USA > New Hampshire > Rockingham County > Biographical review; this volume contains biographical sketches of leading citizens of Rockingham County, New Hampshire > Part 28
Note: The text from this book was generated using artificial intelligence so there may be some errors. The full pages can be found on Archive.org (link on the Part 1 page).
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14 | Part 15 | Part 16 | Part 17 | Part 18 | Part 19 | Part 20 | Part 21 | Part 22 | Part 23 | Part 24 | Part 25 | Part 26 | Part 27 | Part 28 | Part 29 | Part 30 | Part 31 | Part 32 | Part 33 | Part 34 | Part 35 | Part 36 | Part 37 | Part 38 | Part 39 | Part 40 | Part 41 | Part 42 | Part 43 | Part 44 | Part 45 | Part 46 | Part 47 | Part 48 | Part 49 | Part 50 | Part 51 | Part 52 | Part 53 | Part 54 | Part 55 | Part 56 | Part 57 | Part 58 | Part 59 | Part 60 | Part 61 | Part 62 | Part 63 | Part 64 | Part 65 | Part 66 | Part 67 | Part 68 | Part 69 | Part 70 | Part 71 | Part 72 | Part 73 | Part 74 | Part 75 | Part 76 | Part 77 | Part 78 | Part 79 | Part 80
Edward Gove, born in England, son of John (of Cambridge or Charlestown), was married, about the year 1660, to Miss Hannah Titcomb. In 1661 Edward Gove and his wife were residents of Salisbury, Mass. ; and five years later they had established a home in Hampton, N. H., where the remaining years of their lives were passed. He died on July 29, 1691. They were the parents of a large
family of children, seven of whom lived to maturity and were married; namely, John, Hannah, Abigail, Mary, Ebenezer, Sarah, and Ann.
John Gove, eldest son of Edward, and the next lineal descendant in this branch of the family, was born in Hampton in 1661. He and his wife Sarah had five children ; namely, Mary, John, Hannah, Jonathan, and Sarah. Jonathan Gove, son of John and Sarah Gove, was born in Hampton, N. H., on May 2, 1695. He married first, in 1720, Miss Mary Lancas- ter; second, in 1730, Hannah Wirthen. His children by his first wife were: Lydia, John, and Mary; and by his second wife: Hannah ; Nathan; Della; Hannah, second; Sarah ; Jon- athan, Jr. ; Michael; Samuel; Richard; Eli- jah ; and Ann.
Two of his sons - namely, Jonathan Gove, Jr., whose birth occured in Seabrook, N. H., on July 16, 1742, and Samuel - were the first of the family to settle in Nottingham. They came hither in 1765, and took up a large tract of wild land, which they cleared and converted into a goodly farm. Jonathan Gove, Jr., en- gaged in farming until his death on May 29, 1832. He was twice married, his first wife being Sarah Swett, and his second wife Ruth Philbrick. There were three daughters - Jane, Hannah, and Sarah - by the first union, and seven sons and six daughters by the second, namely : Jonathan; Elijah; Elias; Olive; Mary; Samuel; Olive, second; Nancy ; Bradbury; Eleanor; Dolly; Caleb P. ; and Sherburn.
Samuel Gove, the fourth son of Jonathan, Jr., was born in Nottingham, February 18, 1780. He became a sturdy, hard-working farmer, and was highly respected by his towns- nien. In politics he was a Whig, and took a deep interest in the welfare of the community in which he lived. He served one. term as Selectman. He married Miss Sally Norris, a daughter of Daniel Norris, of Raymond, N. H., and settled on the old homestead in Nottingham. But two of their children lived to maturity. He died at the age of seventy- two, and his wife at seventy-nine. They were Congregationalists in religious belief.
Jonathan Gove, third, their eldest child, was born in Nottingham on October 3, 1809.
237
BIOGRAPHICAL REVIEW
He remained with his parents, and after their death continued to carry on the old Gove farm, proving himself a practical farmer, and commanding the confidence of his townsmen, who showed their appreciation of his ability by conferring upon him some of their highest official honors. He was a member of the Board of Selectmen four years, served as Mod- erator at town meetings for many years, and in 1847 and 1848 was sent as a Representative to the lower house of the State legislature. He was married four times, but had no children by his second and fourth wives. By his first wife, Lydia Norris Gove, a daughter of Joshua Nor- ris, of Centre Harbor, N. H., there was but one child, Samuel S., that grew to maturity. Mrs. Lydia N. Gove died on July 8, 1853; and he married for his second wife Miss Cena Tucker, of Loudon, Merrimack County, N. H. By his third wife, Mercy E. Holman before marriage, a native of Nottingham, he had one son - Frank W. Gove, born in 1868. The father died on January 30, 1882, survived by his fourth wife, Abby Osgood Gove, who was born in Raymond, and who died in February, 1 896.
Samuel S. Gove, whose name appears at the head of this sketch, acquired his education in the schools of Nottingham and in Chester, N. H. He then went to work in a store in Ep- ping, N. H., and later in Nashua, returning from the latter place to the old homestead, where he has since successfully carried on general farming. He has about seventy-five acres of land, about one-half of which is under cultivation. In political affiliation Mr. Gove is a Democrat. He is a member of the Patrons of Husbandry:
On March 24, 1860, Mr. Gove was married to Miss Sarah E. Fogg, a daughter of Joseph and Hannah (Morrell) Fogg, of North Ber- wick, Me. They have had three children, of whom but one survives. Charles W., born November 30, 1861, died in Florida on No- vember 9, 1886, leaving a widow, formerly Miss Emma A. Fifield, of Manchester, N. H., but no children. Carrie M. Gove, born Au- gust 29, 1864, died December 30, 1884. Fred I. Gove, the surviving son, born Decem- ber 14, 1870, was married in 1892 to Miss Leona B. Jennings, a daughter of George N.
and Mary E. (Dwinnell) Jennings, of Haver- hill, Mass., and has two children -- Marion C., born April 7, 1893, and Charles W., born August 31, 1894.
ALTER S. CLEMENT, a well- known and prosperous farmer and milk dealer, and a representative citizen of Derry, Rockingham County, N. H.I., was born in Salisbury, Merrimack County, N. H., January 20, 1852, being a son of Jona- than H. and Nancy M. (Smith) Clement.
Jonathan Clement, whose birthplace was New London, N. H., enjoyed in his youth ex- cellent educational advantages ; and for several years in his early manhood he engaged in school teaching. He subsequently for a quar- ter of a century conducted a general mercantile business at Salisbury, N. H. ; and there he also engaged in the wool industry and in the manu- facture of shoes. The first-mentioned occu- pation he later continued for several years likewise at Concord, N. H. He was joined in wedlock with Miss Nancy M. Smith, a native of Unity, Sullivan County, N. H. Of the children who sprang from that union, only the three following survive; namely, Frances HI., Walter S., and Nellie M. In politics Mr. Jonathan Clement was a member of the Re- publican party, the principles represented by which he vigorously supported and advocated. The learning which he acquired and rendered profitable mainly through his own ambition, energy, and application, made him an intelli- gent man, his memory being exceptionally well-trained and retentive. Mr. Clement passed away in January, 1893, and his wife in April of the same year.
Walter S. Clement spent his boyhood and youth in his native county of Merrimack, and in his twentieth year removed with his parents to the town of Derry. Fortunate beyond the average country lad in his educational privi- leges, he learned his first lessons in the public schools of Merrimack County, was next en- rolled as a student at Pembroke Academy, and later at Penacook Academy ; and subsequently he pursued a course of study at the Manchester Commercial College, from which he was grad- uated in 1871. For a short time thereafter he
238
BIOGRAPHICAL REVIEW
engaged in school teaching; and in 1879 he settled on his present estate, where he has been successfully occupied in general hus- bandry. On his farm, which comprises one hundred and forty acres, he raises the usual crops grown on a new England farm, and also conducts a milk business.
On September 24, 1879, Mr. Clement was united in marriage with Miss Martha A. Langmaid, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Langmaid, of Chichester, N. Il. Into their home have come five children; namely, Rufus W., James H., Clarence E., Ray A., and Helen E.
Mr. Clement participates very actively in local affairs, both civic and social, and he is now serving his fellow-citizens in the respon- sible capacity of Chairman of the School Board. He is public-spirited, and is an car- nest and vigorous advocate of any object that by judicious means seeks the promotion of the general welfare, the development of the ma- terial resources of the town, and the elevation and improvement of society. In national politics Mr. Clement is identified with the Republican party; and religiously he is affil- iated with the First Church of East Derry, in which he fills the honored position of Deacon, a capacity in which he has served for a number of years. He is a well-known citizen, and lives in the trust and esteem of all those who are included in the circle of his acquaintance.
ILLIAM H. CROWELL, Town Clerk of Londonderry, N.H., was born in this town, December 11, 1844, son of Samuel and Hannah (Eastman) Crowell. Samuel Crowell, who was a native of Marblehead, Mass., came with his parents to Londonderry when a boy, and was reared and educated in this town. He was for many years engaged in agricultural pursuits, resid- ing on the farm now occupied by his son, and some times in winter worked at shoemaking. In politics he followed the march of progress, and was in turn a Whig, a Free Soiler, and a Republican. He died in Londonderry on December 28, 1882. His wife, who was a na- tive of Hollis, N. H., departed this life Janu- ary 31, 1890. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Crowell
were members of the Presbyterian church. Of their children three are living: William H., whose name appears at the head of this article; Hannah E., wife of Stephen A. Estey, of Londonderry; and Sarah E., wife of John C. Quimby, of Derry Depot.
William H. Crowell obtained his education in the public schools of Londonderry, finish- ing with the high school. He was nearly twenty-one years of age when he entered the cutting department of the shoe manufactory of Warren Richardson at Wilson's Crossing. There he remained about three years, and then entered the employ of Colonel W. S. Pills- bury, shoe manufacturer at Derry Depot. The fact that Mr. Crowell has now been en- ployed by Colonel Pillsbury as cutter for over twenty-six years in the same shop is strong testimony to his ability and conscientious dis- charge of duty. He owns a good farm of over thirty acres ; and, while working at his trade, he has also been quite successful as a farmer. He resided for a number of years in Derry, returning in 1887 to the home of his boyhood, the farm where his home now is.
Mr. Crowell was married, September 20, 1866, to Almira A. Parker, a native of Lon- donderry, daughter of Edward and Mary R. (Kendall) Parker. Her grandfather, Elder John Parker, was a native of Litchfield, N. H .; and her parents, who are now dead, resided in that town for a number of years. Three children have blessed the union of Mr. and Mrs. Crowell: Nellie I .; Mary E., wife of Daniel M. McQuesten, of Manchester, N.H .; and Myron W. (deceased).
In politics Mr. Crowell is a Republican, but he has the confidence and esteem of both parties. He has now been in office as Town Clerk for eight successive years, prompt and efficient when called to act as a scribe, and ever the faithful and courteous custodian of the old records of the town, whose time-worn pages contain matter of inestimable value to the student of local history. Mr. Crowell be- longs to a number of social orders, including the A. F. & A. M., the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and the Pilgrim Fathers, being a member of the lodges at Derry. Mrs. Cro- well is an esteemed member of the Presbyte- rian church.
-
1
JOHN L. TRUE.
241
BIOGRAPHICAL, REVIEW
YRON RICHARDSON, an active and enterprising business man of Derry Depot, where he is en- gaged in the manufacture of staves, was born March 21, 1864, in the town of Londonderry, son of William P. and Sarah H. (Goodwin) Richardson. William M. Richardson, his grandfather, born and reared in Massachusetts, was the son of a Revolution- ary soldier. He was himself a soldier in the War of 1812, after which he settled in this county. He located in the north-western part of Londonderry, and there resided during the remainder of his life.
William P. Richardson, who was a native of Londonderry, grew to man's estate in that town. He worked at the blacksmith's trade in his earlier life; but he subsequently became an extensive dealer in lumber, confining his transactions chiefly to this county. At times he had several mills in operation, manufactur- ing lumber. He was a self-made and self-edu- cated man, possessing much business ability. He served for many years as Justice of the Peace, being known throughout this section of the county as Esquire Richardson. For sev- eral years he was a trustee of the estate of the late William Plummer, of Manchester, N. H., who had been a resident of Londonderry for a short time. At his death, which occurred in May, 1893, he left three children, namely : Dr. William Richardson, of Londonderry ; Myron, the subject of this sketch; and Sarah, the wife of Charles U. Annis, of London- derry. One son, Harry, the first-born, died at an early age. The mother, also a native of Londonderry, is spending her widowhood on the old homestead in Londonderry.
Myron Richardson obtained his early educa- tion in the public schools of his native town, afterward completing his studies in the Mc- Graw Institute at Reed's Ferry, Hillsborough County. After attaining his majority he as- sisted his father in lumbering and farming until 1891, when he located in Derry Depot as a dealer in lumber and building material. Two years later, with characteristic enter- prise, he established his present prosperous business, that of manufacturing staves. These, which are mostly intended for fish barrels, are shipped to different markets by
the carload. His mill is further equipped with a cider press, and in each fall since 1891 he has made large quantities of cider. He gives employment to five or six men, and the business is progressing. While residing in Londonderry Mr. Richardson served as Deputy Sheriff for four years. In Derry Depot he served two years in the capacity of Town Con- stable. He is a popular and active member of the Democratic party. In 1892 and 1894 he was the Democratic nominee for State Rep- resentative; and, notwithstanding that Derry is a Republican stronghold, he ran ahead of his ticket on both occasions, although he was not elected. He is affiliated with the Odd Fellows Lodge of Derry Depot.
On November 30, 1889, Mr. Richardson married Miss Augusta R. Nutt, a native of Manchester, daughter of Rodney and Ruany (Call) Nutt, neither of whom is now living. Mrs. Richardson is a half-sister of the late Commodore Nutt, the celebrated dwarf who travelled for many years with the late P. T. Barnum. Mr. and Mrs. Richardson have one son, an interesting and active little fellow named Myron Harold, born March 4, 1895.
OHN L. TRUE, station agent and gen- cral store keeper at West Epping, was born in this town, January 26, 1832, son of John and Sarah (Purrington) True. His father, who was a native of Chester, spent the active period of his life as 'a prosperous farmer in this county. His quiet, uneventful life was void of any desire for public prominence, he preferring to devote his time and energies to the cultivation of his farm and the enjoyment of domestic felicity. He won the sincere respect and good will of his neighbors and fellow-townsmen; and at his death, which took place in 1869, he was mourned as a worthy man, and a useful, ex- emplary citizen. He married Sarah Purring- ton, a native of Epping : and she died January 4, 1877.
John L. True acquired a common-school ed- ucation, and his youth was passed in tilling the soil. At the age of twenty he left the farmi, and was employed at a rubber factory for a year and a half. After this he engaged
242
BIOGRAPHICAL REVIEW
in carpentering for a time, and later took charge of a grist-mill, which he conducted for about eleven years. In 1868 he was ap- pointed station agent at West Epping, a posi- tion he has since filled to the general satisfac- tion both of the company and the public. He also attends to the local business of the American Express Company here. In 1871 he established a general store, in which he carries on a profitable trade; and his business is at the present time in a thriving condition.
In 1855 Mr. True wedded Harriet A. Til- ton, daughter of Jonathan Tilton, a well- known and worthy citizen of Fremont, N.H. Mr. and Mrs. True have two children, namely : Almon L., who is engaged in business with his father; and Sarah E., wife of William C. Brown. Mrs. True is a member of the Second Advent Church. In politics Mr. True is a Republican ; and, although his business occu- pies the greater portion of his time, he has rendered good service to the town as a Se- lectman, Supervisor, and Treasurer. He is public-spirited and progressive, ever on the lookout to advance the interests and develop the resources of his locality, to which objects he has given much of his time and influence.
LARENCE M. DE ROCHEMONT, a prominent and highly respected resident of Newington, N. II., was born on his father's farm in this town on December 18, 1850. His father was Frederick W. de Rochemont, who was born in Portsmouth, N.H., in 1804; and his paternal grandfather was Maximillian J. de Rochemont, who came from France to America in the year 1781.
The latter was a man of a broad and fine ed- ucation, but, like most political refugees, was very poor; and so he took up the profession of teaching, which he followed for many years in Portsmouth with great success. He also be- came a translator for the merchants. He afterward edited for a few years a journal, The Political Star, by name. In the year 1804 he was married to Miss Sarah Ham Moses, of the town of Portsmouth. By this marriage he became the father of nine chil- dren, of whom the eldest was Frederick W.,
the father of Mr. Clarence M. de Rochemont. In 1823 Maximillian de Rochemont went down South, and he was suddenly. murdered in New Orleans because of his pronounced views on Abolition.
Mr. Frederick W. de Rochemont married Miss Maria L. de Wit, a native of George- town, Demerara, South America, where she was born while her parents were sojourning there in 1811. This lady is still living, and is enjoying the best of health for one of her age. She never wore glasses until 1891. Mr. Frederick de Rochemont had gone to South America at the youthful age of fourteen years, and on his arrival went into a large mercantile establishment there, and remained in business until 1837, when he returned to the United States. Soon after his return he went into the business of fire insurance, which he, and afterward his son, conducted until 1895. He had an office on High Street, Bos- ton, about 1837. He purchased two home- steads in Newington, one of seventy and the other of eighty acres in extent. His son now owns and lives upon the old homestead.
Mr. Frederick W. de Rochemont was Post- master of Newington almost all his life, in the old post-office which has been standing in the town for over sixty years. He died April 14, 1885, at the age of eighty-one years. His remains are interred in Newington cemetery. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, and had served one term as Repre- sentative, besides filling many smaller town offices. He was the father of ten children, namely: William H., born September II, 1829, who died May 11, 1871; Charles J., born October 6, 1831, who died December 24, 1845; Sarah A., born September 28, 1833, died May 18, 1850; Maria L., born Septem- ber 13, 1838; Frederick W., born April II, 1841; Amelia, born August 23, 1843, who died October 15, 1869; Mary J., born May 7, 1846; Elizabeth J., born August 3, 1848; Clarence M., born December 18, 1850, who is the direct subject of this biographical sketch; and Herbert T., born August 15, 1853.
Clarence M. de Rochemont attended the district schools of the neighborhood in his early years, and remained on the farm with
243
BIOGRAPHICAL REVIEW
his father, taking entire charge of it when he was but twenty years old. This has always been his home, and he still lives here and carries on general farming. He was married on December 21, 1876, to Miss Ella G. Wil- son, of Wilson, N. Y. They are the parents of six children, all of them living, namely : Hetty W., born July 29, 1879; Henry M., born November 24, 1881; Percy E., born De- cember 8, 1883; Fanny, born January 20, 1886; Allen C., born September 12, 1888; and Margherita G., born December 6, 1890.
In 1872 Mr. De Rochemont started a cider- mill ; and a short time ago, in 1890, he added a steam saw and grist mill. He is a mem- ber of the Masonic fraternity, also of the Odd Fellows Society, and the Improved Order of Red Men. In polities he is a Democrat, and has been a Selectman of his native town sev- eral different times. He is a member and Deacon of the Congregational church, to which his wife also belongs. He has been Town Clerk, and has filled several smaller offices. He and his wife are at the head of all social life in the town of Newington, where they are as much respected as they are admired.
ANIEL PICKERING PAUL, a suc- cessful farmer of Newington, Rock- ingham County, N. H., was born in Eliot, York County, Me., on August 8, 1841, the year when President William Henry Ilarrison died. Mr. Paul's parents were Stephen and Mary Nelson (Pickering) Paul. Stephen Paul, who was a carpenter by trade, was a native of Eliot. He came to Newington in 1861, and purchased the farm of fifty acres upon which his son Daniel resides. Stephen Paul married Mary Nelson Pickering, and they had five children - Mary Pickering ; Drusilla Weare (de- ceased) ; Daniel Pickering; Anna Elizabeth ; and Stephen Weston, who is a commercial man in Chicago. The father died on the farm in 1888, in the eighty-third year of his age.
Daniel Pickering Paul, after receiving a good common-school education, began at the age of fifteen years to learn the carpenter's trade, working with his father. He has always lived on the home farm. In politics Mr. Paul
is influential in the ranks of the Democratic party. He served the town one term as Se- lectman, and in 1874 he was a Representative to the State legislature.
Mr. Paul and Miss Sarah Maria Gerrish were united in marriage in 1869. Of the four children born to them, one, Stephen Knowlton, died in infancy, and three - Sarah Drusilla, Mary Gerrish, and Daniel Pickering, second, unmarried - still reside at the parental home.
ANIEL G. ANNIS, who has been a member for many years, in various capacities, of the town government of Londonderry, N. H., and is now serving his twelfth year as Collector, was born in this place, January 25, 1839, son of John and Delilah (Coburn) Annis.
His grandfather, Isaac Annis, was an old settler of the town of Litchfield, Hillsborough County, N. H., and was a soldier in the War of 1812; and his father, John Annis, was a native of Litchfield. John Annis in 1820 purchased a farm near North Londonderry, where he made his home during the rest of his life. He was a member of the old Whig party and of its offshoot, the Republican party. His death occurred April 22, 1871. His wife, who was a native of Rockingham County, died in 1853. Of the children born to this couple five are living, namely : Adaline, wife of John P. Wilson, of London- derry; Martha C., wife of George W. Boyce, of Napa County, Colorado; Jocl C., in Nashua, N. H .; Delia, wife of Dr. Jacob F. Spaulding, of Salisbury, Mass. ; and Daniel G.
Daniel G. Annis, the subject of this sketch, received his education in the public schools of Londonderry and Pinkerton Academy in Derry, at which he spent one term. Reared on a farm, he engaged in the pursuit of agri- culture until 1878, when he organized the firm of D. G. & R. Annis, for the sale of gen- eral merchandise and lumber, managing a saw- mill in connection. The place of business was North Londonderry. The firm carried a successful trade for a number of years, and was then merged into the corporation known as Annis & Co., which finally became the Annis Grain and Lumber Company, now one
BIOGRAPHICAL REVIEW
of the best-known mercantile concerns in the State. Mr. Annis . was connected with the enterprise some sixteen years, and was an im- portant factor in its success. Since his with- drawal from the corporation, in April, 1894, his time has been occupied with his farm work and his official duties. He has a good farm of sixty acres, and has never lost his interest in agricultural matters; and he is a regular attendant at the meetings of Londonderry Grange, Patrons of Husbandry, organized in 1875, of which he is a charter member.
Mr. Annis, who is a Republican, has been actively interested in political matters since he was qualified to exercise the right of suf- frage; and he has been elected to a number of offices of trust. He was four years Postmaster of North Londonderry, Selectman of London- derry two terms, and Chairman of the Board one term, Town Clerk of Londonderry for a number of years, and Town Treasurer; and he held the office of Collector of the town ten years in succession, from 1873 to 1883, and was again elected in 1894, and has been in office since.
Mr. Annis has been twice married. His first wife, Mina, daughter of Samuel Gilcreast, left one son, John S. His second wife, Fanny, daughter of John W. Fling, of Lon- donderry, has no children. In religious belief he is a Presbyterian. A public-spirited and enterprising citizen, he is an important mem- ber of Londonderry society, and is widely known and esteemed.
Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.