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1376. TAYLOR, F(RANK) LESTER b NL, Feb. 2, 1912 ch of Frank W. & Verna (Harding) Taylor (514). Res NL 1920-44. m Sunapee, Oct. 28, 1939 Har- riet G. Roach of Sunapee (1377). Lester & Harriet have 1 ch. Lester Taylor now res Lynn, Mass.
1377. TAYLOR, HARRIET G. (ROACH) b Newport, c. 1913 ch of Wesley P. & Georgia (Ring) Roach. Res NL 1939-44. Emp. as a hair-dresser before m. m Sunapee, Oct. 28, 1939 F(rank) Lester Taylor (1376) of NL. Harriet Taylor now res Lynn, Mass. (nfdr)
1378. TAYLOR, HERBERT CARL- TON b Jan. 3, 1912 ch of John Harold & Gertrude (Emery)* Taylor (cf. 389). Tax-payer NL since 1939. Att Wilmot schools. Emp. by Roy Emery, member
CCC, & since 1941 emp. Goodyear Plant, Windsor, Vt. m Feb. 28, 1942 Irene Clough of Dorchester. Herbert & Irene have 3 ch all born in Windsor, Vt .: (1) Carlton b July 11, 1943; (2) Wayne b Nov. 27, 1944; (3) Bruce b May 28, 1949. Herbert Taylor now res Windsor, Vt.
1379. * TAYLOR, JOHN W. b New- fane, Vt., April 3, 1823; d NL, March 26, 1913. Ch of Nathan & Hannah (Bix- by) Taylor. Probably res NL from 1850's to 1913. Wool dresser. m 2 times: (1) Oct. 19, 1854 Nancy S. Carr* of Salis- bury, Mass .; b Feb. 9, 1825; d Sept. 21, 1874; (2) NL, Sept. 21, 1909 Lena W. George (1380) of NL. John & Nancy had 2 ch: (1) Annie d ae. 21 yrs .; (2) Abbie F. m & had a ch; Abbie, her husband, & the ch. all d before 1899. (nfda)
1380. TAYLOR, LENA W. (GEORGE) m NL, Sept. 21, 1909 John W. Taylor* (1379) of NL. Declared age at time of marriage, her 2nd, 67. House- keeper. (nfda)
1381. TAYLOR, MAURICE H. teach- er; headmaster b Wilmot Flat, c. 1917 ch of Frank & Verna (Harding) Taylor (514). Res NL since 1920 for some yrs. maintaining a legal res. Grad Springfield Col. m Virginia Louise Lull (1382) of NL. Maurice & Virginia have 2 ch: (1) Phillip Harding b NL, Jan. 12, 1940; (2) Linda Louise b NL, July 11, 1941. Maurice Taylor now res Farmington.
1382. TAYLOR, VIRGINIA LOUISE (LULL) b NL, April 30, 1919 ch of Wallace & Louise (Thurston)* Lull (813 & 808). Res NL since 1919, for some yrs. maintaining a legal res. m Maurice H. Taylor (1381) of NL. Virginia Tay- lor now res Farmington.
1383. TAYLOR, WILLIAM MASON b Wilmot, July 27, 1915 ch of John Harold & Gertrude (Emery)* Taylor (cf. 389). Res NL since 1939. Came to NL from Wilmot, 1939. Att Wilmot schools. Emp. by Roy Emery 11 or 12 yrs .; woodsman; emp. mica mine, Wil- mot Center, 3 yrs .; emp. by Dr. Wm. P. Clough, Jr., at present. Member: Elkins Soc .; Heidelberg Lodge. m NL, June 17, 1939 Audrey Helen Valia (1375) of Grafton. William & Audrey have 1 ch: Doris Helen b NL, April 28, 1942.
1384. TEMPLE, ESTELLE AGNES (WHEELER) b Richmond, Me., Feb. 16, 1887; d Oklahoma City, Okla., c. 1942. Ch of Albert & Hattie (Hutchins) Wheeler. Res NL 1915-20. Came to NL from Springfield, 1915; went from NL to Newport, 1920. Att Richmond, Me.,
schools. Member : Grange (Georges Mills). m Fred Albert Temple (1385) .
1385. TEMPLE, FRED ALBERT farm- er b Litchfield, Me., Oct. 13, 1877; d
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Springfield, Oct. 12, 1937. Ch of Albert & Florence (Hutchins) Temple. Res NL 1915-20. Came to NL from Springfield, 1915; went from NL to Newport, 1920. Att Litchfield, Me., schools. Member Grange (Georges Mills). m Estelle Agnes Wheeler (1384) of Richmond, Me. Fred & Estelle had 9 ch: (1) Marion Erlein b Springfield, July 1, 1906; grad White River Jct. (Vt.) HS; m Robert Kennedy, farmer, of Springfield & had Donald (d) ; member Baptist church; (2) Gladys A. b Springfield, Feb. 21, 1909; att NL schools; m Alfred Gould, teacher, of Claremont & has had no ch; last known address: Carney, Nebraska; (3) William A. b Springfield, Oct. 13, 1910; d Springfield, Nov. 28, 1910; (4) Herbert b Springfield, Jan. 20, 1914; farmer; att Springfield & Sunapee schools; m Frances Presby of Sutton & has 4 ch; now res Springfield; (5) Florence May (968); (6) Frederick Earland b NL, Oct. 1, 1915; factory worker; att Springfield schools; m Doris teacher, of Carney, Nebras- ka & has Frederick, Jr., & Richard; WWII: USA, Heavy Artillery; wounded; German POW 4 mos .; pvt .; now res Portland, Me .; (7) Eugene Roy b Spring- field c. 1923; woodsman-farmer; m Sarah M. Mignault of Sutton & has Eugene, Charlotte Jeanette, Sylvester John, & Marilla; WWII: served Heavy Artillery, cpl., Mediterranean Theater; (8) Carrol Lee (male) b Springfield, May 12, 1925; d Springfield, June 2, 1925; (9) Edna b Springfield, c. 1927; att Sunapee HS; married & has a son; now res Milwaukee, Wisc.
1386. * TENNEY, ANNIE ROXANNA (TENNEY) b Wilmot, March 27, 1873; d NL, Sept. 2, 1943. Ch of Isaac D. & Abby (Ray) Tenney & sister of Pamelia T. Piper (1072). Res NL since 1890. Came to NL from Wilmot, 1890. Att Wilmot schools & Kearsarge Sch. of Prac- tice. Member: Methodist Church, Wil- mot. m Newport, Vt., Nov. 13, 1890 Byron Fred Tenney* (1387) of Wilmot.
1387. * TENNEY, BYRON FRED car- penter b Wilmot, April 16, 1865 ch of Abraham Melvin & Sarah (Prescott) Ten- ney. Res NL since 1890. Came to NL from Wilmot, 1890. Att Wilmot Schools & Kearsarge Sch. of Practice. Caretaker, Birchcroft, c. 40 yrs. m Newport, Vt .. Nov. 13, 1890 Annie Roxanna Tenney* (1386) of Wilmot. Byron & Annie had 1 ch: Withey Byron (1388).
1388. * TENNEY, WITHEY BYRON teamster; truckman b NL, Nov. 14, 1894; d NL, April 22, 1940. Ch of Byron Fred & Annie Roxanna (Tenney) Ten- ney (1387 & 1386). Res NL 1894-1940. Att Elkins sch. Pulp operator. Never married.
1389. THOMPSON, ROLAND F. Tax- payer NL 1917-22. (nfda)
1390. THURMAN, JEAN Tax-payer NL 1950. (nfdr)
1391. * THURSTON, CLARA BELLE (MESSER) b NL, June 10, 1866; d NL, Sept. 1, 1930. Ch of William Alonzo & Mary (Nichols) Messer (920 & 906). Res NL 1866-1930. CA, 1887. Grade sch. teacher, 3 yrs .; post-master, Elkins, 1909- 30. Member: NL Baptist Church; SUV Aux. (Dep't sec'y) ; Ladies Benevolent Soc. m NL, June 10, 1892 George Thurs- ton* (1393) of Everett, Mass.
1392. THURSTON, EDITH (PAL- FREY) (HILL) b Boston, Mass., Dec. 2, 1880 ch of John W. & Mary E. (Ken- dall) Palfrey. Res NL since 1909. Came to NL from Wilmot Flat, 1909. Att HS. Elkins Correspondent, Journal-Transcript since 1910. Christian Scientist. Member: Grange; Martha Chapter OES (PWM & Sec'y 17 yrs.); SUV Aux. (sec'y, treas., pres. & charter member); Ladies Benevo- lent Soc. (past pres.). 8 yrs. leader of 4H Clubs. Charter member Elkins Soc. & sec'y 13 yrs. m 2 times: (1) Chelsea, Mass., April 12, 1904 John William Hill of Boston, Mass .; b W. Hartlepool, Eng., Nov. 17, 1877; d Lynn, Mass., Sept. 19, 1918; ch of William & Frances (Smith) Hill; emp. at Gen. Electric; (2) New- port, July 31, 1939 George Thurston* (1393) of NL. Edith & John had 3 ch: (1) Frederick Warwick b Boston, Mass., April 2, 1905; d Boston, Mass., April 16, 1905; (2) Charles Palfrey (591); (3) baby boy still-born Boston, Mass., April, 1911.
1393. * THURSTON, GEORGE car- penter & builder b Union, Me., Aug. 2, 1866; d NL, Sept. 14, 1948. Ch of Na- thaniel Emmons & Sarah (Hills) Thurs- ton. Res NL 1898-1942. Came to NL from Everett, Mass., 1898. Att schools of Union, Me. Built most of buildings for Camp Kearsarge; built largest Wood- ruff cottage (later burned) on Brugge- man's Pt., the Merle Gay cottage & all cottages from London's to Camp Kear- sarge on Lake Pleasant; interested in ornithology, mineralogy, & Indian relics; in early yrs., prospector, Montana. Town treas .; ass't postmaster. Former member IOOF. m 2 times: (1) NL, June 10, 1892 Clara Belle Messer* (1391) of New London; (2) Newport, July 31, 1939 Edith (Palfrey) Hill (1392) of NL. George & Clara had 3 ch: (1) Edith May b Everett, Mass., Dec. 11, 1893; d NL, April 23, 1895; (2) Louise Hills (808); (3) Percy Messer (1394).
1394. THURSTON, PERCY MESSER postmaster; printer b NL, April 12, 1901 ch of George & Clara Belle (Messer) Thurston* (1393 & 1391). Res NL since 1901. Att CA; grad Monson (Mass.) Academy; att Norwich U. Elkins post- master since Feb. 4, 1931; owner-oper- ator Elkins Printing Co. since 1931. Se- lectman, 1928-31. Member: NL Baptist
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Church; Heidelberg Lodge, NG, 1930; SUV, dep't comm., 1935. m NL, Aug. 28, 1924 Ruth Isabel French (1395) of Jamaica Plain, Mass. Percy & Ruth have 2 ch: (1) Constance May b NL, June · 11, 1926; med. technician; NLHS, '44 & BS, CJC, '48; emp. Manchester; (2) William Nathaniel b NL, May 15, 1931; NLHS '49; Bates Col. Class of '53.
1395. THURSTON, RUTH ISABEL (FRENCH) b Boston, Mass., May 1, 1904 ch of Walter & Ella (Smith) French. Res NL since 1924. Came to NL from Jamaica Plain, Mass., 1924. Att Need- ham (Mass.) HS & Fisher's Business Col., Boston, Mass. At time of m, emp. as stenographer for Modern Priscilla magazine (now out of business). Mem- ber: NL Baptist Church; SUV Aux., former pres .; Crystal Rebekah Lodge. m NL, Aug. 28, 1924 Percy Messer Thurs- ton (1394) of NL.
1396. * TILTON, ABBY (PERLEY) b Springfield, ch Benjamin & Eliza (Gage) Perley & sister of Sarah P. Messer* (917). Tax-payer NL 1900-10. 2nd wife of George W. Tilton* who d 1897. (For ch of Mr. Tilton's 1st m see Mrs. Lord's History.) (nfda)
1397. TILTON, BERT NELSON la- borer b Wilmot Flat, c. 1880 ch of Nel- son & Emma (Keniston) Tilton. Tax- payer NL 1902, '12, '13 & '26-'36. m (3) NL, April 9, 1932 Clara Louise Bevey (1398) of Perryville, Md. (nfda)
1398. TILTON, CLARA LOUISE (PLAH) (-) (BEVEY) b Lawrence, Mass., c. 1883 ch of Rylance S. & Fran- ces (Meszies) Plah. m NL, April 9, 1932 Bert Nelson Tilton (1397) of NL. (nfda)
1399. TILTON, ERNEST BENJAMIN teamster; gen. laborer b Franklin, Sept. 23, 1881 ch of Nathaniel & Lydia M. (Putney) Tilton. Res NL since 1930. Came to NL from Sutton, 1930. Att Franklin schools. m 2 times: (1) Maud Bailey of Sanbornton who d Franklin; (2) NL, Dec. 16, 1938 Mary (Mathews) Waltman (1401) of NL. Ernest & Maud had 4 ch: (1) Leah Maude b Sanborn- ton, March 29, 1905; att Franklin Jr. High; m Dean Bryant Lockwood, rr section crew-hand, of Northfield & has Dean Bryant, Jr., Daisy Maude, Beverly May, Earl Edward, Emma Fay, & Neil Wayne; now res Tilton; (2) Blanche Alice b Bennington, June 29, 1907; att Franklin HS; m Leland Cad Reed, hunt- er & trapper, & has had Arlene Blanch, Leland Cad, Jr. (d), Austin Leland, Morris Ernest (d), Jorene Inez (m), Leland Ernest, & Evelyn Lelia Ann; now res W. Rumney; (3) Myrtle m Ira(?) Auprey, factory worker; now res Pena- cook; (4) Joseph Bailey (1400).
1400. TILTON, JOSEPH BAILEY carpenter b New Boston, Aug. 20, 1911 ch of Ernest Benjamin & Maud (Bailey) Tilton (1399). Res NL since 1934. Came to NL from Portland, Me., 1934. Att Franklin schools. Served USA 1928-34; pvt., Inf., stationed Portland, Me. Mil. service WWII: seaman, USN, June, '44- Jan., '46; stationed Corpus Christi, Texas. m NL, March 16, 1935 Susie Mary Walt- man (1402) of Portland, Me. Joseph & Susie have 2 ch: (1) Mary Ruth b NL, Sept. 29, 1935; (2) Josephine Marie b NL, May 24, 1944.
1401. TILTON, MARY (MATHEWS) (WALTMAN) b Canada; d NL, March 24, 1950, ae. 63. Ch of Thomas & Sarah (Proctor) Mathews. Res NL 1935-50. Came to NL from Portland, Me., 1935. Att St. Johns, N. B., schools. Formerly Baptist. m 2 times: (1) Pembroke, Me., July 11, 1908 George Courtney Waltman of Robbinston, Me .; b Pt. Wolfe, Cana- da, March 3, 1881 ch of Peter & Nancy (Antoine) Waltman; blacksmith & farm- er; (2) NL, Dec. 16, 1938 Ernest Ben- jamin Tilton (1399) of NL. Mary & George had 4 ch: (1) George Courtney, Jr. b Robbinston, Me., Feb. 9, 1910; linesman, Central Me. Power Co .; att Portland (Me.) schools; m Ruth Galen, nurse, of Portland, Me., & has Joann Marie & Patricia; now res Portland, Me .; (2) Susie Mary (1402); (3) Harold Colin b St. Johns, N. B., Feb., 1917; linesman, Central Me. Power; att Port- land, Me., schools; served USA, WWII, in Army of Occ., Germany; m Doris Smart of Portland (now d) & had Har- old Colin, Jr. & Philip Fredrick; now res Portland, Me .; (4) Henry Edward b St. Johns, N. B., Sept. 13, 1919; lines- man, Central Me. Power Co .; att Port- land (Me.) schools; m Frances Gilpatrick of Portland, Me., & has Henry Edward, Jr .** , Ernest, Sandra, Robert, & Judy; now res Portland, Me. ( ** Henry Edward Waltman, Jr. b NL, Sept. 13, 1939 lived with his grandmother, Mrs. Tilton.)
1402. TILTON, SUSIE MARY (WALTMAN) b Robbinston, Me., Nov. 17, 1911 ch of George Courtney & Mary (Mathews) Waltman (1901). Res NL since 1935. Came to NL from Portland, Me., 1935. Att Portland (Me.) schools. Emp. Frojoy plant, Portland, Me., be- fore m. m NL, March 16, 1935 Joseph Bailey Tilton (1400) of NL.
1403. * TODD, ALICE ADELIA (TROW) b Sunapee, June 7, 1852; d NL, Sept. 26, 1943. Ch of James War- ren & Ruth Augusta (Davis) Trow. Res NL 1875-1943. Came to NL from Suna- pee, 1875. Att Sunapee schools. Mem- ber: Methodist Church, Newport & NL Baptist Church; 50 yr. member Grange. For several yrs. oldest woman in town; wrote poetry. m Claremont, Dec. 28, 1875 Edward Ava Todd* (1407) of NL.
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1404. * TODD, ASA NELSON farmer b NL, May 24, 1836; d NL, July 26, 1916. Ch of Eli & Abigail Harriman (Nelson) Todd. Res NL 1836-1916. Att NL schools. Tax Collector. His home, now owned by the Muller's, has view of Mt. Washington. m Sutton, June 7, 1860 Maroa C. Harvey* (1419). Asa & Maroa had 3 ch: (1) Charles Alfred b NL, May 2, 1862; d NL, May 16, 1896; att CA & Bryant & Stratton Business Col., Manchester; school district treas .; chmn. selectmen, 1894; ass't postmaster, 1888-92 & postmaster 1893-96; Baptist, PM King Solomon's Lodge, Knight Templar of Mt. Horeb Commandery (Concord), PNG Heidelberg Lodge & charter mem- ber; m Harriet Deborah Sargent* (1413) of Sutton; for ch see 1413; (2) Grace Abby (534) ; (3) Elizabeth Nelson b NL, Feb. 7, 1872; d NL, Aug. 26, 1902; grad CA; taught continuously 26 terms in NL schools; m Ralph Henry Keil* (664).
1405. TODD, CELENA ARMINE (MERCER) b Sunapee, July 26, 1886 ch of Moses & Adeline (Deneau) Mer- cer. Res NL since 1910. Came to NL from Sunapee, 1910. Sunapee HS, '05. Grade school teacher, Sunapee & NL, 1905-10. Member: NL Baptist Church; NL Grange; King's Daughters. m NL, Oct. 19, 1910 Fred Andrew Todd* (1411) of NL.
1406. TODD, EDWARD ANDREW tractor operator & contractor b NL, April 8, 1916 ch of Fred Andrew* & Celena Armine (Mercer) Todd (1411 & 1405). Res NL since 1916. NLHS, '34; Wentworth Institute, '37. Mil. service WWII: 42 mos. (33 in Pacific Theater), pfc., 39th Gen. Hosp .; 1 battle star & Good Conduct Medal. Member NL Grange. m Longmeadow, Mass., June 4, 1949 Louise Jensen of Longmeadow, Mass .; b Longmeadow, Mass., Dec. 26, 1923 ch of Harold Holmes Jensen, Sr. & Agnes Mary (Mumford), Edward & Louise have 1 ch: Edward Andrew Todd II. b NL, May 18, 1951.
1407. * TODD, EDWARD AVA farmer b NL, March 6, 1854; d NL, Sept. 7, 1914. Ch of James & Mary Starrett (Dodge) Todd. (see 148 & 1416). Res NL 1854-1914. Att NL schools. Select- man; road agent; would have been serv- ing in Gen. Court at time of d except for severe illness. Member: NL Baptist Church; served Executive & Horse Shed Comm's. Officer, NL Grange. m Clare- mont, Dec. 28, 1875 Alice Adelia Trow* (1403) of Sunapee. Edward & Alice had 2 ch: (1) Gustie May (894) ; (2) Fred Andrew (1411).
1408. * TODD, EDWIN LEROY b NL. June 1, 1874; d Jan. 31, 1921. Ch of Henry Mason & Hannah Marie (Bus- well) Todd (1414 & 1412). Res NL 1878- 1898; 1900-04. Went from NL to An- trim, 1898, & returned to NL from
there, 1900; went from NL to Man- chester, 1904. Att NL schools. Emp. Charles Harriman's soft drink bottling works, Elkins; shoe worker. m 2 times: (1) NL, Oct. 18, 1894 Kittie Norena Carr Jones* (cf. 661) of NL; (2) Sept. 12, 1904 Jennie Belle Davis (see below) of Manchester; b Hooksett, July 7, 1882 ch of David Francis & Susan Maria (Wentworth) Davis. Edwin & Kittie had 1 ch: Edwina Frances b Antrim, Aug. 25, 1896; probably m; present where- abouts unknown. Edwin & Jennie had 3 ch: (1) David Henry b Manchester, Sept. 19, 1905; dry cleaner; m Mary E. Mallon, librarian, of Manchester & has Beverly Elizabeth & Marilyn Ruth; now res Hooksett; (2) Isabel Emily b Hook- sett, April 15, 1908; shipping clerk, Ar- row Needle Co., Manchester; att Man- chester Central HS 2 yrs .; now res Hooksett; (3) Richard E. b Hooksett, Feb. 16, 1915; dry cleaner; att Man- chester Central HS; m Dorothy Maude Moncrieff of Arundel, Canada & has James Edwin & Melvyn Douglas; now res Hooksett. (Jennie (Davis) Todd m (2) - Watkins & now res Hooksett.)
1409. * TODD, ELINOR SNOW (KEY- SER) b Sutton, Oct. 30, 1855; d Sutton, March 7, 1928. Ch of Jonathan Harvey & Emily (Snow) Keyser; born in house now part of Camp Bueno. Att Sutton schools. Res NL 1878-1908. Came to NL from Sutton, 1878, & returned to Sutton, 1908. m Sutton, April 27, 1878 Frank Walter Todd* (1410) of NL.
1410. * TODD, FRANK WALTER farmer; lumberman b NL, Feb. 10, 1854; d Sutton, July 21, 1941. Ch of Eli & Abigail Harriman (Nelson) Todd. Res NL 1854-1908. Went from NL to Sut- ton, 1908; res just over the NL-Sutton line. Att CA. NL selectman. m 2 times: (1) Sutton, April 27, 1878 Elinor Snow Keyser* (1409) of Sutton; (2) Sutton, June 12, 1929 Alva J. (Pennington) Frost of Sutton; b Lower Argyle, N. S., July 20, 1873 ch of James & Alva (Goodwin) Pennington; mother of Barbara F. Lull (cf. 802) & of Corinne F. Todd (cf. 1420). Frank & Elinor had 4 ch: (1) George Harvey b NL, Feb. 7, 1880; farmer; att CA; m Annie L. Davis of No. Sutton & has had no ch; att Bap- tist Church; now res No. Sutton; (2) Howard Eli (1415); (3) Robert Clinton (1420); (4) Leon Nelson b NL, Jan. 2, 1889; d Sutton, Sept. 2, 1922; store- keeper, Sutton; att CA; m Katherine Nolan of So. Sutton (who now res Swan- zey) & had Barbara (m).
1411. * TODD, FRED ANDREW con- tractor & bldr. b NL, Feb. 6, 1883; d NL, July 12, 1949. Ch of Edward Ava & Alice Adelia (Trow) Todd (1407 & 1403). Res NL 1883-1949. Att CA. Built 3 houses, remodeled several; in building & lumbering over 25 yrs. Selectman, 6
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yrs .; road agent, 3 yrs .; rep. to Gen. Ct., 1926; moderator, 1944-48. Member: NL Baptist Church & NL Grange (50 yrs.). m NL, Oct. 19, 1910 Celena Ar- mine Mercer (1405) of NL. Fred & Selena had 2 ch: (1) Alice Adeline (176); (2) Edward Andrew (1406).
1412. * TODD, HANNAH MARIA (BUSWELL) b Bradford, Nov. 2, 1851; d NL, Dec. 25, 1936. Ch of Joseph Fred & Drusilla H. (Pearce) Buswell. Res NL 1873-1936. Came to NL from Bradford, 1873. Worked Johnson Woolen Mill, Wilmot, before m. m NL, Aug. 6, 1873 Henry Mason Todd* (1414) of NL.
1413. * TODD, HARRIET DEBORAH (SARGENT) b Sutton, May 2, 1863; d NL, Nov. 11, 1943. Ch of Benjamin Perry & Charity Adeline (Felch) Sar- gent & sister of Mary S. Sargent (1237). Res NL 1885-1943. Came to NL from Sutton, 1885. Att Sutton schools. Bap- tist; 7 Day Adventist. m Sutton, Nov. 9, 1885 Charles Alfred Todd* (cf. 1404) of NL. Harriet & Charles had 3 ch: (1) Charity b NL, July 23, 1890; d NL, July. 26, 1890; (2) Marion Abbie b NL, Nov. 9, 1891; d NL, May 20, 1893; (3) Mildred May b NL, Aug. 18, 1894; d NL, Nov. 12, 1894.
1414. TODD, HENRY MASON tan- ner; currier b NL, Jan. 3, 1846; d Con- cord, May 21, 1926. Ch of Robert & Charlotte (Witherspoon) Todd. Res NL 1846-1926. In the early 1900's emp. at tannery at Elkins & at Wilmot. m NL, Aug. 6, 1873 Hannah Maria Buswell* (1412) of Bradford. Henry & Maria had 2 ch: (1) Edwin Leroy (1408); (2) Shirley Belle (562).
1415. * TODD, HOWARD ELI farm- er; store clerk b NL, June 4, 1884 ch of Frank Walter & Elinor Snow (Keyser) Todd (1410 & 1409). Res NL since 1884. CA, '01. Clerk, Ervin Edmund's Store & the Market Basket, 1943-47. Select- man, 22 yrs. (probably the longest term of service in history of the town). Mem- ber NL Baptist Church. m Gloucester, Mass., Dec. 18, 1907 Margie Thompson Severance (1418) of Gloucester, Mass. Howard & Margie have 1 ch: Catherine Alberta b Gloucester, Mass .; CA, '26 & UNH, '30; m Duane E. Young, radio announcer, of Stratham & has Kathleen, Howard, Douglas, & David; now res Stratham.
1416. * TODD, JACOB HORACE b NL, Feb. 2, 1837; d NL, Nov. 9, 1925. Ch of James & Mary Starrett (Dodge) Todd & brother of Rosaline T. Burpee* (148) & of Edward Ava Todd* (1407). Res NL 1837-1925 except for few yrs. in Springfield & Osborn, O. Att CA. Emp. in scythe shop; farmer; station agent at Osborn, O. Member: NL Baptist Church (exec. comm., deacon, church school teacher); NL Grange (charter member
& 1st sec'y) m Baraboo, Wisc., April 14, 1862 Abigail Seamans Shepard of NL; b NL, Dec. 11, 1839; d NL, March 28, 1899; ch of Samuel & Phebe (Haskins) Shepard & sister of James E. Shepard (1469); member Baptist Church & NL Grange. Jacob & Abigail had 4 ch: (1) James b Osborn, O., Oct. 4, 1865; d Mansfield, Mass., June 9, 1940; ma- chinist; att New Hampton Sch .; m Edith M. Bradford, teacher, of So. Boston, Mass., & had Ruth Bradford; (2) Ralph Shepard b NL, Oct. 20, 1874; d New- ton, Mass., Aug. 13, 1940; emp. by Rhoades Bros. (Grocers), Boston, Mass .; att CA & grad. Spence & Peaslee Busi- ness Col. (Salem, Mass.); m Hattie Lewis, bookkeeper, of So. Boston, Mass., & had no ch; (3) Martha Shepard (1293); (4) Julia Emma (1417).
1417. * TODD, JULIA EMMA b NL, Dec. 4, 1881 ch of Jacob Horace & Abigail Seamans (Shepard) Todd (1416). Res NL since 1881. CA, 1903. House- keeper for father until his death in 1925; school teacher, 6 yrs .; librarian, CJC 4 yrs .; post-mistress, CJC, since 1934. School treas., 16 yrs. Member: NL Baptist Church; NL Womans Club (past pres.); Mission Circle (past pres. ) ; Crys- tal Rebekah Lodge; NL Grange; Red Cross; Hosp. Aid. Charter member NL Service Organization, Inc. Unmarried.
1418. TODD, MARGIE THOMPSON (SEVERANCE) b Gloucester, Mass., Aug. 6, 1884 ch of Frank Gay & Bertha Lavinia (Radcliffe) Severance. Res NL since 1907. Came to NL from Gloucester, Mass., 1907. Gloucester (Mass.) HS, '03. Teacher (practice & substitute), Glouces- ter, Mass., 1906-07. Member: NL Bap- tist Church & NL Womans Club. m Gloucester, Mass., Dec. 18, 1907 Howard Eli Todd* (1415 )of NL.
1419. * TODD, MAROA C. (HAR- VEY) b Sutton, Aug. 19, 1840; d NL, May 16, 1919. Ch of Deacon Joseph & Mehitable (Watson) Harvey. Res NL 1860-1919. Came to NL from Sutton, 1860. Att Sutton schools. m Sutton, June 7, 1860 Asa Nelson Todd* (1404) of NL.
1420. * TODD, ROBERT CLINTON b NL, Dec. 24, 1885; d Sutton, Jan. 20, 1942. Ch of Frank Walter & Elinor (Keyser) Todd (1410 & 1409). Res NL as a boy & from 1908-14. Went from NL to Sutton, 1914. Att CA. Emp. by Ben- jamin Sargent in his shoe repair shop & later ran own repair shop under NL Inn; with his brother, Leon (cf. 1410), ran No. Sutton Gen. Store; greenkeeper, NL Country Club. Postmaster, No. Sut- ton, 7 yrs. Member: Sutton Church & NL Grange. m Gloucester, Mass., Jan. 1, 1914 Corinne Frost of Gloucester, Mass .; b Gloucester, Mass., Feb. 4, 1894 ch of Thomas D. & Alva J. (Penning- ton) Frost (cf. 1410) & sister of Barbara F. Lull (cf. 802); still res Sutton. Robert
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A HISTORY OF NEW LONDON
& Corrinne had 1 ch: Eleanor Alva b Gloucester, Mass., Dec. 3, 1915; att No. Sutton sch., CJS, '33, trained 2 yrs. at Margaret Pillsbury Hosp., Concord; m Alfred M. Harriman, civil eng., of Warner & has Robert Leon & James Carlton; now res Orange, Mass.
1421. TORSEY, KATHLEEN ELINOR instructor, speech & dramatics, CJC. Res NL since 1939 (Legal res since '49). Came to NL from Auburn, Me., 1939. Mrs. Anna F. Torsey makes her home with her dau.
1422. TOWNE, ERNEST EDWIN pharmacist b Arlington, Mass., April 7, 1914 ch of Walter Edwin & Albertine Marie (McGill) Towne (1426 & 140). Res NL since 1921. Came to NL from Somerville, Mass., 1921. Proctor Acad- emy, '31; att St. Lawrence U. Served 4 yrs. apprenticeship & passed state bds. as pharmacist, 1937. Mil. service WWII: cpl., Army Med. Corps, Feb., '41-Dec. 31, '43. Sec'y, NL Planning Bd. Mem- ber: NL Baptist Church & King Solo- mon's Lodge. m NL, July 11, 1942 Marion Ruth Lovely (1425) of NL. Ernest & Marion have 1 ch: Linda Ruth b NL, Aug. 10, 1948.
1423. TOWNE, HARRY McGILL b Arlington, Mass., July 8, 1909 ch of Walter Edwin Towne, Sr. & Albertine Marie (McGill) (1426 & 140). Res NL as a boy & tax-payer NL 1933-43. m Franklin, June 15, 1935 Yvonne (Cote) LaBarge (1427) of NL. Harry Towne low res Manchester. (nfdr)
1424. TOWNE, JOSEPH WARREN b Arlington, Mass., Aug. 1, 1911 ch of Walter Edwin Towne, Sr. & Albertine Marie (McGill) (1426 & 140). Res NL 1921-1941. Came to NL from Somer- ville, Mass., 1921; went from NL to Independence, Mo., 1941. Att CA 3 yrs. m Enfield, Nov. 20, 1938 Patricia M. Sheehan of NL; b Manchester, March 15, 1913 ch of Edward F. & Norah (Shea) Sheehan. Joseph & Patricia have had 3 ch: (1) & (2) twins, a boy & girl, stillborn; (3) Patricia Ann b In- dependence, Mo., Nov. 1, 1943. Joseph Towne now res Independence, Mo.
1425. TOWNE, MARION RUTH (LOVELY) b Lebanon, Dec. 16, 1919, ch of Fred Solomon & Mary E. (Wat- kins) Lovely (786 & 787). Res NL since 1924. Came to NL from Lebanon, 1924. CJC, '39; Lesley Kindergarten Trng. Sch., '42. Episcopalian. Member NL Womans Club & Womans Aid. m NL, July 11, 1942 Ernest Edwin Towne (1422) of NL.
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