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History of Candia, (Rockingham County) New HampshireOur database does not include an historic photo for Candia, (Rockingham County) New Hampshire, do you have one you would like to contribute? Contact Us! 15% - 35% off all Products ยป The Ready Store Biographies:Biography of Sam Walter Foss Sam Walter Foss, poet, was born in Candia, N. H., June 19, 1858; son of Dyer and Polly (Hardy) Foss. He was fitted for college at Portsmouth high school and Tilton seminary, N.H., and was graduated from Brown university in 1882. Besides contributing to several humorous journals in New York, and to the New York Sun, he was editor of the Saturday Union, Lynn, Mass., 1883-87; of the Yankee Blade, 1887-94, and an editorial writer on the Boston Globe, 1887-96. In May, 1898, he was elected librarian of the Somerville (Mass.) public library. He was married in 1888 to Carrie M. Conant. His published writings include: Back County Poems (1892); Whiffs from Wild Meadows (1894); Dreams in Homespun (1896); and Songs of War and Peace (1898), besides numerous contributions to periodical literature. |
New Hampshire Facts: Rockingham County Facts: Seat: BrentwoodEstablished: 1769 Formed from: Original County Additional Local History Notes: The 1854 Gazetteer of the United States by Thomas Baldwin shows: CANDIA, a post-township of Rockingham county, New Hampshire, 15 miles S. E. from Concord. Population, 1482. Candia is situated 110 meters above sea level. |