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Thought I would share an article found in old
family records. If anyone has any further
information abouth this article, it would be
great. Melanie
The article reads
"ONCE GIVEN UP AS DEAD.
John Clough of Meaderboro, NH, Celebrates His
85th Birthday with a Family Reunion.
Meaderboro, NH, March 27-A family reunion was
held athe the home of Mr and Mrs John clough
today in observance of the 85th anniversary of Mr
Clough's birth. Mr and Mrs Clough are very nearly
of the same age, the latter being six months the
elder.
Among the relatives present were William and
Turner Clough and Mrs. Abby Clark of Barnstead,
Horace Clough of Strafford, Mrs Samuel P. Ham of
Farmington, Mrs Samuel P. Ham and Mrs Sewell
Cilley of Gonic, brothers and sisters of John
Clough; George W. Hodgdon of Rochester, only
brother of Mrs Clough; and Mr and Mrs John Hoffs
of Rochester, Mr and Mrs Jackson Canney of
Farmington, Mr and Mrs Nathaniel Clough of Dover,
Mr and Mrs John W. Clough of Reading, Mass,
children of Mr Clough by a former marriage, and
Mr Clough's four grandchildren.
John Clough, eldest son of Caleb and Sally(Clark)
Clough, was born in the town of Gildford, March
27, 1814. At the age of 3 years his parents
removed to Barnstead, thence to Gonic, and 27
years ago Mr Clough made his home in the village
of Meaderboro. For 16 years previous to this he
was employed as a brickmaker in Windsor, Vt,
Malden and Roxury, Mass, Dover, Rochester and
Gonic.
Mr Clough manufactured the bricks used in the
contruction of the government building at Windor,
Vt, Dodges Hotel at Rochester, and for the mills
of the Gonic manufacturing company, these being
furnished in 1849, on a contract signed by
Nicholas Whitehouse.
Mr Clough's second marriage took place Nov 11,
1871, the ceremony being performed by Rev J. D.
Smith.
When a yound man Mr clough sustaind a fall of 30
feet and a fractured thigh as a result. For
three months following he was obliged to lie
lashed in a box, that being the surgical method
of procedure in injuries of that nature in those
days.
He is one of few who have returned to life after
being given up for dead. It happened in this
wise: A year ago last February Mr Clough, who
had been working the the stable, came into the
house with blood trickling for a wound near the
left temple. Tho this day he cannot account for
the manner in which he received the wound, but it
is supposed that he fell form a ladder leading
to the scaffold. Shortly after entering the
house he became unconscious. All efforts on the
part of Mrs Clough to arouse him proved
unavailing.
To all appearances his heart had ceased its
pulsations. The man's eyes rolled in his head,
and Mrs. Clough closed them, believing he was
dead. In the meantime the woman had summoned
help by vigorous blasts of the dinner horn and
dispatched a messenger to the city for a
physician. After a lapse of 10 minutes the man
showed signs of returning to life.
Violent convulsions followed, but a week elapsed
before Mr Clough gained consciousness, and the
doctor when he arrived stated that only the
energetic efforts of Mrs Clough had saved his
life.
Today he is as lively as a cricket and capable of
sawing a cord of wood in a day. He is
particularly proud of the fact the he has never
in his life hired a stick of wood fitted for the
kitchen stove. For 50 years he was inveterate
smoker, but was oliged to relingquish pipe and
tobacco because of a throat affection.
The marriage with Mr Clough 27 years ago was also
the second matrimonial venture of Mrs Clough, her
first husband having been William S. Jenness of
this township, now deceased.
Mrs Sarah Clough is the daughter of Abner and
Mary (Brewster) Hodgdon, and was born in
Rochester, Sept 24, 1813.
Fifty-three years of her life have been spent of
the 45-acre farm where she now lives. For six
years previous to her second marrige she manged
this farm unaided. No children have ever come to
brighten her life, and she has but one living
relative, the brother already mentioned.
Among the pieces of antique furniture in her
possession, she prizes more a mahogany writing
desk presented to her by Nathan Coleman, who
brough it from Manila in 1850. It is proved with
a number of cunningly concealed receptacles for
money and other valuables.
Mrs Clough is a great lover of nature and says
that she finds this world very pleasant and
attractive. Although her 86th year, she is still
active and her own request was allowed complete
supervision of all arrangements for the reunion
festivities today.-
Springfield"
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I received this and tried it out. I put in Clough and came up with 87 hits.
Then put in John Clough between the dates of 1600 and 1700 and came up with
two. Neither of them do I know if they are our John Clough. i don't know if
$3.00 is reasonable to spend. I'm sure it's pounds, or whatever their money
is over there. Anyway, thought it would be helpful and maybe someone can
figure out which, if any, are our relations.
The PRO (Public Record Office) in England has been gradually making their
vast store of documents available to the public via the Internet. The database
for the wills from 1384 to 1858 is now complete and can be accessed
http://www.documentsonline.pro.gov.uk/wills.asp
Darlene
Can't for the life of me think or find the name of the man who changed the
format of the U.S. Census. It must of been the 1850 or 1880 census bacause
those there the ones that changed the most. Can someone help me out? I was
thinking it was a President of the US.
Thanks Darlene