Emory N. Eaton Biography from History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire From: Cindy Godbout - 5ofClubs@Mediaone.net Surname: EATON Source: History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire and Representative Citizens by Charles A. Hazlett, Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., Chicago, Ill., 1915 Page 1224 EMERY N. EATON, of Seabrook, Rockingham County, N. H., was born in Seabrook, January 20, 1860, a son of Jacob and Rebecca (Eaton) Eaton. He is a representative of a long established and respected family of this locality and is a direct descendant of one of the very earliest settlers in Rockingham County. The first progenitor here was John Eaton, whose life was devoted to reclaiming and cultivating the section of land on which he located. His son Jonathan became in turn the father of Jacob Eaton (1st), the grandfather of the subject of this sketch. Jacob (1st), who had his birth in Seabrook, was engaged throughout his life in general agricultural pursuits and in carpentering. He participated in the second war with England and in recognition of his loyalty, and of duty performed, his children received a pension from the National government. Page 1225 He and his wife Marth'a were blessed in the birth of six children, namely: Samuel, Stephen, Emery, Jacob, Caroline and Ardesira. Jacob Eaton (2d), was also a native of Seabrook, where he was born in 1830. He followed shoemaking as his vocation, though for thirty-five years he passed his life on the sea as a fisherman. He was joined in matrimony wIth Miss Rebecca Eaton, daughter of True Eaton of Seabrook and their union was fruitful in the birth of six children: Belinda J., Carolyn, Jacob L., Emery N., Caddie J. and Lawrence; only one of these, Emery N., now survives. Mr. Jacob Eaton who enjoyed the society of a wide circle of friends, passed from this life January 17, 1894. Emery N. Eaton obtained his early intellectual preparation for the duties and responsibilities of life in the district schools of his ancestral town. In 1895 he accepted an appointment by the Boston & Maine Railroad corpora- tion as station agent at State Line station, now Atlantic, a depot on the Port- land Division, and in that position he still officiates. On July, 1883, Mr. Eaton was married to Miss Alberta L. Janvrin, daugh- ter of John S. and Emily A. Follansbee, formerly of Weare, N. H. Into their home have come with blessing two children, Caddie J. and Byron J. L. by name. Mr. Eaton has been frequently elected by his fellow citizens to positions of public trust. He has served as selectman of Seabrook twenty-five years - 1883-84-85-86-87, 1894-95-96-97-98-99, 1900-01-02-03-04-05-06-08- 09-10-11-12-13 and 14. He has served as chairman of the board for twenty-one years. He was a member of the school board in 1882-83-95; served five years as treasurer of the school board, was town treasurer three years, and town clerk in 1889. He has also filled the position of town audi- tor, 1882-88-89-90-91-92, and served as town moderator twelve years. He has been elected overseer of the poor for twenty-seven years, also as clerk of the school district for twenty-three years, and during the last twenty-two years has been justice of the peace, having a large practice in the probate business. He represented his town in the General Court of New Hampshire, session of 1891. He has been secretary of the local board of health fourteen years. Socially Mr. Eaton is identified with the order of Junior American Me- chanics, being a charter member of Passaconoway Council of Seabrook, having served as trustee since it was organized in 1890, and as its secretary for twen- ty-three years. Mr. Eaton is also a charter member of H. M. A. S. of Sea- brook, having served as its recording secretary since its organization in 1887 and as treasurer for twenty-one years. He is also a member of Division No. 1, 0. R. S. A., of Boston, Mass., member of tribe of Wehanownonit Red Men of Exeter, N. H., and member of the Rockingham Club of Exeter. ********************************************************************** * * * 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 t 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.