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William Plumer (1759-1850) —
of Epping, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born in Newburyport, Essex
County, Mass., June 25,
1759.
Member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1788-91, 1797-1800; Speaker of
the New Hampshire State House of Representatives, 1791, 1797; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1791-92; U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1802-07; member of New
Hampshire state senate 2nd District, 1810-12; Governor of
New Hampshire, 1812-13, 1816-19; Presidential Elector for New
Hampshire, 1820.
Died in Epping, Rockingham
County, N.H., December
22, 1850 (age 91 years, 180
days).
Interment in a private or family graveyard.
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William Plumer, Jr. (1789-1854) —
of Epping, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born in Epping, Rockingham
County, N.H., February
9, 1789.
Son of William
Plumer.
Democrat. Member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1818; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire, 1819-25 (1st District 1819-21,
at-large 1821-25); member of New
Hampshire state senate 2nd District, 1827-29; U.S.
Attorney for New Hampshire, 1827-28; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1850.
Died in Epping, Rockingham
County, N.H., September
18, 1854 (age 65 years, 221
days).
Interment in a private or family graveyard.
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Clement March —
of Portsmouth, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Member of New
Hampshire state senate 1st District, 1860-61.
Interment in a private or family graveyard.
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Samuel Bell (1770-1850) —
of Francestown, Hillsborough
County, N.H.; Chester, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born in Londonderry, Rockingham
County, N.H., February
9, 1770.
Son of John Bell and Mary (Gilmore) Bell.
Lawyer;
member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1804-06; New
Hampshire state attorney general, 1806-07; member of New
Hampshire state senate 7th District, 1807-09; member of New
Hampshire Governor's Council, 1809-10; justice of
New Hampshire state supreme court, 1816-19; Governor of
New Hampshire, 1819-23; U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1823-35.
Died in Chester, Rockingham
County, N.H., December
23, 1850 (age 80 years, 317
days).
Interment at Village Cemetery.
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John Bell (1765-1836) —
of Londonderry, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born July 20,
1765.
Member of New
Hampshire state senate, 1786-90, 1803-04 (Rockingham County
1786-90, 3rd District 1803-04); Governor of
New Hampshire, 1828-29.
Died March 22,
1836 (age 70 years, 246
days).
Interment at Village Cemetery.
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Nicholas Gilman (1755-1814) —
of Exeter, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born in Exeter, Rockingham
County, N.H., August 3,
1755.
Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; Delegate
to Continental Congress from New Hampshire, 1787-89; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire at-large, 1789-97; U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1805-14; died in office 1814.
Congregationalist.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 2,
1814 (age 58 years, 272
days).
Interment at Exeter Cemetery.
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James Bell (1804-1857) —
of Laconia, Belknap
County, N.H.
Born in Francestown, Hillsborough
County, N.H., November
13, 1804.
Son of Samuel
Bell.
Member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1846, 1850; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1850; candidate
for Governor of
New Hampshire, 1854, 1855; U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1855-57; died in office 1857.
Died in Laconia, Belknap
County, N.H., May 26,
1857 (age 52 years, 194
days).
Interment at Exeter Cemetery; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Charles Henry Bell (1823-1893) —
also known as Charles H. Bell —
of Exeter, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born in Chester, Rockingham
County, N.H., November
18, 1823.
Son of John
Bell.
Republican. Member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1858-60; Speaker of
the New Hampshire State House of Representatives, 1860; member of
New
Hampshire state senate 2nd District, 1863-65; U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1879; Governor of
New Hampshire, 1881-83; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1889.
Died in Exeter, Rockingham
County, N.H., November
11, 1893 (age 69 years, 358
days).
Interment at Exeter Cemetery.
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Gilman Marston (1811-1890) —
of Exeter, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born in New Hampshire, 1811.
Republican. Member of New Hampshire state legislature; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 1st District, 1859-63, 1865-67;
U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1889.
Died in 1890
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Exeter Cemetery.
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Foster Waterman Stearns (1881-1956) —
also known as Foster Stearns —
of Hancock, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Hull, Plymouth
County, Mass., July 29,
1881.
Republican. Librarian;
member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1937; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1939-45; delegate
to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1940,
1948.
Died June 4,
1956 (age 74 years, 311
days).
Interment at Exeter Cemetery.
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Amos Tuck (1810-1879) —
of Exeter, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born in Maine, 1810.
Republican. Member of New Hampshire state legislature; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 1st District, 1847-53; delegate
to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1856
(Convention
Vice-President), 1860.
Died in 1879
(age about
69 years).
Interment at Exeter Cemetery.
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John Taylor Gilman (1753-1828) —
of Exeter, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born in Exeter, Rockingham
County, N.H., December
19, 1753.
Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member
of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1779-81, 1810-11; Delegate
to Continental Congress from New Hampshire, 1782-83; New
Hampshire state treasurer, 1783-89, 1791-94; Governor of
New Hampshire, 1794-1805, 1813-16.
Died September
1, 1828 (age 74 years, 257
days).
Interment at Winter Street Cemetery.
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Nathaniel Folsom (1726-1790) —
of Exeter, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born in Exeter, Rockingham
County, N.H., September
18, 1726.
Merchant;
lumber
business; Delegate
to Continental Congress from New Hampshire, 1774, 1777-80; member
of New
Hampshire Governor's Council, 1776-77, 1783-84; common pleas
court judge in New Hampshire, 1776-90; general in state militia,
Revolutionary War; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1783.
Died in Exeter, Rockingham
County, N.H., May 26,
1790 (age 63 years, 250
days).
Interment at Winter Street Cemetery.
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Jeremiah Smith (1759-1842) —
of Exeter, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born in Peterborough, Hillsborough
County, N.H., November
29, 1759.
Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member
of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1788-91; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1791-92; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire at-large, 1791-97; U.S.
Attorney for New Hampshire, 1797-1801; state court judge in New
Hampshire, 1800-02; federal
judge, 1801-02; chief
justice of New Hampshire state supreme court, 1802-09, 1813-16;
Presidential Elector for New Hampshire, 1808;
Governor
of New Hampshire, 1809-10.
Died in Dover, Strafford
County, N.H., September
21, 1842 (age 82 years, 296
days).
Interment at Winter Street Cemetery.
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George Sullivan (1771-1838) —
of Exeter, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born in Durham, Strafford
County, N.H., August
29, 1771.
Son of John
Sullivan.
Member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1805, 1813; New
Hampshire state attorney general, 1805-06, 1815-35; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire at-large, 1811-13; member of New
Hampshire state senate 2nd District, 1814-16; Presidential
Elector for New Hampshire, 1828.
Died in Exeter, Rockingham
County, N.H., April 14,
1838 (age 66 years, 228
days).
Interment at Winter Street Cemetery.
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Samuel Tenney (1748-1816) —
of Exeter, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born in Rowley, Essex
County, Mass., November
16, 1748.
Son of Elizabeth (Boynton) Tenney (c.1726-1759) and Nathaniel Tenney
(1724-1810).
Physician;
served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; delegate to
New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1791; probate
judge in New Hampshire, 1793-1800; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire, 1800-07 (at-large 1800-05, 4th
District 1805-07).
Died February
6, 1816 (age 67 years, 82
days).
Interment at Winter Street Cemetery.
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Levi Woodbury (1789-1851) —
of Portsmouth, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born in Francestown, Hillsborough
County, N.H., December
22, 1789.
Democrat. Lawyer; justice of
New Hampshire state supreme court, 1816-23; Governor of
New Hampshire, 1823-24; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1825; Speaker of
the New Hampshire State House of Representatives, 1825; U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1825-31, 1841-45; resigned 1845; U.S.
Secretary of the Navy, 1831-34; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1834-41; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1845-51; died in office 1851; candidate
for Democratic nomination for President, 1848.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Portsmouth, Rockingham
County, N.H., September
4, 1851 (age 61 years, 256
days).
Interment at Harmony Grove Cemetery.
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John Henry Bartlett (1869-1952) —
also known as John H. Bartlett —
of Portsmouth, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born in Sunapee, Sullivan
County, N.H., March 15,
1869.
Son of John Z. Bartlett and Sophronia A. (Sargent) Bartlett.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; postmaster;
Governor
of New Hampshire, 1919-21; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Hampshire, 1920.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died March 19,
1952 (age 83 years, 4
days).
Interment at Harmony Grove Cemetery.
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Ichabod Bartlett (1786-1853) —
of Portsmouth, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born in Salisbury, Merrimack
County, N.H., July 24,
1786.
Member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1819-21, 1830, 1838,
1851-52; Speaker of
the New Hampshire State House of Representatives, 1821; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire at-large, 1823-29; candidate
for Governor of
New Hampshire, 1832; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1850.
Died in Portsmouth, Rockingham
County, N.H., October
19, 1853 (age 67 years, 87
days).
Interment at Harmony Grove Cemetery.
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Charles Hazen Peaslee (1804-1866) —
also known as Charles H. Peaslee —
of Concord, Merrimack
County, N.H.; Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Portsmouth, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born in Gilmanton, Belknap
County, N.H., February
6, 1804.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1833-37; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1847-53; U.S. Collector of Customs,
1853-57.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., September
18, 1866 (age 62 years, 224
days).
Interment at Harmony Grove Cemetery.
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Frank Jones (1832-1902) —
also known as "King of the Alemakers" —
of Portsmouth, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born in Barrington, Strafford
County, N.H., September
15, 1832.
Mayor
of Portsmouth, N.H., 1868-69; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 1st District, 1875-79;
Democratic candidate for Governor of
New Hampshire, 1880; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New Hampshire, 1888;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1900.
Member, Freemasons.
Died October
2, 1902 (age 70 years, 17
days).
Interment at Harmony Grove Cemetery.
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Charles Levi Woodbury —
of Portsmouth, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Son of Levi
Woodbury.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
Hampshire, 1856.
Interment at Harmony Grove Cemetery.
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William Whipple (1730-1785) —
of Portsmouth, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born in Kittery, York
County, Maine, January
14, 1730.
Delegate
to Continental Congress from New Hampshire, 1775; signer,
Declaration of Independence, 1776; member of New
Hampshire Governor's Council, 1776-77; member of New Hampshire
state legislature, 1780; justice of
New Hampshire state supreme court, 1783-85.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died November
28, 1785 (age 55 years, 318
days).
Interment at North Cemetery.
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John Langdon (1741-1819) —
of Portsmouth, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born in Portsmouth, Rockingham
County, N.H., June 26,
1741.
Democrat. Delegate
to Continental Congress from New Hampshire, 1775-76, 1787; served
in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of New
Hampshire state senate from Rockingham County, 1784-85; President
of New Hampshire, 1785-86, 1788-89; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1789-1801; Governor of
New Hampshire, 1805-09, 1810-12; received 9 electoral votes for
Vice-President, 1808.
Congregationalist.
Died in Portsmouth, Rockingham
County, N.H., September
18, 1819 (age 78 years, 84
days).
Entombed at North Cemetery.
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Woodbury Langdon (1739-1805) —
of Portsmouth, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born in Portsmouth, Rockingham
County, N.H., 1739.
Member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1778; Delegate
to Continental Congress from New Hampshire, 1779; justice of
New Hampshire state supreme court, 1782-83, 1786-91; member of New
Hampshire state senate from Rockingham County, 1784-85.
Member, Freemasons.
Died January
13, 1805 (age about 65
years).
Interment at North Cemetery.
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Clement Storer (1760-1830) —
of Portsmouth, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born in Kennebunk, York
County, Maine, September
20, 1760.
U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire at-large, 1807-09; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1810; U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1817-19.
Died November
21, 1830 (age 70 years, 62
days).
Interment at North Cemetery.
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Hunking Penhallow (1766-1826) —
of Portsmouth, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born in 1766.
Son of John Penhallow and Sarah (Wentworth) Penhallow.
Member of New
Hampshire state senate 1st District, 1821-22.
Died September
24, 1826 (age about 60
years).
Interment at North Cemetery.
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Pierse Long (1739-1789) —
of New Hampshire.
Born in Portsmouth, Rockingham
County, N.H., 1739.
Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; Delegate
to Continental Congress from New Hampshire, 1785-86; delegate to
New Hampshire convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1788.
Died in Portsmouth, Rockingham
County, N.H., April 13,
1789 (age about 49
years).
Interment at Proprietors' Burying Ground.
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Samuel Cushman (1783-1851) —
of New Hampshire.
Born in Portsmouth, Rockingham
County, N.H., June 8,
1783.
Democrat. Lawyer; Rockingham
County Treasurer, 1823-28; U.S.
Attorney for New Hampshire, 1829-30; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1833-35; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire at-large, 1835-39.
Died in Portsmouth, Rockingham
County, N.H., May 20,
1851 (age 67 years, 346
days).
Interment at Proprietors' Burying Ground.
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Nathaniel Appleton Haven (1762-1831) —
of New Hampshire.
Born in Portsmouth, Rockingham
County, N.H., July 19,
1762.
U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 4th District, 1809-11.
Died March 13,
1831 (age 68 years, 237
days).
Interment at Proprietors' Burying Ground.
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Daniel Marcy (1809-1893) —
of Portsmouth, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born in Portsmouth, Rockingham
County, N.H., November
7, 1809.
Democrat. Member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1854; member of New
Hampshire state senate 1st District, 1856-58, 1871-72; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from New Hampshire, 1860;
U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 1st District, 1863-65.
Died in Portsmouth, Rockingham
County, N.H., November
3, 1893 (age 83 years, 361
days).
Interment at Proprietors' Burying Ground.
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John Wilkes Parsons (1778-1849) —
also known as John W. Parsons —
of Rye, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born in Rye, Rockingham
County, N.H., December
12, 1778.
Son of Joseph Parsons (1746-1832) and Mary (Seavey) Parsons.
Physician;
member of New
Hampshire state senate 1st District, 1826-29.
Died in Rye, Rockingham
County, N.H., September
18, 1849 (age 70 years, 280
days).
Interment at Rye Central Cemetery.
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Thomas Jefferson Parsons (1804-1890) —
also known as Thomas J. Parsons —
of Rye, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born in Rye, Rockingham
County, N.H., January
4, 1804.
Son of John
Wilkes Parsons and Abigail (Garland) Parsons (1782-1857).
Member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1833-34; member of New
Hampshire state senate 1st District, 1835-37.
Died March 4,
1890 (age 86 years, 59
days).
Interment at Rye Central Cemetery.
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