Barnet Hughes and Esther Jane Baker were married June 12, 1866.
Barnet moved to Holderness, now Ashland, on April 10, 1839, ninety-nine years to the day, before I was born. He built the brick house on the North Ashland Road, now known as the Alvord house. Barnet was a farmer. He was treasurer for the town of Holderness for five years and selectman for nine. After the town was named Ashland he was a selectman for four years and a member of the Constitutional Convention in 1876. History of Windham in NH 1719-1883, p599.
Barnet Hughes was the foremost man of the town, being the first selectman during that year of 1861. He lived in the Hughes homestead and was engaged in the occupation of farming. Annals of Meredith, p93.
In July 1868, the town of Holderness was divided by political trouble. For the part now known as Ashland, two names were suggested, Oakland and Ashland; Oakland because of their many oak trees, that predominated. The men who assembled to decide the matter of names were Barnet Hughes, Henry Dearborn, Orlando Keyes and Clark Wright. The result of the vote was to call the town Ashland. Annals of Meredith, pp95-96.
Barnet Hughes and Esther Jane Baker were married June 12, 1866.
Barnet moved to Holderness, now Ashland, on April 10, 1839, ninety-nine years to the day, before I was born. He built the brick house on the North Ashland Road, now known as the Alvord house. Barnet was a farmer. He was treasurer for the town of Holderness for five years and selectman for nine. After the town was named Ashland he was a selectman for four years and a member of the Constitutional Convention in 1876. History of Windham in NH 1719-1883, p599.
Barnet Hughes was the foremost man of the town, being the first selectman during that year of 1861. He lived in the Hughes homestead and was engaged in the occupation of farming. Annals of Meredith, p93.
In July 1868, the town of Holderness was divided by political trouble. For the part now known as Ashland, two names were suggested, Oakland and Ashland; Oakland because of their many oak trees, that predominated. The men who assembled to decide the matter of names were Barnet Hughes, Henry Dearborn, Orlando Keyes and Clark Wright. The result of the vote was to call the town Ashland. Annals of Meredith, pp95-96.
Inscription
1813 Barnet Hughes 1886
Footstone: B. H.
Gravesite Details
The Name "Hughes" in on the reverse side of the gravestone.
Family Members
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