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Oliver Larkin

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Oliver Larkin

Birth
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA
Death
10 Sep 1867 (aged 67)
Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Merrimac, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map
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Occupation: carriage worker. His parents were George Larkin and June unknown [both b. Portsmouth, NH]. Cause of death: cancer. (sources: gravestone inscription & Death Records of Amesbury, MA)

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Carriage work at Merrimac/W. Amesbury:
[interesting snippet from Wikipedia]

"In the nineteenth century, benefiting from a manufacturing boom following the establishment of some of the first planned industrial cities in the United States, nearby Lawrence and Lowell, Merrimac came to be known worldwide for its horse-drawn carriage industry. During this period, the town proper of Merrimac, centered around Merrimac Square, expanded separately from the village of Merrimacport. In 1876, Merrimac, including Merrimacport, separated from Amesbury and officially incorporated itself as a town."

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Occupation: carriage worker. His parents were George Larkin and June unknown [both b. Portsmouth, NH]. Cause of death: cancer. (sources: gravestone inscription & Death Records of Amesbury, MA)

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Carriage work at Merrimac/W. Amesbury:
[interesting snippet from Wikipedia]

"In the nineteenth century, benefiting from a manufacturing boom following the establishment of some of the first planned industrial cities in the United States, nearby Lawrence and Lowell, Merrimac came to be known worldwide for its horse-drawn carriage industry. During this period, the town proper of Merrimac, centered around Merrimac Square, expanded separately from the village of Merrimacport. In 1876, Merrimac, including Merrimacport, separated from Amesbury and officially incorporated itself as a town."

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