Find A Grave - Hillsborough County

Abbott, Joseph Carter b. July 15, 1825 d. October 8, 1881
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General, US Senator. A prominent New Hampshire newspaperman, he served as the State's Adjutant General from 1856 to 1861. Commissioned Lieutenant Colonel of the 7th New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry in December 1861, he served continuously with the regiment in Florida and in South Carolina, where he took part in the ill-fated Union assault on Fort Wagner on Morris Island in July 1863, emerging from that battle in command of the 7th New Hampshire after its Colonel...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Valley Cemetery, Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
Adams, George Everett b. June 18, 1840 d. October 5, 1917
US Congressman. He served in the Civil War as a Private in the 1st Illinois Volunteer Light Artillery. He was elected to represent Illinois' 4th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1883 to 1891.
Pine Hill Cemetery, Peterborough, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
Atherton, Charles Gordon b. July 4, 1804 d. November 15, 1853
US Congressman, US Senator. Elected to represent New Hampshire in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1837 to 1843. Also served as a Member of the New Hampshire State House of Representatives in 1830, 1833-1835, Speaker of the New Hampshire State House of Representatives from 1833 to 1835, and United States Senator from New Hampshire from 1843-1849, 1853. (Bio by: K)
Nashua Cemetery, Nashua, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
Atherton, Charles Humphrey b. August 14, 1773 d. January 8, 1853
US Congressman. Elected to represent New Hampshire in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1815 to 1817. Also served as a Member of the New Hampshire State House of Representatives from 1823 to 1839. (Bio by: K)
Amherst Town Hall Burying Ground, Amherst, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
Bailey, Edward Lyon b. December 10, 1841 d. March 12, 1930
Civil War Union Army Officer. Served in the Civil War as a officer in the 2nd New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry, rising from Captain of Company I to Colonel and commander of the unit. He commanded the regiment at the Battle of Gettysburg, where it was detached from his brigade to bolster the Union forces in the Peach Orchard along Emmitsburg Road. It put up a strong but futile defense, suffering 44 men killed before being pushed back by superior Confederate forces. At the time of the Battle he...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Piscataquog Cemetery, Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
Barker, Nathaniel C b. September 28, 1836 d. March 7, 1904
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served in the Union Army as a Sergeant in Company E, 11th New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action at Spotsylvania, Virginia on May 12, 1864. His citation reads "Six color bearers of th regiment having been killed, he voluntarily took both flags of the regiment and carried them through the remainder of the battle." (Bio by: Don Morfe)
Last Rest Cemetery, Merrimack, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
Bass, Perkins b. October 6, 1912 d. October 25, 2011
US Congressman. A member of the Republican Party, he served New Hampshire's 2nd District in the US House of Representatives from 1955 until 1963. The son of former New Hampshire governor Robert Perkins Bass, he attended Dartmouth College and Harvard Law School (the latter from where he received his degree in 1938). Bass followed his father into a career of politics, as he served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives (1939 to 1943 and 1947 to 1949). During World War II, he served with...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Pine Hill Cemetery, Peterborough, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
Bass, Robert Perkins b. September 1, 1873 d. July 29, 1960
New Hampshire Governor. Born in Chicago, he was Governor from 1911 to 1913. A graduate of Harvard College, he was a New Hampshire state representative from 1905 to 1909 and a state senator from 1909 to 1910. After his retirement, he worked on several commissions in New Hamphsire and died at Peterborough. (Bio by: MayflowerPilgrim332)
Pine Hill Cemetery, Peterborough, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
Plot: Bass family plot
Bell, Samuel Newell b. March 25, 1829 d. February 8, 1889
US Congressman. He was admitted to the bar in 1849 and commenced the practice of law in Meredith, New Hampshire. In 1871, he was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-second Congress, served until 1873 and was again elected to the Forty-fourth Congress, serving 1875 to 1877. Not a candidate for reelection, he resumed legal practice and served as vice president of the New Hampshire Fire Insurance Company. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Valley Cemetery, Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
Plot: Lot 1173
Blanchard, Jonathan d. July 16, 1788
Continental Congressman. He was educated in local schools and became a surveyor, mapmaker, farmer and attorney. He was a Delegate to New Hampshire's Provincial Congress in 1775 and was elected to the New Hampshire House of Representatives when it was created in 1776. He was appointed state Attorney General in 1777, and was a member of the New Hampshire Committee of Safety from 1777 to 1778. Blanchard was elected to the Continental Congress in 1783, but did not attend. In 1784 he was...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
Old Dunstable Cemetery, Nashua, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
Blunt, Asa Peabody b. October 19, 1826 d. October 4, 1889
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. He served during the Civil War first as Lieutenant Colonel of the 6th Vermont Volunteer Infantry, then as Colonel and commander of the 12th Vermont Volunteer Infantry. He was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers on March 13, 1865 for "faithful and meritorious services". (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Pine Grove Cemetery, Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
Plot: Section 30, Lot 1322
Brown, Titus b. February 11, 1786 d. January 29, 1849
US Congressman. Elected to represent New Hampshire in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1825 to 1829. Also served as a Member of the New Hampshire State House of Representatives from 1820 to 1825, and Member of the New Hampshire State Senate from 1842 to 1844.
Francestown Cemetery Number 2, Francestown, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
Burnham, Henry Eben b. November 11, 1834 d. February 18, 1917
Republican Senator from New Hampshire. He served in the US Senate from 1901-1913. (Bio by: Tim Crutchfield)
Pine Grove Cemetery, Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
Burroughs, Sherman Everett b. February 6, 1870 d. January 27, 1923
US Congressman. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1894. Burroughs served as Private Secretary to Congressman Henry M. Baker from 1894 to 1897, while also attendeding law school at Columbian College (now George Washington University). He graduated in 1896 and became an attorney in Manchester. Burroughs was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 1901 to 1902. From 1901 to 1907 he was a member of the state Board of Charities and Corrections, and he served on the state...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
Pine Grove Cemetery, Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
Chandler, Thomas b. August 10, 1772 d. January 28, 1866
US Congressman. Elected to represent New Hampshire in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1829 to 1833. Also served as a Member of the New Hampshire State House of Representatives in 1827.
Bedford Center Cemetery, Bedford, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
Cheney, Person Colby b. February 25, 1828 d. June 6, 1901
Republican Governor and Senator from New Hampshire. He served as Governor of New Hampshire from 1875-1877. In 1886 he was appointed to the US Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Austin F. Pike and served until 1887. (Bio by: Tim Crutchfield)
Pine Grove Cemetery, Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
Clark, Daniel b. October 24, 1809 d. January 2, 1891
Republican Senator from New Hampshire. He served in the US Senate from 1857-1866. He served as President pro-tempore of the Senate from 1860-1862. (Bio by: Tim Crutchfield)
Valley Cemetery, Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
Clarke, Frank Gay b. 1850 d. 1901
US Congressman. Elected to represent New Hampshire in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1897 to 1901. Also served as a Member of the New Hampshire State Legislature. (Bio by: K)
Pine Hill Cemetery, Peterborough, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
Currier, Moody b. April 22, 1806 d. August 23, 1898
Governor of New Hampshire. A lawyer, banker, and generous patron of the arts in Manchester, New Hampshire, he was a Republican Governor of New Hampshire from 1885 to 1887. A bequest from his will established Manchester's Currier Museum of Art. (Bio by: Garver Graver)
Valley Cemetery, Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
Eastman, Ira Allen b. January 1, 1809 d. March 21, 1881
US Congressman. An 1829 graduate of Dartmouth College, he was admitted to the bar in 1832. After a term serving in the New Hampshire State Legislature, he was elected to represent New Hampshire as an At-Large Delegate in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1839 to 1843. After his Congressional term he served in various judical positions, most prominent being an Associate Justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court. He unsuccessfully ran for New Hampshire Governor in 1863 (...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Valley Cemetery, Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA

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