. The history of Penacook, , from its first settlement in 1734 up to 1900 . native village attending the public schools, until hisparents removed to Haverhill, Mass., where he continued hisstudies. Later he attended the academy at Williston, Vt. As soon as he was old enough he enlisted in the United Statesnavy, and at twenty-two years of age, February 28, 1862, he wasappointed third assistant engineer. He showed so much profi-ciency in his chosen vocation that he was promoted, October 15,1863, to the rank of second assistant engineer. He served in thatposition through the remainder of the
. The history of Penacook, , from its first settlement in 1734 up to 1900 . native village attending the public schools, until hisparents removed to Haverhill, Mass., where he continued hisstudies. Later he attended the academy at Williston, Vt. As soon as he was old enough he enlisted in the United Statesnavy, and at twenty-two years of age, February 28, 1862, he wasappointed third assistant engineer. He showed so much profi-ciency in his chosen vocation that he was promoted, October 15,1863, to the rank of second assistant engineer. He served in thatposition through the remainder of the Civil War and until January1, 1868, at which date he was again promoted to the responsibleposition of first assistant engineer. During the war he was in 548 HISTORY OF PENACOOK. service on the steamers Maralanza and Maumee, attached to theNorth Atlantic squadron. After the close of the Civil War saw service with the European and the Asiatic squadrons,and so visited nearly all of the countries of the world. Mr. Harvey had but few furloughs ashore, but he did make a. Luther R. Harvey. few visits to his native village. He was a fine, soldierly-lookingman, of good mechanical and executive ability, and his service inthe navy was an honor to his family, and a credit to his nativeplace. His last service was at the Mare Island navy yard, Califor-nia, where he died on June 11, 1886. THE FOUR PRESCOTT BROTHERS. The four Prescott brothers—John, Edwin, Lester, and Leander,sons of William S. and Harriet (Marden) Prescott, who came to THE PRESCOTT BROTHERS. 549 Penacook in 1869, are descendants of an old and honorablefamily. The history of the family traces their ancestors back tothe days of Queen Elizabeth in 1564. John Prescott left Eng-land to avoid persecution, arriving in Boston in 1640. He wasone of the original propietors of the town of Lancaster, Mass.,and the first settler. James Prescott, a cousin of John, cameover in 1665, and settled in Hampton, N. H. Both of thesePur
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