. The history of Penacook, , from its first settlement in 1734 up to 1900 . no children, but has two sisters, M. Hill and Mrs. Wm. H. Bonney, both of Penacook. The family residence is pleasantly situated on Merrimackstreet. FARWELL P. HOLDEN. Farwell Puffer Holden, president of the Concord Manufactur-ing company, and one of the prominent citizens of Penacook, wasborn in Dracut, Mass., June 21, 1845. His parents were DanielHolden and Roxanna (Haynes) Holden, and-his boyhood wasmostly spent at the West Concord home. In that village heattended the district schools, and later on atten
. The history of Penacook, , from its first settlement in 1734 up to 1900 . no children, but has two sisters, M. Hill and Mrs. Wm. H. Bonney, both of Penacook. The family residence is pleasantly situated on Merrimackstreet. FARWELL P. HOLDEN. Farwell Puffer Holden, president of the Concord Manufactur-ing company, and one of the prominent citizens of Penacook, wasborn in Dracut, Mass., June 21, 1845. His parents were DanielHolden and Roxanna (Haynes) Holden, and-his boyhood wasmostly spent at the West Concord home. In that village heattended the district schools, and later on attended the Boscawenacademy. In his early years he served a good apprenticeship in 532 HISTORY OF PENACOOK. the woolen mill of his father, and when twenty-four years of agehe went to Gaysville, Vt, and became clerk for Thomas Green-banks, a woolen manufacturer of that place. He remained inthat situation six years, and then moved to Bethel, Vt., where hesecured the position of cashier in the National White River discharging the duties of that position successfully for. Fakwell P. Holden. six years he resigned, and moved back to Gaysville, where heengaged in the manufacture of underwear on his own account. He continued manufacturing at Gaysville for ten years, andestablished a reputation for making superior goods. When theHolden family decided to commence operations at Penacook,Farwell closed up his business in Vermont, and moved to Pena-cook, where he took an active part in the building of the factory JOHN C. FARRAND. 533 and establishment of the manufacturing business, taking also anactive interest in all the public affairs of the village. He hasrecently purchased the John Sawyer homestead, and refitted it forhis family residence. Mr. Holden has been twice married ; first, on October 25, 1870,to Miss Laura Greenbanks, by whom he had one son, LawrenceGreenbanks Holden, born January 21, 1872. Mrs. Holden diedJanuary 24, 1872, and Mr. Holdens second marriage was onMarch 5,
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