Genealogical and family history of the state of New Hampshire : a record of the achievements of her people in the making of a commonwealth and the founding of a nation, Vol. II, Part 81

Author: Stearns, Ezra S; Whitcher, William F. (William Frederick), 1845-1918; Parker, Edward E. (Edward Everett), 1842-1923
Publication date: 1908
Publisher: New York : Lewis Publishing Co.
Number of Pages: 874

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On May 17, 1851. Mr. Whittle married Eliza Jane Beard, who was born at Stoneham. Massachu- setts, February 23, 1833, daughter and fifth child of Moses Beard, who moved from New Boston to Weare ahout 1835, and lived at the foot of Baker's hill. Their children: Herbert Henry, born Febru- ary 27, 1852. died Octoher 31, 1887; married. Janu- ary I, 1879: Caroline Eliza Jameson. of Antrim, New Hampshire, and had three children-Grace, Henry Tameson and William Thurston Whittle. Mary Beard, born August 3, 1853, married, Febru- ary 17, 1874, Henry B. Eaton, of Hillsborough, New Hampshire; died June 8. 1885, leaving one child- Henry Faton. Ida May, born May 27, 1855, married, August 26, 1873, Levi Woodbury, of Antrim, New Hampshire; died March 3, 1882.

The ancestor of the family of Haz- HAZLETT lett of this article is so far unknown, but he was undoubtedly from Eng- land, though not mentioned among the carly set- tlers of New England.

(I) Matthew Hazlett was born in Boston, Mas- sachusetts, March 22. 1743. Ile removed to Ports- mouth, New Hampshire, before the Revolution, and was a signer of the "Association Test" in 1776. His unique advertisement was the first one in New hampshire illustrated with a special newspaper cut, and appeared in the New Hampshire Gasette, July 17, 1767. He married in Portsmouth. December 10. 1774. Ann Frost. Among their ten children was William.

(II) William, fourth child of Matthew and Ann (Frost) IIazlett, was born in Portsmouth, Sep-

tember 16, 1780. He married Elizabeth Ham, and they were the parents of eleven children; among them William.

(III) William (2), fourth child of William (1) and Elizabeth (Ham) Hazlett, was born in Ossipee, November 18, 1808, and died in Portsmouth, Feb- ruary 15, 1864. He was a cabin joiner in the employ of George Raynes, shipbuilder, and worked on many famous clipperships, and also on the "Kearsarge" and "Ossipee," the famous war vessels built in the Portsmouth navy yards during the Civil war. His fourth son, William C., served on the "Ossipee," and died in 1864 from the effects of exposure while in the blockade service off Mobile, Alabama. Wil- liam Hazlett married, January 8, 1834, Hannah S. Davis, of Effingham, who was born March 9, 1812, and died June 10, 1897, seventh child of William and Sarah (Bryant) Davis. They had eight children, among them Charles Albert.

(IV) Charles Albert, seventh child of William (2) and Hannah S. (Davis) Hazlett, was born in Portsmouth, July 21, 1847. His education was ob- tained in the city schools, and he has the first Haven medal awarded at the high school, which he won in 1863. This large octagon medal was the nucleus of what is now the largest collection of medals and coins in the state, and its possession led to large collections of stamps, autographs and rare books of Portsmouth imprint. Mr. Hazlett entered the counting room of ex-Governor Ichabod Goodwin in 1863, and served as a confidential clerk for nine years, while his employer was extensively engaged in foreign shipping and domestic railroad manage- ment. In 1872 he was employed as bookkeeper and teller in the First National Bank of Portsmouth, and in January, 1884, was elected cashier, succeeding E. P. Kimball. who had served thirteen years fol- lowing Samuel Lord, whose term of service was forty-seven years, the bank having had but three cashiers and four presidents since its organization as a state bank in 1824. He is a trustee of the Pis- cataqua Savings Bank, and executor and trustee of several large estates. He was a promoter of the Portsmouth Improvement Association, and at its organization, in 1903, was chosen president, an office he has since filled. He has served in several city offices and for thirty-six years has been agent of the New Hampshire Fire Insurance Company, of Man- chester, New Hampshire.

He has been trustee of the public library since 1884, when the books of the Mercantile Library Association, of which he was president. were presented to the public library: and for twenty years he has been treasurer of the trustces of that institution and had charge of the invested funds and the purchase of books. His connection with various libraries led him to suggest to Mrs. Caroline A. Weeks the erection of the Wecks Mem- orial Library building at Greenland, New Hamp- shire, which he designed, and on its acceptance by the town he was made a life trustee. He is warden of the North Congregational Parish, and has the care of its records which cover the period from the founding of the church in 1640 to the present time. He is also a trustee of the Society for the Care of South Cemetery. He is a member of the New Hampshire Historical Society, and is a frequent contributor of articles on historic subjects to maga- zines, and was the principal author of "Portsmouth. Historical and Picturesque," published in 1902, and is now (1907) engaged in annotating Adam's "An- nals of Portsmouth" and extending that work from

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1823 to date. He is a constant contributor to ath- letic publications under the nom de plume of "Tel- zah." He was the pioneer wheelman of New Hampshire, being compelled to ride on an imported bicycle in 1878. At the organization of the League of American Wheelmen at Newport in 1880, he was elected a director, and afterward served several years as chief consul of the New Hampshire divi- sion. He is a member of St. Andrew's Lodge, No. 56, Free and Accepted Masons, of Portsmouth; of Osgood Lodge, No. 48, Independent Order of Odd Fellows; and of the Warwick, the Country, the New Hampshire Automobile and other social clubs.

He was married in Manchester, December 10, 1884, to Josephine H. Richardson, who was born in Manchester, September 3, 1855, daughter of Ed- win . P. and Myra H. Richardson, of Manchester, whose ancestor settled in Charlestown, Manchester, in 1630.

BLOOD Aretas Blood, son of Nathaniel and Roxellana (Proctor) Blood, was born in Wethersfield, Vermont, October 8, 1816, and died November 24, 1897. When he was three years old his parents removed to Windsor, Vermont. Here he obtained his early literary edu- cation in the common schools of the time, which were of brief terms and generally taught by indif- ferently educated teachers. At the age of seventeen he was apprenticed to a blacksmith. After working two and a half years at this trade he was considered a good machinist. He worked at his trade until 1840, and then went to Evansville, Indiana, where he continued his employment till June 17, 1841. The country was then still suffering from the effects of the financial panic of 1837. and many industries were almost paralyzed. There was very little to do in the west, and he went eastward hoping to find more constant and better paying employment. City after city was visited, but at each step he met with disappointment in his quest for work. Not until he reached Chelmsford, Massachusetts, did he find em- ployment, and when he did find work he lost no time in starting to work. But he stayed here only a short time, and soon removed to Lowell, where he took a place as machinist in the Lowell Machine Shop, where he labored seven years and perfected himself in his art, becoming a skilled mechanic of the first class. A large machine shop was in process of erection at this time at Lawrence, and Mr. Blood removed to that place and engaged in the manit- facture of machinist's tools for the use of the shop. Knowing from long personal use just what tools should be, he succeeded in making them in such de- gree of perfection that he was recognized as a mail of pre-eminent ability in his line, and he soon as- sumed the management of the establishment there, and began the manufacture by contract of tools, tur- bine wheels, locomotives, stationary engines, and so on. His unremitting industry and tireless energy had been rewarded. and he was master of the busi- ness. He came in September. 1853. to Manchester, New Hampshire, and established the Vulcan Works under the name of Bailey, Blood & Company. for the manufacture of locomotives. The first location of the works was on Mechanics Row, but in the spring of the year following the opening of the business, buildings were erected on the present location, and in the same year (1854) the company was incorpor- ated as the Manchester Locomotive Works. with Oliver W. Bailey as agent. Mr. Blood took Mr. Bailey's place in 1857, and from that time gave his

personal attention to the supervision of the works, taking up his residence in Manchester at the same time. The locomotive works are located o11 Canal street, and cover six acres. In 1872 Mr. Blood purchased the steam fire en- gine business of the Amoskeag Company. good- will, patents, etc., and manufactured the "Amos- keag Engine," remodelled and new thereafter in everything but name. Mr. Blood proved to be one of the most successful locomotive builders in the country, and during his life manufactured at the works. He also built all kinds of hose-carriages, fire apparatus, etc. Mr. Blood interested i numerous enterprises in which his success as a man- ufacturer made him a valuable factor. He was a director in the Ames Manufacturing Company, of Chicopee, Massachusetts; president of the Globe Nail Company, of Boston; treasurer of the Nashua Iron and Steel Company, which is doing the largest business of its kind in New England. He was di- rector in the Merrimack River Bank from 1860 till its name was changed to First National Bank in 1865, and until 1868 a director of the latter ; director in the Manchester National Bank from 1874 till 1877. and from 1877 till his death he was president of the Second National Bank.

Mr. Blood was first a Whig. and as such cast his first vote for General Harrison : and on the dissolu- tion of the Whig party he became a Republican, and was ever afterwards a member of that party. al- though never an active politician. He was twice elected alderman of Manchester, and was chairman · of the electors who cast the vote of New Hampshire for Garfield and Arthur. He was not a member of any secret society or religious organization.

He was a man of pleasing personal appcar- ance, his face being attractive and inspiring confidence in his integrity. He was careful, painstaking and exact in his business and pos- sessed a rare combination of skill as an artisan with executive ability as a manager and business man. His attractive personality and thorough re- liability won him many friends among the leading men of New England. He married. September 4, 1845. Miss L. K. Kendall. They had two children : Nora, wife of Frank P. Carpenter (see Carpenter, XTII), and Emma.

The Kennard family was founded

KENNARD on this side of the Atlantic by a sturdy English frontier settler, and his thirst for the blessings of civil and religions liberty has been inherited by his descendants, one of whom rendered distinguished services in the American navy during both conflicts with Great Britain.

(I) Edward Kennard came from the county of Kent. England, about the year 1660. and settling in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, was one of the founders of its first church. His death occurred in 1694. He married, July 3, 1662. Elizabeth Mar- tyne, daughter of the Hon. Richard Martyne, who was a member of the King's first board of commis- sioners, and by royal appointment the first treasurer of the province. She became the mother of six children, namely : Michael, Captain John, Elizabeth, Sarah. Richard and Mary.

(II) Michael (1), eldest child of Edward and Elizabeth (Martyne) Kennard. settled in Eliot, Maine, and in 1717 purchased the property at Sandy Hill, which remained in the possession of his de- scendants for more than a hundred years. He mar-

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ried (first). April, 1711, Elizabeth, daughter of William and Mary (Roby) Tetherly; (second). October 21, 1734. Sarah Varney. of Dover. New Hampshire; (third), Rebecca - His children were: Edward, Atkins, George, Anna, Michael, Samuel, Mary, Susanna, Ruth and Elizabeth.

(Il1) Michael (2), fourth son and fifth child of Michael (I) and Elizabeth (Tetherly) Kennard. was born July 22, 1716, in Eliot, Maine, and passed his life in that town, where he died September 26, 1797, aged eighty-one years. He was married (in- tentions published June 11, 1742), to Dorcas Ham- mond, daughter of George and Elizabeth (Spinney ) Hammond. She was born January 12, 1723. and died in 1807, at the age of eighty-four years. Their children were: John, William, Lydia, Diamond and Timothy.

(IV) Diamond, third son and fourth child of Michael (2) and Dorcas (Hammond) Kennard, was born July II, 1753, in Eliot, and was a prosperous farmer and stock raiser in that town. where he spent his entire life and died at a great age. He was married June 20, 1774, to Elizabeth Chandler, who was born September I, 1755, and died April 16. 1820. Their children were : Benjamin, Elizabeth, Diamond, Mary, Michael, William. Samuel, Dorcas. Ebenezer, Lydia, Joseph and Nathaniel.

(V) Samuel, fifth son and seventh child of Dia- mond and Elizabeth (Chandler) Kennard, was born in Eliot, Maine, and was educated in the common schools. As a young man he went to Boston, Mas- sachusetts, where he learned the trade of baker and started in business for himself. He made a speci- alty of furnishing bread for sailing vessels, taking the orders after arriving in port, and as their stay only occupied a few days it was necessary to run the bakery day and night, and his son, John F. Ken- nard, recalls hearing his father recount the instances of having to work for an entire week without sleep in order to complete these orders. After remaining in Boston some years he disposed of his business and returned to Eliot. There he married the woman of his choice, Mary Fogg, of Eliot, daughter of John and Abigail Fogg. Placing their goods on an ox cart, they started on their honeymoon in March, 1815, to the town of Litchfield, New Hampshire, where he purchased a farm and there spent the re- mainder of his days. Ile died at the age of sixty- six, and his widow survived him, attaining the age of eighty-one. Their children were: John F., Dia- mond, Eliza Ann, Samuel, James, Joseph and Abi- gail.

(V1) John F., eldest child of Samuel and Mary ( Fogg) Kennard, was born in Litchfield, New Hampshire, March 7, 1815. He was reared and edu- cated in his native town, and resided at home as- sisting his father in farming until attaining his ma- jority. He then learned the trade of wool carding, and later operated a factory of this description for himself. After two years spent in this business he took a position on the Merrimack river, freighting brick and wood from below Amoskeag Falls to Lowell, Massachusetts. His remuneration during

the summer months was twenty dollars yer month, and during the winter he worked in the woods for fifty cents per day. The following year he worked on a boat running from Boston to Nashua, at .onc dollar a day, and the following season ran a freight boat for himself. Having accumulated a certain amount of capital he went to Litchfield, New Ilamp- shire, purchased one hundred acres of land of his father, and made arrangements to cut off the tim-

ber and float it down the river to Lowell, Massa- chusetts, and in this way he managed to pay for the farm, which he sold in a cleared condition at a fair profit. He continued to purchase farms under these conditions until 1851, when he moved to Mer- rimack, purchased a small farm, married and began housekeeping. Finding that he could not content himself in a small way, the following year, in com- pany with his brother Samuel, he purchased a farm of one hundred acres, well stocked, and a consider- able portion being covered with timber. This tim- ber they cut and disposed of at a good profit, sub- sequently selling the farm. He then returned to Merrimack, New Hampshire, and again was em- ployed on the river, and later, in company with David Jones, he dealt in lumber, continuing the same until 1868. He then disposed of his farm and moved to Manchester, purchasing his present place of residence, which he remodeled and fitted up in a most beautiful manner. In company with his brothers, Joseph and James, he purchased what was known as the Stark block, and this they at once leased for a long term of years. Subse- quently this block was torn down and a new one built on the same ground, which was destroyed by fire in 1902, and the present Kennard block was then erected by John F. Kennard and the heirs of Joseph, he having died in the meantime. In addition to this Mr. Kennard owns a number of other pieces of real estate.

Living to the years of the nonogenarian, he con- tinued to the last strong and active, both physically and mentally, and stood foremost among the most prosperous and highly esteemed citizens. In politics he was in his younger days a Whig, but sup- ported the Republican party from the time of its formation in 1856, and never missed an election. He was a trustee of the Hillsborough Savings Bank for many years. He was an attendant and sup- porter of the Baptist Church. He was always an abstainer from liquors and tobacco. lle died June 15, 1907, shortly after observing his last birth anni- versary, and his wife died three days later, June IS.

Mr. Kennard married, January 29, 1851, Hannah Bennett Tewksbury, born in New Boston, New Hampshire, October 27. 1819, daughter of David and Sarah (Hogg) Tewksbury. Her paternal grand- father, Abner Tewksbury, who settled in Weare. New Hampshire, in 1772, served as a lieutenant in the Revolutionary war. He married Sarah Calef, of Hampstead, and their childreen were: Mary, Ju- dith, Sarah, Hannah, David, see forward. Mr. Tewksbury died November 28, 1806, and his wife died January II, 1832. David Tewksbury, father of Mrs. Kennard, was born September 12, 1796, settled in New Boston and was a farmer during the active years of his life. He was a member of the Baptist Church, in which he took an active part. He married (first), Betsey Lull, and their children were: Amos W., Nancy, married John Smith ; James D. and Betsey, who died of spotted fever; Dorothy, married David Jones. David Tewksbury married (second), Sarah Hogg, and their children were : Sarah, died at the age of twenty-one years; Elizabeth, married Joseph Andrews; Rosanna, mar- ried David Jones; Mary, married Joseph Dodge, who took an active part in building the railroad from Plymouth to Boston; Jennie, married Lewis Lull : llannah (Mrs. Kennard) ; Hattic, married Goodrich Chamberlain, who resides in Mont Calm, New Jersey (and the only one living besides Mrs. Kennard ) : David. Mrs. Sarah (Hogg) Tewksbury

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died at the age of fifty-seven years. She was born in New Boston, daughter of Abner Hogg, born in Londonderry, February 15, 1759, where his father came as one of the first settlers. Abner Hogg was a lieutenant and served three years under Washing- ton. He was a man of sterling character, respected and beloved by all who knew him. He took an active part in all the affairs of his day and time, and whether in war or peace was ever ready to do his duty. He died in New Boston at the age of eighty years. He married Rosanna Ferson, October 21, 1784, and their children were: Jennie, married Asa Andrews; Mary, married Samuel Andrews ; Robert Bentley, who dropped the name of Hogg; Sarah, married David Tewksbury.

John F. and Hannah B. (Tewksbury) Kennard have had three children: Mary, born September I, 1852, died December 25. 1853, aged fifteen months. Fred J., born in 1854, died March 30, 1881 ; Jennie Belle, born in 1856, died August 1, 1890; she married Charles Hayes, of Manchester, ( see Hayes sketch) and their children are: John Carroll, with New Hampshire Insurance Company, of Manchester; Louise K., at Wellesly College, and Hannah Belle Hayes.

McQUESTEN The Celtic stock of Britain, from which have come many men of prominence, has furnished a large element of eminently patriotic, active, and reliable citizens to the southern portion of New Hampshire. One of the sturdy families whose ancestor was in the exodus to America nearly two hundred years ago is that of McQuesten.

(I) William McQuesten emigrated to this coun- try from Coleraine, in the north of Ireland, about 1735, and settled in Litchfield, New Hampshire. He was a descendant of the McUisthons who went from Argyleshire on the west coast of Scotland to Ireland near the close of the seventeenth century. He is mentioned by the early writers as a man of "sterling sense and integrity." He held various of- fices and position of responsibility, among which was that of town clerk, the records of which office attest his faithful care. He married a Miss Ar- buckle, by whom he had three sons, William, John and Simon, all of whom settled in Litchfield; and five daughters. ( Mention of Simon and descendants forms part of this article).

(II) William (2), second son of William (1) and Margaret ( Arbuckle) McQuesten (see McQues- ten I), was born in Coleraine, north of Ireland, in 1732, and came with his parents to New England when three years old. He was reared and educated in Litchfield, New Hampshire, where his parents set- tled on their arrival, and he resided there for the rest of his life, which terminated in 1802. He mar- ried Margaret Nahor, who was born in 1738 and died in 1796. Their children were: William. David, Hugh, John, James, Elizabeth, Lucy, Sarah, Mary and Jane.

(III) James, fifth child of William (2) and Margaret ( Nahor) McQuesten, was born in Litch- field. He was a lifelong resident of that town, a prosperous farmer and a member of the Presbyter- ian Church. He was married, June 17, 1788, to Anne Moore a native of Bedford, New Hampshire, daughter of Colonel Daniel and Ann (Cox) Moore, and granddaughter of John and "Jenet" Moore. John Moore, who was born in Ireland in 1633, im- migrated about the year 1722, accompanied by his wife and some of his children, and settling in Lon-

donderry, New Hampshire, became a prominent res- ident of that town. He died in his ninety-first year, January 24, 1774, and his wife died March 8, 1776, aged eighty-nine years. Their children were: Wil- liam and Elizabeth, who were natives of Ireland; Robert and Daniel, who were born on this side of the ocean. Colonel Daniel Moore, Anne Moore's father, youngest child of John and Jenet Moore, was born in Londonderry, February II, 1730. Prior to 1748 he settled in Bedford, and his farm, which he sold to Colonel Stephen Dole in 1779 for fifty-five hundred dollars (probably Continental money ), was more recently occupied by Bradford Beal. He after- ward purchased of David Scoby the farm which is now owned by Thomas Burns. Previous to the Revolution he served as a selectman in Bedford, and in 1775 was appointed by the provincial con- gress then sitting at Exeter, colonel of a regiment of militia, and was active throughout the war in promoting the enlistment of recruits and serving as paymaster. September 29, 1777, he marched with his regiment from Bedford to Bennington, and thence to Saratoga, where he assisted in forcing the sur- render of General Burgoyne on October 17 of that year. He was also a member of the committee of safety in 1775. He died April 13, 18II. In 1751 he married Ann Cox, of Londonderry, who was born in 1729, and died February 14, 1804. The seven chil- dren of this union were: John, Daniel, Elizabeth, Mary, Eleanor, Anne and William. Anne Moore, sixth child of Colonel Daniel and Ann ( Cox) Moore, married James McQuesten, as previously stated, and became the mother of Daniel, William, James, John, Clifton C., Jane, Henry, Nancy, Mary S. and Martha M. ( Mention of Henry and descend- ants forms part of this article.)

(IV) Daniel, eldest child of James and Anne (Moore) McQuesten, was born in Litchfield, De- cember 3, 1789. When a young man he was em- ployed at butchering in Charlestown for a time, but returned to Litchfield and established himself in the manufacture of brick, shipping his products to Lowell, Massachusetts, by boat. He was also en- gaged in the lumber business, and dealt quite ex- tensively in real estate. Early in the last century he purchased the farm now occupied by his son Daniel, and he resided there until his death, which oc- curred September 14, 1872. In politics he was a Democrat prior to the civil war, when he became a Republican and thenceforward supported that party. In his religious faith he was a Presbyterian. His first wife, whom he married December 23, 1818, was Alice Bryant, who was horn in Leices- ter, Massachusetts, December 15, 1797, and died November 4. 1846. January 27. 1848, he married for his second wife Susan Craft. born in Washing- ton, New Hampshire. December 3. 1804, and died May 21, 1870. His first wife was the mother of eight children, namely : Charles, Triphena W .. Daniel Moore (died young), Nancy, Joseph B .. Mary A., Daniel and James.

(V) Daniel (2), fourth son and seventh child of Daniel (1) and Alice (Bryant) McQuesten, was born in Litchfield, July 17, 1832. He was educated in the district school of his neighborhood, and in early life was employed upon the river. The greater part of his active life, however, has been devoted to agricultural pursuits at the homestead, which came into his possession. and he still resides there. His property comprises two hundred acres, a por- tion of which is covered with timber, and among the principal improvements is a two-story house.

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Genealogical and family history of the state of New Hampshire : a record of the achievements of her people in the making of a commonwealth and the founding of a nation, Vol. II, Part 81

Author: Stearns, Ezra S; Whitcher, William F. (William Frederick), 1845-1918; Parker, Edward E. (Edward Everett), 1842-1923 Publication date: 1908 Publisher: New York : Lewis Publishing Co. Number of Pages: 874

Author: Stearns, Ezra S; Whitcher, William F. (William Frederick), 1845-1918; Parker, Edward E. (Edward Everett), 1842-1923
Publication date: 1908
Publisher: New York : Lewis Publishing Co.
Number of Pages: 874