James Harvey Biography from History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire
From: Jody Goodson - kestrell@prodigy.net

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

Page 1017

     JAMES HARVEY, a general farmer owning 167 acres of land in the
town of Portsmouth, was born in Montreal, Canada, in 1854, a son of James
and Nancy (Maher) Harvey. Both parents were natives of Canada, the
father being a farmer. They both came to the States but neither is now living.
The mother died and was buried in Portsmouth, but the father's remains rest
in Montreal. They had a large family of eleven children.
     James Harvey was educated in the common schools of Montpelier, Vt.
He was fifteen years of age when he came to Rockingham County, and has
been engaged in farming since boyhood. He first worked on the home farm,
but afterwards worked at farming by the month for others until his marriage,
at which time he bought his present property from Willis J. Meyers. In ad-
dition to general farming he operates a dairy, keeping thirty-five head of pedi-
greed Holsteins, and delivering 225 quarts of milk daily in the Portsmouth
market. He has a pond on his farm from which he cuts ice. He is a Demo-
crat in politics and his fraternal affiliations are with the Benevolent and Pro-
tective Order of Elks.
     Mr. Harvey was married in 1871 to Bridget Cross, a native of Ireland
and daughter of Patrick Cross. They have eight children-Mary, James,
Francis, Joseph, William John, Thomas, Catherine and Ellen. The family
attend the Catholic Church, of which they are faithful and consistent mem-
bers.

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