John August Hett Biography from History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire
From: Barbara Gottlock - BGOTTLOC@ccsd.edu

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


Page 1279

     JOHN AUGUST HETT,* who has been engaged in teaming and truck-
ing in Portsmouth, N. H., for a period of thirty years, is well known in the
city where he has many friends. He was born in Germany, November 30,
1856, and is a son of Johanus and Susannah {Boss) Hett. Johanus Hett
was a lifelong resident of Germany, although he did make a visit to the
United States. His wife died about the year 1860. Their children were as
follows: Anna, wife of M. Hett, she being the only child in the family who
did not come to the United States to live; Henry; Joseph F.; Valentine; and
John August.
     John August Hett attended grammar school in Germany after which he
learned the trade of a mason. He came to the United States when twenty-
two years of age, landing in New York City, where for one year he worked
for his brother, Henry, as blacksmith and wheelwright. He then came to
Portsmouth, N. H., to accept work as a mason on Christ Church. He worked
at his trade here for a year and a half, and then worked on the cotton mill at
Fall River. Returning to Portsmouth, he worked one year for his brother,
after which he started his present line of business for himself.
     Mr. Hett was first married to Miss Mary Bennett, a native of New York
and daughter of Henry and Catherine Bennett. She died February 21, 1905,
and was buried in Portsmouth. They reared the following children: Annie,
wife of Frank Leary; Alice; Clara (Wiseman) ; Bertha, wife of Wade Jen-
kins; Gladys; and Nettie. Mr. Hett was married November 17,1908, to Mrs.
Mabel (Marks) Bemas, a widow, and a daughter of Frank Marks, who came
to Portsmouth from Maine during the Civil War. She was one of three
children: Harry B., Bernice, and Mabel. Mr. Hett is a republican in politics
and served two years as councilman. He also represented his district in the
State Legislature three terms, namely in 1907, 1909 and 1911. Fraternally
he is a thirty-second degree Mason; also a member of the Odd Fellows;
Knights of Pythias, and Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. Religiously
they are members of Christ Church.

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