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Almon Greene Harris

Birth	:	24 Jan 1870 Boscawen, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, USA
Death	:	19 Jan 1937 Boscawen, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, USA
Burial	:	Woodlawn Cemetery, Penacook, Merrimack County, USA
Coordinate	:	43.2728200, -71.5950700
Plot	:	Section F, Lot 20-28, Grave 6
Description	:	s/o Ezra Sheldon and Sarah (Greene) Harris; h/o (1) married Clara Forsyth Grimes of Hillsboro, who died June 5, 1910 and h/o (2) Margaret E. Carroll of Boscawen October 3, 1912, and they are the parents of six children: Carol, born December 6, 1913; Almon Greene, Jr., born August 2, 1915; Edwin Sheldon, born April 2, 1917; Carl Webster, born February 23, 1919; Janet, born April 6, 1921, and Robert Buckman, born October 24. 1922. Woolen manufacturer; educated public schools Boscawen, NH; Concord high school, 1888; Comer's Commercial College, Boston, MA; Congregationalist; Republican; selectman, Boscawen, NH; seven years (chairman... Read More	s/o Ezra Sheldon and Sarah (Greene) Harris; h/o (1) married Clara Forsyth Grimes of Hillsboro, who died June 5, 1910 and h/o (2) Margaret E. Carroll of Boscawen October 3, 1912, and they are the parents of six children: Carol, born December 6, 1913; Almon Greene, Jr., born August 2, 1915; Edwin Sheldon, born April 2, 1917; Carl Webster, born February 23, 1919; Janet, born April 6, 1921, and Robert Buckman, born October 24. 1922. Woolen manufacturer; educated public schools Boscawen, NH; Concord high school, 1888; Comer's Commercial College, Boston, MA; Congregationalist; Republican; selectman, Boscawen, NH; seven years (chairman three years); member board of education fifteen years, present chairman; many years member board of water commissioners; treasurer Harris-Emery Company, woolen manufacturers, Boscawen, NH; director Agawan Co, Agawan, MA; Mason, 32d degree and Knight Templar; has served as District Deputy Grand Lecturer, and District Deputy Grand Master, 4th Masonic District of NH. Residence, Boscawen, NH. Source: One Thousand New Hampshire Notables, pg 314. ********************************************* “For three generations the name of Harris has stood in New Hampshire for all that is best in the woolen industry, and the present head of the family, Almon Greene Harris, is bringing up four fine boys to continue the record of the eighty-five years in which the Harris mills have been a large part of the industrial life of the town of Boscawen and the village of Penacook. Aside from his devotion to his family and his business, Mr. Harris has taken a prominent part in all the worth while activities of his community, that has no more valuable citizen, nor one more highly esteemed. He was born in Boscawen, January 24, 1870, son of Ezra Sheldon and Sarah (Greene) Harris. He was educated in the public schools of the town, supplementing the course with that of the Concord High School, from which he graduated in 1888. and one at Comers' Commercial College in Boston. On completing this course he entered the employ of his father, proprietor of the Dustin Island Woolen Mills. Serving a short apprenticeship, he was promoted to the position of office manager, which he held until the death of his father. March 22, 1893. The business was then incorporated with Robert L. Harris, President, and Almon G. Harris, Treasurer. In July, 1906, Robert L. Harris and Almon G. Harris, in partnership with Arthur B. Emery, of New York City, purchased the Quechee Mills, at Quechee, Vermont. They began immediately as white flannel manufacturers, under the title of The J. C. Parker Co. Robert P. Harris was President, and Almon G. Harris, Treasurer, of the corporation. Under their management this mill was remodeled, and the production approximately doubled. In 1911 Robert P. Harris, Almon G. Harris, and Arthur B. Emery consolidated their mill properties at Boscawen, New Hampshire, and Quechee, Vermont, by organizing a new corporation under the title of Harris, Emery Co. Robert L. Harris became President, Arthur B. Emery, Vice President, and Almon G. Harris, Treasurer. A salesroom was opened in New York, with a selling organization managed by Mr. Emery. In 1923 a modern mill building and steam plant were added to the Penacook mill, doubling its capacity. Robert L. Harris died July 4, 1923, and Arthur B. Emery succeeded him as President. Mr. Emery died in 1928, and Almon G. Harris became President of the Harris, Emery Co. also of the Agawam Company, which they had purchased in 1916. A member of the Republican party, he has for seven years been Selectman of Boscawen, chairman for three years; and a member of the State Legislature two sessions, 19031905. He has been chairman and a member of the Board of Education for more than twenty years, and has served for years on the Board of Water Commissioners. Mr. Harris has long been prominent in Masonic circles, served three years as Master of his home lodge ; is a Knight Templar, and holds the thirty-second degree in the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite; is also a member of Bektash Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine; and has been Deputy Grand Lecturer and District Grand Master of the Fourth Masonic District of the State. He has also served as Master of the Grange. He has always attended the Congregational Church. On October 12, 1909, Almon Greene Harris married Clara Forsyth Grimes of Hillsboro, who died June 5, 1910. He married Margaret E. Carroll of Boscawen. October 3, 1912, and they are the parents of six children: Carol, born December 6, 1913; Almon Greene, Jr., born August 2, 1915; Edwin Sheldon, born April 2, 1917; Carl Webster, born February 23, 1919; Janet, born April 6, 1921, and Robert Buckman, born October 24. 1922.” From: History of Boscawen – Webster Fifty Years 1883 – 1933 Compiled by Willis G. Buxton Pages 374-376

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Where is Almon Greene Harris's memorial?
Almon Greene Harris's memorial is located at: Woodlawn Cemetery, Penacook, Merrimack County, USA.
When did Almon Greene Harris death?
Almon Greene Harris death on 19 Jan 1937 in Boscawen, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Almon Greene Harris's memorial?
Latitude: 43.2728200
Longitude: -71.5950700

Family Members:

Parent

Ezra Sheldon Harris

(1827 - 1893)

Sarah Amelia Greene Harris

(1841 - 1935)

Spouse

Clara Forsyth Grimes Harris

(1875 - 1910)

Margaret Ethel Carroll Blair

(1888 - 1965)

Siblings

Harry Sheldon Harris

(1868 - 1948)

Lucy Cassandra Harris

(1874 - 1955)

Grace Greene Harris Hubbard

(1863 - 1935)

Robert Lincoln Harris

(1865 - 1923)

Children

Almon Green Harris Jr.

(1917 - 1987)

Edwin Sheldon Harris

(1917 - 2000)

Flowers:

Nearby Cemetories:

1. Woodlawn Cemetery
Penacook, Merrimack County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2728200, -71.5950700

2. Penacook Calvary Cemetery
Penacook, Merrimack County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2720400, -71.5940000

3. Hardy Cemetery
Penacook, Merrimack County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2763200, -71.6156600

4. Maple Grove Cemetery
Concord, Merrimack County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2514000, -71.5725021

5. Horse Hill Cemetery
Concord, Merrimack County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2501730, -71.6257100

6. Plains Cemetery
Boscawen, Merrimack County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3120480, -71.6164830

7. Boscawen Cemetery
Grafton County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3123310, -71.6160910

8. Pine Grove Cemetery
East Concord, Merrimack County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2422600, -71.5349800

9. Old Fort Cemetery
East Concord, Merrimack County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2384400, -71.5345900

10. Calvary Cemetery
Concord, Merrimack County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2235985, -71.5558014

11. Hoit Cemetery
Loudon, Merrimack County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2887880, -71.5186790

12. Beth Jacob Cemetery
Concord, Merrimack County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2210180, -71.5569180

13. Pine Grove Cemetery
Boscawen, Merrimack County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3241997, -71.6408005

14. Blossom Hill Cemetery
Concord, Merrimack County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2197300, -71.5510900

15. Maxfield Cemetery
Loudon, Merrimack County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2971330, -71.5137550

16. Abbott Cemetery
Loudon, Merrimack County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2974230, -71.5133000

17. Jeremiah Clough Burial Site
Chichester, Merrimack County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3375430, -71.5826150

18. Maplewood Cemetery
Boscawen, Merrimack County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3258300, -71.6508400

19. Osgoodite Cemetery
Canterbury, Merrimack County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3368660, -71.5650340

20. Canterbury Village Cemetery
Canterbury, Merrimack County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3371220, -71.5648240

21. New Hampshire State Veterans Cemetery
Boscawen, Merrimack County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3347168, -71.6365891

22. Old North Cemetery
Concord, Merrimack County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2148300, -71.5435600

23. Saint Pauls School Cemetery
Concord, Merrimack County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1968994, -71.5886002

24. Millville Cemetery
Concord, Merrimack County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1968994, -71.5875015