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

Page 904

  ELIAS FRINK, in former years one of the best known and most
highly esteemed citizens of the town of Newington, was born in this
town February 8, 1813, and died March 17, 1897, at the age of eight-
four years. He was a son of Cyrus and Abigail (Nutter) Frink. The
father, Cyrus Frink, was born in Connecticut, June 3, 1772. He came
to Rockingham County in 1773 and helped to build the Piscataqua bridge,
being overseer of the work. Five years later he married and bought a
farm. His wife, Abigail, was a native of Newington. They had a large
family of nine children-Cyrus and Abigail (twins), Simes, Isaac, John,
Darius, Elias, Margaret and Hannah. In addition to the farm he first
bought, Cyrus Frink subsequently purchased others, and was not only
one of the most prosperous but one of the most useful and prominent
citizens of the town, which he represented in the state legislature, being
first elected about 1826. He also served as selectman several terms,
and was a colonel in the militia during the War of 1812-15. He died at,
Fox Point when seventy-six years old, January 14, 1849. His wife sur-
vived him but a short time, dying in 1850.
  Elias Frink was educated in the Newington schools and at Gilmanton

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Academy. He started in life for himself at the age of twenty-two years,
taking charge of the Piscataqua bridge, which he and his brothers had
bought. He was thus occupied until 1855, at which time it was washed
away. He then became a stockholder in a mowing machine company,
for which he also traveled, retaining his interest in the concern up to the
time of his death. He was the owner of considerable land, amounting
to 280 acres, and also carried on a lumber business successfully. A
Republican in politics, he served the town of Newington on the school
board as selectman and in various other capacities. For sixty years he
was a member of the Masonic order. He was a member and liberal sup-
porter of the Congregational church, and was one of the leading citizens
who gave $100 each for the erection of the parsonage. In all things
he was public spirited, taking a deep interest in everything calculated
to advance the moral or material welfare of the community, and ever
ready to lend his aid and influence to a worthy cause.
  Mr. Frink was twice married: first to Elizabeth Pickering, who was
born AprIl 8, 1808, and died September 30, 1848. His second wife, to
whom he was united March 13, 1851, was Mary E. Pickering, a niece
of hls first wife, born January 5, 1835. They had six chlldren-Jane
E., Adelle H., Darius, Abigail N ., Elias and Mary, all now living except
Elias, who died August 25, 1875. The record of the others is in brief as
follows: Jane E. married George E. Rowe, and they have a son, John
Frink Rowe. Adelle H. married George H. Marston. Darius married 
Laura E. Ransom, and has one child, Harold. Abigail N.. and Mary 
reside in the old homestead and are members of the Historical Society 
of Newington. The former was for twenty years a school teacher in New
Hampshire and Massachusetts. The mother of these children, Mrs. Mary 
E. Frink, passed away February 5, 1903. Of the father's first marriage
there were no children. 

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