Secombe, John (1778-1856)

Name:

Secombe, John (1778-1856)

Title:

Captain, 5th Regiment, New Hampshire Militia, 1807
Moderator, Town of Amherst, 1810, 1816, 1825-1837
Selectman, Town of Amherst, 1810--1814, 1816, 1818--1828, 1833-1835
Justice of the Peace, Town of Amherst, 1825
Treasurer, County of Hillsborough, 1823-1830
Member, House of Representatives, 1831-1833

Other Names:

Secomb, John

Born:

08/31/1778

Birthplace:

Amherst, NH

Died:

07/20/1856

Death Location:

Amherst, NH

Residence:

Amherst, NH

Nationality:

American

Occupation:

Farmer

Father:

Secombe, John

Mother:

Small, Mary

Relations:

Republican
National Republican
Whig
Member, Congregational Church, Amherst

Spouse:

Married Rachel Durant, April 26, 1798

Children:

Rachel, born February 6, 1799, Amherst, NH; December 27, 1874.
Betsey, born August 22, 1800, Amherst, NH; died February 18, 1825.
Levi Jones, born February 4, 1804, Amherst, NH; died October 31, 1882.
John, born May 16, 1809, Amherst, NH; died February 9, 1813
Daniel Franklin, born January 17, 1820, Amherst, NH; died January 14, 1895, Concord, NH

Notes:

Daniel F. Secomb, History of the Town of Amherst, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. (Somesrworth, New Hampshire: New Hampshire Publishing Company, 1972), 202, 204, 206, 211, 431, 759, 914-915.

History of Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: J. W. Lewis Company, 1885),

"An Interesting Relic," Independent Statesman, Concord, New Hampshire, October 23, 1873.