History of Merrimack and Belknap counties, New Hampshire, Part 62

Author: Hurd, D. Hamilton (Duane Hamilton), ed
Publication date: 1885
Publisher: Philadelphia [Pa.] J. W. Lewis & co.
Number of Pages: 1520

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1816 .- Jacob Moulton, town clerk ; Joshua Lane, Asa Lane, John Marden, selectmen ; Moses Seavey, representative.

1817 .- Joshua Lane, John Marden, James Hook, selectmen ; Samuel Langley, representative.

1818,-Jacob Moulton, town clerk ; selectmen same as previous year ; Samnel Langley, representative.

1819 .- Jacob Moulton, town clerk ; Joshua Lane, Enoch Tilton, Moses Seavey, selectmuen ; Joshua Lane, representative.

1820 .- D. M. Carpenter, town clerk ; Joshua Lane, James Hook, James Blake, selectmen ; no representative.

1821 .- D. M. Carpenter, town clerk ; Josiah Mason, Jacob S. Moulton, Nathaniel Sherburne, selectmen ; Joshua Lane, representative.

1822 .- D. M. Carpenter, town clerk ; Henry Robey, James Batchel- der, Ephraim Leavitt, selectmen ; David M. Carpenter, representative.

1823 .- D. M. Carpenter, town clerk ; Henry Robey, James Batchelder, John Marden, selectmen ; D. M. Carpenter, representative.

1824 .- D. M. Carpenter, town clerk ; selectmen same as previons year ; D. M. Carpenter, representative.

1825 .- D. M. Carpenter, town clerk ; Henry Robey, Jamies Batchelder, Caleb Parker, selectmen ; D. M. Carpenter, representative.

1826 .- D. M. Carpenter, town clerk ; Joshua Lane, James Batchelder, John Marden, selectmen ; D. M. Carpenter, representative.

1827 .- Cheney Reed, town clerk ; Benjamin Emery, James Batchelder, Daniel Kelley, selectmen ; no representative.

1828 .- Cheney Reed, town clerk ; selectmen same as last year ; D. M. Carpenter, representative.

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1829 .- D. M. Carpenter, town clerk ; Henry Robey, Jamee Batchelder, David Drake, selectmen ; Samuel Sargent, representative.

1830 .- D. M Carpenter, town clerk ; David Drake, John True, Henry Robey, selectmen ; Samuel Sargent, representative.

1831 .- D. M. Carpenter, town clerk; Benjamin Kaime. James Batch- elder, Abram Drake, selectmen ; Henry Robey, representative.

1832 .- Nathaniel Sherborn, town clerk ; Abram Drake, John True, Benjamin Kaime, selectmen ; Henry Robey, representative.

1833 .- Nathaniel Sherburn, town clerk ; Heury Robey, Joho Trne, Abram Drake, selectmen ; Nathaniel Sherburn, representative.

1834 .- Nathaniel Sherburo, town clerk; J. N. C. Leavitt, James Batchelder, Henry Robey, selectmen ; Nathaniel Sherburu, representa- tive.

1835,-Nathaniel Sherburn, town clerk; D. R. Kelley, D. M. Carpen- ter, J. N. C. Leavitt, selectmen ; John True, representative.

1836 .- Nathaniel Sherboro, town clerk ; selectmen same as previone year; John True, representative.

1837 .- Nathaniel Sherburu, town clerk ; D. K. Foster, G. S. Mason, William Swain, selectmen ; James Batchelder, representative.

1838 .- Nathaniel Sherburn, town clerk ; selectmen same as previous year ; Jamee Batchelder, representative.

1839 .- Nathaniel Sherburo, town clerk ; Nathaniel Sherburn, John Baily, H. C. Knowlton, selectmen ; J. N. C. Leavitt, representative.

1840 .- E. Langmaid, town clerk ; selectmen same as previous year, J. N. C. Leavitt, representative. .

1841 .- E. Langmaid, town clerk ; D. R. Kelley, James Batchelder, H. C. Knowlton, selectmen ; John Bailey, representative.

1842 .- E. Langmaid, town clerk ; D. M. Carpenter, Nathaniel Seavey,

D. R. Kelley, selectmen ; John Bailey, representative.

1843 .- E. Langmaid, town clerk ; G. S. Macon, D. M. Carpenter, H.

C. Knowlton, selectmen ; Nathaniel Seavey, representative.

1844 .- E. Langmaid, town clerk ; E. Langmaid, D. M. Carpenter, G. S. Mason, selectmen ; Nathaniel Seavey, representative.

1845 .- E. Langmaid, town clerk ; H. C. Knowlton, Malachi Haines, George S. Mason, selectmen ; Hosea C. Knowlton, representative.

1846 .- H. C. Knowlton, town clerk ; E. Langmaid, Malachi Hainee, G. S. Mason, selectmen ; Hosea C. Knowlton, representative.

1847 .- H. C. Knowlton, town clerk ; E. Langmaid, D. R. Kelley, J. N. C. Leavitt, selectmen ; George S. Mason, representative.

1848 .- H. C. Knowiton, town clerk ; selectmen same as previous year ; George S. Mason, representative.

1849,-H. C. Knowlton, town clerk ; H. C. Knowlton, Peter J. Hook, G. S. Mason, selectmen ; Edward Langmaid, representative.

1850 .- H. C. Knowlton, town clerk ; H. C. Knowlton, Peter J. Hook, Joseph C. Greenough, selectmen ; Edward Langmaid, representative.

1851 .- H. C. Knowlton, town clerk ; D. K. Foster, G. S. Masou, J. C. Greenongh, selectmen ; Peter J. Hook, representative.

1852 .- George P. Haines, town clerk ; G. S. Mason, H. C. Knowlton, Joshua Lane, selectmen ; Peter J. Hook, representative.

1853 .- E. Langmaid, town clerk ; E. Langmaid, Joshua Lane, Thomas Berry, selectmen ; John Lake, representative.

1854 .- E. Langmaid, town clerk ; E. Langmaid, Thomas Berry, Joho S. Durgin, eelectmen ; John Lake, representative.

1855 .- E. Langmaid, town clerk ; H. C. Knowlton, James Blake, Benjamin F. Leavitt, selectmen ; Charles H. Carpenter, representative.

1856 .- E. Langmaid, town clerk ; H. C. Knowlton, B. F. Leavitt, Hiram Bachelder, selectmen ; Charles H. Carpenter, representative.

1857 .- William F. Locke, town clerk; Charles H. Carpenter, Hiram Bachelder, Madison Bailey, selectmen ; Benjamin F. Leavitt, represen- tative.

1858 .- William F. Locke, town clerk ; C. H. Carpenter, Madison Bailey, J. L. Bachelder, selectmen ; Benjamin F. Leavitt, representa- tive.

1859,-William F. Locke, town clerk ; J. N. C. Leavitt, J. L. Bachel- der, Charles H. Carpenter, selectmen ; Joshua Lane, representative.

1880 .- John Fellows, town clerk ; J. N. C. Leavitt, J. L. Bachelder, J. S. Sherburn, selectmen ; Joshua Lane, representative.

1861 .- John Fellowe, town clerk ; J. N. C. Leavitt, J. S. Sherburn, Stephen Perkine, selectmen ; Thomas Berry, representative.

1882 .- David T. Brown, town clerk ; J. L. Bachelder, Amos Hoyt, Stephen Perkins, selectmen ; Thomas Berry, representative.

1863 .- David T. Brown, town clerk; J. L. Bachelder, C. H. Carpen- ter, Amos Hoyt, selectmen ; Moses R. Lake, representative.

1864 .- David T. Brown, town clerk ; C. H. Carpenter, G. S. Mason, D. A. Farrington, selectmen ; Moses R. Lake, representative.

1865,-Charlee Lake, town clerk ; C. H. Carpenter, D. A. Farrington, G. S. Mason, selectmen ; Madison Baily, representative.

1888 .- Charles Lake, town clerk ; D. A. Farrington, David T. Browo, C. S. Stevene, selectmen ; Madison Baily, representative.

1867 .- Charles Lake, town clerk ; David T. Brown, C. S. Stevens, Angustne Leavitt, selectmen ; Hiram Bechelder, representative.

1868 .- Charles Lake, town clerk ; A. Leavitt, Charlee C. Shew, Juhn Fellows, selectmen ; Hiram Bachelder, representative.

1889 .- John C. Leavitt, town clerk ; eelectmien same ,s previous year ; Jolin S. Sherburn, representative.

1870 .- Jolin C. Leavitt, towo clerk ; A. Leavitt, Charles Lake L. W. Towle, selectmen; John S. Sherburn, representative.

1871 .- G. W. Lane, town clerk ; Augustus Leavitt, Charles Lake, Lewie W. Towle, selectmen ; no representative.

1872 .- G. W. Lane, town clerk ; Charles Lake, James S. Greene, L. W. Tuwle, selectmen ; Samuel Langmaid, representative.

1873 .- George W. Lane, town clerk ; Augustus Leavitt, S. Ambrose Brown, Asa F. Hutchinsoo, selectmen ; Samuel W. Langmaid, represen- tative.

1874 .- G. W. Lane, town clerk ; S. Ambrose Brown, Asa F. Hutchin- 600, Jeremiah L. Perkins, selectmen ; John Fellowe, representative.

1875 .- Charlee Lake, town clerk ; David T. Brown, Hiram Bachelder, Jacob S. Sanborn, selectmien ; John Fellows, representative.

1878 .- Charles Lake, town clerk ; J. S. Sanboro, John Shaw, George- M. Warren, selectmen ; Carpenter S. Stevene, representative.

1877 .- C. A. Langmaid, town clerk ; John Shaw, George M. Warren, Horace Carpenter, selectmen ; Charles Lake, representative.

1878 .- C. A. Langmaid, town clerk ; D. T. Brown, G. Munsey, Horace Carpenter, selectmen ; Charles Lake, representative.

1879 .- C. A. Langmaid, town clerk ; D. T. Brown, George Munsey,

Stephen R. Watson, selectmen ; George W. Lane, representative.

1880 .- C. A. Langmaid, town clerk ; A. Leavitt, Albert Sanboru, Jacob S. Sanborn, selectmen ; Geo. W. Lane, representative.

1881 .- C. A. Langmaid, town clerk ; Augustus Leavitt, Jacob S. San- born, Albert Sanborn, selectmen ; David T. Brown, representative.

1882 .- C. A. Langmaid, town clerk ; G. M. Warren, Noah Edmunds, Benjamin Shaw. selectmen ; David T, Brown.

1883 .- Nathaniel Bachelder, town clerk ; George M. Warren, Noah G. Edmunde, Benjamin Shaw, selectmen ; Hiram Hook, representative.

1884 .- Nathaniel Bachelder, town clerk ; Noah G. Edmunds, Benja- min Shaw, Nathan Fitts, selectmen ; Hiram Hook.

1885 .- Walter S. Langmaid, town clerk ; N. G. Edmunds, John S. Sherburn, Abram M. Drake, selectmen ; Charles C. Shaw, representa- tive.

Manufacture of Carriages and Sleighs .- About 1857, Mr. Reuben Locke and four sons, all journeymen carriage-painters, came here from Gilmantown and erected a commodious shop for the manufacture of carriages and sleighs, and for some five years carried on quite an extensive business in that line, especially in the department of carriage-painting ; but the war for the suppression of the Rebellion coming on, the sons all enlisted into the Union army; the father, left alone, soon sold out and left town. Not much was done in the carriage business for several years, but, in 1867, Mr. George H. Haines, a Union soldier, began the carriage business in a small way in the shop formerly occupied by the Lockes. From the commencement Mr. Haines' business steadily in- creased, so that in 1869 it became necessary to occupy more commodious and convenient buildings; he there- fore erected his main shop, the lower story of which he uses for a wood-shop and the upper story for a paint-shop and trimming-room ; also erected a black- smith-shop, and soon after built a large two-story building for storing stock and finished carriages, in which can be found at all seasons of the year a large variety of carriages and sleighs of different styles and values. A few years ago Mr. Haines built a second blacksmith-shop, and more recently purchased the old Advent Chapel and fitted it up for a salesroom

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for his wares, making in all five large buildings, all of which are used to their uttermost capacity in his increasing business. Mr. Haines not only has a home trade, but is shipping his goods to Boston and other cities of New England.

Turnpike .- The construction of a turnpike road from Concord to Piscataqua bridge, in Durham, through the town of Chichester, was one of the greatest events of the eighteenth century to the original settlers. For, previous to the building of this turnpike, Canterbury road had been the great thoroughfare upon which the people traveled, who had occasion to pass through the town. The road was very cheaply built, and without sufficient bridges, so that at times it was almost impracticable for travel. This was the first constructed turnpike in New Hampshire. The company building it was in- corporated in 1797. Upon its completion and for many years afterward there was an extensive travel upon it. Merchants from Central New Hampshire and Vermont transported their goods from Ports- mouth up over this road, and immense quantities of lumber, beef, pork and farm produce was carried down to exchange for goods. Toll-gates were estab- lished at different points along the line of the road, and gate-keepers appointed to collect toll of travelers using the road.

The extensive travel upon the road made a demand for hotel accommodations. Consequently one was erected in Chichester, and kept by John T. Leavitt, who did a flourishing business. This house is still standing and owned by Charles C. Drake. After Leavitt, Benjamin Emery and John Langly kept the house. In 1817, when President Monroe passed down the turnpike from Concord to Dover, he halted here for a while to rest his horses; and many were the calls made by Daniel Webster and other distinguished jurists and public officials when going to and from Portsmouth. General Lafayette, when he visited this country (1824), passed over this road. In 1807, Gen- eral James Blake erected a hotel and blacksmith- shop, and carried on an extensive business until 1838, when he left, and his son, James M. Blake, contin- ued the business until 1844, when he closed up. The lucrative business which hotel-keepers and toll-gate keepers had done on the turnpike was now at an end; for other routes and means of transportation had been discovered. The railroad and steam-engine were already taking the place of the turnpike and horses and oxen. The company that built the turn- pike gave it up; the town took it up, and have ever since kept it in repair. A. J. Sherburn kept a hotel here, on the Blake place, from 1862 to 1868, when his hotel was burned.

Country Stores .- The first store was kept on the turnpike by a Mr. Bradley, in 1800. Next came Benjamin Emery, in 1817, who remained for several years. Then Jonathan Pierce and Olive Smart com- menced keeping store in 1825, and did business four

or five years, who were succeeded by Philip Rodgers, who also remained four or five years. Then Jon- athan Pierce again, from 1833 to 1839. Benjamin Leavitt & Son kept a grocery-store for a while about 1870. Nathaniel Seavey commenced keeping store in 1833, and did a successful business until December 4, 1851, when he was suddenly seized with violent hemorrhage in his store and died. Mr. Seavey was a man who carried into the business transactions of every-day life all the Christian virtues, and was known, far and wide, as the honest merchant. Messrs. Fisk & Fellows kept a grocery-store at the Pine Ground from 1830 to 1835. Mr. Charles Hop- kinson also kept a store a while there. Henry Robey did business for several years; then Sumuer Spaul- ding traded a while, when Joseph Morse purchased the store aud goods in 1863, and has kept a country store since. George P. Haines commenced trading at the Pine Ground in 1847, and carried on the mau- ufacture of matches, in connection with his store for several years; then kept hotel for a while; he also carried on quite an extensive shoe manufacturing a number of years, since which time he has continued his store only. Mr. Haines is a veteran merchant, having been in trade longer, and sold more goods than any of his cotemporaries or predecessors, and is celebrated throughout this section of the county for honesty and fair dealing.

In 1857 a union store building was erected at Chichester Centre, near the Methodist meeting-house, and Carter Wilder kept a country store for several years, when John S. Drake bought the goods and continued the business for three or four years, when he sold out to Jonathan H. Leavitt. Mr. Leavitt remained in the grocery business several years, when Charles L. Brown purchased the stock of goods and continued the business for a while. Next came Jon- athan Kendall, Jr., son of Jonathan Kendall, of Lowell, Mass., who remained several years in trade, when Augustus Sheldon purchased the goods and leased the store building. Mr. Sheldon kept a gro- cery-store and also the post-office for two or three years, when Herbert T. Leavitt, son of Hazen K. Leavitt, came here from Tilton, N. H., where he had been in successful business for several years, and purchased the stock in trade of Mr. Sheldon, filled up the store with a choice line of groceries and dry- goods, and has ever since done a flourishing business for a country merchant. Mr. Leavitt is quite an extensive dealer in corn and flour, having last year leased a building erected for the purpose, at the C'hi- chester railway station, for storing his corn, flour, grain and other heavy goods which he is constantly receiving from the West by the car-load.

Cemeteries. - There are five public cemeteries, besides several private ones, in town. For the first fifty years of the town's history the dead were buried upon their own land or that of their neighbors, or, in some cases, several families would unite in iuclo-

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sing a small piece of ground for a cemetery. One of these is located on Brown's Hill, in the north part of the town, in which many of the early settlers in that section of the town are buried. We find that one hundred or more are buried in this cemetery. Many of these graves will forever remain unknown, as no marked stone has been erected. In fact, we find upon no grave-stone in town an earlier date than 1804, and this upon the grave-stone of Jonathan Leavitt, Esq. Another cemetery is located near the hearse-house, on Canterbury road, in which were buried several of the early settlers of the town. The first settled minister of the town, and several mem- bers of his family, including Hon. David M. Carpen- ter, were buried here, and a fine marble monument marks their final resting-place. Very few persons have been buried here during the past forty years. Another cemetery is located near the former resi- dence of H. C. Knowlton, Esq., in which were buried the early settlers of that section of the town,-the Leavitts, the Lanes, the Staniels and others. The yard has recently been enlarged and improved. The town cemetery, situated at the Pine Ground (so called), containing two acres, was set apart by the town for a public burial-place, and is one of the most suitable locations for such a purpose to be found in town. There are over one hundred and fifty persons buried here, a large proportion of whom have died within the last twenty-five years; and about a dozen marble and granite monuments are erected. Among the most expensive and beautiful, are the granite ones erected by Charles H. Carpenter, Esq., and Charles C. Shaw, Esq. Reuben Lake and the Hook family have fine marble monuments.

The new cemetery, situated on a beautiful swell of land, a few rods west of the Methodist Church in Chichester, was built by a stock company incorpo- rated at the session of the Legislature in 1854. The original stockholders were Hazen K. Leavitt, Solo- mon Leavitt, Jacob P. Leavitt, Benjamin F. Leavitt, G. W. West, Moses W. Page, Richard Locke, Trne Sanborn, True Sanborn, Jr., and Benning Sanborn. This company purchased several acres of land, in- closed it with a neat and substantial fence, constructed a beautiful drive-way across a valley to it, divided it off into lots, set out shade-trees and otherwise im- proved it. Many of the lots have been sold, and one hundred and thirty persons of all ages are buried here. Some very fine monuments have recently been erected, notably those of Hazen K. Leavitt and Benning Sanborn.

The following persons paid taxes to the amount of ten dollars and over in 1812:

John Maxfield . $11.70

Caleb Pearson $10.66

Ebenezer Lane

10.00

Jacob Stanyan

10.47

David Miller

12.96

Josiah Shaw 11.27

Micajah Morrill 13.03

John Stanyan 12.73

Staphen Perkina . 12.26

David Brown 12.34

The following persons paid taxes to the amount of ten dollars and upwards in 1820:

Abram Trua $10.27

Benjamin Shaw §11.20

Moses Seavey 10.61

Jeremiah Sanborn 11.00

John Stanyan

11,49

Caleb Parker 10.27

Stephen Perkins 10.90

Samuel Langley 10.19

Joho T. Leavitt 10.41

Jonathan Leavitt 11.32

Thomas Lake 12.55

William Laka . 18.48

Simeon Lana

11.20

Jeremiah Lane 14.35

Joshua Lana

13.74

Philip C. Kelley. 13.74

Amasa Kelley

10,33

Malachi Haines

11.27

James Hook

11.26

Pater Hook 12,35

David Brown

11.78

James Brown 10.72

James Blake

12.03

The following persons paid taxes to the amount of ten dollars and over in 1830 :

James Blake $13.52

Peter Hook . $20.12

David M. Carpenter 10.69

William Lake 13.97

Sammel Langley 11.32

Stephen Perkins . 14 61

Jacob Perkina . 13.33

The following persons paid taxes to the amount of ten dollars in 1840 :

John Berry $13.39

Peter Hook $20.12

James M. Blake . 15.06

Jeremiah Lana 11.50

David M. Carpenter 19.54

Isaiah Lana, 10.44

Abram Draka 10.83

William Lake 16,88

I. C. Greenoug]

13.75

Thomas Lake 11.13

John Lake. 12.27

J. N. C. Leavitt 11.27

John Laka (2d)

10.99

Jacob Perkina 20,62

David P. Shaw 11.69

John True 13.73

The following persons paid taxes in 1850 to the amount of ten dollars :

James Brown . $11.58

Joshua Lana $11.41

Thomas Berry 11.32

Mosea G. Lane 13,53

Nathaniel Bachelder 10.57

Isaiah Lana . 15.50

James Blake 12.76

Edward Langmaid. 11.18

Charles H. Carpenter.

12.42

William Lake 21.15

Abram Draka . 10.85

John Laka 12.26

Edward Edmunds 12.17

Trne Lake 15.73

Nathaniel Edgarly

10.11

J. N. C. Leavitt 15,20

Jesse Garvin .

12.08

Richard Locke 17.91

Wilaon D. Garvio . 11.85

Harris Marden 11.08

Joseph C. Greenongh 22.13

Nathan Marde 11.35

Peter J. Hook 23.06

Daniel P. Maxfield 10.43

Malachi Haines 12.31

Robert Munaey 10.51

Chandler Hntchinaon 14.37

Nathaniel Messer 12.08

Beojamin Kaime 10.27

Jacob Perkins 37.32

Stephen Perkina, Jr 24.32

Stephen Perkina 14.88

David P. Shaw 20.70

William Swain 10.80

John Shaw

10.64

Abram Stanyan 11.51

Samuel Stanyan

12.66

J. S. Staniala

10,79

Simeon Stevena 10.50

The following persons paid twenty-five dollars taxes in 1860:

Thomas Berry .. $29.04

J. C. Greenough . . $32.18

Charles H. Carpenter , 76.65

Stephen Perkina . . 72.21

The following persons paid taxes to the amount of fifty dollars in 1870:

S. Ambrose Brown . . . . 856.07

L. A. Foster 854.81

Thomaa Berry . 104.24

William Laka 72.07

Charles H. Carpenter . 272.50

M. R. Lake 78.54

Chandlar Hutchinson .. . 50.50

Josiah Laka , 65,50

E. Langmaid 52.12

Nathan Marden 50.85

Joshua Lane . 12.76

Abram True .. 11.17

Samuel W. Langmaid . 66.86

Oliver Messer 55.90

Jeremiah Lane

11.69

Samnel Langley 15.88

John Shaw . 69.55

Stephen Perkins 139.40

William Laka

13.03

John T. Leavitt 11.30

J. S. Sanhorn 64.01

Benjamin Shaw 60,05

Jolin Berry $10.97

Jonathan Leavitt . $10.89

Peter Hook 19.40

Edmund R. Leavitt . 14.91

James Hook 15.40

Samuel Sargent 13.63

Malachi Haines 11.06

Thomas Laka 13.44

Chat. M. Carpenter

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The following persons paid taxes to the amount of fifty dollars in 1880 :

Thomas Berry . $73.00 Charles H. Carpenter . . . $396.42

Josiah Lake 60.18

Charles Lake 123.26

Stephen Perkins 99.40

John Shaw 68.36

Benjamin Shaw 55.46

J. S. Sanborn . 53.00 Joseph Moore 68.96

Samuel W. Langmaid 50.46 Isaiah Lane 50.60

1845 .- Amount of money tax, $1375.19; school money, §363.22 ; poll tax, $1.73 : salaries of towo officers, $94,18.

1850 .- Amount of money taxes, $1532.54; school money, $370.83 ; poll tax, $1.75 ; salaries of town officers, $111.37.

1860 .- Amount of money taxes, 81887.03; school money, $626.32 ; poll tax, 81.39 ; salaries of town officers, $123.06.

1870 .- Amount of money taxes, 85934.76; school money, $604.80 ; poll tax, $3.00 ; salaries of town officers, $283.70.

1880 .- Amount of money taxes, $4867.86; school money, $726.38 ; poll tax, $1.62 ; salaries of town officers, $356.75.

1884 .- Amount of money taxes. $3833.43 ; poll tax, $1.26 ; salaries of town officers, $279.92 ; amount of school money, $907.03, divided among the several school districts as follows : District No. 1, 8127.77 ; No. 2, $125.18; No. 4, 8115.24 ; No. 5, $105.76 ; No. 6, 8178.31 ; No. 7, $63.03 ; No. 8, $139.16; No. 9, 852.58.

Towo property ; Towu-house at cost, $175 ; hearse-house and hearse, $500.

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.

CHARLES H. CARPENTER.

Charles H. Carpenter was born in Chichester, De- cember 18, 1818. He had an illustrious and patri- otic ancestry, which is traced in a direct line to Wil? liam Carpenter, who emigrated from England in 1638, and settled in Weymouth, Mass. From his son Joseph the line of descent is easily traced to Josiah, the grandfather of the subject of this sketch, who was born in Stratford, Conn., October 6, 1762. Though but fourteen years of age at the breaking out of the War of the Revolution, himself and three brothers served in the patriot army, and one of the brothers was killed at Roxbury Neck. After the war Josiah entered Dartmouth College and graduated in the class of 1787. He then studied for the ministry, and on November 2, 1791, he was installed as pastor to the first organized Congregational Church in Chichester, where he remained for nearly forty years, when he died, beloved and respected by all. He ever labored earnestly and diligently for the public good, and was highly esteemed as a citizen and minister of the gos- pel. He married, April 13, 1790, Hannah Morrill, of Canterbury. They had six children, David Morrill being the second one. He was the father of Charles H.

mands of his private occupation, his services were con- stantly claimed by his fellow-citizens, and for twenty- five years he held one or more of the various town offi- ces and for several years represented his native town in the State Legislature. He discharged all his official duties with ability and fidelity. He also held county office as one of the commissioners for Merrimack County. He was for a long time one of the directors of the Mechanics' Bank of Concord, and for more than thirty years one of the trustees of the Merrimack County Savings-Bank, in the same city, and rarely failed to attend the weekly meetings of the boards of both institutions. He was married, January 13, 1818, to Mary Perkins, daughter of Jonathan Chesley Per- kins, who settled in Loudon in 1788, where he cleared a large farm and became a prosperous and influential citizen. The children of David M. and Mary (Per- kins) Carpenter were Charles H., Josiah, Clara A., Sarah L. and Frank P., besides two daughters, who died in early life. Subsequently, Mr. Carpenter re- moved to Concord, where he died December 9, 1873, his wife having died seven years before, on November 4, 1866, at the age of sixty-eight years. He was a man of wide influence and universally respected in the community where he was known.

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History of Merrimack and Belknap counties, New Hampshire, Part 62

Author: Hurd, D. Hamilton (Duane Hamilton), ed Publication date: 1885 Publisher: Philadelphia [Pa.] J. W. Lewis & co. Number of Pages: 1520

Author: Hurd, D. Hamilton (Duane Hamilton), ed
Publication date: 1885
Publisher: Philadelphia [Pa.] J. W. Lewis & co.
Number of Pages: 1520