Secomb, Daniel F. (1820-1895)

Name:

Secomb, Daniel F. (1820-1895)

Title:

Librarian, New Hampshire Historical Society
Librarian, Concord Public Library, 1881-1895

Other Names:

Secombe, Daniel Franklin

Born:

01/17/1820

Birthplace:

Amherst, NH

Died:

01/14/1895

Death Location:

Concord, NH

Residence:

Amherst, NH 1820-1848
Concord, NH 1848-1895

Nationality:

American

Occupation:

Musical Instrument Manufacturer
Carpenter

Father:

Secombe, John

Mother:

Durant, Rachel

Relations:

Partnership, Parker Secomb, Concord, 1864-1872

Spouse:

Married (1) Fanny C. Herrick, December 11, 1850
Married (2) Eliza A (Damrell) Gordon, February 28, 1860

Children:

Alfred Herrick, born February 6, 1856; died August 13, 1856.
Francis Lawrence, born January 9, 1861; died uly 19, 1864.
George Franklin, born October 25, 1865; died January 15, 1868.
Mary Grace, born August 26, 1869.

Notes:

Daniel F. Secomb, History of the Town of Amherst, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. (Somersworth, New Hampshire: New Hampshire Publishing Company, 1972), 759, 761, 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.

"New Hampshire Necrology," The Granite Monthly, A New Hampshire Magazine, Devoted to Literature, History and State Progess, 1895, 125.

Barbara Dixon Turcott, "Concord Musical Instrument Makers," Historical New Hampshire, 12(Spring 1967)1, 25-26.

William Copeley, "Muscial Instrument Makers of New Hampshire, 1800-1960," Historical New Hampshire, 46(Winter 1991)4, 244.

Meadow View Cemetery, Amherst, NH