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

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


Page 1258     

     JOHN P. P. KELLY,* whose death on January 10th, 1894, deprived the
city of Exeter of one of its prominent merchants and most reliable citizens,
was born in Northwood, N.H., January 3, 1820, a son of John and Betsy
(Tilton) Kelly, the former of whom was an attorney of Exeter. The family
of which our subject was a member included Mrs. William F. Davis, Susan,
wife of Capt, Charles Emory, and Charlotte M.
     John P. P. Kelly, after completing his grammar school studies, attended
Phillips Exeter Academy for a short time.  He then became clerk in the
general store of George Gardner, in Exeter. Subsequently Mr. Gardner sold
out to his son John, who formed a partnership with Mr. Kelly, this associa-
tion lasting a number of years until the death of the younger Gardner. Mr.
Kelly then became partner with a Mr. Hilliard and the new firm had a long
and prosperous career, dealing in groceries, meats, hardware, farm implements,
and all the usual articles carried in a first class general store. Mr. Kelly was
a Mason of high degree, but his spare time, aside from that devoted to his
business, was mainly spent at home, as he was a man of quiet domestic tastes.
He took little interest in politics, but was always ready to lend his aid and
influence to any worthy cause, whether for the moral or material betterment
of the community. He was a member of Phillips Church and active in its
good work.
     He was married, January 10, 1861, to Miss Harriett N. Safford, of Con-
cord, N. H., a daughter of William B. and Dolly N. (Bott) Safford. Mr.
and Mrs. Safford were members of the Unitarian church in this city, of which
the former was a native, while Mrs. Safford came from Salem, Mass. Mr .
Safford was engaged in mercantile business in Rockingham County for a num-
ber of years and was a well known and respected citizen. Their family in-
cluded the following children: Margaret E., Harriet N., Priscilla B., Sarah
F., William A., Georgianna, Ella B., Clara H., Mary L., Henry Kirk, Ida F.,
and Charles E.  Mr. and Mrs. Kelly were the parents of one daughter, Ellen
R., Who married William W. Gale, of Exeter, Who now resides in Worcester,
Mass., where Mr. Gale holds a position as a private tutor. He was formerly
a teacher in a boys' school at Washington, D. C., and was also engaged in
similar educational work in St. Louis for a number of  years. Mr. and Mrs.
Gale have a daughter, Eleanor E., Who will graduate this year (1914) from
Bryn Mawr College.

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