Grafton in Grafton County, New Hampshire — The American Northeast (New England)

Dr. Jennie Sarah Barney

1861-1956

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 2, 2024

1. Dr. Jennie Sarah Barney Marker

Inscription. Born to a prominent family in Grafton, J. Sarah Barney graduated valedictorian from Boston University with degrees in medicine and surgery in 1896. A founding doctor at Franklin Hospital, where she practiced from 1910 to her retirement, Dr. Barney was remembered for her grit, humor, and involvement with women's suffrage. Upon her death, newspapers called her a pioneer and urged young readers to “gather a little inspiration from the life of Dr. Barney to face up to the problem of the hour.”

Erected 2018 by New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources • New Hampshire Department of Transportation. (Marker Number 251.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Science & Medicine • Women. In addition, it is included in the New Hampshire Historical Highway Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1896.

Location. 43° 33.675′ N, 71° 56.976′ W. Marker is in Grafton, New Hampshire, in Grafton County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (U.S. 4) and Library Road, on the right when traveling north on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2 Library Rd, Grafton NH 03240, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in New Hampshire’s White Mountains.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in New England.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Great North Woods,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker

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, measured as the crow flies: Bungtown (approx. 1.2 miles away); Canaan Veterans Monument (approx. 6.6 miles away); Canaan Street (approx. 6.7 miles away); This Mill Stone (approx. 8.2 miles away); Snow Roller (approx. 8½ miles away); Noyes Academy (approx. 8.6 miles away); Old North Church (approx. 9.2 miles away); Potter Place (approx. 9.8 miles away).

Also see . . . New Hampshire Suffragist, Physician, Teacher and Civic Leader: Dr. Jennie Sarah Barney of Grafton. Jennie Sarah Barney's birth certificate does not list a first name. But the 1880 U.S. Census calls her Jennie S. Barney, and her college graduation listing shows: Jennie Sarah Barney. (Janice Brown, Cow Hampshire blog, June 19, 2019) (Submitted on November 18, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 2, 2024

2. Dr. Jennie Sarah Barney Marker

Dr. Jennie Sarah Barney image. Click for full size.

from Grafton, NH Historical Society (Public Domain)

3. Dr. Jennie Sarah Barney

As a suffragette, she held state and national executive committee seats, and was also a member of the Women's Christian Temperance Union. She also unsuccessfully ran for a state house seat in 1938. She is buried in Franklin Cemetery in Franklin, N.H. next to Abbie L. Gale, her longtime companion.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 19, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 18, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 191 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 18, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.