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Category Archives: Genealogy
Litchfield New Hampshire Gold Prospector, Adventurer, and Father of Alaska: Leroy Napoleon "Jack" McQuesten (1836-1900)
Leroy Napoleon McQuesten, (but usually called Jack) was born on a New Hampshire farm in Litchfield.
When he was a … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, New Hampshire Men
Tagged Alaska, California, Co., Company, Father of Alaska, Fort Reliance, Forty Mile Creek, Gold, goldmine, Hampshire, Hudson Bay, jack, Klondike, Leroy, Litchfield, MacKenzie, McQuesten, McQuestion, mine, mining, mountains, Napoleon, new, New Hampshire, NH, river, Rocky, Rush, Yukon
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Dunbarton New Hampshire’s Statistician, Educator, Economist, U.S. Commissioner of Labor: Carroll Davidson Wright, A.M., Ph.D., LL.D. (1840-1909)
Carroll Davidson Wright, was born in Dunbarton NH, in 1840, the son of a Universalist minister.
From lowly means he … Continue reading
New Hampshire’s First State Park: Miller State Park
New Hampshire's first state park was created in 1891. In that year the New Hampshire state legislature enacted laws appropriating … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, History, Irish in New Hampshire, New Hampshire Men, Travel
Tagged battle, Brigadier, first, Gen, General, James, Lane, Lundy's Lane, Lundys, Miller, Miller Park, mountain, New Hampshire, NH, Pack Monadnock, park, Peterborough, pleasure ground, public, state park
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The Last New Hampshire Man of the American Revolution: Samuel Downing (1761-1867)
There were many patriots of the American Revolution, but few of them survive in photographs. Private Samuel Downing is an … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, Military of New Hampshire, N.H. Historical Markers, New Hampshire Men
Tagged American Revolution, Downing, last, man, New Hampshire, NH, remaining
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Portsmouth New Hampshire’s Patriot, Tutor, Secretary, and Peace Envoy: Col. Tobias Lear, Esq. (1762-1816)
Through his journal and correspondence, Tobias Lear is probably responsible for much of what we know about the personal life … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, Military of New Hampshire, New Hampshire Men
Tagged George Washington, Lear, New Hampshire, NH, patriot, Portsmouth, secretary, Tobias, Tobias Lear
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