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Kidder, Willis S., 22, of Hooksett, b. in Nashua and Fannie I. Dan- forth, 21, of Hooksett, b. in Haverhill, Mass. 15 July 1880.
Woodard, Williamı Z., 19, b. in Townsend, Ohio, and Martha A. G. Trask, 20, b. in Salem, Mass., 14 Jan. 1881.
Wilcomb, Charles A. ,28. b. in Chester and Isabelle J. Sleeper, 31, b. in Chester, II Jan. 1881.
Roberts, Cyrus E., 36, b. in Raymond and Mary Jane Robinson, 39, b. in Fremont, both second, I June 1881.
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Jack, Charles F., 21, b. in Chester and Susie B. Underhill, 18, b. in Chester, 3 July 1881.
Mayer, Henry A., 21, b. in Brockton, Mass. and Lucy Reynolds, 18, b. in Derry, 6 Oct. 1881.
Gove, Cyrus A., 35, of Fremont and Minnie D. Smith, 21, b. in Chester, his second her first, 22 Nov. 1881.
Kimball, John E., 26, b. in Chester and Mary L. Richardson, 20, b. in Chester, 26 Dec. 1881.
Marsten, Samuel L., 22, b. in Chester and Anna W. Marsters, 22, b. in Chester, both first, 29 Dec. 1881.
Herrick, Henry F., 31, b. in Derry and Mary A. Hazelton, 22, b. in Chester, both first, 31 Jan. 1882.
Parsons, Dr. William M., b. in Gilmanton and Marian J. Hosley, b. in Manchester, his second her first, 14 Nov. 1882.
Sanborn, Justin, b. in Sandown and Sarah L. Hazelton, b. in Chester, both first, 9 Jan. 1883.
Ordway, Jeremiah C. of Sandown, b. in Loudon and Polly J. Wood- ward, b. in Sandown, his third her first, II Apr. 1882.
Barnard, Frank, 25, b. in Province of Quebec and Flora I Dow, 16, b. in Chester, both first, 10 Feb. 1883.
Marden, Jay E. H., b. in Chester and Augusta S. Lane, b. in Chester, both first, 16 Feb. 1883.
West, George S., 27, b. in Chester and Alice M. Noyes, 27, b. in Manchester, both first, 30 Apr. 1883.
Dimick, Charles W., 28, of Boston, Mass. and Abbie P. Haines, 26, of Boston, both first, 28 June 1883, in Hamilton, Mass.
Fuller, Frank E., 22, b. in Raymond and Julia E. Healy, 20, b. in Chester, both first, 18 Sept. 1883.
Brown, William G., 23, b. in Raymond and Olive B. Blake, 22, b. in Raymond, both first, 20 Dct. 1883, in Raymond.
Howe, Charles H., 24, of Groton, Mass., b. in Braintree, Mass. and May A. Fitz, 29, b. in Charlestown, Mass., both first, 26 Dec. 1883. Abbott, Alvin, 50, b. in Sanbornton and Hannah M. Adams, 36, b. in Hopkinton, Mass., both second, 15 Jan. 1884.
Little, Albert, 48 of Atkinson and Ella E. Webster, 32, of Chester, both first, 30 Jan. 1884.
Rose, Henry H., 29, of Manchester and Zunetta A. Williams, 24, of Manchester, both first, 9 Feb. 1884.
Sanborn, Albert S., 21, b. in Fremont and Eva M. Knowles, 19, b. in Chester, both first, 26 Apr. 1884.
Severance, Maurice M. and Miss May Ingalls, both of Derry, 27 May 1884.
Anderson, Horace, 54, b. in Acworth and Mary F. Hazelton, 27, b. in Chester, his fourth her first, 23 June 1884.
Boyce, Willis P., 19, b. in Londonderry and Ida E. Reed, 20, b. in Derry, both first, 23 June 1884.
Wilcomb, Edmund J., 28, b. in Chester and Mary J. Robie, 29, b. in Chester, both first, 3 July 1884.
Miltimore, James C., 24, b. in Derry and Nellie Ida Adams, 22, b. in Derry, his first, 18 Oct. 1884.
Beede, Charles E., 23, b. in Fremont and Lula M. Sanborn, 19, b. in Fremont, both first, 29 Oct. 1884.
Underhill, William B., 24, b. in Chester and Sadie R. Sargent, 18, b. in Candia, both first, 30 Apr. 1885.
Bartlett, William, 23, b. in Derry and Grace M. Hook, 19, b. in Chester, both first, 30 Apr. 1885.
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Clark, George M., 28, b. in Chester and Isabella C. Chase, 28, b. in Chester, 19 Jan. 1886.
Woodward, Charles M., 28, of Sandown, b. in No. Salem and Sarah H. Bragdon, 21, b. in Hampstead, both first, 24 Apr. 1886.
Purington, Charles D., 23, b. in W. Epping and Minnie F. Sargent, 18, b. in Sandown, his first, 23 Mar. 1887.
Webster, John M., 27, b. in Chester and Lucy M. Marsters, 24, b. in Manchester, Mass., his first, 24 Mar. 1887.
Flanders, George B., of Newton, b. in South Hampton and Annie L. Forsaith, b. in Chester, his first, 5 July 1887.
Weeks, George F. 24, and Luna L. Holman 18, both b. in Chester, his first, 20 July 1887.
Rice, Charles T., 28, b. in Somerville, Mass. and Martha E. Forsaith, 18, b. in Chester, both first, 28 Sept. 1887.
Wilcomb, Arthur H. and Sarah M. Batchelder, both of Chester, 15 Oct. 1888. The last marriage ceremony performed by Rev. Charles Tenney, who died 29 Oct. 1888.
MARRIAGES BY REV. JAMES G. ROBERTSON
Tidd, David and Hannah Brown, both of Chester, 10 Oct. 1889. Wood, Henry of Auburn and Nora Green of Chester, 30 Oct. 1889. Wilcox, David, 42, b. in Orford, son of William C. and Elvira (Downer) Wilcox, and Lucy Isabelle Gordon, 39, dau. of James R. Gordon, his second her first, 7 May 1890, at Addison Bean's. Forsaith, Rufus, 29, b. in Chester and Mary Morgan, 19, of Lawrence, Mass., II Sept. 1890.
Mitchell, Dwight M., 37, of Chester and Fidelia N. Wells, 40, of Chester, 10 Dec. 1890.
Kimball, Wallace L., 28, b. Chester, son of Lewis and Eleanor (Elkins) and Laura F. Johnson, 15, b. in Kingston, dau of --- and Lydia Johnson, both first, I Jan. 1891.
West, George Frank, 27, b. in Hopkinton, Mass. and Nellie Etta Dane 27, b. in Chester, both first, 24 Mar. 1891.
Nichols, Charles A. 35, b. in Bradford, Mass. and Carrie A. Chase, 32, b. in Chester, 2 July 1891.
Jones, Edwin P., 31, of Chester and Olive B. Hazelton, 31, b. in Chester, 20 July 1891, at Walnut Hill.
Long, William C., 40, of Newton Lower Falls, Mass., b. in Salem, Mass. and Lena A. Bickford, 22, b. in Wilton, 15 Sept. 1891.
Nichols, William P., 33, carpenter, b. in Chester, son Andrew (S.) and Elizabeth A. (Kimball) Nichols and Mary A. Dale, 28, b. in Box- ford Mass., dau. David T. and Mary J. (Blanchard) Dale, 31 Dec. 1891.
French, Charles C., 22, mechanic, b. Sandown, son Benjamin F. French and Gertrude M. Edwards, 19, box maker, b. Chester, dau. of A. F. B. Edwards, both first, 28 Jan. 1892.
Kimball, John E., 37, carpenter, b. Chester, son of Lewis and Eleanor (Elkins) Kimball and Lovina M. Richardson, 26, b. in Chester, dau. David E. and Abbie (Morse) Richardson, his second her first, 14 May 1892.
Burseil, Charles E., 48, farmer, b. in Bedford, son of Thomas and Olive (Atwood) Burseil and Susie E. Hazelton, 28, teacher, b. in Chester, dau. of Edwin and Susan (Elkins) Hazelton, his second her first, 14 July 1892.
Green, Frank R., 22, farmer, b. in Chester, son of Charles M. and Lydia A. (Merrill) Green and Harriet H. George, 17, b. Derry,
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dau. of Orlando B. and Annie M. (Robbins) George, both first, 2 Nov. 1892.
Smith, Frank T., 20, blacksmith, son of William and Ruth A. ( Messer) Smith and Ida L. Brown, 16, dau. of David and Ellen (Rogers) Brown of New Bedford, Mass., 28 Jan. 1893.
Mills, Martin, 29, b. in Chester, farmer, son of Henry and Sophia A. (Wilson) Mills and Annie L. Dale, 27, b. in Boxford, Mass., dau. of David T. and Mary J. (Blanchard) Dale, 7 Feb. 1893. Goldsmith, Nathan W., b. in Chester, farmer, and Mary W. Kimball,
b. in Newburyport, Mass., teacher, 12 Sept. 1893, in Newburyport, Mass.
Mills, William H., 40, of Montevideo, Minn., farmer, and Carrie J. Spofford, 39, of Chester, 18 Oct. 1893.
Stevens, George E., 23, of Epping, farmer, son of George R. and Celia E. Stevens and Myra E. Rand, 21, dau. of George D. and Lenora L. Rand of Chester, 25 Oct. 1893.
Warren, William F., 41, of Chester, farmer, son William and Eliza A. (Brown) Warren and Mrs. Emma A. Crosby, her second, 28, dau. of Nathaniel and Emma A. (Holman) Currier, 16 Apr. 1895. Dearborn, Frank E., 28, baggage master, b. in Campton, son Charles S. Dearborn and Lucasty (Follansbee) Dearborn and Addie M. Smith, 25, dau. of Henry and Mitilda (George) Smith, 2 May 1895.
Jenkins, Herbert S., 28, machinist, of Portsmouth, b. Madbury, son of Jonathan and Martha (Emery) Jenkins and Sarah L. Knowles, 19, dau. of Charles H. and Mary (Hook) Knowles, 5 June 1895. West. William H., 28, farmer, son of George M. West and Laura B. Morse, 19, dau. E. T. Morse, 12 Nov. 1895.
Spofford, Fred N., 27, steam fitter, b. in Chester, son of Benjamin and Abigail Spofford and Luella S. (French) Dustin, 28, b. in Spring- field, her second, dau. of William A. French, 16 Nov. 1895.
Parker, Hiram, 53, wheelwright, widower, b. in Livermore and Isa- belle Kimball, 30, b. in Chester, dau. of Christopher and Hannah (Rand) Kimball, 27 Nov. 1895.
Gillingham, George Ernest, 25, blacksmith, son of Nelson and Olive (Cheswell) Gillingham and Susie Mary Green of Raymond, dau. of Addison and Ruth (Sanborn) Green, 28 Nov. 1895, in Ray- mond.
Woodard, Amasa L., 23, of Sandown, shoemaker, son of Joel and Fannie Woodard and Minnie S. Stevens, 15, of Haverhill, Mass. dau. of - and Clara Stevens, 24 Dec. 1895.
Anderson, James E. 23, clerk, of Exeter, son of Horace and Mary Anderson and Mabel L. Kimball, 22, dau. of Moses E. and Mary E. Kimball, 10 June 1896, in Windham.
Hoyt, James E., 40. farmer, of Sandown, son of Ebenezer and Susan Hoyt and Maud E. Makepeace, 22, dau. of George E. and Ida M. Makepeace of Nashua, 18 June 1897.
West. Edward B., 25, b. in Chester, son of Edward and Jennie (Kelley) West of Candia and Julia M. Barrett, 16, b. in Hampstead, dau. of . and Alma O. (Gould) Barrett of Raymond, 29 May 1897.
McCannon, James E., 34, motorman, son of Thomas and Matilda (Fanning) McCannon and Linda D. Chase, 31, dau. of Joseph W. and Mary P. (Edwards) Chase, 23 June 1897.
Healey, Charles G., 24, son of Samuel G. and Melissa (Page) Healey and Mabel Brown, b. in Auburn, 19, of Fremont, dau. of Alvin F. and Sarah P. (Brickett) Brown, 29 July 1897.
Richardson, Rollo A., 24, conductor, of Haverhill, Mass., b. in Lynn,
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Mass., son of Henry W. and Rozilla I. (Kimball) Richardson and Grace Foren, 18, dau. of James H. and Sarah (McGonigle) Foren, 14 Sept. 1897.
Wells, Charles T. 23, son of Clement H. and Martha Lura (Moore) Wells and A. Clara Leighton, 17, dau of Frank E. and Josie E. (Walton) Leighton, 20 Oct. 1897.
Nickerson, Walter H., 26, b. in Arcadia, N. S., son of Lemuel and Frances E. (Smith) Nickerson and Susie J. Wason, 28, b. in Chester, dau. of John and Lavinia J. (Dolber) Wason, 23 Nov. 1897.
Flemming, John L., 44, son of John N. and Orinda (Dresser) Flem- ming and Nellie B. Sleeper, 41, dau. of Edmund and Belinda K. (Underhill) Sleeper, 24 May 1898.
Smart, Charles A., 40, mechanic, of Brentwood and Laura E. Wood- man, 27, of Brentwood, both second, 5 June 1898.
West, Arthur H., 27, son of George M. and Nancy A. (Hemenway) West and Georgiana D. Edwards, 23, dau .of Albert F. B. and Anna E. (Knight) Edwards, 22 June 1898.
Grant, Irving F., 43, son of Charles C. and Frances ( Anderson) Grant and Abbie D. Colby, 43, dau. of Cyrus P. and Abbie (Phil- brick) Webster, 14 Mar. 1899.
Warren, William E., photographer, of Manchester, son of Lewis War- ren of Bedford and Ina E. Webster of Danville, dau. of Eastman J. and Martha J. (Elkins) Webster, 30 Nov. 1899.
Gagnon, William J., 24, of Fremont machinist, b. in Fremont and May M. Wallace of Raymond, 20, b. in Epping, 14 Jan. 1900.
Lovering, Oscar M., 21, carpenter, son of Irving J. and Josie S. (Mar- den) Lovering and Ina Grace Morse of Derry, 24, dau. of Robert and Alice G. (Burnham) Morse, 20 Feb. 1900.
Damren, Charles C., 56, of Derry, b. in Belgrade, Me., son of William A. and Lois C. (Gilman) Damren and Cora B. Follansbee, 27, of Chester, b. in Goffstown, dau. of Buzzel A. and Augusta (Jack) Follansbee, 4 Apr. 1900.
True, Harry S., of Fremont, 21, son of Horace E. and Matilda S. True and Lena E. Cooke, 21, dau. of Henry A. and Emma M. Cooke, 17 Apr. 1900, in Fremont.
Leighton, Arthur E., 21, farmer, and Sarah E. Edwards, 21, 27 June 1900.
Sanborn, Elmer A., 31, farmer, son of Amos and (D. Malvina) (Lyford) Sanborn and Mary Annette Morse, 23, dau. of A. P. and Abby (Dinsmore) Morse, 5 Sept. 1909.
Brown, Walter S. of Derry and Ella R. Grover of Sandown, 24 Feb. 1901 in Sandown.
Lane, Walter W., 23, son of Luther B. and Emma A. (Brown) Lane and Carolyn M. Lane, 21, dau. of Henry H. and Emeline F. (Tenney) Lane, 5 June 1901.
Rowe, Frank D. of Fremont, 39, son of Dudley and Mary A. Rowe and Susie Malvina Sanborn, 35, dau. of Amasa and Dorothy M. Sanborn, 31 July 1901, in Fremont.
Edwards, James A., 25, son of Albert F. B. and Anna E. (Knight) Edwards and Anna L. Lane, 23, dau. of Austin J. and Mary J. (Dow) Lane, 4 Sept. 1901.
Harvey, James B., 57, manufacturing chemist, b. in Taunton, Mass. son of Burton P. and Hannah W. (Leonard) Harvey and Carrie F. Anderson, 48, b. in Baddeck, Cape Breton, dau. of William and Elizabeth (McKay) Anderson, 5 Sept. 1901 in Derry.
Coolidge, Lewis G. of Derry, 25, jeweler, b. in Hudson, Mass., son of
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Joseph H. and Amanda A. (Ledbetter) Coolidge and Mary E. Buswell, 26, dau. of George P. and Mary E. (Sleeper) Buswell, 22 Apr. 1902.
Morse, Leroy D., 23, son of A. P. and Abbie M. (Dinsmore) Morse and Laura B. Robinson, 20, dau. of Charles P. and Flora (Foster) Robinson, II Sept. 1902.
Brannan, Guy Hooper, 36 of Boston, Mass., son of Weston and Elizabeth Brannan and Ora Amanda Allen, 33, dau. of Thomas and L. Eleanor (Walton) Allen, 20 Oct. 1902.
Green, James A., 21, son of Charles and Mary A. (Field) Green and Maud B. Frenette, 18, dau. of Thomas H. and Nellie B. (Wright) Frenette, 28 Jan. 1903.
Sleeper, Andrew J., 34, of Sandown and Kate S. West, his second her first, 19 Feb. 1903.
Rand, Charles D., of Chester and Lilla M. Lane, dau. of Austin and Mary J. (Dow) Lane, 3 June 1903.
Bartlett, John F., of Derry, 22, son of George R. and Frances (Neally) Bartlett and Inez Young, 20, dau. of George and Frances (Lowell) Young, 27 Feb. 1904.
Morse, George F., of Chester, 33, son of G. Franklin and Mary Jane (Cunningham) Morse and Ellen Louise Jones, 35, his third her second, 3 Mar. 1904.
Morse, Augustus P., 56, son of Parker and Mary (Jenness) Morse and Mary F. Anderson, 47, dau. of Edwin and Susan (Elkins) Hazel- ton, both second, 23 June 1904.
Downing. William N., 27, son of William and Mary (Story) Downing and Susie E. Nisbitt, 18, dau. of James and Mabel (Webster) Nis- bitt, of Groveland, Mass., 29 Aug. 1904.
Cook, Charles E., shoemaker, b. in Beverly, Mass., son of William and Mary E. (Hilham) Cook and Lillian F. Rouke, dau. of Sylvester E. and Jennie Eva (Piper) Emery, his first her second, 14 Sept. 1904.
Towle, Edward A., 22, son of James W. and Sarah J. (Brown) Towle and Alice L. Marden, 16, dau. of Jay E. N. and Augusta S. (Lane) Marden, 19 Apr. 1905.
Smith, George R., 22, of Sandown, b. in Dorchester, son of Hiram P. and Luella (Rand) Smith and Elmira M. Brigham, 19, b. in Fremont, dau. of Joseph and Lucy A. (Brown) Brigham, 3 May 1905, in Sandown.
Keniston, Frank A. of Auburn, 25, son of M. W. and Emma ( Allen) Keniston and Myrtie L. McDuffee, 24, dau. of Samuel and Flora (Hussey) McDuffee, 2 Aug. 1905.
Robinson, Burt D., of Concord and Edna S. Jack of Manchester, 29 Aug. 1906 in Manchester.
Brown, Francellar W., 21, of Sandown, son of Gilman E. and Sarah F. (Woodard) Brown and Florence E. Buzzell, 19, of Hampstead, dau. of William L. and Ella L. (Meader) Buzzell, I Dec. 1906. Parker, Herbert, 30, son of William and Eunice (Burroughs) Parker and Agnes M. Jackson, 28, dau. of Gilman E. and Sarah (Wood- ard) Brown, 24 Dec. 1906.
Cammett, Charles W., 28, son of George A. and Annie (Averill) Cammett and Bertha A. L. Buzzell, 20, dau. of J. P. and Sarah A. (Berry) Buzzell, 6 Apr. 1907.
Spofford, Osman, son of Jason and Susan E. (Parsons) Spofford and Lottie May Grew, b. in Grand Falls, N. B., dau. of Frank and Maggie (Bell) Grew, 12 June 1907.
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Seeley, Dow H., 25, formerly of Waterville, N. B., and Roxana W. West, 15, dau. of Edward and Jane ( Kelley) West, 22 June 1907. Clayton, Frederick, 22, of Sandown, son of John and Ella (Gust)
Clayton and Bessie M. Buzzell, 18, of Hampstead, dau. of William and Ella (Meader) Buzzell, 30 Oct. 1907.
Tuttle, Nat Earl, 33, of Derry, b. in Nottingham, son of Joseph and Margaret L. (Dame) Tuttle and Katherine Richardson Kimball, 24, dau. of John E. and Mary L. (Richardson) Kimball, 5 Nov. 1907.
West, Arthur Newton, 29, son of Edw. and Jennie (Kelley) West and Minnie Frances Davis, 22, of Auburn, dau. of Moses B. and Frances L. (Calef) Davis, 13 Nov. 1907.
Adams, Charles W., 24, of Hampstead, son of C. F. and Ella (Page) Adams and Alta E. Edwards, 18, of Hampstead, dau. of O. H. and Fannie M. (Tabor) Edwards, 3 Dec. 1907.
Bryant, Harry C., 25, b. in Lynn, Mass., son of Gustavus and Louisa S. (Hovey) Bryant and Dorothy E. Heddeman, 19, dau of William and Mary F. ( Morahan) Heddeman, 21 Dec. 1908.
Estes, Harry G., 21, of Haverhill, Mass., b. in Sanford, Me., son of Joseph S. and Mira A. (Wilson) Estes and Alice L. Prescott, 24, dau. of William and Cynthia A. (Clifton) Prescott, 25 Dec. 1908.
Roberts, Lindley A., 20. son of William A. and Annie (Emmerger) Roberts and Alice B. Leighton, 20, dau .of Frank E. and Josie (Walton) Leighton, 25 Jan. 1909.
Lane, Austin J., 50, son of Gelte D. and Mary L. (Basford) Lane and Marion L. Little, 18, dau. of William F. and Mary L. (Kelley) Little, 13 Feb. 1909.
Damon, Wilbur F., 23, son of Joseph A. and Lydia F. (Hill) Damon and Maurie M. Belliveau, 25, b. in Digby, N. S., dau. of Philip and Emily ( Melancon) Belliveau, 7 Mav 1909.
Bailey, Calvin P., 37, b. in Lebanon, son of William and Stace (Wall- bridge) Bailey and Hattie M. Pelton, 40, b. in Thetford, Vt., dau. of Thomas and Maria (Hinson) Downing, 21 June 1909.
Hammerich, Hans, 30, of Springfield, Mass., son of John and Helen (Lewes) Hammerich and Anna Frances Martin, 30, dau. of Walter I. and Carrie F. Martin, 8 Sept. 1909.
Collins, Perley L., 22, b. in Danville, son of Fred E. and Mary A. (Hoyt) Collins and Emeline B. Moulton, 22, b. in Hampstead, dau. of Newell J. and Mabel F. (Sargent) Moulton, 10 June 1910.
Ray, Frank Henry, 22, b. in Hudson, Mass., son of Charles H. and Flora (Taylor) Ray and Sarah Louise McLaren, b. in Sandown, dau. of Albion H. and Addie (Currier ) McLaren, 30 June 1910.
Brown, Heber R., 34, b. in Raymond, son of Elbridge G. and Maria (Stickney) Brown and Annie B. Pike, 22, b. in Epping, dau. of Charles and Sadie (Witham) Pike, 2 July 1910.
Buzzell, John J. S., 22, b. in Weymouth. Mass., son of John and Sarah Buzzell and Nettie H. Eaton, 18, dau. of Frank and Lucy Eaton, 7 Aug. 1910.
Wilkins, Frank Edwin, 52, son of Aaron and Abbie M. (McClure) Wilkins and Gertrude Jennie Green, 36, dau. of John F. and Jennie Evelyn (Morse) Green, his second her first, 16 Nov. IQIO.
Brown, Charles H., 44, son of Frank A. and Helen M. (Lane) Brown and Rose D. Guinee, 47, dau. of Charles and Aurelia (Labonte) Tatreau, both second, 30 Nov. 1910.
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MacLaren, Lemuel A., 22, son of Albion M. and Addie M. (Currier) MacLaren and Ethel M. Hill, 22, dau. of George L. and Minnie V. (Perkins) Hill, 16 Apr. 1911.
Lane, Merion E. of Raymond, son of H. H. and Hattie W. Lane and Ida M. Sullivan, dau. of George A. and Lizzie M. (Roades) Bodwell, both second, 26 Apr. 191I.
Hazelton. Philip G., 17, son of Robert H. and Hannah M. (Hall) Hazelton and Blanche A. Nichols, 18, dau. of William P. and Abbie Nichols, 25 Oct. 19II.
Beckford, George A., Jr., 20, son of George A. and Bertha L. (Hem- menway) Beckford and Eva J. Pingree, 18, dau. of John D. S. and Ida J. (Stowell) Pingree, 26 Mar. 1912.
Sawyer, Henry C., son of Augustus and Almira Sawyer and Nellie R. Hull, dau. of Phineas P. and Lucy A. (Robinson) Whitehouse, 15 Aug. 1912.
Goodrich, John R., 37, son of John H. and Addie R. (Rowe) Good- rich and Holly A. Purington, 23, dau. of Clarence E. and Alice M. (Webster) Purington, 12 Nov. 1912.
Butterfield, Wallace, 23, of Raymond, son of Martin and Cora (Rand) Butterfield and Grace M. Dearborn, 16, dau. of Charles and Nellie (Chesley) Dearborn, 19 Feb. 1913.
Bryant, Robert M., 27, teamster, son of Gustavus and Louisa S. (Hovey) Bryant and Grace E. Tarlton, 20, of Epping, dau. of Oliver H. and Lucy H. (Knight) Tarlton, 6 May 1913.
Bond, Ernest Halbert, 21, son of Fred Walter and Clara Anetta (Sunderland) Bond and Mildred Emeline Green, 21, dau. of John Franklin and Jennie Evelyn (Morse) Green, 25 Aug. 1913.
Ordway, Leslie Ira, 22, b. in Milford, son of Ira James and Mary A. (Smart) Ordway and Clementine M. Wells, 20, dau. of C. H. and Lura (Moore) Wells, 3 Jan. 1914.
Colcord, Albert E., 49, of Derry, son of J. S. and Sarah E. (Johnson) Colcord and Lillian M. Clark, 40, dau. of Robert H. and Frances (Choate) Clark, 12 Apr. 1914.
Purinton, Roy Webster, 29, son of Clarence E. and Alice M. (Webster) Purinton and Etta Frances Lewis, 21, dau. of William H. and Anna (McDurmot) Lewis, 19 Oct. 1914.
Redman, Henry Stewart, assistant agent Stark Mills, Manchester, and Harriette E. M. Lane, 36, dau. of Henry H. and Emma F. (Tenney) Lane, 12 Oct. 1918, in Manchester.
Lewis, Farish G., 50, of Chester and Louise Ellen Martin, 38, dau. of Walter I. and Carrie F. (Robinson) Martin, 25 Mar. 1920.
The foregoing is a verbatim copy of the records, although in some cases the spelling of names varies from the forms in general use.
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CHAPTER XVIII. SOLDIERS' MONUMENT AND JR. O. U. A. M. THE SOLDIERS' MONUMENT
In 1905, Hon. George Cochrane Hazelton published The Dedicatory Proceedings of the Soldiers' Monument at Chester in a volume of 126 pages and in his introduction said that it was fitting that the conception of the Chester Monument should have originated in the councils of the Grand Army Post located in the town.
Although a soldiers' monument in old Chester had been thought of and talked about more or less, nothing definite was done about it until at a meeting on the 15th day of June, 1901, of Bell Post, No. 74, Department of New Hampshire, Grand Army of the Republic, George A. Hosley, a member of Abraham Lincoln Post, G. A. R., of Charlestown, Mass., but a resident of Chester, being present as a visi- tor suggested that there ought to be a soldiers' monument in Chester and said that he would contribute $100 toward a fund for that pur- pose.
The question of ways and means came up immediately for discus- sion and serious doubts were expressed by some of the members of the Post as to the chances of raising sufficient money among the people of the town to accomplish the desired object. Then and there, Cyrus F. Marston, one of the members, was authorized to prepare and send a printed circular on the subject to the natives of Chester residing out- side of the State, soliciting contributions in aid of the enterprise. The responses, as may generally be expected in such cases, were, with a few worthy exceptions, too meagre to merit further mention here.
Happily another organization then existed in Chester of a spirit kindred to that of the veterans who composed the Grand Army Post, the Woman's Relief Corps, which took up at once work of co-operation in the cause, and stood by it with unflinching purpose and devotion to the end.
Of this Corps, Colonel Hosley writes: "You cannot say too much in praise of them. If it had not been for them we would never have had the monument, at least not such a one as we have. It was not only the money they raised, but the influence their enthusiasm and zeal had on the rest of the community."
The matter then awaited hoped-for action by the town, but when election-day come and the question was reached in its order for con- sideration, instead of an appropriation of money, as expected, a com- mitee consisting of Mr. Marston and Edward J. Robie, was appointed, with instructions to ascertain the cost of a monument and to report the result of their inquiries to the next town meeting.
During the year, Mr. Marston obtained designs of four different monuments, consulted contractors and dealers as to the cost of the same, and obtained the information required to make up an intelligent report on the subject.
The town election for 1903 was held on the 10th day of March and the proposed monument was the most important question that came up for consideration that day. Mr. Marston reviewed the work
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of the committee and stated the case in a simple and convincing man- ner to the assembled voters, and then Colonel Hosley followed with a stirring appeal to the judgment and patriotism of the town, paying a tribute to the usual liberality of its citizens in the support of all good causes; and the result was that an appropriation of $800 was unani- mously voted to aid in building the monument.
The motion also designated Colonel Hosley, as agent of the town, to purchase the monument, but, at his suggestion, others were elected to be associated with him upon the committee, namely: John M. Webster, Nathan W. Goldsmith, Cyrus F. Marston and Walter I. Martin, making a committee of five, of which Colonel Hosley was recognized as the natural chairman.
For the consideration of this committee, Mr. Marston sketched out a rough design, which met with substantial favor by the com- mittee, but was not acceptable to the members of the Woman's Relief Corps, who desired that the base be surmounted by a statue in place of the proposed shaft, promising to raise the extra money that this change would cost, which promise they liberally redeemed.
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