The Political Graveyard: Merrimack County, N.H. (original) (raw)
Index to Locations
- Andover Proctor Cemetery
- Boscawen Maplewood Cemetery
- Bow Alexander Cemetery
- Bradford Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Canterbury Center Cemetery
- Canterbury Village Cemetery
- Concord Unknown location
- Concord Blossom Hill Cemetery
- Concord Old North Cemetery
- Concord St. Paul's School
- East Concord, Concord Pine Grove Cemetery
- Penacook, Concord Woodlawn Cemetery
- Epsom McClary Cemetery
- Franklin Franklin Cemetery
- Henniker Old Cemetery
- Hooksett Head Cemetery
- Hopkinton Stumpfield Cemetery (original)
- Contoocook, Hopkinton Stumpfield Cemetery (relocated)
- Loudon Unknown location
- Loudon Loudon Ridge Cemetery
- New London Old Main Street Cemetery
- Pittsfield Floral Park Cemetery
- North Sutton, Sutton North Sutton Cemetery
- Warner New Waterloo Cemetery
- Warner Pine Grove Cemetery
Proctor Cemetery
Andover, Merrimack County, New Hampshire
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| | Nahum Josiah Bachelder (1854-1934) — also known as Nahum J. Bachelder — of East Andover, Andover, Merrimack County, N.H. Born in Andover, Merrimack County, N.H., September 3, 1854. Republican. Farmer; Governor of New Hampshire, 1903-05.Congregationalist. Member, Grange;Freemasons. Died, in Eliot Hospital, Manchester, Hillsborough County, N.H., April 22, 1934 (age 79 years, 231 days). Interment at Proctor Cemetery. |
Maplewood Cemetery
Boscawen, Merrimack County, New Hampshire
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| | Henry Gerrish (1742-1806) — of Boscawen, Hillsborough County (now Merrimack County), N.H. Born in Boscawen, Hillsborough County (now Merrimack County), N.H., May 2, 1742. Member of New Hampshire state senate, 1793-94, 1799-1800. Died in Boscawen, Hillsborough County (now Merrimack County), N.H., May 16, 1806 (age 64 years, 14 days). Interment at Maplewood Cemetery. |
Alexander Cemetery
Bow, Merrimack County, New Hampshire
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| | Henry Moore Baker (1841-1912) — also known as Henry M. Baker — of Bow, Merrimack County, N.H. Born in Bow, Merrimack County, N.H., January 11, 1841. Republican. Lawyer; member of New Hampshire state senate 9th District, 1891-92; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1893-97; delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1902; member ofNew Hampshire state house of representatives, 1905-09. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Society of Colonial Wars; Freemasons;Knights Templar; Shriners. Died in Washington, D.C., May 30, 1912 (age 71 years, 140 days). Interment at Alexander Cemetery. |
Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Bradford, Merrimack County, New Hampshire
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| | Mason Weare Tappan (1817-1886) — also known as Mason W. Tappan — of Bradford, Merrimack County, N.H. Born in Newport, Sullivan County, N.H., October 20, 1817. Republican. Lawyer; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1853-55, 1860-61; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1855-61; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; New Hampshire state attorney general, 1876-86; died in office 1886. Died in Bradford, Merrimack County, N.H., October 25, 1886 (age 69 years, 5 days). Interment at Pleasant Hill Cemetery. |
Center Cemetery
Canterbury, Merrimack County, New Hampshire
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| | Abiel Foster (1735-1806) — of Canterbury, Rockingham County (now Merrimack County), N.H. Born in Andover, Essex County, Mass., August 8, 1735.Pastor;Delegate to Continental Congress from New Hampshire, 1783-85; common pleas court judge in New Hampshire, 1784-88; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire at-large, 1789-91, 1795-1803; member of New Hampshire state senate, 1792-95 (Rockingham County 1792-94, 4th District 1794-95). Died in Canterbury, Merrimack County, N.H., February 6, 1806 (age 70 years, 182 days). Interment at Center Cemetery. |
Village Cemetery
Canterbury, Merrimack County, New Hampshire
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| | Joseph Morrill Harper (1787-1865) — also known as Joseph M. Harper — of Canterbury, Merrimack County, N.H. Born in Limerick, York County, Maine, June 21, 1787. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; physician; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1826-27; member of New Hampshire state senate 4th District, 1829-31; Governor of New Hampshire, 1831; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire at-large, 1831-35. Died in Canterbury, Merrimack County, N.H., January 15, 1865 (age 77 years, 208 days). Interment at Village Cemetery. |
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Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire
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| | Robert Walter Scott McLeod (1914-1961) — also known as Scott McLeod — of New Hampshire. Born in Iowa, June 17, 1914. U.S. Ambassador to Ireland, 1957-61. Died in 1961(age about 47 years). Interment somewhere. |
Blossom Hill Cemetery
Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire
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| | William Eaton Chandler (1835-1917) — also known as William E. Chandler — of Concord, Merrimack County, N.H. Born in Concord, Merrimack County, N.H., December 28, 1835. Republican. Lawyer; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1862-64, 1881; Speaker of the New Hampshire State House of Representatives, 1863-64; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1868,1880; member of Republican National Committee from New Hampshire, 1868-70, 1872-; newspaper editor and publisher; delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1876; U.S. Secretary of the Navy, 1882-85; U.S. Senator from New Hampshire, 1887-89, 1889-1901; delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1902. Died in Concord, Merrimack County, N.H., November 30, 1917 (age 81 years, 337 days). Interment at Blossom Hill Cemetery. Relatives: Son of Nathan S. Chandler and Mary Ann (Tucker) Chandler; married, June 29, 1859, to Anne Caroline Gilmore (daughter of Joseph Albree Gilmore); married, December 23, 1875, to Lucy Lambert Hale (daughter of John Parker Hale); father of William Dwight Chandler; grandfather of Horton Lloyd Chandler and John Parker Hale Chandler Jr. (who married Margaret B. Chandler). Political family: Chandler family of Concord, New Hampshire. See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article Image source: The Parties and The Men (1896) |
| | Jacob Harold Gallinger (1837-1918) — also known as Jacob H. Gallinger — of Concord, Merrimack County, N.H. Born in Cornwall, Ontario,March 28, 1837. Republican. Physician; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1872-73, 1891; delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1876; member ofNew Hampshire state senate, 1878-80 (4th District 1878-79, 10th District 1879-80); New Hampshire Republican state chair, 1882-90, 1898-1907; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1885-89; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1888,1900,1904,1908;U.S. Senator from New Hampshire, 1891-1918; died in office 1918; member of Republican National Committee from New Hampshire, 1902-04. Died in Franklin, Merrimack County, N.H., August 17, 1918 (age 81 years, 142 days). Interment at Blossom Hill Cemetery. | |
| | Isaac Hill (1789-1851) — of Concord, Merrimack County, N.H. Born in West Cambridge (now Arlington), Middlesex County, Mass., April 6, 1789. Democrat. Member of New Hampshire state senate 4th District, 1820-23, 1827-28; member ofNew Hampshire state house of representatives, 1826; U.S. Senator from New Hampshire, 1831-36; Governor of New Hampshire, 1836-39; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Hampshire, 1840. Died in Washington, D.C., March 22, 1851 (age 61 years, 350 days). Interment at Blossom Hill Cemetery. | |
| | George Gilman Fogg (1813-1881) — also known as George G. Fogg — of Concord, Merrimack County, N.H. Born in Meredith Center, Meredith, Belknap County, N.H., May 26, 1813. Republican. Member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1846; secretary of state of New Hampshire, 1846-47; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1856(Convention Secretary); member of Republican National Committee from New Hampshire, 1856-60; U.S. Minister toSwitzerland, 1861-65; U.S. Senator from New Hampshire, 1865-67. Died in Concord, Merrimack County, N.H., October 5, 1881 (age 68 years, 132 days). Interment at Blossom Hill Cemetery. | |
| | Edward Henry Rollins (1824-1889) — also known as Edward H. Rollins — of Concord, Merrimack County, N.H. Born in Somersworth (part now in Rollinsford), Strafford County, N.H., October 3, 1824. Republican. Merchant;banker; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1855-57; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1860,1884;U.S. Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1861-67; secretary-treasurer, Union Pacific Railroad; president, Boston, Concord & Montreal Railroad;U.S. Senator from New Hampshire, 1877-83. Died in Isle of Shoals, Rockingham County, N.H., July 31, 1889 (age 64 years, 301 days). Interment at Blossom Hill Cemetery. | |
| | Frank West Rollins (1860-1915) — also known as Frank W. Rollins — of Concord, Merrimack County, N.H. Born in Concord, Merrimack County, N.H., February 24, 1860. Republican. Lawyer; banker; member of New Hampshire state senate 10th District, 1895-96; Governor of New Hampshire, 1899-1901. Died, in the HotelSomerset, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., October 27, 1915 (age 55 years, 245 days). Interment at Blossom Hill Cemetery. Relatives: Son of Edward Henry Rollins and Ellen Elizabeth (West) Rollins; married to Katharine Wallace Pecker; second great-grandnephew of John Wentworth; first cousin thrice removed of John Wentworth Jr.; fourth cousin once removed of George Winthrop Maston Pitman and Joseph Pitman. Political families: Wentworth-Pitman family of New Hampshire; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians). See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial Image source: New Hampshire Manual for the General Court (1899) |
| | Robert Oscar Blood (1887-1975) — also known as Robert O. Blood — of Concord, Merrimack County, N.H. Born in Enfield, Grafton County, N.H., November 10, 1887. Republican. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; physician; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1935; member of New Hampshire state senate, 1937-40; Governor of New Hampshire, 1941-45; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1944,1948,1952(member, Resolutions Committee), 1956,1960.Congregationalist. Member, American Medical Association; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Odd Fellows; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died August 3, 1975 (age 87 years, 266 days). Interment at Blossom Hill Cemetery. | |
| | Henry French Hollis (1869-1949) — also known as Henry F. Hollis — of Concord, Merrimack County, N.H. Born in Concord, Merrimack County, N.H., August 30, 1869. Democrat. Lawyer; law partner of Robert C. Murchie; candidate for U.S. Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1900; candidate for Governor of New Hampshire, 1902, 1904; U.S. Senator from New Hampshire, 1913-19; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Hampshire, 1916(member, Platform and Resolutions Committee). Died in Paris, France,July 7, 1949 (age 79 years, 311 days). Interment at Blossom Hill Cemetery. | |
| | Onslow Stearns (1810-1878) — of Concord, Merrimack County, N.H. Born August 30, 1810. Republican. Member of New Hampshire state senate 4th District, 1862-64; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1864;Governor of New Hampshire, 1869-71. Died December 29, 1878 (age 68 years, 121 days). Interment at Blossom Hill Cemetery. | |
| | Robert William Upton (1884-1972) — also known as Robert W. Upton — of Concord, Merrimack County, N.H. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., February 3, 1884. Republican. Member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1911; delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1918; delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1930; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1936(alternate), 1940(member, Credentials Committee), 1944,1948,1956,1960;delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1938; vice-chair of New Hampshire Republican Party, 1939, 1957; delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Concord 7th Ward, 1948; U.S. Senator from New Hampshire, 1953-54. Died in Concord, Merrimack County, N.H., April 28, 1972 (age 88 years, 85 days). Interment at Blossom Hill Cemetery. | |
| | Nathaniel Gookin Upham (1801-1869) — of New Hampshire. Born in Deerfield, Rockingham County, N.H., January 8, 1801.Justice of New Hampshire state supreme court, 1833-42. Died in Concord, Merrimack County, N.H., December 11, 1869 (age 68 years, 337 days). Interment at Blossom Hill Cemetery. Relatives: Son of Nathaniel Upham and Judith C. (Cogswell) Upham; married 1829 to Elizabeth Watts Lord; married to Eliza White Burnham; great-granduncle of James Dunbar Bell; second cousin once removed of Jabez Upham, George Baxter Upham and Charles Wentworth Upham; third cousin of James Phineas Upham; fourth cousin once removed of Nathaniel Merriam, William Upham, Samuel Finley Vinton, Alonzo Sidney Upham and William Greene Dows. Political families: Upham family; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians). Epitaph: "A Scholar, a Jurist, a Statesman, and a Christian. A Man Without Reproach." See also Find-A-Grave memorial | |
| | Henry Pearson Rolfe (1821-1898) — also known as Henry P. Rolfe — of Concord, Merrimack County, N.H. Born in Boscawen, Merrimack County, N.H., February 13, 1821. Republican. Lawyer; postmaster at Concord, N.H., 1866-67; U.S. Attorney for New Hampshire, 1869. Died in Concord, Merrimack County, N.H., May 29, 1898 (age 77 years, 105 days). Interment at Blossom Hill Cemetery. | |
| | George Hamilton Rolfe (1866-1951) — also known as George H. Rolfe — of Concord, Merrimack County, N.H. Born in Concord, Merrimack County, N.H., December 24, 1866. Republican. Postmaster at Concord, N.H., 1932-33; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1936,1940; member of New Hampshire Governor's Council 5th District; elected 1938. Died in Franklin, Merrimack County, N.H., June 7, 1951 (age 84 years, 165 days). Interment at Blossom Hill Cemetery. | |
| | Frank Vaughan Plummer (1918-1993) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Malden, Middlesex County, Mass., November 23, 1918. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; district judge in Pennsylvania, 1966-81.Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Died, of renal failure and other complications, in Downeast Community Hospital, Machias, Washington County, Maine, November 5, 1993 (age 74 years, 347 days). Interment at Blossom Hill Cemetery. | |
| | Ferdinand A. Stillings — of Concord, Merrimack County, N.H. Born in Jefferson, Coos County, N.H. Republican. Physician; member of New Hampshire state senate 10th District, 1903-04. Interment at Blossom Hill Cemetery. | |
| | Frank Sherwin Streeter (1853-1922) — also known as Frank S. Streeter — of Concord, Merrimack County, N.H. Born in East Charleston, Charleston, Orleans County, Vt., August 5, 1853. Republican. School principal; lawyer; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1885; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1896(member, Resolutions Committee); member of Republican National Committee from New Hampshire, 1904; general counsel, Concord & Montreal Railroad. Died in Concord, Merrimack County, N.H., December 11, 1922 (age 69 years, 128 days). Interment at Blossom Hill Cemetery. | |
| | William Dwight Chandler (1863-1926) — also known as William D. Chandler — of Concord, Merrimack County, N.H. Born in Concord, Merrimack County, N.H., February 3, 1863. Republican. Newspaper editor; postmaster at Concord, N.H., 1922-26. Died in Concord, Merrimack County, N.H., November 5, 1926 (age 63 years, 275 days). Interment at Blossom Hill Cemetery. | |
| | Lysander Herbert Carroll (1835-1920) — also known as Lysander H. Carroll — of Concord, Merrimack County, N.H. Born in Cornish, Sullivan County, N.H., October 8, 1835. Republican. Stove dealer; postmaster at Concord, N.H., 1880-86; New Hampshire Commissioner of Labor, 1899-1904. Died in Concord, Merrimack County, N.H., September 3, 1920 (age 84 years, 331 days). Interment at Blossom Hill Cemetery. | |
| | Horton Lloyd Chandler (1898-1970) — also known as Horton L. Chandler — of Concord, Merrimack County, N.H. Born in Concord, Merrimack County, N.H., May 1, 1898. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; acting postmaster at Concord, N.H., 1926-27. Died in Concord, Merrimack County, N.H., July 6, 1970 (age 72 years, 66 days). Interment at Blossom Hill Cemetery. | |
| | Joab N. Patterson — of Concord, Merrimack County, N.H. Republican. Candidate for New Hampshire state senate 15th District, 1916. Interment at Blossom Hill Cemetery. | |
Old North Cemetery
Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire
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| | Franklin Pierce (1804-1869) — also known as "Young Hickory"; "Young Hickory of the Granite Hills"; "The Fainting General" — of Hillsborough, Hillsborough County, N.H. Born in Hillsborough, Hillsborough County, N.H., November 23, 1804. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1829-33; Speaker of the New Hampshire State House of Representatives, 1832-33; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire at-large, 1833-37; U.S. Senator from New Hampshire, 1837-42; U.S. Attorney for New Hampshire, 1845-47; general in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1850; President of the United States, 1853-57; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1856.Episcopalian. Died in Concord, Merrimack County, N.H., October 8, 1869 (age 64 years, 319 days). Interment at Old North Cemetery. Relatives: Son of Benjamin Pierce and Anna (Kendrick) Pierce; half-brother of Elizabeth Andrews Pierce (who married John McNeil Jr.); married, November 19, 1834, to Jane Means Appleton; uncle of Anne McNeil (who married Tappan Wentworth); cousin by marriage of David Meriwether; fourth cousin once removed of Jedediah Sabin. Political families: Wentworth-Pitman family of New Hampshire; Merriam family of Massachusetts; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians). Pierce counties in Ga., Neb., Wash. and Wis. are named for him. Franklin Pierce University,Rindge, New Hampshire, is named for him. — MountPierce (formerly called Bald Mountain; later, Mount Clinton; received current name 1913), in the White Mountains, Coos County, New Hampshire, is named for him. Other politicians named for him: Franklin P. Saunders— Frank P. Woodbury— Frank P. Holland— Frank P. Dunwell— Frank Tyler— F. P. Combest— F. Pierce Mortimer— Franklin P. Owen— Franklin P. Stoy— Frank P. Alspaugh— Franklin P. Monfort— Franklin Pierce Lambert— Franklin Pierce McGowan— Franklin Pierce Huddle, Jr. See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail Books about Franklin Pierce: Roy Nichols, Franklin Pierce : Young Hickory of the Granite Hills — Larry Gara, The Presidency of Franklin Pierce _Critical books about Franklin Pierce:_Nathan Miller, Star-Spangled Men : America's Ten Worst Presidents Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Washtenaw County (1891) |
| | Jane Pierce (1806-1863) — also known as Jane Means Appleton — Born in Hampton, Rockingham County, N.H., March 12, 1806.First Lady of the United States, 1853-57.Female. Died in Andover, Essex County, Mass., December 2, 1863 (age 57 years, 265 days). Interment at Old North Cemetery. _Relatives:_Daughter of Jesse Appleton and Elizabeth (Means) Appleton; married,November 19, 1834, to Franklin Pierce (son of Benjamin Pierce); first cousin of John Appleton (1804-1891); first cousin once removed of Nathan Appleton, James Appleton, William Appleton and Nathan Dane Appleton; first cousin twice removed of Arthur Taggard Appleton; first cousin four times removed of John Forbes Kerry; second cousin of John Appleton (1815-1864); second cousin twice removed of John Brown; second cousin thrice removed of Leverett Saltonstall, Richard Saltonstall and Randolph Appleton Kidder; second cousin four times removed of William Lawrence Saltonstall; third cousin once removed of Ebenezer Huntington; third cousin twice removed of Daniel Parrish Witter; fourth cousin of Jabez Williams Huntington, John Brown Francis, Thomas Passmore Treadwell and Joshua Perkins; fourth cousin once removed of Edward Biddle, Charles Biddle, Enoch Woodbridge, John Appleton (1758-1829), Thomas Appleton, Timothy Pitkin, Leonard White, Robert Odiorne Treadwell, George Douglas Perkins and Albert Lemando Bingham. Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Sprague family of Providence, Rhode Island; Biddle-Randolph family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Saltonstall-Davis-Frelinghuysen-Appleton family of Massachusetts; Beakes-Greene-Witter family; Shippen-Middleton family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians). See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail | |
| | David Lawrence Morril (1772-1849) — also known as David L. Morril — of Goffstown, Hillsborough County, N.H. Born in Epping, Rockingham County, N.H., June 10, 1772. Member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1808-17; Speaker of the New Hampshire State House of Representatives, 1816; U.S. Senator from New Hampshire, 1817-23; member of New Hampshire state senate 3rd District, 1823-24; Governor of New Hampshire, 1824-27.Presbyterian. Died in Concord, Merrimack County, N.H., January 28, 1849 (age 76 years, 232 days). Interment at Old North Cemetery. | |
| | Thomas Weston Thompson (1766-1821) — also known as Thomas W. Thompson — of Concord, Merrimack County, N.H. Born in Massachusetts, 1766. Member of New Hampshire state legislature, 1800; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire 5th District, 1805-07; U.S. Senator from New Hampshire, 1814-17. Died in 1821(age about 55 years). Interment at Old North Cemetery. | |
| | Matthew Harvey (1781-1866) — of Hopkinton, Merrimack County, N.H. Born in Sutton, Merrimack County, N.H., June 21, 1781. Democrat. Member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1814-21; Speaker of the New Hampshire State House of Representatives, 1818-21; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire at-large, 1821-25; member of New Hampshire state senate 8th District, 1825-28; member of New Hampshire Governor's Council, 1828-29; Governor of New Hampshire, 1830-31; Judge of U.S. District Court, 1831-66; died in office 1866. Died in Concord, Merrimack County, N.H., April 7, 1866 (age 84 years, 290 days). Interment at Old North Cemetery. | |
| | George Edward Farrand (1872-1932) — also known as George E. Farrand — of Concord, Merrimack County, N.H. Born in Penacook, Concord, Merrimack County, N.H., May 1, 1872. Democrat. New Hampshire state treasurer, 1913-14, 1923-25; postmaster at Concord, N.H., 1917-22 (acting, 1917-18); candidate for U.S. Senator from New Hampshire, 1924; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Hampshire, 1928. Died in Concord, Merrimack County, N.H., September 5, 1932 (age 60 years, 127 days). Interment at Old North Cemetery. | |
| | Charles Robert Corning (1855-1924) — also known as Charles R. Corning — of Concord, Merrimack County, N.H. Born in Concord, Merrimack County, N.H., December 20, 1855. Republican. Member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1878-83; member of New Hampshire state senate 10th District, 1889-90; mayor of Concord, N.H., 1903. Died in 1924(age about 68 years). Interment at Old North Cemetery. | |
| | Joseph Burbeen Walker (1822-1913) — also known as Joseph B. Walker — of Concord, Merrimack County, N.H. Born in Concord, Merrimack County, N.H., June 12, 1822. Republican. Lawyer; member of New Hampshire state senate 10th District, 1893-94.Congregationalist. Died in Concord, Merrimack County, N.H., January 8, 1913 (age 90 years, 210 days). Interment at Old North Cemetery. | |
| | Robert Nesmith Corning (1818-1866) — also known as Robert N. Corning — of Concord, Merrimack County, N.H. Born in Londonderry, Rockingham County, N.H., October 20, 1818. Republican. Stagecoach driver; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1854-55; postmaster atConcord, N.H., 1861-66. Died June 13, 1866 (age 47 years, 236 days). Interment at Old North Cemetery. | |
St. Paul's School
Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire
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| | John Gilbert Winant (1889-1947) — also known as John G. Winant — of Concord, Merrimack County, N.H. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., February 23, 1889. Republican. Member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1917-18, 1923-24; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of New Hampshire state senate, 1921-22; Governor of New Hampshire, 1925-27, 1931-35; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1928(Convention Vice-President; member, Credentials Committee), 1932; U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1941-46.Episcopalian. Died by self-inflicted pistol shot, in Concord, Merrimack County, N.H., November 3, 1947 (age 58 years, 253 days). Interment at St. Paul's School. |
Pine Grove Cemetery
East Concord, Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire
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| | Henry Styles Bridges (1898-1961) — also known as H. Styles Bridges — of East Concord, Concord, Merrimack County, N.H. Born in West Pembroke, Washington County, Maine, September 9, 1898. Republican. Governor of New Hampshire, 1935-37; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1936,1940,1956; speaker, 1940,1952;U.S. Senator from New Hampshire, 1937-61; died in office 1961; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1940. Member, Farm Bureau; Grange. Died in East Concord, Concord, Merrimack County, N.H., November 26, 1961 (age 63 years, 78 days). Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery. |
Woodlawn Cemetery
Penacook, Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire
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| | Anson Colby Alexander (b. 1855) — also known as Anson C. Alexander — of Boscawen, Merrimack County, N.H. Born in Littleton, Grafton County, N.H., October 10, 1855. Republican. Physician; member of New Hampshire state senate 7th District, 1935; defeated, 1940; candidate for New Hampshire Governor's Council 5th District, 1938.Baptist. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. Relatives: Son of Wesley Alexander and Sarah Buckman (Bray) Alexander; married, June 22, 1882, to Frances Merton Goodwin. |
| | John Whitaker — of Penacook, Concord, Merrimack County, N.H.Lumber business; member of New Hampshire state senate 11th District, 1893-94. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. |
| | David Morrill Clough (1879-1959) — also known as David M. Clough — of Canterbury, Merrimack County, N.H. Born in Canterbury, Merrimack County, N.H., May 16, 1879.Delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Canterbury, 1948. Died in Concord, Merrimack County, N.H., May 9, 1959 (age 79 years, 358 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. |
McClary Cemetery
Center Hill Road
Epsom, Merrimack County, New Hampshire
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| | John McClary (d. 1801) — of Epsom, Rockingham County (now Merrimack County), N.H. Member of New Hampshire Governor's Council, 1784-85; member of New Hampshire state senate from Rockingham County, 1784-87. Died June 16, 1801. Interment at McClary Cemetery. |
| | James H. McClary (c.1754-1810) — of Epsom, Merrimack County, N.H. Born in Epsom, Merrimack County, N.H., about 1754. Member of New Hampshire state senate 4th District, 1802-03. Died in Epsom, Merrimack County, N.H., July 11, 1810 (age about 56 years). Interment at McClary Cemetery. |
| | John McClary (1785-1821) — of Epsom, Merrimack County, N.H. Born in Epsom, Merrimack County, N.H., April 24, 1785. Member of New Hampshire state senate 4th District, 1819-20. Died in Epsom, Merrimack County, N.H., December 31, 1821 (age 36 years, 251 days). Interment at McClary Cemetery. |
| | Michael McClary — of Epsom, Merrimack County, N.H. Member of New Hampshire state senate 4th District, 1796-1802. Interment at McClary Cemetery. |
Franklin Cemetery
Franklin, Merrimack County, New Hampshire
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| | George Higgins Moses (1869-1944) — also known as George H. Moses — of Concord, Merrimack County, N.H. Born in Lubec, Washington County, Maine, February 9, 1869. Republican. Newspaper editor; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1908(alternate), 1916,1928(Permanent Chair; chair, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee; speaker),1932,1936(member, Resolutions Committee), 1940(member, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1944; U.S. Minister to Greece, 1909-12; Montenegro, 1909-12; U.S. Senator from New Hampshire, 1918-33; defeated, 1932.Congregationalist. Died in Concord, Merrimack County, N.H., December 20, 1944 (age 75 years, 315 days). Interment at Franklin Cemetery. |
| | Austin Franklin Pike (1819-1886) — also known as Austin F. Pike — of Franklin, Merrimack County, N.H. Born in New Hampshire, 1819. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1856; member of New Hampshire state senate 11th District, 1857-59; Speaker of the New Hampshire State House of Representatives, 1865-66; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1873-75; U.S. Senator from New Hampshire, 1883-86; died in office 1886. Died in 1886(age about 67 years). Interment at Franklin Cemetery. |
| | Cyrus Adams Sulloway (1839-1917) — also known as Cyrus A. Sulloway — of Manchester, Hillsborough County, N.H. Born in Grafton, Grafton County, N.H., June 8, 1839. Republican. Lawyer; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1872-73, 1887-93; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire 1st District, 1895-1913, 1915-17; defeated, 1912; died in office 1917. Died in Washington, D.C., March 11, 1917 (age 77 years, 276 days). Interment at Franklin Cemetery. |
| | Isaac Newton Blodgett (1838-1905) — also known as Isaac N. Blodgett — of Franklin, Merrimack County, N.H. Born in Canaan, Grafton County, N.H., March 6, 1838. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1871, 1873-74, 1878; delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1876; member ofNew Hampshire state senate 5th District, 1879-80; justice of New Hampshire state supreme court, 1880-98; chief justice of New Hampshire state supreme court, 1898-1902; delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1889; mayor of Franklin, N.H., 1903-04. Died in Franklin, Merrimack County, N.H., November 27, 1905 (age 67 years, 266 days). Interment at Franklin Cemetery. Presumably named for: Isaac Newton Relatives: Son of Caleb Blodgett and Charlotte (Piper) Blodgett; married, May 24, 1861, to Sarah Azubah Gerould; third cousin of Delos Abiel Blodgett; third cousin once removed of John Wood Blodgett; third cousin twice removed of John Wood Blodgett Jr.; third cousin thrice removed of Isaiah Kidder, Lyman Kidder, Ezra Kidder and David Kidder; fourth cousin once removed of Chauncey Fitch Cleveland. Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians). Epitaph: "I only know I cannot drift beyond his love and care." See also Find-A-Grave memorial |
| | Daniel Barnard (1827-1892) — of Franklin, Merrimack County, N.H. Born in Orange, Grafton County, N.H., January 23, 1827. Republican. Member of New Hampshire state senate 11th District, 1865-67; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1872;New Hampshire state attorney general, 1887-92. Died in Franklin, Merrimack County, N.H., January 10, 1892 (age 64 years, 352 days). Interment at Franklin Cemetery. |
| | Robert Milton Leach (1879-1952) — also known as Robert M. Leach — of Taunton, Bristol County, Mass.; Franklin, Merrimack County, N.H. Born in Franklin, Merrimack County, N.H., April 2, 1879. Republican. Salesman of stoves and ranges; director, Atherton FurnitureCo.; director, Burpee FurnitureCo.; director, National Shawmut Bank of Boston; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 15th District, 1924-25; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1928(alternate), 1932.Unitarian. Member, Psi Upsilon; Freemasons. Died in Eustis, Lake County, Fla., February 18, 1952 (age 72 years, 322 days). Interment at Franklin Cemetery. |
| | Warren Fisher Daniell (1826-1913) — also known as Warren F. Daniell — of Franklin, Merrimack County, N.H. Born in Newton Lower Falls, Newton, Middlesex County, Mass., June 26, 1826. Democrat. Member of New Hampshire state senate 11th District, 1873-75; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1891-93; candidate for Presidential Elector for New Hampshire. Died in Franklin, Merrimack County, N.H., July 30, 1913 (age 87 years, 34 days). Interment at Franklin Cemetery. |
Old Cemetery
Henniker, Merrimack County, New Hampshire
Head Cemetery
Hooksett, Merrimack County, New Hampshire
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| | Nathaniel Head (1828-1883) — also known as Natt Head — of Hooksett, Merrimack County, N.H. Born in Hooksett, Merrimack County, N.H., May 20, 1828. Republican. Member of New Hampshire state senate, 1876-78 (2nd District 1876-77, 4th District 1877-78); Governor of New Hampshire, 1879-81. Died November 12, 1883 (age 55 years, 176 days). Interment at Head Cemetery. |
Stumpfield Cemetery (original)
Hopkinton, Merrimack County, New Hampshire
Founded 1793
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| | Bodwell Emerson (1773-1838) — of Hopkinton, Merrimack County, N.H. Born in Haverhill, Essex County, Mass., June 10, 1773. Member of New Hampshire state senate 8th District, 1828-30. Died in Hopkinton, Merrimack County, N.H., December 29, 1838 (age 65 years, 202 days). Original interment at Stumpfield Cemetery (original); reinterment in 1961 at Stumpfield Cemetery (relocated). |
Stumpfield Cemetery (relocated)
Contoocook, Hopkinton, Merrimack County, New Hampshire
Founded 1961
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| | Bodwell Emerson (1773-1838) — of Hopkinton, Merrimack County, N.H. Born in Haverhill, Essex County, Mass., June 10, 1773. Member of New Hampshire state senate 8th District, 1828-30. Died in Hopkinton, Merrimack County, N.H., December 29, 1838 (age 65 years, 202 days). Original interment at Stumpfield Cemetery (original); reinterment in 1961 at Stumpfield Cemetery (relocated). |
Unknown Location
Loudon, Merrimack County, New Hampshire
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| | Jeremiah A. Clough (1846-1920) — of Loudon, Merrimack County, N.H. Born in Loudon, Merrimack County, N.H., November 22, 1846.Farmer; member of New Hampshire state senate 11th District, 1909-10. Died in Concord, Merrimack County, N.H., January 3, 1920 (age 73 years, 42 days). Interment somewhere. |
Loudon Ridge Cemetery
Loudon, Merrimack County, New Hampshire
Old Main Street Cemetery
New London, Merrimack County, New Hampshire
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| | Anthony Colby (1792-1873) — of New London, Merrimack County, N.H. Born in New London, Merrimack County, N.H., November 13, 1792.Governor of New Hampshire, 1846-47. Died in New London, Merrimack County, N.H., July 13, 1873 (age 80 years, 242 days). Interment at Old Main Street Cemetery. |
Floral Park Cemetery
Pittsfield, Merrimack County, New Hampshire
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| | Moses Norris Jr. (1799-1855) — of Pittsfield, Merrimack County, N.H.; Manchester, Hillsborough County, N.H. Born in New Hampshire, 1799. Democrat. Member of New Hampshire Governor's Council, 1841-42; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire at-large, 1843-47; U.S. Senator from New Hampshire, 1849-55; died in office 1855. Died January 11, 1855 (age about 55 years). Interment at Floral Park Cemetery; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C. |
| | Robert H. Sanderson (1889-1970) — of Pittsfield, Merrimack County, N.H. Born October 7, 1889. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Hampshire, 1936; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives from Pittsfield; elected 1938; treasurer of New Hampshire Democratic Party, 1939. Died in October, 1970(age about 80 years). Interment at Floral Park Cemetery. |
North Sutton Cemetery
North Sutton, Sutton, Merrimack County, New Hampshire
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| | Jonathan Harvey (1780-1859) — of Sutton, Merrimack County, N.H. Born in Sutton, Merrimack County, N.H., February 25, 1780. Member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1811; member of New Hampshire state senate 8th District, 1816-23; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire at-large, 1825-31. Died August 23, 1859 (age 79 years, 179 days). Interment at North Sutton Cemetery. |
New Waterloo Cemetery
Warner, Merrimack County, New Hampshire
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| | John Parker Hale Chandler Jr. (1911-2001) — also known as John P. H. Chandler, Jr.; "Happy Jack" — of Warner, Merrimack County, N.H. Born in Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., August 6, 1911. Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1943; owner, Warner Ski Area, 1946-62; member of New Hampshire Governor's Council 5th District, 1953-59; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1956(member, Committee on Permanent Organization), 1960,1972,1980; member of New Hampshire state senate, 1961; candidate for U.S. Representative from New Hampshire, 1962.United Church of Christ. Member, Freemasons;Grange. Died, in Pleasant View Nursing Home, Concord, Merrimack County, N.H., April 27, 2001 (age 89 years, 264 days). Interment at New Waterloo Cemetery. |
Pine Grove Cemetery
Warner, Merrimack County, New Hampshire
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