History of Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, Part 160

Author: Hurd, D. Hamilton (Duane Hamilton)
Publication date: 1885
Publisher: Philadelphia : J.W. Lewis
Number of Pages: 1168

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They have had five children, all of whom are living,-Samuel Ryan, born April 29, 1866, a gradu- ate from the Peterborough High School, and now at Cushing Academy, Ashburnham, Mass .; Charles Henry, born September 9, 1867, and Castella Melinda, born November 21, 1869, both in Peterborough High School ; Martha Evangeline, born October 20, 1875 ; Anne Louise, born August 22, 1877.

The following is a list of the natives and inhabi- tants of Peterborough who became physicians and settled elsewhere :

REUBEN D. MUSSEY, M.D., LL.D., was born in Pelham June 23, 1780, and removed to Peterborough, with his parents, in 1800. Graduated A.M. from Dartmouth College in 1803, and Bachelor in Medi- cine in 1805, having been indebted to his own in- dustry for the means which enabled him to continue his studies. He practiced for some time in Salem, Mass., where he distinguished himself for his scientific attainments as well as skill as a physician and surgeon. Leaving Salem, he pursued his studies in Philadelphia, and proved in one of his several experi- ments, conclusively, the theory of "absorption by the skin," in direct opposition to a former theory of the celebrated Dr. Rush, which was the subject of his thesis at his second graduation at Philadelphia.

In 1814 he was appointed to the chairs of theory and practice and obstetrics at Dartmouth College, and from that time to 1837 he filled all of the professor- ships in the Medical Department of the institution, in addition to all of the important surgical practice in that region. He also during that time filled the chairs of anatomy and surgery for four years at Bowdoin College, Maine, and the chair of surgery at the Medical College of Fairfield, N. Y., in 1837. In 1838 he removed to Cincinnati, Ohio, and by invi- tation took the leading part in the Ohio Medical Col- lege, there located, for the next fourteen years.

He then founded the Miami Medical College, and labored assiduously in its behalf for six years, when he retired from active professional life, though still retaining all of his ardor for his chosen profession. He now-in 1858-removed to Boston and spent the remainder of his days in the family of his daughter, where he wrote the work entitled "Health : Its Friends and its Foes." As an operative and scien-

tifie surgeon he attained a national reputation, having performed all of the capital operations in surgery. He operated forty-nine times for lithotomy, with only four fatal results ; for strangulated hernia, forty times, with but eight fatalities. He was the first sur- geon who ligated both carotid arteries at once in the same person with entire success, which opera- tion gave him great éclat both at home and abroad. He visited Europe twice for the purpose of profes- sional and scientific improvement. As an operator he was bold and fearless; as a teacher, impressive and earnest, and always beloved by his students.

He married, first, Miss Mary Sewell, of Ipswich, Mass., who survived the marriage only six months; second, Miss Hitty Osgood, of Salem, Mass., who died May 14, 1866.

He died from the infirmities of age, June 21, 1866, aged eighty-six years.

DR. FREDERICK A. MILLER was born in Peter- borough July 15, 1789; he studied with Dr. Starr, of this town, and Howe, of Jaffrey, and attended medical lectures at Dartmouth College, and died at Manches- ter, July 28, 1869, aged eighty years.

Dr. DAVID MITCHELL was born in Peterborough May 31, 1782. He studied medicine with Dr. Howe, of Jaffrey, and attended lectures at Dartmouth College. Lived at Bradford, and died January 21, 1821, aged thirty-nine years.

JESSE SMITH, M.D., was born in Peterborough and graduated A.M. from Dartmouth College in 1814, and M.D. from Harvard College in 1819. He was appointed professor of anatomy at Dartmouth Medical College in 1820, and soon after he accepted the professorships of anatomy and surgery in the Ohio Medical College, at Cincinnati, which he retained until his death. He became eminent as a surgeon. He was an independent thinker, with an indomitable will that overcame all obstacles, and his wide profes- sional culture rendered him an interesting and in- structive lecturer. He married Eliza Bailey, of Charlestown, who survived him. He died of cholera in July, 1833, aged forty years, after fourteen hours' sickness, a victim to his professional zeal during the prevalence of the disease in that city.

WILLIAM LITTLE, M.D., was born in Shirley, Mass., October 20, 1753, and came to Peterborough with his parents in 1764, and studied medicine with Dr. Young. He settled in practice at Hillsborough Bridge, and was drowned in the Contoocook River.

ROBERT SMITH, M.D., was born in Peterborough. He practiced in various places, and died in Addison, Vt.

WILLIAM H. PEABODY, M.D., was born in Gorham, Me., and came to Peterborough with his parents in youth. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1826, and commenced practice in Gorham, and died there March 2, 1843, aged forty-two years.

HIRAM J. EDES, M.D., was born in Peterborough July 17. 1815 ; graduated from Hampden Sidney Col-

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lege, Virginia, in 1844. He settled in Missouri, but during the Kansas troubles removed to Cedar Rapids, Towa, where he now resides.

DAVID YOUNGMAN, MI.D., was born in Peter- borough August 26, 1817. He graduated from Dart- mouth A.M. in 1839, and M.D. in 1846, and settled in Winchester, Mass., where he practiced for ten years, and then removed to Boston, where he is now in active practice.

GEORGE H. INGALLS, M.D., was born in Peterbor- ough March 15. 1805, and graduated from Berkshire Medical College in 1837, and located in Proetorsville, Vt .. in 1838. His health failed in 1848, and he re- turned to his native town, where he died, of consump- tion, May 26, 1849, aged forty-four years.

LUKE MILLER, M.D., was born in Peterborough August 18, 1815, and graduated from Norwich Uni- versity in 1841 and Woodstock Medical College in 1844. He represented the town in 1845 and '46; commenced practice in Troy, N. H., and afterwards in Winchendon, Mass., where he acquired a reputation in surgery. He removed to Chatfield, Minn., in 1857, where he was soon engaged in a laborious practice, in which surgery had a special prominence. He was elected eight successive years from 1862 a Senator to the Minnesota Legislature. He held appointments

Peterborough Academy was incorporated De- under the Governor during the War of the Rebellion; " cember 28, 1836, and in 1837 a neat school-house, was on the board of trustees of the Asylum for the : forty-seven by thirty, was erected in the village on a beautiful and convenient site, presented by General James Wilson for this purpose. The academy con- tinued for many years and finally declined.

Insane for several years after it was established, and has also held important offices in the railroads of Minnesota. He now resides in Lanesboro', Minn., where he enjoys an active practice.

JOHN G. PARKER, M.D., was born in Peterborough July 2, 1818. He graduated from Norwich University in 1847 and Dartmouth Medical College in 1852; practiced in Dublin twelve years, and removed to Warner in 1865, where he died September 12, 1869, aged fifty-one years. He sustained a high reputa- tion professionally and as a citizen.

E. COOLIDGE RICHARDSON, M.D., was born in Peterborough April 25, 1821, graduated from Harvard College in 1842, and resides in Ware, Mass., in the practice of his profession.

JAMES MORRISON, M.D., was born in Peterbor- ough June 20, 1818 ; graduated A.M. from Harvard College in 1844 and M.D. from the University of Maryland in 1846. He was resident physician of the Baltimore Infirmary until 1850, when he removed to San Francisco, Cal., where he practiced until 1854, when he spent two years in Europe in the study of his profession.

Returning to San Francisco in 1858, in addition to an extensive practice, he assisted in the organiza- tion of the first medical school on the Pacific coast, in which, for five years, he filled the chairs of theory and practice of medicine and pathology. He was a trustee of the University of the Pacific and vice- president of the California Medical Society. He left San Francisco in 1867 and settled in Quincy, Mass.,

in 1869, where he was chosen president of the Nor- folk County Medical Society early in 1882, but died May 20th of the same year, aged sixty-four years. The positions to which he was elevated are the strongest indications of his eminence. He was twice married, his second wife surviving his death.

FREDERICK A. SMITH, M.D., was born in Peter- borough June 18, 1830. He graduated A.M. from Dartmouth College in 1852 and M.D. in 1855. He was assistant at Blackwell's Island, N. Y., for one year, and settled in Leominster, Mass., where he died December 20, 1856, aged twenty-six years. He was well fitted in taste and education for his profession, and gave promise of eminence. He married Miss Frances Gregg, of Belleville, N. J., June 18, 1856, who survived him.

EDWARD J. CUTTER, M.D., was born in Peterbor- ough July 5, 1855; graduated from Harvard Col- lege in 1877, and resides in Boston.

Lawyers .- Jeremiah Smith, James Wilson, Ste- phen P. Steele, James Walker, Artemas L. Holmes, David J. Clark, Edward S. Cutter, Charles G. Cheney, George A. Ramsdell, C. V. Dearborn, Albert S. Scott, Riley B. Hatch, Eugene Lewis, Ezra M. Smith, Frank G. Clark, Daniel M. White, R. B. Hatch.

The High School was established in 1871, and was opened in August, 1871, under the instruction of Thomas P. Maryatt, graduate of Dartmouth College, 1871, with about fifty scholars. Nathaniel H. Mor- rison, LL.D., of Baltimore, Md., presented the school with philosophical apparatus valued at about two thousand dollars.

The Peterborough State Bank, with a capital of fifty thousand dollars, went into operation Janu- ary 1, 1855; A. C. Cochran, president, and Charles G. Cheney, cashier. Mr. Cheney resigned May 16, 1862, and William G. Livingston was elected to fill the vacancy.

This bank closed its operations May 27, 1865, when the First National Bank of Peterborough was estab- lished with a capital of one hundred thousand dol- lars. The office of president becoming vacant by the death of A. C. Cochran, Esq., June 27, 1865, Fred- erick Livingston was elected to fill the same, which office he still holds. William G. Livingston resigned as cashier August 1, 1867, and Albert S. Scott was elected in his place. Mr. Scott held the office till April 24, 1871, when he resigned, and was succeeded by the present cashier, Charles P. Richardson.

Peterborough Savings-Bank was incorporated in 1847. It was organized in 1859 by the choice of John H. Steele, William Follansbee, Timothy K. Ames, Whiteomb French, James Scott, Albert Smith,

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Daniel B. Cutter, Samuel Nay, Abraham P. Morrison, Abial Sawyer, Norton Hunt and Samuel Adams as a board of trustees.

John H. Steele was chosen president and George A. Ramsdell secretary and treasurer. January 12, 1863, John H. Steele resigned his position as presi- dent and trustee, and William Follansbee was chosen president of the board. George A. Ramsdell resigned as treasurer April 30, 1864, and Riley B. Hatch was elected to fill the vacancy. The office of president becoming vacant by the death of Dr. William Fol- lansbee, Dr. Albert Smith was elected to this office, July 6, 1867, which office he still holds.

The bank buildings of the Peterborough Savings- Bank were erected during the season of 1870, and the first meeting for business was held in the new rooms February 20, 1871. R. B. Hatch resigned the office of treasurer April 5, 1873, and Mortier L. Morrison was elected to fill the vacancy. He entered upon the duties of secretary and treasurer April 17, 1873, and still holds the office.

The Press.1-The first newspaper in town was published by William P. & John S. Dunbar, and commenced in the last part of 1829, which was called the Hillsborough Republican and New Hampshire Clarion. It was edited by Rev. Elijah Dunbar. It was printed in the building near the bridge, on Main Street, afterwards known as Joel Brown's store. It had a short duration, for it closed April 29, 1831, with the ninth number of its second volume.

The second paper, a little sheet in pamphlet form, called the Peterborough Messenger, was published by Samnel P. Brown in the summer of 1847, and discon- tinued after about ten months.

The first number of the Contoocook Transcript, published by Miller & Scott (John R. Miller and Kendall C. Scott), was issued June 2, 1849, with four hundred subscribers. It has been continued unin- terruptedly to this time, the present proprietors hav- ing early changed the name to that of The Peter- borough Transcript, by which it is known.

During the first two years of its publication, for a portion of the time, it was edited by Albert S. Scott,

Esq., and they were also indebted for many valuable contributions to the students of Harvard College.

At the expiration of two years, the subscription- list in the mean time having doubled, the paper passed into the hands of K. C. Scott. Elias Cheney was the next proprietor, who sold out to Charles Seott, and by him it was again sold to K. C. Scott, and after some years passed into the hands of the present pro- prietors, Farnum & Scott.

Altemont Lodge No. 26, F. and A. M., was char- tered June 14, 1815, in Dublin. It was subsequently removed to Peterborough. Its charter was surren- clered in 1840, and restored in 1849. The lodge is now in a prosperous condition. There is also a Royal Arch Chapter in this town.

Peterborough Lodge, I. O. of O. F., was chartered in February, 1846. There is also a Rebekah Degree Lodge here and an encampment.

Town-House .- The first town-house was built in 1830, and the present one in 1860. It is a neat and commodious building.

The Manufactures of Peterborough have been quite extensive from an early day. The "Old " or "Bell" was incorporated December 20, 1808. In ad- dition to this, there were also the Eagle Factory, South Factory, North Factory, Phoenix Factory and Union Factory. Woolen manufacture has also been carried on here. There are also other branches of manufacture which add to the importance of the place.

Post-Office .- The first post-office was established October, 1795. The following is a list of the post- masters from that time to the present :

John Smith, appointed October 1, 1795.

Samuel Smith, appointed July 1, 1797. Jonathan Smith, appointed June 15, 1813. Samuel Smith, appointed January 4, 1817.

Riley Goodridge, October 29, 1833.

Samuel Gates, appointed February 10, 1841.

Henry Steele, appointed May 15, 1854.

Miss S. M. Gates, appointed February 1, 1861.

John R. Miller, appointed August 17, 1861.

W. E. Davis, appointed January 15, 1882, present incumbent.

Population .- In 1790, 861; 1800, 1333; 1810, 1537; 1820, 1500; 1830, 1983; 1840, 2163; 1850, 2222; 1860, 2265; 1870, 2228; 1880, 2207.

Smith's History.

HISTORY OF SHARON.

CHAPTER I.

Origin-Incorporation-Petitions-First Settlers-Town Clerks-Repre- sentatives-Military Record-Population.

THE territory in this town was formerly the wes- terly portion of Peterborough Slip, and retained the name after the east part was separated and incorpo- rated into the town of Temple. By an act passed Feb- ruary 6, 1789, the inhabitants were invested with the privilege of levying and collecting taxes for the re- pair of highways, and the laying out and building of the same; and by an act passed June 19, 1789, they were authorized to levy and collect a tax of one penny per acre annually, for the term of three years, for the purpose of repairing roads and bridges. January 24, 1791, the town was incorporated by its present name.

Petition for Annexation to Peterborough : addressed to the General Court, 1777 .- " We the Inhabitance of Peterborough Slip as Your Humble Petitioners do Beg Leave to Aquant Your honors that wehave Voted to be Anexed to Peterborough and Are Verry Desirous for the Same for our Numbers Being So Small that we Cannot be a town of our Selves Nor have Any towne Privilidges while we Are in this Situation and we humbly Pray that Your honors would take it into consideration and if it be Your Minds to Grant Us our Petetion Which we Now Request of Your hon- ours let it be Don Soon as may be ---

" And we Shall Ever pray &C

"Peterborough Slip May 27th 1777

" John Taggart, Jnº Swan, Jonº Taggart, Jr, John Swan, Jun', Saman! Milliken, John Whitemore, Gil- bert mccay, William Milliken, James Milligen, John mcallaster, James MeNee. Bonj : Nutting, Josiah Crosby, Sam1 Gragg, Jnº Eliot, Andrew Conn."

Petition for an Act of Incorporation : addressed to the General Court, 1786 .- "The petition of the sub- scribers in behalf of the Inhabitants of a place called Peterborough-Slip in the County of Hillsborough in said State humbly sheweth,

"That the said Inhabitants have for many years laboured under great inconveniencies & difficulties in not being vested with corporate powers-

" That the said place called Peterborough Slip is

surrounded by incorporated places-Peterborough on the north, Jaffrey on the west, Rindge & New Ipswich on the South & Temple on the east-& that it cannot with convenience be annexed to either of those Towns-

"That the number of Inhabitants in said place now Amounts to one hundred & eighty, And the number of Families to forty : That the said Place contains about seventy lots containing upon an aver- age One hundred acres, & is capable of making fifty good Farms or settlements-That your Petitioners are very desirous of enjoying, in common with their fellow Citizens, the Blessings resulting from a Gospel ministry-publick Schools-good roads & all the other Benefits that flow from an organized & well regulated Society-And your petitioners beg leave to observe that should your Honours be pleased to en- corporate them, in their present situation, that most of the difficulties & embarrassments which they now feel, would still remain ; & that the only expedient whereby your Petitioners may be relieved, is, as they humbly conceive, that a small Piece be taken from each of the Towns that join upon said Peterborough- Slip on the north and west and be added thereto- Your Petitioners humbly conceive that if One mile be taken off the east end of Jaffrey & one mile from the south end of Peterborough, as far as they adjoin upon said Peterborough Slip, that such an accession would make them competent for all the purposes of corporate Society, and in no degree injure the said Towns of Jaffrey & Peterborough-Your petitioners are led to conceive thus of the matter from these con- siderations ; That the said Town of Jaffrey is now seven miles from west to east, & only five from North to South ; So that, when that part of said Jaffrey, which it is the wish of your petitioners may be an- nexed to them, shall be taken off, the remaining part will be large enough for a Township & will better ac- commodate the Inhabitants than now.

" That as to the said Town of Peterborough your petitioners beg leave to observe, that a tract of land unincorporated, called Society, lies adjoining to Said Peterborough on the North-that this Tract is also surrounded by incorporated places And may very

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conveniently, At least a part of it, be annexed to said Peterborough, And will more than compensate for that part of Peterborough which may be Annexed to said Peterborough-Slip-

" Your petitioners Therefore pray that your Hon- ours would be pleased to annex, One mile taken off the east end of said Jaffrey, & One mile taken off the South end of said Peterborough, to the Tract of Land now called Peterborough-Slip, and incorporate the whole into a Township vested with all the privileges of corporate Societies in this State and as in Duty bound your Petitioners shall ever pray-

"JOHN MCALLASTER

"SAMI GRAGG

"SAM' MILLIKEN

Committee of

Peterborough Slip."

This petition was heard and dismissed.

Petition for Authority to levy and collect Taxes for the repair of Highways, 1787.

"The petition of the Inhabitants of a place called Peterborough-Slip, in said State,

" Humbly sheweth,

"That your petitioners, by reason of their being unincorporated, are subject to many inconveniences, among which are, first, That they cannot lay out new high-ways-Second, That they cannot tax Non-resi- dents lands, nor lands unimproved, to help make and repair highways-And, Third, That they cannot com- pell persons who are unwilling to labour on highways to work on them at all: Wherefore, your petitioners pray that your Honors would enable, empower and fully authorize them to lay out high-ways in said Place, where necessary-to tax the Non-residents lands and lands unimproved, in said place, for the making and repairing highways in said place-And to compell the Inhabitants of said Place to make, mend & repair said high-ways-in as full and ample a man- ner as the inhabitants of incorporated towns and places in this State are by law authorized to act and do in such matters-

"And your Petitioners as in duty bound shall ever pray.

"June 25th 1787. "JOHN PRENTICE for the Petitioners."

The foregoing petition was granted by an act passed February 6, 1789.

Relative to Peterborough Slip, 1787. " Jaffrey June th2 1787

"This may certify that at a Legal meeting of the Freeholders and other inhabitants of the town of Jaffrey (qualified by Law to vote in town meetings) meet on may the 10-1787 for the Porpose of Seeing what the town would do in regrard of Peterborough Slips haveing a mile off the east Part of Jaffrey .-

" Voted unanimous not to let Peterborough Slip have any part off the east part of Sª town. Voted to Chuse a committee of five men to Petision and Re- monstrate the General Court of this State that the Prayr of the Petision of Peterborough Slip be not Granted Chose M' Laban Ainsworth Esqr Roger Gilmore, Lieut Joseph Bates, Adonijah Howe, Coln Jedh Sanger-

" Voted that the Committee make a Draught and Lay the Same before the town at an adjournment of this meeting Voted to adjourn this meeting to Thurs- day th24 of May instant at three O Clock afternoon May th24 1787 the inhabitants of Sa Jaffrey being meet acording to adjornment the Remonstrance Draughted by the affore Said Committee being read Voted to except the same. Voted that the remon- strance be Presented to the General Court of this State

"A true Coppy Attest "ADONIJAH HOWE, Town Clark of Jaffrey."

First Settlers .- Among the first settlers were Cap- tain William Taggart, Lieutenant McAlester, Samuel Millican, Josiah Crosby, Thomas McNee, Gilbert McCoy, Samuel Gragg, John Marshall, John Swan, Abjar Spofford, David Moor, Adam Conn, John Whitman, Reuben Law, John Taggart, Joseph Barnes, Joseph Miller, Jolin Duncan and James McNee.

TOWN CLERKS.

1791-96, Samuel Millican ; 1797, William Taggart ; 1798-1803, Samuel Millican ; 1804-7, William Taggart ; 1808, Samel Millican ;. 1809-11, Ben- jamin Russell ; 1812, Asa Barnes ; 1813-14, Samuel Ryan ; 1815-19, Al- bert Millican ; 1820, Asa Barnes ; 1821, Abial Sawyer ; 1822-24, James Law; 1825-28, James Farnsworth ; 1829, James Law ; 1830-36, Abial Sawyer ; 1837-39, Samuel Ryan ; 1840, William Livingston; 1841, Ben- jamin Russell ; 1842-48, Nathan Moore ; 1849, Thomas McCoy ; 1850- 5I, Henry McCoy ; 1852, Samuel Nay ; 1853-54, Nathan Moore ; 1855- 58, James Taggart : 1859-61, Stephen Bacon, Jr. ; 1862-63, Fred. A. Taggart ; 1864-68, Stephen HI. Bacon ; 1869-70, Nathan Moore ; 1871-72, II. D. Evans ; 1873-84, Benjamin II. Sanders.

REPRESENTATIVES.

1822, Samuel Ryan ; 1823-24, Jonathan Farnsworth ; 1825-26, James Law; 1827-28, Jonathan Farnsworth ; 1829-30, James Law ; 1831, Sam- uel Clark ; 1832-33, James Law ; 1834-36, Abial Sawyer ; 1837, Asa Barnes ; 1838-39, Silas Sawyer; 1840, John McCoy ; 1841, Asa Barnes ; 1842-47, Samuel Nay ; 1848-49, James Taggart ; 1850-52, Silas Sawyer ; 1853-54, William Livingston : 1855-57, Phineas B. Taggart ; 1858-59, none sent ; 1860, Wirling Gragg; 18Gl, none sent ; 1862-63, Stephen A. Sawyer: 1864-65, Fred. A. Taggart; 1866-67, John B. Shedd; 1868, John A. Hadley ; 1869-70, Stephen II. Bacon ; 1871-72, Nathan Moore : 1873, John A. Hadley ; 1874-75, Benjamin HI. Sanders ; 1876, Derostos P. Emory ; 1877, Henry E. Bond ; 1878, John A. Hadley ; 1880, l'. B. Taggart.

Military Record .- The following enlisted from Sharon during the late Rebellion :

Daniel Davis, Oliver O. Davis, Randall A. Davis, Luther Davis, Alfred II. Nichols, Wilder Reed, William H. Ilardey, Alfred C. Taggart, Jack- son Brackett, Andrew J. Hladley, Emory O. Iladley, William Millican, Daniel l'. Wilson, Henry Heard, Jolin Donovan, Jackson Taggart, War- ren Nicholas, Henry Nicholas, Klisher II. Fredericks.

Population .- The present population of the town is two hundred and three. For information concern- ing this town we are indebted to Mr. J. A. Hadley.

HISTORY OF TEMPLE.

CHAPTER I.

TEMPLE.

Geographical-Original Grants-The Masonian Proprietors-Incorpora- tion of Town-First Town-Meeting-Petition for Incorporation- Second Petition for Incorporation-Documentary History-Various Petitions-Lottery-Inhabitants in 1784-Columbian Library.

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History of Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, Part 160

Author: Hurd, D. Hamilton (Duane Hamilton) Publication date: 1885 Publisher: Philadelphia : J.W. Lewis Number of Pages: 1168

Author: Hurd, D. Hamilton (Duane Hamilton)
Publication date: 1885
Publisher: Philadelphia : J.W. Lewis
Number of Pages: 1168