Edwin Alonzo Rand of Portsmouth, N.H. Biography from A History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire (1915) Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Louise Temples - pc_genie@ix.netcom.com Copyright. All rights reserved. ************************************************************************ Full copyight notice - http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm USGenWeb Archives - http://www.usgwarchives.net ************************************************************************ Page 845 EDWIN ALONZO RAND, who owns and operates a good farm of forty acres on the Lafayette road, Portsmouth, N. H., was born on his present farm October 1, 1872, son of Alonzo and Mary (Peabody) Rand. The father of our subject was also born on this farm and fol- lowed agriculture all his life. His wife was from Antrim, N. H. Both are now deceased and are buried in the family lot on this farm. They were members of the Christian church. Edwin Alonzo Rand, who was his parents' only child, acquired his education in the common schools, which he attended until about four- teen years old. He then began work on the farm with his father, and has since remained her, inheriting the farm at his father's death. He carried on general farming, raising enough stock for his own use. He is a Republican in politics and an up-to-date, energetic citizen. On June 4, 1903, Mr. Rand married Mrs. Ida M. Smith, the widow of John M. Smith. She is a daughter of Edward and Ellen (Smith) Trewhela, whose only other child was Ellen, wife of William Davey. Her father died when she was six years old and her mother subsequently married for her second husband, Schuela Grant, of which latter union there were no children. By her first marriage to Mr. Smith, Mrs. Rand had one child, Chauncy M. Smith. The family attend the Chris- tian church.