Biography of Warren Sargent
Warren Sargent, born on September 1, 1837, in Allenstown, was a prominent brick manufacturer with deep ancestral roots traced back to England. He descended from a long line of Sargents, including his great-grandfather, who was a farmer and married three times. Warren worked the family farm before establishing a brick manufacturing business with his brother, eventually continuing alone after 1891. He married twice, first to Fannie E. Knowles and later to Florence L. Staples Brown, and was active in local Democratic politics and community organizations.