Alfred N. Dow Biography from History of Rockingham County, NH
From: Bill Prokasy - wprokasy@arches.uga.edu

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

Page 1160

   ALFRED N. DOW, formerly a well known and respected citizen of Sea-
brook, Rockingham County, N. H., was born in this town, October 25, 1841,
a son of Newell and Nancy (Walton) Dow. In his youth he acquired a
practical education in the public schools and subsequently learned the trade
of shoemaker, which he followed for a time but was principally engaged in
deep sea fishing. May 14, 1861, he enlisted in Company D, Third Regiment,
New Hampshire Volunteers, and served until June 23, 1862, when he was
honorably discharged at James Island, South Carolina. He then returned
home and again took up his residence in Seabrook, being engaged in his
usual avocations for a number of years. His death occurred August 13,
1909. He was a member of the Grand Army of the Republic and the Senior
Order of American Mechanics, and belonged religiously to the Advent church.
He was also a member of John A. Logan Post, No. 21, G. A. R. Officer of
the day for 20 years. In the year 1911 the order of the Sons of Veterans
was instituted in the town of Seabrook, and in his honor it was named the
Alfred N. Dow Council, No. 21. This order has since been presented with
a large flag and also a large portrait of Mt. Dow, by his wife, in appre-
ciation of the honor paid to Mr. Dow.
   November I, 1862, he married Miss Ellen F. Butler, daughter of Michael
and Mary (Fretson) Butler. Of this union was born one daughter, Annie
Newell, on September 12, 1863, who died May I, 1864. Mrs. A. N. Dow
survives her husband and is one of the well known and highly esteemed resi-
dents of Seabrook.

**********************************************************************  
*  *  *  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 the 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.