McFarland, Asa (1804-1879)

Name:

McFarland, Asa (1804-1879)

Title:

Printer, New Hampshire Statesman, 1825-
Editor, New Hampshire Statemen, 1844-49, 1851-69
Member, New Hampshire House of Representatives, 1859-60
New Hampshire State Printer, 1846, 1859-60
Deacon, South Congregational Church, Concord

Born:

05/19/1804

Birthplace:

Concord, NH

Died:

12/13/1879

Death Location:

Concord, NH

Residence:

Concord, NH
Boston, MA

Nationality:

American

Occupation:

Editor, Printer, Publisher, Concord, 1825-69

Father:

McFarland, Asa (Rev.) (1769-1827)

Mother:

Kneeland, Elizabeth (1780-1838)

Relations:

Siblings:
McFarland, Susan Kneeland (1806-1842; b. Concord, NH; m. Rev. Edward Buxton of Boscawen; 2 children)
McFarland, Elizabeth
McFarland, William (1811-1860; b. Concord, NH; shipmaster; m. Susan D. Perkins; 2 children)
McFarland, Sarah Abbott (1815-;b Concord, NH; m. George Guthrie of Ohio; 4 children)
McFarland, Andrew (1817-1891; b. Concord, NH; d. Illinois; physician for the insane; m. Anne Peaslee of Gilmanton, NH; 4 children)
McFarland, Miriam Phillips
McFarland, Clarissa Dwight (1822-1853; b. Concord, NH; m. John W. Noyes of Chester, NH; 2 children)

Spouse:

Chase, Clarissa Jane (1809-1901), November 2, 1830

Children:

Henry, born July 10, 1831; died May 15, 1911; printer and publisher; res. generally Concord, NH, but for short times in Illinois and Boston; m. Mary F. Carter; served in Civil War as paymaster
Elizabeth Kneeland, born 1836; died November 1, 1869; res. Concord, NH
Annie Avery, born July 24, 1842; died August 2, 1927; res. Concord, NH
William Kneeland, born August 4, 1847; died November 11, 1926; res. Concord, NH

Notes:

From "New Hampshire", pp.768 (copy found in accession file 1997.23): "In his youth [Asa McFarland] was attracted to the art of printing, and through apprenticeship in Boston and Concord became a master of the craft, so that the establishment which he set up in Concord in 1834 became widely known for correct and tasteful productions of the press. He kept a personal interest in this business until January 1869.... A country editor was then expected to discuss a wide range of topics. This he did with marked ability, originality and diligence, never forgetting the duties of the hour and the interests of his town.... Visiting in Europe in 1850, he wrote thence a series of letters, afterward printed in a book entitled 'Five Months Abroad.' Being a lover of home, country, and friends, he left an interesting manuscript entitled 'An Outline of Biography and Recollections," which was printed in 1880 as a gift to his townspeople."

Ezra S. Stearns, Editor. Genealogical and Family History of the State of New Hampshire. (New York: Lewis Publishing Company, 1908), 767-769.

"Personal," The People and New Hampshire Patriot, Concord, NH, December 18, 1879, 1.

Blossom Hill Cemetery, Concord, NH