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1231. * SARGENT, KATHERINE (MORSE) b Haverhill, Mass., Aug. 25, 1890 ch of Frank Caroll & Mattie (Bick- ford) Morse (cf. 71). Res NL since 1915 & summer res before 1915. Grad. Haver- hill (Mass.) HS; 2 yr. course (for HS grad's), Bradford Academy; Bridgewater (Mass.) Normal Sch. Teacher in NL before m. Member: NL Baptist Church;
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past pres. NL Womans Club. m NL, Aug. 21, 1915 Ausbon Waterman Sar- gent* (1221) of NL.
1232. SARGENT, LOIS HELEN oc- cupational therapist b NL, May 3, 1917 ch of Ausbon Waterman & Katherine (Morse) Sargent* (1221 & 1231). Res NL 1917-40 & is still legal res. AA, CJC, '37; Boston (Mass.) Sch. of Occupational Therapy, '40. Staff OT, St. Elizabeth's Hosp., Washington, D. C., 1940-43. In occ. therapy WWII: staff OT, Lovell Gen. Hosp., Fort Devens, Mass., 1943-45 & Chief OT, Army Convalescent Hosp., Camp Edwards, Mass., & Murphy Army Hosp., Waltham, Mass. Chief OT, V. A. Hosp., Bedford, Mass., 1946-50. Volun- teered for active duty, WSMC, fall of 1950 & has been Staff OT, Fitzsimons Army Hosp., Denver, Colo., since then. Rank: Captain.
1233. SARGENT, LOUISA BROOKS (RUSSELL) b Detroit, Mich., June 26, 1870; d NL, Aug. 30, 1940. Ch of Al- fred & Ellen (Wells) Russell. Res NL 1909-40. Came to NL from Detroit, Mich., 1909. Tutored pvtly. & att. pvt. schools. m (2) Plymouth, Sept. 11, 1909 Calvin Sargent* (1223) of NL.
1234. SARGENT, MALCOLM BEN- JAMIN eng., NY Tel. Co. b NL, Oct. 25, 1903; d Brooklyn, N. Y., Oct. 24, 1930. Ch of Benjamin Frank & Anni- belle Stuart (Pilsbury) Sargent (1222 & 1220). Res NL 1903-30. CA; BS, UNH, '28. Member: NL Baptist Church; Hei- delberg Lodge; Phi Lambda Phi; Delta Chi; Delta Sigma Chi. Un-married.
1235. * SARGENT, MARY CLEMENT (LOVERING) b NL, Oct. 28, 1877; d 1906. m NL, Aug. 21, 1902 Willis James & Susan Chase (Clement) Lovering & sister of George* (798). Res NL 1877- 1906. m NL, Aug. 21, 1902 Willis James Sargent* (1245) of NL.
1236. * SARGENT, MARY FRANCES (SARGENT) b Sutton, May 14, 1850; d NL, May 20, 1928. Ch of Benjamin Perry & Charity Adeline (Felch) Sargent. Res NL 1891-1928. Came to NL from Sutton, 1891. Att Sutton schools. m Sut- ton, July 26, 1874 Walter Perley Sargent* (1244) of Sutton.
1237. SARGENT, MAURICE JAMES teacher b NL, March 5, 1901 ch of Ben- jamin Frank & Annibelle Stuart (Pils- bury) Sargent* (1222 & 1220). Res NL as a boy; legal res. 1922-27; 1930 & '32; summer res since 1932. CA, '20; UNH, '24; graduate work at UNH. HS teacher: Pittsfield, Salem, & West & Central HS's Manchester; sub-master, Gorham Jr. HS. Member NL Baptist Church & trans- ferred to So. Main St. Congregational, Manchester. (chmn. of trustees, 1947-48).
Past Grand Uncanoonuc Lodge & mem- ber Grand Lodge. m Gorham, June 29, 1929 Marion Brown Noyes of Gorham; b Gorham, Oct. 16, 1901 ch of Levi A. & Bertha L. (Cates) Noyes; clerk, stenographer & window decorator for Guy L. Shorey, Gorham. Maurice & Marion have 1 ch: Carolla b Manchester, Aug. 9, 1933; Manchester West HS, '51. Maurice Sargent now res Manchester.
1238. SARGENT, MURRAY HIRAM maintenance crew-man, CJC b NL, Sept. 16, 1905 ch of Benjamin Frank & Anni- belle Stuart (Pilsbury) Sargent* (1222 & 1220). Res NL since 1905. CA, '25; BS, UNH, '33. Member: NL Baptist Church; Heidelberg Lodge; Phi Lambda Phi; Tau Kappa Epsilon. m Bennington, Vt., June 28, 1944 Rachel Barber Morgan of Ben- nington, Vt .; b Pownal, Vt., Oct. 14, 1917 ch of William Barber & Ada Loraine (Morgan) Morgan & sister of Lucy M. Woodward (1536) ; grad Bennington (Vt.) HS & CJC, '39; Business Manager, NL Hosp.
1239. SARGENT, NATHALIE FLOR- ENCE store clerk; housekeeper b NL, June 30, 1908 ch of Benjamin Frank & Annibelle Stuart (Pilsbury) Sargent* (1222 & 1220). Res NL since 1908. Att NL schools. Member: Crystal Rebekah Lodge. Un-married.
1240. #SARGENT, NEWTON LE- LAND farmer b NL, June 4, 1855; d NL, March 25, 1926. Ch of Horace & Roxana (Burpee) Sargent & brother of Alfred (1217). Res NL 1855-1926. Att Burpee Hill sch. m 2 times: (1) May 27, 1883 Sarah Trumbell* (1547) of Wil- mot; (2) Sunapee, Nov. 17, 1897 Hattie Wilson Goings* (1229) of NL. No ch.
1241. * SARGENT, PHEBE M. (FEL- LOWS) b Sutton, Oct. 18, 1853; d Wil- mot, Jan. 15, 1912. Ch of Harrison & Julia Ann (Presby) Fellows & sister of Mary F. Morgan (cf. 945) & of Harriet F. Prescott* (1097). Res NL 1881-83; 1884-c. 1909. m Nov. 13, 1877 Frank P. Sargent* (1228) of NL.
1242. * SARGENT, RANSOM FREE- MAN farmer b NL, March 16, 1837; d NL, Jan. 17, 1924. Ch of Seth Freeman & Polly (Adams) Sargent & brother of Cyrilla S. Hayes* (cf. 556 & 558). Res NL 1837-1924. m Sept. 12, 1862 (Emily) Maria French* (1226) of NL. Ransom & Maria had 2 ch: (1) Edgar Freeman (1225); (2) Alice French (1339).
1243. * SARGENT, SARA JANE (WHITTIER) b NL, Feb. 10, 1837; d NL, April 10, 1919. Ch of Stephen & Almira (Dickey) Whittier & sister of Celista W. Messer (cf. 901), of Miriam W. Baldwin (41), & of Judith W. Mes- ser (903). Res NL 1837-1919. m NL, Oct. 24, 1858 Hiram Sargent* of NL;
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b NL, Sept. 12, 1830; d NL, Aug. 18, 1902; ch of Stephen & Ruth (Woodward) Sargent & brother of Mary S. Pingree (cf. 1064, 1068 & 1123); farmer. Sara & Hiram had 2 ch: (1) Benjamin Frank (1222); (2) Florence Genevra (1227).
1244. * SARGENT, WALTER PER- LEY blacksmith; hotel keeper b Sutton, June 7, 1850; d NL, Nov. 8, 1916. Ch of Perley & Mary Jane (King) Sargent. Res NL 1891-1916. Came to NL from Sutton, 1891. Att Sutton schools. Stew- ard, CA, 1891-95 (successor to Mark B. Means*, 862) ; bought "The Elms" from Herman Currier* (cf. 744) in 1895, en- larged & improved it as "Hotel Sargent" (in 1904-05 run by Sargent & Nichols) ; sold to Michael Fitzgerald of Haverhill, Mass. in 1907 (who later sold "New London Inn" to CA). Had served ap- prenticeship as blacksmith & wheelwright; operated boarding house in Sutton before coming to NL. Past Noble Grand IOOF & Rebekahs. m Sutton, July 26, 1874 Mary Frances Sargent* (1236) of Sutton. Walter & Mary had 1 ch: Sevira Alma (992).
1245. * SARGENT, WILLIS JAMES carpenter b NL, March 20, 1859; d Franklin, Feb. 17, 1918. Ch of George W. & Emily G. (Bunker) Sargent. Res NL 1859-1918. Member: NL Grange, Heidelberg Lodge, Crystal Rebekah Lodge; held offices. m NL, Aug. 21, 1902 Mary Clement Lovering* (1235) of NL. Willis & Mary had 1 ch: George Washington b NL, July 18, 1903; att CA 1917-20 & grad Appleton Academy (New Ipswich) 1924; farm worker, tel. op- erator, factory worker ('41-44 made 20 mm shells for Navy, E. Boston, Mass.), cab driver, garage worker, crane opera- tor; m (1) Alice Rouillard in Malden, Mass., & had Donald Herbert & m (2) Marion Haskell in Brighton, Mass .; now res Allston, Mass.
1246. SARTWELL, ALLEN J. laborer Tax-payer NL since 1947. Wife: Vera (Evans) Sartwell.
1247. SAWTELLE, HALE FORBES night watchman b Milton, Mass., Jan. 10, 1889 ch of William' Henry & Mary Elizabeth (Casey) Sawtelle. Res NL since 1939. Came to NL from Sutton, 1939. HS grad. & att. U. of Me. 11/2 yrs. Mil. service WWI: 1918, 1st Sgt., Co. E, 103rd Repl. Eng., Fort Humphrey, Va. 2nd Lt. Me. Nat'l Guard, 1922-24. Mem- ber: NL Grange; Past Comm., Post 40 Am. Leg. m 2 times: (1) Auburn, Me., Aug. 3, 1918 Florence Wing of Auburn, Me .; b Madrid, Me., Aug. 9, 1887 ch of Bion Wing; (2) Contoocook, Aug. 11, 1932 Gertrude M. Wescott of West Hop- kinton; b Contoocook, Nov. 21, 1877 ch of Charles & - (Nudd) Wescott. No ch.
1248. SAWYER, EMMA IONE (BROWN) b Atkinson, Me., Oct. 20, 1889 ch of Daniel & Alice (Chipman) Brown (110). Res NL since 1922. Came to NL from Lebanon, 1922. Madison (Me.) HS, 1908; Farmington (Me.) Normal School, 1911. Member: NL Bap- tist Church; OES. m July 29, 1914 H(er- bert) Leslie Sawyer (1252) of Madison, Me.
1249. SAWYER, FRANCES LIND- SAY (WALLACE) b Cleveland Hgts., O., July 8, 1917 ch of Lindsay Hugh & Catharine Lansing (Tracy) Wallace & sis- ter of Catharine W. Shurtleff (1296), Phebe W. Reivo (1158) & Robert Wal- lace (cf. 572). Res NL since 1941. Came to NL from Cleveland, O., 1941. Grad. Laurel Sch., Cleveland, O .; AB, Wells Col. (Aurora, N. Y.), '39. Library Trus- tee since 1945. Member: NL Baptist Church: NL Grange; Hospital Aid; PTA. m NL, June 28, 1941 Robert Gordon Sawyer (1254) of NL.
1250. SAWYER, GLADYS (BROWN) Wife of Greenfield T. Sawyer (1251). (nfdr)
1251. SAWYER, GREENFIELD THOMPSON wholesaler Tax-payer NL since 1942. Wife: Gladys (Brown) Saw- yer (1250). Greenfield & Gladys have had at least 1 ch: Richard B. (1253).
1252A. SAWYER, H(ERBERT) LES- LIE president, CJC b Madison, Me., Aug. 21, 1886 ch of Warren Gray Saw- yer, M.D. & Nellie (Young). Res NL since 1922. Came to NL from Lebanon, 1922. AB, Bates College, 1908; AM Princeton U., 1914; EdD (hon.), Bates College, 1933. Teacher, Portland (Me.) HS, 1909-11 & 1914-15; asst. in chem, Princeton U., 1911-14; principal, Leba- non HS, 1915-18; supt. of schools, Leba- non, 1918-22; headmaster, CA, 1922-28; pres., CJC, since 1928. State Director of USO, 1941-43. Delegate State Consti- tutional Conv., 1938. Member, bd. of ed., Northern Baptist Conv., 1946- Pres. N. H. State Teachers Assn., 1926- 27. Member: NL Baptist Church; Frank- lin Lodge No. 6, F & AM; Heidelberg Lodge, IOOF. Listed in Who's Who in Am. m July 29, 1914 Emma Ione Brown (1248) of Madison, Me. Leslie & Emma have 1 ch: Robert Gordon (1254).
1252B. SAWYER, NELLIE ALTENA (YOUNG) b Starks, Me., July 30, 1864 ch of Reuben Seth & Laura (Folsom) Young. Res NL since 1932. Came to NL from Madison, Me., 1932. Att Eaton School, Norridgewock, Me. m April 15, 1885 Warren Gray Sawyer, M.D. of Starks, Me .; b Feb. 13, 1854; has d; ch of Almond & Fannie (Sawyer) Sawyer. Nellie & Warren had 1 ch: H(erbert) Leslie (1252A).
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1253. SAWYER, RICHARD B. farmer b Winthrop, Mass., c. 1921 ch of Green- field Thompson & Gladys (Brown) Saw- yer. Res NL since c. 1942. m NL, Aug. 22, 1947 Barbara Irene Braley (cf. 103) of NL. Richard & Barbara have 2 ch: (1) Greenfield Thompson II b NL, Sept. 4, 1948; (2) Patricia b NL, Sept. 19, 1951. (nfdr)
1254. SAWYER, ROBERT GORDON director of admissions, CJC b Lebanon, Jan. 22, 1916 ch of H(erbert) Leslie & Emma Ione (Brown) Sawyer (1252A & 1248). Res NL since 1922. Came to NL from Lebanon, 1922. Tabor Academy, '35; att Bates Col, 1935-37; UNH, '49. Mil. service WWII: Sgt., G-2, 75th In- fantry; March '42-Nov. '45; European Theater; Bronze Star. Member: NL Bap- tist Church; NL Grange; Am. Legion. m NL, June 28, 1941 Frances Lindsay Wallace (1249) of NL. Robert & Frances have had 5 ch: (1) Susan Leslie b NL, Oct. 28, 1942; (2) Robert Warren b & d NL, May 1, 1944; (3) Patricia Tracy b NL, June 20, 1945; (4) Lindsay b NL, Feb. 21, 1947; (5) Sidney Wallace b NL, April 3, 1949.
1255. SCOTT, HAROLD carpenter b St. Stephens, N. B., c. 1894 ch of Jo- seph & Annie (Emblenton) Scott. Tax- payer NL 1931-39. m Andover, Aug. 18, 1937 Helen (Stetson) Messer (cf. 911 & 599) of Andover; b Orford ch of Charles & Nellie (Brown) Stetson. Harold Scott now res Wilmot. (nfdr)
1256. SEARS, ALFRED E., DR. anaes- thetist. Tax-payer NL 1950. Widowed.
1257. SESSLER, FLORENCE LIL- LIAN (LEACH) b Wauregan, Conn., Oct. 11, 1907 ch of Henry & Mary (Bailey) Leach. Res NL 1930-1940. NE Conservatory of Music, orchestral di- ploma, '28; U of Mich., M Mus., '35. Member Music Faculty, CJC, 1930-40. Member of a string quartet in Hanover which gives yearly concerts in neighbor- ing communities; lecturer on music ap- preciation. Chmn. bd. of trustees Lyme Town Library, since 1949. Member Morn- ing Star Grange, Lyme, & past pres., Utility Club. m So. Royalton, Vt., June 15, 1940 Marcel K. Sessler of Lyme; b NYC, April 11, 1889 ch of Arnold & Belle Sessler; served USN, WWI, retired eng. Florence Sessler now res Lyme.
1258. SEVERANCE, WILLIAM B. jeweler b Sandwich; d NL, Dec. 14, 1915 ae. 75-4-17. Ch of - & Ruth (Skin- ner) Severance. Tax-payer NL 1908-13. Listed as married at time of death. Father of Clarice, 1040? (nfda)
1259. SHARP, ABBIE JANE (COL- BY) b Corinth, Vt., c. 1886 ch of John H. & Cora Emma (Cook) Colby. Res
NL 1913-40. Came to NL from Lynn, Mass., 1913; went from NL to Concord, 1940. m Newport, June 24, 1908 John Thomas Sharp (1260) of So. Boston, Mass. Abbie Sharp now res Concord.
1260. SHARP, JOHN THOMAS gar- dener, JE Clark estate b So. Boston, Mass., Oct. 21, 1879; d Concord, Feb. 15, 1947. Ch of Thomas & Ellen (O'Con- nell) Sharp. Res NL 1913-40. Came to NL from Lynn, Mass., 1913; went from NL to Concord, 1940. m Newport, June 24, 1908 Abbie Jane Colby (1259) of NL. John & Abbie had 2 ch: (1) Marion Ellen b NL, June 12, 1913; seamstress; att CA; m William Nathaniel Messer (cf. 911 & 599), painter, of Potter Place & has had a son (d); now res Concord; (2) Walter Francis (1261).
1261. SHARP, WALTER FRANCIS teacher; camp director b NL, Nov. 5, 1915 ch of John Thomas & Abbie Jane (Colby) Sharp (1260 & 1259). Res NL 1915-40. Went from NL to Oaklawn, R. I., 1940. NLHS, '35; Proctor Acad- emy '36; Springfield Col, '40. Mil. service WWII: inducted Nov. 28, 1942, went overseas, Sept. 1944, & disch. Oct. 1945; Sgt., 406th Reg't., 102nd Div .; Bronze Star & Soldier's Medal. Teacher: Gordon Sch., Providence, R. I., 1940-42; Provi- dence Country Day Sch., since 1945 (head Lower Sch., football & baseball coach). Director Waumbek Boys Camp, 1950. m Cranston, R. I., April 14, 1943 Barbara Sperry of Cranston, R. I .; b Providence, R. I., Dec. 22, 1918 ch of Ernest Leon & Dorothy (Holmes) Sperry; nursery school teacher, 3 yrs. Walter & Barbara have 2 ch: (1) Dianne b Provi- dence, R. I., Jan. 26, 1945; (2) Kim b Providence, R. I., July 11, 1946. Walter Sharp now res Oaklawn, R. I.
1262. SHAW, LESLIE WINSTON car- penter Res NL since 1946. Came to NL from Manchester, 1946. Members of household: Lois (Stuart) Shaw & 2 ch: Roger Leslie & David Stuart.
1263. SHEARMAN, MARGARITE H. Tax-payer NL 1936-43. Taxed for present O'Neil place. (nfda)
1264. * SHEPARD, CHARLES EVER- ETT b NL, Nov. 10, 1864 ch of James Eli & Lucia (Nelson) Shepard (1269 & 1272). Res NL 1864-1952; Sutton, 1869- 72. Att CA; trustee 1920-1952. In lumber business before 1890 & until 1940's. Part- nership with Amos Whipple, 8 yrs .; estab. livery business & coal sales (continued until sold with fuel oil & gas business to Rene Trudeau, 1945). Then partner with Frank Shepard, Will Leonard, & Arthur Gould (1900-06) successively. Mail route to Potter Place 35 yrs .; drove coach 22 yrs., & later Stanley Steamers & auto- mobiles. Stable at Potter Place 1890's to
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early '20's; riding stable at Soo-Nipi Lodge 5 or 6 summers. One summer shortly after 1900 had over 100 horses in his 3 stables; in 1912, had 103 horses working on various jobs, the largest being Colgate Hall, CA. Son, James Eli II, came in as partner just before WWI. With greater demand for ice ran wagon & later truck; supplied NL & neighboring towns; filled ice houses. Ran blacksmith shop for 30 yrs. (behind & between pres- ent Mark Shepard & Walter Moreland res.). Beginning in 1900 sank artesian wells for water supply for self and some of village. One near blacksmith shop sup- plied CA. When this no longer adequate, with others formed Water District; for many years chrmn. bd. of Water Com- missioners. Member of syndicate original- ly backing Lake Sunapee CC. Road agent; del. to constitutional conv .; rep. to Gen. Court twice; postmaster, 1912-21. Baptist: twice deacon, member exec. comm., usher over 25 yrs. Charter mem- ber Heidelberg Lodge; former member NL Grange, Pomona & State Grange; Rebekah; Mason; member NL Civic Assn. Served: Old Home Day Comm. (twice chmn.), comm. for Sesqui-Centennial Celebration, 1929, Town History Comm. m Nashua, Jan. 3, 1889 Maude Jewett Hersey* (1276) of NL. Charles& Maude had 6 ch: (1) Robert Hersey (1279); (2) James Eli, II (1270); (3) Marion (760); (4) Maitland Charles (twin) (1273); (5) Maurice E. (twin) (1277) ; (6) Evelyn (1497).
1265. SHEPARD, DORIS FOSS (DE- VINO) reg. nurse b Strafford, 1904 ch of George & Harriett M. (Foss) Devino. Res NL since 1925. Came to NL from Manchester, 1925. Grad Pittsfield HS & att col. 1 yr. before nurse's training at Mary Hitchcock Mem. Hosp., Hanover. m Maurice Everett Shepard (1277) of NL.
1266. SHEPARD, ETHEL (TRIPP) Wife of Mark Nelson Shepard* (1275) whom she m Plainfield, Conn., Feb. 11, 1911. Grad Willimantic (Conn.) Normal School & teacher Manchester, Conn., & Englewood, N. J. before m. She d NL, April 12, 1942.
1267. SHEPARD, FRANCES ELIZA- BETH (MOREY) b NL, May 31, 1911 ch of Fred Henry & Antoinette Maude (Whittier) Morey* (938 & 934). Res NL 1911-37. Went from NL to Sunapee, 1937. Att Elkins & Franklin schools. m Samuel Frank Shepard (1280) of NL. Frances Shepard now res Sunapee.
1268. * SHEPARD, FRANK SYLVES- TER butcher; farmer; lumberman b NL, July 6, 1869; d Hanover, Nov. 7, 1914. Ch of James Eli & Lucia (Nelson) Shep- ard (1269 & 1272). Res NL 1869-1914
(except c. 2 yrs. in Sutton). Baptist; IOOF. m 2 times: (1) Holderness, Oct. 7, 1894 Stella (Gazina Estelle) Hersey* (1282) of Ashland; (2) Lebanon, Nov. 25, 1905 Sarah Alice Wells* (1281) of NL. Frank & Stella had 5 ch: (1) Ruth Marion b Sutton, June 16, 1895; att CA, St. Ursulines (Quebec), & St. Mary's (Hooksett); m Arthur L. Stanek, violinist & salesman & had Stella Ruth (m), Harold Arthur (m), & Lester (m); now res West Palm Beach, Fla. & NL (emp. NL Tel. Co in summer); (2) Amos Hersey b NL, May 24, 1900; merchant; att CA; mil. service WWI: served Devens, Governor's Island, N. Y., & Seagirt, N. J .; m Marguerite Monck- ton of Newport & has Frederick Mark & Nancy Ann; now res Newport; (3) Doris b NL, April 10, 1902; CA '21; Keene Normal Sch. '23; taught 2 yrs .; m Stephen F. Plummer, merchant, of Plain- field & has Stephen F., Jr., Richard War- ren, Pauline, Gail Lucia; Plainfield Womans Club, Garden Club, PTA, Grange; now res Plainfield; (4) Helen (987); (5) Hersey Nelson (twin to Helen) b NL, Feb. 13, 1905; machinist; CA '24; mil. service WWII: 21/2 yrs. USAF-No. Africa, Italy, Austria; award- ed Purple Heart & Bronze Star; m Ellen Mary Landry at Middletown, Conn .- no ch; now res Rock Fall, Conn. Frank & Sarah had 3 ch: (1) Lucia b NL, Oct. 2, 1906; nurse-home-maker; CA '25 & Peter Bent Brigham '28; m Edward Cot- ton Daniels at Manchester & has Edward Cotton, Jr. & William; special duty nurse during WWII at Hanover; scrub nurse for Harvey Cushing, M.D .; now res De- Land, Fla .; (2) Paul Benjamin (1278); (3) Samuel Frank (1280).
1269. * SHEPARD, JAMES ELI, I farmer; lumber operator b NL, March 13, 1842; d NL, Dec. 1, 1920. Ch of Samuel & Phebe (Haskins) Shepard & brother of Abigail S. Todd (cf. 1416). Res NL 1842-1920, Sutton, 1869-72. Att district school; trustee, CA. In lumber business with Benj. Emons of Wilmot Flat for many yrs. With Frank Cofran of Concord & Frank Goss & Walter Carr of Andover & Amos H. Whipple (1477) formed NL Tel. Co. (NL to Potter Place), only 5 stations at 1st. Combined with Kearsarge Tel. Co. before 1920. One of 1st small town tel. lines. Delegate to Nat'l Dem. Conv. in Denver which nominated Bryan. Del. to Constitutional Conv., 1889. Baptist. Grange: past Mas- ter & member Pomona, overseer in State Grange; King Solomon's Lodge; Heidel- berg Lodge. m NL, Nov. 9, 1863 Lucia Nelson* (1272) of NL. James & Lucia had 6 ch: (1) Charles Everett (1264) ; (2) Lucy Nelson b NL, March 8, 1867; CA '90 & grad Emerson Col. of Oratory; taught CA before m; m Wilfred Ernest
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Burpee (cf. 148) of NL; Baptist: NL & Manchester Churches; King's Daughter, 60 yrs .; Manchester chapter DAR; Womans Club; pres of United Miss. Soc. of NH several yrs .; now res NL; (3) Frank Sylvester (1268); (4) Mary Ellen b Sutton, Jan. 28, 1872; CA, 1891 & Smith Col., 1897; member, First Baptist Church, Lebanon, AAUW, Lebanon Womans Club; m Clarence Edward Clough, minister & dealer in coal & lumber, of Wilmot Flat (now d) & had Dorothy (m), Shepard Bancroft (see Who's Who in America) (m), Nathaniel Paul (m), Barbara May, & Reginald T(heodore) (see Who's Who in America) (m); legal res. Palm Beach, Fla .; (5) Mark Nelson (1275); (6) Emma Train (505).
1270. * SHEPARD, JAMES ELI, II b NL, Jan. 2, 1892 Charles Everett & Maud Jewett (Hersey) Shepard (1264 & 1276). Res NL since 1892. CA, '10; att Colby Col. Mil. service WWI: Sgt., Chem. Warfare Div. in Philadelphia, Pa., & NYC, Sept., '17-May, '19. Established partnership with father (riding stable & coal, oil, & ice business), 1919; incor- porated c. 1927; corp. dissolved c. 1940 & partnership since; Postmaster since 1936. Former member NL Fire Co. Member: NL Baptist Church; King Solomon's Lodge; Post 40 Am. Legion; former Odd Fellow & Lion (Newport). m So. Lyndeborough, Jan. 14, 1920 Lou- ise Moulton Hartshorn (1271) of So. Lyndeborough. No ch.
1271. SHEPARD, LOUISE MOUL- TON (HARTSHORN) reg. nurse b So. Lyndeborough, Feb. 11, 1891 ch of David Putnam & Mary Jane (Boutell) Hart- shorn. Res NL since 1920. Came to NL from Lyndeborough, 1920. Att CA; Me- morial Hosp., Concord, '16. Pvt. & insti- tutional nursing; emp. NL Hosp. 6 mos. Member: NL Baptist Church; NL Womans Club; NL Garden Club; Am. Legion Aux .; Hosp. Aid; Womans Aid. m So. Lyndeborough, Jan. 14, 1920 James Eli Shepard, II (1270) of NL.
1272. * SHEPARD, LUCIA (NELSON) b NL, Oct. 10, 1845; d NL, June 7, 1935. Ch of Mark & Lucy Jane (Fifield) Nelson (988). Res NL 1857-1869; 1872- 1935. Came to NL from Canaan, 1857; went from NL to Sutton, 1869, & re- turned to NL from there, 1872. Member NL Baptist Church; Ceres: NL & Po- mona Grange. m NL, Nov. 9, 1863 James Eli Shepard, I* (1269) of NL.
1273. SHEPARD, MAITLAND CHARLES auto salesman b NL, April 29, 1904 ch of Charles Everett & Maud Jewett (Hersey) Shepard* (1264 & 1276). Res NL 1904-42 & since 1948. 1942 --- USA & years 1943-48 in Verona, N. J. Grad CA; att NE 3 yrs. Emp. by AS
Little & Son, Inc. 15 yrs .; for 6 yrs. sup't magnesium plant, Verona, N. J .; at present, auto salesman, AS Little & Son, Inc. Member: NL Baptist Church; King Solomon's Lodge. m Franklin, Aug. 21, 1944 Jeanne Sylvester of Biddeford, Me.); b St. Elizabeth, Que., ch of Ern- est F. & Marie (Carignan) Sylvester; grad Thornton Academy, Saco, Me. & St. Joseph's Hosp., Nashua, '23; lab. x-ray tech. & anaethetist; director sch. of nursing, Biddeford, Me., 12 yrs .; Roman Catholic & member Catholic Guild, NL.
1274. SHEPARD, MARIAM (SWA- SEY) housekeeper b Salem, Mass., Nov. 28, 1891 ch of Claude A. & Florence (Milbury) Swasey. Res NL 1917-42. Came to NL from West Andover, 1917; went from NL to Ashburnham, Mass., 1942. Att Salem (Mass.) HS. Member NL Baptist Church; PNG, Crystal Re- bekah Lodge. m White River Jct., Vt., Dec. 10, 1914 Robert Hersey Shepard* (1279) of NL. Mariam Shepard now res Marblehead, Mass.
1275. * SHEPARD, MARK NELSON farmer; cattle dealer b NL, Oct. 6, 1876 ch of James Eli & Lucia (Nelson) Shep- ard (1269 & 1272). Res NL since 1876. CA, 1897. Carried on family farm, The Sheepfold, until 1928 when he sold & farm became Lake Sunapee Golf Course. Member: NL Baptist Church & NL Grange. m Plainfield, Conn., Feb. 11, 1911 Ethel Tripp (1266). No ch.
1276. * SHEPARD, MAUDE JEWETT (HERSEY) b Tilton, Oct. 22, 1868 ch of Andrew Mellen & Amanda Calista (Jewett) Hersey (587). Res NL since 1889. Came to NL from Tilton, 1889. Att Tilton schools. Member: NL Bap- tist Church. Womans Aid, twice pres .; Miss. Soc .; Rebekahs, joined night lodge instituted, 1st sec'y, NG 2 times; Womans Club, past pres. m Nashua, Jan. 3, 1889 Charles Everett Shepard* (1264) of NL.
1277. SHEPARD, MAURICE EVE- RETT b NL, April 29, 1904 ch of Charles Everett & Maud Jewett (Hersey) Shepard* (1264 & 1279). Res NL since 1904. Grad CA & att NHU 2 yrs. School bus operator; ran ice truck; during WWII civilian emp. in Newfoundland; since Feb., 1939, rural letter carrier. m Doris Foss Devino (1265) of Manchester. Maurice & Doris have 1 ch: Barbara b New London, Conn., 1927; riding in- structor; att NL schools.
1278. SHEPARD, PAUL BENJAMIN teacher b NL, Dec. 31, 1907 ch of Frank Sylvester & Sarah Alice (Wells) Shepard* (1268 & 1280). m Mildred Lane & has Emily Jane, Paul Benjamin, Jr., & Nelson Arthur. Now res Windsor, Vt.
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1279. *SHEPARD, ROBERT HER- SEY b NL, April 29, 1890; d NL, Oct. 22, 1918. Ch of Charles Everett & Maude Jewett (Hersey) Shepard (1264 & 1276) . Res NL 1890-1915; 1918. Att CA & Rockland Mil. Academy, Lebanon. Asso- ciated with his father in business; lum- ber operator; employed on dam construc- tion in the West. m White River Jct., Vt., Dec. 10, 1914 Mariam L. Swasey (1274) of West Andover. Robert & Mari- am had 1 ch: Robert Hersey, Jr. b Franklin, July 17, 1916; store-keeper & post-master; att Proctor Academy & New Hampton Sch .; served in tank corps at Fort Knox, WWII; m Marian Beech, bookkeeper, of Norwell, Mass .; now res Still River, Mass.
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