Albert Bechelder Biography from History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Surname: BACHELDER
Source:  History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire and Representative Citizens
          by Charles A. Hazlett, Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., Chicago, Ill., 1915

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     ALBERT BACHELDER, owner and proprietor of Bachelder Inn
at Little Boar's Head, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, is a well
known citizen of this locality in which he has always lived. He was
born in North Hampton, N. H., in 1842, and is a son of James and
Elizabeth (Bachelder) Bachelder of Rockingham County. They were
parents of five sons and five daughters, of which number but three sur-
vive, namely: Ambrose; Ann M.,widow of George Hill; and Albert.
     Albert Bachelder attended the public schools and Hampton Acad-
emy, after which he worked on the railroad for three years. He also
was in the grocery business for a time and in 1869 he embarked in his

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present business; As proprietor of the Bachelder Inn, he has estab-
lished a high class reputation, and enjoys a liberal patronage. In 1892
and 1893 he served in the State Legislature and at various other times
has been called upon to fill official positions of trust. He served eight
years on the board of health, twelve years as supervisor, and since
1905 has been chairman of Little Boar's Head precinct of the town of
North Hampton. He served several terms as a member of the board
of selectman of North Hampton, and at the present time is chairman
of that board.
     Mr. Bachelder was united in marriage with Miss Abbie M. Lam-
prey, who was born in North Hampton and is a daughter of Jonathan
Lamprey, a prominent farmer of this town. They have reared three
children: Josephine B., wife of McPherson Wiltbank; Mary Ida; and
James L., who married Viola Reading, of Portsmouth, and is engaged
in farming in North Hampton. Religiously, they attend the Congrega-
tional Church. The son and daughters attend the Episcopal Church.

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