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Navy Liaison Officer at time of Normandy & southern France invasions; 1945-46, commanding officer, Naval Base and in- dustrial manager, 10th Naval District; dis- charged Feb. '46 as Captain. Member: Shrine, Aleppo Temple, Boston; Sons of Am. Rev .; Naval Order of the US; Am. Leg .; VFW; Am. Soc. of Naval Engineers. Life Member: Masonic bodies, Mt. Tabor, Boston, Mass .; Soc. of Col. Wars (Mass.); Mil. Order of the World Wars; Am. Soc. of Mechanical Engineers; Soc. of Naval Architects & Marine Engineers. m 3 times; (3) NL, March 29, 1950 Dorothy Lane (Slayter) Jaster (36), of NL. By 2 previous marriages Roland has 3 ch: (1) Roland Henry, Jr. b Newton, Mass., Oct. 10, 1923; att NE, Boston, Mass .; USNAF-Fighter Pilot, Fighting Squadron 6, USS Hancock, Pacific Theater, WWII; now serving in Korean War; (2) Jean b Newton, Mass., Feb. 7, 1928; (3) Ann Cleveland, b Cambridge, Mass., Sept. 23, 1932.
40. * BALDWIN, DAVID farmer b Hancock, Nov. 13, 1825; d NL, March 25, 1904. Ch of Jeremiah & Esther (May- nard) Baldwin. Res NL 1850's-1904. Came to NL from Hancock, 1850's. Member: NL Baptist Church. m 2 times: (1) Au- gust, 1851 Emily Whittaker of Hancock; Emily, ch of Peter Whittaker, d 1852; (2) July 8, 1853 Miriam Dickey Whittier (41) of NL. David & Emily had 1 ch, Frank Edward, who d young; David & Miriam had 4 ch: (1) & (2) died young & (3) Emma G. died in girlhood; (4) (adopted) Jennie Smith (1291).
41. * BALDWIN, MIRIAM DICKEY (WHITTIER) b NL, April 19, 1828; died NL, May 9, 1920. Ch of Stephen & Almira (Dickey) Whittier. Res NL 1828- 1920. Member NL Baptist Church. Her Pleasant St. home (near site of Mary Lamson (735) house) burned in 1919 --- traditionally the work of an "enemy' fire- bug. m July 8, 1853 David Baldwin (40) of NL.
42. BARBIERS, FLORENCE JANE in- structor in voice; director, glee club, CJC b Albany, N. Y. ch of Henry Peter & Bertha (Scherer) Barbiers. Res NL since 1934. Came to NL from Boston, Mass. Grad: NE Cons. of Music-soloist & teacher, 1927, & B. M., 1932. 1927-28, with Winthrop Ames' Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Co .; 1928-29, soprano soloist, East- man Theater Co., Rochester, N. Y .; 1929- 31, voice instructor, Sea Pines School for Girls, Brewster, Mass. Directed CJC choir 15 yrs. Member: Alpha Chi Omega; Nat'l Ass'n of Teachers of Singing.
43. BARNETT, MAVIS CLARE in- structor in English, CJC b Columbus, Ohio, Apr. 16, 1898 ch of Rev. John Wil- bert Barnett, PhD & Carey (Greer) Bar- nett. Res NL since 1936. Came to NL from Marblehead, Mass. Wellesley College, B.A., 1920; Oxford University, England, B.A .- M.A., 1935. Verse & prose published
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in The Atlantic Monthly, The Bookman, Mademoiselle, The Bookman (London), The Poetry Review (London), The Churchman, The Christian Century, etc., & in various anthologies incl. Braithwaite's and Edwin Markham's. Member: Phi Beta Kappa, Poetry Soc. of America, N. E. Poetry Club, The Poetry Society (Lon- don).
44. BARRETT, FLORENCE MAY (HUNT) b NL, Nov. 29, 1900 ch of Frank George & Sarah Ann (Chase) Hunt* (628 & 630). Res NL since 1900. m Portsmouth, June 15, 1920 Harry Bar- rett (45) of NL.
45. BARRETT, HARRY carpenter b P.E.I., July 11, 1893 ch of George & Jane (Maby) Barrett. Res NL since 1909. Came to NL from P.E.I. WWI, shipyard work; WWII, Navy Yard, 4 years. Mem- ber: NL Baptist Church, NL Grange, Orangemen. m 2 times: (1) NL, Sept. 5, 1911 Eva Viola Ashby (413) of NL (2) Portsmouth, June 15, 1920 Florence May Hunt (44) of NL. Harry & Eva had 1 ch: Horace Gordon b NL, June 15, 1912; carpenter; paratrooper, USA, WWII; m Edith Virginia Pillsbury of Sutton and has Stephen Warner & Ken- neth Herbert; now res Sutton. Harry and Florence have 15 ch: (1) Elizabeth Grace b NL, May 6, 1917; m Perley Palmer, laborer, of Sutton and has Douglas Henry; now res Sutton (2) Robert William (49); (3) Pearl Marie b Portsmouth, June 23, 1922; m Howard A. Fitzgerald, USA, of N. Y. and has had Nancy Jane, Richard Allen (d), & Arthur Howard; now res NL; (4) George Richard b Portsmouth, Aug. 24, 1923; carpenter; mil. service, WWII: USA, 2 yrs, 9 mos, 24 dys-in Europe 2 yrs; now res NL: (5) Harry James b NL, April 8, 1925; mechanic; mil. service WWII: USAAF, ball turret gunner, 2 yrs, 6 mos, 13 dys-in Europe 8 mos; now res NL; (6) Pauline May b NL, Feb. 27, 1927; nurse; grad: NLHS '45 & Laconia Hospital, '48; now res La- conia; (7) Fred Ambrose b NL, July 17, 1928; mil. service WWII: USA, 18 mos -- 16 in Europe; grad NLHS, '46; (8) Jane Arline b NL, June 18, 1930; tel. operator; grad NLHS 48; m Robert A. Shackett, salesman, of Newport; now res NL: (9) Donald Lewis b NL, Jan. 7, 1932; NLHS, class of 1951; (10) Ruth Evelyn b NL, June 25, 1933; NLHS, class of 1951; (11) Verne Eugene b NL, Nov. 20, 1934; (12) Sherman Harold b NL, May 30. 1936; (13) Eleanor Francis b NL Dec. 15, 1937; (14) Bruce Arnold b NL, Oct. 13, 1939; (15) Mary Jean b NL, May 23, 1946.
46. BARRETT, MARIE ELEANOR (CLEARY) owner-proprietor, Maplewood Farm & Inn b Dec. 1, 1879 ch of Michael R. & Mary E. (Conway) Cleary. Res NL since 1914. Came to NL from Newport, R. I. Att Institute of Domestic Economy & night courses Womens' Education Union
(Boston, Mass.). Member: NL Catholic Church & Guild; NL Garden Club; NL Womans Club; Post 40 Am. Leg. Aux .; Grange. m Boston, Mass., June 11, 1911 Patrick Barrett (48) of Boston, Mass.
47. BARRETT, MARY CHRISTINE alumnae director, CJC; co-owner, College Sport Shop b Newport, R. I., June 1, 1912 ch of Patrick & Marie Eleanor (Cleary) Barrett (48 & 46). Res NL since 1914. Came to NL from Newport, R. I., 1914. Grad: Colby School for Girls, CJC, Regis College (AB) ; summer courses, Harvard University. Sec'y, NL Hospital Bd. 1943- Member: NL Catholic Church & Guild; NL Garden Club; Chair- man, District I, Am. Alumni Council.
48. BARRETT, PATRICK H. owner- proprietor Maplewood Farm & Inn b Ireland, Jan. 1, 1869; d NL, April 30, 1945 Ch of John & Katherine (Dugan) Barrett. Res NL 1914-1945. Came to NL from Newport, R. I., 1914. Member: NL Catholic Church; NL Fire Co. m Boston, Mass., June 11, 1911 Marie Eleanor Cleary (46) of Boston, Mass. Patrick & Marie had 1 ch; Mary Chris- tine (47).
49. BARRETT, ROBERT WILLIAM chef b Portsmouth, Jan. 20, 1921 ch of Harry & Florence May (Hunt) Barrett. (45 & 44). Res NL since 1921. Grad NLHS '41. Mil. service WWII: Cpl. Med. Corps, ATO. m Rochester, N. Y., Oct. 2, 1945 Marion Catherine Fuehrer of Ro- chester, N. Y. Marion b Rochester. N. Y., May 25, 1923 ch of Gustive & Harriett (Schultz) Fuehrer. Robert & Marion have 2 ch: (1) Robert William, Jr. b NL, July 14, 1946; (2) Catherine Marion b NL, Oct. 2, 1947.
50. BARSELLE, EDWIN A. nursing home operator. Res NL since 1948. Came to NL from Quincy, Mass. Members of household: Corinne (Holteen) Barselle & 2 ch: Barbara Corinne & Jonathan.
51. * BARTLETT, EMMA b Hill; d NL. March 23, 1921 ae. 70-2-27. Ch of Ezekiel & Nancy (Fifield) Bartlett & sister of Susan (Bartlett) Gardner (445). (nfdr)
52. * BARTON, CAROLINE (MASON) b Hanover, March 11, 1867; d Newport, Oct. 22, 1950. Ch of Julius & Lydia (Chandler) Mason (cf. 640 & 1357). Res NL 1880's and '90's; early 1900's. Att CA. Member: Blue Mt. Grange; First Baptist Church, Newport. m Dec. 27, 1886 Loyal Barton (55). (nfdr)
53. BARTON, DOROTHY TUCK (SMITH), PhD. instructor in science, CJC. Res NL since 1943; legal res since '48. Came to NL from Pullman, Wash., 1943. Ch: Flora Joyce.
54. BARTON, JANE sec'y b Melrose, Mass., Feb. 10, 1924 ch of Mason Byron & Almina Caroline (Knowlton) Barton (55 & 1311). Res NL since 1935. Came to NL from Ardmore, Pa., 1935. Grad:
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NLHS '41; UNH '45. Commercial teach- er, White River Jct., Vt., 1945-49; sec'y, NYC, 1949-51.
55. BARTON, LOYAL probably a na- tive of Grantham; is d. Res NL 1880's & '90's; early 1900's. Att CA. m Dec. 27, 1886 Caroline Mason (52) of Hanover (?). Loyal & Caroline had 4 ch: 2 sons, Kinsley & Mason Byron (1311); 2 dau., Mrs. Elwin Kimball, now res Grantham & Mrs. William McBain. 7 grandchildren: (1), (2) & (3) cf. 54 & 1311; (4) Ann Kimball; (5), (6), & (7)-Carolyn, Kath- arine, & Christine McBain. (nfdr)
56. BATES, ZELMA CELIA (FREE- MAN) tel. operator b Jefferson, Oct. 13, 1901 ch of Zenas S. & Lula M. (Smith) Freeman. Res NL 1926-39. Came to NL from Sunapee, 1926; went from NL to Duxbury, Mass., 1939. Member: St. John's Methodist Church, Jefferson; Re- bekah's-inside guardian & financial sec'y. m Concord, Oct. 1, 1939 Lester Rawleigh Bates of Duxbury, Mass; b Duxbury, Mass., Jan. 10, 1900 ch of William & Florence (Steele) Bates. Zelma Bates now res Duxbury, Mass.
57. BEALS, HELEN ELIZABETH (STANLEY) b NL, Aug. 1, 1910 ch of Horace Clough* & Lura Violet (Gay) Stanley (1354 & 1355). Res NL 1910-1947. Went from NL to Georges Mills, 1947. Grad: CA, 1927; Northfield Seminary, 1929. Att Smith College. Member NL Baptist Church. m Farmington, Conn., April 29, 1934 Lynn Staley Beals, Jr. (58) of Buffalo, N. Y. Helen Beals now res Port Washington, L. I., N. Y. (perm. add: Georges Mills) .
58. BEALS, LYNN STALEY, JR. (Commander) flight surgeon, USN b Buffalo, N. Y., March 11, 1910 ch of Lynn Staley Beals, MD & Elizabeth P. (Potter) Beals. Legal res NL 1941-47. Came to NL from Buffalo, N. Y., 1941; went from NL to Georges Mills, 1947. Grad: Exeter, 1928; Harvard, 1932; Har- vard Med. Sch., 1938. Episcopalian. Mem- ber: St. Pauls Lodge, F & AM, Newport, R. I .; AMA. Service with USN since 1938-since 1940 in special field of avia- tion medicine. In Dec., 1941, helped set up station on Galapagos Islands right after Pearl Harbor. Jan., 1941-Oct., 1942-sta- tioned Canal Zone; Nov. & Dec., 1942- special research, Submarine Base, New London, Conn .; Jan. & Feb., 1943-An- napolis, flight examinations of US Naval Academy students; 1943-44, Senior med. officer at US Naval Air Station, Anacostia, D. C. and its Photo Science Lab; research & teaching, Washington, D. C .: 1944-45, staff med. officer of Commander Fleet Air, Quonset Pt., R. I .; 1945-46, Senior med. officer, Aircraft Carrier, USS Princeton & staff med. officer, Task Force 77: 1947- head of research unit of Flight Section at Sp. Devices Ctr., Sands Pt., Port Wash- ington, L. I., N. Y. Frequent speaker be-
fore sci. & other soc .; papers often published. m Farmington, Conn .. April 29, 1934 Helen Elizabeth Stanley (57) of NL. Lynn and Helen have had 5 ch: (1) Barbara Potter b Boston, Mass., May 25, 1936; (2) Patricia Stanley b Boston, Sept. 19, 1940; (3) Lynn Staley, III b Boston, July 19, 1938; d NL, Oct. 12, 1942; (4) Elizabeth Stanley, b Washington, D. C., March 17, 1944. (5) A & E. Comm. Beals res Port Washington, L. I., N. Y .; perm. add .: Georges Mills.
59. BEAN, ANNIE MARIA (HATH- AWAY) b Taunton, Mass., Sept. 2, 1870; d Westwood, Mass., Oct. 28, 1942. Ch of Benjamin B. & Emma Jane (Town- send) Hathaway. Res NL, 1919-1938. Came to NL from Cavendish, Vt., 1919; went from NL to Westwood, Mass .. 1938. Trained 6. mos. at Mass. Homeopathic Hospital & nursed several yrs .; house- mother, Heidelberg, 1919, 1921. Member: Baptist Church. m Dighton, Mass., Sept. 2, 1901 Rev. Oren Nelson Bean of Jericho, Vt .; b Brentwood, July 2, 1871; d No. Springfield, Vt., Oct. 13. 1918; ch of William Taylor & Nancy (Tuck) Bean; Baptist minister with parishes in Vt. & N. H. Annie & Oren had 3 ch: (1) Marion Nichols b Jericho, Vt., Jan. 26, 1903; RN, Asst. Dir. Nursing Service, Me. Gen. Hospital, Portland, Me .; grad CA & Peter Bent Brigham Hosp .; B.S. from Teachers' College, Columbia U .; mil service WWII: Army Nurses Corps-dis- charged as 1st Lt .; now res Portland, Me .; home Westwood, Mass .; (2) Samuel Nel- son b E. Hardwick, Vt., Oct. 15, 1904; grad CA & degrees from Gordon College & Newton Theol. Sem .; Baptist minister; chaplain in CCC 1935-37; m Elsie Maud Gray, teacher, of Burlington, Vt. & has Oren Nelson, . Janice Ellen, Carol, Pris- cilla, & Jonathan David; now res Ver- sailles, .Conn .; (3) Esther Melvina b Meredith, Nov. 27, 1908; grad CA & att New Eng. Cons. of Music 3 yrs & BU Sch. of Music, 1 yr .; m (1) Harry Mc- Kenna of Boston, Mass. (now d) & had Josephine Anne, Jane, & Paul James; m (2) David Joseph Carriere, electrical con- tractor, of Boston, Mass. & has David Edward & Marion Ellen; all children bear Carriere name; now res Westwood, Mass.
60. BEAN, ELLA MARIA (FLAN- DERS) (CALEF) b Danbury, Oct. 24, 1856; d NL, July 26, 1941. Ch of Frank Webster & Sarah Jane (Emery) Flanders. Res NL 1890's & several different times after 1900. Came to NL from Wilinot & Holbrook, Mass. Att' Salisbury schools. Member: Womans Relief Corps of Wm. Streeter Post, GAR, Attleboro, Mass .; SUV Aux., Elkins; Martha Chapter OES; Kearsarge Grange, Wilmot (charter mem- ber). m 2 times: (1) Haverhill, Mass., Aug. 2, 1875 Charles Arthur Calef of Haverhill, Mass .; b Boscawen, Feb. 2, 1856; d Wilmot Flat, Oct. 24, 1891; ch of Garland & Maria Calef; butcher, meat
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cutter; (2) Holbrook, Mass., Dec. 25, 1897 Major John Wesley Bean, USA, of Holbrook, Mass .; b Kirby, Vt., March 8, 1833; d NL, Nov. 27, 1933; ch of Daniel & Mary (Powell) Bean; USA career, 1856-1904; Civil War-19 major battles, wounded 3 times; Indian Wars; GAR- Commander in Brockton & Attleboro, Mass. posts; 58 yr. member Masons. Ella & Charles had 3 ch: (1) Luella Maria (74); (2) Arthur Garland b Wil- mot, May 11, 1879; d East Bridgewater, Mass., May 7, 1935; meat cutter & market gardener; Unitarian; member Ancient Order of United Workmen; m Adella Viola Zauche at Providence, R. I. and had Viola Evelyn (m), Arthur Ervin (m), & Lester Albert (m); (3) Grace Evelyn b Sutton, June 17, 1886; m (1) Walter Gardner, furniture dealer, of Attleboro, Mass., & had Helen (m) & Dorothy (m) ; (2) George Taylor; now res Fla.
61. BEATON, GERTRUDE MAY (BROWN) (FOURNIER) b NL. Feb. 23, 1899 ch of Charles I. & Lena W. (Dow) Brown* (113 & 115). Res NL 1899-1925. m 2 times: (1) NL. Jan. 6, 1918 Peter Arthur Fournier (430) of NL; (2) Angus Beaton of Canaan. Gertrude Beaton now res Lebanon. (nfdr)
62. BEDARD, BERTHA -) (WALKER) Res NL since 1930-for some time maintaining a legal res in NL. m (1) Morton Edward Walker (1445) of NL; (2) - Bedard. Bertha Bedard now res Albuquerque, N. M. (nfdr)
63. BEMIS, RUTH (STEELE) b Worcester, Mass., Nov. 1, 1892 ch of Al- bert H. & Julia Hattie (Damon) Steele. Legal res of NL 1931-1937. Mount Hol- yoke, A.B., 1915. m Colorado Springs, Col., June 20, 1919, Samuel Flagg Bemis (64) of Colorado Springs. Winter res of New Haven, Conn .; summers, Twin Lake Villa.
64. BEMIS, SAMUEL FLAGG his- torian of Am. diplomacy; prof., diplo- matic history, Yale U., since 1935 b Worcester, Mass., Oct. 20, 1891 ch of Charles Harris & Flora M. (Bemis) Bemis. Legal res of NL 1931-37. College teacher: Colorado Coll., Colorado Springs, 1917-20; Whitman Coll., Walla Walla, Wash., prof., 1920-23; Geo. Wash. U., prof., 1924-34; Yale U., Farnham prof. of diplomatic history, 1935, & Sterling prof. of Diplomatic History & Inter-Am. Rela- tions, 1945; visiting prof. to Latin Am. & Cuba, 1937-38 & '45. Research assoc., Carnegie Institute of Washington, 1923-4. Director, Eur. mission of Library of Con- gress, 1927-9. Author: Jay's Treaty, a Study in Commerce & Diplomacy, 1923; Pinckney's Treaty, A Study of America's Advantage from Europe's Distress (award- ed Pulitzer prize in letters), 1926; A Guide to the Diplomatic History of the U. S., 1935; A Diplomatic History of the U. S., 1936, 1942, 1950; The Latin
American Policy of the U. S., 1942, 1943; John Quincy Adams & Foundations of American Foreign Policy (Pulitzer award in biography), 1949; & other historical works. Editor & part author: The Ameri- can Secretaries of State & Their Diplo- macy, 10 vols., 1927-29. Unitarian. Mem- ber: Am. Hist. Assn., Am. Soc. Internat'l Law, Soc. of Am. Archivists, Am. Anti- quarian Soc., Colonial Soc. of Mass., Mass. Hist. Soc. Listed in Who's Who in Am. m Colorado Springs, Colorado, June 20, 1919 Ruth Steele (63) of Worcester, Mass. Samuel & Ruth have 1 ch: Barbara b Walla Walla, Wash., Jan. 2, 1921; BA, Mt. Holyoke, 1942 & MN, Yale Sch. of Nursing, 1946; formerly visiting nurse, New Haven Visiting Nurses Assn. & public health nurse, Greenwich, Conn .; m Peter K. Bloch, v.p. Branson Instruments, Inc. (Stamford, Conn.), of Old Greenwich, Conn .; now res Old Greenwich, Conn. Prof. Bemis, winter res of New Haven, Conn .; summers, Twin Lake Villa.
65. BENSON, ELIZABETH (GREEN) ch of Lena Green (522) Taxpayer in NL 1933-36 and since 1940. (nfdr)
66. BENSON, THELMA (WEST) min- ister of gospel, Jehovah's Witness b NL, June 20, 1919 ch of Herbert Eugene & Ruth Gertrude (Loverin)* West (1468 & 1470). Res NL 1919-1949, for several years maintaining a legal res. Went from NL to Vermont, 1942. Att Elkins school. m Malden, Mass., Sept. 4, 1948 Paul Thurston Benson of Medford, Mass .; ac- countant; b Medford, Mass. & d NL, Dec. 29, 1948, ae. 36-3-25; ch of Peter & Sophie (Pearson) Benson. Thelma Ben- son now res Chelsea, Mass.
67. BENTON, DONNA FRANCES (MASTIN) b NL, Oct. 4, 1911 ch of Frank Henry* & Katherine (Sanborn) Mastin (855 & 68). Res NL 1911-39. Went from NL to Wassaic, N. Y., 1939. Grad: CJC; B.M., Ithaca Coll; Am. Institute of Normal Methods, Auburndale, Mass. Member: NL Baptist Church; transferred to Presbyterian Church, Was- saic, N. Y. Member: Crystal Rebekah Lodge, King's Daughters, Missionary Soc., Ladies' Aid. Director of choir; accom- plished musician & soprano soloist. m NL, June 17, 1939 William Bassett Benton, milk dealer & school bus operator, of Wassaic, N. Y .; b Plainville, Conn., Aug. 21, 1906 ch of William Alfred Benton (cf. 68) & Delia (Bassett) Benton. Donna & William have 2 ch: (1) Reed Stephen b Sharon, Conn., May 29, 1943; (2) Diana Katherine b Sharon, Conn .. Dec. 27, 1945. Donna Benton now res Wassaic, N. Y.
68. BENTON, KATHERINE MAY (SANBORN) (MASTIN) b Salisbury, June 6, 1879 ch of Charles Pingree & Abby Ann (Ticknor) Sanborn. Res NL 1907-42. Came to NL from Salisbury, 1907; went from NL to Wassaic, N. Y.,
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Member: Baptist Church; Womans Aid; Missionary Soc .; Rebekahs; Rebekah State 1942. Att Proctor Academy, Andover. Assembly, Noble Grand, two terms. m 2 times: (1) W. Salisbury, Oct. 20, 1909 Frank Henry Mastin* (855) of NL; (2) So. Amenia, N. Y., March 28, 1942 Wil- liam Alfred Benton (cf. 67), mechanic & farmer, of Wassaic, N. Y .; b Dec. 16, 1881 ch of Ezra Reed & Rebecca (Hitch- cock) Benton. Katherine Benton now res Wassaic, N. Y.
69. BERRY, EARL ROSCOE jeweler b Winthrop, Me., Jan. 11, 1901 ch of Charles Roscoe & Florence Belle (Bishop) Berry & related to Doris Braley (102). Res NL since 1937. Came to NL from Portland, Me., 1937. Att Readfield, Me. schools; jeweler's apprentice, Portland, Me., 11/2 yrs. Emp. Portland, Me., jewelry firm 15 yrs; radio service work 15-18 yrs. Member: IOOF.
70. * BICKFORD, ARTHUR LEON lumber mill owner; farmer b NL, Aug. 27, 1876 ch of Warren Samuel & Sarah Jane (Hall) Bickford (77 & 76). Res NL 1876-1947. Went from NL to Deland, Fla., 1947. Att Elkins school. Built & operated a shingle mill & ran the saw mill at Elkins from 1902-1919 when it was sold to Mason Emery (389). Member: Masons; SUV; Eastern Star. m NL, Jan. 22, 1910 Luella Maria (Calef) Bickford (74) of NL. Arthur & Luella have 2 ch: (1) Leon Warren (73); (2) Verna Mae b NL, Sept. 26, 1920; att Elkins School & NLHS; m Harold Leslie Pratt (cf. 1086), engineer, of Boston, Mass. & has had Harold Leslie, Jr. & Donald Laurence (d) ; now res New- ton Center, Mass. Arthur Bickford now res Deland, Fla.
71. * BICKFORD, DANIEL farmer b Springfield, Dec. 25, 1819; d NL, May 12, 1907. Ch of Daniel & Patty (Adams) Bickford. Res NL 1819-1907. m May 1, 1849 Roxanna B. Cross, (75) of Hanover. Daniel & Roxana had twin daughters b NL, July 26, 1857; (1) Hattie May d Reading, Mass., Sept. 14, 1886; att NL Scientific & Literary Institution; m Daniel Truman Bickford*, her half-cousin, clerk B&M RR, of Reading, Mass. & had Flor- ence May (524), Elizabeth Pearl, Frank Carroll, & Hattie May (Daniel T. Bickford d NL, July 10, 1935; see below ** for more data on ch of Daniel T. & Hattie (Bick- ford) Bickford) ; (2) Mattie Jane d Hav- erhill, Mass., Sept. 1941; att NL Scien- tific & Literary Institution; m Frank Car- oll Morse, picture dealer, of Haverhill, Mass., (now d) & had Sara Helen & Katherine (1231). ** Further data on the children of Daniel T. & Hattie May (Bickford) Bickford who were reared by their maternal grandparents. (1) Florence May (524). (2) Elizabeth Pearl b Read- ing, Mass., May 24, 1880; CA, class of 1898; before m draftsman, B&M RR, & at
present bookwork on quarterly publica- tions; m Frederick J. Alford, artist, of Boston, Mass. (now d), & had Mary Hunt (m); now res Boston, Mass .; (3) Frank Carroll b Reading, Mass., April 11, 1883; locomotive engineer; att Reading (Mass.) HS & CA; m Faye Eaton French (cf. 438), teacher, of NL & has Natalie Eleanor (m) ; now res Reading, Mass .; (4) Hattie May b Reading, Mass., Aug. 25, 1886; att CA; m (1) Laurence C. Butman, stable keeper, of Bradford & had Pauline (m) & Car- roll (m); m (2) Orvis Sargent & has Audrey (m) ; now res Bradford.
72. BICKFORD, DORIS EVA (WELLS) b Danbury, May 31, 1910 ch of John Fred & Eva (Ordway) Wells. Res NL since 1928. Came to NL from So. Danbury, 1928. Att So. Danbury Grammar School & Franklin HS. Ballot clerk, 3 or 4 yrs. Member: So. Danbury Christian Church; SUV Aux. m NL, Sept. 4, 1928 Leon Warren Bickford (73) of NL.
73. BICKFORD, LEON WARREN lumber-mill worker; farmer b NL. Nov. 28, 1909 ch of Arthur Leon* & Luella Maria (Calef) Bickford (70 & 74). Res NL since 1909. Att Elkins Sch .; grad CA 1927. Mil. service WWII: USA, April 9-Dec. 8, 1945; pvt., field artillery; Am. Theater as instructing cadre. Select- man, 1938-45; member of Planning Bd., 1943-48. Member: Baptist Church; SUV; King Solomon's Lodge, F & AM. m NL, Sept. 4, 1928 Doris Eva Wells (72) of So. Danbury. Leon & Doris have 3 ch: (1) John Arthur b NL, June 7, 1929; laborer; NLHS '47; now res NL; (2) Evelyn Mae b NL, Nov. 3, 1931; NLHS '49 & att CJC; now res NL; (3) Barbara Anne b NL, April 11, 1935.
74. BICKFORD, LUELLA MARIA (CALEF) (BICKFORD) b Wilmot, July 14, 1876 ch of Charles Arthur & Ella Maria (Flanders) Calef (60). Res NL 1890's & 1910-1947. Came to NL from Wilmot & Franklin; went from NL to Deland, Fla., 1947. Att Elkins schools. Member: Baptist Church, Franklin; Kear- sarge Grange, Wilmot; SUV Aux; Martha Chapter OES; Ladies Benevolent Soc., Elkins. m 2 times: (1) Wilmot, Nov. 8, 1896 Charles A. Bickford, ch of Abram & Verona Bickford, of Franklin; (2) NL Jan. 22, 1910 Arthur Leon Bickford* (70) of NL. Luella Bickford now res Deland, Fla.
75. * BICKFORD, ROXANNA B. (CROSS) b Enfield, Sept. 27, 1820; d NL, July 24, 1909. Ch of John & Sally (Cutler) Cross. Res NL from 1849-1909. Came to NL from Hanover, 1849. Baptist. Taking her 4 grandchildren ranging in age from 3 weeks to 9 years, she reared them & sent them all to Colby. All this after 65! m May 1, 1849 Daniel Bickford (71) of NL.
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76. * BICKFORD, SARAH JANE (HALL) b Epsom, Jan. 19, 1852; d NL, March 28, 1916. Ch of Charles Henry & Lucy Jane (Langley) Hall. Res NL, 1875- 1916. Came to NL from Epsom, 1875. Member: Eastern Star, office of Electra. m Epsom, July 2, 1873 Warren Samuel Bickford (77) of Epsom.
77. * BICKFORD, WARREN SAMUEL grinder in scythe factory; farmer b Epsom, May 20, 1853; d NL, April 3, 1916. Ch of Abraham & Nancy (Wells) Bickford. Res NL 1875-1916. Came to NL from Epsom, 1875. Tyler, King Solomon's Lodge, F & AM, 39 years; member Heidel- berg Lodge, IOOF. m Epsom, July 2, 1873 Sarah Jane Hall (76) of Epsom. Warren & Sarah had 1 ch: Arthur Leon (70).
78. BIGGERT, VAUGHAN M. buyer Res NL since 1947. Came to NL from Rockford, Illinois, 1947. Members of household: (Mrs.) Joan S. Biggert & 2 ch: David S. & Robert C.
79. * BILLINGS, ABBY LOUA (GAY) b NL, March 1, 1878 ch of Charles W. & Anna (Wood) Gay (457 & 452). Res NL 1878-1906. Grad CA, 1899. Teacher 1900-05. m NL, April 28, 1906 Arthur Billings, collector, of NYC; b Quincy, Mass .; d Dec. 27, 1935; ch of Lemuel & Mary R. (Soule) Billings. Loua & Arthur had 2 ch: (1) Mary Rawson b July 31, 1907 m Warren G. Ogden, Jr. & has 3 ch; now res Lincoln, Mass .; (2) Sherrard, II b March 8, 1909; killed in action, France, June 10, 1944; served AAF. Loua Billings now res Hingham, Mass.
80. BILLINGS, ELIZABETH LOUISE teacher of psychology, CJC b Cortland, N. Y., ch of Louis Warren & Hazel (Brannan) Billings. Res NL since 1937. Came to NL from Cortland, N. Y., 1937. Cortland HS '31; A.B., Wellesley, '35; M.A., Columbia, '36; summer sessions at Syracuse U. & Columbia. Psychologist, Hudson River State Hospital, 1936-37. Member: First Presbyterian Church, Cort- land, N. Y .; Am. Psych. Assn.
81. BILLINGSLEY, HOWARD P. owner-operator Elkins General Store. Res NL since 1948. Came to NL from El Paso, Texas, 1948. Members of household: Marjorie R. (Lawrence) Billingsley & 2 ch: Lawrence H. & Robert A.
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