Rogers, George W. (1770-1847)

Name:

Rogers, George W. (1770-1847)

Title:

Member, Concord Congregational Church, 1816-1822
Deacon, Congregational Church, Alfred

Other Names:

Rogers, George Whitefield

Born:

10/23/1770

Birthplace:

Newburyport, MA

Died:

09/06/1847

Death Location:

Alfred, ME

Residence:

Newburyport, MA 1770-1800
Concord, NH, 1800-1821
Alfred, MA, 1821-1847

Nationality:

American

Occupation:

Cabinetmaker

Father:

Rogers, Thomas (1739-

Mother:

Morse, Eunice (1741-

Relations:

Purchased shop of Robert Choate (1770-1849), Concord, NH, 1800

Spouse:

Farnham, Lucy (1772-1861), m. 02/14/1796, Newburyport

Children:

George W, born 1797; died 1805
Hannah Farnum
Eunice
Emily
Thomas
Catherine
Sarah Ann
Harriet

Notes:

Plain & Elegant, Rich & Common. Documented New Hampshire Furniture, 1750-1850. Concord, New Hampshire: New Hampshire Historical Society, 1979, 58-59, 150.

Donna-Belle Garvin, "Concord, New Hampshire: A Furniture-Making Capital," Historical New Hampshire, 45(Spring, 1990)1, 17-19, 63, 76.

Deborah Tapley, Compiler. "Furniture Craftsmen, Manufacturers and Dealers Working in Concord, New Hampshire, Prior to 1901," Historical New Hampshire, 45(Spring, 1990)1, 99.

Brock Jobe, Editor, Portsmouth Furniture: Masterworks from the New Hampshire Seacoast. Boston, Massachusetts: Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities, 1993, 392-402.

Vital Records of Newburyport, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849. Volume I. Births. (Salem, MA: The Essex Institute, 1911), 334.

Vital Records of Newburyport, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849. Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Salem, MA: The Essex Institute, 1911), 411.

Membership Records, Concord Congregational Church, 1816, 1817

"George W. Rogers" Advertisement, Courier of New Hampshire, Concord, NH, February 13, 1801.

"For Sale" Advertisement, New Hampshire Patriot, Concord, NH, January 19, 1819.

Deaths, Portland Daily Advertiser, Portland, ME, September 21, 1847, 3.

Parish Congregational Church Cemetery, Alfred, ME