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Re: Obituaries or Newpaper articles from 1979?

DavidHough44 — 2013-05-31 14:51:24Z

just a follow-up. I read all the papers from June 12,1979 to June 20. I even checked the females listed for maiden names. Of about 100 obits there are no Levack's listed. I am suggesting that you have been given flawed data. Recheck the year, state, name spelling, etc.

Re: Obituaries or Newpaper articles from 1979?

DavidHough44 — 2013-05-25 20:00:29Z

Hi Erin
I just checked our online obit index and come up with nobody named Levack. What I can do is go to the library and read the Laconia Citizen for that week, on microfilm and see if anything pops up.

Re: New Hampton Theological School

jan1911 — 2013-05-16 23:19:58Z

The New Hampton Theological School is Still in New Hampton NH
http://www.newhampton.org/podium/default.aspx?t=155051

The New Hampton Theological SEMINARY had moved to Fairfax VT by then.

Hope this helps.
JB

Obituaries or Newpaper articles from 1979?

erinlancestry — 2013-04-25 17:10:56Z

Hi there,

I have just located some family members buried in Union Cemetery in in Laconia, NH. The odd thing is that three of them are listed as being buried the same day - June 12, 1979.
This makes me think that there must have been some sort of accident.
I have searched, but not come up with much except a Plane Crash in Dalton, NH on 6/3/1979. I would think that this would have at least been mentioned in a paper, but have no idea where to look for Obituaries or Newpaper articles from that time.
The names I am looking for are Charles, Ada, and Susan Levack.

Any suggestions welcomed!

Erin

New Hampton Theological School

CharlotteJONES9962 — 2013-04-14 11:04:03Z

Seeking information on this school and to exactly what it was in 1863. I have recently received information that an ancestor of mine spent one year there.

Thank you for any information.

Re: Obituary Lookup

BobGlidden70 — 2013-04-12 02:40:57Z

Thank you very much for your help. The obituary will be very helpful in following my family. You are a credit to your fellow researchers of family history!

Re: Obituary Lookup

DavidHough44 — 2013-04-02 19:08:57Z

I just emailed the obit as an attachment to your scican.net mailbox. regards David

Obituary Lookup

BobGlidden70 — 2013-03-26 21:14:38Z

I am seeking someone to look up the obituary for John Henry Beck who died in Gilford, Belknap, NH, on 10 Mar 1945. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. jbgliden@scican.net

Re: Ebenezer Beck and Thurza Holmes Family of Gilmanton, NH

ncunningham — 2013-03-26 03:24:37Z

thanks Bob I'll get it to you asap !

Re: Ebenezer Beck and Thurza Holmes Family of Gilmanton, NH

BobGlidden70 — 2013-03-26 03:06:07Z

jbgliden@scican.net

Re: Ebenezer Beck and Thurza Holmes Family of Gilmanton, NH

ncunningham — 2013-03-24 21:58:45Z

send me an email and I'll send you a family report of what i know -I'm related on the Allen's !

Thanks Nancy cunningb2@gmail.com

Re: Ebenezer Beck and Thurza Holmes Family of Gilmanton, NH

ncunningham — 2013-03-24 21:58:42Z

send me an email and I'll send you a family report of what i know -I'm related on the Allen's !

Thanks Nancy cunningb2@gmail.com

Re: Ebenezer Beck and Thurza Holmes Family of Gilmanton, NH

BobGlidden70 — 2013-03-24 18:59:51Z

Please tell me what you do know and then I will be able to send you some information. Thurza (Thirza) Holmes Beck and I are related: Thurza Holmes was the daughter of my my 5th great grandparents, Samuel Holmes and Betsey Reed Holmes. Let's try to exchange information.

Re: Ebenezer Beck and Thurza Holmes Family of Gilmanton, NH

ncunningham — 2013-03-24 01:45:12Z

Hey Bob

These are my Becks too ! I'm just starting so I dont have much to share .

Nancy cunningb2@flash.net

Beck family of Alton also Lucy Beck 1978 obit what paper ?

ncunningham — 2013-03-11 00:03:34Z

Is anyone else research the family of Ebenezer > John ? Smith C. Beck ? I need obit for Lucy form 1978 paper - what paper would it have been in ?

any help appreciated !
Thanks Nancy cunningb2@gmail.com

Hill family - Charlotte Hill - Meredith 1827

sebureau — 2013-02-07 01:58:01Z

I am looking for the name of parents or siblings of Charlotte Ann Hill of Meredith, NH who married John Bartlett of Morgan, VT on 28 Jan 1827. They are my ggg grandparents - I have his line but have no information on Charlotte's line. The only info I have is her birth in Maine abt 1803 and her death in Manchester, NH of consumption. Any help appreciated!

Emma Gordon, Belknap NH Picture

zephyr_jessica — 2013-01-27 16:56:58Z

I have found a picture of a woman named "Cousin" Emma Gordon. It was taken by Elsam Photo in Laconia, NH. I believe she was related to one of these three people based on the box I found it in: Martha Smith b.1828(m.Wm(?) Russell), Hannah Calley Smith b 1828 married to James Smith b 1830. Martha lived in New Hampton, NH for a while and Hannah and James were married in New Hampton, NH. I don't know who any of their parents are, but I do know their descendants. It's a beautiful picture and I'd love to find her family for her. Thank you. I will try and get the photo scanned soon.

Re: Boucher or Vallee families

thomasker2 — 2013-01-18 13:22:57Z

DOB's + birthplaces are needed for Paul & Elizabeth

meanwhile, you can check the marriages here -

Try Vital Records – Birth, Marriage, & Death, Social Security Info., Census Records – FREE ALL STATES
http://search.labs.familysearch.org/

Re: Laconia State School for the Febble Minded

RhodaStevens91 — 2013-01-08 23:26:44Z

all the burials of the Laconia state school are in the cemetery on Chemung rd and can be viewed on www.findagrave.com
there was a state farm before the state school. internments for them were in a cemetery that was south of the state school in a cemetery called Primrose Cemetery in laconia nh. the know internments are listed in find a grave and a the 12 listed are there. besides these 12 are graves numbered 1 through 50. an effort to find these 50 names is underway and if you know any information my nephew is very interested as he lives near there. check the find a grave web page for these two cemeteries:
primrose cemetery and Laconia State School

Re: Obit needed for surname McGrath died 1960 and 1980 and 1989 in Laconia

BarbaraODonahue — 2012-12-25 16:22:18Z

Thanks Dave, have a Merry one!

Re: Obit needed for surname McGrath died 1960 and 1980 and 1989 in Laconia

DavidHough44 — 2012-12-24 23:00:53Z

Hi Barbara, It's me Dave again. I'll have them for you, after Christmas.

Obit needed for surname McGrath died 1960 and 1980 and 1989 in Laconia

BarbaraODonahue — 2012-12-20 09:52:43Z

Could anyone help me find an obit for James Hugh McGrath who died 3 December 1960 in Laconia?

Help appreciated.

http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/16729682/person/2050707400

and his brother William Francis McGrath who died 21 May 1980 also in Laconia

and his sister Eva May McGrath died 24 September 1989 in Laconia.

Re: obit needed for William A Duggan died 1989 in Belmont

BarbaraODonahue — 2012-10-22 14:18:51Z

barbodgb@gmail.com

Thanks so much

Re: obit needed for William A Duggan died 1989 in Belmont

DavidHough44 — 2012-10-22 11:52:34Z

Hi Barbara that obit was published in the Laconia Citizen on June1 and june 5 1989. I will have a copy for you today. I can attach a pdf to a email. I will need your email address.
David

obit needed for William A Duggan died 1989 in Belmont

BarbaraODonahue — 2012-10-16 22:41:20Z

Looking for obit for William A Duggan in Belmont on 30 May 1989.

http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/16729682/person/1532382548

Thanks for help

Boucher or Vallee families

Faye_Jimenez — 2012-09-04 17:35:52Z

I'm looking for any information of my great grand parents. Paul Vallee and Elizabeth Boucher. I am looking for the names of their parents. They lived in Laconia.

Re: HAWKINS, HALL, SCRUTON

JackFernald — 2012-08-01 13:43:00Z

Anything is possible. My reference was "Meredith NH annals and genealogies" by Hannaford (pg 243). Just says he married Abigail Chase. I also saw the Mehitable name (LDS film #09627799). That was a handwritten document with little or no references.
My line goes from Lt John Hawkins to son John Hawkins (m. Lydia Smith). I would love to trade info/lines/references. If you are aggreable, contact me at pfernald1@ec.rr.com.

Employees of the shool

simonhemby1 — 2012-07-14 15:04:23Z

I am researching an employee at the school Albert E. Norris. Apparently he and his wife Doris A. Brown were living there from abt 1935 through the 60's. He is listed as a Fireman on the staff in the 1940 U.S. Census for the school. He was born in Canada in 1881.

Help

Thanks Simon

Re: HAWKINS, HALL, SCRUTON

ldsmyth — 2012-07-13 21:35:52Z

In my search for a family for my Joseph Hawkins, the only Clement Hawkins I have any info on one born 1 Apr 1770 in Barnstead, Stafford Co., NH, married to a Mehitable, and died 6 Oct 1851 in Hartland, VT. I have nothing on an Abigail Chase. Could there have been two wives?

Re: HAWKINS, HALL, SCRUTON

JackFernald — 2012-07-04 13:49:23Z

My line comes from Maj John Hawkins (m. Lydia Bunker) to John Hawkins (m. Lydia Smith). John was brother of the Clement Hawkins who married Abigail Chase. John relocated to Waldo Me. So far I have not found location and DOD on Clement and Abigail. Any info appreciated.

Re: Charles West Kendall & Ann Mills of Gilmanton, NH.

cydean1 — 2012-06-22 20:41:42Z

I have traced James E. Kendall's family all the way down and there is only one living surving Kendall from this line and his name is Stanley E. Kendall and he is in his 80's and knows nothing of the Kendall family history. I am now ready to go back in time to Eva Belle Kendall's father, Charles W. Kendall born about 1833. According to Charles's and Annie's marriage record, they were married on October 14, 1871 in Medford, MA. His parents are listed as Edward & Mary. Charles lived in Boston and was a painter and was born in NH. I don't have a death record nor a birth record for Charles nor anything about his parents. If you could help point me in the right direction, I would be very appreciative.

New Hampton Town Reports 1869, 1870, 1871, 1872

cacijo — 2012-06-11 19:30:11Z

Town Reports sometimes list persons who died that previous year. Also, charges for paupers, town farm, etc. expenses are noted.

Does anyone have access to town reports for those years above? I have been looking for DEATH of my 3rd gr. grandfather Ricker PLAISTED b. 3 Jan 1787.

There are 3 probable years:
1869: 'Everyone' uses that for his death date but no source.)

1870: He was in the 1870 New Hampton/Meredith census with Timothy & Susan Huckins family. Susan was a Plaisted and a niece to Ricker P.

1871: Pension application for War of 1812 service. Appears he might have been alive even at this time.

Thanks very much.

Cindy

Ebenezer Beck and Thurza Holmes Family of Gilmanton, NH

BobGlidden70 — 2012-06-08 16:29:18Z

Ebenezer BECK, born about 1804 in New Durham, NH, married in Farmington, NH, 2 Sept 1821 to Thirza HOLMES, daughter of Samuel Holmes and Betsey Reed. Thirza HOLMES BECK was born 8 Jan 1804 Farmington, NH, and died 7 Feb 1882 in Gilmanton, Belknap Co., NH. Some of the family lived in the Gilmanton area from about 1844 until at least 1882. There were several children but only three are so far identified: (1) Manasah Holmes Beck, b. 5 Mar 1823 Farmington, NH, marr. 10 Oct 1843 Jefferson, NH, to Harriet B. Wentworth, d. 27 Dec 1907 Concord, NH, buried South Cem, Gilmanton, NH; (2) Fannie E. Beck, b. 1833 NH, marr. Jacob R. Gordon, d. Gilmanton, NH, 10 Jan 1908; (3) John S. Beck, b. 23 Aug 1843 Jefferson,Coos, NH, married Piermont, NH, 15 Sept 1864 to Julia M. Hill of Canada East, and d. 8 Feb 1923 Gilmanton, buried Smith Meeting House Cemetery. Seeking any information on this family. Does anyone have cemetery records for the Gilmanton area? Were Eben and Thirza Beck buried in South Cemetery or another Gilmanton cemetery? Any help appreciated.

Nicholas Wiggin

cyberlucy — 2012-04-25 16:01:52Z

I am looking for information on a Nicholas Wiggin who according to the Barnstead Historical Society website was born in Stratham in 1742 moved to Barnstead in the 1780s and died there in 1821. His wife's name was Anne and he had at least one son and at least three daughters. One of the daughters was named Sally and she married Enoch Bunker. I am assuming that he is connected to the Thomas Wiggin family but I can not find any document connecting him. Any information would be helpful and appreciated.

Re: John S. Dennett

thomasker2 — 2012-04-12 19:29:52Z

I’m not related to any member of this family.

1930 is the last available searchable census at this time.

Facts you should know about the early census records -
All census records [1790 – 1840] prior to the 1850 census ONLY listed the head of household; whether male or female.

NO specific age was stated for any family member
NO place of birth was stated – city, state, or country
NO city, town, or village is stated – only the county; however some census takers listed the township
NO street address was stated
NO marital status was stated – single, married, widowed, or divorced
NO family relationship was stated – brother, sister, cousin, son, daughter, wife, inlaw, etc…
NO occupation was stated
NO parental birthplaces are stated
NO race was stated [but assume “white”]

1850, 1860 & 1870 census records do not show family relationships, marital status or parental birthplaces.

Step children are not enumerated as “step” children
Adopted children are not enumerated as “adopted”
Grand children are not enumerated as “grand children”
Orphaned children were not enumerated as "orphan"

1850 is the 1st census that shows all family members

1880 is the 1st census that shows parental birthplaces +++

1850 -
Name: Josephine Dennett
Age: 23
Birth Year: abt 1827
Birthplace: New Hampshire
Home in 1850: Epsom, Merrimack, New Hampshire
Gender: Female

John Dennett 25, NH - carpenter
Josephine Dennett 23, NH
Maria Lawrence 40, NH

marriage record -
New Hampshire, Marriage Records Index, 1637-1947
Name: John S Dennett
Marriage Date: 25 Sep 1849
Event Type: Marriage
Marriage Place: Epsom, New Hampshire
Gender: Male
Spouse Name: Josephine M Lawrence
Spouse Gender: Female

John S. Dennett

1_sdennett — 2012-04-12 18:23:20Z

I'm looking for information on John S. Dennett, I know that he was in 1824 and died December 18, 1902. He was born in Gilmanton, NH and died in Pittsfield, NH. Also, he was married to Josephine (Lawrence) Dennett.

If anyone knows who John's parents were I would really appreciate the help!

Re: Laconia State School for the Febble Minded

hough:dubois — 2012-04-09 13:14:09Z

Hi Rick, Do not confuse the Laconia State School with the Belknap County Farm. They are two separate entities, one a county institution and the a state institution.

I transcribed the State School cemetery on Chemung Rd. and posted it on interment.net The county also has a cemetery for those who died there and the bodies not claimed by a family. I transcribed 42 of them, but there are more. Those are listed on findagrave. You have to do a cemetery search for county in NH, Belknap.

I did not find a Fowler in either one

more BMD's registered in Laconia, NH

abl0nd2nd — 2012-04-05 21:39:33Z

D 28 Jan 1897 Rae F CLARKE , 0y 8m 19d, b Laconia, NH, d/o George H CLARK and Jennie F JEWETT - both b Gilford

d 12 Apr 1897 Agnes B MORSE ,29, b Portland, ME , a dressmaker, d/o John HARRIS b Old Town , ME and Margaret CURTIS b England

D 14 Dec 1901 Samuel C CLARK Jr 41y 6m 3d , b Lakeport, retired, s/o Samuel C CLARK Sr b Gilford, and Clarissa E HALL, b Dover

D 13 Jan 1901 Smuel r JONES 66y 5m 0d b Center Harbor , a grocer, s/o Ezekiel JONES b Pittsfield and Cynthia CLARK b Moultonborough

D 14 may 1901 Frank BICKFORD 20y 4m 14d , b Cinn, Ohio , a student, s/o Hezekiah BICKFORD b Merideth and Mary LALLY b Brooklyn, NY

B 25 Jan 1901 Beatrice Astria 1st ch/o Eugene CLARK, a carpenter, b Northfield, VT and Mary Jane MCFARLANR b Moncton, NB

B 23 Mar 1901 Florence May 6th ch/o Orrin G HILLIARD,a laborer, b Laconia and Anne ROBINSON b Gilmanton

B 19 Apr 1901 Clarence Edward 2nd ch/o JohnS ROBINSON , a clerk, b Laconia and Mabel G MOSES , b Lake Megantic, PQ

D 22 Jun 1900 Bosa or Rosa BICKFORD , 19, b Barnstead died at Belknap County Farm

D 20 Apr 1900 Myrtie L HILLIARD 6y 8m 20d b laconia d/o Orrin G HILLIARD and Anne ROBINSON

M 19 Jun 1900 in Laconia by Rev A L Smith
William Nutter LOWE res Hartford, CT , 54, business manager, b Cape Elizabeth, ME s/o Nathaniel W LOWE b Portland, ME and Elizabeth A TRICKNERY b North Yarmouth, ME
married
Mary Louise OSGOOD res Laconia, 38, a mill operative, b Belmont d/o Andrew L SANBORN b Gilmanton and Laura A ROBINSON b Belmont.

some BMD's registered in Laconia, NH

abl0nd2nd — 2012-04-05 19:00:42Z

D 27 Nov 1891 Harold Leslie CLARKE ,1y 8m 7d b Laconia, NH s/o Leslie CLARKE b Gilford and Minnie M HOLLAND b Concord.

D 27 Sept 1899 Irving Leroy CLARK , 0y 2m 14d , b belmot, s/o Joseph CLARK b Belmont and Lille B McKINZEY

B 7 Aug 1899 Eugene Gordon 4th child /o Fenno D BICKFORD, b Tamworth & Sadie G BURPEE , b Dorchester

B 4 Nov 1899 Jennie Doras , 2nd ch/o Charles E BICKFORD , a carpenter, b Tamworth and Henrietta J CORLISS b Belmont

B 19 Sep 1899 Laura Olivia 5th ch/o Leander LAVALEE, a teamster , and Amanda St PIERRE

B 10 Apr 1899 female 1st ch/o Clarence A CLARK, a printer, and Emma T NEAL - both b Merideth.

M 9 Apr 1899 in Laconia by Rev CW Shattuck.
Minot Winch EDWARDS res Laconia , 29, a laborer, b E. Landoff married Myrtie Arabel HILL res Belmont ,23, b Brandon, VT
S/o Clark EDWARDS, b E Landoff and Sarah WINCH b Bethlehem
D/o Alvin BICKFORD , a laboer and mary Jane BRIGGS- both born Brandon, VT

More to come

Lois

Re: Ellis

crossini4774 — 2012-04-04 20:19:26Z

Janis, I hope you get this. We have communicated before about the Marsh family. I am interested now in your Young connections. My g-g-grandparents were Isaac Ellis and Martha Young. Martha was the granddaughter of Moses Young and Dorothy Peavey. I have found 6 children for Moses, but no Elizabeth. The same is true for Jonathan Young and Alice Peavey, brother and sister of Moses and Dorothy (Alice was too young to be Elizabeth's mom). If you can keep this straight, Jonathan and Alice were parents of Isaac Ellis's first wife Adaline Young. After Jonathan and Dorothy died, Moses and Alice married. Have you learned anything new since writing your message?

Re: Laconia State School for the Febble Minded

thegreatpumpkin01301 — 2012-03-31 19:37:27Z

Dateline 2012:

It's been five(5) years since last message. Anyway, IF I didn't tell you before, this Mercy Fowler is another relative other than the one I am looking for. My Grandmother Mercy was born in May 1896 to Edward E. & Lucy Fowler. Edward Everett Fowler was born in April 1868 in New Hampshire, I believe Seabrook.

Mercy's children were all born in Seabrook; George R.(1916), Charles A.(1918) and Lewis W.(1919). The 1930 Census for Laconia has George & Louis(their spelling not mine) at the Laconia State School. The boys are listed after one an other with their ages being(in error) listed as 11 for each.

Has anyone listed the names of the inmates buried in the School's Cemetery? Has any records be found with the inmates arrival and release dates?

Hope this voice/message from the past finds you well. You ever get that headgasket fixed on the VW Rabbit Diesel?

Rick Knox
(nee: David Fowler)

Re: cemetery listings

bjh1225 — 2012-02-10 18:12:05Z

Thank you for the response. I no longer need the requested information.

Regards, Bettye

Re: cemetery listings

luru163 — 2012-02-10 18:05:17Z

Hi betty,
there is only one st.lambert in laconia to my knowledge but to get info you have to call the sacred heart parish office in laconia
good luck.

cemetery listings

bjh1225 — 2012-02-06 23:47:26Z

I cannot find a listing with an address and phone numbers for the 2 Saint Lambert(s) Cemeteries located in Laconia, NH. I tried Google, 411.com, and Switchboard.com with zero success.

Is there someone in Laconia that will look in the phone directory and send me the listings for those 2 cemeteries ?

Thanks, Bettye bettye31@comcast.net

Re: Can't find the river

dloso — 2012-01-28 16:32:14Z

You can find a description on page 750. Describes it as follows; "rises near the Suncook Pond, and flows north through a deep and rapidly descending valley-bottom to the lake, and is called Miles River, or Leavitt's Brook, taking its name from two men by the name of Leavitt, Miles and Samuel, who had mills on it. It drains the eastern side of Mount Major and Gunstock and the western side of Mount Prospect."
I can't find it named on any map that I have,for either name, but I have a book "The Old Maps of Belknap County, N.H. in 1892" and on the map of Gilford it shows a river or stream that could be the one, from the above description. Hope this helps somewhat.

Re: Barnstead prior to 1840

EdwardThompson60 — 2012-01-26 16:53:24Z

http://www.nh.searchroots.com/documents/History_Barnstead_NH...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnstead,_New_Hampshire

Looks like it was in Strafford.

Barnstead prior to 1840

JourneyInside — 2012-01-10 01:18:40Z

I know Belknap was formed from parts of Merrimack and Strafford in 1840. Which county was Barnstead in prior to 1840? I'm looking for Watson family property records and need to know where to look.

Thanks!

Re: Phenia Kimball

burkec3 — 2012-01-02 15:17:44Z

My email address is burkec3@aol.com. I appreciate your help!

Chris

Re: Phenia Kimball

nastychevy — 2012-01-02 04:38:41Z

Phenia is buried in the Franklin, NH Cemetery. I have a pic of her stone, send me your email address and I will be happy to email it to you.

She died in 1942. I have a pic of her husband George's stone, and daughter Josie's too.

Amy
nasty.chevy@yahoo.com

Can't find the river

EdwardThompson60 — 2012-01-01 03:12:01Z

The "History of Merrimack and Belknap Counties, New Hampshire" makes several references to the Miles River and the Miles River Valley, but I can't seem to find it on any map or on google.

I assume that maybe the name changed, but to what? I haven't been able to find a history of it or the Gunstock River.

Any help appreciated.