How, Phineas, 1797-1852

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Storekeeper of Concord, Mass., dealing in groceries, dry goods, tobacco, tools, tableware, seed, soap, matches, etc. Born in Methuen, Mass., May 15, 1797. Came to Concord in 1821. Married Cynthia Currier in 1822. Died June 18, 1852, in Concord. Director of Concord Bank, Trustee of Middlesex Institution for Savings, Treasurer of Concord Lyceum and of Society of Middlesex Husbandmen and Manufacturers, Clerk and Treasurer of Concord Social Library, member of Social Circle in Concord. Active in Whig politics. How's estate was administered by Concord lawyer Nathan Brooks.

From the description of Phineas How estate papers, 1831-1854. (Concord Public Library). WorldCat record id: 35239431

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creatorOf How, Phineas, 1797-1852. Phineas How estate papers, 1831-1854. Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection
creatorOf Holden family. Holden family financial papers, 1814-1872. Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection
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associatedWith Brooks, Nathan, 1785-1863. person
associatedWith Holden family. family
associatedWith Thoreau, John, 1787-1859. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Concord (Mass.)
Massachusetts--Concord
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Account books
Accounts
Administration of estates
Business records
Deeds
General stores
Insurance policies
Invoices
Merchants
Receipts (Acknowledgments)
Stores, Retail
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Birth 1797

Death 1852

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