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6. Nannie A., b. Dec. 2, 1876; res. in Haverhill, Mass.
7. Willie H., b. July 18, 1878.
8. Flossie A., b. April 16, 1881.
9. Jessie W., b. Oct. 6, 1884.
Io. Lottie, b. April 14, 1886.
II. Dottie, twin to Lottie ; d. at birth.
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BROWN, CHARLES I .- Charles I. Brown is the son of Len- dall and Lucy (Morrill) (Brown) Brown. Lucy, dau. of Jabez and Hannah (Blanchard) Morrill of Wilmot, b. Jan. 3, 1815, m. (I), about 1842, Thomas, son of Thomas and Rachel (Smith) Brown of Deerfield, by whom she had a dau., Rachel, who m. Clinton C. Stearns and res. in Wilmot. Thomas d. about 1844, and Lucy m. (2), March 8, 1849, Lendall, son of Josiah and Sally (Philbrick ) Brown of Wilmot Centre, b. Nov. 27, 1813. (Sally was the dau. of James Philbrick [132], of N. L. and Wilmot. ) By her second husband Lucy had,-I, Alice, b. March 30, 1850 ; d. July 21, 1850. 2. Mary Ella, b. May 24, 1853 ; d. April 18, 1885. 3. Arianna, b. March 19, 1855 ; m., Dec. 25, 1873, Baxter Gay, and res. in N. L. 4. Charles I., b. June 28, 1857. Lendall Brown was a farmer, and res. in Wilmot, where he d. Aug. 23, 1860. His widow m. (3) Daniel S. Perley of Springfield, whose sister-in-law, Mrs. Eliza Perley, res. in N. L. [514]. Daniel d. March 30, 1878, and his widow now res. at Elkins. Charles I. Brown res. in Concord, then at Wilmot and N. L., and was boss dyer in Greene Johnson's hosiery mill. He m. (I) Anna M., dau. of Curtis and Maria (Poor) Langley of Wilmot, who d. Dec. 27, 1886 ; m. (2), Dec. 21, 1891, Lena, dau. of Warren W. and Rhoda (Dow) Dow of Seabrook, b. Aug. 3, 1874. War- ren was the son of Newell and Nancy (Walton) Dow of Sea- brook ; Rhoda was the dau. of Daniel and Ruth (Brown) Dow of Portsmouth. Charles Brown's children are,-
I. Mabel C., b. Jan. 1, 1879; m. Clarence Woodbury Gay of N. L.
2. Grace I., b. Jan. 25, 1893 ; d. July 7, 1893.
3. Dora, b. June 12, 1894.
BUCKLIN, CHARLES WYMAN .- The Bucklin family are of English descent, the earliest authentic ancestor, Charles Os- borne Bucklin, having been a landholder in Berkshire county, England, in the time of the Commonwealth. His oldest son, Charles, Jr., inherited the estate, and had a large family of children. The Charles of the third generation did not take kindly to parental control, and with a younger brother, Jesse, emigrated to America and settled in Rhode Island. Charles m., and his branch of the family remained in Providence, R. I. Jesse was a clock manufacturer. He m., and Charles, young-
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est of his five sons, b. May 29, 1798, finally settled in Enfield. This Charles m. Choice M. Cole, b. Aug. 18, 1808, and four of their six children have in one way and another been con- nected with N. L., viz. : Abiah, Alonzo, Milo, and Charles Wyman. Abiah, who was the oldest child, b. Oct. 22, 1828, was the first wife of Gen. J. M. Clough [452]. Alonzo, b. Aug. 26, 1841, m. Calista Stone, and res. in Canaan, where he had a dau., Annabel, who m. Eugene F. Adams [571]. Alonzo d. in Canaan, and his widow m. (2) his youngest brother, Milo, b. Aug. 26, 1848, who has res. at Elkins. Milo m. (2) Josie, dau. of John H. Prescott of Elkins, and worked at his trade as blacksmith in Tilton in 1898. Charles W. Bucklin, b. June 8, 1838, went to New York, and for thirty years was actively engaged as a leather merchant. He m. L. Frances, dau. of E. R. Stanley, and for several years his family spent the summer in N. L. In the early '90 s Mr. Bucklin purchased the Adam Davis place at Davis corner, and while preserving the colonial style of the main house, enlarged and improved until a most substantial and beautiful home had been made ready. Having retired from active business, Mr. Bucklin finds in the management of his large farm an outlet for the energy that in years past had made for his success. He is an Odd Fellow, and soon after the organization of Heidelburg lodge was a generous contributor towards the fitting up of a hand- somely furnished hall for their use in the Hotel Sargent build- ing. His family entertain largely, and are very popular in social circles. Children :
I. Charles Wyman, Jr., b. Brooklyn, N. Y.
2. Edith, b. Redbank, N. Y.
3. Walter Stanley, b. New York city ; graduated Colby academy 1897.
CALL, J. FRANKLIN P .- Frank P. Call, who now res. on the Call homestead, is the only son of Reuben M. Call [450]. Directly after his marriage he worked at Enfield for the Shak- ers a year, then returned to N. L. and res. for two years on the Moses Burpee place at Burpee hill. In the spring of 1881 he removed to Webster, and worked in the Burbank box factory for six years ; then settled in Warner. For nine years he was the New England salesman for the Warner and Merrimack
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Glove companies, during the last five years being a partner in the new Merrimack company. In the fall of 1891 he pur- chased his brother-in-law's interest in the Wyman Kimball farm in N. L. (formerly owned by his father, who bought of Ezekiel Sargent), and moved his family here. He continued his work as travelling salesman until the fall of 1895, and since then has carried on the farm. He is an active member of Hei- delburg lodge, I. O. O. F., and of Crystal Rebekah lodge. Ida (Kimball) Call is the dau. of Wyman P. Kimball, of En- field and N. L. Children :
I. Elnora Belle, b. N. L., Nov. 2, 1878.
2. Winfield Scott, b. Webster, Aug. 25, 18SI.
3. Shirley Stickney, b. Warner, Oct. 27, 1891.
CARTER, WILLIAM S .- Among the sterling citizens of the present period is William S. Carter, a native of Penacook (Concord), who purchased the Moses Burpee place on Burpee hill in the fall of 1880, where he has since res. Diligent in his daily tasks, an active supporter and participant in the mission services at Otterville, both he and his kind-hearted wife have won the respect and liking of their neighbors. The Carter family has been established in Concord for several generations, and have been worthy and industrious citizens. William Car- ter's grandparents were Ephraim and Dorcas (Presby) Carter, and his father, John, was the youngest of their six children. John Carter m., in 1829, Margaret, dau. of Samuel Dow of " Horse hill" (Concord), and was a farmer. He d. in Con- cord in 1871 ; Margaret d. Concord in 1889. William S., b. Aug. 17, 1832, was the second of their eight children. He m., May 24, 1859, Eliza A., dau. of Bradbury Brown of Sand- wich, b. June II, 1833. They res. in Penacook prior to their settlement in N. L. Children :
I. William Fred, b. Aug. 30, 1860 ; fitted for college at the Pen- acook academy, and graduated from Dartmouth in 1883 ; taught in Charlotte, N. C., and for several years has been a clerk in the Treasury department at Washington, D. C. ; m., Dec. 25, 1887, Julia A. Roberts of Strafford, Vt .; res. in Washington. Children :
(1). Margaret Evalyn, b. Jan. 13, 1889 ; d. July 2, 1898.
(2). Mabel Josephine, b. Feb. 15, 1890.
(3). Marion Roberts, b. Nov. 3, 1892.
(4). Mildred, b. N. L., June 7, 1895.
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2. Jennie Brown, b. March 13, 1862 ; m., Feb. 19, 1885, Reo E. Farwell ; res. in N. L.
3. Leonard Baker, b. Feb. 24, 1864 ; graduated Colby academy 1886 ; taught in Charlotte, N. C., and is now in the employ of the Thomson-Houston Electric company at Lynn, Mass. 4. Lucinda Evalyn, b. Nov. 17, 1866 ; graduated Colby academy 1890, and has taught very successfully ; now res. at home. 5. Margaret Marilla, b. Feb. 9, 1868 ; m., Dec. 24, 1896, Wil- liam E., son of Benton M. Stanley [530].
CHASE, WALTER F .- Walter F. Chase, who res. in the Mrs. Harvey house on the Asa Pingree farm, is the son of Jabez Chase [335], b. N. L., 1841; enlisted in the Eleventh N. H. V., and served until discharged for disability May 6, 1864. Walter m., Rosy L., dau. of Giles Fletcher, b. Rox- bury, Vt., Aug. 6, 1849. They res. in Concord, removed to Wilmot, and thence to N. L. a few years since. Children :
I. Mary Jane, b. 1867; d. 1886.
2. Walter E., b. Feb. 11, 1871 ; res. in Franklin.
3. Rosy B., b. March 22, 1873 ; m., July, 1891, John W. Tay- lor of Wilmot Flat.
4. Ellen L., b. July 16, 1875 ; m., September, 1889, George P. Chase (her cousin), and res. in Wilmot. Children : George Henry, Herbert Arthur.
5. Benjamin, b. Feb. 12, 1878 ; res. at home.
6. Sadie A., b. Dec. 24, 1879 ; m., Sept. 25, 1895, Frank Hunt ; res. in N. L.
7. Henry, b. May 13, 1881.
8. George C., b. Aug. 16, 1883 ; d. Aug. 5, 1895.
9. Nathan, b. Nov. 5, 1884.
IO. Arthur, b. April 2, 1887.
II. Herbert, b. Concord, Sept. 5, 1889 ; d. in infancy.
12. Gracie, b Bow, March 31, 1890; d. in infancy.
CHASE, WILLIAM .- William Chase of Boscawen m., March 6, 1883, Mary Ellen, dau. of Amos Hunt; is an industrious laborer and excellent teamster. Children :
I. Arthur William, b. March 4, 1886.
2. Ida M., b. May 18, 1888.
CLARK, FRED B .- Fred B. Clark of the recent firm, Clark & Boynton, Elkins, is the son of Prescott and Susan (Sanborn) Clark of Canaan. (Susan Sanborn was a cousin of Mrs. Charles D. Sargent [526].) He m., Nov. 27, 1881, at Ca- naan, Mary F., dau. of William R. Jones, a shoe manufac-
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turer of Danvers, Mass., b. May 31, 1863. Mrs. Clark's mother was Frances H. Senter, dau. of Charles Senter of Hudson. They have lived at Canaan, Bridgeport, Conn., Grafton, and N. L. Child :
I. Mura Lenore, b. March 31, 1887.
COLBY, CHARLES A .- Charles Colby, who res. with his widowed mother in the Charles Phillips house at Elkins, is the only child of Harrison M. Colby of Henniker. Harrison, b. May II, 1833, was the son of Moses and Emmeline (Sav- age) Colby of Henniker and Greenfield, and grandson of Moses and Betsey (Wilkins) Colby of Bradford. His widow is the dau. of Israel Bean of Sutton, b. April 10, 1837. Har- rison res. in Henniker, Sutton, Bradford, and Warner, and was a farmer. Charles A. Colby was b. April 12, 1858; is unmarried, and a farmer by occupation.
COLBY, JOHN .- John Colby of Andover, a native of Hill and son of Harrison A. and Augusta Colby, m., April 15, 1891, Ella W., dau. of Charles P. Wells of N. L. In 1894 they took up their residence in N. L., and now own the Eliphalet Smith place at Low Plain. Children :
1. Leslie Brown, b. June 21, 1895.
2. Bertha Lillian, b. Dec. 22, 1897.
CRANE, ALLEN O .- Allen Crane is the son of Charles T. and Jerusha (Johnson) Crane of Wilmot, and a nephew of Mrs. Ephraim Knight [492]. He was b. March 30, 1862, and besides his business in N. L. as stage-driver and teamster has been clerk in a grocery store at Concord ; m., Oct. 4, 1894, Elizabeth, dau. of William Fitzgerald [471]. Child :
I. Roland O., b. Nov. 15, 1895.
CROCKETT, OREN D .- In the positions of public and private trust to which he has been called in the passing years, Oren D. Crockett, only son of Charles Crockett [457], has displayed an ability which may well rank him among the leading citizens of the present generation. A native of Dan- bury, his parents removed to N. L. just before he reached his second birthday, and with the exception of twelve years spent in teaching in Massachusetts and Vermont, this town has since been his home. He graduated from the New London institu- tion in the class of 1873, and during the next seven years
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taught in Wrentham, Mass., removing to Weathersfield, Vt., in 1880. In 1885 he returned to N. L., and has since been prominently connected with the social, civil, and religious interests of the town. He has been church clerk ten years, town treasurer three years, member of the board of education for seven years. Wherever his home has been he has been active in church and Sunday-school work, his service as Sunday-school superintendent in North Attleboro, Mass., Weathersfield, and N. L. aggregating eighteen years. Mr. Crockett m. (1), March, 1875, Maria L. Aldrich, a class- mate at the New London institution. Miss Aldrich was b. in Weathersfield, Vt., Jan. 3, 1852, the dau. of J. Madison and Mary (Atwood) Aldrich. Mr. Aldrich, b. Weathersfield, June 12, 1809, was one of the early aggressive Abolitionists of Vermont; was a member of both branches of the state legislature, and was in the Chicago convention that nomi- nated Abraham Lincoln in 1860; d. May 27, 1880. Mary (Atwood) Aldrich, b. Chester, Vt., July 19, 1815, d. Feb. 21, 1885. Maria (Aldrich) Crockett d. at Weathersfield, July 5, 1883. Her only child, Ralph W. Crockett, b. Wrentham, Mass., Nov. 20, 1876, d. Feb. 18, 1878.
Mr. Crockett m. (2), in 1885, Esther M. Henry, only dau. of Rev. Foster and Sarah (Prescott) Henry of Cavendish, Vt., b. Pawtuxet, R. I., April 22, 1859. Rev. Foster Henry was a native of Weathersfield, Vt., b. April 7, 1817, son of Foster Henry, a captain in the War of 1812. His pastorates were at Tirringham, Mass., Pawtuxet, R. I., Danvers, Mass., Newport (this state), North Bennington and Cavendish, Vt. ; d. Hinsdale, April 4, 1886. Sarah Elizabeth Henry was the dau. of Dea. Abraham Prescott of Concord, b. April 2, 1828 ; allied with the descendants of Samuel Prescott [134] and a sister of Mary (Prescott) Hayden [485] and of Hannah (Prescott) Hill of Charlestown, Mass., stepmother of Mrs. Dura Morgan [366]. Mrs. Henry was educated at New Hampton, and graduated with high honors ; taught Latin and Italian at New Hampton for five years, then was connected with the Chowan Female Collegiate institute at Murfrees- borough, N. C., until her marriage. Her last years were passed in her daughter's home, and here, as everywhere, her Christian loveliness of character endeared her to all who knew
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her. She was a native of Deerfield, b. Aug. 2, 1828, and d. at N. L., Dec. 11, 1891. Esther (Henry) Crockett is a grad- uate of the North Bennington (Vt.) High School, and her musical talents received a careful training at the New England Conservatory of Music. In the years that she has been a resident of N. L., Mrs. Crockett has been an able co-worker with her husband, and both are valued members of the church choir. Frank and engaging in manner, cultured and com- panionable, Mrs. Crockett is one whose friendship is held in high esteem. Children :
1. Henry Charles, b. Nov. 19, 1886.
2. Dura Prescott, b. Jan. 10, 1893.
CURRIER, HERMAN J .- Herman J. Currier, a native of Pel- ham, son of Joshua and Abigail Currier, m. Sarah J., dau. of Maj. Jeremiah S. and Caroline Durgin, b. in Andover. (Caro- line Durgin d. in N. L., January, 1892, nearly 80 years of age.) The family res. in Penacook and Concord, and re- moved to N. L. in 1870. Mr. Currier is a photographer by trade, but during most of his residence here kept an all-the- year-round hotel, "The Elms" (now " Hotel Sargent "), and had a livery-stable in connection. A few years since they removed to Hillsborough Bridge, where Mr. Currier is again engaged in photography. Children :
I. Hiram Bert, b. Penacook, Aug. 7, 1867 ; m. Martha Alberta, dau. of Nathaniel Knowlton [495]; res. a short time in N. L., and is now living in Hillsborough. Child :
(1). Philip, b. N. L., Dec. 12, 1888 ; d. Dec. 15, 1888.
2. Herman Faunce, b. Concord, Oct. 15, 1869; d. June 19, 1872.
3. Caroline Grace, b. Nov. 25, 1871 ; m., Aug. 27, 1890, Fred A., son of John K. Law of N. L.
4. Herman, b. March 24, 1877.
5. Ellen Ethel, b. May 24, 1879.
6. Edith, b. April 2, 1882.
7. Moody, b. Oct. 20, 1885.
DAVIS, ALBERT J .- Albert J. Davis, b. Northfield, March 21, 1870, is the son of John R. Davis of Northfield and Sarah Hills of Campton ; m., Dec. 31, 1892, Cora M., dau. of Alston Brown [575]; res. in the Joseph Trussell house at Hominy Pot, and has a shingle mill on the brook. Children :
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I. Bernard, b. April 30, 1894.
2. Edna May, b. Nov. 19, 1895 ; d. March 30, 1896.
3. Lizzie K., b. May 25, 1897.
DAVIS, CHARLES G .- Charles G., son of Benjamin Davis [459], carries on the home farm at the West Part. This loca- tion is a very pleasant one for summer guest business, and each season finds " The Willows " filled to the roof-tree. Child :
I. Benjamin LeRoy, b. Nov. 30, 1889.
DAVIS, FRANK H .- The older son of Benjamin Davis [459] was for some years manager of the " Lodge" at Soonipi-side Park, and now res. at Sunapee. Children :
I. Millie Ora, b. Newport, July 30, 1883.
2. Albert Leslie, b. N. L., March 30, 1885.
3. Howard G., b. N. L., March 10, 1889.
DAVIS, MICHAEL C .- Michael C. Davis, who res. on Davis hill, and for several years in the Couch house at Otterville, was a native of Sunapee, where he was b. April 25, 1823. He was killed in the woods north of Otter pond, Jan. 28, 1891, by a lodged tree-top which fell on him while he was cutting another tree, and broke his neck. Michael m. Almira, dau. of James Stinson [284], though she is not included in their family rec- ord. His widow afterwards res. with her sister, Mrs. Ephraim Davis, in Sunapee, and d. there. No children.
DAVIS, THOMAS S .- Thomas S. Davis is a great-grandson of Jacob Davis, Sr., b. Haverhill (or Plaistow), 1714; d. Sut- ton, 1819, his wife dying one week after his death, at the age of 99. Jacob, Jr., m. Judith Cheney, and his oldest son, Thomas, b. Sept. 19, 1786, m., Feb. 1, 1815, Clarissa, dau. of Hezekiah Parker, b. Jan. 12, 1796. Thomas S., b. Nov. 3, 1826, is the sixth of their ten children, and is a nephew of Daniel Davis who m. Asenath, dau. of Rev. Job Seamans[145], and of Eze- kiel Davis, whose daus. Rachel and Sabrina m. into the Sargent and Bunker families of N. L. He was a resident of Gilford at the time of the Civil War, and enlisted from that town, Sept. 15, 1862, in the Fifteenth N. H. V., serving until mustered out. His wife was Irena M. Mastern of Orford. For several years he was saw-miller at Otterville. Since the death of his dau. Rose, who m. Morrison Blood [573], he has made his home at Wilmot Flat, with his son Charles.
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DEAN, EDWIN A .- Edwin Albert, only son of Stephen J. Dean [461], res. with his family on the home place. He is a painter by trade, in addition to the Dean facility with carpen- ter's tools ; is an enthusiastic mineralogist and geologist, the local printer, and has acquired more than ordinary skill as a scenic photographer. All these gifts, combined with a genuine good-fellowship, have made him popular in the community. Janet (McCallum) Dean, b. July 8, 1867, is the dau. of George McCallum of Tiverton, Province of Ontario. Children :
1. Eva Eliza, b. Jan. 5, 1891.
2. A son, b. March 2, 1893 ; d. March 4, 1893.
3. Thirza Vienna, b. Feb. 26, 1894.
4. Lura E., b. Sept. 6, 1896.
DERBY, EUGENE C .- As an author and writer who has made for himself a reputation in metropolitan newspaper cir- cles, Eugene Channing Derby, only son of Francis E. Derby below, occupies a unique place in the town annals. For sev- eral years he served as clerk in his father's store, but of late has devoted the greater part of his time to writing. His easy, versatile style and graphic power of description have been favorably commented on by reputable critics. He was ap- pointed postmaster at Elkins in 1897. Cora (Manahan) Derby, dau. of Newton Manahan [500], was educated at Colby acad- emy, and taught successfully before her marriage. She served as a member of the school board in 1897-'98. Children :
I. Richard Eugene, b. March 22, 1889.
2. Helen Manahan, b. May 12, 1891.
DERBY, FRANCIS E .- The Derbys are of English descent, and the earliest authentic ancestor in this country is the Jona- than Derby, b. at Hebron, Conn., July 4, 1726 (O. S.), who d. at Orford, Jan. 22, 1807. Simeon, son of Jonathan, b. He- bron, Jan. 21, 1756, m., Nov. 20, 1785, Christianna Wells, and was a farmer in Orford, where he and his wife d. John, fifth of their seven children, b. Aug. 5, 1796, m., Sept. 21, 1824, Fidelia S., dau. of Caleb Freeman. John was a painter, and res. in Orford, where he d. May 16, 1857 ; Fidelia d. at Bridge- water, Vt. They were the parents of eight children, of whom Francis Everett, b. Aug. 14, 1836, was the fifth. Francis m., July 27, 1861, Susan Amelia, dau. of Hezekiah Mills [364]. He enlisted in the Eleventh N. H. V. in August, 1862, and
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served until the muster-out in June, 1865. As storekeeper at the " Four Corners " for many years, Mr. Derby was uniformly courteous and obliging. He was also postmaster under Presi- dent Harrison's administration. Of late years the family has res. in North Sutton, where Mrs. Derby d. Sept. 20, 1898. Children :
I. Eugene C., b. Lawrence, Mass., March 7, 1867 ; m. Cora Manahan ; res. in N. L.
2. Myrtie D., b. Oct. 21, 1870; graduated Colby academy ; m., Jan. 1, 1893, William G. Brown ; res. Bridgewater, Vt.
3. George M., b. Dec. 7, 1873 ; d. Sept. 19, 1874.
4. Pearl C., b. March 3, 1887.
DIXON, PROFESSOR JAMES P .- In the nearly twenty years that Professor James P. Dixon has been identified with the educational, civil, and religious interests of this town, he has from the first been recognized as a leading force, a man whose absolute rectitude of character commands the respect of even those who may differ from his way of thinking. He has shown himself the wise friend, the trusted counsellor, the able admin- istrator, a strong, earnest, generous supporter of the church and its institutions, a citizen whose conceptions of duty are based upon ethical principles, whose calm, deliberate judg- ments are rendered without fear or favor, a truly just and honorable man. James P. Dixon was b. in West Lebanon, Me., Sept. 20, 1842, the older son of Frederick and Caroline (Stanton) Dixon. His father was a carpenter and farmer, and an honored and substantial citizen of the town in which his long and useful life was spent. Caroline (Stanton) Dixon is a lineal descendant, on the maternal side, of Elder William Wentworth the emigrant, the ancestor of not a few men who in succeeding generations have been leaders in civil, military, and educational circles and borne a distinguished part in state and colonial history. Professor Dixon holds the degree of A. M. from Bowdoin college, from which he was graduated with the valedictorian honor in 1867. In the fall of that year he became principal of the Rochester High school, and a lit- tle more than a year later was called to the principalship of the Somersworth High school, where for nearly eleven years his marked ability as a classical scholar and teacher gave the school an enviable status in neighboring communities. He
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accepted the presidency of Colby academy in this town in the spring of 1880, at a period in its history when an exceptionally able man was demanded. That he amply fulfilled the trust reposed in him in the eleven years of his wise and gentle rul- ing, is the grateful and heartfelt testimony of the hundreds of young men and women who came under his care, and who ever found him the same dignified, scholarly, Christian gentle- man. For a few months after his resignation he res. in Wor- cester, Mass., where he was engaged with a younger brother in the real estate business. In 1893 he bought of his brother- in-law, Edward O. Lord, the Jonathan Carr farm on Colby hill, where he has since had his home. It is due mainly to his efforts that a city market for surplus milk has been opened to N. L. farmers, bringing as a result hundreds of dollars into the town annually. Mr. Dixon m., July 4, 1872, Mary Abby, dau. of Oliver H. and Mary W. G. (Stevens) Lord of Som- ersworth, b. April 26, 1844. Mrs. Dixon was carefully edu- cated in the schools of her native town, and at the Codman Hill School at Dorchester, Mass. Their children are,-
I. Florence, b. June 28, 1875 ; valedictorian of the class of 1898, Colby academy.
2. Philip, b. April 19, 1877 ; d. July 24, 1877.
3. Mary, b. Aug. 21, 1878.
4. Caroline, b. Nov. 29, 1879.
5. Frederick Oliver, b. Jan. 5, 1882.
6. James Payson, Jr., b. Aug. 9, 1883.
7. Abby Frances, b. Oct. 22, 1884.
EASTMAN, GEORGE H .- The blacksmith shop at Otterville is now owned by George Eastman, son of James and Lydia (Putney) Eastman of Springfield. He m., Oct. 18, 1880, Mrs. Giles Goings, b. Frances Emmeline, dau. of Charles Jew- ett [355]. Giles Goings was a brother of Austin Goings [479], and was the father of,-I. Charles, b. Oct. 8, 1861 ; m., and res. in Manchester, with five children, one deceased. 2. Ed- win, res. at Otterville. 3. Addie, m. Edwin Morrison and res. in North Boscawen, with three children. A nephew of George Eastman, Hiram Almond, b. September, 1871, the son of Hiram T. and Elvira (Rollins) Eastman, is a partner with Edwin Go- ings in the mills at Otterville.
ELKINS, DR. JOHN P .- John P. Elkins, M. D., was b. in
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New Durham, Nov. 5, 1838, the son of Dr. John P. and Sarah F. (Pendergast) Elkins of Barnstead. His father was a phy- sician of note in his day, and had an earnest desire that his two sons should follow in his profession. John P. graduated from Bowdoin Medical school in 1860, and in 1861 began practice at Wilmot Flat. He practised for a brief period in Newport, but from 1875 to 1888 his home was at Scytheville, a cosy, pleas- ant cottage which was burned during the later occupancy of Dr. J. F. Merrill. To his unremitting devotion to his profes- sion, riding many weary miles over rough country roads in all sorts of weather, unsparing of his own health and comfort if he might bring relief at some humble bedside, all who knew him lovingly and tenderly bear witness. His presence in the sickroom brought comfort and cheer to anxious hearts, and with infinite patience and sympathy and remarkable tact he ministered to all with unfailing courtesy. He was especially fond of children, and little ones looking into his kindly face instinctively knew him as a friend. As a man he possessed a simplicity of manner and rectitude of character that won him the high esteem of his fellow-citizens, and his friendship once gained was as true as steel. The arduous duties of a country physician told severely on his health as the years went by, and in 1888 he retired from practice and removed to Farmington, to be near his brother, Dr. Jere Elkins, who had read medi- cine with him in the early years of his practice. Here he lived for seven years, in the neighborhood of his boyhood days, cheered and comforted by the true-hearted wife whose greatest joy was to minister to his welfare, and even in his own weak- ness giving professional aid to old neighbors and friends while life remained. For many months he battled bravely with dis- ease and pain, guarding even from his own household the pre- monitions of sudden death he himself recognized only too well. The end came suddenly and sharply, and mercifully spared from prolonged suffering he passed away Sept. 8, 1895. His body lies at rest in the cemetery at Scytheville which he was largely instrumental in securing, and the village now bears the name of him whose memory is revered among the people he loved so well. Dr. Elkins had travelled extensively, had a broad and thoroughly cultured mind, and was a delightful con- versationalist. He was a member of the Masonic fraternity,
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