| FAMILY |
LOCATION |
(ABBOTT)
COBURN, Eleanor Hallowell
Biography
|
1872-1958
b Cambridge MA; resided Wilton NH in 1908 after her marriage;
writer of poems, short stories and novels including "Little
Eva Edgarton," and "Molly Make-Believe"
(on 1910-1911 list best fiction) under her maiden
name of Eleanor Hallowell Abbott; wife of Dr. Fordyce
Coburn |
ADAMS,
F.F.
Biography
|
b.
1830 AMHERST NH; res Erie PA |
ADAMS,
Col. Phinehas
Biography
& Likeness |
1814-?;
In 1833 moved to Hooksett NH; early settler and businessman
of Manchester NH |
| ADDISON
FAMILY |
George
Addison and his descendants of GOFFSTOWN NH |
AMHERST,
Jeffrey (General) aka Sir Jeffrey aka Lord Jeffrey Amherst,
1st Lord Amherst KB
Biography
& Likeness | 2nd Bio & Likeness | Lord
Jeffrey and smallpox |
1717-1797
b Sevenoaks, England. The town of AMHERST is named for
him. British Field Marshall and Commander-in-Chief, North
America 1758. |
ANDERSON,
Clarence William
Biography
| List
of Books | Photograph
| Lithograph
Print | 2nd
Biography and also of his wife |
1891-1971, b in Wahoo, Nebraska; lived in MASON NH, author/illustrator,
beloved for his "Billy and Blaze" novels,
was also a noted painter of Western subjects. Also wrote
"Complete Book of Horses and Horsemanship".
Often listed as C.W. Anderson; married MASON native, Madalena
Paltenghi, poet and author [SEE] |
APPLETON,
Jane Means
(Mrs. Franklin Pierce)
Biography
& Portrait | Biography
& Likeness |
1806-1863.
b Hampton NH; Jane met her future husband, Franklin Pierce,
in AMHERST NH, living there with her family at the MEANS
homestead (uncle of Jane), resided HILLSBOROUGH NH after
her marriage. |
ATHERTON,
Henry B.
Biography
| Henry
B. Atherton Collection |
1835-1906
b Cavendish VT; resided and d NASHUA NH |
BAILEY,
Caroline Sherwin
Biography | "For
The Childrens Hour" (book online) | Book
List |
1875–1961
b in Hoosick Falls, NY; wrote more than 60 children's
books during her career. In 1947 she was honored with
the prestigious Newbery Medal for ‘Miss Hickory'
(1946); other titles include: 'For the Childrens Hour'
(1906). Resided in TEMPLE NH |
BALDWIN,
Nahum
Biography
- FindAGrave |
paymaster
during American Revolution; resided AMHERST NH |
BALL,
John (Deacon)
Family
Tree |
b
HOLLIS NH, descendants res HOLLIS, TEMPLE, NEW BOSTON
NH |
BARKER,
David
Family
History |
1732-1815;
resided TEMPLE NH; d HANCOCK NH |
BARNES,
Thomas
General
Family History |
b
Plymouth Co MA; resided MERRIMACK NH by 1746. |
BARTLETT,
Charles H.
Biography
& Portrait |
1833-1900;
b Sunapee NH; died MANCHESTER NH |
BASS,
Robert P.
Biography
& Portrait |
1873-
1960; b. Chicago, moved to PETERBOROUGH at age 9 (1882) |
BEACH,
Amy M. Cheney
Biography
(detailed) Information
on her Music |
1867-1944.
b Henniker NH. Pianist and musical composer. Starting
in 1921 attended the MacDowell Artists Colony in PETERBOROUGH
NH for two decades. |
BEAN,
Fred Seneca
Biography
- USGenWeb Archives |
1854-1906
b HUDSON NH, d MANCHESTER NH |
BELL,
Samuel
Biography
& Portrait |
1770-1850;
born Londonderry NH; practiced law at AMHERST, FRANCESTOWN
and Chester NH.Governor of NH 1819-1823. |
BENOIT,
Josaphat T.
Biography
& Photograph |
1900-1976.
b St. Madeline, Quebec, Canada; Mayor of MANCHESTER NH
1944-1961 (nine consecutive terms), editor-in-chief of
"L'Avenir National", a French daily newspaper;
author of books about French-Canadians. |
BLANCHARD,
Deacon John & Hannah (Brackett)
Genealogy
(Family Tree) |
1643-1693.
b. in Massachusetts; resided in Salem, Charlestown, Chelmsford
and "Old Dunstable"; several of his descendants
resided in New Hampshire including Merrimack, Amherst,
Bedford and Wilton; and also in Massachusetts including
Groton, and Chelmsford (to name just a few locations) |
BLANCHARD,
Joshua Moore
Family
History |
b
1775 HOLLIS NH; m. Rhoda Colby |
BLODGETT,
Samuel
Partial
Family Tree |
1724-1807
b Woburn MA: d GOFFSTOWN NH |
BLOOD,
Aretas
Biography
|
b.
8 Oct 1816 Weathersfield VT; Manchester NH manufacturer |
BRANCH,
Oliver Winslow
Biography
& Portrait |
1878-1955
b NYC, educated WEARE NH; resident MANCHESTER NH |
BROWN,
Dr. Esther Lucile - Article
1 (Brief) | Nursing
101
|
1898-1990.
b MANCHESTER NH. Resided in San Francisco CA; college
professor, author of many articles and books, mostly
medical/nursing related;social anthropologist employed
by the Russell Sage Foundation.
|
BROWN,
JOSIAH
& WRIGHT, SARAH
Family
Group Sheet |
1742-1831
1744-1821
Resided NEW IPSWICH NH |
|
BROWN,
Rosellen
Biography
& Photograph
|
1939-still
living; born Philadelphia PA; lived in PETERBOROUGH NH
from 1974-1982; resided later in Houston TX, now in Chicago
IL; poet, novelist. Novels include: The Autobiography
of My Mother, Tender Mercies, Civil Wars,
Before And After, and Half A Heart. She
was named one of Ms. Magazine's twelve Women of the Year
in 1984 |
BROWN,
Titus
Biography
& Likeness |
1786-1854;
b Alstead NH; died FRANCESTOWN NH |
BROWNE,
George Waldo
Biography
& Photograph | 2nd
Biography
|
1851-1930.
b DEERFIELD NH; novelist, poet, historian, lecturer, and
public speaker. Resided in MANCHESTER NH. Among his writings
were: The History of Hillsborough, New Hampshire,
1735-1921, Derryfield (Now Manchester, N.H.) in the Revolution,
Proprietors Records of Tyng Township 1735-1741 with notes
and Sketches, Early Records of Londonderry, Windham and
Derry, N.H. 1719-1762 Comprising Vol I Volume V, and
others. |
BURLESON,
Donald R.
Book
List & Biography | |
1941-still
living. Resides MERRIMACK NH area; professor, teacher,
writer of horror novels. Novels include: Flute Song,
Four Shadowings, more. |
BURNAP,
Rev. JACOB
Family
Tree |
1748-1821;
b. Reading MA; first pastor in Merrimack, NH |
BUTLER,
Francis "Frank" W. (Captain)
Biography
& Portrait |
1841-1864
b GREENFIELD NH, d BENNINGTON NH |
BUTTERFIELD,
John II (Lieut)
Biography
[note popups]
Genealogy
of Butterfield Family [archived version] |
settled
1706 in GOFFSTOWN NH |
CAMPBELL,
Charles
Biography
& Portrait |
1827-1895;
born AMHERST NH, died NASHUA NH |
Carleton,
Hill, Holt, Nichols,
Wilkins, Parker and more...
Family
genealogies
|
MONT
VERNON NH family genealogies |
CHAMBERLAIN,
John (Capt.)
Brief
Family Tree |
1734
- from Groton MA to MERRIMACK NH |
CHANDLER,
Zachariah
Biography
& Portrait |
1813-1879;
b BEDFORD NH; d Chicago IL |
CLARK,
Daniel
Brief
Biography & Portrait | Second
Biography |
(1809-1891)
born in Stratham NH, he removed to MANCHESTER NH in 1839;
was a United States senator from New Hampshire during
the period of the Civil War. After the war, President
Andrew Johnson appointed him judge for the district of
New Hampshire and he served there until his death. |
CLOUES,
Ensign Edward Blanchard
Biography, Photograph & Cloues Family Tree |
(1917-1941)
Casualty of Pearl Harbor (aboard the Arizona); born in
Warner, New Hampshire |
CLOUGH,
Lucien Bonaparte
Obituary
|
1823-1895
b Northfield NH; Judge; MANCHESTER NH |
CLOUGH,
William Oliver
Biography
- USGenWeb Archives |
1840-1906;
b Grey, ME, d NASHUA NH; m 1868 MANCHESTER NH |
COUGHLIN,
John
Likeness & Brief Bio |
(1837-1912),
b. June 1837 in Williamstown, Vermont. was a Union soldier
who served as Lieutenant Colonel of the 10th New Hampshire
Volunteer Infantry and was brevetted Brigadier General,
Volunteers. He received the Medal of Honor for
gallantry in a night attack upon Burnham's Brigade at
Swift's Creek, Virginia, on May 9, 1864. In 1860, a
grocer in Manchester NH; later removed to MD and Washington
DC area; Never Married (single in 1910) |
|
CRAGIN,
Daniel
Photograph
& Biography
|
1837-1922,
Frye's Measure Mill founder in WILTON NH |
|
CURRIER,
Moody
Biography
& Portrait
Governor
Biography
|
1806-1898;
born Boscawen NH; lad law practice at MANCHESTER NH; Governor
of NH 1885-1887 |
CUMMINGS,
Isaac
Genealogy
(mostly his descendants in Merrimack NH) |
b.
1600/1601; resided Mistley, England; married Anne --;
d. May 1677 Topsfield MA. His descendants resided in many
townships including Merrimack, Hudson, Hollis, Lyndeboro,
Litchfield in Hillsborough Co NH, and other locations |
DAVID,
Barnabas Brodt (Deacon)
Genealogy
& Biography |
1802-1883
Connections to Amherst & Peterborough NH |
| Jonathan
S. Lewis, James E. Perkins, Edumund B. Hull, Ansel C.
Smart, Orville D. Fessenden, Harland C. Smith, Edwin W.
Farnum, Benjamin F. Greer, Frank A. Parker, Edwin C. Hopkins,
Louis O. Boisvert, Cristy H. Duncan, Stillman H. Baker,
George W. Haslet, Daniel W. Hayden, John J. Baker, Norris
C. Griffin, Charles H. Tarbell, Allan M. Wilson, Robert
R. Chase, Robert E. Wheeler, Jesse B. Pattee, Fred S.
Pillsbury, Victor W. Roy, Harry Wadsworth Spaulding, Albert
O. Brown, Ludger Deschenes, Frank Edward Farrell, Frank
C. Livingston, Horace Alden Redfield, Carl Edwin Redid,
Marshall O. Blanchard, John B. Cavanaugh, Hertel Pariseau,
Herman Arnold Schellenberg, Eugene B. Worthen, Frank X.
Carroll, James H. Collins, William B. Eagan, William F.
Glancy, John J. Gorham, Richard H. Horan, Peter J. Magan,
Daniel J. MCcarthy, Daniel J. McCarthy, Michael J. McNulty,
Richard R. Allen, Andrew B. Bunton, George I. McAllister,
John J. McAllister Jr., Frank P. Newman, Martin L. Mahoney,
John J. Ryan, Patrick J. Ryan, Joseph Chevrette, John
J. Connor, Mark B. Flanders, Cornelius J. Sullivan Jr.,
Charles E. Chapman, Samuel F. Davis, Clinton I. Dow, Robert
D. Edgar, James A. Sayers, Frank H. Emerson, William McElroy,
Henry Weber, George H. Gingras, Charles J. McLaughlin,
John G. Welpley, Cyprien J. Belanger, Henry Hebert, Joseph
Laberge, Charles A. Pecor, Eugene Bailly, Noel Devost,
Adelard J. Francoeur, Remi Gagnon, William M. McCarthy,
Tracy A. Eaton, J.C.F. Hodgman, Charles S. Emerson, Arthur
L. Keyes, Benjamin Franklin Prescott, Frank O. Lamson,
Marshall D. Cobleigh, Charles J. Hamblett, Leon F. Robichaud,
E. Ray Shaw, John P. Lampron, Toussaint Ledoux, Narcisse
H. Salvail, William E. Foisie, Frederick J. Gaffney, Stephen
L. Hallinan, William J. O'Neil, Curtis R. Bresnahan, Fred
J. Crowell, Jeremiah J. Doyle, Edward Everett Clark, Ralph
W. Holt, John T. Winn, Cleophas Cote, Charles Dionne,
Napoleon Laplante, George Theriault, George A. Prince,
Philip F. Gordon, Forest E. Kelley, James F. Brennan,
Mortier L. Morrison, Calvin A. Hurd, Charles W. Tobey,
George H. Eastman, Joshua F. Frye, Charles I. Nelson.
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EDWARDS.
Supply W. (Major)
Family
History - USGenWeb Archives |
1817-?
b and resided TEMPLE NH |
EMERSON,
Daniel
Biography
- USGenWeb Archives |
1746-1821
resided HOLLIS NH |
FARRAR,
Timothy (2)
Biographies
| Likeness |
father
1747-1849
son 1788-1874
NEW IPSWICH NH residents
|
FESSENDEN,
Benjamin
Family
Treet |
1805-1882;
of Townsend, MA; father of Anson D. Fessenden; manufacturer
in Reeds Ferry (MERRIMACK NH) |
FIELDS,
Samuel Jr.
Family
Tree |
1719-c1776;
of Andover, MA; six of his children, Henry, John, Joshua,
Marsten, Samuel and Sarah settled in MERRIMACK, NH |
FORREST,
Theodore
FRENCH, Nellie/Ellen Stephens
Photographs
& Family History |
Ellen
1876-1956 resided GOFFSTOWN & MANCHESTER NH |
FOSTER,
Herman
Biography
& Portrait |
1800-1875;
b Andover MA; died MANCHESTER NH |
FOSTER,
John G. (General)
Biography
& Portrait |
1823-1874;
b Whitefield NH; died NASHUA NH |
FRENCH,
Edward
Family
Tree |
1590-1674
Settled Salisbury MA. Some descendants removed to New
Hampshire. |
FRENCH,
Stephen Youngman
Biography
- USGenWeb Archives |
1781-1858
b HOLLIS NH d Exeter NH |
GAGE,
Aaron
Brief
Family Tree |
from
Methuen MA in 1773 to MERRIMACK NH |
GAGNON,
Rene Arthur (Corp. USMC)
Biography
& Photograph |
1926-1979.
b MANCHESTER NH; participant in the famous flag-raising
at Iwo Jima. He is buried at Arlington Cemetery. |
GAMBLE,
William
Biography
|
early
settler of MANCHESTER NH |
GOFFE,
John
Biography
Extensive
Family Tree! |
early
settler BEDFORD NH |
GOODELL,
David H.
Biography
& Likeness |
1834-1915.
Born HILLSBOROUGH NH; manufacturer in ANTRIM NH.Governor
of NH 1889/91. |
GOVE,
Jesse Augustus (Col.)
Biography
& Portrait |
b
WEARE, NH; d Gaines' Mill VA |
GREELEY,
Horace
Biography
| Biography/Portrait |
1811–72,
American newspaper editor, founder of the New York
Tribune, b. AMHERST NH |
GREGG,
Hugh
Biography
& Portrait |
1917-2003.
Born NASHUA NH. 1952-1956 Governor of NH. |
HALL,
John
Brief
Biography |
immigrated
c1730; res Londonderry NH and early settler of MANCHESTER
NH |
HASELTON,
George I.
Biography
& Portrait |
1878-1922;
b and d at MANCHESTER NH |
HAYDEN
Family
Tree |
HAYDEN
family of HOLLIS NH and allied lines |
HILL,
Ebenezer, REV
Likeness
Sketch | |
1766-1854.
born in Cambridge, Mass. graduated at Harvard College
in 1786, and was ordained pastor of the church and minister
of the town of MASON NH, November 3, 1790 . |
HILLS,
Will
Earl of Hillsborough for whom Hillsborough County was
named
Biography
& Likeness |
30
May 1718 - 7 October 1793 - a British politician of the
Georgian era. He was usually called the Earl of Hillsborough
in America when he served as Secretary of State for the
Colonies in 1768-1772, a critical period leading toward
the American Revolution. |
HODGMAN
Josiah, et al
Family
History |
early
settlers of MERRIMACK NH |
INGALLS,
Daniel (Deacon), et al
Family
History |
1758-1832;
revolutionary war patriot; from Andover MA; early settlers
of MERRIMACK NH |
JACOBI,
Lotte
Biography/Portrait |
1896-1990.
Took photo portraits of famous people. In 1995 moved to
DEERING, NH where she had a studio. |
JONES,
Joshua
Family
Tree |
1758-1830
b Dracut MA; settled and died in NEW BOSTON NH; descendants
also located in GOFFSTOWN and MONT VERNON NH |
JONES,
MRS. MARTHA F. (James T.)
Brief
Biography - USGenWeb Archives |
b
HUDSON NH; d 1906 MERRIMACK NH, author |
KELLY
/ KELLEY, Moses (Col).
Ancestry,
Life and Some Descendents |
1739-1826
b Newbury MA
Sheriff 1755-1808; GOFFSTOWN NH resident (in addition
to Atkinson and Hopkinton) |
KIDDER,
Benjamin
Brief
Biography |
Arrived
MANCHESTER NH area c1772 with his father-in-law JOHN GOFFE. |
KIDDER,
Frederick
Biography
| |
1804-1885
b. in NEW IPSWICH NH |
KING,
John W.
Biography
& Portrait |
1918-1994
b. in MANCHESTER NH. Governor of NH 1963-1969. |
King
George III of England
George William Frederick Guelph
Genealogy
| Biography |
4 Jun 1738 - 29 Jan 1820. Although the 13 colonies did
break free, George's reign was noted by many other important
events. During his reign, Britain defeated France in three
wars, most notably the Napoleonic conflicts. Territories
across the globe became British, including Australia.
It was also during his reign that the English system of
constitutional monarchy assumed its modern form. |
KITTREDGE
Family
Genealogy |
of Merrimack, Mont Vernon, Bedford, and other locations |
LANGLEY,
Samuel G.
Photograph
& Brief Biography [the name on the web page is
incorrect] |
(1813-?)
Lieutenant-Colonel, enlisted Oct 26 1861, age 36; resided
and credited to Manchester, Hillsborough; resigned Dec
1 1862; died Washington, DC, Jan 13 1911. In 1850 US Census
living in Berrien MI with wife Sarah A. (b abt 1823 NY),
son John (b abt 1844 MI) and son Samuel (b abt 1846 MI).
|
LAWS,
Thomas
Family
Tree |
b
1761 Billerica MA; In 1801 removed to PETERBOROUGH NH.
Descendants PETERBOROUGH, WILTON and other locations. |
LINGFIELD,
Edward
Brief
Biography |
settled
MANCHESTER NH c1722; married daughter of JOHN GOFFE |
LORD,
Harry True
Biography
& Portrait |
1863-1923
b and d MANCHESTER NH |
LOVEWELL
Family
Family
Tree |
of Old Dunstable |
LOWELL,
Levi
Family
Tree |
1839-1914;
b. Rindge NH, resided Brookline NH; manufacturer in Reeds
Ferry (MERRIMACK) NH |
LYNCH,
Maurice
Family
Tree (scroll down) |
1738-1779
b County Antrim IRE; d NEW BOSTON NH; descendants in NEW
BOSTON, MONT VERNON, MILFORD, LYNDEBOROUGH, and other
locations |
McALLASTER, Richard and (wife) MILLER, Ann
Genealogy |
Early
settlers of Londonderry NH and Bedford NH |
MACMURPHY,
Alexander Jr.
Biography
& Genealogy |
1722-1763
Londonderry & "Nutfield" NH |
MANN,
Benjamin
Biography
- USGenWeb Archives |
1740-1831
b Troy NY; resided MASON NH; removed from MASON c1800 |
MASON,
John
Biography
Transcript
of 1629 grant | |
1586–1635,
b. England; founder of New Hampshire. In 1629 divided
a grant, Mason taking the portion that would become New
Hampshire. He never visited the area. |
MacDOWELL,
Edward
NEVINS, Marian Griswold (Mrs. Edward MacDowell)
MacDowell
Colony web site |
Photo: Edward
Photo
& Biography: Marian
|
Edward
MacDowell: 1861-1908
Marian G. (Nevins) MacDowell: 1857 - 1956
Edward was a composer and concert pianist. In 1896 the
couple bought a farm in PETERBOROUGH NH. The MacDowell
Colony was founded here by Marian MacDowell in 1906 for
artists. |
McALLISTER,
John Wentworth
Family
tree, Biography, Photographs |
b.
1784 AMHERST NH, died 1849 Rochester VT |
McCLINTOCK,
Michael
Brief
Biography |
early
settler of Londonderry NH |
McGAW,
Jacob
Family
Tree
|
b
1837 IRE, early settlers of MERRIMACK NH |
McGILVERAY,
John
Brief
Family Tree |
b
Scotland; early pre-American Revolution settlers of MERRIMACK
NH |
|
McLANE,
John
Biography
& Likeness
|
1852-1911.
b British Isles; MILFORD NH manufacturer. Governor of
NH 1905-1907. |
McMURPHY
Family
Research |
1718
Londonderry and MANCHESTER NH - early settlers |
McNEIL,
John (Brigadier General)
Biography
& Portrait |
1784-1850
b HILLSBOROUGH NH, died Washington DC |
McQUESTEN,
William and Descendants
[EXTENSIVE
genealogy, also known by McQuestion, McQueston, McQuestin,
MacQuesten, etc.] |
1684-1769,
Ireland (Scotch-Irish) to Litchfield NH. Descendants lived
in New Hampshire, i.e. Litchfield, Merrimack, Bedford,
Mont Vernon (prominently) and removed to other parts of
NH, Massachusetts, and other States |
METALIOUS,
Marie Grace (de Repentigny)
Biography |
1924-1964
writer of book "Peyton Place"; born in Manchester
NH |
MILLER,
James (Brigadier General
Biography
& Portrait |
1776-1850;
b PETERBOROUGH NH; died TEMPLE NH |
| -
Genealogy of the Moore family : of Londonderry, New
Hampshire, and Peterborough, New Hampshire, 1648-1924.
- Ancestry.com |
MORRIL,
David L.
Biography
& Likeness |
1772-1849.
Born Epping NH. 1802-1811 Pastor of Presbyterian Church
in GOFFSTOWN NH. Governor of NH from 1824 - 1827. |
MURPHY,
Francis P.
Biography
& Likeness |
1877-1958.
b Winchester NH; NASHUA NH manufacturer. Governor of NH
1937-1941. |
NICHOLS,
Moses
Biography
|
1740-1790
b Reading MA; physician of AMHERST NH |
NUTT,
William
Family
Tree (Genealogy) |
1698-1771
early settler of Derryfield [later Manchester] NH; many
descendants, including "Commodore" George Washington
Nutt |
NUTT,
"Commodore" George Washington Morrison
Photograph
& Bio | 2nd
Bio/Photo
3rd
biography/Photo |
1844-1881.
b MANCHESTER NH. 29 inch tall performer for P.T. Barnum.
d. NYC |
|
PALTENGHI,
Madalena [Madeleine]
(Mrs. Charles William Anderson-also an artist SEE)
Biography
|
|
1899-Mar
1971
Author and poet. Books include "Honey the City
Bear" (1937), "Remus Goes to Town"
(1938), "Honey on a Raft" (1941);
married C.W. Anderson (see). Resided MASON, NH. |
PARKER,
John McGaw
Family
History & Likeness |
1822-?
Early settlers of GOFFSTOWN NH |
| PARKER
Family Genealogy |
of
Goffstown, Mont Vernon, Merrimack, Amherst, Litchfield,
Bedford and other locations in New Hampshire (this family
originated in Massachusetts and before that in England) |
| PARKER,
Marjorie Blanche "Maggie" Parker - Biography,
Photographs & Family Tree |
of
Merrimack, NH and Hawaii. Educator, Actress and Counselor
[acted in Hawaii Five-O) from Cow Hampshire |
PASSACONAWAY
Biography
& Likeness Passaconaway
Research
Book: Passaconaway
in the White Mountains | Book:
Indian Biography
|
c1575-1665,
Native American Great Sachem (holy man) chief and warrior
of one the Penacook tribes that inhabited what is now
New Hampshire. |
PATTEE,
Lemuel Noyes
Biography
& Portrait | 2nd
Bio |
1804-1870;
b Massachusetts; died GOFFSTOWN NH |
PETERSON,
Walter J.
Biography
& Portrait |
1922-still
living; b NASHUA NH; realtor in PETERBOROUGH NH; Governor
of NH 1969-1973. |
PIERCE,
Benjamin
Biography
& Likeness |
1759-1839;
b Chelmsford MA; resided HILLSBOROUGH NH; Governor of
NH 1827-1828, 1829-1830; father of Franklin Pierce (see
below) |
PIERCE,
Franklin
Bicentennial
| Biography
& Likeness | 3rd
Bio & Likeness |
Born:
11/23/1804 HILLSBOROUGH NH
14th President of the United States |
PIERCE,
Solomon
PARKER, Lucy
Genealogy
& Ancestry |
He
b 1754 Groton MA
She b 1750 HOLLIS NH
Married 1771 HOLLIS NH - resided there |
RAMSDELL,
George A.
Biography
& Portrait |
1834-1900.
b. MILFORD NH; lawyer in PETERBOROUGH NH, politician and
businessman in NASHUA NH; Governor of NH 1879-99. |
RIDDLE,
John Aiken
Biography
- USGenWeb Archives |
1826-1906
b and resided BEDFORD NH - never married |
ROPER,
Sylvester Howard
Photograph
| Ancestry
(PDF)
Also
see blog |
1823-1896.
Inventor of the motorcycle. Born in Francestown NH, lived
in Roxbury MA and died in 1896 in Cambridge MA while demonstrating
his steam motorcycle. The motorcyle is in the Smithsonian
Institution. |
SANDLER,
Adam Richard
Biography
& Photo | Adam
Sandler's Official Web Site |
1966-still
living. comedian and actor
b 9 September 1966, son of Stanley A & Judy Sandler,
in Brooklyn NY; moved when young to, resided and attended
school in MANCHESTER NH (Central High School); siblings:
Scott, Elizabeth, and Valerie |
SHATTUCK,
Adam Draper
Photograph
& Brief Biography | Some
of his paintings |
1832-1928,
b. FRANCESTOWN, was an American portrait and landscape
painter from New Hampshire. He belonged to the second
generation Hudson River School. He preferred small, detailed
paintings. Shattuck's favorite subjects were sheep and
cows. In 1861 he was elected a full member of the National
Academy. |
| SHIRLEY
Family |
Descendants
of James Shirley of Ulster Co, Ireland |
SMITH,
Jeremiah
Biography
& Likeness
2nd
Biography, Genealogy |
1759-1842.
b PETERBOROUGH NH; Resided Exeter NH; Chief Justice of
the NH Supreme Court. |
SMITH,
John B.
Biography
& Portrait |
b
Saxton's River VT; manufacturer in HILLSBOROUGH NH. Governor
of NH 1893-1895. |
SMYTH,
Fredrick
Biography
& Portrait | Letters
Biography
& genealogy |
1819-1899.
b Candia NH; MANCHESTER NH businessman and politician.
Mayor of Manchester NH for several terms. Governor of
NH 1865-1866. |
SPALDING,
Samuel
Family
Tree & Ancestry |
1726-1797
b Chelmsford MA d and resided in MERRIMACK NH |
STARK,
Archibald
Biography
See Genealogy Below |
1693-1758;
born Glasgow, Scotland; resided Manchester NH; father
of seven children including John (General) Stark |
STARK,
John (General)
DESCENDANTS
OF ARCHIBALD STARK OF MANCHESTER INCLUDING THOSE OF GEN.
JOHN STARK
Biography
& Likeness | 2nd
Bio
Grave
of John Stark | Sheet
Music: "The Tomb of Stark" |
1728-1822.b
Londonderry NH; resided "Derryfield" MANCHESTER
NH. Commander of men at Battle of Breeds ("Bunker")
Hill and other revolutionary war battles. A partial quote
from him ("Live Free or Die") later became the
New Hampshire state motto. |
STARK,
Caleb (son of General John)
Entire
family genealogy | Biography
| Poetry
he wrote |
1804-1864;
lived in Manchester NH |
| STINSON,
Charles |
1810-1870,
b. DUNBARTON, resided GOFFSTOWN |
SWART,
William D.
Biography
& Portrait |
1856-1936;
b. Margaretville NH; d NASHUA NH |
PAGE,
Molly (Mrs. John Stark)
Biography
| Molly
Stark House |
1737-1814.
b Haverhill NH, dau of the first postmaster of NH; married
John Stark. |
SIMONDS-PIPER,
Leonora E.
Biography
Links & Genealogy |
1859-1953
b. Nashua, NH, dau of Stillman & Hannah/Anna Simonds.
Clairvoyant |
STEELE,
John
Biography
& Likeness |
1789-1865.
b. Salisbury, NC; PETERBOROUGH NH manufacturer; Governor
of NH 1844, 1845. |
STRAW,
Ezekiel
Biography
& Portrait |
1819-1882.
b Salisbury NH; Engineer for Amoskeag Mfg Co MANCHESTER
NH; founder Manchester Unitarian Society; NH State Senator;
Governor of NH 1872, 1873. |
STEVENS,
Aaron Fletcher
Biography
& Portrait |
1819-1887;
b Derry NH; died NASHUA NH |
STINSON,
Charles (Capt)
Biography
& Likeness |
1800-?
b Dunbarton NH; early settlers of GOFFSTOWN. Some relatives
in NEW BOSTON NH. |
TAGGART,
David Arthur
Biography
& Portrait |
1858-1922;
b GOFFSTOWN NH; died MANCHESTER NH |
TAGGART,
John
Family
Tree |
1752
moved to PETERBOROUGH NH; descendants in SHARON, NEW IPSWICH,
and other places. |
THAYER,
Jonathan, wife Betsey
Pension
- USGenWeb Archives |
revolutionary
war soldier |
THORNTON,
James S. (Executive Officer)
Biography
& Portrait | 2nd
Bio |
1817-1875;
b MERRIMACK NH; d Germantown PA |
THORNTON,
Matthew
Biography
& Likeness | 2d
Bio
Family
Tree |
1714-1803;
b Ireland; physician practiced medicine in Londonderry
NH; member of Continental Congress and signer of Declaration
of Independence; buried MERRIMACK NH. |
TOBEY,
Charles W.
Biography
& Portrait |
1880-1953.
b Roxbury MA; 1902 moved to TEMPLE NH; moved to MANCHESTER
NH; President of F.J. Hoyt Shoe Company. Governor of NH
1929-1931. |
TUTTLE,
Jotham
Family
Tree |
1729-1810
b Medford MA; resided GOFFSTOWN and WEARE NH |
WAITE,
Nathan
Family
Tree - PDF |
b
betw 1755-1765; resided PETERBOROUGH NH |
WEARE,
Meshech
Biography
|
1713-1786,
Town of WEARE is named for him |
WEBSTER,
Amos
Photograph
& Brief Biography |
b.
Oct 4 1824 at Bolton Vt., and died Sept 22, 1906 in NASHUA
NH; Member of New Hampshire state senate 17th District,
1883-84. Burial location unknown; was a colonel in the
Union Army during the Civil War. In the 1870s Webster
was a leading member of the Washington, DC, National Guard.
Furniture manufacturer in Nashua NH; married Sept 1845
to Martha Annis, possibly at Londonderry NH; Children:
Laura B., b. Sep 20, 1863 and Cleon L, b Sep 10, 1865. |
WENTWORTH,
Benning
Biography
& Likeness | Portrait
of Lady Wentworth |
1698-1770;
First Royal Governor of NH |
WESTON,
James A.
Biography
& Portrait | 2nd
Biography |
1827-1895.
b MANCHESTER NH; Governor of NH 1871-72, 1874-75. WESTON
ROAD in Manchester NH is named for him. |
WILDER,
Thornton
Biography
& Photo | Thornton
Wilder Society |
1897-1975.
b Madison, WI; Playwright and novelist. His play, "Our
Town," (that received a Pulitzer prize in 1938) is
believed by some to be based on PETERBOROUGH NH. |
WILKINS,
Stephen Jr.
Family
Tree |
captain
in American Revolution; early settler of MERRIMACK NH |
WILSON,
Joshua
Brief
Bio & Tombstone |
b
1762 GOFFSTOWN NH |
WOODBURY,
LEVI
Biography
& Likeness | Photograph
and Brief Bio #2 |
1789
- 1851, born FRANCESTOWN NH., was governor of New Hampshire
(1823-24) and then elected to the U.S. Senate (1825-31).
Andrew Jackson appointed him secretary of the navy (1831-34)
and then secretary of the treasury (1834-41). Woodbury
was again elected to the Senate as a Democrat (1841-45)
and served until he was appointed Associate Justice of
the U.S. Supreme Court (1845-51). This is a photographic
print of a daguerreotype. |
| WOMEN
OF MANCHESTER NH |
See
biographies of several women who were influential in the
history of Manchester NH |
WORCESTER,
Noah
Biography
|
1758–1837,
American Congregational clergyman, b. HOLLIS, NH |
