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1176. * ROBERTS, ARTHUR DANIEL farmer b Sutton, May 31, 1887 ch of Frank & Mary Chestina (Wells) Roberts (1178 & 1182). Res NL since 1896. Came to NL from Webster, 1896. Att Webster & NL schools & CA. m NL, Sept. 3, 1912 Annabell Booth (1175) of Revere, Mass. Arthur & Annabell have had 7 ch: (1) Gilbert Booth (1179); (2) Man- rice Arthur b NL, March 21, 1917; d NL, July 1, 1917; (3) Raymond Willis (1183); (4) Kenneth Daniel (1180); (5) Edwin b NL, March 9, 1925; service sta- tion operator (Georges Mills); att NLHS; mil. service WWII: enlisted July 8, 1943; served Eng., No. France, & France; rec'd Good Conduct & Victory Medals & Eur. & Am. Theater Ribbons; disch., Jan. 27, 1946 to enlist regular Army, Jan. 28, 1946; completed service & re- turned to NL; (6) Margaret Grace b NL, Oct. 15, 1927; NLHS '45; m Forest Noble Kimball, lumber operator, of NL & has Thomas & Anne; now res Lon- donderry; (7) George Arthur b NL, Jan. 19, 1930; electrical contractor; att NLHS; now serving USMC.
1177. ROBERTS, EMMA ALICE (ROBERTSON) b Boston, Mass., Feb. 8, 1889 ch of Christian & Mary (Mc- Donald) Robertson. Res NL 1910-25. m NL, June 29, 1910 Walter John Roberts* (1185) of NL. Emma Roberts now res Mass. (nfda)
1178. * ROBERTS, FRANK farmer b Salisbury, Oct. 8, 1856; d NL, June 12, 1926. Ch of Daniel & Lucy (Scribner) Roberts. Res NL 1896-1926. Came to NL from Webster, 1896. Att Salisbury schools. m Wilmot, Aug. 15, 1882 Mary Chestina Wells* (1182) of Springfield. Frank & Mary had 7 ch: (1) Florence May (86); (2) Leon Frank b Webster, Jan. 15, 1885; owner, Roberts Press, Bos- ton, Mass .; att CA; m (1) Lucy Cook Jameson of Swampscott, Mass. (now d) & had Chester H. (m), Marion L. (m), Leonard H. (m), Marie G. (m), Mar- jory (m), & Francis A. (m) & m (2) Florence M. Mann of Melrose, Mass., & has Prudence, Leon Frank, Jr., (m), & Richard M .; now res Melrose, Mass .;
(3) Arthur Daniel (1176); (4) Walter John (1185); (5) Sadie Marie b NL, Dec. 12, 1897; d NL Dec. 22, 1897; (6) Chestina Maude (585); (7) Doris Marion
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b NL. March 19, 1902; teacher-home- maker; CA & Keene Normal Sch .; m Ed- win Richard Dayton, electrician, of So. Yarmouth, Mass., & has Lois (m), David, & Harold; now res So. Yarmouth, Mass.
1179. ROBERTS, GILBERT BOOTH automobile mechanic b NL, Jan. 15, 1915 ch of Arthur Daniel* & Annabell (Booth) Roberts (1176 & 1175). Res NL 1915-48; 1950. Went from NL to Macon, Ga. Grad NLHS, '33. Mil. service WW- II: S/Sgt., 321st Sch. Sqdn & 868th Heavy Bombardment Sqdn .; So. Pacific Theater; rec'd Am. Defense & Good Con- duct Medals & Asiatic-Pacific Ribbon with 7 battle stars. Member Heidelberg Lodge. m Macon, Ga., June 7, 1942 Mary Elizabeth Bush of Dublin, Ga .; b Lakeland, Fla., June 30, 1923 ch of Wil- liam Gainer & Ella Frankie (Johnson) Bush. Gilbert & Mary have 1 ch: Eliza- beth Bush b Dublin, Ga., July 12, 1943. Gilbert Roberts now res Macon, Ga.
1180. ROBERTS, KENNETH DANIEL mechanic b NL, Aug. 23, 1920 ch of Ar- thur Daniel & Annabell (Booth) Roberts (1176 & 1175). Res NL since 1920. Att NLHS. Mil. service WWII: 5 yrs. serv- ice; Tech. Sgt. B Co., QM Bn., B Co., 73rd QM Trng. Reg't., Co. H, 53rd QM Reg't., 903rd Ord, HAM Co., & 467th Evac. Co., Ord .; rec'd Am. Defense Medal; participated 5 European cam- paigns: Normandy, Northern France, Ar- dennes, Rhineland, & Middle Eur. Mem- ber Heidelberg Lodge & Stony Brook En- campment.
1181. ROBERTS, LUCY MAY (FOURNIER) (ADAMS) b Dec. 17, 1914 ch (adopted) of Peter Arthur Fournier & Gertrude May (Brown) (430 & 61). Res NL 1914-41. Went from NL to Canaan. Att Elkins school. m 2 times: (1) Roger Adams; b Cambridge, Mass. & d NL, Oct. 24, 1937 ae 41-7-22; ch of Harry & Margreta (Triveartin) Adams; (2) John Roberts. Lucy & Roger had 3 ch: (1) Chester Samuel b NL, May 14, 1933; (2) David Roger b NL, March 30, 1935 & d NL April 17, 1935; (3) Roger Munson b NL, March 7, 1937. Lucy & John have 1 ch b in NL: Betty Ann Oct. 26, 1939. (nfdr)
1182. * ROBERTS, MARY CHESTINA (WELLS) b Danbury, Oct. 4, 1864; d NL, Dec. 19, 1909. Ch of Charles Pink- ney (or -y) & Chestina (Brown) Wells (1461 & 1462). Res NL 1896-1909. Came to NL from Webster, 1896. Att Spring- field schools. m Wilmot, Aug. 15, 1882 Frank Roberts* (1178) of Salisbury.
1183. ROBERTS, RAYMOND WILLIS b NL, June 10, 1918 ch of Arthur Dan- iel* & Annabell (Booth) Roberts (1176 & 1175). Served USA, WWII. m New- port, May 22, 1940 Esther L. Langley of
Wilmot; b Wilmot, ch of Wm. M. & Effie Jane (Prescott) Langley (cf. 1103) . Raymond & Esther have 2 ch: (1) Su- san; (2) Samantha Jane. Raymond Roberts now res Wilmot.
1184. ROBERTS, VERA JULIA (EMERY) (LULL) b Wilmot 1904, ch of Arthur Tilton & Gertie May (Pres- cott) Emery (383 & 385). Res NL since 1932 except for short time in Hopkinton. Came to NL from Potter Place, 1932. Att CA. Member: NL Baptist Church; Crystal Rebekah Lodge (warden, vice grand, NG); NL Grange. m 2 times: (1) Wilmot Flat, Nov. 2, 1925 Clarence Milton Lull (802) of Fitchburg, Mass .; (2) NL, June 17, 1950 Elwood E. Roberts of Hopkinton; b Groveland, Mass., Aug. 29, 1898 ch of Blake & Fan- nie Del Etna (Patch) Roberts; sup't, Bucklin Farm.
1185. * ROBERTS, WALTER JOHN laborer; carpenter; farmer b Webster, Sept. 30, 1891 ch of Frank & Mary Chestina (Wells) Roberts (1178 & 1182). Res NL since 1896. Came to NL from Webster, 1896. Att CA 2 yrs. m NL, June 29, 1910 Emma Alice Robertson (1177) of NL. Walter & Emma had 3 ch: (1) Frank Christian b NL, Jan. 8, 1912; now res Mass .; (2) Dorothy Irene b NL, Aug. 5, 1913; d Roxbury, Mass., Dec., 1924; (3) Ruth Alice b NL, Oct. 30, 1916; now res Mass.
1186. ROBINSON, ARTHUR L. Le- gal res of NL 1941-45. Deceased. Wife: Ida N. Robinson (1188). (nfdr)
1187. ROBINSON, FRANK (Dr .? ) Tax-payer NL 1909-14. (nfda)
1188. ROBINSON, IDA N. Wife of Arthur L. Robinson (1186). Deceased. Related to Sugden's, Low Plain. (nfdr)
1189. RODMAN, HELEN ADELLE (LONG) (PHILBRICK) b Nantucket, Mass., 1889 ch of William Wallace & Elizabeth Dowe (Haskins) Long. Res NL 17 yrs. m 2 times: (1) Concord, June 27, 1908 Willis Edgar Philbrick* (1047) of NL; (2) Concord, Jan. 30, 1925 Thomas Clark Rodman (1190) of Con- cord. Now res So. Sutton.
1190. RODMAN, THOMAS CLARK carpenter b Malden, Mass. ch of Fred E. & Ella Uphemie (Brydon) Rodman (16). Res NL 1908-24; 1930-41. Came to NL from Malden, Mass., 1908; went from NL to New Bedford, Mass., 1924. Att Milwaukee, Wisc., schools. m 2 times: (1) Milwaukee, Bertha L. Smith (581) of Milwaukee; (2) Concord, Jan. 30, 1925 Helen Adelle (Long) Philbrick (1189) of New Bedford. Thomas & Helen have 1 ch: Clara Ellen (Claire) ; com- parison shopper & model; New Market HS '43 & att UNH & Wm. & Mary Col .;
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m Stanley Braun, fashion photographer, of Boston, Mass .; now res Brookline, Mass. Thomas Rodman now res So. Sut- ton.
1191. *ROLLINS, EVA SARAH (PHILBRICK) house-keeper b . NL April 12, 1888 ch of Anthony Colby & Laura Elizabeth Frances (Ray) Phil- brick (1039). Res NL since 1888. CA, '08. Cook & dietician at NL Hosp. 20 yrs. Member: NL Baptist Church; Crys- tal Rebekah Lodge; Martha Chapter OES; NL Grange; Womans Aid. m Canaan, April 25, 1910 Henry Rollins (1194) of NL.
1192. ROLLINS, FLORENCE MAE (PRESTON) reg. nurse b NL, April 1, 1902 ch of Ralph Willie & Emmeline Colby (Philbrick) Preston* (1116 & 1115). Res NL 1902-35. Went from NL to Sunapee, 1935. CA, '20; Peter Bent Brigham Hosp. (Boston, Mass.), '25. Public Health Nurse, Sunapee. m New- port, Oct. 1, 1927 Merton Eugene Rol- lins (1195) of Sunapee. Florence Rollins now res Sunapee.
1193. ROLLINS, FOREST livery-man d Greenfield, Mass., Aug. 13, 1909, ae. 31. Ch of Wm. & Selata Rollins. Tax- payer NL 1900-1909. (nfda)
1194. ROLLINS, HENRY laborer b Grafton, c. 1887, ch of Herbert & Mary (Barney) Rollins. Res NL since 1910. m Canaan, April 25, 1910 Eva Sarah Philbrick* (1191) of NL. Henry & Eva had 1 ch: Evelyn Elizabeth b Grafton, Jan. 30, 1911; CA, '30; m Kirk Munroe Heath, carpenter & plumber, of Spring- field & has Eleanor Evelyn, Donald Kirk, & Richard Munroe; member NL Baptist Church; now res Springfield.
1195. ROLLINS, MERTON EUGENE barber; woodsman b Grafton, March 1, 1901 ch of Eugene Horace & Matilda Mary (Gregory) Rollins. Res NL 1930- 35. Came to NL from NYC, 1930; went from NL to Sunapee, 1935. Att Grafton schools. m Newport, Oct. 1, 1927 Flor- ence Mae Preston (1192) of NL. Mer- ton & Florence have 1 ch: Ethelyn Edith b NL, May 31, 1930; Sunapee HS, '48; UNH, class of '52. Merton Rollins now res Sunapee.
1196. ROMEYN, GLADYS ELEANOR (STARRATT) b Boston, Mass., April 9, 1893 ch of Daniel W. & Agnes Gertrude (Prescott) * Starratt (cf. 1094). Res NL 1921-28. Came to NL from Melrose, Mass., 1921. Went from NL to Boon- ville, N. Y., 1928. Grad Melrose (Mass.) HS; 6 yrs. vocal study, NYC. Member: First Baptist Church, Melrose, Mass .; PEO; Woman's Am. Baptist Home Mis- sion Bd. of No. Baptist Conv., NYC. Since Mr. Romeyn's death has earned
her living by serving as an inspirational speaker. m Melrose, Mass., June 12, 1922 Rev. James Kingland Romeyn (1197) of NL. Gladys Romeyn now res Melrose, Mass.
1197. ROMEYN, JAMES KINGLAND (REV.) Baptist clergyman b Keeseville, N. Y., Nov. 6, 1884; d Norwich, N. Y., March 1, 1941. Ch of Edmund Kings- land & Margaret Belle (McKee) Romeyn. Res. NL 1921-28. Came to NL from Penacook, 1921; went from NL to Boon- ville, N. Y., 1928. Riverview Mil. Sch. (Poughkeepsie, N. Y.); Gordon Col. (Boston, Mass.); Colby Col .; Colgate Seminary, 1915. Mil. service WWI: Sgt., HQ Co., 80th Inf., 9th Co., USA May 25, 1917 to Feb. 13, 1919. Served church- es in Penacook, NL, & Boonville & Nor- wich, N. Y. In 1st yr. of NL pastorate tactfully & skillfully led his "flock" to renovate the sanctuary, abolishing the high pulpit platform. Later encouraged the church to invite the Baptist State Conv. to hold 100th anniversary in New London (where it had been organized at Colby Homestead.) Chmn. NL Hosp. Bd. when Hosp. built & for several yrs. ff. Member: Blue Lodge (Masons) ; Am. Legion; Delta Kappa Epsilon, m Mel- rose, Mass., June 12, 1922 Gladys Eleanor Starratt (1196) of Melrose, Mass. James & Gladys had 3 ch: (1) Mary Field b NL, Oct. 15, 1923; att Framingham (Mass.) State Teachers Col. & grad Katherine Gibbs Sch., Boston, Mass., '44; sec'y, Surgeon Gen's. Office, Wash- ington, D. C .; now res Washington, D. C .; (2) James Kingsland, Jr. b NL, Aug. 30, 1924; d NL, April 17, 1926; (3) Dirk b NL, Jan. 9, 1928; grad Union Col., '51.
1198. ROTH, HARRIET Tax-payer NL since 1945. (nfdr)
1199. * ROWE, ABBIE E. (WORTH- EN) b NL, Aug. 31, 1893; d NL, Oct. 9, 1918. Ch of Ai & Minnie (Davis) Worthen (1540 & 1546). Res NL 1893- 1918. m Newport, July 21, 1910 Earl Edmund Rowe (1200) of NL.
1200. ROWE, EARL EDMUND taxi- driver b Franklin Center, Canada, May 3, 1886 ch of Charles & Susan (Benoit) Rowe & brother of Cora R. Granger (see 511). Res NL since 1906. Came to NL from Greenville, Me., 1906. Att Franklin Center, Canada, schools. Care- taker, PC Powers estate, 7 or 8 yrs. m 2 times: (1) Newport, July 21, 1910 Abbie Elizabeth Worthen* (1199) of NL; (2) Franklin, Jan. 31, 1924 Myra Florence Collins (1202) of Sunapee. Earl & Abbie had 3 ch: (1) Lawrence Worthen (1201); (2) Kenneth Charles b NL, July 23, 1914; horse trainer; att NL schools & Proctor Academy; m Jean Robinson of Sanbornville & has Brian;
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now res Acton, Me. (PO-Sanbornville) ; (3) Earl Ai b NL, June 16, 1917; truck driver; att NL schools & Proctor Acad- emy; m Marguerite Bartlett of Sutton & has Donald Earl & Harold Bartlett; now res No. Sutton. Earl & Myra have 3 ch: (1) Bernice Florence b NL May 23, 1925; NLHS, '43 & att CJC; formerly emp. as stenographer for GT Sawyer Co., Boston; m Westley G. Rollins, Jr., student NEU, Boston, of Quincy, Mass .; now res Boston, Mass .; (5) Lewis Ed- mund b NL, Feb. 20, 1927; in business with father; NLHS '45; (6) Jane Louise b NL, July 24, 1930; NLHS, '49 & now trng. as nurse.
1201. ROWE, LAWRENCE WORTH- EN truck-operator b NL, Oct. 14, 1910 ch of Earl Edmund & Abbie Elizabeth (Worthen)* Rowe (1200 & 1199). Res NL since 1910. Att CA. m Swanzey, June 5, 1929 Ruth Marion Stearns (1203) of Wilmot. Lawrence & Ruth have 2 ch: (1) Nancy Ruth b July 31, 1937; (2) Lawrence Worthen, Jr. b Dec. 18, 1939.
1202. ROWE, MYRA FLORENCE (COLLINS) b Sunapee, Nov. 10, 1901 ch of Fred Joseph & Florence Atlanta (Putney) Collins. Res NL since 1924. Came to NL from Sunapee, 1924. Att Georges Mills schools & Sunapee HS. PNG, Crystal Rebekah Lodge. m Frank- lin, Jan. 31, 1924 Earl Edmund Rowe (1200) of NL.
1203. ROWE, RUTH MARION (STEARNS) b Wilmot, April 30, 1908 ch of John Kimball & Blanche Adell (Whipple) Stearns. Res NL since 1929. Came to NL from Wilmot, 1929. Proctor Academy, '27. m Swanzey, June 5, 1929 Lawrence Worthen Rowe (1201) of NL.
1204. * ROYCE, ELLEN (STIMSON) (or STINSON) b Goffstown, Aug. 8, 1849; d NL, Sept. 8, 1928. Ch of John & Lydia F. (Hartford) Stinson. Years of res in NL not clear but apparently tax-payer NL at least 1922-28. Res in the Greene-French place, the Red House, now owned by Joseph M. Clough, M.D. m Nov. 7, 1883 James B. Royce who d Washington, D. C., Aug. 25, 1918, ae. 72-7-5. Ellen & James had 1 ch: Lillian (1205). (nfda)
1205. ROYCE, LILLIAN M. b Sept. 28, 1884 ch of James B. & Ellen (Stin- son) Royce (1204). Tax-payer NL 1922- 25 & probably res NL other yrs. (nfda)
1206. ROYER, JEAN B. blacksmith b Wotton, Canada; d NL, May 17, 1922, ae. 45-1-4. Tax-payer NL 1918-22. (nfda)
1207. SAMPSON, FORREST W. pro- prietor, Edgewood. Res NL since 1946.
Came to NL from Melrose, Mass., 1946. Wife: Frances M. (Abell) Sampson.
1208. * SANBORN, ANNA (or ANN) MARIA (GAY) b NL, May 11, 1843; d NL, June 6, 1936. Ch of Asa & Susan (Morrill) Gay. Res NL 1843-1936. m NL, Nov. 10, 1892 Levi Sanborn (1212) of NL.
1209. SANBORN, BESSIE LAVERSIA (JONES) b Epping, May 8, 1877; d NL Feb. 23, 1950. Ch of Walter & Mary A. (Burleigh) Jones. Res NL 1902-50. Came to NL from Epping, 1902. Grad Epping HS. m Epping, Nov. 21, 1901 William Carleton Sanborn (1215) of Epping.
1210. SANBORN, CHARLES WALTER painter b NL, March 21, 1912 ch of William Carleton & Bessie Laversia (Jones) Sanborn (1215 & 1209). Res NL 1912-39. m 2 times: (1) Andover, Oct. 24, 1931 Ruby S. Woodward of Andover; b Andover, c. 1911, ch of Arthur & Asenath (Glines) Woodward; (2) Lewis- ton, Me., March 27, 1937 Aileen Alberta Martin of Arlington, Mass .; b Coaticook, Que., 1916 ch of Albert & Elizabeth (Sutherford) Martin. Charles & Ruby had 1 ch: Joy Asenath b NL, Sept. 20, 1933. Charles & Aileen have 2 ch: (1) Elizabeth Aileen b NL, April 22, 1941; (2) David Charles b NL, July 19, 1945. Charles Sanborn now res Bradford.
1211. SANBORN, KATE BASCOMB (COOPER) b Croydon, April 7, 1868; d NL, Jan. 16, 1946. Ch of Hubbard & Emily (Bascomb) Cooper. Res NL 1927- 46. Came to NL from Springfield, 1927. Att Croydon schools. Member: Beaver Grange. m Claremont, June 25, 1887 Burton Eldridge Sanborn of Springfield; b Springfield, Feb. 18, 1867; d Concord, Aug. 19, 1927; ch of Jonathan & Emily (Powell) Sanborn; farmer; member Beav- er Grange; tax collector & rd. agent Springfield. Kate & Burton had 3 ch: (1) Lillian Florence b Springfield, June 3, 1888; att Springfield schools; m Guy Jewett, meat cutter, of Springfield & has Burton Wheeler & Kenneth Harold (m); now res Concord; (2) Wilma Em- ily (394); (3) Ernest Eldridge b Spring- field, Nov. 13, 1893; d Lyndonville, Vt., Jan. 22, 1925; store clerk; att Springfield schools & CA; m Anna teacher, of Springfield & had Ernest Eldridge, Jr., Katherine (m), Robert, Charles, Darrel, & Freydus; past-master Beaver Grange, selectman, Springfield.
1212. * SANBORN, LEVI b Springfield, May 11, 1849; d NL, Sept. 21, 1908. Ch of Fifield & Roxanna (Robie) (or -y) Sanborn. Res NL 1866-1908. Came to NL from Springfield, 1866. Believed to be first to carry fresh produce from door to door in NL. m NL, Nov. 10, 1892 Anna (or Ann) Maria Gay (1208) of NL.
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1213. SANBORN, MARY E. Tax- payer NL 1914-24 (taxed for Gardner Homestead). (nfda)
1214. * SANBORN, MARY ELLEN (HUNT) (CHASE) (YORK) b NL, July 19, 1869; d NL, Sept. 7, 1947. Ch of Amos Davis & Rosetta (Sanders) Hunt (626 & 629). Res NL 1870-1925. Went from NL to Wilmot, 1925. m 3 times: (1) William E. Chase* (194) of NL; (2) Herbert S. York (1556) of Unity; (3) Charles Sanborn of Andover. Member: Good Templars of Wilmot.
1215. SANBORN, WILLIAM CARLE- TON painter & decorator b Epping, March 22, 1877; d NL, June 29, 1950. Ch of Charles W. & Julia B. (Colby) Sanborn. Res NL 1902-50. Came to NL from Epping, 1902. Att Epping HS. Member: Epping Community Church; PNG, Heidelberg Lodge. Substitute rural mail carrier & worked in PO. m Epping, Nov. 21, 1901 Bessie Laversia Jones (1209) of Epping. William & Bessie had 5 ch: (1) Carl A. b NL, June 3, 1903; painter & care-taker; att CA; m Myrtie A. Heath of Bradford & has had Ashley (m) Leona Eleanor (d), Norma Eliza- beth (m), Gloria Jean (m), Richard William (m), Paul Elroy (m) & Kenneth Bruce; now res Wilmot Flat; (2) Bert- ram Elroy b NL, March 31, 1905; paint- er; att CA; m Mildred Tappan of Con- cord; no ch; now res Concord; (3) Verna Florence (1085) ; (4) Charles Wal- ter (1210); (5) Muriel Eleanor b NL, Oct. 21, 1914; grad Towle HS, New- port; m James E. Stewart, electrician & has Robert, James, & Bruce; now res No. Sutton.
. 1216. SARGEANT, BESSIE (ROB- ERTSON) retired teacher b Akron, O., April 27, 1874 ch of Orville Augustus & Ida E. (Adams) Robertson. Res NL since 1941. Came to NL from Forty Fort, Pa., 1941. Cleveland (O) HS, 1894; Cleveland (O.) Normal Sch., 1896; Co- lumbia U. Teachers Col, 1906, special diploma in art. m Cleveland, O., June 1896 John William Sargeant of Cleve- land, O .; b Cleveland, O., Sept., 1868; d Colorado Springs, Colo., Dec. 13, 1904; ch of John W. & Emma (Todd) Sargeant; teacher of art & of arts & crafts in Mich. & Pa. Bessie & John had 1 ch: Dorothy Adams b Cleveland, O .; att Simmons Col. & grad. Hartford (Conn.) Sch. of Music; now res NL.
1217. * SARGENT, ALFRED GALE barber b NL, July 20, 1857; d NL, March 29, 1926. Ch of Horace & Rox- ana C. (Burpee) Sargent & brother of Newton (1240). Res NL 1857-1926. For many yrs. ran barbershop in front room of his home (present Sieburg Studio). Member: Heidelberg Lodge. m Wilmot
Flat, April 27, 1905 Alice J. (Collins) Chase (1218) of Wilmot Flat. (nfda)
1218. SARGENT, ALICE J. (COL- LINS) (CHASE) b Goffstown; d Hen- niker, early 1940's. Ch of John C. & Rhoda L. (Weare) Collins. Res NL 1905- early '40's. m 2 times: (1) George B. Chase; (2) Wilmot Flat, April 27, 1905 Alfred Gale Sargent* (1217) of NL. Alice (Allie) & George had at least 2 ch: (1) Frank Linley b Wilmot & d Henniker; m Maude M. Cummings, teacher, of Wilmot; (2) George C. b Wilmot, July 16, 1884; d Warner (after his mother's death); m Lillian Ela of Warner; insur- ance & real estate dealer; at time of death head of NH Realty Co., Concord; Baptist, Mason, Eastern Star. (nfda)
1219. * SARGENT, ANDREW JACK- SON carpenter b NL, Nov. 12, 1833; d NL, Feb. 14, 1921. Ch of Ezekiel & Emily (Adams) Sargent. Res NL 1833- 1869; 1887-1921. Went from NL to Kan- sas, 1869; returned to NL from Charles- town, Mass., 1887. Att NL Scientific & Literary Institution, Andover & McIn- does (Vt.) Academies. Mil. service Civil War: Captain, Co. G., NHV-defense of Washington & Shenandoah Campaign; 1st Lt., 8th Vt .- POW at Bayou des Al- lemands, exchanged, wounded, served siege of Port Hudson, June, 1863, & battle of Cedar Creek, 1864; mustered out, June 28, 1865. Had 1 yrs. service with 10th Inf., USA, 1855-56; disch. with rank of cpl. & acting commissary. Organized McCutchins Guards (later Messer Rifles), 1858, & served as Cap- tain. Member, Anthony Colby Post, GAR & NL Grange. m McIndoes Falls, Vt., April 29, 1861 Julia Elizabeth Dewey* (1230) of Barnet, Vt. Andrew & Julia had 5 ch: (1) Louis b NL, June 18, 1862; d Concord, Dec. 10, 1942; whole- sale provision dealer; Odd Fellow; m Mary L. White of Charlestown, Mass., (now d) & had Louis (m & d); (2) Sarah Gertrude b NL, Aug. 25, 1866; d NL, March 9, 1867; (3) Calvin (1223) ; (4) Sarah Gwendolyn (918); (5) Eliza- beth Blood b NL, April 10, 1880; CA, 1898; m Sydney Bedells, corporation offi- cial & has King & Royal; now res De- troit, Mich.
1220. * SARGENT, ANNIBELLE STU- ART (PILSBURY) b Wilmot, March 27, 1871 ch of James Munroe & Lucy Abbie (Phelps) Pilsbury. Res NL since 1897. Came to NL from Wilmot, 1897. Att Wilmot schools. Member: Crystal Rebekah Lodge & Pleasant St. Helpers. m Wilmot, June 16, 1897 Benjamin Frank Sargent* (1222) of NL.
1221. * SARGENT, AUSBON WATER- MAN painter b NL, June 11, 1891 ch of Edgar Freeman & Minnie (Water- man) Sargent (1225). Res NL since
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1891. CA, '10. Member: NL Baptist Church; Elkins Fish & Game Club. m NL, Aug. 21, 1915 Katherine Morse* (1231) of Haverhill, Mass. Ausbon & Katherine have 1 ch: Lois Helen (1232).
1222. * SARGENT, BENJAMIN FRANK b NL, Oct. 20, 1863; d NL, March 2, 1943. Ch of Hiram & Sarah Jane (Whittier) Sargent (1243). Res NL 1863-1943. Att NL schools. School bus operator, Pleasant St. rte., 1906-40; jani- tor, Central Sch., 12 yrs .; operator of shoe & harness repair shop 1903-30 & of grocery store, 1915-41; ran milk rte. along Pleasant St. & in the village 1903- 41. Played violin in trio (with Herman Adams & Florence S. Sargent) for dances. Member Nat'l Guard. Member: NL Baptist Church; Heidelberg Lodge; played cymbals in Cadet Band. m Wil- mot, June 16, 1897 Annibelle Stuart Pils- bury* (1220) of Wilmot. Benjamin & Annibelle had 4 ch: (1) Maurice James (1237); (2) Malcolm Benjamin (1234) ; (3) Murray Hiram (1238); (4) Nathalie Florence (1239).
1223. * SARGENT, CALVIN account- ant; insurance agent b Barnet, Vt., March 31, 1868 ch of Andrew Jackson & Julia Elizabeth (Dewey) Sargent (1219 & 1230). Res NL 1869; since 1905. Went from NL to Kansas, 1869; returned to NL from NYC, 1905. Operated real es- tate agency, 1907-41. Tax collector 15 yrs. Past pres. NH Real Estate Assn .; past pres. NL Civic Assn. m 2 times: (1) Elizabeth Mattson of Somerville, Mass .; b June 12, 1874; d NYC, March 14, 1901; ch of William & Mary B. (Howard) Mattson; (2) Plymouth, Sept. 11, 1909 Louisa Brooks Russell (1233) of Detroit, Mich. No ch.
1224. SARGENT, DORA (MRS.) Tax- payer NL 1940-2; 1950. Mother of Bar- bara S. Burns (141) & of Ruth S. Si- monds (1301). (nfdr)
1225. *SARGENT, EDGAR FREE- MAN contracting painter b NL, Sept. 12, 1866; d NL, Sept. 23, 1945. Ch of Ransom Freeman & (Emily) Maria (French) Sargent (1242 & 1226). Res NL 1866-1945. Att CA. Past Master NL Grange; member Heidelberg Lodge. m 2 times: (1) NL, Nov. 27, 1887 Minnie Waterman* of NL; b Shatoge, N. Y., June 12, 1866; d Franklin, c. 1930; ch of Charles & Elizabeth (Adams) Water- man & sister of Mary W. Pingree* (1066); (2) NL, Dec. 25, 1902 Florence Genevra Sargent* (1227) of NL. Edgar & Minnie had 3 ch: (1) Lena May b NL, Oct. 16, 1889; d Fall River, Mass., Feb. 2, 1944; att CA; m Daniel E. Meader, farmer, of Westport Harbor, Mass., & had Freeman Daniel; (2) Aus- bon Waterman (1221); (3) Warren Eve- rett b NL, Oct. 27, 1895; flooring &
decorating contractor (cf. 632) ; CA, '14; Hawley Eng. Sch., '16; m (1) Lucile DeLeon of Malden, Mass., & had Bar- bara May (m), Rosamond Claire (m), Jeanne (m), Jacqueline (m), & Warren Everett, Jr. & m (2) Florence (Barnes) Vinton; now res NL. Edgar & Florence had 1 ch: Audrey Dane b NL, Feb. 16, 1905; d NL, Feb. 17, 1905.
1226. * SARGENT, (EMILY) MARIA (FRENCH) b NL, Aug. 16, 1841; d NL Feb. 8, 1923. Ch of Ausbon & Emily (Eaton) French & sister of Loraman French* (438). Res NL 1841-1923. m Sept. 12, 1862 Ransom Freeman Sargent* (1242) of NL.
1227. * SARGENT, FLORENCE GEN- EVRA (SARGENT) teacher & music teacher b NL, July 14, 1869; d NL, Jan. 18, 1946. Ch of Hiram & Sarah Jane (Whittier) Sargent (1243). Res NL 1869-1946. Took musical course, CA. Member: NL Baptist Church; PNG Crystal Rebekah Lodge & musician for over 40 yrs & musician Grand Lodge, 1 yr .; charter member NL Grange. m NL, Dec. 25, 1902 Edgar Freeman Sargent* (1225) of NL.
1228. * SARGENT, FRANK P. farmer b Springfield, Vt., Dec. 16, 1851; d Newbury, Aug. 7, 1914. Ch of Charles D. & Keziah (Sanborn) Sargent. Res NL 1870's-1878; 1881-83; 1884-c. 1909. m Nov. 13, 1877 Phebe M. Fellows* (1241) of Bradford. No ch.
1229. * SARGENT, HATTIE WILSON (GOINGS) b NL, July 26, 1872; d NL, July 27, 1950. Ch of Claude & Mary Hurd (Pike) Goings & sister of Harry (490), George (489), Delia G. Hurd (637), & Katherine G. Hurd (639). Res NL 1872-1950. Att West Part sch. Mem- ber King's Daughters 45 yrs. m Sunapee, Nov. 17, 1897 Newton Leland Sargent* (1240) of NL.
1230. * SARGENT, JULIA ELIZA- BETH (DEWEY) b Barnet, Vt., Dec. 29, 1841; d NL, Jan. 28, 1933. Ch of Calvin & Sarah (McNab) Dewey. Res NL 1861-1869; 1887-1933. Came to NL from Barnet, Vt., 1861; went from NL to Kansas, 1869 & returned to NL from Charlestown, Mass., 1887. Att Vermont Academy. m McIndoes Falls, Vt., April 29, 1861 Andrew Jackson Sargent* (1219) of NL.
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