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 2

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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Mr. Dunlap was married, March 25, 1884, to Cara Prince, daughter of David and Caroline E. (Pierson) Prince. of Salisbury, and his three chil- dren are: Ralph, born February 4, 1888. Clifton, born July 26, 1891. Bernard, born May 9, 1894. The first two are students at Kimball Union Acad- emy, Meriden, New Hampshire.

In the records of the times when sur-

HULL names were beginning to be used are found mention of Nicholas atte Hulle. Jordan de la Hulle, Geoffrey de la Helle and John de la Hill, each designating a person more particu- larly by adding to his name Nicholas, Jordan, Geoffrey or John, a reference to the hull, or hell, that is, hill. on which he lived. In later times de la was dropped and Hull and Hill became surnames without further reference to the person's place of residence.

(I) George Hull was at Concord in 1747, and was taxed there in 1757 and 1758, and were the tax lists preserved they would probably show that he was taxed there about twenty years. He removed to Plymouth in 1765, and February 13 of that year, George Hull, weaver, of Concord, purchased one full right or share in Plymouth, which originally belonged to Meshech Weare, one of the grantees. He died in 1807. His wife's baptismal name was Mehitable. Their children were: Nathaniel, Sam- uel, Joseph, George, Mehitable, Moses, Jonathan and John.

(II) Jonathan, seventh child and sixth son of George and Mehitable Hull. was born in Plymouth, 1768, and died September 23, 1849, aged eighty-one. He lived in Hebron from 1791 to 1807, and then

purchased of his brother John the paternal farm. He was an intelligent, amiable man, fond of reading and music, and took care that the musical taste, which his children all inherited, should be developed in them. He married (first), March 19, 1795, Bet- sey Lovejoy, born in Hebron, daughter of Abial and Mary (Hobart) Lovejoy. She died November 3, 1815. He married (second), July 15, 1816. Lois Merrill. She died January 21, 1860. His children, all by the first wife, were: Betsey, Jonathan, Moses. Olive, Jacob Lovejoy, Nathaniel, Isaac Baxter and Phineas.

(III) Moses, third child and second son of Jon- athan and Betsey (Lovejoy) Hull, was born in Hebron, March 29, 1800, and died in Plymouth, July 25, 1878. He inherited the paternal acres, and later owned and tilled what is known as the Phillips farm. He was a man of ability, and an honest and worthy citizen. He was a fine performer of the tenor drum, and for many years was drum major in the militia. In his age he was blind and infirm, but his ability to play the drum still remained. He married, November 24, 1825, after a courtship of eight years. Zilpah Ward, born June II, 1799, and died September 10, 1875, daughter of Isaac and Polly (Thurlow) Ward. Their children were : William Gould, Harriet Ann, Arthur Ward and Mary Ellen.

(IV) William Gould, eldest child of Moses and Zilpah (Ward) Hull, was born in Plymouth, De- cember 13, 1826. He received his education in the district school and at Holmes Academy. At the age of fifteen years he made his personal belongings into a small bundle which he took under his arm, and went to Plymouth and secured a place where he worked for his board and attended school. After attending Holmes Academy two terms he taught school a term, and then accepted a position as clerk which he filled several years. From 1872 to 1875 he was a member of the firm, Webster, Hull & Company, merchants of Plymouth. He then be- came a member of the firm of Ward, McQuesten & Hull, glove manufacturers, then the largest firm of the kind in the town. He was in that business five years, and then opened a summer boarding house, known as "Rose Lawn." in the central part of the village, which he managed until 1880, when Mrs. Hull died. After her death he was employed by the lumber companies as clerk and superintendent in Livermore and Woodstock, but retained his legal residence in Plymouth nearly all that time. In town affairs Mr. Hull's services have been fre- quently sought, and he has been selectman, road agent, representative and postmaster. and has filled acceptably many other positions. While a repre- sentative he served as a member of the committee for the Asylum for the Insane at Concord, and as chairman directed its business. In 1895, upon the request of his fellow citizens, he accepted the post- mastership of Plymouth, and served four years. As a member and treasurer of the Town History Com- mittee, he is kindly remembered by his associates and the writer and his services were fully appre-

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ciated by his townsmen. His duties in all positions have been performed in a faithful and efficient man- ner, and received the endorsements of his fellow citizens. In politics he is a Democrat of the Jack- sonian type. Always mindful of the difficulties he had in acquiring his education, and desirous of help- ing young people to qualify for higher stations in life, he has assisted many of them in obtaining their schooling by lending them money. In social, poli- tical and financial circles his name is respected and honored. He married, July 12, 1854, Laura Eliza- beth Taylor Crockett, born July 6, 1828, and died October 9, ISSo. She was the daughter of Benaiah S. and Mary (Taylor) Crockett, of Holderness, and granddaughter of Rev. John Crockett, of Sanborn- ton. She was a lady of culture and literary attain- ments, and her memory is a sacred treasure of the family. Two sons were born of this union: Arthur C. and Heber W.

(V) Arthur Crockett, son of William G. and Laura E. T. (Crockett) Hull, was born in Plym- outh, April 30, 1857, and educated in Plymouth, Exeter and New Hampton. He is a traveling sales- man, representing the firm of J. C. Norris & Com- pany, of Concord. He resides in Plymouth. He married, May 24, 1896, Annie P. Burgess, daughter of Joseph and Carrie Burgess, of Wareham, Mas- sachusetts.

(V) Heber William, second son of William G. and Laura E. T. (Crockett) Hull, was born in Plymouth, October 29, 1861, and is a conductor on the Boston & Maine Railroad, with residence at Plymouth. He takes a lively interest in politics, is a Democrat, and was selectman in 1902-04; served as chairman of the board one year. March, 1907, he was Democratic candidate for county commis- sioner. He married (first), March 15. 1887. Mary J. Drinkwater, born in Portland, Maine, October 27, 1859. daughter of A. and May ( Patrick) Drink- water. She died August 29. 1890. He married (second), July 3, 1898, Rosa Frances Heath, born in Holderness. June 19, 1877. They have one child, Laura Frances, born i Plymouth, November 5, 1901.

DRURY (1) Nathaniel Ladd Drury was born in Malone, New York, June II, 1823, and died in Claremont, New Hampshire, December 5, 1872. He was a cutler by trade and carried on the manufacture of cutlery for some years in his native town. Later he removed to Clare- mont and spent the remainder of his life there. His wife's maiden name was Harriet Adelaide Brown and she was born in Charlestown. N. H., October 24, 1827. They had three children: Kate, William Herbert and Nellie M. Of the two daugh- ters, Kate died in childhood, Nellie M. still resides in Claremont.

(II) William Herbert Drury, the only son and second child of these parents, was born in Clare- mont, December 22, 1855, and died in Manchester, New Hampshire, April 13, 1901. He was educated in the public schools of Claremont and graduated

from the Stevens High School of that town in the class of 1876. Later he attended St. Lawrence Uni- versity of Canton, New York. As his parents were possessed of only moderate means he was compelled to work his own way in part, which he did with much ability. On completing his preparatory studies he entered the law office of Hon. Hosea W. Parker, of Claremont, with whom he read law for three years and was admitted to the New Hampshire bar in the summer of 1880. He located in Epping. New Hampshire, where he practiced his profession from ISSo to 1887. For a time he also had a law office at Derry, New Hampshire, where he was associated with the late Fred. R. Felch. In November, ISSS, he removed to Manchester and in January, 1889, he formed a partnership with Hon. Robert J. Peaslee under the firm name of Drury & Peaslee. This partnership continued until Mr. Peaslee's appoint- ment as a member of the Supreme Court of New Hampshire in July. 1898. From that time Mr. Drury continued in business alone until February, 1899, when the partnership of Drury & Hurd was formed. Henry N. Hurd, of Manchester, becoming the junior partner. This firm continued until De- cember, 1901, when Mr. Drury became associated with Hon. David A. Taggart and Hon. George H. Bingham. the firm being known as Taggart, Bing- hant & Drury. Here his prospects were of the brightest when, after a few months, he was stricken with the illness which ended in his death. During his residence and practice in Manchester Mr. Drury became recognized as one of her soundest and most capable lawyers. He was a tireless worker and patient and constant in all of his re- search; he was a man of the strictest integrity, honorable in all his dealings and was implicitly trusted by those associated with him as well as by all with whom he came in contact. Upon first ac- quaintance he was somewhat retiring, but when once a friendship was formed he was known and appreciated as a genial and sympathetic companion and a firm and helpful friend. He gave to his many clients unsparingly of his ability, and his suc- cess was of steady growth and was constantly broadening. A great lover of home, his most en- joyable moments were spent with his family at his own fireside. In politics Mr. Drury was a Dem- ocrat and took an active part in political affairs. His judgment in business affairs was ever practical and sound, appreciating which his constituents twice elected him to the office of selectman in the town of Epping; and he was also sent to represent this town as a member of the Constitutional Con- vention of 1880. In religion he was of the Univer- salist faith and attended the First Universalist Church of Manchester. He was both a Mason and an Odd Fellow and in the former order liad attained high rank as past illustrious master of Sullivan Lodge. Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, of Ep- ping ; he also held membership in Washington Lodge, Mount Horeb Arch Chapter. Adoniram Council and Trinity Commandery of Manchester, and of Wildey Lodge, Independent Order of Odd

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Fellows. of the same city. Shortly after coming to Manchester he became a member of the Calumet Club, a social organization, and was one of the originators and founders of the Manchester Gym- nasium. November 21, 1888, Mr. Drury united in marriage with Mary Evelyn Tolles, a daughter of Edwin Wharton and Harriet Elizabeth (Mason) Tolles. The father was a native of Claremont and by occupation a merchant ; the mother was a native of Hartford, Vermont. Mrs. Drury was born in Hastings, Minnesota, but spent most of her early life in Claremont and was there educated in the public schools, being graduated from the Stevens High School in the class of 1878. She is also a member and attendant of the same church as was Mr. Drury. Three children were born of this union, two of whom, Ralph Howard and Ruth Liz- beth, are now living, and are being educated in the public schools of Manchester.

This ancient occupative surname,

DRAPER like Weaver and Taylor, which

came from the calling followed by him who bore it first, is found in the early records of New England, and from those Puritan settlers who brought it here have descended generations of worthy successors.

(1) Jacob Draper was born in that part of Kingston which is now Sandown, about 1750, and died in 1817. He removed to Plymouth and settled in the south part of that town before 1776. He was in the Revolution, serving as a soldier on the fron- tier, in Captain Jeremiah Eames' company from July to October, 1776. He married, in Plymouth, December 4. 1777, Elizabeth Ladd, born in Kings- ton. January 6, 1756, daughter of Nathaniel and Sarah (Clifford) Ladd, of Kingston and Alexan- dria. Their children were: Jacob, Jonathan, Will- iam, Sarah, Joseph, Nathaniel. Peter, Reuben, Han- nah and Betsey.

(II) Nathaniel, sixth child of Jacob and Eliza- beth (Ladd) Draper, was born in Plymouth, in 1790, and died August 10, 1875. For a time he was a farmer on Ward Hill; he then removed to Plymouth village, where for several years he con- ducted a meat market and was a dealer in produce. He bought various kinds of goods in Canada which he disposed of in Plymouth. He was selectman in 1824-25. He married (first), in 1814, Mary Gill, born August 24, 1796, and died in Plymouth, De- cember 22, 1837. She was the daughter of William and Ruth (Haselton) Gill, of Newmarket and Bos- cawen. He married (second), February, 1841, Re- becca (Shute) Shattuck, widow of Enos Shattuck. His children, all by the first wife, were: Mary Jane, Jason C., Eliza, Harriet, Nathaniel Fletcher, Emily (died young). and Mary Emily.

(IIJ) Nathaniel Fletcher, second son and fifth child of Nathaniel and Mary (Gill) Draper, was born January 12, 1826, and died November 5, 1871. After spending some years in farming he went to Manchester, where he was engaged in the retail grocery business for some years as a clerk. From

there he went to Lowell. Massachusetts, and was in the employ of Puffer & Company, grocery mer- chants, for some years, and also spent a year in Bridgeport, Connecticut. He afterward went to Hunterstown, Province of Quebec, Canada, and had charge of the mills and store of a large corpor- ation six years. In 1857 he returned to Plymouth. He carried on a grocery business in Lower Inter- vale. and was also a partner with T. R. Hawley, in the firm of T. R. Hawley & Company, manufac- turers of gloves. At the end of five years Mr. Draper sold out his business. both grocery and glove manufactory, and formed a partnership with Samuel Blanchard under the name of Blanchard & Draper, for the manufacture of gloves. This firm lasted until Mr. Draper's death. Mr. Draper was a staunch Republican. He married, June 16, 1849, Emma Bridgman, born in Dorchester, January 12, 1827, and died September 21, 1892, daughter of Elbridge Bridgman. Five children were born of this union: Jason Fletcher, Harriet Emeline, Hen- rietta Florence. Walter Kendrick and Jennie May. Jason Fletcher is the subject of the next paragraph. Harriet E., born July 5, 1852, married, March 28, 1872. John F. Maynard of Manchester, and died April 12. 1879. Henrietta F., became the wife of John F. Maynard, February 24. 1881. Walter K., born August 23, 1859. died April 19, 1890. He mar- ried (first) Helen Clough, and (second) Lillian Fadden. He lived in Ashland.

(IV) Jason Fletcher, eldest son of Nathaniel F. and Emma (Bridgman) Draper. was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, October 10, 1850. He was educated in the schools of Plymouth, at Master Hiram Cass's private school at Center Harbor, and at Tilton Seminary. The two years next succeed- ing his school days he was in the employ of Sargent Brothers & Company, dry goods merchants, Boston. Then returning to Plymouth he became a traveling salesman for his father. selling gloves throughout New England and Canada, continuing for fifteen years. On the death of his father in 1871 he took his place in the business, and was a partner with a Mr. Blanchard for six years, until the latter retired, and Mr. Draper formed a partnership with George A. Draper. of Bristol, and Lemuel Draper, of Win- chester, Massachusetts, which continued for two years. A son, F. Draper. then continued the busi- ness with his brother-in-law, John F. Maynard, o Manchester, under the firm name of J. F. Draper & Company, until November, 27. 1807. The business was then incorporated under the name of the Draper-Maynard Company, with a capital of $25,000. The company conducted a factory in Ashland nine- teen years, removing the manufacture to'a new fac- tory in Plymouth in December, 1000. In February of the same year the capital stock of the corpora- tion was increased to $50 000, and December 31, 1902, again increased to $100.000, and in July, 1906, raised a third time to $150,000; the officers being : President. John F. Maynard; treasurer. Harry S. Huckins; general manager. Jason F. Draper; di- rectors, the above named officers. The regular

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manufacture of gloves gave place to the manufac- ture of sporting goods in 1904. The average num- ber of pairs of gloves manufactured for some years was many thousands. The number of persons now employed by the establishment is one hundred and fifty. In political faith Mr. Draper is a Republican. He is a member of Olive Branch Lodge, No. 16, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons ; and Plymouth Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, of Plymouth, and of the New Hampshire Club of Bos- ton, of which he is one of the early members.

Mr. Draper married, February 26. ISSI, Hattie Cora Russell, born June 3, 1855, daughter of Pela- tiah and Mary Ann (Woodman) Russell, of Plym- outh. Four children have been born to them: Mary Emma, May 5, 1882; Catherine Muriel. February 25, 1884, died March 21, 1885; Harriet Marguerite, July 17, 1889; and Jason Russell, May 27, 1900.

SHEA Dr. Shea, of Nashua, is descended from the Sheas of county Kerry, Ireland, and therefore belongs to one of the most noted families of the Emerald Isle. Many of this name, which is of great antiquity in Ireland, emi- grated to the United States. becoming useful citi- zens, and their children and grandchildren are now in the midst of successful careers in business and professional life.

(I) John Shea resided in county Kerry and was contemporaneous with the patriots of 1798.

(11) Timothy Shea. son of John, also resided in county Kerry and was a veterinary surgeon.

(III) Daniel Shea, son of Timothy, was born in county Kerry, August, 1840. Emigrating to this country at the age of sixteen years he found em- ployment in the cotton mills of Nashua and was subsequently enabled. through his habits of indus- try and thrift, to purchase a farm, which he culti- vated energetically for the rest of his life. He mar- ried Catherine McDonald. also a native of Ireland, and a daughter of Edward McDonald. Her father, who was at one time the steward of an Irish estate, went to the island of Jamaica, West Indies, where he purchased a plantation, and while visiting the old country for the purpose of removing his family to their new home, he was' seized with a violent at- tack of fever which proved fatal. Mrs. Catherine Shea became the mother of eleven children, six of whom are living: John, who is now superintendent of the Clinton Manufacturing Company's Mills, in Clifton, South Carolina; Timothy H .. who is now serving in the United States Marine Corps ; Augustus W., M. D., who will be again referred to ; Mary B., wife of Michael Kelly; Adeline, wife of Thomas F. Mulvanity; and Ann G., who is a school teacher. The family are members of the Roman Catholic Church.

(IV) Augustus Washington Shea. M. D .. son of Daniel and Catherine ( McDonald) Shea, was born in Nashua, August 9, 1865. His early education was acquired in the public schools including the Nashua high school. and after being graduated from the medical department of the University of

Vermont in 1887, he pursued a special course of study in New York City and completed his profes- sional training abroad. Returning to Nashua, he inaugurated his professional career in the midst of his friends and acquaintances, and having rapidly acquired a high reputation as both physician and surgeon, he has built up an extensive practice. In addition to his private practice Dr. Shea finds ample opportunity for professional work of a semi-public nature as president of the Nashua Emergency Hos- pital, member of the Nashua Hospital Association and local surgeon for the Boston & Maine Railway Company. He is a member of the New Hamp- shire State Medical Society, the American Medical Association, the New York Association of Railway Surgeons; the Order of Foresters, and the local grange, Patrons of Husbandry. Politically he acts with the Democratic party, and at the present time is serving on the board of public works. He mar- ried, June 25, 1902, Lucy Kelly. of Brooklyn, New York, and has two children: Lucy and Kathryn.

The ancient family of this name BOISVERT has been long established in the province of Quebec, Canada, where it was founded by an immigrant from France long previous to the English occupation of the country.

(I) Onesime Boisvert was born in St. Thomas of Pierreville. province of Quebec, Canada, and died in Manchester, New Hampshire, in 1873. He resided in Pierreville until he came to the United States, and settled in Manchester, New Hampshire, in July, 1865. He married Zoe Faucher, who was born in St. Thomas and died August 23, 1906. at the age of seventy-three years. The children of this union were: Adelia, Adeline, Aime Edward, Emma, Vitaline, Amelia, William W. and Clara.

(II) Aime Edward, eldest son and third child of Onesime and Zoe (Faucher) Boisvert, was born in St. Thomas of Pierreville, July 8, 1863, and came with his parents to Manchester when two years old. He was educated in the public schools of Manchester, St. Joseph's High School and the New Hampshire Business College. When he was ten years old his father died and from that time he earned his own way in life and worked at such occupations as offered the greatest inducement. the law at that time not prohibiting child labor as at present. Up to the age of twenty he was employed as a clerk in dry goods houses in Manchester. He then became the owner of the National Laundry, which he con- ducted four years. May 26, 1889. he was appointed special agent of the General Land office by Presi- dent Harrison, and served until April, 1893. He traveled over the United States and Mexico, in- specting local offices and investigating land claims, also ascertained the birthplaces of all the Indians at Winnipeg, Manitoba, in order to determine whether the Indians were entitled to land in the United States, a number being found at that time who were natives of Canada. In IS93 he began the study of law in the office of Edwin F. Jones, then city solicitor of Manchester, and was admitted to

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the bar of New Hampshire, June 25, 1895, and to the bar of the United States District Court, Decem- ber 20, 1808. Immediately after his admission to the bar he began practice in Manchester, where he has since continued to reside. His progress has been rapid and continuous and his practice success- ful. In politics he is a Republican and he has been active in public affairs since he attained his twenty- first year. In 1897 he was elected to the New Hampshire House of Representatives. and served as chairman of the committee on unfinished busi- ness. In 1902, and again in 1904, he was an un- successful candidate for the Republican nomination for county solicitor for the county of Hillsboro. In 1906 he was again a candidate, received the nomination, was elected on November 6 of that year and assumed the duties of the office in April, 1907. Mr. Boisvert is essentially a selfmade man, having received nothing but what he has obtained by his own efforts. He is thoroughly American, having lived practically all his life in the United States. and yet he may be considered the advanced representative of the French Canadian in politics and in law in New Hampshire. He is a bright, ani- mated and logical speaker. and possesses the ad- vantage of speaking both French and English with equal fluency and correctness. His speeches have always received favorable criticism from the press and the public generally. In religious faith he is a Roman Catholic, and a generous supporter of his church. He is connected with various socieites. He is a member of the Society of St. Jean Baptiste d'Amerique, in which he has held the office of doyen or elder; member of the Association Canada- American, of which he drew the first charter and in which he has held nearly every office, and is the general legal adviser ; a member of the Queen City Tent, No. 7, Knights of Maccabees, and Manesquo Tribe, No. 28, Improved Order of Red Men. He married, May 10, 1893, in Manchester, Alexina Amabilis Jeanelle, who was born at St. Thomas of Pierreville, province of Quebec, Canada, April 10. 1866, daughter of Francois and Adelaide (Belisle) Jeanelle. She came with her parents to Manches- ter when a child and was educated in the schools of that city and at the Convent of St. Ilyacinthe, province of Quebec. The children of this union are : Amelia A. E., William Edward, Clara Arline. Robert Arthur (died young), Ida Robertine, George Ernest and Theodore Robert.

This name which is also found TURCOTTE with the variations Turcot, Tur- cault and Dutaut, is one of the very early names among the Canadian immigrant settlers, and among the Turcots (as the name was originally spelled) were soldiers. Indian fighters, voyageurs and coureurs de bois. Abel Turcot, miller, of Mouilleron, diocese of Maillezais Paitou, was born in 1631, and died September 17, 1687, at Ste. Famille, Isle of Orleans. He married Marie Giroux, who was born in 1641, at La Fremblade, diocese of La Rochelle Annis, and died February

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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 2

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