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Jonathan French Keyes

Birth	:	25 Aug 1811 Hancock, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
Death	:	9 Feb 1899 Ashland, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
Burial	:	Oakwood Cemetery, Muskegon, Muskegon County, USA
Coordinate	:	43.2252998, -86.2313995
Description	:	Jonathan French Keyes, born August 25, 1811, died February 9, 1899 had a paper mill at Bennington, Vt., about 1832. In 1848 he moved his plant to the site of the Knitting Mills and operated it until 1861 when his business failed. His assets were only enough to pay his creditors 50 cents on the dollar. Friends helped him start a store. He repaid his creditors and backers in full. In 1872 he helped start the Ashland Savings Bank and built the so-called Brooks Block the same year. Jonathan French Keyes died February 9, 1899 at... Read More	Jonathan French Keyes, born August 25, 1811, died February 9, 1899 had a paper mill at Bennington, Vt., about 1832. In 1848 he moved his plant to the site of the Knitting Mills and operated it until 1861 when his business failed. His assets were only enough to pay his creditors 50 cents on the dollar. Friends helped him start a store. He repaid his creditors and backers in full. In 1872 he helped start the Ashland Savings Bank and built the so-called Brooks Block the same year. Jonathan French Keyes died February 9, 1899 at 1 o'clock a m. aged 87 years. He had been failing in mind for three or four years and this mental disease is what caused his death. He leaves a wife and four daughters to mourn his loss. Funeral will occur at the residence today — Saturday — at 2 o'clock p.m. and interment will be in Green Grove Cemetery. Particulars later. >The Ashland Item, February 11, 1899, p4. The funeral of the late Jonathan F. Keyes. Esq. took place at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon last at the late home of the deceased and was attended by a large number of his friends and neighbors as the very cold weather that prevailed would permit. The burial service was held at the house. The Reverend J.D. Gilliland of Tilton read the Episcopal burial service. F.L. Hughes was manager; E.G. Gammons, undertaker; Hiram Hodgdon, J.M. Cotton, Edward L. Shepard, E.P. Warner and J.F. Huckins were bearers. The remains reposed in a nice broadcloth covered casket and the face presented a pleasing expression which produces a good effect on those who saw it. At the head of the casket was a pillow of ivy and roses on which the word Father, contributed by the daughters, Mary Elizabeth, wife of Col. T.P. Cheney, of Ashland; Lucy Ann, wife of R.R.D. Dearborn of Ashland; Alice Jane, wife of Eri G. Clapp of Covina, Cal.; Josephine Whittemore, wife of J.H. Blakeslee of Fall River, Wisc. On the middle was a wreath of ivy of ivy with wheat, a tribute from the widow. At the foot was a bouquet of 87 white pinks, alluding to the age of the deceased, contributed by R.W. Cheney, J.M. Cheney, Mrs. O.A. Brown and Annie P. Cheney, all members of the Col. T.P. Cheney family; and on the casket were calla lilies from Mrs. A.F. Nichols and Mrs D.W. Carey. After a farewell look upon the face of the venerable dead, the remains, followed by mourners to the family lot in Green Grove Cemetery and were laid there in their last resting place. Among the mourners were Alfred Keyes of Nashua; Sheridan Keyes of Cambridge, Mass.; J.L. Varnum and sister Flora, Dr. H.A. Cheney and wife of Campton. Jonathan French Keyes was born in Hancock. His father was Abner Keyes. He lived in Hancock 17 years, going to Holderness, now Ashland in 1848. He worked in Bennington, N.H., then Factory Village at the time the first paper mill was built, and continued in the same business there and at Ashland, till 1872, and in the meantime kept a store in the latter town and was postmaster under Pierce, etc. for six years. His first wife, the mother of his children, was Mary Woods whom he married October 1830. He was treasurer of the Ashland Savings Bank from the time of its incorporation to 1880. He has served as selectman, treasurer, chairman of the Board of Education for about six years, was County Commissioner two terms, and president of the Grafton County Agricultural Association some 12 years. He was a strong temperance man and was prominent in temperance work. He was a representative from the New Hampshire Division Sons of Temperance to the North American Division, in New Haven, Connecticut, and Montreal. He joined the first temperance society he ever heard of when thirty years of age. In politics he was a Democrat and generally acted with his party on all party questions. He was a devoted Episcopalian, was a good law-abiding citizen, and was heart and hand with the people in every good work. He is now gone to his reward. >The Ashland Item, February 18, 1899, p5. Jonathan is the son of Abner and Susanna (Barton) Keyes.

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Jonathan French Keyes's memorial is located at: Oakwood Cemetery, Muskegon, Muskegon County, USA.
When did Jonathan French Keyes death?
Jonathan French Keyes death on 9 Feb 1899 in Ashland, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
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Latitude: 43.2252998
Longitude: -86.2313995

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Mary Woods Keyes

(1811 - 1852)

Susan Kelley Robinson Keyes

(1810 - 1891)

Abbie Richards Keyes

(1826 - 1920)

Siblings

Children

Captain Orlando W Keyes

(1832 - 1863)

Mary Elizabeth Keyes Cheney

(1834 - 1907)

Lucy Ann Keyes Dearborn

(1836 - 1912)

Susannah Emily Keyes Fay

(1838 - 1876)

Sergeant Henry French Keyes

(1841 - 1865)

Alice Jane Keyes Clapp

(1845 - 1933)

Fanny M Keyes

(1846 - 1891)

Mary W. Keyes

(1852 - 1853)

Joseph W. Keyes

(1852 - 1853)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Oakwood Cemetery
Muskegon, Muskegon County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2252998, -86.2313995

2. Restlawn Cemetery
Muskegon, Muskegon County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2266998, -86.2288971

3. Evergreen Cemetery
Muskegon, Muskegon County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2257996, -86.2356033

4. First Congregational Church Columbarium
Muskegon, Muskegon County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2305280, -86.2468650

5. Central United Methodist Church Columbarium
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Coordinate: 43.2341280, -86.2498210

6. Saint Pauls Episcopal Church Columbarium
Muskegon, Muskegon County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2344640, -86.2520210

7. Saint Mary's Cemetery
Muskegon, Muskegon County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2178001, -86.2556000

8. Old Indian Cemetery
Muskegon, Muskegon County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2375070, -86.2520680

9. Sunrise Memorial Gardens
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Coordinate: 43.2141991, -86.2007980

10. Forest Home Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.2441490, -86.2023930

11. Shady Rest Cemetery
Muskegon, Muskegon County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2383003, -86.1956024

12. Mona View Cemetery
Muskegon Heights, Muskegon County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1927986, -86.2300034

13. Community United Methodist Church Memorial Gardens
North Muskegon, Muskegon County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2578420, -86.2656900

14. First Presbyterian Church Memorial Garden
North Muskegon, Muskegon County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2061790, -86.2835020

15. Resurrection Garden
Roosevelt Park, Muskegon County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1943170, -86.2804440

16. Saint Gregorys Episcopal Church Cemetery
Norton Shores, Muskegon County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1874880, -86.2749160

17. Norton Cemetery
Norton Shores, Muskegon County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1758003, -86.2303009

18. Lakeside Cemetery
Muskegon, Muskegon County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2085991, -86.2972031

19. Laketon Township Cemetery
North Muskegon, Muskegon County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2644005, -86.2830963

20. Saint Mark Memorial Wall
Norton Shores, Muskegon County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1713520, -86.2646610

21. Lake Harbor United Methodist Memorial Garden
Muskegon, Muskegon County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1644340, -86.2462630

22. East Dalton Oakhill Cemetery
North Muskegon, Muskegon County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3080700, -86.1872800

23. Egelston Township Cemetery
Muskegon, Muskegon County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2170440, -86.1032470

24. Fruitland Township Cemetery
Muskegon, Muskegon County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3269005, -86.2966995