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. III, Part 103

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: 876

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see forward. Carrie, married Charles Johns, Effie L. mar- ried Stephen Bartlett. George,

of New Haven, Connecticut. Mrs. Caroline (Baker) Fur- bish was a woman of superior ability. She was a school teacher before her marriage, and a writer. After she was seventy-five years of age she received

a check for one hundred dollars from the publishers of the Ladies' Home Journal for an article accepted by them. Joseph Furbish died August 6, 1886; Mrs. Caroline (Baker) Furbish died January 6, 1896.

(VII) Charles Fremont, fourth son and fifth child of Joseph Furbish and his second wife, Caro- line (Baker) Furbish, was born in Eliot, Maine, November 27, 1855. When sixteen years of age he came to Dover, New Hampshire, and learned the blacksmith's trade of Smith Brown. He remained with him for three years, and then purchased the business, which he has successfully conducted ever since. He has a wide reputation for first-class car- riage work, both new and repair. He also conducts a horse-shoeing establishment. Mr. Furbish belongs to many fraternal organizations. He is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Wecohonet Lodge, No. 3. He belongs to the Uniform Rank, Knights of Pythias, and to Strafford Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons ; Belknap Chapter, Royal Arch Masons and Orphan Council, Royal and Select Masters, all of Dover.

Charles F., Furbish married Lizzie R. Butler, daugliter of Benjamin Butler, of Salem, Massachu- setts. They have nine children: Edna C., born in 1877, married George A. Austin, of Dover, New Hampshire. Edith M., born February 2, 1879, died July 12, 1900. Minnie A., born April 26, 1881. Her- bert A., born August 14, 1882. Charles B., born April 20. 1883. Lizzie E., born November 1I, 1887. Ralph, born July 14, 1889. Clifton, born March 26, 1893. Clarence, born August 12, 1896. Mr. and Mrs. Furbish are members of the Methodist Epis- copal Church of Dover.

The race is not always to the swift, GEORGI nor the battle to the strong, nor does success crown only those who have abundant means. Many of our best citizens, both native and foreign-born, have started in life without capital and become successful and useful men. Among those who have come here from abroad and proved worthy and honorable citizens is the principal subject of this sketch.

(I) - - Georgi was born in Saxony, Germany. He was a soldier in the Napoleonic wars, fought in seven battles and was shot in battle. He was a dyer by trade.

(II) William, son of - Georgi, was born in Saxony, Germany, 1832, and died in Manchester, New Hampshire, June 31, 1904, aged seventy-two years. He was a tailor by trade. He came to Amer- ica in 1883, and soon after settled at Manchester, where the remainder of his life was passed. He married Bertha Maynard, who survives him. They had two children: Emma, who was born in Ger- many and died in Manchester, and George F., whose sketch follows.

(III) George F., only son of William and Bertha (Maynard) Georgi, was born in Oberrohsau, Sax- ony, November 22, 1872. At the age of nine years he was brought to America by his parents, and went to school two years in Manchester. He then learned the baker's trade while in the employ of P. H. Rob- erts. In 1889 he went to Suncook and was employ- ed as a baker by Frank Bartlett. The next year he started in business for himself as a baker, and rap- idly expanded his trade so as to include groceries and confectionery, a well equipped meat market, and a restaurant. Mr. Georgi is a man of much en- ergy and business ability, and has made a signal suc- cess of the lines of business he lias undertaken. He

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makes a specialty of catering and is widely and fa- vorably known in this line. He has supplied ban- quets for festive occasions in many of the sur- rounding cities including Manchester, Concord and Laconia. He was made a Mason in 1903, and is a member of Jewell Lodge, No. 94, of Suncook; Mt. Horeb Royal Arch Chapter, No. II; Chase Horace Council, No. 3, Royal and Select Masters; Mount Horeb Commandery, Knights Templar, of Concord, and Bektash Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine of Concord. He is a past grand of Howard Lodge, No. 31, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, of Suncook, past chief patri- arch of Hildreth Encampment, No. 17, and past captain of Canton General Stark, of Suncook, No. 4. He is also a member of Oriental Lodge, Knights of Pythias; Foresters of America, Pembroke Grange, No. III, of Suncook, and the Amoskeag Veterans of Manchester. He is also a well known musician and a member of the Manchester Mannerchor and is leader of the Union Cornet Band of Suncook.

Mr. Georgi married, October 7, 1896, Delfine La- casse, born in Suncook, December 8, 1871, daughter of Joseph and Louisa ( Bouford ) Lacasse, of Que- bec, Canada. They have two children: Joseph Maynard Berniss and Madeleine Althea.

SNYDER Schneider is a German name, is equiv- alent to the English word tailor, and comes from the occupation of the man who first took it as a surname.

(I) Johannes Snyder ( Schneider). the immi- grant ancestor of this family, was born in Frankfort, Germany, May 22, 1779, and died in Canterbury, March 10, 1859. He came to America in early man- hood and worked in a glass factory in East Cam- bridge, Massachusetts, for a time, and then removed to Maine, where he was engaged in farming. He married, January, 1806, Sarah Stevens, and they were the parents of seven children, four sons and three daughters: Ann Mary; Sarah: Elizabeth ; John; Christopher, and two who died young.

(11) John, son of Johannes and Sarah ( Stevens) Snyder, was born in Utica, New York, September 20, 1813, and died in Canterbury, December 14, 1898, aged sixty-six years. He worked on farms and attended school until twenty-one years of age, when he went to East Cambridge, Massachusetts. and was employed in the glass works there until about thirty. He then returned to New Hamp- shire and took charge of the farm belonging to his grandfather in Canterbury. He then maintained his grandparents while they lived, and after their death became the owner of their property. He was a man of much kindness of heart, and was much es- teemed as a nurse among his acquaintances, before professional nurses and well equipped hospitals were not so common as they are now. He was a member of the Congregational Church, and in pol- itics a Republican. He married (first) in 1842, Abbie Merrill, of Orange, New Hampshire. daugh- ter of James and Elizabeth ( Heath) Merrill. Mar- ried (second) Ellen Hamlet. born in Deerfield. The children of the first wife were: James M., Charles, George and Frank.

(III) James Merrill. eldest son and child of John and Abbie (Merrill) Snyder, was born in Canterbury, September 4, 1851. He attended the district and high schools until he was twenty-one, and when not thus employed, worked on his father's farm and at cabinet work in Penacook, and after- wards at carpenter work. In 1872 he bought a saw

mill, which was then but a small one In 1889 this mill and also the house and barn of Mr. Snyder were totally destroyed by fire. He at once rebuilt them. the mill being much enlarged, and is now cut- ting a quarter of a million feet of lumber annually. He has a farm which he cultivates, and about two hundred and seventy-five acres of woodland. Mr. Snyder is an attendant of the Congregational Church. In politics he is a Republican, and in all affairs of public moment feels a lively interest. He is a member of the school board and of the board of selectmen. Ile married, December 17, 1873, in Penacook, Mary E. Fitz, born July 3. 1852, daugh- ter of Cyrus and Elizabeth ( Courser ) Fitz, of Web- ster. They have two children : Nellie A., born March 30. 1877, married, June 22, 1903, Walter A. Chase, of Concord; G. Mahlon, born May 28, 1879. residing at home.

Joseph T. Theobald was born in THEOBALD England. came settled in Warrensburg, New York, to America and where he worked at his trade of shoemaker. He married Samantha March, born in Sunapee. New Hampshire. They had four children: George Ly- man, now of Concord. Charles H., now of Glovers- ville, New York. Eugene, of Glens Falls, New York. Thomas, who died in Warrensburg, New York. Mrs. Theobald married ( second ) Cyrus Stone, at Warrensburg, New York, and had one child : Adelbert Stone.

George Lyman, son of Joseph T. and Samantha ( March) Theobald, was born in Warrensburg, New York, February 6, 1851. He acquired his education in the public schools, and at an early age began to earn his own living. He was employed about the Rockwell Hotel at Lucerne, New York, where he stayed from the time he was twelve years old until he was twenty. He then became a traveling sales- man and followed that employment for about four years. He was successful as a solicitor. but wearied of his job, and in 1874, settled in Manchester, New Hampshire, where he started a general contracting business. In 1876 he removed to Concord, where he has since built up a very large business as a gen- eral contractor, dealer in horses, and owner of fast racing stock. His business of moving buildings. safes, and so on, is a large one and covers consider- able territory. Ilis contracting is frequently on a large scale. He constructed in 1005 the expensive race track at Salem, New Hampshire, the finest in New England, employing six hundred men and two hundred and fifty horses for five months. Mr. Theobald is the partner of James Y. Gatcomb. of Concord, and they have one of the best racing stables in New England. They own the famous Audubon Boy and Grace Bond. The latter is one of their best animals, and broke the world's record as a three-year-old trotter, five times in one afternoon, in the Kentucky Futurity races at Lexington, in 1904. They also have several other horses well known in the racing world, among which are Phallas and Liz- zie A. Mr. Theobald deals in real estate in Con- cord and its vicinity. He is a Republican, and in 1887-88, was a member of the New Hampshire house of representatives. He attends the First Baptist Church of Concord. He joined the Odd Fellows in 1872, and is now a member of Rumford Lodge, No. 46. Independent Order of Odd Fellows : of Tahanto Encampment, No. 18; of Grand Canton Wildey, No. I, Patriarchs Militant ; and major gen- eral on General Fairbanks' staff of Patriarchs Mil-

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itant of New llampshire. Mr. Theobald is a man of great energy, succeeds in whatever he under- takes, and has an extensive acquaintance.

Alr. Theobald married, March 23. 1874, Martha J. Follansbee, born in Manchester, July 25, 1849. She is a member of the Daughters of Rebekalı.

This ancient French name which

PRECOURT was borne by a citizen of Canada, Gilles Precourt, who died in Que-

bec in 1696, is not often found in the genealogical registers or public records of the Dominion and is of still less frequent occurrence in the United States.

(I) Francis Precourt, son of Francis Precourt, was born at St. Zephirin, Province of Quebec, and died at Island Pond. Vermont, August 25, 1873. aged thirty years. He grew up in Canada and kept a store for some years

at St. Zephirin, and later removed to Island Pond, Vermont, where he was the proprietor of a hotel. Ile married Cath- erine Smith, born at St. Agathe, Province of Que- bec, September 28, 1850, daughter of Denis and Mary (Quinn) Smith. They were the parents of ten children. Mr. Smith died in 1864, aged sixty, and his wife died in 1860, aged forty-eight. Both were natives of Ireland. The children of Francis and Catherine ( Smith) Precourt are: one unnamed, died young. Albert J., Archie F., Katie and Fran- cis.

(11) Albert J., second child of Francis (2) and Catherine (Smith) Precourt, was born at ls- land Pond, Vermont, October 20, 1869. The death of his father in 1873 left him to the sole care of his inother when but four years old. At the age of sixteen (1885) Mr. Precourt came with his mother and her family to Manchester, where he entered the employ of Z. Foster Campbell, and spent five years learning the drug business. In 1890 he started a drug store on his own account; May 1, 1903, he started a second drug store in connection with his brother and ran the two for two years when he sold out the latter one; since then has operated the one at the corner of Central and Chestnut streets, and is conducting a successful business. Mr. Pre- court is a gentleman of integrity, a good business man, and a leader among the Canadian Americans. He is a director of the First National Bank of Manchester, and is a member of the Chambre de Commerce Franco-Americaine, of which he is ex- president. In religion he is a Catholic, and member of St. George's Church.

Mr. Precourt married, August 25. 1891, Parme- lia Mathieu, born in Manchester, January 13. 1869. daughter of Joseph and Philomene ( Raiche) Mathieu the father being a native of Acton. and the mother of Drummondsville, Province of Quebec. They have one child, Alice L., born June 17, 1893.

The name of Frizzell, which is

FRIZZELL sometimes written Frissell, first ap- pears on this side of the ocean in the records of Braintree. Massachusetts, which state that John Frizzell, who came from Scotland, died there in 1664. The carly records of Roxbury, Mas- sachusetts, state that James Frizzell and his wife Sarah, who were residing there in 1065. were the parents of Sarah, Benjamin. Hannah, Eb- enezer and Samuel. A John Frizzell was

in Falmouth, in 1680. and another John was a student at Harvard College in Concord, Massachusetts, 1721. William Frizzell, of

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said to have hen a Scotchman, was married No- vember 28, 1667, to Hannah, daughter of Willian Clark, of Woburn. In 1686 one John Frizzell, with others, settled the town of Woodstock. Connecti- cut. These facts constitute a brief outline of the early history of the Frizzells in New England.

( I) Ira Frizzell was born in Canaan, Vermont, in 1812. The names of his parents do not appear in any of the various record, consulted for the purpose of identifying them. Prior to the advent of railroads Ira Frizzell was engaged in teaming between Port- land and Boston, but when forced to sacrifice his occupation to the march of improvement he returned to Canaan, where he gave his attention to agricul- ture for a time and also carried on a blacksmithing establishment. After a residence of three years in Coaticook, Canada, he returned to Canaan, Ver- mont. where he resided three years. He then re- moved to Hereford, Canada, where he resided un- til 1898, when he sold his farm and removed to Canaan Corner where he resided until his death, June, 1889. He married Hannah Hobart, daughter of Roswell Hobart, of Columbia, and a relative of the late Vice-President Hobart. She bore him five children, namely : Lucius Dennison, Adeline S., Persis E., Addison Hobart and Frederick G.

(11) Addison Hobart, second son and fourth child of Ira and Hannah (Hobart ) . Frizzell, was born in Canaan, March 17, 1848. His preliminary studies were pursued in the public schools of his native town. and he advanced by attending the Cole- brook Academy, after which he devoted a number of years to educational work, teaching schools in Canaan, Vermont, and Columbia, New Hampshire. Learning telegraphy he entered the service of the Grand Trunk Railway, and for a period of thirty years ( 1872 to 1902) was telegraph operator for that company at Groveton. From the latter year to the present time he has occupied the position of post- master, and is transacting the business of the office in a most satisfactory manner. For a number of years Mr. Frizzell was a member of the board of selectmen of the town of Northumberland, and in 1901 represented his district in the lower branch of the state legislature.

lle married Ellen M. Smith, daughter of Ransom O. Smith. of Groveton. She became the mother of three children: Addie M., Jay HI. and Nancy R. Mrs. Frizzell died March 17, 1905.

FULTON This family which came originally from Paisley, Scotland. was closely identified with the manufacture of the celebrated shawls upon which the fame of that city rested.

John Fulton, a native of Paisley, son of a shawl manufacturer, acquired proficiency in that industry, and in 1852 emigrated to the United States. He set- tled in Lowell, Massachusetts, and it was his inten- tion to establish a shawl manufactory in that city, but finding it impossible to procure the quality of silk necessary for the production of goods to equal those of Paisley manufacture, he was obliged to abandon his plan, and having a good knowledge of mechanics he became a machinist. He enlisted in the Twenty-sixth Regiment, Massachusetts Volun- teers, as did also his two sons, and served from 1861 until 1864. He took a deep interest in the re- ligious welfare of the community, and was an ac- tive church member. llis death occurred at Lowell in 1878. He married, in Scotland, July 11, 1823, Elizabeth Robertson, who died April 13. 1848, daugh-

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ter of James Roberts wo of Paisley, and they had ten children, three of whom are now living: Walter MI., see forward; James R, born February 27, 1830, the official sealer of weight and mea-ures in Lowell, Massachusetts ; Elizabeth R., born March 20, 1841, died April 1, 1906, in Lowell.

Walter McFarland Fulton, eighth child of John and Elizabeth (Robertson Fulton, was born in Paisley, Scotland, January 25, 1838. He attended school in his native town, and came to America with his parents when he was fourteen years of age. They settled in Lowell, Massachusetts, where he found employment in the cotton mills, and followed the same occupation in Lawrence and Newburyport. Upon the outbreak of the Civil war he decided that the country was in need of his services, and accordingly enlisted in the same regiment as his father, October 14, 1861. They were sent to the front as a part of General Butler's command, and rendered efficient service in the Department of the Gulf, participating in a number ci important bat- . les. He was honorably discharged and mustered wit in 1864. He then returned to the textile mills in Lowell, where he obtained an excellent position, which he was later obliged to relinquish by rea- -11 of impaired health. He eventually recovered, however, and removed to Manchester, New Hamp- -hire, in 1880, where he at present holds the re- -ponsible position of overse r of the mulespinning department of the Amory Manufacturing Company. Although somewhat advanced in y ars Mr. Fulton has preserved much of the activity and energy of muth, and keeps well abreast of the times in regard machinery and methods of anniecture. He is in expert in his calling, and takes rak among the foremost. In local civic affairs le has been par- ticularly active, and was elected alderman from the Liglith ward in 1891, and served twistars. During Lis term of office he made strenuous efforts to have many needed improvements introduced, more par- :icularly in the new section-the nimil ward of Manchester among which was a fire engine house winch is known as the Fulton Engine and Ladder Company No. 6, and named in hon r f Mr. Fulton. It was through his instrumentality that the over- head signs were removed from above the sidewalks in Manchester, and it is said that no one thing ever contributed more to the city's improvement in its business section. He was the Republican candidate for mayor in 1902. He is particularly interested in reli nous work and is a deacon of the South Main Stru: Church. He is a comrade of the Grand Army of the Republic, being past commander of Louis Dell Post. No. 3. Manchester, captain of the Man- .for War Veterans, and is widely known among le veterans of that section of the state

In- prior to his enlistment Mr. Fult n married Temas Brown. daughter of Linha a 1 Hannah Brown, who died in Manchester. March 28. 1905, und is buried at Wilmot, New Hampshire.

BUCHANAN This famous old Scotch name is still common in the land of its origin, and has been herered by everal men of more than ordinary distinction. in- cung a number of mathe las who have graced wie learned professions, it tar sila of the United States.

James Buchanan, Bet. of Serland and mariner by occupation, brcan't his family to the ttol States about the year 1845, settling at or in " immediate vicinity of Boston, and he continued

to follow the sea for the remainder of his life. The maiden name of his wife is not at hand. He was the father of six children, namely: John, James, William, Margaret, Elizabeth and Catherine.

(II) William, third child and youngest son of James Buchanan, was born in Scotland in 1835, and emigrated with his parents at the age of ten years. He served an apprenticeship at the machinist's trade and also learned carpet weaving. He resided in Danvers, Massachusetts, and his untimely death, which occurred in 1862, when in the full flush of a vigorous manhood, was a severe blow to his devoted wife and children. He married Jeannett McEwan, who became the mother of three children: William W., who will be again referred to. John, who is now in charge of the block signal system on the Michigan Central Railway between Buffalo and Chicago, and resides in Cleveland, Ohio. Edmond L., who is residing in Franklin.

(11I) William W., eldest son of William and Jeannett (McEwan) Buchanan, was born in Dan- vers, Massachusetts, December 24, 1856. Left father- less at the tender age of six years and wholly de- pendent upon his mother for support, his opportun- ities for attending school were necessarily limited, and when thirteen years old he obtained employ- ment in a woolen mill in order to assist in provid- ing sustenance for the family. In 1872 his mother found it advisable to remove with her children to Franklin, and for the succeeding thirty years he was employed in the textile mills of that town, five years of which he was overseer of spinning in the Walter Aiken Sons' mill. In 1902 he accepted the position of foreman at the International Paper Company's plant in Franklin, and he retained it for three years or until appointed chief of police in March, 1905. For about twelve years previous to assuming the duties of that office he had served with ability and faithfulness as a special policeman, and was therefore well qualified by practical experience to take charge of that department, over which he pre- sided until May 11, 1007, when he resigned to again enter the employ of the International Paper Com- pany as foreman.

Mr. Buchanan has occupied all of the important chairs in the local grange No. 108, Patrons of Hus- bandry, and of the local lodge, Independent Order of Foresters, being at the present time treasurer of the first named body ; also affiliates with lodge No. 28, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and takes a profound interest in the general welfare of these organizations. Politically he acts with the Repub- lican party.

Mr. Buchanan married, March 10, 1877, Emma Butterworth, daughter of A. E. and Martha But- terworth. One of their children died in infancy. The survivors are: Florence, wife of Luther J. Sawyer. Eva May, married George Chase, of Somerville, Massachusetts. Wallace W., a gradu- ate of the Franklin high school, class of 1900. Emma J., graduated from the Franklin high school in 1902, and is now the wife of Fred Hunt. Della M., a graduate of Franklin high school. Mary D. Leslie. and Rachel.

The Norwoods are of English de-

NORWOOD scent and the name may have been derived from Northwood, which was their original abiding place in England. The American branch of the family was established carly in the colonial period.

(1) John Norwood, the earliest ancestor at

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hand of the Norwoods of Keene, was a native of New Salem, Massachusetts, who went from that town to West Brookfield, samme state. He married Judith Gilbert.

(II) George, son of John and Judith Norwood, was born in West Brookfield, June 25, ISIS. When a young man he learned the shoemaker's trade and followed it as a journeyman for some time. He then entered the railway service as a section hand and was employed in that capacity for a number of years on the South Shore line at Sandwich, Massachusetts. From the latter place he went to Winchester, New Hampshire, where he purchased a farm and followed agriculture until the breaking out of the Civil war caused him to shoulder a musket in defence of the Union. Enlisting as a private in Company F. Fourteenth Regiment, New Hampshire Volunteers, he went to the front carly in the struggle. and was accidentally drowned at Harp- er's Ferry, Virginia, while performing his regular duties as corporal of the guard. He married Eliza Ann Baker, who bore him six children, namely : Charles M .. B. Frank, George H., Hannah A., Anna E. and Eugene A.

(1I]) Charles Miles, son of George and Eliza A. (Baker) Norwood, was born in West Brook- field, October 23, 1844. He attended public schools in West Brookfield, Worcester and Sandwich, and concluded his studies at a private school in Middle- boro, Massachuetts. He learned the box manufac- turing business in Westport, Massachusetts, where he was foreman of a factory for three or four years, and in 1874 he established himself in the box busi- ness at Winchester, New Hampshire, where for a number of years he was a leading spirit in that in- dustry, operating two extensive factories at one time. Locating in Keene in 1884. he continued the manu- facturing of boxes in that city and at Beaver Mills, which latter he superintended from 1899 to 1905, during which period the active management of the box making business devolved upon the son, Leon C. Norwood, and so 'continues. In 1895 he admitted his son to partnership under the firm name of C. M. Norwood and Son. He is now devoting his en- ergies exclusively to his box factory, which from a sinall beginning has expanded into large proportions, employing an average force of fifty men and his products find a ready demand in the market. The firm is also quite extensively interested in timber lands, and with the aid of portable sawinills supply a considerable share of the lumber necessary to keep the factory running on full time.

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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. III, Part 103

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: 876

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: 876