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745. * LAW, JOHN WALTER HAR- RIMAN b Deerfield, Sept. 9, 1862; d Concord, Oct. 14, 1930. Ch of John Kit- tredge & Mehitable L. (Ring) Law (744 & 746). Res NL as a young man & 1902- 18. Came to NL from Webster, 1875 &
from Framingham, Mass., 1902; went to Concord, 1918. Att NL schools. Rural mail carrier, NL, c. 14 yrs .; machinist, Concord Foundry & Machine Co., c. 15 yrs. Mason: King Solomon's Lodge & Mt. Horeb Commandery, Knights Tem- plar, Concord. m Biddeford, Me., Oct. 3, 1896 Miriam J. (Davis) Andrews (747) of Old Orchard, Me. John & Miriam had 1 ch: John Walter b NL, May 12, 1904; steamfitter, B & M RR; Concord HS & B & M Apprentice Sch .; member Knights of Pythias, Lowell, Mass .; m Hazel M. Bean, tel. operator, of Concord & had Joyce Ann & Shirley May who now res Cambridge, Mass .; John W. Law legal res Keene.
746. * LAW, MEHITABLE L. (RING) b Deerfield, Dec. 19, 1835; d NL, Sept. 10, 1910. Ch of Abijah & Maria (Scrug- gins) Ring. Res NL 1875-1910. Came to NL from Webster, 1875. m Cambridge, Mass., Oct. 12, 1857 John Kittredge Law* (744) of Cambridge, Mass.
747. * LAW, MIRIAM J. (DAVIS) (ANDREWS) b Warner, Jan. 7, 1859; d Spencer, Mass., March 13, 1916. Ch of Henry H. & Eliza J. (Blake) Davis. Att Warner schools. m 2 times: (1) William Nelson Andrews, a blacksmith, of Warner & was widowed; (2) Biddeford, Me., Oct. 3, 1896 John Walter Harriman Law* (745) of Lawrence, Mass. Miriam & Wil- liam had 2 ch: (1) Harriet who m George Gardner of Spencer, Mass., & had Nelson; res Spencer, Mass., until her death & is buried there; (2) Bessie M. b Sutton, April 16, 1882; d Spencer, Mass. & is buried there; m Harold P. Andrews of Spencer, Mass., & had Robert. For ch by 2nd see 745.
748. LAWLER, EARL NATHANIEL carpenter; cabinet maker b Bristol (Round Pond), Me., July 9, 1878 ch of Leslie & Nellie (Hastings) Lawler. Res NL since 1905. Came to NL from Bristol, Me.,
1905 Att Bristol (Me.) schools. Crafts- man: his inlaid tables, stools, & trays sold through NH League of Arts & Crafts. Member: NL Baptist Church & NL Grange. m NL, Sept. 16, 1907 Edith Belle Williams* (749) of NL. No ch.
749. * LAWLER, EDITH BELLE (WILLIAMS) b NL, Sept. 2, 1883 ch of Harrison Bugbee & Elizabeth M. (Brown) Williams (1508 & 1501). Res NL since 1883. Att Burpee Hill school & CA. Teacher: fall term, 1904 & 1905- 08. Member: NL Baptist Church; Star Circle King's Daughters (50 yr.); NL Grange; Mission Circle; Hospital Aid. m NL, Sept. 16, 1907 Earl Nathaniel Lawler (743) of Bristol, Me.
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751. * LEACH, WALTER B. b Sutton, Oct. 23, 1879 ch of William & Frances (Kempton) Leach (963). Res NL as a boy & tax-payer 1901-1922. Member Cadet
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Band. m Concord, Aug. 9, 1921 Laura (Zwicker) Brown of Concord; b Nova Scotia, c. 1897, ch of Albert & Novella (Spidell) Zwicker & sister of Minnie Z. Crane (256). Walter & Laura have had several ch of whom the 5th, Jean Bar- bara was b NL, Aug. 27, 1930. Walter Leach now res Mt. Sunapee. (nfdr)
752. LEECH, JANE A. (WARNER) b Leesport, Pa .; d NL, Sept. 15, 1947 ac. 83-4-27. Ch of Reuben & Joanna (Abrens) Warner. 1908-10 taxed for NL Laundry & mill & lot at Hominy Pot; resident tax-payer 1933-39; 43-47. m John Frederick Leech; widowed at time of death. Occ. as given at time of death: retired nurse. (nfda)
753. LIBBY, A. M. barber at Elkins. Tax-payer NL 1913-17. Probably d. Wife: Lola E. Libby (756). (nfda)
754. LIBBY, BESSIE D. b c. 1868. Wife of Ernest Libby (755). Came to NL from Antrim & returned there. Now res Wollaston, Mass.
755. LIBBY, ERNEST P. Tax-payer NL 1921-25. Came to NL from Antrim & returned there; d Sypten-Dyval, N. Y., April, 1937. Wife: Bessie D. Libby (754). Ernest & Bessie had 3 ch: (1) Karline H. who now res. Wollaston, Mass .; (2) an- other daughter; (3) Charles Parker; CA, 1928; m 1942; res Wollaston, Mass .; d April, 1951.
756. LIBBY, LOLA E. Wife of A. M. Libby (753). Tax-payer NL 1921-28. (nfda)
757. LINDSEY, JOHN HENRY emp., Gen. Electric (Pittsfield, Mass.) b Rich- mond, Mass .; d NL, Nov. 15, 1939 ac. 61-5-26. Ch. of James A. & Mary J. (Nicholas) Lindsey. Res NL 1933-39. Came to NL from Pittsfield, Mass., 1933. m NL, Oct. 27, 1919 Marion Isabel Knowlton* (1322) of NL. No ch.
758. LITTLE, A(RTHUR) STAN- LEY, SR. garage owner; automobile dealer b Salisbury, Sept. 6, 1888; d NL, Dec. 28, 1948. Ch of Thomas Rowell & Carrie Belle (Hawkins) Little. Res. NL 1906-48. Came to NL from Salisbury, 1906. Grad: New Hampton Sch. & Con- cord Business Col. Mgr., Kearsarge Tel. Co. (NL Branch) 1906-48; automobile dealer, 1922-48 (Overland, Nash, Chevro- let, Buick) ; director & vice-pres., First National Bank, Newport. Fire Chief, 4 or 5 yrs. Member: King Solomon's Lodge & BPOE. m NL, Oct. 21, 1914 Marion Shepard* (760) of NL. Stanley & Marion had 2 ch: (1) Arthur Stanley, Jr. (759); (2) Winifred Arlene (1514).
759. LITTLE, ARTHUR STANLEY, JR. automobile dealer b Franklin, April 16, 1916 ch of A(rthur) Stanley & Marion (Shepard)* Little (758 & 760). Res NL since 1916. BS, UNH, 1939. Vet WWII: active duty, July 21, 1941; disch. Capt.,
Jan. 8, 1946; Pacific theater. Carrying on business established by father; has added farm machinery dealership to firm. m Portsmouth, Feb. 4, 1945 Beverly E. Ro- well of Portsmouth; b Bristol, Conn., 1919, ch of Frank P. & Georgeanna (Brock) Rowell. Arthur & Beverly have 1 ch: Thomas Rowell b NL, Nov. 21, 1947.
760. *LITTLE, MARION (SHEP- ARD) b NL, Sept. 23, 1895 ch of Charles Everett & Maude Jewett (Her- sey) Shepard (1264 & 1276). Res NL since 1895. CA, '13. Member: Rebekahs, Eastern Star & formerly Woman's Club, Hosp. Aid, & Womans Aid. m NL, Oct. 24; 1914 A(rthur) Stanley Little, Sr. (758) of NL. (Since Jan., 1950 a legal res of West Palm Beach, Fla.)
761 .* LITTLEFIELD, ANNA MARIA, MD physician b Croydon, Dec. 1, 1859 ch of Seth & Sarah Clement (Bragg) Littlefield **. Res NL since 1869 Came to NL from Grantham, 1869. Grad CA & Woman's Med. Col. of Pa. Artis- tic: teacher of drawing & painting, CA, before medical career. Interested in bot- any; painted numerous specimens of local flora from nature. Practiced medicine in NL from 1895 to 1950. Oldest physician in N. H., 1951. First pres. NL Garden Club. ( ** 767 & 766. Dr. Anna d early 1952.)
762. LITTLEFIELD, DIAMOND Tax- payer NL 1917-23. Wife: Minnie B. Lit- tlefield. No ch b while res NL. Now res Potter Place. (nfdr)
763. LITTLEFIELD, FRANK CUSH- MAN foreman, Alcoa plant b Whitman, Mass., July 13, 1905 ch of Ira Seth* & Eliza Ann (Harding) Littlefield (764). Res NL 1920-26 & legal res 1929-35. Came to NL from Whitman, Mass., 1920; went from NL to St. Petersburg, Fla., 1926. CA; att Maryville (Tenn.) Poly- technic. Interested in genealogy; has traced more than 9200 of his lineal ante- cedents. m Maryville, Tenn., March 31, 1926 Reva Elizabeth Jones of Maryville, Tenn .; b Trentville, Tenn., Nov. 10, 1907 ch of Arthur Henry & Lucy (Branson) Jones. Frank & Reva have 3 ch: (1) Arthur Seth b St. Petersburg, Fla., April 4, 1927; Sgt., USAF; att Maryville (Tenn.) Col .; mil. service WWII: US- MC; participated in China occ .; enlisted USAF July, 1950; (2) Lloyd Henry b
Maryville, Tenn., Dec. 2, 1929; Alcoa (Tenn.) HS, '48 & U. of Tenn., class of '52; 1st Lt., ROTC; Eagle Scout with 4 palms; (3) Joyce Alden b Alcoa, Tenn., July 30, 1932; att Alcoa (Tenn.) HS; m Walter Paul Reagan, Jr. of Saxapahaw, N.C., & has Ronald Paul. Frank Little- field now res Alcoa, Tenn.
764. * LITTLEFIELD, IRA SETH farmer; surveyor b NL, Dec. 1, 1873 ch of Seth & Sarah Clement (Bragg) Little-
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field **. Res NL since 1873. CA, 1895. Land surveyor over 50 yrs. & known throughout central NH; well versed in practical forestry. His farm has one of the few remaining large blue-berry patch- es in town. Town auditor, 1925-48; su- pervisor of check-list since 1942; forest fire warden 28 yrs. Member: NL Grange (sec'y, chaplain, overseer.) m Whitman, Mass., July 6, 1904 Eliza Ann Harding of Whitman, Mass .; b Whitman, Mass., Nov. 6, 1869; d Whitman, Mass., Oct. 18, 1919; ch of Henry C. & Sarah S. (Reed) Harding. Ira & Eliza had 1 ch: Frank Cushman (763). ( ** 767 & 766.)
765. LITTLEFIELD, MINNIE B. Wife of Diamond Littlefield (762). Now res Potter Place. (nfdr)
766. * LITTLEFIELD, SARAH CLEMENT (BRAGG) b Croydon, July 3, 1830; d NL, July 26, 1924. Ch of Ira W. & Mercy (Clement) Bragg. Res NL 1869- 1924. Came to NL from Grantham, 1869. Kimball Union Academy, 1853. Teacher several yrs. & lady principal, Haverhill (Mass.) HS, 4 yrs. Member Croydon Congregational Church. m Haverhill, Mass., May 31, 1858 Seth Littlefield* (767) of Grantham.
767. "LITTLEFIELD, SETH farmer b Grantham, March 8, 1821; d NL, Dec. 6, 1904. Ch of Seth Littlefield, Jr. & Sarah (Crane). Res NL 1869-1904. Came to NL from Grantham, 1869. Selectman, 1 yr. Deacon, Croydon Congregational Church. m Haverhill, Mass., May 31, 1858 Sarah Clement Bragg* (766) of Croydon. Seth & Sarah had 2 ch: (1) Anna Maria (761); (2) Ira Seth (764).
768. LIVINGSTON, ELIZABETH GRACE (SMITH) b Richford, Vt., Sept. 7, 1910 ch of LeRoy Frederick & Edith Grace (Smith) Smith. Res NL since 1945. Came to NL from Peterborough, 1945. Richford (Vt.) HS, '28; BS in CE, U of Vt., '32. Episcopalian. Mem- ber Eastern Star. m Richford, Vt., Sept. 5, 1933 Robert John Livingston (769) of Richford, Vt.
769. LIVINGSTON, ROBERT JOHN headmaster b Richford, Vt., June 11, 1909 ch of Asa John & Edythe Irene (Domey) Livingston. Res NL since 1945. Came to NL from Peterborough, 1945. Richford (Vt.) HS, '27; U. of Vt., BS, '32 & MS, '35. Ass't in bacteriology, U. of Vt., 1932-35; Principal & science teacher, Wilmington, Vt., 1935-38; science teacher, Peterborough, 1938-45; head- master, NLHS, since 1945. Episcopalian; vestryman, All Saints Church, Peterbor- ough. Member: King Solomon's Lodge & Elkins Fish & Game Club. m Richford, Vt., Sept. 5, 1933 Elizabeth Grace Smith (768) of Richford, Vt. Robert & Eliza- beth have 2 ch: (1) Mary Jane b Burl- ington, Vt., Aug. 9, 1938; (2) Robert John, Jr. b NL, Nov. 18, 1945.
770. LOCKWOOD, HOMER team- ster; plumber; carpenter b Springfield, Vt., Nov. 9, 1868; d NL, June 18, 1951. Ch of Enoch & Laura Ann (Bugbee) Lockwood. Res NL 1908-1951. Came to NL from Newport, 1908. Att Goshen schools. Mil. service Sp. Am. War: pvt., Co. W., Ist Reg., N. H. Vol., for dura- tion. Emp. shoe shop, Newport, 14 yrs .; Silsby & Johnson, Newport, 5 yrs .; farm- er, Bedford; teamster for Fred Prescott* (1093) on the road & in the woods, 20 yrs. Member: Stowell Guards, Newport; Sp. Am. Vets. m Newport, June 29, 1903 May Holder Kidder* (771) of NL. No ch.
771. * LOCKWOOD, MAY HOLDER (KIDDER) b Springfield, April 3, 1875; d Concord, Aug. 11, 1951. Ch of Andrew Jackson & Mary (Holder) Kidder .** Res NL all her life except for a few yrs. in Newport. Member: NL Baptist Church; Crystal Rebekah Lodge. m Newport, June 29, 1903 Homer Lockwood (770) of Newport. ( ** Andrew Jackson Kidder, Sr., d Concord, Oct. 14, 1904 & Mary Ann Morgan (Holder) Kidder d Spring- field, June 1, 1900.)
772. LONDON, JEAN DORAINE so- cial studies teacher, CJC b Buffalo, NY, Jan. 2, 1922 ch of M(ilo) Roy & Mary Ella (Armstrong) London (774 & 773). Res NL since 1928. Came to NL from Chicago, Ill., 1928. NLHS, '39; CJC, '41; AB, Syracuse U., '43; MA, Columbia U., '47. Circulation librarian, CJC, 1944 & 1946; social studies teacher, CJC, since 1947. Member NL Baptist Church.
773. LONDON, MARY ELLA (ARM- STRONG) b Punxsutawney, Pa., March 4, 1892 ch of John & Ida (Pierce) Arm- strong. Res NL since 1928. Came to NL from Chicago, Ill., 1928. Att Punxsu- tawney (Pa.) HS. Before m, manager Lowe's Music Store, Punxsutawney, Pa. Member Am. Legion Aux. m Punxsu- tawney, Pa., Sept. 22, 1920 M(ilo) Roy London (774) of Buffalo, N. Y.
774. LONDON, M(ILO) ROY, SR. secretarial science teacher, CJC b Big Run, Pa., June 21, 1890 ch of James & Phebe (Owens) London. Res NL since 1928. Came to NL from Chicago, Ill., 1928. BCS, Beacom Col., '30; MCS, Rider Col., '34. Mil. service WWI: Sept. '19-May '20, 9th Co., 9th Btn., 73rd Infantry Division, Camp Devens, Mass. Teacher: district schools, Big Run, Pa., 1909-11; Lebanon HS, 1912-15; CA, 1915- 18. Principal, Bryant & Stratton Col., Buffalo, N. Y., 1920-26; principal & man- ager, Chicago (Ill.) Business Col., 1926- 28. Director, secretarial science dep't, CJC, since 1928. Member: NL Baptist Church (deacon, exec. comm.); King Solomon's Lodge (sec'y) ; NL Post 40 Am. Legion (p. comm.). m Punxsu- tawney, Pa., Sept. 22, 1920 Mary Ella Armstrong (773) of Punxsutawney, Pa.
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Roy & Mary have 2 ch; (1) Jean Doraine (772); (2) M(ilo) Roy, Jr. (775).
775. LONDON, M(ILO) ROY, JR. insurance emp. b Buffalo, N. Y., Oct. 14, 1923 ch of M(ilo) Roy & Mary Ella (Armstrong) London. Res NL since 1928, for some yrs. maintaining a legal resi- dence. Came to NL from Chicago, Ill., 1928. NLHS '41; AB, Colgate U., '45. Pvt. school teacher, 1945-46; emp. marine insurance since 1946, since 1950 ass't man- ager, marine dep't, Fairfield & Ellis In- surance Co., Boston. Member NL Baptist Church.
776. LONEY, BERTHA EVERETT (STACEY) (KIDDER) b Charlestown, Mass., Dec. 26, 1878 ch of Benjamin Franklin & Emily (Dodge) Stacey. Res NL since 1905 (at Twin Lake Villa, 1905- 22.) Came to NL from Charlestown, Mass., 1905. Att pvt. school & grad Charlestown (Mass.) HS, 1896. Episco- palian. Sec'y, Norumbega Woman's Club, Charlestown, Mass .; founder & 1st pres., NL Woman's Club; NH Forestry Comm., State Fed. of Woman's Clubs; NL Garden Club. m 2 times: (1) Charlestown, Mass., Sept. 26, 1905 Henry Worcester Kidder* of Springfield; b Lynn, Mass., Jan. 25, 1871; d Brookline, Mass., Oct. 16, 1937; ch of Andrew Jackson & Mary Ann Morgan (Holder) Kidder (cf. 297, 670, 679, & 771); proprietor, Twin Lake Villa; (2) NL, Oct. 17, 1942 William Robert Loney (777) of Washington, D. C. Bertha & Henry had 3 ch: (1) Henry Worcester, Jr. (675); (2) Richard Stacey b Franklin, June 18, 1915; co-proprietor Twin Lake Villa; att HS & Art Institute; mil service WWII: 3 yrs. USA; served Pacific, pfc .; member Masons, Odd Fel- lows, & Grange; m Marjorie S. Wilson of Arlington, Mass., & has Richard Stacey, Jr. & Roger Wilson; now res Springfield; (3) Emily Dodge (672).
777. LONEY, WILLIAM ROBERT lawyer (ret.) b Baltimore, Md., May 27, 1868 ch of Robert W. & Margaret (Wil- son) Loney. Res NL since 1942. Came to NL from Washington, D. C., 1942. Att Baltimore (Md.) schools; PhD, Wash- ington Law School; admitted to D. C. Bar, 1910. Retired after 40 yrs. in gov't service of which 32 were in Dep't of Justice & 8 as ass't to Justice Sanford of US Supreme Court. Over 1/2 of service was in office of the Solicitor General & inc. preparation & editing of briefs for US Supreme Court. Member Methodist Church, Baltimore, Md., & Presbyterian Church, Washington, D. C. m 2 times : (1) Baltimore, Md., Sept. 8, 1892 Carrie Alma Child of Baltimore, Md .; b Balti- more, Md., Oct. 5, 1870; d Miami, Fla., July 3, 1938; ch of James W. & Mary I. (Hunt) Child; (2) NL, Oct. 17. 1942 Bertha Everett (Stacey) Kidder (776) of NL. William & Carrie had 2 ch: (1) Howard Child b Baltimore, Md., June 18, 1900; construction engr .; att Geo.
Wash. U & Col. U. of N. Y .; m Eleanor Bassett, artist; now res Glendale, Mo .; (2) Robert Stanley b Washington, D. C., Feb. 26, 1907; reg. architect (D. C., Va., & Md.), NCARB; B. Arch., Ohio State U .; m Hazel Shepard, sec'y HOLC, of Washington, D. C. & has Carol Ann & John Robert; now res Arlington, Va.
778. * LONGLEY, FRED E. b Mason, July 25, 1852; d New Ipswich, April 2, 1918. Ch of Henry H. & Martha (Pres- ton) Longley. Res NL 1866-c. 1913. Went from NL to New Ipswich, c. 1913. Held diploma from Chautauqua Literary & Scientific circle. Horticulturist; ran apple farm at Elkins. Geologist, collector of Merrimack Cy. minerals; contributor to science magazines. m NL, June 14, 1913 Ivy Williams of Brooklyn, N. Y .; b Franklin, c. 1894; d New Ipswich, Oct. 7, 1946; Ivy m (2) Howard J. Cullen of New Ipswich who d 1938. (nfda)
779. * LONGLEY, MARTHA M. (PRESTON) b New Ipswich, Sept. 11, 1829; d NL, May 14, 1912. Ch of El- hanan Winchester & Weltha (Lake) Preston & sister of Augustus Preston* (1111). Probably res NL 1866-1912. m Fitzwilliam, May 12, 1849 Henry H. Longley *; b Chittenden, Vt., Dec. 22, 1824; d NL, Nov. 11, 1895. Martha & Henry had 3 ch: (1) Charles Augustus b New Ipswich, Jan. 7, 1851; d Aug. 17, 1853; (2) Fred E. (778); (3) Lucy Emma b Wilton, 1854; d Manchester, July 6, 1863. (nfda)
780. LORD, DOROTHY (HOLMES) b NL, Dec. 4, 1905 ch of Arthur Walter & Nettie Ardell (Davis) Holmes* (603 & 604). Res NL as a girl & legal res through 1935. Att CA & Museum Art School. m Richard Lord, manager, N.H. Gas & Electric Co. Dorothy & Richard have 1 ch, Richard Haven, b 1946. Do- rothy Lord now res Rye. (nfdr)
781. * LORD. KENNETH ANDREW b Concord, Aug. 18, 1892 ch of Edward Oliver & Myra Belle (Horne) Lord **. Res NL 1935-50. Came to NL from Arl- ington Hts., Mass., 1935 & went from NL to Springfield, 1950. Att Vermont Academy, 1907-11; CA, '12. Mil. service WWI: July, 1917-Sept. 1920, motor trans. corps; sgt., Am. Field Service with 6th French Army & later 1st lt. ARC; as member of TMU 133 Am. Field Service, shared a group Croix de Guerre citation, Oct. 18, 1917 & cited by French Army for ARC air raid work, Feb. & Aug., 1918. Emp. by Christian Science Moni- tor, Fitchburg (Mass.) News, & Wor- cester (Mass.) Telegram, 1912-1917; mo- tor trans. & warehouse supervisor, Boston, Mass., 1920-28; owner-operator. Lord Trans. Co., Boston, Mass., 1928-35; news- paper work, 1938-41; owner-publisher, The Speaker, changing it from a monthly to a bi-weekly publication 1939-41; man- ager, First National Store, 1941-45;
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farmer since 1945. Episcopalian. Former member Am. Legion-past comm. & dis- trict comm .; Civic Assn., sec'y, 2 yrs .; former sec'y NL Old Home Day Assn. m Paris, France, Oct. 3, 1918 Mildred May van Aken (782) of Newton, Kansas. Kenneth & Mildred have had 3 ch: (1) Douglas van Aken b Boston, Mass., June 8, 1921; d Arlington, May 11, 1923; (2) Nancy Hubbard (301); (3) Kenneth An- drew, Jr., b Boston, Mass., Nov. 5, 1926; d Boston, Mass., Dec. 8, 1926. Kenneth Lord now res Springfield. ( ** Edward Oliver Lord d Westbrook, Me., Feb. 26, 1926; Myra (Horne) Lord d Worcester, Mass., April 24, 1933.)
782. LORD, MILDRED MAY (VAN AKEN) b Plainwell, Mich., July 17, 1885 ch of Edward Montell & Carrie Idanell (Douglas) van Aken. Res NL 1935-50. Came to NL from Arlington Hts., Mass .; went from NL to Spring- field, 1950. Att Mt. Carmel Academy, Wichita, Kansas; grad. Mercy Hosp. Training Sch., Chicago, Ill., 1908; R. N. Mil. service WWI: 22 mos. overseas; with Chicago Unit, 23rd Gen. Hosp., British Expeditionary Forces, Etaples, France, 1915; Am. Ambulance Hosp., Neuilly-sur- Seine, France, 1916; assisted Alice Barlow Brown, M. D., of Winnetka, Ill., to estab. 6 dispensaries for women & children in devastated areas of Meurthe et Moselle for Am. Fund for French Wounded (hdqtrs., Nancy, France), 1917-18. Super- visor, Calumet Ave. Dispensary, N. W. U. Med. Sch., (now Mercy Hosp. Dispen- sary), Chicago, Ill., 1909-10; through in- terest of late John B. Murphy, M. D., of Chicago was pioneer anaesthetist, x- ray & lab. technician & held positions in Evanston (Ill.) Hosp. & Children's Mem. Hosp., Chicago, Ill. 1911-15; night super- visor, Children's Mem. Hosp., 1919. Episcopalian. Former member Ill. State Assn. of Nurses-2 yrs., circulation man- ager of quarterly publication & for 1 yr. chmn. legislative comm. of the Assn dur- ing pending change in state nursing law; former member Arlington (Mass.) Wom- an's Club, Arlington (Mass.) Hist. Soc., Lucia Knox Chapter, D. R. & active in Girl Scout work, Arlington, Mass .; char- ter member, NL Post 40, Am. Legion Aux. m Paris, France, Oct. 3, 1918 Ken- neth Andrew Lord* (781) of Newton, Mass. Mildred Lord now res Springfield.
783. LORDEN, EUGENE LEO dairy- man & gardener b Andover, Feb. 12, 1899 ch of William & Elizabeth (McComick) Lorden. Res NL since 1920. Came to NL from Andover, 1920. Att Proctor Acad- emy. Herdsman, Willow Farm, & ran greenhouse; sup't for Mrs. Lindsay Wal- lace & operated Willow Farm Golf Course 10 yrs. Sewer Comm'r., 1945-50. Roman Catholic. PNG, IOOF. m Enfield, May 25, 1925 Ruth Hannah Pedrick (784) of NL. Eugene & Ruth have 1 ch, Janet Ruth b July 14, 1928; NLHS '47 &
Springfield (Mass.) Library Training Sch., '48; librarian before m; m Vincent F. Lee, utility man, of Concord & has Eugene Edward; now res NL.
784. LORDEN, RUTH HANNAH (PEDRICK) tel. operator b NL, Aug. 29, 1905 ch of Sidney Moses & Nettie Elnora (Emery) Pedrick* (1030 & 1029). Res NL since 1905. CA, '24. Roman Catholic. PNG, Crystal Rebekah Lodge & past pres. Woman's Club. m Enfield, May 25, 1925 Eugene Leo Lorden (783) of NL.
785. LOVELY, ELEANOR MAY (JAQUITH) b Somerville, Mass., Jan. 19, 1910 ch of Charles Wilson & Jennie (MacLennan) Jaquith. Res NL since 1940. Came to NL from Henniker, 1940. Dorchester (Mass.) HS, '26; Burdett Col., '28. Clerk, State Mutual Life Assurance Co., Boston, Mass., 1928-35. Member: Greenwood Mem. Methodist Church; Eastern Star; Woman's Aid; Hosp. Aid; Woman's Club. m Dorchester, Mass., Sept. 7, 1935 Robert Milton Lovely (788) of Lebanon.
786. LOVELY, FRED SOLOMON druggist b Springfield, Vt., Oct. 27, 1884; d NYC, Sept. 12, 1940. Ch of Solomon & Hattie (Blanchard) Lovely. Res NL 1924-40. Came to NL from Leb- anon, 1924. Grad. Lebanon HS; reg. pharmacist. Town clerk; municipal judge; rep. to General Court. Member: Congregational Church, Lebanon; 32ndº Mason. m Lebanon, Mary Emily Watkins (787) of Lebanon. Fred & Mary had 2 ch: (1) Robert Milton (788); (2) Marion Ruth (1425).
787. LOVELY, MARY EMILY (WATKINS) b Hartford, Vt., Feb. 19, 1887; d NL, Sept. 15, 1951. Ch of Charles Burns & Mary E. (Clifford) Wat- kins. Res NL 1924-51. Came to NL from Lebanon, 1924. Att Hartford (Vt.) HS. Member budget comm. 3 yrs. Mem- ber: NL Baptist Church & financial sec'y, 1945-51; Martha Chapter, OES; NL Grange; Rebekahs; Woman's Aid; King's Daughters; Woman's Club, Sunshine Chmn, many yrs. m Lebanon, Fred Solo- mon Lovely (786) of Lebanon.
788. LOVELY, ROBERT MILTON druggist b Lebanon, Aug. 4, 1909 ch of Fred Solomon & Mary Emily (Watkins) Lovely (786 & 787). Res NL as a boy & legal res to 1937; since 1940. CA, '28; Vermont Academy, '29; att Mass. Col. of Pharmacy. Reg. Pharmacist since 1933. Worked McNeil's Pharmacy, Lebanon, 2 yrs .; bought Henniker Pharmacy & oper- ated it 1936-40; NL Pharmacy since 1940. Member Fire Co. Mason. m Dorchester, Mass., Sept. 7, 1935 Eleanor May Jaquith (775) of Dorchester, Mass. Robert & Eleanor have 2 ch: (1) Robert Milton, Jr. b NL, Oct. 22, 1938; (2) Janet Mary b NL, March 17, 1941.
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789. * LOVERIN, EDGAR ELISHA store-keeper, Elkins b Andover, July 21, 1859; d NL, Feb. 11, 1933. Ch of Austin & Abbie Simonds (Durgin) Loverin. Res NL 1901-33. Came to NL from Wilmot Flat, 1901. Att Proctor Academy. Ran store & PO, Elkins, 1901-07; 1909-13; farmer, 10 yrs .; insurance agent. Extra- ordinarily fond of animals. Jehovah's Witness. m NL, Nov. 10, 1888 Lora Eliza Folsom* (795) of NL. Edgar & Lora had 2 ch: (1) Ruth Gertrude (1470); (2) Robert Edgar (796).
790. * LOVERIN, EVA ABBIE (JEWETT) b NL, Dec. 23, 1882; d NL, Dec. 19, 1938. Ch of Frank P. & Sarah A. (Pike) Jewett (647). Res NL as a girl & at least from 1923-38. Att NL schools. m Manchester, June 5, 1907 Guy Alvie Loverin (793) of Springfield.
791. LOVERIN, FORREST EVERETT auctioneer b Springfield, April 29. 1908 ch of Guy Alvie & Eva Abbie (Jewett) * Loverin (793 & 790). Res NL since 1923. m NL, Jan. 26, 1939 Gladys May (Pressey) Carson (792) of NL. Forrest & Gladys have 1 ch: Fred Pressey b Mel- rose, Mass., Feb. 8, 1940.
792. LOVERIN, GLADYS MAY (PRESSEY) (CARSON) b Sutton, Nov. 2, 1902 ch of Fred Albert & Josie May (Chadwick) Pressey (1109 & 1110). Res NL since 1905. Came to NL from Sut- ton, 1905. Att CA & Concord Business Col. m 2 times: (1) NL, Dec. 3. 1924 Perley A. Carson (170) of NL; (2) NL, Jan. 26, 1939 Forrest Everett Loverin (791) of NL.
793. LOVERIN, GUY ALVIE car- penter b Springfield; d Sunapee, April 25, 1948 ae. 69-5-13. Ch of Daniel O. & Ella (Patten) Loverin. Res NL at least from 1923-45; lived Springfield & Sunapee as well. m Manchester, June 5, 1907 Eva Abbie Jewett* (790) of NL. Guy & Eva had 2 ch: (1) Forrest Everett (791); (2) Ralphı Monroe b NL, Feb. 15, 1910; electrical maintenance man; m Alfreda Goings (cf. 484) of NL & has Donald Keith & David Monroe; now res Sunapee.
794. LOVERIN, IDA house-worker b Springfield; d NL, March 1, 1907, ae. 51- 8-7. Ch of Austin & Lavina (Morrill) Loverin & aunt of Guy Loverin (793). Res Elkins for some yrs. before 1907. (nfda)
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