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I. PETER GREEN, son of Nathaniel Green, born in Worcester, Mass., 1746; opened an office in Concord, 1767. IIe was chosen State Councillor in 1788 and 1789. See pp. 272-3, and "Officers." He died March 27, 1798, aged 52.
II. EDWARD ST. LOE LIVERMORE, son of Hon. Samuel Livermore, born in Londonderry, 1761, entered upon his profession in Concord, 1783 ; So- licitor for Rockingham County, 1791-3; Judge in the Superior Court of Judicature, 1797-1799; then resided at Portsmouth. He was also Mem- ber of Congress from Massachusetts. His first wife was Mehetabel, dangh- ter of Robert Harris, of Concord; his second wife a Miss Stackpole, of Boston, by whom he had children. He was the father of the celebrated Harriet Livermore, born in Concord, April 14, 1788. He died at Tewks- bury, Ms., Sept. 15, 1832, aged 71.
III. THOMAS W. THOMPSON, son of Dea. Thomas Thompson, of Boston, born March 10, 1766; graduated at H. U. 1786; was tutor in College, 1789 ; Aid to Gen. Lincoln at the time of "Shays' Rebellion ;" commenced the practice of law at Salisbury, 1791; Representative from that town in the State Legislature ; chosen Representative to Congress 1805-1807. In 1810, Treasurer of the State, when he moved to Concord. Speaker of the House in the State Legislature, 1813 and 1814 ; Senator in Congress, 1814- 1817; elected Trustee of Dartmouth College in 1801, which office he held till his death. Mr. Thompson was an accomplished gentleman, distinguish- ed for the dignity and urbanity of his manners, for integrity and picty. Hc held the office of Deacon in the First Church in Concord, from 1818 till his death. He died of pulmonary consumption, Oct. 10, 1821, aged 55 years.
IV. ARTHUR LIVERMORE, Judge, brother of Edward St. Loe Livermore, opened an office in Concord in 1792; soon moved to Chester; thence to Holderness, to which place his history properly belongs. He died July, 1853, aged 87 years.
V. CHARLES WALKER, [Sce List of Graduates. ]
VI. SAMUER GREEN, Judge, son of Nathaniel Green, born March 7, 1770, read law in the office of his brother, Peter Green, Esq. ; commenced practice in Concord, 1793; Associate Justice of the Superior Court from 1819 to 1840, when he retired on account of the constitutional limit of age. He was then appointed to a clerkship at Washington, where he continued
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till his death, March, 1851, aged 81 years. Judge Green was a lame man ; was distinguished for industry and sound judgment. He built what was afterwards known as the "Kent Place," and owned about sixty acres of land on the hill west of Spring street.
VII. ARTIIUR ROGERS, son of Maj. Robert Rogers, opened an office in Concord, 1793, but remained here in practice only a short time. Residing in different places till the death of Capt. Roach, in 1811, he returned to Concord, and was under guardianship-at first of Lewis Downing, and then of Isaac Hill. He died not long after leaving Concord, at Portsmouth, in 1841. [Note. On page 351 it is said that the maiden name of Robert Rogers' wife was Elizabeth Furness. This is a mistake. Arthur Rogers married Elizabeth Furness, and his mother was a Brown, and daughter of Rev. Arthur Brown, of Portsmouth.]
VIII. PHILIP CARRIGAIN. [See Biography, p. 596.]
IX. MOSES EASTMAN, a graduate of D. C., 1794; came from Salisbury to Concord about 1826 ; was Clerk of the Courts in Merrimack County till 1834. He then returned to Salisbury, where he died, 1848.
X. WILLIAM PICKERING, a native of Greenland ; grad. of H. C., 1797 ; educated for the law; Deputy Secretary, and was State Treasurer about 12 years previous to 1828, during which time he resided in Concord ; mar- ried Susan B., daughter of Charles Walker, Esq. Returning to Green- land he was Representative to the General Court, and Collector of Customs at Portsmouth. He died in 1850.
XI. MOODY KENT, son of Joseph Kent, was born in Newbury, Mass., May 22, 1779; graduated at H. C., 1801; admitted to the bar in 1804; practised in Deerfield nearly five years ; came to Concord in September, 1809, where he remained in practice till 1832, when he withdrew from bu- siness.
XII. ISAAC GATES, graduated at H. C., 1802; was in Concord a short time in 1814; died in Harvard, Mass., in November, 1852.
XIII. SAMUEL A. KIMBALL. [See Graduates. ]
XIV. MATTHIEW HARVEY, son of Matthew Harvey, of Sutton, graduate of D. C., 1806 ; commenced practice in Hopkinton ; Governor of the State in 1830; District Judge of the United States. Although Concord has had the honor of his residence since 1850, his history belongs to Hopkinton.
XV. LYMAN B. WALKER, from Gilford, while Attorney-General of the State, from 1843 to -, resided in Concord.
XVI. MOSES II. BRADLEY. [See Graduates.]
XVII. SAMUEL FLETCHER, born in Plymouth, July 31, 1785; graduated at D. C., 1810; opened an office in Concord, 1815; Trustee of Dartmouth College ; Trustee and Treasurer of Philips Academy and Theological Sem- inary, at Andover, from 1841 to 1850, when he resided there. His health declining, he returned to Concord, where he still resides.
XVIII. JOHN WHIPPLE, born in Hamilton, Mass. ; graduate of D. C. in 1812; commenced practice in the eastern part of Dunbarton, (now Hook- sett,) 1817 ; came to Concord in 1833, since which time he held the office of Register of Deeds for Merrimack County, 1833 to 1836; Solicitor of the County from 1836 to 1843; Deputy Secretary, and for several years past Treasurer of the N. E. Mutual Fire Insurance Company.
XIX. AMOS A. PARKER, born in Fitzwilliam, graduated at Burlington
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College, 1813; came to Concord in 1823, and commenced and conducted the New-Hampshire Statesman. He now resides in his native town.
XX. GEORGE KENT. [See Graduates.]
XXI. RICHARD BARTLETT. [Sce Graduates.]
XXII. SAMUEL D. BELL, Judge, son of Hon. Samuel Bell, of Chester, had an office in Concord, 1838 and 1839, whence he removed to Manches- ter, where he still resides, and to which place his history belongs.
XXIII. NATHANIEL P. ROGERS, born in Plymouth, June 3, 1794 ; grad- uated at D. C., 1816 ; though educated a lawyer he is known to Concord only as the editor of " Herald of Freedom." He came to this town 1838, where he remained till his death, Oct. 16, 1846. In 1840 he visited Eu- rope, to attend the World's Anti-Slavery Convention. He was an earnest and powerful writer in support of abolition principles, as his articles in the Herald of Freedom evince. Unfortunately, he became alienated from the church of which he was a member, and avowed opinions adverse to the received doctrines of Christianity. According to his directions, no minis- ter of the gospel attended his funeral. He was buried in the old burying- ground in Concord. His grave is without a monument.
XXIV. WILLIAM T. HEYDOCK, practised in Concord a short time in 1829. Died at Hanover, 1835.
XXV. NATHANIEL G. UPHAM, son of Hon. Nathaniel Upham, of Ro- chester, and grandson of Rev. Timothy Upham, of Deerfield, graduated at D. C. 1820; admitted to the bar in Strafford County ; opened an office in Bristol, whenec he came to this town, 1829; from 1833 to 1843 one of the Justices of the Superior Court; a member of the Constitutional Conven- tion, 1850 ; Commissioner to London, 1853, " for adjustment of claims be- tween citizens of the United States and Great Britain, against the govern- ment of either country." Since his resignation of the office of Justice of the Superior Court, he has been General Agent of the Concord Railroad.
XXVI. WILLIAM C. THOMPSON. See Graduates.
XXVII. STEPIIEN C. BADGER, a native of Warner, born April 12, 1797; graduated at D. C., 1823; admitted to the Bar, 1826; came to Concord from New-London, 1833 ; Clerk of the Courts of Merrimack County from 1834 to 1846; Police Magistrate several years previous to the adoption of the City charter, and a practical and scientific Engineer.
XXVIII. HENRY A. BELLOWS, born at Walpole, Oct. 25, 1803; admit- ted to the Bar, 1826. After practising at Walpole two years and at Little- ton from 1828 to 1850, he came to Concord, and is in practice.
XXIX. WILLIAM W. STICKNEY, a native of Enfield ; graduated at D. C. 1823 ; opened an office in Concord, 1826; next year removed to New- Market.
XXX. JAMES WHITTLE, from Weare, studied law with Samuel Fletcher, Esq., and opened an office in 1827, but soon left.
XXXI. RALPH METCALF, Governor of the State, 1855 ; born in Charles- town, Nov. 21, 1798, graduated at D. C., 1823 ; came to Concord, as Secre- tary of State, in 1831, where he remained seven years. He resides in Newport, to which place his history properly belongs.
XXXII. IRA PERLEY, appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New-Hampshire, 1855; born in Boxford, Mass., Nov. 9, 1799; graduated, D. C., 1822; tutor from 1823 to 1825; admitted to the bar, 1827, and
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opened an office in Hanover; treasurer of the College, 1830 to 1835. Came to Concord, 1834; was a Justice in the Superior Court of New- Hampshire from July, 1850, to October, 1852, when he resigned. Mr. Perley delivered an Eulogy on Daniel Webster, before the Executive and Legislative Departments of New-Hampshire, Dec. 22, 1852, which was published.
XXXIII. WILLIAM G. WEBSTER, born at Plymouth, Aug. 20, 1800; graduated at D. C., 1822 ; read law with Samuel Fletcher, Esq. ; practiced at New-Hampton, Rochester and Concord. He died at Plymouth, June 14, 1839, aged 39.
XXXIV. CHARLES H. PEASLEE, son of William Peaslee, born at Gil- manton, Feb. 6, 1804 ; graduated at D. C., 1824; opened an office in C'on- cord, 1828. He has held numerous and important offices : Adjutant and Inspector-General of the Militia of New-Hampshire from 1839 to 1847; Representative in Congress six years, from 1847 to 1853; Trustee of the New-Hampshire Asylum for the Insane - an institution he was particularly instrumental in establishing : Director of the Concord Railroad, the charter of which he took an efficient part in procuring ; and Collector of the Port of Boston and Charlestown, Mass., April 1, 1853, which office he still holds.
XXXV. FRANKLIN PIERCE, President of the United States; son of Gov. Benjamin Pierce, of Hillsborough; born Nov. 23, 1804 : graduated at Bowdoin College, 1824; admitted to the bar, and practiced law in his native town from 1827 to 1838, when he came to Concord; was Repre- sentative in Congress from 1833 to 1837; Senator from 1837 to 1842; was Brigadier General in the Mexican war, 1847; elected President of the United States in November, 1852.
XXXVI. DAVID PILLSBURY, born in Raymond, whence his father soon removed to Candia ; a graduate of D. C., 1827 ; practiced law in Chester from 1830 to 1854, when he opened an office in Concord. Several years was a Major-General in the New-Hampshire Militia.
XXXVII. IRA A. EASTMAN, Judge, son of Stephen Eastman, of Gilman- ton, born Jan. 1, 1809; graduated at D. C., 1829; came to Concord in 1853. His history belongs to Gilmanton.
XXXVIII. HAMILTON HUTCHINS. [Sec Graduates.]
XXXIX. GEORGE MINOT, born in Bristol; graduated at D. C., 1828; admitted to the bar, 1831; practiced in his profession at Gilmanton, Bris- tol and Concord. He is cashier of the Mechanics' Bank, and United States Pension Agent for New-Hampshire.
XL. CALVIN AINSWORTH, a native of Littleton, born Aug. 22, 1807; admitted to the bar, 1835 ; came to Concord from Littleton, 1843 ; Regis- ter of Probate for Merrimack County five years, and first Police Justice of the city of Concord, 1853.
XLI. EPHRAIM EATON, a native of Candia ; graduated at D. C., 1833; studied law with Samuel Fletcher, Esq., and opened an office in Concord, 1837, where he continued in business until 1853, when he relinquished the practice of law and moved to Troy, N. Y.
XLII. ASA FOWLER, appointed one of the Justices of the Supreme Court of New-Hampshire, 1855; born in Pembroke, Feb. 23, 1811; grad- uated at D. C., 1833; admitted to the bar and opened an office in Concord, 1837. Clerk of the New-Hampshire Senate from 1835 to 1840. From 1838 to 1845 in company with President Pierce, under the firm of Pierce & Fowler. [Sce " Town Officers."]
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XLIII. ARTIIUR FLETCHER, a native of Bridgewater ; graduate of Yale College. 1836 ; admitted to practice in Concord, 1840; was " principally occupied for two years afterwards in winding up the affairs of the Concord Bank," and has ever since practiced law in Concord.
XLIV. WILLIAM BUTTERFIELD, a native of Goffstown ; born Sept. 18, 1815 ; graduated at D. C., 1836 ; educated for the law, which he practiced awhile in Lucas Co., Ohio, and in Gilmanton, N. H., but since 1846 editor of the New Hampshire Patriot.
XLV. JOSIAH MINOT, son of James Minot, of Bristol ; graduated at D. C., 1837; admitted to the bar, 1840; practiced at Bristol and Concord; was appointed Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, September, 1852, but resigned March, 1855, on receiving the appointment of Commissioner of Pensions, at Washington.
XLVI. GEORGE G. FOGG, son of David Fogg, born in Meredith, May 26, 1815 ; graduated at 1). C., 1839; studied law and admitted to practice in Gilmanton, 1842; came to Concord as Secretary of State in 1846, and since editor and proprietor of the Independent Democrat.
XLVII. SYLVESTER DANA, a native of Orford ; son of Rev. Sylvester Dana; graduated at D. C., 1839; studied law with Pierce & Fowler, Concord, and at the Dane School of Harvard College; admitted to the bar, 1842, and soon after opened an office in Concord, where he still resides.
XLVIII. NATHANIEL B. BAKER. [See Graduates. ]
XLIX. NEHEMIAH BUTLER, born at Pelham, Feb. 22, 1824; studied law with Asa Fowler, Esq., of Concord, and at the Law School in Harvard University ; commenced practice at Fisherville, 1843; was appointed clerk of the Superior Court and Court of Common Pleas for the county of Mer- rimack, and removed to Concord, 1852.
L. ABEL HERBERT BELLOWS, son of Abel Bellows, born May 28, 1821, in the city of London, England, during a foreign tour of his parents; grad- uated at Harvard College in 1842; admitted to the bar and practiced in Keene from 1845 to 1849; then made a tour in Europe, Asia and Africa ; came to Concord in 1850, and is associated in business with H. A. Bel- lows, Esq.
LI. WILLIAM LAWRENCE FOSTER, son of John Foster, born in West- minster, Vt., June 1, 1824; fitted for College ; read law with Levi Cham- berlain, Esq., of Keene ; practiced law in Keene from 1845 to 1851; Clerk of the Senate 1851 and 1852; came to Concord, and continued the prac- tice of law in connection with John H. George, Esq. In March, 1853, he was appointed Reporter of Decisions of the Superior Court.
LII. JOHN HATCH GEORGE, son of John George, born in Concord, Nov. 20, 1822; entered Dartmouth College in 1840; left at the end of three years ; studied law with Pierce & Fowler and Charles II. Peaslee ; admit- ted to the bar, 1846; Clerk of the Senate, 1847, 1848 and 1850; County Solicitor, 1849 and 1854; United States Attorney for the District of New- Hampshire, 1853.
LIII. LYMAN D. STEVENS, born in Piermont, Sept. 20, 1821 ; graduated at D. C., 1843; studied law with Ira Perley, Esq., and opened an office in Concord in 1847.
LIV. LYMAN T. FLINT, born at Williamstown, Vt., Sept. 29, 1817; graduated at D. C., 1842; admitted to the bar, 1847, at Lancaster ; prac- ticed at Colebrook until 1854, when he came to this city.
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L.V. AMOS HADLEY, born in Dunbarton, May 14, 1825; graduated at D. C., 1844. Studied law and admitted to practice in 1848, but has de- voted his time chiefly to teaching, and to the editorship, since 1853, of the State Capital Reporter, of which he was joint publisher with Hon. Cyrus Barton.
LVI. JESSE AUGUSTUS GOVE, born in Weare, Dec. 5, 1824; entered Norwich University, 1844; lieutenant in the ninth regiment of U. S. In- fantry, in the war with Mexico, 1847 and 1848 ; came to Concord in Sept., 1848; studied law, and admitted to the bar, 1851; was Deputy Secretary of State in 1850 to 1855 ; and under act of Congress, March 3, 1855, for increasing the army, was appointed Captain in the tenth regiment of In- fantry Riflemen.
LVII. FRANCIS B. PEABODY, born in Milford, Oct. 27, 1827; gradu- ated at Trinity College, Hartford, Conn., 1848; studied law and admitted to practice in Hillsborough, 1851; came to Concord in 1852, and opened an office in connection with Hon. N. B. Baker.
LVIII. SIDNEY WEBSTER, son of Caleb Webster, born at Gilmanton, May 28, 1827 ; graduated at Yale College, 1848; admitted to the bar, 1851, and went into business in Concord with John H. George, Esq. On the election of Gen. Franklin Pierce to the Presidency, Mr. Webster became his private secretary.
LIX. WILLIAM H. BARTLETT, son of Samuel C. Bartlett, born in Salis- bury, Aug. 20, 1827; graduated at D. C., 1847; studied law with Hon. Ira Perley and H. A. Bellows ; opened an office in Concord, 1851; City Solic- itor in 1853 and 1854.
LX. ANSON S. MARSHALL, born in Lyme, Dec. 3, 1824; graduated at D. C., 1848; studied law with Pierce & Minot; opened an office in Con- cord, 1852, and formed a connection in business with Henry P. Rolfe, Esq.
LXI. HENRY P. ROLFE, son of Benjamin Rolfe, born in Boscawen, Feb. 12, 1823; graduated at D. C. in 1848; commenced the practice of law in Concord in 1851, and in March, 1853, became associated with Anson S. Marshall, Esq., under the firm of Rolfe & Marshall.
LXII. AMOS S. ALEXANDER, born at Lowell, Mass., May 24, 1829; opened an office at Fisherville, in Concord, 1853.
LXIII. JOHN Y. MUGRIDGE, born at Meredith Bridge, April 18, 1832; fitted for College at Gilford Academy ; studied Law with Col. Thomas J. Whipple, of Meredith, and with Asa Fowler, Esq., of Concord; opened an office in this city, 1854, in connection with Asa Fowler, which continued till the latter was appointed Judge.
LXIV. WILLIAM F. GOODWIN, born in Limington, Me., Sept. 22, 1827 ; graduated at B. C., 1848, and at the Law School in H. U., 1854, and open- ed an office in Concord, 1855.
* Col. Barton died very suddenly while engaged in a public debate in the town house at Loudon, Feb. 18, 1855, aged 59.
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PHYSICIANS.
BRIEF BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICES OF PHYSICIANS in Concord, in the order in which they severally commenced practice in town.
For many particulars in this article I am indebted to " Biographical Notices of Physicians," prepared by Drs. William Prescott and Thomas Chadbourne, of Concord, published in N. Il. Repository, 1846, vol. 11., Nos. 1 and 2.
I. Dr. EZRA CARTER was the first regular physician in Penacook of whom we have any account. See Biography, pp. 553-5.
H. A Dr. EMERY resided here a short time, and moved to Fryeburg, Me.
HI. Dr. EBENEZER HANDER Goss, of Bolton, Mass., settled in Concord about 1770, and married a daughter of Rev. Timothy Walker. He lived at the north end of Main street, where Mr. Charles Smart resides ; set out the elm trees before the house ; held important offices in town-[sce List of Officers]-was surgeon in the army under Gen. Stark ; a man of cccen- trie habits ; tall, and of strongly marked features. IIe moved to Bruns- wick, Me., where he died at an advanced age.
IV. Dr. PHILIP MACCARRIGAIN, of Scotch descent, born in the city of New-York, 1746 ; studied medicine in Haverhill, Mass. ; came to Concord, 1768; died Aug., 1806. He married a daughter of the late Thomas Clough, Esq., of Canterbury. Dr. Carrigain had an extensive practice, and was famous for surgical skill, of which we have given two specimens : one, in chopping off a finger of Benjamin Rolfe with a chisel and mallet; and the other, sawing off a leg of Richard Potter. See pp. 283, 306. IIe lived in the house now owned by Mr. Charles H. Stearns, and kept an apothecary store, with other things. Being suspicious that his sons who tended the store did not always make a full return of money received, but without sufficient proof to charge either of them with dishonesty, he called them before him one morning and said, " Boys, in passing Horse-shoe pond last night, I heard voices ! saying, " Who is the rogue ? who is the rogue ?" One said, "Philip! Philip !" Another said, "O-ba-di-ah! O-ba-di-ah !" In his practice Dr. Carrigain rode horseback. He was very polite, and when he met any one, even a child, would pull off his hat, and waving it in his hand, make a low bow.
V. Dr. PETER GREEN came to Concord in 1772. See notice in Dr. Green's Family.
VI. Dr. SAMUEL ADAMS, from Lincoln, Mass., was a resident in Concord about 1796; moved to Wiseasset; thence to Boston ; and to Cincinnati, where he died at an advanced age.
VH. Dr. G. GRIDLEY was in Concord about 1798; married a daughter of the late David George, Esq. IIc moved to Newburyport, and thence to Condor, Tioga Co., N. Y. He was celebrated for his successful treatment of the "indolent ulcer," or "sore legs," for which he used what is called " Gridley's Plaster."
VIII. Dr. ZADOK HOWE, from Franklin, Mass., was in practice in Con- eord about twelve years prior to 1814, when he relinquished his business to his partner, Dr. Thomas Chadbourne, and moved to Boston, and thence to Billerica. He was distinguished for scientific skill.
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IX. Dr. THOMAS CHADBOURNE, son of the late Dr. William Chadbourne, of Conway, came to Concord, 1814; married a daughter of Dr. Peter Green, and is now the oldest practicing physician in Concord; received his medical degree at Dartmouth College, 1813; is an honorary member of various medical societies ; attended the World's Fair in London, and was one of the Jurors. He resides on the spot where was the garrison house of Edward Abbot.
X. Dr. BENJAMIN PARKER, from Bradford, Mass., was in Concord a short time-not far from 1818. He lived in a house on Pleasant street, afterwards owned by Samuel Fletcher, Esq., where the new Baptist church stands.
XI. Dr. ALEXANDER RAMSEY, a native of Scotland, delivered lectures on Anatomy and Physiology in Concord, and other places in New Hamp- shire, from 1808 to 1823. He died at Parsonsfield, Me., 1824.
XII. Dr. MOSES LONG, a native of Hopkinton, N. H., commenced prac- tice in Concord, East village, in 1813. He moved from Concord, 1824 ; practiced three or four years in Hopkinton and Goffstown; went to Warner, and thence to Rochester, N. Y., where he still resides. He has been ex- tensively engaged in the construction of a superior kind of bridges, the in- vention of his brother, Col. Long.
XIII. Dr. HENRY BOND, was a native of Livermore, Me .; graduated at Dartmouth College, 1813; was tutor, 1815 ; received his medical degree in 1817. He practiced in Concord from 1816 until 1820,-highly respected and useful,-when he removed to Philadelphia.
XIV. Dr. MOSES CHANDLER, a native of Fryeburg, Me., commenced practice in Concord, 1816; was a surgeon on board of a privateer that sailed out of Portsmouth in 1813. He was a tall, stout, athletic man, and devoted to his profession. He died of dysentery, Sept. 2, 1825, after a short and most distressing sickness ; was buried with masonic honors, and a handsome marble stone marks the place of his interment in the old bury- ing-ground.
XV. Dr. PETER RENTON, came from Scotland and settled in Concord, 1822. His practice soon became very extensive, both in Concord and neighboring towns. He lived in the house where Dr. William Prescott now lives. In connection with Mr. John Jarvis, he built the brick factory mill in the West village of Concord, at a cost of about $12,000, designing it for a flour mill, which considerably embarrassed him. Dr. Renton mar- ried in Scotland ; had two sons, John and George, and a daughter, Christi- ana, born in Concord, and still living. A brother and sister, also from Scotland, were with him while here. He removed to Boston in 1843 or 1844, where he has an extensive and lucrative practice.
XVI. Dr. SAMUEL MORRIL, a brother of Hon. David L. Morril, came to Concord, 1819, from Epsom, where he had practiced nineteen years, and held important offices. In 1826 he received the honorary degree of M. D. from Dartmouth College; was appointed Justice of the Court of Sessions for the County of Rockingham, 1821; Register of Deeds for the County of Merrimack, 1823, which he held till 1828, when he was elected State Treas- urer. In 1829 he was chosen Treasurer of the N. H. Branch Education Society ; in 1830, Treasurer of the New Hampshire Savings Bank, which office he still holds ; and in 1837 was chosen deacon of the First Congre- gational church in Concord.
XVH. Dr. RICHARD RUSSELL, resided in Concord about three years pre-
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vious to 1824, but spent most of his life in practice in Wakefield and Som- ersworth, at which latter place he died, May 22, 1855, aged about 70.
XVIII. Dr. ELIJAH COLBY, son of Isaac Colby, of Hopkinton, N. H., born June 18, 1798 ; graduated at the Medical College in Hanover, 1823, and the same year commenced practice in the East village of Concord. He married Susan Eastman, grand-daughter of Jonathan Eastman, Esq., Oc- tober 27, 1828. In April, 1838, he moved to New Bedford, Mass., where he still resides.
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