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History of Rindge New Hampshire

Second Meeting House in Rindge New Hampshire

The History of the Town of Rindge, New Hampshire by Ezra S. Stearns, was published in 1875, and covers the period from the original Rowley Canada grant or Massachusetts charter through the year 1874. Stearns traces the legal, territorial, and institutional development of Rindge, beginning with colonial land grants and boundary disputes and proceeding through settlement, incorporation into a town and development into a small manufacturing hub. More than half the volume is devoted to genealogical material. The genealogical register of Rindge families includes thousands of names compiled from a wide range of sources and assisted by contributions from residents and researchers beyond the town.

New Hampshire Men

New Hampshire Men presents 407 biographical sketches, with portraits, of men who were active in commercial, professional, and political life in New Hampshire in 1893.

Medway Massachusetts vital records

Alphabetical indexes to the vital records of Medway, Massachusetts, up to the year 1850, supplemented by information from church registers, cemetery inscriptions and other private sources to include Rev. Dr. Jacob Ide’s account of Marriages and Deaths, 1814-1849.

Biography of Moses A. Cragin

Moses A. Cragin, born December 13, 1823, in Rindge, New Hampshire, was a Civil War veteran and served in the New Hampshire legislature. The son of Moses and Sarah Cragin, he began his career in blacksmithing and later the wooden-ware business. Cragin enlisted in 1864, participating in key battles before returning to farming in Lempster. A devoted Republican, he represented his district in the legislature in the 1890s. He married Emeline R. Beckwith, and they had four sons, contributing to the local community throughout their lives.