Roderick C. Roger Biography from History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire From: Laura Armetta - FURRY1000@aol.com Surname: ROGER Source: History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire and Representative Citizens by Charles A. Hazlett, Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., Chicago, Ill., 1915 Page 988 RODERICK C. ROGER, expert tailor, who is proprietor of a tailoring business at Exeter, is well known to many careful and particular people who find his work and the fabrics he handles quite as satisfactory as they would be in larger cities. He is still a young man but has had a thorough training in all the details of his trade. He was born on Prince Edward Island, July 18, 1882; and is a son of William Thomas and Eleanor (Ramsey) Rogers. His parents never came to the United States, and died on their farm in Prince Edward Island. They were members of the Presbyterian church. Their family consisted of the fol- lowing children: Annie, who is the widow of John McPherson; Sophia, who is deceased; Russell ; Carrie, who is deceased; Emma, who is the wife of George Shaw; Roderick C. ; John A. ; Garfield R., and Sarah, who is deceased. After his school days were over, Roderick C. Rogers started to learn the tailor's trade in ,New Brunswick, and served three years in Albert County, and two years longer in Summerside, and from there went to Halifax. In May 1901, he came to Exeter, and for four years was in the employ of the well-known tailor, George M. Beaton, After that he traveled over the country until 1909, working in Boston and also in British Columbia, and again in Boston, but finally deciding that Exeter was a fair enough business field, and therefore he established his busi- , ness here in I909. He owns valuable property, including his residence at No.5 Oak Street, and one acre of land. He looks after the wants of his customers himself and keeps three hands regularly employed. In 1911 Mr. Rogers was united in marriage with Miss Jennie Baker, who was also born on Prince Edward Island, a daughter of Stephen and Ada (McArthur) Baker, who came to the United States and settled at Boston, where Mrs. Baker died in 1912. Mr. Baker, a railroad man, still resides in that city. Mrs. Rogers had two sisters and one brother : Ida, wife of Torquil McCloud; Herman, who is deceased; and Elsie. Mr . and Mrs. Rogers have one child, Vera Ada. They attend the First Congregational Church. In his political views Mr. Rogers maintains in- dependence. He belongs to the lodge of Odd Fellows at Exeter, and has been an official in the same. ********************************************************************** * * * 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 t other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIORto 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.