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 12

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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(VII) Thomas Alvin, second son and third child of Joshua and Jane (Batchelder) Lane, was born in Deerfield, June 17, 1827. In early life he followed the shoemaker's trade in Deerfield, but subsequently was employed in cotton mills, and later in the manufacture of rifles in Springfield, Massachusetts. After leaving Springfield he came to Manchester and took from Governor Straw a

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forty thousand dollar contract for making the

trimmings of guns then being manufactured in the last named city. Later he was a partner with his brother, Adoniram Judson, in a grocery business, in Manchester, and in the same place was for nearly thirty-five years engaged in a steam-fitting business. In 1885 he purchased the farm in Bedford upon which his son Fred now resides. His religious re- lations were with the Universalists, and in polities he was a Republican. He was a Mason of high rank. affiliated with Lafayette Lodge, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons; Mount Horeb Chapter, Royal Arch Masons; Adoniram Council, Royal and Select Masters; Trinity Commandery, Knights Templar ; Edward A. Raymond (now New Hampshire) Con- sistory, Sublime Princes of the Royal Secret, and has attained the thirty-second degree. Scottish Rite. He was an accomplished musician, and a member of the Manchester Cornet Band, one of the famous bands in the state. May 4, 1847, he married Hannah Maria, daughter of Charles and Deborah (Baker) Smith, of Knox, Maine. Of the five children of this union. four lived to maturity. Frank Alvin is the subject of the next paragraph; Inez A .; Scott Weston, born October 29, 1854, married Mary S. J. Kitt- ridge, and has one son, Edwin Scott; Fred Forest is mentioned at length in this article; Judson Ells- worth, born May 11, 1861, married Grace W. Farrington, and died April 28, 1893, leaving two children: Natalie Augusta and Thomas Arthur. Mrs. Hannah M. Lane died January 2, 1896. She was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. (VIII) Frank Alvin, eldest son of Thomas A. and Hannah M. (Smith) Lane, was born in Man- chester, New Hampshire, October 22, 1849, and was educated in the public schools of that place. While his father was engaged in the manufacture of guns with the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company, Frank A. learned the trade of machinist. At the expiration of three years he went to Lowell, Mas- sachusetts, where he accepted a position with the Rollin White Arms Company, and was engaged in the manufacture of revolvers for a period of six months. He then went to Providence, Rhode Island, with his father, returning to Manchester, and in 1871 with him commenced a plumbing and steam fitting business, among the first in that city. He remained in the employ of his father and rose to the position of foreman and superintendent. This concern was later incorporated and was known as the Thomas A. Lane Company, and Frank A. was the manager, a position he filled very capably for a period of fourteen years. After the death of his father the corporation went out of business in February, 1906, since which time Mr. Lane has lived in retirement. His political affiliations are with the Republican party, and he had served as alder- man for two years. He is connected with the following fraternal organizations: Lafayette Lodge, No. 41, Free and Accepted Masons; Mount Horeb Chapter; Adoniram Council; past commander of Trinity Commandery; Edward A. Raymond Con- sistory, thirty-second degree; the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine; and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. He is an attendant at the Universal- ist Church. He married, October 22, 1868, Susie E. Martin, born in Hooksett, daughter of Gilman and Nancy (Darrah) Martin, who had two children ; Gilman Martin spent his life in Hooksett, and died at the age of seventy-three years; his wife died at the age of seventy-five. Mr. and Mrs. Lane have had one child: Inez A., born March 18, 1874. She was educated in the public schools, and married Ernest A. Smith, of Manchester, a member of the

firm of Smith Brothers Piano Company, dealers in musical instruments. They have children : Lane E. and Elliott.

(VIII) Fred Forest, third son and fourth child of Thomas A. and Hannah M. (Smith) Lane, was born in Manchester, November 8, 1857. He was educated in the public schools of his native city, graduating from the high school, after which he served an apprenticeship at the steamfitter's trade. under the masterly direction of his father. With him he came to Bedford in 1885 and engaged in dairy farming, which has ever since been his prin- cipal occupation. He is also extensively interested in the lumbering business, and has also dealt in real estate. He is prominently identified with public affairs, having served with ability as highway agent for six years, supervisor for four years, also on the board of selectmen two years. He is a Master Mason, and a member of the local grange, Patrons of Husbandry, and of the Royal Arcanum. In

politics he is a Republican, and he attends the Presbyterian Church. On September 1, 1876, Mr. Lane was united in marriage with Mary Frances Stevens, daughter of John and Elvira (Smart) Stevens, of Raymond. Of this marriage have been born four children: Grace Maria, born March 8. 1878; Gertrude May, born October 26, 1881 ; Bertha, born September 16, 1894, and a son who died in infancy. Grace Maria married, March 18, 1895, Ora Kilton, of Bedford, and has two children- Earl, born February 4, 1897, and Francis G., born October 31, 1906. Gertrude M. married, April 2.4. 1906, Charles F. Shepherd, of Bedford. Before her marriage she held a responsible clerical position in Manchester.

(IV) Joshua (2), fourth son and fifth child of Deacon Joshua (I) and Bathsheba (Robie ) Lane, was born July 8, 1724, died January 13. 1794. He was a farmer, carpenter and cabinet-maker, a superior workman. He resided in Hampton till about 1762, when he removed to Poplin (now Fre- mont), near to Epping, to the Sanborn farm, plain and meadow, occupied in 1890 by Jolin M. Fitts, his great-great-grandson. He was a member of the Congregational Church in Hampton, and removed his relations to the church in Epping, under the care of Rev. Josiah Stearns, whose son John mar- ried his daughter Sarah. Joshua Lane was a man of sterling integrity and unstillied Christian char- acter. He was careful in keeping the Sabbath, and regular in observing family worship, and the public worship of the Sabbath. He married, December 16, 1747, Ruth Batchelder, born in Hampton, November 23, 1727, died June 14, 1812, in her eighty-fifth year. She descended from the Rev. Stephen Batchelder. It is said of her that though independent and out- spoken in her opinions, she was an able helpmeet to her husband, revered and loved by her children. and esteemed highly by her neighbors. There were born of this marriage three children: Mary, John and Abigail.

(V) John, second child and eldest son of Joshua and Ruth (Batchelder) Lane, was born at Poplin, October 24, 1750, and died March 12, 1823. aged seventy-three years. He settled in Candia in 1775, on a farm about a mile from the village, on the North road, where Ezekiel Lane afterward re- sided. Besides being a farmer he was a carpenter and cabinet-maker and land surveyor. He used a compass box and tripod of his own manufacture. He furnished soldiers' supplies in 1778, one hundred and eighty-eight pounds, and took an active part in town affairs as moderator, justice, selectman and representative for fourteen successive years, 1806

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to 1820. For many years as town clerk he used to "cry" candidates for matrimonial honors, in meeting on the Sabbath. He was a man of much influence in town affairs, and was retained in office until the time of his death. He regularly maintained family devotions, and was a constant attendant and supporter of public worship. He married, Novem- ber 30, 1775, Hannah Godfrey, born in Poplin, No- vember 19, 1755, daughter of Joseph and Susanna ( Morrill ) Godtrey. The farm of Hon. Ezekial Godfrey and his son Esquire Joseph was the best one in the neighborhood. Esquire Joseph did the most town business, and was the richest man in town. The Lanes and the Godfreys lived on adjoining farms, and John and Hannah were intimately as- sociated from childhood. Hannah Godfrey Lane was characterized by marked intelligence and com- mon sense, great sweetness of temper and cheerful Christian grace. Owing to conscientious doubts respecting the rite of baptism, she did not make a public profession of religion till 1838, in the eighty- third year of her age, when she united with the Congregational Church. After her husband's death she lived on the homestead with her son Deacon Ezekial. She died October 15, 1845, in the nine- tieth year of her age. John and Hannah Lane had eleven children : Ruth, Susanna, Joseph, Josiah, John, Hannah, Joshua, Ezekial, Sally, Dr. Isaiah, and Abigail. Eight of these children settled in Candia.

(VI) Esquire John (2), son of John (I) and Hannah (Godfrey) Lane, was born October 15, 1783, and settled on the North road, about one- quarter of a mile west of the homestead. He was a good farmer, and possessed the confidence and esteem of his fellow citizens, whom he served for many years as selectman, representative, justice of the peace, land surveyor, town agent, etc. In 1823 he united with the Congregational Church; was an extensive reader, and a teacher and superintendent of the Sunday School forty years. As a justice of the peace throughout the state he was often and largely employed, and by his excellent advice fre- quently saved a resort to law. On April 28, 1851, he died instantly of apoplexy, aged sixty-seven years. November 12, 18II, he married Nabby, daughter of Colonel Nathaniel and Sarah T. Emer- son, born in Candia, July 9, 1786 (see Emerson, V). She was a lady of quiet tastes, and admirable discretion and ability in her household. She sur- vived her husband fifteen invalid years in great patience and Christian fortitude, dying June 25, 1866. Their children received a thorough education. They were: Richard Emerson, Sarah Tilton, Han- nah Godfrey, Abby Emerson, Emily and Lucretia. (VII) Lucretia, sixth child and fifth daughter of John and Nabby (Emerson) Lane, was born November 13, 1828, studied at the academies in Henniker and Pembroke, and was a teacher in Man- chester. January 1, 1854, she married Francis Brown Eaton, son of Peter and Hannah H. (Kelly) Eaton, born in Candia, February 25, 1825, a dis- tinguished journalist of Manchester, Boston, and Washington D. C. (See Eaton.)

(IV) John, sixth son and seventh child of Deacon Joshua and Bathsheba (Robie) Lane, was born in Hampton, New Hampshire, February 14, 1726. He joined the Hampton church, October 23, 1748, but later removed to Kensington, New Hamp- shire, where he was selectman. He also made re- turn of the census there in 1773. He appears to have been a man of dignity and standing in the com- munity. On August 24, 1775, he was chosen by the Provincial congress first major in Colonel J. Mounton's third regiment of militia. He married,

December 28, 1749, Hannah Dow, who was born September 20, 1727, and died September 10, 1775, aged forty-eight years. They had eight children : Samuel, born December 17, 1750; John; Hannah, died unmarried; Comfort, died young; Mary, mar- ried William Harner; Joshua; David; and Joseph, born February 26, 1789. Major John Lane died at Kensington, March 21, 1811, aged eighty-five years. (Joshua and descendants are mentioned in this article.)

(V) Samuel Lane, eldest son and child of John and Hannah ( Dow) Lane, was born December 17, 1750, and died August 5, ISII. He was one of the earliest settlers in what is known as the Lane neighborhood on the south side of Salmon brook mountain in Sanbornton. His occupation was that of tanning, at which he carried on quite an ex- tensive business, and it is said to have been his invariable custom when a poor man lost any do- mestic animal to tan the hide without charge and give the loser a dollar. He was a lifelong member and for many years deacon of the Congregational Church. He was town clerk first after Daniel San- born. On February 9, 1774, Samuel Lane married Judith Clifford, who died December 6, 1825. Their children were: Samuel, Hannah, Simon, Jeremiah, Ebenezer, John, David, Judith and Timothy.

(VI) Hannah, eldest daughter and second child of Samuel and Judith (Clifford) Lane, became the wife of Nathan Plummer (see Plummer, II).

(V) Joshua, third son and sixth child of Major John and Hannah (Dow) Lane, was born at Ken- sington, New Hampshire, August 28, 1782. After his marriage he lived first at Kensington, then at Rochester, and finally settled at Sanbornton, New Hampshire, in 1798. He built the first house on the Sanborn road, where J. T. Durgin now lives, which place he made over to the widow of his brother Joseph in 1813. He then built on the place where his descendants have since lived to the fourth generation. He had the town clerk's office for twenty successive years in both these houses. He was a fine penman, and drew the plan of the town, as originally laid out, which is now in the town . clerk's office. He also made the surveys for San- bornton and at least seven other of the neighboring towns for the famous Carrigain map. This map, which was not published until ISIS, though the plans were made ten years earlier, was the work of Colonel Philip Carrigain, of Concord, the witty and accomplished secretary of state, 1805-1809. "Master Lane," as he usually was called, had an important part in this valuable work. He gained his title from his school-teaching. He had learned the shoemaker's trade, but for twenty-one years in succession kept the school in the present Sanborn district in Sanbornton. Beside his draughting, he has left behind him another prized memorial in the shape of a diary, which he kept for nearly forty years. He began his "Memorandum of Daily Oc- curences" when he went to keeping house, No- vember 13, 1788, and continued it till within four days of his death, which occurred September 1, 1829, at the age of sixty-seven. Joshua Lane mar- ried at Kensington, July 9, 1788, Huldah Hilliard, who was born July 5, 1768, and died of palsy, April I, 1850, in her eighty-second year. They had five children : John, born April 2. 1789; Julia, who married Levi Lang; Joseph Hilliard; Joshua, Jr., who died at the age of seven years; and Charles, mentioned below in this article, with descendants.

(VI) Joseph Hilliard, second son and third child of Joshua and Huldah (Hilliard) Lane, was born August 10, 1793. It is not certainly known whether his birthplace was Kensington or Rochester,

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New Hampshire, as his parents nved in both towns. They moved to Sanbornton, which became their permanent home, 1798. He was at first a farmer and teamster, but after his second marriage he kept the hotel at Sanbornton Square. It was here that his early death occurred at the age of fifty. Mr. Lane was twice married. On June 12, 1814, he married his first cousin, Polly or Mary Lane, daughter of David and Judith ( Philbrick) Lane, of Sanborn- ton. They had six daughters: Catherine, Judith A., Mary, Pauline Moulton, Huldah, Hannah Per- kins. Mrs. Polly (Lane) Lane died June 6, 1830, of consumption. On June 6, 1832, Joseph Lane married (second) Caroline Chase Kimball, daugh- ter of Joseph and Rachel (Chase) Kimball, who was born in Sanbornton, January 13, 1804. After her husband's death she moved back to the farm, where she delighted to entertain her grandchildren during the summer. She had a happy, cheerful disposition, and was a woman of great activity and industry. She lived to the advanced age of ninety, and did much good during her long life, leaving pleasant memories to be cherished by her descend- ants. Joseph H. and Caroline Chase (Kimball) Lane had three sons: Joseph H. (2), whose sketch follows; Andrew Louis and Joshua.

(VII) Joseph Hilliard (2), eldest son and child of Joseph Hilliard (I) Lane and his second wife, Caroline C. (Kimball) Lane, was born in Sanbornton, New Hampshire, August II, 1835 When a boy he went to live with his mother's sister, Mrs. Louisa H. Hardy, at Groveland, Massachu- setts, and he was educated at the Groveland Academy. In 1851 he came to Concord. New Hamp- shire, and went to work for the Abbott-Downing Company, at that time the most noted firm of car- riage builders in the country. He learned his trade of wheelwright there, and stayed with them for a period of thirty-two years with the exception of the interval between 1866 and 1869 when he had an establishment of his own in Roxbury, Massachu- setts. While with the Abbott-Downing Company Mr. Lane helped to build the famous Deadwood coach, which after years of active service on the plains became familiar to the public through Buffalo Bill's exhibitions. In 1883 Mr. Lane went into the undertaking business with Hamilton A. Kendall, under the firm name of Kendall & Lane. He continued in this until his death, which oc- curred instantly from heart disease on March 30, 1895. Mr. Lane was a member of the First Bap- tist Church. He was a Republican in politics, and was often asked to represent his ward in official life. He was councilman for two terins, first in 1879 and second in 1881-82. He served as alder- man two terms, 1883-84 and 1885-86. In 1889 he represented ward six in the legislature. He was a member of White Mountain Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows; Blazing Star Lodge, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons. In the days of the old Volunteer Fire Department, Mr. Lane belonged to the Merrimack, Number Three, Hand Engine Com- pany, and at the time of his death he was foreman of the Hook and Ladder Company. Mr. Lane was a man of upright character, and was held in high esteem by all who knew him. He was happy in his home and was a devoted husband and father. On November 23, 1854, Joseph H. Lane (2) mar- ried Ann Allison, daughter of James and Catherine Allison of Windsor. Nova Scotia. Mrs. Lane is a member of the First Baptist Church, and has been a resident of Concord for more than half a century. A woman devoted to her home and family, her activities have been largely within the domestic circle, but her benevolence has been wide-

spread and she has blessed all who have come within the circle of her influence. Joseph H. (2) and Ann (Allison) Lane had three children: Caro- line J., Edward H., and Louis A., the subject of the succeeding paragraph. Caroline Josephine, the eldest child and only daughter, was born Novem- ber 8, 1855. She was graduated from the Concord high school in 1878, and on August 20, 1878, was married to William Wallace Elkin, of Concord. Mr. Elkin was born in Brooklyn, New York, and was the son of Henry and Jane (Burgum) Elkin, of Birmingham, England. Mr. Henry Elkin be- came a sugar planter in Cuba and was the first manufacturer to introduce machinery for grinding cane; this work had previously been done by ox power. Mr. and Mrs. William W. Elkin have one son, Henry Shadrach. Mrs. Elkin is a woman of refined and cultivated tastes with an ardent love of nature. Active in church and club work, diligent in domestic duties, she has always found time for study and out-door life. Possessed of great social charm and a sunny disposition, she is beloved by all who know her. Edward Hamlin, eldest son and second child, was born June 2, 1860. He is a silversmith at the Durgin factory in Concord. He married Minnie J. Burgum, of Concord, a niece of Mrs. Jane (Burgum) Elkin.

(VIII) Louis Andrew, second son and young- est child of Joseph Hilliard (2) and Ann (Allison) Lane, was born at Concord, New Hampshire, Au- gust 23, 1862. He was graduated from the Con- cord high school in 1882. He was first employed at the National State Capital Bank in Concord, but at the end of the year he left this position to become private secretary to Charlamagne Tower, of Philadelphia. Mr. Tower developed the great iron mines about Lake Superior and built the Duluth and Iron Range railroad. His son and namesake is now minister to Austria. Mr. Lane remained with the elder Mr. Tower three years or until the death of the latter. This position was a liberal education in itself, and Mr. Lane has al- ways greatly prized the opportunities that it afforded. After Mr. Tower's death, Mr. Lane returned to Concord, and entered the employ of Norris & Crockett, afterwards J. C. Norris & Company, as bookkeeper, holding this position for twelve years. After a brief rest he contemplated studying medi- cine with his cousin, Dr. Henry E. Allison, the noted alienist, at that time superintendent of the Asylum at Fishkill-on-the-Hudson. His health be- ing hardly equal to the demands of such a career, Mr. Lane decided to adopt his father's profession, and in 1897 was graduated from the United States College of Embalming in New York City. He began business at Concord in December of that year. He has been especially successful in his chosen practice, and his establishment is one

of the largest north of Boston.

In 1901 he

was graduated from the Massachusetts Col-

lege of Embalmers. In 1899 he founded the Licensed Embalmers' Association of New Hamp- shire, and was its secretary for several years, but was obliged to give up this position on account of the demands of his own business. Mr. Lane is a man of fine sensibilities and sympathetic nature, which render him peculiarly adapted to his chosen work. He attends the First Baptist Church of Concord. He is a Republican in politics, but never has had time to hold office. He belongs to many fraternal organizations. He is a member of White Mountain Lodge. Independent Order of Odd Fel- lows, in all its branches. He belongs to Horace Chase Council, Royal Arch Chapter, Blazing Star Lodge, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons. He

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belongs to the Concord Lodge, Knights of Pythias, also the Grand Lodge of New Hampshire. He has been past chancellor and district deputy of the Concord Lodge. He is a member of Capital City Grange and of Aroosagunticook Tribe, Improved Order of Red Men.

On December 27, 1897, Louis A. Lane married at Alexandria, New Hampshire, Harriet Laycock, daughter of John and Martha (Berry) Laycock, formerly of Bradford, England. Mrs. Lane was born in Bradford, December 27, 1875, and came as a child with her parents to Canada. They afterwards moved to Lawrence, Massachusetts. She then went to Tuscaloosa, Alabama, where her brother Arthur had an orange plantation, and in 1896 was graduated from the Tuscaloosa Female College. She comes of a family gifted in music and elocution, and at the time of her marriage was preparing to enter the Boston School of Oratory. Her brother, Pro- fessor Craven Laycock, is the present professor of Oratory at Dartmouth College. Mrs. Lane joined the Methodist Church at Lawrence, Massachusetts. Her father was a local preacher of that denomina- tion in England. Mr. and Mrs. Louis A. Lane have two children: Joseph Hilliard (3), born Sep- tember 25, 1898, and Martha Allison, born Febru- ary II, 1904, both at Concord.

(VÍ) Charles, fourth son and youngest child of Joshua and Huldah (Hilliard) Lane, was born February II, 1799, at Sanbornton, New Hampshire. He served his time in a store at Concord, New Hampshire, and later established himself in busi- ness at Sanbornton Square. He early engaged in the newspaper and book publishing business, editing the paper which he issued. In 1837 he published an elegant Family Bible, which would have done credit to a city establishment. He was an acknowledged leader in the affairs of the town, and did much for the prosperity of the Square. His newspaper was the first ever issued in Sanbornton. In 1841 he removed to Laconia, New Hampshire, where he purchased and edited the Belknap Gasette for several years. He was clerk of the Boston, Con- cord & Montreal railroad from its organization till his death. He was United States marshal for New Hampshire under the administrations of Van Buren and Jackson. He also served the state as repre- sentative and state senator. In later years he did a large business as insurance agent and adjuster. When the Montreal railroad was built, he settled all the land damages between Concord and Woods- ville, New Hampshire. "Physically speaking, he was a man of fine and commanding presence, with a large frame, surmounted by a head whose Web- sterian proportions and strong features betokened great intellectual ability. His rare gifts, combined with a genial and sunny disposition, won him hosts of friends." He was prominent in Masonic circles, and at his death, March 6, 1876, in Laconia, after a four years' invalidisin from paralysis, special trains brought large Masonic delegations from Con- cord, Plymouth and other places. Charles Lane was twice married. His first wife was Pauline (Moulton) Lane, of Concord, New Hampshire, whom he married at Bradford, Massachusetts, August 3, 1822. She died of consumption, March 17, 1838, leaving him two children : Charles Parker, a printer, who died July 9, 1876, in Haverhill, Massa- chusetts, aged fifty-three ; and Edwin Jonathan, a dry goods merchant and manufacturer of Boston, Massachusetts, who married Asenath Smith, of Lowell, Massachusetts. They had two children, Paulina, who married Edward Wasfield, of Boston, and Josephine, who married Charles S. Spaulding,

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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 12

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