Biographical review : containing life sketches of leading citizens of Stafford and Belknap countries, New Hampshire, Part 45

Author: Biographical Review Publishing Company
Publication date: 1897
Publisher: Boston : Biographical Review
Number of Pages: 1124


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Dudley, who was born at North Hampton, England, in 1576, and died July 31, 1653, at Roxbury, Mass., having come to this country in 1630. Nathaniel and Mary (Dudley) Wells had six children - John, Eunice, Mary, James, Dudley, and Sarah. Dudley Wells, the fifth child, was born November 1I, 1793, in Pittsfield, N. H., and died at Gilman- ton, January 24, 1831. His marriage with Mehitabel Burleigh was solemnized September 14, 1817. She was born in Gilmanton, Janu- ary 29, 1797, a daughter of Stevens and Abi- gail (Taylor) Burleigh, and died in Belmont, May 11, 1873. The fruit of their union was two sons - James Dudley and John Webster.


John Webster Wells received his education in the public schools of Gilmanton, after which he took up farming and land surveying, and all through his years of activity pursued these lines of employment. In 1851 he. mar- ried Julia Ann Clark, who was born in Gil- manton, N.H., December 5, 1828, daughter of Thomas and Hannah (Fellows) Clark. Her father, who was born in Loudon, N. H., August 14, 1798, died in Belmont, June 3, 1879; and her mother, who was born in Plym- outh, N. H., December 19, 1801, died in Bel- mont, October 5, 1879. Mr. and Mrs. Wells have two sons and a daughter - Walter Clark, Fannie May, and Thomas Dudley. Walter . Clark, after graduating from New Hampton Institution, engaged in farming and land sur- veying. His farming is pursued successfully on the old homestead, which he purchased some time ago. He is Justice of the Peace, has held important town offices, and is an all- round, reliable business man. In 1891 he married Kate B. Keysar, of Pittsburg, N. H., a graduate of Tilton Conference Seminary and Female College, Tilton, N. H. Fannie May graduated at Tilton Seminary, and was for several years Preceptress of that institution.


She was a thorough student, and later spent some time abroad in travel and study, after which she resumed teaching, and was Precep- tress at Troy Conference Academy, Poultney, Vt., and. Wilbraham, Mass. This last position she resigned, and married the Rev. William Love, of North Dakota. Thomas Dudley, who was a zealous student, fitted for college at Tilton Seminary, and graduated from Wes- leyan University, Middletown, Conn., class of 1887. He is now editor of the Waterbury Daily Republican, and a Director of the Con- necticut State Prison.


In politics John Webster Wells is a Demo- crat. He has been a member of the School Committee for several years, Town Treasurer for seventeen consecutive years, Selectman for three years, County Commissioner for three years, and a Justice of the Peace for forty-five years. Both he and his wife have been members of the Free Baptist church for fifty-four years, and for the past thirty years he has served as Deacon.


HARLES WEBSTER KNOWLES, a well-known citizen of Belmont, where he owns a fine farm, was born in that part of Gilmanton, N.H., now known as Belmont, November 5, 1843, a son of Joseph and Mary Dudley (Wells) Knowles. His parents were married April 22, 1838. Mary D. (Wells) Knowles was a daughter of John Wells, and a grand-daughter of Na- thaniel and Mary (Dudley) Wells. An ac- count of the ancestors of Mary Dudley, wife of Nathaniel Wells, may be found in the sketch of John Webster Wells immediately preced- ing. The parents of our subject had three children : Oren Wells, born at Gilmanton, N.H., September 12, 1839; Syrena Frances, born August 22, 1841; and Charles Webster.


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Oren Wells Knowles married in 1869 Nellie M. Bryant. He lived in Belmont until twenty-one years of age, then removed to Ver- mont, and subsequently from that State to Boston, Mass. He is a mason, builder, and contractor, and has his residence in Roslin- dale, Mass., but is engaged on contracts in different places throughout that part of Massa- chusetts. He has been very successful, and owns a large amount of real estate. He has no children. Syrena F. Knowles married John Philbrook, November 25, 1863. Her husband formerly carried on the wheelwright business with good success, but on account of failing health took up agricultural work, and now re- sides on a farm in Northfield. They are the parents of five children-Leon, Lena, Charles, Ernest, and Omer, of whom but three are liv- ing. Leon, who is unmarried, resides in Concord, N.H., where he carries on a success- ful business as a builder and contractor.


Charles Webster Knowles, after receiving his education in the public schools of Belmont and Tilton, took up farming on the place where he was born, and of which he is the owner. It is a good farm of two hundred and fifty acres, and of recent years he has let it, and spends his tinte as a travelling agent for M. E. Wheeler & Co., of Rutland, Vt., and for Adriance & Platt, of Ploughkeepsie, N. Y., selling farming implements. He does quite an extensive business, and is popular with the farmers in those parts of Vermont and New Hampshire through which he travels. Though taking no prominent part in public affairs, he has always been alive to the interests of the town, and at one time he served on the School Committee. He has been many years a mem- ber of the Free Will Baptist church, and for ten years has held the office of Deacon therein. He belongs to Lawrence Grange in Belmont.


Mr. Knowles has twice married. His first


wife, to whom he was united September 4, 1866, was in maidenhood Adelia A. Whicher, of Northfield. She passed from this life, October 27, 1872, and the only child by that union died in infancy. On November 5, 1873, at Boscawen, N.II., Mr. Knowles was again joined in matrimony, this time to Miss Annie E. Seavey, a daughter of John and Al- mira (Emery) Seavey. Mrs. Knowles's father was born in Manchester, N.H., in 1818, her mother being a native of Moultonboro, N. H. They had five children, four daughters and one son, all of whom are living and married : Lottie Josephine is the wife of George Henry Stone, of Webster, N. H. Marion H. married Edgar Flanders, of Boscawen. Isabel married Frank L. Gerrish, a graduate of Dartmouth College, and a man of considerable means. He is quite prominent in political affairs in Boscawen; has been Selectman for years, served as County Commissioner, and has held other offices within the gift of the towns- people. He is one of the leading members of the Congregational Church, toward the support of which he is a liberal contributor. Edward Seavey, the son, married Harriet Hale, of Boscawen, and is a furniture manufacturer in Manchester, N.H., the firm being known as Joslyn & Seavey. They do an extensive busi- ness.


Mr. and Mrs. Knowles have had four chil- dren - Lena Adelia, Mabel, Harry Clinton, and Helen. Lena A. and Mabel died in childhood; Harry and Helen are attending the public schools.


REENLEAF C. KENNISTON, a well-known farmer of Lee, Strafford County, was born in New Market, N.H., March 20, 1836, son of Zebulon and Betsey (Randall) Kenniston. He removed with his parents to Epping, N. H., at the carly


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age of four, remaining there until he was fifteen years old. From 1841 to 1843 he was in New Market, and then he went to Nottingham, N.H. From that town he enlisted in Com- pany D, of the Eighth New Hampshire Regi- ment, Volunteer Infantry, being mustered in at Manchester, N.H., in December, 1861. He served at Georgia Landing, and in the two engagements at Port Hudson. Having re- ceived a wound, he was carried to Mariners' Hospital, New Orleans, where he remained until he was honorably discharged in August, 1864. Mr. Kenniston then returned to Not- tingham, but since 1865 he has been a resi- dent of Lee. Including wood lots, he owns two hundred and fifty acres of land. He car- ries on general farming with profit.


On December 4, 1863, he was married to Mary F. Kenniston, by which union there are four children. These are: Frederick H., born April 3, 1866; Joseph Burleigh, born September 24, 1869; Herbert W., born June 26, 1874; and Harry F., born September 24, 1878. In politics Mr. Kenniston gives his allegiance to the Republican party. Frater- nally he is identified with Perkins Post, No. 80, G. A. R., of Epping.


EORGE LINCOLN PLIMPTON, A. B., President of the New Hamp- shire Conference Seminary and Fe- male College, at Tilton, Belknap County, N. H., was born in Sturbridge, Mass., July 8, 1865, son of James H. and Elizabeth (Fair- banks) Plimpton. He prepared for college at the Hitchcock High School, Brimfield, Mass., and was graduated at the Wesleyan Univer- sity, Middletown, Conn., in the class of 1891, with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. He was soon afterward called to the New Hampshire Conference Seminary and Female College, as


instructor in Latin and Greek, and ably filled that chair until 1895. Upon the resignation of the Rev. Jesse M. Durrell in February of that year, he was appointed Acting President, and at the Trustee meeting in April he was elected President, being the first layman to occupy that position.


On August 10, 1892, Mr. Plimpton was united in marriage with Etta Ione Ferry, daughter of Lorenzo C. Ferry, of Brimfield, Mass. Mrs. Plimpton was graduated at the Hitchcock High School in 1885, and at the Westfield Normal School in 1887. She then studied one year at the Boston University, after which she taught school in New York City. She has resided in Tilton since her marriage, and is now Preceptress at the semi- nary.


Mr. Plimpton is a member of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity of Wesleyan Uni- versity. Politically, he is an Independent.


AMES W. BURNHAM, the junior member of the firm Demeritt & Burn- ham, of Durham, was born January 22, 1854, in the village of Durham, son of Joseph and Mary (Langley) Burnham. His parents had three other children, namely: Robert, who resides in Providence, R I. ; Mary A .; and Samuel F. James W. acquired the rudi- ments of his education in the public schools of Durham. Afterward he attended the Ber- wick Academy two years, and the Phillips Exeter Academy for an equal length of time. On reaching man's estate he established him- self in business as a lumber dealer, forming a co-partnership with Mr. Albert Demeritt, and beginning in a modest way. With the lapse of time the business largely increased in di- mensions. In the past year the firm handled two hundred million feet of lumber and three


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thousand cords of wood. Having purchased several wood lots for their timber, Mr. Burn- ham now owns about one thousand acres of land in Durham. In 1893 he founded the livery business which he is successfully carry- ing on, making somewhat of a specialty of" horse dealing. Genial and accommodating, he is an agreeable man to do business with.


Mr. Burnham was married December 20, 1877, to Miss Lydia A. Buzzell, daughter of John E. and Esther (Young) Buzzell, of Dur- ham. Five children have blessed the union; namely, Fanny, Robert, Joseph, Esther, and Mary. In 1888 Mr. Burnham represented his district in the State legislature. He served for a time in the capacity of Town Treasurer. He was nominated for both positions on the Democratic ticket, which he invariably sup- ports, having indorsed the principles of the party since he became a voter.


HARLES WHIPPLE MORRISON, the well-known druggist and local agent of the Western Union Tele- graph Company in Meredith, Belknap County, N.H., was born at Sanbornton Bridge, Au- gust 9, 1849, son of Charles Henry and Sarah R. (Ames) Morrison. His great-grandfather, Henry Morrison, was a resident of Sanborn- ton, N. H. He was accidentally killed while assisting a neighbor in raising a house. IIc was the father of six children, as follows: Eliza and Abigail, twins; Hannah; Eben- ezer; Joseph, who kept a hotel in Plymouth, N.H. ; and Isaiah, who died in New Hampton, N.H.


Henry Smith Morrison, grandfather of Charles W., was born in Sanbornton in 1790. He was a miller, and operated at different times grist-mills at Sanbornton Bridge, Franklin, and Gilmanton, N.H., working


upon shares. While residing in the last- named town he carried on what is now known as Jones's Mill. He died in Sanbornton Bridge, at the age of sixty-one years. By his first wife, Abigail Smith, of Woodstock, Vt., whom he married in 1812, he had three chil- dren, namely : Charles Henry ; Luther C., who was for some years a mill operative in Lowell, Mass., and died at Sanbornton Bridge in 1837; and Ruth J., who married a farmer of Gilmanton, and is no longer living. For his second wife, Henry Smith Morrison wedded Sally Judkins, of Sanbornton. By this union there were two children: Luther, who is a shoemaker of Haverhill, Mass .; and Asa, who became station agent in Belmont, N.H., and committed suicide in 1890.


Charles Henry Morrison, son of Henry and Abigail (Smith) Morrison, was born in Loudon, N. H., in 1827. When he was thir- teen years old his parents moved to Gilman- ton. He was educated in the common schools at Sanbornton, and at the Sanbornton Acad- emy. In young manhood he began to learn the wheelwright's trade at Sanbornton, but after working at it for two years he decided to become a cabinet maker, and served an ap- prenticeship at that trade. In 1850 he went to Concord, N. H., where he entered the em- ployment of Charles Austin, maker of reed in- struments, and remained with him for sixteen years. For the same length of time he subse- quently worked in the shops of the Northern Railway at Concord, finishing cars, and for a brief period he was engaged in the same work for the Old Colony Railroad Company in Bos- ton. Relinquishing his trade in 1887, he pur- chased a farm in Gilmanton, N.H., built a house upon it, and is now engaged in tilling the soil. He is exceedingly strong and active for one of his years. In politics he is a Dem- ocrat, deeply interested in public affairs, but


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has never aspired to office. He is connected with White Mountain Lodge, No. 5, I. O. O. F., Concord, N. II. ; Penacook En- campment, No. 3, I. O. O. F., Concord; and Merrimack Council, No. 499, A. L. N., and has occupied all of the important chairs in these organizations.


Charles Henry Morrison has been twice married. His first wife, Sarah R. Ames, whom he wedded August 25, 1845, was born in Sanbornton. She was a daughter of Will- iam B. Ames, M.D., a physician who came from Vermont, and died shortly after settling at Sanbornton Bridge in this State. He left a widow and seven children, as follows: Mi- chael, who became a prominent lawyer of St. Paul, Minn., and died in that city; William B., who settled in St. Paul, and died very sud- denly of heart disease; Lyman B., who be- came a druggist, and carried on business sev- eral years at Tilton, N. H., also in Pittsfield, N.H., where he died of heart disease; Ange- line, who married Henry Whipple, a carpen- ter of Concord, became a widow, and died at the residence of her mother in Sanbornton; Sarah R., who became the wife of Charles H. Morrison; Auroline, who died at the age of seventeen ; and Roancy, who died at fifteen. Mrs. Sarah R. (Ames) Morrison died in Con- cord, March 21, 1874, aged forty-five years, six months, leaving four sons, namely : George Asa, a resident of Dunbarton, N. H. ; Charles W., the subject of this sketch; Walter S. and Henry H., both of whom live in Con- cord. Charles H. Morrison's second wife, who was before marriage Laura E. Allen, is still living. She is a daughter of Cyrus Allen, formerly a well-known blacksmith of Gilmanton, who was suddenly stricken with heart disease, and died while driving in his sleigh.


Concord, N.H., and educated in the public schools of that city. He obtained his first knowledge of the drug business, working with his uncle, Lyman B. Ames in Tilton, N. H. He remained there some three years, and then went to Franklin, N. H., where he was em- ployed as a drug clerk for about the same length of time. From Franklin he returned to Tilton ; and, as he had learned telegraphy, he was for a while in charge of the telegraph office, and also of the clerical department of the express office in that town, under station agent R. S. Perkins. He went thence to Pittsfield, N.H., to which town Lyman B. Ames, his uncle, had removed, and he was in his uncle's drug store there for one year. He was then engaged by George M. Burleigh, a druggist of Meredith, in whose store the tele- graph office was located, and he remained there as clerk and operator for six years. He next became telegraph operator at the railroad station in Meredith, in which capacity he served for a year, and at the end of that time he went to work for Dr. F. L. Mason, who succeeded Mr. Burleigh as proprietor of the drug store. Mr. Morrison managed the Mason store for several years; and, after Dr. Mason sold out to George F. Sanborn, he remained with him till April, 1888, when he bought his present store in C. S. Wiggin's block. Mr. Morrison's store is centrally located, and aside from carrying a large and varied line of drugs, chemicals, fancy goods, and so forth, he has attended to the commercial business of the Western Union Telegraph Company in this town since 1889, the office being in his store. Mr. Morrison has also been the Mere- dith correspondent for the Laconia Democrat most of the time for the past fifteen years.


On October 22, 1887, Mr. Morrison was united in marriage with Etta E. Smith, daugh-


Charles Whipple Morrison was reared in | ter of Jacob Smith, of Moultonboro, N. II.


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In politics Mr. Morrison is a Democrat. Since coming to Meredith he has gained the friendship of the most prominent residents, and he is highly esteemed, both for his busi- ness ability and his excellent character as a citizen. Mr. Morrison is a member of the Free Baptist church.


OHN B. HUCKINS, a prominent agri- culturist of Madbury, Strafford County, was born October 9, 1827, on the farm where he now lives, son of the late Robert Huckins. Robert Huckins was engaged in farming and lumbering, making good progress in clearing a homestead for himself and family. Like other pioneers, he found the task tedious and troublesome, little of the machinery that now facilitates farming having been then in- vented. He was fortunate in securing for his wife Miss Mary Daniels, who proved a loyal helpmeet and bore him seven children. The latter were: Eliza, John B., Harriet E., Au- gusta A., Charles L., Robert L., and George H.


John B. Huckins, with his brothers and sisters, obtained his education in the district school, and remained with his parents until after attaining his majority: Going then to Manchester, N. H., he served two years as an apprentice at the machinist's trade, becoming an adept in the use of tools. Returning then to the old home, Mr. Huckins assisted in the care of the farm, and at the same time worked at his trade for many years. Some forty years ago he purchased of his father the thirty acres of land included in the homestead, and built the house where he now lives. Since then he has succeeded to the homestead, which now receives his undivided attention. He is an active, capable business man, his worth being fully recognized by his fellow-townsmen, who


have frequently elected him to offices of trust. In 1866 and 1867, Mr. Huckins represented his native town in the State legislature. He was Selectman for fourteen years, having been Chairman of the board for twelve years. He has been Town Treasurer for eight years, and Moderator for the past fifteen years. In 1880 he took the census of this town, and since 1862 he has acted as Justice of the Peace. In his political affiliations he is a steadfast Re- publican, firmly believing that the principles of that party are the best for the preservation of our institutions.


On July 7, 1851, Mr. Huckins married Miss Mary A. Morrison, who was born at Alton, N. H., July 5, 1831, daughter of General Ne- hemiah and Mary French Morrison. General Morrison, who was a soldier in the War of 1812, and afterward held a general's commis- sion in the State militia, after residing in Alton during his earlier years, came to Mad- bury in 1845, and subsequently resided there for the rest of his life. Mr. and Mrs. Huck- ins have five children, namely : Ida M., who died at the age of fourteen years; Edward, who died in infancy; E. Austin, who is a resident of Danvers, Mass. ; Belle V., who is the wife of D. W. Cate, of Farmington, this county ; and Mary A., who also lives in Farm- ington.


ROF. G. H. WHITCHIER, who for some time was a member of the fac- ulty of the New Hampshire College, is now one of the most active business men of Durham, this county. He was born Novem- ber 23, 1860, in the neighboring town of Straf- ford, son of Joseph A. and Martha Emerson Whitcher. Brought up on a farm, he received his elementary education in the district schools of his native town. Subsequently, he attended Coe's Academy at Northwood, N. H., and then


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completed the course of the New Hampshire Agricultural College, from which he was grad- uated, with a good record, in 1881. During the succeeding two years, he was engaged as a manufacturer in South Acton, Mass. This place he left to accept the position of Superin- tendent of the farm connected with the agri- cultural college from which he had previously received his diploma. In 1886 he was chosen Professor of Agriculture in that institution. and in ISSS he was appointed a director of the experiment station, holding both positions until 1891. In that year the college was re- moved to Durham, and Professor Whitcher was given charge of the construction of the new agricultural buildings, which are particu- larly well equipped and furnished for their pur- poses. In 1894 the professor severed his connection with the college, and has since car- ried on an extensive business as a real estate dealer.


Professor Whitcher has become prominently identified with the best interests of Durham since taking up his residence in the town, lending his aid and influence to all beneficial enterprises. He is especially interested in all matters pertaining to the education of the young, and is now a member of the School Board. He also fills the office of Town Treas- urer. In politics he is a stanch Democrat. He is a member of the Good Samaritan Lodge, I. O. O. F., of Hanover, and he is connected by membership . with the Congregational Church of Durham.


TERBERT NATHANIEL SANBORN, a prosperous dairy farmer of Mere- dith, was born in Laconia, N. H., August 4, 1862, son of Charles F. and Clara N. (Gray) Sanborn. He is a descendant of Nathaniel and Mary (French) Sanborn, who


were the parents of his great-grandfather, Stephen Sanborn. Stephen Sanborn was a resident of Meredith, and he married Esther Thompson, of Massachusetts.


Nathaniel Sanborn, the grandfather of Herbert N., was born in Meredith, June 5, ISOI, He settled on the site of Laconia, and owned the farm which is now the property of his son, Charles F. Sanborn. In his later years he supported the Republican party in politics. In his religious relations he was a Free Baptist. He married Sarah Roberts, who was born December 8, 1807, daughter of Joseph and Molly (Davis) Roberts. Joseph Roberts was a son of Joseph and Eunice (Leavitt) Roberts. Molly Davis was a daugh- ter of William and Molly (Boynton) Davis. Nathaniel and Sarah (Roberts) Sanborn had nine children, as follows: Mary Rosetta, born October 15, 1826; Phoebe Ann, born August 7, 1828; Olive Esther, born November 7, 1830; Sarah Jane, born November 6, 1833; Joseph Noah, born March 6, 1836; Charles Francis, born October 11, 1838; Wesley Cur- tis, born August 11, 1841; Anna Comfort, born April 21, 1844; and Fred Milton, born February 8, 1850. Charles Francis Sanborn, Herbert N. Sanborn's father, was born in La- conia, and has always resided upon the home- stead farm. His property consists of about one hundred acres, and he raises general farm products. In politics he acts with the Demo- cratic party, and he has been a member of the School Board. His wife, Clara, who was a daughter of Daniel Gray, had three children, namely : Frank M., now a resident of Laconia ; - Herbert N., the subject of this sketch ; and Ella G. Mrs. Charles F. Sanborn was a member of the Free Baptist church.


Herbert Nathaniel Sanborn acquired his education in the public schools of Laconia. He resided at home until after his marriage,


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and then moved to the village. In 1886 he bought his present farm in Meredith, and has since devoted his attention to agricultural pur- suits. He owns sixty-five acres of desirable land, keeps eight cows, including five neat . stock high-grade Jerseys, eight hogs, has a hennery, and supplies the Laconia market with butter and eggs.


On April 25, 1883, Mr. Sanborn wedded Susic E. Noyes, daughter of William F. G. and Charlotte (Boynton) Noyes. Her father was a native of Moultonboro, N. H., and her mother was born in what is now Laconia. Mrs. Sanborn's paternal grandfather, William Noyes, an iron moulder by trade, who was a man of considerable literary ability and was active in local politics, married Mary Graves. William F. G. Noyes was born December 28, 1821. After receiving a somewhat limited education, he learned the trade of tanner and currier, which he followed for several years. Failing health at length compelled him to relinquish his trade, and he then turned his attention to farming, which he followed as long as he was able to work. In politics he was a Republican, and he was connected with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows in Franklin, N. H. His wife Charlotte was a daughter of Worcester Francis Boynton, a native of New Raleigh, Mass., and by trade a tanner and currier, who was a Selectman of Meredith (now Laconia) for several years and at one time Sheriff of Strafford County. Mr. Boynton was a stanch supporter of the Whig party, and in his later years he voted the Re- publican ticket. His wife before marriage was Mary Gilman. Mrs. Sanborn's maternal great-grandfather was David Boynton, and the maiden name of his wife was Molly Bradbury. Mrs. Sanborn is the only child her parents had. By her marriage with Mr. Sanborn she is the mother of three children - Ernest




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