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

Page 1014

     JOHN EATON, in former years one of the best known and most
highly respected citizens of the town of Raymond, was born at Ded-
ham, Mass., in March, 1835, and died in Raymond, N. H., in November,
1905. He was educated in the schools of Dedham and in his youth
worked on his father's farm. Later he engaged in the livery business
in Boston, but subsequently sold out and came to Raymond, where he
purchased one of the best farms in the town, located about a mile and
a half north of the village.
     In January, 1873, he married Helen M., daughter of Barnard and

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Page 1017

Sally (Dudley) Tucker, her ancestors, originally coming from England,
they being among the first settlers of Exeter, in which town the Rev.
Dudley was the first minister. Among the noted ancestors of the Dud-
ley family, from which the present branch is descended, was Gov. Thomas
Dudley. Like the Dudleys, the Eatons are also an old New England
family, originating in England. Mrs. Eaton finished her education in
Boston, taking private lessons in languages.
     To Mr. and Mrs. John Eaton was born a daughter, Helen Louise,
who was educated in Raymond, N. H., and in Boston, Mass., where
she studied music and the violin under the best teachers. She is now
an acomplished violinist, and is well known in all the Eastern cities, where
she has appeared in concerts. During most of the time she is engaged
in traveling.
     To Mr. and Mrs. Barnard Tucker nine children were born, of whom
Mrs. Eaton was the youngest. Only two, however, are now living, Mrs.
Eaton and an older sister, Sarah A., who is the widow of Hiram McClure.
Mrs. McClure is one of the oldest living residents of Raymond, and was
a member of the committee, July 4th, fifty years ago, when the 100th
anniversary of Raymond was celebrated. She was the only lady in the
parade at the 150th celebration, who also took part in the parade at that
time. Hiram McClure, born in Raymond, spent his life here engaged
in farming. Mr. and Mrs. McClure had two children: Arthur H., who
married, and died, leaving four children-Helen, Mary, Ernest and
Arthur; and Nellie T., also now deceased. The latter married Harris
Ladd, and they had two sons, Carl and Roger, who are both living and
are unmarried. Mrs. Eaton and her sister, Mrs. McClure reside in Bos-
ton during the winter, and in the summer on the valuable Walnut Hill
Farm, owned by Mrs. Eaton.

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