Jacob F. Dow Biography from History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire From: Patricia Cooper - pcooper@peaknet.net Surname: DOW Source: History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire and Representative Citizens by Charles A. Hazlett, Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., Chicago, Ill., 1915 Page 1195 JACOB F. DOW, who is employed as shoe freighter for Dodge Bros., of Seabrook, and also carries on a farm and operates a grocery store in this town, was born in Seabrook, N. H., February 9, 1856. His parents were Albert M. and Keziah ( Collins) Dow. The father, a native of Seabrook, was in early life a shoemaker and later a shoe freighter. He was also at times engaged in deep sea fishing. He and his wife had four children : Charles E., George C., Hulda (who married Jacob S. Fowler), and Jacob F., the subject of this sketch. Jacob F. Dow was educated in the schools of Seabrook. He then worked at shoemakeing for some time, but for the last twenty-six years has been shoe freighter for Dodge Bros. He served the town as road agent for eight years and was representative to the general court in 1910. For years he has been a member of the Democratic Committee, the Home Mutual; and the Lafayette Club. In 1914 he was a delegate to the state convention. August 28, 1875, Mr. Dow married Miss Abbie V. Eaton, daughter of Caleb and Louisa Eaton. Their children are: George L. and Albert M., the latter born November 3, 1880. ********************************************************************** * * * 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 PRIORto 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.