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On October 15, 1852, Mr. Wright married Miss Ella M. Kilburn, a daughter of John A. and Sarah (Gray) Kilburn, the former of whom was born in Sterling, Mass., and the latter in Groton. Mr. Kilburn settled in Boston, Mass., when a young man, and was there engaged in lousiness until his demise. His widow survived him five years, and died in Groton, Mass., at the age of sixty years. They reared three children, namely: William Henry Kilburn, an editor and ]iulilisher, who died in New York City; l^lizabeth, wlio died at Akron, Ohio; and Ella M., now Mrs. Wright. Bred and educated in Boston, Mrs. Wright is a woman of refinement, and is held in high respect throughout the community. She is a member of the Episcopal church, of which Mr. Wright was a regular attendant. She and Mr. Wright reared a son, Emory T., so named after his father's brother. Emory T. Wright, who was born in Lowell, Mass., in 1856, is now residing at the home of his late father in Lawrence, began life for himself as a clerk in the post-office. Here, gradually working his way upward through the various departments, he became route agent in the United States mail service, an important position, which he has held several years. In 1S97, on a part of the extensive grounds of the Wright homestead property in East Haverhill Street, he erected a fine double tenement house, which yields him a good income. He was married in November, 1880, to Miss Lucy Ropes, daughter of Joseph and Julia (Tuck) Ropes, and has two sons - Emory T. and William H. P., both attending school.

OHN HOOPER, of Rockport, of the firm John Hooper & Son, dealers in lumber, brick, lime, cement, paints, and oils, was born here, December 3, 1849. His parents, John and Margaret (Tarr) Hooper, were also natives of Rockport. The father, who was a son of Robert Hooper, besides being a carpenter, qualified as a shipbuilder and a house-builder. During the Civil War he was employed in Charlestown navy-yard ; and for many years he was a contractor and builder in Rockport, and the head of the firm John Hooper & Son. In politics he was a Republican, and he had a wide circle of acquaintances and friends. He died in 1893.

John Hooper, the subject of this sketch, attended the public schools of Rockport, and graduated from French & Chamberlain's Commercial College in Boston. He learned the carpenter's trade with his father, and was the junior member of the contracting firm of John Hooper & Son. In addition to their business as contractors, the firm engaged in the lumber trade; and some years ago they shipped lumber by the cargo from the old wharf in Rockport. Since his father's death Mr. Hooper has been the sole proprietor of the business, though he retains the original firm name. His establishment is near the Boston & Maine Railroad station in Rockport. He has been very successful in financial affairs, and has a large business.

By his marriage with Sarah A., daughter of Manasseh Brown, of Ipswich, Mass., Mr. Hooper is the father of two children - Harry B. and Norman S. He votes the Republican ticket. A strong believer in total abstinence, he is an active worker for the cause. He is a member of Granite Lodge, I. O. O. F., of Rockport; of Ashler Lodge, A. F. & A. M., of the same town; of the Rockport branch of the A. O. U. W. ; and of the Temple of Honor, a temperance organization here. He is also a member of Rebekah Lodge of Rockport. A public-spirited citizen, Mr. Hooper favors all measures likely to benefit his native town.

ACHARIAH COLE, a venerable and well-known resident of Wenham and a Deacon of the Baptist church, was born in Beverly, July 26, 18 17, son of Zachariah M. and Annie (Edwards) Cole. Several generations of Coles have lived in Beverly, and the men of the family have been among the leading citizens of that town. Samuel Cole, grandfather of the subject of this sketch, was a soldier in the Revolution. Zachariah M. was born in the old town, and spent his life there. In his early years he taught school, and was a land surveyor for these parts. His teaching was confined to the winter term, for eighteen of which he taught in his own town. He also taught in the town of Hamilton. When not otherwise engaged, he gave his attention to farming. His wife, Annie, was born in Wenham.

Zachariah Cole, who grew to manhood in Beverly, received his education in the public schools of the town. When sixteen years of age he began to work at shoemaking, being still in Beverly. After following the shoemaker's trade for some years, he engaged in the grocery business at Beverly, at the same time continuing the making of shoes in company with Robert Whipple, under the name of Cole & Whipple. He subsequently engaged in farming, all the while keeping up his work on shoes when he had time to spare. In the spring of 1876 he came to Wenham, and settled on the farm he now occupies. Since that time he has been engaged in agriculture and milk producing.

Mr. Cole first married Hannah Patch, of ]5everly. She bore him four children, two of whom are living: George E., of Beverly; and Hannah A., the wife of William P. Dodge, of Wenham. She died in 1851. Mr. Cole afterward wedded Lucy B. Dodge, a sister of Francis M. Dodge, of Wenham. By this marriage there were five children, of whom two are living, namely: Frank, who resides on the farm; and Lucy E., now the wife of John T. Folsom, of Salem, Mass. Mrs. Lucy Cole died on March 7, 1894. While residing in Beverly, Mr. Cole served as Selectman of that town for two years, and was on the School Board for several years. In politics he is a Prohibitionist. He is a member of both the

TT^ALEB PIKE, a leading farmer of C Sr^ Salisbury and a native of that town, ^i^ ^ was born November 20, 1820. He is a direct descendant of Major Robert Pike, and is also related to Brigadier-general Zebulon Pike, the discoverer of Pike's Peak, whose daughter married a near relative of President Harrison. His grandfather, Moses Pike, a maker of edged tools, went to Ipswich to weld scythes, a.xes, and other sharp instruments. Many of the tools manufactured by Moses are still in the workshop owned by his grandson. P^or years more cattle were shod in this same shop than in any other shop in the county. Caleb's parents were both Pikes, although removed several generations in relationship.

Having lived inider the parental roof-tree until he was thirty years old, Caleb Pike bought his present farm. On June 13, 1843, he married Sally Stevens, who, born August 31, 18 18, was a member of one of the old families of the district. Their three children are: Caroline Rebecca, born July 4, 1849; Hannah Stevens, born September 12, 1854; and Caleb Scott, born August 30, 1858. Caroline, who married Frank A. Chopin, the Postmaster in Salisbury village, has two children - Nellie and Arlington. Hannah Stevens is living with the widow of James Pike. By Mr. Pike's second marriage, which united him March 27, 1S64, with Susie A. Courrier, there were five children, namely: Emma Florence, born January 21, 1867, who died young; Annie May, born December 3, 1869, who married John Gibbins, the bookkeeper and collector in Amesbury of the New

England Telephone Company, and has a son, Edward Gibbins; Wilbur Courrier, born January 31, 1871 ; Susie Gertrude, born December 23, 1S73; and Moses Kellum, born June 2, 1878.

Mr. Pike has never been actively interested in political matters, and has not cared to hold public office. However, he has been Highway Surveyor for many years, and he is much esteemed by his townsmen. On his farm the largest crop is hay. Formerly he had many o.xen. Now his stock comprises about twenty horned cattle and three horses. He is proud of his ancestry, which dates back to the time of the Norman Conquest of England. The family has included many distinguished men, both professional and otherwise. In this country it has given to the nation stalwart yeomen, brave soldiers, and men of sterling worth in business life.

'^AMUEL EATON, Tax Collector of Amesbury, was born in the year 1839, in the Gushing house, at East Salisbury, Mass., the same house in which Caleb Gushing was born in the year 1800, and which then stood near Gushing Corner, but was subsequently torn down. His father, Henry Eaton, was a mariner. Being taken sick with yellow fever on board a ship sailing from Havana to New York, Henry Eaton was taken to a hospital in New York, where he improved sufficiently to start for home. He died, however, a few days after reaching home, in the year 1845. His wife, Jemima B. Eaton, mother of Samuel Eaton, died in the year 1869. The subject of this sketch has three sisters now living, one in Amesbury, one in Merrimac, and the third in Kensington, N. H.

at farming and shoemaking. After he had finished his course in the town school, he entered the Tilton Seminary at Tilton, N.H., where he remained three terms, afterward entering Eastman's Business College at Poughkeepsie, N.Y., at which he was graduated.

In August, 1862, he enlisted in Company G, Forty-eighth Regiment, sailed from New York the ist of January, 1863, in the ship "Constellation," and arrived at New Orleans the 1st of February. He then took a steamer for Baton Rouge, where he landed with the regiment a few days later. He was at the battle of Port Hudson Plains in May, 1863, then at the siege of Port Hudson, and later at Donaldsonville, where the Union forces were attacked by the enemy. Arriving home in August, he was mustered out with the regiment in September, 1863.

In 1S64 he entered King's Clothing House at Detroit, Mich., and later went to Howell, Mich., where he was employed in the store of Jewett & Grossman, who had a large country trade at that time. In 1866 he returned home, and taught the grammar school in East Salisbury, moving in 1870 to Amesbury, where he worked in carriage shops until 1890. He was then elected Tax Collector, and has since held that office, a period of over eight years. He is a member of Powow River Lodge, No. 90, I. O. O. F.

Mr. Eaton married Miss Lizzie T. Dow, of East Salisbury, daughter of Andrew and Louisa Dow. She died in 1880, leaving one son, Henry S., who is a shoe cutter by trade and resides in Amesbury.

ANIEL W. FRIEND, an influential resident of Manchester, is a native of this town. He was born August 17, 181 7, son of Captain Daniel and Lucy

(Knight) P^ientl, who were respectively natives of Wenham and Manchester, Mass. His grandfather was John Friend, better known by the familiar title of "Deacon " Friend. The father was Captain of a militia company, and did service in forts along the coast in the War of 1812. He died in 1820.

Daniel W. Friend grew to manhood in Manchester on the old place where he was born, and which has been in the possession of the family for over two hundred years. He attended the common schools, and later a private school in Gloucester for some months in the winter, thereafter beginning to learn the carpenter's trade at the age of si.xteen. Having completed an apprenticeship of four years, he went to Boston, and there worked as a journeyman carpenter for several years. He also worked in Dorchester, Ko.xbury, and Beverly. Later he was successfully engaged in business for himself at Manchester as a contractor and builder for a number of years. In 1849 he went " around the Horn " to California, being si.x months out before reaching San Francisco. On his arrival, instead of going to the gold fields, he resumed work at his trade, taking contracts. After remaining in California for less than a year, he came home by way of Nicaragua.

Mr. Friend has been three times married, and had one son, Daniel, now deceased. The present Mrs. Friend was before this marriage Mrs. Martha S. Pierce, the widow of Joseph Pierce, late of Manchester, and a daughter of Josiah Purnham, late of PZssex, Mass. During the session of 1852 Mr. P'riend was sent by the Free Soil jiarty as a Representative to the General Court. He has served for one term as Selectman of Manchester, also as Assessor and Overseer of the Poor. At present he is a member of the Board of Park Commissioners. In politics he is a Republican.

He is a warm advocate of prohibition, and has spent both time and money in forwarding temperance principles. During the Civil War and prior to it he was a strong anti-slavery agitator. A self-made man, his place in the world has been won by his own energy and determination.

/^^JeORGE F. dodge, a leading resi- V ^ I dent of Wenham and a Deacon of the Wenham Baptist Church, was born here, March 11, 1833, son of Stephen and Sally (Grant) Dodge. The Dodge family, which has been settled here for many years, has given to the town men of solid worth and ability. Amos Dodge, the grandfather of George F., was well-known throughout the district. The father, also a native of Wenham, was engaged in teaching in early life, mostly in the town of Beverly. He was active as a citii;en, and served the town as Selectman and Town Clerk. A man of ardent religious views, he was a zealous member of the Congregational church, and for years served as Deacon in that body. He died in 1876, being then in his eighty-fourth year. His wife was a native of Beverly.

George I'. Dodge received his early training in the public schools of Wenham. Since leaving school he has devoted his time to agricultural pursuits. He married Mary Abbie Dodge, a native of Beverly and a daughter of the late Richard Dodge, and became the father of two children - Mary J. and Alice F. - both now deceased. Mrs. Mary Abbie Dodge died in 1879. She was a devoted member of the Baptist church.

Mr. Dodge takes an active interest in local affairs, and helps any movement looking to the welfare or improvement of the town. He is a Republican in politics, and has served the

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])iiblic as Road Surveyor for his district. Since 1854 he has been a member of the Baptist church and a Deacon of the society for over thirty years. A large amount of his time and service and earnest effort has been devoted to forwarding the interests of the church.

February S, 1832. A son of Abel and Eleanor Jackman Merrill, he belongs to one of the oldest and best known families in this section. The first of the name in America was Nathaniel, who came from England in 1635. His son, Daniel, was the first Merrill to settle in Salisbury. Daniel's son Thomas located on a farm near the residence of Perkins Merrill, and became prominent in church and town affairs. When the redcoats were coming from England, he enlisted in the Home Guard ; and it is told of him that he nailed up a boot-heel as a target, and practised firing at it in order to be ready to shoot if occasion should require. The maiden name of his wife was Margaret Allen. John, son of Thomas, enlisted in the Provincial army from Salisbury, and fought in the battle of Bunker Hill. As a citizen he was prominent in town affairs, and was a zealous churchman. The next in line, John (second), died at the age of fifty-six years. He married Jane Eaton, and had a family of seven children, of whom Abel was the youngest. Abel Merrill, father of Perkins, was a farmer and a prominent member of the Methodist church, being steward in that society for many years. He was one of the Building Committee of the present church, which was erected in 1834 as a union church, and took the place of the old Congregational church. For several years he was a Captain in the State militia. Levi, son of Abel, enlisted February 6, 1864, as a private in the Heavy Artillery, and, stationed at Fort Warren, served until the close of the Civil War. Upon being mustered out, he returned to Salisbury, and carried on shoemaking in his own shop. He died in August, 1S94. The maiden name of his wife was Alice Morrill. Their son, Frank, is still living, and resides on the old place. Frank married Annette Eaton, and has one daughter, Ellen.

Perkins Merrill received his early training in the Putnam F"ree School. After leaving that institution he taught school for sixteen years, mostly in Salisbury and in Amesbury. For a part of the time he was engaged in ungraded schools and for a part in grammar schools. On August 8, 1862, he resigned in order to enlist in the Union army. In Company C of the Forty-eighth Regiment he went to Port Hudson with General Banks, and was in the battles at Port Hudson, the plains of Port Hudson, and Donaldsonville. A short time after his enlistment he was promoted to the rank of Corporal. After he was mustered out, September 3, 1863, he went to Westboro, where he was for three years assistant superintendent of the State Reform School. Then he came to Salisbury, and has since been engaged in the produce business, his trade lying principally in Amesbury, Newburyport, and Seabrook.

Mr. Merrill has been a dclcj^atc to various political conventions. He has never been a Democrat, and has never voted for license. Like many of his ancestors, he has been an active church member, serving as steward and class leader for some years and as superintendent of the Sunday-school for thirty-one years. For many years he has been a zealous supporter of temperance movements. He has been a member of the O. U. A. M. Lodge of

Salisbury since it was organized. He is a comrade of A. W. Bartlett Post, No. 49, G. A. R., of Newburyport; and he has served as chaplain of the Forty-eighth Regiment Association, and is now its secretary. The first of his two marriages was contracted with Ellen French, who died in 1S66; and the second, with Sarah E. Forsyth, who died in 1877, and was buried with her infant child. A son by his first wife died when a year old.

/^3!)kORGE W. BLAISDELL, M.D., a V i* I leading physician and surgeon of Manchester, is a native of South Hampton, N.H. He was born March 14, 1856, son of John H. and Nancy (Gregg) Blaisdell. On the father's side he is of English stock, and of Scotch on the mother's side. Representatives of both families fought in the Revolution. Lieutenant Blaisdell, great-grandfather of the Doctor, was a daring officer ; and Captain Gregg, the Doctor's maternal grandfather, fought at Bennington with General Stark. John H. Blaisdell, now living in retirement and eighty years old, was formerly a shoe manufacturer of Haverhill, when he made the reputation of a man of energy and foresight.

Taken to Haverhill when about two years old, George VV. Blaisdell was there reared to manhood. He attended the public schools and subsequently Dartmouth College from which institution he graduated in 1878. Entering the medical school of Dartmouth College in the same year, he studied there for a time. Subsequently he went to Long Island College Hospital in ]?rooklyn, N. Y., and was graduated at that institution on June 14, 1881. Coming to Manchester in October of that year, he located here for the practice of liis profession, He has proved himself a skilful physician, and has won a reputation that might be envied by any practitioner. He now enjoys an extensive and lucrative patronage and the confidence and esteem of the community.

Dr. Blaisdell is a member of the Manchester Board of Health. He is also connected with Magnolia Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows; with Liberty Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, of Beverly; with Amity Chapter, R. A. M., of Beverly; with St. George Commandery, K. T. , of Beverly; with the American Order of United Workmen, of Manchester; and with the Order of the Pilgrim Fathers. Of the last two organizations he is the medical examiner. In politics he is a Republican. In 1883 he was married to Mary E. Lee, a Manchester lady, daughter of the late John L. and Sarah Lee. Mrs. Blaisdell is the mother of three daughters - Ruth J., Alice L. , and Dorothy.

ILLIAM P. DODGE, a prominent resident of Wenhani, was born in this town on June 9, 1844, son of Abraham and Augusta (Edwards) Dodge, who were respectively natives of VVenham and Beverly, Mass. His grandfather, Jacob Dodge, was also born in Wenham, which has been the home of the family for several generations. Abraham Dodge was a prominent man in his time, and served his native town as Selectman and in various other public offices. He was a Republican in politics. His death occurred on December 6, 18S7.

William P. Dodge, who grew to manhood in this town, received his early education in the common schools. In later years he added to his stock of knowledge by careful observation of men and affairs and by wide and varied reading. He early engaged in agricultural pursuits, and has since been a tiller of the soil. Also, for a number of years past, he has been interested in the manufacture of cider, and now annually turns out from his press many gallons of the beverage.

Mr. Dodge married Hannah A., daughter of Zachariah Cole, late of Wenham, a biography of whom appears elsewhere in this volume. Mr. and Mrs. Dodge have four children living - Nellie A., Hattie C, Alice B., and Lewis A. Dodge. In jjolitics Mr. Dodge is a Republican, is warmly interested in the affairs of the town, and has served for several years as Road Surveyor. He is a member of the Wenham Baptist Church, and takes an active interest in its work.

r LIVINGSTONE GOODWIN, of the firm of Goodwin & Kendrick, furniture dealers in Merrimac, is a native of West Amesbury, Mass. Born September 20, 1845, he is a son of Frederick W. R. and Betsey (Hoyt) Goodwin. His father, who was a well-known business man of Newton, reared a family of four children, namely: Melvina, now the wife of Charles F. Sargent, of Merrimac; Frederick Plummer Goodwin, who is in the shoe business in Lynn; Benjamin F., who is in business in Newton; and T. Livingstone Goodwin, the subject of this sketch.

After attending the public schools of West Amesbury for the usual period, T. Livingstone Goodwin took a business course at Comer's Commercial College in Boston. Then he learned the carriage-trimmer's trade, which he afterward followed as a journeyman for a number of years. About four years ago he established the furniture business which is now carried on under the firm name of Goodwin & Kendrick. He has built up a large and profitable trade, handling paints as well as all kinds of household goods, and winning a jjosition of high standing in the community. Besides attending to his regular business, he discharges the duties of Justice of the Peace, making a specialty of settling estates.

Mr. Goodwin married Alice L. Sargent, a daughter of Nicholas Sargent, of Merrimac, and is now the father of three sons. The latter are: Allen, who is in the employ of the Boston & Maine Railway; Henry, who graduated from the Haverhill High School in 1897; and Arthur W., a pupil in the Whitter Home School. Mr. Goodwin is a member of the present Board of Selectmen. He is a Deacon of the Congregational church, a member of its Prudential Committee, and the president of the Merrimac Young Men's Christian Association. In the last-named capacity he is actively concerned in the moral and religious improvement of this town.

RANK M. GREENWOOD, an enterprising ice dealer of North Andover, was born in Bo.xford, Mass., September 8, 1863, son of Samuel M. and Sarah (Garner) Greenwood. His parents, natives respectively of Lincolnshire and Norfolk, England, emigrated after their marriage. The father was twenty-three years old when he arrived in the United States. Settling in Boxford, he followed the shoemaker's trade in connection with farming for some time. In 1864 he enlisted in Company M, Fourth Massachusetts Cavalry, with which he served until the close of the Civil War. From Boxford in 1869 he removed to North Andover, where he purchased the ice business carried on by Charles Barker, and resided here for the rest of his life. He died in 1893. Of his seven chil- dren, four are living, namely: Jennie, the wife of W. H. Griffin, of Manchester, N. H. ; Mary F., the wife of Quincy W. Perley, of Haverhill, Mass. ; George G. ; and Frank M. Frank M. Greenwood resided in Boxfoid until he was six years old. Then he came with his parents to North Andover, where his education was acquired in the common schools. Having assisted his father in the ice business for a time, he has had entire control of it since the death of the latter. It is said to be the largest of its kind in town. Mr. Greenwood is connected with Cochichewick Lodge, F. & A. M. ; with Wauwinett Lodge and Kearsarge Encampment, I. O. O. F. ; and with the Patrons of Husbandry. He is a Republican in politics and a Methodist Episcopalian in religion. liy his marriage on October 28, 1S84, with Mabel E. Keniston, daughter of Henry Keniston, of North Andover, he is the father of three children - Harry K., Guy S. , and Sarah, all of whom live at home and attend school.

LIHU W. COLCORU, a retired manufacturer residing at the corner of Haverhill and I"'ranklin Streets, Lawrence, was born in Kingston, N.H., June 24, 1825, son of Daniel and Polly (Woodman) Colcord. Daniel Colcord, born in Kingston, June 13, 1781, was a mechanic, and constructed the first wooden plough used in his native town. His marriage with Polly Woodman took place June 2, 1812. She was born in Kingston, March 14, 1792, daughter of Samuel Woodman. Of their ten children two died in infancy, and W^arren died March II, 1S67. The rest, five sons and three daughters, grew to maturity and married. Mary died June 12, 1842. Daniel, who was a volunteer soldier in the Civil War, died August 10, 1897, when nearly fourscore years of age. The mother died March 28, 1831, and the father, April 18, 1S51. They and their deceased children rest in the Kingston cemetery, with the exception of Sarah and Warren, who were buried respectively in lola, Wis., and Lawrence.

When his mother died, Elihu W. Colcord was but six years old. He received a common-school education, supplemented by one term at Kingston Academy. Then he learned the shoemaker's trade of his elder brothers. In the fall of 1849 ^^ went with the goldseekers to California, making a voyage of one hundred and fifty-nine days from Nevvburyport around Cape Horn to San Francisco. Disheartened by many months of sickness, which began before he reached his destination, he returned home penniless, after he had done some placer mining at Auburn. He next engaged in belt manufacturing at Manchester, and in 1853 came to Lawrence, which was then only a hamlet. Here, in company with a Mr. Eaton, firm of Eaton & Colcord, he started on a small scale to manufacture belting in the Essex lumber yard. A year and a half later the firm was succeeded by Colcord & P^oster, which continued the business for two years. At the end of that time the partnership was dissolved, Mr. Colcord taking the business and removing to the corner of Broadway and Essex Street. Five years later he went into the Onlway Block, where he had been two years, when he built on the opposite corner. Removing thither, he carried on the business in his own building from 1856 to 1873, selling out after a very successful and prosperous career. For two years after that time he was in the belting trade in Boston, buying and selling. He also made early investments in real estate that have yielded him handsome returns. He owned considerable

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In 1848 Mr. Colcord married Lucy A. Frost, who was born in North Andover, Mass., daughter of Samuel A. Frost. She had one sister, Sarah Messer, who died in 1887, and has two brothers living: William P. Frost, in Lawrence: and George S. Frost, a resident of Spring Valley, Minn. Mr. Colcord has been a lifelong Democrat. While a resident of Kingston, he was Captain of a company of militia, and held the office of Highway Surveyor. In Lawrence he has served one year as City Treasurer, and was Spiggot River Commissioner during the first year of that valuable improvement. He belongs to the California Pioneers, which were organized November i, 1888, with three hundred members. In 1869 he erected his large and elegant house at 360 Haverhill Street, costing over thirty thousand dollars, into which he moved on New Year's Day, 1870. For the past twelve years he has spent his winters at Clarcona, Orange County, Fla., where he has a homestead and a large orange grove.

'AMUFL KNIGHT, a well-known dealer in coal, wood, and building material in Manchester, was born here in 1840, sen of John and Harriet (Perkins) Knight. The family has long been resident here, and has been a prominent one in the district. John Knight, son of John Knight, Sr., was a tanner and currier by trade. He was in business in Manchester for some forty years. At his death, on July 31, 1 88 1, he was seventy years old.

fifteen years of age. After working in that place for two years, he returned to Manchester, and took charge of his father's business, managing it until 1872. Since that year he has been engaged in his present business. A self-made man, the success he has met with was well earned by the untiring attention he gave to business and the strictly honorable methods he employed.

Mr. Knight married Mary B. , daughter of Captain John Carter, a venerable resident of Manchester. Born of the union are three children: Frank P., Harriet P., and George L. Constantly interested in public affairs and desirous of aiding his native town whenever possible, Mr. Knight has served in sundry public positions. He was Selectman at various times, and likewise Assessor and Overseer of the Poor. For a number of years he was Surveyor of Public Highways, and a member and the chairman of the Water Board from the time the water-works system was introduced in Manchester until 1895. He was prominent in advocating the introduction of this system, which has been of inestimable benefit to the town. In politics he is a Democrat, with independent proclivities. He is a member of Magnolia Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, of Manchester, having been the first to join that body after its organization in this town. In the town he is recognized as one of its substantial business men, and is universally esteemed.

RANK H. MESSER, a respected resident of Andover, engaged in the undertaking business, was born in Stoneham, Mass., February 9, 1855, son of David and Martha A. (Stone) Messer. Ebenezer Messer, the father of David and a native of Methuen, Mass., spent the greater part of his life in Landaff, N.H., where he followed farming. The family is an old one in Methuen, where members of it for generations were prominent citizens. David, born in Landaff, settled in Stoneham, Mass., and for forty-five years conducted an undertaking business. His wife, Martha A., a daughter of Aaron Stone, bore him nine children.

Frank H. Messer attended school in Stoneham, which was his home until he became a young man. He then went to Charlestown, and entered the undertaking establishment of J. L. Perry, with whom he remained five years. Afterward, returning to Stoneham, he was in business with his father until the latter's death in i8go. For the next three years he carried on the business alone. In 1893, leaving the Stoneham branch in charge of his younger brother, he came to Andover, bought out C. S. Parker, and fitted up the place in first-class modern style.

In 1892 Mr. Messer married Dora E. Howe, daughter of Frederick Howe, of Roxford, Mass. They have no children. Mr. Messer is a member of the Independent Order of Odd I'ellovvs, being a charter member of Andover Lodge, No. 230, in which he was the first Noble Grand, and of Kearsarge Encampment. He also belongs to the Masonic Blue Lodge of Stoneham, Mass. ; to the Reading Royal Arch Chapter; and to Hugh de Payens Commandery of K. T. in Melrose, Mass.

^ir* ^ ter, was born in this town on March 27, 1854. A son of Cyrus and Julia E. (Goes) Dodge, who were respectively natives of Manchester and Kennebunkport, Me., he is descended from Richard Dodge, an Englishman, who came to the New World in 1638, and settled at Salem. Representatives of the Dodge family came to Manchester during the early days of the town's history, and have always been among the prominent men of this section. Moses Dodge, great - grandfather of Charles C. , was the pioneer manufacturer of furniture, as well as the first of the family here. Porn in Beverly, near the Wenham and Manchester line, he started manufacturing in Manchester soon after 1760. During the struggle for independence he was a loyal and aggressive patriot, and in 1775 was one of the minute-men. He expired suddenly in 1776, of heart failure. Moses's son John, the grandfather of Charles C. , and who lived to the great age of ninety-one years, was a skipper during the greater part of his life. He was famed for his skill as a navigator, and was master of many vessels. While the most of his voyages were made in the coasting service or to the fisheries, he sailed on some foreign trips. His wife, familiarly known as " Mother Dodge," a woman of a strong character, was a leader in the Free Will Baptist church, in which she was distinguished for prayer and exhortation.

Cyrus Dodge, the father of Charles C. , began life as a sailor boy. When only ten years of age he went to sea with his father; and when only thirteen he took his turn at the helm with the crew, serving in the night watches as well as at other times. Thus obliged to endure many hardships at an early age, there was developed in him a certain rugged tenacity that made him in later years the bold and fearless champion of whatever cause he espoused. At the age of sixteen he determined to quit the sea, and began learning the cabinet-maker's trade with John P. Allen. For this he showed much aptitude, and in a short time earned a reputation for unusual skill. Subsequently, in 1841, he engaged in cabinet- making on his own account, and in time acquired a lousiness employing from tliirty to forty men, besides a name for turning out the finest work. During and previous to the Civil War he was a strong partisan of the antislavery party. In later years he was a Republican. His death occurred in 1887. His wife, Julia, was a daughter of William Coes, who served in the United States Navy Department during tlic War of 1812. Their living children are: Charles C. and Cyrus M., both of whom constitute the C. Dodge Furniture Company.

Charles C. Dodge attended the Manchester jniblic schools, a school at Chelsea, Mass., and l^ryant & Stratton's Commercial College in ]?oston. Beginning at the age of si.xteen, he was employed for the following four years in various capacities in the railroad service. At the end of that time, owing to the illness of his father and to business considerations, he took charge of different kinds of wood-working machines, which subsequently led him to learn the business of furniture manufacturing. In 1878 he became partner in the company that bears his name. The mill now in use was erected in 1847, having been started on December 20 of that year, so that it has been in operation continuously for fifty years. This fact will be considered rather remarkable when it is remembered that insurance statistics show the average life of a wood-working mill to be about ten years.

In politics Mr. Dodge is an Independent, voting for the best candidate rather than in accordance with partisan dictates. On various occasions he has been Moderator of town meetings, and he is now serving as Park Commissioner. For over a quarter of a century he has been a member of the fire department of Manchester, and has been its acting engineer for twelve years. He is a member of the |

ILLIAM F. REDLON, a prominent business man of Hamilton, was born November 8, 1861, in Bu.xton, Me., son of Isaac and Lydia (Cleaves) Redlon. His immigrant ancestor, Magnus Redlon, who came to this country from Scotland, settled in York, Me., in 1717. Magnus subsequently removed to Biddeford, where he died in 1730.

Ebenezer Redlon, son of Magnus, settled in Bu.xton, Me. On February 28, 1777, he enlisted in Captain Daniel Lowe's company of Colonel Ichabod Alden's regiment, and on May 5 of that year died in service from fatigue and exposure. It is a noteworthy fact that members of the Redlon family fought in every war of the country since. Ebenezer (second), son of the first Ebenezer, also fought in the Revolution, under Captain Jabez Lane in the Sixth Massachusetts Regiment. His son, Isaac Hancock Redlon, the grandfather of the subject of this sketch, was a successful farmer of Buxton. Isaac Redlon, a blacksmith by trade, had charge of the repair shops of the Portland & Rochester Railroad Company at Portland for many years. Subsequently he carried on business for himself at Buxton Centre depot. He was a tall, well-informed man, and weighed about two hundred pounds. While the Civil War was progressing, he joined the Twenty-seventh Regiment of Maine Volunteers, and served as the blacksmith of the regiment.

William F. Redlon attended the public schools of Buxton and subsequently the academy at Gorham, Me. P'or a time after leaving school he was a clerk in a store at Buxton. Later he came to Boston, and for several years was travelling salesman for Nicholson & Frost, wholesale dealers in crockery and glassware. Tiring of continual travel, however, he resigned this position, and began to manufacture timber bought in Ossipee, N. H., into lumber of all dimensions for the Boston market. In 1S93 he established himself in Hamilton, where he has now a very large plant devoted to supplying everything needed in the construction of a house from cellar to roof.

On April 2, 1882, Mr. Redlon was united in marriage with Emma C. McCorrison, a daughter of Daniel and Harriet (Clay) Mc- Corrison. She has borne him two children: Isaacs., in 1883; and Grace M., in 1884. Mr. Redlon is a member of Star Lodge, No. 26, K. of P., at Centreville, N. H. ; and of Hamilton Lodge of Pilgrim Fathers and the A. O. A. M., both of Hamilton. He has been chosen by his fellow-citizens to serve on several important committees, notably on those having in charge the building of the South Hamilton School-house and the new town hall. Mr. and Mrs. Redlon attend the People's Church. They have a fine residence on Willow Street.

'AMUEL R. PRINCE, a wellknown agriculturist of VVenham and a Deacon in the Baptist church, was bom in Salem, Mass., on April 25, 1833. His parents were Henry and Ruth H. (Ropes) Prince, both natives of Salem. The father, better known as Captain Prince, a seafaring man, was for many years engaged in the United States revenue service. During the latter part of his life he was a superintendent of ship-building at Newburyport, and it was in this town that he died.

first eight years of his life. When a child of four he lost his mother. Four years later he went to Cambridge to live with his uncle, Hardy Ropes. When fourteen years of age he left his uncle's home, and went to Concord to work on the farm for Captain Cyrus Hubbard, where he remained about six years. At the end of that time he came to Wenham, where he has since resided for most of the time. Upon reaching his majority, he engaged in the milk business, having a milk route in Salem, Mass. After a time he and his brother, Benjamin R., bought a farm in Hamilton for use in the milk business. Returning to Wenham subsequently, he followe<l the same occupations - general agriculture and milk producing.

Mr. Prince married Martha A., daughter of Augustus Dodge, late of Wenham. Mrs. Prince became the mother of nine children; namely, Henry A., Frank R., Ruth II., Arthur D., Mary L., Annie L., Sarah C, Sydney K., and Fred A. For over thirty years Mr. Prince has been a devoted member of the Baptist church, ever ready to assist by giving personal effort and time for the furtherance of any good cause or to uphold the church by financial aid. For some years now he has filled the office of Deacon in the church. In politics he is a Republican. Possessed of a generous measure of public spirit, every movement promoting the welfare of the town receives his sympathy.

R. JACOB F. SPALDING, a popular physician of Salisbury, was born in Hillsboro, N. H., July 11, 1842, son of Benjamin Spalding. His mother was a Barker, and one of her ancestors was in the Boston Tea Party. The latter, who was somewhat eccentric, left in the hands of

Uncle Joel ]5arkcr a trunk full of papers that were not to be opened for a hundred years. Great-grandfather Nehemiah Barker, who fought in the Revolution, belonged to the branch of the family that gave the country President Pierce. Grandfather Jacob was a blacksmith in Milford and a Deacon in the Presbyterian church.

Benjamin Spalding was a farmer, and lived in Nashua, where he was a prominent and highly valued citizen. Although not physically robust, he lived to the age of ninetyone. His two children are: W. F. Spalding and Dr. Jacob Spalding. W. F. Spalding resides in Cambridge, Mass., and is now one of the Aldermen of that city. For a number of years he has been connected both as editor and reporter with various papers, including the Globe and Coiiniicrcial Bulletin. Some time before the Civil War he married Fizzle Ivawson, of Nashua, and has one daughter, Gertrude, who lives at home. He was in the New Hampshire Heavy Artillery as Captain's clerk, later was clerk of a military court, and he is now a member of a Grand Army post.

Jacob F. Spalding was educated in the Nashua High School. Upon leaving that institution he obtained employment in the cabinet shop of Fletcher & Webster, where he remained for some years. Later he entered the ministry of the Methodist Episcopal church, and preached at Antrim, N. H., for two years; at New Ipswich for three years; at Londonderry for three years; at Salisbury, Mass., for three years; at Hampton, N.H., for three years; at Salisbury again for three years; and at Seabrook, N.H., for one year. Then he retired from the ministry. As a preacher and pastor he was very popular and successful, and churches always prospered under his charge. He was the only man in the New Hampshire Conference who was asked back at the close of a three years' term. While in the ministry, possessed of a predilection for medical science, he was a constant associate of the physicians in his various charges, and had more or less medical practice. It was therefore not strange that, when he resigned the pastorate of Seabrook, he became a physician. During the nine years he has been in Salisbury he has won quite a reputation for skill, and built up a substantia] practice.

A member of the O. U. A. M., Dr. Spalding has served in all the offices of that fraternity. He is also a member of Caleb Gushing Council, No. 8. The master of a concise and pleasing literary style, he has written numerous papers for publication on political and agricultural subjects. In politics he has always been a zealous Prohibitionist, and he has been a candidate for the State legislature and Congress on the ticket of that [larty. He was Moderator and Highway Surveyor in Hudson, N. H. ; in Londonderry and Salisbury he was a member of the School Board; and in Salisbury now he is an agent of the l^oard of Health and a member of the committee in charge of the town library, established in the post-office buikling. This library was started when Dr. Spalding was preaching here; but, upon his going to New Hampshire, it fell into disuse. When the State offered help to the towns, Salisbury took advantage of the offer, and the old library wn<; donated as a part of the present public library.

On April 7, 1864, Dr. Spalding married Miss Delia Annis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John and Delia Annis, of Londonderry. The Doctor's children are: Ephraim, the eldest son, who has been for five years in Boston with R. L. Day & Co., bankers; Albert, who is in the Putnam Free School; Lizzie, who married Newell F. Frothingham, of Salisbury, the foreman with E. P. Dodge & Co., of New- buryport, and has three children; Hattie Louise, who is at home; Alice, who is a pupil in the State Normal Art School in Boston; and Charles, who is a student in the Putnam Free School at Newburyport.

ARNHAM STILES, of Middleton, an inventor and manufacturer, was born November ig, 1814, son of David and Nancy (Farnham) Stiles. The first ancestor, Robert Stiles, with a son of the Rev. Ezekiel Rogers, came from England about the year 1669, and settled in Dorchester, Mass. In October, 1660, he married Elizabeth Frye. Six years later he received a grant of lands in Rowley. His son, Ebenezer, settled in Middleton about the year 1700, and in the following year married Dorothy Dalton. P^benezer was Selectman for several years, and was honored with the prefix of "Mr." He died in 1746, at the age of seventy-seven. His wife was ninety-three years old at her death. Ebenezer J. Stiles, son of I^benczer, married Sarah Plew in 1733, and died in 1787. Me was one of the founders of the Middleton church. His son, Ezekiel, born October 5, 173s, married Miriam Richardson, of Marblehead, and died in 1788. Miriam Stiles died in 1S19, when seventy-three years of age.

David Stiles, son of p'zekiel and the father of Farnham, married Miss Farnham in 1812 at Andover. He was a Deacon in the church from 1831 until the time of his death in 1863, was Selectman and Overseer of the Poor, and held other offices of importance. Adhering to old-fashioned customs and ideas, he thought the present generation degenerate. His children were: David, P'arnham, Lydia Richardson, Hir.im AJibott, PVanklin Osgood, Lyman Hridgman, Nancy Jimeline, and Warren.

P'arnham Stiles began learning the shoemaker's trade at the age of sixteen. Afterward he made shoes by hand for some years, carrying on his farm at the same time. Being of an inventive turn of mind, he devised a l^egging jack for use in his trade, and in a little shop built by him manufactured a great number of jacks, which he sold all over this section. He also made dies for cutting out heels and soles - work that had previously been done entirely by hand with a knife - and dies for stamping the name of the maker upon the sole. Next he got out a corrugated heel burnisher, which he sought to patent. The patent applied for was never awarded; and soon these articles were manufactured all over the world, especially the burnisher. Other valuable inventions have been produced by Mr. Stiles, one being a calipers used in measuring lumber. He is a fine workman although he never learned the machinist's trade. He has been [jroniinent in town affairs; and, while somewhat of an Independent, he generally votes the Republican ticket.

On April 27, 1837, he married Elizabeth Parker Russell, a daughter of Joseph Russell, of Middleton. At the celebration of their golden wedding, held on April 27, 1887, when over one hundred friends were [)resent, Mr. and Mrs. Stiles received many valuable gifts, including one hundred dollars in gold. After fifty-four years of married happiness Mrs. Stiles died in i8gi. Of their five children, the first three died in infancy. The others were: Warren, who died in his fifth year; and Mary, the only girl, who grew u[), married Milton Jenkins Emerson, and died in middle life, leaving no children. A second marriage united Mr. Stiles with Lucinda P'loyd, who died two years after. He has been a firm believer in Spiritualism for the past forty-eight years, and has received much comfort from his unwavering faith in the manifestations of departed friends.

EORGE F. ALLEN, a leading dry- Vp I goods merchant of Manchester, was born in this town September lo, 1826, son of Nathan and Lucy S. Allen, both parents being natives of Manchester. The Allen family is of English origin. William Allen, from whom George F. is seventh in descent on his father's side and eighth on his mother's side, came from England in 163c, and settled in a part of Salem now included in the town of Manchester, then called Jeffrey's Creek. Mr. Allen's great-grandfather, Jacob Allen, was a Revolutionary soldier, and fought at Bunker Hill. Nathan Allen was a carpenter by trade, and lived and died in Manchester.

George F. Allen grew to manhood in this town, receiving his education in the public schools and in a private academy then existing here. In 1849 he was appointed Postmaster of Manchester, and held the position for four years, under Presidents Taylor and Fillmore. In 1850 he engaged in business in a small way. Prospering as the town's population increased, he has now one of the leading drygoods establishments in the place. However, from 1859 to 1868, he was obliged to give up business on account of his health. During a part of that interval he was connected with the official business of the town, serving for six years as Town Clerk. For five years, also, he was Selectman, Assessor, and Overseer of the Poor; and for much of that time he was the chairman of the Board of Selectmen. He is now one of the oldest merchants in Manchester and the oldest in his line of business. A member of the Congregational church, he served as its clerk and treasurer for thirty years.

Mr. Allen married Arabella McCollom, a native of Mount Vernon, N. H. He is at present serving on the Board of Water Commissioners, and he has served for five years on the School Board. Originally a Whig in politics, he is now a stanch member of the Republican party, and has been a member of the Republican Town Committee. He has always taken an active part in town affairs, and is recognized as a man whose judgment is to be respected, and whose oiiinions are carefully to be sought.

RANCIS J. STEVENS, M.D., a retired physician of Boxford and an exmember of the Massachusetts legislature, was born in Gilford, N. H., June 20, 1824, son of John S. and Lucy (Jcwett) Stevens. The great-grandfather, Colonel Ebenezer Stevens, a native of Kingston, N. H., according to tradition, owned large tracts of land in Franklin and Salisbury, and is said to have given to the father of Daniel Webster the farm upon which that famous statesman was born. He was too old to engage in military service at the breaking out of the Revolutionary War. Born of his second marriage were four sons.

John Stevens, son of Colonel Stevens, was born and reared in Kingston, and resided upon the family homestead until iSio. Then he purchased a good farm in Gilford, and thereafter made it his home until his death, which occurred in the prime of manhood. His first marriage was contracted with Ruhamah Fifield, Dr. Stevens's grandmother. The maiden name of his second wife was Mary

Secombe. John S. Stevens, son of John, was a native of Kingston. After his marriage he settled upon a farm of his own in Gilford, where he resided for many years. He lived to be eighty years old, spending his last days in Laconia, N. H. Lucy Jewett Stevens, his wife, a descendant of one of the first settlers of Rowley, Mas.s. , reared four children - Francis J., Laura R., Ruth J., and John II. Ruth J. has been twice married, and is now a widow without children. John H., who is a dentist in Sandwich, Mass., married Maria Towle, and has one daughter, Martha.

After obtaining his early education in the academies of Gilford and Pembroke, Francis J. Stevens engaged in teaching. Later in Schenectady, N.Y., he was for a time employed in a book-store. While here he began the study of medicine. Having graduated from the Albany Medical College in 185 1, he entered practice in Hampstead, N.H., where he remained four years. After this he resided in Haverhill, Mass., for twenty-two years, practising dentistry for the most of the time and for a part of it editing the Haverhill Gazette. During the last two years and a half of his father's life the Doctor resided with him in Laconia. After his father's death, he came to Bo.xford, the home of his wife's parents, where, relinquishing his practice soon after, he has since given his attention to agricultural jnirsuits.

Dr. Stevens's first marriage was contracted with Susan \\. Morrill. His present wife, formerly Miss L. Helen Gould, inherited a farm in this town. The Doctor has no children. While residing in Haverhill, he served the town upon the School Committee and in the capacity of Coroner; and he represented it in the State legislature for two terms. For the past si.xteen years he has been a member of the School Board in 15o.\- ford. He cast his first Presidential vote for Zachary Taylor in 1848, has supported the Republican party actively since its formation, and is now a member of the Republican Town Committee. I'"or fifty-two years he has been a n)ember of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. In 1864 he was elevated to the thirty-second degree in Masonry. He has been a Mason for forty-three years and a charter member of Pentucket Chapter, R. A. M., for about forty years. The oldest living member of Merrimac Masonic Lodge, he has been Master of the lodge and council ; and he was the recording officer for eight years. He is also a charter member of Haverhill Council, R. & S. Masters, and of Haverhill Conuuandery, K. T.,; and he has affiliation with Merrimac Valley Lodge of Perfection. His religious creed is the Congregational ; and he is a member of the North Church, Haverhill, having been one of the eighty-four persons who organized it in 1859.

ILLIAM HOLKER, a well-known merchant of Newburyport and a native of Hindley, Lancashire, lingland, was hnrn in December, 1S45. He came to America in 184S, with his father, John Holker. The latter, who was a mill operative, and had been working for his living since he was seven years old, on coming to Newburyport entered the Bartlett Mills, and was one of the last workmen who used the old hand method of mule-spinning. His wife, Catherine Pell Holker, of Lnglish birth, was the mother of seven children, of whom William is the fifth.

William Holker went to woik for the Partleft Mills Manufacturing Company with his father when ten years of age, continuing until 1862. Then he entered the shop of Daniel

Young, of Newburyport, remaining there for three years, and learning the tinsmith's trade. For the next seven years he worked at this trade in the employ, successively, of Horace N. Jackman, Wallace D. Wells, and John Sumner. In 1872, forming a partnership with his brother, John Holker, he went into the tinsmith's business on his own account, under the firm name of William Holker & Co. The business started in an unpretentious way at the north end of the brick block on Water Street, known as the Ross Block. In 1874 they removed to Market Square, where by tact and honest dealing they built up one of the leading business enterprises in the city, and a reputation that places them beyond the reach of competition. In 18S7 the firm purchased the Knight Block. Two years later their increasing business compelled them to buy another buikling, which makes their jilace the largest and best of its kind in Newburyport. John Holker retired from the firm in December, 1893, since which time William has carried on the business as sole proprietor. In March, 1898, he purchased the large hardware stock of J. C. Stanley ; and in connectiiin with his stove business he has the largest store in Essex County.

In politics Mr. Holker is a Republican, and has been a member of the Republican City Committee. He has been Councilman for six years and on the Board of Engineers of the Newburyport Fire Department for four years.

A Warden of the New England Order of Protection for some time, he is the only man in town who belongs to the Supreme Lodge. He was an active member of the American Order of United Workmen and the first Deputy of the Good Fellows, but now he has no connection with either organization. Taking an active interest in the Veteran Firemen's Association, he has been a member since its organization. He is also Past Commander of the Newburyport Veteran Artillery Association, and has been on the Standing Committee since 1887. He was Lieutenant of Company A, Eighth Regiment, on its visit to the Centennial Exposition in 1876, being elected in that year to serve for two years. On the 25th of November, 1868, he was married to Alcina M. Bartlett, of West Newbury, Mass., who has been the mother of four children. Of the latter, two daughters are now living - Harriett Ellen and Catherine May Holker.

MOS F. BENNETT, a well-known ice dealer of Manchester and a former Selectman of the town, was born November 24, 1824, in China, Me., son of P'rancis and Mary (McDonald) Bennett. The Bennett family is of English origin. P'rancis Bennett, who had started in the business of carriage-making and general painting, died in 1846. He had a number of brothers, one of whom was a clergyman in Portland, Me. ; and another was a ship-carpenter in Bucksport, Me., where he was engaged in the building of river boats. A third brother was Captain Stephen Bennett, who, while in command of the privateer "Dash" during the War of 1 812, was taken prisoner by the British, and kept confined on one of the West Indian Islands until his death.

When about ten years old Amos F. Bennett went with his i)arents to Lowell, Mass., where he attended school for a time. After his marriage he resided for several years in both Lowell and Salem successively. Returning from Salem to Lowell, he once more became a resident of that town, remaining until 1858. Then he came to Manchester, which has since been his place of residence. At Lowell and Salem he was engaged chiefly in the manu- factiire of cigars, and he dealt in tobacco. Since coining to Manchester he has been in the ice business. Having begun in a small way, he now runs seven delivery wagons during the busy season.

In 1845 Mr. Bennett was married at Lowell to Amey Littlefield, who was born in Conway, N. H., daughter of Stephen and Nancy (Palmer) Littlefield. The parents were natives respectively of Wells, Me., and Loudon, N. H. Mr. Littlefield was a soldier in the War of 18 12. Mr. and Mrs. Bennett have had seven children, of whom Ellen M., Charles H., Frederick A., Addie J., and Mary E. are living. Addie J. is the wife of George Whitman. Nellie M. Leonard, who is a popular school-teacher of Manchester, is a granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bennett, and resides with them.

Since 1845 Mr. liennett and his wife have been members of the Baptist church. While a Republican in ]3olitics, he favors prohibition. He has served the town as Road Surveyor, was for three years in the si.xties Selectman, Assessor, and Overseer of the Poor, and he was a member of the building committee that had charge of the erection of the Manchester High School building.

rp)T(JN. J. FRANKLIN DYER, M.D., 1-^4 was a successful physician of Glouces- L® \^^__^ ter, a member of the city's first P)oard of Aldermen, and subsequently its Mayor. Born in Eastport, Me., April 15, 1826, he was a son of Charles and Hannah (Snow) Dyer. His father was a native of Westbrook, Me. The other children of his parents were: Elizabeth, born December 19, 1 819, who died December 14, 1822; Charles Henry, born August 20, 1821 ; William Snow, born December 21, 1823, who died

J. Franklin Dyer graduated at Bowdoin Medical College with the class of 1849. His knowledge of medicine there acquired was supplemented by study under the eminent surgeon and physician. Dr. Trafton, of South Berwick, Me. He began practice in Boston, where he remained two years. In 185 1 he located in Annisquam, which was the field of his subsequent career with the exception of the time he spent in the army and in Gloucester proper. He went to the front in August, 1 861, as surgeon of the Nineteenth Massachusetts, and served until August, 1864. For a portion of the time he was surgeon-in-chief of his division, and was also acting medical director of the Second Army Corps. While in the army he contracted the disease that was the immediate cause of his death. Upon his return to civil life he located in the city of Gloucester. Later he removed to Annisquam. At one period he learned the trade of printer, and with a partner published the Easti)ort Sentinel for a time. On September 7, 1S54, he was married to Maria Davis, who was born in Hancock, N. H. Their only child, Edward J., born in 1869, lives with his mother. The Doctor died at his home in Annisquam on February 9, 1879.

As a public official Dr. Dyer has left an honorable record. He was connected with the city government from its organization to the year of his death. When the government was formed, he was elected Alderman from Ward Six, served in that capacity for four years, and was then elected Mayor. He was a member of the State legislature in 1869. He served on the Gloucester School Committee for seven years. He was appointed Coroner in 1871 ; and, when that office was abolished, he was made Medical Examiner. For a number of years he was a member of the Board of Health, and served as Town I'hysician. He was the president of the Annisquam Mutual Fire Insurance Company. Fraternally, he belonged to the Loyal Legion and to Colonel Allen Post, G. A. R.

ILLIAM F. TROVVT, Town Treasurer of Wenham and a member of the firm A. D. & W. F. Trowt, was born here, March 26, 1844, son of Asa VV. and Adeline F. (Dodge) Trowt. The family is of English origin. The father, a native of Beverly, was a farmer by occupation. The mother was born in Wenham. Their other son, Andrew D., besides being a member of the firm just mentioned, is the Postmaster of Wenham.

William F. Trowt attended the common schools of his native town and also Dumnier y\cademy at Byfield, Mass. When about eighteen years of age he shipped in a merchantman, the ship " Samuel Appleton, " and made a voyage to New Zealand. Reaching his destination, he left the ship and remained in New Zealand for five years, which were spent in the gold mines. After an absence of over si.x years he returned to Wenham, and was there engaged in farming for several years. In 1880 he went into business with his brother. Messrs. Trowt keep a general merchandise store, and have a large and constantly increasing patronage.

By his marriage with Carrie, daughter of Simeon Dodge, of Marblehead, Mr. Trowt is the father of two children - Annie D. and William A. In politics he is a Republican ; and he has served for several years as Selectman of Wenham, having been the chairman of the board for two years. Also for a number of years he has been Town Treasurer. He is interested to some extent in insurance, and represents the Merrimac Mutual P'ire Insurance Company, the Holyoke Insurance Company of Salem, and the Trader's and Mechanic's Mutual of Lowell. Fraternally, he is a member of the American Mechanics' Organization at Beverly. Naturally loyal to his town, he favors every measure designed to' promote its interests.

^ENJAMIN S. BULLOCK, the wellknown baker of Manchester and an ex-Representative of the Twelfth District to the General Court, was born here, May 12, 1850. His grandfather, Isaac Bullock, an Englishman by birth, after coming to America, settled in Salem, of which he was a resident during the War of 1S12. The father had resided for many years in Salem, his native town, when he came to Manchester in 1849 to engage in the bakery business. By earnest and intelligent effort throughout a quarter of a century he founded and built up the business that is still prospering under his son's management. He is still a resident of Manchester. His wife, Lydia Plummer Bullock, was born in Gorham, Me.

When only eleven years of age Benjamin S. Bullock left school, and began to work regularly in his father's shop. In time he learned the business in all its details. Having continued in his father's employ until he was twenty-seven years of age, he and his brother, Arthur M. Bullock, assumed the management of the bakery under the firm name of Bullock Brothers. This partnership lasted two years. Since then Mr. Bullock has been the sole proprietor of the business.

grocery firm of Bullock Brothers, of Manchester. He has been Selectman of the town, Assessor, Overseer of the Poor, and a member of the Board of Health for periods of five years each. For many years he has been an active member of the Republican Tt)\vn Committee, serving at various times as its chairman. In the session of 1895 he represented the town in the State legislature. Any movement in town which ajipears to be for the greatest good of the greatest number finds in him a warm advocate and an influential supporter. He is a member of the Odd P'ellows Lodge at Manchester and of the Ancient Order of United Workmen. Well known as a man of sterling character, he has the full confidence of his fellow- townsmen.

bTRANK C. RICHARDSON, Collector Plj, of Customs for the Port of Gloucester, and a prominent attorney, was born in Esse.x, December 7, 1853, only son of Jonathan M. and Minerva (Knowlton) Richardson. He is of the seventh generation descended from Captain William Knowlton, who, with his wife, Ann Elizabeth, emigrated to America. Captain Knowlton followed the trade of bricklayer in Ipswich, and was the treasurer of the church in Ipswich in 1641. He owned one share in Plum Island; and after his death, which occurred in 1655, his estate was valued at thirty-seven pounds, two shillings, and one penny. William's son, Samuel, with his wife, Elizabeth, and son, Benjamin, also lived in Ipswich. Benjamin's son, Benjamin (second), who married Abigail Dodge and died April 3, 1 78 1, was a farmer, and lived at different times on the "Ayres Farm," in Hamilton, Salem, and Ipswich. On the Richardson side the family came here from England as early as 1630. Stephen Richardson settled in Middleton; and in that town was born Abijah, the next in line and the grandfather of Frank C. Richardson. Abijah married Naomi Richardson, and came to Danvers, where he engaged in farming.

Jonathan M. Richardson, above named, is still living in Essex, hale and hearty at the age of seventy-eight, and able every day to be at his store and oversee his business. For more than fifty years he has carried on a general store, and he is one of the most respected men in the town. When a young man he taught school for some time in Gloucester, Essex, and Marlboro, and then began business in Gloucester and afterward in Essex. He was educated at Danvers and at Phillips Academy of Andover. He is a strong Universal ist, and has served as a member of the Parish Committee. He has also been a member of the School Board. His wife, Minerva, was a daughter of Moses and Abigail (Lufkin) Knowlton and a grand-daughter of Moses and Mrs. (Cummings) Knowlton, who came to these parts from New Gloucester, Me. Her father, a farmer of Essex, owning a farm near Choate's Island, was one of the pioneers of the Universalist church, and contributed generously toward the building of the church edifice. His son, Moses, is now living in Essex in excellent health, at the age of eighty -seven. Minerva Knowlton's maternal grandparents were William and Patience (Choate) Lufkin, the latter a relative of Rufus Choate.

After acquiring his early education in the town schools and at Dean Acatlemy in I'ranklin, Frank C. Richardson began the study of law with Judge Charles P. Thompson, of Gloucester. Admitted to the bar in due course, he practised with the Judge from 1879 to 1885. In 1883 he was admitted to the Essex bar. Subsequent to 1885 he worked at his profession without a partner in Saleni, conducting in that period a number of important cases for the town of Essex, one of which related to the town boundary.

Mr. Richardson has always been a Democrat. He has been a candidate for State Senator and Representative. He was a member of the Board of Selectmen and of the School Board until he resigned from both. In 1895 he was appointed to the office he is now filling so ably. He is a member of Ocean Lodge, I. O. O. F.; and of the Knights of Pythias at Essex. Mrs. Richardson before her marriage was Myra E. Davis, of Essex, in which town she and Mr. Richardson now reside.

-RED STEVENS SMITH, M.D., a popular young physician of North Andover, was born in this town, May 6, 1870, son of George I. and Laura (Stevens) Smith. His grandfather, David C. Smith, was a native of New Hampshire and by trade a shoemaker. In early life he was active in public affairs, and was a member of the Board of Selectmen. His last days were spent in Georgetown, Mass.

George I. Smith, Fred S. Smith's father, was born in Georgetown, but the greater part of his life has been spent in North Andover. He was a machinist for many years, was actively concerned in the local government, and served as Chief of Police. By his wife, Laura Stevens Smith, who is a daughter of Isaac Stevens, of this town, he has had one son, Fred S., the subject of this sketch.

Fred Stevens Smith acquired his early education in the public schools, and later attended Phillips Academy, at which he was graduated in 1 89 1. Having decided to adopt the profession of medicine, he matriculated at Harvard University Medical School the same year, and after taking a four years' course was graduated in 1895. He immediately entered into practice, locating in North Andover in January, 1S96; and his careful, earnest work is rapidly gaining for him a lucrative practice. Dr. Smith attends the Congregational church.

(JOSEPH SIDNEY HOWE, a civil engineer by profession and the Town Treasurer and Town Clerk of Methuen for the past twenty-one years, was born here on October 15, 1832. A son of Joseph Howe, he is a descendant of James Howe, who came from Hatfield, England, to Massachusetts in 1637, locating in Ipswich, Essex County. This ancestor's son was the James Howe whose wife, Elizabeth Jackson Howe, was hung for witchcraft on July 19, 1692. According to W. S. Nevins, she was a woman of most exemplary character, devout, pious, kind, and charitable, virtues that availed her nothing at her trial. When Judge Hathorne asked her, "What say you to this charge?" the good woman replied, "If it was the last moment I was to live, God knows I am innocent of anything in this nature." James Howe (third), a grandson of James Howe (second), had a son, Joseph (first), born March 18, 1736, who married Hannah Carleton, and settled in Methuen, Mass. Joseph Howe (second), son of Joseph and Hannah Howe, was born in Methuen on Sunday morning, August 10, 1760. He married Lydia Eaton, of Haverhill, Mass., and with her reared six children. These were: Jemima M., who married John Tyler; Christopher, who was a farmer in Methuen, and died at an advanced age, leaving two sons and three daughters; Frederick, who was a blacksmith in Danvers, Mass., and died at the age of four- score yc;irs, leaving three sons and one daughter; Phineas, who was engaged in a mercantile business in Concord, Mass., and died in middle life; Joseph, who was the father of Joseph S. ; and Mary, who married Jesse Smith. Joseph Howe (third), having adopted the occupation in which he was reared, was numbered among the most prosperous agriculturists of Methuen. He was quite active in local affairs, and served many terms in important town offices. His first marriage was made with Caroline Hamlet, of Pelham, N. H., who bore him three children - Joseph Sidney, Milton G. , and Henry Martin. Henry died in childhood. After the mother's death in 1837, the father contracted three other marriages, by which there were no children. A native of Methuen, born August 16, 1800, he died on February 20, 1895.

Joseph Sidney Howe received his preliminary education at Dummer Academy in Byfield. Subsequently he pursued a classical course at Phillips Academy in Andover and a scientific course at Dartmouth College, class of 1855. Remaining with his father, he worked at farming and civil engineering until 1872. Then he purchased the original Howe homestead, which is said to have come down from a grant given by King George, and is now owned by Joel Foster, one of the affluent and influential agriculturists of Methuen. In 1883 he built his present residence at 8 Stevens Street, where he has a most attractive home. In politics he is a sound money Democrat, and he has been prominent in town affairs for many years. Since 1877, when the former Town Treasurer absconded, he has had charge of the town funds; and he has also been a Selectman, the Town Clerk, and the Collector of Taxes for the same length of time. He was State Senator in 1870, serving as a member of the Agricultural Committee; and in 1872 he was a member of the House of Representatives, when he was assigned to the same committee. A Royal Arch Mason, he was Master of the John Hancock Lodge and for three years the District Deputy.

On April 4, 1859, Mr. Howe married Mary A. Tenney, who was born in Methuen. A daughter of John and Mary (Bartlett) Tenney, she is a descendant of the well-known Bartlett family of Haverhill, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. Howe have had two children, one of whom, Caroline, lived but two years. The other child, Elizabeth J., graduated from the Methuen schools and Wheaton Seminary, and is now a successful teacher in the public schools of her native town. Both parents are Congregationalists in religious belief.

!^AILEY SARGENT, an enterprising ^^\ insurance agent of Merrimac and a veteran of the Civil War, was born in this town when it was a part of Amesbury, on August 6, 1834. He is a son of Jonathan Bailey Sargent, a prominent business man of Amesbury, who manufactured carriages, axles, and springs extensively for many years. After completing his education at the Reading Academy, Bailey Sargent was employed in his father's factory until 1861. Then he was appointed Postmaster by President Lincoln. He had served in that capacity for about two years, when, resigning in favor of his sister, Jane Sargent, he enlisted in the Second Massachusetts Heavy Artillery, receiving from Governor Andrew the commission of Second Lieutenant and later that of l-"irst Lieutenant. Assigned to detached duty, he was acting Quartermaster at Plymouth. Since he was mustered out with the regiment at the close of the war in 1865, he has been chiefly engaged in conducting an in- surance agency. He has built up a prosperous business in this locality, and represents several leading fire and life insurance companies. He is a director of the West Newbury Mutual Fire Insurance Company, and he has been the secretary and treasurer of the Merrimac Co-operative Bank since its organization.

Mr. Sargent was a Selectman of Aniesbury in 1869 and 1870 and the Town Treasurer and Collector in 1875. In 1876, when Merrimac was set off and incorporated, he was elected its Town Clerk, Town Treasurer, and Collector. He has filled the former office with marked ability up to the present time. He married Lydia M. Gunnison, daughter of William Gunnison, a prominent carriage manufacturer of Merrimac, and has two children - - Porter and Gertrude. Gertrude is the wife of Frank Winn, of this town; and Porter Sargent, who was for many years book-keeper for J. S. Poyen & Co., of Amesbury, is at present the secretary and treasurer of Amesbury Co-operative Bank, and a Selectman, Assessor, and Overseer of the Poor. Mr. Sargent, Sr. , is an active member of the Second Massachusetts Heavy Artillery Regiment Association. He has been twice elected Commander of C. R. Mudge Post, No. 114, G. A. R., which he assisted in organizing, antl attended as a delegate the National Encampment at St. Paul, and was also present at those of Washington and Louisville.

(HARLES W. COOKE, of Newburyport, a retired contractor, was born here, February 2, 1831, son of Charles Cooke. He comes of Prussian descent through his mother's family. His father, who was born in Boston, died there wliile his son was still an infant. The mother, a daughter of Hannah Cooke, died shortly after the decease of her husband. Thrown upon his own resources thus early in life, Charles W. commenced to earn his own living at the age of seven by making candles. When thirteen years old he began to learn carpentry under the instruction of Mr. Jere Shaw at South Boston.

After finishing his apprenticeship with William T. Houston, being then seventeen years old, Mr. Cooke went by sea to California, where he arrived without a cent in his pocket. On the voyage he made the acquaintance of a man who offered to help him. A hotel runner, whom he met on the wharf, gave him something to do, and allowed him to stay at his hotel until his fortunes improved. At first he worked in the mines. Soon after, in company with two others, he decided to go on the stage, and started for Salt Lake City. He reached Virginia City, Nev. , about a month after silver had been struck in the mines. Stopping here, he built houses, and erected the Harvard Theatre, the first playhouse in the town. He acted .for some time in Piller's Opera House, appearing with James Stark, Harry Brown, McCul lough, and Lawrence Barrett, until the wheel of fortune turned again for him, and he became the Chief of Police of Virginia City, the first one elected by the people. Afterward for a long period broken only by a short and unprofitable stay in Meadow Lake, Cal., he was employed by Charles Bonner, the superintendent of Savage Mine. The company then sent Mr. Cooke to the White Pine district to put up mills. After an absence of eighteen years to a day, he returned to Boston, November 7, 1869. In 1 87 1 he came to Newburyport, and worked in the Victoria Mills, setting up the machinery, after which he went into business with N. W. Hurd, a carpenter. His next change was to become a contractor in business for himself. Five or six years ago, at the urgent request of Captain Charles Lunt, he undertook the general management of that gentleman's estate. Since June, 1896, he has devoted his attention to his own interests in real estate.

Mr. Cooke is unmarried, lie is a Democrat and a full-blooded American. He was made a Mason in Virginia City, Nev. ; was first Junior Warden in DeWitt Clinton's Commandery, K. T., in Virginia City, holding this office four years; and joined Howard Lodge, R. A. M., at Carson City; was K. T. and a member of the Council at Placerville, Cal. He is at present a member of Newburyport Commandery. Mr. Cooke's varied life and travels have given him a wide experience and an interesting personality.

'RANKLIN K. hooper, the chairman of the Republican Town Committee of Manchester and a member of the firm C. H. Sheldon & Co., provision dealers, was born here, February 2, 1849, son of Captain William and Sallie (Colby) Hooper. The Hoopers have been residents here for several generations. Captain Hooper, who was a seafaring man, was born and died here. His wife's father. Colonel Colby, now deceased, was a prominent man of the town.

Franklin K. Hooper passed his boyhood in Manchester until his eleventh year. Then he went to Hopkinton, N.H., to live with Stephen Kelly. After about four years spent there he returned to Manchester, which has since been his place of residence. His early education was obtained in the public schools of Manchester. When eighteen years old he began learning the cabinet-maker's trade, which he afterward followed for about twelve years. At the end of tliat time, in company with Mr. Sheldon, he engaged in the provision business, which he has since followed successfully. He is a member of the Boston Chamber of Commerce. Manchester is indebted to him as one of the promoters of its present admirable water supply system.

On various occasions Mr. Hooper has been Moderator of town meetings, and for five years successively he was Town Auditor. He has been the treasurer of the Republican Town Committee, and is now serving his third term as its chairman. A member of Magnolia Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, he is a Past Grand, and he belongs to the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts Odd Fellows. He is also a Mason, having membership in Liberty Lodge, Amity Chapter, and St. George Commandery, of Beverly. He married Susan E. Sheldon, daughter of Charles H. Sheldon, with whom he is associated in business. Of this union four children have been born; namely, Arthur K., Ethel S., Harry F., and Charles.

ESLEY PETTENGILL, the chairman of Salisbury's Board of Selectmen and a well-known farmer, was born here, April 2, 1836, son of William M. and Mary (Stevens) I'ettengill. He comes of an old and honored family founded by Richard Pettengill, one of the early settlers. Matthew Pettengill, the great -great- grandfather of Wesley, bought a farm of Robert Pike; and the deed transferring to the purchaser the seventy acres of land comprising the property is still in the possession of the family. Matthew's son, Samuel, had a son, Joseph, who married Rhoda Smith, of Seabrook, artel lived on the farm.

Joseph F. Esten

leading man in town and churcli affairs. Very conscientious, he was extremely careful in forming opinions and exact in all his business transactions. His wife, Mary, was a daughter of Joseph Stevens, who fought at the battle of Bunker Hill, attained the age of eighty-five years, and who has been described as a stalwart and brave man. The picture of a venerable man in the act of going to church on Bunker Hill Uay is still vividly retained by Wesley Pettengill among his recollections of his maternal grandfather. The children of William and Mary Pettengill were: John 0. A., William S., and Wesley. John died in Calcutta, at the age of twenty years, he having stopped at that port while on his second voyage at sea. William S. was a successful farmer and speculator, a Selectman of the town, and a Representative to General Court in i860. During the war he recruited Company C of the Forty-eighth Massachusetts Regiment, under Colonel Stone, which, though enrolled for but nine months, was gone a year, having been at Port Hudson under General Banks. After Captain Pettengill came back, he was a recruiting officer for some time. He died in 1881. His wife, Mary E., a daughter of Caleb Pike, had four children, namely: J. 0. A. Pettengill, who married Mary E. Merrill, of Salisbury; Mary J., now the wife of Dr. Eugene Gilman, a dentist of Worcester; and Nellie T. and William S., living at home.

After receiving his education in the town schools, Wesley Pettengill went to work on the farm with his brother, his father having practically retired. Beginning in 1865, he was engaged in the grocery business in Salisbury for two years. Then he went to Lawrence, and in company with Edwin T. Pike formed the firm of Pike & Pettengill. At the end of another two years he sold out his interest in this business, and returned to the farm, which he has since carried on. Since the division of the town in 1886, he has taken an active and prominent part in its affairs. He is now the chairman of the Board of Selectmen for the fourth term, having been a member of the board since 1886 excepting the years 18S9, 1893, 1894, a"J 1895. He has also been Assessor, Overseer of the Poor, and a member of the Board of Health. A stanch Republican, he has been a delegate to numerous State conventions of his party, and he has been the chairman of the Republican Town Committee for a number of years. P'raternally, he is a member of Caleb Cushing Council and of the Essex Agricultural Society.

On the 22d of January, 1863, Mr. Pettengill married Caroline Gerrish, daughter of Daniel Gerrish, of Salisbury. His children are: Annie G., a graduate of North Hadley Female College, now the wife of Walgrave S. Bartlett, who is an attorney of Haverhill; George W., a clerk in the employ of the Boston & Maine Railroad at Amesbury; Henry Gerrish, who married Edith Pike and is the father of Norris Parker Pettengill, aged three years; and Grace Garfield, a young lady of sixteen, living with her parents. Mr. Pettengill attends the Methodist church.

'sTfOSIiPH F. ESTEN, who was born in the State of Rhode Island in 1836, is a well-known figure on the streets of Amesbury, where for many years he has been actively identified with the business interests of the town. His early education was received in the Rhode Island public schools. At the age of ten he became a member of the family of his uncle, John Chase, of Waterford, Mass., who was a woollen manufacturer. Here as a boy he gained an insight into the woollen business. He was subsequently employed in Graniteville, R.I., as a boss dress tender; at Webster, Mass., as a boss weaver; at Wilsonville, Conn., as superintendent; at North Oxford, Mass., as superintendent; and at Monson, Mass., as general manager. After leaving Monson, he became the superintendent of the woollen department of the Hamilton Woollen Company at Southbridge. From Southbridge this company, through the influence of Joshua Ballard, who at that time was the treasurer of the corporation, transferred Mr. Esten to Amesbury, where he was the agent of the cotton and woollen departments for four years. In 1887, upon the death of Mr. Ballard, many changes were made in the corporation, and Mr. Esten engaged in business for himself, purchasing the extensive carriage plant of Dudley E. Gale on Collins Street. Here he had carried on a first-class manufacturing business for eight years, when, through losses incurred by indorsing the notes of friends during the recent financial panic, he was obliged to retire from the carriage industry in 1894. Since that time he has been doing business as a carriage broker, travelling through various sections of New England. Throughout his long career, despite heavy reverses, no man has lost a dollar by trusting him. Always temperate, genial, and interested in town affairs, though he has invariably declined public office, he is highly respected by all who know him.

Mr. Esten married Helen E. Colby, of the famous old New England family that has given its name to institutions of learning in at least three States of the Union. Her grandfather, Rowell Colby, built the log house still standing at Enfield, where are prcserved_ many other interesting relics of the family. Her father, Zacheus Colby, a man of means and influence in his day, married Abigail Eastman, an aunt of Daniel Webster. Mr. and Mrs. Esten have five children - Walter F., Esther, Albert H., Frank E., and Eunice. Walter F. , a woollen broker, located at 131 Kingston Street, Boston, married Effie L. Smith, of Southbridge, and has three children: Pearl, aged ten years; Mildred; and Louise. Esther married William H. Bolster, a retired dry-goods merchant of Valley Falls, R. I., and has two children - Arthur and Herbert. Albert H., a woollen dyer of Rhode Island, is unmarried. Frank E. resides at St. Louis, Mo. ; and Eunice, the youngest of the family, married Fred A. Hoyt, the cashier of the Armour Beef Company at Pawtucket, R.L, and resides in a house directly opposite that of her father in Amesbury. Mr. Esten is a member of the Dayspring Lodge, F. & A. M., of Monson, and is connected with the Amesbury Board of Trade.

fsTrOHN T. SMALL, of the firm of Donncll & Small, building contractors of Groveland, was born in Gray, Me., in 1850, son of Stephen and Hannah (Tweed) Small. Stephen Small, who was born in Gray in 1820, followed agricultural pursuits in that town until his death, which occurred in 1S86. His wife, Hannah, was a native of Massachusetts and a daughter of John Tweed. She lived to be seventy -three years old, dying in 1894.

John T. Small in boyhood attended school in his native town, and also assisted his father upon the farm. Later he went to Saco, Me., where he worked at carriage-making for Levi Boothby, and in 1871 he came to Groveland. He was first employed here as a carpenter upon the Merrimac Academy building for Abner Hardy, and has since acquired a high reputation as a builder of residences in this and the adjoining towns. Some time ago he became connected with his present partner, Mr. Nathaniel Donnell, and the firm are now doing a profitable business as building contractors. In politics Mr. Small supports the Democratic party. He was elected a member of the Board of Selectmen in 1893 and in 1896.

In 1874 ^^- Small was joined in marriage with Ellen M. Morse, daughter of James and Maria Morse, of Groveland. Her grandfather, Benjamin Morse, who was born in Newbury, Mass., February 5, 1754, and who was a son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Bartlett) Morse, married Alice Greenough, daughter of James and Mary Greenough. He enlisted as a private in Captain Thomas Mighill's company, of Rowley, in 1777, and after serving with that company six months re-enlisted in Captain Jonathan Ayer's company, of Haverhill, with which he served three months and thirteen days. James Morse, Mrs. Small's father, was born in old Bradford, Mass., in 1802. He was in early life a cloth weaver and later a farmer. He died in Groveland in 1865.

Mr. and Mrs. Small have two children, namely: Alice J., born in 1S75; and Edgar S. , born in 1887. Alice J. was graduated from the high school in 1892 and from the Massachusetts State Normal School, Salem, in 1894. She is now a school teacher in South Groveland. Mr. Small is a member of Papahannah Lodge, Order of the Golden Cross.

ISRAEL HERBERT PUTNAM, a retired shoe manufacturer of Danvers, was born in this town, January 18, 1S19, son of Simeon and Deborah B. (Brown) Putnam. The father, a son of Aaron Putnam, was a farmer, and owned the farm that now belongs to the subject of this sketch, into whose possession it came through inheritance. He had seven children, as follows: Simeon, who became a carpenter; Aaron, who was a shoe manufacturer; Augustus, a farmer; Edward, who was an invalid, and died in middle life; Israel H.; Lydia, who married Nathan Tapley; and Elizabeth.

Israel H. Putnam, the only member of this large family now surviving, was educated at the Topsfield, Bradford, and Pembrook Academies, and taught school for a few years, numbering among his pupils the well-known Dr. A. P. Putnam. He subsequently learned the shoe business, and, engaging in the manufacture of shoes while still a young man, he continued in this line until his retirement some eight or ten years ago. When he first began business for himself, the shoes were made on contract by men outside the shop. Mr. Putnam, however, afterward built a factory, where all his work was done, which factory is now owned and operated by his son, Austin H. Putnam. He manufactured chiefly misses' and children's shoes, for which he had a large Western demand, the dealers receiving the article directly from the factory. Mr. Putnam married Sarah P. Putnam, daughter of James A. Putnam, of Danvers. She bore him three children, as follows: Laura M., wife of Samuel P. Driver, of Haverhill; Carrie W., wife of Lewis A. Nichols, of Chicago, 111. ; and Austin H., who has succeeded to his father's business, and, with his wife, Ida M. Lyford Putnam, lives at the old home. Mr. and Mrs. Austin H. Putnam have two children - Harold L. and Sarah Placentia.

Mr. Putnam has been a director of the First National Bank in Danvers, where he has resided all his life up to the present time. For many years since his retirement from busi- ness he has been president of the savingsbank, giving to its affairs his careful personal attention. Politically, he was a member of the old Whig party, and subsequently became a Republican, but has taken no active part in public affairs. He has been one of the trustees of the Peabody Institute, holding this office since its organization. Socially prominent, he has long been one of the most useful and respected citizens of Danvers. His religious affiliations are with the Congregational church.