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John L. Spring, Custos Morum, No. 42, Milford, session of 1866-67. True Osgood, 1 White Mountain, No. 5, Concord, session of 1867-68.
Charles H. Brown, Mechanics', No. 13, Manchester, session of 1868-69.
Joseph H. Gardiner, New Hampshire, No. 17, Portsmouth, session of 1869-70.
Orlando P. Smart, Granite, No. 1, Nashua, session of 1870-71. Amos Jones, ! Mascoma, No. 20, Lebanon, session of 1871-72.
Thomas L. Tibbitts, 1 Wecohamet, No. 3, Dover, session of 1872-73. Marvin T. Tottingham, Beaver Brook, No. 36, Keene, session of 1873-74. Samnel J. Oagood, 1 Winnipiseogee, No. 7, Laconia, session of 1874-75. Hon. George A. Cummings, White Mountain, No. 5, Concord, session of 1875-76.
Alonzo F. Craig, 1 Piscataqua, No. 6, Portsmouth, session of 1876-77. Heary A. Farrington, Wildey, No. 45, Manchester, session of 1877-78. Rev. Luther F. Mckinney, Frateroity, No. 56, South Newmarket, session of 1878-79.
John H. Albin, Crescent, No. 60, Henniker, session of 1879-80.
George A. Robie, Friendship, No. 19, Hooksett, session of 1880-81.
Frank A. Rawson, Sugar River, No. 55, Newport, session of 1881-82. Jamea W. Odlin, Sagamore, No. 9, Exeter, session of 1882-83.
Hou. Horace A. Brown, Rumford, No. 46, Concord, session of 1883-84. Rev. Lewis Malvern, Winnipiseogee, No. 7, Laconia, session of 1884-85.
The following is a list of Grand Secretaries of Grand Lodge of Odd-Fellows:
George H. H. Silaby, White Mountain Lodge, No. 5, Concord, session of 1844-53.
Joseph B. Smart, White Mountain, No. 5, Concord, session of 1854-56. Mitchell Gilmore, White Mountain, No. 5, Concord, session of 1857-63. Joel Taylor, 1 Hillsborough, No. 2, Manchester, session of 1864-77.
Joseph Kidder, Hillsborough, No. 2, Manchester, session of 1878-85.
Penacook Encampment, No. 3, was instituted No- vember 26, 1844.
White Mountain Lodge, No. 5, was instituted Feb- ruary 7, 1844.
Tahanto Encampment, No. 18.
Contoocook Lodge, No. 26, was instituted in 1846.
Rumford Lodge, No. 46, was instituted December 23, 1867.
Merrimack County Odd-Fellows' Relief Asso- ciation.
U. O. of P. F .- John Carver Colony, No. 10, was organized February, 1880.
Knights of Pythias .- Concord Lodge, No. 8, was instituted November 18, 1870.
Endowment Rank, Section No. 11.
Ancient Order of Hibernians .- Concord Lodge. A. O. of U. W .- Equity Lodge.
1 Deceased.
1 Deceased.
" Not in the order.
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Knights of Honor .- Granite Lodge, No. 225, K. of H., was organized March 23, 1876.
Kearsage Lodge, No. 276, was organized May, 1875.
Grand Army of the Republic .- E. E. Sturtevant Post, No. 2.
William I. Brown Post, No. 31, Penacook, was organized May, 1875.
Davis Post, No. 44, West Concord, was organized July 30, 1879.
Temperance. - Woman's Christian Temperance Union.
State Capitol Lodge, I. O. G. T., No. 42.
West Concord Temperance Reform Club.
Crystal Fount Division, No. 16, S. of T.
Merrimack Division, No. 20, S. of T., was organ- ized April 22, 1872.
Penacook Division, No. 58, S. of T., was organized September 8, 1878.
Concord Commandery, No. 84, U. O. G. C., was instituted November 14, 1879.
Dustin Island Lodge, I. O. of G. T.
Penacook Lake Lodge, No. 10, I. O. of G. T.
St. John's Catholic Total Abstinence Society.
Other Societies .- Centre District Medical Society.
Concord Female Charitable Society was estab- lished in 1812, and is the oldest benevolent associa- tion in Concord. The officers are elected for three years, with a board of twelve directors, four of which go out each year.
Eastman Association.
Concord Female Benevolent Association was or- ganized in 1835.
Concord Y. M. C. Association.
Fisherville Library Association was organized in August, 1865.
Penacook Y. M. C. Association was organized in 1875.
Northern Mutual Relief Association was incorpo- rated in November, 1863.
The Rolfe and Rumford Asylum was founded in 1852 by the Countess of Rumford, and was opened for the reception of inmates January, 1880. It is situated on Hall Street, near Water. This asylum is for destitute native female children of Concord. Joseph B. Walker, president; S. S. Kimball, treas- urer; Enoch Gerrish, secretary; Francis A. Fisk, Joseph B. Walker, Jesse P. Bancroft, Enoch Gerrish, Samuel S. Kimball, trustces.
New Hampshire Dental Society was organized in 1876.
New Hampshire Pharmaceutical Association.
Provident Mutual Relief Association was incorpo- rated in July, 1878.
New Hampshire Homoeopathic Medical Society.
New Hampshire Medical Society.
Orphans' Home is situated on Dunbarton road, near Millville.
New Hampshire Centennial Home for the Aged was incorporated in 1876.
New Hampshire Home Missionary Society was instituted in 1801 and incorporated in 1807.
Women's Auxiliary Society.
New Hampshire Branch Concord Auxiliary of Women's Baptist Missions.
Ministers' and Widows' Charitable Fund of New Hampshire was organized in 1813.
St. Patrick's Benevolent Society was incorporated June, 1873.
French Canadian Society.
CHAPTER VI.
CONCORD -- (Continued).
CIVIL HISTORY.
The First Town-House-City Hall-Jail-Plantation, Parish and Town Clerks from 1732 to 1885-Representatives from 1775 to 1885-Incor- poration of the City-First Charter Election-Officers Chosen- Or- ganization of City Government-Mayors, Alderwien and Members of Common Council from 1853 to 1885.
Civil History, Etc .- The old town-house and court-house was built in 1792 and enlarged in 1823. A county building of brick was erected in 1844. These were occupied until the erection of the present city hall, in 1854 and 1855, for the joint use of the city and county. The north wing is used for the county and the south wing for the city. It is a large and commodious brick structure, located on the north side of Main Street.
The present jail was erected in 1852 at a cost of about eleven thousand dollars. It is located near the junction of Pleasant and Washington Streets. Prior to this time the county used the Hopkinton jail, which, previous to the organization of Merrimack County, had been the county prison of Hillsborough County.
The following is a list of plantation, parish and town clerks from 1732 to 1885:
Benj. Rolfe, 1732 to 1747, and in 1766, '67 and '68.
Ezra Carter, 1747-48.1
Timothy Walker, Jr., 1769, '70, '71, '72, '73, '74, '75, '76, '77.
John Kimball, 1778 to 1786.
Caleb Chase, 1787 to 1795.
John Odlin, 1796 to 1819.
Francis N. Fisk, 1819 to 1829.
John West, 1829 to 1833.
Samnel Coffin, 1833 to 1836.
Jonathan E. Lang, 1836-37.
Robert E. Pecker, 1838-39.
Jacob C. Carter, 1840, '41, '42.
John P. Johnson, 1843, '44, '45, '46, '50, '52, '53.
Geo. H. H. Silsby, 1848-49.
Wm. D. Robinson, 1851.
The following is a list of Representatives from 1775 to 1885:
Timothy Walker, 1775, '76, '78, '81, '82, '83, '84. Colonel Thos. Stickney, 1777-79.
1 About this time the rights and privileges guaranteed by the District Act ceased, and Rumford, already involved in controversy with the pro- prietors of Bow, was destitute of government. There is a chasm in the records till 1765 .- Bouton.
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CONCORD.
Peter Green, 1785 '86, '87, '88, '89, '00. John Bradlay, 1787, '90, '92, '96, 1802. Robert Ambrose, 1789.
Wm. Duncan, 1791-94. Danial Livermora, 1794-95.
Wm. A. Kent, 1797, 1801, '03, '04, '05. Jacob Abbot, 1798, 199, 1800. Samnal Green, 1806, '07, '08. Steven Amhrosa, 18.9, '10, '11, '12, '13.
Thomas W. Thompson, 1813-14.
1815 .- Richard Ayer and George Hough. 1816 .- George Hough and John Odlin.
1817 .- John Odlin and William A. Kent.
1818 .- T. W. Thompson and William A. Kent.
1819 .- Abial Walker and Nathan Ballard, Jr.
1820 .- Stephen Ambrosa and Nathaniel Abbot.
1821 .- Stephen Ambrose and Nathaniel Abbot. 1822 .- No choice.
1823 .- Stephen Ambrose and Samuel Fletcher.
1824 .- Samuel Fletcher and Richard Bradley.
1825 .- Richard Bradley and Francis N. Fisk.
1826 .- Francia N. Fisk and Isaac Hill.
1827. - Jeremiah Pecker, Nathan Ballard, Jr., and George Kent.
1828 .- Jacoh B. Moore, Richard Bradley and Samuel Herbert.
1829 .- Richard Bradley, Samuel Herbert and Robert Ambrose.
1830. - Robert Ambrose, Richard Bartlett and Theodore French.
1831 .- Richard Bartlett, Theodore French and David George.
1832 .- David George, William Kent and Samuel A. Kimball.
1833 .- Abel Baker, Isaac Emery and Charles H. Penslee.
1834 .- Charles H. Peaslee, Jeremiah Packer and Joseph P. Stickney.
1835 .- Charles H. Peaslee, Jeremiah Pecker and Isaac Emery.
1836 .- Charles H. Peaslee, Ezra Carter, William Dow and Ebenezer Eastman.
1837 .- Ezra Carter, Ebenezer Eastman, William Dow and Luther Roby.
1838 .- Joseph Low, George Kent, Cyrua Robinson and Abiel Rolfe. 1839 .- Abiel Rolfe, Cyrus Robinson, William Kent and Ira Perley.
1840 .- Moses Shute, Abiel C. Carter Rod Jacob Hoit.
1841 .- Joseph Robinson, Moses Shute, Abiel C. Carter god Jacob Hoit.
1842,-No choice. 1843 .- No choica.
1844 .- No choice.
1845 .- Jacob Carter, Nathaniel Rolfe, Jeremiah S. Noyes, Asa Fowler and William Page.
1846 .- Jacob Carter and Laban Page.
1847 .- Edmund Wortb, Laban Page, AsR Fowler, Cyrus Robinson, Joel C. Danforth and Simeon Abbot.
1848 .- Simeon Abbot, Edmund Worth, Joel C. Danforth, Asa Fowler, Cyrus Robinson and Chase Ilill.
1849 .- Luther Roby, Perley Cleaves, Cyrus Hill, Charles H. Norton and William Page.
1850 .- Perley Cleavea, Cyrus Hill, Charles H. Norton, John L. Tal- Iant, George F. Sanborn, Nathaniel B. Baker and Ebenezer Symnice. 1851,-Nathaniel B. Baker.
1852 .- Nathaniel White, Shadrach Seavey, Benjamin F. Gala, Nathan Chandler, Joseph Eastman and Caleb Parker.
1853,-Jeremiah S, Noyes, Johu H. George, Jobn Sawyer, William H. Page, James Frye, James Moore, Henry P. Rolfa and Benjamin F. Dow. 1854 .- Jeremiah S. Durgin, James Frye, Joseph Eastman, Shadrach Senvey, Charles Smart, Robert N. Corning, David M. Dearborn, Caleb Parker, George Clough, Jeremiah S. Noyes.
1855 .- Jeremiah S. Durgin, George G. Virgin, George W. Brown, Ed- ward H. Rollina, William Ballard, Robert N. Corning, Lucius B. Morrill, George Clough, Peter Sanborn, James M. Otia.
1856 .- Abiel Rolfe, Abraham Bean, Georga W. Brown, Edward II. Rollins, William Ballard, Lucius B. Morrill, Heury A. Bellows, Peter Sanborn, Joseph L. Jackson, James M. Otis.
1857 .- Abial Rolfe, Abraham Bean, Moses Ilumphrey, Edward H. Rollins, Charles Smart, Henry A. Ballows, James Sadgley, Joseph L. Jackson, Napoleon B. Bryant, William G. Whitney.
1858 .- Albart H. Drown, Samuel B. Larkin, Moses Humphrey, Asa MacFarland, Reuben G. Wyman, James Sedgley, John Kimball, Na- poleon B. Bryant, George B. Wallace, William G. Whitney.
1859 .- Albert H. Drown, Samuel B. Larkin, Elbridge Dimond. Asa MacFarland, Rauben G. Wyman, John Kimhall, Gilbert Bullock, Na- poleon B. Bryant, George B. Wallace, Charles E. Thompson.
1860 .- David A. Brown, John L. Tallant, Elbridge Dimond, Samuel Coffin, Charles H. Herbart, Gilbert Bullock, Henry S. Shattuck, David J. Abbott, Lymau D. Stevens, Charles E. Thompson.
1861 .- David A. Brown, John L. Tallant, Ira Rowell, Samuel Coffin, Charles H. Herbert, Henry S. Shattuck, Enos Blake, David J. Abbott, Lyman D. Stevens, Benjamin Green.
1862 .- John Whittaker, William Pecker, Ira Rowell, John Y. Mug- ridge, William L. Foster, Enos Blake, William E. Chandler, Charles P. Sanborn, Henry T. Chickering, Benjamin Green.
1863,- Samuel Merriam, William Pecker, Iliram Farnum, John Y. Mugridge, William L. Foster, William E. Chandler, Henry P. Rolfe, Charles P. Sanborn, Henry T. Chickering, James Thompson.
1864 .- Samuel Merriam, Samuel Hutchins, Hiram Faroum, Isaac El- well, Cyrus W. Paige, William E. Chandlar, Henry P. Rolfe, Stephen Webster, Charles W. Davis, James Thompson.
1865 .- Jobn Batcheldar, Samuel Hutchins, Daniel Holden, Isaac El- well, Cyrus W. Paige, Henry C. Sherburne, Nathaniel G. Upham, Charles W. Davis, Lewia Downing, Daniel Knowlton.
1866 .- John Batchelder, Sylvester Stevens, Daniel Holden, Joseph B. Walker, Ezra Ballard, Nathaniel G. Upham, David A. Warde, Lewis Downing, Lyman D. Stevens, Daniel Knowlton.
1867 .- John S. Brown, Sylvester Stevens, Stephen Carlton, Joseph B. Walker Ezra Ballard, David A. Warde, James E. Larkin, Lyman D. Stevens, Georga Hutchins, Robert Hall.
1868 .- John S. Brown, Charles Smith, Stephen Carlton, John A. West, Benjamin E. Badger, James E. Larkin, Augustine C. Pierce, George Hutchins, Joseph W. Prescott, Robert Hall.
1869 .- William H. Allen, Charles Smith, Henry Farnum, John A. West, Benjamin E. Badger, Angustiue C. Pierce, Ephraim W. Wood- ward, Joseph W. Prescott, Calvin C. Webster, George F. Whittredge.
1870 .-- William H. Allen, Harrison Bean, Henry Farnum, Ira Perley, James N. Lauder, Samuel M. Griffin, Ephraim W. Woodward, George A. Cumminga, Calvin C. Webster, Benjamin A. Kimball, George F. Whittredge.
1871 .- Robert B. Hoit, Stephen Clark, Benjamin F. Holden, James N. Lauder, Samuel M. Griffin, Benjamin S. Warren, George A. Cummings, George A. Pillsbury, Asa Fowler, Samuel B. Page, Lyman T. Flint.
1872 .- Robert B. Hoit, John A. Holmes, Albert Stevena, Benjamin F. Holden, Benjamin 8. Warren, Jacob H. Gallinger, George W. Emertoo, George A. Pillabury, Parsona B. Cogswell, John H. Albin, Ask Fowlar, George E Todd, Charles P. Virgin, Lyman T. Flint.
1873 .- John A. Holmes, David A. Brown, Albert Stevens, Jacob H. Gallinger, Georga W. Emerton, Charles P. Blanchard, Parsons B. Cogs- well, John H. Albin, George E. Jenks, George E. Todd, Charles 1'. Virgin, Henry C. Sturtavant, Daniel Wyman.
1874 .- Nathan Chandler, William H. Bell, Charles W. Blake, Angus- tine C. Carter, Charles P. Blanchard, Luther P. Durgin, Ebenezer S. Towle, George E. Jenks, Dutton Woods, Henry C. Sturtevant, Charles P. Mvore, Samuel F. Morrill, Daniel Wyman, Daniel S. Webster.
1875 .- Nathan Chandler, David Putnam, Charles W. Blake, Daniel Holden, Luther P. Durgin, John Ballard, Horace A. Brown, Dutton Woods, Charles P. Sanborn, Moses Humpbrey, Charles P. Moore, Samuel F. Morrill, John Y. Magridga, Daniel S. Webster, Benjamin F. Gale.
1876 .- David Putnam, William H. Bell, Cyrus R. Robinson, Abijalı Hollis, Horace A. Brown, John Ballard, Oliver Pillsbmy, Charlea P. Sanborn, Moses Humphrey, Stillman Humphrey, Moses W. Dickerman, Joseph C. A. Hill, John C. Kilburn, Benjamin F. Gale, John H. Lamprey.
1877 .- Rufus Cass, Timothy C. Rolfe, Cyrus R. Robinson, Wyman W. Holden, Oliver Pillsbury, Georga A. Young, William E. Stevens, Stillman Humphrey, Jonathan E. Sargent, Edward Dow, Moses W. Dickerman, Joseph C. A. Hill, John C. Kilburn, John H. Lampray, An- drew S. Smith.
1878 .- Timothy C. Rolfe, William W. Allen, Henry F. Campbell, Wy- man W. Holden, George A. Young, William E. Stevens, Jonathan E. Sargent, Edward Dow, Joseph Wentworth, Charles C. Lund, Jonathan L. Pickering, Andrew S. Smith, Moses Critchett.
1879-80 .- William W. Alleo, Henry F. Campbell, John Thornton, William D. Ladd, Henry Robinson, Charles C. Danforth, Edgar H. Woodman, Charles C. Lund, George E. Lawrence, John B. Flanders.
1881-82 .- Nathaniel S. Gale, Rufua Virgin, Henry Robinson, Enoch Garrish, Howard A. Dodge, William E. Chandler, Walter Harriman, Leland A. Smith, Jeremiah S. Abbott.
1883-84 .- John P. Locke, Moses H. Farnum, Frank E. Brown, Samuel C. Eastnian, Charles II. Jones, Charles R. Corning, Wentworth G. Shaw, John H. Carr, George Cook, Ebenezer B. Hutch- inson, Jacob E Hutchins,
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HISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.
1885-86 .- John G. Tallant, Charles L. Rowe, J. Perry Kittredge, Frank S. Streeter, Charles T. Huntoon, Lyman Jackman Prescott F. Stevens, George Clough, Henry W. Clapp, Robert A. Ray, Leonidas H. Clough.
Concord was incorporated as a city July 6, 1849. but the charter was not adopted until March 10, 1853.
The first charter election was held March 26, 1853, with three candidates for mayor in the field,-Richard Bradley, Asa Fowler and Joseph Low. The vote was as follows: Bradley, 644; Low, 749; Fowler, 126. Low not having a majority, a second election was held April 5th, when he was chosen by a majority of 192, his opponent being Mr. Bradley. The following officers were chosen at the March election :
Aldermen,-Ward 1, John Batchelder ; Ward 2, Jobn L. Tallant ; Ward 3, Joseph Eastman ; Ward 4, Robert Davis; Ward 5, Edson Hill ; Ward 6, Matthew Harvey ; Ward 7, Josiah Stevens.
Common Council .- Ward 1, Jeremiah S. Durgin, Eben F. Elliot ; Ward 2, samuel B. Larkin, Heman Sanborn ; Ward 3, George W. Brown, Moses Humphrey ; Ward 4, Ezra Carter, George Minot; Ward 5, William H. H. Bailey, Cyrus Barton ; Ward 6, Ebenezer G. Moore, Thomas Bailey ; Ward 7, Moses Shute, Giles W. Ordway.
Assessors and Moderators,-Ward 1, Nathan Chandler, assessor ; Jere- miah S. Durgin, moderator. Ward 2, William Pecker, assessor; Timothy W. Emery, moderator. Ward 3, John Abbot, assessor ; Daniel Holden, moderator. Ward 4, Jonathan E. Lang, assessor ; Jchn H. Gaorge, moderator. Ward 5, Nathan Call, assessor ; John L. Hadley, moderator. Ward 6, William M. Carter, assessor ; N. B. Baker, modera- tor. Ward 7, Jeremiah S. Noyea, assessor ; Josiah Stevena, moderator. Clerks .- Ward 1, Jamea D Paga; Ward 2, John M. Dearborn ; Ward 3, Elbridge Dimond ; Ward 4, J. B. Smart ; Ward 5, Mitchell Gilmore ; Ward 6, John F. Brown ; Ward 7, James M. Otis.
Selectmen .- Ward 1, Albert H. Drown, Samuel F. Brown, Rufus D. Scales ; Ward 2, Thos. D. Potter, Isaac Virgin, Zebulon Smith ; Ward 3, Simeon Abbot, Hiram Farnum, Jeremiah S. Abbot ; Ward 4, Lyman A. Walker, Thos. A. Ambrose, Jas. H. Buswell ; Ward 5, Jona. Sargent, Benj. Coffin, Jr., George A. Pillsbury ; Ward 6, James F. Lund, Joseph H. Mace, Caleb Parker; Ward 7, Atkinson Webster, Isaac Abbott, James Thompson.
School Board .- Ward 1, Edmund Worth ; Ward 2, Henry A. Kendall ; Ward 3, Asa P. Tenney ; Ward 4, Eleazer Smith ; Ward 5, Chas. P. Gage; Ward 6, Jas. W. Sargent ; Ward 7, Josiah Stevens.
The city government was organized April 6, 1853. The oath of office was administered to the mayor by Hon. Josiah Minot. Cyrus Barton was chosen presi- dent of the Common Council and W. H. H. Bailey clerk pro tem. At an adjourned meeting, held April 9th, John F. Brown was elected city clerk, Wm. H. Bartlett city solicitor, and Amos Hadley clerk of the Common Council.
The following is a list of mayors, aldermen and members of the Common Council, prepared expressly. for this work by Deacon Daniel F. Secomb :
MAYORS.
1853 .- Joseph Low, died Auguet 28, 1859, aged sixty-nine years.
1855 .- Rufus Clement, died January 13, 1856, aged fifty years.
1856 .- John Abbott.
1859 .- Moses T. Willard, died May 30, 1883, aged seventy-seven years. 1861 .- Moses Humphrey.
1863 .- Benjamin F. Gale, died December, 1879, aged sixty years. 1865 .- Moses Humphrey.
1866 .- John Abbott.
1868 .- Lyman D. Stevens.
1870 .- Abraham G. Jones.
1872 .- John Kimball.
1876 .- George A. Pillsbury.
1878 .- Horace A. Brown.
1880 .- George A. Cummings.
1882 .- Edgar II. Woodman.
ALDERMEN.
WARD 1.
1853 .- John Batchelder, born September 2, 1799; died October 20, 1870, aged seventy years.
1854 .- Henry H. Ameden, died December 6, 1869, aged fifty-three years. 1855 .- Albert H. D.own.
1857 .- David A. Brown.
1859 .- Jacob B. Rand.
1861 .- Samuel Merriam.
1863 .- John A. Holmes.
1867 .- Jeremiah S. Durgin, died January, 1868, aged fifty-seven years.
1868 .- David Putnam, died 1879.
1869 .- William H. Bell.
1871 .- Jobn Whittaker.
1872 .- John S. Brown.
1874 .- Charles H. Amaden.
1876 .- John Whittaker.
1877 .- John C. Lineham.
1878 .- Franklin A. Abbott.
1879 .- Nathaniel S. Gale (resigned) and John H. Rolfe.
1880 .- John Carter.
1882 .- J. E. Marden.
1884 .- Henry F. Brown.
WARD 2.
1853 .- Jobn L. Tallant.
1855 .- Samnel Clifford, died February 6, 1879, aged eighty-six years.
1856 .- Ebenezer Eastman.
1858 .- Jacob A. Potter, died April 28, 1865, aged sixty-six years.
1860 .- Samuel Eastman.
1862 .- Thomas D. Potter, died March 2, 1873, aged seventy-seven
years.
1864 .- Timothy W. Emery, died May 29, 1875, aged sixty-one years.
1866 .- John P. Locke.
1868 .- Thompson Tenney.
1870 .- Joseph T. Clough.
1872. - George H. Curtis.
1874 .- John B. Curtia.
1876 .- John G. Tallant.
1878 .- John T. Tenney.
1879 .- Cyrus R. Robinson.
1880 .- Josiah S. Locke.
1882,-Charles H. Clough.
1884 .- Charles H. Sanborn.
WARn 3.
1853 .- Joseph Eastman.
1854 .- John Abbott (mayor, 1856).
1855 .- Moses Humphrey (mayor, 1861).
1857 .- Elbridge Dimund.
1859 .- Ira Rowell, died June 14, 1876, aged seventy-uina years,
1861 .- William D. Colby.
1863 .- Henry Martin.
1865 .- John V. Aldrich.
1867 .- George W. Flanders.
1869 .- William H. Brownl.
1871 .- Alfred C. Abbott.
1873 .- Daniel Holden.
1875 .- Andrew J. Holmes.
1877 .- Jebiel D. Kuight.
1878 .- Benjamin T. Putney.
1880 .- Omar L. Shepard.
1882 .- Albert Saltmarch.
1883 .- Chandler Eastman.
WARD 4.
1853 -Robert Davis, died March 19, 1861, aged seventy-one years.
1854 .- Samuel Coffin, diad September 27, 1865, aged seventy-one years
1855 .- William Prescott, died October 18, 1875, aged eighty-six years. 1857 .- Moses T. Willard (mayor, 1859).
1859 .- Shadrach Seavey, died January 31, 1880, aged seventy-two years. 1862 .- Ezra Ballard, died May 7, 1872, aged sixty-uine years.
1864 .- Joshua B. Merrill.
1866 .- Charles H. Herbert.
1868 .- Horace A. Brown (mayor, 1878).
1870 .- Luther P. Durgin.
1872 .- Josephi B. Walker.
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CONCORD.
1874 .- Abner C. Holt. 1876 .- Samuel W. Shattuck. 1878 .- Samuel M. Griffin. 1880 .- Emory N. Shepard. 1882 .- Oliver Pillsbury and John C. Thorn. 1884 .- Richard M. Ordway and Frank L. Sanders.
WARD 5.
1853 .- Edson Hill.
1854 .- True Osgood, born January 21, 1814 ; died February 24, 1884, aged seventy years.
1855 .- John Brown, died March 4, 1863, aged sixty-two years. 1857. - Enos Blake.
1859 .- Robert N. Corning, died June 13, 1866, aged forty-seven years. 1860 .- Bradbury Gill, died December 13, 1881, aged seventy-five years. 1861 .- Wentworth G. Shaw.
1863 .- Nicholas Quimby, died August 11, 1873, aged seventy-seven years.
1865 .- Curtis White.
1867 .- Abraham G. Jones (mayor, 1870).
1869 .- Daniel F. Secomb.
1871 .- Stillman Humphrey.
1873 .- George A. Pillebury (mayor, 1876).
1875 .- George A. Cummings (mayor, 1880).
1877 .- Joseph A. Cuchran.
1879 .- William H. Buntin.
1880 .- Edward Dow.
1882 .- Henry A. Mann.
1884 .- Albert B. Woodworth and Irving S. Ring.
WARD 6.
1853 .- Matthew Harvey, died April 7, 1866, aged eighty-four years.
1854 .- George B. Chandler, died at St. Josephs, Mich., October 26, 1878, aged seventy five years.
1856 .- William Kent.
1858 .- Ebenezer G. Moure, died March 2, 1870, aged seventy-three years.
1859 .- Caleb Parker, died January 18, 1874, aged sixty-three years. 1861 .- Benjamin F. Gale (mayor, 1863).
1863 .- Abraham J. Prescott.
1865 .- Edward P. Prescott.
1867 .- Henry T. Chickering.
1870 .- John D. Teel. 1871 .- Enoch L. Childs. 1873 .- Albe J. Hall.
1874 .- James L. Mason.
1876 .- Byron G. Merrill.
1878 .- Henry W. Clapp.
1880 .- John T. Batchelder.
1882 .- Joseph H. Lane and Gardner B. Emmons.
1884 .- Leland A. Smith.
WARD 7.
1853 .- Josiah Stevens, died April 17, 1889, aged seventy-four years.
1854 .- Moses Shute, died March 13, 1858, aged sixty-eight years. 1855 .- Samuel Pease. 1857 .- George F. Whittredge.
1859 .- Joseph Hazleton, died December 31, 1880, aged eighty-one years.
1861 .- Josiah Cooper.
1863 .- William Walker, died November 22, 1882, aged seventy-two years. 1865 .- Daniel S. Webster.
1867 .- Isaac Clement, died May 30, 1875, aged seventy-one years.
1869 .- Nathan W. Gove, died August 8, 1871, aged fifty-four years. 1871 .- Andrew S. Smith.
1873 .- Jacob E. Hutchins.
1875 .- Isaac N. Abbott.
1877 .- Henry Churchill, born in Brookfield, N. H., June 26, 1834, died March 18, 1885.
1879 .- Charles E. Thompson.
1880 .- John H. Lamprey. 1884 .- Daniel B. Smith.
CITY CLERKS.
1853 .- John F. Brown, died July 26, 1878, aged sixty-three years. 1854 .- David Watson, died March 25, 1867, aged seventy-eight years. 1862 .- William A. Hodgdon.
1865 .- Charles F. Stewart, died October 14, 1869, aged sixty-four years. 1879 .- Joseph A. Cochran.
COMMON COUNCILMEN. WARD 1.
1853 .- Jeremiah S. Durgin (alderman 1867) and Eben F. Elliott. 1854 .- Rufus D. Scales and Nathaniel C. Elliott.
1855 .- Robert B. Hoit and Jacob B. Rand, 1856 (alderman 1859).
1857 .- Timothy C. Rolfe (died November 7, 1884, aged sixty-six years) and Jeremiah F. Runnels, 1858 (died October 9, 1868, aged forty-four years).
1859 .- Andrew P. Bennett and Cyrus W. Lincoln.
1861 .- Alfred A. Eastman (died September 3, 1861, aged twenty-eight years) and Hiram Simpson (resigned) and Nathaniel Rolfe. 1862 .- George P. Meserve.
1863 .- Harvey Chase.
1864 .- Amos Hoit (died February 3, 1876, aged seventy-six years) and Hazen Knowlton.
1866 .- Edward Runnels and Hezekiah S. Durgin (alderman 1867).
1867 .- Hiram F. Simpson (died September 5, 1867, fifty-funr years) and
John Whittaker (alderman 1871).
1868 .- William A. Bell (alderman 1869) and Cyrus Runnels.
1869 .- Cephas A. Fowler.
1870 .- Job S. Davis.
1871 .- Franklin A. Abbott (alderman 1878) and Daniel G. Holmes.
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