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341. DENSMORE, BERTHA MAE (HEMAN) b NL, March 29, 1919 ch of Walter & Ruth (Kennedy) Heman (583 & 582). Res NL since 1919. Att NL schools. m Franklin, July 3, 1936 Harold J. Densmore (342) of Claremont.
342. DENSMORE, HAROLD J. me- chanic b Claremont, ** ch of Arthur & Lillia M. (Brymes) Densmore. Tax- payer in NL since 1940. m at Franklin, July 3, 1936 Bertha Mae Heman (341) of NL. Harold & Bertha have 3 ch: (1) Walter Benjamin b NL, March 30, 1937; (2) Nancy Lee b NL, Nov. 17, 1939; (3) Donald James b NL, Nov. 5, 1941. ( ** c. 1916) (nfdr)
343. DEXTER, EDWARD AUGUSTUS maintenance crew-man, CJC b Orange, Mass., June 14, 1906 ch of Arthur J. & Annie (Stuart) Dexter. Res NL 1931-35; since 1940. Bethlehem HS '23; BS, UNH, '28. Formerly poultryman at Tracy Farm & janitor at school & library. Mil. service WWII: USA, pfc., 18 mos. Member: NL Baptist Church, IOOF, Masons, Fire Co., Am. Legion. m Hampton, Sept. 22, 1928 Ella Thompson of Littleton; ch of Warner & Charlotte (Donaldson) Thompson; now res Newport. Edward & Ella had 1 ch: Edward Augustus, Jr. b Exeter, July 18, 1929; NLHS '50.
344. (Omitted)
345. DION, EDWARD L. Tax-payer NL 1903-09. Resided Otterville section; taxed for blacksmith shop. (nfda)
346. * DIXON, FREDERICK OLIVER farmer b NL, Jan. 5, 1882; d NL, June 22, 1916. Ch of James Payson & Mary Abby (Lord) Dixon (347 & 349). Res NL 1882-1891; 1893-1916. Went from NL to Worcester, Mass., in 1891 & returned from there in 1893. Att NL & Worcester (Mass.) schools & CA. Member: NL Baptist Church & NL Grange. m Boston, Mass., June 11, 1908 Kathleen Mary Murphy (1431) of Boston, Mass. Frederick & Kathleen had 2 ch: (1) Dorothy Kathleen, b NL, April 27, 1909; manager, women's apparel shop, Concord; Concord
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HS & business col .; m Raymond Gardner. Bailey, salesman, of Franklin; member: United Baptist Church of Concord; now res Concord; (2) Frederick James b NL, Dec. 7, 1911; painter; att HS; mil service WWII: PO1/c, USNAF, 1942-45; mem- ber United Baptist Church of Concord & Am. Legion; m Catherine Rosendahl, hairdresser, of Concord & has Douglas James; now res Concord.
347. * DIXON, JAMES PAYSON (Prof.) teacher; farmer b West Lebanon, Me., Sept. 20, 1842; d No. Rochester, Feb. 19, 1921. Res NL 1880-1891; 1893- 1908 with a legal res in NL until his death in 1921. Came to NL from Somers- worth in 1880; went from NL to Worcester in 1891 & returned from there in 1893; went from NL to Lebanon, Me., 1908. Att New Hampton Literary In- stitute; grad Brown HS, Newburyport, Mass .; att Bates Col .; grad Bowdoin Col., 1867; AM, Bowdoin Col. An accomplished Greek scholar; member of comm. organi- zing NL Public Library. Member Baptist Church; active in reorganization of church when in 1901 it could legally hold real & personal property. In No. Rochester organized & carried on (1908- 21) a church school for the mill workers. Pres. CA, 1880-90; extensive farming in NL 1893-1904. Established milk route for NL farmers: the milk was collected & shipped at Potter Place to H.P. Hood & Sons. m Somersworth, July 4, 1872 Mary Abby Lord* (349) of Somersworth. James & Mary had 7 ch: (1) Florence b Somersworth, June 28, 1875; att CA & Colby Col .; teacher, office worker, com- panion, housekeeper; now res Lebanon, Me .; (2) Philip b Somersworth, April 19, 1877; d Somersworth, July 24, 1877; (3) Mary (348B); (4) Caroline b Somers- worth, Nov. 29, 1879; att CA; inaugu- rated first NL Fresh Air Program for city children; now res Lebanon, Me .; (5) Frederick Oliver (346) ; (6) James Payson, Jr. (348); (7) Abby Frances b NL, Oct. 22, 1884; att CA & 4 summer sessions at Gorham (Me.) Normal School; school teacher; formerly store-keeper & poultry farmer; has taught Lebanon, Me., more than 27 yrs .; now res Lebanon, Me.
(348A). * DIXON, JAMES PAYSON, JR. farmer; mill operator b NL, Aug. 9, 1883; d Concord, Aug. 5, 1951. Ch of James Payson & Mary Abby (Lord) Dixon (347 & 349). Res NL 1883-1891; 1893-1909. Went from NL to Worcester, Mass., 1891 & returned from there to NL in 1893; went from NL to Lebanon, Me., 1909. Grad CA & Brown U. In Lebanon, Me., member school board, trustee Lebanon Academy, health officer, & town auditor. Member NL Baptist Church & ME Church, No. Rochester. m East Rochester, May 27, 1914 Mary Rus- sell of No. Rochester; b Downpatrick, Ireland, Nov. 10, 1892 ch of John & Sara (Carvill) Russell; active in Farm Bureau & agricultural extension programs;
now res Lyme. James & Mary had 6 ch: (1) Dorcas Agnes b Portsmouth, March 13, 1915; grad Lebanon (Me.) Academy, Northfield (Mass.) Seminary, & Smith Col. (magna cum laude), 1936; former research worker at Children's Hosp., Philadelphia, Pa .; member Phi Beta Kappa & Sigma Xi; m Robert Gib- son Chaffee, curator of Dartmouth Col- lege Museum, of Rutland, Vt. & has Jenifer Gibson, Jonathan Knowlton, Deborah, & Daniel Dixon; now res Lyme; (2) James Payson III b Portsmouth, March 15, 1917; physician; grad Roches- ter HS, Antioch Col., Harvard Med. Sch .; att Columbia; med. advisor,Denver Gen. Hosp. & director of Health & Hospitals, Denver; m Edla Denton Mills of Middletown, N. Y. & has Linn, Rus- sell Mills, Pamela & Deborah; now res Denver, Colo .; (3) Jonathan Stanton b Rochester, Sept. 23, 1919; grad Rochester HS, UNH, MS from Haverford Col, & att Washington U. (St. Louis, Mo.); member Phi Lambda Phi & Alpha Chi Sigma; during WWII, a member of Nat'l Defense Research Council of U of Chi- cago; now res St. Louis, Mo .; (4) Donald Fredrick b Lebanon, Me., Sept. 14, 1922; USAF; grad Rochester HS & att UNH; mil. service WWII: fighter pilot, 1st Lt .; in Army of Occ., Germany; m Erna Carola Necker of Rumania & has Carola; (5) June Achsa b Lebanon, Me., May 17, 1926; grad Spaulding HS (Rochester) & UNH (summa cum laude); att Wash- ington U. (St. Louis, Mo.); member Phi Sigma & holder of Phi Sigma medal & Diettrich Cup; now res St. Louis, Mo .; (6) David Carvill b Lebanon, Me., May 24, 1936; high school student; now res Lyme.
348B. * DIXON, MARY b Somers- worth, Aug. 21, 1878 ch of James Payson & Mary Abby (Lord) Dixon (347 & 349). Res NL 1880-91; 1893-1903 & legal res until 1926. Came to NL from Somersworth, 1880; went from NL to Worcester, Mass., 1891, & returned to NL from there in 1893; went from NL to Bristol, 1903. Att Worcester, Mass., & NL schools & CA. Cared for invalid mother; later storekeeper, newspaper deal- er, housekeeper. Member NL Baptist Church & AMORC. Un-married. Mary Dixon has res Lebanon, Me., since 1908.
349. * DIXON, MARY ABBY (LORD) b Somersworth, April 26, 1844; d Bristol, July 20, 1904. Ch of Oliver Hubbard & Mary W. G. (Stevens) Lord & aunt of Kenneth Lord* (781). Res NL 1880-1891; 1893-1904. Came to NL from Somers- worth, 1880; went from NL to Worcester, Mass., 1891, & returned from there to NL in 1893. Att Abbott Female Seminary, Andover, Mass. & Miss Hannah Dodge's school, Codman Hill, Dorchester, Mass. Gifted musician; accomplished French scholar. Member Baptist Church. m Somersworth, July 4, 1872 James Payson Dixon* (347).
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350. DOCKHAM, ABBIE (BROWN) b Salem, Mass .; d NL, July 3, 1942 ae. 95-11-20. Wife of George F. Dockham (351) & mother of Minnie (Dockham) Knight (698) with whom she made her home for c. 30 yrs. (nfdr)
351. DOCKHAM, GEORGE F. b Salem, Mass .; d NL, Oct. 17, 1929 ae. 83-2-17. Ch of Henry G. & Irene (Rhodes) Dockman. Vet Civil War. Wife: Abbie (Brown) Dockham (350). George & Abbie had at least 2 ch: Minnie (698) & Mrs. Walter Anderson, Brookline, Mass. Dates of res in NL not clear. (nfdr)
352. DODD, ELEANOR teacher of French & English, CJC Ch of George Henry & Edna (-) Dodd. Res NL since 1929. Came to NL from West Medford., Mass., 1929. Girls Latin School (Boston, Mass. ) '23; AB, Boston U. '27; MA, Bos- ton U, summer sessions. Member: Mod. Language Assn. (nfdr)
353 DOHERETY, MARGUERITE Tax-payer NL 1927-43 & dietitian CJC during that time. (nfda)
354. DOW, CLAYTON b Henniker. Tax-payer NL since 1941. Came to NL from Warner. Formerly meat-cutter at Edmund's Store at 4 corners; now mana- ger, Locker Plant, Laconia. Wife: Gert- rude (Farnum) Dow. Clayton & Gertrude have had at least 3 ch: (1) Allyn Lor- raine b Concord; grad NLHIS '42 & Keene Teacher's Col .; m Vincent F. Gates, teacher, of Keene; now res NL; (2) Clayton Henry, Jr. b Concord; NLHS '47 & Newton Jr. Col. '49; now serving USAF; (3) Phillip Farnum b Laconia; now att NLHS.
355. * DOW, FRANK O. blacksmith; undertaker b NL, Feb. 23, 1845, ch of John M. & Lydia (Young) Dow. Tax- payer NL 1900-05. m 2 times: (1) Aug. 14, 1866 Mary Ellinor Huntoon of Sutton; ch of John G. & Sarah (Kezar) Hun- toon; (2) NL, July 7, 1902 Laura J. Burse of NL; b Concord, ** ch of William & Sarah (Tandy) Abbott; her 3rd m. ( ** c. 1856) (nfda)
356. DOW, GERTRUDE (FARNUM) b Warner. Wife of Clayton Dow (354). (nfdr)
357. DOW, ULYSSES G. (or LESLIE G.) b NL; d Concord, Nov. 23, 1921, ae. 56-11-18. Ch of Lorenzo & Rhoda San- born) Dow. Tax-payer NL 1900-21. (nfda)
358. DOWNS, LESLIE E. Tax-payer NL 1931-36. (nfda)
359. DOYLE, ARIE LOIS (SAWYER) b Manchester, April 26, 1869; d NL. March 9, 1940. Ch of George W. & Nancy Ann (Ryder) Sawyer. Res NL c. 1907-1940. Came to NL from Manchester, c. 1907. Grad Manchester HS. Charter member SUV Aux., No. 10 & office holder; pres. state dep't SUV Aux. Member:
Crystal Rebekah Lodge, Martha Chapter OES, NL Grange, Pleasant St. Helpers (sec'y 15 yrs.) m Manchester, Aug. 26, 1888 Thomas F. Doyle (360) of Man- chester.
360. DOYLE, THOMAS FRANCIS farmer b Manchester; d NL, Oct. 12, 1922 ae. 55-7-0. Ch of Edward Doyle. Operated livery stable, Manchester, & emp. Amoskeag Mills (Manchester) & Suffolk Mills (Lowell, Mass.) as loom- fixer before coming to NL c. 1907. m Manchester, Aug. 26, 1888 Arie Lois Sawyer (359) of Manchester. Thomas & Arie had 2 ch: (1) Harry E .; rr emp .; m Ethel Harwood of Manchester; now res Concord, (2) Lawrence Conley b NL, Feb. 27, 1911; d NL, Nov. 4. 1913.
361. DRAPER, GEORGE O. artist & teacher Tax-payer NL 1950. Came to NL from Springfield, Mass. Wife: Lou R. Draper.
362. DREW, ETHEL Tax-payer NL since 1947. Res Elkins. (nfdr)
363. DROWN, ELLEN (DOPP) b Peru, N. Y., Dec. 16, 1852; d NL, Aug. 21, 1930. Ch of Simon & Nancy (McKee) Dopp. Res NL, 1921-30. Came to NL from Sheffield, Vt., 1921. Att Saranac, (N.Y.) schools. m Saranac, N. Y., Andrew Jackson Drown of Saranac, N.Y .; b Ellenburg, N.Y., Aug. 5, 1845; d Shef- field, Vt., June 30, 1915; ch of William & Melissa (Drown) Drown; farmer. Ellen & Andrew had 5 ch: (1) Kitty Agnes* (465); (2) Anna b Saranac, N.Y., Sept. 1, 1872; d Saranac, N.Y., Nov. 12, 1872; (3) Melvin b Saranac, N.Y., Oct. 9, 1873; d Sheffield, Vt., Sept. 3, 1915; att Sheffield (Vt.) schools; farmer; never married; (4) Jeanette (426); (5) Melissa b Saranac, N.Y., June 22, 1881; grad Johnson State Normal Sch., Hardwick, Vt .; taught Sheffield, Vt., 1 yr before m; m Leonard Garfield, manager, egg & butter market, Faneuil Hall, Boston (now d) & had Hosea Edward, Andrew Jackson (m), Eleanor (m), & Richard (m); now res No. Chelmsford, Mass.
364. DUFFETT, CARL ELLSWORTH, Sr. sup't, buildings & grounds, CJC b Cambridge, Mass., ch of Simeon & Emma (Garland) Duffett. Tax-payer NL since 1923, m ae. 20 NL, 1920 Isabella C. Mac- Farland (365) of NL. Carl and Isabel have 2 ch: (1) Isabelle Emma (741); (2) Carl Ellsworth, Jr., b NL, Dec. 29, 1924; vet WWII; m Iva E. Roberts of Holliston, Mass. & has Carla May.
365. DUFFETT, ISABELLA C. (MAC- FARLAND) b Everett, Mass., c. '04 ch of Hubert Judson & Laura May (Carver) MacFarland* (828). m NL, 1920 Carl Ellsworth Duffett. Sr. (364) of NL.
366. DUNLAP, LLOYD W. Tax-payer NL 1950. Wife, Emma C. Dunlap. Res Elkins. (nfdr)
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367. DUNSHEE, PHILIP ELMER butcher b Boston, Mass., Jan. 31, 1880; d Groton, Conn., March 5, 1934. Ch of Joseph & Nettie (-) Dunshee. Res NL 1907-1917. Went from NL to Wind- sor, Conn. 1917. Emp machine shop, Windsor, Conn .; crane operator, ship yard; gardener. m Sutton, March 4, 1908 Thersa Frances Morey (cf., 944) of NL. No ch.
368. EAGER, EDWARD JAMES la- borer b Londonderry, Vt. Tax-payer NL 1921-23; 1932-37. Wife: Mary F. (Gra- ham) Eager. The 6th ch of Edward & Mary was b NL, Feb. 26, 1922, James Edward. Believed to have gone to Taun- ton, Mass., but not living there in August, 1950. (nfda)
369. EASTMAN, CURTIS J. laborer b Springfield, July 28, 1875; d NL, 1951. Ch of Frank J. & Rhoada (Collins) Eastman. Tax-payer NL 1925-45. Curtis Eastman had been m. (nfda)
370. * EASTMAN, HIRAM ALMOND mill operator b Sunapee, ch of Hiram T. & Viola (Rollins) Eastman. Tax-payer NL since 1900. m 3 times: (1) Sunapee, Aug. 15, 1899 Cora Belle Merrill (cf., 868) of NL; (2) Franklin, April 30, 1913 Lucillia E. M. Welchans of NL; b Madrid, Spain, ch of Louis V. & Lucelia (Gomeze) Salvadore; d NL, Nov. 16, 1913 ae. 43-2-16; (3) Mabel J. Osborne (371). Hiram & Cora had 1 ch: Elmer b NL, Dec. 23, 1902; married. (nfdr)
371. EASTMAN, MABEL J. (OS- BORNE) b Chelsea, Mass; d NL, Nov. 12, 1948 ae 62-9-9. Ch of George E. & Adeline (Painter) Osborne. Tax-payer NL 1924-48. 3rd wife of Hiram A. East- man (370). (nfdr)
372. EBERLE, HELEN LOUISE KEL- LY instructor, music dep't, CJC Res NL since 1942. Came to NL from Erie, Pa.
373. ECKELKAMP, WILLIAM candy & nut canteen emp. Res NL since 1949. Came to NL from Garden City, L.I., N.Y. Members of household: Sydney J. Eckelkamp & 1 ch: W. Elliott.
374. EDMUNDS, EDITH MILDRED (INESON) b East Weare, ** ch of John H. & Edith (Philbrick) Ineson. m Con- cord. Nov. 10, 1928 Leroy Parsons Ed- munds (380) of NL. Now res Rochester. (c. 1908) (nfdr)
375. EDMUNDS, EDWIN FROTH- INGHAM owner-operator bus-line taxi service, & service station b NL Oct. 15, 1902, ch of John Henry & Ella May (Colby) Edmunds) (379 & 376). Res NL 1902-23; since 1929. Went from NL to W. Swanzey, 1923, & returned from there to NL, 1929. CA '23; att Denison U., member of ROTC, 1924. Shipping clerk, Homestead Woolen Mills, West Swanzey, 4 yrs .; salesman, E. P. Edmunds' Gen. Store, 16 yrs .; school bus operator, 14
yrs. Coach of boys' basketball, NLHS, several yrs. Supervisor of Check List. Member: Baptist Church, Lambda Chi Alpha, IOOF, Masons, Lions, Grange, Rebekahs. m Keene, Dec. 7, 1926 Gladys Ethel Lyon (378) of West Boxford, Mass. Edwin & Gladys have 7 ch: (1) Catherine Frances b West Swanzey, June 5, 1928; NLHS '46 & att UNH; (2) Edwin Froth- ingham, Jr. b NL, March 4, 1930; NLHS '48 & diploma in electronics from Embry Riddle Sch of Aviation; now serving USAF; (3) Eleanor May b NL, April 7, 1932; NLHS '50 now att CJC; (4) George Avard b NL, Jan 17, 1934; NLHS; class of '52; (5) Gladys Verna b NL, Aug. 20, 1936; (6) Emily Ann b NL, Dec. 19, 1943; (7) June Dawn b NL, June 26, 1946.
376. EDMUNDS, ELLA MAY (COL- BY) b Springfield, Aug. 22, 1872 ch of Stephen Page & Ellen M. (Frothingham) Colby. Res NL since 1901. Came to NL from Sunapee, 1901. Att CA. Member Methodist Church at Sunapee & Baptist Church NL & of the church societies; leader Star Circle, The King's Daughters, 1929-32. Red Cross worker. m Georges Mills, May 30, 1894 Jolin Henry Edmunds (379) of Amesbury, Mass.
377. EDMUNDS, ERVIN PAGE mer- chant b Springfield, March 20, 1895 ch of John Henry & Ella May (Colby) Ed- munds (379 & 376). Res NL 1901-23; since 1928. Came to NL from Sunapee, 1901; went from NL to Grafton, 1923, & returned from there to NL, 1928. Att CA. Proprietor General Store at the 4 corners, 1928-44, Colbyan (restaurant) 10 yrs, & dry goods store in old Colbyan bldg. since 1944; breeder of Reg. Guern- sey cattle 10 yrs. Member, bd. of direc- tors, Citizens Nat'l Bank, Newport, since 1931. Chairman NL Chapter Red Cross, WWII. Selectman since 1947; served hosp. bd. 12 yrs., chairman finance & other comms. Member: NL Baptist Church & deacon 8 yrs., executive comm. 4 yrs. Odd Fellow. m Grafton, Oct. 17, 1923 Verna Avis Barney (381) of Grafton. Ervin & Verna have 1 ch: Miriam Avis b Concord, Aug. 26, 1924; NLHS '42 & Middlebury Col. '46; m John E. LeBaron, hotel manager, of Woodstock, Vt., & has 1 dau., Colby & a son, John Ervin; legal res of NL.
378. EDMUNDS, GLADYS ET HEL (LYON) b West Boxford, Mass., Dec. 9, 1908 ch of Avard Phinney & Frances Ethna (Sias) Lyon. Res NL since 1928. Came to NL from West Swanzey, 1928. Att Johnson HS, No. Andover, Mass. Member: NL Baptist Church, Rebekahs, NL Grange. m Keene, Dec. 7, 1926 Ed- win Frothingham Edmunds (375) of West Swanzey.
379. EDMUNDS, JOHN HENRY orna- mental painter b Fredericton, N. B., July 19, 1870 ch of John Henry & Martha Etta (Parsons) Edmunds. Res NL since
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1901. Came to NL from Sunapee, 1901. Att Fredericton schools & CA (1889-90). Carriage & sign painter; expert horseman. Member: Baptist Church (Amesbury, Mass.) & NL Baptist Church. m Georges Mills, May 30, 1894 Ella May Colby (376) of Georges Mills. John & Ella have had 7 ch: (1) Ervin Page (377); (2) George Scott b Sunapee, July 9, 1900; d NL, May 8, 1921; (3) Edwin Frothingham (375); (4) John Henry, Jr. b NL, March 12, 1905; d NL, Feb. 19, 1921; (5) Leroy Parsons (380); (6) Miriam Harriet b NL, March 20, 1912; d NL, Jan. 21, 1913; (7) baby girl b & d NL, June 1, 1914.
380. EDMUNDS, LEROY PARSONS horse trainer b NL, Feb. 15, 1907 ch of John Henry & Ella May (Colby) Edmunds (379 & 376). Res NL as a boy & tax-payer 1928-34. Grad CA; att UNH 2 yrs. For 9 yrs. trainer & driver of high bred show horses & polo ponies on an estate, L. I., N. Y. During WWII, poultry & produce farmer, Franklin, Mass., & grocer, Woon- socket, R. I. Since 1945, a res. of Roches- ter. m Concord, Nov. 10, 1928 Edith Mil- dred Ineson of East Weare. Leroy & Edith have 3 ch: (1) John Henry, II b NL, Aug. 5, 1929; grad Spaulding HS, Roches- ter; paratrooper, USA; (2) Lucille May b Pinehurst, N. C., Nov. 24, 1930; grad Spaulding HS, Rochester & att NE School of Art, Boston; (3) Leroy Parsons, Jr. b Southampton, L. I., N. Y., Dec. 9, 1931; grad Spaulding HS, Rochester.
381. EDMUNDS, VERNA AVIS (BARNEY) b Grafton, April 1, 1895 ch of Alden Horace & Anna Belle (Sargent) Barney. Res NL since 1928. Came to NL from Grafton, 1928. Plymouth Normal Sch. '17. Taught 6 yrs .: Grafton, Dan- bury, Whitefield & NL. Member: NL Baptist Church, Womans Club, Crystal Rebekah Lodge, King's Daughters. m Grafton, Oct. 17, 1923 Ervin Page Ed- munds (377) of NL.
382. * ELKINS, BERTHA MASTIN b Sutton, Aug. 12, 1884; d NL, April 10, 1950. Ch of Henry & Laura (Couch) Mastin & sister of Frank Mastin (855). (Adopted by Mrs. John Elkins ** ) Tax- payer in NL 1921-25 but res NL longer than that. Att Wilmot schools & Concord Business College. Member Mission Church, Laconia. (nfda) ( ** Mrs. Elkins d La- conia, Sept. 6, 1929)
383. EMERY, ARTHUR T. laborer b Wilmot; d NL, March 14, 1910 ae. 45-0-5. Ch of Matthew & Elnora (Messer) Emery & brother of Mason Emery* (389) d of Micajah Emery (390). Tax-payer NL 1900-09. m 2nd, Wilmot, Nov. 13, 1901 Gertrude M. Prescott (385) of Wil- mot. (nfdr)
384. EMERY, ELLIS BOYDEN laborer b Wilmot, May 17, 1901 ch of Micajah Ingham & Minnie Nancy (Buzzell) Emery. Tax-payer NL since 1946. Att Wilmot schools.
385. EMERY, GERTRUDE M. (PRES- COTT) b Wilmot, ** ch of Moses & Julia (Flanders) Prescott. m Wilmot, Nov. 13, 1901 Arthur T. Emery (383) of NL. Now res Potter Place. ( ** c. 1882) (nfdr)
386. * EMERY, HELEN M. (HAS- KINS) b NL, Dec. 10, 1862; d NL, April 27, 1909. Ch of Moses & Mary (Rolfe) Haskins & sister of Allen Haskins (545). Res NL 1862-1909. Att Elkins school. m Oct. 28, 1882 Mason Whipple Emery* (389) of NL.
387. EMERY, JAMES BURTON labor- er b Wilmot, May 30, 1911 ch of Micajah Ingham & Minnie Nancy (Buzzell) Emery. Res NL since 1927. Came to NL from Wilmot, 1927. Att Wilmot schools. Mil. service WWII: Feb. '42-Dec. '45, USA, European theater.
388. EMERY, LOIS GRACE (GIBBS) b Littleton, Nov. 17, 1915 ch of Clayton Emanuel & Grace May (Magoon) Gibbs. Res NL since 1940. Came to NL from Wilmot Center, 1940. Att Littleton & Wilmot schools. Cook; store clerk. m Wil- mot, Oct. 1, 1940 (Ray) Maitland Emery (392) of NL. Mrs. Emery's nephew, Lyle Milo Gibbs, b Nov. 29, 1938, makes his home with her.
389. * EMERY, MASON WHIPPLE farmer b Wilmot, June 2, 1861; d NL, Oct. 21, 1930. Ch of Matthew & Elnora (Messer) Emery & brother of Arthur (383) & of Micajah (390). Res NL 1882- 1930. Came to NL from Wilmot, 1882. Att Wilmot schools. Emp scythe works before m & also at scythe works, East Highgate, Vt .; blacksmith, butcher; saw mill operator 1919-30; with son, Roy, ran store above present store location in El- kins. m Oct. 28, 1882 Helen M. Haskins* (386) of NL. Mason & Helen had 3 ch: (1) Roy Esmond (393); (2) Florence
May (1091); (3) Gertrude b NL, July 24, 1891; d Loudon, June 25, 1941; mem- ber SUV Aux. & Ladies Benevolent Soc .; m John Harold Taylor, marker, saw-mill, & gen. laborer, of Wilmot (now d) & had Herbert (1378), Muriel (m), William (1383), Harold (d), Grace (m), Alice (m), Gertrude (m), John, Jr., & Helen. 3 other ch d in infancy.
390. EMERY, MICAJAH INGHAM woodsman & gen. laborer b Wilmot, June 1, 1874; d NL, March 27, 1949. Ch of Matthew & Elnora (Messer) Emery & brother of Arthur (383) & Mason (389). Res NL 1927-49. Came to NL from Wil- mot, 1927. Member Wilmot church. Att Wilmot schools. m Wilmot, Nov. 23, 1897 Minnie Nancy Buzzell (391) of Wilmot. Micajah & Minnie had 6 ch. (1) Beulah Dell (1287); (2) Ellis Boyden (384); (3) Addie Florence (449); (4) James Burton (387); (5) Raymond Beverly b Wilmot, May 16, 1916; d Wilmot, Jan. 6, 1917; (6) (Ray) Maitland (392).
391. EMERY, MINNIE NANCY (BUZZELL) b Wilmot, July 22, 1873 ch
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of Carlos Cuthecut & Eliza Mary (Dur- gan) Buzzell. Res NL since 1927. Came to NL from Wilmot, 1927. Att Wilmot schools. Emp. fish rod shop, Potter Place as a young woman; houseworker: Edge- wood, 5 summers, CJC, 10 yrs., Crane- hurst, 11 summers. m Wilmot, Nov. 23, 1897 Micajah Ingham Emery (390) of Wilmot.
392. EMERY, (RAY) MAITLAND car- penter b NL, Jan. 27, 1919 ch of Mica- jah Ingham & Minnie Nancy (Buzzell) Emery **. Res NL since 1927. Came to NL from Wilmot, 1927. Att NLHS. m Wil- mot, Oct. 1, 1940 Lois Grace Gibbs (388) of Wilmot. ( ** 390 & 391).
393. * EMERY, ROY ESMOND lum- ber mill operator b NL, Oct. 20, 1884 ch of Mason Whipple & Helen M. (Has- kins) Emery **. Res NL 1884. CA '03. Worked on family farm until 21; for 5 summers emp. by Mastin & Dodge, meat business; for 5 yrs. had own meat business; farmer, Low Plain; since 1930, lumber mill operator at Elkins. Selectman, 1914; surveyor of wood & lumber, 1940 -; deputy fire warden. Member: Heidelberg Lodge, IOOF. m Grantham, March 16, 1911 Wil- ma Emily Sanborn (394) of West Spring- field. Roy & Wilma have 1 ch: Geraldine (891). ( ** 389 & 386).
394. EMERY, WILMA EMILY (SAN- BORN) b Springfield, Dec. 5, 1890 ch of Burton Eldridge & Kate Bascomb (Cooper) Sanborn (1211). Res NL since 1911. Came to NL from Springfield, 1911. Att Springfield schools & CA. Past mem- ber: Crystal Rebekah Lodge & Beaver Grange. m Grantham, March 16, 1911 Roy Esmond Emery* (393) of NL.
395. ENGLAND, LESLIE EARL main- tenance man, NL Inn Res NL since 1948. Came to NL from Franklin, 1948. Mem- bers of household: Evelyn Eulalie (Mac- Creighton) England & 2 ch: Leslie Wayne & Sheila Wendy.
396. ENMAN, GEORGE L. dairyman Res NL since 1946. Came to NL from Manchester, 1946. Members of household: Helen (Merrill) Enman & 3 ch: Lois W., George L, Jr., & Lila L.
397. * EVERETT, BENJAMIN GAY b Springfield, Dec. 3, 1834; d NL, July 1, 1912. Ch of Capt. Milton & Zillah (Gay) Everett. Res NL 1834-1912. Scythe- maker; farmer; livery-stable owner; team- ster. m NL, Aug. 9, 1873 Sarah Elizabeth (Johnson) Craft (401) of Bristol. Benja- min & Sarah had 2 ch: (1) Frederic El- win (398); (2) Mary Almeda (158).
398. * EVERETT, FREDERIC ELWIN highway engineer b NL, April 16, 1876; d Boston, Mass., Sept. 18, 1951. Ch of Benjamin Gay & Sarah Elizabeth (John- son) Everett (397 & 401). Res NL 1876- 1951-for many years maintaining a legal res. CA, 1895; MIT, 1899; D. Eng. (hon), UNH, 1946. First N. H. State Highway
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Commissioner; served, 1915-49; since 1949, highway consultant. Past Pres. Am. Assn State Highway Officials; rec'd Geo. Bart- lett Award for proficiency in highway en- gineering & construction, 1945. NL select- man, 1 yr. Episcopalian: former vestry- man & treas., St. Paul's Church, Concord; jr. warden, 1938-47; sr. warden, 1947 -. Pres. Board Directors Concord Coopera- tive Bank, Mason & 33 deg. (Shriner) ; Past Grand Master Masons; Past Grand Commander, Knight Templars; member, King Solomon's Lodge. Member: Am. Soc. Civil Engineers; SAR; NL Grange; Pomona, State & Nat'l Grange. m NL, Sept. 12, 1900 Gertrude Eaton Lamson* (399) of NL. (n.b .: The Everett's were the first couple to be married in NL by Rev. Thomas H. Sill of St. Andrew's Chapel.) Frederic & Gertrude had 7 ch: (1) Craig Lamson b Cambridge, Mass., Feb. 19, 1903; d Cambridge, Mass., Jan. 20, 1906; (2) Douglas Newton b Cam- bridge, Mass., April 3, 1905; manager & owner, Morrill & Everett (real estate & insurance) ; Concord HS, CA, & AB, Dart- mouth, 1926; Director, 1st Nat'l Bank & N. H. Savings Bank, Concord; 32 deg. Mason & Rotarian; m Helen Foster, sec'y, of Concord & has Edward Foster, Jean, & Cynthia; now res Concord; (3) Barbara b NL, April 2, 1907; Concord HS, North- field Seminary, & AB, Wellesley Col., 1929; past pres. Wellesley Club of NH; pres. Mary Hitchcock Mem. Hosp. Aux .; Trustee, MHM Hosp .; m Sidney Chandler Hayward, sec'y of Dartmouth College, of Hanover & has Nancy & Mary Ann; now res Hanover; (4) baby girl (still-born) NL, Dec. 5, 1908; (5) Richard Somes b NL, Nov. 10, 1910; d Concord, Dec. 10, 1914; (6) Miriam b Concord, March 8, 1915; Concord HS, Bradford Jr. College, & AB, Conn. Womans College, 1936; emp by Internat'I Business Machines 5 yrs. & Placement Supervisor, Boston office at time of resigning; m William W. Macurda, coal, oil, & wood dealer, of Concord, & has William Everett & Judy Ann; now res Concord; (7) Elizabeth b Concord, March 15, 1918; Concord HS & CJC, 1937; 1 yr. training at Marchand's Dress- making Sch., Arlington, Mass .; designs & makes clothes for women & makes coats & suits for women; m John F. Prior, sales manager for Coca Cola, of Salem & has Frederic Everett & Roderick Everett; now res Concord.
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