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Note: Hampshire married Anna, daughter of Hannah (Pitkin) Olmsted, bornApril 6th 1768 in East Hartford Connecxticut.
He moved to Hanover New Hampshire about 1780. He died ther April 19th1851. His grandaughter states that he served in the AmericanRevolution in 1851, but no records have been found.
His grandson, Rev. John Denison Kingsbury, says that his grandfatherJohn Denison Kingsbury was "tall well proportioned, genteel, cultured,a sterling Christian, firm in faith, ernest in piety and unyielding inprinciple, a rare man. When he died he asked that these words bewritten upon his tombstone "Remember the Sabbath Day, to keep itholy".
On that white stone in East Hanover, in the little green valley wherehe lies, the passer by reads these words, and they have meaning forhis life was in accord."
Note: John Dennison Kingsbury of Andover Connecticut and Hanover New
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