Benjamin P. Litch Biography from History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire
From: Jody Goodson - kestrell@prodigy.net

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

Page 1024

     BENJAMIN P. LITCH, a well known citizen of Exeter, N. H., who
is connected with the wholesale meat industry as traveling salesman
for the E. H. Moulton Company, was born in Newburyport, Mass.,
a son of Edwin R. and. Mary 0. (Peters) Litch. The father, who was
a native of the Canadian provinces, for a number of years conducted
a successful dry goods business in Exeter, dying in 1875. He was a
very progressive citizen, a Republican in politics; and a Mason of high
degree. He was affiliated religiously with the Baptist church. His wife

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Mary, who was born in Salem, Mass., survived him for a number of
years, dying in 1891. They had three children: Mary A., who is the
wife of Edwin L. Shute; Benjamin P., whose name appears at the head
of this sketch, and Edward, who died when two years old.
     Benjamin P. Litch was educated in the schools of Exeter. After
graduating from the high school he took up the meat business, being
first employed as clerk. Subsequently he conducted a meat business in
Exeter for about twelve years. He then became manager for the Nelson
Morris house at Haverhill, Mass., which position he retained for four
years, or until 1907. He then entered into his present connection with
the E. H. Moulton Company, of Haverhill, who are receivers for Swift
& Co., the National Packing Co., and Morris & Co.'s beef, lamb and
pork products of Chicago, Ill. He is a Republican in politics. His
secret society associations are with the Odd Fellows, Red Men, Knights
of Pythias and Royal Arcanum. He is a member also of the Exeter
Club. 
     Mr. Litch was married September 2, 1891, to Miss Olla M. Helson,
who was born in Manchester, N. H., a daughter of Richard W. and
Lydia N. (Hardy) Helson. Both parents were natives of New Hamp-
shire, the father of Sandown and his wife of Nashua. The former was
formerly a hardware merchant, but for the last twenty-seven years has
been in the mail service. They both reside in Portland, Me., where they
attend the Universalist church. Their children, in addition to Olla M.,
were Neva, who is the wife of Nathan C. Burnham, and Leon W. Mr.
and Mrs. Litch have two children, Richard Corning and Beatrice Olla.
The family attend the Phillips Congregational church.

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