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82. BLACK, IRENE wife of John H. Black (83). (nfda)
83. BLACK, JOHN H. name appears on tax lists 1901-1924-from 1918 on he was assessed no poll tax. Res Otterville section with wife, Irene (82). (nfda)
84. BLAISDELL, ALBERT taxpayer in NL 1940-44. Went to Norridgewock, Me. (nfdr)
85. BLAISDELL, NETTIE wife of Al- bert Blaisdell (84). (nfdr)
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86. * BLODGETT, FLORENCE MAY (ROBERTS) b Webster, July 21, 1883 ch of Frank & Mary Chestina (Wells) Roberts (1178 & 1182). Res NL 1895-1923; 1925-1939; since 1946. Came to NL from Sutton, 1895, from Newbury, 1925, & from Wilmot Flat, 1946; went from NL to Newbury, 1923, & to Wilmot Flat, 1939. Att CA. Member of Grange. m Newport, Aug. 8, 1923 Newell Ray Blodgett (88) of Newbury.
87. BLODGETT, HAZEL b NL, April 11, 1924, ch of Newell Ray & Florence May (Roberts)* Blodgett (88 & 86). Res NL 1925-1939 & since 1946. Came to NL from Newbury, 1925 & from Wilmot Flat, 1946; went from NL to Wilmot Flat, 1939. Att NL schools.
88. BLODGETT, NEWELL RAY farm laborer; carpenter b Newbury Oct. 7, 1888; d NL, April 14, 1951. Ch. of Orrin J. & Cora R. (Jones) Blodgett. Res NL 1925-39; 1946-51. Came to NL from New- bury, 1925, & from Wilmot Flat, 1946; went to Wilmot Flat, 1939. Att CA 3 yrs. m Newport, Aug. 8, 1923 Florence May Roberts* (86) of NL. Newell & Florence had 1 ch: Hazel (87).
89. BOARDMAN, ARCHIE AMOS b San Antonio, Texas; d Manchester, Jan. 15, 1944 ae 61-8-24. Ch of Amos & Mabel (Knight) Boardman. Res NL 1932-38. Went from NL to Manchester, 1938. Emp. by CE Shepard (1264) while in NL. Pvt. detective; held Mass. Engineer's license; at one time actor in Spoffard Shows; in Vt., member of firm of Boardman & Kyle Construction Co. m (2) NL, May 15, 1938 Irene (Newell) (Hayes) Albrecht (90) of NL.
90. BOARDMAN, IRENE (NEWELL) (HAYES) (ALBRECHT) dressmaker; nurse b E. Alstead, Dec. 1, 1891 ch of Hiram F. & Lilla C. (Partridge) Newell. Res NL 1918-27; 1937-38. Came to NL from Manchester, 1918; went from NL to Torrington, Conn., 1937, & to Man- chester, 1938. Att CA 1908-10; business course Dover HS 1910-12. m 3 times: (1) Dover, Dec. 29, 1912 William Charles Hayes* (cf. 558) of NL; (2) Torrington, Conn., May 22, 1928 Frank J. Albrecht of Torrington, Conn .; b Brooklyn, N. Y.,
ch of Charles & Julia (Jeppe) Albrecht; cpl WWI; (3) NL, May 15, 1938 Archie Amos Boardman (89) of NL. Irene & William had 2 ch: (1) Newell James b Manchester, Nov. 19, 1914; research mechanic, GE, Lynn, Mass .; att Conn. State Trade School; mil. service WWII: 12th Co., 23rd Inf., Mass. State Guard; member GE Jet Pioneers; helped build first jet engine in US; m Evelyn Lovejoy, teacher, of Nashua and has Judith Mary & James Weston; now res Stoneham, Mass .; (2) Isabel Annie b Manchester, June 1, 1916; factory worker, Torrington Manuf. Co .; att HS; m (1) Allen Russell of Laconia & m (2) Elmer Ray Straw,
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painter, of Manchester; now res Torring- ton, Conn. Irene & Frank had 1 ch: Phyllis Irene b Torrington, Conn., March 10, 1930; att HS-business course. Irene Boardman now res Dorchester, Mass.
91. BONNER, CLARA G. (MER- RILL) b NL. wife of Ralph W. Bonner (92). Formerly res Newbury. (nfda)
92. BONNER, RALPH W. plumber Taxpayer in NL 1929-35. 4 of the ch of Ralph Bonner & Clara (91) b in NL: (1) Sept. 3, 1925, Elizabeth Pauline; (4) Sept. 18, 1931, Frederick James, who d NL, Feb. 6, 1934; (5) April 28, 1934, Clarence; (6) Oct. 22, 1936, Edward Darrell. Formerly res Newbury. (nfda)
93. BONNEY, KATHERINE H. Tax- payer in NL since 1949. (nfdr)
94. BOOL, CHARLES HADDON, SR. proprietor of Edgewood b Pugwash, N. S., Oct. 5, 1881; d NL, April 27, 1943. Ch of Henry & Jane Ann (Pitts) Bool. Res NL 1922-43. Came to NL from Wollaston, Mass., 1922. Town treasurer. Clerk, NL Baptist Church; Mason. m Truro, N. S., Oct. 14, 1914 Florence Elizabeth Walker (95) of Truro, N. S. Charles & Florence had 4 ch: (1) Marion Walker b Forest Hills, Mass., Oct. 6, 1916; att CA & CJC; m Maurice Jewell Wolfsohn, electrician, Kittery, Me .; now res Kittery, Me .; (2) Barbara Frances b Wollaston, March 4, 1921; sec'y & home-maker; grad NLHS & CJC; m Albert Irving Oliver, Jr. (1008), teacher, of Kent's Hill, Me .; now res Philadelphia, Pa .; (3) Charles Haddon, Jr. b NL, Jan. 29, 1923; machin- ist, GE, Erie, Pa .; NLHS '41; GE Trade School; m Ann Marie Mead, sec'y, of Erie, Pa .; now res Erie, Pa .; (4) Flor- ence Katherine b NL, March 22, 1925; sec'y; att NLHS & Cushing Academy; now res Boulder, Colorado.
95. BOOL, FLORENCE ELIZABETH (WALKER) b Truro, N. S., June 27, 1888; d NL, April 13, 1939. Ch of Adoni- ram J. & Eliza (Hanson) Walker. Res NL 1922-39. Came to NL from Wollaston, Mass., 1922. Att Acadia Seminary, Halifax, N. S. Member NL Baptist Church. m Truro, N. S., Oct. 14, 1914 Charles Had- don Bool, Sr. (94) of Dorchester, Mass.
96. BOURGEAU, JOSEPH tax-payer in NL 1931-35. Now res Blodgett's Land- ing. (nfdr)
97. * BOURLET, SARAH LUETTE (KNOWLTON) b NL, Nov. 28, 1857; d NL, Aug. 21, 1942. Ch of Nathaniel Columbus & Caroline (Chadwick) Knowl- ton (cf. 703). Res NL 1857-1880's & 1936-42. Went from NL to Concord in the 1880's & returned in 1936. Att CA. Taught surrounding towns short time; emp. printing office in Concord. Member: Universalist Church; Rebekahs, King's Daughters. m Concord, Dec. 29, 1888 James W. Bourlet, a printer, of Concord;
b NYC, Dec. 7, 1857; d Concord, May 4, 1919; ch of John W. & Dorothy T. (Batchelder ) Bourlet.
98. BOYLE, HAZEL EMMA (CLOUGH) b Haverhill, Mass .; ch of Edward H. & Lizzie M. (Miller) Clough (211 & 856). m (ae. 26) Windsor, Vt., Nov. 14, 1917 Edward Jarius Boyle of Newport. Edward ch of John F. & Kath- erine (Fitzgerald) Boyle. (nfda)
99. BOYNTON, EVELYN PEARL English teacher, CJC b Lynn, Mass., June 29, 1907 ch of Mark H. & Hattie B. (Wood) Boynton. Res NL since 1931. Came to NL from Lynn, Mass., 1931. Co-founder with Margaret R. Hoban (sister of Bernard Hoban 594) of Camp Marlyn, Andover. A.B., Boston U., 1929; A.M., Columbia U., 1930. Her home is the "Hooper place" just over the Sutton line.
100. * BOYNTON, SARAH (FAR- WELL) b Roxbury, Mass., Oct. 16. 1835; d NL, March 8, 1919. Ch of Deacon Thomas & Sally (Keyes) Farwell. Res. NL 1849-1919. m 2 times: (1) Aug. 12, 1858 Austin R. Todd* of NL; b Francestown, April 9, 1830; d NL, Oct. 6, 1875; ch of Robert & Charlotte F. (Witherspoon) Todd; (2) Sept. 2, 1878 Abel F. Boynton of NL; b New Sharon, Me., March 1, 1833; d NL, March 27, 1899; scythe welder; ch of Joshua H. & Hannah (Tit- comb) Boynton. (nfda)
101. BRALEY, CLAUDE b Hebron; d NL Dec. 10, 1940 ae. 52-0-14. Ch of Walter & Grace (Leavitt) Braley & cousin of Dwight Braley (103). Taxpayer in NL 1934-40. Wife: Ethel M. Braley (104). (nfdr)
102. BRALEY, DORIS IOLA (HIG- GINS) waitress; clerk; dressmaker b Oak- land, Me., March 19, 1906 ch of Willard Henry & Eva M. (Berry) Higgins. (589) & related Earl Berry (69). Res NL since 1929. Came to NL from Andover, 1929. Lawrence HS, Fairfield, Me. '24. Past lecturer & Past Ceres, NL Grange; mem- ber & past musician Crystal Rebekah Lodge. m Franklin, Aug. 10, 1925 Dwight Lawrence Braley (103) of W. Andover.
103. BRALEY, DWIGHT LAWRENCE carpenter; truck driver; laborer b Wilmot, Dec. 25, 1900 ch of Charles E. & Nellie M. (Brown) Braley & cousin of Claude Braley (101). Res NL since 1929. Came to NL from Andover, 1929. Att HS. Past Master, NL Grange; Past Chief Patriarch Stoney Brook Encampment, & Past Dis- trict Deputy, Grand Encampment, IOOF; member Heidelberg Lodge, IOOF. m Franklin, Aug. 10, 1925 Doris Iola Hig- gins (102) of Fairfield, Me. Dwight & Doris have 2 ch: (1) Barbara Irene b Franklin, June 2, 1926; former sec'y; grad NLHS; att CJC; m Richard B. Sawyer (1253), farmer, of NL; now res
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NL; (2) Robert Stanley b Concord, July 29, 1927; mechanic; att NL schools; mil. service WWII: served USNR & USN Aug. 1, 1944-Oct. 6, 1947; now res NL.
104. BRALEY, ETHEL M. wife of Claude Braley (101). Taxpayer in NL 1934-42. Formerly res Central Falls, R. I. (nfda)
105. * BROCKLEBANK, INA MA- LORA (MESSER) practical nurse; chi- ropodist b NL, April 16, 1873 ch of Adel- bert & Albina Janet (Crockett) Messer (870). Res NL 1873-1908. Went from NL to Franklin, 1908. Att NL schools; pvt. tutors. Member: NL Baptist Church; Christian Church, Franklin; United Bap- tist Church, Concord; Grange. m Frank- lin, Jan. 11, 1911 William Robert Brockle- bank, a farmer, of Lebanon; b Lebanon; d Lebanon, Dec. 7, 1926; ch of N. B. & Orilla (Hatch) Brocklebank. Ina Brockle- bank now res Centennial Home for the Aged, Concord.
106. BROOKS, GLADYS EVELYN (HADLEY) (BLAKE) faculty waitress, CJC b No. Branch, Antrim, Nov. 27, 1914 ch of Horace Eugene & Sarah Eliza- beth (Adams) Hadley (530 & 529). Res NL since 1940. Came to NL from And- over, 1940. Andover HS, '34. Master NL Grange '47; leader 4-H girls group, 1941- ; member Crystal Rebekah Lodge; Good Shepherd Church, Newport. m 2 times: (1) Wilmot, Oct. 26, 1934 Ernest Sylvester Blake of Andover: b Mansonville, P. Q., ch of Sylvester O. & Winifred Mae (Pollard) Blake; (2) NL, Aug. 21, 1947 Theodore Leavitt Brooks of NL; b Lynn, Mass., ch of Charles Franklin & Hattie May (Leavitt) Brooks.
107. BROWER, CLARENCE laborer b Pittsfield, Mass., April 6, 1898. Res NL 1900-23 & since 1940. Went to Boston, 1923, & returned, 1940. Att NL schools.
108. BROWER, HARRIET (-) housekeeper, Burpee Homestead b Sara- toga, N. Y .; d NL, April 19, 1923, ae 60. Res NL, 1900-23. Came to NL from Pittsfield, Mass. Widowed. 1 ch Clarence (107).
109. BROWN, ALFRED K., JR. tax- payer NL 1931-36. Mother formerly res Duxbury, Mass. (nfda)
110. (omitted)
111. * BROWN, ALSTON b Wilmot, Dec. 12, 1847; d NL, April 20, 1937. Ch of John & Sophronia (Brown) Brown. Res NL 1877-1937. Came to NL from Wilmot, 1877. Att No. Wilmot schools. Mil. service Civil War: enlisted First N.H.V. Cavalry, March 29, 1864; lost left arm & was captured, June, 1864; im- prisoned 2 mos. Member: IOOF-Heidel- berg Lodge & Cantons, Franklin; Rebek- ahs; charter member, Anthony Colby Post, G.A.R., adjutant at time post dis-
banded. Carried mail from NL-Potter- place for years; boss on section, RR; mechanic m Danbury, Sept. 18. 1866 Mary Taft* (118) of Bristol. - Alston & Mary had 11 ch: (1) John b Alexandria, Sept. 26, 1868; d Danbury, March 28, 1871; (2) Nellie Roberta; b Alexandria, Oct. 21, 1869; d Malden, Mass., March 30, 1928; seamstress; att Low Plain School; (3) Cora May (312); (4) Bernice Rosetta b Wilmot, March 5, 1873; att Low Plain School; m Lester Owen, shoe worker, of Haverhill, Mass. & has Jessie (m) & Gardner (m); now res Haverhill, Mass .; (5) Maud Belle b Wilmot, Jan. 2. 1874; d Wilmot, Jan. 28, 1876; (6) Nannie Augusta b Wilmot, Dec. 2, 1876; att Low Plain School; m Ulric Marcoux, factory foreman, of Mass. & has Robert (m) & Nellie; now res Greenwood, Mass .: (7) Willie Herbert (122); (8) Flossie Ardelle b NL, April 18, 1878; att Low Plain School; m Henry Fletcher, laborer, of NL & has Neva (m), Sylvia (m), & Char- lotte (m) ; now res Kelleyville (PO-Clare- mont) ; (9) Jessie Waite b NL, Oct. 6, 1884; d Rochester, N. Y., Jan. 7, 1921; store-clerk & housewife; att Low Plain School; m Harry Louis Brown, traveling salesman, of Manchester & had
(d) & Jennette (d); member Rebekahs; (10) Lottie (116); (11) Dottie b & d, NL, April 14, 1887; twin to Lottie.
112. BROWN, ANNA BARBARA (CROFT) b Nashua, Nov. 8, 1919 ch of Harold Reed & Flora Rebbecca (Graham) Croft & sister of Richard Croft (275). Res NL since 1938. Came to NL from Needham, Mass., 1938. Needham, (Mass.) HS '38. Member: NL Baptist Church; Eastern Star; Rebekahs. m Keene, March 30, 1941 William Owen Brown (121) of NL.
113. * BROWN, CHARLES I. farmer b Springfield, June 28, 1857; d NL, July 24, 1937. Ch of Lendall & Lucy (Morrill) Brown (1034A) & brother of Anna (Brown) Gay (451). Res NL 1890's-c. 1932; 1937. Came to NL from Wilmot, 1890's; from Seabrook, 1937. Went from NL to Seabrook, c. 1932. Boss dyer in hosiery mill at Tilton. Member: NL Bap- tist Church. m 2 times: (1) Anna Lang- ley of Wilmot; b Wilmot, Oct. 27, 1861; d Wilmot, Dec. 27, 1886 (or -8); ch of Curtis & Maria (Poor) Langley; (2) Sea- brook, Dec. 21, 1891 Lena W. Dow (115) of Seabrook. Charles & Anna had 1 ch: Mabel Clara (144). Charles & Lena had 3 ch: (1) Grace Irving b Seabrook, Jan. 25, 1893; d Seabrook, July 7, 1893; (2) Dora Blanche b NL, June 12, 1894; att CA; m Chester L. Felch, gardener, of Seabrook & has had Grace Gertrude, Helen Josephine, Thomas J., Forrest Chester (d), Blanche Chester (d), Dor- othy Louise, Ruth Eleanor; member Con- gregational-Christian Church of Seabrook & Hampton Falls & of Grange; now res Seabrook; (3) Gertrude May (61).
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114. BROWN, GEORGE H. taxpayer in NL 1929-34. (nfda)
115. * BROWN, LENA W. (DOW) b Seabrook, Aug. 3, 1876; d Seabrook, April 16, 1935. Ch of Warren W. & Rhoda (Dow) Dow. Res NL 1890's-c. 1932. Came to NL from Seabrook, 1890's & returned there c. 1932. Grange mem- ber. m Seabrook, Dec. 21, 1891 Charles I. Brown (113) of NL.
116. * BROWN, LOTTIE practical nurse b NL, April 14, 1887 ch of Alston & Mary Eliza (Taft) Brown (111 & 118). Res NL 1887-1949. Went from NL to Concord. Att Low Plain, West Part & Newport schools. Now res Concord.
117. BROWN, MARY ALICE house- keeper b Seabrook, c. 1857; d NL, March 27. 1937. Ch of Lowell A. & Huldah J. Brown. Res NL 1915-1937. Came to NL from Wilmot, 1915. For several years house-keeper for George Sholes (1290).
118. * BROWN, MARY ELIZA (TAFT) b Hill, Oct. 28, 1847; d NL, Sept. 28, 1932. Ch of Elijah & Abby (Sargent) Taft. Res NL 1877-1932. Came to NL from Wilmot, 1877. Att Bristol schools. m Danbury, Sept. 18, 1866 Alston Brown (111) of Bristol.
119. BROWN, NORMAN taxpayer in NL 1925-1930. (nfda)
120. BROWN, UNA ESTELLA (CROSS) b Bridgewater, Aug. 13, 1873 ch of Otis Ferrin & Sarah Augusta (Cass) Cross. Res NL since 1937. Came to NL from Waterville, Me., 1937. Grad Bristol HS; diploma in French, German, & Eng- lish from New Hampton Literary Institu- tion, 1893; study of music in Boston, Prov- idence, and other places. Church organ- ist-Free Baptist & Unitarian Churches in Waterville, Me .; teacher of piano, Bris- tol, New Hampton, & Waterville, Mc. Member: NL Baptist Church; Womans Aid; chairman music comm. Waterville, (Me.) Womans Club. m Bristol, Nov. 28, 1900 Henry William Brown of New Hampton; b Camden, Me., March 30, 1861; d Waterville, Me., Feb. 2, 1923; ch of William L. & Abbie H. (Cotton) Brown; prof. of English, 25 yrs. at New Hampton Literary Institution & 10 yrs. at Colby College, Waterville, Me. Una & Henry had 2 ch: (1) Marion Doton (989); (2) Alberta Louise b New Hamp- ton, Feb. 10, 1909; former music teacher Danforth, (Me.) HS & Ricker Jr. Col- lege, Houlton, Me .; B.A. Colby College; studied music at Boston U .; m Lawrence W. Winchester, personnel manager, of NYC & has David Lawrence; now res Reading, Mass.
121. BROWN, WILLIAM OWEN maintenance man, CJC b Salvage, New- foundland, March 7, 1920 ch of Theodore & Ivy (Dawson) Brown. Res NL since 1938. Came to NL from Lynn, Mass.,
1938. Att Lynn, (Mass.) Classical High. Mil. service WWII: entered June, 1943; served with Seabees in Pacific theater, Super 7th Bat. & CBMU 518; discharged Nov. 1945. Member Fire Co. 1943- Member: NL Baptist Church; King Solo- mon's Lodge; Heidelberg Lodge. m Keene, March 30, 1941 Anna Barbara Croft (112) of NL. William & Anna have 3 ch: (1) Virginia Carol b NL, Aug. 24, 1942; (2) William Harold b Man- chester, Feb. 2, 1944; (3) Elizabeth Jean b NL, April 19, 1948.
122. * BROWN, WILL(IE) HERBERT b NL, July 18, 1878 ch of Alston & Mary Eliza (Taft) Brown (111 & 118). Res NL 1878-c. 1905. Married. 2 sons: John Alston & Edward Raymond. Now res Gardner, Mass. (nfdr)
123. BUCK, ROBINA (HIRSCH) Res NL 1932-35; 1945 teacher NLHS 1932-35. m Richard A. Buck & has ch. Now res Cambridge, Mass. (nfdr)
124. * BUCKLIN, JOSIE (PRES- COTT) b Springfield, Dec. 1, 1876; d NL March 25, 1904. Ch of John Hoyt & Mary Esther (Russell) Prescott (1103) & sister of Clarence Prescott (1089) & of Dora Flanders .(428). Probably came to NL in 1894 from Grafton and res in NL until 1904. m Potter Place, Sept. 7, 1896 Milo Bucklin (125) of NL. (nfda)
125. * BUCKLIN, MILO b Grafton, Aug. 26, 1848; d NL, Dec. 14, 1909. Ch of Charles & Choice (Cole) Bucklin. Res NL from c. 1896-1909. Came to NL from Grafton, c. 1896. m 2 times: (1) Calista (Stone) Bucklin, widow of his brother, Alonzo, of Enfield (cf. 3; apparently Calista m 3 Will Durgin of Alton in 1895); (2) Potter Place, Sept. 7, 1896, Josie Prescott (124) of NL. (nfdr)
126. BUKER, B(ESSIE) MILDRED (VIALL) b So. Killingly, Conn., Nov. 30, 1891 ch of Harvey Kent & Miriam Jane (Place) Viall. Res NL 1929-47. Came to NL from Bristol, R. I., 1929; went from NL to Lynn, Mass., 1947. Killingly (Conn.) HS, 1910; Boston School of Domestic Science, 1914. Former teacher. Member: NL Baptist Church, Sup't of Church School. Pres. Woman's United Baptist Mission Soc. of N. H., 1944-47. Trustee, NH Baptist Convention. Member: Martha Chapter OES (Worthy Matron, '37); NL Grange (Lecturer, '33); NL Womans Club (Vice-Pres.) ; SUV Aux. m So. Killingly, Conn., July 12, 1916 Harold Wilder Buker, Sr. (127) of Lewiston, Me. B. Mildred Buker now res Lynn, Mass.
127. BUKER, HAROLD WILDER, SR. pastor b Wheelock, Vt., Aug. 2, 1892 ch of Fred Marshall & Ellen F. (Wilder) Buker. Res NL 1929-47. Came to NL from Bristol, R. I., 1929; went from NL to Lynn, Mass., 1947. Mt. Hermon '12; Bates College, A.B., '16; Newton Theo-
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logical Seminary, B.D., '29; Bates Col- lege, D.D. (hon.),''41. Pastor, NL Bap- tist church. Member: King Solomon's Lodge (Chaplain, several yrs.); Heidel- berg Lodge (Chaplain, 1 yr.); Martha Chapter OES (Patron '35, '37, '45) ; SUV (Commander). A sponsor of NL Civic Assn. & Dartmouth-Lake Sunapee Regional Assn. Pres .- 3 yrs. Trustee NH Baptist Convention. m So. Killingly, Conn., July 12, 1916 (B(essie) Mildred Viall (126) of So. Killingly, Conn. Har- old & Mildred have 5 ch: (1) (Mildred) Evelyn b So. Killingly, Conn. Sept. 8, 1917; CJC '37; m John Lucius Clarke, draftsman, of Hyde Park, Mass. & has James Davis, Daniel Buker, & John Cardi- gan; now res Wakefield, Mass .; (2) Har- old Wilder, Jr. (128); (3) Gladys Miriam b Hickory, Va., Aug. 11, 1921; NLHS '40; m Raymond Everett Hudson, sales- man, of Sunapee & has Raymond Everett, Jr. & Glenn Buker; now res Sunapee; (4) Norman Kent b Hickory, Va., April 18, 1923; radio announcer; Mt. Hermon '43 & att Bates College; mil. service WWII: sworn in July 10, '43; relieved from active duty, Feb. 8, '47; 1st Lt. AAF & served US & Army of Occ. (Germany) ; 'overseas 7 mos .; Am. Service Ribbon; Army of Occ .; Victory Medal; m Carolyn J. Pyper, student, of Mt. Hermon, Mass. & has Sandra Lee & Norman Kent, Jr .; now res Auburn, Me .; (5) Fred Marshall, 2nd b NL, Aug. 24, 1934; student; now res Lynn, Mass. Dr. Buker now res Lynn, Mass.
128. BUKER, HAROLD WILDER, JR. aviator b Hickory, Va., Sept. 9, 1919 ch of Harold Wilder & B(essie) Mildred (Viall) Buker. Res NL 1929-46. Came to NL from Bristol, R. I., 1929; went from NL to Newport. . NLHS '38. Mil. service WWII: sworn in .AAF Sept. 9, 1942 & active duty March '43-Sept. 15, '46; Euro- pean theater; shot down May 30, '44 & POW until April '45; April-thru Dec. '46, service in US. m NL, Aug. 13, 1945 Harriet J. Chapin (129) of NL. Harold & Harriet have had 3 ch: (1) Harold Wilder III b Newport, July 9, 1948; (2) baby boy b & d NL, April 4, 1950; (3) Sallie Jane b NL Dec. 5, 1951. Harold Buker, Jr. now res 'Newport.
129. BUKER, HARRIET J. (CHAPIN) b Newton, Mass. 1916 Tax-payer NL '43- '46; 1949 & '50. Former teacher (grade- school) & med. sec'y. m NL, Aug. 13; 1945 Harold Wilder Buker, Jr. (128) of NL. Harriet Buker now res Newport.
130. BULLEN, WALTER B. son of Rev. George Bullen. Taxpayer in NL 1900-04. (nfda)
131. BULLOCK, ROBERT green- keeper b Scotland, ch of Alexander & Mary (Stevenson) Bullock. Taxpayer in NL 1903-20. m ae. 31 Concord, Nov. 2, '07 Sara C. Erickson (132) of NL. The 3rd ch of Robert & Sara Bullock was b in
NL, Eleanor, Dec. 12, 1912. (nfda)
132. BULLOCK, SARA C. (ERIK- SON) b Sweden, ch of Erik A. & Ida C. (Nickleson) Erickson. m ae. 32 Concord, Nov. 2, 1907 Robert Bullock (131) of NL. (nfda)
133. * BUNKER, CORA EUNICE seamstress; prctl. nurse b NL, June 13, 1867, ch of Royal Augustus & Mary An- toinette (Nichols) Bunker (135). Res NL 1867-1948.
134. * BUNKER, EFFIE MAY asst. ck., waitress b NL, May 2, 1864; d NL, Nov. 20, 1935. Ch of Royal Augustus & Maria Antoinette (Nichols) Bunker (135). Res NL 1864-1935.
135. * BUNKER, MARIA ANTOIN- ETTE (NICHOLS) b New Hampton, Nov. 22, 1839; d NL, July 13, 1905. Ch of Levi & Catharine (Fellows) ** Nichols. Res NL 1860-1905. Came to NL from Warner, 1860. Att CA. Taught school, north district & Pleasant St. m Warner, Sept. 13, 1860 Royal Augustus Bunker* (his 2nd wife) of NL. Royal b NL, Aug. 29, 1828; d NL, May 18, 1879; ch of Isaac & Sally (Richardson) Bunker. ** Catharine (Fellows) Nichols m 2 Hy- man Rowe of Newbury & d Newbury, Jan. 19, 1899.
136. BURDETTE, GEORGE JOSEPH farmer b Jaffrey; d Newbury, Dec., 1940. Ch of Ezra & Lucy (St. John) Burdette. Taxpayer NL 1922-26. Went from NL to Newbury. Worked Willow Farm while in NL. Fire warden, Newbury; sec'y, New- bury Fire Dep't. Member: Bradford Council, F & AM; Sunapee Lake Grange. m Newbury, May 2, 1926 Eva Smith of Charlestown; b Lancaster, ** ch of Elwin Holbrook & Hattie (McCollister) McCol- lister. She has re-married. ( ** c. 1875) (nfda).
137. * BURLEIGH, MINNIE (CHASE) b Nov. 10, 1868; has d. Ch of - & Cornelia G. (Smith) Chase* (210) step-dau. of Joseph Messer Clough & I (212). Res NL 1874-1889; 1921-40. Went from NL to Tilton, 1889 & returned from there to NL in 1921. Att CA. m George K. Burleigh, jeweler, of Tilton (now d) & had Elizabeth Cornelia b Tilton, May 27, 1890; now res Daxbury, Mass., & Fla.
138. * BURNHAM, BEATRICE BELLE (ADAMS) (LONGLEY) b Enfield, March 23, 1888; d Andover, April 29, 1936. Ch of Eugene Freemont & Annabel (Bucklin) Adams (8 & 3). Res NL from 1894-c. 1917. m 2 times: (1) Long- ley; (2) NL, Nov. 21, 1910 Horace Burn- ham (139) of Dover.
139. BURNHAM, HORACE b Boston, Mass., July 2, 1869; d Newport, Dec. 26, 1943. Ch of George W. & Lucina (Pearl) Burnham. Res NL c. 1911-17. Went from NL to Andover. Grad Brimmer School,
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Boston. Printer; sign painter; commercial artist. m NL, Nov. 21, 1910 Beatrice Belle Adams* (138) of NL. Horace & Beatrice had 3 ch: (1) Harry Eugene b NL, April 14, 1914; Proctor Academy, '32; mil. service WWII: USN, Photographer's Mate, 2 yrs .; m Delia L. Lower of New- port & has had Harry Eugene, Jr., Cyn- thia Janet, & Bruce Edward (d); now res Newport; (2) Choise Adams b Andover, Sept. 3, 1916; Andover HS, '34; m George S. Macomber of Newport & has Vernon & Ralph; now res Nashua; (3) Carol Adams b Andover, Aug. 30. 1918; Andover HS '36; mil. serivce WWII: USMC, Pacific Theater, 21/2 yrs., disch. as cpl .; m Virginia Illsey of Weare & has Carol Ann.
140. BURNS, ALBERTINE MARIE (MCGILL) (TOWNE) b Altoona, Pa., June 22, 1889 ch of Theodore Joseph & Edith Alice (Boycott) McGill. Res NL since 1921. Came to NL from Somerville, Mass., 1921. Member: Ruggles St. Baptist Church, Roxbury, Mass .; Legion Aux. Gold Star Mother. m 2 times: (1) Mal- den, Mass., June 4, 1908 Walter Edwin Towne (1426) of Everett, Mass .; (2) NL, April 10, 1934 Johnnie Burns (143) of NL.
141. BURNS, BARBARA LOUISE (SARGENT) b Franklin, Feb. 12, 1918 ch of A. Harry & Dora (Pickering) Sar- gent (1224). Res NL 1938-44; & since 1946. Came to NL from Franklin, 1938 & 1946. Went from NL to Franklin, 1944. Grad Tilton HS '36. Member Crystal Re- bekah Lodge. Former maid & Tel. op- erator. m Franklin, Aug. 20, 1940 Earl Gordon Burns (142) of NL.
142. BURNS, EARL GORDON truck driver; laborer b NL, Nov. 20, 1921 ch of Johnnie & Mabel Clara (Brown) * Burns (143 & 144). Res NL since 1921. Att NL schools. Mil. service WWII: 1944-46; PFC 36th & 84th Infantry Div's in Rhineland & Central Europe; Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, Victory Medal, European Campaign Ribbon. m Franklin, Aug. 20, 1940 Barbara Louise Sargent (141) of NL. Earl & Barbara have 3 ch: (1) Arlo Gordon b NL, March 17, 1941; (2) Patricia Ann b NL, July 13, 1942; (3) Robert Earl b NL, Nov. 25, 1947.
143. BURNS, JOHNNIE woodsman; town road worker b Wausau, Wisconsin, Oct. 18, 1890 ch of William & Nettie (Kitchen) Burns. Res NL since 1920. Came to NL from NYC & Manchester. Member Am. Legion. m 2 times: (1) NL, Oct. 29, 1921 Mabel Clara (Brown) Gay* (144) of NL; (2) NL, April 10, 1934 Albertine Marie (McGill) Towne (140) of NL. Johnnie & Mabel had one ch: Earl Gordon (142).
144. * BURNS, MABEL CLARA (BROWN) (GAY) b Wilmot, Jan. 1, 1880; d NL, April 16, 1933. Ch of Charles I. & Anna (Langley) Brown
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