This contains a transcription of the Forrest V. Barrett, V.S. of Peterboro, NH biography from Biographical Review Volume XXIII: Containing Life Sketches of Leading Citizens of Cheshire and Hillsboro Counties, New Hampshire, Biographical Review Publishing Company, Boston, 1897.
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FORREST V. BARRETT, V.S., a graduate of the Ontario Veterinary College, who is now practising [sic] his profession with success in Peterboro, Hillsboro County, was born in Bennington, N. H., March 28, 1857. His parents are Lund and Mary E. (Tirell) Barrett, the former of whom is a native of Stoddard, N. H., and the latter of Keene, this State.
Luther Barrett, grandfather of the subject of this sketch, was for many years a farmer in the town of Stoddard, where he died at the age of sixty-three years. He wedded Mary Greene, who lived to be seventy years old. She was a member of the Congregational church. Luther and Mary (Green) Barrett were the parents of seven children, four of whom are living; namely, William A., Lund, Elvira, and Alcesta. William A. wedded Maria Fredenburg, of Stoddard, and has six children—Ida, Frank, Fred, Charles, Catherine, and May. Elvira is the widow of Samuel Wilson, late of Springfield, Mass., and has one daughter, Lillia. Alcesta is the wife of Fred Pitcher, of Keene, and her children are: Rosa, Victoria, Viola, Flora, and Walter, of whom Victoria and Viola are twins. Lund Barrett, father of Forrest V., resided in Stoddard during his earlier years, but is now a resident of Gilsum, N. H. His wife, Mary E. Tirrell Barrett, is the mother of three children, as follows: Elwyn O., who wedded Matilda Curtis, of Antrim, N. H., and has one daughter, Mary; Forrest V., the subject of this sketch; and Minnie M., wife of George Leach, of Gilsum, who has two children—Carl and Helen.
Forrest V. Barrett acquired his early education in the schools of Stoddard and Marlow. Deciding to adopt the profession of a veterinary surgeon, he entered the Veterinary College in Toronto, Ont., and was graduated in 1895. He immediately located in Peterboro, where he has since remained, and he has already gained a good reputation for skill and success in his chosen calling.
On March 2, 1881, Dr. Barrett was united in marriage with Miss Josie E. Scott, daughter of James H. Scott, of Stoddard. Politically, he is a Republican. Mrs. Barrett is a member of the Congregational church.