Bartlett, Josiah b. November 21, 1729 d. May 19, 1795 Signer of the Declaration of Independence from New Hampshire. He was also the first man to vote for independence, when the issue came up for vote on July 2, 1776. Born in Amesbury, Massachusetts, the youngest of seven children, where his parents ran a farm called "The Lion's Mouth" in Amesbury, Massachusetts. Josiah's father was also a shoemaker. After some formal schooling, 16 year old Josiah was apprenticed to an Amesbury physician, where for the next five years, he studied medicine and...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson) Plains Cemetery, Kingston, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA
Hill Jr., Barney b. July 20, 1922 d. February 25, 1969 American Folk Figure. Along with his wife Betty Hill, the couple gained notoriety in 1963 with their claim that they encountered a Unidentified Flying Object and were abducted by aliens on September 19, 1961. Their story inspired several books and motion pictures, including "Interrupted Journey" (1966) and "Captured! The Betty and Barney Hill UFO Experience" (2007), with Barney being portrayed by actor James Earl Jones in the 1975 movie "The UFO Incident" and by Basil Wallace in the 1996...[Read More] (Bio by: Tracy G.) Greenwood Cemetery, Kingston, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA
Hill (Barrett), Betty (Eunice) b. 1919 d. October 17, 2004 American Folk Figure. Along with her husband Barney Hill, the couple gained notoriety in 1963 with their claim that they encountered a Unidentified Flying Object and were abducted by aliens on September 19, 1961. Their story inspired several books and motion pictures, including "Interrupted Journey" (1966) and "Captured! The Betty and Barney Hill UFO Experience" (2007), with Betty being portrayed by actress Estelle Parsons in the 1975 movie "The UFO Incident". She passed away of lung cancer...[Read More] (Bio by: Tracy G.) Greenwood Cemetery, Kingston, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA
Titcomb, Ledell 'Cannonball' b. August 21, 1866 d. June 8, 1950 Major League Baseball Player. On September 15, 1890, while playing for the Rochester Broncos of the American Association League, he pitched a 7-0 No-hitter verses the Syracuse Stars. Both teams lasted only one year - the 1890 season - before folding. Greenwood Cemetery, Kingston, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA
b. November 21, 1729 d. May 19, 1795