This is a transcription of the Eunice Elisabeth (Preston) Busiel biography from New Hampshire Women: A Collection of Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Daughters and Residents of the Granite State, Who are Worthy Representatives of their Sex in the Various Walks and Conditions of Life, The New Hampshire Publishing Co., Concord, NH, 1895, page 23.
Eunice Elisabeth (Preston) Busiel
EUNICE ELISABETH PRESTON, daughter of Worcester and Nancy (Evans) Preston, is a native of Concord. Her grandfather, John Preston, a brother of Capt. William, and Benjamin Preston, Revolutionary soldiers, of Rumney, married Eunice Carpenter of Coventry, Conn., of direct Revolutionary descent. In November, 1864, Miss Preston was united in marriage with Charles Albert Busiel of Laconia, present governor of New Hampshire. They have one daughter, Frances Evelyn, now the wife of Wilson Longstreth Smith, of Germantown, Pa., a member of an old Quaker family of distinguished lineage, and a direct descendant of James Smith, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. Mr. and Mrs. Smith have one child, Charles Busiel Smith. Although naturally of domestic habits, Mrs. Busiel has entertained freely, and since her husband’s election to the gubernatorial office has worthily filled the position of “first lady” of the state. Modest and unassuming in manner, bright and cheery, with a pleasant word for all, she has a happy way of making friends, and enjoys a wide acquaintance. She is active in benevolent and charitable work and a member of the society of the North Congregational church. The New Hampshire Daughters’ Club of Boston has her name on its membership roll, and she is also one of the board of commissioners from New Hampshire to the Woman’s department of the Cotton States and International Exposition at Atlanta.