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Francis Marion Hughes

Birth	:	5 Jul 1838 Windham, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA
Death	:	21 Aug 1916 Ashland, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
Burial	:	Green Grove Cemetery, Ashland, Grafton County, USA
Coordinate	:	43.6975400, -71.6401500
Plot	:	Lot 72
Description	:	Francis Marion Hughes came to Holderness April 9, 1839. He was organist at the Baptist Church for 25 years. After the Civil War he joined the firm of Baker, Carr and Hughes which started a paper manufacturing on the site of the Hosiery Mill. The buildings burned. It was a total loss because the insurance company called the factory to be running at the time of the fire. It was not operating. Francis Marion Hughes is the son of Barnet and Martha Lane (Clark) Hughes of Ashland. He and Mary Mooney Smith Baker were married... Read More	Francis Marion Hughes came to Holderness April 9, 1839. He was organist at the Baptist Church for 25 years. After the Civil War he joined the firm of Baker, Carr and Hughes which started a paper manufacturing on the site of the Hosiery Mill. The buildings burned. It was a total loss because the insurance company called the factory to be running at the time of the fire. It was not operating. Francis Marion Hughes is the son of Barnet and Martha Lane (Clark) Hughes of Ashland. He and Mary Mooney Smith Baker were married August 20, 1861. He was a member of the band, Third New Hampshire Volunteers during the Civil War. He enlisted in August of 1861 and was discharged one year later. Francis was an insurance agent, music teacher, pension agent, justice of the peace, notary public, secretary and treasurer of the Ashland Savings Bank. Francis was a member of the Band in 3rd N.H. Regt. En. Aug 1861. He and Mary had one child, Francis Marion Hughes who was born August 06, 1861 and died August 31, 1862. He died 8:45 pm on August 21, 1916. His name appears on the Holderness Town Honor Roll along with Francis M. Hughes, Frank L. Hughes, *George K. Hughes. Among the Ashland men who responded to the first call of Abraham Lincoln in 1861 were John C. Thompson, George K. Hughes and James Small. Some of the Ashland men who were in the Third Regiment were Francis M. Hughes, Avison Baker and John Haze Thompson. Of these Francis M. Hughes and Avison Baker were members of the band. Heavy were the hearts of those left behind as they resumed the regular routine of their daily occupation and strove to forget the danger of their loved ones. Barnet Hughes was the foremost man of the town, being the first selectman during that year of 1861. He lived in the Hughes homestead and was engaged in the occupation of farming.

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Francis Marion Hughes's memorial is located at: Green Grove Cemetery, Ashland, Grafton County, USA.
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Francis Marion Hughes death on 21 Aug 1916 in Ashland, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
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Latitude: 43.6975400
Longitude: -71.6401500

Family Members:

Parent

Barnet Hughes

(1813 - 1886)

Martha Lane Clark Hughes

(1816 - 1862)

Spouse

Mary Mooney Baker Hughes

(1841 - 1912)

Siblings

James Barnet Hughes

(1852 - 1925)

John Cutting Hughes

(1859 - 1931)

Lucy Ashland Hughes Cheney

(1868 - 1946)

Frederic William Hughes

(1872 - 1872)

Children

Francis Marion Hughes

(1861 - 1862)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Green Grove Cemetery
Ashland, Grafton County, USA
Coordinate: 43.6975400, -71.6401500

2. Ashland Episcopal Church Cemetery
Ashland, Grafton County, USA
Coordinate: 43.6963650, -71.6315670

3. Thompson Street Cemetery
Ashland, Grafton County, USA
Coordinate: 43.6975100, -71.6294000

4. Mooney Cemetery
Ashland, Grafton County, USA
Coordinate: 43.7019440, -71.6269440

5. Baker Cemetery
Ashland, Grafton County, USA
Coordinate: 43.6941990, -71.6254580

6. Kenfield Cemetery
Bridgewater, Grafton County, USA
Coordinate: 43.6837070, -71.6503550

7. Clark Cemetery
Ashland, Grafton County, USA
Coordinate: 43.7133330, -71.6113890

8. Howe-Clark Cemetery
Grafton County, USA
Coordinate: 43.7133330, -71.6113890

9. Webster-Cross Cemetery
Bridgewater, Grafton County, USA
Coordinate: 43.6715300, -71.6531200

10. Chandler Cemetery
New Hampton, Belknap County, USA
Coordinate: 43.6761110, -71.6147220

11. Union Cemetery
Bridgewater, Grafton County, USA
Coordinate: 43.7093500, -71.6763500

12. Ephraim Smith Cemetery
New Hampton, Belknap County, USA
Coordinate: 43.6708670, -71.6242670

13. Hicks Hill Cemetery
Ashland, Grafton County, USA
Coordinate: 43.7277780, -71.6313890

14. Nathaniel Robinson Cemetery
New Hampton, Belknap County, USA
Coordinate: 43.6658734, -71.6438178

15. Mitchell Family Cemetery
Bridgewater, Grafton County, USA
Coordinate: 43.7052780, -71.6838890

16. Owl Brook Cemetery
Ashland, Grafton County, USA
Coordinate: 43.7333200, -71.6300100

17. Young Cemetery
New Hampton, Belknap County, USA
Coordinate: 43.6650000, -71.6155560

18. Jackson Cemetery
New Hampton, Belknap County, USA
Coordinate: 43.6787830, -71.5935670

19. McCutcheon Cemetery
Bridgewater, Grafton County, USA
Coordinate: 43.6636110, -71.6702780

20. Lower Intervale Cemetery
Plymouth, Grafton County, USA
Coordinate: 43.7316100, -71.6733800

21. James Huckins Cemetery
New Hampton, Belknap County, USA
Coordinate: 43.6638650, -71.6055770

22. Fogg Cemetery
New Hampton, Belknap County, USA
Coordinate: 43.6908330, -71.5827780

23. Old Home Cemetery
Bridgewater, Grafton County, USA
Coordinate: 43.6769440, -71.6933330

24. Plaisted Cemetery
New Hampton, Belknap County, USA
Coordinate: 43.6889000, -71.5794000