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. IV, Part 106

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: 878

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(V) Edward Hills, eldest son of George A. and Clara Louisa (Hills) Wason, was born in New Boston, September 2, 1865. He acquired his educa- tion in the public schools, at Francestown Academy, and at the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, from which he was graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Science in the class of 1886. He subsequently read law in the office of George B. French, of Nashua, and while reading his course taught as principal several terms in the Main street evening school. He attended lectures at the Boston University School of Law. from which he graduated in the class of 1890, with the degree of Bachelor of Laws. In March of the same year he was admitted to the New Hampshire bar, and at once opened an office in Nashua and began a successful practice. Later he became asso- ciated professionally with George F. Jackman under the firm name of Wason & Jackman.

Mr. Wason has shown a decided aptitude for politics ever since he attained his majority, and has already filled various, offices in the city of Nashua and in the state. In 1887 he was elected sergeant at arms of the New Hampshire senate, and in 1889 was re-elected to the same position. In 1891 he was chosen assistant clerk of the senate and returned to the same position in 1893. Two years later he was elected clerk of the same body, a high testimonial of his fidelity and ability as a public officer. In 1891 he was elected a member of the Nashua board of education, and in January, 1895, in recognition of his services, his associates elected him president of that body. In 1894 he was elected city solicitor, and re-elected the following year; in 1897 he was elected to the common coun- cil, and served as president of that body two years ; in 1898 was member of the legislature: in 1902 member of constitutional convention ; in September, 1902, was elected county solicitor, and in 1904 was re-nominated and re-elected. In 1906 he was elected president of the Citizens' Institution for Savings, and trustee of the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. He is an ad- mirer of horses, and for some years has been treas- urer of the Nashua Driving Park Association. Mr. Wason is a leading eitizen and business man of Nashua, and has made an enviable record in the discharge of the duties of the various positions he has filled. . He is a member of Rising Sun Lodge. Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, of which he is a past master; Meridian Sun Royal Chapter ; Israel Hunt Council; Saint George Commandery ; iv-43

Knights Templar: Edward A. Raymond Consis- tory : Aleppo Temple of Boston; Nashua Lodge; Knights of Pythias; Nashua Lodge, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, of which he was elected exalted ruler in 1903.

(V) George Butler, son of George A. and Clara L. Wason, was born in New Boston, April 20, 1869. After graduating from the Nashua high school, he went to Boston, 1889, and entered the employ of the firm of Wason & Company, of which his uncle, Robert B. Wason, is a senior member. After serv- ing five years as a clerk, he became a member of the company in 1894. He is vice president of the Boston Wholesale Grocers' Association, a director of the new England Wholesale Grocers' Association. from 1903 to 1906 was a director of the Boston Chamber of Commerce, is president of the Liberty Trust Company, of Boston, and member of Mount Olivet Lodge of Free Masons. In politics he af- filiates with the Republicans. He married, April 20, 1895, Lillian Maude Fletcher, born in 1869, daugh- ter of Joseph and Bertha Fletcher, of South Orange, New Jersey. Their children are: George Fletcher and Richard Austin.

(V) Robert S., son of George A. and Clara L. Wason, was born in New Boston, December 10, ISTI. He attended the Nashua high school, Berk- ley School of Boston, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, graduating from the latter institu- tion June 9, 1906. He began his business career as clerk in the firm of Wason & Company, and continued in that capacity until admitted to men- bership in 1898, the firm then consisting of Robert Boyd Wason, his uncle, George Butler Wason, his brother, and himself. Mr. Wason is a Republican in politics, member of various college fraternities, and was president of National convention of Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity held at Washington, D. C., 1895. He married, January 28. 1903, Estelle Sperling, daughter of Ellis Joseph, of New York City.

DURRELL

This family is descended from an- cestors who were pioneers in the settlement of New Hampshire.

(I) Colonel Nicholas Durrell was born in Gil- manton, in 1800, and died there in 1841. He mar- ried Sophronia Pulsipher. Their children were : Mary Ann, who married John G. Sawyer; Exalia, who married Abram Tilton: Caroline; Emeline, who married Hiram Allen; John S., who married Mary A. Kelley, and Aaron.

(II) John S .. fifth child and the elder of two sons of Colonel Nicholas and Sophronia (Pulsipher) Durrell, was born in Gilmanton, and died in 1859. He married Mary A. Kelley. They were the par- ents of six children: Edwin N., born October 14, 1841, died, 1901, married Julia Snell; Ellen, born, IS44, is not married; George A., married Addic Woodman, and they have two children-Carl and Harry: Emma E., married Charles H. Classen ; John F., married Emma Phillips, and they have four children-Stella H., Josephine, Pauline and Leslie ; Amelia, married Fred S. Phillips, and has two sons-Leon and Burton D. ; Edwin N., married Julia Snell; two children were born to them- Mamie Josephine and Virgil T., both of whom died young.

CLOW

This family of which two generations have been born in America, is descended from an ancestor who resided in a

county of England from which many early New

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England settlers came when religious troubles forced them to the colonies. As in the case of their predecessors, their industry has brought its re- ward.

(I) William Clow was the son of Cady Clow, a hosiery maker in Leicestershire, England, and born in the same county in 1834, and died in Lakeport, New Hampshire, in 1900. At the age of eighteen he left England and came to America, landing at New York. From there he went to Portsmouth, New Hampshire, where he was employed in the manufacture of hosiery for eighteen years. The following twenty-three years he was in the same business in Manchester, whence he went to Lake- port, where the last twenty-five years of his life were passed. He was an Episcopalian, and a Re- publican. He married Harriet Cartledge, who was born in Derbyshire, England, in 1835. They were the parents of seven children: Thomas, Sarah, Emma, Harry, Maria, Frank and Alice.

(II) Frank William, sixth child and third son of William and Harriet (Cartledge) Clow, was born in Portsmouth, December 4, 1866. He was educated in the common schools. attending the high school in Manchester. He worked with his father in the hosiery factory, and in time was promoted. In 1892 he became a retail dealer in coal, wood and ice in Lakeport, in which business he has since been successfully engaged. He is a Republican in politics, and of liberal views in religion. He is a past grand of Chocorua Lodge, No. 57, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, of Lakeport. He married Rose Girard, who was born in Quebec, Canada, December 8, 1870. They have six children: Har- riet, born May 31, 1891 ; William Frank, January 24. 1893; Daisy Rose, February 21, 1896; Guy Le- land, February 22, 1899; Blanche Ellen, March 15, 1901; and James Girard, October 22, 1904.

The name O'Gallchobhair, an- GALLAGHER glicized Galchor and Gallagher, is from the Irish "gall," signify- ing a foreigner : and "chobhair," help. O'Gallcho- bhair, son of Gallchoblair, flourished in the year 950 A. D., and was the descendant of Anmire (Latin- ized Anmireus) who was the 138th monarch of Ire- land, and brother of Fergus, who is No. 91, of the O'Donnell pedigree.

(I) Manasseh Gallagher was born in the North of Ireland about 1800, and in 1830 came to Amer- ica and settled in Stanstead, Province of Quebec, Canada, and later resided at Linden and Derbyshire, Vermont. He married Mary Sweeney and they were the parents of ten children, four of whom are now living. Margaret married James L. Mead, of Linden, Vermont; Sarah, married John Donald, of Northfield, Vermont; Daniel, resides in Boise, Idaho; Stephen F. is mentioned below.

(II) Stephen Frank, son of Manasseh and Mary (Sweeney ) Gallagher, was born in Derbyline, Vermont, November 27, 1864. He was educated in the common schools. He engaged in the hotel busi- ness at Linden, and afterward went to Derbyline, where he continued the business some years longer. He afterward carried on a boot and shoe store and a grocery store, and was express agent at White River Junction. There he learned telegraphy, and in 1883 went to Fabyans, where he was telegraph operator. Later he performed similar service at Groveton and Laconia. In 1893 he returned to Fabyans, where he has since been station master and ticket agent for the Boston & Maine and Maine Central railroads. In politics he is a Democrat. In 1900 he was elected town clerk and town treasurer

of Carroll. and re-elected in 1902. He was also elected representative in 1902, his majority being a single vote. He is a member of North Star Lodge, No. 8, Free and Accepted Masons, of North Star Royal Arch Chapter, of Lancaster; and St. Gerard Commandery, Knights Templar, of Littleton. He is also a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He married Helen Splaine. They had one child, a daughter, who died young.

The family of Pulver removed from

PULVER Holland to Nieuw Nederlandt, now New York state, and settled on the east bank of the Hudson river, in what is now Columbia county, as early as 1636, at which time and later the Dutch government was making grants of land in consideration of certain improvements and the settlement of a certain number of families in a given time, to certain persons of means called Pa- troons.

(I) Nathan Pulver, son of Henry and Mary Pulver, was born in Luzerne county, New York, in 1844. He was a man of means and had a mer- cantile establishment at Luzerne, and also dealt ex- tensively in lumber. He held various town offices and was a member of the legislature. He married, February 22, 1869. at Luzerne, Estella Dubois, who was born in Hadley, New York, 1851, daughter of Cornelius Dubois. Seven children were born of this union.

(II) Willis, eldest son of Nathan and Estella (Dubois) Pulver, was born at Luzerne, New York, June 24, 1871, and attended the public schools and Glens Falls Academy until 1894, when lie entered the University of Maryland, from which he was graduated in 1898. He then took a special course at Yale University. He began the study of law in 1895, and was admitted to practice in 1897. The following four years he practiced in Michigan. In 1904 lie removed to Nashua, New Hampshire. and was engaged in the practice of law with gratifying success until March, 1906, when he located in Salem, New Hampshire, and opened a law office at Salem Depot, where he is now in bus- iness. He is secretary of the Board of Trade, pres- ident of and general manager of the Salem Light, Heat & Power Company, and tax collector.

Mr. Pulver is descended from a line of worthy ancestors from whom he inherits sturdy qualities which made them men among men. His energy and companionable qualities have made him suc- cessful in business. He is a member of Lodge No. 456. Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, of Glens Falls, New York: Royal Arch Chapter No. 56, of the same place: Gebal Council. Royal and Select Masters. of Urichville, Ohio, and Washington Com- mandery, Knights Templar, of Saratoga Springs, New York. He is a charter member of Bektash Temple, Ancient Arabic Order of the Mystic Shrine, of Concord. He married, June 6, 1902, at Massilon, Ohio. Jennie Remington, who was born at Fenton, Michigan. 1878, daughter of James P. and Elizabeth Remington, of Fenton, Michigan. She died May 4, 1905.

HARVEY Since the landing of the early an- cestors of the families of this name in America, the Harveys have been regarded as a race who attended to their affairs with fidelity, made the best of their opportunities, and never lamented what could not be bettered. (I) Warren Harvey, son of Gilman and

(Perry) Harvey, was born in Manchester in 1837, and died there in 1904. He was educated in the

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public schools and soon after quitting them ob- tained a position in a bank in Manchester. After- ward he engaged in teaching, at which he proved successful. He was made superintendent of streets, and held that office and carried on teaching for a number of years. He engaged in the business of contracting and building granite work. and while in that employment, which he carried on until 1894, he put in the foundations and other stone work of a large number of the principal buildings in the city of Manchester. He was a Republican in poli- tics, and was a representative in the New Hamp- shire legislature. He was a member of the Im- proved Order of Red Men, the Benevolent and Pro- tective Order of Elks, and a thirty-second de- gree Mason, having membership in the following divisions of that body: Washington Lodge; Horeb Royal Arch Chapter, No. II; Adoniram Council No. 3, Royal and Select Masters; Trinity Com- mandery, Knights Templar, and Edward A. Ray- mond Consistory. He married (first), Josephine Dustin, who was born, 1843; in Manchester, and died 1881. (Second), to Mary Chevill, who was born in Runney, New Hampshire. The children of this union are: Harry W., who is mentioned below; Anna, born November 30, 1873; Florence, born April 18, 1876, who married George Currier, and Burnham. born May 4, 1887.

(II) Harry Weston, eldest child of Warren and Mary (Chevill) Harvey, was born in Manchester, July 18, 1870. After passing through the schools of Manchester he spent five years as the local rep- resentative of several insurance companies. The two following years he was engaged in the retail shoe trade, and then joined his father in the gran- ite contracting business. Since the retirement of his father he has carried on the industry alone. Mr. Harvey is an energetic and successful business man. In politics he is a Republican. His tenden- cies have a social turn, and he is a member of the following societies and orders : The Amoskeag Veterans, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. the Improved Order of Red Men, and the Patrons of Husbandry. He married, October 14, 1891, in Manchester, Emma Tozier. who died in 1900.

McKEEN or MCKEAN

The family this name now nummerous

which İS descended from Scotch-Irish ancestors who were pioneers in New Hampshire and Pennsylvania, has had many representatives who distinguished themselves in war and in peace. Patriotism and executive ability have been and still are marked traits of the Mc- Keens.

(I) James McKeen, as the name is written in the old records, undoubtedly a descendant of Scotch immigrants who settled in the north of Ire- land about 1612, was probably born in Ireland, and resided at Ballymoney in the county of Antrim. He was devotedly attached to his people, a zealous Protestant, and one of that band who made the defence of Londonderry one of the most remarkable events in the history of the British Isles. He had

three sons : James, John, and William. James was one of the grantees and a leading man in the settlement of Londonderry. New Hampshire; John is the subject of the next paragraph; William set- tled in Pennsylvania and was the progenitor of a large family. Among his grandsons was Thomas McKean, a signer of the Declaration of Independ- vence, and for nine years governor of Pennsylvania.

(II) John, the second son of James McKeen,

was born in Ireland, and prepared to come to America with his elder brother James, but died a short time previous to the embarkation. His widow Janet, with her three sons, James, Robert, and Samuel, and her infant daughter Mary, accompanied James and his family to America in 1718, and set- tled in Londonderry, where she had a lot assigned to her She afterward married Captain John Bar- nett. who was one of the early settlers of the town.

(III) Samuel, third son and child of John and Janet McKeen, was born in Ireland and came to America with his widowed mother when but a lad. After marriage he settled in Amherst. By his wife Agnes he had a family of ten children, six sons : Hugh, John, Robert, James, Samuel, Wil- liamı: and four daughters: Mary, Martha, Agnes, and Jane. Several of his sons were in the prime of life for military service in the time of the old French war, and took an active part in it. Hugh was killed by the Indians in that war. John was taken at the capture of Fort William Henry, his flesh stuck full of pitch-pine skewers, and he was burned at the stake. Robert was a "captain of re- nown." settled at Cherry Valley, New York, and was killed by the Indians in the battle of Wyoming, Pennsylvania. He was the grandfather of United States Senator Samuel McKeen, of Pennsylvania. James settled in Amherst; Samuel lived in New Hampshire, and afterward moved to Maine, and finally died with his sons in Acworth; William is the subject of the next paragraph.

(IV) William, sixth son of Samuel and Agnes McKean, was one of the first settlers in Deering. In 1776 he was the fifth subscriber to the Associa- tion Test in Deering, a sufficient proof of his loy- alty to the American cause. The name of Robert McKeen appears on the roll of officers of Deering; first in 1782 as selectman, and often afterwards; also as representative. He married Ann Graham (or Grimes), a sister of Francis Grimes, one of the earlier settlers of Deering. They had six sons and five daughters: John, David, Robert, William, Moses. Samuel, Rose, Mary, Betsey, Jane, and Ag- nes.

(V) Robert, third son of William and Ann ( Graham) McKean, was born in Deering, where he resided, and was engaged in agriculture. He mar- ried Sally Barnes, of Deering. They were the par- ents of three children: Leonard, Elbridge, and Adaline.

(VI) Leonard, eldest child of William and Sally (Barnes) McKean, was born in Deering, and died in Manchester, aged sixty-nine years. He was for many years a merchant in Deering. He removed to Manchester, where he spent the remainder of his life. In politics he was a Democrat and held town offices. In 1852 he was town clerk; selectman in 1853. 1855 and 1856. and representative in 1855 and 1856. He married Angeline Dickey.

(VII) Robert Edgar, son of Leonard and An- geline Dickey, was born in Deering. December 16, 1862, and was educated in the public schools and at Bryant & Stratton's Business College in Man- chester. In March, 1875, he started in business in Manchester as a clothier .and merchant tailor. From 1882 to 1888 he was junior partner in the firm of Williams & McKean, but subsequently bought his partner's interest, and since then has been sole proprietor of the business. Williams & McKean were the first tenants in the Opera House Block. In 1891 Mr. McKean moved to Elm Street, where he has since been located. In the thirty-two years he has been in business he has "never had a fire nor a failure." He is a Democrat in politics,

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and has for many years taken an active part in the affairs of his party. He has served as moderator of Ward Eight, and in 1899 and 1907 was represen- tative in the legislature. He is a member of Wash- ington Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons. Me- chanics Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fel- low's, and the Derryfield Club. He married, July 4, 1883, Ada Colby, who was born in Deering, Feb- ruary 24, 1859, daughter of Eben M. and Ella (Gove) Colby, of Deering. They have four sons : Arthur G., George R., and Clarence T. (twins), and Robert L.

Descended from sturdy Irish an- MALONEY cestry. the efficient superintendent of the Manchester Street Railway has developed unusual executive ability during the past five years, and as he is yet on the right side of forty, it may be safely conjectured that he will achieve a still higher reputation in his chosen field of usefulness.

D. J. Maloney, an industrious Irish farmer, left Ireland at the age of about thirty years, in 1855, to seek his fortune in the United States, which was then as now the Mecca of all his liberty-loving countrymen. After residing in Exeter. New Hampshire, a short time he went to Rutland, Massachusetts, and engaged in farming. He subsequently removed to Worcester and is still residing in that city. He married Catherine Laula, whose birth took place in the same locality as that of her husband.

William Edward, son of D. J. and Catherine (Laula ) Maloney, was born in Rutland. July 17, 1872. During his early childhood his parents went to reside in Worcester, and he was educated in the public schools of that city. After the completion of his studies he entered the employ of the Holyoke Machine Company, but two years later returned to Worcester and accepted a clerkship in the office of the Worcester Street Railway Company. He was shortly afterwards advanced to the responsible position of cashier, and still later was placed in charge of the transportation department of the Con- solidated Company, serving in that capacity with ability for a number of years. In 1901 lie was called to the superintendency of the Manchester Street Railway, which he accepted, and commencing his duties in November of that year he immediately set in motion a series of practical ideas, based upon his personal experience, which proved exceedingly beneficial to the road. The line, which comprises thirty-seven and one-half miles of track running directly through the business section of the city, is continually undergoing changes for the better both in regard to it's service and the character of its equipment, and the high standard of excellence which has been attained under the present super- intendent, is certain to be maintained as long as he chooses to direct its operation. He takes an ear- nest interest in all matters relative to the welfare and development of the city. In his religious faith he is a Roman Catholic, and he is a member of St. Josenli's Parish. Mr. Maloney married Miss Mary E. Schofield, and has one daughter. Helen.

This family is one of limited BURLINGAME numbers, and although of an- cient English origin is not found among the early colonists of New England. The distinguished diplomatic service of Anson Bur- lingame forty years ago made the name familiar to the civilized world.

(I) William A. Burlingame was father of :

(II) Andrew Jackson Burlingame, born in Bux- ton, Maine, 1833, and died in Berlin, 1874. In 1859 he settled in Berlin, and carried on a prosperous lumber business for a number of years, retiring some time before his death. In politics he was a Democrat. He married Matilda W. Wilson, daugh- ter of William A. Wilson.

(III) William Wilson, son of Andrew J. and Matilda W. (Wilson ) Burlingame, was born ir. Ber- lin, December 17, 1870. He was educated in the common schools. the Berlin high school, and at Burdette Business College in Boston. After leav- ing the high school he ran a level for a line of lumber railroad for a year. He has since been profitably engaged in the insurance business in Berlin. In politics he is a Democrat, and was city clerk four terms, 1898-1902, and has been a member of the board of trustees of the public library for a number of years. He is a member of the Inde- pendent Order of Odd Fellows, and Knights of Pythias, and is treasurer of both local lodges.

QUINN In the last sixty years the Irish have assisted very materially in the devol- opment of this country by contributing their labor in constructing and operating railroads and factories, and erecting many public and pri- vate buildings. The Quinn family of this article have made a good record in these lines of employ- ment.

(1) Michael, son of Thomas Quinn, was born in county Cork, Ireland, April 1, 1832, and died in Keene, New Hampshire, August 15. 1890. In 1854 he came to America, and for a time was employed at farm work, but soon went into the employ of the Cheshire County Railroad Company, and after working on the section went into the shops of that company (now the Boston & Maine) and worked at the trade of springmaker for thirty years. He relinquished that occupation about two years be- fore his death He married in Keene, Mary Joyce. They had five children: Margaret, deceased : John T., who is mentioned below ; James, deceased ; and Mary and Bridget, who lived in Keene.

(II) John Timothy, second child of Michael and Mary (Joyce) Quinn, was born in Keene, Novem- ber 27. 1863. . He learned the springmaker's trade, and worked in the shops at the Chesire road, and then engaged in the plumbing business, being em- ployed seven years in Keene, three years in New York City, and at Northfield and Bellows Falls, Vermont, about a year each. In 1895 he took the position of superintendent of the plumbing and hcating department of the Berlin Mills Company, which he has since filled to the satisfaction of that company He married Catherine E. Dolan, of Bos- ton, Massachusetts. They have two children: John Michael and James Morris.

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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. IV, Part 106

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: 878

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: 878