TITLE: Notice of Early Families of Candia:  

SOURCE: HISTORY OF CANDIA: Once known as Charmingfare; with notice of Some 
	of the Early Families, by F.B. Eaton, Press of the Granite Farmer, 
	James O. Adams, Printer, Manchester, N.H.  ©1852

				ANDERSON, THOMAS

Came to Candia about 1751.  He was a native of Ireland, and in 1756 married 
Jane Craige, of Londonderry.  They had nine children:  John, William, Thomas, 
Joseph, Allen, Samuel, David, Agnes, Margaret.
	Mr. Anderson first moved on to the place now occupied by Mr. Levi 
Flint, and built his log house near what is now the west side of the orchard.
	He was a very strong and courageous man, and once killed two bears 
with a pitch wood knot.  While at work in the woods one day, one of the boys 
was sent out with the dinner in a pail; a rough coated fellow, led by his 
keen scent to the spot, presented himself in the path, as the boy attempted 
to return.  The father being called on, hastened to where the bear lay 
crouched, and swinging his faithful shillalah in air, soon terminated the 
contest.  "There," said he to the son, "now run along."
	The sons, with the exception of William and Samuel, did not settle in
Candia.  Joseph is (in 1852,) living in Fayette, Me., David in Lebanon, NH.
John died in Springfield, Ohio, Thomas in Chester, now Auburn, NH,  Allen 
in Holden, MA.
	Samuel Anderson, deceased in 1850, was widely known by the traveling 
public, as an excellent landlord.  No man kept better cheer, a more open 
house, or could tell a better story, than Mr. Anderson.  He was in some 
respects of uncommon ability, gifted with a kind of natural eloquence, which,
added to his rather peculiar appearance, never failed to secure him the 
attention of his audience, be it in his bar room, or at the town meeting.  
Years have passed since he was in his prime, and the travel that once 
thronged the turnpike, is diverted into other channels.
	In 1791 Mr. Anderson married Anna Sargent; they had eight children,
seven of whom -- Sally, Samuel, Jane, Nancy, Thomas, Mary and Eliza-- are 
living, some in Candia, and some in other places.  Mrs. Anderson  died in 
1817, after which he married Mary Sargent, a sister of his first wife, by 
whom he had three children.
	In early life Mr. A. went with his brother Allen into Worcester 
County, Mass., and learned the cooper’s trade.  He was afterwards persuaded 
to return, and commenced keeping tavern in 1805.  Oct. 1821, the block of 
buildings was burned.  The alarm was given at 12 o’clock, at night, and in an 
hour and a half, everything was flat; 23 horses and 11 swine were destroyed, 
with nearly every article of furniture in the house.  The loss was estimated 
at six or seven thousand dollars, sixteen or seventeen hundred of which was 
made up to them in cash and provision by the contributions of townsmen; and 
on Christmas day, they moved into their rebuilt house.  In prosperous time 
the business of the hotel was very good, averaging over forty horses the 
night, to be put up.


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