Martha Abbie RIX

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• Census: 1860, Living with parents in Strafford, Strafford Co., New Hampshire
• Census: 1870, Living with parents in Rochester, Monroe Co., New York
• Census: 1880, Living with parents in Concord, Merrimack Co., New Hampshire
• Census: 1900, Living in Concord, Merrimack Co., New Hampshire
• Census: 1910, Living with parents in Concord, Merrimack Co., New Hampshire

Martha married Herbert L. TREVETTE on 12 Dec 1883 in Concord, Merrimack Co., New Hampshire. Herbert was born on 22 Feb 1855 in Prospect, Waldo County, Maine; died on 4 Sep 1897 in Concord, Merrimack Co., New Hampshire; was buried in Blossom Hill Cemetery, Concord, Merrimack Co., New Hampshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Leslie Rix TREVETTE was born on 26 Jul 1884 in Concord, Merrimack Co., New Hampshire.
2. Mary Angeline TREVETTE was born on 28 Aug 1886 in Concord, Merrimack Co., New Hampshire; died on 1 Jul 1902 in Concord, Merrimack Co., New Hampshire; was buried in Blossom Hill Cemetery, Concord, Merrimack Co., New Hampshire.
3. Ralph Elsworth TREVETTE was born on 14 Sep 1888 in Concord, Merrimack Co., New Hampshire; died on 3 Feb 1926 in Nashua, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire; was buried in Blossom Hill Cemetery, Concord, Merrimack Co., New Hampshire.

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• Census: 1850, Living with parents in Ridgeway, Orleans Co., New York
• Census: 1860, Living in Strafford, Strafford Co., New Hampshire
• Census: 1870, Living in Rochester, Monroe Co., New York
• Census: 1880, Living in Concord, Merrimack Co., New Hampshire
• Census: 1900, Living in Concord, Merrimack Co., New Hampshire
• Occupation: 1900, Genealogist
• Census: 1910, Living in Concord, Merrimack Co., New Hampshire

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Mr. Rix received what little education he has in the common schools, one term in a High School in Rumney, NH, and one winter in the common school in Middleport, NY, in the winter of 1845-46, which was the last of his schooling. At the age of sixteen he accompanied his parents to western New York and located in Hartland, Niagara County, and in the fall of that year (1844) he went with his parents to Middleport, about ten miles away, and in about one year they removed to Jeddo, Orleans County, a little hamlet about five miles from Middleport, just across the line of Orleans County on the "Ridge Road." Here he remained, working for his father in the shop, when his parents removed to Michigan in 1851, when he returned east to visit his grandparents, who were living in Haverhill, NH. Here he met the lady whom he afterwards made his wife, and in consequence concluded he would not return, and entered the employ of Jonathan S. Nichols at Haverhill Corner, in the department of blacksmithing. Her he remained till the spring of 1853, when he wen to Littleton, his native town, and entered the employ of Daniel C. Quimby, when he left there July 18, 1853, for Michigan, where his parents resided. Here he entered into partnership with Mr. Munroe Ingraham in the foundry and machine business.

In May, 1854, he started east for his bride, and immediately after his marriage started on his return for Michigan. That same fall both he and his wife were taken down with fever and ague, and being dissatisfied with the country he disposed of his interest in the business and returned to Littleton and again entered into the employ of Mr. Quimby. In the spring of 1855 he removed to Concord, NH, and entered the employ of Lewis Downing & Sons, carriage manufacturers, where he remained till the war of 1861-65 broke out, when he removed to western New York and located at County Line, a village and post office of that name on the line between Niagara and Orleans Counties, and about two miles from Lake Ontario. Here he entered into business with his brother Joel in the business of carriage making and custom blacksmithing. Here he remained till July 21, 1862 when he enlisted in Co. A, 129th NY vol. Inft., Capt. Erastus M. Spaulding, Col. Peter A. Porte. He was mustered into the U.S. service at Lockport, Aug. 22, 1862, and the next day the regiment left for Baltimore, Md., where it did guard duty in and around Baltimore. December 19, 1862, the regiment was reorganized into the 8th New York Heavy Artillery. In Grant's campaign of 1864 the regiment was ordered to the front.

Mr. Rix was appointed Armorer at Fort McHenry, Baltimore, Md., Oct. 21, 1862; Brigade Armorer at same fort, may 17, 1863; and Artificer in May, 1864. He participated in the battles of North Anna river, Coal Harbor, June 3, 1864, front of Petersburg, June 16, 17, 19 and 22, at which battle he was wounded and taken to the rear. He was taken to Washington, DC and landed in mount Pleasant Hospital, where his right leg was amputated July 7, 1864. His wife went to Washington to care for him and was with him until early in November of that years, when they both went to their home, which had been established in the spring at the old stand of his father.

In February, 1865, he returned to the hospital in Washington and was discharged March 21, 1865, and returned to Jeddo and commenced anew the carriage business. he continued the business until 1873, when in that year he made a visit east, and an opening presented itself which he took advantage of and returning to Jeddo sold out his plant and in November 1873, removed his family to Concord, N, and entered the employ of the Concord Carriage Co., as foreman in the blacksmithing department. In 1878 he went to St. Louis, Mo., as superintendent of a large carriage manufactory, and after a year moved his family there, but his wife being very much out of health and homesick he returned with them, but went back and stayed four years, when the firm abandoned the carriage business and went into manufacturing electric street cars, but Mr. Rix not understanding such work, nor caring for it, returned to Concord and re-entered the employ of the concord Carriage Co.

Mr. Rix has been a strong temperance man all his life and is probably the oldest "Son of Temperance" in the state, if not in the United States, having been initiated in Jeddo Division, No. 27, by Philip S. White, of Philadelphia, in June, 1847. He was also made an Odd Fellow in Moosehillock Lodge, No. 25, in Haverhill, NH, in January, 1852. He is also a member of the G.A.R. Post, in Concord. he is a Justice of the Peace and Quorum. In 1898, Mr. Rix lost his health, so much so that he has been unable since to do any manual labor, and since has been doing genealogical work. Both Mr. and Mrs. Rix are members of the M.E. Church in Concord, where they reside.

Guy married Abigail Augusta PLACE on 28 May 1854 in Warren, New Hampshire. Abigail was born on 1 Feb 1835 in Haverhill, Grafton Co., New Hampshire; died on 19 Sep 1924 in Concord, Merrimack Co., New Hampshire; was buried in Blossom Hill Cemetery, Concord, Merrimack Co., New Hampshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Fact: Daughter of James Place and Mary Lovejoy (Gould)
• Census: 1860, Living with husband in Strafford, Stafford Co., New Hampshire
• Census: 1870, Living with husband in Rochester, Monroe Co., New York
• Census: 1880, Living with husband in Concord, Merrimack Co., New Hampshire
• Census: 1900, Living with husband in Concord, Merrimack Co., New Hampshire
• Census: 1910, Living with husband in Concord, Merrimack Co., New Hampshire