Arthur H. Jewell Biography from History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire
From: Patricia Cooper - pcooper@peaknet.net

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

Page 896

  ARTHUR H. JEWELL, who resides upon his farm of one hundred
acres in the town of Stratham, Rockingham County, N. H., comes of
an old and well known family of this section. He was born in Stratham,
July 22 1880, and is a son of Asa E. and Josephine (Wiggin) Jewell.
Asa E. Jewell was a well known resident of Stratham, where in
early life he followed carpentering. He later took up farming, which
he followed unt11 his death 10 1906. Mrs. Jewell survives him and
resides in Stratham. They had the following children: Arthur H.,
subject of this record; Ralph L.; Cora R., wife of Bowman Ellis, and
Charles E.
  Arthur H. Jewell attended the common schools until he was fifteen
years of age and continued to work on the home farm until his mar-
riage. His farm. consists of one hundred acres and he follows general
farming and dairying, shipping milk to Boston. He is a successful
business man and is deeply Interested In the welfare of the commumty.
He is a Republican in politics, but is inclined to be independent, putting
the good of the general public before party success. He has been one
of the selectmen of the town of Stratham for the past two years, and
is an efficient officer.

Page 897

Mr. Jewell was united in marriage with Miss Dorothy Thompson,
who was born in Stratham and is a daughter of Lorin and Isabelle
Thompson. She is one of eight daughters being born to her parents,
namely: Charlotte, Effie, Dorothy, Carrie, Isabelle, Edith, Maude and
Nellie. Fraternally Mr. Jewell is a member of the Grange and the
Junior Order United American Mechanics.

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