Col. Benjamin Rolfe headstone, undated

Collection Name:

George W. Perry scrapbooks

Title:

Col. Benjamin Rolfe headstone, undated

Creator:

Perry, George W., 1891-1971

Creator Role:

Collector

Accession / Call Number:

1974.045

Object ID:

1974.045.28.007

Type of Material:

graphic material

Physical Description:

1 photograph

Language:

English

Scope and Content:

Undated photographic print of Col. Benjamin Rolfe's headstone at Old North Cemetery in Concord, NH. The caption states, "One of the most opulent and influential of Concord's earliest citizens was Colonel Benjamin Rolfe. He was born in Newbury, Mass., in 1710, and graduated at Harvard college in 1727. He came to Concord soon after its settlement, and from 1731 to 1770 was clerk of the proprietary. In 1737 he was made a clerk of the Massachusett[s] and New Hampshire boundary commission, appointed to determine the line between the two provinces. He was for many years town clerk of Rumford and Concord, a colonel of the provincial militia, and a representative in the general assemble. He possess large business capacity, and was ever active, not only in his own affairs but in th[at] of his town and province as well. In 1764, or thereabouts, he erected on the west bank of the Merrimack, at the Ele Lots, the house now occupied by the Rolfe and Rumford asylum, (1955); this house wa[s] razed in 1956 to make room for a First National Store. For that time and this locality, it was an elegant mansion, and the best, doubtless in central New Hampshire. Soon after its completion, wearied of his bachelor life, he married Sarah, eldest daughter of the town minister, Reverent Timothy Walker, an[d] set up therein his household gods. At the time of their marriage he was some sixty years of age, while the age of his wife was about thirty. They had lived together."

Subjects:

Cemeteries , Gravestones

Locations:

Concord, NH

People:

Perry, George W., 1891-1971 , Rolfe, Benjamin, 1710-1771

Organizations:

Old North Cemetery (Concord, N.H.)

Terms of Use:

For permission to reproduce or publish material from this collection, please contact the New Hampshire Historical Society. Researchers are responsible for following all copyright and intellectual property laws.

Credit Line:

Gift of May Nutter.

Restrictions:

Available for research.

Level Description:

Item

Box Number:

6