TITLE: Bio, GEORGE M. BEARD SOURCE: History of Strafford County, New Hampshire and Representative Citizens by John Scales, editor Dover Daily Democrat, published by Richmond- Arnold Publishing Co., F.J. Richmond, Pres; C.R. Arnold, Sec and Treas., Chicago, Ill., ©1914 pg 750 - 751 TRANSCRIBED: by C Parziale, Feb 2001 **************************************************************************** GEORGE M. BEARD, * whose farm of 70 acres, in the town of Dover, is devoted to general farming and stock raising, is a member of an old Strafford county family and has been identified with business affairs at Dover since 1896. He was born at Farmington, N.H, November 19, 1858, and is a son of Arthur L. and Abigail (Sanborn) Beard, the former of whom was born at Lebanon and the latter at Alton, N.H. For many years they resided at Farmington and there George M. Beard, their only child, grew to manhood. Arthur L. Beard died at Farmington in 1907, having survived his wife two years. George M. Beard attended the public schools at Farmington until he was 16 years of age, when he became an employee in a shoe manufactory and he remained connected with the shoemaking industry at Farmington for a number of years. When he first came to Dover he entered the employ of J.H. Ireland & Company, shoe manufacturers, with which firm he remained for five years, afterward becoming associated with the shoe manufacturing firm of D.L. Furber & Company, where he continues and now is foreman of the upper leather room. In 1900 Mr. Beard located on the farm which is his place of residence and here he carries on his agricultural industries with results that indicate judicious farming methods. Mr. Beard married Miss Hannah E. Bolo, of Dover, N.H., and they have an adopted son, George F. Beard. Mr. Beard has always given his political support to the democratic party. He has been identified with the Masonic fraternity for many years, belonging to the blue Lodge at Farmington and also to the Chapter at Farmington, and to the Commandery at Dover. *************************************************************************** * * * * 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 to other sites requires permission from submitters PRIOR to 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.