Obituaries

Mrs. Sally ABBOTT, aged 74, widow of the late Mr. John Abbott. "Portsmouth Journal of Literature and Politics", Oct. 6, 1838 - Submitted by C. Horton

Capt. Samuel W. ADAMS, of the U. S. Navy, formerly of Exeter, N.H., died in Brooklyn, N.Y., age 48. (National Intelligencer, Jan. 31, 1831 - Submitted by K. Torp)

Mrs. Martha Lavinia Ansart - wife of Capt. Felix Ansart, U. S. Army, died 14 Mar. 1828 at Ft. Constitution, N.H. (National Intelligencer, 24 Mar. 1828 - Submitted by K. Torp)

Capt. Chamberlain

Capt. Chamberlain was born at Exeter in this State in 1736.  After acquiring a handsome education at the Seminary of that place, at the age of 15, he commenced his nautical career, and at 21 attained to the command of a fine ship.--Early in the late War, he was captured on his passage from Europe, and thus lost he proceeds of his youthful industry.  In 1813 he was appointed a sailing master in the Navy, and was considered so accomplished a seaman and navigator, that he was kept continually afloat, until the termination of hostilities with England--He was then attached to the Squadron of Commodore Decatur, whome he accompanied to the Mediterranean.  the object of that expedition being accomplished , Capt. C. was ordered to the Navy Yard in this harbour, where he continued until a few months previous to his death.  His health became impaired by the fatigue and labour incident to a Sailor's life, and after a distressing illness, he fell a victim to that unconquerable disease, THE CONSUMPTION which has been proverbially fatal to the inhabitants of his native village.

Portsmouth Journal of Literature and Politics, February 16, 1822

Ebenezer Colcord
Died in Brentwood, N.H. Ebenezer Colcord, aged 98 years, 9 months and 14 days. He is said to have preserved the full vigor of his faculties until the last hour of his life. He was born in that part of Exeter which has been since incorporated as the town of Brentford, and has ever since resided on the farm previously occupied by his father. His memory, particularly of the incidents of the early part of his life, was very retentive. He had known six generations of the Gilman family in Exeter, and remembered the time when there was but one store in the place. That his strength was less impaired than is usual with persons of his age, may be inferred from the fact, that he mowed every summer, from the age of 14 to 97, and hoed corn in the year 1822, when he was more than 97 years old.
Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania) November 24, 1824 - Submitted by Nancy Piper

William Ham Foss - Listed in 1843 Chicago City Directory (reprinted in 1896): "Foss & Brothers' planing-mill; died, Portsmouth, N.H., September 1858, aged 50"
Submitted by K. Torp

Darnel Guggenheim
Died. Darnel Guggenheim, 16, nephew of Simon Guggenheim; at Phillips Exeter Academy, where he was a student, in Exeter, N. H., of heart disease.[Time Magazine, Monday, Mar. 2, 1925 - submitted by K. Torp]

Mr. Hussey Killed.
Mr. Obed Hussey, of Baltimore, the inventor of the celebrated Hussey reaper and mower, lost his life at Exeter, N. H., on Saturday last, by falling between the cars, across his abdomen, and killing him instantly.

  [Illinois State Democrat, Aug. 22, 1860 - Submitted by Candi H.]

Joshua J Laighton
At Somerville, Sept 27, Rev Joshua J. Laighton, of Portsmouth, N. H., 28. [The Campaign Post -- Boston, 10- 7- 1864 - Submitted by A Friend of Free Genealogy]

Daniel McKeen
DIED, In Londonderry, Deac. Daniel McKeen, aged 59. [New Hampshire Sentinel, Jan 17, 1820 - submitted by Christina Anthony]

CAPTAIN MERRIAM IS DEAD

PORTSMOUTH. N. H. —Captain C A. Merriam N. S. N., commandant of the Portsmouth navy yard died today, following an operation for appendicitis, aged 58. He commanded the Battleship Missouri on the recent cruise of the battleship fleet from Hampton Roads to San Francisco.
[Arizona Silver Belt Globe, Arizona, Sep 2, 1908 - Submitted by Barb. Z.]

Dies at Home in Newfield

MRS. MARY R. PIKE, DAUGHTER AND WIFE OF CONGRESSMEN, SISTER OF PRESIDENT OF NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE—RETAINED ALL FACULTIES UNTIL RECENTLY

Newfields, May 16—Mrs. Mary R. Pike, 106, New Hampshire’s oldest woman resident, died last night at her home here.

Mrs. Pike had been in good health until the fall of 1910 when she suffered a shock. Recently she was stricken with two shocks, as a result of which she was restricted to her room for more than a year and a half.

Born Sept. 11, 1815

Mrs. Pike was born in Newmarket, now Newfield, Sept. 11, 1815 and was a daughter of Rev. John and Mary (Dodge) Brodhead, her mother being a daughter of Thomas and Ruth (Giddings) Dodge, an early family of Ipswich, Mass., and her father one of the founders of Methodism in New Hampshire .He was assigned to preach in a circuit including Portsmouth, Newmarket and Durham, coming to Newfields village, then a part of Newmarket in 1809. He preached there until 1838 when he died. Mrs. Pike’s grandfather, Capt. Luke Brodhead, was a soldier in the Revolution, and served on the staff of Lafayette. Her husband, Rev. James Pike was colonel of the 18th New Hampshire regiment in the Civil war, and served as a member of Congress from the First Congregational district in 1855, as did her father from the same district under President Andrew Jackson. A brother, Thornton Brodhead, served in the Mexican and Civil wars, receiving a wound that accounted for his death in the second battle of Bull Run. Another brother, George H. Brodhead, was long president of the New York Stock exchange, and was a classmate of Gen. Benjamin F. Butler at Phillips Exeter academy.

Left Town Library

A brother, Dr. John Brodhead, a physician in Washington, D. C., left his library and the income to the Newfields library provided that the town change it name from South Newmarket to its original name of Newfields, this being done by an act of the legislature in 1896.

Mrs. Pike was married in 1841 and a greater part of her life has been spent in Newfields with the exception of when her husband occupied pastorates in many places in the state. She was the oldest member of the Granite chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, and till recently attended the meetings, entertaining the members up to a few years ago.

Survivors are a daughter, Mrs. Anna K. Kendall, widow of Charles B. Kendall who lives at the Pike homestead, and a niece, Miss Hannah Pike, also four grandchildren, Mrs. F. B. Locke, Malden, Mass., Mrs. Franklin O. Poole, Mount Vernon, N. Y., Edward Kenndall, California, and James O, Pike, Portland, Me., and several great grand-children.

Source: The Manchester Leader and Evening Union, May 16, 1922
Submitted by: Helen Coughlin

Henry Somerby
In this town (Portsmouth), Henry Huggeford, aged 3 years, son of Mrs. Joseph SOMERBY.

  "Portsmouth Journal of Literature and Politics", Oct. 6, 1838 - Submitted by C. Horton

Charles Stickney
Charles Henry, son of Mr. Samuel STICKNEY, aged 4 years. "Portsmouth Journal of Literature and Politics", Oct. 6, 1838 - Submitted by C. Horton

 Peter Tilton

A Mystery Solved

EXETER , N. H., Jan. 22 – The skeleton of Peter Tilton, aged 50, a prominent farmer at Hampton Falls, who has been missing three years, was found in the woods at Hampton Falls Monday, hanging to a tree.  A revolver, which he had undoubtedly, shot himself with, was found at the foot of the tree.
The Daily Independent, Monroe , Wisconsin , Jan. 22, 1889.
Transcribed by, Linda Rodriguez

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