Matthew Patten (May 19, 1719 – August 27, 1795) was an eighteenth-century judge and a resident of
Bedford, New Hampshire
Bedford is a town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 23,322, reflecting a growth of 10% from 2010. Bedford is a suburb of Manchester, New Hampshire's largest city.
History
In 1733, the P ...
.
The diary he kept from 1744 to 1788 has been an important source for historians of
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec t ...
.
Biography
Patten was born in
Ireland
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but moved to
America
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in 1728 at the age of 9. He was appointed justice of the peace in 1751 and held that post until his death. In 1776 and 1777 he represented Bedford and
Merrimack in the general courts.
Published works
*''The Diary Of Matthew Patten Of Bedford, N.H. 1754-1788'' (Rumford Printing Co., 1903; reprinted by Picton Press, 1993)
References
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1719 births
1795 deaths
People from colonial New Hampshire
People from Bedford, New Hampshire
Irish emigrants to the Thirteen Colonies
American judges