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GENEALOGY COLLECTION
ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
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GENEALOGICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORDS OF American Families Representative Citizens new Hampshire ILLUSTRATED
PUBLISHERS STATES HISTORICAL SOCIETY, INC. HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT 1933
CONTENTS
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AGLE,
ALLEN MCLENDON
ANNA MAY HAMEL
GEORGE,
DOLORES PRITCHARD
FRANK WILLIAM, DR.
WILLIAM
BANNING, ABNER ASENATH CROSBY BRADLEY
JOHNSON,
RICHARD HENRY
ASHEL
DAVID
JOHN
SAMUEL
MASON, CHARLES O. JAMES FRANK
BIRON, ROSARITHA MARCEAU WILFRID LOUIS, DR.
PITMAN,
ARTHUR JOHN, DR.
IDA M. BUNKER
BRADLEY, ARIEL ASENATH CROSBY MOORE BIRD
ROBINS, EPHRAIM HENRY E., REV. KINGMAN NOTT MARTHA J. BIRD
CORLISS, ALBERT H., REV., DR. CHARLES
GEORGE
GEORGE HENRY
HIRAM, DR. JOHN SUSAN SHELDON SUSANNA LAWSON WILLIAM
SPEAR, BERTHA LILLIAN MCRAE WILLIAM CLARENCE
STEWART,
EMMA BATTELL
IRA
JOHN WOLCOTT
Dow, ALDEN BALL GRACE A. BALL HENRY HERBERT HENRY
JOSEPH JOSEPH HENRY JOSIAH SAMUEL SARAH JANE BUNNELL WILLARD HENRY
VILAS, CHARLES NATHANIEL CYRUS K. JESSIE FORD
WILDER,
ABBY LANGDON ALGER
GEORGE WARREN
JONES WARREN
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AGLE
As one of the prominent and public spirited citizens of Belmont, New Hampshire, Allen Mc Lendon Agle did much to influence the life of that community. Through his energy, foresight, progressive spirit and clear vision he succeeded in establishing an important phase of the city's industrial life, and by his skillful management of men and of matters and exercise of habitual integrity and faithfulness of obligation, he made his way to the front ranks among Belmont's honored citizens.
ALLEN Mc LENDON AGLE, son of John E. and Lulu (Mc Lendon) Agle, was born July 26, 1888, in Albemarle, North Carolina, and died August 23, 1932, in Belmont, New Hampshire.
The educational opportunities offered to a boy in Albemarle were not plentiful, and it was only such schooling as that afforded by the small district school that was open to Mr. Agle. At the age of ten, when most boys are spending their days in school, and at play, Mr. Agle began work in a hosiery mill, and when he reached the age of young manhood, was thoroughly familiar with all phases of the industry.
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Eventually a better opportunity presented itself in Portsmouth, Virginia, and Mr. Agle accepted a position with one of the large mills there. He later removed to Mississippi, but returned to Portsmouth, and remained there for several years.
A man of less energy and ambition might have been satisfied with the position Mr. Agle had reached by this time, but when he saw a still greater opportunity, he did not hesitate to leave the South and create a place for himself in an entirely different environ- ment with the Ipswich Mill Company, at Ipswich, Massachusetts.
Two years after entering the employ of this concern, he was sent to Belmont, New Hampshire, to supervise some repair work on the machinery in the company's plant at that place. This incident might be termed the turning point in Mr. Agle's career. His outstanding ability and his devotion to the interests of his employers had already attracted the attention of his superiors who promoted him to the position of foreman of the Belmont Mill and
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two years later to the still more responsible position of superintendent.
In 1921, Mr. Agle was in a position to reap the reward for which he had long been laboring. In com- pany with Walter F. Duffy of Franklin, New Hamp- shire, and his brother, George E. Duffy of Worcester, Massachusetts, he purchased the Ipswich Mill Com- pany's plant, at Belmont. The name was changed to the Belmont Hosiery Mills, and Mr. Agle took charge as General Superintendent. Under his able manage- ment this undertaking proved a success from the start and Mr. Agle continued as the active head of the organization until the time of his death.
The story of Mr. Agle's career is an admirable lesson to the young man of today who would succeed. Though deprived of the benefits of a higher educa- tion, he succeeded, through sheer ability and force of personality, in building up a profitable business and in occupying a prominent position in the busi- ness world. He won the admiration and respect of his fellow man. He was consistent in all that he under- took, his keen foresight never failed him and in all
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his dealings he was straightforward and without pretense.
Mr. Agle took a keen and active interest in the civic affairs in Belmont and was ever willing to endorse and promote any movement for the general welfare of the community. When the Duffy brothers donated the ground and building for the public library to the town of Belmont, Mr. Agle had the plans drawn and the building was erected under his personal supervision. He also had plans drawn for a new high school building when death cut short his usefulness.
Aside from his interest in the Belmont Hosiery Mills, Mr. Agle was financially interested in the Belmont Community Store, the largest store of the city, and his broad experience and sound business judgment were important factors in the success of that enterprise.
In politics Mr. Agle was a Republican and though not a politician in any sense of the word, he took a lively interest in the affairs of the party. Fraternally
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he was a Mason and a member of the Eastern Star, the Knights of Pythias, the Order of the Woodmen of the World and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.
Mr. Agle was an ardent fisherman and a member of the Isaac Walton League. He was also a member of the Laconia Country Club and the Laurence Grange of Belmont.
Mr. Agle, with his family, was a regular attendant of the Baptist church of Belmont.
Mr. Agle married, January 31, 1914, Anna May Hamel, daughter of Joseph B. and Julia (Towns) Hamel. Joseph B. Hamel was born in Three Rivers, Quebec, and as a child came to the United States with his parents, who located in Tilton, New Hamp- shire, and in 1885 removed to Belmont. Mr. Hamel has been associated with the Ipswich Mill Company as foreman of the spinning and yarn department for nearly half a century.
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Allen Mc Lendon and Anna May (Hamel) Agle were the parents of the following children:
(1) Maxine Eltruda, born January 18, 1918.
(2) Phillis May, born May 15, 1920.
(3) Addison Duffy, born January 24, 1922.
(4) Lois Elene, born August 7, 1925.
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BANNING
THE name Banning, which is of ancient Danish origin, was originally applied to a clan of hero wor- shippers, and signified a home or settlement. In the "Scot and Bard Songs", which are the earliest folk ballads of which we have knowledge, the passage, "Becca ruled the Banning" is found. This Rebecca undoubtedly was the chief of the Banning clan of Vikings. The name has come down through the ages practically unchanged, except where the spelling has been altered to conform with the language of the particular country to which some branch of the family migrated. Thus we find in Holland Banningh, Banningk, Bannick, in Germany Bonning, Banninger, Baninger, Behning, Benning, and in France De Branning. Denmark is now considered the original family seat, and many of the name are still to be found there.
The migration of the Bannings to Holland is thought to have taken place in the fourth or fifth century. It is a common belief that they lived there for nearly a thousand years before anything was known of them to history. Record of Gerrit Banningh
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is found in 1386, he was a cloth merchant of Nien- wendyk, and later settled in Amsterdam. He became the progenitor of the Banning family in Holland, members of which were prominent in the government of that country for the next three hundred years.
Rembrandt's famous painting the "Night Watch," portrays Captain Franz Banning-Cog, whose mother was of a noble family of Bannings. Although Captain Banning-Cog died in the prime of life, he left a long record of achievements. He studied law at Basel, after which he lived in Amsterdam, where he became suc- cessively, an alderman, a magistrate and a burgo- master. He was raised to the nobility by the King of Frankreich, and built the King's Palace at Amster- dam, which was formerly the City Hall or Governor's Headquarters.
Another Banning who has been immortalized in Dutch art is Jacob Banning; the Standard Bearer in Van der Helst's famous "Gastmahl Der Burger- garde," or "Celebrating the Peace of Munster," or, "Conclusion of the 30 Years War." This painting
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hangs beside the "Night Watch" in the Rijks Museum, Amsterdam, Holland.
Still other evidences of the prominence of the family in the early political and social life of Holland, are the frequent reproductions of the Banning coat- of-arms, one of which may be seen on the ceiling of the King's Palace, and others are commonly found on church windows and memorial tablets.
About 1500, the Bannings went from Holland to England, where they became prominent in military and social life, and settled at what is now called Banningham, in Norfolk. In 1588 they were granted a coat-of-arms as reward for their bravery in the crusades to the Holy Land. Two members of this family had the rank of nobility conferred upon them, both becoming extinct in the seventeenth century.
RICHARD BAYNING lived in Dedham. His son Richard married Anne Raven, daughter of Robert Raven, of Creting St. Mary's in Suffolk. Their son Richard also lived at Dedham. He married Anne Barker, daughter of John Barker of Ipswich.
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PAUL BAYNING, son of Richard and Anne (Barker) Bayning, was an alderman of London, and sheriff of the city in 1593. He was a prominent merchant and accumulated great wealth. He mar- ried Susan Norden, daughter of Richard Norden of Miftley. Paul Bayning died October 1, 1616.
SIR PAUL BAYNING, only son of Paul Bayning, was born about 1583. He was created a Baronet No- vember 25, 1612, and was sheriff of Essex in 1617. The title of Viscount Sudbury was conferred on him 1627-28. He married Anne Glemham, daughter of Sir Henry Glemham, Knight, and Anne (Sackville) Glemham. Sir Paul Bayning died July 29, 1629.
PAUL VISCOUNT BAYNING, son of Sir Paul Bayning, was born 1616, and died June 11, 1638. He married Penelope, daughter of Sir Robert Naunton, Knight.
It is thought that the Bannings who migrated to America during the 17th century came from Eng- land, Scotland, and Ireland, as the given names are invariably English. In Talbot County, Maryland, record is found of Edward Banning in 1678, of James
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Banning in 1700, and of Benoni Banning in 1740. Phineas Banning settled in Dover, Delaware, where his son John was born in 1740. John Banning was a patriot, "contributing liberally in both money and services to organizing and establishing the State government of Delaware, and is said to have been considered the 'banker of the State'. When the Con- tinental Army was disbanded, and the soldiers had nothing but the depreciated script, it is said that he stood on the step of the old Academy of Dover, and gave them hard money for their notes, thus try- ing to redeem his nation's credit". He was a member of the Council of the State of Delaware from 1777 until the time of his death. He was a treasurer of the County, military treasurer, town commissioner, member of the Council of Safety, and member of the First Electoral College, casting Delaware's vote for George Washington as President of the United States. John Banning died February 15, 1791. He married in 1766, Elizabeth Alford, a daughter of Philip and Charity Alford.
About 1700, Samuel and John Banning are known to have located in or near Lyme, Connecticut.
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Tradition has it that James, Samuel and John were brothers. Samuel became the progenitor of the family of the Bannings hereinafter under consideration.
SAMUEL BANNING, of Lyme, Connecticut, pre- sumably followed the footsteps of his ancestors, and left English shores about 1700 to join the Bannings in America. Many of his descendants are still to be found in the vicinity of Lyme, while others have located in New York, Ohio, California and elsewhere. Throughout the United States descendants of Samuel Banning have become noted for their achievements in many fields of endeavor. Many have won distinc- tion in the professions of medicine and law and others have become leaders in business and industry. Samuel Banning removed from Lyme to East Hartland, Con- necticut, where he was killed by lightning, and buried there.
SAMUEL BANNING, son of Samuel Banning, was born in Lyme about 1710. He married two or three times, and was the father of ten children. He removed to East Hartland about 1765, and lived on the farm of his son David until his death in 1800. He was buried at East Hartland.
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ABNER BANNING, son of Samuel Banning, was born about 1755 in East Hartland. He was with Captain Hutchan's Company, in the Eighteenth Regiment, Connecticut Militia, from August 18, 1776, to September 14, 1776. He married Annah Sparrow of East Haddam, Connecticut. They were one of the twenty families who left East Hartland for Ohio, settling in Vernon and Hartford, Trum- bull County, Ohio.
ASHEL BANNING, son of Abner and Annah (Sparrow) Banning, was born June 22, 1780, in East Hartland, Connecticut. Soon after his removal to Ohio he married first, Amelia Wilcox. He married second, Dency Crosby, born April 22, 1791, died February 25, 1868, in Gustavus, Ohio. They lived in Vernon, Ohio. Ashel Banning died May 7, 1873, in Gustavus, Ohio, as the result of an accident, being struck on the head by a falling timber.
Children of the first marriage: (1) Abner Wilcox. (2) Amelia. (3) Melinda.
Children of the second marriage: (1) David, of whom further. (2) Jeremiah Wilcox, born August
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17, 1820, died February 21, 1890. He married October 11, 1843, Ruth Adelia Gates. (3) Timothy, born March 5, 1822, died April 24, 1882; married May 10, 1845, Sarah Peabody. (4) Mary Anne, died in infancy. (5) Mary Anne, born September 30, 1826, died September 20, 1910; married May 25, 1849, Dr. Benjamin H. Peabody. (6) Converse, born April 10, 1830, died July 12, 1848. (7) Stoddard, born June 5, 1832, died December 18, 1917. He married June 4, 1856, Alma Clisby. (8) Malinda, born October 22, 1834, died April 30, 1899. She married April 18, 1855, Newton Robens.
DAVID BANNING, son of Ashel and Dency (Crosby) Banning, was born April 11, 1819, in Vernon, Ohio. His boyhood was spent on his father's farm, where he led the active, healthy life of the average farmer's boy of the period, assisting with the home duties, and receiving such education as the local schools would permit. This was entirely inade- quate for him, for he was a boy of most studious taste, and a steadfast seeker after knowledge. All his spare time was devoted to study, and at an early age he showed that quality of persistence which was to
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distinguish him in later years. His first employment was as a clerk in the general store of Stoddard Stevens, a small store in his native town.
David Banning arrived in Cincinnati, in April, 1847, just before the laying of the first railroad in that section of the state. It was at a time when the great future of the city was not generally realized, but David Banning, with broad vision and sure busi- ness instinct, grasped the possibilities of its future growth.
He organized a commission business in a small way, with headquarters located on Walnut Street between Front and Second Streets, which he continued to direct for twenty-five years. Because of his well known reputation for integrity and fair dealing, this undertaking was a success from the beginning, and became one of the largest and most important enter- prises of its kind in the city. Mr. Banning, in every sense of the word, a self made man and master of his business-one who knew how to plan, how to build, and how to incorporate into the commercial structure that he had founded, a quality that should endure.
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The honesty of his dealings inspired the confidence of all who came in contact with him. To his em- ployees he was a friend. Out of the experience that success had brought him, he advised them; and often followed such advice with material assistance, that they too, might achieve success. This kindly, human understanding was one of Mr. Banning's strongest traits, and, while he was instinctively looked up to as a leader, it was always with affection and respect.
He had no desire, at any time, to hold public office, nevertheless, he was regarded as one of the fore- most citizens of Cincinnati. He was connected in executive capacities with many of the large financial and commercial undertakings, and was one of the founders of the Fourth National Bank of Cincinnati. He served as a member of the Board of Directors of this institution thirty years.
Mr. Banning was a Republican and a member of several social and fraternal organizations, in which he took a keen interest and an active part, whenever the cares of business would permit.
His death, which occurred March 8, 1901, was a
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cause of deep grief to his family and a large circle of friends, and a distinct loss to the community where he so long had stood for all that is worthy in business life and private citizenship.
David Banning married, April 28, 1847, in Erie, Pennsylvania, Asenath Crosby Bradley.
Children: (1) Charles, deceased. (2) Blanch, deceased. (3) Kate, who resides in Cincinnati. (4) Starr, deceased. (5) Harry, deceased. (6) William, twin of Harry, deceased.
BIRON
DR. WILFRID LOUIS BIRON, for more than a quarter of a century an outstanding member of the medical profession in New Hampshire and one of the leading physicians of Manchester, was born in that city October 13, 1876, and died there December 6, 1931.
He was the son of Theophile G. Biron and Therese (Frechette) Biron.
THEOPHILE G. BIRON was the son of Theophile Biron who was born in Canada in 1826 and moved to Manchester in 1854 to enter the employ of the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company, with which firm he served continuously until the time of his death.
He married Adelina (Grondin) Biron in 1847, daughter of Hilaire and Adelaide Deschenes Grondin of Pierreville, Quebec.
Theophile G. Biron was born in Pierreville, October 22, 1852, and was but two years of age when his parents moved to Manchester. After completing his education in the public schools, he became an
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employee of the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company. A few years later he decided to return to Canada where he purchased land and developed an iron mine which he operated successfully for a number of years. Disposing of his interests, he returned to Manchester and re-entered the employ of the Amoskeag Manu- facturing Company as an overseer. After fifty-six years of faithful service, he was pensioned and retired at the age of seventy-four.
Mr. Biron has always taken a keen interest in the public and civic affairs of Manchester. He represented that city in the State Legislature in 1915, organized its first French Republican Club and was one of the founders and the first President of the Canada- American Association.
On September 12, 1872, he married Therese Frechette, born in St. Zepherin, Quebec, July 30, 1854, daughter of Euchariste and Therese (Cote) Frechette.
Theophile G. and Therese (Frechette) Biron were the parents of the following children:
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(1) Dr. Nazaire E. Biron, born in Manchester, September 5, 1873, a prominent dentist of that city, who has served as President of the New Hampshire Dental Society and the Manchester Dental Society and who is now a member of the Police Commission. Dr. Biron married Eugenie Perreault. They are the parents of Paul, born March 16, 1907, at present (1932) a student at the Temple Medical School, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
(2) Cyprian, died in infancy.
(3) Dr. Wilfrid Louis, of whom further.
(4) Donet, born in Manchester, February 6, 1878; married Ida Desfosses.
(5) Cyprian, born in Manchester, August, 1880; married Miss Bennett and resides in Charleston, South Carolina.
(6) George, born in Manchester, February 18, 1886; married Mabel French.
(7) Seraphine, born in Manchester, March 10, 1889; married, June 14, 1915, Leo Leblanc, who is a retail shoe dealer of Manchester.
DR. WILFRID LOUIS BIRON, son of Theophile G. and Therese (Frechette) Biron, was born in Man-
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chester, October 13, 1876, where he died December 6, 1931. He received his early education in the parochial schools of Manchester; was graduated from St. Hyacinth Classical College, Quebec, in the class of 1897, with a degree of B. A. and received his M. D. degree with Cum Laude from Tufts Medical School in 1904.
Upon his graduation from Tufts Medical School, he returned to Manchester where he opened his offices and successfully practiced his profession until the time of his death. A physician and surgeon of promi- nence, he received many lucrative offers to locate else- where, but devotion to his native city prompted the desire to give to it the benefits of his extensive knowledge and great skill. With a keen appreciation of the responsibility and importance of his calling, he was ever eager to learn and practice the latest develop- ments in his field and took several special post graduate courses in Paris and Boston. Essentially a humanitarian, Dr. Biron was beloved by all who knew him and was never too busy to administer to those in need.
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Never a seeker of public office, he was, however, greatly interested in the civic life of his city and strongly supported the Republican Party. For a number of years he filled the office of Coroner of Manchester. His unselfish devotion and ceaseless efforts as medical examiner for Division No. 3 in Manchester, during the World War, brought him personal commendation from President Wilson. He served as surgeon on the staff of Notre Dame Hospital and was president of the staff in 1929.
Professionally, Dr. Biron was a member of the Manchester Medical Society, The New Hampshire State Medical Society and the American Medical Association.
Fraternally he was a member of the Manchester Lodge, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, member of the Joliet Club, the Manchester Country Club, the Maccabee Lodge, The Modern Woodmen of America, Independent Order of Catholic Forresters, St. John the Baptist and the Artisans. Dr. Biron was a communicant of St. Marie Roman Catholic Church of Manchester.
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On September 11, 1905, he married, in Boston, Rosaritha Marceau, born in Southbridge, Massa- chusetts, September 22, 1880, daughter of Alfred and Aldina (Decelles) Marceau.
Dr. Wilfrid Louis and Rosaritha (Marceau) Biron were the parents of one child, Germain Louis Anthony, born July 14, 1906, in Manchester. He was educated in the parochial schools and graduated from the preparatory school of St. Anselm's College, in the class of 1925. In 1928 he completed an invest- ment course at the Boston University and is at present residing with his mother in Manchester.
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BRADLEY
THE surname Bradley is ancient and prominent in the English towns of Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and Staffordshire. It is a derivation of the Old English "brad" and "leah" and signifies the "Broad-lea". Record of the name is found as early as 1183, when Lord Hugh, Bishop of Durham, caused a list to be made of all the revenues of his Bishopric. The survey of Hugh Pudsey, called Bolton Duke, mentions Roger de Bradley, who held forty acres at Bradley. The family has been one of the first in importance in England for many centuries, and the name is found in the early records of nearly all the countries. Thus we find William Bradley of Sheriff-Hutton, County York.
WILLIAM BRADLEY of Coventry County, War- wick, married Agnes Margate.
WILLIAM BRADLEY, son of William and Agnes (Margate) Bradley, married Johanna Waddington. They were the parents of six children, of whom the oldest, William, is believed to be the William Bradley who settled New Haven, Connecticut.
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JOHN BRADLEY is found in County Lancaster. He was born in Bradley of that County about 1465. He married Catherine Caterall.
THOMAS BRADLEY, son of John and Catherine (Caterall) Bradley, was born about 1490. He mar- ried Grace Sherborne. They were the parents of a son John. He married and had a son John who settled at Bryning, County Lancaster. He had a son John who was also of Bryning.
JAMES BRADLEY, son of John Bradley of Bryning, married Ellen Tildesley.
JOHN BRADLEY of Berkshire had a son Henry of Okehingham, County Berks. He married Barbara Lane.
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