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Birth	:	5 Sep 1749 Londonderry, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA
Death	:	31 Jan 1815
Burial	:	First Burial Yard, Henniker, Merrimack County, USA
Coordinate	:	43.1689949, -71.8198318
Description	:	Hon. Robert Wallace Aged 65 years Robert, second son and child of James and Mary (Wilson) Wallace, was born in Londonderry, New Hampshire, September 5, 1749. Upon his marriage in 1776, he moved to Henniker, New Hampshire, which became his permanent home. He at once became one of the leading men of the town. His influence during the Revolution was marked, and it was due to him more than to any other one person that the town responded promptly to all demands upon it whether for men or money. In 1782 he was elected to represent Henniker and Hillsborough for a term... Read More	Hon. Robert Wallace Aged 65 years Robert, second son and child of James and Mary (Wilson) Wallace, was born in Londonderry, New Hampshire, September 5, 1749. Upon his marriage in 1776, he moved to Henniker, New Hampshire, which became his permanent home. He at once became one of the leading men of the town. His influence during the Revolution was marked, and it was due to him more than to any other one person that the town responded promptly to all demands upon it whether for men or money. In 1782 he was elected to represent Henniker and Hillsborough for a term of two years in the state legislature and in 1784 was re-elected for another term. He was selectman between 1779 and 1791, inclusive, and for ten of these years he was chairman of the board. He was one of the councillors of the state from 1788 to 1803, a period of fifteen years. In 1791 he was a delegate from Henniker to the convention to frame a constitution for the state. He was one of the committee of ten chosen to prepare and report at an adjourned session the alteration; and amendments to be submitted to the people. As some of the ablest men in the state were members of the convention, and as this committee was the most important one selected, the choice of Mr. Wallace shows the esteem in which he was held by his fellow members. In 1803 he was appointed a judge of the court of common pleas for Hillsborough county, which then included Henniker. He held this position for ten years. He owned a large and highly cultivated farm in the southwest part of the town, upon which he built a fine old-time mansion where he exercised unstinted hospitality. Cogswell's "History of Henniker" says of him: "Although in public life continually for nearly a third of a century, his home and its inmates were never forgotten. There his brightest traits of character were shown, and his best humor, with his broad Scotch accent was exhibited. No one was turned from his door, but all alike were welcome. As he rode to church, and upon other occasions, in almost royal style, everybody did him homage, and all received from him a pleasant recognition in return. At his death the whole population of Henniker were sincere mourners, for the town had lost one of its most upright and honored citizens." On February 5, 1776, Robert Wallace married his first wife. Jannette, daughter of Robert and Mary Moore, of Londonderry, New Hampshire. They had eight children, of whom four lived to maturity: James, Robert Moore, born January 6, 1779; Mary, March 1, 1781, died September 16, 1783; Thomas, March 12, 1783; William, April 19, 1785, died March 20. 1813; John, August 3, 1787, died April 16, 1790; John, April 19, 1790, died April 21, 1709: Mary, August 8, 1792, married Peter Patterson, and lived in Perry, Leicester and Warsaw, New York. Mrs. Jannette (Moore) Wallace died August 1, 1794. Judge Wallace subsequently married for his second wife, Mrs. Betsey Eaton, of Weare, New Hampshire. Judge Wallace himself died January 30, 1815, at the age of sixty-five years.(1) (1)Genealogical and Family History of the State of New Hampshire: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Founding of a Nation By Lewis publishing company, Chicago Published by The Lewis publishing company, 1908 Item notes: v.1 Original from Harvard University Digitized Jan 31, 2008

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Latitude: 43.1689949
Longitude: -71.8198318

Family Members:

Parent

Mary Wilson Wallace

(1720 - 1814)

Spouse

Jennet Wallace

(unknow - 1794)

Siblings

James Wallace

(1762 - 1794)

William Wallace

(1767 - 1821)

Children

(1776 - 1812)

(1781 - 1783)

(1785 - 1808)

(1787 - 1790)

(1790 - 1803)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. First Burial Yard
Henniker, Merrimack County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1689949, -71.8198318

2. Old Cemetery
Henniker, Merrimack County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1747017, -71.8242035

3. Henniker Cemetery
Henniker, Merrimack County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1788890, -71.8130560

4. Chase Cemetery
Henniker, Merrimack County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1467896, -71.7991714

5. Friends Cemetery
Henniker, Merrimack County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1374690, -71.8288550

6. Harriman Yard
Henniker, Merrimack County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1299410, -71.8334400

7. Patten Family Yard
Henniker, Merrimack County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1350940, -71.8513790

8. Plummer Cemetery
Henniker, Merrimack County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1641998, -71.7585983

9. Colby Cemetery
Henniker, Merrimack County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2157210, -71.7924580

10. Huse Cemetery
Hopkinton, Merrimack County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1688600, -71.7461600

11. Muzzy Cemetery
Weare, Hillsborough County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1183400, -71.7871570

12. Bear Hill Cemetery
Hillsboro, Hillsborough County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1233100, -71.8686100

13. Sanborn Cemetery
Warner, Merrimack County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2283330, -71.8094440

14. Sisco Cemetery
Warner, Merrimack County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2248840, -71.8491650

15. Hoyt Cemetery
Warner, Merrimack County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2288890, -71.8211110

16. Collins Cemetery
Weare, Hillsborough County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1128760, -71.7829890

17. Clement Hill Cemetery
Hopkinton, Merrimack County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2065800, -71.7514600

18. Munroe Cemetery
Hillsborough County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1594009, -71.9158020

19. Bartlett Cemetery
Deering, Hillsborough County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0992012, -71.8041992

20. Farrar Cemetery
Hillsboro, Hillsborough County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1867300, -71.9146100

21. Preston Cemetery
Hillsboro, Hillsborough County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1149800, -71.8886100

22. Hardy Cemetery
Hopkinton, Merrimack County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2294180, -71.7612020

23. Clark Cemetery
Hillsboro, Hillsborough County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1335900, -71.9106500

24. Saint Marys Cemetery
Hillsboro, Hillsborough County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1249600, -71.9056200