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1337. SPAULDING, ROSE MAY (BLAKEMAN) b Inlet, N. Y., Dec. 8, 1904 ch of Abner & Katherine (Scraf- ford) Blakeman. Res NL since 1937. Came to NL from Syracuse, N. Y., 1937. Att Inlet (N. Y.) HS 3 yrs. Member: NL Baptist Church; Crystal Rebekah Lodge; Womans Aid; Hosp. Aid. m Syra- cuse, N. Y., Oct. 8, 1923 Russell Spauld- ing (1338) of Syracuse, N. Y.
1338. SPAULDING, RUSSELL plumb- ing & heating contractor b Syracuse, N. Y., June 1, 1904 ch of George Clayton & Margerite Golden (Perry) Spaulding. Res NL since 1937. Came to NL from Syra- cuse, N. Y., 1937. Elmwood Sch., Syra- cuse, N. Y., '20. Served apprenticeship in Syracuse, N. Y .; had N. Y. & has NH master plumber's license; own busi- ness since 1930. Sewer & Water Com- missioner. Member: NL Baptist Church; NH & Nat'l Master Plumbers Assn., King Solomon's Lodge. m Syracuse, N. Y., Oct. 8, 1923 Rose May Blakeman (1337) of Syracuse, N. Y. Russell & Rose have
had 5 ch: (1) Laurence Russell (1336) ; (2) Vivian Rita b Syracuse, N. Y., Oct. 3, 1930; d Syracuse, N. Y., June 26, 1931; (3) Marilyn Rose b Syracuse, N. Y., Dec. 26, 1932; sec'y, Syracuse, N. Y .; NLHS, '50 & att Katherine Gibbs Sch., Boston, Mass .; (4) Bruce Jay b Syracuse, N. Y., April 26, 1935; NLHS, class of '53; (5) baby girl stillborn NL, Oct. 1, 1938.
1339. * SPILLER, ALICE FRENCH (SARGENT) b NL, May 16, 1879; d NL, Jan. 12, 1926. Ch of Ransom F. & Emily Maria (French) Sargent. Res NL 1879-1926. CA, 1898; Plymouth Nor- mal Sch., 1900. Teacher, Low Plain Sch., 12 yrs. Member: NL Baptist Church; Lecturer, Grange; Pres., NL Womans Club; Pres., SUV Aux. m East Andover, Oct. 25, 1909 Stanley Arthur Spiller (1341) of Malden, Mass.
1340. SPILLER, DELLA VINIA (CARR) reg. nurse b Lyme, Feb. 23, 1891 ch of Lewis Philip Carr, Jr. & Sadie (Muchmore). Res NL since 1928. Came to NL from Franklin, 1928. Proc- tor Academy; Franklin HS; Laconia Hosp., '21; Boston Floating Hosp., '25. First school nurse in NL; served: 1925- 26, 1929-40, & since 1942; supervisor, NL Hosp., 1928-29; nurse at state 4-H Club Camp Carlisle 10 yrs. Member: NL Bap- tist Church & Family Welfare Director; Lecturer, NL Grange 3 yrs .; Rebekahs; Child Welfare Chmn., Am. Legion Aux. 5 yrs .; Pres. Hosp. Aid 1930; Pres. NL Womans Club 1936; Garden Club; Pres. Mission Circle 2 yrs. m NL, Aug. 5, 1929 Stanley Arthur Spiller (1341) of NL.
1341. SPILLER, STANLEY ARTHUR b Grantham, March 1, 1880 ch of Ar- thur & Grace Irving (Howe) Spiller. Res NL since 1909. Came to NL from Newport, 1909. CA, 1900; att BU. Farmer; publisher: Highlander, 1927-31, The Speaker, 1935-39, Neighborhood Ex- change, since 1945; exec. sec'y, Dart- mouth-Lake Sunapee Region, 7 yrs. Su- pervisor of the Check List 10 yrs; Rep. to Gen. Ct., 1943-49; member Town History Comm. Master NL Grange 2 yrs .; PNG, IOOF; Comm. SUV. Gen- eral Chmn. Council of Towns of NH since 1946. m 2 times: (1) E Andover, Oct. 25, 1909 Alice French Sargent* (1339) of NL; (2) NL, Aug. 5, 1929 Della Vinia Carr (1340) of NL. Stanley & Alice had 1 ch: Ransom stillborn, NL, March 18, 1924.
1342. SPRAGUE, LOUISE ELIZA- BETH (BURPEE) b Manchester, Nov. 5, 1894 ch of Harry Howard & Nettie Frances (Ainsworth) Burpee. Legal res of NL since 1934. UNH, '17. Former teacher, Central HS, Manchester. Mem- ber: Merrimack St. Baptist Church, Man- chester; former member College Womens Club, Manchester, & NL Womans Club.
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m Acworth, July 1, 1934 S(imeon) An- drew Sprague (1343) of NL.
1343. SPRAGUE S(IMEON) AN- DREW construction sup't b Randolph, Vt., 1875 ch of John Zyba & Fanny Hunt (Bennett) Sprague. Legal res of NL since 1929. CA, 1897. Appointed bldg. inspector of Manchester & com- piled bldg. code which (with revisions) is still in effect; wheat farmer, Mani- toba, Canada, 5 yrs .; during WWI, gov't inpsector of construction at Edgewood Arsenal, Md., & the Army Supply Base, New Orleans, La .; in NL, 1903-05 drew & executed plans for altering & enlarg- ing Hotel Sargent (now NL Inn) & the NL Church. Member: Universalist Church, Concord; Odd Fellows; Masons. m 2 times: (1) Franklin, 1905 Eva Emons of Wilmot Flat; b Wilmot, Oct. 16, 1883 ch of Benjamin & Imogene (Smith) Emons; (2) Acworth, July 1, 1934 Louise Elizabeth Burpee (1342) of Manchester. Andrew & Eva had 2 ch: (1) Louise Amelia b Manchester, Feb. 26, 1906; CA, '24 & UNH, '29; mem- ber Congregational Church & Chi Ome- ga; m H. Raymond Danforth, sup't of schools, of Nashua & has Richard Sprague, Ann, & Karen; now res Nash- ua; (2) Clarence Emons b Manchester, 1908; in charge of claim dep't, Bethle- hem Steel Co .; m Muriel Wright of Buf- falo, N. Y., & has Peter, Lynne, & Susan; now res Buffalo, N. Y.
1344. SQUIRES, CATHERINE EMI- LY (TUTTLE) b Grand Forks, N. D., June 18, 1902 ch of Harry Horton & (Rachel) Jane (Milne) Tuttle (1434 & 1436). Res NL since 1931. Came to NL from Mayville, N. D., 1931. Grand Forks (N. D.) HS, 1919; AB, U. of N. D., 1923. Teacher, schools of N. D., 1923- 28; CJC, 1931-34. Co-winner of 1st prize, nat'l essay contest on school im- provement sponsored by Atlantic Month- ly, 1947. School bd. member since 1945. Member NL Baptist Church & deaconess, 1946-50; pres. NL Woman's Club 1939- 40. m Grand Forks, N. D., Sept. 5, 1928 J (ames) Duane Squires (1345) of Grand Forks, N. D.
1345. SQUIRES, J(AMES) DUANE college prof. b Grand Forks, N. D., Nov. 9, 1904 ch of Vernon Purinton & Ethel Claire (Wood) Squires. Res NL since 1933. Came to NL from Mayville, N. D., 1933. AB, U. of N. D., 1925; AM, U. of Minn., 1927; PhD, Harvard, 1933. Teacher, Dickinson (N. D.) HS, 1925- 26; grad. asst., U. of N. D., 1926-27; prof. history, State Teachers College, Mayville, N. D., 1927-31; prof. history, CJC, since 1933 & chmn. Dep't of So- cial Studies since 1935. Town offices: chmn. bldg. comm. for new school, 1940-42, budget comm., pres. Hosp. bd., bd. of directors of NL Service Organization, library trustee, town his- tory comm. War services: member, state
council of defense, 1942-45; special hist. consultant, USAF, 1943-44; hist. con- sultant War Records Commn. of NH since 1944; chmn. Victory Speakers Bu- reau for NH, 1943-45; chmn NH USO's 1944 ff. & member from NH of Nat'l USO Council; member bd. of dir. NH War Chest 1944 ff. Services to community & church: vice chmn. Franklin Chapter, Red Cross; member state comm. Infan- tile Paralysis Foundation; Pres. NH Council of Churches & Religious Educa- tion, 1945 ff .; pres. NH YMCA; pres. NH Baptist Convention, 1945-48; dir. NH Citizens Council. Member: NL Bap- tist Church; Phi Beta Kappa; Delta Sig- ma Rho; Sigma Nu; Am. Hist. Assn .; NE Assn. Social Studies Teachers (pres., 1946-47) ; Newcomen Soc .; SAR. Author: British Propaganda at Home & in the US, 1914-17, 1935; Aeronautics in the Civil War, 1937; First & Second World Wars, rev. ed., 1945; A History of NH YMCA, 1944; co-author Western Civiliza- tion, rev. ed., 1945. Editor: Centennial of CJC, 1937; Sesqui-centennial of NL Church, 1938; NL Hospital, 1945; Mirror to America, 1951. m Grand Forks, N. D., Sept. 5, 1928 Catherine Emily Tuttle (1344) of Grand Forks, N. D. Duane & Catherine have 2 ch: (1) Vernon Tuttle b NL, Feb. 23, 1935; NLHS, class of '52; (2) James Wood b NL, Sept. 14, 1937; NLHS, class of '55.
1346. * STANLEY, ALMINA MAR- THA (CLOUGH) b Webster, Oct. 3, 1844; d NL, Aug. 25, 1911. Ch of Wil- liam & Sophronia Almina Martha (Chase) Clough. Res NL 1863-1911. Came to NL from Webster, 1863. Att the Academy at Hopkinton. m March, 1863 Benton Marion Stanley* (1348) of Webster.
1347. STANLEY, BENTON BAXTER machinist b NL, May 1, 1903 ch of Frank Marion & Florence Roxanna (Gay) Stanley* (1352 & 1351). Res NL 1903- 47. Went from NL to Lake Helen, Fla., 1947. CA, '22. Defense worker, 4 yrs., Windsor, Vt. m NL, Oct. 16, 1926 Ber- nice Rosamond Morey (1349) of NL. Benton & Bernice have 4 ch: (1) Con- stance Ellen b NL, Oct. 15, 1927; Wind- sor (Vt.) HS, '45; AB, Bates Col., '49; BS, Lib. Sci., U. of N. C., '50; former- ly emp as children's librarian Enoch Pratt Free Library, Baltimore, Md. m Edmund L. Kaminsky, civil eng., of Freeland, Pa .; (2) Jerry Morey b NL,
June 3, 1929; NLHS, '47 & Boston, Mass., Trade Sch., '48; now serving USAF; (3) Edward Marion b NL, Oct. 29, 1931; Deland (Fla.) HS, '49; U. of Fla., class of '54; (4) Helen Lydia b NL, June 23, 1936; Deland (Fla.) HS, class of '54. Benton Stanley now res Lake Helen, Fla.
1348. * STANLEY, BENTON MARION carpenter; farmer b Hopkinton, July 16, 1840; d NL, June 9, 1920. Ch of Horace
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C. & Mary Ann (Kimball) Stanley. Res NL 1863-1920. Came to NL from Hop- kinton, 1863. Att Contoocook schools. Member sch. comm. in district; highway surveyor. Charter member, First Liberal Religious Soc. of NL. m March, 1863, Almina Martha Clough* (1346) of Web- ster. Benton & Almina had 5 ch: (1) Mary Sophronia (713); (2) William Ed- ward (1359); (3) Frank Marion (1352) ; (4) Emma Isabel (1350); (5) Horace Clough (1354).
1349. STANLEY, BERNICE ROSA- MOND (MOREY) b Wilmot, March 6, 1907 ch of Jerry Page & Christine Isa- dore (Atwood) Morey (935). Res NL 1921-47. Came to NL from Wilmot, 1921; went from NL to Lake Helen, Fla., 1947. CA, '26. Member NL Baptist Church & Martha Chapter OES. m NL, Oct. 16, 1926 Benton Baxter Stanley (1347) of NL. Bernice Stanley now res Lake Helen, Fla.
1350. * STANLEY, EMMA ISABEL b NL, Dec. 6, 1874 ch of Benton Marion & Almina Martha (Clough) Stanley (1348 & 1346). Res NL since 1874. Att CA. School teacher, 1897-1910; proprietor, summer boarding business, Burpee Hill. Member: NL Baptist Church; Crystal Rebekah Lodge (PNG); Martha Chap- ter OES; NL Grange (past master). Pres., NH Branch of Internat'l Order of The King's Daughters & Sons, 1928- 38. Un-married.
1351. * STANLEY, FLORENCE ROX- ANNA (GAY) b NL, Oct. 16, 1874; d Sept. 28, 1942. Ch of Baxter & Anna (Brown) Gay (453 & 451). Res NL 1874-1942. Member NL Grange. m NL, June 3, 1897 Frank Marion Stanley* (1352) of NL.
1352. * STANLEY, FRANK MARION farmer b NL, Jan. 5, 1870; d NL, Aug. 20, 1938. Ch of Benton Marion & Almina Martha (Clough) Stanley (1348 & 1346). Member NL Grange. m NL, June 3, 1897 Florence Roxanna Gay* (1351) of NL. Frank & Florence had 4 ch: (1) baby girl still-born; (2) Stillman Gay (1358); (3) Henry Marion (1353); (4) Benton Baxter (1347).
1353. STANLEY, HENRY MARION farmer b NL, Nov. 10, 1901 ch of Frank Marion & Florence Roxanna (Gay) Stan- ley* (1352 & 1351). Res NL since 1901. Grad CA. m Mildred Jones (1356) of Montpelier, Vt., 1935. No ch.
1354. *STANLEY, HORACE CLOUGH contractor b NL, April 27, 1880 ch of Benton Marion & Almina Martha (Clough) Stanley (1348 & 1346). Res NL since 1880. CA, 1901. Builder of the gymnasium & Colby dormitory, CJC; Town Hall; administration bldg., Proctor Academy; West Lebanon HS; parish house of NL Baptist Church;
Samuel Best residence. Member school bd. 25 yrs. Member: NL Baptist Church & King Solomon's Lodge. m NL, Nov. 29, 1905 Lura V. Gay (1355) of Ellen- burg, N. Y. Horace & Lura have 6 ch: (1) Grenavere Gertrude b NL, Aug. 15, 1906; CA, '24 & Smith Col., '28; did personnel work at U. of Ill. & at Rad- cliffe & ass't prin., Buckingham Sch., Cambridge, Mass .; m Robert E. Todd, PhD., college prof., of Hartford, Conn., & has William Collins, Jane Ellen, & Mary Catherine; now res Hamilton, N. Y .; (2) Martha Adelle b NL, Sept. 7,
1908; CA, '26, BA, Smith Col., '31 & grad. work at U. of Chicago; social service worker (child welfare), Chicago, 10 yrs .; m Thomas McKenna, merchant, of Pittsburgh, Pa., & has Thomas, Mary Clough, & Roy William; now res New
Rochelle, N. Y .; (3) Helen Elizabeth (57); (4) Eunice Harriet b NL, Jan.
19, 1912; CA, '29 & att U. of Ill. & Smith Col .; m Herbert W. Huse, chem. eng., of Dover-Foxcroft, Me., & has Mary Jane, Sarah Ann, & Julia; now res Swarthmore, Pa .; (5) William Clough b NL, April 30, 1915; steel plant mgr .; Proctor Academy, '33 & att UNH; mil. service WWII: enlisted, '42 & disch., '45; Lt., USMC, Pacific Theater, com- munications officer; m Elizabeth P. Draf- fin of Leominster, Mass .; now res Har- vard, Mass .; (6) (Horace) Sumner b NL, June 26, 1917; civil eng. & ass't mgr. NY Fire Rating Corp .; Proctor Acad- emy, '35, Syracuse U., '39; mil. service WWII: enlisted, '42 & disch., '45; in- structor Columbia U. Midshipman's Sch. & served US Sub. Service-USS Chop- per; Lt .; m Helen Whitholm of Pearl River, N. Y., & has Pamela & Peter; now res Hillsdale, N. J.
1355. STANLEY, LURA V. (GAY) b Ellenburg, N. Y., 1881, ch of Joshua Charles & Cornelia A. (Brisbin) Gay & sister of Charles Gay (456) & of Eunice G. Worthen (1542). Res NL since 1901. Came to NL from Mooers, N. Y., 1901. m NL, Nov. 29, 1905 Horace Clough Stanley* (1354) of NL.
1356. STANLEY, MILDRED (JONES) b Bakersfield, Vt., ch of Charles Monch & Anna (Shannon) Jones. Res NL since 1936. Came to NL from Montpelier, Vt., 1936. Att schools in Vt. Taught in Vt. for several yrs. m Henry Marion Stanley (1353) of NL, 1935.
1357. STANLEY, MINNIE EUNICE (MASON) b Hanover, Nov. 14, 1870; d NL, Dec. 15, 1948. Ch of Julius Jer- ome & Lydia (Chandler) Mason & sister of Caroline M. Barton* (52) & of Emma M. Huse (640). Res NL 1943-48. Came to NL from Philadelphia, Pa., 1943. Att Hanover schools, CA, & Vermont Acad- emy. Teacher. Member: Methodist Church, White River Jct., Vt. m Hart- ford, Vt., Oct. 9, 1915 William Edward Stanley* (1359) of Hartford, Vt.
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1358. STANLEY, STILLMAN GAY b NL, Aug. 31, 1899 ch of Frank Marion & Florence Roxanna (Gay) Stanley* (1352 & 1351). Res NL 1899-1927. Went from NL to Melrose, Mass., 1927. CA, '17; BS (Mech. Eng.), UNH, '22. Mil. service WWI: pvt., SATC, UNH. Teach- er; draftsman; pattern supervisor. Mem- ber First Baptist Church of Melrose, Mass .; NE RR Club. m Providence, R. I., Oct. 11, 1927 Grace May Graves of Providence, R. I .; b Rehoboth, Mass., July 21, 1894 ch of Zephaniah Waldo & Maria Baker (Rounds) Graves; R. I .. Col. of Ed. Nursing Sch. No ch. Still- man Stanley now res Melrose, Mass.
1359. *STANLEY, WILLIAM ED- WARD fire protection eng. b NL, Oct. 21, 1866; d NL, Oct. 17, 1949. Ch of Benton Marion & Almina Martha (Clough) Stanley (1348 & 1346). Res NL 1866-1891; 1943-49. Went from NL to Boston & Philadelphia; returned to NL, 1943. Att Burpee Hill Sch .; grad CA & Dartmouth Col. For 47 yrs. in fire pro- tection eng. starting when business was comparatively new; factory inspection with Associated Factory Mutual Insur- ance Co. Member: Congregational, Luth- eran, & Baptist Churches; Thayer Soc. of Eng .; Eng. Club of Philadelphia; King Solomon's Lodge. m 2 times: (1) NL, Dec. 24, 1896 Margaret Marilla Carter* (cf. 174) of NL; (2) Hartford, Vt., Oct. 9, 1915 Minnie Eunice Mason (1357) of Hartford, Vt. William & Margaret had 2 ch: (1) Margaret Eva- lyn b Melrose, Mass., June 22, 1898; Melrose (Mass.) HS, CA, Wheelock Col .; formerly emp. as primary teacher in Put- nam, Conn., Newburyport & Amesbury, Mass., & Ardmore, Pa .; m Rhys M. Jones, baker, of Scranton, Pa .; now res NL (since coming to NL Mr. Jones has estab. a shoe repair shop); (2) Isabel (326)
1360. STARR, ALICE F. Wife of Wm. J. Starr (1361). Last res St. Petersburg, Fla. (nfda)
1361. STARR, WILLIAM J. Tax-payer NL 1924-45. Proprietor, Red Gables. Wife: Alice F. Starr (1360). Last res St. Petersburg, Fla. (nfda)
1362. STERGIOS, WILLIAM GEORGE science teacher b Pergamos, Greece, 1909 ch of George & Urania (Kordopatis) Stergios. Res NL 1935-40 & teacher NLHS during that time. BS, Franklin & Marshall Col. & MS, Brown U. Now teacher of biology & wrestling coach at Wellesley (Mass.) HS. Pres. NE Biological Assn, 1950-52. m North- wod, June 25, 1938 Ruth Mary Doe of Northwood; b Dexter, Me., 1915 ch of Rev. Chester & Florence A. (MacCom- bie) Doe; elementary teacher & music supervisor. William & Ruth Mary have
4 ch: (1) Basil b NL, 1940; (2) Peter Doe b Derry, 1942; (3) Pamela b Derry, 1944; (4) Timothy Seagrave b Natick, Mass., 1948. William Stergios now res Harvard, Mass.
1363. STETSON, MARTHA (CREWE) b Albany, PEI, Canada, Jan. 13, 1913 ch of John Kitsen & Laura (Arnett) Crewe. Res NL since 1941. Came to NL from Newport, 1941. Att Proctor Academy. Member: Methodist-Episcopal Church; Crystal Rebekah Lodge; NL Grange. m Keyser Falls, Me., March 11, 1934 Richard Francis Stetson (1364) of East Andover.
1364. STETSON, RICHARD FRAN- CIS dry cleaner b Newport, April 17, 1909 ch of Ernest Leroy & Martha Alice (Blanchard) Stetson. Res NL since 1941. Came to NL from Newport, 1941. Towle HS, Newport, '28. Mil. service WWII: Tech. Sgt., 98th Div. serving in Japan from Nov. '45-June '46. Member: Meth- odist-Episcopal Church; Am. Legion. m Keyser Falls, Me., March 11, 1934 Martha Crewe (1363) of East Andover. Richard & Martha have 1 ch: Arnold Ernest b East Andover, Dec. 30, 1934; NLHS, class of 1954.
1365. STIMSON, ALFRED
BAN- CROFT registered druggist b Kittery, Me., Sept. 11, 1871; d NL, June 7, 1924. Ch of Martin Van Buren & Almira (Bowden) Stimson. Res NL 1906-24. Came to NL from Manchester, 1906. Att Concord HS. Proprietor NL Pharmacy, 1906-24. Town Clerk 1908-11. Clerk, NL Baptist Church, 1923-4. Member: White Mt. Lodge, IOOF (Concord); Blazing Star Lodge F & AM (Concord); Knights Templar-NH Consistory; Crystal Re- bekah Lodge; NL Grange. m Concord, Sept. 16, 1895 Nellie Frances Chapman (1366) of Concord. Alfred & Nellie had 1 ch: Robert Chapman b Concord, Nov. 19, 1896; d Rotterdam, Holland, Sept. 19, 1920; radio electrician, USN, WWI; CA '14 & UNH '18-grad. Chem. Eng .; att NL Baptist Church; King Solomon's Lodge; Post 40, Am. Leg.
1366. STIMSON, NELLIE FRANCES (CHAPMAN) home-maker; ass't druggist b Concord, June 28, 1874 ch of Hiram Harris & Abbie Ann (Hodgman) Chap- man (190). Res NL since 1906. Came to NL from Manchester, 1906. Concord HS, 1892. Chairman, NL Hosp. Bldg. Comm. Member: NL Baptist Church; PNG, Rebekahs; Past Matron, Eastern Star; Past Pres. Womans Club; Past Pres. Garden Club & chairman Flower Show Comm. 5 yrs .; Am. Leg. Aux .; former member NL Grange. m Concord, Sept. 16, 1895 Alfred Bancroft Stimson (1365) of Concord.
1367. SULLIVAN, EILEEN E. Tax- payer NL since 1949. (nfdr)
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1368. SULLIVAN, JOHN L. garden- er, Clark Estate d NL, Aug. 24, 1928, ae. 48. Tax-payer NL 1915-28. (nfda)
1369. * SUPRY, VERA MAY (MAC- FARLAND) (FARNUM) b Everett, Mass., May 19, 1896 ch of Hubert Jud- son & Laura May (Carver) MacFarland (828). Res NL 1907-23. Came to NL from Everett, Mass., 1907; went from NL to Penacook, 1923. Att CA 3 yrs. Tel. operator before m & later in NL; store-keeper, Penacook, 5 yrs. Baptist. m 2 times: (1) New London, Conn., April 12, 1918 Herbert Oscar Farnum (407) of NL; (2) NL, July 20, 1940 John Frederick Supry of NL; b Pena- cook, ch of Cassius A. & Emma (O'Brien) Supry; stone-cutter. Vera Su- pry now res Penacook.
1370. SWAN, GLADYS (GLEASON) b Jerome, Idaho, April 19, 1910 ch of Edwin C. & Sylvia C. Gleason. Res NL 1934-43. Came to NL from Boston, Mass., 1934; went from NL to Williamsburg, Va., 1943. Mus. B., U. of Idaho; solo- ist's diploma with highest honors, NE Conservatory of Music; pvt. study in Eng. & France, 1936-37. Winner of 1st prize in piano at NE Conservatory of Music; Frank Huntington Beebe Award; soloist with Boston Symphony Orchestra, 1935. Member CJC faculty, 1934-43 & chmn. Music Dept., 1938-43. Episco- palian. Member: Sigma Alpha Iota, Delta Sigma Rho, Kappa Alpha Theta, Pi Sigma Alpha, Pi Kappa Lambda. m Williamsburg, Va., Charles L. Swan, Jr., of Boston, Mass .; b Stoughton, Mass., Aug. 16, 1900 ch of Charles L. & Jose- phine (Stearns) Swan; grad Harvard Col. & Med. Sch .; Surgeon; Capt., MC, USNR, WWII. Gladys & Charles have 2 ch: (1) Charles Louis III b Brookline, Mass., Oct. 18, 1944; (2) Channing Stearns II b Brookline, Mass., March 12, 1947. Gladys Swan now res Chestnut Hill, Mass.
1371. * SWETT, GRACE ANN (ROW- ELL) (DICKEY) b Sutton, Sept. 8, 1854; d Pittsfield, Feb. 22, 1932. Ch of Samuel & Nancy (Whittier) Rowell. Res NL 1883-1926 except for a few yrs. in Sutton before 1890. Came to NL from Canaan, 1883; went from NL to Pitts- field, 1927. m 2 times: (1) Reuben S. Dickey* of Sutton; (2) June 22, 1875 Herbert Benton Swett* (1372). Grace & Reuben had 1 ch: Reuben E. b NL, April 16, 1874; d NL, Aug. 3, 1924; grad CA; farmer & painter; served Sut- ton Sch. Bd .; Baptist, Mason; m Bertha Eunice Lanphear (649) & had Robert Franklin (m), Grace Elizabeth (1505), & Evelyn Lelia (m). For ch by 2nd m see 1372.
1372. * SWETT, HERBERT BENTON b Wilmot, Oct. 7, 1853; d Pittsfield, March 23, 1932. Ch of Maj. Stephen R. & Sarah (Cheney) Swett. Res NL 1883-
1926 except for a few yrs. in Sutton before 1890. Came to NL from Canaan, 1883; went from NL to Pittsfield, 1926. Tinsmith, auctioneer, farmer. As an itinerant tinsmith, poet, philosopher & friend was welcomed in the homes of most people within a radius of 25 miles of NL. Author of poetry, fiction and songs; using the pen-name "Hub" wrote weekly prose poems on current topics for the Canaan Reporter. Several stories were accepted by The Youth's Compan- ion. Ass't postmaster Elkins. Rep. to Gen. Court, 1924. Past master, King Solo- mon's Lodge; member Elkins Post of SUV (named for his father). m June 22, 1875 Grace Ann (Rowell) Dickey* (1371) of Sutton. Herbert & Grace had 1 ch: Sara Rossiebelle b Fresno, Cal., Sept. 25, 1880; grad CA (commercial & selected courses); PM & PGW, OES; member Rebekahs & Congregational Church; m Eben Dodge, lumberman, of Wilmot (now d) & had Herbert E. (m), Charles E. (m), & Walter S. (m); now res Pittsfield.
1373. SWIFT, HERBERT DYER b Detroit, Mich., Dec. 29, 1888 ch of Ernest Gardner & Alice Catherine (Cope) Swift. Res NL since 1928. Came to NL from Boston, Mass., 1928. Schools of Walkerville, Ontario, Canada, Detroit U. Sch., 1908, MIT, 1915. Mechanical eng. for several firms; teacher, MIT, 1923-28. Public offices: Rep. to General Court, 1939-42; state senator, 1943-44; chmn., treas., 1st NL Sewer Commis- sion; member NL Hosp. Bd. many yrs. incl. several terms as pres .; served Bud- get Comm .; one of 1st comm. to solve HS problem in NL; donor NLHS Heid- elberg Prize Speaking prizes. War ser- vices: chmn. of Merrimack Cy. Civilian Defense during WWII & as such named all ration bds. in cy .; with Stanley Little, Sr. & M. Roy London, Sr., the Associate Re-Employment Comm. for which all rec'd selective service medal & citation from Pres. Truman & Brig. Gen. Hersey; one of founders & 1st pres. NL Service Organization. Member: Jefferson Ave. Presbyterian Church, Detroit, Mich. & treas., Elkins Soc. Member Phi Sigma Kappa, all Masonic orders, all Grange Bodies, NL Odd Fellows, Franklin Ro- tary, NL Outing Club; life member Ani- mal Rescue League of Boston, Audubon Soc's. of NH & Mass., all branches AVS (Pres. NH AVS), NH Historical Soc .; active in MIT alumni affairs; charter member NH Maple Producers Assn .; Di- rector of Lake Sunapee CC & last Treas .; organized Scytheville Technical Soc. & served several terms as pres .; Director, sec'y-treas., pres., NL Civic Assn .; Pres., Director Dartmouth-Lake Sunapee Region Assn .; member State Old Home Day Comm. & now state auditor; organizer, now treas. NL Old Home Day Comm .; director, sec'y-treas., pres., now treas.
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NEW HAMPSHIRE, 1900-1950
of Elkins Fish & Game Club, one of oldest in state; for yrs. trustee of NH Soc. for Crippled Ch. & Handicapped Persons-1948 Easter Seal Chmn. for NH; for yrs. trustee Daniel Webster ยท Home for Children (formerly NH Or- phans Home). m Boston, Mass., March 21, 1916 Maude Calef Fellows* (1374) of Boston, Mass. No ch.
1374. * SWIFT, MAUDE CALEF (FELLOWS) b NL, Aug. 12, 1883 ch of Moses Augustus & Adelaide Maria (Messer) Fellows (415 & 414). Res NL 1883-1910; since 1928. Went from NL to Boston, 1910, & returned to NL from there, 1928. CA, '02. Interested in ani- mal rescue work throughout NH; in NY stage successes 1912-15. Library trustee since 1946. Former trustee, Elkins Soc .; NL Garden Club; pres. NL Womans Club; Martha Chapter OES; all Grange bodies; regent, Rumford Chapter DAR; National Soc's: DAR, Daughters of Colonial Wars, Daughters of American Colonists, Magna Charta Dames, Women Descendants of Ancient & Honorable Ar- tillery Co. (Boston); Order of Washing- ton; Colonial Order of the Crown; Hu- guenot Soc. of Am .; Plantagenet Soc .; Daughters of the Barons of Runnymede; Soc. of Descendants of Knights of the Most Noble Order of the Garter; SUV
Aux .; Bunker Family Assn., p. pres .; Piscataqua Pioneers; life member Ani- mal Rescue League of Boston; Director, Concord SPCA; Mass. SPCA. Donor: Women's Ward, NL Hosp. m Boston, Mass., March 21, 1916 Herbert Dyer Swift (1373) of Detroit, Mich.
1375. TAYLOR, AUDREY HELEN (VALIA) b Grafton, March 3, 1917 ch of Leon & Helen (Sulloway) Valia. Res NL since 1939. Came to NL from Graf- ton, 1939. Canaan HS, '36. Baptist. Member: Grange & Ladies Aid, Grafton; Ladies Benevolent Soc. m NL, June 17, 1939 William Mason Taylor (1383) of NL.
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