John Proctor was born in 1804 to the town of

Andover, New Hampshire Andover is a New England town, town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 2,406 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Andover includes the villages of Cilleyville, Potter ...

's village

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. He left town in 1822, at the age of 18, only to return three decades later to revive the town.

Proctor Academy Proctor Academy is a coeducational, independent preparatory boarding school for grades 9–12 located on in Andover, New Hampshire. The school was established in 1848 by the town of Andover, with Dyer H. Sanborn as the principal. There are abo ...

is named in his honor. William John Proctor (twin) was born on 19 August 1847 in

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, in

Grafton County, New Hampshire Grafton County is a County (United States), county in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 91,118. Its county seat is the town of Haverhill, New Hampshire, Haverhill. In 1972, the ...

. He died on 4 Oct 1847 at Andover,

Merrimack County, New Hampshire Merrimack County is a County (United States), county in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 Census, the population was 153,808, making it the third most populous county in New Hampshire. Its county seat ...

.History of the town of Andover, New Hampshire : 1751-1906

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