John D. Kelly Biography from History of Rockingham County, NH
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Surname: KELLY
Source:  History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire and Representative Citizens
          by Charles A. Hazlett, Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., Chicago, Ill., 1915 

Page 926

   JOHN D. KELLY, a general farmer in the town of Newington,
owning seventy-five acres of land, divided into two farms of forty-five,

Pages 927 and 928 contained a portrait

Page 929

and thirty acres respectively, on the former of which he lives, was born
in Boston, Mass., during the Civil war, his parents being John and Cath-
enne (Dunn) Kelly.  The father, who worked at the tailor's trade in
Boston, was a native of Ireland; the mother of England.  Both are de-
ceased and are buried in Boston.  Their children were Stephen J., John
D., George and Frank.
   John D. Kelly was educated in the public schools of Boston, and
there learned the tailor's trade, with his father, which he followed for
about twelve or fifteen years.  He then came to Rockingham county
and bought the D. Pickering farm, on which he now resides.  He is 
an independent voter and has served the town as supervisor and
auditor.  Mr. Kelly married Mrs. Grace E. Carkin; widow of George O.
Carkin.  She was born in Portsmouth, N. H., a daughter of George and
Lavina (Venner) Hodgdon, both natives of this county, her father
being a farmer.  Her parents, who were members of the Congregational
church, are both deceased and are buried in Newington.  They had six
children--George, who died in the Civil war; Mary, deceased; Charles;
Grace E., who is now Mrs. Kelly; James, deceased, and John Edwin.
By her first marriage Mrs. Kelly had three children: James, who is a
farmer in Newington; Lillian G., wife of Lewis de Foe, and George, who
is now deceased.  Mrs. Kelly attends the Christian Science church.

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