History of New Ipswich, (Hillsborough County) New Hampshire United States of America

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Augustus Addison Gould, conchologist, was born in New Ipswich, N.H., April 23, 1805; son of Nathaniel Duren Gould; and grandson of Reuben Duren. He was graduated from Harvard in arts and sciences in 1825 and in medicine in 1830, settling in Boston. Mass., to practise his profession. In 1856 he was made visiting physician to the Massachusetts general hospital. Becoming more and more interested in natural history he turned his attention particularly to conchology. He taught botany and zo?logy in Cambridge for two years, assisted Sir Charles Lyell, the English naturalist, in his geological investigations in the United States; and examined and reported on the shells brought back by the Wilkes exploring expedition in 1846, and on those collected by Captain Ringgold and Captain Rogers in 1860. He was a fellow of the American academy of arts and sciences, a member of the American philosophical society, and of the National academy of sciences, one of the founders of the Boston society of natural history, and president of the Massachusetts medical society, 1864-66. He contributed papers upon vital statistics for the use of the registrar general of Massachusetts, and articles upon natural history subjects to many scientific periodicals, and published, among other works, a translation of Lamarck's Genera of Shells (1833); A System of Natural History (1833); Report on the lnvertebrata of Massachusetts (1841); Mollusca and Shells (1846); Principles of Zo?logy, in collaboration with Professor Agassiz (1848); edited and completed The Terrestrial Air-breathing Mollusks of the United States and Adjacent Territories of North America, by Dr. Amos Binney (1851-55); also published: Mollusca of the North Pacific Expedition (1860); and Otia Conchologia (1862). He died in Boston, Mass., Sept. 15, 1866.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

Nathan Appleton, manufacturer, was born in New Ipswich, N.H., Oct. 6, 1779, son of Isaac, and Mary (Adams) Appleton. He received an ordinary education, studied for a time at Dartmouth, but left college to become a clerk in the importing house of his brother Samuel, who admitted him to partnership on the attainment of his majority. In association with other prominent business men, he established the Waltham cotton mills in 1813, where he introduced the first power loom used in the United States. Later they purchased water privileges at Pawtucket Falls, founded the Merrimac manufacturing works, and formed the nucleus of a manufacturing centre, which in 1821 became the city of Lowell, Mass. He was also instrumental in founding the Hamilton mills. In 1815 he was elected to the state legislature, where he served several terms. In 1830, he was elected a representative in the 22d Congress, and was again elected in 1840 to the 28th Congress. He was a member of the Massachusetts historical society, and of the academy of Science and Arts. He published "Remarks on Currency and Banking" (1858); and several essays and speeches on kindred subjects, as well as an account of the origin of Lowell and the growth of the cotton industry. He was noted for his benevolence, which his great wealth gave him ample means to indulge. An interesting account of his life has been written by Robert C. Winthrop. He died July 14, 1861.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

Jonas Chickering, manufacturer, was born in New Ipswich, N.H., April 5, 1797. He was educated in the schools of his native place, and learned the trade of cabinet-making. In 1818 he removed to Boston, and obtained employment in a piano factory. In 1823 he established himself in business as a piano manufacturer, later becoming associated with John Mackay, a retired shipmaster, who undertook the importation of fine woods for the making of piano cases. He made improvements in a cast-iron frame for pianos which he patented in 1840, and he exhibited at the London exhibition, 1851, a frame for grand pianos in one casting. The system of over-stringing was adopted by him in 1853. He made many improvements in pianos. He died in Boston, Mass., Dec. 8, 1853.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

Timothy Farrar, jurist, was born in New Ipswich, Mass., March 17, 1788; son of Judge Timothy and Anna (Bancroft) Farrar. He was graduated from Dartmouth in 1807 and was admitted as an attorney in 1810. He practised in New Ipswich until 1813, when he became the law partner of Daniel Webster in Portsmouth, N.H. In 1822 he removed to Hanover, N.H., where he continued his practice and also filled the positions of secretary, treasurer and librarian of Dartmouth college. He was judge of the court of common pleas, 1824-33. In 1836 he went to Exeter, N.H., and became cashier of the Exeter bank, which position he held until 1844, when he removed to Boston, Mass. He was vice-president of the New England historic, genealogical society, 1853-58. He was married in 1817 to Sarah, daughter of William Adams of Portsmouth, N.H. Dartmouth gave him the degree of LL.D. in 1867. He died in Boston. Mass., Oct. 27, 1874.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor