HISTORY OF SUTTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE: Consisting of the Historical Collections of Erastus Wadleigh, Esq., and A.H. Worthen, compiled and arranged by Mrs. Augusta Harvey Worthen. Part II., printed by the Republican Press Association, Concord, N.H., ©1890. [When the name of a town is given without designating the state, it is to be understood as located in New Hampshire.] AUSTIN (page 601) Solomon Austin came to Sutton from Amherst, about the year 1800, and settled in the vicinity of Edmund Richardson, who was a brother to the wife of Mr. Austin. They settled near the base of Kearsage mountain. Their son, Saul Austin, married Susan Flint, brother to Susan Flint. another daughter of Solomon Austin, Sally married Hezekiah Parker, Jr. Saul Austin and Susan his wife, had a family. among their children was Charles a musical instrument manufacturer in Concord, and the inventor of a very important improvement in the instrument known as the melodeon. Saul Austin in his later years returned to Amherst, where he was living in 1877 at the age of ninety years, being the only man then living who paid taxes in this town in 1810. - Submitted by C. Parziale 6/18/00 ********************************************************************* * * * * Notice: Printing the files within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. The USGenWeb Project makes no claims or estimates of the validity of the information submitted and reminds you that each new piece of information must be researched and proved or disproved by weight of evidence. It is always best to consult the original material for verification. **********************************************************************