Warner, New Hampshire Drownings
1784-1879
Capt. Francis Davis
(the founder of Davisville) was
drowned at Derry, Nov. 26, 1784.
John Weed,
in crossing Bagley’s bridge, fell over into the
river and was drowned. This took place about the
year 1785.
A young daughter of
Wells Davis was drowned in a well, at
the North village, about 1795.
Miriam Goodwin
and Judith Elliot,
two young ladies, were drowned in the river near
where the Fair Ground bridge now stands. One of
these was the daughter of
Ezekiel Goodwin, at the
Dea. Bailey
place, and the other the daughter of
Isaac Elliot,
near the Capt. Nat.
Flanders place. A tree had fallen
across the river at this point, on which people
were accustomed to pass and repass. There was a
bridge over the river, but it was down where the
depot now is. These girls came down from home,
crossed the river, hand in hand, on the trunk of
this tree, went to Dr.
Hall’s, and to another place, to
invite their young friends to a party, and then
started on their return. Both were drowned.
Their bodies were recovered the next day, one’s
hand firmly clasped in that of the other. This
occurred not far from 1805.
William Colby,
son of David,
senior, was drowned in Warner river, in the
great freshet of Feb. 14, 1824.
Daniel Flood,
a son-of the original
Daniel, was drowned in the
Pemigewasset at Franklin.
Mr. John Foster,
who came from Hudson to Warner in 1830, was
drowned at the dam on Willow brook in 1850.
Lorenzo Colby,
a son of Barnard,
was drowned at Melvin’s mill in 1850, aged about
twenty years.
Joseph Fisk,
son of John,
was drowned in Warner river in 1851, aged about
17.
A son of Abel B.
Waldron was also drowned in Warner
river.
A son of Lorenzo Ferrin
was drowned at the old
John Colby abutment in Warner river.
Samuel Kelley,
a youth from fifteen to twenty years of age, son
of Caleb,
was drowned at Waterloo.
A son of T. D.
Robertson was drowned at the Badger
bridge in Warner river.
Nehemiah Ordway,
enfeebled by age, made a misstep on the
Willaby Colby road, fell down the embankment
into the river, and was drowned.
The history of Warner, New Hampshire : for
one hundred and forty-four years, from 1735 to
1879, pages 535-538
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