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1426. TOWNE, WALTER EDWIN carpenter; marble cutter b Somerville, Mass .; d NL, June 16, 1931, ae. 46-11-6. Ch of Henry Augustus & Etta Jane (O'Brien) Towne. Res NL 1921-31. Came to NL from Somerville, Mass., 1921.
Member: Baptist Church, Somerville, Mass. m Malden, Mass., June 4, 1908 Albertine Marie McGill (140) of Everett, Mass. Walter & Albertine had 9 ch: (1) Harry McGill (1423); (2) Joseph War- ren (1424); (3) Ernest Edwin (1422) ; (4) Marjorie Mae b Somerville, Mass., July 2, 1916; m Albert Seren, dresser, of Tilton & has Albert, Jr., Barbara, & Mavis; now res Tilton; (5 Theodore Joseph b Somerville, Mass., Dec. 2, 1919; d Lawrenceburg, Tenn., April 1, 1944; Sgt. USA; killed while in service; (6) Walter Edwin, Jr. b NL, Nov. 23, 1922; mil service WWII: cpl., USA; (7) Robert Henry b NL, Sept. 2, 1925; d Camp Cooke, Cal., Dec. 4, 1945; pfc, USA; killed while in service; (8) William Ken- neth b NL, Oct. 24, 1927; pfc, USA; now res Kansas City, Mo. where he is studying Radio & Television under the GI Bill; (9) Norman Parker b NL, Nov. 13, 1929; pfc, USA; now res NL.
1427. TOWNE, YVONNE (COTE) (LABARGE) b Manchester, c. 1901 ch of Joseph & Mary (Dube) Cote. m (2) Franklin, June 15, 1935 Harry McGill Towne (1423) of NL. By her 1st m Yvonne had 2 daughters, Prudence & Frances, both of whom are now mar- ried. Yvonne Towne now res Man- chester. (nfdr)
1428. TRAYNER, CHARLES J. re- tired. Res NL since 1949. Came to NL from Wynnewood, Pa., 1949. Members of household: Elizabeth Dow (Sanders) Trayner & their dau. Elizabeth S.
1429. TRUDEAU, LILLIAN B. Wife of Rene Trudeau (1430). (nfdr)
1430. TRUDEAU, RENE Tax-payer NL since 1938. First emp. in NL as mgr. First Nat'l Store; estab. own coal & oil & appliance business. Wife: Lillian B. Trudeau. Rene & Lillian have had at least 1 ch: Gerene Mae; NLHS '48; UNH, class of '52. (nfdr)
1431. TRUMBULL, KATHLEEN MARY (MURPHY) (DIXON) b Hali- fax, N. S., Sept. 20, 1888; d Concord, Jan. 24, 1948. Ch of John & Sarah (Kelly) Murphy. Res NL 1908-21. Came to NL from Boston, Mass., 1908; went from NL to Concord, 1921. Att HS & NE Hosp. for Women & Children. m 2 times: (1) Boston, Mass., June 11, 1908 Frederick Oliver Dixon* (346) of NL; (2) NL, May 31, 1921 Byron Trumbull of NL; b Wilmot, April 21, 1870; d Concord, Jan. 13, 1941; ch of Josiah & Hannah (Putney) Trumbull & brother of Sarah T. Worthen* (1547). For ch by 1st m see 346. Kathleen & Byron had 1 ch: Byron William b NL, March 24, 1922; emp. NE Tel. & Tel .; att HS; Mil. service WWII: Pfc., USMC, 1941-45; served with engineers in 1st Marine Div. from original landing on Guadalcanal to Cape Gloucester campaign; 3 battle stars
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& Pres. citation with clasp; m Phyliss Freeman of Concord & has Kathleen Laura; member United Baptist Church, Concord & Am. Legion; now res Con- cord.
1432. TUCKER, CHESTER A. Tax- payer NL 1909; 1913-19. (nfda)
1433. TUNIS, MILDRED MARIA (CROCKETT) b NL, Nov. 11, 1900 ch of Oren Duranzel & Esther Maria (Henry) Crockett* (272 & 269). Res NL 1900-29, for some yrs. maintaining a legal res. CA, '20; AB, Oberlin Col., '24. Teacher, Amesbury, Mass., 1 yr .; Girl Reserve Sec'y., YWCA, Schenectady, N. Y., 4 yrs .; clerical & personnel work, Am. Tel. & Tel. Co., NYC, 7 yrs. Mem- ber: AAUW, vice-pres., Albany branch, 1948-49. Author of Appendix II, Mirror to America. m NYC, Aug. 18, 1934 Alford Beekman Tunis of So. Orange, N. J .; b Madison, N. J., March 25, 1899 ch of William W. & Mary Jane (Beekman) Tunis; claims examiner; grad. N. J. Law Sch. Mildred & Alford have 2 ch: (1) Mary-Jane Beekman b Mont- clair, N. J., Jan. 22, 1939; (2) Elizabeth (Betsy) Crockett b Newburgh, N. Y., Jan. 12, 1943. Mildred Tunis now res Albany, N. Y.
1434. TUTTLE, HARRY HORTON YMCA worker b Painesville, Ohio, Aug. 5, 1869; d NL, Feb. 24, 1951. Ch of Myron & Emily (Race) Tuttle. Res NL 1945-51. Wife: (Rachel) Jane (Milne) Tuttle. Harry & Jane had one ch: Catherine Emily (1344).
1435. TUTTLE, HAZEL (WOODS) b Lebanon, Sept. 1, 1901 ch of George Herbert &- Jennie B. (Sawyer) Woods. Res NL 1924-30. Registrar, CJC, 1924- 30. Came to NL from Pomona, Cal., 1924; went from NL to Bridgton, Me., 1930. Lebanon HS, '20; att BU, 1921-23. Member of Unitarian Church & organist 11 yrs. Treas., Lebanon Red Cross 1947- 49. m Lebanon, June 24, 1930 Rufus. Clark Tuttle of Freeport, Me .; b Free- port, Me., April 1, 1896; d Oct. 31, 1943; ch of Louis & Mabel (Munroe) Tuttle; AB, Bowdoin Col .; physical in- structor, Orange, Mass., 2 yrs. & teach- er, Bridgton (Me.) HS, 4 yrs. Hazel & Rufus had 1 ch: Donald Herbert b Bridgton, Me., July 2, 1932; Lebanon HS, Class of '52. Hazel Tuttle now res Lebanon & is an asst in the Registrar's Office at Dartmouth Col.
1436. TUTTLE, (RACHEL) JANE (MILNE) b April 17, 1869. Res NL since 1945. Wife of Harry H. Tuttle (1434.)
1437. * URQUHART, JANET (Mc- CALLUM) (DEAN) b Tiverton, On- tario, July 8, 1867; d NL, Feb. 10, 1942. Ch of George & Sibella (Mckay) McCal- lum. Res NL 1889-1942. Came to NL from Tiverton, Ontario, 1889. Member:
NL Baptist Church; Pleasant St. Help- ers. m 2 times: (1) Tiverton, Ontario, Dec. 11, 1889 Edwin Albert Dean* (331) of NL; (2) Andover, Nov. 23, 1921 Wil- liam Urquhart (1438) of Sceptre, Sas- katchewan.
1438. URQUHART, WILLIAM farm- er b Tiverton, Ontario, Sept. 20, 1862; d NL, May 21, 1948. Ch of John & Christina (Ross) Urquhart. Res NL 1922-1948. Came to NL from Sceptre, Saskatchewan, 1922. Known as "Uncle Bill" to nearly all; devoutly loved by all the Dean ch whom he loved as dearly as though they were his very own. Mem- ber: Knox Presbyterian Church, Tiver- ton, Ontario & NL Baptist Church; Sons of Scotland; Grange. Several terms as Reeve & active in town council as young man. m 2 times: (1) Tiverton, Ontario, Sept. 19, 1886 Mary McCallum of Tiver- ton, Ontario; b Tiverton, Ont., Aug. 10, 1859; d Sceptre, Saskatchewan, Aug. 3, 1916; ch of George & Sibella (Mckay) McCallum & sister of Janet (McCallum) (Dean) Urquhart* (1438); (2) Andover, Nov. 23, 1921 Janet (McCallum) Dean (1438) of NL. William & Mary had an adopted dau, Adelaide Jones b Feb. 15, 1883 who m (1) Henry Kuskee & (2) Antone Thompson; 6 ch, all m; now res, Bellingham, Wash.
1439. WABEKE, EMILY (SQUIRES) b Grand Forks, N. D., July 22, 1908 ch of Vernon Purinton & Ethel (Wood) Squires & sister of J. Duane Squires (1345). Res NL 1930-41. Came to NL from Providence, R. I., 1930; went from NL to E. Northfield, Mass., 1941. U. of No. Dakota, '28; AM, Brown U., '30. Teacher, CJC, 1930-41 & Northfield Sch. for Girls, 1941-43 & 1945-46; reference librarian, Library of Congress, 1943-44. Att NL Baptist Church & joined Cam- bridge Meeting of Friends, 1940; worked actively in CJC YWCA. m Cambridge, Mass., May 22, 1941 Bertus Harry Wa- beke of Mt. Hermon, Mass .; b Pretoria, So. Africa, Nov. 15, 1914 ch of Hendrik Goswin & Bertha Henriette (van den Bos) Wabeke; author of Dutch Emigra- tion to No. Am., 1624-1860, (NY, 1944) & A Guide to Dutch Bibliography (Wash- ington, 1951); Lt (jg), USNR, 1943-46; served Eng. & Australia; now emp. State Dept. Emily & Bertus have 1 ch: Eliza- beth Henriette b Greenfield, Mass., Oct. 28, 1944. Emily Wabeke now res Arling- ton, Va.
1440. WADE, GRACE guest-house operator. Res NL since 1943. Came to NL from Bellane, L. I., N. Y., 1943. (cf. 432)
1441. * WAITE, ELIZABETH RI- CHARDSON home-maker; retired teach- er b NL, Aug. 30, 1871 ch of Edwin & Jane Elizabeth (Wate) Waite **. Res NL since 1939. Came to NL from West Orange, N. J., 1939. Boston (Mass.)
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Girls Latin Sch., 1891; BA, Wellesley Col., 1895; AM, Columbia U., 1912; ad- vanced study at the Universities of Mar- burg & Munich (Germany) & Zurich (Switzerland). Retired 1933 after 37 yrs. of teaching HS German; Head of Ger- man Dep't, Passaic (N. J.) HS, 1907-16; Welfare Worker South Side HS, Newark (N. J.) HS 1923-28. Pres. Passaic City Teachers' Assn., 1912-14. Active Church worker. Episcopalian. Member: Wat- chung Chap. DAR; Nat'l DAR; AAUW; NL Womans Club. Elizabeth Waite has an adopted dau., Jane Edna b Jan. 29, 1910; att St. Faith's Sch., Saratoga Springs, N. Y., 1916-30; m Harry I. Conklin, Lt. Col., USA Eng., of Rich- field Springs, N. Y., & has Marcia Jane (NLHS, '49 & att CJC); now res Rich- field Springs, N. Y. ( ** Edwin Waite d NL, Sept. 21, 1900 & Jane W. Waite d NL, Nov. 28, 1898.)
1442 *WAITE, SALLIE PACKARD reg. nurse b Boston, Mass., Dec. 20, 1872 ch of Edwin & Jane Elizabeth (Wate) Waite **. Res NL since 1939. Came to NL from Kingston, Mass., 1939. Roxbury (Mass.) HS, 1892; RN, Emer- gency Gen. Hosp., Los Angeles, Cal., 1907. Baptist. Member NL Grange; Crys- tal Rebekah Lodge; Tea Rock Chapter, DAR, Marshfield, Mass. ( ** Edwin Waite d NL, Sept. 21, 1900 & Jane W. Waite d NL, Nov. 28, 1898.)
1443. WALKER, BEATRICE MAY (BATCHELDER) b Meredith, July 17, 1907 ch of Thomas Herman & Marion Gertrude (Files) Batchelder. Res NL 1925-26; since 1938. Came to NL from Norwich, Vt., 1925 & 1938; went from NL to Meredith, 1926. Hanover HS, '24; att Plymouth Normal School summer session. Teacher: Bristol, 1924-25 & Mere- dith, 1926-27; tel. operator, Hanover. Baptist. Member Plumber's Assn. Aux., SUV Aux., Rebekahs, Ladies Benevolent Soc. m Norwich, Vt., Feb. 9, 1925 Morton Edward Walker (1445) of NL.
1444. WALKER, JOHN MARTIN stone & brick mason b Sutton, May 14, 1860 ch of Martin Luther & Susan (Merrill) Walker. Res NL since before 1900, for some yrs. maintaining a legal res. Came to NL from Sutton. For many yrs. emp. by CE Shepard (1264) winters (driving stage, etc.) & plied his trade as mason summers. Member King Solomon's Lodge. m Dora May Prescott (428) of Wilmot. John & Dora had 3 ch: (1) Ethel Bijou b NL, Aug. 17, 1899; att Elkins school & grad CA; m
Stanley Clark, loom fixer, of Newport & has Bruce (m); now res Newport; (2) Esta Pearl b NL, March 12, 1901; att Elkins school; m Edward Quimby* (cf. 1136), mill worker, of Sutton (?) & has had Veronica (m), Reginald (d), Virginia (m), Leroy (m), & Edward; now res Claremont; (3) Morton Edward
(1445). John Walker now res Masonic Home, Manchester.
1445. WALKER, MORTON EDWARD plumber b NL, Dec. 10, 1905 ch of John Martin & Dora May (Prescott) Walker (1444 & 428). Res NL since 1905. Att Elkins school. Served appren- ticeship with Fred Newcomb of New- port & Henry Robbins (1173) of NL; estab. own business 1928. Sewer Com- missioner. Member: Elkins Soc .; IOOF, AMOS & Encampment; NH Assn. of Master Plumbers, ASSE; Lions; Fish & Game Club. m Norwich, Vt., Feb. 9, 1925 Beatrice May Batchelder (1443) of Norwich, Vt. Morton & Beatrice have had 2 ch: (1) Howard Vincent b Mere- dith, Oct. 18, 1926; plumber; att Elkins school & NLHS; m Maefred Robinson of Windsor, Vt .; now res Elkins; (2) May Joyce b NL, July 23, 1940; d NL, July 24, 1940.
1446. WALKER, NAOMI
HELEN (COLBURN) b Nashua, Sept. 6, 1917 ch of William Arthur & Helen Rae (MacFarland)* Colburn (222 & 220). Res NL 1922-47. Came to NL from Westbrook, Me., 1922; went from NL to Edgewater, N. J., 1947. NLHS, '36; CJC, '38 (Assoc. Fine Arts Degree). Sec'y to Exec. Sec'y of Dartmouth Lake Sunapee Region (SA Spiller), 1938-40; vari-typist & sec'y, Capitol Offset Print- ing Co. (Concord), 1940-1; vari-typist & sr. clerk typist US Naval Shipyard (Ports- mouth), 1941-46; sec'y to Oliver S. Hay- ward, MD, 1946-47. Member NL Baptist Church & its choir; member & office- holder in Martha Chapter OES. m NL, Dec. 20, 1947 Joseplı Baird Walker of Edgewater, N. J .; b Newark, N. J., Feb. 4, 1917 ch of Joseph Valentine & Martha Blair (Allison) Walker; USNR, 1943-46, Electronic Technician's Mate 2/c; journeyman electrician, Aluminum Co. of Am. Naomi & Joseph have had 2 ch: (1) baby girl, b June 14, 1949 & d; (2) William Joseph b Edgewater, N. J., July 7, 1950. Naomi Walker now res Edgewater, N. J.
1447. WARD, MABEL GRAY (Mc- INTIRE) (BURPEE) b Medford, Mass., Sept. 15, 1875 ch of Dana Isaiah & Mary Caroline (Browne) McIntire (835). Res NL 1908-32; summer res 1932-42; res NL since 1942. Came to NL from Worcester, Mass., 1908; went from NL to Miami, Fla., 1932, & returned to NL from there, 1942. Att Medford (Mass.) schools & Miss Clagett's Sch., Boston, Mass. Member: NL Baptist Church. m 2 times: (1) Medford, Mass., Nov. 2, 1899 Charles Woodbury Burpee* of Med- ford, Mass .; b NL, Dec. 8, 1874; d NL, April 24, 1911; ch of James H. & Stella Lee (Weston) Burpee; trustee, NL Li- brary, 2 yrs .; (2) Babylon, L. I., N. Y., June 22, 1931 Charles Howell Ward of Miami, Fla .; b Addison, N. Y., June 30,
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1858; d Coral Gables, Fla., July 25, 1940; ch of Francis H. & Charlotte (Howell) Ward; cattle rancher; later ac- tive in Chamber of Commerce, Miami, Fla., & in the Miami "boom", 1920-25; bought 1st lot sold on Miami Beach. Ch by m to C. W. Burpee: Dana James b Medford, Mass., Oct. 6, 1901; d Med- ford, Mass., April 28, 1902.
1448. WARREN, HARRY H. Tax-pay- er NL 1915-17. Wife: Maud Warren. Harry Warren now res Huntington, Mass. (nfdr)
1449. WEBBER, GLADYS E. Tax- payer NL 1930-43 & on the faculty at CJC 1929-43. Now Registrar, Spelman College, Atlanta, Ga.
1450. WEBER, RUTH A. Wife of Thomas Weber (1451). (nfdr)
1451. WEBER, THOMAS Tax-payer NL since 1945. Wife: Ruth A. Weber (1450). Thomas & Ruth have 3 ch: 2 girls & a boy. (nfdr)
1452. WEIR, EDWIN H. Tax-payer NL 1915-19. Now res So. Royalton, Vt. (nfdr)
1453. WELCH, BARBARA (HOWARD) Daughter of Mrs. Olga Howard (615). Summer res NL 1936 & res NL since 1945. Came to NL from Mass., 1945. CJC, '38. m Harold Edward Welch (1456) of NL.
1454. WELCH, CORA KATHERINE (GUNDERMAN) waitress b Manchester, Jan. 28, 1914 ch of Adam Valintine & Dora (Troutner) Gunderman. Res NL since 1934. Came to NL from Man- chester, 1934. Manchester West HS, '32. m Manchester, July 25, 1938 Leland Ernest Welch (1457) of NL.
1455. WELCH, ERNEST EDWARD, SR. electrician. Res NL since 1928. Came to NL from Franklin, 1928. m Franklin, Dec. 24, 1912 Phebe Stone McClure (1458). Ernest & Phebe have 4 ch: (1) Leland Ernest (1457); (2) Harold Ed- ward (1456) ; (3) Ernest Edward b Canaan, Sept. 6, 1924; NLHS, '42; att UNH; Babson Institute, Class of '52; Vet WWII; m Bertha Urness, reg. nurse, of Denver, Colo. (now d); (4) Ralph Elliott b Franklin, Dec. 12, 1927; NLHS '46 & grad Hesser Business Col., Man- chester; book-keeper AS Little & Son, Inc .; Mil. service: pfc., Co. C., 351st Inf., Sept., '46-March, '48; served Tri- este, Italy; now res NL.
1456. WELCH, HAROLD EDWARD electrical contractor b Franklin, Jan. 10, 1918 ch of Ernest Edward Welch, Sr. & Phebe Stone (McClure) (1455 & 1458). Res NL since 1928 except for a few yrs. in Mass. prior to 1945. In business with his father. m Barbara Howard (1453).
Harold & Barbara have 2 ch: (1) Har- old Edward, Jr. b Boston, Mass., 1941; (2) Kenneth Alden b Boston, Mass., 1943.
1457. WELCH, LELAND ERNEST auto mechanic b Franklin, Jan. 5, 1914 ch of Ernest Edward Welch, Sr., & Phebe Stone (McClure) (1455 & 1458). Res NL since 1928. Came to NL from Frank- lin, 1928. Proctor Academy, '31. m Man- chester, July 25, 1938 Cora Katherine Gunderman (1454) of Manchester. No ch.
1458. WELCH, PHEBE STONE (Mc- CLURE) b Boscawen, Jan. 31, 1895 ch of Charles James & Mary Esther (She- pard) McClure. Res NL since 1928. Came to NL from Franklin, 1928. Att Boscawen & Salisbury schools. m Frank- lin, Dec. 24, 1912 Ernest Edward Welch, Sr. (1455) of Franklin.
1459. WELLMAN, CAROLINE BLANCHE (WALKER) b Mechanic Falls, Me., Jan. 4, 1876; d Concord, Aug. 12, 1936. Ch of John Card & Annie (Monroe) Walker. Res NL 1905- 19. Came to NL from Houlton, Me., 1905; went from NL to Newmarket, 1919. Hebron (Me.) Academy, 1893; Colby Col., 1898. Teacher: Otisfield, Vinal Haven, & Hebron, Me. schools; Ricker Classical Institute (Houlton, Me.) & Mechanic Falls (Me.) HS. Member Congregational Church, Mechanic Falls, Me., & NL Baptist Church; Chi Omega; Rebekahs; Eastern Star. m Mechanic Falls, Me., Aug. 14, 1901 Justin O. Wellman (1460).
1460. WELLMAN, JUSTIN O. b Bel- grade, Me., Sept. 19, 1875; d Somer- ville, Mass., Dec. 8, 1933. Res NL 1905-19. Came to NL from Houlton, Me., 1905; went from NL to Newmarket, 1919. Colby Col., 1898. Teacher, Ricker Classical Institute, Houlton, Me .; prin- cipal, CA, 1905-19; sup't of schools, Newmarket & Amesbury, Mass. In NL, a principal keenly aware of students' prob- lems & ready to help. At time of death on leave from position as Prof. & Head of Dep't of Education at UNH; studying toward PhD at Harvard U. Instantly killed in an automobile accident which also took the lives of his older daughter & her child. Delegate to NH Constitu- tional Conv., 1912. Pres. Aroostook Cy. Teachers Assn., 1903; Treas. NH Assn. of Academies, 1907. Baptist. Mason & Shriner. m Aug. 14, 1901 Caroline Blanche Walker (1459). Justin & Caro- line had 2 ch: (1) Eleanor Blanche b NL, Feb. 19, 1907; d Somerville, Mass., Dec. 8, 1933; Amesbury (Mass.) HS, '24; AB, UNH, '28; member Chi Omega; m Richard T. Lord (cf. 780) & had Virginia Justine (d) ; (2) Muriel Justine b NL, Sept. 9, 1912; m John O. Weeks & has 2 dau .; now res Glendale, Cal.
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1461. * WELLS, CHARLES PINKNEY (or -y) blacksmith; farmer b Boscawen, July 4, 1829; d So. Pomfret, Vt., Nov. 10, 1921. Ch of Josiah & Eunice (Whit- temore) Wells. Res NL 1882-1912. Came to NL from Springfield, 1882; went from NL to Woodstock, Vt., 1912. m An- dover, Jan. 11, 1855 Chestina Brown* (1462) of Wilmot. Charles & Chestina had 10 ch: (1) Ella Melissa (225) ; (2) Augusta Anna b Wilmot, Nov. 28, 1857; d NL, Oct. 26, 1902; practical nurse; at home; (3) Frank Ethan b Danbury, April 23, 1860, has d; m Sadie Fifield of Bridgewater, Vt. (now d) & had Rebecca & Everett (m); (4) Edwin John b Danbury, July 15, 1862; m Bettina Bassett of Bridgewater, Vt. & has Ray Edwin (m); now res West Woodstock, Vt .; (5) Mary Chestina (1182); (6) Addie Jane b Danbury, Dec. 29, 1866; m Horatio E. Luce of Bridgewater, Vt. & has had Charles E. (m), Clara Bertha (m & d), Burton Horatio (m), Wesley John (m), Ethel Maud (m); member Methodist Church & subordinate, Po- mona, State & Nat'l Grange; now res South Pomfret, Vt .; (7) Anna Lois b Springfield, March 7, 1869; m Elmer A. Luce of Bridgewater, Vt. (now d) & had Ruby (d), Arthur (d), Lee (m); now res So. Pomfret, Vt .; (8) Sarah Alice (1281); (9) Lillie Gertrude (219); (10) Martha Emma (1464).
1462. * WELLS, CHESTINA (BROWN) b Bristol, Oct. 7, 1831; d So. Pomfret, Vt., June 3, 1932. Ch of Joseph Henry & Jane (Kidder) Brown. Res NL 1882- 1912. Came to NL from Springfield, 1882; went from NL to Woodstock, Vt., 1912. Att Wilmot schools & Proctor Acad- emy. m Andover, Jan. 11, 1855 Charles Pinkney (or -y) Wells* (1461) of Dan- bury.
1463. WELLS, ELSIE MARIE (ROB- BINS) reg. nurse b Sunapee, Sept. 30, 1906 ch of Henry Turner & Geneva Ethel (Boody) Robbins (1173 & 1172). Res NL since 1908. Came to NL from Sunapee, 1908. CA '24; Peter Bent Brig- ham Hosp. (Boston, Mass.), '29. m Newtonville, Mass., April 19, 1932 James Harry Wells of NL; b Tyngsboro, 1906 ch of Joseph Umpsted & Edith (Court- ney) Wells; movie operator. Elsie & James had 1 ch: Beverly Courtney b NL, April 4, 1936.
1464. * WELLS, MARTHA EMMA teacher b Springfield, Jan. 24, 1877; d NL, Feb. 11, 1910. Ch of Charles Pink- ney (or -y) & Chestina (Brown) Wells (1461 & 1462). Res NL 1882-1910. Came to NL from Springfield, 1882. Womans Soc. of Christian Service, Sunapee. Taught NL, Springfield, & Sutton. Never mar- ried.
1465. WENTWORTH, EVERETT R. caretaker, Soo-Nipi Lodge. Tax-payer NL since 1943. Wife: Marjorie E. Went-
worth (1466). The Wentworth's have had 4 daughters: (1) Marjorie Celestine who m (1) Ernest True, machinist (now d). m (2) Perley Reed of So. Gardiner, Me .; has 3 ch - a dau. & 2 sons; (2) Evelyn Mae m Dr. W. David Simpson of Indianapolis, Ind. & has a son & 2 dau .; (3) Charlotte Ida m Arlo W. Parker of Wayne, Me. & has 2 dau .; (4) Eunice Francis d 1927.
1466. WENTWORTH, MARJORIE E. Wife of Everett Wentworth (1465) .
1467. WEST, DOROTHY (DRUM- MOND) b Randolph, Mass., Oct. 26, 1921 ch of Richard Joseph & Pauline (Beaton) Drummond. Res NL since 1942. Came to NL from Wilmot, 1942. Andover HS, '39; Concord Sch. of Beauty, '40. Emp. Franklin beauty par- lors 2 yrs. m NL, Sept. 12, 1942 Ken- neth West (1469) of NL.
1468. WEST, HERBERT EUGENE garage mechanic b Stoughton, Mass., Nov. 30, 1883 ch of Charles Gilman & Abbie (Wentworth) West. Res NL since 1912. Came to NL from Sutton, 1912. Att schools of Melrose, Mass. Marker, portable saw mill, 10 yrs .; emp. as garage mechanic: Kidder Garage Co., almost 20 yrs., & since then at Little's Garage & Edmund's Service Station. m NL, Feb. 21, 1911 Ruth Gertrude Loverin* (1470) of NL. Herbert & Ruth have had 5 ch: (1) Roberta b NL, Sept. 2, 1914; att CA; m (1) Arthur Willis Lafoe (728), carpenter, of NL & had Roberta Grace & Arthur Charles; m (2) William Hosmer, woodsman, of Sutton & has David William & John Edgar; now res So. Sutton; (2) Kenneth (1469); (3) Thelma (66); (4) Elizabeth b NL, Aug. 15, 1923; d NL, Aug. 16, 1938; (5) Her- bert Eugene, Jr. b NL, Sept. 10, 1924; att NLHS & aviation sch. in Boston (trained as steward); mechanic; now res NL.
1469. WEST, KENNETH mechanic b NL, Jan. 9, 1918 ch of Herbert Eugene & Ruth Gertrude (Loverin) * West (1468 & 1470). Res NL since 1918. Att Elkins sch. Mil. service WWII: Oct. 16, '42- Feb. '46; mil. pol., Okla. Emp. at garage of G. Winchester Dean. m NL, Sept. 12, 1942 Dorothy Drummond (1467) of Wilmot. Kenneth & Dorothy have 1 ch: Kenneth, Jr. b NL, Sept. 25, 1946.
1470. * WEST, RUTH GERTRUDE (LOVERIN) b Wilmot, April 12, 1890 ch of Edgar Elisha & Lora Eliza (Fol- som) Loverin (789 & 795). Res NL since 1902. Came to NL from Wilmot Flat, 1902. Att Elkins sch. & CA. Jehovah's Witness. m NL, Feb. 21, 1911 Herbert Eugene West (1468) of NL.
1471. WHEELER, ALICE MARGARET (NASH) b Lyndonville, Vt., Dec. 11, 1910 ch of John Franklin & Flora Josie (Campbell) Nash. Res NL since 1930.
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Came to NL from Concord, 1930. Con- cord HS, '27; Bay Path Institute, '30. Registrar, CJC, 8 yrs. Treas., NL School District since 1945. Member: NL Bap- tist Church; PTA. m Concord, Dec. 17, 1933 Wayne Keith Wheeler (1476) of NL.
1472. WHEELER, CHARLES AR- DENNA carpenter b Craftsbury, Vt., Aug. 24, 1916 ch of Charles Willard & Emily Vera (Stevens) Wheeler. Res NL since 1941. Came to NL from New- port, R. I., 1941. Craftsbury (Vt.) HS, $33; att MIT 2 yrs .; while in service att Pa. State Col. 1 yr. Mil. service WWII: entered Aug., '42 & disch. Dec. '45; Staff Sgt., Med. Corps; in Germany 1 yr. Gunsmith. Member: Heidelberg Lodge; former Grange member. m NL, Aug. 30, 1941 Hazel Edith Crane (1474) of NYC. Charles & Hazel have 4 ch: (1) Charles Ardenna, Jr. b Philadelphia, Pa., May 19, 1944; (2) Keith Willard b NL, Feb. 20, 1947; (3) Scott (twin) b NL, March 7, 1951; (4) Brent (twin) b NL, March 7, 1951.
1473. WHEELER, EUGENE barber b Groton April, 1881; d NL, Feb. 22, 1940. Ch of Albert & Mahala (Dustin) Wheeler. Res NL 1905-40. Came to NL from Plymouth, 1905. Att Groton schools. Member: NL Baptist Church; Heidelberg Lodge. m Hill, Martha Belle Mason (1475) of Hill. Eugene & Martha had 3 ch: (1) Evelyn Mason b NL, March 23, 1906; grad UNH; m Donald Kenneth McLeod, apple grower, of Wil- ton & has Joan Elizabeth & Donald Wayne; now res Wilton; (2) Kenneth Eugene b NL, March 23, 1909; tel. eng .; UNH, '30; m Elizabeth Pfeiffer of Brook- lyn, N. Y., & has Dale, Keith, Barry, & Lyn Elizabeth; now res Laurelton, N. Y .; (3) Wayne Keith (1476).
1474. WHEELER, HAZEL EDITH (CRANE) b Worcester, Mass., April 17, 1916 ch of William A. & Minnie Au- gusta (Mills) Crane. Jamaica Plain (Mass.) HS, '34; Boston (Mass.) Sch. of Dental Nursing, '41. Member Crystal Rebekah Lodge. m NL, Aug. 30, 1941 Charles Ardenna Wheeler (1472) of NL.
1475. WHEELER, MARTHA BELLE (MASON) b Hill, Aug. 10, 1874 ch of Luther & Martha (Nelson) Mason. Res NL since 1905. Came to NL from Hill, 1905. Teacher, district schools, before m. Member NL Baptist Church. m Hill, Eugene Wheeler (1473) of NL.
1476. WHEELER, WAYNE KEITH treas., CJC b NL, Feb. 25, 1913 ch of Eugene & Martha Belle (Mason) Wheeler (1473 & 1475). Res NL since 1913. Proc- tor Academy, '30; Concord Col. of Busi- ness, '36. Mil. service WWII: cpl., re- placement trng. center, Field Art., 1st Army HQ. NL Sch. Bd., 1939-44; Town Planning Bd .; sch. planning comm .; treas., NL Hosp. Bd. Member NL Bap-
tist Church (treas., exec. comm.); King Solomon's Lodge. m Concord, Dec. 17, 1933 Alice Margaret Nash (1471) of NL. Wayne & Alice have had 4 ch: (1) David Wayne b NL, July 25, 1938; d NL, Oct. 8, 1938; (2) Richard Wayne b NL, Dec. 10, 1940; (3) Robert Nash b NL, July 14, 1942; (4) Wayne Keith, Jr. b NL, March 28, 1945.
1477. * WHIPPLE, AMOS HERSEY b NL, June 21, 1856; d Boston, Jan. 24, 1916. Ch of Solomon Whipple, M.D. & Henrietta Kimball (Hersey) (1478). Res NL 1856-1916, for some yrs. maintaining a legal res. Went Boston, Mass., c. 1893. Att CA. His father set him up as a druggist at 14; sold to Will Leonard c. 1893. Established stage line to Potter Place 1882; partner with CE Shepard (1264) from before 1888-93. With Wil- fred Burpee (cf. 148) established "The Heidelburg" (next to present Town Hall) & ran it as a hotel until 1892. In Boston proprietor The Nottingham & during the summer, Rockland House, Nantasket. Owned & operated Copley Sq. Hotel shortly after 1900 until his death in 1916; had interest in Winter Place Res- taurant. Never m.
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