Fred Reckendorf of Portsmouth, N.H. Biography from History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire

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

Page 1297

     FRED RECKENDORF,* owner and proprietor of a thriving black-
smith shop in Portsmouth, was born in Boston, Mass., May 6, 1880, a son
of Jacob Reckendorf. Besides the subject of this sketch there were three
other children in the Reckendorf family--Amelia, Anna, who was adopted by
people of the name of Washburn, and Peter.
     Fred Reckendorf lost his parents when he was only three years old. He
attended the common schools in boyhood and until he was eighteen years
of age, in the meanwhile, however, beginning to learn the blacksmith's trade.
After leaving school he continued to work at blacksmithing, in the dull season
being connected with the fish business. After working at his trade in various
places in New England, spending three months in Dover, he came to Ports-
mouth from that city in September, 1912, and established his present busi-
ness. Mr. Reckendorf married Margaret Huntley, a native of North Cutler,
Me. She died November 18, 1911, leaving one child, a daughter, Leona.
Mr. Reckendorf is independent in politics.