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696. * KNIGHT, GEORGE MALCOLM b May 24, 1831; d Charleston, W. Va., Feb. 11, 1909. Ch of Asa & Melinda (Adams) Knight. Res NL 1857-1909. Carpenter; proprietor of summer boarding house. County commissioner; member school bd. Active church worker. m Nov. 11, 1855 Melinda Adams* of Enosburgh, Vt .; b July 27, 1829; d NL, June 21, 1903; ch of Timothy & Mary (Nichols) Adams. George & Melinda had 2 ch: (1) Mary
Josephine (499); (2) Robert M. (700). (nfdr)
697. KNIGHT, MARGUERITE. Wife of Raymond Knight (699). Now res Au- burndale, Mass. (nfdr)
698. KNIGHT, MINNIE M. (DOCK- HAM) b Salem, Mass .; d NL, May 15, 1942 ae. 70-6-27. Ch of George F. & Abbie M. (Brown) Dockham (351 & 350). Res NL 1900-42. m April 25, 1900 Robert M. Knight* (700) of NL. (nfdr)
699. KNIGHT, RAYMOND M. b NL, April 15, 1904 ch of Robert M .* & Min- nie M. (Dockham) Knight (700 & 698). Res NL as a boy & tax-payer 1926-41; 44. Wife: Marguerite Knight. Raymond has had at least 2 ch: Raymond, Jr. & Miriam. Now res Auburndale, Mass. (nfdr)
700. * KNIGHT, ROBERT M. b NL, Oct. 19, 1871; d c. 1947. Ch of George M. & Melinda (Adams) Knight (696). Res NL most of his life. m April 25, 1900 Minnie M. Dockham (698) of Salem, Mass. Robert & Minnie had 2 ch: (1) Meriam A. b NL, Jan. 22, 1902; d NL, Jan. 28, 1902; (2) Raymond M. (699). (nfdr)
701. * KNOWLTON, ADDIE MAY (WILLIAMS) b NL, May 2, 1880 ch of Harrison Bugbee & Elizabeth M. (Brown) Williams (1508 & 1502). Res NL since 1880. Att Burpee Hill school. Member: NL Baptist Church & Star Circle King's Daughters (over 50 yrs.) m NL, Oct. 28, 1913 Fred Warren Knowlton *. (710) of NL.
702. * KNOWLTON, ADNEY JOHN agent-Socony Vacuum Oil Co. b NL, Oct. 11, 1887 ch of Frank Woodbury & Emma (Little) Knowlton (709). Res NL since 1887. Att CA. Member NL Baptist Church & PNG, Heidelberg Lodge, IOOF. m Bristol, Aug. 27, 1912 Lottie May Haskins* (712) of New Hampton. Adney & Lottie had 2 ch: (1) Dorothy Powers (533); (2) Gloria Gene b NL, Feb. 3, 1926; sec'y Warren Soap Co., Boston; grad NLHS; Pres., Jr. Aux. SUV; pres. Young People's Soc .; v pres., Baptist Youth Fel- lowship of NH; now res Boston.
703. * KNOWLTON, CAROLINE R. (CHADWICK) b Sutton, July 16, 1827; d NL, Dec. 30, 1905. Ch of Samuel & Sarah (Lear) Chadwick. Res NL 1850- 1905. Came to NL from Sutton, 1850. m Sutton, Oct. 20, 1850 Nathaniel Colum- bus Knowlton* of NL; b NL, March 6, 1820; d NL, Jan. 8, 1904; ch of Capt. Nathaniel Woodbury & Ruth (Herrick) Knowlton; enlarged & improved residence bought 1850 (& now occ. by Edgar Knowl- ton, q.v.); Columbus Ave. named for him. Caroline & Columbus had 5 ch: (1) Frank Woodbury (709); (2) Horace Edgar b NL, July 12, 1856; d NL, Jan. 30, 1858; (3) Sarah Luette (97); (4) Willie Martin (717); (5) Mary Ellen (1102).
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704. * KNOWLTON, EDGAR CO- LUMBUS dairy farmer b NL, Jan. 1, 1898 ch of Willie Martin & Mary Soph- ronia (Stanley) Knowlton (717 & 713). Res NL since 1898. m NL, Sept. 11, 1929 Edith Mowat (705) of NL. Member: King Solomon's Lodge, F & AM & NL Grange.
705. KNOWLTON, EDITH (MO- WAT) b Peoria, Ill., c. 1894, ch of Guy T. & Anna (Tripp) Mowat. Res since 1929. Registered nurse; emp NL Hospital before m. m NL, Sept. 11, 1929 Edgar Columbus Knowlton* (704) of NL.
706. * KNOWLTON, ELIZA FISHER (HILL) b Washington, March 5, 1837; d NL, April 26, 1908. Ch of Warren W. & Celista (Murdough) Hill. Res NL 1850's (at "Willow Farm"); 1864-1908. Came to NL from Washington, 1864. m NL, March 15, 1864 Nathaniel Knowlton* (715) of NL.
707. *KNOWLTON, ELZINA M. (SMITH) b Springfield, Aug .. 22, 1854; ch of William Plummer & Rhoda Maria (Spooner) Smith (1325). Probably res NL from 1893. m NL Nov. 29, 1893 Frank W. Knowlton* (709) of NL. Probably preceded her husband in death. (nfdr)
708. KNOWLTON, FLORENCE IRENE (CHASE) reg. nurse b Andover, May 26, 1906 ch of Frederick F. & Maria A. (Smith) Chase. Res NL 1931-43. Came to NL from Andover, 1931, & re- turned to there, 1943. Proctor Academy, 1925; diploma, Franklin Hosp. Training School (affil .: Manhattan Eye, Ear, Nose & Throat Hosp.). Past Matron, Ragged Mt. Chapter OES & organist Crystal Rebekah Lodge. m Philmont, N. Y., Sept. 16, 1933 James Alden Knowlton 711) of NL. Florence Knowlton now res Andover.
709. * KNOWLTON, FRANK W. car- penter b NL, May 5, 1855; d NL, May 28, 1930. Ch of Nathaniel Columbus & Caroline R. (Chadwick) Knowlton (703). Res NL 1855-1930. m 2 times: (1) Nov. 27, 1878 Emma E. Little *; b Carroll, Jan. 20, 1854; d NL, July 21, 1891; ch of John E. (or C.) & Mary Ann (Baker) Little; (2) NL, Nov. 29, 1893 Elzina M. Smith* (707) of NL. Frank & Emma had 3 ch: (1) Herbert L. b NL, May 3, 1883 (nfda); (2) Wilbur C. (716); (3) Adney John (702). Frank & Elzina had 1 ch: Bernice (723).
710. * KNOWLTON, FRED WARREN farmer b NL, March 18, 1877; d NL, Dec. 30, 1949. Ch of Nathaniel & Eliza Fisher (Hill) Knowlton (715 & 706). Res NL 1877-1949. Att West Part school; CA, 1896. Raised registered Herefords & im- proved strain started by father in 1900; always kept bees. m NL, Oct. 28, 1913 Addie May Williams* (701) of NL. No ch.
711. KNOWLTON, JAMES ALDEN carpenter b NL, March 20, 1913 ch of Wilbur C. & Myrtie E. (Lovering) Knowl- ton. Res NL 1913-1943. Went from NL to Andover, 1943. Att CA; grad Proctor Academy, 1932. Commissioner, Andover Water District, 1943-47. Member: NL Baptist Church; jr. warden, Kearsarge Lodge, F & A. M .; past patron, Ragged Mt. Chapter OES. m Philmont, N. Y., Sept. 16, 1933 Florence Irene Chase (708) of Andover. James & Florence have 2 ch: (1) Virginia Ann b NL, Feb. 2, 1937; (2) James Alden, Jr. b NL, June 25, 1940. James Knowlton now res Andover.
712. * KNOWLTON, LOTTIE MAY (HASKINS) b NL, April 19, 1892; d NL, June 14, 1950. Ch of Allen Everett & Abbie Idella (Powers) Haskins (545 & 543). Res NL 1892-1910; 1913-50. Went from NL to New Hampton, 1910 & returned to NL from there in 1913. Att CA. Member NL Baptist Church; p pres. SUV Aux. m Bristol, Aug. 27, 1912 Adney John Knowlton* (702) of NL.
713. * KNOWLTON, MARY SOPH- RONIA (STANLEY) b NL, Nov. 15, 1864; d NL, Nov. 23, 1928. Ch of Benton Marion & Almina Martha (Clough) Stan- ley (1348 & 1346). Res NL 1864-1928. Att CA. Taught Burpee Hill & West Part schools & in surrounding towns 5 or 6 years. Member: NL Grange; King's Daughters. m NL, Oct. 24, 1891 Willie Martin Knowlton* (717) of NL.
714. KNOWLTON, MYRTIE (LOVERING) b Freedom; d NL, Sept. 14, 1938, ae. 49, Ch of Aldo (or -a) & Florence M. (Lord) Lovering. Probably res NL 1912-38. Came to NL from Free- dom, 1912. School teacher before m. m Grantham, June 14, 1912 Wilbur C. Knowlton* (716) of NL. (nfdr)
715. * KNOWLTON, NATHANIEL farmer b NL, March 28, 1838; d NL, June 7, 1910. Ch of Samuel Smith & Martha (Witherspoon) Knowlton. Res NL 1838-1910. Att West Part school. Built barn (still standing on Knowlton property) in 1870; added two ells & re- modelled whole house; in 1900 started raising registered Herefords. Celebrated 25th wedding anniversary at Marshall Pass in the Rockies, m NL, March 15, 1864 Eliza Fisher Hill* (706) of NL. Nathaniel & Eliza had 2 ch: (1) Alberta Martha b NL, Nov. 11, 1866; d Nashua, Dec. 1, 1914; m Hiram Currier*, undertaker, of NL (who d Feb. 28, 1946) & had Philip (d); (2) Fred Warren (710).
716. * KNOWLTON, WILBUR
C. carpenter b NL, Aug. 23, 1884 ch of Frank W. & Emma (Little) Knowlton (709). Res NL 1884- c. 1941. Went from NL to Wilmot Flat, c. 1941. m 3 times: (1) Wilmot Flat, Dec. 14, 1907 Philena Bell Heath of Wilmot; b Wilmot: d NL, Aug. 27, 1910, ae. 35-6-10; ch of David &
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Emily (Fogg) Heath; (2) Grantham, June 14, 1912 Myrtie Lovering (714) of Free- dom; (3) NL, Oct. 28, 1939 Rosa B. (Heath) Wright, ae 60, of Wilmot (sister of Philena Knowlton above). Wilbur & Philena had 1 ch Ashley H. b NL, Aug. 27, 1910 (nfdr). Wilbur & Myrtie had 5 ch: (1) James Alden (711); (2) Emma Florence b NL, June 28, 1916; att NLHS; m Louis H. F. Triacca, factory worker, of New Haven, Conn .; ch Elizabeth Ann, & James Martin; (3) Chauncy Aldo b NL, March 6, 1918; d NL, March 14, 1918; (4) Leland F. b Portsmouth, c. 1919; NLHS '37; m Ruth Stuart of Wilmot Flat; (5) Karol Katherine b NL, May 8, 1923; NLHS '41; m Fred Giddings, ma- chinist, of Claremont. Wilbur Knowlton now res Wilmot Flat. (nfdr)
717. * KNOWLTON, WILLIE MAR- TIN farmer b NL, May 28, 1861; d NL, Sept 24, 1940. Ch of Nathaniel Colum- bus & Caroline R. (Chadwick) Knowlton (703). Res NL, 1861-1940. Att CA. Taught Bradford, Springfield, & NL 10 yrs. Selectman; school board member. NL Grange-Master several times. m NL, Oct. 24, 1891 Mary Sophronia Stanley (713) of NL. Willie & Mary had 4 ch: (1) Lura Gertrude (153); (2) Marion Isabel (1322) ; (3) Edgar Columbus (704); (4 Almina Caroline (1311).
718. KOORY, LOUISE H. Tax-payer NL, 1950. (nfdr)
719. KRISTL, MATTHEW ARTHUR, SR. carpenter; janitor b NYC. Tax-payer NL 1931; since 1934. Came to NL from Wilmot. Vet WWI. Wife: Thelma O. ( Morrill ) Kristl (721). Matthew & Thelma had 6 ch: (1) Matthew Arthur, Jr. (720); (2) Fay Doris b Wilmot, c. 1927; NLHS '44; sec'y before m; m Glenn M. Loboudger of Erie, Pa .; (3) Donald Harris b NL, Sept. 14, 1928; NLHS '48; served USMC, Korean War, & wounded in action; m Barbara Ann Genoe, fashion designer, of Franklin, Mass .; temporarily res Framingham, Mass .; (4) Daniel Ed- ward b NL, June 1, 1931; NLHS '49; now in mil service; (5) Shirley Ann b NL, May 31, 1938; (6) Timothy Boyd b NL, Feb. 9, 1942. (nfdr)
720. KRISTL, MATTHEW ARTHUR, JR. barber b Wilmot, c. 1922. Ch of Matthew Arthur & Thelma (Morrill) Kristl (719 & 721). Res NL c. 1934-49. Came to NL from Wilmot; went from NL to Hillsboro, 1949. NLHS '41. Vet WW II. m (2) NL, April 9, 1949 Helen E. (Talpas) Tilton, ae. 25, of NL; b Tun- kannock, Pa., ch of John & Katherine (Martinkovitz) Talpas. Matthew & Helen have 1 ch: Geoffrey Mark b NL, Dec. 31, 1949. Matthew Kristl, Jr. now res Hills- boro.
721. KRISTL, THELMA O. (MOR- RILL) b Franklin; d NL, March 14, 1949, ae. 47. Ch of Harris & Densia (Sweat) Morrill. Res NL c. 1934-49.
Came to NL from Wilmot. Wife of Mat- thew A. Kristl, Sr. (719). (nfdr)
722. KROUTIL, LOUIS J. sales man- ager, Brussels Corp. (N. Y.) Res NL since 1949. Came to NL from Flushing, N. Y., 1949. Members of household: Mary (McManamy) Kroutil & Mr. Kroutil's mother, Marie Kroutil.
723. * KUHN, BERNICE (KNOWL- TON) designer & model maker b Con- cord, Jan. 14, 1897 ch of Frank W. & Elzina M. (Smith) Knowlton (709 & 707). Res NL 1897-1914 & for some yrs. ff. maintaining a legal res. Went from NL to Boston, Mass., 1914. Att CA & Mass. Normal Art Sch; special training at Bon Ton's, N. Y. C. Member: 5th Ave. Pres- byterian Church, N. Y. C; Bus. & Prof. Women's Club; Women's Republican Club of N. Y. m Duxbury, Mass., Sept. 15, 1945 Robert Edwin Kuhn of N. Y. C .; b N. Y. C., May 7, 1889 ch of Adolph & Elise (Greuling) Kuhn. Bernice Kuhn now res Marlow.
724. LACEY, CHRISTINE (or -A) (WHITE) b Ticonderoga, N. Y., c. 1909 ch of Raleigh & Ruby (LaPlante) White. m Enfield, Nov. 29, 1934 James Arden Lacey (725) of NL. Christine Lacey now res Manchester. (nfdr)
725. LACEY, JAMES ARDEN electri- cian b Ireland, c. 1906, ch of Thomas & Elizabeth (Stafford) Lacey. Tax-payer NL 1932-43. m Enfield, Nov. 29, 1934 Chris- tine (or -a) A. White (724) of NL. James & Christina had 2 ch b NL: (1) Oct. 31, 1935 Mary Margaret; (2) James Arden, Jr. b Feb. 9, 1937. James Lacey now res Manchester. (nfdr)
726. LADOUCEUR, EDWARD FRANCIS auto body worker b Man- chester, Sept. 7, 1900 ch of Albert & Annie (Flynn) Ladouceur. Res NL since 1941. Came to NL from Manchester, 1941. Att Manchester schools. Roman Catholic. m Manchester, April 23, 1928 Mary Helena Thomas (727) of Man- chester. Edward & Mary have 1 ch: Francis Edward b Manchester, Dec. 31, 1932; NLHS '51.
727. LADOUCEUR, MARY HELENA (THOMAS) drug store clerk b Frampton, Que., Canada, Dec. 22, 1904 ch of Joseph Benjamin & Emily (LaFontaine) Thomas. Res NL since 1938. Came to NL from Manchester, 1938. Att St. Joseph's school, Manchester. Roman Catholic. Member Catholic Guild. Faculty waitress, CJC, 5 o1 6 yrs. m Manchester, April 23, 1928 Edward Francis Ladouceur (726) of Man- chester.
728. LAFOE, ARTHUR WILLIS car- penter b Meredith Plains, Feb. 25, 1910 ch of Charles J. & Annie G. (Blaisdell) LaFoe. (1020). Res NL 1924-31 & legal res since then. Came to NL from Con- cord, 1924; went from NL to Wilmot, 1931. Att Low Plain school. Mil. service
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WWII: entered June 29, 1942 & dis- charged, Nov. 13, 1945; T /4 152nd Ord. & 3062nd Ord. Serv. Co .; foreign service. 2 yrs. 3 mos. m 2 times: (1) Concord, Sept. 24, 1931 Roberta West (cf. 1468) of NL; (2) Laconia, Dec. 11, 1945 Bertha (Huard) Fitts of Laconia; b Laconia, c. 1919, ch of Irene & Alexina (Camire) Huard. Arthur & Roberta had 2 ch who now res Sutton: (1) Roberta Grace b NL, Jan. 21, 1932; (2) Arthur Charles b NL, Aug. 15, 1933. Arthur LaFoe now res Wilmot.
729. * LAMSON, ALBERT HENRY genealogist b Cambridge, Mass., Oct. 21, 1862; d Boston, Mass., Feb. 14, 1941. Ch of Rufus William & Cyrene Dam (Eaton) Lamson (738 & 731). Res NL 1895- c. 1940. Came to NL from Cambridge, Mass., 1895. Rep. to Gen. Ct., 1931-2. IOOF member from 1889: Cambridge Lodge No. 13; Tri-Mount Encampment, No. 2, Boston; Grand Encampment, IOOF. F & AM: Shawmut Lodge, Bos- ton, Mass .; Hesperia Lodge, Boston, Mass. (hon. member of both Boston Lodges); NH Consistory of 32° life mem- bers; Bektash Temple, AAONMS (charter member); Past Master, King Solomon's Lodge. OES: charter member & first Patron, Martha Chapter; Grand Patron of NH OES, 1904-5. Member: NH Sons of the Rev .; vice-pres., NE Historical- Genealogical Soc. for NH from 1917; past pres. Chase-Chace Family Assn .; one of original incorporators of Piscataqua Pioneers of Portsmouth & sec'y from 1905; member Handel & Haydn Soc. of Boston from May 30, 1887 & director of bd., sup't of bass chorus, sec'y of bd. of ex- aminers. m 2 times: (1) NL, Dec. 22, 1897 Mary Ella Weeks of Newton, Mass .; b Lowell, Mass. & d Cambridge, Mass., Sept. 6, 1906; ch of Jonathan & Mary (Dame) Weeks; (2) Boston, Mass., Nov. 1927 Helen Lee (Little) Page (734) of Boston, Mass. No ch.
730. * LAMSON, CHARLES ALLEN, M. D. physician b Cambridge, Mass., Nov. 25, 1865; d NL, Dec. 29, 1930. Ch of Rufus William & Cyrene Dam (Eaton) Lamson (738 & 731). Res NL 1894-1930. Came to NL from Wilmot Flat, 1894. Att schools of Cambridge, Mass .; Burdett Business Col .; Proctor Academy, 3 yrs .; apprenticed to Dr. MC Spaulding of Ash- land; preliminary medical course at U. of Vt., 1888-89; grad. Dartmouth Med. Sch. 1891. Practiced Cambridge, Mass., & Wilmot Flat before coming to NL where he practiced until his death. Mil. service WWI: enlisted, 1917; discharged as Major, 1919; as Capt., in charge of Camp Sur- geon's Office, Camp Merritt, N. J. Mem- ber: Heidelberg Lodge, IOOF; Crystal Rebekah Lodge; King Solomon's Lodge (master several times & treas.). m Wil- mot, Nov. 28, 1889 Mary Abby Goodhue* (735) of Wilmot. Charles & Mary had 3 ch: (1) Donald Charles (732); (2) Dorothea b NL, Sept. 5, 1905; CA, '24;
Oberlin Kindergarten Trng. Sch., '26; kindergarten teacher before m; m George Robert Stibitz, PhD, physicist, of Dayton, O., & has Mary Gertrude & Martha Ame- lia; active in church, PTA, & music; now res Burlington, Vt .; (3) Seth Albert (739).
731. * LAMSON, CYRENE DAM (EATON) b Cambridge, Mass., Feb. 27, 1837; d NL, Jan. 14, 1920. Ch of Josiah & Sarah Lord (Dam) Eaton. Res. NL 1893-1920. Came to NL from Cambridge, Mass., 1893. Episcopalian; member OES & Rebekahs. m Cambridge, Mass., Feb. 23, 1858 Rufus William Lamson* (738) of Cambridge, Mass.
732. * LAMSON, DONALD CHARLES garage owner b NL, Feb. 7, 1895 ch of Charles Allen Lamson, M. D. & Mary Abby (Goodhue) (730 & 735). Res NL 1895-1920 & legal res until 1923. Went from NL to Bristol, 1920. CA, 1914. Mil. service WWI: cpl., Motor Trans. Co. 801, Camp Merritt, Tenafly, N. J. In Bristol, supervisor of check list, 1938-48 & selectman, 1948. Member: King Solo- mon's Lodge; Rotary; Am. Legion (comm., 1946-7); Martha Chapter OES; Am. Mechanics. The Lamson twins (see below) -first children to be born in new NL Hosp .; attended by Dr. Charles A. Lamson, their grandfather. m Ridge- field Park, N. J. Sept. 10, 1921 Nell Griggs of Ridgefield Park, N. J .; b Al- pena, S. D., 1894 ch of Henry Truman & Nellie M. (Kilby) Griggs & sister of Myrtle G. Crockett (271); state social worker, NH Dep't of Public Welfare; Pres. Bristol Woman's Club; Pres. Bristol Home Industries; talented artist & crafts- man. Donald & Nell have 3 ch: (1) Donald Charles, Jr. (twin) b NL, Nov. 17, 1923; UNH, '48; mil. service WWII: 2nd Lt., pilot, USAF, 1942-45; chemist; m Joan Boody, UNH '49, of Yonkers, N. Y .; now res Baltimore, Md .; (2) Do- rothea Bette (twin) b NL, Nov. 17, 1923; sec'y; att Northampton (Mass.) Commer- cial Col. & UNH; emp. NH Highway Dept., Concord, & Pittsburg Plate Glass Co., Keene; m George Henry Taylor, stu- dent, Keene Teachers Col., of Concord; now res Keene; (3) Richard Griggs b NL, Aug. 30, 1925; now att Keene Teachers Col; mil. service WWII: Army Air Cadet & Radio Technician, B29 bomber 1943-46; now res Bristol. Donald Lamson, Sr. now res Bristol.
733. * LAMSON, EMMA JACKSON (MESSER) (MESSER) b Goshen, Dec. 29, 1867; d NL, Dec. 4, 1943. Ch. of Moses & Sylvia J. (Lang) Messer. Res. NL 1869-1943. Came to NL from Goshen, 1869. Att NL schools. m 2 times: (1) NL Mar. 5, 1887 Everett Messer* (cf 901); (2) Wilmot, Feb. 16, 1913 Rufus Edward Lamson* (737) of NL. Emma & Everett had 3 ch: (1) Ella Emma b NL, June 27, 1888; m Frank C. Pierce, machinist, of Wilmot & now res Claremont; (2) un-
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named son b NL, April 30, 1890; d NL, May 19, 1890; (3) Sylvia Ermintrude b NL, June 28, 1895. (n.b. Emma's mid- dle name "Jackson" not "Jane" as in old history.)
734. LAMSON, HELEN LEE (LIT- TLE) (ANDERSON) (PAGE) b Antrim; d NL, Aug. 5, 1937, ae. 73-6-8. Ch of Sylvester & Mary Elizabeth (Vose) Little. Res NL 1927-37. Came to NL from Bos- ton, Mass., 1927. Att Antrim schools. m 3 times: (1) John Anderson of Antrim, machinist; (2) Arthur Page of Concord, rr emp .; (3) Boston, Mass., Nov., 1927 Albert Henry Lamson* (729) of NL. By her 1st m Helen Lamson had 1 ch: Mar- jorie Ruth b Antrim, Oct. 9, 1891; att HS; m Leon Brownell & has Wilmer Leon (m); now res Antrim.
735. * LAMSON, MARY ABBY (GOODHUE) b Wilmot, Aug. 15, 1865 ch of Seth & Susan (Stearns) Goodhue. Res NL since 1894. Came to NL from Wilmot, 1894. Proctor Academy, 1887. Member Crystal Rebekah Lodge; Martha Chapter OES; NL Grange. m Wilmot, Nov. 28, 1889 Charles Allen Lamson* (730) of Cambridge, Mass.
736. LAMSON, MILDRED MAE (DARRAH) b Lebanon, Sept. 20, 1908 ch of George & Elizabeth H. (Davis) Dar- rah. Res NL since 1933. Came to NL from Concord, 1933. Grad Concord HS. Sec'y, NH Board of Fire Underwriters, 1926-34. Bookkeeper, CE Shepard & Sons, 1944-45. Member: NL Woman's Club & Leg. Aux. m Union, June 10, 1933 Seth Albert Lamson (739) of NL.
737. * LAMSON, RUFUS EDWARD farmer b Cambridge, Mass., July 1, 1868 ch of Rufus William & Cyrene Dam (Eaton) Lamson (738 & 731). Res NL since 1893. Came to NL from Cam- bridge, Mass., 1893. Att Cambridge (Mass. ) schools. Member: Cambridge Lodge No. 13, IOOF; King Solomon's Lodge (over 50 yrs.). m 3 times: (1) Wilmot, Feb. 16, 1913 Emma Jackson (Messer) Messer* (733) of NL; (2) Franklin, Dec. 20, 1945 Bertha (Taylor) Park of Everett, Mass .; b Cambridge, Mass., c. 1883 ch of Frederick & Adelaide (Meserve) Taylor: (3) Andover, Aug. 1, 1947 Jennie P. (Wing) Stoddard of Sut- ton; b Newport, Vt., c. 1884 ch of Charles E. & Genevieve (Caples) Wing. No ch. (By a previous m Jennie W. Lamson had a daughter, Gertrude C. Chadwick (180) ).
738. * LAMSON, RUFUS WILLIAM mason & builder b Cambridge, Mass., Sept. 29, 1833; d NL, Aug 27, 1912. Ch of Rufus & Mary Jane (Butler) Lamson. Res NL 1893-1912. Came to NL from Cambridge, Mass., 1893. m Cambridge, Mass., Feb. 23, 1858 Cyrene Dam Eaton (731) of Cambridge, Mass. Rufus & Cyrene had 6 ch: (1) William George (740); (2) Albert Henry (729); (3)
Charles Allen (730); (4) Rufus Edward (737); (5) Gertrude Eaton (399); (6) Ernest Eugene b Cambridge, Mass., Sept. 16, 1877; d Cambridge, Mass., Aug. 31, 1880.
739. LAMSON, SETH ALBERT in- surance & real estate agent b NL. Oct. 24, 1907 ch of Charles Allen Lamson, MD* & Mary Abby (Goodhue) (730 & 735). Res NL since 1907. CA; Kents Hill (Me.); att UNH. Formerly emp. as farmer, federal traffic supervisor & painter. Mil. service WWII: carpenters Mate 2/c-USN Seabees, 99th BCB, Pacific Theater. Member: Lions Club; Civic Assn .; Am. Legion; Elkins Fish & Game Club; SAR; NL Outing Club. Served on Planning Comm. for new school; Rep. to General Court, 1951-52; chmn., Old Home Day Comm. Member: NL Players & Norton Gallery Players of West Palm Beach, Fla. m Union, June 10, 1933 Mildred Mae Darrah (736) of Concord. Seth & Mildred have had 2 ch, twin dau. b NL, Sept. 5, 1937, Debra Dee & un-named baby girl, still-born.
740. "LAMSON, WILLIAM GEORGE b Cambridge, Mass., Nov. 23, 1860; d NL, Nov. 9, 1925. Ch of Rufus William & Cyrene Dam (Eaton) Lamson (738 & 731). Res NL 1893-1925. Came to NL from Cambridge, Mass., 1893. Episco- palian; 32° Mason & Knight Templar. Never married.
741. LANGNER, ISABELLE EMMA (DUFFETT) b NL, Feb. 14, 1921 ch of Carl Ellsworth & Isabel C. (MacFarland) Duffett. Res NL 1921-1947. Went from NL to Waukegan, III., 1947. NLHS 39 & CJC '41; att summer school, NYU, 1939 at Chautauqua, N. Y .- NH scholar- ship girl for King's Daughters. Mil serv- ice WWII: enlisted Nov., '43 & discharg- ed Dec. 11, 1945: served as Aerographer's Mate 2/c, USNR (W), Miami (Fla.) Naval Air Station. Sec'y to Executive Director, NH State Planning & Develop- ment Comm., 1941-42; OPA office (Con- cord), 1942-43; VA (Claremont & Wau- sau, Wisc.) 1946-47; Moras & Williams, Attorneys at Law (Waukegan, Ill.). 1948- 50. m NL, Sept. 10, 1947 Duane A. Langner, of Waukegan, Ill .; b Phillips, Wisc .** , ch of Albert & Alice (Shancer) Langner. Isabelle Langner now res La- conia. ( ** c. 1925)
742. LAURIDSEN, ADRIANNE MARGARET (GRAY) b Pepperell, Mass., July 29, 1925 ch of Harold Frederick & Mary Augusta (Scharff) Gray. Res NL since 1945. Came to NL from Devon, Conn., 1945. Milford (Conn.) HS, '43; att Booth & Bayliss Sch. Member: NL Baptist Church. m Devon, Conn., June 2, 1945 Laurids Thomas Lauridsen, Jr. (743) of Devon, Conn.
743. LAURIDSEN, LAURIDS THOMAS, JR. teacher; antique dealer b Devon, Conn., April 22, 1920 ch of
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Laurids Thomas & Amy Louise (Razee) Lauridsen & bro. of Phyllis L. Johnston (cf. 658). Res NL since 1945. Came to NL from Devon, Conn., 1945. Milford (Conn.) HS, '39; Yale U. Sch. of Fine Arts, '44. Teacher, manual training, Proctor Academy since 1946; antique deal- er in NL since 1946; collector of antique autos. Member: NL Baptist Church & King Solomon's Lodge. m Devon, Conn., June 2, 1945 Adrianne Margaret Gray (742) of Devon, Conn. Laurids & Adri- anne have 2 ch: (1) Lauranne Jensine b NL, Nov. 5, 1948; (2) Laurids Thomas III b NL, May 28, 1951.
744. * LAW, JOHN KITTREDGE b Franklin, Aug 12, 1835; d Concord, March 22, 1920. Ch of James & Rebecca J. (Holt) Law. Res NL 1875-1918. Came to NL from Webster, 1875; went from NL to Concord, 1918. Att Lowell (Mass. ) schools. Mil. service Civil War: enlisted Aug. 12, 1862, Co. B, 11th NHV; pro- moted to sgt .; wounded at Fredericksburg; disch. Jan. 19, 1864. Emp. cotton mills, Lowell, Mass., & as engineer, Boston & Lowell RR (Mass.); 1864-69 travelled throughout NE for Boston firm installing machinery; Norfolk, Mass., 1869-71. start- ed woolen factory; 1871-75, Webster, sup't leather-board mill; 1875-95 farmer on what is now called the "Tracy Farm"; 1895-c. 1905 caretaker, Tracy Farm (property sold to JJ Tracy*) ; auctioneer. Moderator 27 times; selectman, rep. to General Court, 1899-1901 & Sgt. at Arms, General Court, 1901, '03, '05, & '07. Past Comm. Anthony Colby Post, GAR; Ma- son: King Solomon's Lodge & Sullivan Commandery, Knight Templar (Clare- mont) ; member, Heidelberg Lodge, IOOF. Democrat until 1862. m Cam- bridge, Mass., Oct. 12, 1857 Mehitable L. Ring* (746) of Lowell, Mass. John & Mehitable had 2 ch: (1) John Walter Harriman (745) ; (2) Fred Albert b Deer- field, March 4, 1868; d Clinton, Conn., April 29, 1948; machinist, inventor & de- signer; assisted in production of 1st au- tomotive gasoline type engine made in US along European lines, Hartford, Conn., 1891; this model sold to Electric Vehicle Co., Hartford, Conn., thus estab- lishing line of Columbia Motor Vehicles; emp. by Findlay & Selden Motor Vehicle Cos .; held basic patents on such imp. au- tomotive features as selective gearshift; later emp. as quality inspector Hamilton Standard Propellor Co .- chief inspector, WWII; m (1) Caroline Grace Currier* (sister of Hiram Currier; cf. 715), of NL (d Feb. 12, 1936) & had Nina Ruth (m) & m (2) Ellen Ethel Currier* (sister of Caroline), reg. nurse, of Manchester, Conn. Ethel Law now res Clinton, Conn.
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