James A. N. Rugg Biography from History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire
From: William F. (Bill) Prokasy - wprokasy@arches.uga.edu

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

Page 1142

   JAMES A. N. RUGG, a well known wood-worker and joiner of Ports-
mouth, N. H.. is a native of this city and a son of Ivah N. Rugg. His father
was born in Vermont and was also a wood worker, he and his son, the subject
of this sketch, being in business together for a number of years. He married
Olive Ann Brooks of Maine. They were members of Middle Street Baptist
Church, of which he was sexton for some fifty years. Their children were
two in number-Ann E., now deceased, who was the wife of Stephen L.
Davis, and James A. N. The paternal grandfather of our subject was Elijah
Rugg.

Page 1145

   James A. N. Rugg was educated in the common and high schools of
Portsmouth, after which he learned the trade of joiner and wood-worker
under his father, with whom he was subsequently in partnership, as above narrated. For 
some time he has done business on his own account and has
been successful, finding plenty of profitable work in his line. He has taken
a more or less active part in public affairs, having formerly been a member of
the city council, and also assessor for a number of years and selectman.
   In 1865 Mr. Rugg married Susan E. Canney, who was born in East Bos-
ton, a daughter of Benjamin and Emily (Staples) Canney. Her father in
early life was a stage driver and later a teamster and truckman. There were
four children in the Canney family-Benjamin parents of two children-S. Alberta
and Willis N. The family attend the Christian church, of which Mr. Rugg
is treasurer. He resides at No. 107 Maplewood Avenue, on which thorough-
fare he was born and on which he has lived all his life.

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