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(1). Paul, b. Feb. 7, 1887.
(2). Margaret, b. April 8, 1888.
(3). Laura, b. Jan. 14, 1890.
(4). Andrew Gardner, b. Oct. 27, 1891.
(5). Clarence Barnard, b. Aug. 22, 1894.
(6). Ruth Elizabeth, b. Oct. 30, 1897.
4. George Frank, b. Winchester, Mass., Aug. 29, 1875 ; pre- pared for college at Colby academy ; res. at home.
GARDNER, SAMUEL WALKER .- The data for the genealogy of the Gardner family have been obtained through the personal courtesy of Mrs. Augusta (Harvey) Worthen, (a great-niece of Mrs. Samuel Gardner),-so eminently qualified for the task of research and collation by her arduous labor on the "History of Sutton," a work which has been an invaluable aid and resource in preparing the genealogies of many of the families recorded in this volume. With Mrs. Worthen it has been a labor of love to gather from many sources valuable details of the family history, and to her interest future generations of Gardners will be indebted for the preservation of the records of the ancestors and descendants of the first of that name to become a resident of N. L.
Thomas Gardner, the first in America, came over in 1624 from Dorsetshire, England, a neighborhood where the name had flourished for more than three centuries. He settled at Gloucester, Cape Ann, under the auspices of the Dorchester Company, and was overseer of the plantation. In 1626 he removed to Newbury and Salem, Mass., where some of his descendants have had their home into the present century. Thomas, Jr., b. England, 1592, probably accompanied his father to America ; was a prominent merchant in Salem, and a member of the General Court in 1637. The second Thomas, by his wife, Damaris Shattuck, had, with others, Samuel, b.
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about 1627, who was representative to the General Court 1681-'85. Samuel had a son or nephew with the same name as himself, and the grandson of this son or nephew, another Samuel, b. March 6, 1770, m. (1) Hannah Walker ; (2) Mary, sister of Hannah, and res. in Bradford and Haverhill, Mass.
Samuel Walker, oldest child of Samuel and Hannah (Walker) Gardner, the fifth Samuel in succession and seventh in descent from the first Thomas, was b. in Bradford, April 14, 1797. He served as a drummer boy in the War of 1812, and was afterwards captain in the militia. He m., April 16, 1818, Sophia, dau. of Joseph and Dorothy (Sargent) Greeley of Haverhill, Mass. (later prominent in Sutton annals), b. Nov. 7, 1798. (Sally Greeley, an older sister of Sophia, m. John Harvey of Sutton, and was the mother of Augusta (Harvey) Worthen mentioned above.) After his marriage Samuel, who was a farmer and shoemaker, res. for a time in Sutton, then for many years was a respected citizen of N. L., and finally removed to Danbury. Sophia (Greeley) Gardner was a woman of marked strength of Christian character. Unable to walk for over thirty years before her death, and often pros- trated by sickness, she yet trained her five children to lives of usefulness. Samuel d. at Somersworth, Feb. 28, 1884 ; Sophia d. at Bristol, Aug. 20, 1872, and both are buried at Danbury. Their children were,-
I. Dolly, b. Sutton, June 14, 1819 ; m., Jan. 6, 1839, Hezekiah Chase of Danbury ; d. Jan. 26, 1854. Children :
(1). George Warren, b. Danbury, Sept. 17, 1839 ; m., March II, 1869, Maria A. Temple ; res. in Canaan, where Mr. Chase is a highly respected citizen. Child : (a) Charles T., b. Dec. 8, 1875 ; a very promising young man.
(2). Dorothy Ann, b. Pembroke, June 27, 1841 ; d. Danbury, June 4, 1857.
(3). Joseph Greeley, b. Danbury, Aug. 12, 1843 ; m., March 8, 1881, Lizzie A. West; res. in Concord, where he is a well known and energetic business man.
(4). Josephine S., b. Danbury, Aug. 28, 1847; m., July 11, 1872, in Charlestown, Mass., Rev. E. C. Spinney, D. D. Dr. Spinney is a graduate of Acadia college and Newton Theological seminary, and has held successful pastorates in Concord and at Burlington, Ia., while in the latter place being president of Burlington college. Resigning
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from the ministry on account of ill health, Mr. Spinney is now serving as secretary and manager of the Home Sav- ings and Trust company of Des Moines, Ia. Mrs. Spin- ney was carefully educated in her youth, and studied art under the best teachers in Boston. During her husband's presidency at Burlington she held the position of precep- tress, teaching history, literature, and painting. She is very active in philanthropic and literary circles. Children : (a) Maude Josephine, b. Concord, July 2, 1877 ; is a fine musician, studying under the best German instructors from 1882 ; entered the classical course, Des Moines col- lege, 1890, and was at Wellesley in 1893 ; m., Aug. 14, 1895, Walter Wallace Ames, an enterprising Southern gentleman. Child : (a) Edmund Spinney, b. July 26, 1896. (b) Blanche Gardner, b. Burlington, June 11, 1882 ; is now in Des Moines college ; has marked literary tendencies, and is a writer for prominent magazines and newspapers.
2. Joseph Greeley, b. Sutton, Dec. 20, 1822; d. Haverhill, Mass., July 9, 1842.
3. Sophia Greeley, b. Troy, N. Y., Feb. 8, 1825 ; m., March S, 1846, Rev. Asa Randlett ; res. in N. L.
4. George Warren, b. Pomfret, Vt., Oct. 8, 1828 ; m., Nov. 18, 1852, Celia Lull, dau. of Asahel and Cynthia (Smith) Hub- bard of Windsor, Vt. ; res. in N. L.
5. Christopher Columbus, b. Hudson, May 8, 1833 ; m., April 13, 1859, in Concord, Susan E., dau. of Ezekiel G. and Nancy A. (Fifield) Bartlett ; res. in N. L.
GEORGE, JONATHAN S .- Currier and Elizabeth (Sanborn) George of Springfield had five children, of whom two res. in N. L.,-Betsey, who m. William Blake [446], and Jonathan S., now living in the Couch house at Otterville. Currier George was a native of Henniker, and d. in N. L., Sept. 2, 1878, aged 89 years, 6 months. His wife was the dau. of Jon- athan and Elizabeth Sanborn of Springfield, and d. in N. L., Sept. 21, 1877, aged 88 years. Jonathan George was b. Sept. 20, 1818; m., December, 1842, Charlotte, dau. of Reuben and Sally (Morse) Roby of Springfield, b. May 21, 1824. They res. first in Springfield, then for two years on the " Baker place " in N. L., were in charge of the town farm two years, then res. on the Benjamin Merrill farm, removing thence to the Lake Sunapee shore, where they lived for several years.
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In the development of their summer business this property was purchased by the Woodsum Steamboat company, and Jonathan and his wife settled at Otterville. (The buildings on the lake property were burned by lightning in 1892.) Three other children of Reuben Roby were connected with N. L. fami- lies,-John B., who m. Hannah, dau. of Gage Woodward, and res. in N. L. ; Betsey, m. Thomas Worthen [403] ; Roxanna, m. Fifield Sanborn of Springfield, and was the mother of John B. Sanborn of Springfield and Levi Sanborn of N. L. The only child of Jonathan and Charlotte (Roby) George is,-
I. Daniel A., b. Springfield, Jan. 16, 1844 ; m., Nov. 27, 1868, Mrs. Maria Smith of Lowell; res. in Franklin, and is employed in the needle shop.
GOINGS, AUSTIN .- The three Goings brothers-Austin, Charles, and Claude-who enlisted in the Eighth N. H. V., Nov. 1, 1861, were natives of Thorndike, Me., the sons of Comfort Goings, who res. in the Jonathan George house at Otterville during the '60 s. Comfort d. Sept. 2, 1868, aged 76 years. He was twice m .; five children by each wife. The children of the second wife, who d. in Manchester, July 20, 1870, aged 65 years, were,-(1). Claude, mentioned below. (2). Giles, m., Nov. 10, 1859, Frances Emmeline, dau. of Charles Jewett [355], and had,-(a) Charles, b. Oct. 8, 1861 ; m., and res. in Manchester ; four children. (b) Edwin F., m., Jan. 31, 1897, Jennie S., dau. of Benjamin Merrill, and is the Otterville miller. (c) Addie E., m. Edwin S. Morrison, a native of Lawrence, Mass., and res. in North Boscawen ; three children. (Emmeline (Jewett) Goings m. (2), Dec. 18, 1880, George Eastman, and res. in N. L.) (3). Austin, b. 1840, m. Nancy, dau. of Capt. John Pike [273]; enlisted in the Civil War, and was discharged for disability at Carrollton, La., July 5, 1862. Austin res. for several years on what is now the Dr. Morrill place, and is at present in Manchester. (4). Charles, b. 1842 ; served in the Eighth N. H. V. until mustered out, Jan. 18, 1865 ; appointed corporal of Company F, Jan. 1, 1864 ; m. Marcia Faye, and res. in Albion, Me., where he d. April 14, 1888. (5). Almeda, m. (I) Wallace Hall of Washington ; m. (2) Frank Hill of Nashua, and res. in New Jersey.
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GOINGS, CLAUDE .- Claude, oldest son of Comfort Goings above, b. 1836, m. Mary, dau. of Capt. John Pike [273], and has been a resident of N. L. since 1857. His service in the Eighth N. H. V. won him the rank of sergeant in 1863, and he was severely wounded at Bayou de Glaize, La., May 17, 1864. He is a carriage painter by trade, and an expert violin- ist. Of his children, Katie O., b. Sept. 2, 1860, m., July 5, 1880, Horace Hurd, and res. in N. L .; Hattie W., b. 1872, m., Nov. 17, 1897, Newton L. Sargent of N. L .; Mary, m. Chester Moody of Sutton, and Ola m. Edward Kimball and res. in N. L.
GOULD, LEONARD P .- Leonard Gould came from Hills- borough to N. L. in 1867, and res. on the Penuel Everett farm. In the years that he lived here he acquired considerable influence, and held several town offices. He is now living at Andover Centre, and keeps a livery stable. His wife was Sarah Coolidge of Hillsborough. Children: George, Scott (d. Oct. 18, 1877, aged 17 years), Arthur, Mabel, Frank.
GREENWOOD, JAMES C .- James C., son of Samuel and Martha (Trayne) Greenwood [251], acquired the Frank Pike house at Scytheville in 1862, and was in business there until his death, May 12, 1873. His widow, Martha Ada, dau. of Abial and Mary (Woodbury) Burpee [331], now res. with her sister, Mrs. H. M. Fales. No children.
GREENWOOD, NAHUM T .- Nahum Trayne, youngest child of Samuel and Martha (Trayne) Greenwood [251], enjoys the honor of being the only boy who, with about twenty young ladies, attended the first term of school under the tuition of Miss Susan F. Colby in the old New London academy. At the age of fourteen, when he was nearly fitted for college, his taste for storekeeping led him to try a clerkship with his brother-in-law, Daniel E. Colby, at Scytheville. He remained here four years, then was in business at Boston until 1853, and returning to N. L. was engaged with Anthony C. Burpee in the store on the hill six years. In 1859 he purchased his father's interest in the New London Scythe company, and for nearly thirty years devoted his energy and experience to the business of the firm. He built what is now known as the " president's house" on Colby hill, and res. there until 1882,
NAHUM T. GREENWOOD.
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when he built the spacious dwelling at Scytheville now owned by Rutus Lamson, and res. there until the scythe works were closed in 1889. Since that time the family have lived at Jamaica Plain, Mass., where Mr. Greenwood has been very successful in the real-estate business. He was one of the earlier trustees of the academy under the name of New Lon- don Literary and Scientific institution, and has held the office of treasurer, with all its cares and responsibilities, since 1871. During his long residence in N. L., Mr. Greenwood was a leading spirit in business, political, and church circles, and a liberal giver. Mrs. Greenwood is the dau. of Perley and Judith (Colby) Burpee [223], and occupied a prominent posi- tion in the social life of the town. For many years she sang in the choir, and was an active worker in the church and Sunday school. Children :
I. Genevieve, b. July 30, 1855 ; d. May 6, 1876.
2. Harry, b. Nov. 27, 1857; educated at Colby academy, and was admitted as partner in the New London Scythe com- pany about 1880; m., Oct. 21, 1886, Emma Frances, dau. of James and Sarah Parker of Littleton, Mass., who gradu- ated from Colby academy in the class of 1883. They res. in Concord for several years, and are now living in Worcester Mass. Child :
(1). Wallace Wright, b. Concord, Sept. 13, 1892.
3. Alice Trayne, b. Oct. 17, 1860 ; res. at home.
4. Robert Byng, b. July 21, 1862 ; graduated Colby academy, 1882; was in the scythe business with his father, and after spending several years in the West is now in the insurance business at Waterbury, Conn.
HANAFORD, JOSEPH N .- The Hanaford family removed here from New Hampton in the spring of 1854, Mrs. Hana- ford acting as matron in the boarding-house connected with the academy. This arrangement lasted several years, and they then res. on the George Bickford place. Mr. Hanaford was a shoemaker by trade, and built what is now the drug store for a shoe-shop. His son Sidney utilized the upper story as a photographer's studio along in the '60s. The family removed to Manchester, where they kept a hotel, and both Mr. and Mrs. Hanaford d. and were buried there. Mrs. Hana- ford's maiden name was Betsey Prescott. Two sisters of Mr. Hanaford, Mary and Nancy, res. here for many years, and 31
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built the house now owned by Elmer Adams. Mary d. in N. L., Aug. 15, 1883, aged 87 years. The Hanaford boys were all b. in New Hampton. Sidney R., the oldest, m., June 26, 1862, Abbie J. Story of Sutton ; was a photographer by occupation, and d. recently at Portland, Me. J. Board- man, the second son, graduated New London institution 1867, and is now a physician in Warwick, R. I. William, the youngest son, is a grocer in Providence, R. I.
HANSON, HEZEKIAH E .- In the spring of 1848, Hezekiah Hanson of Newport, in company with his brother-in-law, John W. Taylor, purchased the cloth factory at Otterville. He m., Feb. 29, 1848, Cornelia C., dau. of Nathan and Han- nah (Bixby) Taylor of Newport, b. Feb. 10, 1817, and after a five-years residence here returned to Newport.
HARVEY, HENRY DEARBORN .- Dearborn, youngest son of Jonathan and Hannah (Cram) Harvey [253], in the early days of the scythe works burned the charcoal used in the forges. He was a farmer and tanner, and lived successively in Sutton, Wilmot, and N. L. His second wife, whom he m. May 13, 1855, was Abigail (Pingree) Bragg, dau. of Asa Pingree [274]. Dearborn built the cottage now occupied by Perley Prescott, and res. there until his death, Oct. 13, 1881, at the age of 67. Abigail d. Nov. 6, 1895. Children of Dear- born by Hannah (Welch) Harvey :
I. Jonathan H., b. Wilmot, 1843 ; enlisted Sept. 28, 1861, and served in Company I of the Fifth N. H. V. ; d. disease, Feb. 5, 1862, near Alexandria, Va.
2. Mary Helen, b. April, 1847; m. Joseph C. A. Meserve of Concord, where she d. Children :
(1). Albert H., b. Sept. 10, 1873.
(2). Alice G., b. Sept. 20, 1875.
HARVEY, OLIVER PERRY .- Perry Harvey, brother of Dear- born above, res. on the Moses Haskins place at Scytheville, and also built the John Jones house. Later he removed to Danbury, where he d., and where his widow, who was a sister of the first wife of Dearborn, was living recently. Children :
I. Lovana, m., Dec. 4, 1864, Nathan H. Brown, who kept the store at Scytheville for a brief period in the '80s. Nathan was the son of Charles K. and Nancy (Baker) Brown of Newport, and was b. Dec. 5, 1836.
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2. George W., b. 1843 ; enlisted from Danbury, Aug. 30, 1861, serving in Company I, Fourth N. H. V. ; re-enlisted Jan. I, 1864 ; d. disease, May 27, 1864, at Bermuda Hundred, Va.
HASKINS, MOSES H .- Moses Haskins has lived on his farm at Scytheville for thirty years. He is the son of Asa L. Has- kins [349], a man of generous hospitality, keen humor, and remarkably clear memory. His wife is the dau. of Johnson Rolfe [377]. Mrs. Haskins has a quilt of dark blue cloth, quilted in puffed figures, on which her mother hired twenty days' work, and a pewter mug which belonged to her mother when she was a child. Children :
I. Carrie E., b. May 20, 1857 ; d. July 20, 1861.
2. Helen M., b. Dec. 10, 1862 ; m., Oct. 28, 1882, Mason W. Emery ; res. in N. L.
3. Allen E., b. Aug. 27, 1868 ; m., Sept. 2, 1889, Abbie Idella Powers ; res. in N. L.
HASTINGS, ALVIN .- In 1854, Alvin Hastings and his son Amos bought of James Miller Pike the present Hastings place in the West Part, which was originally owned by Josiah Davis, whose son John built the Hastings house. Alvin was the son of Joshua (b. in Maine, in one of the towns on the Androscog- gin river) and Jenny (Witherspoon) Hastings, who lived in the edge of Newbury. Jenny was a sister of James Wither- spoon of Newbury, whose dau. Martha m. Samuel Smith Knowlton of N. L. Alvin m. Abby S., dau. of Fletcher and Mehitabel Blodgett, b. Merrimack, and lived first in Newbury. Both Alvin and his wife d. in N. L., the latter on Oct. 23, 1878, aged 68 years, 9 months. Children :
I. Amos, b. Nov. 1, 1830; m., Jan. 16, 1853, Martha Cross ; res. in N. L.
2. Betsey Jane, b. 1835 ; d. young.
3. Jacob Oren, d. young.
HASTINGS, AMOS .- Amos, son of Alvin above, res. for a year after his marriage on the Dr. Morrill place, but the remainder of his life was passed on the farm now occupied by his widow and son. He was industrious and economical, and accumulated considerable property. With the development of the town as a summer resort, what is now known as Hastings's shore, a beautiful pine grove on the border of Lake Sunapee, was utilized as an admirable location for summer cottages, and Mr. Hastings was untiring in his efforts to improve the natural
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advantages of the place. He d. May 24, 1897. Martha (Cross) Hastings is the dau. of Benjamin and Martha (Davis) Cross, b. Springfield, Jan. 22, 1835, and is a granddaughter of Josiah Davis [89]. Children :
I. Edwin F., b. Dec. 1, 1854; m., Oct. 7, 1877, Rosa Roby ; res. in N. L.
2. Loammi, b. Feb. 10, 1856; d. Jan. 8, 1880.
HASTINGS, EPHRAIM G .- Ephraim Hastings res. on the Bohanan place, Summer street, and afterwards removed to Manchester, where he was killed on the railroad. His wife was Margaret, dau. of Joseph Hastings. Ephraim was a grandson of Joshua Hastings mentioned above, by his son David. David m. Margaret Gunnison of Goshen, and their last years were passed with their son. David d. Jan. 8, 1879, aged 79 years ; Margaret d. Oct. 27, 1878, aged 89 years.
HASTINGS, JOHN .- Another son of Joshua Hastings who became a resident of N. L., was John, the oldest child. John m. Polly, dau. of Ezekiel and Susan (Smith) Knowlton [118]. He acquired the Joseph Harvey farm at Hominy Pot in 1851, and res. there until his death, Jan. 27, 1877, in his 80th year. Polly (Knowlton) Hastings d. Nov. 21, 1881. The place is now owned and occupied by their oldest dau. and two of her children. John's children were,-
I. Susanna Jane, m. William Fletcher of Chelmsford, Mass., and res. in Croydon, Springfield, Grantham, Weare, and Sutton. William d. about 1866, and his widow returned to N. L. to care for her parents. Children :
(1). Moses T., d. aged 3 years.
(2). John S., d. aged 2 years.
(3). Ezekiel T., d. aged 2 years.
(4). William Oren, unmarried ; res. with his mother and car- ries on the farm.
(5). Charles H., d. unmarried, aged 22 years.
(6). Mary J., b. March 7, 1851 ; unmarried ; res. at home.
(7). Sarah T., m. Mr. Hurst, and res. at Pelham. Nine children.
(8). Edna Eaton, m. Frederick Hill, and res. in Newbury. No children.
(9). Rachel Emma, m. Mason W. Stearns, and res. in Sutton. Of their six children, those now living are Nathan, Arthur, and Lula.
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(10). Joseph B., m. Esther E. Parker, b. Nova Scotia, and res. on the " Leach place " on the Sutton line. Two
adopted children.
(II). Nathaniel K., d. N. L., May 16, 1882, aged 19 years.
2. Joshua Knowlton, m. (1) Eliza Kimball and res. in Sunapee ; m. (2) Clara Whitney and res. in Wilmot.
3. John Stephen, d. aged 10 years.
4. Mary Jerusha, d. aged 3 years.
HAYDEN, REV. LUCIEN, D. D. - Rev. Lucien Hayden, the beloved pastor of the New London church for eleven years, was b. in Winsted, Litchfield county, Conn., Oct. 31, 1808, a lineal descendant in the seventh generation of William Hayden of Windsor, Conn., an early emigrant. Mr. Hayden gradu- ated at Hamilton college (now Colgate university), New York, in 1836, and subsequently pursued Biblical and theological studies at the same institution. In June, 1838, he was ordained pastor of the Baptist church in Dover (this state), and was re- settled at Saxton's River, Vt., in 1843. In July, 1857, he returned to New Hampshire, and was settled as pastor of the New London church from that time until November, 1868, when he resigned this charge and removed to Augusta, Ga., for the benefit of his wife's health, teaching for a year in a school for colored preachers. The three following years he and his wife were in charge of a young ladies' institute at Indianapolis. From 1872 to 1875 he was pastor at Grafton, Vt. ; then for four years a clerk in the Treasury department, Washington ; pastor at Dunbarton 1879 to 1885, and at Shutes- bury, Mass., until 1888, when he retired from active service.
After this Dr. Hayden made his home in Concord, and was a devoted attendant of the First Baptist church, beloved and reverenced by all for his sweet and simple faith. In 1895 Dr. Hayden went to the Nugent home, in Germantown, Pa., where he " fell asleep " Nov. 10, 1896. He received the degrees of A. M. and D. D. from his alma mater in 1854 and 1865 re- spectively. In the Baptist State convention he was a trustee in 1841 and 1857-1862, vice-president 1863-1866, president 1867-1868, and was twice a member of the New Hampshire legislature. During the greater part of his New London pas- torate he served as superintending school committee. Dr. Hayden was twice married. His first wife was Miss Caroline
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C. Smith of Keene, whom he m. June 5, 1838. She d. April 27, 1857, and he m. (2), Oct. 21, 1858, Miss Mary Jane, dau. of Dea. Abraham and Sally Prescott of Concord, b. Nov. 30, 182I. Miss Prescott was the first lady principal of the New London institution after its reorganization in 1853, and it was here that she met Mr. Hayden. She was a lineal descendant of the emigrant James Prescott, and a near connection of Sewell B. Prescott of N. L. [374]. A younger sister of Mrs. Hayden, Sarah Elizabeth, who m. Rev. Foster Henry, was the mother of Mrs. Oren D. Crockett of N. L. ; and an older sister, Hannah Cram, who m. S. Prentiss Hill of Charlestown, Mass., is the step-mother of Mrs. Dura Morgan [366], and a frequent visitor at N. L. Dr. Hayden had one child by each wife, -
I. Lucien Henry, b. May 21, 1839; res. in Washington, D. C., a successful teacher of the piano and organ.
2. Mary P., b. N. L., Feb. 3, 1863 ; d. in early infancy.
HAYES, HON. JOHN MARSHALL. -- John M. Hayes, oldest son of John and Abigail (Adams) Hayes, was a man whose honorable career is a source of pride to his native town. With only the advantages afforded by the common schools, he had withal a fund of business tact and energy that stood him in good stead throughout a busy and active career. He early manifested a taste for mercantile pursuits, and about 1846 com- menced business for himself in the general store at the " Four Corners." Here he remained (serving as postmaster for eight years, and also as town clerk) until 1860, when he removed to Salisbury, and for eight years conducted a successful business in that town. After a year in Goffstown, in 1869 he purchased a home in Manchester, and res. there until his death, Jan. 10, 1880.
Mr. Hayes was deeply interested in politics, and an active and zealous Democrat. During his residence in Salisbury he represented the town in the legislature, and was twice elected senator from District No. 8. In Manchester he served two terms as alderman from Ward 6, and was repeatedly urged to accept a nomination for the mayoralty. He was a prominent Mason, and held several important offices in that order. At the time of his death Mr. Hayes was a member of Washington lodge, Adoniram council, and Trinity commandery in Man-
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chester, and of Trinity chapter in Concord. He was possessed of many strong and winning qualities, enterprising, sagacious, and honorable in public life, genial and courteous everywhere. A kind husband and father, a warm friend and good neighbor, as a citizen he was a help to every community in which he dwelt. He made friends wherever he went, and his death brought sadness to a wide circle of acquaintances who loved and respected his true manliness of character. Mr. Hayes m., Jan. 23, 1850, Susan Elizabeth, dau. of Samuel and Nancy (Greeley) Carr [225]. Mrs. Hayes now res. with her son in Manchester, and is occasionally a welcome visitor in the well- loved home of her girlhood and early womanhood. It is due to her active interest that such full records of the Greeley, Carr, and Hayes families were secured for this volume. Children :
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