Member
of a distinguished New Hampshire family and second son in a family of eight,
Nicholas Gilman was born at Exeter in 1755. He received his education in local
schools and worked at his father's general store. When the War for Independence
began, he enlisted in the New Hampshire element of the Continental Army, soon
won a captaincy, and served throughout the war.
John Langdon, New Hampshire
Langdon
was born in 1741 at or near Portsmouth, NH. His father, whose family had
emigrated to America before 1660, was a prosperous farmer who sired a large
family. The youth's education was intermittent. He attended a local grammar
school, worked as an apprentice clerk, and spent some time at sea. Eventually he
went into the mercantile business for himself and prospered.
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Member
of a distinguished New Hampshire family and second son in a family of eight,
Nicholas Gilman was born at Exeter in 1755. He received his education in local
schools and worked at his father's general store. When the War for Independence
began, he enlisted in the New Hampshire element of the Continental Army, soon
won a captaincy, and served throughout the war.
Langdon
was born in 1741 at or near Portsmouth, NH. His father, whose family had
emigrated to America before 1660, was a prosperous farmer who sired a large
family. The youth's education was intermittent. He attended a local grammar
school, worked as an apprentice clerk, and spent some time at sea. Eventually he
went into the mercantile business for himself and prospered.