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Washington, D. C., Sept. 9, 1911; Ship- ley School, Bryn Mawr, Pa .; m Leslie B. Downing, Lt. Col. USA, of Washington, D. C .; no ch; now res Washington, D. C.
190. CHAPMAN, HIRAM HARRIS lumber surveyor; farmer b Warren, May 3, 1847; d NL, Nov. 23, 1930. Ch of Lewis & Deborah Daphne (Pope) Chap- man. Res NL 1906-1930. Came to NL from Concord, 1906. Att district school Quincy (Rumney). Att NL Baptist Church; Member Rumford Lodge IOOF, Concord. m Campton, Abbie Ann Hodg- man of Campton; b Campton ch of Fran- cis & Abigail (Morrill) Hodgman & d Concord, June 12, 1903; matron NH Odd Fellows Home, 4 yrs. before death. Hiram & Abbie had 1 ch: Nellie Frances (1366).
191. CHAPMAN, MARJORIE EME- LINE (HOLMES) b NL, April 6, 1900 ch of Arthur Walter & Nettie Ardell (Davis) Holmes* (603 & 604). Res NL 1900-31. Went from NL to Newport, 1931. CA, 1919. Member: NL Baptist Church; Congregational Church (New- port). m NL, Nov. 26, 1931 Glendon C. Chapman of Newport; b Goshen, Aug. 14, 1905 ch of Charles & Harriet (Dandrow) Chapman; builder. No ch. Marjorie Chap- man now res Newport.
192. * CHASE, ARTHUR WILLIAM laborer b NL, March 14, 1886 ch of William & Mary Ellen (Hunt) Chase (194 & 1214). Res NL 1886-1925. Went from NL to Wilmot, 1925. Att Low Plain school. Drove stage for Charles Shepard 1 year. Former member Good Templars, Wilmot. m No. Sutton, Oct. 9, 1903 Mary Madora Crane of Waterbury, Conn .; b Waterbury, Conn., 1883 ch of John J. & Ellen (Morrarty) Crane; now res in Me. Arthur Chase now res Wilmot.
193. CHASE, CHARLES PIERCE farmer; dealer in cattle & horses b Wil- mot, Sept. 26, 1879 ch of Charles Edwin & Ada Viola (Kenniston) Chase. Res NL 1900-1915. Came to NL from Wilmot, 1900; went from NL to Lyndeborough, 1915. Att public & pvt. schools, Wilmot. As well as farming in NL, emp stores of R. M. Knight & Byron L. Jones & Frank Mastin's meat market. Member NL police force. Member: Wilmot SUV & Heidel- berg Lodge, IOOF. m (2) So. Lynde- borough, June 27, 1914 Mary Rebecca Putnam of So. Lyndeborough; b Lynde- borough, July 4, 1885 ch of Edwin Her- bert & Eliza Ann (Keyes) Putnam. Charles & Mary had 1 ch: Charles Pierce, Jr. b So. Lyndeborough, Jan 23, 1917; d Greenfield, Dec. 30, 1938; grad Wilton HS & student Nashua Business College. Charles Chase, Sr. now res So. Lynde- borough.
194. * CHASE, WILLIAM E. teamster b Boscawen; d No. Sutton, March 10, 1906. Ch of Joseph & Mary (Collins)
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Chase. Res NL 1880's to 1905. Came to NL from Boscawen, 1880's; went from NL to Sutton, 1905. m Mary Ellen Hunt (1214) of NL. William & Mary had 2 ch: (1) Arthur William (192); (2) Ida May b NL, May 16, 1888; d Wilmot, Sept. 27, 1946; att Low Plain school; m Walter Harrison Morgan (959), farmer, of NL.
195A. CHENEY, LUKE TURNER car- penter; construction foreman b Sutton. Taxpayer in NL 1944-48. Came to NL from Newbury. m Arietta Skinner, b Searsmont, Me. Luke & Arietta have 4 ch: (1) Marian Louise b Swampscott, Mass., Jan. 7, 1928; (2) Jessie Arietta b So. Newbury, Feb. 25, 1931; (3) Lucille Thelma b So. Newbury, April 6, 1935; (4) Luke Turner, Jr., b NL, Dec. 10, 1936. Luke Cheney now res Sutton.
195B. CHILDS, LENNIE MAY (MES- SER) b NL, March 3, 1910 ch of Her- man Perley & Lennie Jane (Philbrick) Messer* (897 & 904). Res NL since 1910, for some yrs. maintaining a legal res. CA '29, Keene Normal Sch., '32, Deacon- ness Hosp. (Boston, Mass.), '50. Librarian NL Public Library 1941-47. Member: NL Baptist Church-sup't of Primary Dep't of church school & teacher many years; Crystal Rebekah Lodge. m Tampa, Fla., Dec., 1950 Alexander Gardner Childs, chief material man for Stone & Webster Eng. Corp. (Boston, Mass.).
196. CHRISTY, AGATHA BUFORD (EDSON) (CHANDLER) b June 4, 1870 ch of Maj. Theodore Edson, USA & Susan McClung (Buford). Res NL 1936- 45. Came to NL from Washington, D. C., 1936 & returned there in 1945. Att Miss Kirkland's Sch., Chicago. m 2 times: (1) Dec. 14, 1893 Lloyd Horwitz Chand- ler (189) of Concord; (2) Washington, D. C., July 16, 1949 Harley Hannibal Christy, Vice Adm., USN (ret), of Washington, D. C .; d Bethesda, Md., June 4, 1950 (cf, Vol. 24 Who's Who in Am.). Agatha Christy now res Washing- ton, D. C.
197. CILLEY, OLIVE GERTRUDE household helper b Andover, June 7, 1904 ch of Leroy L. & Nettie E. (Tucker) Cilley. Res NL since 1936. Came to NL from Wilmot, 1936. Proctor Academy, 1923. Member: NL Baptist Church; NL Grange, lecturer, 1940-1; Crystal Rebekah Lodge.
198. CLARK, AMELIA ELIZABETH college dean b Troy, N. Y., Aug. 29, 1892 ch of Warren G. & Elizabeth (Gra- ham) Clark. Res NL 1936-43. Came to NL from Lewisburg, Pa., 1936; went from NL to Boulder, Colo., 1943. Troy (N. Y.) HS '10; A.B., Elmira Col., '14; A.M., Columbia U., '15; att NYU 1932-33 & U. of Colo., 1943-44. Dean of Women, CJC, 1936-43; now Dean of Women, Lin- coln Memorial University, Harrogate, Tenn. Member: NL Baptist Church & NL Womans Club; Am. Assn. of Univer-
sity Women (Pres. of Susquehana Chap- ter, 1931-32); Nat'l Assn. of Deans of Women (Chrmn. of Jr. Col. Section) ; Pi Lambda Theta (honorary educ. frater- nity). Amelia Clark now res Harrogate, Tenn.
199. CLARK, EARLE DRURY metal- lurgist b Spencer, Mass., Feb. 11, 1890 ch of Abner Clough & Caroline Bemis (Drury) Clark. Res NL since 1946. Came to NL from Worcester, Mass., 1946. Spencer (Mass. ). HS
308; Worcester ( Mass. ) Academy '09; att Mass. Col. of Pharmacy; Sauvour & Boylston School of Metallography, 1913. Chemist: Indepen- dent Pharmaceutical Co., 1914-16 & Wor- cester Gas Light Co., 1916-17. Metallur- gist-Wyman-Gordon Co., 1917-19 & Crompton-Knowles Loom Works, 1919- 1946. Author of scientific articles on cya- nide & pack hardening of certain steels. Member: Soc. of Metals (Past Pres. Wor- cester Chapter); Quinsigamond Lodge IOOF. m Worcester, Mass., Nov. 10, 1923 Letty Mae Elliott (201) of Worcester, Mass. Earle & Letty have 1 ch: Priscilla Mae b Worcester, Mass., Sept. 28, 1926; service rep., N. E. Tel. & Tel. Co., Claremont; Worcester (Mass.) Classical HS '44 & UNH '48; leg. res NL.
200. CLARK, JANE C. Long-time summer res of NL in Lakeside section. Name appeared on res tax-list 1941-48. 2nd wife of James E. Clark, grandfather of Sidney L. Crook (276). (nfdr)
201. CLARK, LETTY MAE (EL- LIOTT) b Whitefield, March 7, 1895 ch of Ernest Harry & Lillian (Barnett) Elliott. Res NL since 1946. Came to NL from Worcester, Mass., 1946. Whitefield HS, '13; Felt & Tarrant Comptometry School, Chicago, Ill., '16. Taught Wor- cester (Mass.) School for Comptometer Operators, 1916-23. Sec'y, Ladies Benev. Soc. & Vice-Pres. Elkins Soc. m Wor- cester, Mass., Nov. 10, 1923 Earle Drury Clark (199) of Worcester, Mass.
202. * CLAY, CORA E. (WORTHEN) b NL, April 1, 1855; d No. Sutton, Nov. 1941. Ch of Albert & Sally (Abbot) Worthen **. Res NL until m & for a few years after 1900 before removing to Sut- ton. m John William Clay, market op- erator, of Manchester. John d in Sutton. Cora & John had at least 2 ch: (1) Harry who d NL, March 22, 1920 ae. 22-1-3; (2) Joseph B. who res Bangor, Me., at time of his mother's death. ( ** see 1109 & 1540). (nfdr)
203. CLEMONS, ELIOT GOODWIN proprietor NL Locker Plant b Wakefield, Mass., July 28, 1905 ch of Maynard E. S. & Lilla (Goodwin) Clemons. Res NL since 1942. Came to NL from Wakefield, Mass., 1942. Att Wakefield, Mass. schools; CA '26. Mil. service WWII: CPO, US Naval Aviation Gunnery In- structor; 2 yrs. foreign duty. Gunsmith; former salesman & bank emp. Held N. E. Offhand Rifle Championship 1937 & 1938.
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Trustee, NL hospital; director, NL Ser- vice Organization. Member: Souhegan Lodge 38 IOOF, Wakefield, Mass .; King Solomon's Lodge; NL Post 40 AM. Le- gion, service officer; life member, Na- tional Rifle Assn., Washington, D. C. m Boonville, N. Y., May 12, 1929 Helen Viola Pressey (204) of NL. Eliot & Helen have 3 ch: (1) Eliot Goodwin, Jr. b. Melrose, Mass., May 1, 1933; att NLHS; (2) John Phillips b Melrose, Mass., April 18, 1938; (3) Gail Pressey b NL, April 1, 1941.
204. CLEMONS, HELEN VIOLA (PRESSEY) b NL, June 7, 1906 ch of Fred Albert & Josie May (Chadwick) Pressey (1109 & 1110). Res NL 1906- 1929 & since 1942. Went from NL to Wakefield, Mass., 1929 & returned in 1942. Att CA-music course. Pvt. kinder- garten at library 1 yr. before m; played piano for movies several summers. Mem- ber: Hospital Aid; Am. Leg. Aux .; former member Rebekahs & pianist. m Boonville, N. Y., May 12, 1929 Eliot Goodwin Clemons (203) of Wakefield, Mass.
205. CLEVELAND, DANIEL MINOR clergyman b New Brunswick, July 18, 1852; d NL, Oct. 9, 1940. Ch of William A. & Diadoma (-) Cleveland. Res NL 1905-1910. Came to NL from So. Hanson, Mass., 1905; went from NL to Wilmot, 1910. Att schools in New Bruns- wick & CA. Pastor, Baptist churches in Mass. & N. H. Member: Knights of Pythias; 50 yrs., King Solomon's Lodge. m Oceanville, Me., July 4, 1888 Lillian Crockett of Oceanville, Me .; b Ocean- ville, Me., July 4, 1861; d recently; ch of Levi B. & Mercy C. (Babbidge) Crockett. Daniel & Lillian had 2 ch: (1) Irvin L. b Bradford, Mass., July 11, 1890; teacher; CA, Colby Col., A.B., NYU, M.A .; m Florence B. Cross of Colebrook & has Hugh M. (m) & Irvin M. (m) ; now res Upper Montclair, N. J .; (2) Marion S. b Malden, Mass., Oct. 25, 1892; teacher; CA, A.B., Mt. Holyoke; now res Mt. Vernon, N. Y.
206. CLEVELAND, JAMES COL- GATE attorney b Montclair, N. J., June 13, 1920 ch of Mather Cleveland, M.D. & Susan Everett (Colgate*). Leg. res of NL since 1941. Deerfield (Mass.) Acad- emy, '37; A.B., magna cum laude, Col- gate U., '41; LL.B., Yale Law sch., '48. Mil. service WWII: enlisted Jan. '42 & disch. (into active reserve) Feb. '46; Capt., 40th Inf. Div., Pacific Theater; Bronze Star. 6th generation in descent from Joseph Colby* to res in NL on the family estate. State Senator, 1950- ยท Member Phi Beta Kappa, Delta Kappa Epsilon, Phi Delta Phi. m NYC, Dec. 9, 1950 Hilary Paterson of NYC; b Orange, N. J., Dec. 7, 1927 ch of David Archi- bald & Marjorie (Slater) Paterson. Capt. Cleveland was recalled to service, Aug. '51.
207. CLEVELAND, MATHER, JR. b NYC, Oct. 5, 1921 ch of Mather Cleve- land, M.D. & Susan Everett (Colgate*). Leg. res of NL since 1944. Phillips And- over '40; att Yale & Washburn Col., Topeka, Kansas.
208. CLEVELAND, NEWCOMB Legal res NL, 1950- Brother of James & Mather Cleveland (206 & 207). Lt., USA, Field Artillery serving in Korea; wound- ed in action.
209. CLOUGH, BERTHA HELOISE (ROSS) b Marlboro, Mass., Feb. 9. 1885 ch of Walter John & Harriet S. (Rice) Ross. Res NL since 1919. Came to NL from Sutton, 1919. Att Boston (Mass.) schools & Emerson Col., class of 1905. Member: Baptist Church, OES, Garden Club, Hospital Aid, King's Daughters. m Providence, R. I., Sept. 7. 1905 Wil- liam Plummer Clough* (215) of NL.
210. * CLOUGH, CORNELIA G. (SMITH) (CHASE) b Springfield, Dec. 2, 1842; d NL, Sept. 23, 1927. Ch of William Plummer & Rhoda Maria (Spooner) Smith (1325). Res NL 1874-1927. m 2 times: (1) Chase (2) Sept. 7, 1874 Jo- seph Messer Clough I* (212) of NL. Ch by 1st m: Minnie (137). For ch by 2nd m see 212.
211. CLOUGH, EDWARD H. farmer b Manchester; d NL, Aug. 21, 1912, ae. 58-8-5. Ch of Edward W. & Caroline (Bartlett) Clough. Tax-payer NL 1907-12. Married; wife, Lizzie (Miller) Clough (856). At least 1 ch: Hazel Emma (98). (nfda)
212. * CLOUGH, JOSEPH MESSER I (BRIG. GEN.) b Sunapee, June 15, 1828; d NL, May 7, 1919. Ch of Hugh Boyce & Hannah (Messer) Clough. Res NL 1840's; 1857-1919. Came to NL from Sunapee in the 1840's & from Manches- ter, 1857; went from NL to Enfield, 1840's. Att Sunapee schools & Norwich U. Mil. service Civil War: enlisted as pvt. - 1st NHV - promoted to Capt., was wounded & discharged Sept. 17, 1864; became Lt. Col. 18th Regiment, was wounded, brevetted as Brig. Gen., & mustered out July 29, 1865. Rep. to Leg. 1866 & 1897; State Senator, 1881-82. Active in NHNG-commander, 1st bri- gade 7 yrs. Taught school Enfield; ma- chinist in Manchester; in charge of spin- ning rooms at mills in Lowell, Mass., & at Amoskeag mills; after war-US Mail Service 13 yrs .; farmer. m 2 times: (1) Enfield, Aug. 9, 1849 Abiah Bucklin* of Enfield; b Oct. 22, 1828; d NL. Dec. 17, 1873; ch of Charles & Choice (Cole) Bucklin & sister of Milo Bucklin* (125); (2) Sept. 17, 1874 Cornelia G. (Smith) Chase* (210) of Manchester. Joseph & Abiah had 2 ch: (1) Ella Abiah b En- field, June 25, 1852; d Enfield, July 16, 1853; (2) Charles Bucklin b Aug. 13, 1857; d Boston, Mass. Oct. 10, 1896 (or
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-8); teacher; store clerk; member Masons & SUV; m Minnie Edgecombe of Leomin- ster, Mass .; no ch. Joseph & Cornelia had 1 ch: William Plummer (215).
213. CLOUGH, JOSEPH MESSER, II, M.D. ophthamologist b Hanover, Feb. 24, 1909 ch of William Plummer* & Bertha (Ross) Clough (215 & 209). Res NL 1919-1946. Came to NL from Sutton, 1919; went from NL to Boston, 1946. Sutton & NL schools; CA '27; A.B., Dartmouth, '31; M.D., Jefferson Medical College, '36. Mil. service WWII: Feb. '42-Oct. '45; Major, MC, AUS; 160th General Hospital, European Theater. Practiced NL, summer of '37. Staff of Mass. Eye & Ear Infirmary (Boston), Mass. Gen. Hosp. (Boston), Children's Hospital (Boston); faculty, Harvard Med. School. Member: AMA & N. H. & Mass. Medical Soc's. m Durham, N. C., Sept. 25, 1941 Rhoda Widgery of Durham, N. C .; b Bombay, India ch of Prof. Alban Widgery & Marion (Wilkins) ; grad Duke U .; MA in med. social service soc. service, Simmons Col .; John Hop- kins U. & Duke U .; Dr. Joseph Clough now res Boston, Mass.
214. CLOUGH, LOUISE (BROKAW) b Somerville, N. J., Oct. 26, 1914 ch of Frank L. & Blanche (Van Fleet) Bro- kaw. Res NL since 1938. Came to NL from East Orange, N. J., 1938. CJC '34; Katherine Gibbs School '36. Member PTA-Pres., '45; Hospital Aid. m NYC, June 25, 1938 William Plummer Clough, Jr., M.D. (216) of NL.
215. * CLOUGH, WILLIAM PLUM- MER, SR. M.D. physician b NL, Sept. 13, 1879 ch of Brig. Gen. Joseph Messer Clough I & Cornelia G. (Smith) (212 & 210). Res NL 1879-1911; since 1919. Went from NL to Sutton, 1911, & re- turned from there to NL, 1919. CA, 1900; Dartmouth Col., 1905; Dartmouth Med. Sch., 1910. Mil. service WWI: entered Dec. 3, 1917 & disch. June 23, 1919; Major, Med. Reserve Corps, 13 mos. over- seas; 327 Field Hosp, 82nd Div .; 325 FH, 82nd Div .; 353rd FH, 89th Div .; Base Hosp. 45 (Contagious), Toul, France; BH 210, Detachment Comm. Board of Health, NL; trustee of Trust Funds. Member: Masons, Odd Fellows, Grange, SUV, Am. Legion, Merrimack Cy. Med. Soc., NH Med. Soc., NH Surgical Soc. Past member Assn. Mil. Surgeons of U. S. m Providence, R. I., Sept. 7, 1905 Bertha Heloise Ross (209) of Boston, Mass. William & Bertha have 2 ch: (1) Joseph Messer, II (213); (2) William Plummer, Jr. (216).
216. CLOUGH, WILLIAM PLUM- MER, JR., M.D. surgeon b Hanover, May 19, 1911 ch of William Plummer* & Bertha (Ross) Clough (215 & 209). Res NL since 1919. Came to NL from Sutton, 1919. Att CA; Tabor Academy, Marion, Mass., '30; A.B., Dartmouth, '34; att Dartmouth Med. School, 1933-35;
M.D., College of Physicians & Surgeons, Columbia U., '37. Interned at Newton (Mass.) Hospital, 1937-38; Boston City Hospital, 1938-40; Boston Lying-In Hos- pital, 1940-41. Fellow of Am. Col. of Surgeons, 1946. Chairman, NL Planning Board, 1942, '43, '44; Pres., Outing
Club. Member: AMA & NH Med. Soc. m NYC, June 25,
1938 Louise Brokaw (214) of East Orange, N. J. William & Louise have 3 ch: (1) Wil- liam Plummer, III b Boston, Mass., Sept. 3, 1939; (2) John Frances b Boston, Mass., June 27, 1941; (3) Nancy b NL, Sept. 20, 1944.
217. COBB, SUSAN EDITH (PRES- TON) reg. nurse b NL, Dec. 12, 1905 ch of Ralph Willie & Emmeline Colby (Philbrick) Preston# (1117 & 1115). Res NL 1905-1939. Went from NL to Boston, Mass., 1939. CA '24; Peter Bent Brig- ham School of Nursing, Boston, Mass., '27. Pvt. duty nursing, many years; hos- pital nursing-since 1948 Executive Ass't in Hosp. Administration at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital. Member NL Baptist Church & NL Grange. m NL, June 26, 1929 Wesley James Cobb (218) of Leba- non. Susan Cobb now res Boston, Mass.
218. COBB, WESLEY JAMES b Leba- non, Aug. 20, 1906 ch of Edmund H. & Gertrude M. (Eastman) Cobb. Res NL 1928-42. Came to NL from Lebanon, 1928 & returned there in 1942. Att Leba- non HS. m 2 times: (1) NL, June 26, 1929 Susan Edith Preston (217) of NL; (2) Bertha Green (cf. 521) of NL. Wesley & Susan had 2 ch: (1) Wesley James, Jr. b Lebanon, June 25, 1930; grad. Boston (Mass.) HS of Commerce; serving USAF; (2) Hubert Preston } Lebanon, Aug. 23, 1932; grad. Boston Trade School; now res Boston, Mass. Wesley Cobb, Sr. now res Monson, Me.
219. * COBURN, LILLIE GERTRUDE (WELLS) b Springfield, July 2, 1873 ch of Charles Pinkn(e)y & Chestina (Brown) Wells (1461 & 1462). Came to NL from So. Danbury, 1884; went from NL to Sutton, 1905. Att CA & Plymouth Nor- mal. Taught 20 years: NL, Sunapee, Wilmot, Sutton & Bridgewater, Vt. m Warner, Oct. 4, 1905 Benjamin K. Co- burn of Sutton; b Sutton, Dec. 8, 1851; d NL, July 19, 1948; ch of William W. & Ruth H. (Keyser) Coburn; former owner Wadleigh Park, farmer, lumberman, for- mer Sutton selectman. Lillie Coburn now res Sutton.
220. * COLBURN, HELEN RAE (MACFARLAND) home-maker; teacher of pianoforte; organist b Everett, Mass., Dec. 29, 1893 ch of Hubert Judson & Laura May (Carver) MacFarland (828). Res NL 1907-14; since 1922. Came to NL from Everett, Mass., 1907 & from Westbrook, Me., in 1922; went from NL to Unionville, Conn., 1914. CA '12; pvt. & special courses in piano-organ. War
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Fund Committee, 1943-45; Budget Com- mittee, 1939-41. Member: NL Baptist Church-church organist for many years; Martha Chapter, OES; Womans Club; Missionary Society. m NL, Dec. 3, 1914 William Arthur Colburn (222) of Nashua.
221. COLBURN, OSCAR A. farm ma- chinery salesman. Res NL since 1943. Came to NL from Newbury. Members of household: Helen C. (Carter) Colburn & 2 ch: Marilyn J. & Dorothy E.
222. COLBURN, WILLIAM ARTHUR b Nashua, July 29, 1889; d NL, Aug. 12, 1951. Ch of Eugene Tyler & Sarah (Wake) Colburn. Res NL since 1922. Came to NL from Westbrook, Me., 1922. CA '11; att Lowell Textile School. carpenter; painter; road construction crew-man; police officer. Chief of Aux. Police, WWII; Cemetery Commissioner; Ballot Clerk; Chief of Po- lice, 1937-1950. Member: NL Baptist Church; King Solomon's Lodge; Martha Chapter OES; Lions; NL Grange. m NL, Dec. 3, 1914 Helen Rae MacFarland* (220) of NL. William & Helen had 1 ch: Naomi Helen (1446).
223. * COLBY, BETSY J. Name ap- pears on tax list 1905-1920. Res Elkins & has d. Mother of Charles Colby (224) (nfda)
224. * COLBY, CHARLES A. Taxpayer in NL 1900-28. Res Elkins & has d. Ch of Betsy J. Colby (223). (nfda)
225. * COLBY, ELLA MELISSA (WELLS) b Wilmot, Oct. 7, 1855; d NL, Sept. 4, 1909. Ch of Charles Pinkn(e)y & Chestina (Brown) Wells (1461 & 1462). Res NL 1882-1909. Came to NL from Springfield, 1882. Emp. Franklin Hosiery Mill at one time. m NL, April 15, 1891 John Colby (228) of Andover.
226. COLBY, EMMA LOUISE (LA- ZELLE) insurance agent b Woonsocket, R. I., Jan. 21, 1875 ch of Henry C. & Ellen Melissa (Hawkins) Lazelle. Res NL since 1901. Came to NL from Providence, R. I., 1901. Att Woonsocket (R. I.) HS & lecture courses at R. I. State Normal School, Brown U. Teacher: Auburn, R. I., 8 yrs. & CA, 3 yrs. Member School Board 25 yrs. Member: NL Bap- tist Church & Treas. 25 yrs .; NL Womans Club. m Providence, R.L., June 5. 1901 Nathaniel Ward Colby (231) of NL.
227. * COLBY, JESSIE COLGATE b NYC, Jan. 16, 1857 ch of Robert & Mary (Colgate) Colby **. Res NL since 1929. Came to NL from NYC. Privately ed. in NYC; travelled extensively abroad. ( ** Robert Colby d NYC. Nov. 15, 1904; Mary (Colgate) Colby d NYC.)
228. * COLBY, JOHN farmer b Hill; d Nashua, May 5, 1924, ae. 62-6-10. Ch of Harrison & Augusta (-) Colby. Res NL 1894-1910. Came to NL from Andover, 1894; went from NL to Charles- town, 1910. m 2 times: (1) NL, April 15,
1891 Ella Melissa Wells (225) of NL; (2) c. 1910, Clara Estella Leach, b Weare, July 17, 1852; d Keene, Aug. 16, 1942; ch of Richard Kinson & Susan (Cilley) ; good singer. John & Ella had 2 ch: (1) Leslie Brown b NL, June 21, 1895; farm- er; mil. service WWI: overseas; Co. A, 312th Amm. Train, 87th Div., Convoy Work; now res East Barnard, Vt .; (2) Bertha Lillian b NL, Dec. 22, 1897; prac- tical nurse; Wayne School of Nursing '46; m (1) Henry Dufresne of Woodstock, Vt .; (2) Miller of Phillipston, Mass .; has had Oliver Eugene (m) & Charlotte (m); now res Phillipston, Mass.
229. * COLBY, MARY COLGATE b NYC, Oct. 24, 1867; d NL, May 28, 1942. Ch of Robert & Mary (Colgate) Colby **. Res NL 1929-42. Came to NL from NYC. Privately ed., NYC; accomplished harpist. ** Robert Colby d NYC, Nov. 15, 1904; Mary (Colgate) Colby d NYC.
230. COLBY, NATHANIEL HENRY, Lt. Col. civil engineer, USAF b NL, Sept. 17, 1905 ch of Nathaniel Ward & Emma Louise (Lazelle) Colby (231 & 236). Res NL 1905-30; legal res 1942-45 & since 1948. Went from NL to Vermont, 1930. CA '23, att UNH 1923-25; B.S., Norwich U., '28. Employed as engineer, Vermont Highway Dep't, 1928-41. Mil. service WWII: called to active duty, 1941; Major, Newfoundland base com- mand, Am. Theater; Army Commenda- tion Ribbon; regular Air Force, 1949- Member: Baptist Church; Masons-El- Kalah Temple, Shrine, National Sojourn- ers; Soc. of Am. Mil. Engineers. m Ran- dolph, Vt., June 8, 1930 Ruth Marjorie Dudley (234) of Randolph, Vt. Nathaniel & Ruth have 3 ch: (1) Anita Ruth b Randolph, Vt., June 4, 1931; NLHS '50; (2) Emma Louise b Burlington, Vt., Sept. 27, 1934; NLHS class of '52; (3) Nathaniel Fred b Bennington, Vt., July 5, 1936; NLHS class of '54. Major Colby was stationed in Saudi, Arabia, 1950, & in Aug., '51, Portland, Oregon.
231. COLBY, NATHANIEL WARD lawyer; instructor, Commercial Dep't., CA; insurance agent b Merrimack, Aug. 17, 1868; d NL, May 8, 1911. Ch of Nathan- iel Lord & Abbie (Sargent) Colby. Res NL 1897-1911. Came to NL from Man- chester, 1897. Grad: Manchester HS; LL.B. Boston U. Law School, 1892. Town treasurer. Member: Baptist Church; King Solomon's Lodge, F & AM. m Providence, R. I., June 5, 1901 Emma Louise Lazelle (226) of Providence, R. I. Nathaniel & Emma had 3 ch: (1) Nathaniel Henry (230) ; (2) Annie Louise b NL, March 24, 1907; d NL. July 26, 1909; (3) Ruth Wainwright (448).
232. COLBY, RALPH SAMUEL mo- torman b Auburn. Res NL 1927-1931. Came to NL from Manchester, 1927 & went from NL to Francestown, 1931. m Marjorie Ballsdon of Auburn who d in
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Nashua c. 1932. Ralph & Marjorie had 1 ch: Mary Frances (848). Now in ill health & res in Francestown. (nfda)
233. COLBY, RAYMOND L. filling station owner & operator, Georges Mills. b Sunapee, March 11, 1892; d NL, Nov. 5, 1950. Ch of Eugene H. & Josephine (Flanders) Colby. Taxpayer NL 1942-47. Carpenter, mechanic, & while in NL care- taker of Philip Powers' estate on Lake Sunapee. m 2 times: (1) - who d; (2) Murilla (Hutton) Gardner. By his first m Raymond had a son, Russell; who married Lucy - - of Australia & has William & Dorothy; now res Sunapee.
234. COLBY, RUTH MARJORIE (DUDLEY) b Grantham, July 10, 1908 ch of Fred L. & Edith Maud (Spooner) Dudley. Res NL 1942-45 & since 1948. Came to NL from Vermont in 1942. m Randolph, Vt., June 8, 1930 Nathaniel Henry Colby (230) of NL. (nfdr)
235. COLBY, STEPHEN P. farmer b Springfield; d NL, Nov. 17, 1917, ae. 85-5-0. Ch of Benjamin Colby. Name appears on NL tax list as "soldier" 1902- 07. (nfda)
236. * COLBY, WILLIAM COLGATE artist b NYC, June 28, 1859; d NL, Aug. 25, 1936. Ch of Robert & Mary (Colgate) Colby **. Privately ed., NYC; att Yale U. Trustee, CJC. Member: (charter) Squad- ron A & Assn. of Ex-Members of Squad- ron A; Am. Pilgrim Soc. ** Robert Colby d NYC, Nov. 15, 1904; Mary (Colgate) Colby d NYC.
237. COMBIE, GRAHAM ROBERT co-owner NL Artesian Well Co. Res NL since 1945. Came to NL from Springfield, Vt., 1945. Members of household: Helen Louise (Rhodes) Combie & 2 ch: Joan Diane & Carol Jean.
238. COMEE, LILLIAN F. Taxpayer in NL 1932-42 & teacher at CIC during that period. Formerly res Bloomfield, N. J. (nfda)
239. CONANT, GLADYS ALFREDA (ROBBINS) home-maker; reg. nurse b Charlestown, Dec. 22, 1902 ch of Henry Turner & Geneva Ethel (Boody) Robbins (1173 & 1172). Res NL 1907-1929. Came to NL from Sunapee, 1907 & went from NL to Lincoln, 1929. CA, '21; Peter Bent Brigham Hospital (Boston, Mass.), '24. Member: Union Church (Lincoln); OES, Grand Adah, 1940. m NL, Nov. 5, 1929 Lucien A. Conant of No. Woodstock; b West Medford, Mass., Dec. 28, 1902 ch of Erving B. & Daisy (Sanborn) Conant; electrician, Marcalus Paper Mill, Lincoln; member: Parker Lodge, F & AM; Episco- palian. Gladys & Lucien have 2 ch: (1) David Erving b Boston, Mass., Oct. 9, 1931; Lincoln HS '49; (2) Betty b NL, Aug. 24, 1934; Lincoln HS, class of '52. Now res Lincoln.
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