

"You are therefore carefully and diligently to discharge the duty of a Sergeant"
Joseph Shattuck served faithfully during the Revolution and received a promotion to the rank of third sergeant during his term of service.


"We make you kindly welcome."
Miriam and Moses Hastings were parents to ten children, three of whom lived out their adult lives in Shaker communities.


Farmer and Mapmaker
Alfred Ingalls was a farmer in Methuen. He was also known for drawing the first map of Methuen in 1794.


Caring for Persons with Mental Illness
Timothy Chandler was a skilled clockmaker and jeweler. He was also civic-minded and active in the development of the New Hampshire Asylum. T


The End of a Line
Enoch Osgood was a successful businessman in Newburyport, He and his wife Mary had four children but no grandchildren so the line of descent


Railroad Men
John Stearns, the father of the family, was killed by one of the first locomotives in service of the Boston & Lowell Railroad. That did


Financial Struggles and Family Disruptions
Orpha Boynton and John Hopkins struggled financially in raising their nine children. Their children experienced a number of disruptions in t


Prosperity from Humble Beginnings
Calvin Abbott was from humble beginnings but worked to become a successful farmer in Ogden with prosperous children.


Frugal Farmers
Elizabeth Abbott came from poor circumstances. She and her husband Ephraim Lane were frugal, hardworking farmers who reared their nine child


A Tragic End to a Hard Life
Samuel French served in the Revolutionary War and was held captive for four years. Afterwards, he married Tamison Eastman and they had three