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In politics Mr. Blood is a firm advocate of the principles of the Republican party, and besides serving several years as secretary of the local committee has been a delegate to numerous conventions. He is an active mem- ber of the School Board, having the super- vision of two schools, Nos. 6 and 12. He is prominent in Masonic circles, belonging to St. Peter's Lodge, No. 31, F. & A. M., in which he is a Past Master, and is now serv- ing his third term as Worthy Master, being one of the most enthusiastic workers in the organization. He is also a member of Massa- secum Lodge, No. 34, I. O. O. F., in which he has passed all the chairs, and is likewise a member of the Grand Lodge. Mr. Blood is a very genial, social man, popular with his townspeople. He has a most cosey and attrac- tive farm-house home, which it is a pleasure to visit.
ILLIAM E. MUDGETT, a well- known merchant of Contoocook, son of Calvin H. and Julia (Fisher) Mudgett, was born in Franklin, Merrimack County, September 16, 1855. His great- grandfather came to New Hampshire from Maine, and settled at Holderness. The grandfather, William Mudgett, was born at Holderness, now Ashland. In his young manhood he went to Bristol, where he was subsequently engaged in farming, and died in his ninetieth year. His wife's maiden name was Huckins. Calvin H., son of William and the father of William E. Mudgett, was formerly a resident of Bristol, where he was engaged in farming and lumbering, owning large tracts of timber land. He now resides
in Contoocook, to which he removed seven or eight years ago, after retiring from active busi- ness life. His wife, Julia, died eight years ago at Bristol. He has one daughter, Nellie, wife of Henry Eastman, now deceased, who was formerly a farmer of Contoocook.
William E. Mudgett spent his boyhood at Bristol, where he remained until he was six- teen years of age, attending the New Hamp- ton Institution. At the age of sixteen years he entered Stearns Carpet Store, now kept by the Stewart Company, where he remained for four years as a clerk. He then travelled as a salesman for various Boston houses, visiting the principal cities of the country, and selling to the jobbing trade throughout the Middle, Western, and Southern States. In the course of time he secured a half-interest in the firm, after which he found it necessary to leave the road, and take personal charge of the store. He began business as a store-keeper in April, 1890, succeeding T. B. Richardson. His stock usually amounts to about ten thousand dollars. He ships grain in the shape of bran, meal, gluten, linseed, and middlings, at the rate of one hundred and twenty-five or one hundred and thirty carloads per annum. For thirteen years he has also speculated in cider apples, buying up large quantities all over New England, especially in Connecticut, averaging about two hundred carloads per season. Of late years he has done more busi- ness in apples than formerly. He is a stock- holder of the New England Fruit Company at Concord, and has supplied the company with a large share of their apples.
Mr. Mudgett was married at Contoocook, September 16, 1876, to Lona Chase, daughter of Thomas and Mary Parsons Chase, of the same place. Mr. Chase was the popular landlord of the old inn at Contoocook, which was also kept by him during the war. He
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died there since the marriage of his daughter Lona, in his eighty-eighth year. His wife still lives, being now in her eighty-sixth year. Mr. Mudgett's children are: Nellie May, a graduate of Henniker High School and now a teacher; Lillian J., also a graduate of Hen- niker High School, class of 1896; and Will- iam Chase, a student at Henniker High School. Mrs. Mudgett died February 10, 1897. In politics Mr. Mudgett is a Republi- can, and he has served on various commis- sions. He belongs to Kearsarge Lodge, No. 23, and the encampment of the I. O. O. F. at Contoocook, having passed all the chairs of the lodge.
HARLES A. JEFTS, a prosperous business man of Langdon, was born in Putney, Vt., January 27, 1853, son of Alphonso M. and Almira (Clough) Jefts. He comes of a family whose founder emigrated from England some time in the seventeenth century, settling in Billerica, Mass., and whose descendants made their home in that State for many years. Jonathan, the great- grandfather of Charles A., born in Townsend, Mass., was the first to seek a home in the Granite State. The last years of his life were spent in the town of Mason. Hosley Jefts, the father of Alphonso M., and a native of Mason, removed to Langdon, where he was en- gaged in farming, and afterward died. He married Abigail Green; and they had eight children, respectively named: Harriet, Indi- ana, Caroline, Roxanna, Albert, Alphonso M., Eli, and Pamelia.
Alphonso M. Jefts, a native of Antrim, N. H., was born in March, 1815, and died June 18, 1891. He settled on a farm in Put- ney, Vt., but afterward came to Langdon, which was subsequently his home for forty years. He had no political ambition, and he
was an attendant of the Episcopal church. Almira, his wife, who was born in Westmore- land, N. H., December 25, 1815, daughter of John Clough, of Stamford, Vt., had nine chil- dren - Mason, Maria, Abigail, Harriet, Mary P., Mira A., Fred F., John W., and Charles A. Mason, now deceased, was born in Put- ney, followed the occupation of farmer, and spent his life in Alstead. He married Ca- lista Clark. Maria is the wife of Benjamin Wales, a broker in Taunton, Mass., and has two children. Abigail and Harriet died in girlhood. Mary P., who is a graduate of Mount Holyoke College, has been engaged in teaching for fifteen years, and is now the French teacher of the Worcester High School. Mira A., who was educated at Mount Holyoke College, is the wife of Lester Sprague, a hard- ware dealer of Hartford, Conn., and has one child, Mary A., now Mrs. Chauncey Brainard, of Putney, Vt. Fred F., who was educated at Chester Academy, and is in the paper man- ufacturing business in Carthage, N. Y., mar- ried Carrie Adams, of Bellows Falls, Vt., and has one son, Clyde A. John W. Jefts, who was educated at Ashburnham (Mass. ) Academy, and is a farmer of Langdon, married Hattie Simpson, of this place.
Charles A. Jefts received his education in the schools of Langdon and Fort Edward Col- lege, New York State, graduating therefrom in the class of 1874. Upon his return from college, he took up farming with his father on the homestead, of which he is the present owner. Besides attending to his farm duties, he does a limited business as a broker. While he has always made Langdon his home, he has taken a number of pleasure trips to various parts of the country. The esteem in which he is held is evidenced by the fact that his towns- men have elected him to serve them in many of the principal town offices. In religious
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belief he is an Episcopalian, and serves the society in the capacity of church warden. He is a member of the grange.
AUREN S. CLOUGH, farmer and stock-raiser of Loudon, was born in Alton, N. H., March 5, 1842, son of Samuel and Ruth (Philbrook) Clough. His grandfather, Samuel Clough, a native of Gilmanton, N. H., and a resident of that town for the greater part of his life, was one of the sons of three brothers who settled in Gilman- ton. Samuel spent his last years in Alton, N. H., where he died January 21, 1828. His wife, Rhoda (Carr) Clough, survived him until July 3, 1840. They had four children - Hannah, John, Samuel, Jr., and Eliza, all now deceased.
Samuel Clough, Jr., lived on the old home- stead for some time and then came to Loudon, and subsequently lived there fifty-eight years. He was engaged in farming for the greater part of his life. During his residence in Alton he was one of the Selectmen of the town. He married Miss Philbrook, and they had five children, as follows: Myron, born December 2, 1833, who married Elizabeth Prescott, of Alton, and is now a farmer in Gilmanton; Miranda, born March 22, 1835, who is the wife of George W. J. Johnson, and resides on a farm in Pittsfield, N. H. ; Eliza Jane, born January 8, 1840, who now lives with her brother, Lauren S., on the old home- stead; Lauren S., the subject of this biogra- phy; Ruth Ellen, born April 28, 1844, who successively married Oliver Hutchinson, of Loudon, who died, and Allen Anderson, of California, a machinist by trade, and now lives in San Francisco, Cal. The father died July .19, 1889, and the mother June 23, 1874.
Lauren S. Clough always remained at home
with his parents, receiving a good education in the best schools of the county. After the death of his father he took charge of the old homestead. He now owns one hundred acres of land under cultivation besides seventy-five acres of pasture land. The property has been much enhanced in value by the erection of sev- eral substantial buildings. Besides carrying on the farm successfully, he is also engaged in stock-raising to a considerable extent.
On June 3, 1877, Mr. Clough married Abbie Sarah Weeks, of Loudon, a daughter of Ste- phen H. and Elizabeth (Haines) Weeks, both of whom are now deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Clough had four children, of whom one died unnamed in infancy. The others are: Grace, born May 8, 1878, who resides at home; Ethel M., born February 27, 1880, now attending school in Loudon ; and Gertrude, born May 29, 1882, living at home. Mrs. Clough died December 3, 1884. Mr. Clough has always been a Republican in his political life, while he has never been an office-seeker. He is a Deacon of the Free Baptist Church of Loudon, of which church his sister is also a member.
EWIS HAINES, a prominent farmer and large land-owner residing in Northfield, was born in this town, February 7, 1845, son of the late Benja- min Haines and his wife, Martha (Kennison) Haines. The father, born in Epping, was only four years old when his father, George L. Haines, settled in Canterbury, this county. After living there for some years, father and son came to Northfield and settled on the homestead now occupied by Mr. Lewis Haines, and which was then known as the Ellison place. Benjamin Haines was a farmer by occupation. He died June 29, 1878, leav- ing a good name and a fair estate to his chil-
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dren. His wife, Martha, who was born in Canterbury, died July 18, 1896. The eldest of their three children, George B. Haines, M. D., is a well-known physician of Valley Falls, R. I. He married Dora Babbit, who is now deceased. The youngest child and the only daughter, Miss Ida M. Haines, who was born November 3, 1848, and was educated at Tilton Seminary, resides with her brother on the homestead. She is well known in the social life of Northfield, and is an active member of the Congregational church of that place.
Lewis D. Haines, the second son of his parents, attended the common schools of his native town. Since then he has always lived on the home farm, and has been engaged in farming. After the death of his father he took entire charge of the estate, which has been much improved in his hands. He is the owner of about five hundred acres of land. Besides carrying on general farming exten- sively, he does considerable dairy business. He keeps about thirty head of cattle, and ships milk to the Boston markets. Always a hard- working man, he has never sought public office. He is a good Republican, and has al- ways voted that ticket. Both Mr. Haines and his sister are members of the grange at Til- ton and regular attendants at the meetings of that organization. Mr. Haines's farm was formerly owned by Richard Ellison, who was the grandfather of General Butler.
HARLES ASA HOLDEN, a well- to-do farmer of Langdon, was born in this town, August 4, 1833, son of Asa and Mary Ann (Evans) Holden. Ed- mund Holden, the father of Asa, was a native of Shirley, Mass., and the first of the family to settle in Langdon. He was a prosperous farmer and stock-raiser. In 1796 he married
Susan Rockwood, of Groton, Mass., and be- came the father of six children, born as follows : Amanda, in 1797; Suka, in 1799; Edmund, in 1802; Asa, May 30, 1804; Rockwood, in 1809; and Sophronia, in 1813.
Asa Holden taught school for a number of years in different towns. Then he purchased a farm, and was engaged in carrying it on until he gave up active work, some twelve years before his death, which happened De- cember 12, 1885, when he was over eighty-one years of age. He was a Deacon of the Con- gregational church for many years. Mary Ann (Evans) Holden, his wife, was born in Rockingham, Vt., in 1811, and died in Sep- tember, 1874, aged sixty-three. Their chil- dren were: Charles Asa, Mary E., George H., Henry M., Luella V., and Edward M., all of whom were born in Langdon. Mary E., the elder daughter, now deceased, who was born January 26, 1835, married Samuel K. Upton, formerly of Langdon, now of Ac- worth, N. H., and had two children - Mary L. and Hattie L., respectively the wives of Charles Barney, of Claremont, N. H., and William H. Wilson, of Langdon. George H., born July 29, 1838, who lives in Walpole and is a farmer, married Jane Allen, of Walpole, who died leaving two sons - George N. and Charles H. Henry M., born October 14, 1840, who is a successful farmer in Langdon, married Emma Dinsmore, of Alstead, N. H., and has three daughters - Edith, Etta M., and Dora. Luella V., born December 12, 1845, is the wife of Orr Wallace, an Alstead farmer, auctioneer, and trader in land and stock, and has no children. Edward M., born April 21, 1851, who is a farmer in Walpole, N. H., mar- ried Lora F. Burt, a native of Walpole, and has no children.
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After completing his education, which was acquired in the town schools, Charles A.
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Holden carried on the home farm for a time. Later he bought the farm on which he now lives. Besides tilling his land, he has given considerable attention to stock-growing, and has raised a large number of oxen. He was Selectman of the town for fourteen years, and Chairman of the Selectmen for several terms. In 1873-74 he was a Representative in the State legislature, and served on the Industrial School Committee. He is an attendant of the Congregational church.
On November 18, 1862, Mr. Holden was united in marriage with Miss Emily A. King, who was born in Acworth, N. H., March 29, 1835. She is a daughter of Captain Samuel King, who died August 29, 1877. Her par- ents had fourteen children, who all attained maturity. Mr. and Mrs. Holden have three children - Emily Corinne, Charley Clyde, and Allen K. Emily Corinne, born October 6, 1863, is now the wife of George Winch, a school teacher in Manchester, N. H., and has one child - Emily J., born in November, 1892. Charles Clyde, born January 10, 1866, now a travelling salesman for a jewelry firm in White River Junction, Vt., married Marcia Billings, and resides in Sabattus, Me. He has two children : Clyde T., born in March, 1895; and an infant son, Royal Charles. Allen K. Holden, born August 11, 1870, who lives on a large milk farm in Newton, Mass., married Frances Wingate, of Mooers Forks, N. Y.
HARLES A. HUBER, an energetic and successful farmer of Northfield, was born January 12, 1846, in Melun, France, near Paris, son of Melheur and Katherine (Farney) Huber, both also natives of Melun. His father, who followed the sea during the active period of his life, died in France, August 21, 1855. Mr.
Huber's mother, having survived her husband but three days, died August 24. Melbeur and Katherine F. Huber were the parents of four- teen children, as follows: Petre Paul, who died in the army; Joseph, who resides in Pennsylvania; Louis, who lives near Manches- ter, N. H. ; Alexander, a bricklayer of Con- cord, N. H .; Victorine and Amelia, who are still residing in France; Eugene, a resident of New York State; Charles A., the subject of this sketch; Albert, who is residing in the West; Emile, of Manchester; Melheur and John, neither of whom emigrated to America ; Carl, who is deceased; and Hector, who is in the shoe business in Buffalo, N. Y.
Charles A. Huber was educated in the com- mon and high schools of his native country. After completing his studies, he entered the French army, with which he served eight years. In 1870 he emigrated to the United States, where four of his brothers had already found a home. He first settled in Manches- ter, where he was employed for some time. Subsequently he was for two years engaged as a florist in Concord. After his marriage he was employed as a gardener in Franklin for three years. Then he bought the Gross farm, situated near Tilton village in the town of Northfield, where he now resides. He owns one hundred and seven acres of fertile land, and is an extensive grower of garden truck for the city markets.
On April 21, 1879, Mr. Huber was united in marriage with Henriette Larivire. She was born in St. Mary, P.Q., April 16, 1845, daughter of John and Bridget (Dayer) Lari- vire. John Larivire was a carpenter by trade. Both he and his wife always resided in Can- ada. Mr. and Mrs. Huber have four children, namely : Albert, born February 26, 1880; Louise, born February 5, 1882; Ora, born February 15, 1883; and Lottie, born June 21,
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1885. In politics Mr. Huber is a Democrat, and he has served with ability as Road Sur- veyor. He has labored industriously for the prosperity he now enjoys. He had the mis- fortune to have his house destroyed by fire in 1895. Now he has a pleasant and comfort- able home. He is a member of the St. John the Baptist Society, and the family attend the Roman Catholic church.
ORRILL MOORE, a prominent farmer and cattle breeder of Northfield, was born in this town, November 18, 1829, son of Morrill S. and Sarah (Hancock) Moore. His grand- father, Ezekiel Moore, passed the most of his life in Canterbury, N. H., where he was en- gaged in farming ; and his last days were spent in Bristol, N. H. The father, Morrill S. Moore, was born in Canterbury, October 29, 1798. He settled in Northfield, and followed agriculture until his death, which occurred May 14, 1860. His wife, Sarah, born in Northfield, April 7, 1794, became the mother of five children, namely : Orpha, who died in infancy ; Clarissa, born April 18, 1827; Polly, born May 1, 1828; Morrill, the subject of this sketch; and Merrill, born March 4, 1831. Clarissa, who married Joseph Cross, a farmer of Northfield, and died June 12, 1897, had nine children - Frank, Clara, Sarah, Albert, Fred, Warren, Flora, Charles, and Walter. Clara and Warren are deceased. Polly Moore married Willis Gray, of Northfield, and died leaving one daughter - Emma J., who is the wife of Joseph Nealey, of Nottingham, N. H. Merrill, who died February 26, 1889, wedded for his first wife Caroline Lake, of Canterbury, who died in 1860. A second marriage united him with Mary Heath, of the same town, who had three children ; Clara and George, now
deceased; and Sadie, who is the wife of Fred Watson, of Northfield. Mrs. Morrill S. Moore died October 24, 1858.
Morrill Moore. acquired a common-school education and was reared to farm life. He re- mained with his parents, assisting on the farm, and afterward followed agriculture. In 1878 he moved to his present farm, which contains three hundred acres, and affords him ample opportunity for general farming and cattle breeding. He makes a specialty of raising thoroughbred Devon stock, and also produces a large quantity of superior butter. On March 3, 1858, Mr. Moore was joined in marriage with Lavina A. Huse, who was born in Camp- ton, N. H., September 3, 1834, daughter of Daniel M. and Eliza (Dudley) Huse. Her parents, who were natives of Sanbornton, re- sided in Campton, from which town they moved to Northfield, and settled upon the farm now owned by Mr. Moore. They reared three children, as follows: Lavina A., who became Mrs. Moore; Sarah Emily, born September I, 1840, who married B. W. Plummer; and Ann Eliza, born January 8, 1845, who married George F. Blanchard, a farmer of Canterbury. Daniel M. Huse died September 3, 1883 ; and his wife died January 17, 1888.
Mr. and Mrs. Moore have had five children - Eliza Abbie, Frank H., Cora E., Della A., and Arthur G. Eliza, born May 1, 1860, died December 30 of the same year; Frank H., born March 25, 1862, is now a grain dealer in Laconia; and Cora E., born January 12, 1864, married Oliver Taylor, a blacksmith of La- conia. Della A., born May 11, 1867, who married George A. Dearborn, a native of Hill, N. H., now lives in Concord, where her husband is in the grocery business. She has two children : Mildred A., born September 17, 1892; and Harold M., born December 19, 1896. Arthur G. Moore, born June 26, 1872,
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is in the live-stock business, and is one of the most popular young men in Northfield. In politics Mr. Morrill Moore is a Democrat, and he has been Tax Collector for six years. He is connected with the Northfield Grange, and is one of the most practical and successful farmers and stock-raisers in this locality.
ILLIS JORDAN, a well-known agri- culturist of Plainfield, who gives special attention to dairying and poultry raising, was born in this town, Sep- tember 10, 1850, son of William R. and Esther (Spaulding) Jordan. The Jordan fam- ily, an old and prominent one of this town, has produced men of high integrity and of stanch loyalty to the nation. Its first repre- sentatives in America were among the early settlers. Later the family gave the country stalwart and steadfast soldiers for the old French and Indian War, for the War of Inde- pendence, and for the second war with Eng- land, as well as defenders of the Union in the great Civil War.
James Jordan, grandfather of Willis Jor- dan, is believed to have been the first of the family to settle in Plainfield. He was a very prosperous farmer, and was held in high re- spect by his townspeople. His wife, whose maiden name was Kenyon, bore him a large family of boys; namely, William R., Ray- mond K., Timothy L., Anthony W., James W., Jarvis J., and Johnson. Raymond, by trade a cooper, was engaged in that business at Plainfield, and also did some farming. Timothy L. was a stone mason and farmer, and lived in this town. Anthony W. was also a stone mason of Plainfield. James and Jarvis were farmers in this town, and lived here throughout their lives. All of these sons married, and had families. Johnson died
young. William R. Jordan, father of Willis, born at Plainfield in the year 1807, died in 1865. He took up the occupation of farmer, and worked so energetically and successfully that at his death he owned the large farm known as the Abel Stone place. He acquired this through his own efforts, unaided by his father or by others. While not a seeker for political honors, he never failed in his duties as a good citizen. He married Esther Spauld- ing, who, born in 1805, daughter of Simon Spaulding, of Plainfield, died in 1890. The eight children of this marriage were: Lewis S., Sophia, Henry C., Rosamond, Harrison H., Mary M., Darwin F., and Willis Jordan. Since Grandfather Jordan settled in Plainfield, the men reared in this family have found occu- pation in this their native town, and have been prominent in affairs. Lewis Jordan is living at Plainfield, a prosperous farmer. Sophia, now deceased, married Mr. Dodge, of Plain- field. Henry is unmarried. Rosamond be- came the wife of Willard Hayward, who is now deceased. Harrison H. died some years since. Mary is Mrs. Sidney Sanborn, and the mother of several children. Darwin, who is engaged in farming, married and has a family of children.
Willis Jordan was the youngest of his par- ents' children. He helped his father on the farm until he came of age. Then he struck out for himself, and has since been a successful business man. He is extensively engaged in general farming, but devotes himself espe- cially to dairying and poultry raising. He has always given close and careful attention to the details of his business, which characteristic, joined to his thrift and industry, has gained for him general esteem.
Mr. Jordan married Ella S., who was born September 20, 1851, daughter of Albert K. Reed, a wealthy Plainfield farmer. Her three
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children are : Wesley W., born May 8, 1876; Bernice E., born January 27, 1883; and Ralph K., born November 13, 1887. Wesley Jordan is now a student at Dartmouth College, having fitted for that institution at Kimball Union Academy. The two younger children are still attending the town schools of Plain- field.
RANK E. RANDALL, Postmaster of Pittsfield and an ex-member of the New Hampshire legislature, was born in this town, May 5, 1842, son of Thomas B. and Mary G. (Pickering) Randall. His grandfather, Robert Randall, a prosperous farmer of Lee, N. H., died in that town at a good old age. Robert's wife, who reached the age of eighty years, was the mother of two sons, neither of whom is living.
Thomas B. Randall, the elder of Robert's sons, was born in Lee. When a young man he learned the blacksmith's trade, which he afterward followed in Pittsfield for some years. In 1845 he went to Manchester, N. H., and was employed in the Amoskeag factory until his death, which occurred in 1850, at the age of forty-two years. He was a rugged and able- bodied man, capable of much hard work, and had the esteem and good will of all who knew him. Although not an aspirant to public office, he took an earnest interest in political matters. He was a member of the Baptist church. His wife, Mary G., was a daughter of John Pickering, of Barnstead, N. H., and a descendant of John Pickering, an early resi- dent of Portsmouth, N. H. She became the mother of seven children, of whom the sur- vivors are: John N. Randall, M.D., Frank E .. , Evelyn, and Olive, all of whom were born in Pittsfield. Dr. Randall, a graduate of the Harvard University Medical School, was for- merly Assistant Surgeon in the regular army,
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