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1067. * PINGREE, NANCY (PRES- COTT) (COREY) b Wilmot; d Danbury, Oct. 29, 1933. Ch of Josiah & Eunice (Messer) Prescott & sister of Perley (1105). Res NL c. 1881-c. 1929. Came to NL from Wilmot & went from NL to So. Danbury, m 2 times: (1) Henry Corey; (2) March 2, 1881 Walter E. Pingree* (1070) of NL.
1068. * PINGREE, RANSOM CLARK b NL, Aug. 17, 1860; d NL, Aug. 27, 1910. Ch of Nathan & Mary (Sargent) Pingree. Res NL 1860-1910. Interested in historical matters.
1069. PINGREE, VIOLA LILLIAN (DUNN) b Wallingford, Conn., Aug. 12, 1897 ch of Thomas T. & Mary Ellen (Davey) Dunn. Res NL 1923-31. Came to NL from Concord, 1923; went from NL to Wilmot, 1933. Att Wallingford (Conn.) schools. Member: Baptist Church, Penacook. Pianist-accompanist for social groups; church school teacher, primary dep't. m Concord, Dec. 25, 1917 Leon Walter Pingree* (1065) of Penacook. Viola Pingree now res Concord.
1070. * PINGREE, WALTER E. farmer b NL; d NL, June 14, 1929 ac. 88-3-13. Res NL all his life. Mil. service Civil War: enlisted 11th NHV; wounded at
Spottsylvania, March 12, 1864 & served until muster-out, June, 1865. m 2 times: (1) Feb. 21, 1867 Mary E. Kempton ** of Springfield; b Springfield, Dec. 10, 1849; d Franklin, Jan. 24, 1932; ch of Darling & Sara P. (Webster) Kempton; (2) March 2, 1881 Nancy (Prescott) Corey (1067) of Wilmot. Walter & Mary had 1 ch: Elwin Walter b NL, March 12, 1870; d Penacook, March 2, 1948; farmer; m Delia Mary Odette & had Leon Walter (1065) & Elsie May (m). ( ** Mary (Kempton) Pingree m (2) George A. Messer*)
1071. PIPER, FRED teamster b Wil- mot, Aug. 30, 1875 ch of Frank & Ada (Dow) Piper. Res NL since 1898. Came to NL from Wilmot, 1898. Att No. Wil- mot schools. Emp. wood-working shop 6 yrs. m 2 times: (1) Wilmot, March 28, 1893 Nellie I. Kimball of Springfield; b Plainfield c. 1875 ch of Ira & Jane (Stone) Kimball; (2) Wilmot, July 29, 1897 Pa- melia Abby Tenney (1072) of Wilmot. Fred & Nellie had 1 ch: Walter Fred (1073). Fred & Pamelia had 1 ch: Mary Jane (996) .
1072. PIPER, PAMELIA ABBY (TEN- NEY) b Wilmot, Feb. 22, 1871; d NL, July 5, 1939. Ch of Isaac & Abby (Ray) Tenney* & sister of Annie Roxanna T. Tenney* (1386). Res NL 1898-1939. Came to NL from Wilmot, 1898. Att Wilmot schools. Member: Wilmot Center Church. m Wilmot, July 29, 1897 Fred Piper (1071) of Wilmot.
1073. PIPER, WALTER FRED farmer b Wilmot, April 3, 1894 ch of Fred & Nellie (Kimball) Piper. Res NL 1898- 1918 & legal res. until 1920. Came to NL from Wilmot, 1898; went from NL to So. Royalton, Vt., 1918. Att Wilmot & Elkins schools. Mil. service WWI: enlisted, June, 1917 & disch., Sept., 1917; transferred from N.H. Nat'l Guard to 103rd Inf., 26th Div. Potato farmer: twice, one of 4 Vt. winners of FSA certificate for out- standing progress in potato growing. Mem- ber: Grange & Am. Legion (past Comm.) m Elgin, Ill., Dec. 25. 1920 Dorothy Grace Leavitt of Elgin, Ill .; b E Barnard, Vt., Jan. 5, 1895 ch of Newman & Grace (Jackman) Leavitt; Vt. rural sch. teacher, 15 yrs., & teaching now. Walter & Dorothy have had 8 ch: (1) Dean Jackman b Royalton, Vt., Feb. 16, 1922; mechanic; att So. Royalton (Vt.) HS & Waterbury (Vt.) Trade Sch .; mil. service WWII: corp., USMC; member Masons, Grange. & Am. Legion; m Dorothy Fuller of Barnard, Vt., & has Regis & Rodney; now res Cranbury, N. J .; (2) Virginia Grace b Royalton, Vt., Aug. 31, 1923; So. Royal- ton (Vt.) HS, '41; formerly emp. as tel. operator; mil. service WWII: Sgt., USMC (WR); member Grange & Am. Legion; m Woodbury Roberts of Barnard, Vt., & has David; now res Concord; (3) Malcolm
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Leavitt b Pomfret, Vt., June 10, 1925; farmer; att Broad Brook Sch .; mil. service WWII: paratrooper 11th Airborne Div .; now res So. Royalton, Vt .; (4) Norman Walter b Pomfret, Vt. March 8, 1927; electrician; att So. Royalton (Vt.) HS; WWII: paratroopers & Merchant Marine; now serving USA; (5) Elaine Dorothy b Royalton, Vt., Aug. 28, 1929; teacher; So. Royalton (Vt.) HS, '47 & att. Lyndon (Vt.) Teachers Col; m Richard Tracy of Woodstock, Vt .; now res Wallingford, Vt .; (6) Beverly Rose b Royalton, Vt., July 9, 1931; So. Royalton (Vt.) HS, '49; member Church & Grange; now res Con- cord; (7) Regis Gertrude b Royalton, Vt., Dec. 12, 1932; d Royalton, Vt., Jan. 9, 1933; (8) Hilda Marie b Royalton. Vt., Nov. 27, 1934; student So. Royalton, (Vt.) HS. Walter Piper now res So. Royalton, Vt.
1074. PLIMPTON, MAE (CORSON) b Alton, Me .; d NL, July 19, 1938, ae. 81. Wife of Melvin G. Plimpton (1075) & res NL after his death in 1931 until 1938. (nfda)
1075. PLIMPTON, MELVIN G. emp. in straw business b Sharon, Mass .; d NL, Jan. 2, 1931 ae. 82-5-14. Ch of & (Tollman) Plimpton. Tax-pay- er NL 1914-20. Wife: Mae (Corson) Plimpton (1074). (nfda)
1076. POND, EVELYN CELINA (BE- RUBE) b Limestone, Me., 1905 ch of Fred & Lea (Caron) Berube & sister of Laura B. Morey (cf. 935). Res NL since 1925. Came to NL from Limestone, Me., 1925. Limestone (Me.) HS, '25. Roman Catholic. m Enfield, Sept. 22, 1932 Harry Joseph Pond (1077) of NL.
1077. POND, HARRY JOSEPH car- penter; laborer b Windham, N. Y., Jan. 13, 1902 ch of Eri & Minetta (Irish) Pond. Res NL since 1929. Came to NL from Windham, N. Y., 1929. Att Wind- ham (N. Y.) HS & completed electrical course, Syracuse, N. Y. Roman Catholic. m Enfield, Sept. 22, 1932 Evelyn Celina Berube (1076) of NL. Harry & Evelyn have 2 ch: (1) Leah Minetta b NL, Aug. 9, 1937; (2) Judith Ann b NL, Aug. 8. 1941.
1078. POOLE, ANTHONY laborer d NL, April 10, 1944 ae. 50-9-27. Ch of Joe & Mary (Gansky) Powlansky. Vet. WWI. Tax-payer NL 1932-44. m NL, Sept. 7, 1931 Emma Towne of NL; b Manchester, c. 1906 ch of Charles & Delia (O'Connor) Towne. No ch. (nfda)
1079. POOLE, DOROTHY AGNES (GAY) b NL, May 21, 1904 ch of Fred Baxter & Kitty Agnes (Drown) Gay* (462 & 465). Res NL 1904-33. Went from NL to Vero Beach, Fla., 1933. CA, '22; att Emerson Col, 1922-24. Past Matron, Martha Chapter OES; member Queen
Esther Chapter, OES (Ogden. U.), Past Matron's Circle (p. pres.), J Utah PEO Sisterhood. m NL, Nov. 11, 1929 Hubert T. Poole (cf. 1082) of NL. Dorothy & Hugh have 2 ch: (1) John Webster b NL, May 6, 1931; (2) Edward Gay b Vero Beach, Fla., Feb. 12, 1934. Dorothy Poole now res Ogden, Utah.
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1081. POOLE, MARY reg. nurse b Hubbard Woods, Ill., July 2, 1898 ch of Oscar Ezra & Mary (Prosser) Poole (1082). Res NL 1927-32. Came to NL from Peoria, Ill., 1927; went from NL to Vero Beach, Fla. 1932. Nurses Trng., Proctor Hosp., Peoria, Ill. Sup't of nurses Proctor Hosp., Peoria, Ill., 1924-27; sup't of Indian River Cy. Hosp., Vero Beach, Fla., 1942-47. Mary Poole now res Vero Beach, Fla.
1082. POOLE, MARY (PROSSER) b Fondulac, Wisc., Oct. 9, 1864; d Vero Beach, Fla., Aug. 27, 1942. Ch of TT & Lucy (Phillips) Prosser. Res NL 1927-33. Came to NL from Peoria, Ill., 1927; went from NL to Vero Beach, Fla., 1933. Past Matron Eastern Star; White Shrine. m Chicago, Ill., Feb. 27, 1885 Oscar Ezra Poole; b Candandaigua, N. Y., Jan. 18, 1856; d Peoria, Ill., Aug. 1, 1927; Ch of ES & Elizabeth (Treat) Poole; sales mgr., Dearborn Chem. Co. Mary & Oscar had 7 ch: (1) Edward P. b Chicago, Ill., Sept. 17, 1886; now res Vero Beach, Fla .; (2) Helen (Poole) Boone b Chicago, Ill., March 11, 1889; now res Jacksboro, Texas; (3) Lucy E. b Chicago, Ill., Oct. 25, 1891; d Peoria, Ill., Aug. 1917; (4) Mal- colm A. b Chicago, Ill., Oct. 27, 1893; now res Peoria, Ill .; (5) Mary (1081); (6) Oscar Ezra, Jr. b Hubbard Woods, Ill., July 26, 1899; now Comm., USN; (7) Hubert T. b Peoria, Ill., June 6, 1906; m Dorothy Agnes Gay (1079) of NL & has John Webster & Edward Gay; Lt. USN, WWII, Am. & Asiatic Theaters; member King Solomon's Lodge & trans- ferred to Geo. Washington Lodge, Ogden, U .; now res Ogden, Utah.
1083. POOR, EDWARD J. director, Sylvania Electric Products Inc. Res NL since Jan. 1, 1948. Came to NL from Peabody, Mass., 1948. Wife: Grayce (Mal- ley) Poor. (Summer residents since 1925; original residence, built 1890, burned; new place built 1947.)
1084. POWELL, ROBERT GLENN painter b Woodstock, Vt., June 5, 1906 ch of Francis H. & Josephine L. (La- Mountain) Powell. Res NL 1925-29; since 1937. Came to NL from Newport 1925 & 1937. Att Woodstock (Vt.) schools. m Newport, Oct. 23, 1926 Verna Florence Sanborn (1085) of NL. Robert & Verna have 2 ch: (1) Marilyn Julia b Newport, Aug. 17, 1932; NLHS, '50; m Richard H.
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Bacon, laborer, of Wilmot Flat; now res Wilmot Flat; (2) Glenn Francis b New- port, Sept. 20, 1935; NLHS, class of '53.
1085. POWELL, VERNA FLORENCE (SANBORN) b NL, June 16, 1908 ch of William Carleton & Bessie Laversia (Jones) Sanborn (1215 & 1209). Res NL since 1908 except for yrs. 1929-37 in Newport. Att NL schools. m Newport, Oct. 23, 1926 Robert Glenn Powell (1084) of NL.
1086. PRATT, CHARLES P. caretaker, Clark Estate b Lynn, Mass. Tax-payer NL since 1940. Wife: Elsie A. (Oliver) Pratt (1087). Charles & Elsie have 3 ch: (1) Harold L. b Newton, Mass., 1917; mech. eng .; m Verna Bickford (cf. 70) of NL & has had Harold Leslie, Jr. & Donald Laurence (d); now res Newton Center, Mass .; (2) Charles Oliver b Newton, Mass., 1922; machinist; m Ruth M. Somerville of Newton, Mass. & has Charles Christopher; now res Laconia; (3) Mildred Louise b. Newton, Mass .; NLHS, '48 & UNH, class of '52.
1087. PRATT, ELSIE A. (OLIVER) b Lynn, Mass. Wife of Charles P. Pratt (1086).
1088. PRESCOTT, ARTHUR L. farmer b Antrim, c. 1917, ch of William E. & Jessie (Harris) Prescott. Tax-payer NL 1938-40; since 1949. m NL, June 24, 1939 Myrtle Ruth Poulin (1104) of NL. Ar- thur & Myrtle have 2 adopted ch, a boy & a girl.
1089. * PRESCOTT, CLARENCE gar- dener, teamster; b Enfield, June 29, 1874; d NL, Dec. 20, 1950. Ch of John Hoyt & Mary Esther (Russell) Prescott (1103). Res NL 1896-1950. Came to NL from Grafton, 1896. m Andover, May 1, 1909 Florence May Emery* (1091) of NL. Clarence & Florence had 3 ch: (1) Helen Emery (1099); (2) Willis Hoyt (1108); (3) Gerald Clifford (1095).
1090. PRESCOTT, ETTA J. (CHASE) (MANLEY) (ROBIE) b NL; d NL, Jan. 16, 1947 ae. 84-8-6. Ch of Philip & Lenice (Phelps) Chase. Res NL 1918-50 & prob- ably before 1918. m 3 times: (1) Cyrus A. Manley b Benson, Vt .; (2) Robie; (3) Concord, May 23, 1918 Francis Josiah Prescott (1092) of NL. Etta & Cyrus had 1 ch: Emma L. b Wilmot, c. 1885; has d .; m George H. Quimby* (1135), car- penter, of NL; no ch. By her 2nd m, Etta had 1 ch, Rodney, who is m & has sev- eral ch; now res Phair, Texas. (nfdr)
1091. * PRESCOTT, FLORENCE MAY (EMERY) b NL, Aug. 13, 1888 ch of Mason Whipple & Helen (Haskins) Emery (389 & 386). Res NL since 1888. Att CA. Former pres. & treas. Elkins Ladies Aid. m Andover, May 1, 1909 Clarence Prescott* (1089) of NL.
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1092. PRESCOTT, FRANCIS JOSIAH woodsman; farmer b Wilmot, Jan: 11, 1872 ch of Perley Messer & Lydia J. (Dolby) Prescott. Res NL since 1911. Came to NL from Andover, 1911. Formerly emp. as section hand. m Concord, May 23, 1918 Etta Jane (Chase) (Manley) Robie (1090) of NL. No ch.
1093. * PRESCOTT, FRED OSCAR farmer; lumberman b Wilmot, March 11, 1864; d NL, May 8, 1931. Ch of James Dickey & Harriet (Fellows) Prescott (1100 & 1097). Res NL 1880-1931. Came to NL from Sutton, 1880. Att Sutton & NL schools. Road Agent for c. 20 yrs. Mem- ber Heidelberg Lodge & NL Grange. m NL, Dec. 12, 1884 Mary Ellen Knowlton* (1102) of NL. Fred & Mary had 2 ch: (1) Ashley Gustine b NL, May 12, 1886; d NL, April 4, 1910; office worker; CA, 1905; emp. Boston office of Pushee Bros., brush manuf. 4 yrs .; m Eunice Gay (1542) of NL; no ch; (2) Carrie Luette b NL, Feb. 7, 1893; d NL, May 6, 1897.
1094. * PRESCOTT, GEORGE SIMEON summer hotel mgr. b Hampton Falls, Sept. 21, 1837; d Melrose, Mass., Jan. 5, 1913. Ch of Robert S. & Almira (Mel- cher) Prescott. Res NL 1895-1913 (sum- mer res 1885-95). Ardent Dem. Post- master, Merrimac, Mass., during Cleve- land administration. Invented & patented a unique type of lightning rod which bore his name in a lucrative business. Bought extensive property on Herrick's Cove, subsequently known as Lakeside be- cause of his successful development of the Lakeside House. During steamboat era on Lake Sunapee planned & gave land for construction of a needed shorter route to NL-Columbus Ave. Member NL Grange. m 3 times: (1) Nov. 26, 1859 Emma Cotton of Sandown who d Nov., 1860; (2) Amesbury, Mass., Dec. 24, 1864 Laura Diana Sargent of West Amesbury (Merrimac), Mass .; b West Amesbury (Merrimac), Mass. June 9, 1836; d Mer- rimac, Mass., Feb. 20, 1895; ch of John P. & Mary (Pillsbury) Sargent; (3) Con- cord, Jan. 13, 1906 Rose (Butler) Fickett of Portland, Me. George & Laura had 4 ch: (1) Mary Sargent b Merrimac, Mass., Oct. 18, 1869; d Merrimac, Mass., Feb. 8, 1888; Merrimac (Mass.) HS, 1887; (2) Agnes Gertrude b Merrimac, Mass., March 31, 1872; d NL, Aug. 24, 1918; m Daniel W. Starratt, tailor, of Boston (now d) & had Gladys Eleanor (1196), Laura Vivien (m), & Bettina (m); accomplished pian- ist & charter member Old State Chapter DAR; (3) John Herbert (twin) (1101); (4) Jennie Sargent (twin) b Merrimac, Mass., Dec. 2, 1878; teacher; CA, 1900 & Symonds Teacher Trng. Sch., Boston, Mass .; retired in 1946 after 43 yrs. of teaching in Winthrop Sch., Melrose, Mass .; travelled extensively: Europe, USA, Canada, & Alaska; now res Melrose, Mass.
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1095. PRESCOTT, GERALD CLIF- FORD contractor & bldr. b NL, Jan. 18, 1916 ch of Clarence & Florence May (Emery) Prescott* (1089 & 1091). Res NL since 1916. Att Elkins sch. & Proctor Academy; NLHS, '34. Learned carpentry from Wm. C. Hayes; emp. by Clarence Granger & as foreman by Rolfe Camp, Franklin; estab. partnership with Clifton J. Lull & later incorporated. Member Fish & Game Club. m NL, Nov. 8, 1936 Hattie Isabell Lull (1098) of NL. Gerald & Hattie have 2 ch: (1) Diane Joan b NL, Nov. 1, 1939; (2) Sharon Jane b NL, Aug. 13, 1942.
1096. PRESCOTT, GLADYS MAUDE (BABCOCK) b Marlboro, Mass., May 19, 1914 ch of Frank E. & Flora Estelle (Pluff) Babcock. Res NL since 1935. Came to NL from Manchester, 1935. Manchester Central HS, '31. m NL, July 4, 1935 Willis Hoyt Prescott (1108) of NL.
1097. * PRESCOTT, HARRIET (FEL- LOWS) b Sutton, March, 1841; d Wil- mot, Aug. 10, 1910. Ch of Harrison & Julia Ann (Presby) Fellows & sister of Mary F. Morgan* (cf. 945) & of Phebe F. Sargent* (1241). Res NL 1880's-1906. Came to NL from Sutton, '80's; went from NL to Wilmot, 1906. Att Sutton schools. Member: NL Baptist Church & willing church worker. m Sutton, May 3, 1863 James Dickey Prescott* (1100).
1098. PRESCOTT, HATTIE ISABELL (LULL) b NL, July 13, 1918 ch of James Milton & Ruby May (Williams) * Lull (806 & 811). Res NL since 1918. NLHS, '36; att CJC. Sec'y-treas. & clerk, Lull & Prescott, Inc .; worked Elkins PO. Member: NL Baptist Church; SUV Aux .; Ladies Benevolent Soc., vice pres. m NL, Nov. 8, 1936 Gerald Clifford Prescott (1095) of NL.
1099. PRESCOTT, HELEN EMERY b NL, May 4, 1910 ch of Clarence & Flor- ence May (Emery) Prescott* (1089 & 1091) Res NL since 1910, for some yrs. main- taining a legal res. CA, '28; Keene Teach- ers Col., '31. Grade school teacher, Exeter, 7 yrs .; at present, house-keeper, Clare- mont. Un-married.
1100. * PRESCOTT, JAMES DICKEY farmer b NL, April 10, 1839; d Wilmot, April 29, 1912. Ch of Sewell B. & Olive (Dickey) Prescott. Res NL 1880's-1905. Came to NL from Sutton, 1880's; went from NL to Wilmot, 1905. Tax collector, Sutton, 1876-79; selectman, NL, 2 terms. Member: Baptist Church. m May 3, 1863 Harriet Fellows* (1097) of Sutton. James & Harriet had 3 ch: (1) Fred Oscar (1093); (2) George Byron b Sut- ton, July 28, 1867; d Sutton, Oct. 5, 1888; (3) Mabel Hattie b Sutton, Feb. 5, 1870; d Wakefield, Mass., July 1, 1935; grad CA; talented soprano, sang choir;
member Baptist Church, Wakefield, Mass .; m Laroy E. Howlett, salesman, of Wake- field, Mass., (now d) & had no ch.
1101. * PRESCOTT, JOHN HERBERT wood-worker b Merrimac, Mass., Dec. 2, 1878 ch of George Simeon & Laura Diana (Sargent) Prescott (1094). Res NL 1884- 1934. Came to NL from Merrimac, Mass., 1884; went from NL to Weare, 1934. CA, 1899. Postmaster, Weare, Oct. 1, 1935 until PO discontinued April 15, 1939. Deputy Chief, Weare Volunteer Firemen; member Hillsborough Cy. Fire Warden's Assn. Member NL & Weare Grange. m Concord, Oct. 26, 1915 Sarah Eliza Col- lins (1106) of NL. John & Sarah have 2
ch: (1) Laura Jane b NL, May 24, 1917; Att Weare HS; m (1) Donald Hodgman & (2) Wm. SH Winter, brakeman on Pa. RR, & has Sara Jane & Dorothy Ann, now res Harrisburg, Pa .; (2) Elizabeth b NL, Oct. 16, 1920; att Weare HS; m Alden D. Colburn, carpenter, of Weare & has John Alden, Martha Jane & Hugh Wallace; now res Weare. John Prescott now res Weare.
1102. * PRESCOTT, MARY ELLEN (KNOWLTON) b NL, Oct. 14, 1865 ch of Nathaniel Columbus & Caroline (Chad- wick) Knowlton (703). Res NL since 1865. Att Burpee Hill Sch. & CA. Mem- ber: NL Grange & Crystal Rebekah Lodge. m NL, Dec. 12, 1884 Fred Oscar Prescott* (1093) of NL.
1103. * PRESCOTT, MARY ESTHER (RUSSELL) b Springfield, March 19, 1844; d Wilmot, Nov. 5, 1925. Ch of Jephthah & Mary (Putney) Russell. Res NL 1894-1906. Came to NL from Graf- ton, 1894; went from NL to Wilmot, 1906. m Grafton, John Hoyt Prescott* of Grafton; b Grafton, Sept. 15, 1840; d NL, Feb. 20, 1896; ch of Roby & Lydia (Truell) Prescott; farmer; served with Co. B, Heavy Artillery, Civil War. Mary & John had 9 ch: (1) Edward d in in- fancy at Grafton; (2) Mary Augusta (560); (3) Edna b Enfield, March 16, 1866; m Josiah Robinson Dean, farmer, of Andover (now d) & had Herman (d), Mary (m), Martha (m), Viola (d), & Flossie (d); member Methodist Church, Wilmot; now res Danbury; (4) Rosa b Enfield, Oct. 23, 1871; m George A. Heath, farmer, of Grafton (now d) & had Marion J. (m) & Edwin (d); now res Wilmot; (5) Clarence (1089); (6) Josie (124) ; (7) Dora (428); (8) Effie Jane d Wilmot; m William Langley, farm- er, of Wilmot (now d) & had John Wil- liam, Benjamin (m), & Esther (m, cf. 1183); (9) Lucy d in infancy.
1104. PRESCOTT, MYRTLE RUTH (POULIN) b Ridgefield Park, N. J., c. 1919 ch of Jules V. & Myrtle Josephine (Griggs) Poulin (271). Res NL 1933-40; since 1949. Att CJC. m NL, June 24,
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1939 Arthur L. Prescott (1088) of NL. (nfdr)
1105. * PRESCOTT, PERLEY MES- SER farmer; woodman b Wilmot, Jan. 17, 1845; d NL, Feb. 14, 1926. Ch of Josiah & Eunice (Messer) Prescott. Res NL 1888-1926. Came to NL from Wilmot, 1888. m Wilmot, 1870 Lydia J. Dolby of Wilmot; b Wilmot; d Franklin, c. 1910; ch of Moses & Almira (Glines) Dolby. Perley & Lydia had 1 ch: Francis Josiah (1092).
1106. PRESCOTT, SARAH ELIZA (COLLINS) b Concord, April 26, 1884 ch of James Madison & Jane (King) Collins. Res NL 1915-34. Came to NL from Sun- apee, 1915; went from NL to Weare, 1934. Sunapee HS, 1900. Member Sunapee Community Church; Crescent Rebekah Lodge; Weare Grange. m Concord, Oct. 26, 1915 John Herbert Prescott* (1101) of NL. Sarah Prescott now res Weare.
1107. PRESCOTT, WM. L. Tax-payer NL 1900-08. Probably the Lorenzo Pres- cott* who res on the "back road to Wil- mot." (nfda)
1108. PRESCOTT, WILLIS HOYT woodsman b NL, Feb. 3, 1913 ch of Clarence & Florence May (Emery) Pres- cott* (1089 & 1091). Res NL since 1913. Att Elkins sch. & CA. m NL, July 4, 1935 Gladys Maude Babcock (1097) of Manchester. Willis & Gladys have 2 ch: (1) David Frank b NL, March 24, 1937; (2) Wayne Hoyt b NL, March 23, 1949.
1109. * PRESSEY, FRED ALBERT mer- chant; undertaker b Sutton, Oct. 27, 1870 ch of John & Betsey Roby (Worthen) Pressey & nephew of Ai Worthen* (1540) & of Cora W. Clay* (202). Res NL since 1905. Came to NL from Sutton, 1905. Att Sutton schools & CA. Drove stage for Charles E. Shepard 1905-06. With Byron L. Jones (659) successor to Elmer Adams* (7) at 4 corners store; later operated this store & one in present First Nat'l Store block until business sold to Ervin P. Ed- munds (377). Undertaker since 1913, at first with Elmer Adams* (71); shortly moved into present "rooms." Donor of land for NL Hospital. In Sutton, school bd. member & road agent; in NL, select- man & overseer of the poor. Member: NL Baptist Church, deacon 12 yrs. & usher, 28 yrs .; King Solomon's Lodge; Heidel- berg Lodge. m NL, Nov. 23, 1892 Josie May Chadwick (1110) of Sutton. Fred & Josie had 3 ch: (1) Ray b Sutton, April 23, 1898; d Sutton, Feb. 22, 1899; (2) Gladys May (792); Helen Viola (204).
1110. PRESSEY, JOSIE MAY (CHAD- WICK) b Sutton, Nov. 8, 1873; d NL, Sept. 22, 1950. Ch of George & Rosina V. (Richards) Chadwick. Res NL 1905- 50. Came to NL from Sutton, 1905. Att Sutton & Contoocook schools. Member:
NL Baptist Church & Crystal Rebekah Lodge. m NL, Nov. 23, 1892 Fred Albert Pressey* (1109) of Sutton.
1111. * PRESTON, AUGUSTUS E. farmer; stone-cutter b New Ipswich, April 19, 1834; d NL, Dec. 22, 1908. Ch of Elhanan Winchester & Weltha (Lake) Preston. Res NL 1863-1908. Came to NL from New Ipswich, 1863. At 19, became sailor & for 3 yrs. served on whaling ship Nassau in the Pacific. m Dec. 19, 1856 Betsey Ann Messer* (1113) of NL. Au- gustus & Betsey had 5 ch: (1) Ida Lizzie b NL, Oct. 3, 1858; d Bedford, Aug. 25, 1927; m (1) Frank Robie of Springfield & m (2) Charles H. Gage, farmer, of Bedford & had Bessie (m), Celia (m), Harry (m), & Everett (m & d); (2) Ervin Frank (1116); (3) Ralph Willie (1117) ; (4) Berton Seth (1112); (5) Florence Mae b NL, Nov. 12, 1878; d Bedford, Oct. 13, 1896.
1112. * PRESTON, BERTON SETH stone & brick mason b NL, Oct. 31, 1874 ch of Augustus E. & Betsey Ann (Messer) Preston. Res NL as a boy & tax- payer 1901-14. m NL, Oct. 6, 1897 Eliza- beth Regan (1114) of NYC. Berton & Elizabeth had 3 ch: (1) Melvin b Oct. 9, 1898; d c. 20 yrs .; (2) Walter b NL, Nov. 5, 1899; contractor-bldr .; m Hazel Adelle Philbrick (cf. 1047) & has had Judith (d) & Gerald; now res Newmarket; (3) Clarence b NL, Oct. 12, 1905; m & has 1 ch, Robert; now res Lakeland, Fla. Berton Preston now res Lakeland, Fla.
1113. *PRESTON, BETSEY ANN (MESSER) b NL, Sept. 8, 1840; d NL, June 14, 1907. Ch of Enoch & Eliza Ann (Chapin) Messer & sister of Frank P. Messer* (890). Res NL 1840-1907. m Dec. 19, 1856 Augustus E. Preston* (1111).
1114. * PRESTON, ELIZABETH (RE- GAN) b Cork, Ireland, c. 1874 ch of John & Catherine (Harnet) Regan. m NL, Oct. 6, 1897 Berton Seth Preston* (1112) of NL. (nfdr)
1115. * PRESTON, EMMELINE COLBY (PHILBRICK) b NL, Dec. 14, 1877; d NL, May 21, 1928. Ch of An- thony Colby & Laura Elizabeth Frances (Ray) Philbrick (1039). Res NL 1877- 1928. Att CA. m Oct. 6, 1896 Ralph Wil- lie Preston* (1117) of NL.
1116. * PRESTON, ERVIN FRANK laborer b NL, June 7, 1861; d NL, Jan. 9, 1912. Ch of Augustus E. & Betsey Ann (Messer) Preston (1111 & 1113). Res NL 1861-1912. Un-married.
1117. * PRESTON, RALPH WILLIE stone mason b NL, Jan. 1, 1869; d Unity, April 6, 1946. Ch of Augustus E. & Betsey Ann (Messer) Preston (1111 & 1113). Res NL 1869-1943. Went from NL to Sunapee, 1943. Att Burpee Hill sch. m
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Oct. 18, 1896 Emeline Colby Philbrick* (1115) of NL. Ralph & Emmeline had 3 ch: (1) baby boy still-born NL, Jan. 7, 1899; (2) Florence Mae (1192) ; (3) Susan Edith (217).
1118. PREW, CHARLES EDWARD painter b NL, April 11, 1920; d NL, March 22, 1951. Ch of Charles Melvin & Etta Belle (Kimball)* Prew (1119 & 1122). Res NL 1920-1951. NLHS '40. m Tilton, Aug. 15, 1945 Muriel L Robinson of NL; b Saugus, Mass., c. 1925 ch of Edward M. & Ora E. (Onimet) Robinson. No ch.
1119. PREW, CHARLES MELVIN painter; paper-hanger b Nashua, Feb. 24, 1887; d NL, Aug. 27, 1941. Ch of Charles & Hattie L. (Trumbull) Prew. Res NL 1922-41. Came to NL from Newbury, 1922. Att Sterling (Mass.) HS. Member: IOOF, SUV, Crystal Rebekah Lodge. m Nashua, Sept. 14, 1907 Etta Belle Kimball* (1122) of Lowell, Mass. Charles & Etta had 2 ch: (1) Claude Maurice (1120); (2) Charles Edward (1118).
1120. PREW, CLAUDE MAURICE, SR., radio service man b Lowell, Mass., July 23, 1908 ch of Charles Melvin & Etta Belle (Kimball)* Prew (1119 & 1122). Res NL since 1922. Came to NL from Newbury, 1922. CA, '28. During WWII, defense worker at Pittsfield, Mass., 2 yrs. Made electric radio, 1927; probably 1st in NL. Member Heidelberg Lodge. m Whitefield, Feb. 22, 1931 (Dorothy) May Donovan (1121) of NL. Claude & May have 3 ch: (1) Dorothy May b NL, Oct. 9, 1931; NLHS '49; formerly emp. as tel. operator; m Robert Charles Lull (cf. 802), barber & truck driver, of NL & has Steven Charles; now res NL; (2) Claude Maurice, Jr. b NL, Nov. 23, 1932; NLHS, '51; now serving USAF; (3) Dale George b NL, March 10, 1937; NLHS, class of '55.
1121. PREW, (DOROTHY) MAY (DONOVAN) b Vanceboro, Me., c. 1909 ch of George Morse & Ida May (Mac- Donald) Donovan. Res NL since 1931. Came to NL from Whitefield, 1931. White- field HS, '28 & Keene Teachers Col., '30. Teacher NL 1930-31. Member: Whitefield Baptist Church; Martha Chapter OES; PNG, Crystal Rebekah Lodge; mending chmn., Hosp. Aid, 3 yrs .; NL Grange; King's Daughters; Pleasant St. Helpers. m Whitefield, Feb. 22, 1931 Claude Mau- rice Prew, Sr. (1120) of NL.
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