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Articles on Epsom History History of Epsom, New Hampshire - complete by John H. Dolbeer and published in Hurd's History of Belknap and Merrimack Counties.
Brief History of Epsom, N.H.: Incorporated 1727 by residents of Rye, New Castle and Greenland
Articles on Church History Epsom Churches: The Free Will Baptist Church, the Congregationalists,and the Christian Society at New Rye
The First Church of Epsom by John Mark Moses
Articles from Newspapers History from old Newspapers - 25 pages of news from 1780 to 1931, including much of 1890's in the Analectra, Epsom Newsletter and Valley Times History from old Newspapers Second Edition - 40 pages of news from 1760 to 1850, including deaths, marriages, news articles, letters, fires, and great info from advertisments. Articles on Structures & Buildings
TOUR OLD EPSOM : Stroll down Black Hall Road, Goboro Road and Mountain Road as Benjamin M. Towle recollects the old homes and families. Dictated in 1936, includes many photos. TOUR OLD EPSOM : Stroll down New Orchard Road as George H. Yeaton recollects the old homes and families living there in 1892. Includes many photos.
Epsom Social Library : Newly discovered pamphlet from 1803 of the Epsom Social Library with rules, regulations, catalog of books and list of members.
Related : Warrants and Minutes of the Marden School DIstrict No. 10 for 1851. Epsom Town Pound & Tramp House : Read how their histories collided
One of the Oldest Houses in One of the Oldest Towns : The McClary House and History from the Granite Monthly Magazine August 1925. Articles on McClary The McClary Family by Warren Tripp from the Granite Monthly and General Michael McClary by John C. French. More McClary info on the Biography pages. The McClary Family printed as a series of articles in the Valley Times Newspaper in 1868. Excellent description of NH militia at Bunker Hill. Possibly by John Cate French, but no author given. HISTORY of the McCLARY CEMETERY and the early settlement of Epsom Center, from a program presented by the Epsom Historical Association Sept. 2006. Articles on Business & Industry
GOSS DAY BOOK : Activities of William Goss as he begins to set up 'Gossville' starting in 1855. Articles about People - Diaries etc. LIFE OF JOHN TUCK : First Minister of Epsom - the grandson of Rev. John Tuck takes issue with how his grandfather was dismissed and how history treats Capt. Andrew McClary DIARIES of James Babb : Operated a store in Epsom 1819 to about 1830. An outstanding account of events in Epsom. Also served as Town Clerk Part I Sept. 18, 1819 - Nov. 1, 1821 Part 2 June 16, 1822 - Oct. 19, 1823 Addendum - Vital records from James Babb, Town Clerk included in Diary. Enoch Worthen Eastman writes from California in 1869 some personal recollections of events in Epsom, including first hand McClary family dealings. Charles J. Brown Civill War Diaries : Three diaries fo Charles Jeffrey Parson Brown including his participation in the Civil War: 1860 1861 1863 Addendum JAMES M SHERBURNE 1859 Diary with his daily activites, company, day book entries and daily weather. Some deaths and marriages. ANDREW J HALL Civil War Diary details his experience with Company E, Second Regiment of Illinois Cavalry. A revised version for easy reading and a direct transcription. JOHN C. YEATON 1886 & 1887 Diaries written around age 12, these two diaries document life for a young boy growing up on a rural farm - from chores to playing ball. [1887] CATHERINE A. YEATON 1882, 1885, 1886 & 1895 Diaries : Four diaries of Catherine A Yeaton, (1820-1900) wife of Warren Yeaton who lived at the Yeaton Tavern on North Road. Info on the weather, visitors, work around the farm and some local deaths and information. [1882 1885 1886 1895] FUNERAL SERMON for Rev. Ebenezer Hazeltine delivered by Isaac Smith, A.M. at Epsom, NH Nov. 12, 1813. TWO SERMONS from 1815 by Rev. Jonathan Curtis, in Epsom on Fast Day and national thanksgiving. |
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HISTORICAL ARTICLES (.pdf)
Dolbeer History of Epsom from
Merrimack County History. 35 pages
Early Settlers of Epsom by John Mark Moses from the Granite Monthly Magazine 1909-1910. 17 pages
Historical Sketch of Epsom NH and pageant written by Loella Marden Bunker
for the 200th Anniversry of the Town of Epsom in 1927. 30 pages
History
and Topography, Historical Sketch of Epsom, N.H. by Rev. Jonathan Curtis .
. . Printed Nov. 1823 - view and read original scans of the publication. 25 pages
East Street - Road to Settle Epsom, NH . How the town
was formed and info on the original home lots.Includes Nutter description of old
Blake-Chesley house. Photos. 35 pages
First
Church of Epsom by John Mark Moses from the Granite Monthly Magazine. 4 pages
First Minister of Epsom - the grandson of Rev. John Tuck takes issue with
how his grandfather was dismissed and how history treats Capt. Andrew McClary.
3 pages
200 Years of Congregationalism in Epsom by Gilbert Knowles - history of the Congregational Church in Epsom.Includes
Mary Cass description of old Meeting House. 8 pages
Early
Records of the Congregatonal Church and Rev. John Tucke in Epsom with additional
membership records through 1882. 50 pages
FUNERAL
SERMON for Rev. Ebenezer Hazeltine, delivered
by Isaac Smith, A.M. at Epsom, NH Nov. 12, 1813. 11 pages.
TWO
SERMONS from 1815 by Rev. Jonathan Curtis,
in Epsom on Fast Day and national thanksgiving. 12 pages
History of the Epsom Baptist
Church on its 100th Anniversary by Rev. Donald Macomber and more. 7 pages
Early
Epsom Baptist Church Records from its beginnings in 1824. Some of the manuscript
illegible, includes membership. 56 pages
History of the Christian
Church at New Rye and Allenstown Meeting House with a membership
list. 17 pages
Warrants
and Records of the Marden School District 1851-1885. 27 pages
Warrants
and Records of the Center School District 1847-1883. 67 pages
Epsom
Town Pound & Tramp House How their history collides. 2 pages
Articles
on the Short Falls Bridge and Grist Mill, including by Russell Yeaton - Hiram
Holmes articles on old water mills - Hattie Heath on the Barmer Narrow Fabric
Company and on the growing of the Epsom Poultry industry. 18 pages
The Epsom Shoe Factory history
and minutes of meetings. 19 pages
The Capture of Isabella McCoy by
the Indians in 1747 from Potter's "History of Manchester". 2 pages
Revolutionary
War Soldiers of Epsom, Grave Photos and Association Test signers. 23 pages
Early
Town Vital Records from the old town books at NH Archives. 26 pages
James
M Sherburne 1859 Diary with day to day activities, day book entries, company
and more. 39 pages
Catherine
A Yeaton Diaries 1882, 1885, 1886 and 1887, Catherine A Yeaton, (1820-1900)
wife of Warren Yeaton who lived at the Yeaton Tavern on North Road. Info on the
weather, visitors, work around the farm and some local deaths and information.
295 pages
John
Crockett Yeaton 1886-1887 Diaries written around age 12, these two diaries
document life for a young boy growing up on a rural farm - from chores to playing
ball. 85 pages
McClary
Family History a collection of articles on the family and biographies of Maj.
Andrew, Esquire John and General Michael McClary by authors Gilbert Knowles, Warren
Tripp and John French. Includes Michael McClary's wife's widow's pension and Funeral
Sermon for John McClary, son of Michael by Rev. Mr. Jonathan Curtis. Photos. 25
pages
McClary
Family - Andrew McClary and extensive account of NH Militia at Bunker Hill.
From ValleyTimes Newspaper. 9 pages.
The McClary Homestead from an
1893 Manchester Newspaper Article with original artwork. 5 pages
One
of the Oldest Houses in one of the Oldest Towns - an article on the McClary
House from Granite Monthly 1925. 5 pages
HISTORY
of the McCLARY CEMETERY and the early settlement of Epsom Center, from a program
presented by the Epsom Historical Association Sept. 2006. 14
pages
Newspaper
Articles of Old Epsom 1780-1931. Includes a must read letter to the editor
at the end by Enoch Worthen Eastman from 1869. 25 pages
Newspaper
Articles Second Edition of Old Epsom 1760-18511. Includes deaths, marriages,
ads, articles and fires - alot of new & interesting info. 72 pages
The Epsom Public Library by Peg Daniels
& the Epsom Social Library with scan of the original pamplet. 15 pages
Stroll
down New
Orchard Road as George H. Yeaton recollects the old homes and families living
there in 1892. Includes many photos. 7 pages
Benjamin M. Towle recollects the old homes and families of Black
Hall Road and Goboro
Road. Dictated in 1936, includes many photos. 10 pages
Memoirs of
George H. Yeaton who wrote down many of his memories of growing up in Epsom
- and many of these are available in the Historical Association files. Not available
in any other format on the website. 97 pages.
Memoirs
II - Still more memories of Epsom, NH in this second volume. Includes Baptist
Church History and winter roads.Only available in this format. 67 pages
Charles
J. Brown's 1863 Diary while near Washington DC in the Civil War and an Addendum, 52 pages,.. The 1860-1861 Diaries 68 pages
The Diary of James
Babb 1819-1823. Fascinating reading of this store owner and town clerk. Includes
some vital records and many town events. 131 pages
The Civil War
Diary of Andrew J. Hall 1823-1873. Born in Epsom, he moved to Illinois where
he married and started a family. He joined Co. E 2nd Cavalry of Illinois, and
after the war, came back to Epsom with his family where he died. The diary covers
his experience during the civil war.. 32 pages
The
Epsom Portion of the Diary
of Rev. Moses Quimby from 1850-1886. Minister for the Baptist Church 4 times,
including when the Church was built. 34 pages
Short
Falls Cemetery Association records, bylaws and minutes 1864-1925. 24 pages
Epsom
Cemetery Book Index - combine this with the Inscriptions of Epsom
Cemeteries pdf file to have a complete cemetery book. This is the INDEX
only - names and maiden names when known with corresponding page in
the Inscriptions portion. 106 pages
Inscriptions of Epsom Cemeteries and Dolbeer Death Records by Cemetery.
See seperate index for alpha listing. 135 pages
Epsom
Civil War Soldiers includes men with ties to Epsom, those buried in Epsom,
Regiment, Service and Photos. Also GAR info. 16 pages
Biographies
of 18 Notable Epsom
Citizens: Bickford, Goss, Cate, Clark, Doe, Dolbeer, Gray, Locke, Martin,
Philbrick, Sanders, Wallace, Webster, Wells, Chesley, Tennant & Yeaton. Some
photos. 38 pages
William
Goss Day Book from 1855 as he sets out running the Suncook Valley House and
begin moving and building 'Gossville'