History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire and representative citizens, Part 113

Author: Hazlett, Charles A
Publication date: 1915
Publisher: Chicago : Richmond-Arnold
Number of Pages: 1390

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JOHN W. A. GREEN, who has held the office of register of deeds of Rockingham County for the last seven years, was born in Lawrence, Mass., August 15, 1873. His parents were George W. and Emily A. (Prescott) Green, both natives of Rockingham county, the father being a blacksmith by trade. The latter was a Republican in politics and for some time was selectman for the town of Exeter. He and his wife passed the greater part of their lives in this county, with the exception of the two years they spent in Lawrence, Mass. They were members of the Unitarian church. Their children were George E .; Margie P., now deceased, who was the wife of George H. Wiggin; John W. A., the sub- ject of this sketch, and Fred O. Both parents are now deceased and are buried at Hampton Falls.

Captain George Taylor. Julian.

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John W. A. Green was educated in the schools of Exeter, being graduated from the high school in 1889. He then spent a year at Phil- lips Exeter Academy, after which he learned the trade of blacksmith and worked at it for fifteen years in association with his father. In the fall of 1906 he was elected to his present position as register of deeds, taking office in April of the following year. A man of ability and reliability he has performed his duties in a manner giving full satis- faction to the people of the county generally and is further much esteemed as a good citizen of sterling personal character. In politics he is a Republican. He is a member of Lodge No. 97, B. P. O. E., of Ports- mouth, the Knights of Pythias, Odd Fellows, Red Men and Foresters.

Mr. Green was married in 1901 to Miss Nellie S. Smart, of Stratham, N. H., a daughter of Joseph T. Smart. Mrs. Green has one sister- Annie S., wife of Fred W. Severence; and two half sisters-Lottie, wife of Clarence Gowan, and Alice G., a teacher in the Portsmouth high school. Mr. and Mrs. Green attend the Unitarian church. They are progres- sive people, taking an interest in every good cause, and having a wide circle of friends throughout the county.

FRANK R. GOODALE, a well known citizen of Exeter, who has been identified with the Exeter Manufacturing Company for the last fifteen years and since 1900 paymaster for the same, is one of the active and reliable young business men that New England birth and educa- tion is apt to produce. He was born at Wells, Maine, August 19, 1880, and is a son of George B. and Belle M. (Norton) Goodale. Both parents were natives of Maine and the mother still resides at Wells. The father, who died in 1900, had been paymaster for the Exeter Manufacturing Company for some years previously and was a man of the highest integrity. Frank R. is the youngest of the parents' three children, the others being: George E., who is engaged in farming in Maine; and Harry W., who is a physician practicing in the city of Boston. The grand- fathers were Enoch Goodale and Daniel Norton.

Frank R. Goodale attended the public schools, including the high school at Exeter, after which he entered a commercial school at Haver- hill and when his course was completed, in 1899, entered the employ of the Exeter Manufacturing Company as a member of its office force and in 1900 succeeded his father as paymaster, and is also clerk of the corporation.

In 1906 Mr. Goodale was married to Miss Edith J. Philbrook, who was born at Exeter, N. H., and is a daughter of Harlan and Annie (Jenness) Philbrook. Mr. and Mrs. Philbrook are the parents of the fol- lowing children: Mary, who is the wife of Irvin Philbrick; Edith, wife of Frank R. Goodale ; Leonard and Frances. Mr. and Mrs. Goodale have three children: Frank, Alice and Ruth. The family attends the Con- gregational church. Mr. Goodale gives his political support to the re- publican party. He is a prominent member of the Masonic fraternity, having progressed rapidly and belongs to the Blue lodge, Chapter and Council at Exeter, to Exeter Commandery at Portsmouth, Scottish Rite at Nashua and Mystic Shrine at Concord. He and his wife are members of the Eastern Star.

CAPT. GEORGE NAYLOR JULIAN, a retired business man of Exeter, N. H., and a veteran of the great Civil war, was born in Exeter, N. H.,

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March 17, 1841, son of Luke and Abigail T. ( Moses) Julian. He is a grand- son of Andris Julian, who, when young, resided in Madras, Spain. Stolen from home, young Andris was forced into the Spanish navy, from which he subsequently escaped, taking refuge on a United States vessel, which landed him in New York, he being then but eighteen years of age. He subsequently followed the sea for many years but never again saw his home or people. Settling in this country, he married Catharine Lamson, they being the parents of Luke, the father of the subject of this sketch. Luke Julian was in early manhood a carriage builder but later became a wool merchant. He married Abigail T. Moses and they settled in Exeter, N. H., where they attended what is now the Phillips Congregational Church, but which was then known as the Second Congregational Church. Their six children were: Deborah M., who died young; Charles W., now deceased; John Andrew La Forest, deceased : Elizabeth Mary Moses, who became the wife of Col. Freeman Conner ; George Naylor, subject of this sketch, and Catharine L., deceased. Both parents have also passed away.

George N. Julian began his education in the common schools and later graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy, after a four years' course, in the class of 1856. From that time until the breaking out of the Civil war he was associated with his father in the wool business. On July 5th, 1861, he enlisted as a private in the Second Massachusetts Battery Light Artillery, Capt. Ormand F. Nims, which Battery was mustered into U. S. Service July 3Ist. While encamped on March 8, 1862, near Hampton, Va., he witnessed the sinking of the U. S. warships Cumberland and Congress and on March 9th the encounter between the Merrimac and Monitor. Received his first baptism of fire June 26, 1862, when Admiral Farragut passed the batteries at Vicksburg, Miss. On July 31, 1862, he was mustered out at Baton Rouge, La., having a few days previously received from Gov. Berry a Commission. He re-enlisted in the Thirteenth New Hampshire Regiment, Col. Aaron F. Stevens, Aug. 15, 1862, was mustered in as Captain of Co. "E" September 27, 1862, and served until February 1, 1865, when he was mustered out for the second time by reason of the expiration of term of service. While in the army he took part in some great battles, including Fredericksburg, Cold Harbor, Drury's Bluff, Second battle of Fair Oaks or Seven Pines and Battery 5, Petersburg, Va. In the last named engagement, on June 15th, IS64, it devolved upon Captain Julian to lead the charge which was entirely successful. The works being carried, eight Confederate Officers surrendering to Capt Julian and delivering to him their side arms. One of these officers commanded this line of works, another was a Naval Officer on shore leave for the day. This assault was said to be one of the most brilliant of the entire war. The Captain was considered by his war associates one of the bravest, most dependable and efficient officers furnished by the Old Granite State during the Civil War.

On the conclusion of the war Captain Julian again took up the wool busi- ness, carrying it on for many years in San Francisco, California, to which state he went in 1875, the name of his firm being Ball & Julian. In July, 1892, he returned east and settled in Exeter, N. H., continuing in the wool business for some years, having an office in Boston. He was appointed post- master of Exeter in 1898 by President Mckinley, and on July Ist of that year assumed the duties of the office. He served as postmaster five years and nine months with credit to himself and giving general satisfaction to the public.

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Captain Julian was married, March 17, 1865, to Miss Charlotta N. Vinal, who was born in North Reading, Mass., but who was reared in Lowell, Mass. Her parents were William D. and Naamah K. J. (Simms) Vinal, the father a dentist by occupation. They were members of the Baptist church. Their children were six in number, namely: George A. W .; Christany Augusta, who married Casper Golderman; Charlotte, wife of Captain Julian; William Jackson (first), who died at the age of one year; William Jackson (second), who died when three years old; and Walter Judson, now deceased.

Captain Julian and wife have five children: John Andrew La Forest, who married Emma J. Davis of Malone, N. Y .; Maud V., residing at home with her parents; George Naylor, who married Esther Lillian Ellis of Med- ford, Mass .; Katharine Augusta; and William Luke, who married Adeline Hall of Wallingford, Conn., and had one child, Charlotte Adella, who died in May, 1914. Captain Julian is a republican in politics. His society affilia- tions include membership in Edward W. Kinsley Post, No. 113, G. A. R., of Massachusetts; the Military Order of the Loyal Legion, Boston Com- mandery ; and the Knights of Honor.

MRS. MARY L. FIELD, who has proved that sex is no bar to busi- ness capacity, is the proprietor of a first class furniture store and in con- nection conducts an undertaking business, at Exeter, her business ter- ritory extending many miles in every direction, taking in the villages of Stratham, Brentwood and Hampton. Mrs. Field was born at Lebanon, Me., and is a daughter of Charles and Elizabeth (Morse) Sanborn. The mother of Mrs. Field is deceased but the father survives and has reached the venerable age of ninety years. During active life he was a furni- ture dealer at Somersworth, where Mrs. Field was reared. He still keeps interested in public matters and votes the Republican ticket. His children are: Sarah Elizabeth, who is the wife of Nathaniel T. Palmer ; Arthur; Annie F .; Eleanor J., who is the wife of Charles O. Nason ; Mary L. and Martha W., twins; Carrie B., now deceased, who was the wife of Arthur Foote; Charles Henry; Grace M., who is the wife of Fred W. Harmon; and Fred B., who is a physician.

Mrs. Field established her present business in 1891. She has the assistance of F. L. Jenkins, a licensed embalmer, and has a complete line of undertaking necessities and equipments and the efficient and dignified manner in which funerals under her charge are conducted, has brought her personal esteem as well as a wider business reputation. Her furniture store offers the most modern and attractive articles in this line and her excellent trade relations enable her to procure any special piece of furniture, drapery or bric a brac a customer may desire. Mrs. Field has three sons: James Lincoln, Charles Curtis and Richard A. Field. She was reared in the Baptist church, of which she is a valued member at Exeter.

CHESTER D. HATCH, treasurer and agent of the Exeter Manu- facturing Company, was born in Vermont, August 18, 1863. His parents were Thomas A. and Almira (Farrar) Hatch, the father a native of Vermont and her mother of New Hampshire. The former was a black- smith by occupation. Both are now deceased. They were the parents of but two children: Chester D., whose name appears at the head of this sketch, and Alice, who married Arthur Eaton.

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Chester D. Hatch after attending the common schools completed his literary education in the Vermont Methodist Seminary. In 1879 he became connected with the cotton manufacturing industry in Man- chester, N. H., where he remained about fifteen years. He then went to Pittsfield, N. H., where also he was connected with the cotton busi- ness for three and a half years, holding a position as overseer. He then came to Exeter and was here for about fifteen months. Then, returning to Pittsfield, he was superintendent in a mill there for about a year, after which he went to Manchester, N. H., to take charge of the weaving de- partment in the Amory mill. He was there about five and a half years, during this time having charge of 2,000 looms. He then returned to Exeter and entered the employ of the Exeter Manufacturing Company as superintendent, was subsequently promoted to the position of agent and still later to that of treasurer in addition. This company, which was incorporated in 1827, employs about 250 hands. They are engaged in the manufacture of sheetings and shirtings, operating the entire process from the cotton bale to the completed article. Having a thorough prac- tical knowledge of every part of the process of cotton manufacture, Mr. Hatch is a most capable man for the position he holds and enjoys the full confidence of his employers.

He was married in October, 1899, to Miss Ethel Hill, who was born in Pittsfield, N. H., a daughter of Forest F. and Emma (Elliott) Hill, natives of New Hampshire. Mrs. Hatch was her parents' only child. She and her husband attend the Unitarian church and have a wide ac- quaintance in Exeter and vicinity. Mr. Hatch is a Republican in poli- tics. He is a thirty-second degree Mason, belonging to the Blue Lodge at Pittsfield: St. Alban's Chapter and Olivet Council at Exeter; DeWitt Clinton Commandery, of Portsmouth ; the Scottish Rite, and the Mystic Shrine at Concord. He is also a prominent member of the Swam- scott Club, of Exeter.

FRANK W. TAYLOR, trustee and treasurer of the Union Five Cents Savings Bank, of Exeter, N. H., was born in this city, January I, 1881. His father, Harry H. Taylor, a son of John B. Taylor, and a native of New Hampshire, had charge for a number of years of the wood-work- ing department of the Davis & Furber Machine Company. He mar- ried Mary A. Taylor, a daughter of Charles G. and Abbie L. Taylor, who, although of the same family name, was not related to him. Their only child was Frank W., subject of this sketch. Both parents are now deceased and are buried in Exeter.

Frank W. Taylor was educated in the Exeter High School and at Phillips Exeter Academy. He began industrial life as clerk in a dry goods business, remaining thus occupied for two years. He then en- tered the employ of the Exeter Banking Company and continued with them until April 6, 1910, at which time he entered upon the duties of his present position with the Union Five Cents Savings Bank. He has established a good record for efficiency and is rapidly building up a repu- tation as one of the leading business men of the city. He is a member of the Exeter Club and of the Swamscott Club of Exeter and takes an active interest in whatever is calculated to promote the moral and ma- terial welfare of the community in which he lives, and of the county generally.

Mr. Taylor married, August 4. 1909, Miss Elizabeth Chesley. a na-

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tive of New Hampshire and daughter of John and Mary Chesley. He and his wife are the parents of two children, Mary and John C. The family attends the First Parish Church of Exeter. Mr. Taylor's fra- ternal affiliations are with the Star in the East Lodge, No. 59, A. F. & A. M., and St. Albans Chapter, No. 15, R. A. M., both of Exeter.

OLIVER A. FLEMING, owner and proprietor of a furniture and undertaking business in Exeter, N. H., and one of the prosperous merchants of this town, was born at Hampton Falls, in 1843, a son of David and Eunice ( Williams) Fleming. His father, who was a miller, was a native of England; his mother was born in Hampton Falls. Of their children Oliver A. is the only one now living. He was educated in the public schools at Exeter and then learned the harness maker's trade, which he followed for some years. About twenty-five years ago he started in his present line of business, in which he has been success- ful, employing from two to three men all the time. A Free Mason, he belongs to the Blue Lodge, Chapter and Council at Exeter and to the Commandery at Portsmouth. He also belongs to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.

Mr. Fleming married Miss Annie W. Robinson, a native of Exeter and daughter of Charles and Annie (Colcord) Robinson. He and his wife have many friends in Exeter and the vicinity and take an active part in the pleasant social life of the town. Enterprising and industrious, and with good business ability, he is one of Exeter's substantial citizens.

CHARLES E. BYINGTON, cashier of the Exeter Banking Con- pany, at Exeter, N. H., was born at West Brookfield, Mass., November 10, 1855. His parents were Rev. Swift and Martha (Wheeler) Bying- ton, who came to Exeter in 1871, where the father was pastor of the First Congregational Church for twenty-two years. They had pre- viously resided in Stoneham, Mass. Mrs. Martha W. Byington was a native of Bristol, Conn., and daughter of Joel Wheeler. Both parents are now deceased and are buried in Exeter. They had four children : Lizzie, who died at the age of twenty-one years; Charles E., subject of this sketch; Carrie W. and Alice.

Charles E. Byington attended the common schools in Stoneham, Mass., and after coming to Exeter with his parents, entered the Exeter high school, where he remained for two years. He then spent three years in Phillips Exeter Academy, after which he entered into business life, obtaining employment in the old Granite State National Bank, where he remained until 1893. In the following year he became cashier for the Exeter Banking Company, which was started at that time, and has been with them ever since, performing his duties efficiently and giv- ing general satisfaction to the patrons of the institution. -

Mr. Byington was married, September 15, 1885, to Miss Cornelia Frances Shute, of Exeter, a sister of Judge Henry A. Shute, and daugh- ter of George S. and Joanna (Simkins) Shute. Her father was a native of Exeter and her mother of England, the former being a son of Henry Shute by his wife, Eliza Rowe Smith. The Shute family is among the most prominent and respected in Rockingham county. They are popular members of the best Exeter society.

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WALTER H. PAGE, tax collector of the city of Portsmouth, N. H., was born in this state, April 10, 1859, a son of Samuel M. and Mary P. (Page) Page, the former of whom was an extensive contractor. He was educated in the public schools and came to Portsmouth in 1879. Since then he has been identified with various lines of business including journalism. He was elected to his present office as tax collector in 1891, and has shown himself a capable and trustworthy official. He is a Mason of high rank, having attained the 32d degree in that ancient order, and also belongs to the local lodge of Elks and to the Portsmouth Athletic Club, having been its treasurer for about 20 years.

Mr. Page married Miss Georgia A. Church, a daughter of Daniel C. Church, of Portsmouth. Mrs. Page died in 1911, leaving one child, William F. The family residence is at No. 119 Summer street. Mr. Page has a wide acquaintance among the citizens of Portsmouth, and his best friends are numbered among those who know him best.

DAVID MORRILL QUIMBY, in former years a well known and pop- ular citizen of Exeter, N. H., engaged in the jewelry trade, was born in that part of Salisbury, Mass., that is now Amesbury, July 22, 1821. He was a son of James and Abigail ( Morrill) Quimby, the former of whom came from Meredith, N. H., the mother being a native of Salisbury, Mass. The father was a merchant by occupation. Their children were Zebedee, James, Abi- gail, Susan, David M. and Mary Ann.

David M. Quimby, equipped with a grammar school education, learned the jeweler's trade in his youth with his brother, who conducted a jeweler's store in Exeter. He subsequently worked some years for other people, and finally entered into business for himself in Exeter, continuing it for about forty-five years, with prosperous results. He died at the age of seventy-six . years, on March 22, 1897, leaving a fair competence to his widow.

He was twice married : first to Jemimah Leavett, of Exeter. His second wife, who survives him, was in maidenhood Betsey H. Bartlett, a native of Salisbury, Mass., and daughter of James P. and Priscilla A. (Jewell) Bart- lett, her father, who was a Massachusetts man, being a shoemaker by trade. The mother was a native of Maine. Their children were Francis L., Betsey H. (or Bessie, as she was usually called), William P., Susan L. and Annie L. Mr. Quimby was a Unitarian in religious belief and his widow also attends that church.

GEORGE J. MURRAY, city auditor of Portsmouth, N. H., and a well known and popular citizen, was born in South Dakota, June 20, 1883. He was one of three children born to Joseph R. and Charlotte (Bryant) Murray, the former of whom, a native of New Brunswick, followed the vocation of a mechanic. The subject of this sketch was educated in the public schools, completing his studies in the City of Boston, Mass. In 1907 he came to Portsmouth, and here obtained a position as bookkeeper, being thus employed until September, 1911, when he was appointed to his present position as city auditor, to fill out the unexpired term of H. B. Prior. In January, 1912, he was elected to succeed himself. A man of sound business methods he has per- formed his duties to general satisfaction and has made many friends in this city. He is a member of St. John's Lodge, F. & A. M., No. I, of Portsmouth, New Hampshire Consistory, 32d degree, and also belongs

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to the Elks. Mr. Murray married Miss Evelyn Manning, a daughter of Harry Manning, of Nashua, N. H. He and his family are members of the Baptist church. In politics he is a Republican.

JAMES A. LEDDY, a prosperous business man and representative citizen of Epping, New Hampshire, is senior member of the firm of Leddy Brothers, leading grocers of this thriving business center. He was born in Newfields, New Hampshire, August 21, 1885, and is a son of Thomas and Mary Alice (McGlincey) Leddy. On the paternal side, the family comes from Ireland, whilst the maternal ancestors came from England, settling in Boston in 1849.

Thomas Leddy was born in Boston, Mass., June 3, 1849, and died in Epping, New Hampshire, in 1912. He was for years a leading mer- chant at Newfields, where for ten years he served as postmaster. He was the first Democrat from that district ever elected to the state legis- lature, and was. frequently called upon to fill other offices of public trust. At the time of his death he was serving in the capacity of town treasurer, and was succeeded in that office by his son, James A., the present in- cumbant. With his brothers, John and Charles, Thomas Leddy estab- lished the grocery now conducted by Leddy Brothers, at Epping. He was married to Miss Mary Alice McGlincey, who was born in New- fields, New Hampshire, in 1851, and they became parents of five chil- dren, as follows: Rev. Charles J. Leddy was born at Newfields in 1879, and received his educational training at Exeter and Boston College, sup- plemented by a theological course at St. John's, Brighton. He was ordained to priesthood at Manchester by Bishop George Albert Guer- ten, and now is chaplain at the Sisters of Mercy Convent, of Manchester. Alice M. Leddy married J. L. Thayer, of Epping, and they are parents of four daughters. Anna J. Leddy is a lady of accomplishments and high educational attainments. She is a graduate of the Epping schools, and Robinson Seminary at Exeter, finishing at the Emerson College of Oratory of Boston. John S. Leddy, junior member of the firm of Leddy Brothers, was born at Newfields, May 4, 1890, and received his schooling at Epping. Before graduation he began to learn the details of the grocery business under his father and uncles.

James A. Leddy, subject of this review, attended the school of New- fields until he was fifteen years old, and then attended one year at Epping High School. Dropping out of school then, he was for four years a clerk in the store of his father. After two years of study he was graduated in June, 1907, from Phillips Exeter Academy at Exeter. He returned to Epping and has since been busily engaged in the grocery trade. He in partnership with his brother, John S. assumed charge of the store in 1909, and have met with success. It is one of the most com- plete stores to be found in a place of equal size, and the patronage ac- corded them proves the wisdom of "quality plus service." Mr. Leddy was reared in the Catholic faith and is a liberal contributor to the church.

SAMUEL Y. DAVIS, chief of police of Exeter, N. H., which office he has held since September, 1913, was born in Farmington, N. H .. March 10, 1859, a son of George N. and Abbie C. (Young) Davis. The father of our subject was a native of Barnstead, N. H., and the mother

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of Gilmanton. Both are now deceased and are buried at Farmington and Gilmanton, respectively. They were members of the Adventist church. George N. Davis was in early life a shoemaker, but later a farmer. By his wife Abbie he had two children, Herman and Samuel Y. His wife dying he subsequently married Andelia A. Small, of which second union there were five children, namely: Hester E., Abbie A., Mary S., Leila B., and Arthur M. The last mentioned died in the Klondyke.

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History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire and representative citizens, Part 113

Author: Hazlett, Charles A Publication date: 1915 Publisher: Chicago : Richmond-Arnold Number of Pages: 1390

Author: Hazlett, Charles A
Publication date: 1915
Publisher: Chicago : Richmond-Arnold
Number of Pages: 1390