TITLE:  Jeremiah Knight Aldrich, Obituary, Aug 3, 1905

SUBMITTER: John E. Reed, great grandson of Jermeiah Knight 
           From the scrapbook of Joseph L Clough in the possession 
           of his grandson John E Reed, Yucaipa, CA.

Format: CParziale Jan 2001
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Obituary
Jeremiah Knight Aldrich
May 20, 1826 - Aug 3, 1905

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THE NASHUA TELEGRAPH
THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1905
Nashua, Hillsborough Co., NH
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 REV. JEREMIAH K. ALDRICH.
  Rev. Jeremiah Knight Aldrich died
at his home, 535 Columbus avenue,
Boston, on Thursday, Aug. 3rd.  Mr.
Aldrich was well known in  Nashua,
having been the last pastor of the old
Olive Street church.  He came to
Nashua the last part of 1876 and con-
tinued in the pastorate of that church
until it united with the Pearl Street
church in 1879.  He was born in
Providence, R. I., on May 20, 1826, and
after completing his  education con-
ducted a private school in Warwick,
R. I., for several years.  Entering the
Congregational ministry, he filled pas-
torates in Riverpoint, R. I., Bridge-
water and Groton, Mass., twice in
Rye, N, H., Nashua, Wellfleet and
Yarmouth, Mass., and last at Eastford,
Conn., preaching continuously until
about a year ago, excepting about two
years, when he was obliged to discon-
tinue on account of ill health.  He
was married in Providence in 1848 to
Miss Sarah Hamer, who died in 1884.
He was again married in 1893 to Miss
Bertha E. Anderson at Amesbury,
Mass., who survives him.  He is also
survived by seven daughters and one
son, one of the daughters being Mrs.
Joseph L. Clough of this city.
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Note by John Reed:
Jeremiah was buried in the Elmwood Cemetery, Providence, RI; in 1905 as
shown on the grave marker.  This is now (in Nov 2000) the Locust Grove
Cemetery on Elmwood Ave, 15 ft of telephone pole #48 per
http://www.rootsweb.com/~rigenweb/cemetery/descript03.html


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