Landmarks in Ancient Dover, New Hampshire by Mary P. Thompson, Durham, N.H. ©1892, Printed by the Republican Press Association, Concord, N.H. LANDMARKS: Haven’s Hill NAMES: HAVEN, Rev. Joseph; This hill is in Rochester, on the main road from Dover to Norway Plains. Here stood the first meeting-house in Rochester, built in 1731. Its name was derived from the Rev. Joseph Haven of Portsmouth, who was installed at Rochester, Jan. 10, 1776, and there died Jan. 27, 1825, after a pastorate of forty nine years. PG 97 Transcriber notes: *This is now a cemetery in Rochester please see the Strafford Archives Page for Haven Hill Cemetery under Rochester. Http://www.usgwarchives.net/nh/straffor.htm - Submitted by C. Parziale ********************************************************************* * * * * 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. **********************************************************************