Dr. Fred K. Taylor of Brentwood, 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 835 DR. FRED K. TAYLOR, veterinary surgeon and farmer, of Brent- wood, N. H., was born in this town May 22, 1864, a son of John H. and Sarah F. (Chase) Taylor. His ancestors came to this country from England, his great-great-grandfather being a son of the Duke of Hamilton. Some among them served in the Revolutionary war. John H. Taylor, our subject's father, was born in Brentwood, N. H., March 5, 1826. He was a prominent soap manufacturer, in which busi- ness he continued up to the time of his death. His wife, Sarah, born at Kingston, N. H., July 16, 1831, is now deceased. Fred K. Taylor was the fifth born of his parents's six children. He began his education in the district schools and later had the advantage of a private tutor. He remained on his father's farm until he was twenty- one. The first money he earned was used by his father to buy a barrel of flour. He then went to Exeter and secured a position there in a shoe factory, but his father gave him $200 to give it up and return home to work the farm, they sharing the profits together, and he has remained on the farm continually ever since. He spent seven years in the study of veterinary surgery, receiving his diploma November 2, 1911, since which time he has practiced this profession, in addition to farming. The house in which he resides, and where both he and his father were born, was built by his grandfather when the father of our subject was but seventeen years old, in 1843. A Republican in politics, Dr. Taylor has served the town of Brentwood as road agent for several terms. His farm is well stocked with fine horses and cattle, and in addition to his other employments, he carries on a large wholesale meat business. Dr. Taylor was married January 8, 1889, to Cora I., daughter of George D. Bartlett, who for twenty-five years was postmaster of Brent- wood. They have five children: Harry E., who resides in Methuen, Mass., and is unmarried; George H., who married Lena Lewis of Dover, N. H., and has two children, Everett and Cecil; Sidney A., single, a jeweler, residing in Exeter; Fred H., now fifteen years old, and Bertha M., thirteen. Dr. Taylor is affiliated fraternally with the Odd Fellows. His religious connections are with the Baptist church.