The Cemeteries—Ancient and Modern
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HISTORY OF NASHUA, iV. H. I67 CHARLES PINCKNEY GAGE. Colonel Gage was many times honored by his fellow citizens during his fifty years residence in Nashua. He Col. Charles P. Gage, son of John and Dorcas (Merrill) served on the board of selectmen in township days, and Gage, was born at Orford, Oct. 2o, 1813, died at Pepperell, represented Ward Four in the common council in 1854. Mass., Aug. 23, 1893. He was a descendant, on tile pater- He also represented his ward two terms in the legislature nal side, of Benjamin Gage, a pioneer settler of Pelham. and served the state three years as railroad colnmissioner, On the maternal side he was descendant of Jesse (being elected on a general ticket with the governor, the Merrill, whose ancestors came to America in the seven- practice under the state constitution of I85O), and was teenth century and settled at Salem. The Gage fainily, aide-de-camp on the staff of Governor Gihnore with the as shown by complete genealogy, sprung from the rank of colonel. Colonel Gage was a director several years English nobility, in the Pennichuck many of whom State bank and a were titled, had trustee in the coat of arms andbe- Nashua Savings came conspicuous- bank. He was also ly distinguished in a director in a coal the affairs of the company and in- country. terested and an Colonel Gage was officer in several educated in the other business or- common schools ganizations that and at his native served his genera- place and at an tion and gave academic school Nashua the impe- in Nashua, his tus that made it parents renxoving the second city in here when he was the state. He was ten years of age. a loyal and true The first enlploy- nlan; a inan of nlent in which he proverbial cour- engaged was that tesy, of kind and of bobbin boy, (in generous impulses company with N. and the warmest P. Banks), in the friendship. Col- mills of the onel Gage was a Nashua Manufac- member of Rising tunng company. Sun lodge, A. F. Later he was a and A. M.,and dur- clerk in a store, ingthe greatWash- and, in I833, went ingtonian te,nper- to Boston, where ance movement a he was employed power for good eight years in the among his fellow- dry goods trade. citizens and clerk In 184I he re- of the local organ- turned to Nashua ization. In fact, and opened a dry his was an honor- goods store in com- able and useful pany with a Mr. career. Chase, which he ColonelGage was sold out a year united in marriage later. He worked June 29, 1843, with for a time for J. A. CHARLES PI,WCKN]Y GAGF.. Matilda A. Baker, Wheat in the same daughter of Tim- line of trade, after which he was in the express business othy M. and Elizabeth (Wright) Baker of Boston. Colo- and, in company with Villiam T. Parker, merchant tailor- nel and Mrs. Gage celebrated their golden wedding by a ing. Colonel Gage then entered the card and glazed paper family gathering June 29, I893, less than two mouths business and became one of the pioneers of that industry before his death. Four children were born of their in Nashua. He was associated at different times with his marriage: Adelaide Elizabeth, April 5, 1844, married brother John, with Charles T. Gill, O. D. Murray, under Frank M. Crane of Lowell, Mass., May 16, 1886; Charles the firm name of Gage & Murray, and with Hiram T. Minor, Jan. 2o, 1847, married Kate H. Cutter of Hollis, Morrill under the name of Eagle Card company. The Sept. 8, i868; Alice Maria, June 2o, 849, married last named company sold out to the Nashua Card and Edwin E. Hills of Hudson, Nov. 5, 1874; Helen Ma- Glazed Paper company in 1872, and after that he was not tilda, March 5, 851, married Marshall Merriam o in active business. Merrimack, Dec. 15, i88I. I6S III.7"()/ V OF AL4,S'HL4, . II. GEORGE W. PERHAM. lemonade and other refreshments at his gate, aud when- ever it held fair sought aid for its comrades, be did George \V. 1)erbam, sou of Jonathau and Mary (Parker) not wait to be solicited for coutribution. Mr. Perham Perham, was boru at Chehnsford, Mass., Sept. 23, 8o8, was charitable in many directious, and that, too, without (lied at Nashua, Feb. ,8, 189I. lte was a descemlaut of ostentatious display, and he was au uuusually cautious man in the matter of wounding the feelings of frieuds and neighbors, lie uever sought or held public oce, was he a secret order man. tte was a member of (;overnor's Horse (;uards, aud of the Uuitariau church. Mr. I'erham was twice married; first, October, 84), with IIaunah Keyes, of Keene, daugbterof Zebediahaud Sybil (I)unn) Keyes, who died in 849; second, Nov. at, 854, with Sarah J. Waterman, daughter of Nathaniel and Naucie (Brayton) Waterman, of Williamstown, Mass. Mrs. l'erham is descendant of Resolved Vaternlall, who married Mercy Williams, daughter of Roger liams, of l'rovi(leuce, R. I., iu 66o. ()he was born of marriage, (;eorge Fraucis, born at Nashua, Sept. 7, 857- HENRY MARTIN KELOGG. Iteury M. Kellogg boru at Jamaica, Vt., june 8, 826, died at Nashua, April 9, )89t. Ite was educated the publicscbools of his mtive place, aud at the ageof cihtecu )'ears came to Nashua. Iu 846 he entered the employ of the Nashua Manufacturin compauy, where he remained nntil his death. Mr. Kellog's cheerfulness and plal) deali.g ",,'ith all with whom he came iu contact, together with his conscieutious attention to every detail of the work for which be was in any way respousible, won the confideuce of the conlpauy's managers and he was spee(lily promoted to the positiou of overseer of the spinning department of the mill. The confidence thus reposed in him 1)y agents and treasurer continued shaken through his entire career, as evidenced through (;I';()ll(i],: "V. I'EI{IIAM. John l'erham, who came to America from I,;uglaud in 62o; married Lydia Shipley iu 63o and settled at Chehusford, where he became prominent in lmblic affairs. The desceudants of the tinnily bare become idely scattered, and many of them have riseu to places of iufluence, have houored the professions amt advanced mercantile and iudustrial interests. Mr. l'erbam attended the common schools in his native place and was gradnated at the academy in XVestford, Mass. Following his gradnatiou he went to New York City, where, from 827 to I833, he was in busilleSS as commission merchaut. He followed the same line of busiuessat Oswego, N.Y., from 833to 838. Mr. Perham had now been abseut from New Englaud more than ten years, but be had uot become weaned fronl its orderly and healthful life. lie felt that his bappiqessdepeuded upon it, and so here turned to familiar sceues, and engaged in the West India goods trade in Nashua. tte was successful mercbaut, and realized his fondest hopeg in the enjoyment of peace of mind amt domestic happiness. Duriug the last twenty years of his life be was not in active bnsiuess, although he was financially interested in IIENllY M.\RTIN KEI,IA)G(;. the firm of Bristol & Com]ny, aml later in Vcrder & Company. Mr. Perham was it uta of the most agreeable the fact thatiu all the changesin heads of departments social qualities. No nmn was ever more loyal to his in nearly fort)" years--aud there were many---he remained country than be. No man had greater affection for the at his post. Mr. Kellogg's manhood was of the kind that man that fought its battles, and whenever the (;rand regards the rights of, the humblest operative with the Army post marched past his residence, it found tubs of sanle fitirness aud courtesy that it bestows upon those HITO Y OF NASHL4, iV. H. I69 high in authority, and he was accordingly honored and direct descendant of this worthy couple, the genealogy respected by his fellow-toilers and by the cmmnunity. beiug distinctly traced in the history mentioned. lie represented Ward Five in the board of aldernmu iu Mr. Underhill obtained COnlUmU school education in I873amt 874, and rendered faithful serviceon the com- his native town, after which he was a student at Hopkinton nlittee that had charge of erecting the High school lmild- acadenly. He learned the trade of an edge-tool maker in ing and was identified with other important undertakings. his father's shop at Chester and then entered the employ In I875 and 876 he represented the same vard in the of an elder brother in Boston. He remained in Boston legislature, where lie performed his duty in a couserwltlve till 1839 when he cattle to Nashua and the next year and conscientious manner, tIewasa nmmberof Granite started in business with his brother Rufus at the Harbor, lodge, I. O. O. F., and Nashoonon encanlpmeut of the the Vale mills, making tools for the brother in same order. Ile was also member of Nashua lodge, K. Boston. All tools were nmde by hand in those days and of P., and S. S. Davis division, uniformed rank, of that an idea of the slow process is gathered from the fact that order he attended the Pilgrinl church. Mr. Kellogg was he carried the result of two day's labor to the railroad united in marriage March 5, 846, with Elizabeth F. station in a wheelbarrow.