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Gladys Marie, Linda Lee, & Joseph Wil- liam; now res Laconia; (3) Katherine Helen b Franklin, June 10, 1923: grad Franklin Jr. High '38; m John Gerard Drouin, farmer, of Laconia & has John Gerard, Richard Lawrence, Raymond Valere, Michael Clement, & Wayne Her- man; Roman Catholic; former domestic & shoe-worker; now res Laconia.
286. CUPPLES, MILDRED H. (BIX- BY) b Wilmot, ch of William O. & Mabel (Clay) Bixby. Taxpayer in NL 1934-38. m Danbury, March 27, 1938 Walter W. Cupples, chef, of NL; b Manchester, ch of William W. & Lena B. (Morse) Cupples. For a short time the Cupples operated a home bakery in the building now occupied by Krans Store. Formerly res Portsmouth. (nfda)
287. CURRIER, FRED CARROL farmer; laborer b Concord, c. 1892 ch of Elkanah & Sarah (Gordon) Currier. Tax- payer in NL 1932-45. m (2) NL, Oct. 1, 1931 Sibella Dean (290) of NL. Fred & Sibella had 2 ch: (1) Cecil Dean (adopted) b March 12, 1924; NLHS '42; att NE School of Aeronautics; mil. ser- vice WWII: entered March, '43 & disch. as Sgt. Dec., '45; member PBY Rescue Squad of AAF; Ist & 7th ERS, ETO, ICB-Pacific & No. African Theaters; bearer of 7 battlestars & Presidential Unit Citation Bars; re-enlisted USAFR; staff sgt., 10th Air Corps Reserves; instructor in airplane engines; now on active duty; m Vera Eunice Nielsen, sec'y, of Osh- kosh, Wisc .; (2) William Edwin b NL, Aug. 4, 1932; att NLHS & grad. Wash- ington HS, Milwaukee, Wisc., 1950; en- listed USAFR, Feb. '50; member of 10th Air Force Reserves; now on active duty. Fred Currier now res Windsor, Vt.
288. CURRIER, GEORGE WASH- INGTON teacher; principal b Albany, N. Y., Nov. 23, 1892 ch of George W. & Mary (Quinn) Currier. Res NL 1914-17 & legal res 6 yrs. more. Came to NL from Fremont, 1914; went from NL to Waterville, Me., 1919. CA, '18; A.B., Colby Col., '22; att summer sessions; UNH, 1931, '32, & '36 & Keene, '38. Mil. service WWI: enlisted Dec., 1917 & dis- charged as pvt. Dec., 1918; 140th Aero Bombing Sqdrn .- airplane rigger; served England, Aug .- Dec. '18. Present position : principal, West Lebanon HS; P-pres. County Teachers' Assn. Congregational Church-trustee & deacon; Mason; P- Noble Grand, IOOF; P-comm. Am. Legion; member: Kappa Delta Pi & Alpha Tau Omega. m Watertown, Mass., Aug. 27, 1922 Eloise Bliss Beaman of Watertown, Mass .; b Dorchester, Mass., July 31, 1899 ch of Rev. William Bea- man & Frances (Bliss) ; CA '19; Colby College Ex '23. George & Eloise have 2 ch: (1) Jean Frances b Hanover, April 29, 1926; West Lebanon HS '43; m Harold Sanderson, clerk, of West Leba-
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non & has Robert Currier; now res West Lebanon; (2) Eloise Beaman b Hanover, May 15, 1928; West Lebanon HS '45; bank clerk; m James Carr, machinist & has Eloise. George Currier now res West Lebanon.
289. CURRIER, HAROLD FLETCH- ER biology teacher, CJC. Res NL since 1948. Came to NL from Sunapee, 1948. Members of household: Esther (Mead) Currier & 2 ch: Paul Mead & Janice.
290. CURRIER, SIBELLA (DEAN) b NL, Oct. 30, 1901 ch of Edwin Albert & Janet (McCallum) Dean* (331 & 1437). Res NL 1901-50. Att NL schools. Member: NL Baptist Church; NL Grange; Pleasant St. Helpers. m NL. Oct. 1, 1931 Fred Carrol Currier (287) of NL.
291. CURTIS, HERWOOD teacher, NLHS. Res NL since 1948. Wife: Phyllis (Hall) Curtis.
292. CURTIS, THOMAS (F. or S.) Taxpayer NL 1920-26. (nfda)
293. CUSHING, EUNICE (MOR- GAN) b Wilmot, March 26, 1914 ch of Walter Harrison & Ida May (Chase) Morgan* (959). Res NL 1932-47. Came to NL from Wilmot, 1932 & returned there in 1947. Att Wilmot schools. For- merly fancy stitcher: shoe shops. Ex- member Grange. m NL, April 5, 1930 Frank Newton Cushing (294) of Windsor, Vt. Eunice Cushing now res Keene.
294. CUSHING, FRANK NEWTON laborer b Fletcher, Vt., April 15, 1910 ch of Bernie F. & Lena B. (Ham) Cush- ing. Taxpayer in NL 1933-49. m 2 times: (1) NL, April 5, 1930 Eunice Morgan (293) of Wilmot; (2) Gertrude Wilbers of Keene. Frank & Eunice had 4 ch: (1) Harold Newton b Windsor, Vt., June 6, 1930; Sgt., USAF, cook; att Andover HS; m Marion Twombly (b Newton, 1931) ; now stationed Fort Dix, N. J .; (2) Clara May b Wilmot, Aug. 14, 1932; Keene HS, class of '52; (3) Marion Lee b NL, March 6, 1934; Keene HS, class of '52; (4) Forrest Nelson b Keene, April 3, 1943.
295. CUTTER, DONALD DE JONGH operator, Cutter Trans. Co., Hanover. Ch of Victor Macomber & Florence (De Jongh) Cutter, b c. 1922. Grad: Vermont Academy & Dartmouth. Vet. WWII. Mar- ried. Donald Cutter now res Hanover. (nfdr)
296. CUTTING, JOSEPH lumber- pulpwood dealer b Croydon, Nov. 19, 1866 ch of Francis & Mary (Rollins) Cutting. Res NL since 1905. Came to NL from Grafton, 1905. NH Conference & Female Seminary (Tilton School), 1887; att Phillips Exeter with class of 1891. For 17 yrs. in garage business with W. M. Kidder (679). One of few persons now
living whose grandfather participated in Rev. War (father b 1794). Committee on hurricane lumber; selectman, 12 yrs .; auditor; water commissioner when district 1st organized & treas. 22 yrs .; town treas- urer; rep. to Gen. Court, 1922. Member: NL Baptist Church; King Solomon's Lodge-25 yr. member & 25 yr. treas .; Heidelberg Lodge; Grange. m Springfield, June 12, 1907 Martha Richards Kidder* (297) of NL.
297. * CUTTING, MARTHA RICH- ARDS (KIDDER) b Norfolk, Va., April 16, 1868; d NL, Oct. 8, 1939. Ch of Andrew Jackson & Mary (Holder) Kidder. Res NL 1903-39. Came to NL from Springfield, 1903. Att CA. Library trustee at time of death. Artistic ability -- painted still life & animals. Member: NL Church; Crystal Rebekah Lodge (charter mem.); NL Womans Club; King's Daughters. m Springfield, June 12, 1907 Joseph Cutting (296) of NL.
298. DAME, EMMA M. (WOOD- WARD) b Canaan, June 30, 1867 ch of Moses Gage & Sarah Jane (Keniston) Woodward, & sister of Hattie Woodward (1535) & Jane W. Lovering (799). Res NL since 1938. Came to NL from Cam- bridge, Mass., 1938. Franklin HS, 1885; NH Normal School, 1889. Former teacher & record clerk. Member: NL Womans Club; Rebekahs; Red Cross; The King's Daughters; Garden Club. OES: Life Member of Middlesex Chapter No. 64 (Mass.) & Past Deputy Grand Matron in Mass. m Farmington, March 25, 1895 Fred Russell Dame of Farmington; b Farmington, Sept. 4, 1872; d Athol, Mass., Dec. 21, 1934; ch of Charles & Annie P. (Nute) Dame; physician & surgeon.
229. DANFORTH, KENNETH L. b Franklin, ** ch of John D. & Nellie (Gid- dings) Danforth. Tax-payer NL 1923-25; 1933-41. m NL Dec. 22, 1923 Pearl M. (Cilley) Wescott (300) of Danbury. Ken- neth & Pearl have 11 ch: (1) Harry L. b Danbury, Oct. 5, 1924; (2) Marion R. b Northfield, Jan, 19, 1926; m Staff Sgt. Alfred W. Ripley, USMCAF, & has William E., Linda P., Shirley J., & Robert L., (3) Robert E. b Tilton, March 9, 1927; m Barbara Tregaskis & has James R .; (4) Richard K. b Lebanon, July 10, 1928; m Sophie Zelent & has Richard J. & Sandra P .; (5) Lucille E. b Hanover, March 6, 1930; m Henry L. Blodgett & has had Evelyn M., Judy A., Gerald R. (d), Paul L., & Laura L .; (6) William J. b Enfield, Nov. 7, 1931; (7) Donald A. b NL, Sept. 10, 1933; (8) Elsie E. b NL, NL, Jan. 7, 1936; (9) Ellen E. b NL, March 3, 1940; (10) Shirley R. b Clare- mont, April 12, 1942; (11) Russell D. b Claremont, July 23, 1943. Kenneth Dan- forth now res Springfield, Vt. ( ** c. 1901)
300. DANFORTH, PEARL M. (CIL- LEY) (WESCOTT) b Danbury, ** ** ch of
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Wm. E. & Lizzie D. (Brock) Cilley. m NL, Dec. 22, 1923 Kenneth L. Danforth (299) of NL. (c. 1905) (nfdr)
301. DANIELS, NANCY HUBBARD (LORD) b Boston, Mass., Feb. 26, 1923 ch of Kenneth Andrew* & Mildred May (van Aken) Lord (781 & 782). Res NL since 1935 - for several yrs. maintaining a legal res. Came to NL from Arlington, Mass., 1935. NLHS '41; AB, Bates Col., '45. Former high school teacher. Member Delta Sigma Rho. Episcopalian. m Lewis- ton, Me., June 11, 1948 Robert Edwin Daniels of East Orange, N. J .; b Orange, N.J., April 14, 1923 ch of Orlando Hay- ford & (Mary) Liddy (Fuhrmann) Dani- els; Bates Col., BS, '45 (Phi Beta Kappa) ; college math teacher; USAF, WWII 21/2 yrs. Nancy & Robert have 2 ch: (1) Douglas Van Aken b Lewiston, Me., April 3, 1949; (2) James Fuhrmann b Lewiston, Me., Feb. 19, 1951. Nancy Daniels now res State College, Pa.
302. DAVIES, SARAH (COONLEY) b Chicago, Ill. Wife of William Watkins Davies (303). Tax-payer 1930-45. Sarah Davies now res New Canaan, Conn.
303. DAVIES, WILLIAM WATKINS b Hillsboro, N. C. Tax-payer NL 1930-45. Wife: Sarah (Coonley) Davies (302) . William & Sarah have 4 ch, all b Louis- ville, Ky .: (1) Emily Stevenson m (1) John Durant & had Michael & m (2) Landry Harwood, Jr., electrical eng., of NYC & has Judith; (2) William Watkins III m Katherine Stringfellow of Cleve- land, O., & has Elizabeth Ann, William Watkins IV, & Stevenson; (3) Lydia Coonley m (1) Frederick Remington Johnson (now d) & had Lydia Coonley & Avery Remington; m (2) Clifton Sidney Billings of NYC & has no ch; (4) John Coonley m Caroline Schoettker of Chi- cago, Ill., & has Sarah Coonley, Peter Edward & John Coonley, Jr.
304. * DAVIS, ALBERT JOHN
b Northfield, March 21, 1870 ch of John Kenerston & Sarah (Hill) Davis. Tax- payer NL 1900-11. Operated shingle mill at Hominy Pot; built house now occ. by Robert Livingston. m Andover, Cora May Brown* (312) of NL. Albert & Cora had 9 ch b in NL: (1) Bernard Alston (308); (2) Edna May b Nov. 19, 1895: d NL, March 30, 1896; (3) Lizzie K. b May 25, 1897; m Walter Thomas of Newport & has had Martha Cora (m), Marjorie Roseanna (m), Marshall Raymond (m) Merton Walter (m), Maxine Winifred (twin) (d), & Madaline Lois (twin) (m); (4) Bertha Nellie b March 26, 1900; m John W. Smith of Westbrook, Me., & has Norman S., Cora May (m), Helen Mable (m), Grace Maude (m), & Bertha Mildred (m); (5) Gladys b Jan. 30, 1904; d NL, July 4, 1905; (6) Abby Elthea b Jan. 18, 1906; m Fred O. Wood of New- port & has Gilbert Alston, Albert George, Fred O., Jr., & Sarah Ann; (7) Rollins b
March 11, 1908; Lt. USN (ret.) ; m Fern Steinbock of San Diego, Cal., & has Robert; (8) Leon (twin) b April 26, 1910; d NL, Aug. 30, 1911; (9) Myrtie (twin to Leon) ; m (1) Bernard Revoir of Claremont & m (2) & has Faith Ann. Albert Davis now res NL with son Bernard.
305. * DAVIS, BENJAMIN COUCH farmer b NL; d NL, March 26, 1904 ae. 81-0-26. Ch of Edmund & Nancy (Messer) Davis. Res NL all his life. 3rd generation on Davis Farm in West Part. m Nov. 23, 1850 Sarah Wilmarth* of Newport; b Newport, May 9, 1818; d NL, Nov. 14, 1896; ch of Nathan & Bertlia (Davis) Wilmarth. Benjamin & Sarah had 2 ch: (1) Frank Howard b NL Oct. 5, 1855; d Dec., 1948; hotel keeper; m Maria Stone of NYC & had Meliora (m), Lester A. (m), Howard G. (m), & Benjamin Stone (307); (2) Charles Gay (311).
306 *DAVIS, BENJAMIN LEROY farmer b NL, Nov. 30, 1889 ch of Charles Gay & Katherine (Mccutcheon) Davis (311 & 320). Res NL since 1889. CA '08. Caretaker - several cottages on the "Big Lake"; 5th generation on Davis Farm in West Part. m NL, June 11, 1914 Esta May Farwell* (315) of NL. Roy & Esta had 1 ch: Charles Ellsworth (310).
307. * DAVIS, BENJAMIN STONE salesman Ch of Frank Howard & Maria (Stone) Davis (cf. 305). Tax-payer NL since 1943. Wife: Bertha E. Davis (309). Benjamin & Bertha have 2 living ch: Jane (NLHS '47) & Nancy (NLHS '51). (nfdr)
308. "DAVIS, BERNARD ALSTON b NL, April 30, 1894 ch of Albert John & Cora May (Brown) Davis (304 & 312). Tax-payer NL 1918-23. m 2 times: (1) Newport, Oct. 25, 1916 Myrtie Russell (322) of Enfield; (2) Mildred (Philbrick) Hill of Wakefield, Mass. No ch. Bernard Davis now res NL.
309. DAVIS, BERTHA E. Wife of Benjamin Stone Davis* (307). (nfdr)
310. DAVIS, CHARLES ELLSWORTH engineer - mechanical fields b NL, April 29, 1915 ch of Benjamin Leroy & Esta May (Farwell) Davis* (306 & 315). Res NL 1915-41. Went from NL to Stratford, Conn., 1941. Att Proctor Academy 1930- 32; NLHS '33; BS, UNH, '37. Mil. service WWII: 5 yrs., 1st Lt., 2nd & 7th Armd. Divisions European Theater; 5 campaign ribbons; communications & radio service (maintenance, etc.) m Ringgold, Ga., June 17, 1943 Vera Velma Smith of Ring- gold, Ga .; b Gatoosa Cy., Ga., Jan. 13, 1914; ch of Charles Calvin & Laura Eliza- beth (Dailey) Smith. Charles & Vera have 1 ch; Laura Esta b Bridgeport, Conn., Aug. 13, 1948. Charles Davis now res Stratford, Conn.
311. * DAVIS, CHARLES GAY farmer & carpenter b NL, Jan. 19, 1859; d NL, March 20, 1932. Ch of Benjamin Couch
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& Sarah (Wilmarth) Davis (305) Res NL 1859-1932. In charge of bldg. Sill's house, & built other bldgs. at Soo-Nipi Park Lodge; kept boarders, c. 1890-1922; added 2nd story to family home in late 1890's. m NYC, June 7, 1888 Katherine Mccutcheon* (320) of NYC. Charles & Katherine had 1 ch: Benjamin Leroy (306).
312. * DAVIS, CORA MAY (BROWN) b Danbury, May 26, 1871 ch of Alston & Mary Eliza (Taft) Brown (111 & 118). m at Andover, Albert John Davis* (304) of Andover. Cora Davis now res Newport. (nfdr)
313 DAVIS, EMILY ANN (FOSS) b Strafford, Nov. 11, 1839; d NL, July 4, 1914. Ch of Otis & Nancy M. (Wells) Foss & half-sister of Warren Bickford* (77). Res NL 1903-c.1913. Came to NL from Wilmot. m Hiram Davis (317). (nfda)
314. * DAVIS, EMMA M. (JEWETT) b NL, Nov. 7, 1856; d Sunapee (Georges Mills). Ch of James Munroe & Harriett (Page) Jewett. After death of husband went to Manchester for a while. School teacher. m Nov. 7, 1877 Robert Leroy Davis* (323) of NL. (nfda)
315. * DAVIS, ESTA MAY (FAR- WELL) b NL, May 15, 1889; d NL, Jan. 6, 1946. Ch of Reo Ellsworth & Jennie Brown (Carter) Farwell (cf. 408 & 174). Res NL before 1900 & 1914-1946. Melrose (Mass.) HS '08. Tel. operator Sunapee 1908-13. Member: NL Baptist Church; NL Grange; King's Daughters. m NL, June 11, 1914 Benjamin Leroy Davis* (306) of NL.
316. DAVIS, FLAVILLA (PEAK) b Lynn, Mass., Dec. 1, 1895 ch of Charles S. & Addie M. (Hobart) Peak. Res NL since c. 1934. Wife of Irving Handy Davis, Jr. (319).
317. DAVIS, HIRAM b Chichester, Aug. 31, 1834; d NL, May 29, 1909. Ch of Harris & Betsy (Jenness) Davis. Res NL 1903-09. Came to NL from Wilmot, 1903. Sup't of Streets in Boston; in charge of men who paved Boston's first streets; member Boston Fire Dep't; did much scientific study. m Emily Ann Foss (313). Hiram & Emily had 3 ch: (1) George b Boston 1856; d ae. 16; planned to study for ministry; (2) baby boy d Boston, ae. 13 days; (3) Emily Gertrude (1057).
318. DAVIS, IRVING HANDY, SR. barber b Addison, Me., Jan. 13, 1854; d NL, May 13, 1946. Ch of Jacob Adams & Eliza Ann (Plummer) Davis. Res NL 1930-46. Came to NL from Concord, 1930. Att Addison (Me.) schools. Holder of Boston Post Cane; proud of ability to play checkers - beat one of Vanderbilt's at Bar Harbor; famous trout fisherman at Newton, Mass. Member NL Baptist Church; sang in Newton (Mass.) church
choir many years. m Bar Harbor, Me., Oct. 16, 1883 Sarah Arrolyn Hoyt (324) of Bar Harbor, Me. Irving & Sarah had 7 ch: (1) Carolyn Simpson (250); (2) Marjorie Lois (321); (3) Irving Handy, Jr. (319); (4) Marion Elizabeth b New- ton Highlands, Mass., Feb. 7, 1893; m George Elbert Kimball, store manager, of Bethel, Vt. & has Doris Arrolyn (m) & Beverly Jean; now res Bethel, Vt .; (5) Theresa Plummer (563); (6) Clayton
Algon b Newton Highlands, Mass., April 6, 1897; d Newton Highlands, Mass., Oct. 1, 1907; (7) Clyde Melville b New- ton Highlands, Mass., Aug 21, 1899; NH Bank Commissioner; former pres. Nat'l Assn. of Supervisors of State Banks; chmn. State Exec. Comm., YMCA's of NH; m Doris True of Penacook & has Robert Edward (m), Paul True (m), & Sally; now res Hopkinton.
319. DAVIS, IRVING HANDY, JR. b Newton Highlands, Mass., Sept. 28, 1890 ch of Irving Handy & Sarah Arrolyn (Hoyt) Davis (318 & 324). Tax-payer in NL since 1934. m Flavilla Peak (316). Irving & Flavilla have 2 living ch: (1) Dorothy (1169) (2) Barbara b Nov. 21, 1928; sec'y; grad NLHS & CJC.
320. * DAVIS, KATHERINE ELIZA MCCUTCHEON) b Middletown, N.Y., Jan 21, 1855; d NL, Feb. 13, 1923. Res NL 1888-1923. Came to NL from NYC, 1888. m NYC, June 7, 1888 Charles Gay Davis* (311) of NL. Katherine & Charles' boarding house & summer business catered particularly to workers who were building up cottages & Soo-Nipi Park Lodge on the "Big Lake."
321. DAVIS, MARJORIE LOIS b Newton Highlands, Mass., July 21, 1889 ch of Irving Handy & Sarah Arrolyn (Hoyt) Davis **. Res NL since 1929. Came to NL from Concord, 1929. In NL, emp. at Edmunds' Dry Goods Store - at the 4 corners & in the old Colbyan bldg. Att Hyde School, Newton Highlands, Mass. Member: NL Church. Un-married. ( ** 318 & 324)
322. DAVIS, MYRTIE (RUSSELL) Ch of Wallace & Amber (Heath) Russell. m Newport, Oct. 25, 1916 Bernard Alston Davis* (308) of NL.
323. * DAVIS, ROBERT L. contractor- builder b NL; d NL, July 11, 1923, ae. 70-4-13. Ch of Abijah & Abigail (Whit- tier) Davis. Res NL birth- 1923 except for some yrs. spent in Manchester. In Manchester, a carpenter; built present Fifield house after original bldg. burned; built & lived in present West place (West Part) after living in old house on that site a no. of yrs; built several cottages, e.g., Frye's, on Newbury-NL town line on Lake Sunapee. m Nov. 7, 1877 Emma M. Jewett* (314) of NL. No ch.
324. DAVIS, SARAH ARROLYN (HOYT) b Machias, Me., Oct. 1, 1862;
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d NL, April 9, 1935. Ch of Urban & Julia (Demons) Hoyt. Res NL 1930-35. Came to NL from Concord, 1930. Att Machias (Me.) schools. Member: NL Baptist Church, King's Daughters. In Concord, leader of Good Neighbors, North Congre- gational Church & taught church school. m Bar Harbor, Me., Oct. 16, 1883 Irving Handy Davis (318) of Bar Harbor, Me.
325. DAVIS, SIMON farm worker b Hartland, Vt. July 30, 1852; d NL, Dec. 15, 1910. Ch of Bailey Davis. Emp on Job Cross Farm near Little Lake Sunapee (present O'Neil place); d leaving no known survivors.
326. DAY, ISABEL (STANLEY) dieti- tian b Melrose, Mass., Oct. 19, 1902 ch of William Edward & Margaret Marilla (Carter) Stanley* (1359). Legal res of NL 1940-45. Went from NL to Southbury, Conn., '43. BS (in Home Ec.), Simmons Col., '24. During fiscal yr. 1946 planned & supervised 40,000 meals at Southbury (Conn.) Training School. Member: Rose of Sharon Chapter OES, Augusta, Me .; Pomperang Grange, Southbury, Conn .; Am. Dietetic Assn .; Conn. Dietetic Assn. m Southbury, Conn., Nov. 21, 1945 William Sanford Day of Southbury, Conn .; b Wurtsboro, N. Y., April 16, 1896 ch of Martin & Della (Decker) Day; d fall, 1951. Isabel Day now res South- bury, Conn.
327. DAYTON, JOHN L. mason's hlpr. b Lebanon, ** ch of John W. & Mary (Fields) Dayton (328 & 329). Res NL since c. 1927. Vet WWII. m Concord, March 25, 1942 Pauline H. Russell of Concord; b Potter Place *** ch of Frazier R. & Lena M. (Heath) Russell. John & Pauline have had 5 ch, all of whom were b in NL: (1) d soon after birth) (2) John Lawrence, Jr., b March 15, 1944; (3) Robert Edward b April 17, 1947; (4) William Wayne b April 12, 1948; (5) Roger Alan b Oct. 11, 1949. ( ** c. 1917, *** c. 1920).
328. DAYTON, JOHN W. mason b St. Paul, Minn. Tax-payer NL since 1927. Wife: Mary Ellen (Fields) Dayton (329) John & Mary have had 4 ch: (1) Gladys May b March 10, 1908; m - - Darling; (2) John Lawrence (327); (3) Thelma (500); (4) Robert E. b Canaan; d NL, Sept. 9, 1936, ae. 15
329. DAYTON, MARY ELLEN (FIELDS) b Ashland. Wife of John W. Dayton (328). (nfdr)
330. DEAN, CHARLES Tax-payer NL 1903-08. Springfield town report for 1907 records m of Gertrude M. Dean, 29, of Franklin whose parents Charles H. & Myra A. (Barney) Dean res NL. Charles & Myra both b Grafton; Gertrude b Grafton; m Charles W. Heath of Spring- field ch of John S. & Dolly Ann (Clark) Heath.
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331. * DEAN, EDWIN ALBERT paint- er b Deerfield, July 14, 1857; d NL, Jan. 10, 1911. Ch of Stephen Jeremiah & Eliza Ann (Messer) Dean (337). Res NL 1863-1911. Came to NL from Deerfield, 1863. Att Pleasant St. school. Skilled mineralogist & geologist, the local printer, scenic photographer. m Tiverton, Ontario, Dec. 11, 1889 Janet McCallum* (1437) of Tiverton, Ontario. Edwin & Janet had 7 ch: (1) Eva Eliza b NL, Jan. 5, 1891; hosp. sup't; CA & Worcester (Mass.) Hahnemann Hosp .; USA Nurse Corps WWI: 1917-19, Rinacourt, France & Army of Occupation, Coblenz, Germany; member state, nat'l, & internat'l nursing assns .; m Dr. Oliver K. Grier (ret.) ; res Nanticoke, Pa. & St. Petersburg, Fla .; (2) baby boy b NL, March 2, 1893; d NL, March 4, 1893; (3) Thirza Vienna b NL, Feb. 26, 1894; CA, Plymouth Normal School, & Normal Sch. at Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada; teacher for many years, specializing in teaching of slow learning classes; m Arnold E. Jensen, carpenter foreman, of Milwaukee, Wisc .; now res Milwaukee, Wisc .; (4) Lura Emma (1332); (5) Stephen George (336); (6) Sibella (290) ; (7) Victor Joseph (338.)
332. * DEAN, EMMA ARABELLA b Deerfield, Oct. 17, 1859; d NL, July 19, 1949. Ch of Stephen Jeremiah & Eliza Ann (Messer) Dean (337). Att Pleasant St. school. Member: NL Baptist Church; NL Grange (50 yr.); Martha Chapter OES; Pleasant St. Helpers (50 yr.). Never married.
333. DEAN, G ( EORGE) WIN- CHESTER automobile mechanic; service station owner b Danbury, Aug. 19. 1903 ch of Burt Washington & Edna Proctor (Rand) Dean. Res NL since 1924. Came to NL from Danbury, 1924, Att No. Wilmot & Danbury schools; Proctor Academy '23. Lt. NL Fire Co .; Deputy Forest Fire Warden. Member: King Solomon's Lodge, F. & A. M. Employed Little's Garage 16 yrs .; own station esta- blished 1938. m NL, May 26, 1928 Grace Evelyn Gay (334) of NL. Winchester & Grace have 2 ch: (1) Richard Rand b NL Sept 1, 1929; (2) David Alan b NL, Feb. 14, 1941.
334. DEAN, GRACE EVELYN (GAY) b NL, April 22, 1909 ch of Clarence Woodbury & Mabel Clara (Brown) Gay* (459 & 144). Res NL since 1909. CA '26. Member: NL Baptist Church; Womans Club; Hospital Aid; Womans Aid. P-Noble Grand, Crystal Rebekah Lodge: P-Worthy Matron, Martha Chapter OES; P-Grand Ruth, Grand Chapter OES of N.H. m NL, May 26, 1928 G(eorge) Winchester Dean (333) of NL.
335. DEAN, IRENE (LANE) reg. nurse b Grantham, Aug. 26, 1907; d NL, Jan. 5, 1942. Ch of Carl & Myrtie (Putney) Lane. Res NL 1931-1942. Came to NL from Whitefield, 1931. Att Stan-
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stead Wesleyan Col., Stanstead, Que .; grad Morrison Training Sch., Whitefield. Member: Beaver Grange. School nurse, c. 2 yrs .; district nurse, Springfield. m In- tervale, June 22, 1931 Victor Joseph Dean (338) of NL.
336. * DEAN, STEPHEN GEORGE b NL, Jan. 27, 1899 ch of Edwin Albert & Janet (McCallum) Dean (331 & 1437). Res NL as a boy & tax-payer NL 1921-31. m 2 times: (1) Whitefield, Aug. 24, 1922 Winifred A. Southam (339) of Whitefield; (2) Nashua, July 24, 1929 Ruth M. Stevens of Dalton; b Whitefield. ** ch of Gardner W. & Ellen M. (Byrne) Stevens. Stephen & Winifred had 1 ch Dorothea Alice b Whitefield, Feb. 5, 1927. Stephen Dean now res Whitefield. ( ** c. 1907)
337. * DEAN, STEPHEN JEREMIAH cabinet maker b Springfield, Vt., Dec. 5, 1833; d NL, March 2, 1915. Ch of Stephen & Vienna (Goodenow) Dean. Res NL 1863-1914. m NL, Sept. 21, 1854 Eliza Ann Messer* of NL; b NL, Feb. 22 1825; d NL, Feb. 17, 1902; ch of Samuel & Thirza (Battles) Messer. Stephen & Eliza had 2 ch: (1) Edwin Albert (331); (2) Emma Arabella (332).
338. DEAN, VICTOR JOSEPH postal clerk b NL, Sept. 20, 1904 ch of Edwin Albert & Janet (McCallum) Dean* (331 & 1437). Res NL since 1904. Att CA, Post Falls (Idaho) HS, & schools in Canada & Lebanon. Mil service WWII: Oct. '43- Oct. '45, Seabees; 96th NCB, Pacific Theater; BM1/c. Constable, 1934 & chief observer, 1935-36. Master, NL Grange; Commander, Am Legion 1951-52. m 2 times: (1) Intervale, June 22, 1931 Irene Lane (335) of Whitefield; (2) Concord, Jan. 27, 1948 Charlotte Rose Pitts of Concord; b Concord, Jan. 27, 1908 ch of Jeremiah D. & Catherine (Basquil) Pitts; teacher & supervisor of music 23 yrs .; pres. Catholic Guild of NL; pres. NL Womans Club; music chairman, Am. Legion Aux., 3 yrs .; member, NL Grange. Victor & Irene adopted Sandra-Jane b July 14, 1940. Victor & Charlotte adopted Stephen John b May 2, 1945 & Jeremiah Joseph b March 25, 1949.
339. DEAN, WINIFRED (SOUTH- AM) b Carroll; has d. Ch of Richard & Martha J. (Wescomb) Southam. m Whitefield, Aug. 24, 1922 Stephen George Dean* (336) of NL. (nfdr)
340. DENNIS, MARY (CABLE) b Ocean Springs, Miss., Aug. 23, 1872; d NL, June 9, 1950. Ch of George Washing- ton & Louise Stewart (Bartlett) Cable. Res NL 1945-50. Smith College, 1895; musical training. Helped establish Red Cross Chapters in Madison, Wisc., & Montclair, N. J. Member: Pen & Brush Club, NYC & Pen Women's Assn. Pub- lished: My Normandy, 1934; The Tail of the Comet, 1937; Mostly Byways, 1939; What to Do with Herbs. m Northampton, June 7, 1899 Alfred Lewis Pinneo Dennis
of NYC; b Beirut, Syria, May 21, 1873; d Worcester, Mass., 1930; ch of James Shepard & Mary Elizabeth (Pinneo) Dennis; author & prof. of internat'l re- lations; Capt., Mil Intelligence, WWI; consultant & advisory staff, Versailles Peace Conference, 1920. Mary & Alfred had 2 ch: (1) Mary Elizabeth b NYC, April 13, 1900; Pine Manor Jr. College, '21; m Alexander Standish, partner, JH Whitney, Co., New York, & has Lora (m), Mary Louise (m), & Barbara; now res New York City; (2) Louise Cable b Brunswick, Me., Aug. 25, 1903; Dana Hall School, '20; Mass. Gen. Hosp., '30; m Paul A. Younge, surgeon & instructor Harvard Med. Sch., of Wellesley Hills, Mass., & has Margaret & Dennis; now res Wellesley Hills, Mass.
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