Anthony Snow was the son of Asa Snow (1769-ca. 1813) and his wife Elizabeth Mansfield Snow (1771-1851). On September 21, 1823 he married Lydia Gilford (1801-86), daughter of Simeon and Abigail Marble Gilford of Danvers, Essex Co., MA. The couple had ten children: Mary Elizabeth (b. 1825), Daniel Edwin (b. 1826), Lydia Ann (b. 1828), William Henry (b. 1830), Harriet Wheeler (b. 1832), Abigail (b. 1834), Emma (b. 1836), George Francis (b. 1840), Emma Augusta (b. 1844), and Charles Warren (b. 1846).
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OBITUARIES
The departure of Mr. Anthony Snow, whose death was announced last week, is an event demanding more than a passing notice. He was one of the few remaining citizens of this town who have reached the prolonged age of eighty years or more. One by one these veterans in the history of Danvers, South Danvers, and Peabody, are falling by the way, leaving those who remain still more conspicuous as representatives of a past generation.
Mr. Snow was born in 1799, in Lynnfield, in a house in the rear of Lynnfield Hotel, now standing. He came to Peabody in early life, and as a lad lived for several years in the family of the late Major Sylvester Osborn, in the house so long occupied by the late John W. Proctor, Esq., on Washington street. This was when the Eagle-post stood where the Monument now stands, and the old "Bell Tavern" occupied the corner of Main and Washington streets. Later he learned the tanning business with Jonathan Shove, who lived for so many years on the corner of Holten and Main streets.
In 1828 he entered the employ of Messrs. Poole & Jacobs, morocco manufacturers, then having their office opposite Gen. Sutton's brick store. He retained his connection with this firm and its successors, Warren M. Jacobs & Son, until within a short time of his death, making a period of more than fifty years.
Mr. Snow, during all these years, has lived within less than a mile of the Monument, and was very seldom away from home. He has had ten children, of whom four are living: Mr. D.E. Snow, Assistant Cashier of the Tremont National Bank, Boston; Mr. Charles Warren Snow, Teller in the Boylston National Bank, Boston; Mrs. Dennison Moore, of Peabody; and Mrs. Irving Stone, of Cambridge. Three [sic] years ago he lost a son--George F. Snow, Book-keeper in the Freeman's National Bank, Boston.
As a young man, Mr. Snow was a member of the Danvers Light Infantry, and attended the Centennial celebration of the battle of Lexington in April, 1875, as a veteran of that corps. He united with the Old South Church in 1843, then under the pastoral care of Rev. Thomas O. Field. He commanded the respect of all who knew him for his untiring industry, his unswerving integrity, his sterling honesty, and his simplicity and straightforwardness in performing all the duties belonging to him. He had a high sense of honor, and a scrupulous fidelity in discharging all obligations. As a neighbor he was kind, obliging and generous. To his family he was the devoted and life-long servant, living to see most of his children grow up into a respected manhood and womanhood. As a Christian he was humble and consistent.
He had always enjoyed good health, and was as erect at eighty as he was at twenty. In July l[ast] he had a slight stroke of paralysis, early in August another more severe, and still later a third, which covered the right side, and gradually communicated to the left side, ending in death Sept. 8th, at the age of 81 years and 3 months. He was firmly supported by Christian faith and hope, and was conscious of the Saviour's presence; and quietly resigning himself to his will, he passed away as peacefully and gently as the most loving friend could wish. He was buried in Harmony Grove, Sept. 10th, the services being conducted by Rev. Mr. Sperry, the Pastor of the Old South Church--Com.
[Unidentified newspaper (Peabody Press?) (Peabody, MA), September 11, 1880.]
MR. ANTHONY SNOW.
Of him whose name stands for the head of this article, and who left us a few days ago, we have only a few words to offer; for he was one whose standing in this village for the last 70 years has been well-known. As a busy, industrious man, we have never known his equal. For more than 60 years but very few days were spent by him, otherwise than by hard work. Blest with a strong, physical constitution, he was always on hand in the morning to begin his labor, and but a very few days was he ever laid aside by ill health.
His form, remarkably erect, naturally contained its upright position till the day of his death.
During the pastorate of Rev. Mr. Field, he came out boldly, taking an independent stand in regard to his belief of the doctrines of the gospel, and joined the Old South Congregational Church in the year 1843; and his life has been in accordance with his profession. His family afflictions have been many and severe; the loss of sons and daughters, of the first promise,--his partner in life, also being laid aside for years with a neuralgia complaint.--But all his trials, even to the last, were borne with christian fortitude. No complaint ever escaped his lips.
We saw him but a few days before his death. His sufferings then were intense, made manifest, not from what he said, but from the hard task to breathe, and the restlessness of his form in bed.
He has gone, we trust, to his everlasting home, where there is neither sighing nor sorrowing, nor pain, those former things having all passed away. He was in the eighty-second year of his age.
[Peabody Reporter (Peabody, MA), September 11, 1880.]
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OBITUARIES
The departure of Mr. Anthony Snow, whose death was announced last week, is an event demanding more than a passing notice. He was one of the few remaining citizens of this town who have reached the prolonged age of eighty years or more. One by one these veterans in the history of Danvers, South Danvers, and Peabody, are falling by the way, leaving those who remain still more conspicuous as representatives of a past generation.
Mr. Snow was born in 1799, in Lynnfield, in a house in the rear of Lynnfield Hotel, now standing. He came to Peabody in early life, and as a lad lived for several years in the family of the late Major Sylvester Osborn, in the house so long occupied by the late John W. Proctor, Esq., on Washington street. This was when the Eagle-post stood where the Monument now stands, and the old "Bell Tavern" occupied the corner of Main and Washington streets. Later he learned the tanning business with Jonathan Shove, who lived for so many years on the corner of Holten and Main streets.
In 1828 he entered the employ of Messrs. Poole & Jacobs, morocco manufacturers, then having their office opposite Gen. Sutton's brick store. He retained his connection with this firm and its successors, Warren M. Jacobs & Son, until within a short time of his death, making a period of more than fifty years.
Mr. Snow, during all these years, has lived within less than a mile of the Monument, and was very seldom away from home. He has had ten children, of whom four are living: Mr. D.E. Snow, Assistant Cashier of the Tremont National Bank, Boston; Mr. Charles Warren Snow, Teller in the Boylston National Bank, Boston; Mrs. Dennison Moore, of Peabody; and Mrs. Irving Stone, of Cambridge. Three [sic] years ago he lost a son--George F. Snow, Book-keeper in the Freeman's National Bank, Boston.
As a young man, Mr. Snow was a member of the Danvers Light Infantry, and attended the Centennial celebration of the battle of Lexington in April, 1875, as a veteran of that corps. He united with the Old South Church in 1843, then under the pastoral care of Rev. Thomas O. Field. He commanded the respect of all who knew him for his untiring industry, his unswerving integrity, his sterling honesty, and his simplicity and straightforwardness in performing all the duties belonging to him. He had a high sense of honor, and a scrupulous fidelity in discharging all obligations. As a neighbor he was kind, obliging and generous. To his family he was the devoted and life-long servant, living to see most of his children grow up into a respected manhood and womanhood. As a Christian he was humble and consistent.
He had always enjoyed good health, and was as erect at eighty as he was at twenty. In July l[ast] he had a slight stroke of paralysis, early in August another more severe, and still later a third, which covered the right side, and gradually communicated to the left side, ending in death Sept. 8th, at the age of 81 years and 3 months. He was firmly supported by Christian faith and hope, and was conscious of the Saviour's presence; and quietly resigning himself to his will, he passed away as peacefully and gently as the most loving friend could wish. He was buried in Harmony Grove, Sept. 10th, the services being conducted by Rev. Mr. Sperry, the Pastor of the Old South Church--Com.
[Unidentified newspaper (Peabody Press?) (Peabody, MA), September 11, 1880.]
MR. ANTHONY SNOW.
Of him whose name stands for the head of this article, and who left us a few days ago, we have only a few words to offer; for he was one whose standing in this village for the last 70 years has been well-known. As a busy, industrious man, we have never known his equal. For more than 60 years but very few days were spent by him, otherwise than by hard work. Blest with a strong, physical constitution, he was always on hand in the morning to begin his labor, and but a very few days was he ever laid aside by ill health.
His form, remarkably erect, naturally contained its upright position till the day of his death.
During the pastorate of Rev. Mr. Field, he came out boldly, taking an independent stand in regard to his belief of the doctrines of the gospel, and joined the Old South Congregational Church in the year 1843; and his life has been in accordance with his profession. His family afflictions have been many and severe; the loss of sons and daughters, of the first promise,--his partner in life, also being laid aside for years with a neuralgia complaint.--But all his trials, even to the last, were borne with christian fortitude. No complaint ever escaped his lips.
We saw him but a few days before his death. His sufferings then were intense, made manifest, not from what he said, but from the hard task to breathe, and the restlessness of his form in bed.
He has gone, we trust, to his everlasting home, where there is neither sighing nor sorrowing, nor pain, those former things having all passed away. He was in the eighty-second year of his age.
[Peabody Reporter (Peabody, MA), September 11, 1880.]
Anthony Snow was the son of Asa Snow (1769-ca. 1813) and his wife Elizabeth Mansfield Snow (1771-1851). On September 21, 1823 he married Lydia Gilford (1801-86), daughter of Simeon and Abigail Marble Gilford of Danvers, Essex Co., MA. The couple had ten children: Mary Elizabeth (b. 1825), Daniel Edwin (b. 1826), Lydia Ann (b. 1828), William Henry (b. 1830), Harriet Wheeler (b. 1832), Abigail (b. 1834), Emma (b. 1836), George Francis (b. 1840), Emma Augusta (b. 1844), and Charles Warren (b. 1846).
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OBITUARIES
The departure of Mr. Anthony Snow, whose death was announced last week, is an event demanding more than a passing notice. He was one of the few remaining citizens of this town who have reached the prolonged age of eighty years or more. One by one these veterans in the history of Danvers, South Danvers, and Peabody, are falling by the way, leaving those who remain still more conspicuous as representatives of a past generation.
Mr. Snow was born in 1799, in Lynnfield, in a house in the rear of Lynnfield Hotel, now standing. He came to Peabody in early life, and as a lad lived for several years in the family of the late Major Sylvester Osborn, in the house so long occupied by the late John W. Proctor, Esq., on Washington street. This was when the Eagle-post stood where the Monument now stands, and the old "Bell Tavern" occupied the corner of Main and Washington streets. Later he learned the tanning business with Jonathan Shove, who lived for so many years on the corner of Holten and Main streets.
In 1828 he entered the employ of Messrs. Poole & Jacobs, morocco manufacturers, then having their office opposite Gen. Sutton's brick store. He retained his connection with this firm and its successors, Warren M. Jacobs & Son, until within a short time of his death, making a period of more than fifty years.
Mr. Snow, during all these years, has lived within less than a mile of the Monument, and was very seldom away from home. He has had ten children, of whom four are living: Mr. D.E. Snow, Assistant Cashier of the Tremont National Bank, Boston; Mr. Charles Warren Snow, Teller in the Boylston National Bank, Boston; Mrs. Dennison Moore, of Peabody; and Mrs. Irving Stone, of Cambridge. Three [sic] years ago he lost a son--George F. Snow, Book-keeper in the Freeman's National Bank, Boston.
As a young man, Mr. Snow was a member of the Danvers Light Infantry, and attended the Centennial celebration of the battle of Lexington in April, 1875, as a veteran of that corps. He united with the Old South Church in 1843, then under the pastoral care of Rev. Thomas O. Field. He commanded the respect of all who knew him for his untiring industry, his unswerving integrity, his sterling honesty, and his simplicity and straightforwardness in performing all the duties belonging to him. He had a high sense of honor, and a scrupulous fidelity in discharging all obligations. As a neighbor he was kind, obliging and generous. To his family he was the devoted and life-long servant, living to see most of his children grow up into a respected manhood and womanhood. As a Christian he was humble and consistent.
He had always enjoyed good health, and was as erect at eighty as he was at twenty. In July l[ast] he had a slight stroke of paralysis, early in August another more severe, and still later a third, which covered the right side, and gradually communicated to the left side, ending in death Sept. 8th, at the age of 81 years and 3 months. He was firmly supported by Christian faith and hope, and was conscious of the Saviour's presence; and quietly resigning himself to his will, he passed away as peacefully and gently as the most loving friend could wish. He was buried in Harmony Grove, Sept. 10th, the services being conducted by Rev. Mr. Sperry, the Pastor of the Old South Church--Com.
[Unidentified newspaper (Peabody Press?) (Peabody, MA), September 11, 1880.]
MR. ANTHONY SNOW.
Of him whose name stands for the head of this article, and who left us a few days ago, we have only a few words to offer; for he was one whose standing in this village for the last 70 years has been well-known. As a busy, industrious man, we have never known his equal. For more than 60 years but very few days were spent by him, otherwise than by hard work. Blest with a strong, physical constitution, he was always on hand in the morning to begin his labor, and but a very few days was he ever laid aside by ill health.
His form, remarkably erect, naturally contained its upright position till the day of his death.
During the pastorate of Rev. Mr. Field, he came out boldly, taking an independent stand in regard to his belief of the doctrines of the gospel, and joined the Old South Congregational Church in the year 1843; and his life has been in accordance with his profession. His family afflictions have been many and severe; the loss of sons and daughters, of the first promise,--his partner in life, also being laid aside for years with a neuralgia complaint.--But all his trials, even to the last, were borne with christian fortitude. No complaint ever escaped his lips.
We saw him but a few days before his death. His sufferings then were intense, made manifest, not from what he said, but from the hard task to breathe, and the restlessness of his form in bed.
He has gone, we trust, to his everlasting home, where there is neither sighing nor sorrowing, nor pain, those former things having all passed away. He was in the eighty-second year of his age.
[Peabody Reporter (Peabody, MA), September 11, 1880.]
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OBITUARIES
The departure of Mr. Anthony Snow, whose death was announced last week, is an event demanding more than a passing notice. He was one of the few remaining citizens of this town who have reached the prolonged age of eighty years or more. One by one these veterans in the history of Danvers, South Danvers, and Peabody, are falling by the way, leaving those who remain still more conspicuous as representatives of a past generation.
Mr. Snow was born in 1799, in Lynnfield, in a house in the rear of Lynnfield Hotel, now standing. He came to Peabody in early life, and as a lad lived for several years in the family of the late Major Sylvester Osborn, in the house so long occupied by the late John W. Proctor, Esq., on Washington street. This was when the Eagle-post stood where the Monument now stands, and the old "Bell Tavern" occupied the corner of Main and Washington streets. Later he learned the tanning business with Jonathan Shove, who lived for so many years on the corner of Holten and Main streets.
In 1828 he entered the employ of Messrs. Poole & Jacobs, morocco manufacturers, then having their office opposite Gen. Sutton's brick store. He retained his connection with this firm and its successors, Warren M. Jacobs & Son, until within a short time of his death, making a period of more than fifty years.
Mr. Snow, during all these years, has lived within less than a mile of the Monument, and was very seldom away from home. He has had ten children, of whom four are living: Mr. D.E. Snow, Assistant Cashier of the Tremont National Bank, Boston; Mr. Charles Warren Snow, Teller in the Boylston National Bank, Boston; Mrs. Dennison Moore, of Peabody; and Mrs. Irving Stone, of Cambridge. Three [sic] years ago he lost a son--George F. Snow, Book-keeper in the Freeman's National Bank, Boston.
As a young man, Mr. Snow was a member of the Danvers Light Infantry, and attended the Centennial celebration of the battle of Lexington in April, 1875, as a veteran of that corps. He united with the Old South Church in 1843, then under the pastoral care of Rev. Thomas O. Field. He commanded the respect of all who knew him for his untiring industry, his unswerving integrity, his sterling honesty, and his simplicity and straightforwardness in performing all the duties belonging to him. He had a high sense of honor, and a scrupulous fidelity in discharging all obligations. As a neighbor he was kind, obliging and generous. To his family he was the devoted and life-long servant, living to see most of his children grow up into a respected manhood and womanhood. As a Christian he was humble and consistent.
He had always enjoyed good health, and was as erect at eighty as he was at twenty. In July l[ast] he had a slight stroke of paralysis, early in August another more severe, and still later a third, which covered the right side, and gradually communicated to the left side, ending in death Sept. 8th, at the age of 81 years and 3 months. He was firmly supported by Christian faith and hope, and was conscious of the Saviour's presence; and quietly resigning himself to his will, he passed away as peacefully and gently as the most loving friend could wish. He was buried in Harmony Grove, Sept. 10th, the services being conducted by Rev. Mr. Sperry, the Pastor of the Old South Church--Com.
[Unidentified newspaper (Peabody Press?) (Peabody, MA), September 11, 1880.]
MR. ANTHONY SNOW.
Of him whose name stands for the head of this article, and who left us a few days ago, we have only a few words to offer; for he was one whose standing in this village for the last 70 years has been well-known. As a busy, industrious man, we have never known his equal. For more than 60 years but very few days were spent by him, otherwise than by hard work. Blest with a strong, physical constitution, he was always on hand in the morning to begin his labor, and but a very few days was he ever laid aside by ill health.
His form, remarkably erect, naturally contained its upright position till the day of his death.
During the pastorate of Rev. Mr. Field, he came out boldly, taking an independent stand in regard to his belief of the doctrines of the gospel, and joined the Old South Congregational Church in the year 1843; and his life has been in accordance with his profession. His family afflictions have been many and severe; the loss of sons and daughters, of the first promise,--his partner in life, also being laid aside for years with a neuralgia complaint.--But all his trials, even to the last, were borne with christian fortitude. No complaint ever escaped his lips.
We saw him but a few days before his death. His sufferings then were intense, made manifest, not from what he said, but from the hard task to breathe, and the restlessness of his form in bed.
He has gone, we trust, to his everlasting home, where there is neither sighing nor sorrowing, nor pain, those former things having all passed away. He was in the eighty-second year of his age.
[Peabody Reporter (Peabody, MA), September 11, 1880.]
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