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- Ebenezer Carleton Stocker, s/o Ebenezer and Sarah
(Carleton) Stocker, was born in Bath, New Hampshire, April 19, 1821, where he resided until he was twelve years of age. He then spent about two years in a pioneer settlement in the town of Troy, Vermont. In 1838 he settled permanently in Newbury and became an apprentice to the trade of harnessmaking, with Dea. John Buxton, with whom he served four years, when he was employed by him as journeyman during the ensuing eight years. In 1851 he entered into a co-partnership with Dea. Buxton under the firm name of E. C. Stocker & Co., which continued until 1859, when Mr. Stocker bought the interest of his partner and has continued the business alone to the present time (1887). In 1851, Mr. Stocker was united in marriage with Laura M. Scott, daughter of Rev. Orange Scott, of anti-slavery fame, and editor of the Free Wesleyan. Mrs. Stocker died in April, 1856, and in December of that year he married Mary, daughter of Amos Parker, of Lisbon, New Hampshire, and a graduate of Newbury seminary, by whom he had two daughters, Laura R. and Hattie M., who reside in Newbury with their father. Mrs. Stocker died in April, 1881, aged forty-nine years. Mr. Stocker attended the common schools, with one term at Newbury seminary, and by continued reading and observation has acquired a good practical education. During the civil war he was an earnest supporter of the Union, and held the office of town treasurer during the four years of that sanguinary struggle. In 1876 he represented his town in the state legislature, and was appointed justice of the peace, which office he declined to accept. He is a member of the M. E. church, to which he is a liberal contributor, has been class-leader for the last twenty years, superintendent of the Sunday-school about the same length of time, and steward for twenty-five consecutive years. He is a thorough temperance worker, and is engaged in all benevolent and reform movements.
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