Collection number: MC 329
Size:
(1 box)
(0.33 cu.ft.)
About the Page Family of Gilmanton
The Page family was a relatively well-off family from Gilmanton Ironworks, NH. Members consisted of Moses Page (1791-1862) and his wife Dorothy S. Sanborn (1790-1872). Their son was John Sherburne Page (1825-1891), who married Sarah T. Smith (1828-1893, dau. of Josiah Smith & unknown) at Barnstead on 27 April 1851. John and Sarah had at least three children: George E. Page (1854-1931), Charles Frank Page/Frank Charles Page (1857-1953), and Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Page (1864-?). Other family members mentioned in passing include Benjamin Greely Page (1835-1878), Jabez Page (1786-1851), John Page's brother Dixi/Dexey Crosby Page (1827-1914) and his wife Cyrena Gilman (Webster) Page (1834-1910), John W. Page (?-?), Moses E. Page 3rd. (?-?), Peasley Page (?-?), and Samuel Smith (?-?).
About the Page Family Business Records (1823-1935)
The Page family's papers consist of correspondence, promisory notes, tax slips, many records of financial relief administered to local women by the town, undertaker's vouchers, town meeting notes, church census records, insurance contracts, tax collection records, and the like. They provide a fairly comprehensive picture of the life and circumstances of the population of Gilmanton and surrounding areas, especially during the 1850s-1870s when John Page served as tax collector.
Many local family names are represented, including: Adams, Cate, Dow, Dudley, Eastman, Flanders, French, Gale, Gilman, Greeley, Hatch, Hinkley, Hubbard, Kelley, Lougee, Morrill, Newell, Nute, Osborn, Pratt, Rogers, Tufts, Wight, and Young.
Particular items of interest include:
- 1862, 25 June: Last will and testiment of Moses Page
- 1867: List of Gilmanton voters who are Republicans and Democrats
- 1875: Contract releasing John Page from guardianship of Asa M. Flanders
- Undated: Notes from Page's speeches as moderator of Gilmanton town meeting
- Undated: Petitions and survays for a new road to be run through the town
- Undated: List of all the members of the Congregational and 1st Baptist Society of Lower Gilmanton
There are also several vouchers from the local undertaker for the buriel of less well-off citizens in the town:
- 1886, Jan. 25: Moses H. Peaselee
- 1886, July 7: Mary K [illegible]
- 1887, March 2: Charles Leonard Weeks
- 1889, April 7: Eunice Fulsom/Folsom
- 1889: July 28: Elizabeth French
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
This collection is open.
Copyright Notice
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], [Folder Number], [Box Number], Page Family Business Records, 1823-1935, MC 329, Milne Special Collections and Archives, University of New Hampshire Library, Durham, NH, USA.
Acquisitions Information
Purchase from Carman Valentino Rare Books, ca. 2016-2017.
Collection Arrangement
Collection was sorted chronologically during processing.
Collection Contents
| Folder 1 | Papers, 1823-1848 |
| Folder 2 | Papers, 1851-1859 |
| Folder 3 | Moses Page's Will, dated 25 June 1862 |
| Folder 4 | Papers, 1860-1869 |
| Folder 5 | Tax book and other accounts, 1861-1865 |
| Folder 6 | Tax Collection Book, 1864 |
| Folder 6 | Papers, 1870-1879 |
| Folder 8 | Tax List and Militia List, 1879 |
| Folder 9 | Papers, 1880-1889 |
| Folder 10 | Papers, 1890-1891 |
| Folder 11 | Papers, 1919-1935 |
| Folder 12 | Papers, undated |
| Folder 13 | Property Tax/Census List, undated |
