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Herrick Aiken

Birth	:	8 Jun 1797 Peterborough, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
Death	:	7 Nov 1866 Franklin, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, USA
Burial	:	Franklin Cemetery, Franklin, Merrimack County, USA
Coordinate	:	43.4439540, -71.6552690
Plot	:	Sec K Lot 41
Inscription	:	HERRICK AIKEN Born June 8, 1797. Died Nov. 7, 1866 An honest man
Description	:	Son of Matthew and Sally (Hackett) Aiken Edmund Burke, former U.S. Commissioner of Patents, in 1865 described Herrick Aiken as a man of "true genius." Herrick had learned leather tanning from his father, and by 1823 he had patented nine improvements in tools for that trade. In 1837 he moved to Franklin, where he continued to invent in a rented machine shop. Over the next 30 years he requested 60 patents, only a dozen of which were granted. "Herrick, second son and child of Matthew and Sally (Herrick) Aiken, was born in Peterboro, June 8, 1797. He was... Read More	Son of Matthew and Sally (Hackett) Aiken Edmund Burke, former U.S. Commissioner of Patents, in 1865 described Herrick Aiken as a man of "true genius." Herrick had learned leather tanning from his father, and by 1823 he had patented nine improvements in tools for that trade. In 1837 he moved to Franklin, where he continued to invent in a rented machine shop. Over the next 30 years he requested 60 patents, only a dozen of which were granted. "Herrick, second son and child of Matthew and Sally (Herrick) Aiken, was born in Peterboro, June 8, 1797. He was a mechanic of unusual ability — ingenious, resourceful and creative — and was awarded several medals for his inventions, which included a spiral brush, a leather-splitting machine, and other valuable appliances. He first established himself in business as a manufacturer of machinery at Dracut, Massachusetts, but removed to Franklin, New Hampshire, in 1838, and in addition to carrying on quite an extensive enterprise he found ample opportunity for experiments in developing his ideas. He was the first to conceive the practicability of the cog-rail for use on mountain railways, made the ascent of Mount Washington on horseback for the purpose of familiarizing himself with the exact grade and the other difficulties to be overcome, and constructed a working model of his plan, but was unable to convince railroad men and capitalists of its feasibility. His plan was afterwards adopted, however, but not in his lifetime. He also constructed a screw propeller some years before that appliance came into general use. He died November 7, 1866. On February 5, 1830, he married Ann Matilda Bradley, who was born in Saco, Maine, August 28, 1810, daughter of Isaac Bradley, of Dracut, and a descendant in the fifth generation of the renowned Hannah Duston, whose thrilling adventures as a captive among the Indians forms an interesting episode in the early history of Haverhill, Massachusetts. Ann Matilda become the mother of five children, namely: Walter, Jonas, James, Francis Herrick and Charles Lowe."

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Herrick Aiken's memorial is located at: Franklin Cemetery, Franklin, Merrimack County, USA.
When did Herrick Aiken death?
Herrick Aiken death on 7 Nov 1866 in Franklin, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, USA
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Latitude: 43.4439540
Longitude: -71.6552690

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Ann Matilda Bradley Aiken

(1810 - 1884)

Siblings

Sally Aiken Stevens

(1799 - 1882)

Children

Walter Scott Aiken

(1831 - 1893)

Jonas Bradley Aiken

(1833 - 1903)

James Hackett Aiken

(1835 - 1852)

Francis Herrick “Frank” Aiken

(1843 - 1876)

Charles Lowe Aiken

(1845 - 1925)

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