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State of Service: NH
Qualifying Service: Patriotic Service / Civil Service
David Story was born October 6, 1745 at Ipswich, Massachusetts. He married Thankful Burnham in 1770. In 1771, he bought property and moved to Dunbarton, New Hampshire. He was a Captain in the Hew Hampshire militia during the American Revolution. After the war, he was a prominent man of Dunbarton. He was elected State Representative from Dunbarton and Bow, New Hampshire. He was Moderator of the town of Dunbarton for 17 years, six times elected representative, Town Clerk for 11 years, and Justice of the Peace for five years. He had eight children, and his descendants still live in the area. He designed and built a house in 1801, and also helped rebuild the Dunbarton Meeting House Congregational Church. For 200 years, the house was occupied by a Story Family member and the house still stands today at 280 Stark Highway South at Dunbarton, New Hampshire.
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