Henry H. Dutton Biography from History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire
From: Betsy Webber - betsy@megalink.net

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

Page 1129

     HENRY H. DUTTON, a well known merchant of Portsmouth, whole-
sale dealer in butter, cream, cheese and eggs, at No.21 High Street, was born
In Craftsbury, Vt., June 18, 1854. His parents were Amasa P. and Mary
(Mason) Dutton, the father a native of Royalton, Vt., and the mother of
Hanover, N. H. They were residents of Craftsbury from the time of their
marriage until their death, Amasa P. Dutton being a farmer. Their children
were: John Mason, Eliza, wife of LeForest Thompson, Henry H., subject
of this sketch, and Edwin Amasa. The paternal grandfather of our subject
was Amasa Dutton.
     Henry H. Dutton was educated in the common schools and at Craftsburv
Academy. He then engaged in farming and was thus occupied for fifteen

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years, the first two years with his father and subsequently for himself, own-
ing his own farm. During the last three years of this period he was engaged
in the butter business. He then, about twenty-two years ago, came to Ports-
mouth and purchased his present business from C. H. Clough, who had bought
it from the original founder, William Conn. He has been successful in this
enterprise, has a commodious, clean and up-to-date establishment, conven-
iently located, and gives employment to four men and a bookkeeper. He has
a good market in Portsmouth and the surrounding towns.
     Mr. Dutton was married in 1876 to Jennie P. Lyon, who was born in
Craftsbury, Vt., a daughter of William H. and Harriett (Pearson) Lyon,
the father being a farmer and blacksmith. Their other children were Royal;
Harriett, wife of Dr. W. Dustin, and Ida, wife of Dr. A. A. Cheney. Mr.
and Mrs. Dutton are the parents of children as follows: Leona Eliza, who
married Percy Davis and has a daughter, Jeanette; Nina M., wife of John
Batchelder; Julius M., who is employed by his father in the store, and Har-
old L., who will graduate this summer (1914) from the University of Penn-
sylvania. Mr. Dutton belongs to the Masonic order, in which he has taken
the 32d degree; also to the Odd Fellows. The family attend the Congrega-
tional church.

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