Rolfe, Herman M. (c. 1810-c. 1883)

Name:

Rolfe, Herman M. (c. 1810-c. 1883)

Other Names:

Hermon

Born:

1810 circa

Birthplace:

Henniker, NH

Died:

1883 circa

Death Location:

NH or PA

Residence:

Concord, NH

Occupation:

Owner, Hardware Store, Importing Business -- while in Concord, NH, c.1843-c.1853, 1850 census

Relations:

Hardware Store, Porter & Rolfe, with George Porter and Hermon M. Rolfe, 1843-1853. David Warde worked for Porter & Rolfe in 1844. In 1852, Warde and a partner, Gustavus Walker, purchased the business from their employers.
Business Names:
George Porter -- 1834 directory ad, Main St., Stephen P. Breed's bldg, lists crockery & glass ware.
Porter & Rolfe --1844 directory ad, 170 Main St., lists hardward, crockery (china, earthen), glassware, table & pocket cutlery, Sheffied & Birmingham hardware, saws, stoves, fire frames and furnaces, funner, copper and tin ware, lead pipe, sheet and pig lead, zinc & spelter, copper pumps, window glass, paper hangings, and large assortment of iron and steel.
Porter, Rolfe & Co. -- as impressed on nameplate (1992.55), no other info on this name.
Porter, Rolfe & Brown -- 1850 directory ad, 170 Main St., lists hardware, iron & steel, sheet iron, tin plates, wire, zinc, stoves & funnels, axletrees, carriage springs, railroad spikes, nails, glass, lead pipe, pumps, sheet & pig lead.

Spouse:

LeBosquet, Mary Ann (c.1814-; b. NH). Married 1837.

Children:

Rolfe, Frances A. (c. 1838-; b. Concord, NH)
Rolfe, Rebecca B. (1839-; b. Concord, NH)
Rolfe, Herman Dana (1845-; b. Keene NH; m. Mary Stewart 1865 Keene, NH; move to area around Pittsburgh, PA; 5 children; bank clerk)
Rolfe, Edward B. (1849-; b. Concord, NH)

Notes:

SEE ALSO (business partner): Porter, George