Death of Mrs. John L. Hildreth

New Ipswich Historical Society

February 22, 1916

One of the summer colony, Mrs. Achsah B. (Colburn) Hildreth, passed away at her winter home in Winchester, Mass., on Tuesday, Feb. 22. For several years she had been in feeble health, but several shocks were the culminating cause of her death. She was the wife of Dr. John L. Hildreth and was especially well-known and highly respected in this section, where for more than 20 years she had been a continual summer resident, oftentimes sojourning until late in the autumn.

Mrs. Hildreth was a native of Temple, N. H., a daughter of Nathan and Jane (Parker) Coiburn, and was born July 17, 1837.

Mrs. Hildreth received her education in the public schools of her native town and at Appleton academy. She followed the avocation of school teaching for a short time prior to her marriage.

Mrs. Hildreth was a cultured lady, a fine hostess, and generally esteemed by all who claimed her acquaintance. Her genial and kind nature surrounded her with a large circle of sympathetic friends. She was accustomed with her good husband to entertain large numbers of guests, and was a frequent visitor at the various summer functions held here.

Several places claim the residence of Dr. and Mrs. Hildreth, namely Townsend, Cambridge and Winchester, Mass.

The survivors are her husband, and the following children. John Lewis, Mrs. Beulah Gertrude Barrett, who married a son of this town, and Alfred Hitchcock Hildreth, who was named for a prominent physician of Fitchburg.

The funeral took place last Friday at her late residence.

Editors Note: Her name was unfamiliar so I looked its origin

Achsah is the daughter of Caleb, according to the genealogy of the tribe of Judah (1 Chron. 2:49)

Photo Archives

John Hildreth Summer home - Smithville

James Roger diary entry

4^th February 1913

Frosty; fine day; wind west. David brought home a quantity of wood on sled. I swept Hall and David and I put in the settees.

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