Richard E. Hannaford Biography from History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire
From: Betsy Webber - betsy@megalink.net

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

[See his portrait from pages 1121 and 1122]

Page 1123 

     RICHARD E. HANNAFORD, proprietor of greenhouses at No.452
Richard Avenue, Portsmouth, and a well known and prominent resident of
this city, was born in Devonshire, England, October 29, 1872. His lYdrents
were Samuel G. and Mary Ann (Weber) Hannaford, both natives of Eng-
land, the former gardener by occupation. They emigrated to America about
1869 and are still living, being residents of Portsmouth. Their children were:
Elizabeth, wife of Frederick M. Amazeen; Richard E., the subject of this
sketch; Charles W., a physician of Portsmouth, and Gertrude.
     Richard E. Hannaford was but three years old when he accompanied his
parents to America. He was educated in the grammar and high schools of
this city, graduating from the latter. While still attending the high school
he began industrial life by working in a stationary store and was thus occupied
for about five years. He then learned the carpenter's trade with W. A.
Hodgdon and followed it in all for about four years. At the end of that
time he began to learn the florist's business, spending some time in Boston
to learn the arts of designing and decorating. After returning to Portsmouth
he started in business for himself as florist and has been very successful. He
has about 14,000 feet under glass and gives steady employment to three
men, finding his market mostly in this city. A republican in politics, he takes
a keen interest in local affairs, and was formerly a member of the city's fire
department, serving as a truck fireman five years and as a member of the
board of engineers of the department. Mr. Hannaford was married in Jan-
uary, 1901, to Miss Irene Louise Bancroft, of Merrimac, Mass., a daughter
of Leaman E. and Sarah (Pray) Bancroft. Her father was a farmer and
she was the only child of her parents that grew to maturity. Mr. and Mrs.
Hannaford are the parents of one child, a daughter, Mildred B.

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