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Candia and Allentown, N.H. Mr. Emerson, who was a farmer by occupation, always made his home in Candia, although his death oc- curred in Medford, N. H. Mr. and Mrs. Dol- ber have two children - John Frank and George A. John Frank, born November 16, 1850, married Sarah Jane Dearborn, and is now engaged in farming in Chester. George A., born April 19, 1862, is a blacksmith in Laconia, N.H.
D FRANK FELLOWS, one of the busiest men of Brentwood town- ship, follows the various callings of farmer, civil engineer, auctioneer, numismatist, and real estate dealer. He was born in this township, May 2, 1840, son of David R. and Susan (Brown) Fellows. Mi- chael Fellows, his grandfather, was a son of Stephen Fellows, an early settler of Fremont, this county. The grandfather was a nail- maker, and worked at that trade in Brentwood until his death in 1854.
David R. Fellows spent his entire life in this town, where he was prosperously engaged in agriculture. Possessed of much business ability, he made the most of his opportunities, but was not unmindful of the welfare of his community. He died in 1871, while yet a young man. His wife, Susan, who was born and reared in Fremont, now lives with her son, D. Frank, surprisingly active, though ninety years old. To her and her husband five children were born, namely: Abbie A., now deceased; Susie F. and D. Frank, twins, the former being a resident of Melrose, Mass .; Mary J., the wife of Daniel S. Mace, of Exe- ter, N.H .; and Hattie M., who lives on the old homestead with her mother and brother.
D. Frank Fellows was reared in Brent- wood, which has been his home for the most part since. His early education, received in Brentwood, was supplemented by three years' study at Kingston Academy under Thomas W. Knox and one year at Northfield (now Tilton) Seminary. He spent six years in Portland, Me., where he was engaged in the railway mail service. After the death of his father he established himself in business as a tanner, currier, and lumber dealer. Pre-
viously to this, from 1859 until 1862 inclu- sive, he had been professionally engaged as a teacher, having charge of district schools in Sandown and Fremont townships. In 1885 he settled on the parental homestead, where he has since been successfully engaged in farming. He is likewise a civil engineer, and in this capacity has done considerable surveying in the county. He is also often called on to act as auctioneer. For several years he has dealt largely in real estate, mak- ing a specialty of buying and selling timber land. He has quite a reputation as a numis- matist, and has in his possession a choice col- lection of rare coins and stamps, some very ancient and valuable, which he prizes very highly.
On December 27, 1869, Mr. Fellows mar- ried Miss M. Lizzie Sleeper, a native of Fre- mont township and a daughter of Gardner and Sally Sleeper. Both her parents are now de- ceased, the father having passed away in 1869, and the mother in 1878. Mr. and Mrs. Fel- lows have had four children, two of whom died in infancy. The others, Susie M. and Lizzie F., live at home. Mr. Fellows is a loyal adherent of the Republican party; and he is a Mason, belonging to Gideon Lodge, No. 84, of Kingston, and to St. Albans Chapter, No. 15, of Exeter, N.H.
OHN HARRISON CARR, one of the prosperous farmers of Brentwood town- ship and a native of the county, was born in Fremont, October 22, 1845, son of John H. Carr, Sr., and Mary (Quinby) Carr. The Carr family is descended from an Englishman who came to New England in Colonial days. One of his posterity located in Fremont, where Moody Carr, the grandfather of John H., spent his lifetime, working at the carpenter's trade. Moody Carr married a Miss Sanborn, who was a lifelong resident of Brent- wood.
John H. Carr, Sr., was born and bred in Fremont, where he worked as a mechanic until the breaking out of the late war. He then enlisted in his country's service, was sent with his regiment to the front, and subsequently died at Washington while in the service. He
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married Mary Quinby, a native of Epping, N. H., who died in Fremont, October 20, 1894. They were the parents of five children, namely: John H., the subject of this sketch ; James M., a resident of South Hampton, this county, who married Miss Jennie Blaisdell ; William Edward, living in Amesbury, Mass., who married Miss Lizzie Biddle ; Albinus H., who married Josie Gale, and also lives in Amesbury ; and Estella, who is the widow of Elmer Spaulding, and resides in Fremont.
John Harrison Carr received a good educa- tion by attending the district school, high school, and then a select school at Fremont. When but seventeen years of age he enlisted as a soldier in Company B, Thirteenth New Hamp- shire Volunteer Infantry, under the command of Colonel Stephens, of Nashua. He subse- quently took part in the siege of Petersburg, the battles of Fort Harrison, Cold Harbor, Deep Bottom (or the James River). In the engagement at Cold Harbor he was struck by a bullet, but not seriously wounded. He was afterward discharged at Richmond, Va., and then transferred to Company C, Second New Hampshire, with which he served until the expiration of his term of enlistment. He was honorably discharged in December, 1865, and returned home and engaged in farm work. In 1870, after his first marriage, he went to live with his wife's parents, and for ten years assisted his father-in-law in the care of his farm. In 1880 he went to Brentwood, and bought his present farm. Since then he has so improved it that it is now one of the most desirable estates in the locality. It contains one hundred and twenty-five acres of land. On it he raises hay, potatoes, and grain, much small fruit, and some stock. He also keeps an excellent dairy, deriving bis profit from the sale of creani.
Mr. Carr was first married November 21, 1870, to Miss Alvira M. Tuck, daughter of Israel and Rachel Tuck, of Fremont, both now deceased. She passed away November 18, 1890, leaving no children. On December 25, 1892, Mr. Carr married Mrs. Sarah Maria Bean Sanborn. A native of Sutton, N. Il., she was born April 9, 1847. She was care- fully reared, receiving a good education, and resided with her parents until her marriage
with George O. Sanborn, who died March 4, 1891, leaving her with three children, namely : Neva, who resides in Boston; Ernest F., of Concord, N. H. ; and Mary Louise, who lives with Mr. and Mrs. Carr. Mr. Carr is a strong advocate of Republican princi- ples. He has served the town as Selectman for two years. He is a member of Quascacun - quan Lodge, No. 39, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, of Newburyport, Mass., and of the local grange. Both he and his wife belong to the Baptist church.
USSELL K. HOOK has been identi- fied with the agricultural interests of Rockingham County for several dec- ades, being an extensive landholder and a most able and prosperous farmer of San- down township. He was born September 22, 1837, on the homestcad where he now lives, son of Phineas and Betsey (Sawyer) Ilook, both natives of Danville, this county. His paternal grandfather, Israel Hook, was for many years a hotel-keeper in Danville, and was well known throughout this part of Rock- ingham County as a most genial and accom- modating host.
Phineas Hook was born and bred in Dan- ville, living there until about a year after his marriage. Coming then to Sandown, he bought the homestead now owned and occupied by his son Russell, and here engaged in farm- ing and lumbering until his demise, January 6, 1876. His wife, whose death occurred February 14, 1877, bore him four children, of whom Russell K., the special subject of this brief sketch, is the only one now living. The others were as follows: Leonard L. ; George C. ; and Jane C., who married William P. Sanborn, now a resident of Haverhill, Mass.
Russell K. Ilook acquired his education in the common schools of his native town, and from his youth up labored industriously on the parental farm, of which he assumed the entire charge soon after his marriage, while his parents were yet living. Since succeeding to the ownership of the homestead, Mr. Ilook has added greatly to its improvements, sparing neither time nor expense in accomplishing his purpose. He has four hundred acres of land,
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on which he carries on general farming, rais- ing corn, hay, potatoes; and he is also to a certain extent interested in stock growing. Politically, he affiliates with the Republican party, being one of the most loyal supporters of the principles of that organization. He is active and influential in the management of town affairs, and has served as Highway Sur- veyor and as a member of the School Com- mittee.
Mr. Hook was married December 31, 1871, to Miss Grace H. Moulton, who was born in Hampstead township, this county, January 14, 1851, being one of a family of seven children, whose parents were Bruce M. and Philena (Hadley) Moulton. Mr. Moulton spent his entire life in Hampstead, where he was en- gaged in the pursuit of agriculture throughout his days of active labor. Ilis wife was born and reared in the neighboring town of Plais- tow, but after her marriage resided in Ilamp- stead, dying there in 1890. Three children complete the home circle of Mr. and Mrs. Hook, namely: Jennie M., a well-educated young lady, now teaching school in Hamp- stead ; Lavinia D .; and Elsie Grace. An- other child, Bruce M., died in infancy. Religiously, Mrs. Hook is a conscientious member of the Baptist church.
VORY B. HILL, a prominent business man of Northwood, N. H., actively en- gaged as a lumber manufacturer, was born on the family homestead, Novem- ber 17, 1833, son of John C. and Rebecca (Bartlett) Hill. His family has been identi- fied with the town of Northwood for one hun- dred and twenty-six years, his great-grand- father, Benjamin Hill, having settled there in 1771 or 1772. Benjamin Hill, with his eldest son, fought in the ranks of the Revolu- tionary army; and he died at Ticonderoga. He left a large family. His son, Samuel Hill, the grandfather of Ivory B. Hill, was a native and lifelong resident of Northwood. A blacksmith by trade, he also cultivated a farm, having purchased the homestead now occupied by his grandson. He married Judith Carr, of Epping, Rockingham County, and reared the following children : Chase C., Sam-
uel, Dudley C., Joseph, John C., Mark P., Edson, Charles C., Oliver N., Mary, and Charlotte.
John C. Hill, son of Samuel and Judith (Carr) Hill, was born on the homestead in Northwood. He learned the blacksmith's trade, and worked as a journeyman in Pitts- field a few years, then settled on the home- stead in Northwood, of which he eventually became owner, and devoted the rest of his life chiefly to the pursuit of agriculture. In poli - tics Mr. Hill favored the Democratic party. His wife, Rebecca, was a daughter of Philip Bartlett, of Northwood. Mr. and Mrs. John C. Hill attended worship at the Baptist church. They reared three children : namely, Ivory B., Lauretta C. (Mrs. Perry), and Emily A. (Mrs. Bennett).
Ivory B. Hill, the special subject of this sketch, was educated in the vicinity of his home. He began to learn the shoemaker's trade when seventeen years of age, and fol- lowed it for twenty years; but for the past twenty years he has been interested in the lumber business, pursuing his operations in different parts of the State. In 1880 he set- tled in Sandwich, N.H., where he had large interests, and remained there nine years; and he was a year and a half in Alfred, Me., where he had a portable mill in operation. Since that time his business has been confined to Northwood. His work is conducted on a large scale, and he has at times had three portable saw-mills running at once. During the past season he sawed one million five hundred thousand feet of lumber.
Mr. Hill was married to Eliza A., daughter of Jeremiah and Abigail (Jones) Fogg, of Northwood, in 1854, and by this union he has four children, namely: Roscoe, a physician practising in Epsom, N. H .; Eugene P., a shoe manufacturer in Pittsfield, of the firm of Hill, Greene & Rand; Clarence I., at home; and Alice (Mrs. Incson), living in Suncook.
Mr. Hill, though a loyal Democrat, has refused to serve his party in elective office, preferring to see others bear the burdens and wear the honors of public life. He has long been identified with the Masonic Order, being a charter member of Morrison Lodge, No. 90.
IVORY B. HILL.
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OHN SMITH, senior member of the well-known firm, John Smith & Son, florists of Brentwood, was born here May 14, 1812, son of John Smith, Sr., and Mary (Tuck) Smith. His great-grand- father, Joseph Smith, settled in Brentwood in 1752, and reared a family; and his grand- father, another John, was a Colonial soldier in the Revolutionary War.
John Smith, Sr., a native of Brentwood, was a tanner and a farmer, and followed both callings in this locality until his death in 1856. He served in the War of 1812. His wife, Mercy, who was a lifelong resident of Brentwood, died in 1868. They had seven children, of whom Edward T., Mehitabel, Charles C., and Hollis are deceased. The others are: John, Jr., the subject of this sketch; George, a resident of Kensington, this county; and Mehitabel, the wife of Benjamin Bean, of West Brentwood.
John Smith obtained his education in the public schools. He remained a member of the parental household until he attained his ma- jority. Going then to Holliston, Mass., he was engaged in shoemaking in that vicinity until 1837. In that year he returned to Brentwood to assume the charge of the old homestead, where he has since lived. In re- cent years he has been assisted by his son, the junior member of the firm. The floral branch of their extensive business was established in 1860. In this industry they have met with great success, receiving large orders from all important points of the county for vegetable and flower plants and buibs. The firmi owns seventy-five acres of fertile land, mostly in cultivation. In addition to their special work in agriculture and floriculture, they keep a fine dairy, from which they sell cream. Mr. Smith and his family are consistent members of the Baptist church. In politics he has always been identified with the Republican party.
On October 29, 1834, while a resident of Holliston, Mass., Mr. Smith was married to Miss Sallie Wales. Mrs. Smith was born October 20, 1812, in Hopkinton, Mass., daughter of William and Mary (Hayden) Wales, farming people of that town. Mr. Wales died in Vermont, February 20, 1830,
and Mrs. Wales in Manchester, this State, on September 29, 1880, aged ninety years. Mr. and Mrs. Smith have two children - Sarah and John W. Sarah, who lives in Brentwood, is the widow of the late Charles W. Baker. John W. Smith, who is in partnership with his father, was born May 31, 1844, and has always made Brentwood his home. He mar- ried January 5, 1870, Miss Hannah B. Felch, of North Sutton, N. H., and became the father of four children, one of whom died in infancy. The others are: Freeman M., Lillian M., and Edson J. John W. Smith is a Republican in politics, and has always been identified with that party. He has served the town in nearly every office within its gift, always with abil- ity and fidelity. Mr. Smith, Sr., and his family are members of the Baptist church. He is an Odd Fellow, belonging to Geneva Lodge, No. 180, of Epping, N. H., and is likewise a member of the grange at Crawley's Falls.
ORACE K. EMERY, a respected citizen of Northwood Narrows, was born in Manchester, N. H., Febru- ary 11, 1862, son of John D. and Susan (Kimball) Emery. His father, who is a native of Sanford, York County, Me., has been a resident of Manchester, N. H., for the last forty-nine years, being now seventy-two years old. The greater part of this time has been devoted to his trade, tin and sheet iron working. Mrs: Emery, who was a native of Kennebunk, Me., died in 1885, at the age of sixty-one. They had the following children : Annetta A. (Mrs. Corwin), Frank A., John A., Ida E., Ella F. (Mrs. Woodbury), Lizzie J. (Mrs. Baker), Alda L. (Mrs. Page), Horace K., and Mabel B.
Horace K. Emery acquired his education in the schools of Manchester, N. II. Ile then learned the shoemaker's trade, which he fol- lowed for about three years; but, having no taste for this pursuit and being quick at fig- ures, he followed his natural bent, and learned the art of book-keeping, at which he has been employed about ten years.
On November 28, 1888, he was married to Grace M. (Watson) Marsh, half-sister of the
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HIon. Charles M. Sherman, of Northwood. Mr. Emery has a pretty home at Northwood Narrows, and has been a resident of this town for ten years. As a Republican, he takes an active part in local affairs, and is at present Chairman of the Board of Selectmen of North- wood. He is a Mason, belonging to Morrison Lodge, No. 90, and is also a member of Olive Branch Lodge, No. 83, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and Northwood Grange, No. 293. Though not a native of the town, he is looked upon as a representative man, and occupies a high place in the regard of his fellow-citizens.
MOS S. CLARK, an enterprising farmer and business man of Sandown, was born on the farm he now owns and occupies, October 30, 1838, son of Nathaniel Clark. His grandparents, David and Anna Clark, who were born in Haverhill, Mass., and lived there until after their marriage, moved to Salem, N.H., subse- quently settling in Sandown. David Clark, who was a clothier by trade, besides cultivat- ing a farm, engaged in the manufacture of clothing in this town, which enterprise he conducted until his death.
Nathaniel Clark continued the elothing business started by his father. Also on the home farm, of which he became the owner, he built a large saw and grist mill, and conducted it, together with his farm, until his demise in May, 1874. He was twice married. His first wife, formerly Mary French, of Danville, this county, bore him one child, Abner, who died in 1891. The father subsequently mar- ried Mrs. Anna (Allen) Wheeler, widow of Amos Wheeler, who died leaving her with one child, Elizabeth Ann, now the widow of the late Benjamin Foster, of Salem, N. H. Of the second union there were born four chil- dren, of whom Amos S. is the only survivor. The others were: Charles, who died in 1844; llenrietta; Augusta, who married the late Major George Marsden; and Mary, who died in infancy. The mother died October 22, 1868, on the home farm.
Amos S. Clark received his education in the district schools and at Tilton Academy,
Northfield, N. H. He has always lived on the homestead, caring for his parents as long as they lived. On the death of the latter he succeeded to the farm. He is a large owner of real estate, which he has skilfully managed and improved. A good portion of his land is in a high state of culture. General farming is his chief oceupation. He gives some atten- tion to stock raising, and has on his farm a large grist-mill, which he operates the year round. Mr. Clark is a stanch Democrat. He has been Selectman and Town Treasurer for a number of terms; and for the past thirty years he has held the office of Town Clerk, having been first elected in 1867. In 1876 and 1877 he represented his native town in the State legislature. Mr. Clark is a valued member of the local grange. He has never married. His half-sister, Mrs. Foster, pre- sides over his hospitable home; and with them lives their aunt, Mary R. Allen, a well-pre- served woman of ninety. Religiously, Mr. Clark and Mrs. Foster are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Sandown vil- lage.
ALTER J. ORDWAY, a successful painter and decorator, residing near Epping, Rockingham County, N. H., was born in this town in 1867. He is the. youngest of a family of four children - namely, George F., Annie M., Charles C., and Walter J .-- born to his parents, George WV. and Mary (Moulton) Ordway. The father is also a native of Epping, and has spent most of his life here, having been actively engaged as painter for many years. He learned the trade in early manhood, and also carried on farming, but is now retired, his son Walter having succeeded him in the business. The mother, who was of an old Colonial family, died in 1891.
Walter J. Ordway received his education in the Epping High School and Watson Acad- emy, subsequently learning the painter's trade by working with his father. Mr. Ordway is a Democrat as regards State and national poli- tics. He is interested in the sound adminis- tration of local public affairs, has served two terms as Selectman, and was solicited to accept
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another nomination, but declined. Socially, he is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows; and he also belongs to the Re- bekah Degree of the same order. An indus- trious and thrifty mechanic and an upright citizen, Mr. Ordway is much esteemed by his friends and the public in general.
He was married in 1889 to Nellie J. Hop- kinson, daughter of Thomas and S. Adelia (Stott) Hopkinson, of New Market, N. H. Her father, Thomas Hopkinson, was a highly respected citizen of this town.
DDISON A. BEAN, a prominent agri- culturist of Chester, was born in Sutton, Merrimack County, this State, November 1, 1845. His pa- ternal grandfather, Jacob Bean, was distin- guished as being the first male child born of white parents in the town of Sutton, N. H., where he spent his life. Asa Bean lived in Sutton for the greater part of his life, working as a farmer. Coming from there to Chester, he settled on the homestead now owned and occupied by his son Addison, and resided there until his demise, August 30, 1889. His wife, formerly Theodaty Bohonnan, was born in Washington, Vt., and died in Sep- tember, 1876, in Sutton, N. H., in her seven- tieth year. They had but two children Mary Eliza, who died at the age of twelve years ; and Addison A.
Addison A. Bean was reared and educated in the common schools of Sutton, and until his marriage assisted his father in the labors of the farm. He subsequently carried on general farming on his own account in Sutton for five years. He then removed with his family to Chester, locating on his present homestead, then known as the Pickett farm. Mr. Bean now owns ninety-three acres of land, which he has highly improved by his per- severing energy and good management. He carries on mixed husbandry and stock raising, and has quite a dairy, from which he sells milk, this latter industry being exceedingly lucrative. Mr. Bean is a true and loyal Re- publican. In 1890 and 1891 he represented the town of Chester in the New Hampshire legislature. IIe has served as Selectman of
the town five years, besides holding minor offices, being at the present time township Moderator. He is an influential member of Chester Grange, No. 169, of which he was Master three years; and of the Golden Cross Society of this town. Religiously, both he and his wife are members of the Congrega- tional church, and take an active interest in all work connected with the society.
On January 7, 1869, Mr. Bean married Miss Mary E. Gordon, who was born October 10, 1847, in Sandown, this county, daughter of James W. Gordon. Mr. Gordon, who was a native of Brentwood, N.H., where he learned the blacksmith's trade when young, is a large manufacturer of low wagons at Rosemont, N. H. He subsequently became a resident of Chester, and here spent his last days, dying November 11, 1876, aged fifty- seven years. Mr. Gordon married Lucy H. Wells, of Sandown, this county, who bore him eight children, as follows: James W., who lives in Haverhill, Mass .; Susan J., who is the wife of Francis E. Roby, of Somerville, Mass. ; Addie W., who died November 24, 1860, aged fourteen years; Mary E., now Mrs. Bean; John B., who is Chief of the Fire Department of Haverhill, Mass .; Lucy Isa- belle, who married David Wilcox, of Oxford, N.II. ; Eveline E., who died July 17, 1878, aged twenty-five years; and Charles II., an undertaker in Derry, this county. Mr .. and Mrs. Bean have no children.
ONATHAN W. PEABODY, one of the well-to-do residents of London- derry, was born in Gilead, Me., July 20, 1821, son of Jonathan and Eliza (Coffin) Peabody. The family, which is of English origin, is said to have been founded by one of three brothers who emigrated from England and settled in Bradford, Mass., dur- ing the Colonial period, representatives of a later generation settling in New Hampshire.
Jonathan Peabody, who was born in Shel- burne, N. II., having been reared to agricult- ural life, made farming his chief occupation. Hle owned a farm in Gilead, Me. He also carried on lumbering operations in Maine during the winter season, generally meeting
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with good success. In politics he supported the Whig party, and was during his active period a stirring and energetic man and a useful citizen. His wife, Eliza, a native of Gilead, bore him five children, all of whom are living, namely: Eliza P., the widow of Charles Tenney, late of Londonderry; Eve- lyn, the widow of the late Madison Gilchrist, of this town; Jonathan W., the subject of this sketch; Orville A., of Derry Depot; and Eldridge, who is residing in Londonderry.
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