Biographical review : containing life sketches of leading citizens of Strafford and Belknap countries, New Hampshire . ant, born at Centre Harbor in1798, was reared at the homestead, succeededto its ownership after his fathers death, andfollowed general farming during the rest ofhis active period. In politics he supportedthe Whig party. He was one of the organ-izers of the Congregational church at CentreHarbor, and served it as a Deacon for manyyears. Ward C. Sturtevant died in wife Lucetta, a daughter of Joseph Dalton,of Deerfield, , became the mother of fivechildren; namely, Jul
Biographical review : containing life sketches of leading citizens of Strafford and Belknap countries, New Hampshire . ant, born at Centre Harbor in1798, was reared at the homestead, succeededto its ownership after his fathers death, andfollowed general farming during the rest ofhis active period. In politics he supportedthe Whig party. He was one of the organ-izers of the Congregational church at CentreHarbor, and served it as a Deacon for manyyears. Ward C. Sturtevant died in wife Lucetta, a daughter of Joseph Dalton,of Deerfield, , became the mother of fivechildren; namely, Julia A., Josiah T., Mar-tha, Henry, and Mary. Julia A., now de-ceased, became the wife of Abner Z. C. True,of Centre Harbor. Martha is the wife ofWilliam Gordon, of Boston. Henry is resid-ing at the old homestead; and Mary died atthe age of two years. The mother lived to theage of seventy-seven years. Josiah Towle Sturtevant acquired his educa-tion in the schools of Centre Harbor andMeredith. At the age of fourteen he began tolearn the blacksmiths trade, which he subse-quently followed for seven years. During the i. MOSES CRAFT LATHROP. BIOGRAPHICAL REVIEW 270 succeeding]; three years he wns employed in apianii factory as a painter and varnisiier. , while visiting at the homestead, he meta travelling photographer, who had a studioupon wheels. On finding that the migratoryartist was desirous of selling out, Mr. Sturtc-vant hought the entire outfit, and after receiv-ing a little instruction started in the Inisinessfor himself. A short time later he went toConcord, where he obtained a more jiracticalknowledge of the business. After this hecontinued to move about with his travellingstudio between Centre Harbor and Meredithuntil i860, when he, in turn, found a jiur-chaser for the outfit. He then erected a per-manent gallery in Meredith, where he re-mained continuously until 1864. In this yearhe began to pass his winters in Laconia. Hecontinued in the photograph business untilfa
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