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456. GAY, CHARLES ROBERT EL- WYN electrician; farmer b Ellenburg, N.
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Y., Dec. 6, 1890 ch of Joshua Charles & Cornelia A. (Brisbin) Gay & brother of Lura G. Stanley (1355) & of Eunice G. Worthen (1542). Res NL 1904-1910; since 1914. Att schools of Franklin Center, Quebec & NL & CA 1909-10. Town Auditor. Member NL Baptist Church; Mason: King Solomon's Lodge (master in '31 & '32), Acacia Chapter of Rose Croix, NH Consistory of 32 deg. Masons, Bektash Temple Mystic Shrine; Odd Fel- low; Grange member; Martha Chapter, OES, Worthy Patron, 1926. m Wilmot Flat, June 28, 1915 Villa Athelyn Thomp- son (476) of Wilmot. Charles & Villa have had 5 ch: (1) Athelyn Doris b NL, Aug. 13, 1916; CJC, '36 & Salem Secre- tarial Sch., '37; m Floyd R. Hale, postal clerk, of Claremont & has Margaret P., Robert R., Alan D., David B., & Doris A .; now res Claremont; (2) Burt Charles (455); (3) Kathleen Ellen (464); (4) Pearl Rosamond b NL, May 1, 1922; d NL, Oct. 23, 1923; (5) Donald Thomp- son b NL, Aug. 13, 1924; attorney; NLHS '42; att UNH; LLB, Boston U. Law School; mil. service WWII: Sgt. USAF, 23rd Bomb. Sqdn., 13th Air Force; served Central Pacific, East Indies, China, New Guinea, No. Solomons, East- ern Mandates, Bismarck Archipelago, Western Pacific, So. P. I., Luzon; awarded Good Conduct & Victory Medals, Pacific Theater Ribbon & Philippine Liberation Ribbon with Bronze Service Star. & Dis- tinguished Unit Badge; NL Baptist Church; Alpha Tau Omega; now emp. FBI.
457. * GAY, CHARLES W. (Deacon) b NL, Feb. 10, 1847; d NL, March 21, 1921. Ch of Asa & Susan (Morrill) Gay. Res NL 1847-1921. Carried on family farm first owned by the Gay's before 1800. Selectman more than 15 yrs .; rep. to Gen. Court, 1891; school board member. Mem- ber: NL Baptist Church, deacon; past master NL Grange. m Dec. 23, 1874 Anna Wood* (452) of Lowell, Mass. Charles & Anna had 4 ch: (1) Abby Lona (or Loua) (79); (2) Edward Hyde (460); (3) Susan Morrill b NL, Dec. 18, 1884; d NL, July 7, 1906; grad CA; stenographer; married Chester L. Fuller of Boston; (4) Nora Maria (468).
458. GAY, CLARENCE WOOD teach- er; maintenance mechanic b NL, April 30, 1919 ch of Clarence Woodbury & Mabel Clara (Brown) Gay* (459 & 144). Res NL since 1919. NLHS '38; att Plym- outh Teachers Col. 31/2 yrs. Member USCG Temporary Reserve, WWII. Setup- man, US Naval & Army Ordnance, 2 yrs., WWII; night maintenance foreman, Bethlehem Steel Co., East Boston, Mass., 2 yrs. Member Mt. Sunapee State Park Staff (maintenance & skiing) 21/2 yrs .; interested in promoting recreational skiing & has served as First Aid Ski Patrolman 10 yrs. in several N. H. winter sports areas. Teacher of manual training, Hen- niker HS, since Sept. 1951. m Brookline,
Mass., April 29, 1944 Jean Grover of Boston, Mass .; b Stoneham, Mass., Feb. 14, 1924 ch of Harold C. & Viola (Smar- don) Grover. Clarence & Jean have 3 ch: (1) Chester Wood b NL, May 8. 1946; (2) Douglas Lee b NL, Nov. 7, 1947; (3) Viola b NL, Aug. 22, 1950.
459. * GAY, CLARENCE WOODBURY rr conductor; stage driver b NL, March 20, 1880; d NL, Oct. 18, 1918. Ch of Baxter & Anna (Brown) Gay (453 & 451). Res NL as a boy & young man & from 1907-1918. Att NL schools. Conductor, N. Y., N. H., & Hartford RR; stage driver for Charles Shepard (1264). m So. Danbury (?), Oct. 1898 Mabel Clara Brown (144) of No. Wilmot. Clarence &
Mabel had 9 ch: (1) Ralph Ainsworth (471); (2) Raymond W. (472); (3) Marian Pearl b So. Danbury, July 13, 1902; att NL schools; m James Harry Croteau, laborer, of Newbury & has had Geraldine (m), Pearl (m), Harry A. (d); now res Newbury; (4) Rose (Ruth) Mildred (281); (5) Linwood Roosevelt b NL, Aug. 24, 1906; d Concord, Jan. 20, 1943; att Austin School, Brattleboro, Vt., 14 yrs .; (6) Grace Evelyn (334) ; (7) Alfred Leroy (450); (8) Walton Edward (479); (9) Clarence Wood (458).
460. * GAY, EDWARD HYDE farmer & Anna (Wood) Gay **. Res NL 1880- 1940. Went from NL to Wilmot, 1940. Carried on family farm until he sold to G. T. Sawyer (1251). Edward Gay now res Wilmot Flat. ( ** 457 & 452).
461. * GAY, FRANK hotel manager; engineer b NL, Aug. 7, 1882; has d. Ch of Baxter & Anna (Brown) Gay (453 & 451). Res NL 1882-1942, for some yrs. maintaining a legal res. Att CA. Former member King Solomon's I.odge. Emp. as 3rd assistant engineer on SS Muskogee when she sailed from Trinidad March 13, 1945 bound for Halifax, N. S. & due March 25, 1945; presumed to have been sunk by German submarine. m E. Provi- dence, R. I., Oct. 11, 1905 Ethel M. Bassett (1160) of East Providence, R. I. No ch.
462. * GAY, FRED BAXTER hotel- keeper b NL, March 13, 1876; d NL, May 30, 1935. Ch of Baxter & Anna (Brown) Gay (453 & 451). Res NL 1876-1935. Att CA. Selectman, Road Agent, Rep. to Gen. Court 2 terms, Moderator at Town Meeting 17 yrs. State Road Foreman 27 yrs. & in charge of building most of the hard-surfaced roads in NL. Deacon, NL Baptist Church. Master, NL Grange 5 times; state deputy, Grange. With his wife operated The Brocklebank. m Sheffield, Vt .. June 16, 1897 Kitty Agnes Drown* (465) of Slief- field, Vt. Fred & Kitty had 5 ch: (1) Paul Baxter (470); (2) Nahum Jackson b NL, Aug. 28, 1900; d NL, Sept. 2, 1900 (3) Dorothy Agnes (1079); (4) Alice Louise (1283) ; (5) Anna Ellen (1162).
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463. GAY, JULIA MABLE preceptress, CA, 1912-23 b Hillsboro; d NL, April 17, 1923 ae. 54-4-14. Ch of William E. & Mary J. (Blanchard) Gay. Res NL 1912- CA, 1890; att U. of Chicago. Taught school at Dundee, Ill., 6 yrs. before re- turning to CA where she taught Latin. (nfda)
464. GAY, KATHLEEN ELLEN hosp. dietitian b NL, Oct. 4, 1920 ch of Charles Robert Elwyn & Villa Athelyn (Thomp- son) Gay (456 & 476). Res NL since 1920. NLHS '38; BS, UNH, '42. Mil. service WWII: 2nd Lt., Army Nurses Corps; awarded Asiatic-Pacific Theater Campaign Ribbon; Am. Theater Service Medal; Victory Medal. Member: NL Baptist Church & its choir.
465. * GAY, KITTY AGNES (DROWN) b Saranac, N. Y., April 15, 1871 ch of Andrew Jackson & Ellen (Dopp) Drown (363). Res NL since 1894. Came to NL from Sheffield, Vt., 1894. Att Orleans Liberal Institute, Glover, Vt. Member NL Baptist Church; 50 yr. mem- ber NL Grange; Eastern Star; Womans Aid; Hospital Aid. Besides managing the Brocklebank & raising 4 ch, she has found time for some painting & a book of poems. Her paintings are hung in the NL Hospital & murals on the walls of the Brocklebank Dining Room are her work, too. m Sheffield, Vt., June 16, 1897 Fred Baxter Gay* (462) of NL.
466. GAY, MARY (POPEK) b Man- chester, ** ch of Frank & Nellie (Sidcko) Popek. Res NL since 1927. Came to NL from Manchester, 1927. m NL, Feb. 22, 1927 Raymond Woodbury Gay (472) of NL. ( ** c. 1907). (nfdr)
467. GAY, MERLE C. star route mail carrier b NL, June 23, 1899 ch of Bax- ter & Anna (Brown) Gay* (453 & 451). Res NL since 1899. CA, '19; att NE In- stitute of Embalming. Carrier of mail, freight, & express to & from Potter Place; successor to Allen Crane (254) ; orchestra leader for c. 30 yrs. Trustee, Bristol Savings Bank. Member: NL Fire Company & Fire Warden. Sewer commis- sioner. Member Exec. Comm. NL Bap- tist Church; Past Master King Solomon's Lodge; Past Master NL Grange. m NL, Oct. 17, 1925 Vinita Inez Lull (477) of NL. Merle & Vinita have 1 ch: Eleanor Vinita b NL, Aug. 24, 1926; NLHS '44 & BS, UNH '48; teacher Simonds Free HS, Warner, 2 yrs .; m Carlton Frye Bar- ton (cf. 1311) of NL; now res Boston.
468. * GAY, NORA MARIA b NL, Feb. 3, 1889; d NL, July 21, 1938. Ch of Charles W. & Anna (Wood) Gay* (457 & 452) Res NL 1889-1938. Att CA.
469. * GAY, OREN D. farmer b NL, Feb. 7, 1839; d NL, Oct. 6, 1906. Ch of Asa & Susan (Morrill) Gay. Res NL 1839-1906. Unmarried.
470. * GAY, PAUL BAXTER propri- etor, Brocklebank Hotel b NL, March 14, 1898 ch of Fred Baxter & Kitty Agnes (Drown) Gay (462 & 465). Res NL since 1898. Att CA; BS (Agri.), UNH, 1922; att Suffolk Law School. Mil. service WWI: pvt., USA. 2nd Lt., Infantry (Reserves), 1925-30. Sup't of water works since 1926; collector of water precinct; town modera- tor, 1935-44; school moderator since 1935; served on budget comm .; planning bd., 1944-47. State Senator 1947-48. Trustee, Sugar River Savings Bank, Newport; Di- rector, Lake Sunapee Bd. of Trade; v. p. NH Maple Sugar Producers Assn., 1948. Member NL Baptist Church. Past Comm. Am Legion; Past Master, NL Grange; Mason; Past Master, King Solomon's Lodge & member NH Consistory; Heidel- berg Lodge, IOOF. m Somerville, Mass., June 16, 1923 Beatrice Olive Hull (454) of Somerville, Mass. Paul & Beatrice have 1 ch: Dorothea Louise b NL, March 22, 1924; NLHS '41 & CJC '43; m James E. Bewley, proprietor, Royal Tarn Lodge (Springfield), of So. Braintree, Mass., & has Dorna Louise & Marcia Lee; now res Springfield.
471. GAY, RALPH AINSWORTH jani- tor b So. Danbury, June 10, 1900; d NL, Aug. 29, 1941. Ch of Clarence Woodbury & Mabel Clara (Brown) Gay* (459 & 144). Res NL 1907-41. Came to NL from So. Boston, 1907. Att NL schools. Mem- ber NL Fire Co. Member IOOF, Grange, Modern Woodmen. m NL, Dec. 26, 1924 Addie Florence Emery (449) of Wilmot Center. Ralph & Addie had 2 ch: (1) Ralph Ainsworth, Jr. b NL, April 22, 1925; operator, riding sch .; att NL schools; mil. service WWII: pfc, 329th Harbor Craft Co., ETO; good conduct & victory medals, Am. Theater Campaign Ribbon with 4 battlestars; m Ernestine Conwell Upham, sec'y & book-keeper, of Sagamore Beach, Mass., & has Ralph Ains- worth, III; now res NL; (2) Barbara Louise b NL, Nov. 17, 1932.
472. GAY, RAYMOND WOODBURY b Haverhill, Mass .** , ch of Clarence Woodbury & Mabel Clara (Brown) Gay* (459 & 144). Res NL since 1907. Came to NL from So. Boston, 1907. Att NL schools. m NL, Feb. 22, 1927 Mary Popek (466) of Manchester. Raymond & Mary have 3 ch: (1) Raymond Woodbury, Jr. b NL, Oct. 12, 1927; NLHS '46; (2) Joseph F. b Concord *** m Irene Farnum (sister Franklin S. Farnum, Jr. cf. 985), nurse, of NL & has William Hodges; (3) Eileen Mary b NL, July 18, 1937. ( ** c. 1901; *** c. 1930).
473. * GAY, SARAH (MESSER) b NL, May 1, 1815. d NL, April 15, 1904. Ch of Isaac & Martha (Stevens) Messer. Res NL 1815-1904. m April 10, 1837 Benjamin W. Gay* of NL; b NL, Sept. 1, 1810; d NL, Nov. 5, 1882; ch of Seth & Mary (Morrill) Gay; built original Glengae- in front of present dwelling. Sarah &
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Benjamin had 4 ch: (1) Oliver b NL, April 10, 1838; d Dorchester, Mass., July 7, 1911; operator of wholesale grocery & meat market, Fanueil Hall, Boston, Mass .; m (1) Mary A. Beatty (now d.) ; (2) Ella C. Drew (now d.); adopted son, Earl Drew Gay (m & d); (2) Sarah Roxanna b NL, Aug. 21, 1839; d NL, March 15, 1863; at home; (3) Seth Man- ley b NL, May 16, 1841; d NL, July 31, 1872; m Emma F. Ricker & had Robert M .; (4) Baxter (453).
474. GAY, STELLA MAY (YERXA) home-maker; hotel proprietor b Keswick, N. B., Sept. 6, 1880 ch of Richard Cook & Esther (Urquhart) Yerxa (1555 & 1554) & sister of Benj. Yerxa (1553) & of Clara Y. Messer (877). Res NL since 1907. Came to NL from Roslindale, Mass., 1907. Grad. Cambridge (Mass.) HS & att night sch. 3 yrs. Emp. 8 yrs. at Cobb, Bates, & Yerxa (Boston, Mass. ) as cashier & book-keeper. Member: NL Baptist Church & NL Grange. m Roslindale, Mass., Oct. 9, 1907 Walter Evans Gay* (478) of NL.
475. GAY, VILLA MAY (RAYNO) m NL, Sept. 22, 1933 Alfred Leroy Gay (450) of NL. Res NL 1933-1943. Last res Dover. (nfda)
476. GAY, VILLA ATHELYN (THOMPSON) b Andover, Feb. 16, 1893 ch of Burt F. & Callie B. (Morey) Thompson. Res NL since 1916. Came to NL from Granville, Vt., 1916. Att CA & Portsmouth HS. Member: NL Baptist Church, Star Circle of King's Daughters, Womans Aid, Hosp. Aid, Miss. Soc., OES (Matron, 1926), Womans Club, NL Grange. m Wilmot Flat, June 28, 1915 Charles Robert Elwyn Gay (456) of NL.
477. GAY, VINITA INEZ (LULL) b NL, Sept. 11, 1906 ch of James Milton & Ruby May (Williams) * Lull (806 & 811). Res NL since 1906 except for 4 yrs., Old Town, Me. Att Elkins sch. & Old Town (Me.) HS. School Bd. member since 1947; ballot clerk. Member: NL Baptist Church & NL Grange. Past Matron, Martha Chapter, OES; P-Pres. Womans Club; Past Leader, Star Circle, King's Daughters; P-Pres. Hosp. Aid; P-Pres. Womans Aid; bd. of directors, NL Service Organization. m NL, Oct. 27, 1925 Merle C. Gay (467) of NL.
478. * GAY, WALTER EVANS farmer; hotel keeper b NL, March 17, 1885 ** ch of Baxter & Anna (Brown) Gay (453 & 451). 1st baby b to NL Grange members. Res NL 1885-1951. Att CA & grad. Zane- rian Teachers Col. (Columbus, O.), 1906. Taught Orange (N. J.) Business Col. 1 yr. & emp. by insurance firm in Boston, Mass., 1 yr. Operated The Glengae for 40 yrs. making a total of 75 yrs. of man- agement by father & son. Maintained a herd of registered Ayrshires (as many as 20 head) for over 20 yrs. Interested in
penmanship (engrossing) & commercial subjects. Town Clerk, 4 or 5 yrs .; select- man, 1936-48; planning bd. member. Member: NL Baptist Church & King Solomon's Lodge. Past master, NL Grange & PNG, Heidelberg Lodge, IOOF. m Roslindale, Mass., Oct. 9, 1907 Stella May Yerxa (474) of Roslindale, Mass. Walter & Stella had 1 ch: Esther Annetta b Roslindale, Mass., Feb. 22, 1909; CA & att UNH 3 yrs .; member NL Baptist Church; has interest in painting; m Don- ald H. Williams, tel. engineer, of Meri- den & has Donald Gay; now res Baldwin, L. I., N. Y. (d. NL, Nov. 18, 1951.)
479. GAY, WALTON EDWARD b NL, Jan. 27, 1914 ch of Clarence Wood- bury & Mabel Clara (Brown) Gay* (459 & 144). Res NL 1914-40. Went from NL to East Concord, 1940. Mil. service WWII: USN, 2 yrs. Night fore- man, Bow Mill, Merrimack Farmers. m Newport, Jan. 15, 1937 Carolyn F. Bon- ney (ae. 19) of NL; b Manchester, ch of Harrison F. & Genevieve (Nutting) Bon- ney; now res Manchester & has re-mar- ried. Walton & Carolyn had 2 ch: (1) Carlton Edward b NL, Oct. 11, 1937; now res E. Concord; (2) Betty Ann b NL, March 3, 1939; now res Manchester. Walton Gay now res East Concord.
480. GESSNER, HELEN (HALLI- NAN) b Salem, Mass. Wife of Leon Gess- ner (481) (nfdr)
481. GESSNER, LEON W. chef b Old Town, Me. Res NL since 1940. Wife: Helen (Hallinan) Gessner. Leon & Helen have had at least 3 ch: (1) Diane, (2) Rosalind Ann b NL, Oct. 12, 1945; (3) Marsha Elaine b NL, March 1, 1949. (nfdr)
482. GLASSEY, BERTHA C. (MRS.) librarian, Tracy Mem. Bldg. Tax-payer NL 1932-40. Went from NL to Vermont. (nfda)
483. GLIDDEN, HERMAN F. Tax- payer NL 1939-47 & operator of Pleasant Lake Cabins, Elkins, during that time. Now res Boscawen. (nfdr)
484. GOINGS, ALFRED AUSTIN caretaker b Manchester, Dec. 16, 1884; d Hanover, Aug. 20, 1945. Ch of Fred W. & Mary (Murray) Goings (487 & 491). Res NL 1907-1945. Came to NL from Boston, Mass., 1907. m Everett, Mass., April 26, 1906 Freda Emily Johnson (488) of Newton, Mass. Alfred & Freda had 6 ch; (1) baby girl still-born NL, July 12, 1909; (2) Alfreda Marie b NL, Feb. 26, 1911; att NL schools; m Ralph Mon- roe Loverin (cf. 793), electrical mainten- ance man; now res Sunapee; (3) Dorothy Irene (624); (4) Elmer Ellsworth (486): (5) Eleanor Louise (567); (6) Marilyn Alice b NL, April 19, 1922; d NL, May 10. 1922.
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485. * GOINGS, CLAUDE carriage painter b Thorndike, Me., Feb. 7, 1836; d NL, Nov. 17, 1913. Ch of Comfort & Hannah (York?) Goings. Res NL 1857- 1913. Came to NL from Manchester, 1857. Mil. service Civil War: sgt., 8th NHV; wounded Bayou de Glaize, La., May 17, 1864. Member GAR. Violin maker. m Manchester, Sept. 19, 1857 Mary Hurd Pike* of NL; b NL, Sept. 4, 1833; d NL, April 16, 1903; ch of John & Eunice (Keith) Pike. Claude & Mary had 7 ch: (1) Mary Claudine b NL, Aug. 19, 1858; d NL, April 19, 1942; m (1) Chester Moody, farmer, of Sutton & (2) John Kennedy, carpenter, of Goffstown; member Baptist Church; Rebekahs; helped found Daughters of Veterans, Lowell, Mass .; (2) Katherine Elizabeth (639); (3) Delia Maria (637) ; (4) Ola Eunice (686); (5) George McMann (489) ; (6) Hattie Wilson (1229) ; (7) Harry Welling- ton (490) .
486. GOINGS, ELMER ELLSWORTH b NL, July 1, 1915 ch of Alfred Austin & Freda Emily (Johnson) Goings (484 & 488). Res NL 1915-42. Vet WWII. m Warner, Feb. 28, 1942 Anne M. (Annala) Wirta of Newport: b Newport. ** ch of Nickolia & Mary (Harju) Annala. Elmer Goings now res Newbury. ( ** c. 1917) (nfdr)
487. GOINGS, FRED W. b NL; d NL, Nov. 19, 1923 ae. 58-2-19. Ch of Austin & Nancy (Pike) Goings *. Tax-payer NL 1905-23. Wife: Mary A. (Murray) Go- ings (491). The following ch of Fred & Mary Goings have NL connections: Al- fred Austin (484), Estella Nancy (652), Emma S. (651), & Myrtle F. (1305). (nfdr)
488. GOINGS, FREDA EMILY (JOHNSON) b Sweden, Nov. 27, 1883 ch of Johannes Swenson. Res NL since 1907. Came to NL from Boston, Mass., 1907. Episcopalian. m Everett, Mass., April 26, 1906 Alfred Austin Goings (484) of Boston, Mass.
489. GOINGS, GEORGE McMANN carriage & auto painter b NL, Aug. 2, 1870; d NL, Dec. 24, 1937. Ch of Claude & Mary Hurd (Pike) Goings* (485). Res NL 1870-1937. Built garage at Goings Corner (West Part), 1911. Played the violin. m NL, Nov. 28, 1916 Sarah Pris- cilla Arthur (492) of Lowell, Mass. No ch.
490. GOINGS, HARRY WELLING- TON house painter b NL, May 5, 1875; d NL, Feb. 23, 1948. Ch of Claude & Mary Hurd (Pike) Goings (485). Res NL 1875- 1948. Faithful worker; played cello; care- taker of several summer res. Never mar- ried.
491. GOINGS, MARY A. (MURRAY) b Cooperville, N. Y. Wife of Fred W. Goings (487). Name appears on NL tax- list until 1935. (nfdr)
492. GOINGS, SARAH PRICILLA (ARTHUR) b Battersea, Ont., Canada, ** ch of George & Maria (Thorne) Arthur. Res NL 1916-48. Went from NL to Lowell, Mass., 1948. m NL, Nov. 28, 1916 George McMann Goings (489) of NL. ( ** c. 1871 & d Lowell, Mass., April, 1952)
493. * GOODWIN, ALICE (MORSE) b NL, Nov. 23, 1885 ch of John William & Frances (Kempton) Morse (966 & 963). Res NL 1885-1911. Att CA 1902-05. Book- keeper & stenographer: Franklin 1907-09, Brockton, Mass., 1909-1918, Newport, R. I., 1918-19, & Providence, R. I., 1919-23. m Newport, R. I., Sept. 23, 1918 Freder- ick Barnard Goodwin of Newport, R. I .; b Digby, NS, c '84, ch of Charles P. & Sarah M. (Brooks) Goodwin; salesman, Hope Rubber Co. & B. F. Goodrich Co., Providence, R. I. (now retired). No ch. Alice Goodwin now res Providence, R. I.
494. * GORDON, CHARLES ADAMS farmer; postal clerk b NL, May 15, 1894; d NL, July 23, 1947. Ch of Charles Wood- bury & Mary Josephine (Knight) Gordon (495 & 499). Res NL 1894-1947. CA, '14; att UNH. Mil. service WWI: pvt., USA, 3 mos. Postal clerk 9 yrs. Selectman, 1919; ballot clerk, 1924-25; cemetery commissioner 1928-38. Member: NL Bap- tist Church, Legion, Grange. m Wilmot, Oct. 1, 1923 (Edith) Pearl Graham (496) of NL. Charles & Pearl had 1 adopted ch: Graham b Nov. 16, 1928; NLHS '46 & Burdett Col., Boston, Mass., '49.
495. * GORDON, CHARLES WOOD- BURY farmer; operator of boarding house b Thetford, Vt., June 16, 1860; d NL, June 7, 1928. Ch of Thomas J. & Mary Ann (Austin) Gordon. Res NL 1890-1928. Came to NL from Thetford, Vt., 1890. Store manager, Montreal, Can- ada, 1885-89; opened home on Knight's Hill to summer guests & continued until c. 1914. Member NL Baptist Church. m Nov. 24, 1885 Mary Josephine Knight* (499) of NL. Charles & Mary had 4 ch: (1) Mary Melinda (1550); (2) George Knight (497); (3) Frances Margaret (1042; (4) Charles Adams (494).
496. GORDON, (EDITH) PEARL (GRAHAM) home-maker; nurse b Oak- land, Cal., Oct. 16, 1892 ch of Herbert & Margaret (Cook) Graham (510). Res NL since 1921. Came to NL from Nova Scotia, 1921. Att DeBert, N. S. schools & grad. Memorial Hosp., Concord, '17. Mil. service WWI: Army Nurses Corps, Camp Upton, L. I., N. Y., 9 mos. Mem- ber: NL Baptist Church & its organiza- tions & Legion Aux .; past pres. Hosp. Aid. m Wilmot, Oct. 1, 1923 Charles Adams Gordon* (494) of NL.
497. * GORDON, GEORGE KNIGHT mechanic b Montreal, Canada, Dec. 13, 1889; d Bridgewater, Mass., Feb. 6, 1951. Ch of Charles Woodbury & Mary Jose- phine (Knight) Gordon (495 & 499).
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Res NL 1890-1913 (tax-payer until 1918). Came to NL from Thetford, Vt., 1890; went from NL to Sunapee, 1913. In Bridgewater, Mass., emp. 15 yrs. as me- chanic, 13 yrs. as refrigeration repair man (in dairy & stands), & later as main- tenance worker. Member Lions Club. m Bridgewater, Mass., April 14, 1913 Ethel May Corliss of Bridgewater, Mass .; b Grantham, April 14, 1893 ch of Fred Wm. & Carrie Bell (Boyce) Corliss; att CA; att Central Square Congregational Church, Bridgewater, Mass. George & Ethel had 1 ch: George Knight, Jr. b Bridgewater, Mass., April 25, 1923; insurance investi- gator; BA, Tufts Col., '47; mil. service WWII: sgt., USAF, 3 yrs. & now Lt. USAR; member Delta Tau Delta, John Cutler Lodge F & AM, & Central Square Congregational Church (Bridgewater, Mass. ); m Anne Haskins of Abington, Mass., & has Robert Knight & Cynthia Anne; now res Abington, Mass.
498. GORDON, LAWRENCE W. la- borer b Newbury, Mass .** , ch of Ralph & Grace (Wheelwright) Gordon & brother of Wm. Gordon (501). Tax-payer NL 1933-48. m Thelma (Dayton) Palmer (500) of NL. Lawrence & Thelma have 3 ch: (1) Lawrence Washington b NL, March 14, 1937; (2) Beverly Mae b NL, March 7, 1938; (3) Grace Ruth b NL, Feb. 21, 1942. Lawrence Gordon now res Canterbury. ( ** c. 1913). (nfdr)
499. * GORDON, MARY JOSEPHINE (KNIGHT) b NL, April 7, 1861; d NL, Sept. 27, 1917. Ch of George Malcolm & Melinda (Adams) Knight (696). Res NL 1861-1885; 1890-1917. Went from NL to Montreal, Canada, 1885; came to NL from Thetford, Vt., 1890. School teacher sev. yrs. before m. m Nov. 24, 1885 Charles Woodbury Gordon* (495) of Thetford, Vt.
500. GORDON, THELMA (DAY- TON) (PALMER) b Ashland ** , ch of John W. & Mary Ellen (Fields) Dayton (328 & 329). Res NL c. 1927-33; 37-48. m 2 times: (1) Ronald Shilson Palmer of Sutton; (2) Lawrence W. Gordon (498) of NL. Thelma & Ronald had 2 ch: (1) baby girl still-born NL, May 31, 1934; (2) Jane Thelma b Barton, Vt., March 13, 1936. For ch by 2nd m see (498). ( ** c. 1913). Thelma Gordon res Canterbury.
501. GORDON, WILLIAM W. b Mt. Vernon, Me., June 18, 1915 ch of Ralph & Grace (Wheelwright) Gordon & brother of Lawrence Gordon (498). Res NL since 1937. Came to NL from Warner, 1937. Att Webster schools. Emp. CCC (Bethle- hem), Poland Springs, Me., Assistant Steward Ben Mere Inn (Sunapee), kitch- en man Soo Nipi Lodge, dishwasher & cook; farm hand. Never married.
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503. GOTT, CHARLES H. Tax-payer
NL 1909-23. Res Otterville. Probably d. (nfda)
504. * GOULD, ARTHUR JOHN lum- ber operator; postmaster b Hillsboro, March 14, 1863; d NL, March 19, 1943. Ch of Leonard P. & Sarah E. (Coolidge) Gould. Res NL 1865-1885; 1899-1943. Came to NL from Hillsboro, 1865 & from Minneapolis, Minn., 1899. Att NL schools & Kearsarge Sch. of Practice (Wilmot). In business with Charles Shepard (1264) 1900-06 & emp by him as stage driver until 1914. With Mrs. Gould steward & matron respectively at CA, 1914-18; Aug., 1923-Feb. 15, 1936, postmaster. Road agent, selectman, deputy sheriff for Mer- rimack Cy., 1904-12. Member exec.
comm., church clerk & deacon NL Baptist Church. Odd Fellow. Co. A, 3rd Reg., NH Nat'l Guard, 1880-83. m NL, June 24, 1901 Emily Train Shepard* (505) of NL. Arthur & Emily had 1 ch: Marshall Coolidge b NL, May 8, 1902; in charge of wholesale dep't, Wilkins Lumber Co., Auburn, Maine; CA '22; member IOOF (Woodstock, Vt., chapter), NL Baptist Church; emp. by NP Clough Co. (Leba- non & Wilmot) c. 18 yrs .; m Minnie Allard of Lebanon & had Margaret Emily (m) ; now res Auburn, Me.
505. * GOULD, EMMA TRAIN (SHEPARD) b NL, April 2, 1879 ch of James Eli & Lucia (Nelson) Shepard (1269 & 1272). Res NL since 1879. CA, 1897. Member, NH United Baptist Miss. Soc & for 24 yrs. sec'y of miss. ed. & served on bd. of NH Miss. Soc. during that time. Former member Rebekahs (PNG), Grange, & OES. Member: NL Baptist Church, Womans Miss. Soc., & Womans Aid. m NL, June 24, 1901 Ar- thur John Gould* (504) of NL.
506. GOWAN, MARY E. Tax-payer NL 1934-41. Res Low Plain. Last res Deland, Fla. (nfda)
507. GRACE, MILDRED EVELINE (NORWAY) (NEWTON) b Newport, Vt., ch of Earl & Minnie (Combes) Norway. Res NL 1931-44. Came to NL from Waitsfield, Vt., 1931; went from NL to Plymouth, Mass., 1944. Att HS & Chicago school of nursing (by corr.) ; diploma, Tamblay Sch. of Penmanship, 1945. Author: Nacks & Smacks (cook book). Baptist: church school teacher, Elkins, 8 yrs. Dep't Pres, SUV Aux, 1940-41 & Pres. Nat'l Clara's Queens, Columbus, O. (Dep't. Pres's of SUV Aux., 1940-41); Vice Pres. WRC, New- port; member Ladies of the GAR, Con- cord. Helped re-establish 10 SUV Camps in NH; organized Newport SUV Aux. & Jr. Aux. SUV at NL. m 2 times: (1) Westfield, Vt., Floyd Adelbert Newton of Lowell, Vt .; b Feb. 16, 1903 ch of Clinton Herbert & Leora (Fletcher) New- ton. Mildred & Floyd had 3 ch: (1) Clinton Earle b Lowell, Vt., Dec. 27, 1926; granite foreman; att Lowell, Vt.,
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