John N. Sanborn of Hampton Falls, N.H. Biography from A History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire (1915)

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   JOHN N. SANBORN, one of the leading men in the town of Hampton
Falls, was born in this town, February 4, 1843, a son of Levi and Mary
(Berry) Sanborn. He is a grandson of James Sanborn and a great grand-
son of Benjamin Sanborn, a Revolutionary soldier who died in 1825, and
whose wife in maidenhood was Betty Blake. Levi Sanborn, who was also a
native of Hampton Falls, served in the War of 1812-15. He married Mary,
daughter of Ebenezer Berry of Pittsfield, and their children were as follows:
Albert J., who married Sarah Johnson of Seabrook, N. H.; Levi T., who
married Sarah Perkins of Rye, N. H.; George B., who represented this town
in the legislature in 1874-5, and who died in 1893; and John N., the subject
of this sketch, who resides on the old homestead.
   John N. Sanborn acquired a practical education in the public schools and
since his youth has been engaged in farming and cattle dealing. He has a
well kept and productive farm and is one of the substantial and reliable cit-
izens of the town, in every respect a prosperous and representative New Eng-
land farmer, who has maintained the honor and credit of the old and respected
family to which he belongs. He served the town as representative in 1885
and as state senator in 1910, showing a comprehensive knowledge of public
affairs and faithfully guarding the interests of his constituents. He is known
throughout this section as a remarkably shrewd and successful business man,
of the strictest honor and integrity. In politics he is a Republican.
   Mr. Sanborn married Miss Lucy E. Marston, daughter of James and
Lucy (Dennett) Marston of North Hampton, N. H. Their children are:
Laura, born October 11, 1881; Levi N., born September 2, 1883; Grant B.,
born October 8, 1885, and Alice J. D., born February 12, 1887.