Daniel Felch Straw

   Cause of his death was valvular disease of heart.

  General Notes:

Sources on this family include IGI files; gen of Ellen Straw Thompson 1897 and Stearns History of NH.

Daniel Felch Straw was born on a farm in Hopkinton, NH. and spent his life up to age 23 as a farmer. He then went to Manchester, NH and was engaged in the retail grocery business with his brother Monroe J. (James Monroe). After this he went into the jewelry business. (Stearns)

Census of 1850 of Manchester: he is living with his (widowed) mother Lydia Ann along with his wife Lucretia and his occupation is listed as Merchant

Census 1860 of Manchester, NH Daniel, Lucretia and Angie: Daniel's mother Lydia is living with them

US Civil War Draft Daniel F Strow Residence: Manchester, New Hampshire Class: 2 Congressional District: 2nd Age on 1 July 1863: 39 Race: White Place of Birth: New Hampshire


Manchester: A Brief Record of Its Past and a Picture of Its Present By Maurice D Clarke, John Badger Clarke; pub 1875; Harvard University; pg 258 ....tells of a Daniel F. Straw being one of 3 newly elected directors [1868] of the Amoskeag Bank in Manchester, NH that was incorporated in 1848. A previously elected director was Ezekiel A. Strraw who later became governor.

1870 census Hillsborough, NH Daniel F. Straw c1823 Lucretia c1830 Angie c1856 Amos K c1864 Lydia c1796 (mother)


1880 Census PlaceManchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire Daniel F. STRAWMale Birth Year<1824> BirthplaceNH Age56 OccupationWatch Maker Marital StatusM <Married> RaceW <White> Head of HouseholdDaniel F. STRAWRelationSelf Father's BirthplaceNH Mother's BirthplaceNH
Silver smith retailers: Manchester, NH 1869-1888 Daniel F. Straw and James C. Lovejoy Manchester, NH 1852-1864 Daniel F. Straw and Thomas Tewksbury, jewelers. In June of 1882 he took out a passport to travel abroad [Europe and the British Isles] He stated he was born in Hooksett, Merrimack County, NH on 21 July 1823. He described himself as 5' 6" tall with blue eyes and gray hair...medium build. the passport bears his signature. There is no photo attached ot it.

He was a Member of the Sons of American Revolution.[www.ancestry.com]

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LW&T of Daniel F. Straw of Manchester, Hillsboro, NH - 24 June 1884
Lucretia a. Straw [wife] -1/3 of estate until to her decease and then to son Amos Gale Straw
Amos Gale Straw [son] 2/3 of estate
Cemetery Monument with inscriptions - $1000.00
Arthur Brown [grandson]
$60,00 yearly until age 21 yrs - then @ 21 the sum of $1000.00

Daniel married Lucretia Ann Kenney, daughter of Enoch Kenney and Susan Brown, on 7 Jul 1849 in Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. (Lucretia Ann Kenney was born on 22 Jan 1829 in Whitefield, Coos County, New Hampshire, died on 5 Nov 1894 in Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire and was buried in Pine Grove Cemetery Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA.). The cause of her death was Uremia.

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