History of Newport, (Sullivan County) New Hampshire United States of America

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Elizabeth Edson (Gibson) Evans, author, was born in Newport, N.H., March 8, 1833; daughter of Dr. Willard Putnam and Lucia Field (Williams) Gibson. She began to write in prose and verse when very young. She was married to Prof. Edward Paysen Evans of the University of Michigan in 1868. They removed to Munich, Bavaria, in 1870, and there both Mr. and Mrs. Evans engaged in literary work. She published in America, besides contributions to periodicals: The Abuse of Maternity (1875); Laura, an American Girl, a novel (1884); A History of Religions (1892); and in London, The Story of Kaspar Hauser (1892); The Story of Louis XVII. of Fraace (1893); Transplanted Manners, a novel (1895); Confession, a novel (1895); Ferdinand Lassalle and Helene von D?nniges, A Modern Tragedy (1897).

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

Edwin Moses Hale, educator, was born at Newport, N.H., Feb. 2, 1829; son of Syene and Betsy (Dow) Hale; and grandson of David and Hannah (Emerson) Hale, and of Moses and Sarah Dow. His paternal grandfather fought at Bunker Hill. He was married, Oct. 13, 1852, to Abba Ann Wilson, daughter of Austin and Roxanne (Smith) George. He was graduated from the Cleveland Homoeopathic medical college in 1859 and practised in Jonesville, Mich., until 1863. He was professor of materia medica in the Hahnemann medical college, Chicago, 1863-70; professor of medical botany and pharmacology, 1870-71; lecturer on diseases of the heart, 1871-80; professor of materia medica and therapeutics in the Chicago Homoeopathic college, 1880-84, and professor emeritus there, 1884-99. He is the author of many contributions to medical journals; of numerous monographs, and of several volumes, including: New Remedies (1862; 3d ed., 1867); On Sterility (1868): Lectures on Diseases of the Heart (1871); Treatise on Cerebro Spinal Meningitis (1875); and The Practice of Medicine (1894). He died in Chicago, Ill., Jan. 15, 1899.

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

Horatio Hale, ethnologist, was born at Newport, N.H., May 3, 1817; son of David and Sarah Josepha (Buell) Hale. In his boyhood he made himself acquainted with several Oriental tongues, as well as with some Indian and Polynesian dialects. In 1834 he published a pamphlet entitled "Remarks on the Language of the St. Johns Indians, with a Penobscot vocabulary." He was graduated from Harvard in 1837 and was appointed a member of the scientific corps attached to the U.S. exploring expedition under Captain Wilkes. This expedition occupied the years 1838-42, and gave Mr. Hale an opportunity of studying many languages and dialects. He published a report of his department in 1846 under the title "Ethnology and Philology," which contains, according to the English philologist, Dr. R. G. Latham, "the greatest mass of philological data ever accumulated by a single inquirer." It contains among other information vocabularies and grammatical notices of more than thirty American aboriginal languages, of nearly twenty Oceanic languages, of several Australian tongues, and of some African dialects. He studied in Europe, 1846-55, and in the latter year was admitted to the bar in Chicago. In 1856 he removed to Canada West, making his home in Clinton, Ontario, where he practised law and pursued his ethnological researches. In 1884, at the meeting of the British association for the advancement of science, he was elected a member of a committee appointed to investigate the physical characters, languages and industrial and social condition of the northwestern tribes of Canada, and at the request of his colleagues he undertook the direction of the investigations. In 1886 he was elected a vice-president of the American association for the advancement of science and chairman of the section of anthropology. He was subsequently elected a member of many scientific and historical societies in America and Europe. He is the author of: The Iroquois Book of Rites (1883); Indian Migrations as evidenced by Language (1883): The .Development of Language (1888); and many essays, reports and contributions to scientific periodicals. He died at Clinton, Ontario, Dec. 28, 1896..

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

Sarah Josepha (Buell) Hale, author, was born at Newport, N.H.. Oct. 24, 1788; daughter of Capt. Gordon and Martha (Whittlesey) Buell; and granddaughter of Nathan and Thankful (Griffin) Buell, and of Joseph and Sarah (Whittlesey) Whittlesey. Her father held a commission in the Revolutionary army under Gen. Horatio Gates, and both her parents were of Puritan descent. She taught school from 1804 until 1813, when she was married to David Hale, a lawyer of Newport, N.H. The death of her husband in 1822 left her with five young children and with scanty means for their support. She collected her poems already printed in newspapers and elsewhere, and published them under the title "The Genius of Oblivion and other Poems" (1823). In 1828 she became editor of the newly established Ladies' Magazine, which in 1837 was united with Godey's Lady's Book. The circulation became very large and Mrs. Hale continued to edit the literary department until December, 1877, when she retired. Meanwhile she wrote many books and gave much time and thought to benevolent, educational and patriotic undertakings. She was one of the founders and the first president of the Seamen's aid society. She removed frown Bostom to Philadelphia in 1841 and in that city established the "Ladies' Medical Missionary society." After many years of effort she succeeded in haviug Thanksgiving day established as a national holiday, President Lincoln in 1864 responding to a direct personal appeal from herself. In every succeeding year during her lifetime she was accustomed to repeat this appeal and always with the same result. Among her published works are: Northwood (1827); Sketches of American Character (1830); Traits of American Life (1835); Flora's Intepreter (1835); The Ladies' Wreath (1835); The Way to Live Well, and to be Well while We Live (1838); Grosvenor, a Tragedy (1838); Alice Ray (1846); Harry Gray, the Widow's Son (1848); Three Hours (1848); New Household Receipt Book (1853); A Dictionary of Poetical Quotations (1854); The Judge, a Drama of American Life (1854); Manners (1868); and Love, or Woman's Destiny (1870). Her most important book Woman's Record, appeared in 1852 containing biographical sketches of more than 2500 women. She died in Philadelphia, Pa., April 30, 1879.

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