. The history of Penacook, , from its first settlement in 1734 up to 1900 . ull robust body, great strengthand endurance, and a most genial, attractive countenance, whichmade him one of the handsomest men that ever lived in the vil-lage. During his later years Mr. Gage went to Minnesota in1887 for a few years, where three of his sons were living, butpassed his last year at the old homestead. Mr. Gage died Janu-ary 30, 1889, and was buried in River Dale cemetery at Gage was twice married,—first to Rebecca, daughter of IsaacPearson, September 25, 1835, by whom he had two daughte
. The history of Penacook, , from its first settlement in 1734 up to 1900 . ull robust body, great strengthand endurance, and a most genial, attractive countenance, whichmade him one of the handsomest men that ever lived in the vil-lage. During his later years Mr. Gage went to Minnesota in1887 for a few years, where three of his sons were living, butpassed his last year at the old homestead. Mr. Gage died Janu-ary 30, 1889, and was buried in River Dale cemetery at Gage was twice married,—first to Rebecca, daughter of IsaacPearson, September 25, 1835, by whom he had two daughters;Hannah Pearson and Martha A.; second to Elizabeth, daughterof Isaac Ryan, April 29, 1846, by whom he had ten children, five HANNIBAL BONNEY. 369 sons and five daughters: George W., Rebecca P., Annie B., Har-ley C, Hannah P., Mary H., Nettie A., John F., George M., andSpicer R. HANNIBAL BONNEY. Hannibal Bonney, proprietor of the Penacook house, was bornin Winthrop, Maine, February 26, 1815. His parents were Jamesand Cynthia (Cole) Bonney; his father was also born in Win-. Hannibal Bonney. throp, and his mother in Massachusetts. There were nine sonsin the family of whom Mr. Bonney is the only one now living. The only education that he received was from the schools of his native town. He worked on the farm at home until he was eighteen years old, and then on September 4, 1833, enlisted in a Dragoon regiment of the United States army, and served with 25 370 HISTORY OF PENACOOK. that regiment eight years. After that he enlisted in the Texanarmy for the period of during the war. He also served in theSeminole Indian war in Florida, making a record of longer andmore arduous service for his country than any veteran in thisvicinity. Soon after leaving the army Mr. Bonney engaged in the hotelbusiness which he has followed over forty years. He came toPenacook in 1862, purchased the old tavern stand, and has sincekept one of the very best country hotels to be found in New Eng-land. His
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