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English settlers select a tidal inlet of the Piscataqua River as a safe harbor for their first settlement, they may have called their community "Strawberry Bank" for the profusion of wild berries they found near the river. |
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| 1656/06/10 |
Elizabeth Sherburne Martyn |
Bride |
Elizabeth Sherburne, the daughter of Henry Sherburne of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, marries Tobias Langdon at the Old South Church (razed), Strawberry Bank. |
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| 1656/06/10 |
Tobias Langdon Sr |
Groom |
Elizabeth Sherburne, the daughter of Henry Sherburne of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, marries Tobias Langdon at the Old South Church (razed), Strawberry Bank. |
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| 1661/00/00 |
Charles Glidden |
Life |
A blacksmith, Charles Glidden, and his family move to Marcy Street, Strawbery Banke, New Hampshire. Glidden will later sell his homestall in Portsmouth to Richard Martyn. |
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| 1665/00/00 |
Richard Glidden |
Born |
Eunice Shore Glidden, wife of Charles Glidden, gives birth to a son, Richard Glidden, in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Province of Massachusetts Bay. |
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| 1680/12/00 |
Richard Chamberlain (American Colonial) |
Work |
Richard Chamberlain arrives in Portsmouth with the task to write a new legal code for New Hampshire. After three days of deliberation, the counsel permits Chamberlain to undertake his duties as Secretary of the Province. |
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| 1686/11/17 |
Tobias Langdon Jr |
Groom |
Mary Hubbard of Salisbury, MA, sister of Phillip, marries Captian Tobias at Piscataqua, Strawberry Bank, Massachusetts Bay Colony. |
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| 1695/00/00 |
Lt Gov John Wentworth |
Home |
John Wentworth's "Great House" (lost) is built in Portsmouth. |
Wentworth House Interiors |
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| 1696/07/24 |
Benning Wentworth |
Born |
Benning Wentworth is born (probably) at his father's "Great House" (demolished, site is the parking lot of Strawbery Banke Museum off Court St). |
Wentworth House Interiors |
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| 1827/00/00 |
Sarah Parker Rice Goodwin |
Bride, Home |
Sarah Parker Rice marries Ichabod Goodwin. Governor Goodwin Mansion was moved to Strawberry Banke in 1963. |
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| 1926/00/00 |
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John Wentworth's "Great House" is demolished. Interiors are rebuilt at the Metropolitan Museum. |
Wentworth House Interiors |
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| 2012/09/07 |
Barack Obama |
President |
Accompanied by wife, Michelle, Vice President Joe Biden and the vice president's wife, Dr Jill Biden, President Obama makes a campaign speech at Strawbery Banke Museum. Sen Jeanne Shaheen, D-NH, called the group the "fab four". |
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