Orin B. Leavitt of North Hampton, NH Biography from A History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire (1915)

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

Page 1101

   ORIN B. LEAVITT, a farmer and dairyman of North Hampton, where
he owns thirty acres of land, was born on his present farm, October 8, 1848,
a son of James R. and Elizabeth (Marston) Leavitt.  Both his parents were
born in this town and are here buried.  The father was a farmer and stage
driver and established the stage line between North Hampton and Rye Beach.
He and his wife attended the Congregational church, of which he was a
deacon.  Their children were: James A., Orin B., Abbie E., wife of Frank
Seavey, and Sarah A., wife of Fred Grant.
   Orin B. Leavitt acquired his education in the common schools and at the
New Hampton Institute.  He then took up his present occupation of farm-
ing and dairying, in course of time inheriting the farm from his father.  He
ships his milk to Salem, Mass.  Mr. Leavitt's paternal grandparents were
Phillip and Dorothy (Fogg) Leavitt, and his maternal grandfather Jeremiah
Marston.
   Mr. Leavitt was married October 20, 1888, to Mary 0. Drake, who was
born in North Hampton, daughter of Freeman and Mary (Hobbs) Drake.
Her father, a farmer, was son of Samuel and Mahitable (Pickering) Drake,
while her mother, Mary Hobbs, was daughter of John and Lucinda (Dear-
born) Hobbs.  Mr. and Mrs. Leavitt have two children: James F., who
married Ruth Knowles; and Raelene, who is a student at Smith College,
Northampton, Mass.  Mr. Leavitt is a republican and has been more or less
active in local affairs.  He is cemetery warden and is now serving as super-
visor of the check list.  He is a charter member of the Relief Association of
North Hampton.  He and his family are affiliated with the Congregational
church.