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Jesse Gault

Birth	:	20 Sep 1823 Hooksett, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, USA
Death	:	8 May 1888 Hooksett, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, USA
Burial	:	Head Cemetery, Hooksett, Merrimack County, USA
Coordinate	:	43.1134800, -71.4521000
Description	:	"Hon. Jesse Gault was brought up on his father's farm, and his opportunities for obtaining an education were the public school and Pembroke Academy. At the age of sixteen he began teaching in his own district, where he taught the winter school for four consecutive years, working on the farm in summer. Subsequently he was an instructor in Suncook and Hooksett village. On reaching twenty-two he left home to commence life's work for himself and went to Baltimore, Md., where he engaged as book-keeper and surveyor for Messrs. Abbott & Jones, ship lumber merchants. His health becoming impaired, he was... Read More	"Hon. Jesse Gault was brought up on his father's farm, and his opportunities for obtaining an education were the public school and Pembroke Academy. At the age of sixteen he began teaching in his own district, where he taught the winter school for four consecutive years, working on the farm in summer. Subsequently he was an instructor in Suncook and Hooksett village. On reaching twenty-two he left home to commence life's work for himself and went to Baltimore, Md., where he engaged as book-keeper and surveyor for Messrs. Abbott & Jones, ship lumber merchants. His health becoming impaired, he was forced in less than a year to relinquish his situatioin, which had already become a most promising one, and returned home. After regaining his strength he, upon the solicitation of his aged parents, consented to remain in Hooksett. April 3, 1846, he married Miss Martha A., daughter of Isaac C. Otterson, of Hooksett, whose wife was Margaret Head, an aunt of ex- Governor Nathaniel Head. The same year Mr. Gault opened a brick yard in Hooksett on a small scale wliich he has developed until its production is about six millions yearly, affording employment to sixty men. This extensive business necessitates the purchase of large tracts of woodland for obtaining fuel, while the lumber is sold in the market. In this way he has bought some three thousand acres of forest domain. In addition, he owns several farms, tlie one upon which he lives cutting seveniy-five tons of hay annually, and producing largely of other crops. His residence, on the old stage road from Concord to Haverhill, Mass., was built some five years ago, and is one of the most expensive in that section. Mr. Gault was early active in civil affairs. After filling various local positions, including chairman of the board of selectmen for many years, he was chosen delegate from Hooksett to the Constitutional Convention of 1851, being the youngest member of that body. Mr. Gault was then a Whig, and Hooksett was at that time Democratic by more than two to one. In i857 and 1858 he represented his town in the lower branch of the legislature, and in 1867 was elected a railroad commissioner for a triennial term, being chairman of the board the last year. In 1876 he was delegate to the Republican National Convention at Cincinnati, and has for many years been a member of the Republican State Committee. He was chosen from the Londonderry District to the State Senate in 1885, and was chairman of the committee on claims, and a member of those on the revision of the statutes and the Asylum for the Insane. Mr. Gault, by great industry and perseverance, has accumulated a large property, and is extensively interested in ownership and officially in millway, banking, and other corporations. He is a regular attendant at the Union church in Hooksett, is universally respected in private life for the purity and Uprightness of his character, and is a member of the Masonic fraternity. Of the five children, two sons and three daughters, born to Mr. and Mrs. Gault, four have died, the oldest, a son, reach- ing sixteen. The surviving child is the wife of Frank C. Towle, a young business man of Suncook. Senator Gault is gentleman of commanding personal presence, is a fine speaker, and often presides over public assemblages. Possessing executive abilities of the highest order and excellent judgment, his opinion upon important matters, both private and public, is often sought. Although, as will be seen above, he has already filled many responsible civil offices, yet his host of friends are confident that higher political honors will hereafter be bestowed upon him. His house, presided over by his refined and accomplished wife, is widely known, no less for its elegance than for its generous hospitality, and attracts many visitors."source:The Granite monthly:Volume 9

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Jesse Gault's memorial is located at: Head Cemetery, Hooksett, Merrimack County, USA.
When did Jesse Gault death?
Jesse Gault death on 8 May 1888 in Hooksett, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Jesse Gault's memorial?
Latitude: 43.1134800
Longitude: -71.4521000

Family Members:

Parent

Jesse Gault

(1790 - 1855)

Dolly Clement Gault

(1794 - 1873)

Spouse

Martha Ann Otterson Gault

(1825 - 1907)

Siblings

Matthew C Gault

(1817 - 1846)

Martha H Gault

(1828 - 1850)

Children

(1847 - 1923)

(1849 - 1851)

(1851 - 1851)

(1853 - 1868)

(1868 - 1870)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Head Cemetery
Hooksett, Merrimack County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1134800, -71.4521000

2. Saint Jean Baptiste Cemetery Old
Allenstown, Merrimack County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1261550, -71.4331270

3. Holy Rosary Cemetery
Hooksett, Merrimack County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0928300, -71.4631760

4. Evergreen Cemetery
Pembroke, Merrimack County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1370900, -71.4378300

5. Saint John the Baptist Cemetery New
Allenstown, Merrimack County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1350050, -71.4247220

6. Alexander Cemetery
Bow Junction, Merrimack County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1447670, -71.4812500

7. Davis-Cate Cemetery
Hooksett, Merrimack County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0789900, -71.4795300

8. Pembroke Street Cemetery
Pembroke, Merrimack County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1555000, -71.4661600

9. Austin Cemetery
Hooksett, Merrimack County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0819960, -71.4936050

10. Ordway Cemetery
Merrimack County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0914001, -71.5077972

11. Riverside Cemetery
Hooksett, Merrimack County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0578000, -71.4626000

12. Pembroke Hill Cemetery
Pembroke, Merrimack County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1758300, -71.4602900

13. Buck Street Cemetery
Pembroke, Merrimack County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1676100, -71.4034300

14. Martins Cemetery
Hooksett, Merrimack County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0463982, -71.4464035

15. Richardson Cemetery
Pembroke, Merrimack County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1775000, -71.4855560

16. Leavitt Cemetery
Allenstown, Merrimack County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1285820, -71.3591620

17. Burgin Family Cemetery
Allenstown, Merrimack County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1603490, -71.3811780

18. Goodhue Cemetery
Bow Center, Merrimack County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1233300, -71.5486100

19. Green Cemetery
Bow Center, Merrimack County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1319410, -71.5480360

20. Evans Cemetery
Allenstown, Merrimack County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1563988, -71.3700027

21. Hammond Cemetery
Bow Center, Merrimack County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1227780, -71.5541670

22. Fowler-Lovejoy Cemetery
Epsom, Merrimack County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1802420, -71.3970850

23. Kenison Corner West Cemetery
Allenstown, Merrimack County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1477010, -71.3559970

24. Kenison Corner East Cemetery
Allenstown, Merrimack County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1474110, -71.3553000