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The following list of burial inscriptions is alphabetically arranged, excepting in the instances of persons of other names mentioned on monu- ments in connection with a family, and where it has been considered unwise to disturb the order for fear of destroying the clue to relationship :
AIKEN, George died Dec 7, 1889, aged 74 yrs 5 mos ; Rosiabell - -; George F., born May 18, 1858, died Feb 8, 1880.
ANDERSON, John N. died July 3, 1865, aged 65 yrs ; Eliza K. (wife) died July 29, 1872, aged 67 yrs ; John (son) aged 2 yrs.
ANDERSON, Elder David's monument, dau : Eliza G. died March 18, 1875, aged 30 yrs 4 mos 22 dys ; Walter Clinton (son of Alberto C. and Persis T. Brown) died Dec 31, 1879, aged 5 yrs 10 mos 10 dys.
ANDERSON, Sarah A. (wife of George E. Anderson) died Sept 3. 1868, aged 30 yrs ; Sarah J. (second wife) born Jan 9, 1843, died Feb 20, 1894.
ANNIS, Mina A. Gilcreast (wife of Daniel G. Annis) 1847 - 1885 ; Infant (son) died April 20, 1869 ; Infant (dau) died Nov II, 1892 : E. Jane (sister) 1843- 1892.
ANNIS, Olive C. (wife of E. P. Bailey) died Sept 4, 1854, aged 32 yrs 9 mos.
ANNIS, Angie I. died Dec 23, 1863, aged 3 mos : Angie Bell died Dec 22, 1864, aged 3 mos 12 dys : George W. died June 1, 1867, aged 4 mos : Edith M. died May 10, 1875, aged 3 inos ; Earnest H. died Jan 9, 1892, aged 10 yrs.
AVERY, John died Oct 10, 1883, aged 61 years : Henry F. died Aug. 28, 1871, aged 22 yrs : Paulina M. (dau of J. M. and J. Avery) died June 23, 1886, aged 27 yrs 5 mos 25 dys.
BANCROFT (see Wyckoff).
BARKER, Daniel K. died July 31, 1869, aged 60 y 5 mos ; Elizabeth W. (wife) died May 26, 1879, aged 74 yrs 6 mos 26 dys : "Little Mabel" died Dec 15, 1869, aged 1 yr 8 mos 23 dys.
BARKER, George O. (son of Charles O. and Jane S. Barker) born April 29, 1863, died June 2, 1865 : George F. died Aug 13, 1891, aged 25 yrs 2 mos ; George O. died
BLOOD, John died Nov 16 1885, aged 42 yrs ; Anna Frances (dau of John and Frances Blood) died June 26, 1882, aged 10 yrs 3 mos ; Jessie Mabel (dau) died July 13, 1882, aged 6 yrs 3 mos ; Oliver died July 30, 1887, aged 69 yrs ; Sarah J. (wife of Gilbert Hills) died Oct 30, 1881, aged 70 ; Henry, died March 5, 1852, aged 5 mos.
BOYD, Col Calvin, born March 5, 1818, died Feb 8, 1879 ; Mason born Aug 28, 1821, died Sept 23, 1889 ; George H. born Feb. 3, 1865, died Sept 2 1892 ; Mary born May 25, 1874, died June 5, 1874.
BOYNTON, Edward P. 1845 - 1893 ; Lizzie E. (dau of E. P. and Emma Morrison Boynton) died April 2, 1875, aged II mos 26 dys.
CHASE, Nathaniel born Aug 5, 1790, died Nov. 21, 1879 ; Lydia born May 7, 1783, died Jan 9, 1872 ; Ann (dau) born Jan 8, 1821, died July 11, 1883.
CHASE, Esther (dau, and wife of Edwin Follansbee) born Feb 18, 1816, died July 31, 1863.
CLARK, Reed P. born July 6, 1807, died April 8. 1882 : Elizabeth Perkins (wife) born March 21, 1808. died July 4, 1880 ; Sarah Allina (dau) born Oct 21, 1840, died Aug 12, 1841 ; Sarah Elizabeth (dau) born Jan 15, 1847, died May 18, 1893 : Ralph born Nov 27, 1882, died July 22, 1887.
COBURN. Isaac born July 23, 1812, died Jan 13, 1883.
CONANT, William died Dec 17, 1881, aged 73 yrs : Rachel W. Garvin (wife) died Nov 17, 1877, aged 62.
CHASE, Lavina Eaton died Aug 11, 1886, aged 54 yrs Io mos 4 dys.
COFFIN, First Lieut Haskell P., Co B Heavy Artillery N. H. Vols, died March 3, 1883, aged 46 yrs ; Naphthali died July 19. 1873, aged 81 yrs : Nancy (wife) died June 19, 1856, aged 58 yrs.
CORNING, Alfred A. died July 22, 1871, aged 39 yrs 8 mos.
CROWELL, Myron W. (only son of Wm. H. and Almira A. Parker Crowell) born Nov 2, 1874, died Jan 16. 1893 : Samuel born Nov 4, 1813, died Dec 28, 1882 : Hannah (wife) born March 2, 1817, died Jan 31, 1890.
DICKEY, Caroline P. (wife of John Dickey) born Aug 26. 1830, died Dec 14, 1888.
DILLINGHAM, Mrs. Sarah G. died Feb 10. 1880, aged 33 yrs 5 mos.
DISSMORE, John died Aug 6. 1874. aged 73 yrs : Lucy (wife) died Feb 11, 1877, aged 72 yrs ; Abiah K. (dau) died Sept 12. 1859, aged 25 yrs 10 mos 12 dys.
Dow, John C. died Aug 1, 1875. aged 25 yrs 3 mos : Betsey E. died Feb 5. 1877. aged 76 yrs TI mos : Isaac died April 22, 1878, aged 71 yrs I mo ; Elizabeth (wife) died Feb 25. 1884, aged 73 yrs 9 mos.
FARLEY, Augustus L. born April 25. 1833. died April 13, 1877.
FLANDERS, David died Nov 5. 1850. aged 50 yrs : Lucy B. (wife) died Aug 19 1881, aged 77 yrs.
GILCREAST, John boin July 13. 1819. died Nov 20. 1891 : Marinda Peabody (wife) born March 19. 1827. died Feb 19. 1874. GIBSON, Sarah J. (wife of John C. Gibson) 1842 - 1892.
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GOODWIN, John born May 23, 1838, died Oct 27, 1875 ; Carrie W. (wife) born Dec 7, 18.43, died June 18, 1867 ; Josiah born Nov 28, 1807, died July 29, 1893 ; Esther (wife) born Dec 5, 1810, died March 9, 1888 ; Fannie S. (wife of Joseph S. Good win) born July 25, 1849, died May 25, 1883: Infant (son of Joseph S. and Maria L. Goodwin) ; Mary L. (dau of same) born April 19, 1887, died May 5, 1887.
GREELEY, Sanford, 1813-1884.
GIL.CREAST, Annie J. (wife of Franklin Gilereast ) died Dec 7, 1888, aged 41 yrs io mos 25 dys.
GREELKY, Franklin died Aug 2, 1864, aged 55 yrs ; Abigail (wife) died April 21, :882, aged 74 yrs.
GREGG, Horace D. died May 23, 1873, aged 30 yis 10 mos ; William died Nov 13, 1866, aged 52 yrs 8 mos ; Abigail P. (wife) died Nov 17, 1881, aged 68 yrs 2 mos ; Lauraett (wife of Nathan Parker) died Sept 25, 1872, aged 27 yrs 10 mos.
HARDY, Etta J. (wife of George A. Hardy) died Jan 20, 1881, aged 32 yrs 8 mos ; Fred M. (son) died Nov 13, 1875, aged 4 mos 2 dys.
HAYNES, John, M. D., died May 3, 1874, aged 43 yrs 5 mos ; Mary M. (wife) born Oct 25, 1834, died July 21, 1869.
HILLS, Gilbert died Oct 30, 1881, aged 70 yrs.
HURD, George died June to, 1875, aged 51 yrs ro mos 27 dys ; Nancy M. (dau of George and Nancy J. Hurd) died April 19, 1877, aged 8 yrs 4 mos 24 dys.
LKACH, David R. (tomb).
LUNT, Charlie (son of Aaron and Susan Lunt).
Hicks, Charlie F. (son of C. P. and M. Hicks) died Sept 7, 1876, aged 13 mos, and "Our Baby," died
MACK, Robert died Sept 9 1870, aged 86 yrs 6 mos ; Annie Clark (wife) died Aug 28, 1855, aged 63 yrs ; Robert C. (son) born Dec 31, 1818, died Jan 11, 1894 ; Jane D. Patterson (wife) born March 19, 1819, died Feb 3, 1894; Isabella A. (dau of Robert and Annie Mack) died March 20, 1827 aged 3 mos 15 dys ; Andrew W. died Feb 7, 1877, aged 56 yrs 5 mos ; John Preston (son) died Sept ro, 1873, aged 14 mos.
MCALLESTER, Benjamin born March 25, 1819, died Dec 14, 1887 ; Caroline Savory ( wife) born March 14, 1821, died Oct 25, 1883 ; Thomas Savory, M. D., born in Londonderry July 10, 1847, died at his home in Amesbury, Mass., May 3, 1880.
MCGREGOR, William died Dec 9, 1882, aged 50 yrs 10 mos.
MACKAY, James W. died Dec 22, 1887, aged 62 yrs 9 mos ; Abbie M. (wife) died Dec 25, 1876, aged 52 yrs 11 mos ; Arthur E. (son) died April 12, 1882, aged 20 yrs 6 mos.
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MARDEN, Laura F. died Feb 12, 1881, aged 45 yrs 8 mos 27 dys.
MOAR, Joshua A. died Sept 26, 1872, aged 58 yrs ; Lovina W. (wife) died Dec 26, 1882, aged 68 yrs 8 mos 18 dys ; Hattie E. (dau) died Aug 31, 1865, aged 2 yrs I mo 22 dys ; Harriet Lovina (dau, and wife of Charles E. Perkins) died July 30, 1862, aged 20 yrs 10 mos.
PERKINS, Hattie Louisa (dau) died Aug 11, 1862.
MORRISON, John died Sept 12, 1870, aged 76 yrs ; Belinda C. died Sept 27, 1863, aged 22 yrs 24 dys.
MOTTRAM, Mary H. (dau of John and Mary Mottram) died July 5, 1882, aged 15 yrs.
PATTERSON, monument of 1870; Peter born 1716, died 1800; Grisey Wilson (wife) born 1722, died 1817, married 1744; children : Patterson, Robert, born 1744, died 1828; Thomas born Oct 23, 1746, died May 20, 1834; John born 1750, died 1793; Rachel (McNeill) born 1752, died 1838; Margaret (Holmes) born 1755, died 1838; Sarah (Melendy) born 1758, died 1820; Grisey (Burns) born 1761, died 1845 ; Elizabeth (Burns) born 1765, died 1848. Peter Patterson came from Ireland in 1736, was son of John, son of Robert, son of John of Scotland.
PATTERSON, Thomas, married June 1, 1775, Elizabeth Wallace ; their children : Grisey (Barnett) born March 26, 1776, died Nov 13, 1850 ; James, born Nov 21, 1777, died June 4, 1815 ; Peter born Nov 14, 1779, died Feb 17, 1863 ; Robert born April 24, 1781, died June 27, 1859.
PATTERSON, Mary (McNeill) born April 1, 1783, died Feb 22, 1812 ; Margaret (Taylor) born Oct 10, 1784, died Nov 24, 1858 ; Thomas born Aug 11, 1786, died Oct 27, 1869 ; William born June 4, 1789, died Aug 14, 1838; Elizabeth (widow of Mark Baker of Tilton, N. H., and formerly wife of William Duncan, Esq., of Candia, N. H.) born June 10, 1791, died June 6, 1875 ; David born Feb II, 1793, died Feb 12, 1793 ; Jane (Frank) born Aug 30, 1795, died Feb 19, 1867 ; George Washington born Nov 11, 1799, died Oct 15, 1879. The remainder of the inscriptions relate to the family of Wallaces and are found at the end of the list.
PATTERSON, Hannah Duncan (wife of Thomas Patterson) born April 26, 1798, died Nov 12, 1869.
PELTON, Amy M. (wife of John C. Towns) died Sept 23, 1891, aged 52 yrs 4 mos.
TOWNS, Arthur J. C. (son) died Jan 18, 1873, aged 2 yrs II mos 4 dys.
PERKINS, Jane (wife of Washington Perkins) born Feb 21, 1828, died Dec 27, 1887.
PILLSBURY, John Arthur (son of C. S. and Mary Pillsbury) died Jan 17, 1873, aged 4 mos 21 dys ; Dixie
PLUMMER, Nathan died Aug 24, 1886, aged 76 yrs 9 mos 9 dys ; Arley died Jan 10, 1879, aged 80 yrs II mos 21 dys ; Lydia C. (wife) died Nov 10, 1889, aged 81 yrs 9 mos ; Albert C. died March 25, 1873, aged 21 yrs 6 mos ; Elizabeth P. (wife of John A. Plummer) died Feb 15, 1880, aged 65 yrs.
SAVORY, Jonathan born May 7, 1812, died Feb 2, 1881 ; Abigail C. (wife) born Jan 4, 1814, died Sept 8, 1885.
SCHWARTZ, Frederick L. born 1827, died 1892; Cordelia (wife) born 1837, died 1893.
SCOLLAY, Estellae E. died June 22, 1881, aged 24 yrs 3 mos ;
William died Dec 17, 1890, aged 77 yrs 3 mos; Catherine (wife) died Dec 22, 1874, aged 58 yrs II mos.
SLEEPER, Josiah died Dec 10, 1881, aged 83 yrs 8 mos.
STONE, Nancy Jane (wife of James G. Stone) died Nov 7, 1859, aged 23 yrs 8 mos.
TENNEY, Charles born Nov 13, 1821, died Dec 16, 1886 ; Ariey P. (son of Charles and Eliza Tenney) died Nov 16, 1865, aged 21 yrs 7 mos.
TOWNS, Jabez died Dec 18, 1879 ; aged 95 yrs ; Mary (wife) died Jan 1, 1828, aged 36 yrs; Jane (2d wife) died Aug 25, 1847, aged 52 yrs. (See Pelton for names.)
WALLACE, James (these seven names from the Patterson stone) born 1712, married 1742, died 1791 ; Mary Wilson (wife) born 1720, died 1813 ; children : Thomas born 1745, died 1790 ; Robert born 1749, died 1815 ; Elizabeth (Patterson) born Nov 14, 1755, died Dec 30, 1833; William born 1760, died 1824; James born 1762, died 1794.
WALLACE, Perley died Sept 29, 1878, aged 66 yrs I mo 21 dys ; Mary (wife) died Aug 9 1839, aged 40 yrs ; George H. died Jan 29, 1848, aged 7 years ; Mary E. died June 20, 1876. aged 27 yrs (see Dillingham) ; Addie (wife of William P. Wal- lace) died April 5, 1886, aged 48 yrs.
WHITTEMORE, Lewis G. died April 27, 1883, aged 16 yrs II mos Io dys ; Amey L. (wife of Rev. J. L. Whittemore) died Nov 6, 1866, aged 51 yrs.
WHORF, Juliette A. B. (wife of Benjamin F. Whorf ) born April 12, 1833, died Jan 8 1892 ; Benjamin born Feb 22. 1783, died Sept 10, 1842 ; Shuah (wife) born June 6, 1787, died Oct 7, 1874; Hattie M. born Nov 21, 1865, died Sept 2, 1892.
WILEY, Ella E. (wife of George B. Wiley) died June 19, 1882, aged 31 yrs 10 mos ; " Vertie " - - ; Nancy A. Blood (wife of Ephraim A. Wiley) died Feb 28, 1893, aged 69 yrs ; Lucy E. died Aug 26, 1861, aged 16 yrs ; Sarah E. died March 4, 1862, aged 17 yrs ; Mary E. died Aug 15, 1866, aged 19 yrs ; Mary A. died Feb 21, 1892, aged 26 yrs.
WILLEY, Vowell died June 5, 1874, aged 67 yrs ; Elizabeth B. (wife) died July 26, 1872, aged 69 yrs 5 mos.
WYCKOFF, Joseph A. Co K. 4th Reg N. H. Vols, born June 5, 1830, died Oct 22, 1862, Elizabeth (wife) born Jan 18, 1824 ; Maroia (Payne) born Dec 18, 1861, died Jan 25, 1887 ; on the same stone : David E. Bancroft born March 24, 1824. died April 1, 1851 ; Wyckoff, Julia E. born July 20, 1856 ; died May 20, 1863 ; Emma A. born Sept 26, 1853, died April 8, 1891.
JOHN NESMITH ANDERSON, who died in Londonderry July 3, 1865, aged sixty-five years, was of pure Scotch-Irish stock. On his mother's side he was allied to the Nesmiths, Reids. and McKeans, so long famous in the history of Nutfield. Like them he had often held the highest offices in the gift of his native town. He was town clerk twenty-one years, selectman seven years, and representative to the general court five years. He was also a member of the constitu- tional convention of 1850.
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P T HE PLUMMER FAMILY .- Abel Plum- OPPING THE QUESTION does not seem always to have been invested with as much mer went to Nutfield, now Londonderry, from Rowley, Mass., in. 1775, and purchased a farm of Edward Aiken, upon which stood an Indian garrison, and which has remained in the Plummer family to the present time. His family consisted of his wife, four sons, three daughters, and his aged father. Two of his sons, Nathan and Davis, served in the Revolutionary war, and one other son, Captain Abel Plummer, sueeeeded him on the home farm. This son married Elizabeth Hale, and the names of their children were : Persis, Arley, Abigail, Eliza, Warren, Abel, and Hale. In 1807 his wife died, and he afterward married Mary Anderson, by whom he had seven ehildren : Mary, Naney, John A., William, Susan, Elmira, and Sarah. tender romance in the olden days as is generally the case in modern times, though doubtless the passion of love was quite the same then as now. There was no beating around the bush when John Cochran proposed to the beautiful and spirited Mary Woodburn, and there was no vague- ness in her reply. He broached the subjeet to her one day in this wise: "Mary, if I were you, I'd have me." She was silent, and after a pause, he took courage and went on: "I say, Mary, if I were you, I'd have me, and not have that George Reid. He has been nowhere; he has nothing at all, and has never been out of the sight of his mother in his life, and I have been all over the country. I've travelled and been to the war. I've been to the plains of Abram and fought there Captain John Anderson Plummer was born Aug. 5, 1814. For more than eighty years he has resided on the original Plummer estate, where he is still living with his son, Granville F. In 1837 he married Eliza P. Coffin, and their children are : Mary N., who married Joseph Viekery and lived and bled there. Now, Mary, have me." Mary looked him straight in the eye. "I'll not have you, John," she said; "you must go home, your mother wants you, and I'll have George Reid dead or alive." She married Reid and became a worthy helpmeet to that distinguished general. in Norwalk, O .; Elmira E., who married Rev.
THE PLUMMER RESIDENCE, LONDONDERRY.
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Henry B. Copp and lives in Epping, N. H .; laid out to David Morrison in the Eayers Range Emma A., who married Captain I. F. Hobbs and in 1723. Hc owned about one hundred acres adjoining the forty acres oceupied by Rcv. James MeGregor. The Morrisons retained possession of their lands for scvcral generations. lives in Lake City, Ia. ; Granville Flanders, who, with the exception of brief periods spent in Chicago, Philadelphia, and Boston, and in the
GRANVILLE F. PLUMMER.
army, has resided on the old homestead, being the fifth generation from the settlement; he enlisted in the Eighteenth Regiment, New Hampshire Volunteers, and was at the siege of Petersburg under General Grant when Lee surrendered ; in 1874 he married Kate E. Hughes of Windham, a portrait of whom is given on page 30; Laura A., who married Charles M. Noyes and lived in Nashua; and Albert C., who died in 1873, aged twenty-one.
THE TOWN HALL and the Presbyterian and Methodist ehurehes in the present town of Londonderry all stand upon land which was first
L ONDONDERRY M. E. CHURCH .- It is thought that a Methodist class was organized in Londonderry in 1838 or 1839, but there is no ae- tual proof of this. An old elass paper bearing the date of 1847 has been discovered, showing that there were thirty-five members of the elass and that it was registered as No. 4. Rev. George W. F. Rogers was then pastor at Derry. Various attempts were made to have prcaching on Sundays at Jaekson hall, but nothing seems to have been permanently aecomplished. In the spring of 1854, Mrs. Lewis Bolles, a resident of the town, but a member of the Congregational church in Nashua, was touehed by the general religious dearth and destitution of the town. Knowing that Rev. Henry Nutter, a superannuated Methodist preaeher of the New Hampshire Confcrenee, was living at Kingston, out of employment, she persuaded her husband to write him and ascertain if his services could be secured as preacher for a time in Londonderry. The result was that an arrangement was im- mediately made with Mr. Nutter by which he was to prcaeh in the town hall for one year. Hc began a few weeks before the meeting of the Con- ferenee. From the start the hall was filled to overflowing with an appreciative congregation. A large Sunday school was organized, and every- thing indieated a prosperous movement. At the Conference Mr. Nutter was formally appointed to Londonderry. The work went on, and soon a revival was in progress which was far-reaching in its results. As the interest inereased, the town hall was opencd for evening services, which were largely attended. In these meetings Mr. Nutter was assisted by Rev. G. W. H. Clark and Rev. J. W. F. Barnes. Among the converts were many of the Sunday sehool children. At an early day Mr. Nutter's attention was directed to the need of a house of worship for the new society. He aecord- ingly entered with his characteristic zeal on the work of raising funds for the purpose of ereeting
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such an edifice as the wants and prospects of the young church demanded. He succeeded beyond his most sanguine expectations. Subscriptions sufficient to warrant the beginning of the work were speedily obtained, a locality was chosen, and an eligible lot of land secured near the centre of the town in immediate proximity to the town hall and the Presbyterian church. The house went up rapidly, for the people " had a mind to work," and before Mr. Nutter closed his two years' pastoral service he was per- mitted to see a tasteful and convenient temple of worship, standing precisely where it ought to stand, filled with inter- ested worshippers on Sundays, an adorn- ment to the town and an honor to the church and society which had erected it. When the house was completed it was
eighty of whom had united with the church on probation. The church has continued in a fairly prosperous condition up to the present time. In 1891 the house was repaired and greatly beautified at the cost of $2,700. Below are given the names of all the ministers who have served the church, with the dates of their pastorates : Henry Nutter, 1854-56 (died June 15, 1872); A. Folsom, 1856 -
57 (died March 31, 1872) ; Joseph Hayes, 1857-59; A. C. Dutton, 1859- 60; G. W. T. Rogers, 1860-62 ; O. H. Call, 1862-65 ; Irad Taggart, 1865-66; Joseph Hayes, 1866-68 ; Elihu Scott, 1868-69 (died Sept. 24, 1888) ; A. A. Cleavland, 1869-71 ; J. A. Steele, 1871-73; L. L. Eastman, 1873-74; METHODIST CHURCH, LONDONDERRY. Samuel Beedle, 1874-75 (died Jan. 8, 1891) ; Jacob F. Spaulding, 1875-79; found that $300 was due the workmen for ser- A. R. Lunt, 1878-79 (died Dec. 19, 1892) ; vices. The trustees borrowed this sum from John P. Young, thus enabling the church to start on its mission without any burden save such as it could easily carry. The church was dedicated March 5, 1856, Rev. Elisha Adams preaching the sermon on the occasion. Mr. Nutter continued to occupy the pulpit until June, when his pastorate closed. One hundred had professed conversion,
PARSONAGE.
Edward P. F. Dearborn, 1879-81 ; J. Mowry Bean, 1881-84; J. H. Knott, 1884-87; H. B. Copp, 1887-88; Irad Taggart, 1888-93; Noble Fisk, 1893 to the present time.
It is fitting to give here a brief sketch of John P. Young, who was not only generous, but who had a keen sense of justice, and his last will and testament, abstracts from which are given
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a little further on, shows how, in the distribution of the large property which he had accumulated, he remembered the interests of this church, of
REV. NOBLE FISK.
which he was an active and faithful member, as well as of his relatives.
John P. Young was born in Manchester July 2, 1805, being one of a family of thirteen children. The burden of supporting such a large family prevented his parents from giving him the advantages of more than a common school education, and he was obliged, at the age of twenty-one, to seek his fortune in the world. His mother's parting gift to him was a copy of the New Testament, which he cherished until his death, and his father urged upon him the wisdom of economy and thrift. His first money was earned by chopping wood in Londonderry, and his savings were invested in a piece of land in Manchester, situated near his father's homestead. The lot which he purchased was at that time covered with a heavy growth of timber, and on it are now located the Manchester gas-works. Both on the timber and on the land Mr. Young realized a handsome profit. He subsequently bought a farm in North Londonderry, on which he built a large and commodious brick house, after the com- pletion of which he married Jane Hale of Manchester," N. H., in March, 1834, and settled on the farm. No children were born to them, but they adopted a daughter. Mrs. Young died Dec. 13, 1867, and on Dec. 24, 1868, Mr. Young married Emeline Pettingill. He died June 27, 1885, aged seventy-nine
years, his death, which was sudden and surrounded by rather tragic circumstances, being due to heart failure. While engaged in picking cherries he fell from the ladder on which he was standing, and was taken up in an unconscious state. Mr. Young was prominent and active for years in the political life of the town, which he represented in the state legislature. He was generous to all, and of his benevolence to the poor many instances are related. Among the mourners at his funeral were many whom his bounty had freely assisted in times of need. The following are abstracts from Mr. Young's will :
THIRD - I give and bequeath to the Trustees, and their successors in office, of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Londonderry, N. H , the sum of one thousand dollars in trust, the annual income of which sum is to be applied by said trustees and their successors in office for the support of preaching in said church in said town.
ELEVENTH .- I hereby order, empower and authorize my Executor here- inafter named to sell by private sale or by public auction and convey all of the rest, residue and remainder of my estate, whether real, personal or mixed, etc.,
JOHN P. YOUNG.
and to pay the same to said. residuary legatees, as follows : . . . One half to the trustees and their successors in office of the Methodist Episcopal Church in said Londonderry, who are to hold the same in trust, and the annual income of the same is to be applied by said trustees and their succes- sors in office for the support of preaching in said church in said Londonderry
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A RTHUR T. LEARNARD was born in Mr. Learnard has rendered valuable public service
Chester July 4, 1838, and was educated in the in beautifying the villages, a large number of the shade trees at the Lower Village having been planted by him, and in other ways his influence has always been felt in the promotion of the public welfare.
public schools and at Chester Academy. He was one of the first to respond to President Lincoln's eall for volunteers, and at the expiration of his term of service he went to Derry, where he has since resided, making his home at the Lower Village, and for many years being engaged in the grocery business. Although Mr. Learnard never sought publie office, his fellow townsmen elected him to the state legislature, and while a member of that body he seeured a eharter for the system of water-works now in operation, and soon after formed the company, removing the first shovelful of soil when ground was broken. He showed his
ARTHUR T. LEARNARD.
interest in the town of his adoption by inserting a elause in the charter stipulating that at the expira- tion of ten years the town, if it so desired, might purchase the water-works at their appraised value.
Cº OL. FREEMAN CORNING was born in April, 1803. His first wife was Miss Esther White, by whom he had six ehil- dren, two of whom are now living : John Anderson Corning of North Londonderry and Mrs. Hannah Cor- ning, wife of Wil- liam Corning, also of North London- derry. Col. Cor- ning's second wife was Miss Laura A. Blaisdell. Three children were born to this union, one of whom now sur- COL. FREEMAN CORNING. vives, Mrs. Mary Ellen Wheeler, wife of Joshua F. Wheeler of Londonderry. Col. Corning died in June, 1860.
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