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Title: History of Nottingham, Deerfield, and Northwood, comprised within the original limits of Nottingham, Rockingham County, N.H., with records of the centennial proceedings at Northwood, and genealogical sketches ..
Year: 1878 (1870s)
Authors: Cogswell, Elliott C. (Elliott Colby), 1814-1887
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Publisher: Manchester (N.H.) J.B. Clarke
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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eeded the second ministry of Mr.Patten, commencing his labors in the autumn of 1874.Mr. White was born in Roxbury, N. H., July 23, 1818, sonof John, the son of John. The latter was a soldier in theRevolution, was present when Charlestown was burnt bythe British. Rev. L. White graduated from Dartmouth in1846, at Andover in 1849; preached at Epping five years,at Easton, Mass., seven years, at Phillipston, Mass., eightyears, at Pembroke, N. H., four years and a half. Mr.White, June 3, 1850, married Pamelia Graham, daughterof Maj. Nathaniel Warren, and their children were : Mary,who died at the age of three ; and Carrie, now a member ofthe Stevens High School of Claremont. His wife diedAugust 22, 1858, and he married, November 30, 1859,Mary Chase, daughter of Rev. Carlton Hurd, D. D., of Fry-burg, Me., granddaughter of Rev. Abijah Wines, D. D., formany years pastor of the church at Newport. Their chil-dren are Frank L., who died young, Mary Agnes, AliceAugusta, John Carlton, and Winifred.
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HISTORY OF DEERFIELD. 285 CHAPTER IV. Roads. — School-houses. — Revohitioiiary Spirit. — Deputies chosen. — Soldiersraised. — Bounties voted. — Census, 1775.—New-Yori< Tories. — Assigned toNottingham and Deerdeld. — Test Declaration. — Distinguished Statesmen.—Baptist Church. — Freewill Baptist Church. UP to the time of the settlement of Mr. U))ham, we findno action of the town worthy of particular notice, asidefrom the location and building of a meeting-house and the se-curing that settlement. In these matters the peo))le are atrest, and from that day Deerfield rapidly advanced in effortsat development of its resources. Timber abundant andlands fertile, the town occupies henceforth no unenviableposition among her sister towns. Some attention from thefirst had been given to highways ; now more. At the an-nual meeting, March 17, 1773, Samuel Leavitt was chosenmoderator; Thomas Simpson, clerk ; Jeremiah Ea-man,Richard Jeness, Deacon Abram True, Select men ; an

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