irene Poole, became the niiither of
four children.
Jennie Huse, the elder daughter of Thomas
M. and h:iizabeth S. Huse, was educated in
the public schools of Lowell, Mass., and of
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Manchester, N. H. When only fifteen years
(if age, she laegan teacliing in ]?arnsteacl, N. H.
She is at the present time residing at home
with her mother.
David Huse, the second son, nn the break-
ing out of the Civil War, enlisted at the early
age of seventeen years. His short life was
given to his beloved country. He served with
the Union forces at the battle of Ball's Bluff
and in the whole campaign along the Potomac
l^iver. At length he was taken sick with ty-
phoid fever, from long residence in that ma-
larial district; and while in the hospital, upon
one occasion, when President Lincoln was
making one of his visits to the sick soldiers,
he was introduced as the "sickest soldier that
was ever carried into a hospital and lived."
At the advice of the President, he accepted his
discharge and returned home. His health im-
]iroving, he re-enlisted, against his mother's
desire, in the regiment of his father, the I'"if-
teenth New Hampshire Volunteers. He was
ordered to New Orleans, and remained there
nine months. He was present all through the
long siege of Port Hudson, and at the storm-
ing was one of the first to scale the walls.
He died in the hospital at Mound City, 111.
Mary, the younger daughter, began teach-
ing school at the early age of fourteen, and
pursued that occupation for many years, and in
various parts of the United States — New
York, Michigan, Wisconsin, and in other lo-
calities. After she had taught for a few
years, feeling the need of a more thorough
education, she resumed her studies, and was
subsequently graduated at the New Hampton,
N.H., Institute. She then went to the State
of Wisconsin and resumed teaching. After
having been thus occupied for twenty years,
she married Elder Harmon, the pastor settled
over the Free Baptist church of Meredith,
N.H., continuing to teach all through the
period of liis ministry. Upon her husband's
death, having no children, she decided to de-
vote her life to foreign missionary work. She
was first sent out to the British East Indies,
where she soon acquired such a thorough
knowledge of the Hindoostanee tongue that
she was enabled to translate the Four Gospels
into that language. She was afterward trans-
ferred to the mission station at the Barbadoes,
and from thence to Georgetown in British
Guiana, where she is at present, busily pur-
suing the study of the nati\'e tongue and al-
ready imparting it to others. Her entire term
of service in the cause of education extends
over a period of thirty-two years.
George Huse, the third son and youngest of
the five children, was appointed Postmaster of
Barnstead immediately after his father's de-
cease, but subsequently engaged in trade in the
same t<iwn. Later on he went into the hotel
business in Ossipee, N.H., where he at pres-
ent owns and runs a very large hotel, the only
one in the place.
JN]-:Z H. I'ORD, M.l)., who occupies
an assured position among the skilled
and successful |)hysicians of Strafford
County, is pleasantly located in Dover, where
she has a large and rapidly increasing practice.
A typical New England woman, fully en-
dowed with the mental ability and force of
character that mark the true son or daughter
of this corner of the United States, she early
resolved to devote her future to the science of
medicine, a profession into which at that time,
though but a few years ago, comparatively few
of her sex had ventured. She was born July
24, 1S64, in the town of Orford, N.H., a
daughter of lulwaril and Harriet Gould ]<V)rd.
She was there reared to young womanhood,
and in the common schools of the hillside town
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laid a substantial fouiulation for her future
knowledge. She suhsctjucntly prepared for
(■(dlege in the academy at Bradford, Vt. , and
in Mount Ilolyoke College at South Hadley,
Mass. After spending three years in close
apjilicat ion to her books in the latter institu-
tion, Miss ]"ord entered the Woman's Medi-
cal College at Philadelphia, I'a. , from which
she was graduated in 1890. The ensuing
year Dr. Ford served as Interne in the Phila-
delphia Hospital for Women, and was after-
ward employed for a few months as a substitute
in the hospital for the insane at Harrisburg,
her practice in these institutions being of
great value to her in many respects. In Janu-
ary, 1S92, the doctor returned to her native
State, and coming to this county located in
Dover, where she has built up an extensive
practice among the leading people of this city,
her professional skill, knowledge, and courtesy
winning for her the confidence and good will
of all with whom she is brought in contact,
be it in a business or social way. In attain-
ing her present position in the medical frater-
nity. Dr. Ford has labored faithfully and con-
scientiously, and is eminently worth)' of the
success which has greeted her efforts.
lARLlvS J. PIKF, the efficient
foicman of the Crane Manufacturing
Comiian)- in Lakeport, Ikdknaii
County, .\.II., was born in P'ranklin, this
.State, January i.S, 1S42, son of Samuel and
Hannah (Wells) Pike.
His grandfather, James Pike, was born De-
cember 13, 1752, and became one of the early
settlers in Franklin, X.H., where he owned a
farm of two hundred acres, which he success-
fully managed. During the Revolutionary
War, he \'oluntaril)' laitl down his hoe for a
musket in behalf of his country. He married
Alice George, and had twelve children;
namely, Hannah, Rebecca, Alice, Simeon,
James, Sally, Ste])hen, Hugh, Samuel, I.ydia,
Polly, and Rufus. Mrs. Alice G. Pike was
born January iS, 1756, and died October 8,
1837. .She was survived but a few weeks by
her husband, James Pike, who died November
30, i«37.
Their son, Samuel Pike, the father of
Charles J., was born on the old homestead in
Franklin, November 30, 1795. He accpiired
a good education and brought his scientific
knowledge to bear on the (dd home farm, on
which he remained until his death on P'ehru-
ary 24, 1867. He was a IMajor in the State
militia.
Samuel Pike was three times marrieil. His
first matrimonial alliance was formed with
Betsy Brown, who was born February 20,
1787, and was the mother of five children —
Lydia, Almira, Mary S. , Samuel G. , and
Washington F. She died October 2, 1836.
His second w^fe, whose maiden name was
Hannah Wells, died I'ebruary 22, 1843, hav-
ing been the mother of five children — Han-
nah, Augusta H. ]•:., John H., Charles J., and
Polly. By his third marriage, with Polly
Clark, there were three children — Betsy A.,
David W., and Clara B.
Charles J. Pike, the fourth son as named
above, acquired a common-school education in
his native town, and remained on the home
acres until he was twenty years of age. On
August 13, 1862, he enlisted in Company
!•:, Tenth Regiment New Hampshire Volun-
teers; and after serving until August, 1863,
he was detailed as a fifer in the drum corjis,
which jiosition he held until March, 1864.
He was in five or si.x imixirtant engagements,
as follows: Orleans, November 5, 1862;
Waterloo, November 10, 1862; White Sulphur
Springs, November 15, 1S62; Fredericksburg,
}fiSc/^^'^h^
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December 13, 1862; siege of Suffolk, begin-
ning y\pril 10, 1863; Hills Point, April i,S,
1863, all in Virginia. For fifteen months
pre\'ioiis to his discharge, June 12, 1865, he
was in the IIam]itnn Hospital at I'ortress Mon-
roe, Va. On entering the hospital ho was a
patient for about three months, afterward
being detailed as nurse, as assistant ward mas-
ter, ward master, and as acting hosi)ital
steward.
Returning to Franklin in July, 1865, Mr.
Pike entered the machine shop of Walter
Aiken, and there learned the machinist's
trade. In the fall of 1S66 he came to Lake-
port, where he was emplo^-ed in P. J. Cole's
machine shop until June, 1867. l""or a short
time thereafter he was in the Pacific Mills in
Lawrence, Mass. ; lint he subsequently returned
to Mr. Cole's shop, being engaged there until
1S72. .He then formed a copartnership with
Eben ¥. Woodman, under the style of Wood-
man & Pike in Lakejiort, where they engaged
in the manufacture of light machinery. In
1872 Mr. W. L. Chase was admitted to part-
ne"rship, the firm name becoming W. L. Chase
& Co. They occupied a flourishing plant in
New York at 93, 95, and 97 Liberty Street, and
also leased a factory in Newark, N.J. P'our-
teen months later Mr. Pike sold out to his
partners, taking the contracts to buiUl ma-
chines, continuing the enterprise until 1881.
For nearly a year afterward he officiated as
foreman in the salesroom of W. L. Chase &
Co., his recent partners, in New York. Dur-
ing that time he conducted a private swimming
bath, which he sold in March, 1S82. In
April be returned to Lakeport ; and on June
6, 1882, he entered the machine shop of J. S.
Crane & Co., where he began experimenting
on Charles Young's Knitting Machine, which
he continued for about si.\- months. Afterward
he assembled and tested knitting machines
until January, 1890, when he was appointed
foreman, which position lie still retains.
On December 30, 1865, Mr. Pike was
united in marriage with Mary, a daughter of
Horace Carlisle, of Hartford, Vt. The mar-
riage was solemnized at White River Village
by the Rev. Mr. Kay. Mr. Carlisle was a
farmer, and for several years a hotel proprie-
tor in Quechee, Vt. He married Lucinda
Morse, and had four children, of whom Mrs.
Pike is the eldest. Mr. and Mrs. I'ike have
one daughter, Emma liva Pike, who was grad-
uated from Tilton Seminary in the class of
1887. Miss Pike has decided musical ability,
and i)lays the organ in church, besides teaching
music. She often [ilays as an accompanist
here and in surrounding towns. Miss Pike
has studied vocalization with Professor Dick-
inson, of St. Johnsbury, \'t.
In politics Mr. Pike is a loyal Republican,
but he refuses to hold any civic offices. Fra-
ternally, he is a charter member of Cliocorua
Lodge, No. 51, I. O. O. F., of which he was
the first presiding officer. He has passed all
the chairs, and is a member of the Cirand
Lodge of New Hampshire. He is a Past
Chief Patriarch of Laconia Encampment No.
9. Religiously, he affiliates with the Jmcc
I5a[)tists, having joined that church in June,
1867. While in Newark, N.J., he .served as
assistant I5ible class teacher, also as' teacher
in the Sunday-school for four years.
§ EDGAR McDUFFEPl The subject
of this sketch was born in Rochester,
• N. H., September 8, 1863, he being a
son of Franklin and Mary P>ances (Hayes)
McDuffee, and descended from old and influ-
ential families. He attended the local public
schools, and was for a few months a s[iecial
student at the well-known Chauncy Hall
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School in Boston. At the age of sixteen, he
entered the Chandler Scientific Department at
Dartmouth College, where he remained for
two years.
iMom childhood he showed unmistakable
evidence of a natural love and gift for music,
and at the age of eight he began the study of
the pianoforte. Ills first teacher was his
cousin, Mary V. Whitehouse. Lessons by
other local teachers followed, and for a consid-
erable time he was under the instruction of
James W. Hill, of Haverhill, Mass. He also
pursued the study of harmony with the late
Stephen A. lunery, of Boston. Without
underestimating the work fif teachers, much of
his knowledge and development is the result of
personal investigation and the comparison of
methods of the great musical artists. He has
improved every opportunity of listening to the
l)est of music of every form and department,
his experiences in this country being supple
mented by a si.x months' tour abroad, during
which he heard many of the great organs and
organists, singers and players, of Europe.
l-"or fourteen years Mr. McDuffee has taught
pianoforte playing, and pupils come from
many adjacent towns to his studio in Roches-
ter. For six years he has been organist at the
First Congregational Church of Rochester,
and is director of its choir. He aLso receives
pupils in organ and harmony.
Mr. McDuffee's chief ambition, however, is
in the line of composition. A rhapsodie for
the pianoforte, a brilliant concert piece, has
met a large sale. Its publishers, the White-
Smith Company, of Boston, have also issued
several songs written by Mr. McDuffee, and
the Miles & Thompson firm, of the .same city,
have publi.shed others. These productions
have met with marked favor, and have been
complimentarily reviewed by various critics.
They are characterized by classic feeling,
thorough originality, and a happy fitness of
music to words. Many songs, part-songs,
piano and organ pieces that still remain in
manuscript are highly spoken of by those who
have heard them publicly performed.. Some
of these only wait the composer's final touches
in editing, to be brought out in print.
Mr. McDuffee chose music as a profession
from a pure love of the art, and has pursued it
on that line, aiding in nearly every important
musical event in his vicinity. His influence
in musical matters has always been exerted to
the utmost for the upbuilding of a true taste
for that which is highest and best. Through-
out the State his name is familiar to musi-
cians. He was one of the founders and is an
honorary member of the New Hampshire
Music Teachers' Association, in which he has
held, at different times, the offices of vice-
president, secretary, and acting treasurer, and
on the programme committee has given the so-
ciety the benefit of his extended knowledge of
musical literature.
In other than musical lines Mr. McDuffee
is influential. He has social and literary
prominence. As dramatic and musical critic,
his opinions published in the Rochester
Courier, of whose editorial .staff he is a mem-
ber, and in other jiapers, carry weight, while
his articles of travel at home and abroad are
widely read. Frankness and facility distin-
guish his style as a writer. He has been the
executive member of the Board of Tru.stees of
the Rochester Public Library from its organ-
ization, and he holds office in various literary
and social clubs in his own city and elsewhere.
The subject of this sketch is still a young
man, and much may be expected from iiim.
So high an authority as Mr. H. G. J^laisdell,
of Concord, N. H., concludes an appreciative
article on Mr. McDuffee, published some time
ago in the Granite Moutldy, in the following
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terms: "A man wc li()[><j tn lic.ir mure fmni in
the future. He is espeeially blesse.l, as he
has every means t(i tj;ratify his wishes; and,
wliile he leads a (|uiet life in his native town,
yet we predict his work will be closely ideiiti-
fiec] with the musical history of our State, and
when called to final account we trust he will
hear, 'Well done, -nod and faithful servant,'
for making so much of a divine talent so
lovingly bestowed by the Giver of all good."
MASA AI.LKN, a prosperous agricult-
urist, and one of tlie oldest residents
'f Rochester, was born in 1S20 on
the homestead where he now resides, son of
William and Sarah (Nute) Allen. He comes
of substantial English stock, and is tlie lineal
descendant of a pioneer family of this town.
His great-great-grandfather, John y\llen, was
the original owner of the homestead property,
on which he settled in Colonial days. John's
son William was the father of Major Samuel
Allen, who served with distinction in the
Revolutionary War.
William Allen continued the improvements
already begun on the homestead, each year
clearing a few acres, and carried on mi.xed
husbandry after the fashion of his time. In-
heriting the patriotic spirit of his ancestors,
he served in the War of 181 2 as quarter-
master. His house was used as a sort of fort
by the people of this vicinity, seventy-two
persons having therein received protection
from the Indians during one winter. By his
wife, Sarah, who was a native of Milton, he
became the father of eight children, of whom
Levi W., the occupant of a farm adjoining
the old homestead, is the only other siir-
vix'or. He was a Whig in ])olitics, but he
never filled a public office.
Amasa Allen obtained his school education
in Rochester. On the home farm he ac(|uired
a practical knowledge of agriculture. After
following shoemaking for some years he aban-
doned that business, and has since devoted
himself to general farming, including lumber-
ing, stock-raising, and dairying, lia\-ing the
assistance of his son, John H., who resides
with him. He raises some fruit. The farm
contains about three hunilred acres of land, all
of which is in Rochester. ]5esides three
horses and a few shee|i there is a handsome
dairy of twenty-si.\ fine milch cows, which
add materially to the proprietor's income. In
politics Mr. Allen is a Republican. With
the exception of the Surveyorshi]i, which he
filled for a few terms, he has not held any
public office. For tlie past ten ye.irs he has
been Deacon of the Walnut Grove Free Will
Haiitist Church.
The first wife of Mr. Allen, whose maiden
name was Clarrisa Roberts, died about sixteen
months after the marriage, leaving no chil-
dren. In January, 1851, he married Miss
Elizabeth Blaisdel, of Milton, who bore him
four children. These were: Charles W., of
whom a brief sketch may be found elsewhere
in this volume; Clara A., who became the
wife of Charles H. Seavey, and died Ajiril nj,
iS().4; Martha !■:., now the wife of Andrew
Jackson, of Rochester: and John A., who
lives on the home farm.
ON. MARTIN AEONZO HAVNES,
of Eakeport, Helknap County, is one
of the foremost citizens of the
Granite State, having won an enviable reputa-
tion as a soldier, a journalist and a Congress-
man. He was born in Springfield, Sullivan
County, N.H., July 30, 1S42, a son of
I<:ibridge Gerry and Caroline (Knowlton)
Haynes, and is of the eighth generation in
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descent from Samuel llaynes, wlio came from
Shropshire, I'jisland, to this country in 1635.
A passenger in the ship "Anj;el Gabriel,"
Samuel Haynes was wrecked at Pemaquid
(now Bristol, IVIe.), in the great hurricane of
Au-usl 15, iC'iS- In "jSO 'i^ settled in
wdial is now Greenland, N.H., tlien a part of
I'orlsmouth, and in 1651 and later he was a
member of the ]?oard of Selectmen of that
]dacc, also holding other offices of trust. He
was one of the founders of the First Congre-
gational Church of Portsmouth, which was
gathered in 1670, and was Deacon of the same
for a number of years. His posterity lived in
Greenland, X.II., until two generations ago.
Brave and active, the Haynes family have
been prominent in war and peace. The great-
great-grandfather of the subject of this sketch
was a ranger, fighting in the French and In-
dian War; and his great-grandfather was a
Revolutionary soldier. His grandfather also,
James Haynes, who was born in Allenstown,
N.H., was in the United States army, being
eundled as a drummer during the War of
iSij. James Haynes was a farmer, residing
during his later years in Newbury, N.H. He
married Sally, daughter of the Rev. Mr.
Clark, of Fpsom, N.H., and reared a family
of seven, two daughters and five sons. El-
bridge G. being the eldest.
I'.lbridge Gerry Haynes was born in Epsom,
N.H., his jiarents removing at an early day to
Newbury, N.H. During the years of his
mature manhood he worked as a stone mason in
Manchester, this State, where he was one of
the prominent and highly respected citizens.
He served on the Board of Aldermen of the
city, and was elected to the State Senate. In
religious belief he was a Universalist. He
died in Manchester, at the age of sixty-five.
His widow, a daughter of Captain Nathaniel
Knowlton, of Sutton, N.H., is now seventy-
four years of age. I'^our children were born to
them, only two of whom, a son and a daugh-
ter, are living, Martin A. being the elder.
Martin Alonzo Haynes was four years old
when his parents became residents of Man-
chester, and in that city he was educated,
graduating from the high school at the age of
seventeen. After leaving school he started to
learn the printer's trade, but his apprentice-
ship was cut short by President Lincoln's call
for volimteers in 1861. Though only eigh-
teen years of age at the time, Mr. Haynes
enlisted, and was mustered into the Abbott
Guard, the first company to enter the camp of
the First Regiment at Concord. This com-
pany was transferred before leaving the State
to the Second Regiment, in which it was in-
corporated as Company I, enrolled for three
years. Soon after the arrival of the regiment
at Washington, Mr. Haynes was appointed
Commissary's Clerk; but he was an.xious for
active service, and when the first advance was
made into Virginia, learning that the duties
of his position were liable to keep him in
camp, he resigned in disgust, demanded his
musket, and took his place in the ranks of the
company. Serving as a private soldier for
three years, he participated in every engage-
ment of the regiment, from Bull Run to Cold
Harbor, never losing a day from duty, and
never answering to "surgeon's call," though
he was wounded three times. At the first
Bull Run, late in the day, while defending the
sunken road near the Henry House, he was
slightly injured in the neck; at Glendale he
received a severe contusion from a spent ball;
and at the Second Bull Run, at the famous
bayonet charge of Grover's Brigade, when the
Second Regiment broke the two rebel lines of
battle, he received a savage blow in the face,
and bled profusely; but he maintained his
stand, and it was he that carried from the field
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tlic wouniled Lieutenant Rogers, who ilied in
his arms. In the famcnis "peach (irehard " of
Gettysburg, where out of three hunch-ed and
fifty-four of his comrades engaged, one hun-
dred and ninety-three were killed or wounded,
the three men nearest Mr. Ilaynes were
struck by fragments of one shell, but he was
unharmed. He was offered a commission, but
declined. Discharged in June, i S64, he re-
turned to Manchester, and was employed for
some time on the editorial staff of the Daily
yl///7v'/- and the Daily I'liioii. I'iesigning this
position to accept that of clerk and paymaster
of the Rockingham Mills at I'ortsmouth, he
remained there about a year, until the sus-
pension of the mills. In January, iS^.S, he
returned to journalism, founding, with Benja-
min F. Stanton, 'flu- Lake ]'illay_c Tniics, of
which three years later he became sole pro-
])rietor. In the meantime public duties of
increasing responsibility were being crowded
upon him, and in 1888 he left the editorial
chair of the Times. Mr. Haynes is the author
of "'file History of the Second Regiment,"
copies of which are now eagerly sought for.
( )ne of the strongest men of the Re])ublican
party in his native State, he was elected from
the town of Gilford to the New Hampshire
legislature in 1872, and served two years, the
first year presiding as Chairman of the Com-
mittee on Fisheries, and the second year as
Chairman of the Military Committee. Dur-
ing Governor Prescott's administration he was
aide-de-camp on his staff, with the rank of
Colonel. In 1876 he was appointed Clerk of
the Circuit Court and the Superior Court of
Judicature for Belknap County, and was in
office until 18S3, when he resigned to take a
seat in the National Congress. In the fall
election of 1SS2 his old comrades in arms
brought his name forward as nominee fi'om
the P^irst New Hampshire District, and after
a canvass memorable in the history of New
Hampshire politics he was nominated in the
convention at Dover, and was elected in No-
vember by an unprecedented plurality of nearly
three thousand, eight hundred. In 1884 he
was renominated for Congress by acclamation
at the VVolfboro convention, his opponent
being the Rev. L. F. McKinney, one of the
ablest and most popular men of his party in
the State; and Mr. Haynes received nearly
twenty-hve hundred plurality. In both elec-
tions he went far ahead of his ticket, receiv-
ing hundreds of Democratic votes. While in
Congress he was on the Invalid Pensions Com-
mittee, the Labor Ciunmittee, and the V.\-
penditure Committee. In i888 he was ap-
pointed special agent of the Treasuiy, under
President Harrison, and served until 1892.
He has been active in all the recent Presi-
ilential campaigns, "stumping " foi- Harrison
in 1888 and 1892, and for McKinley in 1896,
As a Grand Army man Mr. Haynes has dis-
tinguished himself in peace as well as in war.
In 1 88 1 -82 he was President of the New
Hampshire Veteran Association, and, when he
resigned the chair to his successor, the associa-
tion was not only free Ironi debt, but owned
valualile buildings for its annual reunions at
Wejrs He was Commander of the Grand
Army Dejiartment of New Hampshire at the
same time. He has delivered many addresses
and poems at soldiers" reunions and gather-
ings. As an Odd Fellow, too, he is very
prominent, having held all the clicairs in
Chocorua Lodge, No. 51, I. O. O. 1<". ; and
belonging to Laconia Fncampment, No. 9.
He was married in 1863 to Cornelia T.
Lane, of Manchester, and has two daugliters,
both residing at home. Mr. Haynes is a man
of commanding presence, si.x feet (less halt an
inch) in height, and ajipearing much taller, and
tii^s the scales at two hundred and twenty
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pounds, l^rcct and soldierly, with a strong,
hearty voice, he makes friends by his personal
magnetism wherever he goes. He is a thor-
ough gentleman, courteous and kindly to all.
lie delights in the rod and gun, and spends
nuioli of his leisure time hunting and fishing.
ff;
RAXKLIX KOSWKLL SARGENT,
nprietor of Pleasant View Stock
h'arm, Tilton, ]?elknap County, is a
native of the Granite State. He was born in
the town of Littleton, Grafton County, Sep-
tember 10, icS59, son of Roswell and Mary
(Morse) Sargent. His paternal grandfather,
IClihu Sargent, was a resident for many years
of Littleton; and there his father, Roswell,
was born July 28, 1S13.
Rosw-ell Sargent, having acquired his edu-
cation in the district schools, was engaged in
farming until after his marriage, when he
started in the hotel business. He was pro-
])rietor of hotels in Northumberland, Strat-
ford and Stanstead Plain, Province of Quebec,
and died in the last-named place, June 12,
iHGf). He married Mary, daughter of Obadiah
Morse, and the following named children were
born to them: Milo P.; Laura H.; Harvey;
Martha; Franklin Roswell, the subject of
this sketch; and Charles IL Mrs. Sargent's
father was born in Methuen, ALass. He was a
soldier in the French and Indian War, and
was in General Wolfe's command at the tak-
ing of (Juebec. Later he enlisted in a Massa-
chusetts regiment, and fought during the Rev-
olution; and in the War of 181 2 he ' fought
side by side with his eldest son, Webster
Morse, then a lad of seventeen. Obadiah
Morse married Sarah Webster, a relative of
Daniel Webster.
P'ranklin Roswell Sargent was taken by his
parents to Stanstead when but four years of
age. As he grew older he was sent to the
common schools and to the academy. A vent-
urous lad, desirous of seeing something of the
world, when only eleven years old he ran away
from home with another boy of about his own
age, taking along a bull-dog that he had re-
ceived in exchange for a shot gun. When
about nine miles from home the boys met a
circus, and one of the men offered to buy the
boys" dog if it could whip his dog. The boys
agreed, and, as their dog won in the scrim-
mage, the circus man handed over a ten-dollar
bill. Although Sargent was so young, he had
handled considerable money, and he had
shrewd suspicion that genuine ten-drdlar bills
were not so easily obtained. He therefore
took the bill to a hotel near by and showed it
to the proprietor, who, seeing that it was a
counterfeit, and being a man desirous of see-
ing fair play, went back with the boys, and
obliged the circus man to give them a genuine
bill. The boys went on to Wells River,
where they stayed a few days visiting relatives
of the Sargents. They finally reached Boston,
and parted company. Young Sargent put up
at the Merrimack House, and secured a situa-
tion at a dollar a day riding horses for the
sale stable. Even at that age his fondness for
animals, especially for horses, h.ad developed
to a considerable extent; and there has not
been a day since when he has not been thor-
oughly interested in horses, and most of the
time connected in some business capacity,
either with buying and selling or raising and
training them. After staying in Boston for a
month he was glad to go back to Stanstead to
see his father and mother. He was only home
a week when he ran away to Sweetsburg, P.O.,
though he remained there only a short time.
After these youthful travels he was content
to settle down at home and go to school —
when he was unable to find anybody's horse to
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look out for — until he was thirteen years old.
Ill his fourteenth year he went to Washington,
U.C, in eharge of two horses, and remained
there tlriving horses at races. I^'or the ne.Nt
do/en years he ruile horses at all the great
races in Canada and Nortliern New luigland.
I lis career has been a varied one, and his work
has taken him over many sections of the coun-
try. During those twelve years he worked in
15oston, where at first he got only three dollars
a week. He then worked successively in
Stanstead, P.O.; Stoneham, North Bridge-
water, and Lowell, Mass. ; Concord antl I'lyni-
outh, N.Il.; and Bangor, I\Ic. He next went
to Lowell to manage the race track and train-
ing stables; again to Stanstead; and thence
back to Bangor, where he trained horses.
After driving races through Massachusetts and
Rhode Island, he went back to Bangor in the
fall. This was about 1877. In the sjjring of
1.S79 he went to Stanstead to break anil ride
the mare Zeta, and then went to race at Three
Rivers, and won the C|ueeirs plate with her.
After this he went with horses to ]?arton, Vt.,
and remained there for about two years en-
gaged in handling horses.
Not long after, he went to work for Mr.
G. K. h'oster, and later for his brother, Mr.
1^'. II. F(jster. He has since reniainetl in
charge of Mr. Foster's stables, and has trained
horses that have made records as low as Ailra
Belle, 2:13; and Lady Kenset, 2:21 1-4, to
high wheels; Bessie, 17 3-4, to high wheels;
VVilkins, 15 1-2, to high wheels; Viking, 19
1-4, high wheels. Mr. Sargent now has
George A., owned by I-"oster & Sargent, with
a record of 18 1-4. He is by Glencoe Wilkes,
and dam by Godfrey I'atchen. In i,S8.S Mr.
Sargent came to Tilton, being in Mr. Fos-
ter's employ.
About 1S92 Mr. I'oster, wishing to e.xiiress
in practical form his api)reciation of Mr. Sar-
gent's services, and to give him at the same
time an enduring mark of his esteem, pre-
sented liini with the fine property which he
now controls. Pleasant View I''arm is one of
the best grass farms in this part of the State.
It has about sixty-five acres, and from twenty -
five of these an annual crop of sixty tt)ns of
hay is harvested. The stable, erected at a
cost of four thousand dollars, has seventeen
extra large box stalls. The residence situated
u[)on this property is a handsome one, and is
occupied by Mr. Sargent and his family. Mr.
Sargent intends to keep uixin his place the
finest breeders to be secured. He owns the
mare .Sonata, seven years old, for which he
paid two thousand dollars; also Cleveland, a
stallion with a record of 2: 20.
Mr. Sargent married Miss Emma, daughter
of John Dyson, of Richmond, P.O., and has
had two children — Norma May and Franklin
R., Jr. In politics Mr .Sargent is a Demo-
crat. He is a member of Belknap Lodge,
A. I. O. U. W. He has been quite an exten-
sive traveller. In i,S86, his health having
failed, he went to Jacksonville, Fla., where
he remained for a month, then going to I{n-
terprise, where he was successful in shooting
a large number of alligatcrs. He brought
home thirteen skins, and one stuffed specimen
over twelve feet in length. The f(dlowing
autumn he went to Los Angeles and Pomona,
Cal.
lOLONEL JOSEPH BADGER, a
l)rogressive farmer of Belmont, Belk-
naf) County, N.IL, son of William
and Hannah P. (Cogswell) Badger, was born
here, June 2-j , I Si 7, lielniont then being a
part of Gilmanton.
His paternal ancestors were of English ex-
traction, and were distinguished for wealth,
pr(.)minenee, and nobility of character, posi-
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tiuns of Iionor ami trust ai)i)arciuly coming to
tliom by natural ri-lit. (lilcs l?adger, the
c.irly pru-cnitor, scttlcil in Newbury, Mass.,
prior to June 30, 1643, dying there July 17,
1647. His son, John, who was born June 30,
104^, was made a freeman in 1674, and was
a Sergeant of the militia. He became the
father of four children : John, who died in
early life; John, second: Sarah; and James,
who died in 1693. IH' Sergeant John's sec-
ond marriage, to Hannah Swett, there were
ten more children; namely, Steiiheii, Hannah,
Nathaniel, Mary, Klizabeth, Ruth, two sons
whijse names are lost, Abigail, and Lydia.
luhii 15adger, Jr., second, son of Sergeant
John, married Rebecca l^rown, by whom he
had seven children, namely, John, third,
James, Klizabeth, Stephen, Joseph, Benjamin,
and Dorothy.
Joseph, son of John, Jr., was twice married.
His first wife, Hannah, was a daughter of
Colonel Nathaniel I'easlee, of Haverhill,
Mass., where Mr. Badger removed, engaging
in general merchandise business the rest of
iiis life, l^y this alliance there vvere seven
children — Joseph, second, Judith, Mehitable,
Mary, Nathaniel, Mary, and one other, but
only two of them lived to settle in life, Jo-
sci)h (second) anil Judith. Mr. Joseph Badger
married Mrs. Hannah Pearson, a widow, for
his second wife. Three children were the re-
sult of their union — Knoch, Nathaniel, and
Moses.
J(;seph (second), who was born January 11,
1722, m.irried his steinnother's daughter, Han-
nah i'ears<in. Their children were: William,
Hannah, Mehitable, Joseph (third), Rebecca,
Ruth, I'easlee, Ebcnezer, Mary and Na-
thaniel (twins), Sarah, and Judith. Joseph
Badger (second) settled in Bradford, Mass.,
where he engaged in farming, but owing to his
natural ability and a go(jd education he was
soon called upon to take part in public ;itfairs.
At the age of twenty -three he became Deinity
Sheriff of Kssex County, Massachusetts, and
in the militia he served as luisign. Lieuten-
ant, and Captain. In I7<')3 he removed to
Gilmanton, N.H., being one of the first set-
tlers and a proprietor. He held the office of
Selectman, and he frequently served as Mod-
erator in town meetings. On March 10,
1768, he was apjiointed Justice of the Peace;
July 10, 1771, he was made Colonel of the
Tenth Regiment, and June 27, 1780, was
made Brigadier-general; in 17S4 was com-
missioned Justice of the Peace and Quorum
throughout the State; December 6, 1784, was
made Judge of Probate for Strafford County ;
and in 1784, 1790, and 1791 he was a mem-
ber of the State Council.
In politics Judge Batlger was of the Demo-
cratic Republican school, and was a firm
and ardent patriot. He was conscientious in
the discharge of every duty, and his life was
marked by prudence, integrity, firmness, and
benevolence. Institutions of learning and re-
ligion were generously supported by him.
He officiated as President of the Board of
Trustees of Gilmanton Academy the rest of
his life. Jiulge Badger was present at the
capture of Burgoyne, and was on the attach-
ment which escorted the vanquished army to
Boston. After the war he served as Repre-
sentative to the legislature, being also a mem-
ber of the convention which adopted the Con-
stitution. He died April 4, 1S03, in his
eighty-second year.
Joseph Badger (third) was also a Revolu-
tionary soldier, serving as Lieutenant of his
regiment during the campaign against Bur-
goyne, also rendering efficient aid under Gen-
eral Gates. After the war he returned to
Gilmanton, and engaged in farming. His
worth and ability were duly recognized, and
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he ufficiated as Representative several years,
and was for eight years Councillor for Strafford
district. In the State militia he was also
prominent, being appointed to command the
Tenth Regiment in 1795, becoming 15rigadier-
general of the Second Brigade the ensuing
year. A brave soldier and an honored citizen
was laid to rest when he died, at the age of
si.xty-three, January 14, 1809.
William Badger, the father of the subject of
this biography, was born in 1779, ami in-
heriteil the wealth, ability, and popular favor
of his father, Joseph, third. In his youth he
attended Gilmanton Academy. Mis first wife,
Martha, to whom he was married in 1803, was
a daughter of the Rev. Isaac Smith, the first
settled minister in Gilmanton. She had two
children: John, who died while a student at
Bowdoin College in 1824; and Martha, who
also died in early life. By his second mar-
riage with Hannah P. Cogswell, who belonged
to a distinguished family, there were also two
children — Joseph and William. William
Badger served as Colonel on Governor Lang-
don's staff, and for a number of years in the
legislature. The year he married his second
wife he was elected Senator from District Si.v,
and, being re-elected twice, served as Presi-
dent of the Senate the last year, 1816. The
same year he was appointed Justice of the
Court of Common Pleas, holding that office
until 1820, when he was appointed Sheriff of
Strafford County, in which cajjacity he served
ten years.
Colonel William Badger was a Democrat oi
the Jacksonian school. In 1834 he was tri-
umphantly elected Governor of the State, and,
proving himself a very efficient Chief Magis-
trate, he was re-elected. At the close of his
second gubernatorial term he refusetl a renom-
ination, and retired to his farm. In 1S44 he
served as Presidential Elector. After his re-
tirement from public life he engaged in manu-
facturing, owning a cotton factory, a saw and
grist mill. The present prosperity of Bel-
mont is largely due to his energy and enter-
prise. He died September 21, 1852, at the
age of seventy ■ three years. William, his
younger son by the second marriage, was
Major in the regular United States Army.
Joseph Badger, elder son of Colonel Will-
iam by his second wife, prepared for college
at Gilmanton Academy, and was graduated at
Dartmouth in 1839. Not being in robust
health, he returned to the homestead, and
turnetl iiis attention to farming. In 1842 and
1S43 he served on the staff of Governor Hub-
bard, with the title of Colonel, and he has
twice officiated as Representative to the legis-
lature; but with these exceptions he has led a
quiet, retired life on the Badger homestead
and estate, of which he is the owner. In poli-
tics he is a Democrat, and since attaining his
majority he has never missed an election.
On October 11, 1865, Colonel Badger was
united in marriage with Hannah E. Ayers.
Their union has been blessetl by four chihiien :
Mary, who died in early life; Francis; Jolni
Cogswell; and Harriet I^lizabeth.
WILLIAM DANIKL KNAPP, a
[jrominent lawyer of Somerswortii,
and the Judge of the local police
court, was born in Parsonsfield, Me., October
17, 1830, son of Daniel and Betsy (Neal)
Knap[). The first ancestor of the Knapp fam-
ily of whom there is any knowledge was
William Knapp, who was boin in the county
of Suffolk, England, in 1578. He joined the
Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630, settling
in Watertown, where his death occurred in
1658. His descendants continued to reside in
Massachusetts up to the beginning of the [ires-
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h.
Uiry. Ju(1l;c Kiiapp's graiulfathcr,
War. Daniel Knapp was burn in
y, Mass., in 17S5. When fifteen
years old he went t.i rarsonslieUI, ^[e., and,
learning the carjienter's trade, tullowed it in
connection with tarminy; through the active
period of his life. He died February 9, 1859.
William Daniel Knapp attended the com-
mon schools and the Farsonsfield Seminary.
At the age of eighteen, with a view of provid-
ing sufficient means to defray the expenses of
a collegiate course, he began teaching school,
and sub.sequently followed that occupation in
Conway, Jackson, and Tamworth, of this
State, and in Ipswich, Newbury, and Groton,
of Massachusetts. He matriculated at Dart-
mouth College in 185 1, graduating in due
course in 1855. At the reunion of the class
of 1855, held in Hanover, N.H., June 25,
1.S95, in celebration of its fortieth anniver-
sary, there were present of the living mem-
bers one-half the number of lawyers, one-half
the number of doctors, one-fourth of the jour-
nalists, and one-fourth of the clergymen, repre-
senting Maine, New llamiishire, Massachu-
setts, Illinois, and Washington, D.C. ; and at
the banquet I'resident Dingley filled the chair,
and Judges l*"ield, Hardy, and Knapp were
conspicuous on either siile. After leaving
Dartmouth, Mr. Knapp resumed educational
work, teaching for a time at the academy in
West Lebanon, Me., and at the New Hami)-
lon Literary Institute. He studied law with
Messrs. Wells and Lastman in Somersworth,
was admitted to the bar in York County,
Maine, September 22, 1858, and subsequently
located for practice in Somersworth. His
legal ability soon placed him in possession
of a profitable general law practice. In the
course of his professional lite, besides con-
ducting many important cases, he has settled
a large number of estates. Public atfairs
have i)rofited by his interest in them. He
was elected County School Commissioner in
July, i860, anil served two years; was Secre-
tary of the New Hampshire Board of Educa-
tion from July, 1S61, to July, 1862: served
as a member of the 15oard of Selectmen for six
years; and was Town Treasurer for nineteen
years. In 1870 and 1871 he was a Repre-
sentative to the State legislature. He was
chosen a delegate to the Constitutional Con-
vention in 1S89, and he has presided over the
Somersworth police court since 1870. He is
a Director of fhe Somersworth National Hank,
and he has been one of the New Hampshire
Fire Insurance Company since its organiza-
tion in 1870.
On November 29, 1866, Judge Knapp was
united in marriage with -Susan Hale llussey,
daughter of Deacon Thomas and -Susan (Hale)
Hussey, of Barrington, N.H. As a lawyer
Judge Knapp has long enjoyed the confidence
of the community, who thoroughly appreciate
his character and ability. His work in public
capacities has received deserved commenda-
tion, while in -i literary way his historical
sketch of Somersworth, which appeared in the
first annual report of the city government in
1894, is an excellent piece of work, showing
much careful research. He is a member of
the Congregational church, is President of the
Pascataqua Congregationalist Club; and in
politics he acts with the Republican jiarty.
(ohr LESTER FAUNCE, an undertaker
Kjla and successful business man of Som-
' » V^ crs worth, Strafford County, was
born February 3, 1842, in Oxford, Oxford
County, Me., son of Aaron D. and Phiiily J.
(Leniiell) Faunce. The father was also a
native of Oxford, where he spent the greater
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part ..[ his life ciiyaycil ill the woollen busi-
ness. In 1867 he went to l^ast Rochester,
where he followed the same business. Ten
years later he came to Great Falls, now Som-
ersworth, and started an undertaking establish-
ment, in which he was interesteil until his
death, which occurred August 31, 1N93, at the
age of seventy-two years. In i)olitics he sup-
ported the Republican paity, but was not an
office-holder. Hi.s wife, another native of U.\-
ford County, Me., die<l July 29, i.S.SS, at the
age of sixty-nine. They were active members
of the Methodist l-;piscopal church. They
had seven children, of wh.im Eveline, IvJwin,
and Clarence are deceased. A. Lester, the
subject of this sketch, Frank A., Willard II.,
and Charles H., and Delia M., are living.
/\. Lester h'aunce was an attendant of the
O.Nford public .schools until sixteen years of
age. He then went to Amesbury, Mass., and
worked in the wo(dlen mills there foi- two years.
At the end of that time he returned to his
native town and was empl<i\ed in the woollen
mills there up to 1866. Then he removed to
Ivist Rochester, N. II., and worked in the
woollen mills of that place until 1X73. He
next went to Stonehani, Mass., and was there
engaged in a machine shop for a year or two.
Having again returned to Oxford, he had fol-
lowed the jxiinting and undertaking business
for about thirteen years, when he sold out,
^ame to Somersworth, and formed a partner-
ship with his father. This relation continued
until the death of the latter, when Mr. I-"aunce
bought his father's interest, since which time
he has carried on the business alone. Un
February 5, 1.S63, he was united in marriage
with Miss Sibelia Garcelon, who was a daugh-
ter of the Rev. Alonzo Garcelon, of Lewiston,
Me. -She died August 20, 1SS6. Two years
later Mr. {•'aunce contracted a second marriage
with Miss Alice A. Littlewood, of O.xford.
Two children are the fruit of this marriage;
namely, Clyde L. and Nina 1!., both living at
home. In January, 1865, he enlisted in Com-
liany F, Thirty-second Maine Regiment, with
which he did guard duty at Washington until
the close of the war.
Mr. Faunce is a stanch Republican. In
CJxfortl he was Selectman for six years, and
was Deputy Sheriff of Oxford County for eight
years. In Somersworth he was Selectman of
the Second Ward for two years; and, having
been elected for a term of three years in
March, 18./,, he is a member of the Council
and I'resitlent of that body. He is a member
of Paris Lodge, No. 94, I-'. & A. M., of Parks,
Me. ; of the Fdwards Royal Arch Chajiter, No.
Ji, of Somersworth; of Orphan Council of
Royal and Select Masters; of the St. Paul
Commandery, Knights Templar, vi Do\-ei-,
N. II. ; and of Prospect Lodge, K. of P., (,f
Somersworth. He is cpiite iirominent in
Grand Army circles, being a Past Com-
mander of Littlefield Post, No. 8, of Somers-
worth, and Past Assistant Adjutant General of
the department of New Hamiishire.
(^>r'ARON SANI^ORN CLOUGH, one of
/^ the able farmers and prominent resi-
/4\^ dents of Meredith, was b,)rn in this
town, Juner,, 1834, .son of Philip and Maitha
(Shaw) Clough. His grandfather, Philip
Clougli (first), was a native of Canterbury,
N.H. Philip Clough (second), also a native
of Canterbury, born in 1799, was educated in
a ilistrict school and brought uj) on a farm.
When a young man he bought a piece of agri-
cultural property in Meredith, where he tilled
the soil successfully for many years. In poli-
tics he was originally a Whig; but later he
united with the Republican j.arty. Ot a
studious turn, he was an extensive reader and
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WL-U iiitnmicd upon all cmrcnt topics. Subse-
quently, having had the misfortune to lose his
slight, the last four or five years of his life
were jjassed with his son, .Aaron S. ; and he
dieil July 27, iS.S-. He married Martha Shaw,
a native of Meredith, and a daughter of Sam-
uel and Louisa (Sanborn) Shaw, of Chiches-
ter, Merrimack County, the former of whom
died when his daughter was very young. She
became the mother of three children — Martha
S. , Aaron S. , and John II. John is no longer
living. Martha .S. , who has been three times
married, is now the wife of ICli Hunker, of
New Hampton, N.II. Iler first husband was
Ezra Avery, of Camjiton, X.H., by whom she
had one child. Aaron S. Clough's mother
died May 29, 1886. Roth jiarents were origi-
nally members of the Free Baptist church, but
in their later years they united with the Sec-
ond Advent ists.
Aaron Sanborn Clough began his education
in the district schools and advanced by attend-
ing the Xew Hampton Institute. After com-
pleting his studies, he taught school for some
time. He then engaged in the cattle business,
buying and selling both cattle and hogs, and
making Brighton, Mass., his headquarters.
He travelled through New York State and
Canada, and as far west as Chicago; and he
became well known in the cattle trade. Dur-
ing the Rebellion, he was employed upon a
hosjiital steamer on the Potomac River, but
was forced to lea\e that service on account of
failing health. In 1866 he bought a farm in
Hammonton, N.J., which, after raising fruit
on it for two years, he sold again. Resuming
his former business of buying and selling
cattle, he continued it for a short time, and
then was engaged in the meat business in Bos-
ton for two years. Returning to Meredith, he
opened a meat and provision store and carried
it on successfidly for some years. In 1890 he
commenced to take summer boaiders, which
business has so increased since as to make it
impossible for him to entertain all who desire
accommodations at his pleasant home. He
carries on general farming with profit, supply-
ing his table with dairy and garden products.
Possessing considerable inventive genius, he
has patented several useful implements, among
which are a grain sieve, a moulding board for
school use, and an improved jjlough. He wns
one of the original members of the defunct
Know Nothing party in Meredith, and was one
of the three persons who canvassed the town
when the Republican party was organized
here. While he has never sought ofifice, he
has been a member of the Schof)] Board, and
was one of the commissioners who directed the
building of the water-works, which rank among
the best in this State.
On February 15, 1S52, Mr. Clough was
joined in marriage with Ellen N. Knowles,
daughter of Joseph Knowles, of Moultonboro,
N. H. Bessie M. Clough, the only child of
the union, died in September, 1892, aged fif-
teen )-ears. Mr. Clough was made a Mason
in Mount Lebanon Lodge of Laconia, N.IL,
and was demitted to Chocorua Lodge, of Alere-
dith. He is particularly interested in the
development of the public library, of which he
has been trustee and a member of the commit-
tee on the selection of books. A considerable
share of his time is devoted to biblical study.
Mrs. Clough is a member of the P'ree Baj)-
tist church, and he attends it and is a teacher
in the Sunday-school.
ON. GEORGI-: H. ]-:vi:Ri:T'r, jus-
of the Police Court of Laconia,
a well-known public man of
Belknap County. Born in Boston, Mass.,
September 5, 1833, a son of George and
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GEORGE H EVERETT-
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Sarali (I'.lms) I'.vcrctt, he is uf the same st.ick
as luhvaid I':verelt, who was a distant cmiiiec-
tiuii (if his father.
His grandfather, Aaron Iwerett, was one of
the early l)Utchers of lirighton, Mass., remov-
ing tiiere from W'atertown ; and his father,
(icorge Everett, son of Aaron, was horn in
Watertovvn, Mass., in 1799. George l^verett
in liis early years a]>plied himself to his
studies, and prepared for college with a view
to adopting a profession, hut changed his jjlans
and went into trade, winning his first e.xperi-
enee in a grocery store; and he was suhse-
quently engaged in the sale of wall papers on
Washington Street, Boston, until 1835. After
that he spent a numher of years on a farm in
Chester, N.H., owning there an estate of fifty
acres, which yielded a comfortable income.
He sold his farm in 1870, and removed to
Methuen, Mass., where he died at the age of
seventy-six. His first wife, Sarah Mlms, who
was a native of Boston, dietl when her son,
(ieorge H., was two years old, leaving, besides
him, two little daughters. The father subse-
cpiently married Ruth I.. Underbill, of Ches-
ter, N. II., who bore him five children, three
girls anil two boys. She also has passed
away.
George H. Everett, having accpiired his
primary education in 15oston, attended school
in Chester, N. H., and was graduated at the
Brighton, Mass., High School. As a young
man he was employed for about two years as
clerk in a grocery and provision store in Bos-
ton, and then went on the road as travelling
salesman for the wholesale fancy goods house
of L. S. Leonard & Co., taking orders in the
Western States and part of New England. In
1869 he purchased Willard's Hotel in Laconia,
and until 1882 he managed a successful hotel
business with livery in connection. He after-
wartl leased the hotel for f(jur years, but event-
ually converted it into a private residence for
himself, and now makes his home here. Judge
r.verett is now in the general insurance busi-
ness, representing tlie Royal Liveriiool, the
Orient of Hartford, Conn., the iMtchburg
Mutual, the Cheshire Mutual, the Traveler's
Life and Accident, the United Firemen's of
Philadeliihia, and the American Eire Insur
ance Company of Boston, and other well-
known insurance companies. As a clear-
headed, capable business man, he was one of
the five chosen to form a building committee
for the Ma.s.niic Temple.
In 1S72 he was united in marriage with
Miss Sarah F. Gray, of Jackson, N. II., a lady
of taste and ability, who has managed a suc-
cessful millinery business since 1868.
Judge ]'>erett cast his first Presidential
ballot for John C. iMemont in 1856, and has
been loyal to the Reimblican party ever since.
He was appointed High Sheriff of Belknap
County by Govern.ir Cheney, July ]8, 1876,
and served until 1880; was Associate Judge
of the Laconia Police Court from April 9,
1892, to May 22, 189s; and since the latter
date has presided efficiently as Justice of the
Police Court. He was City Collector of
Ta.xes in 1893 and 1894.
Judge Everett has held all the chairs in
Mount Lebanon Lodge, No. t,2, A. V. ik
A. M., Union Chapter, R. A. M., No. 7, and
Pythagorean Council, No. 6, Royal and Select
Masters; was elected to the Grand Council,
and was Grand Master of State two years ; has
been treasurer of Pilgrim Commandery, K. T. ,
since it started ; and belongs to lulward A.
Raymond Consistory, of Nashua (thirty-second
degree). As a member of the order of the
Eastern Star, he has jjresided as Grand Patron
of the State. He has held all the chairs in
Aurora Lodge, No. 708, Knights of Honor,
has served as Grand Dictator of the State, and
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was rciiresciitativc t«i the Supicnn; Lodge two
years; and he has held all the chairs in Mnter-
jirise L.ulge, No. 452, Knights and Ladies of
Honor. He has heen a nieniljer of Anioskeag
\'etei-ans of Manchester, X.H., for about
twenty years. It is needless to say that he is
a very popular member of society. The Judge
is one of the trustees of the l-Mrst Unitarian
Church of Laconia.
tLU;USTI\"l-: S. PARSHLKY, a prom-
inent insurance and real estate man
^^ ^ of Rochester, was born June 21,
i,S4(), in the town of Strafford, Strafford
County, son of John W. and ALary A. (Loss)
I'arshley, both of whom were natives of Straf-
ford. The father spent his life in that town,
where he followed both farming and carpen-
try, lie was an active Free Soiler, but would
accept no political office. Both parents died
at the age of fifty-eight years, and both were
esteemed members of the Free Will Baptist
church. They had five children, namely:
Charles, who died in infancy; John 1)., who
died in 1894, at Rochester; Sarah J., who
married A. C. Hall, and lives with him in
Georgetown, Mass.; George C. , a resident of
Haverhill, Mass. ; and Augustine S., the sub-
ject of this sketch.
Augustine S. I'arshley remained at home
and worked with his father on the farm and at
the carjienter's trade until after the breaking
out of the Civil War. In August, 1862, he
enlisted for three years in Company F, of the
Thirteenth New Hampshire Regiment, and
afterward served until June, 1865, during
which time he was promoted to the rank of
l-'irst Corporal. At the battle of Fredericks-
burg, he received wountls that prevented his
resuming his place in his regiment for about
a year, the time being spent in different hos-
pitals. When once more fit for service he
was transferred to the Veteran Reserve Cor[)S,
and with them was in the defences of Wash
ington. At the close of the war, he returned
to his home in Strafford, and was engaged in
carpentry for a time. In 1870 he came to
Rochester and opened an insurance office,
which he has jirosperously conducted since.
At jiresent he represents twenty-one of the
leading insurance companies of the country,
and is doing a large business. He is also
considerably interested in real estate, and has
been the secretary and treasurer of the Roches-
ter Building and Loan Association since its
organization in 1891.
In April, 1866, Mr. I'arshley married Miss
Lllen Buzzell, of Strafford. By her he has
three children, namely: Lillian F. , living at
home, who is librarian of the Rochester Li-
brary; Charles A., who is associated with his
father in the insurance business; and MaryL.,
also living with her parents. Mr. I'arshley
is a stanch Republican. In 1883 he was a
Representative to the State legislature. In
1873 he was elected Chairman of the Board of
Selectmen, and subsequently re-elected con-
tinuously mitil 1882. For a part of that time
he was Town Treasurer. Of the twelve hun-
dred votes cast at the time of his re-election
in 1875, he received all but forty-five. In
18S4 he was again elected Chairman of the
Board of Selectmen to serve for tw(j years.
Though repeatedly urged, he has declined to
accept the nomination for Mayor. An item
of his services that won him much favor with
the people, was the fact that, although he
found the town burdened with a war debt of
si.\ty-two thousand dollars in 1873, when he
relinquished its treasurership it had been en-
tirely freed from debt without a special api)ro-
[iriation, antl it had some money to its credit.
Mr. I'arshley belongs to Motolinia Lodge,
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No. 1 8, I. O. O. F. ; to Humane Lodge, No.
2 1, A. F. & A. M. ; to Temple Chapter, No.
20, K. A. M. ; to Runnaawitt Tribe, No. 9,
Improved Order of Red Men; and to Samp.son
Tost, No. 18, Grand Army of the Republic,
all of Rochester. He i.s a member of the
Free Will I5apti.st church.
'RFDERICK IJ;\VIS HAWKINS,
M.D. , a [irominent physician of Mere-
dith, was born in this town, Ajiril 14,
i8r,i, son of William IT and Helen M.
(iMiiery) Hawkins. H is grandfather was Ste-
phen Hawkins, a native of Holderness, N. H.
Stephen Hawkins was engaged in agricultural
liursuits until the breaking out of the Rebel-
lion, when, in spite of his advanced age, he
manifested his patriotism by enlisting in the
lughth New Hampshire Regiment. Unfitted
to bear the fatigue and exposure of army life,
he died from disease contracted in the service.
He married Jane li. I'laisted, whose father was
a scddier in the Revolutionary War. She had
si.\ children by him ; namel)', Clara, William
H., Lorenzo, James, Melissa, and Jonathan.
William H. Hawkins, born in Holderness
in 1839, was educated in the district schools.
After finishing his studies, he began to learn
the shoemaker's trade. Before completing
his apprenticeship, he enlisted as a jirivate in
Company I, Twelfth Regiment, New Hamp-
shire Volunteers, and died June 16, 1863,
from wounds received in the battle of Chancel-
lorsvillc. This second life given to defend
the Union was sufficient evidence to prove that
patriotism has been a characteristic of the
Hawkins family. William H. Hawkins mar-
ried Helen M. Emery, daughter of Jonathan
Emery, of Meredith; and Frederick L., the
subject of this sketch, is her only child.
The education of Fretlerick Lewis Hawkins,
begun in the common schools, was continued
in the Meredith High School, and the Tilton
Seminary. Being desirous of entering the
medical profession, his evenings and summer
vacations were spent at a drug store, where he
read some medical te.xt-books and obtained a
good knowledge of drugs and chemicals. In
1886 he graduated from the Jefferson Medical
College, Philadelphia, where he completed his
professional studies, having had the advantage
of a course of clinical instruction in the col-
lege hospital. It was not his original inten-
tion to locate in Meredith; but while spending
a vacation in his native town, his professional
services were in such demand as to cause him
to change his mind. He opened an office here
then, and has remaineil in the town since.
His skill and reliability have gained for him
a wide reputation throughout this section, and
his regular practice extends over a radius of
eight or ten miles. He is a member of the
.\ew Hampshire Medical .Society, and a Coun-
sellor of the Winnepcsaukee Academy of Med-
icine. In politics he is a Democrat, but not
a partisan. He was elected Town Clerk in
1894, serving until 1897, and he has been a
member of the Board of Education for eleven
years.
On October 19, 1889, Ur. Hawkins was
united in marriage with Geneva Moses,
daughter of Thaddeus Moses, nf Meredith, and
now has three children — Helen, Ruth, and
Marguerite. He was made a Mason in Cho-
corua Lodge in 1887, of which he was subse-
quently Worshipful Master for three years.
He is connected with Iielknap Lodge,
I. O. O. F. , is Past Chancellor of Meredith
Lotlge, Knights of P)-thias, and was formerly
First Lieutenant of William H. Hawkins
Camp, Sons of Veterans. He attends the
Baptist church, of which Mrs. Hawkins is a
member.
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§AMI':S FRANK ROHI-'.KTS, who owns
and occu|iics the old Roberts homestead
on Meredith Neck, within the township
ol Meredith, was liorn November 7, 1S53, in
the house where he now resides, son of Thomas
and Nancy C. (WigKin) Roberts. Jioth of
iiis paternal families are well known in this
town, and representatives of each are jirosper-
oiis and useful citizens of Meredith. His
grandfather, Leavitl Roberts, was a pioneer
farmer of the town. Thomas Roberts was
born in Meredith, September 11, 1.S12. In
his younger days he was a stone-cutter in
()uincy, Mass., and later was engaged in farm-
ing, lie died, December 1, 18S6, upon the
faini where his son, Oren N., now resides.
His wife Nancy became the mother of four
children, namely: Oren N., the Supervisor of
Roads in Meredith; George Smith Roberts, a
resident of Chicago; Kben Fisk, of Medford,
Mass. ; and James V., the subject of this
sketch. l'"or an account of Mr. Roberts's ma-
ternal ancestry the reader is referred to a
sketch of Oren N. Roberts, which appears
elsewhere in this work.
James Frank Roberts acquired such an edu-
cation as was afforded by the public school
system of his day, and, with the exception of
two summers, his whole life has been spent at
the homestead. His farm contains fifty-three
acres, all of which is under cultivation, and
it yields large crops of general farm products.
On December 23, 1893, Mr. Roberts mar-
ried Mrs. Avis E. (Shattuck) Ferry, daughter
of the Rev. Calvin S. Shattuck, an evangelist
of the Second Adventist faith. Mr. Shattuck
has resided in Pittsfield, N.H., for many
years. He married Phillis Gray, who bore
him four children, of whom three are living.
The.se are: the Rev. Frank Shattuck, of Roch-
ester, N.H.; Avis 1<^, who is now Mrs. Rob-
erts; and the Rev. Charles \V. Shattuck, of
Lakeport, N.H. In politics Mr. Roberts is a
Democrat. He is a member of W'innepesau-
kee Grange, I'atrcms if Ilusbanclr)-.
F\NIC D. RANDALL, a .successful
farmer of Lee, Strafford County, N.H.,
was born on the fiirm which he now
owns and occupies, August 27, 1853, son of
John and Mary J. (Demerritt) Randall.
His great-grandfather, Simon Randall, the
earliest known ancestor, settled on this farm
in the year 1700. Simon, grandfather of
Frank D. , was also engaged in farming most
of his life.
John, son of Simon Randall (second), was
born on the homestead in 1S21. He and his
wife Mary were the parents of seven children;
namely, Francis, Israel, Iilllen, Martha, I<"rank
D. , Amanda, and Herbert, of whom Israel and
Herbert are now deceased. Mr. Randall spent
his whole life on the farm, and was a highly
esteemed citizen. He contributed liberally
to the support of the church. His death oc-
curred in May, 1S75.
Frank D. Randall acquired a good prac-
tical education, attending the common school,
Coe\s Academy, and Manchester Commercial
School. On the death of his father, he re-
turned home and took charge of the homestead.
Its present flourishing condition attests his
knowledge of agriculture as well as his prac-
tical business ability. He owns one hundred
and seventy-five acres of laml, and carries on
general farming.
In September, 1877, Mr. Randall was
united in marriage with Laura A. Chesley, of
Durham, N.H. They have one son, John L.
Mr. Randall belongs to the Republican party,
and had the honor to serve as Representative
to the legislature in 1 8g6, winning his elec-
tion against a strong Democratic ticket.
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LONZO ri'RKINS, well kiitiwn as a
thrifty farmer and the proprietor of
summer boarding-house in Centre
Harbor, was born in liis present home, July
23, 1.S32, son of Timothy and Sally (Jones)
Perkins. His grandfather, Lemuel Perkins,
who was born in 1751, was a prosi)erous farmer
of Strafford, N H.
Timothy Perkins was also a nati\'e of Straf-
ford, born September 11, 1789. He was edu-
cated in the district schools and at Lincoln
Academy, and after the completion of his
studies he taught school for several winter
terms. His summers were passed at the home
farm until after his marriage, when he settled
upon a tract of wild land in Holderness,
N.H., which he cleared and improved. After
residing here for some years, he sold the prop-
erty and bought the farm in Centre ILarbor
where his son now resides. The rest of his
life was spent in this town, and he died P"eb-
niary i, 1881. He was one of the pillars of
the local Democratic party organization in his
day, and his influence was felt in all its move-
ments. He served as a Selectman for eighteen
years; was the Chairman of that body for the
greater part of that time; was 'I'own 'I'reasurer
a number of years; represented Centre Harbor
in the legislature for three terms, and was a
Justice of the Peace for about forty years.
He was noted throughout this section as an
auctioneer, and also did a great deal of busi-
ness before the Probate Court, settling many
estates. His wife, Sally, was born in Straf-
ford, January 8, 1795, daughter of John Jones,
who was an industrious farmer and quite an
e.\tensive landowner. She became the mother
of nine children, eight of whom are living,
namely: William J., a resident of Centre
Harbor; limeline R., now a widow; Paul,
who resides in Ashland; John S. , of Holder-
ness; George S. , of Lakeport ; Ebenczer F.,
now deceased; Alonzo, the subject of this
sketch; Timothy, who died in infancy; and
Charles H., also deceased. Gooding Piper,
who was the husband of Kmeline R., enlisted
in Company L Twelfth Regiment, New Hamp-
shire Volunteers, and died while serving in
the late war. Mrs. Timothy Perkins died
March 25, 1867.
Alonzo Perkins acquired a public school
education. At the age of nineteen he went
to Lowell, Mass., where he learned the
mason's trade. Subseciuently he followed
that calling until 1 8G6, when his mother's
illness caused him thereafter to remain at the
homestead. After her death he concluded to
engage in agricultural pursuits, which he has
since followed; and he eventually succeeded
to the ownership of the inoperty. His farm
contains eighty acres of fertile land, twenty-
five of which are under cultivati(jn. He win-
ters an average of eight head of cattle. In
1890 he began to entertain summer boarders,
having accommodations for sixteen at one
time. His pleasant house is now well patron-
ized during the heated term.
On April 7, 1857, Mr. Perkins married
Henrietta C. Keyser, daughter of Nathaniel
Keyser, of Shirley, Mass. He has one daugh-
ter, Carrie Etta, now the wife of Ned R San-
born, of Meredith. In politics he is a Demo-
crat. He was a Selectman for two years, Ta.\
Collector and Highway Surveyor for a number
of terms, was a delegate to the Constitutional
Convention; and he has been Town Clerk for
the past four years. Mrs. Perkins is a mem-
ber of the Free Will Paptist church.
'ajmull, k. di<:mkritt, a
armer of Lee, St
was born in Tult.
N.H., October 1 8,
County,
County,
1829,
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son of Kdmrnul and Luis (DcmLTi
lie removed to Wollhoio, in ihc
when he was Init ei<;ht years
Ihere acquired his education i
private scliools, reniainint;' nnti
iiood. In 1S54 he left the chai
of Lake Winnepesaukee, and
where he was eniplo\ed hy his 1
t) Denieritt.
lanie county,
)f age, and
public and
early man-
ling scenery
me to Lee,
clc, Andrew
Demerntt,
des. Six
tiie farm wliere he now
ths later he went to L.oston,
Mass., being engaged for five months there-
after in the commission business in that city,
(ining then to Dover, N.II., he worked three
years in the shoe factories there, subsequently
returning to Lcc, where he has since resided.
Mr. Denieritt own.s one hundred and ninety
acres of land, and successfully carries on a
general farming and dairy business. In poli-
tics he supports the princiides of tiie Demo-
cratic party. In iSSi he had the honor to
serve his party and the town of Lee as Rep-
resentative to the legislature.
()n September 13, i860, Mr. Dcmeiitt was
united in marriage with Lucy A. Dockum, of
W.dfboro, X.H. '
SOSIAH TOWLE STURTEVANT, a
retired business man of Meredith, was
born June 22, 1.S27, at Centre Harbor,
N.II., son of Ward Cotton and Lucetta
(Dalton) Stuitevant. His great-grandfather,
Church Sturtevant, who was a native of Hali-
fax, Mass., and a pioneer settler in Centre
Harbor, reared several sons, one of whom,
Hosea Sturtevant, served as a soldier in the
Revolutionary War. Joseph Sturtevant,
grandfather of Josiah T., was born in Halifax
in 1770. When fourteen years old he accom-
[lanied his jiarents to New Hampshire, and
settletl with lliem upon a tract of wild land at
Centre Harbor. At that time there were but
two small houses and a gristmill upon the
site of the present city of Laconia. (Juite a
settlement had sjjrung up at what is known as
Meredith Parade, however; but the town of
Meredith contained only two farm houses, a
grist-mill, and a dugout that served as the
abode of the miller. The farm wliich Joseph
Sturtevant assisted in reclaiming from the
wilderness eventually fell to him, am! he
resided there for the rest of his life. He
married Dorothy Towle, and reared three chil-
dren—Ward C, KIsie, and Olive. I'lsic
married Jonathan Clarke, of Moultonboro ;
and Olive became the wife ot James Jackson,
of luiton, X.H. The father was a Whig in
p(ditics; while Ijoih he and his family be-
longed to the Congregational ist church.
Ward Cotton Sturtevant, the father of Jo-
siah T. Sturtevant, born at Centre Harbor in
1798, was reared at the homestead, succeeded
to its owncrshiji after his father's death, and
followed general farming during tlie rest of
his active period. In i)olitics he suppoited
the Whig party. He was one of the organ-
izers of the Congregational church at Centre
Harbor, and served it as a Deacon for many
years. Ward C. Sturtevant died in 1879.
His wife Lucetta, a daughter of Joseph Dalton,
of Deerfield, N.H., became the mother of five
children; namely, Julia A. , Josiah T. , Mar-
tha, Henry, and Mary. Julia A., now de-
ceased, became the wife of Abi.er Z. C. True,
of Centre Harbor. Martha is the wife of
William Gordon, of Boston. Henry is resid-
ing at the old homestead; and Mary died at
the age of two years. The mother lived to the
age of seventy-seven years.
Josiah Towle Sturtevant acquired his educa
tion in the schoids of Centre Harbor and
Meredith. At the age of fourteen he began to
learn the blacksmith's trade, which he subse-
quently followed for seven years. During the
MOSES CRAFT LATHROP.
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succeed i lit; tlircc yciits he was eiiiplciN'ed in a
piano factory as a painter and vaniisiier. In
iS5,S, while visitiiiij; at the homestead, he met
a travelling photographer, who had a studio
upon wheels. On finding that the migratory
artist was desirous of selling out, l\Ir. Sturte-
vant honght the entire outfit, and after receiv-
ing a little instruction started in the business
for himself. A short time later he went to
Concord, where he obtained a more practical
knowledge of the business. After this he
continued to mo\'e about with his trax'elling
studio between Centre Harbor and Meredith
until iSfiO, when he, in turn, found a pur
chaser for the outfit. He then erected a per-
manent gallery in Meredith, where he re-
mained continuously until 1804. In this year
he began to pass his winters in I.aconia. He
continued in the iihotograiih business until
failing health caused him to relinquish it in
1867, and after his recovery he was employetl
in a drug store in this town for Ihiee \'c;irs.
Since 1870 he has carried on tpiite an exten-
sive business in real estate. lie also deals in
.sewer \npc, being the onl)' one to liandle that
article north of Laconia.
Some time ago, after having ac(|uiie(l con-
sidei'able projjeity, Mr. Towle retired from
active occupation. He is connected with
VVinnepcsaukee Lodge, I. O. O. Iv, of La-
conia, and with Winneiiesaukee ('.range.
Patrons of Husbandry. In politics he is a
Republican. On September Kj, 1S71, he
wcdde.l Mary A. IVrley, daughter of Dr. J. L.
i'erley, of Laconia.
kOSKS CRAFT LATHROl', M.D.,
son of William and {•.lizabeth
(Drake) Lathro],, came to Dover,
N.IL, in May, 1 Sr.r,, and purchased and occu-
pied his present residence, 16 St. John Street,
where he has since devoted himself exclusively
Conn., was through six generations the ances-
tral home of the Lathrops, whose lineage
reaches back unbroken over three lumdrrd and
fifty years. In his a<lmirable •■Genealogical
Memoir" of the Lo-Lathrop family, the Rev.
!■:. H. Huntington, A.M., says : —
"Lowthorpc is a small parish in the wapen-
take of Dickering, in the Last Riding of
\'ork, four and a h.alf miles north-cast from
Great Driffield, having about one hundred and
fifty inhabitants. It is a perpetual curacy in
the archdeaconry of ^■ork. This jiarish gave
the name to the family of Lowthrop, Lothrop,
or Lathrop. The church, which was dedicated
to St. Martin, and. had for one of its chap-
lains, 111 the reign of Richard, the second
Robert de Louthorp, is now parly ruinated,
the towel- and chancel being almost entirel}-
overgrown with ivy. It was a collegiate
church from 1333, and from the style of its
architecture must have been built about the
time of lulward HI.," 131J-77.
r'rom the many notices of the Lowthor|)es
in that English parish we take this curious
record: " 1 292 Walter de Lowthorpe is sum-
moned to answer to the king, Edward I., for
attempting to regulate the 'assize of beer' on
all of hi.s tenants in Lowthorpe, and other
places, without a license from the king."
his uiupicstioned right "anent custom thro liis
ancestors without interruption, beyond the
memory of man."
It was a descendant of this ancit-iit and
honorable family, whose arrival in America is
recorded on page seventy-one of Governor
Winthro]i's journal, under date of September
1 8, 1634: "The •Griffin' and another ship
mg witl
lundred pas-
sengers, Mr. Lathrop and Mr Sims, two godly
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nnnistcrs, coming in the same ship." The
Rev. John Lathrop, this "godly minister,"
who lied from tlie persecutions ot Laud, was
widcomed by a little tlock, with whom later
he founded the first church in liarnstable,
Mass. The first home of Mr. Lathrop was
small and uncomfortable, but in 1644 he oc-
cupied a more substantial structure, the frame
of which, after more than two hundred and
fifty years, is not only still standing, but, ac-
cording to a local historian, "is now, in its
riMHOilelled form, one of the prettiest build-
ings in the village, and is occupied for a jiar-
sonage and a public library." Rev. John
Lathrop was an independent thinker, a man
"distinguished for worldly wisdom as well as
for piety."
iM-om him the subject of this sketch is in
the eighth generation descended. His grand-
father, the Rev. Rowland Lathrop, of Tolland,
Conn., married Hannah Craft, sixth in descent
Irom Lieutenant Griffin Craft, of Roxbury,
I\Liss., emigrant from England in 1630, and
for eight sessions delegate to the Massachu-
setts General Court. His father, William
Lathrop, who was born in 1806, and died in
1S77, was a Christian gentleman of sterling
worth and integrity, proprietor of land in Tol-
l.uid, Conn., and of certain mill interests in
l-:ilington. Conn. He married l':iizabeth
Wolcott Drake, daughter of Francis Drake, of
ICast Windsor, Conn., wdio died in her son's
infancy.
His grandfather on his mother's side was
the daughter of Dr. Simon Wolcott, military
surgeon through the Revolutionary War,
whose father. Dr. Alexander Wolcott, was the
son of Major-general Roger Wolcott, Gover-
nor of Connecticut, brother of Major-general
Oliver Wolcott, LL.D , Governor of Connect-
icut, and signer of the Declaration of Inde-
pendence; uncle of Major-general Oliver
LL.D., Go\
)r of Con-
Wolcott, se
iiecticut.
Dr. Lathrop is an alumnus of the academies
of Wilbraham and Munson, Mass. He stud-
ied medicine with Dr. Marshal Calkins, now
of Springfield, Mass., late Professor of I'hysi-
ology in the V'ermont Lhiiversity, and with
the late Dr. G. M. Nichols, of Worcester,
Mass., and graduated from the Worcester
Medical College in 1852. The expenses of
his education were met by his own exertions
in manual labor and in teaching.
In 1853 he married Elizabeth Habcock,
widow of the Rev. S. S. Mathews, and daugh-
ter of the Rev. William S. Babcock, of Har-
rington, N.H., who was a graduate of "\'ale,
she being a grand-daughter of Adam Babcock,
of Boston, and great-grand-daughter of Judge
Joshua Babcock of the Supreme Court of
Rhode Island, a co-founder of Brown Univer-
sity. By this marriage Dr. Lathrop assumed
what has proved to be the very hapj^y relation
of stepfather to the following named children:
the now eminent musician, W, S. B. ^Lathcws,
of Chicago: the late Lieutenant John W.
Mathews, who in 1862, at the age of seven-
teen, enlisted as private in the Twenty-first
Iowa Infantry; the Rev. S. S. Mathews, who
founded and for ten years was pastor of the
Boylston Church, Boston, and is now pastor
of the Hanover Street Congregational Church,
Milwaukee, Wis. ; Martha A., widow of the
late Dr. T. J. W. Pray, of Dover; and Mary
E., wife of W. A. Burnap, Esq., of Iowa.
In early professional life Dr. Lathrop had
experience of the rougher side of country prac-
tice, both among the hills of New England
and on the prairies of upper Des Moines.
There where the log stockade was still a ne-
cessity against marauding Indians, two hun-
dred miles from a railroad, in the now popu-
lous and ever lovely Algona, he, with some of
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tlie choicest of homc-.scckcrs the ICast has sent
out, lived fora short time the rude, Init health-
ful, happy, life of the pioneer doctor.
In July, 1863, Dr. Lathrop be,i;aii army ser-
vice in the Nineteenth Iowa Infantry on a
commission as Assistant Surgeon from (}over-
nor Kirkvvood. In the followiui;- October he
was promoted to be Sur<;eon, Fourth ICngi-
neers "Corps d'Afrique," Colonel Charles
L. Norton commanding. The designation
of this regiment was later changed to Ninety-
eighth U. S. C. I. and in the autumn of 1865
was, by consolidation, merged in the .Sixty-
eighth, whose surgeon, much against his
inclination, he was ap]iointe<l to rejilace.
]{y incessant care and effort, through many
difficulties. Surgeon Lathrop succeeded in
raising the sanitary condition of his regi-
ment to the highest degree, and was informed
from headquarters that its health record stood
first in the department of the Gulf. During
her husband's absence, Mrs. Lathrop, too, did
efificient service for the soldiers as travelling
agent of the N. W. Sanitary Commission,
under the direction of its President, Mrs.
Mary A. Livermore, whose intimate friend-
ship she still enjoys. At Brashear City, La.,
Dr. Lathrop was for several months I'ost Sur-
geon ; and at New Iberia, La., by app
of General T. W. Sherman, he served
Advocate of a General Court Martia
trial of several capital cases.
Through the winter and spring
upon a complimentary ticket from Dc
tuck, of Harvard Medical Schocd, he pursued
clinical studies in Boston.
In 1880 Dr. Lathrop went to luuope, and
when in London, under the skilful guidance
of a hospital attache-, made the tour of its hos-
pitals, attending clinics of Lister, Bryant, and
other celebrities. Accompanied by his wife,
he has made the following excursions: in 1S86
intment
s Judge
for the
f 1 866,
n Shat-
to California; in 1887 to Washington, D.C.,
to the Ninth Triennial Meeting of the Inter-
national Medical Association; in 1 88,S to
I'uget Sound over the Canadian I'aeilic Rail-
road; in 189J to Mexico, as member of tlu'
American I'ublic Health y\ssociation.
In 1850 Dr. Lathro|) joined the Tleasant
Street Baptist Church of Worcester, Mass.,
and to this time has been a regular attendant
and supporter of religious services. He is a
Knight Templar of St. I'aul's Commandery,
and a member of various other social orders,
including the G. A. R. Of the Knights of
ll.nior he has served as State Medical l{x-
aminer. He has, however, in every other
circle but medical persistently withheld him-
self from the honors and duties of office. He
is ex-President of the Dover and of the Straf-
ford District Medical Societies. In June,
1896, he was elected Vice-President of the
New Hampshire Medical Society, which he
had [M-eviously represented to various other
medical societies, including the American and
the Canadian.
Dr. Lathrop's decision of thirty years ago to
settle in Dover, though reluctantly taken in
the face of strong attractions elsewhere, ami
because of family sickness, has in its recollcc-
tidii no regrets over the "might have beens "
that are not more than offset by the retrosjiect
of a very busy life and the beauty of its friend-
ships. And now, after forty-five years" ex-
perience of its toils and pleasures, he still
pursues, with unabated vigor, the study and
practise of his vocation coit auioic, ami with a
satisfactory degree of substantial success.
ANILL WADSWORTH COi:, a
farmer of Centre Harbor, Belknap
County, was born there, A|)ril 28,
\l^^ son of John and Lavinia T. (Senterj
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Coe. The goncal
to the sixteenth
y <)t tlie family dates l^ack
.Mitury. Robert Coe, the
earliest paternal ancestor of whom there is any
record, was born in Suffolkshire, luigland, in
I Syf). In April, 1654, with his wife and
three sons, Robert Coe sailed from Ipswich,
Siiffolkshire, in tlie ship "' l-'rancis," and ar-
rived at Boston in the following June. He
settled in Watcrtown, Mass., where in the
same year he was made a freeman. In 1635
he and his family emigrated to Wethersficld;
and there, as was the custom of the early set-
tlers, they traded largely with the Indians.
On October 30, 1640, in pursuance of a de-
cision to divide the church society, owing to
a dispute among its members that the church
at VVatertown and Mr. Davenport, of New
Haven, had fruitlessly tried to settle, Andrew
Ward and Robert Coe, representing them-
selves and about twenty other planters, pur-
chased Reppowans (Stamford), of New Haven
Colon)-, for the sum of thirty-three pounds.
In 1643 a General Court was established at
.Stamford, and Robert Coe, now one of the
foremost men of the colonies, was appointed
an assistant Juilge. Ne.xt year, in company
with several other persons, he formed the first
English settlement at Hempstead, Long Is-
land. Eight years after, he removed to what
is now called Newtown, Long Island, where
lu- became Magistrate, and took a prominent
jiart in all town affairs. P'our years later he
was one of a party to establish a settlement in
Jamaica, Long Island. The land occupied by
the settlers was purchased of the Indians,
March 21, 1656, and the certificate of pur-
chase was signeil by Robert Coe and seventeen
others. In 1659 he was appointed Magistrate
of this town; and in May. 1664, he repre-
sented Jamaica at the General Convention at
Hartford, by which body he was appointed
Commissioner for his town. Thereafter,
until 1672, he continued to be one of the most
prominent men in that district.
Robert Coe, Jr., who was a nati\-e of Eng-
land, liorn in 1627, and accompanied his father
to America, settled in Stratford, Conn., and
died in 1659. His only son, born in K'lSS,
who grew to manhood in New Haven, at the
age of thirty returned to Stratford, mar-
ried Mary Hawley, became the father
of ten children, and died in 1741. One of
these children, Joseph Coe, born in ]C)Sf>,
married Abigail Robinson, and died in 1754.
Joseph Coe, Jr., born in 1713, married Han-
nah Parmell, who, with her child, died in the
following year. He contracted a second mar-
riage in 1739 with Abigail Curtis, and died at
Middlefield, Conn., in 1784, leaving ten chil-
dren. These children were: James, Hannah,
Abigail, Anne, Joseph, the Rev. Curtis, Eben-
ezcr, Joel, Abigail, and Elisha. The Rev.
Curtis Coe, grandfather of the subject of this
sketch, was born July 21, 1750. After re-
ceiving his education at Brown University,
where he graduated in 1776, he was ordained
at Durham, N.H., November i, 1786, and
afterward preached in the Congregational
church there for many years. He w-as honor-
ably dismissed from the ministry in 1806, and
died in 1829. His wife, whose maiden name
was Anne Thompson, bore him eight children
— Joseph, Abigail, Ebenezer, Polly, Curtis,
Anne, John, and Benjamin.
John Coe, who was born in Durham, No-
vember 3, 1797, obtained his education in the
common schools of the town, and worked for
his brother in a country store until he was
twenty years old. He then started in busi-
ness for himself, and thereafter carried it on
successfully for ten years. He ne.xt engaged
in ship-building at Durham with his brother
Joseph. This was in the early days of the
temperance movement, when it was customary
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283
anion- ship-buihlcrs to serve liquor in the
ship-yanl every day at eleven o'clock. The
new firm, having decided to discontinue the
practice, posted notices to that effect, but an-
nouncini^ that in lieu of drink its money
value would he atldeil to the pay of each man.
The result was a strike, but Messrs. Coe
Brothers secured new men from Portsmouth to
fill the places of the strikers. A few years
after his marriaj^e John Coe purchased of his
father-inTaw the old Senter House, which he
remodelled and improved in various ways.
Later he left the Senter House in chart;e of
his son Curtis, and leased the old Marlboro
Hotel in Boston, which he conducted for many
years. After this he went extensively into
the real estate business in Boston. His wife,
Lavinia, who came from Centre Harbor, bore
him six children; namely, Curtis S., Annie
L., John Lyman, l':ilen L. , Rufus L., and
Daniel W. Curtis S. married Laura Merrill;
Annie L. married Charles P. Towle; Ellen L.
married S. J. Quimby, M. D. ; Rufus L. mar-
ried M. J. Canney; and Daniel VV. married
Fannie Ladd. The wife of John Coe was the
daughter of Samuel M. and Lettice Alls
(Bean) Senter, and she had three sisters and
one brother. John Senter, one of the proprie-
tors of Londonderry in I 7 19, was the first rep-
resentative of the Senter family in Centre
Harbor. He was of English birth, but he
went from Long Island, New York, to Lon-
donderry. His son Moses, of Centre Harbor,
was the grandfather of Lavinia. In his
younger days Mr. John Coe was a Democrat;
but at the time of his death, Ai)ril 2, 1 86 1,
he was a stanch Republican. He was ex-
tremely active in politics, but had no time to
fill public offices.
Daniel VVadsworth Coe spent his boyhood
in Centre Harbor, laying the f(nindation of his
education in the public schools of this place.
He subsequently attended Gilmanton Aca.l-
cniy, Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass., and
the New Hampton Biblical Seminary and
Literary Institute. He has always lived on
the lionie farm, which he has successfully
carried on since taking up the real work of
life. He has given his attention chiefly to
general farming.
On July I, 1878, Mr. Coe married Miss
Fannie Ladd, daughter of Seneca Ladd, of
Meredith, N.H. Politically, he is a Repub-
lican. In 1895 he was elected Selectman of
the town, and was re-elected in 1S96. He is
a pi'ominent member iif Garnet Hill Grange.
The sterling qualities of his ancestors are
repe;ited in Mr. Coe, who is a most public-
spiritetl citizen and a very genial and hospita-
ble man.
SOHN DEMERITT, of Madbury, Straf-
lord County, Sergeant-at-arms of the
New Hampxshire Senate during the late
session of the legislature (1897) is the worthy
representative of substantial Colonial stock
planted in the soil of the Granite State more
than two hundred years ago.
In ir)94 there came to the little town of
Matlbury, then a parish in Dover, one KW ile
Merit, who, according to tradition, was a
Huguenot refugee, fleeing from France soon
after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes,
and settling in the Isle of Jersey, where, as
his will shows, being still e.xtant, he left an
estate. He is supi)(.)sed to have tiescended
from a Sa.xon thane of Somersetshire,
Eadnoth, whose son was surnamed de Meriet,
mention of whom is to be fouiul in ancient
records of 1084 and i 140. .Sir John de
Meriet, a descendant, was born in 13J8, and
died in Calais, I"" ranee, in \}C>'); and his son,
Thomas de Meriet, lived in Caen. P:ii de
Merit seems to have been a man of great force
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of character cn-cmlcrcd by the stormy period
in which he lived. Some of iiis descendants
still preserve the l'"rcnch form of siiellint;- the
name, but it is more c(jmmonly written De-
merit or Demeritt.
Kli de Merit had five sons, four of whom —
namely, EH, John. William, and Job — mar-
rieil ami had families. From them has sprung
a race which is scattered throui;hout New Eng-
land and other parts of the United States.
One of the name and kin is the subject of the
])resent sketch, John Demeritt, son of Ezra
lulrick and Loui.sa (Demeritt) Demeritt, who
traces his descent on both sides of the house
through si.x generations. The paternal an-
cestral line is as follows: first, Eli de Merit;
secoml, I'^li, Jr.; third, Ebenczer; fourth,
Jonathan, who married his cousin Deborah,
daughter of Samuel Demeritt, his father's
brother; fifth, I'lbenezer Thompson, who mar-
ried Hannah Demeritt, daughter of Ebenezer,
brother of Jonathan ; and si.xth, I^zra Edrick
Demeritt. In the maternal line the second
generation was represented by VA'i de Merit's
son John; the third l^y Major John, known as
"I'owtler Major": the fourth by another
Major John: and the fifth by Mopley De-
meritt, who married Abigail Snell, and was
the father of Eouisa, the wife of Ezra Edrick
Demeritt. There was a John Demeritt in the
fifth generation in this line, Ilopley's brother,
who died a young man : and one in the sixth,
John \V., Ilopley's son. who died in child-
hood.
John Demeritt, the si.xth of the name, who
is thus shown to be of the seventh generation
hdm the immigrant ancestor, was huvn in
Madbury, August S, 1856, on the farm that
was mostly ac(|uired by his grandfather, l^ben-
ezer Thompson Demeritt. A portion of this
land was also owned by his great-grandfather
Jonathan, who inherited it from his father.
I-lbenezer, its possession in the family thus
covering a i)eriod of great length. The farm
now consists of about two hundred acres of
land, charmingly situated at the foot of
Moharimet's Hill, so called from an Indian
sagamore, who made it his stronghidd in the
early part of the seventeenth century; and it
stretches away, in beautiful and varied exjianse
of field, meadow, and pasture, to another
wooded height known as Beech Hill, which is
the boundary between Madbury and the ad-
joining town of Durham. The spot where the
present house now stands, shaded by majestic,
wide-spreading trees, marks the site of an old
garrison which stood as a refuge in the jieril-
ous times of Indian warfare, anti was called
the "Tasker garrison" from the Taskett or
Tasker family, who were the early settlers.
Mr. Demeritt's father, Ezra Edrick De-
meritt, was for many years one of the jMomi-
nent and influential residents of this section
of Strafford County, being widely known in
all the surrounding towns, and an important
factor in the agricultural interests of Mad-
bury, where his death occurred June 26,
1890, at the age of si.xty-five years. He was
a firm adherent of the Republican party, and
served in various ofificial capacities, being a
member of the State legislature in 1861 and
1862, Postmaster three years. Justice of the
Peace several terms; Selectman and Town
Clerk twenty years, besides holding many
offices of minor importance. He was a man
of great political sagacity, and was well versed
in all the im.pending questions of national and
local importance, being a deep reader, ami
|)ossessing sound judgment and a [lenetrative
mind. He married May 30, 1855, Louisa
Maria Demeritt, who is a woman of individual
worth and character. To tiiem were born two
children — John and Jennie Mabelle. The
daughter is now a library assistant at the Bos-
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ton AtliciKcum, ami tin: nKJther resides at the
Matlbury home.
Mr. Demeritt's ij;reat-great-graiKlfather on
the mate'rnal side, Major John Demeritt of
Revolutionary fame, was one of the [tarty of
patriotie men who went by boat ficim Durham
to aid in securing the ammunition at l-'ort
William and Mary in December, 1774. The
account of the capture of the fort is too well
known to need repetition. Certainly it was a
brave act on the part of each man, as all im-
jjerilled their lives in the attempt. It was a
very important step, also, as seen now in the
historic light of over one hundred years; for it
was the first armed resistance against Great
Britain. The throwing overboard of the tea
in Boston Harbor and the burning of the
"Gaspee" in Narragansett Hay were prior to
this; but in those exploits no arms were used
openly and in warlike manner, as was done at
the fort. The little party from Durham re-
turned safely with their spoils, which con-
sisted of guns, balls, and powder, most of the
Latter being taken up the Piscataqua and
Oyster Rivers, and secreted at first under the
Durham meeting-house, which stood directly
on the bank of Oyster River. Owing to the
accessibility of the place, as the river then
was a thoroughfare for crafts of all kinds, it
was thought unsafe; and Major Demeritt re-
moved it to his own premises in Madbury.
There he had a magazine constructed, where it
remained several months, until in that event-
ful June, 1775, it being needed by the forces
in Massachusetts, he took the most of it there
himself in an o.x cart, arriving in season for
the battle of Bunker Hill, thus rendering an
important service to the country at a critical
time. Some of this ammunition has been
jireserved and passed down as a precious heir-
loom to the present John, who has been so
ijeuerous as to iiresent a few balls from his
little hoartl to the New Hampshire Historical
Society, and a few to the Massachusetts His-
torical Society, at whose rooms of exhibition
they may be seen. It was doubtless in recog-
nition of his gallant services that the Fourth
I'rovincial Congress at lixeter voted, Novem-
ber 9, 1775, "that Captain John Demeritt be
h'irst Major of the Second Regiment of mili-
tia in this colony" (New Hampshire Pro-
vincial Papers, vol. vii. p. 655). Thirty-
three years afterward Major Demeritt's son
John was appointed l-'irst Major in the
Twenty-fifth Regiment, receiving his cou)-
mission from Governor John Langdon.
The seat of the John branch of the family,
and the place on which the jjowder was so
carefully stored, is situated about one-half
mile from the ancestral home on the paternal
side. This land was acquired in 1698 by Kli,
and was given, as shown by his will, dated in
1739, to his second son, John, who was the
father of Major John Demeritt, Sr. It is now
in possession of three daughters of Hopley
Demeritt; namely, Louisa^ Mr. John De-
meritt's mother, and her sister IClizabeth
(Mrs. John C. Hanson), and Miss Abbie Jane
Demeritt, who still reside there. For a
period of a little over fifty years previous to
this time, it was held by Mrs. Abigail Snell
Demeritt, whose husband, Hopley Demeritt,
died at an early age. She was a woman of
rare ability and industry, and during her long-
stretch of useful years — for she reached the
advanced age of ninety-one — she was noted
for her many good qualities of heart and mind.
Under her skilful management the farm in-
creased greatly in productiveness and value.
It is an undulating tract of about two bundled
and fifty acres of land, of great beauty and fer-
tility. There are broati fields, in a remote
I corner of one of which the mortal remains of
I all the early Johns peacefully sleep in the oUl
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family burial-grouiul. Hills gently rise iti
every direction, and the house itself stands
on an eminence conmianding an extensive
view of all the surrounding country. A part
of the i)resent large mansion is the original
house, which in external appearance, as well
as its anti(]ue furniture, testifies of its age antl
historic worth.
Mr. Demeritt began life with good educa-
tional advantages, as, after leaving the ilistrict
school in his boyhood, he was sent first to
the academy at Northwood Centre, thence to
Phillips Academy, Andover, ]\Iass., after
which he finished his studies at New London,
X. II. On leaving school, Mr. Demeritt ac-
cepted a position with the Boston & Maine
Railroad Comijany, becoming station agent at
Madbury and likewise serving in various ca-
l)acities. Here he proved himself so thor-
oughly trustworthy and able that in 1890 he
was promoted to the office of city passenger
and ticket agent in Boston, where he dis-
charged his duties with the same fidelity and
precision that marked his i)revious record,
continuing there until his resignation in
1895, after continuous service with the com-
pany for seventeen years.
In politics Mr. Demeritt invariably sup-
ports the principles of the Republican party.
In 1S.S7 he represented the town in the State
legislature, where he distinguished himself in
the memorable contest of railroad factions, by
his faithful labor in his adopted cause. Since
then he has attended every session of the
legislature in the interest of railroad legisla-
tion; and during the last session (1S97) he
filled the office of Sergeant-at-arms of the
Senate with his usual activity, earnestness,
and etficiency. Mr. Demeritt has always
made the ancestral place at .Madbury his home,
and at present he spends much of his time
there. -Standing as the only male rei)resenta-
tive of two long li
his many friends
future endeavors.
of a race so noteworthy,
sh him success in all
O X. WILLI A M V R A X K L I X
K X I G H T , of Laconia, I'.elknap
County, X.H., has won success in
business, distinction in politics, and popular-
ity in society. Son of Edwin Perry and Eliz-
abeth W. T. (\'aughan) Knight, he was born
on October 13, 1847, in Hanover, Grafton
County, this State. Mr. Knight conies of
patriotic stock, and numbers among his ances-
tors several of the early colonists of New
England. His great-grandfather, William
Knight, and that gentleman's brtJther were
Revolutionary soldiers, the latter receiving a
captain's commission for conspicuous gallantry
on the bloody field of Bennington. William
Knight, who served throughout the Revolu-
tion, was one of the Massachusetts contingent
in the Continental army. He removed from
Worcester, Mass., to Hanover, X.H., in
1808; and the homestead which he established
was subsequently occupied by his son Will-
iam, Jr., and his grandson, Edwin Perry, and
was the birthplace of his great-grandson,
William P., the direct subject of this sketch.
William Knight had a family of eleven chil-
dren.
William Knight, Jr., was born in Worces-
ter. .Mass. His active mature years were
spent in cultivating the farm in Hano\er,
N.H. There he died January 28, i860, aged
seventy-two. His wife, Avis Ladd, to whom
he was married January 24, 181 5, was born in
Haverhill, N.H. She was a descendant of
Daniel I^add, who came to this country in the
"I\Liry and John " of London, Robert Sayers,
master, in 1633 or 1634, and settletl in Ips-
wich, Mass., in 1637, being granted six acres
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2S7
of laiul there, on whicli he erected a ilvvellhig.
He subsequently lived lor a short time in
Salisbury; and later he was one ol the tirst
settlers of Pentucket, now Haverhill, Mass.,
where also he had a land grant. He was ex-
tensively engaged in farming, and he built the
lirst saw-mill in I'entucket. In local affairs
he was a leader, hoUling many offices of trust.
His son Daniel was killed by the Indians,
l-'ebruary 22, 1698; and the second Daniel
Ladd's son, Daniel, Jr., was taken prisoner by
the savages, and carried to Penacook, where
he was held for several years. Soon after
reaching Penacook he escaped, but was re-
taken by the savages, and, bound hand and
foot for fourteen days, was subjected to the
most excruciating tortures, gunpowder being
poured into his wounds. The scars of these
wounds always remained. He finally made
good his escape, and returned to Haverhill.
His son John was Mrs. Avis Ladd Knight's
father. Mrs. Knight ilied March 26, ICS56,
aged si.xty-eight. She was the mcither of three
children — lulwin Perry, John, and Francis,
all now deceased.
Iv.lwin Perry Knight was born in Hanover,
August 15, 1S16. Thinking to qualify for
the profession of medicine, he studied at Nor-
wich University, but changed his plans, and
turned his attention to farming and stock-
raising. He owned some three hundred acres
of land, and was very successful in his chosen
pursuit. He was a Democrat, and a strong
sup[)orter of Huchanan and Breckenridge. He
tlied October 22. 1857. On April 17, 1S45,
Mr. lulwin P. Knight was married to I-Hiza-
l.etli W. T. Vaughan, daughter of Silas T.
and Polly (Ingalls) Vaughan. She was born
in Hanover, September 27, 1825.
The Vaughan and Ingalls families figured
conspicuously in Colonial times. To Will-
iam Vaughan, of Portsmouth, N.H., son of
Lieutenant Governor George Vaughan, history
gives much credit for the capture of Louis-
burg in 1745, as it was at his suggestion that
the enterprise was undertaken. Captain Jabe^
Vaughan, who is thought to have been a con-
nection of the Portsmouth Vaughans, and who
was born, it is said, in Middlebury, Mass., in
October, 1763, rendered long and valued ser-
vice to his country at the time of the Revolu-
tionary War. He died in June, 1S13. His
son, Silas T., William I'". Knight's grand-
father, was born August 28, 1797, and died
April 20, 1S62; and Polly Ingalls, who be-
came the wife of Silas T. Vaughan, was born
April 8, 1797. The Ingalls family are a
scholarly and refined race. In the history of
Lynn, Mass., we find that the first known
white settlers there were Edmund Ingalls and
his brother Francis, who came from Lincoln-
shire, England, to Lynn in 1629. The tle-
scendants in the direct line to and including
the grandmother of the subject of our sketch
were: lulmund; Henry, born in 1656; Henry,
born 1697; Joseph, born 1723; Luther, born
1758; Polly Ingalls, born 1797. Mrs. l{liz-
abeth W. T. Vaughan Knight died May
4, 1872, aged forty -six years. She was the
mother of five children: lulwin V. (deceased) ;
William Franklin, the subject of this sketch;
Charles E. (deceased), who owned an extensive
sheep ranch in Kansas, and was ticket agent
for the Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific Railroad
at Moberly, Mo. ; luiima I{. ; and Myra V.
William Franklin Knight was educated in
the common schools of Hanover and at West
Randolph Academy. In June, 1864, he en-
tered the employ of Parker Brothers, of La-
conia, general grocers, as clerk; and in 1867
he was practically in control of the business.
He eventually bought out the original firm,
and in company with Mrs. Hull, under the
firm name of W. P". Knight & Co., conducted
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:i lloiii-LsliiiiL;- tm.lc for ten years. The fullow-
iiiL^ ten years lie was sole proprietor, and then
Mr. (ieori;c Tetreaii became his associate, the
tirm name beconiinL; W. V. Kni-ht & Tetreau.
Mr. Tetreau was succeeded by Mr. Huntress;
and the style was changed to Knight &
Huntress, the present firm. In addition to
his dry-goods business, Mr. Knight in 1873
was a member of the furniture house of
Mansur & Knight, which in 1SS7 became
Knight & Robinson. He is a Trustee of the
lielknap Savings Bank, a Director in the La-
conia National Bank, and a Director in the
Laconia Building and Loan Association. He
is a member of the local Board of Trade, and
has been Secretary and Treasurer of the Board
of Trustees of the Laconia Public Library
some thirteen years.
Mr. Knight was married in 1872 to Fannie
!•:., daughter of James Taylor, of Franklin,
X.H. Though the Knights were loyal for
generations to Democratic traditions, the Civil
War and its attendant circumstances caused a
change in the sentiments of the family; and
WilliLim F. Knight has been a stanch Repub-
lican since he was qualified to vote, casting
his first Presidential ballot for Ulysses S.
Grant in 1868. He was elected Town Clerk
of Laconia in 1875, and served two years; is
now Chairman of the Republican City Com-
mittee; was elected County Treasurer in
1S83, and re-elected in 1885; was in the State
legislature in 1889, serving on the Railroad
Committee and Committee on National
Affairs; was elected State Senator from Dis-
trict No. 6 in 1894, for the term of two years;
was a member of the Committees on Finance,
Military Affairs, and Insane Asylum; and in
1896 he was appointed Quartermaster-general
on the staff of Governor C. A. Busiel. At
the time of his nomination f^)r the State
Senate the Boston Jonnial said of him, "Mr.
Knight is a straight, clean fellow in every re-
spect and exceedingly pojuilar as a citizen.''
A thirty-second degree Mason, he is a mem-
ber of Mount Lebanon Lodge, No. J2, F. &
A. M.; Union R. A. Chapter, No. 7;
Pythagorean Council, No. 6, R. and S. M. :
Pilgrim Commandery, K. T. ; the Scottish
Rite bodies at Concord; and the Consistory at
Nashua. He has filled all the chairs in Chap-
ter and Council and Grand Chapter, and is at
present Grand High Priest of the last-nametl
body. An attendant at the Unitarian church,
he has held various positions, and is at this
time President of the Society.
EHEMIAH CAVERLY TWOMBLV,
M.D., a prominent New Hampshire
physician, residing at Centre Straf-
ford, was born near the academy in Strafford,
P^ebruary 26, 1835, son of Silas and Sally
(Caverly) Twombly. The men of his family
have been identifietl with the history and de-
veloi^ment of the town almost since its settle-
ment. His early ancestor, Ralph Twombly,
from whom he is the seventh in lineal ilescent,
had land laid out in 1656, and was taxed that
year at Cocheco (Dover), N.H. l-'rom the
contents of his will, dated February 28, 1684,
which is still in existence, it is seen that he
must have been a very prosperous farmer. He
names separately each of his children, as fol-
lows— John, Ral]ih, Joseph, Mary, Elizabeth,
Hoi)e, Sarah, Esther, and William — and be-
queaths to them and his wife, Elizabeth, the
bulk of his property.
The second Ralph Twombly had a son Will-
iam, who settled in Madbury, N.H., and be-
came the father of four sons. Moses, the eld-
est, married Sarah Wentworth, a descendant
of Governor Benning Wentworth. Moses
Twomblv's son Samuel was grandfather to the
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Diictor. Samuel Tvvombly was born in 1766,
and became a well-known farmer and basket-
maker of Strafford. He married Olive
Huntress, antl by this union had eleven chil-
(h-en, lit whom the following is a brief men-
tion: Hannah married James Roe; Silas was
the lather (if Dr. Twombly; William married
]';etsy Rollins, and settled in Gilmanton;
Deborah became Mrs. Nicholas Evans, of
Holderness; Samuel, a stone mason, married
Su.san Durgin, and settled in New Market,
N.H., and has two grandchildren, one, Belle
Bryant, a remarkable organist, the other,
Virginia, noted as an elocutionist; hJioch, the
si.xth child, married Lucretia Daniels; Moses
married a Miss I'arker, of Holderness, and
settled in Maine; ]:)aniel, born July 25, 181 1,
married Miss Julia Reed, of New ]5edford,
Mass., and has two chiKlren — Maria and
Daniel; John married Sarah ]5erry, and set-
tled in Maine; Smith died in Charleston,
S.C. ; and the eleventh child, Mesheck, lived
and died in Lowell, Mass. Andrew J. was a
child by a sec.nd marriage.
Silas Twombly was born in old Barrington
(now Strafford), December 22, 1798. When
a lail he worked for a time in Charlestown,
Mass. ; and later, returning to his native town,
he became a farmer and cattle raiser. He was
an industrious man, universally esteemed, and
dying left an honorable name to his descend-
ants. His wife, Sally Caverly, was a de-
scendant of Governor Bcnning Wentworth.
The seven children of Mr. and Mrs. Silas
Twombly were: John, Hazen, Harrison, Silas,
Sally A., Nehemiah, and Viany, of whom
John, Hazen, Silas, Sally A., and Viany are
now deceased. John Twombly, burn Decem-
ber 22, 1822, was a prominent lawyer and
citizen of Mamaroneck, N.Y., and a member
of the New York legislature; Harrison, born
Seiitember 25, 1S2G, married Harriet A,
Caverly, and has one child, Charles H., who
has been Treasurer of Strafford since 1S95,
and who marrieil Ada Moody, and has one
child, Charles Whiler; Silas married Ann
M. Twombly, and had one child, Rii.xanna,
now Mrs. William Shepard.
Nehemiah C. Twomlily passed his boyhinid
on his father's farm, antl attended the public
schools of the town. Later he was sent to
what is now Austin Academy, where he
studied diligently, and exhibited an unusual
aptitude for learning. He was afterward ap-
pointed master for the winter terms in the
schools of Strafford and Barrington. While
teaching he made cpiite a rei)utation for him-
self; and, had he clmsen tn remain in the pro-
fession, there is no dmiht that he would now
have been one of the leailing etlucators of the
country. In 1 86 1 he began the study of med-
icine with Dr. Charles Palmer, of Strafford,
and for fifteen years, as he had opportunity,
was a close student. In 1875 he was enabled
to enter the LTniversity of Vermont at 15urling-
ton, where he was graduated the following
year, carrying off the highest honors in his
class. The persistency with which he clung
to his resolution to prepare himself for the
practice of medicine, and the patience he dis-
played in waiting so many years before cir-
cumstances enabled him to secure his diploma,
merited all the success he has since obtained.
An example of such tenacity of purpose in a
good cause is stimulating and gratifying in
these modern days of rush and hurry. By
means of his personality antl by his great skill
in his profession Dr. Twombly has built up
an extensive practice, and has made a name
antl fame for himself, ntit only in his native
town antl county, but throughout the whole
State. He is recognized by the medical pro-
fession as one of the leading physicians in
New Hampshire.
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lie is a member of Strafford District Medi-
cal Society, and has been a member of the
State Pharmaceutical Association since 1879.
lie ludds a State certificate, which i:,ives him
tiie authority to open a drug store anywhere in
\cw Hampshire.
Dr. Twombly owns and cultivates Hillside
{•'arm, an estate of eighty acres, and has been
much interested in the work of the various
agricultural societies. lie is Master of Bow
Lake Grange, No. 80, and a member of Eastern
New Hampshire Pomona Grange, No. 2, and
of the State grange. His extensive knowl-
edge of the natural sciences and his well-
known ability on the platform have led to his
often being asked to lecture before these
bodies on chemistry, botany, and kindred sub-
jects. He is a very pleasing speaker, and his
addresses are always listened to with marked
attention.
Dr. Twombly has held a commission as
Justice of the Peace and Quorum throughout
the State since his twenty-first year, and in
that capacity has done a large amount of pro-
bate business, although he has eschewed trial
cases. He also has settled many pension
claims, and there are many veterans who have
reason to be grateful to him for having been
the means of securing them an income.
Politically, Dr. Twombly has always been
more or less of an Independent. He believes
in using his influence on the side of justice
rather than in giving blind adherence to party
phitforms. In 1865 he was chosen to repre-
sent the town in the legislature, and while
there was a member of several committees.
He has refused to accept the nomination for
Town Treasurer, but has served for a number
of years on the School Hoard, and has always
been greatly interested in all eilucational
movements. Of a vital, sanguine tempera-
ment, possessing keen jjowers of analysis and
tine command of language. Dr. Twombly is
active and energetic in the advocacy of any
movement which he deems to be for tiie wel-
fare and improvement of society. His lect-
ures cover a wide range of subjects, embrac-
ing politics, science, and religion. He is a
facile writer, and has made a large number of
contributions to the press. He has been for
years a prominent supporter of Christianity
as represented by the Second Adventist de-
nomination, with which he is connected; and
he never hesitates to express his religious
views unequivocally, mindful of the apostolic
injunction to give a reason for the hope that
is in him. He is a member of Bow Lake
Y. P. S. C. E.
(?^":
APTAIN STEPHEN S. AVER, an
enterprising farmer of Lakeport, Bel-
vi^ ^ knap County, was born in Gilford,
this county, I'ebruary 5, 1828, son of Thomas
and Sally (Gale) Ayer. His paternal grand-
father, Winthrop Ayer, was a highly respected
resident of Barnstead, this county. Thomas
Ayer, in his early manhood, came from Barn-
stead to Gilford, and there afterward worked at
the trade of ship-carpenter. His wife, Sally,
who was born in Gilmanton, November 17,
1789, became the mother of four children, of
whom Stephen S. is the only survivor.
Thomas Ayer died in 1S56, at the age of
sixty-five, while his wife lived until 1S83,
when she passetl away in the ninety-fifth year
of her age.
Stephen S. Ayer recciveil his education in
the common school and at the Gilford and
VVolfboro Academies, being obliged to alter-
nate study with work to pay his expenses.
Thereafter he taught school in his native
town for twelve terms, and for one teim in
Norton, N.Il. Subsequently in 185 1, after
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workiiif^ at tlie trade of carpenter for some
time, he came to Weirs. Here, on a farm of
ei<;hty acres, he has since been engaged in
stock-raising and general farming. F"rom the
time he first voter! until i S64 he was a Demo-
crat, but since that time he has affiliated with
the Republican party. In Gilford he has been
officially prominent He was its Collector in
1864 and 1865. Ik'ginning in 1868, he was
Selectman for four consecutive years. In
1871-73 he was its legislative Representa-
tive, sei'ving on the Committee of Agriculture
and on the 15oard of I'^qualization. From
1S70 to 1S79 he served it as Treasurer. In
18S0 he was Census-taker for twelve outlying
districts. In 1882 he was again elected Col-
lector. He served again as Selectman from
18S3 to 1 886 inclusive, and he was .again ap-
|)oiuted Collector in 18.S9, and ne.xt year was
once more the Census-taker. In 1889, 1890,
and 1S91, he served on the Gilford School
Hoard, and in 1S94 he was appointed Assessor
of Laconia, being rea|ipointed in March, 1896,
for three years. Me has also settled several
estates.
On July 10, 185 1, Captain Ayer was mar-
ried to Mary E., a daughter of Jacob Rowell,
of Gilford. They have had four children,
three of whom are living. These are: Mrs.
R. ]?. Priest, of Lakeport, whose husband has
been foreman in B. J. Cole's machine shop for
several years; Mrs. Walter F. Thompson,
whose husband is a member of the firm, I'lum-
mcr & Thompson, druggists of Lakeport ; and
George H. Ayer, who resides with his parents.
Mr. Ayer and family live on the old Rowell
homestead. He is a member of Chocorua
Lodge, No. 51, I. O. O. F., of Lakeport,
which he joined in 1870. From the time he
was seventeen years of age until the old mili-
tia law was abolished, he was a member of the
Gilford Rifle Company, serving as Sergeant
and Captain. He is
Free liaptist church.
imnumum wi
[DWIN COX, Chairman of the Board of
:tmen of MereiJith, ami an e.\-
emjierof the New Hampshire legis-
lature, was born in Holderness, N.H., Au-
gust 13, 1844, son of Andrew Smith and Mary
(Cummings) Cox. His grandfather was Jona-
than Cox, who followed agricultural pursuits
in Holderness during the active period of his
life. Andrew Smith Cox, born in Holder-
ness, was reareil to farm life, and afterward
tilled the soil with profit until his death,
which occurred in 185 1. His wife, Mary,
was a daughter of Nathaniel and Mary (Craw-
ford) Cummings. The former, who prosper-
ously followed farming in New Hampton,
N.H., was accidentally killed in tlie prime of
life by an infuriated bull. Mr. and Mrs. An-
drew S. Cox were the parents of five childicn,
four of whom reached maturity, namel)' :
George and Albert, who arc no longer living;
Clara, who is the wife of George H. Gay, of
l^oston ; and Edwin, the subject of this
sketch.
Edwin Cox, after the death of his father,
was seven years old when he came with his
mother to this town. He began his education
in the district schools, and later attended a
private school. When ready to begin life for
himself he worked in a hosiery-mill for a
time, and then entered the employ of Daniel
S. Ik'dee in the livery and express business.
In 1867, after the death of Mr. Bedee, he was
appointed local agent of Cheney & Co. 's Ex-
press, and is now acting in that capacity for
their successors, the American Express Com-
pany. He also carries on a profitable livery
business, keeping an average of ten good driv-
ing horses. His popularity and success are
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the result of his genial manners, and his read-
iness to accommodate his neighbors and fel-
low-townsmen upon all occasions to the extent
of his ability. In politics he is a Democrat,
and his connection with the public affairs of
Meredith has been of a nature to receive the
heart)' commendation of the entire community.
iMir twenty years he has served as Moderator
at town meetings. While representing the
town in the legislature he was a member of
the Committee on Corporations. He has been
a member of the Board of Selectmen for the
past seven years, and is now in his fourth year
as Chairman of that body. On December 7,
1867, Mr. Co.x married Arzelia J. Pease,
daughter of .Simeon D. and Hetsey (Batch-
elder) Pease, of Meredith. Mr. and Mrs.
Ci).\ have one son, Clarence luhvin, who grad-
uated at the New Hampton Institute, and is
now in business with his father. Mr. Co.x
was made a Mason in Choconia Lodge, No.
83. He has been a Good Tenijilar for thirty
years, and has several times filled the chief
Templars" chairs in Waukewan Lodge. Mrs.
Cox is a member of the Congregational
church, and Mr. Cox attends religious worship
there.
'.L II. I^KLL, the pleasant
accommodating ticket agent at
Maine Railway sta-
(^^^AMl
tiim -in Dover, was born April II, 1864, in
Springfield, Lot No. 6j, Prince Edward
Island, son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Hard-
ing) Bell. Both parents are also natives of
Prince Edward Island. When Samuel H.
was fourteen years old, they moved to Mount
Plea.sant, Lot No. 13, where they still reside.
The father follows the callings of blacksmith
and farmer.
Samuel H. Bell remained on his native
island, attending the public schools and as-
sisting his father in the forge or on the farm
until he was twenty years old. Then, believ-
ing that better opportunities for advancement
were to be found in the States, he came to
New F^ngland, and for two years was employed
at an undertaking establishment in West New-
ton, Mass. Here he served as a hark driver,
ami assisted in the general work. He next
obtained a situation with the West h:nd Street
Railway Company of Boston, being stationed
at Maiden, Mass., for a while. Going then
to Lowell Junction, Mass., he spent four
months in learning telegraphy, after which
he was assistant station agent at Cliftondale,
Mass., for a year. He was subsequently
located for a few weeks at Windham Junrticm,
N.H., as spare operator and relieving agent,
going thence to Salmon Falls, this county,
where he remained four years. At Salmon
Falls he was night operator at the station for
the first five weeks, and for the residue of the
time he was general utility man, serving as
day operator, baggage master, and an assistant
to the agent in general office work, proving
himself faithful and efficient in every capac-
ity. In April, 1893, the company, appreciat-
ing his ability and trustworthiness, promoted
him to his present responsible position, in
which he is giving general satisfaction.
Mr. Bell was married June 5, 1894, to Miss
Ilattie E. , daughter of William and Abbie
(Rolfc) Davis, of Salmon Falls. Having
become a natural izeil citizen in due time after
coming to Dover, he is identified with the
Republican party. A Mason of the thirty-
second degree and the Scottish Rite, he be-
longs to Strafford Lodge, No. 29, Belknap
Chapter, Orphan Council, and the command-
ery of Knights Templar. Both he and Mrs.
Bell are active workers in the Episcopal
church, of which Mrs. Bell is a member. Mr.
Bell is the owner of a fine farm of one hun-
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and seventy acres in Prince Edward
d. Of strictly temperate habits, (if t;ood
1 priiiciides, he is held in high cimsidera-
ihriMighdut tlie community, where he has
•c circle of warm friends.
WrLLIAM S. STEVENS, late an es-
teemed resident of Dover, Strafford
County, N.IL, of which city he
was formerly Mayor, was born June 21, 1S16,
in Canterbury, Merrimack County, this State.
His father, Edmund Stevens, a farmer by oc-
cupation, married Betsey Shepherd, who bore
him two children.
William S. Stevens was reared on the home
farm, and acquired the rudiments of his educa-
li(in in the common schools of his district.
At the age of fourteen years he became clerk
in the village store, where he remained long
enough to acquire some practical knowledge
of business. His next experience was as a
student in the Pembroke and Gilmanton Acad-
emies successively, one year being spent by
him in each. He intended to further pursue
his studies at the New Hampton Literary In-
stitution, going there for that purpose, but
being offered the position of teacher in one of
the Kingston schools he accepted it, and
taught for a year. Returning then to the pa-
rental homestead, Mr. Stevens stayed there but
a short time before he obtained a situation as
travelling salesman for the Platform Scale
Company, in which he bought an interest the
succeeding year, and continued travelling for
the firm five years longer. Locating then in
Milton, N.H., Mr. Stevens purchased a saw-
mill, and was there engaged in the manufact-
ure of lumber for three years. Going thence
to Ossipee Centre, Carroll County, he was es-
tablished in that town in the mercantile busi-
ten years, coming from there to
ness somt
Dover in 1^47. After carrying on a success-
ful wholesale tratle in groceries for three
years, he, in company with Benjamin Wig-
gins, bought the Dover Glue Works, which he
owned at the time of his death. After the
death of his partner, Mr. Stevens continued
the business under the firm name of Wiggins
& Stevens for many yeais. In 1S52 this en-
terprising firm enlarged their operations, add-
ing to their former manufactures that of sand,
emery, and flint paper, and garnet cloth. Six
years later this addition to their plant was
burned, and it has never been rebuilt, although
the manufacture of glue was later continued.
Soon after the fire Mr. Stevens purchased a
factory in Maiden, Mass., where, under the
])ersonal supervision of his son, I'lverett J.
Stevens, he carried on an extensive and lucra-
tive manufacturing business. He passed away
at his home, 713 Central Avenue, April 15,
1897, aged eighty years, nine months, and
twenty-five days.
In politics Mr. Stevens was an ardent sup-
porter of the principles of the Republican
party, and served his fellow-citizens with
fidelity and efficiency in important positions,
having been a member of the State legislature
eight years, and Chief Magistrate of the City
of Dover three years, being elected to the latter
ofTice in 1S70, and twice re-elected, serving
until 1S73. F"or many years he was inti-
mately associated with the financial interests
of this part of the county, being ex-Vice-Pres-
ident of the South Dover Savings Bank, and
for a quarter of a century having been Presi-
dent of the Strafford National Bank, of which
he had previously been a Director for a num-
ber of years. Starting in life with no special
advantages, save those accorded to every
farmer's boy, Mr. Stevens met with success in
each and all of his undertakings, his energy,
thrift, and steadfastness of purpose carrying
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him steadily onward and upward along life's
pathway. Of a genial and kindly nature, he
was a friend alike to rich and poor, and,
though not connected by niemberslii]i with any
religious organization, w;is a libera! su]iporter
of rhurclies. l-'or fnrty-hve years he occupied
his JH-aiitifiil residence wherein he hospitably
entt'rlained his many friends and acquaint-
anci's.
Mr. Stevens was first married November 13,
1839, to Miss Mary Jewett, daughter of Na-
thaniel Jewett. The only child born of that
union was a son, Everett J., who has charge
of the factory at Maiden, Mass., and is one
of the prominent business men of that busy
city, of which he is ex-Mayor. After the
tleath of his first wife, Mr. Stevens married
.Saiah Varney Bangs, of Dover, their union
iieing solemnized on May 7, 1S51. P'our chil-
dren were born of this marriage; namely,
Mary K., Carrie L., Kliza, and Annie H. (de-
ceased). Mr. Stevens's third wife, Sarah F.
Chesley, whom he married in Dover on Febru-
ary 2, 1879, died without issue. Mr. Stevens
was a Director of the I'ioston & Maine Rail-
road until his resignation some five years ago,
making twenty years of consecutive service.
'ON. WILLIAM A. PLUMMFR, of
Laconia, N.IL, is a prominent mem-
ber of the Helknap County bar and
a very popular sound money Democrat. He
was born in Gilmanton, this county, December
2, iRC>S, a son of Charles K. and Mary
(Moiidy) Plummer. His family springs from
the riummers of Newburyport, Mass., who
trace their origin to an early settler of that
name there (1635). Governor Plumer, of
New Hampshire, was of the same stock.
Joseph riummer, father of Charles K. Plum-
mer, was born in Gilmanton, N.H., and was
for a number of years engaged in farming in
that town. He died at the age of forty-five.
His wife, who was Sally Lamprey, of Gilman-
ton, lived to be seventy years old; and her
mother lived to see five generations of tlie
family. I\Ir. and Mrs. Joseph Plummer had a
family of si.x children, four r)f wliom are li\'-
ing, namely: Charles E. , the Hon. William
A. Plummer's father ; Ann K.^ who marrie<l a
Mr. Ayers, of Maine; Mary !•:., wife of Henry
E. Marsh, of Gilmanton; and Laura, wife f>f
J. H. Drew, of Gilmanton.
Charles Iv Plummer was liorn in Gilmanton
sixty-five years ago, and still resides there.
A large land-owner, his property covering one
thousand acres, lie is extensively interested in
farming, stock-raising, and lumbering. He
has taken a prominent part in the councils of
the Democratic party, and has been nominated
for Representative to the State legislature.
His wife, who is a daughter of Stepiien
Moody, a resident of the part of Gilmanton
now known as Belmont, is sixty-six years old.
The following children have blessed their
union: Etta J., who died in P'ebruary, 1896,
aged forty-one, wife of Edwin N. Sanborn, of
Laconia; Carrie I-]., wife of Frank H. P'ur-
ber, of Alton, N.IL; and William A.
William A. Plummer was graduated at Gil-
manton Academy in June, 18S4, and entered
Dartmouth College the following autumn.
Being in poor health, however, he followed his
physician's advice, and left his books for a
while. On January 3, 18S6, he entered the
law office of J. C. Story at Plymouth, N.IL,
with whom he remained until the summer of
1886. On September 13, 188C, he began to
teach school at Canaan, N. H., taking charge
of the higher grade; and for one term he had
oversight of all the schools in the village.
As a teacher he was very successful and jiojiu-
lar. Subsequently, being requested to take
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WILLIAM A, PLUMMER
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cliarj^e of a private scliool, he consented; and
in the mean time he was diligently pursuiiit;'
his law studies. Me read law with G. W.
Murray, Esq., until July, 18S7. He then
entered Boston University Law School, where
he was graduated in June, 1889; and while a
student there he gained a practical insight
into legal work in the office of C. T. & T. II.
Russell, of Boston. Passing the requisite
examination, he was admitted to the New
Hampshire har, July 26, iS.Sg; and on .Sep-
temlier 2, 1889, he became the partner of the
ll.in. S. .S. Jewett. The firm of Jewett &
riummer has an extensive business, and has
gained much prestige fi'om the ability of both
members of the firm.
.Mr. riummer was in the legislature in 1893,
presiding as Chairman of the Belknap County
delegation, and had much to do with obtaining
the vote to build the new court-house in
Laconia; and it was lie who introduced and
obtained the passage of the bill empowering
the county to bond the indebtedness. He was
later Chairman of the Court-house Building
Committee. While in the IIou.se of Repre-
sentatives he was a member and Secretary of
the Judicial Committee; a member of the
Committee on Education ; and he was on the
Committee on the Roll of the House during
his service there the year the Laconia city
charter was adopted. He was the first Moder-
ator for Ward I''our in the city of Laconia,
was nominated from Ward I<"our for the Coun-
cil in 1891, and again later; and though he
was defeated he ran far ahead of his ticket.
In the spring of 1895 he was nominated for
Mayor. At the previous election the Demo-
cratic candidate for the mayoralty was defeated
by a majority of between five and six hundred.
Mr. I'lummer was defeated by only forty five
votes. He was again nominated in the s|)ring
of 1896. In 1893 he was elected to the La-
conia School Board, and in 1S95 he was re-
elected for three years. In 1896 he went as
delegate to the Chicago Convention that nomi-
nated the Democratic candidate for President,
and be is at present a member of the Sound
Money State Committee. In March, 1897, he
was elected a Trustee of the City Savings
Bank of Laconia, N.IL; and on April 5,
1897, he was elected a Director of the Laconia
National Bank.
On January i, 1890, Mr. Plummcr was
united in marriage with Ellen F. Murray, of
Canaan, N. IL, daughter of George W. Murray.
They have one boy, Wayne M., born March
21, 1891. In fraternal organizations Mr.
I'lummer is active and prominent. He has
been for two years Master of Mount Lebiuion
Lodge, No. 32, E. & A. M. ; belongs also to
Union Chapter, R. A. M., No. 7; and is oni-
of the .Stewards of Pilgrim Commandery,
Knights Templar. He is also a member of
the Ancient Order of United Workmen. In
religious belief he is a Congregationalist.
lAH B. SULLIVAN, M.D., a
jironiinent member of the medical
aternity of Strafford County,
has been in active practice in Dover since
1 88 1, and has won for himself a wide and
favorable reiiutation thruughout this vicinity.
He was born at Wiinhmp, Kennebec County,
Maine, May 29, 1857, a son of Jeremiah and
Rebecca (iillman .Sullivan. Having com-
pleted his studies at the \mU\\c schools of his
native town, he entered the Towle Academy,
from which he was graduatetl with the class of
1872. During the succeeding year he re-
mained in Winthrop, where he was employed
as a clerk in a drug store. Going thence to
Portland, he spent two years as a clerk in the
drug store of Hinds & Co., and was afterward
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located in Lewiston, Mc, throe years, part of
the time as a clerk, and the remaintler in con-
ducting a prescription drug store on his own
account. He then entered the office of Dr.
J. A. Donovan, of Lewiston, with whom he
read medicine, at the same time attending
lectures at the medical department of the Uni-
versity of New York City. After three years
of faithful study he received his diploma in
i.SSi. Returning to Lewiston, Dr. Sullivan
began the practice of his profession in com-
pany with his former teacher. Dr. Donovan,
continuing with him until June, when he lo-
cated in Dover. Here the doctor has met
with eminent success as a practitioner, and is
now recognized as one of the leading physi-
cians of the city.
I'olitically, Dr. .Sullivan is a firm Demo-
crat, and one of the leading members of his
|taity. Li i8,S6 he was a candidate for mem-
bership in the council of Governor Sawyer,
i)ut was honorably defeated, the county being
a Republican stronghold. Two years later he
was nominated for State Senator from Dis-
trict Number Twenty-Three, ami was elected
by a majority of three hundred and ninety-
one, having been the first Democrat to receive
election from this district. Socially, the
doctor is a member of Llks Lodge, and has
been District Deputy of the State of New
llani[ishire. He is a prominent member of
the Catholic church.
iHARLKS ]•:. WALKER, proprietor
of one of the first settled farms in
15arnstead, lielknap County, and an
-member of the New Hampshire legislature,
s born where he now resides, June 7, 1839,
1 of John and ]5etsey (I'.unker) Walker.
The Walker homestead, which has been
■ned by representatives of the family for four
generations, was cleared and improved by
"Sir" William Walker, great-grandfather of
the subject of this sketch. Sir William, who
was born in I'ortsmouth, N.H., in 1759, came
from that place to Barnstead about 1804 or
1805, when this section was mostl}' a wilder-
ness. He made his first trip on horseback,
accompanied by his son William, and after
selecting a tract of one hundred acres, he
brought his family and resided here during the
rest of his life. His wife lived to be over
ninety years old. For some time the Walkers
were the only white inhabitants in this
vicinity.
William Walker, Jr., son of "Sir" Will-
iam, and grandfather of Charles E. , was born
in Portsmcjuth, N.H., in 1786. He assisted
his father in clearing the farm, and, finally
inheriting the property, diligently engaged in
tilling the soil during the active period of his
life. For many years a Justice of the Peace,
he transacted a great deal of legal business.
He was one of the most prominent and able
citizens of the town in his day; in politics he
supi^orted the Democratic party. He died at
the age of si.xty years. By his wife, whose
maiden name was Betsy Dow, he had four
children — John, Seth, Ann E. , and Abby.
.Seth, known as Captain Seth Walker, was
born in Barnstead in 1S15. He married
Hannah York, and settled in North Barnstead,
but died at the earl)' age of twenty-eight years,
leaving no children. Ann E., born in Barn-
stead in 1824, married Daniel F. Davis, and
died February 23, 1849. .She had no chil-
dren. Abby, born in liarnstead, November 2,
1S26, married John K. Davis. They reside
in North Barnstead, and have a family of four
children — Ann E. , Seth W., Arthur Iv , and
Coran H.
John Walker, father of the subject of this
sketch, was born in liarnstead, July 11, iSii.
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lie received a ccimninii-sehiKil eilucatnm, and
taught several winter terms of sclicml in 15arn-
stead. ]''(ir a numlier nf years he was em-
ployed at the lead works in Salem, Mass., but
eventually he returned tn the homestead and
cared for his |iarents during their declining
years. He imiiroved the farm by selling off
some of the land and buying adjoining prop-
erty that was more desirable, and his manage-
ment of the place was attended with prosper-
ous results. In polities he was a Democrat,
and he held at different times all the offices
that could be bestowed upon him in the town.
While representing f-Sarnstead in the legisla-
ture, he was instrumental in securing the ap-
pointment of Squire S. G. Berry as Warden of
the State Prison. In early life he belonged to
a military com])any in this town and was ap-
pointed Major, by which title he was gener-
ally known, his brother Seth being Captain of
the same compan)-.
Major John Walker served as a Selectman
dming the e.xciting time of the Civil War, and
had charge of supplying the town's quota of
soldiers. In 1869 he was elected County
Commissioner for three years, being Chair-
man of the Board the third year. He was a
man of deeds rather than (jf words, and he was
c.dled to public service solely because of-his
ability, never having sought for political
honors. In his religious opinions and nimle
of worship he was a Congregational ist. His
wife Betsey was a daughter oT Joseph Bunker,
of Barnstead. She became the mother of four
children; namely, Mary A., Nancy J.,
Charles K. , and Sarah K. Mary A., born
May 12, 1834, married James N. Morrison, of
South Alton, N.H. She died May 4, 1893,
leaving two sons: George W., wdio resides in
Cambridge, Mass.; and Charles II., who is a
resident of Barnstead. Nancy J., born July
25, 1S37, married David H. Morrison, of
[her
James N. They
South Alton, a
have four children; Hairy; Ilattie S. ; David
A., who lives in Cambridge, Mass. ; and J.ihn
W. Sarah K., born September 7, 1 84 i , for-
merly taught scho(d, but is now a dressmaker
in Dover, N.H. She is unmarried. Mr. and
Mrs. John Walker were stricken with pneu-
monia in I S92, and both died the same da)'.
Charles K. Walker was educated in the
district schocds and at the New London Acad-
emy. After teaching one term of school, he
went to New Market, N.H., where he was em-
ployed as a clerk in a store for a year. He
then engaged in trade upon his own account at
North Barnstead, and continued in business
there for five years. Then selling his store,
he entered the employ of James S. Norris &
Crockett, bakers and confectioners of Concord,
and was in charge of a wholesale team for the
succeeding ten years. Although his oppor-
tunities for a successful business career were
very promising, he considered that his duty to
his aged parents was paramount to his own i)er-
sonal interests, and he returned to the home-
stead in order to care for them in their declin-
ing years. He managed the farm of one hun-
dred and fort)' acres for several years previous
to their death, and, subsequently inheriting it,
has continued to carry it on chiefly through a
feeling of love for the old homestead. Mr.
Walker was for several years a Director of the
Alton I-'ive Cent Savings Ibnk, and its Presi-
dent during the last four years of its existence.
He succeeded his father as Director, the latter
having held that position from the organiza-
tion of the bank until increasing infirmities
caused him to resign.
Mr. Charles E. Walker ami Jane Titcomb,
of East Kingston, N.H., daughter of Charles
and Sarah Titcomb, were married July 29,
uSGf). They have one daughter, Liz/Je M ,
born Sei)tember 10, i S69, who was educated
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in the district schools and Kingston Academy,
and is now residing at home.
Politically, Mr. Walker is a Democrat. He
was elected Town Clerk at the age of twenty-
two, and served three years. He was a mem-
her of the Board of Selectmen in 1867 and
1868, was elected a member of the legislature
in i.S'Si, and served npnii the Committee on
Claims during the first biennial session. He
was a member and Ciiairman of the Board of
Selectmen in 1892, 1893, and 1894, and for
the past ten years has been Justice of the
Peace. He was chosen Collector of Taxes
in March, 1886, and filled that office for si.x
ye.'U's ill succession, or until elected Chairman
of the Hoard of Selectmen in March, 1892.
Mr. Walker has likewise held the offices of
secretary and treasurer of the l^arnstead Mu-
tual I'"ire Insurance Company since 1890.
§01IN SCALES, A. P., A.M., of Dover,
N.II., is one of the Dartmouth Col-
lege men who have made their mark in
news])aper life. He was born in Nottingham,
Rockingham County, this State, October 6,
1835, son of Samuel and Petsey (True) Scales.
His ancestry on both sides dates back to the
early days of New England. On the paternal
.side he is descended from William Scales, an
pjiglishman, who located in Salem, Mass.,
in iO-,C>, anil later moved tn the neighboring
town of Rowley. Will iam's grands.ms, Will-
iam and Matthew, settled in the part of Yar-
mouth, Me., now the city of Portland, about
1/12; and in 1725 both were killed there by
the Indians. Abraham Scales was fourth in
descent from the first William. He pur-
chased, in 1747, some three hundreel acres in
the north-east corner of Nottingham, atljoin-
ing the town of Lee, and cleared a jiart of
it for farming; and in 1754 he built the hou.se
in which his great-great-grandson, John
Scales, was born. This house is still stand-
ing, well preserved; it was the first two-story
house in the town. The original tract of land
remained in the possession of the Scales fam-
ily for over a century, and a part of it is still
owned by them. Samuel, the youngest son of
Abraham, was a Revolutionary soldier. Sam-
uel's son Samuel was the grandfather of Mr.
John Scales; and his father, the third Samuel
in line, was born in Nottingham, July iS,
iSoo. The owner and manager of a large
farm, he was one of the leading men of the
town, serving as moderator, Selectman, ami
School Committee, Captain of a militia com-
pany for several years, and in 1849-50 he re]i-
resented the town in the General Court.
Mr. John Scales's mother, who was the
daughter of Benjamin and Molly (]?atchelder)
True, was born in Deerfield, N. H., Januar\-
ir, 1805. She was of the seventh generation
from Benjamin True, who emigrated from
I{ngland and settled in Salem, Mass., in 1632.
Her grandfather, Deacon Abraham True, was
one of the first settlers in Deerfield, moving
there from Salisbury, Mass., about 1750.
Her father, Benjamin True, served in the
Revolutifm. Her mother was a daughter of
Nathaniel and Molly (Longfellow) Batchel-
der. The Batchelders trace their descent from
the Rev. Stephen l^acliilcr, who was born in
England in 1561. He was the founder of
Hampton, N.II., and the first pastor of the
church there, taking charge in 1638, and fill-
ing the pulpit until he was over eighty years
of age. He returned to Englalid, where he
died in 1660, aged nearly one hundred years.
Mrs. Scales's grandfather, Nathaniel Batchel-
der, was the great-great-great-grandson of
the clergyman. He was born in Hampton,
June 9, 1732, and settled in Deerfield aiiout
1752. He was in Cajitain Henry Dearborn's
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ci.mpany, under Cnldiicl John Stark, at the
battle of Hunker Hill, anil also with Stark at
IkMinington, and there otfeied up his life for
his country. Two of his sons, Stephen and
Nathaniel, and four sons in-law — Smith Mor-
rill, Abraham, Joseph, and lienjamin True
— also served in the Continental army.
Smith Morrill married Mr. ]5atchclder's elde.st
daughter, Mary; and Justin S. IVlorrill, the
distinguished United States Senator from
Vermont, who has recently been elected to his
si.xth term, is their grandson. On the mater-
nal side Mrs. Scales was of the same stock as
the poet Longfellow, descended from William
Longfellow, an ]{ngl ishman, who settled in
Newbury, Mass., where he married in 1676
Anne Sewall, sister of Samuel Sewall, the
famous Colonial judge. Mrs. Scales's grand-
mother was a daughter of Jonathan Longfellow
and cousin to Stephen Longfellow, the grand-
father of the poet; and her grandmother's
sister, Sarah Longfellow, was the wife of
General Joseph Cilley, of Revolutionary fame.
John Scales attended the public schools of
Nottingham, a private school at Lee Mill, and
the acailemy at Nottingham Centre. The last-
named institution was in charge of Professor
]5art Van Dame, a remarkable man, and one of
the best educators of the day. He was also
a i)Upil at Pembroke (iymnasium and Strafford
Academy, and in 1854 attended the high
school in the town hall in liarrington taught
by Thomas A. Henderson, afterward lieuten-
ant-colonel in the Seventh New Hampshire
V(dunteer Regiment, who was killed in battle
at Charleston, S. C. Miss Adaline Rice
Paiker, daughter of Captain Robeit Parker, a
prominent merchant of Portsmouth, was his
I'irst and most esteemed teacher.
In the winter of 1855-56, Mr. Scales t(jok
charge of a school at Harper's Ferry, Va. ,
and remained in that State until the summer
of 1857. There he did his first newspajjer
work, writing to the lioston J'os/ accounts of
the political rallies held in Maryland and Vir-
ginia during the iMcmont-IUichanan campaign.
In March, 1857, he went to Washington and
saw Puchanan inaugiuated. hi the summer
of the same year he came North to complete
his jireijaration to enter Dartmouth College;
and in September he entered the New London
(N.ll.) Academy, then under the supervision
ot the late (leorge W. (iardner, D. D. ISy
close application and hard work he completed
the three years' course in two years, anti grad-
uated with a rank among the best of a huge
class. Among his classmates here were the
Hon. Charles A. Pillsbury, the world-famous
flour manufacturer of Minneapolis, and Pro-
fessor John R. Kastnian, of the United States
Observatory at Washington. Li the fall of
1859 Mr. Scales entered Dartmouth, and in
1863 he graduated in the Phi Heta Kappa sec
tion of his class, anil had an oration at com-
mencement. During the college course he
taught schoid in winter and helpied on his
father's farm in summer, wielding the sc)the
(which had not then been superseded by the
mowing machine) with a skill that |)ut the
experts on their best neive and muscle.
Among his instructors at college were the
Hon. James W. Patterson, afterward United
.States Senator, Professor l^rown, afterwaril
President of Hamilton College, Professor
Aiken, and President Lortl, his class being
the last to graduate under the last-named
gentleman; and among his classmates were the
Hon. Thomas Cogswell, now pension agent
for New Hampshire and Vermont; the Hon.
Henry M. Baker, ex-member of Congress from
the Second Congressional District of New
Hampshire; the Hon. Charles A. Pillsbuiy,
of Minneapolis; the II, m. N. H. Clement, one
of the judges in the Brooklyn district ot New
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Wnk; the Hun. Jesse Johnson, a leading
member of the New \'ork bar in lirooklyn ;
Jnd-e \V. L. liarnap, of Turlington, Vt. ;
the Kev. Dr. Hernaril I'aine, of Saybrook,
Conn.; and the Rev. Dr. A. \V. Ilazen, of
Mitldletown, Conn.
During his college life Dartmouth sent
a cavalry company to the war, which did
valued service in the campaign preceding the
battle of Antietam ; and this company's his-
tory, which appears in the War Record of New
Hampshire, recently published by the .State,
was written by Mr. Scales.
In the fall of 1863 he was installed as prin-
cipal of the academy at Centre Strafford; from
1.S65 to 1867 he was principal of the Wolf-
boro Academy; in 1867 and 1S6S he was
head of the Gilmanton Academy; and from the
spring of 1S69 to the spring of 1883 he was
lirincijjal of the Franklin Academy in Dover.
As a teacher he was successful and popular.
I'ranklin Academy attained its highest popu-
larity and largest attendance under his charge,
and the tirst woman to enter college from
I )o\'er anil comjjlete a full classical course was
lilted by him. I'or a quarter of a century Mr.
Scales has advocated the higher education of
women.
August 2, 18S0, the Dover Daily Rcpnblicau
was started by a syndicate of Republicans as
a cam[)aign paper, with George Wadleigh,
Ivsq., the veteran newspajier man, as managing
editor, and Mr. Scales then began to contrib-
Lite to its columns. In 1883 he purchased a
half interest in the Ilaily KLpnblicait and the
Dover liiL/iiiirr; and both papers have enjoyed
increasing jirosperit)- while he has been con-
nected with them. The RipuMican is noted
for its vigorous anil scholarly editorials.
Mr. Scales is a ]iroiiounced protectionist and
has advocated woman suffrage since 1865.
lie is a clear thinker, and writes in terse and
forcible style, having at all times a tirm grasp
of his subject. In addition to his newspaper
work, he has written and published the history
of the class of 1863, Dartmouth College; and
the History of the Dartmouth Cavalry, men-
tioned above. Ho has been honored with the
election to the examining board of Dartmouth
College, and he is a member of the Dover
School Committee. He has been trustee of
the State Normal School at Plymouth,
On October 20, 1865, Mr. Scales was
united in marriage with I-lllen, daughter of
Deacon Alfred and Mary Margaret (Hill)
Tasker, who has been his co-laborer in school
and newspaper work as well as in the home.
They have had four children, two of whom
are living. Burton True, born August 10,
1873, was graduated at Dartmouth in 1895,
and is now city editor of the Dai/y Ktpii/>-
licaii : and Robert Leighton, born May 20,
1880, is a member of the senior class in the
Dover High School, expecting to enter Dart-
mouth in 1897.
Mr. Scales joined the Independent Order of
Odd Fellows in 1856, and has been in good
and regular standing ever since. He was
initiatetl into Virginia Lodge, No. i, at Har-
per's Ferry, and after removing to Dover be-
came a member of Wecobammet Lodge, No.
3. He is also a member of the higher
branches of the order Ouocheco Encampment
and Canton Parker, Patriarchs Militant. He
is a member of Dover Commandery No. 43,
U. O. G. C, Moses Paul Lodge, F. & A. M.,
Pelknap Chapter Orphan Council, and St.
Paul Commandery, and is a thirty-second
degree member of the lodge of Perfection in
the Valley of Dover, Ancient and Accepted
Scottish Rite; and he is a member of the So-
ciety of the Sons of the American Revolution,
and the Society of the Colonial Wars in New
Hampshire. In religious belief he is a Con-
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gieg;itionalist, belonging to the famous T'irst
Church, whose history dates back to 1638, the
parish having been (]iL;anizecl in iG^v
KORGE SCALES, brother of John,
was born in Nottingham, October
20, 1840. He worked on the farm
with his father, when not attending school,
till he joined the Union army in September,
iSdi. He was educated in the public schools
and at New London Academy, where he
fitted for college and graduated in June, 1861,
ranking among the highest in scholarship in
his class. Quick to learn and studious in
his habits, he was very popular in the school,
both among the students and the teachers.
He was gifted as a conversationalist and as
a speaker, and had he lived to mature age
would undoubtedly have taken high rank in
the legal profession, for which he had planned
to fit himself on com|)leting his college eilu-
cation. The tocsin of war changed his plans.
When President Lincoln called for volunteers
he responded promptly, as responded his grand-
father, Benjamin True, and great-grandfathers,
Samuel Scales and Nathaniel Batchelder, in
the Revolutionary War; not that he liked war
per sf, but that he was ready to defend his
country's honor, to preserve liberty, free in-
stitutions, and the Union. He was an expert
marksman, hence he chose to enlist as one of
Berdan's sharpshooters.
The war record of the First Regiment,
United States Sharpshooters, is unsurpassed
by that of any part of the grand Union army.
The originator and organizer of it was a New
Hampshire man, Hiram Berdan, then a resi-
dent of New York. The qualifications he set
for each man were: "That no man shall be
accepted who cannot, at two hundred yards,
put ten consecutive shots into a ten-inch ring,
or a string measurement of fifty inches. Ivich
man can choose his rifle and the government
will allow sixty dollars for it." George
Scales fulfilled the elemand in every [jarticu-
lar. Amos Ix Jones, who had graduated from
Dartmouth in i86r, commenced to muster re-
cruits from New Hampshire to make up the
quota from this State. His comi)any was
numbered E, and on .September g, 1861, it
was mustered in at Concord.
The uniform of this comjiany was dark green
caj), coat and trousers, leather leggings, gray
felt havelock-shaped hat, and gray overcoat,
which latter was afterward changed to another
color to avoid its being mistaken for Con-
federates. The knapsack was of French [wt-
tern, made of leather with the hair on, with
a tin dish for cooking on the outside. On
September 11 they left for Weehawken, N.J.,
where they remained three days, from which
place George wrote his first letters to friends
at home, and after that he kept a regular tliaiy
of each day's doings.
Of his journey to New Jersey he wrote that
the weather was disagreeable and rainy; that
the)' did not sleep much on the boat from l""all
River to New York ; that when they arrived
at Weehawken they were given breakfast in a
very dirty room; that it consisted of baked
potatoes, ilry, hard beef, and sour bread. He
says: "It made me think of home, but I am
not homesick. I did not enlist e.\i)ecting a
pleasure trij), nor do I e.xpect honors; it was
pure love of country that gave me manly
courage to say good-by to the old Granite
State, and the loved ones who are dearer to me
than my own life. We have a smart company,
all good fellows. They are not allowed to
drink any si)irituous liquors, but if the order
had not been given I do not think any one
would get drunk ; not one complains about the
order. When I left home I thought I should
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have an opijortuiiity to visit ninthcr again
bcliire going to the .seat of war, hut ciicuni-
stanees' have prevented; where duty calls I
must go. "
(.)n September 15, i.S'6i, they left Weehavv-
ken for Washington, 1). C, ami joined the
l-'irst Regiment of Mercian's United States
Sharpshooter.s as Company K. September
21 they had their first reconnoissance under
General Smith, in \'irginia, and bad their
first skirmish near Lewisville, Va. , September
27, and then had the first sight of the rebels
and a taste of their fire. In writing home
about this first e.xperience in battle, he says :
"It was something like going out hunting for
game, when suddenly a thunder shower breaks
forth with a terrific roar and flashing, and
gives you a great surprise. Our boys did not
fiinch or manifest the least fear, but as soon
as their first surprise was o\-er, which was but
an instant, took good aim with their rifles
and set the rebels on the run for safe quar-
ters. ' '
()n the 29th they had another skirmish near
Falls Church, where one man was shot in both
legs; the others escaped injur)-. They saw no
more of the rebs till the ne.xt spring. Dur-
ing the rest of the fall and winter they were
with the regiment in Camp Instruction at
Washington. There the companies were
thoroughly disciplined and drilled daily at
target jiractice. George Scales's record at
the taiget shooting was among the very best.
One of the letters home .says: "Our camp has
the ajjpearance of a small city, and is kept
very neat. The streets are graded and swejjt
every day ; they are as clean as a house floor. "
One of the officers from another New Hamp-
shire regiment, who visited the sharp-
shooters' camp and saw the men, .says that
(leorge "ajipeareil like a man of high charac-
ter, a noble-looking fellow in his uniform of
dark green,
of the best
army
lcSr)2,
He was always a young man
habits in e\ery respect, antl
fe did not change him. March 20,
;hey broke camp, and on .March 21
Company K joined General Fitz-John Porter's
division. Third Army Corps, near Alexandria,
Va. . They embarked for Fortress Monroe,
March 22, arrived there March 24, and landed
at Hampton. March 27 they led the advance
of a reconnoissance by Porter's Division,
through and beyond Bethel, Va. , toward York-
town. In this move the sharjjshooters won
high piaise for their bravery and for the work
they did. They earned a reputation which
they ever after maintained in the thirty-three
battles in which they engaged, not counting in-
numerable skirmishes, the most difficult work
of all. His letters home were full of burning
enthusiasm to whip the rebels and send them
home satisfied to keep the peace forevermore.
Of himself he wrote: "I have no fear; I think
I shall come out of the war safe; but should I
fall, think of me as having willingly laid down
my life for my country. "
From April 5 to May 4 they performed such
efficient service in front of Yorktown, in the
ritiepits, in silencing batteries and sharp-
shooters, that they were complimented in
general orders by the commanding general.
In his letters home he says: "I have been
engaged in a lively battle and have come out
of it alive and well; of course I am exceed-
ing weary, as it was no easy job to crawl along
on the ground and drag my rifle with me, that
we might get near to the enemx's works, and
then lie cramped up, takijig steady aim and
making every shot count in knocking out the
rebel gunners and silencing their batteries by
killing or driving the men away. It was won-
derful how quick our sharpshooters coidd
scoop out a hole and throw the tlirt up in front
of them, on which they rested their rifles and
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picked nil the icIjs, while tlie iclw cmld nut
see us. To any nnc junking un, nut of liaiin's
\va\', it iiiii^lU lia\c sccincd a grand sight; but
to ns fcUows who were in the front of the
tight, there was nothing grand about it; it
not say that I have killed a man, but I took
deliberate aim antl saw them fall; ])crhaps
somebody's else bullet hit at the same time.
( )ne fellow in gray was just on the point of
liring when I took good aim, fired, anil he
dropped, not to rise again. I came here to
do my duty like a brave soldier, and I have
done it to the best of my ability and I did not
feel afraid, but must confess I could see no
fun in being a target for rebel bullets, nor in
making targets of my fellow-men who are
fighting for a bad cause."
The company remained encamped in front of
Vorktown till May 7. On the Mth they, with
the rest of the army corps, embarked for West
I'oint, arriving on the 9th. On the 13th they
took up the line of march toward Richmond.
On the 27th of May they took part in the
battle at Hanover Court Mouse and I'eake's
Station; June 26 they were in the fight at
Mechanicsville; June 27 at Gaines's Mill;
July I, 1862, at Malvern Hill, where he fell,
killed by a rebel bullet. What those battles
were, ami the terrible scenes of the conflicts,
arc vividly described on the pages of many his-
tories, which need not be repeated here.
SuCfice to say that where the hardest fighting
was there was George Scales and his company
of brave men.
John Longfellow ]5artlett, son of Judge
Hradbury liartlett, and grandson of Colonel
Thomas Bartlett, and great-grandson of Gen-
eral Joseph Cilley, both of Revolutionary
fame, was a member of this company of sharp-
shooters, and particijMtcd in all of the thirty-
three pitched battles and in the innumerable
nipany.
ncithei
;le day.
.skirmishes that fell to the lot of tl
Strange to say he was not wouiu
was he sick to be in the hospital a
No braver soldier came ..ut of the war, Mr.
l^artlett says of his cousin Scales, when he
was killed:' "We had fought over the ground
several times till it was strewn with the dead
of both sides so thick that it was possible to
walk on nothing but bodies, they lay so near
together. We were retreating, dodging back
from tree to tree, to jjrotect ourselves, when
George fell, and was never seen afterward. I
was familiar with the click of his rifle, and
afterward thought that a Confederate took and
used his rifle, and that I narrowly escaped
lieing hit by one of the bullets fired by a rebel
hand. (ieorge was as co(.)l and apparently
undisturbed in battle as if he had been at a
target practice, instead of in one of the
fiercest battles of the war."
Another member of the company who saw
him in that battle says: "I shall never forget
George Scales as I last saw him in that terriffic
clash of arms. He stood si.\ feet tall, with a
fine physitpie and commanding presence ; lilack
hair, black eyes, handsome face, which won
the confidence and love of all who had any-
thing to do with him. He stood as straight
as an arrow, and in that sharpshooter's suit
of green he looked superb; death hit no more
shining mark on that day; the rifle which he
carried was one (jf the best, tried and true, ami
very effective in the awful work to which it
was devoted ; a braver soldier never fought on
a battlefield; had he lived to the end of the
war he would have merited to have been maile
a Brigadier-general."
His remains were never recovered. They
lie with the innumerable and unnamed dead,
who had a common burial on the battlefield of
Malvern Hill, where Union men and Confed-
erates sleep together. Riujiiiiscat in pace .
3o6
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■ON. CHARLl'.S F. STONE.— "Gen-
cniiis indeed ha.s been the contribu-
tion which New Hampshire has
made to other States in character and intellect,
in power for achievement in business, profes-
sional and public life. Massachusetts in par-
ticular has drawn largely from the best blood
and brain of the Granite State, and the record
of her noble men is in a great measure a trib-
ute to New Hampshire energy, ability, and
worth. Nevertheless, New Hampshire is to
some extent indebted to other States for valu-
able accessions to the ranks of her own best
citizenship. Especially is this the case in
regard to the legal [irofession, many of the
more prominent of whose members have been
natives of the Green Mountain State. Ed-
mund Burke, William L. Foster, the Bing-
hams, the Hibbards, Benton, Wait, Ray, and
others who have attained celebrity at the New
Ham])shire bar, had their birth on the other
side of the Connecticut. So, also, did the
subject of this sketch, although his ancestors,
as is the case with the ]5inghams, and perhaps
some others mentioned, were New Hampshire
people." (H. H. Metcalf, in Grainti Monthly,
September, 1892.)
The Hon. Charles F. Stone was born in
Cabot, Vt., May 21, 1843; and his parents,
the Kev. Levi H. and Clarissa (Osgood)
Stone, were also natives of that town. His
great-grandfather. Deacon Matthias Stone,
was one of the early settlers of Claremont,
N.ll. ; and his grandfather, John Stone, with
three brothers went from Claremont in 1794
to the wilds of northern Vermont. Among the
first settlers in Cabot, they cleared farms and
all reared large families there. John Stone
married Betsey Huntoon, of Unity, N.H., and
reared seven sons and three daughters, who all
attained mature age. Four of the sons became
Congregational ministers.
The Rev. T.evi H. Stone, who was John
Stone's second son, was Ixirn December 10,
1806. As a minister of the gospel he had a
long and successful career. Though not lib-
erally educated, he was an eloquent jiulpit
orator and a ver\- popular and prominent
preacher. He held several jjastorates, his first
— of ten years — being in Cabot, and his la.^t
in Pawlet, \'t. While in charge of the church
at Northfield, he was chaplain of the Vermont
Senate at two sessions of the legislature. At
the outbreak of the Rebellion he made effec-
tive addresses at many war meetings, and later
he served as chaplain of the First Regiment
of Vermont Volunteers. For several years
after he closed his last pastorate, he was agent
of the Vermont State Temperance Society.
He died at Castleton, January 25, 1892, aged
eighty-five. He was twice married, and had
children by both wives. Four of his sons were
in the Union service during the war, and one
was confined for some time in Libby Prison,
another in Andersonville. His first wife, Clar-
issa Osgood, who was the mother of eight chil-
dren, died at the birth of her son Charles F.
Charles F. Stone was reared in the home of
his grandfather, John Stone, the grandparents
taking the motherless infant as soon as Mrs.
Stone was laid to rest. He grew up on the
farm in Cabot, and, though the freedom of
farm life developed his physical powers so that
he attained a vigorous manhood, his early edu-
cational opportunities were limited; but he
determined on a professional career, and won
his way by hard work. He studied two years
in the academy at Barre, Vt. , then in charge
of Jacob Spaulding, and, entering Aliddlebury
College in 1S65, was graduated in the class
of 1869. The funds for his tuition in the
academy and the college he earned by teach-
ing district school in the winter season and
singing school at different times.
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III the summer nf 1869 he read law in the
(jlfice (jf e.\-G(iverm)r Joliii \V. Stewart, of
Middlebiiry, and he was mie year iiriiKipal of
the graded school in that town, inirsuiiiy; Iiis
leL;al studies in the evening and at other times
when not occupied with his school work. In
I. S70 he entered the office of the Hon. lUlery
A. llibbanl, of Laconia, with whom he
studied until admitted to the Liar of lielknap
County in the March term, 1X72. Immedi-
ately after he was taken into ]iartnersliii) by
the late George W. Stevens, the association
lasting only about a year, Mr. Stevens's brill-
iant career being cut short by insanity. In
1880 Mr. Stone became associated with Eras-
tus P. Jewell, establishing the now well-known
firm of Jewell & Stone, which ranks among
the first in New Hampshire. Mr. Stone and
Mr. Jewell are both "all-round" lawyers, and
their practice covers a wide range. It is said
that they have been more extensively engaged
in criminal causes for some years past than any
other firm in Belknap County, and their efforts
in defence are more than ordinarily successful.
Mr. Stone was reared a Republican and
sympathized with that party in its anti-slavery
|irincip!es; but about fifteen years ago he be-
came dissatisfied with its legislation on finan-
cial and revenue matters, and joined the Dem-
ocratic party. In iiS8o he took the stump for
Hancock and English and spoke effectively
throughout the State, doing more in that line
than any member of his party in the past de-
cade. In 1883-84 and 1887-88, he repre-
sented Laconia in the State legislature, serv-
ing during his first term on the committees
on national affairs and railroads, and during
his second term on the judiciary and State
Normal School committees. During each of
these sessions there was an exciting railroad
contest, and Mr. Stone was active in antago-
nizing the "Colby bill," introducetl by the
Hon. Ira Colby, of Claremont, chairniau of
the Railroad Committee, in the session of
1883, and the "Hazen bill," the object of
controversy in 1887. In the latter contest
Mr. Stone's speech on the floor of the House
in the final debate was an able and convincing
presentation of that side of the case. In 1S92
he was the choice of the Democrats for Con-
gress, but was defeated by the Hon. Henry W.
Blair. On July 3, 1894, he was ajipointed by
President Cleveland naval officer of the port
of Boston, and still holds that position. In
Laconia, his home since 1870, he frequently
served as Moderator in the town meetings be-
fore the city charter was granted ; and he was
a member of the Board of Education seven-
teen years, and for some time I'resident of the
board. He was also for two years a member
of the Board of Trustees of the State Normal
School.
Mr. Stone was married July 7, 1870, to
Minnie A. Nichols, of Sudbury, Vt. , who
died September 23, 1875. She left one
daughter, I'lora M., who resides with her
father. On September 12, 1896, nearly
twenty-one years after the death of his first
wife, Mr. Stone married Mrs. Isabella Smith
Munsey, of C.ilmanton, N. H., whose father,
the late Colonel N.iah E. Smith, has a his-
toric record. His story may here be briefly
outlined, as follows: He was born in 1808 in
Meredith, where his grandparents were among
the earliest settlers, anil when he was ten
years of age his parents removed to Gilman-
ton. He cast his first vote for Andrew Jack-
son, and on Jackson's second election to the
Presidency he went to New York City, where
a company was being organized to operate a
stage line from Vera Cruz, upon the coast, to
the city of Mexico. He was soon appointed
general superintendent of the lines and execu-
tive officer. Going to Mexico and making the
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acquaintaiKc of Santa Anna, he made the ar-
rangements tor his inauguratiiii) as I'rcsident
of the Repuhlic. i\t the time of the outbreak
of hostilities between Mexieo and the United
States, Colonel Smith was an old resident of
the country, but he had no call to interest
himself in the difficulty until after Major
dainer and other officers of General Taylor's
army were taken at Hncarnacion as prisoners
of war. He arranged for their jiarole after
they had been incarcerated for seven months,
and loaned them nearly four thousand dollars,
which was afterward returned to him. After
General Scott entered Mexico they presented
their benefactor with a heavy gold-headed
cane, upon which was this inscription: "Ken-
tucky prisoners of war to Noah E. Smith,
Mexico, 1S47. " This cane is now a valued
memento and is treasured by his daughter.
He joined General Scott at Puebla after hav-
ing many exciting experiences with important
despatches and afterward became Scott's guide
and interpreter, serving with him until the
war ceased. Colonel Smith went to Califor-
nia during the gold discovery excitement, and
was at Sacramento at the time of the formation
of the provisional city government, and was
one of the council. ]5eing taken sick, he re-
turned to New Hampshire, where he remained
for a time. L'nder President Pierce's admin-
istration he seivcd as mail agent in connection
with the service to the Pacific coast. After
serving three or four years, he resigned and
returned to Gilmanton. He subsetiuently be-
came a pensioner of the government on account
of his services in the Mexican War. The
later years of his earthly life were spent with
his daughter; and on April 11, 1887, he
passed to the great beyond.
Mr. Stone was made a Mason at the age of
twentv-one, becoming a member of Granite
Lodge, of Barre, \'t. ; and on his removal io
Laconia he transterretl his connection to
Mount Lebanon Lodge of this place. He
does not choose to forget the days when his
grandfather's farm was his world, but has been
a member of Laconia Grange, Patrons of Hus-
bandry, almost since its organization, and is
also a prominent member of Belknap County
Pf)mona Grange. A liberal, progressive
Christian, he has been for a number of years
connected with the Unitarian society of La-
conia. Thoroughly honorable and upright,
Mr. Stone has gained the confidence and re-
spect of his fellow-men of all classes. Of
commanding presence and courteous manners,
he is a fine specimen of American manhood,
and a citizen of whom Laconia ma)' well be
proud.
LNRY 15. .SCATES, a prosperous
farmer and lumberman of Milton,
was born in this town, P^ebruary 10,
I S3 1, son of Benjamin and Lovey (Lyman)
Scales. His grandfather, Benjamin Scales
(first), who was a native of Lebanon, N.H.,
served as a soldier in the Revolutionary War,
and was one of the early settlers in Milton.
l)enjamin Scales (second) was a lifelong res-
ident of this town, and followed the carpenter's
trade in connection with farming during the
active period of his life. In politics he was a
Whig. He died at the age of sixty-seven
years. His wife, Lovey L\nian .Scales, who
was a native of Milton, becan)e the mother of
eight children, only two of whoiu are living,
namely: Henry B., the subject of this sketch;
and Sophia L. , who resides in Boston.
Henry B. Scales attended the common
schools until he was seventeen years old, and
then went to work for a neighboring farmer,
with whom he remained six years. He then
engaged in lumbering uijon his own account,
and has since carried on that business tiuite
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extensively. He (iwn.s a gcind faini containing-
three hundred acres i>f land, which he culti-
vates with good results. Politically, he sup-
ports the Repuhlican party. lie served as
.Surveyor fifteen }'ears, as Chairman of the
]lo:ird of .Selectmen three years, as Town
Auditor, and was Jailer under Sheriff Plum-
mer for two years.
Mr. Scates married l^llen Dickson, a native
of Lehanon, Me. He has no children. He
is connected with the Independent (Jrder of
Olid ]-'ellows and the Patrons <if Husbandry.
He attends the Paplist church.
fHOMAS L. IIOITT, a retired manu-
facturer and a veteran of the Civil War,
who is now residing in 15arnstead, Bel-
knap County, N.H., was born in this town,
April I, 1827, son of lienjamin and Mehitable
(Babson) Hoitt. On the paternal side he is a
grandson of Thomas Hoitt, who died at sea
while serving in the United States Navy, and
was buried in the governor's garden at
Surinam; and on the maternal side he is a
great-grandson of General John Stark, the
famous Revolutionary patriot.
Benjamin Hoitt, father of Thomas L. , was
born in Hampstead, N.H., August 11, 17.S.S.
When a young man he learned the trade of a
shoemaker in Haverhill, Mass., and later for
.some years he conducted a shoe manufactory
in connection with farming in Hampstead,
N.II. He finally removed to ]?arnstead,
where he became a successful farmer. For
several years he served as a member of the
Board of Selectmen, and he also held other
town offices. In his religious views a Con-
gregationalist, he was a member of that
church, when it was presided over by Mr.
George, the first settled minister in Barn-
stead. His wife, Mehitable Babson, was a
daughter of Isaac Babson, and a grand-daugh-
ter of General John Stark.
Her father was doubtless a descendant of
James ]5abson, of whom J. J. l?abson, the his-
torian, of Gloucester, Mass., .says, "This set-
tler and his mother, Isabel, appear to have
been the sole emigrants to New England of
this name." Isaac Babson was graduated at
Harvard College in 1779, and after marriage
engaged in agricultural pursuits in Hopkin-
ton, Mass., where he was the owner of a large
estate. While giving some directions to his
workmen he suddenly expired without a
moment's warning. Isaac Babson and his
wife, h'dizabeth Stark, daughter of General
John and Elizabeth (Page) Stark, were the
parents of four children, namely: John,
Mehitable (Mrs. Babson), and Mary and Sally,
wdio remained single. John ]5abson resided in
Manchester, N. H., for some years, but spent his
last days in Barnstead, where he was buried.
The Stark ancestors of Mr. Hoitt, as is well
known, figured conspicuously in military
affairs in Colonial and Revolutionary times.
A few particulars of the family history may
here be given. The name, which is derived
from the German word "starr," meaning
stanch, strong, or rugged, is said to have been
introduced into Scotland in 1495, when a
number of German soldiers whc had invaded
England, to support the cause of a pretender
to the throne of Henry VII., among them
being some who bore the name of Starr, or
Stark, were defeated and sought protection
from the Scottish king. The first known an-
cestor of the New Hampshire family was
Archibald Stark, who was born in Glasgow in
1697. He was educated at the University of
his native city, and in early manhood moved
with his ])arents to Londonderry, Ireland.
There he met and married Plleanor Nichols,
the daughter of a Scottish emigrant. In 1720
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Arcliibald Stark and his family emigrated to
America, and the next year settled in London-
derry, N.H.
The children of Archibald and Eleanor
Stark, born previous to their arrival in Amer-
ica, died of small-pox; and the four sons born
to them in this country were: William, John,
Samuel, and Archibald, Jr. Archibald Stark,
Sr., fought against the Indians in defence of
the frontier; and the military instincts which
he inherited he transmitted to his sons, all of
whom became commissioned officers in the
Ikitish Colonial service. William, the eld-
est, was killed by a fall from his horse in
1776: and John became the redoubtable Gen-
eral who fought at Bunker Hill, IkMinington,
and other noted battles of the Revolution, and
whose brilliant achievements form an im-
portant part of the history of the Revolution-
ary War.
General Stark was humorous as well as
brave, and when called upon to meet on the
field of Bennington the soldiers who had been
hired in Germany, he made that traditional
speech which has been variously rendered,
and may be here repeated in one of its fa-
miliar forms: "Now, my men, these are the
Hessians. They were bought for seven
pounds, tenpence, a man. Are you worth
more? Prove it. To-night the American
flag floats over yonder hill, or Molly Stark
sleeps a widow." General John Stark was born
in Londonderry, N.H., August 28, 1728, and
on August 20, 175S, he married Elizabeth Page,
the "Molly Stark" of history— "Molly," it
is needless to say, being a pet name. They
had eleven children, as follows: Caleb, Archi-
bald, John, Eleanor (first), Eleanor (second),
Sarah, Elizabeth, Mary, Charles, Benjamin
]'"ranklin, and Sophia. Of these, two sons and
one daughter died young. Sarah Stark married
a Mr. Blodgett; Mary married B. F.
Stickering; Sophia Stark married Samuel
Dickey; and Elizabeth Stark, as above notetl,
was the wife of Isaac Babson, and the ma-
ternal grandmother of the subject of this
sketch.
Twelve children were born to Benjamin and
Mehitable (Babson) Hoitt. Two of them
died in infanc)-. The others were as follows;
Ellen, Charlotte, John S., Henrietta, Thomas
L., Harriet, Francis, William, Sarah, and
Horace.
Charlotte Hoitt was born May 17, 1819.
She married Calvin Sanborn, son of Deacon
James Sanborn, of Epsom, N.H., and a repre-
sentative of an old and prominent family in
this part of the State. Calvin Sanborn was a
wheelwright by trade, antl carried on Inisiness
in Barnstead until 1849, when he went to the
gold mines of California. Upon his return,
he resumed business in Barnstead on an ex-
tensive scale, and later patented a water-
wheel, which commanded a large sale. He
was recognized as a superior mechanic, and for
sometime was engaged in superintending the
building of bridges in the South. He ac-
quired wealth by the manufacture and sale of
his water-wheel, and was a generous giver to
charitable and other worthy objects. Mrs.
Charlotte Hoitt Sanborn, who is still residing
in Barnstead, possesses the essential elements
of true womanhood, which endear her to a
large circle of friends. She is a member of
the Congregational church, and has rendered
valuable aid in developing the usefulness of
that society. She has no children.
Thomas L. Hoitt, the special subject of our
sketch, acquired in his early years a common-
school education, and at the age of fifteen en-
tered the emjiloy of Bailey Parker, a merchant
of Pembroke, N.H., as a clerk. After re-
maining with Mr. Pai-ker several years he be-
came manager for J. B. Merrill, with wiiom
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lie subscquciUly was associated, and still later
he bought him out. In 1855 Mr. Hoitt en-
gaged in the dry-goods business in -Salmon
Falls, N.H., where he remained until the
breaking out of the Rebellion, when he en-
listed as a first-class musician in the Fifth
Regiment, New Hampshire Volunteers, for
three years. He served until the close of
McClellan's Peninsula Campaign, when he
was honoral)ly discharged on account of fail-
ing health. In 1S63 he was ap]Kjinted the
first postal agent between Portland and 15os-
ton, and some time afterward he engaged in
the shoe manufacturing business in Lynn,
Mass. In 1880 he disposed of his business in
Lynn, and, returning to Barnstead, has since
resided here. He was instrumental in secur-
ing the extension of the Suncook Branch Rail-
way to this town, and is at the present time
interested in the Beaudry Machine Company.
In April, 1871, Mr. Hoitt was joined in
marriage with Martha E. Seavey, of Saco,
Me. They have one daughter, Henrietta B.,
an industrious and accomplished young lady,
who excels in both music and painting. Mr.
Hoitt was made a Mason in Mount Belknap
Lodge, of Laconia. He is now a member of
Trinity Commandery, Knights Templar, of
Manchester, and has advanced to the thirty-
second degree. He is a member of the Con-
gregational church at Barnstead Parade.
|RS. HENRIETTA WARLAND,
a resident of Barnstead, is a de-
scendant of General John Stark
of Revolutionary fame. An extended account
of her ancestry will be found in the sketch of
her brother, Thomas L. Hoitt, on another
page. She was born in Barnstead, April 2,
1S23, daughter of Benjamin anil Mehitable
(15abson) Hoitt. Her etiucation was received
at a private school in Manchester, N.II., and
at Mrs. Hill's High School in the same city.
She resided with relatives in Manchester for
some years. Shortly after her return to Barn-
stead she was joined in marriage with Thomas
F. Warland.
Mr. Warland was born in Kennebunk, Me.
His father, Thomas Warland, worked at his
trade of currier for many years, and died in
Woburn, Mass. Thomas V. was reared and
educated in his native town. Upon reaching
his majority he went to Pittsfield, N.H., where
he was engaged in business with an uncle for
several years. After his marriage he went to
Woburn, and was in business there until the
breaking out of the Civil War. At the first
call for tro(j]is he enlisted as a private in Com-
pany (i, I'Mfth Regiment, Massachusetts Vol-
unteers, and participated in the first battle of
Bull Run. He sustained a severe sunstroke,
which so disabled him as to render further
military service impossible, and he survived
but a year after his retLirn to Woburn.
He was an able, energetic business man,
whose prospects were unusually promising.
His untimely death was sincerely regretted by
his many personal friends and business asso-
ciates.
Mrs. Warland has resided in Barnstead
about eighteen years amid the scenes of her
childhood, and in close proximity to her
sister, Mrs. Charlotte Sanborn, and her
brother, Thomas L. Hoitt. She is highly re-
siiecletl and esteenn-d by the entire commun-
ity, and is a member of the Congregational
church at Barnstead Parade.
ON. JERRY LANGLEV, of Dur-
ham, one of the most prosjierous and
progressive agriculturists of Straf-
ford County, was born March 25, 1841, on the
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honiL'stcad where he now resides. He is a de-
scendant of one of the early settlers of this
part of the county. His paternal grandfather,
(onathan Lan-ley, sjient his life in Dur-
ham. His father, Jedediah Langley, was
likewise a lifelong resident of this town,
wliere he followed the occupations of carpen-
ter and farmer. His mother, whose maiden
name was Hannah Clay, and who came from
Dover, had nine other children ; namely, John,
Smith, Hrackett, Moses, Elizabeth, Caroline,
Martha, John (second), and Martin V.
Jerry Langley was reared upon the home
farm, enjoying with his brothers and sisters
the facilities afforded by the public schools of
his district for acquiring an education. At
the age of fifteen years he began to learn shoe-
making, which he afterward followed for many
years, remaining at home, and assisting also
on the farm. Since becoming the owner of
the homestead, Mr. Langley has carried on a
thri\'ing business in general farming. He is
one of the largest dealers in hay in this local-
ity. Inlying large quantities of it in the ad-
joining towns, pressing antl baling it, and
then shipping it to various points. In 1890,
in company with one of his sons, Mr. Langley
bought a line of barges for transporting coal.
The hrm has now a regidar route from Ports-
niiiuth to Dover, New Market, and Kxeter,
carrying on the business under the firm name
of J. Langley & Son. Mr. Langley's farm
contains three hundred acres of land, much of
which he has brought under cultivation, the
care of this property with his other interests
requiring the attention of himself and sons,
keeping them all busil\- employed. He has
also an interest in the New Market National
ISank, which he serves in the capacity of Di-
rector.
On October 9, 1864, Mr. Langley was mar-
ried to Miss Emily V. Emerson, daughter of
Joshua and Sarah Durgin Emerson, of New
Durham. They are now the parents of three
children — Edward I., Charles S., and Carrie
A. Mr. Langley has been actively identified
with the town and county government in vari-
ous offices of imjiortance. He was first
elected as Selectman in 1S75, and since that
time has repeatedly been Chairman of the
]5oard. He has also been Road Commis-
sioner, and he was a member of the College
Committee when that institution was located
in the town. In 1890 he represented Durham
in the legislature, and in 1894 he was elected
-Senator from District Twenty-two. A loyal
supporter of Republican principles, he has
voted w^ith that party since 1860, when he cast
his first Presidential vote for Abraham Lin-
coln. He is an active member of the Ris-
ing Star Lodge, No. 22, E. & A. M., of
New Market ; and for twelve years he has be-
longed to Squamscot Lodge, I. O. O. b"., of
the same town. While not connected b)-
membership with any denomination, he con-
tributes liberally toward the siqiport of
churches.
TlClill-N GALP:, late a successful
farmer and well-known citizen ol
the town of Gilmant(Ui, N.IL, was
born in Gilmantoii, March 20, iSoo. He was
the fifth son of Joseph and Sarah (Smith)
Gale, and a brother of Moses S. Gale, the sub-
ject of the ne.xt sketch but one. Their mother
was the only child of Abraham Smith, a
farmer of Gilmanton, whose farm after his de-
cease came into the possession rf their family.
Stephen Gale, after receiving his education
in the district school of his native town, asso-
ciated himself with his brother John in the
cultivation of the Abraham Smith farm "on
shares " for their father, who was actively en-
gaged in the exercise of his trade, that of
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country blacksmith. After a few years liis
l)rothcr withdrew, and until after the death nf
his father he continued to cultivate and ini-
|M-ove the old homestead, which later became
his by purchase. lie married lietsey S. Dud-
le\-, January 20, 1S30. Their children were:
Rnfns ]•:., born May I, 1S3J, Nathaniel S. ,
born January 13, 1.S57; and Laura A., born
July 16, 1830. About the year i,S54 he
bou;;ht an adjoining farm, to which he movetl
with his family, excejiting Rufus, his elder
son.
Rufus K. Gale married Mary E. Nelson,
daughter of John 1*'. Nelson, I'ebruary 14,
1856, and remained on and cultivated the
home farm initil August 11, 1862, when he
enlisted as pri\'ate for three years in Company
]!, Twelfth Regiment, New Hampshire Volun-
teers, in which he served with distinction.
He was wounded at the battle of Chancellors-
ville. May 3, 1863, but served until the close
of the war, returning as Adjutant of his regi-
ment. He then took up his former occu]iation
of farming, and continued to live on the (d<l
homestead until about 18S1, when he removed
to I'enacook, N.ll., and formed a partnei'ship
witii his brother in the hardware business.
He still resides in I'enacook.
Nathaniel -S. Gale, in company with his
father, successfully prosecuted the general
farming business. He married May S, 1S66,
ICmily A. Pcaslee, who died March 8, 1870.
.Soon after he purchased an interest in a hard-
ware store in I'enacook, and did business for
eight years under the firm name of Kvans &
Gale. At that time his partner died. He
has since continued the business with his
brother, under the firm name of N. .S. Gale
& Co., to the ]iresent time. He married
for his second wife, October 13, 1S74,
Sarah P. Gage, daughter of Luther Gage, of
I'enacook.
Laura A. Gale, after graduating from (;il-
manton Academy, entered upon the voration
of teaching, commencing in district schools in
her native town. Afterward for many years
she taught select schools in Lake Village,
N.IL, and from there she went to Watertown,
Mass., where she taught for several years, and
at the present time is teaching in Reading,
Mass , hapjiy and successful in her chosen
]inifession. She married Cyrus H. Campbell,
of Watertown, Mass., where she still lives.
After his son left home, Stephen Gale, on
account of age and infirmity, was obliged to
abandon farming; and, accordingly, about
1S74, he removed to I'enacook, there making
his home with liis son, Nathaniel S. Mr.
Stephen Gale died January 9, 1S84, respected
by all, and mourned by family and friends.
He was of a quiet, retiring disposition, dis-
liking publicity of every kind. He enjoyed a
goodly share of the confidence and good will
of his fellow-citizens, although not desiring to
hold any of the public offices that might have
been in their gift. He ever preferred to de-
vote his time and attention to his family and
private affairs, always endeavoring to perbu-m
the nearer duties of life faithfully and well,
leaving public honors to the numerous and
eager aspirants for public favor. He was re-
garded in his community as a man of a gener-
ous, kindly nature, and as one who well ful-
filled the apostle's injunction, "much given to
hospitality." To his wife, who so nobly aided
him by wise counsel, diligent labor, and
watchful frugality, much is due for his success
in life. She is still living, at the advanced
age of eighty-eight years, happy in the pros-
perity of her children, and in their companion-
ship and sympathy. Conscious of the high
esteem of all who know her, she is ])eace-
fully descending the hill of life toward the
sunset.
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;VLVKSTKR J. GALK, a farmer
and laiul-owncr of Gilmanton,
X.ll., tlio only son ol Thomas J.
annah {Sanborn) Gale, was horn in this
town, h'ebniary lo, 1832. [For further genea-
Ui-ical particulars of the Gale t.imily, see
si<etch of Moses S. Gale, the uncle of Sylves-
ter J. (kile, which is given in the following
sketch.]
Thomas J. Gale, above mentioned, was the
son of Joseph and Sarah (Smith) Gale. He
learned the trade of blacksmithing of his
father, as did several of his brothers, serving
with him an apprenticeship of some three
years. At its completion he started out in
the same business for himself in Gilmanton,
not far from the old homestead. Subse-
(|uently, in company with his brother Abra-
iiam, he set up a blacksmith shop at Academy
Corners, in the same town, where he remained
a number of years. When they dissolved
their business connection, Thomas J. returned
to the vicinity of his old home, and started
out in business anew, but this time alone.
In those days blacksmiths were in the habit of
shoeing great numbers of oxen, then used
instead of horses for general farm work, and
here he continued successfully to carry on his
trade until his death, which occurred January
22, 1874. Thomas J. Gale was a man of calm
and even temperament, who seldom allowed
himself to be ruffled by any momentary excite-
ment, lie was an untiring worker, a model
husband, a kind father, and a man who made
many friends. In his political views he was
a strong, decided Republican. In the earlier
part of his life he was a prominent and highly
esteemed member of the Methodist church,
but later on a change took place in his relig-
ious views, and he joined the I'ree Will Bap-
tist denomination.
He married Hannah Sanborn, the daughter
of Richard Sanborn, an enterprising, well-to-
do farmer of Kensington, N. H., anil who was
one of four sons, to each of whom a large farm
was given by their father, Theojihilus San-
born, a large land-owner in that section.
Thomas J. and Hannah (Sanborn) Gale had
only two children — Sylvester J. and Edna J.
luina J. Gale, after graduating from Gilman-
ton Academy, taught school in the town for a
while. While engaged in teaching she met
Mr. Arthur P. Smith, of Waltham, Mass.,
whom she afterward married. Soon after their
marriage Mr. Smith opened a commercial col-
lege in Bangor, Me., but subsequently, upon
an offer of the principalship of the Waltham,
Mass., High School, he removed with his
family to that town, where he still resides.
Mrs. lidna J. Smith died in 1S92 in Waltham.
She had no children.
Sylvester J. Gale, like his sister, after pass-
ing through the district schools of Gilmanton,
for a few terms attended the Gilmanton Acad-
emy. He then began to learn the blacksmith-
ing trade of his father, as the latter had done
before him of his grandfather, the occupation
being an hereditary one in the Gale family.
While working busily at his trade, he at the
same time engaged in farming, until the
breaking out of the Civil War. At that pe-
riod he was a well developed, muscular young
man, with health as firm and rugged as the
granite hills of his native State. His strong
and genial nature 'rendered him very popular
among his associates. At the first call ot
President Lincoln for three hundred thousand
men to defend the imperilled Union, Sylvester
J. Gale, with lofty patriotism and burning love
of liberty, instantly seized his musket in her
defence. He was the first man to enlist in the
army from Gilmanton, N.H.; and his was not
only the first name to be registered upon the
muster-roll of Comi)any B, Twelfth Regiment,
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New Hampshire Vnluntecrs, hut was the first
in tile regimental list. His e.\anii)le was in-
stantly followed by a number of his young
associates, so strong was his influence among
them. Nearly six feet in height, straight as
one of the lofty i)ines of his own mountain
forests, his magnificent physique, jierfect in
all its proportions, made him a fine soldier.
Before starting for the seat of war, while the
troops were being mustered at Concord, N.H.,
he assisted Captain Thomas M. Barker in
ilrilling the raw recruits. Soon after his en-
listment he was raised to the rank of Sergeant
of his company. At the battle of Chancel-
lorsville he was severely wounded by a bullet
])issing completely through his leg, just below
the knee, which inca|Kicitated him for further
active service in the field, and from this time
until tlie close of the war he was placed on
the detached list of the recruiting service.
At the close of the war he returned home, and
resumed his old employment of blacksmithing
and farming. The former business he gave
up in 1SS2, and he has since applied his whole
attention to farming, which he has found to
be a most congenial pursuit.
He married Harriet S. Oilman, daughter of
William R. and Judith (Kdgerly) Gilman, of
(lilmanton. William R. Gilman was the son
of Joseph Gilman, who died November 26,
1839, aged si.Kty-seven years. Love D. Gil-
man, the wife of Joseph Gilman, died June 3,
iSsTi, aged eighty-two years. Mrs. Harriet
Gilman Gale taught school in her native town
for some years previous to her marriage. .She
is a member of the Congregational church of
Gilmantcm. Mr. and Mrs. Gale have hail two
children — Cora Belle and Arthur Everett.
Cora Belle, after graduating from Gilmanton
Academy, like her mother, taught schofd in
Gilmanton and adjoining towns. .She was
married June 20, 1SS8, to Frank C. Page, of
Gilmanton, the son of Jnhn S. Page, and has
two children -Hattie ]5elle Page and Harold
Gale Page. Arthur Iwerett Gale died Sep-
tember 25, I.S75, when nine years of age.
In politics Mr. Gale is a Democrat. He is
higlily esteemed in the community where he
resides, and he has twice served on the Pxiard
of Selectmen of the town. He is a member of
the Masonic fraternity, also a member of the
Grand y\rmy of the Republic.
OSES S. GALE, an extensive
ner and prominent citizen of
Imanti.n, N.H., was born in
this town. May 10, 1815. His jiarents were
Joseph and Sarah (Smith) Gale. His great-
great-grandfather, Bartholomew Gale, who
was a shipwright by trade, emigrated from
England, and settled in the colony of Massa-
chusetts 15ay. He had several children, in
eluding Jacob, Daniel, and others. [The
names of his children with dates of birth are
in the old records of Salem, Mass.]
Jacob Gale, son of Bartholomew, and the
next in the ancestral line now being con- . 1
sidered, resided in Kingston in Mas-sachti- • . ; //•
sett-s, ami was elected for one term as a Re|)-
resentative to the General Court of the colony
from that town. Daniel Gale, the son of
Jacob, and the grandfather of Moses S., was
born September 2, 1739. He removed to Gil-
manton, N.H., in 17X0, and died here in
iSoi. His wife, formerly Patience P-astman,
who was born December 14, 1734, Ix-canie the
mother of the follnwing children: .Susan,
Jacob, Joseph, Shuah, Daniel, Mary, Steiihen,
and I^lizabeth.
Josejih Gale, the second son of Daniel ami
Patience (ICastman) Gale, and the father of
the subject of this sketch, was born October
30, 1764. Me was a blacksmith, and taught
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that craft to several of his nunieroiis sons,
Moses amoD.LC the others. lie was married to
Smith on April 15, 17SS. and they became the
parents of the fcdhuvinj; children: Mary,
Aiiraham, John, I'atience, Daniel, Stephen,
DiiUv. Thomas, James, and Moses S. Of this
family of ten, Moses is the only one now sur-
vivinr;.
Moses S. Gale, after acquiring his educa-
tion in the district school, learned the black-
smithing trade of his brother Abraham, but
only followed it for a brief period. He soon
turned all his attention to farming, a business
which he has continued extensively and suc-
cessfully to carry on up to the present time.
He married Sarah Weeks, the daughter of
Henry Weeks, of Alton, N.H. l-'our chil-
dren, two sons and two daughters, were born
to them. A brief record of the family is as
ftdlows: Josepli, died at the age of twenty-
three years, unmarried; Henry and Laurenia
died young; and Laurenia, second of the
name, married George Eastman of Sanborn-
ton, N.H., and has one child, named for his
grandfather, Moses Gale.
Mr. Gale, the worthy descendant of a sturdy
New England Puritan ancestry, is a man of a
retiring, unostenatious disposition, assiduous
in the faithful discharge of all the duties of
life, and preferring the peaceful attractions of
home and family to the uncertain and stormy
joys of a public career. The Gale family for
generations has been distinguished in the com-
munity where their modest, useful lives have
been spent by a certain genial kindliness of
nature, which has rendered them exceedingly
|)opular among their neighbors and associates.
Mr. Moses S. Gale is now one of the oldest
citizens of Gilmanton, and has retired from
active business life. He and his estimable
wife are peacefully passing their declining
days on their own farm, where they have spent
so many years in company, and together faced
the varying vicissitudes of human existence,
enjoying the respect and esteem of all who
know them.
§01':L F. SHERBURNE, a prosjicrous
farmer of Harrington, was born in this
town, August 24, 1834, son of Jacob
and Marinda M. (Mescrve) Sherburne. His
paternal grandfather was Gideon Sherburne;
and his great-grandfather, John Sherburne,
came to this country from England, and was
one of the earliest settlers of 15arrington.
Jacob and Marinda Sherburne had three chil-
dren, two sons and a daughter; namely, Will-
iam H., Joel v., and Sally A. Their only
living child, Joel E. Sherburne, subject of
this sketch, received a fair education, being
first an attendant at the district school and
later at Durham Academy. At the age of
twenty he went to Tewksbury, Mass., and was
an ofificer in the almshouse at that place for
eight months. Returning home at the end of
that time, he took charge of the home farm, on
which he resided until 18S3, wdien he came to
his present jilace. He owns two farms, which
together contain about two hundred acres, and
he carries on mixed farming with profit.
Mr. Sherburne has twice married, his first
wife being in maidenhood Miss Annie Young.
She bore him four children, three sons and a
daughter; namely, William H., Frank M.,
Flora E., and Leslie M., all of whom are liv-
ing. In 18S1 he married for his second wife
Miss Nora E. Richardson, of Harrington, by
whom he has one child, Joel R.-^lph, now thir-
teen years of age.
In political views Mr. Sherburne is a Re-
publican. He has served on the School
]?oard for eight years, was Town Collector in
1872, and Selectman in 1873 and 1874, being
Chairman of the Board the latter year.
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MNRY SHI':i'ARD, a respected citi-
zen of Laciiniii, Helknai) County,
N.II., was Ijorn in Canaan, Grafton
County, this State, June i6, 1834, son of
Jolm ami Ko.xanna (l]lod-;ett) Shepard. His
paternal grandfather, Moses Shepard, was a
native of Kingston, N.fl., where he was a
highly respected farmer. He married Abigail
Swett, and they had seven children, namely:
Moses; John; Mary; Nathaniel; Calvin;
Abigail ; and Luther, who died November 2"] ,
1896, at Willisca, la. Moses Shepard died
in ICast l^loomfield, N.Y. Mary married a
Mr. Blake, and resided in Canaan until her
death. Nathaniel was a farmer of Canaan.
He died in Hanover, N.H. Calvin died at
Belmont in 18S9, Abigail married Mr. ]?Iake,
and died in Enfield, N.H.
John Shepard, the father of Henry, was
horn in Kingston, N.H., but subsequently re-
moved to Canaan, where he was engaged as
farmer and cattle drover for many years. He
also dealt in sheep pelts. He served as
Deputy Sheriff of Grafton County, and as Se-
lectman of Canaan. He and his wife, Ro.\-
anna, had five chiklren, of whom three sons
are now living, as follows: Edwin, who is a
farmer in Canaan; Henry, of Laconia; and
Augustus, who resides in Lowell, Mass., and
has a son and a daughter living in Canaan.
The two that have passed away are Anna B.
and John .Sanford. Anna B. Shepard married
Dr. William 1'. Stone, of Danbury, N.H., and
they have both since died. They left one
son, lulward I'., a chemist by profession.
Jnhn Sanford Shepard tiled leaving three sons
and two daughters. One of his sons is a
drummer for a large wholesale firm in Boston,
Mass. The other two sons are in the whole-
sale grocery business in Eranklin, N.H. The
daughters also, Ro.Nie and FLliza, reside in
I'ranklin. John Sanford Shepard tlied at the
age of seventy-one years, while his wife li\ed
to be seventy-three years old.
Henry Shei)ard. the fourth child ,if his par-
ents, received an excellent education. Alter
attending the common schools he pursued
cmirscs of study in Canaan and Newbury
Academies. Subsequently for eight years he
was engaged in teaching. For fourteen years
he was the trustworthy engineer of the Bel-
kna|) Mills. Lor some years he was a nurse,
and then he was appointetl janitor of Laconia
Academy, which position he has acceptably
filled for ten years. In politics Mr. Shepard
is a loyal Reindjlican. He served as superin-
tendent of scho.,ls in iMifield, N.H., for two
years. He is a member of the following
fraternal organizations: Mount Lebanon
Lodge, No. 32, F. & A. M. : Union Chapter,
No. 7, R. A. M.; I'ythagorean Council, No.
6, Royal and Select I\histers; and Pilgrim
Commandery, K. T., all of Laconia.
I'LVIN ]•:. 15A1515, who luis fur
lime time been the onl\- undertaker
in Barnste;Kl and tlie immediate
vicinity, and also is successfully engaged in
farming and in the business of wagon and
carriage making, was born in Strafford, No-
vember g, 1855, son of .Sampson and Almira
(Evans) Babb.
His great-grandfather, .Sam]ison l^abli, came
herefrom ISarrington, N.H., settling in North
Barnstead on the Strafford side, where he took
up a one-hundred-acre tract of wikl hnid
covered with good timber. At first the grand-
father built but a jiart of a house, putting it
together with wooden pegs instead of nails.
In the September gale of 1816 the roof was
blown off, and he was obligeil to take his oxen
and cany his family to the house of his brother
William in Strafford. The frame of the pres-
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cut house was put u[i by liiiii witli lumber that
he cut and hewed, and he shaved tlie shingles
with which he covered it. lie was a remark-
ably well-preserved man, and lie lived to be
eighty-five years old. l^oth brothers bore a
good reputation for honesty, industry, and tem-
perate habits. Their trading was done in
rortsmouth, thirty-five miles distant, the jour-
nev being made on horseback over a road, or
trail, indicated by spotted trees. Many of the
tools they used in farming were rudely fash-
ioned out of such material as they were able
to secure. In the records of the family special
mention is made of a harrow with wooden teeth
that was made by Sampson Pabb.
Sampson Babb married Susan I'oss, who
lived over ninety years, and who, to the last,
was an unusually active woman. They had
twehe children; namely, Benjamin, Ralph,
Samuel, Joseph, Fannie, Fliza, Sarah, Debo-
rah, Susan, Abigail, Louis, and Belinda.
I*"annie and Eliza died young; Samuel resided
all his lifetime in this neighborhooil ; Joseph
died aged about twenty-six years; Sarah mar-
ried Israel Foss, lived for some years in
Maine, but finally returned to Barnstead,
where she died; Deborah and Louis did not
marry; Susan married Peter Berry, and lived
in Barnstead; Abigail successively married
Joseph Holmes and David Goodwin; Belinda
became the wife of John W. Holmes, of Straf-
ford, X. II.
Ralph Babb remained on the homestead,
which he received in return for caring for his
parents, and on the condition that he would
also provide for his sister Deborah, who was
an invalid. He became a prosperous farmer
and stock raiser, was a charter memlier of the
I'ree Baptist church of Strafford, and assisted
in building the church edifice. He married
Delilah Hayes, of Barrington, X. H., He
died at the age of seventy-seven, and she was
eighty-four at her death. They had si.v chil-
dren; namel)', .Sampson H., Zekiel, Mercy,
Delilah, Dyer, and Sarah. Zekiel removed
to liarnstead Parade and afterw^ard lived there.
Mercy was twice married, first to John Nutter,
with whom she lived in Gilmanton; and
secondly to Thomas Berry, with whom she is
now living in Barnstead. Delilah married
Joseph Foss, and lived in Dover, X. H. She
and her husband are now deceased, having left
five children. Dyer, who was twice married,
lives at Barnstead Parade; and Sarah is the
wife of Oliver Evans, of Barnstead Parade.
Sampson H. Babb, born on the homestead,
December 30, 1830, from an early age until he
reached that of twenty assisted his father in
the work of the farm. He then went to Straf-
ford to learn the trade of a carpenter, serving
an apprenticeship of two years. During the
ne.xt seven years, he was employed in building
houses and manufacturing sleighs, wagons,
cofifins, etc., in Barnstead. He next purchased
a farm in Strafford; but five years later he
returned to live with his parents, who were
becoming feeble with age, and has resided here
since. He kept up the cotfin-making business,
besides carrying on the farm, to which he has
added, so that it now contains two hundred
acres. In 1S94 he relinquished the care of
the farm to his son, and is now practically re-
tired. In politics he is a Democrat; in re-
ligion a Free Bajitist. Almira, his wife, is a
daughter of Lemuel Erans, a farmer. They
have two sons — Melvin E. and Albert. The
latter, a machinist by trade, is sujierintendent
of a shoe shop in Pittsneld, N. H.
Melvin E. Babb, the elder of his parents'
two sons, received a district schixd education.
Then he learned with his father the trade of
a carriage maker and general carjienter, also
those of undertaker and blacksmith. In all
these callings he has proven his capability as
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a mechanic and business man. As previously
.stated, he is the .mly undertaker in this sec-
tion, doing work not only here but in StralTord,
Alton, and Farmington. In connection with
this branch, he owns an expensive hearse and
a pair of horses with harnesses, etc., C(jm-
plete. Since his father gave up active labor,
he has carried on the homestead farm. Me is
a charter member of Crescent Lake Grange,
and a member of the North l^arnstead brass
band.
§OHN D. NITTT1-:R, proprietor of a
well patronized variety store in liarn-
stead, was born here, March 30, 1S48,
son of William S. and Mary E. (Collins)
Nutter. The father, also a native of Barn-
steail, born in 1820, was engaged in farming
from an early age, until he retired from active
lalior. Also, for several years, he s[)ent the
winter season in making boots and shoes. He
had an interest in the Tuttle Mill, now run by
Thomas F. Seward, which he sold in 1S5G,
and later in the Collins Mill, which is located
in the centre of the town. For the past six-
years he lias been living in retirement. He
served as a member of the IVjard of .Selectmen
six years, acting as Chairman a part of the
time. In this office he won the hearty appro-
bation of his fellow-townsmen by the able and
C(.)nscientit)us manner in which he attended to
his duties. He is unusually well informed
ui)on all current topics, and his intelligence
and worth are sincerely apjjreciated. In poli-
tics he is a Democrat. His wife, Mary, was
a daughter of John H. Collins, formerly a
prominent mill-man in this town. She became
by him the mother of five children; namely,
John D., Charles C, James A., Frank S., and
George W. Charles C. , a painter by trade,
and a resident of Concord, has served in both
branches of the city government, and is now a
Representative to t
died May 31, 1891.
the homestead, has
the legislature, and
sexeral years. He
-islature. James A.
;ink S., who resi.les at
■esented Harnstead in
L-d as a Selectman for
married and has two
children. George W. was graduated from the
meilicnl de[)artment of Dartmouth College,
anil began the practice of medicine in Man-
chester, N.H. Subsecpiently, compelled by
failing health to relin(.|uish his practice, he
removed to Salmon Falls, N.H., where he is
now a well-known physician and druggist, and
serves as Moderator at town meetings. While
residing in Manchester, he was elected to the
legislature as a Democrat. Mrs. William S.
Nutter died January 2, 1892. A lady of
su]ierior intelligence and fine educational at-
tainments, who was loved and respected by all
who knew her, she exercised an infiuence over
her children that is largely credited with their
success in life.
John 1). Nutter attended the common
schools, and assisted in carrying on the farm
until he was seventeen years oUI. He then
went to the northern part of New York State,
where he workeil in a saw-mill for eighteen
months. After returning home he was en-
gaged in shoemaking. About three years ago
he became the proprietor of a variety store,
which he has since profitably conducted. In-
cluded in his stock are wall paper, sporting
goods, stationery, and patent medicines. He
has been identified with local [uiblic affairs
since i SS6, when he was elected to fill a vacancy
as Supervisor, and he was re-elected in the fol-
lowing year. In 1 888 he was elected a member
of the Board of Selectmen. To accept this
office he resigned that of Supervisor, and he
declinetl a renomination in the following
year. He was electetl Town Clerk by a hand-
some majority in 1892, and has since filled
that office with ability. In 1S93 and 1894 he
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received a unanimous vote, and his subsequent
majorities lia\e l)een large. lie lias been
Suiierintcndenl ol Police for several years, and
as Clerk of the School District, a position
which he has held since 1891, he has several
times polled a unanimous vote.
Mr. Nutter has been twice married. For
his first wife he wedded Grace Thurston,
daughter of Benjamin Thurston, of Belmont.
By this union he has had two children: Carle-
ton j., who died aged si.x months; and I'ioy
L., who is now a blacksmith. His second
marriage was contracted with Mrs. Sarah A.
(Iimerson) Pendergast, a daughter of (jeorge
W. lunerson, who was formerly a well-known
carjienter and cabinet-maker of this town.
Mr. luiierson was for many years [jrominent in
local affairs, having served as a .Selectman,
Town Clerk, Representative to the legislature,
and Deputy Sheriff. Mrs. Nutter is a first
cousin of Judge Lewis Clark. She taught
scho(d previous to her marriage with George
K. Pendergast. liorn of her first marriage
were three children, of whom the only sur-
vivor is residing in Minnesota. liy her pres-
ent husband she has one son, Ralph L. Mr.
Nutter is overseer of Barnstead Grange, No.
119. In politics he supports the Democratic
party.
cmo
;oRGh: II. CH1-:SLKY, a machinist
\WJ^ In' trade, is now engaged in farming
in his native town of Barrington,
Strafford County, N.ll. His parents were
Lemuel and Mary (Merrill) Chesley. His
father, who was a cooper, settleil in Barring-
ton about the year iSoo; and here he resided
during the remainder of his life, working at
his trade. He and his wife, Mary, had twelve
cliildren, namely: Sarah, born I''ebruary 4,
I.S02; John, born October 21, 1S03; Samuel,
born March 19, 1805; William, born April 8,
1807; Moses, born March 11, 1809: Lucinda,
born December 17, 1810; David and Andrew
(twins), born December 6, 1814; Elizabeth,
born July 15, l8i6; Plummcr, born September
10, 1818; Curtis P., born November 8, 1S20;
and George H., born December 15, 1822. Of
these but two are living: George H., the sub-
ject of the inesent sketch; and Elizabeth.
George H. Chesley sjjent his early years in
Barrington, and was educatetl in the common
schools of this place. At the age of eighteen
he began working at the machinist's trade, at
which he served a three years' apprenticeship;
and he subsequently worked for thirty years or
more in Boston, New York, and other places.
Retiu-ning to Barrington in 1870, he settled
on his present farm, which contains about fifty
acres.
In 1845 Mj-. Chesley married Miss Irene E.
Ham, who died in 1857, leaving two children:
Evantia V., born May 13, 1849; ^"^ Eeroy
IE, born P'ebruary 9, 1855. Mr. Chesley and
Miss p:iizabeth J. Snell were married in Se])-
tember, i860. They have a daughter, Isabelle
Blackburn Chesley, born March 10, 1877.
iiRisT()Piii{R hi:nry WEEE.S,
whose third term as Mayor of Somers-
■ worth, N.H., e.\]iired a few montiis
since, in March, 1897, is widely known as the
editor and proprietor of the /■nc Pirss and as
one of the leading Republican politicians of
Strafford County. He was born in this city,
July G, 1853, and comes of sturdy New luig-
land ancestry. His parents were Nathaniel
and P:iiza ( Thorn) Wells. The Rkvikw gladly
avails itself of the privilege of here reproduc-
ing a sketch of his career written by the Hon.
William D. Knapp: —
The Wells, or Welles, family in l-ngland is
of very ancient origin, being clearly traceable
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back to tlic time "f the Norman conquest. It
is pretty well established that Thunuis Wells,
a physician, who came to Ipswich, Mass., in
1635, was the earliest emigrant of that name
who settled in this country, though several
t.iniilies (jf Wells came over soon after. .Sav-
age, in his "Genealogical Dictionary of New
b'-ngland," states that Thomas Wells came
to this country in 1635, on the "Susan and
lillen," from London, with young Kichard
.Saltonstall, when thirty years of age. Thomas
was thus one of the earliest luiglish inhabi-
tants (if Ipswich. He married Abigail, a
daughter of William Warner and sister of Dan-
iel and John Warner, all of them people of
consideration among the first settlers. In
June, 1657, he went to Wells, Me., and pur-
chased several hundred acres of land, but re-
turned to Ii^swich in a few years. On his
death he left his land in Wells to his son John,
and for more than a century that town remained
the home of that line of the family.
Through Thomas \VeIls, the sou of John,
and Nathaniel, the son of Thomas, we come to
Nathaniel Wells, born 1740, died iSiT,, who,
during his long and useful life, was known as
Judge Wells. He was one of the most distin-
guished and valuable of the inhabitants of
Wells at that time. In 1760 he was graduated
from Harvard University, where he took high
rank.
ISourne, in his "History of Wells and Ken-
nebunk," says that Judge Wells was "distin-
guished for strength of intellect, a tenacious
memory, deep thought, anil an uncommon
power of argumentation." He filled many
positions of trust, and his counsels were much
relied on by his fellow-townsmen. He was a
member of several important conventions ilur-
ing the Revolutionary times, and was a special
justice of the inferior court of common [ileas.
Representative to the legislature, and a mem-
ber of the Senate. "In fine," says liourne,
"his services were sought for on all matters
of public interest. He was the people's man,
fitteil for any station, antl alwa}'s reaily for
duty. His opinions carried with them great
weight, and controlled the action of a majority
of the peo[)le. " He was a contemporary of
the Rev. Moses Ilemmenway, D.D. , a gradu-
ate of Harvard, an able preacher and writer,
and one of the most eminent logicians in New
England.
Judge Wells's son Nathaniel married luniice,
daughter of Dr. Ilemmenway before albuled
to, and settled at Deerfield, N.H., where he
preached for more than a quarter of a century —
some of his sermons being nowadays occasion-
ally jHiblished as models of theological effort.
The father of the subject of this sketch was
Nathaniel, the third child born to the Rev.
Nathaniel and Eunice W^dls; and his mother,
whose maiden name was l';iiza Thoni, was a
descendant of William Thom, who was bom in
1706 in .Scotland, removed to L<jnd(uuleiiy,
Ireland, and after a short residence in the
north of Ireland was married to bllizabelh
Wiar, of the same Scotch race. They emi-
grated to America, and settled in Windham,
N.H., in 1730.
Isaac Thorn, their son, was the first regular
[jhysician in Windham of whom there is any
record, and, as Parker's "History of London-
derry " says, he became distinguished by the
discovery and adoption of improved methods of
jjractice in certain cases. He was a prominent
and influential citizen of the town, and was a
member of the Committee of Safety during the
Revolution. In 17SJ he removed to Lontlon-
derry (now Derry), N. II. James, his son, the
father of Eliza, was also an important man in
this community. He was a graduate of Dait-
mouth, and [jractised law for some years, and
a part of the time edited a "Constitutionalist"
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iK'wsiKipci-; lie liL'lil various iin|»irlaiit public
ufticcs. The mother of the late Hon. Charles
II. liell was a sister of this James Thorn.
I'liza's mother was Harriet Coffiii, the daugh-
ter of Dr. William CotTin, who before the War
of the Revolution was a midshipman in the
Hritish navy. In 1775 he went to Paris,
l-'rancc, to complete his education in medicine,
which was commenced in l^oston, after which
he returned to America, and when the Revolu-
tion broke out he resigned his commission as
midshipman in the British navy, and was ap-
pointed a surgeon on the brig "Tyrannicide,"
a colony cruiser and public armed vessel of
fourteen gun,s.
Nathaniel Wells (fourth) was a lawyer in
Somersworth from about the year 1S35 until his
death, which occurred in 1S78. He was able
and eminent in his jirofession, being counsel
for large corjiorations and having imjjortant in-
terests intrusted to him for adjustment. The
writer of this sketch read law in his office, and
lecalls with feelings of gratitude and admira-
tion the kindness of heart, the keenness of
thought, the quick perception, and the broad
common-sense of Mr. Wells.
Christopher H. Wells received his early
education in the public schools of .Somers-
worth, and fitted for college in the high school
under Professor James P. Di.xon. In 1871 he
entered Bowdoin College, and was graduated
in 1S75. On leaving college he studied law
with his father and William R. Burleigh, then
in [jartnership. While pursuing his law
studies, he organized and was Captain of the
famous independent military company known
as the Great Falls Cadet, which was acknowl-
edged to be the finest military organization in
the State. He was admitted to the bar,
August 15, 1878, being among the first candi-
dates under the new and strict requirements of
examination for admission. His father died
the very day after he was admitted to the l>ar,
and Christopher soon afterward formed a law
partner.ship with William R. Burleigh, so lit-
erally taking his father's pdace that the name of
the firm. Wells & Burleigh, was adopted by
the new firm without change. This partner-
ship lasted about si.\ years. During this
period young Wells was a plodding lawyer,
showing in his methods of thought and action
many traits like those which had characterized
his father. He may not have had a full re[)er-
tory of the requirements that distinguished the
p(3pular advocate, but his ability to become
an eminent attorney and counsellor-at-law in
the "all around " sense clearly appeared.
Before he became a lawyer, before he left
college even, Mr. Wells had aspirations to do
something in the literary line. Some of his
earlier efforts with the pen furnished the te.xt
for private theatricals and dramatic plays.
Others were published in the local newspaper,
and still others found a larger public through
the columns of more widely circulated papers
and periodicals. His success in these tentative
efforts favored his inclinations, and in 1SS3 he
purchased the Free Press publishing and print-
ing establishment, and decided to be an editor.
A year or two later he gave up his law busi-
ness and devoted himself to his new line of
work. He has made of the Free Press a strong
local newspaper, and a leader among the
papers of the State. Its influence is on the
siile of that which is just and right and good,
and it is warmly devoted to the interests and
welfare of the community. Its literar\- tone
is also good, and it is readable and interesting.
For a number of years after graduation from
college, he was a member of the School Com-
mittee, and did good work in the cause of edu-
cation. He was a member of the legislature
in 1881, and also in 1883, and served on im-
[Kirtant committees in both bodies. He was
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also a member "f the Constitutional Conven-
lii.ii (if i.SHo. In i,SS7-,S8 he was a member nf
the military staff nf (Governor Charles II. Saw-
yer, with the rank of Colonel.
In Mareh, 1894, Colonel Wells was eleeted
Maynr nf Somcrsworth, which up to that time
had been strongly Democratic. The Demo-
cratic majority for Mayor in i S93 was about
fifty, but Colonel Wells was triumphantly
elected by two hundred and sixty-seven Re-
publican majority. His legal knowledge ad-
mirably equipped him for the office of Mayor,
and he proved himself competent to meet and
decide quickly important questions which
arose in the course of the transaction of mu-
nicipal business. Ilis success as Mayor is
well established. He endeavored to keep in
\-iew the best good of the city and the welfare
of the community, and was the Mayor not of
any clique or business corpcjration, but of the
whole city. After he came into office there
was a reduction of ta.xation, and also a reduc-
tion in the rate of interest on the municipal
debt, and a very gratifying ref<irm in [)olice
methotls. Laws against disturbances on the
Lord's day were better enforced, and the moral
lone of the city thereby much improved. He
was re-elected Mayor in 1895, and again in
i8(jr), and served out his third term. During
his mayoralty the city established a municipal
water-work system, with one of the finest
pumping stations in the country, and a covered
sand filter also has com]ileted its sewer system.
As a speaker Colonel Wells does not pos-
sess all the powers or tricks of oratory (for
instance, the trick of hesitating in order to
make the ne.xt word more impressive), but he
is forcible and earnest in his delivery, ami is
sure to engage the attention of his audience
for the leason that he has something to say.
He has made a number of jjolitical speeches
with marked success. As a presiding officer |
he is well versed in jjarliamentary law, and
prompt and ready in his decisions. His
efforts in this line at the banquets of the
•Strafford County Reiniljlican Club and at
other meetings have been referred to in the
most complimentary terms. Colonel Wells
has always been a Republican in politics. He
has political influence, not only in the city and
county, but also in the State. He is a mem-
ber of Libanus Lodge, A. V. & A. M., of this
city, and is a thirty-second degree Mason.
He is also a member of other fraternal organ-
izations, of the Sons <if the American Revo-
lution and of several jiress clubs and associa-
tions.
As a citizen he is public spirited and gener-
ous, always ready to devote time, money, and
both physical and mental efforts to the public
good. He is a trustee of the Somcrsworth
Savings Bank, a director in the local library,
also in two improvement associations, and has
been identified with the growth and progress
of Somcrsworth in recent years. In all im
portant projects for the increase of Inisiness
enterprises, and the opportunities for labor re-
quiring contributions of money, he has been
among the foremost in zeal and liberality. If
not the first, he was among the first to inaug-
urate the movement which resulted, in Febru-
ary, 1S93, in obtaining a charter and establish-
ing the city of Somcrsworth.
Mr. Wells is a member of the society con-
nected with the Congregational church, of
which his father was a member, and his grand-
father and two of his uncles were able and
worthy ministers in the same denomination.
Mr. Wells was married June 15, 1887, to
Miss Ora Hartford, of Dover, N.II., a lady of
refinement and elegant taste, qualified to at-
tract and retain friendships. Though quiet
and unobtrusive, she can entertain with genu-
ine i-'olitenes,s. Their home presents a pleas-
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iiig conibiiKitiuii of taste and culture, coiiiturt
witlidiil lu.Niny, and elegance without display.
In society Mf. Wells is agreeable and witty,
genial and haiipy. lie enjoys an intellectual
feast, and is able to make liberal contributions
to the entertainment, lie has moved his print-
ing and publishing establishment into new
(luarters, and now has one of the finest offices
)und in New England,
§AMb:S ELIOT FERNALD, late of
I'"armington, StratTord County, N.ll.,
was for many years one of the leading
merchants of the town and a citizen of [iromi-
nence. lie was born September 29, 1S30, in
Springvale, Me. ; and on July 28, 1895, in the
sixty-fifth year of his age, sustained and
soothed liy an nnfaltering trust, he passed
through the portals we call death, leaving a
devoted family and hosts of friends to mourn
his loss.
I\Ir. T'ernald was of distinguished ancestry,
l)eii)g a lineal descendant of Dr. Reginald
Eernald, who was among the earliest settlers
of Portsmouth, N.H., being a leading man in
the colony, and the original owner of Fer-
nald's Island, the present site of the Ports-
mouth Navy Yard. Robert Fernald, father of
James ICliot, was engaged in mercantile iiur-
suits at Springvale, Me., in his earlier man-
hood days, but later removed to South Ber-
wick, and there made his permanent home.
He married Aiijjhia Cofifin, who bore him
seven children, namely; Charles; James E.,
sul)ject of this sketch; John; Martha; Lewis;
.Maria; and Sarah. He had a former marriage,
the fruit of the union being a daughter Betsey.
James E. P'ernald was but a child when his
parents removed to South Berwick, where he
was reared and educated, and for a time was
employed as a clerk by Elisha Jewett and also
by Williau) Morton. In 1S51 he came to I-arm-
ington, accepting a jjositiou in the store of
Pierce, Jewett & I*"lynn, and the ne.xt year was
made Station Agent on the Dover & VVinnipi-
seogee Railway in this town. He was sidjse-
quently made a conductor (.m the road, having
charge of a train running from Alton Bay to
Dover, and for three years made his home at
Alton Bay. In 1857 Mr. P''ernald returned to
Farmington and established the business in
which he was afterward engaged until his
demise. In a building owned by Jeremy
and Alonzo Nute, and located at the en-
trance of ICast Grove Street, he openetl a
general variety store, dealing in dry goods,
groceries, hardware, etc. By application to
his business he was so successful that in a few
years he was able to buy the building at the
corner of Main and Central .Streets known
many years ago as Steamboat Hotel. Into
this he put a stock of such goods as were then
found in a first-class village store, and in the
years that followed built up a substantial antl
prosperous business. This store was known
far and wide as the Old Corner Store, and
around its huge and friendly stove men gath-
ered in winter evenings while the owner stood
busy at his desk, handed out the mail — for
part of this time he was the village Post-
master— or waited ujion his many customers.
The great enterprise of Mr. F"ernald's life
was the establishment of the Farmington Au'ws,
one of the best local and family newspapers
in the .State, the best and most enduring
monument to his business ability. Stowed
away in an iniused corner of the oflice is a
small old-style novelty press, on which Mr.
P'ernald learnetl the rudiments of the printer's
art. From this printing outfit was evolved the
Farmington Nrtus of to-day, with its quarter-
medium, super-royal, and ISalicock presses run
by steam-power, together with all the machin-
JAMES E. FERNALD.
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ery and iniiirovements of a first-class iiews-
jiaper and jnh printing office. Mr. 1^'crnald
was a self-made, self-educated, and thdrdiighly
practical man. A thorough mechanic, his
knowledge of machinery was something re-
markable, antl tlie Xi'c.'s office bears testimon)-
thereto. The establisliment of the AV^l's was
made by Mr. I'"ernald mainly in view of the
talent of his only son, George W. , which
[iromised success in the editing of the sheet.
After the decease of the son on November 2,
iSgo, Mr. l'"ernald continueil the publication
of the iVca-.v, on lines known to have been con-
sidered by his son, until his own death, July
2.S, 1895. The i)roperty is now in the hands
and uiuler the supervision of his wife, from
whnm it receives careful attention.
Mi-. I<"crnald was prominent and influential
in financial, religious, and political circles,
being officially connected with the local banks
and with the Congregational church ; and al-
though a strong Democrat, he served as Town
Treasurer under a Republican administration,
this fact alone showing the high estimation in
which he was held by the community. He
also served as Chairman of the I^oard of Se-
lectmen for two or three years. He was a
Mason in I'raternal Lodge, l''. & A. M., ^f
l'"armingti}n ; and was also a member of the
Knights of Pythias and of the Knights of
llonnr, and did much to jiromote the advance-
ment of each order.
A devoted frientl has well said: "Mr. h"er-
nald was most faithful and watchful of the
interests placed in his care, and his word was
as good as his bond. Kvevy worthy cause was
sure to receive his aid and merit to find a
heliiful hand. He (like the lamented son,
who was his father's devoted friend anti com-
panion) would have suffered much rather than
advance anything which would tend to public
In all things he was faithful unto death, and
well might the words of the poet l)e inscribed
U])on his monument : —
" liy him the truest rest is won
Who toils beneath the noonday sun,
Faithful until his work is done."
On May 12, 1.S53, Mr. Fernald married
Miss Laura A., daughter of the late Judge and
Mrs. Geoige L. Whitehouse, who survives
him. Mr. and Mrs. Fernald's only child,
George W. , a civil engineer and railway con-
structor, died November 2, 1 .S90, at the age of
thirty-six years, leaving a widow and one
daughter, Miss Bessie Fernald. A full ami
complete sketch of the son will be found in
another part of this work.
§O.Sl':i'H L. ODia.L, a retired druggist
of Lakejiort, 15elknap County, was born
in New Hampton, this couiity, March
12, 1831, son of William and Hannah ('I'uttle)
Odell. His earliest known ancestor, Thomas
Odell, resided in Stratham, N. II., and had two
sons: Thomas, of Nottingham; and James, of
Stratham. Thomas, of Nottingham, was tlie
father of six sons, namely: John, of Durham,
N.H. ; James, of Salem, Mass.; Jacob, of
Durham ; Noah, of Boston, Mass. ; Joseph, of
Sanbornton, this county; and one of Iowa.
Joseph Odell, the grandfather of Joseph L. ,
was a farmer and shoemaker in Sanbornton,
and officiated as Deacon of the Calvinist Bap-
tist church. He married a Miss Ford, and
they had six sons: Jacob and Joseph, of San-
bornton; William, of Laconia; l-^benezer and
David, of Sanbornton; and Ira, of Randolph,
Mass. The father died when he was compara-
tively young. William Odell, the father of
Joseph L., was born in 1804. He became a
shoe dealer, managed a grocery store for many
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years, tauf;ht a singing-school, and was a Dea-
con and chorister of the Free Haptist church.
His wile, Hannah, wiio was a daughter of
Stiuightcin 'I'uttle, of Nottingham, had five
chiKhen hv him. These were: Nancy, who
was horn in New Hampton, N.H. ; Sarah, who
was a native of Laconia; Mary E., who died
in Montreal, Can. ; Mary Anna, who died in
Lakepiort; and Joseph L. , the subject of this
hiographv. The mother, who was born in
iSdj, died at the age of fifty-eight years; the
father died in 1862, at the same age.
Jo.seph L. Odell acquired his education in
the common schools of his native town and
Gilford Academy. He was afterward a teacher
for a number of years. In 1S54 he established
a drug store in Lakeport, which he managed
successfully until his retirement in 1892, a
period of thirty-eight years. In his political
affiliations Mr. Odell is a Republican. He
was Justice of the Peace for thirty year.s.
During the late war he was a recruiting
officer and now does much iiension business.
In 1863 he was elected Selectman in Laconia
and served three years. In 1864-65 he was
Representative to the legislature, serving on
the Engrossing Committee. For fifteen years
he was an efficient member of the town Board
of Education, and for the past three years he
has served on the Laconia School Board.
Since the incorporation of Lake Village
Savings Bank, he has served as a Director of
that institution; and he has been a member
of its e.xamining committee for several years.
The office of Town Treasurer was also accept-
ably filled for a period by him. In 1896 he
was appointed Associate Justice of the Lake-
port Police Court.
Mr. Odell in 1854 married Abbie Swain, a
native of Morgan, Vt. Born March 17, 1834,
she died March 4, 1895, leaving one son,
Willis P. Willis P. Odell was a student in
Tilton Academy, and was graduated from 15os-
ton University in 1880, which institution has
conferred upon him the degree of Doctor ot
Divinity, and in 1896 that of Doctor of
Philosophy. He officiated as Pastor of the
Methodist F.piscopal Church at Cliftondale,
Mass., for three years; at Salem, Mass., for
three years; in Maiden, Mass., for five years;
of the Delaware Avenue Church of Buffalo,
N.Y., for five years; and in 1895 he was ap-
pointed to preach in the Richmond Avenue
Methodist Episcopal Church of the same city,
over which he has been settled one year.
Mr. Joseph L. Odell exercises much influ-
ence in church affairs. At the age of eleven
years he joined the P""ree Ilaptist Church, and
for over forty years he has officiated as super-
intendent of the -Sunday-school, being next to
the oldest member now living. He has been
actively identified with temperance organiza-
tions, serving as Secretary of the Grand Lodge
of Good Templars for eight years, and for
more than twenty years managing a I^anil of
Hope Society which he organized. He intro-
duced the temperance pledge into the public
schools; and he has the names of four hundred
children in Ward Six who have signed the
pledge. In 1888 he made an e.xtensive lui-
ropean tour, visiting the Holy Land, Switzer-
land, Italy, Alexandria, ascending the Nile to
Cairo, anil returning home by wa\- of Athens,
Milan, and Paris.
(J|tRA K HILL, a prosperous farmer of
hi Durham, Strafford County, was born
alL at Northwood, Rockingham County,
N.H., March 10, 1845. He was educated
chiefly at Northwood and Strafford Academies,
and continued to live on the farm where he
was born until 1870, when, at the age of
twenty-five, he went to Dover, where he was
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engaged as clerk for three years in the store of
John r. Hill. From Dover he went to I'itts-
fiekl, where he worked in a .store until 1S76,
when he came to Durham and inu'chased the
farm upon which he now resides. He is here
profitably engaged in general farming and
dairying. The farm contains about one bun-
dled and twenty acres, and is pleasantly lo-
cated on the road from Dover to Lee, being
about four miles west of Dover.
Mr. Hill was married in 1876 to Miss
I'~rances Randall, of Lee, N.H., and they have
two children — Harry R. and I-'rank H., both
of whom reside at home.
Mr. Hill is a stanch Republican, and in
1.S93 was a Reiiresentative to the Lower House
of the New Hampshire legislature. He has
also served as Town Supervisor four }'ears.
^^T^/aIJJO kirk IHLL, a prominent
vfeV resident of East Tilton, and a mem-
ber of the firm of Stone & Hill,
contracting masons, was born in Sanbornton,
December 18, 1S6S, son of Charles K. and
Ruth M. (Hunkins) Hill. His great-grand-
father, Joseph H. Hill, born in Bow, N.H.,
was a son of the original ancestor of the fam-
ily in America, who came from the North of
Ireland. It is thought that the birth of Jo-
seiih H. Hill must have taken place between
the years 1765 and 1 771, as his grandson,
Charles, remembered hearing him say that he
was nine or ten years old at the time of the
Revolutionary War. He was known as Hemp
Hill, according to Father Crockett's record
of his marriage, which was contracted Decem-
ber 25, 1799, with Hannah, daughter of Jo-
seph Gilman, wdio was probably a resident of
Bow. Joseph IL, or Hem]) Hill, settled in
Sanbornton, where he resided for the rest of
his life. He was the father of nine children,
of whom Aaron, grandfather nf Waldo K.,
was the youngest.
Aaron Hill was born in Sanl^ornton, Ajiril
19, iSig. His opportunities for acquiring
an education were limited, and when a mere
boy he began to learn the mason's trade. He
followed that calling in connection with farm-
ing, gaining the reputation of an excellent
workman, and died April 10, 1873. I'oliti-
cally, he was a Democrat. He married Eliza-
beth Sanborn, who was born August 4, 1822,
daughter of David Sanborn, of Sanbornton.
Six of her seven children grew to maturity;
namely, Charles K. , George E., P'rank D.,
Sarah E., Fred A., and Mary A. Sarah ]•:.
married George L. Gladding, and Mary A.
married Frank P. Dalton. The father was a
chorister of the Methodist b;piscopal church at
liast Tilton, of which he and his wife were
members.
Charles K. Hill, the father of Waldo K.,
was born in Sanbornton, April 28, 1S47. At
the age of sixteen he commenced his appi'en-
ticeship at the mason's trade, afterward be-
coming a skilful and reliable workman. He
had the energy and ability necessary to suc-
ceed in life, but he died in 1875, aged twenty-
eight years, regretted by many who esteemed
him highly. He was a member of the Odd
Fellows Lodge in Laconia. In politics he
supported the Democratic paity. His wife,
Ruth, was born March 20, 1849, daughter of
Josiah Colby. She was adopted by Hezekiah
Hunkins, who changed her name to Ruth
Melinda Hunkins, and she was married under
that name. She became the mother of two
children — Waldo K. and Adna E. Charles
K. Hill was a member of the Methodist Epis-
co]3al church.
Waldo K. Hill was educated in the public
schools of his native town, ami afterward
learned the mason's trade with his uncle.
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Frank D. Hill. In 18^16 a partnership was
formed between Mr. Hill and his uncle, under
the firm name of Hill & Hill, and they carried
on a good business for about twenty-three
years. In 18S9 Henry II. Stone, of Laconia,
was received into the firm, which is now
known as Stone & Hill. The partners are
favorably known throui;hout the State as
capable and reliable contractors. In their
business they employ an average of forty-five
men. Waldo K. Hill is personally recognized
as an enterprising and progressive young busi-
ness man, and is very popular in this locality.
He served as Supervisor for two terms, and he
has also been Highway Agent.
I'rank D. Hill, the senior member of the
lirni, acquired a common-school education,
s]X'nt his youth upon the farm, and learned
the mason's trade. On January i, 1S78, he
wedded Mary Jane Dalton, daughter of John
Dalton, of Sanbornton. In politics he is a
Democrat. He is connected with Arch
Lodge, Knights of Pythias, and with Winnis-
quam Grange of East Tilton. Mrs. Hill is a
nu-mlier of the Methodist Episcopal church.
IHWIN C. LEWIS, of the Laconia
Daiiociat, is a man whose word,
written or spoken, has much weight
with his fellow-citizens. He was born in
New Hampton, I^elknaji County, N.H., No-
vember 28, 1836, a son of Rufus G. and Sally
(Smith) Lewis, and comes of an enterprising
and well-to-do family.
Rufus G. Lewis, son of Moses Lewis, was
born in ]?ridgewater, now Bristol, Grafton
County, in September, i Soo. In early man-
hood, going to New Hampton, he entered the
store of his future father-in-law, Daniel
Smith, whom he eventually succeeded in busi-
ness, and, establishing several branch stores,
developed increasing responsibilities. He did
not confine himself to mercantile operations
alone, but made successful ventures in other di-
rections; and in 1848 he and his brother, with
another gentleman, bought out the Alabama
Land Company. Some of the property pur-
chased at that time is still in the possession of
the Lewis family, and is yearl_\' increasing in
value with the development of the New South.
In politics originally a Whig and an enthusias-
tic admirer of Daniel Webster, who was coun-
sel for his father, Colonel Rufus G. Lewis
was afterward converted to the Democratic
sitle. He belonged to the State militia, as
ditl his father. In the temperance cause he
was intensely interested, and he lived up to
his i)rincii)les, being the first merchant in
New Hampton to stop selling intoxicating
liquor. The house in which he lived was the
first raised in the town without rum.
A public-spirited citizen. Colonel Lewis
obtained the charter of the present New
Hampton Institution, to which he gave from
his own private resources fifteen thousand dol-
lars. He was a member of the Orthodo.x Con-
gregational church at Bristol. Kind-hearted
and generous, he was courteous and agreeable
in his manners, and was beloved by rich and
poor. His death occurred in the fall of i86g.
His wife, who was the youngest daughter of
Daniel Smith, one of the most enterprising
and successful merchants ever known in the
history of New Hampton, died in 1878, aged
seventy-two years. They reared four chil-
dren, namely: Rufus; Edwin C. ; Sarah
Eliza, wife of Frank C. Gordon, of Biddeford ;
and James P., who for the past twenty-five
years has been employed in the post-office de-
partment at Washington, D. C.
Edwin C. Lewis fitted for college at New
Hampton, and was graduated at Harvard in
1859. He read law for some time in the
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f)fficc nf Swcetscr & Gartlncr at Lowell, Mass.,
hut his studies were intenupted iiy his father's
si'iidiis illness, and he did not resume them.
Ill July, iSjS, in company with I^ed W. San-
born, he purchased the Laconia Dcuiocrot , a
weekly paper, which was for the next four
years under the management of Lewis & San-
born. Mr. Sanborn then retired, and was
succeeded by Messrs. Brown & Vaughan.
They have enlarged the paper to twice its
original size, so that it is now an eight-page,
fifty-si.x column weekly. With his liberal ed-
ucation and his knowledge of the world, Mr.
Lewis is well qualified for the editorial chair,
and the paper is one of the brightest weeklies
published in the State. As its name implies,
it is devoted to the interests of the Demo-
cr.-itic party. Mr. Lewis served for two years
as County Treasurer. In 1890 he was a mem-
ber of Governor Tuttle's Council, a.ssociated
with Mr. Ramsdell, now Governor of the
State. He has served on the Laconia School
Board, and has for years been a Trustee and a
member of the Iv\ecutive Committee of the
New Hampton Institution.
In 1890 he was united in marriage with
h:ii/,a B., daughter of David and Sally (Wal-
lace) Hilton, of Sandwich, N.H. He was
Master of Union Lodge, No. 79, F. & A. M.,
of Bristol, N.H., for a number of years; and
is a member of Union Chapter, No. 7,
K. A. M.; and Pilgrim Commandery, K. T. ,
of Laconia. He attends public worship at the
Orthodox Congregational Church.
iHARLES H. B1-:RRY, an active and
enterprising manufacturer of h\arming-
ton, was born April 7, 1859, in the
town and county of Strafford, son of Plummer
Ci. and Abbie A. }•:. (French) Berry. He is
of Fnglish descent, and his paternal grand-
father, Peter Berry, was the founder of the
family in this county, having settletl in -Sti'af-
ford when a young man. Plummer C). lierry
was brought up on a farm, and, becoming
familiar with its labors while yet a youth, he
continued in agricultural pursuits, remaining
in Strafford until toward the close of his life.
Removing then to l-'arniington he afterward
made this his home, dying here in 1S87, aged
fifty-eight years. He married Miss Abbie
A. F. P'rench, of Barnstead, who bore him
four children, as follows: Charles PL, the
subject of this biography; Susan I., now the
wife of John B. Leighton, of P'armington:
Levi P'., who died in March, 1871, at the age
of eleven years; and Ar<lena, the wife nf Tim-
othy p]. Breen, of this town.
Charles IL Berry attended the schools of
his native town until about twenty years of
age, and for three years thereafter assisted in
the management of the home farm. The en-
suing three years he spent in Connecticut em-
ployed in various capacities. P'rom there he
went to Concord, N.H., where he spent tliree
years as an attendant at the asylum. In 1S71
Mr. l?erry came to P'armington, and for the
first four years of his stay he was successfully
engaged as a confectionery manufacturer and
dealer. He then established his present busi-
ness of manufacturing heels and soles, in
which he has been exceedingly prosperous, his
energy, industry, and wise management meet-
ing with a well-merited reward.
On April 11, 1893, Mr. Berry married
Miss Clara Barker, of P'armington, a daughter
of Hiram and Maria (Hayes) Barker, and a
sister of Hiram H. Barker, whose biography
on another page gives a more extended history
of her ancestors. Mr. Berry takes no active
part in local affairs, but is an earnest supporter
of the principles of the Democratic party.
He is a member of Harmony Lodge, No. 11,
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K. of P., of Farmiiigton, and a prominent
worker in the organization. Mr. and Mr.s.
Herry are broad in their religious views, while
they are liberal contributors toward the sup-
])ort of the Congregational church, which they
reeiilarlv attend.
/ I^^JkORGE v. card, a well-known
\j!> I resident of Farmington, and one of
the brave men who fought for the
Union in the Civil War, is a New Hampshire
man by birth, having been born July 28, 1842,
in New Castle, Rockingham County. His
grandfather, who was a pioneer settler of that
section of the State, came of good old English
stock. iMlward Card, also a native of New
Castle, was a seafaring man, much of his life
having been spent in island fishing. He died
at hi.s early home in 1S53, aged forty-five
years. He possessed the habits of industry,
honesty, and thrift, characteristic of the true
New I'Jiglander, and was held in high regard
as a man. While he was a Wliig in politics,
he never sought public office. He married
Frances A. Francis, also of New Castle. Of
their eleven children, si.\ are living; namely,
William W'., Thomas J., George V., James
W., Charles G., and I'^annie A. I-'annie A.
is the widow of Albert Dawkins, late of
Haverhill, Mass.
George V. Card obtained his education,
such as it was, in the town of his birth.
Leaving school at the age of eleven, he fol-
lowed the sea for a year or more. He came
to I'armington in 1859 to leai'n the shoe-
maker's trade, and since that time, excluding
three years spent in the army, he has been
prosperously engaged in the shoe business in
this locality. On August 11, 1862, he en-
listed in Company C, Thirteenth New Hamp-
shire V'cdunteer Infantry, of which C. O.
]$radley was appointed Captain, umler the
command of Colonel A. F. Stevncs. With
his regiment he took part in the battles of
I'redericksburg and the siege of Suffolk, and
the engagements at Cold Harbor, Kingsland
Creek, Providence Church Road, Walthall
Road, Drewry's Pluff, and Redoubt McConie;
and he was at the front in the mine explosion
at Petersburg and in the capture of Richmond.
At the close of the war he was honorably dis-
charged with the rank of Corporal, having
been but five days away from his regiment
during his entire term. On returning to
Farmington, Mr. Cartl resumed work at his
former trade in the shoe factory of the late e.\-
Congressman A. Nute, where he remained
until Mr. Nute"s death in 1885. Mr. Card is
a strong Republican in politics, and he now
represents this town in the General Court at
Concord, to which he was electetl for a term
of two years in 1896. He is very prominent
and influential in Carlton Post, No. 24,
G. A. R., of which he was Commander three
years. Adjutant four years, and is now the
Officer of the Day. He was also for three
years on the staff of Department Commantlers
Corliss, Wyatt, and Linahan Farr.
Mr. Card was married September 28, 1862,
to Miss Nancy J. Sampson, of De.xter, Me.,
daughter of William D. Sampson. The)' are
the parents of seven children, three of whom
have died. The survivors are: Gertrude K..
Lizzie 15., Edward F., and Faith. The family
attend the Baptist church. Mr. Card is one
of its active members, and was for some years
superintendent of its Sunday-school.
ON. JOHN CARROLL MOUL-
TON, to whose enterprise and jiidi-
; spirit Laconia and the lake
region of New Hampshire are largely indebted
for their present stage of development, be-
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oivcd ti) one of the oldest families, both in
umtry and ui r.nglantl.
The '^Dooms-
day Book," which was compiled A.n. ioS6,
shows that bearers of the original name De
Miilton accompanied William the Conqueror,
in his invasion of ICngland, and subsequently
aided him in subjugating the country.
Thomas de Alulton, known tn the Normans as
Lord de Vaux, and called Lord Gillesland in
Cumberland, was a favorite of Richard I., ac-
cording to Sir Walter Scott in "The Talis-
man," and was probably the Thomas de Mul-
ton who signed the Magna Charta in 1215.
Another Thomas de Multon, whose signature
appears in the great charter of King Kdward
I., granted in 1297, is believed to have been a
grandson of the first Thomas. Sir Thomas de
Multon owned Multon Hall in Wilberton,
Cumberland County, now an interesting ruin,
and the heads of the family were Lords of
Kgmont, in the same county. The arms borne
by the different branches of the family differed
only in minor details until 1571, when the
escutcheon received the following: "Moulton
—argent, three bars; gules between eight es-
calop shells, sable; 3-2-2-1, crest on pellet, a
falcon rising argent." No less than seven
representatives came to this country in the
earliest days of the Colonies. One of these
went to the Jamestown settlement in Virginia.
Jnhn and Thomas Moulton, of Norfolk County,
I'jigland, who made the voyage in 1635, and
settled in Newbury, Mass., became residents
of Hampton, N.IL, in 1G3S, as shown by the
presence of their names in the list of the first
settlers of that place.
The John Moulton just referred to, born in
luigland in i 599, was the founder of the
American family to which the subject of this
sketch belonged. A leading man among the
settlers of Hampton, he represented them in
the General Court in 1639. By his wife.
Anne, he became the father of seven chihhen
— Henry, Mary, Anna, Jane an.l ]!ridget
(twins), John, and Ruth. John, Jr., a native
of Newbury, born in i''>3S, was a Lieutenant.
He married Lydia Taylor, whose father, An-
thony Taylor, was also one of the first settlers
of Hampton. Born of the union were:
Martha, John, Lydia, Daniel, James, Nathan,
David, Anna, Lydia, Jacob, and Rachel.
Jacob, who was born in 168S, on December
10, 1714, married Sarah Smith. Slie died in
1739, and his death occurred in 175 i. Their
children were: Sarah, Lydia, Nathan, Doro-
thy, Jonathan, and John.
Jonathan, afterward known as General
M<iulton, the great-grandfather of John Carroll
Moulton, was born in 1726. In 1763 he and
sixty-one others were granted the Aloultonljoro
township. The following story of the manner
in which he alone obtained the grant now
covered by Centre Harbor and New Hamilton
illustrates the shrewdness for which he was
distinguished: "Having a very fine ox, weigh-
ing fourteen hundred pounds, fattened for the
purpose, he drove it to Portsmouth, and made
a present of it to Governor Wentwurth. He
refused any compensation, but said he wduld
like a charter of a small gore adjoining M<uil-
tonboro." The Governor granted this simple
request, "which put General Moulton in pos-
session of a tract thereafter called by him
New Hampton, containing nineteen thousand,
four huntlred and twenty-two acres." His
rank of General was won by meritorious ser-
vices in the Revolution, he having previously
fought bravely in the Indian Wars. In 1777
he had charge of the important po.st at Sara-
toga. He was a Representative in- the Gen-
eral Court from 1755 t.> 1758, and in July,
1774, he was one of the four delegates sent to
the I'rovincial Congress at Exeter, which was
held for the purpose of choosing delegates for
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the Continental Congress. Besides aiding
largely in developing the district north of the
hike, he is credited with having brought Moul-
tonhoro, N. II., and Centre Harbor into exist-
ence. His death occurred in i "SS.
]!y his first wife, Abigail .Smith Moulton,
he became the father of 15enning Moulton,
who, born May 21. i-r.i, settled in Centre
H.irbor in 1783, and died there December 23,
1.S34. In 1783, November 7, Benning mar-
ried Sally Leavitt, who bore him si.\ children
— Nancy, Jonathan Smith, Thomas L., Ben-
ning, John H., and IClizabeth. Nancy mar-
ried Jonathan Moulton, and lilizabcth became
the wife of Daniel Hilton. Jonathan Smith
Moulton, the father of John Carroll, was a na-
tive of Centre Harl^or, born November 14,
17S5. He was profitably engaged in a mer-
cantile business, at the same time carrying on
a large farm. In politics he supported the
Democratic jwrty. He died March 17, 1855.
His wife, Deborah Neal Moulton, whom he
married in November, 1808, passed awa)' in
lioston, January 24, 1886, at the venerable age
of ninety-seven years. Both were members of
the Universalist cluirch. They had eleven
children, namely: William Carroll, who died
in infancy; John Carroll, deceased; Sarah
Ann, Mrs. Simon Crane, of Boston; Amanda
IMelvina. who died in infancy; Otis Monroe,
deceased; Charles .Smith, deceased; Frances
Maria, Mrs. Moses Fairbanks, of Boston; An-
drew McCleary, deceased; Jose])h Neal, de-
ceased; John S. O., of Boston; and Abea
Wentwortb, Mrs. Charles H. Somes, of
Chicago.
John Carroll Moulton was bom December
24, iSio, at Centre Harbor, N.H. After the
usual attendance at the ilistrict school, he
spent several terms at Holmes's Academy in
Plymouth, N.H., and was subsequently under
the instruction of Master Dudley Leavitt, the
distinguished mathematician and astronomer.
On leaving Mr. Leavitt's care he had acquired
a proficiency in mathematics that proved very
useful to him afterward. His vacations were
generally eni]iloyed in assisting his father on
the farm or in the store. He began business
on his own account in Sandwich, Carroll
County; but after a few months there he
transferred the venture to Centre Harbor,
where he was more prosperous. In 1833 he
started the first hotel in the place, and con-
ducted it for some time very successfully.
Three years later he engaged in a manufactur-
ing business in Lake Village. He came to
Laconia, then Meredith l?ridge, in 1841, and
here resided for the rest of his life, becoming
a most potent factor in the town's subsequent
progress. His first enterprise was the lielk-
nap Hotel, which he conducted in a manner
to make it quite popular. Then he sold books
and drugs for a time. After that he was ap-
pointed Postmaster of the village by President
Tyler, was reappointed by President Polk, and
had held the office for si.\- years when he was
removed by President Taylor for what would
be described to-day as "offensive partisan-
ship." President Pierce restored him to
office, and he was retained in it by President
Buclianan: but, shortly after the beginning of
President Lincoln's administration, he was
sujierseded by a Republican.
In 1 86 1 Mr. Moulton was received into
partnership by the celebrated Laconia Car
Company, the successors of Charles Ran let &
Co., freight-car manufacturers. The celebrity
of the firm was won afterward, chiefly through
the personal attention Mr. Moulton gave to
the business. With the lapse of time the
shops were frequently enlarged, the number of
workmen was increaseil, so that the pay roll
showed a monthly disbursement of eight thou-
sand dollars, and to the building of freight
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cars was added that of the linest passonL;cr
cars. When the entire factdiy was destroyed
by hre in February, 1881, Mr. Moulton im-
mediately bei;an to rebuild it, and in less than
a month work was resumed. This remarl<able
instance of energy was i^iven by Mr. Moulton
in his seventy-first year, and when, with the
ample fortune he had then acquired, he might
have justifiably retired from business. His
connection with the company continued for
nine years more, after which he withdrew.
The firm has since gone out of business. In
1865 he conceived the idea of establishing the
Laconia National Bank, to accommodate the
business interests of the town. After much
trouble he obtained the requisite charter, car-
ried the project into effect, and thereafter
served the institution in the capacity of Presi-
dent for the remainder of his life. Dating
from 1 868 he was the sole proprietor of the
Gilford Hosiery Corporation, whose annual
output averaged about one hundred and
twenty-five thousand dollars, and which gave
emi)loyment to many operatives, chiefly
women and girls. He and Benjamin E.
Thurston owned and conducted the Hour and
grain mill at Laconia. On one of his later
birthdays he commenced the erection of the
Moulton Opera House in Laconia, which was
opened August 23, 1887, with Rene, then
starring with the Redmund-Barry company.
On July 15, 1833, Mr. Moulton was married
to Nellie B. Senter, daughter of Samuel M.
Senter, a descendant of Colonel Joseph Senter,
one of the earliest settlers of Centre Harbor.
The children of this marriage were: lidwin
C, Samuel ^\. S., William II., Horatio F.,
anil Lla L. lulwin C, who became a prosper-
ous business man, is now deceased. Samuel
was associated with his father in various enter-
prises. He was also connected with the La-
conia Street and Gas Light Company, first as
thei
foremai
a time successively in the New Hampshire
Volunteers and the United States Cavalry.
He died May i i, 1896, aged forty-eight years,
nine months, and ten days. William H. died
young. H(U-atio !•". , now a resident of Cali-
fornia, where he is engaged in the paving
business, was formerly the superintendent of
a hosiery mill in Columbia, S.C. Ida L.,
after receiving her education in St. Mary's
Convent School at Manchester, N.IL, was
married November 2, 1870, to Joshua Bennett
Holden, of Boston.
Mr. Holden, who was born in Woburn,
Mass., March 5, 1850, is [jrominent in Massa-
chusetts politics. Having served for two
years in the Boston Common Council, and for
two years more in the Massachusetts House of
Representatives, he is now a member of the
State Senate, to which he was elected from
the Back Bay district of Boston by a large
majority. While in the lower chamber he
served on each of the Committees on Kail
roads, Constitutional Amendments and Bien-
nial Elections, and was the Speaker (pid tern)
on frecpient occasions. He has large busi-
ness interests in Boston. His winter residence
is located on Gloucester Street, corner of
Beacon in that city. On an (dd ancestral es-
tate of fifty acres in Billerica, Mass., is his
summer residence, "Bennett Hall," where the
late Governor Greenhalge, Mayor Quincy, of
Boston, President Tuttle, of the Boston &
Maine Railroad, and other tlistinguished men
have been his guests. He and Mrs. Holden
are the parents of si.x children, namely: Anna
Ellen, born April 2, 1872; Mary IV-nnett,
born September 25, 1874; Joshua Bennett,
born December 20, 1876; Nathalie P' ranees,
born February 26, 1880; Gladys Plleanor, born
September 18, 1886; and Gwendolyn Moul-
ton, born July 28, 1889. Mrs. Holden's
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niDtlK-r dicil NovLMiiher l8, 1860: and her
lalhcr married Au-ust 16, i,sr>6, Sarah A. Mc-
Dmi-all, a huly of many estimable qualities.
Mr. Moulton died in 1894.
In reli-ious faith and affiliation Mr. Moul-
ton was a Unitarian. He was one of the
organizers of the Unitarian Society in La-
con ia, was among the most generous contrib-
utors to the buiUling fund, and was the donor
at Christmastide in 1890 of the magnificent
memorial window in the church edifice. His
political principles were those of sound Dem-
ocracy. He representeil the Si.xth District in
the State Senate of 1871-82, was elected to
the Governor's Council in 1874, and in 1876
was a delegate to the National Democratic
Convention, in which he was proposed as a
Presidential Elector on the Tilden ticket.
He was a Uniform I'atriarch of the Indepen-
dent Order of Udd Fellows, having been a
charter member of W'innipiseogee Lodge,
which was established in Laconia in 1842.
I'ublic-spirited to a high degree, no well-con-
ceived plan for promoting the welfare of the
community was refused his aid. Enterpris-
ing, energetic, and resourceful, he was a
t\'[)ical New England man, and he has writ-
ten his name imlelibly un the pages of the
history of Laconia.
'AMUE,L GRCA'ER KELLEY, who
jwns and cultivates one of the larg-
jst farms in New Hampton, was
born A|)ril 14, 1S37, where he now resides,
son of Jonathan h'olsoni and lumice T. (Goss)
Kelley. The first ancestor of the family in
America was Darby Kelley, a bright, ener-
getic Irishman, who is supposed to have
landed on one of the Isles of Shoals. But
little is known of Darby Kelley's early life,
e.xcei^t that he had been a schoolmaster in the
.Id
way
Torts
l':Netcr
ilry. He imwH
mouth, and subsequently
N.H., about the year 1600.
Samuel Kelley (first), son of Darby ami
great-grandfather of the subject of this sketch,
was born in E.\eter in 1733. He learned the
carpenter's trade, which he followed until he
was forty-two years old, and then started with
his family to make a home in the wilderness.
He settled upon a tract of land now within
the limits ot New Hampton, A courageous
anil persevering man, by the aid of his gun
and traps he furnished food for his family,
until he had cleared and cropped a piece of
ground. The work of improvement continued
until he possessed a good farm, with substan-
tial buildings. Public-spirited to a high de-
gree, he built the first meeting house in New
Hampton. This building, which was used as
a place of worship, a town house, and for all
jjublic gatherings, remained just as he left it
until 1875, when it was remodelled. Nearly
the entire township of New Hampton was
owned by him. He died in 1774. Of the
childern born to him and his wife he reared
ten; namely, Petsey Bowdoin, Samuel, John,
Nathaniel, Sarah, William 1:!., Jonathan,
Dudley, Martha, and Michael B. Betsey
Bowdoin Kelley, born March 6, 1757, married
Thomas Simpson, and died October 30, 1829;
Nathaniel married Betsey Pitman; Sarah mar-
ried J. P. Smith, and he died in 1840; Will-
iam 15. was born in 1769, wedded Mary Smith,
and died February 23, 1825; Jonathan fol-
lowetl the sea; Dudley moved to Youngstown,
Pa.; and Martha became the wife of Samuel
Page, and died in Steubenville, Ohio.
Samuel Kelley (second), grandfather of
Samuel G., born in Brentwood, N.H., Febru-
ary 12, 1759, received a share of his father's
property, and passed the most of his life in
the vicinity of Kelley Hill. He married Abi-
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gail Roberts, who was born in IMercilith,
N.I I., Juno 5, 17GJ. To each of his cliildren
as they attained maturity he gave a farm,
Michael B, and Jonathan F. receiving the
homestead. He died February 20, 1832, and
his wife died Octol)er 15, 1846. Jonathan
h'cdsom Kelley, father of Samuel G. , was
born in New Ham[)ton, May 13, iSoj. He
succeeded with his brother, Michael U., to his
father's farm, and the active period of his life
was spent in its cultivation. In politics he
was originally a Democrat. Later he was a
Free Soiler; and he joined the Republican
movement at its formation. He married for
his second wife, I{unice T. Goss, who was
born b'ebruary 22, 18 10, daughter of John
Goss, of Brentwood. She became the mother
of five children, four of whom grew to matur-
ity; namely, Lucy li., Samuel G., Abigail,
and Sophia M. Lucy M married for her first
Inishand Samuel L. Pattee, of Alexandria,
N. II. ; for her second, Obidiah liastman, of
Sanbornton; and for her third, John Flanders,
of New Hampton, where she now resides.
Abigail became the wife of George Bean.
Both parents attend the Free Baptist church.
Samuel Grover Kelley acc|uired his educa-
tion in the district school and at the New
Hamilton Literary Institute. He has enlarged
the original farm left to him by his father,
from one hundred acres to two hundred and
fifty. Cultivating about si.\ty acres, he raises
an average of sixty tons of hay annually. Be-
sides this he winters twelve cows, and fur-
nishes the creamery with a large quantity of
milk. On January 13, 1874, he married
Sai'ah F. Shaw, daughter of Samuel Shaw, of
Chichester, N.H. They have one daughter,
Sa^lie M., who is now the wife of Milo L.
Like, of New Hampton. In politics Mr.
Kelley is a Republican. He served on the
iMiard of Selectmen for four years.
liACON WINTHROP S. MF-
S1':RVF, a progressive agriculturist
of Durham, was born here, I-'eliru-
ary 7, 183S, son of Smith and Abigail
(Fmerson) Meserve. His father was born and
reared on a farm in Dover, where, when a
young man, he was emphiyed for sonu' years as
a clerk in a store. About the year 1830
Smith Meserve engaged in farming, the occu-
pation to which he was bred, coming to Dur-
ham, and locating on a farm soon after his
marriage. Two years later he removed to the
farm now owned and occupied by his son,
Winthrop S. Meserve, who is the only child
born of his marriage with Abigail lunerson.
This homestead formerly belonged to his
wife's family, it having been purchased by one
of her paternal ancestors. Captain bjiierson,
in 1718. It subsequently descended to her
father, of whose family luit one member is
ni)w living. This is Lben T. I'"mersoii, who
was born on this farm in 1S2S, and is now
making his home with Deacon Meserve.
Smith Meserve died in August, 1842. His
widow livetl until June 3, 1SS6.
Winthrop S. Meserve acquired the rudi-
ments of his education in the district schools,
after which he pursued the more advanced
courses of the academies of Durham, Berwick,
and Hampton. At the age of eighteen years
he assumed the management of the farm,
which he has since inherited, and on wdiich
the greater part of his life has been spent. ll
is situated on the old road running between
Durham and Madbury, four miles north-west
of Dover, and contains one hundred acres of
good land. In bringing this farm to its pres-
ent high state of cultivation, Mr. Meserve has
labored with untiring energy and steadfastness
of purpose. He carries on general farming
and dairying, and he has been very successful.
He is a straightforward business man, usiiiij,-
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excellent jLiilL;meiil in cill matters pertaining
to public or private interests. lie has served
with credit Id himself, antl to the satisfaction
of all concerned in several public capacities,
being electetl thereto on tlie Democratic
ticket, which he invariably supports. The
latter occasions were notable, as the county is
a Republican stronghold, and es[)ecially not-
able were his elections in 1891 and 1892 to
the office of County Commissioner. He has
been Highway Surveyor, Selectman for two
years, Overseer of the I'ocjr for three years,
and he has been Justice of the Peace since
1892.
Mr. Meserve was united in marriage No-
vember 30, 1861, to Miss h:ii^a A. Tuttle, a
native of Dover, and a daughter of Thomas
and Hope (Twombly) Tuttle. Deacon and
Mrs. Meserve are the parents of two children,
one of whom, Caroline E., died in infancy.
The other child, Andrew I-:., resides in the
village of Durham. Mr. Meserve is an active
and valued member of the Congregational
church of Durham. He has been a Deacon of
the society since Ajiril, 1877. He was the
clerk (jf the church f(jr twenty-six years, and
he was the clerk of the parish for more than a
score of years.
ARDNKR COOK, the senior partner
(jf G. Cook & Son, a prosperous lum-
ber firm of Laconia, has the distinc-
tion of having cut the hrst stick of timber
usetl in the now far-famed Laconia Car Works.
He was born at Beach Hill in Cami^ton town-
ship, Grafton County, August 23, 1824, a son
of Jacob and Relief (Merrill) Cook. His
great-grandfather, Samuel Cook, moved from
Newburyport, Mass., to Canii)ton. Ephraim
Cook, the grandfather, born in 1765, was a
native and a lifelong resident of Campton, a
well-to-do farmer and a prominent member of
Or
Stat^
sons
ilitia
the Orthodox clui
Moses, was a Gen
Jacob, Garchier Cook's father, was also born
in Campton. He was a farmer and a miller,
was engaged principally in grinding grain, and
died in Gilmanton, N.H., at the age of
seventy-one. Of his children — six boys and
five girls — five are now living.
Gardner Cook acquired his education in the
common schools of Campton. He afterward
worked for about two years and a half in a
bleachery in Lowell, Mass., and then spent
about a year in his native town. In March,
1S49, he found work in what is now known as
the Laconia Car Shops, then just opened, and,
as stated above, cut the first stick of timber
used there. Nine months later he left to
take charge of the Whitcher pail factory.
i\mbitious and enterprising, he regarded no
position as permanent, but was steadily look-
ing forward to bettering himself. In 1852 he
formed a copartnership with VV. H. Leavitt,
and started in the lumber business, uniler the
firm name of Leavitt & Cook. The venture
[irospered, and the partnership lasted thirteen
years. Mr. Cook subsequently luirchased Mr.
Leavitt's share in the business, and eventually
took his son, Addison G. , into partnership,
on which occasion the present firm name was
adopted.
Mr. Cook has ct)nnection with other im-
portant enterprises. He is a stockholder in
the Laconia & Lake Village Water Works; a
Director in the Laconia Electric Lighting
Company; a Director in the People's National
Hank of this city; a Trustee of the Laconia
Savings ]5ank; and was for a time on the
Board of Trustees of the Lakeport National
Bank.
In 1S47 Mr. Cook was united in marriage
with Martha Allen. They have two living
childien, namely: Frank D., of the Frank D.
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Cook Lumber Company of Nashua, N.ll.; and
Aildison G., the junior member of the Laconia
firm of G. Cook & Son. Mr. Cook is a
straight Republican and strong Trotectionist.
He cast his first Presidential vote for John P.
Hale in 1845, '^"'^' was an ardent snpjjorter of
Fremont in 1856, and of Lincoln in i860.
In 1873-74 he served as a member of the State
legislature, to which he was elected from Gil-
ford, serving on the I'inance Committee and
on the Railroad Committee. It was he who
introluced and obtained the passage of the
bill for the division of the town of Gilford.
A member of Winnipiseogee Lodge, No. 7,
I. (). O. F., of Laconia, since 184Q, he has
held all the chairs in the lodge; and he was
a charter member of Laconia Fncanipment.
He has also been a delegate to the Grand
Lodge of New Hampshire. Mr. Cook is a
member of the Free Baptist Society of La-
conia, and he sang in the choir for twenty-five
years
An able bvisiness man, he has earned
a name for doing well all that he untlertakes,
and he is highly esteemed wherever he is
WILLIAM
nent and
WFNTVVORTH, a promi-
well-to-do agriculturist of
]^\armington, was born here Novem-
ber 10, 1S20, son of William Wentworth, Sr.
The familv, which comes of English origin, is
one of the iddcst in this section of the county.
Mr. \Ventworth"s grandfather, Jonathan Went-
worth, was a jMoneer of l-'armington. Jona-
than came when there was but a little hamlet
where since has grown a flourishing and popu-
lous township. William Wentworth, Sr.,
was born in the house which was subsequently
his home for the forty years of his life, and
where he reared his children. Succeeding to
the homestead that his parents reclaimed
fiiim the wiUlerness, he added to its improve-
ments, and was engaged in agriculture until
his early death. An industrious, upright,
law-abiiling citizen, lie was held in much re-
spect, and e.xerted a good influence in his
community. In politics he was actively
identified with the Democratic party. He
married Miss Huldah Hussey, who bore him
five children, of whom three are living.
These are: Micaijah, of Rochester; William,
the subject of this biographical sketch; and
Lzekiel.
William Wentworth remained on the home-
stead until seventeen years old, obtaining his
first knowledge of books in the district school,
and being well trainetl to habits of honesty
and economy by his parents. After following
a farmer's life in this vicinity for a time, he
went to Rochester, where he remained fifteen
years. In this period he was first employed
in the occupation of butcher. Then he kept a
grocery and hardware store for three years.
Disposing of his store, he opened a livery
stable, which he managed about a year. The
following seven years were spent in the coal
and grain business. At length he returned to
I'armington, purchased the Ricker farm, and
there he has since resided, carrying on gen-
eral farming and dairying with reinarkable suc-
cess. He has two hundred acres of land well
adapted for the crops common to this part of
New Fngland, and keeps about thirty head of
cattle in his fine dairy, having had at one time
as high as one hundred heatl. The good judg-
ment of the proprietor is everywhere apparent
on the estate, which com|xires well, in i)oint
of impr()vements and appointments, with any
in the locality.
Mr. Wentworth w.is married in April, 1848,
to Miss Martha Demerritt, tlaughter of Mark
r^emerritt, and they have become the parents
of five children. Of these two are deceased.
The others are: Emma, a resident of New
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York: Ora, who lives at home; and Mattie,
vvlio is princii)al of the grammar school at
y\rlington Heigiits, Mass Mr. Wentworth
has been an adherent of the Democratic party
since early manhood. He has always taken
much interest in the welfare of his town and
count}', aiiling and encouraging the measures
most beneficial in his opinion to the general
|)uhlic. In the \'ear 1S42 he was a Represen-
tative to the General Court at Concord. He
is a veteran Mason, belonging to Motolinia
Lodge of Rochester.
]5ERR\', a prosperous
ir many years .Selectman
irn here, April
Iv (Stan-
N.I
if Joseph H. and ]
as born March 20, 1794.
1 the war of 1S12, and
hundred and sixty acres
George Ik-rry, who lived
, then Jiarrington, N.H.,
The first wife's children
Iknjamin, -Susan, I
Abigail. Joseph H. was
ed from .Straf
Isaac, and
the only child by
the second marriage. He renn
ford
other chi
follows
in 1S24. His wife Polly was the eldest
hter of William Stanton, who had seven
Iren. The Stanton family record is
ra, born August 31, 1792;
I'olly (Mrs. Berry), born September 7, 1794;
Sally, born July 15, 1796; Nicholas, born
December 9, 1798; l-^phraim, born November
20, iSoo; ICzekiel, born February 15, 1S03;
Tamson, born February 2, 1S06; Betsey, born
October II, iSio. Joseph H. and Polly
IJerry had three children; namely, Sarah,
Louisa A., and Joseph K. The father died in
1873, aged seventy-nine, and the mother in
1870, aged seventy-si.\. Sarah, their eldest
child, died when four years old. Louisa A.
Berry has taught school for several years.
After first attending the district schocds,
Joseph E. Berry took up some of the higher
branches of study at Gilmanton Academy, and
also at Tilton Seminary, which he attended
one term. When he had finished his school-
ing, at about twenty-one years of age, he
joined his father in carrying on the farm, hav-
ing previously assisted between the sessions of
school. He now owns the original farm and
seventy acres additional. F>om i860 to 1S66
inclusive, with the exception cf the year 1863,
he was on the Alton Board of Selectmen,
which during those years was obliged to do
much extra work on account of the demands of
the war, and he and Amos L. Rollins were
members of the board when the town raised
their war debt. He is a stanch Republican,
as was his father.
On October 26, 1853, Mr. Berry married
Miss Mary E. Huckins, daughter of John D.
Huckins, of Alton. She was born in Mad-
bury, StrafTord County, N.H., where her
parents resided until their removal to Alton in
1837. She had two brothers and two sisters;
namely, Lucy C. , Hannah, Andrew, and John
I. Huckins. Lucy is married to Durrell S.
Chamberlain; Hannah is the wife of Dr.
Rufus l^-arle, of Milton, N. H. ; Andrew (de-
ceased) lived in Alton; John I. resides in
Farmington, N. H. Josejih E. and Maiy
Berry have but one child living, a son, Will-
iam H. Their only daughter, Mary Ellen,
died when seven years old.
After acquiring a district school education,
William H. Berry learned the trade of a
blacksmith and wheelwright, serving a two
years' apprenticeshii) with Asa Garland, of
North Barnstead. He then began blacksmith-
ing on his own account in Alton, also working
at farming with his father, and has a good
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biisiiicss. He has been a Selectman of
Alton three years, and is otherwise actively
interested in town matters. Upon the organ-
ization of the North Harnstead Grange, I'atrons
of Ilusliandry, he was chosen Master, and con-
tinues to be a member. He is married to
Martha A. Garland, a daughter of Asa Gar-
land, of whom he learned his trade. She was
graduated from New Hampton In.stitution, and
taught several years. Mr. and Mrs. William
H. Berry have two chiklren; namely, Mary
Gertrutle and rhilii) Kay.
I S. ANNIS, M. I)., a successful
medical jiractitioner of Rochester,
was born in Littleton, N.H., De-
cember 29, 1856, son of Aniasa S. and Mercy
W. (I'almer) Annis, his father being a farmer
and laborer by occu]uition. When the subject
of this sketch was quite young, his parents
took him to Manchester, N.H., where he spent
some years (jf his early life, attending the
common and high schools. Later he was
graduated from the I'eterboro High School,
after which he returned to Manchester and
clerked for two years in a clothing store. He
next entered the New Hampshire Conference
Seminary and Female College at Tilton,
where he remained three years. Subse-
tpiently, he began teaching in Jaffrey, Chesh-
ire County, and was later thus (jccupicd two
years in the Conant High School, tw(j years
in the high school in Peterboro, and five years
at Harvard, Mass., being principal of the
different schools. He then entered the Boston
University School of Medicine, where he
studied for a year, doing the regular work of
two years in one. On leaving the University,
he entered Hahnemann Medical C(dlege, in
Chicago, 111. Still later he spent two years
in a Chicago hospital, and received his Meili-
cal Degree in 1891. The following three
years he practised his jirofession in Chicago,
coming to Rochester in 1.S94.
Dr. Annis was married October 9, 1889, to
Miss Lucy M. Walbri.lge, daughter ..f the
Rev. William H Walbridge, of I'eterhnn,.
He has two children — Rurnham Walbridge
and Jennette Kmily.
Dr. Annis is a member of Harvard Lodge,
No. 60, I. O. O. F., of Harvard, Mass.; the
Grand Lodge of Mas.sachu.setts ; Union l-ln-
camimient of Peterboro; Humane Lodge, No.
2 1, A. I'". & A. ^L ; the Mount Aaratt Senate,
No. 603, Knights of Ancient F^ssenic (^rder ;
and the Chicago Medical Society. He and
his wife are members of the Unitarian church.
UhLLSWORTH H. ROLLINS, wh<
tensively engaged in lumberint.
Lake Wiiinepesaukee, and is
I)rominent young business
the
Alto
1801
Roll
IS born in this town, October 2f>.
1 of Knos G. and Adeline (I'iper)
His paternal great grandfather was
one of the earliest settlers of Alton, and Jere-
miah, the father of P'.uos G., lived and died
here. ]5oth the great-grandfather and grand-
father followed the occujiation of a farmer.
Finos G. was also engaged in agriculture; but
in addition he did a fair-sized business in
lumbering for some years. He is now retired,
and makes his home with his son, Fllsworth 11.
By his first wife, Adeline, who died in 1885,
he was the father of three other children;
namely, Charles P., Carrie I?., and George W.
Charles went to Michigan, where he is a
farmer, is married, and has children. Carrie
B., now residing in Alton, married P^rank H.
Carpenter, who is in the painting business.
George W. is marrietl and engagetl in faiming
in Alton. On December 24, 1886, the father
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contracted a second marriage \vith Miss Lois
Chase, daughter of Nathaniel Chase, of Alton.
No children were horn of this marriage.
After attending the district schools of
Alton, p:ilsworth II. Rollins was for a few
terms a student of Wolfhoro Academy. He
siihseqnently worked at farming with his
lather until the sjiring of 1SS4, when he pur-
chased the steamer " .Mayflower. " This he
ran successfully for several years, doing
freighting and general work on Lake Winne-
pesaukee. In the si)ring of 1S89, he pur-
chased a half-interest in a livery business with
F. P. Hobbs at Wolfboro. A year later he
engaged in the lumber business with Ches-
ter Twombley, under the firm name of
Twombley & Rollins. He has also devoted
considerable time to buying and selling
horses, making his [nirchases chiefly in the
West and in Canada. In the fall of 1891, he
took charge of the Savage Hotel, and con-
ducted it for a year, but retaining his interest
in the lumber business. He has given his
time almost exclusively to it during the past
few years. luudy in December, 1 8g6, he
completed the erection of a new residence, two
and one-half stories in height, and supplied
with furnace heat and other modern con-
veniences.
The Republican jiarty has in Mr. Rollins
an indefatigable worker, and the town of
Alton one who is devoted to her interests. In
the spring of 1891, he was elected Selectman;
and he was re elected in 1892 and again in
1893. In 1892 he was elected to the State
legislature from Alton, and served two years.
He is now a member of the State Centra! Re-
publican Committee, and Chairman ot the
Republican l-".\ecutive Committee in Alton.
During the jwst five years he has served as a
delegate to State, County, and Senatorial
Conventions. He is both a Justice of the
Peace and Justice of Quorum. He belongs to
the Masonic fraternity, having membership
in Royal Arch Chajiter, of Farminglon, and
to the Knights of Pythias of Alton. The
future holds for few jjersons brighter prospects
than for Mr. Rollins, who is well deserving of
all the recognition he has received from his
townsmen.
ILLIAM WATERHOUSH, M.D.
of the oldest physicians in
Straffortl C'ounty, having been born
August zS, 1816, over eighty years ago, is still
engaged in active practice in Harrington, his
native town. His parents were Jeremiah and
Susan (Twombley) Waterhouse.
John Waterhouse, his great-grandfather,
said to have been an Englishman by birth, was
the first of the family to come to Harrington,
settling near Green Hill, on the jilacc now
owned by Ir\'ing Locke. Jeremiah Water-
house, son of Timothy, and grandson of John,
spent his life in Harrington. He was the
father of six children, namely: Timothy, who
died when fourteen years of age; Maria, who
died at eight years of age; Alexander; Will-
iam; Jeremiah, whose death occurred in 1890;
and William, of this sketch.
William Waterhouse laid the foundation of
his education in the district school and at
Strafford Academy. He then entered the of-
fice of Dr. JeiTerson Smith, of Dover, with
whom he read medicine one year. Following
that, he studied for a year at Dartmouth Col-
lege, and subsequently at the University of
the city of New York, Medical Department,
where he was graduated in 1842. Returning
to Harrington, he engaged in practice here for
ten years; in 1852 he went to I'armington,
where he remained a year; and from there he
went to Tewksbury, Mass., in the last named
place h(dding the position of Assistant Super-
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inteiidcnt of the State Almshouse fur two years
and a half. From Tevvksbury he went to ]3os-
ton and attended a course of lectures in that
city, and in 1S57 he again came to Harrington,
where he has now practised for forty years,
(^n February 26, 1849, he married Miss
Martha \V. Buzzell, of Harrington. They
have no children.
Dr. Waterhouse is a stanch Re])ublican in
politics. He voted for William Henry Harri-
son for President in i CS40, and for Henjamin
Harrison in 1888. For eight years the doctor
has been Superintendent of the l^arrington
schools. He servetl as Town Clerk ti\-e years,
and has been Justice of the Peace over forty
years. He is a member of the Strafforti Dis-
trict Medical Society; also of the New Hamp-
shire State Medical Society. Dr. Waterhouse
attends the Congregational church, toward
whose support he is a liberal contrilnitor.
don)
OHN DOW, a prosperous farmer of
Barnstead, was born here, Jul)' 11,
1825, son of Timothy and Mary (Hodg-
Dow. His grandfather, Simon Dow,
to Parnstead from Durham and cleared
rge piece ot land, making a
imself and his descendants. S
children were: Jeremiah, Tinn
Betsey, Hannah, and Margai
good
quite a lar.
farm for hir
Dow's six children were: Jeremiah, Timothy
John O., Betsey, Hannah, and Margarette.
Timothy Dow, who was a well-to-do farmer
and an influential man of affairs, held many
offices of trust. In the State militia he held
a commission for twenty-four years, and rose
to the rank of Major-general. He was a
strung Democrat, and was much interested in
civil and militar)- matters. His children
were: Charles Hodgdon, Pamelia, and John.
The first of these is the subject of another
sketch, wherein may be found fuller details
concerning the family and its connections.
John Dow, the youngest of his parents' chil-
dren, attended the district schools of his
native town for the usual period ot his boy-
hood. After finishing his schooling, he went
to R<ixbury, Mass., and there worked with his
brother Charles at brick-making for a few
years. Then he returned home and took up
farming in company with his father. He has
since resided on the home farm, which subse-
quently became his by inheritance. He has
carried on the farm most successfully, and has
made extensive additions to the jilace. b'or
se\'en years he was .Selectman of the town,
being Chairman of the Board for four years of
that period. In 1 863-64 he was in the State
legislature; and while there he was on the
Committee on Insane Asylum Business. He
has been Auditor and .Supervisor, and has held
other minor offices. A prominent Democrat
of the town, he is actively interested in polit-
ical matters. The high estimation in which
he is held is attested by his wide circle of
friends and his jiopularit\- with all.
Mr. Dow was marrietl December 30, 1849,
to Mary J., daughter of Jnhn Lang, who was
a son of William Lang. Mr. and Mrs. Dow
have had three children — John C, I'retl, and
George W. When he was eighteen years of
age, John C. went to Puston, Mass., where he
w^as emplo)ed b)' \\'illi:im H. Dow, a manu-
facturer ut fertilizers. After the death of his
em])Ioyer, he succeeded to the business, and
his brother Fred joined in partnership with
him. They built up an extensive trade in
Cambridge and Medford, Mass., manufactur-
ing phosphates, fertilizers, and the like. In
1S94, Fred, whose health hatl become im-
[laired, went to several iilaces in the hope of
restoring it, and seemed to improve somewhat
at Colorado Springs. He spent a summer at
the mountains ; but he failed again, and died
in March, I S96, aged thirty-six. He left a
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widow ami one son, Frank R. John C. now
carries on the business. lie is married and
has one child, h'red II. George, the third son
of John Dow, works with his father, is Post-
master of North liarnstead, and a prominent
member of the grange. He married Edith
M,, daughter of Horatio H. Shackford, who
was a son of .Seth Shackford. Mr. and Mrs.
George Dow have had two children — William
II. and Mary 1-;. William II. died some time
LBI:RT GALLATIN FOLSOM has
been President of the Laconia Savings
Bank for over a quarter of a century,
President of the People's National Bank since
its incorporation in May, 1889, and is the old-
est Odd Fellow in Laconia. He was born
October 12, i8i6, son of Jonathan and Sarah
(Rowe) Folsom, and comes of an old New
Hampshire family.
Jonathan Folsom was born in Dover, N. H.,
but settled at Meredith l^ridge, now Laconia.
He was a carpenter by trade, and was also a
farmer. Opening a wayside inn on Pleasant
Street as early as 1813, he successfully man-
aged it for a number of years. The house is
now the residence of Mrs. Atkinson. He
owned the land as far as the dejiot on Main
Street and Pleasant Street, which then consti-
tuted part of the old Providence road. He
was a pnj)ular and ]irominent citizen and repre-
sented the district in the State legislature in
1832. He was a member of the North Congre-
gational Church. His death occurred in 1872,
in his ninety-fourth year. He and his wife,
who was a daughter of a ;\Ir. Rowe, of Gilford,
N.H., were the parents of eleven children.
Albert Gallatin Folsom is the only survivor
of the family. He was born in the Pleasant
Street home, and was educated in the common
schools of Meredith Bridge, as Laconia was
then called. As a boy he was continually ail-
ing, and was not able to attend school regu-
larly. When he was about eleven years old,
he went to Portsmouth, his parents thinking
the change might benefit him, and there he was
engaged for some time in the store kept by his
brother, Josiah Gilman F'olsom. Commercial
life seemed to suit him and bring out his latent
energies, and his-^ brother eventually went
West, leaving him in charge of the store. In
1836 he returned to Laconia, and entered the
employ of James Mulineau.x as clerk in a coun-
try store on Mill Street; and three years later
he purchased Mr. Mulineaux's interest. He
had sole charge of the business for some time,
and then, admitting Mr. George V. Bosher as
partner, established the firm of P'olsom &
Bosher. In iSs/he purchased and moved into
the Gove Block, and he subsequently had a
clothing store at Sierra Gordo Place. In
i860 the partnership with Mr. Bosher was dis-
solved, and in 1861 Mayor Smith became his
partner, the firm becoming F'olsom & Smith.
Plight years later Mr. P'olsom sold his share in
the business to Mr. Smith.
As a business man Mr. F"olsom's methods
are sagacious and prudent, and he has the con-
fidence of all with whom he has dealings. He
has long been identified with the prosperity of
Laconia, and many of his works will live after
him. He built the Folsom Block in iSr.i,
was associated with Mr. Smith in erecting the
Smith Block on the opposite side of Main
Street. He opened the P"olsom Opera House
in 1862, and he was one of the organizers of
the Laconia Street Railroad Company. He
sold his share in this enterprise five years ago,
but has been again drawn into connection with
it, having been elected President of the corpo-
ration in Januar}', 1896. He has been identi-
fied with the Laconia Savings Bank nearly
sixty years, becoming a member of the board
^BERT G. FOLSOM,
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of trustees about I S4 I . He was elected Presi-
dent of this l3anl< in 1871, and has been a
member of the investment committee since that
year. Mr. P'olsom has a farm of seventy acres,
which he finds pleasure in superintending.
He has been twice married. His first wife,
who was Olive B. Robinson, of Gilford, N. H.,
bore him four children, one of whom is living,
a daughter, now the wife of Mayor S. B.
Smith. Mr. Folsom's second wife was, before
marriage, Miss Imogene F. Harris, of Fran-
conia. She, also, has one daughter. Alberta,
twelve years of age.
Mr. I'olsom is actively interested in politics
as a Republican. He has taken thirty-two de-
grees in Masonry, and belongs to Mount
Lebanon Lodge, No. 32, 1'". & A. M., Union
Chapter, R. A. M., No. 7, Pilgrim Command-
ery, K. T. , and I{dward A. Raymond Consis-
tory at Nashua. As an Odd Fellow he has
held all the chairs in Winnipiseogee Lodge
No. 7, of Laconia, and belongs to Laconia En-
campment, No. 9. Mr. Folsom was the last
Captain of the W'inniinseogee Guards, an inde-
pendent militia com]iany that was quite noted
in its day. He was ensign in the State militia
and was commissioned Captain in the Twenty-
ninth Regiment, New Hampshire Volunteers,
by Governor Page in 1841. In religious belief
he is a Congregational ist. Though in poor
health until he was twenty years old, he is now
remarkably well and appears much younger
than he actually is.
LLIAM W. CUSHMAN, the
Chairman of the Board of County
Commissioners of Strafford County,
and the proprietor of an extensive livery busi-
ness in Dover, was born February 26, 1 84 1,
in the town of Avon, Franklin County, Me.,
son of William C. and Sarah (Rollins) Cush-
man. His father, who was born and reaied in
Franklin County, Maine, after his marriage
settled on a farm in Avon, and there was en-
gaged in agriculture until his demise, which
occurred January 5, 1890, at the age of
seventy-four years. In his political affilia-
tions William C. Cushman was a strong Re-
publican, and took an active part in the organ-
ization of that party. He was much respectcfl
in the community for liis integrity, and was
one of the foremost members of the Universal-
ist church of that locality. His wife, Sarah,
also a native of P'ranklin County, and an es-
teemed member of the Methodist hlpiscopal
church, is still living on the old homestead in
Avon, an active and intelligent woman of
fourscore years, scorning assistance in the per-
formance of her daily household duties. To
her and her husband ten children were horn;
namely, William W., James E., Jonathan,
Mary litta, Sarah K. , Cora, George F., Lizzie,
Addie, and Emma. James E. was killed at
Morris Island. Mary p:tta, Lizzie, Adtlie,
and George F., are also deceased.
William W. Cushman attended the common
schools of his native town for the usual ]ieriod.
When si.xteen years of age he went to West-
boro, Mass., where he was employed for a time
as a milk inspector, antl in shipping milk from
there to Boston. On June 29, 1861, he en-
listed in Company K, Thirteenth Massachu-
setts Volunteer Infantry, for service in the
Civil War, and with his regiment took an ac-
tive jjart in the engagements at Falling
Waters, Har])er's P\^rry, and the second battle
of ]3ull Run, at the latter place being wountled
in the left shoulder by a minie ball. The
wound obliged him to spend the next four
months in the hospitals of Belleview, N.V.,
and Newark, N.J. In the latter city he was
subsequently discharged from the service, his
term of enlistment having expired. There-
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iqioii he went directly to New York City,
where he stayed until December of that year
(iSr")^,), emiiloyed as street car conductor.
Returnini; then to the old homestead, he spent
the winter in his native State. In February,
1864, he enlisted in Company E, Thirty-
second Maine Volunteer Infantry, with which
he took part in the battles of the Wilderness,
the engagements at Spottsylvania Court-house,
Cold Harbor, and of the North Anna River,
He was then transferred to the invalid corps,
and sent to Augusta, Me., where, at the close
of the war, he received his honorable dis-
charge. Throughout the following year Mr.
Cushman was unable to work, and resided
with his [)arents. In the spring of 1S66 he
went again to VVestboro, Mass , and for a time
worked in a straw factory. From there he
went to Worcester, in the same State, where
he sjjent a year engaged in the grocery busi-
ness. Disposing of his store at an advantage,
he next embarked in the life insurance busi-
ness, locating in Rutland, Vt., and having the
agency for that State for three years. He was
then transferred to Portlanil, Me., where he
had charge of the office in that city for a year.
In the following year he was stationed at
Biddeford, Me., having charge of the State
agency. He was then sent to Middlese.x
County, Massachusetts, as agent for that part
of the State, and for two years hatl his head-
quarters at Lowell. Having in the next year
secured a situation with the Massachusetts
.Mutual Life Insurance Company, he was sent
to Dover, where he afterward held the agency
for Strafford County for five years. At the
end of that time he established his present
livery business, in which he has met with ex-
cellent success.
Mr. Cushman married September i, 1S67,
Miss Laura K. Keyes, of Mast Wilton; Me.,
who (lied December 17, 1888, leaving no chil-
dren. On March 4, 1S90, he contracted a sec-
ond marriage with Miss Emma E. McDuffee,
of Dover, who has borne him one child, Ger-
trude E. Politically, Mr. Cushman is one of
the most earnest and active workers of the Re-
publican party. During the year 18S2 he was
President of the Dover Common Council, was
a Representative to the State legislature in
1883 and 1884, served as Alderman in 1888
and i88g, and in 1893 was elected Chairman
of the Board of County Commissioners, a posi-
tion which he still holds. Socially, Mr.
Cushman belongs to the Strafford Lodge, No.
29, F. & A. M., of Dover; and to the Charles
W. Sawyer Post, No. 17, G. A. R , of this
city. Religiously, he is a member of the
Universalist church.
■(^-r^MlTH F. EMERY, proprietor of the
^/ ■« Moulton House, Centre Harbor,
Belknap County, N.H., was born in
Sandwich, this State, April i, 1S36, son of
David Stiles and Ruth S. (Norris) Emery.
He is a lineal descendant of an early colonist,
John Emery, who was a son of John, Sr., and
Agnes Emer}', of Ramsey Hants, England,
and was born there, September 29, 1598.
In company with his brother Anthony, John
P2mery sailed from South Hampton on boanl
the ship "James" of London, William Cooper,
master, April 3, 1635, and landed in Boston,
Mass., on June 3 of the same year. The
Emery brothers were accomjianied by their
families. Soon after arriving in America,
John Emery settled in Newbury, Mass., where
he had been granted one-half of an acre of
land for a house lot. It is recorded that on
December 22, 1637, John Emery was fined
twenty shillings for enclosing ground not laid
out or owned by the town, but on February I,
1638, the town granted him full possession of
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the enclosed tract. He was made a freeman
in 1641, and recorded as one of the ninet)--one
freeholders of the town on December 2, 1642.
He was a Selectman in 1661, P'ence X'iewer in
1666, a Grand Juror in the same year, and
Trial Juror in 1672, and was appointed to
carry the town vote to Salem in 1676. His
first wife, Mary, whom he married in I';ni;land,
and whose maiden name is unknown, dieil in
Newbury early in 1649. In 1650 he was
a,2;ain married to Mrs. Mary Shatswell Web-
ster, widow of John Welister, of Ipswich,
Mass. John luiier}' ilied in Newbury, Novem-
ber 3, 1683; and his second wife, surviving
him, died April 28, 1694.
His son Jonathan, born in 1652, was pressed
into service during King Philip's War, leav-
ing Newbury on December 3, 1675, 'Tk^' was
present on December 19 at the Narragansett
fight, where he was wounded in the shoulder.
He died in Newbury, September 29, 1723.
On November 29, 1676, he married Mary,
daughter of Edward Woodman. She died
September 13, 1723. Stephen Emery (first),
son of Jonathan, married Lydia Jackman on
February 25, 1715. His will, which was
made October 5, 1761, was proved June 21,
1762. Stepihen Emery (second) was a soldier
in Captain Israel Gerrish's company, which
served in the expedition against Canada, and
he died soon after his return in 1758. In Oc-
tober, 1743, he married Deliverance Stiles,
who was born in Boxford, Mass., February 2t,
1723, daughter of John and Eleanor (Pearl)
Stiles, and it is supposed that his son David,
who was baptized in Jul)-, 1744, was the great-
grandfather of Smith F. Emery.
David Stiles Emery lived in Moultonl)oro,
N.H. It is thought that he went there from
Salisbury, N.H., or Massachusetts, and that he
was the son of Stephen Emery (second) above
mentioned. He was married, and had several
children. His son Othniel, grandfather of
Smith F., was a resident of Moultonl)oro.
The maiden name of his wife was Meloon, and
their children were: Sally, Charlotte, Re-
becca, Nathaniel, Samuel M., Moses M. ,
David S., Albert M., and Alpheus.
Davitl S. Emery, Smith F. I^nery's father,
was l)orn in Moultonboro, August 28, 1X03.
After serving the customary term of aiipren-
ticeship at the blacksmith's trade, he engaged
in business upon his own account in his na-
tive town, and later removed tu Sandwich,
N.H., where he plied his calling for some
years. About the year 1840 he removed to
Centre Harbor, and continued active until his
death. He took a great interest in military
affairs, and as Captain in the State militia he
was regarded as a most capable and efficient
officer. In pol itics he was a Democrat. His
wife, Ruth S. Norris, whom he married Octo-
ber 23, 1827, was a daughter of Stephen Nor-
ris, of Meredith, N.H. She became the
mother of four children, and of these two
lived to maturity, namely: Sarah E., wife of
William A. Page, M.D., of Centre Harbor;
and Smith F., the subject of this sketch. Mr.
and Mrs. David S. Emery were members of
the Congregational church.
Smith F. Emery was four years old when
his parents took up their resi<lence in Centre
Harbor, and he was eilucated in the public
school of this town. When a young man he
learned the shoemaker's trade, which he f(d-
lowed as a journeyman for four years, and dur-
ing the succeeding two years he was engaged
in manufacturing shoes in Centre Harbor
upon his own account. Since 1860 he has
been proprietor of the Moulton House, which
is the oldest hotel at the Harbor. The origi-
nal house, however, was taken down, and the
]iresent one built on the same spot.
The Moulton has ample accommodations for
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sixty guests, and during the summer season it
entertains from five hundred to six hundred
tourists. In conneetion with the house Mr.
ICmery carries on a farm of fifty acres, twenty
acres of which is devoted to the raising of veg-
etables for the supply of his table. He also
conducts a profitable business as an insurance
liroker, and is agent for the Massachusetts
Mutual Life Insurance Company in New
Hampshire. Politically, he is a Republican.
He has served as Town Treasurer two years,
was a member of the Board of Selectmen for
the same length of time, has been Tax Col-
lector, and is now Chairman of the Board ol
Supervisors.
On January 24, i860, Mr. Emery married
Susan H. Moulton, a representative of the old
family of that name, whose ancestors were
among the earliest settlers in this county.
She is a daughter of Colonel John H. and
Su.san S. (Porter) Moulton, tlie former of
whom was in his day one of the most promi-
nent residents of Centre Harbor.
Mrs. Emery's great-grandfather was General
Jonathan Moulton, who commanded an expedi-
tion sent out from Dover, N.H., against the
Indians, whom they met at Clark's Landing.
In the skirmish that ensued all of the savages
were killed except one, who while making his
escape u[3 the lake on the ice, was pursued, it
is said, and killeil by 'the General's dog.
Mrs. I'^mery's grandfather was Benning Moul-
ton, a resident of Centre Harbor, and her
f.Uher, John Hale Moulton, was born in this
town in 1795. In early life he was engaged
in trade, and later l)ecame proprietor of the
iAIoulton House, which he carried on for twelve
years. He was a Democrat in politics, and
served as a Selectman, Town Treasurer, and
Representative to the legislature for a number
of years. He was also Sheriff of Belknap
County, a Justice of the Peace, and a Colonel
in the State militia. His wife, Susan S.
Porter was a daughter of the Rev. Huntington
Porter, a Congregational minister.
Mr. and Mrs. Emery have had three chil-
dren; namely, John H., Caroline P., and
Alice H. John H. and Alice H. are no longer
living; and Caroline P. is the wife of Walter
E. Hill, now living in West Somerville,
Mass. Mr. I^mery is a Past Master of
Chocorua Lodge, E. & A. M., of Meredith,
N.IL; and is connected with Winnepesaukec
Tribe of Red Men. Mr. and Mrs. Emery are
members of the Congregational church.
RESTON B. YOUNG, M.D., who
s actively engaged in the practice of
nedicine at P'armington, N.IL, was
born in this town, June i, 1858, a son of Jon-
athan Young. He is of English ancestry, and
the descendant of a pioneer family of Strafford
County, his paternal grandfather, ]5enjamin
Young, having been born in the town of
-Strafford, where his father, also named Ben-
jamin, was an early settler.
Jonathan Young passed the first years of
his life in Strafford. When he was seven
years old his father purchased land in Farm-
ington, where he was reared to agricultural
pursuits. After his father died he retained
the home place by paying off the other heirs,
and continued to carry on the various branches
of farming with skill and success. He was a
Democrat in politics, and, though caring little
for public office, served as Surveyor a number
of years, and for many years as school agent, a
position in which he took great interest, and
by securing college-taught teachers gaineil
for his district the name of having the best
district school in Earmington. The closing
years of his life were spent at East Rochester,
this county, where his death occurred Decem-
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her 14, 1895. He marriod Miss Hannah S.
VValdron, of Rochester, and had seven chil-
dren, four of whom are now living-, namely:
Lizzie M., wife of Samuel Forsaith, of ICast
Rochester; Ellen M. ; John, a physician in
Dover; antl Preston H., the special subject of
this sketch.
Preston 15. Young laid a substantial founda-
tion for his future education in the common
schools of Farmington, this being supple-
mented by a course of study at Austin Acad-
emy in .Strafford, after which he tavight a
dozen or more terms of school. Then, with a
view ot bettering his condition in life, he be-
came a student at P'.astman's National ]?usi-
ness College in Pouglikeepsie, N.Y.
After graduating at Eastman's, he taught
commercial school a while in Biddeford, Me.
Not yet being s.atisfied, and desiring then to
fit himself for a professional career, he entered
the University Medical College of New York
City, where he was graduated in 188.S. Dr.
Young then opened an office in l^erwick. Me.,
where he remained for si.x years. In 1894 he
came to Farmington, settling here in the
month of August, and has since had a fair
share of the practice of this locality, his suc-
cess in his profession having been assured
from the outstart.
Dr. Young was married September 14,
1S95, to Miss Jennie C. , daughter of Hiram
Clark, of Berwick, Me. They have one
child, John W. C. Young. While practising
in lierwick, the doctor served as a member of
the Board of Health for five years. He is a
Republican in politics, and takes an active in-
terest in local affairs. Me is also identified
by membership with several of the fraternal
societies of Berwick, belonging to I^cho
Eodge, No. 52, I. O. O. F., in which he has
filled the principal chairs; to the Grand
Lodge of the State of Maine; and to Rath-
bone l,o(lge. No. 69, K.
Past Chancellor.
L]5RH)GE G. CLOUGH, an ardent and
popular Democratic politician of
Gilmanton, N.H., where he runs a
stage between that town and Alton, was b(}rn
in Gilmanton in the month of January, 1852.
He is the son of John P. and Tamson Hayes
Winkley Clough. Simon Clough, his great-
great-grandfather, was one oi the earliest set-
tlers of the town of Gilmanton, arriving there
from Seabrook, N.H., in the year 1775. Like
our subject, his great-great-grandson, to whom
perhaps he may have bequeathed this strain in
his blood, Simon Clough seems to have had a
strong predilection for politics, and to have
taken a keen and active interest in the great
public issues of his times. He was one of
the one huntlred and fifteen signers in the
State of New Hampshire to the celebrated
"Test Act," passed by the American Con-
gress, April 12, 1776, and submitted to the
people of each of the thirteen original States
for their signatures. He enlisted in the Rev-
olutionary War, and was one of the seven men
from Gilmanton that were killed in it. He
was one of a comiiany of thirty-five minute-
men, commanded by Captain Nathaniel Wil-
son, who served imder General John Stark, of
New Hampshire, and he was with that Gen-
eral, and met his death at the famous battle of
Bennington, August 16, 1777, a battle which
General Stark fought in disobedience to the
orders of his superior officer. P\)r winning
this victory, so vital to the cause of American
liberty at that particular crisis of public
affairs, Congress, after first passing a vote of
censure for General Stark's insubordination,
subsequently passed him a vote of thanks, and
promoted him to the rank of a Brigadier-
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general. Simon Clough left at his death a
family of children, among whom were Jona-
than, IVriey, and Joseph.
Joseph Clough, the son of Simon and great-
grandfather of IClbridgc G. , left at his death a
family of eleven children, namely: Chase;
Simon; Judith; Joseph; Rebecca: Nehemiah,
grandfather of our subject: I'armelia: Moses;
Mary; Isaiah; and Jonathan.
Nehemiah Clough, son of J()se[)h and grand-
son of the Revolutionary patriot and martyr, in
whose veins flowed the same ardent love of
country, served in the War of i,Si2. After
the close of that war he returned to his native
town of Gilmanton, and engagetl in farming
for the remainder of his life. He married
.Sarah Rowe, and had the following family of
eight children — I'h(L-be R., Mary P., Lewis
O., Elvira, John P., Sarah B., Julia, and Al-
bert N. Phci^be R. married Isaac P. Coffin,
of Alton, N.H.; Mary P. married Jeremiah
Woodman, also of Alton ; Lewis O. married
Mary Burt, of Vermont; Elvira married David
Glidden, of Alton; John P. was the father of
our subject; Sarah B. married John Goodwin,
of Manchester, N.H.; Julia married Clark
M. Bailey, also of Manchester: and Albert N.
is a veteran of the Third New Hampshire \'ol-
unteers.
John P. Clough, the father of the subject of
this sketch, was a native of Gilmanton, and
alter receiving his education he was accus-
tomed to teach the district school in the
winter season, and to devote the summer to
the cultivation of his farm. He married
Tamson Hayes Winkley, the daughter of
Francis Winkley, of Strafford, N.H., and they
had the following children: Elbridge G., sub-
ject of this sketch; Nahum O., now living in
Minnesota; Russell W. , now married and liv-
ing in Minnesota; and Martha W. married to
Jabez Moore, and living in Lawrence, Mass.
In all matters pertaining to educati(m he was
much esteemed and looked up to by his fellow-
citizens, whom he served for a long time on
the local School Board, prior to the time that
the town of Belmont was set off from Gilman-
ton. He was a member of the Orthodo.\ Con-
gregational Church, established by our New
England Puritan ancestry.
Elbridge G. Clough was educated in the dis-
trict schools of his native town and at the New
Hampton Academy. The three succeeding
years after leaving school he worked part of
the time in a mill in Manchester, and part of
the time on a farm in that vicinity. At the
expiration of the three years he again returned
home to Gilmanton, and engaged in the culti-
vation of his father's farm of a hundred acres
or more. For some ten years he carried on
the meat business in that town. At the pres-
ent time he is engaged in running a stage
route between Gilmanton and Alton, N.H.
He married Emma Sargent, the daughter of
Albert P. Sargent, of Lowell, Mass., a car-
penter by trade, and they have a family of
seven children, all of whom are boys, to wit:
John Page, Guy Sargent, Russell Walton,
William Everett, Albert De.xter, Clarence
Francis, and Carl Grosvenor.
Mr. Clough is a strong, outspoken Demo-
crat, and one of that jiarty's most interested
and active workers in this section. He takes
a warm and lively interest in all local public
affairs, and is a man whose opinion people are
comjielled to respect, even though they may
differ from his views. He is popular, not
only in his Ovvn political party, but among his
townspeople generally, a statement that is
plainly evidenced by the fact that, although he
is a strong partisan Democrat, living in the
midst of a Republican community, yet when
he recei\'ed the Democratic nomination for
the State legislature in 1896, his numerous
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lying
riiiuls, irrespective of party lin
pon his well-known personal popularity, e.\-
hini electee] to the office beyond
pected t
all doubt. Although, to the surprise of both
|)arties, h:; was unexpectedly defeated by his
Republican opponent, Mr. George Kelley, yet
he ran far ahead of his own party ticket, and
was defeated by the small majority of thirteen
votes. This was at a time, too, when the
widespread business depression of the country
had induced a general dissatisfaction with a
Democratic administration, and given rise to a
strong clamor for a jiolitical change.
Mr. Clough is a charter member and Past
Master of Crystal Lake Grange of Gilnianton
Iron Works, New Hampshire.
DWIN W. F()L.S(.m, Treasurer of the
Somersworth l^oard of Trade, and the
proprietor of the [principal jewelry
store in the place, was born September
29, 1S40, in Acton, Me. His parents were
VV. P. and Lucy J. (Goodwin) Folsom, both
of whom were also natives of Acton.
W. P. Folsom lived in Acton the greater
liart of his life, and was engaged in mer.-antile
business. He spent his last years on a farm
in Rochester, N.H., where he died at the age
of sixty. He was a loyal Republican, and at
the time of the Civil War made application
for admission to the ranks, but failed to pass
the examination. Mrs. Lucy J . Goodwin Fol-
som lived to be sixty-five years of age. She
was a member of the F'ree Will ]5aptist
church.
When but fifteen years of age, equipped with
a fair common-school education, Edwin W.
F'olsom started out in life for himself. He
first went to North Berwick, Me., where he
worked for his board, and attended the high
scho(d two years. Returning to Rochester,
he worked for two years in a woollen iin 1 1, then
went to Manchester, and worked in a mill
until iSfiy, when he entered the jewelry store
of W. 11. IClliott, to learn the trade. Having
continued with Mr. J'llliott in ALmchester five
years, in 1874 he came to Somersworth. and
IMirchased the store in which he still does
business. He carries a good line of watches,
clocks, and jewelry, and has a large trade.
Li 1875 Mr. Folsom was joined in marriage
with Miss P-Iora A. Richardson, of Littleton,
N.H., who died a year and a half later, leav-
ing a daughter named I'"lora Helle. Li 1878
he was again married, to RTiss Delia 1'. Mars-
ton, of Somersworth. P'our children have
been born of this union; namely, Ethel D.,
Nellie F., Olive M., and William M., all
with their elder sister living at home.
I\h-. I'"oIsoni, who is a Rejiublican, takes
much interest in political matters, but iloes
not care for f)fficial honors. He is prominent
in Masonic circles, being a memlicr of
Libanus Lodge, F. & A. M. ; FLdwards Cha|,-
ter, R. A. I\L, of Somersworth; St. I'aul
Commandery, K. T., of Dover; the Edward
A. Raymond Consistory of Nashua, N. H.;
and Aleppo Temple, .\. A. O. N. M. S., of
Boston. He is also a member of Washington
Lodge, L O. O. F.. of Somersworth; (ireat
Falls, I. O. O. F. Encampment; and Hia-
watha Tribe, No. 10, L O. R. M., of Somers-
worth. For the past five years he has been a
Director of the Somersworth National Bank.
/^jToKGE W. LORD, Chairman of the
V^J l^oard of Selectmen of Tilton, N.H.,
was born in Medford, Mass., April
24, T847, s.in of Cyrus \V,,odruff and Lydia
Thurston (hivans) Lord. His father was a
native ..f Shaker Bi idge, \.H., and his mother
was born in Gilnianton. An extended account
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sketch of
icwlicre in
nf his ancestry will he fouin
Alheit C. T.oid, which appe
this work.
George W. Lord was hronght hy his parents
to Sanhornton bridge, now Tilton, when a
year old, and he acquired his education in the
common schools and at the New Hampshire
Conference Seminary. For ten years he
worked in the spinning and carding room of a
woollen-mill, and in 1869 he entered the drug
store of Ames & Kelsey. He was employed
hy this firm and their successors for three
years, at the end of which time he went to
I'Vanklin, \. H., as clerk for George C. Proc-
tor, with whom he remained four years. He
continued in the same store with Proctor's suc-
cessor, K. H. Sturtevant for two years; and
later, hecoming a partner in the business,
under the firm name of K. H. Sturtevant &
Co., w^as engaged in the drug business in
Franklin for twelve years. Selling his in-
terest in the Franklin store, he returned to
Tilton, and two years later purchased a store
in this town, which he ran four years, when he
relinquished the drug business. Forming a
partnershii) with his brother, Albert C. Lord,
he ne.xt turned his attention to the manufact-
ure of optical goods, in which he is now en-
gaged, the concern being known as the Lord
Ikothers Manufacturing Company. Politi-
cally, Mr. Lord is a Democrat. P'or the past
twelve years he has been a member of the
Board of Selectmen of Tilton, and he has acted
as its Chairman for nine years.
]\h-. Lord and Mary F. 15. Johnson, daugh-
ter of John Johnson, of Northfield, N.H., were
married on September 12, 1871, and are the
parents of one daughter, Fdith M.
Mr. Lord is well advanced in Masonry,
being a member of Doria Lodge, F. & A. M. ;
St. Omer Chapter, Royal Arch Masons, of
iManklin; and of Mount Horeb Commandery,
K. T., of Concord. He is also connected with
Ik'lknap Lodge, I. O. O. F., and the I'licamp-
nieiit; also Patriarchs Militant, Canton Tilton,
No. 17; Tilton Lodge, Knights of Honor;
Crescent Lodge, Knights and Ladies of Honor;
and the A. O. U. W.
§ONATHAN YOUNG, a farmer of Gil-
manton, N.H., was born in this town,
February 16, 1818. His grandfather,
Joseph Young, removed from Fxeter, N.H., to
Nottingham, N.H., where he remained a short
time, and then removed to Gilmanton, settling
at the foot of Mount Belknap. His farm
consisted of one hundred and si.xty acres, a
large part of which he cleared. He is said to
have brought into the town the first cross-cut
saw ever used here; it is still preserved in
the family of his grandson, Jonathan Young.
Mr. Joseph Young was one of the first inhabi-
tants of the town. He married Betsey Shaw,
and they had ten children, as follows: Dudley;
Joseph; Samuel; David S., father of the sub-
ject of this sketch; John; Bradbury; Na-
thaniel; Hezekiah B. ; Jonathan; and Jane.
Dudley Young married Sally Jacobs, lived
near Mount Belknap, and had a large family.
A carpenter by trade, he also carried on gen-
eral farming. Joseph, who was engaged in
farming in this town, married Sally Dimond,
and had three children. He died in this town
at the age of forty years. Samuel married
Mary Dimond, and had five children — Judith,
Sarah, Mary, Abigail, and Dimond. Mr.
Samuel Young died at the age of ninety-five
years, having worked at farming until he was
eighty-five years old. He was the oldest resi-
dent of the town at the time of his death, and
had been an industrious and jirosperous man.
John was a general farmer and also a me-
chanic. He died at the age of seventy-four
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years. He and his wile, Hctscy Yuung, iiad
five children. liradbury married Susan
I'arker, anti lived in Lynn, Mass., until his
death. They had three children — Addison,
Charles, and Sarah. Nathaniel married ICliza
Mathews, and died shortly after, leaving one
son. Ilezekiah K married Mahala Dame, and
resided in Lowell, where he died, leaving
three children, namely: one son, a noted phy-
sician in Springfield, Mass. ; and two daugh-
ters. Jane married a Mr. Garman, and resided
for some time in Gilmanton, where he was a
]jrosperous farmer and also did some trading.
He afterward removed to Lexington, Mass.,
and did quite an extensive business as a con-
tractor, living there until his death. He left
a large family.
David S., father of the subject of this
sketch, married Betsey Avery, daughter of
Peter Avery, of Gilmanton, and carried on the
business of general farming during the greater
part of his life. He lived on the old home-
stead for a number of years, and then removed
to another location in the same town with his
father, his mother having died some time
before. He did an extensive business and ko|)t
a large stock of cattle. He and his wife had
ten children, as follows: Jonathan, subject of
this sketch; Asenath ; Eliza; Nathaniel;
Caroline; Jo.seph ; Wesley; Lovina; Charles;
and Nelson. The mother died in California
while with one of her sons.
Asenath Young married Samuel Page, of
Campton, N. IL, and is living there at the
present time. Eliza married Thomas Snell of
I'.ridgewater, Mass., who has since died, and
she still resides in liridgewater. Nathaniel
lives in (iilmanton, having married Lucy
Prescott. 'Phey have no children. Caroline
married William Hayne.s, of Boston, Mass., a
very prosijerous contractor and builder, and
became the mother of si.v children, as follows: I
William E., Plmma L., Theodore, Edgar W.,
Ered H., and Charles S. Mr. Haynes has
since sold out his business, and they are at
present living in Gilmanton. Joseph is living
in IV-rkeley, Cal., where he is one of the
wealthiest citizens. He went to California in
the earlier part of his life and engaged in
ranching, and afterward owned a large vine-
yard there, in both of which he was very suc-
cessful. He has now disposed of all this prop-
erty, and has retired from active business.
Wesley also went to California, owning a
ranch, and was afterward in the meat business.
Lie has accumulated wealth, having been pros-
pered in his undertakings, and is a very popu-
lar man in his section. Lovina marri»-d
(Juincy Snell, of P,ridgewater, Mass., and
resided in that town until her death. Her
husband still survives her with their only
child, a daughter. Charles married, and at
present is living in California, being very
prosperous. He holds a responsible govern-
ment position. Nelson went to California,
and was in the ranching business for years.
He then returned to Gilmanton and entered
the employ of Erank Jones, of Portsm.uith,
where he had charge of one hiuidred men. He
married and had a large familv.
Jonathan, the subject of this sketch, spent
about twenty years in Lowell, Mass., where he
worked in the factories. On the death of his
father he returned to Gilmanton and began
farming on the farm left by his father, which
at the present time contains two hundred acres.
He carries on the business and also buys and
sells cattle. He marrieil, on Eebruary 13,
185 1, Martha A. Nelson, tlaughter of Captain
Dudley Nelson, of Gilmanton. They had si.x
children; namely, Ellen, Jonathan, Ella,
p:ben, ]•" rank ]<;., and Wilbur. Of these chil-
dren, I-;ilen and Jonathan died yomig, and
Ella died at the age of twenty-three years.
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Ebcn lives in Gilniaiitoii \'ill;ige, where he
carries on farniinL;. Wilbur is married and
has two children. He lives near Manchester
ami carries on a -general farming business.
I'rank is not m;irried, but is at h(jme and
assists his father in carrying on the farm.
:\Irs. Young died in 1S83. Mr. Young has
spent the latter part of his life in Gilmanton
on the farm which he now occupies. He has
lieen a useful citixen and is well regarded by
all his townsmen. He is a Deacon of the
Free Will l^aptist church at Gilmanton Iron
Works.
NGAI.LS PH':RCK, a venerable
isident <if Madbury and a veteran agri-
dtnrist, is the worthy representative
the eld families of this part of New
Hampshire. He was born October 2, 1818, in
Harrington, on the homestead farm reclaimed
by his paternal grandfather, Israel Pierce,
prior to the Revolution. There also his
father, Curtis Pierce, was born and reared, and
brought up his family. John Ingalls's mother,
whose maiden name was Olive Woodhousc,
gave birth to twelve children; namely, Sally
B., Mary D., olive W. , p:iizabeth P., Susan
J., Almira, James P., William, John I., An-
drew D., John W., and Curtis.
John Ingalls Pierce attended the district
schools at such seasons of the year as his help
was not needed on the homestead. Subse-
quently, he further educated himself by choice
reading. He remained beneath the parental
roof-tree until ready to establish a household of
his own, chiefly occupied in farm work. In
1853, having taken upon himself the responsi-
bilities of matrimony, Mr. Pierce bought the
farm in Madbury where he has since resided.
He has managed this property very success-
fully since. The estate, containing eighty
acres of land, is situated on the Langley Koad,
seven miles west of Dover, a most favorable
location for a general farmer. In the time that
has since elapsed, by his integrity and up-
right dealing he has won the esteem of his
neighbors. In his political affiliations he is a
stanch Democrat.
Mr. Pierce was married May 23, 1S53, to
Miss Phoebe H. Ham, of Somersworth, \.H.,
daughter of Samuel and Mary Hayes. She
died September 13, 1877, having borne her
husband three children, namely: Mary O. ,
born December 11, 1853, who died October 7,
1870; Martha K., born August 28, 1857; and
William C, born October 31, 1859, whose
death occurred Marcli 6, 1870.
Vi^/ARKKN KKLLP:Y KIM)
V^^ farmer of Meredith, was I
imLL, a
born Ai>ril
30, 1S44, son of Thomas J. and Bet-
sey B. (Dolloff) Kimball. His grandfather
was Josepih Kimball, a farmer of New Hamp-
ton, who lived to the remarkable age of one
hundred years. The father, a native of New
Hampton, born in 181 i, was left motherless
at an early age, and passed his boyhood on a
farm, acquiring his education in the district
schools. On coming of age he settled in
Meredith, and was engaged in farming
throughout his mature years. During the last
thirty years of his life, he owned and lived
upon a farm in the south-west end of the town.
He married Betsey B. Dolloff, daughter of
Samuel Dollotf, of Meredith, and died in
April, 1896. They were both members of the
Baptist church. Of their six children, five
are living, and the three daughters are all
happily married. l-'dvina, the eldest child,
married John M. Dow. of Meredith Centre,
and now lives at Franklin, Mass. ; Sarah Ann
married James M. Thompson, of Laconia; and
IW'tsev P'rances became the wife of Curtis L.
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Moore, of Centre Harbor, and is now living at
Laconia. The sons, Levi J. and Warren Kel-
ley, were twins.
Warren Kelley Kimball received his eiluca-
tion in the public schools of Meredith. Upon
linisiiing his school course at the age of nine-
teen, he obtained employment in the car shops
of Laconia, where he remained for three years.
Shortly after his marriage he bought a farm
of about one hundred acres, and has since re-
sided upon it. He cultivates about si.vteen
acres of it, and does considerable butchering
for his neighbors. On April 30, i86(S, he
married Eliza Jane, daughter of Dudley San-
born and Eliza (Shaw) Piper. Her mother
was a daughter of Milliard Shaw. Hilliard
Shaw was born in Chichester, Merrimack
County, and fought in the War of 181 2. He
married Elizabeth, daughter of Peltiah
Witham, a Revolutionary soldier, and had four
children — Eliza, Greenleaf, Elijah, and Dan-
iel. This Eliza married a farmer of Meredith,
Dudley Sanborn Piper, who was born Novem-
ber 24, iSii, and became the father of seven
children, including liliza Jane.
In politics Mr. Kimball is a Democrat; and
he has served as Supervisor and Road Agent at
different periods of his life. Hoth he anil Mrs.
Kimball are active members of the Free
Baptist church at Meredith Centre. They
have four children : Nettie Eldora, the wife of
Luther Flanders, of Manchester; Herman
Leroy ; Frank Blake; and hville Warren.
(5JI IHJMAS J0SP:I'H ward, M.D., a
41 promising and deservedly popular young
physician of Dover, Strafford County,
N.H., is a native of Winthrop, Kennebec
County, Me. He located in Dover a few
months after obtaining his degree, about si.\
years since, and in this comparatively brief
time has made rapid advances in his ])ri)fes-
sional career. He was liorn June 29, 1869,
and is a son of Michael A. Ward, an influen-
tial citizen of Androscoggin County.
Michael A. Ward was born and bred in
Lewiston, Me., and has there s|5ent the greater
part of his life. He has long been promi-
nently associated with the mercantile interests
of his native place; and now, at about fifty
years of age, is one of the most active busi-
ness men and a leading politician of Lewiston.
His wife, whose maiden name was Catherine
Sullivan, died in 1891, aged forty years.
They were the parents of si.\ children, as fol-
lows: Thomas J., P^lizabeth Iv, John A.,
Paul A., William H., and Gertrude.
Thomas J., the subject of this sketch, re-
ceived his ]3reliminary education in Lewiston,
Mc. , inu'suing his studies there until ab<iut
nineteen years old, when he was admitted to
Bowdoin College, becoming a student in the
academic department. He subsequently en-
tered the Medical Department of the Univer-
sity of the City of New York, a well-known
institution, which has sent forth many who
have won distinction in the medical world.
Having been graduated from this university in
the spring of 1891, Dr. Ward remained in
New York another year, practising in the
Bellevue and Chambers Street Hospitals, out-
door department, gaining a varied and valu-
able experience that has since proved of ines-
timable worth to him. hi 1892, on the
27th of Ajiril, the doctor opened an (jffice
in Dover, where he has continued in active
practice, his large and lucrative patronage
giving substantial evidence that he m.ide no
mistake in selecting a location.
Politically Dr. Ward is a stanch Rcpul.ili-
can, but takes no active part in the manage-
ment of local affairs. He is a member of the
Order of lUks; of the Foresters; and of the
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K. A. E. O., nf which he is the Kxamining
Surgeon.
§AMES PLACE LEIGHTON, a well-
known carpenter and builder of Centre
Harbor, was born in this town, March
JO, 1S56, son of Alonzo and Sarah M. (Glid-
;len) Leighton. The grandfather, Jonathan
Leighton, born in iSoi, attendetl school in
Alton, N.H., and afterward learned the
cooper's trade, which he followed during his
active period. He married Nancy Blackley,
who reared five of her six children; namely,
John B., Calvin, Alonzo, Delano, and Nancy
Ann.
Alonzo Leighton, father of James P., was
born in Moultonboro, March 10, 1827. After
leaving school he served an apprenticeship at
the blacksmith's trade, and followed it until
he was twenty-six years old. Then he became
a fireman upon the lake steamers, and served
in that capacity for twenty years, after which
he was promoted to the position of engineer.
He is now in charge of the engine of the
steamer "Mount Washington." His wife,
Sarah Maria, whom he wedded March 27,
1.S54, is a daughter of Andrew and Sally
(Fall) Glidden, the former of whom was born
in Alton, N.H., June i, 1798, and became a
prosperous farmer. Andrew and Sally Glid-
tlen were the parents of eleven chililren, nine
of whom grew to maturity; nameh', Judith,
Eliza, Melissa, Lovica, Lydia A., Louisa,
Tristram, Sarah M., and Phineas. Mr. and
Mrs. Alonzo Leighton have had eight chil-
dren, of whom the living are: James P., the
subject of this sketch; Elenora A., the wife
of Gideon Moore, of Meredith; William E.,
of Centre Harbor; and George W. , also of this
s Place Leighton
education, and thi.
;quired
iblic-
car-
penter's trade. Soon after becoming a
journeyman he engaged in business for himself
as a builder. Independence Hall, the Morse
& Stanley Block, and several fine residences
in Centre Harbor, are specimens of his work.
In October, 1879, Mr. Leighton was joined
in marriage with Harriet K. Smith, tlaughter
of John L. Smith, of Moultonboro. Of their
two chiUlren, Henry J. is living. Mr. Leigh-
ton is a member of Chocorua Lodge, E. &
A. M., of Meredith; of the Patrons of Hus-
bandry : and the Improved Order of Red Men.
i:^^:-
AM W. MARTIN, clerk of
Probate Court of Strafford
County, New Hampshire, is one of
the best known and most popular citizens of
Dover, his courteous and genial manners hav-
ing won for him a large circle of friends. He
was born January 18, 1853, in Somersworth
(at one time known as Great I^'alls), this
county, a son of William B. and Clara (Wall-
ingford) Martin, of Somersworth. He obtained
his education in the schools of his native
town, being graduated from the high school
with the class of 1870. Subsequently secur-
ing a situation as clerk in a Somersworth
store, he continued there for a time, and was
afterward employed in a similar jjosition at
New Market for four years. Returning then
to his early home, he served as Town Clerk
until April, 1893, when he acceptetl the ap-
pointment of Registrar of Probate Court of
this county, and at once removed to Dover.
Two years later he was re-elected to the same
office by a large majority, receiving the hearty
support of both Democrats and l^epuiilicans,
which indicated in a marked degree his popu-
larity in the community. In 1896 he was
again nominated for the same position, and
elected with the overwhelming majority of
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about twenty-scvcii hiiiulied votes. loliti-
cally, Mr. Martin is a stanch Republican.
Mr. Martin was united in marriage Decem-
ber 13, 1893, with Miss Belle Richmond,
daughter of Benjamin and Matilda (Crawford)
Richmond, of Dover. He is a member of
Prospect Lodge, No. iS, K. of P., of Somcrs-
worth: and of Klks Loilge, No. 184, of Dover.
|1IARLP:S C. VVIIITTIKR, a prosper-
us farmer of Gilford, Belknap
County, N.ll., is descended from
sturdy pioneer stock, his paternal grandfather,
Deacon Andrew Whittier, being one oj the
earliest settlers of this section, and his mater-
nal grandfather, Abel Hunt, a Revolutionary
patriot. His birth occurred here in Gilford,
Ajjril 4, 1833, his parents being Antlrew, Jr.,
and Mariam (Hunt) Whittier.
Deacon Andrew Whittier, the grandfather
of Charles C, came here from Massachusetts,
where he had married Annie Rowel 1. They
settled about a mile from Gilford Village,
their first home being a log hut. His farm
was heavily timbered with pine, but in the
gale of 1816 the trees are said to have been
cut off like mown grass. When her sister
visited them shortly afterward, their condition
and circumstances were so poor that she was
moved to tears by the contrast between the hut
in which they were living and her own Massa-
chusetts home. Upon a second visit seven
years later, however, she found them more
comfortably situated than she was herself.
Four of the Whittier family came tcj Gilford
together, Andrew, Phillip, and two sisters,
who were married successively to Enoch Hoyt,
of Gilford. Deacon Andrew Whittier lived
and died on the farm which he settled. He
was a leading member of the Free Baptist
church. By his wife, Annie, he had seven
sons and three daughters, all of whom spent
their lives in Gilford, Though their father
was a Whig, the sons all became strong Dem-
ocrats. Deacon Andrew and his wife both
lived to be about eighty years of age. Their
children were: Jonathan, Henry, Timothy,
Jacob, Moses, Phillip, Sally, Lydia ICIizabeth,
Nancy, and Andrew. Jonathan, a wheel-
wright, married Lydia Hoyt, anil hail two
daughters — Sally and Ploma; Henry married
Mary Whidden; Timothy, a farmer anil cooper
by trade, married Mary Bean, of Gilmanton;
Jacob died young; Moses, a stone mason, mar-
ried Sarah Ayer, who bore him six children;
Sally died in girlhood; Lydia Elizabeth was
killed by having a log roll upon her; Nancy
became the wife of Noah Danforth, a mu-
sician and the first singing-master in Gilford,
who died in Dover. The sons were all noted
for their mechanical ability, and each of them
learned a trade. Jonathan, who owned a grist
mill and wheelwright shop combined, was the
first to introduce the threshing-mill here. He
was a prosperous man, and did a large busi-
ness.
Andrew Whittier, Jr., the father of Charles
C, after completing his education, which was
acquired in the common schools, took up the
shoe and harness making trades, both of which
he learned without serving an apprenticeship.
When about thirty-five years old he purchased
a farm, but was obliged to give it up later on
account of illness. Like his brothers he was
of a retiring disposition, fond of music and
reading, and the enjoyments of home life. He
sang in the choir of the P'rec Baptist church.
Mariam, his wife, a daughter of Abel Hunt,
was one of whom it might be said that she was
generous to a fault, one whose sympathy went
out to all who came within reach of l"icr influ-
ence. Being an cxjiert knitter, one of her
self-imposed duties was to supply the minis-
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Icrs of the |);iri.sh with mittens, and she was
wont to say, "I will keep their hands warm,
the LortI must keep their hearts warm."
Abel Hunt, her father, was noted for his piety
and hospitality. He joined the army when
he was but eighteen, and was present at the
surrender of Burgoyne. Though a faithful
soldier, he refused to become a pensioner, giv-
ing as a reason that he could very well sup-
])ort himself under the form of government
which he had helped to establish. He was a
cabinet-maker by trade. He died at eighty-
six years of age. His wife, Mariam, the
daughter of Sir William Johnson, was a nat-
ural doctress; but, though skilful and well
informed concerning the medicinal (pialities of
roots and herbs, she would never accept pay
for her services, though she never refused to
respond to a call, and often travelled a long
distance that she might assist some suffering
one. Abel and Mariam Hunt had three
daughters; namely, Mariam, Polly, and Har-
riet. Polly was a nurse by profession ; Har-
riet married Samuel Welch. After the death
of Mariam, Abel Hunt married a Miss Smart,
who bore him nine children. In politics he
was a Democrat. He was a stanch member of
the Free l^aptist church, and the building of
this, the first church in Gilford, was under his
direction. Andrew Whittier, Jr., and his
wife, Mariam, had five children; namely,
Julia S., Charles C, Andrew H., Joseph P.,
and Mary A. Julia liveil to be twenty-three
years old. Andrew H. attended New Hamp-
ton Academy and Tilton Seminary with a
hope of entering college, but, feeling that his
services were needed by his country, he en-
listed August 26, 1S62, and was killed at
Chancellorsville. Joseph enlisted in Com-
pany G, Twelfth New Hampshire Regiment,
in which he was ]3ronioted to the rank of Cor-
poral. He was wounded in the same battle
as his brother, and for ten days lay within the
enemy's line. Anilrew started a journal of
the Twelfth Regiment, keeping it until the
day of his death, a portion of which was taken
from him, however, by the Confederates.
Joseph P. was Deputy Sheriff two years,
1S83 and 1S84, and Collector of Ta.xes two
years. He served as President of the Twelfth
Regiment Association, and often made ail-
dresses in behalf of the company, and he was
also a charter member of Chocorua Lodge, No.
51, I. O. O. F. He died in October, 1886,
and the large number, five hundred or more,
who assembled to pay a last tribute to their
friend, shows the high esteem in which he
was held.
Charles C. Whittier received a common-
school education, after which he began learn-
ing the trade of a machinist in Manchester,
N.H. He had been there but a year when
his father was taken ill, and he returned home
to attend to the work and to care for his par-
ents. He still resides with his sister Mary on
the homestead, the same farm that his grand-
father Hunt cleared; but its present owner has
added to it by the purchase of adjoining land.
There are several descendants of their mater-
nal grandfather now living. Charles C.
Whittier is a member of Chocorua Lodge, No.
51, L O. O. F. Mary is a member of the
Methodist Eijiscopal church.
§OHN ALPJRICH, a retired manufacturer
of Laconia, Helknap County, N.H.,
was born in I'ranconia, Grafton
County, N.H., on June i, 1824, son of John
and Hannah Cole Aldrich. He is a descend-
ant of a distinguished family who settled in
Mendon, Worcester County, Mass., more than
two hundred and thirty years ago.
The earliest American progenitor, George
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Alclrich, was hnin in Derbyshire, iMiLjland
(date uiii<no\vii), and married Katherine Leald,
September 5, 1629; emigrated to America,
November 6, iTiji; and first settled at Dor-
chester, Mass. He removed to Braintree,
Mass., about 1640, and in 1663 became a pro-
prietor and a first settler of Mendon, Worces-
ter County, Mass., where he died March i,
16S2. His widow died January 11, 1691.
His descendants in this line were: Jacob,
born February 28, 1652, died March 15, 1695;
David, born May 2],, 16S5, died March 15,
1771; Edward, born Se]itember 7, 171 i, dieil
in Franconia, N.H., in iSoi ; John, born
April 22, 1765, died in Franconia, N.H., in
1841; John, born March 23, 1797, died Octo-
ber 6, 1859; John, the subject of this sketch.
The Hon. Nelson W. Aldrich, Senator from
Rhode Island, is a descendant of the George
Aldrich who settled in Mendon, Mass. The
two brothers who were members of the House
of Representatives of the Fifty-fourth Con-
gress— the Hon. William F. Aldrich, from
the Fourth District of Alabama, and the Hon.
J. F. Aldrich of the First District, Chicago,
111. — are also of the same family.
John Aklrich, the grandfather of the present
John Aldrich, was born in 1765, and removed
in i7Sowirh his parents from Douglas, Mass.,
to I'"ranconia, N.H. He married Sarah
Taylor in 1794, and resided on the same farm
on which his father .settled, till his death in
1S41. He was prominent in town affairs,
serving as Selectman, and he was elected to
the legislature in 1812.
John, the father of John, was born March
23, 1797, and married Hannah Cole in 1822.
They resided in Franconia till 1844, when
they removed to Lake Village, N.H., then a
part of the town of Gilford, now a portion of
the city of Laconia, N.H. He held vai'ious
ofifices in the town of Franconia, and was a
jironiinent militia officer in the Thirty-secoii,!
Regiment, under the old State organi/.ation.
His children were: Isaac, John, Caroline
S., Myra W., and Martha. Isaac was born
January 12, 1823, married Sarah Weeks, and
died at Lakeport, N.H., February 3, iSSS.
John was born June i, 1824, married Mary E.
Cole, April 12, 1846, and has resided in the
limits of the city of Laconia since that time.
Caroline S. , born May 8, 1830, married VA-
bridge E. Webster in 1850, and is still liv-
ing, having buried her husband in 1S7S.
Myra W., born October 28, 1S33, married
A. J. Lane, of Manchester, N.H., in 1854,
and they are now living in Manchester.
Martha, born April 22, 1838, is unmarried.
She graduated .at New Hampton Institution,
has devoted her life to the profession of teach-
ing, and has been very successful in the vari-
ous schools where she was employed. She
has travelled extensively in Europe, and for
the past eight years has had charge of a young
ladies' school in Tokio and in Kyoto, Japan,
under the auspices of a New York society of
ladies connected with the Episcopal church.
John, the subject of this sketch, received a
common-school education in his native town,
Franconia, and attended one term at Gilford
Academy, now in the limits of Laconia, and
here he has made his home since 1844. On
April 12, 1846, he married Mary E. Cole,
and they celebrated their golden wedding in
1896. He was in the employ of the firm of
B. J. Cole & Co. as clerk, and was afterward a
partner of the firm till after the breaking out
of the Rebellion, when he disposed of his in-
terest there, and enlisted in the Fifteenth
New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry. He was
commissioned Captain of Company A, and
afterward promoted to Major in the same regi-
ment. His regiment was assigned to the De-
partment of the Gulf, under General Banks,
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where they experienced the privations and
h;inl.ship.s incident to a severe campaign in an
nnhealthy season and climate.
]:)iiring the long siege of Tort Hudson, the
regiment suffered severely in officers and men,
and for much of that time Major Aldrich was
the senior officer of his regiment, and at times
without an officer in the regiment for duty,
above the rank of Lieutenant, to assist him.
Though [lartially disahletl early in the siege,
he continued on chity until the surrender of
the place, and received the commendation of
his commander and the confidence of his com-
rades.
He was mustered out of the service with his
regiment at the close of its term of enlist-
ment, and was occupied in farming and lum-
bering, a portion of the time in partnership
with Gardner Cook, till 1S79, when he engaged
in the manufacture of knitting-machine
needles, and for twelve years successfully con-
ducted the business of the VVardwell Needle
Company, now owned by W. Corey, which
has become one of the leading industries of
the city.
He was one of the incorporators of the Lake
Village Savings Bank, established in 1S67,
and for twelve years one of the Trustees, and
since 1890 has filled the position of Treasurer.
He is also a Director in the Building & Loan
Association at Lakeport. Politically, he
acted with the Democrats till the Kansas-Ne-
braska troubles in 1S54, when he severed con-
nectinn with them, and has affiliated with the
Republicans since the organization of that
party. He was a Representative from the
town of Gilford in the legislature in 1855 and
1856, has served as Selectman in that town for
four years, and Town Treasurer for three years,
and has held other offices.
Mr. Aldrich has been identified with Ma-
sonry for forty years, being a member of
Mount Lebanon Lodge, F. & A. I\L ; of the
Consistory, thirty-two degrees; and also of
Union Chapter, Royal Arch Masons. He is a
member also of Chocorua Lodge, No. 51,
L O. O. F. He was Worshijiful Master of
Mount Lebanon Lodge in 1861 and 1862.
He has been connected with various temper-
ance organizations, and has been an advocate
of total abstinence for over fifty years. He
voted in the State legislature for the original
prohibition law, which has remained on the
statutes of New Hampshire since 1855.
Mr. and Mrs. Aldrich, though not commun-
icants of any church, are regular attendants
and members of the Free Baptist Society.
They arc without children, but have as a mem-
ber of their family. Miss F:dna M. Wardwell,
who is a frrantl-niece of Mrs. Aldrich.
ON. WILLIAM H. MORTON, of
Salmon Falls, son of William and
Sarah (Griffith) Morton, was born
in Portsmouth, February 14, 1814. His grand-
father, John Morton, received a government
pension for distinguished services as Caiitain
of a company in the French and Indian War.
The father, a native of Boston, born in
1785, was quite young when he went with his
parents to Portsmouth, where he was subse-
quently educated. Afterward he learned the
trade of a carpenter, and was in business for
himself in I'ortsmouth until he came to Sal-
mon Falls. Here, under the direction of
James Randlett, he laid out one of the first
woollen-mills in the State, and erected the
original hotel, besides a large number of
buildings in the town. The present road to
South Berwick was laid out by him and some
friends, who with him were joint owners of
the land. He also built several of the mills
at Great Falls, and for a number of years he
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liad charge of the carpenter work in the Sal-
mon Kails Mills. While he was earnestly
interested in politics, he was never an aspirant
to office. By his wife, Sarah, he was the
father of nine children; namely, William H.,
Albert, Edmund, Eliza Ann, Mary Hannah,
James, John, Charles, and Isaac. Albert is
now resitling in I-loritla; Edmund, in Sacra-
mento, Cal. ; Joim, in Haverhill, Mass.; and
Isaac, in Tampa, Fla. Mary, James, and
Charles, are deceased.
William H. Morton remained in his native
town until 1S23, when his parents removed to
Salmon Falls. His education was begun in
the Portsmouth schools, and finished at South
Berwick Academy. He pursued his studies
with diligence, and succeeded in acquiring an
eilucation that well qualified him for his sub-
sequent successful business career. In 1S30
young Mr. Morton went into the employ of
the Salmon Falls Manufacturing Company, to
learn the art of wool sorting. In the course
of the four years spent there he became a skil-
ful workman. When the mills were destroyed
by tire in 1834, he went to Grafton, Mass.,
and was there employed in a woollen-mill for
two years. After that, in the same town, he
conducted a general store in company with
another party for a number of years. In 1S45
he returned to Salmon Falls, and built the
double house where he now resides. Using a
part of this building for a store, he carried on
for a time the only business in the town.
Upon the organization of the Salmon Falls
Bank in 185 1, he disposed of the business,
and became Cashier of the bank, in which ca-
pacity he served until 1894. This is the only
hank in the State now doing business under
the okl style charter. Mr. Morton was one of
the incorporators of the Rollinsford Savings
Bank, and was its Secretary and Treasurer
until 1S94. He has also transacted some in-
surance business. In politics he is a Repub-
lican. Since the incorporation of Rollinsford
in 1849, 1''^ l'''!-'' been Town Treasurer, and is
probably the only man in the State who has
held such an office for so long a time. He
has been Town Clerk since 1S53, and Justice
of the Peace since 1857. liefore Rollinsford
was set off from it, he was Selectman of
Somersworth for two years, and since then he
has been Selectman of Rollinsford three years.
In 1886 he was elected to the New Hampshire
Senate, and while there he was Chairman of
the Legislative Committee on Banking for
two years. At one time the demands of his
business obliged him to refuse a nomination
for the legislature.
In 1841 Mr. Morton married Miss Sarah V.
Merriam, of Grafton, Mass. Of the tiiree
chiklren born to him, his daughter P^tta is the
only survivor. The first Mrs. Morton died in
1849, and in 185 i he married Arminc Leavitt,
of York, who was the mother of three children
— I-'rederick, William A., and Sarah J. She
dietl in i866, and in the following )-ear he
married Mary Shackford, of Portsmouth, iN. H.
Mr. and Mrs. Morton attentl and support
Christ p4)iscopal Church of Salmon h'alls.
UFUS FP:LL0WS, late a well-known
itizen of Centre Harbor, J-Selknap
County, N.IP, was born at .San-
down, in this State, June i, 18 16 (the son of
Captain William Fellows, of that town), and
died May 23, 18S9. His immigrant ancestor,
Samuel F"ellows, who was born in 1619, came
to this county previous to 1647, and settled in
Salisbury, Mass., where he died in 1698.
Samuel's first child, Samuel, Jr., was born
in 1647, and died in 1729. His grandson
Thomas, representative of the fourth genera-
tion in this line, born in 1 71 8, moved from
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Salisbury, Mass., to Sandown, N. H. He
married Sarah Muchmore, <if the Isles (if
Shoals, and died in 1778. The son of Thomas
atid Sarah received the name of his grand-
father and great - grandfather, Samuel. He
lived in Sandown, and his son. Captain Will-
iam I"'ello\vs, was the father of the subject of
this sketch.
Rufus Fellows learned the shoemaker's
trade, which he followetl for a time during the
winter season, working on the homestead farm
through the summer. In 1850 he engaged in
business with Mr. James Eaton, of Sandown.
In 1856 he moved to ]{ast W'eare, where he
kept a general country store and was station
agent and postmaster. He was later engaged
in trade in Lancaster, Mass., in Manchester,
N. II., and in Deerfield ; and he settled finally
in 1S72 in Centre Harbor, where he carried on
business until 1SS6. He then retired, leaving
the store to his sons-in-law, F. H. Morse and
F. 1?. Stanley. He was an energetic and up-
right business man, and a citizen of more than
ordinary ability. He at one time represented
Sandown in the State legislature. His politi-
cal principles were Republican. He was mar-
ried April 30, 1839, to Sarah Ann Silver.
They became the parents of six chiUlren, four
of whom grew to maturity ; namely. Stark,
IClla Maria, Henrietta Francis, and Emma
Josephine. Stark Fellows, the only son, was
born April 15, 1S40. He was graduated at
Dartmouth College in 1862, and he shortly
afterward raised a company of volunteers in
defence of the Union, attached to the Four-
teenth New Hampshire Regiment as Company
D. In the summer of 1863 he appeared before
the Military Board of E.xaminers to be tested
for promotion to the position of Major in a
colored regiment. The examination was so
satisfactory to the Board that he was made a
Colonel, a happy surprise to him. He was
commissioned Colonel of the Second Regi-
ment, United States Colored Troops at Key
West, Fla. , and was in command at Fort Tay-
lor. He died May 23, i S64, when only
twenty-four )'ears old. He was a brave officer,
and was held in high esteem in military
circles and elsewhere.
Ella Maria, the eldest daughter, was born
July 12, 1S49. She married Charles I'lum-
mer, of Rollinsford, N.H., April 8, 1876, and
died December 5, 1884. Her sister, Henri-
etta Francis, was born October 8, 1S53. She
married Frank H. Morse on May i r, 1S76,
and has one son, Howard.
Emma Josephine Fellows, the fourth child
of Rufus Fellows to reach adult life, was mar-
ried December 16, 1885, to Frank B. Stanley.
He was born in Tamworth, N. H., October 10,
1850, son of Stephen and Nancy (Merrill)
Stanley. His father was a son of Nehemiah
Stanley, of Wenham, Mass. He was born
August 15, 1818, and died March 25. 1SS7.
His wife, Nancy Merrill, whom he wedded
December 30, 1841, was the mother of four
children; namely, Lydia Ann., Lucy Jane,
Julia Ann, and Frank B.
I'rank B. Stanley acquired a common-school
education in his native town, and resided there
until reaching manhood. He then went to
Rochester, N. H., where, except for a short
period spent in Brighton, he lived until his
marriage. He then settled in Centre Harbor,
and since 1886 has been associated with F. H.
Morse in mercantile business. He is a mem-
ber of the Masonic fraternity, and politically
he acts with the Republican party.
LBRIDGE W. FOX, a prosperous gen-
eral merchant of Milton Mills, was born
in this town, December 3, 1834,
son of Captain Asa and Harriet (Wood)
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Fox. His grniulfathcr, Daniel Im)\, wa.s a
farmer and lumber dealer of Acton, Me. Caj)-
tain Asa Vox was born in Acton, and settled
at Milton Mills in 1834. He established him-
self in trade and carried on a thriving general
mercantile business until his death, which
occurred in 1887, at the age of seventy-eight
years. At first a Whig, he followed the ma-
jority of that party into the ranks of the Re-
publicans. He was for many years itlentified
with local affairs, and he served with ability
as a Selectman, Town Treasurer, and legis-
lative Representative. Prominent in military
affairs, he held the commission of Captain in
the State militia. His wife, Harriet, who
was a daughter of Knoch Wood, a well-known
resident of Acton in his day, became the
mother of three son.s. These were: Charles
D., who died in 1852; Klbridge W., the sub-
ject of this sketch; and A.sa A., who is resid-
ing in Milton Mills. Mrs. A.sa Fo.x died in
1882.
After attending the Wakefield Academy for
a time, Klbridge W. Fox completed his
schooling at the New Hampton Literary Insti-
tute. He began his mercantile career in his
father's store. With the exception of a year
spent in the grocery business in Boston, he has
been connected with his present business ever
since. After the death of his father he and
his son, lu'erett F. , became the proprietors of
the store, but the business is still carried on
under the firm name of Asa I'ox & Son. In
the capacity of Justice of the Peace he trans-
acts a large amount of legal business. He
is widely known as a reliable and upright man.
Since his first Presidential vote was cast for
John C. Fremont in 1856, he has been an
active supporter of the Republican party.
He served as a Selectman and as Town Treas-
urer for a number of terms, and he was Post-
master from 1865 to 1S85. He was elected
to the
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School and Library of Miltnn, and he has been
the statistical correspondent nf the cnunty nr
the United States Agricultural Department for
the iiast quarter of a century. He was both
State anil United States Delegate to the first
World's Sunday-school Convention held in
London, Fngland, in July, 1SS9; and he later
made a tour of the continent of lunope, pro-
longing his visit in the principal centres of
P^rance, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, and
Italy. He has been Chairman of the Board of
Supervisors of the Check List since the enact-
ment of the law creating such office in 1S78;
and he has heUl, almost without exception,
all the courts in Milton for the trial of crimi-
nal action, for many years. His confidential
counsel is constantly sought by those in need
of advice in regard to financial and other
matters, and for years he has been the manager
and investor of trust funds, both large and
small, for neighbors, townspeople, and others.
Mr. Fox married Miss Sarah !•;. Buck,
daughter of Dr. Reuben Buck, a prominent
physician of Acton. Mrs. Fox is the mother
of one son, Everett F., who is now connected
in business with his father, as previously men-
tioned. Mr. b'ox is a Deacon of the Congre-
gational church, and has been su[ierintendent
of the Sunday-school for the past twenty-five
years.
LORGh: F. KNOWLKS, an extensive
manufacturer residing in Barnstead,
Belknap County, X.H., was born in
this town January 25, 1849, son of Samuel
B. and Olive Stevens (Bunker) Knowles. On
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the maternal side he is a descendant of Joseph
lUuiker, a native oi Durham, N. II., who came
to Barnstead when a young man, settled upon
a tract of wild land situated a half-mile north-
east of Parade. He cleared away the growth
of ])ine and oak timber, and imjjroved his land
into a good farm. May S, 1779, he enlisted
as a private in a Battalion arised by the State,
ami served in the Reviilutionary War under
Colonel George Reid. As a reward for meri-
torious conduct, he received on May 11, 17S1,
from the hands of Jcdediah Jcwett, a sum of
money as a gratuity from the State, pursuant
to an act of Congress passed March iS, 1780.
He was a public-siiirited man and an active
moniber of the Congregational church at
Parade, and his name appears among those
who subscribed to defray the expenses of the
first settled minister. He married a lady of
l-'rench descent, who was described as active,
small, sprightly, and tasty. His son, P2noch,
was one of the founders of the Free Baptist
church in Barnstead. Meetings were held at
I'jioch Bunker's house previous to building the
church, and he became one of its first deacons.
Later in life he moved to Maine. He married
a Miss Wiggin, and his son Joseph, maternal
grandfather of the subject of this sketch, con-
tinued to reside in Barnstead. This son, Jo-
seph Bunker, fell from a staging while assist-
ing a neighbor to build a chimney on the Con-
gregational church. His skull was fractured,
and he lived but a few days after the accident.
His daughter, Olive Stevens, who was for sev-
eral years a school teacher, married Samuel B.
Knowles,the father of George F. Knowles.
Samuel B. Knowles came from Ejisom,
N.ll., to Barnstead. He had three own sis-
ters and two brothers; namely, Martha, Ruth,
iMank, Josiah, and Fsther. His half-brother,
the Rev. Jonathan Knowles, preached in La-
con ia and Manchester for many years, and was
the highest-salaried minister in New Hamp-
shire in his day. Martha became the wife of
Aldo Thayer, a well-to-do business man of
Worcester, Mass. Her husband was a promi-
nent Baptist, and erected at his own expense
a church edifice in that cit)'. Ruth marricil
Samuel D. Nutter, of Barnstead. Frank
Knowles is living in Chester, N.H., and was
eighty years old in November, i8g6.
Samuel B. and Olive Knowles were the
parents of the following children: Martha;
John; Henry; Samuel P., who died young;
George F. , the subject of this sketch; Jona-
than A. ; Olive T. ; and Samuel Parker, who
resides in Lynn, Mass. John Henry Knowles,
who occupies the homestead, is a prominent
Democrat, and has held various town offices.
He has been twice married. Martha died
young.
George V. Knowles's opportunity for obtain-
ing an education was limited to eight weeks'
attendance at school. When e]e\en years old,
he began to learn the shoemaker's trade with
Lewis Swain in Northwood, where he remained
for six months. He was next employed by
J. R. Towle for eight months, receiving one
hundred dollars for his work ; and he lived in
Northwood four years, during which time his
wages as a teamster averaged four dollars and
fifty cents per week. At the age of sixteen he
became ambitious to better his circumstances,
and going to Lynn, Mass., he was engaged at
twelve dollars per week by the Rev. H. M.
Bryant, a preacher and a shoe manufacturer.
A year later he was engaged by Breed &
Doake to do machine work at a salary of fifteen
dollars j^er week, and after remaining with
them two years he spent the succeeding three
years in fitting stock by the piece for P. A.
Chase. His last employment as a journeyman
was for Luther Johnson, with whom he re-
mained a short time at a weekly salary of
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WCCi'
John II. Stc
nil iiccrnii
/hen Ml
twenty Udllar,
iieconie a par
accepted, and this investment pr
fid, as from a small beginning th(
extensive manufacturers, and
Knowles offered to buy his partner's interest,
or sell his own, his jiartncr liought. Mr.
Knowles then engaged in manufacturing
women's shoes by contract, and in 1X83 he
patented a lady's sporting shoe Although
there was little encouragement offered at the
start, he believed in the ultimate popularity of
these goods, and ere long they were in great
demand. Later he sold his business, which
was valued at thirty-four thousand dollars, and,
with a view to lessening his business cares, he
took charge of J. R. Towle's factory in North-
wood at a salary of five thousand dollars per
year. Six months later, at the urgent request
of Governor Tuttle in behalf of the citizens of
rittsfield, he established a shoe manufactory
in that town in company with M. A. Poole.
On November i, 1891, this concern began
business in a new building one hundred and
fifty by forty-five feet and two stories high,
lousiness increased to such an extent that
more room was needed, and, taking possession
of two-thirds of an adjoining building, two
hniidred by thirty-five feet and four stories
high, they added this to their floor space.
This factory has been open continously since
its establishment, and has kept its output up to
the average all through the recent ilull times.
An average force of three hundred and fifty
hands are employed, and their business amounts
to five hundred thousand dollars annually.
Acting upon his father's advice, Mr. Knowles
bought the widow Young's farm in Barnstead,
consisting of one hundred and sixty-five acres,
and he has erected a residence upon the [dace
which cost him five thousand dollars. He
makes a specialty of raising stock and horses.
and lately owned the finest herd of Jersey c<
in this county. Many fine horses have b
raised upon this farm, some of which h
brought high prices, and its proprietor has
the ]iresent time a colt which i)roniises
make a record for speed in the near fiiti
Mr. Kn.uvles is a Republican, but, as
believe it impossible to attend to business
jiiditics at the same time, and do justice
both, he has never aspired to public off
He has iie\'er known what a \'acation is, .
his capacity for hard work is still unabat
He is callable of operating any one of
different machines in the factory, and lal
as many hours per day as any operative in
emi.loy. He has never forgotten h
for prosperity, and is ever ready to assist
ambitious young man who is deserving of h
KK'^
-r^T r. WHEATLKY, M.D., one of the
tpj leading physicians of Farmington,
Jis y^^^ N.II., was born June 3, 1S57, in
Brooktield, Vt., the home of his ancestors.
His father, Nathaniel Wheatley, now seventy-
four years old, is s])endiiig his declining da}'s
in lirookfiekl. His gran.lfather, Nathaniel
Wheatley, was a son of Colonel Natlianicl
Wheatley, who attained his title in the war of
the Revolution, during which he conimaniled
a regiment for several years. The father, who
is a prosperous farmer, has been very promi-
nent in local ami county affairs He was Se-
lectman for many terms, County Commissioner
for some years, and he was twice electeil to
the lower branch of the, State legislature. II is
wife, whose maiden name was ]5ctsey Wood,
was born in Westford, Vt. They reared five
children: Alice J.; Edith; Hannibal P., the
doctor; Irving N. ; and Tenney II. The last-
named is a physician in Brooklyn, N.Y.
H. P. Wheatley graduated from the academy
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at St. Johnsbury, \'t., in 1S76. Three years
later lie received his diploma at the University
of V'ermont, and in 18S1 he graduated from
the medical department of the latter in-
stitution. In the succeeding year, after begin-
ning the practice of his profession in Brad-
for<l, \'t., he came to Farmington, where he
has since gained a large patronage. His repu-
tation for knowledge and skill is founded upon
his successful treatment of difficult and stub-
born cases of disease. He is a Republican in
politics, and he has served as a member of the
town Board of Health for the past two years.
Dr. Wheatley was married June 3, 1884, to
Miss Josie Frost, of Brownfield, Me., daugh-
ter of Larkin L. and Olive (Mack) Frost. He
was made a Mason at the Eastern Star Lodge
in Brookfield, Vt. ; and he is a member of
Woodbine Lodge, No. 41, I. O. O. F., of
Farmington; and of the Rebecca Lodge
therewith connected. Both he and Mrs.
Wheatley attend the Congregational church of
Farmington, whose teachings harmonize with
their religious beliefs. Both are well known
in the social circles of this vicinity, and their
hospitable home is an attractive centre for
their hosts of friends.
GRACE NUTTER COLBATH, a
farmer of Barnstead, N. H., was born
in that town, October 13, 1834.
He is the son of George and Ann (Nutter)
Colbath. His great-great-grandfather, George
Colbath, was the first one of the family to
come to this country, and lived with his son
Pitman in Newington, N. H. Pitman had
four sons and five daughters. John Colbath,
one of -the four sons was grandfather of
Horace, the subject of this sketch. In 1772,
when he was thirty years old, he settled in
Barnstead, where he owned about one hundred
acres of land. He married and commenced
general farming, which he carried on for some
time, and he was afterward in the lumber busi-
ness, travelling between his own town and
Portsmouth. He bought and sold land in
Barnstead as the town became more thickly
settled. He also speculated to some extent,
and was always successful in his undertakings,
and was considered a remarkable man for those
times. He was a member of the First Con-
gregational Church, formed in 1804. By his
wife, Lettice, he had three children, as fol-
lows: George, father of the subject of this
sketch; Lucy; and Jane. Of these children
Lucy married Daniel Drew, and residetl in
Barnstead until her death. Jane married
Jerry Howard for her first husband, and for
her second, Nathaniel Pickering, a soldier of
the War of 1812. She lived to be ninety
years of age.
George, father of the subject of our sketch,
was born in 1804. The farm and property
were willed to him. He did general farming
to a large extent, but did not deal in real es-
tate as did his father. He was a conscien-
tious, retired, scrupulously honest man. He
married Ann Nutter, daughter of Nathaniel
Nutter, a farmer, and they had five children,
as follows: John; George; Horace N., the
subject of this sketch; James H. ; and Helen
M. Of these children, John was in the shoe
business for years, but has now retired, and is
living at present with his brother Horace.
He married Augusta Wentworth, of Milton,
N.H., who died about 1870. George went
West to Minnesota, where he was a successful
merchant, but died from injuries received at a
fire. James also went West in 1857, and en-
listed in the War of 1861 from Minnesota as
Lieutenant in the First Cavalry. After the
war he returned home, and for two years was
engaged with his brother Horace in the manu-
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facturL' of shoes in Lynn, Alass. After a year
in Sprini^fieUI, he returned to Barnsteacl,
N.H., where lie built the first shoe shop. In
1871 he was Assistant Clerk of the House of
Representatives. He died at the early age of
forty-four years, leaving a widow and five
children.
Horace Colhath, the subject of this sketch,
attended the I'ittsfield Academy, where he was
a classmate of ex-Governor Tuttle. Finishing
his course there, he learned the shoemaker's
trade and general farming, remaining at home
on the farm until i860, when he purchased a
place at Centre Harnstead, and manufactured
shoes there for one year. In 1S61 he went
West to look after his interests there, remain-
ing in that part of the country for two years;
and he is said to have accumulated property
during that time by speculation. He returned
to the homestead in Barnstead in 1863. He
has added considerable to the original farm,
and has dealt in real estate tt> some extent.
He now owns about four hundred and fifty
acres. In 1864 he was elected to the House
of Representatives, and was on the Committee
on "Apportionment of the State Ta.x."
While there he favored allowing soldiers in
the field to vote, and always had the courage
of his convictions, which he followed without
regard to results. In politics he is a Demo-
crat. He has been Moderator for many years,
and has also held other minor ofifices, having
been a member of the School Committee for a
number of years. He is very active in town
meetings, and is a capable man and a useful
citizen. He is a member of the First Con-
gregational Church, of which he has been
Clerk fifteen years, and Deacon for ten years.
He is also a Mason, having become one at
twenty-one years of age, and he was the first
Master of the grange in Barnstead.
On August 2 J, 1860, he married Lucmda I.
Nutter, daughter of John L. Nutter, of South
15arnstead. John Nutter was a large farmer,
son of an early settler, and he was a leading
man in his time, having held many of the im-
portant ofifices within the gift of the town.
Mr. and Mrs. Colbath have had three chil-
dren, two boys who died in infancy, and one
girl, Helen M., now living. She taught
school until her marriage with Charles H.
Morrison. She has one daughter, Grace
Helen, born August 22, 18S7, since whose
birth four generations have lived together in
the old homestead.
Mr. Colbath is a shrewd and keen man in
business. He is well read, and is said to be a
very forcible speaker. He is a recognized
leader in the church and in all matters which
will benefit his native town. In 1884 he
wrote a history of the "Reunion of the Sons
and Daughters of Barnstead," which took place
August 30, 1882. The book contains one
hundred and thirty-two pages, and is illus-
trated with portraits of natives and old resi-
dents of the town.
ATHANIKL G. ITNKHAM, I'ost-
laster of Alilton, Strafford County,
N.H., was born in this town, Sep-
tember 10, 1834, son of James and Sally
(Jewett) I'inkham. His grandfather was Na-
thaniel I'inkham, of Dover Point, N.H.
James I'inkham was a custom shoemaker, and
followed that business in Milton, for the
greater part of his active period. He lived to
be seventy years old. In politics he was a
Whig. His wife, Sally Jewett I'inkham, be-
came the mother of eleven children, five of
whom are now living.
Nathaniel G. I'inkham was educated in the
public schools of this town. When a young
man he entered the employ of the Great Falls
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Manufacturing; Cdmpany, and for the ])ast
thirty-five years he has been in charge of the
\vater-i)o\ver of that concern. In 1885 he was
appointed Postmaster by President Cleveland,
and served through that administration. He
was again appointed in 1893, and his courtesy
and efficiency as a public official are recog-
nized and appreciated by all parties irrespec-
tive of politics. Mr. Pinkham married Family
Collins, a native of Wolfboro, and has two
children — Hattie L. and James D.
He is a member of the lodge of Odd Fel-
lows at Milton Mills, and the family attend
the Congregational church.
HOMAS HAM. of I.akeport, l?elknap
County, N.H., President of Lake Vil-
lage Savings l^ank, was born in Canter-
bury, this State, February 23, 1817, son of
Joseph Ham, Jr. His great -great-grandfather
Ham, who was for many years a ship-carpenter
of Portsmouth, N.H., died in Deerfield at a
ripe oUl age.
His grandfather, Joseph Ham, Sr., settled
in Canterbury, where he carried on a farm.
He was a. Deacon of the Orthodo.x church
there for almost forty years. Deacon Ham
and his wife, I5etsey Page, of Deerfield, had
six children, the four sons being: Joseph, Jr.,
Daniel, John, and Thomas.
Joseph, Jr., the first-born son, was born in
Canterbury, and lived there for many years, a
well-known farmer and carpenter. He carried
on his agricultural pursuits quite extensively,
having one farm of one hundred and twenty
acres, and another of forty acres. He was
quite prominent in town affairs, being Select-
man for a long jjcriod i and he was also l^epre-
sentative for his town in the State legislature,
although public speaking was distasteful to
him. He succeeded iiis father as Deacon of
the church. His wife, Susan Sargent, lived
to be eighty years old, he surviving her four-
teen years, and dying at the extreme old age
of ninety-four. Their five children were:
Betsey P., Thomas, Warren, Charles, and
Maria. Betsey P. is now dead, and Warren
lives at the age of seventy-six. Qiarles holds
a government position for life, the office of
Appraiser, drawing a salary of seventy-five
hundred dollars per annum.
Thomas, the eldest son, received his educa-
tion in the common schools of Canterbury.
After his school-days were over, he served an
apprenticeship with a wheelwright, Mr. Will-
iam :\I. Kimball, of Fisherville, and followed
the trade for some time. He built saw and
grist mills in Pawrence, Flxeter, and in Mere-
tlith. In 1849 he became the superintendent
of the Laconia Lake Company, and was in
charge of the building of dams for eight or ten
years. He later made patterns in the machine
shops of B. J. Cole. .At the time of the
organization of the Lake Village Savings
Bank, Mr. Ham was elected Treasurer; and
this oflfice was his until 1895, when, after as-
sociation with the bank for more than twenty-
seven years, he was elected President.
In 1844 Thomas Ham married Mary Eliza-
beth, daughter of Captain Smith, of New
Hampton, N. H. Her father, who received
his title of Ca|3tain from service in the mili-
tia, was proprietor of a store and hotel, and
was for many years the Postmaster of New
Hampton.
Mr. Ham is one of the principal supporters
of the Orthodox church of Canterbury, and is
a regular attendant of divine service. Polit-
ically, he was formerly what is known as an
old-line Whig, and is now a Republican. His
first Presidential vote was cast in 1840 for
William Henry Harrison. He has held the
office of Tax Collector, and has served as a
CHARLES A, BUSIEL.
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Representative to the lei;islatiire tor two
terms. While in the legislature ihiriiig the
years 1859 and 1860, he was on the Committee
for Division of Towns. In Masonry Mr. Ham
not only belongs to lodge, chapter, and coun-
cil, but has taken the thirty-second degree.
He is a member of Mount Horeb Commandery,
K. T., in Concord; and of Edwaril A. Kay-
monil Consistory at Nashua.
A highly successful business man and an
influential citizen, Mr. Ham is also a man of
considerable musical ability. I-'or a number
of years he played the I'>flat tuba in the Man-
chester Cornet ]5and and in the Ikdknap
Cornet ]5and of Laconia, and he jilayed the
flute in the Baptist and the Imx-c Baptist
churches of that place. Mr. Ham has for
some time resided in his present dwelling on
Park .Street, and it was from this house that
he and his wife saw pass the first train of cars
over the O. & M. Railroad.
"ON. CHARLES AL15KRT BUSHH.,
Governor of New Hampshire in 1895
id 1896, is one of the leading
statesmen of New England to-day. Now a
resident of Laconia, he was born November
24, 1842, in Meredith Village, Belknap
County, son of John W. and Julia (Tilton)
Busiel. His father, a native of Moultonl)oro,
Carr(jll County, was born in 181 5.
After spending some time in Meredith,
occujjied in carding rolls and dressing cloth in
a small mill hired of Daniel Smith, John VV.
Busiel removed with his family in 1846 to
Laconia, where he resided for the rest of his
life. In 1853 he bought a tract of land with
its water-iJower, situated in Meredith, now
Laconia, and in the following year erected
thereon a brick factory. Upon the comi)letion
of the building he started in it the manufacture
of Saxony an
adding at a
German yarns and satinet cloth.
Iter date that of hosiery. He
received a gold medal from the Crystal Palace
E.xhibition in London for the best mi.xture of
cotton and wool yarn. The Civil War consid-
erably stimulated his business. Subsequently
he restricted himself to hosiery, and was the
first in the country to use patented machines
in ]iroducing it. He jiersonally conducted his
mill until within a short time of his death,
which occurred July 27, 1872. His wife,
Julia, born in Meredith, daughter of Stephen
and Julia Tilton, bore him four children,
namely: Charles A. Busiel; John Tilton
Busiel; Frank E. Busiel; and one daughter,
Julia M. Busiel, who died at the age of eight
months. Both [jarents were members of the
Congregational church.
Charles Albert l^usiel obtained his educa-
tion in the jiublic schools of Laconia and in
the academy of Gilford, N.H. After leaving
school he was emjiloyed by his father suc-
cessively in all the departments of the mill, in
order that he might thoroughly learn the busi-
ness. In 1863 he purchased the mill since
known as the Pitman Manufactory, which,
after conducting it for a few years, he sold.
Then, in 1869, he and his brother John T.
entered, into a partnership, and engaged in the
manufacture of hosiery. I'rank E. Busiel
joined the firm in 1872, when the name was
changed to J. W. Busiel & Co. The three
brothers have continued in the business since
with increasing prosperity. y\t an early stage
of his career Charles Albert Busiel also began
to invest in railn.iads. Quite prominent
among the stockholders, he is, perhajjs, the
most enterprising railroail man in New Eng-
land at present. It was mainly owing to his
energy that the Lake Shore Railroad was
built. Convinced some time ago that the
electric railroad is destined to be the railroad
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of the future, he has become an active pro-
moter of this mode of transit, untleterred by
the hostility of those interested in the main-
tenance of steam railroads. He was Chief
Engineer of the Laconia Fire Department for
many years; and through his efforts the depart-
ment passed from the old hand-tub to all
modern apparatus, with steam fire-engines,
hook-and-ladder trucks, and ample hose car-
riages, also a city hydrant service.
Mr. Busiel has taken a deep interest in pol-
itics for many years. Declining to believe
that either of the two great parties is endowed
with infallibility, he considers it no compli-
ment to be described as a stanch Rejuiblican
or a true-blue Democrat. Earnest in his
political convictions, he cannot support any
person or measure against the decision of his
better judgment. He represented Laconia
two terms in the legislature, 1878 and 1879,
also was a delegate to the Cincinnati Demo-
cratic National Convention in 1880. He was
made first Mayor of Laconia for two years by
an election in which he was the Republican
canilidate, although the city was Democratic
by a majority of three or four hundred votes at
that time. At the expiration of his term he
left a Rejuiblican majority in the city and the
senatorial district, and the entire Council, as
well as all the city ofifices, in the hantls of the
party.
He was elected Governor in 1895 by a
majority of ten thousand and a plurality of
almost thirteen thousand. This was the
largest plurality any governor of the State had
ever received. On that occasion, for the first
time in the history of New Hampshire, every
county was carried by the Republicans, and all
the county officers came under Republican
control. So great has been his influence with
the people that, when compelled to leave the
Democratic party because of its antagonism to
protective tariffs, about ten thousand voters
followed his example. During his adminis-
tration he paid two liundreil thousand dollars
of the State debt and seventy-five thousand
dollars to defray expenses incurred and left due
by previous administrations. By his vetoes of
unnecessary measures passed by the legislat-
ure Governor Busiel practically saved a mill-
ion dollars for the State; and, when he retired
from oiifice, he left in the State treasury five
hundred and ninety-four thousand, seven hun-
dred and six dollars and seven cents, according
to the report of the auditing committee.
In 1864, November 21, he was married to
lumice Elizabeth Preston, daughter of Worces-
ter Preston. He has one daughter, l-"rances
K. Busiel. She married Wilson Longstrcet
Smith, of Germantown, Pa. ; and they have
one son, born March i, 1895, named Charles
Albert Busiel Smith.
At the present time Mr. Busiel is President
of the Laconia National Bank, also President
of the City Savings liank. He attends the
Congregational Church of Laconia. The
secret orders with which he has affiliation are:
the Masonic Society, as a member of Mount
Lebanon Lodge, No. 32, Union Chapter, No.
7, and Pilgrim Commandery; the Knights oi
Pythias; and the Independent Order of Odd
Fellows.
The manifest sincerity of ex-Governor
BusiePs opinions, joined to his loyalty to the
common people and his friends — ^ to which his
remarkable success in public life has been jus-
tifiably attributed — may well carry him to
a higher sphere of usefulness with advantage
to the country. He was a prominent candi-
tlate for United States Senator in 1896; and
he was New Hampshire's candidate for a
member of President McKinley's cabinet,
having the jiractical support of the entire
Republican party of his State.
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LIAM C. MARSHALL, a well-
known iiianulacturcr uf wonllcn yarn
n Laccinia, was born October X,
i,S4.^, in IVlbam, II ill.sbi)n.ugh Cuunty, son of
Daniel and Hannab Jane (Campbell) Marsball.
His -raiulfatber, Isaac Marshall, was one of
two brothers who served alternately in the
Revukition^ry War, the family being too poor
to spare the services of both at the same time.
Grandfather Marshall attained the rank of
Captain. He was a stage driver, ami he also
owned the farm in relham now occu|)ied by
bis son Daniel. Many valuable relics col-
lected by Isaac Marshall on Revolutionary
battlefields are now cherished by his grand
sons. Isaac married a Miss Tenney, a con-
nection (if Frank Tenney, the well-known
hotel proprietor of Washington, N.H. Their
children were: Daniel, and a daughter who
dietl. The father was a highly res])ected
member of the old Presbyterian church on
(jage Hill in Pelham. He passed away at the
age (jf eight-six years.
Daniel Marshall, who was born on the old
homestead, November 19, 1816, is a farmer.
He .also selves as Justice of the Peace, and he
has probably settled more estates than any
man in the county, having had as many as
thirty on his hands at one time. He officiated
as Selectman for several terms besides filling
other offices. During the War he served as
Representative from Pelham, and he was a
delegate to the Constitutional Convention held
in 1876. In his political affiliations he is an
old time Democrat. He still lives on the
(lid homestead, where he was born and reared.
His wife, Hannah Jane, to whom he was mar-
ried January g, 1838, is a daughter of Captain
William Campbell, who received his title from
the old militia. The Cajitain was a descend-
ant of an old family in Windham, Rocking-
ham County. His wife, who was a relative of
William llu.se, of Nashua, bore him fifteen
children. Their daughter Hannah Jane, wIk,
was boin in Windham, August 3, 1817, is
still living, having celebrated her goklen wed-
ding nine years ago. Daniel Marshall and his
wife have had si.\ children, namely: Isaac C,
who lives on the old homestead; Louisa, who
married ICdwin V. Hell, and lives in Lowell,
Mass. ; William C, the subject of this sketch;
Clara, who died in her fifth year; Moses R.,
of the I'". 15. Rowe Hosiery firm of Laconia,
N. H. ; and Lyman, who died at the age of
three years. Both parents are active members
of the Pelham Congregationalist church.
William C. Marshall had excellent educa-
tional advantages, attending common school,
Crosby Academy and Comer's Commercial Col-
lege in Boston, Mass., graduating from the last-
named institution at the age of eighteen years.
For two years thereafter he was book-keeper of
the Merrimac Mills in Lowell, Ma.ss. After
resigning his position, he leased a small mill
in Pelham, where he engaged for some time in
the manufacture of woollen flannels. Later
he bought another mill in Meredith Centre,
N. H., and continued to operate both factories
until 1876. He then came to Laconia and
purchased the Iklknap Mills. On taking pos-
session of this property, he became associated
with the late J. W. Johnson, George W. Arm-
strong, of the Armstrong Transfer Company,
and L. A. Roby, of Nashua, under the firm
name of Armstrong, Marshall & Co. They
had manufactured woollen yarns for three years
when Mr. Marshall bought out his associates,
and thereafter conducted the factory alone.
Under his able management the business has
flourished, yielding handsome returns. In
1896 Mr. Marshall bought the Rounil Bay
Farm, in which he is greatly interested. In
1895 he became associated, with Mr. Ridlon,
of Boston, in the Belknaj) I'lectric Power Com-
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paiiy, of Laconia. He is also interested to
some extent in real estate here, and is the
Treasurer of the Belknap Mills.
On December 24, 1866, he was married to
Carrie C, daughter of Benjamin ¥. Chase, of
Hudson, Hillsborough County. They have
one son, Lyman C, who is in the electric
power business. In politics Mr. Marshall
affiliates with the Republican party. He has
recently been appointed trustee of the State
Indian School. Fraternally, he is a member
of Mount Lebanon Lodge, No. 32, F. &
A. M. ; (.if Union Royal Arch Chapter, No. 7 ;
anil of Pythagorean Council, No. 6, Royal and
Select ?*Iasons. Mr. and Mrs. Marshall at-
tend the Congregational Church of Laconia.
fOSIAH H. WHITTIER, a resident of
Ivast Rochester, and connected with the
Cocheco Mills, is a native of Deerfield,
NIL, where he was born April 25, i860, his
parents being Addison S. and Susan F. (Rob-
inson) Whittier. Mr. Whittier's ancestry,
going back through eight generations, begins
with Thomas Whittier, who was born in Eng-
land about the year 1622. Nathaniel Whittier,
son of Thomas, born in 1658, settled in Salis-
bury, Mass., and married Mary Osgood. Their
son Reuben, born in 1686, resided in Salisbury,
and married Deborah I'illsbury. Reuben's
fourth child, also named Reuben, who was born
in 1 7 16, married Mary Flanders, and their son
Daniel was born in 1753.
Daniel Whittier served in the Revolution-
ary War, being a member of Captain Runnell's
company in Colonel Tasker's regiment. He
married Mary Quimby, and their youngest son
was Josiah, born 1794. Josiah fought in the
second war with England in 1812, and was at
the battle of Flattsburg. He re-enlisted as
Corporal in Captain Samuel Collins's com-
patiy, and was at one time stationed at Ports-
mouth. He married Hannah Heath, and
their si.xtii child was Addison S. , born 1830.
When Addison was five years old his parents
removed to the farm where he has since resided
in Deerfield, receiving his education in the
public schools of that town. He is a substan-
tial farmer, and is much respected by his
townsmen. The town had the benefit of his
services in the cajsacity of Selectman for a
time. Mr. Whittier is a member of the Free
Will Baptist church, and an active worker in
its various departments. His three children
are: Josiah H. Whittier; Harlan P. Whittier,
of Raymond; and Josephine M., who died in
1 89 1 .
Josiah H. Whittier obtained his education
in the public schools of his native town, at
Raymond High School, and at Coe's Academy
in Northwood. He then engaged in teaching
school for a time. In January, 1882, he went
to work in the .Amoskeag Mills of Manches-
ter. He left the mill two months after, and
obtained employment in the grocery store of
A. II. Gray of that city. In October of the
same year he entered the employ of the
Cocheco Woollen Manufacturing Company at
East Rochester as assistant clerk, and he has
held that position since. Mr. Whittier was
a delegate to the New Ham])shire Constitu-
tional Convention held in 1889. He was a
prime mover in securing the enactment of the
library legislation of 1891, which provided for
the appointment of a Library Commission for
the purpose of encouraging the establishment
of public libraries, by extending aid from the
State Treasury. On January 5, 1892, he was
appointed a member of the commission for a
term of four years, and at the end of that time
he was reappointed for a second term. He
has been the Secretary of the commission
since its organization.
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J. H. Whittiei; East Rochester.
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In 1893 Mr. Whittier issued a pamphlet for
free distribution, which advocated the plan of
making the support of town libraries com]3ul-
sory, and two years later he had the satisfac-
tion of seeing the proposed plan embodied in
a State law. He has taken an active part in
the organization and maintenance of the I-^ast
Rochester Reading-Room Association, which
was started in 1885 for the purpose of sup-
porting a free library and reading-room. lie
is a Trustee of the Rochester Public Library.
He is a member of Humane Lodge, A. V. &
A. M. ; of Orphan Council, Palestine Com-
mandery ; and the Order of the l^astern Star.
He has also membershij:) in Cocheco Lodge,
I. O. O. F., and Rochester Grange.
§0N1{S W. WHITKHOUSI';, a practi-
cal farmer of I\Iiddlet..n, Strafford
County, was born upon the farm he now
owns antl ()ccu])ies. May 2, 1842, son of John
C. and Julia Ann (Jones) Whitehouse. His
grandfather, Amos Whitehouse, was the first
of the family to settle in Middleton, and he
resided here until his death. John C, White-
house was a native of this town, and he culti-
vated the farm, now occujiieil by his son, until
his death, which occurred when he was forty-
three years old. In politics he was a Re])ub-
lican. He married Julia Ann Jones, and
reared two children: Jones W. , the subject of
this sketch; and Hannah.
Jones W. Whitehouse was reared and edu-
cated in ]\Iiddletoi), and at the age of seven-
teen he took charge of the homestead farm.
He inherited the proi^erty, which ct.ntains one
hundred acres of desirably located land, and
he tills the soil energetically and with good
results. Politically, he supports the Reiiubli-
can party, but has never taken any active in-
terest in public affairs beyond casting his vote.
Mr. Whitehouse married Abbie M, Harvey,
a native of Seekonk, R.I., and has by her two
children— Harvey J. and Lizzie A. The
family attend the Paptist chLuch.
IKAM RAXD, a retired farmer of
Parnstead, was horn here Ajjril 5,
_ S2y, son of Moses H. and Ann
(Puiiker) Rand. His great-grandfather, I\Ioses
Rand, came from the neighborhood of Newbury-
port, Mass., and was one of the very early
settlers of Parnstead, when the district was
largely a wild and wooded country. In 1772
Moses Rand bought an extensive tract of land
near Peauty Hill, very slightly cleared, and
there made his residence. He was an honored
citizen, and was a Selectman of his town. He
married Abigail Wentworth, an own cousin of
Governor John Wentworth, and they had three
sons— Samuel, Wentworth, and Jonathan.
The two latter were soldiers in the War of
1812.
.Samuel Rand, grandfather of the subject of
this sketch, received from his father a tract
of land in 'Parnstead, bought at the time the
latter settled there. He lived on this farm
throughout the rest of his life, and was a
well-to-do man, considering the large family
he had to sujiport. He married .Mary Hill,
daughter of Andrew Hill, of Strafford, and
was the father of seven children — Moses H.,
Pamelia, Ruth E. , Lydia A. VV., Phtebe,
Mary and .Samuel. Pamelia married Deacon
John Kaime of Parnstead and died leaving two
children.' Ruth and Lydia remained unmar-
ried. Phctbe became the wife of Pen jam in
White, of Chester, N. II. Mary married
Henry Himkins, of Poston. Samuel marrietl
and went to live in Lowell, Mas.s., and at his
death left one child. Samuel Rand died in
northern New York.
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Moses Rand, father of Hiram, came into
possession of his father's farm, and spent his
life on the place, bein- one of the most suc-
cessful farmers in that section. He was a
(|uiet, industrious man and a shrewd trader,
but scrupulously honest. Averse to office-
holding, he had no political aspirations. He
was a member of the Free Baptist church of
I'ittsfield, N.H. His wife, Anna, was the
eldest daughter of Joseph Bunker, of Barnstead
Parade. The latter was son of VA'\ Bunker,
who belonged to a prominent family of that
locality. Moses Rand's children were: Jo-
seph B., Hiram, Mary K., and Lydia A.
Josei)h, who studied medicine at Dartmouth
College, after receiving his degree established
himself in Hartford, Yt., becoming a very
successful physician, and subsequently retired
from practice. Mary married Isaac A.
Metcher, a grocer and merchant of Lowell,
Mas.s. Lydia, now deceased, became the wife
of John L. Woodhouse and resided in Iowa.
The father died in 1885, within a month of
the age of eighty-two.
Hiram Rand attended the district schools in
his native town, and also went to private
schools. After his schooling was finished, he
worked on the farm with his father, and later
on went to Lowell, Mass., where he remained
three years, employed as engineer in a saw-
mill. He then returned to Barnstead, and
was engaged in the grocery business in com-
pany with a Mr. Merrill for two years. His
last move was back to the old farm, where he
has since lived, highly respected by his towns-
men. At the age of twelve he became a mem-
ber of the Congregational church, and he has
been Deacon of the same for the past thirty
years. In politics he is an active Republican.
In 1 85 I Mr. Rand was married in Lowell to
Harriet N. Hoitt, who was born in April,
wSjT), daughter of Ik-njamin and Mehitable
(Babson) Hoitt. IMrs. Rand's ancestry on the
maternal side is a proud one, as she is a great-
grandchild of General John Stark, of Revolu-
tionary fame. General Stark married Eliza-
beth Page, the Molly Stark of history, anil
they had eleven children. Of these, Eliza-
beth married Isaac Babson, and had four chil-
dren. P:iizabeth's daughter, Mehitable, mar-
ried Benjamin Hoitt, and they had twelve chil-
dren, among whom were Thomas and Harriet.
A more detailed account of the family may be
found in the .sketch of the Thomas Hoitt just
mentioned. Mr. and Mrs. Rand have had two
children — Anna I-'lorence and John S. The
daughter married Dr. C. B. Sturtevant, of
Manchester, N.H., and died in New l^oston,
N.H., in 1S79. John S. is doing an exten-
sive dry-goods business in Pittsfield, N.H.
He is a prominent Republican, and was this
year elected to the State legislature from
Pittsfield. Some time ago he married Hattie
Foote, daughter of Nathaniel and Mary Ann
(Eastman) Foote, of Pittsfield.
EDSON ROBERTS, a thrifty, in-
dustrious farmer of the [irogressive
type, son of Sewell T. and Mary
(Savage) Roberts, was born on his present
farm in Ivast Alton, N. H., August 27, 1S60.
He is the worthy representative of an old and
highly respected family, one of the oldest in
Alton.
Joseph Roberts, his great-grandfather, was
an officer of the Revolutionary War. By a
commission bearing the date of April 12,1775,
he was appointed by the State President,
Meshech Weare, Second Lieutenant of the
Seventh Company in the Tenth New Hamp-
shire Regiment, and took the oath of
iance, necessary for qualification, befo
own father, as Justice of the Peace.
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commission as l'"irst Lieutenant of the same
company, dateil Apiil, 1779, bears the signa-
ture of State President John Langdon (after-
ward Governor John Langon) ; and this time
tlie necessary oath of allegiance was adminis-
tered by Joseph Badger, Jr., Justice of the
Peace. All his lifetime Joseph Roberts con-
tinued to take a deep and active interest in
local military matters.
After the close of the Revolution, he mi-
grated, with his wife and four-year-old son
Richard, in the month of April, 179J, from
I'ortsmouth to New Durham, N. II. Four
years later, in 1796, New Durham was divided,
the so-called "New Durham gore" being set
apirt and incorporated under a town govern-
ment of its own and given its present name of
Alton. Joseph Roberts, on his arrival, took
up a large tract of wild land, and proceeded
to reclaim it from the wilderness and reduce
it to cultivation. Meat first built a log cabin
for his occupancy, and here he and his family
continued to live for some fourteen years, when
his temporal affairs, having become sufficiently
prosperous, by his industry and thrift, he
erected a frame house of such substantial sort
that his descendants to the fourth generation
have continued to occupy it ever since. It
has always been kept in good repair and im-
proved as occasion demanded, but the timbers
of the original frame-work have remained in-
tact and are standing to-day as fast and firm as
when first put together. Here Mr. S. Edson
Roberts resides at the present time, proud of
the record both of his family and his mansion,
and here, too, he carefully and sacredly pre-
serves, to transmit to his descendants, many a
precious ancestral heirloom and relic of bygone
days. Close at hand is the Roberts family
burial lot, where rest the mortal remains of
departed members, former occupants of the
homestead. Joseph Roberts, Sr. , the father
of the New Durham pioneer, was buried at
ICast Alton, about one mile away. In the
early days the people of Alton, with strong,
unfailing, religious instinct, then the most
marked characteristic of New linglanders, in
default of suitable houses of worship, were
wont to gather for religious service, in the
summer season at least, in barns. Joseph
Roberts was an earnest. God-fearing man of
the early New England type, and always took
an active and foremost part in the religious
life of his town.
One little incident of consitlerable interest
in connection with Joseph Roberts we will
here insert. lie had at one time an ajiiiren-
tice in his employ, Paul Leathers iiy name;
and this name having been turned into ridi-
cule, the apprentice determined to liave it
changed by process of law, which was accord-
ingly done on May ir, iSii. In the follow-
ing July, his term being out, he .started for
Boston, Mass., and walked all the way thither.
In the course of time, as the result of charac-
ter and ability, he rose to the dignity of be-
coming the President of the Five Cents Insti-
tution for Savings in that city.
Lieutenant Joseph Roberts lived to a good
old age. He had a family of si.x chiUlren,
namely: Richard, born in 17SS, who migrated
with his father; Nancy, who married Mr. Pen-
dergast, and lived in Newburyport, Mass. ;
Martha, who married William Crockett, and
was left a widow; Betsy, who married Joseph
Davis, and lived in Wolfboro, N. H. ; Sally
marrietl Deacon Solomon Hayes, and resided
in New Durham ; and Polly, who married
Jonathan McDuffie, of Alton.
Richard Roberts, the son of Lieutenant
Joseph Roberts, and the ne.xt in the ancestral
line, was a civil engineer of considerable re-
pute and more than an ordinary person in
many ways. When a young man, feeling dis-
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satisfied with the homely nmtine and monot-
ony of farm life, he left his father's house one
evening and took service in the army, it heing
the time of the War of i.Su with the ]?ritish.
He was stationed for a long time at Carlisle,
Pa., and there contracted a fever, whose after-
effects continued to trouble him as long as he
lived. He was subsequently stationed at
Portsmouth for a considerable time, and
finally returned to Alton in the year 1815.
He never left home again for any length of
time. After his return he went into the busi-
ness of civil engineering, and, becoming a
contractor, surveyed and built public roads,
sometimes employing as many as one hundred
men at a time. He laid out and built the road
between Alton Pay and Laconia, and many
more besides. While thus engaged he did not
neglect his farm, which he continued to culti-
vate and improve. He lived to be seventy-
eight years of age, and died in 1866.
He was a man of sterling worth of character,
who led an upright, blameless life. He was
one of the founders of the Free Will Baptist
church of East Alton, of which he was a mem-
ber fifty years, and one of its Deacons for
more than forty years.
His quiet, consistent Christian walk through
life was a constant rebuke to evil and incen-
tive to good in the community in which he
lived. IHs fellow-townsmen regarded him
with affection and confidence. They elected
him to represent them in the State legislature
for two different terms, somewhere about the
years iS44and 1845; and he also filled other
offices of trust. Richard Roberts married
Hannah Willey, and had a family of eight
children, five boys and three girls, namely:
Joseph, drowned when si.xteen years of age;
Sewell T., the father of S. Edson ; Harriet,
who married Nathaniel Willey, kept a tavern
at Ossipec, N.H., and died leaving two chil-
dren; Lydia, who married Benjamin F. Evans,
lived first in Boston, Mass., but subsequently,
in 1866, removed to Minnesota; Samuel
Woodbury, who was graduated at the Hart-
mouth Medical School, married, has become
a prominent medical jiractitioner in Wakefield,
N. H., and one time was the President of the
New Hampshire Medical Association; Rich-
ard, who is married, has a family and resides
in Dover; Clara and Orrin, who both died
young.
Sewell T. Roberts, the second son, was
born on the patrimonial farm, I^'cbruary 22,
1822. He lived on this farm until he re-
moved to Somersworth, N.H., and left it to
his son, S. Edson. He was a member and
clerk of the Free Will l^aptist church of East
Alton. He twice represented his town in the
State legislature, about 1859 and 1860.
Sewell T. Roberts died in the year 1S94. He
was three times married: first to Ellen Hurd,
and by her had one child, a daughter, who
married the Hon. O. J. M. Gilman. His sec-
ond wife was Mary Savage, a sister of Colonel
G. D. Savage, and by her he became the
father of S. Edson, her only child. His third
wife was Ann Beech, and by her he had three
children, a son and two daughters, as follows:
John P. Roberts, of Somersworth; Ellen E.,
wife of John Tash, of Dover; and Annie M.,
now in her second year at Bates College.
S. lulson Roberts, the special subject of
this sketch, was educated in the district
schools of Alton and at Wolfboro and Wake-
field Academies, and was a successful school
teacher. When about twenty-one years old,
he went out to Cedar Falls, in the State of
Iowa, and remained there a year, during which
time he joined the Baptist church in that
town. In the year 1883 his father ceded to
him the possession of the homestead estate
of some three hundred and fifty acres, upon
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which he had already worked. Here he still
carries on the business of farming, making
a specialty of the milk business and keeping
summer boarders. He married I^lla Trask,
daughter of William Trask, of Chestnut Cove
in Alton, and has two sons, namely: George
F., who is attending school; and Charles E.
Mr. Roberts is a highly esteemed citizen of
Alton, auGl noted for being an unusually in-
dustrious, hard-working man. He is an ambi-
tious farmer, practic.il, full of energy and de-
termined ideas, and is an.\ious that his affairs
should show a handsome profit as the result
of his efforts. His wife is a true helpmate
to him in every sense of the word, and they
have a bright and interesting family. Mr.
and Mrs. Roberts were charter members of
Alton Patrons of Husbandry, and he is a mem-
ber of the Ancient Order of United Workmen
at .South Woltboro.
§AMES H. DKMI'RITT, a successful
agriculturist, and the descendant of
one of the earliest settlers of Strafford
County, resides in the town of Madbury, on
the homestead \vhere his birth occiuretl ]'"ebru-
ary 17, 1843. His father, Alfred Uemeritt,
and his grandfather, VA'i Demeritt, were like-
wise born on the same farm. The latter was
a son of Jonathan Demeritt, who settled on
this place in Colonial times, and lived here
until his demise, August 31, 1833, aged
eighty years and one day. Eli Demeritt, the
succeeding owner of the estate, who performed
his part in clearing and improving the land,
swinging his axe and driving his plough to
good purpose, was ninety years, eight months,
and twenty days old at the time of his death,
October i i, 1S77.
Alfred Demeritt, who successfully carried
on general farming, died here January 14,
iS(j4, after a long and useful life of eighty-
four 3-ears, six nmnths, and twenty-four days.
His body was buried beside that of his wife in
the family cemetery on the farm, which con-
tained all that was mortal of the three preced-
ing generations of the Demeritt famil)-. He
married Mary ]■".. Torr, who died July 28,
1875, aged sixty-two years, three months, and
sixteen days. Their famil)', besides James
H., included .seven other children, of whom
the following is the record: .Sally died No-
\-eml)er 22, 1847, aged fourteen years, two
months, and eleven days; Alfred died April
J4, 1842, aged seven months and thiiteen
days; Caroline died March 16, i8r,3, aged
twenty-three years, ten months ;nul tweU'c
days; Cyrus died December 10, 1863, aged
sixteen years, two months and ten da\'s ; Sarah
E. married Edward I'endexter, of Madbury,
and ilied January if>, 1894, aged forty-two
years; Charles I^., who married Ellen Tuttle,
of Dover, is a retired farmer, and lives in
Dover; and Mary A., the wife of Daniel E.
Hanson, is also a resident of Dnver. The
father, who was an active ami stanch member
of the Reiiublican ranks, seived in the State
legislature at two ilifferent times, performing
the duties there devolving upon him in a man-
ner most satisfactory to all concerned.
James H. Demeritt olitained a i)ractical
education in the district schools of Madbury
antl the Durham Academy. While assisting
his father in the daily hibors of the homestead,
he recei\'ed a training in farming that has
been most valuable to him. On arriving at
man's estate, Mr. Demeritt assumed the
charge of the farm, on which he has since car-
ried on general farming, stock-raising, and
fruit-growing with success. His large orchard
has been especially profitable. In politics he
is a Republican, following in the footsteps of
his father, and he takes an active part in the
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local campaigns of that organization. A pub-
lic-spirited and energetic man, he has the re-
spect of his townsmen, by whom he was
elected to the legislature for the sessions of
1.S96 and 1S97. He is not connected by mem-
bership with any religious body, but he is
always ready and willing to assist the cause
of Christianity.
ILLIAM ROBERTS GARVIN, the
well-known market -gardener and
milk producer of Rollinsford, was
born in that town, March 15, 1 830, son of
Samuel and Susan (Roberts) Garvin. Mr.
Garvin"s family has been well and favorably
known in this section of the State for four
generations. There is a very interesting story
attaching to the life of his great-grandfather.
Captain James Garvin. It is said that he
came from Ireland as a " stowaway" about the
year 1700, and settled on the present site of
the town of Rollinsford. He was a sturdy sea
captain of the old school, and was largely en-
gaged in trade with the West Indies, when
American shipping was manned by Ameri-
cans. Thomas Garvin, son of Captain Garvin,
born July 3, 1759, married Betty Randall.
His son, Samuel Garvin, was born in Rol-
linsford, September 12, i S04. Samuel lived
on his father's farm until his marriage, having
received such education as was afforded by the
district schools. Then he bought the farm
now owned by his son, William R., and car-
ried it on until his death. He did also a
large teaming business, and owned a number
of o.xen. In politics he was a Democrat, and
he served the community in the capacity of
Tax Collector, and in other offices. His wife,
a daughter of Stephen Roberts, of Rollinsford,
and a consistent member of the South Ber-
wick Baptist Church, had three children, of
whom William R. is the only survivor.
William Roberts Garvin was sent by his
parents to the common schools, and later to
the academy at South Berwick. He has
always resided on the home farm. It is a
pleasure to go over his place and observe its
scientific arrangements, and to watch the
different operations that are carried on, from
spring to fall. His produce is marketed in
the surrounding towns, and is sometimes dis-
posed of by the carload. He cultivates about
ninety acres, and on an average cuts about
eighty tons of hay, and one hundred tons of
ensilage. He has the largest silo anywhere
in the vicinity, and can pack one hundred and
twenty-five tons into it. This is fed in the
winter to the stock, consisting pidncipally of
fifty head of registered Ayrshire cattle. Mr.
Garvin prides himself upon the purity of the
breed, and it is a pleasure for any one inter-
ested in handsome and well-kept cattle to in-
spect his herds. His dairy yiekls from one
hundred and fifty to two hundred quarts of
milk per day. A large quantity of garden
truck is produced, especially cabbage, many
tons of wdiich are annually shipped to the
West. He also raises a large amount of
celery for the market. Usually he has the
earliest varieties of vegetables, as he starts
their growth in a hot-house. Five horses arc
kept at work mowing, reaping, or drawing the
produce to the place of shipment.
In politics Mr. Garvin is a Democrat, as was
his father before him. He has been a member
of the School Board and a Selectman of the
town. His wife, Frances H. (Yeaton) Gar-
vin, a daughter of Leavitt H. Yeaton, became
the mother of seven children — Annie Bertha,
Clara W., William R. Garvin, Jr., Susie E.,
Homer H., Gertrude G., and Samuel R. Clara
is now the wife of Elisha Sanderson, of Hop-
kinton; Susie married Samuel E. Meserve, of
Richmond, Me. ; and Homer resides in Bos-
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38s
ton. Mr. Garvin i
Church (if South Ji
(lied in 1X94, vva
churcii
to the
ul he
member ot
iek. Mrs. Garvin
Iso a memhei' of
wa.s felt as a severe
llapti
rsh
SA I. SMITH, Postmaster at lielmont,
as horn in that part of (jilmanton,
which has since been incorporated
as the town of Belmont, December 12, 1S31,
son of Ithiel and Deborah (Tower) Smith.
Ithiel Smith was a lifelon-,' resident of Gil-
manton, and followed ap;ricultural pursuits
until his death, which occurred when he was
seventy years old. His wife, Deborah Tower,
who was a native of Cumminston, Mass., be-
came the mother of si.\ children; namely,
William, Lucy, Isaac, Mary, Matilda, and
A.sa I. Of these Mary and Asa I., the sub-
ject of this sketch, are the only ones now
living.
Asa I. Smith obtained a common-school
education, and when a )'oung- man engaged
in shoemaking, teaming, and farming, which
he followed until 18.S9. He was then ap-
pointed Postmaster, which position he still re-
tains. He is also engaged in the grocery
business in this town, and carries a well-
selected stock of goods, having by his honor-
able business methods secured a large and
profitable trade. He has voted with the Re-
pidilican party since attaining his majority,
but is broad-mindetl and by no means a narrow
partisan.
Mr. Smith has been three times marrieil,
and the maiden name of his present wife,
whom he wedded in 1887, was Louisa Eaton.
He is the father of three children — Dora, Al-
bert A., and Mary E. His daughters, who
are both marrieil, reside in Massachusetts,
and his son, Albert A., is now in the gro-
cery, grain, and meat business, in Ikdnmnt
Mr. Smith is |)rominently identificl with local
l)ublic affairs, and his son is at the present
time a member of the Board of Selectmen.
He has been a member of the Christian church
for the [last twenty-one years, eleven of whicdi
he has acted as Deacon, and he has also served
as Secretary and Treasurer of the society.
„ J.W..W.,.., ,.. HOITT, a progre:
HARLb.S
farmer of Dinham, Strafford County,
IS born in Lee, this county,
March 8, 1S49, son of Gener.il Alfred and
Su.san (Demerritt) Hoitt. The father was born
in Northwood, this comity, in iSo.S. He
began his unusually successful career by work-
ing on a farm for nine dollars a month. After
he grew to manhood he moved to Lee, where
he was engaged in farming and hotel-keeiiing.
He then went to ]?oston, Mass., remaining
there in the hay business for twenty years.
Erom 1 858 to 1S79 he conducted a general
merchandise trade in Durham. He subse-
quently removed to Dover, N.H. His politi-
cal support was given to the Democratic party.
He served as Kejiresentativc from Durham,
and as Senator from Lee, and at one time he
was General of the Home Guards. His wife
bore him thirteen children; namely, I->anklin
W., Alvina, Elizabeth, Alfred D. , .Samuel 1'.,
Mary J., Martha A., Sylvia V., George L,
Washington, Charles, Lydia C, and Henri-
etta. General Hoitt was in symii.ithy with
religious movements, and contributed liberally
to the support of the church. He died in
Dover in 1883, at the age of seventy-four.
Charles E. Hoitt acquired a common-school
education, and from his father, with whom he
was fortunately associated until 1S83, an ex-
cellent business training. -Since his father's
death he has given his whole attention to the
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farm, greatly to the betterment of the prop-
erty.
lie was united in marriage witii Martha J.
Langley,
it of this tovvr
In politics Mr. Iloitt, like his much esteemed
father, affiliates with the Democratic party.
He has acceptably served as Chairman of the
Board of Selectmen, and he is at present on
the board. Fraternally, he is a member of
Scammel Grange, and in religion he is an at-
tendant of the Congregationalist church.
"GRACE H. WOOD, an enterprising
manufacturer of Lakeport, Belknap
County, N.IL, doing business under
the firm name of H. H. Wood & Co., was born
in Hillsborough, N.H., April 21, 1842. Hib
parents were Alanson and Mary (Colby) Wood.
His paternal grandfather, Levi Wood, was a
native of Henniker, Merrimac County, N.H.,
and was by occupation a farmer. He married
a Miss Gould, and they became the parents of
four children, all of whom are dead. Levi
Wood was a highly respected member of the
.Alethodist Episcopal church.
His .sun, Alan.son, the father of Horace H.,
was liorn in Henniker. After acquiring his
education in the public schools, he became a
miller. Energetic and capable, he at different
periods was engaged in running grist and saw
mills in Hillsborough, Henniker, Manchester,
and Contoocook. He married a daughter of
Silas Colby, of Henniker. Five children, all
of whom are living, were the result of their
union. Both parents have passed to the life
immortal. The father did not affiliate with
any religious denomination.
Horace H. Wood was educated in Henniker,
comi)leting his course of study in the high
school, and for several years thereafter he
worked at farming. When he was in his
twenty-first year, he was emjiloyed in Holden's
Mills in West Concord, N.H. Later he was
in the printworks at Manchester, N.H., for
two years; and in 1865 he came to Laconia
and in the carding room of Iklknap Mills
served two years as second hand, being then
promoted to the position of overseer of the
room, which he efficiently filled for two years.
He was ne.xt engaged in a photograph gallery
with E. D. Ward, and afterward he was em-
ployed for five years at the Gilford hosiery at
Laconia. Mr. Wood subsequently became as-
sociated with William Belford of the Durkec
Brook Mills in the manufacture of shoddy,
doing custom work for about a )ear. From
Durkee Brook Mills he came to Lake Village,
now Lakeport, and established the .same enter-
prise, but was burned out within a year. He
then went to East Andover, X.H., where he
leased a mill, and, in company with Mr. E. A.
Colvin, engaged for a few months in the manu-
facture of hosiery and underwear. In Marl-
borough, N.H., he also served as boss carder
and spinner for three or four months, having
previously served five )'cars in that capacity in
Gilford. In 1882 he established his present
plant in a small way, with si.\ employees. Mr.
Wood has managed his business so wisely and
well that it is now one of the most important
industries in the State. He employs one hun-
dred and seventy-five hands, and has an exten-
sive trade throughout the United States.
On November 2^, 1870, he was married to
Mary J., a daughter of David K. Lovejoy, of
Meredith, N.H. Formerly he affiliated with
the Democratic party. F"raternally, he is
identified with the membership of the United
Order of Pilgrim Fathers, in which he has
held various chairs; .Union Chapter, R. A. M.,
No. 7; and Pilgrim Commandery, K. T. , all of
Laconia. He is also a thirty-second degree
Mason and belongs to the Mystic Shrine.
HORACE H, WOOD.
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3S9
CHi-:sLi-:v, nf
Dur-
the cntcrprisin
^- and
^n-iculturists of
Straf-
Fuly 22, 1.S62, il
Dur-
c he now lives.
This
fTKI'IIKN I'
ham, one (
prosperous
ford County, was bori
ham, on the farm where
property has been in the possession of the
Chesley family for many years. Its original
owner was Samuel Chesley, the great-grand-
father of Stephen P. He came here from the
neighboring town of Madbury, in the early
jiart of the present century, and was fmm that
time until his death actively engaged in clear-
ing the land. His body lies buried in the
family cemetery on the estate.
John S. Chesley, the father of Stephen I'.,
was born September 30, 1S39, in Madbury,
which was also the birthplace of his father.
With his parents he came to Durham in child-
hood, and here grew to maturity on the
Chesley hnmestead. He engaged in farming
and lumbering. ISesides looking carefully
after his private interests, he was active in
public affairs, serving as Selectman of Dur-
ham, being for a part of the time Chairman of
the board. In politics be was an unswerving
Democrat. He departed this life, October 13,
1.S96, and his remains were interred in that
beautiful resting-place of the dead. Pine Hill
Cemetery. He married Miss Addie Sanborn,
a native of Loudon, Merrimack County, and
they became the parents of seven chiKlren;
namely, Stephen P., James S., Wilbert S. ,
ICdgar D., Gadie K. , PLlizabeth VV., and
Ivyian M.
Stephen P. Chesley obtained bis education
in the district schools of Durham, and at
Franklin Academy and Coe's Academy in
Northwood, N.H. On the home farm from an
early age he was familiar with farm work, and
proved himself an apt and faithful assistant to
his father in its management. The estate
contains three hundred acres of land, all but
fifty of which are in the old homestead. Here
father and son have carried on general farming
and dairying in a practical and successful
manner. A cider-mill on the [ilace, to which
the neighbors bring their apples for a few
weeks in the autumn, is also a source of in-
come. Born and reared in a Democratic
household, Mr. Chesley has always remained
faithful to the principles of that jiarty. He
has never sought political favors, but he has
served as Town Auditor. He is a member of
the Durham Grange.
§OHN WKHSTER VVJCLLS, one of the
best known and most highly esteemed
farmers of Helknap County, now living
in retirement in the town of Belmont, is a na-
tive of Gilmanton, this county, born July 17,
1S23. A .son of Dudley and Mehitabcl (Bur-
leigii) Wells, be comes of noble ancestry. ( )n
the father's side he is a descendant of John
Wells, who died at Loudon, N.H , about the
year 1796; and on that of his paternal grand-
mother, his descent is traced to Captain Roger
Dudley, who was slain in early life, in one of
iMigland's wars, about the year 158C.
Nathaniel Wells, son of John Well.s, of
Loudon, was l.)orn at Raymond, N.H., Febru-
ary 32, 1750, and died at Gilmanton, N.H.,
January T), i,S33. He married Mary Dudley,
who was born at Mseter, August 11, 175S,
anil died at Gilmanton, July 5, 18 :;('). Her
father, Joseph Dudley, was born in IC.veter in
1728, and died at Raymond in 1792. His
father, James, who was b(un June 11, 1690, at
Exeter, and died in the same town, was a son
of Stephen, who was born in Exeter, and died
there in 1734. The Rev. Samuel Dudley, the
father of Stephen, was born in 1606 at North
Hamilton, England, and tiled February 10,
1683. He was a son of Governor Thomas
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Dudley, who was biM'n at North Hampton,
I-.ii-land, in 1576, and died July 3'. ■•''Sj' at
Koxlniry, Mass., having come to this country
in ir.30. Nathaniel and Mary (Dudley)
Wells had six children — John, Eunice,
Marv, James, ]:)udley, and Sarah. Dudley
Wells, the fifth child, was born November 11,
179;,, in Pittsfield, N.H., and died at Gilman-
ton, January 34, 1831. His marriage with
i\Iehitabel Burleigh was solemnized September
14, 1S17. She was born in Gilmanton, Janu-
ary 29, 1797, a daughter of Stevens and Abi-
gail (Taylor) Pnirleigh, and died in Belmont,
May II, 1S73. The fruit of their union was
two .sons — James Dudley and John Webster.
John Webster Wells received his education
in the public schools of Gilmanton, after
which he took up farming and hunl surveying,
and all through his years of activity pursued
these lines of enii)loyment. In 1S51 he mar-
ried Julia Ann Clark, who was born in Gil-
manton, N.H., December 5, 1S28, daughter
of Thomas and Hannah (Fellows) Clark.
Her father, who was born in Loudon, N.H.,
August 14, 1798, died in Iklmont, June 3,
1879; and her mother, who was born in Plym-
outh, N.II., December 19, 1801, died in Bel-
mont, October 5, 1879. Mr. and Mrs. Wells
have two sons and a daughter — Walter Clark,
l-'aunie May, and Thomas Dudley. Walter
Clark, after graduating from New Hampton
Institution, engaged in farming and land sur-
veying. His farming is pursued successfully
on the old homestead, which he purchased
some time ago. He is Justice of the Peace,
has held important town offices, and is an all-
round, reliable business man. In 1891 he
married Kate B. Kcysar, of Pittsburg, N. H.,
a graduate of Tilton Conference Seminary and
Female College, Tilton, N.II. I-'annie May
graduated at Tilton Seminary, and was for
several years Preceptress of that institution.
She was a thorough student, and later spent
some time abroad in travel and study, after
which she resumed teaching, and was Precep-
tress at Troy Conference Academy, Poultney,
Vt., and Wilbraham, Mass. This last position
she resigned, and married the Rev. William
Love, of North Dakota. Thomas Dudley, who
was a zealous student, fitted for college at
Tilton Seminary, and graduated from Wes-
leyan University, Middletown, Conn., class
of 18S7. He is now editor of the Waterbury
Daily Republican^ and a Director of the Con-
necticut State Prison.
In politics John Webster Wells is a Demo-
crat. He has been a member of the School
Committee for several years, Town -Treasurer
for seventeen consecutive years. Selectman
for three years, County Commissioner for
three years, and a Justice of the Peace for
forty-five years. Both he and his wife have
been members of the Free Baptist church for
fifty-four years, and for the past thirty years
he has served as Deacon.
HARLES WEBSTER KNOWLES,
well-known citizen of Belmont,
where he owns a fine farm, was
born in that part of Gilmanton, N.H., now
known as l?elmont, November 5, 1843, a son
of Joseph and Mary Dudley (Wells) Knowles.
His parents were married April 22, 1S38.
Mary D. (Wells) Knowdes was a daughter of
John Wells, and a grand-daughter of Na-
thaniel and Mary (Dudley) Wells. An ac-
count of the ancestors of Mary Dudley, wife of
Nathaniel Wells, may be found in the sketch
of John Webster Wells immediately preced-
ing. The parents of our subject had three
children: Oren Wells, born at Gilmanton,
N.H., September 12, 1839; Syrena Frances,
born August 22, 1 84 1 ; and Charles Webster.
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Orcn Wells Knuw
M. liiyant. lie
Iwcnty-oiie years (
niont, and subset
l?,ist()n, Mass. H
larrieil in i sr.ij Nellit
ed in lielniont until
■, then leniovetl to Ver-
ly from that State ti:
a mason, bull
ml
contractor, and has his residence in Roslin-
dale, Mass., but is engaged on contracts in
different places throughout that part of Massa-
chusetts. He has been very successful, and
owns a large amount of real estate. He has no
children. Syrena K. Knovvles married John
I'hilbnjok, November 25, 1S63. Her husband
foinierly carried on the wheelwright business
with good success, but on account of failing
health took up agricultural work, and now re-
sides on a farm in Northfield. They are the
parents of five children — Leon, Lena, Charles,
Ernest, and Omer, of whom but three are liv-
ing. Leon, who is unmarried, resides in
Concord, N.H., where he carries on a success-
ful business as a builder and contractor.
Charles Webster Kn(jwles, after receiving
his education in the public schools of Belmont
and Tilton, took up farming on the place
where he was born, and of which he is the
owner. It is a good farm of two hundred and
fifty acres, and of recent years he has let it,
and s[iends his time as a travelling agent for
M. ]•:. Wheeler & Co., of Rutland, Vt., and
for Adriance & Piatt, of Ploughkeepsie, N.Y.,
selling farming implements. He does quite
an extensive business, and is popular with the
farmers in those parts of Vermont and New
Ham[)shire through which he travels. Though
taking no prominent part in public affairs, he
has always been alive to the interests of the
town, and at one time he served on the School
Committee. He has been many years a mem-
ber of the Free Will Baptist church, and for
ten years has held the office of Deacon therein.
He belongs to Lawrence Grange in Belmont.
Mr. Knowles has twice married. His first
wife, to whom he was united September 4,
1,S66, was in mai.leuhdod Adelia A. Whicher,
of Northfield. She passed from this life,
October 27, 187J, and the only child by that
union died in infancy. On November 5,
1873, at Boscawen, N.H., Mr. Knowles was
again joined in matrimony, this time to Miss
Annie E. Seavey, a daughter of John and Al-
mira (Emery) Seavey. Mrs. Knovvles's father
was born in Manchester, N.H., in 1818, her
mother being a native of Moultonboro, N. II.
They had five children, four tlaughters and one
son, all of whom are li\'ing and married:
Lottie Josephine is the wife of George Henry
Stone, of Webster, N.H. Marion if. married
lulgar Elanders, of Boscawen. Isabel marrietl
Frank L. Gerrish, a graduate of Dartmouth
College, and a man of considerable means. He
is quite prominent in political affairs in
Boscawen ; has been .Selectmai
yea.
served as County Commissioner, ami has held
other offices within the gift of the towns-
people. He is one of the leading members of
the Congregational Church, toward the supjMirt
of which he is a liberal contributor. Edward
.Seavey, the son, marrieil Harriet Hale, of
Boscawen, and is a furniture manufacturer in
Manchester, N.H,, the firm being known as
Joslyn & Seavey. They do an e.vtensive busi^
ness.
Mr. and Mrs. Knowles have had four chil-
dren—Lena Adelia, Mabel, Harry Clinton,
and Helen. Lena A. and Mabel died in
childhood; Harry and Helen are attending the
l)ublic schools.
/ PnTl^ENLEAF C. KENNISTON, a
ypj well-known farmer of Lee, StraffortI
County, was born in New Market,
N.H., March 20, 1S36, .son of Zebulon and
Betsey (Randall) Kcnnistou. He removed
with his parents to lq>ping, N.H.. at the early
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ai^e of four, remaining" there until he was fifteen
years old. From 1841 to 1843 he was in New-
Market, and then he went to Nottingham,
N.H. iM'oni that town he enlisted in Com-
pany D, of the Kighth New Hampshire Regi-
ment, Volunteer Infantry, being mustered in
at Manchester, N.H., in December, 1861.
He served at Georgia Landing, and in the two
engagements at Tort Hudson. Having re-
ceived a wound, he was carried to Mariners'
Hospital, New Orleans, where he remained
until he was honorably discharged in August,
1864. Mr. Kenniston then returned to Not-
tingham, but since 1865 he has been a resi-
dent of Lee. Including wood lots, he owns
two hundred and fifty acres of land. He car-
ries on general farming with profit.
On December 4, 1863, he was married to
Mary F. Kenniston, by which union there are
four children. These are: Frederick H.,
born April 3, 1866; Joseph Burleigh, born
September 24, i86g; Herbert W., born June
26, 1874; and Harry F., born September 24,
1878. In politics Mr. Kenniston gives his
allegiance to the Republican party. P'rater-
nally he is identified with I'erkins Post, No.
80, G. A. R., of Fpping.
■ORGF LINCOLN PLIMI'TON,
A.B., President of the New Hamp-
shire Conference Seminary and Fe-
male College, at Tilton, Belkna]5 County,
N.IL, was born in Sturbridge, Mass., July 8,
1S65, son of James H. and F^lizabeth (Fair-
banks) Plimpton. He ])repared for college at
the Hitchcock High School, Brimfield, Mass.,
anil was graduated at the Wesleyan Univer-
sity, Middletown, Conn., in the class of 1891,
with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. He was
soon afterward calleil to the New Hampshire
Conference Seminary and Female College, as
instructor in Latin and Greek, and ably filled
that chair until 1895. Ujion the resignation
of the Rev. Jesse M. Durrell in February of
that year, he was appointed Acting President,
and at the Trustee meeting in April he was
elected President, being the first layman to
occupy that position.
On August 10, 1892, Mr. Plimpton was
united in marriage with Ftta lone Ferry,
daughter of Lorenzo C. Ferry, of Brimfield,
Mass. Mrs. Plimjjton was graduated at the
Hitchcock High School in 1885, and at the
Westfield Normal School in 1887. She then
studied one year at the Boston University,
after which she taught school in New York
City. She has resided in Tilton since her
marriage, and is now Preceptress at the semi-
nary.
Mr. Plimpton is a member of the Delta
Kappa Epsilon fraternity of Wesleyan Uni-
versity. Politically, he is an Independent.
§AMFS \V. la'RNHAM. the juni<ir
member of the firm Demeritt & Burn-
ham, of Durham, was born January 22,
1854, in the village of Durham, son of Joseph
and Mary (Langley) Burnham. His parents
had three other children, namely: Robert,
who resides in Providence, R I. ; Mary A. ;
and Samuel ]■". James W. acquired the rudi-
ments of his education in the public schools
of Durham. Afterward he attended the Ber-
wick Academy two years, and the Phillii)S
E.xeter Academy for an equal length of time.
On reaching man's estate he established him-
self in business as a lumber dealer, forming a
co-partnership with Mr. Albeft Demeritt, and
beginning in a modest way. With the lapse
of time the business largely increased in ili-
mensions. In the past year the firm handled
two hundred million feet of lumber and three
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thousaml cdrds of wood. Having- purchased
several wood lots for their timber, Mr. Ikirn-
hani now owns about one thousand acres of
land in Durham. fn 1893 he founded the
livery business which he is successfully carry-
ing on, making somewhat of a specialty of
horse dealing. Genial and accommodating,
he is an agreeable man to do business with.
Mr. ]?urnham was married December 20,
1877, to Miss Lydia A. Huzzell, daughter of
John E. and Esther (Young) Buzzell, of Dur-
ham. I''ive children have blessed the union;
namely, I<"anny, Robert, Joseph, Esther, and
Mary. In 1888 Mr. Burnham represented his
district in the State legislature. He served
for a time in the capacity of Town Treasurer.
He was nominated for both positions on the
Democratic ticket, which he invariably sup-
]5orts, having indorsed the principles of the
party since he became a voter.
iHARLES WHIPPLE MORRISON,
the well-known druggist and local
agent of the Western Union Tele-
graph Company in Meredith, Belknap County,
N.H., was born at Sanbornton Bridge, Au-
gust 9, I S49, S(
if Charles Hi
iry
Sa
R. (Ames) Morrison. His great-grantlfather,
Henry Morrison, was a resident of Sanborn-
ton, N.H. He was accidentally killed while
assisting a neighbor in raising a house. He
was the father of six children, as follows:
Eliza and Abigail, twins; Hannah; Eben-
ezer; Joseph, who kept a hotel in Plymouth,
N.H.; and Isaiah, who died in New Hamjjton,
N.H.
Henry .Smith Morrison, grandfather of
Charles W., was born in Sanbornton in 1790.
He was a miller, and operated at different
times grist-mills at Sanbornton Bridge,
Franklin, and Gilmanton, N.H., working
upon shares. While residing in the last-
named town he carrietl on what is now known
as Jones's Mill. He died in Sanbornton
Bridge, at the age of sixty-one years. By his
first wife, Abigail Smith, of Woodstock, Vt.,
whom he married in 181 2, he had three chil-
tlren, namely: Charles Henry; Luther C, who
was for some years a mill operative in Lowell,
Mass., and died at Sanbornton Bridge in
1837; and Ruth J., who married a farmer of
Gilmanton, and is no longer living. For his
second wife, Henry Smith Morrison wedded
Sally Judkins, of Sanliornton. liy this union
there were two children: Luther, who is a
shoemaker of Haverhill, Mass.; and Asa, who
became station agent in Belmont, N.H., and
committed suicide in 1890.
Charles Henry Morrison, son of Henry and
Abigail (Smith) Morrison, was born in
Loudon, N.H., in 1827. When he was thir-
teen years old his parents moved to Gilman-
ton. He was educated in the common schools
at Sanbornton, and at the Sanbornton Acad-
emy. In young manhood he began to learn
the wheelwright's trade at Sanbornton, but
after working at it for two years he decided to
become a cabinet maker, and served an aji-
prenticeship at that trade. In 1850 he went
to Concord, N. IL, where he entered the em-
ployment of Charles Austin, maker of reed in-
struments, and remained with him for si.xteen
years. For the same length of time he subse-
quently worked in the shops of the Northern
Railway at Concord, finishing cars, and for a
brief period he was engaged in the same work
for the Old Colony Railroad Comjiany in Bos-
ton. Relinciuishing his trade in 1S87, he pur-
chased a farm in Gilmanton, N.H., built a
house u])on it, and is now engaged in tilling
the soil. He is exceedingly strong and active
for one of his years. In ])olitics he is a Dem-
ocrat, deeply interestetl in public affairs, Init
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has never a,si)ircil 1(1 office. lie is connected
with White Mountain L.ul-e, No. 5,
I. t). O. [■., Conconl, N.II.; I'enacook En-
campment, \(). 3, I. C). O. ]•"., Concord; and
.Menimaclv Council. \'o. 49<> A. L. N., and
has occupied all of the ini[)ortant chairs in
these organizations.
Charles Henry Morrison has been twice
married. His first wife, Sarah R. Ames,
whom he wedded August 25, 1S45, was born
in Sanbornton. -She was a daughter of Will-
iam 15. Ames, M.D., a physician who came
from Vermont, and died shortly after settling
at .Sanbornton Bridge in this State. He left
a willow and seven children, as follows: Mi-
chael, who became a prominent lawyer of St.
I'aul, Minn., and died in that city; William
]!., who settled in St. Paul, and died very sud-
denly of heart disease; Lyman 15., who be-
came a druggist, and carried on business sev-
eral years at Tilton, N. H., also in Pittsfield,
N.II., where he died of heart di.sease ; Ange-
line, who married Henry Whiijple, a c;irijen-
ter of Concord, became a widow, and died at
the residence of her mother in Sanbornton;
Sarah R., who became the wife of Charles H.
Morrison; Auroline, who died at the age of
seventeen; and Roancy, who died at fifteen.
Mrs. Sarah R. (Ames) Morrison died in Con-
cord, March 2r, 1S74, aged forty-five years,
six months, leaving four sons, namely:
George Asa, a resident of Dunbarton, N. H. ;
Charles W., the subject of this sketch; Walter
.S. and Henry H., b(jth of whoni live in Con-
cord. Charles 11. Morrison's second wife,
who was before marriage Laura K. Allen, is
still living. She is a daughter of Cyrus
Allen, formerly a well-known blacksmith of
(iilmanton, who was suddenly stricken with
heart disease, and died while dri\'ing in his
sleigh.
Charles Whipjile Morrison was reared in
Concord, N.H., and educateil in the public
schools of that city. He obtained his first
knowledge of the drug business, working with
his uncle, Lyman B. Ames in Tilton, N. H.
He remained there some three years, and then
went to Franklin, N.H., where he was em-
ployetl as a drug clerk for about the same
length of time. From hVanklin he returned
to Tilton: anel, as he had learned telegraphy,
he was for a while in charge of the telegraph
office, and also of the clerical department of
the express office in that town, under station
agent R. S. Perkins. He went thence to
Pittsfield, N.H., to which town Lyman B.
Ames, his uncle, had removed, and he was in
his uncle's drug store there for one year. He
was then engaged by George M. Burleigh, a
druggist of Meredith, in whose store the tele-
graph office was located, and he remained
there as clerk and operator for six years. He
next became telegraph operator at the railroad
station ill Meredith, in which capacity he
served for a year, and at the end of that time
he went to work for Ur. F. L. Mason, who
succeeded Mr. Burleigh as jjroprietor of the
drug store. Mr. Morrison managed the Mason
store for several years; and, after Dr. Mason
sold out to George V. Sanborn, he remained
with him till April, 1888, when he bought his
present store in C. S. Wiggin's block. Mr.
Morrison's store is centrally located, and
aside from carrying a large and varied line of
drugs, chemicals, fancy goods, and so forth,
he ha.s attended to the commercial business of
the Western Union Telegraph Company in
this town since 1889, the office being in his
store. Mr. Morrison has also been the Mere-
dith correspondent for the Laconia Doiunrat
most of the time for the past fifteen years.
On October 22, 1887, Mr. Morrison was
united in marriage with Etta E. Smith, daugh-
ter of Jacob Smith, of Moultonboro, N.II.
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In politics Mr. Morrison is a Democrat.
Since coming to Mcrcditli he has gained the
friendship of the most prominent residents,
and he is highly esteemed, both for his busi-
ness ability and his excellent character as a
citizen. Mr. M(
Free Haiitist chiir
menibe
)f the
HUCKINS, a prominent agri-
t of Madbury, Strafford County,
IS born October 9, 1S27, on the farm
where he now lives, son of the late Robert
Huckins. Robert Iluckins was engaged in
farming and lumbering, making good progress
in clearing a homestead for himself and family.
Like other pioneers, he found the task tedious
and troublesome, little of the machinery that
now facilitates farming having been then in-
vented. He was fortunate in securing for his
wife Miss Mary Daniels, who proved a '
helpmeet and bore him seven children,
latter were: I^liza, John h., Hairiet E. ,
I-., Robert L.,
gusta A., Charles
George H.
John ]5. Iluckins,
sisters, obtained his t
remained
loyal
The
Au-
and
with his brothers and
ducation in the district
school, and remained with his jiarents until
after attaining his majority. Going then to
Manchester, N.H., he served two years as an
apprentice at the machinist's trade, becoming
an adept in the use of tools. Returning then
to the old home, Mr. Huckins assisted in the
care of the farm, and at the same time worked
at his trade for many years. .Some forty years
ago he [)urchased of hi.s father the thirty acres
of land included in the honiesteatl, and built
the house where he ntiw lives. Since then he
has succeeded to the homestead, which now
receives his undivided attention. He is an
active, capable business man, his worth being
fully recognized by his fellow-townsmen, who
have freiiueiitly elected him to offices of trust.
In 1 866 and 1867. Mr. Huckins represented
his native town in the State legislature. He
was Selectman for fourteen years, having been
Chairman of the board for twelve years. He
has been Town Treasurer for eight years, and
Moderator for the past fifteen years. In i8«0
he took the census of this town, and since
1862 he has acted as Justice of the Peace. In
his political affiliations he is a steadfast Re-
publican, firmly believing that the principles
of that party are the best for the preservation
of OLir institutions.
On July 7, 1851, Mr. Huckins married Miss
Mary A. Morrison, who was born at Alton,
N.H., July 5, 1 83 1, daughter of General Ne-
hemiah and Mary French MorrLson. General
Morrison, who was a soldier in the War of
1812, and afterward held a general's commis-
sion in the State militia, after residing in
Alton during his earlier years, came to Mad-
bury in 1845, and subsequently resided there
for the rest of his life. Mr. and Mrs. Huck-
ins have five children, namely: Ida M., who
died at the age of fourteen years; Edward,
who died in infancy; E. Austin, who is a
resident of Danver.s, Mass. ; Belle V., who is
the wife of D. W. Gate, of Farmington, this
county; and Mary A., who also lives in 1^'arm-
ington.
ROE. G. H. WHITCHER, who for
some time was a member of the fac-
ulty of the New Hampshire College,
is now one of the most active business men of
Durham, this county. He was born Novem-
ber 23, i860, in the neighboring town of Straf-
ford, son of Joseph A. and Martha Emerson
VVhitcher. Brought up on a farm, he received
his elementary education in the district schools
of his native town. Subsequently, he attended
Coe's Academy at Northwood, N.H., and then
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completed the course .^f the New Hampshire
Agricultural College, from which he was grad-
uated, with a good record, in 1881. During
the succeeding two years, he was engaged as
a manufacturer in South Acton, Mass. This
place he left to accept the position of Superin-
tendent of the farm connected with the agri-
cultural college from which he had jireviously
received his diploma. In ]S8G he was chosen
Professor of Agriculture in that institution,
and in 1888 he was appointed a director of the
experiment station, holding both positions
until 1891. In that year the college was re-
moved to Durham, and Professor VVhitcher
was given charge of the construction of the
new agricultural buildings, which are particu-
larlv well ecjuippcd and furni-shcd for their pur-
poses. In 1894 the professor severed his
connection with the college, and has since car-
ried on an extensive business as a real estate
dealer.
Professor Whitcher has become prominently
identified with the best interests of Durham
since taking up his residence in the town,
lending his aid and influence to all beneficial
enterprises. He is especially interested in all
matters pertaining to the education of the
young, and is now a member of the School
Hoard. He also fills the office of Town Treas-
urer. In politics he is a stanch Democrat.
He is a member of the Good Samaritan Lodge,
I. O. O. ¥., of Hanover, and he is connected
by membership with the Congregational
Church of Durham.
ERliI-:RT NATHANIEL SANBORN,
prosperous dairy farmer of Mere-
dith, was born in Laconia, N.H.,
August 4, 1S62, son of Charles F. and Clara
N. (Gray) Sanborn. He is a descendant of
Nathaniel and Mary (French) Sanborn, who
were the parents of his great-grandfather,
Stephen Sanborn. Stephen Sanborn was a
resident of Meredith, and he married Esther
Thompson, of Massachusetts.
Nathaniel Sanborn, the grandfather of
Herbert N. , was born in Meredith, June 5,
1801. He settled on the site of Laconia, and
owned the farm which is now the projierty of
his son, Charles F. Sanborn. In his later
years he supported the Republican party in
poli'tics. In his religious relations he was a
F^ree Baptist. He married Sarah Roberts,
who was born December 8, 1807, daughter of
Joseph and Molly (Davis) Roberts. Joseph
Roberts was a son of Joseph and Eunice
(Leavitt) Roberts. Molly Davis was a daugh-
ter of William and Molly (Boynton) Davis.
Nathaniel and Sarah (Roberts) Sanborn had
nine children, as follows: Mary Rosetta, born
October 15, 1826; Phcebe Ann, born August
7, 182S; Olive Esther, born November 7,
1830; Sarah Jane, born November 6, 1833;
Joseph Noah, born March G, 1836; Charles
Francis, born October 11, 1838; Wesley Cur-
tis, born August 11, 1841; Anna Comfort,
born April 21, 1844; and Fred Milton, born
February 8, 1850. Charles F-fancis Sanborn,
Herbert N. Sanborn's father, was born in La-
conia, and has always resided upon the home-
stead farm. His jiroperty consists of about
one hundred acres, and he raises general farm
products. In politics he acts with the Demo-
cratic party, and he has been a member of the
School Board. His wife, Clara, who was a
daughter of Daniel Gray, had three children,
namely: P'rank M., now a resident of Laconia;
Herbert N., the subject of this sketch; and
p:ila G. Mrs. Charles F. Sanborn was a
member of the I'ree Baptist church.
Herbert Nathaniel Sanborn acquired his
education in the public schools of Laconia.
He resided at home until after his marriage,
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and then moved to the village. In 1886 he
bought his present farm in Meredith, and has
since devoted his attention to agricidtural pur-
suits. He owns sixty-five acres of desirable
land, keeps eight cows, including five neat
stock high-grade Jerseys, eight hogs, has a
hennery, and su]iplies the Laconia market with
butter and eggs.
On April 25, 1883, Mr. Sanborn wedded
Susie E. Noyes, daughter of William F. G.
and Charlotte (Hoynton) Noyes. Her father
was a native of Moukonl.ioro, N.H., and her
mother was born in what is now Laconia.
Mrs. Sanborn's paternal grandfather, William
Noyes, an iron moulder by trade, who was a
man of considerable literary ability and was
active in local politics, married Mary Graves.
William F. G. Noyes was born December 28,
1 82 1. After receiving a stjmewhat limited
education, he learned the trade of tanner and
currier, which he followed for several years.
Failing health at length compelled him to
relinquish his trade, and he then turned his
attention to farming, which he followed as
long as he was able to work. In pcditics he
was a Kci)u])Iican, and he was connected with
the Independent Order of Odd Fellows in
Franklin, N.II. His wife Charlotte was a
daughter of Worcester Francis Boynton, a
native of New Raleigh, Mass., and by trade a
tanner and currier, who was a Selectman of
Meredith (now Laconia) for several years and
at one time Sheriff of Strafford County. Mr,
Boynton was a stanch supporter of the Whig
party, and in his later years he voted the Re-
publican ticket. His wife before marriage
was Mary Gilman. Mrs. Sanborn's maternal
great-grandfather was David Boynton, and the
maiden name of his wife was Molly Bradbury.
Mrs. Sanborn is the only child her parents
had. By her marriage with Mr. Sanborn she
is the mother of three children — Ernest
Noyes, Charlotte Clara, and Clarence Herbc
In politics Mr. Sanborn is a Democrat.
1 Februa
NIL, s
§OHN PARKER SMITI
8, 1S54, in New Ham]
of John Parker and Eliza Smith. He is de-
scended from an early colonist who settled at
Hampton, N. H., about the year 1640. His
great-grandfather, John Smith, was a native of
North Hampton, N.H., where he was engaged
Parker Smith, son of John, was a
in fa
native of New Hampton, and was a highly re-
spected farmer. By his marriage there were
six children, of whom John Parker Smith, Sr. ,
was the eldest.
John Parker Smith, Sr. , who was born in
Centre Harbor, Belknap County, removed to
New Hampton, where he was a successful
farmer, and served the community in the
capacities of .Selectman and County Commis-
sioner. His wife I'Lliza, a daughter of Sanuiel
Potter Smith, of New Hampton, is still living
at the age of seventy-three years. Her grand-
father fought for the country's independence in
the Revolutionary War. She had four chil-
dren, of whom the present John Parker Smith
was the third. The father was a highly re-
spected member of the ]'"ree Will I'.aptist
church, in which he served as Deacon ami
Sunday-school superintendent. He died at
the age (jf sixty-six years.
John P. Smith, the subject of this sketch,
comi)leted his school eilucation in New Hamp-
ton Academy. He was then emjiloyed for
three years in a grocery store of New Hamp-
ton. In 1S79 he came to Laconia, and there-
after worked for six years in the grocery suc-
cessively owned by Wiggin & Co. and J. II.
Tilton. Pending the settlement of the estate
after Mr. Tilton's death in March, 1893, Mr.
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Sniitli Cdinluctcd tlic store in behalf of the heirs
for a few months. Then he and Mr. R. C.
Dickey bought the stock, and for a short time
carried on the business under the style of
Smith & Dickey. The partnershi]) was dis-
solved in April, 1S94, since which time Mr.
Smith has been the sole proprietor. He is
also interested in the Belknap Savings l-Sank,
of which he is a Director.
In 1S84 Mr. Smith married Hattie F.
Greeley, daughter of George I. Greeley, of
Franklin, N. H. They have had one child, a
son, who died in early infancy. In politics
Mr. Smith affiliates with the Republican
party. His connection with fraternal organ-
izations includes membershiii in \\'inni])i-
seogee Lodge, No. 7, and Laconia F^ncamp-
No.
), I. O. O. V
He is a member
of the Congregationalist church, in which he
has officiated as Deacon for a number of years.
ANA P. JOXES, a prominent resi-
dent of New Durham, Strafford
County, N.H., was born in this
town, October 31, 1853, son of John L. and
Ann (Herry) Jones. His father was a native
of New Durham, and his mother of Alton,
N.H. Samuel Jones, grandfather of Dana I'.,
came from Portsmouth, N. H., and settled
upon a farm adjoining the property now occu-
pied by his grandson.
John L. Jones, father of our subject, was a
lifelong resident of New Durham, and his
active period was devoted to agricultural pur-
suits. He was a successful farmer and promi-
nent citizen, and for many years was Justice
of the Peace. In politics he was a Democrat.
He served as Ta.\ Collector, and ably repre-
sented this town in the legislature in 1875 and
1876. His first wife, Nancy Chamberlain, bore
him two sons: George ¥., a resident of New
Durham; and John ¥.., who is no longer liv-
ing. His second wife, Ann Berry, became the
mother of two children : Dana P. ; and Nancey
M., who died at the age of seventeen. John
L. Jones died in 1884, aged seventy years.
Dana P. Jones began his education in the
common schools, and later completed a course
of study at a private school in this town. He
then learned the shoemaker's trade, which he
followeil until he was thirty years old. Suc-
ceeding to the ownership of the homestead
after the death of his father, he has since car-
ried on the farm with marked success. He
owns seventy-five acres of fertile land, and,
as it is well adapted to dairy farming, he pro-
duces considerable butter. He is a member of
the Board of Directors of the New Durham
Mutual I'"ire Insurance Comjjany. He takes
an active interest in all matters bearing on the
welfare and advancement of the community,
and was formerly Clerk of the School District
in which he resides. He was also a member
of the Board of Selectmen fourteen years, and
acted as its chairman ten years. Mr. Jones
married F"anny M. Dearborn, a native of this
town, and has one son, Wilbur C. The fam-
ily attend the P>ee Baptist church.
®SCAR DUNCAN, who has followed
the trade of blacksmith in Alton,
Belknap County, for the past ten
years, was born November 28, 1861, in Para-
dise, Annapolis County, N.S., son of David
and Eliza (Cole) Duncan, both of whom were
natives of Chester, Lunenberg County, N. S.
The father followed the sea in his younger
days, but subsequently engaged in the saw-
mill and cooperage business at Paradise, N. S. ,
following it successfully up to about fifteen
years ago, when he took up the nursery busi-
ness. In early boyhood he united with the
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Episcopal church, and after he attained the
years of manhood he served as church warden.
Eliza, his wife, bore him eight children;
namely, Norman, Fannie, Oscar, Edwin M.,
Sophia, Annie, Arthur, and Cliff. Norman
died when two years old; Fannie is married
to William ]''. Morse, and resides in Provi-
dence, K.I. ; Edwin conducts a grocery store
in Beverly, Mass. ; Sophia is the wife of Dr.
Martin, now of Hyde Park, Mass; Annie mar-
ried John Warwick, and her home has since
been in Larenstown, N. S. , Arthur, who is
unmarried, is at home; and Cliff is also at
home.
Oscar Duncan received an education, attend-
ing the graded schools of his native town.
After spending a year learning the trade of a
blacksmith with William Bath, he emigrated
to l^oston, Mass. During the first eighteen
months of his stay in that city, he was em-
ployed in a grain elevator at Constitution
Wharf, owned by the P'itchburg Railroad
Company. He next worked at his trade for si.\
months, after which he went to Lower Gilman-
ton, N. H., where he was employed at his trade
for about a year by Charles Kelley. Follow-
ing that he worked at the iron works in Gil-
manton, spent a few months with a Mr. Marsh,
then came to Alton to work for H. F. Muzzey.
A year later he returned to Gilmanton Iron
Works. In March, 1SS3, he started in busi-
ness for himself in that place, where he re-
mained four years. Coming to Alton at the
end of that time, he purchased a shop here,
and has since built up a very desirable busi-
ness.
In January, 18S3, while living at the Iron
Works, and shortly before he set up in busi-
ness for himself, Mr. Duncan was married to
Miss Nellie J. Sanborn, daughter of Charles
Sanborn of that place. Mr. Duncan is a Dem-
ocrat in politics. In i S96 he was a candidate
for the State legislature, but was defeated by
the Republican candidate. He has always
taken much interest in town affairs. For
three years he was Chief Engineer of the fire
de]:)artment, and he was a policeman for an
equal length of time. He is a member of
Woodbine Lodge, No. 41, I. O. O. F., at
Farmington, N.H. ; also of Cocheco Lodge,
No. 2S, Knights of Pythias, being eligible to
a seat in the Grand Lodge. In the society of
the Second Free Baptist Church, he is a chair-
man of the executive committee, and the pres-
ent sujierintendent of the Sunday-school. Mr.
Duncan is counted among the rej)resentative
men of the town.
(gTr-LANSON J. STERLING, a prosper-
^JA ous and progressive farmer, owning
' *V_^ and occupying one hundred and six-
teen acres of land within the city limits of
Dover, was born July jg, ib'43, in Atkinson,
Piscataquis County, Me., son of Ephraim ami
Susan (Ham) Sterling. His jiarents were
well-known residents of that section of the
Pine Tree State, his father having there been
engaged in sawing lumber for many years.
They reared fourteen children, of whom nine
are now living, namely: Alanson J.; Wesley
B. ; I^lziia, who married Henry Hope, of Low-
ell ; Sumner H. ; Laura, wh<i married John
Kimball, of Dover; Amanda, who married
Walter Gage, of Dover; Bell married William
Pray, of Dover; Truman, who is in California;
and John Sterling.
Alanson J. Sterling acquired his education
in his native town, studying at public and pri-
vate schools, and remaining beneath the pa-
rental roof until nineteen years old. Then,
fired by the ambition of youth, he turned his
steps westward, going by way of the Isthmus
to California. After spending a time in San
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I-'ranciscd. he prdceeded to Sacranicnln ; hut
nut finding satisfactory employment there,
went to Carson City, Nev. , where he worked
on a ranch for the following three years. The
next twii years he had charge of a hay farm.
Then he spent an equal length of time in the
livery Inisiness, after which he drove a si.x-
horse team for two years. After that he was
employed as a salesman in a wholesale and
retail store, ilealing in groceries, hardware,
and so forth. In 1879 he returned to New
luigland, and .soon after settled on his present
farm, where he has since been industriously
engaged in general farming. In connection
therewith he has an extensive milk route in
the city. Being a man of good judgment,
honorable and upright in his dealings, he has
placed himself among the leading farmers of
this vicinity.
On October 17, 1S74, while living in the
West, Mr. .Sterling married Miss Ella
I^lethen, of .San Francisco, daughter of James
!•;. and I.ydia (Fall) Blethen, both of whom
were born in the State of Maine. Of the
happy union of Mr. and Mrs. Sterling three
children have been born, as follows: Herbert
]■:., July 12, 1S75; Fannie L., March 6, 1877;
and Lillian C, July 29, 1S86. In politics
Mr. .Sterling invariably supports the principles
of the Republican party, while he has never
been an asjMrant for official honors. Although
he is not connected by membership with any
religious organization, he is a generous con-
tributor to the support of the church.
iHARLES E. PLUMMER, of Gilman-
ton, whose mature years have been
successfully occupied in agricultural
pursuits, was born here, October 29, 1831, son
of Joseph and Sally (Lamprey) Plummer.
Joseph Plummer, Sr. , the grandfather of
Charles K. , was born and giew to matuiit)' in
Belmont, then Gilmanton. In yoimg maidiood
he came to the portion of the town of Gilman-
ton which is now the home of his grandson.
He married Miss Elizabeth Norris, sister of
Captain David Norris, a prominent and well-
to-do farmer. They had two sons, Joseph and
.Samuel. Samuel married Miss Nancey Lam-
prey, who had by him three sons. These
were: Jefferson, who died in boyhood; ]?enja-
niin, who lived to be fifty years of age, and
never married; and George, now living in Bel-
mont, who married and became the father of
three children, of whom P'lorence is living.
Joseph Plummer, father of Charles E., born
in Gilmanton, now ]?elmont, was by occu]ia-
tion a farmer, which he began to follow in
early youth. After his marriage he settled on
the farm now occupied by his son, and which
then contained about one hundred and fifty
acres. He died suddenly of diphtheria, aged
forty-five years. Six children were born to
him and his wife; namely, ICIiza, Sarah J.,
Charles E., Mary E., Martha O. , and Laura
A. I^liza married William Ayers, a prosper-
ous farmer, after which she resided in the
State of Maine. Sarah J. died when twenty-
four years old. Mary E. became the wife of
Henry Marsh, and continued to live in Gil-
manton. Martha married lienjamin ISryer,
and afterward made her home in Maine.
Laura is the wife of Horace Drew.
As soon as he was old enough, Charles V..
Plummer assisted in the farm work. Being
the only son, he eventually succeeded his
father in the ownership of the homestead farm.
In its management since he has taken a pardon-
able pride. Broad in acres, rich in pasture-
age, and with its tillable land under good cul-
tivation, it does credit to its owner. In years
past, sheep-raising, before it became unprofit-
able in this section of the country, was an im-
JOHN H, CAVERLY.
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pnitaiU feature of his farming. Always teni-
peiate in his haliits, industrious and eeonomi-
cai, and exercising good judgment in his busi-
ness dealings, he is now able to live in com-
fort, and grows more and more attached to this
mode of life.
On April 7, 1S53, Mr. Tlummer married
Mary H. Moody, daughter of Stephen Moody.
She is a direct descendant of William Moody,
who came from luigland to Ipswich, Mass., in
1633, and settled in Newbury in 1635. The
first descendant ot William, of whom special
mention is made, is Steiihen, who graduated
from Harvard College in 1790, and was ad-
mitted to the bar in 1793. That same year he
opened an office in Gilmanton, N. H., being
the first, and for some time, the only lawyer
practising in ]5elknap County. Charles K.
and Mary H. I'lummer have had three chil-
dren — Ktta J., Carrie ]•:. , and William A.
Etta J., now deceased, and who was the wife
of Edwin Sanborn, of Gilmanton, had four
daughters, of whom one is deceased. These
are: Myrtie H. , who studied at the Normal
School, Plymouth, N. H. ; Carrie, who at-
tended Gilmanton Acailemy, was afterward en-
gaged in teaching, and has since married
p-rank Eurber, of Alton, and become the
mother of two children; Mabel Moody; and
Josephine. William A. Plummer is a suc-
cessful lawyer in Eaconia, N.II.
§OHN II. CAVERLY, a thrifty and
successful agriculturist of Dover,
Strafford County, was born in Alton,
]5elknap County, June 2, 1S26, son of Daniel
Cavcrly.
The father's birth occurred January 2^,
179<S, in that part of Harrington now Straf-
ford. He followed the several occupations of
farmer, carpenter, and shoemaker. He sold
his shoes in Haverhill, Mass. In 1839 he re-
moved from Alton to the town of Strafford,
this county. Two years later he went to the
neighboring town of Harrington, where he
purchased a farm, and thereafter lived on it
until his death, which happened April 22,
1891, in his ninety-fourth year. He was
twice married, on the first occasion to Nancy
Hill, who bore him four children. These
were: Eliza, born July 21, 1.S21, who died
March 31, 1840; Mary A., born May 13,
1823, who married John C. Peavey ; John H..
the subject of this sketch; and Darius, who
became a member of Company H, Se\'enth
New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry, and died
in the hospital of a wound received at the
storming of Eort Wagner. After the death
of his first wife, the father married Isabella
Morrison, by whom he had two children,
namely: Nancy I., born August 25, 1831,
who died October or November 13, i88ri, at
the age of fifty-five years; and Jane E. , the
wife of Matthew Hale, of Conway, N.H.
John H. Caverly grew to manhood in the
town of Harrington, whither his [xarents re-
moveil when he was thirteen years of age.
After leaving the district schools, he attended
the Strafford Academy for a time, and after-
ward remained on the home farm assisting his
father until 1853. Then, with a hope of bet-
tering his financial condition, Mr. Caverly
started for California, the Eldorado of the
West, going by way of the Isthmus. During
the first year after his arrival in San Eran-
cisco, he worked out on a farm. The rest of
his stay was spent in mining, the first season
being spent in the San Jose Valley, and tlie
remainder in Yreka, on the Indian Creek,
where he was quite successful. In 1859 Mr.
Caverly returned to Harrington, and for the
next six years helped to carry on the home
farm. Coming to Dover in 1865, he worked
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for a year in the Cocheco Mills, and then
leased the farm which he now owns and occu-
pies. Two years later he bought the property,
consisting of seventy acres of fertile land, and
has since carried on general farming, selling
the milk obtained in his dairy with consider-
alile profit.
Mr. Caverly was married August 4, 1S59, to
Miss Susan A. Ouimby, a daughter of Henry
and Mehitable (Waldron) Ouimby, for many
years respected citizens of Dover. Mr. and
Mrs. Caverly are caring for a daughter named
Margaret. Mr. Caverly is a stanch advocate of
the principles promulgated by the Republican
jiarty. In 1S79 he was selected by his constit
uents to represent the town of Dover in the
legislature. His connection with secret organ-
izations is limited to affiliation with the
1. O. O. ¥., Mount Pleasant Lodge, of Dover.
He is a member of the Baptist church.
'TEPIIKN VV. SARGENT, who
owns a large farm in Gilmanton, is
a native of Alton, Belknap County,
N. H., born August 30, 1829. His parents
were Daniel and Louisa (Watson) Sargent.
The father and mother of Daniel Sargent both
died in the Revolutionary War, he serving as
a soldier and she, as a nurse, killed upon the
field of battle by a stray shot. Louisa, the
wife of Daniel Sargent, was a daughter of Jo-
seph Watson, who owned a good farm in
Alton, and was an industrious and esteemed
citizen. Joseph Watson was twice married,
and had two children, Love and Louisa, by the
first union. l?y his sec<md marriage he had
ten children; namely, Joseph, Jonathan, John,
Rosella, Mary, Jeremiah, Ann E., Susan, Lo-
vina, and Jonas. Joseph is now living in
Alton; Jonathan, a widower, resides in Barn-
stead; and John in Gilmanton. Rosella mar-
ried for her second husband Augustus Smith,
and lives in Gilmanton; Mary lives in Alton;
Jeremiah resides just outside of Manchester;
Ann E., the wife of John Foss, lives in Gil-
manton ; Susan, now deceased, married John
Adams; Lovina, also decea.sed, married
Charles Duntley ; Jonas has been twice mar-
ried; and Love, deceased, was the wife of
John Willey, of New Durham. When his
parents died, Daniel Sargent was adopted by
Peter Bean, a prosperous and prominent citi-
zen of Alton, with whom he lived for some
time. After his marriage he had charge of
the Cogswell farm for some years. Then, for
over thirty years, he had charge of a farm near
Mount Belknap, called the Sanborn farm.
Daniel and Louisa Sargent had ten children;
namely, Lavona, Stephen W. , Charles, Mary
C, Daniel F., Joseph, John, Mary L.,
George, and Edwin. Lavona's clothing,
while she was ministering to the wants of
a needy neighbor, caught fire, and she ran a
distance of a mile to her home. Three days
later, in the year 1S45, she died from her
injuries. Joseph died at the age of twenty-one
years; Mary married E. B. Rollins; Edwin
resides in Boston.
Stephen W. Sargent received a district-
school education, after which he assisted his
father with the farm work until he attained
his majority. He subsequently lived for a
few years in Boston, where he had charge of a
place belonging to a wealthy family. He was
married while in the city, and shortly after
returned to Gilmanton and took charge of
George W. Sanborn's place. Later on he
purchased his present farm, which has been
his home for the past twenty-four years. Dur-
ing the summer he receives boarders. On
March 30, i860, Mr. Sargent and Miss Pru-
dence Cardwell, daughter of James Cardwell,
of England, were united in marriage. They
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have (inc chiltl, Carrie M., who is teachiiit; in
Giinianton. Mr. and Mrs. Sargent are at-
tendants of the Free Baptist church.
lIIARLI'S G. MORSE, an active
agriculturist of Durham, Strafford
County, now holding the office of
Justice of the Peace, was born October iG,
1833, in Warner, Merrimack County, son of
Stephen and Lucy 15. (Smith) Morse. Mr.
Morse remained in his native town until fif-
teen years of age, acquiring his education in
the common schools. Then, removing to the
town of Salisbury, he there grew to manhood,
and until he reached the age of thirty years he
was employed in different mills in that local-
ity. Desirous then of becoming proficient at
some trade, he went to Penacook, Ward One,
of Concord, N.H., where he learned to make
mouldings for all kinds of furniture. Subse-
quently he was employed for twenty-two con-
secutive years as foreman of the factory of
Caldwell & Amsden. Resigning this position
in 18X5, he returned to Salisbury, which he
made his home for si.\ years. In 1S91, com-
ing to this county, Mr. Morse purchased one
hundred and fifteen acres of land in the town
of Durham. On this property he has since
engaged in general agriculture, with the same
persistent energy and thoroughness that char-
acterized his work of earlier years.
Mr. Morse was married November 5, 1856,
to Miss Lucy J. Calef, who was bom in Salis-
bury, daughter of Benjamin and Rachel
(Blaisdell) Calef. Mr. Morse has since been
the father of five children, namely: Charles
A., a physician and the Postmaster at New
Market, N.H. ; Alma J., the Assistant Post-
master at the same place; Lucy A., who died
at Penacook, May 4, 1S76; Joseph, who died
F'ebruary 8, 1866; and Albert, whose death
occurred l-'ehruary 26, 1865. Always an ad-
herent of the Democratic party, he has served
with ability and fidelity in several public posi-
tions, lie was Selectman of Salisbury;
SujK-rintendent of the schools of Ward One,
Concord; and Justice of the Peace there for
fifteen years; and he is now filling the same
office in Durham. He has been identified
with the Odd Fellows for twenty-two years,
belonging to Contocook Lodge, No. 26, of
Ward One, Concord; and he is an active mem-
ber of the l^ajnist church.
§OHN S. WFKKS, who carrie<l on a fish
and lobster business in Boston for
many years, was born in Meredith (now
Laconia), January 21, 1808. His parents
were Phineas and Mercy (Page) Weeks, the
former of whom came from Greenland to La-
conia, the part then called Meredith, being
one of the earliest settlers. When a boy of
fifteen years, John S. Weeks walked from La-
conia to Boston, with a view to begin earning
his livelihood. He was first employed on a
farm in Swampscott, Mass., where he re-
mained a short time. Then he worketl a while
in a brickyard, after which he learned the
trade of a carpenter, and followed it for some
years. Having acquired a small capital, he
ne.\t bought out a fish and lobster company,
with a wharf at Mast Boston. This proved a
profitable investment, as he was industrious,
and paid close attention to his business.
With the lapse of time, working early and
ig the first years, he added to his
late
wharfage at East Boston, until he owned seven
acres, controlled an extensive and lucrative
business, and acquired a handsome compe-
tence.
Mr. Weeks was twice married, his first
union being with Lydia A. Flanders, of New
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llamptDii, N.I I. l''or his sccdiid wife he mar-
ried I'hcL'bc A. Sanborn, <lau-hter of Na-
thaniel Sanborn, of Laconia. Her L;rand-
father, Stephen Sanborn, who came from
Meredith Centre, and settled in Laconia on a
farm where lie afterward died, had eight chil-
dren— John, Simeon, Moses, Richard, Will-
iam, Nathaniel, Juditii, and Eliza. John re-
moved to Maine. l':iiza also lives there in
Augusta. Simeon dietl in ]?oston, Mass.
Richard resides in Helmont. William died
in ]5ristol, N.M. Moses died when he was a
young man. Nathaniel, who was a member of
the l?aptist church, married Sally Roberts,
daughter of Joseph Roberts, and he and his
wife died at the respective ages of seventy-two
and eighty-two. They had four sons and five
daughters; namely, Mary R., Phoebe A.,
Olive E., Joseph N., Charles E., Curtis W.,
Annie C, Ered, and Sarah Jane. Mary R.
successively married John Jewell and Alvah
T. Swain. Olive became the wife of I.ang-
don Morgan, a son of John S. Morgan, who
came here from Sanbornton, N.H., and bought
the estate of Uncle Reuben Morgan, an old
settler. John S. and his wife, Lottie S. (Gil-
man) Morgan, had three other children —
Convert, Hannah, and Benjamin. Langdon
and ()live Morgan had two children: Lla, now
keeping house for her father; and Everett C. ,
deceased, who married Annie May Cawley.
Joseph Sanborn married first Miss Esther
Stockbridge, and after her death Miss Ruth
Smith. Charles E. Sanborn married Clara
Gray; Curtis W. married a Miss Cook; Annie
C. is the wife of Charles Davis; Ered is mar-
ried and living in ]?altiniore, Md. ; and Sarah
is the wife of Daniel W. Tenney, of Methuen,
Mass. John S. Weeks died April 21, 1893.
Mrs. Weeks has since made her home with
Langdon G. Morgan in Laconia. Mr. Weeks
was a firm believer in the tenets of the Uni-
versalist creed, and a memlier of the Ind
pendent Order of Odd b'ellows.
REDERICK A. ORNE, the Repre-
sentative of Middlcton in the State
legislature, was born in Tuftonboro,
N. H., October 4, 1837, son of Augustus G.
Orne, of Moultonboro, and grandson of Lsaiah
G. Orne, who came from Wolfboro, Carroll
County, and was the first of the family in this
part of the State. Augustus Orne was en-
gaged in farming, and also carried on a shoe
business. The greater part of his life was
spent in Middleton, where he was a resident
for fifty years. His political views were Re-
publican, and he was prominent in the affairs
of the town. His fitness for the public service
was recognized by the community, who in-
trusted him with the offices of County Com-
missioner, Selectman, and Town Clerk. His
signal ability and sterling qualities of heart
won for him a large circle of friends. He
first married Sally Cavcrly, of Tuftonl)oro,
who bore him two children — Sarah and Ered-
erick. ]5y a second marriage contracted with
Adeline L. Tufts, of Middleton, there were
two more children — Orilla and Dana. He
died in 1894, at the age of seventy-eight
years.
After receiving his elementary education,
Ercderick A. Orne attended the high school at
West Milton. He then engaged in the boot
and shoe trade, with which he has been con-
nected ever since. He has been engaged in
manufacturing in Haverhill, Mass., and in
Union, this State, and has also carried on
large retail stores at Rochester, N. H., and
Worcester, Mass. As a rule, his time is fully
occupied with his business, but he has taken a
keen interest in politics. He was elected to
the legislature 1897-98, where he is the first
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]\(j[nil)lican scut by this town in forty years.
It is also, worth notiii;j,' lie was the first candi-
date in the history of the town who cairicd the
full vote.
Mr. Ornc's first marriage was made with
Knima Taskcr, of Dover, daughter of Horace
Tasker. Frederick T. Ornc, who was born of
this union, is now deceased. Mr. Orne next
iriarried Jennie Springfiehl, a daughter of
Woodbury Springfield, of Rochester, and she
became the mother of three sons, one of whom,
Charles VV. Orne, of ]?oston, survives her. A
third marriage was contracted with Mattie V..
Ayers, of Portsmouth. Of late years Mr.
Orne has spent his winters in that city. lie
is a member of tiie Unitarian church. Lib-
eral-minded and of generous disjiosition, a
stanch supporter of the Republican principles,
and interested in all questions touching the
[Hiblic weal, he is much esteemed by all who
know him.
tK]?ECCA WKHSTKR (\V1;i;KS),
WILKV, M.I)., a prominent medical
_^ practitioner of Laconia, and a na-
tive of Gilford, Helknap County, was born
March 20, 1848, daughter of John G. and
Sarah (Weeks) Weeks. Her paternal grand-
father was for many years engaged in the dry-
goods business in Hoston. John G. Weeks, a
native of Portsmouth, N.H., was graduated
fi'om Gilmanton Academy. He was a thor-
ough business man, and for a number of years
did an extensive business as a hatter at Gil-
ford, where he died at the age of eighty-three.
He was a member of the Methodist church of
that town. Sarah, his wife, was a daughter
of his uncle, Benjamin Weeks, and was born in
Gilford. They had twelve children, of which
number seven are living.
Rebecca Webster Weeks Wiley was named
for her father's mother, who was a connection
of Daniel Webster. Her early education was
further advanced by a course at Gilford Acad-
emy and Tilton Seminary. In 1 868 she w.as
married to the Rev. I'rederick L. Wiley, a
clergyman of the l'"rce Baptist church. Mr.
Wiley graduated with the class of 1868 in the
Theological School, which was then at New
Hampton, N.II., hut is now a part of Pates
College. He has held several important pas-
torates, n.itably in Path, Me., Whitefield, and
Concord, N.ll. His work has been chiefly
of a missionar\' and literary character, hel|Mng
the buililing up of weak and debt -encumbered
churches. Not having a strong constitution,
his health broke down under the strain of his
labors, and he was obliged to relinquish his
pastorates, but continues other departments of
his professional work. Mrs. Wiley worked
hand in hand with her husband, and it was
through their combined efforts that over nine
thousand dollars of church debts have been
raised and paid. He occupies sever;il ini|)or-
tant secretaryships in his denomination. Mrs.
Wiley in 1879 began a course in medicine at
the Boston University, from which she was
graduated in 1S82, having completed a tliree
years' course, all that was then required. She
has the distinction of being the first regularly
graduated lady physician north of Concord.
Shortly after obtaining her diploma she came
to Laconia, and entered ujion her profession.
Nothing daunted by the contempt and ridicule
with which she was first received, she per-
severed and at length won due recognition as
a homreopathic physician. She now possesses
a practice which is jirobably as large as that
of any physician in the city. She is a mem-
ber of the Massachusetts and New Hampshire
Ibimteopathic Medical Societies, and of the
Amercian Institute of Homieopathy.
Mr. and Mrs. Wiley have one son, Maui ice
G. Wiley, who graduatctl in the Southern
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lldniifoiiathic Medical College at lialtimorc,
M(l., with the class of 1894. He assists his
tnotlier in her constantly increasing practice,
having an office in the building where hers is
located.
fOSEPH WARREN is prominently
identified with the agricultural and
manufacturing interests of Rochester.
He was born July 12, 1857, in the town of
Pembroke, son of Hugh T. and Lydia A.
(Moore) Warren, and is a descendant of Gen-
era! Joseph Warren, who lost his life at the bat-
tle of Bunker Hill. The paternal grandfather,
Hugh Warren, formerly of Canterbury, N.H.,
is now one of the most prosperous farmers in
the State of Michigan, having a valuable
homestead property in the town of Hartford.
Hugh T. Warren has been a lifelong resident
of Pembroke, N.H., where he is still actively
engaged in agricultural pursuits, including the
raising of fine stock, dairying, and lumbering.
In the latter business he buys standing tim-
ber, manufactures it into lumber, which he
sells in large lots. His wife, a native of
Loudon, this State, bore him eight children,
of whom there are living: Hugh M., a wood
and lumber dealer in Pembroke; Edith, the
wife of B. J. Eellows, of Suncook, N.H.;
foster, who resides on the home farm; and
Joseph, the subject of this biography. The
father retired from business some time ago,
leaving the active management of his farm and
other industries to his eldest son, Hugh M.,
who is now sole proprietor of the lumber busi-
ness. He has never held public office, but has
always supported the principles of the Demo-
cratic party.
After receiving his knowledge of the ele-
ments in the common schools of Pembroke,
Joseph Warren completed his education at the
town academy, which he attended for five
years. At the age of nineteen years he spent
si.\ months in travelling in the West. In
that time, finding no place more suited to his
tastes than the old Granite State, he returned
in the spring of 1877 to the place of his birth.
After serving an apprenticeship of three years
at the carpenter's trade, Mr. Warren worked
for an equal length of time for Mead, Mason
& Co., of Concord, N.H. He then embarked
in his present business at Pembroke, where
for three years he manufactured common build-
ing brick. In 1S84 he removed to Rochester,
antl, forming a partnership with George W.
Anderson, continued in the same line of busi-
ness until the dissolution of the firm in 1S91.
Since that time he has confined his work to
the manufacture of hollow bricks for use in
fire-proof buildings. He is doing a large
business, turning out about seven million
bricks annually, and in the busy season em-
ploying one hundred and fifteen men. He is
likewise e.xtensively engaged in general farm-
ing, making a specialty of raising hay, of
which he cuts about one hundred tons each
season. His farm, containing two hundred
acres of land, in point of cultivation and im-
provements compares favorably with any estate
in this section of the county.
In August, 1879, Mr. Warren married Miss
Addie Elliott, of Pembroke. They have one
child, Sadie, who is still a school-girl. Mr.
Warren is an influential member of the Demo-
cratic party, and takes an active interest in
public matters. When a candidate for the
State legislature in 1886, he lacked but seven
votes of election. In 1890 he was a member
of the first City Council of Rochester, to
which he was elected for three consecutive
years, serving during that time as Chairman
of the Committee on Roads, Bridges, and Re-
pairs; on the Water Board; and on the Com-
mittee on Disputed Claims. Mr. Warren be-
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longs to Howard Lodge, No. 31, I. O. O. F. ,
of Suncook; to Oriental Lodge, K. of 1'., of
the same place; and to the Knights of the
Golden Eagle of Rochester. He was a charter
member of Pembroke Grange, ranking the sec-
ond of the State granges in size, and which
he has been instrumental in elevating to its
present high position. He was also at one
time a meml)er of the Order of United Ameri-
can Mechanics.
>\MUKL lampri:y, <
best known anil most
farmers of ]5elmont,
Cniinty, N. II., was born in the
of the
uccessful
lielknap
ghboring
t.iwn ot Gilford, N.H., May 26, i,Si4, son of
John and Mary M. (Cha.se) Lamprey. His
paternal grandfather, John Lamprey, .Sr. , who
was born in Pittsfield, N.H., in 1748, was
drafted during the Revolutionary War, but not
drawn for service.
John Lamprey, Jr., father of .Samuel, was
one of the |)rosperous farmers and stock-raisers
of Pittsfield in his day. He owned at one
time a tract containing upward of two hundred
and seventy-five acres, one himdred acres of
which were covered with heavy timber. He
was an excellent judge of horse flesh, and al-
ways made it a point to keep a speedy animal
for his own use. His wife, Nancy M. Chase,
was a daughter of Colonel Chase, of Gilman-
ton, N.H. She became the mother of nine
children, as follows: Nancy, Rachel, Ruth,
Mary, John, Richard, Samuel, Reuben, and
another child who died young. Of these, the
only survivor is Samuel, the subject of this
sketch. Nancy married a Mr. Coleman, and
died in 1S94, aged ninety-three years. Rachel
married Richard Flanders, of Alton, N. H. ;
Ruth married Daniel Flanders of the .same
town, and lived to be seventy-two. Mary
wedded James b'urnell, and moved to Canada.
where she died at the age of eighty. John
married Lydia Mooney, daughter of John
Mo,,ney, of (Gilford, N.H. Richard married
Miss Sarah Leavitt, of Alton, and Reuben
married a Miss Glitten, of Gilmaiiton.
Samuel Lamjirey attended the district
■schools in his boyhood, and resitled at home
until he was eighteen. He -then went to
Salem, IMass. , where he drove an o.\ team for
eight months, and the following spring he ob-
tained employment in West Cambridge, Mass.
A few months later he engaged in the trucking
business in Boston, first as a teamster and
later as a member of the firm of Rollins,
Brown & Lamprey, and he continuetl in Inisi-
ness for si.\ years. Returning to his native
State, he bought his present farm in Belmont.
This property at the time of purchase was
badly run down, but by hard work Mr. Lam-
prey brought it up to a high state of cultiva-
tion, and for many years his farm has been
regarded as one of the best in this locality.
He raises general farm [.iroduce, but makes a
specialty of hay. He claims that the two
most essential elements of success in agricult-
ural pursuits are a [Jerfect understanding of
the soil to be tilled and hard work; and it may
be added that he has proved this theory to be
correct. He has been thrifty as well as in-
dustrious, and from his youth has observed
prudent and temperate habits. He lo.iks back
with satisfaction to the day when he became
an indepeiulent farmer, antl has in his posses-
sion some of his first crop of corn, which was
harvested fifty-five years ago.
Mr. Lamprey married Deborah L. Bean,
who was born in Belmont, December 12, 1S33,
daughter of John L. and Lytlia (Bartlett)
Bean. She was a woman of more than usual
ability and strength of character, a thrifty and
prudent housewife, and a most faithful help-
mate. Mrs. Lamprey's death occurred on
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March 7, 1 S96,
liis dccliniii- >
sad
loss to her husband
She left no childr.
)olitics Mr. Lamprey is a Democrat.
ARTIX V. K FKLKER, a gen.
ral farmer of the town of Mad-
biiry, Strafford County, where he
owns a sul)stantial farming property, was born
I'ebruary 17, 1S33, in North ]5arrington,
N.ll. His i)arents were Levi and Sally F.
(Nichols) Lelker, residents for a great many
years of 15arrington, where the father was
engaged in milling and farming.
I\Ir. Felker was educated in the district
schools of his native town. Throughout his
boyhood he worked industriously on the home
farnv. As soon as he was old enough he was
given charge of one of the two mills owned by
his father, and thereafter for several years he
manufactured rough lumber, shingles, etc., and
attended to the grist-mill. In i S64, leaving
the parental home, he purchased one himdred
acres of his present farm, and has since been
Inisily engaged in improving it. The rest
of the farm, si.xteen and a half acres, was
bought by him more recently. He carries on
general husbandry, including dairying, using
the most approved modern methods. So far
fortune has smiled upon his efforts, and every-
thing about the premises indicates the pies-
ence of ample means and cultivated tastes.
Mr. Felker was married March 22, 1857, to
Miss Cordelia J. Locke, who was born in the
town of Strafford, January 20, 1S36. They
became the i)arents of four children, namely:
Henry, who resides on the home farm and
assists in its care; Sarah M., now the widow
of the late Frederick W. Lee, of Dover; El-
lery M., a resident of Dover; and George \V.,
who died at the age of si.x yeans. Politically,
Mr. l-'elker is a warm advocate of the prin-
cijdes of the Democratic party, and has satis-
factoril)- served his fellow-townsmen in many
offices of trust. In 1871 he was Ta.\ Col-
lector, a position which he is now filling. In
1S72 he was elected to the State legislature
from Madbury, and from 1886 until 1891 was
Chairman of the Board oi Selectmen. He
is a member of the Dover Grange.
ARLFS H. ROWF, an esteemed
and i)rosperous citizen of Laconia,
was born October 8, 1837, in Gil-
manton, now 15elmont, Belknap County, a son
of Morrison and Sarah B. (James) Rowe.
Jeremiah Rowe, the father of Morrison, was a
native of that part of the town of Gilford now
included in Laconia, and was quite exten-
sively engaged in farming. He was twice
married, the maiden name (jf his first w^ife
having been Ruth Lone, and that of his second
wife Ruth Seward. Besides Morrison, who
was born of his first marriage, he had three
other sons — F'zekiel, Jeremiah, and Charles.
Morrison Rowe w^as a native of Gilmanton.
When twenty-one years of age, he purchased
a farm of one hundred and fifty acres in Bel-
mont, and thereafter was engaged in general
farming and stock-raising with good success
until his decease. In politics he was a Demo-
crat, and was chosen to represent the town of
Belmont in the New Hampshire legislature in
the year 1855. In religious belief he wms a
iM-ee Baptist. He died in 1868, fifty-eight
years of age. His union with Sarah B. James,
a daughter of Jonathan James, was blessed by
the birth of a son and three daughters;
namely, Mary J. Rowe, Ellen V., Charles II.,
and Flora A. Mary Jane married F"ranklin
Cook, of Plymouth, N.H., with whom she
afterward went to Minneapolis, Minn., where
she still resides, havin" three children —
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I*" rank Cook, Ray J., and Flora E. lillen F.
Rovvc married lulvvin Clark, of Plymouth,
N. H. and has two sons and a daughter — Ev-
erett, Mabel, and Walter. Mora A. Rovve
married John F. Merrill, of Laconia. They
have three sons and one daughter — Albert R.,
v. Carlton, Eva L. , and Frederic D. Merrill.
After finishing his elementary education,
Charles H. Rowe attended the New Hampton
Seminary and Gilford Academy at Laconia.
lie then took up the calling of farmer in Bel-
mont, beginning with sixty-five acres of land,
to which he kept adding until he had a farm
of three hundred acres. Since 1S.S4 he has
been principally engaged in the real estate
business; also conducting a grain anil grocery
store at Laconia in company with his son,
Daniel M., under the style of D. M. Rowe &
Co., for five years. At one time he owned a
twelve-acre lot that extended some distance
up Court Street, out of which he gave Fair,
liay, and Charles Streets to the town, and laid
out thirty-three house lots, which he has S(dd
and built on.
In isr.i Mr. Rowe married Marietta P.
Ladd, daughter of Daniel G. and Lydia
(Kundlett) Ladd, of Ikdmont. Mr. Ladd died
in 1.S55. His wife, Lydia, is now eighty-one
years old. Mrs. Rowe died at the age of
fifty-three. She bore her husband three sons
— Daniel M., Leon G., and Merton C. The
first two, under the style of Rowe Brothers,
carry on a successful wholesale grocery busi-
ness. Merton C. died in 1891, aged twenty-
one years. Mr. Rowe is a Gold Democrat.
P^)r three years he was one of the Selectmen
of Belmont — 1875, 'S76, and 1877 — the last
year being Chairman of the Board. He served
as Ta.x Collector of liebiiont in 187J, and'in
Laconia received the nominatinn fur l-lcjire-
sentative to the State leirislature, but was nut
A A. LUCKP:, a representative farmer
and stock-raiser, and one of the best-
known residents <if Madbury, was born
September 5, i8j8, in Duver, Nil., son ..f
Jeremiah and bnizabeth Wentworth Locke.
His parents reared a family of nine children,
three daughters and si.\ sons. Three uf the
.sons fought for the Union in the Civil War.
Ira A. Locke was educated in the common
schools of Dover. When sixteen years of age,
he began working for himself. He sjjcnt two
years learning the machinist's trade in Dover,
continuing at the same labor in Manchester
f(ir a time, after which he went to Nashua,
where, in a year and a half, he completed his
api)ienticeship. Coming from there to Dover,
Mr. Locke w(.)rked as a machinist for six years.
He was then em])loyed by the New England
Steam Gas Pipe Company for a year. Subse-
cpiently, he secured a situation with the firm
of Pike, Green & C(j., of Boston, who sent hiiu
to Philadelphia, where he remained seven
months. Returning then tn Bu.ston, he cun-
tinued with the firm until the end nf that
season.
About forty-six years ago, with the purpose
of settling himself permanently in life, Mr.
Locke purchased the farm to which he lirouglit
his youthful bride ami which has since been
his hdUie. In the im|)rovenient of his farm
he has labored with diligence, carrying un his
work systematically and after scientific
methods, and has met with a success cor-
responding to the amount of energy and time
expended. During the late Rebellion, I\Ir.
Locke put aside all ]3rivate considerations and
offered his services to his country. He en-
listed in September, \S62, as a jirivate in
Company K, Eleventh New Hampshire Vn] -
unteer Infantry, being nuistered in at Coiuoid.
He was soon after appointed hostler to (jcn-
eral llarriman, a [xisition in which he had
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sonic startling experiences. At Wiiite Sul-
phur Sprinj^s, while dUt on a foraying expedi-
tion, he was captured by the enemy and taken
to Libby I'rison, where he was held for
twenty-two days. lie was then paroled and
taken to Indianapolis, where he was kept until
April, 1863, when he received an honorable
discharge. Politically, Mr. Locke is a stanch
Democrat.
Mr. Locke was married February 22, 1850,
to Miss Lydia 15. Church, who was born Oc-
tober 13, 1833, daughter of Nathaniel and
Patience (Hanson) Church. Mr. and Mrs.
Locke are the parents of six children, namely :
George A., born November 28, 1851, who
now lives in Haverhill, Mass. ; Annie E.,
born August 19, 1853, who successively mar-
ried Israel P. Church, of Dover, and lulvvard
Andrews, and now li\'es in Durham; Ida,
born May 10, 1858, wh<i married Roscoe Otis,
of Durham; James I., born -Seiitember 11,
1S70, also residing in Haverhill; l-'rederick
E., born June 24, 1871, a resident (.)f Haver-
hill; and Willis C, born March 16, 1856,
who died March 3, 1861.
AMUI:L H. ]'.LAI.SDI':LL, a well-
to-do farmer of Gilford, was born
where he now resides, June 19,
1827, son of Philij) and Judith (.Sargent)
Jilaisdell. His grandfather, Samuel Blais-
dell, who came from Kingston, N. H., to Gil-
ford, when the country was new, settled in the
neighborhood of Lilly Pond, where he bought
of Colonel Badger eighty acres of wild land.
After Grandfather Blaisdell had cleared a por-
tion of the property and erected a house, his
family joined him, and subsequently his
father. His sisters also settled in Gilford,
and his brother Jacob engaged in farming here
and reared a large family, and his descendants
are still residing m this vicinity. .Samuel
HIaisdell in the course of time added more
land to his farm, and became quite prosper-
ous. He was a blacksmith by trade, and,
being the only one in this locality at that
time, did a great deal of work in that line.
He wa^ a Democrat in jjolitics, and served as
Tax Collector for some time. At his death
he was fifty years old. He married Abigail
Osgood, and reared nine children; namely,
William, John, Samuel, Philip, I-Llizabeth,
Enoch, Aaron, Polly, and Daniel. William
and John were born in Kingston. All except
Samuel remained here. William became a
preacher, served as Town Clerk for twenty-
five years, and later in life preached in
Tuftonboro, N.H. Elizabeth married Thomas
Plummer, of this town. Polly remained
single. The others married and reared fam-
ilies. John, Philip, and Samuel became
blacksmiths.
Philip Blaisdell, the father of .Samuel H.,
succeeded to the possession of the homestead.
He added seventy acres to the farm, tilled the
soil with energy, raised considerable stock,
and continued to carry on the blacksmith shop
established by his father. Having given his
time mainly to his farm and trade, he never
aspired to public office, and died at the age of
eighty-six years. His wife, Judith, who was
a daughter of John Sargent, became the
mother of two sons, namely: John, who died
at the age of three years; and Samuel H., the
subject of this sketch. She lived to be
seventy-five years old.
Samuel H. Blaisdell acquired his education
in the district school. Afterward, having
worked with his father in the blacksmith shop
and on the farm, he succeeded to the owner-
ship of the property, and now owns about
three hundred acres of land, a large part of
which is under cultivation. By the exercise
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of thrift and good judgment, he has been
unusually successful. In his active [)eriiid
he gave his attention inincipally to the farm,
pieferring agricultural pursuits to the black-
smith trade. He still superintends the farm
in person, although lie has jiractically retired
from active labor. He married Olive Merrill,
daughter of James Merrill, of Gilford. She
died in 1S62, leaving no children. In poli-
tics Mr. Hlaisdell is a Democrat, but has not
taken any part in public affairs beyond casting
his V(.ite. His prosperity is the result of
industry and integrity, and he is highly
esteemetl as an upright, cunscientioirs man and
a worthy citizen.
;()RG]-; II. MITCHELL, a well-
known stove an(l tinwaie tiealer of
Laconia, was born May 8, 1828, in
Bradford, Hillsborough County, son of I^>eil-
erick A. and Lucy G. (Aiken) Mitchell. His
paternal ancestors, who were of Scotch-Irish
nationality, emigrated to America, settling in
Londonderry, N.H. His maternal grand-
father was a highly respected Presbyterian
IClder and a Revolutionary soldier.
P'rederiik A. Mitchell was a teacher in early
manhood, being at one time the instructor of
Horace Greeley. Later he became an allo-
pathic physician, and had a large and lucrative
practice in Bedford. He was a fine Bible
scholar, and officiated as Deacon of the Con-
gregational church. His death occurred when
he was eighty years old. His wife, Lucy, was
a daughter of Phineas Aiken, of Bedford,
N.H., who served the community as Clerk,
Selectman, and Representative. Distinguished
members of the Aiken family were: Judge
Aiken, of Greenfield, Mass.; Judge Charles
Aiken, of Colorado; the Rev. Silas Aiken, a
former pastor of Park Street Church, Boston,
Mass. ; and John Aiken, who was Treasurer of
the Abbott Lawrence Corporations, and who
married a sister of the wife of President
Pierce. Three r)f the seven children of P'red-
erick A. are living: namely, Henry A., Mrs.
M. S. Griffin, and George II. Henry A. is
the proprietor of Hotel Rockaway, ^'ork
Ik-ach, Me. ; and Martha S. Griffin owns the
Agamenticus House of the same i)lace.
George H. Mitchell, the si.xth child of his
parents, received a common-school education.
On attaining his majority, having previously
learneil the tinner's trade, he entered the
stove and tinware business in Plymouth, N.H.
Afterward he followed the same business as a
wholesale dealer in Portland, Me., for about
si.xteen years. In 1S77 he went to lioston,
Mass., engaging in jobbing kitchen ware ami
furniture business at 71 and -j-^ North Street,
l)eing the senior member in the firm of Mitch-
ell Brothers & Co. Importing goods from
Lurope, and accjuiring a large New pjigland
trade, they continued the enterprise with ex-
cellent financial returns for ten years. On
account of failing health Mr. Mitchell then
sold out. In 1871 he established his present
store in Laconia, where his commercial abil-
ity is also recognized.
In August, 185 I, Mr. Mitchell was married
to Julia A. Cha.se, of Belmont, N.H. They
have one son, who was patriarch of Winnepe-
saukee Lodge, No. 51, I. O. O. F., at the
age of twenty-three, and is now the efficient
foreman of his father's store. In politics
Mr. Mitchell is a Republican. iMaternally,
he belongs to Ancient Brothers' Lodge, No.
4, I. O. O. F., of Portland, Me., which he
joined in January, 1868. In religion he is a
member of the P'irst Free Baiitist Church,
which he served four years on the F'inance
Committee. He is now Deacon, and is ac-
tively interested in the general work of the
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church and that of the Suiulay-school. Mr.
Mitchell was a Director, and also officiated
for four years as President of the Young Men's
Christian Association. A man of strict in-
tegrity, during a business career of nearly half
a century he. has always paid c^ie hundred
cents on the dollar.
fliOMAS H. WISWELL, a retired
paper manufacturer of Durham, was for
many years intimately associated with
the leading industrial interests of this part of
Strafford County. He was born January 28,
1817. in the town of Exeter, two miles from
the village, son of Thomas and Sarah (Trow-
bridge) Wiswell. Thomas Wiswell was a
Massachusetts man, having been born in New-
ton of that State. From there he removed to
E.xeter, N.II., in 1S14. He had previously
worked at the carpenter's trade. On his re-
moval to Exeter, in company with Isaac Flagg,
he built a paper-mill, and engaged in the man-
ufacture of paper for printers' use. He carried
on a substantial business until his death in
April, 1836. His wife, Sarah, who was a na-
tive of Newton, Mass., bore him seven chil-
dren, of whom five were sons.
Thomas H. Wiswell was educated in the
public schools of his native town, and at the
Wakefield Academy, attending the latter in-
stitution for two terms. When si.xteen years
of age he began his apprenticeship as a paper-
maker in his father's mill, in which he contin-
uetl to work until 1846. Going then to
Dover, this county, Mr. Wiswell there had
charge of a paper-mill for five years. At the
end of that time he returned to I'^^xeter, and
was there employed for two years in the Rus-
sell paper-mills. Now, with the confidence
of experience, he came to Durham, and in
partnership with Isaac Flagg, Jr., the son of
his father's jiartner, purchased a saw-mill lo-
cated on the Lamprey Kiver, having ample
water-power, convertetl it into a jjaijer-mill,
furnishing it with motlern machinery, and
carried on the manufacture of paper for a
time. In 1854 Mr. Flagg disposed of his
business to Howard Mdses, the firm name
being changed to Wiswell & Moses. In 1857
Mr. Moses, who had previously sold his inter-
est in the mill to his father, died. Then the
firm name became T. H. Wiswell & Co.
I'rom that time the mill had an extensive bus-
iness in the manufacture of wall paper until
1883, when it was burned. Since then Mr.
Wiswell has lived retired from active t)ccu-
pation. In the thirty years of his business
career, he acquired a fortune ample enough to
warrant him spending the remainder of his
life in leisure.
Mr. W'iswell was married June 22, 1841, to
Miss Hannah Thing, of Brentwood, N.H.
Their only child, Clara, is the wife of Alanson
C. Haines, Cashier of the National I3ank of
New Market, N.H. Politically, Mr. Wiswell
has been identified with the Republican party
since its formation. He is an esteemed mem-
ber of the Congregational Church of New
Market, of which he has been Deacon for fif-
teen years. Although he has always been a
man of domestic tastes, preferring the cjuiet of
his fireside to public life, Mr. Wiswell repre-
sented the town of Durham in the State legis-
lature in 1872 and 1S73.
.RS. DOROTHY S. COFFIN, one
of the best known residents of
Gilmanton, 15elknap County,
N.H., was born here in 1823, a daughter of
Abraham S. and Martha B. (Moulton) Gale.
Bartholomew Gale, the earliest known ancestor
of the family, a shipwright by trade, came
MRS. DOROTHY S. COFFIN.
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from Hnghuul to Boston, Mass. (It is highly
probable that he was the ]5artholomevv Gale
mentioned in the Essex Institute Historical
Collections, vol. ii., as having the following
children by his second wife, Mary Bacon, the
names and dates of birth being copied from
an old book of records of Salem, Mass. :
y\braham; Isaac; Jacob, 1671; Bartholomew,
1674; Daniel and Mary, twins, 1676.)
Bartholomew Gale, progenitor of the Gales
of Gilmanton, N.H., was the father of several
children, it is said; but only the names of
Jacob and Daniel are known. The former
settled in Kingston, Mass. He served as a
Rejiresentative, and was otherwise active in
town affairs. The name of his wife is not
known ; but he had a son. Captain Daniel, born
September 2, 1739, who marriei! Patience
Eastman, May 29, 1760, and was the father of
the following children: Susan, Jacob, Joseph,
Shuah and Daniel (twins), Mary, Stephen,
and Elizabeth. Captain Daniel Gale removed
to Gilmanton in 1780, anil died there in 1801,
his wife surviving liini a little more than
three years. Their son Joseph, the ne.xt in
line, born October 30, 1764, married Sarah
Smith, April 16, 1789, and had twelve chil-
dren, named respectively: Mary; y\braham
S. ; John; Patience; Daniel; Sarah; Stephen;
Dolly; James and Joseph, who died away from
home; Thomas; and Moses. But one of these
is now living; namely, Moses, a farmer in
Gilmanton.
Abraham S. Gale was born about 1794.
After receiving a district -school education, he
began learning the trade of blacksmith with
an uncle in Portsmouth, N.H. While there,
much of his leisure time was spent in the
ship-yards; and, a friendshij) springing up
between him and a sea cajHain, he ship[)ed on
the Captain's vessel, and was away on a
voyage three years, during which he received
from the Captain tiie treatment of a son. Ar-
riving in Boston in 1S12, he immediately en-
listed to fight the British, and did not come
back to his old home until the close of the
war. When he did return, his lour or live
years' absence had so changed him that not
one of his own family at first recognized him.
On his arrival in Gilmanton he went direct to
his father's shop, and, there making inquiries
of his father regarding a certain place, he was
referred to his brothers in tlie field; but
neither his father nor his brothers knew him
as the lost Abraham until he returned to his
father and repeated his inquiries. When the
father realized to whom he was talking, it is
said that he fainted, being overcome with see-
ing his son, whom he had given up as dead.
Abraham S. Gale then settled in Gilmanton,
and carried on quite an extensive business in
blacksmithing, in which he jiossessed much
skill. He was ever ready to take in any of
the village boys who showed an ai)titude for
the work, and teach them the trade. He was
a man of many virtues, thoughtful for the
comfort of others, charitable in word and deed,
kind and generous in his family, and ex-
emplary in his habits. In politics he was a
Democrat. Mr. Gale died April 12, i,S66.
His wife, Martha B. Moulton Gale, who was
born in 1 808, a daughter of Captain Daniel
Moulton, survivetl him eleven years, dying on
April I I, 1877.
Robert Moulton, her grandfather, came from
Rye, N.H., to Gilmanton in 1775. He was
a descendant of John M(nilton, who took the
freeman's oath at Hampton, N.H., in 1638.
The chililren of Robert Moulton were: P^liza-
beth, who married .Samuel Thurston; Lucy,
who married John Thurston ; Joses, who died
in the army at the age of eighteen; Robert;
Jonathan; and Captain Daniel, who marrieil
Polly Lamprey. Captain Daniel Moulton
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died while on a visit at Wintlirop, Ale, in
i,Sj2. lie was the father of General Daniel
M.nilton, and among his other children were:
Joses; Polly; and Martha, called Patty, who
became Mrs. Gale.
Abraham S. and Martha H. Gale had five
children; namely, Abraham S., Jr., IJorothy
S.. Martha, Henrietta Jackson, and Franklin,
the two now liviui^ being Henrietta J. and
Dorothy S. (Mrs. Coffin). Abraham S. Gale,
Jr., the eldest child, born in 1821, enlisted in
Company B, Twelfth New Hampshire Volun-
teers, and served in the Civil War from 1861
to 1864. He married Martha Nash, of New
Market, N.H., and died March 17. 1890.
Martha Gale, who married Dearborn Tibbetts,
a storekeeper of Gilmanton, was born in 1825,
and died in 1890, the same year as her
brother, leaving a son and daughter — Frank-
lin and Elizabeth. Henrietta J. Gale is the
wife of L. \V. Ham, of Gilmanton, who owns
the Ham Iron Foundry on Portland Street,
lioston. They have one son, Fred P. Ham.
Franklin Gale served on the police force of
New York City for several years. At his
death he left a widow and children, who now
reside in Worcester, Mass.
On March 5, 1846, Dorothy S. Gale, the
si)ecial subject of this brief biograjjliy, became
tile wife of Joseph M. Coffin, of Alton, N.H.,
with whom she passed a happy married life of
nearly forty-two years on a large farm given
ihem by her father. Joseph M. Coffin, who
was son of Samuel Coffin, of Alton, and was
of an old New England family, died on May 18,
1887, aged about si.xty-five years. A hard-
working farmer, by his own industry he had
acquired a competence. He is remembered as
a "good man, a kind neighbor, and a most ex-
cellent husband and father." His departure
was felt as a great loss to his family and the
neighborhood. Shorllv after her husband's
death Mrs. Coffin removed, as he had advised
her to do, into the Iron Works village, where
she was born, and where she bought a house,
in which she continues to make her home.
She managed the farm for a number of years
before she sold it.
Smith G. Coffin, the only child of Joseph
and Dorothy S. (Gale) Coffin, born October
17, 1847, completed his education in Gilman-
ton Academy. Being of an ambitious dispo-
sition, when but seventeen he left home to go
to Boston, where he began his career in a
market, remaining four years, then accepted a
position, with a salary one hundred and fifty
dollars above that he had received, in Brady's
Bend, Pa., from which place he went to Pe-
trol ia. Pa. Not long after going to I'ennsyl-
vania he became interested, September i,
1880, in the oil business in Bradford, that
State, where he now owns thirty-two oil wells,
three livery stables, with forty-five livery and
fifty-five boarding horses, a blacksmith ami
carriage shop, paint shop and wood shop, as a
result of his energy and enterprise. He mar-
ried in June, 1874, Florence Flemming, of
Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, and has
two children, namely: Cloddie Dorothy, who
is married, and has one child, named Ralph;
and Charles. Twice each year Mrs. Gale
visits her son and his family, but her love for
her New Hampshire home is too strong for
her to leave it for a long time. Though more
than seventy years of age, she is still in good
health and very active; and one of the pleas-
ures in which she takes especial delight is the
driving of spirited horses. Courage and a
clear conscience, she says, is her medicine.
Her genial disposition, and her symjiathy in
the joys and help in the sorrows and needs
of others, whether old or young, has so en-
deared her in the hearts of all that the name
of Aunt Dot. as she is usually called, will
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long be a familiar fine, not only to those who
now know her, hut to their chiUh-en as well.
fEK3MAS AT. STIiELK. now retired
from active husines.s life, resides on
his farm in Dover, Strafford County,
where he is held in high esteem. He was
horn November ii, 1S33, at New Durham,
N.H., son of David and Lydia (Hurnham)
Steele, who came here from New Durham in
1S50. He was reared on a farm, acquiring
his earl)' education in the district schools.
7\fter coming to this city he pursued his stud-
ies at the l-'ranklin Acatlemy and at the Dover
High School for some years. On attaining
his majority he began work at the cutter's
bench in a Dover shoe factory. He continued
employed in this factory for twenty-eight con-
secutive years, spending the last fifteen years
in the cajiacity of foreman of the sole-leather
room, a responsible position for which his
ability and tact esiiecially fitted him. After-
ward he engageil in the grocery business for
two years, and then purchased a farm, which
he subsequently carried on for seven years.
At the end of that period he returnetl to the
grocery business for a year, and then in 1894
retired to the farm, where he now lives. He
is known as a man of sagacity and fore-
sight. On the breaking out of the late war,
Mr. Steele enlisted for a term of three months
in Comixany A, First New Hampshire Volun-
teer Infantry, being mustereil into service at
Concord. Upon the expiration of his term of
enlistment, he was honorably discharged with
his company.
Mr. Steele was married December 9, 18S5,
to Miss Caroline A. Leighton, of New Dur-
ham, daughter of Iqihraim and Nancy
(lulgerly) Leighton. He was Councilman for
two years and AUlerman for three years, being
elected from Ward One in each case. He
also served for tw<i terms in the State legisla
I,S8(
md
In
ture, first
politics he has l)een a stanch Republican since
he became a voter. He belongs to the Grand
y\rmy of the Republic, being a member of the
Charles Sawyer Post of Dover,
^^:^i
11. I'Kl'PER, an esteemed
of Lakeport, and the
uiiniuer and President of the Pepper
Manufacturing Company, was born in the }'ear
1S50 in Nottingham, Nottingham County,
luigland, son of Daniel and Mary (Parkins)
Pepper. The father was a lace-maker by
trade. Of his five children, four sons and a
daughter, William H. is the sole survivor.
15oth parents are also deceased.
Having come to this country in his early
boyhood, William H. Pepper received his ed-
ucation in the common and high scho(ds of
Portsmiiuth, N.ll., where his father was en-
gaged in the manufacture of hosiery. After
leaving school he entered his father's shoji,
antl operated a hand loom until he was seven-
teen years oUl. He was next, for a short
time, employed in the hosiery-mill of Warren
& Sanford at Portsmouth. On leaving there
he worked in a machine shop in Powell, Mass.
While at the last-nameil place, Hosea Crane
sent him to Philadelphia, in charge of a knit-
ting-machine to be placed on exhibition.
After this he returned to Portsmouth, but sub-
sequently went to work in the Henry Marchant
mills at Pawtucket, R.I. Later he was em-
ployed in Valley Falls in a rubber manufactur-
ing establishment, having spent about eighteen
months in this and the previous place. He
next secured a [position as overseer in the John
Nesmith mills at Franklin, N.H., with which
he had been connected for four years when
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the plant was dcstn.yod by fire in the siiring
of 1S57. Going then to Lai<e Village, he be-
came superintendent in the Thomas Applcton
mill, where he remained between two and
three years. On leaving that employment he
formed a copartnership with his brother, and
engaged in the hosiery business, which they
conducted under the firm name of J. & W. H.
Pepper. Later on he was associated with John
S. Crane, forming the firm of Crane & Pepper,
in the manufacture of knitting-machines for
his brother John. John afterward joined him
in the enterprise, once more forming the firm
of J. & W. H. Pepper, which lasted for sev-
eral years. After separating from his brother
he carried on the business alone until about
1886, when he admitted two of his workmen
to partnership, and the style of the firm be-
came "W. H. Pepper & Co." In 1891 the
Pepper Manufacturing Company was formed,
with William H. Pepper as President, G. A.
Sanders for Secretary, and A. T. L. Davis for
Treasurer, Mr. Pepper being also a Director,
lie is also a Director of the Lake Village
Bank, and of the Lakeport National Bank,
which he has likewise .served since its organi-
zation as a member of its Financial Com-
mittee.
Mr. Pepper has been married three times.
His first marriage was contracted with Ellen
A. Jackson, of Corinth, Me. ; his second, with
Mrs. Addie, of Lakeport; and his third, with
Nellie S. Moulton, daughter of William P.
Moulton, of Lake Village. His daughter,
lunma M., by his first marriage, married
George A. Sanders, and died at the age of
twenty-four years. She left one daughter,
Lthelyn M., who has since made her home
with her grandparents, and is now attending
Tilton Academy. Mr. Pepper is a Republi-
can, and has always taken considerable inter-
est in political matters. In 1890 he was
elected to the State legislature, where he
served on the Manufacturing Committee, and
gave his support to the passage of the bill for
lighting the Weirs Channel by buoys. Pre-
vious to entering the legislature, he was
Chairman of the Board of Supervisors for two
years. As a rule, however, he will not con-
sent to his name being used as a candidate for
ofifice. He is a member of Chocorua Lodge,
No. 51, I. O. O. P.; and the Laconia Kn-
campment, and he attends religious worship
at the Baptist church.
DWIN C. BKAN, a successful merchant
of Belmont, ISelknap County, and a Di-
rector of the Tilton & Belmont Rail-
road, is a native of Gilmanton, this county.
He was born I'ebruary 20, 1854, son of John
C. and Climena (Chase) Bean, and a lineal
descendant of John ]?ean, one of the early col-
onists. Simeon Bean, his great-grandfather,
was the first of the family to settle in Bel-
knap County, coming here in 1775. He was a
farmer by occupation, and lived to be about
forty-five years of age. Jeremiah Bean, his
grandfather, who was prominent in town
affairs, and served in the l?oard of Selectmen
and the New Ilampsliire legislature, by his
wife, Mehitable, had five children, all of
whom lived to maturity. One daughter died
at twenty. His son, Joseph W., resides in
Manchester, N. H. His wife was a daughter
of John W. Chase, who was an officer in the
War of 1812, and son of a Revolutionary
patriot who fought at Bunker Hill.
John C. Bean, the eldest son of Jeremiah,
was born in Gilmanton, May 18, 1818. He
received a good common-school education, and
became a leading citizen of the town, which
he served as Selectman for three years before
its division. P^or twenty years he was Di-
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rcctiir (if the Gilmanton Insiirancc Company,
an. 1 for a considerable time ho held the office
of Justice of the Peace. His wife, Climena,
was a daughter of Stephen Burleigh, one of
those who fought for independence in the
struggle of 1776. She was born June 20,
i<Si5, and died in February, 1895, when
nearly eighty years of age. Their children
were: Emma J.)., lulna A,, Orrin H., Alvin
T., and Edwin C.
At the death of his father, Edwin C. liean,
the youngest child, was but nine years of age.
The family soon after removed to ]5eImont,
where he completed his rudimentary educa-
tion. He subsequently attended Tilton Acad-
emy, and then pursued private studies, both
by himself and under the tutorship of others,
among them Lawyer Peaslee, of Laconia. In
1S72 he went into the cotton-mills at Hel-
mont, and was there employed until 1877.
Since then he has been in business for him-
self.
On October 10, 1882, Mr. Bean was joined
in marriage with Miss Marietta, daughter of
Edwin R. Bowman, of Eastport, Me. They
have had three children, namely: Helen M.
and John C, who attend school; and Arthur
lulward, who is four years old. In iiolitics
Mr. Jk'an is a Republican. He has always
taken much interest in local affairs. Under
the administration of I'resident Hayes he was
appointed Postmaster of Belmont, which 'office
he very acceptably filled for seven years. In
1 886 he represented this town in the Lower
House of the State legislature, where he
served on the Normal School and Election
Committees, and spoke on the Normal School
bill and that bill relating to the Tilton & he\-
mont Railroad, both of which were passed.
He was a candidate for the New Hampshire
Senate on two occasions, when his party was
in a minority. In 1S81 and 1SS2 he held the
office of Town Clerk. P'ratcrnally, he is a
member of Mount Lebanon Lodge, No. 32,
F. & A. M.; of Union Chapter, No. 7,
R. A. .M.; Pythagorean Council, No. 6, R.
& S. M.; of Pilgrim Commandery, K. T.
He has held office in none of these on account
of his inability to attend regularly by reason
of tlistance from the |ilace of meeting. He
has also membership in Governor Busiel
Lodge, No. 53. K. ,,f 1'., ,,t ]5elniont, in
which he is a P. C. C. ; and in Lawrence
Grange, of which he is a Past Master. Mr.
Bean is an attendant of the Free Will Baptist
church.
HT.IAM H, ROBERTS, an active
young attorney of Dover, Strafford
County, was born in R(dIinsford,
April 20, 1866, only son of Moses and Lydia
(Hussey) Robert.s. He is of honored pioneer
ancestry, being the lineal (.lescendant of one
Thomas Roberts, who emigrated from Eng-
land to America in 1640, and took up his resi-
dence at Dover Point. Many of his descend-
ants settled in this county. Among these was
the great-great-grand-uncle of William 11.
He took up a tract of forest-covered land in
the town of Rollinsford, and there cleared and
improved the homestead on which Moses Rob-
erts, who belongs to the fourth generation, is
still living.
William H. Roberts pursued his stutlies in
the district schools of his native town until
fifteen years old, when he was enrolled among
the pupils of the Salmon Falls High .School.
Two years later he became a student at the
Berwick Academy, from which he received his
diploma in 1SS6. Mr. Roberts then entered
the law office of the Hon. Joshua G. Hall, of
Dover. After studying here for two years, he
was admitted to the Boston University Law
School, where he finished his legal studies
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with the class of 1.S90. In July "t the same
year he was admitted to the bar, and at once
commenced the practice of his profession in
Dover, where he has been cjuite successful.
lie is prominently identified with the legal
fraternity of this section, and is very ijopiular
in social circles.
Mr. Roberts takes an earnest interest in
local affairs. Uc was elected from his native
town to the Icgislatiu'c in 1S93, in which he
served on the important committee of the Re-
vision of Statutes. In 1894, at the earnest
solicitation of his many friends, he was the
Democratic candidate for Solicitor of Strafford
County, although the district was a Republi-
can stronghold. In the ensuing election,
des[)ite the fact that he recei\'eil many I'lepub-
lican votes and ran ahead of his ticket, he was
lionorably defeatetl. Mr. Roberts is a mem-
ber of Granite Lodge, No. 65, F. & A. M., of
Salmon ]<"alls; and of Dover Lodge of Per-
fection, A. & A. Scottish Rite, in which he
has taken the thirty-second degree.
lARLES ELLIOTT TII.TON,
esteemed resident of Tilton, well
known throughout the county, was
born in Sanbornton, September 14, I.S27, son
of the Hon. Samuel Tilton. His education,
begun in the public schools of his native town,
was continued at Sanbornton Academy under
the tutorship of Professor Dyer II. Sanborn,
and at the Norwich University when General
Ransom was president of that institution.
Ujion the breaking out of the Mexican War,
General Ransom, who induced nearly all his
.students to enlist in the army, offered young
Mr. 'J'ilton the command of a company. Al-
though it was very flattering to his boyish
ambition, the boy declined the offer by the
advice of his father. He then went to New
York, and from there sailed for the West
Indies and .South America. Of a b(dd and
ambitious spirit, lie had determined t<i strike
out in life and make a fortune for himself.
After going up the Amazon and Orinoco
Rivers to their head waters, he visited Caracas,
La Guayra, Carthagena, and Ghagres. Hear-
ing that discoveries of gold had been made
in California, he started for San Francisco,
via Panama.
On arriving in San P'rancisco, Mr. Tilton
decided, after a careful survey of the situa-
tion, to engage in mercantile affairs. In
1850 he went to Oregon. Here, in the fol-
lowing year, he formed a partnership with
W. S. Ladd, P:sq., that continued for twenty-
one years. The firm engaged in banking and
many other lines of business. One of their
enterprises was the establishment and mainte-
nance of a line of vessels between Oregon and
China. Among these vessels was the "C. K.
Tilton," which, after its sale to the Japanese
government, was sunk by the United .States
ship "Powhatan " in a naval engagement.
Mr. Tilton was interested in nearly all the
great intlustrial i)rojects started in the Pacific
coast region in his time. He was a jiioneer
worker in opening the Columbia and Willa-
mette Rivers to navigation, and he was one
of the company of five persons who controlled
the original Oregon Railway and Navigation
Company with a capital of twenty-four million
dollars. Pesides his interest in the banking
firm, Ladd & Tilton, of Portland, Ore., al-
ready referred to, he was connected with the
bank of Ladd & l^ush of Salem, with the b'iist
National ]?ank of Walla Walla, W.T., and the
First National Rank of Portland. The trans-
portation of merchandise across the plains in
the early fifties, before the great trans-conti-
nental railroads were built antl w-hen the coun-
try was infested with hostile red men and
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lawless whites, was a seriniis problem. Mr.
Tiltdii studied it earefidly, with the juirpose
of learniiio- the safest methods of ilespatehiii.t;-
traiiis, and at Ien,L;th en,t;a.<;ed e.\tensi\ely in
transportation through Utah, Montana. Wyo-
ming, and Colorado. He -ave personal super-
visii.n to the business, providino- f,,,- all snrts
of dani;er, including that of tornadoes, with
the result that his trains were successful in
making safe and rajiid journeys. Then,
guided by his knowledge of the geographical
and agricultural features of the West, he
bought tracts of land that have since become
uiost valuable jiroperty.
.Some time ago, with his fcirtnne made and
with unimpaired health, Mr. Tilton returned
to the scenes of his li.iyhood, where he has
since resided in a beautiful and elegantly-fur-
nished home. He has won the gratitude of
his townsmen by the benefits he has conferred
upon the town. Tlic Town Hall, a most
admirable and well-appointed structure, is
his gift, as is also the iron bridge from Main
.Street to Islantl Park. In all, his gifts to the
town amount to upward .if llfty thousand dol-
lars. He has also given large sums toward
church improvements, and for other worthy
objects. Another benefit arising fiom his
presence here is the emiiloyment of many
persons in the work of making improvements
on his estate. Notwithstanding his great
wealth, he is easily accessible, cordial, and
unaffected. He has not only the admiration
of his fellow-townsmen for the abilities he has
shown in his career, but theii cordi.il g.iod
will as a friend and neighbor.
:i':n C. SANBORN, a popular rail-
ad conductor, and one of the police
commissioners of Laconia, was born in
New Hampton, N.H., October 9, 1857, son
of Moses and Sarah Jane (Kelley) Sanborn.
In the early days several families <if that
name, all related to each other, owned ad join-
ing farms in New Hamilton. Walter Saub.irn,
grandfather of the subject of this sketch, was
born Febiuary 23, 1770, in ISrentwood, N. H.,
son of Zadock Sanborn. He settled in New
Hampton, where he became prosperous as a
farmer, and lived to be eighty-si.s- years old.
In 1S02 he married Jennie Chase, who was
horn in Strafford, N. II , April 3, 1775, .laugh-
ter of William Chase, and with her reared
seven children — J,, hn, ]{liphalet, Susan,
William, Phebe, Jane, and Moses,
Moses Sanborn, Fred C. .Sanborn's father,
resided at the homestead in New Hamptun
until the hou.se was burned. He then moved
to the lower end of the town, where he lived
thirteen years, and subsec|uently to Judge
Simpson's jilace, where he was a resident for
two year.s. After this he went to Lake Vil-
lage, an<l was there employed lor .s.ime years
on the railroad. He voted fnr William II.
Harrison in i,S.40. sup|)orted lienjamin Harri-
son in 1X88, and he cast his last President i.a I
vote for the same candidate in 1892. While
living in New Hampton he served as a Select-
man. He was much interested in public
alfairs, and was a member of the Tippecanoe
Club. His wife, Sarah Jane, daughter <:f
Benjamin and Hannah (Avery) Kelley, became
by him the mother of eight children; namely,
Augusta L. , lulwin V.. Annie M., George Iv ,
Wesley C. , Herman L. , P'red C,. andO.scar
R. Augusta L. is the wife of John C. F<.gg,
a foreman in the wood-working department of
the railroad shops in Lake Village. h;dwin
V. married IClsie A. Glidden in 1861, and
died January 29, 1873. Wesley C. was acci-
dentally drowned when thirteen years old.
Heiman L. died when eight years old.
Annie M. married Arthur Tucker of the oro-
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cci-y lirm .if Tucker & Clarke, nii<l died May
20, 1873. Gc(Ht,a' ]•;., wlio (lied Octnbcr 25,
iS(/>, was twice married, on the .secmid occa-
sion to Fanny Lane, of Hridgeport, Conn.
Oscar is a machinist, and works for the Crane
Manufacturing Company. George E., who,
in 1.S91, received the appointment of foreman
of an iron foundry in New York, where he had
charge of two hundred and fifty men nf various
nationalities, and wlm was an expert in his
calling and possessed the confidence of his
employers, subsequently died after an illness
of eight months.
l'"red C. Sanborn came to Lake Village
when very young, and was educated in the
common schools. He was for some time em-
ployed in a machine shop in the village. Li
18.S0 he entered the service of the Boston,
Concord & Montreal Railroad Company as a
brakeman. From this position he was soon
advanced to that of freight conductor. For
the past five years he has been a passenger
conductor between Lakeport and Dover, and
Lakcport and Alton Bay. On February 7,
1878, Mr. Sanborn married Fostina F. Young,
daughter of Moses and Ann Maria (Chase)
\'oung, who resided in that part of Gilmanton
now called Belmont.
IClcazar Young, Mrs. Sanborn's great-grand-
father, who was born in Loudon, N.H., Sep-
tember 2, 1755, became an early settler in
llpper Gilmanton, which he reached on horse-
back by the Spotted Trail, accompanied by his
wife and f^ve children. Plere he cleared a
good farm, on which he resicleil until his
death, which occurred November 21, 1S45.
lie married Hannah Bailey, who was burn
September 11, 1759. Their children were:
Polly, who died August 31, 1854; Joseph,
wlici died December 14, 1843; Lucy, who died
June 19, 1S64; Ruth, who died July 9, 1879;
Abigail, who died July 10, 18S5; Bailey, who
died February 16, 1863; Andrew, who died
October 11, 1805; Betsey, who died October
5, 1813; and Sarah, who died No\'ember 30,
i8r)3. ILx'cepting Antlrew and ]5etsey, all
reached the age of sixty years or over, Abigail
living to that of ninety-five. Deacon Bailey
Young, Mrs. Sanborn's grandfather, who suc-
ceeded to the homestead and was a prosperous
farmer, lived to be seventy-one years old. He
was a prominent resident of Gilmanton in his
day, and for a number of years he acted as a
Deacon of the Free Will fiaptist church. He
married Molly, daughter of Jonah Randlett,
and had a family of eleven children, si.x
daughters and five sons, the births of the sons
having severally alternated with those of the
daughters. Louisa married Dr. Weymouth, of
Andover, N. H. ; Mary Jane married John
Avery; Flarriet did not marry; Emeline mar-
ried lulwin Nutting; Adeline married lizekiel
Gilman; Charlotte married and lived in Ver-
mont; John S. married Mehitable Cole;
George ]5. married antl moved to St. Louis,
Mo.; Charles A. married ICllen Leavitt ; and
Ansel F. died in the army during the Civil
War. Moses, the remaining son and Mrs.
Sanborn's father, resided all his lifetime in
Gilmanton, and lived to be si.xty-two years
old. In early life he was a stone cutter, and
later a farmer. He was a member of the l'"ree
Will ]5aptist church. His wife, Ann Maria
(Chase) Young, a daughter of John and a
grand-daughter of Zachias Chase, became the
mother of nine children; namely, Oscar T. ,
Fo.stina F., Charles S., Sarah K., Ilattie A.,
Ansel C, Abbie M,. and the twins, Amy A.
and Annie. Annie, Sarah Fl, Ilattie A.,
and Ansel C. all died young. Oscar T. is
married and lives in North Andover, Mass. ;
Charles S. is marrietl and resides in North-
field, N.ll. ; Abbie M. is the wife of Albert
Head, and lives in Lacunia; and Amy A. is
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now Mrs. Fred W. Chatfield. Mr. and Mr.s.
.Sanborn have had four children, a.s follows:
Julius ]•;., Dora G., Eleanor M., and Ralph M.
JJora G. died at the age of fifteen m<inths.
Mr. Sanborn is a member of Mcjunt Leba-
non Lodge, No. 32, L. & A. M. ; of blndicott
Rock Lodge, No. 33, Knights of Pythias; and
of Pillsbmy Division, No. 3, Uniform Rank
of Goiiord. lie is .|uite active in local poli-
tics, ami was appointed P.dice Commissioner
by the (lovcrnor in August, iS<jr,.
§nSKPlI M. R. ADAM.S, a successful
general farmer of Durham, Strafford
County, N.ll,, whose bome is open
during the suminer months to boarders, was
born on this farm, May 10, 1.S3.S, son of the
Rev. John and Sarah (Sanderson) Adams.
The father was a Methodist preacher, known
a.s Reformation John, and one of the first of
the family to settle here, coming to Durham
about the year 1.S35. This part of the town is
known as Lsland yMcove or Durham Neck, and
directly opposite is theidd Furber b'erry. John
and Sarah Adams had seven children, namely:
John Isaac; Ira, who died in lS'sT); luioch G.,
a veteran of the Civil War, residing in Berwick,
Me. ; Charles W., who died in infancy; Sarah
!•:. , deceased; Mary A., wife of K. L. Center,
a poet and newsjiajier correspondent ; and Jo-
seph M. R. The father, who dev..ted the
greater part of his life to the ministry, died
here in Septembei', 1.S50, in his si.xtictb year;
the mother lived until 1879, attaining the age
of eighty-three years.
Joseph M. R. Adams, the youngest child,
first attended the district school anil later
studied at Newmarket. When but fourteen
years of age, the care of the farm devolved
upon his shoulders. lie confined his :ittention
to farming until the year iSSo, when he began
taking summer boarders, which proved a suc-
cessful venture, :ind in i,S()3 be tore ilown the
old house and built the |)rcsent one, which
will accommod:ite thirty boarders. It is very
There are about ei-lity ;icres in the tarm.
Mr. Adams Ikis served on the Dinh;nn lIo:ird
of .Selectmen. He is :i mendier of ibe Metho-
dist church.
Conw;\y, N.ll., J;inuaiy 10, 1S37, son of
b;phr:iim and ,S:illy (iMncrson) Davis. lli.^
gr:mdf:ither , Thomas Davis, one of the early
settlers of ]--armingtou, N.ll., was born Sep-
tember JO, 17SO. The wife of Thomas D;ivis,
n ma
denhood
nanu
d J;uiua, was 1
orn M:iy C>
S54.
b-.pl
niim I):i
vis, :
I so a native (
f b'ainiing
.rn May
iS, 1
7S9, reside.l a
the home
,tead
mtil of
ige.
ind then eng
igcd in thi
cattle business with his brother. He finally
bought a f;irm in Conway, uiion which he
:ifterward resided l..r forty ye;us, ;uid died
May 9, 1X71. He served as a Selectman and
in other town ofifices, and in polities he sup-
ported the Whig party. His wife, S:Uly, who
was b(jrn in Conway, July 14, 1797, and died
September 4, 1S43, became the mother of
eleven children. Of these, Stephen M., Jacob
!<:., Harriet A., Charles W. , and John G.
reached maturity, and Charles W. anil John G.
are living. I'^phraim Davis was for m;iny
years officially connected with the Methodi.st
I"4)iscopal church, and his wife was a member.
John G. Davis acquired a public-school educa-
tion. In January, 1854, he began to learn tlie
tr:ule of a watchm:d<er and jeweller in Con-
cord, N.H. After working there for five
years, he plied his calling in Haverhill,
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Mass., Salmon l-'alls, N.H., Boston, and
Washington, D.C., and in 1865 lie started in
business for himself in Koehester, N.H. In
1870 he sold his business in that town, and
for several years was engaged as a travelling
salesman. In i S84 he became the reiiresenta-
tive of the Lord Brothers Manufacturing Com-
pany, through New England and the West,
continuing in that capacity until September,
1S95. He is now a stockholder in that con-
cern. In April, 1S95, he bought the stock-
in-trade of B. D. Pope, a watchmaker and
jeweller of Tilton, and has since conducted
the business. Besides doing all kinds of
watch repairing, he carries a well selected line
of goods.
On August 26, 1865, Mr. Davis was joined
in marriage at Alfred, Me., with Mary S.
Littlefield, daughter of Kliab and Susan Lit-
tlefield, of Boston. Mrs. Davis has had two
children, both of whom died in infancy. Mr.
Davis is connected with Motolinia Lodge, No.
18, I. O. O. v., of Rochester. He attends
the Congregational church, of which Mrs.
Davis is a member.
STTiop
HOMAS NUTl-:, a veteran agricultu-
ral rist of Strafford County, is living in
Dover, on the old homestead where his
birth occurred November 10, 1S17. He is a
descendant of James Newte, one of the original
settlers of this town, who came to this coun-
try in 1631. This ancestor's surname corre-
sponds with that I'if a family of distinction liv-
ing in Tiverton, Devonshire, luigland, in the
reign of Elizabeth. The members of this
faniil)' were Loyalists in the English civil
wars. Many were clergymen of the church of
luigland in the seventeenth and eighteenth
centuries; and its last male heir died in 1806.
Other forms tjf the name were Newt, Newet,
Newtt, Newtte, and Knute. The jiresent
form appears to have been generally adopted
by the third generation descended from James.
The grant of land received by James Newte in-
cluded the Nute homestead, on which he set-
tled. His son James, having succeeded to
the property, left it to his son Paul, who was
the grandfather of Thomas Nute.
Paul Nute was a soldier in the Revolution-
ary War, having enlisted as a private in Cap-
tain Drew's company when but si.xteen years
old. He served bravely until the close of the
war, when he was discharged as Lieutenant of
his company. He married Hepzibah Canney,
whose children by him included Meservc, the
father of Thomas Nute. Meserve Nute was
born on the old home farm, which he in-
herited. After spending his earlier years in
seafaring, he devoted the remainder of his life
to general farming, ant! died in 1853, aged
eighty-si.v years. He married lilizabeth
Ames, who died at the age of seventy-nine
years. They had eleven children, two of
whom died in infancy. The others were:
Mary, who died in 1S96; IHizabeth, Ephraim,
Clarissa, James, Greenleaf, and Joseph, who
are also deceased; Paul, who is now eighty-
four years old; and Thomas, the subject of
this sketch.
Thomas Nute was rearetl on the homestead,
receiving his etlucation during the winter
terms of the district school, and working on
the farm the remainder of the time. Upon
attaining his majority, he went to the village,
and worked for a year in the Sawyer Mills,
anil was afterward employed for several years
in the Cocheco Mills. Returning then to the
scenes of his childhood, he assumed the charge
of the property, and has since been engaged
in general farming. He now owns one hun-
dred acres of land, seventy -five of which be-
longed to the original homestead. A large
LUTHER H WENTWORTH.
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part of it is in a fair state of cultivation. Mr.
Nutc, who is aiiioni; the oldest of the native-
b(jrn residents of the town, has contributed
his full share toward its growth and develop-
ment. In politics he is a sound Democrat,
and he represented Ward Four for one year in
the City Council. Socially, he is a member
of the I. O. O. ]'"., and of the local grange.
In 1 842 Mr. Nute was united in marriage
to Miss Maria I5rock, daughter of Paul and
Pacince (Ham) Brock, of Madhury, N.H.
Tw(j children have been born to Mr. and
Mrs. Nute — Charles H. Nute and Joseph J.
Nute. Charles, who lived in Dover, and died
in 1884, married Miss Sarah Chesley, and had
two children — Charles A. and Clarence W.
Josejih J., the younger son, who died 1N83,
married Miss Kate Lindsay, and had three
children — Thomas H., Frank, and Grace J.
U T 1 1 !•: R II. \V !■: N T VV O R T 1 1 , a
iding resident of Milton, was born
November 1 S, 1 S44, near the prem-
ises where he now resides, son of P'.benezer
Wentworth, of Alton, and grandson of l':ben-
ezer Wentworth, who was one of the early set-
tlers in the State. The name tlbenezer runs
back for seven generations of the family, and
has always been borne by men of integrity,
ability, and good citizenship.
The father, Luther, was a farmer and mer-
chant of Alton. Though his early educational
opportunities were limited, he succeeded in
acquiring a large fund of general information,
and he afterward wrote a treatise on geometry,
and taught school for many years with great
success. He lived successively in Alton,
Dover, Middleton, and Farmington. At
Middleton he opened the first hotel established
in that place. In politics he was a Republi-
can. He took much interest in public affairs.
and served the town as Selectman, Justice of
the Peace, and Collector of Ta.xes for several
years. During the war he was at Milton, and
he borrowed money in his own name to [lay the
soldiers, lie married Sophia Roberts, daugh-
ter of Shiihel anil Rose Roberts, and became
the father of eleven children. Of these, be-
sides Luther IL, three are living, namely:
Anibrosi-, who was a State legislative Repre-
sentative in iSr,5; Plummer, of Haverhill,
Mass.: and Mary Ann, of Farmington.
Luther Wentworth attended the high school
at Milton, and was a diligent and ajit student
at that institution. At the age of twenty-six
years he started a grocery in Farmington, and
subseipiently carried it on for two years. At
the end of that time he became a travelling
salesman, in the interests of a company which
manufactured novelty goods. In this capacity
he accpiired an extensive business for his em-
ployers, visiting twenty-two different States of
the Union, antl many parts of Canada. On
his tnivels he collected some rare hits of
china, which he takes pride in displaying to
his friends. At his ])alatial country residence
his guests, who are often numerous, find in
him a hosjiitable man and an original enter-
tainer. In politics Mr. Wentworth is a Re-
])ublican. He is greatly interested in alfairs
of [)ublic importance, and is well informed on
the great .social and political problems of the
day. Through the columns of the daily press
he has closely followed the progress of events
in this country and abroad, and has formed
definite views of his own on all the chief
topics of the times.
Mr. Wentworth married Miss Flora Nelson,
of Hardwick, Vt., daughter of Miles Nelson
of that place. They have had two childien,
both of wh(.)m are now deceasetl. Tlu' Nelsons
figured jirominently as "Green Mountain
Hoys" in Revolutionary days; while the
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women of the taiiiily exhibited in a high de-
!,^rec the virtues of the best of their sex, and
were famed not only f(jr their skill in needle-
work— a talent then more highly prized than
now, when sewing machines are within the
reach of all — but were alst) noted for the rare
cultivation of their minds, and the refinement
of their character. Mrs. Wentworth, doubt-
less, inherited these predominant characteris-
tics, for in childhood her choice of playmates
was confined to those who were polite and well-
behaved. Before reaching the age of sixteen
she began teaching, which occupation she fol-
lowed continuously for sixteen years. While
thus engaged in the thriving city of Aurora,
Neb., she wrote descriptive letters of travel to
home papers. A still better opportunity of
exercising her talent in this direction was the
occasion of a visit to relatives on the ]''acific
Coast. During the trip she made stops in
Cheyenne, Denver, ami the flourishing little
temperance town of Greeley, where she visited
a Teacher's Institute. She also visited both
Mormon and Gentile schools in Salt Lake
City, was present at a session of the legislat-
ure in Sacramento, and spent six months in
San Francisco. Her letters to the home
])apers during her stay on the C(_)ast, and while
on the return trip by the Southern route, found
ready acceptance and fair remuneration. After
her marriage to Mr. Wentworth, she accom-
panied him on his business trips, thereby ob-
taining material for a series of letters, under
the general title "Life in a Leather House,"
giving sketches of ncjted places ami persons
visited in different i)arts of New England.
Mr. and Mrs. Wentworth are regular attend-
ants of the Congregational church, and active
promoters of any movement designed to in-
crease the usefulness of that society, or to
promote the interests of the general iniblic.
Mr. Wentworth has lately been appointed
State Justice of the Peace, and is doing all in
his power to rid the town of liquor tlens.
Mrs. Wentworth takes an active part in school
work for the W. C. T. U. She belongs to the
Congregational Club, the Aid Society, and
other Christian and denominational bodies, in
promotion of which she has held a series of
"Sunlight Socials."
LBION NUTTER EOSS, one of the
)rosperous farmers of Barnsteatl, was
born in Gilmanton, N.H., August
5, i860, son of Samuel G. and ALary (Nutter)
Eoss. The grandfather, Samuel I'^jfis, who
was born in Strafford, July 23, 1783, was one
of the pioneers of Lower Gilmanton, where he
cleared a farm from the wilderness. He died
December 17, 1859, ^S'^'-l seventy -six years.
On Eebruary 26, 1800, he married Judith
Hill, who was born October 15, 1785, and
died June 9, 1855, aged nearly seventy years.
He was quite prominent in publ'ic affairs,
liokling some of the town ofifices, and acting as
a Justice of the Peace for a number of years.
His children were: George P., Benjamin H.,
Samuel G., Betsey, William, Nancy, and
Jeremiah.
Samuel G. P'oss was a native of Gilmanton,
born January 21, 18 13. He was brought up
upon his father's farm, but, his health becom-
ing impaired, he was obliged to relinquish
agricultural pursuits. Afterward, for several
years, he drove a team through New ILunp-
shire and 'Vermont, and died in Gilmanton,
August 15, 1SG5. His wife was a daughter
of James and Miriam (Jenkins) Nutter, the
former of whom was born in Barnstead, Octo-
ber 30, 17S4. Ja*mes Nutter was a son of
I'^benezer Nutter, who was born October 10,
1756. I-^benezer came from Newington,
N.I I., to North Barnstead, when this section
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was densely wooded, and the settlers subsisted
upon bear meat. He cleared a farm of sixty
acres, and the title, which was signed by John
Tasker, a Justice of the Peace, is still in the
family's possession. He was one of the organ-
izers and a Deacon of the first Congregational
church in Barnstead, which was presided over
by tlie Rev. Enos George, and he served in the
War of 1812. He passed his last days upon
the farm, and he died there, April 18, 1S43.
In 17S2 he married Temperance Colbath, who
was born February i, 1759. Her children by
him were: Polly, James, Eliza, Nathan, Doro-
thy. Hannah, Hodgdon, William, Colbath,
John, Nathaniel, George, and Jose])h. James
Nutter, maternal grandfather of Albion N.
I-'oss, was a prosperous farmer and a lifelong
resident of Barnstead. While he was industri-
ous, he was exceedingly reserved, took no active
])art in politics, and lived to a good old age.
His wife, Miriam, became the mother of four
children, namely: AbbieJ., who lived to be
over seventy years old ; James, who was a
tailor by trade, and died in Portsmouth, N.H..
while yet a young man; Nathan, who was a
shoemaker, and died in Rochester, N.II.; and
Mary, who became the wife of .Samuel G.
Foss. Mrs. Samuel G. Foss died (Jctol)er i,
1 886, aged seventy-three. She was the
mother of one son, Albion N., the suiiject of
tliis sketch.
Albion Nutter Foss on being left fatherless
at the age of five years, was taken by his
mother to her former home in Barnstead.
Here she owned a farm which her son helped
her to cultivate as soon as he was able. When
old enough he took charge of the property, and
in 1883 he enlarged it to one hundred and
tiiiity acres by purchasing more land. He has
also engaged in teaming to some extent, and
was Postmaster of Barnstead for eight years,
under the successive administrations of Cleve-
land and Harrison. On May 12, 1883, he
married Josie M. Clough, daughter of George
I''. Clough, and grand -daughter of Isaac
Cl.)ugh, who lived in Gilmanton. Mrs. b'oss
is the mother nf three children; namely,
Jennie May, lUhei Gertrude, and (leorge (ier-
rish, all of whom are attending school. Mr.
I'-oss is a charter member of Crescent Pake
Grange, No. 164, was its Master for one year,
and is serving his second time. He has also
served as Overseer and Steward. Mrs. Foss
is also connected with the grange, and is a
member of the Congregational church.
HI'.STER AYb.R TW0MBI,1';y, an
'xtensive farmer and lumberman <if
Alton, was born in this town, Au-
gust 4, 1844, son of ]5enjamin and Mary J.
(Ayer) Twombley. His great -grantliKirents
residetl in I'armington, N.H. His great-
gramlmother, whose maiden name was -Sally
Locke, married for her second husband Ben-
jamin Dure, and lived to be ninety-two years
old. Moses Twombley, the grandfather, w;is
liorn in l-'armington, anil, in comjiany witli his
brotiier- in-law, a Mr. Walker, was a pioneer
of Alton. A [progressive and industrious
man, he established a comfortable home.
One of his occupations was teaching singing-
schools. He was active in the public and re-
ligious affairs of the tf)wn, and one of the first
members of the Free Baptist church in East
Alton. A remarkable degree of vigor was
shown by him in his extreme old age. On his
eighty-first birthday he hoed three thousami,
five hundred and ten hills of iJotatoes. He
lived to be eighty-five years old. He luai'i-ied
Sally Dore, a native of Shapleigh, Me., who
liveil eighty-nine years. She was the mother
of ten children; namely, Charlotte, ISenjauiin,
James, Sabrina, Mary, Sally, Susan, Moses,
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Caroline, and Cynthia. Charlotte married
|i)lin Varney, and resided in Alton; James,
wiuj was a carpenter and builder in Massachu-
setts lor a time, ami then engat^'ed in the mill
l)usincss in Alton, marrieil in Charlestown,
Mass. ; Sabrina was the wife of 7^)bias Berry,
a carpenter of Alton; Mary weddeil Henry
Oilman of this town, and movetl to Maine;
Sally married Charles Rollins, of Alton;
Susan successively married Luther Jenness, of
Alton, and Walter R. Blaisdell, of Bangor,
Me.; Moses enlisted in Company A, .Second
Regiment, New llamjjshire X'olunteers, and
died of fever at Falmouth, Va., in F"ebruary,
i>S63; Caroline ilied at the age of seventeen
years; Cynthia married Cyrus Waugh, and re-
sides in Levant, Penobscot County, Me.
15enjamin Twombley remained upon the
home farm for some time after leaving school.
He learned the stone mascjn's trade, and was
employed in Boston, and afterward in the
Charlestown Navy \'ard on the tlry ilock.
Sul)sequcntly, in company with Chester A.
Blodgett, he took a contract for grading, fill-
ing, and track-laying on the Lowell Railroad,
with headquarters at Lowell, I\Liss. In 1842
he returned to the homestead, where he re-
sumed farming, and added more land to the
farm. Iking a constant reader, he was well
informed on general topics. He was a man of
iiigh moral character, and adhered strictly to
the principles of honesty. Being naturally
reserved and thoughtful, he always carefully
weighed his words before speaking. ]n poli-
tics he was a Democrat. Benjamin Twombley
lived to be si.Nty-tvvo years old. His wife,
^hu■y, whom he married in Lowell, RLass., was
a daughter of Jonathan Ayer of that city.
She became the mother of three children —
Caroline Emily, Chester A , and Luther VV.
Caroline E. taught school for some time, and
is now the wife of Aaron J. Varney of this
town. Luther W'., who in early life was a
farmer, and later followed the lumber business
in i)artnershi[i with his brother, married Alice
Sherburne, of Northwood, N.H., and now re-
sides in that town. Mrs. ]5enjamin Twombley
was a member of the Eree Baptist church.
Chester Ayer Twombley studied in a private
school, also in the district schools. He was
reared to farm life at the homestead. When a
young man, he was for a time emi^hiyed as
clerk in a store of Lewiston, Me. This he
abandoned — for the benefit of his health,
wdiich needed out-of-door e.\ercise — to return
to the homestead and engage in agricultural
pursuits. In 1885 he became associated with
his brother in lumbering, under the firm name
of Luther W. Twombley & Co., and has since
followx'd that business in connection with
farming. The firm buy timber lands, erect
mills as near as possible to the scene of opera-
tions, and manufacture lumber. On the first
tract [nirchased by them they cut si.xty-five
masts, which sold profitably. In politics Mr.
Twombley is a Democrat. He has received
the nominations to several important offices,
but his ])arty is in the minority in this town.
Mr. Twombley married Marietta Varney,
daughter of Andrew Varney, of Alton, and has
three children; namely, Roger I., Helen E.,
and Marjorie. Roger I. graduated from the
New Hampton Academy, and in 1895 entered
the American Veterinary College in New
York City. He is an apt student, and was
awarded the first prize for scholarship during
his first year's course. Mr. Twombley is a
Master Mason, and belongs to Winnepesaukee
Lodge, No. 75. He is a charter member of
Merry Meeting Grange — the name of which
he suggested — and was formerly its Overseer.
His cousin, Dr. Durrell, is a Professor of
Surgery at Harvard College, and Surgeon
at the City Hosjjital, Boston. Ered M.
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Tvvomblcy, a son of Moses Twomblcy, is a
master median ic, takes charge of wrecking
trains on the Providence Division of tlie
Two York, New Haven & Hartfonl Railroad,
antl was at one time President of the Rail-
road Men's Clul). Another cousin, Arthur
'rvvoinhley, is also a master mechanic.
RS. ANNIE WENTWORTH
BAP:R, of Rollinsford, Strafford
County, N. li., was born in South
J5erwick, daughter of Lorenzo and Elvira C.
(Wentworth) Stackpole. The family gene-
alogy has been [ireserved, and Mrs. ]5aer can
trace her line of ancestry through many gen-
erations, both on her father's and on her
mother's side. The Stackpole family is one
of the oldest in the town of Somersworth.
The first of the name in this part of the coun-
try was James, born in 1653, died 1733, who
settled here in 1710. He married Margaret
Warren, of IV^rwick, and five of his children
grew to tnaturity. His son Phillip married
Martha, who became the mother of six chil-
dren. The next in line was Joshua, a black-
smith. Joshua's first wife was Lucy Baker,
by whom he had two children — Samuel and
Lucy. His second wife was Abagail Hobbs,
who bore him ten children. Tobias, the
youngest of the ten, was the great-grandfather
of Mrs. Baer. He was a mariner, and made
frequent voyages to the West Indies and to
Liverpool, following the sea during the greater
part of his life. His wife, Eunice Roberts,
was the mother of eight children. Moses
Stackpole, Mrs. Baer's grandfather, was born
in Somersworth in 1799, and was occupied
with farming. He married Nancy, daughter
of John Leighton. Their three children
were: Lorenzo, Thomas, and Mary Jane.
Moses Stackpole and his wife were de-
vout Methodists. Lorenzo Stackpole, above
nametl, father (jf Mrs. Baer, was born in 1824.
He received a gooti common-school training,
and then entered the employ of the Ports-
mouth Manufacturing Company. He worked
in various capacities, and remained with the
comjiany about three years. Later he pur-
chased a teaming business, which he carried
on for four or five years. After selling that,
he bought in 185S the farm where his daugh-
ter resides, in the town of Rollinsford.
About fifty acres of the farm are under culti-
vation, but the chief production is milk. In
politics Mr. Stackpole was a Republican, and
was called upon to serve the town as Select-
man. He married l-^lvira, daughter of John
Wentworth, of S(jmersworth, and Mrs. Baer
is the only child of this marriage now living.
Mr. and Mrs. Stackpole were both members of
the South Berwick Baptist Church, and were
zealous and untiring workers in all movements
started for the good oi the community.
On her mother's side Mrs. Baer traces her
ancestry back through seven generations to
lilder William Wentworth, who emigrated
from ICngland, and came to Exeter, N.H.
(P'or full account of the Wentworth family,
the reader is referred to "Wentworth Gene-
alogy," English and American, by John Went-
worth, LL.D. ) I'llder Wentworth's son was
Benjamin, a farmer in Dover. He married
Deborah Stimpson, of Durham. The fourth
in line was Bartholomew, born November 28,
1737, married to Ruth Hall, of Somersworth.
Bartholomew's son was John, grandfather of
Mrs. Baer, and was born January 30, 1773.
He was a farmer, and a prominent man in this
town, being Tax Collector and Selectman.
He married Joanna Hall, his cousin on his
mother's siile. Mr. Wentworth died in Au-
gust, 1S55.
Mrs. Baer has always been interested in all
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the social ami educational movements of her
native town, and has taken special interest in
the schools. I'or two years she has been a
member of the School Board. January 3,
1 87 1, her marriage with Mr. Bernard Baer
took ])lace. One child, Lorenzo Baer, born
July 10, 1876, and now a teacher of Rol-
linsford, has blessed her marriage. Her son
constitutes the chief happiness of Mrs. ]ker's
life, and he has received from both his parents
the tenderest solicitude antl affection.
Mr. liaer, as his name might lead one to
suppose, is of German parentage, and was
born in the Fatherland, January 3, 1844.
His grandfather was Meyer ]5aer. His father
was Ezra, a native of Baden, Germany, a
dealer in grain and wool, and largely inter-
ested in the hotel business. Mr. Baer was
educatetl in the best German schools, and
came to America when a young man, settling
finally at Dover. For many years he was in
the dry-goods business, but since 1893 he has
devoted his time chiefly to farming. He is a
mendjer of Moses Paul Lodge, F. & A. M., of
Dover; and of Hiram R. Roberts Grange, No.
194. Mrs. Baer is a member of the South
Bajjtist Church.
ILARLES H. DAVIS, station agent
It Alton ]5ay, Belknaj) County, was
born in Lyme, N. H., July 7, 1862,
son of Alfred and Clarinda (Tinkham) Davis.
His paternal grandparents, Francis and Betsy
(Stevens) Davis, lived in Londonderry, N. H.,
and are thought to have been born there re-
spectively in 1796 and 1797. Cyrus and
Betsy (Kemjj) Tinkham, the maternal grand-
parents, were born in Tinkhamtown, a family
settlement in the town of Lyme, in December
of the respective years 1791 and 1798. Al-
fred, father of the subject of this sketch, born
April _'4, 1 82 1, was a native of Dorchester,
N.ll., where he was engaged in general farm-
ing and took a very active part in town affairs.
On February 27, 1848, he married Clarinda
Tinkham, of Lyme, who belonged to one of
the oldest families in that town. She is now
si.xty-seven years old, being a remarkably well-
preserved woman. Her husband died June 29,
1893, seventy-two years of age. They had
thirteen children, of whom two died in in-
fancy. The others were born as follows:
h'rank F., on March 14, 1849; Susan E. ,
l'\-bruary 2, 1852; Clara A., January 8, 1S55;
Eben R. T. . February 22, 1857; Ella J., De-
cember 7, 1859; Nettie H., Sejitember 17,
i860; Charles H., the subject of this sketch;
Betsy, January 2, 1865; Irena C. , November
7, 1867; George W. , January 29, 1869; and
John L., born August 25, 1871. ]-:ila mar-
ried Ansil B. Cummings, of Ashland, N. H.,
now deceased, and died September ii, 1891.
They left one daughter, Lena ]\Iay Cummings.
Nettie married Perly Smith, of Lebanon,
N.H., where they reside. Betsy married
Frank King, and they are now living in Thet-
ford, Vt. Irena died December 30, 1SS5, at
the age of eighteen years. Frank is at pres-
ent living in Concord, N.H. George married
Ruby Harding, of Vershire, Vt., and they
reside at present in Fitchburg, Mass., where
he is engaged in the railroad business. John
is unmarried, and resides in Alton, N.H.,
with his brother Charles.
Charles Henry Davis was educated in the
common school of his native town, the Thet-
ford (Vt.) Academy, and the New Hampton
(N.H.) Commercial College, graduating from
the last named institution in Ajiril, 1886.
He then went to Plymouth, N. H., where he
entered the employ of the old Boston, Concord
& Mt)ntreal Railroad as telegraph operator.
The ne.xt year he went to Rochester, N.H.,
having securetl a position as freight cashier
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for the Boston & Maine Kailroad. In iSS8
he came to Alton 15ay, taking the position of
station agent, which he holds at the present
time. In his politics he is a Reiniblican, antl
lie has always voted with that party. In 1896
and iSy/hewas electeil Selectman of Alton.
He is associated with the Independent Order
of Odd Fellows in Woodbine Lodge. No. 41.
at Farmington, N.II., and with the Knights
of the Golden Fagle, having joined at Roches-
ter and served in all the chairs. He is also
a member of the Congregational church at
Thetfonl.
On May 8, i88<j, Mr. Davis married Inmnie
M. Stevens, daughter of Edwin H. and Mary
A. (Pike) Stevens, of Thetfonl The ances-
try of Mrs. Davis is traced back through many
generations to the early settlement of this
country, and to a previous period in England.
She graduated from the P'airbanks Academy of
St. Johnsbiny, Vl., and taught school for some
years before her marriage. Mr. and Mrs.
Davis have hatl two children, (.)ne of whom,
Mildretl A., is living. A careful, ,|uiet, and
unassuming man, Mr. Davis discharges the
duties of his responsible position in a manner
that gives satisfaction to all concerned.
§OSEPH F. SPINNEY, of Milton,
Strafford County, was born in Wake-
field, N.II., August 13, 1839, .son of
Parker and Mary (Dearborn) Spinney. His
grandfather, Cajjtain David Spinney, followed
the sea in tlie West India trade for the greater
part of his life. Parker Spinney, a native
of Wakefield, followed agricultural pursuits
during the active perioil of his life. He died
at the age of seventy-two years. In politics
he was first a Whig and later a Democrat.
He wedded Mary Dearborn, a native of Mil-
ton, and she ])ecanie the mother of eight chil-
dren, of whom the following survive: Abbie
P., widow of Charles C. Hayes, of Milton;
I'aul, a resident of Ipswich, Mass.; Parker;
Nathaniel; Joseph 1 •. , the subject of this
sketch; Lydia K. , wid,.w ,.f G. W. Fellows;
and William R.
Joseph V. Spinney completed his studies at
the Great Falls High School, and then entered
the boot and shoe trade. He later went West,
and in 1861 enlistetl as a private in Company
v., Seventeenth Regiment, Illinois Volunteer
Infantry, He was wounded in the battle of
Shiloh, and was honorably discharged after
serving two years. He again entered the
boot and shoe business, which he followed
until 1S74, and in that year he opened the
Agawam Hotel at Ipswich, Mas.s., which he
carried on until May, 1896. He is engaged
in the harness business in that town. In poli-
tics he is Indejiendent, but has never taken
any active part in public affairs. Mr. Spin-
ney married Helen A. Wentworth, daughter
of Louis H. Wentworth, of Rochester, N.H.,
and she is the mother of two sons — l^iigene
N. and William R. Mr. Spinney is a mem-
ber of the Knights of Pythias of Rochester,
and a comrade of the Grand Army Post in
Ipswich. Mrs. Siiinney attentis the Metho-
dist church.
lARLES E. BUZZELL, an esteemed
sident of I,aconia, inominent in
jniblic affairs, ami a leading mem-
ber of the Grand Army of the Republic, was
born October 13, 1844, in Sandwich, Carroll
County, son of John and Abigail (Marston)
Buzzell. The Buzzell family, which is an old
one, settled originally in Strafford C(.)unty.
Mr. Buzzell's grandfather was a farmer, and
resided for some time in Barrington, N. H.,
where his son, John Buzzell, was born in 1802.
John Buzzell was a carpenter by trade. He
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jttl
Ml
lOr
nv Laccinia, about the
ly years idcntificc
year 1850, and
with the progress of the town, not only as an
industrious jjrivate citizen, but as one who was
always ready to aid public movements of im-
jiortance. I'or fifty years he was a member of
the Advent Church of Laconia, now the North
Church (.f Lakeport, and he and four others
erected the present church edifice. His death
occurred in August, 1890. Of the three mar-
riages he entered, the first was contracted with
a Miss Hill, who bore him four children. His
second wife, who was a Miss Batchelder, of
Meredith, N.ll., became the mother ot two
children. His third wife, in maidenhood
Abigail Marston, a daughter of Ebenezer
Marston, of Tamworth, Carroll County, died
in 1872, aged sixty-eight, having had five
children, of whom Charles Iv was the eldest.
Charles K. Buzzell was seventeen years old
and attending school in I.aconia, now Lake-
poit, when the war broke out. He left his
books to shoulder musket and knapsack, enlist-
ing in Comiiany F, Eighth New Hampshire
Regiment, which was assigned to the Nine-
teenth Corjis, Department of the Gulf. Under
General lUitler's command, he was at Fort In-
dei)endence. Ship Island, ]'"ort Macomb, and
on the shores of Fake I'onchartrain when the
General was cooperating with Admiral Far-
ragut in the attack on the city of New Orleans.
He next went to General Weitzel's brigade at
Carrollton, Fa., and took part in operations in
lower Fouisiana and in the first and second
Red River expeditions. At the siege of Fort
Hudson he was seriously wounded, and after-
ward spent six or seven weeks in a hospital at
Baton Rouge. Returning to his regiment as
soon as he was able, he subsequently took part
in several engagements, including the battle
of Faton Rouge. For a year of his term he
acted as a non-commissioned officer. On re-
ceiving his discharge, December 28, 1864, he
returned to his native State, and for three or
four years was employed as a carpenter by the
Concord & Montreal Railroad, for which he
erected many passenger stations. He has now
been in business as a carpenter and builder for
a number of years, having executed several
important contracts. The summer residence
of Dr. F. E. Greene, the patentee of Greene's
Nervura, and that of his brother, J. A. Greene
at Fong Island, N.IF, were erected by Mr.
l^nzzell. As a member of the building com-
mittee of the Faconia Court House, he super-
intended the erection of that edifice. He also
built the Senter House at Centre Harbor.
On April i, 1867, Mr. Buzzell was united
in marriage with Jennie, daughter of Amos F.
Veazey, of Meredith. They have one child
living, Charles W. , who is married, has one
daughter, resides with his parents, and was
for some time in business with his father.
Mr. Buzzell was elected from Gilford on the
Republican ticket to the State legislature in
1 88 1. Here he served in the first biennial
session as a member of the F'inance Commit-
tee, and was active in advocating the passage
of the Fake Shore Bill. In Faconia he was
elected to the first Board of Supervisors estab-
lished by law, serving for six years, and he
has been Street Commissioner since March,
1893. Among the social organizations to
which he belongs are; Chocorua Fodge, No.
51, I. O. O. F., of Fakeport; Endicott Rock
Fodge, No. 23, K. of F., of which he is Past
Chancellor; and the Grand Fodge of the .same
order. Since its organization in 1878, he has
been connected with Darius A. Drake Post,
No. 2,6, G. A. R., having occupied all the
chairs, presiding as Commander for two years,
and being at present Quartermaster of the
Post. He is also a member of the National
Encampment of the Grand Army. He served
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for two years as department Inspector on the
staff of John C. Linehan ; in 1893 was Junior
Vice-Department Commander of the State
iMicampment ; in i S94 senior Vice-Com-
mander; and in 1S95 Department Com-
mander. In all these relations he is very
popular, always deporting himself with dig-
nity and courtesy in his official capacities.
§()SEriI 1'. 15I.AISDKLL, who follows
the trade of an engineer in a shoe fac-
tory and is a prominent Democrat of
Barnstead, Iklknap County, was born Novem-
ber 27, 1.S23, in Campton, N. 11., son of Na-
thaniel and Annie (Hurbeck) Blaisdell. Mis
grandfather, who passed his entire life in
Campton, where he was a prosjierous farmer,
was generous and hospitable, and took a prom-
inent part in all local affairs. The grand-
father was accidentally killed in the woods by
the fall of a large limb of a tree. His five
children were; Mliphalet, who married, re-
sided in Methuen, and died in that town;
Charles, who became a custom shoemaker;
Pclletiah, who lived a few years on the home-
stead estate and then sold out to his brother;
Nathaniel, the father of Joseph P. ; and Dan-
iel, who died on the homestead.
Nathaniel Plaisdell, after receiving his edu-
cation at the district schools of Campton, en-
gaged in the saw-mill business, at first, and
later on in the manufacture of clap-boards.
In the winter season he carried on the busi-
ness of [ireparing clover-seed for market.
His enterprises were pursued by a succession
of misfortunes, such as fires and floods, which
eventuall}- compelled him to give up all inde-
pendent business and go to work for other
people. He removed first to Moultonborough,
then to Sandwicli, and subsequently to Chi-
chester. In 1 84 1 he went to Pittsfield, N.H.,
antl was in the saw-mill business there for
about three years. In 1845 he canie to Pain-
stead and worked in the mill here tor aljout
four years. One day, in i S49, a belt that had
slipped off the machinery, caught him and
carried him round in the gearing, injuring
him .so badly that he survived the accident
only three weeks.
Nathaniel Plaisdell belonged to a type of
men common in New lingland. Intellect-
nail}-, he was a careful observer, a ileep
thinker, and a sound and logical reasoner.
He was also a man of unusual mechanical
ability, as was continually evidenced in his
business. Morally, he was a man of strong
and deciiled character, sobei' and industrious in
all his habits, uiuight and conscientious in all
his relations and dealings with others. Ordi-
narily reticent as to his speech, yet when the
occasion demanded he invariably rose to the
emergenc)'. He was deeply versed in the
sacred Scriptures, which he made the gnifle
antl rule of his daily life. In politics he was
a strong Democrat. His religious belief was
that of the Free Will Pajnists, of whose local
society he was a member. He married Annie
Purbeck, the daughter of Joseph Purbeck, a
farmer of Campton, and was the father of
seven children. These were: Joseiih P., the
subject of this article; lienjamin, who was
drowned ; Josiah, who was also drowned ;
Eliza, who married George Podge; P^vclina, of
whom there is no special record; Janet, who
married John Livingstone; and Nathaniel.
All, cxcejit Joseijli P. and Evelina, are now
deceased. The mother, who survives the
father, contracted a second marriage with a
Mr. Webster.
Joseph P. PlaLsdell was educated in the dis-
trict schools of Camiiton. While his father
was living in PittsfieUl, he learned the shoe-
making trade, and he has been connected with
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that business in one turm or another ever
since. At the present time his occupation is
that of engineer in a shoe factory in Barnstead.
He has been twice married. By his first
wife, in maidenhood Mary Shepard, he be-
came the father of one child, who died in
1892, aged thirty-nine years. P\ir his second
wife he married Sephronia \V. Page, of Deer-
field, N.H., who died September, 1895, at the
age of seventy-five years. In politics Mr.
Rlai-sdell is a strong and decided Democrat.
He takes a lively interest in local politics and
enjoys the distinction of not having missed a
single town meeting since his majority. He
has the esteem and confidence of his fellow-
citizens, who elected him for two years to serve
them on their Board of Selectmen, and in
1S75 and 1S76 to represent them in the State
legislature. While in the legislature Mr.
Blaisdell served on the two important com-
mittees of Finance and Elections. He is a
member of the Barnstead Congregational So-
ciety. While prudent and industrious in his
own affairs, he takes a warm interest in all
that concerns the welfare and advancement of
his town.
"ON. NICHOLAS V. WHITE-
IIOUSK, long prominently identi-
fied with the business, political,
and social life of Strafford County, New
Hampshire, was born in Gonic (a part of
Rochester), October 22, 1802, in the house
now a [lart of the dwelling of William II.
h'elker. His parents were Israel Whitehouse,
born 1778, died March i, 1S41, and Olive
Varney Whitehouse, born 1775, died March
10, 1839. "His early boyhood was one of pri-
vation and neglect, with but little effort on
the part of his father to give him the benefit
that the district school of six weeks in summer
and the same number in winter might have
afforded. It was work, work, from his earliest
remembrance. When twelve years old he was
put to work, like most boys of poor parents,
either helping his father or the neighbors in
such work as a boy of that age couUI do. After
this time of life the six weeks' summer school-
ing was dispensed with, and what education he
obtained was from the winter term. When
fifteen years old he had learned something of
the shoemaker's trade, and often accompanied
his father in shoemaking trips among the
neighboring farmers. When but seventeen
years old he walked to Boston, the journey oc-
cupying two days, and found work with one
'Master Griggs,' in Brooklinc, Mass. Here
he remained two years working on a farm for
ten dollars per month and his board. At this
early age he showed a marked ability for gen-
eral business matters. This, united with a
genial manner anil unquestioned honest)',
gained the confidence of "Master Griggs" so
fully that, a month or two after being with
him, he was intrusted with the driving of the
market wagon into Boston every other morn-
ing, and selling the products of the farm. At
the enil of two years he returned to Gonic.
The following spring he worked in Salmon
Falls in the wheel pits and foundation trenches
of the factory that was then being built there.
He remained at that rough work but a few
weeks, as it was gradually breaking down a
constitution which at this period of life was
rather delicate. Again he returned to Gonic,
and this time became clerk for John IMummer
in the village store, a cheap wooden building
which then stood on what is now the village
square. Here he exhibited the same aptitude
for business, the same energy and enthusiasm
that characterized him all through life. When
not quite twenty-three years old he built the
brick store still standing (though recently
greatly improved and modernized by his son),
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stocked it with tiic -jioods required at that time
in a country store, and he<;'an trading lor iiiui-
self. The following year lie lilted up the
story over the store as a dwelling;, lurnished it
in a siniiile manner, and on the thirty-tirst day
ot July, 1S25, di<l what he used to say was
'the best day's work of his life,' by marrying
Susan, the daughter of Stephen and lilizabeth
(Chcsley) Place.
"For the following three or four years he
was busily engaged in trading when, having
trusted out much of his stock, and hard times
coming on, he failed. His creditors took
what remained of his stock, and in the lan-
guage of those ilays 'shut him up.' Nothing
daunted or discouraged, he began to look about
to get started again, and about this time went
to New York to try for something; but, getting
homesick after three weeks absence from his
young wife and family, he returned. His
well-known integrity, energy, and ability soon
bi-ought to his assistance friends who helped
him start again, and in 1S30 he was once more
embarked in trade. In the tall of 1833 he
closed up his store in Gonic, moved to Dover,
and opened a store on 'the landing,' as it
was called, in the Sawyer brick block. The
surroundings being distasteful to him, or
the business not [iroving all he anticipated, he
moved back to Gonic the following spring.
"For the next five or si.\ years he made busi-
ness lively in the little village. He bought
the okl saw-mill and |u-ivilege, enlarged and
improved that and the grist-mill attached,
built an addition for making linseed oil,
another addition for making plough handles and
plough beams, enlarged the grist-mill, and im-
proved the processes for making flour and
meal, bought and operated wood lots, manu-
factured lumber, and tlealt largely in wood
with parties in Dover, made bricks, ground
plaster, and established wool-carding and
re[nitation beyond the limits of his native
town. The mill was esteemed the best
erpiiiipcd for those times, doing the best work
of any in the county, and brought custom from
every town in the county, and many be)'on(l.
It was the beginning of what was to be the
leading occupation of his life, and the present
Gonic Mills."
About 183S he began a woollen manufactur-
ing business, which he carried on until stojiped
by the burning of his mill in 1848; hut the
f(dlowing year he had a new mill built, and
four sets of machinery in successful oiieration.
He conducted this up to 1859, when, with
Parker, Wilder ^t Co., he helped to organize
the present Gmiic Manufacturing Company, of
which he was made President, Agent, and
Manager, and contiiiuetl to act in these various
cai)acities luitil 1877, when he withdrew from
the comiKuiy In 1863 he, with Mr. John
Hall, Mr. Samuel H. Rindge, of Hoston, and
four others, obtained the charter for the
Cocheco Woollen Manufacturing Company at
p:ast Rochester, of which he was President
until his death. His influence will also long
be felt in other lines. In 1856 the Farmers'
and Mechanics' Pank of Rochester was char-
teretl largely through his efforts; the Gonic
Five Cent Savings J^ank was established by
him; and he was one of the original Directors
in the Nashua & Rochester Railroad, holding
the position until his death. As a young
man, Mr. Whitehouse ,took great interest in
military affairs, and all through life was an
earnest advocate of citizen soldiery. In 1826
he was made Quartermaster Sergeant of the
Thirty-ninth Regiment, and in 1829 he was
commissioned by Governor Benjamin Pierce,
Captain and Ailjutant in the same regiment.
In politics Mr. Whitehouse e.\ercised a
leading influence, not only in his own town,
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but throughout the county and State. He
was a Whig, and always an ardent advocate of
the American system of protection to home in-
dustries, following closely the views of the
great Kentucky statesman, Henry Clay. In
1837 Mr. Whitchouse, with a few others,
lieing instrumental in wresting the political
control of the town from the Democratic
party, which had held it for many years, was
elected Moderator and Representative to the
State legislature, and re-elected to the latter
office the following year. Upon its advent, he
es[)oused the doctrines of the Know Nothing
party, and, entering heartily into the campaign
of 1855, was a prominent candidate before the
convention for member of Congress. Al-
though he did not receive that nomination,
he was nominated and elected a menil)er of the
Governor's Council. The following year lie
was defeated, but won the election the next
year. He served under Governor Ralph Met-
calf and Governor William Hailc. When the
War of the Rebellion broke out, he took an ac-
tive part in everything relating to raising the
town's quota of troops, and gave one hundred
dollars to the first twenty men who enlisted in
Rochester. His keen perception of the pecul-
iar situation of political affairs at this time,
united with excellent judgment of men, made
him an important factor in preparing the way
for the Republican party, and from its forma-
tion to the day of his death he was a Republi-
can of the most pronounced type. He was a
member of the Constitutional Convention, and
more than once was favorably talked of for
Governor of New Hampshire.
While he never subscribed to the creed of
any church, he was a liberal friend to all. In
early life he was a constant attendant at the
Congregational church, but in 1S40 was in-
strumental in building the Free Will Baptist
church in Gonic, and thenceforward made it
his church home, contributing liberally toward
its supiiort and for the remodelling and re-
building of the same at different times; and
within the [jortals of his own home ministers
antl laymen were always sure of a warm wel-
come and generous hospitality. In his family
relations he was considerate, self-sacrificing,
and full of the tenderest affection. In society
he was ever a bright and genial spirit. He
was frequently called to preside at jiublic
meetings, and always acquitted himself with
tact and ability. Few men have been born in
Rochester who have excelled him in deeds of
unostentatious charity, or who have exerted a
more potent influence in promoting the busi-
ness and social interests of the town. Gonic
\'illage has been built up almost wholly by
the manufacturing enterprises created and
conducted by him for so many years.
Mr. Whitehouse died November 21, 187S.
His wife, Susan, survived him nearly ten
years, dying in May, 18S8. Six children were
born of their union, namely: Elizabeth Ann;
Charles Sidney; Enoch I'^reeman; Emily J.;
Albert M., who died in childhood; and Arthur
D. Only two — namely, Charles Sidney and
Emily J. who married Joseph Varney, of Wolf-
boro, N.H. — are living at this date.
[Fur the iircittr part ol the foregoing account of the
life of file Hon. Nicholas \'arney Whitehouse, wc are in-
debted to the History of Rochester, for whose pages it
was written by his son, the Hon. Charles S. Whitehouse.]
HARLES SIDNl'Y WHITEHOUSE.
-The ancestors of the Whitehouse
family who are supposed to have
come to this country from Wales in the early
Colonial times, located in different parts of
New England. From these immigrants most
of those who now bear the name have de-
scended.
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445
The writer of this sketcii cannot trace the
immediate line of this branch of the family
with any accuracy earlier than May 12, 1722,
when the name of one "Edw'' Whithousc"
appears as a "third share proprietor" in the
schedule of the original jirojirietors of the
town of Rochester, N. IL, under charter of the
same date granted by King George III.
There were many families by the name in
Rochester and the adjoining towns prior to
1770. They were people in moderate circum-
stances— laborers, farmers, and mechanics.
Some of them of a later date, however, were
of maikcd ability and prominence in the com-
munity— notably, the Hon. George L.
Whitehouse (1797-1887), of Farmington,
N. H., a civil etigineer, builder of railroads.
Sheriff, Register of Deeds, and Judge in the
Court of Common Pleas; and the Hon. N. V.
Whitehouse (1S02-7S), father of the subject
of this sketch. Turner Whitehouse, a direct
ancestor of George L. Whitehouse, mentioned
above, was one of the one hundred and ninety-
eight citizens of Rochester who, October 15,
1776, signed the declaration: "We, the sub-
scribers, do hereby solemnly engage and
promise that we will, to the utmost of our
power, at the risk of our lives and fortunes,
with arms, opjiose the hostile [)roceedings of
the ]?ritish fleet and armies against the United
American Colonies." Israel Whitehouse
(1778-1841), father of N, V. Whitehouse,
served for a time at rortsmouth, N.H., in the
War of 1S12, in Captain Andrew Pierce's
company, and also in Captain John Haven's
company. On the mother's side the Places
were numerous in town. The Rev. Joseph
Haven, during his pastorate from 177G to
1824, records the baptism and marriage of
seventy-two persons by the name of Place.
The Rev. Enoch Place (1786-1865) for fifty-
seven years a minister of the Free Will I5ap-
tist faith, was an immediate connection of the
family. Several of the name of Place served
in the Colonial war against the French and
Indians as early as 174S; and in the Revolu-
tionary War of 1776 there were many by the
name of Place as the old records show.
Colonel David Place (1741-1S24), an ancestor
in the direct line, was a noted man. He
served as Captain and afterward as Colonel
through the Revolutionary War. He raised
and commandeil a company in the Second
Continental Regiment, under Cfilonel James
Reed, in 1776. At the close of the war and
until his death he exercised a marked influ-
ence in all town matters, as did man}' others,
near or remotely connected with Susan Place
Whitehouse, in the business, social, and re-
ligious affairs of Rochester. Colonel David
Place was the son of Richard Place (supposed
to have come from Devonshire, England, with
his father, John Place, about 1688), who set-
tled in Newington, N.H. Richard Place
married his cousin, Susannah Thom])son,
daughter of Noah Thom|)S(in, of Perwick,
Me. Colonel David Place had seven chil-
dren. The fourth chihl was Stephen Place,
who married Pllizabeth Chesley, daughter of
James Chesley, who lived to the age of one
hundred and one years. .Steplien and liliza-
beth (Chesley) Place had seven children, the
second child being Susan Thom|)son Place
(1803-88), who married Nicholas V. White-
house and was the mother of the subject
of this paper. (See sketch of Nicholas V.
Whitehouse.) Charles Sidney Whitehouse is
the second child of his parents, and was born
in Gonic, September 3, 1827, in a room over
the store at this date (March 20, 1897) occu-
pied by Nahum Yeaton & Co.
P^rom childhood till thirteen years old he
attended the village school. In 1840 he was
sent to the academy at Centre Strafford,
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N.II., where lie remained two terms, under
the instruction of Francis \V. Upliam, a native
of Rochester and one of a family of seven sons,
all of whom became distinguished in their
lives. Mr. Upham was then a young man
twenty-three years old. He afterward studied
law with Robert Rantoul, of Boston, and later
was for many years a Professor of Mental
Philosophy in Rutgers College in New Jersey.
In the summers of 1841 and 1S42 young
Whitehouse was at the academy in Durham,
N.H. In the fall and winter of these years
he attended the academy in Rochester, then
under the charge of Harrison C. Hobart, from
whom he received in.struction and advice
which moulded his future life. Master Ho-
bart, at that time just graduated from Dart-
mouth College, was an excellent teacher, a
shrewd olxserver, who understood boys and
just how to handle them. He became a noted
man in after years in Wisconsin, where he
attained eminence in the political affairs of
the State, and in the war of the Rebellion
was a Colonel and General.
In 1S43 Mr. Whitehouse was entered in
Phillips Exeter Academy, where he remained
continuously for two years, and was nearly
fitted for college when ill health made it
necessary to abandon any further schooling.
Soon after he became a clerk in the store of
E. & W. Andrews, of Dover, N.H., but re-
mained there only a little over a year, and in
the early part of 1846 went to work for Ben-
jamin T. Hardy in his dry -goods store in
Lowell, where he remained till January, 1848,
when he returned home to Gonic, and entered
the mill of his father to learn the woolen
manufacturing business, which became his oc-
cupation for the next thirty years of his life.
This year he was twenty-one years old, and
cast his first vote for Zachary Taylor for Pres-
ident. In the following year he with others
organized the Rochester Phalanx, a military
company made up from the iirominent young
men of the town. It had but a brief exist-
ence, being disbanded in 1856. In 1S51,
through his personal efforts, a post-office was
established in the village; and he became the
first Postmaster, holding the office twenty-six
years. In 1852 he was the leading spirit in
forming Tiger Engine Company, and was its
Treasurer for many years. Being of an active
temjierament, politics had a fascination for
him; and from this time forward he entered
heartily into the political affairs of the time.
An earnest Whig, as his father was before
him, no political move in town or county was
made that he did not have a hand in. Early
and late, summer and winter, he was alert to
further the success of his party. In 1854-55
he was a potent factor in the political evolu-
tion that gave birth to the Republican party
in New Hampshire, and which dethroned the
Democratic party in both town and State in
1855, the election of Ralph Metcalf as Gov-
ernor being the result. He was appointed by
Governor Metcalf one of his aides, and re-
ceived the honorary title of Colonel, a title
which has clung to him ever since. When the
Fremont campaign of 1856 opened at Wolf-
boro, September 8, he joined with his brother
Freeman, George and Smith Scates (two
young men from Milton, then at work in
Rochester), and William Beedle, in organiz-
ing a Fremont Glee Club, and sang at that
gathering, which was i^resided over by the
Hon. John P. Hale. Mr. Hale was so im-
pressed with the power and influence such
singing would exert in a political campaign
that he urged them to continue in the work;
and from that date till after the election in
November their services were in constant de-
mand at mass meetings, flag raisings, and
other political gatherings. Many of the
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son^s sung by the club were written by Colo-
nel Whitchousc, and were very popular. No
one can fully estimate the influence their
singing had on their audiences. Many of the
o]5positc party attended to listen to the sing-
ing, when no persuasion would induce them
to listen to the arguments of the speakers.
]5rass bands were at a discount beside these
enthusiastic troubadours. By the midtlle of
Buchanan's administration it was evident that
a crisis was approaching which would test the
principles of a free government and the pa-
triotism, valor, and endurance of the iieojile.
Wise men looked at the course of events with
apprehension. The very air was surcharged
with anxiety and fear. Lincoln was inaugu-
rated, and the hurricane of civil war burst
upon the pe<.ple.
I'Jithusiastic war meetings in Rochester
were of frequent occunence; and in all Colo-
nel VVhitehouse was a participant, encourag-
ing with earnest speech and with money the
enlistments, and giving aid, advice, and care
to many families whose head had gone as a
soldier. He was untiring in the work of the
Sanitary Commission, in giving entertain-
ments, and raising money in various ways to
purchase comforts for those at the front. In
1S58 the Gonic Manufacturing Company was
incorporated, with his father as agent and him
as superintendent and clei'k. These positions
he held till the fall of 1S75. He represented
Rochester in the lower branch of the legis-
lature of 1862, anil in 1S63 and 1864 was
electeil to the State Senate, associating in the
Litter body with such men as Onslow
Stearns, Charles M. Hell, and Ezekiel Straw,
all three of whom were afterward Governors of
the State, and Isaac VV. Smith and George A.
Bingham, who were afterward Judges of the
Supreme Court. While in the legislature he
was zealous in every measure calculated to en-
courage enlistments or aid for the families of
those who had gone to the war. Since the
war ended, the surviving soldiers have had no
more generous or sympathetic friend than
Colonel Whitchousc.
During this period, in 1S61, with John
Hall, N. V. Whitehouse, Sanniel B. Rin.lge,
of Boston, and a few others, he organized the
Cocheco Woolen Company at ]{ast Rochester;
and in 1862-63 he supervised the build-
ing of the large brick mill of the Gonic Com-
pany, improved its water-power, and made and
encouraged others to make man)- improve-
ments in and about the village.
In 1868, combining with the local fire en-
gine company and the town, he projected and
built Gonic II.ill, a model building for public
entertainments, shows, antl festivals, and
fully equijjped it with scenery. Unfortu-
nately for the village, it was destroyed by fire,
January 6, 1885. His ardent temperament,
energy, and ]>ride in his native village led
him irresistibly to encourage antl assist any
scheme which he thought would benefit the
community in whicii he lived, whether it was
building the village school-house in 1858,
remodelling the village church in 1S7J, acting
as superintendent of its Sabbath-schooi, teach-
ing the children to sing, leading and sustain-
ing its choir, or planning and conducting its
festivals.
In 1872 he was chosen by the Republican
party one of the delegates to the Philadeliihia
Convention which nominated General Giant
for his seconil term, and in 1874, with I. W.
Springfield and a few others, he founded the
Rochester Town Fair, an institution whicdi
has been phenomenal in its growth, aiul of
incalculable l^enefit to the town and city for
twenty years, and will be more in the future.
In I 87 5 he was nominated by the Reimbl leans
ot the First Conjrressional District as candi-
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>l)irited
itrht or
(late for mcnibcr of Congress after ;
contest in the convention, in which
ten prominent men of the party were candi-
dates; and, although he conducted the cam-
paign with vigor and credit to himself, he was
defeated by his Democratic opponent, Mr.
l'"rank Jones, of Portsmouth. Declining a re-
nomination, which meant an election in 1S77,
he devoted himself to his duties with the
Gonic Manufacturing Company. In the Au-
gust following (1875), however, he severed his
connection with the Gonic Company, and as-
sumed the management of the Cocheco Woolen
Mills at East Rochester, in which the family
had large interests. Here he remained nearly
five years.
The improvement of the company's prop-
erty, the beautifying of some of the streets
with shade trees, and the encouragement he
gave for building a new school-house on an
enlarged lot, are some of the results of his life
in this thriving village. In 1878 his father
died, and in the early part of 1S80 he retired
from the woolen business permanently. In
1882 he was appointed Weigher in the Boston
Custom-house (under Roland Worthington,
Collector), where he remained about three
years, until retired by a change of administra-
tion. During this time, however, he was
appointed by Go\ernor Charles H. Bell the
first State Auditor under the new law, and re-
appointed in 1883, and the same year he again
represented Rochester in the legislature.
In the Presidential election of 1888, with
Judge George W. Nesmith, Charles D. Mc-
Duffee (a native of Rochester), and Frank
Cofran, he was elected presidential elector,
and with these cast the vote of the State for
Benjamin Harrison and Levi P. Morton.
For several years prior to 1S91 the expedi-
ency of changing from a town to a city or-
ganization had been discussed by the leading
men of Rochester, but no one had a]i|K'ared to
direct the movement or to attempt to crystal-
lize public sentiment in its favor. Colonel
Whitchouse took hold of the matter, and with
Henry Kimball, a lawyer of Rf)chestcr, formu-
lated a charter, which was approved and passed
by the legislature of 1891. During the sum-
mer he busied himself so persistently in creat-
ing a favorable sentiment among the people
for the change that the town adopted the
charter by a large majority, and in December
elected him the city's first Mayor. He was
inaugurated January 6, 1892, and served one
year. In the fall of 1S93 he was elected
Councilman from Ward Three for three years,
and January i, 1897, retired from all further
participation in public affairs.
He married Ellen Francis Foster, of Nor-
way, Me., September 30, 1852, and has two
children: Walter Barker Whitehouse, born
September 25, 1854; and Alice Atherton
Whitehouse, born November 9, 1S62. The
latter married W. C Sanborn, and lives in
Rochester.
This sketch would be incomplete without
reference to the influence Colonel Whitehouse
has exerted for fifty years in musical matters,
not only in Rochester, but in the county and
State. In early life he recognized the value
of music, not only in the church, but in the
social life of the community. He was im-
pressed with its influence, particularly on the
young, in leading to a purer and more refined
daily life and a clearer perception of beauty
in nature and art. The young men and
women who have been stimulated by his ad-
vice, and encouraged to cultivate their musical
taste for their own and the community's good,
cannot be numbered. In the church, the
school-room, and the social gathering this in-
fluence has been constant and abiding, and has
radiated to the adjoining towns. The church
FlSlIEMii.W WKlOTEOfliDOiiSSo
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451
owes a large debt of gratitude to him for the
work he has done in this line. The choirs he
lias directed, the choral societies he has organ-
ized, and the concerts he has gotten up, are
innumerable. At this date he is President
of the New Hampshire Music Teachers' Asso-
ciation, which is exerting a great influence in
promoting the study of music in the State.
This pa|)er cannot be concluded any better
than in the following extract from McDuffee's
History of Rochester, written by the Hon.
Charles W. Folsom of the Rochester 6"c//;7V/-. •
"Colonel Whitehouse's life has been one of
ceaseless acti\'ity. His mental energy, in-
domitable will, tenacious memory, his habit of
investigating all theories before accepting
them as facts, and his diligence in studying
all intellectual as well as commercial or po-
litical questions, have marked him out as a
predestined leader in society. His sharp in-
sight into the character of the many classes
of peojjle with whom his business has brought
him into contact has enabled him to maintain
a strong bond of sympathy between himself
and those he has employed. I'^ew men have
a more genuine regard for the common
brotherhood of man than he, and to this fact
much of his popularity is naturally due. He
has great local pride; and as a recognized
leader, quick in thought and prompt in action,
he awakens sluggish minds and even old fogy-
ism into useful activity. His influence in-
duced the people to plant shade trees and or-
nament their houses and grounds, till the
result is a beautiful little country village.
The meeting-house at Gonic was dilapidated,
tlie services thinly attended, and the faithful
few much discouraged. Becoming superin-
tendent of the Sunday-school, Mr. Whitehouse
organized and led a choir, and then very
materially aided in rebuilding the [iresent
beautiful church edilice. He has been inter-
ested and active in school affairs and in the
fire de|)artment of the town. To his execu-
tive ability as superintendent of the first town
fair was due in a great measure its success.
His natural musical gifts have enabled him to
create a healthy musical sentiment in the com-
munity. As far back as 1842 or 1S43 he sang
in the old Congregational church on the Coni-
I-'rom that time till the present there
)t been an '01. 1 lM)lks' Concert' or a
union in the details of which he has
mon.
has n(
choral
not h;
prominent part. His earnest wor
notoriety, but to accomi)Iish results fur the
public good. He is a writer of no small abil-
ity, pleasing and convincing as a speaker, and
generally carrying his point.
"Rochester has been fortunate in having a
citizen so thoroughly public-spirited and pos-
sessed of so solid sense as Charles .Sidney
Whi
el
ouse.
Mar
ch
ro, 1S97.
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NOCH FREEMAN VVHITKIIOUSE,
the second son and third child of Nich-
as Varney and Susan (Place)
Whitehouse, was born in 1830.
In early childhood it became evident that
he possessed more than ordinary musical abil-
ity, and upon reaching manhood his voice de-
veloped unusual richness and power, and he
became one of the finest and sweetest ballad
singers the country has ever protluced. He
first came before the general public as a memlier
of Ossian's Bards, under the leadershij) of the
noted Ossian E. Dodge, and sul)sec|uently be-
came manager of a company called "White-
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house's New England Bards."' After that he
spent a few years at home, and when he started
out aj;ain he went alone, to be met, as before,
wherever he went by full houses and apprecia-_
tive auiliences. A master also of the guitar,
he thrilled his hearers by his playing as well
as by his singing; and the press was enthu-
siastic in their praise of his accomplishments.
His power as a singer was wonderful, and few
Rochester men have been more widely known
or more greatly beloved than he became
through his musical talent. His personal
friends were equally charmed and attracted by
his qualities of mind and character. Tender-
liearted and generous in the extreme, he was
constantly giving away large sums to assist
the needy and unfortunate. Mr. Whitehouse
was for some years the Cashier of the Farmers'
and Mechanics' Bank of Rochester, which has
become the First National Bank of Gonic.
On December 3, 1861, he married Abbie
McDuffee. He lived less than four years
after, being drowned near the Isles of Shoals,
August 28, 1865, together with his brother-in-
law, Joseph McDuffee, by the capsizing of the
boat, in which they were fisliing.
lORACE DREW, a thrifty and well-
to-tlo farmer of Gilmanton, was born
in Barnstead, N.H., August 26, 1835,
son of James and Hannah (Clark) Drew. His
grandfather, Joseph Drew, settled in Loudon,
N.H., u])on land now known as the Town
l-'arm. Having afterward sold that property,
Joseph bought of an Englishman living in
I'ortsmouth, a tract of two thousand acres bor-
ilering iqjon Half-a-moon I'ond. For this
land, which was situated in the towns of
Alton and ]5arnstead, he is said to have paid
si.\ tliousand dollars. In February, 1773, he
married Jane Scranton, anil she became the
mother of twelve children; namely, Lydia,
Ebenezer, Joseph, Betsey, Anna, Thomas,
Martha, John, ]-"liza, Samuel, Susan, and
James. Lydia became ]\Irs. Durgin; Betsey
married a Mr. Edgerly; Martha wedded
Thomas Proctor, of Alton. N.H.; and Susan
became Mrs. Langeley, and resided in Barn-
stead. Of grandfather Drew's great-grand-
father and wife, the following story is told:
The couple were captured by Indians, who
separated into two parties, each taking a
prisoner. Mrs. Drew suffered the anguish of
seeing her new-born babe killed in her
]Dresence. Some two years afterward her hus-
band succeeded in making his escape, and re-
turned to his farm. About four years after
the capture, on learning that the tribe which
had taken Mrs. Drew was visiting Portsmouth,
her husband went to that settlement with a
hope of hearing something of his wife. Al-
though her face was bronzed from long-contin-
ued exposure, and she was in general appear-
ance an Indian, he suspected she was his long-
lost wife. She also recognized him, but was
not sure, until she sang a familiar song, when
the recognition was complete on the part of
both. Her husband succeeded in obtaining
her release by paying a ransom amounting to
one hundred and fifty dollars, and they re-
turned to their old home in the vicinity of
Durham or Lee, N H. After a long life of
prosperity, which was made happy by the birth
of several children, they both died the same
day, and were buried in one grave.
James Drew, the father of the subject of
this sketch, was born in Loudon in 1794.
When a young man he engaged in agricultural
pursuits in Barnstead. Several years after-
ward he moved to Pittsfield, N.H., where he
continued to till the soil. Penally, in com-
pany with his son, J. Horace, he bought a
large farm located at Academy Corners, in the
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town of Gilnianton, and there resided for the
rest of his life. He was noted for his strict
adherence to ])rincii)le, which gained for liim
the sincere respect of the entire community.
He was frequently solicited to accept public
office, but invariably declined. An earnest
advocate of the Adventist faith, he contributed
generously toward the sup])ort of the church,
and was deeply interested in its work. He
died June 30, 1 874. The first of his three
marriages was contracted in 1817 with Han-
nah Clark. In 1845 he wedded Lucy Clark,
and in i860 he married Sarah B. I'lummer.
He was the father of five chiUlren, namely:
ILbenezer Clark, who was born in 18 19, and
died in 1864; Jane, who was born in 1823, and
in 1849 married Josei)h O. Tasker; Charles,
who was born in 1825; John G., who was born
in 1821; and J. Horace, the subject of this
sketch.
J. Horace Drew was educated at the Pitts-
field Academy. When his studies were fin-
ished he engagetl in farming with his father.
After the death of the latter he became sole
owner of the farm of two hundred acres. By
energy and good judgment he has since con-
siderably enlarged the property. He devotes
his attention to raising the usual products of
this locality, and always keeps some excellent
stock. He has served with ability as a mem-
ber of the Board of Selectmen. Although
fre(|uently urged by his fellow-townsmen to
accei)t other town offices, he has refused.
Mr. Drew, married Laura A. I'lummer,
daughter of Joseph I'lummer, of Gilmanton.
Mrs. Drew attended the academy in this
town. She is the mother of one daughter,
Idella M. Idella M. Drew was prepared for
college at the Gilmanton Aca^lemy, and while
j)ursuing her studies spent her vacations in
teaching. After graduating she gave up her
intention of taking a classical course, and has
since continued in educational work. She
has fully demonstrated her ability in this di-
rection, and is now a successful teacher in the
Laconia Grammar School. Mr. Drew and
family are membeis of the Congregati(jnal
church.
ANILL L. I'LUMMl
successful ilealer m geneial mei
:handise, was born on Lee Hill
February 16, 1845, son of Allen and Abbie J
(Pendergast) I'lummer.
When he removed with his ]iarents to th
town of Newington, N, H., Daniel K. Plum
nier was but three years oUl. In 1S55 th
family returned to Lee Hill, whore Danic
acquired a common-school education. At th
age of fifteen he began working at the shoe
maker's trade, which he subsequently followe
for eight years in Haverhill, Mass. Later h
managed a cafe in the same city, remainin
until 1875, when he again returned to hi
native town. Here he has since conducted
general merchandise store, dealing e.Ntensi\'el
in hay, grain, and feed. He also does a goo
business in lumbering. In 1876 Mr. Plum
mer was appointed Postmaster of Lee by Pret
ident Hayes. With the e.xceiition of tw
years, he has held that ])osition since. Th
two years referred to were 1889 and 1S90, whe
he was a Representative to the legislatuie, an
his wife took his place in the post-office. II
was Tax Collector for sixteen years, and he ha
been Town Clerk for the jxist twenty-one years
being still in that office. He is also a Trut
tee of the Public Library. In politics he i
identified with the Democratic party.
In 1874 Mr. I'lummer was united in mai
riage with Millie C. Cummings. He has tw
daughters— Amiie May and Lulu. .Xinii
May is a gratluate of the Dover public scho.d.'-
of the academy in Northwood, N. IL, and (
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the Emerson College of Oratory in Boston,
;\Iass. Lulu is also an elocutionist and a
graduate of lunerson College. They are both
single, and are still living at home. Mrs.
riumnier died May 3, 1891.
■;ORGE \V. SANDERS, a retired
business man of Gilford, was born
in this town, July 30, 18 17, son of
George anil I'hilena (Martin) Sanders. His
grandfather, George Sanders (first), emigrated
with his family from England, and settled in
Rye, N.H. He was the father of three chil-
dren—Henry, George, and Mary. Alary be-
came the wife of Nehemiah Sleeper, and died
in Gilford. Henry died on the passage from
the West Indies.
George Sanders (second), father of the sub-
ject of this sketch, followed the sea in his
younger days, and when the war of 181 2 broke
out he sailed from r(.)rtsmouth on board of a
privateer. With his share of the spoils taken
in his second cruise amounting to nine hun-
dred dollars, he bought the Kenniston farm in
(jilford, and there took up his residence in
1813. He was an industrious and prosperous
farmer, ami died in December 26, 1843. In
l)olitics he was a Democrat, and, though fre-
cjuently solicited to accept office, he always
declined. His wife, Philena, whom he mar-
ried about a year after settling in Gilford, was
a daughter of Elder Richard Martin, a farmer
and a preacher. Elder Martin was in early
life a store-keeper in Lee, N.H. In those
days the country grocers sold liquor. It was
his custom when asked for more by customers
whom he saw had had enough, to tell them to
come ne.xt day. He finally gave up the store
and moved to Gilford, where he preached at
the "Gunstock Meeting-House." He de-
livered a sermon in the forenoon of the day on
which he died. This event occurred sud-
denly when on his way to church for the after-
noon service, being then over seventy years
old. He was the father of eight children —
John, Richard, Christopher, Hannah, Kuth,
I'hilena, Betsey, and Thankful. The last
named became Mrs. Jackson; John settled in
the northern part of this State; Christopher
was for some time a preacher in Vermont, and
later in Salem, Mass.; Richard was a painter
by trade, and died in Laconia; Ruth married
Hezekiah Sleeper; Hannah married Vowel
Langley; Betsey married Elder William
Blaisdell, who was Town Clerk of Gilford for
twenty-five years, and also served as Select-
man and Representative to the legislature;
Philena became Mrs. George Sanders. Mr.
and Mrs. George Sanders were the parents of
six children; namely, Ruhamah, Olive,
George W. , Richard AL, Orrin, and Erancis.
Ruhamah married William G. Hoitt, of Gil-
ford; Olive married Tenney Hibbard; Orrin
died from the result of an accident when four
years old; Richard died at the age of thirteen;
and Francis, who married Emma Tuttle, died
in 1894.
George W. Sanders attended the public
schools until fifteen years old, and then went
to the Hopkinton Academy for one term.
After leaving the academy he taught school for
a time. With the funds so obtained he pur-
sued his studies in Parsonsfield, Me. He then
resumed educational work, teaching for a
while in Gilford, and then going to HoUiston,
l\Iass., at a salary of twenty-seven dollars per
month and board. He ne.xt taught in Milford,
Mass., receiving thirty dollars a month and
board. In 1842, having finally abandoned
teaching, he began to work in a shoe shop in
Milford, where he remained until cal
by the last illness of his father. For
ceeding si.xteen years he was engaged
-d home
the sue-
in t'cn-
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cral tanning at the liDmcsteatl. Then he sold
the proiierty and moved to the Smith farm,
which then compriseil five luinih'ed acres.
Later he established himself in the lumber
business, and followed it successfully until his
retirement in 1873.
Mr. Sanders inarrled Sarah Smitii, <laughter
of Joseph P. Smith of Gilford, and formerly a
school teacher. She died March 10, 1894,
leaving four chiUlren; namely, Joseph S.,
George A., J. b'rank, and Roscoe M. Joseph
S., who resides with his father, is married and
has two children : George A., is associated
with his father-in-law, William Pepper, in the
knitting-machinery business in Lakeport;
Roscoe is a carpenter by trade, and resides in
Bolton, Mass.; J. Frank is in mercantile busi-
ness in Lakeport. In politics Mr. Sanders is
a Democrat, and has frequently been a dele-
gate to party conventions. He served upon
the School Committee for four years. A
candidate for the legislature on one occasion,
he was defeated in a closely contested election
by two votes. He is a member of the Free
Baptist church.
§OEL H. MARISON, a well-known
resident of Barrington, was born in
West Barrington, N. II., November 5,
1832, son of Joel and Emily (Underwood)
Marison. His parents had seven children, as
follows: Harriett, Sarah J., Joel H., George
W. , Louisa, Samuel S., and Caroline M. By
a former marriage with Miss Harriett Bartlett,
Joel Marison had two children — John and
Mary. Joel H., the eldest son by the father's
second marriage, spent his boyhood in Barring-
ton, receiving his education in the common
schools. The old homestead remained his
home up to 1 87 1, when he came to his present
farm. Here he ha.-, ijeen successfully engaged
in general farming since. In i8<)^ he started
a general store, and he is now the Postmaster
of West Barrington.
On August 15, 1862, Mr. Marison eulisteil
as a i.rivate in C(jmpany F of the Thirteenth
New Hampshire Volunteers, and was mustered
in at Concord. The first engagement in
which he took part was the battle of Freder-
icksburg on December 13, 1862. Thereafter
he was with his regiment at the siege of Suf-
folk in April and May, 1863; at Walthall
Roads, May 7, 1864; Swift Creek, May 9 and
10; Kingsland Creek, May 12 and 13;
Drewry's Bluff, May 14 to May 16; Cold
Harbor, June i to June 3; Battery 5, Peters-
burg, June 15: e.\i>losion of the mine at
Petersburg, July 29; Battery Harrison, Sep-
tember 29 and 30; Fair Oaks, October 27;
and he entered Richmond, April 3, \8Cic,. In
the course of his term he was ])romoted to
the rank of Sergeant. He was discharged at
Richmond, June 21, 1865.
Mr. Marison was united in marriage with
Miss Mary A. Hanson. Four children have
been born to them; namely, Cora M., George
W., Marcellus, and John H. In iiolitics Mr.
Marison is a Republican. In religion he is a
member of the Baptist church.
A XI EL P. YORK, a typical repre-
sentative of the citizen-soldier ele-
ment of Strafford County, N.II.,
whose recortl in the late Civil War entitles
him to honorable mention in this biographical
work, is a highly resjiected citizen of the city
of Dover, where he has lived for more than
twoscore years. He was born Seiiteniber i,
1S34, at Gilmanton, Belknap County, son of
Jonethron and I'ietsey York. He attended the
public schools of his native town until fifteen
years old, when he began working at the shoe-
maker's trade. Two years later he removed
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to iJurham, hmliiig t
for carrying on his cl
In 1853 Mr. Ydik
wlicrc he rcniaiiictl
■re better o]i])ortunitie
.en calling.
cateil in I'lxeter, N.H.
ree and one-half years
Then he returned to Durham, and after a time
took up his residence in South Ik-rwick, Me,
where he had charge of a stationary engine two
and one-half years in the employment of the
Boston & Maine Railroad Company. At this
time the late Rebellion was in progress, and
he, with the patriotic ardor of the native New
linglander, hastened to the defence of his flag
and country. He enlisted October 17, 1861,
as a private in Company B of the Twelfth
Maine Vcdunteer Infantry for a period of three
years. He was mustered into service at Cape
]-;iizabeth, Portland, and was at once ordered
with his regiment to the scene of action. Mr.
York's first engagements were at the taking
of Forts Jackson and Phillips. He was in the
thickest of the fight at Irish Bend and at the
siege of Port Hudson, which lasted forty-seven
days. He was present at the surrender of
h'orts Jackson and Phillips, and that of New-
Orleans. In New Orleans he served on Gen-
eral Putler's body guard and he assisted in
the execution of William Mumford at the
Branch Mint. On September 19, 1864, at
the memorable battle of Winchester, Mr. York
was severely wounded by a minic ball, which
entered the knee and passed downward under
the knee pan, descending to the ankle. He
was at once taken to the Sheridan iMeld Hos-
pital, where four days later the left leg was
amputated. He was subsequently removed to
the Baltimore hospital, and there on October
12 a second operation was found necessary.
Again, a month later at the Cherry Street
hospital, his wound not having healed as it
should, Mr. York submitted to the third ampu-
tation, after which he was confined in the hos-
pital until some time in December. He sub-
seipiently received his honorable discharge
from the service in March, 1865. Returning
to Berwick he lived there until 1874, when he
removed to his present home in Dover. Here
he is living a contented and happy life, secure
in the love and devotion of his family. In
politics he has ever been a true and stanch
Reiiublican.
Mr
L'd, Novembt
Miss Susan Smart, a daughter of Mnoch ami
Hanah Smart, of Durham. The union has
been blessed by the birth of ten children;
namely, Elbridge, Annie, I'.sther, Susan,
Daniel, Georgia K. , Ella, Ida, Lilly, and
William.
^:;':::
AM SANBORN WOODMAN,
:d farmer of Sanbornton, and
an ex-member of the New Hamp-
shire legislature, was born in this town, July
II, 1819, son of John and Sarah (Calef)
Woodman. The family is of English origin.
Its ancestors resided in Milford, England,
previous to emigrating to America. Aiche-
laus Woodman, a weaver by trade, who was a
passenger on board the ship "James," reached
the country in 1635, and settled in Newbury,
Mass. He died in 1702, leaving no children.
His brother, l^dward Woodman, who, with his
family arrived here in the same year, is
believed to have been the common ancestor
of the Woodmans in Sanbornton. lulward
Woodman was a man of energy and decision,
had much influence in the community, and was
a Deputy to the General Court for the years
1636, 1637, 1639, and 1643. He held vari-
ous town and Colonial offices, and was one of
three commissioners ajipointed to adjust small
litigations in Newbury. He was the father of
two sons — Edward and John. John Woodman
was great-grandfather of Joshua Wootlman, the
grandfather of the subject of this sketch.
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botn in I.ec, N.H.,
wife, Lois Wiiotlnian,
year in Maine. He
Josluia Woodman w
June I 1, 1736 ; and 1
January 26 of the sai
moved from Lee to Meredith, where he re-
sided until 1794. 'I'iien he came to S:ud)orn-
ton. In Meredith he was Deputy Sheriff.
He fought in the Revolutionary War, bearing
the rank of Captain and attended by his son
Joshua; and he died August 13, 1.S27. His
wife's death occurred October jS, i.S^o, in
her eighty-fifth year. John Woodman, father
of William S., was born in Lee, \.H,, Feb-
ruary I, 1769. In his youth he accompanieil
his parents to Meredith, and later to Sanborn-
ton. He succeeded to the homestead in this
town, and was afterward tpiite an extensive
dealer in cattle. His wife, Sarah, whom he
wedded May 2, I7<J7, was born June iS, 17SCJ,
daughter of Oliver Calef. She l)ecame the
mother of sixteen children, of whom fourteen
attained maturity. Of the latter, four are
living, namely: Sally, the widow of IJarnard
II. Smith; William S, , the subject of this
sketch; Mary S., the widow of Harris Allen ;
and Lawrence C. . a resident of Otonia, Minn.
The others were: Stephen M., Susan, Joshua,
Lois and Eliza (twins), Samuel, John, Ira,
Charles C, and Nathaniel. The father died
October 30, 1865; and the mother on I<-ebru-
ary 12, 1866. Iioth were members of the
Baptist church, the father having served it in
the cai)acity of Deacon.
William Sanborn Woodman attended the
district schools. At the age of eighteen he
went to Meredith, where he assisted his
brother-in-law upon a farm for two years. He
then completed his studies by attending the
New Hampton Literary Institute, after which
he returned to his native town, where he
erected a house, and resided in it until 184S.
Then he bought his present farm of about
three hundred acres. Of this, he cultivates
some forty acres, raising hay, corn, oats, bar-
ley, and jiotatoes, keeping twenty head of
cattle ;ind the .same nund)er of sheep. He
regular customers for all the Initter he can
produce. Politically, he is a Democrat.
While representing his district in the legisla-
ture of 1869, he was instrumental in causing
the enactment of laws favoring Sanbornton
when the town was divided. He served with
ability as a Selectm;in, and was County Tre:is-
urer for two years. l-'or five years he hail
ch;uge of the Tovvii p'arm, and he was .S\i[)er-
intendent of the County P'arm and Keeper of
the jail and house of correction from 1871 to
1879. He is a pidjlic sjiirited, enterprising,
and progressive citizen, ;ind has laboieil dili
gently and faithfully for the welfaie of the
town. iMirmerly he was much interested in
milit:iry affairs, and held a Captain's com-
mission in the old State militia.
On June 23, 1841, Mr. Woodman was
united in marriage with Mary Ann h'ox,
daughter of Benjamin P"ox, of Meredith.
Mrs. Woodman has had five children, as fol
lows: Stephen M., who married Lizzie Smith,
anti ilied leaving a widow and eight children,
of whom six are living; Cynthia, who married
Orville M. Smith; P:ila, the wife of Dennis
O'Shea, a merchant of Laconia; Josephine,
who married I'" rank M. Sanborn, of Milton
Mills, N.H. ; and George, who has had the
management of the farm since his father's
retirement. George Woodman wedded Mrs.
Anna (Randlett) Merrill, daughter of Jona-
than Randlett, of Laconia. By lier former
marriage she has two children — .Arthur am.1
Bud; and by her jjresent marriage three sons
— Roscoe Stevens, Clarence John, and Will-
iam Lawrence. Mr. and Mrs. William S.
Woodman are members ot the Bajitist church,
which he formerly served as clerk and as a
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member of the executive committee. An oc-
casion long to be remembered by the partici-
pants was the celebration of their golden wed-
din"' on lime 23, 1891. when about two hun-
dred of their relatives and friends, including
many from the neighboring towns and some
from Massachusetts, assembled at their pleas-
ant residence to congratulate them upon the
happy event; and the Rev. Mr. Hunter, in
behalf of the donors, presented the happy
couple with several costly gifts, while excel-
lent music was furnished by the Sanbornton
Orchestra.
]^^A\CI.S I- GERALD, AI.D., of
plj IkMmont, now living in retirement,
was born in Warren, N.H., January 5
1S3S, son of Addison W. and Mary II. (Mer-
rill) Gerald. He, in common with nearly all
who bear the surname of Gerould or Gerald in
this country, is a descendant of Dr. Jacques
Jerauld, one of the Huguenots who left France
after the Revolution of the Edict of Nantes,
in 1685. Settling in Medfield, Mass., he
jnactised medicine there until his death, Oc-
tober 25, 1760. He married Miss Dupee,
who was born on the voyage when her parents
were coming to this country in 1685.
Addison W. Gerald acquired his education
in New York State. Shortly after attaining
his majority he located in Warren, N. H. His
wife, Mary, was a daughter of Samuel Mer-
rill, a well-to-do farmer and a leading light
in the l-'ree Ikqitist church of that town. By
their marriage, which was performed in 1S36,
there were twelve children; namely, Francis
L., Laura A., Lucy J., Henry J., Maria (de-
cea.sed), Charles S.. Ellen, Abbie, luneline.
Alma, Emily, and one who died in early life.
Laura A. married Nathaniel Sawyer, and
they removed to Buffalo, N. V. Lucy J. mar-
ried Charles Norris, of Laconia. They reside
in Lowell, Mass., where he is a well-known
machinist. Henry J. married Elizabeth Tay-
lor. He is overseer in Baker's Chocolate
Mills in Milton, Mass., where they reside.
Charles S. is a prominent physician in South
Dakota. Ellen M. married Edwin J. San-
born, and resides in Nebraska. Abbie, who is
unmarried, lives in Tilton, N.H. Emeline
married Olcott Colby, of Warren, N.H.
Alma became Mrs. Byron Copp of the same
town. Emily married Charles Whiteman,
and with her husband is living in Tilton,
N.H.
Francis L. Gerald graduated from the
Eclectic Medical Institute of Cincinnati,
Ohio. He began practice in Nashua in 1869,
and came to Hyde Park in 1873, being the
first physician vn the Board of Health in that
town. Beginning in 1880, he was Treasurer
of the Massachusetts Eclectic Medical Soci-
ety for several years, and in 18S8 he became
the President of that organization. Failing
health subsequently obliged Dr. Gerald to re-
linquish his extensive and lucrative practice
in Hyde Park and move to the country. At
that time he came to Belmont and settled on
Ladd Hill, where he has since devoted his
time to farming and stock-raising, owning
some of the finest specimens of stock ever
raised in New England. In politics he affil-
iates with the ReiJublican party; but on license
questions he is a Prohibitionist, being an
active temperance worker. He has served as
Moderator in town meetings, and he was a
member of the Belmont School Board for four
years. In 1896 he was elected to the State
legislature, and will no doubt prove an able
Representative.
The first of Dr. Gerald's two marriages was
contracted in i860. By his second marriage,
which was contracted in 1874, with Lucy A.,
daughter of Bowman Goodrich, (jf Hudson,
-RANCIS L. GERALD.
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N. H., there were three children — Florence
N., Frank W., and Mabel. Frank is now
deceased. I'lorence i.s a teacher in lielniont,
and Mabel i.s a student in the Laconia High
Schonl. Dr. Gerald was the Treasurer of
Forest Lodge, I. O. O. F., of Hyde Park,
Mass., and he has been Recorder for seven
years of Cyprus Commandery, Knights Tem-
lilars, of the same town. An esteemed member
of the Laconia Methotlist church, he has been
a trustee of the society for ten years, and the
superintendent of the Sunday-school for five
years.
§AMFS C. LOCKE, a representative of
one of the oldest families in North
Harnstead, was born here, September 7,
1S46, son of Jacob and Pamelia (Dow) Locke.
The first ancestor of the family to settle in the
locality was James Locke, great-grandfather of
the subject of this sketch. He came from Rye,
N.H., and acquired a tract of wild land located
at what has since been known as Locke's Corner.
Some time after he moved to another tract,
situated nearer to the present farm of his great-
grandson, and when opportunity permitted he
built a frame house to replace the primitive log
cabin he had originally erected for an abode.
He made his living by trapping bears, and till-
ing the soil. Making a substantial success of
the last-named occupation, he became the pos-
sessor of several farm.s. He was prominent in
the early town government, in which he served
as a Selectman ; his religious principles were
those of the Quakers ; and he lived to be over
eighty years old. His children were James,
Enoch, John, Edward, Lucy, and Lovey.
Enoch Locke, grandfather of James C, in-
herited the homestead, and resided there through-
out his life, which ended when he was well past
his eightieth year. He was one of the first
members of the Free Baptist Church at New
Durham Ridge. He married Sally Berry, and
reared three children; namely, Lucy, Jacob,
and James. Lucy lived to be over seventy
years old. James always resided in Barnstciid,
and died about the age of si.xty years. Jacob
Locke, James C. Locke's father, spent his entire
life at the homestead, and became an extensive
tarnier. He was a member of the Board of
Selectmen for many years, and represented the
town in the Legislature. He died before his
father, about the year i860. He was a leading
spirit of the Democratic party in this .section,
was a ready speaker and an able Moderator at
town meetings. At the time of his death he
was serving his second term in the New Hamp-
shire House of Representatives. In religion he
was a Congrcgationalist. His wife, ramelia, a
daughter of Timothy Dow of Banistead, he-
came the mother of two children : Nellie S.
and James C. Nellie S., who formerly taught
school, gave up her position during her mothci's
illness, and is now residing in Farmington, N.li.
James C. Locke was educated in the district
and private schools of I^arnstead. He was
fourteen years old when his father died, leaving
to him the management of the farm, which he
carried on with energy and success until 18X4.
The Locke homestead, which is one of the most
desirable, as well as one of the oldest, pieces of
agricultural property in Ndrth Barn.stead, has
been the property of the hunily for four gener-
ations.
Mr. Locke married hjnma Rodgers, daughter
of Rev. William Rodgers, a Free Baptist min-
ister. Mrs. Locke was born a subject of the
Flnglish government, on the Isle of Wight.
Rev. William Rodgers preached in England
previous to coming to America, and he had
pastoral charges in New Jersey, and in Hamp-
ton and other places in this State. At the
time of his death, he was preaching in North
Barnstead. In early life he officiated without
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pay, maintaining himself as best he could by
following other occupations in connection with
his ministerial duties. He was the father of
nine children, two of whom died in England
while yoimg. The others were Ann, who is
now Mrs. Leonard Smith ; Jemima, Maria, Mary,
lilizabeth, and Emma, all of whom were born in
I'jigland ; and Catherine, who was born in New
Jersey. Maria married Henry Smith, and re-
sides in Haverhill, Mass. Mary, now deceased,
was the wife of Rev. George Barber, a Metho-
dist minister in Epping, N.H. Catherine is the
wife of Nathan L. Proctor, of Farmington, N.H.
Elizabeth is the widow of George Webster, late
of Wilmot, who died in 1889, leaving five chil-
dren. Mrs. Locke was but an infant when her
parents came to the United States. She ac-
cjuired a good education and became a school-
teacher. She taught first in Alfred, Me., later
having charge of schools in other places ; and
she was identified with educational work in
North Barnstead until 1896, a period of ten
)-ears. Mr. and Mrs, Locke have no children,
l-'or some years ])ast a niece of Mrs. Locke,
Miss (Gertrude Web.ster, has resided with them,
antl she succeeded to tlie school formerly taught
by her aunt.
Mr. Locke attends divine worship at the Con-
gregational church. In jiolitics he is a Demo-
crat. He is now ser\-ing his first term as a
Selectman, rc])resenting the third of the three
generations of his family that have been repre-
sented in that bod}-. He is a member of Wood-
bine Lodge, I. (). (). E. of 1^'armington ; and a
charter member of Crescent Lake Grange, of
l^arnstead, of which he was for two years master.
AVID S. HANSON, a skilful and
thriving agriculturist, owning and
occupying a valuable farm on the
Knox Marsh Road, two miles west of the city
limits of Dover, Strafford County, was born on
the homestead where he now lives, August 24,
1837. He comes of pioneer ancestry, the
Hansons having been prominent amongst the
earlier settlers of this part of the State. His
grandfather, John Hanson, was the original
owner of the farm. Samuel Hanson, son of
John and father of the subject of this sketch,
w^as born here. May 24, 1789. He inherited
the paternal acres, and spent his entire life on
the estate, and was engaged in farming and
carpenter's work throughout his active period.
An upright, hard-working man, and prudent
in his habits, he was eighty-two years old
when he died here, December 12, 1871. He
married Miss Clarissa \'arney, who passed
away September 8, 1889. They were the par-
ents of seven children; namely, John C,
James V., Mary, Hannah C, Daniel E.,
David S., and Clara A. All arc living but
Mary. Samuel Hanson never knew a sick
day until his last illness, which was brief.
David S. Hanson attended the district
school in his younger days. Besides receiv-
ing a practical training in agriculture on the
homestead, he also learned the carpenter's
trade from his father. The latter calling he
followed for many years, working first with
his father and afterward alone, being employed
in different places, although he always lived
on the farm. Since the death of his parents,
Mr. Hanson has had the entire charge of the
home property, and has successfully carried on
general agriculture and dairying. It contains
one hundred acres of land, in a good state of
cultivation, and is well furnished with sub-
stantial buildings. The good condition of the
estate is a standing monument to the industry
and good management of its projirietor.
In his political affiliations Mr. Hanson has
always been identified with the Rejiublican
party, and he represented Ward Four in
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Dover's Board of Selectmen for one year. He
is liberal in his reli<;ions beliefs, while he
p;ivcs friemlly sii])])ort to eluireh oij^ani/.ations.
Kesidin<; with him on the lionie farm are his
sisters, Hannah and Clara, who attend to the
housekeeping and exercise a general sujjcr-
vision o\'er the farm.
'ON. OLIVI'R J. M GILMAN, of
Alton, one of the well-known public
.■n ..f Helknap Cmmty, and who
has served for eight years in the State legisla-
ture, is the only son of Oliver and Mary Ann
(Morrison) Gilman, to whom he was horn in
Alton, January 31, 1S47. The children of his
grandparents, David and Rhoda (Hunt) Gil-
man, were: Moses, who was Selectman of
Alton, N. H., for several years, and repre-
sentetl the town in the State legislature for
a time; Henry, who also served in the legisla-
ture; Rhoila, who became the wife of Moses
Gilman; Captain John Gilman, who com-
manded a militia company, and spent the
latter [urt of his life in ]5arrington, N.II. ;
J)avid, who taught .school and cultivated a farm
in Sangervillc, Me. ; Oliver, the father of
Oliver J. M. ; and Ai Ti-tcomb, who was at
one time Postmaster of ICast Alton, N.H., and
siicnt the latter part of his life in New
Market, this State.
Oliver Gilman was born in Alton, N.II.,
December j, 1815. He was given a good
education, which was finished at VVolfboro
Academy. Settling on a farm in l-:ast Alton
after he attained maturity, he took an active
])art in town affairs, and was Postmaster and
Selectman of the town when he died at the
age of thirty-one. His wife was a daughter
of Dr. John Morrison, one of the early set-
tlers of y\Itnn, and niece of Robert Morrison,
a noted scholar and public man, who taught
school in Portsmouth and Boston, and was suc-
cessively elected Mayor of Portsmouth in 1X57,
1858, and 1859. Robert jMorrison at one time
had charge of Thompson's Island. He lived to
be eighty-eight years old. Dr. John Morrison
taught school for a number of years in his
early youth, saving his earnings for the train-
ing neces-sary to fit him for a jirofe.ssional ca-
reer. He first took up the study of medicine
with Dr. Graves, of Deerfield, N. H., and wa.s
subsequently associated with established jirac
titioners in \'ermont. His training was fin-
ished at the Dartmouth Medical School,
and he received the degree of Doctor of
Medicine from the New Hampshire Medical
Society in 1814. During the latter part of
the War of i8ij, he was Surgeon on board the
privateer "Fo.\," remaining in the govern-
ment service until 1815. He moved from
Lee to Alton when the latter town was but a
small settlement, and started bravely in on the
arduous <luties.of a countiy doctor. In the
course of his practice he had to travel on
horseback in all kinds of weather, often mak-
ing his own ])ath, and braving the perils of
darkness and precarious footing. As the town
grew his practice became more lucrative and
easier of attendance; and in the fifty year.s,
or more, of his jirofessional wcjrk, he accumu-
lated both reputation and wealth. He was a
member of the New Hampshire Medical Soci-
ety, and of Sullivan Lodge, F. & A. M. His
death occurred May 17, 1878. He was mar-
ried in Lee, N.II., to Mary, daughter of
Simon Randall. After the marriage the
young couple travelled on one horse to Alton,
where they settled on a farm. Three children
were born to them, namely : Betsey, who died
young; Addie, who died at the age of forty-
eight; and Mary Ann, the mother of Oliver
J. M. Gilman. This lady, after Mr. Gil-
man's death, married Moses F. Gate, of Wolf-
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1)1)10, 1))' whom she had three children —
Geor-e, lulward, and Arthur. She is yet
livin-
Oliver J. M. Gihnan, after his father's
death, went to live with his grandfather, Ur.
Morrison, and was reared on the doctor's farm
in Alton. He attended Wolfhoro and Straf-
ford Academies, and studied for a while
under the tuition of Mrs. Marilla Ricker, one
of the best teachers of that day. Afterward,
for several years, he taught school during the
winter season in Alton and New Durham,
N. II., and worked on the farm in summer.
Naturally serious and studious, he devoted
most of his leisure moments to reading, his
actions and studies all the time governed by
religious princijiles. He succeeded his grand-
father. Dr. Morrison, as owner of the farm in
Alton, and has since been extensively engaged
in general farming. He has been Associate
Justice for a number of years, and he has
taken an important part in town and State
affairs. Under the old law, he was Superin-
tendent of Schools for ten years; and since
the new law went into effect, he has served on
the School Board another period of ten years,
presiding for the last five years as Chairman of
the board. He is often called upon to preside
as Moderator at the Alton town meetings. He
was Selectman for two years. County Commis-
sioner for four years, and he is now Secretary
of the State Hoard of Charities and Correction.
In 1879 he was elected to the legislature for
two years, and he was honored with re-election
in 1881, 1885, and 1895. While in the
House, he served on the Committees on
Banks, Agriculture, Roads, Bridges and
Canals, Insane Asylums, and Temperance
Legislation, The bill to reduce the tax on
savings banks, which was passed after a ]iro-
longed fight, was introduced by Mr. Gilman.
He has discharged all his ofificial duties faith-
fully and ably; and his honesty, good judg-
ment, and marked ability won for him many
admirers in the State legislature.
On August 16, 1S74, Mr. Gilman was mar-
ried to Octavia H., daughter of Sewall T.
Roberts, of Alton, who was a member of the
State legislature. Mrs. Gilman taught school
for some time previous to her marriage. She
has had two children, who died in infancy.
Mr. Gilman is a member of the Congrega-
tional church, and has been superintendent of
the Sabbath school for fifteen years.
§OHN C. HANSON, a successful
farmer residing on the old Demerritt
homestead in Madbury, Strafford
County, \.H., was born in Dover, N.H.,
December 19, 1827, son of Sanuiel Hanson,
who was a carpenter by trade. He spent his
boyhood years in Dover and received a district
school education. At eighteen years of age,
he began learning the carpenter's trade with
his father, and after completing his apprentice-
ship worked in Dover village and in the mills
for about fifteen years. In 1862, shortly after
his marriage, he came to Madbury and settled
on the farm which has since been his home.
It contains about two hundred and forty acres,
proportionately divided between tillage and
pasturage, and he is profitably engaged in
mixed husbandry. He also owns about thirty-
three acres in Dover, another farm of fifty
acres in Madbury, and a wood lot in
Barrington.
On February 5, 1862, Mr. Hanson married
Miss Elizabeth Demerritt, daughter of Hopley
Demerritt, who was born on this farm. She
is a grand-daughter of John Demerritt, and
her great-grandfather and great-great-grand-
father were also named John, the latter being
the first of the family to settle in Madbury.
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Her mother, Aibgail (Snell) Denierritt, was
a native of Lee, X.IL Mr. ami Mrs. De-
nierritt iiad four eiiildren, namely: I'llizabeth;
Loisa, widow of I':zra V.. Denierritt; Abbie
J.; and John \V. , who died when two years
and a half old.
Li political affiliation Mr. Hanson is a Ke-
inil)lican. In 1X79 he reiiresented the town of
Madbury in the Lower House of the State
le,-;islature, and has served as .Seleetman five
years and as Collector three year.s. He is
now wood agent. Fraternally, he is a mem-
ber of Mount Plea.sant Lodge, L (). O. \-., of
I )over.
lURTLS !•. .SMITH, a skilful machin-
ist and a well-known resident of
Meredith, was born in this town,
April 4, 1S55, .s,,n of Alva and Mehital)le L.
(Swain; Smith. John Smith, second, his
great-grandfather, who was born in Plymouth,
ICngland, son of John Smith, first, was
"[iressed " into the British navy during the
American Revolution, but upon reaching
Boston he made his esca[ie. The great -grand-
father .settled in Ilolderncss, N. H, His son,
William Smith, the grandfather, was born in
Ilolderncss, March 24, 1794, and resided upon
the home farm until he came of age. He was
afterward employed in various occupations, and
was accidentally killed by an explosion in a
copperas mine at Hubbardston, Mass., in
1X36. He married Lucinda, daughter of
Stephen Pillsbury, and reared three children
— Alva, Melvina, and Adeline. Melvina was
three times married. Her first husband was
David Taylor, her second was William Chase,
and her third was Luther M. Chase. Adeline
married Charles Belden.
Alva Smith, Curtis V. Smith's father, was
born ill Holderness, August 2, i<S24. After
leaving school he obtained employment in the
scale manufactory of Concord, N.H., where
he remained two years. He then went to
Lowell, Mass., where he was employed at the
same kind of work for another year. After
his marriage he bought his jiresent farm in
Meredith Centre. lie owns one hundred and
si.xty acres of land, thirty of which are under
cultivation. He laises general farm ]iroducts,
keeps ten cows, a small Hock of sheep,
makes about twelve hundred pounds of butter,
and kills an average of si.xteen hundred
liouuds nf pork annually. His wile, Mehit-
ablc, whom he marrieil September 2S, 1X5 1,
is a daughter of Jeremiah B. Swain of this
town. She has been the mother of three chil-
dren, namely: William B. , a resident .if Mer-
edith; Curtis I''., the subject of this sketch;
and (jeorge 11., who is no longer living.
William B. Smith, who was born July 13,
1852, and is now a hydraulic engineer in Bos-
ton, on December 13, 1X72, married Julia
Mclntyre, and has two sons — Herman P. ;ind
Howard A.
Curtis F. Smith attended the public schools
of his native town. On finishing his studies,
he served an apprenticeshi[) to the machinist's
trade, at which he was employed in Laconia
for seven years. In the fall of 1S8S, he took
his wife to Denver, Col., for the benefit of her
health. Returning Ivist in the following
sjiring, he remained upon the honn' farm until
August, 1X90, when he niice more \'isited Den-
ver, and followed histraile there until 1X91,
at which time he again came blast. In No-
vember, 1X94, he made another visit to C(do-
radii; but since March i, 1895, he has resided
continuously in Meredith. Besides tilling the
soil, he transacts considerable business in the
way of settling estates.
On February 28, 1874, Mr. Smith wedded
Hattie M. Hawkins, daughter of David M.
Hawkins, of Centre Harbor. Owing to her
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delicate health ami the rigorous climate ot
New luiglaml, Mrs. Smith is obliged to re-
main in Colorado, although she occasionally
visits her home during the summer. In poli-
tics Mr. Smith is a Republican. He was
elected a member ot the I'.oard of Selectmen
in iS.jr), and was re-elected in March, 1S97.
^r^ROF. CHARLES H. I'KTTKE,
iKiJ senior member of the faculty of the
Jy^ New Ilamp.shirc College of Agri-
culture and the Mechanic Arts, is a man of
superior mental attainments and executive
ability. He was born February 2, 1S53, in
the city of Manchester, N.H., son of Horace
and Elizabeth F. (Wilson) Pettee. Frt)m
childhood he was an apt scholar, often distanc-
ing the companions of his age in their studies.
In 1870 he received his diploma from the
Manchester High School. Four years later
he was graduated from Dartmouth College,
and two years after from the Thayer School of
Civil Engineering, in which he was for one
year one of the corps of instructors. When
offered a more desirable position in the New
Hampshire College, which was also connected
with Dartmouth College, and then located in
Hanover, the professor accepted it, and from
i,S'77 until 1893 held the chair of mathematics
and civil engineering in that school. Upon
the acceptance by the State of the terms of
the will of the late l^enjamin Thompson, and
the transfer of the Cidlege of Agriculture and
Mechanic Arts from Hanr)ver to Durham, Pro-
fessor I'ettce co-operated with the trustees in
planning and providing for the erection of the
necessary buildings and in effecting the actual
removal of the institution. besides being the
instructor of several classes, the professor has
been Dean of the college for the past eight
years.
On July 24, 1S77, Professor Pettce married
Miss Luella 1-:. Swett, of Hanover, a daughter
of Franklin P. and Sarah E. (Piper) Swett.
Their children are : AlvenaH., born February
14, iiSSi, who is a student of the New Hamp-
shire College; Horace J., born March 6,
1S83; Sarah F^. , horn January 14, iS,S'6; and
Charles S., born May 3, 1895. In politics
the professor is a stanch Republican, having
been a warm advocate of the principles of that
party since attaining years of discretion. He
is prominently connected with the grange,
having been a member of the E.xecutive Com-
mittee of the State Grange, and a Master and
Lecturer of local granges. He is also a mem-
ber of the Dartmouth College society known
as the K. K. K. An esteemed mcmbei of the
Congregational chLuxh, he serves the society
in the capacity of Deacon.
§OHN A. RANDALL, an enterprising
and skilful farmer, residing in the town
of Madbury, was born October 10,
1S49, in Lee, Strafford County, being one of
the family of seven sons and two daughters
born to Richard and Betsey (Freeman) Ran-
dall. His father, likewise a farmer by occu-
pation, was one of the brave sons of New
Hampshire that fought so courageously in the
Civil War. His brother Nehemiah, as well
as himself, also particiiwted in the conflict.
Mr. Randall acquired his education in the dis-
trict schools of his native town. On the h<ime
farm, beginning at an early age,, he was thor-
oughly instructed in jiractieal agriculture.
Though but a boy at the outbreak of the Re-
bellion, he shared in the patriotic ardor that
impelled his father and brother to give up
home and friends to assist in defending our
Union. Enlisting in Company A of the Fifth
New Hampshire \'olunteer Infantry, he was
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467
miistered into service nt Concord, whence he
a few years. Then, retiring to his
native
was sent to lioston, and three months later to
town, he engaged in the business (if b
Hiding
Cit)- Point. lie siihsec|uently took an active
contractor in company with his fathe
•, He
part in the liattle of I""rcdericl<slnng and in
subseipiently erected a large number (if
build-
several minor eiij^aj^ements. At the expira-
ings in Meredith, and was very bns\- ui
til the
tion of his term (if ser\-ice, Mr. Ran<lall re-
breaking out (if the Civil War. Prom
Illy re-
tnrnetl to the did homestead in Lee, where he
sponding to the call for soldiers, he c
nlisted
afterward resided until i.S'71. In that year he
as a inivate in C^imjiany I, Tweltth Ri
giment
hon^ht the faini wliieh he now occupies, and
of New llamiishire Volunteers, and \
/ent to
has since cairied on general farming as his
the front as (Jrderly Sergeant. On M;
rch 2,
chief Inisiness. lie has twenty-fl\'e acres of
1865, he was promoted to the rank (i
First
land, a large p.ution (it which is in a good
Lieutenant ami transferred t(i Compan
• ]■: of
stale of cultine, yielding ahundant cnips.
the same regiment. He was killed
in the
On Novemher 11, i ,sr,y, Mr. Randall was
battle of Chancelhirsville, May ,^, 1863
His
married to Miss .Sns.in Gerrish, who was horn
wife, Ahbie J., a daughter of Jeremiah
Dean,
in Ndttingham, Rdckingham Cmmty, daughtei
of Lincdlnville, .Me., wlumi he weddc
d \o-
(it ■piKimas and .Saiah 1-o.x Gerrish. Mr. and
vendier >j, 1846, became the UKither (
f fdur
Mrs. Randall have had three childien, none of
children, three (if whiim lived td m:
turity.
whom are living. In pulitics .Mr. Randall is
These were: P'rancis H., the subject
if this
a straightforward Republican.
sketch ; Clara A., who married John Jai
New Bedford, Mass. ; and Alberto J.
P'rancis Henry Cram attended the (
les, ot
-r- — s
li strict
bf'RANCl.S IIPiN'RY CRAM, one of the
.schools of Meredith for the usual
leriod.
^, best-known residents (if Meredith, was
When a )'dung man he liegan Wdrk in ;
piano
born in Roston, Januar\- 14, 1S4.S, son
case factdry. He learned the trade aiK
after-
of George S. and Abbie J. (Dean) Cram.
ward fdlldwed it mitil i8(jo. In pdlit
ics he
11 is great-grandfather, Jonathan Cram, an
acts with the Republican party. He
served
eaily settler in Meredith, wlm s|ient the
as Pdst master fidm 1890 to 1894, in
which
greater part of his life in this tnwn, was a
office he was Imth poi)ular and efficient
. He
caipenter by trade. Amos Ciam, the grand-
has alsd been a mendier (if the Board d
I'du-
father, was a native of Meredith, and for
cation for the village district fur nine
years.
many years followed the carpenter' s trade in
On P'ebruary 20, 1870, he wedded M
uy C.
connection with farmiiig. His last years were
Woodman, daughter of Benjamin P. aiK
p;iiz-
sjient in Boston, where he was for a short time
abeth \. (Hill) Wdddman. Mrs. Cram's
engaged in the wood and coal business. The
grandfather, ThdUias Wdddman, ,1 nati
■e and
maiden name of his wife was Jane .S. Prescott,
lifeldiig resident of \ew llampt(
n, of
and he reared several children.
which tdwn his father was an eaily s
ettler.
George S. Cram was born in Meredith,
mairied Pullv Pease, a native (if Me
edith.
March 2, 1826. lie grew to manhniKl upon
Benjamin P., bdrn in N'ew lIam]iton,
culti-
the farm and learned the car|)entei's trade
x'ated a farm in New Hampton until
i.^^>3,
with his father. In early maidiond he went to
when he (ipened a meat market. He n
arried
Boston, and there worked as a j(iurne}'man for
Llizalieth N., daughter of the Rev. Jdhn
Hill,
468
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and had a family of six children; namely,
John (J. II, Mary C. , \V. Scott, Henjamin F. ,
I'-.mma I.., and Charles S. ]5oth the parents
were Free l^aptists. l\Ir. and Mrs. Cram have
one daughter, VAcua 1?.
On December 15, 1X69, Mr. Cram was made
a Mason in Chocorua Lodge, of Meredith, of
which he is now a Past Master. He is a
member of William H. Hawkins Camp, Sons
of Veterans. Both he and Mrs. Cram attend
the Free Baptist church, of which the latter is
a member.
fAMES M. HAVI':S, a worthy repre-
sentative of the agricultural and horti-
cultural interests of Strafford County,
and the owner of a productive farm in the
Un\n of Dover, was born August 3, 1.S45, in
Sandwich, Carroll County, son of Andrew and
]':iizabeth Hale (Hayes) Hayes. He comes
of pioneer ancestry, being a lineal descendant
of the emigrant, John Hayes, one of the early
settlers of Dover. The mother was a daugh-
ter of Captain John \V. Hayes. Both parents
settled in Sandwich in 1837, soon after their
marriage, making that their home until 1864.
Then they removed to Dover, locating on the
farm where their son James now resides, the
father carrying it on until his death, January
9, 1879.
James M. Hayes received his elementary
education in his native town, attending the
public schools and Beede's High School. He
completed his studies at the Franklin Acad-
emy in Dover, and at Bryant & Stratton's
Commercial College in Providence, R.I.
Afterwartl, for a period of more than twelve
years, he assisted his father on the homestead
during the summer seasons, teaching school in
Rochester and Dover during the winter.
.Since that time he has devoted most of his
time and attention to the cultivation of his
land, making a specialty of raising early vege-
tables and small fruits of all kinds for the
market. He has made quite a study of this
branch of farming, and is of opinion that it is
the most profitable work for the average New
England farmer. His reputation as a practi-
cal and successful agriculturist has extended
throughout this section of the State, and his
services in the capacity of Judge and in the
Secretary's office at the annual fairs held in
Rochester and Tilton, are always in demand.
He has been Lecturer and Master of Cocheco
Grange, of which he was a charter member and
the first Secretary; a member of the State
Board of Agriculture for Strafford County;
Secretary, Lecturer, and Master of Eastern
New Hampshire Pomona Grange; a Director
and the Chairman of the Committee on
Nomenclature of the New Hampshire Horti-
cultural Society; and for several years the
Chairman of the General Fruit Committee of
the American Pomological Society. He is a
writer of some note, and his contributions to
the Dover Enquirer^ of which he conducts the
farm and grange department, are full of valu-
able hints to the agriculturist.
On March 24, 1869, Mr. Hayes married
Miss Martha T. Jenness, who was born Decem-
ber 19, 1832, daughter of Stephen and Mercy
(McDuffee) Jenness, of Rochester, N.H. She
died July i, 1870, leaving one son, Jasper J.
Hayes, who is now associated with his father
in business, being the junior member of the
firm of J. M. Hayes & Son. Messrs. Hayes &
Son, who force their early plants in a large
greenhouse, have also an extensive trade in
plants, making the raising and sale of straw-
berry plants an especial feature of their work.
In politics Mr. Hayes is a stanch Republican.
In 1877 and 1878 he represented Dover in the
State legislature. Beside this he has been
Ward Clerk, Selectman, Moderator, School
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469
Committee, and since 1S93 he has been As-
sessor at large, serving as Clerk of the board.
Mr. Hayes has been an attendant of the l-"ree
Baptist church. His .son belongs to the
Y. M. C. A., and is a member of the Society
of Friends.
AMUia. DUSTIN WEEKS, a re-
tireil farmer of Sanbornton, was
born in this town, October 21,
1834, son of Cnrtis and Julia (Dustin) Weeks.
He is a descendant of Leonard Weeks, the
original ancestor of the family in America.
Leonard Weeks was born in I-Lngland in 1635.
He emigrated to New England, and in Janu-
ary, 1656, he received from the town of Ports-
mouth a grant of eight acres of land. In 1660
or 1 66 1 he was living in the part of Ports-
mouth called Winnicut, now Greenland, and
remained there for the rest of his life. He
was jirominent in the public affairs of his day,
served as Selectman of I'urtsmoutli in 1669,
acted as a Constable for some time, and was
Sheriff for a number of years. He was mar-
ried twice. His first marriage was contracted
in 1667 with Mary, daughter of Deacon Sam-
uel Haines, of Portsmonth. He died in
1707. His son. Captain Samuel Weeks, who
was born in 1670 and died in 1746, followed
tile occupati(m of a farmer. John Weeks, son
of Captain Samuel, was baptized in 1712, and
resided in Greenland. The Christian name of
his second wife was Abigail. Cole Weeks,
the great-grandfather of the subject of this
sketch, was the first of the family to settle in
Sanbornton, to which, it is believed, he came
jirior to 1768 from lapping, N.H. He was a
carpenter by trade, and he served on the first
]5oard of Selectmen. By his wife, Hannah
(Chapman) Weeks, who was born in Epping
'" ^717^ he was the father of nine chiklren.
It was claimed that the average weight of
these children was two hundred and eighteen
pounds. Cole Weeks died I'ebruary 11,
US15.
Chase Weeks, grandfather of Samuel 1).,
whose active period was s])ent in tilling the
soil, was a jirosperous resident of Sanliornton.
He was three times married. His first wife,
in maidenhood Patty Cawley, whom he wedded
June 8, 1784, was born January 16, 1764,
daughter of William Cawley, or Calley. He
had two sons, to whom, as they came of age,
he gave one of his two farms. Curtis Weeks
was born in Sanbornton, December 6, 1806,
of iiis father's first wife. He inherited the
home tarm, where he always resided until his
death, which occurred October 22, 1870. Be-
sides carrying on general farming, he gave
mnch attention to the raising of cattle, shee|i,
and horses. He was Selectman for three
terms, and represented this town in the legis-
lature, being in politics a Democrat. His
wife, Julia, who was born December 2^, 1809,
daughter of Samuel Dustin, bore him one
child, Samuel D., tiie sul)ject of this sketch.
Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Weeks attended the
Christian Baptist church.
Samuel Dustin Weeks was educated in the
district schools and at I'ranklin Academy.
His early experience in agriculture upon the
farm was of a nature to make him a practical
and successful farmer. After residing at the
homestead until 1894, he let the farm and re-
tired to his present home m Sanbornton
Square. He has always evinced an interest in
the public affairs of the town, is a ReiJidilican
in ])olitics, and he served on the Board of Se-
lectmen for three years.
On March 10, i860, Mr. Weeks was joined
in marriage with Plllen V. Marshall, who was
born in Concord, N. H., April 17, 1840,
daughter of Benjamin F. Marshall, cif Hill,
N.H. Mrs. Marshall has had three children
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two of whom arc living — Myrtic Augusta and
l':iiiio C. Myrlic Augusta Weeks was born
August 20, 1.S61. Siie is now the widow of
Charles K. Hill, late of Sanbornton, and a
pioniinent school-teacher in this town. Mr.
Weeks is connected with Meridian Lodge, F.
& A. M. ; and with Harmony Grange. He is
a member of the Unitarian Society in
iM-anklin.
ToRGE WHITEH01I.SE EER-
NALD, civil engineer, was born in
armington, Strafford County, N.H,,
February 16, 1854, and died here, November
2, 1890. He was the only son of James E.
and Laura A. (Whitehouse) Fernald.
His paternal grandparents were Robert and
Apphia (CofiRn) Fernald, and his ancestry was
a distinguished one on both sides. On the
paternal side he was a lineal descendant of Dr.
Reginald Fernald, the original owner of Fer-
nald's Island, the present site of Portsmouth
Navy Yard. On the maternal side he is a
grandson of the Hon. George L. Whitehouse,
an accomijlishcd and experienced officer of
survey, with whom he was intimately asso-
ciated during his entire life. So intimate
was this association, antl so cordial anti kindly
their relationshij), that a resume of the grand-
father's biography is here given.
George L. Whitehouse was born January 6,
1797, in Middlet(ni, N.H. His schooling was
limited to twenty months, si.K weeks of which
was spent at Gilmanton Academy. Yet, al-
though self-educated, he was a well-informed
man. Like the immortal Lincoln he had an
inborn [jassion for an education, and, like him,
night after night and hour after hour he would
study his books by the light of a pitch-pine
torch. He hired money at twelve per cent,
interest to obtain the necessary means for the
brief time he was at school. At si.xteen years
of age he commenced teaching, and taught
several terms. He had a strong liking for
mechanics, and about this time diil some sur-
veying. He was Deputy Sheriff of old Straf-
ford County from April, 1827, to May, 1833,
and Register of Deeds from 1S33 till 1839.
After this he was Assistant Engineer for a year
and a half in the construction of the road from
Dover to Farmington. From 1851 to 1871 he
was engaged in the survey, anil [lart of the
time as Chief Engineer of Great Falls & Con-
way, Rochester & Nashua, Wolfboro Branch,
and other railroads — his grandson, George W.
Fernald, being associated with him in nearly
all of this work. As a summary of his official
positions, we may put it thus: Land Surveyor
for si.xty years. Civil Engineer forty years,
Justice of the Peace and Quorum, Notary Pub-
lic for New Hampshire and Illinois, Judge of
the Court of Common Pleas thirteen years.
Deputy Sheriff six years, Crier of Court three
years. Recorder of Deeds six years. Captain of
New Hampshire militia, member of legislature
in 1830 and 1856-57, serving on the Railroad
and Judiciary Committees, and has also held
every important town office in Middleton and
Farmington. During the time he was Judge
he was associated with the Hon. Hiram A.
Roberts, of Rollinsford, and the Hon. J. H.
Edgerly, of Rochester. He was a pensioner
of the War of 1812. In June, 1822, he mar-
ried Liberty N., daughter of Paul Dame, of
Rochester. The fruit of this union was four
children, all deceased but Laura A., who mar-
ried James E. Feinald, and whose only child,
George W., is the subject of this biography.
George Whitehouse Fernald's education was
acquired in the public and private schools of
his native town, supplemented by the study of
civil engineering, under the immediate super-
vision of his mother's father, the late Hon.
George L. Whitehouse. Possessed of in-
GEORGE W. FERNALD.
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lical abi
.Id rose 1
le his :
, and 1:
nocr (if 1
ity
lly l(
rtncss of
k-^rcc of
rvices desirable in
was jM-obably the
s atrc in the State.
Iierent mat he
mind, Mr. I<\
skill which
many di recti
ablest civil ei ,_
lie was engaged in the construction of tiie
Great Falls & Conway, Rochester & Nashua,
Wolfboro Branch, Lake Shore & York Beach
lines of railway, besides others in different
parts of New ICngland. In 1885 he was asso-
ciated with the late Professor E. T. Ouimby in
establishing the boundaries l)etween Mas.sa-
chusetts and New Hampshire, and jierhaps the
exposure incident to that work brought on the
disease that terminated in his death. In
1S87, at the suggestion of his physicians, he
went to Southern California, and while there
wrote very interesting letters, which were
])ublisiied in his paper, The luiniuiigton .Wri'.v.
The relief furnished by the trip was but tem-
porary, yet it prolonged his life for three
years. He was asked by Commissioners ]?ell,
Clark, and Roberts, to succeed the late tine
mathematician. Professor Quimby, as Chief
ICngineer for New Hampshire, in the settle-
ment of the boundary line named, but on ac-
count of his failing health he was obliged to
decline the offer.
]?eside the study and practice of civil engi-
neering, Mr. P'ernald found time to become an
expert manager of a printery and proficient
in the production of a weekly paper; and in all
matters pertaining to the publication of T/u-
T'anniiigtoii Nczvs the father and son worked
harmoniously together. A reailer of good lit-
erature, and having a retentive memory, Mr.
l'"ernakl was a man of wide information. He
was ever interestetl in the education of his
daughter, who was greatly benefited by his
guidance and encouragement
Mr. P'ernald was married in August, 1875,
to a schoolmate and lifelontr friend, Alice
Nute, daughter of Jeremy O. Nute. Of tl
union were bcjrn two children, the elder
beautiful boy, who died in 1878, at two ye:
of age; and a daughter, 15essie, born Nove
ber 30, 1,S78. Well did a dear friend wr
these words of esteem: "It is not frequi
that the domestic relations are so intimate ;:
heartsome as have been those of the lam
now bowed in sore affliction; and the wi
known [)assionate affection between the p
ents and their son, makes with its remembe
sweetness the present more poignant in pa
We may see no more the slight, tall figii
nor hear the cheery greeting of his frien
voice, yet we must strive to bear in mind
lly
Without lii
Who. thL-n, w
.\.i;aiiist hi.>
ifc and Death art' hi
ic ihcy pass no thrcs
the
lost
own
adi:
His
and
who
Gilr
her
rOHN A. JKWETT, one of Gillord-s
retired farmers, was l.iorn in this town.
' Ai)ril 16, 1827. son of .Samuel and
y (Crosby) Jewett. His grandf.ither,
uel Jewett, accom])anied by his brother
-b, came here from Hollis, X.ll., an.l set-
upon land given them by their father.
brothers erected log houses near each
T, and felled the first trees upon land now
ipied by the mills upon the Gilford side of
river. It is related of Samuel, having
in the hollow of a tree the only a.xe he
ed, he was obliged to go on foot to Htdlis,
stance of seventy miles, to procure another.
land was half of a tract of two hundred
fifty acres. At a later date he erected a
le house, and cleared a good farm. He
d to be eighty-three years old. His wife,
was before marriage a Miss Smith, of
anton, now Gilford, was seventy-five at
death. They reared eight children;
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namely, Sarah, I'nlly, liffic, Ruth, Hannah, j
Samuel, Smith, and John. I'olly married
Gilman IJennett; Sarah married Samuel Phil-
brick; VJfic became Mrs. Hackett; Hannah
wedded Thomas Craft ; Ruth became the wife
of l';ii.sha O.sgood; and Smith married Statira
Gline.s. Samuel received the part of his
father's property bordering on the river, seven
acres of which is said to have been originally
sold for seven Spanish dollars, and this tract
is now the site of the principal industry of La-
con ia.
Samuel Jewelt, the father of John A., was
born in Gilford, and reared to agricultural
pursuits. He inherited a part of the home-
stead, tilled the soil with success during his
acti\;e life, and died at the age of seventy.
His wife, Sally, who was a daughter of John
Crosby, died at the age of fifty-four years.
She was the mother of live children; namely,
VAi/.a Jane, John A., Samuel N., Elvira A.,
and Charles E. Eliza Jane, who married
John J. Iknnett, died in 1894. Samuel N.,
who died in 1891, married successively Mary
J. Cate and Ellen Blaisdoll. By his first mar-
riage he had one son, who is no longer living,
and by his second he became the father of John
H. Elvira A. died at the age of twenty-two.
Charles E. enlisted in the Second Regiment
of New Hampshire Volunteers, and was killed
in the second battle of Bull Run.
John A. Jewett was educated in the district
school of his native town, and at an early age
began to assist upon the farm. He afterward
had the management of the homestead, caring
for his parents during their last d;iys. Some
years after their death he sold the property,
and bought another farm, which he carried on
for three years. Then he purchased his pres-
ent farm, an estate of one hundred acres,
which was settled by Jacob Jewett, son of
Benjamin. Here he carried on general farm-
ing and stock-raising successfully until his re-
tirement. The place is now conducted by an
experienced man hired for that ]juri)ose. Mr.
Jewett married Sarah E. Leighton, who was
born in Barrington, N.H., only daughter of
Thomas and Sarah (Woodman) Leighton.
They have had no children. A comfortable
competency has rewarded Mr. Jewett's close
attention to his farm. He has never taken an
active part in politics. For a number of years
he has been a member of the Congregational
church.
M}
TIN L. LORD, who is living
partly retired from active business
on a well-kept farm in Dover,
was born in Lebanon, York County, Septem-
ber 20, 1S33. His parents, George and Sarah
(flanson) Lord, removed from Lebanon to
Somersworth, N.IL, about the year 1840, and
there spent their remaining days. Their only
child was Martin L. , the subject of this
sketch. George Lord, after the death of his
first wife married Mrs. Eliza Page, of Somers-
worth, daughter of Moody Pike. By her he
had one son, Albert E. Lord, now of Wake-
field, Mass.
Martin L. Lord completed his early educa-
tion in the Somersworth High School, and at
the age of nineteen years started in life on his
own account. Going then to Great Falls, this
county, he there entered the cotton-mills as a
bobbin-boy. Proving faithful to his duties
wherever placed, he was from time to time
promoted to more important positions. Fif-
teen years after entering the mill, Mr. Lord
was made foreman of the largest weaving-
room in the mills, in which capacity he con-
tinued employed until his retirement from the
factory in 1S90. Both as workman and tore-
man he was industrious, skilful, and judi-
cious, giving close attention to his business,
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and winning the confidence and respect of all
with whom he was brought in contact. While
still working in the mill, he invested his
money in farming property, and is now the
owner of two hundred and sixty acres of land,
all in Strafford County, thirty acres being in
Rochester, and one hundred ami fifty in
Somersworth. The remaining eighty acres
comprise the home farm on which he has
lived for twenty-eight years, and which, since
i8(jo, he has carried on himself.
On November 4, 1854, Mr. Lord married
Miss Lavina Varney, daughter of Elias and
Mary B. (h'oss) Varney, of Barrington. The
union has been blessed by the advent of five
children, namely: Charles F., born January
20, 1845; Sarah F., born May 19, 1861;
Shubael V., born July 20, 1862; Annie B.,
born September 6, 1S6S; and Frank, born
February 12, 1871. Mr. Lord is a zealous
supporter of the Republican party, sustaining
it by voice and vote. He has had but little
time to devote to public affairs, but he served
as Selectman of Dover from Ward One for two
years. He is a member of Washington Lodge,
I. (). O. F., of Somersworth; and of Cocheco
Grange, No. 81, of Dover.
ON. THOMAS GAY JAMESON,
farmer, of Somersworth, was born in
Cushing, Me., December 4, 1824,
son of the Rev. Thomas and Hannah (Allen)
Jameson. His grandfather, Martin Jameson,
who went from Old Orchard to Cushing, Me.,
and settled as a farmer in that town, married
Lowley Wadsworth, of the fanmus Wadsworth
family of Kno.x County, and became the father
of fourteen children; namely, Peter, Rufiis,
Polly, Cynthia, Lowley, Rachel, Waita, Deb-
orah, Thomas, Silence. b:iisha. Thankful,
Samuel, and Josei)h. Thomas, the ninth
child, who afterward became the father of the
subject of this sketch, was born May zj, 1791.
He was always studious, and secured an educa-
tion that fitted him to teach in the winter
terms of the district schools. In the summer
he followed the .sea on ves.sels engaged in the
coasting trade. Finally, he moved from
Cushing to St. George, where his wife's family
lived; and thence, when about forty-five years
idd, to Isleboro, where he was ordained to the
]5aptist ministry and where he preached for a
year. After that he jireached, sometimes
teaching school, in Montville, Acton, Shap-
leigh, and Lyman, Me., and in Newton, N. H.
In the fall of 1856 he went to Chilliciithe,
111., where he labored in his sacred calling
until his death fourteen years later. He mar-
ried Hannah, a daughter of Gideon Allen, of
St. George. Mr. Allen had come to St.
George from Allen's Island, which was settled
by the vMlen family. He brought his children
up on the mainland. Mrs. (Allen) Jameson,
who was a valuable helper in her husband's
work, died in August, 1884, at the age of
eighty-seven. Her children were : Henry A.,
Thomas, Olive, l-li.sha, .Samuel, I-:isie, and
Emery.
Thomas G. Jameson worked as a farmer
until he was married. Then, at the age of
twenty two, he went to Great P'alls, N.H.,
learned the machinist's trade with the Great
Falls Manufacturing Company, and afterward
worked for that firm until 1886, a jjcriod of
forty years, ten of them having been spent in
the capacity of superintendent of their gas
works. Since that time he has devoted his
attention very largely to the management of an
extensive farm purchased by him in i S69.
The farm, containing about five hundred acres,
including sixty acres of tillage and much val-
ualjle timber land, has yielded to Mr. Jameson
large quantities (jf timber and wood. Prior to
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1894 it was worked by Alberton Scavey, son-
in-law of Mr. Jameson, i)rincii)ally as a dairy
farm with the famous Koy Holstein cattle
stock. In 1S94 a disastrous fire destroyed two
barns, five horses, and about ninety tons of
hay. Since then Mr. Seavey has been jirinci-
pally engaged in a teaming business and keep-
ing a boarding stable. He is a director of
the Rochester & Sommers worth Coach Horse
Association and is manager of stallion Balthasa,
Jr., an important animal of fine breed. He
markets on an average one hundred barrels of
apples annually, and expects soon to raise a
large crop of peaches, as he has a fine growing
orchard of young ]ieach trees. In 1SS8 Mr.
Jameson bought a farm in Wells, Me., and has
since spent his summers there, attending to
its management. On this property, hay, har-
vested there, of which about one hundred tons
are cut every year, is the [irincipal crop. Mr.
Jameson is also a Trustee of the Somersworth
Savings Bank.
Mr. Jameson married Hannah W., daughter
of Luther Coding, of Acton. He has one
daughter, Lola Anna, who is the wife of Mr.
Seavey above referred to. An adopted daugh-
ter married Charles Coding, of Somersworth.
J?oth Mr. Jameson and his wife attend and
support the Congregationalist church of Som-
ersworth. Mr. Jameson served in the police
force of the town for ten years, on the Board
of Selectmen for a number of years, and he
represented the town in the State legislature
in 1867 and 1868. While in the legislature
he served on the Elections and Claims Com-
mittees. In 1 88 1-82 he was a member of
Covernor Bell's council. In 1885 and in
1886 he was in the State Senate, where he
also served on Elections and Claims. He was
a member of the Constitutional Convention
held in 1875. Mr. Jameson is a member of
Libanus Lodge, F. & A. M., of Somersworth;
of Edwards Chapter, R. A. M. ; Orphan Coun-
cil, of Dover; and of St. Paul Commandery,
Knights Templar.
(9>r^-l^ERT CYRUS LORD, the founder
lA of the Lord Brothers Manufacturing
^^ '^ V_^ Company of Tilton, was born at
Shaker Bridge, N.H., July 30, 1S52, son of
Cyrus Woodruff and Lydia Thurston (Evans)
Lord. He is a descendant of Robert Lord
(first), born in 1603, who was an early settler
of Ipswich, Mass., and a member of the Cen-
eral Court, and who died August 21, 1683.
The maiden name of Robert's wife, whom he
married in 1630, was Mary Waite. His son,
Robert Lord (second), who was born in 1631
or 1632, and died in i6c)6, married Hannah
Day. Thomas Lord, .son of Robert (second),
wedded Jklary Brown. John Lord, son of
Thomas, settled in Exeter, N.H., married
Abigail Gilman, and was the father of sixteen
children. One of the latter was the father of
Eliphalet, great-grandfather of the subject of
this sketch.
Eli])halet Lord, who was probably born in
Exeter, and served as a soldier in the Revolu-
tionary War, afterward settled at Shaker
Bridge, where he was engaged in the pottery
business, and died August 5, 1826. Lewis
Lord, the grandfather of Albert C, began to
learn the hatter's trade when fourteen years
old. On account of permanent lameness
caused by fever, he afterward relinquished the
hatter's trade for that of shoemaker. He died
at Shaker Bridge, October 18, 1852, aged
sixty-four. In June, 18 18, he wedded Mary
Thorn, a daughter of Abraham Thorn. She
died in Woburn, in February, 1863, aged sixty-
four years and two months. Cyrus Woodruff
Lord was born at Shaker Bridge, November
14, 1819, and was the last of the family to re-
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477
side in that place. lie followed the trade of
stone mason. After removing to Medford,
Mass., where he remained for a time, he fi-
nally settled in the locality now occupied by
Tilton. The last years of his life were spent
with his son, Albert C. , and he died in 1S95.
His wife, Lydia, whom he married Ndvember
17, 1S42, was a dau;_;hter of Jnhn I-A'ans, Jr.,
of Gilmanton, N.II. She became the mother
of five children, namely: Frances Anna, born
Sei)tember 5, 1S43; George \V. , born April
24, 1847; Albert C, the subject of this
sketch; Flora F. , who married George T.
I.eavitt. of Newbury, Vt. ; and Clarence II.,
born July 31, 1.S54, who died in Januar)',
1864. Of these, Albert C, Frances Anna,
and Clarence II. were born at .Shaker Bridge,
and George \V. was born in Aledford, Mas.s.
Flora was born in Tilton.
Albert Cyrus Lord obtained his education in
the common schools and in the New Hamj)-
shire Conference Seminary. During his vaca-
tions, and after completing his studies, he
worked in the woollen mills until he was si.\-
teen years old. lie then commenced to learn
the trade of a watchmaker and jeweller. At
the age of nineteen he bought out his em-
ployer, and carried on business lor fifteen
years, having been for over thirteeii years the
only watchmaker and jeweller in Tilton.
Then his energetic nature prompted him to
look about for something that would yield
more profit. Having acquired some knowledge
of t)ptical good.s, he decided to enter the field
as a manufacturer of them. In 1876 he rented
a small room, and without any e.xperience
whatever began to make rubber- framed eye-
glasses, with a few crude tools. Subsequently,
he devised and made such implements as he
needed, and ere long was able to grind and
finish eye-glasses and spectacles that compared
favorably with tho.se protluced by experienced
manufacturers. To place his goods upon the
market was no easy task, as the trade was i)rac-
tically controlled by one firm, which cut its
prices immediately upon the discovery of coni-
IK'tition. He visited the large dealers in New
York City, however, and, by meeting the cut
prices, .sold a large amount of goods. His
annual output has steadily increased since.
Progressive and energetic, he holds his busi-
ness to the pace of the times. He not only
produces a varied line of optical goods, but
makes a specialty of filling oculists' prescrip-
tions. Some years ago his brother, (George
VV., became associated with him in business,
and the firm is now known as the Lord
Brothers Manufacturing Conqjany.
In 1875 Mr. Lord was united in marriage
with Alma VV. Ncal, daughter of John C. Neal,
of Franklin Falls, N.II. They have four sons
— Guy M., Arthur M. , Harry A., and George
T. Mr. Lord's extraordinary success in busi-
ness is a lesson in pluck and perseverance to
the coming generation.
UST A. COIT, a leading builder of
Gilford, was born in Bristol, N.H,,
May I, iSyj, son of Hazeii and Bet-
sey (Glover) Copp. His grandfather, Thomas
Copji, who was born in .Sanbornton, N.H.,
lived the great part of his life in New llanqi-
ton, N.H. Thonias married Abigail Rowen
and their children were; Hazen, Jason, Mary,
Sarah, Abbie, Fdmund, Clarinda, Orrin P.,
and one that died in infancy. Jason served
through the Mexican War, and afterward mar-
ried and lived in New Hanqjton, N.H. ; Mary
married Charles G. Allen, of Gilmanton;
Sarah married William V. Ladd ; lulmund
married Cyntha Sanborn, of Sanbornton; Cla-
rinda married George Cross, of Maine; and
Urrin B. married Lavinia 15artlett, of Gilford.
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Ilazcn Copin the father of the subject of
this sketch, was born in New Hampton, and
there lived during his younger years. After-
ward he moved to 15ristol, N.H., and engaged
in the lumber business, which, in the course
of time, became very extensive. From Bristol
he removed to Gilford, where he remained
twenty-nine years. Although quite poor
when he started in business, by diligence and
industry he has acquired wealth, now owning
two factories, a grist-mill, and four dwelling-
houses, besides other real estate. He is very
liberal and charitable. In the Masonic order
he has taken the thirty-second degree, belongs
to the Mount Lebanon Lodge, Union Chapter,
No. 9, and Pythagorean Council, No. 7, all
of Laconia; to Mount Horeb Commandery, of
Concord ; and he has been for thirty consecu-
tive years Treasurer of the chapter and council.
He travels a great deal with the commandery,
and in Denver he was presented with a gold-
headed cane in recognition of his seniority
of rank. He is also prominent in the Odd
Fellows Lodge of Tilton. For the last
twenty-one years he has made his home in
Tilton, where most of his interests are lo-
cated. He was formerly a member of the
Methodist society in Gilford. He married
Betsey Glover, and they have three children
— Gust A., Abbie, and Lizzie E. Abbie,
who married a Mr. Hill, now deceased, has
one child, and is living in Tilton. Lizzie
married Aaron Morrison, and died in Tilton,
November 17, 1896.
Gust A. Copp attended the public schools of
Gilford, and for two terms was a \n\\)\] of one
at New }Lami)ton. He then engaged in the
lumber business with his father, which he has
since continued, taking entire charge of the
same when the latter removed to Tilton. It is
estimated that he turns out about five hundred
thousand feet of lumber every year. He also
does a large custom business at sawing. In
addition he is a contractor and builder, making
a specialty of building, and employing six-
hands. After serving in the capacity of legis-
lative Representative for two years, his large
business interests compelled him to decline
further nominations to public office. In his
politics he is a Republican. In 1864 he en-
listed in the P"irst New Hampshire Heavy Ar-
tillery, and w\as in the defences of Washing-
ton, D. C, for the greater part of his term.
He is a member of Darius A. Drake Post, No.
36, G. A. R. ; also of Mount Lebanon Lodge,
No. 32, Union Chapter, No. 9, and Bythago-
rean Council, No. 7, of the Masonic Order.
Since its organization he has been a leading
member of the Methodist Episcopal church,
serving on various committees, and being Pres-
ident of its ]?oard of Trustees since its forma-
tion. Recording .Steward for fifteen years, and
Collector for twelve years.
On March 31, 1861, Mr. Copp married S.
Jennie Thurston, daughter of Benjamin and
Sally (Goss) Thurston, of Gilford. Mrs.
Copp taught school before her marriage, m().st
of the time in Gilford. She is also a member
of the Methodist Episcopal church, being very
active in its interests, particularly in raising
money for its benefit, and has also donated a
bell for the church edifice. A man of even
disposition, liberal and public-spirited, Mr.
Copp has many friends and is highly esteemed
in the town.
§OHN F. IMEADER, born January 8,
17S2, in the town of Lee, was a son of
Joseph Meader, who had nine children.
P'or many years. he was a respected resident of
Strafford County, and the owner of a home-
stead in the town of Rochester. During his
last years he had charge of a grist-mill near
his home. His death -occurred in 1825.
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Mr. Meadcr was unitwl in marriage at an
early age with Miss Deliverance Varney, whose
death occurred September 20, 1863, at the
advanced age of eighty-two years. Their
children were: Stephen, born August 6, 1806;
Joseph, born April ii, 1809, who died Octo-
ber, 1873; Abigail, born January 19, 181 i,
who died March 26, 1852; Daniel, born June
25, 1812, who died January i, 1886; Hannah,
born August 6, 18 14, who died March 20,
1861 ; Sophia, born December 31, 1817, who
died December 10, 1887; Caroline, born No-
vember 28, 1818; Moses, born November 30,
1S20, who died May 20, 1893; and .Mary V. ,
born June 22, 1824, who died April 15, 1S92.
iMoses Meader, the youngest son of this
family, was a well-known and [irosperous
farmer, living in the north-west part of the
city of Dover — known as Long Hill. Until
twenty-one years of age, he resided at P'arm-
ington. After attaining his majority, he pur-
chased a farm and removed to Dover. He
might justly be termed a model farmer, as he
took great interest in everything pertaining to
agriculture. For years he was a prominent
exhibitor at agricultural fairs, always securing
many first prizes for sheep, cattle, and fruit.
At the organization of the Rochester and
Dover Union Farmers' Club he was elected
Treasurer, and he held that position during the
existence of the club. He was a man of solitl
worth, possessing in an eminent degree those
traits that gained for him the esteem of the
community in which he lived; and his life-
record, it is needless to say, was such as to re-
flect credit on the towns of his nativity and
adoption.
Caroline Meader, the only member of John
F. Meader's family now li\'ing, has been a
resident of the town of Dover for more than
threesccjre years. She owns and occupies the
old homestead, an extensive and valuable farm-
ing estate; and slie is known and respected
throughout the community.
-YTyp^OSKS SARGI'.NT, who has been
pdlp^ identified with the hosiery industry
J 4\}? V^^ in Belmont since its establish-
ment, was born October 24, 1832, in Ames-
bury, Mass., son of Moses and Judith (Hoyt)
Sargent. His grandfather, Moses Sargent
(first), who was a ship carpenter by trade, in
early manhood met with an accident of such
a serious nature as to entirely incapacitate him
from lal)or. The maiden name of the wife of
Moses (first) was Nancy Morrill.
Moses Sargent (second), father of the sub-
ject of this sketch, was born in y\mesbury,
December 16, 1803. On account (jf his
father's inability to work, he was obliged to
assist in supporting his [larents at the age of
nine years b)' working in a broadcloth factory
in his native town, the first establishment of
the kind erected in the United States. In
December, 1835, he moved to Lake X'illage,
N.H., then called Hatchelders' Mills, and,
taking a lease of the Lake Company Mill, en-
gaged in the production of woollen \arn, of
which he was the pioneer manufacturer in this
State, continuing in that business for twenty-
nine years. In the last two years of that ]ie-
rioil he manufactured woollen hose, and filled
for the United States government two large
orders amounting to one hundred and fifty
thou.sand pairs. From 1865 to 1S71, he was
engaged in the manufacture of cotton hosiery
in Up])er Gilmanton, employing two hundred
operatives. It was through his efforts that the
name of the town was changed to Belmont.
He finally sold his business to A. Lawrence
& Co., of Boston, who later formed a stock
company and [jresented him with fifty shares
as a token of their friendship. Moses Sargent
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(second) passed his last years in Lakepnrt,
where he died September i, 1.S.S6. Originally
a \Vhi<;-, he later became a Re|uiblican. He
was not only instrumental in developing the
industrial resources of Ikdmont, but took an
active part in its affairs, and ably represented
it in the legislature during the session of 1873.
He was one of the incorporators of the Lake
Village Savings Bank, and served as Vicc-
Tresident and as a Director for many years.
For forty years he was a member of the Baptist
church, was connected with the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows for the same jieriod, and
at one time held a Lieutenant's commission in
the State militia. He was three times mar-
ried. His first wife, in maidenhood Judith
Hoyt, whom he wedded October 27, 1824, was
a daughter of Stephen and Esther (Reynolds)
Hoyt, and she died July 26, 1849. In Febru-
ary, 1850, he married Mrs. Mary (Seavey)
Huntington, who died December 2, 1854.
His third marriage was contracted with Sarah
Thyng, daughter of Gideon and Sally Thyng.
She died February 26, 1897, aged eighty-two
years. His first wife, Judith (Hoyt) Sargent,
bore him six children, as follows: Mary, who
married H. O. Heywood, and resides in Lake
Village; Stephen H., who lives in Salem,
Mass ; Moses, the subject of this sketch;
John and David, who are no longer living;
and Frank S., w^ho is now an overseer in his
brother's factory.
The present Moses Sargent was educated in
the schools of Lakeport and at the Wolfboro
Academy. When his studies were finished,
he became connected with his father's busi-
ness, and later with the Gilmanton Hosiery
Company at Belmont, and later was connected
with his father's mill in the manufacturing of
hosiery yarns at Lake Village, and his ability
has been the means of securing for the enter-
prise the importance and success it now enjoys.
When he took charge of the factory it employed
twelve hands, and it now requires a force
of two hundred and seventy-five. The plant,
which covers two acres of ground, consists of a
knitting-mill, one hundred and thirty-four by
fifty-two feet, and a large factory devoted to
the manufacture of yarn. There is also a
large dye-house, and buildings for storage and
other purposes. Mr. Sargent married 13ora A.
Shepard, a native of Gilmanton, and a daugh-
ter of Morrill Shepard, a well-known insurance
man, and has one son, John. He is a member
of Mount Lebanon Lodge, No. 32, F. &
A. M., and of Union Chapter, Royal Arch
Masons, No. 7, of Laconia.
-•rly
§OSEPH 15. DURRELL, f.
esteemed resident and a large land-
holder of Gilmanton, was born in Gil-
manton in the year 1820, son of Thomas Dur-
rell. His grandfather and his grandfather's
brother were among the earliest settlers of
the town of Gilmanton. Here they felled the
trees of the primeval forest and built a log
cabin for their first dwelling. In later time,
when better fortunes came to them, they
erected a frame house.
Thomas Durrell was a native of Gilmanton.
Prior to his removal to Laconia, N.II., in the
year 1869, he had assiduously devoted himself
to husbandry and was regarded as a successful
farmer. He took an active and prominent part
in local affairs. I*:steemed by his neighbors,
he was called upon to represent them in many
of the public offices. He served on the local
board of Selectmen, and at one time repre-
sented the town in the New Hampshire legis-
lature. He married and became the father of
Joseph B. , the subject of this sketch; of Ann
Maria, who married John Wallace, of Sanborn-
ton, and who, with her husband, is now de-
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4S.
ceased; of Christiana, who died )-ouiig ; of
ICliza, who married Jliram Richardson, of
Concord, N.H., and resides in that phice; of
Augusta, who married Lyman h'olsom ; of
Lewis, who married, and died when about fifty
years old; of Charles, who resides in Laconia,
N.H., and of Franklin, who died in Cali-
fornia where he w^as engaged as a gold miner.
Thomas Durrell died at Laconia in the )ear
1884, aged eighty-four years.
Joseph 1?. Durrell spent the greater part of
iiis life in farming. His thorough knowledge
of agriculture, combined with his sound judg-
ment in business matters, enabled him to
build up a large fortune. At the time of his
' decease, he was the largest ta.\ ])a)-er in the
town of Gilmanton and one of the most exten-
sive landowners of his nati\'e State. His
laiuled estates at one time amounted to more
than sixteen hundred acres. He had the good-
will and confidence of his townsmen, and the
esteem of the public at large in this section of
the country. For a prolonged period he effi-
ciently discharged the duties of Justice of the
Peace. He represented his town for two years
in the New Hampshire legislature, and he
otherwise acceptably served the ct>mmunity in
a number of other offices.
Mr. Durrell was twice married. By his first
wife, Abigail (Shannon) Durrell, he became
the father of five children — Adeline, Lorrain,
l''isk, Martha, and L:ez. His second marriage
was contracted I'^ebruary 22, 1865, with
I'Vances S. Farrar, a daughter of Pearley and
I'.liza (Merrill) .Farrar, of Gilmanton. Pear-
ley ]-\arrar, who was a man of education,
turned his attention to agriculture, and ulti-
mately became a prosperous farmer. At one
time he served the town as Selectman. He
married Eliza Merrill, who belonged to an old
and well known family. His father, Israel
Farrar, who, with his brother, was an early
settler of Gilmanton, had ten childien;
namely, George W. , Lliza A., Mary Jane,
I'jnalieA., I'rances Su.san, Christiana, Alfred
P., Arthur M., Addie L. , and Charles W.
George \V. married Fanny Hall, had two chil-
dren, and, after spending the greater part of
his life in Gilmanton, removed to Laconia,
wheie he afterward died. F.liza A. first mar-
ried John Moore, and had by him seven chil-
dren ; and after his decease she married .Sam-
uel Hutchin, by whom she had one child,
Mary Jane, now deceasetl, who married George
Knapp, and had (jue child, who died in the
War of the Rebellion in 1861. Fmalie A.
died young. Christiana, now a widow residing
at Andover, Mass., married Joseph Odlin, and
had two .son.s. Alfred P. aLso died young.
Arthur M., who grew u|) and married, died in
young manhood. Aildie L. married Henry
Lamprey, who diet! soon after his return trom
the Civil War, and had five children.
Charles, who married and has eight children,
now resides in Laconia. Mr. Durrell died
February 24, 1896. He is still held in re-
spectful remembrance loy the community in
whose midst he spent his honorable :uk\ useful
life.
■QN. JOSHUA 11 SMLFH, a retired
farmer of the town of Durham, Straf-
ford County, N.H., is now enjoying
a deserved leisure after his many years of toil,
living in the house in which his birth oc-
curred July 28, 1 82 J. He is the son of the
Hon. Valentine Smith and his wife, l{lizabeth
Pal lard. The family is said to be descended
from one George Smith, of Willoughby, Lan-
cashire, England. George Smith, the earliest
known of the family in this country, is sup-
[losed to have come from old Hough, Cheshire,
England, settling first in the Isles of Shoals,
then called Smith's Isles, and later in Kittery
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and Diivor. Tradition says that he had grants
Inim the town of Dover, consisting of marsh
and meadow land on Oyster River and on the
north shore of Great ]?ay, and it was on Oyster
River that his son Josejih lived. Captain
John Smith, son of Joseph and grandson of
George, probably occupied the land on Great
]iay. From him the line extends down to
\'alentine, father nf Jushua B. , the subject
of this sketch, through 15enjamin, representing
the fourth generation in this country, and
Deacon John representing the fifth.
The Hon. Valentine Smith, father of Joshua
B. , was born in that part of Durham known as
Lubberland, May 26, 1774. His mother was a
daughter of Judge Millett, of Dover. He at-
tended school winters, and was a student at
Phillijjs E.xeter Academy for one year. Then
he began to teach, and later he added to teach-
ing the duties of a land surveyor. He was
early called to take public oflfice; and, from the
time of his election as I'own Clerk and First
Selectman in 1802, he held one or more such
offices nearly all the time for thirty years.
He was Justice of the Peace for fifty years,
from 1S06 to 1856. For si.x years he was Rep-
resentative in the legislature. He was Judge
of the Court of Common Pleas for Strafford
County for three years, beginning in 1819, and
Chief Justice of the Court of Sessions for the
county in 1822, 1823, and 1824. Judge Smith
was twice married. His first wife was Mary
Joy, daughter of Deacon Samuel Joy, of Dur-
ham, to whom he was married Januar)- 4, 1804,
and who died October 10, 1810. They had
three children : Hamilton; Fbenezer, who died
in infancy; and Thomas. Judge Smith was
again married September 16, 1819, to Eliza-
beth Ballard, daughter of Joshua l^allard, of
FJurham, by whom he had five children —
William K, Joshua B. , Mary E., John E. ,
and Lydia. Judge Valentine Smith was noted
for his public sjiirit. He was greatly inter-
ested in all that concerned the moral and ma-
terial prosperity of the town. Although not a
church member, he took a great interest in the
welfare of the church, and for the last fifty
years of his life he was one of the largest con-
tributors to the support of [ireacliing in this
place. He died March 2, 1869.
Joshua B. Smith, second child of Judge
V'alentine Smith's second marriage, has always
lived in Durham, the town where he was born ;
and since reaching manhood he has been ac-
tively identified with its leading interests,
serving faithfully in various positions of trust.
He was elected Town Clerk in 185 1, and
served for five years. He was chosen Select-
man in 1862, and since then he has served
nineteen years in this capacity, being chair-
man of the board for the larger part of the
time. In 1865 and 1866 he represented the
people of Durham in the State legislature, and
in 187s and 1876 he was chosen as a State
Senator. In 1877 and 1878 he served as a
member of Governor Prescott's Council. He
cast his first Presidential vote for Henry
Clay, and has been a firm supporter of the
Republican party ever since its formation.
Since 1859 he has been a member of the
Congregational church. Mr. Smith was mar-
ried May 15, 18S1, to Miss p:ila P. Thomp-
son, a daughter of l{benezer and Nancy G.
Thompson, of New London. Their wedded
life was brief. Mr.s. Smith died thirteen
months after their marriage, leaving a little
child, who followed its mother only four
months later.
'TEPHEN L. TAYLOR, the pro-
prietor of the Bay View House, a
favorite summer resort in ]?elmont,
was born here in 1822, scjn of Moses and
Susan (Ladd) Taylor. His paternal grand-
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father, one of the original settlers (jf the town,
followed the occupation of farmer, and had
five sons and several daughters. Moses Tay
lor chose the life of an agriculturist, and
purchased a small farm of sixty acres, which
he carried on for many years. Susan, his
wife, a native of lielmont, was a daughter of
John Ladd, who was one of the early settlers
of i\'lere(iith Bridge (now Laconia), built one
of the first mills erected in that town, and
died aged about fifty years. Moses and Susan
Taylor had two children — Stephen L. and
Zilpha, both ot whom were born in a place
distant about two and one-half miles from
Stephen's [irescnt residence.
Stephen I.. Taylor attended .school here in
Helmont, ami was also a student of Northficld
Seminary under Professor Sanborn. At the
close ot his school days, he went to woik on
(Grandfather Ladd's farm and remained there
for some years. In 1S6S he built the J!ay
View House, which he has since conducted as
a sununer hotel. The house, which is sup-
plied with furnace heat and h.is other modern
apiiliances, accommodates forty-five guests.
From twenty-five to forty have been turned
away in a season for lack of space. In the
spring of 1842, Mr. Taylor married Almira H.
]5rown, a daughter of Jonathan Ikown, of Gil-
mau, N.ll., who is a Deacon in the Congrega-
tional Church of that town. The 15rown fam-
ily is traced in this country to three Ijrothers
who came from I'jigland and settled in Sea
brook. James 15rown, the grandfather of Mrs.
Taylor, born in Seabrook, carried on an excel-
lent farm, a portion of which lay in Winches-
ter. He marricil Rhoda Perkins, of Tittsfield,
N.ll., who bore him nine children. Of these
Sewall Clark Hrown was graduated from Dart-
mouth College, became the principal of Con-
cord Academy, and subsequently went to Hal-
timore, Md. Jonathan IJrown was formerly a
farmer of Gilmanton, where he resided for
nearly seventy years in a house that he built
soon after he settled there. He married Miss
Clough, of Canterbury, a daughter of Leavitt
Clough, who was a State legislator. Mr. and
Mrs. Brown celebrated their fiftieth wedding
anni\'ersary in 1SS2. Stejihen L. Taylor has
three children — Jennie, George, and lulward.
Jennie, who is the widow of John M. I'eabody,
resides at Hyde Park, Ma.ss. ; George lives at
home; and lulward is in the boot and shoe
business in I^oston and carries on a large man-
ufacturing business, having a factory at Cam-
pello, Mass.
In politics Mr. Taylor has always been a
Democrat, He has served for two years as
Selectman ol Belmont. He has also been a
member of the .School C'ommittee, and he is
one of the directors of the Laconia Savings
Bank. Both he and Mrs. Talyor are attend-
ants of the Congregational church.
ATHANIKL T. KIMBALL, the (Gen-
eral Station Agent of the Boston &
Maine and the Portland & Roches-
ter Railroarls at Rochester, is a native of
l-arminglon, Nil. He was born SeiUcmber
12. 1S55, .son of Jcisiah B. and Emily A.
(Jewett) Kimball. The father, who was a
native of Bradford, Mass., when a young man
removed to P'armington, where he opened a
shoe factory and conductetl it for several )'ears.
He served in the Civil War at first in the com-
missary department of the .Si.\tli New Ham]!-
shire, which "was all cut up in action." In
iSr)j. after the Si.sth was disbanded, he en-
listed in the P'ifteenth New Hampshire Regi-
ment, going out as Sergeant. ()n account of
poor health, he returned home in 1864, and
tiled in 1S65 of consum[>tion, caused b)' the
exposure of army life. His widow, Lmily A.
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Kimball, a native of Alton, N.H,, is now liv-
ing in Rochester.
When hut three years old, Nathaniel T.
Kimball was brought to Rochester by his par-
ents. Ujion his father's death, he went to live
with his grandfather, being Judge Kimball, a
resident of Rochester, and remained with him
and the grandmother until their death. He
attended the common school, Mrs. Knight's
private school, and the Rochester High
School. At the age of thirteen he began
learning telegrajihy at the railroad station
here. Subsequently, he was emjiloyed as flag
man, telegraph operator, and baggage man ;
and for a year and a half he was in the superin-
tendent's office at Portland, Me., as P. & R.
R. R. train dis[«tcher. In December, i8So,
he became baggage master at the Eastern
Railroad Station, and two years later was pro-
moted to the position of station agent at that
place. When the l^oston & Maine roads were
consolidated in 1885 he was retained in his
position. In the following year, when the
Worcester, Nashua & Portland Division was
leased, thereby uniting the three roads under
one management, Mr. Kimball w\as appointed
General Station Agent at Rochester, in which
capacity he has since given general satisfac-
tion to his employers and the jiatrons of the
roads.
On January 23, 1891, Mr. Kimball mar-
ried Mi.ss Lizzie G. Trask, of Rochester, and
now has two children — Marian and N. Thurs-
ton. In his political views he is a Democrat,
but he is ]iopular with both parties. For two
years, des|)ite his party relations, he has been
a member of the City Council from Ward
Si.x, a strong Republican district. In 1893
he w-as the Democratic candidate for Mayor
of the city, but was defeated by a small ma-
jority, Rochester being a Republican strong-
hold.
RS. PA NTH E A P. I5APCOCK,
•idow of the late Joshua M. Bab-
cock, and one of ]5arnstead's old-
est residents, was born here, December 8,
1S15, daughter of Andrew and Rebecca (Proc-
tor) Bunker, and grand-daughter of Dodavah
and Martha (Smith) Bunker. Dodavah Bun-
ker, with his brothers, Joseph and Frank, emi-
grated to this country from England. Joseph
settled in Barnstead. Dodavah took up his
residence in Pittsfiekl, N.H., where the
greater part of his life was passed. He first
made a small clearing, and thereon erected a
log house, to which he brought his family.
He then enlarged the clearing so as to raise a
barrel of potatoes and a few bushels of corn —
corn meal and potatoes being the princi|)al
articles of food in the [lioneer's home. The
family were often troubled b\- bears, and Ind-
ians were frequently seen and sometimes \'is-
ited their home. It is related that, one night
when the father was away on a trip, bears
came into their corn-field. The mother tried
to drive them away by setting the dog at them
and by blowing the dinner horn outside the
door. While so doing, the door was blown to
and she was shut out for half the night. It is
jiresumed that her plan saved the corn, for that
night at least. After the Indian war, one of
a number of Indians who came that way look-
ing for food told Mrs. Bunker that he set out
once to kill her, but that on seeing her with
her baby he could not do it. Suncook River,
up and down whose banks the Indians roamed,
ran through the Bunker land. Dodavah Bun-
ker was born November 3, 1754, and died at
Barnstead, December ]2, 1828. Martha, his
wife, was born Februar)' i, 1750, and died in
June, 1816. Their children were: Samuel,
Hannah, Daniel, Dodavah, David, Lydia, An-
drew, Dorothy, Ebene?.er, Abigail, and John.
All were married and are now deceased.
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48 s
Andrew Bunker, born in I'ittsfield, Decem-
ber 23, 1783, lived tliere until twenty-one
years old, assisting his father with the farm
work. He subsequently worked for a time in
Barnstead. A short time before his marriage,
he ])urchased a piece of land here, to which he
afterward made additions until he had one of
the best farms in the town. On April 29,
1812, when about twenty-eight years old, he
was married to Rebecca Proctor, a daughter
of Thomas and Fanny (Kimball) Proctor.
Andrew and Rebecca Bunker were the parents
of two sons and a daughter; namely, Hollis,
Panthea, and Andrew. Hollis, who spent his
life here and in the West, married Mary
Tuttle, and had a s.mi, Milo W., who is now
living with Mrs. Babcock. Andrew, wlio was
in the sash and blind business in Concoril,
N.H., was very successful. At his death he
left eight children, all living at home and un-
married. Of these, one son is emplo}'ed in
a bank; another is in the furniture busi-
ness; a third is an engra\'er ; two daughters
arc teachers; another has a jiosition in the
ibrary ; the eldest daughter is eniidoyed at
home; and the youngest child, a son, has
recently graduated from school. Andrew
Bunker, first, died August i, 1851.
Panthea Bunker received her education in
the district and private schools. In her six-
teenth year, she taught one term of school
at Durham, X.H. In 1S35, at the age of
nineteen, she was married to Joshua M.
Babcock, who was luirn at Springfield, \'t.,
in 18 12, son of the Rev. William .S, and
Klizabeth Babcock. His father was a P'ree
Baptist minister, and resided for many )'ears
in Barrington, N.H. Joshua M. Babcock
came to Barnstead when a young man,
bought a clothing-mill, and afterward o]ier-
ated it tor about si.xty years. He went to
Boston in 1844, spent eight years as a carpen-
ter and bridge-builder, anil returned to Barn-
stead in 1852. The railmad bridge fmm Bos-
ton to Charlestown was framed by him, and he
sujjerintended other imiioitaiit Wdik nf ih.it
character. His grandfather Babcock, ,m old
sea captain, once owned the land (ni which the
Tremont building stands, Inil sold the prop-
erty because the noise of the city disturbed
him. Joshua M. Babcock spent the later years
of his life in Barnstead, and, at his death, Oc-
tober 8, 1 88 1, was one of the oldest residents
here. He was a Captain in the old State
militia for m.iny years. Although he served
as a Rejiresentative to the New Ham])shire
legislature, he seldom acce[)ted jiolitical nom-
inations. I'"or thirty }'ears or more he was an
honored member of the Congregational society,
of which his widow is a communicant.
AMUKL W. WALLING I- OR I), a
])rominent citi/en of Miltoii, was
born in this town, November 27,
1837, .son of David and Mary Ann (Tasker)
Wallingford. His grandfather was David
Wallingford, hrst, who came from Rochester to
Milton, and .settled here as a pioneer.
David Wallingford, second, was born in
Milton in iSoi, and the active period of his
life was devoted to agricultural jiursuits. He
owned and occupied the farm which his son,
Samuel W. , now cultivates, and he died in
1879. He represented this town ii: the legis-
lature, and served as a Justice of the Peace.
In politics he sujiported the Reiiublican party.
He wedded Mary Ann Ta.sker, a native of
Strafford, N. II. ; and of their ten children
three are living: Samuel W., the subject of
this sketch; David W. , of Rochester, N.H. ;
and Lninia V., who married George Drew, and
lives in Fall River, Mass.
Samuel W. Wallin''furd was educated in the
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common schools aiul at Lcl)an(5n, Mc, Acad-
emy. He seived an apprenticeshiii at the
shoemaker's trade, which he followed in this
town as a jonrneynian until 1870. lie then
went to Brooklyn, N. V., and was instructor of
shoemaking at the Kin,t;'s County Penitentiary
for eight years. In 1878 he returned to his
native town and settled on the homestead,
which became his property on the death of his
father. He owns one hundred and forty acres
of land situated on riummer's Ridge, and as a
general farmer he is energetic and successful.
Politically, he is a Republican. He served
as Tax Collector eight years, was elected to
the legislature in 1870 and again in 1892, and
in 1896 was chosen Chairman of the Boarti of
Selectmen.
Mr. Wallingford married Mary B. Plummer,
daughter of Enoch W. Plummer, of this town.
He is connected with the Masonic fraternity,
being a member of Unity Lodge, F. & A. M.,
of Union, N.H. The family attend the Con-
gregational church.
WiTlIAM T. WKNTWORTH, a
pros]ierous agriculturist, owning
about two hundred acres of land in
the town of Dover, Strafford County, was born
April II, 1S32, in Hiram, Oxford County,
Me., son of Stephan and Lois (Trickey)
VVentworth, thrifty farming people of that
locality. He received his education in the
common schools of his native town, attending
in the winter season when his services were
not needed on the farm. When but seventeen
years old he left the parental roof-tree to seek
his fortune.
Making his way to Dover, Strafford County,
this energetic lad began working on farms by
the month, and was so employed for two years.
He was then engaged in teaming for a time.
In 1856 be invested his savings in the pur-
chase of a pair of horses and a wagon, and
began teaming on his own account. He as-
sisted in building the Granite State Trotting
Park in 1857, and in constructing the branch
of the Portsmouth & Concord Railroad between
Candia and Manchester in i860. Next year
he accepted a position in Boxborough, Mass.,
with Trickey & Jewett, lumbermen, and for the
following three and a half years he had charge
of a gang of men in the woods. Then, after
spending a short time in Dover, he w^ent South
to Maryland, where he remained five months,
having charge of the building of a portion of
the Dover & Delaware Railroad. Returning
to Dover, N.H., after this, he was for the suc-
ceeding three years engaged with James Little-
field in buying and selling lumber. He then
went to Locke Mills, l^arrington, where he
and F. P. Trickey ran a saw-mill and pail
and tub factory for four years, Li connection
with the lumber business he was engaged in
stone quarrying for some ten years, carrying
on a good business. He and David Gate, in
partnership, filled the contract for building
two miles of the Elliot Bridge Road in 1880;
and in the same year he and C. H. Trickey
filled the contract for rebuilding the Granite
State Trotting Park. Having sold out his
quarry at an advantage, he accepted, in 1881,
the position of Superintendent of the Strafford
County Almshouse, an office which he filled
seven years. Mr. Wentvvorth then bought his
present farm of one hundred and fifty acres.
This he has since managed with success, carry-
ing on general farming and dairying. He is
also the owner of about fifty acres of land, for
the most jiart under timber.
On November 12, 1856, Mr. Wentworth
married Miss Lucinda P. McDonald, of Chat-
ham, N.H., a daughter of Frederick Southgate
and Susan (Abbott) McDonald. The only
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child born of the union is Frederick W. Went-
worth, now an architect of I'aterson, N.J. In
politics Mr. Wentvvorth is an adherent of the
Republican party- In 1868 and 1869 he rep-
resented his town in the State legislature, be-
sides which he has also been Selectman of
Dover. Ife was Councilman f(jr two years,
Alderman for the .same lentjth of time; and he
likewise served as special p(dice officer for
many years. He is a member in high stand-
ing of several local organizations. These are:
the Wecohanet Lodge and Prescott Encamp-
ment, I. O. O. I'". ; the Improved Order of
Red Men; the Golden Eagle Lodge; and the
local (iraiige. In religion he is an earnest
believer in the creed of the Univer.salist
church.
§OHN H. SMITH, a successful farmer
of Laconia, was born in New Market,
N.H., October 11, 18,^9. A .son of
Charles and Betsey (Jones) Smith, he is of
the fourth generation descending from one of
four brothers who came over with the early
settlers. His paternal grandfather had five
children — Eliphalet, Charles M., Mary, Lou-
isa, and Sally. Mary successively married a
Mr. Williams and Benjamin Clement, and re-
sided in Moultonboroiigh, N.H. ; Louisa mar-
ried Zeblin ]?owley, of E.x'eter, N.H. ; Sally
married Jo.seph Cram, of Lowell, Mass. ; and
Eliphalet married a Miss Leavitt. Charles
Smith, the father of the subject of this sketch,
married Betsey Jones, and they moved to
Sandwich, N.H., where he engaged in farming
for a time and also ran a boat on the Piscataqua
River. His trade was that of a stone-mason.
In ]iolitics he was a Republican, and always
voted with that party. At the time of his
death he was fifty-two years of age. He was
the father of eleven children, namely, Charles
G., John H., ]-:iiza J., Lydia A.. Edward I.,
Susan M., George W. , Benjamin F. , Jo-
seiihine, Georgiana, and Adelaide. Edward,
Benjamin, Georgiana, and Adelaide are un-
married, and George W. is deceased. ICliza
married Jacob G. Webster; Lydia married
Mo.ses E. Hoyt; Su.san is the wife of Wesley
\V. Burnham; and Josephine of Joseph K.
Her ley. George was for some time in the
liaper collar business, but toward the close of
of his life was a mechanic and inventor.
Charles and ]5enjamin are in Boston, Mass. ;
where they are prosperously engaged in the
business of driving artesian wells.
John H.. the subject of this sketch, after
attending the schools of Sandwich, engaged in
the stone business, and later in general farm-
ing, which he continued up to 1888. He then
went to Boston, Mass., where he joined his
brothers in their business. Much of his time
is now spent in travelling. In 18^3 he mar-
ried luneline l'erkin.s, a daughter of Josiah
and Lydia (Johnson) Perkins. John Peikins
came to America with his wife Judith and
five children in 1631; they were fellow pas-
sengers of Roger Williams. In 1633 they
removed to Ipswich, Mass. William Per-
kins, born in luigland in 1616, a near rela-
tive of John, came also to this country, and
<lie<l in New Market, N.H., in his one- hun-
dred and sixteenth year. He was a direct
ancestor of Mrs. Smith. A descendant of
his, John Perkins, born about 1 700, was a
large landowner in New Market. John's son,
Richard, born in New Market about 1738, mar-
ried Molly Parsons about 1760. They had
eight children — Andrew, Lydia, Moll)', Jo-
siah, John, Sally, Eunice, and Abraham. He
died there in 1779. His widow moved to
Meredith with her son, Josiah.
Josiah, born in 1767, was grandfather of
Mrs. Smith. He was a shoemaker by traile
and became a large landowner. He was Dca-
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con of the iMi-st Haptist Church in Alcrcdith.
lie h;ul eleven chihhen ~ Andrew, Josiah,
Sally. Ivliza, Mary, David, John, Richard,
Jesse, Lydia, and Alirahani, all ot whom grew
to maturity and raised families. Josiah Per-
kins (second), Mrs. Smith's father, was a hale
and hearty man, fond of his occupation of
farming and of all outdoor sports, particularly
hunting, fishing, and bee-hunting. He was
also a great reader, especially of historical
works, and had an intimate knowledge of the
]iil)le. A favorite motto of his was: "Never
let your work drive you, but keep ahead of
yourwoik." He had a remarkable memory.
An hour before his death, which occurred
August 21, 1S83, when he was ninety-one
years old, he repeated the names of his ten
brothers and sisters; and just before he ex-
])ired, he inquired of a neighbor, "Who were
the captors of Major Andre .?" The neighbor
not being able to tell, he repeated their names.
He had si.\ children, of whom three died when
young. Those who reached maturity were:
John, Sarah, and Emeline. John died years
ago, and Sarah became the wife of George
Hunt, of IVdmont. Mr. and Mrs. Smith have
had four children, namely: I'^lmer H., who
married and at present resides in Ik'lmont ;
Charles H., who is living at home, engaged
in farming; Mabelie J., who married Joseph
L. Smith, a carjienter ; and Nellie M., who
died at the age of two years. Mr. Smith is a
member of Chocorua Lodge, No. 51, I. O.
U. I'., at Lake Village. In i^litics he is a
Republican, and always votes with his party.
kOSI-:S NASH, late a worthy citizen
of Laconia, Belknap County,
N.H., was born in Amherst,
.Mass., November Jcj, 1812, son of John and
Sally (Lewis) Nash. When a young man he
left the place of his birth and settled in ]5el-
knap Comity, New rhmijishire. Forming a
partnership with his brother, they carried on
a general merchandise store in New Hamjiton.
After a few years he removed to Concord,
N. H., and entered the employ of J. R. Hill
& Co., harness-makers, whose trade he had
previously learned. He remained with them
for about twenty years, when he retired from
active business. After residing in Concord
for about three years longer, he went to La-
conia to live with his daughter, Mrs. Ellen
May Tilton, and died there January 17, 1S92.
He married Susan M. Smith, daughter of
Jacob and Louisa C. (Robinson) Smith. Her
great-grandfather, Jeremiah Smith, was an
early settler of Laconia, coming here from
E.xeter, when the road was indicated, for a por-
tion of the way, only by blazed trees. He gave
the use of the field adjoining his house for a
training-ground to the comi^any of militia
that was wont to assemble there. John R.
Smith, son of Jeremiah, married Rhoda l^lais-
dell, and they had five children. He lived to
be ninety years old. His son Jacob lived to
be eighty-six. To Jacob and Louisa C. Smith
three children were born — Susan M., Ellen
L. , and Sarah A. Sarah married John Gar-
land. Ellen, who taught school for a while,
became the wife of Morrill 11 Doe, son of
Augustus Doe. Susan M. became the wife of
Moses Nash, as above stated. She died sud-
denly of diphtheria, January 29, 1887, aged
fifty-five years, leaving one child, Ellen M.,
now the wife of Arthur A. Tilton. Her hus-
band, who is a son of Carlos Tilton, of An-
dover, N.H., was for some time assistant
agent for the American Express Company at
New Market and subsequently became agent.
After their marriage he came to the Smith
homestead, which was bequeathed to Mrs. Til-
ton, and where they now reside. She repre-
EDGAR A. WILLAND.
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sents the fifth generation of the family that
has occupied it. Air. Tilton i.^^ a mcmlier of
the Uniform Rank, Knights of I'ythia.s, of
Laconia. Mr.s. Tilton po.ssesses an heirloom
in the shape of a cocoanut shell, which was
hroiight to Laconia hy Jeremiah Smith, her
great-great-grandfather. It is a tradition in
the family that it was found useful for holding
West India rum. She has also a clock now
over one hundred years old, which she values
highly.
HON. STEPHEN G. NASH, nephew of
Moses Nash, and son of his brother John, was
a well-known attorney in 15oston. He was
bnrn in New Hampton, N.H., in 1822. In
i.S'42, when only twenty years of age, he was
graduated from Dartmouth College, after
which he took up the study of law, and began
practising in Hoston about three years later.
He was an unusually brilliant student, and
won distinction as a lawyer, being for many
years Judge of the Sujierior Court of Suffolk
County. He made two trips to luirope, visit-
ing many interesting i)laces. At his death he
bequeathed to his birthplace. New Hamjiton,
a library comiiletely furnished, together with
his own i)rivate library, and also endowed the
institution with the sum of forty-five thousand
dollars.
inVARD A, VVILLAND, the superin-
tendent of the Strafford County l"arm
in Dover, was born May i i, 1846, in
Berwick, Me., son of Nathaniel H. Willand.
Nathaniel Willand was a tanner, which occu-
pation, together with that of farmer, he fol-
lowed for many years, successively in Berwick
and Rochester, N. H. He removed to the
latter town in 1846. On the breaking out of
the late Civil War he pr(.miptly responded to
the call for v(dunteers, by enlisting in Com-
pany I, Eourth New Ham[ishire Volunteer In-
fantry, for a year, being mustered into service
at Concord. At the close of his term of en-
listment his ]iatriotism promjited him to re-en-
list for three years. Thereafter he served
until the cessation of hostilities, taking part
in many of the important battles of the cam-
paign. Erom the time of his discharge until
1871 he was employed as cook on a merchant
vessel, running from London to the West
Indies. Returning then to New Hamiishire,
he made his home in Rochester until his
ileath, which occurred May 28, 1876. He
married Hannah E. Hulibard, of ]5erwick, who
bore him four children, as follows: James H.,
who died in infancy; James H. (second), who
dieil at the age of eight years; l-:dward A.;
and Emma.
Edward A. Willand was reared and educated
in Rochester, this State, attending the public
schools until he was thirteen years old. He
then :ittended the Biddetord High School for
two years. y\fter this he served an aiiprcn-
ticeship of three years with ;i car|)entcr, he-
coming especially expert in making s;ishes,
doors, and blinds. The following two years
he worked at his trade in Boston and Dover.
Afterward he was engaged for fifteen years with
E. G. & E. Wallace, tanners and shoe manu-
facturers of Rochester. Loc;iting then in
Dover, Mr. Willand was elected the first
regular ixdice officer at Sawyer's Mills.
Three years later he was elected Assistant
Marshal of Dover. This office he resigned in
1893, to accept his [iresent responsible posi-
tion, the duties of which he is discharging to
the satisfaction of all concerned. liefore com-
ing to this city he had been Chief of Police in
Rochester before it became a city.
Air. Willand was married in ].)over, Decem-
ber 25, 1867, by the Rev. James Thurston, to
Miss Calista A. Chesley, daughter of Samuel
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ami ?klaria (Hanson) Chesley, of Barrington.
Mr. and Mrs. Willand havo two children,
namely: Ella M, a graduate of the Dover
High School, and also of the Salem Normal
School, having been the valedictorian of her
class, and now a teacher in the Hale School;
and Blanche E., the wife of Erank E. Varney.
Politically, Mr. Willand has been identified
with the Republican party since coming of
age, and is one of the most zealous supporters
of its principles. He is a Mason of high
standing, belonging to }iumane Lodge, No.
2 1, of Rochester; to Temple Chai)ter, No. 20,
of Rochester: to the Dover Lodge of Perfec-
tion; and having taken the degree of Scottish
Rite. He is likewise a member of the Im-
proved Order of Red Men, Wanalancet Tribe;
and of Dover Senate, K. A. E. O.
©SCAR EOSS of Barnstead, one of the
most wideawake and prosperous busi-
ness men of Belknap County, was born
in Barnstead, November 17, 1845, a son of
l-;ii H. and Mary A. (Eurber) Eoss.
Jonathan P"os,s, his grandfather, was a native
of Strafford, NTT He first married Miss
Margaret Bean, of Strafford, who died in the
following year. Subsequently, he came to Barn-
stead, married Miss Alice Nutter, and settled on
a farm, distant about a half mile from Centre
Barnstead, where he carried on farming until his
death at the age of eighty-si.x. By this mar-
riage he had seven children, namely: PLli H.,
James L., Jonathan, Nancy, Margaret, Dorothy
and Mary Ann. James L., now living in Barn-
stead, married VAiza Blake ; Nancy married
Nathan Aiken ; Margaret married Samuel G.
Shackford ; Dorothy married I,evi C. Scruton ;
Mary Ann married Jeremiah Hackett.
Eli H. P'oss, who was born July 16, 18 19,
married m 1843 Mary A. Eurber, of Alton.
She was a daughter of Edmond Eurber, a well^
known business man and a leader in church
work, who lived to be ninety-five years old. At
the time of her death she was seventy-four
years of age. Eli H. Eoss, now living in Barn-
stead, learned the trade of blacksmith of Asa
Garland, of North Barnstead, and followed that
business in Barnstead for fifty years. He
moved to Barnstead Centre in 1844, and re-
mained there until 1852, when he went to Cali-
fornia, where he spent five years in mining. In
the fall of 1864 he enlisted in the Eighteenth
New Hampshire Volunteers, and served in the
Civil War until its close. He has always been
a Republican, and for several years was Town
Treasurer. His children are : Oscar, Mary Ann,
Nellie i;)., and Estie. Mary Ann married John
Chesley ; Nellie D. is the wife of Reuben G.
York ; and E.stie is married to Emery Tuttle.
Oscar P'oss received his education in the
common schools and at Pittsfield Academy.
He attended the latter in.stitution in the winter
season, spending the remainder of the year in
his father's blacksmith shop, learning the trade.
At the age of twenty-one he purchased a half-
interest in a mill business with Nathaniel Blais-
dell. At the end of a year he bought out his
partner, and has since carried on the business
alone, receiving the greater part of the trade
from the locality. Not confining his attention
to this particular mill, however, he has been
t|uite extensively engaged in buying lots, putting
up temporary mills, and preparing the lumber
and shipping it to different large cities. His
first trial in this direction was the purchase of a
timber lot in Northwood. Since then the busi-
ness has greatly increased. In 1895 and 1896
he had five mills in operation. He handles large
amounts of cord wood and lumber, has now in
one ])lace twelve thou.sand cords, and he owns
standing timber estimated at four million feet.
When he started in the mill business, he was
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obliged to go into debt for the most (jf his con-
tracts and real estate purchases. At the time
the Barnstead shoe shop was built, he was one
of the leading promoters of the enter])rise ; and
lie is now the owner of the [ilant. Whenever
the questiiin of bringing new Inisiness into town
arises, he is the one chosen to confer with and
to influence desirable parties to locate here. He
was one of the prime movers in getting the
railroad and telephone. As an individual he
has done much for the welfare of the town.
Mr. Foss has from the first been a stanch Re-
publican and a very active worker for the prin-
ciples of his party. When he became a voter,
the vote of the town showed ninety-nine Re-
publicans to three hundred and one Democrats.
For the first time since then the Republicans
had a majority in 1896. He has been Town
Treasurer, and in iSg6 he was elected to the
office of Su|iervisor.
On November 5, 1.S71, Mr. h'oss was joined
in marriage with Miss Sarah U. Yoimg, a
daughter of Oliver H. Young, and a grand-
daughter of Jonathan Young, who was one of
the early settlers in Barnstead. Oliver, who
was a carpenter by trade, was born on Beauty
Hill, bLit afterward removed to Barnstead
Centre. He enlisted in the Twelfth New
Hamjishire Regiment, and ser\-ed three years
in the Civil War. As a Justice of the I'eace
he writes deeds and does other IclmI duties.
ENJAMIN PARKER PEIRCI'. of
r)over, the agent of the Bellamy
Mills Company, was born Septem-
ber 9, 1825, on Silver Street, Dover. He is
a son of the late Andrew Peirce, who was a
long-time resident of this city and its first
Mayor. His mother, Abigail (Osborne)
Peirce, had thirteen children; namely, Re-
becca, Abigail, Claris.sa, Mary, Lydia, Joseph,
John, F;iizabeth, Benjamin ]'., Jacob K.,
Mary, Olive, and Harriett.
After availing himself of the advantages
afforded him by the schools of his native city,
he completed his education at the P'ranklin
Academy. On leaving school, he entered the
jewelry store of William Kno.\, with the inten-
tion of learning the watchmaker's trade ; Init,
as his health failed after two years o'f this
work, he was obliged to give it up. Going
then to 15oston, he was employed for a time in
the ijiano manufactory of Parkhurst & Town-
send. Here, too, his health again failed ; and he
was forced to seek employment that would keej.
him in the oijen air. This he found in selling
l)ianos for the firm, at which he continued for a
year. Afterward he was engaged for three years
as travelling salesman for Thomas H. Dodge,
a manufacturer of agricultural implements at
Worcester, Mass. Then he travelled for two
years in the interests of Pllias Thomas, a
wholesale dealer in groceries. He subse-
quently sold groceries on the road for ten years
for the firm of Charles McLaughlin & Co., of
Portland, Me. At the end of that time I\Ir.
Peirce accepted his present position, that of
agent for the Bellamy Mills Company. In
this ca])acity he has entire charge of the
firm's extensive business. This coiuprises
thi> grinding of grain and feed of all kinds
and the manufacture of lumber. Their estab-
lishments include a well-equipped saw-mill.
Understanding his business thoroughly, and
being a prompt and agreeable man, and fair
and uju-ight in all his dealings, Mr. Peirce
has built up a fine business in this local-
ity. He also finils time to carry on gen-
eral farming with jirofit on his snug farm of
forty acres.
Mr. Peirce was married May 23, 1847, to
Miss Elizabeth A. Twombly, who was born
May 23, 182S, at Dover, daughter of the late
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William ami :\Iary (Ricker) Twombly. Mr.
and Mrs. Pcircc have had four children, as fol-
lows: Alary J., now deceased; William H.,
living in Dover, a jKiinter for Sawyer's
Woollen Mills; Frederick?., deceased; Edith
A., who married Edward E. Vinal, and lives in
Melrose, Mass. Mr. Vinal has charge of the
Wade Read Company's wholesale grain busi-
ness. Mr. I'eirce has always been an active
worker in the Republican ranks, fie was a
member of the State legislature in the years
1861-62 and 1895-96, and he was again
elected in 1896 for the years 1896 and 1897.
He also represented Ward Four in the City
Council for four years, being President of the
Board for half of that time; and for four
years he was Justice of the Peace. Mr. Peirce
is a member of the Masonic order, belonging
to Strafford Lodge, Belknap Chapter, and to
Orphans' Council. He is likewise connected
with Dover Grange, and Eastern New Hamp-
shire Pomona, Patrons of Husbandry.
(JJTVORY H^ KEELEY, a prosperous
HI farmer of the town of Madhury, has been
ei-L a lifelong resident of the homestead
which he now owns and occu])ies. He was
born there, March 17, 1838, son of William
and I'armelia (Demeritt) Kelley. The father,
who was born and bred in Dover, when a lad
of sixteen years, shipped as a sailor on a mer-
chant vessel, and thereafter was engaged in
seafaring for fourteen years, visiting many
foreign ports. He subsequently bought the
farm now in the possession of his son Ivory
H., and was occupied in tilling the soil until
his death, which occurred March 12, 1870, in
the seventy-si.xth year of his age. His wife,
Parnielia, died in 1877, aged eighty -eight
years. They had seven children, one of whom
died in infancy. The others were: Sarah F. ;
John; Julia; Abbie; Ivory H. ; and George
W.. who died in August, 1885.
Ivory H. Kelley received his education in
the district schools of his native town. In his
boyhood he was trained to the business of
farming, in which he became so capable that,
as soon as he came of age, his father ke])t him
at home to assist in the management of the
place. Mr. Kelley now owns the entire home-
stead farm. Since he came into possession he
has enlarged it from eighty acres to two hun-
dred. He has managed in a jiainstaking man-
ner, expending all of his energies upon its
improvement, so that it is now one of the
finest estates of its size in this section of the
county. His success as a general farmer is
recognized by all.
The marriage of .Mr. Kelley with Miss
Martha Pendexter, daughter of Edward and
Martha C. (Stickney) Pendexter, of Madbury,
was contracted December 6, 1876. Their
three children arc: Florence, Martha S., and
William E. Mr. Kelley is cpiite active in
the political field, voting with and supporting
the Republican party; and, although not an
aspirant for official honors, he was Town
Treasurer for one year and Town Clerk for
three years. He is a member of Mount
Pleasant Lodge, I. O. O. F. , of Dover.
ISRAEL H. LOCKE, an extensive and
thriving agriculturist of Madbury, Straf-
ford County, and a capable business man,
was born March 9, 1829, in l^arrington, son
of Eben Locke. Mr. Locke is of ]iioneer an-
tecedents, being a direct descendant of John
Locke, who was prominently identified with
the early history of this section of New Hamp-
shire, and who fell a victim to the Indian's
tomahawk at Rye Beach,. To Eben Locke
and his wife, Susan Ham, nine sons were
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born, five of whom attained maturity; namely,
Samuel, Charles D. , Israel H., Ira W. , and
William II. Of these sons, only Israel H.
and Ira \V. are living.
The boyhood of Israel II. Locke, until he
was seventeen years of age, was largely spent
in farm work. Since then he has had a varied
e.xperience in busines.s, resulting, however, in
his acquirement of a fair share of the world's
goods. On leaving the parental roof, he went
first to Ro.xbury, Mass. Later, following the
advice of Horace Greeley, he went West.
There he was engaged in several enterprises,
at one time being manager of a large hotel in
Chicago. He afterward became interested in
stock-raising, and for eleven years handled
fast horses, several of which made good records
while under his management. In 1883
Mr. Locke bought his present farm of two
hundred acres. On this jjroperty he has since
been profitably engaged in general husbandry,
being successful in every branch.
Mr. Locke was married June 28, 1874, to
Miss Annie McCharles, of Middle River.
Two children were born of the union, namely:
Eben, who died at the age of twenty years and
eight months; and Annie Locke. Mrs.
Locke [wssed away April 25, 1883. In poli-
tics Mr. Locke is an earnest adherent of the
Republican party, sustaining the principles of
that organization by voice and vote.
"OSEA FRANCIS HAWKINS, one
of Meretlith's successful farmers, was
born in this town, November 25,
1833, son of Francis and Polly (Sturtevant)
Hawkins. His grandfather, John Hawkins,
was born in Barnstead, presumably on April
7, 1744, and resided for many years in
Barnstead, N.I I. John married Lydia Hunker,
who was born May i, 1745, and with her
reared eleven children; namely, Stephen,
Clement, Elijah, Lovey, Hannah, Ebenezer,
Sally, Comfort, John, William, and Francis.
He died December 30, 1820; and his wife
died in November, 18 17.
Francis Hawkins, born in liarnstead, Janu-
ary 8, 1786, became widely known as a framer
of buildings; and he did a great deal of custom
sawing in a saw-mill erected by himself.
When a young man he converted a tract of
wild land into the farm now owned by his son.
He was a successful business man and farmer.
Possessing an unusually strong constitution,
he framed and superintended the raising of a
large barn in New IIami)ton when he was
eighty years old. He died December 22,
1879. In politics he was a Democrat. His
wife, Polly, whom he married in April, [809,
was a daughter of Hosea Sturtevant, of Moul-
tonboro, N.H. Hosea Sturtevant, born Feb-
ruary 14, 1762, was one of the eight children
of his parents" family, which moved from Hali-
fa.v, Mass., to Squam Neck, now Centre Harbor
Neck, when there was but a saw and grist
mill upon the site of Meredith Village.
Hosea Sturtevant served as a soldier in the
Revolutionary War, during which he was for
some time a prisoner in New York. After
his discharge from the service he returned to
New Hampshire, and engaged in clearing land
for agricultural purijoses. Py his energy
and perseverance he accumulated considerable
property. He died April 20, 1850, aged
eighty-eight years, two months, and si.\- days.
In early life he united with the F"ree Baptist
church, but later he became a Methodist: and
preachers were always welcome at his home.
Mrs. Francis Hawkins became the mother of
eight children, five of whom grew to maturity.
These were: Mahala R., Laura R., John S.,
Sarah S., ami Hosea F. Mahala R. married
Salmon P^arrar; and John S. married Eliza-
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bcth Lane, and died in Salem, Ore. The
parents were members of the Free Baptist
church.
Hosea Francis Hawkins was echicated in the
public schools of Meredith and at the New
Hampton Institute. He has always resided
at the homestead. The estate contains about
one hundred and thirty acres of land, of which
thirty-five acres are under cultivation. He
pays especial attention to the raising of small
fruits, particularly strawberries; and he acts
as local agent for Lamprey & Dickey, marble
workers of Laconia, N.H.
On Lanuary 30, i>S55, Mr. Hawkins mar-
ried for his first wife Sarah A. 11 Mudgett,
daughter of William Mudgett, of Bristol,
N.H. Mr. Mudgett, born November 29,
1786, was a prosperous farmer of Bristol, and
acted as a Deacon of the Free Baptist church
for many years. On March 9, 1S15, he mar-
ried Funice Huckins, and had a family of
seven children; namely, Mary M. S., Hannah
H.. John v.. Calvin H., Orinda M., Laura
L., and Sarah A. 1^. The first Mrs. Hawkins
died September 13, 1874, having been the
mother of five children. These were: Laura
Ella, now the wife of Fred Rollins, of East
Concord, N.H.: Arthur Stanley, who died
December 16, 1880; Frank Alliston, now of
Lisbon, N. H.; Amy Eunice, who died at the
age of si.xteen years; and Herman Curtis.
Mr. Hawkins's second marriage was contracted
with Mary Evinia Homan, daughter of the
Rev. Charles Homan, a Methodist preacher.
His children by this union were: Charles H.,
a resident of Boston; and Lyman Smiley, who
died October 27, 1879. The second wife died
September 6, 1890; and on August 22, 1891,
Mr. Hawkins was again married to Elvira J.
Bemis, daughter of Isaac I^emis, of Littleton,
N.H.
In politics Mr. Hawkins is a Republican.
He is connected with Winnepesaukee Grange,
Patrons of Husbandry. On uniting with the
Free Bai)tist church in 1856, he was immedi-
ately chosen clerk and superintendent of the
Sunday-school. The latter position he ably
filled for several years. He is now acting as
Deacon and clerk of the church and society.
EORGE WASHINGTON BURN-
HAM, one of the oldest farmers of
Durham, living on a farm that has
been his home since he was four years old,
was born in this town, May 4, 1822, a son of
Joseph and Lydia (Hodgson) Burnham. The
Burnham family are of English origin. John
I^urnhani, the father of Joseph, was born on
this farm about the year 1750. Joseph, on
September 14, 1789, was also born there.
Lydia (Hodgson) Burnham, his wife, was a
native of Madbury, born in 17S8. Their chil-
dren were: Lavinia, born April 9, 1816;
John L. (deceased), born F""ebruary 6, 1S19,
who served in the Union army during the
Rebellion; George W., the subject of this
sketch; and Sarah A., whose birth occurred
November 20, 1830. Both daughters attend
the Congregational church. For his services
as a soldier in the War of 1S12 the father took
land scrip, which he sold to Dr. Pray, of
Dover. He died December 4, 1867, seventy-
eight years of age, after a life profitably
spent in farming. His wife died in 1866,
and both are resting in the family cemetery.
George Washington Burnham, the only sur-
viving son of his parents, came to this farm
with the family when he was four years old.
Since then he has known no other home. He
here owns about eighty-five acres of land. Be-
sides conducting the farm, he has worked at
the trade of carpenter as the opportunity
offered. He was educated in the common
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schools. In political views he has always
been a Republican. The first man drafted in
this town for the Civil War, he obtained a sub-
stitute in the person of a man who had seen
service, by a paying a bounty of one hundred
and fifty dollars in addition to two hundred
dollars paid by the government.
I':()R(;]': p. DEMKRITT, a farmer of
Durham, .Stralford County, N.ll.,
was born in Durham village, Sep-
tember 15, 1S42, son of William and Frances
(Wilson) Dcmeritt. His parents had five
other children; namely, Wilson, Morton,
Fanny ]■;, , David A., and Frances L. , all of
whom have passed away. William Dcmeritt
followed farming. He was also for a good
many years a 15aptist preacher, and took much
interest in educational matters, the bu
old Durham Academy having
through his iiitluence. He di
:it fifty-f<Hir years of age. Fi
Dcmeritt was the daughter of
of Rarnstead, N. H. She died
ling
5een
•Adcr
May
of the
largely
i.S4-\ :
Wilson
Wilson,
3, 1 888.
Owing to the death of his father (ieorge P.
Dcmeritt took charge of the home farm when
c]uite young. He received a good district
school education. .Soon after the breaking out
of the Civil War he enlisted, on August 22,
1861, in Company K of the Eleventh New
llamijshire Regiment, and was mustered in as
a jirivate at Concord for three years. The
first engagement in which he participated was
the battle of I-'redericksburg. Later he was at
Vicksburg, Jackson, Kno.wille, the battle of
the Wilderness, Spottsylvania, and Cold Har-
bor, also at the siege of Petersburg. On July
25, 1863, he received a commission as Lieu-
tenant. The last year and a half of the war
he served with General Robert 15. Potter at
Second Division Headquarters, Ninth Army
Corps.
After his honorable discharge, June 5, 1865,
at Concord, he came home, remaining until
the fall of that year, when he went to Dover;
and in the ensuing sining he went West,
where he stayed a short time. Returning to
Dover, he was employed as clerk in a grocery
for five years; and then he went into the gro-
cery business for himself, continuing in trade
for si.\ years. Directly following that time,
he was for si.x years Ta.\ Collector for the city
of Dover, then County Commissioner four
years, then again Ta.x Collector. He has
since engaged in farming, being the owner of
a place of one hundred acres. He is often
employed to settle estates.
In political views and affiliation Mr. Dc-
meritt is a Republican. P"or thirty years he
has been a member of Strafford Masonic Plue
Lodge. He also belongs to Helknap Chapter,
R. A. M., and St. Paul's Commandery, K. T.
Mr. Dcmeritt has been twice married, first
to Miss Augusta Hersey, second to Miss
P'rances Iv Jasi)er, by whom he had two chil-
dren — Paigene A. and lulith A.
LIAS C. VARNEV, a well-to-do and
progressive agriculturist of I3ovcr,
was born in Rochester, N.H., May
28, i8j5, a son of George W. Varney. His
grandfather, p:iias \'arney, was also a native
of this county. George W. Varney, who was
born and reared in the town of Harrington,
N.H., subsequently settled on a farm in the
neighboring town of Rochester, and was there
engaged in agricultural pursuits until his death
in 1S84. J^y the first of his two marriages he
was united with Sarah A. Hanson, a native
of Rochester. She bore him two chiUlren,
namely: John IL, whose death occurred in
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i,S(;o ill Calitdrnia; and I'llias C, the suhjcct
(if tliis sketch. His second wife, whose
maiden name was Marion Hodgon, had seven
chihh-en — Daniel \V. , Sarah, Christiana,
Leonora, Susan, Mary A., and Kmma.
Klias C. Varney received a common-school
education. When a lad of ten years, he began
working for the neighboring farmers during
the sj-iring and summer sesasons for two dollars
a month. He stayed at home winters, assisting
in the chores about the place, and attending
the district school. As he grew in years and
strength, his wages were increased, and his
work took him farther from home. He spent
one season in Orono, Me. The year after at-
taining his majority, having by prudence and
thrift .saved a large part of his earnings, Mr.
Varney bought a farm in Somersworth, this
county, which he managed successfully for five
years. Going then to Ro.xbury, Mass., he was
employed as a teamster for two years. After
this he spent two years on his farm in Somers-
worth, and then returned to Massachusetts,
where he was employed as a teamster for an-
other two years. He now [Hirchased horses
and other ecjuipments, and engaged in teaming
in Brighton for fifteen years, having a contract
with the city of Boston. In 1878 he pur-
chased the farm where he now lives, and at
once moved his family here, thougli he contin-
ued his work in Boston until 1S84. Since
that time Mr. Varney has given his entire
time to the care of his home interests, and has
been very successful. ]5esides his home farm
in Dover, which contains one hundred acres,
he owns a farm of one hundred and forty acres
in Somersworth ; a farm of two huiulred acres
in Ossipee; three houses of five tenements
each, ta.xed for over eight thousand dollars, in
the village of Somersworth; a house in Koch-
ester valued at one thousand dollars; and a
house in Beverly valued at three thousand dol-
lars. He pays especial attention to his dairy,
keeping a fine lot of cows, and laises the
cereals and vegetaliles common to this section
of New England.
In January, 1857, Mr. Varney married Miss
Sarah V. Moody, of Tamworth, N.H., a
daughter of Atcherson and Dolly (Nickerson)
Moody. They have had six children, namely:
George W. , who lives in Rochester; Lizzie
M. ; John W. ; Frank; Llias; and ICllen, who
died in infancy. In politics Mr. Varney is
a firm sui)i)orter of the principles of the Dem-
ocratic party. In the campaign of 1896 he
was the Democratic candidate for the office of
County Commissioner. A man of resolute
character, industrious and energetic, he is
much resiiected in the cit)'.
§AMLS RYAN, Jr., Postmaster of
Dover, Strafford County, N.H., and a
rising young lawyer, was born and bred
in this city, the date of his birth lieing April
ij, i860. His father, James Ryan, Sr. , was
born in Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ire-
land, where he lived until twelve years old,
when he came with his parents to this country.
Locating in Dover, he has since resided here,
being now a hale and heai'ty man of threescore
and ten years. His wife, whose maiden name
was Mary Phelan, was also born in Kilkenny,
Ireland. She came to America with her par-
ents when an infant, and she is still a resi-
dent of Dover.
James Ryan, Jr., acquired his general edu-
cation in the public schools of Dover and at
the Berwick Academy, where he made excel-
lent progress in his studies. Having decided
to fit himself for a professional career, he ap-
[jlied himself diligently to his books, and in
course of time began reading law in the oflficc
of John Kivel, of this place. In 1890 he was
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admitted to the New Hampshire liar, and,
opening an office in Dover, at oiiLe entered
u]3on his professional duties. lie met with
signal success from the start, antl has built up
practice not surpassed h)- that of any other
lawyer of his age in the same length of time.
In his pcditical \-ie\vs Mr. Ryan is an uncom-
promising Democrat, active and iiitluential in
his party. On April 30, 1894, he was ajj-
pointed I'ostmaster of Dover, in which posi-
tion he has given general satisfaction. He is
a member of the Catholic chui'ch.
Mr. Ryan was uniteil in marriage Seiitem-
ber I, iS'tji, with Miss Jennie M. Goodwin,
a native of Dover, and a daughter of J'ldward
and Catherine (Rrinty) (ioodvvin. Mr. and
Mrs. Ryan are the parents of three chikhen —
Mary, Daniel, and James.
tLBKRT GARLAND, D.D.S., who has
a large dental practice in Farm ington,
,^ Strafford County, N.H., was born
August 1, 1851, in Barnstead of this State, a
son of Isaac Cjarland, a native of the same
place. On both sides he is of linglish ances-
try, the first [jrogenitor of whom he has knowl-
edge being John (larland, an early settler of
Barrington, Stratford County. The ne.\t in
line of descent was John Garland, the second,
whose son Isaac, born in Barrington, was the
Doctor's grandfather.
Isaac Garland, born (.)ctober 19, 1802,
father of Albert, learned the trade of a wool
carder in his early days, and for many years
worked at that in summers, while in the
winter seasons he taught school, and was
a teacher of some note. He subsecjuently
bought a farm in Barnsteatl, where he resided
until his death, December i, 1884, at the ven-
erable age of eighty-two years. Me was a
man of great intelligence and influence, active
in local matters, and one of the leaders in the
Democratic party. He served wisely and well
as Selectman for a number of years, and for
three terms represented his town in the .State
legislature at Concord. He married Mary A.
Rollins, of Barnstead,who was Ijorn November
17, iSij, and died August 24, 1895. They
had one child, Albert, the sjiecial subject of
this sketch.
Dr. Garland also counts among his ancestors
one of the heroes of the Revolution, his great-
great-grandfather, Tinujthy b'.merson, having
been Captain of a company of men <lui ing that
war. The father of Timothy, still another
generation removed, held the following com-
mission from the cai)tain-general of the Trov-
ince of New Hamiishire: —
Samuel Shute Msq. ; Captain General and (iov-
ernour in chief, in and over His Majesty's
I'rovince of New Hampshire in Xew I{ng-
land, and \'ice Admiral of the same.
To Captain Samuel Knierson tjreeting.
By Virtue of the Power and Authority, in
and by His Majesty's Royal Commission to
Me Granted, to be Captain General, &c., over
this His Majesty's Province of New Hamp-
shire aforesaid. I do (by these Presents,) Ke-
I)oseing especial trust and confidence, in your
Loyalty, Courage and good Conduct, Consti-
tute and Appoint you the .said Sam' limerson
to be Capt. of a foot Company of the north
side of Oyster river in Dover in y" regment
whereof Rich'' Waldron Ksq is Colonel.
Vou are therefore carefully and diligently, to
di.scharge the Duty of a Captain in Leading
and Ordering and Plxercising, said Company
in Arms, both Inferior Officers and Soldiers,
and to keep them in good Order and Disci-
pline, hereby commanding them to Obey you,
as their Captain and yourself to observe and
follow such Orders and Instructions, as you
shall from time to time receive from Me, or
the Commander in Chief for the time being,
or other your Superior Officers, for His Maj-
esty's Service, according to Military Rules
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rursuant to the Trust
and Disci,
in you
(liven under my Hand and Seal at Ports-
niouth tlie twelfth day of May in the fourth
Year -if His Majesty Kint; George His Reign.
Annnijue Domini 1718
]W His l-.xeellency's
Command Sam'- Sir tp:.
Kicii' Wai.i.kon, Clercon.
William Habb, another great-great-grand-
father of Dr. Garland, served in the Revolu-
tionary War as Lieutenant of a company of
men from linrrington, N.H. His snn, Richard
]?abb, was impressed into his majesty's ser-
vice; but he refused to act, claiming exemption
on the grounds of his rights as an American
citizen, and was confined in Dartmoor Prison,
iMighuul. He succeeded in jiroving his claim,
and was liiierateil, but died on the very day on
which he was to have sailed for America.
Albert Garland received his early education
in the common schools of J5arnstead and the
Austin Academy of Strafford. At the age of
eighteen he began working at the shoemaker's
trade, but a year later gave that up, and, going
to Lawrence, Mass., was engaged in the cloth-
ing business for a year. He then turned his
attention to the study of dentistry, for which
he had a natural taste, and entered the office
of Dr. D. T. Porter, of that city. He con-
tinued with him three years, obtaining a
]irat'tical knowledge and experience of his pro-
fession. Soon afterward he opened an office
at South Berwick, Me., where he remained
a year; and he was subsequently settled in
Rochester for four years. In 1879 Dr. Gar-
land located in P'armington, where he has built
up an extensive and lucrative practice, and
obtained a fine reputation for professional skill
as a dentist.
Dr. Garland married, Se|)tember 15, 1(875,
Mrs. Sarah E. Cortland, (jf Rochester, who
lived but a short time after marriage. On
December 6, 1878, he married Miss Laura E.
Gates, of Rochester, and they have three chil-
dren, namely: l-IvaMaud, born October 6,
1880; Plfifie Mary, born March 20, 1882; and
Albert Raymond, born March 16, 1884.
Since coming to P"armington Dr. Garland has
been actively identified with the best interests
of the town. Lor two years he filled the office
of Selectman, and for the past four years he
has been a member and is now Chairman of
the Board of Lducation. He is also one of
the Directors of the Public Library. He was
a member of the New Hampshire National
Guards for three years, serving as Lieutenant
in Company F, Second Regiment. He be-
longs to the New Hampshire Dental Society
and to the North-eastern Dental Society of
New Lngland.
He is a member of Humane Lodge, A. L.
& A. M., and of the Royal Arch Chapter; also
of Fraternal Chapter, Eastern Star ; of the
Chocorua Tribe of Red Men of Farmington,
in which he has held all the chairs; and of
the Lodge of the Daughters of Pocahontas.
He is a member of the Congregational Society
of I'arminglon, and attends that church regu-
larlv with his familv-
EV. LLISHA HARRLS WRIGHT,
pastor of the Christian churches at
Hill \'illage and Hill Centre, and
now residing in Sanbornton, was born in P'os-
ter, R.I., October 22, 1S35, son of Benjamin,
Jr., and Lucy (Wells) Wright. He is a
lineal descendant of one of the earliest Colo-
nial settlers of New England. Henry Wright,
the pioneer of the family in this country, came
to Dorchester, Mass., about 1634, where he
settled and became a member of the First
Church. In 1643 he moved to Providence,
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K.I., obtainino- one of the original home lots
by purchase from John Throkmorton. He
probably lost his life in King Philip's War.
He was a sturdy man of strong religious prin-
cijiles and a follower of Roger Williams,
whose nearest neighbor he was in Providence
from ir,43 to ir.jr,. His son Samuel, born in
Dorchester, P'ebruary 14, 1657, died in Provi-
dence, K.I., February 26, 1716. lien jam in
Wright, son of Samuel, died at Smithfield,
K.I., April 22, 1754. The Christian name of
his wife was Lydia. Their son, Zephaniah,
born in Providence, R.I., September 6, 1727,
married October 20, 1754, and died October
13, 1788. He was a farmer, and followed his
occupation at different times in Western
Rhode Island and in Connecticut. The ne.\t
in line of descent was Jknjamin, grandfather
of the Rev. P;iisha H. Wright, who was born
in Scituate, R.I., April 6, 1770, and died
October 22, 1858. He was a farmer, and
lived the greater part of his life in i-'oster,
R.I. He married Deborah Tripp, daughter of
Benjamin Triiip, of Foster, September 29,
1799, and they had twelve children, as fol-
lows: Laton, William W. , I':sther, Sarah,
Benjamin, Clara, Klisha, Gardner, Seth,
Albin, Olive, and James.
Benjamin Wright, Jr., was born January 4,
1S07, at Foster, R.I. He was educated in
the public schools, and after his marriage
bought a farm in that town, where he livetl
during the rest of his life. I'"or many years he
had charge of a .saw-mill, and gave most of his
time to its management. In his early days
he was a Democrat, but about the time of the
lireaking out of the war he j. lined the Repub-
lican party. He was very prominent in the
section of the country around Foster, and was
held in universal esteem. By his wife, Lucy
Wells Wright, he had the following named
children: James M. ; Elisha Harris, the sub-
ject of this sketch; Albert Henry; the Rev.
Otis ()., an Plpi.scdpal clergyman nf San.ly
Hook, Conn.; Wheaton ; Allen; and A.sahel
J., of Hartfor.l.
The Rev. ]-;iisha H. Wright received his
early education in the iniblic schools of blister
and in Sniithville Seminary, North .Scituate,
R.I. Later he pursued :i course (if study in
language with a private instructor. In 1 sr.o,
at Liljerty Hill, in the t<iwn uf Lebanon,
Conn., he was ordainetl as pastor of the
Christian church in that place, and preached
there for three year.s. From there he went to
liristol, R.I. ; but in little more than a year he
was obliged to leave on account of the ill
health of his wife. He was then in Hampton
and in Windham, Conn., and later ictunied to
his first charge at Liberty Hill. In 1.S70 Mr.
Wright came to Hill, N.H. After preaching
for two and one-half years, he removed to
Manchester, where he remained for four years.
At the end of that time he returneil to Hill,
and, with the exception of :d)out two years,
when he was supplying pulpits in other jilaces,
he has been there since. He has made his
home in Sanbornton since iSjC. In politics
Mr. Wright is a Republican. He is greatly
interested in the temperance movement. He
holds a prominent jdace in the various agri-
cultural societies, is a charter member of the
Pemguesset Grange, and was its first Master.
He has been chaplain of the State (irange, and
is P. C. T. of Hill Lodge, No. 51, of (;ood
Temjdars.
Mr. Wright married for his first wite Amie
J., daughter of Daniel Weaver, of Coventry,
R.I. ; and three children were born to them
Lydia A., Daniel R., and Alfred C. His sec-
ond wife was Miss Ambrosia R. Morrel,
daughter of Folsom Morrel, who married Ro-
silla, daughter of Bradbury Morrison, and his
wife, Annice Sanborn. Mr. Morrel was one of
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the wealthiest and most inHiiential citizens m
his town, and did an extensive Inisiness in
lumber. His father was Nathaniel, who
served when ([iiite young in the Ke\'olutionary
War. Nathaniel was the earliest settler of
the family in Sanbornton. He located in the
western part of the town on the banks of the
Pcmigcwasset, and was succeeded by his son
I'olsom, where Mrs. Wright was born and the
family now resiile. ]^y his second marriage
Mr. Wright has one son, Robert M., who
graduated from the Franklin High School in
1896, and is now studying at the New Hamp-
shire State College at Durham. Mrs. Wright
is a graduate of New Hami)ton Institution,
and is an able assistant in her husband's work.
Mr. Wright has served for seven years on the
School Board, and was largely instrumental in
bringing about the change in the management
from the old district-school system to the town
system, as now required by law.
Mr. Wright's oldest brother, James M.
Wiight, is one of the prominent men of the
State of Rhode Island. He has represented
his town in the State legislature for eight or
ten years, and has been State Senator for sev-
eral terms. He was the messenger who car-
ried the electoral vote of Rhode Island to
Washington when Garfield was elected. He
has had unusual success in raising campaign
funds, and is recognized by both political
parties as a thoroughly incorruptible man.
He is one of the Commissioners on Shell
I'isheries for Rhode Island. Another brother
of the Rev. Mr. Wright, Asahel J. Wright, of
Hartfnrd, was for some years a school teacher.
He took an active part in temperance work,
and this brought him in contact with politics.
His friends in Killingly nominated him for
Representative to the Connecticut legislature,
and he was elected without any personal effort
on his part. Shortly after his term of office
e.xpired, he was chosen Clerk of the State
Board of Education, a position he now holds.
One of his first acts was the compilation of the
school laws of the State. He is recognized as
most efficient in his department, and is one of
the jjrominent educators of the country.
IRAM H. BARKER, a keen, progres-
sive, and enterprising business man of
Earmington, Strafford County, N.H.,
was born in this town, December 2, 1S51, a son
of Hiram and Maria (Hayes) Barker. He is
of English ancestry, and his progenitors settled
in New Hampshire at an early day. His grand-
father, John Barker, was born July 28, 1762,
and died in New Durham, July 9, 1830.
Hiram Barker was born December 21, 1815,
in Alton, Belknap County, this State, but soon
after reaching manhood came to Earmington,
where he resided initil his demise, March 26,
1887, at the age of se\-enty-one years, three
months, and fi\e days. He worked on the
home farm until he was sixteen years old. Al-
though his educational advantages were limited,
yet the indomitable en^igy that characterized
him through life, and laiil the foundations for
his successful business career, enabled him to
obtain a thoroughly practical education. I-'roin
1 83 1 to 1834 he was engaged in clerking and
peddling. Erom 1836 until 1880 he was in
trade in Earmington, and was also extensively
occupied by a real estate and lumber business,
owning large tracts of land in Nebraska, and
having real estate interests in Iowa, Kansas,
and Minnesota, and in the city of Chicago. He
was the President of the Earmington State
Bank during the fifteen years of its existence.
He was a zealous supporter of the principles of
the Democratic party and a leader in the man-
agenient of local affairs, having held nearly all
the offices within the gift of his fellow-townsmen.
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lie was at different times Moderator, Town
Clerk, Selectman, Assessor, ami Treasurer.
lie served as Representative to the State legis-
lature for two terms, having been a member of
that body at the time of the memorable railway
accitlent at Laconia, N.H. ; and he was also a
member of the Constitutional Con\cntion in
1.S50-51, ser\"ing on tlie Judiciary Ci>mmittee.
He married Miss Maria lla}'es, of New Durham ;
and of their seven chikhen four died in infanc)-,
and one daughter, Martha C, in 1858. The
others are ; Clara, wife of Charles 11. ]?erry, of
l'"armington ; and Hiram H., the subject of this
biographical sketch. The record of Hiram
Harker is one of prosperity and great financial
success. His integrity of character, sagacity,
antl ability enabled him to overcome the adverse
circumstances of his early life. He began a
poor boy, but dietl a millionaire.
Hiram H. Barker was educated in the com-
mon schools of h'armington and at the academ)'
at W'olfboro. On attaining his majority he
establisheil himself in business in com|)an)- with
J. I'~. Hall, becoming senior member oi the firm
of J5arker & Hall, dealers in groceries and cloth-
ing. Three years later ".is father purchased the
store, and Mr. Harker continued its management
until 1880. In that year he entered his father's
office as a clerk, and since his father's death has
succeeded to the entire business, making a
•specialty of dealing in Western real estate, in
which he has many large transactions.
Mr. Barker was married October 12, 1872, to
Miss Klla M. Peavcy, daughter of Robert K. and
Mary A. (Ideals) Peavey, of this town, and they
have become the parents of seven chiKlren,
namely: Charles B., born March 2^:,. 1874;
Willie F., l)orn November 16, 1877; Hiram
K, born December 7, 1878; Maria H., born
October 4, 1 88 1, and died November 24, 1882 ;
Klla May, born June 5, 1884; Louis H., born
October 29, 1886; and lula I'"., born March 5,
1890. Mr. ]5arker is a .strong Democrat in
politics, and in the years 1889 and 1 8(^0 he was
a Rejiresentative to the legislature in Concortl.
In 1892 he was a delegate to the Democratic
Conx'cntion in Chicago. In 1896 he deprecated
the nomination of Bryan, and the announcement
of the free silver pLitform so strongly that he
voted for McKiidey. He is libcal in his re-
ligious views and a generous conliiluiloi toward
the support of the Congregational church, w Inch
he and his lannlv attend.
(gYOllX lloWh: B1';RRV, an extensive
ol this town, was born in llolderness, NIL,
May 10, 1836, son of Jonathan and Nancy
(Howe) Berry. His father was a native of Dor-
chester, N.H., born June 22, 1792. Jonathan
Berry was reared u|)on the home farm, where
he remained until he was eighteen )ears old.
For the succeeding four oi- five }eais he was en-
gaged in various occupations in Boston, After
his marriage he bought a farm in Holdeiness,
where the rest of his life was [massed. He died
October 25, 18C7. In early life he was a
Democrat, but later joined the Republican
party. His wife, Nanc)' Howe Ben}', was
born August 6, 1 797. a daughter of bdiene/er
Howe, of New Hampton, in which town her
marriage ceremony took place. Her father had
a great local reputation tor his pli)sical strength
and agility. Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Berry were
the parents o( fifteen children, namely : De.xter ;
Mary Jane; Lavinia : Parker; George; IClecta ;
Persis P.; Melissa; Sarah; Asa; Horace W. ;
John H., the subject of this sketch ; Jeanette;
Charles H. ; and Napoleon B. All are now liv-
ing c-vcept four, namely : De.xter ; Lavinia, who
was the wife of Reuben Grant ot Boston ;
George ; and Asa. Mar)- Jane married James
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Gardner, ..f Mcthuoii, Mass. ; IClecta became
Mrs. Robinson, and resides in Baltimore ; I'ersis
r. resides in Lawrence, Mass.; Melissa married
lloracc r. Dudley, pf Laconia ; Sarah is the wife
of Charles Jackson, of Methuen, Mass. ; Horace
W. resides in Boston ; Jeanette is the wife of
Simeon ]). Rollins, and resides in Minneapolis,
Minn .; Charles II. is a resident of North Adams,
Mass. ; and Napoleon B. lives in New York City.
Mrs. Jonathan Berry was a member of the Free
Baptist church. She died December 17, 1856.
John Howe Berry was educated in the district
schools, and resided at home until his seven-
teenth year. He then went to Boston, where
he olitained employment in a restaurant on
School Street. He was later engaged in other
occupations, and remained in the New England
metropolis about ten years. Returning to the
homestead, he assisted in its management until
I 868, when he bought a farm near Little Squam
Lake, where he resided four and a half years.
Subse(|uently selling that property, he purchased
his present farm of two hundred acres, and has
since devoted his attention to general farming
and dairying. He raises an average of nine
hundred bushels of corn annually, keeps twenty-
five head of cattle, a large flock of hens, and has
the finest hennery in this vicinity. He ships
large (piantities of eggs to Lowell, Mass. ; and
his annual product of two tons of butter finds
ready sale in Lakeport and Laconia.
On May 10, 1861, Mr. Berry was joined in
marriage with Clara Buzzell, daughter of Jonas
Buzzell, of Meredith. Of the ten children born
of this union six grew to maturity, namely :
Arvia Leslie, who is no longer living; Dora
Lorraine ; Edward II. ; Ada J. ; John Garfield ;
and Clara Louise.
In jjolitics Mr. Berry is a Republican. He is
now serving his fourth year as Selectman, being
Chairman of the Board. He and Mrs. Berry are
members of the Free Baptist church.
LBERT DliMERITT, a prominent,
popular, and progressive business man
of Strafford County, was born Au-
gust 26, 1 85 I, in the town of Durham, on the
farm where he now resides, this estate having
been likewise the birthplace of his father,
Stephen Demeritt, and of his grandfather,
Israel Demeritt. He has a distinguished pio-
neer ancestry, tracing his descent in a direct
line from Major John Demeritt, whose son
Samuel, born in Madbury, was the first of the
name to claim ownership of the present home-
stead. He settled here when the country was
in its original wildness, and, clearing a space
in the timber, erected a log cabin, in which
he lived for a time. The present house, the
fourth that has been erected on this site, was
built many years afterward, in 1808, by Israel
Demeritt, who succeeded his father in the pos-
session of the farm.
Stephen Demeritt, youngest child of Israel
and the next to inherit the ancestral acres, was
here engaged in general farming during his
life, dying on the homestead, January 27,
1867. For many years he occupied a fore-
most position among the influential citizens
of Durham, faithfully performing his official
tUities as Selectman and as Justice of the
Peace, also twice representing the town in
the lower branch of the legislature, and twice
serving as Senator, having been elected on
the Democratic ticket. He married Nancy,
daughter of Samuel Chesley, of Durham, and
they became the parents of si.x children,
namely: Martha J., now the wife of Etlwin \'.
Gage, of Bradford, Mass.: Charles J., who
died August 23, 18S1; F:dwin, a proprietor
and principal of the Chauncy Hall School, Bos-
ton, Mass.; Frank, who died in South Amer-
ica, while in charge of a mining expedition ;
Albert, the special subject of this biographi-
cal sketch; and Grace A., wife of John
s,MOS L. ROLLINS,
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Uemlca, an attorncy-at-la\v in Haverhill,
Mass. The mother died August 23, 1894, her
remains being deposited beside her husband's
in the family cemetery on the farm.
Although but fifteen years old at the time
of his father's death, Albert Demeritt at once
assumed the management of the home farm,
which he is still carrying on. It contains two
hundred and fifty acres of land. The extent
of his agricultural operations may be gathered
from the fact that he harvested in the year
1896, among his other abundant crops, one
thousand barrels of apples and one himdrcd
tons of hay. Mr. Demeritt, however, does not
confine himself to a single sphere of activity.
Besides being a jiractical farmer he is a senior
member of the firm of Demeritt & Ikirnham,
extensive dealers in lumber, widely and fa\-or-
ably known.
Mr. Demeritt was married June 2, 1886, to
Miss Elizabeth P., daughter of Deacon John
E. Thompson, of Durham. Their household
has been enlivened by the birth of three
children; namely, Katharine, Margaret, and
Stephen.
Mr. Demeritt is held in high estimation l)y
his fellow-townsmen as one whose judgments
are sound, decisions just, and his integrity
unquestioned. He has served wisely and to
the satisfaction of his constituents in various
IJublic capacities, having been Prudential
School Committee; Moderator, irrespective
of party, eleven times: a member of the
Board of Education from 1885 until 1895; of
the State Board of Agriculture nine years;
one of the Board of Trustees of the New
Hampshire College from 1892 until 1895, a
member of the Einance and the Real Estate
Committee of said Board, and with Lucien
Thompson, of Durham, and Joseph Kidder, of
Manchester, a special committee to revise the
by-laws of the college. He was elected to
the Constitutional Convention held in Con-
cord a few years ago, having a unanimous elec-
tion, a personal compliment of which he may
well be proud, as the district is strongly Re-
publican, while Mr. Demeritt affiliates with
the Democratic [larty.
I\Ir. Demeritt has also been a Trustee of the
Durham Library Association and of the i'ub-
lic Library since their organization. He has
also been a Trustee of Durham Congregational
Society, and member of the grange for a num-
ber of years.
ON. AMOS L. ROLLINS, one of
the most inlluential citizens of
Alton, Belknap County, N.H., for
many years extremely active in public affairs,
and now serving as County Commissioner and
Justice of the Peace, was born in this town,
December 11, ii<2f<, the only son of Ichabod
and Sally (Walker) Rollins. His grandfather
on the paternal side was Ichabod Rollins, one
of the early settlers of Alton. Coming here
from Newington, he secureil a tract of fifty
acres of woodland, and at once went to work
felling the trees, and then burning the brush
and stumps to prepare the ground for jdough-
ing and planting. In the absence of roads
he and his neighbors travelled from jdace to
place by marked trees. His first house was a
log cabin, but he later built a frame dwelling.
Upon the site of this old residence the resi-
dence of Amos L. Rollins now stands. Icha-
bod Rollins died at the age of eighty-two, his
wife, formerly Sally Leighton, living to be
eighty-five years of age. They had six chil-
dren— Joshua, Stephen, Ichabod, Jr., Charles,
Amos, and Sally.
Joshua resided in Alton for many years, and
finally settled in Grantham, where he made
his home throughout the remainder of his life.
SoS
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lie was a shoemaker by trade. Stephen Rol-
lins (lied at Alton, leaving a large family.
Amos died young. Charles, after a few years
spent in Boston, returned to his native place,
and became active in politics. He was Se-
lectman, County Treasurer, and was one of
the mo.st prominent Democrats in town.
Ichabod Rollins, Jr., remained on the
homestead, and cared for his iiarents. He
enlarged the farm resources, and made great
imjirovements on the premises. His health
began to fail in early middle life, and he died
at the age of forty-five. He was an active
member of the Free Baptist church. His
wife, Sally, daughter of Samuel and Susan
Walker, survived him, living to be si.\ty-two
years of age. Their two children were Amos
L. and Emily A. The latter married Seth R.
Emerson.
Amos L. was but nineteen years of age
when his father died, yet it seemed to devolve
upon him to take up the duties of home and
farm. His education had been that of the
common schools of the place. Inheriting
from iiis father and grandfather a taste for
agricultural pursuits, he took up the work
with a determination to succeed. Finding it
necessary to have more tools for farming, he
travelled to Dover with his o.x team, a three
days' journey. His perseverance and pluck
were rewarded. By severe toil he was able to
keep the homestead and place the farm on a
paying basis.
He was destined, however, for a public
career. In 1S54 he was elected Town Clerk,
and since that time he has held all the offices
in the gift of the town. He was Selectman for
twenty-nine years, and was Chairman of the
Board in war time and for a few years after,
w(>rking incessantly to bring about the pay-
ment of the town's war debt of sixty-two thou-
sand dollars. When he left the Board, the
debt had been paid, and the town treasury con-
tained twelve hundred dollars. He was Mod-
erator of town meetings for twenty-eight
years in succession; Town Treasurer seven-
teen years ; for twenty years Treasurer of
Alton's Five Cent Savings Bank; County
Commissioner three years; Representative in
the State legislature four years, serving on
many different committees, such as the Bank-
ing Committee, Redistricting, and on Unfin-
ished Business. He was in the State Senate,
and served while there on various committees.
He was also a member of the Constitutional
Convention in 1S76. For many years Mr.
Rollins has been a Justice of the Peace, and
in this capacity his legal duties have been
many and arduous. In iSSo and 1S90 he was
appointed Census Enumerator for Alton ; and
in 1S93 he was chosen Police Judge, in which
capacity he served until after his election to
the Senate in 1894. He has been one of the
most prominent Directors of the Lake Shore
Railroad. Though early in life Amos Rol-
lins was a Democrat, the last Democratic
Presidential candidate that he voted for was
.Stephen A. Douglas.
December 25, 185 1, he married Sarah E.,
daughter of Nehemiah Kimball, of Alton.
They had three sons and two daughters. Mr.
Rollins has had his h\U share of the sorrows
of this world. Within two weeks" time in the
spring of 1867 he lost his mother and two
sons, in 1S71 his wife died, and in 1S75 his
son Clarence. The daughter Grace married
Mr. Fred Taber, and by him had two children.
She survivi?d him, and married, second, Ben-
jamin Berry. The eldest daughter, Emily,
married Edwin W. Francis, of Manchester.
Mr. Rollins remarried January 14, 1872, his
second wife being Permelia A. Pendergast,
daughter of Thomas Pendergast, of Barnstead,
N.H.
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Though his i>ublic (hities have uhcu called
him away, Air. Rollins has always kept up the
old home of his forefathers. lie is a member
of the Knights of Pythias, and also of Wini-
piseogee Lodge, F. & A. M., in which he has
held the office of Secretary. lie delivered
the address at the dedication of the new town
hall of Alton, May 3, 1894. A man re-
spected for his foresight "and keen judgment
in legal matters, Mr. Rollins is possessed of a
disposition that has made for him many
friends. He is a member of the Free Baptist
church, and has been superintendent of the
Sunday-school for several years.
KORGE W. KMKRSUN, D.D.S.,
who after a most successful profes-
sional career is si.ieiuling the re-
mainder of his days in quiet enjoyment in
Barnstead, is a native of this town, born Octo-
ber 25, 1823, and a son of Solomon and Abi-
gail (Young) Emerson. Captain Jonathan
I'Imerson, his grandfather, who is believed to
have been the first of his ancestors to come to
Harnstead, served in the Revolutionary War.
Solomon Emerson, who was born in Barn-
stead on the farm now owned by his son,
George W., took up farming at an early age,
and afterward was e.xtonsively and profitably
engaged in that occupation. His life was
spent in Barnstead, where he died in 1868, at
the age of eighty-seven years. When the tem-
perance movement was started in this section,
he was one of the first to give it his support
and to sign the pledge. His marriage with
Abigail Young was blessed by the birth of
eleven children, seven sons and four daugh-
ters; namely, Thomas, Abigail, Sarah, Solo-
mon, Deborah, Paul, Jefferson and George
Washington (twins), Nancy, James, and Jack-
son. Thomas, the first-born, who lived and
died in Barnstead. left a widow and two chil-
dren. Abigail and .Solomon died young.
Sarah married Jeremiah Elkins, of Laconia,
and died in 185S. Her husband died soon
after, leaving two chiklren. Deborah mar-
ried, and died in the year following, leaving
an only child, who lived initil 1892. Paul,
now deceased, never married. Jefferson, now
living in Barnstead, married Vienna Cilley,
who dieil leaving him with four children.
Nancy and her husband, Henry Ward, have
both [jassed away. James, who died about the
year 1891, left a small family. Jackson, now
deceased, marrietl Laura Hoyt, who survives
him. Their two daughters died i)revious to
his death.
In many respects the life of George Wash-
ington Emerson has been a notable one. The
will jrower, energy, and perseverance that
have characterized it are most worthy of emu-
lation; and his success is an encouraging ex-
ample to the aspiring. When quite young he
left home to take up the study of dentistry.
He first pursued it in Washington, D. C. ,
under the guidance of Dr. Robert Arthur for
two years. Later he was under other instruc-
tors, and he attended a course of medical lect-
ures in that city. In 1S52 he entered the
College of Dental Surgery in Philadelphia,
from which he was graduated in the following
year. While at the dental college his finances
were so limited that he lived in a dingy
garret on corn meal gruel, bought and prepared
by himself. Though so pinched by want ami
with the odds all seemingly against him, he
persevered, and at the completion of his course
bore off the first honors of his class. He at
once set up in practice in Glassboro, N.J.,
where he remained eighteen months. Then
he went to Griffin, Ga., practising there with
good success until 1859, when he located in
Macon, Ga. He had been in business at
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Macon until 1S73, a period of fourteen years,
when on account of failing health he re-
turned to ills native town, which has since
been his home. Very skilful in his profes-
sion, he has made a reputation that is seldom
equalled. At Macon ho erected a building,
devoted to dental purposes and planned in ac-
cordance with his own ideas, that stands to-day
as a monument to his superior taste and far-
seeing judgment. In the opinion of many,
among them Dr. Ferine, of New York, this
building is one of the finest and most conven-
iently appointed in the United States. Before
his retirement, Dr. Emerson had acquired suffi-
cient means to enable him to spend the remain-
der of his life in comfortable leisure. Outside
liis ]irofcssion he has been a Director of the
.Suncodk Valley Railroad for twenty years.
Since his return to his New Hampshire
home he has taken much interest in town mat-
ters, contributing liberally toward whatever
would benefit the town. The citizens of Barn-
stead have shown their appreciation by elect-
ing him on a Democratic nomination to the
State legislature. President of the Agricult-
ural Society, also as Town Treasurer, where
he served on the Committee on County Farms.
He was also elected Town Treasurer and the
President of the Agricultural Society. His
home is the old Emerson farm, the care of
which he leaves principally to those hired for
the purpose. His time is largely given to
medical study and research. P'or the past
ten years he has been occupied in ascertaining
the "Part played by Filth in the Causation of
Disease," upon which he has collected facts
from the most reliable works, covering the in-
terval between the time of Moses and the pres-
ent day. "The Food and Products of Patho-
genic Bacteria" are also being investigated by
liim. In his researches he is much aided by
his librarv of valuable works.
tALPH HOUGH, an
dent of Dover, who
_^ from the active c;
n esteemed resi-
ow lives retired
cares of business,
enjoying a well-earned leisure after many years
of busy labor, was born August 15, 1824,
in Manchester, England, son of Thomas and
Catherine (Keniston) Hough. His parents
emigrated with their family to this country in
1826, crossing the ocean in a sailing-vessel,
and making the voyage in nine weeks. They
located in Dover, where the father secured
work in the Cocheco Print Works, and after-
ward died. The children of the family com-
prised eight sons and two daughters.
Ralph Hough received a common-school ed-
ucation. At the early age of fourteen he
began a five years' apprenticeship in the
Cocheco Print Works. He was paid at the
rate of fifty cents a day during the first year,
si.\ty-two cents during the ne.xt two years, and
a further increase during the succeeding two
years. He subsequently worked as a journey-
man for eighteen years, becoming fully ac-
quainted with the details of the entire busi-
ness, and receiving the appointment of fore-
man of the print room. This last position he
afterward held for twenty-two years, perform-
ing the duties with noteworthy fidelity, and
winning the confidence and good will both of
his employers and of those under his super-
vision. His record of forty-five consecutive
years of service with this company is assuredly
an incident of his life of which he may be
justifiably proud. He has been a Director of
the Cocheco National Bank for the past twelve
years.
In his political views Mr. Hough is a stanch
Republican, and has served his constituents in
various important offices. In 1884 he was a
member of the State legislature ; in 18S5 and
1886 he served as County Commissioner,
being Chairman of the Board; and he was a
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member nf the Commun Council of Dover
from 1S59 until 1866, represent ini,' Ward
Two, wliich is now called Ward One. I-'or
several years Mr. Hough was a Lieutenant in
the Stralford Zouaves, a [xipular military
orijanization. He is a memlier of ]51ue Lodge,
F. & A. M.; and of VVechohamet Lodge,
I. O. O. v., of Dover.
Mr. Hough was united in marriage, Febru-
ary 4, 1849, with Miss Sarah Delany, a fair
English girl, whose birthplace was but a few
miles distant from his own. She came to this
country in 18^5 with her parents, John and
Margaret (Farrell) Delany, who settled in
Dover. Four children have blessed the union
of Mr. and Mrs. Hough, namely: Ikdie, who
married Otis E. Waitt, and lives in Maiden,
Mass. : Harry, who is the Secretary and
Treasurer of the Cocheco Savings liank;
Alice; and Harrison. Religiously, Mr. and
Mrs. ILiugh are members of the I'^iiscopal
church.
WKHIT E. EDGl'lRLY, an enter-
)risingand prominent business man
)f Farmington, Strafford County,
N. H., was born December 24, 1853, in (iil-
nianton, Helknap County, which was also the
birthplace of his father, Owen J. Edgerly, and
of his grandfather, Daniel Edgerly.
Owen J. Edgerly was a tanner and currier
for twelve or fifteen years in the eiirlier part
of his life, but devoted himself later entirely
to agricultural pursuits, and was the owner of
a farm in Gilmanton. He was one of the ac-
tive citizens of the place, and, as a member of
the School Board for several years, rendered
valuable aid to the town. In i)olitics he was
a straightforward Democrat. He married
Miss Mary E. Robinson, of Meredith, N.H.,
and they became the parents of two children,
namely: Dvvight E. . the subject of this
sketch; and Fred, who died at the age of
twenty-nine years.
Dwight E. lulgerly received a practical
common-school education, remaining an in-
mate of the parental household until 1S72,
when he came to Farmington as a clerk in the
store of C. W. VVingate, for whom he worked
about five years. Having then ac(iuire(l a
thorough knowledge of the business, he bought
out his employer, and from that time until he
was burnetl out in the disastrous conflagration
of J;inuary, 1893, carried on a flourishing busi-
ness as a grocer. The following year he es-
tablished himself as a dry-goods merchant.
Oldening a well-stocked store, which he con-
ducted successfully three and one-half years,
building up a large and lucrative trade. In
July, 1896, receiving an advantageous olfer,
he sold out his entire business, and has not
embarked in any other. In 1895 Mr. ]':dgerly
erected the I-.dgerly Hlock on the site of his
store that was burned, the present handsome
buihling being twenty-seven feet by seventy
feet, three stories in height, witli the first floor
tlevoted to dry goods and the second to fiu'-
niture. He is a man of good financial and
executive ability, keen and far-sighted, and
possesses in a marked degree that stability of
purpose that is bound to bring success. He is
a Democrat in ])olitics and a leader in his
party, taking ;in active part in local affairs.
I'or two years he was engineer of the fire de-
partment, in 1885 and 1886 he was a Repre-
sentative to the General Court at Concord, he
was County Commissioner from 1888 till
1892, in 1893 he was Chairman of the Board
of Selectmen, and in 1894 he served as Town
Treasurer.
On Sei)temer 15, 1877, Mr. Edgerly married
Miss Myra L. Price, of Gilmanton, daughter
of Amos R. and Sarah Price. He is a mem-
ber of Woodbine Lodge, I. O. O. F. , and of
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Mail River Encan)i)mcnt : belongs to Harmony
Lodge, K. of V. : and lo Security Lodge,
Knights of Honor. He and his wife attend
the Congregational church, toward the support
of which thev contribute.
ANIia. CPH':SLEY, a typical repre-
sentative of the enterprising busi-
ness men of Strafford County, is
engageil in contracting, quarrying, and farm-
ing in the town of Durham. He was born
October ii, 1859, in ;\Ladbury, where his
father, also named Daniel, was then living.
He is a representative of the si.xth generation
in this country, the line having been traced
from Philip Chesley, who came here from
Jersey Island, England, as follows: Colonel
Samuel Chesley, born 17 18, died 1800; Philip,
born 1754. died 1825; Paul, born 1782, died
iS;S: LJaniel, born 181 2, died 1S86; and
Daniel, the subject of this sketch. Philip,
the emigrant ancestor, was one of three
brothers who came together to this country:
and all settled in this vicinity.
Daniel Chesley, Sr., father of the present
Daniel, removed with his family from Mad-
bury to Durham in 1861, and located on the
old Chesley homestead on which Philip, first
of the family in America, had settled in the
early days. To him and his wife, Margery S.
(Woodman), ten children were born, four sons
and si.K daughters.
Daniel Chesley has passed most of his life
on the old ancestral farm, having been but two
years of age when his parents came here.
After completing his studies at the district
school, he attended the Franklin Academy of
Dover, and from that time until attaining his
majority worked on the farm with his father,
becoming familiar with agricultural pursuits.
Conceiving then the idea of making a practical
use of the large amount of granite on the
estate, he established quarries on the farm,
and in their development has met with a suc-
cess far exceeding his expectations. He is
likewise engaged in taking contracts for and
building bridges in different sections of the
county, his work in this direction being most
satisfactory and durable.
Mr. Chesley is a man of energy and ability,
public-spirited and progressive, ever ready to
aid all projects conducive to the welfare of the
town or county. He has ably served in many
responsible positions, having been elected to
nearly all of the town offices. He served one
term of three years as Selectman, being Chair-
man of the Board the last year, and is now
holding that important office for the second
time. In 1896 he was elected as a Represent-
ative to the State legislature on the Republi-
can ticket, with which he has uniformly voted
since attaining the right to cast a ballot. He
is a member of Mount Pleasant Lodge,
I. O. O. ¥., of Dover, and of the local grange
§EREMIAH WOODMAN, formerly a
stirring business man of Alton,
Belknap County, was born in this
town in 1814. son of Samuel and Betsey
(Lougee) Woodman. His grandfather, Jere-
miah Woodman, who was of English descent,
came to Alton among the early settlers, and
acquired a tract of wild land situatetl three
miles north-west of the village. He cleared
a farm, and resided here for the rest of his
life. He wedded Mary Buzzell, who lived to
the advanced age of ninety-nine years. She
was the mother of several children, among
whom were: Hannah, Sally, Samuel, and
Le\'i. Hannah married Nathan Brown; Sally
married a Mr. Jeremiah Veasey, of New Hamp-
ton, and lived in Lakeport, N.IL: Levi
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miirricd, and was cngagetl in farming in Alton
at the time of his death.
Samuel Woodman, the father of the suhject
of this sketch, succeeiled to the farm ailjoining
the homestead, which was the property of his
brotiier Levi; and the active period of his life
was spent in tilling the soil. He was also
engaged in operating a mill, and was energetic
and prosperous. He died April 8, 1864, aged
si,\ty-nine years. His wife, Betsey Lougee
Wdodman, who was a native of Barnstead,
N.H., became the mother of nine children,
namely: Jeremiah, the subject of this sketch;
Mary; Ann; Louise; Lafayette; Adeline;
Luella; Simeon; and I-'anny. Mary wedded
Robert Corning, of Concord, N.H. ; Ann
married Charles Lougee, of Alton; Louise be-
came Mrs. Ira Philbrick; Adeline married
John Grace; Luella became the wife of An-
drew Varney, of this town ; Simeon is living in
Dakota; Fanny died at the age of eighteen
years. Mrs. Samuel Woodman died March
28, 1881, aged eighty-one years.
Jeremiah Wooilman acquired a common-
school education, and was for a time employed
in his father's mill. For three years he was
associated with his brother Lafayette in oper-
ating mills, and after this partnership was dis-
solved he carried on business alone. He was
an able and enterprising man, and was largely
instrumental in developing the industries of
this section: He was an active sujjporter of
the Democratic party. He was connected
with the Masonic fraternity, and in his relig-
ious views was an Advent ist. His death
occurred August 6, 1S88, when he was seventy-
four years (dd ; and his loss was a severe blow
to the business interests of this locality.
He married Mary P. Clough, who was born
in Gilmanton, N.H., P'ebruary 26, 1818. She
has been the mother of nine children, as fol-
lows: Mary Frances, Lllen A., Charles O. ,
Lizzie S. (first), Lizzie S., (second), Georgi-
anna, James B., Ida J., and Hattie B. hdlen
married Albert J. Canney, by whom she had two
children: Hattie, who died in infancy: and
Anna B., who lived to maturity, married l'"red
Flagg, of I^oston, and now resides in New
York State. Mrs. Canney died while still a
young woman. Lizzie (tirst), Ida, and Hattie,
all died in infancy. Lizzie (second) is the
wife of Wesley J. Dodge. They have one
daughter. Mrs. Mabel W. Fo.\-, who resides in
Raymond, and a grandchild, Helen Pauline
Fo.x. Mary F. married William H. ]5ailey,
of Manchester, N.H., and resides in Raymond.
Charles O. married Laura Stockbridge, of
Alton, and lives in Iowa. They have four
children — Hattie M., Mabel, Harry J., and
Winfield S., of whom the three elder ones
were born in Alton. Georgianna married Al-
bert Mills, and lives in Raymond. James
Woodman is now managing the farm, and is
also engaged in operating mills to some ex-
tent. He makes a specialty of dairy farming,
and sells a large quantity of milk. He mar-
ried Fllen Heath, daughter of Samuel Heath,
of Raymond, and has one daughter, Grace.
Mrs. Jeremiah Woodman still survives, and is
resitling at the homestead. She is remarkably
well [)reserved, and possesses the vigor and
activity of a much younger [)erson.
§ONATHAN G. DUW, who was for
years a prosjjcrous farmer of Laconia,
born December 4, 18 18, in that part of
the town then included in Meredith, was a son
of lizekiel and Sally (Hill) Dow. Jabez
Dow, the father of p:zekie], removed from
Kensington to Deerfield, N.H., and there
lived until his death in 1S08, when over si.\ty
years old. luilisting from New Ham[)shire,
he served in the Revolutionary War three
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years, during' which he enchired much pri
tioii. His widow suhseciuently receiver
pens
from the troverni
He had three
children — I.ydia. Sally, and P:zekiel. Sally
married Sewall Dearborn, and lived in Deer-
field. Lydia, who was born in 1777, died in
1870, over ninety years of age.
p:zekiel, born in Kensington, removed with
his parents to Deerfiekl. He subsequently
settled in Meredith, taking u]) his residence
in that portion of the town now known as
Laconia. His chief occupations were farming
and surveying. He attended the Congrega-
tional church, of which his wife was a member;
and he died in 1849, aged sixty -four years.
Mrs. l-:zekiel Dow, who was a native of North-
wood, N.H., bore him two sons — Lorenzo W.
and Jonathan. The former married Susan
Morrison, of Sanbiu'nton, N.H., and is now
living in Somerville, Mass., where he is profit-
ably engaged in the twofold occupation of a
farmer and real estate dealer, and is a member
of the North Cambridge Baptist Church. Of
the five children born to him four are living;
namely, Fannie S.. Henry W., Emma S. , and
Walter A. Willie M., the twin brother of
Walter A , died when five years of age; Henry
W. married Lizzie Nichols, and is engaged in
farming in Somerville, Mass. ; Emma S. is the
wife of Winnie S. Snow, a hardware dealer in
West Somerville; Walter A. married Stella
Griffin, of Cambridge, and is now in the hard-
ware business; Fannie S. has always lived at
home.
Jonathan G. Dow by industry and good
management acquired a competence at farm-
ing. He was a Democrat in politics, repre-
sented this town for a period in the New
Hampshire legislature, and served acceptably
as Selectman for a number of years. His
death occurred July 9, 1895. On August 20,
1854, he and Mary M. Tilton were united in
marriage. She was born in Deerfield, N.H.,
a daughter of El bridge and Melinda (Dear-
born) Tilton, and grand-daughter of Ebenezer
Tilton. The latter followed the trade of
house carpenter. Her maternal grandparents,
Sewall and Sally Dearborn, had five children,
namely: Melinda, born in 1802; Samuel;
Joseph; Mary; and Edward. ALary, who
died aged nineteen years, and Edward, who
died in childhood, were buried in one grave;
Samviel, wdio married Lucy Currier, carried on
the homestead farm; Joseph J. followed the
hardware business in Bangor, Me., until
his health failed, and then returned to the
shoe business in Deerfield, where he died.
He was Republican State Senator from Deer-
field for two years. He married Sally Jen-
ness, daughter of a farmer, and a sister of John
Jenness, a railroad man. Elbridge Tilton
served two years in the New Hampshire legis-
lature, to which he was elected on the Demo-
cratic nomination. Elbridge and Melinda
Tilton had four children — Sewell D. , Eben
W., Mary I\L, and Sally A. Sewell D., who
died in i8gi at Raymond, N.H., served in the
Civil War as Captain of Company 15, ICleventh
New Hampshire Regiment, under Colonel W.
Harriman. He was County Commissioner for
a time, and also served as Selectman. Eben
W., who resides on the homestead in Deer-
field, is now a widower, and has one son,
Frank. He was successively married to Bet-
sey French and Jane Hall. Sally A. married
Moses R. Currier, of Manchester, N.H.
Mary M.. now the widow of the late Jonathan
G. Dow, completed her education at a private
academy for young ladies in Bangor, Me., after
which she taught in Deerfield for three years.
Her daughter, Myra E., who was an invalid
for a number of years, and died in 1893, also
taught school for some time. Her son,
Charles E., lived but two years and three
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months. After the death of Mr. Dow she
moved from the homestead, ami has since re-
sided in I.aconia.
§()JIX F. HALL, a leading merchant of
I-"armin-ton, Strafford County, N.l!,,
was born November 2"], 1S51, in Bani-
stead of this State, which was also the birth-
place of his father, George Hall, and of his
grandfather, Solomon Hall. The family is of
English descent.
George Hall, the father of John F., was en-
gaged in farming in Barnstead for the greater
part of his life, which ended September, 1880,
in the seventy-fifth year of his age. He was a
man of solid worth, greatly respected by all who
knew him for his upright and manly character.
He was a Democrat in politics, but took no
active part in local affairs. He and his wife,
Sally Drew Hall, of Alton, N.IL, reared three
children, namel)' ; George L., of Harnstead ;
Lottie, wife of Samuel Chapman ; and John 1*".,
the subject of this biographical sketch.
John F. Hall acquired his early education in
the district schools of Barnstead, afterward com-
pleting his studies in the I'ittsfield Academy,
which he left when about seventeen years old.
He then began his mercantile career as a clerk
in the grocery store of a Rochester merchant,
remaining there a few months. Coming to
Farmington in 1868, he worked for Barker &
Cook about six years, when on account of ill
health he was forced to I'esign his position and
return to his tild home to recuperate on the
farm. In 1876 he established himself in busi-
ness in Farmington.
After two years he received into partnership
Mr. John Canney, to whom he sold t)ut his inter-
est two years later. In 1882 Mr. Hall bought
out the firm of Nute l^rothers ; and he has since
carried on a very successful mercantile business,
having a large trade in the town and the sur-
rounding countr}'. In 1896 he purchased the
Pearl building on Main Street , and, having en-
tirely remodelled it, he has now one of the finest
and best stocked stores in this locality.
In politics Mr. Hall is a steadfast Democrat.
He has taken a i)roniinent jiart in local affairs,
serving in various townshij) offices, including
that of Supervisor, which he hlled two years ,
Selectman, an office to which he was elected in
1882 and 1883, and again in 1892 and 1893,
having been Chairman of the Board for the last
term ; as Treasurer ; and as Moderator of the
town meeting, a position in which he has served
several )-ears, and to which he was elected for
the years 1896 and 1897.
At this election of 1896 the town gave a Re-
publican majority for President of twct hundred
and forty votes. Yet Mr. Hall was per.sonally so
popular that, though a Democr.it, he was elected
Moderator by a majority of about twenty-five
votes over his oijijonent. Mr. Hall was a mem-
ber of the legislature for 1885-87. Twice he
has acce[jted the nomination for .State Senator.
Both times he hail a plurality \ote ; but the
third ticket, though it received few votes, was
sufficient to [jrevent him from reaching a de-
cided majority. A recount before the Secretary
of State showed that he had received, in fact, a
majority of votes cast ; but the contested election
was bri)ught before a Republican House, and he
was not allowed to take his seat.
Mr. Hall is connected with several of the
secret organizations of l-'armington, being a
member of Fraternal Lodge, \- . & A. M.,
Columbian Chapter, R. A. M., and of iMad
River Plncampment ; of Woodbine Lodge,
I. O. O. F., and of Reljckah Lodge; and of
Harmony Lodge, K. of P. He is broad and
liberal in his religious beliefs and a regular
attendant of the Congregational church, toward
the support of which he gives willing assistance.
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ILLIAM I'. JONI'^S, who holds an
honored position among the agri-
culturists of Strafford County, New
Hampshire, is one of the oldest of the native-
born citizens of the town of Durham, and now
occupies the homestead where his birth oc-
curred June 3, I Si 8. He is of distinguished
Welsh ancestry and the representative of an
early pioneer family of this town, his great-
great-grandfather, Stephen Jones, having emi-
grated from Wales to America in 1633, at
once settling on this farm. The next in line
of descent was Major Stephen Jones, second,
who carried on farming throughout his entire
life, doing much of the pioneer labor of clear-
ing a homestead from the dense wilderness.
Like his neighbors he suffered from the depre-
dations of the Indians. He fought in the
French and Indian War, bearing a Major's
commission. The silver lace on his coats and
his silver knee buckles were made into tea-
sjwons, one of which is still owned by a niece
of Mr. William F. Jones.
Thomas Jones, father of William F., was
also born and reared on this farm, where he
spent all his life, each year clearing and plac-
ing in a state of cultivation more of the land,
and otherwise improving the property. He
died March 26, 1849. He married Miss Eliz-
abeth Chesley, a daughter of Jonathan Ches-
lev, who was a Captain in the Revolutionary
army. They had seven children — Mary,
Comfort, Flizabeth, Susan, William F.,
Alice, and Lydia. Mary was born May 16,
1805, and died May 22, 1854. Comfort was
born February 18, 1807, and died September
5, 1894. Elizabeth was born F^ebruary 20,
1812, married Nathaniel G. Davis, June 10,
1836, and died in January, 1869, leaving the
fcdhnving children— Mamie A., Rhoda J.,
Susan v., and Thomas Jones. Thomas, the
only son, was born October 22, 1849, and be-
came a prominent lawyer of Duluth, Minn.
He married Ella l?ennett, of New Market, by
whom he had one son, David Davis, born in
November, 1881. After the death of his first
wife he married Martha Mills, of Hillsdale,
Mich., by whom he has one child now living.
This child was born August 10, 1896, and in
him an old family name, Millet, is revived.
Susan Jones, the fourth child of Thomas and
Elizabeth (Chesley) Jones, was born on Octo-
ber 9, 1814. She is now living in Ivveter, the
widow of Andrew U. Peters, by whom she had
two children — Lydia A. and Charles F.
William F., the fifth child of Thomas and
Elizabeth, is the subject of this sketch. Alice
A. was born June 19, 1820, married Samuel
Smart, of New Market, June i, 1853. Mr.
Smart died May 15, 1S65: and on l-'ebruary
17, 1873, she married George J. Wiggin, of
Durham, who died September 2, 1891.
Lydia, the seventh child, was born November
23, 1823, and died June 18, 18S9. William
F. Jones received good educational advantages
for his day and generation, attending the pub-
lic schools, the Durham Academy, and private
schools in Dover. He was interested in agri-
cultural pursuits from his childhood up, and
continued his residence on the home farm,
assisting his father in his labors there until
twenty-eight years of age, when he assumed
the entire control of the estate. He owns one
hundred and fifty acres of land, which he has
devotetl to general farming purposes, carrying
it on with most satisfactory results, both in
regard to improvements and finances. Mr.
Jones has always taken an active and intelli-
gent interest in all matters pertaining to the
public welfare, and in 1862 and 1864 was a
Representative to the State legislature. He
has also held minor offices. In earlier years
he served as Overseer of the Poor. In politics
he is a strong Republican.
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Mr. Jones was married January 8, 1862, to
Mrs. r.aiira Chase, a daughter of Thomas and
Mary h. (I?rovvn) Chase, and to them two chil-
(hx-n have been born, namely: MaryC, who
married Dana R. Cutter, and resides in I'orts-
mouth, N.II.; and Elizabeth, who is a suc-
cessful teacher, and has taui^^ht in the public
schools of Durham, New Market, and I,)over.
^-rp^AUL A. STACKI'OLE, M.D., of
jk^ Dover, now practically retired from
J-^ the practice of his profession, holds
an honored position in the medical fraternity
of this section of New Hampshire, and has the
sincere esteem of the community in which he
has so long resided. He was born ]""cbruary
12, 1814, in Rochester, this county, son of
Samuel and Kosanna (Nute) Stackpole. The
father, who came of pioneer ancestry, was born
in J )over. He became a farmer from choice,
and settled on land near the town of Roches-
ter, where he was engaged in his independent
occupation until enfeebled by old age. Then
he came to this city, where he spent his de-
clining years, and died at the advanced age of
fourscore years. In politics he was a sound
Democrat. Ilis wife, who had borne him nine
children, attained the ripe old age of eighty-
si. \ years.
Paul A. Stackpole attended the common
schools until eighteen years old. Then he
entered the Phillips Academy at Andover,
Mass., where he was fitted for college, and
afterward was a student at Dartmouth for a
time. He subsequently read medicine with
Dr. Joseph H. Smith, of this city, for a year,
finishing his medical course at a private school
in Boston, where he had for instructors the
eminent physicians. Dr. Henry I. Powditch
and Dr. Perry. Resuming his studies at
Dartmouth College, he was graduated from
therein 1843, receiving h is diploma from the
medical dejiartment. The Doctor immediately
established himself in Dover, where he prac-
tised until his retirement from active work in
1891. In the course of his professional
career, besides acquiring an extensive and
lucrative practice, he won a wide reputation as
an able ijhysician. In his political affiliations
Dr. Stackpole is a stanch Democrat, and very
active and influential in party ranks. He has
steadily refused ofiRcial favors, although nften
imiiortuned to accept positions of trust. In
1852 Dr. Martin, with whom he had read med-
icine, then the Governor of New IIami)shire,
urged him to accept the Postmastership of
Dover; but he declined. He has always been
deeply interested in educational matters, anil
was persuaded at one time to serve on the
Scho(d Hoard. In 1864 and i 868 he was dele-
gate to the National Democratic Convention;
and at the solicitation of friends and p.irty,
having i)reviously accepted nomination to the
Presidency of the State Convention, he was
afterward unanimously elected to that office
each year. While editing for four years the
Sfdfr P/rss, an organ of the Democratic party,
he showed himself to be an able and forcible
writer. The tlemands of bis profession obliged
him to sell out his interest in the paper. The
Doctor is a Mason and an Odd I'^ellow, belong-
ing to Strafford Lodge of Dover and to the
Wechohamet Lodge of this city.
July 9, 1845, Dr. Stackpole married Miss
Elizabeth G. Hills, of Haverhill, Mas.s., who
passed away June 13, 1853. She left three
children, of whom the following is the record:
Charlotte E., born April 22, 1847, died No-
vember 6, 1851; Charles H., born July 22,
1850, is a merchant and manager of a hotel,
in business in Worcester, Mass.; and Harry
H., born August 30, 1852, who was gradu-
ated from Dartmouth Medical College, is now
^iS
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cnf;a,t;cd in the practice of his profession in
Dover,
;I1.\RL1'S !■;. I'ULSIFEK, one of the
irring farmers and best known resi-
dents of Ik'lmont, ]k-lkn:ip County,
was horn in Gilmanton, N.II., July 15, 1S30,
son of Joshua K and Sarah (Bean) Pulsifer.
II is paternal great-grandfather, who was a
shoemaker liy trade antl a pioneer farmer of
]?rentwood, N.H., reared two sons and three
daughters. ]?enjamin Pulsifer, grandfather of
Charles !•;. , UKived from Prentwooil to Gilman-
ton, N.H., in March, 1795. He wedded
.Mary Hean, and had a family of ten children;
namely, Jonathan, Stephen, Joshua, Daniel,
Hannah, Lydia, Susan, Elizabeth, Sophronia,
and Cynthia. Daniel married Hannah Moul-
ton, of Gilmanton, daughter of Nathaniel
Moullon, and had si.x children, one of whom
died in infancy. The others were named:
Henry, Sarah, John, Mary Ann, and Hannah.
Henry became a successful merchant, anil tlied
en route for New Orleans, La. Sarah had two
children b)' her first husband, Samuel Taylor;
and by Calvin Taylor, her second husband, she
had one child. J<ihn was a farmer through the
active period of his life, and died at the home-
steatl in 1882. Mary Ann, who attended Gil-
manton Academy, married Levi C. Davis in
iS.Si. Hannah also attended the academy,
and became the wife of Enoch Thompson.
iMary Ann and Hannah are now residing with
their c<iusin, Charles E. Pulsifer, and own a
])art iif the farm which was left to them and
Mr. Pulsifer by their father.
Joshua 15. Pulsifer, Charles E. Pulsifer's
father, was born in Brentwood in 17S8. He
moN'cd with his |>arents to Gilmanton ; and
after the death of his father he inherited the
farm, which he enlarged consideral)ly duiing
his lifetime. He was a prominent man in liis
day, having acted as a Justice of the Peace,
and represented Gilmanton in the legislature
for two years. He was a member ot the Meth-
odist church. His death occurred in 1S73,
aged eighty-four years and eight months. His
wife, Sarah Bean, was a daughter of John
Bean, of Gilmanton, and a descendant of a
John ]5ean who emigrated to this country from
Scotland in 1660. This John Bean married a
daughter of a fellow-passenger on the voyage,
and reared a family of seven children. His
son John, who was born in 1662, settled in
New Market, N. H. Joshua Bean, the grand-
father of Mrs. Sarah (Bean) Pulsifer, born in
171 3, moved to 15rentw(Jod, and afterward
settled in Gilmanton, where he died in 1787.
He was twice married, on the second occasion
to Lydia Brown, and was the father of twenty-
one chihlren, eleven by his first and ten by his
second marriage. On December 26, 1761, his
eldest daughter, Hannah, wedded Benjamin
Mudgett. On that day Mr. and Mrs. Mudgett
started on foot from I^psom to Gilmanton, a
distance of twelve miles; and Mrs. Mudgett
was the first white woman to step within the
limits of the last named town. They arrived
at the spot where they were to settle on the
following day, and Mrs. Mudgett resided in
Gilmanton until the town could boast of a pop-
ulation of over five thousand souls. She was
the mother of Samuel Mudgett, the first white
male child born in this town; and his birth
took place February 15, 1764. Mrs. Mudgett
died in Meredith, N.H., July 9, 1834, at the
advanced age of ninety-five years.
Mr. and Mrs. Joshua B. Pulsifer were the
parents of six children, as follows: Hannah
Jane, who died at the age of two and a half
years; Lyman B. ; Nehemiah ; Mary Jane;
John B. ; and Charles li. , the subject of this
sketch. Lyman B. , who taught school in
early manhood, and later engaged in the
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hosiery business at Laconia, vvJTere he died in
January, i(S84, married Sarali Sawyer. His
son, Cliarles L. I'ulsifer, formerly tlie master
of the Lal<eport High Schof.l, was for six
years a Selectman in Gilford, before that town
was divided and a part incorjjorated within the
present city of Laconia. Me i^ecame a mem-
ber of the Laconia City Council, is \'ice- Pres-
ident of the Lakeport National Hank, and has
recently been elected Mayor of Laconia. Ne-
hcmiah Pulsifer, who is a farmer and resides
at the homestead in Gilmanton, married Lu-
cincla Sanborn. Mary Jane, now the widow of
Stillman Arnokl and residing in Lakeport, has
had three children- JClla J., Ansel (i., and
Syilney. Jolin 1^ Pulsiter, who was in early
life a school teacher, and later became a pat-
tern-maker, has been three times married.
These marriages were successively contracted
with Lucy Craig, Harriet Moody, and Lucy J.
Pike. His daughter, Hattie I'ulsifer, is a
public singer of wide reputation.
Charles K. Pulsifer acquired a common-
school education and was reared to farm life.
The faini in Jielmont he now cultivates was
left by his uncle, Daniel Pulsifer, as before
noted. This pr(i|)erty, which originally con-
tained Init one hundied and si.xt)' acres, now
amounts to three hundred acres. He and his
cousins also ,)wn .some valuable wnodland.
Mr. Pulsifer votes with the Democratic party,
but has no political aspirations.
ANIKL W. KIMBALL, a well-
known and active business man of
Larmington, Strafford County, was
born April 15, 1S34, in Bradford, Mass., son
of Samuel A. Kimball. His grandfather,
Samuel Kindiall, was for many years one of
the leading residents of Goffstown, this State,
where he reared his famil)'.
Samuel A. Kimball left Goffstown when a
young man, going to Bradford, Mass., where
he worked at the shoemaker's trade for a time.
Removing then to Larmington, he followed the
same business here for about twenty )ears,
after which he went to Milton. While a resi
dent of that town, he enlisted in Company D,
Fifth New IIam|ishire Volunteer Infantry, as
a bugler in the regimental band, and served
for three years. At the end <<i that period he
was honorably discharged on account of ill
health. Returning then to Milton, he made a
short stay, and then came to P'armington, and
there resided until his death in May, 1894.
A man of much intelligence and strict in
tegrity, he was held in high regar.l by his fel-
low-townsmen, who have most pleasant recol-
lections of him as a neighbor and friend. He
married Miss Ann M. Grilifin, of C.roveland,
Mass., who bore him seven children. ( )t
these, four are living; namely, Daniel W. ,
Gardner G., James M., and Anna M. l<:ilen
K., the third-born, who became the wife of
John F. Cloulman, died March 1, iS.,;; and
Frank P. died in infancy. Walter als.i is de
ceased. Gardner G. and James M. reside in
Ihadford, Mass. ; and Anna M. is the widow of
the late John Smith, of Winchester, Mass.
Daniel \V, Kimball attended the public
schools of Bradford and P'armington, afterward
completing his studies at the academy in Wolf-
boro, N, H. Under the instructions of his
father he subsequent 1}' learnetl the details of
the shoe business, with which he has since
been prominently identified in Farmington.
He is an enterjirising, clear-headed, and practi-
cal business man, and takes much interest in
the welfare of his town. He is now serving it
as Chairman of the Board of .Selectmen, a ]io-
sition to which he was electeii in 1894. He
is an unswerving Republican in jHilitics, and
b\' his voice as well as his vote supports the
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prinriiilcs of that party. lie occupies an
honorod position in many of the secret organ-
izations of Farmington, belonging to Frater-
nal Lodge, F. & A. M., of which he has been
Treasurer for twenty-seven consecutive years ;
to Columbian Chapter, R. A. M. ; to Wood-
bine Lodge, L (I (). F. ; and to the lodge of
the Knights of Honor, of which he has been
Master for the past ten years.
Mr. Kimball married August 14, 1855,
i\riss Mary Wingate, daughter of ]V-njamin and
Lavinia (Davis) \\'ingate, of this town.
They have an interesting family of five
children, born as follows: Clara F. , June 17,
185S; Annie, August 3, i S(1o ; i\L ]?. Frank,
July 7, 1863; Mary E., November 11, 1876;
and Ernest E., December 27, 1S79. ]?oth
Mr. and Mrs. Kimball are active members of
the Congregational church. They sang in the
church choir for forty years, and one of their
d.uighters is now the organist of the church.
1-:0RGE HUNT WADLFIGH, a
leading agriculturist of Tilton, Bel-
knap Countv, and an ex-member of
the New Hampshire legislature, was born in
Sanbointon, November 17, 1850, son of Joseph
D. and .Sarah .S. (Hunt) Wadleigh. Hisiwr-
ents are both natives of Sanbornton ; and on
the paternal side he is a descendant of Joseph
Wadleigh, the first known ancestor of the fam-
ily in America. James Wadleigh, son of Jo-
seph, was a carpenter and millwright by trade,
and resided in Fpping, N.H. He married a
Miss Dearborn, a sister of Miriam Dearborn,
who was the wife of Jeremiah Sanborn, the
first settler in Franklin Falls.
James Wadleigh, '.second, great-grandfather
of the subject of this sketch, was born in Ep-
ping. l-"or many years he was a teamster in
the empiloy of Lovejoy & Co., of ISoston, He
subsequently cleared a farm in Sanliornton,
where he resided for the rest of his life. He
served as a soldier in the Revolutionar)' War.
Joseph Wadleigh, grandfather of George H.,
was born in Sanbornton, January 11, 1784.
He was a prosperous farmer and a noted horse
breeder of his day. For fifty years he was
Deacon of the ]^aptist church, and was highly
regarded in that denomination. He married
Ph(X-be Dustin, who was born in Sanbornton,
A])ril 5, 1782, daughter of Da\'id and Lydia
(Kenniston) Dustin. She was a descendant of
one of the sons oi Mrs. Hannah Dustin, who
acquired local fame in the early Indian wars,
and is known as the heroine of 1697. David
Dustin was probably born in Raymond, N.H.,
and came from Exeter or Amesbury, Mass.,
to Sanbornton in 1766. He is said to have
built the first grist-mill in Sanbornton; and,
although he began without capital, he became
the wealthiest man in that town. He died
August 15, 1803. His first wife was Lovic
Haman. He married Lydia Kenniston,
Pha^be's mother, on March 27, 1774.
Joseph D. Wadleigh was born upon the
farm in Sanbornton where he now resides. May
II, 1823. He has always remained at the
homestead, which he inherited, and as a gen-
eral farmer is energetic and successful. In
politics he acts with the Republican party.
His wife, Sarah S. Hunt, whom he married
May 28, 1 848, is a daughter of Abraham P.
Hunt, of Sanbornton. She is the mother of
two chihlren: George Hunt, the subject of
this sketch; and Claribel, born January 12,
1853. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph D. Wadleigh are
members oi the P'irst Ibjitist Church in San-
bornton.
George Hunt Wadleigh was educated in the
district schools, ami grew to manhood as a
farmer. After his marriage he lemoved to
Tilton, entering into a jiartnership with his
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tather-in-law in the cultivation of a large and
lirodiictivc farm one mile from the village, on
which corn, hay, and fruit are the chief prod-
ucts. He lias since added one hundred acres
of land, including a fine sugar orchard of six
hundred trees. lie produces a sui)erior grade
of sugar and syrup hy the use of an evaporator
of his own invention, wliich enables him to
manufacture twenty-five gallons of syru|i a day.
He has also become quite noted as a iireeder of
thoroughbred cattle, making a specialty of a
breed known as Red Polls, of which there are
but two other herds in New England, and
keeping an average of twenty-seven head. He
is largely interested in jioultry, and has a flock
of about three hundred and twenty-five hens,
which includes white and brown Leghorn,
Wyandotte, and Plymouth Kock breeds. He
owns some of the heaviest white Leghorns in
New England. Politically, he is a Republi-
can, antl as Re]iresentative from tliis town in
the legislature in 1893 he served with ability
as a member of the Committee on Labor. In
iS<;7 the citizens of Tilton elected him Chair-
man of the Board of Selectmen, and he re-
ceived ever)- vote cast.
Mr. Wadleigh married Lilla M. Cass,
daughter of ]?eiijamin V. and Mary S. (Smith)
Cass, of Tilton, December 13, 18S1, and has
one son living, Lewis Josejih.
Mr. Wadleigh is a charter member and a
J'ast Master of Harmony Grange, Patrons of
Husbandry, of Sanbornton. He was one of
the first Board of Directors of the Grange State
l-'air in Tilton, and has filled successively the
positions of Superintendent of Poultry, Super-
intendent of Cattle, Treasurer, and Secretary,
which last office he now holds.
Mr. Wadleigh is a member of the Methodist
I-lpiscopal church, of which he acts as Treas-
urer, 'I'rustee, and Steward, and is superin-
tentlent of the Sunilay-school.
IIARLI'S W. ALLh:\, an enterprising,
influential, arid pupnlar citi/en of Rnch-
ster, was Ixirn May 5, 1.S53, nn a
farm located but a short distance fimn the nne
he now occupies. His father, Aniasa iXllen,
was also born on the same taini, sun .if WiUiam
Allen, who s]ient his entire life in this tuwn.
The Allen family was first represented in this
country by the great - great - grandfather of
Charles W., whu came to Rochester in the early
part of the seventeenth century, liringing with
him his f.uiiily, which includeil William Allen,
the ne.xt in line of descent. Joshua iXllen was a
Colonel in the War of 1S12 ; Samuel Allen was
a Major in the same war ; and William, his son,
father of Aniasa, was a 'Quartermaster.
Aniasa Allen learned the shoemaker's trade
when a )-oung man, and for several )ears
followed this occupation. He afterward settled
on the farm wdiere he now resides, turning bis
attention to the cultivation of the soil, and by
his energetic industry antl excellent managenient
has met with signal success. He is a promment
Republican in ])olitics, although he has never
held public office. He married Miss I'di/.abeth
A. HIaisdell, of Lebanon, Me., who has borne
him four children, namely : Charles W., the
subject .if this sketch , Clara May, who married
Charles H. Seavey, of this town, and died April
19, 1X94 ; Martha ]•;., the wife of James Andrew
Jack.son, of Rochester; and John A., who
resides with his parents on the ..Id h.miestead.
Charles W. Allen cmipleted his educati.m at
the Austin Academy, which he left at the age
of twenty-one years. In the foll.iwing season
he taught sch.iol in Berwick, Me. Returning
then t.i his h.inie, he entered into the lumljer
business in cmiiiany with his br.ither. In this
profitable industry he has since c.mtinued, buy-
ing tracts .if standing timber, an.l coinerting it
int. I lumlier, which fin(.ls a read)' maiket. Mr.
Allen is als.i jir. isperously engaged in general
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farniiiii;- and dairying;, kccpiiis; thirteen cows.
The land owned l>y him in different locaHties
niai<es in all two hundred and fifty acres. Be-
fore the incorporation ot the city of Rochester
he ser\'ed the comniunit}- in \arious offices. He
re])resented Waid ( )ne in the Common Council
for four years, beginning in 1890; and in 1 S95
and 1896 he was a representative to the State
legislature from Rochester. He was also Sur-
veyor for several years.
On December 23, 18S2, Mr. Allen married
Miss Isabel T. Jones, of Lunenburg, Mass., a
daughter of William H. Jones. Mr. and Mrs.
Allen are members of the Walnut Grove l-'ree
Hai)tist Church, and contribute generously
toward its support.
§(^SKrH O. HAYES, a prominent citi-
zen of East Rochester, N.H., is pro-
|)rietor of a livery and feed stable, and
also carries on a substantial business as a
dealer in coal, wood, and hay. He was born
November 13, 1847, in the town of Rochester,
N.H. His father was Joseph Hayes; and his
paternal grandfather was Benjamin Hayes, an
early settler of Strafford County.
Joseph Hayes was a farmer, and spent his
entire life in that section of Rochester known
as Gonic. He was a Republican in politics
and an active worker in his party, though not
an office-seeker. He married Miss Armina
(larland, of Bartlett, N.H., who bore him
four children, namely: Ik-njamin !•". ; Eydia,
deceased; Joseph (.). ; and Jennie, who was the
wife of Dr. Newell, of b'armington, this
county. Joseph Hayes, the father, died in
1850. The mother, Mrs. Armina G. Hayes,
is still living on the home place.
Joseph O. Hayes lived on the ])arental
homestead, attending the district school a few
months in the year and the rest of the time
assisting in the manual labors of the farm,
until eighteen years old. He was afterward
employed for eight years as clerk in a hard-
ware store, being then obliged to give up his
position on account of his health. In 1S78
Mr. Hayes embarked in his present business,
beginning on a small scale; but he has grad-
ually enlarged his operations and is now carry-
ing on an extensive and lucrative business, his
honorable and upright methods w^inning for
him the confidence of the public and securing
him a large patronage. He is very active and
influential in political circles, being identified
with the Republican party, and has ably filled
various offices of trust and responsibility. In
1S83 he was elected to the State legislature,
in which he served as Representative two
years; in 187S he became a member of the
Board of Selectmen ; and he was for a number
of terms one of the members of the Board of
Health. Eraternally, he belongs to Moto-
linier Lodge, No. 18, I. O. O. E., of
Rochester; Rindge Lodge, K. of P., of East
Rochester; and to the K. A. E. O.
Mr. Joseph O. Hayes and Miss Cora B.
Tibbetts, daughter of John W. Tibbetts, pro-
prietor of the Glendon House of East Roches-
ter, N. H. , were married January 4, 1882.
They have erne child, a son, Harry T. Hayes,
who was born September 19, 1S93. Mr. and
Mrs. Hayes attend the Methodist Episcopal
church, of which Mrs. Hayes was for some
years the organist.
[AJOR EDMUND TETLEY, a vet-
eran of the Civil War, now en-
gaged as a paper-box manufacturer
in Laconia, N.H., is a native of Bradforrl,
Yorkshire, l':ngland. He was born October
26, 1842, son of William and Mary Ann
(Brayshaw) Tetley, both of whom were natives
m
Mi
EDMUND TETLEY
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of Eni^land. His [;raiulfatln.r Tetley was em-
ployed in a woollen-mill; and Ijeing capable
and efficient, as well as a j^ood weaver, for
some time he was an overseer of a weaving-
room. He died at seventy years of age.
William Tetley, born in Bradford, England,
also followed the occui)ation of a weaver. He
first came to this country in 1S51. Three
years later he returned to England for his wife
and child, with whom he settled in Lawrence,
Mass., whence he subsequently went to Barnet,
Vt., and from there afterward removed to
Amesbury, Mass. A year later he returned
to Vermont, settling in Gaysville, finally com-
ing to Laconia to spend his last days near his
son. He died in 1896, aged eighty-one years.
Ivlmuntl Tetley was twelve years old when
he came to America, so that his education was
obtained principally in England. At fifteen
years of age, when his parents were residing
in Gaysville, he left home to make a living for
himself. He first went to Amesbury, Mass.,
where he had acquaintances; but. after spend-
ing there the winters of i860 and 1861, at
nineteen years of- age, he enlisted in the
I'nited .States Marine Corps at Portsmouth,
N.H. He was at the attack on l-'orts Jackson
.and .St. Philip at the capture of New Orleans
by Admiral Farragut, being on board the
United States sloop of war "Portsmouth," a
sailing-vessel, which was subsequently sta-
tioned at New Orleans for nearly four years.
iMoni his enlistment until his discharge in
1865 at Brooklyn, N.Y., he had no furlough.
He was promoted to the rank of Sergeant.
At the close of the war he returned to Ames-
bury. Eater he went to Ajipleton, Wis.
h'rom Ap|)lelon he went to Utica, N.Y.,
thence to Olneyville, R.I., trom there to
Amesbury, anil then to Lowell, where he
entered the paper-box business. On leaving
Lowell he obtained a situation in a paper-bo.\
hich he went to
n 187:; he came
factory in Methuen, afte
Haverhill, Mass., whenc
to Laconia to work for ]•'. P. Holt in the
paper-bo.x busines.s. Five years later he suc-
ceeded Mr. Holt, and has since carried on a
successful business on his own account. He
has two factories, one at 10 Arch Street,
Laconia, and the other at 156 Gold Street,
Lakeport. He sells only to the local trade'.
Some time after the war Mr. Tetley joined
Company K, Third Regiment, N. H. N. G.,
and in 1878 was made Lieutenant. A year
later he was made Captain, and served as such
until his resignation in 1883. Previous to
1892 old Company K was disbanded ; and he
organized a new company in the same regiment
at Laconia, and was chosen Cajitain. On May
8, 1894, he was promoted to the rank of I\Lijor,
and he continues to hold this position.
Three years after his return from the war, in
1868, Major Tetley was married to Ella F.
Merrill, of Lowell. They have had seven
children, of whom two have jjassed away.
The five living are: ICdward li, who is study-
ing at Bates College for the ministry; Guy
l)erintendent of his father's factory at
ving in Lowell;
me and attendinii;
He has
)nia, two
County,
M., su|)erintendent of his
Lake])ort ; L. Gertrude
IManche and Charles, at 1
the Laconia public schools.
Major Tetley is a Rejiublican
served one year as Selectman in I
years as High Sheriff of ]5clkn
1888-90, and was a member of the first La-
conia City Council, representing Ward Four
two years. Elected to the State legislature in
1894, he served as Chairman of the Com-
mittee on Military Affairs, also as a niember of
the Committee on the Soldiers' Home. He is
very popular in fraternal circles, aiid is a
member of the following organizations: John
L. Perley Post, No. 37, G. A. R. (in Lowell
he belonged to the B. F. Butler Post, No. 42) ;
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Mount Lebanon L-nlgc, No. 3-', V. & A. M.;
Union Chai.ter, No. 7, R. A. M.: Pythagorean
Council, No. 6, K. iS; S. M. : rilyrim Com-
HKuulcry, K. T. ; the luhvanl A. Raymond
Con.sistory at Na.shua: Aleppo Temple, An-
cient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic
Slirine, of Boston ; Winnepesaukee Lodge, No.
7, L O. O. F., of Lakeport; Laconia Plncamp-
nient, No. 9; and Canton Osgood, Laconia.
He is Colonel in tlie First Regiment, 1*. M. ;
I'ontahum Tribe, No. 18, L O. R. M.; and
Mount Belknap Lodge, No. 20, K. of P.
APTAIN P]-:NUFL C. HAM, a vet-
eran of the Civil War, who cultivates
a farm in New Durham, .Strafford
County, N.IL, was born in this town, April
13, 1823, son of Nathaniel and Clarissa
(Chamberlin) Ham. His grandfather, Shad-
rach Ham, was a farmer and lifelong resident
,.f Durham, N.H.
Nathaniel PLam was born in Durham, and
his boyhood and youth were spent uijon his
father's farm. He did garrison duty at Ports-
mouth during the War oi 1S12, and some time
later settled on a farm in New Durham, where
he resided for the rest of his life. Pie died in
1S79, aged eighty-eight years. His wife,
Clarissa Chamberlin, was a native of New
Durham. They had fourteen children, of
whom eight are living, namely: Tamson, who
is now Mrs. Boody ; Penuel C, the subject of
tills sketch; Plannah ; Betsey; Martha; El-
mira; Abigail; and Jacob IT.
Penuel C. Piam in his boyhood acquired a
common-school education in his native town;
and when a young man he went to Holliston,
where he remained some time, afterward being
employed in other places. Returning at
length to New P)urham, he kept a country store
in this town for three years. Then came the
outbreak of the Southern rebellion and the
call for troops to defend the Union, a call to
which he was not slow to respond. In 1861,
the opening year, he enlisted in the Seventh
Regiment, New Hampshire Infantry, and was
appointed First Lieutenant of Company G.
At Morris Island he was promoted to the rank
of Captain, succeeding Henry Leavitt in the
command of the company. At the siege of
P'ort Wagner he was wounded in the left hi]),
which disabled him for a while, and after his
recovery returned to his command. He took
part in the Florida campaign, during which
he .saw considerable fighting; and he was dis-
charged in December, 1864, having served
thirty-eight months. In January, 1865, he
returned home; and the greater part of his
time has since been devoted to agricultural
liursuits.
Captain Ham and his wife, Sarah Durgin,
a native of New Durham, have had three chil-
dren, as follows: Nat F., deceased; Charles
G., a schoolmaster in Watertown, Mass. ; and
Sarah, who died at the age of seven years.
Politically, Captain Ham is an active sup-
porter of the Kejiublican party, and has been
a delegate to every county convention for
the [last twenty years. He served with ability
as a Selectman in 1 86g, was Ta.x Collector
two years, and a member of the School Board
nine years in succession. P'or the last four
years he served as Overseer of the Poor, and
for some years has acted as a Justice of the
Peace. He is a member of the Masonic
Lodge in Alton, N.IL, and a Past Commander
of Post 49, G. A. R.
HARLES PL TUTTLP:, an excellent
.'prcsentative of the self-made men of
Strafford County, New Plampshire,
has, by his sturdy industry, prudent economy.
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ami tlirift, acquired a comfortable property,
and is now the owner of a well-improved farm
ill the IJiirham township. He was born De-
cember I, 1836, in Durham, a son of John
Tuttle, who removed here from Newfield, Me.,
his native town, and settled on a farm. John
Tuttle married Elizabeth Wormwood, who was
born and reared in Lakefield. They were the
parents of a lar>;e family of children, nearly
all of whom grew to mature years; namely,
Henrietta, John, George, Charles H., Hayes
M., James H., Freeman H., Mary E., l^veline
F. , and Georgia. Of these but three are now-
living, these being: Charles H., the special
subject of this brief biograi)hy; Freeman H.
and Mary E., both now residents of New
Market, N. H.
Charles H. Tuttle hatl but meagre opportu-
nities for obtaining an education, compared
with the advantages of children of the jiresent
generation, only a few terms at the district
school i^eing granted him. As his parents
had a large family of little ones to look
after, each one was expected to add his mite
toward the support of the household as soon as
<dd enough. Acconliiigly, Charles H. began
at the age of twelve years to earn his own liv-
ing; and from that time until 1856 he worked
as a farm laborer by the month or year. Ex-
perience is often a hard master, and so he
found it; but he labored with faithful dili-
gence until the time came when he had sax'ed
a sul'ficicnt sum to establish a home of his
own. In the year above mentioned he pur-
chased the farm on which he now lives, imme-
diately establishing himself here; and he has
since been busily and prosjierously engaged in
mi.xed husbandry. He has forty acres of land,
on which he has made valuable improvements,
until his homestead property comi)ares favor-
ably in all its appointments with ;iny farm of
its size in this section of the county.
Mr. Tuttle was nKirried April 17, 1856, to
Miss Sarah Long, who was lioiii in Durham, a
daughter of Samuel and Mercy M. Long. Si.\
children have l)een born to Mr. and Mrs.
Tuttle, as follows: George \V., who died
March 3, 1890; Charles 11., who died August
7, 18S3: Herbert S., who lives on the home
farm: Fred, who died May 11, 1889; Will;
ami Eva I'"., wlio dieil August 15, 1864. In
politics Mr. Tuttle is a strong adherent of the
Democratic jiarty.
;ORGE F. KiajJ'lV, an e.vtensive
iry farmer of Gilmanton ;ind ;i
member of the New Hampshire legis-
lature, was born July C>, 1851, in the house he
now occu|)ies, son of Charles G. ami Abigail
(Sherburn) Kelley. His great-grandfather,
Samuel Kelley, who was of Scotch descent,
served as Cai)t;iin in the Revolutionary War.
Uenjamin Kelley, great-grandf;ither of
George I'., was born in Salem. M.H., April
29, 17^.3. In liis y.mth he accompanied his
father as waiter wdiile the latter was in the
Revolutionary army. At the ;ige of eighteen
he began to read medicine with Dr. Ha/letine,
of Haverhill, Mass. When qualihed for prac-
tice, he located in Northwood, N.IL, where
he remained eleven years. Then, in 1801,
after residing for some time in Loudon, N.IL,
he came to Gilmanton, being (jne of the first
medical practitioners to settle in the tt)\vn,
and remained here for the rest of his life. In
those early days physicians were subject to
great hardships and no little danger. They
made their visits on horseback, and not infre-
quently were att;icked by wolves while pass-
ing through the woods on their night visits to
the sick. Dr. Ik-njamin Kelley erected, in
I 80 1, the house now occupied by his grandson
and for many years kejjt a tavern for the enter-
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taiiimcnt nf travellers. lie was an able doc-
tor and one of the most prominent residents
of (]ilmanti)n in his d.iy. He was instru-
mental in forming the liiptist Society in iSiS,
and acted as its Deacon for many years. His
death occurred in his seventy-seventh year.
On February i6, 17N7, he wedded Mary Gile,
who was born in Lee, N. H., July 7, 1765.
His nine children were: John, Hall J., Kliza-
l)eth, Amelia, Samuel, Nancy, ]5enjamin,
Charles G., and Lewis. John married Sally
Merrill, of Gilmanton; I'^lizabeth married
Henjamin Shaw; Amelia became the wife of
James Hill; Nancy married Jones Shaw; and
S.miuel became largely interested in the lum-
ber business in Calais, Me. Three of Dr.
Kelley's children reached the age of ninety
years.
Hall J. Kellcy, the third child of Dr. Ben-
jamin Kelley, fitted for college at Gilmanton
Academy, and graduated from Middlebury
College. After graduation he taught school
for a time in Boston, and later became princi-
pal of the high school at Maiden, Mass.
Afterward he organized and led a party of one
hundred men on an e.\[)Ioring expedition across
llic Rocky Mountains, gaining by the trip
much notoriety as an intrepid explorer. Many
of his followers became disheartened, and
tinned their faces homeward; but with a few
men he eventually reached Oregon, after suf-
fering numerous hardships owing to the vari-
ous obstacles encountered and the treachery
of the savage tribes. On his return he in'e-
sented a claim to the government for one
hundred thousand dollars for his work as an
exjjlorer; but it was disallowed, and he came
back to New England a poor man. He re-
sumed teaching, and later published a book
containing a full account of his adventures in
the Far West, which had a large sale. In his
later years he became well-to-do. He died in
Palmer, Mass., aged ninety years. The
maiden name of his wife was Mary B.
Baldwin.
Charles G. Kelley, George F. Kelley's
father, was born IVlarch 18, 1S04, at the home-
stead. His life task was the development of
his farm, to which he brought broad and pro-
gressive purposes and indomitable persever-
ance. He was the first farmer to construct an
under drain in Gilmanton. None excelleil him
as a breeder of stock and a dairyman It may
safely be said that he became one of the best
known farmers and stock-raisers in this local-
ity. During his management the estate was
enlarged to four hundred acres, and the build-
ings were much improved. He died on April
25, 1885, retaining his faculties and control-
ling his business to the last, at the age of
eighty-one years. In 1S42 he married Abi-
gail Sherburn, who bore him four children —
Mary, Charles, John, and George F. Charles
died at the age of five years, and John at seven-
teen. Mary attended Gilmanton Academy,
and began life as a teacher. A most estima-
ble woman, she makes friends of all with whom
she comes in contact.
George F. -Kelley inherited the farm and
much of the tastes of his father, whose j-iolicy
as a farmer he has continued. He brought to
his business a good practical education, which,
added to good, natural endowments and the
strong, vigorous, and enlightened purposes of
his father, have borne fruit in successful farm
management. His most marked success has
been as a breeder of speed horses, having bred
the fastest horses in the State. These he
trained and drove in the races. His stalls
contain forty fine cattle, bred mainly for dairy
purposes.
Nominated in 1896 by the Republicans as a
candidate for the legislature, against a strong
field, Mr. Kelley triumphantly was elected.
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AUIiinii;li a progressive man, lie preserves anil
values highly everything about the farm that
belonged to his ancestors, inclmling many
relics left by his great-grandfather, Dr. benja-
min Kelley.
Mr. Kelley has been twice married. Ilis
first marriage was contracted April 19, 1876,
with Frances Maxfield, of I'ittsfield, N.H.,
who died seventeen months after, leaving a
daughter, Mabel. Mabel has been a success-
ful school teacher since she was fifteen years
old. Hy his second marriage, contracted De-
cember 2, 1882, Mr. Kelley was united to
Adelia Jones, who was born May 5, 1861,
daughter of John G. VV. Jones, of Alton, N.H.
Mrs. Kelley has since become the mother of
si.x children, namely: Mary A., born May 27,
1S84; Charles G., born July 21, 1886; Alice
L. , born November 16, 1888; Arthur E. , born
August 18, 1891; Emma M., born September
3, 1894; and Ruth N., born July 11, 1897.
IIOMAS J. DOUGIIICRTY, M.D., a
rising young [ihysician of Somersworth,
was born in Schaghticoke, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., October 22, 1868, son of Will-
iam and Catherine (Gregg) Dougherty. His
parents emigrated from Ireland to this country
in early life, his father becoming a contractor
anil builder in New York State. Our subject
was graduated from the high school in his na-
tive town when eighteen years old. He then
entered upon a collegiate course in Pennsyl-
vania, but on account of failing health was
obligetl to relinquish his studies. Subse-
quently he entered the Hudson River State
HosiMtal, where he began the stutly of medi-
cine, and was graduated from the Baltimore
Medical College in 1894. In August of the
same year Ire came to Sanuersworth, where he
found what he considered a good field in which
to locate. He has since [jractised his profes-
sion in this place, and has already gained an
excellent reputation as a skilful |)hysician.
Dr. Dougherty is a member of the State,
County, and District Medical Societies, is ex-
amining physician for the l-'oresters ami
Vice-President of the lioard of Trade. In
politics he is a Democrat, anil he is a member
of the Ancient Order of Hibernians.
SA A. HALL has been identified with
he industrial interests of 1^'arniing-
ton, Strafford County, as carpenter,
buiUler, and lumber dealer, for the past thirty
years, and is one of the best known citizens of
this section of the State. He was born in the
town of Strafford, January 22, 1830, a son of
Jonathan and Lydia (Demerritt) Hall, and a
grandson of Ebenezer Hall, one of the first
settlers of Strafford.
Jonathan Hall spent the larger portion of
his life in Strafford, and was numbered among
the most thrifty farmers of his neighborhood.
He was an active supporter of the Democratic
party. He married Miss Lydia Demerritt, of
Barrington, this county, and of their nine
children seven are still living: namely,
Amanda S., Asa A., Catherine, Daniel D.,
Carrie D., Eliza D. , and Ellen. Mr. Hall
attained the age of seventy-five years, tlying in
Strafford in 1S71.
Asa A. Hall obtained his elementary educa-
tion in the common schools of his native town,
this being supplemented by a course of study
at the academy in Pittsfield, N.H. On reach-
ing man's estate he went to Manchester, this
State, where he served an apprenticeshi[) of
three years at the carpenter's trade. Going
then to Dorchester, N.H., he was engaged in
the lumber business for about five years. In
1 86 1, when the tocsin of war resounded
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1, he enlisted in the New
ry, and, being appointed Ser-
Ihrough the
Hampshire C;
geant of Company K, served his country nearly
(our years. He was in the battle of Cedar
Mountain, June 9, 1862, when he received a
slight flesh wound, but did not leave the field.
He was in the second battle of l^ull Run in
August, 1 862. On June 18, 1863, at Middle-
burg. \^a. , he was taken prisoner, and was con-
fined in the Confederate prisons of lielle Isle
(ir Richmond about two months, suffering un-
told horrors and hardships. On June 13,
1864, at White Oak Swamp, Virginia, he re-
ceived a wound in the left hand which necessi-
tated the amputation of the middle finger. In
the summer and autumn of 1864 he was with
his regiment in Virginia under General Sheri-
dan, and took i)art in many of the engagements
of that memorable campaign, including the
battle of Winchester and others of less note.
On December 21, 1864, at Lacey Spring, he
received a severe sabre wound in the head, and
was taken prisoner and carried to Richmond,
where he was long anil seriously ill from the
effects of the wound, nearly losing his life.
On June 27, 1865, he was discharged from the
service at Patterson Park Hospital on a sur-
geon's certificate of disability on account of
wounds received in battle. Mr. Hall returned
to Strafford County, and for two years there-
after followed his trade in Dover. In 1868 he
came to P'armington, where he has since re-
sidetl, being successfully engaged as a carpen-
ter and builder, although of late years he has
confineil his attention almost entirely to the
lumber business. He is now a Director in
the P'armington Savings Bank. In politics he
is a firm Republican, and takes an intelligent
interest ii'i local affairs. In 1876 he served as
Selectman, and for four years was Deputy
Sheriff imder Job Creenfield. During the
administration of President Harri,son he served
for an equal length of time as Postmaster
of I'armington, and since 1893 he has been
Justice of the Peace. He is prominently con-
nected with the order of Odd Fellows, belong-
ing to Woodbine Lodge, No. 41, I. O. O. ¥.,
in which he has filled all the offices: and to
Mad River P>ncampment ; and he is Past Chan-
cellor of Harmony Lodge, No. 11, K. "f P.
He is also a member in high standing of Carl-
ton Post, No. 24, G. A. R., having served in
nearly all the offices of the organization.
Mr. Hall has been twice married. His first
wife, whose maiden name was Hannah R.
Morey, was born and reared in West Fairlee,
Vt. She died in early life, leaving one child,
Hannah, who died October 13, 1885, at the
home of her husband, Mr. A. F. Waldron.
On December 31, 1866, Mr. Hall married
Miss Maria A. Stanton, of New Durham,
N. H.; and they have one child, John E. S.
Hall, of whom a brief sketch may be found
elsewhere in this volume. Mr. Hall is a
member of the Congregational Society, and he
and his family attend that church.
lARLKS W. ROLLINS, a prosper-
us and energetic farmer and hmiber
dealer of Gilford, was born in West
Alton, N. H., August 31, 1S35, son of Fred-
erick K and Abigail (Miller) Rollins. His
grandfather. Colonel John Rollins, volun-
teered for service in the Revolutionary War
before he was seventeen years of age, going
out at the very first call, and remaining in the
army for five years and eight months. At the
time of Arnold's treason Colonel Rollins was
in Washington's army, and was an eye-witness
at the execution of Major Andre. An interest-
ing relic of that period, carefully preserved by
his grandson, is an English gun captured by
the Colonel. The latter, even in old age,
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531
continued to be interested in military affairs,
and would often instruct men in the art of
drilling. lie was never weary of referring to
the days of war. After the war he went to
Alton Corner, and had charge of the public
house there for a few year.s. He then removed
to .South Alton, and again to West Alton. In
Alton he bought a tract of land with build-
ings, and there wa.s afterward engaged in farm-
ing until his death, which occurred when he
was ninety-two years old. He was buried in
Kmerson Cemetery on the property of the pres-
ent Mr. Rollins. His wife, whose maiden
name was Betsey Leighton, lived to the age of
ninety years. One of their children died in
infancy. The others were: Anthony, John,
Jonathan, iMederick, Richard, and .Susan.
All these married and reared families. An-
thony was a farmer in Somersworth ; John
lived in Alton, and died in New Durham;
Jonathan spent his life in Alton; Richard
lived in Alton, and then moved to Dover,
N. II., and died there; and Su.san married
William l-;merson, grandfather of Willis V.
Enierson, the subject of another sketch.
Frederick B. Rollins, the fourth child of
Colonel Rollins, and the father of Charles W.,
received a common -school education, and after-
ward engaged in the coopering business in
West Alton. He was also occupied in team-
ing, and ran two four-horse teams, by which he
hauled barrels and shooks to Portsmouth, and
then freight (groceries and other supplies) to
Laconia. He was prosperous, and did quite
an extensive business, employing a large num-
ber of hands for the work. At first a part
owner of the farm left by his father, he finally
turned his attention wholly to that, and died
on the old homestead at the age of seventy-
live. His wife, Abigail, bore him twelve chil-
dicn— Calvin, Charles W., Setli K., Lean-
der, Sally, Catherine, Susan, Drusilla, Abbie,
Mary Jane, Melis.sa, and Ro.xana. Of these,
Leander died in infancy, and Sally and Cath-
erine died young, the latter when eighteen
or twenty years of age. Susan married Ches-
ter 15. Emenson, of West Alton; Drusilla mar-
ried Levi Grant; Abbie became the wile of
Horace I.ear; Mary Jane married C. W. Ben
nett, of Gilf.ird; Melis.sa married M. V. 1!.
Eaton; and Ro.xana became the wife oj Charles
Foss.
Charles W. Rcdlins received his education
in the district schools. He then took nj)
farming, and later the wood and lumber busi-
ness. Of the latter he lias made a sjiecialty
lor .some years past. He has sold logs exten-
sively to parties owning mills along the banks
of Lake Winnepe.saukee, and is very prosper-
ous in this line. He is one of the largest
landowners in the county, his property embrac-
ing nine hundred acres in all, five hundred of
which are included in his present homestead,
which is located partly in Alton and jiartly in
Gilford, only one hundred and twenty-five
acres, however, being in Gilford. Uc was
first elected Selectman in i.S'.Sj, and subse-
quently served in that cajiacity for six years
before the town was tlivided and part of it
added to Laconia, and for four years after that
event. In 1896 he was elected to the State
legislature with Clifton Tilton, both from Re-
publican towns, and the only Democrats
elected in the county.
Mr. Rollins married Betsey, daughter of
Stephen Dow, of Gilford. They have had
three children — Arthur I)., Charles A., and
Elsie. Arthur, who graduated at New Hamp-
ton Academy, and is engaged in the lumber
business in West Alton, married Emilie A.
Ives, of Salem, Mass. Charles A. is a'tcnd-
ing the academy just mentioned. Mr. Rollins
is highly esteemed by all his townsj-eople.
While Selectman he gave his most careful
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attention to
IVoplc kn.ix
ciplcs, and
highest interests of tiie town.
11 as a man of strict moral prin-
who always has the courage of
AXKI.IN \V. COBUKN, the well-
known cutlery maiuifacturer of New
Durham, Strafford County, N.H., and
an ex-memher of the State legislature, was
horn in I'elham, N.H., January i6, 1834, son
of Jesse and Abigail (Hardy) Coburn. His
parents were natives of Pelham, as was also his
paternal grandfather, Josiah Coburn. Jesse
Coburn was an industrious farmer, who tilled
the soil of a good farm in his native town for
the greater part of his life, but whose last days
were spent in New Durham. He lived to be
eighty-four years old. His wife, Abbie
Hardy, became the mother of nine children,
four of whom are living — l''ranklin W. , the
subject of this sketch, being the youngest.
Franklin \V. Coburn acc[uired a common-
schoid education, and at the age of sixteen
c.uiie to New Durham, where he served an
api)renticeship at the blacksmith's and knife-
maker's trades. In 1S55 he erected a small
factory where the large one now stands, the
latter lieing erected in 1887, and began the
manufacture of knives, shoe shaves, and general
cutlery. His plant, which is situated at what
is now called Coburnville, has a capacity of
fifty workmen, and his goods are disposed of
by his own agents at 97 Summer Street, Bos-
ton. Mr. Coburn also utilizes the water-
power at the head of the Cocheco Kiver, where
he carries on a saw-mill for the manufacture
of shingles and so forth, and also makes cider.
His activity and business ability are greatly
appreciated by the community, which is bene-
fited by the industries which he has developed
within its midst, and the success which has
attended his enterprise is fully meriteil. In
politics he acts with the Republican i)aity,
and has long been a leading spirit in the jnib-
lic affairs of this town. He represented New
Durham in the legislature during the sessions
of 1878 and 1879, and has been chosen dele-
gate to both State and National conventions.
Mr. Coburn has been three times married.
For his first wife he wedded Susan Willey,
who died in 1858. By that union there were
three children, namely : Charles, who is no
longer living; Franklin W., Jr. ; and Alonzo
G. His second wife, Mary J. Willey, sister
of the first wife, died in 1891. There were
three children by this marriage, as follows:
Thomas Paine, who lived but si.\ months;
Alma J., who died at the age of twenty-four;
and Susan Maud, who is twenty years of age.
The present Mrs. Coburn, formerly Mrs. Sarah
F. Gould, of Lynn, is a daughter of Hiram F.
Wright, Esq., of Cambridgeport, Mass.
Mr. Coburn is connected with the Knights
of Pythias and the Knights of Honor.
RANKLIN W. COBURN, Jk., who
onnected with the cutlery manufac-
tory founded by his father in New
Durham, was born in this town, December 5,
1856, son of Franklin W., Sr. , and Susan
(Willey) Coburn. His great-grandfather, Jo-
siah, and his grandfather, Jesse Coburn, were
natives of Pelham, N.H. ; and an account of
the family will be found in a sketch of P'rank-
lin W. Ct)burn, Sr. , which appears elsewhere
in the " Rkvikw. "
P'ranklin W. Coburn, Jr., was educated in
the schools of New Durham and of Pelham.
At the age of twenty-one he entered his
father's factory in this town, and has since
been closely connected with that enterprise.
He is one of the earnest sujjporters of the
FRANKLIN W COBURN.
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Republican party in New Durham; and his
iniblic services have demonstrated the fad
tiiat he possesses much natural ability, which
will undoubtedly pave the way for his future
success either in business or in jniblic life.
He was for some time supervisor of the check
list, acted as Collector for one year, and was
elected a Representative to the legislature in
iS'Sg. lie is a member of Winncpesaukcc
Lodge, F. & A. M., of Alton, and of Colum-
bian Chapter, Royal Arch Masons, of I<'arm-
iii,i;tnn; is connected with Woodbine Lodge,
I. (J. O. V. ; and Harmony Lodge, Knights of
Pythias, of the last named town. Mr. Coburn
married Leona Smith, daughter of James and
Ann .Smith, of Rochester, N. H.
(s7YL(^NZO G. C()]?URN, a cutlery man-
ifacturer of New Durham, was born
this town, March 13, 1858, son
of Franklin \V. , Sr. , and Su.san (Willey) Co-
burn. He is a great-grandson of Josiah and
grandson of Jesse Coburn, both of whom were
natives of I'elham, N.H. The family has
long been identified with the manufacture of
cutlery in New Durham ; and for a more ex-
tended account of this enterprise and its
founder, the reader is referred to a sketch of
Franklin W. Coburn, Sr., which will be found
upon another page of this work.
Alonzo G. Coburn acquired a ]iractical edu-
cation in the schools of this town, and at tlie
age of si.xteen began work in his father's fac-
tory, with which he has since been promi-
nently identified. He is actively interested
in public affairs, was supervisor of the check
list for twelve years, has been Tax Collector
for the past two years, and is now serving as
pidice officer. He is a memlier of Harmony
Lotlge, Knights of Pythias, of l^'armington.
Mr. Coburn wedded Ann Adams, daughter of
Charles Adams, of New Durham, and she has
had two children, namely; y\lice M., who is
no longer living; and l-'loyd P. The family
attend the Paptist church.
NOCH T. HANSON, a successful tiller
of the soil, residing on his well-
appointed farm in the town of Dover,
Strafford County, has a good lecord both as
citizen and soldier. He was born in April,
1841, in Moultonboro, Carroll County, NTL,
at the home of his parents, Charles and Mary
C. (True) Hanson.
Mr. Hanson passed the first eighteen )'ears
of his life in Moultonboro and Sandwich,
N. PL, and has since made his home in Dover.
Soon after attaining his majority he re-
sponded to the call for troops to put down the
Rebellion, enlisting on the 9th of August,
1862, as a private in Company K of tiu'
PLleventh New Hampshire Volunteer Infan-
try, for three years, or during the war. He
was mustered into service at Concord, and,
being sent with his comrades to the scene of
action, took an active part in many of the im-
portant battles that followed, notable among
them being those of Fredericksburg; Jackson,
Miss. ; Kno.wille; the seven days' battle of
the Wilderness; the engagements at Spottsyl-
vania, North Anna River, Cold Harbor; and
the siege of Petersburg. In front of the latter
city, June 16, 1864, Mr. Hanson was seriously
wounded by a minie ball. He, however, con-
tinued a member of his regiment until the
close of the conflict, receiving his tlischarge at
Concord on the 4th of June, 1865. In 1882
Mr. Hanson purchased his present jilacc,
twenty acres of lan<l, with convenient build-
ings, and has since been profitabl)' engaged in
general farming, the neat and comfortable
appearance of his homestead giving evidence
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of the intelligence with which he manages his
work. Industrious and upright, he is held
in high regard throughout the community in
which he resides. In politics he is a firm
supjiorter of the Repuhlican party; and he is a
worthy meinher of the Charles Sawyer Post,
G. A. R., of Dover.
Mr. Hanson was married in September,
iS6i, to Miss Lydia Austin, who was born in
Dover, N.II., a daughter of John and Nancy
Austin. The children -born to Mr. and Mrs.
Hanson may be briefly mentioned as follows:
Charles H., living at Portsmouth, N.H. ; Mary
J., who died November 8, 187S: Mattie A.,
who died Augu.st 23, 18.S9; John T., a resi-
dent of Dover; Grace M., who died November
30, 1878; and B. Frank, Ida M., and Lil-
lian, all residing in Dover.
§OHN P. SMITH, a representative La-
conia farmer, was born in Gilford,
Pelknap County, N.H., April 30,
1830, a son of John P., Sr., and Abigail K.
(Smith) Smith. His maternal grandfather,
Daniel Smith, who lived at New Hampton,
was a farmer antl storekeeper and extensive
landowner of that place, which he representetl
in the Lower House of the State legislature.
He also served as Selectman of New Hampton.
He married Mary Pickering, and had five chil-
dren ; namely, Daniel, James, Sarah, Abigail,
and Susan, all deceased.
John P. Smith, Sr., the father of the sub-
ject of this sketch, was born in East Meredith,
and there received a common-school education,
lie early took up the occupation of a farmer,
and when but twenty-one years of age had full
charge of a five-hundred-acre farm. He subse-
quently owned a farm of his own, and was
engaged in stock raising to some extent. He
served his town as Selectman, and for a long
jieriod he was a Deacon of the Free Baptist
church, with which he was connected for forty
years. He died in Gilford in 1879, leaving
three children, namely: Mary Ann and Daniel
K., both deceased; and John P.
John P. Smith, the youngest born and the
only one now living, attended school two years
in his native town, Gilford, and an equ;tl
length of time in Tilton, after which he took
u]i farming with his father, who owned a one-
hundred-aud-thirty-acre farm. Upon attain-
ing his legal majority, he removed to Sanborn-
ton, and was successfully engaged in farming
there for a time; but on account of sickness in
the family, he returned to work on the home-
stead farm, where he remained ten years, and
then sold out. He still has considerable farm-
ing land. In 1872-74, Mr. Smith served as
a Representative to the Lower House of the
State legislature, and was one of the Com-
mittee on Banking. He is an attendant of the
Free Baptist church.
Mr. Smith has twice married. His first
wife, Susan O. Smith, died in 1S87, at fifty-
two years of age; and in 1892 he married
Sarah Potter. There were two children by the
first union — namely, Vina, who died in 18^13;
and Abby, who died in 187S — and none by
the second marriage.
ICIIARD T. ROGERS, for many
years a prominent resident of Roches-
ter, was born in this town, July 3,
1 81 8, son of Samuel and Nancy (Tripe)
Rogers. The earliest ancestor of Mr. Rogers
in this country emigrated from Dublin, Ire-
land, bringing an infant son John, who was
at the time only a year old. This John grew
to manhood in America and married Mary
McDuffie, who was born at sea when her
mother was coming to America. John Rogers
RICHARD T. ROGERS.
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was father of Daniel, the grandfather vi Mr.
Richard Rogers. He was born on the farm
that had been cleared by his father; anil upon
reaching manhood he married Hannah Gage,
of Dover, whose father was a brother of Gen-
eral Thomas Gage of Revolutionary fame.
Samuel Rogers, born on the i>lace afterward
owned and occujjied by his son for many years,
was a farmer and wheelwright, and did a large
business. A prominent and influential man in
this section of the State, he was for many
years Selectman of the town. He married
Nancy Tri[)e, of Dover, whose father invented
the diving hell used at Rortsmouth, N.H.
They had two children — Elizabeth and Rich-
ard T. Rogers. It is related of Mrs. Xancy
J\ogers that on being warned, when her hus-
bantl was about to test the newly invented
diving bell, he would not come up alive, she
went down with him, and both came up un-
harmed.
Richard T. Rogers received his early educa-
tion in the district schools, where he was
known as a tliligent [)uim1 of much promise.
At the age of twenty-one he engaged in the
lnnd)er business, carrying on an extensive
traffic. Later by reading law and acquiring a
knowledge of conveyances and other legal in-
struments he was able to transact a large
amount of probate business. In politics he
was known thmughout the town as a stanch
and active supporter of Republican principdes.
He served the town as Selectman for many
years, was County Commissioner for some
time, and he represented the town in the State
legislature for several terms. Of a kindly
and generous nature, he had a large circle of
personal friends, who were deeply grieved by
his death, which occurred October 28, i8go.
On December 25, 1877, Mr. Rogers mar-
ried Miss Olive M., daughter of Benjamin
and Huldah (Ilussey) Page, of Rochester.
Mrs. Rogers, who survives her husband, can
trace her genealogy back to Daniel Page, who
came from P^ngland and was one of the earliest
and most prominent settlers of Rochester.
Daniel's son Benjamin, who was a farmer,
had the title of Cajitain. Benjamin Page, Jr.,
the father of Mrs. Rogers, was a native of
Rochester, and served in the Wai' of 1S12,
being stationed at Portsmouth. His chief oc-
cupation was farming, which he follnwed im
his farm of one hundred and forty acres, mak-
ing a specialty of raising cattle, sheep, and
horses. In [lolitics he was a Democrat. By
his wife, Huldah, he was the father of seven
children, of whom five grew to maturity;
namely, William IL, Mary l-Jizabeth, Olive
Margaret, Kingman Fogg, anti Daniel Ilussey.
The last named is a resident of Higgins, Te.\.
Mr. Page was a Baptist in religious faith, and
his wife was a member of the Congregational
church.
VMAN H. JENKINS, a successful
farmer of Barnstead, N.H., was born
n this town, January 2, i.S4r), son
of Joseph and Lydia Ann (Merrill) Jenkins.
His paternal grandfather was John Jenkins, a
native and lifelong resident of Lee, Nil.
Joseph Jenkins came to Barnstead from Lee,
his native place, when about lwent)'-one years
old; and for the rest of his life, a period of
seventy years, did a prosperous business as
farmer and stock-raiser in this town. Begin-
ning in a small way, he kept on buying land
until he owned si.\ hundred acres. Besides the
occupations already mentioned, he was also en-
gaged t(j some e.xtent in the lumber business.
He was a hale and active man, and was able to
do an ordinary man's work until well along
toward the clo.se of his life. He professed the
Ouaker faith; and in ])olitics he was a stanch
Republican, having first been a member of the
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Wlii.^ party. Of a strong will, sound judg-
ment, and more than the average intelligence,
his character commanded the respect of his fel-
low-citizens, and he was often called upon to
serve in jniblic capacities. He was repeatedly
elected .Selectman, was Chairman of the Hoard
for a number of years; and he also represented
the town in the legislature. He died Decem-
ber 4, 18S2, aged ninety-two years. Joseph
Jenkins was twice married. IW his first wife,
whose maiden name was Xancy Walker, he be-
came the father of five children — William A.,
Joseph, John W. , Orin J., anil Louisa. His
second wife, in maidenhood Lydia Ann Mer-
rill, a daughter of Elisha Merrill, of ]?arn-
stead, bore him eight children — Charles F. ,
l'",verett, Lewis, Louisa, Calvin, Melvin, Mary,
and Lyman H. William died July 21, 1890,
and Joseph, October ij, 1S81, aged fifty-seven.
The former was at one time County Treasurer.
Louisa, now deceased, became the wife of Dr.
Solomon Young. Lewis at one time repre-
sented Gilmanton in the legislature. Everett
was in the Civil War tmtil the battle of Fred-
ericksburg, where he received a wound that in-
capacitated him for further service. Lewis
and Melvin served in the war, having enlisted
in Company H, Tw-elfth New Hamjishire Vol-
unteer Infantr)-. The former received a wound
in the arm at the battle of Fredericksburg, and,
being disabled, returned home. He has been
Postmaster at Pittsfield, N. H., for the past
eighteen years. His brother Melvin was
wounded in the foot. Melvin was City Mar-
shal of ALanchester, N. H., for seven years,
lia\ing attained the position by serving in the
different grades of the police force of the city.
Lyman H. Jenkins was educated in the dis-
trict schools and at Pittsfield Academy. After
leaving school, he was engaged for three years
in the meat business in Pittsfield. He then
took up farming, beginning in this town with
fifty acres of land. Py careful management
and hard work, he has increased the size of his
farm to two hundred and thirty acres. Ik'sides
carrying on general farming, he makes a spe-
cialty of dairying. Mr. Jenkins is a Republi-
can in politics. Though interested in town
affairs and the general welfare of the commu-
nity, he has never sought office, but office has
sought him. In 1896 he was nominated on
the Republican ticket as Representative to the
legislature for 1897-9S, and was triumiihantK'
elected, running ahead of his ticket, the town
going Republican for the first time in its his-
tory. Mr. Jenkins is a member of the Congre-
gational church, and for the past three years
has held in it the position of Deacon. On
May I, 1872, he married Miss Mary A. Shack-
ford, daughter of Samuel G. Shackford, and a
representative of an old Harnstead family.
AVHJ H. CARON, a popular grocer
of Salmon Falls, was born January
16, 1863, in St. Roch, P.O., son of
Jaccjues and Alphonsine (Lizotte) Caron. As
his name indicates, he is of French extraction.
Several descendants of his mother's great-
grandfather, who emigrated from France to
Canada, became interested in agricultural pur-
suits. Mr. Caron's paternal grandfather was
Guillaume Caron, also a Frenchman.
Jacques Caron was born in St. Roch in
1815, and was educated in the common
schools. He has been a farmer all his life, is
a stalwart, sturdy man now at the age of
eighty-two years, and comes every year to jiay
a visit to his sons in Salmon l-'alls. He is a
loyal British subject, one of those yeomen of
Canada who form the strength of Great Britain
in America. His wife, Alphonsine, a daugh-
ter of Francois Lizotte, of St. Roch, has
borne him six children — Joseph, Alphonsine,
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539
Gaiidelie, Emma, Arthur R., and Davul H.
Al])hnnsine is the wife of Aiigure Gannon, of
St. Ki)ch; Gaiidelie is the wife of N. J. I'el-
Ictior, of Springvale, Me. ; and Kmma married
JClzear Deschenes, of St. Roch, and is living;-
on the old homestead.
Mingling with the memories of Mr. Caron's
early life are the mind pictures cau-ht from
the heautiful legends of St. Roch and St.
Anne La I'dcaticre. l-or his education he
was .sent to tlie schools and college of St.
Anne la Pocatiere. Afterward, in i8,S'o, he
came to Salmon Falls with the intention df
starting in business here. Instead of carrying
out this ])ur[)ose, he went to work in the mill
for a year. Then he and his brother, under
the hrm name of Arthur Caron & Co., engaged
in business at South IkTwick, Me. Two years
later they liought out the store in Salmon Falls
now managed liy him, and at the end of a
month he bought his brother's interest and
bei:ame sole iiroprietor. lie keeps groceries
and provisions, is a wholesale dealer in pota-
toes, handling them by the car load, ami em-
ploys a number of clerks. lie married Miss
Marie C. I'clletier, daughter of Cajetan
Pelletier, of Riviere du Loup, and became the
father of the following children. Of these,
Arthur is deceased. The others are: David
J., Arthur N. , Marie Alma I'va, Marie Lou-
ise, and William.
In politics Mr. Caron is a Democrat. He
was chosen to represent the town in the New
Hampshire legislature in i .S90, and he has
h<d(l (ither ofificcs of public trust and responsi-
bility. For three years he has been on the
]?oard of Selectmen, and is at present servin>'
as School Committee. He is a member of
Pagus Tribe, No. i, of the Independent Order
of Red Men, holding the rank of Sachem. He
is also a charter member of Frontenac Lofl"-c,
Catholic Order of P'oresters.
WlLLIy\M HARRISON WPTCKS, ;
very enterprising and succcssfu
li C
Hord, \. 11., was horn
nf William and I-li/;,
The Weeks family in
nerous and influential
ncnt (if the place.
nt ancestor,
n I''cbruary,
I'^'i-^', July .5', 1X39.
(Hutchinson) Week
(iilford has been a
one from the first set
Leonard Weeks, the inun
was horn in hlngland in 1635
1660-61, he had settled at Winniciit, a part ..
Portsmouth, now in (ireenland, N.ll., whei
he jjassed the remainder of his life. C:ai)taii
Samuel, his son, was born in (ireenland
N.II., in 1670; and Matthias, son nf Captaii
Samuel, was born there in i/O.S, and died ii
unin, son of Matthias, and great
f the special subject of the i)res
inland, N.H., i,
Gt
d he
1777. Pen
grandfather
ent sketch, was born
1749- III e-arly manhc
ford, N.II., then a ])art of Gilmanton, and,
buying a two-hundred-acre lot of land, resided
here until his death, which occurred in i,S29.
He went Ijy the name of .S.piire Pen, and was
a prominent resident. He employed a nundier
of hands, as, in addition to farming, he c.uried
on a tannery for some years. After living lor
a while in a log cabin, he built a frame house
of s|)Iit planks four inches thick and locked to-
gether; and later still he constructed a more
modern house of two stories. At one time he
lost heavily by fire, but he was undaunted in
his efforts to succeed; and he did succeed.
He was an energetic man of business and a
keen trader, but was genial, social, and exceed
ingly popular. It is said that his was always
an open house, and that no one ever turned
away without help. He was Justice of the
' for many years. He married Sally
, who was of a bright, cheerful nature
his own. They had seven children —
1, Benjamin, Jr., Levi. .Sarah,
am. All were well edu-
P
Wee
like
Klisha, Da
Matthias, and Wi
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cated. Matthias nKuricil a Miss Dudge, and
moved to Rcadvillc, Mc. IJanicl manied
Hannah Gale Salshury. l^lisha was in trade
in Straffdrd, and married Miss Potter, of Gil-
ford, by whom he had three children. Will-
iam had a college education, and went to Penn-
sylvania to teach. Levi was a merchant in
Orono, Me. He married Lydia Sleeper.
.S.irah, who was highly educated and a woman
(it marked literary taste, taught school some
years.
Penjamin, Jr., known as Captain ]5enjamin
Weeks, son of Penjamin Weeks, was born in
Gilford in 17SS, and ilied in Gilford in the
year 1863 (December 29) aged seventy-five.
He was the original owner of the iron ore lot
near Mount ]?elknap, and also inherited one-
half of his father's farm. He commanded a
com[)any in the State militia, and was a very
popular man in the community, being a Whig
in p(ditics. He attended the Universalist
church. He lived to the age of seventy-seven
years — his wife, Ik'tsey Hoitt, dying at the age
of fifty-si.\. 'Pheir children were as follows:
Hazen; Franklin; Sarah; Mehitable; Will-
iLun, father of the subject of this sketch;
'Phomas; Harriet; Nathan; and Petsey.
Of these, Harriet is the only one living.
She married Daniel Gilman, and is at present
residing in Providence, R. 1. They have three
children — Krastirs, Anna, and Laura. Hazen
married Prudence Sleeper, and had four chil-
dren - Penjamin, John M., Petsey, and
Harriet. iManklin was Selectman, Ta.x Col-
lector, Representative, and also held other
offices. He married Julia Weeks, and their
children were; Charles, Francis, Julia A.,
P:ilen, George F., Henry, and Parker. Sarah
married John G. Weeks. They have eight
ihildreu, as follows: Caroline, John IP,
Sar;di, Lydia Ann, Josephine, Rebecca, Ivufus,
and Clara. Mehitable married George W.
Weeks, and their children are: Scott, George
W., Jr., and Levi R. George W. Weeks, Jr.,
is now a hotel-keeper. Thomas married Nancy
Hill, and their children are: Mary Frances,
who m:uried George Morrill; Sarah A.; and
Austin B. Nathan married twice. Py his
first wife, Harriet Hackett, he had three chil-
(lien — Edward, FZmma, and Clara; antl by his
.second wife, Martha Philbronk, he had five
children — Anna, P'red, Scutt, Lelia, and
F'lossie. Iktsey Weeks died when about
twenty-two years of age.
William Weeks, son of Captain 15enjamin,
was born in Gilford, N. H., March 30, 1812.
Pie carried on general farming, having a farm
of over three hundred acres. He served as
Selectman for three years. Representative for
two years, and Ta.x Collector for a number of
years, being social and popular, and a man of
good judgment in public affairs. He was a
member of the Free Will Baptist church. He
married Eliza Hutchinson, daughter of Elijah
Plutchinson, and was the father of eight chil-
dren, as follows: Elizabeth; Lewis; William
Harrison, subject of this .sketch; Oren H. ;
Annette; P'red; Arthur; and Rufus. V.W/.a
beth Weeks married James R. Morrill ; Lewis
died in Nevada; Oren married Arvilla Page,
and is now living on the old farm; Annette
married Edwin Munsey, a veteran of the war,
and is now in California; F^red married Laura
Gilman, and is at present a wholesale confec-
tioner in Providence, R.I. Arthur Weeks
married Carrie Robinson. Pie was a wh(de-
sale confectioner, but is now retired from busi-
ness. Rufus is a dentist at Suncook, N.ll.
He married Luella Hoitt. William Weeks
died June 8, 1878; and his wife, Eliza Hutch-
inson of Gilford, who was born in Gilmanton,
June 1, 181 I, died April 20, 1S80.
William Harrison, the second son, com-
pleted his education at the Gilford Academy,
Willis McDuffee, Rochestei
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and at the age of twenty-cine went to Califor-
nia, where he remained over four years in the
mining business. lie then returned to Gil-
ford and bought the homestead of his grand-
father, which he still occupies; and, ha\ing
added otiier lands t<i his property, he now
owns about three hunclretl and fift)- acres.
lie was a Ke])resentativc to the State legis-
lature in 1 889 and 1890; has been Selectman
for the past four years; two years on School
Committee; and was Supervisor in 1893,
when the town was divided and a part added to
Lacniiia. In politics he affiliates with the Re-
publican party. He is one of the charter
mendiers of Mount Uelknaj) Grange, No. 52.
On May 15, 1866, he married Mary G. Potter,
daughter of William Potter. She was born in
South Reading, now Wakefield, Mass. Tliey
have four children, as follows: Natt II., Julia
A., Millie F., and William Stark. Natt H.
Weeks is at present clerk in a hardware
stoic in Providence, R.I. Julia is married to
Ansell Gove. Millie is a teacher, and Stark
is at home with his parents. Mr. Weeks is
one of the most prosperous farmers (jf his
vicinity, and as a citizen he has the respect of
h is tellow-townsmen.
^^Su/lPLIS McDUFFEE, editor of the
vSV Rochester Courii-r^wd President of
the Courier Publishing Company,
was born in Rochester, Strafford County,
N.M., March 15, 18G8, His father, Franklin
McDuffee, and his grandfather, John Mc-
Duffee, were both prominent and influential
fignres in banking and financial circles of this
])art of the State. John McDuffee was born in
the suburbs of Rochester, December 6, 1803.
He gave earl)' promise of a useful and ener-
getic career. After five years at the village
schools he was, when eighteen years old, one
of the first pupils of I-'ranklin Academy,
Dover, where he fitted for the So|)homore cl.iss
of a university, but rclnmcil to Rochester in-
stead of going to college. He then spent two
years clerking in his uncle's general store,
after which, in 182;,, he opened a store of his
own in the same line, and in 1825 admitted
to partnershi]) another uncle, J. II. 'I'orr. At
this time, although under age, he was Post-
master of Rochester, which position he re-
tained until removed by President Jackson.
In 1831 he ojiened a store in Dover in the
same business on a much laiger scale; but in
February, 1833, being called to Rochester
again as executor of the will of his father-in-
law, Jo.seph Hanson, he .sold out the business
and retired from trade. The lack of a bank in
Rochester had long been a serious incoiux'U-
ience to that place antl the neighboring terri-
tory. Mr. McDuffee inaugurated a movement
for the establishment of such an institution,
and was active in securing the support of the
leading business men. Subscribers were socui
f.nmd; and the Rochester Rank was duly char-
tered, and opened its doors May 1, 1835, with
Mr. McDuffee as Cashier. For twenty years
he virtually managed the bank's Inisiness,
when he resigned to fiecome its President.
This position he held until the withdrawal of
the State banks in favor of national banks.
P'or si-\ years he and his son, undei" the firm
name of John McDuffee & Co., Private
Rankers, continued the business until 1874,
when the Rochester National Rank was inau-
gurated, Mr. McDuffee and his son taking two-
fifths of the stock and holding the office of
President and Cashier respectively, each until
his death. Other banks in wdiich he was
interested were the Dover National liank, the
Strafford ]5ank of Dover, and the Norway
Plains Savings ]5ank, of which he was the first
Treasurer. In 18G7 he was made its President,
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aii.l so continued to his death. The water-
power at Rochester, witli its great possibili-
ties of advantage to his native town in the
line of manufactures, early attracted his atten-
tion. .Mainly through his efforts the Mechan-
ics' Manufacturing Company (now the Nor-
way I'lains Manufacturing Company) was
started in Rochester, and he was one of the
Directors. He purchased mill property in
Gonic in 1S45, and lent assistance to S.
Shorey in establishing mills at I'^ast Roches-
ter. 1 le owned large blocks of stock in the
C.reat l'"alls Manufacturing Comi)any, and was
interested in the Cocheco and the Conway
railroads, being the first Treasurer of each of
these companies. He also held shares of Port-
land & Rochester and of Rochester & Nashua
roads.
llesides the handsome McDiiffee lllock,
erected in 1868, Mr. McDuffee owned many
pieces of valuable real estate in and near
Rochester. He was a decided Republican in
politics, believing the principles of the party
to be for the public good. He joined the Ma-
sonic fraternity on the very day of his major-
ity. His death, which occurred in December,
1890, was sincerely mourned by bis family
,ind friends, in short by the community, since
all were friends; and the place he left vacant
cannot easily be filled.
Franklin McDuffee, father of Willis, was
born in Dover, August 27, 1832. He passed
tlirough the local schools and Gilmanton
Academy, and graduated at Dartmouth College
in 1853.' He read law with the Hon. D. M.
Christie at Dover for si.\ months, and in May,
1854, was made Ca.shier of the Rochester
(State) 15ank. In 1S66, as above .stated, he
became a member of the private banking in-
stitution of John McDuffee & Co., which in
1874 was merged into the Rochester National
]?ank; and of the latter he became, as has also
been .said, the first Cashier, holding that jjosi-
tion at the time of his death. Mr. jMcDuffee
also filled various public ofifices, was a mem-
ber of the Town Council and School Commit-
tee, was elected to the legislature in 1862, and
to the Constitutional Convention in 1876.
He took a deep interest in national affairs;
and, although by no means a politician, he
possessed a broad and clear understanding of
p(ditical issues and a marked [lolitical influ-
ence. He was known by all as a stanch
Republican and a firm friend of temperance
and good order. Having a scholarly turn of
mind, he was much interested in the study of
history, and was a member of the New Hamp-
shire Historical Society. At his death he
left an uncomjileted history of Rochester, to
the writing of which he had devoted much
time and historical research. This was
finished under the direction of the family, and
published in 1892. He was for eight years a
Deacon of the Congregational church. For
many years he was prominent in Masonry.
His decease, in 1880, removed from Rochester
one of its ablest, most jjublic-spirited, and
benCN'olent citizens.
Willis McDuffee prepared for his collegiate
course at the Rochester High School, from
which he was graduated in 1885; and he re-
ceived the degree of Bachelor of Arts from
Dartmouth College in 1890. He then en-
gaged in banking for a time. In 1891, in
company with his mother and brother, he trav-
elled si.\ months in Furope, visiting luigland,
Scotland, Belgium, Holland, Germany,
France, and Switzerland. On his return he
purchased a half-interest in the Rochester
Courier, and became its editor, which position
he has since filled with marked success. In
1894 a stock comjiany was formed for carrying
on the business, and Mr. McDuffee became its
president.
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He has taken a iirotiiincnt [lart in politics in
the city and State, being at present the Cliair-
niaii <il the Republican VVanl Committee of his
ward and a member of the Republican State
Committee. Vor three years he served as a
member of the School Board of Rochester,
being for a time its Chairman. In 1895 he
was one of the youngest members of the legis-
lature, elected by the largest majority ever
given in his ward up to that time. During
that session he devoted himself to securing the
jxissage of a law compelling towns to make
a small appropriation for ])ublic library pur-
poses each year, as they are obliged to do for
schools. The bill met with considerable op-
jjosition; but he overcame it, and the law has
receivetl much notice as the most advanced
library legislation in the world. The law has
proved to be of great benefit to the State.
Mr. McDuffee is a Mason, and is now an
officer of Palestine Commandery of Knights
Temidar.
§OHN BATCH KI,DI-:R, a wheelwright
l)y traile, also for many years by occu-
l)ation a farmer, industrious, intelli-
gent, a man of good habits, is an esteemed
citizen of Laconia, N.H. A son of John, Sr.,
and Betsey (]?atchelder) l^atchelder, he was
born December 22, 1 81 5, at the jiaternal
homestead in Laconia, N.H., which he now
occupies.
The family to which Mr. Batchelder belongs
is one of the oldest in the State. Its founder,
the Rev. Stephen Bachiler, born in England
in 1561, and educated at O.xford, was for quite
a number of years vicar of VVherwell, but
eventually lost his benefice, being ejected
for non-conformity. This was about 1605.
Crossing the Atlantic in 1632, when ])ast
seventy years of age, and arriving in Boston
in June, he at once proceedeil to Lynn, where
he organized a church, and baptized the first
white child born in that town. I'rom Lynn
he removed to Ipswich. In 1638 he founded
the town of Hampton, N.H. (incorixirated in
1639). Sub.se(|uently returning to I-".ngland,
he died near London, in his one hundredth
year. He had several children who were
grown up and married before he came to
America. In the .\', <\' F.n^i^laii.t llistortial
and (hiicaloohal A',x/s/,r for October, 1893,
their names are mentioned in a note in
connection with Mr. VVaters's "Genealogical
Gleanings in England," as follows: Theodate,
who married Christopher Hussey (they emi-
grated and settled first in Lynn antl later in
Hampton, N.IL); Nathaniel, wlio married
Hester Mercer, and lived in England: Deb-
orah; Stephen; and Ann.
Nathaniel, second, son of Nathaniel and
Hester, born in England in 1630, came to
America, and settled in Hampton, N.H. He
spelled the name in its jjresent form, Batchel-
der. He was married to Deborah Smith in
1656, and had nine children by that union.
After the death of his first wife early in 1676,
he married a widow, Mrs. Mary Carter Wy-
man, of Woburn, Mass., by whom he had
eight children, making seventeen in all. His
son Samuel, born January 10, 1681, m;irried
and had children, one of whom, named S:uiiuel,
born August 1, 1713, died in Hampton in
>797-
Three sons of the secontl Samuel Batchelder
— Abraham, Increase. :uul John — were the
first acknowledged settlers of Norlhwood,
N.H. They left home taking with them axes
and Hint-lock guns; and, so far as known, no
white man had ever been in the section they
explored. The first two nights they spent in
Northwood they had no sleep because of the
attack of wolves. They first built a wigwam,
and later on erected the usual pioneer log
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house. One of the farms on which they set-
tled, on what is now known as the Northwood
turnpike, is still in the family. Increase
]5atchelder held at different times about all
the offices in Northwood. He built the first
frame house erected in the town, which twenty
years aj;o held an anniversary in honor of these
pioneers. In December, 1773. Abraham
Ixitchelder married Abigail Huzzell. They
had five daughters and five sons. The four
sons that grew to manhood were: John, Abra-
ham, .Solomon, and Nathaniel.
John Batchelder, father of the special sub-
ject of this sketch, was a farmer: but, besides
attending to his farm duties, he made shoes
and worked as a cooikt. When he left home
at the age of twenty-one to go to Meredith,
he carried his belongings tied up in a hand-
kerchief. Industrious and thrifty, he after-
ward acquired property s<i that late in life he
gave to each of his children a thousand dollars.
He was highly esteemed and a very hospitable
mm. I'"or many years he was a Deacon of the
Free Will 15aptist church at Meredith Centre,
lie dieil in Laconia, March 24, 1869. By his
first wife, whose maiden name was Betsey
Ratchelder, he had four children: Increase,
who died in Campton, N.H., in 1875: Abra-
ham, who died at the home of his brother John
in 1858; John: and Alvin, who died in Con-
cord in 1889. His second marriage was with
Mrs. Mary F. Folsom.
John Batchelder, the only living child, in-
herited the homestead. Early in life he took
uij the trade of a wheelwright at Meredith,
N.ll.: and when twenty-four years old he
went to Boston, working at his trade for a time,
but subsequently taking up the piano-finishing
business. He remained in Boston eight years
all together. Then, being br(_)ken down in
health, he returneil home, and took up farming
with his father. He brought with hini unite a
sum of money, somewhat more than a thou-
sand dollars, which he had laid up from his
earnings; and this he used in improving the
place.
On September 8, 1849, Mr. Batchelder mar-
ried Miss Caroline Folsom, daughter of Noah
and Polly F. (Sanborn) Folsom. Her father,
born in 1803, was a son of John Folsom, born
in November, 1781, and grandson of the Rev.
Nicholas Folsom, born July 3, 1742, who was
the first Baptist minister settled in Meredith.
Mrs. Batchelder' s mother was a daughter of
Dudley Sanborn, of Meredith. The Rev.
Nicholas Folsom was a son of an earlier John
Folsom, whose father, Nathaniel Folsom, of
E.xeter, N. H., was killed by Indians at Not-
tingham, about one hundred and fifty years
ago. Mr. and Mrs. Batchelder have had eight
children — Mabelle, John F. , Frank A., Free-
man H., Burton W. , Lyman P., Edward W.,
and Alice. Mabelle and Alice died in in-
fancy, and Frank at nine years of age. Free-
man lives at home, and has charge of the farm ;
b'red is a machinist in Concortl : Burton is a
farmer; Lyman, a carpenter; and ICdward is
in the livery business in California.
ILLIAM FLAGG, a lifelong resident
)f Rochester, and one of its most
successful agriculturists, was born
January 2, 1839, on the farm where he now
resides, this having been also the birthplace of
his father, George W. Flagg. Some time be-
fore the Revolution, his paternal grandfather,
Jonathan Flagg, bought the original home-
stead, which contained but one hundred acres
of land, and during his life cleared several
acres of it.
George W. Flagg, son of Jonathan, succeed-
ing to the ownership of the ancestral acres,
continued the improvements already inaugu-
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rated, making consideralilc additions. Toil-
ing early and late, he carried on a good busi-
ness as general farmer and dairyman. A
Whig in politics when a young man, he after-
ward became a l\e])ublican. In i^S'-J 't*-' •'-■P"
resented his native town in the General Court.
Working for some time as a clerk in the gen-
eral store of Nicholas V. VVhitehouse, of
Conic \'illage, who commanded the larger ]5art
of the trade for many miles around, he became
well known throughout this district. He mar-
ried Miss Caroline, daughter of Dudley and
Hannah Watson, of Rochester, and became the
father of four children. These were: Lydia
J., who married William H. y\llen, and is
now deceased; William, the subject of this
biographical sketch; Charles W., who died at
Central F"al!s, K. I. ; and Mary A., now the
wife of Gef.rge W. McDuffee, of this town.
The father died in 1X59, and the mother on
February i, 1S65.
William Flagg was educated in Ivochester,
where, for some years, he attended the private
school of Miss Knight, a noted instructor.
He subsequently assisted in the care of the
home property, and at the death of his father
assumed its entire management. To the origi-
nal homestead he has added other land liy pur-
chase, having now a well-apixiinteil farm of
one hundred and forty acres, on which, with the
assistance of his son, he carries on general
farming and dairying. Mr. I'^lagg is inca-
pafile of much active labor, having had a
stroke of paralysis several years ago, from the
effects of which he has never recovered. He
has ever taken an intelligent interest in local
affairs, and in the years of 1S67 and 1868 he
was a Representative to the State legislature,
having been elected on the Republican ticket.
In 1890 and 1891 he served as a member of
the City Council of Rochester.
Mr. Flagg married, January 16, 1863, Miss
Eveline Hickford, daughter of y\aron and '
tience Bickford, of this town. Their 01
child, George W. Flagg, wlio lives on the ho
farm, was born January 7, 18^)4. In 1
lumber business for several years as sen
memijcr of the firm of Flagg & Corson,
(ionic, it was his practice to buy standing ti
her, oftentimes taking entire farms for the s;
of the wood. He has been twice marri
He was first married December 11, 1885,
Eva B. Willey. who lived Init four years aft
She had one son, Charles \V., born Decern
27, 18S9. On September 1, 189J, he man-
Miss Hattie Houston, who was born in S,
ford, Me., daughter of Samuel and Sarah
Houston.
IJ^ Dk WITT IR'RNIIAM, a jiroii
\f\ "'■'"^ druggist of Rochester, was b.
L^ V-^ '" b'armington, Stratford Couni
Chr
F. and
.' of
ung
N. H., October 5, 1859, son
Het.sy J. (Tufts) Burnham.
Charles F. Burnham, wh<
New Durham, this county, \^
man to I""armington, where he worked at his
trade of carpenter until his death, which
occurred when he was si.vty-five years of age.
His wife, Betsy J., was born in South b'arm-
ington, and still resides in the town of b'arm-
ington, being now about si.\ty-si.\ years old.
R. De Wilt Burnham, after attending the
common and high schools in Farmington, and
being graduated from the latter, found employ-
ment at eighteen years of age as a clerk in a
clothing store. Si.\ months later he came to
Rochester, ami went to work as a clerk in the
drug store of S. F. Sanderson, with whom he
remainetl for about five years, during which
time he acquired a good knowledge of the
business. He then opened his [ii'esent store,
antl has since built up a very desirable trade.
Besides the drug store, he owns other real
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state
Roclu
all of which represents
liis own earnings, lie is alsci interested in
the Huildiny; and Loan Association.
Mr. Hurnham married Miss Marietta Twom-
bley, of l''armington; and they are the parents
of two daughters — Florence M. and Alice J.
Mr. 15urnham is a stanch Republican, but has
declined nomination to office, though his
friends have requested him to allow the use of
liis name as candidate for the Mayorship. He
is a member of Lodge No. 21. A. F. & A. M. ;
also of the chapter and commandery; and of
Mount Olivia I^odge, Independent Order of
Odd Fellows. Though not a church commu-
nicant, he is a regular attendant at the Meth-
lulist Iqjiscopal church.
t^/TLTFK fl. 1>:LY
^SV of the Mountain V
'SER,* proprietor
riew House, Mere-
dith, Belknap County, N. H., was
l)orn in .Shirley, Mass., October i, 1845, son
of Nathaniel and lietsey (Messer) Keyser.
His father was a native of Lunenburg, Mass. ;
and when a young man he learned the carpen-
ter's trade. He fcdlowed that calling for
some years, and finally settled upon a farm in
Shirley, where he resided for the rest of his
life. His wife, formerly Betsey Messer, was
a claughter of Stillman Messer, of Lunenburg.
Their children were: Elizabeth; Nathaniel;
.Sarah (deceased); Stillman; Nancy; James;
Mary ; Henrietta; and Walter H., the subject
(]f this sketch. Elizabeth Keyser married
William Gibbs, of Everett, Mass; Nancy is
the wife of lulward M. Derby, of Oakland,
Cal. ; Mary became the wife of Moses Proctor,
of Boston, and is no longer living ; Henrietta
married Alonzo Perkins, of Centre Harbor.
Mrs. Betsey M. Keyser died at the age of
fifty-five years. She was a member of the
Methodist Episcopal church.
Walter H. Keyser was si.x years old when
his mother died; and then he went to reside
with his sister in Derry, N. H. He began his
education in the common schools, and advanced
in learning by attending Pinkerton Academy.
After that he went to work in a .shoe shoji at
Ashland, Mass. ; and he also pursued a com-
mercial course at Ikyant & Stratton's lousi-
ness College. From Ashland he went to
Bureau County, Illinois, where he remained a
short time, and then going to Des Moines, la.,
was engaged in speculating for a year and a
half. Returning to Ashland, he for the ne.xt
ten or eleven years worked in the shoe shops,
and then removed to Centre Harbor, where he
bought a farm. He resided there until 1885,
when he sold that property, and, coming to
Meredith, purcha.sed his present farm, consist-
ing of one hundred and fourteen acres, forty
of which are under cultivation. Hay and corn
are his principal crops. He keeps from forty
to fifty head of cattle, a small flock of sheep,
thirty hogs, one hundred hens, and three
horses. He has a well -equipped dairy, and
makes a large quantity of butter annually.
The Mountain \'iew House, which enjoys a
high reputation as a pleasant and healthful
summer resort, is capable of accommodating
thirty-five boarders, and, as it occupies an airy
and sightly location, is well patronized.
Mr. Keyser married Georgianna Gline,
daughter of Willard Gline, of Westmoreland,
N. H., and has five children; namely, Emma,
Charles W., Sadie E., Arthur J., and Edwin
W. In politics Mr. Keyser is independent.
^!;;;:: :,
WALLACP:,* an entei-
.•rchant of Milton, N.II.,
born in Middleton, an adjacent
town in the same county of Straffurd, in 1 86 1,
son of John and Dorothy Wallace. Judging
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from his name, liis family must have origitiatctl
in Scotland.
John Wallace was horn in Sandwich, N.II. ;
and for many years he tilled the soil of a good
farm in Middleton. He is still living, and re-
siilcs in I.yim, Mass. In politics he is a Repub-
lican. Three chiklren were born to him and his
wife Dorothy, namely; Charles !•".; Josephine ;
and William T., the subject of this sketch.
William T. Wallace attended school in the
town of Lee, N.H., when the schools were in
session, until he was fifteen years old ; and for
some time afterward he was employed as a farm
assistant. In 1876 he came to Milton, where
he was engaged in the express business for three
years ; and later, entering the service of the
Boston & Maine Railroad Company, he con-
tinued in its employ nine years, seven years of
which he acted as station agent in this town.
In iSgi he established himself as a grocer in
Milton, and by a close attention to business has
succeeded in building up a good trade. Politi-
cally, he acts with the Re]Hiblican ])arty. He
served with ability as a Selectman for one year,
and is at the present time supervisor of the
check list. Mr. Wallace is connected with the
Ancient Order of United Workmen, and is
Past Sachem of Modocawando Tribe, Improved
Order of Red Men. He is a Baptist in his re-
ligious views, but attends the Congregational
church.
)OUIS II. SNI-:LL,* a practical and pro-
ressive young farmer of Lee, Strafford
County, N.H., was born on his present
farm, September 25, 1859, son of Nehemiah C.
and Martha (Han.son) Snell. A Samuel Snell
is said to have been the first one of the family
to settle in Lee. I*"rom Samuel the line of
descent continues through John, Paul, Hosea !<:.,
to Nehemiah C, father of the subject of this
sketch.
Nehemiah C. Snell was born in 1831. Some
time after his marriage he removed to Madbuiy,
Strafford County, N.H., where he remained
twelve years ; and during his residence there he
officiated in various offices, including that of
Selectman. During the greater jiart of his life
he engaged in farming. He was a highly
esteemed Deacon of the Congregational church
in Lee. His death occurred on May 17, 1893,
at the age of si.\ty-two years. He is sin-\'ived
by his widow, Mrs. Martha Hanson Snell, who
is living in Dover, N.H., and by their three
children: Louis H., Cora E., and Mary G.
Cora K. Snell resides in Dover. Mary G.
married I''rank Vittum, and they also live in the
same city.
Louis H. Snell was educated in the common
schools of Lee, at Franklin Academy in Dover,
and Northwood Seminary. His practical knowl-
edge of agriculture was obtained by working on
the farm with his father until the death of that
parent, four years ago. Mr. Snell owns eighty
well-kejit acres, and carries on general farming.
He also has a milk route, from which he derives
a good income.
In 1 89 1 Mr. Snell was married to Elizabeth
Sherburne, by which union there is one child
— Norman T., a bright boy of four years. In
politics he affiliates cordially with the Reiiubli-
can ])arty ; and fraternally he is identified in the
membership of Lee Crange, in which he offici-
ated as assistant steward, h'or three years he
served on the School Committee.
§ AMI'S T. HANSON,* formerly a re-
spected member (.)f the farming commu-
nity of Rochester, Strafford County,
N.H., was a resident of this town from the time
of his birth, May 15, 181 8, until his death,
which took place April 7, 1889. He was a
son of Timothy Hanson, a farmer of Rochester,
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Hanson, who came here
and a ^randstin i>f J
from Dover.
James T. Hanson was reared and educated in
Rochester, and from force of circumstances as
well as from choice early engaged in agricultural
labors. Ik-coming the owner of a comfortable
homestead, he continued to occupy himself as
a farmer and dairyman throughout his active
life, his modest worldly gains being the result
of useful, honorable toil. In politics he was a
sound Democrat ; and, though never an aspirant
for official honors, he took an intelligent interest
in local matters. A man of quiet and domestic
tastes, devoted to his farm and his family, he
mingled but little with the outside world, never
uniting with any of the fraternal organizations
so common in every town, preferring the enjoy-
ments of his home life above all others.
Mr. Hanson married Miss Lois Wentworth,
daughter of Isaac Wentworth, of Milton, N.H.
Mr. and Mrs. Hanson became the parents of
three children, namely : Carrie, who is the wife
of Charles Andrews, and lives with her widowed
motlier on the homestead, Mr. Andrews having
the charge of the farm ; Nellie, who also lives
at the old home; and Cora B., who resides at
(Ireat Falls, N.H.
KONARD BROWN MORRILL,
M.D.,* a rising young physician of
Centre Harbor, Belknap County,
N.H., was born in Moultonboro, Carroll
County, November 2, 1865, son of Harrison
and Julia (Brown) Morrill. His grandfather,
Jonathan Morrill, who was born in Stowe, Vt.,
in 17S0, settled in Gilford, N. IL, when a
young man, and became one of the stirring
farmers of that town in his day.
Harrison Morrill, father of Leonard B., was
born in Gilford, N.H., November 18, 1822.
He learned the stone-cutter's trade, which he
followed in Ouincy, Mass., for eight years;
and then in company with Henry Brown, now
of Lakeport, N.H., he was engaged for about
ten years in the stove and tinware business in
Lynn, Mass. Selling out his business inter-
ests in Lynn, he bought a farm of two hundred
acres in Moultonboro, and made a specialty
of raising beef for the market. He marrietl
Julia M. Brown, daughter of Nehemiah Brown,
of Gilford; and Leonard B., the subject of
this sketch, is the only child of that union.
Leonard Brown Morrill, having acquired his
early education in the public schools, began
to study medicine with Dr. George L. Mason,
of Moultonboro. He subsequently pursued a'
course in the medical department of the Uni-
versity of Vermont, where he was graduated in
1888; and he has since practised his profes-
sion in Centre Harbor. He has already dis-
played much skill in the treatment of some
difficult cases, and his devotion to his profes-
sion is fast gaining for him the confidence of
the inhabitants throughout this locality.
On September 10, 1891, Dr. Morrill was
united in marriage with Ada V. Berry, daugh-
ter of George T. Berry, of Moultonboro. In
politics Dr. Morrill is a Republican. He is
connected with Red Mountain Lodge, F. &
A. M. ; Winnepesaukee Tribe. Imjiroved
Order of Red Men, of which he is Fast
Sachem; and with Garnet Hill Grange, I'a-
trons of Husbandry, Mrs. Morrill is a mem-
ber of the Congregational church.
§OHN M. ROBINSON, a farmer by
occupation and a well-known and es-
teemed citizen of Laconia, N.H., was
born on the farm which is now his home,
August 14, 1828, son of Zadoc and Folly
(Moses) Robinson.
Nathaniel Robinson, the great-grandfather
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553
of John M., moved from Kppiiij,', and settled
at an early date in Laconia, then called Gil-
manton and later Meredith, taking iq) a tract
of practically wild land. He participated with
some distinction in the French and Indian
War, after which he returned to his home in
Meredith, where he was one of the first set-
tlers, and where he spent the remainder of his
days, living to a good age.
Captain Joseph Robinson, his son, born
June II, 1760, succeeded to the homestead.
Me served in the Revolutionary War, under
General Stark, and was at the battle of Ben-
nington. He married Judith York, and their
union was blessed by the birth of ten children,
si.\ sons and four daughters; namely, Nathan-
iel, Gideon, John, Joseph, Dorothy, Sarah,
Nathaniel, Judith, Zadoc B., and Sarah. The
first Nathaniel and Sarah, and also Gideon,
died in childhood; John went to Marblehead,
;\Iass., but eventually returned to the old
homestead, where the closing years of his life
were spent; Joseph migrated to Orange, Vt.,
and afterward lived there; Dorothy married
Benjamin Foss, of Meredith; Nathaniel mar-
ried Mahala Mo.ses, and spent his life in his
native town; Judith remained on the home-
stead; Sarah became the wife of Daniel
Higgins.
Zadoc B. Robinson, born January 23, 1799,
died F"cbruary 28, i,S,S2, having lived to be
eighly-three years old. He followed farming
here with success. He married August 27,
1820, Polly Moses, of Meredith, and by this
union had three children, two sons and one
daughter; namely, Joshua A., Angeline, and
John M. Joshua A., a wheelwright by trade,
lived in Laconia the greater part of his life.
After the death of his first wife, Adeline Fo.v,
he married Juliann Moore. The first union
was blessed by the birth of one daughter,
Laura T., and the second, by one son, Mark
M. Robin.son, of Laconia. Angeline married
Noah Brown, and for a number of years lived
in liast Tilton, but both she and her husband
died in Laconia. Their mother was ninety-
one years of age at the time of her death, Jan-
uary 17, 1 888. Both parents were members
of the Baptist church, whose house of worship
stood near their home.
After attending the di.strict school and Mer-
edith High School, John M. Robinson worked
at farming for a time. At about twenty-five
years of age he went to Ohio; and during the
years immediately following he was engaged
in railroading in Ohio, Kentucky, and other
States. Returning to New Hampshire, he
continued his connection with the railroad
l)usiness at Lakeport, where he remained up to
June, 1861. He then came back to the home-
stead farm that had been handed down from
his great-grandfather, and has since enga"cd
in carrying it on with profit.
Mr. Robinson 'has always been a Rei>ul)li-
can, and has held various jjositions of trust.
He was elected to the legislature in 1875.
Years ago he was a mcmljcr of the ]5aptist
church, whose meeting-house formerly stood
near his residence.
March 26, 1856, Mr. Robinson married
Miss Lucinda 11. Severance, daughter of I'eter
and Jutlith (Glidden) Severance, of Sandwich,
later of Meredith. Mr. and Mrs. Robinson
are the parents of three daughters; namely,
Judith Annie, Carrie Blanche, and Fllen
Wadleigh. Judith Annie was graduated from
the New Hamjoshire State Normal School at
Plymouth, and has since followed teaching.
Carrie Blanche attended the same school, but
owing to poor health did not remain to finish
the course. She has since become the wife of
Samuel A. Garland, of Meredith, and the
mother of two sons— Irving Robinson and
Edgar Drew. Ellen Wadleigh attended the
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New IlamiHon Institution, was gnuluatcd from
the commercial (le|)artment, anil taught a
while, but not liking the work gave it up.
;NJAMIN M. STEVENS,' a prac-
tical agriculturist of Rochester,
Strafford County, N.H., was born
l-'ebruary 1 8, 1823, in the town of Somers-
worth, this State, a few miles distant, which
was also the birthplace of his father. John
Stevens, and of his grandfather, Moses
Stevens.
John Stevens was a shoemaker by trade, and
worked at that occupation in connection with
farming, continuing both until his death, be-
fore reaching the prime of manhood, in 1S27.
He enlisted in the War of 181 2 as member of
a company of artillery, but did not go beyond
Portsmouth. In politics he was a pronounced
Whig. He married Lydia Hussey, of Somers-
worth, and they became the parents of four
children, namely: George, of Somersworth ;
Louis, deceased; lienjamin M. : and Charles,
deceased.
15enjamin 'M. Stevens completed his educa-
tion in the common schools of his native town
when about sixteen years old, and from that
time earned his own living. He began first as
a farm laborer, but for some years continued to
reside with his widowed mother. In 1855 he
bought the Finkham farm in Madbury, where
he lived for three years. He then returned to
Somersworth, and a year later went to Rollins-
ford, going from there a short time afterward
to Madbury, where for another three years he
was engaged in agricultural pursuits. The fol-
lowing year he spent in Harrington, whence he
again returned to Madbury. Two years later,
in October, 1 87 1, Air. Stevens purchased the
farm on which he now resides in Rochester,
antl has since been actively and prosperously
engaged as a general farmer and dairyman.
He owns one hundred and fifteen acres of
lantl, which by his judicious management and
persevering energy, he has brought to a fair
state of cultivation.
In his early life he was a Whig, but of late
years he has been a warm supporter of the
Democratic party. He has never taken any
active part in local public affairs, his only
office having been that of Surveyor, which he
held for some time. He attends the Eree
Will Baptist church at Rochester.
In 1847 Mr. Stevens married Aliss Loi.sa J.
Young, of Dover. They became the parents
of three children, two of whom, Lydia and
Jacob, have passed to the life immortal. The
other child, Junia, remains at home.
rKITSON BRUCE, M.D.,* a skilful
and successful physician and surgeon of
Earmington, Strafford County, N.H.,
was born in 1S60, in Chelsea, Mass., a son
of Louis A. Bruce. His grandfather, Louis
Bruce, was for many years an esteemed resi-
dent of Portsmouth, N.H.
Louis A. Bruce was born and bred in Ports-
mouth, where in his earlier life he was
engaged as a contractor and shipper. He
removed to Massachusetts before the late war,
making his home in Boston or one of its
suburbs, and is now residing in the city
proper. He is neither a politician nor an
office-seeker, but is a warm advocate of the
principles of the Republican party. While
living in Portsmouth he married Miss Marga-
ret S. Kitson, daughter of Captain Thomas
Kitson, who at the very early age of twenty-
two years was master of the stanch ship
"America," and subsequently made many sea
voyages to foreign and domestic ports, contin-
uing in seafaring pursuits until his death in
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1855. Of this union five chiUlren were born,
as follows: Mary A.; liva, wife of Charles
Kimball, of Winchester, Mass.; Fred A., of
Cape Neddick, Me.; Louis P., of Arizona;
and T. Kitson, the Doctor.
T. Kitson Bruce obtained his early educa-
tion in the public schools of Winchester,
Mass., and fitted for college at the academy in
North Bridgton, Me. He afterward attended
the Institute of Technology two years, and
then entered Tufts College at Medford, Mass.,
completing the course in 1883. In 1887 he
was graduated from the Bcllevue Medical Col-
lege in New York City, where he began the
practice of his profession, remaining there
three years. Dr. ]?ruce then came from New
York City to New Hampshire, locating first
in Laconia; and in the five years that he spent
there he built up a good local practice, besides
gaining valuable experience as town physi-
cian. In December, 1896, the Doctor opened
an office in Farmington, where his skill as a
practitioner is fast becoming known. A man
of ready tact and kindly sympathy and of good
mental attainments, he is well fitted for the pro-
fessional career he is following, and in which
his earnest devotion is bringing him success.
Dr. Bruce married Miss Katie Belle Jewett,
of Laconia, N. H., a daughter of Job G.
Jewett, and has one child, Thomas Kitson
Bruce, Jr. The Doctor is a stanch Republi-
can in politics. He was made a Mason in
Mount Lebanon Lodge, F. & A. M., of La-
conia; and is a member of Woodbine Lodge,
I. O. O. F., of Farmington. He attentls the
Congregational church of this town.
fOHN CROCKETT,* a respected farmer
of the town of Rochester, Strafford
County, now living somewhat retired
from active pursuits, has spent his long life of
nearly fourscore years in this part of New
Hampshire, having been born in the neighbor-
ing town of Middleton, August 14, 1S18.
Mis father, Hezekiah J. Crockett, M.D., a son
of holder John Crockett, was born in Sanborn-
ton, N.H. He came from that place in 1S24
to Rochester, purchasing the farm on which
his son John, the special subject of this bio-
graphical sketch, has since lived. Dr. Crock-
ett taught school in several New Ham]ishire
towns during his early life, but after obtaining
his degree practised medicine. He niairied
Abigail M. Main, a daughter of Amos Main,
of Rochester, and a grand-daughter of the
Rev. Amos Main, who was for many years
(1737-60) the beloved minister of the church
in this town, and whose memory is still cher-
ished in the hearts of the people.
John Crockett acquired his education mostly
in the public schools of Rochester, having
been but eight years old when his jiarents re-
moved here. l'"or a time after he had com-
pleted his studies he worked on the home farm ;
and then he went to Dover, where he learned
the carriage-maker's trade, at which he was
employed in that city three years. Returning
then to the parental roof, he took uimn him-
self the care of the farm, and from that time
until now has made general farming his prin-
cipal occupation. His (\state comiirises about
seventy acres, much of which is heavily tim-
bered; and in addition to tilling the soil he
was engaged to some e.xtcnt in lumbering dur-
ing his earlier manhood. Mr. Crockett has
affiliated with the Republican party since its
formation, being one of its firmest supporters.
He has never sought pulslic office, but in 1S69
he represented the town of Rochester in the
State legislature. He is one of the (ddest
members of the Odd PYdlows order, and has
been through all the chairs of the Rix-hcster
Encampment an<l of the Grand Lodge.
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Mr. Crockett married Miss Elizabeth Main,
(laughter of the late David Main, and a sister
of Charles Main, who presented to the town of
Rochester the marble monument erected to the
memiiry of his great-great-grandfather, the
Rev. .'\mos Main. Mrs. Crockett died in
1882, leaving no children. Mr. Crockett has
in his possession some highly prized relics,
among them being the table on which Parson
Main wrote his sermons, and the old chair on
which he used to sit.
,ENJAMIN E. OSBORNE,^ a skil-
ful and thrifty agriculturist of
Rochester, N. H., was born August
1 I, 1850, in this town, a son of James L. Os-
borne. His great-grandfather, John Osborne,
was a man of some note in Pittsfield, N.H., at
an early day, and there reared his family.
Elijah Osborne, son of John and grandfather
of Benjamin E., was the first of the family to
locate in Rochester.
James L. Osborne was but eight years of
age when his parents brought him to this town,
where he subsequently lived and died, his
death occurring at the age of si.\ty-two years,
in 1S93. He was a farmer and potter, and for
many years carried on both branches of indus-
try. In politics he allied himself with the
Republican party. He married Miss Lydia
W'aldron, of Rochester, and they reared a fam-
ily of eight children, as follows: ]5enjamin
!•:' ; KUa, wife of Andrew Daggett, of this
]ilace; Ida, wife of Charles Redman, of
Haverhill, Mass.; William A., of Rochester;
D. K. Osborne, of Milton, N.H. ; James O.,
of Newburyiiort, Mass.; Henry, of Rochester;
and Lizzie, wife of Warren Otis, of I'ittsheld,
N.H.
15enjamin K. Osborne was a regular attend-
ant of the district schools in his boyhood and
youth, and remained an inmate of the parental
household until about nineteen years old,
w^hen he went to Gonic, where for two years
he was employed by the Gonic Manufacturing
Company. After learning the shoemaker's
trade and working at it for seventeen consecu-
tive years, he purchased the farm where he
now resides, and which in former times was a
part of the old Parson Main estate, but was
more recently owned by Mrs. Hussey. It
contains fifty acres lying between Rochester
and Gonic on Hussey Hill. With the excep-
tion of a few years spent in Gonic, Mr. Os-
borne has since remained here, carrying on
general farming to some e.xtent, and doing
quite a large teaming and lumbering business.
His success in life is the outcome of his own
energy, enterprise, and tireless industry. He
is a strong Republican in his political views,
but not an active politician. He attends the
15aptist church of Gonic, of which he is a con-
sistent member.
In 1S71 Mr. Osborne married Miss Alice
Hurd, of Rochester, who died in 1887. He
subsequently married Martha Morrill, of
Windham, Me. He has four children,
namely; Charles, a resident of Gonic; lunest,
of Dover; Ralph E. ; and Elorence M.
IARLI-:.S E. TOWLl':,* one of the
able farmers of New Durham, .Straf-
ford County, N.H., and a veteran of
the Civil War, was born January 6, 1S27, in
Wolfboro, Carroll County, where his grand-
father, Jeremiah Towle, who came from Han-
over, N.H., was an early settler.
His father, William Towle, son of Jere-
miah, was a prosperous farmer in Wolfboro.
In politics he was a Democrat. He married
Ruth Doe, a native of Amesbury, Mass. Of
the eight children born of their union, si.\ are
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living, namely: Charles I-"., the subject of
this sketch; Hezekiah K; William A. ; Mary
M., wife of Ezekiel Randall; I':iizabeth, wife
of George Randall; and Henry W. William
Towie lived to be seventy-three years old.
Charles V. Towle completed his education
in Dover, N. H., and at the age of seventeen
began work in the woollen factory in that
town. I<"our years later he went to Sawyer's
Mills, where he remained for the same length
of time, and then came to New Durham. He
followed the trade of a shoemaker here until
1 862, when he enlisted as a jirivate in Com-
pany A. Twelfth Regiment, New Hamjjshire
Volunteer Infantry; and at the battle of
Chancellorsville he received a .severe wound
in his thigh. After his recovery he was pro-
moted to the rank of First Lieutenant, and
resigned in 1865. y\fter his return from the
army he settled upon his present farm, which
was formerly a jiart of the l-Idgerley estate;
and, resuming his trade, he followed it in
connection with agricultural pursuits until
about two years ago. In politics he acts with
the Democratic party, and was elected ti> the
IJoard of Selectmen in 1896.
Mr. Towle married Etta Witham, daughter
of Jerome D. Witham, of New Durham, and
has three children, namely: (jeorge L. , a resi-
dent of Farmington; Clara M., wife of
Ch:nles S. Cheslcy, of Alton; and Charles
!•■.. Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Towle attend the bap-
tist church.
§U1)CI'. IRA ALLKN 1:ASTMAN,
born in Gilmanton in 1809, was de-
scended from Roger liastman, who
came to America in 1638, and was one of the
iirst grantees of the town of Salisbury, Mass.
Roger's son, Samuel, born in 1657, married
I'^lizabeth Severance, of Salisbury. After
holding important town offices in Salisbury,
he removed to Kingston, N.II., in 171 3,
and was from that time till his death, in 1725,
a Representative tci the (ieneral Court, taking
an active part in all its deliberatidiis. The
ne.xt in descent, Samuel l':astman, was active
in the war against the Indians. lie married
Sarah (Brown) Chnigh, a widow and a de-
scendant of John ]5rown, one of the first
founders of Hampton.
Kbenezer luistman, the grandf;ither ol
Judge Ira Allen Eastman, born April 24,
I74r), was an early settler of Gilmanton, N.II.
He was one of the minute-men of the Revolu-
tion. It is stated regarding him thai, on
hearing of the battle of Lexington, Lieutenant
ICastman raised his company and proceeded at
once to ISoston. Afterward he acted as Cap-
tain under General Stark in the battle of
Bunker Hill. He married Mary Butler, of
Brentwood, the heroine of the poem, "Mary
Butler's Ride," which treats of the incident
related as follows: "While the battle was
raging on the heights of Charlestown, the
news of it was received at Gilmanton; and the
young wife of Lieutenant h'-astman, with no
friend to accompany her, no mode of conve\'-
ance but on horseback, with no road to tra\el
but a track to be followed through the forest,
left home with her only child (an infant in
her arms) and rode to her father's house in
Brentwood, and from thence to Charlestown,
a distance of not less than ninety miles, where
she found her husband in safety."
An intimate friend of Ira Allen, the brother
of the celebrated Ethan y\llen, Ebenezer named
one of his sons Ira Allen, for whom Judge
Ira Allen I'"astman was named. Stephen
Eastman, the father of the subject of this
sketch, was an officer in the Colonial militia.
He had three sons — Ira Allen, Henry I-'rank-
lin, and Artemas Stephen. Henry Franklin
dietl at the age of twentv-one, and /Xrtemas in
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1.S57. The widow ami twn daughters reside
in San I'rancisco.
Ira Allen Eastman, the subject of this
•sketch, graduated from Dartmouth College
with the highest honors in the class of 1S29.
Me subsequently pursued the study of law with
Judge Willard, of Troy, N.Y., and upon his
admission to the bar commenced to practise
in that place. Later, compelled by failing
health to return to his native State, he in
1534 i)[)ened an office in Gilmanton. In
1535 he was chosen Clerk of the New Hamp-
shire Senate. In 1836 he was elected a Rep-
resentative from his native town to the State
legislature. He was re-elected in 1837 and
again in 1S3S; and during the last two years
he was Speaker of the House, having the dis-
tinction of being the youngest man who had
ever occupied that position. In 1836 he was
appointed Register of Probate for Strafford
County, which office he held until 1839. In
that year he was elected a member of the
House of Representatives of the Twenty-sixth
Congress. Two years later he was elected to
the Twenty-seventh, and afterward served with
distinction as a member of that body from
1839 to 1843. After his retirement from
Congress he was called to the bench, where
he served continuoush- until 1859, being
Judge of Common Pleas from 1844 to 1849, of
the Supreme Court from 1849 to 1855, and of
the Superior Judicial Court from 1855 until
his retirement.
In 1863 Judge Eastman was the Democratic
candidate for Governor of New Hampshire,
;uu] in i856 he was supported by the same
l)arty as candidate for United States Senator.
In 185S his Alma Mater conferred upon him
the degree of Doctor of Laws; and in 1S59
he was chosen one of the trustees of that insti-
tution, in which cajMcity he served until his
death
Erom 1834 up to the time of his decease,
when not engaged in the performance of offi-
cial duties, he was in the active and success-
ful practice of his profession, in which he
ranked among the strong men of the State.
The chosen Representative of his native town
in the legislature of the State at the age of
twenty-seven, the Speaker of the House at
twenty-eight, a Congressional Representative
of the Granite State at thirty, Judge of the
Court of Common Pleas at thirty-five, Judge
of the Supreme Court at forty, and Judge of
the Superior Judicial Court from the age of
forty-seven until that of fifty, he was promi-
nently before the public for nearly half a cen-
tury. In whatever official position he was
called to, he more than filled its requirements,
entirely realizing the just expectations of his
friends. Unswerving fidelity, tireless indus-
try, and marked ability were all illustrated in
his public life. Erom the beginning to the
close of his career he retained the confidence
and respect of the people whom he served so
long and well. At the age of over threescore
and ten, rich in honors, he passed away, leav-
ing a record unmarred by a stain. Upon the
bench he never arrogated to himself a superior
wisdom, giving to all a patient and courte-
ous hearing, and making the young practitioner
feel that he had "a friend at court" in the
jierson of the judge.
In general, his treatment of others was uni-
formly polite. He never betrayed by speech
or look any annoyance or irritability. His
evenness of disposition well adapted him to
the struggles of the forum, where loss of tem-
per puts the advocate to a disadvantage, and
was of equal importance to him in his judicial
capacity, where an even mental balance is es-
sential to the proper administration of justice.
His industry and familiarity with legal princi-
ples are evidenced by the large number of
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well-considered opinions from his pen, which
are foimd in the i)ages of the State Reports.
Jane Quackenbush ICastman, the wife of
Judge Eastman, was a descendant of a very old
Dutch family, which ilates back to 1650.
I'wii children were born tn them : a son Clar-
ence, who died in March, i.S;,S; and a daugh-
ter, Anna O. , wlio married Judge David
Cross, of Manchester, where she now resides.
§O.SIy\II MITCHELL,^ a loyal citizen
ol Strafford County, and a patriotic de-
fender of his country during the late
Civil War, is the owMier nf a choice farming
property in the town of Madbury. lie was
born May 12, 1X36, in New Durham, N.H.,
and is a son of the late Andrew and Haimah
(York) Mitchell.
Andrew Mitchell spent the early part of his
manhood in New Dmham, and, remo\'ing from
there to Dover in 1840, was thereafter iden-
tified with the interests of that place. Twelve
childien were born to him anil his wife, there
being si.\ of each se.x ; and two of the sons
fought in defence of the stars and stripes in
the war of the Rebellion.
Josiah Mitchell was reared and educated in
Dover, where at the age of si.xteen yeais he
began working at the shoemaker's tratle.
This he followed until aroused b\' the tocsin
of war which resounded through the land,
lie then enlisted, being the first man from
Dover to enter the navy at this crisis. Going
aboard the man-of-war vessel "North America"
as a landsman. May 6, 1861, he remained
there eleven months, seeing consideral)le
hartl ser\ice in that time. He was then
transferred to a prize steamer cajitured off
the coast of Mobile, being one of the crew
ordered to take her into New York Harbor.
Returning to Dover, he sjient three months at
his old home, and at the end of that period
re-enlisted as a landsman in the na\)-. He
was .stationed on the receiving ship "Ohid"
until his health gave out, necessitating his
discharge on account of physical di.sabil ity.
After regaining his strength, Mr. Mitchell
worked at his trade until 18X4, when he pur-
chased his present farm, consisting nf thirty
acres of land, on which he is carrying on
getieral farming. With the aids of modern
machinery and mcthnds he has met with excel-
lent success, his Land being under good
cultivation, and producing the crops common
to this part of the country.
Mr. Mitchell was united in marriage with
Miss Mattie Smith, April jg, i8(jj. In poli-
tics he is an uncompromising Republican, and
heartily indorses the measures of that party.
I':NRY C. WHITNEY,* a man of
lirift, i)luck, and enterprise, owns
and occupies a small farm in the
town of Dover, Stratford Cmmty, N. H.,
whither he removed from Hoston in 1894.
He was born in Standish, Cumberland County,
Me., January 25, 1844, and is therefore now
in the prime of manhood. His jjarcnls re-
sided in Standish until 1852, wlien they re-
moved to the town of Na|)les, in the same
county; and there Henry C. Whitney was
reared and educated.
Soon after the outbreak of the late war
young Whitney, not quite eighteen years of
age, offered his services to his country, enlist-
ing September 30, 1861, in Company E,
Tenth Maine Volunteer Infantry, and was
mustered in as a private October 6 of the
same year. He met the enemy in many
closely contested battles, his first engagement
having been at Winchester, aftei which his
regiment covered the retreat to Wilmintrton,
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and aj;aiii, alter the battle of Cedar Mountain,
made a back march to Sulphur Springs, hoping
there to intercept the Confederates, but being
too late. Mr. Whitney next participated in
the battle of Antietam, and in May, 1863, his
term of enlistment having expired, came home.
He at once re-cnlistcd, joining the Maine
Cavalry, but was transferred to the First Dis-
trict of Columbia Cavalry. The following
l-'ebruary his company was ordered to the de-
fence of Washington, being sent as dis-
mounteil cavalry to City Point, there remain-
ing to fortify the breastworks until June,
1864. This brave company then remounted
iheir horses, and, taking three days' rations,
started out with the expedition of Wilson and
Kaut/ on a raid through the enemy's coun-
try. They were away ten days. The third
day Mr. Whitney lost his horse, but at night
by good luck secured another, and with his
comrades took part at the engagement at Roa-
noke Bridge. On the way back to City Point
they made several raids, on one of which, at
Sycamore Church, Va., September 16, 1864,
Mr. Whitney was captured by the rebels.
He was taken to Libby Prison, two weeks
later being transferred to PJanville, Va., where
he was confined until the month of November.
He was from that time until March, 1865,
imprisoned at the Salisbury stockade. After
being released he came to Maine, and at Au-
gusta received an honorable discharge.
Again taking up his abode in Standish, Mr.
Whitney remained there a short time, and
then went to lioston, where he worketl for a
while at the painter's trade. Subsequently se-
curing a position with the Metropolitan In-
surance Company of that city, he continued
with them sixteen years. In 1894 he pur-
chased his present property in Dover, and in
the cultivation and management of his thirty
acres of land is finding profit and jjleasure.
Politically, Mr. Whitney is a straight Repub-
lican. He belongs to tiie Masonic order, and
is also a member of Charles Russell Lowell
Post, G. A. R., of Boston.
KNJAMIN WEEKS* is a well-known
native resident of the town of Gil-
ford, 15elknap County, N.H., where
for thirty years and more he has been success-
fully engaged in business as a butcher and a
dealer in cattle. He was born on April i,
1836, and is the only surviving son of the late
Hazen and Prudence (Sleeper) Weeks.
From early times in the history of Gilfcud
the Weeks families have included some of the
most substantial and highly reputed citizens.
Squire Benjamin Weeks, the great-grand-
father of the subject of this sketch, came here
in 1787, removed a year or two later to lUir-
ton, and returned in 1792. He invested
largely in land, and became a prosperous
farmer. His seven children, six sons and a
daughter, were each given the advantages of
education and a start in life. In the main
they became business men. One, Matthias,
studied law, Init was afterward in business.
William fitted for college at Gilmanton, grad-
uated in 1806, went South for his health,
taught a few years, and died in 18 10. He
was probably the first one from the town of
Gilford to graduate from college. The daugh-
ter, Sally, married Henry Wailleigh. She
was of a literary turn of mind, but died while
young. Squire ]5enjamin's son of the same
name was given the title of Captain. His
children were nine in number, two of whom
we wish especially to note, namely: Hazen,
the father of the present, or third, Benjamin
Weeks; and William, the father of W. H.
Weeks, whose personal history is outlined in
another article.
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Ilazen Weeks owned and farmed about one
lumdred and thirty acres, and made somewhat
of a specialty of shee[)-raising. He was a
useful, ujiright citizen, and lived to the age
of sixty-eight years. He married Prudence,
daughter of Nathaniel Sleeper: and she died
at the age of fifty-two. They had four chil-
(h-en -J^enjamin, John M., 15etsey S., and
Harriet. John M. Weeks died when about
forty-five years of age, leaving a widow and
one son, Willis K. Jktsey Weeks died while
young, and Harriet became the wife of 15en-
jamin Gale.
Benjamin Weeks, the subject of this sketch,
received the ordinary education of the district
sciiool, and as a young man took v\\> farming,
in which he was engaged until he was twenty-
tlve years old. He then, in company with
John Weeks, turned his attention to the
butchering business and buying and selling
cattle. After four years of business in part-
nershii! Mr. IkMijamin Weeks became sole
manager of the concern, to which he has since
gi\-eii his whole time and attention, and with
marked success. His prosperity is a ]>roof of
what may be accom|disheil by sterling integ-
rity and close application to business.
Mr. Weeks married a widow, Mrs. Llewellyn
White, whose maiden name was Hannah
Rollins.
(^7YNI)RJ-:W a. AMES, M.D.,+ a general
medical practitioner in Dover, N.H.,
was born and bred, as it were, to
the ])rofession in which he is now engaged,
his father, Almon A. Ames, having been a
physician of good repute in New York State.
IHs mother was before marriage Miss Caro-
line Marshall.
Andrew A. Ames was born August 16,
1S4S, at Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County,
N.V.;but in 1S51, when he was about three
years old, his jxirents removed to Syracuse.
He spent his early youth in that city, attend-
ing the public and |irivate schouls; and at the
age of seventeen he entered Shafer College in
New York City. On leaving the college he
returned to the parental roof, and with his
father began the study of medicine, at the
same time attending lectures at the Syi'acnse
Medical Schoul, where he was graduated five
years later. Associating himself with his
father, the yoinig Doctor began his jirofes-
sional career in Syracuse, continuing there
three years, and then going to roughkecpsie,
N.Y. , where he remained an e(|ual length of
time. Gi\ing up ])ractice Utr a while, he
spent some years in travelling in the West;
and he afterward located in l^oston, where he
was engaged in general practice twelve years.
His health tailing. Dr. Ames was again
obliged to retire from his labors; but in
i(Sg4 he resumed his work, settling in Dovei',
where his patronage is constantly increasing.
In politics Dr. Ames is identified with the
Republican party, but has never careil foi- |)idi-
lic office. He is a member nf the liaptist
church.
1-;()RGK P. ]<:Mb:RSON,' an energetic
and prosperous young farmer of the
town of Durham, Strafford County,
Sim of John 1'. and Mary M. (Bunker) P^merson,
was born on the homestead where he now re-
sides, October 27, iSyi, he being a descend-
ant (Ui the maternal side of tlie original owner
of the jjroperty, a Mr. lUinker, who located
here, it is saitl, in 1633 or not far from that
date. His father, John P. I'Jnerson, who was
boi'ii in Durham in 1S33, was a son of Timothy
PImerson, whose birth occurred here in the
latter part of the last century.
John P. Emerson was bred and echicated in
Durham, early becoming established as a sue-
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cessful farnier: and after his marriage with
Miss Mary M. lUmker he settled on this, the
(ilil lUmker homestead. His wife was a
daughter of I'lphraim liunker, from whom she
inherited the estate, and the grand-daughter of
John l^unker, who was descended in a direct
line from the emigrant ancestor above men-
tioned. The parental household included but
two children: George P., the special subject
of this biograiihical sketch; and his sister,
who is the wife of Samuel Jones. The father
continued his residence on this farm until his
demise, which occurred in 1889. The mother
passed to the higher life at the age of fifty-
seven years.
George P. Mmerson was educated in the dis-
trict schools and in the academy of his native
town, and when but a small boy began to as-
sist in the lighter labors of the farm. Since
the death of his father he has had the entire
management of the property, the forty acres
contained in the homestead being now in his
possession. He is here engaged in teaming
and general farming, conducting his affairs
with a practical sagacity and jnish that augur
well for his success in life. Mr. lunerson is
a member of the Durham Grange.
(^>r- CONVERSE PLACE,^ a keen, wide-
tlJL awake business man, as successor to
' '^ V_^ the long-established firm of Con-
verse & Hammond, manufacturers ami whole-
sale and retail dealers in lumber of all kinds,
is an important factor of the manufacturing
and mercantile interests of Dover. The busi-
ness was first started by Mr. Place's grand-
father, Joshua Converse, in 1870, in company
with a Mr. Hammond. On the death of Mr.
Converse his place in the firm was assumed by
James C. I'lacc, whose death occurred April 6,
1891. A. Converse Place, who had been pre-
viously admitted to the firm, succeeded to the
entiie business on the demise of the Mr. Ham-
mond, October 16, 1S95.
Mr. Place was born at Salmon Ealls, N.H.,
a son of James C. and Mary J. (Converse)
Place. At the age of si.x years he removed
with his parents to Berwick, Me., where he
attended the public schools until his admission
to the North ]?erwick Academy. On leaving
the latter institution he began working as a
clerk for his grandfather Converse, and a few
years later became junior partner of the firm.
A man of excellent judgment and shrewd
sense, he has greatly assisted in enlarging and
building up the business, which is finely lo-
cated at 17 Cocheco Street. Besides manu-
facturing brackets, mouldings, spiral rope,
balusters, piazza columns, wood mantels, and
artistic tiles, etc., he is an extensive dealer in
Plastern, Western, and Southern lumber, as
well as in lime, cement, plaster, and fertil-
izers; and he makes a specialty of cedar
shingles. His work is well known throughout
New England, and is noted for the excellence
of its style and finish and its great durability.
On the 7th of September, 1892, Mr. Place
was united in marriage with Miss Mary L.
Pope. Politically, Mr. I'lace is a Republican
at all times. He is numbered among the
thirty-seconti degree Masons of Strafford
County, and belongs to various lodges, in-
cluding the Moses Paul Lodge, Belknap Chap-
ter, Orphan Council, St. Paul Commandcry,
and the Dover Lodge of Protection. He and
his wife are regular attendants at the Congre-
gational church.
RANK G. BEAMAN, who has an cx-
ive box manufacturing business in
Laconia, P>elknap County, N.H., was
born in Boston, Mass., P'ebruary 6, 1S47, son
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563
of Eli ]5cnjaniin ami Rosaniia (Wilder) Ik-a-
man, and is dcsccmlcd from old Massachu-
setts families.
Gamaliel Bcaman, his earliest known ances-
tor on the paternal side, came to America in
1635 in the ship "Eliza and Ann," and set-
tled in Dorchester, Mass. iMom him the line
of descent C(.»ntinues through John, Joseph,
Gamaliel (second), Thomas, and Gideon, to
Eri Benjamin, the father of the subject of this
sketch. Gideon Beaman, grantlson of Gamaliel
and grandfather of Frank G., was a native of
Leominster, Mass. He married Polly Wilder,
and they had six children; namely, ICri B. ,
I-;ilery Brown, Calista, Ziba, Catherine, and
Caroline.
Eri ]?cnjamin Beaman, eldest son of Gideon
and Polly Beaman, was born in Princeton,
Mass., May 31, 1.S14. After acquiring a
common-school education in Sterling, Mass.,
he was apprenticed to Colonel Gushing, of
Lunenburg, in the same State, tor the jjurpose
ol learning the book-binder's trade, remaining
there until he attained his majority. He then
went to Lancaster, Mass., where he met his
future wife. Mr. Bcaman was ne.\t employed
in Ro.xbury, Mass., but subsequently returned
to Lancaster, entering the employ of Marsh,
Capen, Lyons & Webb, who were extensively
engaged in the i)ublication of educational
works. Later he removed to Boston, being
there employed by Carleton & Huckinsas fore-
man in their book bindery. Subsequently for
a time he was in Cambridgeport in the same
business. Going from Cambridgeport to Man-
chester, N.IL, in 1849, he lived there until
the breaking out of the Civil War. On Sep-
tendjer 2t,, 1861, he enlisted in Company A,
Seventh New Hampshire Regiment, Volunteer
Lifantry, for three years, and faithfully pvr-
formed his duties until August 31, 1862, when
he was discharged for physical disability.
After returning from the war, Mr. Beaman
came to Laconia; and on July i, 1864, lie
began the manufacture of paper bo.xes in the
Walker Avery Building on Rhiin Street.
Several years after he removed to 8 Mill
Street, occupying the whole of the brick block ;
and from there he came later to his present
lilant on Lake Street, where he successfully
managed the enterprise for si.xteen years, being
the pioneer bo.x manufacturer of Laconia, as
well as its only book-binder. He was also in-
terested in the Laconia Water Works.
On November 4, 1836, in Fitchburg, Mass.,
Mr. Eri B. Ik-aman was united in marriage
with Rosanna, a daughter of William Wilder,
of that city. Her father was a highly re-
spected member of the Methodist PLpLscopal
church, and served as sexton of all the city
cemeteries for over thirty years. i\Irs. Bea-
man was born in Amherst, Mass. She became
the mother of five sons — Benjamin (de-
ceased), Frciierick L., William E., Frank G.,
and Charles ]•"., the latter of whom enlisted
October 29, 186 1, for three years in Com-
IJany A, Seventh New ffampshire Regiment,
Volunteer Infantry, fLawley's brigade, Terry's
division. Tenth Army Corps. He was
wounded at Fort Wagner, S.C, July iS, 1863,
dying two days later at Beaufort Hospital.
In politics Mr. Eri B. Beaman affiliated
with the Republican jiarty. Fraternally, he
was identified with Mount Lebanon Lodge,
No. 32, F. & A. M., which he joined Febru-
ary S, 1868; Union Chai)ter, No. 7, R. &
A. M., joining November 26 of that year;
Pilgrim Commandery, K. T., July ly, 1889.
He is also a member of John L. Perley Post,
No. 37, G. A. R. ; and of the Knights of the
Golden Eagle. He was connected with the
Methodist p:piscopal church by membership
for sixty years, officiating on the Board of
Trustees in Laconia. Mr. Eri B. Beaman died
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October 27, 1890, at the age of seventy -six
vears, leaving a widow, who still lives, being
remarkably vigorous, at the advanced age of
eighty-three years. She resides in the house
her husband bought in 1869.
Frank G. Beanian, the fourth child of his
parents, was educated in Manchester (N.H.)
High School, leaving his studies at the age of
fifteen to enlist as a drummer boy in the Fed-
eral army. Being disqualified on account of
his size, he became waiter for the Adjutant,
lie remained in the army eleven months, and
has vivid recollections of many exciting
scenes. Later he served an apprenticeship to
the watch-making trade with John Moore, of
Manchester, and then went to New York City,
where he was employed in the wholesale de-
partment of the American Watch and Clock
Company for six years. From there he went
to rhiladelphia, and served the Western
Union Telegraph Company two years, subse-
quently working in the Jersey City Heights
watch factory for eighteen months. In
Newark, N.J., he was engaged for eight
months in making Bogardus pigeon traps; and
in 1879 he came to Laconia, N.H., and estab-
lished himself as an auctioneer and second-
hand furniture dealer. Two years later he
entered his father's factory, where he was
foreman until his father died. He then set-
tled the estate, and two years afterward -he
bought out the interests of the other heirs.
Under his efficient management the business
has increased tenfold. Until the recent busi-
ness deiiression (1S96) he employed from
thirty to forty hands in making paper boxes.
In the near future he intends to add the busi-
ness of book-binding to his already flourishing
enterprise, his financial success having been
such as to warrant the undertaking.
On June 28, 1869, Mr. Beaman was united
in marriage with Deborah I'arker, daughter of
Dr. Alonzo, and niece of Colonel T. J.
Whipple, of Laconia, N.H. Mr. and Mrs.
Beaman have three enterprising sons, two of
whom are engaged in manufacturing with their
father: Charles L., who married Abbie Clem-
ment, of Laconia, and has two children —
Kaljih and Mary Sanborn Beaman; Edwin F. ;
and Tom Whipple.
§OHN FRANKLIN AH^RRH.L, a
prominent business man of Laconia,
Belknap County, N. H., was born in
Holderness, Grafton County, October 31,
1833, son of William and Hannah C. (Batch-
elder) Merrill. He is a descendant of Na-
thaniel Merrill,' one of the first settlers of
Newbury, Mass. ; and his line of descent from
Nathaniel' to Joseph Merrill" has been ob-
tained by him from General Lewis Merrill,
U. S. A., of Philadelphia. In Hubbard's
"History of New England" it is stated that
"the plantation at Agawam (Ipswich) was from
the first year of its being raised to a township
so filled with inhabitants that some of them
presently swarmed out into another place, a
little further eastward . . . and called it New-
berry (Newbury)." Among them were Na-
thaniel and John Merrill and "the reverend
and learned Mr. Parker." This was about
1634-35, the company having wintered in
Ipswich. In the town records of Newbury,
under date of January 11, 1644, appears the
name of James Merrill as selectinc
40, and Abraham Merrill
36; and under date of March 17, 1642, in a
list of freeholders is the name of John Mer-
rill, brother of Nathaniel. These early pro-
genitors were the first and the only persons of
the name so far as known to emigrate to this
country. Later on, members of the family took
active part, as American patriots, in the F'rench
lot No.
selecting lot No.
JOHN F. MERRILL.
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and Indian and in the Revolutionary War. It
is recorded that Samuel Merrill, horn at Salis-
bury, Mass., August 4, 1728, was serving as a
soldier under the command of Captain Thomas
]5radbury in 1748, being stationed at the
block-house, which was situatetl below ITnion
Falls. He also served in the Revolutionary
War, being Lieutenant of the company com-
manded by Jeremiah Hill, Esq., at the battle
of Bunker Hill. In 1747 he married Eliza-
beth, daughter of Captain Thomas Bradbury.
He died at his home at Salmon Ealls, l^uxton,
Me., May 4, 1832.
The traditional history of the Merrill family
dates back to the time of the crusades, when
the name was spelled De Merle. Its members
were of Norman descent, and were residents of
the north of France, whence, after suffering
per.secution because of their Huguenot proclivi-
ties, they tied to Scotland, and eventually their
descendants migrated to the south of luigland.
It was from luigland that Natlianiel Merrill and
his brother John came to America. Nathaniel
marriecl Susannah Wilteston, either before
coming to this country, or very shortly after
landing here. He died March 16, 1654 or
1655, leaving one daughter and several sons,
all of whom married and reared families.
John Merrill also married and reared one
child, a daughter. The following are the
generations in tlirect line to the subject of this
sketch, from Nathaniel and Susannah (Wiltes-
ton) Merrill : —
Abel,-' born in Newbury, Mass., February
20, 1644, resided in Newbury, and tlietl Octo-
ber 28, 1689. He married I'riscilla Chase,
p-ebruary 10, 1^70.
Nathan,' born April 3, 1676, lived in New-
bury, died in 1742. He marrietl Hannah
Kent, September 6, 1699.
Nathan,' born in Newbury, May i, 1706,
resideil in Newbury anil Salisbury, and died
November 22, 1745. He marricil Novendjcr
22, 1731, Dorothy Carr.
Richard,' born in Newbury, Mass., Novem-
ber 6, 1732, died in 1791. He married Mary
Pillsbury, and they had eleven children.
Joseph,' born in Newbury, Mass.. Septem-
ber 10, 1770, died January 10, 1842, in
Holderness, N.II. He married Hannah
Rogers, and they had ten children.
William,- father of John Franklin Merrill,
was born March 2, 1805, in Holderness, N. H.
He began his business career as a farmer, but
subsequently became a dealer in wool and
other ])roduce. He was also engaged with
several others in manufacturing. He died in
Laconia, N.H., July 13, 1876. He married
Hannah C. Batchelder, daughter of Deacon
Abraham Batchelder, of North wood, N.H.
who was a son of one of the first settlers of
that town. Her father died in 1871, at the
advanced age of ninety-one }'ears. William
and Hannah C. (]5atchelder) Merrill had six
children, namely: John l'"ranklin, who is the
special subject of this sketi-li ; Mary y\ugusta;
Susan Maria; Emily Ann; llollis William;
and George Boardman.
John p-ranklin Merrill,^ son of William and
Hannah Merrill, was educated in the comm<m
school of Laconia and at Gilford Acadeni)-.
He then learned the marble and granite busi-
ness with Albert G. Hull, of Laconia, for
whoni he worked a year after his apprentice-
ship was over. In 1856 he was taken into
partnership, the firm name being changed to
Hull & Merrill. This connection having con-
tinued about twelve years, Mr. Merrill bought
his [lartner's interest, and carried on the busi-
ness alone until January, 1892, when he solil
out. Upon the ftn-mation of the Laconia
F21ectric Lighting Company in 1884, he be-
came associated with it as Director, which he
still is; and since 1893 he has been General
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iMana,i;or. When Lhiion Cemetery Asso-
eiatidii was turmed in i860, Mr. Merrill was
elected to the Board ot Directors and tu the
office of Treasurer, having since retained both
It fiourishinii condi
ation is largely due to hi
In politics Mr. Merrill is a stanch Republi-
can. He has been Selectman from Ward
l-'our since the city was incorporated, and he
is also a member of the Council. He is
connected with the Masonic order, being a
meml)er of Mount Lebanon Lodge, No. 32,
A. !■". & A. M., in which he has held several
chairs: Union Chapter, No. 7, R. A. M.;
Tythagorean Council, No. 6, R. S. & S. M. :
and Pilgrim Commandery, K. T. He also
belongs to the Indei)endent Order of Odd
Fellows, being a member of Winiijiseogee
Lodge, No. 7; Laconia Encampment, No. 9,
in both having held all the chairs; and Can-
ton Osgood, No. 5. Over forty-five years ago
Mr. Merrill became a member of the Free
Baptist .Society, of which he has been Secre-
tary and Treasurer for about forty years.
When seventeen years old he entered the
church choir as bass singer, and he has been
connected therewith for forty-five years.
Mr. Merrill was first married May 1, 1859,
at Laconia, to Flleanor J. Eaton, who died
February i, 1864, leaving no children. De-
cember 7, 1865, Mr. Merrill married Miss
Flora Abby Rowe, daughter of Morrison
and Sarah (James) Rowe, of Belmont, N.H.
They are the parents of three sons and a
daughter; namely, Albert Rowe,' Frank Carle-
ton,' Frederick Dimock,^ and Eva Lillian.''
Albert R., born in Laconia, N.H., May 29,
1867, is junior partner in the firm of Hilliard
& Merrill, wholesale dealers in cut soles at
Lynn, M.iss. He is a meudier ol Mount Car-
niel Lodge, F. & A. M.: Sutton Chapter and
Olivet Commandery, K. T. He married Har-
riett K. Davis in Lynn, May 29, 1889; and
they have two children: Clara Lillian,'" born
March 20, 1S90; and Alberta Rosalind,'" born
June II, 1895. Frank Carleton, born in
Laconia, July 8, 1869, is a piano tuner by oc-
cupation. He married Christianna Lamprey,
December 2, 1896: and they reside in Laconia.
Eva Lillian, born in Laconia, July 12, 1871,
married in Laconia, September 25, 1895,
liugene Nimmons Ikst, a lawyer of Min-
neapolis, Minn., where they reside. Fred-
erick Dimock, born in Laconia, January 19,
1877, is still a resident of Laconia.
Mary Augusta," born in Holderness, N.H.,
May 3, 1835, <:''i-"il '■'' Meredith, May 2, 1846.
Susan Maria," born September 15, 183G,
married Andrew Dimock, of Boston, October
13, 1871, and died at Winthrop Highlands,
Mass., January 10, 1897, leaving no children.
She was an artist in oil, a pupil of J. J. En-
neking, of Boston, and J. Applcton Brown, of
New York. She studied at the Boston Mu-
seum of Fine Arts, and improved to the
utmost the excellent opportunities grantetl in
that institution to those who desire an art
education. Her paintings of New Hampshire
scenery are among her best productions, and
are distinguished for their correctness of draw-
ing and richness of coloring.
Emily Ann," born in Holderness, N.H.,
October 5, 1840, married James W. Hoitt, of
Lynn, Mass., May 23, 1868. An infant
daughter died in Lynn, November 28, 1869;
a second daughter, Allie May, was born Feb-
ruary 7, 187S; a son, Ernest R.,' born in
Lynn, November 28, 1S80, died in Lynn, Au-
gust 15, 1 88 1. Lewis D.,' born in Lynn,
July 13, 1879, died in Lynn, March 30, 1880.
Hollis William," born in Holderness, N.H.,
June 13, 1842, married first, in Alton, 111.,
August 22, 1866, Miss Mary S. Young. She
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died at Alton, 111., June 22, 1867; and their
infant children died June 20, 1S67. Hollis
VV. Merrill marrietl second, at Lynn, Mass.,
July 2, 1 88 1, Mrs. Ilattie M. Leavitt Gore,
by whom he has one son, William Henry,''
born in Lynn, Mass., July 17, 1882. Mr.
Hollis W. Merrill is a successful business
man in Lynn. He is a Republican in politics,
a member of the Mount Carmel Lodge, A. F.
& A. M., and Providence Lodge, I. O. O. F.,
of Lynn, Mass.
George Boardman Merrill" was born at La-
conia, N.H., October 2, 1S48. He received a
good practical education in the common
schools and at Gilford Academy, Laconia.
After leaving school he found employment for
five years in Belknap Mills as a loom fi.xer in
the weaving-room. He then went to Moline,
ni., where he was engaged as superintendent
in manufacturing with his brother, Hollis \V. ,
for about two years. At the eml of that time
their factory was destroyed by fire, and Mr.
George B. Merrill, after spending some time
in travel through the .South, returned to La-
conia, and went into the marble and granite
business with his brother, John F. He was
thus engaged until 1891, when he bought out
a marble and granite business in Lynn, which
he now carries on, residing in that city. He
was married October 2, 1870, at Laconia,
N.IL, to Addie M. Osgood, who was born
March 16, 1851, a daughter of .Samuel James
and Eliza C. (Hyde) Osgood.
Samuel James Osgood was born in Tam-
worth, N.H. His original surname was
Hackett, but he and his sister, Ruth H., on
becoming of age had their names changed to
Osgot)d. He was very prominent in Odd Fel-
lowship, and was Grand Master of New Hamp-
shire in 1S76. At the time of his death,
wliich occurreil I'Y'bruary 14, 1877, he was
Grand Representative to the Sovereign Grand
Lodge. His wife, Eliza C. Hyde Osgood,
born in Tamworth, died in Laconia, N. H.,
February II, 1S94. They were the parents of
six children — Frank J., George H., Kate
J., Clara H., Addie M., and Annie M.
Frank J. Osgootl was born in Laconia,
whence in the course of time he removed to
Ridgway, Pa. During the war he enlisted
in the Lhiion army, was commissioned h^irst
Lieutenant, then rose successively to the
ranks of Captain, Major, and Lieut. -Colonel,
remaining in the service until the close of the
war. He is a jirominent member of the
G. A. R,, and is Past Commander in J. L.
Perley, Jr., IVjst, No. 7,y. He married Emma
J. Beaman, of Laconia, N. PL George H.
Osgood, who was born in Laconia, entered
the army with the rank of .Sergeant, and died
from a gunshot wound received at the battle
of Kenesaw Mountain, Georgia. Kate J.
Osgood married Fred L. l?eaman. Clara H.
Osgood married Frank J. Tourtelot. Annie
M. Osgood married Albert \V. Wilco.x.
Mr. and Mrs. George B. Merrill have had
four children, of whom two are living, namely:
Hollis James,*' born in Laconia, December 8,
1875: and Harry Wilco.v,' born in Laconia,
April I, 1879. The others were: Charles
-Sumner, who was born in Laconia, February
17, 1874, and died N(/vember 14, 1878; and
I'rankie William, who was born in Laconia,
December 20, 1S77, and died January 11,
1878.
Mr. Merrill is a Republican in politics.
He is connected with various secret societies,
being a member of Mount Lebanon Lodge, No.
32, A. F. & A. M.; Union Chapter, No. 7,
R. A. M.: Pythagorean Council, No. 6, R. S.
& S. M. ; and honorary member of Pilgrim
Commandery, K. T., all at Laconia; and in
all of these bodies of York Masonry he had held
important offices. In Ancient Accepted Scot-
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tish Kite Masonry he belongs to Alpha Lodge
oi I'erfection, 14 ; Ariel Council, Princes of
Jerusalem, 16°; and Acacia Chapter, Rose
Croix, iS^ De H .-. R .'. D. •. M., at Concord,
N.H. He is S. V. of Edward A. Raymond
Consistory, 32% at Nashua, N.H. ; and be-
longs to Aleppo Temple, Nobles of the
Mystic Shrine, at Boston, Mass. }fe is also
a member of Lynn Council, No. 516, Royal
Arcanum, at Lynn, Mass. ; ex-member of
Laconia Council, Royal Arcanum, at Laconia,
N.H. : Bay .State Lodge, No 40, L O. O. F.,
at Lynn, Mass. ; ex-member of Winipiseogee
Lodge, No. 7, L O. O. F., at Laconia, N.H.;
member of Laconia Encampment, No. 9, La-
conia, N. H., having held all of the chairs in
both organizations; member of Canton City of
Lynn, No. 63. Patriarch.s Militant, at Lynn,
Mass. ; ex-member of Canton Osgood No. 5,
P. M., at Laconia; member of Beulah Lodge,
Daughters of Rebecca, Lynn, Mass. ; ex-mem-
ber of Esther Degree Lodge at Laconia, N.H.;
charter member of Abraham Lincoln Lodge,
No. 127, Knights of Pythias; and charter
member of Euphrates Senate, No. 362, Knights
of the Ancient Essenic (3rder, at Lynn, Mass.
of
fOIIN SPAULDING, the propriet
the Good Luck House, The Weirs,
Belknap County, which he has con-
ducted as a summer hotel, was born in Plain-
field, N. H., September 10, 1832, son of
Josiah and Hannah (Cole) Spaulding. The
descent of the Spaulding family is traced to
two brothers, J(jhn and Pklward Spaulding, who
came from England in 1620; but it is not
known which of them was the founder. Both
the paternal and maternal grandfathers of the
subject of this sketch serv
tionary War.
Josiah Spauldin
thL
who was for
leading resident of Plainfield, nrnved to Pier-
mont in 1837. He represented that town in
the legislature for two years, and served in the
capacities of Selectman and Justice of the
Peace. He often did legal work for others,
such as writing deeds and wills. In politics
he was a Whig until the formation of the Re-
publican party, which he afterward supported.
In religion he was a Universalist. He
served in the War of 1S12, holding the rank
of Quartermaster Sergeant. His death oc-
curred in his eighty-third year. His wife was
eighty-six years old when she died. They
were the parents of eight children — Wheeler,
Fernando, Stephen, Hannah, Josiah, John,
Mary, and Herbert. Hannah is the wife of
Benjamin Ilibbard, a prominent Republican
of Piermont, which he has served as a Repre-
sentative, Selectman, and in other positions;
Mary died aged twenty-eight; Stephen mi-
grated to Southern Illinois, where he engaged
in fruit-raising, and subsequently retired from
business; Herbert also went to Southern Illi-
nois; Fernando, who died in 1S94, was for
forty-three years in the employ of the P'itch-
burg & Fort Wayne Railroad at Chicago; and
Josiah went to California in 1850 and engaged
in mining.
John Spaulding was educated in the district
schools of Piermont. He afterward took up
farming and carpentering, learning the trade
when nineteen years of age. In August,
1861, he enlisted in the P'ourth Vermont Regi-
ment of Volunteers, and served in all the
peninsular battles up to the retreat of General
McClellan in the late war. On October 31,
1862, after sjiending four months in a hospital
at Point Lookout, Md., he was honorably dis-
charged on account of sickness resulting from
injuries. In 1865 he went to Wisconsin,
where he lived for sixteen years. He then
returned to the old home in New Hampshire,
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ami later came to The Weirs, Laconia. On
coming here, he had no intention of entering
the hotel business. In one summer he took a
few boarders, in the next he was asked to take
more, in the folKiwing summer still more, and
so on, necessitating the enlargement of his
house. It will now accommodate between
forty and fifty people, and is ciuitc a favorite
with boarders. Mr. Spaulding possesses the
happy faculty of bringing strangers together
for their own amusement. Another attraction
of the place is a spring, discovered in 1889,
when the trenches for the foundations of the
building were dug. Upon having the water
of this spring tested by the State chemist, it
was found to be equal in efficacy to the best
known curative waters, while free from their
impurities.
On May i, 1S54, Mr. Spaulding was joined
in marriage with Miss Jane h'elch, daughter
of Parker Felch, of riermont. Mr. Spauld-
ing was Selectman for Ward One, Laconia,
for three years. He is a member of the J. L.
Perley I'ost, No. n, G. A. R., of Laconia,
and of The Weirs (Grange, No. J48, in which
he is the present ()verseer.
RS. MA RILL A M. RICKI'.R,
ittorney - at - law anil writer, was
born in New Durham, this State.
She comes of a long line of ancestors who were
members of the legal profession. Her father,
Jonathan B. Young, was born on the farm
settled by his grandfather. He was a broad,
liberal-minded man, a stanch Whig, and a
suffragist. With the political doings of the
world he kept liimself in touch through the
columns of the New York \\\ckly Tribune and
the Boston Cultivator. The influence of her
father's liberal spirit during her youth must
be counted as one of the chief factors in the
bent of Mrs. Ricker's genius and its later de-
velopment. Mr. Young had four children —
Joseph ])., MarilLi, Helen Frances, and Ade-
laide. Joseph D., the only son, enlisted in
the war of the Rebellion in the Third New
Hampshire Regiment, Company I. He was
a gallant soldier, and lost his life on Ldisto
Island, South Carolina, in i8r,j. This was
Mrs. Ricker's first great grief, and its memmy
has never been cpiite lost. Helen Frances
Yoimg married Samuel G. Jones, of New
Durham. She died in 1870. Adelaide
Young, who is unmarried, is a jirofessional
muse in Connecticut.
Marilla M, attended the district .schools of
New Durham in her childhood, and later at
Colby Academy fitted to be a teacher, jraying
her expenses by teaching in the district
schools. She began the work at the age of
si.xteen, and for seven years was one of the
most successfid instructors in the State. She
still believes that "teachers are born, not
made," and looks back with great pleasure to
the time when she was a "school-marm." In
1863 she married Mr. John Ricker, of Dover.
N. H., who lived only five years after. At
twenty-eight Mrs. Ricker was a widow, with
no children and with means sufficient to en-
able her to devote her time and her heart to
any work in which she felt called upon to
engage. After travelling for some years in
America, she went abroad, remaining for three
years; and, spending much of that time in
Germany, she acquired perfect commanil of the
German language. Returning to this coun-
try, she entered the law office of A. B. Will-
iams in Washington, D.C. , and in i88j was
one of a class of nineteen to a]5ply for admis-
sion to the bar in the District of Columbia.
She received first rank in the examination, and
was said to give evidence of possessing more
extensive legal knowledge than had ever been
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displayed by any other candidate. She began
the i)ractice of law in the courts of Washing-
ton, and has practised there ever since. She
has a broad charity and an inten.se sympathy
fur all unfortunates, and her practice has lain
largely with criminals. She may frequently
be found in the jails on Sundays, befriending
the needy and offering words of encouragement
and cheer to the prisoners. She works for
all, good and bad alike, and has long been
known as the "Prisoners' I'"riend."
Since being admitted to practice in the
courts of the District of Columbia, she has
been admitted to the bar in New Hampshire
and in Utah; and in iSgi she was admitted to
the bar of the United States Supreme Court.
She was appointed by President Arthur a
Notary Public; and in 1884, by the judges
of the District Supreme Court, United States
Cimimissioner and E.xaminer in Chancery,
both of which offices she still holds. Out-
side of her practice Mrs. Ricker is chiefly
interested in politics. Brought up a suffragist
and a Whig, she is ever ready with [len or
voice to help speed the principles of the great
KeiHiblican party. She has written many let-
ters on the tariff, and is to be found in every
campaign delivering addresses and using all
her influence for the success of her party.
During the campaign for Harrison she made
lecturing tours through California and Iowa,
and she made many stump speeches and wrote
many articles for the McKinley campaign.
She IS especially interested in the currency
cjuestion. On the succes.s of her party in the
late election (1896) Mrs. Ricker conceived
the worthy ambition of representing the
United States of America as Envoy Extraordi-
nary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Re-
public of the United States of Colombia, a
position for which she was in every way well
qualified. Her application for that or for
"some other diplomatic position of equal rank
and importance" was strongly indorsed by in-
fluential men, not only in New Hampshire,
but elsewhere, the States of California, Iowa,
Illinois, Colorado, and Massachusetts being
represented in the petitions presented to the
President in her behalf. Ex-Senator Henry
W. Blair had a jjersonal interview with Presi-
dent McKinley on the matter, and also wrote
him a forcible letter calling attention to the
strength of Mrs. Ricker's claim to the apjioint-
ment, "so far as character, ability, education,
professional acquirements, experience, culture,
and all the varied accomplishments which
would adorn the position and reflect honor
ujion her country are concerned." His letter
was referred to by the Boston Jiivcstignlor as
"a very strong 'Woman's Rights' document
from a somewhat conservative source." Not-
withstanding such substantial support, her
application was rejected, the appointment
going to Mr. Charles B. Hart. Mrs. Ricker
accepted the result in a calm and philosophical
spirit, and immediately wrote a congratulatory
letter to the appointee. Toothers she said:
"I am still a Republican and still a McKinley
woman. I am well satisfied with this admin-
istration, and expect to work for McKinley's
renomination and re-election in igoo. " Mrs.
Ricker is a member of the Woman Suffrage
Association and a liberal contributor to the
cause both in money and with her pen. She
is a firm believer in the ultimate success of
the suffrage movement, and has the distinction
of being the first woman in Dover, N. H., who
tried to vote. It was in 1870 that she ap-
peared before the Selectmen of the town and
asked to have her name put on the check list,
claiming to be a law-abiding and tax-paying
citizen.
Mrs. Ricker is an advanced free thinker.
She is a personal friend and an ardent admirer
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of Colonel Robert G. Ingersoll, and she pro-
poses to offer a complete set of his works to
ten New Hampshire towns each year iiiUil siie
shall have gone through all the town libraries.
She has already offered a large number of
copies, and in some cases the proposed gift has
been received and in others refused. Some
years ago she gave; a set to the library of the
State Prison. Mrs. Ricker still claims Dover,
N. H., as her home, though during the winter
she is usually to be found in Washington. As
to her attire, Mrs. Ricker dresses for comfort
rather than as a votress of Dame Fashion.
Her dresses are simply made, without big
sleeves or too long skirts; and her hair is worn
short and curled. She always wears a frill of
soft lace at the throat, which lessens the
effect of plainness and gives a womanl)' set-
ting to her strong, intellectual face.
§OHN W. I-:DG1':RLY, a prominent real
estate dealer of Concnrd, N. II., was
born in Meredith, N.H., January i6,
1S46, son of William M. and Lydia (Fogg)
lulgerly. His grandfather, Samuel Edgerly,
went from Kensington, N. H., to Meredith
when a young man, antl, being possessed of
excellent business ability and good judgment,
succeedctl in accumulating considerable pro|)-
erty. He married Betsey Smith, and reared
nine children ; namely, Joseph, Da\-id, John,
Daniel, William, Sarah, Polly, Jane, and
Hannah. On both the paternal and maternal
side Mr. FLdgerly's great-grandfathers served
in the Revolutionary War.
William M. Edgerly, John W. Edgerly's
fathei', was born in Meredith in 1812. He
was educated in the public schools, and reared
to agricultural pursuits upon the homestead
farm, where he remained until he was twenty-
five years old. He then bought a farm and
continued to till the soil with energy as long
as he was able to engage in active pursuits.
In jiolitics he was a Republican. His wife,
Lydia Fogg, who was a daughter of David
I-'ogg, of Meredith, became the mother of five
children, as follows: George G. , who died in
New Orleans, La., at the age of twenty- five
years; Charles C. , who is no longer living;
Joseph W., who resides in Syracuse, N. V. ;
John W., the sul)ject of this sketch; and
iM-ank G., who lives in Concord, and is High
Sheriff of Merrimack County. Mr. and Mrs.
William M. lulgerly are members of the F'ree
Haptist church.
John W. Edgerly began his education in the
schools of Meredith, and completed his studies
at the New Hampton Literary Institute. He
resided at home until reaching his majority,
and then went to Concord, where he entered
mercantile life as clerk in a grocery store.
A few months later he engaged in that busi-
ness on his Dwn accmint. He continued in
tiade until li^J^), at which time he entered the
real estate held ; antl he has since been engaged
in developing anti handling city property.
On April 25, i86g, Mr. lulgerly was united
in marriage with Emma P. Dolloff, daughter
of Joseph Dolloff, nf New Hampton. Her
parents dietl when she was quite young; and
she then lix'cd with her sister in Concord,
where she was eilucatetl, graduating from the
high schocd of that city. Mrs. Edgerly's
great-grandfather, Samuel Dolloff, was of
Russian descent. He was a jnoneer in New
Hampton ; and he cleared and improved the
Dolloff farm, whch is now owned by Mrs.
Edgerly. John Dolloff, grandfather of Mrs.
Edgerly, was a lifelong resident of New
Hampton, and followed farming and cooper-
ing throughout his active period. He had a
good education, and was exceedingly devoted
to the cause of religion. Joseph Dolloff, Mrs.
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lulgerly's father, was brdught up on the home-
stead in New Hampton, to the ownership of
which he eventually succeeded. There he
was boin, lived nearly his whole life, and died.
Mr. i:)olloff had a family of nine children,
of whom si.v, besides Mrs. lulgerly, lived to
maturity, namely; Laviiria P., who married
William K. Cordon, of New Hamilton, and
lives in Concord; Martha M. N., who married
lulward R. Robinson, of Concord; Joseph Y.
and Frank V., who both lived in Concord until
their deaths; John S. S. , who was killed at
the battle of Cold Harbor in the Civil War ;
and William P., who was the originator of the
remedy for rheumatic troubles known as the
"Wonderful Winter Green." He was a resi-
dent of New York City, but died in Concord
in icSgi.
The late Hon. George G. Fogg, formerly
United States Senator and Minister to Switz-
erland, was Mr. Edgerly's uncle; and a short
sketch of the career of that noted New Hamp-
shire politician will no doubt be appreciated
by the readers of the " Rkvikw. " The Hon.
George G. Fogg was an able lawyer in his
younger days, and possessed literary attain-
ments of a high order. When the Indcpciidciii
Dcniociat was established, he was requested to
become its editor. As a writer he eloquently
upheld his political convictions, and his for-
cible pen thrusts were keenly felt by his op]io-
nents. He was associated with John P. Hale
in the work of organizing the Republican
jiarty, and was the man who introduced Abra-
ham Lincoln to a Concord audience as "our
ne.xt President." He was Chairman of the
Republican National Committee during the
campaign of iS6o; and President Lincoln ap-
pointed him United States Minister to Switz-
erland, a position which he held until 1865.
After his return he was appointed to fill a
vacancy in the United States Senate, and
when his term was completed he resumed
charge of his newspaper. The Iiidcpiudiiit
Democrat was later consolidated with the New
Ham]5shire Slatcsnian, published by the Con
cord Republican Press Assocation, of Concord;
and Mr. Fogg finally sold his interest in the
enterprise to the Hon. William ]•:. Chandler.
Llis last days were siient in retirement at his
home in Concord ; and he died in Octobei',
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§ARED ALONZO GREFNI-, M.D.,
a resident of Long Island, in the town
of Moultonboro, and one of the most
jirominent citizens of New Hampshire, known
throughout the civilized world for his connec-
tion with the famous remedy, "Nervura, "
was born in Whitingham, Windham County,
Vt., November 5, 1845. His father, Reuben
Greene, M.D., removing to Boston a few
years after, he attended the public schools in
that city, and later engaged in the study of
medicine with the view of succeeding to his
father's practice. His room became a sort of
curiosity shop of medical appliances, contain-
ing odd bones, bundles of herbs, jars of pills,
big charts, and medical books, and even a
human skeleton, which was kept under the bed.
With this heterogeneous collection constantly
in sight, and his mind filled with the thought
of the vast amount of work that must be done
before he could be a full-fledged physician, he
at length became so tired of the study of medi-
cine that, with only three dollars in his
pocket, and without paternal sanction or
knowledge, he set out for the West, and at
Omaha secured employment as driver of six-
yoke of oxen attached to a large freight wagon
for the purpose of transporting flour and tools
from that city to the mining camps of Denver,
Col. After many thrilling experiences in
Western mining camps he enlisted in 1863,
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when only a youth of eighteen, in the Second
Cohirado Cavalry, and .served throughout the
war, receiving honorable discharge in the fall
of 1865 at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. The
title of Colonel, which he now bears, was
given thirty years later upon his appointment
as senior aide-de-camp on Commander l^uzzell's
staff of the Grand Army of the I^Iepuhlic.
After the war he renewed his medical
studies, and in 1867 received his degree from
the I'A-lectic Medical Institute, Cincinnati,
Ohio, and at once established himself for prac-
tice at 34 Temple Place, Boston, in the same
building which is still his Boston office. In
I 886 Dr. Greene retired from active jiarticipa-
tion in the medicine business, but still retains
a partnership with his brother, Dr. F. E.
Greene. The business has reached enormous
proportions, and over a hundred men and
women are employed. In making appoint-
ments of employees. Dr. Greene has been
careful to select New Hampshire men; and
thirteen of the firm's travelling salesmen and
heads of de|)artments are men chosen from the
towns suirounding his present home. The
head consulting physician of his Boston office
is also a New IIam|)shiie man.
In the summer of 1889 Dr. Greene bought
six farms, which comprise his estate on Long
Island. Here he lives, enjoying the cordial
respect and admiration of his fellow-towns-
men and dispensing a most generous hospital-
ity. Immense numbers of visitors are received
here every year; and several of the fraternities
of which the Doctor is' a member have been
entertained in a body, dinner being served in
the grove in a single week, it is said, to as
many as four thousand persons. With its
high-bred horses, cattle and fowl, Ro.xniont is
one of the most famous stock farms in the
countr)'. The extensive grounds surrounding
the residence have been beautified by the land-
scajie gardener's art, and command magnificent
views in every direction. The "Castle," as
it is fitly named, is a veritable storehouse of
treasures of art and objects of virtii collected
by Dr. and Mrs. (ireene in their travel abroad
in many lands. The main hall is twenty-
seven feet high, with a gallery running around
it, finished in oak and draped with costly Eastern
rugs, which give an Oriental effect; while the
l)road fireplace tieneatii, with its hospitable
glow, and the carved hall clock, with its sweet
Westminster chimes, make the fortunate guest
almost feel himself to be in one of the great
manor houses of England. Among the many
curios shown to visitors are swords, battle-
axes, spears, shields, canes, and bric-a-brac
from every country on the face of the globe.
.Since coming • to New Hampshire, Dr.
Greene has identified himself intimately with
the various industries of this region, and has
won a place for himself as well among busi-
ness men as in social and intellectual circles.
He is President of the Winnepe.saukee Trans-
portation Company, is the principal owner
in the Weirs' Hotel and Land Company, part
owner of the Long Island Hotel, Director in
two New Hampshire National Banks, director
and shareholder in one of the largest and most
influential daily newspapers in the State, and
sole owner of the Daily and Weekly Gazette-
Press, published at Naslnra. His residing
here also has brought into the State a large
amoimt of money that would otherwise have
been sjient elsewhere. He pays the Amos-
keag Paper Company, of Manchester, over one
hundred thousand dollars a year for paper used
in the publication of his almanacs, circulars,
and s(j forth; while the newspapers of the
State receive from him between sixteen thou-
sand and seventeen thousand ilollars a year for
ailvertising s[)ace.
Fraternally, the Doctor holds membership
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in the following named organizations: Odd
Fellows, K. of P., Grange, Amoskcag Vet-
erans, and the G. A. K. He is also a thirty-
second degree Mason and an exalted memher
of the Royal Order of Imminent Good l'"ellows.
His touch with the Grand Army of the Repub-
lic and his connection with various military
bodies has always been very close, and he has
taken great pride and pleasure in his member-
ship in these bodies. It was he who pre-
sentetl to the New Hampshire comrades the
magnificent bald eagle that was borne at the
head of their column in the grand ]irocession
at the Louis\-ille reunion. The elegant ban-
ner that is carried in all the parades of the
State Grand Army of the Republic, and
the beautiful gold-mounted sword worn by the
commander, are also his gifts. In addition to
these, his benevolences to various posts, in the
matter of cancelling debts for buildings and of
offering prizes and furnishing entertainment,
have been many.
In politics Dr. Greene is a Rejjublican ; and
his firm adherence to the principles of his
party, together with his acknowledged ability
as a financier and his extensive knowledge of
men and affairs, bid fair to lead him to high
civic honors in his State.
KXRY A. WORTHEN, who is carry-
ig on a thriving business as a car-
riage manufacturer in Dover, N.H.,
is a son of the late Joseph and Dorothy (Mor-
rill) Worthen. He was born June 25, 1840,
in Amesbury, Mass., a town in Essex County
noted for its carriage factories as well as for
having long been the residence of the poet
Whittier.
Joseph Worthen was born in Amesbury, and
made that his permanent home, living there
actively engaged as a ship-joiner until his
death in May, i(S6i, at the age of sixty-seven
years. He was a man of considerable promi-
nence in his native place, an earnest worker in
the Republican ranks, and held nearly all the
offices within the gift of his fellow-townsmen.
His wife, Dorothy, outlived him a number of
years, dying in Amesbury, her native town, in
I-"ebruary, 1893, aged eighty-nine years. Both
she and her husband were valued members of
the Orthodox church. They reared seven chil-
dren— Nancy, William E. , Susan L. , Mary
J., Charles O., John R, and Henry A.
Henry A. Worthen ac([uired his education
in the public schools. At the age of seven-
teen years he began to learn the carriage-
maker's trade in his native town. Soon after
the breaking out of the Rebellion he went to
Hartford, Conn., where he was employed for
a year in making equipments for the United
States government. Returning then to Ames-
bury, he opened a shop, and for two years was
engaged in making bodies for buggies and
carriages. Then securing a situation with the
man for whom he served an apprenticeship,
Mr. Worthen worked for him and for others
until coming to Dover. Here he continued at
his trade two years, when, in 1867, forming
a partnership with C. C. Mills, he established
a carriage manufactory, taking charge of the
wood-work department himself. Some years
later he purchased his partner's interest in
the business, which he has since managed most
successfully, having a large shop, and filling
orders from all parts of the country. A man
of great enterprise and industry, wise in his
investments, jirudent in his expenditures, he
has accumulated a good property, and is one
of the most prosjierous business men of this
city.
Mr. Worthen was married, May 10, 1875, to
Miss Leola Severance, who was born in Great
Falls, Strafford County, a daughter of Al-
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phonsi) anil Rcl)eck.i jane (Moore) Severance.
In national politics Mr. Worthen is a stanch
Kepiibiican; but in local affairs he has the
courage of his convictions, and votes irresjiec-
tive of jiarty lines for the candidate he deems
best qualified for the office. lie has devoted
much of his time to interests outside of his
own particular enterprises, having been a Di-
rector of the Building Association for several
years, a Director of the Dover Ikiaril of Trade
since its formation, a Director of the City Im-
jirovement Association, a Director of the Dover
National 15ank, and President of the Dover Imvc
Cents Savings Bank. In ifJyG he accejited the
nomination as Representative to the legislature
from Ward Four, and was electetl for the term
1 897--9,S.
Mr. Worthen is a Sottish Rite Mason.
lie is also a member of Mount Pleasant Lodge,
1. (). O. ]■"., of this city, and of the encamp-
ment connected with this order, and is be-
sides a Knight of ll.mor. Religiously, he is
an active member of the Unitarian church.
i;V. JOHN p. WATSON, son of
Job and IClizaheth (Fish) Watson,
was born on November 22, 1826, in
Gilford, N.H., where the family home has
been maintained but little less than a century.
His grandfather was David Watson, who came
to Gilford from Meredith, cleared land near
Gunstock River near the present village, and
began building a house in 1798. Jonathan
and Job Watson, sons of David, lived for a
time on the |jlace; but the former subsequently
removed to Meredith, and in 181 1 Job, the
father of the Rev. Mr. Watson, occupied the
homestead.
Job Watson was born in Meredith on Janu-
ary I, 1781. He married p:iizabeth Fish,
who was born April 2t„ 1792, and they be-
came the parents of thirteen children, namely:
Eliza; Mary; Sarah (Mrs. John Smith);
Nancy (Mrs. Thomas Smith), who dietl in De-
cendier, iS9r,; Mercy; David; John; Eliza-
beth (Mrs. Frank I\Ialone) ; Laura (Mrs.
Moses Merrill); William; Charles; and .Sam-
uel and Orren (twins). The survivors are
(1897): Mercy, IClizabeth, Laura, William,
and Charles.
William Wat.son married Mary E. ICmerson,
daughter of Charles Emerson, a manufacturer
of New York City. He worked for a year and
a half for his father-in-law, subsequently re-
turning to Gilford, where he has since been
engaged in farming. He has a family of si.x
children, by name Nellie E., Charles H.,
Winifred, Abbie, Willie, and Alice. Charles
Watson, another brother, graduated from Row-
doin College and from Union Theological
Seminary, was ordained a Congregational
clergyman, and preached many years. He is
now living retired at Lynn, Mass. His wife
was before her marriage Susan Bowman. She
is the mother of four children — Rowland,
Wilfred, Franklin, and Alice.
John P. Watson graduated from the academi-
cal department of Bowdoiii College, and sub-
sequently studied theology in New York City
and in l^angor (Me.) Theological Seminary.
He was ordained in New York City as a clergy-
man of the Presbyterian denomination, and
began his pastoral duties first in Connecticut.
Later he preached in Massachusetts, at Boston
anil in other places. He was a man of deep
piety, beloved by his congregations, and always
ready to give friendly counsel or help. As a
theologian he was unusually well read, and
was sound in doctrine. He had a taste for
historical research; and some years before his
death, he began the preparation of a his-
tory of Gilford and the surrounding towns.
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This was to embrace a description of tlie natu-
ral features of the town, an account of the
^M-owth of [jopulation and industries, and the
IJenealoL;y of its old families. Mr. Watson
frequently came to Gilford in order to examine
the records and to collect information for his
work ; and, had he lived to publish the result of
his labors, he would have given to his native
town a valuable production. Some sheets
were printed, awaiting revision: but death
came before the work was ever put into book
form. It shows careful and extended research,
a high sense of historical impartiality, and
excellent method of arrangement. Mr. Wat-
son was never married. He spent his life in
devotion to his pastoral duties and among the
books he loved so well. His death occurred
on January 22, 18S7, at the family homestead
in Gilford, then as now occupied by his sister.
Miss Mercy F. Watson.
OMINICUS HAN.SON, a wealthy
landowner and one of the oldest
uul best known citizens of Roches-
ter, Strafford County, N.H., resiiles in the
house in which he was born nearly eighty-four
years ago, August 23, 1813, and is a son of
Joseph and Charity (Dame) Hanson.
Joseph Hanson, the father, was born in
Dover, N.H., December 18, 1764, son of
Humphrey Hanson, and died at Rochester,
December 19, 1832. He came to Rochester
when a young man, and engaged in the grocery
business, which he continued until within a
few years of his death. His marriage to
Charity Dame took place March 4, 1798.
She was born in Rochester, September I,
1775, and died February 3, 1833. They had
ten children, but only two sons are living,
namely: Dominicus, of this sketch; and Asa
1". Hanson, of Newton, la. Joseph Hanson
was a stanch Whig; but, though often solicited
to accept public office, he invariably declined.
Dominicus Hanson was educated in the
Rochester common schools, Rochester Acad-
emy, Parsonsfield Seminary of Maine, and
Hopkinton and Pembroke Academies of New
Hampshire. In 1830, at seventeen years of
age, he began in the drug business as an ap-
prentice to his brother-in-law, Dr. Smith,
with whom he remained two years. At the
end of that time he bought out Dr. Smith, and
conducted the business alone, with the excep-
tion of a few years when he was here at school,
until the fire of December, 1880. He subse-
quently erectetl on the same site the tine
building now occupied by R. De Witt Purn-
ham; but he did not again personally take up
the business, and has since lived practically
in retirement. His residence was built over
one hundred years ago. At the time the rail-
roads were built through Rochester he opened
the thoroughfare known as Hanson Street
through his garden, and has always maintained
it at his own cost, spending many thousand
dollars to keep it in proper condition. He
also owns valuable real estate in and around
Central Square.
On September 19, 1839, Mr. Hanson mar-
ried Miss Betsy S. Chase, daughter of Simon
Chase, of Milton, who conducted a mercantile
business in Rochester. Two sons were born
to them, namely: Charles A. C, born Au-
gust 18, 1844; and George Washington, born
July 6, 1854, died January 6, 1856. The
elder son has always kept a residence in
Rochester, although for several years he car-
ried on business in New York City, first con-
ducting a drug store and later a lithograph
business. He has now severed his business
connections there, and spends the greater part
of his time in Rochester.
It is to this son that credit is due for the es-
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tablishment of the conservation fund, provid-
ing for the perpetual care and improvement of
the old cemetery. He spent over three hun-
dred dollars to start the undertaking properly,
raised the finid to about five thousand dollars,
and then turned the money over to the town
for the purpose specified. While engaged in
making final arrangements fur the completion
of this work, he was severely injured by an ele-
vator, and crippled for life.
In politics Dominicus Hanson is a stanch
Democrat. He was an earnest supporter of
General Jackson for the Presidency at the time
f)f his candidacy for a second term, though he
was nnt old enough to vote. He cast his first
vote for Martin Van Buren, and has voted at
every election since. Before his majority, and
without seeking the position, he was appointed
Postmaster of his native village by General
Jackson; and he continued to hold the office
under the administrations of Van Huren and
Harrison. He was a Director of tlie Norway
Plains Savings Bank for a number of years,
resigning this position in 1896.
In religious opinions Mr. Hanson is a
liberal. Although especially interested in the
Universalist faith, he is kindly disposed
toward all, believing in the fatherhood of God,
the brotherhood of man, and a higher, better
life for all. No man is more highly esteemed
and universally respected by his maAy frienils.
e and
Straf-
^AMP:S D. HAVK.S, a venerab
^^1 honored citizen of Rochester,
v^j/ ford County, N.H., who well merits
the high respect accorded him by his friends
and fellow-townsmen, was born on the farm
where he now resides, July 31, 180S, son of
Benjamin and Martha (Evans) Hayes. He is
a descendant of one of the early Scotch settlers
of New fuigland.
Benjamin Hayes was born in Rochester,
July 7, I 77 1, (in the same farm where his son,
James D., now resides, though in another
house, situated about a quarter of a mile away.
He was reared to farming, which occupation
lie f(dlovveil through life, clearing and improv-
ing a homestead. He was .1 man of practical
views anil of sound judgment, and he possessed
in a high degree the esteem of his fellow-citi-
zens. A Democrat in i)olitics, he was elected
on that ticket to the State legislature, serving
for two years; and for a long time he was
Treasurer of Strafford County. He married
Martha I^vans, who was born l'"el)ruary 10,
17.S0, and they had the following cliil(h-eii:
Mary, born January iS, iSoi, died March 26,
1883; Lydia, born August 13, 1802, died Oc-
tober 5, 1803; Betsey, born June 23, 1S04;
Lucy, born July 10, 1806, died May 24, 1848;
James D. , whose nativity is given elsewhere
in this sketch; Abiah B. , born October 14,
I 8 10; .Stei)hen K. , born November 24, 181 3;
a babe unname<l, born April 22, 1S16; Martha
A., horn April 23, 1S17; Caroline D., twin
sister of Martha A. ; Jonas B., born January
7, 1821, died I'"ebruary 14, 1S21. Benjamin
Hayes, the father, lived to a good old age,
dying February 22, 1850. The mother died
April 18, 1824.
James D. Hayes was educated in the public
schools of Rochester, and from liis earliest
boyhood was trained to agricultural pursuits.
In 1824 he left the parental home, going to
Ro.xbury, Mass., where he was engaged in gar-
dening for eleven years, Boston being a very
convenient maiket for his produce. Return-
ing to the old homestead in 1835, he was soon
after attacked by rheumatism, which racked
his body and tortured him for two years. On
recovering from this illness, Mr. Hayes as-
sumed the management of the farm, and has
since carried on general farming and dairying
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with very satisfactory results, his land being
in a good condition, and yielding well of the
crops common to this part of New Hampshire.
Mr. Hayes has never taken unto himself a
wife, evidently having had no desire to test
the much mooted question, "Is marriage a
failure?" He was a regular attendant of the
Universalist church in his earlier days, and
still believes
•■ That true .salvation is to live the life divine,
.And that heaven is now and ever where true love and
goodness shine."
In politics he is a stanch Democrat, having
never swerved from allegiance to the faith in
which he was brought up.
fRISTRAM A. YOUNG,* an active, able,
and prosperous agriculturist of Dover,
son of J. Thompson Young, owns and
occupies the farm on which he was born in
1 848. This estate has been in the possession of
the Young family for several generations, the
first of the name to whom it was deeded having
been Israel Young, great-grandfather of the
gentleman whose name appears at the head of
this sketch. He came here from England in
Colonial times, settling at once on this farm,
which he afterward made his home. Jonathan,
son of Israel and the next in direct line of
descent, succeeded to the ownership of the
homestead, and here spent his life as a farmer,
rearing his sons to the same independent occu-
pation.
J. Thompson Young was born, bred, and
lived on this farm, his death occurring in
1864, when he was but forty-three years old.
He was an e.vcellent farmer and a man of in-
fluence in the town, serving for several years
as Selectman. His wife, whose maiden name
was Elizabeth L. DeMerritt, survived him
about thirty years, passing away in 1894, at
the age of sixty-eight. They had eleven chil-
dren; namely, Abigail C, Tristram A., Israel
I., Jacob D., Martha S., James T., Clarissa
L., George A., John T., Annie A., and John
L. John T., the ninth child in order of birth,
died when very young.
Tristram A. Young received his education
in the public schools and at Eranklin Acad-
emy. After the death of his father the care
of the widowed mother and her family de-
pended largely upon him as the eldest son, and
although but a youth he proved himself ener-
getic and capable. The farm, whose manage-
ment he at once assumed, contains one hundred
and seven acres; and during the time it
has been under his care — now more than
thirty years — he has added to the improve-
ments already begun. A man of intelligence,
enterprise, and persistence, Mr. Young has
carried on his work successfully, ranking now
among the leading farmers of this part of the
county. He keeps quite a number of cows,
and for the past twenty-five years has sold milk
from the cart in the city.
Mr. Young was married in 1873 to Miss
Amanda S. Wiggins. Politically, Mr. Young
affiliates with the Republican party, and takes
an active part in public affairs. He was Se-
lectman from Ward Three for twelve years,
and a member of the Common Council two
years. He is a member of Mount Pleasant
Lodge, I. O. O. E., of Dover; and of the
Dover Grange.
RED HERBERT SMITH,* a member
of the New Hampshire legislature of
897-98, is a successful dairy farmer
and fruit-grower of Meredith, Belknap County.
He was born in the adjacent town of La-
con ia, N.H., Eebruary 9, 1856, son of Moody
H. and Caroline (Warner) Smith. His pa-
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58 >
tcrnal grandfather, Hczckiah Smith, who was
a native of New Hampton, N. H., settled in
IVIeredith in 1814. His death occurred here a
few years later, but not till after he had
cleared the farm adjoining the one now owned
by his grandson. Grandfather Smith married
Polly Sinclair, and had a family of nine chil-
dren.
His son, Moody H., was born in Meredith,
and after leaving school he learned the shoe-
maker's trade. When a young man he went
to Lynn, Mass., which was then but a small
town, and, establishing himself in the shoe
manufacturing business, carried on quite an
extensive enterjirise for twenty-five years.
He then scdd out, and, going to Laconia, con-
ducted a repair shop there for twenty years.
He ne.xt removed to a farm in Sandwich,
N.H., where he resided about twelve years,
his last days being spent with his children.
He died at the home of his son, iMcd H., No-
vember 19, iSX.S. Previous to the Rebellion
he was a Democrat, but from that time until
his death he acted with the Republican party.
His wife, Caroline Warner, who was a native
of Salem, Mass., became the mother of the
following children: Augustus, who resides in
Centre Harbor, N.H.; Charles H., a resident
of Lynn: William E. , of Meredith; l-'anny
C, wife of J. Frank Smith, of Camjiton,
N.H.: Horace, who is residing in ]5iddeford.
Me. ; Arthur, who died in infancy; Frank W. ;
Fred H., the subject of this sketch; George
Sumner; Albert Edward, who died in in-
fancy; and Carrie, wife of R. L. Smith, of
Tamworth, N.IL Mrs. Moody H. Smith was
a member of the Methodist Episcopal church.
Fred Herbert Smith attended the public
schools, and at an early age adopted agricult-
ural pursuits for his occupation. He bought
the farm he now occu]iies in 1SS7, and he
cultivates thirty of his ninety acres of land. I
He has a large apple orchard, raises good crops
of hay and corn, keeps ten head of cattle, and
ships considerable butter to Lynn.
On November 28, 188S, Mr. Smith was
joined in marriage with Linda C. Smith,
daughter of Lewis Smith, of Sandwich, N.H.
Two children, a daughter, Edith M., and a
son, Clarence A., have been born to them; but
the son is no longer living.
Mr. Smith takes an active interest in local
political affairs, and supports the Republican
party. He has served as Chairman of the
lk)ard of Education, and in 1896 was elected
to the New Hampshire House of Representa-
tives. He is a Past Master of Chocorua
Lodge, F. & A. M.; and is a Past Master,
and at the present time Secretary of Winne-
pesaukee Grange, Patrons of Husbandry. Mr.
and Mrs. Smith are members of the Bajitist
churcli.
WfLIJAM H. H. TWOMPLY,* a
prosperous dairy farmer of ]\Lad-
bury, Straff<ird County, N. H., was
born on the farm he now occupies, October
16, 1840, son of Hurd Twombly. His father,
Hurd, and his grandfather, John Twombly,
were born on the farm now occujiied by [ud^e
Young.
After attending district and high schools in
his native town, William H. H. Twombly
pursued a course of study in Franklin Acad-
emy at Dover, remaining on the home farm
until he attained his majority. Si.x months
he then spent in Boston, Mass., after which
he returned home. On May 5, 1S64, he en-
listed in the Strafford Guards, belonging to
the State militia, being mustered in at Dover,
N. H., and was stationed for three months at
Fort Constitution, a Ignited States military
l)ost at Portsmouth, NTI. Since that time he
has carried on general and dairy farming with
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marked siicces.s, owniny a finely cultivated
lani) iif one hundreil and seventy-five acres,
.Stiariuid, tour and a half miles south-east of
Dover.
Mr. Twombly and his wife, who before
marriai;-e was Miss Mary E. Hall, have had
nine children; namely, Roscoe, George E.,
John II., Oilman II., Harry I.., Walter T.
(deceased), Lennia II., William P., and Fred-
erick C. Politically, Mr. Twombly holds
firmly to the principles of the Democratic
party. He has efficiently served as Selectman
of Madbury for two years.
f( ).Sp;PH W. C'()P^, a prominent and in-
fluential citizen of Durham, Strafford
County, for many years engaged in
mercantile business, is now living on one of
the finest improved farms in the county, giving
his attention to agriculture. He is a son of
Joseph Coe, and a grandson of the Rev. Ralph
C. Coe, a distinguished divine of the Congre-
gational denomination.
Raliih C. Coe was born in Middletown,
Conn., and there fitted for the ministry. In
17S7 he accepted the pastorate of the Durham
Congregational church, and, moving his family
to this town, ministered unto the Spiritual
wants of his little flock lor twenty-six years.
In I Si 3 he was called to the New Market
church, where he was settled until his death.
He married a daughter of Judge Thompson.
loseph Coe was bred and educated in Dur-
ham, and from an early age was noted for his
enterprise and practical ability. When a boy
of sixteen years, he established himself as a
saddler and harness-maker, hiring a journey-
man, from whom he learned the trade, of which
he had no previous knowledge ; and for several
years he conducted a lucrative business
the
manufacture of horse gear. He subsequently
engaged in mercantile business in Durham for
a score of years, running two stores the greater
l)art of the time; and in addition to this, in
partnership with James Jay, father of Fred
Jay, the well-known railway attorney of De-
troit, Mich., he carried on ship-building. A
man of far more than average business ca-
pacity, he was prospered in his various under-
takings, and accumulated a competency. He
erected the store now occupied by C. K.
Hayes, and for some time carried on business
in that locality. To him and his wife, Tem-
perance Pickering, seven children were born;
namely, Flbenezer P., Temperance A., Rich-
ard E., John E., Joseph W., Federal B., and
one other.
Joseph W. Coe is the only surviving mem-
ber of the parental household. He has passed
his entire life in this place, here acquiring his
education, which was completed at the Dur-
ham Academy. After leaving school, he was
engaged in farming until about thirty years
old, when he entered into mercantile pursuits
with his father; and after his father's death
he continued the business alone for about
twenty years. Mr. Coe then sold his store,
and, purchasing his present farm of ninety
acres, has since carried on general farming in
all of its branches, his estate being one of the
most attractive and desirable in the county.
Mr. Coe married Miss Harriet S. Churchill.
Seven children have been born of this union;
namely, ^Mary K. , Richard E., Jeannette E. ,
Gertrude A., Margaret A., Harriet A., and
Helen E. Politically, Mr. Coe is a decided
Republican, and for fifteen years he was Post-
master of Durham. He is a member of the
Congregational church, and is Chairman of the
Historical Committee appointed by the town
to make arrangements for the preparation and
publication of a history of Durham.
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5 S3
RANDALL BUSSLY, D.D.S.,'
is located in Dover, where, though
young both in years and in e.xpeii-
ence, he has already demonstrated his skill in
dentistry, and has gained a fair share of prac-
tice in his profession. He was born Novem-
I srx
m Chi
). 111., where his fa
(;. Henry liussey, was then engaged in
business.
G. Henry Busscy when a young man became
identified with the manufacturing interests of
Chicago, owning a large stove foundry there,
and carrying on an extensive business. On
the evening of the ,Sth of October, 1871, oc-
curred the great fire in that city, in which
countless numbers of business men lost every-
thing, Mr. Hussey being no exception to the
rule, as his plant was entirely destroyed. Re-
moving then to Troy, X. \'. , he was there
established in a similar business for several
years, after which he transferred his interests
to Idaho, where he is an extensive dealer in
general merchandise, owning several stores.
S. Randall Bussey being very young when
his parents settled in Tr(iy, there continued
his education in the public schools and the
academy. On leaving the academy, he
worked in the foundry for his father for two
years; and the ensuing two years he was a
student at the Troy Preparatory College. His
health giving out at this time, he accompanied
his father to Idaho, but after a few months'
recuperation in that State returned East, going
direct to Philadelphia, where he took a five
years' course in the Philadelphia Dental and
Surgical College. In April, 1S94, shortly
after his graduation. Dr. l?ussey came to
nd, purchasing the office and dental
D,
practice of Dr. Knight, has since been ac-
tively and prosperously engaged in the prac-
tice of his professi(.in.
On October 27, 1893, Dr. S. Randall Hus-
sey was united in marriage with Miss Marthii
W. Miller, .,f Philadelphia, Pa. P.ditically,
tl'^- I^"ctor is a pron,.uncc<l Re|,ublican!
though he takes n.. active part in l.ical affair.s.
He is a member of the Knights of the Ancient
l':ssenic Order, of Dover; of the Dental Col-
lege Order; and of the liellamy Club of this
(^yVLi^lON K. P. HARVP-.Y, M.D., a
^4 practising physician and surgeon of
/<JLV^_ Sonicrswc.rth. Strafford Ce)unty,
N.IL, was born in Di.xfield, Me., May 9,
1.S5 5, .son of Albert and Satira (Eastman)
Harvey. Albert Harvey was a native of Di.x-
tield, in which town he spent the greater ]iart
of his life. lie enlisted for service in the
Civil War in Company A, Thirtieth Maine
Regiment, and was wounded at the battle of
Pleasant Hill liy a minie ball. He died from
the effect of his wound at the Barracks Hos-
pital in New Orleans, at the age of thirty-si.\
years, leaving a wife and five small children.
He commanded a division of the pioneers in
the Red River expedition under General
Banks. In politics a Demociat, he was an
active worker for his party, and had held town
office. His widow, who also is a native of
Di.xfield, is now living, at the age of sixty-
seven years.
Albion K. P. Harvey attended the common
schools until fourteen years okl. Desiring
better educational advantages, he left home,
and, finding employment on farms and in
logging camps, he earned enough to pay his
exi)enses at Yarmouth and Hebron Academies,
and at the age of eighteen had fitted for col-
lege. He now engaged in teaching for a
time, when he went to Bo.ston to learn the
drug business, at which he worked for two
years, being subsequently engaged in the
same business for himself at Winthroji, Me,
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for a similar length of time. He then went
to Lewiston, Me., where he began the study
of medicine with Dr. Bradford. His medical
studies were continueil at the Eclectic Medi-
cal College in Lewiston, Me., where after
attendance at three full courses of lectures he
was graduated. Two years later he entered
the Chicago HonuL-opathic Medical College,
one of the finest institutions of the kind in
the country, and was graduated in 1888, being
second in a class of about one hundred mem-
bers. Since then he has attended medical
lectures yearly at the New York Post-gradu-
ate Medical College, which admits to demon-
strations in all the various hospitals of New
York City. In the spring of 1S85 Dr.
Harvey engaged in ]iractice in Lewiston,
where he was one of the leading physicians,
being operator at the Sisters of Charity Hos-
pital for five years. Li January, 1895, he
came to Somersworth, where he has since
built up a fine practice, one of the largest in
the State. ?Ie is especially noted for his
skill and success in surgery. His office is
e(|uipped with the most improved surgical ap-
pliances, and nothing has been omitted that
might be required for the most delicate or
difficult operation.
On November 11, 1878, Dr. Harvey mar-
ried Miss Fannie V. Niles, of Canton, 0.\-
ford County, Me., daughter of Timothy B.
and Maria (Francis) Niles. Her father was
a soldier in the Civil War, and lost his life
in defence of the Union. Mrs. Harvey is a
well-educated and accomplished lady, retiring
in manner, and one who has the happy faculty
of making friends wherever she goes.
Dr. Harvey is politically an independent.
While residing in Auburn he served as city
physician; and he subsequently held^the same
(jffice in Lewiston, where he served also as a
member of the City Council and on the
School Board. He was a member of Mount
David Lodge, K. of P., of Lewiston, and is
now Commander of the Second Battalion,
First New Hampshire Regiment, Uniform
Rank, K. of P.
EV. AJALON D. JONES,* who on
account of impaired health has been
ibliged to rest from his ministerial
labors, and is now engaged in farming in the
town of Belmont, Belknap County, N. PL, was
born in Turner, Me., January 24, 1838, a son
of Alonzo and Eunice (Allen) Jones. Benja-
min Jones, the father of Alonzo, was also a
native of Turner, and lived there until middle
age, when he removed to Andover in the same
State. In Turner he owned a large farm,
which he carried on with success, raising con-
siderable stock, which was then a profitable
occupation ; and after his removal to Andover
he continued to follow farming. He was a
member of the Baptist church. He was twice
married, and he had twelve children by his
first wife and eight by his second wife.
Those of the second union, named in the order
of their birth, w^ere : Araminta, Philo, Alonzo,
Judson, Julia, P'.liza, Jeannette, and William.
Alonzo Jones, born November 6, 1808, in
Turner, Me., married on March 7, 1833,
pAinice Allen, daughter of Levi and Deborah
(IMiles) Allen. Si.x children were born to
them; namely, Waldo, Ajalon D. , Pllecta A.,
James A., Oscar A., and Prescott M. Waldo
Jones, the first-born, enlisted in the Twenti-
eth Maine Regiment in 1861, was taken sick
about a year later, and, dying, was buried on
the battle-field. He left a widow and two
children. I^lecta A., who never married, died
at twenty-three years of age. James A. en-
listed in Company D of the P\)urth New
Hampshire Regiment from Laconia. He also
died in service. Oscar A. was severely
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585
wounded, but lived many years after. He
nunried iM-eedoni Sanl)cini, wlm, with their
two eliildrcn, siu'vived him. .She was a native
of .S;inl)oriiton. and they were livin- in that
town at tlie time of hi.s death. Prescott M.
Jone.s (lied at twenty-three years of age.
At the time hi.s parent.s removed to An-
dover, Me., Ajalon D. Jones was but f,.ur
years old; and his elementary education was
received in the schools of that town. Me snb-
sec|uently studied at the New Hampton Insti-
tution, and following that entered on a course
in the(dogy at the ]?ates Theological .School,
Lewiston, Me. ; but his studies there were in-
terrupted on account of his health breaking
down. In June, 1873, hi-' was ordained at the
l'"ree I^aptist church in Litchfield Plains, Me.,
by the Rev. Albert Pcrrington, of Lewiston,
Me. He afterward accepted a call to the
Litchfield I'lains church, with which he re-
mained two years, going ne.\t to North Ber-
wick, and two years later taking charge of a
new church in North Nottinghau), N. H., with
which he was connectetl for two years. Later
he was iiastor of the church in Ivast Albany,
Vt., four years, at the end of which, on ac-
count of failing health, he went West. He
was so much benefited by his si.\ months' stay
that upon his return he accejited the position
of pastor of the church in Corinth, Vt. ; but
while there his healtn again failed, and he
was obliged to give up pastoral work. Com-
ing to l^elmont, he has here taken up farming
in the hope that the outdoor life will give
renewed strength for future labors in the work
that has become so dear to him. At one time
he was sent to Moose River, P.O., Canada, to
conduct evangelistic work in a church that had
become weak; and in the two years that he
sjient there its membership was increased by
thirty-two. With one exception, in all the
churches over which he has been pastor his I
siiecial mission has been to awaken new life
and enthusiasm in the work of the church and
to carry on revival work. His first charge was
a church that had been unable to fittingly sus-
tain itself for twenty years, and his successful
work in the various places in which he has
l)een called to minister testifies tf> his capabil-
ity for the work he has chosen and to which he
is now looking forward. When actively iden-
tified with the ministry, he was prominent
in the P'ree liaptist Ministers' Society, and
served on the Committee on Quarterly Meet-
ings, also on the Committee on Ordinations.
On October 22, 1866, the I-lev. Ajalon D.
Jones and Miss ICmma H. .Smith were united
ill marriage. She is a daughter of I^arnard
Smith, of Sanbornton, N. H. Three children
have blessed their union, two sons and a
daughter, namely; Walter S., at home; Alice
C. ; and Harry P. Walter S. married Ellen
Avery, of Vermont. He is a graduate of New
Hamilton Institution, has been a member of
the Jielmont School ]5oard three years, antl in
1895 was its Chairman. Alice C. is a com-
positor in a newspaper office in Laconia.
§OHN SI'GLRHOMMAR HAMMOND,
D.D.S., who has a large dental practice
in .Somersworth, was born in Hogby,
Sweden, November 15, 1862. In his native
country he attended Calmor College, a prepar-
atory institution. Upon completing his course
there in 1886, he came to America, and set-
tled in Elgin, 111., where he studied dentistry
with C. N. Storer for three years, going to
Philadelphia in 1889, and entering the Penn-
sylvania College, from which he was gradu-
ated in 1S91. Soon after this he opened an
office in Springvalc, Me., where he practised
until December, 189J, when he came to
Somersworth, and fitted up the rooms he still
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occupies. lie has been very iirosperous, and
has made many friends in this town.
On December 25, 1893, Dr. Hammond
married Miss Mary M. Jordan, of Cumberland
Centre, Me. They have one daughter, Mil-
dred.
Politically, Dr. Hammond is a stanch Re-
publican. Fraternally, he is a member of
Morrison River Lodge, No. 75, K. of P.,
of Springvale, Me.; the Modern Woodmen
of America; and the Order of Golden Cross.
He is a communicant of the Congregational
church.
(^TY-RTHUR C. FERGUSON, M.D.,* a
fc^ rising young physician, who practises
y^ls^^ his profession in Somersworth, and
resides in Berwick, Me., was born in Spring-
vale, York County, Me., May 2, 1869, son of
Charles T. and Martha O. (Hersom) Fergu-
His paternal grandparents were Nahum and
Mary (Chadbourn) Ferguson; and his great-
grandfather, Joshua Ferguson, was among
the early settlers and pioneer farmers of
Shapleigh, Me., where he died at an advanced
age. He was the father of a large family, of
whom three sons and three daughters attained
maturity. Nahum Ferguson, also a native of
Shapleigh, followed the ship-carpenter's trade
for some years. Subsequently succeeding to
the possession of his father's farm, he resided
thereon until his death, at the age of fifty-
eight years. His wife, Mary, who was a na-
tive of South Berwick, Me., born m 1818,
became the mother of four children — limily,
Susan, Charles T., and Sarah L..
Charles T. Ferguson, father of Dr. Fergu-
son, was born in Shapleigh, York County,
Me., May 20, 1843. When ten years old he
accompanied his mother to Springvale. He
was educatei.1 in the iniblic schools; and at the
age of eighteen he went to Worcester, Mass.,
where he learned shoemaking with D. Cum-
mings & Co., later becoming a member of the
firm. He was connected with it all together
for a period of twenty-five years, retiring in
1887 to a farm near Berwick, York County,
Me., which he had purchased five years pre-
viously. He is one of the leading citizens of
Berwick, and was elected Selectman in 1895.
His marriage with Martha O. Hersom took
place May 16, 1868. They have three chil-
dren — Arthur C, Mattie G., and George M.
Having acquired his elementary education
in the public schools, Arthur C. Ferguson
entered the Berwick Academy, where he com-
pleted his course of study, and was graduated
in 1 888. P^ntering the medical department of
the University of New York City, he was then
graduated in March, 1892, with the degree of
Doctor of Medicine. Soon afterward he lo-
cated for practice in Somersworth, where he
has since responded to calls for medical advice
and treatment, and is steadily advancing in
his profession. In politics he supports the
Republican party, and has served upon the
Board of Health in Berwick.
Socially, Dr. P"erguson is a general favorite
both in Somersworth and Berwick ; and, as he
is well equipped for a successful professional
career, his future prospects are bright and
promising.
(9>rBRAM M. DRAKE,* who died at his
f^ home in Dover, Strafford County,
/J1A^__ N.H., October i, 1895, had been a
resident of the city for upward of twoscore
years, and in that time had won for himself
an honored position in the business commu-
nity and in the social, political, and religious
circles. He was born in 1823, in Effingham,
Carroll C(junty, this State, and there grew to
maturity. When still quite young, he learned
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the carpenter's trade, which he continued to
follow as a permanent occujiation, l)eing for
some time employed at carpentering in Dover
and vicinity, finally locating here. Having
been obliged to depend upon himself almost
ciitirely from early boyhood, he had well
learned the lessons of industry and economy;
and he practised them so efficiently that before
he had reached manhood's prime he found
himself in C(jmfortable financial circumstances.
In 1875 on account of ill health he was
forced to retire from active inu'suits, and for
the last twenty years of his life he was an
invalid. Although a sufferer from [ihysical
ailments, Mr. Drake was ever cheerful and
brave, and took an active interest in the leail-
ing events of the times.
Mr. Drake was uniteil in marriage April 30,
1848, with Miss Mary ]?ennett, who was born
in Farmington, N.H., October 22, 1819. Mr.
Drake was a .strong adherent of the Repub-
lican jxirty, and was for some years identified
with the political affairs of the city, serving
both as a Councilman and as an Alderman.
Me was a prominent Mason, being a member
of Strafford Lodge, F. & A. M., and a Knight
Templar. Both Mr. and Mrs. Drake united
with the Methodist Episcopal church many
years ago, and when that denomination built
its present jilace of worship Mr. Drake was
one of the leading members of the lUiilding
Committee.
JDWIN ALONZO STEVENS,* superin-
tendent of the Soniersworth Machine
Company at .Salmon Falls, is a na-
tive of Effingham, N.H., where he was born
December 27, 1843. His parents were Silas
M. and Nancy J. (Stevens) Stevens. The
Stevens family was a well-known one in
I^ffi ogham, having been there for many years.
The paternal grandfather of Mr. lulwin
Stevens was a farmer in the town and a
highly esteemed citizen. His four sons were:
Samuel, Saul, Emery, and Silas. Silas
Stevens grew up on his father's homestead,
accpiiring his education in the di.strict school
and the Effingham Academy. After leaving
school he learned the cabinet-maker's trade,
and worked at that together with carpenter-
ing. He died at the early age of twenty-six,
when his son Edwin was only two and one-half
years old. His wife, though a Stevens before
her marriage, was of a different family or
branch. She was a native of Shapleigh, Me.
Their three children were: ^Lary K., who
married Lysander Mayo, of Rollinsford;
Edwin and Silas M. Stevens, of Salmon Falls.
Mr. Stevens's maternal grandfather was
Whiting Steven.s, ;M.D., born in Winthrop,
Me., whose father was James, one of three
brothers, John, James, and Joseph, who came
to this country, it is saitl, from l-Lngland in the
seventeenth century. James and Joseph set-
tled in Maine. John settled in Massachusetts,
and died there unmarried. Dr. Whiting
Stevens acquired a large practice at Shai)leigh,
where he had studied medicine, and was emi-
nently successful. He was a leading member
of the Ixaptist Church of Shapleigh, was not-
ably generous and benevolent, had an exten-
sive acquaintance, and was beloved throughout
the county. Dr. Stevens married Abigail
Walker, and they had the following named
children: Alonzo J. W., Luther C, Whiting,
Mary W., Elizabeth W., Nancy J., Rufus
W., William C, and I'hilene A.
lulwin A. Stevens, the subject of this
sketch, was sent to the public schools of his
native town until his fourteenth year, when he
came to Somersworth to live with an uncle
and attend the high school. In his later
youth he was clerk in a store for two years.
In August, 1862, he enlisted as a landsman
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in the United States Navy, and was on the
"Macedonian." He was raised to he sea-
man, and served until his discharge in March,
1S63. After this he came to Berwick, and
attended the academy for a time. He then
entered the employ of the Somersworth Ma-
chine Company as a machinist, having worked
in the foundry during his vacation. His pro-
motion since his connection with the firm has
iieen rapid. He was made shijjping clerk in
the office after being there a little while, and
in less than a year from the time he entered
the business he was made superintendent of
the works. At that time only twenty-five men
were employed. Under Mr. Stevens's skilful
management the business has prospered, and
has been enlarged so that there are from four
to five times that number of employees at
present. Stoves and iron hollow ware are
manufactured; and in one year as many as
two million, one hundred and fifty-si.x thou-
sand, four hundred and twenty-eight pounds
of manufactured goods have been shipped. In
politics Mr. Stevens is a Republican. In
1876 and 1877 he served on the Board of Se-
lectmen; and he was nominated for a third
term, but would not accept the nomination.
He has served for eight years consecutively as
(jne of the Board of Supervisors. In 1896
Mr. Stevens was sent to the State legislature
to represent the town; and while there he was
appointed a member of the Committee on Re-
vision of Statutes, one of the most important
committees in the House. Aside from manu-
facturing, Mr. Stevens has been largely inter-
ested in banking. He has been Trustee of the
Rollinsford Savings Bank for twenty years,
Diiector in the South Berwick National Bank,
Trustee in the South Berwick Savings Bank
for many years, and for ten years connected
with the Salmon Falls State 13ank. He is a
member of Granite Lodge, No. 65, F. &
A.M.; Edwarils Chapter of Somersworth ; St.
I'aul's Ciimmandery of Dover; Orphan Coun-
cil of Dover; and of the Dover Consistory.
Mr. Stevens married Miss Adelaide C,
daughter of Charles Speed, of Rollinsforil.
Their children are: Charles Edwin, Mabel
G., Florence F., and Caroline. Both Mr.
and Mrs. Stevens are members of the South
IV-rwick Baptist Church, and Mr. Stevens has
been for twenty-eight years treasurer and sec-
retary of the .Sunday-school connected with the
church society.
AUDRON FAMILY. — Among the
original proprietors of lands in
.Strafford County were the Waldrons
or Waldernes. The first of the name who
came to America arrived early in the seven-
teenth century, and returned not long after-
ward to England; but he came again to this
country, accompanied by other members of
his family, and they took up lands all the way
from Portsmouth up through the Cocheco
valley. No name is more prominent in Co-
lonial history than is that of Richard Waldron,
borne for generation after generation follow-
ing that of the Major Waldron who was killed
by Indians in Dover in 1689, whose son and
grandson served as President and Secretary of
the Council by which the Royal Province of
New Hampshire was controlled in years suc-
ceeding 1680. When New Hampshire was
governed in conjunction with Massachusetts,
Richard Waldron, first elected in 1654 as a
member of the General Court from Dover, w;is
re-elected twenty-three consecutive times, and
twenty-five times in all. In 1679 he was
elected from Kittery. He served as Speaker
during eight sessions. He was also a Magis-
trate, and was in command of a force during
the King Philip War in 1676. William
Waldron was a Magistrate on the Piscataqua
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589
was Recorder of Deeds in Dover
William Waldroii, a jjraduate of
; pastor of the Second Church in
in 1641, an
in 1646.
The Rev
riar\'ard, w
linstoii in 1 7^2. In the Roman Catholic
church have been in the present century Ed-
mund Ouincy Sheaf VValdron, President of
the Borromeo College in Baltimore, Md., and
John Waldron, whose thirty years of devotion
i;iven to good works in the Huron district,
won for him honorable distinction. In the
h'ree J^aptist denomination has been, besides
otiier men of the family name, the Rev.
W. II. Waldron, who was born and who di,-il
in {'"ainiington. Among native townsmen in
the legal profession have been the late Hon.
Ci. I'. VValdron, of South Dakota, an alumnus
of iiowdoin College, and Mr. H. C. Waldron,
graduated from Amherst College, who is mas-
ter of the high school and superintendent of
schools in the Massachusetts town of Westboro.
The Farmington Waldrons arc descended
from "Richard Walderne, gentleman," and
from Colonel John Waldron of the Revolu-
tion, who lived in Dover. Colonel John
gave lands in the "North-west Parish of
Rochester" to his son Jeremiah, who in 1812
builded for his family a new dwelling-house
at the upper end of the main village of Farm-
ington, which has sheltered beneath its great
roof five generations of the name of Waldron,
and is now occupied by one of the builder's
grandsons. Squire Jeremiah Waldron had
four sons who lived to mature age, two already
named, and the late J. W. and J. II. Waldron.
The second son of the latter was named for
his great-grandfather, and is the only descend-
ant of this branch of the family who holds
any sort of public office at the present day in
his native town.
Mr. John Waldron was born in the house
mentioned, December 27, 1849. He attended
local schools and neighboring academies until,
at about the time when he should have entered
college, he was called home to superintend the
lumber business on the estate of his invalid
father. After putting the business into suc-
cessful working order. Mr. Waldron left it to
the hands of an elder brother, and entered the
shoe factory of A. Nute & Sons. He has re-
mained with the firm to the present time,
working in the factory or acting as its travel-
ling salesman, as occasion required. He
never has wished to be considered as a candi-
ilate for any office in the gift of fellow-towns-
men, but was commissioned by Governor Bu-
siel as a Special Justice of the Police Court.
He enjoys the duties of the position, as he
has the judicial turn of mind, and would have
studied law with a view to practice had he
been at liberty to leave home in the years
which he had hoped to spend in university
work. As are many of his kinsmen, Mr.
Waldron is of noticeable stature and personal
appearance. He is of absolute integrity in
daily life, kindly in manner, quick in humor,
and of a temper not easily ruffled, yet not
lightly appeased when once excited to indig-
nation. He is a stanch Republican in poli-
tics, and he attends the Congregational
church. He is a charter member of Harmony
Lodge, Knights of Pythias, and belongs to
the Society of Sons of the American Revolu-
tion by right of descent from not only the
Waldrons, but also through his mother, who
was formerly Miss Abby Jones, of New Dur-
ham. Mr. Waldron is married; and of his
two daughters the elder, Adelaide Cecil, sur-
vives.
Mrs. John Waldron is the daughter of the
late Rev. and Mrs. Daniel Plumer Cilley, and
is a native of Manchester. Early removal to
Boston, Mass., caused her studies to be pur-
sued almost wholly in that city, in schools,
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with tutors, and in the paternal study, full of
liooks. The recent publication, "New Hamp-
shire Women," says: "To descent from the
well-known Plumers and Cilleys she adds that
from F'rosts, Sherburnes, and Pepperrells, of
Colonial fame, through her mother, who was
formerly Miss A. A. Haines, of Canterbury.
Mrs. VValdron has been a State officer of the
W. C. T. U., belongs to the New England
Women's Press Association, the Piscataqua
Congregational Club, and the club of New
Hamjishire's Daughters, and is a charter mem-
ber of the Daughters of the American Revolu-
tion. She is also a Daughter of the Cincin-
nati, her great-grandfather, General Joseph
Cilley, having been one of the founders of the
Society of the Cincinnati in 1783. Since her
first poem appeared in Lippincotfs Magazine,
while she lived in North Carolina, the
work of 'Adelaide Cilley Waldron ' has been
printed in many periodicals, from Haifci-'s
I\Jagaz:iiii- to first-class newspapers, and by
publishers of holiday books. She is a woman
of unusual abilities and most versatile talent,
writing well always, whether in verse for
special occasions, a hymn, a strong sonnet, a
story for children, letters for newspapers, or
articles carefully compiled for educational and
historical journals. She craves the best in
everything — music, art, literature, life — yet
never refuses tasks incident to a country home.
With a splendid ancestry of gallant soldiers,
her record is not less brave than any of theirs;
for, with the cxcjuisitely sensitive tempera-
ment of a true poet and accomplished musi-
cian, yet handicapped in many ways, she
battles patiently where others might lose
courage. Full of kindly thoughts and gentle
humor, sincere to the core, as a writer never
lowering her standard for pojiularity or jjay,
true always to her highest ideals, she is an
honor to New Hampshire."
The father of Mrs. Waldroi> served as an
army chaplain during the period of the Ci\il
War, accompanying his regiment in all its
campaigns in the Gulf Department, save dur-
ing several months of duty at the Marine
Hospital in New Orleans. His eldest son,
the Hon. Clinton A. Cilley, a graduate from
Harvard University, was an officer of the
staff corps in the Army of the Cumberland,
with rank of Colonel wdien mustered out in
1866 in North Carolina, where he has since
practised law, in spite of invalidism caused by
injuries at Chickamauga. He has received
the medal of honor for distinguished gallantry
in action. The younger two of the brothers
of Mrs. Waldron were born in Boston. ()ne
is Dr. D. P. Cilley, of Westboro, in his na-
tive State; and the youngest, the late Joseph
B. Cilley, a young man of unusual promise,
died in Farmington in 1886, from illness in-
duced by exposure in encampment while in the
performance of his duties as Captain of the
Wilson Guards, the latter forming Company
F, Second Regiment, New Hampshire Na-
tional Guard. The Adjutant-general said of
Captain Cilley that no more accomplished
officer had been commissioned in the service
of the State in the National Guard. It had
been expected that he would be ordered to
duty as inspector of rifle practice, with rank
of Major, when his fatal illness caused him
to relinquish all thought of further service in
the profession of arms, for which he had an
inherent gift.
ON. CHARLES II. SAWYP:R, of
Dover, N.H., the President of the
Sawyer Woollen Mills Corporation,
was born March 30, 1840, in Watertown,
N.Y., son of Jonathan and Martha (Perkins)
Sawyer. He is a descendant of John Sawyer,
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CHARLES H. SAWYER.
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a farmer of Lincdlnshiru, iMiLiland, who is be-
lieved to have been either a Non-conformist
or a Separatist. Jolm's three sons — Will-
iam, Edward, and Thomas — came to this
country in 1636. Thomas, who was the
founder of this branch of the family, settled
in Lancaster, Mass., in 1647, and died there
September 12, 1706. He married in 164S
Mary, daughter of John Prescott, the founder
of Lancaster. Caleb Sawyer, son of Thomas
and Mary (Prescott) Sawyer, married Sarah
Houghton, and had Seth, who married Hepzi-
bah Whitney, and was the father of Caleb,
second, the next in this line. Caleb Sawyer,
second, married Sarah Patch; and their son
Phinehas, who married HJnnah Whitney, was
the father of Jonathan Sawyer antl grand-
father of Charles Henry, the subject of this
sketch. The iiirthplace of Phinehas Sawyer
was the part of Lancaster which was included
by the act of incorporation in 1732 in the
town of Harvartl. He owned and conducted a
mill in Marlboro, Mass., until foreign compe-
tition obliged him to give it up shortly after
the termination of the War of 18 12. In Har-
vard he married Hannah Whitney, and he
died in 1820. His children were: PLuinah,
luizebia, Sarah, Soi>hia, Alfred Ira, Kliza,
Mary, Arethusa, Zenas, Wesley, Francis As-
bury, Kdmuncl, and Jonathan. Twelve of the
number survived the father. Jonathan, of
whose life a sketch will be found elsewhere in
this work, was a native of Marlboro, born
June 7, 1817. He resided at different times
in Harvard and Lowell, Mass., Watertown,
N.Y., and Dover, N.H. He died in Dover,
June 20, i8gi. His wife, Martha, whom he
married in 1S39, came from Barnard, Vt.
Charles H. Sawyer was ten years old when
he came with his parents to Dover. His edu-
cation, which had been begun in the schools
of Watertown, N.Y., was comjilcted in this |
town. When seventeen years of age he was
employed as a common workman in the
flannel-mills of Dover, owned by his father
and uncle, Jonathan and Francis A. Sawyer.
Quick of observation and athirst for practical
knowledge, he was thoroughly versed in the
work of the place by the time he was twenty-
si.x, at which age he was appointed the super-
intendent. Some time after he became a part
owner of the mill. In 1873, when the firm
was incorporated under the style of the
Sawyer Woollen Mills, he was made its
agent. In 1881 he succeeded to the presi-
dency, then left vacant by the death of his
uncle. Since that time he has had the chief
management of the mills, acquiring for them
a high reputation for faultless work, and dis-
playing a peculiar fitness for the business by
the inherited traits which have made him per-
sistent, apt in mechanics, an expert in the
work of every department, and a superior
business man, while leaving him incapable of
practising any other than honorable dealing.
Early in his career Mr. Sawyer obtained
the esteem and confidence of the community.
He was elected in turn to the City Council
and the Board of AUlermen. In 1869-70 and
1876-77 he represented the city in the -State
legislature. Governor Charles H. Bell ap-
pointed him to a position on his staff in 1881,
and he was a delegate to the National Repub-
lican Convention held in Chicago in 1884.
Two years after he was elected Governor of
New Hampshire on the Republican ticket.
The success of his party in the following elec-
tion was largely due to his personal popular-
ity. While Governor he represented the
State in several of the centennial celebrations,
including that of the jiromulgation of the na-
tional Constitution at Philadelphia, of the in-
auguration of President Washington in New
York, and the laying of the corner-stone of
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the monument commemorating the battle of
Bennington. His most remarkable act as
Governor was the veto of the Hazen Bill, de-
signed to facilitate the leasing of certain rail-
roads, upon the grounil that its |)romotcrs, the
agents of a powerful railroad corporation, had
attempted to buy votes in support of it.
Mr. Sawyer married, February 8, 1865,
Susan h^llen, daughter of Dr. James W. and
Elizabeth Cowan, of Dover. Their children
are: William Davis, who married Susan Ger-
trude, daughter of Hon. Joshua G. Hall, of
Dover; Charles Francis, who married Gertrude
Child, daughter of Hon. Henry W. Severance,
of San Francisco; James Cowan, who married
Mary Pejiperill, daughter of Judge George
S. Frost, of Dover; Edward; and Elizabeth
Coffin.
SOSEI'H VV. HAM,* for many years one
of the most respected citizens of Straf-
ford County, was born June 25, 1S25,
in Rochester, on the old homestead, where his
death occurred. His father, James Ham, was
also born in Rochester, a son of Stephen
Ham, who was among the early settlers of this
place, having come here from Littleworth.
James Ham was a farmer by occupation. He
served for a time in the War of 181 2, sta-
tioned in the garrison at Portsmouth.
Joseph W. Ham was early trained to agri-
cultural pursuits, and devoted his life to gen-
eral farming and poultry-raising, carrying on
an extensive business in the latter, shipping
eggs and chickens to the Boston markets. In
his younger days he was for some time en-
gaged in mercantile pursuits as a grocery
clerk in Gonic, but preferred the vocation to
which he was reared as his life work. He
was a strong Democrat in his political prin-
ciples, and, being ever mindful of his duties
as a citizen, served his fellow-townsmen in
various official capacities. For several years
he was Chairman of the School Committee,
and he was -Surveyor in the town of Rochester
a number of terms. A man of domestic
tastes, devoted to his family, he was also
much interested in the work of the church,
and officiated as Deacon of the Free Will J?ap-
tist Church of Gonic.
In 1850 he married Miss Sarah H. Roberts,
who was born in North Berwick, York County,
Me., a daughter of David S. Roberts, of that
town. Mr. and Mrs. Ham became the parents
of seven children, as follows: M. Josephine,
the wife of Benton Haley, of ]5arrington ;
Abbie J., who died at the age of twenty-five
years; George B., who died when but seven
years old; Augusta E., who died in infancy;
Susan A., who lived but two years; Henry
W., who died at the age of twenty-si.\ years;
and J. Edgar, who resides on the old home-
stead, where he carries on general farming,
and is tenderly caring for his aged mother,
who bears her deep bereavements with Chris-
tian fortitude. Henry W. Ham, the sixth
child in order of birth, was formerly sta-
tion agent at Salem Dejjot in Rockingham
County. His wife surviveil him but a short
time, passing to the higher life July 13,
1896. Florence, one of their orphan chil-
dren, lives with her grandmother, Mrs. Ham;
while the other, Abbie J., resides with her
uncle, Mr. Wentworth.
WI;.REN
veteran
H. WHITEHOUSE,* a
of the Civil War, who is
now engaged in farming in Middle-
ton, Strafford County, N.H., was born in this
town, March 27, 1843, son of Amos W. and
Eliza H. (Colbath) Whitehouse. Amos
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Whitchousc, grandfather of Warren 11., was
the first of the family to settle here.
Amos VV. Whitehoiise was a lifelon- resi-
dent of Middleton, and followed the shoe-
maker's trade in connection witli farming
until his death, wliich occurred when he was
si.\ty-four years old. In politics he was a Re-
publican; and he served with ability as Select-
man, Town Treasurer, and Ta.\ Collector.
He married Eliza H. Colhath, who became tlie
mother of seven chihJren, five ol' wliom are Jiv-
ini;', namely: lilmira, wife of L. 1). Colbath;
Warren H., the subject of this sketch: I'.llen;
Lydia; and Lizzie.
Warren H. Whitehouse was e(hicate(.l in the
common schools, and when a youn<,^ man lie
learned the shoemaker's trade. In I.S64 he
enlisted in Company G, I'"irst New Hampshire
Heavy Artillery, and was stationed in Wash-
ington until the close of the w;u-. Upon his
return from the army he resumed his trade,
and worked in iMiddleton until 1876. He
then tiioved to I'"armiu,L;ton, where lie followed
shocmakini;- initil 1.S92; ;ind in 1S95 he re-
turned to his native town. Settiin.t;- upon the
old Hall place, he en-a.ned in lillin- the .soil
and otiier farm work, such as the care of
stock, roliticaliy, he votes with the Repub-
lican i)arty, and while resitlin;; in Farmington
was Supervisor for some time. He is now
serving as Supervisor and Town Clerk in
Middleton, and is deeply interested in the
welfare of the town.
Mr. Whitehouse married I'aiima A. \'ork,
daughter of Charles York, of this town, and
has six children, as follows: Charles W. ;
Addic E., who is now Mrs. Kno.x: Lizzie S.,
wife of E. S. Wallace; Nellie M. ; Albert;
and Lena.
Mr. Whitehouse is connected with Wood-
bine Lodge, I. O. O. E. ; Mad River Encamj)-
ment; and the Rei)ecca Lodge. He is also
a member of Harmony Lodge, Knights of
Pythias, :uk1 was Master of the l':.\chequer four
years. The family attend the I'.aptist church.
\m)/lI,LIAM H
W known and
^^ of Earmir
L TANNl'R,^ a well-
d prosjierous agriculturist
ingron, N. IL, was born
in tiiis town in September, 1.S27, a son of
John Tanner, Jr. His grandfather, John
Tanner, Sr. , is said to have come from luig-
land. (An earlier John Tanner, it may be
mentioned, was numbered among the inhab-
itants of rortsniouth and Strawberry ]5ank as
early as 1665. )
John Tanner. Jr., served in the American
army during the War of 18 12. He was a
resident of I^'armington throughout bis life,
occupying a good position among the well-to-
do farmers of this part of the county. He
was a strong Democrat in his political affilia-
tions, but never aspired to public office. To
him and his wife, whose maiden name was
Mary Thompson, eight children were born,
three of whom are Jiving, namely: Hannah,
wife of Moses ]•:. Leighton; William IL, the
special subject of this sketch; and Josei:)h,
who resides in the village of Earmington.
The father passed to the life beyond at the
age of seventy years.
William H. Tanner leceived his education
in the ilistrict school, remaining at home
attending school in the winter seasons, and
working on the farm summers. He worked at
the shoemaker's trade for a quarter of a cen-
tury or more after attaining his majority, but
has since devoted his time and energies to
agricultural pursuits. He has one hundred
acres of land that under his wise manage-
ment have undergone the transformation
which only the persistent and willing hand of
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industry cduIiI bring about. He takes no
active part in local affairs, but supports the
principles of the Democratic party at the
polls.
Mr. Tanner married Miss Martha Giles,
who was born in Milton, Strafford County, a
daughter of Orrin P. Giles. Three children
have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Tanner,
namely: Grace L. ; Lizzie, wife of Irving-
Percy: and Charles H., deceased. Mr.
Tanner and his family are highly respected
members of the community in which they
dwell. They attend the Methodist l-lpiscopal
church, whose doctrines harmonize with their
religious beliefs.
kOMKVN B. HURD,* of Alton,
N.II., who is engaged in carrying on
the farm that was formerly owned
by his grandfather, George Hurd, was born
here, September ii, 183S, a son of Plenry and
Lydia W. (iM-ench) Ilurd.
George Hurd and his brother Meshech came
to Alton from Rochester, Strafford County, in
iSio, on horseback, which was then the usual
mode of travel, and took up two hundred acres
of land that is now owned by Romeyn 1?. Fiurd.
P.oth were married when they came, and for
the first )'ear or two they lived in a blacksmith
shop, which made but a rude dwelling-place.
After working together for two years, they di-
vided their land into two farms of equal area,
each taking one. When they were fully
settled, they were joined by their father, Jo-
seph Hurd, who continued to live with them
until his death in 1S43 at eighty-eight years of
age. He had five sons and three daughters;
namely, Shadrach, Ik'tsey, Meshech, George,
Ann, Henry, Polly, and Isaac. George Hurd,
b(un May 15, 1781, died February 15, 1848.
His wife, Sally Tibbetts, who was born De-
cember 27, 1779, died July 11, 1870. They
had three children; namely, Henry, Eli, and
Susanna. Eli, a farmer by occupation, was
twice married, and at his death left one child.
Susanna married Isaac Wentworth, of Roches-
ter, N.H.
Henry Hurd, son of George, was born April
6, 1805. He received a fair education in his
early years, and he taught school several win-
ters. Purchasing the homestead, he always
resided here; and under his management the
premises were considerably improved. As a
land surveyor his services were sought for
miles around; and as an official of the town
he had an enviable reputation, being a man of
unusual executive ability. At the time of his
death he had been on the Alton Board of Se-
lectmen a longer time than any other man up
to that date, and he had acted as Moderator at
town meetings for a longer period than he had
served as Selectman. His memory was so
good, it is said, that, when there were four
hundred voters in the town, he could call off
the full name of each. P^jr a number of years
he was elected on the Democratic ticket as
Representative to the lower house of the
State legislature, and was there at the time of
the change in the Constitution. He was a
Justice of the Peace and Quorum many years,
and wrote more deeds than anybody else in
town ; and he also for some time served as
Town Agent. Henry Hurd died July 8, 188S.
His wife, whose maiden name was Lydia W.
French, was born in Alton, February 8, 1805,
and died July 6, 1S84. They were married
April 16, 1829, and had five children;
namely, Catherine A., Romeyn B. , limelinc
A., Marcus M., ami one that died in infancy.
Catherine and l-jiieline both died )'oung.
Marcus is in the blacksmith's luisiness in
Alton village.
BIOGRAPHICAL REVIEW
Being the elder son, Konieyn U. began
early to assist his father in the farm work,
gradually taking full charge; and upon his
father's death the homestead came to him.
To the original farm he has added eighty
acres. He keeps a dairy of good cows, and
makes a specialty o( the production of milk.
Like his father, Mr. Ihird is a jirominent
Democrat in politics. He is a member of
Merry Meeting Grange of Alton.
Romeyn ]?. Hurd married Sarah V. V'arney,
daughter of Jonathan M. Varney, and has four
children; namely, Abl)ie G., Ada Iv, Mabel,
and Ernest. Abbie G. is the wife of Alonzo
S. ]5rooks. Ada K. , who taught school a few
years, is now the wife of Lewis H. Lamprey.
'AMULL
cameo
Middle
YOUNG,* wlio formerly
in the lumber business in
ill, and is now engaged in
farming in this town, was born in Farmington,
N. H., in 1832, son of Joel and Mary (Durgin)
Young. His grandfather, Samuel Young, was
an early settler in Farmington.
Joel Young learned the blacksmith's trade,
which he followed in l-'armington, Xew Dur-
ham, and Middleton. He came to this town
when his son .Samuel was ten years old; and he
resided here until his death, which occurred
when he was sixty-three years old. In poli-
tics he was a Whig. He wedded Mary Dur-
gin, and had a family of si.\ children, three of
whom are living, namely: Samuel, the subject
of this sketch; James, who is now residing in
Portsmouth, N.H. ; and Clara, wife of John li.
l-i field.
Samuel Young grew to manhood in Middle-
ton, and was educated in the common schools
of this town. When a young man he adopted
agricultural pursuits and bought a place situ-
ated at the foot of .Moose Mountain. He re-
mained there but two years, when, selling the
projierty, he jnnxhased the Jones farm, where
he has since resided. ]<"()r eight years he was
engaged in the lumber business; but his prin-
cipal attention has been given to agriculture,
which he carries on energetically and with
success.
Mr. Young has been three times married.
His first wife, who was in maidenhood Martha
Stevens, died leaving five children ~ Charles,
Susan, ]':ila, Lester, and Harry. By his
union with Mrs. Sarah M. Stevens, his second
wife, there were no children. His jiresent
wife was, before her marriage to him, Mrs.
Mary O. Lougee, of Parsonsfield, Me. Mr.
and Rh-.s. Young are attendants at the Haptist
church, and they are respected in this com-
munity as contributing to its reputation for a
high class of citizenship.
(sTrLOXZO D. NUT!',* an active and
^^ well-to-do farmer of the town of Mad"
>''^'»V^^ bury, Strafford County, occupies
the old homestead that his paternal grand-
father, Andrew Nute, purchased more than a
century ago, settling here after tlie close of
the Revolutionary War, in which he com-
mandetl a company. Captain Nute was a resi-
lient of Wolfboro for many years, having been
there reared to agricultural pursuits, which he
followed through his active years. A man of
great physical foice, temperate in his habits,
his years of earthly life were prolonged to
nearly a century.
Daniel Nute, father of Alonzo D., spent
his entire forty-si.v years of life on this farm,
succeeding to the homestead and to the occu-
pation of his father. To him and his wife,
Susan ILanson Nute, four children were born.
S98
BIOGRAPHICAL REVIEW
two of whom lived but a short time, the others
being: George, who died at the age of twenty-
two years; and Aionzo D., the subject of this
si<etch.
Alonzo D. Nute was born January 23, 1831.
He remained at home until fifteen years old,
receiving his early education in the district
schools: and after that he attended school for
a time in Wolfboro, whitlier he went to learn
the wheelwright's trade. In 1S62 Mr. Nute
returned to the ancestral homestead, which
has become his by inheritance, and has since
devotetl himself to the care and improvement
(il his ])ropert)', carrying on general farming
pursuits, tilling the soil, managing a small
dair)-, and raising some stock. He is known
throughout the community as an honest, up-
right, and industrious citizen, a man whose
success in life is due to his own efforts. A
Republican in politics, Mr. Nute has been
Selectman of the town for three years, and for
the past two years has served as Supervisor.
He is a member of Strafford Lodge of Dover.
Mr. Nute and his wife, formerly Miss Mary
J. Reynolds, have four children; namely,
George D., Annie S., Mary A., and John A.'
§OSIAH NASON,* a farmer of Alton,
fkdknap County, N.H., was born in
New Durham, Strafford County, Feb-
ruary II, 1825. His father was Thomas, son
of Moses Nason. Thomas Nason came to
New Hampshire from Acton, Me., and, after
residing for some time in New Durham, re-
moved to Alton, where he engaged in farm-
ing. He mairied Polly Gilman, of Acton,
Me., and they had eleven children, as fol-
lows: Mary, Hannah, Mehitable, Thomas,
James, Sally, Richard, Alva, Josiah antl Jere-
miah (twins), and Newell.
Josiah, the subject of this sketch, came
from New Durham to Alton with his parents
when nine years old, and lived at home with
them until the death of his father, which oc-
curred December 13, 1855, at the age of sixty-
one years. After remaining for some time
with his mother^ he bought a farm, and started
general farming for himself in the same town.
He married Marilla M. Varney, daughter of
Joshua A. and Deborah (Varney) Varney.
Mr. Varney was a cabinet-maker by trade, and
was a citizen of influence. He held various
offices of trust in his town, serving as Justice
of the Peace for some years, as Town Clerk,
and as Postmaster for a number of years. He
was also Representative to the legislature in
1S36 and 1S37. He was a member of the
F"ree Will Baptist church in early life, and
later became an Adventist, and a Deacon in
the church with which he was then connected.
He was a man of strict habits, a strong advo-
cate of the temperance cause, and a true
Christian. His wife's maiden name was Deb-
orah Varney, but they were not known to be
related by blood. Mr. and Mrs. Varney had
five children, namely: Lucinda; Marilla M.,
Mrs. Nason; Avilla; Clara A.; and George.
Avilla Varney married Amos F. Place; Clara
died at the age of eleven years; George is
married, and is at present residing in Lynn,
Mass., where he is engaged in the grocery
business. Mr. and Mrs. Nason have no chil-
dren. Mr. Nason has been engaged in gen-
eral farming for the greater part of his life,
having taken no active part in public affairs.
He is well regarded among his fellow-towns-
men as a good citizen.
fAMUEL Y. Mh:SERVK,* a vener-
able and highly esteemed resident
of Rochester, Strafford County,
N.H., was born in 1807 in the neighboring
BIOGRAPHICAL REVIEW
Kirs. llislalhcr. Colonel John Alcscrvu, was
a dislinj^uishcd officer in the Revolutionary
War. He was afterward for many years one
of the foremost farmer citizens of Milton,
and a stanch supjiorter of the principles
of the Whig i)arty, though he never cared to
hold public otfice. lie married Sally, daugh-
ter of Ezekiel Hayes, antl they became the
parents of eight children.
Samuel Y. Mescrve, in common with the
majority of farmers' sons in his day, received
his education in the district schools, and in
his early life was trained to agricultural pur-
suits. When a )oung man he learned the
l)rickla\'er"s or mason's trade, at whicli he
worked for half a century, the greater jiart of
the time in Rochester, N.ll., where he was
known as a skilful and superior wcnkman dur-
ing his active years. In politics he has always
supported the Democratic ticket; and he takes
an intelligent interest in local jiublic affairs,
but has never been an aspirant for official
honors, preferring the (|uietude of domestic
life. Mr. Meserve is one of the oldest Im-cc
Masons in this locality, being a member of
Humane Lodge, F, & A. M,, of Rochester.
He is a faithful member of the Walnut Grove
Free Will Baptist Church, and has been an
active vv(.u-ker in religious circles.
Mr. Meserve married Miss Mary Hanson,
and they are the parents of six children.
NDEX.
BIOGRAPHICAL.
Abbott, Joseph S 149
Adams, Herbert C 241
Adams, Joseph M. K 425
Aldrich, John 360
Allen, Amasa 259
Allen, Charles W 521
Allen, Levi W 63
Ames, Andrew A 56:
Annis, A. S 341
Avery, Joseph H no
Ayer, Stephen S 290
liabb, Horace T. , .
nabb,Melvin E. . . .
Babcock, Mrs. Panthea F
liadger, Joseph . . .
Baer, Annie Wentworth
Bailey, Charles M. . .
Ballard, Wilbur VV. . ,
ISarker, Hiram H. . .
Bartlett, George W.
Bartlett, James D. . .
Batchelder, John . . .
Beaman, Frank G. . .
Beaman, Otis .
Bean, Alpheus L.
liean, Edwin C.
ISell, Samuel H. .
Bennett, Morrison
Berry, Charles H.
Berry, Eben E. . .
Berry, Fred E. . . .
Berry, John H 503
Berry, Joseph E 340
Bickford, Charles VV 33
Bickford, John 45
Blaisdell, Joseph I' 437
Blaisdell, Samuel H 4
Blanchard, Roscoe C 2
Boodey, Horace P 238
Brawn, Henry E 245
Brown, Byron W 167
Brown, George H 21
Bruce, T. Kitson 554
Burnham, George W 496
Burnham, James \V 392
Burnham, R. De Witt .... 547
Busiel, Charles A 375
Busiel, Frank E 59
Busiel, John W 58
Bussey, S. Randall 5S3
Buzzel'l, Charles E 435
Card, George V.
Caron, David H. .
Cass, William T. .
Caverly, John H.
Caverno, George S.
Chamberlain, Henry
Chase, Nelson J.
Chesley, Daniel .
Che.slt\, George H.
Clicsky, John E.
Chesley, Stephen P.
Child, James E. .
Clark, George H 85
Clark, Joseph S 85
Clement, Moses W 120
Clough, Aaron S 267
Clough, Elbridge G 351
Clough, William R 225
Cloutman, John F 14
Coburn, Alonzo G 535
Coburn, Franklin W 532
Coburn, Franklin W., Jr. . . . 532
Coe, Daniel W 28 r
Coe, Joseph W 5S2
Coffin, Mrs. Dorothy S. . . . 414
Colbath, Horace N 370
Cole, Benjamin J 73
Cook, Charles C 139
Cook, Gardner 338
Copp, Gust A 477
Corson, Frank W 20S
Corson, James 159
Cox, Edwin 291
Cox, George B 201
Cram, Francis H 4C7
Crane, Mazellah L 184
Crawford, Erastus A 1 r 7
Critchett, Luther C uji
Crockett, John 555
Currier, John W 108
Cusliman, William W 2,7
Dalton. Henry ().
Davis, Charles H.
Davis, Henry S. . .
Davis, Jolin G. . .
Davison, Mrs. Sarah
Dcmeritt, Albert . .
Demeritt, George H.
Dcmeritt, George 1'.
Demeritt, James H. .
Demeritt, Jolin
Demeritt, Samuel E.
Doe, Augustus
Dougherty, Thomas J.
Dow, Charles H. . .
Dow, John ....
Dow, Jonathan G.
Drake, Abram M. .
Drew, J. Horace . .
Duncan, Oscar . .
Durgin, George E. .
Durrell. Joseph B. .
Eastman, Ira A. .
Eaton, Daniel B. .
Edgcrly, Dwight E
Edgerly. John W.
Kdgerly, Walter J.
Emerson, George P.
Emerson, George W
Emerson, Willis P
Eincry, Smith F. .
Estes, Charles . .
Evans, Edward E.
Evans, H.ury P. .
Everett, George H
Fairl)anks, Charles A.
Faunce, A. Lester
Felker, Martin V. B.
Fellows, Rufus . .
Ferguson, Arthur C.
Fernald, George W.
Fernald, James E. .
P'ernald, Joseph H. .
Fernald, Loren S.
Flagg, William
Flanders, Alvah B. .
Flanders, Louis W. .
Folsom, .Mliert G.
Folsom, Edwin W.
Ford, Inez II. .
I'oss, A. Melvin .
Foss, Albion N. .
Foss, Oscar . .
Fox, Elbridge W.
French, Alonzo S.
Gage, Walter F. .
Gale, Moses S.
Gale, Stephen . .
Gale, Sylvester J.
c;arland, .Albert .
Garvin, William K.
Gerald, Francis L.
Gilman, Oliver J. M
Glass, John S.
Greene, Jared A. .
H
344 I Hayes. James D. .
353 Hayes, James E. .
253 Haye.s, James M. .
225 Hayes, Joseph N.
430 Hayes, Joseph O.
492 Hayes, Sidney 1!.
366 Haynes, James M.
131 Haynes, Martin A.
1 Herring, William M,
Hibbard, Ellery A.
Hill, Ira H. . '. .
Hill, Waldo K., .
Hoitt, Charles E. .
Hoitt, Thomas L.
Holt, Frank . .
Hough, Ralph . .
Huckins, John 15. .
Hurd, Romeyn 15.
Huse, Elizabeth S.
Hussey, Freeman .A
Hussey, John P. .
Haines, John N. . .
Hall, Asa A. . . .
Hall, Daniel . . .
Hall, George L. . .
Hall, John F. . . .
Ham, John R. . . .
Ham, Joseph W.
Ham, Penuel C. . .
Ham, Thomas . . .
Ham, Tobias . . .
Hammond, John S. .
Hanson, David S.
Hanson, Dominicus
Hanson, Enoch T. .
Hanson, James T. .
Hanson, John C. . .
Harmon, William F.
Hart, Malcom A. H.
Harvey, Albion K. P.
470 Hawkins, Frederick L.
Hawkins, Hosea F. .
123 i Hawley, George H .
1 14 Hayes, David . . .
546 Hayes, Ezekiel . .
loi Hayes, tleorge O.
98 Hayes, Israel .
S7'J
95
46S
66
522
329
385
309
56
510
395
596
250
42
529
39
So
515
04
594
526
372
117
5^5
462
S76
535
549
464
133
216
5«3
273
495
150
'97
Jackson, Elizabeth B 120
Jameson, Thomas G 475
Jenkins, Calvin 100
Jenkins, Jonathan 151
Jenkins, Lyman H 537
Jenness, Cyrus L 169
Jewett, John A 473
Jewett, John G 7°
Jewett, Stephen .S 92
Jones, Ajalon D 5S4
Jones, Dana P 398
Jones, Herbert J iSi
Jones, William F 516
Kelley, George F 527
Kelley, Ivory H 494
Kelley, Samuel G 33^
Kenniston, Greenleaf C. . . . 391
Keyser, Walter H 54S
Kimball, Daniel W 519
Kimball, Henry 10
Kimball, Nathaniel T 483
Kimball, Warren K 356
Knapp, William D 265
Knisht, William K. . ,
Kiiowlcs, Cliarles W. .
Knowles, Rev. Daniel C.
Knowles, George F. . .
Lang;, Joseph \V.
Langley, Jerry . .
Latlirop, Moses C.
Leavitt, Jolin K. .
Leigliton, James F
Lewis, Edwin C. .
Loeke, Ira A. . .
Lorke, Israel H. .
Locke, James C. .
Looney, Charles II,
Lord, Albert C. .
Lord, Klmer J. .
Lord. Geor-e W.
Lor<l, Martin L. .
Lothrop, James K
Loiigee, .Mary A. .
Loiigee, Osrar A.
Lovering, lonathan
M
Mar Donald, John A.
Malvern, Rev. Lewis
Manson, Charles K. .
Marison, Joel H. . .
Marsh, Herbert J.
Marshall, William C.
Martin, William W.
Mathes, George F. .
Mathes, Mark H. .
McDiiffee, George D.
McDuffee, J. Edgar .
McDuffee, Willis
Meader, James D. .
Meader, John F. .
Merrill, Frank N. .
Merrill, John F. . .
Meserve, .Samuel V.
Meserve, Winthrop S.
Miller, James A. .
Mitchell, George 1:
Mitchell, Josiah .
Morgan, Geor-re I'.
Morrill, George W. .
Morrill, John J. . .
Morrill, Leonard li. ,
Morrison, Abraham L
Morrison, Charles W.
Morrison, Kduin G.
Morse, Charles G.
Morton, William II
.Moulton, Daniel II.
Moulton, John C .
Nash. Moses . ,
Nash, Stephen G.
Nason, Josiah . .
Na.son, William F
Neal, John 11. . .
Neal, Smith . .
Ncalley, John II.
Nichols, James N.
Niite, Alonzo D. .
Nute, Thomas
Nutter, John D. .
Odell, Josei)h L. .
Drne, Frederick A.
Osborn, Iliram S.
Dsborne, lienjamin
Osborne, James I'.
(His, John D. . ,
Parker, George W. .
I'arker, Henry R. .
Parker, Samuel S. .
Parshley, Augustine S.
Peabody, Selwyn 15. .
Peirce, lienjamin P. .
Pepper, William H. .
Perkins, Alonzo .
Perley, John L. . ,
Perley, Stephen , ,
Si
Pettee, Charles H. .
Philbrick, George A.
Philbrick, John D. .
Pickering, Joshua C.
Pierce, John I. . .
Pike, Charles J, .
Pinkham, Nathaniel C
Place, A. Converse .
Plimpton, George L.
Plummer, Bard B. .
1 Mummer, Charles K.
Plummer, Daniel E.
Plummer, William A.
Pray. Amasa . . .
Price, Reuben W. .
Proctor, Lewis A. .
Ramsdell, Alvah T.
Kand, Hiram . .
Randall, Frank D.
Randall, John A. .
Rice, Edward E. .
Rickcr, Leslie W.
Ricker, Marilla M.
Roberts, James F.
Roberts, Oren .\.
Roberts, S. Ed.son
Roberts, William H
Robinson, John H.
Robinson, John M.
Rogers, Richard T.
Rollins. Amos L.
Rolliii.s, Charles W.
Rollins, Ellsworlli I
Rowe, Charles H.
Rowe, James M. .
Ryan, James, Jr. .
Sanborn, Fred C. . .
Sanborn, George F. .
Sanborn, Herbert N.
Sanborn, Jacob . .
Sanborn, Willard T.
Sanders, George A. .
Sanders, George \V.
Sargent, Franklin K,
r,o3
466
r6o
223
1 1 1
35'''
254
371
562
392
•57
400
453
294
1 68
235
'03
5i,S
379
274
466
215
17S
569
274
i5«
380
421
550
536
507
530
341
4ro
164
4<;S
6o4
Sai<;enl, Moses .
Sargent, Stephen \V.
Sawyer, Charles H. .
Sawyer, Joseph B.
Scales, George . ■
Scales, John . . •
Scales, Henry B. . .
Seavey, Albert F.
Seavey, James F.
Shackford, Amasa \V
Shannon, Edwin H. .
Shepanl, Henry . .
Sherburne, Joel F. .
Simpson, George A.
Sinclair, Everett M.
Small, Charles E.
Smith, Asa I. .
Smith, Curtis 1- .
Smith, Ervin H.
Smith, Fred H.
Smith, Freeman G.
Smith, George H.
Smith, John H. .
Smith, John F.
Smith, John Parker .
Smith, Joshua B.
Smith, Orville P.
Smith, Samuel l'>.
Snell, Louis H.
Snow, Hiram F. .
Spaulding, John . .
Spaulding, Melville C
Spinney, Joseph F. .
Stackpole, Harry H.
Stackpole, Paul A. .
Steele, Thomas M. .
Sterling, Alanson J. .
Stevens, I>enjamin M
Stevens, Edwin A. .
Stevens, George W.
Stevens, William S.
Stokes, Dudley L. .
Stone, Charles F. .
Story, David B. . .
Sturtevant. Josiah T.
S3
79
32
3'7
316
76
203
134
3«i
4^>S
87
5,So
246
41
4S7
53^-}
397
4S1
141
15
549
229
5G8
435
■54
517
419
399
554
587
55
293
,s,s
306
Sullivan, Miah B.
Sweet, Robert \'.
Tanner, Henry H 249
Tanner, William H 595
Tasker, Charles W I43
Taylor, Stephen L 482
Tetley, Edmund 522
Thompson, Henry H 69
Thyng, Charles D 135
Tibbetts, John W 190
Tilton, Charles E 422
Tilton, Elmer S 19
Towle, Charles F 55^
Towle, Frank L 65
Trickey. Charles H. .... 136
Tuttle, Charles H 526
Twombley, Chester A 43'
Twombly, James L 3'
Twombly. Nehemiah C. . . . 2S,S
Twomblv, William H. 11. . . 581
Varney, Andrew .
Varney, I'llias C. .
X'arnev, Waldo C.
W
Wadleigh, George H. .
Waldron, Dudley B. .
Waldron Family . . .
Walker, Charles E. . .
Walker, James
Wallace, William T. .
Wallingford. Samuel W.
Ward, Noah S. . . .
Ward, Thomas J. . ■
Warland, Mrs. Henriett;
Warren, Joseph . . .
Waterhouse, William .
Waterhousc, William F
Watson, John P. . .
Weeks, Benjamin
Weeks, Hazen P. .
Weeks, John S. . .
Weeks, Samuel D. .
Weeks, William H. .
Wells, Christopher H.
Wells, John W. . .
Wentworth, Luther H.
Wentworth, Simon .
Wentworth, William
Wentworth, William T
Wheatley, H. P. . .
Whitcher, G. H. . .
Whitehouse, Charles S
Whitehouse, Enoch F.
Whitehouse, Jones W.
Whitehouse, Nicholas \
Whitehouse, Warren H
Whitney, Henry C. .
Whittier, Charles C.
Whittier, Josiah H. .
Wiggin, Edward F. .
Wiley, Rebecca W. W.
Willand. Edward A.
Wingate, Jeremiah V.
Wiswell, Thomas H.
Wood, Horace H. .
Woodman, Jeremiah
Woodman, Lafayette
Woodman, William S.
Worthen, Henry A. .
Wright, Rev. Elisha H.
560^
469
539
320
389
42')
132
339
4.S6
3 '''9
I.S9
45^^
574
500
York, Daniel P 455
Young, George W 89
Young, Jonathan 354
Young, Preston P. 35°
Young, Samuel 597
Young. Stephen 240
Young, Tristram A 580
PORTRAITS.
|.A,,K
,A..n.
I'.rawn, Henry K .
244
Gage, Walter F. (family group)
175
Plummer, Willi.im A.
Brown, Byron W.
1 66
(;iass,John.S. ...'...
'94
I'riee, Reuben W. .
Busiel, Charles A.
374
Gerald, Fran, is 1
459
Robinson, John H.
Caverly, John H. . ,
402
Hall, Daniel . .
3'*^
Rogers, Richard T. .
Coburn, Franklin W.
533
Hanson. Don>inu u^ .
577
Rollins, Amos L . .
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