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Mr. Foss married Miss M. Isabella Waterhouse, a daughter of Charles H. Waterhouse, of Barrington, N. H., and they have one daughter, Nancy Laura, residing at home. She is an educated and accomplished lady, formerly was a bookkeeper and stenographer for Leslie P. Snow, of Rochester, N. H., and afterward a teacher in the Rochester High school. Mr. Foss is a promi- nent member of the Grange and belongs also to the Odd Fellows and the order of United American Mechanics, at Rochester.
DWIGHT HALL,* attorney-at-law, Dover, N. H., was born in Straf- ford County, N. H., April 13. 1887, one of a family of three children of Joshua G. and Susan E. (Bigelow) Hall. The father, Joshua G. Hall, was a very prominent lawyer up to the time of his death, which occurred October 31, 1898. He also served the city of Dover as city solicitor from 1868 to 1870 inclusive.
Dwight Hall, after attending the public schools, entered Andover Academy, from which institution he was graduated in 1890. He studied law at the Dorister Law School, of Boston, Mass., and was admitted to the bar in New Hampshire in 1897. Immediately after he began the practice of his profession in Dover, where he has since remained. He served the city of Dover as city solicitor and has also been county solicitor and referee in bankruptcy. Elected mayor of Dover, he served capably in that office during the years 1911 and 1912. He is a director in the Strafford National Bank of Dover.
Mr. Hall married Miss Frances C. Smith, a daughter of James Smith
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and he and his family are members of the First Congregational church. In politics he is a Republican. Mr. Hall is one of the leading members of the bar in Strafford County and few citizens of Dover are better known or more highly esteemed.
ROBERT B. LANE, who occupies the important position of overseer of the spinning department of mills No. I and No. 2 of the Great Falls Manufacturing Company, of Somersworth, N. H., has been identified with this extensive plant since December, 1899, when he became a resident of this city. He was born at Carroll, Me., October 18, 1868, and was a child when his parents removed to Lewiston, Me.
During the nine years that Robert B. Lane lived at Lewiston, he attended school and after removing to Warren, Mass., was graduated from the Warren High school. By the time he was eighteen years of age he had become interested in the textile mills at Warren and entered the carding and spinning department. He continued with the Warren Cotton Mills for ten years, making his way from the bottom of the ladder until he became foreman of the spinning department. After this he spent a year in the New York Mills, N. Y., where he was superintendent of mill No. 4, and from there came to Somersworth. At first, for a time, he was overseer of the spinning depart- ment of mill No. 1; later he was given charge also of mill No. 2, and at one time he even had mill No. 3 under his care. His long experience in this particular line has made him very valuable as an overseer and his watch- ful eye lets no fault of either workman or product escape him.
Mr. Lane was married at Warren, Mass., to Miss Mabel Armour and they have two children-James W. and Maud T. Mr. Lane and family attend the Free Will Baptist church at Somersworth. In politics he is a Republican but is no seeker for office. For many years he has been identified with the fraternal order of Knights of Pythias. Mr. Lane is a quiet, industrious, public spirited and liberal citizen and stands high in the esteem of those with whom the past fourteen years of his life have been spent.
JOHN G. LIBBEY, one of the prosperous agriculturists of the town of Somersworth, where he owns seventy-five acres of valuable land, was born at Lebanon, Me., February II, 1867, and is a son of Thomas H. and Mary A. (Goodwin) Libbey.
Thomas H. Libbey was born at Ossipee, N. H., and was six months old when his father died and the death of his mother left him an orphan at the tender age of three years. He was reared by an uncle, Ivory Hodgdon, of Ossipee, with whom he remained until he reached manhood, when he went
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to Lebanon, Me. There he married and remained for some years and then moved to Boston, Mass., for a short time. He then returned to Lebanon, which remained the family home until 1895, when removal was made to Somersworth and settlement was made on the farm that is now owned by John G. Libbey. Here Thomas H. Libbey resided until his death in Decem- ber, 1905, his wife surviving until April, 1910. They were members of the Free Will Baptist church. Of their children John G. Libbey is the only survivor.
John G. Libbey grew to manhood in his native place and attended the public schools. From choice, farming has always been his main occupation. On April 11, 1895, he was united in marriage with Bertha Hanscom, who was born at Lebanon, Me., a daughter of Aaron H. and Susan (Woodsum) Hanscom, the father a native of North Berwick and the mother of Lebanon, Me. Mrs. Libbey has two sisters: Mrs. Ida Brockett, of San Antonio, Tex., and Mrs. Alma Estabrook, of Berwick, Me. Mr. and Mrs. Libbey had one son, Maurice C., who is now deceased. As a good and intelligent citizen, Mr. Libbey takes an interest in public affairs and gives his political support to the Republican party. He is a member of the Knights of Pythias, at Springvale, Me.
JEREMY B. TOWLE, who is one of Dover's best known and most respected citizens, has passed the greater part of his life here, his main interest being farming. He belongs to one of the old families of the state and is in the eighth generation from the original settler, who was Philip Towle, a native of Ireland and one of the first householders at Kingston, N. H. Jeremy B. Towle was born at Wolfboro, N. H., May 13, 1831, a son of Levi and Sallie (Dudley) Towle, and a grandson of Jeremiah Towle. Levi Towle was born at Hanover, N. H., and moved to Dover in 1840, where he spent the rest of his life, dying at the age of eighty-four years.
Jeremy B. Towle accompanied his parents to Dover at the age of nine years. In boyhood he attended the old Pine Hill school and assisted his father on the home farm. He learned the shoemaking trade and in after years alternated work at the same time with farming. In the fall of 1864 he offered his services to his country, enlisting in Company D, First N. H. Heavy Artillery and was honorably discharged nine months later in the meanwhile having been mainly on guard duty at Washington, D. C. He returned then to Dover and has since lived here with the exception of a few years spent at Madrid, Me. His farm lies on the Back River road, town of Dover.
Mr. Towle was married first to Miss Mary A. Nute, of Madbury, N. H.,
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and ten children were born to them, the following of whom survive: Levi W., James B., and Hiram G., all of whom are residents of Dover; Cora B., a trained nurse and graduated physician, who is a resident of Boston, Mass .; Edwin D., a physician in practice at Salem, Mass .; and Jeremy S., who is a resident of a western state. Carrie E., Mary A., Alice and Abbie are deceased. The second marriage of Mr. Towle was to Miss Catherine L. Cook, who was born at Wolfboro, N. H., a daughter of Joel E. and Susan M. (Wiggin) Cook. Her father was born at Wolfboro, N. H., and her mother at Newmarket, the latter being a direct descendant in the eighth generation from Capt. Thomas Wiggin, who was the first acting governor of the state of New Hampshire. Mr. and Mrs. Towle have two children: Arthur, who is superintendent of a woolen mill at Hillsboro, N. H .; and Ruth W., who is a student in the Dover High school. Mr. Towle and wife attend the Universalist church. In his political views he is a Democrat. As a citizen ever ready to further movements for the general welfare, Mr. Towle stands among the foremost and both he and his wife have a wide circle of friends who hold them in personal esteemn.
HIRAM A. NASH is a well known citizen of Somersworth, N. H., residing at No. 44 West High Street. He was born in this village on Novem- ber 8, 1852, and is a son of Joseph K. and Judith (Merrill) Nash. The father was a native of France and when a young man emigrated to America, first locating at Elliot, Me. A short time thereafter he came to Great Falls, N. H., where he was employed in the carpentry department of the Great Falls Manufacturing Company for a period of forty-five years. His death occurred in 1876. He was a Republican in politics. Of the children born to Joseph K. and Judith (Merrill) Nash, the following survive: Helen A. of Raymond, N. H., widow of Albert Guptill; Luella A., wife of Isaac Hodgdon of Raymond, N. H .; Mary G., wife of Jacob Foster of Shelbourne Falls, Mass. ; Hiram A. ; and Frederick M. of Dover, N. H.
Hiram A. Nash was reared to man's estate in Somersworth, receiving a public school education. When a young man he learned the trade of a carpenter, which he followed for some twenty years. He was married in 1873 and shortly after moved to Haverhill, Mass., where he continued at his trade for a number of years. He was for several years a member of the police force in the town of Bradford, a suburb of Haverhill. He subse- quently became a member of the Haverhill fire department, being lieutenant of Hose Company No. 5, and for twenty years he continued in the service of the fire department. In 1910, he gave up that position and returned to
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Somersworth, where his wife and children had previously gone, owing to the death of Mrs. Nash's mother.
February 6, 1873, Hiram A. Nash was united in marriage with Belle Jones, a native of Somersworth, N. H., and a daughter of Charles S. and Harriet A. (Stanton) Jones, her father a native of Lebanon, Me., and her mother of Brookfield, N. H. Charles S. Jones, a son of Daniel Jones of Lebanon, Me., was about twelve years of age when his mother died, and the family almost immediately thereafter moved to what then was Great Falls, N. H., now Somersworth. Here he grew to maturity, and in time became established in the hotel business, a field of endeavor in which he attained wide prominence. He conducted hotels in Somersworth, in Portsmouth, N. H., and in Wells Beach, Me., and became widely known and exceedingly popular. He was a stanch Democrat in politics, taking an active part in campaigns at all times and working for his party's supremacy. He also at times filled offices of trust, being at one time a member of the New Hampshire legislature and also serving some years as selectman of Great Falls. Mrs. Jones died in May, 1896, and her husband survived her until October 10, 1905, Mrs. Nash being sole survivor of the family. Mr. Jones was a Mason and an Odd Fellow. He was a man of public spirit and in his death Strafford county lost one of its most worthy and representative citizens.
Mr. and Mrs. Nash have two children: Guy M. of Haverhill, Mass .; and Adelbert M., of Somersworth, N. H. He is an ardent Democrat in politics, and takes an earnest interest in public affairs as becomes a good citizen. He is not an active member of any church, but he and Mrs. Nash have been liberal in the support of churches and worthy enterprises calculated to elevate the community.
MARK ANNIS, who carries on extensive operations in general farming and dairying, on his fine estate of 187 acres, situated in the town of Dover, is one of Strafford county's well known and enterprising business men. He was born on December 7, 1869, in Coos county, N. H., and is a son of Mark and Betsy (Burbank) Annis, both of whom were born in New Hamp- shire, as was also the paternal grandfather, Joseph Annis, who lived at Conway, N. H.
Mark Annis remained in Coos county until twelve years old and then accompanied his parents to Somersworth, and from there, at the age of seventeen years, came to Dover. His education had been carried on along liberal lines and Mr. Annis is well informed, not only concerning the best carrying on of his particular industries, but of matters in general.
Mr. Annis was married January 22, 1887, to Miss Sarah J. Tibbetts,
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who was born at Lebanon, Me., a daughter of Andrew J. Tibbetts of that place. The death of this estimable lady on April 6, 1913, not only brought grief to her immediate household but to the community as well. She was a member of the Advent Christian church. Seven children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Annis, namely: Joseph R., Betsy W., Mark (a student in the Boston Bible School at Boston, Mass.) ; Ebbin E., Andrew J., Teresa M. and George E. Mr. Annis is a member of the Advent Christian church at Dover. He is a good-intentioned citizen, anxious to support law and bring about needed reforms and casts his vote independently.
CYRUS FREEMAN, who is identified with the Great Falls Manufac- turing Company at Somersworth, N. H., as overseer of the cloth hall, is a well known and prominent citizen of Strafford county, for many years having been active in public life as well as in business affairs. He was born February 28, 1840, at Farmington, Me., and is a son of Cyrus and Elizabeth ( Mosher) Freeman, both natives of Gorham, Me.
Cyrus Freeman was reared to the age of fourteen years at Farmington, by his mother, his father having died in his infancy, and then they with other members of the family, moved to Lewiston, Me., where he attended school and lived for fifteen years. From there Mr. Freeman came to Great Falls, in the meanwhile having been well trained in different textile mills, and in 1870 accepted the position which he now fills. In April, 1861, Mr. Freeman enlisted for service in the Civil war and became a member of Company F., which was organized at Lewiston, Me. When the company reached Portland, Me., it became a part of the First Maine Volunteer Infantry, and Mr. Free- man was made an orderly and served three months and after his honorable discharge, returned to Lewiston. He takes much interest in Littlefield Post, No. 8, G. A. R., Somersworth and has served two years as its commander.
On September 25, 1863, Mr. Freeman was married to Miss Celeste Smith, of Lewiston, Me., a daughter of George B. and Lucinda (Litchfield) Smith. She died June 18, 1910. Three children were born to them, of whom two are living-Arthur C., who is a resident of Lawrence, Mass. (He designed the seal for the city of Somersworth) ; and Bessie L., who is a graduate of the Somersworth High school and a popular teacher here. Early recognized as a man of worth by his fellow citizens, Mr. Freeman was elected a member of the first board of councilmen after the incorporation of Somersworth as a city, in 1893, and during three of the four years that he served, he was president of the board. He served also two terms as a member of the New Hampshire legislature, representing the former town of Somersworth. He belongs to Libanus Lodge, No. 49, A. F. & A. M., Somersworth; Edwards
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Royal Arch Chapter, for over a quarter of a century having been treasurer of both organizations, and belongs to St. Paul Commandery at Dover. He is also a charter member of Prospect Lodge, Knights of Pythias of Somers- worth. Mr. Freeman and family attend the Congregational church.
GEORGE W. TUTTLE, who is engaged principally in market garden- ing, is the owner of a tract of 120 acres on Dover Neck, N. H., being of the eighth generation of Tuttles to be located on this land. He traces his lineage in this country and on his home farm through Joseph E. and Caroline H. (Paul) Tuttle, Joseph and Sarah (Pinkham) Tuttle, William and Anna (Hanson) Tuttle, Elijah and Esther Tuttle, Ensign John Tuttle, and Judge John Tuttle to John Tuttle, who was the original immigrant.
John Tuttle, last named, came from Wales to Dover, N. H., in 1633, being one of Captain Thomas Wiggins' Company. He was one of the party to make settlement on Dover Neck in the fall of that year, his allotment being on the east side of the road, near where the school house now stands. His son, Judge John Tuttle, became a very prominent and influential member of the community, his home being on the west side of the street, nearly opposite that of his father. He was town clerk from 1693 to 1729, town treasurer many years, representative in the General Court or Assembly of New Hampshire from 1698 to 1707, and was judge of the Court of Common Pleas from 1695 until his death in 1720. He also had a command in the state militia. Ensign John Tuttle, son of Judge Tuttle, resided on the grant of land on the west side of Back river, given to his grandfather in 1642. He engaged in the lumber business with his father, operating a saw mill at Toland Falls, where in 1712 he met death at the hands of the Indians. He was ensign in a militia company, which gave him his title, and he was one of the most active business men of the town. Joseph and Sarah Pinkham Tuttle, grandparents of the subject of this record, had three sons who grew to maturity and lived on the old Tuttle estate, namely: Asa Tuttle. the noted Quaker preacher who departed this life in the nineties; Joseph. who died in middle life; and William Penn Tuttle, a man of prominence of Dover Neck, who died on May 4, 1911.
William Penn Tuttle, an uncle of George W., whose name heads this sketch, was born June 26, 1823, in the home where he lived at death. His educational training was acquired in the public schools at Dover and in the Friends' School at Providence, R. I. During the early years of his active life he was in the lumber business in Rochester and Milton, also in towns in Maine, but his main business was in farming the Tuttle homestead, along which line he was one of the most successful on Dover Neck. He was the
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first Dover farmer to make a specialty of truck farming, and he built the first green house for the raising of early vegetables. His product being farther advanced than his competitors he always benefited by the earlier and higher prices. He was a high minded and active man and enjoyed the highest esteem of his fellow citizens. He was for many years leader in the Society of Friends, whose meeting house on Central Avenue and Pine Hill was built in 1769. He was well versed in the Bible, was a good speaker in public meetings, and at all times and intelligent and pleasing conversationalist. He was an ardent anti-slavery man and was an important cog in the "Under- ground Railroad," doing his share in secreting many of the colored race and helping them to the Canadian line and freedom. He was in no sense a politician, never sought office, but frequently did all in his power to assist good men into office. The only office he ever consented to fill was that of surveyor of highways in his district, for he had long been a strong and practical advocate of good roads, never letting an opportunity pass to further that end. He was thrice married, first to Mary Varney of Rochester, secondly to Lydia Cartland of Portland, Maine, and his third marriage was with Hannah Hanson. He had one son by his first wife but he did not live beyond his sixth year. Mr. Tuttle spent the last few years of his life in retirement, leaving the care of the farm to his nephew George W. Tuttle. His death occurred May 4, 1911, when he was aged eighty-seven years, ten months and eight days.
Joseph E. Tuttle, father of George W., was born at Dover Neck, N. H., as was also his wife Caroline H. Paul. He always followed farming, but did not live beyond middle life, dying July 12, 1874. He was a Republican in politics, and in religious attachment was a member of the Society of Friends.
George W. Tuttle was born on Dover Neck, October 22, 1865, and was but a small boy when his father died. He was taken to live with an aunt at North Berwick, Maine, and was sent by her to the Friends Boarding School at Providence, R. I., this school now being known as the Moses Brown School. He completed a four years' course there, after which he returned to Dover Neck. In school he had learned the art of wood carving, and upon his return to his native town took up the trade of cabinet maker which he followed four years. He located on a part of the old homestead and erected a set of building there in 1890. For about four years he made a specialty of the poultry business, after which he spent considerable time in the wind- mill industry, erecting windmills in Strafford and adjoining counties and some in the state of Maine. William Penn Tuttle at his death conveyed the homestead farm to his grand-nephew, William Penn, and the outlying property
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to his nephew George W. The two farms are now carried on jointly by father and son in a very successful truck farming business.
February 19, 1890, Mr. Tuttle was joined in marriage with Miss Jane Dennett, who was born in North Berwick, Maine, and is a daughter of John Dennett, now deceased. Five children blessed this union, namely: William P., Caroline H. (deceased), Esther, Eleanor, and George E. All of the children now living make their home in Dover, N. H. John Dennett, father of Mrs. Tuttle, was born in North Berwick, Me., and his wife, Jane H. Hubbard in maiden life, was born in South Berwick. Mr. Dennett was a prominent citizen and frequently held office. He was supervisor of schools for a time, was a selectman of South Berwick, and for some time was a representative of his district in the Maine Legislature. George W. Tuttle is a Republican in politics, whilst religiously he belongs to the Society of Friends. Mrs. Tuttle is a member of the Calvin Baptist church.
HENRY COCHRANE, general farmer and cattle dealer in the town of Somersworth, where he owns 150 acres of land, was born in Somersworth, February 4, 1859, and is a son of Adam and Jeanette Cochrane. The parents of Mr. Cochrane were born in Scotland and after emigrating to America came to New Hampshire and settled in the town of Somersworth where they resided until their death. Three of their children survive them: Charlotte, who is the wife of Amasa Leonard, of Somersworth; Joseph, who lives at Providence, R. I .: and Henry. The parents attended the Methodist Episco- pal church and were people of honest ways and good intentions.
Henry Cochrane grew up in Somersworth and attended the district schools. For many years he has been engaged in dealing in cattle as well as in general farming and as he is an excellent judge of livestock makes buying and selling profitable. Mr. Cochrane was first married to Miss Effie Ford, a daughter of the late George W. Ford, of Dover Point, and they had six children, the three survivors being: Ralph, living in Massachusetts; Henry E. and Marian M., both residing in Somersworth. George F., Ethel and Frederick are deceased. Mr. Cochrane's second marriage was to Miss Ida Clement, daugh- ter of the late William H. Clement, of Rollinsford. They are members of the Methodist Episcopal church. Mr. Cochrane is a Republican in politics and fraternally is an Odd Fellow. He is well and favorably known over Strafford county and has a wide circle of business as well as personal friends who esteem him highly for his many admirable traits of character.
GEORGE B. CLARK, a well known citizen and prosperous agriculturist of Madbury, N. H., residing on his farm of 103 acres, was born at Ludlow, Me., August 16, 1869, and is a son of James and Fannie (Roberts) Clark.
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James Clark was born in Newfoundland, of English parentage. When a young man he came to the United States and located at Ludlow, Me., where he married and still carries on his farm industries and has many local interests.
George B. Clark was reared on his father's farm and secured his educa- tion in his native place. Early in the nineties he went to Danvers, Mass., and from there came to Dover, N. H., where he resided until 1910. He settled on his present farm in Madbury where he carries on a general line of agriculture.
On March 17, 1891, Mr. Clark was married to Miss Sarah Gordon, of Riceville, Ontario, Canada, and they have six children: Bertha J., Gordon, Harold S., Sidney S., Charlotte, George B. and James A. Mr. and Mrs. Clark are members of the Methodist Episcopal church. In his political views Mr. Clark favors the Republican party although not a politician. He is an honest, upright man, one who has made many friends since settling in Mad- bury, through his willing cooperation in promoting movements designed for the general welfare.
THE SPAULDING BROTHERS-Leon, Huntley and Rolland-who are connected officially with J. Spaulding & Sons Co., manufacturers of fibre board, a concern well known in the trade throughout the United States and elsewhere, are sons of Jonas Spaulding, the original founder of this enterprise. Jonas Spaulding was born at Townsend, Mass., where he sub- sequently engaged in the manufacturing business, erecting a small mill for the manufacture of fibre board. The enterprise was successful and has since developed into the present large concern. Its founder died in Andover, Mass., at the age of 67 years. By his wife Emma, whose maiden name was Cummings, and who survives him, he had four children, namely: Leon C., who has charge of the Spaulding mill at Tonawanda, N. Y., Huntley N., also interested in the company, who is a resident of Boston, Mass., Rolland H., a resident of North Rochester, N. H., and Marion L., who resides with her mother in Boston. In addition to the plants above named the company operates two other mills in Rochester, N. H., which are leased from a Rochester manufacturer ; a leather board mill in Caseyville, Ill., two mills in Milton, N. H., manufacturing fibre board; also the Spaulding & Frost Com- pany at Fremont, N. H., devoted to cooperage and lumber, which mill turns out about one-third of the New England output of its line. The company is largely interested also in Spauldings Limited, of London, England. The three sons of Jonas Spaulding were for years actively associated with their father in the development of this large enterprise, and the business lias grown to its present size under their management. They are now in many
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