Daniel McIntire Biography from History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire From: Claudia Menzel - menzel99@gateway.net Surname: MCINTIRE Source: History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire and Representative Citizens by Charles A. Hazlett, Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., Chicago, Ill., 1915 Page 801 DANIEL McINTIRE, a well known and esteemed citizen of Ports- mouth, now living retired at 284 Richards Avenue, was born in York, Me., January 28, 1829, a son of Ebenezer and Abigail (Junkins) McIn- tire. Both his parents were natives of Maine, the father being a farmer by occupation. They were affiliated with the Methodist church. They had five children, of whom the subject of this sketch is the only one now living. The maternal grandfather was Joseph Junkins. Daniel McIntire was educated in the common schools, which he attended during the winter months only until seventeen years old. Dur- ing the summer he worked at farming. On reaching the age of twenty- one years he engaged in bridge building and repairing and was thus occupied for twelve years. Subsequently he was toll gatherer for the Portsmouth toll bridge between Portsmouth and Kittery, Me., for thirty- two and a half years, working from early morning until eleven at night. Afterwards he was in the grain business for seven years and since then has been dealing in real estate, though lately practical1y retired. He is a Republican in politics, but casts his vote according to his judgment, in local affairs. Mr. McIntire was first married in 1856 to Elizabeth Thompson of York, Me. She died in 1863, leaving three children: Clarence; Carrie, now deceased, who was the wife of Albert Frost; and Martin, who is engaged in the drug business in Boston, and married Annie Joll. Mr. McIntire was married secondly in 1866 to Ellen M. Thompson, a sister of his first wife, who also was born in York, Me. They were daughters of Joseph and Mary (McIntire) Thompson, their father being a bridge builder and farmer. There were five children in the Thompson family, of whom but two are now living. Mr. and Mrs. Mclntire have a son, Daniel A., residing with his parents, who married Inez La Gro and has two children, Clarence L. and Daniel Porter. Mr. Mclntire and family attend the Methodist church. ********************************************************************** * * * * NOTICE: Printing the files within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. * * * *The USGenWeb Project makes no claims or estimates of the validity of the information submitted and reminds you that each new piece of information must be researched and proved or disproved by weight of evidence. It is always best to consult the original material for verification.