David Jewell Biography from History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire
From: Betsy Webber - betsy@megalink.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 1114

     DAVID JEWELL is a well known citizen of Stratham, Rockingham
County, New Hampshire, and is the owner of a farm of forty-four acres.
He follows general farming and dairying, and raises stock for his own use.
He was born on his present farm March 30, 1839, and is a son of David
and Rachel (Leavitt) Jewell, both deceased.
     David Jewell, the father, was a carpenter and followed that trade in
addition to farming. He was a democrat in politics, while in religious attach-
ment he and his estimable wife were members of the Christian Church.
They had the following children: Sarah, wife of Nathan E. Norton; Asa
Elbridge; Rachel S., wife of John J. Scammon; Irena, wife of David J.
French; David; Mary E., wife of Hezekiah Scammon; Levi; and Hannah
M., widow of Levi Baker.
     David Jewell, subject of this record, attended the common schools of
his native town, and continued on the home farm in association with his
father. Upon the death of the latter, he bought out the other heirs, and has
been in possession of the farm continuously since. He is a democrat in pol-
itics and has served as selectman and as a member of the school board.
     Mr. Jewell was joined in marriage with Miss Catherine S. Burley. who
was born in New Market, N. H., and is a daughter of Henry and Sarah
(Alexander) Burley. She is one of a large family of children, of whom
but one other is living, namely, Abbie, who is the wife of Levi Jewell.
David Jewell and wife have three daughters: Vesta E.; Harriet L., who is
teaching in the public schools in Massachusetts; and Sadie B., who is em-
ployed in Boston. Religiously the family attends the Federated Church.

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