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

Page 966

     FREDERIC WILLIAM DE ROCHEMONT, a general farmer
owning 90 acres of land in the town of Newington, was born in this
town, April 11, 1841, a son of Frederic William and Myria Louisa de
Rochemont. The father was a native of Portsmouth, where, during
his later years, he was engaged in the fire insurance business. His
wife whose maiden name was Myria Louisa de Witt, was born in
South America. Of their ten children but four are now living, namely:
Frederic W., Myria L. Ricker, E. Jennie Parsons and Clarence M.
     The subject of this sketch was educated in the common schools of
Newington. He remained at home until twenty years of age and then
went to North Andover, Mass., where for two years he worked in a
paint shop. Then, returning home, he became associated with his father
in the insurance business, being thus employed for three years, at the
end of which time he returned to the homestead, where he has since
been engaged in farming. He has served the town as tax collector for
five terms, has also been selectman and a member of the board of edu-
cation and in 1893 was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention.
Fraternally he belongs to the Grange and to the Red Men.
     Mr. de Rochemont was married March 20, 1867, to Sarah Frances
Adams, of Newburyport, Mass., a daughter of Joseph C. and Sarah B.
(Nutter) Adams. Her parents were natives of Newington, N. H. Their
children were Gilman, Anetta, Addie, Emma, Josephine and Sarah F.
Mr. and Mrs. de Rochemont are the parents of five children - Harry,

Page 967

Frederic William, Amelia, Winnie and Joseph Adams, whose records
in brief are as follows: Harry, who is toll collector at Kittery bridge,
married Anna McKenzie, who is now deceased. They had seven chil-
dren, Mabel, Willie, Lawrence, Archie, Orville, Harry, Jr., and Bernard
M., who died in infancy. Frederic W. is baggage master for the B. & M.
Railroad at Portsmouth. He married Cora Pickering and they have two
children, Francis and Eunice. Amelia first married Andrew Neal, by
whom she had three children, George, Roy and Margaret. After the
death of Mr. Neal she married Albert Garland, of which marriage there
is one child, Julia. Winnie is the wife of Oscar Pinkham and has seven
children, Mariam, Richard, Oscar, Francis, Winnie, Margaret and Caro-
lyn. Joseph A. married Flossie Wallace and they have one child,
Wallace. The family attend the Congregational Church.

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